According to Zhitong Finance App News, Oriental Media Group (00018) announced that the Group expects to record unaudited comprehensive profit attributable to the Company's owners for 6 months up to September 30, 2026 (reporting period) of approximately HK$4 million to HK$5 million (6 months ending September 30, 2025: approximately HK$1,283 million), although the Group's media and loan business revenue fell by about HK$33 million due to the unfavorable macroeconomic situation.

The Board considers that the anticipated increase in unaudited comprehensive profit attributable to the Company's owners is mainly due to (i) the Group's continued streamlining of manpower costs by approximately HK$22 million; (ii) the reduction in the cost of raw materials and consumables used by approximately HK$2.3 million due to reduced use of printing materials and consumables; (iii) the net loss of fair value of investment properties decreased by approximately HK$4.9 million; and (iv) the loan business did not need to make loss provisions for anticipated credit losses on loans receivable and interest during the reporting period.

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