date:May 22, 2013
and revenue growth slowing sharply.
The company had said it hopes to stabilise its operations by the end of 2013 but analysts predict a bumpy road to recovery with possible setbacks amid increasing competition.
Its first-quarter net profit fell 1.8 percent, year-on-year, to $65.1 million, the company said in a statement, which was above the $51.1 million average forecast in a Reuters poll.
The fall was due mainly to a spike in finance costs by 12 percent, year-on-year, to $88.6 million. It sa