MindChamps Preschool Ltd (SGX: CNE) has the pole position in terms of market share for premium range preschools in Singapore. For investors who are looking to invest in MindChamps, it is essential for them to know how the company brings in the revenue. Buying shares in the company without such knowledge is being foolish (with a small “f”). With that, let’s look at the revenue contribution of each of MindChamps’ business segments for 2017: Source: MindChamps 2017 annual report The Education Business segment is where MindChamps houses its company-owned and company-operated (COCO) centres that provide premium child care, education, and learning-related services for preschool children. In 2017, this segment accounted for 62.7% of MindChamps’s total revenue of S$22.8 million. Under t

As investors, quarterly earnings updates are the best way to gauge if a company is falling short or meeting investor expectations. Over the last few weeks, I have been keeping a close watch as numerous companies released their earnings update for the first half of 2018. Here are three companies that have performed well in the most recent quarter. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Limited (SGX: O39) Like the other two major banks in Singapore, OCBC had a great first half of 2018. OCBC’s net interest margin rose 2 basis points year-on-year. Together with larger loan volume, net interest income increased 8%. Non-interest income also increased by 2% year-on-year and 12% quarter-on-quarter. Its wealth management segment, a low-capital, high return business continues to do well, rising 3% year-on-y

Listed in late 2017, Mindchamps Preschool Ltd (SGX:CNE) operates premium preschool centres in Singapore. Its classes revolve around neuroscientist Professor Emeritus Allan Snyder’s research on the three minds model of education: the champion mind, the creative mind, and the learning mind. Here’s a quick look at how the company performed in the second quarter of 2018. 1. Revenue spiked 60% year-on-year to S$7.6 million from S$4.8 million in the corresponding quarter last year. Comparatively, cost of sales only went up 36%, resulting in a 78% increase in gross profit to S$4.9 million. 2. Operating profit rose to S$1.5 million, up 92% year-on-year. Overall net profit rose 65% to S$1.24 million from S$749,000 a year ago. 3. The higher revenue was largely due to a S$2.2 million contribution