Discount Retail E-Commerce platform Pinduoduo Inc. (NASDAQ: PDD) an innovative and fast growing technology platform that provides buyers with value-for-money merchandise and fun and interactive shopping experiences. The Pinduoduo mobile platform offers a comprehensive selection of attractively priced merchandise, featuring a dynamic social shopping experience that leverages social networks effectively. Announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.
Third Quarter 2020 Highlights
GMV1 in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020 was RMB1,457.6 billion (US$2,214.7 billion), an increase of 73% from RMB840.2 billion in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2019.
Total revenues in the quarter were RMB14,209.8 million (US$2,092.9 million), an increase of 89% from RMB7,513.9 million in the same quarter of 2019.
Average monthly active users in the 3rd quarter were 643.4 million, an increase of 50% from 429.6 million in the same quarter of 2019.
Active buyers in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020 were 731.3 million, an increase of 36% from 536.3 million in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2019.
Annual spending per active buyer in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020 was RMB1,993.1 (US$293.6), an increase of 27% from RMB1,566.7 in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2019.
“This quarter we continued to invest in user engagement, which resulted in strong growth of MAUs and active buyers,” commented Mr. Lei Chen, Chief Executive Officer of Pinduoduo. “Our strategic priorities are informed by the changes in consumer habits that we observe and anticipate. We continue to innovate in order to meet such needs, especially in the agricultural industry.”
“This quarter we started Duo Duo Maicai to address the structural changes we see in how consumers fulfill their daily grocery needs. Duo Duo Maicai is a natural extension of our existing business and offers consumers a complementary experience to our main app,” added Mr. David Liu, Vice President of Strategy. “It is a long-term business that aligns well with our commitment to digitize China’s agricultural value chain and to be China’s leading agriculture platform. We are committed to continued investments into the agricultural supply chain and ecosystem.”
“Despite industry seasonality, we continued to deliver solid execution through the third quarter and generated positive cash flow from operations,” added Mr. Tony Ma, Vice President of Finance. “As a result, our trailing 12-month GMV grew 73% from a year ago, and our total revenues in the September quarter increased by 89% year-over-year.”
Third Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB14,209.8 million (US$2,092.9 million), an increase of 89% from RMB7,513.9 million in the same quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase in revenues from online marketing services.
Revenues from online marketing services and others were RMB12,877.7 million (US$1,896.7 million), an increase of 92% from RMB6,711.4 million in the same quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to higher advertising demand from merchants on our platform given continued advancement in our brand and market position.
Revenues from transaction services were RMB1,332.1 million (US$196.2 million), an increase of 66% from RMB802.5 million in the same quarter of 2019, primarily due to the increase in GMV.
Total costs of revenues were RMB3,260.2 million (US$480.2 million), an increase of 78% from RMB1,833.3 million in the same quarter of 2019. The increase was mainly due to higher payment processing fee, higher costs for cloud services, and other expenses directly attributable to online marketing services and other revenues.
Total operating expenses were RMB12,245.4 million (US$1,803.5 million), compared with RMB8,472.6 million in the same quarter of 2019.
Sales and marketing expenses were RMB10,071.9 million (US$1,483.4 million), an increase of 46% from RMB6,908.8 million in the same quarter of 2019, mainly due to an increase in advertising expenses and promotion and coupon expenses.
General and administrative expenses were RMB368.6 million (US$54.3 million), a decrease of 16% from RMB436.6 million in the same quarter of 2019. Our G&A expenses in the third quarter of 2019 included certain expenses relating to our initiatives to alleviate rural poverty. .
Research and development expenses were RMB1,804.9 million (US$265.8 million), an increase of 60% from RMB1,127.2 million in the same quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase in headcount and the recruitment of more experienced R&D personnel, and an increase in R&D-related cloud services expenses.
Operating loss was RMB1,295.7 million (US$190.8 million), compared with RMB2,792.0 million in the same quarter of 2019.
Non-GAAP operating loss was RMB339.8 million (US$50.0 million), compared with RMB2,123.5 million in the same quarter of 2019.
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB784.7 million (US$115.6 million), compared with RMB2,335.0 million in the same quarter of 2019.
Non-GAAP net gain attributable to ordinary shareholders6 was RMB466.4 million (US$68.7 million), compared with non-GAAP net loss of RMB1,660.4 million in the same quarter of 2019.
Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were RMB0.66 (US$0.10), compared with RMB2.00 in the same quarter of 2019.
Non-GAAP basic net gain per ADS were RMB0.39 (US$0.06), compared with RMB1.44 loss in the same quarter of 2019.
Non-GAAP diluted net gain per ADS were RMB0.33 (US$0.05), compared with RMB1.44 loss in the same quarter of 2019.
Net cash provided by operating activities was RMB8,321.8 million (US$1,225.7 million), compared with RMB2,618.2 million in the same quarter of 2019, primarily due to an increase in online marketing services revenues.
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were RMB45.6 billion (US$6.7 billion) as of September 30, 2020, compared with RMB41.1 billion as of December 31, 2019.
See here for more: https://investor.pinduoduo.com/news-releases/news-release-details/pinduoduo-announces-third-quarter-2020-unaudited-financial?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVdRMk1ETTRaakV4WkRNNSIsInQiOiJQZ3hZaVZtRlhKdUk2d0xqMVNIdzFXOEhqdEVIdFVQc0N3b1lIZzBqbUdob1U2dlpnSHQxWm40TkZCMEhuZ1NvUE51ZWFyZkp0bVZIN0ZjcHdaaTB2TldxM2FTOEdOVEtEOHQ5MngxTjlkTzIxY0lUKzdIWkRSRjNmUWlKK3VmcyJ9
Comments