2014-04-29 16:00Financial Performance - Operating revenue for the first quarter was RMB 1,482,913,539.51, an increase of 11.36% year-on-year[16] - Net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 119,846,107.89, a decrease of 34.46% compared to the same period last year[16] - Investment income for Q1 2014 was RMB 50,323,171.77, an increase of RMB 6,315,296.05 or 14.4% year-over-year, attributed to equity transfer gains from joint ventures[13] - Total revenue for the first quarter of 2014 was CNY 1,482,913,539.51, an increase of 11.4% compared to CNY 1,331,634,912.45 in the same period last year[42] - Net profit for the first quarter was CNY 137,295,554.72, a decrease of 33.4% from CNY 206,092,447.60 in the previous year[43] - The total comprehensive income for the first quarter was CNY 132,822,799.61, a decrease of 36.3% from CNY 208,646,297.16 in the previous year[43] - Net profit for the current period was ¥124,512,378.24, down 21.7% from ¥159,011,016.78 in the previous period[47] - Basic earnings per share decreased to ¥0.03 from ¥0.04, reflecting a decline in profitability[47] Cash Flow - Cash flow from operating activities was RMB 32,433,228.71, a significant improvement of 143.04% compared to the previous year[16] - Cash received from operating activities in Q1 2014 was RMB 32,433,228.71, an increase of RMB 107,797,837.42 or 143.0% year-over-year, mainly due to reduced procurement payments[15] - Cash flow from operating activities generated a net cash inflow of ¥32,433,228.71, a significant improvement from a net outflow of ¥75,364,608.71 in the previous period[48] - Cash flow from investing activities resulted in a net outflow of ¥297,349,848.35, compared to a net inflow of ¥217,888,766.12 in the previous period[48] - Cash flow from financing activities showed a net outflow of ¥73,751,952.58, improving from a net outflow of ¥487,423,311.15 in the previous period[49] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets at the end of the reporting period were RMB 27,162,733,666.19, a decrease of 0.23% compared to the end of the previous year[16] - The company's total assets as of March 31, 2014, were RMB 27,162,733,666.19, a slight decrease from RMB 27,226,109,085.02 at the beginning of the year[35] - Total liabilities increased to CNY 10,640,322,043.48 from CNY 10,485,069,247.11, representing a rise of 1.5%[40] - The company's equity attributable to shareholders reached CNY 13,443,091,331.72, up from CNY 13,314,712,727.05, marking an increase of 1.0%[40] - The cash and cash equivalents at the end of the first quarter were CNY 822,460,011.98, down from CNY 855,774,002.57 at the beginning of the year, a decrease of 3.9%[38] Shareholder Information - The number of shareholders at the end of the reporting period was 89,923[19] - The largest shareholder, Dalian Port Group Co., Ltd., held 54.42% of the shares[19] Operational Metrics - The total throughput for oil and liquid chemical products in Q1 2014 was 1,282.8 million tons, a year-over-year increase of 16.9%[31] - Container throughput at Dalian Port in Q1 2014 was 212.8 million TEU, up 5.0% from the previous year[31] - The automotive terminal throughput increased by 51.9% year-over-year, reaching 102,101 vehicles in Q1 2014[31] Other Financial Metrics - The weighted average return on equity was 0.89%, down 0.51 percentage points from the previous year[16] - Financial expenses in Q1 2014 amounted to RMB 116,841,170.56, reflecting an increase of RMB 8,001,732.67 or 7.4% year-over-year, primarily due to increased interest expenses after asset capitalization[12] - Basic earnings per share for the first quarter were CNY 0.03, down from CNY 0.04 in the same period last year[43] - The company reported an investment income of CNY 50,323,171.77, compared to CNY 44,007,875.72 in the previous year, reflecting an increase of 14.9%[43]