Organization | 1. Organization Pinduoduo Inc. (the ‘‘Company’’) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on April 20, 2015 under the Cayman Islands Companies Law as an exempted company with limited liability. The Company through its consolidated subsidiaries, variable interest entity (the ‘‘VIE’’) and the subsidiaries of the VIE (collectively, the ‘‘Group’’) are principally engaged in the provision of online marketplace to help merchants leverage the power of the internet to engage with their customers in the People’s Republic of China (the ‘‘PRC’’ or ‘‘China’’). Due to the PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in such business, the Company conducts its primary business operations through its VIE and subsidiaries of the VIE. As of September 30, 2020, the details of the Company’s major subsidiaries, consolidated VIE and the subsidiaries of the VIE are as follows: Percentage of Date of Place of ownership by the Principal Entity incorporation incorporation Company activities Direct Indirect Subsidiaries: HongKong Walnut Street Limited April 28, 2015 Hong Kong 100 % — Holding company Hangzhou Weimi Network Technology Co., Ltd. May 28, 2015 PRC 100 % — Technology research and development Walnut Street (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. January 25,2018 PRC 100 % Technology research and development Shenzhen Qianhai Xinzhijiang Information Technology Co., Ltd. April 25, 2018 PRC 100 % — E-commerce platform VIE: Hangzhou Aimi Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("Hangzhou Aimi" or the "VIE") April 14, 2015 PRC — 100 % E-commerce platform VIE’s subsidiary: Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. January 9, 2014 PRC — 100 % E-commerce platform The VIE The VIE and the subsidiaries of VIE contributed 60.0% and 61.2% of the Group’s consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020 respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2020, the VIE accounted for an aggregate of 54.1% and 57.1%, respectively of the consolidated total assets, and 86.4% and 87.6%, respectively of the consolidated total liabilities. 1. Organization (Continued) The following tables represent the financial information for the VIE as of December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2020 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020 before eliminating the inter-company balances and transactions between the VIE, the subsidiaries of the VIE and other entities within the Group: As of December 31, 2019 September 30, 2020 RMB RMB US$ ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 2,816,894 3,402,797 501,178 Restricted cash 27,528,793 38,561,984 5,679,566 Receivables from online payment platforms 1,050,974 528,810 77,885 Short-term investments 6,560,665 5,557,631 818,551 Amounts due from related parties (i) 2,360,267 2,909,207 428,480 Amounts due from Group companies 3,337,273 12,373,526 1,822,423 Prepayments and other current assets 295,377 991,944 146,098 Total current assets 43,950,243 64,325,899 9,474,181 Non-current assets Property, equipment and software, net 27,719 31,488 4,638 Right-of-use assets 452,883 450,047 66,285 Other non-current assets 60,306 4,345,756 640,061 Total non-current assets 540,908 4,827,291 710,984 Total assets 44,491,151 69,153,190 10,185,165 As of December 31, 2019 September 30, 2020 RMB RMB US$ LIABILITIES Current liabilities Amounts due to Group companies 5,393,858 13,028,708 1,918,921 Amounts due to related parties (i) 1,502,892 3,298,767 485,856 Customer advances and deferred revenues 605,969 1,041,935 153,460 Payable to merchants 29,657,227 39,821,635 5,865,093 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 3,420,728 4,201,598 618,829 Merchant deposits 7,840,912 10,574,449 1,557,448 Short term borrowings 898,748 2,773,023 408,422 Lease liabilities 90,523 129,106 19,015 Total current liabilities 49,410,857 74,869,221 11,027,044 Lease liabilities 382,673 351,994 51,843 Total non-current liabilities 382,673 351,994 51,843 Total liabilities 49,793,530 75,221,215 11,078,887 i) Information with respect to related parties is discussed in Note 11. 1. Organization (Continued) For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 2020 RMB RMB US$ Revenues from Group companies 1,197,820 7,865,481 1,158,460 External 11,605,365 20,147,444 2,967,398 Total revenues 12,803,185 28,012,925 4,125,858 Net loss 3,266,608 761,093 112,097 For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 2020 RMB RMB US$ Net cash generated from operating activities 3,494,022 5,691,071 838,205 Net cash used in investing activities (3,612,197) (3,334,574) (491,130) Net cash provided by financing activities 2,332,838 9,262,597 1,364,232 Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 2,214,663 11,619,094 1,711,307 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 19,908,680 30,345,687 4,469,437 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period 22,123,343 41,964,781 6,180,744 Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: Cash and cash equivalents 3,499,188 3,402,797 501,178 Restricted cash 18,624,155 38,561,984 5,679,566 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statements of cash flows 22,123,343 41,964,781 6,180,744 |