[ET Net News Agency, 22 November 2017] Huabao International (00336) said its profit
attributable to the equity holders for the six months ended 30 September 2017 dropped 3.6%
year-on-year to Rmb457 million.
Basic and diluted earnings per share were Rmb14.7 cents.
Sales amounted to Rmb1,638 million, an increase of 3.7% from a year earlier.
Gross profit grew 3.7% year-on-year to Rmb1,067 million. Gross profit margin was about
65.2%, which was similar with 65.1% for the corresponding period last year. This was
mainly due to the Group's effective control of cost.
The proposed interim dividend and special dividend are HK10.3 cents (2016: nil) and
HK5.7 cents (2016: nil) per share, payable on or about 12 January 2018. (HL)