Ellington(SH:603328)2017-10-25 16:00Financial Performance - Operating revenue for the first nine months reached CNY 2,460,726,070.65, representing a growth of 14.23% year-on-year [7]. - Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first nine months was CNY 420,411,841.11, an increase of 2.08% compared to the same period last year [7]. - Cash flow from operating activities for the first nine months was CNY 435,403,372.79, up by 4.65% year-on-year [7]. - Total operating revenue for Q3 2017 reached ¥895,091,344.44, an increase of 11.1% compared to ¥805,514,262.46 in Q3 2016 [25]. - Year-to-date operating revenue for 2017 was ¥2,460,726,070.65, up 14.2% from ¥2,154,128,448.20 in the same period last year [25]. - The net profit for Q3 2017 was ¥166,156,274.43, up from ¥156,646,964.89 in Q3 2016, representing a growth of 3.2% [31]. - The total profit for the first nine months of 2017 reached ¥472,872,432.27, compared to ¥431,503,495.83 in the same period of 2016, indicating a year-on-year increase of 9.6% [30]. Assets and Liabilities - Total assets at the end of the reporting period were CNY 5,386,864,308.94, a decrease of 7.06% compared to the end of the previous year [7]. - Total assets decreased from 5,796.34 million RMB to 5,386.86 million RMB, reflecting a reduction in overall asset value [17]. - Current liabilities decreased from 1,026.00 million RMB to 879.48 million RMB, indicating improved liquidity management [17]. - Total liabilities as of September 30, 2017, were ¥1,072,523,218.98, a decrease from ¥1,190,450,253.34 at the beginning of the year [22]. - The company's equity attributable to shareholders was ¥4,203,697,400.55, down from ¥4,472,862,520.33 at the beginning of the year, a decrease of 6.0% [22]. Cash Flow - Cash inflow from operating activities totaled CNY 2,591,565,754.98, an increase of 11.3% compared to CNY 2,327,666,461.50 in the same period last year [34]. - Net cash flow from operating activities was CNY 435,403,372.79, slightly up from CNY 416,070,461.31 year-over-year [34]. - Cash outflow for purchasing goods and services was CNY 1,599,006,599.65, compared to CNY 1,335,394,831.80 in the previous year, reflecting a 19.7% increase [34]. - Cash inflow from financing activities was CNY 37,553,481.06, a decrease of 69.0% compared to CNY 121,266,792.16 last year [35]. - Net cash flow from financing activities was -CNY 713,097,512.78, compared to -CNY 99,878,367.63 in the same period last year [35]. - The ending balance of cash and cash equivalents was CNY 2,869,970,130.96, down from CNY 3,282,261,916.58 year-over-year [35]. Shareholder Information - The total number of shareholders at the end of the reporting period was 20,468 [8]. - The largest shareholder, Yidun Investment Co., Ltd., held 78.38% of the shares [9]. Government Subsidies and Non-Operating Income - The company reported a total of CNY 367,848.00 in government subsidies recognized during the reporting period [8]. - Non-operating income and expenses resulted in a net loss of CNY 305,607.04 for the reporting period [8]. Investment and Financial Assets - Financial assets measured at fair value increased by 68.83% to 12,153.11 million RMB due to increased stock investments [11]. - Other non-current assets rose by 140.66% to 2,841.25 million RMB primarily due to increased prepayments for engineering equipment [11]. - Investment income dropped by 97.75% to 4.08 million RMB mainly due to reduced financial investment returns [12]. - Cash flow from investing activities showed a net outflow of 17,041.13 million RMB, a 69.71% increase in outflow due to increased stock investments [12].