DZCM(SH:603999)2017-10-27 16:00Financial Performance - Operating revenue for the first nine months rose by 11.69% to CNY 544,195,631.76 year-on-year[8] - Net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 14.53% to CNY 53,234,999.57 compared to the same period last year[8] - Basic earnings per share fell by 14.81% to CNY 0.092[8] - The weighted average return on net assets decreased by 0.65 percentage points to 3.19%[8] - Net profit for the first nine months of 2017 reached CNY 760,247,725.19, compared to CNY 721,422,687.48 for the same period in 2016, indicating a growth of 5.4%[23] - The net profit attributable to the parent company for Q3 2017 was ¥18,230,728.68, representing a decrease of 39.7% from ¥30,332,339.84 in Q3 2016[27] - The total profit for Q3 2017 was ¥17,244,159.91, down 42.4% from ¥29,939,314.64 in Q3 2016[27] - The basic earnings per share for Q3 2017 was ¥0.031, a decline of 41.5% compared to ¥0.053 in Q3 2016[27] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 2.88% to CNY 1,993,038,657.81 compared to the end of the previous year[8] - Cash and cash equivalents decreased by 44.79% to ¥483,373,780.77 from ¥875,480,152.92 due to increased prepayments for raw materials and investments in financial products[12] - Accounts receivable increased by 76.73% to ¥179,126,965.21 from ¥101,353,892.79, primarily due to concentrated sales of autumn textbooks[12] - Total assets as of September 30, 2017, amounted to ¥1,993,038,657.81, compared to ¥1,937,284,749.52 at the beginning of the year[17] - Total liabilities as of September 30, 2017, were CNY 135,787,399.11, compared to CNY 89,299,099.68 at the start of the year, showing a significant increase of 52%[22] - The total equity attributable to shareholders was CNY 1,701,174,096.01, up from CNY 1,662,349,058.30 at the beginning of the year, reflecting a growth of 2.3%[23] Cash Flow - The net cash flow from operating activities was negative at CNY -107,021,446.48 for the first nine months[8] - Cash inflow from sales of goods and services reached ¥336,314,424.66, an increase of 5.9% compared to ¥318,996,318.56 in the same period last year[33] - Total cash inflow from operating activities amounted to ¥361,368,418.29, up from ¥353,359,242.24, reflecting a growth of 2.8% year-over-year[33] - Cash outflow for purchasing goods and services was ¥337,819,647.11, significantly higher than ¥258,797,232.05, indicating a 30.5% increase[34] - Cash inflow from investment activities totaled ¥430,223,705.13, a substantial rise from ¥10,269,764.90, marking an increase of over 4,000%[34] - Cash outflow for investments reached ¥686,126,741.87, compared to ¥356,615,247.82, representing a 92.4% increase[34] - Net cash flow from investment activities was negative at -¥255,903,036.74, an improvement from -¥346,345,482.92 year-over-year[34] Shareholder Information - The total number of shareholders reached 41,895 by the end of the reporting period[10] - The largest shareholder, Reader Publishing Group Co., Ltd., holds 57.84% of the shares[10] Other Financial Metrics - Non-recurring gains and losses totaled CNY 2,649,559.96 for the third quarter[9] - The company has not disclosed any new product developments or market expansion strategies in this report[8] - Investment income surged by 541.25% to ¥6,004,513.06 from ¥936,369.33, driven by increased investments in high-yield financial products[13] - Prepayments increased significantly by 894.86% to ¥61,784,823.37 from ¥6,210,389.85, mainly due to higher raw material purchases[12] - Other current assets rose by 21.45% to ¥306,841,296.50 from ¥252,648,964.91, reflecting increased investments in financial products[12]