Youdao Reports Third Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results
Youdao, Inc. (NYSE: DAO) reported a remarkable financial performance for Q3 2020, with total net revenues reaching RMB896.0 million (US$132.0 million), a significant 159.0% increase year-over-year. Revenues from learning services surged by 239.1% to RMB763.5 million (US$112.4 million), driven by a 437.9% rise in K-12 enrollments. Gross profit leapt 361.2% to RMB411.6 million (US$60.6 million), boosting gross margin to 45.9%. However, the company faced increasing operating expenses of RMB1.3 billion (US$192.3 million), leading to a net loss of RMB877.8 million (US$129.3 million), compared to a loss of RMB242.2 million last year.
- Net revenues increased by 159.0% year-over-year.
- Revenues from learning services surged by 239.1% to RMB763.5 million.
- K-12 paid student enrollments rose 437.9% year-over-year.
- Gross billings of online courses increased by 228.4% to RMB955.5 million.
- Gross margin improved to 45.9%, up from 25.8% last year.
- Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders increased to RMB877.8 million.
- Total operating expenses rose by 303.0% to RMB1.3 billion.
HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Youdao, Inc. ("Youdao" or the "Company") (NYSE: DAO), a leading intelligent learning company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.
Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights
- Total net revenues were RMB896.0 million (US
$132.0 million ), a159.0% increase from the same period in 2019.
- Net revenues from learning services and products were RMB763.5 million (US$112.4 million ), a239.1% increase from the same period in 2019.
- Net revenues from online marketing services were RMB132.6 million (US$19.5 million ), a9.8% increase from the same period in 2019. - Gross billings of online courses[1] increased
228.4% year-over-year to RMB955.5 million (US$140 .7 million) and gross billings of Youdao Premium Courses[2] increased308.6% year-over-year to RMB877.0 million (US$129 .2 million). - Gross margin was
45.9% , compared with25.8% for the same period in 2019. - Deferred revenue from online courses was RMB992.4 million (US
$146 .2 million), compared with RMB407.9 million as of December 31, 2019.
[1] Gross billings is a non-GAAP financial measure. Gross billings for a specific period refers to the total amount of consideration for Youdao's online courses sold on Youdao Premium Courses, NetEase Cloud Classroom and China University MOOC, net of the total amount of refunds, in such period. See "Non-GAAP Measures" and "Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Results" at the end of this press release. |
[2] Youdao Premium Courses are Youdao's flagship online learning offerings primarily focused on K-12 students, covering a wide spectrum of subject matters, learning goals and areas of interest. |
Third Quarter 2020 Key Operating and Financial Data
For the three months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||||
(in millions, RMB) | 2019 | 2020 | % of Change | ||||||||||||||
Gross billings of online courses | 290.9 | 955.5 | |||||||||||||||
Gross billings of Youdao Premium Courses | 214.6 | 877.0 | |||||||||||||||
Paid student enrollments of Youdao Premium Courses (in thousands) | 237.1 | 623.5 | |||||||||||||||
K-12 paid student enrollments | 92.7 | 498.7 | |||||||||||||||
Adult paid student enrollments | 144.4 | 124.8 | - | ||||||||||||||
Gross billings per paid student enrollment of Youdao Premium Courses (in RMB) | 905 | 1,406 |
"Significant increases in our K-12 Youdao Premium Course enrollments drove our robust top-line growth in the third quarter," said Dr. Feng Zhou, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Youdao. "With core operating and financial improvements to our business and increased marketing, our online courses reached RMB955.5 million in gross billings, and gross margin of learning services expanded to
"As the online education market quickly gets more expansive and more competitive, our unique product matrix, comprising online courses, intelligent devices, and learning apps, enables us to better address customer needs in innovative ways and to achieve organic growth. We will continue to scale, delivering high quality products and services to more students, to propel our long-term growth." Dr. Zhou concluded.
Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Net Revenues
Net revenues for the third quarter of 2020 were RMB896.0 million (US
Net revenues from learning services and products were RMB763.5 million (US
Net revenues from online marketing services were RMB132.6 million (US
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit for the third quarter of 2020 was RMB411.6 million (US
Gross margin for learning services and products increased to
Gross margin for online marketing services was
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were RMB1.3 billion (US
Sales and marketing expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were RMB1.1 billion (US
Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were RMB121.0 million (US
General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were RMB36.6 million (US
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations for the third quarter of 2020 was RMB894.0 million (US
Net Loss Attributable to Youdao's Ordinary Shareholders
Net loss attributable to Youdao's ordinary shareholders for the third quarter of 2020 was RMB877.8 million (US
Basic and diluted net loss per American Depositary Share ("ADS") attributable to ordinary shareholders for the third quarter of 2020 was RMB7.73 (US
Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2020, Youdao's cash, cash equivalents, time deposits and short-term investments totaled RMB1.1 billion (US
As of September 30, 2020, the Company's contract liabilities, which mainly consist of deferred revenues generated from Youdao's online courses, were RMB1.1 billion (US
Conference Call
Youdao's management team will host a teleconference call with simultaneous webcast at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 19, 2020 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 19, 2020). Youdao's management will be on the call to discuss the financial results and answer questions.
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
United States (toll free): | +1-888-346-8982 |
International: | +1-412-902-4272 |
Mainland China (toll free): | 400-120-1203 |
Hong Kong (toll free): | 800-905-945 |
Hong Kong: | +852-3018-4992 |
Conference ID: | 10149588 |
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.youdao.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone one hour after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until November 26, 2020:
United States: | +1-877-344-7529 |
International: | +1-412-317-0088 |
Replay Access Code: | 10149588 |
About Youdao, Inc.
Youdao, Inc. (NYSE: DAO) is a leading intelligent learning company in China dedicated to developing and using technologies to provide learning content, applications and solutions to users of all ages. Building on the popularity of its online knowledge tools such as Youdao Dictionary, Youdao Cloudnote and Youdao Translation, Youdao now offers online courses covering a wide spectrum of age groups, subject matters, learning goals and areas of interest. In addition, Youdao has developed a variety of interactive learning apps and smart learning devices. Youdao was founded in 2006 as part of NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), a leading internet technology company in China.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.youdao.com.
Non-GAAP Measures
Youdao considers and uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as gross billings and non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders and non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per ADS, as supplemental metrics in reviewing and assessing its operating performance and formulating its business plan. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").
Youdao defines gross billings for a specific period as the total amount of consideration for online courses sold on Youdao Premium Courses, NetEase Cloud Classroom and China University MOOC, net of the total amount of refunds, in such period. The management uses gross billings as a performance measurement because the Company generally bills students for the entire course tuition at the time of sale of the courses and recognizes revenue proportionally over an average of the learning periods of different online courses. Youdao defines non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders as net income/(loss) attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the Company's shareholders enables Youdao's management to assess its operating results without considering the impact of share-based compensation expenses, which are non-cash charges. Youdao believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating the Company's current operating performance and prospects in the same manner as management does, if they so choose.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, which possibly does not reflect all items of expense that affect our operations. Share-based compensation expenses have been and may continue to be incurred in our business and are not reflected in the presentation of non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures Youdao uses may differ from the non-GAAP measures uses by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.
The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this release.
The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between our GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures. Youdao encourages you to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
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 RMB6.7896 to US
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports 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 statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding such risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Regina Wang
Youdao, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-8255-8963
E-mail: IR@rd.netease.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Emilie Wu
Tel: +86-21-6039-8363
E-mail: youdao@thepiacentegroup.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: youdao@thepiacentegroup.com
YOUDAO, INC. | |||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
(RMB and USD in thousands) | |||||||
As of December 31, | As of September 30, | As of September 30, | |||||
2019 | 2020 | 2020 | |||||
RMB | RMB | USD(1) | |||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 173,328 | 77,975 | 11,484 | ||||
Time deposits | 1,325,737 | 817,475 | 120,401 | ||||
Short-term investments | 121,126 | 237,418 | 34,968 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 200,675 | 334,329 | 49,241 | ||||
Inventories, net | 73,225 | 91,938 | 13,541 | ||||
Amounts due from NetEase Group | 14,930 | 5,728 | 844 | ||||
Prepayment and other current assets | 120,891 | 200,584 | 29,544 | ||||
Total current assets | 2,029,912 | 1,765,447 | 260,023 | ||||
Non-current assets: | |||||||
Property and equipment, net | 24,551 | 39,488 | 5,816 | ||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 23,873 | 83,463 | 12,293 | ||||
Other assets, net | 8,128 | 26,776 | 3,943 | ||||
Total non-current assets | 56,552 | 149,727 | 22,052 | ||||
Total assets | 2,086,464 | 1,915,174 | 282,075 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity/(Deficit) | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payables | 62,675 | 119,175 | 17,553 | ||||
Payroll payable | 94,488 | 97,045 | 14,293 | ||||
Amounts due to NetEase Group | 48,126 | 38,116 | 5,614 | ||||
Contract liabilities | 456,805 | 1,065,563 | 156,940 | ||||
Taxes payable | 25,977 | 35,501 | 5,229 | ||||
Accrued liabilities and other payables | 192,643 | 583,497 | 85,940 | ||||
Short-term loans from NetEase Group | 878,000 | 878,000 | 129,315 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 1,758,714 | 2,816,897 | 414,884 | ||||
Non-current liabilities: | |||||||
Long-term lease liabilities | 21,206 | 65,279 | 9,615 | ||||
Other non-current liabilities | 5,517 | 4,394 | 647 | ||||
Total non-current liabilities | 26,723 | 69,673 | 10,262 | ||||
Total liabilities | 1,785,437 | 2,886,570 | 425,146 | ||||
Shareholders' equity/(deficit): | |||||||
Youdao's shareholders' equity/(deficit) | 300,091 | (972,573) | (143,244) | ||||
Noncontrolling interests | 936 | 1,177 | 173 | ||||
Total shareholders' equity/(deficit) | 301,027 | (971,396) | (143,071) | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity/(deficit) | 2,086,464 | 1,915,174 | 282,075 | ||||
Note 1: |
YOUDAO, INC. | ||||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||
(RMB and USD in thousands, except share and per ADS data) | ||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||
September 30, | June 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD(1) | RMB | RMB | |||||||||
Net revenues: | ||||||||||||||
Learning services | 183,256 | 433,697 | 600,350 | 88,422 | 454,980 | 1,423,025 | ||||||||
Online marketing services | 120,753 | 103,212 | 132,585 | 19,528 | 354,494 | 335,047 | ||||||||
Learning products | 41,899 | 86,381 | 163,106 | 24,023 | 84,977 | 302,647 | ||||||||
Total net revenues | 345,908 | 623,290 | 896,041 | 131,973 | 894,451 | 2,060,719 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues(2): | (256,674) | (341,751) | (484,488) | (71,357) | (646,259) | (1,131,902) | ||||||||
Gross profit | 89,234 | 281,539 | 411,553 | 60,616 | 248,192 | 928,817 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses (2) | (230,975) | (445,151) | (1,147,927) | (169,073) | (417,111) | (1,892,237) | ||||||||
Research and development expenses (2) | (74,929) | (91,423) | (120,991) | (17,820) | (186,113) | (296,513) | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses (2) | (18,072) | (27,978) | (36,639) | (5,396) | (41,856) | (93,080) | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | (323,976) | (564,552) | (1,305,557) | (192,289) | (645,080) | (2,281,830) | ||||||||
Loss from operations | (234,742) | (283,013) | (894,004) | (131,673) | (396,888) | (1,353,013) | ||||||||
Interest (expense)/income, net | (4,071) | (424) | (1,217) | (179) | (16,433) | (1,518) | ||||||||
Others, net | 8,939 | 25,619 | 17,352 | 2,556 | 17,192 | 51,547 | ||||||||
Loss before tax | (229,874) | (257,818) | (877,869) | (129,296) | (396,129) | (1,302,984) | ||||||||
Income tax expenses | (802) | (9) | (240) | (35) | (2,441) | (2,434) | ||||||||
Net loss | (230,676) | (257,827) | (878,109) | (129,331) | (398,570) | (1,305,418) | ||||||||
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (454) | 21 | 304 | 44 | (935) | 383 | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to the Company | (231,130) | (257,806) | (877,805) | (129,287) | (399,505) | (1,305,035) | ||||||||
Accretions of convertible redeemable preferred shares to redemption value | (11,053) | - | - | - | (32,209) | - | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | (242,183) | (257,806) | (877,805) | (129,287) | (431,714) | (1,305,035) | ||||||||
Basic net loss per ADS | (2.63) | (2.30) | (7.73) | (1.14) | (4.69) | (11.60) | ||||||||
Diluted net loss per ADS | (2.63) | (2.30) | (7.73) | (1.14) | (4.69) | (11.60) | ||||||||
Shares used in computing basic net loss per ADS | 92,000,000 | 112,277,976 | 113,495,422 | 113,495,422 | 92,000,000 | 112,517,299 | ||||||||
Shares used in computing diluted net loss per ADS | 92,000,000 | 112,277,976 | 113,495,422 | 113,495,422 | 92,000,000 | 112,517,299 | ||||||||
Note 1: | ||||||||||||||
Note 2: | ||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation in each category: | ||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | 540 | 1,043 | 1,665 | 245 | 1,447 | 3,876 | ||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (92) | 808 | 2,071 | 305 | 688 | 3,790 | ||||||||
Research and development expenses | 1,020 | 3,016 | 5,418 | 798 | 1,061 | 11,577 | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 1,903 | 2,394 | 2,917 | 430 | 2,302 | 7,658 | ||||||||
YOUDAO, INC. | ||||||||||||
UNAUDITED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||
(RMB and USD in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30, | June 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD | RMB | RMB | |||||||
Net revenues | ||||||||||||
Learning services and products | 225,155 | 520,078 | 763,456 | 112,445 | 539,957 | 1,725,672 | ||||||
Online marketing services | 120,753 | 103,212 | 132,585 | 19,528 | 354,494 | 335,047 | ||||||
Total net revenues | 345,908 | 623,290 | 896,041 | 131,973 | 894,451 | 2,060,719 | ||||||
Cost of revenues | ||||||||||||
Learning services and products | 163,225 | 267,942 | 391,037 | 57,593 | 400,035 | 885,756 | ||||||
Online marketing services | 93,449 | 73,809 | 93,451 | 13,764 | 246,224 | 246,146 | ||||||
Total cost of revenues | 256,674 | 341,751 | 484,488 | 71,357 | 646,259 | 1,131,902 | ||||||
Gross margin | ||||||||||||
Learning services and products | ||||||||||||
Online marketing services | ||||||||||||
Total gross margin | ||||||||||||
YOUDAO, INC. | ||||||||||||
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS | ||||||||||||
(RMB and USD in thousands, except per ADS data) | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30, | June 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD | RMB | RMB | |||||||
Net revenues of online courses | 163,389 | 394,596 | 567,044 | 83,517 | 391,622 | 1,317,440 | ||||||
Add: value-added tax | 16,468 | 38,687 | 54,083 | 7,966 | 33,551 | 114,118 | ||||||
Add: ending deferred revenue | 296,693 | 658,052 | 992,393 | 146,164 | 296,693 | 992,393 | ||||||
Less: beginning deferred revenue | (185,622) | (549,317) | (658,052) | (96,921) | (129,144) | (407,861) | ||||||
Non-GAAP gross billings of online courses | 290,928 | 542,018 | 955,468 | 140,726 | 592,722 | 2,016,090 | ||||||
Net revenues of Youdao Premium Courses | 116,529 | 332,202 | 496,508 | 73,128 | 307,818 | 1,130,235 | ||||||
Add: value-added tax | 12,148 | 33,044 | 49,643 | 7,312 | 26,510 | 100,779 | ||||||
Add: ending deferred revenue | 243,128 | 562,643 | 893,517 | 131,601 | 243,128 | 893,517 | ||||||
Less: beginning deferred revenue | (157,184) | (470,668) | (562,643) | (82,868) | (109,105) | (344,111) | ||||||
Non-GAAP gross billings of Youdao Premium Courses | 214,621 | 457,221 | 877,025 | 129,173 | 468,351 | 1,780,420 | ||||||
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | (242,183) | (257,806) | (877,805) | (129,287) | (431,714) | (1,305,035) | ||||||
Add: share-based compensation | 3,371 | 7,261 | 12,071 | 1,778 | 5,498 | 26,901 | ||||||
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the | (238,812) | (250,545) | (865,734) | (127,509) | (426,216) | (1,278,134) | ||||||
Non-GAAP basic net loss per ADS | (2.60) | (2.23) | (7.63) | (1.12) | (4.63) | (11.36) | ||||||
Non-GAAP diluted net loss per ADS | (2.60) | (2.23) | (7.63) | (1.12) | (4.63) | (11.36) | ||||||
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