[ET Net News Agency, 16 March 2018] Guotai Junan International (01788) said its profit
attributable to ordinary equity holders for the year ended 31 December 2017 rose 26.7%
year-on-year to HK$1,228 million.
Basic and diluted earnings per share were HK17.7 cents and HK17.6 cents.
Revenue amounted to HK$3,132 million, an increase of 24.3% from a year earlier.
Benefit from various positive factors including the year-on-year increase in the average
trading volume in Hong Kong, the revenue of the Group generated from the brokerage
business increased steadily by about 32% year-on-year to HK$517 million in 2017.
The proposed final dividend is HK4.5 cents (2016: HK4.5 cents) per share, payable on or
about 15 June. (HL)