NJEC(SH:600699)2024-07-29 11:01Financial Performance - Total revenue for the first half of 2024 reached approximately CNY 27.08 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.24%[2] - Net profit attributable to shareholders was approximately CNY 637.87 million, representing a year-on-year growth of 34.14%[2] - The net profit excluding non-recurring gains and losses was approximately CNY 639.63 million, up 61.47% year-on-year[2] - Basic earnings per share increased to CNY 0.45, up 28.57% from the previous year[2] - The weighted average return on equity rose by 0.84 percentage points to 4.61%[2] Gross Margin - The overall gross margin improved by 2.4 percentage points to approximately 15.8% compared to the previous year[5] - The gross margin for the automotive safety business increased by 3.6 percentage points to approximately 14.3% year-on-year[5] New Business Orders - The company secured new orders with a total lifecycle value of approximately CNY 50.4 billion in the first half of 2024, indicating strong growth in new business orders[6] Assets and Equity - Total assets at the end of the reporting period were approximately CNY 56.99 billion, a slight increase of 0.17% from the beginning of the period[2] - The company's cash dividend plan for 2023 impacted the equity attributable to shareholders, which decreased by 1.01% to approximately CNY 13.44 billion[4]