
Financial Performance - Net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company for the first three quarters was RMB 14,276,443 thousand, up 22.46% year-on-year[6] - Operating income for the first three quarters was RMB 31,629,713 thousand, representing a growth of 29.48% compared to the same period last year[6] - Basic earnings per share increased to RMB 1.31, a rise of 22.43% from RMB 1.07 in the previous year[6] - Net profit attributable to shareholders reached RMB 14.28 billion, growing by 22.46% year-on-year[25] - The net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company was RMB 14,276,443 thousand, representing a 22.5% increase from RMB 11,657,574 thousand in the same period of 2017[45] Asset and Liability Management - Total assets reached RMB 1,958,328,269 thousand, an increase of 8.33% compared to the end of last year[6] - Total assets amounted to RMB 1,958.33 billion, an increase of 8.33% compared to the end of the previous year[27] - The total liabilities amounted to approximately 1.80 trillion RMB, reflecting a significant increase from the previous year[40] - Total deposits exceeded RMB 1 trillion, reaching RMB 1,012.10 billion, up 9.58% from the previous year[27] - Customer loans and advances totaled RMB 831.48 billion, reflecting a growth of 25.22% year-on-year[27] Return on Investment - The annualized average return on assets improved to 1.01%, up 0.13 percentage points from the previous year[6] - The annualized weighted average return on equity increased to 14.30%, up 1.40 percentage points year-on-year[6] Shareholder Information - The total number of common shareholders at the end of the reporting period was 140,023[11] - The largest shareholder, Shanghai Lianhe Investment Co., Ltd., held 1,457,856,354 shares, accounting for 13.34% of total shares[11] - The total equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company reached RMB 157,918,666 thousand, up from RMB 146,985,136 thousand at the end of 2017, marking a growth of 7.9%[42] Non-Performing Loans and Provisions - The non-performing loan ratio improved to 1.08%, down from 1.15% at the end of the previous year[24] - The provision coverage ratio improved to 321.14%, an increase of 48.62 percentage points year-on-year[32] - The increase in asset impairment losses was 49.11%, amounting to 9.64 billion RMB due to increased loan provisions[36] Cash Flow Analysis - The net cash flow from operating activities was reported at -81,803,063 thousand, showing an improvement from -86,613,578 thousand in the previous year[6] - The bank reported a net increase in cash flow from operating activities of RMB 194,683,964 thousand, compared to RMB 107,672,435 thousand in the same period of 2017[47] - Cash outflow from operating activities totaled (276,487,027) in Q3 2018, up from (194,286,013) in Q2 2018[48] - Cash inflow from investment activities was 512,742,871 in Q3 2018, compared to 716,929,188 in Q2 2018[49] - Cash inflow from financing activities amounted to 695,074,079 in Q3 2018, compared to 385,346,958 in Q2 2018[49] Customer Growth and Engagement - The number of online personal customers reached 17.41 million, an increase of 35.31% compared to the end of the previous year[30] - Internet wealth management sales amounted to 22.77 billion RMB, representing a year-on-year growth of 74.57%[30] - Retail customer comprehensive assets (AUM) reached RMB 493.19 billion, increasing by 14.75% year-on-year[29] - The company’s pension client comprehensive assets grew to RMB 214.68 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17.14%[29] - The balance of loans to technology enterprises was RMB 63.33 billion, up 32.60% from the previous year[28] Operating Expenses - The bank's operating expenses totaled RMB 16,381,296 thousand, an increase of 31.1% from RMB 12,493,673 thousand year-on-year[44]