UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of August 2021

 

Commission file number: 001-38423

 

 

 

SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Building 4-6, Chaolai Science Park, No. 36

Chuangyuan Road, Chaoyang District

Beijing, 100012, the People’s Republic of China

+86-10-52413738

 


(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

     
99.1   Press Release

 

 

 

Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Sunlands Technology Group
     
     
Date: August 18, 2021   By: /s/ Lv Lu
        Name:   Lv Lu
        Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Sunlands Technology Group Announces Unaudited

 

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

 

Q2 net revenues increased by 22.8% year-over-year

 

Q2 gross billings (non-GAAP) decreased by 19.1% year-over-year

 

Q2 new student enrollments1 increased by 4.8% year-over-year

 

BEIJING, August 18, 2021 -- 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, 2021.

 

Second Quarter 2021 Financial and Operational Snapshots

 

·Net revenues were RMB629.5 million (US$97.5 million), representing a 22.8% increase year-over-year.

 

·Gross billings (non-GAAP) were RMB430.2 million (US$66.6 million), representing a 19.1% decrease year-over-year.

 

·Gross profit was RMB532.2 million (US$82.4 million), representing a 28.9% increase year-over-year.

 

·Net income was RMB22.1 million (US$3.4 million), compared with net loss of RMB126.1 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

·Net income/loss margin, defined as net income/loss as a percentage of net revenues, increased to 3.5% from -24.6% in the second quarter of 2020.

 

·New student enrollments were 86,602, representing a 4.8% increase year-over-year.

 

·As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s deferred revenue balance was RMB2,690.2 million (US$416.7 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 2020, 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.

 

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We are pleased with our second quarter performance. Our net revenue grew 22.8% year-over-year to RMB629.5 million. New enrollments remained relatively stable at 86,602, representing a 4.8% year-over-year increase. Our net gross billings were RMB430.2 million, a 19.1% decrease on a year-over-year basis, following a strategic adjustment to optimize our product mix while seeking growth and balancing costs and profitability,” said Mr. Tongbo Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Sunlands. “We have achieved a record net profit of RMB22.1 million, driven by our continuous cost reduction and business adjustment efforts, a testament to the effectiveness of our strategies.”

 

“Our professional skills and master’s degree programs sustained their momentum with registered new enrollments growing 168.7% and 13.1% year-over-year, respectively. With robust new enrollments propelled by the increasingly competitive employment market and our diversified course offerings, net gross billings for professional skills and master’s degree programs soared 196.2% and 23.7% year-over-year, respectively.”

 

“Going forward, we will continue to proactively produce more diversified and high-quality courses, catering to our students’ needs as they make their way to establishing successful careers. With Sunlands’ strong foothold in the adult education business, we are confident we can continue to offer premium courses in STE programs and solidify our market share in the master’s degree and professional skills programs space. With that, we will be better positioned to deliver stronger results in future,” concluded Mr. Liu.

 

“We are excited to report solid second-quarter results, with profit coming in at RMB22.1 million compared with net loss of RMB126.1 million for the same period last year, and with our master’s degree and professional skills programs consistently performing well,” said Ms. Selena Lu Lv, Chief Financial Officer of Sunlands. “During the quarter, we took multiple measures to reasonably lower costs and improve operating efficiency, with G&A and selling expenses dropping 8.0% and 7.9% year-over-year, respectively. We also continued our efforts to expand course categories as we strive to deliver better learning experiences to our users. Looking ahead, we will persist in cost-efficient marketing and operation optimization. With our existing advantage in the business of occupational education for adults, better cultivated courses and highly efficient management, we believe we are on track to grow further and incrementally enhance profitability.”

 

Financial Results for the second quarter of 2021

 

Net Revenues

 

In the second quarter of 2021, net revenues increased by 22.8% to RMB629.5 million (US$97.5 million) from RMB512.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly driven by the year-over-year growth in gross billings since the second half of year 2020 through the first quarter of 2021.

 

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Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues decreased by 2.3% to RMB97.3 million (US$15.1 million) in the second quarter of 2021 from RMB99.6 million in the second quarter of 2020. The decrease was primarily due to reduced insurance-related costs incurred for our integrated online education service package purchased by students.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit increased by 28.9% to RMB532.2 million (US$82.4 million) in the second quarter of 2021 from RMB412.9 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

Operating Expenses

 

In the second quarter of 2021, operating expenses were RMB519.6 million (US$80.5 million), representing an 7.2% decrease from RMB560.0 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 7.9% to RMB449.1 million (US$69.6 million) in the second quarter of 2021 from RMB487.9 million in the second quarter of 2020. 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 8.0% to RMB51.6 million (US$8.0 million) in the second quarter of 2021 from RMB56.1 million in the second quarter of 2020. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in compensation expenses.

 

Product development expenses increased by 17.6% to RMB18.8 million (US$2.9 million) in the second quarter of 2021 from RMB16.0 million in the second quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily because the social security expense exemption offered by the relevant authorities during the COVID-19 outbreak came to an end in 2021.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was RMB8.2 million (US$1.3 million) in the second quarter of 2021, compared RMB17.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. 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

 

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Net income for the second quarter of 2021 was RMB22.1 million (US$3.4 million), compared with net loss of RMB126.1 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

 

Basic and diluted net income per share was RMB3.39 (US$0.52) in the second quarter of 2021.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had RMB835.4 million (US$129.4 million) of cash and cash equivalents and RMB49.9 million (US$7.7 million) of short-term investments, compared with RMB760.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and RMB517.8 million of short-term investments as of December 31, 2020.

 

Deferred Revenue

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had a deferred revenue balance of RMB2,690.2 million (US$416.7 million), compared with RMB3,024.4 million as of December 31, 2020.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

Capital expenditures were incurred primarily in connection with information technology (“IT”) infrastructure equipment and leasehold improvements necessary to support the Company’s operations. Capital expenditures were RMB7.8 million (US$1.2 million) in the second quarter of 2021, compared with RMB1.0 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

Financial Results for the First Six Months of 2021

 

Net Revenues

 

In the first six months of 2021, net revenues increased by 22.8% to RMB1,323.8 million (US$205.0 million) from RMB1,077.6 million in the first six months of 2020.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues increased by 3.7% to RMB203.7 million (US$31.6 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB196.5 million in the first six months of 2020.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit increased by 27.1% to RMB1,120.1 million (US$173.5 million) from RMB881.1

 

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million in the first six months of 2020.

 

Operating Expenses

 

In the first six months of 2021, operating expenses were RMB1,186.2 million (US$183.7 million), representing a 5.2% increase from RMB1,127.7 million in the first six months of 2020.

 

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 11.6% to RMB1,055.6 million (US$163.5 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB945.7 million in the first six months of 2020.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased by35.0% to RMB93.9 million (US$14.6 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB144.6 million in the first six months of 2020.

 

Product development expenses decreased by 1.9% to RMB36.7 million (US$5.7 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB37.4 million in the first six months of 2020.

 

Other Income

 

Other income for the first six months of 2021 was RMB29.4 million (US$4.6 million), compared with RMB46.5 million in the first six months of 2020. 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 Loss

 

Net loss for the first six months of 2021 was RMB31.2 million (US$4.8 million), compared with RMB191.7 million in the first six months of 2020.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share was RMB4.48 (US$0.69) in the first six months of 2021, compared with RMB28.28 in the first six months of 2020.

 

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 RMB9.5 million (US$1.5 million) in the first six months of 2021, compared with RMB8.0 million in the first six months of 2020.

 

Outlook

 

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For the third quarter of 2021, Sunlands currently expects net revenues to be between RMB570 million to RMB590 million, which would represent an increase of 5.2% to 8.9% 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 RMB6.4566 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for June 30, 2021 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate on June 30, 2021, or at any other rate.

 

Conference Call and Webcast

 

Sunlands’ management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time, (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time) on August 18, 2021, 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

 

 

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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, 2021, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

 

International:  +1-412-317-0088
US toll free: +1-877-344-7529
Replay access code: 10159459

 

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

 

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We use gross billings, EBITDA, non-GAAP Operating cost and expense, non-GAAP loss from operations and Non-GAAP net loss 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 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 exclude share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted net loss 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

 

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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

 

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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

 

SOURCE: Sunlands Technology Group

 

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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,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB  US$
ASSETS         
Current assets         
     Cash and cash equivalents   760,710    835,424    129,391 
     Short-term investments   517,815    49,916    7,731 
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets   117,637    137,173    21,245 
     Deferred costs, current   158,092    116,292    18,011 
Total current assets   1,554,254    1,138,805    176,378 
Non-current assets               
     Property and equipment, net   511,092    879,722    136,252 
     Intangible assets, net   1,211    3,359    520 
Land use right, net   13,564    13,428    2,080 
     Right-of-use assets   488,877    470,377    72,852 
     Deferred costs, non-current   170,160    135,113    20,926 
     Long-term investments   64,093    64,444    9,981 
     Deferred tax assets   13,015    8,824    1,367 
     Other non-current assets   444,628    46,133    7,145 
Total non-current assets   1,706,640    1,621,400    251,123 
TOTAL ASSETS   3,260,894    2,760,205    427,501 
                
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 RMB175,900 and RMB163,925 as of               
        December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   607,789    509,562    78,922 
Deferred revenue, current (including deferred revenue, current of the consolidated VIEs               
        without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB435,254 and               
        RMB339,434 as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   1,463,165    1,433,451    222,013 
Lease liabilities, current portion (including lease liabilities, current portion of the consolidated VIEs               
   consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB15,833 and               
        RMB12,966 as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   30,702    30,509    4,725 
Payables to acquire buildings (including payables to acquire buildings of the               
        consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of nil and nil               
        as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   61,540    61,540    9,531 
Long-term debt, current portion (including long-term debt, current portion of the consolidated VIEs               
     consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of nil and nil December               
         as of  December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   32,500    32,500    5,034 
Total current liabilities   2,195,696    2,067,562    320,225 

 

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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,
   2020  2021
   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         
RMB468,577 and RMB336,229 as of December 31, 2020 and  June 30, 2021,         
respectively)   1,561,278    1,256,770    194,649 
Lease liabilities, non-current portion (including lease liabilities, non-current portion               
of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of               
RMB340,763 and RMB336,074 as of December 31, 2020 and  June 30, 2021,               
respectively)   532,538    520,442    80,606 
    Deferred tax liabilities (including deferred tax liabilities of the consolidated               
VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB3,203 and RMB2,372               
as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   15,220    10,881    1,685 
Other non-current liabilities (including other non-current liabilities of the consolidated               
VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of RMB135 and RMB963               
as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   7,664    10,035    1,554 
Long-term debt, non-current portion(including long-term debt, non-current portion of the consolidated               
consolidated VIEs without recourse to Sunlands Technology Group of nil and nil               
as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   160,625    144,375    22,361 
Total non-current liabilities   2,277,325    1,942,503    300,855 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   4,473,021    4,010,065    621,080 
                
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT               
    Class A ordinary shares (par value of US$0.00005, 796,062,195 shares               
authorized; 1,978,621 and 2,085,939 shares issued as of December 31, 2020               
and June 30, 2021, respectively; 1,792,560 and 1,899,878 shares               
outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, 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, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   -      -      -   
Class C ordinary shares (par value of US$0.00005, 203,111,416 shares               
authorized; 4,110,248 and 4,002,930 shares issued and outstanding               
as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   1    1    -   
    Treasury stock   -      -        
    Additional paid-in capital   2,367,168    2,367,372    366,659 
    Accumulated deficit   (3,675,129)   (3,705,250)   (573,870)
    Accumulated other comprehensive income   96,490    89,754    13,901 
Total Sunlands Technology Group shareholders’ deficit   (1,211,469)   (1,248,122)   (193,310)
Noncontrolling interest   (658)   (1,738)   (269)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT   (1,212,127)   (1,249,860)   (193,579)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT   3,260,894    2,760,205    427,501 
                
                

 

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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,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB  US$
Net revenues   512,482    629,508    97,498 
Cost of revenues   (99,591)   (97,286)   (15,068)
Gross profit   412,891    532,222    82,430 
                
Operating expenses               
     Sales and marketing expenses   (487,882)   (449,131)   (69,562)
     Product development expenses   (15,970)   (18,773)   (2,908)
     General and administrative expenses   (56,136)   (51,649)   (7,999)
Total operating expenses   (559,988)   (519,553)   (80,469)
 (Loss)/income from operations   (147,097)   12,669    1,961 
Interest income   6,317    4,152    643 
Interest expense   (2,941)   (2,430)   (376)
Other income, net   17,521    8,165    1,265 
 (Loss)/income before income tax expenses   (126,200)   22,556    3,493 
Income tax expenses   224    (201)   (31)
Loss from equity method investments   (173)   (277)   (43)
Net (loss)/income   (126,149)   22,078    3,419 
                
Less: Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest   45    (730)   (113)
                
Net (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology Group   (126,194)   22,808    3,532 
Net (loss)/income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of               
 Sunlands Technology Group:               
     Basic and diluted   (18.70)   3.39    0.52 
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss               
    per ordinary share:               
     Basic and diluted   6,749,309    6,729,197    6,729,197 
                

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Amounts in thousands)

               

   For the Three Months Ended June 30,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB  US$
Net (loss)/income   (126,149)   22,078    3,419 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax effect of nil:               
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments   (2,513)   (9,158)   (1,418)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income   (128,662)   12,920    2,001 

Less: comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling

               
interest   45    (730)   (113)
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to Sunlands Technology               
Group   (128,707)   13,650    2,114 

 

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

   For the Three Months Ended June 30,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB
Net revenues   512,482    629,508 
Less: other revenues   (4,194)   (16,289)
Add: tax and surcharges   34,554    40,705 
Add: ending deferred revenue   3,066,569    2,690,221 
Add: ending refund liability   202,651    220,745 
Less: beginning deferred revenue   (3,105,517)   (2,902,451)
Less: beginning refund liability   (175,006)   (232,207)
Gross billings (non-GAAP)   531,539    430,232 
           
           
           
Net (loss)/income   (126,149)   22,078 
Add: income tax expenses   (224)   201 
depreciation and amortization   11,325    10,225 
interest expense   2,941    2,430 
Less: interest income   (6,317)   (4,152)
EBITDA (non-GAAP)   (118,424)   30,782 

 

 

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

   For the Three Months Ended June 30,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB
Cost of revenues   99,591    97,286 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in cost of revenues   15    (57)
Non-GAAP cost of revenues   99,606    97,229 
           
Sales and marketing expenses   487,882    449,131 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in sales and marketing expenses   (106)   (96)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses   487,776    449,035 
           
General and administrative expenses   56,136    51,649 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and administrative expenses   (399)   (162)
Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses   55,737    51,487 
           
Operating costs and expense   659,579    616,839 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses   (490)   (315)
Non-GAAP operating costs and expense   659,089    616,524 
           
Loss/(income) from operations   147,097    (12,669)
Less: Share-based compensation expenses   (490)   (315)
Non-GAAP  loss/(income) from operations   146,607    (12,984)
           
Net loss/(income) attributable to Sunlands Technology Group   126,194    (22,808)
Less: Share-based compensation expenses   (490)   (315)
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Sunlands Technology Group   125,704    (23,123)
           
Net loss/(income) per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of          
 Sunlands Technology Group:          
     Basic and diluted   18.70    (3.39)
Non-GAAP net loss/(income) per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of          
 Sunlands Technology Group:          
     Basic and diluted   18.62    (3.44)
           
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss/(profit)          
    per ordinary share:          
     Basic and diluted   6,749,309    6,729,197 
Weighted average shares used in calculating Non-GAAP net loss          
    per ordinary share:          
     Basic and diluted   6,749,309    6,729,197 

 

 

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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,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB  US$
Net revenues   1,077,581    1,323,806    205,031 
Cost of revenues   (196,503)   (203,708)   (31,550)
Gross profit   881,078    1,120,098    173,481 
                
Operating expenses               
     Sales and marketing expenses   (945,737)   (1,055,560)   (163,485)
     Product development expenses   (37,365)   (36,689)   (5,682)
     General and administrative expenses   (144,638)   (93,947)   (14,551)
Total operating expenses   (1,127,740)   (1,186,196)   (183,718)
Loss from operations   (246,662)   (66,098)   (10,237)
Interest income   13,137    10,013    1,551 
Interest expense   (6,128)   (4,987)   (773)
Other income, net   46,549    29,448    4,561 
Loss before income tax expenses   (193,104)   (31,624)   (4,898)
Income tax expenses   1,718    147    23 
Loss from equity method investments   (326)   276    43 
Net loss   (191,712)   (31,201)   (4,832)
                
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (7)   (1,080)   (167)
                
Net loss attributable to Sunlands Technology Group   (191,705)   (30,121)   (4,665)
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of               
 Sunlands Technology Group:               
     Basic and diluted   (28.28)   (4.48)   (0.69)
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss               
    per ordinary share:               
     Basic and diluted   6,779,346    6,729,197    6,729,197 
                

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Amounts in thousands)

             

   For the Six Months Ended June 30,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB  US$
Net loss   (191,712)   (31,201)   (4,832)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax effect of nil:               
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments   16,850    (6,736)   (1,043)
Total comprehensive loss   (174,862)   (37,937)   (5,875)
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling                
interest   (7)   (1,080)   (167)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Sunlands Technology               
Group   (174,855)   (36,857)   (5,708)

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB
Net revenues   1,077,581    1,323,806 
Less: other revenues   (10,988)   (31,711)
Add: tax and surcharges   69,757    78,199 
Add: ending deferred revenue   3,066,569    2,690,221 
Add: ending refund liability   202,651    220,745 
Less: beginning deferred revenue   (3,228,770)   (3,024,443)
Less: beginning refund liability   (128,478)   (232,859)
Gross billings (non-GAAP)   1,048,322    1,023,958 
           
           
           
Net loss   (191,712)   (31,201)
Add: income tax expenses   (1,718)   (147)
depreciation and amortization   20,483    18,704 
interest expense   6,128    4,987 
Less: interest income   (13,137)   (10,013)
EBITDA (non-GAAP)   (179,956)   (17,670)

 

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30,
   2020  2021
   RMB  RMB
Cost of revenues   196,503    203,708 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in cost of revenues   (16)   (6)
Non-GAAP cost of revenues   196,487    203,702 
           
Sales and marketing expenses   945,737    1,055,560 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in sales and marketing expenses   (258)   59 
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses   945,479    1,055,619 
           
General and administrative expenses   144,638    93,947 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and administrative expenses   (787)   (257)
Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses   143,851    93,690 
           
Operating costs and expense   1,324,243    1,389,904 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses   (1,061)   (204)
Non-GAAP operating costs and expense   1,323,182    1,389,700 
           
Loss from operations   246,662    66,098 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses   (1,061)   (204)
Non-GAAP  loss from operations   245,601    65,894 
           
Net loss attributable to Sunlands Technology Group   191,705    30,121 
Less: Share-based compensation expenses   (1,061)   (204)
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Sunlands Technology Group   190,644    29,917 
           
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of          
 Sunlands Technology Group:          
     Basic and diluted   28.28    4.48 
Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of          
 Sunlands Technology Group:          
     Basic and diluted   28.12    4.45 
           
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss          
    per ordinary share:          
     Basic and diluted   6,779,346    6,729,197 
Weighted average shares used in calculating Non-GAAP net loss          
    per ordinary share:          
     Basic and diluted   6,779,346    6,729,197 

 

 

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