Shenzhen Expressway Company Limited (“Shenzhen Expressway” or the “Company”) (HKEx: 00548; SSE: 600548) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) is pleased to announce the first quarterly results (unaudited) of the Group for the three months ended 31 March 2014 (the “Reporting Period”). The report indicates that the Group recorded net profit attributable to owners of the Company (“Net Profit”) of RMB 238million with earnings per share of RMB0.109, increased by 38.3%.
In the first quarter of 2014, the Group recorded a revenue of RMB845million, representing a YOY increase of 14.5%. This is mainly due to the overall growth of the toll revenue as well as YOY increase in management services income recognized from Guilong Project. Attribute to the revenue growth of the Group and the well control of costs and expenses, the Net Profit for the Reporting Period sees relatively significant increase compared to that of last year.
During the Reporting Period, benefitted from the combined effect of continuously improving road networks and the natural growth of traffic volume, the toll revenue derived from most of the toll highways operated or invested by the Group recorded a satisfactory growth comprehensively. The average daily toll revenue of Meiguan Expressway, Jihe East, Jihe West, Yanba Expressway, Nanguang Expressway and Shuiguan Extension in Shenzhen region recorded a YOY increase of 14.2%, 19.7%, 12.0%, 15.4%, 14.5% and 33.2% respectively. Qinglian Expressway, which connects Guangdong and Hunan, sees a 22.6% growth in average daily toll revenue compared to that of last year. However, the toll revenue of Wuhuang Expressway in Hubei province recorded a YOY decrease of 12.2%, affected by the negative factors such as the diversion effect arising from the parallel expressway, the full opening of Hurong National Expressway, as well as further implementation of traffic control measures in Wuhan area.
The management mentioned that the Company will adhere to its prudent operation philosophy and continually pay attention to the changes in the external environment, implement pro-active administrative and marketing strategies with a view to boosting the performance of its toll highway business and enhance the returns for shareholders.
Appendix I: 2014 First Quarterly Results Highlights
|
（Unit: RMB million） |
1Q2014 |
1Q2013 |
Change |
|
Revenue |
845 |
738 |
14.48% |
|
Incl: Toll revenue |
763 |
675 |
13.00% |
|
Cost of services |
390 |
354 |
10.08% |
|
Net profit attributable to owners of the Company |
237 |
172 |
38.33% |
|
Earnings per share (RMB) |
0.109 |
0.079 |
38.33% |
Appendix II: Operating Statistics of Each Toll Highway during the Reporting Period
|
Toll highway |
Percentage of interests held by the Group |
Percentage |
Average daily |
Average daily |
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|
Jan ~ Mar |
YOY |
Jan ~ Mar |
YOY |
|||
|
Guangdong Province - Shenzhen region: |
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|
Meiguan Expressway |
100% |
100% |
129 |
7.9% |
853 |
14.2% |
|
Jihe East |
100% |
100% |
158 |
22.7% |
1,366 |
19.7% |
|
Jihe West |
100% |
100% |
124 |
15.8% |
1,038 |
12.0% |
|
Yanba Expressway |
100% |
100% |
28 |
10.7% |
426 |
15.4% |
|
Yanpai Expressway |
100% |
100% |
48 |
19.5% |
479 |
8.9% |
|
Nanguang Expressway |
100% |
100% |
75 |
21.1% |
752 |
14.5% |
|
Shuiguan Expressway |
40% |
－ |
150 |
8.9% |
1,213 |
4.6% |
|
Shuiguan Extension |
40% |
－ |
51 |
66.9% |
195 |
33.2% |
|
Guangdong Province - other regions: |
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|
Qinglian Expressway |
76.37% |
100% |
37 |
21.6% |
2,586 |
22.6% |
|
Yangmao Expressway |
25% |
－ |
36 |
8.2% |
1,619 |
2.8% |
|
Guangwu Project |
30% |
－ |
37 |
31.5% |
819 |
11.9% |
|
Jiangzhong Project |
25% |
－ |
92 |
10.6% |
952 |
6.4% |
|
GZ W2 Expressway |
25% |
－ |
42 |
12.8% |
806 |
8.9% |
|
Other provinces: |
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|
Wuhuang Expressway |
55% |
100% |
42 |
3.6% |
979 |
-12.2% |
|
Changsha Ring Road |
51% |
－ |
16 |
11.1% |
148 |
18.7% |
|
Nanjing Third Bridge |
25% |
－ |
31 |
-1.7% |
1,112 |
-0.4% |
