- MOGU Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021

- GMV from Live Video Broadcast (“LVB”) for the Six months ended September 30,2021 Accounted for 91.2% of total GMV

MOGU Inc. (NYSE: MOGU) (“MOGU” or the "Company"), a leading KOL-driven online fashion and lifestyle destination in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2021.

Mr. Chen Qi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MOGU, commented, “The first half of the fiscal year of 2022 was challenging for the Live eCommerce industry, as we continue to see increasing competition. The GMV and Revenue of MOGU decreased by 12.5% and 30.8% to RMB5,454 million (US$846.4 million) and RMB169.5 million (US$26.3 million) period-over-period, respectively. Going forward, we will continue to focus on optimizing the portfolio of the product offerings to provide more fashionable and high-quality products to our customers. After the acquisition of Hangzhou Ruisha Technology Co. Ltd., we will also focus on expanding and utilizing MOGU's capabilities and experience of serving its merchants which we have been built up over the years, to offer effective solutions to brands in different channels to achieve value and growth.”

"During the first half fiscal year of 2022, our total revenues were RMB169.5 million and the Adjusted EBITDA was negative RMB72.7 million, compared with RMB245.0 million and negative RMB32.6 million, respectively, for the same period in the fiscal year of 2021. We plan to improve our revenue by focusing on products with higher gross margins and exploring new revenue sources to diversify our revenue structure. We will also continue to optimize customer procurement and operating efficiencies to achieve cost and expense reduction" added Ms. Qi Feng, Financial Controller.

Highlights for the Six Months ended September 30, 2021

• Live Video Broadcast (LVB) associated GMV for the six months ended September 30, 2021 increased by 8.5% period-over-period to RMB4,972 million (US$771.6 million¹). LVB associated GMV for the six months ended September 30, 2021 accounted for 91.2% of our total GMV.
• Gross Merchandise Value (GMV²) for the six months ended September 30, 2021 was RMB5,454 million (US$846.4 million), a decrease of 12.5% period-over-period.

Financial Results for the Six Months ended September 30, 2021

Total revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 30.8% to RMB169.5 million (US$26.3 million) from RMB245.0 million during the same period of the fiscal year 2021.

• Commission revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 24.3% to RMB116.8 million (US$18.1 million) from RMB154.2 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021, primarily attributable to the lower GMV due to the heightened competitive environment.
• Marketing services revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2021decreased by 69.0% to RMB13.0 million (US$2.0million) from RMB42.0 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the restructuring of the Company’s business towards an LVB-focused model, which involves more business partners, including LVB hosts and their agencies, who take a portion of our marketing and promotion functions.
• Financing solutions revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 10.4% to RMB21.5 million (US$3.3million) from RMB24.0 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the service fee of loans to users.
• Other revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 26.8% to RMB18.2million (US$2.8 million) from RMB24.8 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021, primarily due to a decrease in technology service.

Cost of revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 9.7% to RMB85.1 million (US$13.2 million) from RMB94.3 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021, which was primarily due to a decrease in the rental expenses, IT-related expenses and payment handling cost.

Sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 15.5% to RMB92.8 million (US$14.4 million) from RMB109.8 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021, primarily due to optimized spending on branding and user acquisition activities.

Research and development expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 20.2% to RMB45.2 million (US$7.0 million) from RMB56.7 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021, primarily due to decrease in payroll cost and the rental expenses.

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2021 decreased by 12.8% to RMB42.1 million (US$6.5 million) from RMB48.2 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021, primarily due to the reversal of share-based compensation expenses mainly due to employee turnover as well as a decrease in the allowance for doubtful receivables.

Amortization of intangible assets for the six months ended September 30, 2021 increased by 9.5% to RMB160.2 million (US$24.9 million) from RMB146.2 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021.

Goodwill impairment for the six months ended September 30, 2021 was RMB186.5 million (US$28.9 million), compared to nil in the same period of the fiscal year 2021, which was associated with weaker-than-expected operating results of the Company due to the continuously heightened competitive environment as well as the deficit between the market capitalization and carrying amount of the net assets of the Company for a prolonged period.

Loss from operations for the six months ended September 30, 2021 was RMB430.1 million (US$66.8 million), compared to a loss from operations of RMB195.4 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021, primarily attributable to the goodwill impairment.

Net loss attributable to MOGU Inc. for the six months ended September 30, 2021 was RMB411.9 million (US$63.9 million), compared to a net loss attributable to MOGU Inc. of RMB182.6 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021.

Adjusted EBITDA³ for the six months ended September 30, 2021 was negative RMB72.7 million (US$11.3 million), compared to negative RMB32.6 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021.

Adjusted net loss⁴for the six months ended September 30, 2021 was RMB69.9 million (US$10.8 million), compared to an adjusted net loss of RMB25.7 million in the same period of the fiscal year 2021.

Basic and diluted loss per ADS for the six months ended September 30, 2021 were RMB4.00 (US$0.62) and RMB4.00 (US$0.62), respectively, compared with RMB1.68 and RMB1.68, respectively, in the same period of the fiscal year 2021. One ADS represents 25 Class A ordinary shares.

Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted cash and Short-term investments were RMB616.3 million (US$95.6 million) as of September 30, 2021, compared with RMB803.1 million as of March 31, 2021.

Significant Transaction

In July 2021, Hangzhou Juangua Network Co., Ltd. (“Hangzhou Juangua”), a consolidated affiliated entity of the Company purchased 41.52% equity interests in Hangzhou Ruisha Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hangzhou Ruisha”) with the consideration of RMB50.0 million in cash. Upon the closing of the transaction on July 26, 2021, the Company beneficially owns 59.62% equity interests in Hangzhou Ruisha and gains control of Hangzhou Ruisha. The Company derecognized previously held equity interests of Hangzhou Ruisha at fair value of RMB18.2 million with a recognition of gain from investment of RMB11.1 million and recognized identifiable net assets of RMB49.7 million, which included identifiable intangible assets of RMB49.4 million and related deferred tax liabilities of RMB12.4 million, non-controlling interests at fair value of RMB45.0 million and a goodwill of RMB63.5 million. The Company will start to consolidate Hangzhou Ruisha thereafter.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses non­GAAP measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net loss as supplemental measures to review and assess operating performance. The presentation of these non­GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net loss before interest income, loss/(gain) from investments, net, income tax (benefits)/expenses, share of results of equity investees, goodwill impairment, share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, and depreciation of property and equipment. The Company defines Adjusted net loss as net loss excluding loss/(gain) from investments, net, goodwill impairment, share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, and adjustments for tax effects. Beginning from the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, we combined each of (i) investment loss/(gain), (ii) gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary and (iii) gain from investment disposals, into loss/(gain) from investments. The related financial statements prior to July 1, 2019 have been recast to reflect this change. See “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non­GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.

The Company presents these non­GAAP financial measures because they are used by management to evaluate operating performance and formulate business plans. The Company believes that the non­GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business by excluding certain expenses, gain/loss and other items that are not expected to result in future cash payments or that are non­recurring in nature or may not be indicative of the Company’s core operating results and business outlook. The Company also believes that the non­GAAP financial measures could provide further information about the Company’s results of operations, enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects.

The non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non­GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. The Company’s non­GAAP financial measures do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect the Company’s operations and do not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Further, these non­GAAP measures may differ from the non­GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited. The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non­GAAP financial measures to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating performance. The Company encourages you to review the Company’s financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

For more information on the non­GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non­GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this press release.

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,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident,” “potential,” “continue” or other similar expressions. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as MOGU’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. MOGU may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “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 but not limited to statements about MOGU’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: MOGU’s growth strategies; the risk that COVID-19 or other health risks in China or globally could adversely affect its operations or financial results; its future business development, results of operations and financial condition; its ability to understand buyer needs and provide products and services to attract and retain buyers; its ability to maintain and enhance the recognition and reputation of its brand; its ability to rely on merchants and third-party logistics service providers to provide delivery services to buyers; its ability to maintain and improve quality control policies and measures; its ability to establish and maintain relationships with merchants; trends and competition in China’s e­commerce market; changes in its revenues and certain cost or expense items; the expected growth of China’s e­commerce market; PRC governmental policies and regulations relating to MOGU’s industry, and general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in MOGU’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 MOGU undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

About MOGU Inc.

MOGU Inc. (NYSE: MOGU) is a leading KOL-driven online fashion and lifestyle destination in China. MOGU provides people with a more accessible and enjoyable shopping experience for everyday fashion, particularly as they increasingly live their lives online. By connecting merchants, KOLs and users together, MOGU’s platform serves as a valuable marketing channel for merchants, a powerful incubator for KOLs, and a vibrant and dynamic community for people to discover and share the latest fashion trends with others, where users can enjoy a truly comprehensive online shopping experience.

¹ The U.S. dollar (US$) amounts disclosed in this press release, except for those transaction amounts that were actually settled in U.S. dollars, are presented solely for the convenience of the readers. The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into US$ in this press release is based on the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as of September 30, 2021, which was RMB6.4434 to US$1.00. The percentages stated in this press release are calculated based on the RMB amounts.

² GMV refers to the total value of orders placed on the MOGU platform regardless of whether the products are sold, delivered or returned, calculated based on the listed prices of the ordered products without taking into consideration any discounts on the listed prices. Buyers on the MOGU platform are not charged for separate shipping fees over the listed price of a product. If merchants include certain shipping fees in the listed price of a product, such shipping fees will be included in GMV. As a prudent matter aiming at eliminating any influence on MOGU’s GMV of irregular transactions, the Company excludes from its calculation of GMV transactions over a certain amount (RMB100,000) and transactions by users over a certain amount (RMB1,000,000) per day.

³ Adjusted EBITDA represents net loss before (i) interest income, gain from investments, net, income tax benefits and share of results of equity investee, goodwill impairment and (ii) certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, and depreciation of property and equipment. See “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non­GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.

⁴ Adjusted net loss represents net loss excluding (i) gain from investments, net, (ii) share-based compensation expenses, (iii) goodwill impairment, (iv)amortization of intangible assets, (v) adjustments for tax effects. See “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non­GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.

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