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Waterdrop Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results and a Special Cash Dividend

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BEIJING, Sept. 4, 2024 /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 six months ended June 30, 2024 and a special cash dividend.

Financial and Operational Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2024

Substantial growth in profit and positive operating cash flow: In the second quarter of 2024, net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders reached RMB88.3 million, representing a year-over-year growth of 306.9%. As of June 30, 2024, we continued to generate positive operating cash flow during the second quarter of 2024.Resilient revenue amidst industry challenges: For the second quarter of 2024, the first-year premiums (“FYP”) generated through our insurance business amounted to RMB1,778.6 million (US$244.7 million), representing a decrease of 19.0% year over year. Net operating revenue was RMB676.2 million (US$93.0 million), representing a decrease of 0.4% year over year.Improving margin of insurance segment: For the second quarter of 2024, the operating profit margin of insurance business increased year over year to 21.4%, compared with 16.7% for the same quarter of 2023.Broadened crowdfunding coverage: As of June 30, 2024, around 461 million people cumulatively had donated an aggregate of RMB65.1 billion to 3.25 million patients through Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding.Digital clinical trial services in good progress: As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cumulatively enrolled nearly 8,600 patients into 1,050 clinical trial programs through the E-Find Platform.

Mr. Peng Shen, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Waterdrop, commented, “During the second quarter of 2024, we delivered sound results in profitability. The quarterly net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders reached RMB88.3 million, representing a significant year-over-year growth of 306.9%.

Our insurance business has shown sequential developments with FYP increasing by 1.4% quarter-over-quarter. We have continually improved online traffic conversion capabilities and efficiency, driving the number of new users to grow at 15.8%. At the same time, we have effectively sustained the policy renewal rate at high level.

Committed to investment in technology, we further piloted our Shuishou large language model, known as “Waterdrop Guardian”, in multiple service scenarios covering medical, critical illness, and auto insurance categories. During the quarter, the Company initiated a strategic cooperation with a property & casualty (P&C) insurer. This is the first time we export a customized solution of non-life insurance and we look forward to empowering more industry partners with AI solutions.

We continually iterate service and business processes in medical crowdfunding to address user pain points. For instance, in regions populated by ethnic minorities, our platform now supports bilingual fundraising, aiding in the spread of cases within local communities and bolstered by AI-assisted bilingual case verification to minimize fraud.

During this quarter, our healthcare-related business maintained its growth, realizing a quarter-over-quarter growth of 4.1%. We collaborated with a total of 185 pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (“CROs”). Moreover, we enrolled more than 820 patients and initiated services for 88 new programs during the second quarter of 2024. We stay focused on digitalization trends in clinical trial and multichannel marketing solutions to serve a broader client base from this angle.

We are grateful for the ongoing support of our shareholders and investors, and prioritize shareholder interests and investor returns. The Company has actively carried out share repurchases for three consecutive years, and our board has recently approved a new annual repurchase plan. The repurchased shares will continue to be used in employee share incentive plans.

In addition, we also completed our first special cash dividend in the past quarter. We are pleased to announce that, with the board approval, the Company will soon start the second special cash dividend of approximately US$7.5 million.”

Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2024

Operating revenue, net

Net operating revenue for the second quarter of 2024 decreased by 0.4% year over year to RMB676.2 million (US$93.0 million) from RMB678.7 million for the same period of 2023. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, net operating revenue decreased by 4.1%. Net operating revenue generated by Shenlanbao(1) for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB40.4 million (US$5.6 million).

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 RMB573.8 million (US$79.0 million) in the second quarter of 2024, representing a decrease of 4.0% year over year from RMB597.4 million for the second quarter of 2023, which was mainly due to the decrease in FYP. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, insurance-related income decreased by 5.4%.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 second quarter of 2024, we generated RMB69.3 million (US$9.5 million) in service fees, representing an increase of 55.2% year over year from RMB44.7 million for the second quarter of 2023. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, crowdfunding service fees increased by 2.9%.We are expanding the healthcare-related services, including digital clinical trial solution and digital multichannel marketing solution. 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. Digital multichannel marketing solution income is derived from life science and healthcare companies. Focusing on the needs of our customers, we provide comprehensive digital marketing solutions around the whole life cycle of products through integrated services such as patient screening, medication management, doctor-patient services, innovative payment methods, and channel marketing. For the second quarter of 2024, our healthcare-related income amounted to RMB26.4 million (US$3.6 million), representing a decrease of 17.0% from RMB31.8 million in the same period of 2023. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, healthcare-related income increased by 4.2%.

Operating costs and expenses

Operating costs and expenses decreased by 13.4% year over year to RMB623.8 million (US$85.8 million) for the second quarter of 2024. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, operating costs and expenses decreased by 5.2%. Operating costs and expenses from Shenlanbao(1) for the second quarter of 2024 were RMB57.4 million (US$7.9 million).

Operating costs decreased by 4.2% year over year to RMB319.1 million (US$43.9 million) for the second quarter of 2024, as compared with RMB333.1 million for the second quarter of 2023, which was primarily driven by (i) a decrease of RMB12.9 million in costs of referral and service fees, (ii) a decrease of RMB8.6 million in the costs for patient recruitment consultants team, partially offset by (iii) an increase of RMB11.5 million in personnel costs mainly due to the consolidation of the financial results of Shenlanbao which incurred personnel costs of RMB16.9 million. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, operating costs decreased by 3.7% from RMB331.2 million, primarily due to a decrease of RMB9.9 million in costs of referral and service fees. Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 23.0% year over year to RMB157.4 million (US$21.7 million) for the second quarter of 2024, as compared with RMB204.5 million for the same quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to (i) a decrease of RMB38.0 million in marketing expenses to third-party traffic channels, and (ii) a decrease of RMB33.2 million in personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses, partially offset by (iii) the consolidation of the financial results of Shenlanbao which incurred sales and marketing expenses of RMB30.1 million. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, sales and marketing expenses decreased by 13.6% from RMB182.1 million, primarily due to (i) a decrease of RMB14.4 million in marketing expenses to third-party traffic channels, (ii) a decrease of RMB4.9 million in sales and marketing personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses, and (iii) a decrease of RMB2.7 million in outsourced sales and marketing service fees to third parties.General and administrative expenses decreased by 2.1% year over year to RMB94.0 million (US$12.9 million) for the second 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 RMB5.5 million in personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses, (ii) a decrease of RMB8.4 million in professional service fees, partially offset by (iii) an increase of RMB12.6 million allowance for doubtful accounts. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, general and administrative expenses increased by 5.6% from RMB89.0 million, due to (i) an increase of RMB8.0 million allowance for doubtful accounts, partially offset by (ii) a decrease of RMB1.7 million in professional service fees.Research and development expenses decreased by 38.5% year over year to RMB53.3 million (US$7.3 million) for the second quarter of 2024, compared with RMB86.7 million for the same period of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of RMB35.3 million in personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses, partially offset by the consolidation of the financial results of Shenlanbao. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, research and development expenses decreased by 4.8% from RMB56.0 million, which was mainly due to a decrease of RMB2.8 million in research and development personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses.

Operating profit for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB52.4 million (US$7.2 million), as compared with an operating loss of RMB41.6 million for the second quarter of 2023 and an operating profit of RMB46.4 million for the first quarter of 2024.

Interest income for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB37.5 million (US$5.2 million), as compared with RMB37.6 million for the second quarter of 2023 and RMB39.8 million for the first quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in our short-term and long-term investments. 

Income tax expense for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB7.0 million (US$1.0 million), as compared with an income tax benefit of RMB10.5 million for the second quarter of 2023 and an income tax expense of RMB8.6 million for the first quarter of 2024.

Net profit attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB88.3 million (US$12.1 million), as compared with RMB21.7 million for the same period of 2023, and RMB80.6 million for the first quarter of 2024.

Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP(2)) for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB108.7 million (US$15.0 million), as compared with RMB50.3 million for the same period of 2023, and RMB98.4 million for the first quarter of 2024. 

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had combined cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of RMB2,933.3 million (US$403.6 million), as compared with RMB3,393.4 million as of December 31, 2023.

(1) 

We started to consolidate the financial results of Shenzhen Cunzhen Qiushi Technology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Cunzhen Qiushi”, also known as “Shenlanbao”) in the third quarter of 2023.

(2) 

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.

Share Repurchase Programs

Pursuant to the share repurchase programs launched in September 2021, September 2022 and September 2023, respectively, we had cumulatively repurchased approximately 49.3 million ADSs from the open market with cash for a total consideration of over US$100.4 million as of August 31, 2024.

The board of the directors of the Company (the “Board”) has approved a new share repurchase program whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase its own ordinary shares in the form of American depository shares with an aggregate value of up to US$50 million during the 12-month period through September 9, 2025. The Company expects to fund the repurchase out of its existing cash balance. The Company’s proposed repurchase may be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades and/or through other legally permissible means, depending on market conditions and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The timing and dollar amount of repurchase transactions will be subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-18 and/or Rule 10b5-1 requirements. The Board will review the share repurchase program periodically, and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size or suspend or discontinue the program.

Special Cash Dividend

The Board has approved a special cash dividend of US$0.02 per ADS or US$0.002 per ordinary share to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 11, 2024. The payment date is expected to be on or around November 5, 2024 for holders of ordinary shares and on or around November 8, 2024 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; andOthers, which mainly include Digital Clinical Trial Solution and other new initiatives.

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

For the Three Months Ended 

For the Six Months Ended 

June 30, 2023

March 31, 2024

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2023*

June 30, 2024

RMB

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

(All amounts in thousands)

Operating revenue, net

 Insurance** 

597,437

606,777

573,832

78,962

1,133,780

1,180,609

162,457

 Crowdfunding 

44,677

67,350

69,323

9,539

86,699

136,673

18,807

 Others 

36,586

30,573

33,001

4,541

64,386

63,574

8,748

Total consolidated operating
   revenue, net

678,700

704,700

676,156

93,042

1,284,865

1,380,856

190,012

Operating profit/(loss)

 Insurance** 

99,759

129,163

122,955

16,919

254,714

252,118

34,693

 Crowdfunding 

(64,131)

(32,237)

(22,936)

(3,156)

(125,265)

(55,173)

(7,592)

 Others 

(47,877)

(31,432)

(27,450)

(3,778)

(84,444)

(58,882)

(8,103)

Total segment operating
   (loss)/profit

(12,249)

65,494

72,569

9,985

45,005

138,063

18,998

Unallocated item***

(29,393)

(19,130)

(20,205)

(2,780)

(76,319)

(39,335)

(5,412)

Total consolidated operating
   (loss)/profit

(41,642)

46,364

52,364

7,205

(31,314)

98,728

13,586

Total other income

52,835

42,781

38,366

5,280

89,606

81,147

11,166

Profit before income tax

11,193

89,145

90,730

12,485

58,292

179,875

24,752

Income tax benefit/(expense)

10,504

(8,588)

(7,026)

(967)

13,130

(15,614)

(2,149)

Net profit

21,697

80,557

83,704

11,518

71,422

164,261

22,603

 

*

Staring from the second quarter of 2023, our chief operating decision maker starts to manage the business by three operating

segments and assess the performance and allocate resources under the new operating segment structure. The six-month

comparative figures were retrospectively adjusted to conform to this presentation.

**

The Company started to consolidate the financial results of Shenlanbao since July 4, 2023 and reported the results of 

Shenlanbao under the Insurance segment.

***

The share-based compensation represents an unallocated item in the segment information because our management does 

not consider this 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 RMB7.2672 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on June 28, 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 and foreign currency exchange gain or losses. Such adjustments have no impact on income tax.

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 September 4, 2024 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:

9073979

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

6371615

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 September 11, 2024 by dialing the following numbers:

United States Toll Free:

1-877-344-7529

International:

1-412-317-0088

Chinese Line Access Code:

7243413

English Interpretation Line Access Code:

8969523

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

June 30, 2024

RMB

RMB

USD

Assets

Current assets

       Cash and cash equivalents

396,905

719,036

98,943

       Restricted cash 

577,121

507,151

69,786

       Short-term investments

2,996,527

2,214,227

304,688

       Accounts receivable, net 

693,110

718,002

98,800

       Current contract assets 

572,871

611,290

84,116

       Amount due from related parties

65

169

23

       Prepaid expense and other assets

189,846

194,769

26,801

Total current assets

5,426,445

4,964,644

683,157

Non-current assets

       Non-current contract assets

134,383

154,745

21,294

       Property, equipment and software, net

33,878

30,729

4,228

       Intangible assets, net

177,407

173,635

23,893

       Long-term investments

211,758

581,813

80,060

       Right of use assets, net

59,851

63,580

8,749

       Deferred tax assets

24,190

31,279

4,304

       Goodwill

80,751

80,751

11,112

Total non-current assets

722,218

1,116,532

153,640

Total assets

6,148,663

6,081,176

836,797

Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders’ Equity 

Current liabilities

       Amount due to related parties

9,509

10,031

1,380

       Insurance premium payables 

591,953

521,272

71,729

       Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

597,684

651,874

89,701

       Short-term loans

137,557

       Current lease liabilities

32,908

37,246

5,125

Total current liabilities 

1,369,611

1,220,423

167,935

Non-current liabilities

       Non-current lease liabilities

27,293

26,462

3,641

       Deferred tax liabilities

73,305

95,592

13,154

Total non-current liabilities

100,598

122,054

16,795

Total liabilities

1,470,209

1,342,477

184,730

Mezzanine Equity

       Redeemable non-controlling interests

92,760

88,099

12,123

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

6,860,770

944,073

       Accumulated other comprehensive income

144,107

182,747

25,147

       Accumulated deficit

(2,561,963)

(2,393,041)

(329,293)

Total shareholders’ equity

4,585,694

4,650,600

639,944

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity

6,148,663

6,081,176

836,797

 

 

WATERDROP INC.

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 Six Months Ended 

June 30, 2023

 March 31, 2024  

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

RMB

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Operating revenue, net

678,700

704,700

676,156

93,042

1,284,865

1,380,856

190,012

Operating costs and expenses(i)

 Operating costs 

(333,140)

(331,243)

(319,101)

(43,910)

(581,123)

(650,344)

(89,490)

 Sales and marketing expenses 

(204,548)

(182,146)

(157,413)

(21,661)

(377,949)

(339,559)

(46,725)

 General and administrative expenses 

(95,997)

(88,961)

(93,978)

(12,932)

(191,795)

(182,939)

(25,173)

 Research and development expenses 

(86,657)

(55,986)

(53,300)

(7,334)

(165,312)

(109,286)

(15,038)

Total operating costs and expenses

(720,342)

(658,336)

(623,792)

(85,837)

(1,316,179)

(1,282,128)

(176,426)

Operating (loss)/profit

(41,642)

46,364

52,364

7,205

(31,314)

98,728

13,586

Other income

 Interest income 

37,618

39,804

37,510

5,162

68,494

77,314

10,639

 Foreign currency exchange gain/(loss) 

838

1,514

(444)

(61)

1,120

1,070

147

 Others, net 

14,379

1,463

1,300

179

19,992

2,763

380

Profit before income tax

11,193

89,145

90,730

12,485

58,292

179,875

24,752

 Income tax benefit/(expense) 

10,504

(8,588)

(7,026)

(967)

13,130

(15,614)

(2,149)

Net profit 

21,697

80,557

83,704

11,518

71,422

164,261

22,603

 Net loss attributable to mezzanine equity classified as non-
    controlling interests shareholders 

(75)

(4,586)

(631)

(4,661)

(641)

Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders

21,697

80,632

88,290

12,149

71,422

168,922

23,244

Other comprehensive income:

 Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax 

64,434

25,143

13,497

1,857

67,820

38,640

5,317

 Unrealized loss on available for sale investments, net of tax 

(3,508)

(1,551)

Total comprehensive income

82,623

105,700

97,201

13,375

137,691

202,901

27,920

 Total comprehensive loss attributable to mezzanine equity classified 
    as non-controlling interests shareholders 

(75)

(4,586)

(631)

(4,661)

(641)

Total comprehensive income attributable to ordinary shareholders

82,623

105,775

101,787

14,006

137,691

207,562

28,561

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

 Basic 

3,795,521,186

3,696,619,172

3,660,589,600

3,660,589,600

3,831,316,817

3,678,604,386

3,678,604,386

 Diluted 

3,949,592,050

3,756,462,107

3,734,346,444

3,734,346,444

3,988,673,677

3,745,404,276

3,745,404,276

Net profit per share attributable to ordinary shareholders

 Basic 

0.01

0.02

0.02

0.00

0.02

0.05

0.01

 Diluted 

0.01

0.02

0.02

0.00

0.02

0.05

0.01

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

For the Three Months Ended 

For the Six Months Ended 

June 30, 2023

 March 31, 2024 

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

RMB

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Sales and marketing expenses

(7,888)

(1,820)

(1,320)

(181)

(24,417)

(3,140)

(432)

General and administrative expenses

(18,122)

(14,327)

(16,285)

(2,241)

(44,582)

(30,612)

(4,212)

Research and development expenses

(3,383)

(2,983)

(2,600)

(358)

(7,320)

(5,583)

(768)

Total 

(29,393)

(19,130)

(20,205)

(2,780)

(76,319)

(39,335)

(5,412)

 

 

WATERDROP INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(All amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted)

For the Three Months Ended 

For the Six Months Ended 

June 30, 2023

March 31, 2024

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

RMB

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Net profit attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders

21,697

80,632

88,290

12,149

71,422

168,922

23,244

Add:

        Share-based compensation expense attributable to the Company’s
            ordinary shareholders

29,393

19,260

20,015

2,754

76,319

39,274

5,404

        Foreign currency exchange (gain)/loss

(838)

(1,514)

444

61

(1,120)

(1,070)

(147)

Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company’s ordinary
    shareholders

50,252

98,378

108,749

14,964

146,621

207,126

28,501

 

 

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Weibo Corporation to Report First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on May 28, 2026

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BEIJING, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ: WB and HKEX: 9898), a leading social media for people to create, share and discover content, will announce its unaudited financial results for the first quarter 2026 before the U.S. market opens on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Following the announcement, Weibo’s management team will host a conference call from 7 AM – 8 AM Eastern Time on May 28, 2026 (or 7 PM – 8 PM Beijing Time on May 28, 2026) to present an overview of the Company’s financial performance and business operations.

Participants who wish to dial in to the teleconference must register through the below public participant link. Dial in and instruction will be in the confirmation email upon registering.

Participants Registration Link: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb549b1f6935046d98b52a0fe61be918e

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.weibo.com.

About Weibo Corporation

Weibo is a leading social media for people to create, share and discover content online. Weibo combines the means of public self-expression in real time with a powerful platform for social interaction, content aggregation and content distribution. Any user can create and post a feed and attach multi-media and long-form content. User relationships on Weibo may be asymmetric; any user can follow any other user and add comments to a feed while reposting. This simple, asymmetric and distributed nature of Weibo allows an original feed to become a live viral conversation stream.

Weibo enables its advertising and marketing customers to promote their brands, products and services to users. Weibo offers a wide range of advertising and marketing solutions to companies of all sizes. The Company generates a substantial majority of its revenues from the sale of advertising and marketing services, including the sale of social display advertisement and promoted marketing offerings. Designed with a “mobile first” philosophy, Weibo displays content in a simple information feed format and offers native advertisement that conform to the information feed on our platform. To support the mobile format, we have developed and continuously refining our social interest graph recommendation engine, which enables our customers to perform people marketing and target audiences based on user demographics, social relationships, interests and behaviors, to achieve greater relevance, engagement and marketing effectiveness

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Weibo Corporation
Phone: +86 10 5898-3336
Email: ir@staff.weibo.com 

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Perceptive eClinical Launches Technology-Enabled Clinical Supply Consultancy in Alliance with Trialzen

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Expert-led clinical supply strategy powered by advanced planning and analytics technologies.

NOTTINGHAM, England and LASNE, Belgium, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Perceptive eClinical, a leading provider of interactive response technology (IRT) and eClinical solutions, and Trialzen, an expert-led Forecasting and Supply Technology company, today announced an alliance supporting Perceptive eClinical in the launch of its Clinical Intelligence Consultancy Service, Perceptive Clinical Intelligence. This transforms its long–standing clinical supply expertise into a fully integrated, expert–led service spanning the entire clinical trial lifecycle and enabled by Trialzen’s advanced clinical supply planning technologies.

Perceptive Clinical Intelligence combines Perceptive’s deep expertise in randomization and clinical supply optimization with data-driven, technology enabled mathematical optimization, simulation, and forecasting to support smarter planning across the trial lifecycle. This integrated offering helps sponsors design, stress test, and manage clinical supply strategies with greater confidence and operational control. By formalizing its in-house expertise and therapeutic experience, Perceptive unifies randomization, trial supply management technologies and clinical supply consulting to enable more informed, scalable, and lower risk supply decision making.

“Clinical trial supply decisions are too critical to rely on tools alone,” said Malcolm Morrissey, Head of Perceptive Clinical Intelligence. “While supply discussions often focus on stock levels and overage, the real risk is patient impact. Supply availability determines whether visits happen, treatment is delivered on time, and sites can operate with confidence. Effective supply management means looking beyond IP numbers to understand patient continuity and visit level risk across the entire trial.”

Industry benchmarks show that approximately 50% of Clinical Finished Goods (CFG) manufactured for clinical trials are never administered to patients, representing hundreds of millions of dollars in wasted drug supply each year1.

“Setting up Perceptive Clinical Intelligence reflects the next step in Perceptive’s evolution, combining deep clinical supply and randomization expertise with data–driven technology to enable smarter supply planning, and increased supply confidence, and continuity across the trial lifecycle,” said Shaun Hopgood, Chief Operating Officer at Perceptive eClinical.

Perceptive eClinical and Trialzen have each delivered proven results for sponsors, with real–world engagements generating savings exceeding $1 million and materially reducing supply overage.

A Technology Enabled, Expert-Led Approach

Delivered by Perceptive’s in–house specialists, the consultancy is built on 30 years of experience supporting biotech and large pharma across randomization and clinical supply management. It combines Perceptive’s proven supply–modelling expertise with Trialzen’s advanced calculation and simulation engine, fully integrated into Perceptive’s next–generation platform, Clinphone Pro.

Anchored in deep oncology expertise, where global scale, complex dosing, and multi–layered supply chains increase planning risk, the consultancy also draws on experience across Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Infectious Diseases, and supports emerging areas such as Precision and Nuclear Medicine, and Cell and Gene Therapies. 

Reflecting on this alliance and its objectives, Cedric Druck, CEO and Co–Founder of Trialzen, commented: “Trialzen was built by clinical supply experts who spent years watching planning decisions get made on spreadsheets and gut feel, then handed off to execution systems with no feedback loop. This collaboration with Perceptive closes that gap. By integrating our forecasting and simulation capabilities directly with their IRT platform, we enable sponsors to move from scenario planning to operational action in a single environment, with full transparency at every step.”

At the heart of this alliance is a shared belief that clinical supply planning and execution should live in one connected environment. “Together, Perceptive and Trialzen are working toward a unified way of operating, where strategic decisions and day–to–day execution come together, enabling greater visibility, smarter scenarios, and more confident supply decisions from manufacturing through to patient dosing”. said Tony Street, Senior Vice President Strategy at Trialzen.

Clients benefit from:

Faster study start-up and smoother amendments through early supply optimizationHigher quality supply decisions driven by expert oversight and data backed insightGreater confidence through strategic expert consultancy for complex trialsMid-study forecast adjustments and up-to-date quantitative support for key decisions

About Perceptive eClinical

Perceptive eClinical is a trusted leader in delivering advanced trial capabilities. With over 30 years of proven Interactive Response Technology (IRT) and supply management expertise, more than 500 regulatory approvals and support for three million patients worldwide, we deliver reliability, security and precision. This is reflected in our consistently high customer satisfaction score of 4.5 out of 5 over the past three years. Our future-proof IRT solution, Clinphone Pro, helps sponsors manage the speed, complexity and personalization of modern clinical trials. Built for flexibility and seamless integration, it supports smarter, more efficient studies across all phases and therapeutic areas. In 2025, Perceptive eClinical was recognized as a leader in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix® Assessment for RTSM Solutions, affirming our commitment to innovation, global delivery excellence and measurable value for sponsors and CROs.

About Trialzen

Trialzen is a technology company built by industry experts specializing in clinical trial supply forecasting and planning. Its Forecast & Planning Solution (FPS) is a purpose-built SaaS platform that enables sponsors and CROs to model, simulate, and optimize clinical supply strategies across the full trial lifecycle. Built by clinical supply experts, Trialzen combines advanced mathematical modelling and analytics with a transparent, user-friendly interface, allowing teams to evaluate scenarios, anticipate risk, and make informed supply decisions with speed and confidence. 

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McKinsey & Company, Clinical Supply Chains insights

Media Contact: Zara Broadfield, Marketing Director Perceptive eClinical, zara.broadfield@perceptive.com 

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Mouser Electronics New Product Insider: Over 9,000 New Parts Added in First Quarter of 2026

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SHANGHAI, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As an authorized distributor, Mouser Electronics, Inc. is focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies, giving customers an edge and helping speed time to market. Over 1,200 semiconductor and electronic component manufacturer brands count on Mouser to help them introduce their products into the global marketplace. Mouser’s customers can expect 100% certified, genuine products that are fully traceable from each manufacturer.

Last quarter, Mouser launched more than 9,000 part numbers ready for shipment. Some of the products introduced by Mouser from January through March 2026 include:

STMicroelectronics STM32C5 Arm® Cortex®-M33 Microcontrollers
The STM32C5 microcontrollers (MCUs) from STMicroelectronics are specifically designed to boost the performance of billions of tiny smart devices across factories, homes, cities, and infrastructure while meeting stringent cost, size, and power constraints. Based on ST’s proprietary 40 nm manufacturing process, the STM32C5 MCUs can run tasks noticeably faster than many entry-level chips currently in use. This gives products more room to include features such as improved sensing, smoother control, and enhanced user experiences while keeping dynamic power consumption low. The MCUs also integrate security features that help safeguard products against tampering and cyber risks.EDATEC ED-CM0NANO Single-Board Computer
The ED-CM0NANO is a single-board computer (SBC) from EDATEC, based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero (CM0). The ED-CM0NANO features a quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor running at up to 1 GHz, a Broadcom VideoCore-IV graphics processor, and a wide range of connectivity options. Optional Wi-Fi® support with an external antenna enables wireless connectivity, while integrated real-time clock (RTC) and watchdog timer enhance system reliability. These features make the ED-CM0NANO ideal for industrial control systems and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.Sensata Technologies MGD Resonix™ Refrigerant Leak Sensor
The MGD Resonix™ sensor from Sensata delivers high accuracy and fast response times in a compact module that fits into the smallest heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and refrigeration equipment. The MGD series offers superior resistance to overexposure and poisoning, as well as to high temperatures (working temperatures up to 105 °C) and humidity. These devices also have a service life of more than 15 years with no need for calibration, making them the ideal leak-detection component for A2L HVAC and refrigeration systems.u-blox ANN-MB3 Triple-Band GNSS Antenna
The ANN-MB3 from u-blox is a best-in-class L1/L2/L5 triple-band RTK real-time kinematic (RTK) solution ideal for the F20 high-precision GNSS. Optimized for seamless integration, the ANN-MB3 antenna delivers exceptional performance with a robust design. The antenna’s compact (62 × 80 × 25.5 mm) form factor and flexible installation options enable the adoption of high-precision positioning technologies across industrial, automotive, and robotics applications.

To see more of the New Product Insider highlights, go to https://info.mouser.com/new_products/.

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