Vision - Alibaba

122 Annual Report 2007
Notes to the Financial Statements
15 EARNINGS PER SHARE
2007 2006
Profi t for the year attributable to equity owners of the Company (RMB’000) 967,795 219,938
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (thousand shares) 4,859,882 4,825,000
Earnings per share, basic and diluted (RMB) RMB19.91 cents RMB4.56 cents
Earnings per share, basic and diluted (HK$ equivalent) (i) HK$20.41 cents HK$4.46 cents
(i) The translation of RMB amounts into Hong Kong dollars has been made at the rate of RMB0.9757 to HK$1.0000 (2006: RMB1.0223
to HK$1.0000). No representation is made that the RMB amounts have been, could have been or could be converted into Hong
Kong dollars or vice versa, at that rate, or at any rates or at all.
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profi t for the year attributable to equity owners of the
Company by the weighted average numbers of ordinary shares in issue during the year. In determining the
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue for the year ended December 31, 2006, a total of
4,825,000,000 ordinary shares were deemed to be in issue since January 1, 2006 as detailed in Note 22.
Basic and fully diluted earnings per share are the same as the Company did not issue any dilutive equity
instruments during the year ended December 31, 2007.