Mainly benefiting cost savings from utilization of in-stock raw materials procured earlier at lower prices, Taiwan-based China Steel Corp. (CSC), the island's largest steelmaker by size, therefore chalked up a 54-percent growth in pretax ...
Tags: raw material, global market, coking coal, iron ore
The firm, founded in 1947, saw its turnover grow to £14.7m, up from £12.9m the year before. Soft toy designer, Keel Toys has seen revenues grow to nearly £15million as the business continues to supply to blue chip ...
Tags: IT, customer services, social media, Toys
Despite an 8.4 per cent hike in sales, £19.8 million rise in costs hit underlying pretax profits by 31.6 per cent at Super Group, a marketer of apparel in the first fiscal half ended October 25, 2014. Super Group which markets the ...
Tags: underlying pretax profits, business acquisitions, Apparel
Driven by its core business, European fashion retailer, Bestseller reported a 21 per cent year on year surge in pretax profits for the fiscal year 2013-14. Pretax profits rose 21 per cent from the previous fiscal year to €228.2 ...
Tags: Pretax Profit, Apparel
For the 28 week period to October 1, 2014, UK based babycare retailer, Mothercare reported pretax profits as against a loss in the comparable first half of 2013-14. Mothercare delivered reported profit before tax of £5.5 million in ...
Tags: babycare retailer, pretax profits, Apparel
Listed companies in Japan saw average pretax profits rise 2% on the year in the April-June quarter, despite April’s consumption tax hike. Automakers and consumer electronics companies were among the top performers in a Nikkei pretax ...
Tags: Automakers, Electronics
The owners of UK-based biscuit manufacturer Burton's Biscuits are set to commence the sale of the company, which is valued at £350m. Burton's is owned by private equity groups Apollo Global Management and Duke Street Capital, and ...
Taipei, Nov. 5, 2012 (CENS)--Pretax profits of Taiwan's 38 domestic banks totaled NT$196.1 billion (US$6.54 billion) in the first nine months for a sharp annual growth of 17.5% and are expected to exceed last year's NT$200 billion (US$6.67 ...
The offshore banking units (OBU) and overseas branches have become an increasingly important source of profits for Taiwanese banks, due to expanded loans and higher interest spread. Thanks to spike in U.S.-dollar loans for mainland Chinese ...
Tags: Mega Banks, OBU
Aided by the recovering realty market along with a tight presidential race in the U.S., Taiwanese power tool suppliers have seen influx of contract orders from the country, hence enjoying strong shipments in May. For example, Chang Type ...
Tags: market view, Power Tool