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Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Co. Ltd.

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1990

1991

1992

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

$M

830

891

920

1,035 1,125 1,173 1,280 1,094

964

889

Turnover

Profit/(loss)

attributable to

shareholders

$M

102

134

88

100

130

#356

151 152

# (275)

121

Dividends

$M

55

62

75

81

122

132

132

132

100

100

Shareholders'

funds

$M

*1,258

*1,352 *1,593 *1,992 *5,333 *4,761 *5,864 *6,109

*4,362 *3,899

Basic earnings

/(loss)

per share @

(Adjusted)

Cents

42.1

55.3

36.5

41.2

47.2

# 99.9

42.3

42.7 # (77.2)

34.0

Dividend

per share @

(Adjusted)

Cents 22.7 25.7 30.9

31.8

37.0

37.0

37.0

37.0

28.0

28.0

Dividend cover

Times

1.9

2.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

#2.7

1.1

1.2 N/A

1.2

Return/(loss)

on equity

%

do

*8.1

*9.9

*5.5

*5.0

*2.4

# *7.5

*2.6 *2.5 #*(6.3)

*3.1

Net assets

per share @ (Adjusted)

$

*5.2

*5.6 *6.6

*8.3

*15.0

*13.4 *16.5 *17.1

*12.2

*11.0

*

These items have been affected by property revaluation.

#

These items have been affected by exceptional item.

@ These items have been adjusted for the rights issue of shares in 1994.