08:43 VXL CAPITAL<00727> - Results Announcement VXL Capital Limited announced on 27/04/2005: (stock code: 00727 ) Year end date: 31/12/2004 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: Unqualified (Audited ) (Audited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/01/2004 from 01/04/2003 to 31/12/2004 to 31/12/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 3,739 7,274 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : (8,411) 6,018 Finance cost : N/A N/A Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 1,230 1,452 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : (6,149) 7,084 % Change over Last Period : N/A % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : (0.09) 0.1 -Diluted (in dollars) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : (6,149) 7,084 Final Dividend : Nil Nil per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : N/A Payable Date : N/A B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 27/05/2005 to 03/06/2005 bdi. Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 1. The Company changed its financial year end from 31 March to 31 December commencing in the year of 2003. The annual report showed the results of the Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 with comparative figures for the period of nine months ended 31 December 2003. Accordingly, the comparative figures are not directly and fully comparable. 2. On 29 March 2004, VXL Capital Partners Corporation Limited (" VXLCPL") successfully completed the acquisitions from Kim Eng Holdings Limited and Kim Eng Investment Limited their entire equity interest of approximately 70.01% of the Company's issued and paid up share capital. VXLCPL has since become the controlling shareholder and assumed management control of the Group. 3. The Company disposed its subsidiary, Kim Eng Corporate Finance ( Hong Kong) Limited in March 2004 and made a profit of HK$1,470,000. 4. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Hong Kong and comply with accounting standards issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA") and the requirements of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. They have been prepared under the historical cost convention except that, as disclosed in the accounting policies below, investments in securities are stated at fair value. 5. The Group's turnover for the year was HK$3.7 million, representing a decrease of 48.6% when compared to last year. The drop in turnover was mainly attributable to the fall in corporate advisory fee. The market for corporate finance and advisory business was very competitive and the regulatory requirements are very stringent which resulted in difficulties in gaining new assignments and incurrence of addition time for completion of corporate exercise. 6. The calculation of basic (loss)/earnings per share is based on the Group's loss attributable to shareholders of HK$6,149,000 (2003: profit of HK$7,084,000) and the 72,000,000 (2003: 72,000,000) ordinary shares in issue during the year/period. Diluted earnings per share has not been presented as the Company has no dilutive potential ordinary shares in issue for the year ended 31 December 2004. For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.