“The 11th Golden Bull Listed Companies Forum & 2008 Award Ceremony of China's Top 100 Golden Bull Award of Listed Companies” was held in Beijing on June 27, 2009, where Industrial Bank (IB, 601166) was awarded “China's Top 100 Golden Bull Award of Listed Companies in 2008”.
“China's Top 100 Golden Bull Award of Listed Companies” appraisal is hosted by China Securities Journal and its website www.cs.com.cn, with technical support from Value Tool Financial Evaluation Model Platform. It has been successfully held for 11 sessions and gained recognized authority within the industry. The appraisal is dedicated to elect top listed companies in an independent, objective and fair manner based on listed companies' single and weighted scores regarding main business income, total market value, growth potential and shareholder returns.
IB has been developing rapidly and healthily in recent years with stable growth of business performance, sound asset quality and continuous improvement of shareholder returns. 2008 Annual Report shows that the main business income of IB reaches RMB 29.715 billion Yuan, with a 34.73% year-on-year increase; the net profit reaches RMB 11.385 billion Yuan, with a 32.60% year-on-year increase; earnings per share is RMB 2.28 Yuan; a cash dividend of RMB 4.5 Yuan per 10 shares is distributed to shareholders, the proportion of cash dividend is 19.76%, the accumulated profit distributed in cash in recent three years accounts for 64.48% of the average annual distributable profit realized in recent three years, making it shareholder return rate remain a fairly high level among domestic listed companies.