Core Viewpoint -滨化集团股份有限公司 (滨化股份) is pursuing an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, revealing a growth in revenue for 2024 but a decline in profits during the same period, alongside a significant increase in its debt-to-asset ratio, which reached 90.8% by mid-2025 [2][6]. Financial Performance - The revenue figures for滨化股份 from 2022 to 2024 are as follows: RMB 88.92 billion in 2022, RMB 73.06 billion in 2023, RMB 102.28 billion in 2024, and RMB 73.54 billion for the first half of 2025. However, profits decreased from RMB 12.03 billion in 2022 to RMB 2.17 billion in 2024 and further to RMB 1.36 billion in the first half of 2025 [3][4]. - The gross profit margin has significantly declined from 26.5% in 2022 to 6.4% in 2024, with net profit margins also dropping from 13.5% to 2.1% during the same period [7]. Debt and Inventory Management - The debt level of滨化股份 has rapidly increased, with the debt-to-asset ratio rising from 41.9% in 2022 to 90.8% by June 2025 [6][7]. - The company's inventory and contract costs have surged from RMB 580 million in 2022 to RMB 1.072 billion by the end of 2024, marking an 84.8% increase [4][5]. Business Operations and Strategy -滨化股份 operates in three main segments: chlor-alkali chemicals, C3 and C4 chemicals, and wet electronic chemicals, maintaining a leading position in the chlor-alkali chemicals sector and achieving rapid growth in the petrochemical and electronic chemicals fields [3]. - The company plans to utilize the funds raised from the IPO for various projects, including the construction of a source-network-load-storage project, enhancing R&D capabilities, and expanding its overseas sales and service network [7].