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CooTek Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Unaudited Results


SHANGHAI, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CooTek (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: CTK) ("CooTek" or the "Company"), a fast-growing global mobile internet company, today reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Highlights

Full Year 2019 Highlights

December 2019 Operational Highlights

"Our performance during the quarter far exceeded our expectations as our business bounced back strongly to regain its growth momentum," commented Mr. Karl Zhang, CooTek's Co-Founder and Chairman. "Our ability to derive sophisticated user insights and drive growth remains one of our key core competencies. Our in-house advertisement network grew rapidly during the quarter and beyond. During the first week of March 2020, we generated approximately 60% of our revenue from our ads network. Average revenue per user ("ARPU") rose as we reduced our dependency on third-party ad partners. Total DAUs of our content-rich portfolio of apps also regained growth momentum, which makes us optimistic about our future growth potential. Our focus remains on empowering everyone to enjoy relevant content seamlessly and we will continue developing and growing our portfolio of content-rich apps to meet the evolving needs of users."

[1] "Adjusted net income (loss)" (Non-GAAP) is a non-GAAP measure, which is defined as net income (loss) excluding share-based compensation. For further information, please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results" at the bottom of this release.

[2] "portfolio products" is to the mobile applications that we develop and provide to our users and business partners, which exclude TouchPal Smart Input and TouchPal Phonebook.

[3] User engagement is calculated by dividing DAUs by MAUs of certain products for a certain period.

[4] "global products" is to the mobile applications that we develop and provide to our users and business partners, which excludes TouchPal Phonebook. TouchPal Phonebook targets the Chinese domestic market and is different from TouchPal Smart Input and portfolio products that are designed for the global market (including China).

 


Portfolio Products


TouchPal Smart Input


DAUs

MAUs

User Engagement


DAUs

MAUs

User Engagement


(in millions, except for the percentages)



Mar' 17

0.1

0.5

20.0%


61.7

96.6

63.9%

Jun' 17

0.3

0.8

37.5%


75.3

113.8

66.2%

Sep' 17

0.7

2.3

30.4%


88.7

131.6

67.4%

Dec' 17

2.9

9.4

30.9%


101.9

148.2

68.8%

Mar' 18

4.6

14.4

31.9%


115.7

161.6

71.6%

Jun' 18

7.3

22.2

32.9%


125.4

171.7

73.0%

Sep' 18

11.0

33.7

32.6%


132.9

180.0

73.8%

Dec' 18

16.9

46.1

36.7%


140.8

190.5

73.9%

Mar' 19

23.1

59.8

38.6%


145.9

192.3

75.9%

Jun' 19

27.6

65.1

42.4%


143.7

190.4

75.5%

Sep' 19

23.9

67.5

35.4%


140.8

185.1

76.1%

Dec' 19

24.7

74.6

33.1%


137.6

182.8

75.3%

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Net Revenues

(in US$ thousands, except percentage)

4Q 2019


3Q 2019


4Q 2018


QoQ % Change


YoY % Change











Mobile Advertising Revenue

68,465


30,548


46,487


124%


47%

Other Revenue

519


722


558


(28)%


(7)%

Total Net Revenues

68,984


31,270


47,045


121%


47%

Net revenues were US$69.0 million, an increase of 47% from US$47.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2018 and an increase of 121% from US$31.3 million last quarter. The increase was primarily due to an increase in mobile advertising revenue.

Mobile advertising revenue was US$68.5 million, an increase of 47% from US$46.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2018 and an increase of 124% from US$30.5 million last quarter.

Portfolio products accounted for approximately 95%, TouchPal Smart Input accounted for approximately 1% and TouchPal Phonebook accounted for approximately 4% of the mobile advertising revenue.

Cost and Operating Expenses


4Q 2019

3Q 2019

4Q 2018

QoQ %
Change

YoY %

change

(in US$ thousands, except percentage)

US$

% of revenue

US$

% of revenue

US$

% of revenue










Cost of revenues

3,866

6%

3,912

13%

3,487

7%

(1)%

11%

Sales and marketing

63,495

92%

33,463

107%

31,838

68%

90%

99%

Research and development

5,738

8%

6,933

22%

5,833

12%

(17)%

(2)%

General and administrative

2,752

4%

3,387

11%

3,625

8%

(19)%

(24)%

Other operating income, net

(644)

(1)%

(58)

0%

(1,526)

(3)%

1010%

(58)%

Total Cost and Expenses

75,207

109%

47,637

153%

43,257

92%

58%

74%










Share-based compensation expenses by function

Cost of revenues

26

0.0%

25

0.1%

15

0.0%

4%

73%

Sales and marketing

45

0.1%

32

0.1%

55

0.1%

41%

(18)%

Research and development

242

0.4%

700

2.2%

621

1.3%

(65)%

(61)%

General and administrative

133

0.2%

129

0.4%

120

0.3%

3%

11%

Total share-based compensation expenses

446

0.7%

886

2.8%

811

1.7%

(50)%

(45)%

Cost of revenues was US$3.9 million, an 11% increase from US$3.5 million during the same period last year, and a 1% decrease from US$3.9 million last quarter. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to an increase in operational and maintenance-related expenses associated with the Company's expanding business. The slight sequential decrease was primarily due to a decline in VoIP-related expenses, and was partially offset by an increase in internet data center usage and cloud service expenses.

Gross profit was US$65.1 million, a 49% increase from US$43.6 million during the same period last year, and an increase of 138% from US$27.4 million last quarter. Gross profit margin was 94.4%, compared with 92.6% in the same period last year and 87.5% last quarter.

Sales and marketing expenses were US$63.5 million, an increase of 99% from US$31.8 million during the same period last year, and an increase of 90% from US$33.5 million last quarter. As a percentage of total revenue, sales and marketing expenses accounted for 92%, compared with 68% during the same period last year, and 107% last quarter. The year-over-year increase in sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of total net revenue was primarily due to increased investment in user acquisition that was in line with the Company's expanding business.

Research and development expenses were US$5.7 million, a decrease of 2% from US$5.8 million during the same period last year and a decrease of 17% from US$6.9 million last quarter. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to a decline in costs associated with technology R&D staff and share-based compensation expenses. As a percentage of total net revenue, research and development expenses accounted for 8%, compared with 12% during the same period last year and 22% last quarter.

General and administrative expenses were US$2.8 million, a decrease of 24% from US$3.6 million during the same period last year and a decrease of 19% from US$3.4 million last quarter. The sequential and year-over-year decreases were mainly due to a reversal of bad debt provision of US$0.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. As a percentage of total net revenue, general and administrative expenses accounted for 4%, compared with 8% during the same period last year and 11% during last quarter.

Other operating income, net was US$0.6 million, compared with other operating income, net US$1.5 million during the same period last year and other operating income, net US$0.06 million last quarter.

Impairment loss of investments was US$0.5 million, compared with nil during the same period last year and last quarter. Considering the deterioration of investee's financial performance and uncertainty of its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to operate, the Company made a full provision of US$0.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Net loss was US$6.6 million, compared with net income of US$3.8 million during the same period last year and a net loss of US$16.2 million last quarter.

Adjusted net loss was US$6.2 million, compared with adjusted net income of US$4.6 million in the same period last year and adjusted net loss of US$15.4 million last quarter. The sequential narrowing of the adjusted net loss was mainly due to an increase in revenue while sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue decreased.

In US$ thousands, except percentage

4Q 2019

3Q 2019

4Q 2018

QoQ % Change

YoY % change







Net (loss) income

(6,646)

(16,246)

3,838

(59)%

(273)%

Add: Share-based Compensation related to share
options and restricted share units

446

886

811

(50)%

(45)%

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income (Non-GAAP)

(6,200)

(15,360)

4,649

(60)%

(233)%

Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were US$0.11 and US$0.11, and basic and diluted Adjusted net loss (Non-GAAP) per ADS were US$0.10 and US$0.10.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flows

As of December 31, 2019, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were US$60.0 million, compared with US$56.3 million as of September 30, 2019.

Net cash inflow from operating activities during the fourth quarter of 2019 was US$3.2 million, compared with net cash inflow from operating activities of US$13.3 million for the same period in 2018 and net cash outflow from operating activities of US$6.7 million during the last quarter. Cash inflow from operating activities during the fourth quarter of 2019 was mainly due to working capital utilization improvements, and was partially offset by a loss from operations.

Full Year 2019 Financial Results

Net Revenue

(in US$ thousands, except percentage)


2019


2018


YoY % Change








Mobile Advertising Revenue


175,041


131,287


33%

Other Revenue


2,843


2,823


1%

Total Net Revenue


177,884


134,110


33%

Net revenue was US$177.9 million, an increase of 33% from US$134.1 million in 2018, primarily due to an increase in mobile advertising revenue.

Mobile advertising revenue was US$175.0 million, an increase of 33% from US$131.3 million in 2018, primarily due to the growth in the number of DAUs of the Company's portfolio products.

Portfolio products accounted for approximately 85%, TouchPal Smart Input accounted for approximately 6%, and TouchPal Phonebook contributed approximately 9% of mobile advertising revenue, compared with 63%, 22%, and 15% during full year 2018, respectively.

Cost and Operating Expenses


2019

2018

YoY % change

(in US$ thousands, except percentage)

US$

% of revenue

US$

% of revenue


Cost of revenue

15,301

9%

14,933

11%

2%

Sales and marketing

157,029

88%

80,730

60%

95%

Research and development

26,936

15%

19,325

14%

39%

General and administrative

16,256

9%

10,729

8%

52%

Other operating income, net

(873)

0%

(1,609)

(1)%

(46)%

Total Cost and Expenses

214,649

121%

124,108

92%

73%

Cost of revenue was US$15.3 million, an increase of 2% from US$14.9 million in 2018, mainly due to an increase in operational and maintenance costs, and was partially offset by a decrease in VoIP-related expenses.

Gross profit was US$162.6 million, an increase of 36% from US$119.2 million in 2018. Gross profit margin was 91.4%, compared with 88.9% in 2018.

Sales and marketing expenses were US$157.0 million, an increase of 95% from US$80.7 million in 2018. As a percentage of total net revenue, sales and marketing expenses accounted for 88%, an increase from 60% in 2018, primarily due to increased investment in user acquisition.

Research and development expenses were US$26.9 million, an increase of 39% from US$19.3 million in 2018, mainly due to an increase in costs associated with technology R&D staff. As a percentage of total net revenue, research and development expenses accounted for 15%, increasing from 14% in 2018.

General and administrative expenses were US$16.3 million, an increase of 52% from US$10.7 million in 2018, primarily due to an increase of US$4.1 million in bad debt provision. As a percentage of total net revenue, general and administrative expenses accounted for 9%, increasing from 8% in 2018.

Other operating income, net was US$0.9 million, a decrease from US$1.6 million in 2018. Other operating income primarily consisted of government subsidies received by the Company and contingent liabilities associated with an intellectual property infringement lawsuit.

Net loss was US$36.8 million, compared with net income of US$10.1 million in 2018.

Adjusted net loss was US$33.2 million in 2019, compared with adjusted net income of US$12.5 million in 2018.

In US$ thousands, except percentage

2019

2018

YoY % change





Net (loss) income

(36,846)

10,147

(463)%

Add: Share-based Compensation related to share options and restricted
share units

3,662

2,360

55%

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income (Non-GAAP)

(33,184)

12,507

(365)%

In 2019, the basic and diluted net loss per ADS were US$0.58 and US$0.58, respectively. Basic and diluted Adjusted Net Loss (Non-GAAP) per ADS were US$0.53 and US$0.53, respectively.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

As of December 31, 2019, Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were US$60.0 million, compared with US$84.9 million as of December 31, 2018.

Net cash outflow from operating activities in 2019 was US$15.7 million, compared with inflow from operations of US$23.1 million in 2018. Net cash outflow from operating activities was primarily a result of the net loss, and was partially offset by working capital utilization improvements.

Net cash outflow from investing activities in 2019 was US$5.3 million, which was primarily attributable to the purchase of property and equipment.

Share Repurchase Plan

On November 26, 2018, the Company announced a share repurchase program (the "2018 Program") whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase its own Class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs with an aggregate value of up to US$15 million during the 12-month period from November 30, 2018. The 2018 Program was terminated during the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company repurchased an aggregate of 1.7 million ADSs for a total consideration of US$13.7 million under the 2018 Program. The Company netted the cancellation of treasury stock with additional paid in capital.

On November 20, 2019, the Company announced a new share repurchase program (the "2019 Program") whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase its class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs with an aggregate value of up to US$6 million during the 6-month period starting from November 20, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had used an aggregate of US$1.1 million to repurchase 0.2 million ADSs under the 2019 Program and recorded as treasury stock.

Business Outlook

For the first quarter of 2020, CooTek expects total revenue to be above US$85 million, representing above 112% increase year-over-year.

Conference Call and Webcast

CooTek's management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 12, 2020 (8:00 PM Beijing Time on the same day), following the results announcement.

The dial-in details for the live conference call are:

United States:

1-888-346-8982

Hong Kong:

800-905-945

Mainland China:

4001-201-203

International:

1-412-902-4272

Please dial in 15 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. When prompted, ask to be connected to the CooTek (Cayman) Inc. call.

A live webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of CooTek's website at https://ir.cootek.com/.

About CooTek (Cayman) Inc.

CooTek is a fast-growing global mobile internet company. The mission of CooTek is to empower everyone to express themselves and enjoy relevant content seamlessly. The Company's user-centric and data-driven approach has enabled it to release appealing products to capture mobile internet users' ever-evolving content needs and helps it rapidly attract targeted users. Focusing on 5 verticals of fitness, lifestyle, healthcare, short videos and entertainment, CooTek has developed multiple rapidly growing content-rich portfolio apps with news feed to deliver relevant content.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

To supplement the unaudited consolidated financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), the Company uses non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted net (loss) income that is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude the impact of share-based compensation, and Adjusted EBITDA that is net (loss) income excluding interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation, and share-based compensation. The measure should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results.

The Company believes that the non-GAAP measure help identify underlying financial and business trends relating to the Company's results of operations that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that the Company include in (loss) income from operations and net (loss) income. By making the Company's financial results comparable period over period, the Company believes adjusted net (loss) income and Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to better understand the Company's historical business operations and future prospects and allows for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the management in financial and operational decision-making. In order to mitigate these limitations, the Company has provided specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from the non-GAAP measure. The table at the bottom of this press release includes details on the reconciliation between GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measure the Company has presented.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 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. CooTek may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 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. Any statements that are not historical facts, including statements about CooTek's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements that involve factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, but not limited to the following: CooTek's mission and strategies; future business development, financial conditions and results of operations; the expected growth of the mobile internet industry and mobile advertising industry; the expected growth of mobile advertising; expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our products and services; competition in mobile application and advertising industry; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to the industry. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of the press release, and CooTek does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

For investor enquiries, please contact:
CooTek (Cayman) Inc.
Jean Zhang
Email: [email protected]

Christensen
In China 
Mr. Christian Arnell 
+86-10-5900-1548 
[email protected]

In US 
Ms. Linda Bergkamp 
+1-480-614-3004
[email protected]

 

 

CooTek (Cayman) INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)




Three Months Ended


Year Ended




December 31,


September 30,


December 31,


December 31,




2018


2019


2019


2018


2019




US$


US$


US$


US$


US$









Net revenues


47,045


31,270


68,984


134,110


177,884


Cost of revenues


(3,487)


(3,912)


(3,866)


(14,933)


(15,301)


Gross Profit


43,558


27,358


65,118


119,177


162,583


Operating expenses:












Sales and marketing expenses


(31,838)


(33,463)


(63,495)


(80,730)


(157,029)


Research and development expenses


(5,833)


(6,933)


(5,738)


(19,325)


(26,936)


General and administrative expenses


(3,625)


(3,387)


(2,752)


(10,729)


(16,256)


Other operating income, net


1,526


58


644


1,609


873


Total operating expenses


(39,770)


(43,725)


(71,341)


(109,175)


(199,348)


Income (loss) from operations


3,788


(16,367)


(6,223)


10,002


(36,765)


Impairment loss of investments


?


?


(500)


?


(500)


Interest income, net


107


118


55


215


764


Foreign exchange (loss) gain


(57)


3


22


(70)


(343)


Income (loss) before income taxes


3,838


(16,246)


(6,646)


10,147


(36,844)


   Income tax expense


?


?


?


?


(2)


Net income (loss)


3,838


(16,246)


(6,646)


10,147


(36,846)


Net income (loss) per ordinary share












Basic


0.001


(0.005)


(0.002)


0.003


(0.01)


Diluted


0.001


(0.005)


(0.002)


0.003


(0.01)


Weighted average shares used in
calculating net income (loss) per
ordinary share












Basic


3,143,398,375


3,148,392,266


3,129,987,962


1,464,257,884


3,155,082,983


Diluted


3,259,214,404


3,148,392,266


3,129,987,962


1,591,094,630


3,155,082,983


Non-GAAP Financial Data












Adjusted Net Income (loss)


4,649


(15,360)


(6,200)


12,507


(33,184)


Adjusted EBITDA


4,887


(14,469)


(5,346)


13,445


(30,940)


 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)




As of




December 31, 
2018


December 31, 
2019




US$


US$








ASSETS






Current assets:






Cash and cash equivalents


84,860


59,906


Restricted cash


?


60


Short-term investment


?


572


Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,286 as of
December 31, 2018 and $1,774 as of December 31, 2019, respectively


23,374


27,255


Prepaid expenses and other current assets


4,942


7,848


Total current assets


113,176


95,641


Long-term investments


500


?


Property and equipment, net


4,203


5,669


Intangible assets, net


8


268


Other non-current assets


556


259


TOTAL ASSETS


118,443


101,837


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY






Current liabilities






Accounts payable


24,781


37,878


Short-term bank borrowings


?


9,013


Accrued salary and benefits


4,535


5,598


Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


3,582


5,956


Deferred revenue


344


3,888


Total current liabilities


33,242


62,333


Other non-current liabilities


878


596


TOTAL LIABILITIES


34,120


62,929


 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued):

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)




As of



December 31, 
2018


December 31, 
2019



US$


US$






Shareholders' Equity:





Ordinary shares


32


31

Treasury Stock


(2,499)


(1,064)

Additional paid-in capital


204,701


194,972

Accumulated deficit


(116,752)


(153,598)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(1,159)


(1,433)

Total Shareholders' Equity


84,323


38,908

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


118,443


101,837

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)




Three Months Ended


Year Ended 




 December 31,


 September 30,


December 31,


December 31,




2018


2019


2019


2018


2019




US$


US$


US$


US$


US$




















Net cash provided by (used in) operating
     activities


13,300


(6,689)


3,237


23,105


(15,663)


Net cash used in investing activities


(1,791)


(775)


(1,235)


(3,654)


(5,332)


Net cash (used in) provided by financing
     activities


43,734


1,494


1,436


40,169


(3,797)


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
     equivalents


55,243


(5,970)


3,438


59,620


(24,792)


Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at
     beginning of period


29,448


62,774


56,270


27,026


84,860


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
     cash equivalents


169


(534)


258


(1,786)


(102)


Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at
     end of period


84,860


56,270


59,966


84,860


59,966


 

 

Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)




Three Months Ended


Year Ended 




 December 31,


September 30,


 December 31,


December 31,




2018


2019


2019


2018


2019




 US$


US$


US$


 US$


US$



















Net income (loss)


3,838


(16,246)


(6,646)


10,147


(36,846)


Add:












Share-based compensation related to share options and
     restricted share units


811


886


446


2,360


3,662


Adjusted Net Income (Loss) (Non-GAAP)*


4,649


(15,360)


(6,200)


12,507


(33,184)


Add:












Interest income, net


(107)


(118)


(55)


(215)


(764)


Income taxes


?


?


?


?


2


Depreciation


345


1,009


909


1,153


3,006


Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)*


4,887


(14,469)


(5,346)


13,445


(30,940)



* The tax impact to the non-GAAP adjustments is zero.

 

 


SOURCE CooTek


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Frost & Sullivan recently researched the customer experience outsourcing services industry and, based on its findings, recognizes AeC with the 2023 Company of the Year Award. AeC is connecting technology with outstanding customer service to increase...

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Bat Aroundtm announced its first MLB team partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays bringing the new game to Tropicana Field for the 2024 season. It's baseball meets video game. Hit the baseball and the computer animation plays out on the screen to gamify...



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