SIGLENT Technologies Co.Ltd
Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan 2024
SIGLENT Technologies Co.Ltd (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") has
formulated the " Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan 2024" in
order to practice the "investor-centric" ethos of listed companies and protect the
interests of all shareholders and promote the high-quality and sustainable
development of the Company in light of the development strategy and operational
situation of the Company. The details are as follows:
I. Deeply Exploring the Main Business to Strengthen Core Competitiveness
The Company is a R&D-driven high-tech enterprise. Since its establishment the
Company has been focusing on the development and technological innovation of
general electronic test and measuring instruments. The Company is a state-level
"Little Giant" enterprise with its main business being the research development
production and sales of digital oscilloscopes waveform and signal generators
spectrum analyzers network analyzers power supplies multimeters and other general
electronic test and measuring instruments.The Company is one of the few manufacturers of general electronic test and
measuring instruments in the world that has the ability to develop produce and sell
the four main products of general electronic test and measuring instruments namely
digital oscilloscopes signal generators spectrum analyzers and network analyzers
and it is also one of the few companies in the world that owns these four main
products at the same time and has entered into the high-end field of the entire line of
the four main products. The Company is headquartered in Shenzhen with subsidiaries
in Cleveland (USA) Augsburg (Germany) and Tokyo (Japan) a branch office in
Chengdu and offices in Beijing Shanghai Xi'an Wuhan and Nanjing.In 2024 the Company will continue to focus on the continuous exploration of its main
business adhere to independent research and development of technological
innovation and continue to launch new products through intense investment in
research and development. The Company will firmly promote the high-end
development strategy continuously improve the product matrix consolidate the
competitive advantages of RF microwave products and high-resolution digital
oscilloscope products and strengthen the construction of channels and brands to
continuously enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of the Company. The
measures are as follows:
1. Insisting on Independent Innovation and Continuously Increasing Efforts on
R&D
The Company has always emphasized R&D innovation focusing on the deep
integration of technological achievements with the industry market demand and
products and continued to carry out iterative upgrading of products and technologies
through high-intensity R&D investment. In 2023 the Company's R&D expenses
amounted to RMB86097933 representing a year-on-year increase of 49.44%. The
Company's R&D expenses accounted for 17.82% of operating revenue an increase of
3.33 percentage points over the same period of the previous year when it was
14.49%. At the end of 2023 the number of R&D personnel of the Company reached213 representing a year-on-year increase of 36.54% and the proportion of R&D
personnel was 46.10% showing a further expansion of the R&D team. Led by an
experienced core technology team the Company has achieved remarkable R&D
results. In 2023 the Company released seven new products and owned 297 patents
(including 198 invention patents) with the number of patents increased by 33.R&D Expenses (RMB10000)
8609.79
5761.28
3829.09
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In 2024 the Company will continue to prioritize technology-orientation and continue
to maintain a high level of investment in research and development for key core
technology research. At the same time the Company will continue to strengthen the
construction of the technical research and development team continue to introduce
technical personnel to enrich the technical team and strengthen the product
technology innovation and product development strength. Continuous technical
research and accumulation will lay a solid foundation for subsequent product
development and generate core technologies. The Company will develop patents
around these core technologies and improve the independent intellectual property
rights system centered on patents.
2. Continuing to Improve the Product Matrix to Consolidate the Advantages of
Product Support
The Company has released two new products since 2024. On January 10 2024 the
Company officially released the SDM4000A series of high-speed 6.5-digit digital
multimeters. Equipped with a touch screen and new interface this series of products
can help improve the testing efficiency of products which are widely used in test
automation electric power engineering electronic manufacturing and maintenance
etc. On January 23 2024 the Company officially released the 8 GHz bandwidth
high-resolution oscilloscope (SDS7804A) which set up a new benchmark for
domestic high-resolution oscilloscopes and marked the acceleration of the high-end
process of the Company's instruments. The presence of these new products will bring
positive impact on the Company's performance improvement and the basic
information of new products is as follows:
Product name Product model Product performance indicators
Resolution accuracy: 6? (2200000
count);
SDM4000A
high-speed SDM4065A DCV basic accuracy: 35PPM;
6.5-digit digital SDM4065A-SC Maximum reading rate: 50000
multimeters readings/second;
Minimum sampling interval: 20 μs.Maximum bandwidth: 8 GHz;
Vertical resolution: 10/12-bit;
SDS7604A H12
Storage depth: Up to 1 Gpts/ch;
SDS7000A SDS7604A H10
high-resolution Number of channels: 4;
oscilloscope SDS7804A H12 It supports USB2.0 Ethernet and other
SDS7804A H10 protocol conformance analysis as well as
eye pattern and jitter test for LVDS MIPI
and other high-speed signals.In 2024 the Company will continue to deepen its high-end development strategy
promote technological upgrading and rely on its globalized brands and channels to
achieve stable growth in operating results. In the field of digital oscilloscopes the
Company has released 8GHz bandwidth 12-bit high-resolution digital oscilloscopes
and will subsequently focus on the development of higher bandwidth digital
oscilloscopes above 8 GHz narrowing the gap with the dominant foreign enterprises
to meet more testing requirements. In the field of RF microwave the Company has
released the spectrum analyzer and vector network analyzer with the highest
measurement frequency of 26.5 GHz and will make a breakthrough in the series of
products with the frequency of 26.5 GHz or above in the future. Meanwhile the
Company has released the high-end RF microwave signal generator with the output
frequency of 40 GHz. In the subsequent R&D the frequency range will exceed 40
GHz. In the field of arbitrary waveform generator the Company has released the
high-end arbitrary waveform generator with output frequency of 1 GHz and the
subsequent R&D will be directed to the development of arbitrary waveform generator
with higher output frequency.II. Focusing on Investor Returns and Sharing the Fruits of High-quality
Development
The Company has implemented the cash dividend policy for two consecutive years
since its IPO with the cash dividend ratio exceeding 60% each year. As at December
31 2023 the Company's cumulative cash dividends totaled RMB140666710.63 and
52266683 shares were transferred by way of capitalization from capital reserve. The
Company has always attached great importance to investor returns. Since its IPO the
Company has paid cash dividends for two consecutive years to share the fruits of
corporate development with all its shareholders.In 2021 the Company paid a cash dividend of RMB4.6875 (inclusive of tax) for
every 10 shares to all shareholders totaling RMB50000015.63 (inclusive of tax) and
the cash dividend accounted for 61.68% of the net profit attributable to shareholders
of the parent company. In 2022 the Company paid a cash dividend of RMB8.50
(including tax) per 10 shares to all shareholders and at the same time the Company
transferred 4.9 shares per 10 shares to all shareholders by way of capitalization from
capital reserve without bonus shares. The accumulated cash dividends of the
Company amounted to RMB90666695.00 (including tax) and the cash dividend
amount accounted for 64.41% of the net profit attributable to shareholders of the
parent company.In 2023 the Company intends to pay a cash dividend of RMB8.80 (inclusive of tax)
for every 10 shares to all shareholders totaling RMB140096016.72 (inclusive oftax) and the cash dividend accounted for 90.23% of the net profit attributable to
shareholders of the parent company. The company doesn’t convert provident fund into
share capital or give bonus shares.The Company promises that cash dividends will account for no less than 30% of the
net profit attributable to the shareholders of the parent company in the consolidated
statement of accounts in 2024 so as to create more value for investors and safeguard
the legitimate rights and interests of shareholders. Mr. Qin Ke the real controller
chairman and general manager of the Company undertakes to vote in favor for the
dividend at the relevant meeting. The Company will continue to coordinate the
dynamic balance between corporate development performance growth and
shareholders' return adhere to the cash dividend-orientation and enhance the sense of
gain of investors.In 2024 in the light of the State Council's Opinions on Strengthening Supervision
Preventing Risks and Promoting High-Quality Development of the Capital Market
the Company will pay close attention to the trends of the capital market and actively
explore the increase of the frequency of annual dividends in an effort to promote the
Company's high-quality development and the enhancement of investment value. The
Company will work with investors to create a better future of value sharing and
win-win cooperation so that investors can share the fruits of the Company's growth in
its development and realize the steady appreciation of wealth.III. Enhancing Investor Communication and Exchange to Establish Long-term
Mutual Trust Channels
Since its IPO the Company has always highly emphasized its investor relations
management work continuously improved the system related to investor relations
management and established diversified investor communication channels. The
Company strengthened investors' understanding of the Company's production and
operation status and established good interaction with investors through investor
hotlines e-mails the Investor Relations section on its official website and results
briefings and shareholders' meetings.In 2023 the senior management of the Company including the chairman and general
manager participated in the regular report performance briefing many times to
communicate with investors in depth. Through the official website and WeChat
account the Company shows its operation research and development and products to
the investors so that they can understand the Company more comprehensively.In 2024 the Company will continue to follow the principle of "truthfulness accuracy
completeness timeliness and fairness". Under the premise of compliance the
Company will continue to carry out specialized investment relations activities in
different forms hold no less than three performance briefing sessions or investor
reception day activities and invite investors to the Company for field research. In
2024 the Company will strictly follow the laws regulations and regulatory
requirements implement the Company’s information disclosure management policy
and fulfill its information disclosure obligations and continue to strengthen investor
communication and exchanges thus establishing a long-term stable and mutually
trustworthy relationship with investors.IV. Improving Corporate Governance to Enhance Operational Quality and
EfficiencyThe Company attaches great importance to the soundness of its governance structure
and the effectiveness of its internal control system. In 2023 in accordance with the
relevant rules of governance of listed companies of the China Securities Regulatory
Commission and Shanghai Stock Exchange the Company revised the Articles of
Association the Working Policy of Independent Directors the Decision-making Rules
for Related-party Transactions and other systems to continue to improve the
corporate governance and internal control system enhance the standardization of the
Company's operations ensure the science-based decision-making and safeguard the
shareholders' interests.In 2024 the Company will continue to strengthen its capital management by
improving operational efficiency and increasing the efficiency of capital utilization
under the premise of safety and compliance. Meanwhile the Company will continue
to implement the construction of information systems and integrate internal
control-related systems and procedures into the information systems. The Company
will consistently optimize and further enhance the level of information-based
technology to provide support for the rigorous orderly and efficient operation of the
Company and further improve the quality and efficiency of its operations.The "key few" play a crucial role in the Company's governance. In 2024 the
Company will continue to urge the key few to implement their main responsibilities
continue to actively urge directors supervisors and the senior management to
participate in the trainings held by the China Securities Regulatory Commission
Shanghai Stock Exchange Pujiang Lecture the local securities regulatory bureaus
and other regulators as well as the continuous supervisory authorities to enhance the
study of the relevant laws and regulations of the securities market and to strengthen
and enhance the awareness of compliance risk and self-discipline so as to
continuously promote the continuous and standardized operation of the Company.V. Other Matters
The Company will continue to focus on its main business and improve the quality of
its operations. In addition the Company will actively reward investors with good
performance and standardized corporate governance and effectively fulfill its
responsibilities and obligations as a listed company thereby maintaining the good
market image of the Company and promoting the smooth and healthy development of
the capital market.The " Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan 2024" is a judgment
based on the actual situation of the Company which may be affected by policy
adjustments market environment and other factors in the future with a certain degree
of uncertainty and it does not constitute a substantial commitment of the Company to
investors. The Company respectfully requests that investors be cautious in investing
and pay attention to the risks of investment.SIGLENT Technologies Co.Ltd
Board of Directors
April 29 2024