08:56 SHENYIN WANGUO<00218> - Results Announcement (2) 4. PROFIT/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS The Group's profit/(loss) from operations is arrived at after charging/(crediting): 2004 2003 HK$ HK$ Interest expenses for financial services operations on bank loans and overdrafts 1,680,833 4,893,127 Net realised losses/(gains) on trading of listed equity investments and futures contracts 7,041,622 (30,595,398) Net realised gains on disposal of long term investments (9,505,773) - Net unrealised losses on listed equity investments 10,958,401 17,825,590 Provision for bad and doubtful debts and bad debt written off 8,689,753 - Write-back of impairment provisions for long term investments - (5,382,802) Provision for claims - 4,000,000 ========================== 5. EARNINGS PER SHARE (a) Basic earnings per share The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the net profit from ordinary activities attributable to shareholders for the year of HK$9,055,610 (2003 restated: HK$27,922,436) and 530,759,126 ( 2003: 530,759,126) ordinary shares in issue during the year. (b) Diluted earnings per share No diluted earnings per share has been presented for the current and prior year because there was no dilutive potential ordinary share in existence during the years ended 31 December 2004 and 2003. 6. COMPARATIVE AMOUNTS The comparative amounts have been restated due to the adoption of SSAP Interpretation 22. As a consequence, the net profit attributable to shareholders for last year has been decreased by HK$7,703,403. For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.