Yanzhou Coal Mining H1 2025 profit falls 38.7%

Yanzhou Coal Mining announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2025, with net profit attributable to shareholders at 4.73 bn yuan, down 38.70% from 7.72 bn yuan in the same period of 2024. Basic earnings per share were 0.47 yuan, a 40.25% decrease. The board proposed a cash dividend of 0.18 yuan per share (tax inclusive) for the first half of 2025, totaling approximately 1.81 bn yuan.

Concurrently, the company approved a share buyback program for both A and H shares. The A-share buyback is set between 0.5 bn yuan and 1 bn yuan, with a maximum price of 17.08 yuan per share, for equity incentives over three years. H-share buybacks, ranging from HK$1.5 bn to HK$4 bn, will be used to reduce registered capital, with a price not exceeding 105% of the average closing price over the five trading days prior to the buyback.

The company also reported capital expenditure of 51.45 bn yuan for H1 2025, with a full-year plan of 195.45 bn yuan. Notable investments include 22.35 bn yuan for infrastructure projects and 25.72 bn yuan for maintaining simple reproduction. The company’s total assets reached 373.39 bn yuan, a 4.77% increase from the end of 2024. Total liabilities were 238.08 bn yuan, an increase of 6.21%.