For 3Q 2016, operating revenue remain flat however operating profit decline by 42% due to impairment charges for goodwill & intangibles of $28 million from magazines business. Excluding the impairment charges , operating profit will decline by 16.1% .
The result is still disappointing if excluded impairment charges.
For goodwill & intangibles, it seem that SPH had overpaid for a acquisition that does not generate its expected cash flow & impairment is recorded when goodwill fair value goes below it book value .I suspect the magazines business is Luxury-Insider.com which is acquired by SPH in Year 2014.
The print business is steadily declining but mitigated by property segment income growth.
IMO,the injection of Seletar Mall to SPH REIT should take place as soon as possible due to the reopening of Compass One in Q3 2016 ,coupled with the brand new mall Waterway point will intensifies the retail /shopping competition in North East cluster.
Although not something new, the display/classified & newspapers ads revenue declined y-o-y & meanwhile SPH investment into New Media will take time to bear fruits.
Recent appointment of Ng Yat Chung as independent director do struck me, given his track records in NOL, i am skeptical of his value to SPH but "Failure is the Mother of Success " perhaps we can observe what contribution he can provide to SPH.
*Vested in SPH*
The result is still disappointing if excluded impairment charges.
For goodwill & intangibles, it seem that SPH had overpaid for a acquisition that does not generate its expected cash flow & impairment is recorded when goodwill fair value goes below it book value .I suspect the magazines business is Luxury-Insider.com which is acquired by SPH in Year 2014.
The print business is steadily declining but mitigated by property segment income growth.
IMO,the injection of Seletar Mall to SPH REIT should take place as soon as possible due to the reopening of Compass One in Q3 2016 ,coupled with the brand new mall Waterway point will intensifies the retail /shopping competition in North East cluster.
Although not something new, the display/classified & newspapers ads revenue declined y-o-y & meanwhile SPH investment into New Media will take time to bear fruits.
Recent appointment of Ng Yat Chung as independent director do struck me, given his track records in NOL, i am skeptical of his value to SPH but "Failure is the Mother of Success " perhaps we can observe what contribution he can provide to SPH.
*Vested in SPH*
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