Bell Financial : BFG 2021 Annual Report and Appendix 4E

For personal use only

16 February 2022

ASX Market Announcements Office

ASX Limited

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Sydney NSW 2000

RESULTS FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET

FOR THE FULL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

In accordance with the Listing Rules, please find attached for immediate release:

1. Appendix 4E; and
2. 2021 Annual Report.

For more information, contact: Cindy-Jane Lee

General Counsel & Company Secretary, [e-mail]

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This announcement was authorised for release by the Bell Financial Group Board.

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Appendix 4E (Preliminary final report)

Results for announcement to the market

ASX Listing Rule 4.3A

Bell Financial Group Limited ABN 59 083 194 763 and its subsidiaries

Reporting period:	1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
Previous corresponding period:	1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
	Year ended	Year ended
	31 December 2021	31 December 2020
	$ '000	$ '000
Revenue from ordinary activities	292,146	299,326	Down 2.4%
Profit from ordinary activities after tax attributable to	44,118	46,695	Down 5.5%
shareholders
Net tangible assets per ordinary shares	$0.29	$0.27
Dividend per ordinary share	Amount per share	Record date	Payment date
2021 Interim dividend per share	4.5 cents	19 August 2021	26 August 2021
2021 Final dividend per share (declared)	6.5 cents	3 March 2022	16 March 2022

Additional Appendix 4E disclosure requirements can be found in the 2021 Annual Report lodged separately with this document. This report is based on the consolidated financial statements which have been audited by KPMG.

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

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use	ASX:BFG	$1.865
personalFor		Dec 2021
$0.704
1 Jan 2017

CONTENTS

onlyOverview

01 Highlights

Performance

02 Operating and Financial Review

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08	Directors' Report (Including Remuneration Report)
17	Lead Auditor's Independence Declaration
Financial Statements
18	Statement of Profit or Loss
19	Statement of Comprehensive Income
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20	Statement of Financial Position
21	Statement of Changes in Equity
22	Statement of Cash Flows
23	Notes to the Financial Statements
61	Directors' Declaration
62	Independent Auditor's Report
Other Information
66	Shareholder Information
68	Directory

Bell Financial Group Ltd is an Australian-based provider of full service and online broking, investment and financial advisory services to private, institutional and corporate clients. Bell Financial Group has over 760 employees, operates across

13 offices in Australia and has offices in New York, London, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur.

Australia	International
Adelaide	London
Brisbane	New York
Cairns	Hong Kong
Coolum	Kuala Lumpur
Geelong
Hobart
Mackay
Melbourne
Mornington
Orange
Perth
Sydney
Toowoomba

Bell Potter Securities Limited

COMMODITIES FX

Bell Potter Capital Limited

BELL POTTER CAPITAL

Third Party Platform Pty Ltd

POTTER ONLINE

Bell Financial Group Ltd ABN 59 083 194 763

HIGHLIGHTS

only	Revenue
use	$292.1m
2.4% decrease
personal	on 2020
Earnings Per Share
	13.8¢ share
	5.5% decrease
	on 2020
For	Retail and Institutional Equities
International Equities
	Portfolio Administration
	Bell Client Funds at Call
	Margin Lending
	Structured Products
	Retail Online Broking
	Wholesale Online Broking
	Institutional Online Broking

Profit After TaxFunds Under Advice

$44.1m $75.9b

5.5% decrease	18.8% increase
on 2020	on 2020

Dividend Per Share	Return on Equity
11.0¢ share	26.4%
4.8% increase	9% decrease
on 2020	on 2020

Futures and Foreign Exchange

Superannuation

Fixed Income

Annual Report 2021

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Bell Financial Group