[GE] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]

Announcement Date
01-Mar-2005
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
Revenue 39,900,000 37,821,000 26,493,000 41,927,000 41,556,000 39,726,000 43,706,000 -5.90%
PBT 5,894,000 4,953,000 5,148,000 6,021,000 5,861,000 5,099,000 6,055,000 -1.78%
Tax 1,040,000 911,000 162,000 1,344,000 1,214,000 1,134,000 677,000 33.24%
NP 4,852,000 4,305,000 3,064,000 4,677,000 4,647,000 3,965,000 5,378,000 -6.64%
Tax Rate -17.65% -18.39% -3.15% -22.32% -20.71% -22.24% -11.18% -
Total Cost 35,048,000 33,516,000 23,429,000 37,250,000 36,909,000 35,761,000 38,328,000 -5.80%
Ratio Analysis
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
NP Margin 12.16 11.38 11.57 11.16 11.18 9.98 12.30 -0.76%
Per Share
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
EPS 3.84 3.44 2.64 3.52 3.52 2.96 4.56 -10.85%
EPS Diluted 3.84 3.36 2.56 3.52 3.52 2.96 4.48 -9.79%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ & YoY figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.