HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) annual results, year to 31 December 2019: revenue USD 56,098 million, from the 20-F
HSBC Holdings plc files a 20-F with the SEC once a year, in US dollars. In the year to 31 December 2019 it reported revenue of USD 56,098 million, up 4.3% on the year before. Its profit attributable to shareholders was USD 7,383 million, down 46.2%, and diluted earnings per share USD 0.30.
The year to 31 December 2019, against the year before
| Year to | Dec 2018 † | Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 53,780 | 56,098 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 15,353 | 13,828 |
| Operating profit | 17,354 | 10,993 |
| Profit before tax | 19,890 | 13,347 |
| Income tax | 4,865 | 4,639 |
| Profit for the year | 15,025 | 8,708 |
| Profit attributable to shareholders | 13,727 | 7,383 |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
USD million, from the 20-F on the SEC's EDGAR, linked in the last row, on the IFRS tags the company filed. A line the company does not file under the standard tag is left out rather than estimated.
USD per ordinary share, as filed.
Cash flow
| Year to | Dec 2018 † | Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 32,515 | 29,743 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | 1,196 | 1,343 |
| Free cash flow | 31,319 | 28,400 |
| Dividends paid | 10,762 | 9,773 |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
USD million. Free cash flow is cash from operations less the purchase of property, plant and equipment, arithmetic on the two filed lines.
Balance sheet at year end
| Year to | Dec 2018 † | Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,558,124 | 2,715,152 |
| Equity attributable to shareholders | 186,253 | 183,955 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 312,911 | 293,742 |
| Lease liabilities | n/a | 4,604 |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
USD million, at each fiscal year end.
Ratios on the filed lines
| Year to | Dec 2018 † | Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.3% | 19.6% |
| Net margin | 25.5% | 13.2% |
| Return on year-end equity | 7.4% | 4.0% |
| Effective tax rate | 24.5% | 34.8% |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
Arithmetic on the filed lines of the same year.
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Source
20-F for the year to 31 December 2019, filed 23 February 2022, accession 0001089113-22-000002: the filing on EDGAR. All of HSBC Holdings plc's filings: EDGAR company page. The figures are in US dollars as filed.
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