HKEX (00388.HK) +2.800 (+0.765%) Short selling $744.15M; Ratio 15.924% announced its annual results for the year ended 2024. Net profit increased by 10.01% YoY to $13.05 billion, in line with the forecasted range of $12.899 billion to $13.188 billion of the 11 brokers as summarized by our reporters, slightly higher than the median of the prediction of $13.026 billion, with a basic EPS of $10.32. EBITDA increased by 10% YoY to $16.281 billion, with EBITDA margin at 74%, up 1 ppt from 2023.Related NewsCICC: HSI Could Return to 24,000 Lv. Under Optimistic Scenario; Tariff Talks, Domestic Stimulus Clarity Needed for Medium- to Long-TermHKEX declared a second interim DPS of $4.9, up 25.31% from the second interim DPS of $3.91 for the same period of 2023. Together with the first interim DPS of $4.36, a total DPS of $9.26 was declared for the full year, representing an incline of approx. 10.1% over the full-year DPS of $8.41 for 2023, in line with the projected range of $9.05 to $9.35 of the 7 brokers summarized by our reporters.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-05-07 16:25.)