HK Stock Market Move | SA SA INT'L (00178) rose more than 8% in the afternoon, with a year-on-year increase in net profit of 1.6 times. A final dividend, together with a special dividend, of 5.3 Hong Kong cents was declared.

SA SA INT'L (00178) rose more than 8% in the afternoon, rising 8.43% as of the time of writing, at 0.9 Hong Kong dollars, with a turnover of 1182.77 million Hong Kong dollars. On the news front, SA SA INT'L announced its annual performance for the year ending March 31, 2026, with a continuous operating business turnover of 4.383 billion Hong Kong dollars, a year-on-year increase of 14.16%; shareholders' profit attributable to equity holders was 200.5 million Hong Kong dollars, a year-on-year increase of 160.47%; basic earnings per share were 6.5 Hong Kong cents. It is proposed to distribute a final dividend of 3.4 Hong Kong cents per share, as well as a special final dividend of 1.9 Hong Kong cents per share, together with the interim dividend of 1.15 Hong Kong cents per share already distributed, a total dividend of 6.45 Hong Kong cents per share for the year, equivalent to approximately 100.0% of the group's profits for the year. The announcement stated that revenue in Hong Kong and Macau, same-store sales, transaction volume, average transaction amount per transaction, and average number of goods per transaction all recorded year-on-year increases. The group maintained strong growth in the first quarter of the 2026/27 fiscal year, and the growth rate accelerated. It will continue to expand its store network and is expected to open six to seven new stores in Hong Kong and Macau in the first half of the new fiscal year to meet market demand.