2018-10-30 16:00Financial Performance - Net profit attributable to shareholders increased by 18.20% to CNY 13,044,817 thousand year-on-year[7]. - Operating revenue for the first nine months rose by 4.92% to CNY 493,425,418 thousand compared to the same period last year[6]. - Basic earnings per share increased by 24.34% to CNY 0.562 per share[7]. - Operating profit for the third quarter was CNY 5.07 billion, a slight increase from CNY 4.95 billion in the same quarter last year[32]. - Total operating revenue for the first nine months reached CNY 495.77 billion, an increase of 4.5% compared to CNY 472.29 billion in the same period last year[32]. - Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first nine months was CNY 13.04 billion, up 18.2% from CNY 11.04 billion year-on-year[33]. - The total profit for the period was 9,904,621 thousand RMB, compared to 1,051,376 thousand RMB in Q3 2017, reflecting a substantial improvement[36]. Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 8.26% to CNY 913,764,213 thousand compared to the end of the previous year[6]. - Total liabilities amounted to RMB 718,684,141 thousand, up from RMB 674,363,914 thousand, marking an increase of approximately 6.6%[26]. - The company's equity attributable to shareholders increased to RMB 168,897,132 thousand from RMB 155,380,615 thousand, representing a growth of about 8.8%[27]. - The total amount of new contracts signed reached RMB 95.13 billion, reflecting a 5.9% increase year-on-year, with domestic contracts contributing RMB 90.77 billion[19]. - The company had an uncompleted contract amount of RMB 283.87 billion, up 10.4% from the previous year-end, with infrastructure construction accounting for RMB 234.58 billion[20]. Cash Flow - The net cash flow from operating activities for the first nine months was a negative CNY 32,679,917 thousand, compared to a negative CNY 15,246,205 thousand in the same period last year[6]. - Cash flow from operating activities showed a net outflow of 32,679,917 thousand RMB, worsening from a net outflow of 15,246,205 thousand RMB in the previous year[39]. - Cash inflow from financing activities was CNY 16,189,678, compared to CNY 4,344,965 in the same period last year[43]. - Net cash flow from financing activities was CNY -16,144,056, slightly better than CNY -16,770,806 in the previous year[43]. Shareholder Information - The total number of shareholders reached 636,435 by the end of the reporting period[8]. - The largest shareholder, China Railway Group, holds 50.67% of the shares[9]. Research and Development - Research and development expenses for the first nine months totaled CNY 7.87 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 20.7%[32]. - Research and development expenses increased significantly to 973 thousand RMB from 11 thousand RMB year-on-year, indicating a focus on innovation[36]. Market Activity - New contracts signed in the infrastructure construction sector totaled RMB 77 billion in the first three quarters of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%[16]. - The company’s new signed contracts in real estate development surged by 50.8% year-on-year, indicating strong market demand[16]. Government Support - Government subsidies recognized in the current period amounted to CNY 131,832 thousand[7].