FINANCIAL

SUMMARY

For the five-year ended 31 December 2021
(All amounts in RMB millions, except per share data)

Selected financial summary for 2017 to 2021, including selected consolidated statement of income data and consolidated statement of financial position data for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 were prepared in accordance with HKFRSs.

RESULTS

Selected Statement of Income Data

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

 

Revenue

327,854

303,838

290,515

290,877

274,829

 

Interconnection charges

(11,557)

(10,574)

(11,513)

(12,579)

(12,617)

Depreciation and amortisation

(85,652)

(83,017)

(83,080)

(75,777)

(77,492)

Network, operation and support expenses

(53,087)

(46,286)

(43,236)

(55,077)

(54,507)

Employee benefit expenses

(58,944)

(55,740)

(50,516)

(48,143)

(42,471)

Costs of telecommunications products sold

(30,683)

(26,862)

(26,412)

(27,604)

(26,643)

Other operating expenses

(77,263)

(70,237)

(64,480)

(62,561)

(57,166)

Finance costs

(1,385)

(1,747)

(2,123)

(1,625)

(5,734)

Interest income

1,215

1,366

1,272

1,712

1,647

Share of net profit of associates

1,862

1,588

1,359

2,477

893

Share of net profit of joint ventures

1,448

787

646

598

574

Other income — net

4,119

2,911

1,735

783

1,280

Profit before income tax

17,927

16,027

14,167

13,081

2,593

Income tax expenses

(3,420)

(3,450)

(2,795)

(2,824)

(743)

Profit for the year

14,507

12,577

11,372

10,257

1,850

Profit attributable to:

Equity shareholders of the Company

14,368

12,493

11,330

10,197

1,828

Non-controlling interests

139

84

42

60

22

Profit for the year

14,507

12,577

11,372

10,257

1,850

Earnings per share for profit attributable to equity shareholders
of the Company:

Basic earnings per share (RMB)

0.47

0.41

0.37

0.33

0.07

Diluted earnings per share (RMB)

0.47

0.41

0.37

0.33

0.07

Property, plant and equipment

355,031

364,187

367,401

384,475

416,596

Right-of-use assets

32,866

37,960

43,073

Financial assets measured at fair value

32,726

27,682

4,093

4,673

4,446

Current assets

126,228

108,636

83,595

75,909

76,722

Accounts receivable

17,957

16,287

17,233

14,433

13,964

Cash and cash equivalents

34,280

23,085

34,945

30,060

32,836

Total assets

591,076

580,616

562,499

540,320

571,983

Lease liabilities (non-current portion)

10,415

16,458

21,535

Current liabilities

236,185

222,028

205,190

214,910

242,622

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

140,124

134,437

117,525

122,458

125,211

Short-term bank loans

385

740

5,564

15,085

22,500

Lease liabilities (current portion)

12,144

11,503

10,790

Commercial papers

6,875

7,000

8,995

8,991

Current portion of promissory notes

1,004

17,960

Current portion of corporate bonds

2,039

1,000

16,994

Current portion of long-term bank loans

372

418

437

441

410

Long-term bank loans

1,835

2,482

2,869

3,173

3,473

Promissory notes

998

998

Corporate bonds

1,999

2,998

999

17,981

Total liabilities

257,643

253,096

241,744

226,034

267,636

Total equity

333,433

327,520

320,755

314,286

304,347