Financial Summary


    2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

Financial Results ($’000)          
Revenue   115,908 117,237 100,503 97,323 210,254
 
Profit from operations before taxation   19,724 31,723 31,699 47,562 39,731
Taxation   (5,112) (6,379) (8,048) (10,567) (6,651)
 
Profit net of taxation   14,612 25,344 23,651 36,995 33,080
Non-controlling interests   (59) (193) 49 (243) (832)
 
Net profit attributable to shareholders   14,553 25,151 23,700 36,752 32,248
 
Net final dividend proposed/paid   16,561 16,561 16,561 16,561 16,561
Net final special dividend proposed/paid   2,070 8,280 2,070
 
           
Balance Sheets ($’000)          
Plant and equipment   1,343 1,844 1,988 2,710 1,465
Investment property   102,364 106,196 115,744 111,725 109,022
Other non-current assets   1,380,423 1,449,443 1,568,243 1,276,713 1,296,495
Current assets   825,989 788,374 817,307 956,225 829,357
 
Total assets   2,310,119 2,345,857 2,503,282 2,347,373 2,236,339
 
           
Current liabilities   (262,564) (207,935) (200,883) (390,366) (208,619)
Long-term and deferred liabilities   (597,448) (656,606) (696,541) (391,511) (499,023)
 
Net assets   1,450,107 1,481,316 1,605,858 1,565,496 1,528,697
 
           
Financed by:            
Share capital 169,717 169,717 169,717 169,717 169,717
Treasury shares (1,768) (1,768) (1,768) (1,768) (1,768)
Reserves 1,258,236 1,288,741 1,411,897 1,368,700 1,332,130
 
Shareholders' funds 1,426,185 1,456,690 1,579,846 1,536,649 1,500,079
Non-controlling Interests 23,922 24,626 26,012 28,847 28,618
 
1,450,107 1,481,316 1,605,858 1,565,496 1,528,697
 
           
Financial Ratios          
Earnings per share after tax and non-controlling interests (cents)# 1.80 3.00 2.90 4.40 3.90
Return on shareholders' funds (%)^# 1.01 1.66 1.52 2.42 2.14
Return on Total Assets (%)^# 0.63 1.04 0.98 1.60 1.56
 
Dividend proposed          
    Special final & interim net dividend per share (cents) 0.25 1.00 0.25
    Final/Interim net dividend per share (cents) 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Dividend cover (times)# 0.88 1.35 0.95 1.97 1.95
Nets Assets per share (S$)# 1.72 1.76 1.91 1.86 1.81
Net debt equity ratio 0.22 0.18 0.17 0.06 0.10
Total Liabilities to shareholders' funds (times) 0.60 0.59 0.57 0.51 0.47
Interest cover (times)# 1.64 2.18 2.65 3.46 3.09
           
Notes:
^ In calculating return on shareholders' funds and return on total assets, the average basis has been used.

# The financial ratios are based on continuing operations.