ORIENT POWER<00615> - Results Announcement (Summary)

Orient Power Holdings Limited announced on 04/09/2003:
(stock code: 00615 )
Year end date: 31/12/2003
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: N/A
Review of Interim Report by: Audit Committee

                                                        (Unaudited )
                                     (Unaudited )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 01/01/2003    from 01/01/2002
                                     to 30/06/2003      to 30/06/2002 
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
                                                        (Restated)
Turnover                           : 1,893,562          1,872,632         
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 40,358             28,260            
Finance cost                       : (10,203)           (10,508)          
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : 3,997              3,702             
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : 528                444               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 31,904             20,819            
% Change over Last Period          : +53       %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.072              0.047             
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                N/A               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 31,904             20,819            
Interim Dividend                   : 1 cent             0.5 cent          
  per Share                                                               
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A               
  options)                                                                
                                                                          
B/C Dates for 
  Interim Dividend                 : 09/10/2003         to 15/10/2003bdi.
Payable Date                       : 23/10/2003
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. SEGMENT INFORMATION                                                  
                                                                
(a) Business segments                                                   
                                                        
Group                                                      Network      
                                                           information/ 
six months ended 30 June 2003  Home           In-car       entertainment   
     
                               entertainment  electronics  solution     
                                HK$'000       HK$'000      HK$'000      
                                                                
REVENUE 
External sales                  1,008,307     883,698      1,557        
Inter-segment sales                    63       2,333          0        
                                -------------------------------------   
Total revenue                   1,008,370     886,031      1,557
                                -------------------------------------
SEGMENT RESULT                      6,692      43,800     -1,097        
                                --------------------------------------
                                                                
                                                                
                                Corporate                               
                                and             Elimina-                
                                Others          tions      Consolidated 
                                HK$'000         HK$'000    HK$'000
                                
                                0                    0     1,893,562
                                0               -2,396             0
                                ---------------------------------------
                                0               -2,396     1,893,562
                                --------------------------------------
                                271             0             49,666
                                
                                
Unallocated corporate
   expenses                                                   -9,308
                                                            ---------
Profit from operating activities                              40,358
                                                            ==========

                                                              Network  
                                                            information/   
          
Six months ended 30 June 2002   Home           In-car        entertainment 
     
                                entertainment  electronics   solution   
                                HK$'000         HK$'000      HK$'000    

REVENUE                                         
External sales                  1,228,328       640,275      4,029      
Inter-segment sales             44,957          49,470          0       
                                -------------------------------------
Total revenue                   1,273,285       689,745      4,029
                                ------------------------------------
SEGMENT RESULT                  22,466          12,923        -682      
                                ------------------------------------

                                Corporate                               
                                and             Elimina-   Consolidated
                                Others          tions   
                                HK$'000         HK$'000    HK$'000
                                0                     0    1,872,632
                                0               -94,427           0
                                ---------------------------------------
                                0               -94,427    1,872,632
                                -----------------------------------------
                                952                   0        35,659
                                --------------------------------------
Unallocated corporate
   expenses                                                     -7,399
                                                                -------
Profit from operating activities                                28,260
                                                                =======

(b) Geographical segments                                               

Group                                                   
                                United                          Central 
Six months ended 30 June 2003   States                          and South
                                of America   Europe   Asia      America
                                HK$'000      HK$'000  HK$'000   HK$'000
                                                                
Segment revenue:                                                        
 Sales to external customers    586,317      934,134  220,356   23,052
                                --------------------------------------  
Segment results                 14,129        26,528    2,604      716
                                --------------------------------------
                
                                                    Elimina-    
                                Canada     Others   tions     Consolidated
                                HK$'000    HK$'000  HK$'000   HK$'000
                                                
                                48,158     81,545   0         1,893,562
                                --------------------------------------- 
                                1,613      4,076    0           49,666
                                ------------------------------------------

                                United                          Central 
Six months ended 30 June 2002   States                          and South
                                of America   Europe    Asia     America
                                HK$'000      HK$'000   HK$'000  HK$'000
                                                        
Segment revenue:                                                        
   Sales to external customers  760,481      643,119   351,793  23,881
                                --------------------------------------- 
Segment results                 6,852         16,949     7,411     564
                                --------------------------------------

                                                  Elimina-              
                                Canada   Others   tions     Consolidated
                                HK$'000  HK$'000  HK$'000   HK$'000

                                34,438   58,920         0   1,872,632
                                -------------------------------------   
                                1,077     2,806         0     35,659
                                ----------------------------------------

2.      OTHER REVENUE
                
                                                For the six months
                                                ended 30 June
                                                2003         2002
                                                (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)
                                                HK$'000      HK$'000

Tooling and repairing service income            1,360        7,307
Interest income                                 1,563        1,194
Rental income                                     558          558
Sales of scrap materials                          303          296
Commission income                                 169        2,524
Others                                            660        2,909
                                                ------------------
                                                4,613       14,788
                                                ====================

3.      PROFIT FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

        The Group's profit from operating activities is arrived at after 
charging:
                                                For the six months
                                                ended 30 June
                                                2003          2002
                                                (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)
                                                HK$'000      HK$'000

        Cost of inventories sold and services provided          
                                                1,743,421    1,746,526
        Depreciation                            42,263          41,957
        Research and development costs:
                Deferred expenditure amortised  12,309           7,347
                Current year's expenditure       6,152           4,975
                                                ----------------------
                                                18,461          12,322
                                                ======================
4.      FINANCE COSTS

                                                For the six months
                                                ended 30 June
                                                2003           2002
                                                (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
                                                HK$'000       HK$'000

        Interest on bank loans, overdrafts, and other borrowings
                wholly repayable within five years              
                                                10,097          10,304
        Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts  
                                                   106             204
                                                ----------------------
                                                10,203          10,508
                                                =======================

5.      TAX

        Hong Kong profits tax has been provided at the rate of 17.5% 
(2002: 16%) on the estimated assessable profits arising in Hong Kong 
during the period.  Taxes on profits assessable elsewhere have been 
calculated at the rates of tax prevailing in the countries in which the 
Group operates, based on existing legislation, interpretations and 
practices in respect thereof. 

        Jointly-controlled entities operating in the People's Republic of 
China (the "PRC") are entitled to an exemption from PRC income tax for two 
years from their first year with assessable profits, and thereafter are 
entitled to a 50% exemption for a further three consecutive years.  Tax 
provision has been made by the jointly-controlled entities for the period.

        The adoption of the newly revised SSAP 12 "Income Taxes" resulted 
in comparative figures in respect of taxation being restated by a net 
increase of HK$1,430,000.


                                                For the six months
                                                ended 30 June
                                                             Restated
                                                2003         2002
                                                (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)
                                                HK$'000      HK$'000
                                
        Group:
                Hong Kong                       3,846        1,436
                Deferred                        (885)        (158)
                                                ----------------------
                                                2,961       1,278
        
        Share of tax attributable to:                   
                Associates                        427         236
                Jointly-controlled entities        22          71
                                                --------------------
        Tax charge for the period               3,410        1,585
                                                ====================

6.      PROPOSED INTERIM DIVIDENDS

The directors have resolved to pay an interim dividend of HK 1 cent per 
share for the six months ended 30 June, 2003 (2002: HK 0.5 cent).
 
7.      EARNINGS PER SHARE

        The bases on which basic and diluted earnings per share are 
calculated as follows:
        
                                                For the six months
                                                ended 30 June
                                                             Restated
                                                2003         2002
                                                (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)
                                                HK$'000      HK$'000

        Earnings

        Net profit from ordinary activities attributable to shareholders
                used in basic and diluted earnings per share calculation   
     
                                                31,904       20,819
                                                ====================
                                                   As at 30 June
                                                 2003        2002
                                                (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)
        Shares

        Weighted average number of shares in issue during the period
                used in basic earnings per share calculation            
                                                444,805,968   440,337,343

        Weighted average number of shares assumed issued at no
                consideration on deemed exercise of all share options
                outstanding during the period     -              -
                                                --------------------------

        Weighted average number of shares used in diluted earnings
                per share calculation           
                                                444,805,968    440,337,343
                                             =============================
                        
8.      COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Certain comparative figures have been restated to conform with changes in 
SSAP 12 "Income Taxes".