80jili, Trading halted in Hong Kong-listed New World Development
Share trading in property giant New World Development is suspended in Hong Kong on Thursday, September 26, 204, ahead of its earnings release later in the day amid reports its chief executive will step down and it will post its first loss in two dec
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Share trading in property giant New World Development is suspended in Hong Kong on Thursday, September 26, 204, ahead of its earnings release later in the day amid reports its chief executive will step down and it will post its first loss in two decades. Photo of the logo from the company’s website
Share trading in property giant New World Development was suspended in Hong Kong on Thursday ahead of its earnings release later in the day amid reports its chief executive will step down and it will post its first loss in two decades.
“At the request of (New World Development Company Limited), trading … has been halted with effect from 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, 26 September 2024, pending the release of announcements in relation to certain inside information of the Company,” a filing at the Hong Kong stock exchange said.
Article continues after this advertisementTrade in department store unit New World Department Store China was also halted.
FEATURED STORIES BUSINESS National ID gives more Filipinos ‘face value BUSINESS BIZ BUZZ: Unwinding Gogoro … quietly BUSINESS Polvoron maker seeks P500 million capital for expansionThe firm, one of Hong Kong’s largest developers, is due to release its earnings later Thursday, with Bloomberg reporting that CEO Adrian Cheng would step down owing to it recording a HK$20 billion (US$2.6 billion) loss, which it said was the first in two decades.
New World’s shares have fallen by about a third since the turn of the year as Hong Kong suffers the longest property market downturn since the SARS pandemic in 2003.
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Article continues after this advertisementHong Kong has lost at least HK$2.1 trillion since 2019, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence analysis in June.
Article continues after this advertisementCheng was previously regarded as an heir apparent of Hong Kong’s third-richest family, which is worth an estimated US$22.1 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
He joined the board of New World Development in 2007 as its executive director and was appointed its CEO in 2020, when the company’s revenues slumped by nearly a quarter mid-year to mid-year.
Article continues after this advertisementThe business empire – overseen by patriarch Henry Cheng – spans property, jewelery, department stores, and logistics.
The property arm is the largest unit, controlling HK$470.2 billion in assets by the end of 2023.
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