Sunlands Technology Group Announces Unaudited First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) reported Q1 2022 financial results, revealing a 11.7% year-over-year decrease in net revenues to RMB613.3 million (US$96.7 million), largely driven by a 34.2% drop in gross billings. However, net income reached RMB179.4 million (US$28.3 million), a significant turnaround from a net loss of RMB53.3 million in Q1 2021. The company noted a 19.5% decrease in new student enrollments and a 51.4% reduction in sales and marketing expenses, highlighting a focus on cost management while striving for sustainable growth.
- Net income increased to RMB179.4 million, up from a net loss of RMB53.3 million in Q1 2021.
- Net income margin improved to 29.3%, a significant increase of 37.0 percentage points year-over-year.
- Operating expenses decreased by 48.1% year-over-year, indicating effective cost management.
- Continued positive operating cash flow at RMB10.1 million.
- Net revenues decreased by 11.7% year-over-year.
- Gross billings dropped by 34.2% year-over-year.
- New student enrollments fell by 19.5% year-over-year.
Q1 net revenues decreased by
Q1 gross billings (non-GAAP) decreased by
Q1 net income reached RMB179.4 million
BEIJING, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) ("Sunlands" or the "Company"), a leader in China's online post-secondary and professional education, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
First Quarter 2022 Financial and Operational Snapshots
- Net revenues were RMB613.3 million (US
$96.7 million ), representing an11.7% decrease year-over-year. - Gross billings (non-GAAP) were RMB390.6 million (US
$61.6 million ), representing a34.2% decrease year-over-year. - Gross profit was RMB516.6 million (US
$81.5 million ), representing a12.1% decrease year-over-year. - Net income was RMB179.4 million (US
$28.3 million ), compared with net loss of RMB53.3 million in the first quarter of 2021. - Net income/loss margin, defined as net income/loss as a percentage of net revenues, increased to
29.3% from -7.7% in the first quarter of 2021. - New student enrollments[1] were 117,182, representing a
19.5% decrease year-over-year. - As of March 31, 2022, the Company's deferred revenue balance was RMB2,170.9 million (US
$ 342.5 million ).
[1] New student enrollments for a given period refers to the total number of orders placed by students that newly enroll in at least one course during that period (including those students that enroll and then terminate their enrollment with us, excluding orders of our low-price courses). In June 2019, we introduced low-price courses, including "mini courses" and "RMB1 courses," to strengthen our competitiveness and improve customer experience. We offer such low-price courses mainly in the formats of recorded videos or short live streaming. |
"We are pleased to have carried our momentum into 2022, with our first quarter net profit hitting a new high of RMB179.4 million, a significant improvement compared to a net loss of RMB53.3 million in the prior year period and
"As we focused on healthy and sustainable growth with an emphasis on student acquisition efficiency, we strategically scaled back on our marketing activities, as evidenced by a
Ms. Selena Lu Lv, Chief Financial Officer of Sunlands, commented, "We are excited to start the year with encouraging first quarter results. Our net revenues reached RMB613.3 million during the quarter, above the top end of our guidance range despite an
Financial Results for the first quarter of 2022
Net Revenues
In the first quarter of 2022, net revenues decreased by
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues decreased by
Gross Profit
Gross profit decreased by
Operating Expenses
In the first quarter of 2022, operating expenses were RMB345.8 million (US
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by
General and administrative expenses decreased by
Product development expenses decreased by
Other Income
Other income decreased by
Net Income
Net income for the first quarter of 2022 was RMB179.4 million (US
Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share
Basic and diluted net income per share was RMB27.16 (US
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had RMB637.7 million (US
Deferred Revenue
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had a deferred revenue balance of RMB2,170.9 million (US
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures were incurred primarily in connection with information technology infrastructure equipment and leasehold improvements necessary to support the Company's operations. Capital expenditures were RMB0.9 million (US
Outlook
For the second quarter of 2022, Sunlands currently expects net revenues to be between RMB520 million to RMB540 million, which would represent a decrease of
The above outlook is based on the current market conditions and reflects the Company's current and preliminary estimates of market and operating conditions and customer demand, which are all subject to substantial uncertainty.
Exchange Rate
The Company's business is primarily conducted in China and all revenues are denominated in Renminbi ("RMB"). This announcement contains currency conversions of RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("US$") solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to US$ are made at a rate of RMB6.3393 to US
Conference Call and Webcast
Sunlands' management team will host a conference call at 7:30 AM U.S. Eastern Time, (7:30 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time) on May 31, 2022, following the quarterly results announcement.
The dial-in details for the live conference call are:
International: | +1-412-902-4272 |
US toll free: | +1-888-346-8982 |
Mainland China toll free: | 400-120-1203 |
Hong Kong toll free: | 800-905-945 |
Hong Kong: | +852-3018-4992 |
Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. When prompted, ask to be connected to the call for "Sunlands Technology Group." Participants will be required to state their name and company upon entering the call.
A live webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Sunlands' website at http://www.sunlands.investorroom.com/.
A replay of the conference call will be available 1 hour after the end of the conference call until June 07, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
International: | +1-412-317-0088 |
US Toll Free: | +1-877-344-7529 |
Replay Access Code: | 7410658 |
About Sunlands
Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) ("Sunlands" or the "Company"), formerly known as Sunlands Online Education Group, is the leader in China's online post-secondary and professional education. With a one to many, live streaming platform, Sunlands offers various degree and diploma-oriented post-secondary courses as well as online professional courses and educational content, to help students prepare for professional certification exams and attain professional skills. Students can access its services either through PC or mobile applications. The Company's online platform cultivates a personalized, interactive learning environment by featuring a virtual learning community and a vast library of educational content offerings that adapt to the learning habits of its students. Sunlands offers a unique approach to education research and development that organizes subject content into Learning Outcome Trees, the Company's proprietary knowledge management system. Sunlands has a deep understanding of the educational needs of its prospective students and offers solutions that help them achieve their goals.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use gross billings, EBITDA, non-GAAP operating cost and expense, non-GAAP loss/income from operations and Non-GAAP net loss/income per share, each a non-GAAP financial measure, in evaluating our operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes.
We define gross billings for a specific period as the total amount of cash received for the sale of course packages, net of the total amount of refunds paid in such period. Our management uses gross billings as a performance measurement because we generally bill our students for the entire course tuition at the time of sale of our course packages and recognize revenue proportionally over a period. EBITDA is defined as net loss/income excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income, and income tax expenses. We believe that gross billings and EBITDA provide valuable insight into the sales of our course packages and the performance of our business.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, their most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their respective most directly comparable GAAP measure has been provided in the tables included below. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. As gross billings, EBITDA, operating cost and expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, sales and marketing expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, product development expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP net loss/income exclude share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted net loss/income per share excluding share-based compensation expenses have material limitations as an analytical metric 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. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider gross billings and EBITDA as a substitute for, or superior to, their respective most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 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," "confident" and similar statements. Sunlands 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 report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Any statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Sunlands' beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements that involve factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, but not limited to the following: Sunlands' goals and strategies; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its brand and services; its ability to retain and increase student enrollments; its ability to offer new courses and educational content; its ability to improve teaching quality and students' learning results; its ability to improve sales and marketing efficiency and effectiveness; its ability to engage, train and retain new faculty members; its future business development, results of operations and financial condition; its ability to maintain and improve technology infrastructure necessary to operate its business; competition in the online education industry in China; relevant government policies and regulations relating to Sunlands' corporate structure, business and industry; and general economic and business condition in China Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Sunlands' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of the press release, and Sunlands does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media enquiries, please contact:
Sunlands Technology Group
Investor Relations
Email: sl-ir@sunlands.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
Email: sunlands@tpg-ir.com
Yang Song
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
Email: sunlands@tpg-ir.com
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||
(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, or otherwise noted) | ||||||
As of December 31, | As of March 31, | |||||
2021 | 2022 | |||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 626,715 | 637,700 | 100,595 | |||
Restricted cash | 50,008 | - | - | |||
Short-term investments | 184,159 | 219,897 | 34,688 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 176,349 | 128,322 | 20,242 | |||
Deferred costs, current | 89,353 | 74,632 | 11,773 | |||
Total current assets | 1,126,584 | 1,060,551 | 167,298 | |||
Non-current assets | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 857,648 | 848,379 | 133,828 | |||
Intangible assets, net | 2,761 | 2,531 | 399 | |||
Right-of-use assets | 362,335 | 356,752 | 56,276 | |||
Deferred costs, non-current | 109,020 | 98,692 | 15,568 | |||
Long-term investments | 54,844 | 53,690 | 8,469 | |||
Deferred tax assets | 39,265 | 34,706 | 5,475 | |||
Other non-current assets | 40,163 | 43,426 | 6,850 | |||
Total non-current assets | 1,466,036 | 1,438,176 | 226,865 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS | 2,592,620 | 2,498,727 | 394,163 | |||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued expenses | ||||||
and other current liabilities of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to | ||||||
Sunlands Technology Group of RMB197,467 and RMB197,459 as of | ||||||
December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 586,043 | 508,757 | 80,254 | |||
Deferred revenue, current (including deferred revenue, current of the consolidated VIEs | ||||||
without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB295,958 and | ||||||
RMB286,579 as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 1,266,948 | 1,136,859 | 179,335 | |||
Lease liabilities, current portion (including lease liabilities, current portion of the | ||||||
consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB8,366 | ||||||
and RMB13,168 as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 14,310 | 19,589 | 3,090 | |||
Long-term debt, current portion (including long-term debt, current portion of the | ||||||
consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of nil and nil | ||||||
as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 38,654 | 38,654 | 6,098 | |||
Total current liabilities | 1,905,955 | 1,703,859 | 268,777 |
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS-continued | |||||||||
(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, or otherwise noted) | |||||||||
As of December 31, | As of March 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2022 | ||||||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||||
Non-current liabilities | |||||||||
Deferred revenue, non-current (including deferred revenue, non-current | |||||||||
of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of | |||||||||
RMB257,071 and RMB255,618 as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, | |||||||||
respectively) | 1,081,231 | 1,034,089 | 163,124 | ||||||
Lease liabilities, non-current portion (including lease liabilities, non-current portion | |||||||||
of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of | |||||||||
RMB318,598 and RMB318,184 as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, | |||||||||
respectively) | 404,133 | 401,986 | 63,412 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities (including deferred tax liabilities of the consolidated | |||||||||
VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB2,312 and RMB2,223 | |||||||||
as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 21,782 | 13,037 | 2,057 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities (including other non-current liabilities of the consolidated | |||||||||
VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB963 and RMB963 | |||||||||
as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 11,698 | 11,667 | 1,840 | ||||||
Long-term debt, non-current portion (including long-term debt, non-current portion of the | |||||||||
consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of nil and nil | |||||||||
as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 181,973 | 172,309 | 27,181 | ||||||
Total non-current liabilities | 1,700,817 | 1,633,088 | 257,614 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 3,606,772 | 3,336,947 | 526,391 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |||||||||
Class A ordinary shares (par value of US | |||||||||
authorized; 2,085,939 and 2,085,939 shares issued as of December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
and March 31, 2022, respectively; 1,839,553 and 1,818,126 shares | |||||||||
outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||
Class B ordinary shares (par value of US | |||||||||
authorized; 826,389 and 826,389 shares issued and outstanding | |||||||||
as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | - | - | - | ||||||
Class C ordinary shares (par value of US | |||||||||
authorized; 4,002,930 and 4,002,930 shares issued and outstanding | |||||||||
as of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively) | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||
Treasury stock | - | - | - | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (3,456,073) | (3,275,435) | (516,687) | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,364,313 | 2,363,014 | 372,756 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 82,532 | 79,913 | 12,604 | ||||||
Total Sunlands Technology Group shareholders' deficit | (1,009,226) | (832,506) | (131,327) | ||||||
Non-controlling interest | (4,926) | (5,714) | (901) | ||||||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | (1,014,152) | (838,220) | (132,228) | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | 2,592,620 | 2,498,727 | 394,163 | ||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||
(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, or otherwise noted) | ||||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2022 | |||||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
Net revenues | 694,298 | 613,314 | 96,748 | |||||
Cost of revenues | (106,422) | (96,720) | (15,257) | |||||
Gross profit | 587,876 | 516,594 | 81,491 | |||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (606,429) | (294,997) | (46,535) | |||||
Product development expenses | (17,916) | (12,355) | (1,949) | |||||
General and administrative expenses | (42,298) | (38,460) | (6,067) | |||||
Total operating expenses | (666,643) | (345,812) | (54,551) | |||||
(Loss)/income from operations | (78,767) | 170,782 | 26,940 | |||||
Interest income | 5,861 | 3,166 | 499 | |||||
Interest expense | (2,557) | (2,725) | (430) | |||||
Other income/(expense), net | 21,283 | 9,592 | 1,513 | |||||
Impairment loss on long-term investments | - | (500) | (79) | |||||
(Loss)/income before income tax (expenses)/benefit | (54,180) | 180,315 | 28,443 | |||||
Income tax benefit/(expenses) | 348 | (691) | (109) | |||||
Gain/(loss) from equity method investments | 553 | (213) | (34) | |||||
Net (loss)/income | (53,279) | 179,411 | 28,300 | |||||
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | (350) | (1,227) | (194) | |||||
Net (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group | (52,929) | 180,638 | 28,494 | |||||
Net (loss)/income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of | ||||||||
Sunlands Technology Group: | ||||||||
Basic and diluted | (7.87) | 27.16 | 4.28 | |||||
Weighted average shares used in calculating net (loss)/income | ||||||||
per ordinary share: | ||||||||
Basic and diluted | 6,729,197 | 6,650,244 | 6,650,244 |
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME | |||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | |||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2021 | 2022 | ||||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||
Net (loss)/income | (53,279) | 179,411 | 28,300 | ||||
Other comprehensive loss/(income), net of tax effect of nil: | |||||||
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments | 2,422 | (2,619) | (413) | ||||
Total comprehensive (loss)/income | (50,857) | 176,792 | 27,887 | ||||
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling | (350) | (1,227) | (194) | ||||
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group | (50,507) | 178,019 | 28,081 |
SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP | ||||||
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS | ||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2021 | 2022 | |||||
RMB | RMB | |||||
Net revenues | 694,298 | 613,314 | ||||
Less: other revenues | (15,422) | (26,907) | ||||
Add: tax and surcharges | 37,494 | 27,212 | ||||
Add: ending deferred revenue | 2,902,451 | 2,170,948 | ||||
Add: ending refund liability | 232,207 | 197,494 | ||||
Less: beginning deferred revenue | (3,024,443) | (2,348,179) | ||||
Less: beginning refund liability | (232,859) | (243,236) | ||||
Gross billings (non-GAAP) | 593,726 | 390,646 | ||||
Net (loss)/income | (53,279) | 179,411 | ||||
Add: income tax (benefit)/expenses | (348) | 691 | ||||
depreciation and amortization | 8,479 | 9,887 | ||||
interest expense | 2,557 | 2,725 | ||||
Less: interest income | (5,861) | (3,166) | ||||
EBITDA (non-GAAP) | (48,452) | 189,548 |
SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP | ||||
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS | ||||
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
2021 | 2022 | |||
RMB | RMB | |||
Cost of revenues | (106,422) | (96,720) | ||
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in cost of revenues | (51) | (33) | ||
Non-GAAP cost of revenues | (106,371) | (96,687) | ||
Sales and marketing expenses | (606,429) | (294,997) | ||
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in sales and marketing expenses | (155) | (78) | ||
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses | (606,274) | (294,919) | ||
General and administrative expenses | (42,298) | (38,460) | ||
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and administrative expenses | 95 | (257) | ||
Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses | (42,393) | (38,203) | ||
Operating costs and expense | (773,065) | (442,532) | ||
Less: Share-based compensation expenses | (111) | (368) | ||
Non-GAAP operating costs and expense | (772,954) | (442,164) | ||
(Loss)/income from operations | (78,767) | 170,782 | ||
Less: Share-based compensation expenses | (111) | (368) | ||
Non-GAAP (loss)/income from operations | (78,656) | 171,150 | ||
Net (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group | (52,929) | 180,638 | ||
Less: Share-based compensation expenses | (111) | (368) | ||
Non-GAAP net (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group | (52,818) | 181,006 | ||
Net (loss)/income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of | ||||
Sunlands Technology Group: | ||||
Basic and diluted | (7.87) | 27.16 | ||
Non-GAAP net (loss)/income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of | ||||
Sunlands Technology Group: | ||||
Basic and diluted | (7.85) | 27.22 | ||
Weighted average shares used in calculating net (loss)/income | ||||
per ordinary share: | ||||
Basic and diluted | 6,729,197 | 6,650,244 | ||
Weighted average shares used in calculating Non-GAAP net (loss)/income | ||||
per ordinary share: | ||||
Basic and diluted | 6,729,197 | 6,650,244 |
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