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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2010
Commission File Number: 000-30666
NETEASE.COM, INC.
26/F, SP Tower D
Tsinghua Science Park Building 8
No. 1 Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| NETEASE.COM, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Onward Choi | |
| Name: | Onward Choi | |
| Title: | Acting Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: February 25, 2010
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Contact for Media and Investors:
Brandi Piacente
Investor Relations
brandi@corp.netease.com
Tel: (+1) 212-481-2050
Li Jia
NetEase.com, Inc.
liddyli@corp.netease.com
Tel: (+8610) 8255-8208
NetEase.com Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009
Unaudited Financial Results
(Beijing – February 25, 2010) – NetEase.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES), one of China’s leading Internet and online game services providers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
William Ding, Chief Executive Officer and Director of NetEase said, “NetEase concluded 2009 with a strong fourth quarter results amid the gradual recovery from the global economic slowdown. We are very pleased with the performance of Tianxia II since its open beta testing launched in last September. In December 2009, we launched a new expansion pack for Tianxia II called Flying Dragon and players’ response has been very positive as we continue to observe steady growth in new user registration for the game. In addition, we launched Ancient Runes, the ninth expansion pack for Fantasy Westward Journey in October 2009, and commercially launched Storm of Empires in December 2009. Storm of Empires is our second Web-based game, which players can easily access and play via the Web without downloading and installing any software. In Storm of Empires, each player can choose to play a king ruling one of the seven kingdoms during the Chinese Warring States period and battle the other six kingdoms through a series of game sequences. With the Chinese Spring Festival holidays having happened earlier this month, we have also been busy working on certain large-scale product-specific and Spring-Festival related promotional campaigns.”
Mr. Ding continued, “We are committed to the continued success of World of Warcraft®, a game licensed from Blizzard Entertainment, which is evidenced by the highly positive response from players since the game was re-launched in mainland China on September 19, 2009.”
Mr. Ding continued, “Carrying on with the momentum of the third quarter, we achieved an outstanding sequential quarter-over-quarter increase in advertising revenue during the fourth quarter of 2009 as our strategy to restructure our portal business operations and our other new marketing strategies launched in the beginning of the year began to deliver positive results. Looking ahead, we remain cautiously optimistic about the course of our advertising business in 2010.”
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Mr. Ding concluded, “In 2010, we will continue to follow our pragmatic approach to executing our game plan in order to further enhance our market share in the MMORPG market in China. For our portal business, we look forward to having active coverage of major international events such as Expo 2010 in Shanghai, the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, which will provide great opportunities to our advertisers to reach out to a diverse user base of NetEase services throughout 2010. With our relentless effort in expanding and diversifying our game portfolio and user base, as well as cross-pollination of our game business, email and blog services with the portal business, we look forward to seeing another great year for NetEase in 2010.”
Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Revenues
Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 were RMB1.3 billion (US$189.0 million), compared to RMB879.4 million and RMB801.7 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively.
Revenues from online games were RMB1.1 billion (US$159.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to RMB775.1 million and RMB672.5 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively.
Revenues from advertising services were RMB183.7 million (US$26.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to RMB86.0 million and RMB111.8 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively.
Revenues from wireless value-added services and others (“WVAS and others”) were RMB18.5 million (US$2.7 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to RMB18.3 million and RMB17.4 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2009 was RMB844.1 million (US$123.7 million), compared to RMB627.0 million and RMB639.0 million, for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increases in gross profit were primarily attributable to increased revenues from both the online games and advertising businesses, partially offset by increased cost of revenues, such as royalties and consultancy fees related to World of Warcraft operations and increased staff-related costs, resulting from increased headcount, in the current quarter. Increased game revenue was primarily driven by the reporting of a full quarter results of World of Warcraft operations in the fourth quarter of 2009 following its re-launch on September 19, 2009. Increased advertising revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009 primarily resulted from increased advertising service demand brought about by the continued momentum in the growth of consumer spending as well as success achieved through the restructuring of the Company’s portal business operations and other new marketing strategies launched since the beginning of 2009 as explained above.
Gross Profit (Loss) Margin
Gross profit margin for the online game business for the fourth quarter of 2009 was 70.8%, compared to 79.9% and 88.0% for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year decreases in gross profit margin were primarily due to the reporting of a full quarter operating results for World of Warcraft operations in the fourth quarter of 2009. Lower margin was reported for World of Warcraft operations primarily because of royalties, amortization of license fees and technical consultancy service fees associated with the licensing and operation of World of Warcraft.
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Gross profit margin for the advertising business for the fourth quarter of 2009 was 58.4%, compared to 23.1% and 51.1% for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter increase in gross profit margin was primarily due to a significant increase in advertising revenues as explained above, which was partially offset by increased staff-related costs and content cost reported for the fourth quarter of 2009. The year-over-year increase in gross profit margin was primarily driven by the higher advertising revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Gross loss margin for the WVAS and others business for the fourth quarter of 2009 was 38.5%, compared to 45.0% and 24.9% for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter decrease in gross loss margin was mainly due to reduced depreciation charge in the fourth quarter of 2009 as servers associated with WVAS operations became fully depreciated. The year-over-year increase in gross loss margin was mainly due to increased bandwidth charges and server custody usage fees in the current quarter resulting from volume increases associated with the Company’s free email and photo blog services and higher staff-related costs resulting from increased headcount, partially offset by reduced depreciation charge in the fourth quarter of 2009 as assets became fully depreciated.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2009 were RMB237.0 million (US$34.7 million), compared to RMB218.9 million and RMB168.5 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter increase in operating expense was primarily due to increased selling and marketing expenses. The increase in selling and marketing expenses was primarily due to increased staff-related costs, resulting from increased headcount and performance-related bonus accruals as well as brand building marketing costs during the fourth quarter of 2009. The year-over-year increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased staff-related costs, resulting from increases in headcount and performance-related bonus accruals across the Company’s selling and marketing, general and administrative, and research and development areas in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Net Profit
Net profit for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled RMB571.8 million (US$83.8 million), compared to RMB393.8 million and RMB575.9 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company reported a net foreign exchange loss of RMB15.3 million (US$2.2 million) under Other, net, compared to a net foreign exchange gain of RMB25.3 million for the preceding quarter, and a net foreign exchange loss of RMB22.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year changes in foreign exchange gains/losses were mainly due to the translation gains/losses arising from the Company’s Euro-denominated bank deposit balances as of December 31, 2009 as the exchange rate of the Euro against the RMB fluctuated over the periods. NetEase reported basic and diluted earnings per American depositary share (“ADS”) of US$0.65 and US$0.64, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2009. The Company reported basic and diluted earnings per ADS of US$0.45 and US$0.44 and US$0.66 and US$0.65 for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively.
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Income Taxes
The Company recorded a net income tax charge of RMB71.2 million (US$10.4 million) and RMB65.5 million for the current quarter and the preceding quarter, respectively, compared with a net income tax benefit of RMB79.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2009 was 11.3% as compared to 14.3% for the preceding quarter and a net tax benefit rate of 16.1% for the fourth quarter of 2008. During the fourth quarter of 2009, certain subsidiaries of the Company became subject to preferred tax rates as they qualified for “key software enterprise” or “high and new technology enterprise” (HNTE) status at 10% and 15%, respectively for fiscal year 2009. The year-over-year change in effective tax rate was primarily due to the reversal recorded in December 2008 for the excess tax charge related to the first three quarters of 2008 as the Company’s various subsidiaries did not receive approval for the preferred tax status of HNTEs until December 2008.
Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results
Revenues
Total revenues for fiscal year 2009 were RMB3.8 billion (US$560.1 million), compared to RMB3.0 billion for the preceding fiscal year. Revenues from online games were RMB3.4 billion (US$493.5 million) for fiscal year 2009, compared to RMB2.5 billion for the preceding fiscal year. Revenues from advertising services were RMB383.6 million (US$56.2 million) for fiscal year 2009, compared to RMB405.9 million for the preceding fiscal year. Revenues from WVAS and others were RMB71.2 million (US$10.4 million) for fiscal year 2009, compared to RMB71.7 million for the preceding fiscal year.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for fiscal year 2009 was RMB2.8 billion (US$410.9 million), compared to RMB2.5 billion for the preceding fiscal year. The increased gross profit for fiscal year 2009 was primarily due to increased online game revenue contributed from the Company’s self-developed flagship games such as Fantasy Westward Journey and Westward Journey Online II, as well as the re-launch of World of Warcraft on September 19, 2009. Furthermore, the Company also recognized approximately RMB101.6 million (US$14.9 million) of revenue from dormant accounts of online games for fiscal year 2009, resulting from a change in its user agreement with online game players in May 2009 as previously reported. The increase in revenue was partially offset by increased cost of revenues, resulting mainly from increased staff related costs due to headcount increase and royalties, amortization of license fees and technical consultancy service fees associated with the operations of World of Warcraft. In addition, in June 2008 the Company recorded a one-time business tax refund of RMB133.9 million for online games.
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Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for fiscal year 2009 were RMB781.3 million (US$114.5 million), compared to RMB610.4 million for the preceding fiscal year. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased staff-related costs, resulting from increases in headcount and performance-related bonus accruals across the Company’s selling and marketing, general and administrative, and research and development areas in 2009. In addition, increased selling and marketing costs were also incurred for brand building and market promotion activities for certain self-developed games and the re-launch of World of Warcraft in 2009.
Net Profit
Net profit for fiscal year 2009 totaled RMB1.9 billion (US$271.1 million), compared to RMB1.6 billion for the preceding fiscal year. For fiscal year 2009, the Company reported a net foreign exchange gain of RMB9.6 million (US$1.4 million) under Other, net, compared to a net foreign exchange loss of RMB167.1 million for the preceding fiscal year. The change to a net foreign exchange gain for 2009 as compared to 2008 was mainly due to the translation gains arising from the Company’s Euro-denominated bank deposit balances as of December 31, 2009 as the exchange rate of the Euro against the RMB fluctuated over the periods. NetEase reported basic and diluted earnings per ADS of US$2.11 and US$2.09 for fiscal year 2009, respectively. The Company reported basic and diluted earnings per ADS of US$1.88 and US$1.81 for the preceding fiscal year, respectively.
Income Taxes
The Company recorded a net income tax charge of RMB313.9 million (US$46.0 million) and RMB300.7 million at an effective tax rate of 14.6% and 15.8% for fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively. The relatively higher effective tax rate for fiscal year 2008 was primarily due to the remeasurement of deferred tax assets previously recorded at the new statutory tax rate of 25% effective January 1, 2008 to the 15% tax rate applicable to HNTEs as certain subsidiaries of the Company in China were granted the HNTEs status (as explained above) for fiscal year 2008 in December 2008.
Other Information
As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s total cash and time deposit balance was RMB7.0 billion (US$1.0 billion), compared to RMB5.6 billion, as of December 31, 2008. Cash flow generated from operating activities was RMB712.4 million (US$104.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to RMB270.0 million and RMB514.0 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively.
** The United States dollar (US$) amounts disclosed in this press release are presented solely for the convenience of the reader. Translations of amounts from RMB into United States dollars for the convenience of the reader were calculated at the noon buying rate of US$1.00 = RMB6.8259 on December 31, 2009 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at that rate on December 31, 2009, or at any other certain date. The percentages stated are calculated based on RMB.
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Notes to Unaudited Financial Information
The unaudited financial information disclosed in this press release is preliminary. The audit of the financial statements and related notes to be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 is still in progress. In addition, because an audit of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting in connection with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has not yet been completed, the Company makes no representation as to the effectiveness of those internal controls as of the end of fiscal year 2009.
Adjustments to the financial statements may be identified when the audit work is completed, which could result in significant differences between the Company’s audited financial statements and this preliminary unaudited financial information.
Conference Call
The earnings announcement will take place at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 25, 2009). Chief Executive Officer William Ding and Acting Chief Financial Officer Onward Choi will be on the call to discuss the quarterly and full year results and answer questions.
Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 877-941-2069 (international: 480-629-9713), 10-15 minutes prior to the initiation of the call. A replay of the call will be available by dialing 800-406-7325 (international 303-590-3030), and entering passcode 4216104. The replay will be available through March 11, 2010.
This call is being webcast live and archived, and will be available for 12 months on NetEase’s corporate web site at http://corp.netease.com, Investor Info: Earnings Call.
About NetEase
NetEase.com, Inc. is a leading China-based Internet technology company that pioneered the development of applications, services and other technologies for the Internet in China. NetEase’s online communities and personalized premium services have established a large and stable user base for the NetEase websites which are operated by its affiliates. In particular, NetEase provides online game services to Internet users through the in-house development or licensing of massively multi-player online role-playing games, including Fantasy Westward Journey, Westward Journey Online II, Westward Journey Online III, Tianxia II and Datang, as well as the licensed game, Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft.
NetEase also offers online advertising on its websites which enables advertisers to reach its substantial user base. In addition, NetEase has paid listings on its search engine and web directory and classified advertising services, as well as an online mall, which provides opportunities for e-commerce and traditional businesses to establish their own storefront on the Internet. NetEase also offers wireless value-added services such as news and information content, matchmaking services, music and photos from the Web which are sent over SMS, MMS, WAP, IVR and Color Ring-back Tone technologies.
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Other community services which the NetEase websites offer include instant messaging, online personal advertisements, matchmaking, alumni clubs and community forums. NetEase is also the largest provider of free email services in China. Furthermore, the NetEase websites provide various channels of content. NetEase aggregates news content on world events, sports, science and technology, and financial markets, as well as entertainment content such as cartoons, games, astrology and jokes, from over one hundred international and domestic content providers.
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This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. The accuracy of these statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including risks related to: the risk that NetEase will not be successful in its product diversification efforts, including its focus on item- and fee-based games and entry into strategic licensing arrangements; the risk that the online game market will not continue to grow or that NetEase will not be able to maintain its leading position in that market, which could occur if, for example, its new online games or expansion packs and other improvements to its existing games do not become as popular as management anticipates; the ability of NetEase to effectively market its games and other services and achieve a positive return on its marketing expenditures; the risk that Shanghai EaseNet will not be able to continue operating World of Warcraft or other games licensed by it for a period of time or permanently due to the position of GAPP or other governmental actions; the risk that Shanghai EaseNet or NetEase will be subject to penalties or operating restrictions imposed by governmental authorities in the PRC resulting from the operations of their online games, including suspension of their Internet service or other penalties; the risk that changes in Chinese government regulation of the online game market may limit future growth of NetEase’s revenue or cause revenue to decline; uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of marketing programs for NetEase’s online advertising business in China; the risk that NetEase may not be able to continuously develop new and creative online services; the risk that NetEase will not be able to control its expenses in future periods; competition in NetEase’s existing and potential markets; governmental uncertainties (including possible changes in the effective tax rates applicable to NetEase and its subsidiaries and affiliates and the ability of NetEase to receive and maintain approvals of the preferential tax treatments and general competition and price pressures in the marketplace); the risk that fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi with respect to other currencies could adversely affect NetEase’s business and financial results; and other risks outlined in NetEase’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NetEase does not undertake any obligation to update this forward-looking information, except as required under the applicable law.
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NETEASE.COM, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | ||||
| Assets |
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| Current assets: |
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| Cash |
793,407,922 | 1,041,290,312 | 152,549,893 | |||
| Time deposits |
4,820,000,100 | 5,975,378,114 | 875,397,840 | |||
| Restricted cash |
— | 123,863,334 | 18,146,081 | |||
| Accounts receivable, net |
231,030,576 | 187,339,985 | 27,445,463 | |||
| Prepayments and other current assets |
104,092,051 | 568,125,100 | 83,230,796 | |||
| Deferred tax assets |
25,248,842 | 76,564,853 | 11,216,814 | |||
| Total current assets |
5,973,779,491 | 7,972,561,698 | 1,167,986,887 | |||
| Non-current assets: |
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| Property, equipment and software, net |
258,787,534 | 557,755,641 | 81,711,663 | |||
| Land use right, net |
12,563,485 | 12,304,888 | 1,802,676 | |||
| License right, net |
27,463,600 | 212,847,221 | 31,182,294 | |||
| Deferred tax assets |
12,444,636 | 4,188,376 | 613,601 | |||
| Other long-term assets |
60,854,557 | 43,811,015 | 6,418,350 | |||
| Total non-current assets |
372,113,812 | 830,907,141 | 121,728,584 | |||
| Total assets |
6,345,893,303 | 8,803,468,839 | 1,289,715,471 | |||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable |
119,829,878 | 238,434,710 | 34,930,882 | |||
| Salary and welfare payables |
94,922,963 | 129,493,530 | 18,970,909 | |||
| Taxes payable |
104,754,356 | 213,727,123 | 31,311,200 | |||
| Deferred revenue |
447,725,795 | 583,469,528 | 85,478,769 | |||
| Accrued liabilities and other payables |
61,815,070 | 212,800,237 | 31,175,411 | |||
| Total current liabilities |
829,048,062 | 1,377,925,128 | 201,867,171 | |||
| Long-term payable: |
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| Other long-term payable |
200,000 | 200,000 | 29,300 | |||
| Total long-term payable |
200,000 | 200,000 | 29,300 | |||
| Total liabilities |
829,248,062 | 1,378,125,128 | 201,896,471 | |||
| Shareholders’ equity |
5,516,645,241 | 7,425,343,711 | 1,087,819,000 | |||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
6,345,893,303 | 8,803,468,839 | 1,289,715,471 | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.
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NETEASE.COM, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Revenues: |
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| Online game services |
672,491,424 | 775,141,663 | 1,088,040,623 | 159,398,852 | 2,498,518,103 | 3,368,688,576 | 493,515,665 | ||||||||||||||
| Advertising services |
111,800,172 | 86,049,485 | 183,679,014 | 26,909,128 | 405,887,007 | 383,560,557 | 56,191,939 | ||||||||||||||
| Wireless value-added services and others |
17,424,193 | 18,257,187 | 18,479,826 | 2,707,310 | 71,718,938 | 71,201,485 | 10,431,076 | ||||||||||||||
| Total revenues |
801,715,789 | 879,448,335 | 1,290,199,463 | 189,015,290 | 2,976,124,048 | 3,823,450,618 | 560,138,680 | ||||||||||||||
| Business taxes |
(10,509,954 | ) | (11,421,825 | ) | (40,290,883 | ) | (5,902,647 | ) | 108,460,101 | (66,503,485 | ) | (9,742,816 | ) | ||||||||
| Total net revenues |
791,205,835 | 868,026,510 | 1,249,908,580 | 183,112,643 | 3,084,584,149 | 3,756,947,133 | 550,395,864 | ||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenues |
(152,249,013 | ) | (241,003,866 | ) | (405,786,869 | ) | (59,448,112 | ) | (559,605,362 | ) | (952,229,078 | ) | (139,502,348 | ) | |||||||
| Gross profit |
638,956,822 | 627,022,644 | 844,121,711 | 123,664,531 | 2,524,978,787 | 2,804,718,055 | 410,893,516 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: |
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| Selling and marketing expenses |
(67,395,203 | ) | (102,694,671 | ) | (119,779,629 | ) | (17,547,816 | ) | (221,551,138 | ) | (338,308,601 | ) | (49,562,490 | ) | |||||||
| General and administrative expenses |
(45,760,016 | ) | (53,406,612 | ) | (54,159,703 | ) | (7,934,441 | ) | (181,841,322 | ) | (212,533,368 | ) | (31,136,314 | ) | |||||||
| Research and development expenses |
(55,308,137 | ) | (62,783,771 | ) | (63,054,014 | ) | (9,237,465 | ) | (207,023,649 | ) | (230,439,880 | ) | (33,759,633 | ) | |||||||
| Total operating expenses |
(168,463,356 | ) | (218,885,054 | ) | (236,993,346 | ) | (34,719,722 | ) | (610,416,109 | ) | (781,281,849 | ) | (114,458,437 | ) | |||||||
| Operating profit |
470,493,466 | 408,137,590 | 607,128,365 | 88,944,809 | 1,914,562,678 | 2,023,436,206 | 296,435,079 | ||||||||||||||
| Other income (expenses): |
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| Investment income |
90,615 | 82,497 | 83,341 | 12,210 | 1,517,890 | 353,554 | 51,796 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income |
42,787,380 | 29,775,123 | 29,746,136 | 4,357,834 | 144,805,368 | 128,168,329 | 18,776,766 | ||||||||||||||
| Other, net |
(17,387,729 | ) | 21,344,811 | (7,571,161 | ) | (1,109,181 | ) | (163,549,591 | ) | (1,318,046 | ) | (193,095 | ) | ||||||||
| Net income before tax |
495,983,732 | 459,340,021 | 629,386,681 | 92,205,672 | 1,897,336,345 | 2,150,640,043 | 315,070,546 | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax |
79,850,979 | (65,544,656 | ) | (71,194,080 | ) | (10,429,992 | ) | (300,673,321 | ) | (313,861,139 | ) | (45,980,917 | ) | ||||||||
| Net income after tax |
575,834,711 | 393,795,365 | 558,192,601 | 81,775,680 | 1,596,663,024 | 1,836,778,904 | 269,089,629 | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
19,020 | 34,189 | 13,574,180 | 1,988,629 | 24,883 | 13,657,100 | 2,000,776 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to the Company’s shareholders |
575,853,731 | 393,829,554 | 571,766,781 | 83,764,309 | 1,596,687,907 | 1,850,436,004 | 271,090,405 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share, basic |
0.18 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings per ADS, basic |
4.49 | 3.04 | 4.42 | 0.65 | 12.81 | 14.38 | 2.11 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share, diluted |
0.18 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings per ADS, diluted |
4.46 | 3.02 | 4.39 | 0.64 | 12.34 | 14.28 | 2.09 | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, basic |
3,209,693,009 | 3,236,059,232 | 3,237,487,643 | 3,237,487,643 | 3,117,117,306 | 3,216,437,747 | 3,216,437,747 | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of ADS outstanding, basic |
128,387,720 | 129,442,369 | 129,499,506 | 129,499,506 | 124,684,692 | 128,657,510 | 128,657,510 | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, diluted |
3,227,031,848 | 3,260,784,175 | 3,259,643,745 | 3,259,643,745 | 3,234,214,324 | 3,240,170,656 | 3,240,170,656 | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of ADS outstanding, diluted |
129,081,274 | 130,431,367 | 130,385,750 | 130,385,750 | 129,368,573 | 129,606,826 | 129,606,826 | ||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.
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NETEASE.COM, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: |
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| Net income |
575,834,711 | 393,795,365 | 558,192,601 | 81,775,680 | 1,596,663,024 | 1,836,778,904 | 269,089,629 | ||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
21,214,759 | 42,479,635 | 58,656,520 | 8,593,229 | 90,962,041 | 143,579,975 | 21,034,585 | ||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation cost |
11,712,364 | 6,008,286 | 5,774,089 | 845,909 | 67,948,661 | 31,384,695 | 4,597,884 | ||||||||||||||
| Allowance for provision for doubtful debts |
1,768,291 | 4,148,839 | 1,507,691 | 220,878 | 8,604,654 | 15,981,202 | 2,341,259 | ||||||||||||||
| (Gain)/loss on disposal of property, equipment and software |
(192,511 | ) | 446,393 | 666,897 | 97,701 | 316,916 | 3,988,530 | 584,323 | |||||||||||||
| Unrealized exchange (gains)/losses |
21,131,801 | (25,338,559 | ) | 13,304,810 | 1,949,166 | 166,712,075 | (11,687,105 | ) | (1,712,171 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net equity share of loss (gain) from associated companies |
(113,653 | ) | 1,285,489 | (167,757 | ) | (24,577 | ) | 2,028,154 | 4,103,657 | 601,189 | |||||||||||
| Others |
(9,014 | ) | 13,371 | — | — | (16,306 | ) | 13,346 | 1,955 | ||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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| Accounts receivable |
(14,699,446 | ) | 12,044,441 | (71,358,155 | ) | (10,454,029 | ) | (72,907,716 | ) | 27,709,389 | 4,059,448 | ||||||||||
| Prepayments and other current assets |
(37,373,232 | ) | (248,662,365 | ) | (116,969,002 | ) | (17,136,058 | ) | (52,387,634 | ) | (453,046,685 | ) | (66,371,713 | ) | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets |
4,597,642 | (12,249,742 | ) | (23,037,892 | ) | (3,375,070 | ) | 40,538,271 | (51,316,011 | ) | (7,517,838 | ) | |||||||||
| Deferred tax assets - non-current |
6,364,324 | 1,512,981 | 6,339,682 | 928,769 | 6,615,589 | 8,256,260 | 1,209,549 | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable |
(39,605,453 | ) | (117,137,897 | ) | 65,450,761 | 9,588,591 | 32,756,625 | 119,614,930 | 17,523,686 | ||||||||||||
| Salary and welfare payables |
41,161,456 | (15,600,191 | ) | 65,650,799 | 9,617,896 | 26,269,221 | 34,570,567 | 5,064,617 | |||||||||||||
| Taxes payable |
(73,972,379 | ) | (8,467,595 | ) | 51,631,111 | 7,564,000 | 12,315,686 | 108,972,767 | 15,964,601 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue |
3,858,634 | 141,140,067 | 16,958,728 | 2,484,468 | 92,759,098 | 135,743,733 | 19,886,569 | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other payables |
(7,672,623 | ) | 94,546,582 | 79,764,980 | 11,685,636 | (1,379,171 | ) | 139,846,825 | 20,487,676 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
514,005,671 | 269,965,100 | 712,365,863 | 104,362,189 | 2,017,799,188 | 2,094,494,979 | 306,845,248 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: |
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| Purchase of property, equipment and software |
(47,987,508 | ) | (91,139,494 | ) | (54,090,682 | ) | (7,924,330 | ) | (133,329,185 | ) | (407,727,191 | ) | (59,732,371 | ) | |||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, equipment and software |
11,603 | 89,019 | 10,068 | 1,475 | 280,714 | 120,215 | 17,612 | ||||||||||||||
| Prepayment for land use right |
— | — | — | — | (822,182 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Incentive received on land use right |
— | — | — | — | 15,000,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Prepayment for license right |
— | — | — | — | (27,463,600 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Purchase of license right |
— | — | — | — | — | (204,819,000 | ) | (30,006,153 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Prepayment for royalties |
(13,687,749 | ) | — | — | — | (13,687,749 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Investment in associated companies |
(2,559,525 | ) | (4,207,050 | ) | — | — | (33,559,525 | ) | (4,207,050 | ) | (616,336 | ) | |||||||||
| Transfer to restricted cash |
— | — | (41,863,334 | ) | (6,133,013 | ) | — | (123,863,334 | ) | (18,146,081 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net change in time deposits with terms of three months |
974,552,227 | (95,918,953 | ) | (39,621,702 | ) | (5,804,612 | ) | (520,970,208 | ) | 1,105,918,036 | 162,017,908 | ||||||||||
| Placement/rollover of matured time deposits |
(1,817,119,582 | ) | (1,511,411,788 | ) | (2,646,827,584 | ) | (387,762,432 | ) | (3,732,114,167 | ) | (6,406,601,065 | ) | (938,572,359 | ) | |||||||
| Uplift of matured time deposits |
290,674,696 | 1,494,799,368 | 1,752,281,101 | 256,710,632 | 1,042,752,487 | 4,136,425,777 | 605,989,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Net change in other assets |
(5,682,050 | ) | (824,101 | ) | 50,191 | 7,353 | (5,344,734 | ) | (2,829,937 | ) | (414,588 | ) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities |
(621,797,888 | ) | (208,612,999 | ) | (1,030,061,942 | ) | (150,904,927 | ) | (3,409,258,149 | ) | (1,907,583,549 | ) | (279,462,568 | ) | |||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Capital contribution from non-controlling interests |
23,641 | 2,602 | 15,619 | 2,288 | 26,351 | 18,861 | 2,763 | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from employees exercising stock options |
1,426,708 | 944 | 2,964,845 | 434,352 | 18,407,235 | 40,513,481 | 5,935,259 | ||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of company shares |
(88,868,640 | ) | — | — | — | (165,726,730 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Decrease in other long-term payable |
— | — | — | — | (10,000,000 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
(87,418,291 | ) | 3,546 | 2,980,464 | 436,640 | (157,293,144 | ) | 40,532,342 | 5,938,022 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash held in foreign currencies |
3,579,775 | 12,850,834 | (299,494 | ) | (43,876 | ) | (140,660,794 | ) | 20,438,618 | 2,994,274 | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash |
(191,630,733 | ) | 74,206,481 | (315,015,109 | ) | (46,149,974 | ) | (1,689,412,899 | ) | 247,882,390 | 36,314,976 | ||||||||||
| Cash, beginning of the period |
985,038,655 | 1,282,098,940 | 1,356,305,421 | 198,699,867 | 2,482,820,821 | 793,407,922 | 116,234,917 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash, end of the period |
793,407,922 | 1,356,305,421 | 1,041,290,312 | 152,549,893 | 793,407,922 | 1,041,290,312 | 152,549,893 | ||||||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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| Cash paid for income tax, net of tax refund |
16,023,949 | 54,590,335 | 80,044,424 | 11,726,574 | 250,080,776 | 294,273,083 | 43,111,250 | ||||||||||||||
| Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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| Treasury stock cancellation |
89,293,078 | — | — | — | 165,726,730 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Fixed asset purchases financed by accounts payable |
37,302,324 | 36,812,035 | 47,427,382 | 6,948,151 | 37,302,324 | 47,427,382 | 6,948,151 | ||||||||||||||
| Conversion of convertible notes to ordinary shares |
— | — | — | — | 602,041,878 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.
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NETEASE.COM, INC.
UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Revenues: |
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| Online game services |
672,491,424 | 775,141,663 | 1,088,040,623 | 159,398,852 | 2,498,518,103 | 3,368,688,576 | 493,515,665 | ||||||||||||||
| Advertising services |
111,800,172 | 86,049,485 | 183,679,014 | 26,909,128 | 405,887,007 | 383,560,557 | 56,191,939 | ||||||||||||||
| Wireless value-added services and others |
17,424,193 | 18,257,187 | 18,479,826 | 2,707,310 | 71,718,938 | 71,201,485 | 10,431,076 | ||||||||||||||
| Total revenues |
801,715,789 | 879,448,335 | 1,290,199,463 | 189,015,290 | 2,976,124,048 | 3,823,450,618 | 560,138,680 | ||||||||||||||
| Business taxes: |
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| Online game services |
(892,846 | ) | (3,287,201 | ) | (22,466,299 | ) | (3,291,331 | ) | 130,666,281 | (28,758,137 | ) | (4,213,092 | ) | ||||||||
| Advertising services |
(9,502,935 | ) | (7,886,109 | ) | (17,573,989 | ) | (2,574,604 | ) | (34,500,316 | ) | (36,875,590 | ) | (5,402,304 | ) | |||||||
| Wireless value-added services and others |
(114,173 | ) | (248,515 | ) | (250,595 | ) | (36,712 | ) | 12,294,136 | (869,758 | ) | (127,420 | ) | ||||||||
| Total business taxes |
(10,509,954 | ) | (11,421,825 | ) | (40,290,883 | ) | (5,902,647 | ) | 108,460,101 | (66,503,485 | ) | (9,742,816 | ) | ||||||||
| Net revenues: |
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| Online game services |
671,598,578 | 771,854,462 | 1,065,574,324 | 156,107,521 | 2,629,184,384 | 3,339,930,439 | 489,302,573 | ||||||||||||||
| Advertising services |
102,297,237 | 78,163,376 | 166,105,025 | 24,334,524 | 371,386,691 | 346,684,967 | 50,789,635 | ||||||||||||||
| Wireless value-added services and others |
17,310,020 | 18,008,672 | 18,229,231 | 2,670,598 | 84,013,074 | 70,331,727 | 10,303,656 | ||||||||||||||
| Total net revenues |
791,205,835 | 868,026,510 | 1,249,908,580 | 183,112,643 | 3,084,584,149 | 3,756,947,133 | 550,395,864 | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues: |
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| Online game services |
(80,640,289 | ) | (154,810,194 | ) | (311,402,332 | ) | (45,620,700 | ) | (268,574,306 | ) | (629,918,759 | ) | (92,283,619 | ) | |||||||
| Advertising services |
(49,984,535 | ) | (60,088,698 | ) | (69,143,032 | ) | (10,129,511 | ) | (208,907,875 | ) | (225,626,677 | ) | (33,054,495 | ) | |||||||
| Wireless value-added services and others |
(21,624,189 | ) | (26,104,974 | ) | (25,241,505 | ) | (3,697,901 | ) | (82,123,181 | ) | (96,683,642 | ) | (14,164,234 | ) | |||||||
| Total cost of revenues |
(152,249,013 | ) | (241,003,866 | ) | (405,786,869 | ) | (59,448,112 | ) | (559,605,362 | ) | (952,229,078 | ) | (139,502,348 | ) | |||||||
| Gross profit (loss): |
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| Online game services |
590,958,289 | 617,044,268 | 754,171,992 | 110,486,821 | 2,360,610,078 | 2,710,011,680 | 397,018,954 | ||||||||||||||
| Advertising services |
52,312,702 | 18,074,678 | 96,961,993 | 14,205,013 | 162,478,816 | 121,058,290 | 17,735,140 | ||||||||||||||
| Wireless value-added services and others |
(4,314,169 | ) | (8,096,302 | ) | (7,012,274 | ) | (1,027,303 | ) | 1,889,893 | (26,351,915 | ) | (3,860,578 | ) | ||||||||
| Total gross profit |
638,956,822 | 627,022,644 | 844,121,711 | 123,664,531 | 2,524,978,787 | 2,804,718,055 | 410,893,516 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) margin: |
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| Online game services |
88.0 | % | 79.9 | % | 70.8 | % | 70.8 | % | 89.8 | % | 81.1 | % | 81.1 | % | |||||||
| Advertising services |
51.1 | % | 23.1 | % | 58.4 | % | 58.4 | % | 43.7 | % | 34.9 | % | 34.9 | % | |||||||
| Wireless value-added services and others |
(24.9 | )% | (45.0 | )% | (38.5 | )% | (38.5 | )% | 2.2 | % | (37.5 | )% | (37.5 | )% | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.
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NETEASE.COM, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| Note 1: | The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (USD) is based on the noon buying rate of USD1.00 = RMB6.8259 on December 31, 2009 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. |
| Note 2: | Share-based compensation cost reported in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations is set out as follows: |
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | ||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | RMB | RMB | USD (Note 1) | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation cost included in: |
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| Cost of revenue |
3,294,120 | 1,852,934 | 1,811,066 | 265,323 | 13,678,836 | 9,020,785 | 1,321,552 | |||||||
| Operating expenses |
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| - Selling and marketing expenses |
1,328,916 | 350,137 | 341,660 | 50,053 | 8,564,177 | 2,323,006 | 340,323 | |||||||
| - General and administrative expenses |
3,464,280 | 1,640,203 | 1,607,124 | 235,445 | 23,586,590 | 9,861,181 | 1,444,671 | |||||||
| - Research and development expenses |
3,625,048 | 2,165,012 | 2,014,239 | 295,088 | 22,119,058 | 10,179,723 | 1,491,338 | |||||||
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