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Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GOTU) reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year financial results ending December 31, 2021, revealing significant declines in revenues and gross billings due to regulatory impacts. Q4 net revenues dropped to RMB1,274.3 million (down 42.4% year-over-year), while the full fiscal year revenues were RMB6,561.7 million (down 7.9%). Despite these challenges, the company achieved a net income of RMB285.9 million in Q4, reversing a loss from the previous year. Cash and cash equivalents were reported at RMB3.7 billion, indicating a strong liquidity position after restructuring efforts.

Positive
  • Q4 net income of RMB285.9 million, reversing previous year's loss.
  • Non-GAAP net income of RMB324.4 million with a net profit margin of 25.5%.
  • Cash and cash equivalents totaled RMB3.7 billion, indicating strong liquidity.
Negative
  • Q4 net revenues decreased 42.4% compared to Q4 2020.
  • Full fiscal year net loss of RMB3,103.5 million, a 122.8% increase in losses versus 2020.
  • Gross billings fell 68.0% in Q4 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

BEIJING, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GOTU) ("Gaotu" or the "Company"), a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Highlights[1]

  • Net revenues were RMB1,274.3 million, compared with net revenue of RMB2,211.0 million in the same period of 2020.
    - Net revenues of online K-12 academic subject tutoring services were RMB1,125.2 million, compared with net revenue of online K-12 academic subject tutoring services of RMB1,975.2 million in the same period of 2020.
  • Gross billings[2] were RMB1,006.5 million, compared with gross billings of RMB3,146.5 million in the same period of 2020.
    - Gross billings of online K-12 academic subject tutoring services were RMB771.7 million, compared with gross billings of online K-12 academic subject tutoring services of RMB2,923.0 million in the same period of 2020.
  • Net income was RMB285.9 million, compared with net loss of RMB627.0 million in the same period of 2020.
  • Non-GAAP net income was RMB324.4 million, compared with non-GAAP net loss of RMB554.4 million in the same period of 2020.
  • Net operating cash inflow was RMB245.8 million, compared with net operating cash inflow of RMB636.4 million in the same period of 2020.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Key Financial and Operating Data

(In thousands of RMB, except for percentages)



Three Months Ended December 31,




2020



2021



Pct.
Change


Net revenues



2,211,041




1,274,267




(42.4%)


Online K-12 academic subject tutoring services



1,975,162




1,125,200




(43.0%)


Comprehensive tutoring services[3]



235,879




149,067




(36.8%)


Gross billings



3,146,502




1,006,509




(68.0%)


Online K-12 academic subject tutoring services



2,922,984




771,682




(73.6%)


Comprehensive tutoring services



223,518




234,827




5.1%


Net (loss) income



(627,033)




285,858



NM


Non-GAAP net (loss) income



(554,354)




324,387



NM


Net operating cash inflow



636,367




245,833




(61.4%)


 

[1] For a reconciliation of non-GAAP numbers, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" at the end of this press release. Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations, non-GAAP net income (loss) exclude share-based compensation expenses.

[2] Gross billings is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as the total amount of cash received for the sale of course offerings in such period, net of the total amount of refunds in such period. See "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" elsewhere in this press release.

[3] In compliance with the New Regulations previously disclosed, the Company used the new presentation to better provide its performance after the business restructuring. Comprehensive tutoring services mainly include professional education, vocational education, digital products and other tutoring services. Retroactive adjustments to historical data have also been made to provide a consistent basis of comparison for the financial results.

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021 Highlights

  • Net revenues were RMB6,561.7 million, compared with net revenues of RMB7,124.7 million in 2020.
    - Net revenues of online K-12 academic subject tutoring services were RMB6,000.6 million, compared with net revenues of online K-12 academic subject tutoring services of RMB6,237.4 million in 2020.
  • Gross billings were RMB5,184.2 million, compared with gross billings of RMB9,008.1 million in 2020.
    - Gross billings of online K-12 academic subject tutoring services were RMB4,514.5 million, compared with gross billings of online K-12 academic subject tutoring services of RMB8,003.1 million in 2020.
  • Net loss was RMB3,103.5 million, compared with net loss of RMB1,392.9 million in 2020.
  • Non-GAAP net loss was RMB2,758.2 million, compared with non-GAAP net loss of RMB1,154.5 million in 2020.

Fiscal Year 2021 Key Financial and Operating Data

(In thousands of RMB, except for percentages)



Fiscal Year Ended December 31,




2020



2021



Pct.
Change


Net revenues



7,124,744




6,561,747




(7.9%)


Online K-12 academic subject tutoring services



6,237,399




6,000,639




(3.8%)


Comprehensive tutoring services[3]



887,345




561,108




(36.8%)


Gross billings



9,008,090




5,184,215




(42.4%)


Online K-12 academic subject tutoring services



8,003,115




4,514,549




(43.6%)


Comprehensive tutoring services



1,004,975




669,666




(33.4%)


Net loss



(1,392,930)




(3,103,465)




122.8%


Non-GAAP net loss



(1,154,484)




(2,758,206)




138.9%


Larry Xiangdong Chen, the Company's founder, Chairman and CEO, commented, "In the fourth quarter, we achieved considerable profitability in both GAAP and non-GAAP terms, as well as positive net operating cash flow, after we restructured our business in the third quarter. Our net profit was RMB285.9 million and our non-GAAP net profit was RMB324.4 million, which gave us a record-high non-GAAP net profit margin of 25.5%. All of these indicate that the business restructuring and organizational adjustments we performed in the third quarter of 2021 delivered significant results, confirming that we chose the right strategic direction. In the meantime, we maintained a strong cash position. As of December 31, 2021, our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term wealth management investments totaled approximately RMB3.7 billion."

"Looking back, 2021 was undeniably an eventful year. However, within a short period of time, we completed our restructuring and ended the year with a strong quarterly profit. Looking ahead into 2022, we will continue to comply with government policies, continue to focus on vocational and professional education, and digital products, continue to focus on the effective growth of our business, and continue to focus on bringing a better learning experience to more customers."

Shannon Shen, CFO of the Company, added, "Following the restructuring which was completed in the third quarter, our new strategic focus achieved rapid and healthy growth. Both net revenues and gross billings generated from our comprehensive tutoring services increased quarter-over-quarter. Their gross billings secured a 72.8% growth. The increase reflects our prompt and decisive restructuring, strong organization, solid talent pool, and deep industry experience. In the future, we will continue to explore new businesses and remain dedicated to refining our products and services, with the goal of offering superior-quality courses and services that exceed our students' expectations."

Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2021

Net Revenues

Net revenues were RMB1,274.3 million, compared with net revenues of RMB2,211.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease was mainly due to the cessation of K-9 academic subject tutoring services as a result of the impact of government policies as previously disclosed.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues decreased by 37.3% to RMB386.7 million from RMB616.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, mainly due to a decrease in compensation for instructors and tutors as a result of the restructuring in the third quarter of 2021, as well as decreases in learning material cost and rental expenses.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit was RMB887.6 million, compared with gross profit of RMB1,594.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Gross profit margin decreased to 69.7% from 72.1% in the same period of 2020. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease of net revenues, as a result of the impact of government policies as previously disclosed.

Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB908.2 million, compared with non-GAAP gross profit of RMB1,613.6 million in the same period of 2020. Non-GAAP gross profit margin decreased to 71.3% from 73.0% in the same period of 2020.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were RMB629.3 million, which decreased from RMB2,290.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Selling expenses decreased to RMB373.0 million from RMB1,798.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, primarily due to a decrease in marketing expenses as a result of the impact of government policies as previously disclosed, and a decrease in compensation for sales and marketing staff as a result of the restructuring in the third quarter of 2021.

Research and development expenses decreased to RMB125.0 million from RMB274.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, primarily due to a decrease in compensation for research and development personnel as a result of the restructuring in the third quarter of 2021.

General and administrative expenses decreased to RMB95.9 million from RMB217.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, primarily due to a decrease in compensation for general and administrative staff as a result of the restructuring in the third quarter of 2021.

Impairment loss on long-lived assets and disposal loss on assets was RMB14.1 million and RMB21.3 million respectively for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with nil and nil for the same period of 2020, primarily due to negative impact of government policies as previously disclosed. 

Income (Loss) from Operations

Income from operations was RMB258.3 million, compared with the loss from operations of RMB696.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in compensation for staff as a result of the restructuring, as well as decrease in other operating related expenses.

Non-GAAP income from operations was RMB296.8 million, compared with non-GAAP loss from operations of RMB623.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Interest Income and Realized Gains from Investment

Interest income and realized gains from investments, on aggregate, were RMB15.9 million, compared with RMB18.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Other Income

Other income was RMB11.2 million, compared with other income of RMB54.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease was mainly due to the value-added tax exemption offered by the government in the fourth quarter of 2020, which was no longer offered after April 2021.

Net Income (Loss)

Net income was RMB285.9 million, compared with net loss of RMB627.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Non-GAAP net income was RMB324.4 million, compared with non-GAAP net loss of RMB554.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Cash Flow

Net operating cash inflow for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB245.8 million. The inflow of net operating cash this quarter was primarily due to a decrease in employee compensation as a result of the restructuring in the third quarter of 2021, as well as decrease in other operating related expenses.

Basic and Diluted Net Income per ADS

Basic and diluted net income per ADS were RMB1.11 and RMB1.09, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS were RMB1.26 and RMB1.23, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Share Outstanding

As of December 31, 2021, the Company had 171,337,528 ordinary shares outstanding.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Short-term Investments and Long-term Investments

As of December 31, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments of RMB3,671.1 million in the aggregate, compared with a total of RMB8,217.2 million of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and long-term investments as of December 31, 2020. Restricted cash mainly represented the upfront tuition fee in the government custodian account, and will be released as the courses are being delivered.

Other Payables

As of December 31, 2021, other payables in non-current liabilities totaled RMB35.8 million, among which RMB26.6 million were payables related to the purchase of the Zhengzhou properties.

Financial Results for the Fiscal Year of 2021

Net Revenues

Net revenues were RMB6,561.7 million, compared with net revenues of RMB7,124.7 million in 2020. The decrease was mainly due to the cessation of K-9 academic subject tutoring services as a result of the impact of government policies as previously disclosed.

Cost of revenues

Cost of revenues was RMB2,397.6 million, compared with cost of revenues of RMB1,762.5 million in 2020. The increase was mainly due to severance costs for the reduction of instructors and tutors in the third quarter of 2021.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit was RMB4,164.1 million, compared with gross profit of RMB5,362.2 million in 2020. Gross profit margin decreased to 63.5%, from 75.3% in 2020. The decrease was attributable to the decrease of net revenues and the severance costs for the reduction in staffing recognized in the third quarter of 2021, as a result of the impact of government policies as previously disclosed.

Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB4,282.3 million, compared with non-GAAP gross profit of RMB5,428.6 million in 2020. Non-GAAP gross profit margin decreased to 65.3%, from 76.2% in 2020.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were RMB7,344.5 million, compared with operating expenses of RMB7,117.2 million in 2020.

Selling expenses decreased to RMB5,129.3 million from RMB5,816.2 million in 2020, primarily due to a decrease in marketing expenses due to the impact of government policies as previously disclosed, which were partially offset by an increase in compensation, which includes severance costs to sales and marketing staff as a result of the personnel reduction in the third quarter of 2021.

Research and development increased by 70.6% to RMB1,252.9 million from RMB734.5 million in 2020, primarily due to an increase in compensation, which includes severance costs in the third quarter of 2021, for education content development professionals and technology development personnel.

General and administrative expenses increased to RMB720.3 million from RMB566.6 million in 2020, primarily due to an increase in compensation to general and administrative staff, which includes severance costs in the third quarter of 2021.

Impairment loss on long-lived assets and disposal loss on assets was RMB95.8 million and RMB146.2 million respectively for 2021, compared with nil and nil for 2020, primarily due to negative impact of government policies as previously disclosed. 

Loss from Operations

Loss from operations was RMB3,180.3 million, compared with loss from operations of RMB1,755.0 million in 2020.

Non-GAAP loss from operations was RMB2,835.1 million, compared with non-GAAP loss from operations of RMB1,516.6 million in 2020.

Interest Income and Realized Gains from Investment

Interest income and realized gains from investments, on aggregate, was RMB97.2 million, compared with RMB73.8 million in 2020.

Other Income

Other income was RMB20.9 million, compared with other income of RMB253.6 million in 2020. The decrease was mainly due to the value-added tax exemption offered by the government in 2020, which was no longer offered after April 2021.

Net Loss

Net loss was RMB3,103.5 million, compared with net loss of RMB1,392.9 million in 2020.

Non-GAAP net loss was RMB2,758.2 million, compared with non-GAAP net loss of RMB1,154.5 million in 2020

Cash Flow

Net operating cash outflow was RMB4,185.8 million, compared with operating cash inflow of RMB603.3 million in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease of paid course enrollments, the increase in tuition fee refunds and the severance costs for the reduction in staffing paid in the third quarter of 2021, as a result of the impact of government policies as previously disclosed.

Basic and Diluted Net Loss per ADS

Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were RMB12.11 in 2021.

Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ADS were RMB10.77 in 2021.

Conference Call

The Company will hold an earnings conference call on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (9:00 PM on the same day, Beijing/Hong Kong Time). Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

International:

1-412-317-6061

US:

1-888-317-6003

Hong Kong:

800-963976

Mainland China:

4001-206115

Passcode:

9435187

A telephone replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through March 15, 2022. The dial-in details are:

International:

1-412-317-0088

US:

1-877-344-7529

Passcode:

7384980

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.gaotu.cn/home.

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," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the Company's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. 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. 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 Company's ability to continue to attract students to enroll in its courses; the Company's ability to continue to recruit, train and retain qualified teachers; the Company's ability to improve the content of its existing course offerings and to develop new courses; the Company's ability to maintain and enhance its brand; the Company's ability to maintain and continue to improve its teaching results; and the Company's ability to compete effectively against its competitors. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's reports filed with, or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information or any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

About Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Gaotu is a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider in China. The Company offers vocational education, professional education and digital products. Gaotu adopts an online live large-class format to deliver its courses, which the Company believes is the most effective and scalable model to disseminate scarce high-quality teaching resources to aspiring students in China. Big data analytics permeates every aspect of the Company's business and facilitates the application of the latest technology to improve teaching delivery, student learning experience, and operational efficiency.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses gross billings, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP net income (loss), each a non-GAAP financial measure, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes.

The Company defines gross billings for a specific period as the total amount of cash received for the sale of course offerings in such period, net of the total amount of refunds in such period. The Company's management uses gross billings as a performance measurement because the Company generally bills its students for the entire course fee at the time of sale of its course offerings and recognizes revenue proportionally as the classes are delivered. For some courses, the Company continues to provide students with 12 months to 36 months access to the pre-recorded audio-video courses after the online live courses are delivered. The Company believes that gross billings provides valuable insight into the sales of its course packages and the performance of its business. As gross billings have material limitations as an analytical metrics and may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies, it may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP net income (loss) exclude share-based compensation expenses, and such adjustment excludes the impact on income tax. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to the Company's historical performance. A limitation of using non-GAAP measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation charges that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in the Company's business.

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 "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" set forth at the end of this release.

The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

Exchange Rate

The Company's business is primarily conducted in China and the significant majority of revenues generated are denominated in Renminbi ("RMB"). This announcement contains currency conversions of RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("USD") solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to USD are made at a rate of RMB6.3726 to USD1.0000, the effective noon buying rate for December 30, 2021 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at that rate on December 30, 2021, or at any other rate.

For further information, please contact:

Gaotu Techedu Inc.
Investor Relations
E-mail: ir@gaotu.cn

Christensen

In China
Ms. Vivian Wang
Phone: +852 2232 3978
E-mail: gotu@christensenir.com

In the US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@christensenir.com

 

 

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets

(In thousands of RMB and USD, except for share, per share and per ADS data)




As of
December
31,



As of December 31,




2020



2021



2021




RMB



RMB



USD


ASSETS










Current assets










Cash and cash equivalents



355,224




728,934




114,386


Restricted cash






168,189




26,393


Short-term investments



7,331,268




2,774,000




435,301


Inventory



48,074




15,595




2,447


Prepaid expenses and other current assets



722,682




250,068




39,241


Total current assets



8,457,248




3,936,786




617,768












Non-current assets










Operating lease right-of-use assets



806,591




353,877




55,531


Property, equipment and software, net



704,338




680,009




106,708


Land use rights, net



28,983




28,178




4,422


Long-term investments



530,729








Deferred tax assets



48,324








Rental deposit



51,499




22,544




3,538


Other non-current assets



58,080




3,272




514


TOTAL ASSETS



10,685,792




5,024,666




788,481












LIABILITIES




















Current liabilities










Accrued expenses, deferred revenue and other current
  liabilities (including accrued expenses, deferred revenue
  and other current liabilities of the consolidated VIE without
  recourse to the Group of RMB3,347,616 and RMB1,404,025
  as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021,
  respectively)



4,040,116




1,680,258




263,670


Current portion of operating lease liabilities (including
   current portion of operating lease liabilities of the
   consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of
   RMB125,986 and RMB41,479 as of December 31, 2020
   and December 31, 2021, respectively)



152,622




80,010




12,555


Income tax payable of the consolidated VIE without
   recourse to the Group



4,654








Total Current liabilities



4,197,392




1,760,268




276,225


 

 

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets

(In thousands of RMB and USD, except for share, per share and per ADS data)




As of
December
31,



As of December 31,




2020



2021



2021




RMB



RMB



USD


Non-current liabilities










Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities (including
   non-current portion of operating lease liabilities of the
   consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of
   RMB527,692 and RMB158,824 as of December 31, 2020
   and December 31, 2021, respectively)



644,143




276,035




43,316


Deferred tax liabilities of the consolidated VIE without
   recourse to the Group



78,697




71,616




11,238


Deferred revenue and other payables of the consolidated VIE
  without recourse to the Group



35,705




35,805




5,619


TOTAL LIABILITIES



4,955,937




2,143,724




336,398












SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY










Ordinary shares



113




114




18


Treasury stock, at cost



(139,572)








Additional paid-in capital



7,595,049




7,793,234




1,222,928


Accumulated other comprehensive loss



(59,905)




(143,111)




(22,457)


Statutory reserve



40,380




40,380




6,337


Accumulated deficit



(1,706,210)




(4,809,675)




(754,743)


TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY



5,729,855




2,880,942




452,083












TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS'
   EQUITY



10,685,792




5,024,666




788,481


 

 

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations

(In thousands of RMB and USD, except for share, per share and per ADS data)




For the three months ended December 31,



For the year ended December 31,




2020



2021



2021



2020



2021



2021




RMB



RMB



USD



RMB



RMB



USD


Net Revenues:



2,211,041




1,274,267




199,960




7,124,744




6,561,747




1,029,681


Online K-12 academic subject
   tutoring services



1,975,162




1,125,200




176,568




6,237,399




6,000,639




941,631


Comprehensive tutoring services[3]



235,879




149,067




23,392




887,345




561,108




88,050


Cost of revenues



(616,363)




(386,652)




(60,674)




(1,762,548)




(2,397,604)




(376,236)


Gross profit



1,594,678




887,615




139,286




5,362,196




4,164,143




653,445


Operating expenses



















Selling expenses



(1,798,357)




(373,035)




(58,537)




(5,816,214)




(5,129,267)




(804,894)


Research and development expenses



(274,726)




(124,977)




(19,612)




(734,450)




(1,252,877)




(196,604)


General and administrative expenses



(217,670)




(95,913)




(15,051)




(566,565)




(720,253)




(113,023)


Impairment loss on long-lived assets






(14,104)




(2,213)







(95,844)




(15,040)


Disposal loss on assets






(21,270)




(3,338)







(146,245)




(22,949)


Total operating expenses



(2,290,753)




(629,299)




(98,751)




(7,117,229)




(7,344,486)




(1,152,510)


(Loss) income from operations



(696,075)




258,316




40,535




(1,755,033)




(3,180,343)




(499,065)


Interest income



1,273




4,296




674




3,372




31,460




4,937


Realized gains from investments



17,334




11,582




1,817




70,403




65,763




10,320


Other income



54,109




11,215




1,760




253,646




20,906




3,281


(Loss) income before provision for
   income tax and share of results of
   equity investees



(623,359)




285,409




44,786




(1,427,612)




(3,062,214)




(480,527)


Income tax (expenses) benefits



(5,474)




449




70




34,619




(40,949)




(6,426)


Share of results of equity investees



1,800










63




(302)




(47)


Net (loss) income



(627,033)




285,858




44,856




(1,392,930)




(3,103,465)




(487,000)


Net (loss) income attributable to
   Gaotu Techedu Inc.'s ordinary
   shareholders



(627,033)




285,858




44,856




(1,392,930)




(3,103,465)




(487,000)


Net (loss) income per ordinary share



















Basic



(3.88)




1.67




0.26




(8.72)




(18.17)




(2.85)


Diluted



(3.88)




1.63




0.26




(8.72)




(18.17)




(2.85)


Net (loss) income per ADS



















Basic



(2.59)




1.11




0.17




(5.81)




(12.11)




(1.90)


Diluted



(2.59)




1.09




0.17




(5.81)




(12.11)




(1.90)


Weighted average shares used in net
   income per share



















Basic



161,704,940




171,204,907




171,204,907




159,725,779




170,790,979




170,790,979


Diluted



161,704,940




175,669,582




175,669,582




159,725,779




170,790,979




170,790,979


 

Note: Three ADSs represent two ordinary shares.

 

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures

(In thousands of RMB and USD, except for share, per share and per ADS data)




For the three months ended December
31,



For the year ended December 31,




2020



2021



2021



2020



2021



2021




RMB



RMB



USD



RMB



RMB



USD


Net revenues



2,211,041




1,274,267




199,960




7,124,744




6,561,747




1,029,681


Less: other revenues(1)



74




306




48




1,289




911




143


Add: VAT and surcharges



139,270




76,684




12,033




434,090




402,979




63,236


Add: ending deferred revenue and refund liability



2,854,448




1,074,848




168,668




2,854,448




1,074,848




168,668


Less: beginning deferred revenue and refund liability



2,046,483




1,418,984




222,669




1,392,203




2,854,448




447,925


Less: deferred revenue from the Tianjin
   Puxin acquisition.



11,700










11,700








Gross billings (non-GAAP)



3,146,502




1,006,509




157,944




9,008,090




5,184,215




813,517


 

Note (1): Include miscellaneous revenues generated from services other than courses.

 



For the three months ended December 31,



For the year ended December 31,




2020



2021



2021



2020



2021



2021




RMB



RMB



USD



RMB



RMB



USD


Gross profit



1,594,678




887,615




139,286




5,362,196




4,164,143




653,445


Share-based compensation expense in
   cost of revenues



18,932




20,591




3,231




66,422




118,145




18,540


Non-GAAP gross profit



1,613,610




908,206




142,517




5,428,618




4,282,288




671,985





















(Loss) income from operations



(696,075)




258,316




40,535




(1,755,033)




(3,180,343)




(499,065)


Share-based compensation expenses



72,679




38,529




6,046




238,446




345,259




54,179


Non-GAAP (loss) income from
   operations



(623,396)




296,845




46,581




(1,516,587)




(2,835,084)




(444,886)





















Net (loss) income



(627,033)




285,858




44,856




(1,392,930)




(3,103,465)




(487,000)


Share-based compensation expenses



72,679




38,529




6,046




238,446




345,259




54,179


Non-GAAP net (loss) income



(554,354)




324,387




50,902




(1,154,484)




(2,758,206)




(432,821)


 

 

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FAQ

What were Gaotu Techedu's fourth quarter 2021 financial results?

In Q4 2021, Gaotu reported net revenues of RMB1,274.3 million, a decrease of 42.4% year-over-year, with a net income of RMB285.9 million.

How did Gaotu Techedu perform in fiscal year 2021?

For FY 2021, Gaotu's net revenues were RMB6,561.7 million, down 7.9% from 2020, and the company reported a net loss of RMB3,103.5 million.

What caused the decline in revenues for Gaotu Techedu?

The decline in revenues is attributed to the cessation of K-9 academic subject tutoring services due to government policy changes.

What is the current cash position of Gaotu Techedu?

As of December 31, 2021, Gaotu had cash and cash equivalents of approximately RMB3.7 billion.

What was the impact of restructuring on Gaotu Techedu's profitability?

Following restructuring, Gaotu achieved a record high non-GAAP net profit margin of 25.5% in Q4 2021.

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