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SATS Just Reported Its First Quarterly Loss Ever: What’s Next for the Stock?
By The Smart Investor  •  July 14, 2020
SATS Ltd (SGX: S58) reported its first-ever quarterly loss since its listing back in May 2000. As a leading provider of food solutions, SATS provides airline catering and operates central food kitchens for foodservice chains and restaurants. The other division, gateway services, comprises baggage handling, aviation security services and aircraft cleaning, among other tasks. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group had requested for a two-month extension for its FY2020 release, and did so in early July. For the fourth quarter of FY 2020, revenue fell 8.1% year on year to S$433.1 million and the group incurred a loss of S$6.3 million. However, after stripping out an impairment loss on its associates, SATS’ core net profit stood at S$5.6 million. The weakness in its business has not gone unnoticed. For the year to date, SATS’ share price has plunged by 46% to close at S$2.78. With the pandemic situation still unresolved...
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The Smart Investor is co-founded by David Kuo, Joanna Sng, and Chin Hui Leong. The company was formed in late 2019 from the ashes of the Motley Fool Singapore. The Smart Investor believes that everybody can learn how to invest, smartly. We aim to educate people on how to invest smartly by providing investing education, stock commentary and market coverage for Singapore and around the world.
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