CHEVALIER CONS<00579> - Results Announcement

Chevalier Construction Holdings Limited announced on 16/07/2003:
(stock code: 00579 )
Year end date: 31/03/2003
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: Unqualified

                                                        (Audited   )
                                     (Audited   )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 01/04/2002    from 01/04/2001
                                     to 31/03/2003      to 31/03/2002 
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 225,498            526,927           
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 18,043             6,514             
Finance cost                       : (15)               (820)             
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : 1,946              2,098             
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : (743)              (416)             
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 7,418              6,723             
% Change over Last Period          : +10.34    %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.0298             0.027             
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                N/A               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 7,418              6,723             
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 (-)            
  General Meeting                  : N/A          
Other Distribution for             : N/A           
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A          

Remarks:

                
1.      TURNOVER 
Turnover and segment information for the year ended 31st March, 2003

                                Building                                
                                construction    Civil       Consolidated
                                & maintenance   engineering     Total
                                HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000
TURNOVER
External sales                  81,615          143,883         225,498
                                 ======         ======          ======
RESULT
Segment result                  52,355          (34,275)        18,080
                                ======          ========
Unallocated corporate expenses                                  (1,504)
Interest income                                                  1,038
Unrealised gain on other investment                               429
                                                                --------
                                                                
Profit from operations                                          18,043
Interest expenses                                                 (15) 
Share of results of an associate                                1,946

Share of results of jointly 
  controlled entities           (199)           (544)           (743)
                                                                --------
                                                                          
Profit before taxation                                          19,231

Taxation                                                        (11,627 )
                                                                ---------
Profit after taxation                                           7,604
                                                                ======

All activities of the Group were carried out in Hong Kong.
 

Turnover and segment information for the year ended 31st March, 2002

                                Building                                
                                construction    Civil        Consolidated
                                & maintenance   engineering     Total
                                HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000
TURNOVER
External sales                  397,598         129,329         526,927
                                =======         =======         =======
RESULT
Segment result                  28,346          (19,708)        8,638
                                ======          ======
Unallocated corporate expenses                                  (2,873  )
Interest income                                                  749
                                                                --------- 
                                        
Profit from operations                                          6,514
Interest expenses                                               (820    )
Share of results of an associate                                2,098
Share of results of jointly 
 controlled entities            (396    )       (20)            (416    )
                                                                ----------
Profit before taxation                                          7,376
Taxation                                                        (526    )
                                                                ----------
Profit after taxation                                           6,850
                                                                ======

All activities of the Group were carried out in Hong Kong.

 

2.  PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS
                                        2003            2002
                                        HK$'000         HK$'000
Profit from operations has been arrived at after charging :

Depreciation :
Owned assets                            1,981           4,221
Assets held under finance leases        16              122
Less: Amount capitalised to 
      contract work                     (1,192  )       (3,134  )
                                        _______         _______
                                        805             1,209
                                        =======         =======
Operating lease charges:
Premises                                2,308           2,739
Plant and machinery                     45,748          69,784
Less: Amount capitalised to 
      contract work                     (45,748 )       (69,859 )
                                        _______         _______
                                        2,308           2,664
                                        =======         =======

Staff costs, including directors' 
  emoluments                            48,121          81,864
Less: Amount capitalised to contract 
      work                              (29,225 )       (54,343 )
                                        _______         _______
                                        18,896          27,521
                                        =======         =======

3.      EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the net profit 
for the year of HK$7,418,000 (2002: HK$6,723,000) and on 249,000,000 
(2002: 249,000,000) shares in issue during the year.

Diluted earnings per share for 2002 was not presented as the exercise 
price of the share options outstanding during that year was higher than 
the fair value per share and accordingly the computation of diluted 
earnings per share did not assume their exercise.

        All share options lapsed in the year 2001.