TABLE-China's FAW Car 2007 net profit doubles

Tue Apr 1, 2008 8:00pm EDT
 
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 April 2 (Reuters) - Year ended Dec. 31, 2007.
 (in millions of yuan unless stated, against 2006 figures):
                                    2007               2006
 Turnover                      13,617.51    vs    11,188.02
 Net profit                       552.87    vs       276.53
 Earnings per share (yuan)        0.3397    vs       0.1699
 Assets per share   (yuan)        3.55      vs       3.32
 Pretax dividend (yuan)           0.20      vs       0.10
 Company: FAW Car Co (000800.SZ) is a unit of one of China's
three largest auto makers, First Automotive Works, also known as
FAW. It produces the internally developed Red Flag cars once
favoured by Communist Party cadres. It also makes Mazda Motor's
(7261.T) mid-sized Mazda 6 mid-sized sedans.
 Note: The annual results, audited and compiled under
domestic accounting standards, were released on Wednesday. They
were in line with unaudited figures released the day before.
 Profit figures for the previous year were adjusted to reflect
accounting rule changes.
 For 2008, the company said it expected China's macroeconomic
environment to be generally similar to 2007, with stable growth
in GDP despite monetary tightening.
 It expected continued rapid growth in the domestic market for
mid-range and high-end passenger cars, aiming to maintain or
expand its market share, while the trend for falling prices was
seen continuing but at a slower pace.
 (Reporting by Edmund Klamann in Shanghai; editing by Ken Wills)


 
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