| • | | Freight brokerage service. Revenues from freight brokerage service in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB850.2 million (US$126.9 million), an increase of 41.4% from RMB601.3 million in the same period of 2021, primarily driven by significant growth in transaction volume as a result of improved user penetration. |
| • | | Freight listing service. Revenues from freight listing service in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB211.7 million (US$31.6 million), an increase of 20.7% from RMB175.4 million in the same period of 2021, primarily attributable to an increase in total paying members. |
| • | | Transaction commission. Revenues from transaction commissions amounted to RMB347.8 million (US$51.9 million) in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 116.2% from RMB160.9 million in the same period of 2021, primarily driven by the continued ramp-up of commissioned GTV penetration, and partially offset by a decrease in GTV due to COVID-19 outbreaks. |
Value-added services. Revenues from value-added services in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB260.4 million (US$38.9 million), an increase of 43.7% from RMB181.2 million in the same period of 2021, mainly attributable to increased revenues from credit solutions.
Cost of Revenues (including VAT net of refund of VAT of RMB481.1 million and RMB672.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, and 2022, respectively). Cost of revenues in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB925.9 million (US$138.2 million), compared with RMB627.0 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in VAT, related tax surcharges and other tax costs, and net of tax refunds from government authorities. These tax-related costs net of refunds totaled RMB845.4 million, representing an increase of 47.7% from RMB572.4 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to an increase in transaction activities involving our freight brokerage service.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB196.2 million (US$29.3 million), compared with RMB236.8 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in advertising and marketing expenses during the user registration suspension period, partially offset by an increase in salary and benefits expenses driven by higher sales and marketing headcount.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB344.8 million (US$51.5 million), compared with RMB2,123.0 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to lower share-based compensation expenses.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB216.4 million (US$32.3 million), compared with RMB155.1 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in salary and benefits expenses driven by higher research and development headcount.
Loss from Operations. Loss from operations in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB46.4 million (US$6.9 million), compared with RMB2,040.4 million in the same period of 2021.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income5. Non-GAAP adjusted operating income in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB211.3 million (US$31.5 million), an increase of 949.9% from RMB20.1 million in the same period of 2021.
Net Income/(Loss). Net income in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB12.7 million (US$1.9 million), compared with net loss of RMB1,958.2 million in the same period of 2021.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income. Non-GAAP adjusted net income in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB266.9 million (US$39.8 million), an increase of 168.1% from RMB99.5 million in the same period of 2021.
Basic and Diluted Net Income/(Loss) per ADS6 and Non-GAAP Adjusted Basic and Diluted Net Income/(Loss) per ADS7. Basic and diluted net income per ADS were RMB0.01 (US$0.00) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with basic and diluted net loss per ADS of RMB7.34 in the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP adjusted basic and diluted net income per ADS were RMB0.25 (US$0.04) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with non-GAAP adjusted basic and diluted net loss per ADS of RMB0.49 in the same period of 2021.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments of RMB26.1 billion (US$3.9 billion) in total, compared with RMB26.0 billion as of December 31, 2021.
In the second quarter of 2022, net cash used in operating activities was RMB286.4 million (US$42.8 million).