Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co.Ltd.

Putailai released its 2026 semi-annual report, achieving operating revenue of 10.115 billion yuan, up 42.7% year on year; net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 1.452 billion yuan, up 37.58% year on year. The company's second-quarter net profit was 748 million yuan, and first-quarter net profit was 704 million yuan. Based on this calculation, second-quarter net profit rose 6% quarter on quarter.

On the evening of July 21, multiple listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges disclosed announcements including semi-annual earnings forecasts, buyback and share increase plans, and major contracts. Yuanjie Technology expects first-half net profit to rise by 1,196.91% to 1,304.98% year-on-year. Zhongyi Technology forecasts an increase of 879.55% to 1,075.46%. Feinan Resources projects growth of 245.36% to 314.43%. Jin Yang Precision anticipates a rise of 138.8% to 180.33%. Yaokang Bio expects an increase of 46.67% to 60.78%. Tengjing Technology forecasts growth of 31.19% to 42.12%. Guangqi Technology, however, expects a decline of 5.64% to 24.3%. Leshan Electric Power's net profit fell 12.9% year-on-year. Mingxing Electric Power dropped 27.91%. CloudWalk Technology narrowed its loss by 62.3% to 69.84% year-on-year. In terms of buybacks, Sungrow Power's chairman proposed a buyback of 500 million to 1 billion yuan. Putailai plans to buy back 200 million to 300 million yuan. Jiuli Special Materials intends to repurchase 200 million to 400 million yuan. Xinghui Environmental Materials and Gao Neng Environment both plan buybacks of 100 million to 200 million yuan. Guangdong Mingzhu's chairman proposed a buyback of 100 million to 150 million yuan. Weichai Power's controlling shareholder plans to increase its A-share holdings by 200 million to 400 million yuan. Hunan Haili's controlling shareholder intends to increase holdings by 85 million to 170 million yuan. Among major contracts, Tianshun Wind Energy signed a crude oil tanker construction contract worth approximately 1.874 billion yuan. Pinggao Electric won bids totaling about 1.818 billion yuan for State Grid procurement projects. A subsidiary of Kanghui Corporation signed a computing power service contract with an estimated total value of 415 million to 679 million yuan. Additionally, GigaDevice plans to use 500 million yuan of raised funds to increase capital in Zhuhai Xincun for a DRAM project. JinkoSolar changed the use of 29.7213 million repurchased shares and will cancel them. Wuzhou Medical intends to acquire 100% equity in Xuanzhi Technology to enter the motor control chip sector. ST Dongjing will have its delisting risk warning removed starting July 23.

Gbit Chairman Lu Hongyan has proposed formulating a 2026 semi-annual dividend plan, intending to distribute a cash dividend of 100 yuan per 10 shares, tax included, to all shareholders based on the total share capital after deducting shares in the repurchase account. Wuzhou Medical plans to acquire 100% equity of Xuanzhi Electronic Technology Shanghai Company Limited through a combination of share issuance and cash payment, entering the motor control chip sector; the company's shares will resume trading on July 22. GigaDevice plans to use 500 million yuan of A-share raised funds to increase capital in its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhuhai Hengqin Xincun Semiconductor Company Limited to implement a DRAM fundraising project. Several companies have released semi-annual performance forecasts: Yuanjie Technology expects net profit attributable to the parent company to increase by 1196.91% to 1304.98% year-on-year; Zhongyi Technology expects an increase of 879.55% to 1075.46%; and Feinan Resources expects an increase of 245.36% to 314.43%. SF Holding has completed its 2025 first-phase A-share buyback plan, repurchasing a total of 160 million shares with a total transaction amount of approximately 5.999 billion yuan. Sungrow Power's chairman has proposed a share buyback of 500 million to 1 billion yuan; Putailai plans to buy back shares worth 200 million to 300 million yuan; and Wolong Electric's chairman has proposed a buyback of 50 million to 100 million yuan. China Vanke's largest shareholder, Shenzhen Metro Group, has provided the company with a loan of up to 519 million yuan. Titan Wind Energy's wholly-owned subsidiary has received an order from an international shipowner for two plus two crude oil tankers, with a total contract value of approximately 1.874 billion yuan. ST Dongjing has had its delisting risk warning removed, and its stock abbreviation will change to Dongjing Electronics starting July 23.

On the evening of July 20, nearly 100 companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange disclosed a flurry of positive news, covering buybacks, increased holdings, upbeat earnings, interim dividends, and long-term insurance capital investment. On that day, 16 companies announced new buyback plans with a combined upper limit of 4.5 billion yuan, and 9 companies announced new shareholding increase plans with a combined upper limit of 6.875 billion yuan, bringing the total to 11.375 billion yuan. Another 30 companies released progress updates on buybacks and increased holdings. On the semi-annual earnings front, 15 Shanghai-listed companies reported positive results. Shanghai International Port Group expects a net profit attributable to shareholders of approximately 8.47 billion yuan for the first half, up about 5.35 percent year-on-year. Shanghai Electric expects a net profit of 920 million to 1 billion yuan, up about 12 to 22 percent. Putailai expects a net profit of 1.4 billion to 1.5 billion yuan, up 32.66 to 42.14 percent. Jihua Group achieved a net profit of 474 million yuan, surging 1,272.52 percent. Bank of Chongqing posted a net profit of 3.518 billion yuan, up 10.28 percent. Ten companies disclosed interim dividend plans. The controlling shareholders or chairmen of six companies—Chint Electrics, Yiwu China Commodities City, Industrial Securities, Juhua Group, Hualu Hengsheng, and Hundsun Technologies—proposed interim dividends. The controlling shareholder of Shanghai Airport proposed raising the interim dividend payout ratio. Several companies' shareholders pledged not to reduce holdings or terminated reduction plans early. For example, the controlling shareholder and actual controller of Keli Sensing voluntarily committed not to reduce holdings, and Bethel Automotive announced that its shareholder did not reduce holdings and terminated the reduction plan early. In the insurance sector, China Pacific Insurance, Ping An Insurance, and New China Life Insurance expressed firm support for capital market development, vowing to leverage the advantages of insurance funds, adhere to long-term and prudent investment principles, support the cultivation of new quality productive forces, act as patient capital in the market, and firmly implement profit distribution policies by optimizing dividend frequency and carrying out interim dividends to enhance shareholder returns.

Putailai announced that the 2025 second tranche ultra-short-term financing notes issued on October 13, 2025, have been redeemed. The issuance size was 600 million yuan, with a tenor of 270 days and a coupon rate of 1.90%. The total principal and interest amounted to approximately 608 million yuan, which was transferred to bondholders through the Interbank Market Clearing House.

Putailai announced that on July 2, 2026, it completed the issuance of the first tranche of ultra-short-term notes for 2026 in the national interbank market. The actual total issuance amount was 600 million yuan, the issuance rate was 1.66 percent, and the term is 270 days. The notes bear interest from July 3, 2026, and mature on March 30, 2027. The company had previously obtained a registration quota of 2 billion yuan for ultra-short-term notes from the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors, valid for two years from the date of the notice. This issuance is the first under that quota. The lead underwriter is Industrial Bank, with joint lead underwriters including Bank of Dalian, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Bank of Ningbo, Bank of Shanghai, and China Merchants Bank.