DLC Asia Limited provided group earnings guidance for the nine months ended 31 December 2018. For the period, based on the preliminary assessment of the group's unaudited management accounts for the nine months ended 31 December 2018, the company expected to record a net profit after tax of approximately HKD 4.4 million for the Period, representing a decrease of approximately 56.4%, over the corresponding period of approximately HKD 10.1 million in 2017. Based on the information currently available to the Board, the Board considers that the decrease of adjusted net profit after tax for the Group was mainly attributable to the decrease in revenue and the increase in other operating expenses during the Period.