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China's Industrial Firms Above Designated Size Profit Up 18.2% YoY in First Four Months, Apr Up 24.7%
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The National Bureau of Statistics announced that in the first four months of this year, industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide realized total profits of RMB2.44 trillion, up 18.2% YoY. In April alone, profits of industrial enterprises above designated size rose 24.7% YoY.

In the first four months, among industrial enterprises above designated size, state-controlled enterprises realized total profits of RMB827.15 billion, up 17.1% YoY; joint-stock enterprises recorded total profits of RMB1.88344 trillion, up 24%; foreign-invested enterprises and enterprises invested by Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan posted total profits of RMB542.24 billion, up 2.3%; and private enterprises realized total profits of RMB651.14 billion, up 23.7%.

In the first four months, the mining industry realized total profits of RMB361.84 billion, up 26% YoY; the manufacturing sector realized total profits of RMB1.8 trillion, up 20.4%; and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water realized total profits of RMB272.01 billion, down 1.9%.

Major industries recorded the following profit performance in the first four months: non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry profits increased 1.2x YoY; computer, communications and other electronic equipment manufacturing increased 1.1x; chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing rose 73.4%; coal mining and washing increased 21%; textile industry rose 11.2%; oil and natural gas extraction increased 8.1%; petroleum, coal and other fuel processing turned from loss to profit. Meanwhile, general equipment manufacturing fell 0.6%; electricity and heat production and supply declined 2.5%; special equipment manufacturing dropped 7.2%; electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing decreased 11.4%; agricultural and sideline food processing fell 11.8%; automobile manufacturing declined 16.8%; non-metallic mineral products dropped 50.7%; and ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing fell 51.5%.

In the first four months, industrial enterprises above designated size realized operating revenue of RMB44.89 trillion, up 5.2% YoY; operating costs amounted to RMB38.13 trillion, up 4.5%. The operating revenue profit margin was 5.43%, up 0.60 ppts YoY.

As of end-April, total assets of industrial enterprises above designated size reached RMB192.07 trillion, up 5.5% YoY; total liabilities were RMB111.39 trillion, up 5.9%; and total owners' equity stood at RMB80.69 trillion, up 5.1%. The asset-liability ratio was 58%, up 0.2 ppts YoY. Accounts receivable amounted to RMB27.44 trillion, up 7.2%; and finished goods inventories totaled RMB6.95 trillion, up 6.7%.

In the first four months, the cost per RMB100 of operating revenue for industrial enterprises above designated size was RMB84.94, down RMB0.55 YoY; expenses per RMB100 of operating revenue were RMB8.39, up RMB0.01 YoY.

At end-April, operating revenue per RMB100 of assets was RMB70.8, down RMB0.2 YoY; per capita operating revenue was RMB1.868 million, up RMB111,000 YoY; finished goods inventory turnover days were 21.4 days, up 0.4 days YoY; and the average collection period for accounts receivable was 72.2 days, up 1.3 days YoY. (jl/a)
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