This came on the back of higher administrative expenses and other expenses, which increased by $2.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
For 1HFY2025, the group’s total revenue increased by 26% y-o-y to $20.4 million, due to all three business segments of the group recording a higher revenue, with an increase from sales of goods and rendering of services segment of $3.9 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The group’s airtime segment saw an increase of $0.2 million.
Similarly, gross profit rose by 23.5% y-o-y to $5.8 million, while gross profit margin stood at 28.5% in 1HFY2025, down from 29.1% in the same period last year.
Moving forward, the group says it will “carefully manage its risks and operational costs in response to the volatile and uncertain market environment”.
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Shares in Jason Marine closed flat at 11.4 cents on Nov 7.
