Ong Beng Seng's HPL reports $17.2 mil loss for 1HFY2023

The Edge Singapore

11 August 2023 at 9:08 am·1-min read

Ong Beng Seng of Hotel Properties Ltd (Photo: Bloomberg)

Hotel Properties Limited, whose managing director Ong Beng Seng is involved in a corruption probe, has reported a loss of $17.2 million for its 1HFY2023, reversing from earnings $1.9 million in the year earlier.

Revenue in the same period was up 27.9% y-o-y to $319 million, as its hotels see better performance with the resumption of travel.

However, the company's bottomline was weighed down by a loss of more than $16 million for its associates and joint ventures, which HPL says suffered from higher borrowing costs.

As at June 30, HPL has an NAV of $3.10, which, rare for a property company, is lower than its market price, which closed at $3.65 on Aug 11.

HPL says that barring unforeseen circumstances, the operating performance of its hotels and resorts is expected to continue to improve for the rest of the year (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/EdgeProp Singapore)

HPL says that barring unforeseen circumstances, the operating performance of its hotels and resorts is expected to continue to improve for the rest of the year, with the second half being traditionally the stronger season for the hospitality industry in general.

"The group, however, is mindful of the continuing challenges such as inflationary cost pressures and rising interest rates," says HPL.

Both Ong (picture) and transport minister S Iswaran have been arrested by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.

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