新高教集团此前公布全年业绩，总收入约28.35亿元，同比增长12.2%；经调整净利润7.72亿元，同比增长6.1%。末期股息每股0.233元，公司宣布以股代息的形式派发本期股息，股息率维持50%。中金认为，公司计划以非常态化的以股代息形式派发末期息，主要考虑留存现金供集团业务发展及营运需求使用，尤其是未来几年集团旗下专科学校申本、本科学校申硕等计划相关的资本开支投入，提高股份交易流动性。NEW HIGHER EDU Group (02001) rose over 5%, up 5.5% at the time of publication, priced at 1.15 HKD, with a turnover of 10.566 million HKD.
According to the Zhito Finance APP, NEW HIGHER EDU Group (02001) rose over 5%, up 5.5% at the time of publication, priced at 1.15 HKD, with a turnover of 10.566 million HKD.
On the news front, Li Xiaoxuan, Chairman and Executive Director of NEW HIGHER EDU Group, has recently increased his shareholding in the company multiple times. According to the latest data from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on December 11, Li Xiaoxuan increased his holdings in NEW HIGHER EDU Group by 1.559 million shares at a price of 1.0493 HKD per share, with a total amount of 1.6359 million HKD. After the increase, the latest number of shares held is 0.762 billion shares, with the latest shareholding ratio at 49.4%.
NEW HIGHER EDU Group previously announced its annual performance, with total revenue of approximately 2.835 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%; adjusted Net income of 0.772 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%. The final dividend is 0.233 yuan per share, and the company announced that it will distribute this period's dividend in the form of scrip dividend, maintaining a dividend payout ratio of 50%. CICC believes that the company plans to distribute the final dividend in an abnormal scrip form mainly considering the retention of Cash / Money Market for the group's Business development and operational needs, especially related to capital expenditure invested in vocational school enrollment and undergraduate programs in the coming years, to improve the liquidity of share trading.
