Theme International Holdings Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The board of directors of the company announced that based on the preliminary review of the management accounts of the group for the six months period ended June 30, 2018 and the information currently available to the board, the group is expected to record a significant increase in total comprehensive income for the Relevant Period attributable to owners of the Company by more than 150%, as compared to the six months period ended June 30, 2017 (the Corresponding Period) (total comprehensive income for the Corresponding Period attributable to owners of the company: approximately HKD 5,145,000). The increase in total comprehensive income was primarily attributable to the rise in gross profit from the group's distribution and trading segment in the Relevant Period as a result of: (i) the Group was able to source iron ore from several new suppliers since the second half of 2017 which are able to provide the Group with iron ore at a lower price; and (ii) the opening of the Group's Shanghai trading desk in the People's Republic of China which location is closer to customers and is able to sell iron ore at smaller lots with a higher premium.