Berjaya Food Bhd announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and year ended April 30, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of MYR 151,423,000 compared to MYR 139,046,000 a year ago. Profit from operations was MYR 5,294,000 compared to MYR 11,146,000 a year ago. Profit before tax was MYR 989,000 compared to MYR 7,666,000 a year ago. Loss attributable to equity holders of the company was MYR 3,366,000 or 0.90 sen per diluted share compared to profit of MYR 3,167,000 or 1.04 sen per diluted share a year ago. The higher revenue was mainly due to additional cafes operating in the current quarter. The lower pre-tax profit as compared to the previous year corresponding quarter was mainly due to the slowdown of the economy. For the year, the company reported revenue of MYR 605,443,000 compared to MYR 554,363,000 a year ago. Profit from operations was MYR 39,377,000 compared to MYR 48,492,000 a year ago. Profit before tax was MYR 24,612,000 compared to MYR 35,615,000 a year ago. Profit attributable to equity holders of the company was MYR 11,345,000 or 3.01 sen per diluted share compared to MYR 21,290,000 or 5.64 sen per diluted share a year ago. Net cash generated from operating activities was MYR 66,875,000 compared to MYR 42,588,000 a year ago. Acquisition of property, plant and equipment was MYR 70,679,000 compared to MYR 46,501,000 a year ago. Acquisition of intangible assets was MYR 4,668,000 compared to MYR 4,972,000 a year ago. The lower pre-tax profit was mainly due to the slowdown in the economy which adversely impacted the expansion plans of KRR operations in Malaysia and Indonesia.