WHKG(SH:600168)2021-10-29 16:00Financial Performance - The company's operating revenue for Q3 2021 was CNY 539,057,577.85, representing a year-on-year increase of 14.74%[5] - The net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 45.09% to CNY 66,327,882.04 compared to the same period last year[5] - The net profit attributable to shareholders after deducting non-recurring gains and losses fell by 46.05% to CNY 61,896,368.39[5] - The company reported a net profit of RMB 3.05 billion for the first nine months of 2021, compared to RMB 2.87 billion for the same period in 2020, reflecting a growth of approximately 6.2%[18] - Net profit for the first three quarters of 2021 was ¥204,928,130.71, a decrease of 27.7% compared to ¥283,450,630.79 in the same period of 2020[21] - Basic and diluted earnings per share for Q3 2021 were both ¥0.30, down from ¥0.40 in Q3 2020[22] Cash Flow - The cash flow from operating activities for the year-to-date period was CNY 130,142,696.50, showing an increase of 51.81%[6] - The net cash flow from operating activities was 130,142,696.50 RMB, an increase from 85,726,100.08 RMB in the previous year, representing a growth of approximately 51.5%[25] - Cash inflow from operating activities totaled ¥885,857,617.12 in the first three quarters of 2021, compared to ¥731,292,346.15 in the same period of 2020, reflecting a 21.1% increase[24] - Operating cash inflow for the first three quarters of 2021 was CNY 90,661,016.18, a decrease of 2.4% from CNY 92,939,778.81 in the same period of 2020[38] - Net cash flow from operating activities was -CNY 56,494,229.29, worsening from -CNY 37,642,064.06 year-over-year[38] Assets and Liabilities - The total assets at the end of the reporting period were CNY 17,500,423,421.21, an increase of 7.17% from the end of the previous year[6] - Total assets reached RMB 17.50 billion, up from RMB 16.33 billion, marking a growth of approximately 7.2%[16] - Total current assets amounted to RMB 4.28 billion, an increase from RMB 3.84 billion as of December 31, 2020, representing an increase of approximately 11.5%[15] - Non-current assets totaled RMB 13.22 billion as of September 30, 2021, compared to RMB 12.49 billion at the end of 2020, indicating an increase of approximately 5.9%[16] - The company's total liabilities amounted to RMB 11.74 billion, compared to RMB 10.71 billion, representing an increase of approximately 9.6%[17] - Total liabilities rose to CNY 2,542,238,117.89, compared to CNY 2,046,110,550.63, marking an increase of about 24.2%[34] Shareholder Information - The number of ordinary shareholders at the end of the reporting period was 32,749[10] - The largest shareholder, Wuhan Water Group Co., Ltd., held 40.18% of the shares, totaling 285,100,546 shares[12] - The equity attributable to shareholders reached RMB 5.52 billion, up from RMB 5.37 billion, indicating an increase of approximately 2.7%[17] - The total equity attributable to shareholders was 5,374,784,955.40 RMB, consistent with the previous year[29] Costs and Expenses - Total operating costs amounted to ¥1,333,809,586.86, up 38.0% from ¥966,186,262.18 in the first three quarters of 2020[20] - Financial expenses for the first three quarters of 2021 were ¥244,252,367.18, significantly higher than ¥152,511,784.84 in the same period of 2020[20] - The company incurred tax payments of 42,693,490.42 RMB, down from 61,322,321.57 RMB, indicating a decrease of about 30.3%[25] - The company paid 171,119,213.32 RMB in employee compensation, up from 162,408,445.30 RMB in the previous year, reflecting a growth of approximately 5.2%[25] Investment Activities - The company reported an investment income of ¥11,110,164.51 for the first three quarters of 2021, compared to ¥5,603,900.00 in the same period of 2020[20] - The company invested 1,246,180,504.42 RMB in fixed assets, slightly increasing from 1,228,800,823.39 RMB year-over-year[25] - Total cash inflow from investment activities in Q3 2021 reached CNY 1,077,244,161.03, significantly up from CNY 28,062,440.02 in Q3 2020[41] - Net cash flow from investment activities was CNY 78,610,694.98, a recovery from -CNY 726,417,361.58 in the previous year[41] Future Outlook - The company plans to continue expanding its market presence and investing in new technologies to drive future growth[21]