On October 26, CHINAHONGQIAO rose 3.1% in regular trading, with the shares trading at HK$19.64 and turnover at HK$668 million.
The key catalyst was the company’s disclosure that it repurchased 24.03 million shares on October 23 for about HK$450 million, with buyback prices ranging from HK$17.80 to HK$19.11 per share, equivalent to about 0.24% of issued share capital. The buyback followed shareholder authorization granted in May and added to signals of shareholder return support.
Sentiment was also underpinned by earlier disclosed operating momentum at its controlled subsidiary Shandong Hongqiao, which reported unaudited revenue of RMB131.66 billion for the first nine months, up 13.67% year over year, and net profit of RMB23.29 billion, up 69.86%. Against a mixed aluminum sector backdrop, the combination of capital return and earnings growth appears to have provided a direct explanation for the move.
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