Ta Win looks for boost from purchase of Royce Pharma stake
CURRENTLY in the red, copper wires and rods manufacturer Ta Win Holdings Bhd is counting on its acquisition of a 32.5% associate stake in Royce Pharma Manufacturing Sdn Bhd to give it a shot in the arm. Even so, the pharmaceuticals business is unchartered waters for Ta Win, and Royce Pharma is loss-making. The latest available financials show that Royce Pharma made a net loss of RM682,653 on revenue of RM24.13 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2018. Its retained losses stood at RM2.6 million. Ta Win reported a wider net loss of RM2.75 million in the first quarter of its financial y...