China Online Education Group Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results

Second quarter net revenues increased by 40.0% year-over-year
Second quarter GAAP/non-GAAP net margin were 6.6%/8.0% respectively

BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China Online Education Group ("51Talk" or the "Company") (NYSE:COE), a leading online education platform in China, with core expertise in English education, announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Second Quarter 2020 Financial and Operating Highlights

    --  Net revenues were RMB493.5 million (US$69.8 million), a 40.0% increase
        from RMB352.6 million for the second quarter of 2019.
    --  Gross margin was 70.9%, compared with 69.5% for the second quarter of
        2019.
    --  GAAP net income was RMB32.8 million, representing GAAP net margin of
        6.6%, compared with GAAP net loss RMB33.2 million and GAAP net margin of
        negative 9.4% for the second quarter of 2019.
    --  Non-GAAP net income was RMB39.6million, representing non-GAAP net margin
        of 8.0% compared with non-GAAP net loss RMB27.6 million and non-GAAP net
        margin of negative 7.8% for the second quarter of 2019.
    --  Operating cash inflow was RMB172.1 million (US$24.4 million), compared
        with RMB99.2 million operating cash inflow for the second quarter of
        2019.
    --  Cash, cash equivalents, time deposits and short-term investments balance
        reached RMB1,426.7 million (US$201.9 million) as of June 30, 2020.
    --  Gross billings(([1])) were RMB676.4 million (US$95.7 million), a 35.7%
        increase from RMB498.5 million for the second quarter of 2019, the
        highest year-over-year growth rate since the first quarter of 2018.

                  Key Financial and  For the three months
                    Operating Data           ended



                                           Jun. 30,       Jun. 30,  Y-o-Y


                                                     2019      2020   Change





                Net Revenues (in RMB
                 millions)                          352.6     493.5    40.0%


     K-12 one-on-one
      mass market
      offering                                      259.6     417.9    61.0%


     K-12 small class
      offering                                       33.1      28.5  (13.8%)


     One-on-One others                               59.9      47.0  (21.4%)




                Gross billings (in
                 RMB millions)                      498.5     676.4    35.7%


     K-12 one-on-one
      mass market
      offering                                      418.5     612.5    46.4%


             K-12 small class
              offering                               33.0      42.4    28.5%


     One-on-One others                               47.0      21.5  (54.3%)




                Active students[2]
                          (in
                          thousands)                233.4     298.2    27.8%



               [1] Gross billings for a specific
                period, which is one of the Company's
                key operating data, is defined as the
                total amount of cash received for the
                sale of course packages and services
                in such period, net of the total
                amount of refunds in such period.

               [2] An "active student" for a
                specified period refers to a student
                who booked at least one paid lesson,
                excluding those students who only
                attended paid live broadcasting
                lessons or trial lessons.

"We extended our outstanding performance by delivering another quarter of robust across-the-board results in the second quarter," said Mr. Jack Jiajia Huang, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 51Talk. "These results were fueled by the continued optimization of our K-12 one-on-one mass market strategy in non-tier-one cities(([3])) as well as the overall growing market awareness and acceptance of online education brought about by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial highlights of the second quarter include our net revenues increasing 40.0% year-over-year to reach RMB493.5 million, a figure 5.0% above the high end of our guidance. Net revenues from our core K-12 one-on-one mass market offerings increased 61.0% year-over-year to reach RMB417.9 million. Furthermore, our gross billings reached RMB676.4 million, growing 35.7% year-over-year and recording the highest growth rate since the first quarter of 2018. Our K-12 one-on-one mass market gross billings grew 46.4% year-over-year to RMB612.5 million, accounting for 90.6% of our total gross billings.

"Operationally, our teams continued to execute well and capture market opportunities. We grew our number of second quarter active students by 27.8% year-over-year. To augment our K-12 offerings, we recently launched brand new Level-K courses for kindergarten students aged 3 to 5, aiming to broaden our student base and build good study habits from a young age through our platform. We also held tournaments for our flagship China Youth Talk speech contest between April and August. This high-profile event attracted more than 500,000 K-12 aged contestants from across the country and showcased the achievements among some of the most talented youth. In the second quarter we embarked on a brand uplift effort in the Philippines to further burnish our already strong appeal among existing and potential instructors. A highlight of this campaign is the appointment of Ms. Pia Wurtzbach, a former Miss Universe with strong popularity among our target instructor demographic, as our brand ambassador in the Philippines. With her appointment and our continuous promotion efforts, we further strengthened our leadership position in online education and effectively promoted teaching careers at 51Talk for Filipinos with high English proficiency, passion for teaching, and familiarity with the Chinese culture.

"Additionally, I am pleased to announce that on September 2, at the K-12 Online Education Service and Evaluation Standard conference, we presented the first-ever enterprise standards. The standards were also recently published through the Standard Platform of the Standardization Administration of China. During the conference, we signed the K-12 Online Education Industry Self-discipline Convention, together with representatives from six other companies. Through strengthened self-disciplinary actions, these companies strive to lead by example in areas such as curriculum creation, class duration, foreign teacher selection, and tuition prepayment, amongst several others. Furthermore, we, along with other business representatives, experts and scholars kicked off a process to establish an evolving and formal K-12 Online Education Service and Evaluation Standard. This would be an important step forward in the maturity of our industry and the standardization of the service scope and requirements for K-12 online education enterprises.

"In summary, we are proud of our second quarter achievements both financially and operationally. The firm's organizational foundation built over the years, coupled with our sharp strategic focus in the K-12 one-on-one mass market in non-tier-one cities, has helped us emerge today in a stronger, better position. As we move into the second half of 2020, I look forward to continuing to execute on our mission, bringing our strong value proposition to the market and delivering long-term benefit to all our stakeholders," concluded Mr. Huang.

"I'm pleased to report another strong quarter marked by both continued top-line growth and robust profitability driven by our strategy to pursue healthy growth while keeping a close eye on operational efficiencies," said Mr. Min Xu, Chief Financial Officer of 51Talk. "During the second quarter, we achieved Non-GAAP net income of RMB39.6 million, as our net revenues and gross billings continued to expand. Excluding the RMB17.9 million favorable impact of government-related COVID-19 relief benefits received in the second quarter, our non-GAAP net profit margin would have been 4.4%, compared with a non-GAAP net margin of negative 7.8% for the second quarter of 2019. We are pleased to record operating cash inflow, a key metric of our financial health, of RMB172.1 million. Another highlight of the quarter was our successful follow-on public offering, which further strengthened our balance sheet and stimulated investor interest. I am confident that the Company is on the right track for continued growth and profitability."


               [3] Tier-one cities include
                Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen,
                Guangzhou and Tianjin.

Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Net Revenues

Net revenues for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB493.5 million (US$69.8 million), a 40.0% increase from RMB352.6 million for the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily attributed to the increases in the number of active students and the average revenue per active student. The number of active students in the second quarter of 2020 was 298,200, a 27.8% increase from 233,400 for the same quarter last year. The average revenue per active student in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 9.5% year-over-year.

Net revenues from one-on-one offerings for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB464.9 million (US$65.8 million), a 45.5% increase from RMB319.5 million for the same quarter last year. Net revenues from small class offerings for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB28.5 million (US$4.0 million), a 13.8% decrease from RMB33.1 million for the same quarter last year.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB143.6 million (US$20.3 million), a 33.5% increase from RMB107.6 million for the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in total service fees paid to teachers, mainly due to an increased number of paid lessons.

As part of Chinese government's effort to ease the burden of businesses affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration temporarily reduced and exempted employer obligation on social security contributions from February 2020. The impact of coronavirus policies on cost of revenues was RMB0.4 million in the second quarter. Excluding the impact, total cost of revenues for the second quarter would have been RMB144.0 million (US$20.4 million), representing a 33.8% year-over-year increase.

Cost of revenues of one-on-one offerings for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB131.8 million (US$18.7 million), a 42.5% increase from RMB92.5 million for the same quarter last year. Cost of revenues of small class offering for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB11.7 million (US$1.7 million), a 22.1% decrease from RMB15.1 million for the same quarter last year.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB349.9 million (US$49.5 million), a 42.8% increase from RMB245.0 million for the same quarter last year. Gross margin for the second quarter of 2020 was 70.9%, compared with 69.5% for the same quarter last year.

Excluding the positive impact of the coronavirus related exemption of employer obligation on social security contributions, gross profit and gross margin for the second quarter would have been RMB349.5 million (US$49.5 million) and 70.8% respectively.

Gross margin for one-on-one offerings in the second quarter of 2020 was 71.6%, compared with 71.1% for the same quarter last year. The increase was mainly attributable to a favorable mix of higher margin products. 51Talk's small class offering gross margin for the second quarter of 2020 was 58.9%, compared with 54.5% for the second quarter of 2019. The increase was mainly due to a favorable mix of higher margin products.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB332.4 million (US$47.1 million), an 18.7% increase from RMB280.1 million for the same quarter last year. The increase was the result of an increase in sales and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses, partially offset by decreases of product development expenses.

Sales and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB239.9 million (US$34.0 million), a 27.4% increase from RMB188.4 million for the same quarter last year. The increase was mainly due to higher marketing expenses and higher sales personnel costs related to increases in the number of sales and marketing personnel. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB237.4 million (US$33.6 million), a 26.8% increase from RMB187.3 million for the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses, excluding branding expenses, were 30.7% of the gross billings for the second quarter of 2020, compared with 32.6 % for the same quarter last year. The impact of coronavirus policy related exemption of employer obligation on social security contributions on sales and marketing expense was RMB6.7 million in the second quarter. Excluding the impact, sales and marketing expenses for the second quarter would have been RMB246.6 million (US$34.9 million), representing a 30.9% year-over-year increase.

Product development expenses for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB38.6 million (US$5.5 million), a 6.6% decrease from RMB41.4 million for the same quarter last year. The decrease was primarily due to favorable COVID-19 policy related impact. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP product development expenses for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB37.0 million (US$5.2 million), a 7.0% decrease from RMB39.7 million for the same quarter last year. The impact of COVID-19 policy related exemption of employer obligation on social security contributions on product development expenses was RMB2.2 million in the second quarter. Excluding the impact, product development expenses for the second quarter would have been RMB40.8 million (US$5.8 million), representing a 1.4% year-over-year decrease.

General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB53.9 million (US$7.6 million), a 7.0% increase from RMB50.4 million for the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily due to the higher professional services fees in connection with the follow-on public offering. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2020 were RMB51.1 million (US$7.2 million), a 7.7% increase from RMB47.5 million for the same quarter last year. The impact of coronavirus policy related exemption of employer obligation on social security contributions on general and administrative expenses was RMB1.6 million in the second quarter. Excluding the impact, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter would have been RMB55.5 million (US$7.9 million), representing a 10.1% year-over-year increase.

Other income

As part of Chinese government's effort to ease the burden of businesses affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the State Taxation Administration exempted a wide range of consumer services from value added tax (VAT) from January 2020. The income obtained by taxpayers from providing essential services shall be exempt from VAT. The favorable impact of coronavirus relief policies was RMB7.0 million in the second quarter.

On September 30, 2019, Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration announced that from October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021, the taxpayers engaging in the provision of essential services are allowed to deduct an extra 15% of the deductible input tax for the current period from the payable tax. The impact of the policy of additional value-added tax credit for the income generated by the essential services provided by enterprises was RMB2.6 million in the second quarter.

Income/(loss) from Operations

Operating income for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB27.1 million (US$3.8 million), compared with loss from operations of RMB35.1 million for the same quarter last year. Operating income margin for the second quarter was 5.5%, compared with operating margin of negative 9.9% for the same quarter last year.

Non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB34.0 million (US$4.8 million), compared with non-GAAP loss from operations of RMB29.4 million for the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP operating income margin for the second quarter was 6.9%, compared with non-GAAP operating margin of negative 8.3% for the same quarter last year.

The total favorable impact of coronavirus relief policies was RMB17.9 million in the second quarter, including impact of coronavirus policy related exemption of employer obligation on social security contributions on income from operations of RMB10.9 million, in addition to coronavirus policy related VAT exemption of RMB7.0 million. Excluding the favorable impact, operating income and non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter would have been RMB9.2 million (US$1.3 million) and RMB16.1 million (US$2.3 million) respectively, representing 1.9% GAAP operating margin and 3.3% non-GAAP operating margin.

Net income/(loss)

Net income for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB32.8 million (US$4.6 million), compared with net loss of RMB33.2 million for the same quarter last year. Net margin for the second quarter was 6.6%, compared with net margin of negative 9.4% for the same quarter last year.

Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB39.6 million (US$5.6 million), compared with non-GAAP loss of RMB27.6 million for the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP net margin for the second quarter was 8.0%, compared with non-GAAP net margin of negative 7.8% for the same quarter last year.

The favorable impact of coronavirus relief policies was RMB17.9 million in the second quarter. Excluding the favorable impact, net income and non-GAAP net income for the second quarter would have been RMB14.9 million (US$2.1 million) and RMB21.7 million (US$3.1 million), representing net margin of 3.0% and 4.4% respectively.

Basic net income per American depositary share ("ADS") attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.55 (US$0.22), compared with basic net loss per ADS of RMB1.62 for the same quarter last year. Diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.44 (US$0.20), compared with diluted net loss per ADS of RMB1.62 for the same quarter last year. Each ADS represents 15 Class A ordinary shares.

Non-GAAP basic net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.87 (US$0.26), compared with non-GAAP basic net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders of RMB1.34 for the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.75 (US$0.25), compared with non-GAAP diluted net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders of RMB1.34 for the same quarter last year.

The favorable impact of coronavirus relief policies was RMB17.9 million in the second quarter. Excluding the favorable impact, basic net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB0.70 (US$0.10) and non-GAAP basic net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB1.03 (US$0.15).

Excluding the favorable impact, diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB0.65 (US$0.09) and non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2020 was RMB0.96 (US$0.14).

Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had total cash, cash equivalents, time deposits and short-term investments of RMB1,426.7 million (US$201.9 million), compared with RMB1,053.4 million as of December 31, 2019.

The Company had advances from students([4]) (current and non-current) of RMB2,411.8 million (US$341.4 million) as of June 30, 2020, compared with RMB2,186.6 million as of December 31, 2019.


               [4] "Advances from students", which
                is defined as the amount of
                obligation to transfer good or
                service to students or business
                partners for which consideration
                has been received from students in
                advance. The deposits from
                students are also presented in the
                total amount of "advances from
                students".

Outlook

We cannot predict whether the incremental revenue boost from students spending more time at home amidst the COVID-19 outbreak will continue during the remainder of 2020. However, based on latest information available at the time of this release, for the third quarter of 2020, the Company currently expects net revenues to be between RMB525 million to RMB532 million, which would represent an increase of approximately 28.5% to 30.2% from RMB408.7 million for the same quarter last 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 change.

Conference Call

The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on September 8, 2020 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time on September 8, 2020).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:


               United States (toll free):               1-866-264-5888



              International:                           1-412-317-5226



              Mainland China:                          400-120-1203


               Hong Kong (toll free):                   800-905-945



              Hong Kong:                               852-3018-4992

Participants should dial-in at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the call for "China Online Education Group."

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.51talk.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible until September 15, 2020, by dialing the following telephone numbers:


               United States (toll free):    
              1-877-344-7529



              International:                
              1-412-317-0088



              Replay Access Code:                             10147343

About China Online Education Group

China Online Education Group (NYSE: COE) is a leading online education platform in China, with core expertise in English education. The Company's mission is to make quality education accessible and affordable. The Company's online and mobile education platforms enable students across China to take live interactive English lessons with overseas foreign teachers, on demand. The Company connects its students with a large pool of highly qualified foreign teachers that it assembled using a shared economy approach, and employs student and teacher feedback and data analytics to deliver a personalized learning experience to its students.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In evaluating its business, 51Talk considers and uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC as supplemental metrics to review and assess its operating performance: non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses, non-GAAP product development expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income/(loss), non-GAAP net income/(loss), non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders, and non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders per share and per ADS. To present each of these non-GAAP measures, the Company excludes share-based compensation expenses. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" set forth at the end of this press release.

51Talk believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance by excluding share-based compensation expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. 51Talk believes that both management and investors benefit from these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to 51Talk's historical performance. 51Talk computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and from period to period. 51Talk believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. A limitation of using non-GAAP measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation expenses that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in the 51Talk's business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying table at the end of this press release provides more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB7.0651 to US$1.00, the rate in effect as of June 30, 2020 as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to 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", "aims", "future", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates", "likely to" and similar statements. Among other things, 51Talk's business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as 51Talk's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. 51Talk may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), 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 51Talk's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: 51Talk's goals and strategies; 51Talk's expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its brand and platform; 51Talk's ability to retain and increase its student enrollment; 51Talk's ability to offer new courses; 51Talk's ability to engage, train and retain new teachers; 51Talk's future business development, results of operations and financial condition; 51Talk's ability to maintain and improve infrastructure necessary to operate its education platform; competition in the online education industry in China; the expected growth of, and trends in, the markets for 51Talk's course offerings in China; relevant government policies and regulations relating to 51Talk's corporate structure, business and industry; general economic and business condition in China, the Philippines and elsewhere and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in 51Talk's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and 51Talk does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

China Online Education Group
Investor Relations
+86 (10) 8342-6262
ir@51talk.com

The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
+86 (10) 6508-0677
+1 (212) 481-2050
51talk@tpg-ir.com



                                                                   
        
               CHINA ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP


                                                                 
      
         UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                                      
           
                (In thousands)




                                                                                     
              
                 As of



                                                                                                                  Dec. 31,      Jun. 30,   Jun. 30,


                                                                                                                      2019           2020        2020



                                                                                             
              
                RMB   
     
         RMB        US$





     
       ASSETS


        
             Current assets


        
             Cash and cash equivalents                                                                        342,951        317,385      44,923


        
             Time deposits                                                                                    144,093        220,334      31,186


        
             Short-term investments                                                                           452,936        441,911      62,548


        
             Inventory                                                                                            308            962         136


        
             Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                        250,215        268,246      37,968



        
             Total current assets                                                                           1,190,503      1,248,838     176,761





        
             Non-current assets


        
             Property and equipment, net                                                                       20,336         19,651       2,781


        
             Intangible assets, net                                                                             9,918          8,413       1,191


        
             Goodwill                                                                                           4,223          4,223         598


        
             Right-of-use assets                                                                               56,638         62,075       8,786


        
             Time deposits                                                                                    113,415        447,095      63,282


        
             Other non-current assets                                                                           6,784         10,362       1,467



        
             Total non-current assets                                                                         211,314        551,819      78,105





        
             
                Total assets                                                                      1,401,817      1,800,657     254,866






     
       LIABILITIES


        
             
                AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT


        
             Current liabilities


        
             Short-term loan                                                                                   16,578


        
             Advances from students                                                                         2,181,808      2,408,570     340,911


        
             Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                   166,955        197,760      27,991


        
             Lease liability                                                                                   31,550         34,287       4,853


        
             Taxes payable                                                                                     21,661         23,990       3,396


        
             Total current liabilities                                                                      2,418,552      2,664,607     377,151





        
             Non-current liabilities


        
             Advances from students                                                                             4,783          3,220         456


        
             Lease liability                                                                                   23,545         27,059       3,830


        
             Other non-current liabilities                                                                      1,595          1,775         251


                  Total non-current liabilities                                                                     29,923         32,054       4,537





                               Total liabilities                                                                 2,448,475      2,696,661     381,688





                               Total shareholders' deficit                                                     (1,046,658)     (896,004)  (126,822)




                               Total liabilities and shareholders'
                                deficit                                                                          1,401,817      1,800,657     254,866



                                                                                              
              
                CHINA ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP


                                                                                    
     
       UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/ INCOME


                                                                                      
     
                (In thousands except for number of shares and per share data)




                                                                                                                                                                                   
           
              For the three months ended                                                                          For the six months ended



                                                                                                             
              
                Jun. 30,                   
              
        Mar. 31,                                      Jun. 30,              
       
       Jun. 30,               Jun. 30,                                       Jun. 30,                   Jun. 30,


                                                                                                                                                       2019                                     2020                                           2020                           2020                   2019                                               2020                        2020



                                                                                                                
              
                RMB                        
              
        RMB                                           RMB                  
       
        US$                    RMB                                            RMB                        US$



              Net revenues[5]                                                                                                                      352,603                                  487,084                                        493,471                         69,846                672,677                                            980,555                     138,789



              Cost of revenues                                                                                                                   (107,559)                               (144,031)                                     (143,560)                      (20,320)             (213,287)                                         (287,591)                   (40,706)




              Gross profit                                                                                                                         245,044                                  343,053                                        349,911                         49,526                459,390                                            692,964                      98,083




              Operating expenses


                                     
              Sales and marketing expenses                                                                        (188,369)                               (228,387)                                     (239,894)                      (33,955)             (374,656)                                         (468,281)                   (66,281)


                                     
              Product development expenses                                                                         (41,362)                                (35,867)                                      (38,616)                       (5,466)              (82,063)                                          (74,483)                   (10,542)


                                     
              General and administrative expenses                                                                  (50,389)                                (50,689)                                      (53,902)                       (7,629)             (101,548)                                         (104,591)                   (14,804)




              Total operating expenses                                                                                                           (280,120)                               (314,943)                                     (332,412)                      (47,050)             (558,267)                                         (647,355)                   (91,627)




              Other income                                                                                                                                                       16,761                                          9,628                          1,363                                                                 26,389                       3,735



              (Loss)/income from operations                                                                                                       (35,076)                                  44,871                                         27,127                          3,839               (98,877)                                            71,998                      10,191




              Interest income                                                                                                                        3,556                                    7,577                                          8,735                          1,236                  6,607                                             16,312                       2,309



              Interest expenses and other expenses, net                                                                                              (503)                                   (209)                                       (1,337)                         (189)               (4,841)                                           (1,546)                      (219)




              (Loss)/income before income tax expenses                                                                                            (32,023)                                  52,239                                         34,525                          4,886               (97,111)                                            86,764                      12,281



              Income tax expenses                                                                                                                  (1,182)                                 (1,447)                                       (1,759)                         (249)               (2,330)                                           (3,206)                      (454)




              Net (loss)/income, all attributable to the Company's                                                                                (33,205)                                  50,792                                         32,766                          4,637               (99,441)                                            83,558                      11,827
    ordinary shareholders






              Weighted average number of ordinary shares used                                                                                  307,458,227                              313,197,499                                    317,793,905                    317,793,905            306,754,257                                        315,495,702                 315,495,702
    in computing basic (loss)/earnings per share





              Weighted average number of ordinary shares used                                                                                  307,458,227                              336,903,081                                    340,457,526                    340,457,526            306,754,257                                        338,680,304                 338,680,304
    in computing diluted (loss)/earnings per share


     [5]
                 By performing our last year-
      end financial closing procedures, we
      discovered an oversight in our process for
      evaluating the status of lessons that caused
      us to overstate net revenues during 2018 and
      in interim periods of 2019. The amounts were
      reflecting RMB2.9 million (including RMB 2.5
      million out-of-period adjustment attributed
      to the year of 2018) and RMB0.8 million
      decreases to net revenues for the three months
      ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019,
      respectively.  Based on our quantitative and
      qualitative analysis, we do not consider the
      out of period impact to be material to our
      financial position or results of operations
      for any prior periods or for the quarter or
      year ended December 31, 2019.




                                                                                                                                             
              
                  CHINA ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP




                                                                                                                               
          
            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/ INCOME




                                                                                                                                    
          
              (In thousands except for number of shares and per share data)




                                                                              
              
              For the three months ended                                                          For the six months ended



                                                                                
              
              Jun. 30,                   
          
              Mar. 31,                                          Jun. 30,              Jun. 30,     Jun. 30,      Jun. 30,      Jun. 30,


                                                                                                              2019                                          2020                                           2020                   2020          2019           2020           2020



                                                                                  
              
              RMB                        
          
              RMB                                                RMB                   US$          RMB           RMB           US$





              Net  (loss)/earnings per share attributable to ordinary shareholders



                   Basic                                                                                 (0.11)                                         0.16                                           0.10                   0.01        (0.32)          0.26           0.04



                   diluted                                                                               (0.11)                                         0.15                                           0.10                   0.01        (0.32)          0.25           0.03



              Net (loss)/earnings per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders


                                                                                                          (1.62)                                         2.43                                           1.55                   0.22        (4.86)          3.97           0.56


                   basic



                   diluted                                                                               (1.62)                                         2.26                                           1.44                   0.20        (4.86)          3.70           0.52



              Comprehensive (loss)/income:



              Net (loss)/income                                                                        (33,205)                                       50,792                                         32,766                  4,637      (99,441)        83,558         11,827



              Other comprehensive
    (loss)/income


                                                                                                           6,681                                         4,544                                            917                    130           965          5,461            773


                   Foreign currency translation
         adjustments




              Total comprehensive                                                                      (26,524)                                       55,336                                         33,683                  4,767      (98,476)        89,019         12,600
    (loss)/income






              Share-based compensation expenses are included in the operating expenses as follows:





              Sales and marketing expenses                                                              (1,119)                                      (2,302)                                       (2,447)                 (346)      (1,403)       (4,749)         (672)



              Product development expenses                                                              (1,617)                                          101                                        (1,637)                 (232)      (2,191)       (1,536)         (217)



              General and administrative                                                                (2,915)                                      (4,000)                                       (2,785)                 (394)      (5,927)       (6,785)         (960)
    expenses


                                                                                               
              
                 CHINA ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP


                                                                            
           
                 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most Comparable GAAP Measures


                                                                              
              
                  (In thousands except for number of shares and per share data)




                                                                      
       
            For the three months ended                                                              For the six months ended



                                                                      
       
             Jun 30,                
              
                 Mar. 31,               
              
               Jun 30,           
       
         Jun 30,     
       
          Jun 30,      
       
          Jun 30,       
       
         Jun 30,


                                                                                        2019                                             2020                                           2020                         2020                    2019                     2020                     2020



                                                                        
       
              RMB                    
              
                 RMB                    
              
               RMB              
       
          US$        
       
           RMB         
       
           RMB          
       
          US$





              Sales and marketing expenses                                      (188,369)                                       (228,387)                                     (239,894)                    (33,955)              (374,656)               (468,281)                (66,281)



              Less: Share-based compensation                                      (1,119)                                         (2,302)                                       (2,447)                       (346)                (1,403)                 (4,749)                   (672)
    expenses



              Non-GAAP sales and marketing                                      (187,250)                                       (226,085)                                     (237,447)                    (33,609)              (373,253)               (463,532)                (65,609)
    expenses






              Product development expenses                                       (41,362)                                        (35,867)                                      (38,616)                     (5,466)               (82,063)                (74,483)                (10,542)



              Less: Share-based compensation                                      (1,617)                                             101                                        (1,637)                       (232)                (2,191)                 (1,536)                   (217)
    expenses



              Non-GAAP product development                                       (39,745)                                        (35,968)                                      (36,979)                     (5,234)               (79,872)                (72,947)                (10,325)
    expenses






              General and administrative expenses                                (50,389)                                        (50,689)                                      (53,902)                     (7,629)              (101,548)               (104,591)                (14,804)



              Less: Share-based compensation                                      (2,915)                                         (4,000)                                       (2,785)                       (394)                (5,927)                 (6,785)                   (960)
    expenses



              Non-GAAP general and administrative                                (47,474)                                        (46,689)                                      (51,117)                     (7,235)               (95,621)                (97,806)                (13,844)
    expenses






              Operating expenses                                                (280,120)                                       (314,943)                                     (332,412)                    (47,050)              (558,267)               (647,355)                (91,627)



              Less: Share-based compensation                                      (5,651)                                         (6,201)                                       (6,869)                       (972)                (9,521)                (13,070)                 (1,849)
    expenses



              Non-GAAP operating expenses                                       (274,469)                                       (308,742)                                     (325,543)                    (46,078)              (548,746)               (634,285)                (89,778)






              (Loss)/income from operations                                      (35,076)                                          44,871                                         27,127                        3,839                (98,877)                  71,998                   10,191



              Less: Share-based compensation                                      (5,651)                                         (6,201)                                       (6,869)                       (972)                (9,521)                (13,070)                 (1,849)
    expenses



              Non-GAAP (loss)/income from                                        (29,425)                                          51,072                                         33,996                        4,811                (89,356)                  85,068                   12,040
    operations







              Income tax expenses                                                 (1,182)                                         (1,447)                                       (1,759)                       (249)                (2,330)                 (3,206)                   (454)



              Less: Tax impact of Share-based
    compensation expenses



              Non-GAAP income tax expenses                                        (1,182)                                         (1,447)                                       (1,759)                       (249)                (2,330)                 (3,206)                   (454)







              Net (loss)/income, all attributable to the                         (33,205)                                          50,792                                         32,766                        4,637                (99,441)                  83,558                   11,827
    Company's ordinary shareholders



              Less: Share-based compensation                                      (5,651)                                         (6,201)                                       (6,869)                       (972)                (9,521)                (13,070)                 (1,849)
    expenses



              Non-GAAP net (loss)/income, all                                    (27,554)                                          56,993                                         39,635                        5,609                (89,920)                  96,628                   13,676
    attributable to the Company's ordinary
    shareholders








                                                                               307,458,227                                      313,197,499                                    317,793,905                  317,793,905             306,754,257              315,495,702              315,495,702


              Weighted average number of ordinary
    shares used in computing basic
    (loss)/earnings per share




                                                                               307,458,227                                      336,903,081                                    340,457,526                  340,457,526             306,754,257              338,680,304              338,680,304


              Weighted average number of ordinary
    shares used in computing diluted
    (loss)/earnings per share





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


                                                                                    (0.09)                                            0.18                                           0.12                         0.02                  (0.29)                    0.31                     0.04


                basic


                                                                                    (0.09)                                            0.17                                           0.12                         0.02                  (0.29)                    0.29                     0.04


                diluted



              Non-GAAP net (loss)/earnings per ADS attributable to
    ordinary shareholders


                                                                                    (1.34)                                            2.73                                           1.87                         0.26                  (4.40)                    4.59                     0.65


                basic


                                                                                    (1.34)                                            2.54                                           1.75                         0.25                  (4.40)                    4.28                     0.61


                diluted




                                                                             
        
                  CHINA ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP


                                                                            
        
                UNAUDITED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


                                                                    
         
        (In thousands except for number of shares and per share data)




                                           
     
     For the three months ended                                                                                For the six months ended



                                  Jun. 30,                 Mar. 31,                         Jun. 30,                                         Jun. 30,                     Jun. 30,      Jun. 30,      Jun. 30,


                                      2019                      2020                              2020                                              2020                          2019           2020           2020



                                     RMB                      RMB                              RMB                                              US$                          RMB           RMB           US$





     Net revenues



          One-on-one offerings    319,489                   464,424                           464,926                                            65,806                       612,047        929,350        131,541



          Small class offerings    33,114                    22,660                            28,545                                             4,040                        60,630         51,205          7,248




     Total net revenues           352,603                   487,084                           493,471                                            69,846                       672,677        980,555        138,789






     Cost of revenues



          One-on-one offerings   (92,477)                (133,607)                        (131,818)                                         (18,658)                    (183,268)     (265,425)      (37,569)



          Small class offerings  (15,082)                 (10,424)                         (11,742)                                          (1,662)                     (30,019)      (22,166)       (3,137)




     Total cost of revenues     (107,559)                (144,031)                        (143,560)                                         (20,320)                    (213,287)     (287,591)      (40,706)






     Gross profit



          One-on-one offerings    227,012                   330,817                           333,108                                            47,148                       428,779        663,925         93,972



          Small class offerings    18,032                    12,236                            16,803                                             2,378                        30,611         29,039          4,111




     Total gross profit           245,044                   343,053                           349,911                                            49,526                       459,390        692,964         98,083






     Gross margin



          One-on-one offerings      71.1%                    71.2%                            71.6%                                            71.6%                        70.1%         71.4%         71.4%



          Small class offerings     54.5%                    54.0%                            58.9%                                            58.9%                        50.5%         56.7%         56.7%



     Total gross margin             69.5%                    70.4%                            70.9%                                            70.9%                        68.3%         70.7%         70.7%


                                                                                               
              
                CHINA ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP
                                                                                                         UNAUDITED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                                                                          (In thousands except for number of shares and per share data)




                                                   
             
     For the three months ended                                                                                     For the six months ended



                                                     Jun. 30,                                Mar. 31,                                                   Jun. 30,                                 Jun. 30,                   Jun. 30,                      Jun. 30,     Jun. 30,


                                                         2019                                     2020                                                        2020                  2020                  2019                       2020              2020



                                                        RMB                                     RMB                                                        RMB                                   US$                      RMB                        RMB           US$





     Sales and marketing expenses



          One-on-one offerings                                   (173,811)                                          (215,510)                                     (225,226)         (31,879)                   (344,660)                (440,736)    (62,382)



          Small class offerings                                   (14,558)                                           (12,877)                                      (14,668)          (2,076)                   (29,996)                 (27,545)     (3,899)




     Total sales and marketing expenses[6]                       (188,369)                                          (228,387)                                     (239,894)         (33,955)                   (374,656)                (468,281)    (66,281)






     Product development expenses



          One-on-one offerings                                    (36,234)                                           (31,982)                                      (35,102)          (4,969)                   (71,403)                 (67,084)     (9,495)



          Small class offerings                                    (5,128)                                            (3,885)                                       (3,514)            (497)                   (10,660)                  (7,399)     (1,047)




     Total product development expenses[7]                        (41,362)                                           (35,867)                                      (38,616)          (5,466)                   (82,063)                 (74,483)    (10,542)






     General and administrative expenses



          One-on-one offerings                                    (45,845)                                           (47,297)                                      (50,509)          (7,149)                   (90,779)                 (97,806)    (13,844)



          Small class offerings                                    (4,544)                                            (3,392)                                       (3,393)            (480)                   (10,769)                  (6,785)       (960)




     Total general and administrative expenses[8]                 (50,389)                                           (50,689)                                      (53,902)          (7,629)                  (101,548)                (104,591)    (14,804)






     Operating expenses



          One-on-one offerings                                   (255,890)                                          (294,789)                                     (310,837)         (43,997)                   (506,842)                (605,626)    (85,721)



          Small class offerings                                   (24,230)                                           (20,154)                                      (21,575)          (3,053)                   (51,425)                 (41,729)     (5,906)




     Total operating expenses                                    (280,120)                                          (314,943)                                     (332,412)         (47,050)                   (558,267)                (647,355)    (91,627)






     Other income



          One-on-one offerings                                                                                         15,536                                          7,884             1,116                                               23,420        3,315



          Small class offerings                                                                                         1,225                                          1,744               247                                                2,969          420




     Total other income                                                                                                16,761                                          9,628             1,363                                               26,389        3,735






     (Loss)/income from operations



          One-on-one offerings                                    (28,878)                                             51,564                                         30,155             4,267                    (78,063)                   81,719       11,566



          Small class offerings                                    (6,198)                                            (6,693)                                       (3,028)            (428)                   (20,814)                  (9,721)     (1,375)




     Total (loss)/income from operations                          (35,076)                                             44,871                                         27,127             3,839                    (98,877)                   71,998       10,191


                            [6]Share-based compensation
                             expenses included in the sales and
                             marketing expenses for one-on-
                             one offerings and small class
                             offerings were RMB2,308 and RMB139
                             respectively for the second
                             quarter of 2020, and RMB1,075 and
                             RMB44 respectively for the second
                             quarter of 2019.


                            [7]Share-based compensation
                             expenses, included in the product
                             development expenses for one-on-
                             one offerings and small class
                             offerings were RMB1,056 and RMB581
                             respectively for the second
                             quarter of 2020, and RMB1,223 and
                             RMB394 respectively for the second
                             quarter of 2019.


                            [8]Share-based compensation
                             expenses, included in the general
                             and administrative expenses for
                             one-on-one offerings and small
                             class offerings were RMB2,743 and
                             RMB42 respectively for the second
                             quarter of 2020, and RMB2,888 and
                             RMB27 respectively for the second
                             quarter of 2019.

View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/china-online-education-group-announces-second-quarter-2020-results-301125363.html

SOURCE China Online Education Group