5-year Financial Summary
| For the year ended 31 December | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data) |
2024 RMB |
2023 RMB |
2022 RMB (Restated) |
2021 RMB (Restated) |
2020 RMB (Restated) |
| Results | |||||
| Revenue from telecommunications infrastructure services | 75,172,237 | 76,136,756 | 72,906,517 | 71,889,248 | 67,164,571 |
| Revenue from business process outsourcing services | 43,459,018 | 43,550,614 | 43,073,150 | 40,623,948 | 37,277,681 |
| Revenue from applications, content and other services | 31,368,848 | 28,927,306 | 24,767,902 | 21,479,245 | 18,208,529 |
| Total Revenues | 150,000,103 | 148,614,676 | 140,747,569 | 133,992,441 | 122,650,781 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (1,025,761) | (1,017,154) | (961,218) | (908,525) | (827,536) |
| Direct personnel costs | (8,208,384) | (8,644,005) | (8,558,400) | (8,805,077) | (8,300,760) |
| Materials costs | (25,579,237) | (24,670,341) | (21,657,339) | (19,166,225) | (15,057,234) |
| Direct costs of products distribution | (2,815,082) | (3,517,360) | (4,065,197) | (4,614,143) | (4,067,599) |
| Subcontracting charges | (80,405,717) | (80,233,245) | (76,546,469) | (71,239,853) | (67,166,028) |
| Lease charges and others | (14,369,701) | (13,275,321) | (12,977,295) | (14,473,844) | (13,492,874) |
| Cost of revenues | (132,403,882) | (131,357,426) | (124,765,918) | (119,207,667) | (108,912,031) |
| Gross profit | 17,596,221 | 17,257,250 | 15,981,651 | 14,784,774 | 13,738,750 |
| Other income | 1,712,204 | 1,932,223 | 1,954,316 | 1,946,411 | 1,687,801 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (15,054,014) | (14,913,046) | (13,959,926) | (12,952,506) | (11,827,203) |
| Other expenses | (187,212) | (169,549) | (140,958) | (214,032) | (216,876) |
| Finance costs | (105,515) | (113,734) | (91,046) | (78,624) | (63,482) |
| Share of profits of associates and joint ventures | 149,149 | 116,338 | 92,747 | 91,923 | 168,928 |
| Profit before tax | 4,110,833 | 4,109,482 | 3,836,784 | 3,577,946 | 3,487,918 |
| Income tax | (357,436) | (377,805) | (356,097) | (392,673) | (398,278) |
| Profit for the year | 3,753,397 | 3,731,677 | 3,480,687 | 3,185,273 | 3,089,640 |
| Attributable to: | |||||
| Equity shareholders of the Company | 3,606,861 | 3,584,391 | 3,359,555 | 3,156,946 | 3,081,795 |
| Non-controlling interests | 146,536 | 147,286 | 121,132 | 28,327 | 7,845 |
| Profit for the year | 3,753,397 | 3,731,677 | 3,480,687 | 3,185,273 | 3,089,640 |
| Basic/diluted earnings per share (RMB) | 0.521 | 0.518 | 0.485 | 0.456 | 0.445 |
| At 31 December | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data) |
2024 RMB |
2023 RMB |
2022 RMB (Restated) |
2021 RMB (Restated) |
2020 RMB (Restated) |
| Financial position | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 5,910,252 | 6,082,260 | 6,269,961 | 6,213,472 | 4,331,391 |
| Right-of-use assets | 2,020,473 | 2,245,135 | 2,402,559 | 2,422,952 | 2,046,005 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income | 4,500,818 | 3,473,580 | 3,336,403 | 3,672,472 | 4,362,469 |
| Deposits at financial institutions with original maturity more than one year | 12,170,901 | 5,888,447 | 7,651,866 | 2,563,841 | 200,000 |
| Other non-current assets | 7,342,147 | 7,147,332 | 6,404,580 | 5,881,290 | 7,288,295 |
| Inventories | 1,183,231 | 1,196,945 | 1,367,311 | 1,492,011 | 1,676,943 |
| Accounts and bills receivable, net | 25,296,205 | 23,921,258 | 20,310,265 | 18,254,550 | 18,208,593 |
| Contract assets, net | 37,767,809 | 28,584,146 | 25,268,821 | 21,534,745 | 19,786,576 |
| Current portion of deposits at financial institutions with original maturity more than one year | 3,603,728 | 3,498,709 | 221,188 | – | – |
| Prepayments and other current assets | 14,486,725 | 13,668,864 | 12,717,632 | 11,102,020 | 9,618,532 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | – | 10,429 | 61,556 | 3,364,554 | 3,098,634 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 19,638,036 | 22,914,865 | 22,087,661 | 21,172,860 | 21,010,586 |
| Short-term bank deposits and restricted cash | 2,697,251 | 3,157,780 | 2,168,795 | 2,357,234 | 2,865,265 |
| Total assets | 136,617,576 | 121,789,750 | 110,268,598 | 100,032,001 | 94,493,289 |
| Interest-bearing borrowings | 706,249 | 807,499 | 752,001 | 723,024 | 704,401 |
| Accounts and bills payable | 65,894,889 | 53,426,398 | 44,611,295 | 36,319,980 | 33,363,786 |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 454,967 | 487,758 | 513,223 | 490,859 | 400,627 |
| Contract liabilities | 9,190,050 | 9,527,291 | 10,867,975 | 11,449,171 | 10,977,645 |
| Accrued expenses and other payables | 11,420,957 | 11,642,004 | 9,500,858 | 9,093,109 | 9,501,926 |
| Income tax payable | 287,567 | 354,095 | 351,105 | 239,624 | 282,597 |
| Non-current liabilities | 2,049,745 | 1,877,004 | 2,048,216 | 2,106,296 | 2,074,929 |
| Total liabilities | 90,004,424 | 78,122,049 | 68,644,673 | 60,422,063 | 57,305,911 |
| Equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company | 45,435,871 | 42,576,759 | 40,360,637 | 38,407,032 | 36,718,088 |
| Non-controlling interests | 1,177,281 | 1,090,942 | 1,263,288 | 1,202,906 | 469,290 |
| Total equity | 46,613,152 | 43,667,701 | 41,623,925 | 39,609,938 | 37,187,378 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 136,617,576 | 121,789,750 | 110,268,598 | 100,032,001 | 94,493,289 |
