Sky-mobi Limited Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Fiscal Third Quarter 2013
HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sky-mobi Limited ("Sky-mobi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:MOBI), a leading mobile application store and mobile social network community operator in China, today announced unaudited financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2012 ("third quarter 2013").
Third Quarter 2013 Highlights
Total revenues decreased 12.2% to RMB146.9 million (US$23.6 million) in third quarter 2013 compared to the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2011 ("third quarter 2012"). Revenues collected from third party channels (i.e., revenues not collected through mobile network operators) represented 24.3% of total revenues
Gross margin was 34.4% in third quarter 2013, up from 31.5% in third quarter 2012
Non-IFRS1 gross margin was 34.6% in third quarter 2013, up from 32.0% in third quarter 2012
Profit from operations was RMB1.5 million (US$0.2 million) in third quarter 2013, down 40.6% from third quarter 2012
Non-IFRS profit from operations was RMB6.0 million (US$1.0 million) in third quarter 2013, down 60.2% from third quarter 2012
Net profit was RMB3.8 million (US$0.6 million) in third quarter 2013, down 39.8% from third quarter 2012
Non-IFRS net profit was RMB8.3 million (US$1.3 million) in third quarter 2013, down 55.9% from third quarter 2012
Basic and diluted earnings per common share ("EPS") were RMB0.01 (US$0.00). Non-IFRS basic and diluted EPS were RMB0.03 (US$0.01)
Basic and diluted earnings per ADS2 were RMB0.11 (US$0.02). Non-IFRS basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB0.25 (US$0.04)
1Non-IFRS figures exclude share-based compensation expenses. Please see "About Non-IFRS Financial Measures" in this release for more information.
2American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market, each of which represents eight common shares of the Company.
Michael Tao Song, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sky-mobi, stated, "We were pleased that our fiscal third quarter 2013 revenues exceeded the high end of our prior guidance by approximately 13% and achieved 5.1% sequential growth. Even though the feature phone market continued to decline as anticipated, we were encouraged to see the rate of decline stabilizing as well as strong progress in our efforts to improve the contribution of revenue from our Maopao Community.
"For the smartphone market, we have made some truly exciting progress in the past eight months since the launch of our smartphone product platform. During this time, we have accumulated over 10 million smartphone users who are utilizing our smartphone application store, browser, games, game center and PC assistant on a regular basis. Over the coming quarters we anticipate this strong growth to continue as we see greater adoption of low-cost smartphones begin to take hold. Moreover, we have cemented strategic partnerships with over 160 smartphone handset partners. These partners are preinstalling our products, which we expect will further expand our user base and content offerings. We also anticipate additional growth through the offline store front from strategic partnership wins with Suning as well as forming other similar strategic partnerships covering important distribution points for low cost smartphones. Given our recent success, we are increasingly confident that we are implementing the correct strategy for successfully targeting the Chinese smartphone market."
Carl Yeung, Chief Financial Officer of Sky-mobi, commented, "We were encouraged by exceeding our revenue guidance, along with our operating profit, net income and cash flow all being positive. Despite the year over year decline in revenues, we believe that the 5.1% sequential revenue growth, the improvement in non-IRFS gross margin and a turnaround in non-IFRS profitability from a net loss last quarter are trending in the right direction. These sequential improvements are clearly a testament to our ability to adapt quickly to the changing mobile Internet market with effective operating strategies. Moreover, we are very excited that our revenue composition continues to improve with a new high of 30% of revenues coming from higher ARPU associated with our Maopao community, giving us a strong foundation for future expansion in revenue and margin over the long run. Overall, this quarter's results demonstrate management's commitment to maintaining a healthy financial profile while evolving with new initiatives to stay in front of China's dynamic mobile marketplace."
Financial Results for Third quarter 2013
Total Revenues
Sky-mobi analyzes revenue from two perspectives: by business unit and by source. Revenues by business unit are broken down into: "Application store revenues", "Maopao Community revenues" and "Other revenues".
Revenues by source are broken down into three categories: "Revenues collected from carrier channels", "Revenues collected from third party channels", and "Other revenues".
For the three months ended
December 31,
2011
2012
2012
In thousands
(RMB)
(RMB)
(US$)
Revenues by source:
Revenues collected from carrier channels
128,401
92,088
14,782
Revenues collected from third party channels
29,509
35,741
5,737
Other revenues
9,403
19,087
3,063
Total revenues
167,313
146,916
23,582
For the three months ended
December 31,
2011
2012
2012
In thousands
(RMB)
(RMB)
(US$)
Revenues by business unit:
Application store revenues
122,429
83,448
13,395
Maopao Community revenues
35,481
44,381
7,124
Other revenues
9,403
19,087
3,063
Total revenues
167,313
146,916
23,582
The discussion and analysis below focuses on revenues by source, as the Company believes this metric is more useful to investors in analyzing and understanding its business model.
Total revenues for third quarter 2013 decreased 12.2% to RMB146.9 million (US$23.6 million) from RMB167.3 million in third quarter 2012.
Revenues collected from carrier channels were RMB92.1 million (US$14.8 million) in third quarter 2013, representing 62.7% of total revenues, a decrease of 28.3% from third quarter 2012. Sky-mobi had 2.2 billion user visits and 599.3 million downloads of applications and content from the Maopao application store in third quarter 2013, which was a decrease from 3.6 billion user visits and 718.4 million downloads in third quarter 2012. The decreases in application store user activity and downloads was primarily due to the continued decline in the feature phone market as a percentage of overall mobile device shipments in China.
Revenues collected from third party channels were RMB35.7 million (US$ 5.7 million), up 21.1% from third quarter 2012 and contributing 24.3% of total revenues in third quarter 2013. Sky-mobi's Maopao Community had 13.0 million active members and 726.2 million member log-ins during the third quarter 2013, representing a decrease from 16.9 million active members and 1.1 billion member log-ins in the third quarter 2012. Revenues from the Maopao Community increased due to higher ARPU on the Company's two most popular mobile social games, "Fantasy of Three Kingdoms" and "Fairy Magic World." The Company expects that revenues collected from third party channels will contribute a steady and increasing percentage of total revenues in future quarters, as Sky-mobi focuses on growing its active mobile community member base and on diversifying revenue collection methods away from traditional carrier-based payment channels.
Other revenues consist of commissions charged from companies for using Maopao Platform to promote and sell applications ("promotion income"), and Sky-mobi's overseas revenues collected via its overseas mobile service providers. Other revenues were RMB19.1 million (US$3.1 million) in third quarter 2013, up from RMB9.4 million in third quarter 2012, primarily due to the Company's strengthened efforts in developing its promotion service on Maopao Platform and overseas markets to maintain revenues in feature phone business.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
Total cost of revenues for third quarter 2013 decreased 15.8% to RMB96.4 million (US$15.5 million) compared to RMB114.5 million in third quarter 2012.
Total non-IFRS cost of revenues for third quarter 2013 decreased 15.5% to RMB96.1 million (US$15.4 million) compared to RMB113.7 million in third quarter 2012.
For the three months ended
December 31,
2011
2012
2012
In thousands
(RMB)
(RMB)
(US$)
Cost of revenues:
Costs associated with payments to industry participants
104,408
85,408
13,709
Direct costs
10,140
11,007
1,767
Total cost of revenues:
114,548
96,415
15,476
Gross Margin
31.5%
34.4%
Non-IFRS cost of revenues:
Costs associated with payments to industry participants
104,408
85,408
13,709
Direct costs
9,313
10,692
1,716
Total non-IFRS cost of revenues:
113,721
96,100
15,425
Non-IFRS Gross Margin
32.0%
34.6%
Non-IFRS cost of revenues is defined as cost of revenues excluding share-based compensation expenses. The discussion and analysis below focuses on non-IFRS cost of revenue, which the Company believes more accurately reflects the Company's operating performance than IFRS cost of revenues.
Non-IFRS costs associated with payments to industry participants decreased 18.2% to RMB85.4 million (US$13.7 million) in third quarter 2013 compared to RMB104.4 million in third quarter 2012, primarily due to decreased channel costs, which was in line with the decline in revenues collected from carrier channels, costs savings on lower revenue sharing percentage from more direct cooperation with mobile operators and cost controls on purchasing feature phone mobile content for the Maopao Community. Approximately RMB10.1 million of accrued costs payable were reversed into cost of sales in third quarter 2012 while no such reversal occurred in third quarter 2013. Such accrued costs are not expected to recur in the current fiscal year.
Non-IFRS direct costs including salaries and benefits, depreciation, office expenses and utilities directly related to the operation of the Maopao application store and the Maopao Community increased 14.8% to RMB10.7 million (US$1.7 million) in third quarter 2013 compared to RMB9.3 million in third quarter 2012. The increase was primarily due to increased costs in connection with the Company's strengthened efforts in maintaining revenues in the feature phone business, as well as developing overseas markets and other revenues.
Non-IFRS gross profit for third quarter 2013 decreased 5.2% to RMB50.8 million (US$8.2 million) compared to RMB53.6 million in third quarter 2012. Non-IFRS gross margin in third quarter 2013 was 34.6%, up from 32.0% in third quarter 2012, mainly due to the higher contribution of promotion income, which has a higher profit margin, as well as improved monetization efficiency on channel payments from mobile operators, and reduced spending on feature phone mobile contents.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses, primarily consisting of employee salaries and benefits, training expenses, travelling, entertainment and office related expenses, decreased 2.5% in third quarter 2013 to RMB49.0 million (US$7.9 million) from RMB50.3 million in third quarter 2012.
Total non-IFRS operating expenses were RMB44.8 million (US$7.2 million) in third quarter 2013, an increase of 16.3% from RMB38.5 million in third quarter 2012.
For the three months ended
December 31,
2011
2012
2012
In thousands
(RMB)
(RMB)
(US$)
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses
19,184
23,895
3,836
Sales and marketing expenses
10,433
8,913
1,431
General and administrative expenses
22,237
16,691
2,680
Other income and expense
(1,584)
(480)
(78)
Total operating expenses
50,270
49,019
7,869
Non-IFRS operating expenses:
Research and development expenses
16,584
23,068
3,703
Sales and marketing expenses
9,446
8,678
1,393
General and administrative expenses
14,101
13,567
2,179
Other income and expense
(1,584)
(480)
(78)
Total non-IFRS operating expenses
38,547
44,833
7,197
Non-IFRS operating expenses are defined as operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expense. The discussion and analysis below focuses on non-IFRS operating expenses, which the Company believes are more useful to investors to understand the Company's operating activities than IFRS operating expenses.
The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to the compensation payments related to the Company's organization restructuring, as well as the Company's increased spending on research and development for the Android platform/Android products.
As of
December 31,
2011
As of
September 30,
2012
As of
December 31,
2012
Headcount
Operations
162
122
97
Research and development
355
369
248
Sales and marketing
119
96
85
General and administrative
87
98
91
Total Headcount
723
685
521
The Company's employee headcount decreased 27.9% to 521 as of December 31, 2012 from 723 as of December 31, 2011. The decrease in headcount mainly resulted from the Company's organization restructuring, which rebalanced headcount between our smart phone and feature phone businesses and reduced resources in the feature phone sector due to the shrinking feature phone market.
Net profit and EPS
Net profit in third quarter 2013 was RMB3.8 million (US$0.6 million), down 39.8% compared to third quarter 2012.
Non-IFRS net profit in third quarter 2013 was RMB8.3 million (US$1.3 million), down 55.9% from RMB18.9 million in third quarter 2012.
Basic and diluted EPS in third quarter 2013 were RMB0.01 (US$0.00), which represents the equivalent of RMB0.11 (US$0.02) per ADS.
Non-IFRS basic and diluted EPS in third quarter 2013 were RMB0.03 (US$0.01), which represents the equivalent of RMB0.25 (US$0.04) per ADS.
The weighted average number of ADSs used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per ADS for third quarter 2013 were 32,273,875.
Common Shares
Sky-mobi had 258.2 million common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2012, or the equivalents of 32.3 million ADSs outstanding.
Other Operating Data
The following table sets forth total user downloads of our single-user applications and content titles for the periods indicated:
For the three months ended
December 31,
In millions
2011
2012
% change
Application Store
User visits
3,583.3
2,243.5
-37.4%
Single-user application and content downloads
Single-player games
304.2
252.2
-17.1%
Multimedia applications and content titles
121.7
74.0
-39.2%
Other single-user applications
292.5
273.1
-6.6%
Total Single-user application and content downloads
718.4
599.3
16.6%
The following table sets forth the number of registered, active members and member log-ins in our Maopao Community as of the dates indicated:
As of December 31,
In millions
2011
2012
% change
Number of registered members
144.1
233.9
62.3%
For the three months ended
December 31,
In millions
2011
2012
% change
Maopao Community
Number of active members
16.9
13.0
-23.1%
Number of member log-ins
1,101.5
726.2
-34.1%
Business Outlook
For the fiscal fourth quarter 2013 ending March 31, 2013, Sky-mobi expects total revenues to be in the range of RMB115 million to RMB125 million.
Revenues for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 are expected to be in the range of RMB555 million to RMB565 million, revised upward from previous outlook of RMB540 million to RMB 560 million.
These are Sky-mobi's current projections, which are subject to change.
Other Announcements
The Company announced today the promotion of Mr. Wayne Wei Luan to the position of Vice President, effective immediately. In his new position, Mr. Luan will be responsible for directing the Company's strategic investments.
Mr. Luan served as the Company's general manager of investment and strategy and operations director and products operations general manager since 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Luan served successively as the director of the SK China Internet business unit, the vice president of InfoMax, Inc., the vice president of Fone network Info Tech Ltd and a member of the mobile internet product design and development team at Sohu Inc. Mr. Luan received his bachelor's degree from Beijing Union University and is currently an EMBA candidate at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.
The Company also announced the departure of Mr. Walker Yuangang Wu, Vice President in charge of the Company's channel management, effective immediately. Mr. Wu is leaving the Company to establish a mobile internet technology company that focuses on mobile games, a joint venture formed by the Company and Mr. Wu.
The Company announced today that one of its independent directors, Mr. Fan Bao, will be stepping down from his role to focus on his core business. The Company's board of directors has initiated a search process for a new independent director with the requisite experience and qualifications to replace Mr. Fan Bao. The search process will be overseen for the Company by a newly formed search committee of the board.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will hold a conference call on Monday, February 4, 2013 at 8:00 am Eastern Time, or 9:00 pm Beijing Time to discuss the financial results. Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:
United States:
+1-646-254-3515
International Toll Free:
+1-855-500-8701
China Domestic:
400-1200654
Hong Kong:
+852-3051-2745
Conference ID:
# 92236425
The replay will be accessible through February 11, 2013 by dialing the following numbers:
United States Toll Free:
+1-855-452-5696
International:
+61-2-8199-0299
Conference ID:
# 92236425
A webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relation website at .
About Non-IFRS Financial Measures
To supplement its consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, Sky-mobi uses several non-IFRS financial measures defined below. The Company believes management and investors benefit from non-IFRS financial measures in assessing the Company's performance and prospects. Specifically, the Company believes that non-IFRS financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company's operating performance.
The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered superior to, in isolation from or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with IFRS. A limitation of using non-IFRS cost of revenues, gross profit, operating expenses, profit from operations, net profit and net profit per share is that these non-IFRS measures exclude share-based compensation expenses that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense. Management provides specific information regarding the IFRS amounts excluded from each non-IFRS measure. For more information on these non-IFRS financial measures, please see the tables containing reconciliations of non-IFRS financial measures to comparable IFRS measures in this release.
Definitions of Non-IFRS Measures
Non-IFRS cost of revenues is defined as cost of revenues excluding share-based compensation expenses.
Non-IFRS gross profit is defined as revenues less non-IFRS cost of revenues.
Non-IFRS operating expenses are defined as operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses.
Non-IFRS profit from operations is defined as Non-IFRS gross profit less non-IFRS operating expenses.
Non-IFRS net profit is defined as non-IFRS profit from operations plus/minus other gains or losses, less share of results of associates and income tax.
Non-IFRS basic and diluted earnings per common share/ADS are defined as non-IFRS net profit attributable to owners of the Company divided by weighted average outstanding shares/ADSs during the period.
Explanatory Notes
This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi (RMB) amounts into U.S. dollars (US$) at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.2301 to US$1.00, the exchange rate at December 31, 2012 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.
When calculating the number of Maopao users, Sky-mobi counts an individual who uses a particular handset with a particular SIM card to access Maopao as one user. Therefore, an individual who accesses Maopao through one handset with two SIM cards separately will be counted as two users, while an individual who accesses Maopao through two handsets using the same SIM card will also be counted as two users.
The number of downloads of application and content titles on Maopao refers to the number of requests made by mobile users for downloading a particular application or a content title, or for authorization to access to a specified feature of a particular application or a content title from Maopao. A user may make multiple download requests for an application depending on the complexity of the application and whether interruptions occurred during the downloading process.
The number of active members of the Maopao Community refers to the number of registered members who logged on to the Maopao Community at least twice during a month for the relevant quarter.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "may," "will," ''believes,'' ''expects,'' ''anticipates,'' ''intends,'' ''estimates,'' "plans," "continues" or other similar expressions, the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Such statements, including the statements relating to the Company's business outlook, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Potential risks and uncertainties include the effectiveness, profitability, and marketability of the Company's solutions; the Company's limited operating history; measures introduced by the PRC government and mobile network operators aimed at mobile applications-related services; the Company's revenue projections for future periods; the Company's ability to maintain relationships with handset companies, content providers and payment service providers; its dependence on mobile service providers and mobile network operators for the collection of a substantial majority of its revenues; billing and transmission failures, which are often beyond the Company's control; its ability to compete effectively; its ability to capture opportunities in the growing smart phone market; its ability to obtain and maintain applicable permits and approvals; general economic and business conditions; the volatility of the Company's operating results and financial condition; the Company's ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and research and development staff; and other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on June 29, 2012.These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and its industry. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law.
About Sky-mobi Limited
Sky-mobi Limited operates the leading mobile application store in China, measured by revenues in 2010, according to a report commissioned by the Company and prepared by Analysys International in July 2011, an independent research and advisory firm. The Company works with handset companies to pre-install its Maopao mobile application store on handsets and with content providers to provide users with applications and content titles. Users of its Maopao store can browse, download, and enjoy a range of applications and content, such as single-player games, mobile music, and books. The Company's Maopao store enables mobile applications and content to be downloaded and run on various mobile handsets with different hardware and operating system configurations. The Company also operates a mobile social network community in China, the Maopao Community, where it offers mobile social games, as well as applications and content with social network functions to its registered members. The Company is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China. For more information, please visit: .
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FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW
Sky-mobi Limited
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (IFRS)
For the three months ended
December 31,
For the nine months ended
December 31,
2011
2012
2012
2011
2012
2012
In thousands
(RMB)
(RMB)
(US$)
(RMB)
(RMB)
(US$)
(Except for share and per share data)
Revenues
167,313
146,916
23,582
506,527
440,102
70,642
Cost of revenues
(114,548)
(96,415)
(15,476)
(348,551)
(318,162)
(51,069)
Gross profit
52,765
50,501
8,106
157,976
121,940
19,573
Research and development expenses
(19,184)
(23,895)
(3,836)
(50,885)
(66,978)
(10,751)
Sales and marketing expenses
(10,433)
(8,913)
(1,431)
(29,446)
(26,185)
(4,203)
General and administrative expenses
(22,237)
(16,691)
(2,680)
(64,719)
(52,224)
(8,383)
Other income and expense
1,584
480
78
3,854
497
80
Total operating expenses
(50,270)
(49,019)
(7,869)
(141,196)
(144,890)
(23,257)
Profit (loss) from operations
2,495
1,482
237
16,780
(22,950)
(3,684)
Other gains and losses
5,066
3,117
501
7,666
11,835
1,900
Share of results of associates
(275)
(650)
(105)
(735)
(1,429)
(230)
Profit (loss) before tax
7,286
3,949
633
23,711
(12,544)
(2,014)
Income tax expenses
(924)
(116)
(19)
(2,775)
(391)
(63)
Profit (loss) for the period
6,362
3,833
614
20,936
(12,935)
(2,077)
Total comprehensive profit (loss) for the period
6,362
3,833
614
20,936
(12,935)
(2,077)
Profit (loss) and total comprehensive income (expense) attributable to:
- Owners of the Company
6,389
3,747
600
20,966
(13,120)
(2,107)
- Non-controlling interests
(27)
86
14
(30)
185
30
6,362
3,833
614
20,936
(12,935)
(2,077)
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.08
(0.05)
(0.01)
Diluted
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.08
(0.05)
(0.01)
Weight average number of ADS
Basic
32,173,725
32,273,875
32,173,725
32,273,860
Diluted
32,173,725
32,273,875
32,329,210
32,273,860
Weight average number of shares
Basic
257,389,800
258,191,000
257,389,800
258,190,881
Diluted
257,389,800
258,191,000
258,633,677
258,190,881
Unaudited Reconciliations of non-IFRS financial measures
to comparable IFRS financial measures
For the three months ended
December 31,
For the nine months ended
December 31,
2011
2012
2012
2011
2012
2012
In thousands
(RMB)
(RMB)
(US$)
(RMB)
(RMB)
(US$)
(Except for share and per share data)
IFRS cost of revenues
(114,548)
(96,415)
(15,476)
(348,551)
(318,162)
(51,069)
Less: share-based compensation expenses
827
315
51
2,510
2,261
363
Non-IFRS cost of revenues
(113,721)
(96,100)
(15,425)
(346,041)
(315,901)
(50,706)
IFRS gross profit
52,765
50,501
8,106
157,976
121,940
19,573
Add: share-based compensation expenses
827
315
51
2,510
2,261
363
Non-IFRS gross profit
53,592
50,816
8,157
160,486
124,201
19,936
Total IFRS operating expenses
(50,270)
(49,019)
(7,869)
(141,196)
(144,890)
(23,257)
Less: share-based compensation expenses
11,723
4,186
672
35,152
18,503
2,970
Total non-IFRS operating expenses
(38,547)
(44,833)
(7,197)
(106,044)
(126,387)
(20,287)
IFRS profit (loss) from operations
2,495
1,482
237
16,780
(22,950)
(3,684)
Add: share-based compensation expenses
12,550
4,501
723
37,662
20,764
3,333
Non-IFRS profit (loss) from operations
15,045
5,983
960
54,442
(2,186)
(351)
IFRS profit (loss) for the period
6,362
3,833
614
20,936
(12,935)
(2,077)
Add: share-based compensation expenses
12,550
4,501
723
37,662
20,764
3,333
Non-IFRS net profit for the period
18,912
8,334
1,337
58,598
7,829
1,256
Non-IFRS earnings per common share
Basic
0.07
0.03
0.01
0.23
0.03
0.00
Diluted
0.07
0.03
0.01
0.23
0.03
0.00
Weight average number of shares
Basic
257,389,800
258,191,000
257,389,800
258,190,881
Diluted
257,389,800
258,191,000
258,633,677
258,190,881
Sky-mobi Limited
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (IFRS)
Press Release $MOBI Sky-mobi Limited
HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sky-mobi Limited ("Sky-mobi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:MOBI), a leading mobile application store and mobile social network community operator in China, today announced unaudited financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2012 ("third quarter 2013").
Third Quarter 2013 Highlights
1Non-IFRS figures exclude share-based compensation expenses. Please see "About Non-IFRS Financial Measures" in this release for more information.
2American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market, each of which represents eight common shares of the Company.
Michael Tao Song, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sky-mobi, stated, "We were pleased that our fiscal third quarter 2013 revenues exceeded the high end of our prior guidance by approximately 13% and achieved 5.1% sequential growth. Even though the feature phone market continued to decline as anticipated, we were encouraged to see the rate of decline stabilizing as well as strong progress in our efforts to improve the contribution of revenue from our Maopao Community.
"For the smartphone market, we have made some truly exciting progress in the past eight months since the launch of our smartphone product platform. During this time, we have accumulated over 10 million smartphone users who are utilizing our smartphone application store, browser, games, game center and PC assistant on a regular basis. Over the coming quarters we anticipate this strong growth to continue as we see greater adoption of low-cost smartphones begin to take hold. Moreover, we have cemented strategic partnerships with over 160 smartphone handset partners. These partners are preinstalling our products, which we expect will further expand our user base and content offerings. We also anticipate additional growth through the offline store front from strategic partnership wins with Suning as well as forming other similar strategic partnerships covering important distribution points for low cost smartphones. Given our recent success, we are increasingly confident that we are implementing the correct strategy for successfully targeting the Chinese smartphone market."
Carl Yeung, Chief Financial Officer of Sky-mobi, commented, "We were encouraged by exceeding our revenue guidance, along with our operating profit, net income and cash flow all being positive. Despite the year over year decline in revenues, we believe that the 5.1% sequential revenue growth, the improvement in non-IRFS gross margin and a turnaround in non-IFRS profitability from a net loss last quarter are trending in the right direction. These sequential improvements are clearly a testament to our ability to adapt quickly to the changing mobile Internet market with effective operating strategies. Moreover, we are very excited that our revenue composition continues to improve with a new high of 30% of revenues coming from higher ARPU associated with our Maopao community, giving us a strong foundation for future expansion in revenue and margin over the long run. Overall, this quarter's results demonstrate management's commitment to maintaining a healthy financial profile while evolving with new initiatives to stay in front of China's dynamic mobile marketplace."
Financial Results for Third quarter 2013
Total Revenues
Sky-mobi analyzes revenue from two perspectives: by business unit and by source. Revenues by business unit are broken down into: "Application store revenues", "Maopao Community revenues" and "Other revenues".
Revenues by source are broken down into three categories: "Revenues collected from carrier channels", "Revenues collected from third party channels", and "Other revenues".
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The discussion and analysis below focuses on revenues by source, as the Company believes this metric is more useful to investors in analyzing and understanding its business model.
Total revenues for third quarter 2013 decreased 12.2% to RMB146.9 million (US$23.6 million) from RMB167.3 million in third quarter 2012.
Revenues collected from carrier channels were RMB92.1 million (US$14.8 million) in third quarter 2013, representing 62.7% of total revenues, a decrease of 28.3% from third quarter 2012. Sky-mobi had 2.2 billion user visits and 599.3 million downloads of applications and content from the Maopao application store in third quarter 2013, which was a decrease from 3.6 billion user visits and 718.4 million downloads in third quarter 2012. The decreases in application store user activity and downloads was primarily due to the continued decline in the feature phone market as a percentage of overall mobile device shipments in China.
Revenues collected from third party channels were RMB35.7 million (US$ 5.7 million), up 21.1% from third quarter 2012 and contributing 24.3% of total revenues in third quarter 2013. Sky-mobi's Maopao Community had 13.0 million active members and 726.2 million member log-ins during the third quarter 2013, representing a decrease from 16.9 million active members and 1.1 billion member log-ins in the third quarter 2012. Revenues from the Maopao Community increased due to higher ARPU on the Company's two most popular mobile social games, "Fantasy of Three Kingdoms" and "Fairy Magic World." The Company expects that revenues collected from third party channels will contribute a steady and increasing percentage of total revenues in future quarters, as Sky-mobi focuses on growing its active mobile community member base and on diversifying revenue collection methods away from traditional carrier-based payment channels.
Other revenues consist of commissions charged from companies for using Maopao Platform to promote and sell applications ("promotion income"), and Sky-mobi's overseas revenues collected via its overseas mobile service providers. Other revenues were RMB19.1 million (US$3.1 million) in third quarter 2013, up from RMB9.4 million in third quarter 2012, primarily due to the Company's strengthened efforts in developing its promotion service on Maopao Platform and overseas markets to maintain revenues in feature phone business.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
Total cost of revenues for third quarter 2013 decreased 15.8% to RMB96.4 million (US$15.5 million) compared to RMB114.5 million in third quarter 2012.
Total non-IFRS cost of revenues for third quarter 2013 decreased 15.5% to RMB96.1 million (US$15.4 million) compared to RMB113.7 million in third quarter 2012.
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Costs associated with payments to industry participants
Non-IFRS cost of revenues is defined as cost of revenues excluding share-based compensation expenses. The discussion and analysis below focuses on non-IFRS cost of revenue, which the Company believes more accurately reflects the Company's operating performance than IFRS cost of revenues.
Non-IFRS costs associated with payments to industry participants decreased 18.2% to RMB85.4 million (US$13.7 million) in third quarter 2013 compared to RMB104.4 million in third quarter 2012, primarily due to decreased channel costs, which was in line with the decline in revenues collected from carrier channels, costs savings on lower revenue sharing percentage from more direct cooperation with mobile operators and cost controls on purchasing feature phone mobile content for the Maopao Community. Approximately RMB10.1 million of accrued costs payable were reversed into cost of sales in third quarter 2012 while no such reversal occurred in third quarter 2013. Such accrued costs are not expected to recur in the current fiscal year.
Non-IFRS direct costs including salaries and benefits, depreciation, office expenses and utilities directly related to the operation of the Maopao application store and the Maopao Community increased 14.8% to RMB10.7 million (US$1.7 million) in third quarter 2013 compared to RMB9.3 million in third quarter 2012. The increase was primarily due to increased costs in connection with the Company's strengthened efforts in maintaining revenues in the feature phone business, as well as developing overseas markets and other revenues.
Non-IFRS gross profit for third quarter 2013 decreased 5.2% to RMB50.8 million (US$8.2 million) compared to RMB53.6 million in third quarter 2012. Non-IFRS gross margin in third quarter 2013 was 34.6%, up from 32.0% in third quarter 2012, mainly due to the higher contribution of promotion income, which has a higher profit margin, as well as improved monetization efficiency on channel payments from mobile operators, and reduced spending on feature phone mobile contents.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses, primarily consisting of employee salaries and benefits, training expenses, travelling, entertainment and office related expenses, decreased 2.5% in third quarter 2013 to RMB49.0 million (US$7.9 million) from RMB50.3 million in third quarter 2012.
Total non-IFRS operating expenses were RMB44.8 million (US$7.2 million) in third quarter 2013, an increase of 16.3% from RMB38.5 million in third quarter 2012.
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Non-IFRS operating expenses are defined as operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expense. The discussion and analysis below focuses on non-IFRS operating expenses, which the Company believes are more useful to investors to understand the Company's operating activities than IFRS operating expenses.
The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to the compensation payments related to the Company's organization restructuring, as well as the Company's increased spending on research and development for the Android platform/Android products.
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The Company's employee headcount decreased 27.9% to 521 as of December 31, 2012 from 723 as of December 31, 2011. The decrease in headcount mainly resulted from the Company's organization restructuring, which rebalanced headcount between our smart phone and feature phone businesses and reduced resources in the feature phone sector due to the shrinking feature phone market.
Net profit and EPS
Net profit in third quarter 2013 was RMB3.8 million (US$0.6 million), down 39.8% compared to third quarter 2012.
Non-IFRS net profit in third quarter 2013 was RMB8.3 million (US$1.3 million), down 55.9% from RMB18.9 million in third quarter 2012.
Basic and diluted EPS in third quarter 2013 were RMB0.01 (US$0.00), which represents the equivalent of RMB0.11 (US$0.02) per ADS.
Non-IFRS basic and diluted EPS in third quarter 2013 were RMB0.03 (US$0.01), which represents the equivalent of RMB0.25 (US$0.04) per ADS.
The weighted average number of ADSs used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per ADS for third quarter 2013 were 32,273,875.
Common Shares
Sky-mobi had 258.2 million common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2012, or the equivalents of 32.3 million ADSs outstanding.
Other Operating Data
The following table sets forth total user downloads of our single-user applications and content titles for the periods indicated:
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The following table sets forth the number of registered, active members and member log-ins in our Maopao Community as of the dates indicated:
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Business Outlook
For the fiscal fourth quarter 2013 ending March 31, 2013, Sky-mobi expects total revenues to be in the range of RMB115 million to RMB125 million.
Revenues for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 are expected to be in the range of RMB555 million to RMB565 million, revised upward from previous outlook of RMB540 million to RMB 560 million.
These are Sky-mobi's current projections, which are subject to change.
Other Announcements
The Company announced today the promotion of Mr. Wayne Wei Luan to the position of Vice President, effective immediately. In his new position, Mr. Luan will be responsible for directing the Company's strategic investments.
Mr. Luan served as the Company's general manager of investment and strategy and operations director and products operations general manager since 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Luan served successively as the director of the SK China Internet business unit, the vice president of InfoMax, Inc., the vice president of Fone network Info Tech Ltd and a member of the mobile internet product design and development team at Sohu Inc. Mr. Luan received his bachelor's degree from Beijing Union University and is currently an EMBA candidate at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.
The Company also announced the departure of Mr. Walker Yuangang Wu, Vice President in charge of the Company's channel management, effective immediately. Mr. Wu is leaving the Company to establish a mobile internet technology company that focuses on mobile games, a joint venture formed by the Company and Mr. Wu.
The Company announced today that one of its independent directors, Mr. Fan Bao, will be stepping down from his role to focus on his core business. The Company's board of directors has initiated a search process for a new independent director with the requisite experience and qualifications to replace Mr. Fan Bao. The search process will be overseen for the Company by a newly formed search committee of the board.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will hold a conference call on Monday, February 4, 2013 at 8:00 am Eastern Time, or 9:00 pm Beijing Time to discuss the financial results. Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:
The replay will be accessible through February 11, 2013 by dialing the following numbers:
A webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relation website at .
About Non-IFRS Financial Measures
To supplement its consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, Sky-mobi uses several non-IFRS financial measures defined below. The Company believes management and investors benefit from non-IFRS financial measures in assessing the Company's performance and prospects. Specifically, the Company believes that non-IFRS financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company's operating performance.
The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered superior to, in isolation from or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with IFRS. A limitation of using non-IFRS cost of revenues, gross profit, operating expenses, profit from operations, net profit and net profit per share is that these non-IFRS measures exclude share-based compensation expenses that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense. Management provides specific information regarding the IFRS amounts excluded from each non-IFRS measure. For more information on these non-IFRS financial measures, please see the tables containing reconciliations of non-IFRS financial measures to comparable IFRS measures in this release.
Definitions of Non-IFRS Measures
Non-IFRS cost of revenues is defined as cost of revenues excluding share-based compensation expenses.
Non-IFRS gross profit is defined as revenues less non-IFRS cost of revenues.
Non-IFRS operating expenses are defined as operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses.
Non-IFRS profit from operations is defined as Non-IFRS gross profit less non-IFRS operating expenses.
Non-IFRS net profit is defined as non-IFRS profit from operations plus/minus other gains or losses, less share of results of associates and income tax.
Non-IFRS basic and diluted earnings per common share/ADS are defined as non-IFRS net profit attributable to owners of the Company divided by weighted average outstanding shares/ADSs during the period.
Explanatory Notes
This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi (RMB) amounts into U.S. dollars (US$) at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.2301 to US$1.00, the exchange rate at December 31, 2012 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.
When calculating the number of Maopao users, Sky-mobi counts an individual who uses a particular handset with a particular SIM card to access Maopao as one user. Therefore, an individual who accesses Maopao through one handset with two SIM cards separately will be counted as two users, while an individual who accesses Maopao through two handsets using the same SIM card will also be counted as two users.
The number of downloads of application and content titles on Maopao refers to the number of requests made by mobile users for downloading a particular application or a content title, or for authorization to access to a specified feature of a particular application or a content title from Maopao. A user may make multiple download requests for an application depending on the complexity of the application and whether interruptions occurred during the downloading process.
The number of active members of the Maopao Community refers to the number of registered members who logged on to the Maopao Community at least twice during a month for the relevant quarter.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "may," "will," ''believes,'' ''expects,'' ''anticipates,'' ''intends,'' ''estimates,'' "plans," "continues" or other similar expressions, the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Such statements, including the statements relating to the Company's business outlook, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Potential risks and uncertainties include the effectiveness, profitability, and marketability of the Company's solutions; the Company's limited operating history; measures introduced by the PRC government and mobile network operators aimed at mobile applications-related services; the Company's revenue projections for future periods; the Company's ability to maintain relationships with handset companies, content providers and payment service providers; its dependence on mobile service providers and mobile network operators for the collection of a substantial majority of its revenues; billing and transmission failures, which are often beyond the Company's control; its ability to compete effectively; its ability to capture opportunities in the growing smart phone market; its ability to obtain and maintain applicable permits and approvals; general economic and business conditions; the volatility of the Company's operating results and financial condition; the Company's ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and research and development staff; and other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on June 29, 2012.These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and its industry. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law.
About Sky-mobi Limited
Sky-mobi Limited operates the leading mobile application store in China, measured by revenues in 2010, according to a report commissioned by the Company and prepared by Analysys International in July 2011, an independent research and advisory firm. The Company works with handset companies to pre-install its Maopao mobile application store on handsets and with content providers to provide users with applications and content titles. Users of its Maopao store can browse, download, and enjoy a range of applications and content, such as single-player games, mobile music, and books. The Company's Maopao store enables mobile applications and content to be downloaded and run on various mobile handsets with different hardware and operating system configurations. The Company also operates a mobile social network community in China, the Maopao Community, where it offers mobile social games, as well as applications and content with social network functions to its registered members. The Company is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China. For more information, please visit: .
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FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW
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Profit (loss) from operations
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1,482
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16,780
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- Owners of the Company
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CONTACT: Sky-mobi Limited Mr. Carl Yeung, CFO Phone: + (86) 571-87770978 (China) Email: investor.relations@sky-mobi.com ICR Inc Jeremy Peruski, Senior Vice President Phone: + (1) (646) -915-1615 (US) Email: investor.relations@sky-mobi.com
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