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Highlights

Year ended 31 December

HK$ million

2020

2019

Increase/(Decrease)

Revenue

552,949

566,497

(2.4%)

Profit before taxation

97,718

96,015

1.8%

Net profit

80,928

78,188

3.5%

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders

56,628

53,903

5.1%

Basic earnings per share (HK$)

1.95

1.85

5.1%

Diluted earnings per share (HK$)

1.95

1.85

5.1%

Dividend per share (HK$)

0.488

0.465

4.9%

Net cash generated from operating activities

193,225

160,082

21%

Capital expenditure

29,616

32,318

(8.4%)

HK$ million

As at 31 December 2020

As at 31 December 2019

Increase/(Decrease)

Total assets

9,740,828

8,289,924

18%

Total liabilities

8,732,186

7,395,433

18%

Total ordinary shareholders’ funds

674,276

591,526

5.9%

Return on total assets (%)

1.2%

1.4%

(0.2pp)

Return on net assets (%)

8.9%

9.4%

0.5pp

Staff employed

135,304

287,910

(53%)

Business assets

Revenue from external customers

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders

Business
HK$ million

As at 31
December 2020

Increase/
(Decrease)

Increase/ (decrease) excluding the effect of currency translation

Year ended 31
December 2020

Increase/
(Decrease)

Increase/ (decrease) excluding the effect of currency translation

Year ended 31
December 2020

Increase/
(Decrease)

Increase/ (decrease) excluding the effect of currency translation

Comprehensive financial services

9,113,747

18%

11%

229,103

3.1%

4.4%

43,516

1.6%

2.9%

Advanced intelligent manufacturing

58,719

110%

98%

13,759

(62%)

(61%)

453

(60%)

(59%)

Advanced materials

239,155

5.0%

5.0%

195,754

9.7%

9.7%

10,149

28%

28%

New consumption

76,157

(23%)

(24%)

70,056

(21%)

(21%)

894

(21%)

(21%)

New-type urbanisation

309,736

12%

7.8%

44,224

8.6%

9.7%

9,409

17%

18%