Financial Summary
(Expressed in Hong Kong dollars)
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
$000's
$000's
$000's
$000's
$000's
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Turnover
833,029
773,560
785,433
761,140 814,543
Profit before exceptional items
68,238
64,004
Exceptional items
339,202
122,208 90,434 189,442 177,374
91,351
Profit from ordinary activities
407,440
64,004
311,650
267,808 91,351
Share of profit/(losses) of associated companies
2,778,807
(134)
(193)
Profit before taxation (Note 1)
3,186,247
63,870
311,457
267,808
91,351
Taxation
(464,893)
(1,607)
(14,383)
(9,730) (22,235)
Profit after taxation
2,721,354
62,263
297,074
258,078
69,116
Transfer from development fund
—
13,040
Profit attributable to the group
2,721,354
62,263
297,071
258,078
82,156
Note 1: Group profit before taxation for the year ended 30th June, 1995, 1996 and 1997 comprises the group's share of the results of
its associated companies which were not accounted for in earlier years.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
Fixed assets
Interest in associated companies
Investments
Net current assets
Employment of funds
349,774 3,142,827 41 886,468
4,379,110
330,878 1,139,337
31 681,648
310,797 1,139,471 31 811,042
408,980 588,053
320,172
402,945
31 951,507
31 833,636
2,151,894
2,261,341 1,948,571 1,556,784
Representing:-
Share capital
92,537
92,537
Reserves
3,553,386
975,881
92,537 1,088,391
92,537 92,537
967,577
702,764
Shareholders' funds
3,645,923
1,068,418
1,180,928
1,060,114
795,301
Deferred profits
485,477
750,179
750,179
560,737
383,364
Deferred liabilities
78,129
Contingency reserves
169,581
72,928 260,369
84,888 245,346
101,361
176,119
226,359 202,000
Funds employed
4,379,110
2,151,894
2,261,341 1,948,571 1,556,784
Earnings per share
$58.82
$1.35
$6.42
$5.58
$1.78
Dividend
per
share
$5.81
$3.78
$1.92
$1.75
$1.91
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