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TAL Education Group Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the First Fiscal Quarter Ended May 31, 2020

Published : Thursday, July 30, 2020, 4:00 pm
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-Net Revenues up by 35.2% Year-Over-Year
-Income from Operations decreased by 26.8% Year-Over-Year
-Non-GAAP Income from Operations decreased by 7.8% Year-Over-Year
-Total Student Enrollments of Normal Priced Long-term Course up by 72.1% Year-Over-Year

BEIJING, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) ("TAL" or the "Company"), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 ended May 31, 2020.

Highlights for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021

  • Net revenues increased by 35.2% year-over-year to US$910.7 million from US$673.4 million in the same period of the prior year.
  • Income from operations decreased by 26.8% year-over-year to US$35.5 million, from US$48.5 million in the same period of the prior year.
  • Non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, decreased by 7.8% year-over-year to US$68.8 million, from US$74.6 million in the same period of the prior year.
  • Net income attributable to TAL was US$81.7 million, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$16.2 million in the same period of the prior year.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$114.9 million, compared to Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$9.9 million in the same period of the prior year.
  • Basic and diluted net income per American Depositary Share ("ADS") were US$0.14 and US$0.13, respectively. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$0.19 and US$0.18, respectively. Three ADSs represent one Class A common share.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled US$2,914.4 million as of May 31, 2020, compared to US$2,219.3 million as of February 29, 2020.
  • Total student enrollments of normal priced long-term course increased by 72.1% year-over-year to approximately 2,956,380 from approximately 1,718,190 in the same period of the prior year.
  • Total physical network increased from 871 learning centers in 70 cities as of February 29, 2020 to 936 learning centers in 90 cities as of May 31, 2020.

Financial and Operating Data——First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021
(In US$ thousands, except per ADS data, student enrollments and percentages)


Three Months Ended


May 31,


2019

2020

Pct. Change

Net revenues

673,414

910,664

35.2%

Operating income

48,466

35,491

(26.8%)

Non-GAAP operating income

74,550

68,756

(7.8%)

Net (loss)/ income attributable to TAL

(16,156)

81,651

(605.4%)

Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL

9,928

114,916

1057.5%

Net (loss)/income per ADS attributable to TAL – basic

(0.03)

0.14

(598.4%)

Net (loss)/income per ADS attributable to TAL –
diluted

(0.03)

 

0.13

 

(578.3%)

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to TAL –
basic

0.02

 

0.19

 

1041.4%

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to TAL –
diluted

0.02

 

0.18

 

1045.9%

Total Student Enrollments of normal priced long-term
course

1,718,190

2,956,380

72.1%

                                                                                     

"The first fiscal quarter revenue results were driven by a solid performance of online courses and the healthy growth of Xueersi Peiyou business," said Rong Luo, TAL's chief financial officer. "Our offline business may still face some continued pressure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but as progress is made in containing the spread of COVID-19, we are working on the gradual resumption of our offline activities across different business segments."

"We continue to follow the necessary and appropriate guidelines and protect the safety and health of all our students and employees. We believe our business operations are prepared to offer TAL's services under any circumstance and make any short-term adjustments when needed. We remain fully confident about the market potential of China's education industry and the general progress towards resumption of regular work and school activities," Mr. Luo continued.

Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021

Net Revenues

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, TAL reported net revenues of US$910.7 million, representing a 35.2% increase from US$673.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase was mainly driven by an increase in total student enrollments of normal priced long-term course, which increased by 72.1% to approximately 2,956,380 from approximately 1,718,190 in the same period of the prior year. The increase in total student enrollments of normal priced long-term course was primarily driven by the growth of enrollments in the small class offerings and online courses.

Operating Costs and Expenses

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, operating costs and expenses were US$880.0 million, representing a 40.3% increase from US$627.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$846.8 million, a 40.8% increase from US$601.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Cost of revenues increased by 44.9% to US$429.5 million from US$296.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase in cost of revenues was mainly due to an increase in teacher compensation, rental costs and learning materials. Non-GAAP cost of revenues, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 45.0% to US$429.2 million, from US$296.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Selling and marketing expenses increased by 41.0% to US$219.1 million from US$155.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 39.6% to US$211.2 million, from US$151.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase of selling and marketing expenses in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was primarily a result of more marketing promotion activities to expand our customer base and brand enhancement, as well as a rise in the compensation to sales and marketing staff to support a greater number of programs and service offerings compared to the same period in the prior year.

General and administrative expenses increased by 31.6% to US$231.1 million from US$175.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to an increase of the number of our general and administrative personnel compared to the same period in the prior year and a rise in compensation to our general and administrative personnel. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 33.9% to US$206.0 million, from US$153.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Total share-based compensation expenses allocated to the related operating costs and expenses increased by 27.5% to US$33.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 from US$26.1 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020.

Gross Profit                                                                                                                                 

Gross profit increased by 27.6% to US$481.1 million from US$377.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Income from Operations

Income from operations decreased by 26.8% year-over-year to US$35.5 million, from US$48.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, decreased by 7.8% to US$68.8 million from US$74.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Other (expense)/Income

Other income was US$42.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to other expense of US$31.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments

Impairment loss on long-term investments was US$2.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to US$50.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Impairment loss on long-term investments was mainly due to declines in the value of long-term investments in several investees.

Income Tax Benefit/(expense)

Income tax expense was US$22.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to US$2.8 million of income tax benefit in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Net (loss)/Income Attributable to TAL Education Group

Net income attributable to TAL was US$81.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$16.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$114.9 million, compared to Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$9.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Basic and Diluted Net (loss)/Income per ADS

Basic and diluted net income per ADS were US$0.14 and US$0.13, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$0.19 and US$0.18, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.

Cash Flow 

Net operating cash flow for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was US$799.6 million. Capital expenditures for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 were US$53.2 million, compared to US$41.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The capital expenditures for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was expenditure in relation to our construction project.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments

As of May 31, 2020, the Company had US$2,323.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and US$590.6 million of short-term investments, compared to US$1,873.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and US$345.4 million of short-term investments as of February 29, 2020.

Deferred Revenue

The Company's deferred revenue balance was US$1,495.4 million, compared to US$968.4 million as of May 31, 2019, representing a year-over-year increase of 54.4%. Deferred revenue primarily consisted of the tuition collected in advance of Xueersi Peiyou small classes and online courses through www.xueersi.com, as well as deferred revenue related to other businesses.

Business Outlook

Based on our current estimates, total net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 are expected to be between US$1,077.6 million and US$1,105.0 million, representing an increase of 18% to 21% on a year-over-year basis.

If not taking into consideration the impact of potential change in exchange rate between Renminbi and the U.S. Dollar, the projected revenue growth rate is expected to be in the range of 20% to 23% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.

These estimates reflect the Company's current expectation, which is subject to change.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its financial results for the first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2021 ended May 31, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 30, 2020 (8:00 p.m. Beijing time on July 30, 2020).

Please note that you will need to pre-register for conference call participation, using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be sent participant dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID by email.

Conference call registration link: https://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/6360713. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "TAL Education Group First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 Earnings Conference Call", where you may fill in your details for RSVP. When you are requested to submit a participant conference ID, please enter the number "6360713".

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID) provided in the confirmation email that you have received following your pre-registration.

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of TAL's website at https://ir.100tal.com/.

A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through 9:59 a.m. on August 7, 2020, U.S. Eastern time (9:59 p.m. on August 7, 2020, Beijing time, 2020).

The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:

- U.S. toll free:

+1-855-452-5696

- Hong Kong toll free:

800-963-117

- International toll:  

+61-2-8199-0299

Conference ID:  

6360713

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, quotations from management in this announcement, as well as TAL Education Group's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking 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 reports 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 the Company'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: the Company's ability to continue to attract students to enroll in its courses; the Company's ability to continue to recruit, train and retain qualified teachers; the Company's ability to improve the content of its existing course offerings and to develop new courses; the Company's ability to maintain and enhance its brand; the Company's ability to maintain and continue to improve its teaching results; and the Company's ability to compete effectively against its competitors. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's reports filed with, or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and TAL Education Group undertakes no duty to update such information or any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

About TAL Education Group

TAL Education Group is a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China. The acronym "TAL" stands for "Tomorrow Advancing Life", which reflects our vision to promote top learning opportunities for Chinese students through both high-quality teaching and content, as well as leading edge application of technology in the education experience. TAL Education Group offers comprehensive tutoring services to students from pre-school to the twelfth grade through three flexible class formats: small classes, personalized premium services, and online courses. Our tutoring services cover the core academic subjects in China's school curriculum as well as competence oriented programs. The Company's learning center network currently covers 90 cities.

We also operate www.jzb.com, a leading online education platform in China. Our ADSs trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TAL".

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In evaluating its business, TAL 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 operating costs and expenses, non-GAAP cost of revenues, non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, non-GAAP basic and non-GAAP diluted net income 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 release.

TAL believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. TAL 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 TAL's historical performance and liquidity. TAL computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and from period to period. TAL 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 charges that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in the Company's business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

For further information, please contact:

Echo Yan
Investor Relations
TAL Education Group
Tel: +86 10 5292 6658
Email: ir@100tal.com

Caroline Straathof
IR Inside
Tel: +31 6 5462 4301
Email: info@irinside.com

 

 

 


TAL EDUCATION GROUP

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)





As of

February 29,
2020


As of

May 31,
2020


ASSETS










Current assets





  Cash and cash equivalents

$ 1,873,866


$ 2,323,778


  Restricted cash-current

28,084


26,575


  Short-term investments

345,457


590,644


  Inventory

25,832


32,980


  Amounts due from related parties-current

3,642


2,095


  Income tax receivables

11,548


15,317


  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

207,352


189,219


Total current assets

2,495,781


3,180,608


  Restricted cash-non-current

13,235


13,934


  Property and equipment, net

366,656


396,599


  Deferred tax assets-non-current

79,534


87,610


  Rental deposits

72,721


79,629


  Intangible assets, net

58,985


77,287


  Land use right, net

204,853


199,676


  Goodwill

378,913


542,870


  Long-term investments

571,601


604,992


  Long-term prepayments and other non-current assets

85,275


59,669


  Operating lease right-of-use assets

1,243,692


1,326,530


Total assets

$ 5,571,246


$ 6,569,404







LIABILITIES AND EQUITY










Current liabilities





Accounts payable (including accounts payable of the
   consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education
   Group of 104,231 and 140,300 as of February 29, 2020 and
   May 31, 2020, respectively)

$ 117,770


$ 151,970


Deferred revenue-current (including deferred revenue-current
   of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL
   Education Group of 733,253 and 1,362,996 as of February
   29, 2020 and May 31, 2020, respectively)

780,167


1,445,072


Amounts due to related parties-current (including amounts due
   to related parties-current of the consolidated VIEs without
   recourse to TAL Education Group of 4,264 and 2,838 as of February
   29, 2020 and May 31, 2020, respectively)

4,361


2,890


Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including
   accrued expenses and other current liabilities of the
   consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education
   Group of 470,519 and 558,949 as of February 29, 2020
   and May 31, 2020, respectively)

552,650


658,305


Income tax payable (including income tax payable of the
   consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education
   G
roup of 43,233 and 25,402 as of February 29, 2020 and
   May 31, 2020, respectively)

46,650


19,976


Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
   (including short-term debt and current portion of long-term
   debt of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL
   Education Group of nil and 2,383 as of February 29, 2020
   and May 31, 2020, respectively)

-


2,383


Operating lease liabilities, current portion (including
   operating lease liabilities, current portion of the consolidated
   VIEs without recourse to TAL Education Group of 276,712
   and 299,120 as of February 29, 2020 and May 31, 2020,
   respectively)

304,960


327,360


Total current liabilities

1,806,558


2,607,956


Deferred revenue-non-current (including deferred revenue-
   non-current of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to
   TAL Education Group of 833 and 50,339 as of February 29,
   2020 and May 31, 2020, respectively)

833


50,339


Deferred tax liabilities-non-current (including deferred tax
   liabilities-non-current of the consolidated VIEs without
   recourse to TAL Education Group of 7,197 and 11,977 as of
   February 29, 2020 and May 31, 2020, respectively)

7,789


12,678


Long-term debt (including long-term debt of the consolidated
   VIEs without recourse to TAL Education Group of nil and
   nil as of February 29, 2020 and May 31, 2020, respectively)

261,950


263,000


Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion (including
   operating lease liabilities, non-current portion of the
   consolidated VIEs without recourse to TAL Education
   Group of 883,603 and 950,083 as of February 29, 2020
   and May 31, 2020, respectively)

949,919


1,018,471


Total liabilities

3,027,049


3,952,444


Mezzanine equity





Redeemable non-controlling interests

-


1,775


Equity





Class A common shares

133


133


Class B common shares

67


67


Additional paid-in capital

1,675,640


1,699,808


Statutory reserve

82,712


82,632


Retained earnings

786,097


861,177


Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(28,913)


(53,876)


Total TAL Education Group's equity

2,515,736


2,589,941


Noncontrolling interest

28,461


25,244


Total equity

2,544,197


2,615,185


Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity

$ 5,571,246


$ 6,569,404








 

 

 



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TAL EDUCATION GROUP

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share, ADS, per share and per ADS data) 



For the Three Months Ended

May 31,


2019


2020

 

Net revenues

 

$ 673,414


 

$ 910,664

Cost of revenues (note 1)

296,371


429,515

Gross profit

377,043


481,149

Operating expenses (note 1)




  Selling and marketing

155,399


219,077

  General and administrative

175,585


231,136

  Impairment loss on intangible assets and goodwill

-


304

Total operating expenses

330,984


450,517

Government subsidies

2,407


4,859

Income from operations

48,466


35,491

Interest income

16,087


26,489

Interest expense

(3,124)


(3,596)

Other (expense)/income

(31,331)


42,111

Impairment loss on long-term investments

(50,594)


(2,300)

(Loss)/income before income tax and loss from equity method
   investments

(20,496)


98,195

Income tax benefit/(expense)

2,759

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