Press Release: Sunlands Technology Group Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

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Sunlands Technology Group Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

BEIJING, March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunlands Technology Group $(STG)$ ("Sunlands" or the "Company"), a leader in China's adult online education market and China's adult personal interest learning market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial and Operational Snapshots

   -- Net revenues were RMB483.5 million (US$66.2 million), compared to 
      RMB541.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. 
 
   -- Gross billings (non-GAAP) were RMB412.4 million (US$56.5 million), 
      compared to RMB415.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. 
 
   -- Gross profit was RMB401.8 million (US$55.0 million), compared to RMB468.0 
      million in the fourth quarter of 2023. 
 
   -- Net income was RMB57.8 million (US$7.9 million), compared to RMB155.2 
      million in the fourth quarter of 2023. 
 
   -- Net income margin1 was 12.0% in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 
      28.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023. 
 
   -- New student enrollments2 were 172,200, compared to 164,654 in the fourth 
      quarter of 2023. 
 
   -- As of December 31, 2024, the Company's deferred revenue balance was 
      RMB916.5 million (US$125.6 million), compared to RMB1,113.9 million as of 
      December 31, 2023. 

Full Year 2024 Financial and Operational Snapshots

   -- Net revenues were RMB1,990.2 million (US$272.7 million), compared to 
      RMB2,159.6 million in 2023. 
 
   -- Gross billings (non-GAAP) were RMB1,555.4 million (US$213.1 million), 
      compared to RMB1,504.6 million in 2023. 
 
   -- Gross profit was RMB1,672.6 million (US$229.2 million), compared to 
      RMB1,894.1 million in 2023. 
 
   -- Net income was RMB342.1 million (US$46.9 million), compared to RMB640.8 
      million in 2023. 
 
   -- Net income margin was 17.2%, compared to 29.7% in 2023. 
 
   -- New student enrollments were 674,649, compared to 616,341 in 2023. 

"Over the past year, we have leveraged our deep expertise in adult education and keen market insights to drive continuous innovation and enhancement in our products and services. By expanding our course offerings and improving service quality, we welcomed about 675,000 new students in 2024----a historic record that underscores our significant market expansion potential and strengthens our leading position in the industry. Looking ahead, we remain committed to a student-centric approach, staying attuned to evolving market demands, and consistently enhancing the learning experience to sustain long-term growth," said Mr. Tongbo Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Sunlands.

"Throughout the year, we focused on sustainable growth, operational efficiency, and cost optimization. As a result, we delivered annual net revenues of RMB1,990.2 million and net income of RMB342.1 million, marking the fourth consecutive year of profitability. Our operating cash flow maintained healthy growth and enhanced financial resilience. During the year, the interest-based courses became the core growth point, aligning with broader economic and demographic trends, we are well-positioned to capitalize on its growth potential. With solid cash flow and diversified products, we are confident in our ongoing growth," said Mr. Hangyu Li, Finance Director of Sunlands.

Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2024

Net Revenues

In the fourth quarter of 2024, net revenues decreased by 10.8% to RMB483.5 million (US$66.2 million) from RMB541.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.The decrease was primarily driven by the decline in gross billings from post-secondary courses over the recent quarters, resulting in a year-over-year decrease in net revenues from post-secondary courses, partially offset by the year-over-year growth in revenues from sales of goods such as books and learning materials.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues increased by 10.8% to RMB81.7 million (US$11.2 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024 from RMB73.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the cost of revenues from sales of goods such as books and learning materials.

Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased by 14.1% to RMB401.8 million (US$55.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024 from RMB468.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Operating Expenses

In the fourth quarter of 2024, operating expenses were RMB351.3 million (US$48.1 million), representing a 0.7% increase from RMB348.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 3.0% to RMB314.8 million (US$43.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024 from RMB305.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

General and administrative expenses decreased by 9.9% to RMB32.0 million (US$4.4 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024 from RMB35.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to declined compensation expenses of our general and administrative personnel.

Product development expenses decreased by 41.2% to RMB4.5 million (US$0.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024 from RMB7.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to declined compensation expenses related to headcount reduction of our product development personnel.

Net Income

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB57.8 million (US$7.9 million), as compared to RMB155.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

Basic and diluted net income per share was RMB8.55 (US$1.17) in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had RMB507.2 million (US$69.5 million) of cash and cash equivalents and RMB276.0 million (US$37.8 million) of short-term investments, as compared to RMB766.4 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and RMB142.1 million of short-term investments as of December 31, 2023.

Deferred Revenue

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a deferred revenue balance of RMB916.5 million (US$125.6 million), as compared to RMB1,113.9 million as of December 31, 2023.

Share Repurchase

On December 6, 2021, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program, under which the Company may repurchase up to US$15.0 million of Class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs over the next 24 months. On December 1, 2023, the Company's board of directors authorized to extend its share repurchase program over the next twenty-four months. As of March 19, 2025, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of 689,935 ADSs for approximately US$3.9 million under the share repurchase program.

Financial Results for the Year 2024

Net Revenues

In the year of 2024, net revenues decreased by 7.8% to RMB1,990.2 million (US$272.7 million) from RMB2,159.6 million in the year of 2023.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues increased by 19.6% to RMB317.6 million (US$43.5 million) in the year of 2024 from RMB265.5 million in the year of 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the cost of revenues from sales of goods such as books and learning materials.

Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased by 11.7% to RMB1,672.6 million (US$229.2 million) from RMB1,894.1 million in the year of 2023.

Operating Expenses

In the year of 2024, operating expenses were RMB1,374.7 million (US$188.3 million), representing a 4.2% increase from RMB1,319.2 million in the year of 2023.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 6.5% to RMB1,216.9 million (US$166.7 million) in the year of 2024 from RMB1,142.2 million in the year of 2023. The increase was mainly due to a growth in spending on sales activities, including enhanced compensation for sales personnel as well as increased spending on branding and marketing activities focusing on interest courses offerings.

General and administrative expenses decreased by 7.3% to RMB132.8 million (US$18.2 million) in the year of 2024 from RMB143.3 million in the year of 2023.

Product development expenses decreased by 25.8% to RMB25.0 million (US$3.4 million) in the year of 2024 from RMB33.7 million in the year of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to declined compensation expenses related to headcount reduction of our product development personnel.

Net Income

Net income for 2024 was RMB342.1 million (US$46.9 million), compared to RMB640.8 million in the year of 2023.

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

Basic and diluted net income per share was RMB50.12 (US$6.87) in the year of 2024, compared to RMB92.88 in the year of 2023.

Outlook

For the first quarter of 2025, Sunlands currently expects net revenues to be between RMB470 million to RMB490 million, which would represent a decrease of 6.4% to 10.2% year-over-year. The above outlook is based on the current market conditions and reflects the Company's current and preliminary estimates of market and operating conditions and customer demand, which are all subject to substantial uncertainty.

Exchange Rate

The Company's business is primarily conducted in China and all revenues are denominated in Renminbi ("RMB"). This announcement contains currency conversions of RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("US$") solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to US$ are made at a rate of RMB7.2993 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for December 31, 2024 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate on December 31, 2024, or at any other rate.

Conference Call and Webcast

Sunlands' management team will host a conference call at 5:30 AM U.S. Eastern Time, (6:30 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time) on March 21, 2025, following the quarterly results announcement.

For participants who wish to join the call, please access the link provided below to complete online registration 15 minutes prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, participants will receive details for the conference call, including dial-in numbers, a personal PIN and an e-mail with detailed instructions to join the conference call.

Registration Link:

https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI963ce8382d11400da9b8169f6aedb28e

Additionally, a live webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Sunlands' website at https://ir.sunlands.com/.

About Sunlands

Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) ("Sunlands" or the "Company"), formerly known as Sunlands Online Education Group, is a leader in China's adult online education market and China's adult personal interest learning market. With a one to many live streaming platform, Sunlands offers various degree- or diploma-oriented post-secondary courses as well as professional certification preparation, professional skills and interest courses. Students can access the Company's services either through PC or mobile applications. The Company's online platform cultivates a personalized, interactive learning environment by featuring a virtual learning community and a vast library of educational content offerings that adapt to the learning habits of its students. Sunlands offers a unique approach to education research and development that organizes subject content into Learning Outcome Trees, the Company's proprietary knowledge management system. Sunlands has a deep understanding of the educational needs of its prospective students and offers solutions that help them achieve their goals.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use gross billings, EBITDA, non-GAAP operating cost and expenses, non-GAAP income from operations and non-GAAP net income per share, each a non-GAAP financial measure, in evaluating our operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes.

We define gross billings for a specific period as the total amount of cash received for the sale of course packages, net of the total amount of refunds paid in such period. Our management uses gross billings as a performance measurement because we generally bill our students for the entire course tuition at the time of sale of our course packages and recognize revenue proportionally over a period. EBITDA is defined as net income excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income, and income tax expenses. We believe that gross billings and EBITDA provide valuable insight into the sales of our course packages and the performance of our business.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, their most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their respective most directly comparable GAAP measure has been provided in the tables included below. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. As gross billings, EBITDA, operating cost and expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, sales and marketing expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, product development expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, income from operations excluding share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted net income per share excluding share-based compensation expenses have material limitations as an analytical metric and may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies, it may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider gross billings and EBITDA as a substitute for, or superior to, their respective most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

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. Sunlands 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 Sunlands' 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: Sunlands' goals and strategies; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its brand and services; its ability to retain and increase student enrollments; its ability to offer new courses and educational content; its ability to improve teaching quality and students' learning results; its ability to improve sales and marketing efficiency and effectiveness; its ability to engage, train and retain new faculty members; its future business development, results of operations and financial condition; its ability to maintain and improve technology infrastructure necessary to operate its business; competition in the online education industry in China; relevant government policies and regulations relating to Sunlands' corporate structure, business and industry; and general economic and business condition in China. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in Sunlands' 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 Sunlands does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media enquiries, please contact:

Sunlands Technology Group

Investor Relations

Email: sl-ir@sunlands.com

SOURCE: Sunlands Technology Group

 
                       SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP 
             UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
          (Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share 
                        data, or otherwise noted) 
                                As of December 31,   As of December 31, 
                                ------------------  -------------------- 
                                       2023                 2024 
                                ------------------  -------------------- 
                                       RMB              RMB        US$ 
ASSETS 
Current assets 
  Cash and cash equivalents                763,800      507,229   69,490 
  Restricted cash                            2,578            -        - 
  Short-term investments                   142,084      276,029   37,816 
  Prepaid expenses and other 
   current assets                          109,018       96,916   13,277 
  Deferred costs, current                   14,274        4,139      567 
Total current assets                     1,031,754      884,313  121,150 
                                ------------------  -----------  ------- 
Non-current assets 
  Property and equipment, net              786,670      758,215  103,875 
  Intangible assets, net                       975          723       99 
  Right-of-use assets                      135,820      110,154   15,091 
  Deferred costs, non-current               68,773       56,657    7,762 
  Long-term investments                     61,354      260,083   35,631 
  Deferred tax assets                            -       24,699    3,384 
  Other non-current assets                  33,160       26,319    3,606 
Total non-current assets                 1,086,752    1,236,850  169,448 
                                ------------------  -----------  ------- 
TOTAL ASSETS                             2,118,506    2,121,163  290,598 
                                ==================  ===========  ======= 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' 
EQUITY 
 
LIABILITIES 
Current liabilities 
  Accrued expenses and other 
   current liabilities                     409,691      404,865   55,469 
  Deferred revenue, current                553,812      382,047   52,340 
  Lease liabilities, current 
   portion                                   8,019        8,317    1,139 
  Long-term debt, current 
   portion                                  38,654        6,154      843 
                                ------------------  -----------  ------- 
Total current liabilities                1,010,176      801,383  109,791 
                                ------------------  -----------  ------- 
 
 
                       SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP 
        UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS-continued 
          (Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share 
                        data, or otherwise noted) 
                            As of December 31,     As of December 31, 
                            ------------------  ------------------------ 
                                   2023                   2024 
                            ------------------  ------------------------ 
                                   RMB              RMB          US$ 
Non-current liabilities 
  Deferred revenue, 
   non-current                         560,111      534,463       73,221 
  Lease liabilities, 
   non-current portion                 157,269      137,040       18,774 
  Deferred tax liabilities               3,742        5,724          784 
  Other non-current 
   liabilities                           6,994        7,309        1,001 
  Long-term debt, 
   non-current portion                 104,665       35,386        4,848 
Total non-current 
 liabilities                           832,781      719,922       98,628 
                            ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
TOTAL LIABILITIES                    1,842,957    1,521,305      208,419 
                            ==================  ===========  =========== 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
  Class A ordinary shares 
  (par value of 
  US$0.00005, 796,062,195 
  shares 
     authorized; 
     3,131,807 and 
     3,131,807 shares 
     issued as of 
     December 31, 2023 
     and 2024, 
     respectively; 
     2,702,523 and 
     2,600,779 shares 
     outstanding as of 
      December 31, 2023 
      and 2024, 
      respectively)                          1            1            - 
  Class B ordinary shares 
  (par value of 
  US$0.00005, 826,389 
  shares 
     authorized; 826,389 
     and 826,389 shares 
     issued and 
     outstanding 
     as of December 31, 
     2023 and 2024, 
     respectively)                           -            -            - 
  Class C ordinary shares 
  (par value of 
  US$0.00005, 203,111,416 
  shares 
     authorized; 
     3,332,062 and 
     3,332,062 shares 
     issued and 
     outstanding 
     as of December 31, 
      2023 and 2024, 
      respectively)                          1            1            - 
  Treasury stock                             -            -            - 
  Statutory reserves                         -       11,083        1,518 
  Accumulated deficit              (2,171,284)  (1,840,285)    (252,118) 
  Additional paid-in 
   capital                           2,305,042    2,294,381      314,329 
  Accumulated other 
   comprehensive income                143,276      136,164       18,654 
                            ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
Total Sunlands Technology 
 Group shareholders' 
 equity                                277,036      601,345       82,383 
                            ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
Non-controlling interest               (1,487)      (1,487)      (204) 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY             275,549      599,858       82,179 
                            ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND 
 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                2,118,506    2,121,163      290,598 
                            ==================  ===========  =========== 
 
 
                       SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP 
       UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
         (Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share 
                       data, or otherwise noted) 
                            For the Three Months Ended December 31, 
                         --------------------------------------------- 
                             2023                    2024 
                         -------------  ------------------------------ 
                              RMB            RMB             US$ 
Net revenues                   541,724        483,477           66,236 
Cost of revenues              (73,751)       (81,687)         (11,191) 
Gross profit                   467,973        401,790           55,045 
                         -------------  -------------  --------------- 
 
Operating expenses 
  Sales and marketing 
   expenses                  (305,802)      (314,847)         (43,134) 
  Product development 
   expenses                    (7,636)        (4,492)            (615) 
  General and 
   administrative 
   expenses                   (35,469)       (31,956)          (4,378) 
Total operating 
 expenses                    (348,907)      (351,295)         (48,127) 
                         -------------  -------------  --------------- 
Income from operations         119,066         50,495            6,918 
                         -------------  -------------  --------------- 
Interest income                  9,347         11,149            1,527 
Interest expense               (1,610)          (758)            (104) 
Other income, net                8,527          7,058              967 
Gain on disposal of 
 subsidiaries                   43,468              -                - 
Income before income 
tax expenses 
  and loss from equity 
   method investments          178,798         67,944            9,308 
                         -------------  -------------  --------------- 
Income tax expenses           (19,958)        (8,275)          (1,134) 
Loss from equity method 
 investments                   (3,639)        (1,863)            (255) 
Net income                     155,201         57,806            7,919 
                         =============  =============  =============== 
 
Less: Net loss 
attributable to 
non-controlling 
interest                             -              -              - 
Net income attributable 
 to Sunlands Technology 
 Group                         155,201         57,806            7,919 
                         -------------  -------------  --------------- 
Net income per share 
attributable to 
ordinary shareholders 
of 
  Sunlands Technology 
  Group: 
  Basic and diluted              22.59           8.55           1.17 
Weighted average 
shares used in 
calculating net 
income 
  per ordinary share: 
  Basic and diluted          6,870,714      6,761,323      6,761,323 
                         -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
                       SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP 
      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE 
                                 INCOME 
                         (Amounts in thousands) 
                              For the Three Months Ended December 31, 
                           --------------------------------------------- 
                                2023                   2024 
                           --------------  ----------------------------- 
                                RMB             RMB             US$ 
Net income                        155,201          57,806          7,919 
Other comprehensive 
(loss)/income, net of 
tax effect of nil: 
  Change in cumulative 
   foreign currency 
   translation 
   adjustments                   (15,243)          24,246          3,322 
  Unrealized loss on 
   available-for-sale 
   investments 
   investments                          -        (24,083)        (3,299) 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------- 
Total comprehensive 
 income                           139,958          57,969        7,942 
                           --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Less: comprehensive 
income attributable to 
non-controlling 
interest                                -               -              - 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------- 
Comprehensive income 
attributable to 
  Sunlands Technology 
   Group                          139,958          57,969          7,942 
                           --------------  --------------  ------------- 
 
 
                        SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP 
               RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS 
                          (Amounts in thousands) 
                               For the Three Months Ended December 31, 
                             ------------------------------------------- 
                                      2023                  2024 
                             ----------------------  ------------------- 
                                      RMB                    RMB 
Net revenues                                541,724              483,477 
                             ----------------------  ------------------- 
Less: other revenues                       (47,982)             (81,373) 
Add: tax and surcharges                      17,657               21,694 
Add: ending deferred 
 revenue                                  1,113,923              916,510 
Add: deferred revenue in 
 connection with disposal 
 of subsidiaries                             23,220                    - 
Add: ending refund 
 liability                                  143,744              112,342 
Less: beginning deferred 
 revenue                                (1,277,040)            (920,593) 
Less: beginning refund 
 liability                                (101,591)            (119,618) 
Less: beginning refund 
 liability in connection 
 with disposal of 
 subsidiaries                                 1,820                    - 
                             ----------------------  ------------------- 
Gross billings (non-GAAP)                   415,475              412,439 
                             ======================  =================== 
 
 
 
Net income                                  155,201             57,806 
                             ----------------------  ----------------- 
Add: income tax expenses                     19,958              8,275 
      depreciation and 
       amortization                           7,717                7,319 
      interest expense                        1,610                  758 
Less: interest income                       (9,347)             (11,149) 
                             ----------------------  ------------------- 
EBITDA (non-GAAP)                           175,139               63,009 
                             ======================  =================== 
 
 
                       SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP 
        UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
          (Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share 
                        data, or otherwise noted) 
                                     For the Years Ended December 31, 
                                  -------------------------------------- 
                                      2023                2024 
                                  ------------  ------------------------ 
                                      RMB           RMB          US$ 
Net revenues                         2,159,584    1,990,204      272,657 
Cost of revenues                     (265,528)    (317,570)     (43,507) 
Gross profit                         1,894,056    1,672,634      229,150 
                                  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
Operating expenses 
  Sales and marketing expenses     (1,142,154)  (1,216,912)    (166,716) 
  Product development expenses        (33,723)     (25,008)      (3,426) 
  General and administrative 
   expenses                          (143,286)    (132,809)     (18,195) 
Total operating expenses           (1,319,163)  (1,374,729)    (188,337) 
                                  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
Income from operations                 574,893      297,905       40,813 
                                  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
Interest income                         31,094       38,824        5,319 
Interest expense                       (7,657)      (5,293)        (725) 
Other income, net                       34,097       26,296        3,603 
Impairment loss on long-term 
 investments                              (61)            -            - 
Gain/(loss) on disposal of 
 subsidiaries                           43,715        (838)        (115) 
Income before income tax 
expenses 
and loss from equity method 
 investments                           676,081      356,894       48,895 
                                  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
Income tax expenses                   (25,166)      (1,300)        (178) 
Loss from equity method 
 investments                          (10,084)     (13,512)      (1,851) 
Net income                             640,831      342,082       46,866 
                                  ============  ===========  =========== 
 
Less: Net income attributable to 
 non-controlling interest                    1            -            - 
Net income attributable to 
 Sunlands Technology Group             640,830      342,082       46,866 
                                  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
Net income per share 
attributable to ordinary 
shareholders of 
Sunlands Technology Group: 
  Basic and diluted                      92.88        50.12       6.87 
Weighted average shares used in 
calculating net income 
  per ordinary share: 
  Basic and diluted                  6,899,456    6,824,824  6,824,824 
                                  ------------  -----------  --------- 
 
 
 
                       SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP 
      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE 
                                 INCOME 
                         (Amounts in thousands) 
                                     For the Years Ended December 31, 
                                  -------------------------------------- 
                                     2023                2024 
                                  -----------  ------------------------- 
                                      RMB          RMB          US$ 
Net income                            640,831      342,082        46,866 
Other comprehensive 
income/(loss), net of tax 
effect of nil: 
   Change in cumulative foreign 
    currency translation 
    adjustments                        15,391       16,971         2,325 
   Unrealized loss on 
    available-for-sale 
    investments                             -     (24,083)       (3,299) 
                                  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Total comprehensive income            656,222      334,970      45,892 
                                  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
Less: comprehensive income 
 attributable to non-controlling 
 interest                                   1            -             - 
                                  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Comprehensive income 
attributable to 
   Sunlands Technology Group          656,221      334,970        45,892 
                                  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 
                        SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP 
                RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS 
                          (Amounts in thousands) 
                                        For the Years Ended December 31, 
                                      ------------------------------------ 
                                            2023               2024 
                                      ----------------  ------------------ 
                                            RMB                RMB 
Net revenues                                 2,159,584           1,990,204 
                                      ----------------  ------------------ 
Less: other revenues                         (176,014)           (287,179) 
Add: tax and surcharges                         62,352              77,734 
Add: ending deferred revenue                 1,113,923             916,510 
Add: deferred revenue in connection 
 with disposal of subsidiaries                  23,220               3,423 
Add: ending refund liability                   143,744             112,342 
Less: beginning deferred revenue           (1,690,946)         (1,113,923) 
Less: beginning refund liability             (133,066)           (143,744) 
Less: beginning refund liability in 
 connection with disposal of 
 subsidiaries                                    1,820                   - 
                                      ----------------  ------------------ 
Gross billings (non-GAAP)                    1,504,617           1,555,367 
                                      ================  ================== 
 
 
 
Net income                                     640,831           342,082 
                                      ----------------  ---------------- 
Add: income tax expenses                        25,166               1,300 
      depreciation and amortization             30,648              29,467 
      interest expense                           7,657               5,293 
Less: interest income                         (31,094)            (38,824) 
                                      ----------------  ------------------ 
EBITDA (non-GAAP)                              673,208             339,318 
                                      ================  ================== 
 

(1) Net income margin is defined as net income as a percentage of net revenues.

(2) New student enrollments for a given period refer to the total number of orders placed by students that newly enroll in at least one course during that period, including those students that enroll and then terminate their enrollment with us, excluding orders of our low-price courses, such as "mini courses" and "RMB1 courses", which we offer in the form of recorded videos or short live streaming, to strengthen our competitiveness and improve customer experience.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 21, 2025 04:00 ET (08:00 GMT)

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