KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): Land & General Bhd returned to the black in the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2020 (3QFY21) with a net profit of RM7.25 million, compared with a net loss of RM637,000 a year earlier. Earnings per share stood at 0.24 sen versus a loss per share of 0.02 sen previously, according to the group's filing with Bursa Malaysia today. The group attributed the earnings to write-backs in its property and other divisions totalling RM4.43 million, as well as the share of profit from associate company, Country Garden Properties (M) Sdn Bhd, of RM1.12 million (versus share of loss of RM290,000 a year ago).