Beng Kuang Marine Limited announced unaudited group earnings results for the first quarter of 2017. For the period, the company reported revenue of SGD 17,141,000 as compared to SGD 20,166,000 a year ago. Loss before tax was SGD 1,260,000 as compared to profit before tax of SGD 177,000 a year ago. Loss attributable to the equity holders of the company was SGD 1,742,000 or 1.29 cents per diluted share as compared to profit of SGD 270,000 or 0.20 cents per diluted share a year ago. Net cash flows generated from operating activities was SGD 1,384,000 as compared to SGD 3,438,000 a year ago. Addition to property, plant and equipment was SGD 535,000 as compared to SGD 2,030,000 a year ago. The loss in first quarter of 2017 was mainly attributable to the livestock carriers being off-charter and foreign exchange loss.