
Financial Performance - Revenue for the third quarter reached 823.77 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 61.96%[3] - Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 421.23 million yuan, up 52.36% year-on-year[3] - Total operating income for the current period is 2,267,254,807.49 yuan, compared to 1,572,502,745.46 yuan in the same period last year[14] - Net profit for the current period is 1,089,071,567.56 yuan, compared to 764,637,423.57 yuan in the same period last year[15] - Basic earnings per share for the current period is 0.59 yuan, compared to 0.42 yuan in the same period last year[15] - Total comprehensive income for the current period is 1,426,589,819.19 yuan, compared to 1,855,112,280.00 yuan in the same period last year[15] - Sales revenue from goods and services reached 2.23 billion yuan, a 43.9% increase from 1.55 billion yuan in the previous year[16] Cash Flow and Financial Position - Operating cash flow for the first three quarters was 800.47 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 43.16%[3] - Net cash flow from investing activities improved significantly to -27.21 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 95.90%, mainly due to reduced investment expenditures[7] - Operating cash flow increased to 800.47 million yuan, up 43.2% from 559.13 million yuan in the same period last year[16] - Tax refunds received amounted to 93.95 million yuan, up 71.5% from 54.80 million yuan in the same period last year[16] - Cash paid for employee compensation and benefits totaled 623.53 million yuan, a 1.8% increase from 612.79 million yuan in the previous year[16] - Investment cash outflow decreased significantly to 106.28 million yuan, down 87.6% from 858.35 million yuan in the same period last year[16] - Cash dividends and interest payments increased to 555.49 million yuan, up 78.4% from 311.33 million yuan in the previous year[17] - Net cash flow from financing activities was -645.09 million yuan, compared to -462.25 million yuan in the same period last year[17] - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period stood at 1.86 billion yuan, a decrease of 24.3% from 2.45 billion yuan at the beginning of the year[17] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets as of the end of the reporting period were 14.26 billion yuan, an increase of 7.94% compared to the end of the previous year[3] - Total assets as of the reporting period are 14,257,534,430.17 yuan, compared to 13,209,068,645.28 yuan at the beginning of the year[12] - Total liabilities as of the reporting period are 1,535,377,512.44 yuan, compared to 1,307,533,578.12 yuan at the beginning of the year[12] - Total equity attributable to the parent company is 12,680,049,505.48 yuan, compared to 11,856,969,474.52 yuan at the beginning of the year[12] - As of September 30, 2023, the company's monetary funds amounted to 1,867,097,719.85 RMB, an increase from 1,737,623,576.04 RMB at the beginning of the year[11] - The company's long-term equity investments increased to 9,225,152,475.71 RMB from 8,385,991,202.36 RMB at the beginning of the year[11] - The company's accounts receivable increased to 193,789,194.59 RMB from 127,374,337.31 RMB at the beginning of the year[11] - The company's prepayments decreased to 11,197,198.36 RMB from 22,108,675.16 RMB at the beginning of the year[11] Investment and Income - Investment income rose to 502.14 million yuan, up 90.03% year-on-year, primarily due to increased income from equity method investments[6] - Other comprehensive income soared to 423.42 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 392.92%, mainly due to increased changes in long-term equity investments[6] Shareholder Information - The total number of ordinary shareholders at the end of the reporting period is 85,450[8] - Shanghai Giant Investment Management Co., Ltd. holds 28.14% of the shares, totaling 564,205,115 shares[8] - Shanghai Tengpeng Investment Partnership holds 9.75% of the shares, totaling 195,574,676 shares[8] - Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Ltd. holds 3.47% of the shares, totaling 69,549,036 shares[8] - Giant Network Group Co., Ltd. - Phase 1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan holds 3.03% of the shares, totaling 60,731,398 shares[8] Product Performance and Expenses - The company's flagship new product "Original Journey" performed exceptionally well since its launch, driving a significant increase in revenue[6] - Sales expenses surged to 785.68 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 216.51%, mainly due to increased advertising and promotional expenses[6] - R&D expenses for the current period are 517,485,428.64 yuan, compared to 462,569,586.88 yuan in the same period last year[14] Contract Liabilities - Contract liabilities increased to 312.66 million yuan, up 33.18% year-on-year, mainly due to increased deferred revenue from games[6] - Contract liabilities as of the reporting period are 312,655,793.28 yuan, compared to 234,755,983.81 yuan at the beginning of the year[12]