2016-10-28 16:00Financial Performance - Operating revenue for the first nine months reached CNY 291.22 billion, a 4.07% increase from the same period last year[9] - Net profit attributable to shareholders increased by 12.10% to CNY 11.27 billion year-on-year[9] - Basic earnings per share rose by 6.67% to CNY 0.64 per share[9] - Total operating revenue for the third quarter reached ¥107.78 billion, an increase of 4.1% compared to ¥103.52 billion in the same period last year[38] - Operating profit for the third quarter was ¥5.22 billion, up 9.5% from ¥4.77 billion year-over-year[38] - Net profit attributable to shareholders was ¥4.25 billion, representing a 20.3% increase from ¥3.53 billion in the same quarter last year[38] - The total comprehensive income for the third quarter was ¥4.97 billion, compared to ¥972.79 million in the same quarter last year[39] - The company reported a total profit of ¥5.31 billion for the third quarter, up 7.9% from ¥4.92 billion year-over-year[38] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 8.44% to CNY 792.72 billion compared to the end of the previous year[9] - Total liabilities increased to CNY 611.74 billion, up from CNY 561.49 billion year-on-year, representing a growth of approximately 8.5%[32] - Current liabilities totaled CNY 389.87 billion, compared to CNY 371.62 billion at the beginning of the year, marking an increase of about 4.4%[32] - Non-current liabilities rose to CNY 221.87 billion, up from CNY 189.87 billion, reflecting an increase of approximately 16.9%[32] - The company's accounts receivable increased by 28.11% to CNY 81.79 billion, primarily due to increased settlement amounts from business revenue growth[18] - The company's held-to-maturity investments increased by 54.00% to CNY 430.92 million, primarily due to subsidiaries acquiring foreign government bonds[18] Cash Flow - Net cash flow from operating activities decreased significantly by 187.00% to -CNY 11.51 billion compared to the previous year[9] - Operating cash inflow for the first nine months of 2016 was CNY 315.05 billion, an increase from CNY 292.12 billion in the same period last year, representing an increase of approximately 7.85%[43] - Cash outflow from investment activities totaled CNY 44.63 billion, slightly down from CNY 46.02 billion in the previous year[43] - Net cash flow from financing activities was CNY 31.11 billion, a decrease of 50.00% compared to CNY 62.18 billion in the same period last year[43] - The company reported a net cash decrease of CNY 19.68 billion for the period, contrasting with an increase of CNY 27.16 billion in the same period last year[43] Shareholder Information - The total number of shareholders reached 154,016, with the largest shareholder holding 63.84% of the shares[12] - The company reported a significant increase of 612.27% in payable dividends, reaching CNY 671.09 million, due to the accrual of preferred stock and perpetual medium-term note interest[18] - The company’s minority interest profit increased by 290.61% to CNY 175.90 million, primarily due to increased income from the acquisition of other equity instruments by subsidiaries[21] Investment and Contracts - The total new contracts signed by the company from January to September 2016 amounted to CNY 475.38 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 10.10%[21] - The new contract amount from overseas regions reached 130.09 billion RMB (approximately 20.88 billion USD), accounting for 27.37% of the company's total new contracts[22] - The new investment project contract amount was 125.43 billion RMB, representing 26.39% of total new contracts, with infrastructure construction, design, dredging, and equipment manufacturing contracts amounting to 111.04 billion RMB, 3.42 billion RMB, 3.97 billion RMB, and 7.00 billion RMB respectively[22] Operational Costs - The total operating costs for the third quarter were ¥103.11 billion, an increase of 3.0% from ¥99.19 billion year-over-year[38] - The company reported a significant increase in management expenses, which rose to ¥6.31 billion, up 28.2% from ¥4.92 billion in the previous year[38] - Cash outflow for purchasing goods and services was CNY 282.58 billion, up from CNY 237.98 billion, indicating an increase of approximately 18.71%[43]