Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. 中 國 農 林 低 碳 控 股 有 限 公 司 China Agroforestry Low-Carbon Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (stock code: 01069) ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNUAL RESULTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS • Revenue from continuing operations for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 amounted to approximately Renminbi (“RMB”) 85.6 million (2016: RMB17.8 million), representing an increase of approximately 381% as compared with corresponding period in 2016. • Segment revenue from the container house business, forestry business and money lending business for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 were approximately RMB56 million (2016: RMB11 million), RMB24 million (2016: RMB2.1 million) and RMB5.6 million (2016: RMB4.6 million) respectively. • Segment results from the container house business, forestry business and money lending business for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 were loss of approximately RMB29 million (2016: profit of RMB0.7 million), profit of approximately RMB53.7 million (2016: loss of RMB28.7 million) and profit of approximately RMB4.5 million (2016: RMB4.0 million) respectively. • Loss attributable to the owners of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 amounted to approximately RMB7.7 million (2016: RMB52.5 million), representing a decrease in loss of approximately 85% as compared with corresponding period in 2016. • Total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 amounted to approximately RMB6 million (2016: total comprehensive expense RMB56.9 million), representing a decrease of approximately 111% as compared with corresponding period in 2016. – 1 – • The gearing ratio for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 was approximately 54.7% (2016: 50.8%), representing an increase of 7.7% as compared with corresponding period in 2016. • Basic loss per share for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 amounted to RMB0.19 cents (2016: RMB1.53 cents). • The board (the “Board”) of directors of the Company (the “Directors”) does not recommend the payment of a final dividend for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 (2016: nil). FINANCIAL RESULTS The Board of China Agroforestry Low-Carbon Holdings Limited (the “Company”) hereby announces the audited consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”) for the year ended 31 December 2017, together with the comparative figures for the year ended 31 December 2016, as follows: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the year ended 31 December 2017 2017 2016 Notes RMB’000 RMB’000 (restated) Continuing Operations Revenue 3 85,572 17,806 Cost of sales and services (17,588) (2,279) Gross profit 67,984 15,527 Investment and other income 5 3,137 117 Other gains and losses 6 8,244 (10,816) Administrative expenses (70,238) (34,860) Finance costs 7 (27,924) (18,615) Loss before tax (18,797) (48,647) Income tax credit (expense) 8 4,829 (654) Loss for the year from continuing operations 9 (13,968) (49,301) Discontinued Operations Net gain (loss) for the year from discontinued operations 10 6,229 (4,089) Loss for the year (7,739) (53,390) – 2 – 2017 2016 Notes RMB’000 RMB’000 (restated) Other comprehensive income (expense) Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss Exchange differences on translation of financial statements of foreign operations 13,121 (4,447) Reclassification adjustments relating to foreign operations disposed during the year 739 – Other comprehensive income (expense) for the year 13,860 (4,447) Total comprehensive income (expenses) for the year 6,121 (57,837) Loss for the year from continuing operations attributable to: Owners of the Company (13,968) (49,301) Non-controlling interests – – (13,968) (49,301) Loss for the year from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to: Owners of the Company (7,739) (52,452) Non-controlling interests – (938) (7,739) (53,390) Total comprehensive income (expense) attributable to: Owners of the Company 6,121 (56,899) Non-controlling interests – (938) 6,121 (57,837) 2017 2016 Loss per share: 12 From continuing and discontinued operations Basic RMB(0.19) cents RMB(1.53) cents Diluted N/A N/A From continuing operations Basic RMB(0.35) cents RMB(1.43) cents Diluted N/A N/A – 3 – CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION As at 31 December 2017 2017 2016 Notes RMB’000 RMB’000 Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment 83,152 1,386 Prepaid land lease payments 27,868 16,735 Plantation forest assets 470,700 342,205 Loans receivable 35,260 42,593 Goodwill – 357 Other intangible assets 47,203 125,064 664,183 528,340 Current assets Inventories – 110 Trade and other receivables 13 124,096 22,375 Loans receivable 36,609 39,981 Deposits and prepayments 4,212 6,369 Prepaid land lease payments 821 465 Derivative financial instruments – 206 Bank balances and cash 22,323 35,938 188,061 105,444 Current liabilities Trade and other payables 14 73,323 8,026 Promissory notes payable 22,560 44,620 Convertible bonds payable – 18,292 Contingent consideration payable – 15,523 Current tax payable 3,720 3,035 99,603 89,496 Net current assets 88,458 15,948 Total assets less current liabilities 752,641 544,288 – 4 – 2017 2016 Notes RMB’000 RMB’000 Non-current liabilities Promissory notes payable 145,872 39,227 Corporate bonds payable 208,574 135,532 Contingent consideration payable – 26,363 Deferred tax liabilities 11,801 31,266 366,247 232,388 Net assets 386,394 311,900 Capital and reserves Share capital 7,501 6,239 Reserves 378,893 305,661 Total equity attributable to owners of the Company 386,394 311,900 Non-controlling interests – – Total equity 386,394 311,900 – 5 – NOTES: 1. GENERAL INFORMATION The Company is a public limited company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The Company’s shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange”). The address of the registered office and principal place of business are Clifton House, 75 Fort Street, PO Box 1350, Grand Cayman, KY1-1108, Cayman Islands and Rooms 1002–1003, 10th Floor, Great Eagle Centre, 23 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong respectively. The Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) are principally engaged in forestry management, provision of services in relation to management, leasing, sale and installation of container houses, money lending and investment holding. In the prior year, the Group was also engaged in the production and sale of biomass fuel products. The Company’s functional currency is Hong Kong dollars (“HK$”) while that for the major subsidiaries in Mainland China (the “PRC”) is Renminbi (“RMB”). As the operations of the Group are mainly carried out in the PRC, the directors of the Company consider it appropriate to present the consolidated financial statements in RMB. As referred to in Note 10, the Group discontinued its business of manufacture and sale of biomass fuel products on 29 December 2017. Results of the Group’s operations attributable to this business are presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. Certain comparative figures have been restated to consistent with the current year’s presentation. 2. APPLICATION OF HONG KONG FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (“HKFRSs”) New and revised HKFRSs applied in the current year In the current year, the Group has applied the following new and revised HKFRSs issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”): Amendments to HKAS 7 Disclosure Initiative Amendments to HKAS 12 Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealised Losses Amendments to HKFRS 12 As part of the Annual Improvements to HKFRSs 2014–2016 Cycle The application of these new and revised HKFRSs in the current year has had no material impact on the Group’s financial performance and financial position for the current and prior years and/or on the disclosures set out in the consolidated financial statements. – 6 – New and revised HKFRSs in issue but not yet effective The Group has not early applied the following new and revised HKFRSs that have been issued but are not yet effective: HKFRS 9 Financial Instruments1 HKFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and the related Amendments1 HKFRS 16 Leases2 HKFRS 17 Insurance Contracts4 HK(IFRIC)-Int 22 Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration1 HK(IFRIC)-Int 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments2 Amendments to HKFRS 2 Classification and Measurement of Share-based Payment Transactions1 Amendments to HKFRS 4 Applying HKFRS 9 Financial Instruments with HKFRS 4 Insurance Contracts1 Amendments to HKFRS 9 Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation2 Amendments to HKFRS 10 Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and and HKAS 28 its Associate or Joint Venture3 Amendments to HKAS 28 Long-term Interests in Associates and Joint Ventures 2 Amendments to HKAS 28 As part of the Annual Improvements to HKFRSs 2014–2016 Cycle 1 Amendments to HKAS 40 Transfers of Investment Property1 Amendments to HKFRSs Annual Improvements to HKFRSs 2015–2017 Cycle2 1 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. 2 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. 3 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after on or after a date to be determined. 4 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021. 3. REVENUE An analysis of the Group’s revenue is as follows: Continuing Discontinued Operations Operations Total 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 Revenue from sales of goods 24,046 2,135 105 2,308 24,151 4,443 Income from provision of services 55,416 10,999 – – 55,416 10,999 Rental income from container houses 570 – – – 570 – Interest income from money lending business 5,540 4,672 – – 5,540 4,672 85,572 17,806 105 2,308 85,677 20,114 – 7 – 4. SEGMENT INFORMATION Information reported to the chairman of the board (being the chief executive decision maker) for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance focuses on the types of goods and services delivered. Continuing operations and discontinued operations segments identified by the chief operating decision maker have been aggregated in arriving at the reportable segments of the Group. Specifically, the Group’s reportable, operating and discontinued segments under HKFRS 8 are as follows: Continuing operations : (i) Forestry Business — plantation, logging and sale of timber related products. (ii) Container Houses Business — provision of services in relation to management, leasing, sale and installation of container houses and related business. (iii) Money Lending Business — provision of money lending services. Discontinued operations: Biomass Fuel Business — manufacture and sale of biomass fuel products. Information regarding the above segments for the years ended 31 December 2017 and 2016 is presented below. – 8 – Segment revenues and results The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable segments: For the year ended 31 December 2017 Discontinued Continuing Operations Operations Container Money Biomass Forestry Houses Lending Fuel Business Business Business Sub-total Business Total RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 Segment revenue 24,046 55,986 5,540 85,572 105 85,677 • Segment profit (loss) 53,716* (29,280)# 4,517 28,953 (1,947) 27,006 Bank interest income 32 Other unallocated income 3,323 Gain on disposal of subsidiaries 7,957 Gain on change in fair value of contingent consideration payable 30,253 Loss on early redemption on promissory notes (13,728) Loss on change in fair value of derivative financial instruments (199) Other unallocated expenses (39,288) Finance costs (27,924) Loss before tax (12,568) Income tax credit 4,829 Loss for the year (7,739) • – 9 – For the year ended 31 December 2016 Discontinued Continuing Operations Operations Container Money Biomass Forestry Houses Lending Fuel Business Business Business Sub-total Business Total RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 RMB’000 Segment revenue 2,135 10,999 4,672 17,806 2,308 20,114 Segment profit (loss) (28,705)* 713# 4,009 (23,983) (7,311) (31,294) Bank interest income 94 Other unallocated income 735 Gain on disposal of subsidiaries 2,510 Gain on change in fair value of contingent consideration payable 22,766 Loss on change in fair value of derivative financial instruments (2,668) Loss on early repayment of promissory notes (1,815) Other unallocated expenses (24,449) Finance costs (18,615) Loss before tax (52,736) Income tax expense (654) Loss for the year (53,390) 2017 2016 RMB’000 RMB’000 * Segment profit (loss) of Forestry Business before change in fair value less costs to sell of plantation forest assets 10,085 (1,555) Net gain (loss) on change in fair value less costs to sell of plantation forest assets 43,631 (27,150) Segment profit (loss) of Forestry Business 53,716 (28,705) # Segment profit of Container Houses Business before amortization and impairment 48,938 9,649 Amortisation of other intangible assets (26,810) (8,936) Impairment on goodwill and other intangible assets (51,408) – Segment (loss) profit of Container Houses Business (29,280) 713 Segment revenue reported above represents revenue generated from external customers. There were no inter-segment sales in the current year (2016: Nil). – 10 –
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