[For Immediate Release]
Man Sang International 2002/03 Interim Results
Net Profit Increases 217.6[-]% to HK$19.1[-]
Million
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Continues to Strengthen Core Businesses
Actively Expands in the PRC Market
(Hong Kong, November 14, 2002) – Man Sang International Limited
(“Man Sang”) (stock code: 938) today announced its interim results for the six months ended
September 30, 2002.
In the past six months, the Group adopted an aggressive marketing strategy coupled with stringent
cost controls,
resulting in an increase of 8.4[-]% in turnover to approximately HK$158.2[-] million
as compared to the corresponding period last year. Profit attributable to shareholders also increased by 217.6[-]%
to approximately HK$19.1[-]
million as compared to the same period last year.
Cheng Chung Hing,
Chairman of Man Sang said, “During the reporting period, the overall market sentiment has been improved
with major areas of growth in Asia (including the PRC and Thailand) and North
America. In addition, as the Group has increased
freshwater pearls of higher grades in its product mix, the Group’s gross profit
margin improved to 33.1[-]%
from 30.3% when compared to the same period last year.”
Among
all the pearl categories of pearls,
South Sea pearls (including white and gold South Sea pearls and Tahitian black
pearls) continue to perform well
at
its largest share constituting 52.4[-]%, the largest share, of
the Group’s total turnover. The Group believes the fashion trend on for South Sea pearls,
especially on for Tahitian black pearls, shall will be sustained. It will continue to enhance its promotions on for South Sea pearls to
suit the
market demand and to further strengthen further on the
Group’s market share in this segment.
Man Sang does is not only keep on controlling costs and
expenditures to enhance
the effectiveness on of its operations, but also adoptings flexible marketing strategies and strengthenings sales network to provide value added
services to fulfill the customers’
needs.
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Cheng Chung Hing continued,
“Looking ahead, the Group will continue to strengthen
its core business as well as diversify to and expand on its
jewelry business. In addition, with the entry of the PRC entry of the into
the WTO, the Group believes that the demand for pearl and jewelry products in
the PRC will grow. As
such, it is taking will surge and it will take steps to
enhance its 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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