Zhitong Financial APP News, cassava Resources (00841) announced that for the six months ended September 30, 2021, income was HK $1.539 billion, an increase of 47.12% over the same period last year; gross profit was HK $184 million, an increase of 46.7% over the same period last year; profit attributable to shareholders was HK $23.758 million, an increase of 15.9% over the same period last year; earnings per share were HK4.1 cents.
As novel coronavirus continues, demand for alcohol products has increased significantly (as dry cassava chips are the main material for domestic alcohol production), so customer demand for dry cassava chips has also increased, the report said. During the period, the Group's revenue from purchasing and selling dry cassava chips was about HK $1.525 billion, an increase of 47.8% over about HK $1.032 billion in the same period last year.