According to the Zhitong Finance App, Yihai International (01579) announced that in the first half of 2017, the Group achieved revenue of 631 million yuan (RMB, same below), an increase of 56.6% over the previous year; gross profit of 213 million yuan, an increase of 57.6% over the previous year; net profit attributable to owners reached 70.2 million yuan, an increase of 98.9% over the previous year; the basic profit per share was 7.24 points, with no interim dividends.

In terms of sales from related parties (pointing to Haidilao Group and affiliated companies), thanks to the growth of the Chinese catering industry and the hot pot food consumer market, Haidilao Group not only stabilized its revenue growth rate at the same store, but also achieved rapid expansion in the expansion of the number of stores. In the first half of 2017, the Group's sales revenue to related parties reached 435 million yuan, an increase of 52.9% over 2016.