21Vianet Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results
3Q12 Net Revenues Up 51.4% YOY to RMB396.1 Million
3Q12 Adjusted EBITDA Up 41.4% YOY to
Live Conference Call to be Held at
Third Quarter 2012 Financial Highlights
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Net revenues increased by 51.4% to
RMB396.1 million (US$63.0 million ) fromRMB261.6 million in the comparative period in 2011. -
Adjusted EBITDA1 increased by 41.4% to
RMB76.0 million (US$12.1 million ) fromRMB53.7 million in the comparative period in 2011. - Adjusted EBITDA margin2 was 19.2%, compared with 19.3% in the previous quarter and 20.5% in the comparative period in 2011.
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Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results
REVENUES: Net revenues for the third quarter of 2012 increased by 51.4% to
Net revenues from hosting and related services increased by 32.8% to
GROSS PROFIT: For the third quarter of 2012, gross profit increased by 54.2% to
Adjusted gross profit, which excludes share-based compensation expenses and amortization of intangible assets derived from acquisitions, increased by 50.9% to
OPERATING EXPENSES: Total operating expenses were
Sales and marketing expenses increased to
General and administrative expenses increased to
Research and development expenses increased to
Change in the fair value of contingent purchase consideration payable was
Adjusted operating expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses and the changes in the fair value of contingent purchase consideration payable, increased to
ADJUSTED EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2012 increased by 41.4% to
NET PROFIT/LOSS: Net profit for the third quarter of 2012 was
Adjusted net profit for the third quarter of 2012 was
EARNING/LOSS PER SHARE: Diluted earnings per ordinary share for the third quarter of 2012 was
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Third Quarter 2012 Operational Highlights
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Monthly Recurring Revenues ("MRR") per cabinet remained stable at
RMB10,027 in the third quarter of 2012, compared toRMB10,053 in the second quarter of 2012. -
Total cabinets under management increased to 11,648 as of
September 30, 2012 , from 10,394 as ofJune 30, 2012 , with 7,334 cabinets in the Company's self-built data centers and 4,313 cabinets in its partnered data centers. - Utilization rate was 67.7% in the third quarter 2012, compared to 81.2% in the second quarter of 2012, reflecting the increased capacity the Company experienced with the addition of 1,254 new cabinets.
- Churn rate remained stable at 0.87% in the third quarter of 2012, compared to 0.93% in the second quarter of 2012. Top 20 customers' churn rate remained 0%.
- The largest customer represented 3.8% of total net revenues.
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Recent Developments
In November, 2012, 21Vianet entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT) to expand Microsoft's premier commercial cloud services—Office 365 and Windows Azure—into
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Financial Outlook
For the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company expects net revenues to be in the range of
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call on
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A webcast of the conference call will be available through the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.21vianet.com.
Non-GAAP Disclosure
In evaluating its business, 21Vianet considers and uses the following non-GAAP measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the
The non-GAAP financial measures are provided as additional information to help investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors' overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance and prospects for the future. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, U.S. GAAP results. In addition, the Company's calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures may be different from the calculation used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.
Exchange Rate
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Statement Regarding Unaudited Condensed Financial Information
The unaudited financial information set forth below is preliminary and subject to potential adjustments. Adjustments to the consolidated financial statements may be identified when audit work has been performed for the Company's year-end audit, which could result in significant differences from this preliminary unaudited condensed financial information.
About 21Vianet
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This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as 21Vianet's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. 21Vianet may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the
1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses and changes in the fair value of contingent purchase consideration payable.
2 Adjusted EBITDA margin is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total net revenues.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||
(Amount in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and US dollars ("US$")) | |||
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Assets | |||
Current assets: | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | 410,389 | 446,701 | 71,076 |
Restricted cash | 4,578 | 192,941 | 30,700 |
Accounts receivable, net | 147,624 | 295,247 | 46,978 |
Short term investments | 894,540 | 267,434 | 42,553 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 47,575 | 67,462 | 10,734 |
Deferred tax assets | 4,872 | 9,795 | 1,559 |
Amount due from related parties | 41,643 | 16,080 | 2,559 |
Total current assets | 1,551,221 | 1,295,660 | 206,159 |
Non-current assets: | |||
Property and equipment, net | 453,883 | 790,714 | 125,814 |
Intangible assets, net | 159,439 | 284,796 | 45,315 |
Deferred tax assets | 12,773 | 21,929 | 3,489 |
Goodwill | 217,436 | 296,688 | 47,207 |
Investment | 8,200 | 58,729 | 9,345 |
Restricted cash | -- | 219,732 | 34,962 |
Total non-current assets | 851,731 | 1,672,588 | 266,132 |
Total assets | 2,402,952 | 2,968,248 | 472,291 |
Liabilities and Shareholders' (Deficit) Equity | |||
Current liabilities: | |||
Short term bank borrowings | 100,000 | 247,686 | 39,410 |
Accounts payable | 82,131 | 141,806 | 22,563 |
Notes payable | 4,578 | -- | -- |
Accrued expenses and other payables | 124,326 | 185,451 | 29,507 |
Advances from customers | 23,238 | 34,054 | 5,418 |
Income tax payable | 5,634 | 29,663 | 4,720 |
Amounts due to related parties | 96,618 | 212,590 | 33,826 |
Current portion of capital lease obligations | 26,012 | 27,698 | 4,407 |
Total current liabilities | 462,537 | 878,948 | 139,851 |
Non-current liabilities: | |||
Long term bank borrowings | -- | 66,000 | 10,502 |
Amounts due to related parties | 124,493 | 143,741 | 22,871 |
Non-current portion of capital lease obligations | 73,896 | 65,605 | 10,439 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 26,801 | 12,447 | 1,980 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 39,682 | 43,796 | 6,969 |
Deferred government grant | 5,819 | 19,717 | 3,137 |
Total non-current liabilities | 270,691 | 351,306 | 55,898 |
Commitments and contingencies | |||
Mezzanine equity | -- | -- | -- |
Shareholders' equity | |||
Treasury stock | (168,018) | (26,675) | (4,244) |
Ordinary shares | 23 | 23 | 4 |
Additional paid-in capital | 3,277,658 | 3,182,868 | 506,439 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income loss | (54,779) | (47,584) | (7,571) |
Statutory reserves | 15,837 | 15,837 | 2,520 |
Accumulated deficit | (1,418,167) | (1,404,580) | (223,487) |
Total |
1,652,554 | 1,719,889 | 273,661 |
Non-controlling interest | 17,170 | 18,105 | 2,881 |
Total shareholders' equity | 1,669,724 | 1,737,994 | 276,542 |
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity | 2,402,952 | 2,968,248 | 472,291 |
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(Amount in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and US dollars ("US$") except for number of shares and per share data) | |||||||
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2011 | 2012 | |||
RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | |
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Net revenues | |||||||
Hosting and related services | 164,814 | 205,078 | 218,861 | 34,824 | 439,365 | 613,440 | 97,607 |
Managed network services | 96,831 | 159,384 | 177,198 | 28,195 | 263,287 | 492,900 | 78,427 |
Total net revenues | 261,645 | 364,462 | 396,059 | 63,019 | 702,652 | 1,106,340 | 176,034 |
Cost of revenues | (190,071) | (261,088) | (285,662) | (45,453) | (514,149) | (794,397) | (126,400) |
Gross profit | 71,574 | 103,374 | 110,397 | 17,566 | 188,503 | 311,943 | 49,634 |
Operating expenses | -- | -- | |||||
Sales and marketing | (20,894) | (24,262) | (28,885) | (4,596) | (55,427) | (78,295) | (12,458) |
General and administrative | (24,643) | (32,004) | (42,622) | (6,782) | (58,508) | (104,125) | (16,568) |
Research and development | (9,396) | (16,477) | (18,758) | (2,985) | (24,637) | (46,605) | (7,416) |
Changes in the fair value of contingent purchase consideration payable | 54,895 | (2,210) | (12,043) | (1,916) | (43,206) | (57,492) | (9,148) |
Total operating expenses | (38) | (74,953) | (102,308) | (16,279) | (181,778) | (286,517) | (45,590) |
Operating profit | 71,536 | 28,421 | 8,089 | 1,287 | 6,725 | 25,426 | 4,044 |
Interest income | 7,051 | 4,466 | 4,216 | 671 | 10,591 | 10,442 | 1,661 |
Interest expense | (1,241) | (1,483) | (1,592) | (253) | (3,693) | (5,391) | (858) |
Investment income | -- | -- | 29 | 5 | 29 | 5 | |
Other income | 395 | 406 | 11,209 | 1,784 | 1,341 | 11,616 | 1,848 |
Other expense | (65) | (22) | (107) | (17) | (276) | (500) | (80) |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | 24,195 | (3,134) | (1,213) | (193) | 26,013 | (5,729) | (912) |
Profit before income taxes | 101,871 | 28,654 | 20,631 | 3,284 | 40,701 | 35,893 | 5,708 |
Income tax expense | (14,186) | (10,443) | (8,417) | (1,339) | (6,305) | (21,371) | (3,400) |
Net profit | 87,685 | 18,211 | 12,214 | 1,945 | 34,396 | 14,522 | 2,308 |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | (6,141) | (214) | (363) | (58) | (18,909) | (935) | (149) |
Net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders | 81,544 | 17,997 | 11,851 | 1,887 | 15,487 | 13,587 | 2,159 |
Earnings per share | |||||||
Basic | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
Diluted | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
Shares used in earnings per share computation | |||||||
Basic* | 338,719,421 | 342,958,701 | 340,885,136 | 340,885,136 | 239,527,651 | 341,971,679 | 341,971,679 |
Diluted* | 354,085,623 | 354,879,200 | 352,729,739 | 352,729,739 | 311,198,141 | 353,994,266 | 353,994,266 |
Earnings per ADS (6 ordinary shares equal to 1 ADS) | |||||||
EPS - Basic | 1.44 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
EPS - Diluted | 1.38 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
* Shares used in earnings per share/ADS computation were computed under weighted average method. |
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RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | |
Gross profit | 71,574 | 103,374 | 110,397 | 17,566 | 188,503 | 311,943 | 49,634 |
Plus: share-based compensation expense | 356 | 800 | 1,513 | 241 | 1,579 | 2,987 | 475 |
Plus: amortization of intangible assets derived from acquisitions | 6,741 | 6,150 | 6,788 | 1,080 | 21,044 | 19,133 | 3,044 |
Adjusted gross profit | 78,671 | 110,324 | 118,698 | 18,887 | 211,126 | 334,063 | 53,153 |
Adjusted gross margin | 30.1% | 30.3% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.2% | 30.2% |
Operating expenses | (38) | (74,953) | (102,308) | (16,279) | (181,778) | (286,517) | (45,590) |
Plus: share-based compensation expense | 13,525 | 10,597 | 21,462 | 3,415 | 29,927 | 42,279 | 6,727 |
Plus: changes in the fair value of contingent purchase consideration payable | (54,895) | 2,210 | 12,043 | 1,916 | 43,206 | 57,492 | 9,148 |
Adjusted operating expenses | (41,408) | (62,146) | (68,803) | (10,948) | (108,645) | (186,746) | (29,715) |
Net profits | 87,685 | 18,211 | 12,214 | 1,945 | 34,396 | 14,522 | 2,308 |
Plus: share-based compensation expense | 13,881 | 11,397 | 22,975 | 3,656 | 31,506 | 45,266 | 7,202 |
Plus: amortization of intangible assets derived from acquisitions | 6,741 | 6,150 | 6,788 | 1,080 | 21,044 | 19,133 | 3,044 |
Plus: changes in the fair value of contingent purchase consideration payable and related deferred tax impact | (46,661) | 1,879 | 10,237 | 1,629 | 36,725 | 48,868 | 7,776 |
Adjusted net profit | 61,646 | 37,637 | 52,214 | 8,310 | 123,671 | 127,789 | 20,330 |
Adjusted net margin | 23.6% | 10.3% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 17.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
Operating profit | 71,536 | 28,421 | 8,089 | 1,287 | 6,725 | 25,426 | 4,044 |
Plus: depreciation | 16,022 | 19,704 | 23,724 | 3,776 | 40,101 | 63,218 | 10,059 |
Plus: amortization | 7,198 | 8,682 | 9,176 | 1,460 | 22,372 | 24,492 | 3,897 |
Plus: share-based compensation expense | 13,881 | 11,397 | 22,975 | 3,656 | 31,506 | 45,266 | 7,202 |
Plus: changes in the fair value of contingent purchase consideration payable | (54,895) | 2,210 | 12,043 | 1,916 | 43,206 | 57,492 | 9,148 |
Adjusted EBITDA | 53,742 | 70,414 | 76,007 | 12,095 | 143,910 | 215,894 | 34,350 |
Adjusted EBITDA margin | 20.5% | 19.3% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 20.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% |
Adjusted net profit | 61,646 | 37,637 | 52,214 | 8,310 | 123,671 | 127,789 | 20,330 |
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | (6,141) | (214) | (363) | (58) | (18,909) | (935) | (149) |
Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders | 55,505 | 37,423 | 51,851 | 8,252 | 104,762 | 126,854 | 20,181 |
Adjusted earnings per share | |||||||
Basic | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.06 |
Diluted | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.06 |
Shares used in adjusted earnings per share computation: | |||||||
Basic* | 338,719,421 | 342,958,701 | 340,885,136 | 340,885,136 | 239,527,651 | 341,971,679 | 341,971,679 |
Diluted* | 338,719,421 | 354,879,200 | 352,729,739 | 352,729,739 | 297,004,465 | 353,994,266 | 353,994,266 |
Earnings per ADS (6 ordinary shares equal to 1 ADS) | |||||||
EPS - Basic | 0.96 | 0.66 | 0.90 | 0.14 | 2.64 | 2.22 | 0.35 |
EPS - Diluted | 0.96 | 0.66 | 0.90 | 0.14 | 2.10 | 2.16 | 0.34 |
* Shares used in adjusted earnings per share/ADS computation were computed under weighted average method. |
CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact:Source: 21VianetICR, Inc. Jeremy Peruski +1 (646) 405-4922 IR@21Vianet.com
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