2018-10-30 16:00Financial Performance - Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first nine months of 2018 was CNY 805.55 million, down 29.31% year-on-year[6]. - Operating revenue for the first nine months of 2018 reached CNY 13.12 billion, an increase of 10.26% compared to the same period last year[6]. - Basic earnings per share for the third quarter were CNY 0.0689, a decline of 29.33% compared to the previous year[7]. - The company reported a loss of CNY 32.25 million from the disposal of non-current assets in the third quarter[8]. - Total operating revenue for Q3 2018 reached ¥4,892,245,876.65, an increase of 14.1% compared to ¥4,287,659,112.90 in Q3 2017[26]. - Net profit for Q3 2018 was ¥478,547,968.09, a significant increase from ¥103,238,281.47 in Q3 2017, representing a growth of 363.5%[27]. - The company reported a total comprehensive income of ¥1,054,486,703.69 for the first nine months of 2018, compared to ¥999,848,256.38 for the same period in 2017[30]. - Total comprehensive income for Q3 2018 was ¥134,444,634.75, a significant recovery from a total comprehensive loss of ¥217,626,688.32 in Q3 2017[32]. Assets and Liabilities - Total assets as of September 30, 2018, were CNY 134.58 billion, a decrease of 3.20% compared to the end of 2017[6]. - Current assets decreased to CNY 27.32 billion from CNY 36.28 billion, a reduction of about 24.7% year-over-year[17]. - Total liabilities decreased to CNY 117.98 billion from CNY 122.16 billion, a decline of approximately 3.6%[19]. - The company's total assets amounted to ¥60,832,155,720.83, down from ¥62,017,686,355.77, reflecting a decrease of about 1.9%[23]. - The company's total equity was ¥28,016,778,786.10, down from ¥29,012,857,187.56, a decline of approximately 3.4%[23]. - The company’s total assets decreased to ¥1,782,581,623.66 at the end of Q3 2018 from ¥1,444,478,118.14 at the end of Q3 2017[30]. Cash Flow - The net cash flow from operating activities for the first nine months was CNY 3.93 billion, a decrease of 10.69% year-on-year[6]. - Cash and cash equivalents decreased by 48.26% compared to the beginning of the period, primarily due to the disposal of the subsidiary financial company[12]. - Cash inflow from operating activities for the year-to-date period reached ¥13,204,172,921.51, an increase from ¥12,938,795,502.87 in the previous year, representing a growth of approximately 2.05%[34]. - Net cash flow from operating activities decreased to ¥3,933,943,036.85 from ¥4,404,596,779.95, reflecting a decline of about 10.67%[35]. - Cash inflow from financing activities totaled ¥30,481,186,685.05, up from ¥29,116,422,121.30, marking an increase of about 4.68%[35]. - Net cash flow from financing activities improved to ¥316,519,171.98 from -¥4,502,226,328.11, a positive change of approximately 107.03%[35]. Expenses and Income - Interest expenses increased by 63.91% year-on-year, mainly due to increased interest expenses from the financial company's deposit absorption[14]. - Sales expenses increased by 309.16% year-on-year, primarily due to the expansion of the container manufacturing business and increased warehousing costs[14]. - Other income increased by 298.25% year-on-year, mainly due to increased government subsidies related to daily activities[14]. - Financial expenses for the first nine months of 2018 were ¥2,276,644,853.72, an increase from ¥2,161,024,792.09 in the previous year, reflecting a rise of 5.3%[26]. - The company achieved an investment income of ¥1,851,999,304.30 for the first nine months of 2018, compared to ¥1,646,414,562.62 in the same period last year, representing an increase of 12.5%[26]. Shareholder Information - The total number of shareholders as of the report date was 360,350[9]. - The largest shareholder, China Ocean Shipping Group, held 37.75% of the shares[9].