KIM HENG LTD.
(Company Registration Number: 201311482K) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 29 April 2013) (the "Company")
MATERIAL VARIANCES BETWEEN UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The board of directors (the "Board") of Kim Heng Limited (the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") refers to the Company's unaudited full-year financial statements announcement for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 ("FY2024") dated 28 February 2025 (the "Unaudited Financial Statements") released via SGXNet.
Unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires, all terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Unaudited Financial Statements.
Pursuant to Rule 704(5) of the Listing Manual Section B: Rules of Catalist of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the "SGX-ST"), the Board wishes to announce and clarify certain material variances to the Unaudited Financial Statements following the finalisation of the audit and issuance of the auditor's report dated 11 April 2025 by the Company's external auditors, Messrs Foo Kon Tan LLP (the "Independent Auditors' Report", and the related audited financial statements are referred to herein as the "Audited Financial Statements"). The details of the material variances are set out in Appendix A as annexed hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no variance on the net profit reported in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income between the Unaudited Financial Statement and the Audited Financial Statements. There is also no variance between the Group's Statement of Financial Position between the Unaudited Financial Statement and Audited Financial Statements.
With regard to the Audited Financial Statements and this announcement, shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") are advised to read both in conjunction with the Independent Auditors' Report released by the Company in the announcement dated 11 April 2025.
Shareholders are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the shares of the Company. Persons who are in doubt as to the action they should take should consult their stockbrokers, bank managers, solicitors, accountants or other professional advisers.
The Board confirms that to the best of its knowledge, all material disclosures, facts and information have been provided and announced and are not aware of any facts, information or disclosures, the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement or disclosures misleading.
By Order of the Board
Tan Keng Siong Thomas
Executive Chairman & CEO
Kim Heng Ltd.
11 April 2025
This announcement has been reviewed by the Company's sponsor ("Sponsor"), SAC Capital Private Limited. This announcement has not been examined or approved by the Singapore Exchange Securities Limited (the "SGX-ST") and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made or reports contained in this announcement.
The contact person for the Sponsor is Ms. Tay Sim Yee, SAC Capital Private Limited at 1 Robinson Road, #21-01 AIA Tower, Singapore 048542, telephone (65) 6232 3210
Appendix A | |||||
i) | Statements of Financial Position | ||||
Note | 31 December 2024 | 31 December 2024 | Material Variance | ||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||||
S$'000 | S$'000 | S$'000 | |||
Company level | |||||
ASSETS | |||||
Non-current assets | |||||
Investment in a subsidiary | A | 76,250 | 80,127 | 3,877 | |
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||||
Retained earnings | A | 467 | 4,344 | 3,877 |
Note A: The variance was due to reversal of impairment loss on the Company's cost of investment in subsidiary.
ii) | Statements of Cash Flow | ||||
Note | 31 December | 31 December 2024 | Material | ||
2024 | (Audited) | Variance | |||
(Unaudited) | |||||
Cash flows from operating | S$'000 | S$'000 | S$'000 | ||
activities | |||||
Changes in working capital: | |||||
Trade and other receivables | B | (18,614) | (9,890) | 8,724 | |
Cash flows from investing | |||||
activities | |||||
Amount due from a related party | B | - | (2,080) | (2,080) | |
Advance payments to suppliers for | B | - | (7,012) | (7,012) | |
capital expenditure |
Note B: The material variances were due to the reclassifications of cashflows related to (i) advances to related party for project operations and (ii) advance payment to suppliers for capital expenditure, which were wrongly classified under changes in working capital within cash flows from operating activities.
