Yingli posted an operating profit of 565.4m yuan ($83.4m) against revenues of 2.7bn yuan.
In comparison, the Baoding-based firm bagged an operating profit of 106.8m yuan against revenues of 1.5bn yuan during the same period last year – at a time when many of its competitors were swallowing huge losses.
Earlier this summer Yingli spent an estimated $10m-$40m for a high-visibility slot as a World Cup sponsor, and then went on to close a $5.3bn
