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The9 Limited Reports First and Second Quarter 2009 Unaudited Financial Results
PR Newswire
Aug 27, 2009
First Quarter 2009 Financial Highlights:
-- Net revenues for the first quarter of 2009 increased by 4%
quarter-over-quarter and decreased by 3% year-over-year to RMB426.2
million (US$62.4 million).
-- Net loss for the first quarter of 2009 was RMB46.8 million (US$6.9
million), a 70% decrease from net loss of RMB158.3 million (US$23.2
million) in the fourth quarter of 2008, and a decrease in earnings of
RMB122.4 million (US$17.9 million) compared with the net income of
RMB75.6 million (US$11.1 million) in the first quarter of 2008.
Second Quarter 2009 Financial Highlights:
-- Net revenues for the second quarter of 2009 decreased by 32%
quarter-over-quarter and decreased by 37% year-over-year to RMB287.9
million (US$42.2 million).
-- Net loss for the second quarter of 2009 was RMB79.2 million (US$11.6
million), a 69% increase from net loss of RMB46.8 million (US$6.9
million) in the first quarter of 2009 and a decrease in earnings of
RMB178.2 million (US$26.1 million) compared with net income of RMB99.0
million (US$14.5 million) in the second quarter of 2008.
First half 2009 Business Highlights:
-- The net loss for the first half 2009 was mainly due to decrease in
revenue from World of Warcraft ("WoW"), which expired on June 7, 2009,
and various write-off and impairment relating to WoW made in the first
half 2009.
-- Rolled out open beta test for EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA Online 2 ("FIFA Online
2") on April 22, 2009 and commenced commercialization on May 20, 2009.
-- Rolled out open beta test for Atlantica on June 10, 2009 and commenced
commercialization on June 17, 2009.
-- The9 Development Center ("TDC") now has World of Fighter, Jiu Zhou Zhan
Ji, Miracles: Ultimate X, Tiny Tribe, Monster of War and other MMORPGs
and advanced causal games in the pipeline.
-- Licensed World of Fighter to Gamania for the operation in Hong Kong,
Macau and Taiwan markets on June 24, 2009.
-- Entered into a license agreement on July 23, 2009 with USERJOY
Technology Co., Ltd. ("USERJOY") for an exclusive license to operate
Kingdom Heroes 2 Online in mainland China.
Management Comments:
Commenting on the first half 2009 results,
Discussion of The9's Unaudited First and Second Quarter 2009 Results
Revenues
For the first quarter of 2009, The9 reported total net revenues of
In the first quarter of 2009, net revenues attributable to the operations
of subscription-based game (refers to WoW), which included revenues from game
playing time, merchandise and installation package sales, increased by 5%
quarter-over-quarter and by 3% year-over-year to
For the second quarter of 2009, The9 reported total net revenues were
In the second quarter of 2009, net revenues attributable to the operations
of subscription-based game (refers to WoW), which included revenues from game
playing time, merchandise and installation package sales, decreased by 33%
quarter-over-quarter and by 35% year-over-year to
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the first quarter of 2009 decreased by 57%
quarter-over-quarter and by 65% year-over-year to
Gross profit for the second quarter of 2009 decreased by 5%
quarter-over-quarter and by 67% year-over-year to
Operating Expenses
For the first quarter of 2009, operating expenses were
For the first quarter of 2009, share-based compensation was
For the second quarter of 2009, operating expenses were
For the second quarter of 2009, share-based compensation was
Interest Income
Interest income for the first quarter of 2009 was
Interest income for the second quarter of 2009 was
Other (Expenses) Income, net
Other expenses for the first quarter of 2009 was
Other income for the second quarter of 2009 was
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2009 was
There was no income tax expense for the second quarter of 2009, compared
to income tax expense of
Non-controlling Interest
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160
("FAS 160") Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an
amendment of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 51 beginning
Net Income (Loss)
For the first quarter of 2009, net loss was
Fully diluted loss per share and per ADS for the first quarter of 2009 was
For the first quarter of 2009, non-GAAP adjusted net income was
For the second quarter of 2009, net loss was
Fully diluted loss per share and per ADS for the second quarter of 2009
was
For the second quarter of 2009, non-GAAP adjusted net income was
Update on Stock Repurchase Program
On
Currency Convenience Translation
The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into US dollars (US$) in this press
release is based on the noon buying rate in the
Use of Non-GAAP Measure
To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
Non-GAAP adjusted net income is defined as earnings before depreciation of property, equipment and software, amortization of land use right and intangibles, share-based compensation, foreign exchange loss and income tax expenses/benefits, as applicable. The use of non-GAAP adjusted net income has certain limitations. Depreciation of property, equipment and software, amortization of land use right and intangibles and income tax expenses/benefits have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of non-GAAP adjusted net income. Each of these items should also be considered in the overall evaluation of our results. Non-GAAP adjusted net income should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. We compensate for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of our depreciation and amortization, and income tax expenses/benefits in our reconciliations to the GAAP financial measure, share-based compensation and income tax expenses/benefits in our reconciliations to the GAAP financial measure, which should be considered when evaluating our performance. Non-GAAP adjusted net income is not defined under GAAP, and our non-GAAP adjusted net income is not a measure of net income, operating income, or any operating performance measure that is calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our non-GAAP adjusted net income may not be comparable to similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate non-GAAP adjusted net income in the same manner as we do. For more information on this non-GAAP financial measure, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results" set forth at the end of this release.
Form 20-F
On
Conference Call / Webcast Information
The9's management team will host a conference call on
Investors, analysts and other interested parties will be able to access
the live conference by calling +1-800-561-2693, password "19644357". In the
U.S., members of the financial community may also participate in the call by
dialing toll-free number +1-617-614-3523, password "19644357". A replay of the
call will be available through
The9 will also provide a live webcast of the earnings call. Participants in the webcast should log onto the Company's Investor Relations website http://www.corp.the9.com 15 minutes prior to the call, then click on the icon for "The9 Limited 1Q & 2Q 2009 Earnings Conference Call" and follow the instructions.
About The9 Limited
The9 Limited is an online game operator and developer in
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements
are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among
other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this
press release contain forward-looking statements. The9 may also make written
or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 20-F and 6-K, etc., 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.
Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about The9's
beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained
in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, The9's limited operating history as an online game
operator, political and economic policies of the Chinese government, the laws
and regulations governing the online game industry, information disseminated
over the Internet and Internet content providers in
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Phyllis Sai
Manager, Investor Relations
The9 Limited
Tel: +86-21-5172-9990
Email: IR@corp.the9.com
Web: http://www.corp.the9.com/
- Tables follow -
THE9 LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME INFORMATION
(Expressed in Renminbi - RMB and US Dollars - US$, except share data)
Quarter Ended
March 31, June 30, December 31, March 31,
2008 2008 2008 2009
RMB RMB RMB RMB
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Revenues:
Online game
services 462,198,105 479,129,879 429,643,488 447,528,110
Game operating
support,
website
solutions and
advertisement 232,484 154,053 118,972 185,924
Other revenues 1,321,347 985,024 1,290,119 2,091,582
463,751,936 480,268,956 431,052,579 449,805,616
Sales Taxes (24,326,329) (25,206,878) (22,492,929) (23,605,792)
Net Revenues 439,425,607 455,062,078 408,559,650 426,199,824
Cost of
Services (245,435,246) (257,877,952) (249,170,341) (358,312,923)
Gross Profit 193,990,361 197,184,126 159,389,309 67,886,901
Operating Expenses:
Product
development (12,532,470) (15,585,433) (24,492,343) (26,529,747)
Sales and
marketing (22,394,306) (26,753,116) (29,748,961) (35,386,080)
General and
administrative (59,061,535) (57,992,007) (145,305,184) (63,164,627)
Impairment
of equipment,
intangible
assets and
goodwill -- -- (82,149,755) --
Total operating
expenses: (93,988,311) (100,330,556) (281,696,243) (125,080,454)
Profit (loss)
from operations 100,002,050 96,853,570 (122,306,934) (57,193,553)
Interest income 12,825,697 14,468,786 13,972,458 9,004,747
Other (expenses)
income , net (24,421,243) (4,674,611) (1,082,325) (363,129)
Income (loss)
before income
tax expense,
impairment loss
on investment
and share of
(loss) gain in
equity
investments 88,406,504 106,647,745 (109,416,801) (48,551,935)
Income tax
expense (10,459,922) (7,040,555) (24,070,899) (697,925)
Income (loss)
before impair-
ment loss on
investment
and share of
(loss) gain
in equity
investments 77,946,582 99,607,190 (133,487,700) (49,249,860)
Impairment loss
on investment (1,902,255) -- (24,020,108) --
Share of (loss)
gain in equity
investments,
net of taxes (417,283) (578,966) (994,469) 141,128
Net income (loss) 75,627,044 99,028,224 (158,502,277) (49,108,732)
Less: Net loss
attributable
to non-
controlling
interests -- -- (179,071) (2,310,703)
Net income (loss)
attributable to
ordinary
shareholders 75,627,044 99,028,224 (158,323,206) (46,798,029)
Earnings (loss)
attributable to
The9's ordinary
shareholders
per share
- Basic 2.71 3.59 (5.78) (1.78)
- Diluted 2.70 3.58 (5.78) (1.78)
Weighted average
shares outstanding
- Basic 27,924,173 27,596,561 27,410,714 26,248,436
- Diluted 27,958,744 27,672,357 27,410,714 26,248,436
Quarter Ended
June 30, March 31, June 30,
2009 2009 2009
RMB US$ US$
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues:
Online game services 301,491,378 65,521,963 44,140,930
Game operating support,
website solutions and
advertisement 247,267 27,221 36,202
Other revenues 2,135,763 306,226 312,694
303,874,408 65,855,410 44,489,826
Sales Taxes (15,946,899) (3,456,091) (2,334,763)
Net Revenues 287,927,509 62,399,319 42,155,063
Cost of Services (223,644,279) (52,460,092) (32,743,445)
Gross Profit 64,283,230 9,939,227 9,411,618
Operating Expenses:
Product development (31,125,521) (3,884,183) (4,557,044)
Sales and marketing (37,883,112) (5,180,826) (5,546,413)
General and
administrative (53,257,372) (9,247,844) (7,797,337)
Impairment of equipment,
intangible assets and
goodwill (30,199,751) -- (4,421,503)
Total operating expenses: (152,465,756) (18,312,853) (22,322,297)
Profit (loss) from operations (88,182,526) (8,373,626) (12,910,679)
Interest income 6,905,505 1,318,372 1,011,025
Other (expenses) income, net 112,605 (53,165) 16,486
Income (loss) before income
tax expense, impairment loss
on investment and share of
(loss) gain in equity
investments (81,164,416) (7,108,419) (11,883,168)
Income tax expense -- (102,182) --
Income (loss) before
impairment loss on
investment and share of
(loss) gain in equity
investments (81,164,416) (7,210,601) (11,883,168)
Impairment loss on
investment -- -- --
Share of (loss) gain in
equity investments, net
of taxes (589,547) 20,662 (86,315)
Net income (loss) (81,753,963) (7,189,939) (11,969,483)
Less: Net loss attributable
to non-controlling interests (2,560,155) (338,307) (374,829)
Net income (loss) attributable
to ordinary shareholders (79,193,808) (6,851,632) (11,594,654)
Earnings (loss) attributable
to The9's ordinary
shareholders per share
- Basic (3.15) (0.26) (0.46)
- Diluted (3.15) (0.26) (0.46)
Weighted average shares
outstanding
- Basic 25,125,385 26,248,436 25,125,385
- Diluted 25,125,385 26,248,436 25,125,385
THE9 LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS INFORMATION
(Expressed in Renminbi - RMB and US Dollars - US$)
As at
December 31, March 31, June 30,
2008 2009 2009
RMB RMB RMB
(audited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 2,152,585,574 2,062,643,254 1,877,693,350
Short term investments 68,039,221 3,148,224 160,940
Accounts receivable 8,323,084 3,435,952 1,200,863
Due from related parties 637,708 827,003 965,942
Advances to suppliers 1,435,781 1,993,869 1,021,798
Prepayments and other current
assets 68,371,912 49,404,793 60,785,995
Prepaid royalties 138,843,227 32,527,804 66,913,233
Deferred costs 55,748,737 54,602,361 1,417,809
Total current assets 2,493,985,244 2,208,583,260 2,010,159,930
Investments in equity investees 291,642,529 291,783,655 291,196,187
Available-for-sale investments 29,218,400 29,218,400 36,106,588
Property, equipment and software 200,034,094 146,970,674 107,526,515
Goodwill 30,199,751 30,199,751 --
Intangible assets 136,129,801 116,612,590 112,065,321
Land use right 81,798,755 81,318,527 80,838,300
Prepayment for equipment -- -- --
Long-term deposits -- 795,547 867,561
Total Assets 3,263,008,574 2,905,482,404 2,638,760,402
Liabilities and Shareholders'
Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable 29,758,563 34,091,957 70,422,915
Due to related parties -- -- --
Income tax payable 56,680 47,913 --
Other taxes payable 99,416,815 118,744,050 11,014,751
Advances from customers 143,464,990 91,697,134 15,402,559
Deferred revenue 201,645,952 204,436,614 8,053,638
Liability for refund of prepaid
WoW game cards -- 37,851,083 199,377,145
Other payables and accruals 69,423,536 54,208,941 70,640,081
Total current liabilities 543,766,536 541,077,692 374,911,089
Shareholders' Equity
Common shares (US$0.01 par value;
26,817,688 shares issued and
outstanding as of December 31,
2008, 25,450,075 shares issued
and outstanding as of March 31,
2009, 25,092,578 shares issued
and outstanding as of June 30,
2009) 2,190,645 2,078,930 2,049,727
Additional paid-in capital 2,128,607,581 2,042,480,439 2,030,588,858
Statutory reserves 24,836,354 28,071,982 28,071,982
Accumulated other comprehensive
income 13,643,131 13,643,131 13,643,131
Retained earnings 549,964,327 277,082,976 190,795,885
Total The9 shareholders' equity 2,719,242,038 2,363,357,458 2,265,149,583
Non-controlling interests -- 1,047,254 (1,300,270)
Total shareholders' equity 2,719,242,038 2,364,404,712 2,263,849,313
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity 3,263,008,574 2,905,482,404 2,638,760,402
As at
March 31, June 30,
2009 2009
US$ US$
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 301,988,708 274,910,451
Short term investments 460,927 23,563
Accounts receivable 503,053 175,817
Due from related parties 121,080 141,422
Advances to suppliers 291,920 149,600
Prepayments and other
current assets 7,233,286 8,899,592
Prepaid royalties 4,762,350 9,796,673
Deferred costs 7,994,255 207,579
Total current assets 323,355,579 294,304,697
Investments in equity investees 42,719,636 42,633,625
Available-for-sale investments 4,277,825 5,286,315
Property, equipment and software 21,517,770 15,742,806
Goodwill 4,421,503 --
Intangible assets 17,073,086 16,407,326
Land use right 11,905,731 11,835,422
Prepayment for equipment -- --
Long-term deposits 116,475 127,018
Total Assets 425,387,605 386,337,209
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable 4,991,356 10,310,520
Due to related parties -- --
Income tax payable 7,015 --
Other taxes payable 17,385,150 1,612,654
Advances from customers 13,425,249 2,255,067
Deferred revenue 29,931,278 1,179,122
Liability for refund of
prepaid WoW game cards 5,541,724 29,190,528
Other payables and accruals 7,936,655 10,342,315
Total current liabilities 79,218,427 54,890,206
Shareholders' Equity
Common shares (US$0.01 par value;
26,817,688 shares issued and
outstanding as of December 31,
2008, 25,450,075 shares issued
and outstanding as of March 31,
2009, 25,092,578 shares issued
and outstanding as of June 30,
2009) 304,373 300,098
Additional paid-in capital 299,036,696 297,295,666
Statutory reserves 4,109,980 4,109,980
Accumulated other comprehensive
income 1,997,472 1,997,472
Retained earnings 40,567,330 27,934,158
Total The9 shareholders' equity 346,015,851 331,637,374
Non-controlling interests 153,327 (190,371)
Total shareholders' equity 346,169,178 331,447,003
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity 425,387,605 386,337,209
THE9 LIMITED
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
(Expressed in Renminbi - RMB and US Dollars - US$, except share data)
Quarter Ended
March 31, June 30, December 31, March 31,
2008 2008 2008 2009
RMB RMB RMB RMB
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
GAAP net income
(loss) 75,627,044 99,028,224 (158,323,206) (46,798,029)
Depreciation of
property,
equipment 46,900,577 51,806,135 55,899,329 54,278,555
Amortization of
land use right
and intangible
assets 24,028,174 24,028,173 18,523,209 24,050,296
Share based
compensation 12,008,420 12,114,203 15,706,653 15,668,139
Foreign exchange
loss (gain) 24,389,433 5,351,834 1,105,887 388,210
Income tax
expense 10,459,922 7,040,555 24,070,899 697,925
Non-GAAP net
income (loss) 193,413,570 199,369,124 (43,017,229) 48,285,096
GAAP earnings
(loss) per share
- Basic 2.71 3.59 (5.78) (1.78)
- Diluted 2.70 3.58 (5.78) (1.78)
Non-GAAP net
income (loss)
per share
- Basic 6.93 7.22 (1.57) 1.84
- Diluted 6.92 7.20 (1.57) 1.84
Weighted average
shares outstanding
- Basic 27,924,173 27,596,561 27,410,714 26,248,436
- Diluted 27,958,744 27,672,357 27,410,714 26,248,436
Quarter Ended
June 30, March 31, June 30,
2009 2009 2009
RMB US$ US$
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
GAAP net income
(loss) (79,193,808) (6,851,634) (11,594,654)
Depreciation of
property,
equipment 48,379,270 7,946,847 7,083,141
Amortization of
land use right and
intangible assets 19,046,925 3,521,170 2,788,634
Share based
compensation 15,016,684 2,293,950 2,198,572
Foreign exchange
loss (gain) (114,679) 56,837 (16,790)
Income tax expense -- 102,182 --
Non-GAAP net income
(loss) 3,134,392 7,069,352 458,903
GAAP earnings
(loss) per share
- Basic (3.15) (0.26) (0.46)
- Diluted (3.15) (0.26) (0.46)
Non-GAAP net income
(loss) per share
- Basic 0.12 0.27 0.02
- Diluted 0.12 0.27 0.02
Weighted average
shares outstanding
- Basic 25,125,385 26,248,436 25,125,385
- Diluted 25,125,385 26,248,436 25,125,385
SOURCE The9 Limited
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