2018-10-26 16:00Financial Performance - Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company increased by 13.36% to CNY 5,504,014 compared to the same period last year[10]. - Net profit attributable to shareholders after deducting non-recurring gains and losses increased by 34.88% to CNY 5,885,151 compared to the same period last year[10]. - Basic earnings per share for the reporting period was CNY 1.1205, an increase of 13.37% year-on-year[10]. - Operating revenue for the first three quarters was CNY 119,190,485, a slight decrease of 0.21% compared to the same period last year[10]. - Net profit for Q1 2018 reached 146 million, up 31.53% from 111 million in Q1 2017[38]. - The company's operating revenue for Q3 2018 was CNY 5,953,536,000, an increase of 4.4% compared to CNY 5,701,415,000 in Q3 2017[81]. - The net profit attributable to the parent company for Q3 2018 was CNY 723,000,000, a decrease of 48.9% from CNY 1,414,234,000 in Q3 2017[82]. - The company's operating profit for the first nine months of 2018 was CNY 4,278,939,000, a decrease of 28.6% compared to CNY 6,002,174,000 in the same period of 2017[81]. Assets and Liabilities - Total assets at the end of the reporting period were CNY 194,243,624, a decrease of 0.33% compared to the end of the previous year[10]. - Current assets totaled 64,649,315 thousand RMB, down from 66,138,871 thousand RMB at the beginning of the year[66]. - Total liabilities were 112,364,047 thousand RMB, compared to 117,605,925 thousand RMB at the beginning of the year[68]. - The company's cash and cash equivalents were 27,720,563 thousand RMB, down from 28,568,253 thousand RMB[66]. - As of September 30, 2018, total assets amounted to 194,243,624 thousand RMB, a slight decrease from 194,887,291 thousand RMB at the beginning of the year[66][68]. Production and Sales - The company's raw coal production for Q3 2018 was 24,877 thousand tons, an increase of 18.11% compared to 21,062 thousand tons in Q3 2017[20]. - The total sales volume of commercial coal in Q3 2018 reached 27,185 thousand tons, reflecting a growth of 20.37% from 22,584 thousand tons in Q3 2017[20]. - The company reported a total of 82,689 thousand tons of commercial coal sales for the first three quarters of 2018, up 28.64% from 64,281 thousand tons in the same period of 2017[20]. - The total production of raw coal for the first three quarters of 2018 was 78,243 thousand tons, representing a year-on-year increase of 36.16%[21]. - In the first three quarters of 2018, the company sold 82.69 million tons of coal, an increase of 28.6% or 18.41 million tons year-on-year[24]. Cash Flow - Net cash flow from operating activities for the first three quarters was CNY 12,653,079, an increase of 123.03% year-on-year[10]. - Operating cash flow for the first nine months of 2018 was CNY 21,090,279, an increase of 17.5% compared to CNY 18,001,295 in the same period last year[88]. - Cash received from sales of goods and services was CNY 20,726,025, an increase of 17.9% from CNY 17,622,203 year-over-year[88]. - The total cash inflow from financing activities was CNY 27,941,487, a decrease of 22.2% from CNY 35,915,940 in the previous year[89]. Shareholder Information - The total number of shareholders as of the end of the reporting period was 76,629[12]. - The largest shareholder, Yanzhou Coal Mining Group Co., Ltd., held 46.16% of the shares[12]. - As of September 30, 2018, Yancoal Group held a total of 2,267,169,423 A shares, representing 46.16% of the company's total issued share capital[17]. Investments and Acquisitions - The company plans to acquire a 49% stake in Yancoal Blue Sky Clean Energy Co., Ltd. for 21.29 million, marking a strategic investment in clean energy[44]. - The company acquired land use rights for Yancoal Australia from Yancoal Coal Australia Limited for RMB 21.47 million, covering an area of 91,382.6 square meters, with a usage period until February 20, 2054[46]. - The company plans to raise up to RMB 6.35 billion through a non-public issuance of A shares to acquire 100% equity of United Coal[55]. Research and Development - Research and development expenses for the first nine months were CNY 58,465 thousand, slightly down from CNY 61,355 thousand, indicating a decrease of about 4.7%[75]. - Research and development expenses for Q3 2018 were CNY 14,500,000, slightly up from CNY 13,712,000 in Q3 2017[81]. Financial Ratios and Returns - The weighted average return on net assets decreased by 0.74 percentage points to 9.51%[10]. - The average coal sales cost per ton for the company was 247.01 yuan, up 5.22% year-on-year[26].