Waterdrop Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Unaudited Financial Results and a Cash Dividend

BEIJING, March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waterdrop Inc. ("Waterdrop", the "Company" or "we") (NYSE: WDH), a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and a cash dividend.

Financial and Operational Highlights for the Fourth Quarter of 2024

    --  Marked improvement in profitability and healthy liquidity: In the fourth
        quarter of 2024, net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders
        reached RMB99.6 million (US$13.6 million), representing a year-over-year
        growth of 68.7%. We continued to generate positive operating cash flow
        during the fourth quarter of 2024.
    --  Solid business performance: For the fourth quarter of 2024, the
        first-year premiums ("FYP") generated through our insurance business
        amounted to RMB1,897.9 million (US$260.0 million), representing an
        increase of 24.5% year over year. Net operating revenue was RMB686.8
        million (US$94.1 million), representing an increase of 4.2% year over
        year.
    --  Expanded crowdfunding coverage: As of December 31, 2024, around 470
        million people cumulatively had donated an aggregate of RMB67.5 billion
        to 3.40 million patients through Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding.
    --  Dependable performance in patient recruitment: As of December 31, 2024,
        the Company had cumulatively enrolled 10,395 patients into 1,212
        clinical trial programs through the E-Find Platform.

Mr. Peng Shen, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Waterdrop, commented, "We are pleased to report a set of outstanding financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2024. We have sustained remarkable profitability and doubled our annual net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders, attaining a 119.8% year-on-year increase.

Our insurance business capped off the year with an annual FYP of RMB7,472.8 million (US$1,023.8 million), marking a 5.1% year-over-year growth. Throughout the fourth quarter, we honed our focus on optimizing customer acquisition channels and diversifying product offerings, which yielded robust outcomes. Our targeted acquisition strategies spurred a 14.9% year-over-year surge in new user acquired. Leveraging user insights, we introduced more inclusive short-term insurance products in this quarter, including medical plans tailored for individuals with pre-existing conditions. Furthermore, we sustained our efforts to enhance and diversify our long-term insurance offerings, with disability income insurance alone achieving an FYP exceeding RMB90 million.

As a milestone, Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding has been officially recognized as a pioneer in China's standardized medical crowdfunding sector. Following new legislation changes, the platform secured designation from the Ministry of Civil Affairs on December 25, 2024, becoming one of the first batch state-endorsed 'Online Service Platforms for Individuals Seeking Financial Help'.

During this quarter, our digital clinical trial solution income continued its growth, realizing a year-over-year increase of 22.9%. We collaborated with a total of 177 pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations ("CROs"). Moreover, we enrolled 880 patients and initiated services for 79 new programs during the fourth quarter of 2024.

Alternatively, we recently announced the strategic integration and local deployment of DeepSeek models, which marks a significant step forward in our AI-driven insurance ecosystem. Utilizing advanced AI models, Waterdrop's AI Insurance Expert now supports multi-modal interactions, including voice and text. The system excels in managing complex dialogues and assisting with sales strategies, autonomously handling voice communications and consultations for medical insurance products.

Our every decision is guided by the principles of maximizing and prioritizing shareholders' returns. By the end of February 2025, the Company had cumulatively repurchased approximately 52.1 million ADSs from the open market. We are also pleased to announce that, with the board approval, the Company will soon start another cash dividend of approximately US$7.3 million.

Looking ahead to 2025, we aim for faster growth and to scale up our business operations, all the while continuing to contribute to profitability, by using technology to enhance our core competitiveness."

Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2024

Operating revenue, net

Net operating revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 4.2% year over year to RMB686.8 million (US$94.1 million) from RMB659.4 million for the same period of 2023. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, net operating revenue decreased by 2.5%.

    --  Insurance-related income includes insurance brokerage income and
        technical service income. Insurance brokerage income represents
        brokerage commissions earned from insurance companies. Technical service
        income is derived from providing technical services including customer
        relationship maintenance, customer complaint management, claim review,
        and user referral services, among other things, to insurance companies,
        insurance brokers, and agency companies. Our insurance-related income
        amounted to RMB582.4 million (US$79.8 million) in the fourth quarter of
        2024, representing a decrease of 0.9% year over year from RMB587.9
        million for the fourth quarter of 2023, which was mainly due to the
        decrease in technical service income. On a quarter-over-quarter basis,
        insurance-related income decreased by 3.0%.
    --  Crowdfunding service fees represent the service income earned when
        patients successfully withdraw the proceeds from their crowdfunding
        campaigns. Our role is to operate the Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding
        platform to provide crowdfunding related services through the internet,
        enabling patients with significant medical bills to seek help from
        caring hearts through technology (the "medical crowdfunding services").
        Our medical crowdfunding services generally consist of providing
        technical and internet support, managing, reviewing and supervising the
        crowdfunding campaigns, providing comprehensive risk management and
        anti-fraud measures, and facilitating the collection and transfer of the
        funds. For the fourth quarter of 2024, we generated RMB65.1 million
        (US$8.9 million) in service fees, representing an increase of 62.8% year
        over year from RMB40.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. On a
        quarter-over-quarter basis, crowdfunding service fees decreased by 1.1%.
    --  Digital clinical trial solution income represents the service income
        earned from our customers mainly including biopharmaceutical companies
        and leading biotechnology companies. We match qualified and suitable
        patients for enrollment in clinical trials for our customers and
        generate digital clinical trial solution revenue for successful matches
        and we typically charge our customers a fixed unit price per successful
        match. For the fourth quarter of 2024, our digital clinical trial
        solution income amounted to RMB25.5 million (US$3.5 million),
        representing an increase of 22.9% from RMB20.8 million in the same
        period of 2023. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, digital clinical trial
        solution income increased by 5.2%.

Operating costs and expenses

Operating costs and expenses increased by 0.2% year over year to RMB633.9 million (US$86.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, operating costs and expenses decreased by 6.5%.

    --  Operating costs increased by 7.2% year over year to RMB323.8 million
        (US$44.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, as compared with
        RMB302.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, which was primarily
        driven by (i) an increase of RMB39.1 million in costs of referral and
        service fees, partially offset by (ii) a decrease of RMB3.6 million in
        personnel costs. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, operating costs
        decreased by 4.9% from RMB340.6 million, primarily due to (i) a decrease
        of RMB13.2 million in costs of referral and service fees, partially
        offset by (ii) an increase of RMB5.7 million in personnel costs.
    --  Sales and marketing expenses increased by 4.1% year over year to
        RMB182.0 million (US$24.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024, as
        compared with RMB174.8 million for the same quarter of 2023. The
        increase was primarily due to (i) an increase of RMB30.2 million in
        marketing expenses for third-party traffic channels, and partially
        offset by (ii) a decrease of RMB22.8 million in personnel costs and
        share-based compensation expenses. On a quarter-over-quarter basis,
        sales and marketing expenses increased by 5.1% from RMB173.2 million,
        primarily due to (i) an increase of RMB11.9 million in marketing
        expenses to third-party traffic channels, (ii) an increase of RMB2.5
        million in sales and marketing personnel costs and share-based
        compensation expenses, and partially offset by (iii) a decrease of
        RMB5.7 million in outsourced sales and marketing service fees to third
        parties.
    --  General and administrative expenses decreased by 23.2% year over year to
        RMB73.7 million (US$10.1 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024,
        compared with RMB96.0 million for the same quarter of 2023. The
        year-over-year variance was due to (i) a decrease of RMB22.3 million in
        allowance for credit losses, (ii) a decrease of RMB2.7 million in
        professional service fees, partially offset by (iii) an increase of
        RMB5.7 million in personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses.
        On a quarter-over-quarter basis, general and administrative expenses
        decreased by 33.6% from RMB111.0 million, due to (i) a non-cash
        impairment of intangible assets related to Shenlanbao of RMB20.6 million
        recorded in the third quarter of 2024, with no corresponding item in the
        fourth quarter, (ii) a decrease of RMB13.7 million allowance for credit
        losses, and (iii) a decrease of RMB5.4 million in personnel costs and
        share-based compensation expenses.
    --  Research and development expenses decreased by 9.3% year over year to
        RMB54.3 million (US$7.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2024,
        compared with RMB59.8 million for the same period of 2023. The decrease
        was primarily due to a decrease of RMB5.8 million in personnel costs and
        share-based compensation expenses. On a quarter-over-quarter basis,
        research and development expenses slightly increased by 2.5% from
        RMB53.0 million.

Operating profit for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB53.0 million (US$7.3 million), as compared with RMB26.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and RMB26.5 million for the third quarter of 2024.

Interest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB35.8 million (US$4.9 million), as compared with RMB34.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and RMB36.0 million for the third quarter of 2024.

Income tax expense for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB1.9 million (US$0.3 million), as compared with RMB15.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and an income tax benefit of RMB7.8 million for the third quarter of 2024.

Net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB99.6 million (US$13.6 million), as compared with RMB59.1 million for the same period of 2023, and RMB99.0 million for the third quarter of 2024.

Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP((1))) for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB107.1 million (US$14.7 million), as compared with RMB74.7 million for the same period of 2023, and RMB126.0 million for the third quarter of 2024.

Financial Results for the Fiscal Year of 2024

Net operating revenue for the year of 2024 increased by 5.4% year over year to RMB2,771.8 million (US$379.7 million) from RMB2,630.7 million for the year of 2023, which was primarily due to the increase of crowdfunding service fees and insurance related income.

    --  Our insurance-related income amounted to RMB2,363.8 million (US$323.8
        million) in 2024, representing an increase of 1.0% year over year from
        RMB2,340.9 million for the year of 2023, which was mainly due to the
        increase in insurance brokerage income.
    --  Our crowdfunding service fees amounted to RMB267.7 million (US$36.7
        million) in 2024, representing an increase of 64.5% year over year from
        RMB162.7 million for the year of 2023.
    --  Our digital clinical trial solution income amounted to RMB91.1 million
        (US$12.5 million) in 2024, representing a decrease of 9.4% year over
        year from RMB100.5 million for the year of 2023.

Operating costs and expenses

Operating costs and expenses decreased by 1.7% year over year to RMB2,593.7 million (US$355.3 million) for the year of 2024, mainly due to the effective cost control measures.

    --  Operating costs increased by 10.0% year over year to RMB1,314.7 million
        (US$180.1 million) for the year of 2024, compared with RMB1,195.5
        million for the year of 2023, which was primarily driven by (i) an
        increase of RMB138.8 million in costs of referral and service fees,
        partially offset by (ii) a decrease of RMB12.3 million in the costs for
        crowdfunding consultants team, and (iii) a decrease of RMB10.3 million
        in the costs for digital clinical trial solution consultants team.
    --  Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 6.2% year over year to
        RMB694.8 million (US$95.2 million) for the year of 2024, compared with
        RMB740.5 million for the year of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to
        (i) a decrease of RMB93.1 million in personnel costs and share based
        compensation costs, partially offset by (ii) an increase of RMB40.6
        million in marketing expenses to third-party traffic channel, and (iii)
        an increase of RMB12.5 million in outsourced sales and marketing service
        fees to third parties.
    --  General and administrative expenses decreased by 8.6% year over year to
        RMB367.7 million (US$50.4 million) for the year of 2024, compared with
        RMB402.4 million for the year of 2023. The year-over-year variance was
        due to (i) a decrease of RMB32.5 million in the professional service
        fee, (ii) a decrease of RMB18.3 million in general and administrative
        personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses, (iii) a decrease
        of RMB5.9 million in office rental and office administrative expenses,
        partially offset by (iv) a non-cash impairment of intangible assets
        related to Shenlanbao of RMB20.6 million recorded in 2024, and (v) an
        increase of RMB9.6 million in allowance for credit losses.
    --  Research and development expenses decreased by 27.6% year over year to
        RMB216.5 million (US$29.7 million) for the year of 2024, compared with
        RMB299.1 million for the year of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to
        a decrease of RMB79.9 million in research and development personnel
        costs and share-based compensation expenses.

Operating profit for the year of 2024 was RMB178.2 million (US$24.4 million), compared with an operating loss of RMB6.7 million for the year of 2023.

Interest income for the year of 2024 was RMB149.1 million (US$20.4 million), compared with RMB136.0 million for the year of 2023.

Income tax expense for the year of 2024 was RMB9.7 million (US$1.3 million), compared with RMB0.6 million for the year of 2023.

Net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders for the year of 2024 was RMB367.5 million (US$50.3 million), compared to RMB167.2 million for the year of 2023.

Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP) for the year 2024 was RMB440.2 million (US$61.2 million), compared to RMB295.6 million for the year of 2023.

Cash position((2))

As of December 31, 2024, cash position of the Company was RMB3,670.3 million (US$502.8 million), as compared with RMB3,571.6 million as of December 31, 2023.



         
              (1) See the sections entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measure" and "Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" for
      more information about the non-GAAP measures referred to in this announcement.



         
              (2) Cash position includes cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and long-term debt investments included in
      long-term investments.

Share Repurchase Programs

Pursuant to the share repurchase programs launched in September 2021, September 2022, September 2023 and September 2024, respectively, we had cumulatively repurchased approximately 52.1 million ADSs from the open market with cash for a total consideration of approximately US$103.7 million as of February 28, 2025.

Cash Dividend

The Board has approved a cash dividend of US$0.02 per ADS or US$0.002 per ordinary share, for a total amount of approximately US$7.3 million, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 11, 2025. The payment date is expected to be on or around April 30, 2025 for holders of ordinary shares and on or around May 2, 2025 for holders of ADSs.

Supplemental Information

We organize and report our business in three operating segments:

    --  Insurance, which mainly includes Waterdrop Insurance Marketplace,
        Shenlanbao Insurance Marketplace and technical support service;
    --  Crowdfunding, which mainly includes Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding; and
    --  Others, which mainly include Digital Clinical Trial Solution and other
        new initiatives.

The table below sets forth the segment operating results, with the twelve-month comparative figures retrospectively adjusted to conform to this presentation.

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           *   Starting from the second quarter of 2023, our chief operating decision maker began managing the business through three
      operating segments and assessing performance and allocating resources under this new operating segment structure. The
      twelve-month comparative figures were retrospectively adjusted to conform to this presentation.



           **  The share-based compensation and impairment of intangible assets acquired from business combination represent
      unallocated items in the segment information because our management does not consider these as part of the segment
      operating performance measure.

Exchange Rate

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("USD" or "US$") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to USD were made at the rate of RMB7.2993 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on December 31, 2024 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or USD amounts referred could be converted into USD or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. For analytical presentation, all percentages are calculated using the numbers presented in the financial statements contained in this earnings release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

The Company uses non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders, in evaluating the Company's operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. Adjusted net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders represents net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expense attributable to our ordinary shareholders, foreign currency exchange gain or losses, impact of terminating the mutual aid plan, impairment of intangible assets acquired from business combination and related tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments.

The non-GAAP financial measure is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as analytical tools and when assessing the Company's operating performance, investors should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for net loss or other consolidated statements of comprehensive loss data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the Company's historical non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measure presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measure differently, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure to our data.

The Company mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company's performance.

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned "Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this press release.

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, quotations in this announcement, contain forward-looking statements. Waterdrop may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the 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 Waterdrop's beliefs, plans 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: Waterdrop's mission, goals and strategies; Waterdrop's future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the insurance, medical crowdfunding and healthcare industry in China; Waterdrop's expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our products and services; Waterdrop's expectations regarding its relationships with consumers, insurance carriers and other partners; competition in the industry and relevant government policies and regulations relating to insurance, medical crowdfunding and healthcare industry. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Waterdrop's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Waterdrop does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Conference Call Information

Waterdrop's management team will hold a conference call on March 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on the same day) to discuss the financial results. Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:



     International:                                               1-412-317-6061



     United States Toll Free:                                     1-888-317-6003



     Hong Kong Toll Free:                                         800-963976



     Hong Kong:                                                   852-58081995



     Mainland China:                                              4001-206115



     Chinese Line (Mandarin) Entry Number:                               8850389



     English Interpretation Line (Listen-only Mode) Entry Number:        2865357

Participants can choose between the Chinese and the English interpretation lines. Please note that the English interpretation option will be in listen-only mode. Please dial in 15 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the Elite Entry Number to join the call.

Telephone replays will be accessible two hours after the conclusion of the conference call until March 19, 2025 by dialing the following numbers:



     United States Toll Free:                 1-877-344-7529



     International:                           1-412-317-0088



     Chinese Line Access Code:                       3826090



     English Interpretation Line Access Code:        4441327

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.waterdrop-inc.com/.

About Waterdrop Inc.

Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) is a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact. Founded in 2016, with the comprehensive coverage of Waterdrop Insurance Marketplace and Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding, Waterdrop aims to bring insurance and healthcare service to billions through technology. For more information, please visit www.waterdrop-inc.com.

For investor inquiries, please contact

Waterdrop Inc.
IR@shuidi-inc.com


                                                                       
            
                WATERDROP INC.


                                                       
              
              UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                     
              
              (All amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted)


                                                                                                                                          
        
     As of


                                                                                                                              December 31,2023                   December 31, 2024


                                                                                                                                     RMB                    RMB                          USD



     
           Assets



     
           Current assets



       Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                      396,905           986,323                       135,126



       Restricted cash                                                                                                                577,121           520,588                        71,320



       Short-term investments                                                                                                       2,996,527         1,612,619                       220,928



       Accounts receivable, net                                                                                                       693,110           716,206                        98,120



       Current contract assets                                                                                                        572,871           619,436                        84,862



       Amount due from related parties                                                                                                     65               257                            35



       Prepaid expense and other assets                                                                                               189,846           182,641                        25,020



     
           Total current assets                                                                                                   5,426,445         4,638,070                       635,411



     
           Non-current assets



       Non-current contract assets                                                                                                    134,383           153,749                        21,064



       Property, equipment and software, net                                                                                           33,878           240,024                        32,883



       Intangible assets, net                                                                                                         177,407           153,011                        20,962



       Long-term investments                                                                                                          211,758         1,114,160                       152,639



       Right of use assets, net                                                                                                        59,851            46,872                         6,421



       Deferred tax assets                                                                                                             24,190            27,028                         3,703



       Goodwill                                                                                                                        80,751            80,751                        11,063



     
           Total non-current assets                                                                                                 722,218         1,815,595                       248,735



     
           Total assets                                                                                                           6,148,663         6,453,665                       884,146





     
           Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders' Equity



     
           Current liabilities



       Amount due to related parties                                                                                                    9,509            10,616                         1,454



       Insurance premium payables                                                                                                     591,953           537,344                        73,616



       Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                                                 597,684           704,035                        96,452



       Short-term loans                                                                                                               137,557           198,373                        27,177



       Current lease liabilities                                                                                                       32,908            34,573                         4,736



     
           Total current liabilities                                                                                              1,369,611         1,484,941                       203,435



     
           Non-current liabilities



       Non-current lease liabilities                                                                                                   27,293            10,971                         1,503



       Deferred tax liabilities                                                                                                        73,305            84,185                        11,533



     
           Total non-current liabilities                                                                                            100,598            95,156                        13,036



     
           Total liabilities                                                                                                      1,470,209         1,580,097                       216,471





     
           Mezzanine Equit
                y



       Redeemable non-controlling interests                                                                                            92,760            76,133                        10,430





     
           Shareholders' equity



       Class A ordinary shares                                                                                                            112               112                            15



       Class B ordinary shares                                                                                                             27                27                             4



       Treasury stock                                                                                                                    (12)             (15)                          (2)



       Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                   7,003,423         6,832,214                       936,009



       Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                                         144,107           159,550                        21,858



       Accumulated deficit                                                                                                        (2,561,963)      (2,194,453)                    (300,639)



     
           Total shareholders' equity                                                                                             4,585,694         4,797,435                       657,245



     
           Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity                                                           6,148,663         6,453,665                       884,146


                                              
              
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                UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


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


                                                                                                                                                                                 
              
                For the Three Months Ended                                                               For the Twelve Months Ended


                                                                                                                                                           December 31, 2023                               September 30,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2024                              December 31, 2024               December 31, 2023                                       December 31, 2024


                                                                                                                                                                  RMB                                           RMB                         RMB                            USD              RMB                                      RMB                          USD





             
                Operating revenue, net                                                                                                                    659,364                                      704,141                 686,824                          94,095                2,630,707                          2,771,821                       379,738



             
                Operating costs and expenses
                (ii)



              Operating costs                                                                                                                                     (302,143)                                   (340,560)              (323,836)                       (44,365)             (1,195,544)                       (1,314,740)                    (180,119)



              Sales and marketing expenses                                                                                                                        (174,817)                                   (173,172)              (182,038)                       (24,939)               (740,451)                         (694,769)                     (95,183)



              General and administrative expenses                                                                                                                  (95,959)                                   (110,988)               (73,725)                       (10,100)               (402,395)                         (367,652)                     (50,368)



              Research and development expenses                                                                                                                    (59,806)                                    (52,951)               (54,265)                        (7,434)               (299,060)                         (216,502)                     (29,661)



             
                Total operating costs and expenses                                                                                                      (632,725)                                   (677,671)              (633,864)                       (86,838)             (2,637,450)                       (2,593,663)                    (355,331)



             
                Operating profit/(loss)                                                                                                                    26,639                                       26,470                  52,960                           7,257                  (6,743)                           178,158                        24,407



             
                Other income



              Interest income                                                                                                                                        34,659                                       36,005                  35,802                           4,905                  136,043                            149,121                        20,429



              Foreign currency exchange gain/ (loss)                                                                                                                  6,956                                        7,909                   (963)                          (132)                   4,342                              8,016                         1,098



              Others, net                                                                                                                                             2,848                                       16,928                   5,604                             768                   30,598                             25,295                         3,465



             
                Profit before income tax                                                                                                                   71,102                                       87,312                  93,403                          12,798                  164,240                            360,590                        49,399



              Income tax (expense)/ benefit                                                                                                                        (15,164)                                       7,843                 (1,936)                          (265)                   (555)                           (9,707)                      (1,330)



             
                Net profit                                                                                                                                 55,938                                       95,155                  91,467                          12,533                  163,685                            350,883                        48,069



             Net loss attributable to mezzanine equity classified                                                                                                   (3,119)                                     (3,818)                (8,148)                        (1,116)                 (3,536)                          (16,627)                      (2,278)


                 as non-controlling interests shareholders(i)



             
                Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders                                                                                           59,057                                       98,973                  99,615                          13,649                  167,221                            367,510                        50,347



             
                Other comprehensive income:



             Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax                                                                                                   (39,390)                                    (83,054)                 89,187                          12,219                   37,413                             44,773                         6,134



             Unrealized loss on available for sale investments,                                                                                                                                                                       (29,330)                        (4,018)                 (1,551)                          (29,330)                      (4,018)
       net of tax



             
                Total comprehensive income                                                                                                                 16,548                                       12,101                 151,324                          20,734                  199,547                            366,326                        50,185



             Total comprehensive loss attributable to                                                                                                               (3,119)                                     (3,818)                (8,148)                        (1,116)                 (3,536)                          (16,627)                      (2,278)


                mezzanine equity classified as non-controlling
      interests shareholders(i)



             
                Total comprehensive income attributable to                                                                                                 19,667                                       15,919                 159,472                          21,850                  203,083                            382,953                        52,463
      ordinary shareholders



             
                Weighted average number of ordinary shares used
      in computing net profit per share



             Basic                                                                                                                                            3,698,466,876                                3,624,431,887           3,620,987,566                   3,620,987,566            3,769,679,736                      3,650,504,339                 3,650,504,339



             Diluted                                                                                                                                          3,762,270,456                                3,689,357,838           3,699,552,300                   3,699,552,300            3,880,861,496                      3,719,776,955                 3,719,776,955



             
                Net profit per share attributable to ordinary shareholders



              Basic                                                                                                                                                    0.02                                         0.03                    0.03                            0.00                     0.04                               0.10                          0.01



              Diluted                                                                                                                                                  0.02                                         0.03                    0.03                            0.00                     0.04                               0.10                          0.01







             (i)  Corrections were made to certain line items of the comparative figures for the three months ended September 30, 2024, because of an omitted attribution to non-controlling interests, resulted in a
         reclassification impact amounting to RMB6,168. Accordingly, net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders and net gain (loss) attributable to mezzanine equity classified as non-controlling interests
         shareholders previously reported at RMB92,805 and RMB2,350 are restated to RMB98,973 and RMB(3,818), respectively. The reclassification does not have a material impact on the consolidated financial
         statements nor Non-GAAP results.





             (ii)  Share-based compensation expenses are included in the operating costs and expenses as follows.




                                                                                                                                                                                 
              
                For the Three Months Ended                                                               For the Twelve Months Ended


                                                                                                                                                           December 31, 2023                               September 30,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2024                              December 31, 2024               December 31, 2023                                       December 31, 2024


                                                                                                                                                                  RMB                                           RMB                         RMB                            USD              RMB                                      RMB                          USD



             Sales and marketing expenses                                                                                                                           (1,991)                                     (1,993)                (1,692)                          (232)                (35,352)                           (6,825)                        (935)



             General and administrative expenses                                                                                                                   (18,693)                                    (21,297)               (17,336)                        (2,375)                (85,335)                          (69,245)                      (9,486)



             Research and development expenses                                                                                                                      (2,104)                                     (2,563)                (2,656)                          (364)                (13,182)                          (10,802)                      (1,480)



             
                Total                                                                                                                                    (22,788)                                    (25,853)               (21,684)                        (2,971)               (133,869)                          (86,872)                     (11,901)


                                                     
              
                WATERDROP INC.


                                      
              
                RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS


                                   
              
                (All amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted)






                                                                                                                                                            
     
     For the Three Months Ended                                                         For the Twelve Months Ended


                                                                                                                                          December 31, 2023       September 30,
                                                                                                                                                                       2024                           December 31, 2024            December 31, 2023                                     December 31, 2024


                                                                                                                                                 RMB                   RMB                      RMB                         USD              RMB                                    RMB                        USD





            
                Net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders
                (i)                                             59,057               98,973               99,615                       13,649                  167,221                          367,510                      50,347



            
                Add:



            Share-based compensation expense attributable to the                                                                                    22,556               25,673               21,502                        2,946                  132,686                           86,449                      11,843
      Company's ordinary shareholders



            Foreign currency exchange (gain)/ loss                                                                                                 (6,956)             (7,909)                 963                          132                  (4,342)                         (8,016)                    (1,098)



            Impact of terminating the mutual aid plan (iii)                                                                                                                               (14,985)                     (2,053)                                                (14,985)                    (2,053)



            Impairment of intangible assets acquired from business                                                                                                      12,336                                                                                                   12,336                       2,817
      combination(i)



            Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments(i)                                                                                                                     (3,084)                                                                                                 (3,084)                      (704)



            
                Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary                                                                 74,657              125,989              107,095                       14,674                  295,565                          440,210                      61,152
      shareholders







            (iii)  This represents the reversal of the difference between estimated cost of medical expense coverage and actual payment.

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