26-05-2025
KPS strengthens growth initiatives amid challenging market conditions
KPS managing director and group chief executive officer Ahmad Fariz Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd (KPS) plans to step up its sales development efforts, aiming to expand its customer base further and diversify revenue streams across key markets.
'Capital expenditure will be allocated to enhance manufacturing capacity and capabilities to ensure operational readiness to meet evolving customer demands and scale future growth,' it said in a statement.
Managing director and group chief executive officer Ahmad Fariz Hassan said the initiatives collectively reflected KPS' commitment to sustainable value creation, operational discipline, and strategic agility in navigating both opportunities and challenges in the quarters ahead.
'To this effect, we are also actively reviewing our product mix to prioritise higher-margin offerings and exploring price adjustments where practicable. These actions will also be essential to capturing growth opportunities,' he added.
In the first quarter ended March 31, KPS posted a lower net profit of RM7.5mil, or earnings per share of 1.40 sen compared with RM48.5mil, or 9.00 in the year-ago quarter.
Revenue for the quarter dipped to RM243.5mil against RM262.1mil achieved last year.
KPS said the operating environment during the quarter remained challenging, marked by a sluggish demand recovery and persistently high input costs. Global economic activity continued to lose momentum, weighed down by shifting U.S. trade policies and subdued consumer sentiment.
'For the group, however, it was selectively opportunistic: Strong orders from new projects in consumer electronics and medical divisions had furthered growth at Toyoplas Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd and MDS Advance Sdn Bhd, respectively. On the contrary, Century Bond Bhd (CCB) faced lower offtake, demand volatility, and further price competition,' it said.
'While we acknowledge that the performance across our subsidiaries has been mixed in the past quarters, with some areas facing headwinds, we are proactively implementing measures to address these challenges.
'Operationally, we have undertaken further consolidation exercises and business rationalisation activities to streamline production planning, as with the case of CBB. These structural changes are aimed at restoring competitiveness and shaping long-term profitability.'
