Yi Hua Department Store Holdings Limited provided group earnings guidance for the full year ended December 31, 2013. Based on a preliminary review of the management accounts of the group for the year ended December 31, 2013, the group is expected to record a significant decrease in profit for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to the profit for the year ended December 31, 2012, primarily due to losses and one-off start-up expenses incurred for new stores opened during 2013; listing expenses incurred in relation to the initial public offer; and increase in rental expenses.