Five Year Statistics

Operating Results
 

Year ended 31 December

HK$ million

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Revenue

450,536

533,285

566,497

552,949

708,936

Profit before taxation

82,783

93,969

96,015

97,718

121,141

Net Profit

65,096

75,025

78,188

80,928

100,278

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders

43,902

50,239

53,903

56,628

70,222

Basic earnings per share (HK$)

1.51

1.73

1.85

1.95

2.41

Diluted earnings per share (HK$)

1.51

1.73

1.85

1.95

2.41

Dividend per share (HK$)

0.36

0.41

0.465

0.488

0.606

Return on net assets (%)

8.6%

9.1%

9.4%

8.9%

9.9%

Dividend payout ratio (%)

24%

24%

25%

25%

25%

Financial Condition

HK$ million

As at

31 December

2017

As at

31 December

2018

As at

31 December

2019

As at

31 December

2020

As at

31 December

2021

Total assets

7,520,739

7,660,713

8,289,924

9,740,828

10,685,521

Total liabilities

6,727,098

6,850,053

7,395,433

8,732,186

9,519,931

Total ordinary shareholders’ funds and perpetual capital securities

550,951

558,545

591,526

674,276

751,407

Ordinary shareholders’ funds per share (HK$)

18.67

19.20

20.33

23.18

25.83

Credit ratings

         

– Standard & Poor’s

BBB+/Stable

BBB+/Stable

BBB+/Stable

BBB+/Stable

BBB+/Positive

– Moody’s

A3/Negative

A3/Stable

A3/Stable

A3/Stable

A3/Stable