Annual Report 2024

NOTESTOTHE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 94 The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited Annual Report 2024 12. PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 2024 2023 RMB’000 RMB’000 Profit for the year has been arrived at after charging: Auditor’s remuneration 5,494 5,210 Depreciation Depreciation of right-of-use assets 16,178 11,898 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 579,883 536,303 Amortisation of intangible assets (included in cost of sales) 19,486 17,447 Staff costs, including directors’ emoluments Salaries and other benefits 1,617,749 1,491,162 Share-based compensation expenses 47,364 6,365 Contributions to retirement benefit schemes 162,880 151,218 1,827,993 1,648,745 Write-down of inventories (reversed) recognised (included in cost of sales) (15,959) 43,188 Cost of inventories recognised as expenses 7,692,505 7,361,854