Today is the first trading day of Hong Kong stocks in October. Evergrande’s two stocks resumed trading today, and China Evergrande has become the most concerned individual stock in the market.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily, as of the close, China Evergrande had a strong performance throughout the day, rising more than 40% during the session.
The biggest intraday rise fell back to about 10%, and then rose again. As of the close, it rose 28.13% to close at HK $0.41, and the turnover was HK $161 million, 73% larger than the previous trading day.
Evergrande Properties rose as much as 14%, but fell as much as 3.39% to close at HK $0.57.
Evergrande Automobile announced in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 3 that at the company’s request, the company’s shares will be temporarily suspended from trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at 9:00 am on September 28, 2023, pending the company’s publication of an announcement on inside information.
China Evergrande announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the evening of October 2 that the board of directors of the company believes that there is no other inside information that needs to be announced at present. The company has applied to the Stock Exchange to resume trading of the company’s shares from 9:00 am on October 3, 2023.
On the same day, Hengda Property also announced that the board of directors of the company believes that the company’s operating conditions are normal and there is no other inside information that needs to be announced. The company has applied to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to resume trading in the company’s shares from 9:00 am on October 3, 2023.
According to previous reports, on the morning of September 28, China Evergrande, Hengda Automobile, and Hengda Property announced the suspension of trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
That evening, China Evergrande Group announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that the company had received a notice from the relevant departments that Mr. Xu Jiayin, the executive director and chairperson of the board of directors of the company, had been taken compulsory measures according to law on suspicion of illegal crimes.
On September 24, China Evergrande Group issued an announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, containing the terms of the company’s proposed overseas workout ("Proposed Restructuring"). Each new note to be issued under the proposed restructuring shall comply with the "Pilot Measures for the Administration of Overseas Issuance of Securities and Listing of Domestic Enterprises" issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the "Measures for the Administration of Examination and Registration of Medium and Long-term Foreign Debt of Enterprises" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission according to its applicable circumstances. The company must prove that it complies with the relevant provisions. In view of the ongoing investigation of Evergrande Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. (the main subsidiary of the company), the current situation of the group cannot meet the eligibility for issuance of new notes. Holders of securities of the company and potential investors should exercise caution when trading securities of the company.
On the evening of September 22, China Evergrande announced that since the announcement of the company’s planned overseas workout, the group’s sales were not as good as the company expected. Based on the company’s current situation and consultation with its advisors and creditors, the company believes it is necessary to re-examine the terms of the proposed restructuring to match the company’s objective situation and creditors’ demands.
On September 16, the WeChat official account "Shenzhen Nanshan Public Security" issued a case report saying that recently, the public security organs have taken criminal compulsory measures against Du and other suspected criminals of Evergrande Financial Wealth Management (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Investors who need to report the case can register the case.
China Hengda in the first half of 2023 financial data show that in terms of liabilities, as of June 30, China Hengda’s total liabilities 2.3882 trillion yuan, excluding 603.98 billion yuan of contractual liabilities is 1.78422 trillion yuan, of which 624.77 billion yuan, trade accounts payable and other payables 1.05657 trillion yuan (including 596.17 billion yuan for engineering materials payable), other liabilities 102.88 billion yuan. Borrowing is 624.77 billion yuan, compared with 612.39 billion yuan at the end of 2022, an increase of 12.38 billion yuan, and the average annual interest rate of borrowing is 7.97%, compared with 8.12% at the end of 2022.
In the first half of 2023, China Evergrande’s revenue was about 128.18 billion yuan, gross profit was about 9.80 billion yuan, gross profit margin was 7.64%, operating loss was 17.38 billion yuan during the period, non-operating loss (including litigation, land recovery, equity disposal and other losses such as asset appraisal impairment) 15.03 billion yuan, income tax expenses 6.84 billion yuan, net loss total 39.25 billion yuan. China Evergrande’s cash and cash equivalents are about 4.047 billion yuan, of which restricted cash is about 9.334 billion yuan.
Source | Observer Network Synthesis
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