Article: IJM Corp registers 20pc increase in revenue, BUSINESS TIMES


Business Times (Malaysia)
11-14-2003
IOI Oleochemical Bhd (formerly known as Palmco Holdings Bhd) saw
first-quarter net profit surge 71.9 per cent to RM42.4 million from RM24.6
million before.
IOI Oleochemical said profit was boosted by its acquisition of the
oil-palm estates of Unilever NV for RM555 million in December last year,
which gave it control of 23,045ha of oil-palm estates in Johor and Sabah,
and two palm-oil mills in those states.
According to Reuters Estimates' poll of 7 brokerages, the consensus
forecast for IOI Oleochemical's full-year profit was RM155.3 million, while
earnings per share (EPS) was estimated at 76.9 sen.
The Penang-based refiner more than doubled its pre-tax profit ...

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