HONG KONG (Yosefardi) – Hutchison Whampoa Ltd booked net profit of HK$12.01 billion in the first half of 2013, grew by 24% from the corresponding period of 2012.
The group’s sales revenue actually inched up only 2% to HK$199.08 billion, mostly due to weaker revenues from Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings, finance & investments, and energy (Husky Energy).
The property and hotels division reported revenue growth of 21% in the period, while EBITDA increased by 19% to HK$5.92 billion.
Ports and related services division’s throughput grew 2% to 37.9 million TEUs.