Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company [2][8]. Core Views - The company continues to demonstrate double-digit growth in performance, with robust profitability highlighting its leading advantages in the industry. The self-operated brokerage business maintains high growth, asset management is steadily improving, and investment banking is recovering, further showcasing the company's comprehensive strengths [2][5]. - Looking ahead, the company's leading position remains solid, and it is expected to benefit further from an improved competitive landscape in the industry. The company is actively exploring growth opportunities in international business, which may enhance its profitability and competitive edge [2][5]. Summary by Sections Financial Performance - In the first half of 2025, the company achieved operating revenue and net profit attributable to shareholders of 33.04 billion and 13.72 billion respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 9.5% and 29.8%. The weighted average return on equity rose by 0.95 percentage points to 4.91%. The operating leverage, excluding customer funds, decreased by 2.1% to 4.42 times compared to the beginning of the year [5][10]. Business Segments - The company reported revenues from various business lines: brokerage (6.40 billion), investment banking (2.10 billion), asset management (5.44 billion), interest income (0.22 billion), and proprietary trading (19.38 billion), with year-on-year growth rates of 31.2%, 20.9%, 10.8%, -80.1%, and 62.2% respectively. All business segments, except for interest income, showed year-on-year growth, with proprietary trading being a significant contributor to overall performance [10]. Brokerage and Wealth Management - The average daily trading volume in the two markets was 1.39 trillion, up 61.1% year-on-year, leading to a 31.2% increase in brokerage revenue to 6.40 billion. The wealth management segment continues to grow, with the number of clients exceeding 16.5 million and total client assets under custody surpassing 12 trillion, both showing a 4% increase from the end of the previous year [10]. Investment Banking - The investment banking segment reported revenue of 2.10 billion, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 20.9%. The company maintained its leading position in the market, with equity financing and bond underwriting volumes of 148.53 billion and 1,038.73 billion respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 365.7% and 18.4% [10]. Proprietary Trading - The proprietary trading business generated revenue of 19.38 billion, a year-on-year increase of 62.2%, with investment income reaching 20.90 billion, compared to 8.89 billion in the same period last year. The overall asset quality remains stable, with a credit impairment loss reversal of 270 million [10]. Future Outlook - The company is expected to achieve net profits attributable to shareholders of 24.88 billion and 27.60 billion for 2025 and 2026 respectively, with corresponding price-to-earnings ratios of 18.8 and 16.9, and price-to-book ratios of 1.63 and 1.51. The report maintains a "Buy" rating based on these projections [10][11].