Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-08-27 08:53Core Insights - The company reported a revenue of 55.673 billion RMB for the six months ending June 30, 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.99% [1] - Shareholder profit decreased by 5.6% to 2.429 billion RMB, with basic earnings per share at 2.19 RMB and an interim dividend of 0.65 HKD per share proposed [1] Group Performance - The company is focused on becoming a service provider based on natural gas, aiming to create multi-value for customers through smart innovation [1] - Natural gas retail volume reached 12.953 billion cubic meters, up 1.9% year-on-year [1] - The gross profit from the diversified energy business grew by 2.1%, while the smart home business gross profit increased by 4.9% [1] - The gross profit margin from diversified energy and smart home businesses rose by 1.4% to 39.6% [1] Customer Development - The company implemented differentiated development strategies to grow its customer base, focusing on cost reduction and stable gas supply for industrial clients [2] - New gas volume for industrial clients increased by 4.682 million cubic meters per day, while commercial clients added 1.604 million cubic meters per day [2] - The company developed 174,000 existing residential customers to counteract the decline in the new housing market, achieving a total of 692,000 residential installations [2] Resource Optimization - The company enhanced its resource structure, with resource volume increasing by 1.3 billion cubic meters year-on-year [3] - The company secured long-term resources from Sinopec, improving resource assurance capabilities [3] - To mitigate procurement foreign exchange risks, the company signed forward foreign exchange contracts, with a hedged amount of 624 million USD and a hedging ratio of 25.6% [3]