CHOW TAI FOOK (HKEX: 01929) shares opened significantly higher on Tuesday, gaining more than 5%.
At the time of writing, the stock was up 5.22% to HK$11.70, with a turnover of approximately HK$16.53 million.
The sharp rise follows the release of the company's annual results for the period ending March 31, 2026.
The jeweller reported revenue of HK$94.398 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.3%.
Profit attributable to shareholders surged 52.2% to HK$9.004 billion.
The board proposed a final dividend of HK$0.45 per share, bringing the total annual dividend to HK$0.67 per share, a 28.8% increase from the previous year.
The company's gross profit margin improved to 32.3%, benefiting from soaring gold prices and increased sales contributions from its unique, high-margin signature product collections.
Coupled with effective cost control, operating profit rose 27.8% to HK$18.85 billion.
The operating profit margin reached a five-year high of 20.0%.
In a separate announcement, CHOW TAI FOOK reported that its retail sales value for the period from April 1 to May 31, 2026, grew by 14.7% compared to the same period last year.
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