Feb 20 (Reuters) - Year ended December 31, 2008
(in million yuan unless stated)
Shr (yuan) 0.302 vs 0.244
Final Div (yuan) 0.085 vs 0.076
Net 841.14 vs 676.00
Total operating revenues 3,536.93 vs 3,059.69
Company name Parkson Retail Group Ltd.
Books close May 19-22
Dividend payable June 30
NOTE - Parkson Retail Group (3368.HK) runs a large network of
department stores across China.
The calculation of share earnings is based on the weighted
average of 2,789.55 million shares in issue during the period vs
2,769.68 million shares the same period a year ago.
Comparative share earnings and dividends have been adjusted
for one-into-five subdivided shares held on July 2008.
Total dividend for year is 0.145 yuan (including interim
dividend of 0.06 yuan) vs 0.12 yuan.
The consensus (mean) forecast, according to a poll by
Reuters, was for net profit of 866.53 million yuan for the year.
(Reporting by Raymond Leung in Hong Kong, Editing by Jacqueline
Wong)