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Published Jun 06, 2022 01:43AM ET
Updated Jun 06, 2022 06:14AM ET
Boqii Holding Limited (BQ) today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
Fiscal Q4 2022 Operational and Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year 2022 Operational and Financial Highlights
[1]EBITDA refers to net loss excluding income tax expenses, interest expense, interest income, depreciation and amortization expenses. EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial measurement. Please refer to "Non-GAAP financial measurement". |
[2]GMV refers to gross merchandise volume, which is the total value of confirmed orders placed with us and sold through distribution model or drop shipping model where we act as a principal in the transaction regardless of whether the products are delivered or returned, calculated based on the listed prices of the ordered products without taking into consideration any discounts. The total GMV amount (i) includes GMV of products sold by Xingmu, (ii) excludes products sold through consignment model and (iii) excludes the value of services offered by us. GMV is subject to future adjustments (such as refunds) and represents only one measure of the Company's performance and should not be relied on as an indicator of our financial results, which depend on a variety of factors. |
CEO & CFO Quote
" Despite challenges brought by Covid-19 and various unprecedented changes in Fiscal 2022, we still delivered strong results that shows steady growth in all four quarters. Our Full year GMV grew 19.4% to RMB2.9 billion, and active buyers up by 30.4% to 5.0 million." Mr. Hao Liang, Boqii's Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, "Under the continuing influence of Covid-19 and the dynamic pandemic control policy, we strengthened our supply-chain and helped procure necessary supplies to our community across 12 districts in Shanghai within a short period of time. And we continued to expand our portfolio of quality content, products, and services to acquire competitive advantages in the complex economic environment. "
Ms. Yingzhi (Lisa) Tang, Boqii's Co-Founder, Co-CEO and CFO commented: "We had a solid fiscal year with a 17.4% year over year revenue growth and a 30.4% increase in active buyers. For the full year of 2022 was a year of setting new record, with revenue reaching nearly RMB1.2 billion and gross profit margin reaching 20.5%. These excellent results were driven by our 5.0 million spending customers. We expect to see the trend continue long into the future as we expand our portfolio offerings, strengthen our supply-chain and establish more key Boqii experience touchpoints. We believe the continuous growth momentun from active buyers and gross profit margin will allow us to capture more opportunities in the challenging pet market."
Fiscal Q4 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB249.9 million (US$39.4 million), representing an increase of 8.4% from RMB230.4 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021. The increase was primarily due to the continued organic growth of our business.
Revenues (in million) | Three Months Ended March 31 | % | ||||
2022 | 2021 | change | ||||
RMB | RMB | YoY | ||||
Product sales | 242.3 | 225.0 | 7.7% | |||
- Boqii Mall | 96.5 | 87.4 | 10.4% | |||
- Third party e-commerce platforms | 145.8 | 137.6 | 6.0% | |||
Online marketing and information services and other revenue | 7.6 | 5.4 | 39.3% | |||
Total | 249.9 | 230.4 | 8.4% |
Gross profit was RMB53.7 million (US$8.5 million), representing an increase of 18.7% from RMB45.3 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Gross margin was 21.5%, representing an increase of 190 basis points from 19.6% in the same quarter of fiscal 2021.
Operating expenses were RMB78.3 million, representing a decrease of 3.8% from RMB81.4 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021. Operating expenses as a percentage of total revenues was 31.3 %, down from 35.3% in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Operating loss was RMB24.4 million (US$3.8 million), representing a decrease of 32.4% from RMB36.1 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021.
EBITDA was a loss of RMB18.7million (US2.9 million), representing a decrease of 51.9% from loss of RMB38.8 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Net loss was RMB22.2 million (US$3.5 million), representing a decrease of 46.7% from net loss of RMB41.5 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Adjusted net loss was RMB23.5 million (US$3.7 million), representing a decrease of 39.7% from adjusted net loss of RMB38.9 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Diluted net loss per share was RMB0.33 (US$0.05), representing a decrease of 45.9% from diluted net loss per share of RMB0.61 in the same quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were RMB290.9 million (US$45.9 million), compared to RMB315.7 million as of December 31, 2021.
Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB1,186.4 million (US$187.2 million), representing an increase of 17.4% from RMB1,011.0 million in the fiscal year 2021. The increase was primarily due to the continued organic growth of our business, coupled with the recovery of China's economy from Covid-19.
Revenues (in million) | Fiscal Year Ended March 31 | % | |||||||||
2022 | 2021 | change | |||||||||
RMB | RMB | YoY | |||||||||
Product sales | 1,137.3 | 1,003.2 | 13.4% | ||||||||
- Boqii Mall | 433.6 | 385.6 | 12.4% | ||||||||
- Third party e-commerce platforms | 703.7 | 617.6 | 14.0% | ||||||||
Online marketing and information services and other revenue | 49.1 | 7.8 | 529.8% | ||||||||
Total | 1,186.4 | 1,011.0 | 17.4% | ||||||||
Gross profit was RMB242.7 million (US$38.3 million), representing an increase of 29.6% from RMB187.3 million in the fiscal year 2021.
Gross margin was 20.5%, representing an increase of 200 basis points from 18.5% in the fiscal year 2021.
Operating expenses were RMB381.3 million, representing a decrease of 3.3% from RMB394.4 million in the fiscal year 2021. Operating expenses as a percentage of total revenues was 32.1%, down from 39.0% in the fiscal year 2021.
Operating loss was RMB138.2 million (US$21.8 million), representing a decrease of 32.9% compared to RMB206.0 million in the fiscal year 2021.
EBITDA was a loss of RMB121.3 million (US$19.1 million), representing a decrease of 31.4% from loss of RMB176.9 million in the fiscal year 2021.
Net loss was RMB132.8 million (US$21.0 million), representing a decrease of 31.3% from net loss of RMB193.2 million in the fiscal year 2021.
Adjusted net loss was RMB121.2 million (US$19.1 million), representing a decrease of 18.9% from adjusted net loss of RMB149.6 million in the fiscal year 2021.
Diluted net loss per share was RMB1.90 (US$0.30), compared to diluted net loss per share of RMB1.29 in the fiscal year 2021.
Total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were RMB290.9 million (US$45.9 million), compared to RMB315.7 million as of December 31, 2021.
Conference Call
Boqii's management will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results at 8:00 AM on Monday, June 6, 2022, U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 PM on Monday, June 6, 2022, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).
To join the conference, please dial in 15 minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin using below numbers. Please ask to be joined into the Boqii Holding Limited call
Phone Number | |
International | 1-412-317-6061 |
United States | 1-888-317-6003 |
Hong Kong | 852 800-963976 |
Mainland China | 86 4001-206115 |
Passcode | 3392253 |
A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until June 13, 2022.
Phone Number | |
International | 1-412-317-0088 |
United States | 1-877-344-7529 |
Replay Access Code | 3959264 |
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.boqii.com/.
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