Waterdrop Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Unaudited Financial Results
- Net profit increased 34.2% YoY to RMB108.2 million (US$14.9 million)
- Insurance business FYP grew 19.3% YoY to RMB2,092.4 million
- Short-term insurance premium increased 30.1% YoY
- Digital clinical trial solution revenue grew 11.5% YoY
- Company distributed US$7.3 million in dividends and repurchased 54.2 million ADSs
- Operating profit increased to RMB75.9 million from RMB46.4 million YoY
- Cash position decreased to RMB3,543.3 million from RMB3,670.3 million in December 2024
- Digital clinical trial solution income decreased 9.9% quarter-over-quarter
- Operating costs increased 13.0% YoY to RMB374.2 million
- Interest income declined to RMB33.8 million from RMB39.8 million YoY
Insights
Waterdrop delivered strong Q1 with 34.2% profit growth, 19.3% insurance premium growth, and healthy cash position despite distributing dividends.
Waterdrop's Q1 2025 results reflect robust financial performance with net profit reaching
The company's revenue diversification strategy is showing traction. Insurance-related income increased
On the operational front, Waterdrop demonstrated improved efficiency. Despite the revenue growth, the company managed to decrease sales and marketing expenses by
The company maintains a strong liquidity position with
A noteworthy development is Waterdrop's AI integration, with applications like 'AI Insurance Expert - Medical Insurance' facilitating over
The company's shareholder-friendly capital allocation is evident in its dividend distribution and share repurchase program, which has cumulatively bought back approximately 54.2 million ADSs for
Financial and Operational Highlights for the First Quarter of 2025
- Profit growth with stable liquidity: In the first quarter of 2025, net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders reached
RMB108.2 million (US ), marking a solid increase of$14.9 million 34.2% year-over-year. We continued to generate positive operating cash flow during the first quarter of 2025. - Accelerated business growth: The first-year premiums ("FYP") generated through our insurance business reached
RMB2,092.4 million (US ) during the first quarter of 2025, representing an increase of$288.3 million 19.3% year over year. Net operating revenue wasRMB753.7 million (US ), representing an increase of$103.9 million 7.0% year over year. - Expanded crowdfunding coverage: As of March 31, 2025, around 475 million people cumulatively had donated an aggregate of
RMB68.8 billion to 3.47 million patients through Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding. - Steadfast performance in patient recruitment: As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cumulatively enrolled 11,217 patients into 1,281 clinical trial programs through the E-Find Platform.
Mr. Peng Shen, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Waterdrop, commented, "We achieved remarkable growth in the first quarter of 2025, kicking off the year with robust operational and financial outcomes. Both revenue and profit grew on a year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter basis.
In line with our annual growth objectives, our insurance business maintained a strong upward trajectory. We refined our public domain user acquisition strategies and improved services for private domain users, leading to a notable
Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding further enhanced its risk control framework through ongoing upgrades, improving the rigor of campaign validation processes. This quarter, we expanded our verification platform to cover
Our digital clinical trial solution revenue sustained its growth momentum this quarter, reflecting an
We are pleased to report that Waterdrop Guardian AI applications are playing increasingly critical roles in both internal and external use cases. For instance, the penetration of our 'AI Insurance Expert - Medical Insurance' has further expanded and facilitated over
Every strategic action we take is anchored in our objective of maximizing shareholder value. The Company distributed approximately
Our long-standing commitment to user-centric philosophy and AI investment laid the foundation for our achievements. Looking ahead to the upcoming quarters of 2025, we will leverage our proven business know-how to accelerate operational growth, creating greater value to both users and shareholders."
Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2025
Operating revenue, net
Net operating revenue for the first quarter of 2025 increased by
- Insurance-related income includes insurance brokerage income and technical service income. Insurance brokerage income represents brokerage commissions earned from insurance companies. Technical service income is derived from providing technical services including customer relationship maintenance, customer complaint management, claim review, and user referral services, among other things, to insurance companies, insurance brokers, and agency companies. Our insurance-related income amounted to
RMB658.0 million (US ) in the first quarter of 2025, representing an increase of$90.7 million 8.4% year-over-year fromRMB606.8 million for the first quarter of 2024, which was mainly due to an increase in insurance brokerage income. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, insurance-related income increased by13.0% . - Crowdfunding service fees represent the service income earned when patients successfully withdraw the proceeds from their crowdfunding campaigns. Our role is to operate the Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding platform to provide crowdfunding related services through the internet, enabling patients with significant medical bills to seek help from caring hearts through technology (the "medical crowdfunding services"). Our medical crowdfunding services generally consist of providing technical and internet support, managing, reviewing and supervising the crowdfunding campaigns, providing comprehensive risk management and anti-fraud measures, and facilitating the collection and transfer of the funds. For the first quarter of 2025, we generated
RMB67.1 million (US ) in service fees, remaining stable compared with the service fees of$9.3 million RMB67.4 million for the first quarter of 2024. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, crowdfunding service fees increased by3.1% . - Digital clinical trial solution income represents the service income earned from our customers mainly including biopharmaceutical companies and leading biotechnology companies. We match qualified and suitable patients for enrollment in clinical trials for our customers and generate digital clinical trial solution revenue for successful matches and we typically charge our customers a fixed unit price per successful match. For the first quarter of 2025, our digital clinical trial solution income amounted to
RMB23.0 million (US ), representing an increase of$3.2 million 11.5% fromRMB20.6 million in the same period of 2024. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, digital clinical trial solution income decreased by9.9% .
Operating costs and expenses
Operating costs and expenses increased by
- Operating costs increased by
13.0% year over year toRMB374.2 million (US ) for the first quarter of 2025, as compared with$51.6 million RMB331.2 million for the first quarter of 2024, which was primarily driven by (i) an increase ofRMB37.7 million in costs of referral and service fees, (ii) an increase ofRMB2.8 million in the costs for the digital clinical trial solution consultants team, and (iii) an increase ofRMB1.7 million in personnel costs. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, operating costs increased by15.6% fromRMB323.8 million , primarily due to (i) an increase ofRMB28.3 million in costs of referral and service fees, and (ii) an increase ofRMB8.4 million in the costs for the crowdfunding consultants team. - Sales and marketing expenses decreased by
5.4% year over year toRMB172.4 million (US ) for the first quarter of 2025, as compared with$23.8 million RMB182.1 million for the same quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to (i) a decrease ofRMB5.9 million in outsourced sales and marketing service fees to third parties, (ii) a decrease ofRMB5.6 million in personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses, partially offset by (iii) an increase ofRMB4.5 million in marketing expenses for third-party traffic channels. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, sales and marketing expenses decreased by5.3% fromRMB182.0 million , primarily due to (i) a decrease ofRMB7.5 million in marketing expenses for third-party traffic channels, and (ii) a decrease ofRMB1.9 million in outsourced sales and marketing service fees to third parties. - General and administrative expenses decreased by
15.8% year over year toRMB74.9 million (US ) for the first quarter of 2025, compared with$10.3 million RMB89.0 million for the same quarter of 2024. The year-over-year variance was due to (i) a decrease ofRMB9.8 million in professional service fees, and (ii) a decrease ofRMB4.0 million in allowance for credit losses. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, general and administrative expenses increased by1.7% fromRMB73.7 million , due to (i) an increase ofRMB4.7 million in allowance for credit losses, partially offset by (ii) a decrease ofRMB2.6 million in professional service fees. - Research and development expenses remained stable at
RMB56.2 million (US ) for the first quarter of 2025, maintaining nearly the same level as$7.8 million RMB56.0 million for the same period of 2024. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, research and development expenses increased by3.6% fromRMB54.3 million . The increase was primarily due to an increase ofRMB1.7 million in personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses.
Operating profit for the first quarter of 2025 was
Interest income for the first quarter of 2025 was
Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2025 was
Net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders for the first quarter of 2025 was
Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP(1)) for the first quarter of 2025 was
Cash position(2)
As of March 31, 2025, cash position of the Company was
(1) See the sections entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measure" and "Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" for more information about the non-GAAP |
measures referred to in this announcement. |
(2) Cash position includes cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and long-term debt investments included in long-term investments. |
Share Repurchase Programs
Pursuant to the share repurchase programs launched in September 2021, September 2022, September 2023 and September 2024, respectively, we had cumulatively repurchased approximately 54.2 million ADSs from the open market with cash for a total consideration of approximately
Supplemental Information
We organize and report our business in the following operating segments:
- Insurance, which mainly includes insurance brokerage service and technical service;
- Crowdfunding, which mainly includes crowdfunding service; and
- Others, which do not individually or in the aggregate meet the quantitative and qualitative thresholds to be individually reportable and are aggregated.
The table below sets forth the segment operating results, with the three-month comparative figures retrospectively adjusted to conform to this presentation.
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | ||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD | |||||
(All amounts in thousands) | ||||||||
Operating revenue, net | ||||||||
Insurance | 606,777 | 582,442 | 657,988 | 90,673 | ||||
Crowdfunding | 67,350 | 65,138 | 67,131 | 9,251 | ||||
Others | 30,573 | 39,244 | 28,575 | 3,938 | ||||
Total consolidated operating revenue, net | 704,700 | 686,824 | 753,694 | 103,862 | ||||
Operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
Insurance | (477,614) | (479,856) | (506,575) | (69,808) | ||||
Crowdfunding | (99,587) | (87,147) | (97,299) | (13,408) | ||||
Others | (62,005) | (45,177) | (54,000) | (7,442) | ||||
Operating profit/(loss) | ||||||||
Insurance | 129,163 | 102,586 | 151,413 | 20,865 | ||||
Crowdfunding | (32,237) | (22,009) | (30,168) | (4,157) | ||||
Others | (31,432) | (5,933) | (25,425) | (3,504) | ||||
Total segment operating profit | 65,494 | 74,644 | 95,820 | 13,204 | ||||
Unallocated items* | (19,130) | (21,684) | (19,927) | (2,746) | ||||
Total consolidated operating profit | 46,364 | 52,960 | 75,893 | 10,458 | ||||
Total other income | 42,781 | 40,443 | 41,690 | 5,745 | ||||
Consolidated profit before income tax | 89,145 | 93,403 | 117,583 | 16,203 | ||||
* The share-based compensation represents unallocated items in the segment information because our management does |
Exchange Rate
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
The Company uses non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders, in evaluating the Company's operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. Adjusted net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders represents net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expense attributable to our ordinary shareholders, foreign currency exchange gain or losses, and impact of terminating the mutual aid plan on non-GAAP adjustments. Such adjustments have no impact on income tax.
The non-GAAP financial measure is not presented in accordance with
The Company mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable
For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned "Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this press release.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the
Conference Call Information
Waterdrop's management team will hold a conference call on June 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
International: | 1-412-317-6061 |
United States Toll Free: | 1-888-317-6003 |
Hong Kong Toll Free: | 800-963976 |
852-58081995 | |
Mainland | 4001-206115 |
Chinese Line (Mandarin) Entry Number: | 0072517 |
English Interpretation Line (Listen-only Mode) Entry Number: | 8162178 |
Participants can choose between the Chinese and the English interpretation lines. Please note that the English interpretation option will be in listen-only mode. Please dial in 15 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the Elite Entry Number to join the call.
Telephone replays will be accessible two hours after the conclusion of the conference call until June 12, 2025 by dialing the following numbers:
United States Toll Free: | 1-877-344-7529 |
International: | 1-412-317-0088 |
Chinese Line Access Code: | 9960990 |
English Interpretation Line Access Code: | 6469856 |
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.waterdrop-inc.com/.
About Waterdrop Inc.
Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) is a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact. Founded in 2016, with the comprehensive coverage of Waterdrop Insurance Marketplace and Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding, Waterdrop aims to bring insurance and healthcare service to billions through technology. For more information, please visit www.waterdrop-inc.com.
For investor inquiries, please contact
Waterdrop Inc.
IR@shuidi-inc.com
WATERDROP INC. | |||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||
(All amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted) | |||||
As of | |||||
December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | ||||
RMB | RMB | USD | |||
Assets | |||||
Current assets | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 986,323 | 1,158,059 | 159,585 | ||
Restricted cash | 520,588 | 603,924 | 83,223 | ||
Short-term investments | 1,612,619 | 778,068 | 107,221 | ||
Accounts receivable, net | 716,206 | 768,855 | 105,951 | ||
Current contract assets | 619,436 | 632,525 | 87,164 | ||
Amount due from related parties | 257 | 270 | 37 | ||
Prepaid expense and other assets | 182,641 | 192,849 | 26,575 | ||
Total current assets | 4,638,070 | 4,134,550 | 569,756 | ||
Non-current assets | |||||
Non-current contract assets | 153,749 | 171,226 | 23,596 | ||
Property, equipment and software, net | 240,024 | 240,846 | 33,189 | ||
Intangible assets, net | 153,011 | 152,979 | 21,081 | ||
Long-term investments | 1,114,160 | 1,649,792 | 227,347 | ||
Right of use assets, net | 46,872 | 36,970 | 5,095 | ||
Deferred tax assets | 27,028 | 21,278 | 2,932 | ||
Goodwill | 80,751 | 80,751 | 11,128 | ||
Total non-current assets | 1,815,595 | 2,353,842 | 324,368 | ||
Total assets | 6,453,665 | 6,488,392 | 894,124 | ||
Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders' Equity | |||||
Current liabilities | |||||
Amount due to related parties | 10,616 | 10,851 | 1,495 | ||
Insurance premium payables | 537,344 | 624,202 | 86,017 | ||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 704,035 | 791,425 | 109,061 | ||
Short-term loans | 198,373 | - | - | ||
Current lease liabilities | 34,573 | 30,973 | 4,268 | ||
Total current liabilities | 1,484,941 | 1,457,451 | 200,841 | ||
Non-current liabilities | |||||
Non-current lease liabilities | 10,971 | 5,707 | 786 | ||
Deferred tax liabilities | 84,185 | 91,680 | 12,634 | ||
Total non-current liabilities | 95,156 | 97,387 | 13,420 | ||
Total liabilities | 1,580,097 | 1,554,838 | 214,261 | ||
Mezzanine Equity | |||||
Redeemable non-controlling interests | 76,133 | 72,193 | 9,948 | ||
Shareholders' equity | |||||
Class A ordinary shares | 112 | 113 | 16 | ||
Class B ordinary shares | 27 | 27 | 4 | ||
Treasury stock | (15) | (16) | (2) | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 6,832,214 | 6,784,389 | 934,914 | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 159,550 | 163,106 | 22,477 | ||
Accumulated deficit | (2,194,453) | (2,086,258) | (287,494) | ||
Total shareholders' equity | 4,797,435 | 4,861,361 | 669,915 | ||
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity | 6,453,665 | 6,488,392 | 894,124 |
WATERDROP INC. | ||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | ||||||||
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, or otherwise noted) | ||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | ||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD | |||||
Operating revenue, net | 704,700 | 686,824 | 753,694 | 103,862 | ||||
Operating costs and expenses(i) | ||||||||
Operating costs | (331,243) | (323,836) | (374,218) | (51,569) | ||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (182,146) | (182,038) | (172,396) | (23,757) | ||||
General and administrative expenses | (88,961) | (73,725) | (74,943) | (10,327) | ||||
Research and development expenses | (55,986) | (54,265) | (56,244) | (7,751) | ||||
Total operating costs and expenses | (658,336) | (633,864) | (677,801) | (93,404) | ||||
Operating profit | 46,364 | 52,960 | 75,893 | 10,458 | ||||
Other income | ||||||||
Interest income | 39,804 | 35,802 | 33,814 | 4,660 | ||||
Foreign currency exchange gain/(loss) | 1,514 | (963) | (2,103) | (290) | ||||
Others, net | 1,463 | 5,604 | 9,979 | 1,375 | ||||
Profit before income tax | 89,145 | 93,403 | 117,583 | 16,203 | ||||
Income tax expense | (8,588) | (1,936) | (13,328) | (1,837) | ||||
Net profit | 80,557 | 91,467 | 104,255 | 14,366 | ||||
Net loss attributable to mezzanine equity classified as non- | (75) | (8,148) | (3,940) | (543) | ||||
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders | 80,632 | 99,615 | 108,195 | 14,909 | ||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax | 25,143 | 89,187 | (14,056) | (1,937) | ||||
Unrealized (loss)/gain on available for sale investments, net of tax | - | (29,330) | 17,612 | 2,427 | ||||
Total comprehensive income | 105,700 | 151,324 | 107,811 | 14,856 | ||||
Total comprehensive loss attributable to mezzanine equity | (75) | (8,148) | (3,940) | (543) | ||||
Total comprehensive income attributable to ordinary shareholders | 105,775 | 159,472 | 111,751 | 15,399 | ||||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing | ||||||||
Basic | 3,696,619,172 | 3,620,987,566 | 3,620,380,862 | 3,620,380,862 | ||||
Diluted | 3,756,462,107 | 3,699,552,300 | 3,711,999,000 | 3,711,999,000 | ||||
Net profit per share attributable to ordinary shareholders | ||||||||
Basic | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | ||||
Diluted | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | ||||
(i) Share-based compensation expenses are included in the operating costs and expenses as follows. | ||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | ||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD | |||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (1,820) | (1,692) | (1,899) | (262) | ||||
General and administrative expenses | (14,327) | (17,336) | (15,527) | (2,140) | ||||
Research and development expenses | (2,983) | (2,656) | (2,501) | (344) | ||||
Total | (19,130) | (21,684) | (19,927) | (2,746) |
WATERDROP INC. | ||||||||
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS | ||||||||
(All amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | ||||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD | |||||
Net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders | 80,632 | 99,615 | 108,195 | 14,909 | ||||
Add: | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expense attributable to the Company's | 19,260 | 21,502 | 19,750 | 2,722 | ||||
Foreign currency exchange (gain)/ loss | (1,514) | 963 | 2,103 | 290 | ||||
Impact of terminating the mutual aid plan(ii) | - | (14,985) | - | - | ||||
Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary | 98,378 | 107,095 | 130,048 | 17,921 | ||||
(ii) This represents the reversal of the difference between estimated cost of medical expense coverage and actual payment. |
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