32. EARNINGS PER SHARE Group 2023 2022 Basic and diluted earnings per share is based on: Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders (RM’000) Profit after tax and non-controlling interests 2,951,874 1,548,398 Perpetual securities distribution accrued – (52,212) 2,951,874 1,496,186 Basic earnings per share Weighted average number of shares (’000) 8,806,799 8,803,471 Basic earnings per share (sen) 33.52 17.00 Diluted earnings per share For diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. Group 2023 2022 Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculation of basic earnings per share (’000) 8,806,799 8,803,471 Weighted average number of unissued ordinary shares from units under EOS (’000) 47 834 Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculation of diluted earnings per share (’000) 8,806,846 8,804,305 Diluted earnings per share (sen) 33.52 16.99 At 31 December 2023, 2,955,000 outstanding EOS options (2022: 18,759,000) were excluded from the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares calculation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The average market value of the Company’s shares for purposes of calculating the dilutive effect of share options was based on quoted market prices of the Company for the period during which the options were outstanding. Annual Report 2023 197
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