(Per cent)

ITEM

ALL ACTIVITIES

SHARE TRADING AND

INVESTMENT HOLDING

(803)

(322)

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

PROFIT ALLOCATION RATIOS

1.

Tax provision to profits before tax

48.8

270.2

56.3

108.3

#

20.5

2.

Dividends to profits before tax

49.9

222.0

46.5

142.6

#

24.3

3.

Profits retained to profits before tax

1.3

+

+

+

&

55.2

4.

Dividends to profits after tax

97.5

#

106.4

#

#

30.6

5.

Profits retained to profits after tax

2.5

&

+

&

&

69.4

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

1.

Operating profits to total net assets

1.2

0.1

1.8

0.4

+

7.4

2.

Profits after tax to net worth

2.2

+

3.1

+

+

14.3

3.

Dividends to total paid-up capital

4.5

3.6

6.2

2.6

2.7

7.9

4.

Operating profits to main income

8.6

1.1

12.9

6.6

+

59.4

5.

Dividends to net worth

2.2

1.9

3.3

1.6

1.6

4.4

PROFIT MAKING COMPANIES^*

(579)

(556)

(582)

(212)

(212)

(238)

PROFIT ALLOCATION RATIOS

1.

Tax provision to profits before tax

25.4

30.0

25.8

17.8

15.9

17.2

2.

Dividends to profits before tax

26.5

25.0

21.5

25.4

26.5

20.4

3.

Profits retained to profits before tax

48.1

45.0

52.7

56.8

57.5

62.4

4.

Dividends to profits after tax

35.6

35.7

28.9

30.9

31.6

24.6

5.

Profits retained to profits after tax

64.4

64.3

71.1

69.1

68.4

75.4

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

1.

Operating profits to total net assets

2.6

2.4

5.0

3.7

3.4

11.0

2.

Profits after tax to net worth

7.2

6.5

13.3

6.7

7.0

20.6

3.

Dividends to total paid-up capital

5.9

5.0

9.0

3.8

4.3

11.0

4.

Operating profits to main income

18.1

18.1

34.6

53.8

48.7

75.5

5.

Dividends to net worth

2.6

2.3

3.9

2.1

2.2

5.1

(Per cent)

ITEM

LOAN FINANCE

HIRE PURCHASE

FINANCE

(174)

(106)

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

PROFIT ALLOCATION RATIOS

1.

Tax provision to profits before tax

24.2

40.1

37.7

27.6

54.5

#

2.

Dividends to profits before tax

11.7

23.0

27.6

28.0

35.0

#

3.

Profits retained to profits before tax

64.1

36.9

34.7

44.3

10.5

&

4.

Dividends to profits after tax

15.5

38.4

44.3

38.8

76.9

#

5.

Profits retained to profits after tax

84.5

61.6

55.7

61.2

23.1

&

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

1.

Operating profits to total net assets

1.4

1.0

1.7

2.1

1.2

+

2.

Profits after tax to net worth

5.8

3.1

6.6

8.6

3.0

+

3.

Dividends to total paid-up capital

1.3

1.6

4.1

10.7

7.2

7.0

4.

Operating profits to main income

11.9

9.3

15.9

12.6

6.1

+

5.

Dividends to net worth

0.9

1.2

2.9

3.3

2.3

2.5

PROFIT MAKING COMPANIES ^*

(130)

(124)

(121)

(90)

(86)

(80)

PROFIT ALLOCATION RATIOS

1.

Tax provision to profits before tax

21.0

32.2

33.5

26.6

36.8

35.2

2.

Dividends to profits before tax

10.4

17.6

24.9

27.1

23.3

27.8

3.

Profits retained to profits before tax

68.6

50.2

41.6

46.3

39.9

37.0

4.

Dividends to profits after tax

13.1

26.0

37.4

36.9

36.9

43.0

5.

Profits retained to profits after tax

86.9

74.0

62.6

63.1

63.1

57.0

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

1.

Operating profits to total net assets

1.6

1.3

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.

Profits after tax to net worth

7.6

4.9

9.4

9.3

7.4

7.7

3.

Dividends to total paid-up capital

1.5

1.8

5.3

11.7

8.8

10.0

4.

Operating profits to main income

13.9

12.0

18.0

13.6

13.0

14.8

5.

Dividends to net worth

1.0

1.3

3.5

3.4

2.7

3.3

(Per cent)

ITEM

LEASING

DIVERSIFIED

(76)

(62)

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

1

14

15

16

17

18

19

PROFIT ALLOCATION RATIOS

1.

Tax provision to profits before tax

#

#

#

29.8

67.1

89.1

2.

Dividends to profits before tax

#

#

#

30.8

47.6

51.6

3.

Profits retained to profits before tax

&

&

&

39.4

+

+

4.

Dividends to profits after tax

#

#

#

43.9

144.8

473.4

5.

Profits retained to profits after tax

&

&

&

56.1

+

+

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

1.

Operating profits to total net assets

+

+

+

2.9

1.1

0.8

2.

Profits after tax to net worth

+

+

+

6.6

1.6

0.4

3.

Dividends to total paid-up capital

6.1

3.7

3.0

14.1

9.0

7.4

4.

Operating profits to main income

+

+

+

17.9

7.2

5.4

5.

Dividends to net worth

2.9

2.5

3.2

2.9

2.4

1.8

PROFIT MAKING COMPANIES ^*

(50)

(41)

(42)

(49)

(45)

(44)

PROFIT ALLOCATION RATIOS

1.

Tax provision to profits before tax

48.1

29.4

31.6

28.2

38.7

31.9

2.

Dividends to profits before tax

92.7

39.8

36.3

29.4

30.8

19.2

3.

Profits retained to profits before tax

+

30.8

32.1

42.4

30.5

48.9

4.

Dividends to profits after tax

178.6

56.4

53.1

40.9

50.2

28.2

5.

Profits retained to profits after tax

+

43.6

46.9

59.1

49.8

71.8

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

1.

Operating profits to total net assets

2.5

3.2

3.9

3.1

2.7

4.2

2.

Profits after tax to net worth

2.9

7.4

7.0

7.3

5.4

6.7

3.

Dividends to total paid-up capital

10.2

7.9

6.9

16.2

12.5

12.4

4.

Operating profits to main income

14.5

15.0

22.4

19.0

17.5

26.2

5.

Dividends to net worth

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.0

2.7

1.9

Note :

Figures in brackets denote the number of companies.

See footnote to Statement 1.

*

Companies making operating profits.