Final Results
Hidong Estate PLC
28 September 2000
HIDONG ESTATE PLC
Preliminary Final Results for the year ended 31 March, 2000
Continuing Operations
2000 1999
RM RM
Turnover 1,394,769 1,834,776
Cost of sales - including replanting
expenditure of RM263,022 (1999: RM273,064) (1,288,044) (1,445,567)
Gross profit 106,725 389,209
Distribution costs (75,799) (69,452)
Administrative expenses (57,895) (68,075)
(26,969) 251,682
Other income 13,915 507
Operating (loss)/profit (13,054) 252,189
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets (6) (208)
Interest receivable on short term deposits 28,276 59,255
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 15,216 311,236
Tax on profit on ordinary activities (5,700) (16,148)
RETAINED PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 9,516 295,088
Earnings per 10p share 0.56sen 17.22sen
STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED 2000 1999
GAINS AND LOSSES RM RM
Profit for the financial year 9,516 295,088
Total recognised gains and losses relating to
the year 9,516 295,088
Prior year adjustment - (159,240)
Total gains and losses recognised since last
annual report 9,516 135,848
The financial information set out above does not constitute the Company's
statutory accounts for the years ended 31st March 2000 or 1999 but is derived
from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 1999 have been delivered to the
Registrar of Companies, and those for 2000 will be delivered following the
Company's annual general meeting. The auditors have reported on those accounts;
their reports were unqualified and did not contain statements under section
237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985.
Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2000
2000 1999
RM RM
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 6,557,258 6,587,572
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock 71,148 119,914
Debtors 414,368 276,712
Cash at bank and in hand 825,213 838,943
Tax refundable 15,051 -
1,325,780 1,235,569
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
within one year (245,359) (206,084)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,080,421 1,029,485
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 7,637,679 7,617,057
PROVISION FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES (200,544) (189,438)
NET ASSETS 7,437,135 7,427,619
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 1,067,846 1,067,846
Revaluation reserve 4,948,548 4,948,548
Profit and loss account 1,420,741 1,411,225
TOTAL EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 7,437,135 7,427,619
Cash flow statement for the year ended 31st March, 2000
2000 1999
RM RM
NET CASH (OUTFLOW)/INFLOW FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES (2,356) 254,945
RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS AND SERVICING
OF FINANCE
Interest received 28,276 59,255
TAXATION
Overseas tax paid (24,448) (71,988)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (15,202) (48,632)
Sale of tangible fixed assets - 2,288
(15,202) (46,344)
NET CASH (OUTFLOW)/INFLOW BEFORE
MANAGEMENT OF LIQUID RESOURCES (13,730) 195,868
MANAGEMENT OF LIQUID RESOURCES
Decrease/(Increase) in short term deposits 6,000 (242,000)
DECREASE IN CASH (7,730) (46,132)