Hock Lian Seng Flags Operating Loss in H1; Shares Down 4%
Hock Lian Seng (SGX:J2T) is expecting to book an operating loss in the first half of the year, compared with a pre-tax profit of SG$10 million a year earlier, according to a Wednesday filing with the Singapore Exchange.Shares of the company were down over 4% in Thursday trading.The construction company attributed the downbeat forecast to higher-than-anticipated project costs.The company will release its financials before mid-August, the filing stated.