china citic bank corp posted a 12 increase in its fullyear net profit supported by higher operating income and a decline in its nonperforming loan ratio net profit for the year rose to 6210 billion yuan 896 billion from cny5564 billion a year earlier the company said late wednesday after market close operating income was at cny21111 billion up 32 from a year earlier its npl ratio fell to 127 from 139 a year earlier the board proposed to distribute a cash dividend of cny329 for every 10 shares for 2022 in the past year our stock price and market cap growth performed well to rank among the top domestic listed banks the company said