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Cloopen Group Holding Limited Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

BEIJING, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cloopen Group Holding Limited (NYSE: RAAS) ("Cloopen" or the "Company"), a leading multi-capability cloud-based communications solution provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Third Quarter ended September 30, 2021 Highlights

[1] Non-GAAP net loss and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. See section entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measure" for information on how the Company defines and calculates the non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is set forth at the end of this press release.

[2] Active customers at the end of any period refers to customers which had over RMB50 in annual spending in the preceding 12 months.

[3] Large-enterprise customers at the end of any period refers to customers which had over RMB700,000 in annual spending in the preceding 12 months.

[4] "Dollar-based net customer retention rate" illustrates the Company’s ability to increase revenue generated from its existing customer base. To calculate dollar-based net customer retention rate for a given period, the Company first identifies all customers for solutions that it offers on a recurring basis, unless otherwise specified, with over RMB1,000 in monthly spending in the preceding period, then calculate the quotient from dividing the revenue generated from such customers in the given period by the revenue generated from the same group of customers in the preceding period. Solutions that the Company offers on a recurring basis include our CPaaS solutions and cloud-based CC solutions deployed primarily on public cloud, for which the Company charges a combination of seat subscription fees and related resource usage fees.

"We maintained strong top-line growth in the third quarter, delivering revenues of RMB276.1 million, a 44.3% increase year-over-year, which was primarily driven by the robust performance of our cloud-based Contact Center (CC) business," said Mr. Changxun Sun, Cloopen’s Chief Executive Officer. "Our third quarter gross margin was 43.5%, representing solid growth year-over-year, which reflected the sustained effectiveness of our strategic focus on optimizing product mix and shifting toward high-margin segments."

"Our CC business continued its robust revenue growth at 125.4% year-over-year in the third quarter, reinforcing our leadership position in this market segment as we benefitted from our integration with EliteCRM and our expanded large-enterprise customer base. During the quarter, we continued to ramp up investments in R&D to sustain our core competencies in products and technologies and added top-notch talents to further strengthen our technical teams. Going forward, Cloopen is committed to becoming a SaaS company that integrates its capabilities in communications, big data and AI to better support businesses’ marketing needs and drive their digital and intelligent transformation. As we continue to refine our products and services to empower companies across industries, we are confident in our ability to create additional value for our shareholders," concluded Mr. Sun.

Mr. Steven Yipeng Li, Cloopen’s Chief Financial Officer added, "We are pleased with our solid third quarter operating and financial performance despite the impact from the K-12 after-school tutoring sector. Excluding its impact, our dollar-based net customer retention rate remained sound above 100% for the three months ended September 30, 2021, which was lower compared with the previous quarter primarily due to the discontinuation of some low-margin customers using our CPaaS messaging services. As our Company’s long-term success and future advancement depend upon our innovation capabilities, we recruited highly-regarded experts to further grow our R&D team during the third quarter. As a result, our R&D expenses increased by 66.9% quarter-over-quarter to RMB75.5 million, which we believe will be a worthwhile investment to drive differentiation and future growth. We are also delighted to announce that we received our first order in the Southeast Asia market from one of Thailand’s largest commercial banks, marking an important milestone in our overseas expansion plan. With enhanced innovation capabilities and our continued efforts to expand our customer base and global footprint, we are excited about Cloopen’s growth prospects."

Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2021

Revenues

In the third quarter of 2021, revenues increased by 44.3% to RMB276.1 million (US$42.9 million) from RMB191.3 million in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was contributed by the robust performance of the cloud-based CC solutions and cloud-based unified communications and collaboration ("UC&C") solutions.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues increased by 31.8% to RMB156.0 million (US$24.2 million) in the third quarter of 2021 from RMB118.4 million in the third quarter of 2020, which was primarily due to increased infrastructure and equipment costs, outsourcing costs and staff costs as the Company continues to scale its business.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased by 64.6% to RMB120.1 million (US$18.6 million) in the third quarter of 2021 from RMB72.9 million in the third quarter of 2020. Gross margin was 43.5% in the third quarter of 2021, compared with 38.1% in the third quarter of 2020. The increase of gross margin was contributed by the optimized revenue structure.

Operating Expenses

In the third quarter of 2021, operating expenses were RMB237.8 million (US$36.9 million), representing a 51.5% increase from RMB157.0 million in the third quarter of 2020.

Net Loss

Net loss for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB112.2 million (US$17.4 million), compared with RMB93.9 million in the third quarter of 2020.

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share was RMB0.35 (US$0.05) in the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB3.6 in the third quarter of 2020.

Recent Development

The Company and Tencent Cloud entered into a Cooperation Framework Agreement to form a long-term partnership for the Company’s CC products in October 2021.

Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2021, Cloopen currently expects revenues to be between RMB328.0 million to RMB333.0 million, representing an increase of 26.8% to 28.7% 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 change and uncertainty, such as the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and the new regulations on K-12 after-school tutoring in China.

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 RMB6.4434 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for September 30, 2021 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into US$ at that rate on September 30, 2021, or at any other rate.

Conference Call and Webcast

Cloopen’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Standard Time, (9:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time) on November 18, 2021, following the quarterly results announcement.

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

International:

1-412-902-4272

US toll free:

1-888-346-8982

Mainland China toll free:

400-120-1203

Hong Kong toll free:

800-905-945

Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. When prompted, ask to be connected to the call for "Cloopen Group Holding Limited." Participants will be required to state their name and company upon entering the call.

A live webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Cloopen’s website at http://ir.yuntongxun.com.

A replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the end of the conference call until November 25, 2021.

The dial-in details for the telephone replay are:

International: 

1-412-317-0088

US toll free:

1-877-344-7529

Canada toll free:

855-669-9658

Replay access code:

10161933

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

The Company uses non-GAAP net loss and adjusted EBITDA as non-GAAP financial measures, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes.

The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net loss excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expenses (income), net, income tax expense (benefit), share-based compensation, investment loss (income), gain from disposal of subsidiaries, net, share of losses of equity method investments, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, impairment loss of long-term investments, change in fair value of long-term investments, and foreign currency exchange losses (gains), net. The Company defines non-GAAP net loss as net loss excluding share-based compensation, gain from disposal of subsidiaries, net, impairment loss of long-term investments and change in fair value of warrant liabilities. The Company believes that such non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating its operating results.

The non-GAAP financial measures adjust for the impact of items that the Company does not consider indicative of the operational performance of its business and should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to net loss or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance. Investors are encouraged to compare the historical non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Non-GAAP financial measures 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 the Company’s data.

A reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their respective most directly comparable GAAP measures 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. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider non-GAAP financial measures as a substitute for, or superior to, their respective most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

About Cloopen Group Holding Limited

Cloopen Group Holding Limited is a leading multi-capability cloud-based communications solution provider in China offering a full suite of cloud-based communications solutions, covering communications platform as a service (CPaaS), cloud-based contact centers (cloud-based CC), and cloud-based unified communications and collaborations (cloud-based UC&C). The Company’s mission is to enhance the daily communication experience and operational productivity for enterprises. The Company aspires to drive the transformation of enterprise communications industry by offering innovative marketing and operational tactics and SaaS-based tools.

For more information, please visit https://ir.yuntongxun.com.

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. Cloopen 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 Cloopen’s beliefs and expectations as well as its financial outlook, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and involve factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors, risks and uncertainties include, but not limited to the following: Cloopen’s goals and strategies; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its brand and services; its ability to attract new customers or retain existing ones; its ability to continue developing solutions and the markets its solutions target; its ability to maintain collaborations with mobile network operators; its ability to enhance or upgrade its existing solutions and introduce new ones in a timely and cost-effective manner; its ability to maintain the compatibility of its solutions across devices, business systems and applications and physical infrastructure; relevant government policies and regulations relating to Cloopen’s corporate structure, business and industry, as well as the industries in which its customers operate; and general economic and business condition in China. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Cloopen’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 Cloopen does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Cloopen Group Holding Limited
Investor Relations
E-mail: ir@yuntongxun.com

The Piacente Group, Inc.
Yang Song
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
E-mail: raas@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:

The Piacente Group, Inc. 
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: raas@tpg-ir.com 

CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31,

September 30,

September 30,

2020

2021

2021

RMB

RMB

USD

(in thousands)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash

296,565

591,313

91,770

Restricted cash

1,893

1,698

264

Term deposits

160,349

2,045,495

317,456

Accounts receivable-third parties, net

228,893

367,110

56,975

Accounts receivable-a related party, net

9,447

Contract assets

36,307

59,444

9,226

Amounts due from related parties

6,275

Prepayments and other current assets

139,259

140,131

21,748

Total current assets

878,988

3,205,191

497,439

Long-term investments

66,162

63,597

9,870

Property and equipment, net

16,416

21,387

3,319

Intangible assets, net

2,023

48,924

7,593

Goodwill

152,602

23,683

Deferred income tax assets

1,049

1,565

243

Other non-current assets

3,824

6,678

1,036

Total non-current assets

89,474

294,753

45,744

Total assets

968,462

3,499,944

543,183

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(DEFICIT)

Current liabilities:

Short-term borrowings

20,000

Amounts due to a related party

2,813

Accounts payable

131,599

179,384

27,840

Contract liabilities

95,993

115,501

17,925

Payables to an affiliate of a shareholder (formerly a Series C Redeemable
   Convertible Preferred Shareholder)

230,087

Payable for business acquisition

18,000

2,794

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

93,967

131,197

20,361

Warrant liabilities

202,272

Total current liabilities

776,731

444,082

68,920

Non-current warrant liabilities

19,470

Other non-current liabilities

27,266

4,232

Total non-current liabilities

19,470

27,266

4,232

Total liabilities

796,201

471,348

73,152

Commitments and contingencies

Mezzanine equity:

Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares

648,328

Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares

686,082

Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares

1,579,397

Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares

444,789

Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares

720,044

Series F Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares

1,133,364

Subscription receivables for Series C and Series E Redeemable Convertible
   Preferred Shares

(336,178)

Total mezzanine equity

4,875,826

Shareholders’ equity (deficit):

Pre-offering Class A Ordinary Shares

29

Pre-offering Class B Ordinary Shares

33

Class A Ordinary Shares

207

32

Class B Ordinary Shares

17

3

Additional paid-in capital

10,992,819

1,706,059

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

208,672

(43,754)

(6,791)

Accumulated deficit

(4,914,644)

(7,928,667)

(1,230,510)

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Cloopen Group
   Holding Limited

(4,705,910)

3,020,622

468,793

Non-controlling interests

2,345

7,974

1,238

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)

(4,703,565)

3,028,596

470,031

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ euqity (deficit)

968,462

3,499,944

543,183

 

 

CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Three-month Period Ended

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2020

2021

2021

RMB

RMB

USD

(in thousands, except for per share data)

Revenues

191,308

276,130

42,855

Cost of revenues

(118,372)

(156,047)

(24,218)

Gross profit

72,936

120,083

18,637

Operating expenses:

Research and development expenses

(45,268)

(75,537)

(11,723)

Sales and marketing expenses

(58,054)

(82,632)

(12,824)

General and administrative expenses

(53,660)

(79,617)

(12,356)

Total operating expenses

(156,982)

(237,786)

(36,903)

Operating loss

(84,046)

(117,703)

(18,266)

Other income (expense):

Interest expenses

(1,116)

Interest income

107

2,648

411

Investment loss

(407)

(63)

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries, net

3,540

549

Share of loss of equity method investments

(1,184)

(3)

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

(6,192)

Change in fair value of long-term investment

1,554

Foreign currency exchange losses, net

(131)

(1,284)

(200)

Loss before income taxes

(91,008)

(113,209)

(17,569)

Income tax benefit (expense)

(2,878)

1,042

162

Net loss

(93,886)

(112,167)

(17,407)

Accretion and modifications of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares

(215,734)

Deemed dividend to Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Shareholders

(7,284)

Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders

(316,904)

(112,167)

(17,407)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

(690)

(673)

(104)

Net loss attributable to Cloopen Group Holding Limited

(316,214)

(111,494)

(17,303)

Other comprehensive income:

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes

59,347

8,450

1,311

Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities, net of nil income
taxes

2,200

3,300

512

Total other comprehensive income

61,547

11,750

1,823

Comprehensive loss

(255,357)

(100,417)

(15,584)

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests

(385)

(673)

(104)

Comprehensive loss attributable to Cloopen Group Holding Limited

(254,972)

(99,744)

(15,480)

Net loss per ordinary share

— Basic and diluted

(3.60)

(0.35)

(0.05)

Nine-month Period Ended

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2020

2021

2021

RMB

RMB

USD

(in thousands, except for per share data)

Revenues

508,997

754,565

117,107

Cost of revenues

(302,674)

(428,487)

(66,500)

Gross profit

206,323

326,078

50,607

Operating expenses:

Research and development expenses

(120,473)

(206,190)

(32,000)

Sales and marketing expenses

(150,619)

(223,778)

(34,730)

General and administrative expenses

(138,823)

(260,248)

(40,390)

Total operating expenses

(409,915)

(690,216)

(107,120)

Operating loss

(203,592)

(364,138)

(56,513)

Other income (expense):

Interest expenses

(9,398)

(343)

(53)

Interest income

1,065

4,580

711

Investment income (loss)

12

(407)

(63)

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries, net

14,562

3,536

549

Share of loss of equity method investments

(2,211)

(798)

(124)

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

(2,965)

(19,259)

(2,989)

Change in fair value of long-term investment

1,554

Impairment loss of long-term investments

(15,667)

(2,431)

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net

(253)

578

88

Loss before income taxes

(201,226)

(391,918)

(60,825)

Income tax benefit (expense)

(2,492)

3,089

479

Net loss

(203,718)

(388,829)

(60,346)

Accretion and modifications of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares

(215,791)

(2,641,831)

(410,006)

Deemed dividend to Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Shareholders

(12,070)

Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders

(431,579)

(3,030,660)

(470,352)

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

(7,439)

565

88

Net loss attributable to Cloopen Group Holding Limited

(424,140)

(3,031,225)

(470,440)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes

40,427

(262,926)

(40,805)

Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities, net of nil income
taxes

4,911

10,500

1,630

Less: reclassification adjustment for gain on available-for-sale securities
realized in net income, net of nil income taxes

(12)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

45,326

(252,426)

(39,175)

Comprehensive loss

(386,253)

(3,283,086)

(509,527)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling
interests

(7,486)

565

88

Comprehensive loss attributable to Cloopen Group Holding Limited

(378,767)

(3,283,651)

(509,615)

Net loss per ordinary share

— Basic and diluted

(5.19)

(10.61)

(1.65)

 

 

CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED

RECONCILATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

Three-month Period Ended,

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2020

2021

2021

RMB

RMB

USD

(in thousands)

Net loss

(93,886)

(112,167)

(17,407)

Add:

Share-based compensation

44,879

55,723

8,648

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries, net

(3,540)

(549)

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

6,192

Non-GAAP net loss

(42,815)

(59,984)

(9,308)

Net loss

(93,886)

(112,167)

(17,407)

Add:

Depreciation and amortization

2,317

3,172

492

Interest expenses (income), net

1,009

(2,648)

(411)

Income tax expense (benefit)

2,878

(1,042)

(162)

EBITDA

(87,682)

(112,685)

(17,488)

Add:

Share-based compensation

44,879

55,723

8,648

Investment loss

407

63

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries, net

(3,540)

(549)

Share of losses of equity method investments

1,184

3

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

6,192

Change in fair value of long-term investment

(1,554)

Foreign currency exchange losses, net

131

1,284

200

Adjusted EBITDA

(36,850)

(58,808)

(9,126)

Nine-month Period Ended,

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2020

2021

2021

RMB

RMB

USD

(in thousands)

Net loss

(203,718)

(388,829)

(60,346)

Add:

Share-based compensation

80,374

207,736

32,240

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries, net

(14,562)

(3,536)

(549)

Impairment loss of long-term investments

15,667

2,431

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

2,965

19,259

2,989

Non-GAAP net loss

(134,941)

(149,703)

(23,235)

Net loss

(203,718)

(388,829)

(60,346)

Add:

Depreciation and amortization

6,491

7,835

1,216

Interest expense (income), net

8,334

(4,237)

(658)

Income tax expense (benefit)

2,492

(3,089)

(479)

EBITDA

(186,401)

(388,320)

(60,267)

Add:

Share-based compensation

80,374

207,736

32,240

Investment loss (income)

(12)

407

63

Gain from disposal of subsidiaries, net

(14,562)

(3,536)

(549)

Share of losses of equity method investments

2,211

798

124

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

2,965

19,259

2,989

Change in fair value of long-term investment

(1,554)

Impairment loss of long-term investments

15,667

2,431

Foreign currency exchange losses (gains), net

253

(578)

(88)

Adjusted EBITDA

(116,726)

(148,567)

(23,057)

 

 

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