Thanks guys for your crafting your replies! I went for OSIM's company visit yesterday and the CFO was talking about Brookstone but didn't elaborate much as he was talking about the business in general and their latest quarter results. So after coming back home I was intrigued about the Brookstone saga (obviously I have not been keeping track of this company). Upon research, more questions came up and thus my posting here. It's a learning point for me as it's the first time I'm coming across such a thing where there's no board control even with more than 50% holdings. The CFO said what shanrui mentioned. There won't be anymore losses from Brookstone but if Brookstone is profitable, it's a plus point and OSIM can add that to their books. They might even IPO Brookstone in the future.
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