NaaS Technology Inc. Reports Unaudited 2022 Second Quarter and Interim Financial Results
NaaS Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: NAAS) reported robust financial results for Q2 and H1 2022, showcasing significant growth in its electric vehicle (EV) charging services in China. Q2 2022 charging volume rose to 580 GWh, up 135% YoY, with gross transaction value reaching RMB 537.2 million (US$ 80.2 million), a 125% increase. Total gross revenues for H1 were RMB 108 million (US$ 16.1 million), a 90% rise YoY. However, the net loss increased to RMB 565.2 million (US$ 84.4 million) in Q2, largely due to one-off costs related to listing and share-based compensations. The company anticipates charging volumes to exceed 2,700 GWh for FY 2022.
- Charging volume grew 135% YoY in Q2 2022 to 580 GWh.
- Gross transaction value increased by 125% YoY to RMB 537.2 million (US$ 80.2 million) in Q2 2022.
- Total gross revenues for H1 2022 reached RMB 108 million (US$ 16.1 million), up 90% YoY.
- Net revenues experienced a dramatic increase of 590% YoY, reaching RMB 10.6 million (US$ 1.6 million) in Q2 2022.
- Net loss widened to RMB 565.2 million (US$ 84.4 million) in Q2 2022, compared to a loss of RMB 77.1 million in Q2 2021.
- Total operating costs surged to RMB 529.5 million (US$ 79.0 million) in Q2 2022, driven by equity-settled listing costs and share-based compensations.
BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NaaS Technology Inc. (“NaaS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NAAS), one of the largest and fastest growing electric vehicle charging service providers in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Operational Highlights:
- Charging volume transacted through NaaS’ network in the second quarter of 2022 reached 580GWh, representing an increase of
135% year over year. Total charging volume in the first half year of 2022 reached 1,062GWh, and increased by160% year over year. - Gross transaction value transacted through NaaS’ network in the second quarter of 2022 reached RMB537.2 million (US
$80.2 million ), representing an increase of125% year over year. Gross transaction value in the first half of 2022 reached RMB1,002.6 million (US$149.7 million ), and increased by153% year over year. - As of June 30, 2022, NaaS’ charging solutions had serviced 981 charging station operators, representing an increase of
114% year over year. Over 44,000 charging stations had connected and more than 404,000 chargers were accessible on NaaS’ network as of June 30, 2022, up by82% from 24,000 and125% from 180,000 as of June 30, 2021, respectively. - The total value of charging piles sold through NaaS’ network in the second quarter of 2022 totaled RMB8.1 million (US
$1.2 million ), representing an increase of38% year over year. The total value sold during the first half of 2022 was RMB17.8 million (US$2.7 million ), an increase of71% year over year.
Second Quarter 2022 and First Half 2022 Financial Highlights:
- Total gross revenues were RMB56.3 million (US
$8.4 million ) for the second quarter of 2022 and RMB108.0 million (US$16.1 million ) for the first half of the year, representing an increase of47% and90% year over year1 respectively. - Net revenues grew by
590% year over year and reached RMB10.6 million (US$1.6 million ) in the second quarter of 2022. Net revenues of the first half of 2022 were RMB18.1 million (US$2.7 million ), increasing by451% year over year. - Total operating costs were RMB529.5 million (US
$79.0 million ) in the second quarter of 2022 and RMB623.4 million (US$93.1 million ) in the first half of the year, as compared with RMB78.0 million and RMB120.5 million for the same periods of 2021. The significant increase was mainly due to the Company recording RMB308.9 million (US$46.1 million ) of equity-settled listing costs and RMB164.0 million (US$24.5 million ) of share-based compensation expenses in the first half of 2022. - Net loss was RMB565.2 million (US
$84.4 million ) for the second quarter of 2022 and RMB659.2 million (US$98.4 million ) for the first half of 2022, as compared to net loss of RMB77.1 million and RMB118.3 million for the same periods of 2021, respectively.
- Non-IFRS net loss2 was RMB81.1 million (US
$12.1 million ) in the second quarter of 2022 and RMB140.3 million (US$20.9 million ) for the first half of 2022, representing a year-over-year increase of5% and19% , respectively. The ratio of non-IFRS net loss over gross revenues in the first half year of 2022 was130% , down from209% for the same period of 2021.
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1 In accordance with the IFRS rules, Dada Auto Inc. was considered for accounting purposes to be the successor company upon the consummation of the Merger Transactions (defined below) and consequently the Company reports the financial results of Dada Auto Inc. as the Company’s historical financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
2 Non-IFRS net loss was arrived at after excluding equity-settled listing costs, share-based compensation expenses and fair value changes of convertible and redeemable preferred shares. Please refer to the section titled "Unaudited reconciliations of IFRS and non-IFRS results" for details.
"As one of the largest and fastest growing electric vehicle charging service providers in China, NaaS continued to benefit from favorable global trends towards the adoption of electric vehicles, as well as strong policy support," said Ms. Yang Wang, NaaS' chief executive officer, "As a result, our net revenues grew by 4.5 times year over year for the first half, and by 5.9 times year over year for the quarter. The total number of chargers on NaaS' network has already exceeded 400,000, representing a compound growth rate of
"In addition to our strong growth in revenues, our non-IFRS net loss remained relatively flat for the quarter," added Mr. Lei Zhao, NaaS' chief financial officer, "demonstrating the success and scalability of our business model, as we significantly improved our operational efficiency."
Second Quarter and First Half 2022 Financial Results:
Revenues
Total gross revenues in the first half of the year were RMB108.0 million (US
Revenues from online EV charging solutions contributed RMB101.1 million (US
Offline EV charging revenues increased significantly by
Revenues from non-charging solutions and other services increased by
Incentives to end-users, recorded as revenue deduction, increased by
Net revenues reached RMB18.1 million (US
Operating costs
Total operating costs were RMB623.4 million (US
Cost of revenues in the first half year of 2022 was RMB20.0 million (US
Selling and marketing expenses in the first half of 2022 was RMB87.7 million (US
Administrative expenses increased to RMB493.0 million (US
Research and development expenses were RMB22.6 million (US
Finance (costs)/income, net
Finance costs were RMB6.5 million (US
Income tax (expenses)/benefit
NaaS’ income tax benefits were RMB236 thousand (US
Net loss and non-IFRS net loss
Net loss for the first half of 2022 was RMB659.2 million (US
Outlook:
Based on NaaS’ preliminary assessment of the current market conditions, the Company expects total charging volume for the fiscal year 2022 to exceed 2,700 GWh, and total value of charging piles sold through the network to be around RMB130~150 million. This is NaaS’ current and preliminary view, which is subject to changes and uncertainties.
Conference Call Information
The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 7:00 AM U.S. Eastern time on August 22, 2022 (7:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time on August 22, 2022).
Participants who wish to join the conference call should register online at:
https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10024661-4mal42.html
Once registration is completed, participants will receive the dial-in information for the conference call.
Participants joining the conference call should dial-in at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.enaas.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live call until August 29, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
| United States: | 1 855 883 1031 |
| China: | 400 1209 216 |
| Replay Access Code: | 10024661 |
Exchange Rate
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("USD") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to USD were made at the rate of RMB6.6981 to US
Non-IFRS Financial Measure
The Company uses non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period, which is a non-IFRS financial measure, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. NaaS believes that non-IFRS net profit/loss helps identify underlying trends in the Company's business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that the Company includes in its profit for the period. NaaS believes that non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period provides useful information about its results of operations, enhances the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects and allows for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by its management in its financial and operational decision-making.
Non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to operating profit, net profit for the period or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of its operating performance. Investors are encouraged to review non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period and the reconciliation to its most directly comparable IFRS measure. Non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company's data. NaaS encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period represents profit/loss for the period excluding equity-settled listing costs, share-based compensation expenses and fair value changes of convertible and redeemable preferred shares.
Merger Transactions
On June 10, 2022, RISE Education Cayman Ltd, the Company’s predecessor, completed the merger and other related transactions (the “Merger Transactions”) with Dada Auto Inc. (“Dada”), as a result of which Dada became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company assumed and began conducting the principal business of Dada. The name of the Company was changed from “RISE Education Cayman Ltd” to “NaaS Technology Inc.” and its ticker was changed from “REDU” to “NAAS.”
About NaaS Technology Inc.
NaaS Technology Inc. is one of the largest and fastest growing EV charging service providers in China. The Company is a subsidiary of Newlinks Technology Limited, a leading energy digitalization group in China. NaaS provides one-stop services to charging pile manufacturers and operators, OEMs, companies with their own delivery fleets as well as fleet operators, with online, offline, and non-electric services covering the whole value chain across the EV sector. As of 2021, NaaS had connected 290,000 chargers, with an annual charging capacity of over 1,200 Gigawatt hours, accounting for about
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates” and similar statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. 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: NaaS’ goals and strategies; its future business development, financial conditions and results of operations; its ability to continuously develop new technology, services and products and keep up with changes in the industries in which it operates; growth of China’s EV charging industry and EV charging service industry and NaaS’ future business development; demand for and market acceptance of NaaS’ products and services; NaaS’ ability to protect and enforce its intellectual property rights; NaaS’ ability to attract and retain qualified executives and personnel; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of government and other measures seeking to contain its spread; U.S.-China trade war and its effect on NaaS’ operation, fluctuations of the RMB exchange rate, and NaaS’ ability to obtain adequate financing for its planned capital expenditure requirements; NaaS’ relationships with end-users, customers, suppliers and other business partners; competition in the industry; relevant government policies and regulations related to the industry; and fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and globally. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in NaaS’ filings with the SEC.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Investor Relations
NaaS Technology Inc.
Email: ir@enaas.com
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NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except for share and per share data) | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, gross | 38,257 | 56,323 | 8,408 | 56,731 | 107,997 | 16,124 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Online EV Charging Solutions | 37,605 | 52,165 | 7,788 | 55,365 | 101,143 | 15,100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offline EV Charging Solutions | 612 | 4,054 | 605 | 1,271 | 6,676 | 997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Charging Solutions and Other Services | 40 | 104 | 15 | 95 | 178 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Incentive to end-users | (36,721 | ) | (45,722 | ) | (6,826 | ) | (53,444 | ) | (89,904 | ) | (13,422 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | 1,536 | 10,601 | 1,582 | 3,287 | 18,093 | 2,702 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other losses, net | (452 | ) | (784 | ) | (117 | ) | (699 | ) | (1,666 | ) | (249 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Operating costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | (1,445 | ) | (11,895 | ) | (1,776 | ) | (4,160 | ) | (20,047 | ) | (2,993 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing expenses | (62,066 | ) | (49,019 | ) | (7,318 | ) | (86,855 | ) | (87,719 | ) | (13,096 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Administrative expenses | (6,006 | ) | (455,194 | ) | (67,959 | ) | (13,420 | ) | (493,016 | ) | (73,605 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses | (8,494 | ) | (13,368 | ) | (1,996 | ) | (16,114 | ) | (22,577 | ) | (3,371 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating costs | (78,011 | ) | (529,476 | ) | (79,049 | ) | (120,549 | ) | (623,359 | ) | (93,065 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (76,927 | ) | (519,659 | ) | (77,584 | ) | (117,961 | ) | (606,932 | ) | (90,612 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Finance (costs)/income, net | (148 | ) | 1,676 | 250 | (266 | ) | (6,546 | ) | (977 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Fair value changes of convertible and redeemable preferred shares | — | (47,252 | ) | (7,055 | ) | — | (45,955 | ) | (6,861 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss before income tax | (77,075 | ) | (565,235 | ) | (84,389 | ) | (118,227 | ) | (659,433 | ) | (98,450 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (expenses)/benefits | (57 | ) | 74 | 11 | (73 | ) | 236 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (77,132 | ) | (565,161 | ) | (84,378 | ) | (118,300 | ) | (659,197 | ) | (98,415 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | (77,132 | ) | (565,161 | ) | (84,378 | ) | (118,300 | ) | (659,197 | ) | (98,415 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Loss per share for loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company (Expressed in RMB per share) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | (15,426.44 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (23,660.07 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | (15,426.44 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (23,660.07 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Loss per ADS for loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company (Expressed in RMB per ADS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | (154,264.41 | ) | (2.64 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (236,600.72 | ) | (3.08 | ) | (0.46 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | (154,264.41 | ) | (2.64 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (236,600.72 | ) | (3.08 | ) | (0.46 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 5,000 | 2,141,595,809 | 2,141,595,809 | 5,000 | 2,141,595,809 | 2,141,595,809 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 5,000 | 2,141,595,809 | 2,141,595,809 | 5,000 | 2,141,595,809 | 2,141,595,809 | ||||||||||||||||||
NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC.
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF IFRS AND NON-IFRS RESULTS
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except for share and per share data) | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company to Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | (77,132 | ) | (565,161 | ) | (84,378 | ) | (118,300 | ) | (659,197 | ) | (98,415 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Add: Equity-settled listing costs | — | 308,948 | 46,125 | — | 308,948 | 46,125 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | — | 127,854 | 19,088 | — | 163,984 | 24,482 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value changes of convertible and redeemable preferred shares | — | 47,252 | 7,055 | — | 45,955 | 6,861 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | (77,132 | ) | (81,107 | ) | (12,110 | ) | (118,300 | ) | (140,310 | ) | (20,947 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted net loss per share for loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company (Expressed in RMB per share) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | (15,426.44 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (23,660.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | (15,426.44 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (23,660.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted net loss per ADS for loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company (Expressed in RMB per ADS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | (154,264.41 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (236,600.72 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | (154,264.41 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (236,600.72 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 5,000 | 2,141,595,809 | 2,141,595,809 | 5,000 | 2,141,595,809 | 2,141,595,809 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 5,000 | 2,141,595,809 | 2,141,595,809 | 5,000 | 2,141,595,809 | 2,141,595,809 | ||||||||||||||||||
NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
| As of | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||||
| (In thousands) | RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,726 | 413,717 | 61,766 | |||||||
| Trade receivables | 740 | 1,443 | 215 | |||||||
| Prepayments, other receivables and other assets | 117,498 | 157,764 | 23,554 | |||||||
| Total current assets | 126,964 | 572,924 | 85,535 | |||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | 20,554 | 16,679 | 2,490 | |||||||
| Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss | 5,000 | 5,000 | 746 | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 548 | 550 | 82 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 337 | 795 | 119 | |||||||
| Total non-current assets | 26,439 | 23,024 | 3,437 | |||||||
| Total assets | 153,403 | 595,948 | 88,972 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||||
| Current lease liabilities | 8,061 | 7,791 | 1,163 | |||||||
| Trade payables | 437 | — | — | |||||||
| Other payables and accruals | 107,440 | 156,978 | 23,435 | |||||||
| Total current liabilities | 115,938 | 164,769 | 24,598 | |||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||||
| Non-current lease liabilities | 12,396 | 8,881 | 1,326 | |||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 12,396 | 8,881 | 1,326 | |||||||
| Total liabilities | 128,334 | 173,650 | 25,924 | |||||||
| EQUITY | ||||||||||
| Class A Common Shares | -* | 33,098 | 4,941 | |||||||
| Class B Common Shares | — | 16,674 | 2,489 | |||||||
| Class C Common Shares | — | 93,702 | 13,990 | |||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 415,601 | 1,328,553 | 198,348 | |||||||
| Accumulated losses | (390,532 | ) | (1,049,729 | ) | (156,720 | ) | ||||
| Total equity | 25,069 | 422,298 | 63,048 | |||||||
| Total equity and liabilities | 153,403 | 595,948 | 88,972 | |||||||
Note:
* Representing amount less than RMB1,000.
** In accordance with the IFRS rules Dada Auto Inc. was considered for accounting purposes to be the successor company upon the consummation of the Merger Transactions and consequently the Company reports the financial results of Dada Auto Inc. as the Company’s historical financial results for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 in the Company’s statements of financial position, and three and six months ended June 30, 2021 in the Company’s statements of loss and other comprehensive loss.
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