{
  "id": 19788977,
  "title": "Deluge posts 85.7% rise in net profit in maiden results, declares interim dividend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/deluge-posts-85-7-rise-in-net-profit-in-maiden-results-declares",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-13T09:31:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/deluge-posts-85-7-rise-net-profit-maiden-results-declares-interim-dividend"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore-based fire-protection firm Deluge Corporation announced a staggering 85.7% surge in net profit to S$8 million for its first half of FY2027, following its listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The company declared an interim dividend of 1.35 Singapore cents per share, totaling roughly S$2 million, or about a quarter of its profit attributable to shareholders. Revenue increased 33.6% to S$67.2 million, while gross profit grew 35.8% to S$21.3 million.",
  "summary": "The fire-protection specialist’s order book stood at S$440.6 million at the close of H1",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}