Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad operates within the Newspapers sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad with three other newspaper publishers in Asia: Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited of Hong Kong (2011 sales of 952.28 million Hong Kong Dollars [US$122.70 million] of which 70% was Printed Media), Vodone Limited of Hong Kong (950.07 million Hong Kong Dollars [US$122.42 million] of which 45% was Tele-media Business), and SCMP Group Ltd which is also based in Hong Kong (946.08 million Hong Kong Dollars [US$121.90 million] of which 82% was Newspaper).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2011, sales at Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad were 366.55 million Malaysian Ringgits (US$121.30 million). This is an increase of 8.3% versus 2010, when the company's sales were 338.43 million Malaysian Ringgits. The sales level in 2011 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2006, Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad had sales of 384.34 million Malaysian Ringgits. Sales of Info Tech&multimedia saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 52.1% in 2011, from 2.94 million Malaysian Ringgits to 4.47 million Malaysian Ringgits. Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad also saw significant increases in sales in Inv Hldg and Mangmt (up 29.7% to 1.95 million Malaysian Ringgits) . Not all segments of Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad experienced an increase in sales in 2011: sales of Printing fell 58.1% to 2.96 million Malaysian Ringgits. (However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales).
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