<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (May 3): Plastic packaging maker SLP Resources Bhd’s net profit surged 63% in the first quarter from a year earlier bolstered by better product mix and higher output.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Net profit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (1QFY2024) was RM4.94 million compared with RM3.03 million over the same period last year, SLP said in an exchange filing. Earnings per share came in at 1.56 sen in 1QFY2024, higher than 0.96 sen in 1QFY2023.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Revenue for the quarter inched up 1.32% year-on-year to RM40.8 million from RM40.27 million a year earlier.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The company also declared a first interim dividend of one sen per share payable on July 4, 2024.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>On its outlook, SLP Resources said the group will continue to adopt a prudent and cautious approach.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The company said it is mindful of challenges, such as inflationary factors and rising geopolitical tensions and among others which may pressure recovery.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>A further delay in US interest rate cut has caused depreciation of almost all currencies against the greenback in the past months, which will lead to higher cost for importers, the company flagged.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shares of SLP Resources’s closed up five sen or 4.8% to RM1.09, valuing the company at RM345 million, ahead of the results announcement. Year to date, the stock has gained 22%.</p></div>


Plastic packaging maker SLP Resources Bhd’s net profit surged 63% in the first quarter from a year earlier bolstered by better product mix and higher output.

Net profit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (1QFY2024) was RM4.94 million compared with RM3.03 million over the same period last year, SLP said in an exchange filing. Earnings per share came in at 1.56 sen in 1QFY2024, higher than 0.96 sen in 1QFY2023.

SLP Resources net profit soars on better product mix, higher output

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<p>From New York to London to Tokyo, if there’s one similarity among the world’s equity markets it’s this: record highs.</p>

<p>Of the world’s 20 largest stock markets, 14 have hit all-time highs recently.</p>


<p>Maybank and English Premier League club Manchester United have launched their latest co-branded credit card in Indonesia.</p>

<p>In 2023, Maybank and Manchester United announced the extension of their 13-year partnership into Indonesia — adding a fourth Asean country to their existing co-branded products available to customers in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.</p>


<p>Police have identified the male suspect who attacked the Ulu Tiram police station on Friday and confirmed that he has no links to any terrorist groups.</p>

<p>Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain clarified that the initial statement of the suspect being a member of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) was based on his father's involvement with the terrorist group.</p>


<p>Sarawak is optimistic that its state revenue will continue to grow over the next two to three years, driven by the state's strong economic performance this year, said Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.</p>


<p>China's agriculture minister is being investigated for suspected violations of law and discipline, the country's anti-graft watchdog said on Saturday.</p>


<p>All the suspects remanded on Saturday following the attack at the Ulu Tiram police station early on Friday morning are local citizens, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.</p>


<p>The Communist Party of Vietnam has nominated police minister To Lam to be state president, the government said on Saturday.</p>
