TABLE-GOME yearly net profit rises 38 pct

April 17 (Reuters) - Year ended December 31, 2007

(in million yuan unless stated)

Shr (yuan) 0.35 vs 0.38

Final Div (H.K. cents) 10.6 vs 3.6

Net 1,127.31 vs 819.17

Turnover 42,478.52 vs 24,729.19

Company name GOME Electrical Appliances Holding

Ltd.

Books close May 16-22

Dividend payable to be announced

NOTE - GOME (0493.HK) is engaged in the sale of consumer
electronics.

The calculation of share earnings is based on the weighted
average of 3,193.12 million shares in issue during the year vs
2,173.34 million shares in issue during the last year.

Total dividend for the year is 18.7 H.K. cents (including
interim dividend of 8.1 cents) vs 7.8 cents.

The consensus (mean) forecast, according to a poll by
Reuters, was for net profit of 1.18 billion yuan for the year.
(Reporting by Raymond Leung in Hong Kong; Editing by Keiron
Henderson)