| Half-year financial statement on consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2001 - Additional Information |
| Half-year financial statement on consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2001 - Additional Information |
1. During the period under review, the Industrial Business unit achieved an increase in turnover of 52%($14.3 million) from $27.6 million in 2000 to $41.9 million in 2001. The increase of $14.3 million was contributed by:
ii. an increase in turnover of $6.1 million from its USA subsidiary, W-industries Inc. W-industries Inc had set up new offices in Lafayette, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, USA in the second half-year of 2000;
iii. an increase in the turnover of $0.5 million from the business unit's Asian operations.
During the period under review, the Company's subsidiary, eBworx Limited, recorded a 7% growth in revenue from $4.2 million in 2000 to $4.5 million. The net increase of $0.3 million was contributed by:
ii. an increase in turnover of $0.4 million from its Philippines operations;
iii. a decrease in turnover of $0.7 million from its Taiwan operations.
The turnover in its Singapore operations remain unchanged.
2. The foreign exchange gain is a combination of transactional gain, revaluation of advances to overseas subsidiaries and revaluation of loans from banks.
The Group does not have a foreign exchange hedging policy.