星光集团截至二零二三年九月三十日止六个月中期业绩报告

INTERIMREPORT FORTHESIXMONTHSENDED30THSEPTEMBER,2023 中期业绩报告 截至二零二三年九月三十日止六个月 RESULTS TheGrouppostedaprofitofapproximatelyHK$7millionforthesixmonthsended30thSeptember,2023,comparedtoprofitofapproximatelyHK$9millioninthesameperiodlastyear.TheGrouprecordedaboutHK$460millioninrevenuedecreasedby15%comparedwiththesameperiodlastyear. Asinflationarypressurehasgraduallyeased,pricesofmajorrawmaterialshavefallenback.CoupledwiththeeffectiveimplementationofvariouscostoptimisationmeasuresandtheexchangegainsfromthedepreciationofRenminbi,theGroupmaintaineditscoreprofitlevelduringtheperiod. Duringthereportingperiod,theglobalpoliticalandeconomicsituationremainedsevere.Geopoliticalconflictsandtheriskofglobalstagflationhavebroughtacertaindegreeofuncertaintiestotheglobaleconomicdevelopment.Majorcentralbanksinvariousregionshavebeencommittedtoraisinginterestratestocurbinflation,resultinginthecontinuousslowdowninglobaleconomicgrowth.Consumershavetendedtoreduceunnecessaryexpenses,whichhashadanegativeimpactontheretailmarket.Inthefaceofshrinkingdemandsideandsharpfluctuationsinthemacro-economicenvironment,theperformanceofthethreeplantsinChinawasbetterthanexpectedduringtheperiod.TheGuangzhouplantcontinuedtorecordprofitswhiletheShaoguanplantturnedlossesintoprofits.TheSuzhouplantrecordedaslightdeclineinoperationbutstillrecordedaprofit.Ontheotherhand,salesintheASEANregiondecreasedbutstillmanagedtomakeaturnaroundtoprofit. Facingthecomplexandever-changingdomesticandinternationalenvironmentandvariousrisksandchallenges,theGroupadheredtotheconceptofseekingprogresswhilemaintainingstability,andactivelyoptimizingtheallocationofstrategicresources.TheGroupincreaseditsinvestmentinnewbusinessesandemergingmarketsegments,investedresourcestodevelopnewproductlineswithmarketpotential,activelyexpandedotherhigh-qualitycustomers,reducedrelianceonsomecustomersorindustries,andcreatednewperformancegrowthpoints.Byalwaysadheringtothepathofgreen,energy-saving,low-carbonemissionandenvironmentalprotectioninnovation,theGroupbuiltuniquecorecompetitiveness,activelyundertooksocialresponsibilities,andstrivedtorespondquicklywhenthemarketconditionsfullyrecover.Detailsaresetoutinthesectionheaded“BusinessReviewandProspects”. 业绩 本集团截至二零二三年九月三十日止六个月录得约七百万港元溢利，去年同期则录得约九百万港元溢利。营业额约为四亿六千万港元，比去年同期减少百份之十五。 基于通胀压力已逐渐缓和使主要原材料价格回落、加上众多成本优化措施的有效落实及人民币贬值录得汇兑收益使集团期内保持核心利润水准。 于报告期间，全球政治和经济形势依然严峻，地缘政治冲突和全球滞胀风险给全球经济发展带来了一定程度的不确定性，而各地主要央行致力加息遏抑通胀，造成环球经济增长持续放缓，消费者倾向减省非必要开支，对零售市场造成负面影响。面对需求端的萎缩及经济大环境急剧波动，本期中国境内三个厂区的表现均优于预期。广州厂区持续录得盈利而韶关厂区扭亏为盈。苏州厂区业务轻微下跌但仍录得利润。另一方面，亚世安区域销售额下跌但同样扭亏为盈。 面对复杂多变的国内外环境和各种风险挑战，集团秉持稳中求进理念，积极优化战略资源配置，加大对新业务及新兴细分市场的投入力度，投放资源开发具市场潜力的新产品线，积极拓展其他优质客户，降低对部分客户或行业的依赖，打造新的业绩增长点，始终坚持绿色、节能、低碳减排环保创新之路，构建独特的核心竞争力，积极承担社会责任，务求在市况全面复苏时能迅速作出反应。详情载于“业务概况及前瞻”。 InterimDividend TheBoardrecommendsaninterimdividendofHK1centpershare(30thSeptember,2022:interimdividendofHK1cent)forthesixmonthsended30thSeptember,2023payableon21stFebruary,2024toshareholderswhosenamesappearontheRegisterofMemberson12thJanuary,2024. BUSINESSREVIEWANDPROSPECTS Overview Duringtheperiodunderreview,theglobaleconomicslowdownwaspartlyduetounprecedentedmonetarytighteningpolicytocurbinflation.Thenegativeimpactofthepolicyhasbeguntoappear,butthespreadamongcountriesisuneven.Thetighteningcreditenvironmentisputtingpressureontherealestatemarket,investment,andeconomicactivities.Inaddition,theongoingRussia-UkrainewaraswellastheunstablesituationintheMiddleEastamidstintensewarbetweenIsraelandHamashaveledtoanincreasinglydivergentsituationamongmajorcountries,andtheglobaleconomyisstrugglingandlackingmomentum.Therecoveryofdomesticandoverseasconsumptionwaslessthanexpected,andbusinessexpansionwasmoredifficultinsuchanoperatingenvironment.Undertheinfluenceofmultiplefactors,itisexpectedthatthemarketdemandforproductsandserviceswillremainweakinthesecondhalfoftheyear,posinggreatchallengestotheoperationofenterprises.Despitethedifficultsituation,theGrouphasgainedexcellentreputationandbrandimageandhaswontherecognitionandtrustofmanydomesticandforeignstrategicpartnersforitssolidbusinessfoundation,outstandingproductqualityaswellastimelyandconsiderateservices,layingasolidfoundationforthelong-term,stable,andhealthydevelopmentoftheGroup. 中期股息 董事会建议向二零二四年一月十二日名列股东名册的股东，派发截至二零二三年九月三十日止六个月的中期股息每股港币一仙（二零二二年九月三十日：中期股息每股港币一仙），有关股息将于二零二四年二月二十一日派发。 业务概况及前瞻 概览 回顾期内，环球经济放缓部分源于为降通胀而采取空前的货币收紧政策。政策的负面影响已经开始显现，但各国的传播情况并不均衡。信贷环境收紧正在给房地产市场、投资和经济活动带来压力。此外，俄乌战争持续及以色列与哈马斯激战导致中东局势不稳，使大国分化日益扩大，全球经济蹒跚向前，缺乏动力。国内外消费恢复不及预期的经营环境下使业务拓展更具难度。多重因素影响下，预计今年下半年市场对产品及服务需求将持续疲弱，给企业经营带来巨大挑战。尽管面临重重困局，集团凭着稳健的经营根基、优质的产品品质、及时贴心的服务获得优良的口碑及品牌形象，赢得众多国内外战略合作伙伴的认可和信任，为集团长期稳定健康发展奠定良好基础。 Meanwhile,inordertoenhanceoperationalefficiencyandriskmanagementcapability,theGroupisactivelypromotingthedevelopmentofanartificialintelligentoperationnetworkandthefullintegrationofvaluechain.TheGroupisthefirsttoapplyartificialintelligencesoftwareincreativedesignandgeneraldocumenttranslation.Meanwhile,itpromotesprojectssuchassmarttypesetting,automatedlogisticsandsmartproductionscheduling.Withthedevelopmen