AJ GROUP(SH:600643)2014-10-29 16:00Financial Performance - Operating revenue for the first nine months reached CNY 223,475,228.07, an increase of 82.85% year-on-year[6] - Net profit attributable to shareholders was CNY 366,661,567.70, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 1.77%[6] - Net profit attributable to shareholders after deducting non-recurring gains and losses rose by 29.60% to CNY 348,839,185.74[6] - The total operating revenue for Q3 2014 was CNY 285.93 million, a 63.4% increase from CNY 174.97 million in Q3 2013[33] - The net profit for Q3 2014 was CNY 134.47 million, compared to CNY 162.01 million in Q3 2013, reflecting a decrease of 17.0%[35] - The basic earnings per share for Q3 2014 was CNY 0.122, down from CNY 0.146 in Q3 2013, a decline of 16.4%[35] - The investment income for Q3 2014 was CNY 36.88 million, a decrease of 63.4% compared to CNY 100.77 million in Q3 2013[34] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 22.07% to CNY 7,279,150,605.85 compared to the end of the previous year[6] - The company's total liabilities reached CNY 2,252,832,082.91, up from CNY 1,243,586,968.12, indicating a significant increase of about 81.1%[26] - The total equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company was CNY 5,021,262,736.55, compared to CNY 4,714,722,707.07 at the start of the year, reflecting a growth of approximately 6.5%[26] - The total current assets amounted to CNY 2,784,861,716.56, up from CNY 2,420,490,863.79, indicating a growth of around 15.1%[24] - The total non-current assets reached CNY 4,494,288,889.29, compared to CNY 3,542,709,031.98 at the beginning of the year, reflecting an increase of about 27.0%[25] Cash Flow - Cash flow from operating activities improved to -CNY 73,226,309.84, compared to -CNY 176,190,491.69 in the same period last year[6] - Net cash flow from operating activities improved by 58.44%, reaching -¥73,226,309.84 compared to -¥176,190,491.69 in the previous year[15] - Cash inflow from financing activities for the first nine months of 2014 was a net inflow of ¥1,016,170,201.41, compared to ¥204,196,669.87 in the same period of 2013[43] - The cash flow from financing activities for the first nine months of 2014 was a net inflow of ¥1,016,170,201.41, compared to ¥204,196,669.87 in the same period of 2013[43] - Cash outflow from operating activities significantly decreased to 68,245,772.66 from 236,869,806.31, a reduction of about 71.2%[46] Shareholder Information - The total number of shareholders reached 90,035 by the end of the reporting period[7] - The top ten shareholders held a total of 12.30% of shares, with the largest shareholder holding 135,954,229 shares[7] Investment and Financing - Financial expenses surged by 692.51% to ¥24,920,271.21, mainly due to increased interest payments on bank loans[13] - Investment income decreased by 38.50% to ¥73,434,989.19, as there were no similar factors from the previous year that contributed to income[13] - The company reported a significant increase in sales revenue from services, totaling ¥290,229,663.95 for the first nine months of 2014, compared to ¥119,250,122.31 in the previous year[41] Other Financial Metrics - The weighted average return on equity decreased by 0.64 percentage points to 7.52%[6] - Basic and diluted earnings per share were both CNY 0.332, up by 1.84% from CNY 0.326[6] - The company's cash and cash equivalents increased to CNY 871,002,398.70 from CNY 765,625,461.87, marking an increase of about 13.8%[24]