KUALA LUMPUR: Guan Chong Bhd’s net profit tumbled 68% to RM5.28mil in the first quarter ended March 31 from RM16.5mil a year earlier mainly on lower gross profit margin.
The lower gross profit margin was due to a drop in the selling price of cocoa cake and powder and a hike in cocoa bean price and writedown of inventories.
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