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APPLE DAILY SHARP DAILY 蘋果動新聞 壹網樂 ABOUT US NEXT MEDIA PUBLISHES 飲食男女 壹電視 壹電視新聞 爽購 HONG KONG AND TAIWAN’S MOST-POPULAR AND HIGHLY REGARDED NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES, AND OPERATES THEIR MOST-VISITED NEWS PORTALS. NOW WE’RE EXPANDING OUR NXTOMO 港股王 台灣爽報 me! OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE ANIMATED NEWS, IPTV IN TAIWAN, ONLINE GAMES AND WEB-COMMERCE. CONTENTS BUSINESS 3 Financial Highlights REVIEW 6 Chairman’s Statement 10 Management Discussion & Analysis Operational Review Financial Review 32 Corporate Governance 45 Group Commitments 51 Our Achievements 57 Directors and Senior Management 61 Corporate Information 62 Company Profile 63 Corporate Structure 64 Share Information FINANCIAL REPORT 66 Directors’ Report 99 Independent Auditor’s Report 101 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 103 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 105 Statement of Financial Position 107 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 108 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 110 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 245 Five Years Financial Summary GLOSSARY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 535.7 525.3 3,634.6 3,477.0 3,126.2 244.6 03 2010* 2011* 2012 2010 2011 2012 Revenue – CONTINUING EBITDA BEFORE IMPAIrmENTS OPERATIONS AFTER NON-CONTROLLING (HK$ MILLION) INTERESTS frOM CONTINUING AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (HK$ MILLION) 241.9 228.6 220.0 198.8 154.1 136.4 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 CURRENT RATIO (%) QUICK RATIO (%) * Restated FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 18.4 320.8 4.5 16.0 3.7 3.3 6.9 (19.5) 04 (180.8) 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR GEARING RATIO (%) WORKING CAPITAL THE YEAR (HK$ MILLION) TURNOVER 13.2 30.0 24.4 (0.8) 9.1 (7.8) 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO (%) SHARE frOM CONTINUING AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (HK CENTS) APPLE DAILY CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 05 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT I have pleasure in reporting Next Media’s financial results Despite some attrition in terms of their sales and for the year ended 31 March 2012. readerships, our print publications have continued to 06 outperform most of their competitors and they have In doing so, I must tell you that the past year was an firmly remained in the lead position in their respective extremely challenging one for all the players in the media categories in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Their quality industry, including Next Media. That is because we and integrity still attract far more readers and advertisers are in the midst of a period of transformation in which than their rivals, and that will continue to underpin their traditional business models are being challenged by new ones. Paid-for newspapers are facing competition success in the future. from free dailies; print newspapers and magazines are vying like never before for the attention of readers and Grasping Every Opportunity advertisers with a host of electronic media platforms, However, the latest developments in the industry do such as TV, the Internet, and content sharing based mean that – like any successful company – Next Media on Smartphone and iPhone technology. And all these must remain flexible and agile, so that we will always development are taking place against a backdrop of be ready to reach out and grasp every opportunity that global economic upheaval and uncertainty. arises to extend the scope of our business in ways that anticipate and satisfy the market’s changing needs. Acknowledging these facts is not the same as being pessimistic about them. Nor does it imply we should believe that the traditional media on which our company New Free Daily Hits the Streets has built its hugely successful business are in danger For that reason, we took the major step of launching of becoming obsolete – either now or in the coming Hong Kong Sharp Daily – a free tabloid newspaper – years. Instead, it means we should embrace the new last September. By doing so, we have disproved the platforms that are continuously being created and the arguments of the usual prophets of doom, who warned opportunities they offer us to develop our business. us that the city’s free daily newspaper market was Harnessing these new platforms and evolving new and already too saturated for any newcomers to enter it more-effective ways to communicate is Next Media’s successfully. biggest challenge right now, and we are facing it with a positive and proactive attitude. CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT Confident in the support of our Group’s vast news- TV Operation’s Steady Progress gathering and production capabilities, as well as the Our Taiwan TV operation was another major focus of prestige of the Next Media brand, we took the plunge attention during the past year. While it is true to say we and the public have responded enthusiastically to Hong have been somewhat disappointed by the obstacles Kong Sharp Daily’s lively, concise and objective mix of and delays we have encountered in getting this fully up general news, entertainment, business and finance and and running, we have nevertheless made some slow but other topics. Within just five months of its launch, the steady progress. 07 paper built up a circulation of over 900,000 copies a day. Our Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) news channel and our video-on-demand service are both now on the air; and Yet it goes without saying that Next Media never enters an increasing number of households have free set-top any market without the intention of leading it. Our target boxes on loan to view them. We have obtained licences is for Hong Kong Sharp Daily to have one million readers to launch high-definition news, sports and movie a day very soon, which will place it into the No. 1 slot in channels on digital platforms, and we are in the process the free daily newspaper sector. of obtaining approval for a variety channel. The news channel is already on the air and is currently available Where readers go, advertisers invariably follow, especially in the southern and central regions of the island. Plans if the readers’ demographic profile is right. Hong Kong are also well advanced to make it available in the Taipei Sharp Daily has attracted tremendous interest and it is area. gaining a growing volume of advertising from the top brands. We therefore feel certain it has a promising While we are still not yet in a position to reap the future in a media category that is becoming increasingly returns on our considerable investments in the Next important in Hong Kong. TV and multi-media platform, we remain positive about the Taiwan TV market. Given the technological Moreover, Hong Kong Sharp Daily is satisfying the backwardness and uninspiring content of the channels public’s changing wishes by incorporating the latest currently available there, we firmly believe there is interactive multimedia technology in ways that allow enormous potential for us to deliver a world-class readers to access audio and video versions of its experience to viewers. stories via Smartphones and iPhones, using QR (quick response) code links. To engage readers even further, it provides them with a line-up of special offers on a growing range of merchandise as well. CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT At the same time, we have paid a lot of attention to A Word of Gratitude upgrading Next Media’s hugely popular online portals, In conclusion, I would like to offer my sincere thanks to as well as introducing iPhone, iPad and Android apps all the many remarkable people who work in our Hong to increase the popularity of the Group’s publications, Kong and Taiwan teams. Your extremely hard work, especially among younger people. resourcefulness and enthusiasm have made all our accomplishments possible during the year. Striding Towards a New Era 08 So, in many respects, our focus in the past year has I would also pay tribute to the contributions of our been on investing time, energy and financial resources readers, advertisers and shareholders for your in evolving our business models by developing exciting unwavering loyalty and support. We pledge ourselves to new ways to engage with and deliver news, information work even harder in the coming year to justify your faith and entertainment to an increasing audience. in us. These endeavours are still in an investment phase, and Jimmy Lai as a result, Next Media did not make a profit during Chairman the past financial year. However, they are crucial for our long-term success. At present, we are engaged in Hong Kong, 8 June 2012 complementing our established and highly profitable print publications by establishing some outstanding new media platforms. Like two strong legs, our print and new media operations will allow Next Media to stand tall as we stride into the communications industry’s new era. SHARP DAILY 09 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS The global economy had a lacklustre year in 2011. Overview of Major Markets Worldwide, GDP growth slowed to less than 4.0 per cent The gradual deceleration of Mainland China’s economic in real terms, compared with more than 4.5 per cent growth as 2011 progressed had some impact on Hong during 2010. Most of the growth that did take place was Kong and Taiwan, the two main markets in which Next in emerging and developing economies, where the rate Media operates. However, its full influence has not yet averaged above 6.0 per cent, compared with around 1.5 per cent in the more mature ones. become apparent in their economies. 10 The long-running sovereign debt crisis in the Euro zone Hong Kong flared up again during the second quarter, and ratings Hong Kong’s GDP grew by 5.0 per cent in 2011, agencies downgraded the debt of a number of European underpinned by China’s economic strength and countries in the course of the year.
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