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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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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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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