Revenue and Profitability - Revenue for the first half of 2024 was RMB 6,299.5 million, an increase of RMB 408.8 million compared to RMB 5,890.7 million in the same period of 2023[5] - Gross profit decreased to RMB 70.1 million in H1 2024 from RMB 216.2 million in H1 2023, a decline of RMB 146.1 million[5] - The company reported a net loss of RMB 209.3 million in H1 2024, compared to a net profit of RMB 29.6 million in H1 2023[5] - Gross margin dropped to 1.1% in H1 2024 from 3.7% in H1 2023, a decrease of 2.6 percentage points[5] - Revenue increased by approximately RMB 408.8 million or 6.9% year-on-year, driven by higher sales of derivative chemicals, partially offset by a decline in coke sales[23] - Gross profit decreased significantly by approximately RMB 146.1 million or 67.6%, with the gross margin dropping from 3.7% in H1 2023 to 1.1% in H1 2024 due to a smaller decline in coal purchase prices compared to product selling prices[23] - Net loss attributable to the company's owners was RMB 156.98 million, a significant decline from a profit of RMB 43.17 million in the same period last year[22] - Basic loss per share was RMB 0.29, compared to a profit of RMB 0.08 in the same period last year[22] - Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 6,299.48 million, compared to RMB 5,890.693 million in the same period last year[80] - Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 70.066 million, compared to RMB 216.192 million in the same period last year[80] - Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 209.32 million, compared to a net profit of RMB 29.611 million in the same period last year[80] - Basic loss per share for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 0.29, compared to a basic earnings per share of RMB 0.08 in the same period last year[80] - The company reported a pre-tax loss of RMB 260,680,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to a pre-tax profit of RMB 4,314,000 for the same period in 2023[87] - Pre-tax loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 156,978 thousand, compared to a pre-tax profit of RMB 43,168 thousand for the same period in 2023[114] Segment Performance - The company's main revenue streams in H1 2024 came from coke production, derivative chemicals, energy products, and trading activities[4] - The average selling price of coke in the first six months of 2024 was RMB 2,118.19 per ton, a decrease from RMB 2,225.74 per ton in 2023[10] - The company produced approximately 1.9 million tons of coke in the first half of 2024, with a processing volume of 175,480 tons of crude benzene and 81,240 tons of coal tar[14] - Coke segment revenue decreased by approximately RMB 323.2 million, with the average selling price of coke dropping by 9.0% year-on-year, while the average purchase price of coking coal only fell by 3.0%, leading to a gross margin decline from 3.7% to 1.7%[25] - Derivative chemicals segment revenue increased by approximately RMB 561.2 million or 54.7%, driven by a 67.5% increase in sales of hydrogenated benzene-based chemicals, but the segment recorded a loss increase of RMB 23.4 million due to high raw material coal prices[26] - Energy products segment revenue increased by approximately RMB 29.2 million or 7.2%, mainly due to higher electricity sales from the first phase of the 1.6 million-ton coke oven, but the gross margin dropped from 12.6% to 4.4% due to smaller declines in coal prices compared to product prices[26] - The coke segment generated the highest external sales revenue of RMB 3,916,167 thousand, followed by derivative chemicals at RMB 1,586,863 thousand and energy products at RMB 432,309 thousand[103] - The coke segment's performance declined significantly, with segment profit dropping to RMB 66,588 thousand in H1 2024 from RMB 155,169 thousand in H1 2023[103][105] - The derivative chemicals segment reported a loss of RMB 35,170 thousand in H1 2024, compared to a loss of RMB 11,811 thousand in H1 2023[103][105] - Total revenue from customer contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 7,320,594 thousand, with coke sales contributing RMB 4,003,452 thousand[93] - Revenue from derivative chemicals for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 1,608,783 thousand, with benzene-based chemicals contributing RMB 1,229,506 thousand[93] - Energy products revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 787,926 thousand, with coal gas contributing RMB 408,604 thousand[93] - Trade revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 497,696 thousand, with liquefied natural gas contributing RMB 171,398 thousand[93] - Total revenue from customer contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was RMB 6,894,968 thousand, with coke sales contributing RMB 4,239,373 thousand[97] - Revenue from derivative chemicals for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was RMB 1,040,070 thousand, with benzene-based chemicals contributing RMB 647,289 thousand[97] - Energy products revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was RMB 743,972 thousand, with coal gas contributing RMB 443,080 thousand[97] - Trade revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was RMB 390,037 thousand, with liquefied natural gas contributing RMB 212,889 thousand[97] - Customer contract revenue after offsets for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was RMB 6,299,480 thousand, with coke sales contributing RMB 3,916,167 thousand[96] - Total revenue for the first half of 2024 reached RMB 7,320,594 thousand, with external sales contributing RMB 6,299,480 thousand and inter-segment sales contributing RMB 1,021,114 thousand[103] Costs and Expenses - Sales and distribution expenses increased significantly by approximately RMB 78.1 million or 65.4%, mainly due to higher freight costs for increased sales volume[24] - Administrative expenses increased by approximately RMB 14.2 million or 18.7%, primarily due to the expansion of derivative chemicals and hydrogen energy businesses following the listing of Jinyuan Hydrogenation[24] - Sales and distribution expenses increased to RMB 197,617 thousand in H1 2024 from RMB 119,492 thousand in H1 2023, reflecting higher operational costs[103][105] - Financing costs for the six months ended June 30, 2024, totaled RMB 68,809 thousand, with a capitalisation rate of 5.66%, compared to RMB 59,189 thousand and a capitalisation rate of 4.88% for the same period in 2023[110] - Construction costs for the six months ended June 30, 2024, amounted to RMB 186,057 thousand, primarily for coke equipment upgrade projects and other property, plant, and equipment improvements[116] - The company reported a loss of RMB 1,268 thousand from the disposal or scrapping of certain auxiliary equipment during the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to a gain of RMB 84 thousand for the same period in 2023[116] Cash Flow and Liquidity - Operating cash flow for the first half of 2024 was RMB 530.4 million, a significant improvement from a negative RMB 5.96 million in the same period of 2023[28][29] - Net cash used in investing activities decreased to RMB 106.8 million in H1 2024 from RMB 540.5 million in H1 2023, primarily due to reduced property, plant, and equipment purchases[28][30] - Net cash used in financing activities was RMB 306.4 million in H1 2024, mainly due to loan repayments of RMB 1,745.2 million, partially offset by new borrowings of RMB 1,286.5 million[28][31] - The company's cash and cash equivalents increased by RMB 117.3 million in H1 2024, reaching RMB 1,039.9 million as of June 30, 2024[28] - Inventory decreased by RMB 214.6 million, contributing to the positive operating cash flow in H1 2024[29] - The company repaid RMB 917.5 million of bank loans that matured in H1 2024 through refinancing[35] - Operating cash flow before working capital changes was RMB 43,712,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a significant decrease from RMB 219,556,000 in the same period in 2023[87] - Net cash generated from operating activities was RMB 530,423,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to a net cash used of RMB 5,956,000 in the same period in 2023[87] - Net cash used in investing activities was RMB 106,770,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease from RMB 540,462,000 in the same period in 2023[88] - Net cash used in financing activities was RMB 306,365,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to net cash generated of RMB 424,455,000 in the same period in 2023[88] - The company had a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of RMB 117,288,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to a net decrease of RMB 121,963,000 in the same period in 2023[88] - The company had net current liabilities of approximately RMB 2,189,194,000 as of June 30, 2024, and unpaid capital commitments of RMB 85,977,000[90] - The company believes it has sufficient working capital to meet its financial obligations for the next 12 months, based on its current operations, available bank credit facilities, and expected new borrowings[90] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets decreased to RMB 11,769.8 million as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 12,535.0 million as of December 31, 2023[5] - Total bank borrowings decreased by RMB 458.7 million to RMB 3,435.1 million as of June 30, 2024, compared to December 31, 2023[33] - The company's total bank credit facilities increased to RMB 13,745.0 million as of June 30, 2024, with RMB 638.7 million still available for use[35] - Pledged assets increased to RMB 1,772.6 million as of June 30, 2024, up from RMB 1,397.1 million at the end of 2023, used as collateral for bank credit facilities[37] - The company's asset-liability ratio decreased slightly to 0.75x as of June 30, 2024, compared to 0.81x as of December 31, 2023, primarily due to a larger decrease in interest-bearing bank borrowings relative to total equity[38][39] - The company's return on equity (ROE) declined from 0.6% to -9.3%, and return on assets (ROA) dropped from -0.1% to -3.4%, mainly due to a significant increase in losses[38][39][40] - Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment decreased to RMB 85.977 million as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 133.390 million as of December 31, 2023[42] - The maximum risk amount for endorsed and discounted receivables as of June 30, 2024, was RMB 3.822773 billion, with RMB 2.438357 billion for endorsed bills to settle payables and RMB 1.384416 billion for discounted bills to raise cash[44] - The company had fixed-rate borrowings of approximately RMB 1.6824 billion as of June 30, 2024, down from RMB 1.9170 billion as of December 31, 2023[49] - The company faces significant credit risk concentration, with over 57% of trade receivables and trade-related receivables from shareholders and related parties concentrated in the top five outstanding balances as of June 30, 2024[51] - The company holds HKD 48.7 million in unremitted funds raised from the listing of its subsidiary, Jinyuan Hydrogenation, as of June 30, 2024, down from HKD 254.0 million as of December 31, 2023[47] - The company has no significant off-balance sheet arrangements or variable interests in non-consolidated entities as of June 30, 2024[43] - The company's liquidity risk management focuses on maintaining sufficient but not excessive cash and cash equivalents to fund operations and mitigate cash flow volatility[52] - The company did not enter into any foreign exchange or interest rate hedging contracts or forward commodity contracts during the first half of 2024[47] - The company's distributable reserves (retained profits) amounted to RMB 2,068.9 million as of June 30, 2024, showing a slight decrease from RMB 2,069.3 million as of December 31, 2023[53] - The company has no plans to distribute retained profits formed before the first half of 2024[53] - The company's financial and trading conditions have not experienced any significant adverse changes since June 30, 2024[54] - The company's dividend policy mandates that annual dividends will not be less than 25% of the company's attributable profit and total comprehensive income for the year[55] - No interim dividend was declared based on the interim results and financial position as of June 30, 2024[55] - Non-current assets increased slightly to RMB 8,654,339 thousand as of June 30, 2024, compared to RMB 8,649,368 thousand as of December 31, 2023[81] - Current assets decreased to RMB 3,115,436 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 3,885,610 thousand as of December 31, 2023[81] - Total equity attributable to the company's owners decreased to RMB 3,306,530 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 3,460,434 thousand as of December 31, 2023[82] - Non-controlling interests decreased to RMB 1,297,928 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 1,379,781 thousand as of December 31, 2023[82] - Total liabilities decreased to RMB 5,304,630 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 5,787,569 thousand as of December 31, 2023[81] - Net current liabilities increased to RMB (2,189,194) thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB (1,901,959) thousand as of December 31, 2023[81] - Total comprehensive income for the period ended June 30, 2024, was a loss of RMB 203,779 thousand[84] - Dividends declared during the period ended June 30, 2024, amounted to RMB 31,978 thousand[84] - Retained earnings decreased to RMB 1,868,733 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 2,025,599 thousand as of January 1, 2024[84] - Non-current liabilities decreased to RMB 1,860,687 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 1,907,194 thousand as of December 31, 2023[82] - The company transferred an additional 10% equity of Henan Jinrui Energy Co., Ltd. to Yuzhou (Jiyuan) Coking Group Co., Ltd. for RMB 20,000,000, with a prepayment of RMB 10,000,000 reducing the liability to RMB 10,000,000 as of June 30, 2023[85] - Deferred tax assets increased to RMB 163,657 thousand as of June 30, 2024, compared to RMB 140,744 thousand as of December 31, 2023[118] - Deferred tax liabilities decreased to RMB (31,654) thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB (71,939) thousand as of December 31, 2023[118] - Unused tax losses available for offsetting future profits amounted to RMB 778,704 thousand as of June 30, 2024, up from RMB 681,612 thousand as of December 31, 2023[118] - Trade receivables from customer contracts decreased to RMB 132,469 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 165,380 thousand as of December 31, 2023[119] - Prepayments to suppliers decreased to RMB 190,227 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 221,398 thousand as of December 31, 2023[119] - Trade and other receivables totaled RMB 405,574 thousand as of June 30, 2024, down from RMB 494,019 thousand as of December 31, 2023[119] - Receivables from a shareholder, Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., increased to RMB 31,198 thousand as of June 30, 2024, from RMB 18,423 thousand as of December 31, 2023[121] - Receivables from related parties amounted to RMB 20,648 thousand as of June 30, 202
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