KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Olympia Industries Bhd is selling its 70% stake in travel and tours agency Olympia Travels & Tours (Singapore) Pte Ltd (OTTS) for S$840,000 (RM2.61 million).

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Olympia said its wholly-owned unit Olympia Ventures Sdn Bhd (OVSB) has inked a sale and purchase agreement with Global Mobility Investments Ltd, which is engaged in travel-related business, for the proposed disposal.

Olympia, a lottery operator which also runs number forecast pools, said it stands to gain about RM2.78 million from the proposed disposal, which is to streamline its operations by disposing of non-core assets and to realise its investment in OTTS.

“The net proceeds from the proposed disposal are expected to be utilised as working capital for the group,” it said.

The proposed disposal is also expected to reduce the group's gearing to 44%, from 44.3%, and raise its earnings per share to 0.5 sen, from 0.2 sen as at Dec 31, 2016.

Olympia expects the disposal to be completed by Jan 1, next year. Its shares closed unchanged at 13.5 sen today, for a market capitalisation of RM138.16 million. Year to date, the stock has gained about 80%.