FINANCIAL

SUMMARY

For the five-year ended 31 December 2023
(All amounts in RMB millions, except per share data)

Selected financial summary for 2019 to 2023, including selected consolidated statement of income data and consolidated statement of financial position data for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 were prepared in accordance with HKFRSs.

RESULTS

Selected Statement of Income Data

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Revenue

372,597

354,944

327,854

303,838

290,515

Interconnection charges

(11,294)

(10,947)

(11,557)

(10,574)

(11,513)

Depreciation and amortisation

(84,847)

(86,829)

(85,652)

(83,017)

(83,080)

Network, operation and support expenses

(60,026)

(56,425)

(53,087)

(46,286)

(43,236)

Employee benefit expenses

(62,939)

(60,726)

(58,944)

(55,740)

(50,516)

Costs of telecommunications products sold

(36,403)

(34,720)

(30,683)

(26,862)

(26,412)

Other operating expenses

(102,123)

(92,957)

(77,263)

(70,237)

(64,480)

Finance costs

(1,981)

(1,095)

(1,385)

(1,747)

(2,123)

Interest income

2,105

1,747

1,215

1,366

1,272

Share of net profit of associates

2,519

2,153

1,862

1,588

1,359

Share of net profit of joint ventures

1,803

1,593

1,448

787

646

Other income — net

3,534

3,850

4,119

2,911

1,735

Profit before income tax

22,945

20,588

17,927

16,027

14,167

Income tax expenses

(4,023)

(3,751)

(3,420)

(3,450)

(2,795)

Profit for the year

18,922

16,837

14,507

12,577

11,372

Profit attributable to:

Equity shareholders of the Company

18,726

16,745

14,368

12,493

11,330

Non-controlling interests

196

92

139

84

42

Profit for the year

18,922

16,837

14,507

12,577

11,372

Earnings per share for profit attributable to equity shareholders
of the Company:

Basic earnings per share (RMB)

0.61

0.55

0.47

0.41

0.37

Diluted earnings per share (RMB)

0.61

0.55

0.47

0.41

0.37

Selected Statement of Financial Position Data

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Property, plant and equipment

355,995

352,433

355,031

364,187

367,401

Right-of-use assets

52,608

59,227

32,866

37,960

43,073

Financial assets measured at fair value

29,645

23,702

32,726

27,682

4,093

Cash and cash equivalents

47,733

55,297

34,280

23,085

34,945

Other current asset

85,940

71,353

62,937

61,362

48,448

Other non-current asset

89,130

80,651

73,236

66,340

64,539

Total assets

661,051

642,663

591,076

580,616

562,499

Short-term bank loans

681

331

385

740

5,564

Commercial papers

5,025

6,875

7,000

8,995

Long-term bank loans

1,606

1,896

2,207

2,900

3,306

Lease liabilities

43,257

48,924

22,559

27,961

32,325

Other current liabilities

249,977

232,651

216,409

202,367

179,404

Other non-current liabilities

11,632

10,300

9,208

12,128

12,150

Total liabilities

307,153

299,127

257,643

253,096

241,744

Total equity

353,898

343,536

333,433

327,520

320,755