Financial Statement

Financial Summary

(Amounts in millions, except per share data)

Year ended 31 December

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

Results of operation

Operating revenues

393,561

375,734

377,124

366,229

352,534

Depreciation and amortisation

(90,240)

(88,145)

(75,493)

(74,951)

(67,942)

Network operations and support

(119,517)

(109,799)

(116,062)

(103,969)

(94,156)

Selling, general and administrative

(55,059)

(57,361)

(59,422)

(58,434)

(56,426)

Personnel expenses

(65,989)

(63,567)

(59,736)

(56,043)

(54,504)

Other operating expenses

(29,074)

(27,792)

(37,697)

(45,612)

(52,286)

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

(5,042)

Operating expenses

(364,921)

(346,664)

(348,410)

(339,009)

(325,314)

Operating profit

28,640

29,070

28,714

27,220

27,220

Net finance costs

(3,014)

(3,639)

(2,708)

(3,291)

(3,235)

Investment income

60

30

38

147

40

Income from investments in associates

1,701

1,573

2,104

877

91

Profit before taxation

27,387

27,034

28,148

24,953

24,116

Income tax

(6,307)

(6,322)

(6,810)

(6,192)

(5,993)

Profit for the year

21,080

20,712

21,338

18,761

18,123

Other comprehensive income for the year

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to

profit or loss:

Change in fair value of investments in equity instruments
at fair value through other comprehensive income

(385)

604

(324)

Deferred tax on change in fair value of investments
in equity instruments at fair value through
other comprehensive income

97

(147)

82

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

Change in fair value of available-for-sale equity securities

(400)

(228)

Deferred tax on change in fair value of
available-for-sale equity securities

100

57

Exchange difference on translation of financial statements
of subsidiaries outside mainland China

(312)

102

154

(259)

190

Share of other comprehensive income of associates

(4)

(2)

(7)

7

6

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

(604)

557

(95)

(552)

25

Total comprehensive income for the year

20,476

21,269

21,243

18,209

18,148

Profit attributable to

Equity holders of the Company

20,850

20,517

21,210

18,617

18,018

Non-controlling interests

230

195

128

144

105

Profit for the year

21,080

20,712

21,338

18,761

18,123

Total comprehensive income attributable to

Equity holders of the Company

20,244

21,074

21,115

18,065

18,043

Non-controlling interests

232

195

128

144

105

Total comprehensive income for the year

20,476

21,269

21,243

18,209

18,148

Basic earnings per share

0.26

0.25

0.26

0.23

0.22

As at 31 December of the year

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

Financial condition

Property, plant and equipment, net

418,605

410,008

407,795

406,257

389,671

Construction in progress

48,425

59,206

66,644

73,106

80,386

Other non-current assets

164,050

160,735

115,938

110,281

108,367

Cash and bank deposits

33,092

24,419

23,480

22,510

27,948

Other current assets

50,924

48,763

49,525

49,040

46,186

Total assets

715,096

703,131

663,382

661,194

652,558

Current liabilities

271,142

264,661

258,920

275,408

319,133

Non-current liabilities

77,779

83,430

60,363

59,089

17,077

Total liabilities

348,921

348,091

319,283

334,497

336,210

Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company

363,456

352,510

343,069

325,867

315,377

Non-controlling interests

2,719

2,530

1,030

830

971

Total equity

366,175

355,040

344,099

326,697

316,348

Total liabilities and equity

715,096

703,131

663,382

661,194

652,558