Five-Year Financial Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

2009
HK$
million

2008
HK$
million

2007
HK$
million

2006
HK$
million
 

2005
HK$
million

 


 

 

   

 

RESULTS

 

Turnover

1,680

1,638

1,368

1,268

1,250

 

Property expenses

(235)

(217)

(208)

(240)

(237)

 

Gross profit

1,445

1,421

1,160

1,028

1,013

 

Investment income

38

63

98

147

38

 

Other gains and losses

(3)

146

302

201

(25)

 

Administrative expenses

(133)

(134)

(106)

(111)

(103)

Finance costs

(131)

(155)

(175)

(163)

(214)

 

Change in fair value of investment properties

1,249

(212)

3,131

2,576

4,226

  Share of results of associates

768

590

452

120

241

 

Profit before taxation

3,233

1,719

4,862

3,798

5,176

  Taxation

(396)

(1)

(745)

(558)

(856)

 

Profit for the year

2,837

1,718

4,117

3,240

4,320

 

Minority interests

(121)

(124)

(168)

(141)

(199)

 

Profit attributable to owners of the Company

2,716

1,594

3,949

3,099

4,121

 

Underlying profit for the year

1,113

1,201

1,158

1,012

1,005

  Recurring underlying profit for the year

1,110

1,066

950

755

641

   

 

 

  Dividends

 

 

    Dividends paid

709

644

549

474

420

 

  Dividends proposed

567

562

498

422

369

 

  Dividends per share (HK cents)

68.00

68.00

60.00

50.00

45.00

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share (HK$), based on:

 

 

 

  Profit for the year

 

 

 

  - basic

2.60

1.53

3.75

2.94

3.92

 

  - diluted

2.60

1.53

3.75

2.94

3.92

 

  Underlying profit for the year -
  basic

1.06

1.16

1.10

0.96

0.96

 

  Recurring underlying profit for
  the year - basic

1.06

1.03

0.90

0.72

0.61

 

 

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 

Net debt to equity

5.1%

5.9%

6.8%

7.9%

10.7%

 

Net interest coverage (times)

11.7x

10.2x

7.8x

6.9x

4.6x

 

Net assets value per share (HK$)

32.05

30.23

30.51

26.37

23.42

 

Adjusted net assets value per share (HK$)

35.27

33.29

33.81

29.12

25.76

 

Net debt per share (HK$)

1.82

1.96

2.29

2.31

2.75

 

Year end share price (HK$)

22.05

12.52

22.25

20.35

19.20

 
    

2009
HK$
million

2008
HK$
million

2007
HK$
million

2006
HK$
million
 

2005
HK$
million

 
   

 

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

Investment properties

37,363

35,850

35,711

32,473

29,815

  Interests in associates

2,886

2,340

1,601

1,272

1,147

 

Available-for-sale investments

1,002

1,022

2,479

1,745

1,256

 

Time deposits, cash and bank balances

1,984

1,015

484

385

1,402

 

Other assets

613

1,309

615

378

371

 

Total assets

43,848

41,536

40,890

36,253

33,991

             

 

Borrowings

(3,891)

(3,751)

(2,861)

(2,821)

(4,301)

 

Taxation

(3,926)

(3,999)

(4,180)

(3,574)

(3,077)

 

Other liabilities

(1,077)

(1,076)

(1,001)

(950)

(960)

 

Total liabilities

(8,894)

(8,826)

(8,042)

(7,345)

(8,338)

             
  Net assets

34,954

32,710

32,848

28,908

25,653

  Minority interests

(1,286)

(1,241)

(1,196)

(1,080)

(986)

 

Shareholders' funds

33,668

31,469

31,652

27,828

24,667

 

Adjusted shareholders' funds

37,057

34,660

35,072

30,729

27,134

 
  Definitions :
  (1) Underlying profit for the year: profit adjusted for group's share of unrealised fair value changes on investment properties net of deferred tax
  (2) Recurring underlying profit for the year: underlying profit adjusted for aggregate of realised gain or loss on disposal of investment properties and available-for-sale investments, impairment, reversal, recovery and tax provision for prior year(s)
  (3) Net debt to equity: borrowings less short-term investments, time deposits, cash and bank balances divided by adjusted shareholders' funds
  (4) Net interest coverage: gross profit less administrative expenses before depreciation divided by net interest expenses
  (5) Net assets value / Adjusted net assets value per share: shareholders' funds / adjusted shareholders' funds divided by number of issued shares at year end
  (6) Net debt per share: borrowings less short-term investments, time deposits, cash and bank balances divided by number of issued shares at year end
  (7) Adjusted shareholders' funds: shareholders' funds adjusted for cumulative deferred tax provided for fair value changes on properties