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ZKH Group Limited Announces Second Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results

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SHANGHAI, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ZKH Group Limited (“ZKH” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ZKH), a leading maintenance, repair and operations (“MRO”) procurement service platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Operational and Financial Highlights

in thousand RMB, except for number of
customers, percentage and basis points (“bps”)

Second Quarter

2023

2024

Change

GMV[1]

2,608,851

2,754,591

5.6 %

GMV by Platform

    ZKH Platform

2,375,584

2,479,915

4.4 %

    GBB Platform

233,267

274,676

17.8 %

GMV by Business Model

    Product Sales (1P)

1,995,108

2,185,351

9.5 %

    Marketplace (3P)

613,743

569,240

-7.3 %

Number of Customers[2]

38,980

48,766

25.1 %

    ZKH Platform

28,909

34,360

18.9 %

    GBB Platform

10,071

14,406

43.0 %

Net Revenues[3]

2,073,453

2,249,996

8.5 %

Gross Profit

335,071

382,991

14.3 %

    % of Net Revenues

16.2 %

17.0 %

86.2bps

Operating Loss

(123,093)

(71,213)

-42.1 %

    % of Net Revenues

-5.9 %

-3.2 %

277.2bps

Non-GAAP EBITDA[4]

(107,851)

(47,068)

-56.4 %

    % of Net Revenues

-5.2 %

-2.1 %

311.0bps

Net Loss

(129,580)

(66,289)

-48.8 %

    % of Net Revenues

-6.2 %

-2.9 %

330.3bps

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Loss[5]

(129,498)

(34,857)

-73.1 %

    % of Net Revenues

-6.2 %

-1.5 %

469.6bps

Mr. Eric Long Chen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ZKH, stated, “Bolstered by our leadership position in the MRO industry, we achieved solid performance in the second quarter of 2024, driving further profitability improvement despite macroeconomic headwinds. Specifically, we continued to invest in strengthening our supply chain capabilities, enabling us to offer better value-for-money product offerings. Concurrently, we enhanced our customer coverage and service capabilities by optimizing the sales team structure to foster closer customer engagement. In parallel, we redoubled our efforts to advance our digitalization and artificial intelligence capabilities by promoting digital and intelligent applications across various business areas. Looking ahead, we remain steadfast in our commitment to doing what is right for the long-term success of our business. Our unique value proposition of providing digitalized and one-stop MRO procurement solutions to our customers serves as the foundation for our continued growth. Leveraging this strong market positioning, we are well-poised to seize the vast opportunities in the MRO market and deliver sustainable revenue growth.”

Mr. Max Chun Chiu Lai, Chief Financial Officer of ZKH, added, “We are pleased with the solid growth in the second quarter, with GMV and net revenue increasing by 5.6% and 8.5% year over year, respectively. This performance was underpinned by a 25.1% year-over-year increase in customer numbers and continued strong demand in the MRO market. While delivering continued topline growth, our profitability strengthened further with an improvement in the gross margin and a narrowing of the net loss. Our gross profit increased by 14.3% with gross margin expanding by 86.2 basis points year over year and adjusted net loss narrowed by 73.1%, with a corresponding margin improvement of 469.6 basis points year over year, marking our ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year improvement. Moving forward, we will continue our share repurchase program initiated earlier this year and remain focused on sustaining growth and delivering long-term value to all our stakeholders.”

[1] GMV is the total transaction value of orders placed on the Company’s platform and shipped to customers, excluding taxes, net of the returned amount.

[2] Customers are customers that transacted with the Company during the period of time, which mainly include enterprise customers in various industries.

[3] The proportion of GMV generated by the marketplace model was 23.5% and 20.7% for the second quarter of 2023 and 2024, respectively.

[4] Non-GAAP EBITDA is defined as net loss before interest expenses, income tax expenses/(benefits) and depreciation and amortization expenses.

[5] Non-GAAP adjusted net loss is defined as net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses.

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Net Revenues. Net revenues were RMB2,250.0 million (US$309.6 million), representing an increase of 8.5% from RMB2,073.5 million in the same period of 2023, mainly due to the strong increase in customer numbers and continued growth in MRO market demand.

 in thousand RMB, except for percentage    

Second Quarter

2023

2024

Change

Net Revenues

2,073,453

2,249,996

8.5 %

    Net Product Revenues

1,986,555

2,163,721

8.9 %

         From ZKH Platform

1,756,114

1,893,447

7.8 %

         From GBB Platform

230,441

270,274

17.3 %

    Net Service Revenues

69,865

69,161

-1.0 %

    Other Revenues

17,033

17,114

0.5 %

Net Product Revenues. Net product revenues were RMB2,163.7 million (US$297.7 million), representing an increase of 8.9% from RMB1,986.6 million in the same period of 2023. The increase was mainly due to higher net product revenues generated from both the ZKH and GBB platforms, primarily driven by the strong increase in customer numbers.

Net Service Revenues. Net service revenues were RMB69.2 million (US$9.5 million), a decrease of 1.0% from RMB69.9 million in the same period of 2023, primarily due to lower proportion of GMV generated by the marketplace model on the ZKH platform.

Other Revenues. Other revenues were RMB17.1 million (US$2.4 million), compared with RMB17.0 million in the same period of 2023.

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues was RMB1,867.0 million (US$256.9 million), representing an increase of 7.4% from RMB1,738.4 million in the same period of 2023, which was lower than the growth in product revenues, mainly attributable to the payoff of the Company’s measures to reduce the overall product procurement costs.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin. Gross profit was RMB383.0 million (US$52.7 million), an increase of 14.3% from RMB335.1 million in the same period of 2023. Gross margin was 17.0%, compared with 16.2% in the same period of 2023. The increase in gross margin was driven by higher gross margin of product sales model (1P) and increased take-rate of marketplace model (3P) on the ZKH platform, partially offset by lower gross margin of the GBB platform.

in thousand RMB, except for percentage and
basis points (“bps”)

Second Quarter

2023

2024

Change

Gross Profit

335,071

382,991

14.3 %

    % of Net Revenues

16.2 %

17.0 %

86.2bps

    Under Product Sales (1P)

        ZKH Platform

240,896

294,022

22.1 %

           % of Net Product Revenues from ZKH Platform

13.7 %

15.5 %

181.1bps

        GBB Platform

13,565

15,133

11.6 %

            % of Net Product Revenues from GBB Platform

5.9 %

5.6 %

-28.7bps

    Under Marketplace (3P)[6]

69,865

69,161

-1.0 %

        % of Net Service Revenues

100.0 %

100.0 %

–

    Others

10,745

4,675

-56.5 %

        % of Other Revenues

63.1 %

27.3 %

-3,576.7bps

[6] Take rate of marketplace model was 12.2% and 11.4% for the second quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Take rate of market place model represents gross profit from marketplace model divided by GMV from marketplace model.

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses were RMB454.2 million (US$62.5 million), a decrease of 0.9% from RMB458.2 million in the same period of 2023. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 20.2%, compared with 22.1% in the same period of 2023, demonstrating the Company’s improved operational efficiency.

Fulfillment Expenses. Fulfillment expenses were RMB99.1 million (US$13.6 million), a decrease of 7.1% from RMB106.7 million in the same period of 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower employee benefit costs and warehouse rental costs, partially offset by higher distribution expenses. Fulfillment expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 4.4%, compared with 5.1% in the same period of 2023.

Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses were RMB157.7 million (US$21.7 million), a decrease of 6.5% from RMB168.6 million in the same period of 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower travel expenses and employee benefit costs. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 7.0%, compared with 8.1% in the same period of 2023.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses were RMB38.4 million (US$5.3 million), a decrease of 16.4% from RMB46.0 million in the same period of 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower employee benefit costs. Research and development expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 1.7%, compared with 2.2% in the same period of 2023.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were RMB159.0 million (US$21.9 million), an increase of 16.1% from RMB136.9 million in the same period of 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to higher share-based compensation expenses, partially offset by the decrease in employee benefit costs. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 7.1%, compared with 6.6% in the same period of 2023.

Loss from Operations. Loss from operations was RMB71.2 million (US$9.8 million), compared with RMB123.1 million in the same period of 2023. Operating loss margin was 3.2%, compared with 5.9% in the same period of 2023.

Non-GAAP EBITDA. Non-GAAP EBITDA was negative RMB47.1 million (US$6.5 million), compared with negative RMB107.9 million in the same period of 2023. Non-GAAP EBITDA margin was negative 2.1%, compared with negative 5.2% in the same period of 2023.

Net Loss. Net loss was RMB66.3 million (US$9.1 million), compared with RMB129.6 million in the same period of 2023. Net loss margin was 2.9%, compared with 6.2% in the same period of 2023.

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Loss. Non-GAAP adjusted net loss was RMB34.9 million (US$4.8 million), compared with RMB129.5 million in the same period of 2023. Non-GAAP adjusted net loss margin was 1.5%, compared with 6.2% in the same period of 2023.

Basic and Diluted Net Loss per ADS[7] and Non-GAAP Adjusted Basic and Diluted Net Loss per ADS[8]. Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were RMB0.40 (US$0.06), compared with RMB14.52 in the same period of 2023. Non-GAAP adjusted basic and diluted net loss per ADS were RMB0.21 (US$0.03), compared with RMB3.43 in the same period of 2023.

[7] ADSs are American depositary shares, each of which represents thirty-five (35) Class A ordinary shares of the Company.

[8] Non-GAAP adjusted basic and diluted net loss per ADS is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net loss attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ADSs.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments of RMB2.04 billion (US$280.8 million), compared with RMB2.12 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Net cash generated from operating activities was RMB122.1 million (US$16.8 million) in the second quarter of 2024, compared with net cash used in operating activities of RMB236.2 million in the same period of 2023.

Exchange Rate

This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi (“RMB”) amounts into U.S. dollars (“US$”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at a rate of RMB7.2672 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of June 28, 2024, as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Company makes no representation that any RMB or US$ amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate, or at all.

Conference Call Information

The Company’s management will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 8:00 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time or 8:00 P.M. Beijing Time to discuss its financial results and operating performance for the second quarter of 2024.

United States (toll free):

+1-888-317-6003

International:

+1-412-317-6061

Mainland China (toll free):

400-120-6115

Hong Kong (toll free):

800-963-976

Hong Kong:

+852-5808-1995

Access Code:

7845776

The replay will be accessible through August 29, 2024, by dialing the following numbers:

United States:

+1-877-344-7529

International:

+1-412-317-0088

Replay Access Code:

2271132

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.zkh.com.

About ZKH Group Limited

ZKH Group Limited (NYSE: ZKH) is a leading MRO procurement service platform in China, dedicated to propelling the MRO industry’s digital transformation to drive cost reduction and efficiency improvement industry-wide. Leveraging its outstanding product selection and recommendation capabilities, ZKH provides digitalized, one-stop MRO procurement solutions that enable its customers to transparently and efficiently access a wide selection of quality products at competitive prices. The Company also facilitates timely and reliable product delivery with professional fulfillment services. By catering specifically to the needs of MRO suppliers and customers through its unmatched digital infrastructure, the Company empowers all participants in the value chain to achieve more.

For more information, please visit: https://ir.zkh.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP adjusted net profit/(loss), non-GAAP adjusted net profit/(loss) per ADS, basic and diluted, and non-GAAP EBITDA. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from or construed as alternatives to their most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Investors are encouraged to review the historical non-GAAP financial measures in reconciliation to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

The Company defines non-GAAP adjusted net profit/(loss) for a specific period as net profit/(loss) in the same period excluding share-based compensation expenses. The Company defines non-GAAP EBITDA as profit/(loss) before interest expenses, income tax expenses/(benefits) and depreciation and amortization expenses. Non-GAAP adjusted net profit/(loss) per ADS is calculated by dividing adjusted net profit/(loss) attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the periods and then multiplied by 35.

The Company presents these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by the management to evaluate the Company’s operating performance and formulate business plans. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that are included in net profit/(loss) and certain expenses that are not expected to result in future cash payments or that are non-recurring in nature. The Company also believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures facilitates investors’ assessment of its operating performance, enhances the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects and allows for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the management in financial and operational decision making.

The non-GAAP financial measures have material limitations as analytical metrics and may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures do not include all income and expense items that affect the Company’s operations. They may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider the non-GAAP financial measures as substitutes for, or superior to, their most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this press release.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made 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 “may,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aim,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “is/are likely to,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and ZKH’s strategic and operational plans contain forward-looking statements. ZKH may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press release 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 ZKH’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: ZKH’s mission, goals and strategies; ZKH’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected changes in its revenues, expenses or expenditures; the expected growth of the MRO procurement service industry in China and globally; changes in customer or product mix; ZKH’s expectations regarding the prospects of its business model and the demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; ZKH’s expectations regarding its relationships with customers, suppliers, and service providers on its platform; competition in the Company’s industry; government policies and regulations relating to ZKH’s industry; general economic and business conditions in China and globally; the outcome of any current and future legal or administrative proceedings; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in ZKH’s filings with the SEC. All information provided herein is as of the date of this announcement, and ZKH undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

ZKH Group Limited
IR Department
E-mail: IR@zkh.com

Piacente Financial Communications
Hui Fan
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
E-mail: zkh@thepiacentegroup.com

In the United States:

Piacente Financial Communications
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: zkh@thepiacentegroup.com

 

ZKH GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share and per ADS data)

As of
December 31,

As of
June 30,

2023

2024

RMB

RMB

US$

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

1,090,621

1,308,972

180,121

Restricted cash 

159,751

150,305

20,683

Short-term investments

874,210

581,203

79,976

Accounts receivable (net of allowance
   for credit losses of RMB107,032 and
   RMB127,007 as of December 31,
   2023 and June 30, 2024,
   respectively)

3,639,794

3,398,738

467,682

Notes receivable

352,997

274,726

37,804

Inventories 

668,984

672,534

92,544

Prepayments and other current assets

168,117

182,692

25,138

Total current assets

6,954,474

6,569,170

903,948

Non-current assets:

Property and equipment, net

145,288

173,586

23,886

Land use right

11,033

10,920

1,503

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

224,930

196,811

27,082

Intangible assets, net

20,096

17,918

2,466

Goodwill

30,807

30,807

4,239

Total non-current assets

432,154

430,042

59,176

Total assets

7,386,628

6,999,212

963,124

Liabilities

Current liabilities:

Short-term borrowings

585,000

591,000

81,324

Accounts and notes payable

2,883,370

2,599,001

357,634

Operating lease liabilities

91,230

86,940

11,963

Advance from customers

19,907

19,095

2,628

Accrued expenses and other current
   liabilities

448,225

362,294

49,854

Total current liabilities

4,027,732

3,658,330

503,403

Non-current liabilities:

Long-term borrowings

–

19,813

2,726

Non-current operating lease liabilities

146,970

122,024

16,791

Other non-current liabilities

507

441

61

Total non-current liabilities

147,477

142,278

19,578

Total liabilities

4,175,209

3,800,608

522,981

ZKH Group Limited shareholders’
        equity:

Ordinary shares (USD0.0000001 par value;
   500,000,000,000 and 500,000,000,000 shares
   authorized; 5,621,490,964 and 5,652,210,884 shares
   issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023
   and June 30, 2024, respectively)

4

4

1

Additional paid-in capital

8,139,349

8,274,123

1,138,557

Statutory reserves

6,013

6,013

827

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(25,154)

(12,683)

(1,745)

Accumulated deficit

(4,908,793)

(5,065,983)

(697,102)

Treasury stock

–

(2,870)

(395)

Total ZKH Group Limited
       shareholders’ equity

3,211,419

3,198,604

440,143

Non-controlling interests

–

–

–

Total shareholders’ equity

3,211,419

3,198,604

440,143

Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit

7,386,628

6,999,212

963,124

 

ZKH GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share and per ADS data)

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

Net revenues

Net product revenues

1,986,555

2,163,721

297,738

3,853,214

3,938,740

541,989

Net service revenues

69,865

69,161

9,517

128,933

135,815

18,689

Other revenues

17,033

17,114

2,355

30,066

35,850

4,933

Total net revenues

2,073,453

2,249,996

309,610

4,012,213

4,110,405

565,611

Cost of revenues

(1,738,382)

(1,867,005)

(256,908)

(3,346,344)

(3,393,338)

(466,939)

Operating expenses

Fulfillment

(106,674)

(99,097)

(13,636)

(217,582)

(196,445)

(27,032)

Sales and marketing

(168,620)

(157,689)

(21,699)

(348,496)

(321,802)

(44,281)

Research and development   

(45,977)

(38,431)

(5,288)

(93,718)

(78,267)

(10,770)

General and administrative

(136,893)

(158,987)

(21,877)

(276,584)

(321,380)

(44,223)

Loss from operations

(123,093)

(71,213)

(9,798)

(270,511)

(200,827)

(27,634)

Interest and investment income

17,606

14,446

1,988

29,417

32,500

4,472

Interest expense

(4,507)

(5,522)

(760)

(7,600)

(11,217)

(1,544)

Others, net

(19,537)

(3,934)

(541)

21,432

22,508

3,097

Loss before income tax 

(129,531)

(66,223)

(9,111)

(227,262)

(157,036)

(21,609)

Income tax expenses

(49)

(66)

(9)

(181)

(154)

(21)

Net loss

(129,580)

(66,289)

(9,120)

(227,443)

(157,190)

(21,630)

Less: net income attributable to non-
   controlling interests

(33)

–

–

238

–

–

Less: net income attributable to redeemable
   non-controlling interests

(7)

–

–

(193)

–

–

Net loss attributable to ZKH Group
      Limited

(129,540)

(66,289)

(9,120)

(227,488)

(157,190)

(21,630)

Accretion on preferred shares to
  redemption value

(419,425)

–

–

(475,803)

–

–

Net loss attributable to ZKH Group
      Limited’s ordinary shareholders

(548,965)

(66,289)

(9,120)

(703,291)

(157,190)

(21,630)

Net loss

(129,580)

(66,289)

(9,120)

(227,443)

(157,190)

(21,630)

Other comprehensive loss:

Foreign currency translation adjustments

(81,370)

(9,121)

(1,255)

(60,220)

(12,471)

(1,716)

Total comprehensive loss

(210,950)

(75,410)

(10,375)

(287,663)

(169,661)

(23,346)

Less: comprehensive income attributable
   to non-controlling interests

(33)

–

–

238

–

–

Less: comprehensive loss attributable to
   redeemable non-controlling interests

(7)

–

–

(193)

–

–

Comprehensive loss attributable to ZKH
      Group Limited

(210,910)

(75,410)

(10,375)

(287,708)

(169,661)

(23,346)

Accretion on Preferred Shares to 
   redemption value

(419,425)

–

–

(475,803)

–

–

Total comprehensive loss attributable to
     ZKH Group Limited’s ordinary
     shareholders

(630,335)

(75,410)

(10,375)

(763,511)

(169,661)

(23,346)

Net loss per ordinary share attributable
      to ordinary shareholders

Basic and diluted

(0.41)

(0.01)

(0.00)

(0.53)

(0.03)

(0.00)

Weighted average number of shares 

Basic and diluted

1,322,841,307

5,747,591,752

5,747,591,752

1,322,841,307

5,745,856,349

5,745,856,349

Net loss per ADS attributable to
      ordinary shareholders

Basic and diluted

(14.52)

(0.40)

(0.06)

(18.61)

(0.96)

(0.13)

Weighted average number of ADS (35
      Class A ordinary shares equal to 1
      ADS)

Basic and diluted

37,795,466

164,216,907

164,216,907

37,795,466

164,167,324

164,167,324

 

ZKH GROUP LIMITED

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share and per ADS data)

For the three months ended 

For the six months ended 

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

 RMB

 RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

 Net loss

(129,580)

(66,289)

(9,120)

(227,443)

(157,190)

(21,630)

Income tax expenses

49

66

9

181

154

12

Interest expense

4,507

5,522

760

7,600

11,217

1,544

Depreciation and amortization expense

17,173

13,633

1,876

40,586

28,703

3,950

 Non-GAAP EBITDA

(107,851)

(47,068)

(6,475)

(179,076)

(117,116)

(16,124)

For the three months ended 

For the six months ended

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2024

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

Net loss

(129,580)

(66,289)

(9,120)

(227,443)

(157,190)

(21,630)

Add: 

Share-based compensation expenses

82

31,432

4,325

11,072

78,874

10,853

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss

(129,498)

(34,857)

(4,796)

(216,371)

(78,316)

(10,777)

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss
      attributable to ordinary shareholders
      per share

Basic and diluted

(0.10)

(0.01)

(0.00)

(0.16)

(0.01)

(0.00)

Weighted average number of ordinary
      shares

Basic and diluted

1,322,841,307

5,747,591,752

5,747,591,752

1,322,841,307

5,745,856,349

5,745,856,349

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss
      attributable to ordinary shareholders
      per ADS

Basic and diluted

(3.43)

(0.21)

(0.03)

(5.72)

(0.48)

(0.07)

Weighted average number of ADS (35
      Class A ordinary shares equal to 1  
      ADS)

Basic and diluted

37,795,466

164,216,907

164,216,907

37,795,466

164,167,324

164,167,324

 

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Best Accounting Software for Medium-Sized Business UK (2026): QuickBooks Advanced Recognised as a Scalable Finance Platform for UK Mid-Market Businesses by Consumer365

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NEW YORK, May 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As demand for scalable financial tools grows, attention is shifting towards the best accounting software for medium-sized businesses in the UK in 2026, as organisations face increasingly complex accounting requirements. Consumer365 has recognised QuickBooks as a cloud-based platform supporting more structured financial management, reflecting a wider focus on improving automation, visibility, and compliance readiness.

Best Accounting Software for Medium-Sized Business UK

QuickBooks – developed as a cloud-based accounting platform, it enables medium-sized businesses to manage financial operations, automate core accounting processes, and maintain compliance with UK regulatory requirements.

Growing Demand for Scalable Financial Systems in the UK Mid-Market

Medium-sized businesses in the UK are operating in an environment where financial management is becoming increasingly complex. Growth introduces additional reporting layers, heightened regulatory expectations, and the need for consistent financial oversight across departments.

Traditional accounting methods are often no longer sufficient under these conditions. Spreadsheet-based systems and entry-level tools can struggle to deliver accurate, timely insights. This creates visibility gaps that can impact planning and decision-making.

QuickBooks has been identified within this context as a platform designed to support more structured financial management. Its positioning reflects a broader shift towards systems that centralise financial data and reduce fragmentation across business operations.

QuickBooks Positioned as a Scalable Financial Platform

QuickBooks operates as a cloud-based accounting system developed by Intuit. It is designed to support businesses that require more than basic bookkeeping functionality, focusing on helping organisations manage financial processes in a more connected and scalable way.

A key aspect of its design is the ability to consolidate financial information within a single system. This allows businesses to manage invoicing, expenses, reporting, and cash flow tracking without relying on multiple disconnected tools.

The platform is also structured to support growth. As businesses expand, financial operations often become more distributed across teams. QuickBooks enables multiple users to work within the same system while maintaining structured access controls, helping ensure consistency and oversight as complexity increases.

Financial Visibility, Automation, and Operational Control

One of the central functions of QuickBooks is improving financial visibility across business operations. Real-time data access allows organisations to monitor cash flow, expenses, and overall financial performance without waiting for end-of-period reporting cycles.

Automation plays a significant role in reducing manual workload. Financial processes such as invoicing, transaction categorisation, and expense tracking can be streamlined, reducing reliance on repetitive manual input and supporting more consistent financial records.

Operational control is reinforced through structured user permissions. Businesses can assign access levels based on roles, ensuring financial data is managed securely while still enabling collaboration across departments. This structure is particularly relevant for medium-sized organisations where multiple teams interact with financial systems.

Integration, Compliance, and System Connectivity

QuickBooks is designed to integrate with a range of business tools commonly used by UK organisations. These include payroll systems, customer relationship management platforms, and other operational software. This level of connectivity helps ensure that financial data remains consistent across systems.

Compliance is also a core part of the platform’s structure. UK businesses must meet specific regulatory requirements, including VAT reporting and Making Tax Digital standards. QuickBooks includes features that support these obligations within the system, reducing the need for manual compliance processes.

By aligning financial reporting with regulatory standards, the platform helps organisations maintain accurate records while reducing the administrative burden associated with tax and compliance requirements.

Operational Impact and Long-Term Financial Structure

As businesses grow, financial systems often become central to overall operational structure. Decisions related to hiring, investment, and expansion rely on access to accurate and timely financial data. Systems that lack integration or real-time visibility can slow decision-making and introduce inefficiencies.

QuickBooks supports a more structured approach by centralising financial information. This reduces fragmentation and helps ensure consistency across the organisation. It also supports continuity, minimising the need for frequent system changes as businesses scale.

The platform is designed to adapt to increasing complexity over time. As transaction volumes grow and reporting requirements expand, it remains stable while accommodating additional users and workflows.

This approach aligns with the needs of medium-sized businesses transitioning from smaller-scale operations to more advanced financial environments.

Market Context and Financial Management Trends

The recognition of QuickBooks reflects broader developments in financial technology adoption among UK medium-sized businesses. Organisations are increasingly prioritising systems that improve efficiency while reducing operational complexity.

Financial management is no longer limited to recordkeeping. It has become a core business function that influences strategic planning and overall performance. As a result, platforms that provide integrated financial oversight are becoming more relevant across a wide range of industries.

QuickBooks fits within this shift by offering a system that combines core accounting functionality with workflow automation and reporting capabilities. This supports businesses that require both day-to-day financial management and longer-term planning tools.

The emphasis on scalability also reflects changing expectations in the mid-market sector. Businesses are seeking platforms that can grow with them, rather than systems that need to be replaced as operational requirements evolve.

Conclusion

Consumer365 has recognised QuickBooks as a relevant financial platform for medium-sized businesses operating in the UK in 2026. The recognition highlights its focus on scalability, financial visibility, and structured operational control.

The platform is positioned to support organisations as they move beyond basic accounting systems and adopt more integrated financial management structures. Its emphasis on automation, compliance support, and system connectivity aligns with the operational needs of growing businesses.

As financial complexity continues to increase across the mid-market sector, tools that centralise financial data and support real-time decision-making are becoming more widely adopted. QuickBooks represents one of the platforms contributing to this shift towards more structured financial management approaches.

To read the full review, please visit the Consumer365 website.

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BOE continues to launch new products and solutions in the field of high-end displays

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LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 

1、Redefine Visual Experience with Scientific Standards! BOE Releases Core Research Findings on OLED Display Clarity-Legibility Index, Paving the Way for the Industry’s First Transparent Pro Standard to Deliver Supreme Visual Experience

With the rapid popularization of OLED display technology, basic screen indicators including resolution, color gamut and brightness keep improving. Meanwhile, display transparency — a core experience metric that determines visual comfort , image authenticity and premium visual quality — has drawn growing attention across the industry.

Recently, BOE has empowered the launch of the industry’s first flagship high-transparency OLED display panel, setting an industry-leading benchmark in four key dimensions: color, depth , clarity and dynamic range. It ushers high-end display into a new era, shifting from purely numerical technical specifications to ultimate user-centric visual experience.

In addition, BOE officially unveiled its in-depth research achievements on OLED display transparency. It has identified the core underlying factors affecting visual transparency through scientific research, pioneered the industry’s first display transparency index formula, and facilitated the release of the first authoritative evaluation standard for OLED display transparency. This marks an industry’s transformation from specs-oriented to experience-driven development. This marks a full-process breakthrough covering underlying technical analysis, scientifically guided image quality development and mass production application.

At present, the group standard 《Standard of Associations Organic light emitting diode display —Evaluation method for display clarity》, led and formulated by BOE based on relevant research outcomes, has been officially issued. As the world’s first dedicated evaluation standard focusing on OLED display transparency, it fills the long-standing industry gap in correlating subjective visual perception with objective image quality parameters.

Leveraging this standard and transparency research results, BOE has assisted partners in developing the industry’s first flagship high-transparency OLED screen. The company has built a comprehensive technical system for OLED visual transparency. Supported by cutting-edge technologies such as tandem, LTPO and high-precision Demura crosstalk optimization algorithms, BOE and its partners have carried out full-link optimization from display panels to end devices.

Going forward, BOE will continue to deepen research on display human factors engineering and visual experience. Through technological innovation and standard leadership, it will bring more ultimate, high-transparency premium display experiences to users worldwide.

2、BOE Beneficial “Natural” Light Technology (BNL): Solving Visual Health Pain Points and Leading the Display Industry Trend

In an era of ubiquitous displays, users are spending increasingly longer hours on screens. Nevertheless, the luminous properties of conventional displays poorly align with the human visual system, sparking widespread consumer concerns over visual health. To address such challenges, BOE draws inspiration from natural light. By deeply analyzing natural light and extracting beneficial features highly consistent with health and comfort, BOE established the Beneficial “Natural” Light Technology (BNL) architecture. Evolving from single technical upgrades to a systematic solution, BNL replicates the merits of natural light across four core dimensions: Depolarization Adjustment, Spectrum Optimization, Light Profile Optimization and Time-varying Adaptation, advancing display technology toward healthy viewing.

BNL & Visual Health

Depolarization Adjustment: The linearly polarized light of traditional displays causes targeted stimulation to retinal lutein, resulting in dry eyes, eyelid redness and other discomforts. Based on the mainstream Circular Polarization (QWP) solution, BOE BNL has developed a series of technologies like BSF/RDF Random Depolarization technology and un-Polarization，which convert linearly polarized light into randomly polarized light, enabling balanced lutein utilization across the entire visual field, and deliver natural-light-level eye protection.

Spectrum Optimization: Conventional narrow-band RGB spectra feature poor continuity and imbalanced energy distribution, with excessive high-energy blue light that induces eye strain and increases risks of macular damage. Beyond Low Blue Light solutions, BOE BNL has developed Natural-like Spectrum, Beneficial Red Light, Infrared Light and Circadian Rhythm technologies. Multiple clinical studies have verified that Beneficial Red Light and Infrared Light can effectively inhibit axial elongation and accelerate eye microcirculation.  BOE takes the lead in integrating such optics into displays，achieving a spectral distribution matching degree of over 60%, an energy ratio of Beneficial Red Light (650–670 nm) exceeding 50%, and independent on/off switching and energy adjustment of Infrared Light. Meanwhile, Circadian Rhythm technology regulates melatonin secretion to safeguard sleep quality. Shifting from passive harm reduction to active eye benefits, BOE BNL delivers all-round visual health protection.

Light Profile Optimization: Conventional screens are prone to surface reflection and glare, which interfere with visual recognition and cause cumulative eye fatigue. Powered by industry-leading Anti-Glare, Low Reflection and Wide Viewing Angle technologies, BOE BNL accurately simulates the diffuse reflection of natural light to deliver consistent visual comfort across diverse viewing angles. For instance, BOE UB Cell technology achieves a DGR value below 5 with negligible glare and reflection, ensuring sustained visual comfort.

Time-varying Adaptation: Conventional displays tend to produce low-frequency flicker and fixed brightness and color temperature that fail to adapt to ambient changes, forcing frequent eye muscle adjustments and leading to discomfort. By adopting Flicker Free and Light Self-adaptive technologies, BOE BNL delivers stable, ultra-smooth visuals that replicate the comfort of natural light.

SID 2026: BOE Launches New BNL Display Products

At SID Display Week 2026, BOE launched new BNL health display products. The highlight product is the industry’s first 13.8-inch BNL health display tablet. It integrates all four core dimensions，supported by 7 core BNL technologies， to deliver a healthy and comfortable visual experience.

As a global leader in the display industry, BOE has led the development and officially issued the world’s first “Natural Light” display standard via the Zhongguancun Standardization Association，and has jointly issued the White Paper on Natural Light Display Technologies (Engineering Considerations, Application Value and Challenges) with TÜV Rheinland to drive standardized and high-quality industrial development. In the future, BOE will continue to iterate on technologies, diversify product forms and application scenarios, advance the grading standards for Beneficial “Natural” Light displays, and protect users’ visual health.

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BitradeX BXC First Two Subscription Rounds Sell Out, Total Subscriptions Exceed 14M USDT

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LONDON, May 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BitradeX Capital’s ecosystem equity token, BXC, has completed its first and second subscription rounds, selling a total of 50 million BXC with subscriptions exceeding 14 million USDT. The first round sold out in 90 seconds, while the second closed within 48 hours.

While the fundraising size is not unusually large by crypto standards, the structure of the sale has attracted market attention. The first two rounds were not open to the public, but limited to high-tier BitradeX users. The first round was available only to V5 users and above, while the second round expanded access to V3 users and above.

According to BitradeX’s tier system, V3+ users typically have higher recurring investment activity through AiBot, longer platform usage history, and stronger ecosystem participation. This means the early BXC allocation was absorbed mainly by the platform’s internal high-value user base, rather than short-term speculative participants.

This approach differs from many token fundraising campaigns that prioritize broad public participation and market hype. BitradeX instead adopted a more selective, staged model, gradually lowering the participation threshold while keeping the sale within its active ecosystem community.

BXC is positioned as more than a standard platform token. Its value framework is linked to BitradeX Capital’s broader ecosystem, including its exchange business, AiBot quantitative strategies, BTX Card payments, and Labs incubation platform. Public information indicates that BXC holders may receive staking rewards, benefit from ecosystem buybacks and burns, and gain priority access to Launchpad projects and governance participation.

The third subscription round is launched on April 30 at $0.35 USDT per BXC, with a total supply of 100 million BXC. It is now open to users participating in AiBot recurring investment. The fourth round price is expected to rise to $0.45 USDT.

The long-term value of BXC will ultimately depend on the growth of BitradeX’s underlying businesses, including exchange profitability, AiBot user expansion, and BTX Card adoption. However, the rapid sellout of the first two rounds suggests that BitradeX’s core user base has already shown strong confidence in the ecosystem’s future.

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