13:08 SHOUGANG CENT<00103> - Results Announcement (1) Shougang Concord Century Holdings Limited announced on 18/04/2005: (stock code: 00103 ) Year end date: 31/12/2004 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: Unqualified (Audited ) (Audited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/01/2004 from 01/01/2003 to 31/12/2004 to 31/12/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 427,864 297,271 Profit/(Loss) from Operations 1 : 80,703 83,278 Finance cost : (4,463) (3,178) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 4,562 5,251 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : 7,833 6,847 Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI 1 : 148,114 66,092 % Change over Last Period : +124.1 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) 2 : 0.1453 0.075 -Diluted (in dollars) 2 : 0.1319 0.07 Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 148,114 66,092 Final Dividend : $0.015 $0.02 per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 08/06/2005 to 13/06/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 04/07/2005 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 1. The Group's profit from operations has been arrived at after charging (crediting): 2004 2003 ---- ---- HK$'000 HK$'000 ------- ------- Cost of inventories sold 307,858 190,813 Depreciation 25,434 24,814 Amortization of land use rights 791 614 Amortization of goodwill 2,222 556 Allowance for (recovery of) bad and doubtful debts 3,244 (7,714) ======== ======== Further, the Group's profit after taxation and minority interests has been arrived at after charging (crediting): 2004 2003 ---- ---- HK$'000 HK$'000 ------- ------- Gain on disposal of subsidiaries 76,651 - Loss on disposal of a jointly controlled entity (9,410) - ======== ========