Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-09-01 01:57Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the articles highlights that China Merchants Energy (中远海能) experienced a significant drop in profits for the first half of 2025, with a revenue of approximately RMB 11.573 billion, a year-on-year decrease of about 2.5% [1] - The net profit attributable to equity holders was approximately RMB 1.894 billion, reflecting a year-on-year decline of about 29.0%, with earnings per share at 39.71 cents [1] - The foreign trade oil tanker fleet generated transportation revenue of RMB 7.29 billion, down 5.5% year-on-year, while the transportation gross profit was RMB 1.3 billion, a decrease of 48.9% year-on-year [1] Group 2 - The gross profit margin for the foreign trade oil transportation segment was reported at 17.9%, which is a decrease of 15.2 percentage points year-on-year, although it showed a quarter-on-quarter increase of 5.7 percentage points in Q2 [1] - The domestic trade oil tanker fleet achieved transportation revenue of RMB 2.74 billion, also down 5.5% year-on-year, with a gross profit of RMB 670 million, reflecting a decrease of 6.9% year-on-year [1] - Zhejiang Securities noted that the foreign trade oil transportation segment's gross profit was RMB 1.289 billion, down 49.1% year-on-year, primarily due to last year's high base from the Red Sea crisis and increased capacity from new deliveries [2]