Rainbow achieved significant growth in 2016

	2016(yuan)	2015(yuan)	Change (%)
Operating income	3,801,878,201.02	2,906,680,465.48	30.80
Gross margin	19.46%	16.81%	-
Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company	238,014,703.00	179,415,090.30	32.66
Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company, after deducting non-recurring gains	237,281,726.33	171,958,601.25	37.99

During the reporting period, the sales of Rainbow’s three major product types – herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide – increased by 22.95%, 67.76%, and 120.67%, respectively. Sales of insecticides and fungicides increased significantly, as the company added insecticide and fungicide varieties, in response to market demand and customer requirements. 

Category	2016 (yuan)	Percentage of operating income (%)	2015 (yuan)	Percentage of operating income (%)
¬Main business income	3,751,083,318.03	98.66%	2,893,453,974.13	98.54%
Herbicide	3,242,646,437.42	85.29%	2,637,305,766.91	90.73%
Insecticide	211,332,069.20	5.56%	125,971,065.40	4.33%
Fungicide	264,814,711.94	6.97%	120,005,299.00	4.13%
Others	32,290,099.47	0.85%	10,171,842.82	0.35%
¬ Other business income	50,794,882.99	1.34%	13,226,491.35	0.46%
Sales of by-products and materials	48,087,390.03	1.26%	12,605,462.53	0.43%
Others	2,707,492.96	0.07%	621,028.82	0.02%
Total	3,801,878,201.02	100.00%	2,906,680,465.48	100.00%