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Gaotu Techedu Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Unaudited Financial Results

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BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GOTU) (“Gaotu” or the “Company”), a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Highlights[1]

Net revenues were RMB761.0 million, increased by 20.9% from RMB629.6 million in the same period of 2022.Gross billings[2] were RMB1,278.1 million, increased by 28.1% from RMB997.4 million in the same period of 2022.Loss from operations was RMB187.9 million, compared with RMB13.2 million in the same period of 2022.Net loss was RMB119.6 million, compared with net income of RMB70.6 million in the same period of 2022.Non-GAAP net loss was RMB104.0 million, compared with non-GAAP net income of RMB87.4 million in the same period of 2022.Net operating cash inflow was RMB491.5 million, increased by 3.1% from RMB476.7 million in the same period of 2022.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Key Financial and Operating Data
(In thousands of RMB, except for percentages)

For the three months ended December 31,

2022

2023

Pct. Change

Net revenues

629,631

761,014

20.9 %

Gross billings

997,439

1,278,132

28.1 %

Loss from operations

(13,248)

(187,915)

1,318.4 %

Net income/(loss)

70,613

(119,649)

(269.4) %

Non-GAAP net income/(loss)

87,392

(103,970)

(219.0) %

Net operating cash inflow

476,698

491,493

3.1 %

 

[1] For a reconciliation of non-GAAP numbers, please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures” at the end of this press release. Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP net income (loss) exclude share-based compensation expenses.

[2] Gross billings is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as the total amount of cash received for the sale of course offerings in such period, net of the total amount of refunds in such period. See “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures” elsewhere in this press release.

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023 Highlights

Net revenues were RMB2,960.8 million, increased by 18.5% from RMB2,498.2 million in the same period of 2022.Gross billings were RMB3,338.8 million, increased by 31.7% from RMB2,534.2 million in the same period of 2022.Loss from operations was RMB149.0 million, compared with RMB118.1 million in the same period of 2022.Net loss was RMB7.3 million, compared with net income of RMB13.2 million in the same period of 2022.Non-GAAP net income was RMB51.1 million, compared with RMB135.8 million in the same period of 2022.Net operating cash inflow was RMB353.7 million, increased by 548.4% from RMB54.5 million in the same period of 2022.

Fiscal Year 2023 Key Financial and Operating Data

(In thousands of RMB, except for percentages)

Fiscal Year ended December 31,

2022

2023

Pct. Change

Net revenues

2,498,214

2,960,813

18.5 %

Gross billings

2,534,244

3,338,750

31.7 %

Loss from operations

(118,052)

(149,006)

26.2 %

Net income/(loss)

13,172

(7,298)

(155.4) %

Non-GAAP net income

135,826

51,055

(62.4) %

Net operating cash inflow

54,545

353,697

548.4 %

Larry Xiangdong Chen, the Company’s founder, Chairman and CEO, commented, ” During the past quarter, we continued to bolster our core business strengths while simultaneously pushing the boundaries of new initiatives. We observed a notable uptick in demand for high-quality educational products and learning services and our deep industry insights, exceptional organizational capabilities and well-established teacher recruitment and training systems have provided a robust foundation for the sustainable development of our business. Our net revenues increased 20.9% year-over-year to RMB761.0 million, exceeding our expectations. Our gross billings grew 28.1% year-over-year to approximately RMB1.3 billion, indicating an accelerating growth trend compared to prior quarters. We expect this accelerating momentum of our business to continue.

We have full confidence in Gaotu’s prospects for 2024 and for the further future. Moving forward, we believe that we can achieve promising topline growth while enhancing profitability by consistently delivering top-notch educational products and learning services, thus generating long-term value for both our shareholders and society.”

Shannon Shen, CFO of the Company, added, ” During the quarter, our business entered a healthy phase of rapid and sustainable expansion. Our traditional learning services continue to maintain a leading edge in the online space while our new initiatives focused on non-academic tutoring services have shown excellent growth momentum. For the full year of 2023, the gross billings for traditional services combined with new initiatives achieved nearly 50% year-over-year growth. This outcome was underpinned by a combination of top-notch educational products and high-caliber learning services. Benefiting from ongoing improvements in operational efficiency, our net operating cash inflow reached RMB491.5 million, while our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, withdrawable cash balance on third-party payment as well as short and long-term investments exceeded RMB4.0 billion, laying solid groundwork for the long-term growth of our business.

By strengthening our core competencies, we were able to swiftly deploy resources based on changes in the market environment and user demand. We will continue to execute stock buybacks in accordance with the guidance of the board of directors, and create long-term value for our shareholders.”

Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2023

Net Revenues

Net revenues increased by 20.9% to RMB761.0 million from RMB629.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was mainly due to the continuous year-over-year growth of gross billings in 2023 as a result of our sufficient and effective response to the strong market demand.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues increased by 42.9% to RMB227.7 million from RMB159.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The increase was mainly due to the growth of labor cost of instructors and tutors, as well as the increase of learning materials cost.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit increased by 13.4% to RMB533.3 million from RMB470.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Gross profit margin decreased to 70.1% from 74.7% in the same period of 2022.

Non-GAAP gross profit increased by 13.4% to RMB537.2 million from RMB473.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross profit margin decreased to 70.6% from 75.3% in the same period of 2022.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased by 49.1% to RMB721.2 million from RMB483.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The increase was primarily due to the growth of labor expenses, as well as a higher expenditure on marketing and branding activities.

Selling expenses increased to RMB465.7 million from RMB289.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.Research and development expenses increased to RMB136.0 million from RMB111.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.General and administrative expenses increased to RMB119.5 million from RMB82.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

(Loss)/income from Operations

Loss from operations was RMB187.9 million, compared with loss from operations of RMB13.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Non-GAAP loss from operations was RMB172.2 million, compared with non-GAAP income from operations of RMB3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Interest Income and Realized Gains from Investments

Interest income and realized gains from investments, on aggregate, were RMB23.9 million, compared with a total of RMB22.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Other Income

Other income was RMB32.8 million, compared with RMB26.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Net (Loss)/income

Net loss was RMB119.6 million, compared with net income of RMB70.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Non-GAAP net loss was RMB104.0 million, compared with non-GAAP net income of RMB87.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Cash Flow

Net operating cash inflow in the fourth quarter of 2023 was RMB491.5 million.

Basic and Diluted Net Loss per ADS

Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were both RMB0.46 in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ADS were both RMB0.40 in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Share Outstanding

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had 172,111,890 ordinary shares outstanding.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Short-term and Long-term Investments and Withdrawable Cash Balance on Third-party Payment Platforms

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term and long-term investments and withdrawable cash balance on third-party payment platforms of RMB4,025.2 million in aggregate, compared with a total of RMB3,768.3 million as of December 31, 2022. 

Withdrawable cash balance on third-party payment platforms consisted of cash payments received from students but held by third-party payment platforms such as WeChat Pay and Alipay, which are highly liquid and can be quickly converted into cash and cash equivalents.

Financial Results for the Fiscal Year of 2023

Net Revenues

Net revenues increased by 18.5% to RMB2,960.8 million from RMB2,498.2 million in 2022. The increase was mainly due to the growth of gross billings in 2023.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues increased by 12.7% to RMB790.2 million from RMB701.1 million in 2022. The increase was mainly due to the growth of labor cost of instructors and tutors, as well as the increase of learning materials cost, which was partially offset by the decrease of share-based compensation cost.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit increased by 20.8% to RMB2,170.6 million from RMB1,797.2 million in 2022. Gross profit margin increased to 73.3% from 71.9% in 2022.

Non-GAAP gross profit increased by 18.7% to RMB2,183.6 million from RMB1,839.7 million in 2022. Non-GAAP gross profit margin increased to 73.7% from 73.6% in 2022.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased by 21.1% to RMB2,319.6 million from RMB1,915.2 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to the growth of labor expenses, as well as a higher expenditure on marketing and branding activities, which was partially offset by the decrease of share-based compensation expenses.

Selling expenses increased to RMB1,501.2 million from RMB1,179.8 million in 2022.Research and development expenses increased to RMB462.0 million from RMB445.1 million in 2022.General and administrative expenses increased to RMB356.4 million from RMB290.3 million in 2022.

(Loss)/income from Operations

Loss from operations was RMB149.0 million, compared with loss from operations of RMB118.1 million in 2022.

Non-GAAP loss from operations was RMB90.7 million, compared with non-GAAP income from operations of RMB4.6 million in 2022.

Interest Income and Realized Gains from Investments

Interest income and realized gains from investments, on aggregate, were RMB107.1 million, compared with a total of RMB63.6 million in 2022.

Other Income

Other income was RMB54.5 million, compared with RMB51.9 million in 2022.

Net (Loss)/income

Net loss was RMB7.3 million, compared with net income of RMB13.2 million in 2022.

Non-GAAP net income was RMB51.1 million, compared with non-GAAP net income of RMB135.8 million in 2022.

Cash Flow

Net operating cash inflow in 2023 was RMB353.7 million.

Basic and Diluted Net (Loss)/income per ADS

Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were both RMB0.03 in 2023.

Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS were both RMB0.19 in 2023.

Share Repurchase

In November 2022, the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$30 million worth of its shares, effective until November 22, 2025. In November 2023, the Company’s board of directors authorized modifications to its existing share repurchase program, increasing the aggregate value of shares that may be repurchased from US$30 million to US$80 million, effective until November 22, 2025.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had cumulatively repurchased approximately 4.9 million ADSs for approximately US$12.4 million under its existing share repurchase program.

In November 2022, Mr. Larry Xiangdong Chen, the Company’s founder, Chairman and CEO, announced his plan to personally purchase up to US$20 million of the Company’s shares. In 2023, Mr. Larry Xiangdong Chen, had cumulatively purchased approximately 0.88 million ADSs under the existing purchase plan.

Business Outlook

Based on the Company’s current estimates, total net revenues for the first quarter of 2024 are expected to be between RMB908 million and RMB928 million, representing an increase of 28.4% to 31.2% on a year-over-year basis. These estimates reflect the Company’s current expectations, which are subject to change.

Conference Call

The Company will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 (9:00 PM on the same day, Beijing/Hong Kong Time). Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

International: 1-412-317-6061
United States: 1-888-317-6003
Hong Kong: 800-963-976
Mainland China: 400-120-6115
Passcode: 4247479

A telephone replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through March 5, 2024. The dial-in details are:

International: 1-412-317-0088
United States: 1-877-344-7529
Passcode: 8489727

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

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 business outlook, as well as the Company’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 the Company undertakes no duty to update such information or any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

About Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Gaotu is a technology-driven education company and online large-class tutoring service provider in China. The Company offers learning services and educational content & digitalized learning products. Gaotu adopts an online live large-class format to deliver its courses, which the Company believes is the most effective and scalable model to disseminate scarce high-quality teaching resources to aspiring students in China. Big data analytics permeates every aspect of the Company’s business and facilitates the application of the latest technology to improve teaching delivery, student learning experience, and operational efficiency.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses gross billings, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP net income (loss), each a non-GAAP financial measure, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes.

The Company defines gross billings for a specific period as the total amount of cash received for the sale of course offerings in such period, net of the total amount of refunds in such period. The Company’s management uses gross billings as a performance measurement because the Company generally bills its students for the entire course fee at the time of sale of its course offerings and recognizes revenue proportionally as the classes are delivered. For some courses, the Company continues to provide students with 12 months to 36 months access to the pre-recorded audio-video courses after the online live courses are delivered. The Company believes that gross billings provides valuable insight into the sales of its course packages and the performance of its business. As gross billings have material limitations as an analytical metrics and may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies, it may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP income (loss) from operations and non-GAAP net income (loss) exclude share-based compensation expenses. The Company 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. The Company 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 the Company’s historical performance. 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.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from 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.

The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

Exchange Rate

The Company’s business is primarily conducted in China and a significant majority of revenues generated are denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”). This announcement contains currency conversions of RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“USD”) solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to USD are made at a rate of RMB7.0999 to USD1.0000, the effective noon buying rate for December 29, 2023 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at that rate on December 29, 2023, or at any other rate.

For further information, please contact:

Gaotu Techedu Inc.
Investor Relations
E-mail: ir@gaotu.cn 

Christensen

In China
Ms. Vivian Wang
Phone: +852-2232-3978
E-mail: gotu@christensencomms.com 

In the US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: linda.bergkamp@christensencomms.com 

 

 

 

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets

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

As of December
31,

As of December 31,

2022

2023

2023

RMB

RMB

USD

ASSETS

Current assets

    Cash and cash equivalents

819,911

636,052

89,586

    Restricted cash

22

33,901

4,775

    Short-term investments

2,923,864

2,253,910

317,457

    Inventory, net

22,783

24,596

3,464

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

399,897

638,248

89,895

Total current assets

4,166,477

3,586,707

505,177

Non-current assets

    Operating lease right-of-use assets

83,663

189,662

26,713

    Property, equipment and software, net

552,032

533,531

75,146

    Land use rights, net

27,373

26,568

3,742

    Long-term investments

1,029,632

145,021

    Deferred tax assets

15,679

11,312

1,593

    Rental deposit

9,502

17,742

2,499

    Other non-current assets

21,449

18,155

2,557

TOTAL ASSETS

4,876,175

5,413,309

762,448

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      (including accrued expenses and other current
      liabilities of the consolidated VIE without
      recourse to the Group of RMB367,477
      and RMB484,222 as of December 31, 2022
      and December 31, 2023, respectively)

662,189

805,032

113,386

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

906,914

1,113,480

156,830

   Operating lease liabilities, current portion
      (including current portion of operating lease
      liabilities of the consolidated VIE without
      recourse to the Group of RMB21,281 and
      RMB34,401 as of December 31, 2022 and
      December 31, 2023, respectively)

38,326

50,494

7,112

Income tax payable (including income tax
   payable of the consolidated VIE without
   recourse to the Group of RMB260 and
   RMB4,210 as of December 31, 2022 and
   December 31, 2023, respectively)

1,793

4,278

603

Total current liabilities

1,609,222

1,973,284

277,931

 

 

 

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets

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

As of December
31,

As of December 31,

2022

2023

2023

RMB

RMB

USD

Non-current liabilities

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

52,419

124,141

17,485

    Operating lease liabilities, non-current
      portion (including non-current portion
      of operating lease liabilities of the
      consolidated VIE without recourse
      to the Group of RMB17,457 and
      RMB121,277 as of December 31, 2022
      and December 31, 2023, respectively)

44,198

137,652

19,388

   Deferred tax liabilities(including deferred
     tax liabilities of the consolidated VIE
     without recourse to the Group of
     RMB74,341 and RMB71,850 as of
     December 31, 2022 and December
     31, 2023, respectively)

74,507

71,967

10,136

TOTAL LIABILITIES

1,780,346

2,307,044

324,940

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    Ordinary shares

115

116

16

    Treasury stock, at cost

(85,178)

(11,997)

    Additional paid-in capital

7,915,899

7,987,957

1,125,080

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(64,062)

(33,209)

(4,677)

    Statutory reserve

40,380

50,225

7,074

    Accumulated deficit

(4,796,503)

(4,813,646)

(677,988)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

3,095,829

3,106,265

437,508

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL
  SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

4,876,175

5,413,309

762,448

 

 

 

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations

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

For the three months ended December 31,

For the year ended December 31,

2022

2023

2023

2022

2023

2023

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Net revenues

629,631

761,014

107,187

2,498,214

2,960,813

417,022

Cost of revenues

(159,302)

(227,719)

(32,074)

(701,050)

(790,207)

(111,298)

Gross profit

470,329

533,295

75,113

1,797,164

2,170,606

305,724

Operating expenses:

Selling expenses

(289,812)

(465,686)

(65,591)

(1,179,760)

(1,501,200)

(211,440)

Research and development
expenses

(111,401)

(136,046)

(19,162)

(445,117)

(462,043)

(65,077)

General and administrative
expenses

(82,364)

(119,478)

(16,828)

(290,339)

(356,369)

(50,194)

Total operating expenses

(483,577)

(721,210)

(101,581)

(1,915,216)

(2,319,612)

(326,711)

Loss from operations

(13,248)

(187,915)

(26,468)

(118,052)

(149,006)

(20,987)

Interest income

7,600

18,603

2,620

21,370

75,829

10,680

Realized gains from
investments

14,778

5,269

742

42,264

31,230

4,399

Other income

26,922

32,776

4,616

51,885

54,471

7,672

Income/(loss) before
provision for income tax
and share of results of
equity investees

36,052

(131,267)

(18,490)

(2,533)

12,524

1,764

Income tax
benefits/(expenses)

34,561

11,618

1,636

15,705

(10,657)

(1,501)

Share of results of equity
investees

(9,165)

(1,291)

Net income/(loss)

70,613

(119,649)

(16,854)

13,172

(7,298)

(1,028)

Net income/(loss)
attributable to Gaotu
Techedu Inc.’s ordinary
shareholders

70,613

(119,649)

(16,854)

13,172

(7,298)

(1,028)

Net income/(loss) per
ordinary share

Basic

0.41

(0.69)

(0.10)

0.08

(0.04)

(0.01)

Diluted

0.40

(0.69)

(0.10)

0.07

(0.04)

(0.01)

Net income/(loss) per
ADS

Basic

0.27

(0.46)

(0.07)

0.05

(0.03)

(0.00)

Diluted

0.27

(0.46)

(0.07)

0.05

(0.03)

(0.00)

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

Basic

172,754,938

172,545,719

172,545,719

172,254,080

173,725,790

173,725,790

Diluted

176,653,111

172,545,719

172,545,719

175,991,484

173,725,790

173,725,790

Note: Three ADSs represent two ordinary shares.

 

 

 

Gaotu Techedu Inc.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures

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

For the three months ended December 31,

For the year ended December 31,

2022

2023

2023

2022

2023

2023

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Net revenues

629,631

761,014

107,187

2,498,214

2,960,813

417,022

Less: other revenues(1)

11,600

25,237

3,555

62,104

87,912

12,382

Add: VAT and surcharges

38,716

46,509

6,551

153,052

181,001

25,493

Add: ending deferred revenue

959,333

1,237,621

174,315

959,333

1,237,621

174,315

Add: ending refund liability

60,597

67,157

9,459

60,597

67,157

9,459

Less: beginning deferred revenue

638,426

761,301

107,227

996,218

959,333

135,119

Less: beginning refund liability

40,812

47,631

6,709

78,630

60,597

8,535

Gross billings

997,439

1,278,132

180,021

2,534,244

3,338,750

470,253

Note (1): Include miscellaneous revenues generated from services other than courses.

 

 

 

For the three months ended December
31,

For the year ended December 31,

2022

2023

2023

2022

2023

2023

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Gross profit

470,329

533,295

75,113

1,797,164

2,170,606

305,724

Share-based compensation expenses(1) in
cost of revenues

3,572

3,862

544

42,490

12,959

1,825

Non-GAAP gross profit

473,901

537,157

75,657

1,839,654

2,183,565

307,549

Loss from operations

(13,248)

(187,915)

(26,468)

(118,052)

(149,006)

(20,987)

Share-based compensation expenses(1)

16,779

15,679

2,208

122,654

58,353

8,219

Non-GAAP income/(loss) from
operations

3,531

(172,236)

(24,260)

4,602

(90,653)

(12,768)

Net income/(loss)

70,613

(119,649)

(16,854)

13,172

(7,298)

(1,028)

Share-based compensation expenses(1)

16,779

15,679

2,208

122,654

58,353

8,219

Non-GAAP net income/(loss)

87,392

(103,970)

(14,646)

135,826

51,055

7,191

Note (1): The tax effects of share-based compensation expenses adjustments were nil.

 

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MARIANA MINERALS RESTARTS UTAH COPPER MINE AS THE WORLD’S ONLY AUTONOMOUS-FIRST MINE AND REFINERY

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Software-first minerals company integrates autonomous haulage, drilling, and robotic sensing across mining and refining under a single AI operating platform

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mariana Minerals, the world’s only software-first, vertically integrated minerals company, today announced the restart of mining operations at Copper One in southeastern Utah. The restart marks a milestone in mining history: Copper One becomes the world’s first mine to deploy autonomous tools across all three operational domains (mining, refining, and capital project execution) unified under a single operating system.

Mariana acquired Lisbon Valley Mining Company in Q4 2025, gaining control of a roughly 10,000-acre permitted land package that has produced high-purity copper cathode since 2009. While refinery operations continued uninterrupted, mining was paused in late 2024. Mining operations resume this month with autonomous systems and autonomous orchestration active from day one.

“Copper One will be the first mine where delivering end-to-end autonomy is the priority, where it’s being rapidly deployed across mining and refining operations and coordinated by our internal software stack. That’s what MarianaOS makes possible. We chose to prove it here because the stakes are real: the U.S. has a structural copper deficit, and the window to close it is narrowing. We’re producing now and ramping output aggressively, with the primary goal of achieving fully-autonomous mining operations,” said Turner Caldwell, Co-Founder & CEO, Mariana Minerals.

MarianaOS: An Autonomy-First Mining Operating System
What makes Copper One unprecedented is not any single piece of autonomous equipment, but the intelligence layer coordinating them. MarianaOS integrates three core subsystems, MineOS, PlantOS, and CapitalProjectOS, into a unified platform spanning project execution through copper production.

On the mining side, Copper One will begin with integrating three best-in-class autonomous equipment platforms. Pronto’s turnkey Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) uses camera-based machine learning and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to enable fully driverless haul truck operation, with OEM-agnostic retrofit capability across mixed fleets. Sandvik’s AutoMine® platform enables autonomous production drilling, allowing operators to simultaneously monitor multiple surface machine operations from a remote-operations control center. And Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped robots autonomously patrol the open pit, heap leach pad, and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) refinery infrastructure. All of these data feed directly into MineOS, enabling fleet-wide optimization and continuous improvement.

PlantOS extends autonomous operations into refining by integrating real-time sensor data across the entire refining process (solution chemistry, flow rates, temperature, and electrowinning cell performance) into a unified control system. Machine learning models predict process drift, automatically adjust reagent dosing, and flags maintenance needs before they impact output. The result is a continuously optimized refinery that operates with minimal human intervention.

CapitalProjectOS redefines how capital-intensive infrastructure projects are planned and executed. Traditional projects often take a decade or more and frequently suffer from chronic cost overruns. CapitalProjectOS integrates process development, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning data into a single platform that enables real-time progress tracking, predictive risk modeling, and automated schedule optimization. At Copper One, CapitalProjectOS is managing the expansion roadmap to scale output to 50,000 metric tons per year, coordinating heap leach pad expansions, refinery upgrades, and autonomous equipment deployment in parallel.

Built to Move Fast
While Mariana is actively constructing and developing greenfield projects – with the goal of compressing engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning timelines leveraging CapitalProjectOS – Copper One is uniquely positioned to accelerate deployment of MarianaOS at scale. With an existing open pit mine, heap leach pad, and SX-EW refining infrastructure already in place, Mariana will rapidly ramp production that would take years to replicate elsewhere.

Mariana’s longer-term plan is to scale Copper One output to 50,000 metric tons per year of high-purity copper cathode by 2030, leveraging additional proven deposits on the property and integrating copper scrap recycling.

A Critical Supply Gap
The U.S. currently imports approximately 50% of its refined copper. With domestic demand projected to nearly double by 2035 — driven by AI data centers, defense systems, EVs, and grid modernization — the supply gap is a national security issue. The Trump Administration’s Section 232 investigation cited copper imports as a direct concern, and the Pentagon has identified critical minerals vulnerability as a threat to the defense industrial base.

Domestic operations like Copper One, and the step-change in productivity that autonomous operations deliver, have become strategically essential.

About Mariana Minerals
Mariana engineers, builds, and operates mines and refineries, using proprietary AI and machine learning tools to accelerate project execution and optimize production across critically needed metals. Copper One is Mariana’s second active project, alongside Lithium One, the world’s first GWh-scale lithium extraction facility from oil and gas produced water, currently under construction in East Texas. Mariana has raised $120 million in total capital, including a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and strategic investors.

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State CISOs Report Lower Confidence Across the Public Sector Cyber Ecosystem, 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte Survey Finds

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The 2026 National Association of Chief Information Officers – Deloitte biennial cybersecurity study finds state officials face increasingly sophisticated threats, including new artificial intelligence-enabled tactics, and highlights steps CISOs are taking to better protect public data and critical digital services

NEW YORK, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 

Key takeaways

The survey of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) from all 50 states and two territories found that just 26% of state CISOs are “extremely” or “very” confident that their state’s information assets are protected from cyber threats, down from 48% in 2022.Implementing effectiveness metrics is now CISOs’ top priority: 49% named it a top cybersecurity initiative in 2026, up from 15% in 2022.Nearly all state CISOs (94%) said they are involved in developing Generative AI security policies and 84% are involved in Generative AI strategy development.Budget pressure is rising with 16% of CISOs reporting their budgets have been cut, up from none in 2024.The percentage of CISOs who described themselves as “not very confident” in the ability of local government and public higher education to secure public data rose significantly, from 35% in 2022 to 63% in 2026.

Why this decline in confidence matters
States share data and systems with counties, cities, and public colleges and universities, so a vulnerability in one network can cascade, exposing personal information, disrupting essential services and driving costly incident response. As attackers adopt AI-enabled tactics, the urgency is growing for faster coordination, clearer policy and stronger baseline defenses across the public sector. This may explain why roughly one-fifth of CISOs indicated that their states were moving toward a “whole-of-state” approach to cybersecurity.

Metrics reporting becomes CISOs’ top priority
Top priorities for CISOs have shifted since the 2024 survey. When asked to identify their states’ top cybersecurity initiatives for 2026, half of CISOs named implementing effectiveness metrics (49%, up from 25% in 2024 and 15% in 2022). Capturing the effectiveness of cyber spending can be difficult, but without metrics, it is challenging to show the benefits of investments. Tracking operational, compliance and risk-based key performance indicators, such as incident response time and phishing click rate, can help demonstrate the return on cyber investment.

AI both accelerates threats and becomes a frontline defense
AI is accelerating the scale and sophistication of attacks targeting public sector systems, making it easier and cheaper for adversaries to generate and automate cyberattacks. CISOs also point to an emerging threat toolkit, including deepfakes that can fool people and evade detection, AI agents that probe for weaknesses and adapt, and AI-driven ransomware-as-a-service operations.

At the same time, CISOs describe AI as a practical way to keep pace, using it to triage security alerts, summarize events, and explore faster report creation, threat identification and training. Several states are already utilizing Generative AI in core security operations, including security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR). The report also underscores how central CISOs have become to state AI efforts.

Key quotes
“We’re seeing more states move toward a ‘whole-of-state’ cybersecurity approach where the state helps extend protection beyond state agencies to local governments, public education and other critical entities that can become an entry point for attackers. At its core, it’s about scaling capabilities through shared services and better collaboration so a weakness in one part of the ecosystem doesn’t become a statewide incident. Many states are looking to scale capabilities through security operations centers and regional support, so counties, cities and schools can benefit from the same cyber-defense muscle as the enterprise.”

Mike Wyatt, Stale local and higher education cyber risk leader, Deloitte

“It’s an encouraging development that state CISOs are being placed at the center of Generative AI security. They are helping shape the strategy, establishing security policies and reviewing proposed use cases. By being involved from the beginning, CISOs are helping governments move faster without sacrificing safeguards because security and governance complement each other. We’re also seeing CISOs explore practical uses of AI to strengthen day-to-day defense, while putting clearer guardrails around responsible uses.”

Meredith Ward, deputy executive director, NASCIO

Additional data
To read the 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte report in its entirety, click here.

About NASCIO
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers is the premier network and resource for state CIOs and a leading advocate for technology policy at all levels of government. NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information technology executives from the states, territories, and the District of Columbia. For more information about NASCIO visit www.nascio.org.

As used in this document, “Deloitte” means Deloitte & Touche LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of our legal structure. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.

 

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Duck Creek Kicks Off Formation ’26 as Strong Fiscal Momentum Signals Accelerating Demand for its Intelligent Core Insurance Platform

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Company highlights double-digit SaaS growth, global expansion, and launch of its new agentic AI platform as industry leaders gather in Orlando

BOSTON, April 27, 2026 /CNW/ — Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent core of insurance, today kicks off Formation ’26: Agents of Innovation, its flagship user conference, as the company builds strong momentum in the first half of fiscal 2026, marked by double-digit year-over-year SaaS ARR growth fueled by new logos and expansion across its global customer base.

Duck Creek’s strong start to fiscal 2026 reflects this demand, with double-digit new customer wins and existing customer expansions across its core, specialty, and AI-powered solutions. Adoption of Duck Creek’s intelligent cloud continues to scale globally. Insurers are selecting Duck Creek for its enterprise depth including policy, billing, claims, rating, loss control, reinsurance, distribution management, and payments solutions to operate faster, more accurately, and maintain regulatory compliance.

“We are expanding our leadership in insurance technology with more than 370 customers globally. Including 33 of the top 50 North American insurers,” said Hardeep Gulati, Chief Executive Officer of Duck Creek. “Insurers modernizing their core systems are looking for more from their technology. They need a trusted partner like Duck Creek with proven enterprise scale and speed-to-value to help them drive profitable impact and growth. At Formation, we are excited to announce our new agentic platform that will help further improve the combined ratios for insurers with more than $150B in premium flowing through Duck Creek annually.”

Formation ’26 will bring together more than 800 insurance professionals, ecosystem partners, and industry leaders to explore how technology is transforming the insurance lifecycle. The event underscores growing market demand for intelligent, cloud-native platforms that enable insurers to accelerate cloud migration, product development, and automate core insurance workflows to accelerate decision-making and improve operational agility. A highlight of the event will be Duck Creek unveiling its agentic AI platform and showcasing live demonstrations of agentic applications and agents.

Formation ’26 will feature a distinguished lineup of guest speakers joining Gulati during his keynote, including Stephen Lord, Global CIO of AXIS Capital, and Monti Saroya, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Flagship Fund at Vista Equity Partners. Together, they will share perspectives on large-scale transformation, AI adoption, and the future of agentic insurance.

The conference will also include a customer panel moderated by Chief Operating Officer Chris McCloskey, featuring leaders from Core Specialty, Europ Assistance, and Arbella Insurance, who will discuss their transformation journeys and business outcomes achieved through modern core systems. An analyst panel moderated by SVP of Sales William Magowan will bring together experts from AM Best, Celent, and Datos Insights to provide an external view on market trends and innovation benchmarks.

Customer Momentum

Millers Mutual Insurance advanced its modernization strategy with Duck Creek OnDemand, implementing Policy, Billing, and Reinsurance Clarity to modernize its core systems and support continued growth in the multifamily housing insurance market.Anchor Group Management Inc. partnered with Duck Creek to modernize its insurance payments infrastructure, enabling more streamlined billing processes and improved digital payment experiences for policyholders.Frankenmuth Insurance adopted Duck Creek OnDemand Distribution Management to transform how it manages agencies and producers, increasing visibility, improving operational efficiency, and strengthening collaboration across its distribution network.Indigo Insurance turned to Duck Creek OnDemand to accelerate its modernization strategy and support rapid growth, gaining a scalable cloud-based core platform designed to bring new products to market faster.Encova Insurance went live on an upgraded Duck Creek OnDemand Distribution Management system, unifying agency operations across lines of business, streamlining onboarding, and improving the overall agent experience.New Zealand’s Medical Assurance Society (MAS) selected Duck Creek’s full suite of core solutions delivered via OnDemand to modernize its general insurance business, enhance member experiences, and support a broader digital and data-driven transformation.Country-Wide Insurance selected Duck Creek Clarity to strengthen its data and analytics capabilities, enabling real-time insights and preparing for its upcoming OnDemand go-live with Active Delivery.Fortegra selected Duck Creek Reinsurance and Duck Creek Clarity to modernize financial operations, improve portfolio transparency, and support continued growth across products, geographies, and distribution models.Duck Creek secured more than a dozen additional new customer engagements across commercial specialty and personal lines.

Industry Recognition

Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SaaS P&C Insurance Core Platforms North America, marking the seventh consecutive year the company has been recognized as a Leader.Named a Leader in the Everest Group 2025 Underwriting Orchestration Products PEAK Matrix Assessment, recognizing Duck Creek’s strength in delivering AI-driven underwriting, integrated core workflows, and measurable value across global P&C carriers.Featured in Everest Group’s 2026 Voice of the Customer Report for Insurance CXOPs, outperforming both core system peers and the market average, with customers citing strengths in seamless implementation, deep core system integration, and enterprise scalability and more.Received the 2025 IDC FinTech Real Results Award for Insurance Transformation for measurable customer outcomes.

About Duck Creek

Duck Creek is the intelligent core that leading insurers choose to build on. Purpose-built for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, Duck Creek unifies the full insurance lifecycle on a single platform with one data foundation. As an agentic platform, it connects intelligence across underwriting, policy, billing, claims, and payments workflows where decisions are made and compliance is non-negotiable. Duck Creek enables carriers to launch products faster, adapt quickly to change, and grow with precision and confidence. Solutions are available individually or as a full suite via Duck Creek OnDemand. Visit www.duckcreek.com and follow Duck Creek on LinkedIn and X.

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