Metropolis Capital expects 1H pre-tax loss to narrow 36.6% to RMB 15.2 million

• Metropolis Capital flagged a narrower loss before tax for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
• Loss before tax seen at about RMB 15.2 million versus about RMB 24 million a year earlier, a RMB 8.8 million improvement.
• Improvement driven by reversals of loss allowances, lower operating expenses, lower staff costs.
• Revenue decline, higher loss allowances on factoring receivables partly offset gains as litigation lengthened overdue periods.
• Management expects recovery of overdue receivables to improve once litigation concludes.

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