- Hong Leong Asia delivered robust financial performance in the first half of 2025, with its attributable net profit (PATMI) surging by 13.1% y-o-y to S$56mil. This translated directly to a healthy increase in basic earnings per share (EPS), which also rose by 13.1% to 7.49 cents, from 6.62 cents in the prior year.
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- The primary driver of this top-line expansion was a remarkable 29.9% increase in volumes within the core powertrain solutions segment. Hong Leong Asia achieved strong double-digit sales growth and increased its domestic market share in the Chinese market.
Interim dividend doubled y-o-y to 2.0 cents on the back of higher profits and stronger net cash position.
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- Hong Leong Asia’s net cash position grew further to S$749mil, a substantial increase from S$478mil at the end of 2024. This strong balance sheet provides the company with significant financial flexibility to fund future growth initiatives and manage potential economic headwinds.
- In a clear signal of confidence in its financial health and future prospects, management opted to double Hong Leong Asia's interim dividend to 2 cents per share.
Powertrain solutions profit rose 56.4%.
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