Turnover
11
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 December 1995
Note
1995
HK$'000
1994
HK$ '000
2
3,973,143
3,500,081
Operating Profit
Exceptional Item
Profit before Taxation
3
540,222
490,507
4
1,710,793
540,222
2,201,300
Taxation
7(a)
(77,163)
(84,496)
Profit after Taxation
463,059
2,116,804
Transfer to Development Fund
17
(1,988)
Profit attributable to Shareholders
461,071
2,116,804
Retained Profits at 1 January
969,290
713,265
1,430,361
2,830,069
Appropriations:
Dividends and Special Cash Bonuses
Retained Profits at 31 December
Earnings per Share
0
(367,312)
(1,860,779)
15
1,063,049
969,290
9(a)
$1.14
$5.24
Earnings per Share before Exceptional Item
9(b)
$1.14
$1.01
The notes on pages 45 to 58 form part of these accounts.
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