AEI Corporation Ltd. provided consolidated earnings guidance for the year ended 31 December 2014. For the period, the company is expected to register a net loss before tax mainly due to the group's core business i.e., the Electronics & Precision Engineering segment, continued to face weak demand in fiscal year 2014. The group was also not able to participate in certain customer programs which require more stringent material specifications.

Although these issues are being addressed, the sales and gross profit for the year were affected significantly. The company's 90% owned subsidiary in China continued to operate at a loss due to high labour and other operational costs. Further impairment of the assets and investment is also expected.

The company's China associated company has not resumed production and trading in the last two years due to high raw material prices and controlled retail selling prices, as well as food safety issues. As a result, impairment of the investment is currently being assessed.