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Puxin Limited Announces Third Quarter 2019 Unaudited Financial Results

Published : Monday, November 18, 2019, 6:05 pm
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BEIJING, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Puxin Limited (NYSE: NEW) ("Puxin" or the "Company"), a successful consolidator of the after-school education industry in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Third Quarter 2019 Financial and Operational Highlights

  • Net revenues were RMB996.0 million (US$139.4 million), an increase of 48.7% from RMB669.7 million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Operating income was RMB41.5 million (US$5.8 million), compared to operating loss of RMB(61.1) million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Adjusted operating income (loss)[1] was RMB52.2 million (US$7.3 million), compared to RMB(41.8) million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Net income attributable to Puxin Limited was RMB33.7 million (US$4.7 million), compared to net loss of RMB(50.2) million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Puxin Limited[2] was RMB43.5 million (US$6.1 million), compared to RMB(51.0) million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Adjusted EBITDA[3] was RMB80.6 million (US$11.3 million), compared to RMB(20.3) million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Cash and cash equivalents were RMB322.0 million (US$45.0 million), compared to RMB778.0 million as of December 31, 2018.
  • Student enrollments increased by 60.2% to 871,896 from 544,253 in the third quarter of 2018.

Mr. Yunlong Sha, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Puxin, commented, "the third quarter of 2019 was an inspiring period and we are delighted to announce solid results. To highlight, Puxin has achieved profitability on an operational basis for the first time. Net revenues grew 48.7% year-over-year to RMB996.0 million, beating previous expectation. In particular, our K-12 education service line performed exceptionally well. Excluding financial impact from online school and headquarter, net revenues increased by 86.4% year-over-year and the operating profit increased by 667.1% year-over-year. In the meantime, excluding financial impact from online school and headquarter, Puxin's study-abroad services had its first positive quarterly operating margin at 8.5% since the acquisition of Global Education and ZMN Education in 2017."

"Puxin continues to scale up at a steady pace and we believe this can be attributed to both our 'acquisition and integration' strategy as well as excellent organic growth of our existing portfolio. Improved operational efficiency also contributed to our quarterly performance. For example, student enrollments increased by 60.2%, reaching a total number of 871,896 enrollments. In addition, the retention rate reached 70.3% which further solidified Puxin's position as a top-tier education service provider. Looking ahead, with eight newly acquired schools, we will continue our dedication to realizing future growth fueled by our 'acquisition and integration' strategy. Overall, we are optimistic about the outlook for the education market in China and are committed to sustain the solid growth momentum in the future."

 

[1] Adjusted operating income (loss) is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as operating income (loss) excluding share-based compensation expenses. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results" elsewhere in this earnings release.

[2] Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Puxin Limited is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Puxin Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses and loss on changes in fair value of convertible notes, derivative liabilities and warrants and loss on extinguishment of convertible notes. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results" elsewhere in this earnings release.

[3] EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as net income (loss) excluding depreciation, amortization, interest expense, interest income and income tax (benefits) expenses; adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as net income (loss) excluding depreciation, amortization, interest expense, interest income, income tax (benefits) expenses, share-based compensation expenses, loss on changes in fair value of convertible notes, derivative liabilities and warrants and loss on extinguishment of convertible notes. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results" elsewhere in this earnings release.

 

Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2019

Net Revenues

Net revenues increased by 48.7% to RMB996.0 million (US$139.4 million) from RMB669.7 million in the third quarter of 2018. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in student enrollments. Student enrollments increased by 60.2% to 871,896 from 544,253 in the same period of 2018.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues increased by 32.0% to RMB494.6 million (US$69.2 million) from RMB374.6 million in the same period of 2018, primarily due to an increase in teaching staff's compensation. Cost of revenues, excluding share-based compensation expenses, increased by 32.5% to RMB493.6 million (US$69.1 million) from RMB372.5 million in the third quarter of 2018.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit was RMB501.5 million (US$70.2 million), an increase of 70.0% from RMB295.1 million in the same period of 2018. Gross margin was 50.3%, compared to 44.1% for the same period in 2018.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses increased by 29.1% to RMB459.9 million (US$64.3 million) from RMB356.1 million in the third quarter of 2018.

Selling expenses increased by 28.5% to RMB304.8 million (US$42.6 million) from RMB237.3 million in the third quarter of 2018. Selling expenses, excluding share-based compensation expenses, increased by 31.8% to RMB299.9 million (US$42.0 million) from RMB227.6 million in the third quarter of 2018. The increases were primarily due to increases in marketing expense and marketing staff compensation. 

General and administrative expenses increased by 30.5% to RMB155.1 million (US$21.7 million) from RMB118.8 million during the same period of 2018. General and administrative expenses, excluding share-based compensation expenses, increased by 35.0% to RMB150.3 million (US$21.0 million) from RMB111.3 million in the third quarter of 2018. The increases were primarily due to increases in staff compensation and daily operating expense.

Total share-based compensation expenses allocated to related operating costs and expenses decreased to RMB10.7 million (US$1.5 million) from RMB19.3 million in the same period of 2018, primarily due to less grants of options to employees in 2019.

Operating Income (Loss) and Operating Margin

Operating income in the third quarter of 2019 was RMB41.5 million (US$5.8 million) compared to the operating loss of RMB(61.1) million in the third quarter of 2018.

Operating margin was 4.2% in the third quarter of 2019, compared to (9.1)% in the same period in 2018.

Adjusted operating income was RMB52.2 million (US$7.3 million), compared to the adjusted operating loss of RMB(41.8) million in the third quarter of 2018.

Adjusted operating margin was 5.2%, compared to (6.2)% in the same period of the prior year.

Net Income (Loss) 

Net income attributable to Puxin Limited was RMB33.7 million (US$4.7 million), compared to the net loss attributable to Puxin Limited of RMB(50.2) million during the third quarter of 2018. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited were RMB0.38 (US$0.06), compared to basic and diluted net loss of RMB(0.62) during the same period of 2018.

Adjusted net income attributable to Puxin Limited was RMB43.5 million (US$6.1 million), compared to adjusted net loss attributable to Puxin Limited of RMB(51.0) million during the same period of 2018. Adjusted basic net income per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited[4] was RMB0.50 (US$0.07), compared to adjusted basic net loss of RMB(0.62) during the same period of 2018. Adjusted diluted net income per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited was RMB0.49 (US$0.07), compared to adjusted diluted net loss of RMB(0.62) during the same period of 2018.

[4] Adjusted basic and diluted net income (loss) per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as basic and diluted net income (loss) per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses, loss on changes in fair value of convertible notes, derivative liabilities and warrants and loss on extinguishment of convertible notes. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results" elsewhere in this earnings release.

EBITDA

EBITDA was RMB70.8 million (US$9.9 million), compared to RMB(19.5) million in the third quarter of 2018.

EBITDA margin was 7.1% in the third quarter of 2019, compared to (2.9)% in the same period in 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB80.6 million (US$11.3 million), compared to RMB(20.3) million in the third quarter of 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA margin was 8.1%, compared to (3.0)% in the same period in 2018.

Cash and cash equivalents

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had total cash and cash equivalents of RMB322.0 million (US$45.0 million), compared to RMB778.0 million as of December 31, 2018. The decreases were primarily due to acquisitions of k-12 schools.

Business Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2019, based on the information available as of the date of this press release, the Company expects net revenues to be between RMB770.6 million and RMB797.2 million, which represents an increase of 45% to 50% year-over-year. These forecasts reflect the Company's current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change.

Conference Call Information

Puxin's management team will hold a conference call on November 18, 2019 at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (or 9:00 PM on the same day, Beijing/Hong Kong Time) following the quarterly results announcement. Participants may access the call by dialing the following numbers:

International:         +1-412-902-4272
Mainland China:    4001-201203
US:                        +1-888-346-8982
Hong Kong:           +852-301-84992
Passcode:             Puxin

Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. When prompted, ask to be connected to the Puxin Limited Call. Participants will be required to state their name and company upon entering the call.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through November 25, 2019 by dialing the following numbers:

International:       +1-412-317-0088
US:                      +1-877-344-7529
Passcode:           10136851

A live webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Puxin's website at https://ir.pxjy.com/.

Exchange Rate

The Company's business is primarily conducted in China and all of the revenues are denominated in Renminbi ("RMB"). This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("USD" or "US$") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to USD are made at the rate of RMB7.1477 to US$1.00, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on September 30, 2019. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate on September 30, 2019, or at any other rate.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company's financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company also uses non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Puxin Limited, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted basic and diluted net income (loss) per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited, as supplemental measures to review and assess the Company's operating performance. Adjusted operating income (loss) is defined as operating income (loss) excluding share-based compensation expenses; adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Puxin Limited is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Puxin Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses, loss on changes in fair value of convertible notes, derivative liabilities and warrants and loss on extinguishment of convertible notes; EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) excluding depreciation, amortization, interest expense, interest income and income tax (benefits) expenses; adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) excluding depreciation, amortization, interest expense, interest income, income tax (benefits) expenses, share-based compensation expenses, loss on changes in fair value of convertible notes, derivative liabilities and warrants and loss on extinguishment of convertible notes, and adjusted basic and diluted net income (loss) per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited are defined as basic and diluted net income (loss) per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses, loss on changes in fair value of convertible notes, derivative liabilities and warrants and loss on extinguishment of convertible notes.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about the Company's operating results, enhance the overall understanding of the Company's past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company's management in its financial and operational decision-making.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing the Company's operating performance, investors should not consider them in isolation. In addition, calculations of this non-GAAP financial information may be different from calculations used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

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

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

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will", "expects", "anticipates", "future", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates", "confident" and similar statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Any statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements that involve factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, but not limited to the following: its goals and strategies, its ability to achieve and maintain profitability, its ability to attract and retain students to enroll in its courses, its ability to effectively manage its business expansion and successfully integrate businesses it acquired, its ability to identify or pursue targets for acquisitions, its ability to compete effectively against its competitors, its ability to improve the content of its existing courses or to develop new courses, and relevant government policies and regulations relating to the Company's corporate structure, business and industry. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of the press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

About Puxin Limited

Puxin Limited ("Puxin" or the "Company") is a successful consolidator of the after-school education industry in China. Puxin has a strong acquisition and integration expertise to effectively improve education quality and operational performance of acquired schools. Puxin offers a full spectrum of K-12 and study-abroad tutoring programs designed to help students achieve academic excellence, as well as prepare for admission tests and applications for top schools, universities and graduate programs in China and other countries. The Company has developed a business model effectively combining strategic acquisitions and organic growth achieved through successful post-acquisition integration, which has differentiated the Company from other after-school education service providers in China. For more information, please visit https://www.pxjy.com/.

Contacts

Puxin Limited

Phone: +86-10-6269-8930
E-mail: ir@pxjy.com

Institutional Capital Advisory (ICA)

Mr. Kevin Yang
Phone: +86-021-8028-6033
E-mail: puxin@icaasia.com

                                                                                                                                        

PUXIN LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of RMB and USD, except for share, per share and per ADS data)



As of December 31,

As of September 30,


2018

2019

2019


RMB

RMB

USD

ASSETS








Current assets




Cash and cash equivalents

778,006

321,998

45,049

Restricted cash, current portion

-

358,835

50,203

Inventories

9,659

11,879

1,662

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

128,638

111,752

15,635

Loan receivable

-

189,557

26,520

Total current assets

916,303

994,021

139,069





Non-current assets




Restricted cash, non-current portion

40,971

39,176

5,481

Operating lease right-of-use assets

-

991,398

138,702

Property, plant and equipment, net

248,801

292,244

40,886

Intangible assets

218,978

261,785

36,625

Goodwill

1,243,817

1,895,362

265,171

Deferred tax assets

3,456

2,018

282

Rental deposit

64,693

74,350

10,402

TOTAL ASSETS

2,737,019

4,550,354

636,618





LIABILITIES






Current liabilities




Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued 
     expenses and other current liabilities of the consolidated VIE
     without recourse to the Group of RMB490,696 and 
     RMB1,146,823 as of December 31, 2018 and September 30,
     2019, respectively)

515,623

1,189,302

166,389

Income tax payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to
     the Group

15,755

15,126

2,116

Deferred revenue, current portion (including deferred revenue,
     current portion of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the
     Group of RMB862,043 and RMB1,179,549 as of
  December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively)

876,861

1,190,608

166,572

Operating lease liabilities, current portion of the consolidated
     VIE without recourse to the Group

-

246,895

34,542

Amounts due to related parties (including amounts due to related
     parties of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group
     of RMB3,199 and RMB354 as of December 31, 2018 and
     September 30, 2019, respectively)

54,493

1,998

280

Bank borrowing of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group

106,600

355,100

49,680

Promissory notes, current portion (including promissory notes,
     current portion of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the
     Group of RMB190,000 and RMB nil as of December 31, 2018
     and September 30, 2019, respectively)

361,888

89,346

12,500

Total current liabilities

1,931,220

3,088,375

432,079

 

 

PUXIN LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of RMB and USD, except for share, per share and per ADS data)



As of December 31,

As of September 30,


2018

2019

2019


RMB

RMB

USD





Non-current liabilities




Deferred revenue, non-current portion of the consolidated VIE
     without recourse to the Group

121,191

90,545

12,668

Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion of the consolidated
     VIE without recourse to the Group

-

663,548

92,834

Deferred tax liabilities of the consolidated VIE without recourse
     to the Group

71,031

81,393

11,387

Franchise deposits of the consolidated VIE without recourse to
     the Group

1,763

2,443

342

Derivative liabilities (including derivative liabilities of the
     consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of RMB nil
     and RMB nil as of December 31, 2018 and September 30,
     2019, respectively)

63,942

170,115

23,800

Promissory notes, non-current portion (including promissory
     notes, non-current portion of the consolidated VIE without
     recourse to the Group of RMB nil and RMB nil as of December
     31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively)

-

89,346

12,500

TOTAL LIABILITIES

2,189,147

4,185,765

585,610





SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY




Ordinary shares (par value of USD0.00005 per share;
     1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000 shares authorized,
     188,627,228 and 188,627,228 shares issued and 
  
  165,038,164 and 173,955,196 shares outstanding as of
     December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively)

62

62

9

Additional paid-in capital

1,944,325

2,165,200

302,922

Statutory reserve

4,595

4,595

643

Accumulated other comprehensive income

68,214

73,693

10,310

Accumulated deficit

(1,469,303)

(1,879,008)

(262,883)

Total Puxin Limited shareholders' equity

547,893

364,542

51,001

Non-controlling interest

(21)

47

7

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

547,872

364,589

51,008





TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

2,737,019

4,550,354

636,618

 

 

PUXIN LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of RMB and USD, except for share, per share and per ADS data)



For the three months ended September 30,


2018

2019

2019


RMB

RMB

USD





Net revenues

669,664

996,042

139,351

Cost of revenues (including share-based compensation expenses of
     RMB2,153 and RMB954 for the three months ended September 30,
     2018 and 2019, respectively)

374,614

494,581

69,194

Gross profit

295,050

501,461

70,157





Operating expenses:




Selling expenses (including share-based compensation expenses of
     RMB9,646 and RMB4,861 for the three months ended September
     30, 2018 and 2019, respectively)

237,291

304,801

42,643

General and administrative expenses (including share-based
     compensation expenses of RMB7,486 and RMB4,843 for the three
     months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019, respectively)

118,834

155,113

21,701

Total operating expenses

356,125

459,914

64,344





Operating (loss) income

(61,075)

41,547

5,813





Interest expense

9,827

13,773

1,927

Interest income

1,418

6,925

969

Foreign exchange gain

-

318

44

Gain on changes in fair value of convertible notes, derivative
     
liabilities and warrants

20,022

912

128

Loss on disposal of subsidiary

11

-

-

(Loss) income before income taxes

(49,473)

35,929

5,027

Income tax expenses

746

2,187

306

Net (loss) income

(50,219)

33,742

4,721

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

18

32

4

Net (loss) income attributable to Puxin Limited

(50,237)

33,710

4,717





Net (loss) income per share attributable to Puxin Limited




Basic and diluted

(0.31)

0.19

0.03

Net (loss) income per ADS attributable to Puxin Limited


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