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| For the year ended March 31 |
2008
(US$m) |
2007
(US$m) |
Year-on- year (change) |
| OPERATING RESULTS |
| Sales |
16,352 |
13,978 |
17.0% |
| Gross profit |
2,450 |
1,887 |
29.8% |
| Gross profit margin (%) |
15.0 |
13.5 |
1.5 pts |
| Operating expenses |
1,921 |
1,722 |
11.5% |
| Expense-to-revenue ratio (%) |
11.7 |
12.3 |
(0.6 pts) |
| Pre-tax income |
513 |
155 |
231.8% |
| Pre-tax income margin (%) |
3.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 pts |
| Profit attributable to shareholders |
484 |
161 |
200.5% |
| Earnings per share - basic (US cents) |
5.51 |
1.87 |
194.7% |
| Earnings per share - diluted (US cents) |
5.06 |
1.84 |
175.0% |
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| Cash and Working Capital |
| EBITDA* |
798 |
375 |
113.0% |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
2,191 |
1,064 |
106.0% |
| Total bank borrowings |
561 |
118 |
375.4% |
| Net cash reserves |
1,630 |
946 |
72.4% |
| Cash conversion cycle (day) |
(28) |
(27) |
(1) |
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| Divided Per Ordinary Share |
| Interim dividend (HK cents) |
3.0 |
2.4 |
25.0% |
| Proposed final dividend (HK cents) |
12.8 |
2.8 |
357.1% |
| Proposed total dividend (HK cents) |
15.8 |
5.2 |
203.8% |
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