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Sichuan Expressway's Profit Falls 6% in Q1

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-- Sichuan Expressway (HKG:0107, SHA:601107) posted net profit attributable to shareholders of 456.8 million yuan for the first quarter, down 6.1% from 486.3 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing.

Hong Kong-listed shares of the expressway operator were down nearly 1% in Thursday's late morning trade.

Earnings per share came in at 0.142 yuan, compared with 0.1523 yuan a year earlier.

Operating revenue rose 21% to 2.41 billion yuan from 1.99 billion yuan in the prior year.

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