Gaotu Techedu Provides Business Updates
Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GOTU) announced updates following China's regulations on after-school tutoring for senior high school students. The company will cease academic subject tutoring services by the end of February 2022, anticipating a significant revenue decline for the year. However, Gaotu plans to pivot towards professional education, vocational services, and digital products. Encouragingly, it has seen promising results in its non-K12 sector and expects positive cash flow by Q4 2021. The firm is committed to compliance with the new regulations and will adapt its operations accordingly.
- Gaotu has seen promising results in its non-K12 business segment.
- The company expects to achieve profitability and positive operating cash flow by Q4 2021.
- The cessation of academic tutoring services is expected to result in a substantial revenue decline for 2022.
BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaotu Techedu Inc. ("Gaotu" or the "Company") (NYSE: GOTU), a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider in China, today provided business updates following Beijing local government's updated regulatory requirements (the "New Regulation") that after-school tutoring services for senior high school students need to strictly follow the "Opinions on Further Alleviating the Burden of Homework and After-School Tutoring for Students in Compulsory Education" published in July 2021 by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council of the PRC.
In compliance with the New Regulation, the Company will cease offering tutoring services related to academic subjects to students in senior high schools before the end of February 2022 (the "Cessation"). The Company expects that the Cessation will have a substantial adverse impact on the Company's revenues for 2022 and subsequent periods.
The Company will leverage the resources and knowhow accumulated through its past K-12 academic subject tutoring services, and turn its focus on its professional education service, vocational education service and digital products. The Company has seen a promising start to its non-K12 business, and it is confident that it will see profitability and positive operating cash flow in as early as the fourth quarter of 2021.
The Company is committed to complying with all applicable PRC laws and regulations, including the New Regulation. To this end, the Company will continue to seek guidance from and cooperate with all relevant government authorities in China in connection with its efforts to comply with the policy directives of the New Regulation. The Company will further adjust its business operations as required and provide updates as appropriate.
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About Gaotu Techedu Inc.
Gaotu is a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider in China. The Company offers vocational, 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. The Company leverages big data analytics and the latest technologies in multiple aspects of its business to improve teaching delivery, student learning experience, and operational efficiency.
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
Email: gotu@christensenir.com
In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@christensenir.com
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