<div id="readability-page-1"><div>[SINGAPORE] Luxury watch retailer Cortina posted a 10 per cent rise in net profit to S$30.5 million for the six months ended Sep 30, up from S$27.8 million a year ago.The increase came on the back of higher revenue.Revenue for the half year rose 13 per cent to S$468.7 million, from around S$413 million a year earlier, the mainboard-listed company said in a regulatory filing on Friday (Nov 7).This was partly driven by a 13 per cent increase in revenue from the retailer’s South-east Asia market (excluding Singapore) to S$201.6 million, from S$178.2 million. In comparison, revenue from Singapore rose by 12 per cent to S$191.1 million, from S$170.9 million.Nevertheless, Cortina said its operating expenses – mainly staff costs, rental expenses, depreciation and other overheads – have risen.For the current half year, operating expenses climbed 13.3 per cent from a year ago to S$102.2 million, driven primarily by higher staff costs, increased rental expenses, depreciation of right-of-use assets and foreign exchange losses.Meanwhile, earnings per share stood at S$0.184 for the period, up from S$0.168.No dividend was declared for the half year, unchanged from the corresponding period a year ago.Cortina said it has maintained a healthy balance sheet, with total equity of S$466.5 million, compared with S$455.4 million at the end of the last financial year.Notwithstanding the challenges arising from uncertainties in the global economic outlook, a strong Swiss franc and high gold prices, Cortina said it is “cautiously optimistic that it will remain profitable in the coming year”.Shares of Cortina closed flat at S$3.41, before the announcement.</div></div>

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奢侈手表零售商高登报告称，截至 9 月 30 日的六个月内，净利润增长 10%，达到 3050 万新元，收入增长 13%，达到 4.687 亿新元。东南亚（不包括新加坡）的收入增长 13%，达到 2.016 亿新元，而新加坡的收入增长 12%，达到 1.911 亿新元。运营费用也上升了 13.3%，达到 1.022 亿新元。每股收益上升至 0.184 新元。尽管全球经济不确定性，高登对盈利能力仍持谨慎乐观态度

由于区域销售的强劲表现，高登上半年利润增长 10%，达到 3050 万新元