<div>This article first appeared in<em> The Edge Financial Daily</em>, on December 28, 2016.<br />
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><strong>Notion Vtec Bhd (-ve)</strong></p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SHARES in Notion Vtec Bhd (fundamental: 2.35/3, valuation: 1.2/3) triggered our momentum algorithm for the fifth time this year. The counter closed 2.5 sen or 5.81% higher at 45.5 sen yesterday, with 2.74 million shares traded. In comparison, its 200-day average volume was only around 350,575 shares.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Notion Vtec posted a net profit of RM4.64 million in the fourth quarter ended Sept 30, 2016 from a net loss of RM10.51 million, on higher revenue and other operating income. Revenue rose 7.48% to RM59.6 million from RM55.45 million.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>For the financial year ended Sept 30, 2016 (FY16), Notion Vtec saw a turnaround with a net profit of RM5.41 million compared to a net loss of RM13.02 million in FY15.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Revenue fell 3.9% to RM230.37 million from RM239.73 million.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Notion Vtec declared an interim dividend of one sen per share for FY16, payable on Jan 16, 2017. The ex-date and entitlement date were Dec 22 and Dec 27, respectively.</p></div>


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on December 28, 2016.

 

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