At first blush, JEP's 1H2013 profit looks inspiring. S$2,433,000 profit from continuing operations versus ($209,000) in 1H2012.
But the profit was boosted by a one-off item. It's important to see how the core operations have done in 2H2013. The optimism in the share price rally in the past week will be tested in a matter of weeks when the 2H results are released.