2017-10-27 16:00Financial Performance - Operating revenue for the first nine months was CNY 19.26 billion, a decrease of 2.71% compared to the same period last year[6]. - Net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 3.44% to CNY 6.15 billion year-on-year[6]. - Basic earnings per share decreased by 3.64% to CNY 0.53 per share[6]. - Net profit for the first nine months of 2017 was CNY 6.94 billion, slightly down from CNY 6.99 billion in the same period of 2016, representing a decrease of about 0.7%[24]. - Operating income for Q3 2017 was CNY 6.44 billion, down 16.5% from CNY 7.71 billion in Q3 2016[24]. - Net interest income for the first nine months of 2017 was CNY 2.52 billion, a decrease of 20.3% compared to CNY 3.16 billion in the same period of 2016[24]. - Net commission and fee income for Q3 2017 was ¥1,536,470,971.09, down 6.3% from ¥1,639,547,063.59 in Q3 2016[28]. - Total operating revenue for Q3 2017 was ¥2,888,693,435.01, a decrease of 8.2% from ¥3,146,106,494.92 in Q3 2016[28]. - Net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company for Q3 2017 was ¥1,482,199,142.70, slightly up from ¥1,469,181,053.57 in Q3 2016, representing a growth of 0.1%[29]. - Total comprehensive income for Q3 2017 reached ¥4,131,773,221.63, compared to ¥3,458,436,375.46 in Q3 2016, marking an increase of 19.5%[30]. Asset and Liability Management - Total assets decreased by 5.60% to CNY 529.46 billion compared to the end of the previous year[6]. - The total assets as of September 30, 2017, amounted to ¥529,460,807,144.15, down from ¥560,865,846,150.32 at the beginning of the year[16]. - The total liabilities decreased to ¥401,269,875,315.44 from ¥438,907,444,778.41[17]. - The total liabilities decreased from CNY 215.99 billion at the beginning of the year to CNY 200.87 billion by the end of Q3 2017, a reduction of approximately 7.0%[22]. - The company's cash and cash equivalents decreased from CNY 76.06 billion at the beginning of the year to CNY 59.84 billion, a decline of about 21.2%[21]. - The total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period stand at 107.07 billion RMB, down from 128.70 billion RMB year-on-year, reflecting a decrease of about 16.8%[33]. Investment and Cash Flow - The company reported a net cash flow from operating activities of CNY -34.67 billion for the first nine months[6]. - The net cash flow from operating activities improved to -¥34,668,139,712.64 from -¥58,362,791,405.49, indicating a reduction in cash outflow[14]. - The net cash flow from investing activities was ¥25,544,343,426.85, a significant recovery from -¥14,473,832,429.84[14]. - The cash inflow from recovering investments reached 63.61 billion RMB, compared to 44.29 billion RMB in the previous year, marking an increase of approximately 43.7%[33]. - The cash outflow for paying interest, fees, and commissions decreased to 4.25 billion RMB from 6.96 billion RMB, a reduction of about 38.9%[33]. - The cash flow from operating activities showed a net outflow of 26.92 billion RMB, an improvement from -39.52 billion RMB in the same period last year[37]. - The cash flow from financing activities resulted in a net outflow of -11.77 billion RMB, contrasting with a net inflow of 1.57 billion RMB in the previous year[37]. Shareholder Information - The number of shareholders reached 249,928, with the top ten shareholders holding a combined 50.68% of shares[11]. - The largest shareholder, Hong Kong Central Clearing Limited, holds 29.64% of shares[11]. Future Plans and Strategic Focus - The company plans to focus on expanding its asset management and investment banking services to drive future growth[24]. - The company plans to enhance its investment banking services and expand its market presence in the coming quarters[27].