Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2020 Financial Results and Business Updates
The Company’s results for the fourth quarter of 2020 were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, benefiting from the containment of pandemic in China, the Company’s domestic business has shown a strong recovery, which has contributed to substantially all of its total revenue.
For the fourth quarter of 2020, Trip.com Group reported net revenue of RMB5.0 billion (US$761 million), representing a 40% decrease from the same period in 2019. Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased by 9% from the previous quarter, primarily due to seasonality.
For the full year ended December 31, 2020, net revenue was RMB18.3 billion (US$2.8 billion), representing a 49% decrease from 2019.
Accommodation reservation revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB2.2 billion (US$344 million), representing a 24% decrease from the same period in 2019, and a 9% decrease from the previous quarter, primarily due to seasonality.
For the full year ended December 31, 2020, accommodation reservation revenue was RMB7.1 billion (US$1.1 billion), representing a 47% decrease from 2019. The accommodation reservation revenue accounted for 39% of the total revenue in 2020 and 38% of the total revenue in 2019.
Transportation ticketing revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB1.7 billion (US$260 million), representing a 51% decrease from the same period in 2019. Transportation ticketing revenue decreased by 11% from the previous quarter, primarily due to seasonality.
For the full year ended December 31, 2020, transportation ticketing revenue was RMB7.1 billion (US$1.1 billion), representing a 49% decrease from 2019. The transportation ticketing revenue accounted for 39% of the total revenue in 2020 and 2019.
Packaged-tour revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB262 million (US$40 million), representing a 67% decrease from the same period in 2019, and a 20% decrease from the previous quarter.
For the full year ended December 31, 2020, packaged-tour revenue was RMB1.2 billion (US$190 million), representing a 73% decrease from 2019. The packaged-tour revenue accounted for 7% of the total revenue in 2020 and 13% of the total revenue in 2019.
Corporate travel revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB307 million (US$47 million), representing a 17% decrease from the same period in 2019. Corporate travel revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 increased by 9% from the previous quarter.
For the full year ended December 31, 2020, corporate travel revenue was RMB877 million (US$135 million), representing a 30% decrease from 2019. The corporate travel revenue accounted for 5% of the total revenue in 2020 and 4% of the total revenue in 2019.
Gross margin was 82% for the fourth quarter of 2020, which increased from 79% for the same period in 2019 and 81% for the previous quarter.