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%