HUYA Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results
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HUYA Inc. reported Q3 2024 financial results with total net revenues of RMB1,537.7 million (US$219.1 million), down from RMB1,664.3 million in Q3 2023. Game-related services showed strong growth, increasing 209.3% year-over-year to RMB410.2 million. Net income was RMB23.6 million, up from RMB10.5 million in Q3 2023. The company maintained user engagement with 84.0 million average mobile MAUs and saw paying users increase 9.5% to 4.6 million. Operating expenses decreased by 20.9% year-over-year, and the company has repurchased US$61.1 million of shares through its repurchase program.
Positive
- Game-related services revenue grew 209.3% YoY to RMB410.2 million
- Paying users increased 9.5% YoY to 4.6 million
- Net income improved to RMB23.6 million from RMB10.5 million YoY
- Operating expenses reduced by 20.9% YoY
- Strong cash position of RMB8,078.4 million (US$1,151.2 million)
Negative
- Total net revenues declined to RMB1,537.7 million from RMB1,664.3 million YoY
- Live streaming revenues decreased to RMB1,127.5 million from RMB1,531.7 million YoY
- Gross margin declined to 13.2% from 14.6% YoY
- Operating loss increased to RMB32.3 million from RMB31.6 million YoY
- Interest income decreased to RMB96.6 million from RMB128.5 million YoY
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Third Quarter 2024 Highlights[1]
- Total net revenues were
RMB1,537.7 million (US ) for the third quarter of 2024, compared with$219.1 million RMB1,664.3 million for the same period of 2023. - Game-related services, advertising and other revenues (formerly known as advertising and other revenues) were
RMB410.2 million (US ) for the third quarter of 2024, compared with$58.4 million RMB132.6 million for the same period of 2023. - Net income attributable to HUYA Inc. was
RMB23.6 million (US ) for the third quarter of 2024, compared with$3.4 million RMB10.5 million for the same period of 2023. - Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc.[2] was
RMB78.0 million (US ) for the third quarter of 2024, compared with$11.1 million RMB106.7 million for the same period of 2023. - Average mobile MAUs[3] for the third quarter of 2024 was 84.0 million, compared with 86.0 million for the same period of 2023.
"In the third quarter of 2024, our game-related services business achieved robust growth thanks to our continuous efforts to enhance cooperation with game studios and deepen broadcasters' engagement on our platform. Revenues from game-related services, advertising, and others grew by
Mr. Raymond Peng Lei, Acting Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Huya, continued, "We recorded total net revenues of
Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Total net revenues for the third quarter of 2024 were
Live streaming revenues were
Game-related services, advertising and other revenues were
Cost of revenues decreased by
Revenue sharing fees and content costs decreased by
Bandwidth and server custody fees decreased by
Gross profit was
Research and development expenses decreased by
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by
General and administrative expenses decreased by
Other income was
Operating loss was RMB32.3 million (
Interest income was
Net income attributable to HUYA Inc. was
Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc. was
Basic and diluted net income per American depositary share ("ADS") were each
Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS were each
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits, short-term investment and long-term deposits of
Share Repurchase Program
The board of directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program in August 2023, under which the Company may repurchase up to
Earnings Webinar
The Company's management will host a
For participants who wish to join the webinar, please complete the online registration in advance using the links provided below. Upon registration, participants will receive an email with webinar access information, including meeting ID, meeting link, dial-in numbers, and a unique attendee ID to join the webinar.
Participant Online Registration:
Chinese Mainland[5]: https://meeting.
International: https://voovmeeting.com/dw/6WRc9Ojhmp5c
A live webcast of the webinar will be accessible at https://ir.huya.com, and a replay of the webcast will be available following the session.
[1] In December 2023, the Company acquired a global mobile application service provider from Tencent Holdings Limited for an aggregate cash consideration of [2] "Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc." is defined as net income attributable to HUYA Inc. excluding share-based compensation expenses, impairment loss of investments, and amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions, net of income taxes, to the extent applicable. For more information, please refer to the section titled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the table captioned "HUYA Inc. Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" at the end of this press release. [3] Refers to the average mobile monthly active users who accessed the Company's domestic Huya Live platform and related services. Average mobile MAUs for any period is calculated by dividing (i) the sum of mobile active users for each month during such relevant period, by (ii) the number of months during such relevant period. [4] Refers to the sum of user accounts that purchased various products and services on the Company's domestic Huya Live platform and related services at least once during such relevant period. [5] For the purpose of this announcement only, Chinese Mainland excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region of |
About HUYA Inc.
HUYA Inc. is a leading game live streaming platform in
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information is prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
The presentation of these non-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
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the
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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 September 30, | |||||
2023 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 511,973 | 1,095,785 | 156,148 | |||
Restricted cash | 18,137 | 17,840 | 2,542 | |||
Short-term deposits | 6,851,160 | 5,472,648 | 779,846 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 64,258 | 89,927 | 12,814 | |||
Prepaid assets and amounts due from related | 148,648 | 337,175 | 48,047 | |||
Prepayments and other current assets, net | 556,435 | 689,311 | 98,226 | |||
Total current assets | 8,150,611 | 7,702,686 | 1,097,623 | |||
Non-current assets | ||||||
Long-term deposits | 2,553,293 | 1,510,000 | 215,173 | |||
Investments | 751,844 | 606,455 | 86,419 | |||
Goodwill | 456,976 | 452,118 | 64,426 | |||
Property and equipment, net | 326,765 | 447,592 | 63,781 | |||
Intangible assets, net | 161,739 | 134,063 | 19,104 | |||
Right-of-use assets, net | 379,006 | 348,001 | 49,590 | |||
Prepayments and other non-current assets | 144,120 | 123,461 | 17,593 | |||
Total non-current assets | 4,773,743 | 3,621,690 | 516,086 | |||
Total assets | 12,924,354 | 11,324,376 | 1,613,709 | |||
Liabilities and shareholders' equity | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable | 14,961 | 68,337 | 9,738 | |||
Advances from customers and deferred revenue | 412,257 | 265,491 | 37,832 | |||
Income taxes payable | 49,914 | 54,923 | 7,826 | |||
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities | 1,474,827 | 1,294,164 | 184,414 | |||
Amounts due to related parties | 177,714 | 150,096 | 21,389 | |||
Lease liabilities due within one year | 31,832 | 29,558 | 4,212 | |||
Dividends payable | - | 1,744,867 | 248,642 | |||
Total current liabilities | 2,161,505 | 3,607,436 | 514,053 | |||
Non-current liabilities | ||||||
Lease liabilities | 48,069 | 24,658 | 3,514 | |||
Deferred tax liabilities | 42,317 | 29,267 | 4,171 | |||
Deferred revenue | 47,864 | 37,843 | 5,393 | |||
Total non-current liabilities | 138,250 | 91,768 | 13,078 | |||
Total liabilities | 2,299,755 | 3,699,204 | 527,131 | |||
HUYA INC. 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 September 30, | |||||
2023 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||
Shareholders' equity | ||||||
Class A ordinary shares ( | 61 | 52 | 7 | |||
Class B ordinary shares ( | 98 | 98 | 14 | |||
Treasury shares | (206,345) | (90,042) | (12,831) | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 12,000,100 | 8,849,094 | 1,260,986 | |||
Statutory reserves | 122,429 | 122,429 | 17,446 | |||
Accumulated deficit | (2,052,336) | (1,928,088) | (274,750) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 760,592 | 671,629 | 95,706 | |||
Total shareholders' equity | 10,624,599 | 7,625,172 | 1,086,578 | |||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 12,924,354 | 11,324,376 | 1,613,709 | |||
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 | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||
September 30, 2023* | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023* | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||
Net revenues | ||||||||||||||
Live streaming | 1,531,711 | 1,233,064 | 1,127,499 | 160,667 | 5,107,319 | 3,621,007 | 515,989 | |||||||
Game-related services, advertising and other | 132,591 | 308,518 | 410,160 | 58,447 | 357,196 | 962,281 | 137,124 | |||||||
Total net revenues | 1,664,302 | 1,541,582 | 1,537,659 | 219,114 | 5,464,515 | 4,583,288 | 653,113 | |||||||
Cost of revenues(1) | (1,421,460) | (1,326,710) | (1,334,085) | (190,106) | (4,664,521) | (3,944,297) | (562,058) | |||||||
Gross profit | 242,842 | 214,872 | 203,574 | 29,008 | 799,994 | 638,991 | 91,055 | |||||||
Operating expenses(1) | ||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | (142,832) | (128,710) | (125,508) | (17,885) | (441,610) | (389,324) | (55,478) | |||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (105,354) | (61,689) | (73,330) | (10,449) | (327,262) | (211,251) | (30,103) | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | (66,417) | (63,729) | (50,025) | (7,129) | (220,600) | (173,786) | (24,764) | |||||||
Total operating expenses | (314,603) | (254,128) | (248,863) | (35,463) | (989,472) | (774,361) | (110,345) | |||||||
Other income, net | 40,185 | 13,219 | 12,958 | 1,847 | 68,153 | 38,486 | 5,484 | |||||||
Operating loss | (31,576) | (26,037) | (32,331) | (4,608) | (121,325) | (96,884) | (13,806) | |||||||
Interest income | 128,480 | 102,523 | 96,580 | 13,763 | 350,201 | 316,155 | 45,052 | |||||||
Impairment loss of investments | (80,774) | (45,079) | (36,298) | (5,172) | (145,889) | (81,377) | (11,596) | |||||||
Foreign currency exchange (losses)/gains, net | (1,765) | 364 | (1,225) | (175) | (3,817) | (3,280) | (467) | |||||||
Income before income tax expenses | 14,365 | 31,771 | 26,726 | 3,808 | 79,170 | 134,614 | 19,183 | |||||||
Income tax expenses | (3,822) | (2,169) | (3,113) | (444) | (8,718) | (10,366) | (1,477) | |||||||
Net income attributable to HUYA Inc. | 10,543 | 29,602 | 23,613 | 3,364 | 70,452 | 124,248 | 17,706 | |||||||
Net income attributable to ordinary | 10,543 | 29,602 | 23,613 | 3,364 | 70,452 | 124,248 | 17,706 | |||||||
HUYA INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED) (All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2023* | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023* | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net income per ADS** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
—Basic | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.54 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
—Diluted | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income per ordinary share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
—Basic | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.54 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
—Diluted | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average number of ADS used in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
—Basic | 244,651,286 | 231,022,644 | 231,366,502 | 231,366,502 | 243,736,441 | 231,852,981 | 231,852,981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
—Diluted | 246,437,179 | 234,167,978 | 232,948,154 | 232,948,154 | 246,529,235 | 234,514,598 | 234,514,598 | ||||||||||||||||||||
* HUYA Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for three months ended September 30, 2023 and nine months ended September | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||
Cost of revenues | 2,543 | 4,492 | 3,521 | 502 | 16,154 | 12,298 | 1,752 | |||||||
Research and development expenses | 7,296 | 7,873 | 5,497 | 783 | 40,133 | 20,986 | 2,990 | |||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | 651 | 446 | 171 | 24 | 2,594 | 983 | 140 | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | (68) | 4,573 | 4,014 | 572 | 19,000 | 12,855 | 1,832 | |||||||
HUYA INC. UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS (All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data) | ||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||
September 30, 2023* | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023* | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||
Gross profit | 242,842 | 214,872 | 203,574 | 29,008 | 799,994 | 638,991 | 91,055 | |||||||
Share-based compensation expenses allocated | 2,543 | 4,492 | 3,521 | 502 | 16,154 | 12,298 | 1,752 | |||||||
Non-GAAP gross profit | 245,385 | 219,364 | 207,095 | 29,510 | 816,148 | 651,289 | 92,807 | |||||||
Operating loss | (31,576) | (26,037) | (32,331) | (4,608) | (121,325) | (96,884) | (13,806) | |||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 10,422 | 17,384 | 13,203 | 1,881 | 77,881 | 47,122 | 6,714 | |||||||
Amortization of intangible assets from | 5,993 | 5,941 | 5,937 | 846 | 17,605 | 17,808 | 2,538 | |||||||
Non-GAAP operating loss | (15,161) | (2,712) | (13,191) | (1,881) | (25,839) | (31,954) | (4,554) | |||||||
Net income attributable to HUYA Inc. | 10,543 | 29,602 | 23,613 | 3,364 | 70,452 | 124,248 | 17,706 | |||||||
Impairment loss of investments | 80,774 | 45,079 | 36,298 | 5,172 | 145,889 | 81,377 | 11,596 | |||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 10,422 | 17,384 | 13,203 | 1,881 | 77,881 | 47,122 | 6,714 | |||||||
Amortization of intangible assets from | 4,974 | 4,931 | 4,928 | 702 | 14,612 | 14,781 | 2,106 | |||||||
Non-GAAP net income attributable to | 106,713 | 96,996 | 78,042 | 11,119 | 308,834 | 267,528 | 38,122 | |||||||
Net income attributable to ordinary | 10,543 | 29,602 | 23,613 | 3,364 | 70,452 | 124,248 | 17,706 | |||||||
Impairment loss of investments | 80,774 | 45,079 | 36,298 | 5,172 | 145,889 | 81,377 | 11,596 | |||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 10,422 | 17,384 | 13,203 | 1,881 | 77,881 | 47,122 | 6,714 | |||||||
Amortization of intangible assets from | 4,974 | 4,931 | 4,928 | 702 | 14,612 | 14,781 | 2,106 | |||||||
Non-GAAP net income attributable to | 106,713 | 96,996 | 78,042 | 11,119 | 308,834 | 267,528 | 38,122 | |||||||
Non-GAAP net income per ordinary share | ||||||||||||||
—Basic | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 0.16 | |||||||
—Diluted | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 1.25 | 1.14 | 0.16 | |||||||
Non-GAAP net income per ADS | ||||||||||||||
—Basic | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 0.16 | |||||||
—Diluted | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 1.25 | 1.14 | 0.16 | |||||||
Weighted average number of ADS used in | ||||||||||||||
—Basic | 244,651,286 | 231,022,644 | 231,366,502 | 231,366,502 | 243,736,441 | 231,852,981 | 231,852,981 | |||||||
—Diluted | 246,437,179 | 234,167,978 | 232,948,154 | 232,948,154 | 246,529,235 | 234,514,598 | 234,514,598 | |||||||
* HUYA Inc. Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results for three months ended September 30, 2023 and nine months ended September | ||||||||||||||
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