[ET Net News Agency, 3 April 2018] Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation (SMIC) (00981) said its profit attributable to owners for the year ended 31
December 2017 dropped 52.3% year-on-year to US$179.7 million.
Basic and diluted earnings per share were US4 cents.
Revenue amounted to US$3,101 million, an increase of 6.4% from a year earlier.
Gross margin was 23.9% in 2017 compared to 29.2% in 2016. The decline in gross margin
was primarily due to the increase in depreciation and the decrease in utilization in 2017.
No final dividend will be distributed. (HL)