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TAL Education Group Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2024

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BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) (“TAL” or the “Company”), a smart learning solutions provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended November 30, 2024.

Highlights for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025

Net revenues were US$606.4 million, compared to net revenues of US$373.5 million in the same period of the prior year.Loss from operations was US$17.4 million, compared to loss from operations of US$32.2 million in the same period of the prior year.Non-GAAP loss from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$1.9 million, compared to non-GAAP loss from operations of US$10.2 million in the same period of the prior year.Net income attributable to TAL was US$23.1 million, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$23.9 million in the same period of the prior year.Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$38.6 million, compared to non-GAAP net loss attributable to TAL of US$1.9 million in the same period of the prior year.Basic and diluted net income per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) were both US$0.04. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were both US$0.06. Three ADSs represent one Class A common share.Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled US$3,835.8 million as of November 30, 2024, compared to US$3,303.3 million as of February 29, 2024.

Highlights for the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2024

Net revenues were US$1,640.0 million, compared to net revenues of US$1,060.9 million in the same period of the prior year.Income from operations was US$12.9 million, compared to loss from operations of US$58.2 million in the same period of the prior year.Non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$63.5 million, compared to non-GAAP income from operations of US$10.2 million in the same period of the prior year.Net income attributable to TAL was US$91.9 million, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$31.1 million in the same period of the prior year.Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$142.5 million, compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$37.3 million in the same period of the prior year.Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both US$0.15. Non-GAAP basic net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$0.24, and Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$0.23.

Financial Data——Third Quarter and First Nine Months of Fiscal Year 2025
(In US$ thousands, except per ADS data and percentages)

Three Months Ended

November 30,

2023

2024

Pct. Change

Net revenues

373,506

606,446

62.4 %

Loss from operations

(32,185)

(17,432)

(45.8 %)

Non-GAAP loss from operations

(10,184)

(1,920)

(81.1 %)

Net (loss)/income attributable to TAL

(23,946)

23,069

(196.3 %)

Non-GAAP net (loss)/income attributable to TAL

(1,945)

38,581

(2,083.6 %)

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

(0.04)

0.04

(195.5 %)

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

(0.04)

0.04

(194.1 %)

Non-GAAP net (loss)/income per ADS attributable
to TAL – basic

(0.00)

0.06

(2,066.2 %)

Non-GAAP net (loss)/income per ADS attributable
to TAL – diluted

(0.00)

0.06

(2,037.0 %)

Nine Months Ended

November 30,

2023

2024

Pct. Change

Net revenues

1,060,877

1,639,994

54.6 %

(Loss)/income from operations

(58,168)

12,860

(122.1 %)

Non-GAAP income from operations

10,229

63,476

520.5 %

Net (loss)/income attributable to TAL

(31,081)

91,902

(395.7 %)

Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL

37,316

142,518

281.9 %

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

(0.05)

0.15

(399.0 %)

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

(0.05)

0.15

(394.1 %)

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

0.06

0.24

286.2 %

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

0.06

0.23

286.3 %

“We achieved healthy year-on-year revenue growth this quarter. Our AI learning devices remained one of our faster-growing business lines and received encouraging user feedback and market recognition,” said Alex Peng, TAL’s President & Chief Financial Officer.

“We will continue to enhance our products’ capabilities and adaptability across learning services and content solutions. As always, we are committed to helping more users discover learning solutions that meet their unique needs while also contributing positively to society.”

Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025

Net Revenues

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, TAL reported net revenues of US$606.4 million, representing a 62.4% increase from US$373.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Operating Costs and Expenses

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, operating costs and expenses were US$624.7 million, representing a 53.9% increase from US$405.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$609.2 million, representing a 58.7% increase from US$383.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Cost of revenues increased by 65.5% to US$286.7 million from US$173.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP cost of revenues, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 67.2% to US$285.4 million, from US$170.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Selling and marketing expenses increased by 85.6% to US$226.4 million from US$122.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 91.0% to US$222.4 million, from US$116.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

General and administrative expenses increased by 0.8% to US$111.5 million from US$110.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 4.8% to US$101.4 million, from US$96.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Total share-based compensation expenses allocated to the related operating costs and expenses decreased by 29.5% to US$15.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 from US$22.0 million in the same period of fiscal year 2024.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased by 59.6% to US$319.8 million from US$200.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

(Loss)/Income from Operations

Loss from operations was US$17.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to loss from operations of US$32.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP loss from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$1.9 million, compared to Non-GAAP loss from operations of US$10.2 million in the same period of the prior year.

Other Income, Net

Other income was US$18.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to other income of US$13.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments

Impairment loss on long-term investments was nil for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to US$2.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit

Income tax benefit was US$3.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to US$15.4 million of income tax expense in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Net (Loss)/Income attributable to TAL Education Group

Net income attributable to TAL was US$23.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$23.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$38.6 million, compared to Non-GAAP net loss attributable to TAL of US$1.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Basic and Diluted Net (Loss)/Income per ADS

Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both US$0.04 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were both US$0.06 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 was US$378.0 million.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments

As of November 30, 2024, the Company had US$2,240.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and US$1,595.0 million of short-term investments, compared to US$2,208.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and US$1,094.6 million of short-term investments as of February 29, 2024.

Deferred Revenue

As of November 30, 2024, the Company’s deferred revenue balance was US$825.6 million, compared to US$428.3 million as of February 29, 2024.

Financial Results for the First Nine Months of Fiscal Year 2025

Net Revenues

For the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, TAL reported net revenues of US$1,640.0 million, representing a 54.6% increase from US$1,060.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.

Operating Costs and Expenses

In the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, operating costs and expenses were US$1,628.8 million, representing a 44.1% increase from US$1,130.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$1,578.2 million, representing a 48.6% increase from US$1,062.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.

Cost of revenues increased by 57.1% to US$757.3 million from US$482.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP cost of revenues, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 58.3% to US$751.9 million from US$475.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.

Selling and marketing expenses increased by 58.0% to US$530.8 million from US$335.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 63.6% to US$518.4 million from US$316.8 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.

General and administrative expenses increased by 9.0% to US$340.7 million from US$312.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 13.9% to US$307.9 million from US$270.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.

Total share-based compensation expenses allocated to the related operating costs and expenses decreased by 26.0% to US$50.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025 from US$68.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2024.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased by 52.5% to US$882.7 million from US$578.8 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.

(Loss)/Income from Operations

Income from operations was US$12.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, compared to loss from operations of US$58.2 million in the same period of the prior year. Non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$63.5 million, compared to US$10.2 million Non-GAAP income from operations in the same period of the prior year.

Other Income, Net

Other income was US$51.8 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, compared to other income of US$11.5 million in the same period of the prior year.

Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments

Impairment loss on long-term investments was US$8.7 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, compared to US$33.0 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.

Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit

Income tax expense was US$24.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, compared to US$8.9 million of income tax expense in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.

Net (Loss)/Income Attributable to TAL Education Group

Net income attributable to TAL was US$91.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$31.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$142.5 million, compared to US$37.3 million Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL in the same period of the prior year.

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025 was US$624.3 million.

Basic and Diluted Net (Loss)/Income per ADS

Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both US$0.15 in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP basic net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$0.24, and Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$0.23 in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its financial results for the third fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended November 30, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on January 23, 2025 (8:00 p.m. Beijing time on January 23, 2025).

Please note that you will need to pre-register for conference call participation at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI252a8b58f53a47cebdf55358dda997b1.

Upon registration, you will receive an email containing participant dial-in numbers and unique Direct Event Passcode. This information will allow you to gain immediate access to the call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

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/. 

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, 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 provide competitive learning services and products; the Company’s ability to continue to recruit, train and retain talents; the Company’s ability to improve the content of current course offerings and 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 smart learning solutions provider in China. The acronym “TAL” stands for “Tomorrow Advancing Life”, which reflects our vision to promote top learning opportunities for 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 learning solutions to students from all ages through diversified class formats. Our learning solutions mainly cover enrichment learnings programs and some academic subjects in and out of 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/(loss) from operations, non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to TAL, non-GAAP basic and non-GAAP diluted net income/(loss) 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:

Jackson Ding
Investor Relations
TAL Education Group
Tel: +86 10 5292 6669-8809
Email: ir@tal.com

 

TAL EDUCATION GROUP

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

As of

February 29,
2024

As of

November 30,
2024

ASSETS

Current assets

  Cash and cash equivalents

$ 2,208,756

$ 2,240,827

  Restricted cash-current

167,656

306,549

  Short-term investments

1,094,593

1,595,027

  Inventory

68,328

98,021

  Amounts due from related parties-current

343

387

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

159,498

207,943

Total current assets

3,699,174

4,448,754

  Restricted cash-non-current

81,064

41,078

  Property and equipment, net

405,319

460,566

  Deferred tax assets

4,620

5,165

  Rental deposits

16,947

20,669

  Intangible assets, net

1,988

964

  Land use right, net

189,049

184,937

   Amounts due from related parties-non-current

59

59

   Long-term investments

284,266

276,254

   Long-term prepayments and other non-current assets

14,359

28,055

   Operating lease right-of-use assets

231,104

322,563

Total assets

$ 4,927,949

$ 5,789,064

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 Current liabilities

 Accounts payable

$ 127,321

$ 189,271

 Deferred revenue-current

400,286

780,909

 Amounts due to related parties-current

96

107

 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

491,911

625,274

 Short-term debt

–

55,231

 Operating lease liabilities, current portion

62,604

82,513

 Total current liabilities

1,082,218

1,733,305

 Deferred revenue-non-current

27,993

44,710

 Deferred tax liabilities

2,360

4,040

 Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion

176,614

243,346

Total liabilities

1,289,185

2,025,401

  Equity

  Class A common shares

152

154

  Class B common shares

49

49

  Additional paid-in capital

4,256,957

4,280,212

  Statutory reserve

165,138

164,370

  Accumulated deficit

(694,270)

(601,600)

  Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

(65,928)

(70,493)

 Total TAL Education Group’s equity

3,662,098

3,772,692

  Noncontrolling interests

(23,334)

(9,029)

Total equity

3,638,764

3,763,663

Total liabilities and equity

$ 4,927,949

$ 5,789,064

 

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 
November 30,

For the Nine Months Ended

November 30,

2023

2024

2023

2024

Net revenues

$ 373,506

$ 606,446

$ 1,060,877

$ 1,639,994

Cost of revenues (note 1)

173,180

286,689

482,075

757,329

Gross profit

200,326

319,757

578,802

882,665

Operating expenses (note 1)

  Selling and marketing

121,977

226,441

335,902

530,769

  General and administrative

110,678

111,537

312,707

340,718

Total operating expenses

232,655

337,978

648,609

871,487

  Government subsidies

144

789

11,639

1,682

(Loss)/income from operations

(32,185)

(17,432)

(58,168)

12,860

Interest income, net

20,076

21,491

64,033

64,410

Other income, net

13,324

18,150

11,511

51,767

Impairment loss on long-term
  investments

 

(2,270)

 

–

 

(33,031)

 

(8,692)

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

(1,055)

22,209

(15,655)

120,345

Income tax (expense)/benefit

(15,374)

3,582

(8,875)

(24,348)

Loss from equity method
  investments

(7,644)

(2,765)

(6,936)

(4,337)

Net (loss)/income

(24,073)

23,026

(31,466)

91,660

Add: Net loss attributable to
  noncontrolling interests

127

43

385

242

Total net (loss)/income 

  attributable to TAL
  Education Group

$ (23,946)

$ 23,069

$ (31,081)

$ 91,902

Net (loss)/income per common
  share

  Basic

$ (0.12)

$ 0.11

$ (0.15)

$ 0.46

  Diluted

(0.12)

0.11

(0.15)

0.45

Net (loss)/income per ADS (note
2)

Basic

$ (0.04)

$ 0.04

$ (0.05)

$ 0.15

Diluted

(0.04)

0.04

(0.05)

0.15

Weighted average shares used in
  calculating net (loss)/income
  per common share

Basic

200,134,875

201,905,486

204,020,823

201,746,602

Diluted

200,134,875

204,949,612

204,020,823

205,093,389

 Note1: Share-based compensation expenses are included in the operating costs and expenses as follows:

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended November 30,

Ended November 30,

2023

2024

2023

2024

Cost of revenues

$ 2,499

$ 1,271

$ 6,989

$ 5,426

Selling and marketing expenses

5,558

4,082

19,120

12,410

General and administrative expenses

13,944

10,159

42,288

32,780

Total

$ 22,001

$ 15,512

$ 68,397

$ 50,616

Note 2: Three ADSs represent one Class A common Share.

 

TAL EDUCATION GROUP

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

For the Three Months Ended

November 30,

For the Nine Months Ended

November 30,

2023

2024

2023

2024

Net (loss)/income

$ (24,073)

$ 23,026

$ (31,466)

$ 91,660

Other comprehensive income/
  (loss), net of tax

18,356

(21,512)

(26,239)

(4,348)

Comprehensive (loss)/income

(5,717)

1,514

(57,705)

87,312

Add: Comprehensive
  loss/(income) attributable to
  noncontrolling interests

557

(2,308)

(356)

25

Comprehensive (loss)/income
  attributable to TAL
  Education Group

$ (5,160)

$ (794)

$ (58,061)

$ 87,337

 

TAL EDUCATION GROUP

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

For the Three Months Ended

November 30,

For the Nine Months Ended

November 30,

2023

2024

2023

2024

Net cash provided by operating
  activities

$ 247,123

$ 378,038

$ 329,918

$ 624,255

Net cash (used in)/provided by
  investing activities

(208,847)

(214,435)

133,955

(532,739)

Net cash provided by/(used in)
  financing activities

207

48,731

(233,301)

41,937

Effect of exchange rate
  changes

6,805

(4,834)

(3,111)

(2,475)

Net increase in cash, cash
  equivalents and restricted
  cash

45,288

207,500

227,461

130,978

Cash, cash equivalents and
  restricted cash at the
  beginning of period

2,477,080

2,380,954

2,294,907

2,457,476

Cash, cash equivalents and
  restricted cash at the end
  of period

$ 2,522,368

$ 2,588,454

$ 2,522,368

$ 2,588,454

 

TAL EDUCATION GROUP

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

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

For the Three Months

Ended November 30,

For the Nine Months
Ended November 30,

2023

2024

2023

2024

Cost of revenues

$ 173,180

$ 286,689

$ 482,075

$ 757,329

Share-based compensation expense in
  cost of revenues

2,499

1,271

6,989

5,426

Non-GAAP cost of revenues

170,681

285,418

475,086

751,903

Selling and marketing expenses

121,977

226,441

335,902

530,769

Share-based compensation expense in
  selling and marketing expenses

5,558

4,082

19,120

12,410

Non-GAAP selling and marketing
expenses

116,419

222,359

316,782

518,359

General and administrative expenses

110,678

111,537

312,707

340,718

Share-based compensation expense in
  general and administrative expenses

13,944

10,159

42,288

32,780

Non-GAAP general and
administrative expenses

96,734

101,378

270,419

307,938

Operating costs and expenses

405,835

624,667

1,130,684

1,628,816

Share-based compensation expense in
  operating costs and expenses

22,001

15,512

68,397

50,616

Non-GAAP operating costs and
expenses

383,834

609,155

1,062,287

1,578,200

(Loss)/income from operations

(32,185)

(17,432)

(58,168)

12,860

Share based compensation expenses

22,001

15,512

68,397

50,616

Non-GAAP (loss)/income from
operations

(10,184)

(1,920)

10,229

63,476

Net (loss)/income attributable to
TAL Education Group

(23,946)

23,069

(31,081)

91,902

Share based compensation expenses

22,001

15,512

68,397

50,616

Non-GAAP net (loss)/income
attributable to TAL Education
Group (note 3)

$ (1,945)

$ 38,581

$ 37,316

$ 142,518

Net (loss)/income per ADS

Basic

$ (0.04)

$ 0.04

$ (0.05)

$ 0.15

Diluted

(0.04)

0.04

(0.05)

0.15

Non-GAAP net (loss)/income per ADS

Basic

$ (0.00)

$ 0.06

$ 0.06

$ 0.24

Diluted

(0.00)

0.06

0.06

0.23

ADSs used in calculating net (loss)/income per ADS

Basic

600,404,625

605,716,458

612,062,469

605,239,806

Diluted

600,404,625

614,848,836

612,062,469

615,280,167

ADSs used in calculating Non-GAAP net (loss)/income per ADS

Basic

600,404,625

605,716,458

612,062,469

605,239,806

Diluted

600,404,625

614,848,836

622,332,267

615,280,167

  Note 3: The tax effect of share-based compensation expenses was immaterial in the third quarter and in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025.

 

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Chelsea FC announces multi-year sleeve partnership with Sokin, the business payments and FX platform

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Chelsea FC name fast-growing fintech platform as Principal Partner

LONDON, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chelsea Football Club has today announced a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women.

As a Principal Partner, Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year. A club of Chelsea’s scale works in many currencies every day, with partners, competitions and supporters around the world, and needs a financial partner built to handle that.

Sokin gives finance teams business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury in one place, so they spend less time juggling banks and providers and keep more of what they move.

As Official Business Payments and FX Partner, Sokin will simplify how Chelsea FC sends, receives and manages money in the currencies the club operates in.

The Sokin logo will feature on the sleeve of the Chelsea shirt for the first time [when the men’s team host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October.]

Jason Gannon, President at Chelsea FC said:

“At Chelsea, we seek to partner with organisations that share our ambition and innovative mindset. Sokin’s expertise in business payments, and their focus on making both simpler for the businesses they serve, makes them a natural fit for the Club. We are pleased to welcome Sokin to the Chelsea family and look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder at Sokin said:

“Chelsea plays on the biggest stage in world football, and its business runs in dozens of currencies. Sokin was built for that with regulated, multi-currency payments and foreign exchange for organisations that operate internationally. We’re proud to be the platform behind the business payments and FX of one of the most iconic teams in football. Sokin’s platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries. We’re thrilled to be partners for the season ahead. An organisation as sophisticated as Chelsea doesn’t leave its finances to chance.”

About Sokin

Sokin is the financial layer global business runs on. Businesses can transact, convert and hold money in 70+ currencies across 170+ countries. Some businesses use Sokin to manage global finance in-house. Others build it into their products to power financial experiences for their customers. Businesses move more than $9 billion a year on licenses Sokin holds in 36+ countries and infrastructure Sokin owns. Founded in 2019, Sokin has raised over $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

About Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club is one of the biggest, most successful football clubs globally and our men’s team are reigning world champions, having won the four-yearly FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Our women’s team, Chelsea Women, are also multiple trophy winners.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium. Nicknamed the Blues, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time in 2012 and domestically has won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League Cup five times and the Football League Championship once, in 1955.

The Chelsea Women’s team have enjoyed a huge amount of success and in 2025 won the FA Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. The Women’s FA Cup has been won on six occasions. We have also captured the FA Women’s League Cup four times as well as reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2021. In two seasons, 2020/21 and 2024/25, a domestic treble of trophies was secured.

The Chelsea Foundation boasts one of the most extensive community initiatives in sport, helping to improve the lives of children and young people all over the world.

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Amy Johnson Appointed President of GDIT

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced today that Amy Johnson has been appointed as president of GDIT, effective November 3.

Johnson is a 27-year veteran of General Dynamics Mission Systems, where she held increasingly senior roles in engineering, engineering management and business leadership across cybersecurity, defense electronics, space and intelligence systems, most recently as vice president and general manager for Space, Cyber and Intelligence. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and computer systems engineering. 

“Amy has a proven track record of leading teams to solve complex and highly technical challenges for our customers,” said Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics. “I am confident that her dynamic leadership, operational rigor and deep commitment to our values and culture will deliver value to our customers, employees and shareholders.”

GDIT delivers digital modernization, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and software development solutions to the U.S. federal government, defense, intelligence agencies and other customers. It is a business unit of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 120,000 people worldwide and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025. More information is available at gd.com.

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Yazan Al Homsi Invests US$500,000 in Toronto Drone Maker Arcanus Aerial Systems

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Private investment comes as Arcanus builds out Canadian manufacturing capacity for autonomous aerial systems

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Yazan Al Homsi, a UAE-based investor and managing partner of Catalyst Communications DMCC, has invested US$500,000 in Arcanus Aerial Systems Inc., a Toronto-headquartered developer and manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems for defence, public safety and critical infrastructure customers. Al Homsi is an investor only and holds no operational, advisory or board role with the company. Other terms were not disclosed.

Arcanus is a Canadian-controlled company. It currently lists more than 15 platforms across heavy-lift, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), cargo, strike and counter-drone missions. According to the company, its published line-up includes:

AB 516e: a long-endurance vertical take-off fixed-wing aircraft rated for three hours of flight.AE 401: a counter-drone interceptor with a top speed of 300 km/h.AC 5250: a cargo platform with a 250 kg payload and a range of more than 2,300 km.

Alongside defence, Arcanus markets its systems for wildfire detection, search and rescue, Arctic sovereignty, border and maritime patrol, and pipeline and power line monitoring.

The company has spent 2026 assembling its domestic production base. In April, Arcanus signed a binding term sheet with Portugal-based Beyond Vision, granting it rights to manufacture, commercialize and support Beyond Vision’s unmanned aerial systems in Canada.

In June, Arcanus announced a five-year agreement appointing FeralX Systems Inc. as a non-exclusive Canadian contract manufacturer for several of its platforms.

“Canada has the engineering talent to build these systems at home, and recent years have shown how much depends on having that capacity domestically,” said Yazan Al Homsi. “What stood out to me about Arcanus was the manufacturing groundwork already in place: licensing, a production partner, and a range of aircraft that serves wildfire crews and search-and-rescue teams alongside defence customers.”

About Yazan Al Homsi

Yazan Al Homsi is a UAE-based investor and managing partner of Catalyst Communications DMCC, which he founded in Dubai in 2018. He was previously based in Vancouver, where he founded Founders Round Capital in 2017 and built a track record of investments in early-stage and small-cap companies. He earned a finance degree from McGill University in 2004 and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Before turning to investing, he spent more than a decade with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Middle East, rising to director and focusing on transaction due diligence and valuation.

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