The Group’s profit after tax for the third quarter of the current financial year was higher by 7.05% or RM9.01 million to RM136.87 million as compared to RM127.86 million in the immediate preceding quarter.

The increase was mainly attributable to positive contribution from EPCIC business activities, absence of impairment loss in tax recoverable and property, plant and equipment of RM27.05 million and lower loss on foreign exchange of RM12.70 million. The positive contributions were offset by lower other income of RM11.91 million, absence of reversal in impairment loss on trade and other receivables and advances to a joint venture of RM8.48 million, higher contract acquisition costs written off of RM42.36 million and deal deposit written off of RM84.81 million associated to a one-off forfeiture of a deposit of USD20 million related to the lapsed proposed part acquisition of Ezion Holdings Limited in September 2020.