HASCO(SH:600741)2014-10-29 16:00Financial Performance - Net profit attributable to shareholders increased by 34.81% to CNY 3.46 billion year-on-year[7] - Operating revenue for the first nine months reached CNY 54.13 billion, up 6.81% from the same period last year[7] - The weighted average return on equity rose by 4.55 percentage points to 17.24%[7] - The company reported a basic earnings per share of CNY 1.341, up 34.81% from the previous year[7] - Net profit for Q3 2014 reached CNY 1,642,440,563.75, up from CNY 1,533,665,926.06 in Q3 2013, reflecting an increase of approximately 7.1%[32] - Earnings per share (EPS) for Q3 2014 was CNY 0.456, compared to CNY 0.331 in Q3 2013, marking a significant increase of about 37.8%[32] - Net profit for the first nine months of 2014 was ¥1,956,057,117.03, down from ¥2,344,689,939.91 in the previous year, reflecting a decrease of about 16.5%[36] - The company reported a total comprehensive income of CNY 1,851,572,936.53 for Q3 2014, compared to CNY 1,744,254,091.81 in Q3 2013, indicating an increase of approximately 6.2%[32] - The company reported a total comprehensive income of ¥2,069,119,673.65 for the first nine months of 2014, down from ¥2,526,158,529.03 in the previous year[36] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 8.61% to CNY 58.94 billion compared to the end of the previous year[7] - The total assets of the company as of September 30, 2014, amounted to CNY 58.94 billion, up from CNY 54.27 billion at the beginning of the year[24] - The company's total liabilities increased to CNY 33.79 billion, compared to CNY 30.92 billion at the start of the year[25] - Total assets as of the end of Q3 2014 amounted to CNY 24,959,516,812.29, an increase from CNY 24,180,351,783.31 at the end of Q3 2013, representing a growth of approximately 3.22%[28] - Total liabilities for Q3 2014 were CNY 6,269,462,143.00, a slight decrease from CNY 6,345,312,705.42 in Q3 2013, indicating a reduction of about 1.2%[28] - The company's total equity increased to CNY 18,690,054,669.29 in Q3 2014, compared to CNY 17,835,039,077.89 in Q3 2013, reflecting a growth of approximately 4.8%[28] Cash Flow - Cash flow from operating activities for the first nine months was CNY 4.72 billion, an increase of 2.10% year-on-year[7] - The net cash flow from operating activities was CNY 4.72 billion, which is an increase of 2.10% compared to the same period last year[17] - The company reported a net cash outflow from investment activities of CNY 463.38 million, a reduction of 67.63% from the previous year[18] - Cash flow from operating activities for the first nine months was ¥4,720,789,847.25, slightly up from ¥4,623,786,998.90 in the same period last year[40] - Investment activities generated a net cash outflow of ¥463,375,014.46 for the first nine months, compared to a larger outflow of ¥1,431,456,986.12 in the same period last year[40] - Cash inflow from financing activities was not specified in the report[44] Shareholder Information - The number of shareholders reached 68,671 by the end of the reporting period[11] - The company declared dividends, leading to an increase in payable dividends by 457.32% to CNY 809.88 million[14] Investment Activities - The company completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., which contributed positively to its performance[16] - The company reported a decrease in inventory to CNY 3.53 billion from CNY 3.80 billion at the beginning of the year[23] - The total cash inflow from investment activities was ¥3,722,716,397.52, compared to ¥3,878,775,789.33 in the same period last year[40] - Cash outflow for investment activities totaled $2,179,207,164.58, a decrease from $3,368,521,134.41 year-over-year[44] Financial Expenses - The company’s financial expenses for the first nine months were ¥179,476,204.06, a significant increase from the previous year’s negative financial expenses of ¥46,170,733.04[36]