JF SmartInvest (HKG:9636) expects 900 million yuan to 930 million yuan in attributable profit for 2025, rising from the 272 million yuan booked in 2024, according to a Hong Kong bourse filing Monday.

Shares of the stock investment assistant firm gained nearly 13% in late-morning trade Tuesday.

Revenue for the year is expected to rise to 3.43 billion yuan from 2.31 billion yuan in 2024.

The company's financial results are due in March.

Meanwhile, in a separate disclosure, JF SmartInvest said its Shanghai Jiufangyun Intelligent Technology unit was found to be in violation of Chinese securities law after including certain "misleading marketing and promotional content" in a live stream.

China's securities regulator ordered the subsidiary to undertake corrective actions and suspend the acquisition of new clients for three months, JF SmartInvest said.

"The company takes the issues highlighted in the decision seriously. A rectification plan has been formulated and is being immediately implemented in an all-round manner to address the relevant concerns," the firm said in a statement.

The suspension of customer acquisition has no material adverse effect on the company's business operations, JF SmartInvest added.