2015-02-10 16:00Financial Performance - In 2014, China Shenhua reported operating revenue of RMB 248.36 billion, a decrease of 12.5% compared to RMB 283.80 billion in 2013[3] - The company's net profit for 2014 was RMB 46.21 billion, down 17.1% from RMB 55.71 billion in 2013[3] - Basic earnings per share fell to RMB 1.841 in 2014, down 19.8% from RMB 2.297 in 2013[6] Sales and Production - Coal sales volume decreased by 12.4% year-on-year to 451.1 million tons in 2014[7] - Electricity sales volume fell by 5.1% year-on-year to 199.44 billion kWh in 2014[7] - The average selling price of commodity coal also declined due to a relaxed supply in the coal industry[7] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 4.9% to RMB 532.49 billion as of December 31, 2014, compared to RMB 507.67 billion in 2013[5] - Total liabilities slightly decreased by 0.6% to RMB 177.01 billion in 2014[5] Shareholder Equity - The equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company increased by 7.1% to RMB 291.63 billion in 2014[5] - The return on equity (ROE) decreased to 12.92% in 2014 from 16.81% in 2013, a decline of 3.89 percentage points[6]