As of April 30, in addition to Shanghai Topcare Medical Services Co.Ltd(600532) and other four main board companies, 2087 listed companies on the main board of Shanghai Stock Exchange and the science and Innovation Board had completed the disclosure of the annual report of 2021.
According to the data, the overall performance of Shanghai stock exchange companies maintained stable growth, with a total operating revenue of 47.91 trillion yuan and a net profit attributable to the parent of 4.13 trillion yuan, an increase of 18% and 24% respectively year-on-year.
Insiders believe that the overall operating performance of Shanghai stock exchange companies has maintained stable growth and played an important role in stabilizing the economy, promoting employment and ensuring people’s livelihood. Among them, the “hard technology” background of the science and Innovation Board continues to show, and its role in serving the national innovation driven strategy and the high-quality development of the real economy is gradually emerging.
Kechuang board company’s performance increased rapidly
Specifically, in 2021, the main board Companies in Shanghai Stock Exchange realized a total operating revenue of 47.07 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18%; The net profit attributable to the parent company was 4.04 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23%.
In 2021, the company achieved a total operating revenue of 834454 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 36.86%; The net profit attributable to the parent company was 94.841 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 75.89%. Nearly 90% of the company’s operating revenue increased, and the revenue of 41 companies doubled; Nearly 70% of the net profit attributable to the parent company increased, and 61 companies increased by more than 100%, up to 18 times.
According to statistics, among all A-share listed companies, Shanghai stock exchange companies account for more than 70% of revenue and more than 80% of profits.
Behind the high performance growth is the continuous increase of R & D investment of Shanghai stock exchange companies. In 2021, the total R & D investment of Kechuang Board reached 85.240 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29%, and the average proportion of R & D investment in operating revenue was 13%. The R & D intensity of Shanghai main board companies has maintained positive growth for three consecutive years, with a total R & D investment of 700.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26%.
multi pronged approach to enhance investors’ sense of gain
While achieving performance growth, listed companies in Shanghai stock market pay more attention to giving back to investors with “real gold and silver”. According to the data, 1543 companies in Shanghai stock market launched dividend schemes in 2021, accounting for 84% of all profitable companies. The total cash dividend exceeded 1.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 26% over 2020. Among them, 1139 companies paid more than 30%, accounting for 74%, 325 companies paid more than 50%, accounting for about 21%, and 162 companies paid more than 1 billion yuan.
Insiders said that cash dividend is an important form of return to investors, which can enable investors to generate actual cash income, increase investors’ capital liquidity, and reallocate resources on this basis. At the same time, cash dividends should be based on objective profits and sufficient cash flow, which can better prove that listed companies have stable profitability.
At the same time, the intensity of stock repurchase has been further strengthened. Since 2021, more than 230 secondary Shanghai stock exchange companies have completed or are implementing repurchase, and the total amount of repurchase completed is about 57 billion yuan.
Under the guidance of the “double carbon” goal, Shanghai stock exchange companies have made positive progress in green development. More than 860 companies disclosed ESG reports, sustainable development reports or social responsibility reports, and the number of ESG disclosures reached a record high. More than 1200 companies took the initiative to show the measures and effects taken to reduce carbon emissions in their annual reports. In addition, the Shanghai stock market performance description meeting has gradually become the norm, realizing the “full coverage” of the number of meetings, and the investor relations management has stepped to a new level.
