

Core Viewpoint - CITIC Securities reported strong financial performance for the first half of 2025, with significant increases in revenue and net profit, indicating high operational elasticity among leading brokerage firms [1]. Financial Performance - Total operating revenue reached 10.74 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.93% [1] - Net profit was 4.51 billion yuan, up 57.77% year-on-year [1] - Proposed cash dividend of 1.65 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 1.28 billion yuan, representing 31.82% of net profit attributable to shareholders for the first half of 2025 [1] Business Segments - Brokerage net income was 3.34 billion yuan, up 32.83%, accounting for 31.14% of total revenue [1] - Proprietary trading income was 4.60 billion yuan, a 31.32% increase, making up 42.84% of total revenue [1] - Interest income fell to 237 million yuan, down 37.64%, contributing 2.21% to total revenue [1] - Investment banking net income was 1.12 billion yuan, up 12.04%, representing 10.45% of total revenue [1] - Asset management net income was 661 million yuan, a 3.01% increase, accounting for 6.15% of total revenue [1] - Other income decreased to 367 million yuan, down 67.10%, contributing 3.42% to total revenue [1] Client Acquisition and Wealth Management - New brokerage clients numbered 830,800, a year-on-year increase of 12.98% [1] - Total client base exceeded 16 million by the end of June [1] - Financial product assets under management surpassed 280 billion yuan, with customized buyer business assets growing by 161.62% [1] - Non-monetary ETF assets increased by 120.85%, with a market share growth of 21.69% [1] Margin Financing and Securities Business - Margin financing and securities lending balance stood at 61.32 billion yuan, with a market share of 3.31% [2] - New credit account openings increased by 31.47% compared to the end of 2024 [2] - Stock pledge repurchase business principal balance was 6.34 billion yuan [2] Investment Banking Activities - Completed 15 A-share equity financing projects, an increase of 3 projects year-on-year [2] - Underwriting amount reached 67.52 billion yuan, a significant increase of 1459.7% [2] - Financial advisory services included 6 major asset restructuring projects with a transaction amount of 25.46 billion yuan [2] International Business Expansion - CITIC Securities plans to increase capital in CITIC International by 1.5 billion HKD [4] - CITIC International reported revenue of 707 million HKD and net profit of 459 million HKD, representing year-on-year increases of 107.33% and 168.42% respectively [5] - Participated in 3 Hong Kong IPO projects with a total equity financing scale of 42.93 billion HKD [5] - Completed 120 bond underwriting projects with a total underwriting amount of 239.65 billion HKD [5] Management Changes - Significant management changes occurred, including the appointment of Liu Cheng as chairman and Zhu Yong as vice chairman [8][9] - Liu Cheng also serves as the head of the development strategy committee and the remuneration and nomination committee [9] Market Positioning - CITIC International became one of the first distributors on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Integrated Fund Platform [10]