According to Zhitong Finance App, Everbright Securities (601788.SH) released its 2023 annual report. During the reporting period, the company achieved operating income of 10.031 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 6.94%; net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 4.271 billion yuan, an increase of 33.93%; net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company after deducting non-recurring gains and losses was 1,872 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 35.74%; and basic earnings per share were 0.84 yuan/share.
According to the resolution of the board of directors, the company plans to distribute profits in 2023 based on the total share capital registered on the share registration date for implementing equity distribution. The current profit distribution plan is as follows: The company plans to distribute a cash dividend of 0.2803 yuan (tax included) per share to all shareholders.
The company's wealth management business cluster mainly includes retail business, securities financing business, stock pledge business, futures brokerage business, and overseas wealth management and brokerage business. In 2023, the business cluster achieved revenue of 4.8 billion yuan, accounting for 48%.
As of the end of December 2023, the total number of the company's customers was 5.86 million, an increase of 9% over the end of the previous year; total customer assets were 1.3 trillion yuan, a decrease of 3% over the end of the previous year. In 2023, the cumulative scale of financial products sold by the company was 33.385 billion yuan, an increase of 26% over the previous year. Continue to build a buyer's investment business to achieve good customer experience and service value. By the end of 2023, the assets of customers who signed up for the securities investment business were RMB 50.4 billion, an increase of 35% over the beginning of the year. According to data from the China Securities Investment Fund Industry Association, as of the end of December 2023, the company's share+hybrid public funds held 24 billion yuan, and non-money market public funds held 26.7 billion yuan.
By the end of 2023, the company's securities financing balance was RMB 34.345 billion, an increase of 0.58% over the end of 2022. The overall maintenance guarantee ratio of the company's securities financing business was 242.90%. In 2023, the company's stock pledge business developed steadily, and business entry and risk control were continuously strengthened. As of the end of 2023, the company's stock pledge balance was RMB 2,775 million, of which the company's own capital stock pledge balance was RMB 1,007 million, a decrease of RMB 0.91 billion from the end of 2022. The weighted average performance guarantee ratio for the company's stock pledge to fund projects to be executed with its own funds is 262.99%.