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Uxin Reports Unaudited Third Quarter of 2018 Financial Results

BEIJING, Nov. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Uxin Limited (“Uxin” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: UXIN), the largest used car e-commerce platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Third Quarter 2018 Operational Highlights:

Third Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights:

Mr. Kun Dai, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Uxin, said, “We are pleased to report another strong performance for the third quarter of 2018. Our relentless focus on providing a broad selection of cars, digital transparency and a one-stop solution continued to translate into outstanding user experience and growing demand for our services from both consumers and dealers.”

Mr. Dai added, “Our marketplace approach and nationwide service network enabled us to make more than 290,000 cars available to consumers on the Uxin platform as of September 30, 2018. Our unique ability to facilitate cross-regional transactions is creating an unprecedented selection of used cars for consumers. In addition, the Uxin platform optimizes prices for consumers by driving transaction efficiency and mitigating information asymmetry. With our determination to enhance value propositions for our users, we believe we can expand our market leadership in China’s underserved used car market.”

Mr. Zhen Zeng, Chief Financial Officer of Uxin, said, “We achieved robust revenue growth in the third quarter of 2018, driven by 108.7% year-on-year growth of our 2C business. In addition, we continued to improve operating efficiency, particularly in our sales and marketing efforts. With Uxin’s growing brand awareness and higher conversion rate, our sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 87.5%, compared to 100.0% in the same period last year and 91.6% in the second quarter of 2018. Looking forward, we are confident that our focus on growing our 2C platform and improving operating efficiency will enable us to build a sustainable business over the long term.”

Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Total revenues for the third quarter of 2018 increased by 59.6% to RMB863.7 million (US$125.5 million) from RMB541.1 million in the same period last year, primarily due to the increases in transaction volume, amount of loans facilitated and take rate2.

2C Business: Revenue of the 2C business increased to RMB612.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018, representing growth of 108.7% from RMB293.3 million in the same period last year.

2B Business:

Cost of revenues increased by 55.7% year-on-year to RMB304.6 million (US$44.3 million) for the third quarter of 2018, primarily due to the increases in the number of personnel engaged in car inspection, quality control, customer service and after-sale service, and cost of title transfer, registration and fulfillment expenses, which were correspondingly driven by the increase in the transaction volume.

Gross margin was 64.7% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 63.8% in the same period last year.

Total operating expenses were RMB1,101.7 million (US$160.2 million). Total operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses were RMB1,024.8 million.

Gains/Loss from guarantee liability resulted in a nominal gain of RMB2.4 million (US$0.4 million) for the third quarter of 2018. The gain was the result of relatively stable delinquency rate as compared to that of the second quarter of 2018.

Loss from operations for the third quarter of 2018 was RMB542.7 million (US$78.9 million), compared to RMB523.0 million in the same period last year. Loss from operations excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses of RMB77.0 million was RMB465.7 million.

Fair value change of derivative liabilities was nil for the third quarter of 2018, compared to a loss of RMB237.9 million for the third quarter of 2017. The impact of derivative liabilities would no longer exist going forward as the preferred shares were converted into ordinary shares at the time of IPO.

Net loss for the third quarter of 2018 was RMB594.0 million (US$86.3 million), compared to net loss of RMB765.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, primarily due to the decrease of loss from fair value change of derivative liabilities.

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss, which excludes the impact of share-based compensation expenses of RMB77.0 million, was RMB517.0 million (US$75.2 million), compared to RMB390.4 million in the same period last year.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB677.1 million (US$98.4 million), and restricted cash of RMB1,838.4 million (US$267.2 million).

In addition, the board of directors of the Company recently has approved the increase of the maximum number of shares available for issuance pursuant to all awards under its 2018 Amended and Restated Share Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) by 14,297,163 Class A ordinary shares, representing 1.5% of the total number of outstanding ordinary shares on a fully-diluted basis. The 2018 Plan will be amended and restated accordingly.

Business Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2018, Uxin expects total revenues to be in the range of RMB1.02 billion to RMB1.06 billion. This forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change.

Notes:

1. M3+ delinquency rate is defined as the outstanding principal balance of used car loans that were 90 or more calendar days past due as a percentage of the sum of total outstanding principal balance of the used car loans facilitated through the Company’s 2C business (including the principal of loans it paid financing partners under its guarantee to financing partners) as of a specific date.
2. Take rate is measured by the revenue of the 2C/2B used car business divided by the GMV of the 2C/2B business.
3. The attach rate of used car loan facilitation services in the 2C business was measured by the number of used car loans facilitated divided by the total number of 2C used car transactions.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM on November 20, 2018 U.S. Eastern Time (9:00 PM on November 20, 2018 Beijing/Hong Kong time).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

U.S.:   +1 866 519 4004 or +1 845 675 0437
International:   +65 6713 5090
Mainland China:   400-620 8038 or 800-819 0121
Hong Kong:   800-906 601 or +852 3018 6771
Conference ID:   5289076

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

A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call until December 5, 2018, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

U.S.:   +1 646 254 3697
International:   +61 2 8199 0299
Conference ID:   5289076
     

About Uxin
Uxin Limited (Nasdaq: UXIN) is the largest used car e-commerce platform in China. Uxin’s mission is to enable people to buy the car of their choice, no matter where they are located or what their budget is. Uxin enables consumers and dealers to buy and sell cars through an innovative integrated online and offline platform that addresses each step of the transaction and covers the entire value chain. Its online presence is bolstered by an offline network of more than 670 service centers in over 270 cities throughout China.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses a non-GAAP measure, adjusted net loss, as a supplemental measure to review and assess its operating performance. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company defines adjusted net loss as net (loss)/income excluding share-based compensation and fair value change of derivative liabilities. The Company presents the non-GAAP financial measure because it is used by the management to evaluate the operating performance and formulate business plans. Adjusted net loss enables the management to assess the Company’s operating results without considering the impact of share-based compensation and fair value change of derivative liabilities, which are non-cash charges. The Company also believes that the use of the non-GAAP measure facilitates investors’ assessment of its operating performance. 

The non-GAAP financial measure is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as analytical tools. One of the key limitations of using adjusted net loss is that it does not reflect all items of income and expense that affect the Company’s operations. Share-based compensation and fair value change of derivative liabilities have been and may continue to be incurred in the business and is not reflected in the presentation of adjusted net loss. Further, the non-GAAP measure 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 measure to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company’s performance. The Company encourages you to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

Reconciliations of Uxin’s non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure are included at the end of this press release.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“US$”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader, except for those transaction amounts that were actually settled in U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.8792 to US$1.00, representing the index rate as of the end of September 2018 stipulated by the People’s Bank of China. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States 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” and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Uxin’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Uxin may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, 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 Uxin’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: Uxin’s goal and strategies; its expansion plans; its future business development, financial condition and results of operations; Uxin’s expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its services; its ability to provide differentiated and superior customer experience, maintain and enhance customer trust in its platform, and assess and mitigate various risks, including credit; its expectations regarding maintaining and expanding its relationships with business partners, including financing partners; trends and competition in China’s used car e-commerce industry; the laws and regulations relating to Uxin’s industry; the general economic and business conditions; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Uxin’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Uxin does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor enquiries, please contact:

Nancy Song
Uxin Investor Relations
Tel: +86 10 5691-6765
Email: ir@xin.com 

For media enquiries, please contact:

Yi-Ke Hong
Brunswick Group
Tel: +86 10 5960-8600
Email: uxin@brunswickgroup.com 

Uxin Limited
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
(In thousands except for number of shares and per share data)

    Three months ended
September 30, 2017
  Three months ended
September 30, 2018
  Nine months ended
September 30,2018
    RMB     RMB   US$     RMB   US$  
Revenues:                
2C Transaction facilitation revenue   52,236     138,595   20,147     327,842   49,500  
2C Loan facilitation revenue   241,093     473,623   68,849     1,154,238   174,548  
2B Transaction facilitation revenue   158,282     191,192   27,793     460,940   69,422  
Others   89,485     60,255   8,759     235,767   35,967  
Total revenues   541,096     863,665   125,548     2,178,787    329,437  
                 
Operating cost and expenses:                
Cost of revenue   (195,674 )   (304,600 ) (44,278 )   (785,660 ) (118,738 )
Sales and marketing   (541,237 )   (755,436 ) (109,815 )   (1,998,026 ) (302,613 )
General and administrative   (259,493 )   (266,344 ) (38,717 )   (1,451,983 ) (219,181 )
Research and development   (49,049 )   (82,371 ) (11,974 )   (232,845 ) (35,253 )
(Losses)/gains from guarantee liability   (18,610 )   2,414   351     (10,161 ) (1,689 )
                 
Total operating cost and expenses   (1,064,063 )   (1,406,337 ) (204,433 )   (4,478,675 ) (677,474 )
                 
Loss from operations   (522,967 )   (542,672 ) (78,885 )    (2,299,888 ) (348,037 )
                 
Interest income/(expenses)   4,560     (38,611 ) (5,613 )   (85,096 ) (12,810 )
Other (expenses)/income   (4,343 )   3,107   452     (5,902 ) (941 )
Foreign exchange losses   (4,493 )   (10,805 ) (1,571 )   (7,522 ) (1,065 )
Fair value change of derivative liabilities   (237,867 )         1,185,090   176,273  
Loss before income tax expense   (765,110 )   (588,981 ) (85,617 )   (1,213,318 )  (186,580 )
Income tax expense   (2,341 )   (5,018 ) (729 )   (10,402 ) (1,566 )
Equity in gains of affiliates   1,577              
Net loss   (765,874 )   (593,999 ) (86,346 )   (1,223,720 ) (188,146 )
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests shareholders   (8,662 )   (1,479 ) (215 )   (15,219 ) (2,353 )
Net loss attributable to UXIN LIMITED   (757,212 )   (592,520 ) (86,131 )   (1,208,501 ) (185,793 )
Accretion on redeemable preferred shares   (139,073 )         (318,951 ) (49,671 )
Deemed dividend to preferred shareholders   (233,117 )         (544,773 ) (86,636 )
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders   (1,129,402 )   (592,520 ) (86,131 )   (2,072,225 (322,100 )
Net loss   (765,874 )    (593,999 ) (86,346 )   (1,223,720 ) (188,146 )
Foreign currency translation   (25,585 )   15,337   2,229     (4,251 ) (635 )
Total comprehensive loss   (791,459 )   (578,662 ) (84,117 )   (1,227,971 ) (188,781 )
Less: total comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests shareholders   (7,599 )   (1,479 ) (215 )   (20,350 ) (3,128 )
Total comprehensive loss attributable to Uxin’s shareholders   (783,860 )   (577,183 ) (83,902 )   (1,207,621 ) (185,653 )
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders   (1,129,402 )   (592,520 ) (86,131 )   (2,072,225 )  (322,100 )
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic   49,318,860     877,180,394   877,180,394     345,484,292   345,484,292  
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted   49,318,860     877,180,394   877,180,394     345,484,292   345,484,292  
Net loss per share-basic   (22.90 )   (0.68 ) (0.10 )   (6.00 ) (0.93 )
Net loss per share-diluted   (22.90 )   (0.68 ) (0.10 )   (6.00 ) (0.93 )
                           
                           

* Share-based compensation charges included are as follows:

  Three months Ended Sep
30, 2017
Three months Ended Sep
30, 2018
                                (In thousands of RMB)

Cost of revenue

(14 )
Sales and marketing (158 )
General and administrative 137,656 76,442  
Research and development 681  
       
       

Uxin Limited
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands except for number of shares and per share data)

                 
    As of     As of
    December 31,     September 30,
    2017     2018
  RMB     RMB     US$
               
ASSETS:                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   291,973     677,098     98,427
Restricted cash   1,617,230     1,838,356     267,234
Accounts receivable   40,155     47,217     6,866
Short-term investments   1,000     580,936     84,448
Amounts due from related parties   608,291        
Advance to consumers on behalf of financing partners   827,417     482,349     70,117
Loan recognized as a result of payment under the guarantee, net   252,555     458,220     66,609
Advance to sellers   246,287     906,624     131,792
Other receivables, net   251,649     729,959     106,111
Inventory   77,941     18,208     2,647
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   249,769     479,722     69,735
Financial lease receivables, net   438,693     472,019     68,615
                 
Total current assets    4,902,960     6,690,708     972,601
                 
Non-current assets:                
Property, equipment and software, net   156,625     202,620     29,454
Intangible assets, net   9,949     22,971     3,339
Goodwill   75,849     114,094     16,585
Long term investments   40,628     347,506     50,515
Other non-current assets   112,902        
                 
Total non-current assets    395,953     687,191     99,893
                 
TOTAL ASSETS    5,298,913     7,377,899     1,072,494
                 

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                  
Current liabilities:                  
Short-term borrowings   426,783     604,691     87,901  
Accounts payable   65,694     107,402     15,613  
Amounts due to related parties                  
Guarantee liabilities   173,907     249,019     36,199  
Deposit of interests from consumers and payable to financing partners—current   732,273     611,200     88,848  
Advance from buyers collected on behalf of sellers   226,891     146,499     21,296  
Other payables and accruals   927,389     1,092,729     158,845  
Deferred revenue   27,598     51,241     7,449  
Other current liabilities   163,355          
Derivative liabilities   1,596,424          
Convertible bonds       1,190,962     173,125  
                   
Total current liabilities   4,340,314     4,053,743     589,276   
                   
Non-current liabilities:                  
Long-term borrowings   374,104     620,044     90,133  
Deposit of interests from consumers and payable to financing partners—non-current   343,823     101,711     14,785  
Deferred tax liabilities   1,653     5,124     745  
                   
Total non-current liabilities   719,580     726,879     105,663  
                   
Total liabilities   5,059,894     4,780,622     694,939  
                   
                   
                   
Mezzanine equity                  
                   
Series A   94,411          
Series A-1   69,193          
Series B   180,294          
Series C   408,559          
Series D   1,703,667          
Series E   1,146,351          
Series F   1,563,657          
Series G   3,214,932          
Redeemable non-controlling interests   39,580          
                   
Total mezzanine equity   8,420,644          
                   
                   
Shareholders’ deficit:                  
Ordinary shares   30     573     83  
Additional paid-in capital       12,883,307     1,872,791  
Accumulated other comprehensive income   76,607     75,535     10,980  
Accumulated deficit   (8,207,801 )   (10,366,476 )   (1,506,930 )
                   
Total Uxin’s shareholders’ deficit   (8,131,164 )   2,592,939     376,924  
Non-controlling interests   (50,461 )   4,338     631  
Total shareholders’ deficit   (8,181,625 )   2,597,277     377,555  
                   
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT   5,298,913     7,377,899     1,072,494  
                   
                   

Uxin Limited
Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP And Non-GAAP Results 
(In thousands except for number of shares and per share data)

                   
    Three months ended
    September 30, 2017   September 30, 2018
             
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
             
    RMB     RMB     US$  
                   
Net loss    (765,874 )   (593,999 )   (86,346 )
                   
Add: Share-based compensation expenses    137,656     76,951     11,186  
  • Cost of revenue
      (14 )   (2 )
  • Sales and marketing
      (158 )   (23 )
  • General and administrative
  137,656     76,442     11,112  
  • Research and development
      681     99  
                   
Fair value change of derivative liabilities   237,867          
                   
 

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss

   (390,351 )   (517,048 )   (75,160 )
                   
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss per share—basic   (15.29 )   (0.59 )   (0.09 )
                   
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss per share—diluted   (15.29 )   (0.59 )   (0.09 )
                   
Weighted average shares outstanding—basic   49,318,860     877,180,394     877,180,394  
                   
Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted   49,318,860     877,180,394     877,180,394  
                   

Note: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into U.S. dollars (USD) is based on the certified exchange rate of USD1.00=RMB6.8792 as of the end of September 2018 stipulated by the People’s Bank of China.