Key Financial Data
Five-year financial summary
Key Consolidated Income Statement Data
HK$ million
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Revenue
3,120
2,842
11,624
5,012
2,050
Profit from Operations
446
2,533
3,430
1,243
2,397
Profit Attributable to Shareholders
1,635
2,193
2,450
801
2,209
Earnings per Share (HK$)
1.41
1.86
2.08
0.68
1.88
Underlying Profit Attributable to Shareholders (Note 3)
1,525
1,711
2,600
1,299
642
Underlying Earnings per Share (HK$)(Note 3)
1.31
1.45
2.21
1.10
0.55
Dividends (Cash)
765
847
918
941
965
Dividends per Share (Cash)(HK$)(Note 2)
0.65
0.72
0.78
0.80
0.82
Key Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Data
HK$ million
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Non-Current Assets
29,546
31,527
30,527
17,114
20,164
Current Assets
19,540
25,935
21,605
16,990
27,953
Total Assets
49,086
57,462
52,132
34,104
48,117
Current Liabilities
(13,070)
(14,159)
(6,785)
(9,164)
(14,629)
Non-Current Liabilities
(7,720)
(13,478)
(14,026)
(7,352)
(14,414)
Net Assets
28,296
29,825
31,321
17,588
19,074
Share Capital
8,636
8,636
8,636
8,636
8,636
Reserves
16,269
17,040
18,432
8,834
10,317
Shareholders’ Equity
24,905
25,676
27,068
17,470
18,953
Non-controlling Interests
3,391
4,149
4,253
118
121
Total Equity
28,296
29,825
31,321
17,588
19,074
Net Asset Value per Share (HK$)
21.17
21.82
23.00
14.85
16.11
Gearing Ratio (%)(Note 4)
46.76
66.24
41.28
65.47
78.39

Notes:

 

  1. The financial information in this summary is extracted from the published financial statements for the last five years.
  2. In 2018, a special interim dividend was distributed by way of distribution in specie of shares in Polytec Asset Holdings Limited ("PAH") held by the Group on the basis of 1 ordinary share of PAH for every 10 orindary shares of the Company.
    In 2020, a special interim dividend was distributed by way of distribution in specie of shares in PAH held by the Group on the basis of 2.67 ordinary shares of PAH for every 1 orindary share of the Company. As a result, PAH no longer a subsidiary of the Company after distribution in specie of shares in PAH on 30 October 2020. Five-Year financial summary contains continuing operations and discontinued operations.
  3. Underlying profit excludes revaluation of investment properties and interests in property development and provision and fair value changes for financial investments.
  4. Gearing ratio represents bank borrowings, loans from related companies/ultimate holding company and a fellow subsidiary less amounts due from related companies/fellow subsidiaries and net of cash and bank balances over equity attributable to shareholders of the Company.