Financial Performance - For the second quarter of 2020, the company's revenue was HKD 150.5 million, an increase of HKD 36.8 million or 32.3% compared to the first quarter of 2020[13]. - For the first half of 2020, the total revenue reached HKD 264.2 million, representing an increase of HKD 31.5 million or 13.5% year-on-year[13]. - The company's profit after tax for the second quarter was HKD 4.4 million, reversing the loss from the first quarter[13]. - The loss after tax for the first half of 2020 narrowed to HKD 4.2 million, an improvement of approximately 51.0% compared to the same period last year[13]. - Earnings per share for the second quarter was HKD 1.20, compared to a loss of HKD 0.85 per share in the previous quarter[14]. - Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, was HKD 268,784,000, an increase from HKD 234,365,000 in the same period of 2019, representing a growth of approximately 14.7%[35]. - The company reported a net loss of HKD 4,187,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to a net loss of HKD 8,550,000 in the same period of 2019, showing an improvement of about 51.0%[38]. - The company reported a profit attributable to owners of HKD 4.809 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to a loss of HKD 3.4 million in the same period of 2019[55]. - For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the profit attributable to owners was a loss of HKD 3.271 million, an improvement from a loss of HKD 8.31 million in the same period of 2019[55]. Revenue Breakdown - Revenue from system integration services for the six months ended June 30, 2020, was HKD 178,523,000, compared to HKD 159,478,000 in 2019, reflecting an increase of about 11.9%[38]. - Revenue from external customers for network security services was HKD 11,427,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to HKD 10,147,000 in 2019, marking an increase of approximately 12.6%[39]. - The public sector contributed HKD 65,459,000 to total revenue, while the private sector contributed HKD 85,058,000, indicating strong performance across both segments[44]. - Revenue from maintenance services for the six months ended June 30, 2020, was HKD 74,297,000, compared to HKD 63,133,000 in 2019, indicating an increase of approximately 17.6%[39]. - The system integration business segment generated revenue of HKD 178.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of HKD 19.0 million or 11.9% compared to the same period last year[107]. - Maintenance services revenue increased from HKD 63.1 million to HKD 74.3 million, reflecting an increase of HKD 11.2 million or 17.7% due to the rise in the number of maintenance contracts[107]. - Cybersecurity services revenue recorded a slight increase to HKD 11.4 million, up HKD 1.3 million or 12.6% compared to HKD 10.1 million for the same period last year[107]. Expenses and Costs - The company's administrative expenses decreased to HKD 15.8 million in the second quarter, down from HKD 21.8 million year-on-year[18]. - The company incurred selling and administrative expenses of HKD 34,536,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, down from HKD 40,172,000 in 2019, indicating a reduction of approximately 14.0%[38]. - The financial cost for the six months ended June 30, 2020, was HKD 427,000, a decrease from HKD 772,000 in the same period of 2019, reflecting a reduction of about 44.7%[38]. - The company reduced its sales and administrative expenses by HKD 5.6 million or 14.0% to HKD 34.5 million compared to the previous year[86]. - Employee costs for the six months were HKD 43,569,000, slightly higher than HKD 43,272,000 in the previous year[47]. - Total employee costs amounted to approximately HKD 43.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to HKD 43.3 million for the same period last year[107]. Assets and Liabilities - The company's cash and cash equivalents decreased to HKD 60,774,000 as of June 30, 2020, down from HKD 116,075,000 at the beginning of the period[29]. - The company’s total assets decreased to HKD 201,930,000 as of June 30, 2020, from HKD 255,657,000 at the end of 2019[23]. - The company’s total liabilities decreased to HKD 122,663,000 as of June 30, 2020, from HKD 168,601,000 at the end of 2019, reflecting a reduction in financial obligations[23]. - Trade receivables as of June 30, 2020, amounted to HKD 99.354 million, down from HKD 106.064 million as of December 31, 2019[65]. - The net trade receivables after impairment provisions were HKD 78.319 million as of June 30, 2020, compared to HKD 85.830 million at the end of 2019[65]. - The company reported contract assets of HKD 22.237 million as of June 30, 2020, an increase from HKD 21.623 million at the end of 2019[68]. - Contract liabilities increased to HKD 41.435 million as of June 30, 2020, from HKD 30.443 million at the end of 2019[68]. - Trade payables decreased significantly to HKD 41.184 million as of June 30, 2020, from HKD 92.123 million at the end of 2019[69]. - The company's net asset value decreased to HKD 121.18 million from HKD 130.15 million at the end of the previous year, a reduction of approximately HKD 8.96 million[95]. Corporate Governance and Shareholder Information - The company has complied with the corporate governance code provisions as of June 30, 2020[130]. - The audit committee consists of three independent non-executive directors, with the chairman possessing appropriate professional accounting qualifications[135]. - The audit committee's main responsibilities include reviewing financial information, risk management, and internal control systems[136]. - LiquidTech is wholly owned by AMS, which holds approximately 65.73% of the issued share capital[122]. - The four ultimate controlling shareholders of the company collectively control about 65.73% of the company's equity through AMS and LiquidTech[123]. - The total number of issued shares as of June 30, 2020, is 400,000,000 shares[126]. - The average annual salary of the executive directors was approved to be reduced by 30%, effective retroactively from January 1, 2020[130]. - The company has not granted any share options as of June 30, 2020, under its stock option plan[107]. - The company has adopted a share option scheme approved by the sole shareholder on June 21, 2016, but no options have been granted under this scheme since its adoption[134].
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