Sunlands Technology Group Announces Unaudited Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

August 18, 2022

Q2 net revenues decreased by 11.8% year-over-year
Q2 New student enrollments[1] increased by 39.4% year-over-year
Q2 net income reached RMB114.6 million

BEIJING, Aug. 18, 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 second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Second Quarter 2022 Financial and Operational Snapshots

  • Net revenues were RMB555.0 million (US$82.9 million), representing an 11.8% decrease year-over-year.
  • Gross billings (non-GAAP) were RMB369.8 million (US$55.2 million), representing a 14.1% decrease year-over-year.
  • Gross profit was RMB463.8 million (US$69.2 million), representing a 12.9% decrease year-over-year.
  • Net income was RMB114.6 million (US$17.1 million), representing a 418.9% increase year-over-year.
  • Net income margin, defined as net income as a percentage of net revenues, increased to 20.6% from 3.5% in the second quarter of 2021.
  • New student enrollments were 120,763, representing a 39.4% increase year-over-year.
  • As of June 30, 2022, the Company's deferred revenue balance was RMB1,998.1 million (US$298.3 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.)

"Amid the pandemic's resurgence and macroeconomic weakness in the second quarter, we achieved RMB114.6 million of net income, representing a fourfold increase year-over-year. This was primarily driven by our consistent emphasis on operating efficiency and solid execution of our business strategies, as we remained steadfast while navigating the Company through external uncertainties," said Mr. Tongbo Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Sunlands.

"We were also pleased to see our continued efforts to optimize our product mix and expand our course portfolio were rewarded with improving operational results, reflected in a 39.4% year-over-year increase in our new student enrollments and a reduced year-over-year decrease in gross billings. We accomplished this by acquiring students from a wider range of age groups with higher sales efficiency, as we cut down our sales and marketing expenses by 34.8% year-over-year. These results highlight our organizational resilience and reinforce our confidence in our strategy to achieve balanced growth and profitability."

"In June, we declared a special cash dividend to share our success with shareholders following four consecutive quarters of profitability. Going forward, we will strive to create additional shareholder value by continuously improving our profitability and cash flow. At the same time, we remain focused on developing diverse skill and interest courses and enhancing our teaching and service quality to attract new students, with the target of bringing life-changing and fulfilling learning experiences to our students," concluded Mr. Liu.

Ms. Selena Lu Lv, Chief Financial Officer of Sunlands, commented, "Our second quarter results were in line with our expectations, with sustained bottom-line strength despite the 11.8% year-over-year decrease in net revenues, as we strived for healthy and sustainable growth. During the quarter, we continued executing various initiatives to build a highly efficient and lean organization while optimizing our expense management, leading to a 32.4% year-over-year decrease in our operating expenses. Our cost efficiency improvements resulted in notable net income growth, from RMB22.1 million for the second quarter of 2021 to RMB114.6 million for this quarter. Going forward, we are optimistic that our continued efforts to broaden our online course offerings, streamline our cost structure, and dedicate ourselves to providing enhanced services to our students will ultimately enable us to realize long-term growth."

Financial Results for the second quarter of 2022

Net Revenues

In the second quarter of 2022, net revenues decreased by 11.8% to RMB555.0 million (US$82.9 million) from RMB629.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was mainly driven by the decline in gross billings.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues decreased by 6.2% to RMB91.2 million (US$13.6 million) in the second quarter of 2022 from RMB97.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the decline in employee compensation expenses related to the cost of revenues.

Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased by 12.9% to RMB463.8 million (US$69.2 million) in the second quarter of 2022 from RMB532.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.

Operating Expenses

In the second quarter of 2022, operating expenses were RMB351.2 million (US$52.4 million), representing a 32.4% decrease from RMB519.6 million in the second quarter of 2021.

Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 34.8% to RMB293.0 million (US$43.7 million) in the second quarter of 2022 from RMB449.1 million in the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was mainly due to: (i) lower spending on branding and marketing activities; and (ii) declined compensation expenses related to our sales and marketing personnel.

General and administrative expenses decreased by 9.7% to RMB46.6 million (US$7.0 million) in the second quarter of 2022 from RMB51.6 million in the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was mainly due to declined compensation expenses related to general and administrative personnel.

Product development expenses decreased by 38.3% to RMB11.6 million (US$1.7 million) in the second quarter of 2022 from RMB18.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. Product development expenses were mainly comprised of compensation expenses.

Other Income

Other income decreased by 41.8% to RMB4.8 million (US$0.7 million) in the second quarter of 2022 from RMB8.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.

Net Income

Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was RMB114.6 million (US$17.1 million), compared with RMB22.1 million in the second quarter of 2021.

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

Basic and diluted net income per share was RMB16.89 (US$2.52) in the second quarter of 2022.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments

As of June 30, 2022, the Company had RMB727.5 million (US$108.6 million) of cash and cash equivalents and RMB138.7 million (US$20.7 million) of short-term investments, compared with RMB676.7 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and RMB184.2 million of short-term investments as of December 31, 2021.

Deferred Revenue

As of June 30, 2022, the Company had a deferred revenue balance of RMB1,998.1 million (US$298.3 million), compared with RMB2,348.2 million as of December 31, 2021.

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 RMB0.3 million (US$0.1 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB7.8 million in the second quarter of 2021.

Financial Results for the First Six Months of 2022

Net Revenues

In the first six months of 2022, net revenues decreased by 11.7% to RMB1,168.3 million (US$174.4 million) from RMB1,323.8 million in the first six months of 2021.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues decreased by 7.7% to RMB188.0 million (US$28.1 million) in the first six months of 2022 from RMB203.7 million in the first six months of 2021.

Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased by 12.5% to RMB980.3 million (US$146.4 million) from RMB1,120.1 million in the first six months of 2021.

Operating Expenses

In the first six months of 2022, operating expenses were RMB697.0 million (US$104.1 million), representing a 41.2% decrease from RMB1,186.2 million in the first six months of 2021.

Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 44.3% to RMB588.0 million (US$87.8 million) in the first six months of 2022 from RMB1,055.6 million in the first six months of 2021.  

General and administrative expenses decreased by 9.4% to RMB85.1 million (US$12.7 million) in the first six months of 2022 from RMB93.9 million in the first six months of 2021.

Product development expenses decreased by 34.8% to RMB23.9 million (US$3.6 million) in the first six months of 2022 from RMB36.7 million in the first six months of 2021.

Other Income

Other income for the first six months of 2022 was RMB14.3 million (US$2.1 million), compared with RMB29.4 million in the first six months of 2021. The decrease was primarily because value-added tax exemption offered by the relevant authorities as part of the national COVID-19 relief effort came to an end in April 2021.

Net Income

Net income for the first six months of 2022 was RMB294.0 million (US$43.9 million), compared with net loss of RMB31.2 million in the first six months of 2021.

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

Basic and diluted net income per share was RMB43.95 (US$6.56) in the first six months of 2022, compared with net loss per share of RMB4.48 in the first six months of 2021.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures were incurred primarily in connection with IT infrastructure equipment and leasehold improvements necessary to support the Company's operations. Capital expenditures were RMB1.2 million (US$0.2 million) in the first six months of 2022, compared with RMB9.5 million in the first six months of 2021.

Outlook

For the third quarter of 2022, Sunlands currently expects net revenues to be between RMB520 million to RMB540 million, which would represent a decrease of 9.3% to 12.6% year-over-year.

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 RMB6.6981 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for June 30, 2022 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate on June 30, 2022, or at any other rate.

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 August 18, 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 August 25, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

International: 

+1-412-317-0088

US toll free:

+1-877-344-7529

Replay access code:

8806614

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 June 30,

   

2021

 

2022

   

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

ASSETS

           

Current assets

           

     Cash and cash equivalents

 

626,715

 

727,520

 

108,616

     Restricted cash

 

50,008

 

-

 

-

     Short-term investments

 

184,159

 

138,652

 

20,700

     Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

176,349

 

116,301

 

17,363

     Deferred costs, current

 

89,353

 

63,568

 

9,490

Total current assets

 

1,126,584

 

1,046,041

 

156,169

Non-current assets

           

     Property and equipment, net

 

857,648

 

839,435

 

125,324

     Intangible assets, net

 

2,761

 

2,201

 

329

     Right-of-use assets

 

362,335

 

350,254

 

52,292

     Deferred costs, non-current

 

109,020

 

91,487

 

13,659

     Long-term investments

 

54,844

 

53,299

 

7,957

     Deferred tax assets

 

39,265

 

33,966

 

5,071

     Other non-current assets

 

40,163

 

43,898

 

6,554

Total non-current assets

 

1,466,036

 

1,414,540

 

211,186

TOTAL ASSETS

 

2,592,620

 

2,460,581

 

367,355

             

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 RMB169,818 as of

           

     December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

586,043

 

558,022

 

83,312

Deferred revenue, current (including deferred revenue, current of the consolidated VIEs

           

     without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB295,958 and

           

     RMB 323,593 as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

1,266,948

 

1,161,662

 

173,432

Lease liabilities, current portion (including lease liabilities, current portion of the

           

   consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB8,366

           

     and RMB 12,413 as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

14,310

 

19,239

 

2,872

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 June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

38,654

 

38,654

 

5,771

Total current liabilities

 

1,905,955

 

1,777,577

 

265,387

 

 

 

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 June 30,

 
   

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 RMB 257,960 as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022,

             

respectively)

 

1,081,231

 

836,400

 

124,871

 

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 RMB 322,930 as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022,

             

respectively)

 

404,133

 

405,037

 

60,470

 

  Deferred tax liabilities (including deferred tax liabilities of the consolidated

             

VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB2,312 and RMB2,108

             

as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

21,782

 

11,198

 

1,672

 

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 June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

11,698

 

7,770

 

1,160

 

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 June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

181,973

 

162,646

 

24,282

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

1,700,817

 

1,423,051

 

212,455

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

3,606,772

 

3,200,628

 

477,842

 
     

SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT

             

  Class A ordinary shares (par value of US$0.00005, 796,062,195 shares

             

authorized; 2,085,939 and 2,460,939 shares issued as of December 31, 2021

             

and June 30, 2022, respectively; 1,839,553 and 2,175,262 shares

             

outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

1

 

1

 

-

 

  Class B ordinary shares (par value of US$0.00005, 826,389 shares

             

authorized; 826,389 and 826,389 shares issued and outstanding

             

as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

Class C ordinary shares (par value of US$0.00005, 203,111,416 shares

             

authorized; 4,002,930 and 4,002,930 shares issued and outstanding

             

as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively)

 

1

 

1

 

-

 

  Treasury stock

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

  Accumulated deficit

 

(3,456,073)

 

(3,160,823)

 

(471,898)

 

  Additional paid-in capital

 

2,364,313

 

2,314,820

 

345,594

 

  Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

82,532

 

111,720

 

16,679

 

Total Sunlands Technology Group shareholders' deficit

 

(1,009,226)

 

(734,281)

 

(109,625)

 

Non-controlling interest

 

(4,926)

 

(5,766)

 

(862)

   

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 

(1,014,152)

 

(740,047)

 

(110,487)

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 

2,592,620

 

2,460,581

 

367,355

 
                   

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 
               
   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2021

 

2022

 
   

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

Net revenues

 

629,508

 

554,991

 

82,858

 

Cost of revenues

 

(97,286)

 

(91,237)

 

(13,621)

 

Gross profit

 

532,222

 

463,754

 

69,237

 
               

Operating expenses

             

     Sales and marketing expenses

 

(449,131)

 

(292,978)

 

(43,740)

 

     Product development expenses

 

(18,773)

 

(11,578)

 

(1,729)

 

     General and administrative expenses

 

(51,649)

 

(46,635)

 

(6,962)

 

Total operating expenses

 

(519,553)

 

(351,191)

 

(52,431)

 

Income from operations

 

12,669

 

112,563

 

16,806

 

Interest income

 

4,152

 

3,842

 

574

 

Interest expense

 

(2,430)

 

(2,552)

 

(381)

 

Other income, net

 

8,165

 

4,750

 

709

 

Income before income tax expenses

 

22,556

 

118,603

 

17,708

 

Income tax expenses

 

(201)

 

(3,652)

 

(545)

 

Loss from equity method investments

 

(277)

 

(391)

 

(58)

 

Net income

 

22,078

 

114,560

 

17,105

 
               

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

(730)

 

(52)

 

(8)

 

Net income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group

 

22,808

 

114,612

 

17,113

 

Net income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of

             

 Sunlands Technology Group:

             

     Basic and diluted

 

3.39

 

16.89

 

2.52

   

Weighted average shares used in calculating net income

             

    per ordinary share:

             

     Basic and diluted

 

6,729,197

 

6,784,685

 

6,784,685

 

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 
               
   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2021

 

2022

 
   

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

Net income

 

22,078

 

114,560

 

17,105

 

Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax effect of nil:

             

Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(9,158)

 

31,807

 

4,749

 

Total comprehensive income

 

12,920

 

146,367

 

21,854

 

Less: comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling

             

interest

 

(730)

 

(52)

 

(8)

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Sunlands Technology

             

Group

 

13,650

 

146,419

 

21,862

 

 

 

 

SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands)

 
   
   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2021

 

2022

 
   

RMB

 

RMB

 

Net revenues

 

629,508

 

554,991

 

Less: other revenues

 

(16,289)

 

(31,088)

 

Add: tax and surcharges

 

40,705

 

17,209

 

Add: ending deferred revenue

 

2,690,221

 

1,998,062

 

Add: ending refund liability

 

220,745

 

199,028

 

Less: beginning deferred revenue

 

(2,902,451)

 

(2,170,948)

 

Less: beginning refund liability

 

(232,207)

 

(197,494)

 

Gross billings (non-GAAP)

 

430,232

 

369,760

 
           
           
           

Net income

 

22,078

 

114,560

 

Add: income tax expenses

 

201

 

3,652

   

depreciation and amortization

 

10,225

 

9,274

 

interest expense

 

2,430

 

2,552

 

Less: interest income

 

(4,152)

 

(3,842)

 

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

 

30,782

 

126,196

 

 

 

 

SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands)

 
   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

   

2021

 

2022

   

RMB

 

RMB

Cost of revenues

 

(97,286)

 

(91,237)

Less: Share-based compensation expenses in cost of revenues

 

(57)

 

-

Non-GAAP cost of revenues

 

(97,229)

 

(91,237)

         

Sales and marketing expenses

 

(449,131)

 

(292,978)

Less: Share-based compensation expenses in sales and marketing expenses

 

(96)

 

(4,088)

Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses

 

(449,035)

 

(288,890)

         

General and administrative expenses

 

(51,649)

 

(46,635)

Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and administrative expenses

 

(162)

 

(2,725)

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

 

(51,487)

 

(43,910)

         

Operating costs and expense

 

(616,839)

 

(442,428)

Less: Share-based compensation expenses

 

(315)

 

(6,813)

Non-GAAP operating costs and expense

 

(616,524)

 

(435,615)

         

Income from operations

 

12,669

 

112,563

Less: Share-based compensation expenses

 

(315)

 

(6,813)

Non-GAAP income from operations

 

12,984

 

119,376

         

Net income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group

 

22,808

 

114,612

Less: Share-based compensation expenses

 

(315)

 

(6,813)

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group

 

23,123

 

121,425

         

Net income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of

       

 Sunlands Technology Group:

       

     Basic and diluted

 

3.39

 

16.89

Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of

       

 Sunlands Technology Group:

       

     Basic and diluted

 

3.44

 

17.90

         

Weighted average shares used in calculating net income

       

    per ordinary share:

       

     Basic and diluted

 

6,729,197

 

6,784,685

Weighted average shares used in calculating Non-GAAP net income

       

    per ordinary share:

       

     Basic and diluted

 

6,729,197

 

6,784,685

 

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 
               
   

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2021

 

2022

 
   

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

Net revenues

 

1,323,806

 

1,168,305

 

174,423

 

Cost of revenues

 

(203,708)

 

(187,957)

 

(28,061)

 

Gross profit

 

1,120,098

 

980,348

 

146,362

 
               

Operating expenses

             

     Sales and marketing expenses

 

(1,055,560)

 

(587,975)

 

(87,782)

 

     Product development expenses

 

(36,689)

 

(23,933)

 

(3,573)

 

     General and administrative expenses

 

(93,947)

 

(85,095)

 

(12,704)

 

Total operating expenses

 

(1,186,196)

 

(697,003)

 

(104,059)

 

(Loss)/income from operations

 

(66,098)

 

283,345

 

42,303

 

Interest income

 

10,013

 

7,008

 

1,046

 

Interest expense

 

(4,987)

 

(5,277)

 

(788)

 

Other income, net

 

29,448

 

14,342

 

2,141

 

Impairment loss on long-term investments

 

-

 

(500)

 

(75)

 

(Loss)/income before income tax expenses

 

(31,624)

 

298,918

 

44,627

 

Income tax benefit/(expenses)

 

147

 

(4,343)

 

(648)

 

Income/(loss) from equity method investments

 

276

 

(604)

 

(90)

 

Net (loss)/income

 

(31,201)

 

293,971

 

43,889

 
               

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

 

(1,080)

 

(1,279)

 

(191)

 

Net (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group

 

(30,121)

 

295,250

 

44,080

 

Net (loss)/income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of

             

 Sunlands Technology Group:

             

     Basic and diluted

 

(4.48)

 

43.95

 

6.56

 

Weighted average shares used in calculating net (loss)/income

             

    per ordinary share:

             

     Basic and diluted

 

6,729,197

 

6,717,836

 

6,717,836

 
               

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 
               
   

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2021

 

2022

 
   

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

Net (loss)/income

 

(31,201)

 

293,971

 

43,889

 

Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax effect of nil:

             

Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(6,736)

 

29,188

 

4,358

 

Total comprehensive (loss)/income

 

(37,937)

 

323,159

 

48,247

 

Less: comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling

             

interest

 

(1,080)

 

(1,279)

 

(191)

 

Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology

             

Group

 

(36,857)

 

324,438

 

48,438

 

 

 

 

SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands)

 
   
   

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2021

 

2022

 
   

RMB

 

RMB

 

Net revenues

 

1,323,806

 

1,168,305

 

Less: other revenues

 

(31,711)

 

(57,995)

 

Add: tax and surcharges

 

78,199

 

44,421

 

Add: ending deferred revenue

 

2,690,221

 

1,998,062

 

Add: ending refund liability

 

220,745

 

199,028

 

Less: beginning deferred revenue

 

(3,024,443)

 

(2,348,179)

 

Less: beginning refund liability

 

(232,859)

 

(243,236)

 

Gross billings (non-GAAP)

 

1,023,958

 

760,406

 
           
           
           

Net (loss)/income

 

(31,201)

 

293,971

 

Add: income tax (benefit)/expenses

 

(147)

 

4,343

 

depreciation and amortization

 

18,704

 

19,161

 

interest expense

 

4,987

 

5,277

 

Less: interest income

 

(10,013)

 

(7,008)

 

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

 

(17,670)

 

315,744

 

 

 

 

SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands)

 
   

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

   

2021

 

2022

   

RMB

 

RMB

Cost of revenues

 

(203,708)

 

(187,957)

Less: Share-based compensation expenses in cost of revenues

 

(6)

 

(33)

Non-GAAP cost of revenues

 

(203,702)

 

(187,924)

         

Sales and marketing expenses

 

(1,055,560)

 

(587,975)

Less: Share-based compensation expenses in sales and marketing expenses

 

59

 

(4,166)

Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses

 

(1,055,619)

 

(583,809)

         

General and administrative expenses

 

(93,947)

 

(85,095)

Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and administrative expenses

 

(257)

 

(2,982)

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

 

(93,690)

 

(82,113)

         

Operating costs and expense

 

(1,389,904)

 

(884,960)

Less: Share-based compensation expenses

 

(204)

 

(7,181)

Non-GAAP operating costs and expense

 

(1,389,700)

 

(877,779)

         

(Loss)/income from operations

 

(66,098)

 

283,345

Less: Share-based compensation expenses

 

(204)

 

(7,181)

Non-GAAP (loss)/income from operations

 

(65,894)

 

290,526

         

Net (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group

 

(30,121)

 

295,250

Less: Share-based compensation expenses

 

(204)

 

(7,181)

Non-GAAP net (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group

 

(29,917)

 

302,431

         

Net (loss)/income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of

       

 Sunlands Technology Group:

       

     Basic and diluted

 

(4.48)

 

43.95

Non-GAAP net (loss)/income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of

       

 Sunlands Technology Group:

       

     Basic and diluted

 

(4.45)

 

45.02

         

Weighted average shares used in calculating net (loss)/income

       

    per ordinary share:

       

     Basic and diluted

 

6,729,197

 

6,717,836

Weighted average shares used in calculating Non-GAAP net (loss)/income

       

    per ordinary share:

       

     Basic and diluted

 

6,729,197

 

6,717,836

 

SOURCE Sunlands Technology Group