CHINA ORIENTAL (00581) announces annual financial results, with a net profit attributable to shareholders of 225 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 50.9%.

China Oriental (00581) released its annual performance for the year 2025, with the group achieving a total revenue of 40.41 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.9% year-on-year. The net profit attributable to equity holders of the company was 225 million yuan, an increase of 50.9% year-on-year. The basic earnings per share were 0.06 yuan. The company intends to distribute a final dividend of 0.02 Hong Kong dollars per share and a special dividend of 0.05 Hong Kong dollars per share. In 2025, despite the continued low demand for downstream products in the steel industry, resulting in a continuous decline in the average selling price of steel products, the group still achieved growth in net profit for the year. This was mainly due to a combination of factors, including (i) the fall in prices of major raw materials, with the price decline outpacing the decline in steel product prices; (ii) the group's continuous comprehensive implementation of lean management strategies, including cost reduction, efficiency improvement, optimization of management, and technological transformation; and (iii) an annual increase in the production and sales volume of steel products, all of which collectively contributed to the overall improvement in the gross profit of steel products. At the same time, the group actively responded to the dual challenges of macroeconomic fluctuations and deep industry adjustments, with innovative driving, green transformation, deepened management, and promotion of high-quality development as the core business strategies.