CHANGCHUNDAXING<08067> - Results Announcement (Final, 2003, Summary) Changchun Da Xing Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced on 18/3/2004: (stock code: 08067 ) Year end date :31/12/2003 Currency :RMB Auditors' report :Unqualified Interim Report Reviewed by :N/A 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 (audited) (audited) Current Last Corresponding Period Period from 1/1/2003 from 1/1/2002 to 31/12/2003 to 31/12/2002 RMB'000 RMB'000 Turnover : 64,730 71,220 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 23,832 39,949 Finance cost : (2,512) (549) 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 : 21,334 34,669 % Change Over the Last Period : -38.46% EPS / (LPS) Basic (in dollar) : RMB 0.038 RMB 0.072 Diluted (in dollar) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : 0 0 Profit (Loss) after ETD Items : 21,334 34,669 Final Dividends per Share : RMB 0.005 NIL (specify if with other options) : N/A N/A B/C Dates for Final Dividends : 14/04/2004 to 14/05/2004 bdi. Payable Date : 31/08/2004 B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 14/04/2004 to 14/05/2004 bdi. Other Distribution for Current Period : NIL B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A (bdi: both days inclusive) For and on behalf of Changchun Da Xing Pharmaceutical Company Limited Signature : Name :Yau Wing Yiu Title :Qualified Accountant 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. Remark: 1. Basis of presentation The Company was incorporated as a joint stock limited company in the People's Republic of China ("PRC") on 27 December 1993 under the provisions of the PRC Company Law. The Company's H shares were listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 28 June 2002. The Company is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of medicine in the PRC. On 17 January 2003, the Company set up a new company in the PRC, Changchun Zhong Da Healthcare Product Company Limited with one of its major shareholders, Changchun Kuancheng Pharmaceutircal Factory. The Company is 60% owned by the Company and 40% by Changchun Kuancheng Pharmaceutircal Factory. The principal activity of the Company is production of healthcare medication products. The principal accounting policies adopted in preparing the audited results conform with accounting standards issued by the Hong Kong Society of Accountants. 2.Turnover Turnover represents the invoiced value of goods sold, net of value-added tax, trade discounts and returns. The Group's turnover and operating profit are entirely derived from the PRC on the sales of pharmaceutical products. Accordingly, no analysis by business or geographical segment is provided. 3. Taxation Year ended 31 December 2003 2002 RMB'000 RMB'000 Hong Kong 0 0 PRC 0 4,731 ------- ------- Tax charge for the period 0 4,731 ======= ======= The PRC income tax is computed according to the relevant laws and regulations in the PRC. The applicable income tax rate was 15% (2002:15%). The Company was registered as a Sino-Foreign joint stock limited company on 20 December 2002, it is exempted from income tax for two years starting from year ended 31 December 2003, its first profit-making year after the registration, followed by a 50% reduction of income tax for the next three years. The subidiary, Changchun Zhong Da Healthcare Product Company Limited had not commenced business during the year. Thus, it had no assessable profits and hence no PRC income tax was provided for the year ended 31 December 2003 The taxation charge for the year can be reconciled to the profit as stated in the financial statements as follows: Year ended 31 December 2003 2002 RMB'000 RMB'000 Profit before taxation 21,320 39,400 ======= ======= Taxation calculated at PRC profits tax of 33%(2002:33%) 7,036 13,002 Tax effect of tax exemption/reduction of income tax under preferential tax treatment (8,227) (5,600) Tax effect of non-taxable item - (2,735) Tax effect of expenses not deductible for taxation purposes 1,191 - Others - 64 ------- ------- Taxation for the year - 4,731 ======= ======= 4. Earnings per share The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the profit attributable to shareholders for the year ended 31 December 2003 of approximately RMB 21,334,000 (2002: RMB 34,669,000) and on the weighted average of 561,000,000 shares in issue during the year ended 31 December 2003 (2002: 481,276,712 shares) 5. Final dividend The Board recommended the payment of final cash dividend of RMB0.5Cent per share to shareholders whose names appear on the register of shareholders of the Company on 14 April 2004 |