Novo Group Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the year ended April 30, 2014. For the year, the group expects to record an increase of loss as compared to that for 2013. The loss is mainly attributable to (i) the cost increased following the commencement of test run of the group's tinplate manufacturing plant in Jiangsu and tinplate processing plant in Tianjin and (ii) the decrease in the profits of the Group's trading business caused by unfavorable market conditions.