CBEST(SH:600729)2015-10-27 16:00Financial Performance - Operating revenue for the first nine months reached CNY 22,597,214,792.81, a 1.72% increase year-on-year[8] - Net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 19.92% to CNY 383,543,459.23 compared to the same period last year[8] - Basic earnings per share decreased by 20.34% to CNY 0.94[9] - The weighted average return on equity decreased by 2.61 percentage points to 8.18%[9] - The net profit attributable to the parent company decreased by 19.92% to approximately CNY 383.54 million compared to the previous period[16] - The company's operating profit for the first nine months of 2015 was CNY 100.71 million, down from CNY 124.43 million in the same period of 2014[36] - The company reported a total operating cost of CNY 22.17 billion for the first nine months of 2015, an increase from CNY 21.66 billion in the previous year[33] - The company's total operating revenue for Q3 2015 was approximately CNY 2.79 billion, an increase of 25.8% compared to CNY 2.22 billion in the same period last year[36] - The net profit for Q3 2015 was a loss of CNY 31.49 million, compared to a loss of CNY 12.29 million in Q3 2014[36] - The total profit for Q3 2015 was a loss of CNY 37.24 million, compared to a loss of CNY 14.44 million in the same quarter last year[36] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 3.63% to CNY 12,153,073,624.72 compared to the end of the previous year[8] - Total liabilities increased to ¥5,494,085,251.38 from ¥5,431,320,630.03, indicating a rise of 1.2%[30] - Short-term borrowings increased by 57.89% to CNY 300,000,000.00 compared to the beginning of the year[14] - The company reported a significant decrease of 39.63% in financial assets measured at fair value, totaling CNY 429,808,767.12[13] - The company reported an increase in prepayments to approximately CNY 1.86 billion, attributed to the growth in the scale of Apple brand products[15] Cash Flow - Cash flow from operating activities improved significantly, with a net cash inflow of CNY 268,547,228.09 compared to a net outflow of CNY 123,471,822.16 in the previous year[8] - The net cash flow from operating activities increased by 317.50% to approximately CNY 268.55 million, driven by increased sales and procurement differences[20] - The net cash flow from investing activities surged by 650.65% to approximately CNY 606.75 million, mainly due to the maturity of time deposits[20] - Cash inflow from operating activities for the first nine months was 25,219,442,377.73 CNY, an increase from 24,270,015,822.51 CNY year-over-year[40] - The net cash flow from investment activities was 606,747,372.96 CNY, recovering from -110,186,904.92 CNY year-over-year[41] - The ending cash and cash equivalents balance was 3,199,112,571.63 CNY, up from 2,500,318,295.21 CNY year-over-year[41] Shareholder Information - Net assets attributable to shareholders increased by 5.16% to CNY 4,796,348,340.88 compared to the end of the previous year[8] - The number of shareholders reached 19,853 by the end of the reporting period[11] - The total equity attributable to shareholders rose to ¥4,796,348,340.88 from ¥4,561,187,771.38, reflecting an increase of 5.2%[30] Investment and Expenses - Financial expenses increased significantly by 1533.57% to approximately CNY 33.73 million due to a decrease in time deposits leading to lower interest income[16] - Investment income rose by 406.78% to approximately CNY 25.17 million, primarily from the receipt of structured deposit income[16] - The company's sales expenses for Q3 2015 were CNY 338.14 million, an increase of 28.5% from CNY 262.84 million in Q3 2014[36] - The company's investment income for Q3 2015 was CNY 25.10 million, a notable increase from CNY 0.37 million in the same quarter last year[36] Future Plans - The company is planning a major asset restructuring involving the injection of non-listed enterprises into the company for overall listing[21]