Chang Jiang Shang Bao·2025-04-10 00:20Core Viewpoint - Everbright Bank's major shareholder, Everbright Group, has announced a new share buyback plan, indicating confidence in the bank's future development and long-term investment value [2][4]. Group 1: Share Buyback Plans - Everbright Group plans to increase its stake in Everbright Bank by up to 2% within the next 12 months, following a previous buyback that added 1.22 billion shares, representing 0.21% of the total share capital [2][5]. - The potential investment for the new buyback could reach 4.3 billion yuan, based on the bank's closing price on April 9 [3][4]. Group 2: Financial Performance - For the year 2024, Everbright Bank reported total revenue of 135.415 billion yuan, a decrease of 7.05% year-on-year, while net profit attributable to shareholders was 41.696 billion yuan, an increase of 2.22% [3][13]. - The bank's total assets reached approximately 6.96 trillion yuan, growing by 2.75% from the previous year, with a non-performing loan ratio of 1.25%, unchanged from the end of the previous year [14]. Group 3: Dividend Distribution - Everbright Bank plans to distribute a total cash dividend of 11.167 billion yuan for the year 2024, which accounts for 30.14% of the net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders [15].