Marine engine distributor XMH Holdings announced $31.9 million in profit after tax for FY2026 ended April 30, in a bourse filing on June 26. This represents a y-o-y increase of almost 25%.
Earnings per share stood at 28.79 cents, up from the previous year’s 23.29 cents.
Revenue increased by nearly 11% y-o-y to $185.3 million, while gross profit rose by 15.6% y-o-y to $63 million.
For the second-half of the financial year, earnings rose by nearly 27% y-o-y to $16.4 million. Revenue decreased by 8.8% to $91.4 million while gross profit increased by 6.2% to $32.1 million.
XMH attributes the stronger full-year performance to the distribution segment, with revenue increasing by over 27% to $109 million. However, this was partially offset by a smaller revenue decline in the project segment of around 7.7%, or $5 million, to $60.5 million. The performance of the after-sales segment remained fairly unchanged from the previous year, standing at around $15.6 million.
Administrative expenses rose by nearly 9% y-o-y to $22.1 million mainly due to the more generous bonus paid to employees. Finance expenses declined close to 50% y-o-y to $0.8 million mainly due to early repayment of a loan.
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The company enjoyed an exceptional foreign exchange gain of $2.7 million, a nine-fold increase from the previous year.
The balance sheet remained healthy with a $4.5 million decline in cash to $27.4 million while borrowings saw a huge decrease to less than $5 million from the previous $32.5 million. Net asset value jumped 32% y-o-y to 98.44 cents.
The company is proposing dividends totalling 11 cents — three cent interim dividend to be paid on July 16; a special dividend of 0.25 cents and final dividend of 7.75 cents which are subjected to shareholders approval at upcoming AGM in August and payable on Sept 16.
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XMH says that its stronger y-o-y results demonstrate sustained business growth and execution excellence. While management remains optimistic about its prospects, it continues to closely monitor the challenging global operating environment.
On the back of a healthy order book and continued demand across its core business segments, XMH adds that it is well-positioned to capitalise on available opportunities while navigating the evolving market landscape.
In a separate filing, the company announced a share split of one-to-four. Based on the weighted average price per share of $2.2709 for trades done on the SGX-ST from 26 May 2026 to 25 June 2026 (one month preceding the date of the announcement), each share is valued at 56.77 cents.
XMH expects the share split to increase market liquidity of its shares with a reduced share price. This could potentially broaden its shareholder base. Based on a closing price of $2.30 on June 26, XMH has a market capitalisation of over $264 million.
The additional shares from the stock split will not be entitled to the announced dividends of 11 cents.
Shares in XMH closed flat at $2.3 on June 26. The counter is up nearly 48% this year and has more than tripled its value since the start of 2025.
