[For Immediate Release]
Man Sang International Announces 3rd Quarter
Results
Net Profit Increases 72.8[-]% to HK$21.9[-]
Million
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Continues to Strengthen Core Businesses
Actively Expands in THE PRC Market
(Hong Kong, February 14, 2003) – Man Sang International Limited
(“Man Sang”) (stock code: 938) today announced its third quarter and nine
months results for the period ended December 31, 2002.
During the period under review, the Group adopted an aggressive marketing strategy coupled with stringent
cost controls,
resulting in an increase of 10.8[-]% in
turnover to
approximately HK$225.1 million as compared to the
corresponding period in 2001.
Profit attributable to shareholders also increased 72.8[-]%
to approximately HK$21.9[-] million as
compared to the same period last year.
Cheng Chung Hing,
Chairman of Man Sang said, “Our gross profit margin has slightly reduced to 30.0% from 31.1% in
2001. During this quarter, we had a
price cut on the Chinese Cultured pearls, aiming at boosting sales. Nevertheless,
other pearl products, such as Freshwater pearls and South Sea pearls, all
showed an improvement in the gross profit margin. During the reporting period, the overall market sentiment has been improved
with major areas of growth in Asia (including the PRC and Thailand), North
America and Europe after the attacks in New York in September 2001.”
of pearlsSouth
Sea pearls (including white and gold South Sea pearls and Tahitian black
pearls) continue to perform well, contributing the largest
share of 50.3at its largest share [-]%
to the Group’s total turnover. The Group believes the fashion trend on for South Sea pearls,
especially on for Tahitian black pearls, shall shall sustain. It will continue to enhance its promotions onon South Sea pearls to meet the market demand
and to to
further strengthen
further
on its market share in this segment.
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Man Sang International Announces Interim Results
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Man Sang does has been adoptings flexible
marketing strategies ands providing value added services to
fulfill the
customers’ needs while at
the same time carrying the continual
cost saving program keep on to enhance the effectiveness on of its operations. With the Group’s committed effort, a reduction of 9.0% was achieved in
administrative expenses as compared to the same period last year.
Cheng Chung Hing continued,
“Looking ahead, the Group will continue to strengthen
its core business as well as to diversify to and expand on its
jewelry business. In December
2002, the Group had acquired fixed assets, inventories and customers
information from a jewelry company.
This lays a cornerstone to further increasing market share in the
industry and broadening the product lines and customer base. In addition, with the entry of the PRC entry of the into
the WTO, we believe that the demand for pearl and jewelry products in the PRC
will grow. As such, we are taking will surge and it will take steps
to enhance our presence there.”
About Man Sang International Limited:
Man Sang was listed on the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1997.
It is the first pearl company to be listed in Hong Kong. Its principal activities include the
purchasing, processing, assembling, merchandising and wholesale distribution of
pearls and pearl products, including Chinese cultured pearls, Chinese
freshwater pearls, Japanese cultured pearls, Tahitian and South Sea
pearls. It operates its own pearl
processing facilities in Shenzhen, the PRC.
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