KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in Poh Kong Holdings Bhd advanced 5.7% in early trade Wednesday after announcing a 57.6% jump in its second quarter net profit.
The jeweller rose 5.71%, or two sen to 37 sen. It is currently trading at a PE ratio of 5.68 times.
Poh Kong posted a 57.6% jump in net profit to RM10.64mil for its second quarter ended Jan 31, 2020 from RM6.75mil in the previous corresponding quarter.
Revenue for the quarter, however, fell 8% to RM252.05mil from RM273.91mil on a decrease in demand for gold jewellery products.
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