Marco Polo Marine has reported earnings of $10.6 million for its 1HFY2025, down 3.4% y-o-y.
If forex and one-off items such as disposal gains were excluded, its adjusted net profit would be $9.6 million down 13.7% y-o-y.
Revenue in the same period was down 14.4% y-o-y to $52.7 million, with lower revenue from its shipyard operations, which was 28% y-o-y lower to $20.7 million.
On the other hand, its gross margin improved by 5.2 percentage points with a bigger proportion of revenue from its higher-margin chartering segment.
The company has recently deployed the Wind Archer, a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV).
This will help bring in more chartering revenue in the coming quarters.
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"We are beginning to realise the benefits of our strategic investments over the past two years and expect a stronger performance in the second half of FY2025," says CEO Sean Lee.
Marco Polo Marine shares closed at 4.3 cents on May 8, down 2.27% for the day and down 14% year to date.
