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[For Immediate Release]

Lukfook Group (00590.HK) Announces
Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2016
Revenue and Profit Attributable to Equity Holders amounted to HK$ 5.5 Billion and HK$ 429 Million Respectively
Declared interim and special dividends of HK$0.29 and HK$0.26 per Share

Financial Highlights

(Hong Kong, 24 November 2016) - The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Luk Fook Holdings (International) Limited (the "Company") (Stock Code: 00590.HK) is pleased to announce the unaudited consolidated interim results of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group") for the six months ended 30 September 2016 (the "Period under review"). During the Period under review, the revenue of the Group recorded a revenue drop of 21.5% to HK$5,469,124,000 (2015: HK$6,964,909,000). Because of the continuing weak retail sentiment, together with the relatively high gold price and a relatively high base due to the small scale gold rush in certain months last year, gold sales fell more than expected. However, the Group's overall gross margin significantly improved by 5.3 p.p. to 28.0% (2015: 22.7%), attributable to the increased sales mix of gem-set jewellery products driven by a slowdown in demand for gold products and the improved gross margin of gold products as a result of the gold price rise. Gross profit therefore decreased by 3.0% only to HK$1,531,696,000 (2015: HK$1,579,085,000). The decrease in sales caused the decline in the variable costs, leading to a slight drop of total operating expenses by 0.6%. However, with a faster decrease in revenue, its ratio to revenue increased to 18.5% (2015: 14.6%). The operating profit decreased by 6.0% to HK$558,372,000 (2015: HK$593,749,000) and the operating margin improved to 10.2% (2015: 8.5%). At a net margin of 7.9% (2015: 6.7%), the profit attributable to equity holders decreased by 7.4% to HK$429,030,000 (2015: HK$463,428,000). Basic earnings per share were HK$0.73 (2015: HK$0.79).

The Board has resolved to declare an interim dividend of HK$0.29 (2015: HK$0.315 per share) per ordinary share and a special dividend of HK$0.26 per ordinary share (2015: HK$0.235 per share), totaling HK$0.55 per ordinary share (2015: HK$0.55 per share) for the six months ended 30 September 2016. Payout ratio is 75.3% (2015: 69.9%).

Mr. Wong Wai Sheung, Chairman and Chief Executive of Lukfook Group said, "During the Period under review, the slowdown in economic growth in Mainland China, the changes to the Individual Visit Scheme and the growing popularity of other tourist destinations as a result of currency devaluation, Mainland tourists tended to stay shorter period of time. Consumption expenditure per capita continued to fall with the poor macro-economic conditions and decreased spending power of consumers. "

The retail business continued to be the primary revenue source for the Group with its revenue declined year-on-year by 27.0% to HK$4,028,721,000 (2015: HK$5,522,316,000), accounting for 73.7% (2015: 79.3%) of the Group's total revenue. With a much improved gross margin, segmental profit in the retail business dropped by 6.7% only to HK$338,921,000 (2015: HK$363,235,000), representing 55.8% (2015: 53.9%) of the total. Its segmental profit margin was 8.4% (2015: 6.6%). Benefited from the increase in scrap gold sales in Hong Kong, the wholesale business revenue increased by 3.9% over the same period last year to HK$1,217,957,000 (2015: HK$1,171,992,000), accounting for 22.2% (2015: 16.8%) of the Group's total revenue. Its segmental profit increased by 6.5% to HK$144,831,000 (2015: HK$135,983,000), representing 23.8% (2015: 0.2%) of the total, while its segmental profit margin was 11.9% (2015: 11.6%). Licensing income decreased by 17.8% to HK$222,446,000 (2015: HK$270,601,000), accounting for 4.1% (2015: 3.9%) of the Group's total revenue. Its segmental profit dropped by 29.1% to HK$123,872,000 (2015: HK$174,802,000), representing 20.4% (2015: 25.9%) of the total, while its segmental profit margin was 55.7% (2015: 64.6%).

During the Period under review, the overall same store sales growth ("SSSG") of the Group was -31.5% (2015: -11.6%). SSSG for the Hong Kong and Macau market and the Mainland China market were -32.3% (2015: -12.6%) and -23.7% (2015: +1.2%) respectively. SSSG for gold and platinum products was -39.1% (2015: -5.6%) and that for gem-set jewellery products was -16.2% (2015: -22.0%).

The Hong Kong market remained to be the key source of revenue for the Group, which the revenue generated decreased by 28.6% to HK$3,003,443,000 (2015: HK$4,204,765,000), contributing approximately 54.9% (2015: 60.4%) of the Group's total revenue. The Group's revenue generated from the Macau market decreased by 27.7% to HK$665,528,000 (2015: HK$920,098,000). Revenue from the Mainland China market decreased by 2.7% to HK$1,722,787,000 (2015: HK$1,770,610,000), accounting for 31.5% (2015: 25.4%) of the Group's total revenue.

During the Period under review, the Group added a net total of 27 Lukfook shops worldwide, including a net addition of 24 shops (among them were 9 licensed shops and 15 self-operated shops) in Mainland China, 1 self-operated shop in both Macau casino district and New York, the United States, and 1 licensed shop in Seoul, Korea. As at 30 September 2016, the Group had a global network of 1,455 Lukfook shops (2015: 1,412 shops), spanning over Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Korea, the United States, Canada and Australia, and operated 9 3D-GOLD shops (2015: 4 shops) in Mainland China.

Mr. Wong Wai Sheung, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Group said, "Despite the ongoing uncertainties over the global economy, the Group continues to be optimistic about the prospects for the mid-to-long-term business and will endeavour to uphold the Group's business development via product offering enrichment, China focus network expansion and market oriented strategies in the coming few years, and through offering more fashionable yet affordable products to cater for the trend of trading down consumption and to target at the mass market covering kids and middle-class customers, as well as to seize the valuable business opportunities of the wedding market. In addition to broadening the sources of income in different ways, the Group will strive to enhance productivity and reduce expenditure in different operational aspects, in order to enhance efficiency and reduce costs in the hope of minimizing the impact of the economic downturn on the Group's performance.

Looking ahead, the Group will maintain its pragmatic and prudent strategies, proactive response to challenges, thereby strengthening our leading position in the jewellery retail market."

About Luk Fook Holdings (International) Limited (Stock Code: 00590.HK)
The Group principally engages in the sourcing, designing, wholesaling, trademark licensing and retailing of a variety of gold and platinum jewellery and gem-set jewellery products, with over 1,460 shops in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Singapore, Korea, the United States, Canada and Australia. The Group will continue to identify new business opportunities in the international market in response to its corporate vision, "Brand of Hong Kong, Sparkling the World".

For more information, please visit the official website of Lukfook Group at lukfook.com.

Media Enquiries:
Lukfook Group Corporate Communications Department
Tel: (852) 2783 2479Fax: (852) 3009 7509Email: corporate@lukfook.com
 
JOVIAN Financial Communications LtdAngel Yeung
Tel: (852) 2581 0168Fax: (852) 2854 2013Email: lukfook@joviancomm.com

* Same store sales growth represented a comparison of sales of the same self-operated shop having full day operations in the comparable periods and such data did not include sales of licensed shops and Mainland China's e-commerce business.


Source: Luk Fook Holdings (International) Limited
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