GUANGZHOU, China, May 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Viomi Technology Co., Ltd (“Viomi” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VIOT), a leading IoT @ Home technology company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.
First Quarter 2020 Financial and Operating HighlightsNet revenues were RMB765.5 million (US$108.1 million), representing an increase of 13.2% from the first quarter of 2019.Gross margin was 18.8%.Net income was RMB17.8 million (US$2.5 million), compared to RMB41.3 million for the first quarter of 2019.Non-GAAP net income1 was RMB31.4 million (US$4.4 million), compared to RMB53.1 million for the first quarter of 2019.Number of household users reached more than 3.7 million, compared to approximately 3.2 million as of the end of 2019 and approximately 2.0 million as of the end of the first quarter of 2019.Percentage of household users with at least two connected products reached 18.4%, compared to 17.9% as of the end of 2019 and 15.2% as of the end of the first quarter of 2019.Number of Viomi offline experience stores was approximately 1,500, compared to approximately 1,700 as of the end of 2019.1 “Non-GAAP net income” is defined as net income excluding share-based compensation expenses. See “Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.
“Despite challenging industry conditions and ongoing macro uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, we successfully delivered better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2020,” said Mr. Xiaoping Chen, Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Viomi. “Net revenues for the first quarter increased 13.2% year-over-year, exceeding our previous guidance and demonstrating the resilience and diversified nature of our business.”“Since the start of the second quarter, our business and supply chain operations have largely returned back to normal. In addition, we have seen meaningful signs of an overall industry recovery and we have accelerated the execution of our growth strategy for this year. Last week, we hosted our virtual 5G IoT Strategy and 2020 New Product Launch Event, where we presented our vision and product strategy for the imminent 5G + IoT era. The centerpiece of the event was the introduction of our state-of-the-art 21Face Interactive Smart Screen (TV). Equipped with industry-leading specifications, innovative motion-control capabilities and rich content offerings, this product will complete our vision for the fully-integrated and screen-filled IoT @ Home lifestyle experience. In addition, we announced a series of exciting next-generation products, including new lines of water purifiers, 21Face large-screen refrigerators, washing machines, various smart kitchen products and smart devices, together with new online content offerings and partnerships to enhance our user engagement. Moreover, we are expanding our premium AI-centric ‘coKiing’ brand with introductions of additional product categories across full home scenarios, further diversifying our brand and our consumer market. We expect these key initiatives, built upon our successes over the past several years, to bring the Viomi brand to the forefront and the standard-bearer of 5G + IoT for the home environment,” Mr. Chen added.“Looking ahead in 2020 and beyond, we will adhere to dynamic and prudent business practices while maintaining stable expansion under our 5G + IoT strategic framework. We are fully committed to and confident in achieving our ‘3511’ long-term objectives, our roadmap to becoming a large-scale, high-tech leader in the IoT @ Home space,” concluded Mr. Chen.“We achieved a solid double-digit increase in net revenues, exceeding our previous guidance, despite the adverse industry conditions in the first quarter. This can be largely attributed to our diversified business, product and channel mix as well as our ever-increasing brand awareness across sales channels and among end-consumers. We also continued to sustain a healthy level of profitability, having implemented a number of stringent cost control measures to offset the adverse industry-wide impacts of COVID-19, while maintaining our commitment to research and development. The Company’s balance sheet remained strong, with approximately RMB1.2 billion of cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and investments as of March 31, 2020,” Mr. Shun Jiang, Chief Financial Officer of Viomi, commented.“While uncertainties remain, we believe our financial strength and operational flexibility will position us well to capture the opportunities ahead, as the industry and broader economy continue to recover,” Mr. Jiang concluded.First Quarter 2020 Financial ResultsNet revenues were RMB765.5 million (US$108.1 million), compared to RMB676.2 million for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to the successful rollout and increased sales of certain Xiaomi-branded and Viomi-branded products, offsetting the broader industry-wide impacts of COVID-19.IoT-enabled smart home products. Revenues from IoT-enabled smart home products increased by 8.0% to RMB542.7 million (US$76.6 million) from RMB502.5 million for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to the continued successful rollout of the Company’s smart kitchen products and other smart products.Smart water purification systems. Revenues from smart water purification systems decreased by 10.0% to RMB108.0 million (US$15.3 million) from RMB120.0 million for the first quarter of 2019. The decline was primarily due to decreases in average selling prices, despite a double-digit year-on-year growth in sales volumes.Smart kitchen and other smart products. Revenues from smart kitchen and other smart products increased by 13.6% to RMB434.7 million (US$61.4 million) from RMB382.5 million for the first quarter of 2019. The growth was primarily driven by the continued successful rollout of certain new products, in particular the Xiaomi-branded sweeper robots, which offset the broader industry-wide impacts of COVID-19.Consumable products. Revenues from consumable products increased by 35.0% to RMB65.0 million (US$9.2 million) from RMB48.1 million for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to increased demand for the Company’s water purifier filter products.Value-added businesses. Revenues from value-added businesses increased by 25.6% to RMB157.8 million (US$22.3 million) from RMB125.6 million for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to new product introductions, together with increased demand for the Company’s small appliances.Cost of revenues increased by 27.7% to RMB621.5 million (US$87.8 million) from RMB486.8 million for the first quarter of 2019.Gross profit was RMB144.0 million (US$20.3 million), compared to RMB189.4 million for the first quarter of 2019. Gross margin was 18.8%, compared to 28.0% for the first quarter of 2019. The decline in gross margin was primarily due to the shifts in the Company’s business and product mix, together with decreases in average selling prices of certain product categories, including the smart water purification systems, in the quarter.Total operating expenses decreased by 12.4% to RMB134.2 million (US$19.0 million) from RMB153.1 million for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to stringent expense control measures implemented during the quarter to offset the adverse industry-wide impacts of COVID-19, while continuing to invest in research and development.Research and development expenses increased by 62.0% to RMB59.3 million (US$8.4 million) from RMB36.6 million for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to increases in employee-related expenses, expenses associated with new product development and expenses related to the application of patents.Selling and marketing expenses decreased by 35.1% to RMB65.5 million (US$9.2 million) from RMB100.9 million for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to a decrease in logistics expenses as well as stringent expense control measures in relation to marketing and promotional activities and other selling and marketing related expenses, implemented during the quarter to offset the adverse industry-wide impacts of COVID-19.General and administrative expenses decreased by 39.5% to RMB9.5 million (US$1.3 million), compared to RMB15.6 million for the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to the Company’s stringent expense control measures implemented during the quarter to offset the adverse industry-wide impacts of COVID-19.Income from operations was RMB12.5 million (US$1.8 million), compared with RMB37.1 million for the first quarter of 2019. Non-GAAP operating income2, excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, was RMB26.1 million (US$3.7 million), compared with RMB48.9 million for the first quarter of 2019.Income before income tax expenses was RMB17.9 million (US$2.5 million), compared to RMB47.2 million for the first quarter of 2019.Income tax expenses were RMB0.1 million (US$18 thousand), compared to RMB5.9 million for the first quarter of 2019.Net income was RMB17.8 million (US$2.5 million), compared to RMB41.3 million for the first quarter of 2019.Non-GAAP net income was RMB31.4 million (US$4.4 million), compared to RMB53.1 million for the first quarter of 2019.2 “Non-GAAP operating income” is defined as income from operation excluding share-based compensation expenses. See “Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.Balance SheetAs of March 31, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB445.9 million (US$63.0 million), restricted cash of nil, short-term deposits of RMB143.0 million (US$20.2 million) and short-term investments of RMB603.3 million (US$85.2 million).OutlookFor the second quarter of 2020, the Company currently expects:Net revenues to be between RMB1.25 billion and RMB1.28 billion, representing a year-over-year growth of approximately 7.7% to 10.3%.The above outlook is based on the current market conditions and reflects the Company’s current and preliminary estimates of market and operating conditions and customer demand, which are all subject to change.Conference CallThe Company’s management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 (8:00 p.m. Beijing Time on May 26, 2020) to discuss financial results and answer questions from investors and analysts. Listeners may access the call by dialing:A telephone replay will be available one hour after the call until June 2, 2020 by dialing:Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.viomi.com.About Viomi TechnologyViomi’s mission is to redefine the future home via the concept of IoT @ Home.Viomi has developed a unique IoT @ Home platform consisting of an ecosystem of innovative IoT-enabled smart home products, together with a suite of complementary consumable products and value-added businesses. This platform provides an attractive entry point into the consumer home, enabling consumers to intelligently interact with a broad portfolio of IoT products in an intuitive and human-like manner to make daily life more convenient, efficient and enjoyable, while allowing Viomi to grow its household user base and capture various additional scenario-driven consumption events in the home environment.For more information, please visit: http://ir.viomi.com.Use of Non-GAAP MeasuresThe Company uses non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company, non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders, non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ordinary shares and non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which are non-GAAP financial measures, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. Non-GAAP operating income is income from operations excluding share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP net income is net income excluding share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company is net income attributable to the Company excluding share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders is net income attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses. The non-GAAP adjustments do not have any tax impact as share-based compensation expenses are non-deductible for income tax purpose.The Company believes that non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, which are non-cash charges, and these measures provide useful information about the Company’s operating results, enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company’s management in its financial and operational decision-making.Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or construed as alternative to income from operations, net income, or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance. Investors are encouraged to review the historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company’s data. We encourage investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.Exchange RateThe Company’s business is primarily conducted in China and the significant majority of revenues generated are denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”). This announcement contains currency conversions of RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“US$”) solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to US$ are made at a rate of RMB7.0808 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for March 31, 2020 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate on for March 31, 2020, or at any other rate.Safe Harbor StatementThis 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 business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Viomi’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Viomi may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (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 the Company’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: the Company’s growth strategies; the cooperation with Xiaomi, the recognition of the Company’s brand; trends and competition in global IoT-enabled smart home market; development and commercialization of new products, services and technologies; governmental policies relating to the Company’s industry and general economic conditions in China and around the globe, and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’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 the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.For investor and media inquiries, please contact:In China:Viomi Technology Co., Ltd
Cecilia Li
E-mail: ir@viomi.com.cnThe Piacente Group, Inc.Emilie Wu
Tel: +86-21-6039-8363
E-mail: viomi@tpg-ir.comIn the United States:The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: viomi@tpg-ir.com
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