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PEARLRIVER TYRE<01187> - Results Announcement

Pearl River Tyre (Holdings) Limited announced on 06/04/2006:
(stock code: 01187 )
Year end date: 31/12/2005
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: Unqualified
                                                        (Restated)
                                                        (Audited   )
                                     (Audited   )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 01/01/2005    from 01/01/2004
                                     to 31/12/2005      to 31/12/2004
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 554,701            432,901           
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 12,165             (6,396)           
Finance cost                       : (5,142)            (5,527)           
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : N/A                4,440             
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 7,023              (7,483)           
% Change over Last Period          : N/A       %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.067              (0.071)           
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                N/A               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 7,023              (7,483)           
Final Dividend                     : Nil                Nil
  per Share                                              
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A
  options)                                               
                                                         
B/C Dates for 
  Final Dividend                   : N/A   
Payable Date                       : N/A
B/C Dates for (-)            
  General Meeting                  : N/A   
Other Distribution for             : N/A
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A   
  
Remarks:

(1)     The above results are the audited consolidated results of Pearl 
River Tyre (Holdings) Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (the "
Group") for the financial year ended 31 December 2005 (the "financial 
year") together with the comparative figures for the financial year ended 
31 December 2004 (the "previous financial year"). 

        The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA") 
has issued a number of new and revised Hong Kong Financial Reporting 
Standards which also include all Hong Kong Accounting Standards ("HKAS") 
and Interpretations (HK(SIC)-Int") ("collectively HKFRSs") which are 
effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005.

        The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 
applicable disclosure requirements issued by the HKICPA and relevant 
provisions thereof.

        The accounting policies and basis of preparation used in the 
preparation of the financial statements are the same as those used in the 
annual financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2004 
except for the new adoption of HKAS 17 - Lease, HKFRS 3 - Business 
Combinations and HKAS 31 - Interest in Joint Ventures issued by the HKICPA 
which became effective during the financial year.

        The major effects on the new adoption of the accounting standards 
are summarised as follows:

(a)     HKAS 17 - Lease 

        The adoption of HKAS 17 requires the Group to classify the land 
under a long-term lease as an operating lease if the risks and rewards 
incidental to ownership will not be transferred to the lessee. The 
comparative in respect of the property, plant and equipment has been 
restated whereby the land held under operating lease is now presented as 
operating lease prepayments. The effect of the reclassification of the 
comparative is as follows:-

                        As                              
                        Restated And                            
          As            After Prior     Effect Of               
          Previously    Year            Adoption Of     As
          Reported      Adjustments     HKFRS           Restated
THE GROUP HK$'000       HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000
                                                        
BALANCE SHEET (EXTRACT):-                                                       
Property, plant and equipment   
        546             200,689         (13,631)        187,058
Operating lease prepayments     
        -               -               13,631          13,631
        -----------------------------------------------------------

(b)     HKFRS 3 - Business Combinations and HKAS 36 - Impairment of Assets

In prior periods:-

(i)     positive or negative goodwill which arose prior to 1 January 2001 
was taken directly to reserves at the time it arose, and was not 
recognised in the income statement until disposal or impairment of the 
acquired business;

(ii)    positive goodwill which arose on or after 1 January 2001 was 
amortised on straight-line basis over its useful life and was subject to 
impairment testing when there were indications of impairment; and
 

(iii)   negative goodwill which arose on or after 1 January 2001 was 
amortised over the weighted average useful life of the depreciable/
amortisable non-monetary assets acquired, except to the extent it related 
to identified expected future losses as at the date of acquisition. In 
such cases it was recognised in the income statement as those expected 
losses were incurred.

        With effective from 1 January 2005, in order to comply with HKFRS 
3 and HKAS 36, the Group has changed its accounting policies relating to 
goodwill. Under the new policy, the Group no longer amortises positive 
goodwill. Such goodwill is tested annually for impairment, including in 
the year of its initial recognition, as well as when there are indications 
of impairment. Impairment losses are recognised when the carrying amount 
of the cash generating unit to which the goodwill had been allocated 
exceeds its recoverable amount. Also with effect from 1 January 2005 and 
in accordance with HKFRS 3, if the fair value of the net assets acquired 
in a business combination exceeds the consideration paid (i.e. an amount 
arises which would have been known as negative goodwill under the previous 
accounting policy), the excess is recognised immediately in the income 
statement as it arises. 

        In accordance with the transitional arrangements under HKFRS 3 
negative goodwill which had previously been taken directly to reserve (i.
e. negative goodwill which arose before 1 January 2001) has been 
derecognised as at 1 January 2005 with a corresponding adjustment to the 
opening accumulated losses. The effect of the reclassification of the 
comparative is as follows:-

                        As                              
                        Restated And                            
          As            After Prior     Effect Of               
          Previously    Year            Adoption Of     As
          Reported      Adjustments     HKFRS           Restated
THE GROUP HK$'000       HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000
                                                        
BALANCE SHEET (EXTRACT):-                                                       
Capital reserves        
        41,866          41,866          (4,522)         37,344
Accumulated losses      
        (18,760)        (18,946)        4,522           (14,424)
        -------------------------------------------------------------           
                        
(c)     HKAS 31 - Interest in Joint Ventures
        
Previously, the Joint Venture had been accounted for in the consolidated 
financial statements using the equity method. During the financial year, 
the Group changed the accounting policy from the equity method to the 
proportionate consolidation method, in accordance with the HKFRS. The 
proportionate consolidation method is used as the Directors are of the 
opinion that it provides a better reflection of the economic substance of 
the Group.

The proportionate consolidation method has been allowed as the alternative 
method to account for the interest in Joint Venture for financial periods 
beginning on or after 1 January 2005. Under the proportionate 
consolidation method, the Group's share of the Joint Venture's assets, 
liabilities, income and expenses are consolidated line by line with 
similar items in the Group's financial statements.

        The adoption of these new HKFRSs has no material effect on the 
results and financial position of the Group.

 
        The Group has not applied the following new standards and 
interpretations that have been issued but are not yet effective. The 
Directors of the Company anticipate that the application of these 
standards or interpretations will have no or any material impact on the 
financial statements of the Group.

HKAS 1 (Amendment)              Capital disclosure1
HKAS 19 (Amendment)             Actuarial gains and losses, group plans 
                                and disclosures2
HKAS 21 (Amendment)             Net investment in a foreign operation2
HKAS 39 (Amendment)             Cash flow hedge accounting of forecast 
                                intragroup transactions2
HKAS 39 (Amendment)             The fair value option2
HKAS 39 and HKFRS 4             Financial guarantee contracts2
(Amendment)             
HKFRS 6                         Exploration for and evaluation of mineral 
                                resources2
HKFRS 7                         Financial instruments: disclosures1
HK (IFRIC) - INT 4              Determining whether an arrangement 
                                contains a lease2
HK (IFRIC) - INT 5              Rights to interests arising from 
                                decommissioning, restoration and
                                environmental rehabilitation funds2
HK (IFRIC) - INT 6              Liabilities arising from participating in       
                                a specific market, waste electrical and
                                electronic eqquipment3
HK (IFRIC) - INT 7              Applying the restatement approach under 
                                HKAS 29 financial reporting in
                                hyperinflationary economies4
                

1       Effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 
        2007.
2       Effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 
        2006.
3       Effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 December 
        2005.
4       Effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 March 
        2006.


(2)     Previously, the Joint Venture had been accounted for in the 
consolidated financial statements using the equity method. During the 
financial year, the Group changed the accounting policy from the equity 
method to the proportionate consolidation method, in accordance with the 
HKFRS.

The Joint Venture, a Sino-foreign joint venture established in The 
People's Republic of China (the "PRC") is 70% owned by a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of the Company and 30% owned by a state-owned enterprise 
established in Guangzhou, the PRC. The Group's interest in the Joint 
Venture is 70% (2004 - 70%).

 
(3)     Prior Year Adjustments

The prior year adjustments arose from the change in the functional 
currency in the preparation of the accounts. Previously, the financial 
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries were translated from A$ 
into HK$ using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date for 
the assets and liabilities whilst the average rate was used to translate 
revenues and expenses. Any exchange difference arising from the 
translation was taken as a movement in the foreign currency translation 
reserve.

On 10 May 2004, the Company was voluntarily de-listed from the Australian 
Stock Exchange and subsequently de-registered from the Australian 
Securities and Investments Commission. The Group and the Company have no 
requirement to prepare the financial statements in A$. As a result, the 
foreign currency translation differences classified as reserve previously 
have been taken to the income statements as unrealised foreign exchange 
gain or loss.

The effects of the change in functional currency in the preparation of the 
accounts have been taken up as prior year adjustments in the Group and the 
Company financial statements. Accordingly, the following comparative 
figures have been restated to reflect the effect of the change:-

                                                As Previously
                                Effect Of       Reported And
                As              The Change      After Prior
                Previously      In Functional   Year
                Reported        Currency        Adjustments
THE GROUP       HK$'000         HK$'000         HK$'000
                                                
BALANCE SHEET (EXTRACT):-                                               
Other financial assets          
                139,729         (186)           139,543
Accumulated losses              
                (18,760)        (186)           (18,946)
                ---------------------------------------------
                                                
INCOME STATEMENTS (EXTRACT):-                                           
Other operating expenses                
                (7,518)         (186)           (7,704)
Loss before taxation/                                           
Net loss for the financial year         
                (7,297)         (186)           (7,483)
                ----------------------------------------------                  

        
(4)     The calculation of the basic earnings/(loss) per share is based on 
the consolidated profit after taxation of HK$7,023,000 (2004 - Net loss of 
HK$7,483,000) for the financial year and on 105,116,280 (2004 - 105,116,
280) ordinary shares of A$0.20 each in issue during the financial year.

There is no dilutive effect on the basic earnings/(loss) per share for the 
financial year and the previous financial year.