Raffles Medical's Profit Up Nearly 5% in H1; Shares Up 3%
Raffles Medical's attributable profit to owners in the first half of the year was up 4.8% to SG$32.1 million from SG$30.6 million a year earlier, according to a Monday filing with the Singapore Exchange.Earnings per share rose to SG$0.0173 compared with SG$0.0165 in the comparable period.Revenue was up 3.5% year over year to SG$378.4 million from SG$365.7 million, mainly due to strong revenue from the hospital services segment.Shares of the company were up nearly 3% in recent trading.