OOIL beneficia della vitalità del mercato cinese

Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., gruppo di Hong Kong a cui fa capo la compagnia di navigazione Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), ha concluso il primo semestre di quest'anno con un utile netto di 79,5 milioni di dollari su un fatturato di oltre 1,4 miliardi di dollari, contro rispettivamente un milione di dollari e 1,1 miliardi di dollari nei primi sei mesi del 2002.
Il risultato operativo si è attestato a 90,2 milioni di dollari (15,1 milioni nel primo semestre dello scorso anno).

Orient Overseas (International) Limited
Results
(Source: OOIL)

	(Unaudited )	(Unaudited )
	Current	Last Corresponding
	Period	Period
	from 1/1/2003	from 1/1/2002
	to 30/6/2003	to 30/6/2002
Note	($ )	($ )
Turnover :	1,440,528,000	1,135,039,000
Profit/(Loss) from Operations :	90,240,000	15,158,000
Finance cost :	(9,685,000)	(16,386,000)
Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates :	N/A	N/A
Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities :	8,138,000	5,348,000
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI :	79,494,000	1,028,000
% Change over Last Period :	+7,633	%
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) :	0.154	0.002
-Diluted (in dollars) :	N/A	N/A
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) :	N/A	N/A
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items :	79,494,000	1,028,000
Interim Dividend :	US 3.85 cents	NIL
per Share (Specify if with other options) :	Shareholders can elect to receive US dollars	N/A
B/C Dates for Interim Dividend :	5/9/2003	to 11/9/2003 bdi.
Payable Date :	26/9/2003
B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting :	N/A
Other Distribution for :	N/A
Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution :	N/A

Remarks:

(1) Accounting Policies During 2002, the Group changed its accounting policy for the revised Statement of Standard Accounting Practice No. 12 "Income Taxes" issued by the Hong Kong Society of Accountants, details of which are given in the 2002 Annual Accounts. The effect of this change in accounting policy is not significant to the results for the six months ended 30th June 2002.
The accounting policies adopted for the preparation of 2003 interim accounts are consistent with those described in the 2002 Annual Accounts.

(2) Turnover

	2003	2002
	US$'000	US$'000
Continuing operation	1,440,528	1,135,039
Discontinued operation	-	-

	1,440,528	1,135,039

(3) Profit From Operations

	2003	2002
	US$'000	US$'000
Continuing operation	90,240	15,158
Discontinued operation	-	-

	90,240	15,158

(4) Earnings Per Ordinary Share
The calculation of earnings per ordinary share is based on the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of US$79.5 million (2002: US$1.0 million) and 517.1 million ordinary shares in issue during the period.

(5) Dividend

	2003	2002
	US$'000	US$'000
Ordinary Final dividend in respect of 2002 of US2.5 cents (2001: US1.5 cents) per ordinary share	12,929	7,757