美的集团完成100亿回购，超70%回购股份用于注销

Group 1 - The core announcement from Midea Group is the completion of a share buyback program, with a total of approximately 135 million shares repurchased, accounting for 1.76% of the total share capital, at a total cost of around 10 billion yuan [1] - This buyback is the largest in A-share history, second only to Gree Electric's 15 billion yuan buyback in 2021 [1] - Of the repurchased shares, over 70% will be used for cancellation, reducing the registered capital, with 95 million shares to be legally canceled, decreasing the total share capital from 7.69 billion shares to 7.596 billion shares [1] Group 2 - Midea Group has been generous in shareholder dividends, with total cash dividends reaching 26.722 billion yuan in 2024 and a dividend payout ratio close to 70% [2] - The company introduced a mid-term dividend plan for the first time this year, distributing 5 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 3.448 billion yuan [2] - Over the past three years, the total amount of cash dividends and buybacks has exceeded 67 billion yuan [2] Group 3 - The ability of Midea Group to sustain large-scale buybacks and dividends is supported by strong fundamentals, with a reported revenue of 364.716 billion yuan for the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 13.85% [3] - The net profit attributable to shareholders for the same period was 37.883 billion yuan, up 19.51% year-on-year [3] - The cash flow from operating activities reached 57.066 billion yuan by the end of September [3] - The TOB business has become a core growth engine, with a revenue growth rate of 18% in the first three quarters, and specific segments like new energy and industrial technology showing significant growth [3]