Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-06-28 03:36Core Viewpoint - *ST Zitian is facing severe penalties and potential delisting due to significant financial misconduct, including inflated revenues and profits, as well as non-compliance with regulatory requirements [1][19]. Financial Violations - The company has been found to have inflated revenues by a total of 24.99 billion yuan over the years 2022 and 2023, which constitutes 63.53% of the total reported annual revenue for those years [1][19]. - Specific instances of financial misconduct include: - In 2022, the company inflated revenue by 2.28 billion yuan (13.08% of reported revenue) by incorrectly recognizing income from internet advertising services [5]. - The company also reported fictitious SMS sending services, leading to an inflated revenue of 7.78 billion yuan (44.59% of reported revenue) and inflated profit of 0.85 billion yuan (35.99% of reported profit) for 2022 [5]. - For the first half of 2023, the company prematurely recognized revenue of 2.07 billion yuan (14.56% of reported revenue) and profit of 0.79 billion yuan (51.64% of reported profit) from unverified cloud services [5]. - In 2023, the company inflated revenue by 17.2 billion yuan (78.63% of reported revenue) from the same internet advertising services [5]. Regulatory Actions - The regulatory body has issued multiple administrative penalties against *ST Zitian, including a total fine of approximately 40 million yuan for various violations, including obstructing law enforcement [6][8]. - The company has been warned and fined for failing to disclose its annual report within the legal timeframe, with fines totaling 3.5 million yuan for the company and additional fines for its executives [8]. Risk of Delisting - The company is at high risk of delisting due to multiple violations, including failure to rectify issues within the specified timeframe, major legal violations, and failure to disclose annual reports [2][19]. - The company has been placed under a delisting risk warning, and if it does not complete necessary rectifications within two months, it may face termination of its stock listing [17][22]. Management and Compliance Issues - The management team has been uncooperative during regulatory investigations, failing to provide required financial documents and not responding to communications from regulatory authorities [11][12]. - The company has not initiated the necessary audit and reporting processes for its annual report, leading to further compliance issues [14][15].