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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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Marquis Who’s Who Honors Rupin Chothani for Engineering Leadership

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UNIONDALE, N.Y., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Marquis Who’s Who honors Rupin Chothani for his leadership in engineering and project management. With more than two decades of professional experience to his credit, Mr. Chothani leverages a unique expertise in fire and petrochemical solutions to find success in his field. As project manager, project engineer and proposal manager at Technip Energies N.V., Mr. Chothani ensures effective results.

Drawn to Engineering

Coming from a family of engineers, Mr. Chothani was naturally drawn to the profession. This inclination was reinforced by comprehensive aptitude and attitude tests administered at the age of 14, which highlighted his strengths in engineering and architecture. Ultimately, this direction reinforced his determination to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.

By 2003, Mr. Chothani earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mumbai. After a brief role as a junior manufacturing engineer at Artech Cooling Tower Pvt. Ltd., he completed a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport in 2006. In addition to these degrees, Mr. Chothani later achieved AutoCAD certification.

Following his graduation in 2006, Mr. Chothani joined CB&I Lummus / ABB Lummus Heat Transfer (now Lummus Technology) as a thermal engineer. Though his work at Lummus Technology lasted only three years, Mr. Chothani was greatly influenced by mentor figures at the company. These mentors, including Ken Catala, Peter Harvard, Chin Dang and Miller Alanath Carter, provided essential guidance.

Building a Family

In December 2008, Mr. Chothani married his wife, Cathy. Along with his son and daughter, his family has contributed richly to his success in engineering and they continue to inspire him to excel. In addition to their support, Mr. Chothani recognizes that there is no alternative to hard work and dedicated learning.

From Lummus Technology to Technip Energies N.V.

Following his work at Lummus Technology, Mr. Chothani worked with Maco Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. By 2011, he joined Complete Heat Transfer Solutions – Environ Energy Systems as a thermal and mechanical engineer. By 2013, Mr. Chothani became a part of Technip Energies N.V. as a furnace mechanical engineer. By 2023, he added to this role and became a project manager, project engineer and proposal manager at the company.

In his current role at Technip Energies N.V., Mr. Chothani is responsible for a variety of essential duties. He manages and executes on engineering projects for ethylene cracking furnaces and heaters, and oversees proprietary technologies. Additionally, he actively coordinates with procurement, logistics, mechanical engineering and process engineering teams to ensure effective results.

Plans for the Future

Moving forward, Mr. Chothani hopes to advance his project management skills, particularly within the firejet industry. At the same time, he aims to share his knowledge of the industry with the next generation of professionals. Outside of his professional ambitions, Mr. Chothani intends to prepare his children to find success, inspiring them and their peers with hands-on experiments and full-day events.

About Marquis Who’s Who®:

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COALITION OF INDEPENDENT INTERNET PROVIDERS ASKS CRTC TO FIX ERRORS IN WHOLESALE FIBRE RATES

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Coalition of competitive ISPs say current fibre rates make competition impossible and threatens to harm millions of Canadian consumers

CHATHAM, ON, July 23, 2026 /CNW/ — A coalition of independent internet service providers (the Coalition) led by TekSavvy Solutions Inc. (TekSavvy) today applied to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to review and vary Telecom Order 2026-77, which set final wholesale rates for fibre internet services. In that decision, the CRTC approved wholesale rates for fibre internet services that are higher than the retail prices charged by the large carriers. This makes competition impossible, as independent providers are forced to either sell at a loss or set prices above the large carriers, leaving millions of Canadian consumers without competitive options for essential internet services.

The application identifies key errors that led the CRTC to approve severely inflated final wholesale rates, which make it economically impossible for independent providers to compete. The Coalition argues that the CRTC’s incorrect rates negate the very purpose of Canada’s wholesale framework, which is to foster competition in retail broadband markets. Specifically, the Coalition asks the CRTC to make three key changes to Telecom Order 2026-77:

Eliminate one cost factor that is inconsistent with the CRTC’s established costing principles, which artificially increased fibre wholesale rates by an estimated 25% to 30% (the Adjustment Factor).Reduce another element of the costing that is inflated above reasonable levels: The Coalition calls on the CRTC to reduce the markup applied to wholesale fibre services from 30% to 15%, reflecting declining costs, operational efficiencies, and the need to support competition.Correct technical errors relating to certain wholesale fibre speed descriptions.

“Canadians were promised greater competition for fibre internet services, but these rates make competition impossible.” said Andy Kaplan-Myrth, TekSavvy’s Vice President of Regulatory and Carrier Affairs. “The CRTC must correct these errors to ensure its wholesale rates promote broadband competition that challenges the market power of monopoly incumbents, lowers prices, and increases consumer choice.”

About the Coalition

The Coalition consists of competitive telecommunications providers and industry associations advocating for fair wholesale access to fibre networks and a competitive broadband marketplace that delivers affordable, high-quality Internet services to Canadians, including: TekSavvy Solutions Inc., BC Broadband Association (“BCBA”), Canada-Wide Internet Service Providers Association (“CanWISP”), Fibernetics Inc., ISP Telecom Inc., National Capital FreeNet Inc., Novus Entertainment Inc. and Purple Cow Internet Inc.

About TekSavvy Solution Inc.

Based in Chatham, Ontario, TekSavvy is Canada’s largest independent telecom service company. TekSavvy has been proudly delivering award-winning services and fighting for consumers’ rights for nearly 30 years. TekSavvy is committed to providing quality competitive choice and closing Canada’s digital divide.

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Monk Launches Voice Collections, Bringing AI Phone Calls and Callbacks to Accounts Receivable

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Monk’s collections agent, Julia, can now place outbound collection calls and answer inbound AR questions from a dedicated business number, so finance teams can use the channel that collects best without adding headcount.

Multimedia: Watch Voice Collections in action: https://youtu.be/w09PoN1yACE 

NEW YORK, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Monk, the AI-native accounts receivable platform, today launched Voice Collections. Its collections agent, Julia, can now place outbound collection calls and answer inbound customer questions about invoices and payments from a dedicated phone number for each organization. The feature brings the phone, long the most effective collections channel and the hardest one to scale, into Monk’s Intelligent Collections.

Roughly $10 trillion sits in unpaid invoices worldwide, and the average invoice now takes 59 days to clear (Allianz). Most accounts receivable runs on email, and most of it waits. More than half of B2B invoices in the United States are overdue at any given time, and 92% of businesses are typically paid after their due date (Chaser, 2026). Phone calls recover overdue invoices two to three times better than email (Dunwise), yet 91% of finance teams still rely on email as their main follow-up channel and only 56% use the phone, because calling every overdue account by hand does not scale and a single human dunning call can cost $12 to $18 (HighRadius).

Voice Collections gives teams that coverage. Julia can call on the accounts a playbook flags for phone follow-up, and answer when a customer calls the same number back to ask about an invoice, a payment, or a bank detail. Businesses that follow up on 100% of overdue invoices are 76% more likely to be paid within a week (Chaser), and a voice agent is what makes full coverage possible.

Monk’s collections agent is already proven on the accounts it handles by email. Across Monk’s first 100 customers, Julia reaches customers with a 24% higher response rate than standard dunning and resolves 88.2% of collections with zero human intervention. Voice extends that reach to the phone.

“For years the assumption was that customers would not talk to an AI on the phone,” said George Kurdin, Founder and CEO of Monk. “The evidence now points the other way. People engage with a good voice agent, and in AR the phone was always the channel that collected best. We built Voice Collections so finance teams can finally use it at the scale email gave them.”

That assumption is worth retiring. In a University of Chicago Booth field study of roughly 70,000 interviews, people interviewed by a voice AI agent were 12% more likely to receive an offer, 18% more likely to start, and 17% more likely to still be there after 30 days, and 80% chose the voice AI over a human when given the choice. The setting was recruiting rather than collections, but the finding travels: given a capable voice agent, people lean in rather than hang up. A call also does something email cannot, which is secure a verbal promise to pay in the moment.

Built for finance, with the phone agents kept with strict guardrails

Voice in finance has to be constrained, and Monk designed Voice Collections around that from the start. The agent is read-only on the phone. It answers questions, confirms details, and routes the next step. It will not rewrite an invoice, change a payment status, or accept a sensitive payment change by voice.

The agent is also reference-based. If a caller asks about an invoice, Julia asks for both the company name and the invoice number before looking anything up, and it will not search broadly from a single detail. Every inbound and outbound call is kept in the collection record alongside the email history, so a callback is part of the same thread the team already sees, and anything that needs judgment escalates to a person.

“Voice in finance has to be careful by design,” said Joe Zhou, Co-Founder and CTO of Monk. “Julia will not browse across accounts or move money over the phone. A caller has to bring the company name and invoice number before it confirms anything, and every call lands in the record. In finance a 1% mistake is still unacceptable, so we built for that first and added the reach second.”

Teams run autonomous collections on Monk

Monk runs collections for finance teams at companies like Unify, Pump, Siro, and Elate, and Voice Collections extends what those teams already do by email onto the phone.

“We chose Monk to help automate our collections, a process previously demanding several hours a week of manual, one-off outreach,” said Will Stewart, Head of Finance and BizOps at Unify. “Today, our Monk agent is always running in the background and I have a single dashboard to manage AR from.”

At Pump, which manages volume across more than 1,500 customers, Monk has helped collect over $10 million in recent months.

Voice AI is now infrastructure

The timing reflects how far voice AI has come. It has moved from demo to infrastructure: Vapi has processed more than 1 billion calls, Bland handles over 3.5 million calls a week, and ElevenLabs raised a $500 million round at an $11 billion valuation in early 2026. Monk builds Voice Collections on that foundation and adds the part finance actually needs, which is the AR context, the controls, and the audit trail.

Voice Collections is available now as an opt-in feature. Monk configures the dedicated number and call behavior with each organization before turning it on in Collections. See it in action: https://youtu.be/w09PoN1yACE.

About Monk

Monk is the AI-native accounts receivable platform that helps finance teams turn revenue into cash. Its agent, Julia, runs collections, cash application, and forecasting as one connected system. Monk resolves 88.2% of collections with zero human intervention, reaches customers with a 24% higher response rate than standard dunning, reduces DSO by more than 40%, automatically matches 80% of incoming payments with a full audit trail, and gives finance teams back roughly 26 hours a month. Teams onboard in under a week and see results in their first month. More than $1.5 billion in receivables is managed on the platform, including for customers like Profound and ElevenLabs. Monk has raised $25 million and is based in New York.

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+1 415-827-6585

Sources: Chaser 2026 Accounts Receivable research; Dunwise dunning research; HighRadius collection call cost analysis; University of Chicago Booth field study on AI in recruiting; voice AI figures compiled by Enterprise DNA; Federal Reserve data; Allianz Worldwide DSO survey.

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