Ten Pao Group Holdings Limited reported earnings guidance for the year ending 31 December 2018. It is expected to record a profit attributable to owners of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2018, as oppose to a loss attributable to owners of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Notwithstanding the improvement in the financial performance of the Group in the second half of 2018, the Group is expected to record a decrease in profit attributable to owners of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2018 by approximately 70% as compared to a profit attributable to owners of the Company of approximately HKD 158 million for the year ended 31 December 2017. The expected decrease is mainly due to the increase of raw material cost and salary putting gross profit under pressure, and the negative impact of Renminbi appreciation on the export business during the first half of the year ending 31 December 2018.