শেয়ারবাজার দ্য হংকং অ্যান্ড সাংহাই ব্যাংকিং করপোরেশন (এইচএসবিসি) লিমিটেড সম্প্রতি এসিআই গ্রুপের সঙ্গে দুটি ইউএস ডলার ও ইউরো সিগাল লেনদেন সম্পন্ন করেছে।
আন্তর্জাতিক বাজারে এ ধরনের লেনদেন গ্রাহকের বৈদেশিক মুদ্রা বিনিময় হার সংশ্লিষ্ট ঝুঁকিই কমায় এবং আর্থিকভাবেও লাভবান করে। এ জন্য অবশ্য গ্রাহককে কোনো বাড়তি ফি দিতে হয় না, যা সাধারণ ফরওয়ার্ড লেনদেনের ক্ষেত্রে প্রযোজ্য।
এ সম্পর্কে এসিআই গ্রুপের অর্থ ও পরিকল্পনাবিষয়ক নির্বাহী পরিচালক মুয়াল্লেম এ চৌধুরী বলেন, ‘আন্তর্জাতিক আর্থিক বাজারের সঙ্গে তাল মিলিয়ে নিতে সিগাল উদ্যোগটি একটি মাইলফলক হয়ে থাকবে।’
এইচএসবিসি বাংলাদেশের গ্লোবাল মার্কেটস প্রধান বাশার এম তারেক এ প্রসঙ্গে বলেন, ‘স্থানীয় আর্থিক বাজারের উন্নয়নে ও গ্রাহকের প্রয়োজন অনুযায়ী বিশ্বমানের সমাধান দিতে এইচএসবিসি সব সময় সচেষ্ট। আর এসব কিছুই আমরা করি স্থানীয় আইনিকাঠামোর সঙ্গে সাযুজ্য রেখে। এই উদ্যোগে এসিআই গ্রুপকে সহযাত্রী হিসেবে পেয়ে আমরা অত্যন্ত গর্বিত।’
The country's leading consumer appliances manufacturer-- Singer Bangladesh Limited's-net profit jumped to a whopping 400 per cent in 2010 mainly due to its improvement in operating profit and capital gain from disposal of entire shares of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL),an associate company.
"Singer offloaded lease financing business from its operation in 2010 and as such the company sold out its entire shareholdings (35.57 per cent) of ILFSL", the latest annual report of Singer said.
"A remarkable profit of Tk 1795.54 million was earned from disposal of ILFSL shares resulting shareholders equity and liquidity of the company at significantly improved position," it said.
Singer's profit after tax recorded to Tk 1973.76 million in 2010, up from Tk 396.79 million in 2009, the company said.
The company's sales turnover rose by 9.97 per cent against 2009 at Tk 4,829 million. "Despite acute energy crisis and aftermath of global economic recession 2010 was again a successful year for the company," Mahbub Jamil, chairman of the company said. The report said shareholders equity increased from Tk 1080.83 million to Tk 3140.52 million in 2010 marking a rise of 190.57 per cent.
The highest per share value of Singer was Tk 7900 in December while the lowest was Tk 2830 in January in 2010, it added.
The 31st annual general meeting of Singer held recently approved a cash dividend of Tk 600 for per ordinary share of Tk 100 each based on the business performance and liquidity position of the company. It also approved three bonus shares for every four ordinary shares.
The company said its absolute gross profit was boosted due to percentage of gross profit from 25.08 per cent to 25.50 per cent.
Cost of bringing in inventory were higher which could not be fully adjusted with selling prices due to stiff market competition despite absorbing high costs the company managed to grow gross profit by 0.42 per cent, the report said.
"This was achieved through continuous cost improvement process in supply chain management, pricing and other overhead costs," the report said.
AM Hamim Rahmatullah, managing director & chief executive officer of Singer said "As we maintain our commitment to growth, the prospect of development and change is bright."
Despite power crises the company performed well in last year owing to the austerity measures which was initiated in 2009 and continued throughout 2010, he said adding the World Cup Football was a bright spot which saw significant sales of televisions in June and July.
Last year Singer opened 15 new stores in different parts of the country.
Singer was converted into a public limited company in 1983. The company also went public in 1983. It has been a direct subsidiary of Netherlands-based Singer Bhold BV since 2003.
আন্তর্জাতিক বাজারে এ ধরনের লেনদেন গ্রাহকের বৈদেশিক মুদ্রা বিনিময় হার সংশ্লিষ্ট ঝুঁকিই কমায় এবং আর্থিকভাবেও লাভবান করে। এ জন্য অবশ্য গ্রাহককে কোনো বাড়তি ফি দিতে হয় না, যা সাধারণ ফরওয়ার্ড লেনদেনের ক্ষেত্রে প্রযোজ্য।
এ সম্পর্কে এসিআই গ্রুপের অর্থ ও পরিকল্পনাবিষয়ক নির্বাহী পরিচালক মুয়াল্লেম এ চৌধুরী বলেন, ‘আন্তর্জাতিক আর্থিক বাজারের সঙ্গে তাল মিলিয়ে নিতে সিগাল উদ্যোগটি একটি মাইলফলক হয়ে থাকবে।’
এইচএসবিসি বাংলাদেশের গ্লোবাল মার্কেটস প্রধান বাশার এম তারেক এ প্রসঙ্গে বলেন, ‘স্থানীয় আর্থিক বাজারের উন্নয়নে ও গ্রাহকের প্রয়োজন অনুযায়ী বিশ্বমানের সমাধান দিতে এইচএসবিসি সব সময় সচেষ্ট। আর এসব কিছুই আমরা করি স্থানীয় আইনিকাঠামোর সঙ্গে সাযুজ্য রেখে। এই উদ্যোগে এসিআই গ্রুপকে সহযাত্রী হিসেবে পেয়ে আমরা অত্যন্ত গর্বিত।’
The country's leading consumer appliances manufacturer-- Singer Bangladesh Limited's-net profit jumped to a whopping 400 per cent in 2010 mainly due to its improvement in operating profit and capital gain from disposal of entire shares of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL),an associate company.
"Singer offloaded lease financing business from its operation in 2010 and as such the company sold out its entire shareholdings (35.57 per cent) of ILFSL", the latest annual report of Singer said.
"A remarkable profit of Tk 1795.54 million was earned from disposal of ILFSL shares resulting shareholders equity and liquidity of the company at significantly improved position," it said.
Singer's profit after tax recorded to Tk 1973.76 million in 2010, up from Tk 396.79 million in 2009, the company said.
The company's sales turnover rose by 9.97 per cent against 2009 at Tk 4,829 million. "Despite acute energy crisis and aftermath of global economic recession 2010 was again a successful year for the company," Mahbub Jamil, chairman of the company said. The report said shareholders equity increased from Tk 1080.83 million to Tk 3140.52 million in 2010 marking a rise of 190.57 per cent.
The highest per share value of Singer was Tk 7900 in December while the lowest was Tk 2830 in January in 2010, it added.
The 31st annual general meeting of Singer held recently approved a cash dividend of Tk 600 for per ordinary share of Tk 100 each based on the business performance and liquidity position of the company. It also approved three bonus shares for every four ordinary shares.
The company said its absolute gross profit was boosted due to percentage of gross profit from 25.08 per cent to 25.50 per cent.
Cost of bringing in inventory were higher which could not be fully adjusted with selling prices due to stiff market competition despite absorbing high costs the company managed to grow gross profit by 0.42 per cent, the report said.
"This was achieved through continuous cost improvement process in supply chain management, pricing and other overhead costs," the report said.
AM Hamim Rahmatullah, managing director & chief executive officer of Singer said "As we maintain our commitment to growth, the prospect of development and change is bright."
Despite power crises the company performed well in last year owing to the austerity measures which was initiated in 2009 and continued throughout 2010, he said adding the World Cup Football was a bright spot which saw significant sales of televisions in June and July.
Last year Singer opened 15 new stores in different parts of the country.
Singer was converted into a public limited company in 1983. The company also went public in 1983. It has been a direct subsidiary of Netherlands-based Singer Bhold BV since 2003.