Five-Year Financial Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

2010
HK$
million

As restated*
2009
HK$
million

As restated*
2008
HK$
million

As restated*
2007
HK$
million
 

As restated*
2006
HK$
million
 

 


 

 

   

 

RESULTS

 

Turnover

1,764

1,680

1,638

1,368

1,268

 

Property expenses

(250)

(235)

(217)

(208)

(240)

 

Gross profit

1,514

1,445

1,421

1,160

1,028

 

Investment income

49

38

63

98

147

 

Other gains and losses

(42)

(3)

146

302

201

 

Administrative expenses

(140)

(133)

(134)

(106)

(111)

Finance costs

(117)

(131)

(155)

(175)

(163)

 

Change in fair value of investment properties

2,594

1,249

(212)

3,131

2,576

  Share of results of associates

394

768

590

452

120

 

Profit before taxation

4,252

3,233

1,719

4,862

3,798

  Taxation

(201)

(189)

(237)

(205)

(110)

 

Profit for the year

4,051

3,044

1,482

4,657

3,688

 

Non-controlling interests

(207)

(130)

(118)

(190)

(162)

 

Profit attributable to owners of the Company

3,844

2,914

1,364

4,467

3,526

 

Underlying profit for the year

1,148

1,113

1,201

1,158

1,012

  Recurring underlying profit for the year

1,148

1,110

1,066

950

755

   

 

 

  Dividends

 

 

    Dividends paid

714

709

644

549

474

 

  Dividends proposed

632

567

562

498

422

 

  Dividends per share (HK cents)

74.00

68.00

68.00

60.00

50.00

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share (HK$), based on:

 

 

 

  Profit for the year

 

 

 

  - basic

3.65

2.79

1.31

4.24

3.34

 

  - diluted

3.65

2.79

1.31

4.24

3.34

 

  Underlying profit for the year -
  basic

1.09

1.06

1.16

1.10

0.96

 

  Recurring underlying profit for
  the year - basic

1.09

1.06

1.03

0.90

0.72

 

 

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 

Net debt to equity

6.4%

5.1%

5.9%

6.8%

7.9%

 

Net interest coverage (times)

14.0x

11.7x

10.2x

7.8x

6.9x

 

Net assets value per share (HK$)

38.61

35.42

33.44

33.94

29.25

 

Net debt per share (HK$)

2.46

1.82

1.96

2.29

2.31

 

Year end share price (HK$)

36.60

22.05

12.52

22.25

20.35

 
    

2010
HK$
million

As restated*
2009
HK$
million

As restated*
2008
HK$
million

As restated*
2007
HK$
million
 

As restated*
2006
HK$
million

 
   

 

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

Investment properties

40,833

37,363

35,850

35,711

32,473

  Interests in associates

3,153

2,886

2,340

1,601

1,272

 

Available-for-sale investments

1,152

1,002

1,022

2,479

1,745

 

Time deposits and cash and bank balances

1,993

1,984

1,015

484

385

 

Other assets

1,423

807

1,493

789

536

 

Total assets

48,554

44,042

41,720

41,064

36,411

             

 

Borrowings

(4,587)

(3,891)

(3,751)

(2,861)

(2,821)

 

Taxation

(387)

(342)

(620)

(565)

(496)

 

Other liabilities

(1,263)

(1,077)

(1,076)

(1,001)

(950)

 

Total liabilities

(6,237)

(5,310)

(5,447)

(4,427)

(4,267)

             
  Net assets

42,317

38,732

36,273

36,637

32,144

  Non-controlling interests

(1,640)

(1,516)

(1,462)

(1,423)

(1,285)

 

Shareholders' funds

40,677

37,216

34,811

35,214

30,859

 
  * The amount has been restated due to changes in accounting policy.
 
  Definitions :
  (1) Underlying profit for the year: profit adjusted for group's share of unrealised fair value changes on investment properties
  (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 and cash and bank balances divided by shareholders' funds
  (4) Net interest coverage: gross profit less administrative expenses before depreciation divided by net interest expenses
  (5) Net asset value per share: 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