HONG KONG, May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Holdings Limited ("Tencent" or the "Company", SEHK 00700), a leading provider of Internet value added services in China, today announced the unaudited consolidated results for the first quarter of 2016 ended March 31, 2016 ("1Q2016").
Key Highlights:
Mr. Ma Huateng, Chairman and CEO of Tencent, said, "We delivered a strong set of financial results for the first quarter of 2016, and made progress in further building up our social, games and media platforms. Our smart phone games achieved healthy user and revenue growth, thanks to our expanding portfolio of popular titles, operational expertise, and extensive user reach. A rich catalogue of premium content and an improving copyright protection environment in China facilitated robust growth in our digital content businesses. For advertising, we are refining our targeting tools and creating new ad formats to enhance returns for advertisers, thereby putting us in a solid position to capture the sizable market opportunity over the longer run. Our payment service adoption and payment volume saw healthy growth as we connect our users to an expanding range of online and offline services."
[1] Figures stated in USD are based on USD1 to RMB6.4612. |
[2] Since the second quarter of 2015, we have included relevant non-GAAP adjustments for our material associates in our non-GAAP adjustments. We adopted the new presentation in order to more clearly illustrate our non-GAAP financial measures, and to be more consistent with what we believe to be industry practice. Comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to the new presentation. |
1Q2016 Financial Review
Value Added Services ("VAS"). Revenues from our VAS business increased by 34% to RMB24,964 million for the first quarter of 2016 on a YoY basis. Online games revenues grew by 28% YoY to RMB17,085 million. The increase mainly reflected contributions from new smart phone games such as CrossFire Mobile, Honor of Kings, The Legend of MIR 2 and Naruto Mobile, as well as revenue growth from PC client games, mainly driven by our key titles and newly launched games in the second half of 2015. Social networks revenues increased by 48% YoY to RMB7,879 million. The increase primarily reflected higher subscription revenues from digital content subscription services and QQ Membership, as well as revenue growth from virtual item sales.
Online advertising. Revenues from our online advertising business increased by 73% to RMB4,701 million for the first quarter of 2016 on a YoY basis. Performance-based advertising revenues increased by 90% YoY to RMB2,532 million, primarily driven by growth in advertising revenues from Mobile Qzone, Tencent News, Weixin Moments and Weixin Official Accounts. Brand display advertising revenues grew by 56% YoY to RMB2,169 million, mainly reflecting revenue growth from Tencent News and Tencent Video.
Other Key Financial Information for 1Q2016
Share-based compensation was RMB707 million, up 19% YoY.
EBITDA was RMB14,329 million, up 44% YoY. Adjusted EBITDA was RMB15,004 million, up 43% YoY.
Capital expenditure was RMB4,105 million, up 208% YoY.
Free cash flow was RMB13,927 million, up 67% YoY.
As at March 31, 2016, Net cash position totaled RMB27,429 million, up 8% YoY. Fair value of our stakes in listed investee companies (both associates and available-for-sale financial assets) totalled RMB82 billion as at March 31, 2016.
Business Review and Outlook
Operating information
Key Platforms
In April 2016, we launched Enterprise Weixin, a stand-alone application which is tailored to communication scenarios at work and incorporates mobile office solutions such as calendar and company notice management.
VAS
In the first quarter of 2016, our social networks business sustained healthy revenue growth as we improved virtual item sales, added premium content to our digital content subscription services, and enhanced mobile privileges for QQ Membership subscription services.
In online games, we extended our market leadership in China.
Looking ahead, we aim to strengthen our smart phone game portfolio via leveraging proven PC game IPs, such as Legend of the Swordman and Zhengtu, and via launching new genres, such as fishing games.
Online Advertising
Our online advertising business sustained rapid YoY growth in the first quarter of 2016, mainly driven by an enlarged advertiser base, higher traffic on our mobile platforms, and improved monetisation of advertising inventories. Approximately 80% of our total advertising revenues was generated on mobile platforms during the quarter.
Under our new exclusive partnership with NBA, online video views of NBA games grew significantly in China and became increasingly attractive to large-budget advertisers. We introduced self-service advertising tools to monetise Weixin Moments traffic generated in low-tier cities, catering particularly to long-tail advertisers.
Looking forward, we will continue growing and monetising advertising inventories on our media and social platforms. While we are optimistic about the long-term growth potential of our online advertising business, our brand advertising business could face near-term challenges due to the uncertainties of macroeconomic environment in China.
For other detailed disclosure, please refer to our website www.tencent.com/ir, or follow us via Weixin Official Account (Weixin ID: Tencent_IR).
About Tencent
Tencent uses technology to enrich the lives of Internet users. Every day, hundreds of millions of people communicate, share experiences, consume information and seek entertainment through our integrated platforms. Tencent's diversified services include QQ, Weixin/ WeChat for communications; Qzone for social networking; QQ Game Platform for online games; QQ.com and Tencent News for information and Tencent Video for video content.
Tencent was founded in Shenzhen in 1998 and went public on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2004. The Company is one of the constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Index. Tencent seeks to evolve with the Internet by investing in innovation, providing a mutually beneficial environment for partners, and staying close to users.
For enquiries, please contact: |
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Investor: |
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Catherine Chan |
Tel: (86) 755 86013388 ext 88369/ (852) 3148 5100 Email: cchan#tencent.com |
Tracy Huang |
Tel: (86) 755 86013388 ext 83731/ (852) 3148 5100 Email: tracyqhuang#tencent.com |
Media: |
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Canny Lo |
Tel: (86) 755 86013388 ext 66630/ (852) 3148 5100 Email: cannylo#tencent.com |
Limin Chen |
Tel: (86) 755 86013388 ext 56011 Email: liminchen#tencent.com |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the consolidated results of the Group prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP profit for the period, non-GAAP net margin, non-GAAP profit attributable to equity holders of the Company, non-GAAP basic EPS and non-GAAP diluted EPS, have been presented in this announcement. These unaudited non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, measures of the Group's financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may be defined differently from similar terms used by other companies.
The Company's management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplementary information to assess the performance of the Group's core operations by excluding certain non-cash items and certain impact of M&A transactions. In addition, non-GAAP adjustments include relevant non-GAAP adjustments for the Group's material associates based on available published financials of the relevant material associates, or estimates made by the Company's management based on available information, certain expectations, assumptions and premises.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the business outlook, forecast business plans and growth strategies of the Company. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are stated herein on the basis of the outlook at the time of this press release. They are based on certain expectations, assumptions and premises, some of which are subjective or beyond our control. These forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect and may not be realized in future. Underlying the forward-looking statements is a large number of risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding these risks and uncertainties is included in our other public disclosure documents on our corporate website.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT RMB in millions, unless specified |
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Unaudited |
Unaudited |
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1Q2016 |
1Q2015 |
1Q2016 |
4Q2015 |
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Revenues |
31,995 |
22,399 |
31,995 |
30,441 |
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VAS |
24,964 |
18,626 |
24,964 |
23,068 |
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Online advertising |
4,701 |
2,724 |
4,701 |
5,733 |
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Others |
2,330 |
1,049 |
2,330 |
1,640 |
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Cost of revenues |
(13,406) |
(8,965) |
(13,406) |
(12,661) |
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Gross profit |
18,589 |
13,434 |
18,589 |
17,780 |
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Gross margin |
58% |
60% |
58% |
58% |
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Interest income |
703 |
521 |
703 |
649 |
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Other gains, net |
506 |
411 |
506 |
249 |
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Selling and marketing expenses |
(2,032) |
(1,326) |
(2,032) |
(3,024) |
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General and administrative expenses |
(4,368) |
(3,668) |
(4,368) |
(4,766) |
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Operating profit |
13,398 |
9,372 |
13,398 |
10,888 |
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Operating margin |
42% |
42% |
42% |
36% |
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Finance costs, net |
(491) |
(433) |
(491) |
(363) |
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Share of losses of associates and joint ventures |
(1,089) |
(310) |
(1,089) |
(1,329) |
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Profit before income tax |
11,818 |
8,629 |
11,818 |
9,196 |
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Income tax expense |
(2,550) |
(1,699) |
(2,550) |
(1,998) |
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Profit for the period |
9,268 |
6,930 |
9,268 |
7,198 |
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Net margin |
29% |
31% |
29% |
24% |
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Attributable to: |
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Equity holders of the Company |
9,183 |
6,883 |
9,183 |
7,164 |
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Non-controlling interests |
85 |
47 |
85 |
34 |
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Non-GAAP profit attributable to equity holders |
10,032 |
7,202 |
10,032 |
8,953 |
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Earnings per share for profit attributable |
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- basic |
0.981 |
0.741 |
0.981 |
0.769 |
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- diluted |
0.970 |
0.733 |
0.970 |
0.759 |
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* Since the second quarter of 2015, we have included relevant non-GAAP adjustments for our material associates in |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME RMB in millions, unless specified |
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Unaudited |
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1Q2016 |
1Q2015 |
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Profit for the period |
9,268 |
6,930 |
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Other comprehensive income, net of tax: |
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Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss |
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Share of other comprehensive income of associates |
8 |
70 |
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Net (losses)/gains from changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets |
(1,653) |
1,764 |
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Currency translation differences |
(214) |
187 |
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Other fair value losses |
(139) |
- |
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Items that may not be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss |
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Other fair value losses |
(262) |
- |
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Total comprehensive income for the period |
7,008 |
8,951 |
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Attributable to: |
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Equity holders of the Company |
6,920 |
8,898 |
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Non-controlling interests |
88 |
53 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION RMB in millions, unless specified |
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Unaudited |
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1Q2016 |
4Q2015 |
1Q2015 |
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EBITDA (a) |
14,329 |
12,040 |
9,945 |
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Adjusted EBITDA (a) |
15,004 |
12,831 |
10,506 |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin (b) |
47% |
42% |
47% |
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Interest expense |
477 |
409 |
329 |
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Net cash (c) |
27,429 |
19,114 |
25,319 |
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Capital expenditures (d) |
4,105 |
1,883 |
1,332 |
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(a) EBITDA consists of operating profit less interest income and other gains/losses, net, and plus depreciation (c) Net cash represents period end balance and is calculated as cash and cash equivalents, term deposits, (d) Capital expenditures consist of additions (excluding business combinations) to fixed assets, construction |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION |
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Unaudited |
Audited |
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31 March 2016 |
31 December 2015 |
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ASSETS |
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Non-current assets |
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Fixed assets |
10,301 |
9,973 |
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Construction in progress |
5,176 |
4,248 |
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Investment properties |
291 |
292 |
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Land use rights |
4,087 |
2,293 |
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Intangible assets |
13,793 |
13,439 |
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Investments in associates |
60,747 |
60,171 |
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Investments in redeemable preference shares of associates |
7,015 |
6,230 |
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Investments in joint ventures |
537 |
544 |
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Deferred income tax assets |
667 |
757 |
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Available-for-sale financial assets |
43,489 |
44,339 |
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Prepayments, deposits and other assets |
6,694 |
5,480 |
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Term deposits |
9,033 |
3,674 |
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161,830 |
151,440 |
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Current assets |
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Inventories |
226 |
222 |
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Accounts receivable |
7,148 |
7,061 |
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Prepayments, deposits and other assets |
12,723 |
11,397 |
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Other financial assets |
928 |
1,198 |
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Term deposits |
33,719 |
37,331 |
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Restricted cash |
85,816 |
54,731 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
56,607 |
43,438 |
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197,167 |
155,378 |
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Total assets |
358,997 |
306,818 |
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EQUITY |
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Equity attributable to the Company's equity holders |
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Share capital |
- |
a?? |
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Share premium |
13,670 |
12,167 |
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Shares held for share award schemes |
(2,257) |
(1,817) |
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Other reserves |
6,268 |
9,673 |
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Retained earnings |
109,185 |
100,012 |
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126,866 |
120,035 |
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Non-controlling interests |
2,243 |
2,065 |
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Total equity |
129,109 |
122,100 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Non-current liabilities |
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Borrowings |
18,802 |
12,922 |
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Notes payable |
36,886 |
37,092 |
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Long-term payables |
3,774 |
3,626 |
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Deferred income tax liabilities |
3,518 |
3,668 |
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Deferred revenue |
2,687 |
3,004 |
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65,667 |
60,312 |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
19,748 |
15,700 |
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Other payables and accruals |
98,546 |
70,199 |
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Borrowings |
12,373 |
11,429 |
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Notes payable |
3,869 |
3,886 |
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Current income tax liabilities |
2,423 |
1,608 |
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Other tax liabilities |
301 |
462 |
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Deferred revenue |
26,961 |
21,122 |
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164,221 |
124,406 |
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Total liabilities |
229,888 |
184,718 |
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Total equity and liabilities |
358,997 |
306,818 |
RECONCILIATIONS OF IFRS TO NON-GAAP RESULTS |
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As reported |
Adjustments |
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RMB in millions, |
Equity-settled share-based |
Cash-settled share-based compensation (a) |
Net (gains)/losses from investee |
Amortisation of intangible assets (c) |
Impairment |
Non-GAAP* |
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Unaudited three months ended 31 March 2016 |
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Operating profit |
13,398 |
675 |
32 |
(728) |
47 |
60 |
13,484 |
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Profit for the period |
9,268 |
866 |
32 |
(786) |
356 |
398 |
10,134 |
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Profit attributable to |
9,183 |
857 |
32 |
(786) |
348 |
398 |
10,032 |
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Operating margin |
42% |
42% |
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Net margin |
29% |
32% |
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Unaudited three months ended 31 December 2015 |
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Operating profit |
10,888 |
791 |
18 |
(929) |
46 |
719 |
11,533 |
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Profit for the period |
7,198 |
959 |
17 |
(995) |
313 |
1,525 |
9,017 |
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Profit attributable to |
7,164 |
939 |
16 |
(995) |
304 |
1,525 |
8,953 |
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Operating margin |
36% |
38% |
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Net margin |
24% |
30% |
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Unaudited three months ended 31 March 2015 |
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Operating profit |
9,372 |
561 |
32 |
(839) |
50 |
223 |
9,399 |
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Profit for the period |
6,930 |
644 |
32 |
(839) |
298 |
228 |
7,293 |
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Profit attributable to |
6,883 |
624 |
31 |
(839) |
291 |
212 |
7,202 |
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Operating margin |
42% |
42% |
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Net margin |
31% |
33% |
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* Since the second quarter of 2015, we have included relevant non-GAAP adjustments for our material associates in our non-GAAP adjustments. We adopted the new presentation in order to more clearly illustrate our non-GAAP financial measures, and to be more consistent with what we believe to be industry practice. Comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to the new presentation. |
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(a) Including put options granted to employees of investee companies on their shares and shares to be issued under investee companies' share-based incentive plans which can be acquired by the Group, and other incentives (b) Including net (gains)/losses on deemed disposals, disposals of investee companies and businesses, and fair value changes on options we own in investee companies (c) Amortisation of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions, net of related deferred tax (d) Impairment provision for associates, available-for-sale financial assets, and intangible assets arising from acquisitions |
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