KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): Shares of Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd dropped 4.97% this morning after the tin miner and metal producer posted a net loss for its fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2017 (4QFY17).
At 10.15am, the stock fell 17 sen to RM3.25, with a thin trade of 67,800 shares exchanging hands.
Yesterday, the group posted a net loss of RM13.36 million in 4QFY17 compared with a net profit of RM2.38 million a year ago. Loss per share was at 13.4 sen compared with earnings per share of 2.4 sen.
Quarterly revenue declined 9% to RM318.52 million in 4QFY17 from RM350.14 million in 4QFY16, mainly due to lower sales quantity of refined tin and lower tin prices in the current quarter under review.
It additionally proposed a final dividend of 4 sen per share, representing a dividend payout of 25% of FY17 net profit.