2018-04-24 16:00Financial Performance - Net profit attributable to shareholders rose by 86.96% to CNY 1.22 billion year-on-year[6] - Operating revenue increased by 15.11% to CNY 43.26 billion compared to the same period last year[6] - Cash flow from operating activities increased by 22.39% to CNY 9.36 billion year-on-year[6] - Total revenue for Q1 2018 reached RMB 43.26 billion, an increase of 15.5% compared to RMB 37.58 billion in the same period last year[26] - Net profit for Q1 2018 was RMB 1.73 billion, up 78.5% from RMB 970 million in Q1 2017[26] - Operating profit for the quarter was RMB 2.33 billion, compared to RMB 1.45 billion in the previous year, reflecting a growth of 60.2%[26] - The company reported a total profit of CNY 455,586,767 for Q1 2018, up from CNY 379,734,821, reflecting an increase of about 20%[29] - The company's net profit for Q1 2018 was CNY 338,580,702, an increase from CNY 314,563,315 in the previous year, representing a growth of approximately 7.3%[29] Asset and Liability Management - Total assets increased by 1.03% to CNY 382.59 billion compared to the end of the previous year[6] - The company's total assets amounted to RMB 382,591,883,382, an increase from RMB 378,693,729,128 at the beginning of the year[18] - The company's total liabilities as of March 31, 2018, were RMB 288,245,458,057, slightly up from RMB 286,490,060,307 at the beginning of the year[19] - The total liabilities increased to RMB 104.94 billion from RMB 98.84 billion, reflecting a rise of 6.4%[23] - The company’s short-term borrowings decreased to RMB 66,044,209,682 from RMB 80,251,348,397, a reduction of approximately 17.7%[19] - The company reported a decrease in short-term borrowings from RMB 41.56 billion to RMB 28.99 billion, a reduction of 30.7%[23] - The company’s long-term borrowings increased to RMB 114,663,934,147 from RMB 107,030,958,243, an increase of approximately 7.4%[19] Cash Flow and Investments - The company issued short-term financing bonds, leading to a 70.85% increase in cash and cash equivalents compared to the previous year[12] - The company reported a 75.88% decrease in losses from cash flow hedging instruments compared to the previous year[13] - Investment income rose by 94.68% year-on-year, primarily due to increased returns from joint ventures[13] - Net cash flow from investing activities decreased by 60.35% year-on-year, mainly due to last year's acquisition payments[13] - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of Q1 2018 totaled CNY 15,939,973,022, compared to CNY 11,101,520,462 at the end of the previous year, showing a significant increase of approximately 43.5%[31] - Operating cash flow for Q1 2018 was CNY 9,361,537,371, up from CNY 7,648,994,310, indicating a year-over-year increase of about 22.4%[30] - Investment activities resulted in a net cash outflow of CNY 3,950,146,875, an improvement from a net outflow of CNY 9,993,243,819 in the previous year[30] Shareholder Information - The number of shareholders reached 83,642 by the end of the reporting period[10] - The company's equity attributable to shareholders increased to RMB 76,721,695,753 from RMB 75,533,342,281, reflecting a growth of approximately 1.57%[20] Other Financial Metrics - The weighted average return on equity increased by 0.71 percentage points to 1.60%[6] - Earnings per share for Q1 2018 were RMB 0.08, doubling from RMB 0.04 in the same quarter last year[27] - The company incurred financial expenses of CNY 932,396,467, which is an increase from CNY 841,961,205, representing a rise of about 10.7%[29] - The company raised CNY 12 billion through bond issuance in Q1 2018, compared to CNY 9.99 billion in the same period last year, indicating a growth of approximately 20.1%[35] - The total cash inflow from financing activities was CNY 40,854,347,641, down from CNY 55,035,016,524, reflecting a decrease of about 25.8%[30] - The company reported a decrease in other comprehensive income after tax to CNY 13,004,520 from CNY 86,402,143, indicating a decline of approximately 85%[29]