Value Partners Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended 31 December 2019. For the period, the company reported that based Company and potential investors that, based on preliminary review of the financial information of the Company, consolidated profit attributable to owners of the Company is expected to increase significantly to about HKD 510 million (an unaudited estimate) for the year ended 31 December 2019 as compared to HKD 229.5 million for the year ended 31 December 2018. The substantial increase is mainly attributable to the realized gains of the Group's investments in its own funds and other investments of about HKD 120 million and the unrealized gains of the investments of about HKD 70 million. Operating profit before other gains or losses, which reflects the Group's core business, is expected to slightly decrease to about HKD 340 million (an unaudited estimate) for the year ended 31 December 2019 as compared to HKD 399.9 million for the year ended 31 December 2018.