Hanvon(002362)2024-03-29 16:00Financial Performance - Revenue for 2023 increased by 3.56% to 1,450,311,710.73 yuan compared to 1,400,513,496.01 yuan in 2022[21] - Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company improved by 0.65% to -134,761,560.46 yuan from -135,644,035.35 yuan in 2022[21] - Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company after deducting non-recurring gains and losses increased by 12.82% to -156,997,012.57 yuan from -139,158,185.40 yuan in 2022[21] - Net cash flow from operating activities was -62,697,855.33 yuan, a decrease of 74.41% compared to the previous year[22] - Basic and diluted earnings per share were -0.5513 yuan, a slight improvement of 0.65% compared to the previous year[22] - Weighted average return on net assets was -10.18%, a decrease of 0.92% compared to the previous year[22] - Total assets at the end of 2023 were 1,896,330,305.01 yuan, a decrease of 6.10% compared to the previous year[22] - Net assets attributable to shareholders of the listed company were 1,252,446,914.09 yuan, a decrease of 9.98% compared to the previous year[22] - Revenue for 2023 was 1,450,311,710.73 yuan, an increase of 3.56% compared to the previous year[24] - Revenue after deducting certain items was 1,414,339,729.08 yuan, an increase of 3.65% compared to the previous year[24] - Government subsidies received in 2023 were 23,301,800.16 yuan, an increase of 101.5% compared to the previous year[31] - Non-recurring gains and losses in 2023 totaled 22,235,452.11 yuan, a significant increase compared to the previous year[31] - Total operating revenue for the reporting period was 1,450,311,710.73 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.56%[86] - Operating profit was -165,277,701.65 yuan, reducing losses by 4.83%[86] - Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was -134,761,560.46 yuan, reducing losses by 0.65%[86] - Revenue from AI terminal products increased by 30.36% to 322,932,341.09 yuan[88] - Revenue from the North China region increased by 23.35% to 361,990,115.92 yuan[88] - Revenue from the Northwest region increased by 87.92% to 21,939,887.82 yuan[89] - Revenue from overseas markets decreased by 2.64% to 708,186,683.69 yuan[89] - Sales volume in the software and information technology services industry increased by 5.06% to 3,276,407 units[92] - Production volume in the software and information technology services industry increased by 24.58% to 3,251,519 units[92] - Inventory volume in the software and information technology services industry decreased by 1.84% to 1,324,774 units[92] - Software and information technology services accounted for 98.00% of operating costs in 2023, with a total amount of 829,291,840.83 yuan, a slight increase of 0.95% compared to 2022[93] - AI terminal business grew significantly by 24.52% in 2023, reaching 190,129,509.13 yuan, accounting for 22.47% of operating costs[94][96] - Text big data and services increased by 9.00% to 145,720,465.17 yuan in 2023, representing 17.22% of operating costs[94][95] - The top five customers contributed 92,697,171.06 yuan in sales, accounting for 6.39% of total annual sales[97] - The top five suppliers accounted for 32.25% of total annual procurement, with a total amount of 196,598,497.48 yuan[97] - Operating cash flow decreased by 74.41% to -62,697,855.33 yuan, compared to -35,948,453.56 yuan in 2022[106] - Investment cash flow increased by 309.14% to 62,285,343.11 yuan, compared to -29,781,419.30 yuan in 2022[106] - Financing cash flow decreased by 370.10% to -36,055,759.03 yuan, compared to 13,348,819.83 yuan in 2022[106] - Total investment in the reporting period was 21,061,452.15 yuan, a decrease of 88.43% compared to 182,053,357.98 yuan in the same period last year[114] - Monetary funds increased by 8.37% to 631,775,644.83 yuan, accounting for 33.32% of total assets[111] - Accounts receivable increased by 1.77% to 175,362,898.83 yuan, accounting for 9.25% of total assets[111] - Inventory increased by 2.21% to 447,264,698.19 yuan, accounting for 23.59% of total assets[111] - Development expenditure increased by 2.37% to 96,576,050.78 yuan, accounting for 5.09% of total assets[111] - Overseas assets accounted for 17.50% of the company's net assets, with a total asset size of 241.87 million yuan[112] - Investment income was 6,103,619.79 yuan, accounting for -3.61% of total profit, mainly from investments in associates and joint ventures[109] - The total amount of funds raised in 2020 was RMB 569.36 million, with a net amount of RMB 560.98 million after deducting issuance costs[119] - In 2023, the company used RMB 110.51 million of the raised funds, with a cumulative usage of RMB 372.97 million by the end of 2023[120] - As of December 31, 2023, RMB 216.16 million of the raised funds remained unused and was deposited in a dedicated account[120] - The investment progress for the new generation natural language cognition and text big data open platform project reached 45%, with a cumulative investment of RMB 105.44 million[122] - The neural network image video and human behavior analysis platform project achieved a 61% investment progress, with a cumulative investment of RMB 48.34 million[122] - The core chip and pen interactive intelligent digital product solution project reached a 77% investment progress, with a cumulative investment of RMB 97.64 million[122] - The supplementary working capital project was fully utilized, with a total investment of RMB 121.55 million[122] - The total cumulative investment in committed projects reached RMB 372.97 million by the end of 2023[122] - The new generation natural language cognition and text big data open platform project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2025[122] - The neural network image video and human behavior analysis platform project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2024[122] - Total revenue for the year reached 56,097.74 million yuan, with operating costs at 37,297.45 million yuan and net profit at 816.76 million yuan[123] - As of December 31, 2023, the unused raised funds balance was 21,616.16 million yuan, all stored in the raised funds account[124] - Beijing Hanwang Pengtai Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, reported a net loss of 6,921.92 million yuan with total assets of 56,750.60 million yuan[128] - Beijing Hanwang Guocui Technology Co., Ltd., another subsidiary, achieved a net profit of 1,914.08 million yuan with total assets of 29,989.62 million yuan[128] - Hanwang Manufacturing Co., Ltd. reported a net loss of 58.67 million yuan with total assets of 46,676.17 million yuan[129] - Beijing Hanwang Baojia Medical Technology Co., Ltd. recorded a net loss of 1,100.95 million yuan with total assets of 11,150.24 million yuan[129] Risk Factors - The company faces risks including macroeconomic and policy changes, third-party e-commerce platform operation risks, technology development and transformation risks, market environment changes, intensified competition, exchange rate risks, supply chain risks, group control risks, and human resource risks[4] - The company faces risks from macroeconomic and policy changes, including US-China tech sanctions and domestic economic uncertainties[138] - The company is exposed to risks from third-party e-commerce platform operations, which account for a significant portion of its revenue[139] - The company is investing heavily in AI and big data technologies, with high R&D costs relative to revenue, posing risks if technologies fail or deviate from market needs[140] - The company is addressing supply chain risks by diversifying suppliers, adjusting materials, and pre-stocking to mitigate shortages[146] Research and Development - The company continues to focus on AI technologies, including perception, cognition, and human-computer interaction, to drive digital transformation[35] - The company launched the HanWang TianDi large model, which has been applied in smart office and e-learning products, enabling features like speech-to-text and meeting minutes generation[41] - The company's self-developed ancient Chinese large model outperforms general large models in tasks like ancient text translation and historical knowledge Q&A, and has been adopted by a provincial archives[42] - The company's new digital drawing products achieved a 100% improvement in pressure sensitivity performance with upgraded chips[47] - The company's AI health product, a Korotkoff sound blood pressure monitor, received domestic certification and is now available on major e-commerce platforms[50] - The company's mobile OCR app, HanWang Scanner, was officially launched, leveraging its OCR and image processing technologies for document scanning and conversion[52] - The company's olfactory recognition technology has obtained 11 invention patents and completed proof-of-concept in food and fragrance industries[46] - The company's bionic robot projects, including a robotic bird and dog, achieved phased results in mechanical and visual control research[45] - The company's R&D in pen chip technology has entered the testing phase, aiming to enhance its position in the pen touch control market[44] - The company's AI products and technologies are applied across industries like finance, law, healthcare, and education, driving digital transformation[40] - The company's smart archive product system has been further improved and successfully implemented, with products such as the archive data governance platform, intelligent open review system, intelligent quality inspection system, and thematic knowledge base forming a preliminary system and having demonstration cases[53] - The company's ancient text recognition rate has reached over 98%, and it has launched a classical Chinese language model based on deep understanding of industry data and technical advantages[63] - The company has completed several demonstration projects in the smart archive field, including the use of its Hanwang Tiandi large model for intelligent auxiliary cataloging in a provincial archive project[66] - The company's digital legal business has served over 300 clients in the legal industry, with comprehensive coverage in Beijing and Tianjin, and further expansion into the national market[61] - The company's smart archive products have been adapted to domestic platforms, and the proportion of domestic business in the archive sector has been increasing year by year[66] - Smart archive business revenue increased by 129% year-over-year, with gross margin improving by 7 percentage points[67] - Digital medical contracts grew by 52% year-over-year, with new customer orders accounting for 58%[68] - Digital painting sales remained stable year-over-year, with gross margin increasing by 2 percentage points, and professional-grade product line sales surged by 26%[71] - The company's digital signature products have achieved an 80% localization rate, up from around 20% in 2019[73] - E-paper series products saw revenue and gross profit growth, with GMV on Jingdong and Taobao platforms increasing by over 200% for three consecutive years[76] - The company's e-paper office products achieved a 12% market share in online sales[76] - The company holds 1,080 valid patents, including 564 invention patents[78] - The company is one of only two globally with wireless passive electromagnetic touch technology[79] - R&D expenses increased by 23.21% to 245,860,467.87 yuan in 2023, reflecting significant investment in innovation[99] - The company is developing a new generation of natural language cognitive technology and text big data platform, aiming to enhance AI capabilities in various industries[100] - A new neural network image and video analysis platform is under development, focusing on upgrading computer vision technology for smart city applications[100] - The company is advancing core chip technology for intelligent pen interaction, targeting professional digital products and smart terminals[100] - The company has made significant progress in the development of bionic flapping-wing robots, achieving breakthroughs in heavy-load body platforms, visual obstacle avoidance technology, GPS satellite guidance control technology, and wind resistance[101] - The four-legged robot dog project has achieved initial functionality, including multi-joint coordinated motion, flexible posture adjustment, and the ability to climb slopes, laying the foundation for its application in complex environments[101] - The company has developed an electronic auscultatory blood pressure monitor, which is more accurate and has a wider measurement range compared to oscillometric blood pressure monitors, marking a breakthrough in the medical device field[101] - The company has developed a new generation of bionic olfactory neural cells based on ion flow detection and a fully automatic desktop olfactory analyzer, enhancing the performance of olfactory cell chips and improving the engineering level of olfactory analyzers[101] - The number of R&D personnel increased by 5.74% to 866 in 2023, with a significant increase in the proportion of master's and doctoral degree holders, rising by 44.29% and 50.00% respectively[102] - R&D investment in 2023 reached 321.52 million yuan, a 30.26% increase from the previous year, with R&D investment accounting for 22.17% of operating revenue, up 4.50 percentage points[102] - The capitalization rate of R&D investment increased significantly to 31.64%, with capitalized R&D investment reaching 101.74 million yuan, a 75.07% increase from the previous year[102] - The company is developing a new generation of natural language cognitive technology and a text big data open platform, focusing on applications in smart archives, smart healthcare, smart justice, and smart finance[103] Corporate Governance and Management - The company's board of directors, board of supervisors, and senior management guarantee the authenticity, accuracy, and completeness of the annual report content[4] - The company's future development and business plans are forward-looking statements, subject to market conditions and management efforts, and do not constitute a substantive commitment to investors[4] - The company's profit distribution plan approved by the board is to distribute a cash dividend of 0 yuan per 10 shares (tax included), with no bonus shares or capital reserve to share capital conversion[5] - The company's annual report for 2023 was released on March 28, 2024[2] - The company emphasized its independent operations in assets, personnel, finance, organization, and business, ensuring no interference from controlling shareholders or actual controllers[158][159] - The company revised its internal audit system in 2023 to better align with current regulations and operational needs[155] - The company maintained strict compliance with information disclosure regulations, ensuring fair access to information for all investors through platforms like the Securities Times and cninfo.com.cn[157] - The company highlighted its independent R&D, production, and sales systems, with no reliance on controlling shareholders or actual controllers for business operations[159] - The 2022 Annual General Meeting had an investor participation rate of 32.57%[161] - Li Zhifeng, Senior Vice President, reduced his shareholding by 171,094 shares, resulting in a final holding of 513,281 shares[162] - The total number of shares held by directors, supervisors, and senior executives at the end of the reporting period was 49,724,041 shares, a decrease of 171,094 shares from the beginning of the period[164] - Vice President Xu Dongjian resigned on July 6, 2023, due to personal reasons[165] - Vice President Wang Kun held 125,250 shares through the employee stock ownership plan at the end of the reporting period[164] - Liu Yingjian, Chairman of the company, has over 30 years of experience in Chinese character recognition and has received numerous awards including the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2001[167] - Zhu Deyong, President of the company, has extensive experience in finance and operations, having served as CFO and COO in previous roles[168] - Liu Qiutong, Director and Overseas Assistant to the Chairman, holds a degree in Economics from Bucknell University and is involved in multiple investment partnerships[168] - Li Zhifeng, Vice President, has been with the company since 2001 and currently manages the intelligent recognition and OCR product lines[168] - Li Yuanzhi, Director, has been the General Manager of Shenzhen Hanwang Youji Technology Co., Ltd. since 2017[169] - Wang Xiaolan, Director, has been the President of Times Group since 2004 and holds a degree in Statistics[169] - Liu Chenglin, Director, is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a renowned expert in pattern recognition and intelligent control[169] - Yang Jinguan, Independent Director, is a professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics and has extensive experience in accounting and auditing[170] - Li Jianwei, Independent Director, is a professor at China University of Political Science and Law and has founded several educational companies[171] - Su Dan, Independent Director, holds a Ph.D. in Communication from Rutgers University and has extensive experience in brand marketing and consumer behavior research[172] - Wang Kun, born in 1978, is currently the Vice President of the company and holds positions as the Vice Chairman of the China Document Imaging Technology Association and the Deputy Director of the Digital Branch of the China Document Imaging Technology Standardization Technical Committee[176] - Huang Lei, born in 1977, is the Vice President of the company and the General Manager of Beijing Hanwang Zhiyuan Technology Co., Ltd. He has extensive experience in pattern recognition technology, including handwriting recognition, OCR, and facial recognition, and has led multiple national research projects[176] - Hou Yun, born in 1972, is the