China Literature (HKG:0772) reported a profit attributable to equity holders of 849.8 million yuan for the six months ended June 30, up about 69% from 504.3 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.
Shares of the online literature platform surged over 14% in Wednesday morning trade.
Earnings per share came in at 0.83 yuan from 0.49 yuan a year earlier.
Revenue for the period fell nearly 24% to 3.19 billion yuan from 4.19 billion yuan in the prior year.