Financial Summary
For the five-year ended 31 December 2024
(All amounts in RMB millions, except per share data)
Selected financial summary for 2020 to 2024, including selected consolidated statement of income data and consolidated statement of financial position data for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were prepared in accordance with HKFRSs.
(All amounts in RMB millions, except per share data)
Selected financial summary for 2020 to 2024, including selected consolidated statement of income data and consolidated statement of financial position data for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were prepared in accordance with HKFRSs.
Results
Selected Statement of Income Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Revenue | 303,838 | 327,854 | 354,944 | 372,597 | 389,589 |
| Interconnection charges | (10,574) | (11,557) | (10,947) | (11,294) | (11,224) |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (83,017) | (85,652) | (86,829) | (84,847) | (83,392) |
| Network, operation and support expenses | (46,286) | (53,087) | (56,425) | (60,026) | (64,320) |
| Employee benefit expenses | (55,740) | (58,944) | (60,726) | (62,939) | (64,931) |
| Costs of telecommunications products sold | (26,862) | (30,683) | (34,720) | (36,403) | (42,466) |
| Other operating expenses | (70,237) | (77,263) | (92,957) | (102,123) | (107,223) |
| Finance costs | (1,747) | (1,385) | (1,095) | (1,981) | (1,784) |
| Interest income | 1,366 | 1,215 | 1,747 | 2,105 | 1,981 |
| Share of net profit of associates | 1,588 | 1,862 | 2,153 | 2,519 | 2,592 |
| Share of net profit of joint ventures | 787 | 1,448 | 1,593 | 1,803 | 1,481 |
| Other income - net | 2,911 | 4,119 | 3,850 | 3,534 | 4,951 |
| Profit before income tax | 16,027 | 17,927 | 20,588 | 22,945 | 25,254 |
| Income tax expenses | (3,450) | (3,420) | (3,751) | (4,023) | (4,521) |
| Profit for the year | 12,577 | 14,507 | 16,837 | 18,922 | 20,733 |
| Profit attributable to: | |||||
| Equity shareholders of the Company | 12,493 | 14,368 | 16,745 | 18,726 | 20,613 |
| Non-controlling interests | 84 | 139 | 92 | 196 | 120 |
| Profit for the year | 12,577 | 14,507 | 16,837 | 18,922 | 20,733 |
| Earnings per share for profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company during the year: | |||||
| Basic earnings per share (RMB) | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.67 |
| Diluted earnings per share (RMB) | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.67 |
Selected Statement of Financial Position Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 364,187 | 355,031 | 352,433 | 355,995 | 351,530 |
| Right-of-use assets | 37,960 | 32,866 | 59,227 | 52,608 | 47,522 |
| Financial assets measured at fair value | 27,682 | 32,726 | 23,702 | 29,645 | 13,817 |
| Long-term bank deposits | – | – | – | – | 15,185 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 23,085 | 34,280 | 55,297 | 47,733 | 28,480 |
| Other current asset | 61,362 | 62,937 | 71,353 | 85,940 | 121,170 |
| Other non-current asset | 66,340 | 73,236 | 80,651 | 89,130 | 93,533 |
| Total assets | 580,616 | 591,076 | 642,663 | 661,051 | 671,237 |
| Short-term bank loans | 740 | 385 | 331 | 681 | 711 |
| Commercial papers | 7,000 | 6,875 | 5,025 | – | – |
| Long-term bank loans | 2,900 | 2,207 | 1,896 | 1,606 | 1,413 |
| Lease liabilities | 27,961 | 22,559 | 48,924 | 43,257 | 37,641 |
| Other current liabilities | 202,367 | 216,409 | 232,651 | 249,977 | 256,299 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 12,128 | 9,208 | 10,300 | 11,632 | 11,603 |
| Total liabilities | 253,096 | 257,643 | 299,127 | 307,153 | 307,667 |
| Total equity | \327,520 | 333,433 | 343,536 | 353,898 | 363,570 |