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ZHEJIANG EXPRESSWAY CO. LTD.
(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock code: 0576)
2017 THIRD QUARTERLY RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
The directors (the "Directors") of Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. (the "Company") are pleased to announce the third quarterly results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (the "Period").
The audit committee of the Company has reviewed the quarterly results of the Group for the Period. Set out below are the Group's unaudited condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial position and unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the Period together with the comparative figures for the corresponding period of 2016:
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | |||
| For the nine months ended September 30, | |||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||
| Rmb'000 | Rmb'000 | ||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited and restated) | ||
| -------------------- | --------------------- | ||
| Continuing operations | |||
| Revenue | 7,211,329 | 7,405,839 | |
| Operating costs | (3,459,750) | (3,693,365) | |
| -------------------- | -------------------- | ||
| Gross profit | 3,751,579 | 3,712,474 | |
| Securities investment gains | 569,657 | 319,675 | |
| Other income and gains and losses | (25,413) | 169,219 | |
| Administrative expenses | (56,923) | (50,412) | |
| Other expenses | (70,238) | (28,262) | |
| Share of profit of associates | 150,758 | 30,177 | |
| Share of profit of a joint venture | 14,349 | 6,287 | |
| Finance costs | (467,333) | (506,177) | |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------- | ||
| Profit before tax | 3,866,436 | 3,652,981 | |
| Income tax expense | (881,256) | (912,981) | |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ||
| Profit for the Period from continuing operations | 2,985,180 | 2,740,000 | |
| Discontinued operations | |||
| Profit for the Period from discontinued operations | - | 30,716 | |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------- | ||
| Profit for the Period | 2,985,180 | 2,770,716 | |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ||
| Profit for the Period attributable to owners of the Company: | |||
| -Continuing operations | 2,398,896 | 2,151,400 | |
| -Discontinued operations | - | 29,571 | |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ||
| 2,398,896 | 2,180,971 | ||
| Profit for the Period attributable to non-controlling interest: | |||
| -Continuing operations | 586,284 | 588,600 | |
| -Discontinued operations | - | 1,145 | |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------- | ||
| 586,284 | 589,745 | ||
| ------------------------ | ---------------------- | ||
| 2,985,180 | 2,770,716 | ||
| ------------------------ | ---------------------- | ||
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: | |||
| Available-for-sale financial assets: | |||
| - Fair value gain during the Period | 92,569 | 28,958 | |
| - Reclassification adjustments for cumulative gain included in profit or loss upon disposal | (82,589) | (26,023) | |
| Share of differences arising on translation | 59 | 88 | |
| Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified subsequently | (2,495) | (734) | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ||
| Other comprehensive income for the Period, net of income tax | 7,544 | 2,289 | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the Period | 2,992,724 | 2,773,005 | |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the Period attributable to: | |||
| Owners of the Company | 2,402,435 | 2,182,167 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 590,289 | 590,838 | |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ||
| 2,992,724 | 2,773,005 | ||
| ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ||
| Earnings per share | |||
| From continuing and discontinued operations - basic and diluted | Rmb55.23cents | Rmb50.22 cents | |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ||
| From continuing operations - basic and diluted | Rmb55.23cents | Rmb49.54 cents | |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION | |||
| As at September 30, 2017 | As at December 31, 2016 | ||
| Rmb'000 | Rmb'000 | ||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| Non-current assets | 19,646,735 | 21,603,208 | |
| Current assets | 51,821,775 | 52,158,224 | |
| Current liabilities | 34,464,066 | 42,507,358 | |
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| Net current assets | 17,357,709 | 9,650,866 | |
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 37,004,444 | 31,254,074 | |
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| Non-current liabilities | 8,663,004 | 7,078,147 | |
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| 28,341,440 | 24,175,927 | ||
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| Capital and reserves | |||
| Share capital | 4,343,115 | 4,343,115 | |
| Reserves | 15,715,060 | 13,974,042 | |
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| Equity attributable to owners of the Company | 20,058,175 | 18,317,157 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 8,283,265 | 5,858,770 | |
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| 28,341,440 | 24,175,927 | ||
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS | |||
| For the nine months ended September 30, | |||
| 2017 | 2016 | ||
| Rmb'000 | Rmb'000 | ||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| Net cash (used in) from operating activities | (159,195) | 2,432,567 | |
| Net cash from (used in) investing activities | 1,150,627 | (596,757) | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (3,684,077) | (2,916,694) | |
| ------------------- | ------------------ | ||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (2,692,645) | (1,080,884) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the Period | 7,198,745 | 4,983,051 | |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | 59 | 88 | |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the Period | 4,506,159 | 3,902,255 | |
| =========== | =========== | ||
By Order of the Board
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd.
ZHAN Xiaozhang
Chairman
Hangzhou, the PRC, October 31, 2017
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are:Mr. ZHAN Xiaozhang,Mr. CHENG Tao andMs. LUO Jianhu; the non-executive directors of the Company are:Mr. WANG Dongjie,Mr. DAI Benmeng, andMr. ZHOU Jianping; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are:Mr. ZHOU Jun,Mr. PEI Ker-Wei andMs. LEE Wai Tsang, Rosa.
