Tomson Group Limited — Earnings Release 2001

Apr 16, 2002

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TOMSON GROUP<00258> - Results Announcement (Summary) Tomson Group Limited announced on 16/4/2002: (stock code: 258) Year end date: 31/12/2001 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: Neither Review of Interim Report by: N/A (Audited) (Audited) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/1/2001 from 1/1/2000 to 31/12/2001 to 31/12/2000 ('000) ('000) Turnover : 1,205,743 713,156 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 150,585 146,906 Finance cost : (7,306) (8,358) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 2,029 3,470 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : (2,454) (3,414) Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 106,369 97,423 % Change over Last Period : +9.2% EPS/(LPS)-Basic : 9.89 cents 9.19 cents -Diluted : 9.89 cents 9.17 cents Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 106,369 97,423 Final Dividend per Share : NIL NIL (Specify if with other options) : N/A N/A B/C Dates for Final Dividend : N/A Payable Date : N/A B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for Current Period : N/A B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 1. Due to the adoption of the SSAP 30 "Business Combinations" during the current year, the Group has elected to restate goodwill (negative goodwill) previously eliminated against (credited to) reserves and the profit from operations for the year ended 31st December, 2000 has been restated to conform with the current year's presentation. 2. Earnings / (Loss) per share The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data: Year ended 31st December 2001 2000 HK$'000 HK$'000 (Restated) Earnings Profit for the year for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share 106,369 97,423 ========== ========== Year ended 31st December 2001 2000 Number of shares Weighted average number/number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic earnings per share 1,075,332,674 1,059,749,112 Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares: Options 12,224 2,846,672 ___________ ___________ Weighted average number/number of ordinary shares for the purposes of diluted earnings per share 1,075,344,898 1,062,595,784 ============= =============