Salt Investments has reported revenue of $14.69 million for the year ended March, an increase of 589% y-o-y, due to contributions from newly acquired businesses.
Prior to the acquisitions of lubricant distributor TT Oil and Prosper Excel Engineering, the company had barely any functioning business activities.
Gross profit following the acquisitions, as a result, increased by 814% to $1.98 million.
However, because of impairment made on the acquired businesses to factor in more conservative value-in-use assumptions, Salt Investments' net loss widened from $6 million to $13.38 million.
According to the company, it took into account developments such as a higher risk profile arising from supplier concentration and geopolitical exposure, no thanks to the escalation of the conflict between Iran and US, plus disruptions to Middle East shipping routes as a result.
"The impairments should not, of themselves, be read as a determination that the underlying operating businesses are no longer viable," the company stresses.
For the current FY2027, Salt Investments does not expect significant non-cash impairment-related accounting adjustments and "certainly not at a level comparable to those recognised for FY2026" and its results henceforth better reflect the true core earnings of its operations.
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Dennis Goh, the company's executive director and CEO, says that these acquisitions have resulted in a less favourable immediate impact on the company's financial performance than originally anticipated, primarily due to non-cash accounting adjustments.
Nonetheless, he is confident that "these strategically sound businesses and the crucial network of maritime veterans and trusted ecosystem partners they bring with them are important levers the group needs to implement its ambitious growth plans."
"Notwithstanding the accounting adjustments, both Prosper Excel Engineering and TT Oil have continued and are expected to continue making significant contributions to the group's revenue and gross profit, strengthening the group's operating scale and market presence," says Goh.
Salt Investments closed at 0.3 cents on May 29.
