A selection of major announcements

1. Fuyao Glass announced annual results: net profit increased 18.37% to 5.629 billion yuan

$FUYAO GLASS (03606.HK)$According to the announcement of annual results, in 2023, the company achieved consolidated revenue of RMB 33.161 billion, an increase of 18.02% over the same period of the previous year; realized profit before tax of RMB 6.715 billion, an increase of 20.38% over the same period of the previous year; realized annual profit attributable to the company owners of RMB 5.629 billion, an increase of 18.37% over the same period of the previous year; and achieved earnings per share of RMB 2.16 yuan, an increase of 18.68% over the same period of the previous year. It is proposed to distribute a cash dividend of RMB 1.30 (tax included) per share.

2. Meitu: Adjusted net profit of about 370 million yuan in 2023, an increase of 233.2% over the previous year

$MEITU (01357.HK)$In 2023, adjusted net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent company reached approximately RMB 370 million, an increase of 233.2% over the previous year. Revenue increased by approximately 29.3% year over year to approximately RMB 2.7 billion. As of December 31, 2023, the number of monthly active users reached about 250 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%.

3. The passenger occupancy rate of the three major airlines all recovered to over 80% in February

$AIR CHINA (00753.HK)$: In February, passenger capacity investment increased 51.4% year on year, passenger turnover increased 70.0% year on year, passenger occupancy rate was 82.5%, up 9.0 percentage points year on year;$CHINA SOUTH AIR (01055.HK)$: In February, passenger capacity investment increased 39.13% year on year, passenger turnover increased 55.49% year on year, passenger occupancy rate was 85.60%, up 9.00 percentage points year on year;$CHINA EAST AIR (00670.HK)$: In February, passenger capacity investment increased 57.81% year on year; passenger turnover increased 80.30% year on year, and passenger occupancy rate was 83.38%, up 10.40 percentage points year on year.

4. The total contract sales amount of Longhu Group in February was 5.75 billion yuan

3/15,$LONGFOR GROUP (00960.HK)$Release of unaudited operating data and additional land reserves for February 2024. By the end of February 2024, the Group had achieved a total contract sales amount of RMB 12.76 billion, a contract sales area of 906,000 square meters, a total contract sales amount of RMB 5.75 billion and a contract sales area of RMB 380,000 square meters in February; in February, it realized a contract sales amount of RMB 3.75 billion belonging to the company's shareholders' rights, and a contract sales area of 253,000 square meters belonging to the company's shareholders' rights.

5. Kuaishou-W spent about HK$24.7.783 million to buy back 503,200 shares on March 15

$KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)$An announcement was issued on March 15, 2024 to repurchase 503,200 shares at a cost of approximately HK$247.783 million, at a repurchase price of HK$48.7-49.75 per share.

Important matters

$DALIPAL HLDG (01921.HK)$Plan to establish a regional headquarters, R&D center, smart factory and data control center in the Middle East

Earnings Report

$GCL TECH (03800.HK)$Revenue from continuing operations in 2023 is approximately RMB 33.7 billion

$TOT BIOPHARM-B (01875.HK)$Announced annual results, revenue increased sharply by 77%, and the Group's hematopoietic capacity continued to increase

$IVD MEDICAL (01931.HK)$Profit attributable to parent company owners of 238 million yuan increased 13.4% year-on-year in 2023

$ZGC TEC LEASING (01601.HK)$Annual profit of about 260 million yuan increased by about 14.9% year-on-year

$SEAZEN (01030.HK)$Yingxi: Expected net profit of 800 million yuan to 1 billion yuan in 2023

$MOBVISTA (01860.HK)$Annual revenue of US$1,054 million increased 17.9% year over year

$PHOENIX TV (02008.HK)$Annual revenue of approximately HK$2,468 billion decreased by 17.8% year-on-year

$YUEYUN TRANS (03399.HK)$Turned a loss into a profit of 202 million yuan in 2023

$KANGQIAO SER (02205.HK)$2023 results released: revenue of approximately $934 million, up 17.8% year over year

$QINQIN FOODS (01583.HK)$The cumulative sales revenue in 2023 was about 980 million yuan, up 2.5% year-on-year

$SHANSHUI CEMENT (00691.HK)$Revenue of about RMB 18.116 billion in 2023 decreased by 15.7% year-on-year

$LUZHU BIOTECH-B (02480.HK)$Annual adjusted loss increased by about 46.6% to approximately $223 million

$XINGFA ALUM (00098.HK)$Yingxi: Annual net profit is expected to be no less than 780 million yuan

$CHINA GLASS (03300.HK)$Profit Warning: Expected loss of no more than 500 million yuan in 2023

$PER ENERGY (02798.HK)$Net profit after tax is expected to be around 470 million yuan to 520 million yuan in 2023

$JIUTAI RCB (06122.HK)$Annual net profit is expected to drop by about 85%

$YUNFENG FIN (00376.HK)$Annual profit of approximately HK$390 million is expected to turn a loss into a profit year over year

$SEA HOLDINGS (00251.HK)$Profit Alert: Expected loss of approximately HK$850 million in 2023

Operational data

$NCI (01336.HK)$Accumulated original insurance premium income of 39.6 billion yuan from January to February

$CHINA COAL (01898.HK)$: Commercial coal sales in February decreased 16.2% year-on-year to 18.28 million tons

Pharmaceutical Innovation

$SIMCERE PHARMA (02096.HK)$: Application for marketing of a new injectable sulvisitamab drug was accepted by the State Drug Administration

$SINO BIOPHARM (01177.HK)$: “Ranilano” (pan-PPAR agonist) and “TQA2225" (recombinant human FGF21-FC fusion protein) are currently undergoing phase III and phase II clinical trials in China, respectively

Acquisition and sale

$SEACON (02409.HK)$Proposed acquisition of an oil tanker for $30.1 million

$LAI SUN DEV (00488.HK)$Proposed sale of Hong Kong properties for HK$80 million

$ELL ENV (01395.HK)$Proposed sale of wood pellet production business

Equity incentives

$ALI HEALTH (00241.HK)$A total of 1.93 million restricted share units were granted

Repurchase cancellation

$AIA (01299.HK)$On March 15, it cost HK$280 million to buy back 4.6 million shares

$STANCHART (02888.HK)$On March 14, it cost £2.59 million to buy back 3.85 million shares

$HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)$On March 14, 1,5284 million shares were purchased at HK$904.21 million

$MOBVISTA (01860.HK)$The Board approved a capital increase of HK$80 million to the current share repurchase scheme

$YUM CHINA (09987.HK)$On March 14, 114,400 shares were purchased at HK$38.272,800

$HAIER SMARTHOME (06690.HK)$On March 15, it spent 28.47 million yuan to buy back 1.193 million A-shares

$KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK)$On March 15, 503,000 shares were repurchased at HK$24.78 million

$ASYMCHEM (06821.HK)$On March 15, it spent 1999 million yuan to buy back 201,000 A-shares

$SWIRE PACIFIC A (00019.HK)$On March 15, 252,000 shares were purchased at HK$16.65,800

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