HUYA (HUYA) 6-K HUYA Inc. Reports First Quarter 2019 Unaudited Financial Results

Exhibit 99.1

HUYA Inc. Reports First Quarter 2019 Unaudited Financial Results

GUANGZHOU, China, May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — HUYA Inc. (“Huya” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HUYA), a leading game live streaming platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

First Quarter 2019 Highlights

• Total net revenues for the first quarter of 2019 increased by 93.4% to RMB1,631.5 million (US$243.1 million), from RMB843.6 million in the same period of 2018.

• Net income attributable to Huyawas RMB63.5 million (US$9.5 million) for the first quarter of 2019, representing an increase of 102.1% from RMB31.4 million in the same period of 2018.

• Non-GAAP net income attributable to Huya¹ was RMB131.3 million (US$19.6 million) for the first quarter of 2019, representing an increase of 94.1% from RMB67.6 million in the same period of 2018.

• Average mobile MAUs² in the first quarter of 2019 reached 53.9 million, representing an increase of 29.8% from 41.5 million in the first quarter of 2018.

• Average MAUs³ in the first quarter of 2019 reached 123.8 million, representing an increase of 33.3% from 92.9 million in the first quarter of 2018.

• Total number of paying users⁴ in the first quarter of 2019 reached 5.4 million, representing an increase of 57.4% from 3.4 million in the first quarter of 2018.

Mr. Rongjie Dong, Chief Executive Officer of Huya, commented, “We are pleased to deliver another record-setting quarter as our business continued the strong momentum from last year. Our overall traffic increased to record high levels. Notably, we are benefitting from our mobile strategy with promising results as Huya mobile MAUs in the first quarter of 2019 maintained a fast-growing pace, up 29.8% year-over-year and 6.3% quarter-over-quarter. We achieved year-over-year revenue growth of 93.4% to over RMB1.63 billion in this quarter, further demonstrating our strong growth trajectory. With a sustainable business roadmapin-hand, we will execute aggressively on our monetization capabilities across multiple fronts to fortify our leadership in China’s game live streaming industry. By deploying new technologies and entering into new overseas markets, we believe we are well positioned to extend our business territories and achieve sustainable growth in the long term.”

Mr. Henry Sha, Chief Financial Officer of Huya, commented, “The solid execution of our strategies is evidenced by our financial and operational performance this quarter. In particular, the year-over-year revenue growth exceeded the high end of our guidance range for the fourth consecutive quarter since our IPO. Benefiting from optimized efficiency in bandwidth utilization and operations,non-GAAP gross margin further improved to 17.0% in the first quarter of 2019 from 15.6% in the first quarter of 2018, and from 16.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018. While maintaining investment to expand our competitive advantages, we are promoting our monetization strength to enhance profitability, achieving a 94.1% year-over-year increase in ournon-GAAP net income to RMB131.3 million for this quarter. Our commercialization capability and strong cash position set a solid financial foundation, which we believe will support a larger Huya platform to expand our market share and accomplish our long-term goals together with our content ecosystem partners.”

¹  “Non-GAAP net income attributable to Huya” is defined as net income attributable to Huya before share-based compensation expenses, fair value loss on derivative liabilities, and loss on fair value change of investments and equity investee’s investments. For more information, refer to “Use ofNon-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliations of GAAP andNon-GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.

²  Refers to average monthly active users on the Huya Live mobile app. Average mobile MAU for any period is calculated by dividing (i) the sum of our active users on our Huya Live mobile app for each month of such period, by (ii) the number of months in such period.

³  Refers to average monthly active users on Huya’s platform. Average MAU for any period is calculated by dividing (i) the sum of active users for each month of such period, by (ii) the number of months in such period.

⁴  Refers to a registered user that has purchased virtual items on Huya’s platform at least once during the period presented.

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First Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Total net revenues for the first quarter of 2019 increased by 93.4% to RMB1,631.5 million (US$243.1 million), from RMB843.6 million in the same period of 2018.

Live streaming revenues increased by 95.8% to RMB1,552.5 million (US$231.3 million) in the first quarter of 2019, from RMB792.8 million in the same period of 2018, primarily due to the increases in both the number of paying users on Huya’s platform and average spending per paying user. The increase in the number of paying users was primarily driven by the Company’s mobile strategy, diversification of content offerings and continued efforts in converting active users into paying users.

Advertising and other revenues increased by 55.5% to RMB79.0 million (US$11.8 million) in the first quarter of 2019, from RMB50.8 million in the same period of 2018. This increase was primarily driven by increased demand from gaming advertisers and further recognition of Huya’s brand name in China’s online advertising market.

Cost of revenuesincreased by 90.6% to RMB1,358.1 million (US$202.4 million) in the first quarter of 2019 from RMB712.5 million in the same period of 2018, primarily attributable to the increase in revenue sharing fees and content costs, as well as bandwidth costs.

Revenue sharing fees and content costs increased by 116.7% to RMB1,113.1 million (US$165.9 million) in the first quarter of 2019 from RMB513.6 million in the same period of 2018, primarily due to the increase in virtual item revenue sharing, which was in line with the Company’s live streaming revenue growth, and continued spending ine-sports content and content creators in both domestic and overseas markets.

Bandwidth costs increased by 8.3% to RMB169.0 million (US$25.2 million) in the first quarter of 2019 from RMB156.1 million in same period of 2018, primarily due to an increase in bandwidth usage as a result of increased user base on Huya’s platform and enhanced live streaming video quality improvement, partially offset by improved efficiency in bandwidth utilization through continued deployment of new technologies in content distribution.

Gross profit increased by 108.6% to RMB273.4 million (US$40.7 million) in the first quarter of 2019 from RMB131.0 million in the same period of 2018.Gross margin increased to 16.8% in the first quarter of 2019 from 15.5% in the same period of 2018, primarily due to Huya’s enhanced monetization efforts, technology innovation on bandwidth utilization and continued leverage on economies of scale.

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Research and development expenses increased by 75.0% to RMB90.0 million (US$13.4 million) for the first quarter of 2019 from RMB51.5 million for the first quarter of 2018, mainly attributable to the increase in headcount of research and development personnel and share-based compensation expenses related to the share awards granted in 2018.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 201.3% to RMB78.2 million (US$11.6 million) for the first quarter of 2019 from RMB25.9 million for the first quarter of 2018, mainly attributable to the increase of marketing and promotion expenses due to cooperation with various marketing channels in both domestic and overseas markets, as well as enhanced efforts in promoting Huya’s brand awareness ande-sports content, and the increase in headcount of sales and marketing personnel.

General and administrative expenses increased by 139.8% to RMB85.8 million (US$12.8 million) for the first quarter of 2019 from RMB35.8 million for the first quarter of 2018, mainly due to the increase in share-based compensation expenses related to the share awards granted in 2018, as well as the increase in headcount of management personnel.

Operating income was RMB28.2 million (US$4.2 million) for the first quarter of 2019, increasing by 0.2% from RMB28.2 million in the same period of 2018.

Non-GAAP operating income, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, increased by 82.9% to RMB96.0 million (US$14.3 million) for the first quarter of 2019 from RMB52.5 million in the same period of 2018.

Income tax expenses were RMB19.0 million (US$2.8 million) for the first quarter of 2019, compared with income tax benefits of RMB4.5 million in the same period of 2018.

Net incomeattributable to HUYA Inc. increased by 102.1% to RMB63.5 million (US$9.5 million) for the first quarter of 2019 from RMB31.4 million in the same period of 2018.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc. in the first quarter of 2019, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, increased by 94.1% to RMB131.3 million (US$19.6 million), from RMB67.6 million in the same period of 2018.

Diluted net income per American Depositary Share (“ADS”)was RMB0.29 (US$0.04) for the first quarter of 2019, compared with diluted net loss per ADS of RMB4.96 for the same period of 2018.

Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADSwas RMB0.59 (US$0.09) for the first quarter of 2019, compared with RMB0.35 for the same period of 2018.

Balance Sheets and Cash Flows

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and short-term investments of RMB6,329.1 million (US$943.1 million). Net cash provided by operating activities was RMB501.7 million (US$74.7 million) for the first quarter of 2019, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of RMB182.4 million in the same period of 2018.

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Recent Development

In April 2019, the Company successfully completed a registeredfollow-on public offering of 13,600,000 ADSs by the Company and of 4,800,000 ADSs by a selling shareholder. The Company raised approximately US$313.8 million in net proceeds after deducting underwriting commissions and the offering expenses payable.

Immediately after the completion of thisfollow-on public offering, the Company had a total of 218,031,058 ordinary shares (including 63,673,737 Class A ordinary shares and 154,357,321 Class B ordinary shares) issued and outstanding. Each ADS represents one Class A ordinary share.

Business Outlook

For the second quarter of 2019, Huya currently expects total net revenues to be in the range of RMB1,730 million to RMB1,790 million, representing a year-over-year growth of between 66.6% and 72.4%. This forecast reflects our current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 9:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on May 16, 2019 (9:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on May 17, 2019).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

United States:	+1-845-675-0437
International:	+65-6713-5090
Hong Kong:	+852-3018-6771
China:	400-620-8038
Conference ID:	7536389

Participants shoulddial-in at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the call for “HUYA Inc” with the Conference ID as set forth above.

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.huya.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live call until May 23, 2019, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

United States:	+1646-254-3697
International:	+61-2-8199-0299
Hong Kong:	+852-3051-2780
China:	400-632-2162
Replay Access Code:	7536389

About HUYA Inc.

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HUYA Inc. is a leading game live streaming platform in China with a large and active game live streaming community. The Company cooperates withe-sports event organizers, as well as major game developers and publishers, and has developede-sports live streaming as one of the most popular content genres on its platform. The Company has created an engaged, interactive and immersive community for game enthusiasts of China’s young generation. Building on its success in game live streaming, Huya has also extended its content to other entertainment content genres. Huya’s open platform also functions as a marketplace for broadcasters and talent agencies to congregate and closely collaborate with the Company.

Use ofNon-GAAP Financial Measures

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information is prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), except that the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity, consolidated statements of cash flows, and the detailed notes have not been presented. Huya usesnon-GAAP gross profit,non-GAAP operating income,non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc.,non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders, andnon-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which arenon-GAAP financial measures.Non-GAAP gross profit is gross profit excluding share-based compensation expenses allocated in cost of revenues.Non-GAAP operating income is operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses.Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc. is net income attributable to HUYA Inc. excluding share-based compensation expenses, fair value loss on derivative liabilities and loss on fair value change of investments and equity investee’s investments.Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders is net income attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses, fair value loss on derivative liabilities, loss on fair value change of investments and equity investee’s investments and deemed dividend to Series A redeemable convertible preferred shareholders.Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS isnon-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation ofnon-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS. The Company believes that separate analysis and exclusion of thenon-cash impact of (i) share-based compensation expenses, (ii) fair value loss on derivative liabilities, (iii) loss on fair value change of investments and equity investee’s investments and (iv) deemed dividend to Series A redeemable convertible preferred shareholders adds clarity to the constituent parts of its performance. The Company reviews thesenon-GAAP financial measures together with GAAP financial measures to obtain a better understanding of its operating performance. It uses thenon-GAAP financial measure for planning, forecasting and measuring results against the forecast. The Company believes thatnon-GAAP financial measure is useful supplemental information for investors and analysts to assess its operating performance without thenon-cash effect of (i) share-based compensation expenses, which have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in its business, (ii) fair value loss on derivative liabilities and deemed dividend to Series A redeemable convertible preferred shareholders, which may not recur in the future, and (iii) loss on fair value change of investments and equity investee’s investments, which may recur when there is observable price change in the future. However, the use ofnon-GAAP financial measures has material limitations as an analytical tool. One of the limitations of usingnon-GAAP financial measures is that they do not include all items that impact the Company’s net (loss) income for the period. In addition, becausenon-GAAP financial measures are not measured in the same manner by all companies, they may not be comparable to other similar titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not considernon-GAAP financial measure in isolation from or as an alternative to the financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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The presentation of thesenon-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on thesenon-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “HUYA Inc. Reconciliations of GAAP andNon-GAAP Results” near the end of this release.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB 6.7112 to US$1.00, the rate in effect as of March 29, 2019 as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of 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” and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Huya’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Huya may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), 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. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Huya’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Huya’s goals and strategies; Huya’s future business development, results of operations and financial condition; the expected growth of the game live streaming market the expectation regarding the rate at which to gain active users, especially paying users; Huya’s ability to monetize the user base; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Huya’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Huya does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

HUYA Inc.

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Investor Relations

Tel:+86-20-8212-0509

E-mail: ir@huya.com

The Piacente Group, Inc.

Ross Warner

Tel:+86-10-5730-6202

E-mail:huya@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:

The Piacente Group, Inc.

Brandi Piacente

Tel:+1-212-481-2050

E-mail:huya@tpg-ir.com

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HUYA INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

	As of December 31,		As of March 31,
	2018		2019		2019
	RMB		RMB		US$
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		709,019		1,983,258		295,515
Short-term deposits		4,983,825		3,707,121		552,378
Short-term investments		300,162		638,691		95,168
Accounts receivable, net		43,849		70,446		10,497
Amounts due from related parties		238,839		148,894		22,186
Prepayments and other current assets		319,493		232,155		34,592
Total current assets		6,595,187		6,780,565		1,010,336
Non-current assets
Deferred tax assets		30,945		34,710		5,172
Investments		219,827		328,570		48,958
Property and equipment, net		87,419		101,528		15,128
Intangible assets, net		51,979		48,433		7,217
Right-of-use assets, net1		—		87,510		13,039
Prepayments and othernon-current assets		120,830		100,444		14,967
Totalnon-current assets		511,000		701,195		104,481
Total assets		7,106,187		7,481,760		1,114,817
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		9,221		19,619		2,923
Deferred revenue		469,378		599,672		89,354
Advances from customers		14,403		8,735		1,302
Income taxes payable		—		22,733		3,387
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities		852,771		862,404		128,504
Amounts due to related parties		34,673		73,179		10,904
Lease liabilities due within one year1		—		20,947		3,121
Total current liabilities		1,380,446		1,607,289		239,495
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities1		—		66,856		9,962
Deferred revenue		80,734		115,013		17,137
Totalnon-current liabilities		80,734		181,869		27,099
Total liabilities		1,461,180		1,789,158		266,594

¹  The Company has adopted ASUNo. 2016-02 “Leases” beginning January 1, 2019 using the optional transition method. The only major impact of the standard is that assets and liabilities amounting to RMB92.1 million and RMB91.7 million, respectively, are recognized beginning January 1, 2019 for leased office space with terms of more than 12 months.

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

	As of December 31,			As of March 31,
	2018			2019			2019
	RMB			RMB			US$
Shareholders’ equity
Class A ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively; 44,639,737 and 45,273,737 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively)		29			30			4
Class B ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively; 159,157,321 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively)		104			104			15
Additionalpaid-in capital		7,667,855			7,746,363			1,154,244
Statutory reserves		34,634			34,634			5,161
Accumulated deficit		(2,424,182	)		(2,360,722	)		(351,759	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		366,567			272,193			40,558
Total shareholders’ equity		5,645,007			5,692,602			848,223
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		7,106,187			7,481,760			1,114,817

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HUYA INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2018			March 31, 2019			March 31, 2019
	RMB			RMB			RMB			US$
Net revenues
Live streaming		792,784			1,441,782			1,552,482			231,327
Advertising and others		50,798			63,147			78,996			11,771
Total net revenues		843,582			1,504,929			1,631,478			243,098
Cost of revenues(1)		(712,533	)		(1,266,292	)		(1,358,105	)		(202,364	)
Gross profit		131,049			238,637			273,373			40,734
Operating expenses(1)
Research and development expenses		(51,458	)		(79,105	)		(90,044	)		(13,417	)
Sales and marketing expenses		(25,940	)		(59,883	)		(78,164	)		(11,647	)
General and administrative expenses		(35,783	)		(92,253	)		(85,811	)		(12,786	)
Total operating expenses		(113,181	)		(231,241	)		(254,019	)		(37,850	)
Other income		10,283			11,124			8,864			1,321
Operating income		28,151			18,520			28,218			4,205
Interest and short-term investments income		10,584			52,703			54,585			8,133
Fair value loss on derivative liabilities		(11,868	)		—			—			—
Foreign currency exchange losses, net		—			(47	)		(374	)		(56	)
Income before income tax benefits (expenses)		26,867			71,176			82,429			12,282
Income tax benefits (expenses)		4,464			31,847			(18,968	)		(2,826	)
Income before share of income (loss) in equity method investments, net of income taxes		31,331			103,023			63,461			9,456
Share of income (loss) in equity method investments, net of income taxes		76			(3,444	)		(1	)		—
Net income attributable to HUYA Inc.		31,407			99,579			63,460			9,456
Accretion to Preferred Shares redemption value		(30,581	)		—			—			—
Deemed dividend to Series A Preferred Shareholders		(496,995	)		—			—			—
Net (loss) income attributable to ordinary shareholders		(496,169	)		99,579			63,460			9,456

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HUYA INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2018		March 31, 2019		March 31, 2019
	RMB			RMB		RMB		US$
Net (loss) income per ADS*
Basic		(4.96	)		0.49		0.31		0.05
Diluted		(4.96	)		0.45		0.29		0.04
Net (loss) income per ordinary share
Basic		(4.96	)		0.49		0.31		0.05
Diluted		(4.96	)		0.45		0.29		0.04
Weighted average number of ADS used in calculating net (loss) income per ADS
—Basic		100,000,000			203,797,819		203,923,069		203,923,069
—Diluted		100,000,000			220,209,738		221,440,050		221,440,050

* Each ADS represents one Class A ordinary share.

(1) Share-based compensation was allocated in cost of revenues and operating expenses as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2018		March 31, 2019		March 31, 2019
	RMB		RMB		RMB		US$
Cost of revenues		255		3,662		4,020		599
Research and development expenses		1,790		11,399		11,824		1,762
Sales and marketing expenses		418		607		904		135
General and administrative expenses		21,904		48,327		51,078		7,611

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HUYA INC.

Reconciliations of GAAP AndNon-GAAP Results

(All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2018		March 31, 2019		March 31, 2019
	RMB			RMB		RMB		US$
Gross profit		131,049			238,637		273,373		40,734
Share-based compensation expenses allocated in cost of revenues		255			3,662		4,020		599
Non-GAAP gross profit		131,304			242,299		277,393		41,333
Operating income		28,151			18,520		28,218		4,205
Share-based compensation expenses		24,367			63,995		67,826		10,107
Non-GAAP operating income		52,518			82,515		96,044		14,312
Net income attributable to HUYA Inc.		31,407			99,579		63,460		9,456
Loss on fair value change of investments and equity investee’s investments		—			3,333		—		—
Fair value loss on derivative liabilities		11,868			—		—		—
Share-based compensation expenses		24,367			63,995		67,826		10,107
Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc.		67,642			166,907		131,286		19,563
Net (loss) income attributable to ordinary shareholders		(496,169	)		99,579		63,460		9,456
Loss on fair value change of investments and equity investee’s investments		—			3,333		—		—
Fair value loss on derivative liabilities		11,868			—		—		—
Share-based compensation expenses		24,367			63,995		67,826		10,107
Deemed dividend to Series A Preferred Shareholders		496,995			—		—		—
Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders		37,061			166,907		131,286		19,563
Non-GAAP net income per ordinary share
Basic		0.37			0.82		0.64		0.10
Diluted		0.35			0.76		0.59		0.09
Non-GAAP net income per ADS
Basic		0.37			0.82		0.64		0.10
Diluted		0.35			0.76		0.59		0.09
Weighted average number of ADS used in calculatingNon-GAAP net income per ADS
—Basic		100,000,000			203,797,819		203,923,069		203,923,069
—Diluted		105,381,605			220,209,738		221,440,050		221,440,050

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