1Q results

SINGAPORE (May 16): RHB is maintaining its “buy” call on Amara Holdings with a target price of 88 cents.

SINGAPORE (May 15): The managers of Viva Industrial Trust (VIT) have announced distribution per stapled security (DPS) of 1.838 cents for the 1Q ended March, down slightly by 0.9% from DPS of 1.854 cents a year ago.

SINGAPORE (May 15): The Straits Trading Company saw its earnings fall 53.6% to $9.7 million for the 1Q ended March, from $20.9 million a year ago.

SINGAPORE (May 15): Property developer Fragrance Group saw its earnings jump 57.7% to $8.5 million for the 1Q ended March, from $5.4 million a year ago.

(May 15): Embattled commodities trader Noble Group reported a smaller quarterly net loss as it enters a make-or-break phase ahead of shareholder meetings and legal rulings over the next few weeks that will decide the company’s fate.

SINGAPORE (May 15): Yongnam Holdings reported losses of $4.6 million for the 1Q ended March, sinking deeper into the red from losses of $1.5 million a year ago.

SINGAPORE (May 15): UOB-Kay Hian Holdings saw its earnings jump 30.3% to $25.7 million in the 1Q ended March, from $19.7 million a year ago.

SINGAPORE (May 15): Zhongmin Baihui Retail Group reported 1Q18 earnings increased by 14.2% to RMB 23.8 million ($5.01 million), compared to RMB 20.8 million on 1Q17 due to higher other income.

SINGAPORE (May 15): Koh Brothers Eco Engineering (KBE) reported 1Q18 earnings fell by 74% to $0.36 million, compared to $1.40 million in 1Q17.

SINGAPORE (May 15): Sino Grandness Food Industry Group saw its earnings fall 18.3% to RMB 43.1 million ($9.1 million) for the 1Q ended March, from RMB 52.8 million a year ago.