EKA Noodles Berhad announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of MYR 55,000 against MYR 10,319,000 a year ago. Operating loss was MYR 5,316,000 against profit of MYR 401,000 a year ago. Loss before taxation was MYR 5,330,000 against MYR 608,000 a year ago. Loss after taxation was MYR 5,330,000 or 1.71 sen per basic share against MYR 608,000 or 0.12 sen per basic share a year ago. Net cash used in operating activities was MYR 7,787,000 against net cash from operating activities of MYR 886,000 a year ago. The revenue was lower by MYR 10.24 million than preceding year corresponding quarter under review. This was due to the group has ceased operation since January 2017. The loss before tax for the period under review was mainly due to impairment of plant and machineries about MYR 3.7 million and fixed cost incurred.