Suzhou Maxwell Technologies' (SHE:300751) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first half dropped 36% to 252.1 million yuan from 393.9 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Shenzhen bourse filing on Tuesday.
Earnings per share fell 35% year over year to 0.91 yuan from 1.41 yuan.
Operating revenue declined 31% to 2.91 billion yuan from 4.21 billion yuan in the preceding year.
The Chinese industrial equipment manufacturer proposed distributing a cash dividend of 5 yuan per 10 shares to shareholders.
The company's shares jumped 5% during the afternoon trade.