Over 5,500 A-share companies disclose Q3 reports; electronics and other sectors lead in year-on-year net profit growth for the first three quarters.

According to Wind statistics, as of 20:30 on October 30, more than 5,500 listed companies had completed disclosure of their third-quarter reports. Listed companies' profits continued to maintain relatively rapid growth, with the leading role of new growth drivers particularly prominent. Data show that in the first three quarters, listed companies achieved total operating revenue of approximately RMB 56.58 trillion, up about 5.5% year on year; net profit attributable to parent company shareholders was RMB 5.11 trillion, up 7.91% year on year. Excluding financial companies and the two oil companies, the year-on-year growth rates of revenue and net profit attributable to parent company shareholders reached 6.4% and 16.4%, respectively. From an industry perspective, Shenwan Level-1 industry sectors such as electronics, non-ferrous metals, and commerce and retail ranked among the top in terms of year-on-year net profit growth in the first three quarters, while the transportation, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, and real estate sectors led in quarter-on-quarter net profit growth in the third quarter alone.