Revenue and Profit Performance - Revenue for 2023 decreased to HK73,891,296,000fromHK77,323,994,000 in 2022, a decline of 4.4%[4] - Profit for the year grew to HK922,033,000in2023,up12.0823,071,000 in 2022[4] - Profit for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK922.0million,comparedtoHK823.1 million in the previous year[16][17] - Net profit for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK922,033,000,comparedtoHK823,071,000 in 2022[44] - The Group's revenue for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK73,891,296,000,adecreasefromHK77,323,994,000 in 2022[44] Gross Profit and Operating Profit - Gross profit increased to HK3,496,516,000in2023,up3.53,377,924,000 in 2022[4] - Operating profit rose to HK1,435,147,000in2023,anincreaseof8.01,328,268,000 in 2022[4] - Gross profit for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK3,496,516,000,upfromHK3,377,924,000 in 2022[44] Earnings Per Share and Dividends - Basic earnings per share increased to 65.62 HK cents in 2023 from 58.15 HK cents in 2022, a rise of 12.8%[4] - Final dividend proposed for 2023 is HK369,000,000,upfromHK247,000,000 in 2022[4] - The final dividend proposed for 2023 was HK25.7 cents per ordinary share, amounting to HK369,000,000,comparedtoHK17centspersharein2022[30]−Basicearningspersharefor2023wereHK65.62cents,upfromHK58.15centsin2022,basedonaprofitattributabletoequityshareholdersofHK922,033,000[36] - Diluted earnings per share for 2023 were HK65.62 cents, consistent with basic earnings per share, reflecting no dilution impact[39] - The company recommended a final dividend of HK25.7 cents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2023, compared to HK17 cents in 2022[55] Segment Performance - Total segment revenue for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK73,891.3million,withConsumerElectronicscontributingHK30,393.7 million, Enterprise Systems contributing HK40,413.6million,andCloudComputingcontributingHK3,084.0 million[17] - Segment results for the year ended 31 December 2023 were HK1,453.1million,withConsumerElectronicscontributingHK534.3 million, Enterprise Systems contributing HK820.8million,andCloudComputingcontributingHK98.0 million[17] - Reportable segment assets as of 31 December 2023 totaled HK27,260.2million,withConsumerElectronicsassetsatHK12,393.7 million, Enterprise Systems assets at HK14,231.6million,andCloudComputingassetsatHK634.9 million[17] - Revenue from the enterprise systems segment decreased by 2.3% to HK40,413,612,000,contributing54.730,393,688,000, contributing 41.1% of total Group revenue[44] - Revenue from the cloud computing segment increased by 6.7% to HK3,083,996,000,contributing4.256,271,520,000, contributing approximately 76% of total Group revenue[44] - Revenue from South East Asia increased by 2% to HK17,619,776,000,contributingapproximately2473,891,296,000, a decrease from HK77,323,994,000in2022,withNorthAsiacontributingHK56,271,520,000 and South East Asia contributing HK17,619,776,000[21]−ReportablesegmentassetsincreasedtoHK27,260,157,000 in 2023 from HK24,522,465,000in2022,withNorthAsiaassetsatHK22,236,931,000 and South East Asia assets at HK5,023,226,000[22]AssetsandLiabilities−TotalassetsincreasedtoHK35,020,347,000 in 2023 from HK34,766,606,000in2022[8]−TotalequityrosetoHK8,222,836,000 in 2023 from HK7,657,778,000in2022[8]−NetcurrentassetsdecreasedtoHK6,328,985,000 in 2023 from HK7,136,444,000in2022[8]−Consolidatedtotalassetsfor2023wereHK35,020,347,000, slightly up from HK34,766,606,000in2022,withcashandbankbalancesatHK3,325,140,000[23] - The Group's cash and bank balances as at 31 December 2023 were approximately HK3,325,140,000,downfromHK3,828,930,000 in 2022[47] - The Group's borrowings as at 31 December 2023 amounted to approximately HK8,103,976,000,comparedtoHK8,422,683,000 in 2022[47] - Net trade receivables increased to HK14,645,567,000in2023fromHK13,070,678,000 in 2022, with over 90 days receivables at HK2,764,464,000[41]−TradepayablesincreasedtoHK15,562,115,000 in 2023 from HK13,126,934,000in2022,withover60dayspayablesatHK1,281,791,000[43] Taxation and Finance Costs - Taxation for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK240.2million,adecreasefromHK258.7 million in the previous year[16][17] - Finance costs for the year ended 31 December 2023 were HK340.1million,anincreasefromHK258.5 million in the previous year[16][17] - Taxation outside Hong Kong decreased to HK221,887,000in2023fromHK257,093,000 in 2022, while Hong Kong Profits Tax increased to HK4,380,000fromHK3,436,000[27] Share Transactions and Compensation - The company repurchased a total of 14,028,000 shares in 2023, with an aggregated price of HK56,266,320[52]−Thecompanyacquired4,626,000ordinarysharesthroughatrustforemploymentcompensation,withatotalcashconsiderationofapproximatelyHK18,746,000[54] Comprehensive Income and Financial Assets - Total comprehensive income for the year was HK875,876,000in2023,comparedtoHK182,777,000 in 2022[6] - Fair value changes of other financial assets for the year ended 31 December 2023 were a loss of HK17.9million,comparedtoalossofHK10.1 million in the previous year[16][17] Share of Associates' Profits - Share of associates' profits for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK75.0million,asignificantincreasefromHK14.6 million in the previous year[16][17] Auditing - The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 were audited by KPMG[58]