Guotai JunanInternational (01788) released interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The group earned HK $2.513 billion in revenue during the period, an increase of 39.78% over the same period last year. The profit attributable to the owners of the parent company is about HK $938 million, an increase of 54.83% over the same period last year. Basic profit per share is HK9.77 cents; it is proposed to pay an interim dividend of HK $0.050 per share.
In terms of the nature of income, fee commission income rose 60 per cent year-on-year to HK $987 million (39 per cent of income), a record high, interest income was HK $1.27 billion (51 per cent of income), and net income from trading and investment was HK $256 million (10 per cent of income), the announcement said.
It is worth noting that in terms of segment income, the group's wealth management division's income rose 49% year-on-year to HK $994 million, which became the main driving force behind the group's income growth; the investment management segment's income increased 12-fold to HK $225 million; and corporate financing services segment income rose 53% year-on-year to HK $384 million
On the business side, the group's revenue growth was mainly due to a 68 per cent year-on-year rise in brokerage revenue to HK $463 million, a 52 per cent year-on-year rise in corporate finance revenue to HK $368 million, and a sharp rise in asset management income to HK $84.13 million. And financial products, market-making and investment income rose 53 per cent year-on-year to HK $1.124 billion.