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JD.com Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results, Annual Dividend and Share Repurchase Program

BEIJING, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: JD and HKEX: 9618 (HKD counter) and 89618 (RMB counter)), a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months and the full year ended December 31, 2023 and an annual cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2023. The company also announced the adoption of a new share repurchase program under which the company may repurchase up to US$3.0 billion worth of its shares (including ADSs) over the next 36 months through March 2027.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Highlights

“We were pleased to finish 2023 on a strong note, with upticks in both revenues and profitability for the fourth quarter,” said Sandy Xu, Chief Executive Officer of JD.com. “JD’s proactive actions have begun to produce results as our decisive focus on user experience, price competitiveness and platform ecosystem drives deeper and more frequent user engagement and healthier user growth momentum. With the two priorities of user experience improvement and market share expansion, we look forward to creating more value for our users, business partners and shareholders in 2024.”

“JD delivered solid financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2023, as our efforts to provide the utmost in selection, speed, quality and value resonated well with users,” said Ian Su Shan, Chief Financial Officer of JD.com. “Our core home appliance and electronics categories continued to outperform the industry, and general merchandise category returned to a growth trajectory in the quarter. Reflecting our strong profitability and balance sheet, we remain committed to returning value to shareholders in the form of an annual cash dividend, as well as through our share repurchase program.”

Dividend Payment

The company announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) approved an annual cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2023 of US$0.38 per ordinary share, or US$0.76 per ADS, to holders of ordinary shares and holders of ADSs, respectively, as of the close of business on April 5, 2024 Beijing/Hong Kong Time and New York Time, respectively, payable in U.S. dollars. The aggregate amount of the dividend will be approximately US$1.2 billion. The payment date is expected to be on or around April 23, 2024 and on or around April 29, 2024 for holders of ordinary shares and holders of ADSs, respectively.

Share Repurchase Program

The company approved the existing share repurchase program (the “Existing Share Repurchase Program”) in March 2020 with repurchase authorization of US$2.0 billion and extended and upsized it to US$3.0 billion in December 2021. Pursuant to the Existing Share Repurchase Program, the company has repurchased a total of 55.5 million Class A ordinary shares (equivalent to 27.8 million ADSs) for a total of approximately US$1.5 billion as of December 31, 2023, including the repurchase of 15.0 million Class A ordinary shares (equivalent of 7.5 million ADSs) for a total of approximately US$203.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2023, and 22.7 million Class A ordinary shares (equivalent of 11.3 million ADSs) for a total of approximately US$356.2 million in the full year of 2023.

The company’s Board has approved a new share repurchase program (the “New Share Repurchase Program”), effective upon the expiry of the company’s Existing Share Repurchase Program on March 17, 2024. Pursuant to the New Share Repurchase Program, the company may repurchase up to US$3.0 billion worth of its shares (including ADSs) over the next 36 months through March 2027.

The company’s proposed repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades and/or through other legally permissible means, depending on market conditions and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The company’s Board will review the share repurchase program periodically, and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size.

Business Highlights

Environment, Social and Governance

Fourth quarter 2023 Financial Results

Net Revenues. For the fourth quarter of 2023, JD.com reported net revenues of RMB306.1 billion (US$43.1 billion), representing a 3.6% increase from the same period of 2022. Net product revenues increased by 3.7%, while net service revenues increased by 3.0% for the fourth quarter of 2023, as compared to the same period of 2022.

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues increased by 3.4% to RMB262.6 billion (US$37.0 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023 from RMB253.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Fulfillment Expenses. Fulfillment expenses, which primarily include procurement, warehousing, delivery, customer service and payment processing expenses, increased by 2.5% to RMB17.3 billion (US$2.4 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023 from RMB16.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022. Fulfillment expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 5.6% for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to 5.7% for the same period last year.

Marketing Expenses. Marketing expenses increased by 9.4% to RMB13.1 billion (US$1.8 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023 from RMB12.0 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022, marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 4.3% for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to 4.1% for the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to the increased spending in promotion activities.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses decreased by 0.6% to RMB4.3 billion (US$0.6 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023 from RMB4.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022. Research and development expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 1.4% for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to 1.5% for the same period last year.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased by 34.8% to RMB2.4 billion (US$0.3 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023 from RMB3.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to the decrease in share-based compensation expenses. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 0.8% for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to 1.2% for the same period last year.

Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Income from Operations. Income from operations for the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased by 58.1% to RMB2.0 billion (US$0.3 billion) from RMB4.8 billion for the same period last year, primarily due to the non-cash impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets in relation to Dada of RMB4.0 billion and non-cash impairment of long-lived assets in relation to JD Property of RMB1.1 billion. Operating margin for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 0.7%, compared to 1.6% for the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP income from operations increased by 7.5% to RMB7.8 billion (US$1.1 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023 from RMB7.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP operating margin for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 2.5%, maintained the same level as the fourth quarter of 2022. Operating margin of JD Retail before unallocated items for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 2.6%, compared to 3.0% for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Non-GAAP EBITDA. Non-GAAP EBITDA increased by 8.6% to RMB9.7 billion (US$1.4 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023 from RMB8.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 3.2%, compared to 3.0% for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Others, net. Other non-operating income was RMB1.7 billion (US$0.2 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023, as compared to a loss of RMB0.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to increase in interest income and decrease in loss in relation to equity investments.

Net Income Attributable to the Company’s Ordinary Shareholders and Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to the Company’s Ordinary Shareholders. Net income attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 11.8% to RMB3.4 billion (US$0.5 billion) from RMB3.0 billion for the same period last year. Net margin attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 1.1%, compared to 1.0% for the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP net income attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 9.9% to RMB8.4 billion (US$1.2 billion) from RMB7.7 billion for the same period last year. Non-GAAP net margin attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 2.7%, compared to 2.6% for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Diluted EPS and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS. Diluted net income per ADS for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 11.8% to RMB2.13 (US$0.30) from RMB1.91 for the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 10.2% to RMB5.30 (US$0.75) from RMB4.81 for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Cash Flow and Working Capital

As of December 31, 2023, the company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments totaled RMB197.7 billion (US$27.8 billion), compared to RMB226.2 billion as of December 31, 2022. For the fourth quarter of 2023, free cash flow of the company was as follows:

    For the three months ended
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$
    (In millions)
     
Net cash provided by operating activities   18,486   19,613   2,762  
Add: Impact from JD Baitiao receivables included in the operating cash flow   1,194   251   35  
Less: Capital expenditures, net of related sales proceeds        
Capital expenditures for development properties   (6,097 ) (4,596 ) (647 )
Other capital expenditures*   (1,539 ) (1,969 ) (277 )
Free cash flow   12,044   13,299   1,873  
         

* Including capital expenditures related to the company’s headquarters in Beijing and all other CAPEX.

Net cash used in investing activities was RMB63.1 billion (US$8.9 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023, consisting primarily of increase in long-term time deposits and wealth management products, and cash paid for capital expenditures.

Net cash used in financing activities was RMB0.7 billion (US$0.1 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023, consisting primarily of cash paid for repurchase of ordinary shares, partially offset by the net proceeds from bank loans.

Full Year 2023 Financial Results

Net Revenues.   For the full year of 2023, JD.com reported net revenues of RMB1,084.7 billion (US$152.8 billion), representing a 3.7% increase from the full year of 2022. Net product revenues increased by 0.7%, while net service revenues increased by 17.8% for the full year of 2023, as compared to the full year of 2022.

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues increased by 2.9% to RMB925.0 billion (US$130.3 billion) for the full year of 2023 from RMB899.2 billion for the full year of 2022.

Fulfillment Expenses.   Fulfillment expenses, which primarily include procurement, warehousing, delivery, customer service and payment processing expenses, increased by 2.5% to RMB64.6 billion (US$9.1 billion) for the full year of 2023 from RMB63.0 billion for the full year of 2022. Fulfillment expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 6.0% for the full year of 2023, maintained the same level as the full year of 2022.

Marketing Expenses.   Marketing expenses increased by 6.3% to RMB40.1 billion (US$5.7 billion) for the full year of 2023 from RMB37.8 billion for the full year of 2022. Marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 3.7% for the full year of 2023, compared to 3.6% for the full year of 2022.

Research and Development Expenses.   Research and development expenses decreased by 3.0% to RMB16.4 billion (US$2.3 billion) for the full year of 2023 from RMB16.9 billion for the full year of 2022. Research and development expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 1.5% for the full year of 2023, compared to 1.6% for the full year of 2022.

General and Administrative Expenses.   General and administrative expenses decreased by 12.2% to RMB9.7 billion (US$1.4 billion) for the full year of 2023 from RMB11.1 billion for the full year of 2022, primarily due to the decrease in share-based compensation expenses. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 0.9% for the full year of 2023, compared to 1.1% for the full year of 2022.

Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Income from Operations.   Income from operations for the full year of 2023 increased by 32.0% to RMB26.0 billion (US$3.7 billion) from RMB19.7 billion for the full year of 2022. Operating margin for the full year of 2023 was 2.4%, compared to 1.9% for the full year of 2022. Non-GAAP income from operations for the full year of 2023 increased by 28.5% to RMB35.4 billion (US$5.0 billion) from RMB27.6 billion for the full year of 2022. Non-GAAP operating margin for the full year of 2023 was 3.3%, compared to 2.6% for the full year of 2022. Operating margin of JD Retail before unallocated items for the full year of 2023 was 3.8%, compared to 3.7% for the full year of 2022.

Non-GAAP EBITDA. Non-GAAP EBITDA for the full year of 2023 increased by 26.3% to RMB42.5 billion (US$6.0 billion) from RMB33.6 billion for the full year of 2022. Non-GAAP EBITDA margin for the full year of 2023 was 3.9%, compared to 3.2% for the full year of 2022.

Share of Results of Equity Investees. Share of results of equity investees was an income of RMB1.0 billion (US$0.1 billion) for the full year of 2023, as compared to a loss of RMB2.2 billion for the full year of 2022, primarily due to the increase in share of profit and the decrease in impairment of equity method investees.

Others, net. Other non-operating income was RMB7.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) for the full year of 2023, as compared to a loss of RMB1.6 billion for the full year of 2022, primarily due to increase in interest income and decrease in loss in relation to equity investments.

Net Income Attributable to the Company’s Ordinary Shareholders and Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to the Company’s Ordinary Shareholders. Net income attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders for the full year of 2023 increased by 132.8% to RMB24.2 billion (US$3.4 billion) from RMB10.4 billion for the full year of 2022. Net margin attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders for the full year of 2023 was 2.2%, compared to 1.0% for the full year of 2022. Non-GAAP net income attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders for the full year of 2023 increased by 24.7% to RMB35.2 billion (US$5.0 billion) from RMB28.2 billion for the full year of 2022. Non-GAAP net margin attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders for the full year of 2023 was 3.2%, compared to 2.7% for full year of 2022.

Diluted EPS and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS.   Diluted net income per ADS for the full year of 2023 increased by 137.2% to RMB15.23 (US$2.14) from RMB6.42 for the full year of 2022. Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS for the full year of 2023 increased by 25.1% to RMB22.17 (US$3.12) from RMB17.73 for the full year of 2022.

Cash Flow and Working Capital

For the full year of 2023, free cash flow of the company was as follows:

    For the year ended
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$
    (In millions)
     
Net cash provided by operating activities   57,819   59,521   8,383  
Less: Impact from JD Baitiao receivables included in the operating cash flow   (244 ) (492 ) (69 )
Less: Capital expenditures, net of related sales proceeds        
Capital expenditures for development properties   (17,504 ) (12,117 ) (1,707 )
Other capital expenditures*   (4,476 ) (6,261 ) (881 )
Free cash flow   35,595   40,651   5,726  
         

* Including capital expenditures related to the company’s headquarters in Beijing and all other CAPEX.

Net cash used in investing activities was RMB59.5 billion (US$8.4 billion) for the full year of 2023, consisting primarily of increase in time deposits and wealth management products, and cash paid for capital expenditures.

Net cash used in financing activities was RMB5.8 billion (US$0.8 billion) for the full year of 2023, consisting primarily of cash paid for dividends and repurchase of ordinary shares, partially offset by the net proceeds from bank loans.

Supplemental Information

The company reports four segments, JD Retail, JD Logistics, Dada and New businesses. JD Retail, including JD Health and JD Industrials, among other components, mainly engage in online retail, online marketplace and marketing services in China. JD Logistics includes both internal and external logistics businesses. Dada is a local on-demand delivery and retail platform in China. New businesses mainly include JD Property, Jingxi and overseas businesses.

On March 5, 2024, Dada announced the results of the independent review led by the audit committee of its board of directors, with the assistance of independent professional advisers, regarding certain suspicious practices that were identified during its routine internal audit which were previously disclosed on January 8, 2024. Based on the findings of the independent review, certain revenues and associated costs were overstated in Dada’s past financial statements. Please refer to Dada’s current report on Form 6-K titled “Dada Announces Findings of Independent Review” (the “Dada Announcement”) for more details.

For the fourth quarter of 2023, the company aggregated the results of Dada and New Businesses, which were two separate reporting segments previously, under “Others” for the purpose of this press release. The company reversed Dada’s overstated net revenues of approximately RMB499 million and associated costs in the first three quarters of 2023 as described in the Dada Announcement from the results of “Others” in the fourth quarter of 2023. The company’s preliminary unaudited financial results for the full year of 2023 may differ from the audited financial results, which remain subject to the completion of the annual audit of the company’s and Dada’s financial results.

The table below sets forth the segment operating results, with prior period segment information retrospectively revised to conform to current period presentation:

  For the three months ended   For the year ended
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  RMB RMB US$   RMB RMB US$
  (In millions, except percentage data)
Net revenues:              
JD Retail 258,925   267,646   37,697     929,929   945,343   133,149  
JD Logistics 43,008   47,201   6,648     137,402   166,625   23,469  
Others 7,442   6,781   955     29,809   26,617   3,749  
Inter-segment eliminations* (13,929 ) (15,551 ) (2,190 )   (50,904 ) (53,923 ) (7,596 )
Total consolidated net revenues 295,446   306,077   43,110     1,046,236   1,084,662   152,771  
               
Operating income/(loss):              
JD Retail 7,862   6,937   978     34,852   35,925   5,060  
JD Logistics 900   1,330   187     528   1,005   142  
Others (1,360 ) (795 ) (112 )   (6,417 ) (329 ) (47 )
Including: gain on sale of development properties 150   802   113     1,379   2,283   322  
Impairment of long-lived assets   (1,123 ) (158 )     (1,123 ) (158 )
Total segment operating
income
7,402   7,472   1,053     28,963   36,601   5,155  
Unallocated items** (2,574 ) (5,447 ) (768 )   (9,240 ) (10,576 ) (1,490 )
Total consolidated operating
income
4,828   2,025   285     19,723   26,025   3,665  
               
Operating margin:              
JD Retail 3.0 % 2.6 % 2.6 %   3.7 % 3.8 % 3.8 %
JD Logistics 2.1 % 2.8 % 2.8 %   0.4 % 0.6 % 0.6 %
Others (18.3 )% (11.7 )% (11.7 )%   (21.5 )% (1.2 )% (1.2 )%
                           

* The inter-segment eliminations mainly consist of revenues from supply chain solutions and logistics services provided by JD Logistics to JD Retail, on-demand delivery and retail services provided by Dada to JD Retail and JD Logistics, and property leasing services provided by JD Property to JD Logistics.

** Unallocated items include share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets resulting from assets and business acquisitions, effects of business cooperation arrangements, and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, which are not allocated to segments.

The tables below set forth the revenue information:

  For the three months ended
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
YoY%
change
  RMB RMB US$  
  (In millions, except percentage data)
Electronics and home appliances revenues 141,675 150,353 21,177 6.1 %
General merchandise revenues 95,924 96,148 13,542 0.2 %
Net product revenues 237,599 246,501 34,719 3.7 %
         
Marketplace and marketing revenues 24,598 23,626 3,328 (4.0 )%
Logistics and other service revenues 33,249 35,950 5,063 8.1 %
Net service revenues 57,847 59,576 8,391 3.0 %
         
Total net revenues 295,446 306,077 43,110 3.6 %
         
  For the year ended
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
YoY%
change
  RMB RMB US$  
  (In millions, except percentage data)
Electronics and home appliances revenues 515,945 538,799 75,888 4.4 %
General merchandise revenues 349,117 332,425 46,821 (4.8 )%
Net product revenues 865,062 871,224 122,709 0.7 %
           
Marketplace and marketing revenues 81,970 84,726 11,933 3.4 %
Logistics and other service revenues 99,204 128,712 18,129 29.7 %
Net service revenues 181,174 213,438 30,062 17.8 %
           
Total net revenues 1,046,236 1,084,662 152,771 3.7 %
         

Conference Call

JD.com’s management will hold a conference call at 7:00 am, Eastern Time on March 6, 2024, (8:00 pm, Beijing/Hong Kong Time on March 6, 2024) to discuss its financial results for the three months and the full year ended December 31, 2023.

Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided below and dial in 15 minutes prior to the call, using participant dial-in numbers, the Passcode and unique access PIN which would be provided upon registering. You will be automatically linked to the live call after completion of this process, unless required to provide the conference ID below due to regional restrictions.

PRE-REGISTER LINK: https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10037176-hg876t.html

CONFERENCE ID: 10037176

A telephone replay will be available for one week until March 13, 2024. The dial-in details are as follows:

US: +1-855-883-1031
International: +61-7-3107-6325
Hong Kong: 800-930-639
Mainland China: 400-120-9216
Passcode: 10037176

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available on the JD.com’s investor relations website at http://ir.jd.com.

About JD.com

JD.com is a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider. The company’s cutting-edge retail infrastructure seeks to enable consumers to buy whatever they want, whenever and wherever they want it. The company has opened its technology and infrastructure to partners, brands and other sectors, as part of its Retail as a Service offering to help drive productivity and innovation across a range of industries.

Non-GAAP Measures

In evaluating the business, the company considers and uses non-GAAP measures, such as non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders, non-GAAP net margin attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders, free cash flow, non-GAAP EBITDA, non-GAAP EBITDA margin, non-GAAP net income/(loss) per share and non-GAAP net income/(loss) per ADS, as supplemental measures to review and assess operating performance. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The company defines non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations as income/(loss) from operations excluding share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets resulting from assets and business acquisitions, effects of business cooperation arrangements, gain on sale of development properties and impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets. The company defines non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders as net income/(loss) attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets resulting from assets and business acquisitions, effects of business cooperation arrangements and non-compete agreements, gain/(loss) on disposals/deemed disposals of investments and others, reconciling items on the share of equity method investments, loss/(gain) from fair value change of long-term investments, impairment of goodwill, long-lived assets and investments, gain in relation to sale of development properties and tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments. The company defines free cash flow as operating cash flow adjusting the impact from JD Baitiao receivables included in the operating cash flow and capital expenditures, net of the proceeds from sale of development properties. Capital expenditures include purchase of property, equipment and software, cash paid for construction in progress, purchase of intangible assets and land use rights. The company defines non-GAAP EBITDA as non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations plus depreciation and amortization excluding amortization of intangible assets resulting from assets and business acquisitions. Non-GAAP basic net income/(loss) per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the periods. Non-GAAP diluted net income/(loss) per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares and dilutive potential ordinary shares outstanding during the periods, including the dilutive effect of share-based awards as determined under the treasury stock method. Non-GAAP net income/(loss) per ADS is equal to non-GAAP net income/(loss) per share multiplied by two.

The company presents these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by management to evaluate operating performance and formulate business plans. Non-GAAP income/(loss) from operations, non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders and non-GAAP EBITDA reflect the company’s ongoing business operations in a manner that allows more meaningful period-to-period comparisons. Free cash flow enables management to assess liquidity and cash flow while taking into account the impact from JD Baitiao receivables included in the operating cash flow and the demands that the expansion of fulfillment infrastructure and technology platform has placed on financial resources. The company believes that the use of the non-GAAP financial measures facilitates investors to understand and evaluate the company’s current operating performance and future prospects in the same manner as management does, if they so choose. The company also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gain/loss and other items that are not expected to result in future cash payments or that are non-recurring in nature or may not be indicative of the company’s core operating results and business outlook.

The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. The company’s non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect the company’s operations or not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited. The company compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating performance. The company encourages you to review the company’s financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

CONTACTS:

Investor Relations
Sean Zhang
+86 (10) 8912-6804
IR@JD.com

Media Relations
+86 (10) 8911-6155
Press@JD.com

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under 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 “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this announcement, as well as JD.com’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. JD.com may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in announcements made on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases 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 JD.com’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: JD.com’s growth strategies; its future business development, results of operations and financial condition; its ability to attract and retain new customers and to increase revenues generated from repeat customers; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; trends and competition in China’s e-commerce market; changes in its revenues and certain cost or expense items; the expected growth of the Chinese e-commerce market; laws, regulations and governmental policies relating to the industries in which JD.com or its business partners operate; potential changes in laws, regulations and governmental policies or changes in the interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations and governmental policies that could adversely affect the industries in which JD.com or its business partners operate, including, among others, initiatives to enhance supervision of companies listed on an overseas exchange and tighten scrutiny over data privacy and data security; risks associated with JD.com’s acquisitions, investments and alliances, including fluctuation in the market value of JD.com’s investment portfolio; natural disasters and geopolitical events; change in tax rates and financial risks; intensity of competition; and general market and economic conditions in China and globally. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JD.com’s filings with the SEC and the announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided herein is as of the date of this announcement, and JD.com undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

JD.com, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, except otherwise noted)
     
    As of
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$
ASSETS        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents   78,861 71,892 10,126
Restricted cash   6,254 7,506 1,057
Short-term investments   141,095 118,254 16,656
Accounts receivable, net (including JD Baitiao of RMB3.1 billion and RMB2.3 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively)(1)   20,576 20,302 2,859
Advance to suppliers   3,838 2,753 388
Inventories, net   77,949 68,058 9,586
Prepayments and other current assets   15,156 15,639 2,202
Amount due from related parties   6,142 2,114 298
Assets held for sale   1,203 1,292 182
Total current assets   351,074 307,810 43,354
Non-current assets        
Property, equipment and software, net   55,080 70,035 9,864
Construction in progress   11,161 9,920 1,397
Intangible assets, net   9,139 6,935 977
Land use rights, net   33,848 39,563 5,572
Operating lease right-of-use assets   22,267 20,863 2,938
Goodwill   23,123 19,979 2,814
Investment in equity investees   57,641 56,746 7,993
Marketable securities and other investments   14,360 80,840 11,386
Deferred tax assets   1,536 1,744 246
Other non-current assets   16,021 14,523 2,045
Total non-current assets   244,176 321,148 45,232
Total assets   595,250 628,958 88,586
JD.com, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, except otherwise noted)
     
    As of
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$
LIABILITIES        
Current liabilities        
Short-term debts   12,146 5,034 709
Accounts payable   160,607 166,167 23,404
Advance from customers   33,713 31,625 4,454
Deferred revenues   3,351 2,097 295
Taxes payable   5,926 7,313 1,030
Amount due to related parties   488 1,620 228
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   42,570 43,533 6,132
Operating lease liabilities   7,688 7,755 1,092
Liabilities held for sale   72 506 71
Total current liabilities   266,561 265,650 37,415
Non-current liabilities        
Deferred revenues   1,107 964 136
Unsecured senior notes   10,224 10,411 1,466
Deferred tax liabilities   6,511 9,267 1,305
Long-term borrowings   20,009 31,555 4,444
Operating lease liabilities   14,978 13,676 1,926
Other non-current liabilities   1,737 1,055 150
Total non-current liabilities   54,566 66,928 9,427
Total liabilities   321,127 332,578 46,842
         
MEZZANINE EQUITY   590 614 86
         
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Total JD.com, Inc. shareholders’ equity (US$0.00002 par value, 100,000 million shares authorized, 3,183 million shares issued and 3,138 million shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023)   213,366 231,858 32,657
Non-controlling interests   60,167 63,908 9,001
Total shareholders’ equity   273,533 295,766 41,658
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity   595,250 628,958 88,586
         
(1) JD Technology performs credit risk assessment services for JD Baitiao business and absorbs the credit risk of the underlying Baitiao receivables. Facilitated by JD Technology, the company periodically securitizes Baitiao receivables through the transfer of those assets to securitization plans and derecognizes the related Baitiao receivables through sales type arrangements.
JD.com, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except per share data)
 
  For the three months ended   For the year ended
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  RMB RMB US$   RMB RMB US$
Net revenues              
Net product revenues 237,599   246,501   34,719     865,062   871,224   122,709  
Net service revenues 57,847   59,576   8,391     181,174   213,438   30,062  
Total net revenues 295,446   306,077   43,110     1,046,236   1,084,662   152,771  
Cost of revenues (253,909 ) (262,575 ) (36,983 )   (899,163 ) (924,958 ) (130,277 )
Fulfillment (16,863 ) (17,283 ) (2,434 )   (63,011 ) (64,558 ) (9,093 )
Marketing (11,985 ) (13,110 ) (1,847 )   (37,772 ) (40,133 ) (5,653 )
Research and development (4,366 ) (4,341 ) (611 )   (16,893 ) (16,393 ) (2,309 )
General and administrative (3,645 ) (2,377 ) (335 )   (11,053 ) (9,710 ) (1,368 )
Impairment of goodwill   (3,143 ) (443 )     (3,143 ) (443 )
Impairment of long-lived assets   (2,025 ) (285 )     (2,025 ) (285 )
Gain on sale of development properties 150   802   113     1,379   2,283   322  
Income from operations(2)(3) 4,828   2,025   285     19,723   26,025   3,665  
Other income/(expenses)              
Share of results of equity investees 113   497   70     (2,195 ) 1,010   142  
Interest expense (698 ) (927 ) (131 )   (2,106 ) (2,881 ) (406 )
Others, net(4) (427 ) 1,711   241     (1,555 ) 7,496   1,056  
Income before tax 3,816   3,306   465     13,867   31,650   4,457  
Income tax expenses (595 ) (1,394 ) (196 )   (4,176 ) (8,393 ) (1,182 )
Net income 3,221   1,912   269     9,691   23,257   3,275  
Net income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests shareholders 189   (1,477 ) (208 )   (697 ) (910 ) (128 )
Net income attributable to mezzanine equity classified as non-controlling interests shareholders         8      
Net income attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders 3,032   3,389   477     10,380   24,167   3,403  
               
Net income per share:              
Basic 0.97   1.08   0.15     3.32   7.69   1.08  
Diluted 0.95   1.07   0.15     3.21   7.61   1.07  
Net income per ADS:              
Basic 1.93   2.15   0.30     6.64   15.37   2.17  
Diluted 1.91   2.13   0.30     6.42   15.23   2.14  
JD.com, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except per share data)
 
    For the three months ended   For the year ended
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$   RMB RMB US$
(2) Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:
Cost of revenues   (43 ) (34 ) (5 )   (143 ) (133 ) (19 )
Fulfillment   (246 ) (127 ) (18 )   (930 ) (697 ) (98 )
Marketing   (159 ) (96 ) (14 )   (631 ) (426 ) (60 )
Research and development   (401 ) (169 ) (24 )   (1,557 ) (859 ) (121 )
General and administrative   (1,287 ) (554 ) (77 )   (4,287 ) (2,689 ) (379 )
Total   (2,136 ) (980 ) (138 )   (7,548 ) (4,804 ) (677 )
                 
(3) Includes amortization of business cooperation arrangement and intangible assets resulting from assets and business acquisitions as follows:
Fulfillment   (105 ) (103 ) (15 )   (392 ) (414 ) (58 )
Marketing   (211 ) (221 ) (31 )   (868 ) (880 ) (124 )
Research and development   (90 ) (66 ) (9 )   (271 ) (305 ) (43 )
General and administrative   (32 ) (32 ) (5 )   (161 ) (128 ) (18 )
Total   (438 ) (422 ) (60 )   (1,692 ) (1,727 ) (243 )
                 
(4) Others, net are other non-operating income/(loss), primarily consist of gains/(losses) from fair value change of long-term investments, gains/(losses) from business and investment disposals, impairment of investments, government incentives, foreign exchange gains/(losses), interest income and gains/(losses) from fair value change of short-term investments.
JD.com, Inc.
Unaudited Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share and Per ADS
(In millions, except per share data)
 
    For the three months ended   For the year ended
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$   RMB RMB US$
                 
Non-GAAP net income attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders   7,659 8,415 1,185   28,220 35,200 4,958
                 
Weighted average number of shares:                
Basic   3,136 3,147 3,147   3,126 3,144 3,144
Diluted   3,178 3,166 3,166   3,181 3,171 3,171
                 
Non-GAAP net income per share:                
Basic   2.44 2.67 0.38   9.03 11.20 1.58
Diluted   2.41 2.65 0.37   8.86 11.08 1.56
                 
Non-GAAP net income per ADS:                
Basic   4.88 5.35 0.75   18.06 22.39 3.15
Diluted   4.81 5.30 0.75   17.73 22.17 3.12
JD.com, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Free Cash Flow
(In millions)
 
    For the three months ended   For the year ended
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$   RMB RMB US$
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities   18,486   19,613   2,762     57,819   59,521   8,383  
Net cash used in investing activities   (17,908 ) (63,072 ) (8,884 )   (54,026 ) (59,543 ) (8,386 )
Net cash (used in) / provided by financing activities   (4,235 ) (745 ) (105 )   1,180   (5,808 ) (818 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (976 ) (213 ) (29 )   3,490   125   17  
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (4,633 ) (44,417 ) (6,256 )   8,463   (5,705 ) (804 )
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period, including cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale   89,789   123,868   17,446     76,693   85,156   11,994  
Less: cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash classified within assets held for sale at beginning of period             (41 ) (6 )
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period   89,789   123,868   17,446     76,693   85,115   11,988  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period, including cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale   85,156   79,451   11,190     85,156   79,451   11,190  
Less: cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash classified within assets held for sale at end of period   (41 ) (53 ) (7 )   (41 ) (53 ) (7 )
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period   85,115   79,398   11,183     85,115   79,398   11,183  
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities   18,486   19,613   2,762     57,819   59,521   8,383  
Add/(Less): Impact from JD Baitiao receivables included in the operating cash flow   1,194   251   35     (244 ) (492 ) (69 )
Less: Capital expenditures, net of related sales proceeds                
Capital expenditures for development properties   (6,097 ) (4,596 ) (647 )   (17,504 ) (12,117 ) (1,707 )
Other capital expenditures   (1,539 ) (1,969 ) (277 )   (4,476 ) (6,261 ) (881 )
Free cash flow   12,044   13,299   1,873     35,595   40,651   5,726  
JD.com, Inc.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(In RMB billions, except turnover days data)
 
    Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023
Cash flow and turnover days            
Operating cash flow – trailing twelve months (“TTM”)   57.8 39.7 52.5 58.4 59.5
Free cash flow – TTM   35.6 19.0 33.5 39.4 40.7
Inventory turnover days(5) – TTM   33.2 32.4 31.7 30.8 30.3
Accounts payable turnover days(6) – TTM   52.5 51.3 52.8 52.6 53.2
Accounts receivable turnover days(7) – TTM   4.5 4.8 5.0 5.4 5.6
 
 (5) TTM inventory turnover days are the quotient of average inventory over the immediately preceding five quarters, up to and including the last quarter of the period, to cost of revenues of retail business for the last twelve months, and then multiplied by 360 days.

(6) TTM accounts payable turnover days are the quotient of average accounts payable for retail business over the immediately preceding five quarters, up to and including the last quarter of the period, to cost of revenues of retail business for the last twelve months, and then multiplied by 360 days.

(7) TTM accounts receivable turnover days are the quotient of average accounts receivable over the immediately preceding five quarters, up to and including the last quarter of the period, to total net revenues for the last twelve months and then multiplied by 360 days. Presented are the accounts receivable turnover days excluding the impact from JD Baitiao.

 
JD.com, Inc.
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
(In millions, except percentage data)
 
    For the three months ended   For the year ended
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$   RMB RMB US$
                 
Income from operations   4,828   2,025   285     19,723   26,025   3,665  
Add: Share-based compensation   2,136   980   138     7,548   4,804   677  
Add: Amortization of intangible assets resulting from assets and business acquisitions   338   309   44     1,217   1,281   180  
Add: Effects of business cooperation arrangements   100   113   16     475   446   63  
Reversal of: Gain on sale of development properties   (150 ) (802 ) (113 )   (1,379 ) (2,283 ) (322 )
Add: Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets     5,168   728       5,168   728  
Non-GAAP income from operations   7,252   7,793   1,098     27,584   35,441   4,991  
Add: Depreciation and other amortization   1,646   1,868   263     6,018   7,011   988  
Non-GAAP EBITDA   8,898   9,661   1,361     33,602   42,452   5,979  
                 
Total net revenues   295,446   306,077   43,110     1,046,236   1,084,662   152,771  
                 
Non-GAAP operating margin   2.5 % 2.5 % 2.5 %   2.6 % 3.3 % 3.3 %
                 
Non-GAAP EBITDA margin   3.0 % 3.2 % 3.2 %   3.2 % 3.9 % 3.9 %
                 
JD.com, Inc.
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
(In millions, except percentage data)
 
    For the three months ended   For the year ended
    December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2023
    RMB RMB US$   RMB RMB US$
                 
Net income attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders   3,032   3,389   477     10,380   24,167   3,403  
Add: Share-based compensation   1,813   744   105     6,388   3,817   538  
Add: Amortization of intangible assets resulting from assets and business acquisitions   225   144   20     845   669   94  
Add: Reconciling items on the share of equity method investments(8)   200   69   10     1,111   1,071   151  
Add: Impairment of goodwill, long-lived asset, and investments   1,631   4,430   624     3,249   6,202   874  
Add: Loss from fair value change of long-term investments   1,041   453   64     3,985   848   119  
Reversal of: Gain on sale of development properties   (117 ) (601 ) (85 )   (1,127 ) (1,721 ) (242 )
(Reversal of) /Add: Net (gain)/loss on disposals/deemed disposals of investments and others   (27 ) (71 ) (10 )   3,464   (126 ) (18 )
Add: Effects of business cooperation arrangements and non-compete agreements   100   113   16     463   446   63  
Reversal of: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments   (239 ) (255 ) (36 )   (538 ) (173 ) (24 )
Non-GAAP net income attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders   7,659   8,415   1,185     28,220   35,200   4,958  
                 
Total net revenues   295,446   306,077   43,110     1,046,236   1,084,662   152,771  
                 
Non-GAAP net margin attributable to the company’s ordinary shareholders   2.6 % 2.7 % 2.7 %   2.7 % 3.2 % 3.2 %

(8) To exclude the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciling items on the share of equity method investments, and share of amortization of intangibles not on their books.

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1 The U.S. dollar (US$) amounts disclosed in this announcement, except for those transaction amounts that were actually settled in U.S. dollars, are presented solely for the convenience of the readers. The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into US$ in this announcement is based on the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as of December 29, 2023, which was RMB7.0999 to US$1.00. The percentages stated in this announcement are calculated based on the RMB amounts.
2 See the sections entitled “Non-GAAP Measures” and “Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” for more information about the non-GAAP measures referred to in this announcement. 


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