Earnings release
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement , make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement . 福 六福 集團 ( 國際 ) 有限公司 LUK FOOK HOLDINGS ( INTERNATIONAL ) LIMITED ( 於 百 慕達 註冊 成立 之 有限公司 ) ( Incorporated in Bermuda with Limited Liability ) Stock Code 股份 代號 : 0590 INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 HIGHLIGHTS Due to the low base effect and gradual recovery of retail sentiment , revenue increased by 67.2 % as compared with the same period last year , reaching HK $ 5.6 billion SSSG for the Hong Kong SAR² , Macau SAR³ and overseas markets was + 111.1 % overall speaking , while that for the Mainland China market was + 88.9 % Gross profit increased by 35.1 % to HK $ 1.5 billion , with overall gross margin decreased by 6.4 p.p. to 26.8 % as gold gross margin returned to more normal level and gold sales mix increased Operating profit increased by 101.5 % to HK $ 780 million because Hong Kong , Macau and overseas markets turnaround from loss to profit while all businesses in Mainland performed well Profit attributable to equity holders increased by 124.6 % to HK $ 654 million Basic earnings per share were HK $ 1.11 , increased by 122.0 % Proposed interim dividend of HK $ 0.55 per share with dividend payout ratio of 49.4 % Net addition of 235 shops during the period with a total of 2,601 shops globally at period end 1 Same store sales growth ( " SSSG " ) represented a comparison of sales of the same self - operated shop having full day operations in the comparable periods and such data did not include sales of licensed shops and Mainland China's e - commerce business . 2 Hong Kong SAR : Hereafter refers to as " Hong Kong " 3 Macau SAR : Hereafter refers to as " Macau " 4 Mainland China : Hereafter refers to as " Mainland " -1-