SUPERDATA<08263> - Results Announcement (Q3, 2003, Summary) Superdata Software Holdings Limited announced on 12/11/2003: (stock code: 08263) Year end date :31/12/2003 Currency :RMB Auditors' report :N/A Review of 3rd Quarterly Report by :Audit Committee Important Note : This result announcement form only contains extracted information from and should be read in conjunction with the detailed results announcement of the issuer, which can be viewed on the GEM website at http://www.hkgem.com (unaudited) (unaudited) Current Last Corresponding Period Period from 01/01/2003 from 01/01/2002 to 30/09/2003 to 30/09/2002 RMB'000 RMB'000 Turnover : 27,421 21,615 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 11,001 7,656 Finance cost : 0 0 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : N/A N/A Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entites : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Taxation & MI : 11,001 7,656 % Change Over the Last Period : +43.69% EPS / (LPS) Basic (in dollar) : RMB 0.0321 RMB 0.0255 Diluted (in dollar) : RMB 0.0311 N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : 0 0 Profit (Loss) after ETD Items : 11,001 7,656 3rd Quarterly Dividends per Share : NIL NIL (specify if with other options) : N/A N/A B/C Dates for 3rd Quarterly Dividends : N/A Payable Date : N/A B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for Current Period : NIL B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A For and on behalf of Superdata Software Holdings Limited Signature : Name : Mr Cen Anbin Title : Chairman Responsibility statement The directors of the Company (the "Directors") as at the date hereof hereby collectively and individually accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this results announcement form (the "Information") and confirm, having made all reasonable inquiries, that to the best of their knowledge and belief the Information are accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading and that there are no other matters the omission of which would make the Information herein inaccurate or misleading. The Directors acknowledge that the Stock Exchange has no responsibility whatsoever with regard to the Information and undertake to indemnify the Exchange against all liability incurred and all losses suffered by the Exchange in connection with or relating to the Information. Remarks: 1. Group reorganisation and basis of preparation Group reorganisation (a) The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 3 July 2002 as an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Law, Cap 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands. (b) Pursuant to a group reorganisation (the "Reorganisation") in preparation for the listing of the Company's shares on GEM on 6 June 2003 (the "Listing"), the Company became the holding company of the Group on 20 May 2003. Details of the Reorganisation are set out in Appendix IV of the Prospectus. (c) The Reorganisation is accounted for using merger accounting as stipulated in the Hong Kong Statement of Standard Accounting Practice ("SSAP") 27 "Accounting for group reconstructions" issued by the Hong Kong Society of Accountants. The consolidated results of the Group for the period ended 30 September 2003, including the comparative figures, are prepared as if the Company had been the holding company of the companies comprising the Group from the beginning of the earliest period presented. (d) All significant transactions and balances among the companies comprising the Group are eliminated on consolidation. Basis of preparation The condensed consolidated results have been have been prepared in accordance with SSAP and the applicable disclosure requirements of the GEM Listings Rules. The principal accounting policies and basis of preparation adopted for the preparation of these condensed consolidated results are consistent with those adopted by the Group in the Prospectus. 2. Turnover and revenue The Group is principally engaged in the development and sale of packaged software and customised software in the People's Republic of China excluding Hong Kong (the "PRC"). Turnover and revenue recognised during the period are as follows: For the nine months ended 30 September 2003 2002 RMB'000 RMB'000 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Turnover Sales of packaged software 27,421 20,419 Sales of customised software - 1,196 ______ ______ 27,421 21,615 Other revenue Interest income 228 90 ______ ______ Total revenue 27,649 21,705 ====== ====== Note: Turnover as disclosed above is net of applicable value-added tax in the PRC. 3. Taxation No provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made for the three months and nine months ended 30 September 2003 (three months and nine months ended 30 September 2002: Nil) as the Group has no assessable profit in Hong Kong during these periods. The Group's subsidiaries in the PRC, Superdata Software Technology (Guangzhou) Limited ("Superdata (Guangzhou)") and Glory Software (Shanghai) Limited ("Glory Shanghai), which was formerly known as Beijing Superdata Network Co., are foreign investment enterprises and are subject to PRC enterprise income tax ("EIT"). Superdata (Guangzhou) is registered in Guangzhou Economic Technology Development District. During the period, Superdata (Guangzhou) has accumulated net operating losses brought forward, and is applying to the tax authorities for a preferential EIT rate of 15%. Glory Shanghai qualifies as a high-technology enterprise established in new technology development zone and is entitled to a preferential EIT rate of 15%. In accordance with the PRC law of Enterprise Income Tax for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises, Superdata (Guangzhou) is entitled to full exemption from EIT for the first two years and a 50% reduction in EIT for the next three years, commencing from the first profitable year after offsetting all tax losses carried forward from the previous five years. Glory Shanghai is now applying for full exemption from EIT for the first two years and a 50% reduction in EIT for the next three years, commencing from the first profitable year after offsetting all tax losses carried forward from the previous five years. 4. Earnings per share The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the unaudited profits attributable to shareholders for the three months and nine months ended 30 September 2003 of approximately RMB3,452,000 and RMB11,001,000, respectively (three months and nine months ended 30 September 2002: approximately RMB2,573,000 and RMB7,656,000, respectively) and the weighted average number of approximately 400,000,000 and 343,223,000 ordinary shares, respectively for the three months and nine months ended 30 September 2003 (three months and nine months ended 30 September 2002: 300,000,000 shares) in issue during the periods after adjusted for the capitalisation issue. The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended 30 September 2003 was based on the unaudited profit attributable to shareholders of approximately RMB3,452,000 and RMB11,001,000, respectively and the diluted weighted average number of approximately 421,136,000 shares and 353,675,000 shares, respectively in issue during the periods. They have been calculated after taking into account all dilutive instruments outstanding as at 30 September 2003. The effect of the dilutive potential ordinary shares resulting from the exercise of the outstanding share options on the weighted average number of shares in issue during the three months and nine months ended 30 September 2003 were approximately 21,136,000 shares and 10,452,000 shares, respectively which were deemed to have been issued at no consideration as if all outstanding share options had been exercised on the date the options were granted. Diluted earnings per share is not presented for the three months and nine months ended 30 September 2002 because there were no dilutive potential ordinary shares in existence during the periods. |