Pinduoduo Announces First Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results
Pinduoduo Inc. (NASDAQ: PDD) reported robust financial results for Q1 2020, showcasing a remarkable 44% revenue growth, reaching RMB6,541.1 million (US$923.8 million). The platform's Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) surged by 108% year-over-year to RMB1,157.2 billion (US$216.3 billion). Average monthly active users climbed 68% to 487.4 million, while active buyers increased by 42% to 628.1 million. Despite these gains, the company faced an operating loss of RMB4,397.2 million (US$621.0 million), attributed to rising operational costs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Revenue growth of 44% YoY, reaching RMB6,541.1 million (US$923.8 million).
- Gross Merchandise Volume increased by 108% to RMB1,157.2 billion (US$216.3 billion).
- Average monthly active users up 68%, totaling 487.4 million.
- Active buyers grew 42% YoY, totaling 628.1 million.
- Operating loss widened to RMB4,397.2 million (US$621.0 million).
- Total operating expenses increased by 57% to RMB9,108.0 million (US$1,286.3 million).
- Sales and marketing expenses rose 49%, reaching RMB7,296.6 million (US$1,030.5 million).
SHANGHAI, China, May 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pinduoduo Inc. ("Pinduoduo" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PDD), an innovative and fast growing technology platform and one of the leading Chinese e-commerce players, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.
First Quarter 2020 Highlights
- GMV1 in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020 was RMB1,157.2 billion (US$2163.4 billion), an increase of
108% from RMB557.4 billion in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2019.
- Total revenues in the quarter were RMB6,541.1 million (US
$923.8 million ), an increase of44% from RMB4,545.2 million in the same quarter of 2019.
- Average monthly active users3 in the quarter were 487.4 million, an increase of
68% from 289.7 million in the same quarter of 2019.
- Active buyers4 in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020 were 628.1 million, an increase of
42% from 443.3 million in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2019.
- Annual spending per active buyer5 in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020 was RMB1,842.4 (US
$260.2) , an increase of47% from RMB1,257.3 in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2019.
"Despite the unprecedented challenges in the first quarter, Pinduoduo has grown and now serves more than 600 million active buyers. We’re encouraged to see our next generation of leaders stepping up and shouldering the responsibilities of serving our users,” said Mr. Zheng Huang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pinduoduo. “We remain committed to our users, merchants and ecosystem partners during this difficult period. In the first quarter, we adopted numerous measures to support them, including providing free traffic to farmers and small businesses, and stabilizing the prices of medical and other daily necessities that were in high demand.”
“Despite the outbreak and seasonality, we were able to ship on average 50 million daily orders in March to meet our users’ needs. We are pleased to see more users giving us the vote of trust and making purchases on our platform,” added Mr. David Liu, Vice President of Strategy. “As a result, the number of our active buyers in the last twelve-month period has a net increase of 43 million on a quarter-on-quarter basis. As the economy worldwide regains its foothold, we are seeing opportunities for investments and partnerships such as our recent investment in GOME Retail Holdings. Our strong balance sheet allows us to act quickly on such opportunities which we believe would help us better serve our users.”
First Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB6,541.1 million (US
- Revenues from online marketing services were RMB5,492.3 million (US
$775.7 million ), an increase of39% from RMB3,948.4 million in the same quarter of 2019.
- Revenues from transaction services were RMB1,048.8 million (US
$148.1 million ), an increase of76% from RMB596.8 million in the same quarter of 2019.
Total costs of revenues were RMB1,830.2 million (US
Total operating expenses were RMB9,108.0 million (US
- Sales and marketing expenses were RMB7,296.6 million (US
$1,030.5 million ), an increase of49% from RMB4,889.3 million in the same quarter of 2019, mainly due to an increase in advertising expenses and promotion and coupon expenses.
- General and administrative expenses were RMB338.3 million (US
$47.8 million ), an increase of43% from RMB236.1 million in the same quarter of 2019, primarily due to an increase in headcount.
- Research and development expenses were RMB1,473.2 million (US
$208.0 million ), an increase of121% from RMB667.1 million in the same quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase in headcount and the recruitment of more experienced R&D personnel and an increase in R&D-related cloud services expenses.
Operating loss was RMB4,397.2 million (US
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB4,119.3 million (US
Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were RMB3.54 (US
Net cash used in operating activities was RMB567.1 million (US
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB69.5 billion (US
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the earnings at 7:30 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Friday, May 22, 2020 (7:30 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on Friday, May 22, 2020).
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, operator assisted conference calls are not available at the moment. All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the Participant Registration link below:
http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/5338186
Once registered, an email will be sent with details for this conference call including dial-in numbers, direct event passcode, and Registrant ID. To join the conference call, simply dial the number in the calendar invite you receive after preregistering, enter the passcode followed by your PIN, and you will join the conference call instantly.
A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call until 9:59 AM ET on May 30, 2020.
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A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Pinduoduo’s website at http://investor.pinduoduo.com/
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses non-GAAP measures, such as non-GAAP operating loss and non-GAAP net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders, as supplemental measures to review and assess operating performance. The presentation of these 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”). The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude share-based compensation expenses and interest expenses related to the convertible bonds’ amortization to face value.
The Company presents these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by management to evaluate operating performance and formulate business plans. 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 and interest expenses related to the convertible bonds’ amortization to face value, which is a non-cash charge. The Company also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures could provide further information about the Company’s results of operations, and enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects.
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. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect all items of income and expenses that affect the Company’s operations and do not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited. The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating performance. The Company encourages you to review the Company’s financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to The Most Directly Comparable GAAP Measures” set forth at the end of this press release.
Safe Harbor Statements
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 business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Pinduoduo’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Pinduoduo may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), 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 fourth parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about Pinduoduo’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: Pinduoduo’s growth strategies; its future business development, results of operations and financial condition; its ability to understand buyer needs and provide products and services to attract and retain buyers; its ability to maintain and enhance the recognition and reputation of its brand; its ability to rely on merchants and fourth-party logistics service providers to provide delivery services to buyers; its ability to maintain and improve quality control policies and measures; its ability to establish and maintain relationships with merchants; trends and competition in China’s e-commerce market; changes in its revenues and certain cost or expense items; the expected growth of China’s e-commerce market; PRC governmental policies and regulations relating to Pinduoduo’s industry, and 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 Pinduoduo’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Pinduoduo undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
About Pinduoduo Inc.
Pinduoduo is an innovative and fast growing technology platform that provides buyers with value-for-money merchandise and a fun and interactive shopping experience. The Pinduoduo mobile platform offers a comprehensive selection of attractively priced merchandise, featuring a dynamic social shopping experience that leverages social networks effectively.
For more information, please visit http://investor.pinduoduo.com/
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
investor@pinduoduo.com
internationalmedia@pinduoduo.com
| PINDUODUO INC. | |||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||
| (Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”)) | |||||
| As of | |||||
| December 31, 2019 | March 31, 2020 | ||||
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| (Unaudited) | |||||
| ASSETS | |||||
| Current Assets | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,768,186 | 5,526,736 | 780,524 | ||
| Restricted cash | 27,577,671 | 26,972,389 | 3,809,229 | ||
| Receivables from online payment platforms | 1,050,974 | 679,522 | 95,967 | ||
| Short-term investments | 35,288,827 | 37,048,472 | 5,232,244 | ||
| Amounts due from related parties | 2,365,528 | 1,948,392 | 275,166 | ||
| Prepayments and other current assets | 950,277 | 914,603 | 129,167 | ||
| Total current assets | 73,001,463 | 73,090,114 | 10,322,297 | ||
| Non-current assets | |||||
| Property, equipment and software, net | 41,273 | 41,353 | 5,840 | ||
| Intangible asset | 1,994,292 | 1,866,532 | 263,605 | ||
| Right-of-use assets | 517,188 | 486,894 | 68,763 | ||
| Other non-current assets | 503,120 | 691,994 | 97,728 | ||
| Total non-current assets | 3,055,873 | 3,086,773 | 435,936 | ||
| Total Assets | 76,057,336 | 76,176,887 | 10,758,233 |
| PINDUODUO INC. | ||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”)) | ||||||||
| As of | ||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | March 31, 2020 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
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| Customer advances and deferred revenue | 605,970 | 619,769 | 87,528 | |||||
| Payable to merchants | 29,926,488 | 28,713,943 | 4,055,183 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 4,877,062 | 5,791,227 | 817,880 | |||||
| Merchant deposits | 7,840,912 | 8,639,172 | 1,220,084 | |||||
| Short-term borrowings | 898,748 | 2,114,541 | 298,630 | |||||
| Lease liabilities | 115,734 | 118,281 | 16,704 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 45,767,806 | 48,632,782 | 6,868,262 | |||||
| Convertible bonds | 5,206,682 | 5,430,487 | 766,931 | |||||
| Lease liabilities | 428,593 | 397,127 | 56,085 | |||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 7,389 | 7,050 | 996 | |||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 5,642,664 | 5,834,664 | 824,012 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 51,410,470 | 54,467,446 | 7,692,274 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Ordinary shares | 148 | 148 | 21 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 41,493,949 | 42,303,322 | 5,974,370 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,448,230 | 1,820,761 | 257,141 | |||||
| Accumulated deficits | (18,295,461 | ) | (22,414,790 | ) | (3,165,573 | ) | ||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 24,646,866 | 21,709,441 | 3,065,959 | |||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 76,057,336 | 76,176,887 | 10,758,233 |
| PINDUODUO INC. | ||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS | ||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$) | ||||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||
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| Transaction services | 596,790 | 1,048,789 | 148,117 | |||||
| Total Revenues | 4,545,204 | 6,541,059 | 923,774 | |||||
| Costs of revenues | ||||||||
| Costs of online marketplace services | (873,314 | ) | (1,830,247 | ) | (258,480 | ) | ||
| Total costs of revenues | (873,314 | ) | (1,830,247 | ) | (258,480 | ) | ||
| Gross profit | 3,671,890 | 4,710,812 | 665,294 | |||||
| Sales and marketing expenses | (4,889,255 | ) | (7,296,621 | ) | (1,030,480 | ) | ||
| General and administrative expenses | (236,075 | ) | (338,274 | ) | (47,773 | ) | ||
| Research and development expenses | (667,081 | ) | (1,473,150 | ) | (208,049 | ) | ||
| Total operating expenses | (5,792,411 | ) | (9,108,045 | ) | (1,286,302 | ) | ||
| Operating loss | (2,120,521 | ) | (4,397,233 | ) | (621,008 | ) | ||
| Interest and investment income, net | 252,102 | 460,282 | 65,004 | |||||
| Interest expenses | - | (150,634 | ) | (21,274 | ) | |||
| Foreign exchange loss | (1,886 | ) | (19,273 | ) | (2,722 | ) | ||
| Other loss, net | (7,403 | ) | (12,391 | ) | (1,750 | ) | ||
| Loss before income tax and share of results of equity investees | (1,877,708 | ) | (4,119,249 | ) | (581,750 | ) | ||
| Share of results of equity investees | - | (80 | ) | (11 | ) | |||
| Income tax expenses | - | - | - | |||||
| Net loss | (1,877,708 | ) | (4,119,329 | ) | (581,761 | ) | ||
| PINDUODUO INC. | ||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS | ||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for per share data) | ||||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||
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| Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders | (1,877,708 | ) | (4,119,329 | ) | (581,761 | ) | ||
| Loss per ordinary share: | ||||||||
| -Basic | (0.41 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||
| -Diluted | (0.41 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||
| Loss per ADS (4 ordinary shares equals 1 ADS ): | ||||||||
| -Basic | (1.64 | ) | (3.54 | ) | (0.50 | ) | ||
| -Diluted | (1.64 | ) | (3.54 | ) | (0.50 | ) | ||
| Weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares (in thousands): | ||||||||
| -Basic | 4,559,017 | 4,650,112 | 4,650,112 | |||||
| -Diluted | 4,559,017 | 4,650,112 | 4,650,112 |
| PINDUODUO INC. | |||||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||||
| (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$) | |||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | |||||
| 2019 | 2020 | ||||
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| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||
| Share-based compensation costs included in: | |||||
| Costs of revenues | 4,281 | 8,447 | 1,193 | ||
| Sales and marketing expenses | 196,121 | 231,799 | 32,736 | ||
| General and administrative expenses | 169,003 | 220,188 | 31,096 | ||
| Research and development expenses | 129,227 | 348,939 | 49,280 | ||
| Total | 498,632 | 809,373 | 114,305 | ||
| PINDUODUO INC. | ||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$) | ||||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
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| Net cash flow generated from/(used in) investing activities | 457,473 | (1,584,192 | ) | (223,731 | ) | |||
| Net cash flow generated from financing activities | 7,993,828 | 1,205,472 | 170,245 | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (228,497 | ) | 99,058 | 13,990 | ||||
| Increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 6,679,553 | (846,732 | ) | (119,582 | ) | |||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 30,539,686 | 33,345,857 | 4,709,335 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | 37,219,239 | 32,499,125 | 4,589,753 | |||||
| PINDUODUO INC. | ||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST DIRECTLY COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES | ||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for per share data) | ||||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
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| Add: Share-based compensation | 498,632 | 809,373 | 114,305 | |||||
| Non-GAAP operating loss | (1,621,889 | ) | (3,587,860 | ) | (506,703 | ) | ||
| Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders | (1,877,708 | ) | (4,119,329 | ) | (581,761 | ) | ||
| Add: Share-based compensation | 498,632 | 809,373 | 114,305 | |||||
| Add: Interest expense related to convertible bonds’ amortization to face value | - | 140,312 | 19,816 | |||||
| Non-GAAP net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders | (1,379,076 | ) | (3,169,644 | ) | (447,640 | ) | ||
| Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding – basic and diluted (in thousands) | 4,559,017 | 4,650,112 | 4,650,112 | |||||
| Non-GAAP basic and diluted loss per share | (0.30 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||
| Non-GAAP basic and diluted loss per ADS | (1.20 | ) | (2.73 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||
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1 “GMV” refers to the total value of all orders for products and services placed on the Pinduoduo mobile platform, regardless of whether the products and services are actually sold, delivered or returned. Buyers on the platform are not charged for shipping fees in addition to the listed price of merchandise. Hence, merchants may embed the shipping fees in the listed price. If embedded, then the shipping fees are included in GMV. As a prudential matter aimed at eliminating any influence on Pinduoduo’s GMV of irregular transactions, the Company excludes from its calculation of GMV transactions in certain product categories over certain amounts and transactions by buyers in certain product categories over a certain amount per day.
2 This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi (RMB) amounts into U.S. dollars (US$) at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, the translation of RMB into US$ has been made at RMB7.0808 to US
3 “Monthly active users” refers to the number of user accounts that visited the Pinduoduo mobile app during a given month, which does not include those that accessed the platform through social networks and access points.
4 “Active buyers” in a given period refers to the number of user accounts that placed one or more orders (i) on the Pinduoduo mobile app, and (ii) through social networks and access points in that period, regardless of whether the products and services are actually sold, delivered or returned.
5 “Annual spending per active buyer” in a given period refers to the quotient of total GMV in that period divided by the number of active buyers in the same period.
6 The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude share-based compensation expenses and interest expenses related to the convertible bonds’ amortization to face value. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to The Most Directly Comparable GAAP Measures” set forth at the end of this press release.
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