Bilibili Inc. Announces 2020 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Financial Results
Bilibili Inc. (NASDAQ: BILI) reported a strong performance for Q4 and fiscal year 2020, with total net revenues of RMB3.84 billion (US$588.5 million), reflecting a 91% year-over-year increase. Average monthly active users (MAUs) grew to 202 million, while monthly paying users surged by 103% to 17.9 million. Despite a net loss of RMB843.7 million (US$129.3 million), gross profit rose 137% to RMB944.1 million (US$144.7 million). The company anticipates Q1 2021 revenues between RMB3.70 billion and RMB3.80 billion, indicating sustained growth.
- Total net revenues increased to RMB12.0 billion (US$1.8 billion), a 77% increase from 2019.
- Average monthly paying users rose 103% to 17.9 million.
- Gross profit reached RMB2.8 billion (US$435.3 million), marking a 139% increase from 2019.
- Gross margin improved for the 7th consecutive quarter, reaching 24.6%.
- Net loss increased to RMB3.1 billion (US$468.0 million) from RMB1.3 billion in 2019.
- Loss from operations was RMB3.1 billion (US$481.4 million), compared to RMB1.5 billion in 2019.
- Total operating expenses rose to RMB6.0 billion (US$916.7 million), a 123% year-over-year increase.
SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bilibili Inc. (“Bilibili” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BILI), a leading online entertainment platform for young generations in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights:
- Total net revenues reached RMB3,840.1 million (US
$588.5 million ), a91% increase from the same period in 2019. - Average monthly active users (MAUs) reached 202.0 million, and mobile MAUs reached 186.5 million, representing increases of
55% and61% , respectively, from the same period in 2019. - Average daily active users (DAUs) reached 54.0 million, a
42% increase from the same period in 2019. - Average monthly paying users (MPUs1) reached 17.9 million, a
103% increase from the same period in 2019.
“2020 was a year of solid execution on our growth strategy as we brought our business to new heights,” said Mr. Rui Chen, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bilibili. “With a series of high quality content and branding efforts, we continue to influence China’s young generations on an increasing scale while gaining wider recognition among mass audiences. Video has become more and more integrated in various facets of everyday life, prompting massive growth in the video-based market. Benefiting from the inevitable trend of videolization, a broad audience of young users and China’s strong economic growth projections, we are in the right place at the right time to capture the opportunity and increase our leadership in China’s large video-based market, with a goal of delivering sustainable returns to our partners over the long term.”
Mr. Sam Fan, Chief Financial Officer of Bilibili, said, “Our efforts to achieve scale are reflected clearly in another quarter of strong top line growth as our MAUs reached 202 million, a remarkable milestone. In addition to active user numbers, our monthly paying users more than doubled to a record 17.9 million in the fourth quarter, representing a paying ratio of
Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Total net revenues. Total net revenues were RMB3,840.1 million (US
Mobile games. Revenues from mobile games were RMB1,129.7 million (US
Value-added services (VAS) (formerly known as Live broadcasting and VAS). Revenues from VAS were RMB1,247.2 million (US
Advertising. Revenues from advertising were RMB722.4 million (US
E-commerce and others. Revenues from e-commerce and others were RMB740.8 million (US
Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues was RMB2,896.0 million (US
Gross profit. Gross profit was RMB944.1 million (US
Total operating expenses. Total operating expenses were RMB1,847.5 million (US
Sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing expenses were RMB1,020.7 million (US
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were RMB342.8 million (US
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were RMB484.0 million (US
Loss from operations. Loss from operations was RMB903.4 million (US
Income tax expense. Income tax expense was RMB14.8 million (US
Net loss. Net loss was RMB843.7 million (US
Adjusted net loss2. Adjusted net loss, which is a non-GAAP measure that excludes share-based compensation expenses, amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions and income tax related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisition, was RMB681.9 million (US
Basic and diluted EPS and adjusted basic and diluted EPS2. Basic and diluted net loss per share were RMB2.34 (US
Cash and cash equivalents, time deposits and short-term investments. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, time deposits, as well as short-term investments of RMB12.8 billion (US
Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results
Total net revenues. Total net revenues increased to RMB12.0 billion (US
Mobile games. Revenues from mobile games increased to RMB4.8 billion (US
Value-added services (VAS) (formerly known as Live broadcasting and VAS). Revenues from VAS were RMB3.8 billion (US
Advertising. Revenues from advertising increased to RMB1.8 billion (US
E-commerce and others. Revenues from e-commerce and others were RMB1.5 billion (US
Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues increased by
Gross profit. Gross profit increased to RMB2.8 billion (US
Total operating expenses. Total operating expenses increased to RMB6.0 billion (US
Sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing expenses were RMB3.5 billion (US
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were RMB976.1 million (US
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were RMB1.5 billion (US
Loss from operations. Loss from operations was RMB3.1 billion (US
Income tax expense. Income tax expense was RMB53.4 million (US
Net loss. Net loss was RMB3.1 billion (US
Adjusted net loss2. Adjusted net loss, which is a non-GAAP measure that excludes share-based compensation expenses, amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions and income tax related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisition, was RMB2.6 billion (US
Basic and diluted EPS and Adjusted basic and diluted EPS2. Basic and diluted net loss per share were RMB8.71 (US
Notes to Unaudited Financial Information
The unaudited financial information disclosed in this press release is preliminary. The audit of the financial statements and related notes to be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 is still in progress. In addition, because an audit of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting in connection with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has not yet been completed, the Company makes no representation as to the effectiveness of those internal controls as of December 31, 2020.
Adjustments to the financial statements may be identified when the audit work is completed, which could result in significant differences between the Company’s audited financial statements and this preliminary unaudited financial information.
Outlook
For the first quarter of 2021, the Company currently expects net revenues to be between RMB3.70 billion and RMB3.80 billion.
The above outlook is based on the current market conditions and reflects the Company’s preliminary estimates, which are all subject to various uncertainties, including those related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
1 The paying users are calculated by number of users who paid for games, premium membership, live broadcasting, Bilibili Comic and Maoer, after eliminating duplicates of users paid for multiple services other than users of Maoer. The Company adds the number of paying users of Maoer toward its total paying users without eliminating duplicates.
2 Adjusted net loss and adjusted basic and diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section of “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this press release.
Conference Call
The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time on February 24, 2021 (9:00 AM Beijing/Hong Kong time on February 25, 2021).
Details for the conference call are as follows:
Event Title: | Bilibili Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Earnings Conference Call |
Conference ID: | 7195771 |
Registration Link: | http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/7195771 |
All participants must use the link provided above to complete the online registration process in advance of the conference call. Upon registering, each participant will receive a set of participant dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID, which will be used to join the conference call.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.bilibili.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone two hours after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until March 3, 2021:
United States: | +1-855-452-5696 |
International: | +61-2-8199-0299 |
Hong Kong: | 800-963-117 |
China: | 400-632-2162 |
Replay Access Code: | 7195771 |
About Bilibili Inc.
Bilibili represents an iconic brand of online entertainment with a mission to enrich the everyday life of young generations in China. Bilibili is a full-spectrum online entertainment world covering a wide array of genres and media formats, including videos, live broadcasting and mobile games. Bilibili provides an immersive entertainment experience and high-quality content that caters to the evolving and diversified interests of its users and communities, and has built its platform based on the strong emotional connections of Bilibili’s users to its content and communities.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.bilibili.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted net loss, adjusted net loss per share and per ADS, basic and diluted, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions and income tax related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisition, which are non-cash charges. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about the Company’s results of operations, enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company’s management in its financial and operational decision-making.
The non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing the Company’s operating performance, cash flows or liquidity, investors should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for net loss, cash flows provided by operating activities or other consolidated statements of operations and cash flows data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The Company mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company’s performance.
For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this press release.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“US$”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.5250 to US
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident,” “potential,” “continue,” or other similar expressions. Among other things, the Impact of COVID-19, Outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Bilibili’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Bilibili may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about Bilibili’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Bilibili’s business, results of operations, financial condition, and stock price; Bilibili’s strategies; Bilibili’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; Bilibili’s ability to retain and increase the number of users, members and advertising customers, provide quality content, products and services, and expand its product and service offerings; competition in the online entertainment industry; Bilibili’s ability to maintain its culture and brand image within its addressable user communities; Bilibili’s ability to manage its costs and expenses; PRC governmental policies and regulations relating to the online entertainment industry, general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Bilibili Inc.
Juliet Yang
Tel: +86-21-2509 9255 Ext. 8523
E-mail: ir@bilibili.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Emilie Wu
Tel: +86-21-6039-8363
E-mail: bilibili@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: bilibili@tpg-ir.com
BILIBILI INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||
December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | |||||||
Net revenues: | |||||||||||
Mobile games | 871,365 | 1,275,136 | 1,129,656 | 3,597,809 | 4,803,382 | ||||||
Value-added services (formerly known as Live broadcasting and VAS) | 570,860 | 979,633 | 1,247,226 | 1,641,043 | 3,845,663 | ||||||
Advertising | 289,595 | 557,510 | 722,424 | 817,016 | 1,842,772 | ||||||
E-commerce and others | 275,949 | 413,434 | 740,821 | 722,054 | 1,507,159 | ||||||
Total net revenues | 2,007,769 | 3,225,713 | 3,840,127 | 6,777,922 | 11,998,976 | ||||||
Cost of revenues | (1,609,854 | ) | (2,464,138 | ) | (2,896,003 | ) | (5,587,673 | ) | (9,158,800 | ) | |
Gross profit | 397,915 | 761,575 | 944,124 | 1,190,249 | 2,840,176 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (413,166 | ) | (1,190,354 | ) | (1,020,688 | ) | (1,198,516 | ) | (3,492,091 | ) | |
General and administrative expenses | (159,524 | ) | (253,475 | ) | (342,819 | ) | (592,497 | ) | (976,082 | ) | |
Research and development expenses | (245,168 | ) | (401,030 | ) | (483,973 | ) | (894,411 | ) | (1,512,966 | ) | |
Total operating expenses | (817,858 | ) | (1,844,859 | ) | (1,847,480 | ) | (2,685,424 | ) | (5,981,139 | ) | |
Loss from operations | (419,943 | ) | (1,083,284 | ) | (903,356 | ) | (1,495,175 | ) | (3,140,963 | ) | |
Other income/(expenses): | |||||||||||
Investment (loss)/income, net | (418 | ) | 14,245 | 9,016 | 96,610 | 28,203 | |||||
Interest income | 36,386 | 18,150 | 14,995 | 162,782 | 83,301 | ||||||
Interest expense | (14,858 | ) | (35,961 | ) | (34,743 | ) | (46,543 | ) | (108,547 | ) | |
Exchange (losses)/gains | (3,201 | ) | 11,406 | 13,388 | (11,789 | ) | 41,717 | ||||
Others, net | 21,749 | (8,176 | ) | 71,750 | 26,412 | 95,641 | |||||
Total other income/(expenses), net | 39,658 | (336 | ) | 74,406 | 227,472 | 140,315 | |||||
Loss before income tax | (380,285 | ) | (1,083,620 | ) | (828,950 | ) | (1,267,703 | ) | (3,000,648 | ) | |
Income tax | (6,926 | ) | (17,277 | ) | (14,761 | ) | (35,867 | ) | (53,369 | ) | |
Net loss | (387,211 | ) | (1,100,897 | ) | (843,711 | ) | (1,303,570 | ) | (3,054,017 | ) | |
Accretion to redeemable noncontrolling interests | - | (1,262 | ) | - | - | (4,292 | ) | ||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 4,370 | 20,143 | 15,912 | 14,597 | 46,605 | ||||||
Net loss attributable to the Bilibili Inc.'s shareholders | (382,841 | ) | (1,082,016 | ) | (827,799 | ) | (1,288,973 | ) | (3,011,704 | ) | |
Net loss per share, basic | (1.17 | ) | (3.08 | ) | (2.34 | ) | (3.99 | ) | (8.71 | ) | |
Net loss per ADS, basic | (1.17 | ) | (3.08 | ) | (2.34 | ) | (3.99 | ) | (8.71 | ) | |
Net loss per share, diluted | (1.17 | ) | (3.08 | ) | (2.34 | ) | (3.99 | ) | (8.71 | ) | |
Net loss per ADS, diluted | (1.17 | ) | (3.08 | ) | (2.34 | ) | (3.99 | ) | (8.71 | ) | |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares, basic | 327,692,893 | 351,301,703 | 353,736,436 | 323,161,680 | 345,816,023 | ||||||
Weighted average number of ADS, basic | 327,692,893 | 351,301,703 | 353,736,436 | 323,161,680 | 345,816,023 | ||||||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares, diluted | 327,692,893 | 351,301,703 | 353,736,436 | 323,161,680 | 345,816,023 | ||||||
Weighted average number of ADS, diluted | 327,692,893 | 351,301,703 | 353,736,436 | 323,161,680 | 345,816,023 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.
BILIBILI INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | |||||
December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||
2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | ||
Share-based compensation expenses included in: | ||||||
Cost of revenues | 5,715 | 10,296 | 12,660 | 23,281 | 37,087 | |
Sales and marketing expenses | 3,945 | 10,757 | 12,080 | 14,269 | 40,808 | |
General and administrative expenses | 16,287 | 41,509 | 72,407 | 68,497 | 181,753 | |
Research and development expenses | 15,607 | 33,804 | 50,214 | 66,503 | 126,250 | |
Total | 41,554 | 96,366 | 147,361 | 172,550 | 385,898 |
BILIBILI INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)
December 31, | December 31, | |
2019 | 2020 | |
RMB | RMB | |
Assets | ||
Current assets: | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 4,962,660 | 4,678,109 |
Time deposits | 1,844,558 | 4,720,089 |
Accounts receivable, net | 744,845 | 1,053,641 |
Prepayments and other current assets | 1,511,191 | 1,930,519 |
Short-term investments | 1,260,810 | 3,357,189 |
Total current assets | 10,324,064 | 15,739,547 |
Non-current assets: | ||
Property and equipment, net | 516,087 | 761,941 |
Production cost, net | 443,533 | 667,876 |
Intangible assets, net | 1,657,333 | 2,356,959 |
Goodwill | 1,012,026 | 1,295,786 |
Long-term investments, net | 1,251,129 | 2,232,938 |
Other long-term assets | 312,395 | 810,561 |
Total non-current assets | 5,192,503 | 8,126,061 |
Total assets | 15,516,567 | 23,865,608 |
Liabilities | ||
Current liabilities: | ||
Accounts payable | 1,904,042 | 3,074,298 |
Salary and welfare payables | 355,936 | 734,376 |
Taxes payable | 67,856 | 127,192 |
Short-term loan | - | 100,000 |
Deferred revenue | 1,369,000 | 2,118,006 |
Accrued liabilities and other payables | 575,763 | 1,237,676 |
Total current liabilities | 4,272,597 | 7,391,548 |
Non-current liabilities: | ||
Long-term debt | 3,414,628 | 8,340,922 |
Other long-term liabilities | 192,882 | 350,934 |
Total non-current liabilities | 3,607,510 | 8,691,856 |
Total liabilities | 7,880,107 | 16,083,404 |
Total Bilibili Inc.’s shareholders’ equity | 7,052,484 | 7,600,200 |
Noncontrolling interests | 583,976 | 182,004 |
Total shareholders’ equity | 7,636,460 | 7,782,204 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 15,516,567 | 23,865,608 |
BILIBILI INC.
Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | ||||||||||
December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | |||||||
Net loss | (387,211 | ) | (1,100,897 | ) | (843,711 | ) | (1,303,570 | ) | (3,054,017 | ) | |
Add: | |||||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 41,554 | 96,366 | 147,361 | 172,550 | 385,898 | ||||||
Amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions | 8,722 | 16,007 | 16,007 | 49,517 | 48,958 | ||||||
Income tax related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions | - | (1,514 | ) | (1,514 | ) | - | (3,028 | ) | |||
Adjusted net loss | (336,935 | ) | (990,038 | ) | (681,857 | ) | (1,081,503 | ) | (2,622,189 | ) | |
Net loss attributable to the Bilibili Inc.'s shareholders | (382,841 | ) | (1,082,016 | ) | (827,799 | ) | (1,288,973 | ) | (3,011,704 | ) | |
Add: | |||||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 41,554 | 96,366 | 147,361 | 172,550 | 385,898 | ||||||
Amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions | 8,722 | 16,007 | 16,007 | 49,517 | 48,958 | ||||||
Income tax related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions | - | (1,514 | ) | (1,514 | ) | - | (3,028 | ) | |||
Adjusted net loss attributable to the Bilibili Inc.'s shareholders | (332,565 | ) | (971,157 | ) | (665,945 | ) | (1,066,906 | ) | (2,579,876 | ) | |
Adjusted net loss per share, basic | (1.01 | ) | (2.76 | ) | (1.88 | ) | (3.30 | ) | (7.46 | ) | |
Adjusted net loss per ADS, basic | (1.01 | ) | (2.76 | ) | (1.88 | ) | (3.30 | ) | (7.46 | ) | |
Adjusted net loss per share, diluted | (1.01 | ) | (2.76 | ) | (1.88 | ) | (3.30 | ) | (7.46 | ) | |
Adjusted net loss per ADS, diluted | (1.01 | ) | (2.76 | ) | (1.88 | ) | (3.30 | ) | (7.46 | ) | |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares, basic | 327,692,893 | 351,301,703 | 353,736,436 | 323,161,680 | 345,816,023 | ||||||
Weighted average number of ADS, basic | 327,692,893 | 351,301,703 | 353,736,436 | 323,161,680 | 345,816,023 | ||||||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares, diluted | 327,692,893 | 351,301,703 | 353,736,436 | 323,161,680 | 345,816,023 | ||||||
Weighted average number of ADS, diluted | 327,692,893 | 351,301,703 | 353,736,436 | 323,161,680 | 345,816,023 |
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