Quarterly net revenues were RMB525.3 million (US$72.4 million)(1) Quarterly lidar shipments were 195,818 units
SHANGHAI, China, May 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hesai Group ("Hesai" or the "Company"), $(HSAI)$, the global leader in three-dimensional light detection and ranging (lidar) solutions, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Management Remarks
"Hesai was ranked as the world's No.1 automotive lidar company by revenue market share for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, according to Yole Group--affirming our industry leadership. 2025 is off to a strong start, and we are ready to build on this momentum," said Yifan "David" Li, Hesai's Co-Founder and CEO. "At the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, one thing was clear--OEMs are all-in on intelligent driving. Our three core beliefs for lidar echo this vision--safety is not optional, never second-best, and without limits. Our ADAS lidar brings these values to life and continues to secure major design wins with new deals signed recently with Chery, Great Wall Motor, Zeekr, and Geely. Internationally, we've made rapid progress by securing a new development project with a Top 5 global Tier 1 supplier headquartered in Japan. We also empowered the Robotaxi industry as the main lidar supplier for next-generation fleets from Baidu Apollo Go, DiDi, Pony.ai, and WeRide, while supporting the global expansion of some partners into key overseas markets. Beyond transportation, we believe every robot needs lidar as a foundational 3D sensor. Our JT series has emerged as a key enabler in this space, attracting strong interest from a wide range of Robotics customers. With accelerating adoption and expanding opportunities across the ADAS and Robotics segments, we are confident in our ability to scale our reach and unlock even greater growth in the quarters to come."
"In the first quarter of 2025, we delivered strong financial and operational results, with net revenues growing nearly 50% year-over-year, " said Mr. Andrew Fan, Hesai's CFO. "We shipped close to 200,000 lidar units--more than triple the volume from the same period last year. Notably, we significantly narrowed our net loss by 84% year-over-year to RMB17.5 million (US$2.4 million), while remaining Non-GAAP(2) profitable for the quarter--a result that exceeded our earlier guidance and stands out given that the first quarter is typically a seasonally slower period."
"With a solid foundation in place and accelerating demand across both ADAS and Robotics, we are well positioned to maintain growth momentum and remain on track to hit our full-year profitability target, despite a dynamic tariff environment."
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(1) (All translations from RMB to USD for the first quarter of 2025 were made at the exchange rate of RMB7.2567 to US$1.00, the exchange rate on March 31, 2025, set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.)
(2) (See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" included in this release for further details.)
-- Business Updates:
-- Global:
-- Secured a new development project, specifically a Proof of
Concept (POC) program, with a Top 5 global Tier 1 supplier
headquartered in Japan--marking their first inclusion in
Hesai's client portfolio.
-- Hesai has been actively driving five POC programs with four
top global OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers across Europe and
Japan, with three successfully completed in the first
quarter of 2025.
-- Domestic:
-- Secured ADAS design wins with 23 OEMs globally across over
120 vehicle models, including recent new model design wins
with:
-- Chery (EV brand, iCAR)
-- Great Wall Motor (EV brand, ORA)
-- Zeekr (multiple top-selling models)
-- Geely (an upcoming model)
-- In May, Li Auto's entire L series EV lineup integrated
Hesai's ATL lidar--a specialized variant of the ATX--as a
standard configuration, delivering sharp 3D perception
that's best in its category.
-- The ATX lidar has secured design wins with 12 OEMs to date,
with mass production ramping up and close to 40,000 units
shipped in Q1 2025.
-- Empowered the Robotaxi industry as the main lidar supplier
for next-generation fleets from Baidu Apollo Go, DiDi,
Pony.ai, and WeRide, while supporting the global expansion
of some partners into key overseas markets.
-- Expanded partnership with a leading smart home robotics
company in China, under which the Company will provide
300,000 units of JT Robotics lidars over the next 12
months.
-- Product Updates:
-- New Products:
-- AT1440: World's highest-channel-count automotive lidar,
delivering ultra-high-definition point clouds at over 34
million points per second--providing over 45 times the
point cloud density of mainstream automotive lidars.
-- FTX: Next-generation solid-state lidar for blind spot
detection, with a 180deg × 140deg field of view--the
widest in its class, twice the resolution of its
predecessor, FT120, and 40% smaller window for easier
integration.
-- ETX: Purpose-built for L3 with the world's longest
detection range of up to 400 meters at 10% reflectivity.
-- New Solutions: Unveiled the Infinity Eye ( ) Lidar Solution for L2
to L4 autonomous driving systems through three tailored
configurations:
-- Infinity Eye A: Built for high-level L4 autonomous systems,
supported by four AT1440 main lidars and four FTX lidars
for 360-degree coverage.
-- Infinity Eye B: Designed for L3 conditional autonomy,
featuring one ETX main lidar paired with two FTX lidars.
-- Infinity Eye C: Tailored for L2 ADAS applications, using
one compact yet powerful ATX main lidar.
Hesai Announces Successful Resolution of All IP Related Litigation Against It, Reaffirms Its Unwavering Commitment to Innovation and R&D
Hesai today proudly announced that all existing intellectual property $(IP)$ actions brought against it by competitors have been dismissed without any conditions, financial settlement or injunctive relief entered against it. This outcome reaffirms the strength of Hesai's intellectual property position, the robustness of its legal strategy and Hesai's market leadership position based on its innovations.
In April 2023, Ouster initiated legal proceedings against Hesai in both the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging patent infringement and seeking damages and injunctive relief. In response, the Company immediately took firm legal action to defend its rights. In May 2023, Hesai filed for arbitration to enforce the terms of a prior Settlement Agreement. In response, the ITC terminated its investigation without imposing any conditions or settlement terms. In March of this year, the arbitration tribunal issued a confidential interim decision, finding that Ouster was subject to the Settlement Agreement. As a result, the District Court of Delaware recently dismissed Ouster's patent infringement case without any conditions, financial settlement or injunctive relief imposed.
"This marks the end of all existing IP-related actions against us and validates our long-standing efforts to develop and protect our proprietary technologies. We are proud that the strength of our IP portfolio and research and development has withstood legal scrutiny and prevailed," said Yifan "David" Li, Hesai's Co-Founder and CEO.
With the largest IP portfolio and biggest R&D team among industry peers by the end of 2024, Hesai continues to lead the sector in innovation. "Our deep passion for technological advancement and our unwavering commitment to research and development are the foundation of our business, which has given us a powerful technological edge--and no amount of legal maneuvering can undo that," added Dr. Li.
"As we move forward, Hesai remains focused on what we do best: innovating, building and delivering world-class solutions for our partners and customers across the globe," concluded Dr. Li.
Operational Highlights
Three months ended
March 31, 2025
ADAS lidar shipments 146,087
Robotics lidar shipments 49,731
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Total lidar shipments 195,818
-- Q1 2025 ADAS lidar shipments were 146,087 units, representing an increase
of 178.5% from 52,462 units in the corresponding period of 2024.
-- Q1 2025 Total lidar shipments were 195,818 units, representing an
increase of 231.3% from 59,101 units in the corresponding period of 2024.
Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2025
(in RMB millions, except for per ordinary share data and percentage)
Q1 2025 Q1 2024 % Change
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Net revenues 525.3 359.1 46.3%
Gross margin 41.7% 38.8% /
Loss from operations (33.4) (138.5) -75.8%
Non-GAAP loss from operations (7.3) (100.7) -92.8%
Net loss (17.5) (106.9) -83.6%
Non-GAAP net income/(loss) 8.6 (69.1) /
Net loss per ordinary share -- basic and
diluted (0.13) (0.84) -84.5%
Non-GAAP net income/(loss) per ordinary share 0.07 (0.54) /
Diluted non-GAAP net income/(loss) per
ordinary share 0.06 (0.54) /
-- Net revenues were RMB525.3 million (US$72.4 million) for the first
quarter of 2025, representing an increase of 46.3% from RMB359.1 million
for the same period of 2024. Product revenues were RMB510.7 million
(US$70.4 million) for the first quarter of 2025, representing an increase
of 44.7% from RMB353.0 million for the same period of 2024. The
year-over-year increase was mainly attributable to increased revenues
from sales of ADAS lidar products due to robust demand in China. Service
revenues were RMB14.6 million (US$2.0 million) for the first quarter of
2025, representing an increase of 139.3% from RMB6.1 million for the same
period of 2024. The year-over-year increase was driven by an increase in
revenue from non-recurring engineering services.
-- Cost of revenues was RMB306.1 million (US$42.2 million) for the first
quarter of 2025, representing an increase of 39.2% from RMB219.9 million
for the same period of 2024.
-- Gross margin was 41.7% for the first quarter of 2025, compared with 38.8%
for the same period of 2024. The year-over-year increase was due to
effective cost and scale optimization on both ADAS and Robotics lidars.
-- Sales and marketing expenses were RMB50.5 million (US$7.0 million) for
the first quarter of 2025, representing an increase of 20.5% from RMB42.0
million for the same period of 2024. The increase was mainly driven by an
increase in payroll expenses of RMB11.1 million (US$1.5 million).
-- General and administrative expenses were RMB54.1 million (US$7.5 million)
for the first quarter of 2025, representing a decrease of 21.3% from
RMB68.8 million for the same period of 2024. The decrease was mainly
driven by a decrease in share-based compensation expenses of RMB10.7
million (US$1.5 million).
-- Research and development expenses were RMB183.3 million (US$25.3 million)
for the first quarter of 2025, representing a decrease of 5.7% from
RMB194.4 million for the same period of 2024. The year-over-year decrease
was mainly due to a decrease in rental expenses of RMB6.4 million (US$0.9
million) and depreciation and amortization expenses of RMB2.9 million
(US$0.4 million).
-- Loss from operations was RMB33.4 million (US$4.6 million) for the first
quarter of 2025, representing a decrease of 75.8% from RMB138.5 million
for the same period of 2024. Excluding share-based compensation expenses,
non-GAAP loss from operations for the first quarter of 2025 was
significantly narrowed from RMB100.7 million for the first quarter of
2024 to RMB7.3 million (US$1.0 million).
-- Net loss was RMB17.5 million (US$2.4 million) for the first quarter of
2025, representing a decrease of 83.6% from RMB106.9 million for the same
period of 2024. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP net
income was RMB8.6 million (US$1.2 million) for the first quarter of 2025,
compared with non-GAAP net loss of RMB69.1 million for the same period of
2024.
-- Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company was RMB17.5
million (US$2.4 million) for the first quarter of 2025, compared with
RMB106.9 million for the same period of 2024. Excluding share-based
compensation expenses, non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary
shareholders of the Company was RMB8.6 million (US$1.2 million) for the
first quarter of 2025, compared with non-GAAP net loss attributable to
ordinary shareholders of the Company of RMB69.1 million for the same
period of 2024.
-- Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share were RMB0.13 (US$0.02) for
the first quarter of 2025. Excluding share-based compensation expenses,
non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ordinary share were RMB0.07
(US$0.01) and RMB0.06 (US$0.01), respectively, for the first quarter of
2025.
-- Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments
were RMB2,860.7 million (US$394.2 million) as of March 31, 2025, compared
with RMB3,204.8 million as of December 31, 2024.
Business Outlook
For the second quarter of 2025, the Company expects net revenues to be between RMB680 million (US$93.7 million) and RMB720 million (US$99.2 million), representing a year-over-year increase of approximately 48% to 57%.
The above outlook is based on the current market conditions and reflects the Company's preliminary estimates of market and operating conditions and customer demand, which are all subject to change.
Conference Call
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 9:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time on May 26, 2025 (9:00 AM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on May 27, 2025).
For participants who wish to join the call by phone, please access the link provided below to complete the pre-registration process and dial in 5 minutes prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, each participant will receive dial-in details to join the conference call.
Event Title: Hesai Group First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference
Call
Pre-registration Link: https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10046747-
c2nt84.html
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://investor.hesaitech.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately an hour after the conclusion of the call until June 03, 2025, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
United States: +1-855-883-1031 International: +61-7-3107-6325 Hong Kong, China: 800-930-639 China Mainland: 400-120-9216 Replay PIN: 10046747
About Hesai
Hesai Technology (Nasdaq: HSAI) is a global leader in lidar solutions. The company's lidar products enable a broad spectrum of applications including passenger and commercial vehicles ("ADAS"), as well as autonomous driving vehicles and robotics and other non-automotive applications such as last-mile delivery robots and AGVs ("Robotics"). Hesai seamlessly integrates its in-house manufacturing process with lidar R&D and design, enabling rapid product iteration while ensuring high performance, high quality and affordability. The company's commercially validated solutions are backed by superior R&D capabilities across optics, mechanics, and electronics. Hesai has established offices in Shanghai, Palo Alto and Stuttgart, with customers spanning more than 40 countries.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement Hesai's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, Hesai uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: income/loss from operation excluding share-based compensation expenses, net profit/loss excluding share-based compensation expenses, net profit/loss attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation, and per ordinary share net income/loss attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation. 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 GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this release.
Hesai believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based compensation expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. Hesai believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to Hesai's historical performance and liquidity. Hesai believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude share-based compensation expenses that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP financial measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to RMB are made at a rate of RMB7.2567 to US$1.00, the exchange rate on March 31, 2025, set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or U.S. dollars amounts referred could be converted into U.S. dollars 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 U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "aims," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident," "potential," "continue" or other similar expressions. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as the Company's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. 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 but not limited to 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 goals and strategies; the Company's future business development, financial condition and results of operations; expected changes in the Company's revenues, costs or expenditures; the trends in, expected growth and the market size of the ADAS and Robotics industries; the market for and adoption of lidar and related technology; the Company's ability to produce high-quality products with wide market acceptance; the success of the Company's customers in developing and commercializing products using its solutions, and the market acceptance of those products; the Company's ability to introduce new products that meet its customers' requirement; the Company's expectations regarding the effectiveness of its marketing initiatives and the relationship with its third-party partners; competition in the Company's industry; the Company's ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel; relevant government policies and regulations relating to the Company's industry; the Company's ability to protect its systems and infrastructures from cyber-attacks; general economic and business conditions globally and in China; 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:
Hesai Group
Yuanting "YT" Shi, Head of Capital Markets
Email: ir@hesaitech.com
Christensen Advisory
Tel: +86-10-5900-1548
Email: hesai@christensencomms.com
Source: Hesai Group
HESAI GROUP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(All amounts in thousands, except share and per share
data and otherwise noted)
As of
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December 31, March 31,
2024 2025
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RMB RMB US$
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash
equivalents 2,838,966 2,826,605 389,517
Restricted cash 3,594 3,589 495
Short-term investments 362,195 30,482 4,201
Notes receivables 22,341 20,579 2,836
Accounts receivable,
net 765,027 957,644 131,967
Contract assets 9,909 9,909 1,365
Amounts due from
related parties 5,039 5,036 694
Inventories 482,137 489,974 67,520
Prepayments and other
current assets, net 193,448 212,088 29,227
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Total current assets 4,682,656 4,555,906 627,822
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment,
net 944,218 980,286 135,087
Long-term investments 31,798 31,787 4,380
Intangible assets, net 76,554 79,763 10,992
Land-use rights, net 39,879 39,663 5,466
Operating lease
right-of-use assets 114,260 81,928 11,290
Other non-current
assets 100,246 58,049 7,999
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Total non-current assets 1,306,955 1,271,476 175,214
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TOTAL ASSETS 5,989,611 5,827,382 803,036
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LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings 345,253 280,266 38,622
Note payable 10,096 53,982 7,439
Accounts payable 345,011 346,867 47,800
Contract liabilities 32,994 26,978 3,718
Amounts due to related
parties 335,253 5,335 735
Accrued warranty
liability 43,607 48,180 6,639
Accrued expenses and
other current
liabilities 516,726 360,743 49,712
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Total current liabilities 1,628,940 1,122,351 154,665
Non-current liabilities
Long-term borrowings 269,438 300,288 41,381
Lease liabilities 98,370 69,796 9,618
Other non-current
liabilities 61,132 57,813 7,967
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Total non-current
liabilities 428,940 427,897 58,966
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,057,880 1,550,248 213,631
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Shareholders' equity
Class A Ordinary shares 19 17 2
Class B Ordinary shares 70 73 11
Additional paid-in
capital 7,577,113 7,615,445 1,049,436
Subscription
receivables (292,721) - -
Accumulated other
comprehensive income 56,975 88,873 12,247
Accumulated deficit (3,409,725) (3,427,274) (472,291)
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 3,931,731 4,277,134 589,405
----------- ---------- ---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 5,989,611 5,827,382 803,036
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HESAI GROUP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
(All amounts in thousands, except share and per share
data and otherwise noted)
Three months ended March 31,
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2024 2025
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RMB RMB US$
Net revenues 359,120 525,302 72,389
Cost of revenues (219,898) (306,067) (42,177)
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Gross profit 139,222 219,235 30,212
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
expenses (41,964) (50,546) (6,965)
General and
administrative
expenses (68,767) (54,087) (7,453)
Research and
development
expenses (194,402) (183,305) (25,260)
Other operating
income, net 27,456 35,256 4,858
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Total operating expenses (277,677) (252,682) (34,820)
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Loss from operations (138,455) (33,447) (4,608)
Interest income 32,795 20,521 2,828
Interest expenses (2,286) (5,007) (690)
Foreign exchange
income/(loss), net 1,493 1,024 141
Other loss, net (212) (694) (96)
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Net loss before income
tax and share of loss
in equity method
investments (106,665) (17,603) (2,425)
Income tax
benefit/(expense) (248) 67 9
Share of loss in
equity method
investment (12) (12) (2)
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Net loss (106,925) (17,548) (2,418)
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Net loss attributable to
ordinary shareholders
of the Company (106,925) (17,548) (2,418)
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Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted (0.84) (0.13) (0.02)
Weighted average
ordinary shares used in
calculating net loss
per share:
Basic and diluted 127,336,569 131,456,631 131,456,631
Net loss (106,925) (17,548) (2,418)
Other comprehensive
loss, net of tax of
nil:
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments 3,088 31,898 4,396
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Comprehensive
income/(loss), net of
tax of nil (103,837) 14,350 1,978
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HESAI GROUP
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share and per share
data and otherwise noted)
For the three months ended March 31,
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2024 2025
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RMB RMB US$
Loss from operations (138,455) (33,447) (4,609)
Add: Share-based
compensation expenses 37,800 26,185 3,608
----------- ----------- -----------
Non-GAAP loss from
operations (100,655) (7,262) (1,001)
Net loss (106,925) (17,548) (2,418)
Add: Share-based
compensation expenses 37,800 26,185 3,608
----------- ----------- -----------
Non-GAAP net
income/(loss) (69,125) 8,637 1,190
Net loss attributable to
ordinary shareholders
of the Company (106,925) (17,548) (2,418)
Add: Share-based
compensation expenses 37,800 26,185 3,608
----------- ----------- -----------
Non-GAAP net
income/(loss)
attributable to
ordinary shareholders
of the Company (69,125) 8,637 1,190
Weighted average shares
used in calculating net
earnings/(loss) per
share
Basic 127,336,569 131,456,631 131,456,631
Diluted 127,336,569 138,705,035 138,705,035
Non-GAAP net
earnings/(loss) per
share
Basic (0.54) 0.07 0.01
Diluted (0.54) 0.06 0.01
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