Loss from operations. Loss from operations was RMB8.4 billion (US$1.2 billion), compared with RMB6.4 billion in 2021.
Total other (expenses)/income, net. Other income was RMB954.4 million (US$138.4 million), compared with RMB284.4 million of other expenses in 2021. The change was primarily attributable to gains of RMB1.3 billion from the repurchase of convertible senior notes and partially offset by investments loss charge for certain investees.
Income tax expense. Income tax expense was RMB104.1 million (US$15.1 million), compared with RMB95.3 million in 2021.
Net loss. Net loss was RMB7.5 billion (US$1.1 billion), compared with RMB6.8 billion in 2021.
Adjusted net loss1. Adjusted net loss, which is a non-GAAP measure that excludes share-based compensation expenses, amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions, income tax related to intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions, gain/loss on fair value change in investments in publicly traded companies, gain on the repurchase of convertible senior notes, expenses related to organizational optimization and termination expenses of certain game projects, was RMB6.7 billion (US$971.8 million) compared with RMB5.5 billion in 2021.
Basic and diluted EPS and Adjusted basic and diluted EPS1. Basic and diluted net loss per share were RMB18.99 (US$2.75), compared with RMB17.87 in 2021. Adjusted basic and diluted net loss per share were RMB16.95 (US$2.46), compared with RMB14.42 in 2021.
Cash and cash equivalents, time deposits and short-term investments. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, time deposits and short-term investments of RMB19.6 billion (US$2.8 billion).
Share Repurchase Program and Repurchase of Convertible Senior Notes
The Company announced in March 2022 that its board of directors had authorized a share repurchase program, under which the Company may repurchase up to US$500 million of its ADSs for the next 24 months. The Company had repurchased a total of 2.6 million ADSs for a total cost of US$53.6 million as of December 31, 2022.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company repurchased a total principal amount of US$54 million 2027 Notes and a total principal amount of US$493 million of December 2026 Notes for a total cash consideration of US$420 million.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had repurchased a total principal amount of US$54 million 2027 Notes and a total principal amount of US$768 million December 2026 Notes for a total cash consideration of US$618 million.
The Company’s repurchase programs of its ADSs or convertible senior notes will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions. These programs may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Recent Developments
On January 11, 2023, the Company completed an offering of 15,344,000 American depositary shares, each representing one Class Z ordinary share, par value US$0.0001 per share of the Company (the “ADS Offering”), at US$26.65 per ADS. Shortly thereafter, the Company completed the exchange of an aggregate principal amount of US$384.8 million of its outstanding 0.50% convertible senior notes due December 2026 (the “Exchange Notes”) purchased by Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and its applicable affiliate(s), as duly engaged and authorized by the Company, from the holders of such Exchange Notes in privately negotiated transactions for the Company’s issuance of ADSs. The aggregate purchase price of the Exchange Notes in the amount of US$331.2 million was funded by the net proceeds from the ADS Offering. The Company plans to use the remaining net proceeds (after deducting selling commissions) of the ADS Offering in the amount of US$68.8 million to replenish its cash reserve after its repurchases of certain convertible senior notes in the fourth quarter of 2022 and for other working capital purposes.