Revenue Up, Profit Down 20%: What's Really Happening at ComfortDelGro 🦖

🔍 The Angle

ComfortDelGro's revenue rose 5.7 percent, but operating profit fell 17.3 percent. The taxi and private hire segment lost $31.1 million in profit, a 45.9 percent collapse that the "resilient" headline quietly covers. Gross gearing sits at 37.9 percent, breaching the 35 percent ceiling this framework uses, even though the company's own net gearing figure looks comfortable.

💰 What It Means For You

Your 6.3 percent yield and flat 3.91 cent interim dividend feel safe until you check what's funding them. A single segment dragging down the whole group while leverage climbs is the kind of pattern that matters for CPF and SRS income portfolios. Iggy's Forensic Zone: Zone 4, Caution.

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