Kawan Food Bhd reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended Mar. 31, 2012. For the quarter, the company reported profit before tax of MYR 2,700,100 and profit attributable to owners of the company of MYR 2,103,362 or 1.75 sen per basic share on revenue of MYR 23,593,743 against profit before tax of MYR 3,976,870 and profit attributable to owners of the company of MYR 3,074,048 or 2.56 sen per basic share on revenue of MYR 25,870,177 for the same period of last year. Net cash from operating activities was MYR 6,760,763 against MYR 933,905 for the same period of last year. Purchase of property, plant and equipment was MYR 1,171,746 against MYR 800,015 for the same period of last year. The group reported revenue decreased 8.9% due to lower sales registered from North America and Europe region. Profit after taxation decreased by 30% mainly attributed to the higher advertisement and promotion expenses from Malaysia market. The Board expects the performance of the group to remain profitable for fiscal 2012.