<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): ACE Market-listed DS Sigma Holdings Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/0269" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">DSS</a>) announced on Friday that the company will be transferring to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, effective next Wednesday (Nov 6).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>DS Sigma, however, will continue to be placed under the industrial products &amp; services sector. Its stock short name, stock code and International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) shall remain unchanged.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>For the financial year ended June 30, 2024, DS Sigma reported a net profit of RM11 million, on a revenue of RM88.8 million.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The packaging solutions provider has a share capital of RM77.55 million, comprising 480 million ordinary shares.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>To recap, DS Sigma, which had been listed on the ACE Market of Bursa on Jan 6, 2023, first announced its intention to migrate to the Main Market on June 7.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shares in DS Sigma closed half a sen, or 1.5% lower at 33 sen on Friday, giving it a market capitalisation of RM158.4 million.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The stock is currently trading at a trailing-twelve-month price to earnings ratio of 14.4 times.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): ACE Market-listed DS Sigma Holdings Bhd (KL:DSS) announced on Friday that the company will be transferring to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, effective next Wednesday (Nov 6).

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