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GROUp FINANCIAL HIGHL IGHTS
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Total revenue 1,510,663 1,358,721 951,896 1,245,865 1,067,312
Earnings before interest and tax 97,489 47,753 212,628 87,283 544,337
Proft before tax 79,246 23,872 187,368 73,915 536,805
Proft attributable to owners of the Company 45,621 28,169 159,282 57,608 484,957
Shareholders’ funds 1,162,424 1,146,413 1,116,640 1,196,781 1,831,487
Per Share
Earnings per share (cents) 14.0 8.6 48.9 17.7 148.8
Gross dividend per share (cents) 4.0 2.0 2.0 (a) 2.0 (b) 7.5
Net asset value per share ($) 3.57 3.52 3.43 3.67 5.62
Financial Ratios
Return on equity (%) 4.0 2.5 13.8 3.8 31.1
Net gearing (%) 33.5 42.4 40.7 21.4 –
Note:
(a) This does not take into account the special dividend of $1.00 per share paid in 2 installments on 6 March
2009 (80 cents) and 30 April 2009 (20 cents), following the approval by the Company’s shareholders at an
extraordinary general meeting (“EGM”) held on 19 December 2008, and the expiry of the 21-day statutory
period on 12 January 2009.
(b) This does not take into account the special dividend of $1.50 per share paid on 31 July 2008, following the
approval by the Company’s shareholders at an EGM held on 13 June 2008, and the expiry of the 21-day statutory
period on 7 July 2008.
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