| |
   |
| Financial statistics |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Consolidated income statement |
US$M |
|
|
|
|
| Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
| Terminal |
|
4.6 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
- |
Container leasing, management, sale and related
businesses |
|
229.1 |
214.0 |
167.9 |
144.6 |
| Container handling, transportation and storage |
|
10.9 |
10.8 |
12.0 |
- |
| Elimination of inter-segment |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
|
244.6 |
229.0 |
183.5 |
144.6 |
 |
| EBITDA |
|
237.3 |
234.8 |
192.6 |
162.8 |
| Depreciation & amortisation |
|
(70.6) |
(66.8) |
(52.1) |
(72.8) |
| EBIT |
|
166.7 |
168.0 |
140.5 |
90.0 |
| Interest expenses |
|
(37.1) |
(41.7) |
(27.9) |
(22.5) |
| Interest income |
|
5.1 |
3.1 |
11.1 |
4.0 |
| Profit before income tax |
|
134.7 |
129.4 |
123.7 |
71.5 |
|
| Operating profit after finance income and costs |
|
83.7 |
81.1 |
85.9 |
45.5 |
| Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company |
|
128.8 |
126.7 |
121.5 |
71.1 |
|
| Breakdown of profit attributable to equity holders of the Company |
|
|
|
|
|
| Terminal and related businesses |
|
40.4 |
40.6 |
38.7 |
26.0 |
Container leasing, management, sale and related
businesses |
|
115.0 |
120.7 |
82.4 |
43.2 |
| Logistics and related businesses |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Container manufacturing and related businesses |
|
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
- |
| Other operations |
|
9.7 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
- |
| Net corporate financial income/(costs) |
|
(34.8) |
(42.4) |
(0.3) |
4.6 |
| Net corporate expenses |
|
(2.9) |
(3.4) |
(1.5) |
(2.7) |
| Total |
|
128.8 |
126.7 |
121.5 |
71.1 |
|
| Consolidated balance sheet |
US$M |
|
|
|
|
| Consolidated total assets |
|
1,631.3 |
1,549.7 |
1,434.4 |
955.0 |
| Consolidated total liabilities |
|
631.6 |
683.6 |
666.4 |
350.4 |
| Consolidated net assets |
|
999.7 |
866.1 |
768.0 |
604.6 |
| Consolidated total debts |
|
560.8 |
634.3 |
600.0 |
320.3 |
| Consolidated cash balances |
|
252.3 |
87.6 |
38.4 |
178.6 |
| Consolidated net debts |
|
308.5 |
546.7 |
561.6 |
141.7 |
|
| Per share data |
|
|
|
|
|
| Capital and reserves attributable to the equity holders of the Company per share |
US$ |
0.46 |
0.42 |
0.37 |
0.31 |
| Basic earnings per share |
US cents |
6.11 |
6.18 |
6.02 |
4.11 |
| Dividend per share |
US cents |
2.34 |
2.30 |
2.12 |
1.92 |
| Net asset value per share |
HK$ |
3.645 |
3.292 |
2.919 |
2.460 |
| Share price (as at 31st December) |
US$ |
0.827 |
0.413 |
0.808 |
1.154 |
| |
HK$ |
6.450 |
3.225 |
6.300 |
9.000 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ratios |
|
|
|
|
|
| P/E (as at 31st December) |
Times |
13.5 |
6.7 |
13.4 |
28.1 |
| Dividend payout ratio |
% |
38.3 |
37.2 |
35.3 |
46.8 |
| Return on total assets |
% |
8.1 |
8.5 |
10.2 |
8.8 |
| Return on net assets |
% |
13.8 |
15.5 |
17.7 |
- |
| Return on equity holders of the Company |
% |
13.9 |
15.6 |
17.8 |
14.8 |
| Net debt-to-equity ratio |
% |
30.9 |
63.1 |
73.1 |
23.4 |
| Interest coverage |
Times |
4.6 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other information |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total number of shares issued (as at 31st December) |
M |
2,139.2 |
2,051.8 |
2,051.8 |
1,917.5 |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares issued |
M |
2,109.5 |
2,051.8 |
2,019.1 |
1,730.2 |
| Market capitalisation (as at 31st December) |
US$M |
1,769.0 |
848.4 |
1,657.2 |
2,212.4 |
|
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