MR DIY’s net profit up 27% for Q1 2023
The company aims to launch 180 new stores in 2023.
PETALING JAYA: MR DIY Group (M) Bhd saw its net profit for the first quarter ended March 31 (Q1 FY2023) rise 27% to RM127 million compared to the same period last year.
This translates into a basic earnings per share of 1.35 sen, up from RM1.07 last year.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, the group also declared an interim single-tier dividend of 0.6 sen per ordinary share, in respect of the financial year ending Dec 31, 2023.
Revenue for the quarter came in at RM1 billion, a 15.6% improvement from RM905 million in Q1 FY2022.
However, it declined slightly by 1.8% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) mainly due to a seasonally high Q4 FY2022 which corresponded with the annual year-end festive season and school holidays.
In line with this, net profit declined around 6.6% q-o-q compared to RM136 million.
“The increase (in revenue) was primarily driven by an increase in the number of stores, which grew 18.8% year on year (y-o-y), taking the total number of stores to 1,125. This led to a corresponding increase in total transactions, which grew 18.1% y-o-y to 38.2 million in Q1 FY2023,” said MR DIY.
Administrative and other operating expenses for the quarter rose 27.7% and 35.3% y-o-y respectively.
The increase was primarily due to higher staff costs, right-of-use assets, as well as utility expenses in line with business expansion activities.
Staff costs were higher by 3.3% during the quarter primarily due to the implementation of the government’s minimum wage policy which came into effect on May 1, 2022.
Optimism despite inflationary pressures
Speaking on the group’s prospects, MR DIY said it remained optimistic and committed to alleviating inflationary pressures by helping Malaysians stretch their ringgit.
“The group remains focused on delivering long-term sustainable growth via a measured store expansion strategy, driven by the strong unit economics of our flagship MR DIY stores,” it said.
The company’s target for 2023 is to open at least 180 new stores across all its three brands, which will bring the total store network to over 1,200 stores nationwide.
CEO Adrian Ong said the group will maintain its commitment to a measured expansion strategy.
“(We will continue) to provide our customers with value, convenience and a wide range of products under our ‘always low prices’ formula,” he said.
At the close of trade, MR DIY’s share price was flat at RM1.59, giving it a market capitalisation of RM15 billion.
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