KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): Shares of Prolexus Bhd rose as much as 3% in the morning trades today on news of strong fourth quarter results.

At 10.44am, shares of Prolexus were up 6 sen or 2.46% at RM2.50 with 292,700 shares trading hands giving it a market capitalisation of RM276.7 million.

To recap, Prolexus posted a higher net profit for the fourth quarter ended July 31, 2015, up 25.6% to RM7.19 million or 6.66 sen per share, from RM5.72 million or 5.43 sen per share a year ago.

Revenue climbed 33.7% to RM119.99 million, from RM89.72 million a year ago.

Meanwhile, full year revenue totalled to RM350.34 million, increasing 19.1% from RM294.11 million a year ago.

Full year net profit also gained 16.8% to RM21.59 million, from RM18.48 million in the previous year.

Prolexus attributed the enhanced profits and revenue to better performance of the apparel division. Notably, Prolexus is a contract manufacturer of sports apparels for global brands, principally Nike.

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