After the Spring Festival, the chairmen of many listed companies chose to resign.
According to ifind statistics, since February 19, a number of A-share listed companies such as Simei Media, Rainbow Co., Ltd., Kaiwen Education, Huawen Group, Ningke Biotechnology, and Foshan Lighting have disclosed the announcement of the resignation of the chairman.
Among them, the most concerned is undoubtedly Dimensity Technology (300245SZ) chairman Su Yujun resigned as chairman of the company at the same time as the detention measures were taken. Subsequently, Dimensity Technology also received a letter of concern issued by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
It is worth noting that the performance of some companies in 2023 is under pressure, which may be one of the important reasons why the chairman chose to resign.
The chairman of 14 companies left after the year
On February 29, Kaiwen Education (002659SZ) announced that the company received the resignation report of Chairman Wang Weiqing, because the three-year employment contract is about to expire and will not renew the new contract, Wang Weiqing resigned from the company's sixth board of directors chairman, director, member of the strategy committee and chairman, member of the audit committee and other positions.
In addition to Kaiwen Education, a number of listed companies disclosed the announcement of the resignation of the chairman after the Spring Festival holiday, including Simei Media, Ningbo Port, Changshan Beiming, BII Development, Tianji Technology, Shandong High-speed, Foshan Lighting, Zhenhua Heavy Industry, Huawen Group, Ningke Biotechnology, Rainbow Shares, Huayang New Materials, Zhengyuan Dixin and other companies.
Judging from the reasons for resignation disclosed by the company, the chairmen of three companies, including Simei Media, Huawen Group, and Zhengyuan Dixin, are all retired at the age of retirement; The chairman of Changshan Beiming, BII Development, Foshan Lighting and other companies resigned due to work adjustment or job transfer; Wu Jiangming, chairman of Ningke Biotechnology, chose to resign for personal reasons.
It should be noted that the reasons for the resignation of the chairman of a listed company are different, some of them expire in office, and some of them may not be in line with their career plans. However, the chairman of the board of directors of a listed company is the top manager of the board of directors of a listed company, which plays a vital role in the production and operation of the listed company, and the replacement of the chairman of the board of directors may bring certain changes to the listed company. In addition, the chairmanship cannot be vacant for too long, and not hiring a new chairman for a long time may cause concern from regulators.
The chairman of the board of directors was detained, and the company received a letter of concern
Among the above-mentioned companies, the most interesting is Dimensity Technology, whose chairman Su Yujun has been detained on suspicion of bid-rigging, and the relevant matters are currently under investigation.
In order to ensure the normal operation of the company's board of directors, Su Yujun submitted a resignation report to the company. After his resignation, Su Yujun no longer held any position.
Subsequently, Tianji Technology announced that the company held the 16th interim meeting of the fifth board of directors on February 27 and elected Su Bo as the chairman of the fifth board of directors of the company. It is understood that Su Bo is the son of Su Yujun and the actual controller of Dimensity Technology.
The fermentation of the incident has also been closely watched by the regulators. On the afternoon of February 28, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange issued a letter of concern to Tianji Technology, asking for an explanation of the specific matters and related circumstances of Su Yujun's suspected collusion in bidding.
In addition, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange also required Tianji Technology to fully assess the impact of Su Yujun's detention on the stability of the company's control, finance, production and operation, as well as the necessary measures that the company needs to take.
As of press time, Dimensity Technology has not responded to the letter of concern.
Analysts said that the detention of the chairman of a listed company may have a certain negative impact on the company's reputation and image, and may also lead to a decline in investor confidence in the company. If the detention of the chairman leads to a change in the company's management, it may affect the stability and long-term development of the company.
Performance in 2023 is generally under pressure
Lanfu Finance noted that the operating performance of the above-mentioned companies is generally under pressure, and some companies expect a net profit loss in 2023.
Up to now, many companies, including Simei Media, Changshan Beiming, Tianji Technology, Ningke Biotechnology, Kaiwen Education, etc., have disclosed their performance forecasts for 2023. However, the net profit of these companies in 2023 is in the red.
Among them, Dimensity Technology expects a net loss of 60 million yuan to 85 million yuan in 2023, compared with 308 in the same period in 202230,000 yuan, the loss margin has increased. In this regard, Tianji Technology explained that the industry in which the company is located presents a diversified competition pattern and low market concentration, which has a great impact on the company's business development, and the company's project implementation, acceptance procedures, and collection progress are slower than expected.
In recent years, with the increasingly fierce competition in China's IT service industry, technology companies such as Tianji Technology are facing huge competitive pressure. In addition, customer needs continue to escalate, and higher requirements are put forward for the technical strength and service quality of enterprises. Only by continuing to expand its advantages and continue to make up for its shortcomings can Tianji Technology hope to stop the decline in performance.
Ningke Biotech expects a net loss of 3500 million yuan to 500 million yuan, the company said that the liquidity of its subsidiaries was insufficient, and the production capacity was not fully released, resulting in a significant reduction in gross profit. In addition, the impairment loss of inventory and fixed assets was about 1400 million yuan.
Simei Media expects a net loss of 100 million yuan to 1 in 20232.5 billion yuan, compared with a loss of 4. in the same period in 20220.9 billion yuan, to achieve a loss reduction. The company said that the company conducted an impairment test on the assets with signs of impairment within the scope of the consolidated statements, and made an impairment provision for the assets with signs of impairment.
Changshan Beiming expects a net loss of 70 million yuan to 100 million yuan in 2023, compared with a loss of 20.8 billion yuan, and also achieved loss reduction. The company said that last year's textile terminal consumption recovery was less than expected, and overseas demand weakened, resulting in a decline in the company's export orders. However, the company's software business achieved gross margin growth, mainly due to the company's promotion of cost reduction and efficiency improvement and enhanced marketing.