SD(SH:600626)2014-10-30 16:00Financial Performance - Net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 18.90% to CNY 102,933,618.93 for the first nine months of the year[8] - Operating income for the first nine months was CNY 5,191,109,737.77, a slight decrease of 0.24% compared to the same period last year[8] - The weighted average return on equity decreased by 1.41 percentage points to 4.73%[8] - Operating income decreased by 72.64%, from 37,780,860.93 to 10,337,125.75, due to a significant reduction in compensation received from a subsidiary[16] - Total operating revenue for Q3 2014 was CNY 1,833,964,819.54, a decrease of 4.2% compared to CNY 1,914,037,224.88 in Q3 2013[33] - Net profit for Q3 2014 was CNY 35,595,438.15, a decrease of 4.8% compared to CNY 37,383,540.08 in Q3 2013[33] - The company reported a total profit of ¥15,498,894.13 for Q3 2014, a decrease of 62.8% compared to ¥41,599,114.26 in Q3 2013[37] - Investment income for Q3 2014 was -¥867,629.41, a significant decline from ¥25,690,853.18 in Q3 2013[37] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 4.02% to CNY 3,942,218,578.17 compared to the end of the previous year[8] - Cash and cash equivalents decreased by 35.10% to CNY 717,307,456.51 due to investments not yet maturing[15] - Trade receivables increased by 37.36% to CNY 439,607,615.04, reflecting growth in normal business operations[15] - Short-term borrowings increased by 102.15% to CNY 62,665,209.06, primarily due to foreign trade financing activities[15] - Other current assets rose by 106.90% to CNY 300,000,000.00, attributed to the purchase of bank wealth management products[15] - Total assets as of September 30, 2014, amounted to CNY 2,922,793,132.61, an increase from CNY 2,733,058,599.07 at the beginning of the year[30] - Total liabilities as of September 30, 2014, were CNY 1,017,193,916.81, up from CNY 823,331,959.55 at the start of the year[30] - The company's total equity as of September 30, 2014, was CNY 1,905,599,215.80, slightly down from CNY 1,909,726,639.52 at the beginning of the year[30] Cash Flow - Cash flow from operating activities showed a significant improvement, with a net cash flow of CNY -79,844,299.66, compared to CNY -162,102,801.66 in the previous year[8] - Cash received from investment recoveries increased by 116.44%, from 538,952,460.17 to 1,166,520,009.36, mainly from government bond repurchase and financial product transactions[16] - Cash flow from operating activities for the first nine months of 2014 was negative at -¥79,844,299.66, an improvement from -¥162,102,801.66 in the same period last year[40] - Cash flow from investing activities for the first nine months of 2014 was negative at -¥205,484,200.03, compared to -¥523,546,505.64 in the same period last year[40] - Total cash inflow from operating activities increased to ¥4,355,811,238.10, up from ¥4,047,862,387.95 year-over-year[41] - Cash inflow from financing activities was ¥166,960,997.08, an increase from ¥145,047,977.63 in the previous year[42] Shareholder Information - The number of shareholders reached 58,930, with the largest shareholder holding 31.07% of the shares[13] Other Financial Metrics - The company's financial expenses decreased by 93.67%, from 16,371,583.92 to 1,036,317.85, primarily due to increased exchange gains[16] - Investment income fell by 40.38%, from 49,729,935.70 to 29,651,446.14, as the previous year included a one-time gain from the disposal of a long-term equity investment[16] - The company reported a significant increase in operating expenses, with a notable rise in other payables from 322,316,581.35 to 344,429,627.93[25] - There was no substantial progress regarding the litigation and debt issues with Shanghai Zhuoyou Jiaohui Technology Co., Ltd. during the reporting period[17]