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FINAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015


FINAL RESULTS


The Directors of SCMP Group Limited (the "Company") are pleased to announce the consolidated final results of the Company and its group of companies (the "Group") for the year ended 31 December 2015 as follows:


31 December

31 December

2015

2014

Notes

HK$'000

HK$'000

ASSETS

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

3

96,954

530,526

Investment properties

4

1,923,400

1,732,000

Intangible assets

-

160,162

Investment in associates

4,350

43,203

Available-for-sale financial assets

114,738

184,687

Defined benefit plan's assets

-

73,964

Deferred income tax assets

-

6,875

2,139,442

2,731,417

Current assets

Inventories

-

19,823

Accounts receivable

5

-

290,906

Prepayments, deposits and other

receivables


2,341


26,873

Amount due from an associate

-

124

Available-for-sale financial asset

24,522

-

Cash and bank balances

39,487

464,137

66,350

801,863

Assets of disposal group

classified as held for sale


9


1,526,228


-

1,592,578

801,863


Total assets


3,732,020

3,533,280

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET



31 December

31 December

2015

2014

Notes

HK$'000

HK$'000


EQUITY

Capital and reserves

Share capital

6

156,106

156,106

Other reserves

3,161,849

2,960,377

Shareholders' funds

3,317,955

3,116,483

Non-controlling interests

56,534

53,396

Total equity

3,374,489

3,169,879


LIABILITIES

Non-current liabilities

Deferred income tax liabilities

17,959

85,566

17,959

85,566

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued

liabilities


7


40,461


232,363

Amounts due to associates

2,290

2,672

Subscriptions in advance

-

26,432

Current income tax liabilities

506

9,328

Loans from a non-controlling

shareholder


-


7,040

43,257

277,835

Liabilities of disposal group classified as held for sale


9


296,315


-

339,572

277,835

Total liabilities

357,531

363,401


Total equity and liabilities


3,732,020

3,533,280



Year ended 31 December

2015

2014

Notes

HK$'000

HK$'000

(Restated)

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

Revenue


2


52,833


46,956

Other income

2,149

1,845

Cost of production

(4,946)

(4,666)

Rental and utilities

(4,141)

(3,234)

Depreciation and amortisation

(5,205)

(5,189)

Other operating expenses

(3,903)

(2,822)

Fair value gain on investment properties

191,400

11,400


Operating profit of continuing operations


228,187

44,290

Net finance income

1,496

1,495

Share of losses of associates

(4,919)

(9,365)

Gain on partial disposal of interests in an associate

65,158

-

Profit before income tax from continuing operations


289,922


36,420

Income tax expense

8

(4,820)

(4,665)

Profit for the year from continuing operations


DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Profit for the year from discontinued operations


9

285,102


50,438

31,755


127,882

Profit for the year

335,540

159,637



Year ended 31 December

2015

2014

HK$'000

HK$'000

(Restated)

Other comprehensive (loss)/income

Item that will not be reclassified subsequently to

profit or loss:

Remeasurement of defined benefit plan obligation


(4,835)


20,782

Share of remeasurement of defined benefit

plan obligation of an associate


(721)


(371)

(5,556)

20,411

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

Fair value loss on available-for-sale financial assets


(45,419)


(47,146)

Currency translation difference

304

145

Currency translation difference released upon

partial disposal of interests in an associate


15,425


-

(29,690)

(47,001)

Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax


(35,246)


(26,590)


Total comprehensive income for the year


300,294

133,047


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