United Malacca released in first quarter FY2027 results today recording a revenue of RM180 million substantially lower compared to RM191 million achieved in the same period last year.
During the current quarter ended 31 July 2026, the Group recorded a pre-tax profit of RM45.2 million which was 12% lower than RM51.5 million in the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. PAT however also declined from RM38 million to RM31 million.
During the current quarter ended 31 July 2026, the Malaysian operations recorded a plantation profit of RM24.3 million which was 48% lower than RM46.7 million in the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. Excluding depreciation, net fair value changes on biological assets and interest expense, the Malaysian operations recorded an Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation of RM34.5 million which was 39% lower than RM56.7 million in the corresponding quarter of the preceding year.
Lower EBITDA in the current quarter was mainly due to lower FFB production by 32% or 34,821 tonnes and higher unit cost of production incurred despite higher average crude palm oil price of RM4,512/tonne (preceding year: RM4,001/tonne) and palm kernel (“PK”) price of RM3,523/tonne (preceding year: RM3,151/tonne).
During the current quarter ended 31 July 2026, the Indonesian operations recorded a plantation profit of RM20 million which was 5.5 times higher than RM3.6 million in the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. Excluding depreciation, net fair value changes on biological assets and interest income, the Indonesian operations recorded an EBITDA of RM24.4 million which was 2.6
times higher than RM9.3 million in the corresponding quarter of the preceding year.
Higher EBITDA in the current quarter was mainly due to higher FFB production by 43% or 11,872 tonnes and lower unit cost of production incurred despite lower average CPO price of RM3,372/tonne (preceding year: RM3,470/tonne).
