Kato (Hong Kong) (HKG:2189) recorded a 5.1% rise in attributable profit for the six months ended Sept. 30 to HK$27 million from HK$25.7 million in the year-ago period, a Thursday Hong Kong bourse filing said.
Shares of the daycare services provider were up 1% in Friday afternoon trading.
Earnings per share were HK$0.027 in the half year, up from HK$0.0257 in the corresponding period of the last year.
Revenue jumped 18% to HK$174.2 million in the interim period from HK$148 million a year prior.
The higher revenue was due to a rise in revenue from the rendering of elderly home care services, as well as a boost in average occupancy rate.
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