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Results

At 31st December Note 2023
HK$M
2022
HK$M
Change
in %
Revenue 14,670 13,826 +6%
Profit attributable to the Company’s shareholders  
Underlying (a), (b) 11,570 8,706 +33%
Recurring underlying (a), (b) 7,285 7,176 +2%
Reported 2,637 7,980 -67%
Cash generated from operations 7,492 6,332 +18%
Net cash outflow before financing (8,416) (3,243) N/A

HK$

HK$
Earnings per share  
Underlying (c), (d) 1.98 1.49 +33%
Recurring underlying (c), (d) 1.25 1.23 +2%
Reported (c), (d) 0.45 1.36 -67%
Dividends per share  
First interim 0.33 0.32 +3%
Second interim 0.72 0.68 +6%

Financial Position

Financial Position
At 31st December
Note 2023
HK$M
2022
HK$M
Change
in %
Total equity (including non-controlling interests) 288,149 292,258 -1%
Net debt 36,679 18,947 +94%
Gearing ratio (a) 12.7% 6.5% +6.2%pt.

HK$

HK$
Equity attributable to the Company’s shareholders per share (a) 48.73 49.44 -1%
(a) Refer to glossary on page 65 for definition.
(b) A reconciliation between reported profit and underlying profit attributable to the Company’s shareholders is provided on page 11.
(c) Refer to note 9 to the financial statements for the weighted average number of shares.
(d) The percentage change is the same as the corresponding percentage change in profit attributable to the Company’s shareholders.

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