Jianpu Technology Inc. Reports First Six Months 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

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BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Jianpu Technology Inc. (“Jianpu,” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JT), a leading independent open platform for discovery and recommendation of financial products in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first six months ended June 30, 2021.

First six months 2021 Operational and Financial Highlights:

The credit card volume for recommendation services, was approximately 1.6 million in the first six months of 2021 remaining stable compared with the same period of 2020. The revenue from credit cards recommendation services in the first six months of 2021 was RMB179.8 million (US$27.8 million), compared with RMB170.8 million in the same period of 2020.
The number of domestic loan applications was approximately 5.2 million in the first six months of 2021, representing an increase of approximately 58.7% from the same period of 2020. The average fee per domestic loan application decreased to RMB13.0 (US$2.0) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB14.1 in the first six months of 2020. As a result, the revenue from loan recommendation service was RMB75.1 million (US$11.6 million), a 60.8% increase from the same period of 2020.
Total revenues for the first six months of 2021 increased by 13.7% to RMB343.5 million (US$53.2 million) from RMB302.1 million in the same period of 2020. The increase was mainly attributable to the recovery of loan recommendation service and, to a lesser extent, the growth of insurance brokerage business, which was part of advertising, marketing services and other services, in the first six months of 2021.
Net loss was RMB95.8 million (US$14.8 million) in the first six months of 2021, compared with RMB125.2 million in the first six months of 2020. Net loss margin was 27.9% in the first six months of 2021, compared with 41.4% in the same period of 2020.
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss1 was RMB90.0 million (US$13.9 million) in the first six months of 2021, compared with Non-GAAP adjusted net loss of RMB118.3 million in the first six months of 2020. Non-GAAP adjusted net loss margin¹ was 26.2% in the first six months of 2021, improving from 39.2% in the same period of 2020.

First six months 2021 Financial Results

Total revenues for the first six months of 2021 increased by 13.7% to RMB343.5 million (US$53.2 million) from RMB302.1 million in the same period of 2020.

Total revenues from recommendation services increased by 17.2% to RMB254.9 million (US$39.5 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB217.5 million in the same period of 2020.

Revenues from recommendation services for credit cards increased by 5.3% to RMB179.8 million (US$27.8 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB170.8 million in the same period of 2020. Credit card volume for recommendation services in the first six months of 2021 and 2020 were approximately 1.6 million and 1.6 million, respectively. The average fee per credit card for recommendation services increased to RMB109.6 (US$17.0) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB106.8 in the same period of 2020.

Revenues from recommendation services for loans increased by 60.8% to RMB75.1 million (US$11.6 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB46.7 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increase in number of loan applications on our platform. The number of domestic loan applications on the Company’s platform was approximately 5.2 million in the first six months of 2021, representing an increase of approximately 58.7% from the same period of 2020. The average fee per domestic loan application decreased to RMB13.0 (US$2.0) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB14.1 in the first six months of 2020.

Revenue from big data and system-based risk management services decreased slightly to RMB63.1 million (US$9.8 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB69.2 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to the decrease of revenue in big data services.

Revenues from advertising and marketing services and other services increased by 64.5% to RMB25.5 million (US$4.0 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB15.5 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to the growth of insurance brokerage services.

Cost of revenues increased by 65.7% to RMB92.8 million (US$14.4 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB56.0 million in the same period of 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in direct costs relating to credit card business and insurance brokerage services.

Gross profit increased by 1.9% to RMB250.7 million (US$38.8 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB246.1 million in the same period of 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase of our total revenues.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 6.9% to RMB252.0 million (US$39.0 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB235.7 million in the same period of 2020. The increase was primarily due to the increase in traffic acquisition costs and payroll expenses.

Research and development expenses decreased by 7.3% to RMB70.1 million (US$10.9 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB75.6 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to continued cost optimization measures, and partially offset by upfront investment in R&D efforts for new businesses.

General and administrative expenses was RMB65.3 million (US$10.1 million) in the first six months of 2021, which remained relatively stable compared with RMB64.1 million in the same period of 2020.

Others, net increased by 800.0% to RMB42.3 million (US$6.6 million) in the first six months of 2021 from RMB4.7 million in the same period of 2020. The increase was primarily from the realized investment gain of RMB40.1 million from the investment in Conflux Global, a decentralized applications blockchain solution provider.

Net loss was RMB95.8 million (US$14.8 million) in the first six months of 2021 compared with RMB125.2 million in the same period of 2020. Net loss margin was 27.9% in the first six months of 2021 compared with 41.4% in the same period of 2020.

Non-GAAP adjusted net loss, which excluded share-based compensation expenses from net loss, was RMB90.0 million (US$13.9 million) in the first six months of 2021, compared with RMB118.3 million in the same period of 2020.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA2, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest income and expenses, and income tax benefits from net loss, for the first six months of 2021 was a loss of RMB84.6 million (US$13.1 million), compared with a loss of RMB108.5 million in the same period of 2020.

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and time deposits and short-term investment of RMB868.3 million (US$134.5 million), and working capital of approximately RMB521.7 million (US$80.8 million). Compared to as of December 31, 2020, cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, time deposits and investment and short-term investment decreased by RMB127.7 million (US$19.8 million), which was attributable to net cash used in operating activities.

About Jianpu Technology Inc.
Jianpu Technology Inc. is a leading independent open platform for discovery and recommendation of financial products in China. The company connects users with financial service providers in a convenient, efficient, and secure way. By leveraging its proprietary technology, Jianpu provides users with customized search results and recommendations tailored to each user’s particular financial needs and profile. The Company also enables financial service providers with sales and marketing solutions to reach and serve their target customers more effectively through integrated channels and enhance their competitiveness by providing them with tailored data, risk management services and solutions. The Company is committed to maintaining an independent open platform, which allows it to serve the needs of users and financial service providers impartially. For more information, please visit http://ir.jianpu.ai.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net (loss)/income, each a non-GAAP financial measure, in evaluating our operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes.

The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net (loss)/income help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of the expenses and gains that the Company include in (loss)/income from operations and net (loss)/income. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net (loss)/income provide useful information about our operating results, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net (loss)/income should not be considered in isolation or construed as alternatives to net (loss)/income or any other measure of performance or as indicators of our operating performance. Investors are encouraged to review the historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net (loss)/income presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to our data. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA before share-based compensation expenses. EBITDA represents net (loss)/income before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted net (loss)/income represents net (loss)/income before share-based compensation expenses.

For more information on this non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results” set forth at the end of this press release.

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