Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Net revenue for the third quarter of 2022 increased by 17.7% to RMB2,971.4 million (US$417.7 million) from RMB2,525.1 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in loan facilitation service fees, post facilitation service fees and guarantee income.
Loan facilitation service fees increased by 8.7% to RMB1,168.7 million (US$164.3 million) for the third quarter of 2022 from RMB1,075.1 million for the same period of 2021. This increase was primarily due to the increase in transaction volume, partially offset by the decrease in service fee rates.
Post-facilitation service fees increased by 36.3% to RMB492.3 million (US$69.2 million) for the third quarter of 2022 from RMB361.2 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in outstanding loans served by the Company and the rolling impact of deferred transaction fees.
Guarantee income was RMB822.2 million (US$115.6 million) for the third quarter of 2022 compared to RMB644.5 million for the same period of 2021. This increase was primarily due to the increased outstanding loan balance of off-balance sheet loans, partially offset by improved asset quality. The fair value of quality assurance commitment upon loan origination is released as guarantee income systematically over the term of the loans subject to quality assurance commitment. As the Company transitioned its business towards better-quality borrowers, the fair value of quality assurance commitment upon loan origination decreased due to better asset quality.
Net interest income decreased by 0.9% to RMB329.6 million (US$46.3 million) for the third quarter of 2022, from RMB332.6 million for the same period of 2021.
Other revenue increased by 42.1% to RMB158.7 million (US$22.3 million) for the third quarter of 2022 from RMB111.7 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in customer referral fees from other third-party platforms.
Origination, servicing expenses and other costs of revenue increased by 7.7% to RMB495.0 million (US$69.6 million) for the third quarter of 2022 from RMB459.6 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in employees’ expenditures and fees paid to third-party service providers as a result of the increase in loan origination volume.
Sales and marketing expenses increased by 38.1% to RMB535.2 million (US$75.2 million) for the third quarter of 2022 from RMB387.5 million for the same period of 2021 as a result of proactive customer acquisition efforts focusing on higher-quality borrowers in both domestic and international markets.
Research and development expenses increased by 20.2% to RMB125.6 million (US$17.7 million) for the third quarter of 2022 from RMB104.5 million for the same period of 2021, due to increased investments in technology development.
General and administrative expenses decreased by 18.5% to RMB100.4 million (US$14.1 million) for the third quarter of 2022 from RMB123.2 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in operating efficiency.
Provision for accounts receivable and contract assets increased by 237.1% to RMB110.9 million (US$15.6million) for the third quarter of 2022 from RMB32.9 million for the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the increase in outstanding loan balances.
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