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SPH Q1 net profit down 29.3% on lower property revenue

Media firm Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) (SPRM.SI) said on Friday its first quarter net profit fell 29.3% due to a drop in operating revenue from its property segment.

SPH’s net profit for the three months ended November 30 was $102.3 million, down from $144.7 million in the same period a year ago, it said in a statement.

 

The company, which has a near monopoly on newspaper publishing in Singapore, also said its first quarter revenue fell by 10% to $318.7 million as revenue from property business plunged 63% to $36.8 million.

 

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SPH eyes malls, says magazines a growth business

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) (SPRM.SI) is eyeing further investments in real estate, in particular shopping malls that will provide recurring income, but media will remain the firm’s core business, its chief financial officer said.

Cash-rich SPH, which has a near monopoly of newspaper publishing in Singapore, has been investing in new areas from outdoor advertising to property to offset falling circulation at its main publications as readers shift to the Internet.

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No changes to STI constituents after half-yearly review

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) says that constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) will be unchanged following the conclusion of its half-yearly review.

The STI reserve list, comprising the five highest ranking non-constituents of the STI in order of market capitalisation will be Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Keppel Land, CapitaCommercial Trust, Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust and Cosco Corp. Companies in the reserve list will replace any constituent that become ineligible as a result of corporate actions before the next review.

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SGX, SPH, FTSE Group launch new sector indices

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) has announced the launch of new Supersector and Sector indices to complement the family of FTSE Straits Times (ST) Indices which includes the Straits Times Index (STI).

Similar to the existing indices, these new sets of indices are based on the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), which has been adopted extensively by exchanges, investors and institutions to become the global standard in sector classification of stocks.

With this introduction, there are now 19 Supersector and 39 Sector indices based on the FTSE ST All-Share universe bringing the total number to 77 indices.

To see new indices click here.

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CapitaMalls Asia to replace Cosco in STI after half-yearly review

Singapore Exchange (SGX), the FTSE Group (FTSE) and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) announced today that CapitaMalls Asia will replace Cosco Corp Singapore as a constituent of the Straits Times Index (STI) following the conclusion of the half-yearly review.

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SPH posts first quarter net profit of $145m

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) says it posted a net profit of $144.7 million in the first quarter ended Nov 30, 2009, almost double that of the same period of the previous financial year.

Group operating revenue at $354 million was $13.7 million or 4.0% above that of the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

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SPH to restore half of the pay cuts introduced in April

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) says it announced to its staff today that it will restore 50% of the pay cuts introduced in April. In addition, SPH will give special one-off amounts to staff to thank them for the sacrifice and contributions they made.

In March, SPH announced pay cuts of between 2% and 10% of basic monthly salaries, depending on salary levels. The pay cuts, effective 1 April, did not affect staff earning $2,000 or less in monthly pay.

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SGX and SPH to launch financial portal for retail investors

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) today signed an agreement to develop a free financial portal, targeted for launch in the second half of 2010.

The portal aims to provide the investing public integrated content from both SGX and SPH. In one website, users will be able to obtain SGX’s live market data, company announcements, research reports, regulatory news as well as SPH’s breaking news on companies and stock markets.