Group Financial Highlights

Group Financial Highlights
2009
2008
2007
For The Year      
Revenue (S$'000)
96,460
52,706
58,990
Revenue growth (%)
83.01
-10.65
27.42
Gross profit (S$'000)
18,489
11,659
7,795
Gross profit margin (%)
19.17
22.12
13.21
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) (S$'000)
11,019
7,096
4,029
EBITDA margin (%)
11.42
13.46
6.83
Finance costs ($'000)
1,829
1,722
964
Profit before income tax (S$'000)
8,902
5,126
2,798
Pre-tax profit margin (%)
9.23
9.73
4.74
Profit for the year (S$'000)
6,640
4,378
2,032
After-tax profit margin (%)
6.88
8.31
3.44
Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company (S$'000)
6,766
4,408
1,983
Operating Profit (EBIT) (S$'000)
10,731
6,849
3,762
       
At Year End (S$'000)      
Current assets
109,661
103,173
48,805
Total assets
134,662
127,311
65,228
Current liabilities
64,106
51,520
41,703
Total liabilities
105,866
103,641
53,732
Total debt (including financial leases)
69,566
74,065
38,747
Shareholders' equity
28,801
23,270
11,013
       
Number of shares ('000)
140,821
140,286
83,329
       
Profitability ratios      
Return on shareholders' equity (%)
23.49
18.94
18.01
Return on total assets (%)
5.02
3.46
3.04
       
Leverage ratios      
Long-term debt to equity ratio (times)
1.44
2.24
1.09
Total debt to equity ratio (times)
2.42
3.18
3.52
Interest cover (times)
5.87
3.98
3.90
       
Liquidity analysis ratios      
Current ratio (times)
1.71
2.00
1.17
Net asset value per share (cents)
20.45
16.59
13.22
       
Shareholders' investment ratios      
Earnings per share (cents)
4.82
3.60
2.09
Gross dividend per share (cents)
1.20
0.95
1.07
Divdend cover (times)
4.02
3.79
1.95
       
Productivity      
Number of employees
293
260
290
Revenue/employee (S$'000)
329.21
202.72
203.41