China Huarong Returns to Profit in 2021 After State Bailout

  • Bad-debt manager reports preliminary profit of $58 million
  • Shares down more than 60% after resuming trading in January

The China Huarong Asset Management headquarters in Beijing.

Photographer: Yan Cong/Bloomberg
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China Huarong Asset Management Co. said it returned to profit last year after revamping its sprawling businesses and receiving a $6.6 billion government-orchestrated bailout.

The state bad-debt manager reported a preliminary net income of 370 million yuan ($58 million) for 2021, compared with a record loss of 102.9 billion yuan a year earlier, according to an exchange filing Bloomberg TerminalMonday. Huarong is scheduled to release audited full-year results next week.