Mr. Jiayuan Xu, FinVolution’s Chief Financial Officer, continued, “We are encouraged by the financial results we achieved in the first quarter. Net revenue for the first quarter reached RMB3,050.6 million representing a year-over-year increase of 24.7%. More encouragingly, due to our prudent business attitude and risk management, our net profit reached RMB689.8 million in the first quarter, representing a year-over-year increase of 29.1%.”
“Our cash and short-term liquidity position as of the end of March 2023 further strengthened to RMB7,750.1 million, representing a sequential increase of 9.7%. During such times of uncertainty, our strong balance sheet and liquidity position continue to provide confidence to all our stakeholders,” concluded Mr. Xu.
First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Net revenue in the first quarter of 2023 increased by 24.7% to RMB3,050.6 million (US$444.2 million) from RMB2,446.8 million in the same period of 2022, primarily due to the increase in loan facilitation service fees, post facilitation service fees and guarantee income.
Loan facilitation service fees increased by 16.7% to RMB1,168.3 million (US$170.1 million) in the first quarter of 2023 from RMB1,001.4 million in the same period of 2022. 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 6.3% to RMB487.2 million (US$70.9 million) in the first quarter of 2023 from RMB458.4 million in the same period of 2022, primarily due to the increase in outstanding loans served by the Company and the rolling impact of deferred transaction fees.
Guarantee income increased by 61.2% to RMB986.5 million (US$143.6 million) in the first quarter of 2023 from RMB612.1 million in the same period of 2022. This increase was primarily due to the increased outstanding loan balance of off-balance sheet loans and the rolling impact of deferred guarantee income. 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.
Net interest income increased by 6.1% to RMB285.6 million (US$41.6 million) in the first quarter of 2023, from RMB269.1 million in the same period of 2022.
Other revenue increased by 16.4% to RMB123.1 million (US$17.9 million) in the first quarter of 2023 from RMB105.8 million in the same period of 2022, primarily due to the increase in customer referral fees from other third-party platforms.
Origination, servicing expenses and other costs of revenue increased by 3.0% to RMB512.4 million (US$74.6 million) for the first quarter of 2023 from RMB497.7 million for the same period of 2022, primarily due to the increase in employee’s expenditures.
Sales and marketing expenses increased by 19.6% to RMB397.1 million (US$57.8 million) in the first quarter of 2023 from RMB332.0 million in the same period of 2022 as a result of proactive customer acquisition efforts focusing on higher-quality borrowers in both China and international markets.
Research and development expenses increased by 12.3% to RMB126.2 million (US$18.4 million) in the first quarter of 2023, from RMB112.4 million in the same period of 2022, due to the increase in investments for technology development.
General and administrative expenses decreased by 6.3% to RMB85.4 million (US$12.4 million) in the first quarter of 2023 from RMB91.1 million in the same period of 2022, primarily due to the increase in operating efficiency.
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