Yunji Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Unaudited Financial Results
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Yunji (NASDAQ: YJ) reported its Q4 and FY2024 financial results, showing declining revenues amid market challenges. Q4 total revenues decreased to RMB97.1 million (US$13.3M) from RMB149.1M in Q4 2023, while FY2024 revenues fell to RMB417.7 million from RMB640.2M in 2023.
The company maintained a 71.9% repeat purchase rate for 2024 while repositioning as a leading platform for organic health products. Q4 net loss widened to RMB85.0M (US$11.7M) compared to RMB65.9M in Q4 2023. The company optimized its cost structure through staff refinements and reduced fulfillment and technology expenses.
Management is focusing on high-margin, high-repeat purchase categories, particularly organic health foods and nutritional products, aiming to transform Yunji into an experiential health and wellness destination in 2025.
Positive
- 71.9% repeat purchase rate maintained in 2024
- Cost optimization through reduced fulfillment expenses (-33.9% YoY) and technology expenses (-29.2% YoY)
- Strategic shift to higher-margin health products category
Negative
- Q4 2024 revenue declined 34.9% YoY to RMB97.1M
- FY2024 revenue dropped 34.8% YoY to RMB417.7M
- Q4 net loss increased to RMB85.0M from RMB65.9M YoY
- Operating expenses increased 14.9% YoY in Q4 2024
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Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights
- Total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2024 were
RMB97.1 million (US ), compared with$13.3 million RMB149.1 million in the same period of 2023. The change was primarily due to soft consumer confidence and the Company's continued strategy to refine its product selection across all categories and optimize its selection of suppliers and merchants, which had a near-term impact on sales. - Repeat purchase rate[2] in the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 was
71.9% .
Mr. Shanglue Xiao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yunji, said, "As we navigate the current market landscape, we are making progress in repositioning Yunji as the leading platform for organic health products. We have focused our operations on high-margin, high-repeat purchase categories, particularly organic health foods and nutritional products. In 2025, we aim to transform Yunji into an experiential health and wellness destination through our expanding health-focused ecosystem."
"In the fourth quarter, we optimized our cost structure by refining our staff structure and significantly reducing fulfillment and technology expenses year-over-year. As we enter 2025, we will maintain financial discipline while investing strategically to drive sustainable growth and improve profitability." said Mr. Yeqing Cui, Senior Financial Director of Yunji.
Fourth Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results
Total revenues were
- Revenues from sales of merchandise were
RMB75.5 million (US ), compared with$10.3 million RMB112.3 million in the same period of 2023. - Revenues from the marketplace business were
RMB19.4 million (US ), compared with$2.7 million RMB34.3 million in the same period of 2023. - Other revenues were
RMB2.2 million (US ), compared with$0.3 million RMB2.5 million in the same period of 2023.
Total cost of revenues decreased by
Total operating expenses increased by
- Fulfillment expenses decreased by
33.9% toRMB16.4 million (US ), or$2.3 million 16.9% of total revenues, fromRMB24.8 million , or16.6% of total revenues, in the same period of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to (i) reduced personnel costs as a result of staffing structure refinements, (ii) reduced warehousing and logistics expenses due to lower merchandise sales, and (iii) decreased service fees charged by third-party payment settlement platforms. - Sales and marketing expenses increased by
6.0% toRMB30.2 million (US ), or$4.1 million 31.1% of total revenues, fromRMB28.5 million , or19.1% of total revenues, in the same period of 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in business promotion expenses. - Technology and content expenses decreased by
29.2% toRMB8.5 million (US ), or$1.2 million 8.8% of total revenues, fromRMB12.0 million , or8.1% of total revenues, in the same period of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to (i) the reduction in personnel costs as a result of staffing structure refinements, and (ii) reduced server costs. - General and administrative expenses increased by
59.8% toRMB71.1 million (US ), or$9.7 million 73.2% of total revenues, fromRMB44.5 million , or29.8% of total revenues, in the same period of 2023. The increase was primarily due to (i) an increase in severance pay as a result of staffing structure refinements, and (ii) an impairment of long-lived assets other than goodwill, partially offset by a decrease in an allowance for credit losses.
Loss from operations was
Financial loss, net was
Net loss was
Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)[3] was
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders were both
Fiscal Year 2024 Unaudited Financial Results
Total revenues were
- Revenues from sales of merchandise were
RMB330.5 million (US ), compared with$45.3 million RMB500.7 million in the full year of 2023. - Revenues from the marketplace business were
RMB79.5 million (US ), compared with$10.9 million RMB130.2 million in the full year of 2023. - Other revenues were
RMB7.7 million (US ), compared with$1.0 million RMB9.3 million in the full year of 2023.
Total cost of revenues decreased by
Total operating expenses were
- Fulfillment expenses decreased by
29.2% toRMB76.1 million (US ), or$10.4 million 18.2% of total revenues, fromRMB107.5 million , or16.8% of total revenues, in the full year of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the same factors that led to the quarterly decrease. - Sales and marketing expenses decreased by
19.8% toRMB97.0 million (US ), or$13.3 million 23.2% of total revenues, fromRMB121.0 million , or18.9% of total revenues, in the full year of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to the reduction in member management fees. - Technology and content expenses decreased by
14.8% toRMB45.6 million (US ), or$6.3 million 10.9% of total revenues, fromRMB53.5 million , or8.4% of total revenues, in the full year of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the same factors that led to the quarterly decrease. - General and administrative expenses increased by
7.9% toRMB130.5 million (US ), or$17.9 million 31.2% of total revenues, fromRMB121.0 million , or18.9% of total revenues, in the full year of 2023. The increase was primarily due to the same factors that led to the quarterly decrease.
Loss from operations was
Financial income, net was
Net loss was
Adjusted net loss[3] was
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders were both
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses adjusted net loss as a supplemental measure to review and assess operating performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with
The Company presents adjusted net loss because it is used by management to evaluate operating performance and formulate business plans. Adjusted net loss enables management to assess operating performance without considering the impact of share-based compensation recorded under ASC 718, "Compensation-Stock Compensation." The Company also believes that the use of this non-GAAP measure facilitates investors' assessment of operating performance.
This non-GAAP financial measure is not defined under
The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest
For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most Directly Comparable Financial Measures" set forth at the end of this press release.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call on Monday, April 21, 2025 at 7:30 A.M. Eastern Time or 7:30 P.M.
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A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call for one week.
Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows:
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Replay Access Code | 1068073 |
Safe Harbor Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the
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YUNJI INC. | ||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||
As of | ||||||
December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Current Assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 517,542 | 219,365 | 30,053 | |||
Restricted cash | 27,169 | 23,467 | 3,215 | |||
Short-term investments | 7,195 | - | - | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 64,312 | 56,233 | 7,704 | |||
Advance to suppliers | 14,058 | 9,810 | 1,344 | |||
Inventories, net | 42,716 | 29,448 | 4,034 | |||
Amounts due from related parties | 1,361 | 662 | 91 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets[4] | 134,247 | 177,187 | 24,275 | |||
Total current assets | 808,600 | 516,172 | 70,716 | |||
Non-current assets | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 175,451 | 205,450 | 28,147 | |||
Land use rights, net[5] | - | 174,437 | 23,898 | |||
Long-term investments | 364,159 | 364,534 | 49,941 | |||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 16,507 | 13,809 | 1,892 | |||
Other non-current assets[6] | 189,067 | 78,050 | 10,692 | |||
Total non-current assets | 745,184 | 836,280 | 114,570 | |||
Total assets | 1,553,784 | 1,352,452 | 185,286 | |||
YUNJI INC. | ||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) | ||||||
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||
As of | ||||||
December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
| ||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable | 96,782 | 54,678 | 7,491 | |||
Deferred revenue | 9,412 | 8,596 | 1,178 | |||
Incentive payables to members[7] | 124,889 | 66,039 | 9,047 | |||
Member management fees payable | 4,373 | 1,263 | 173 | |||
Other payable and accrued liabilities | 109,200 | 126,177 | 17,286 | |||
Amounts due to related parties | 3,535 | 1,645 | 225 | |||
Operating lease liabilities - current | 3,376 | 3,845 | 527 | |||
Total current liabilities | 351,567 | 262,243 | 35,927 | |||
Non-current liabilities | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 11,122 | 7,808 | 1,070 | |||
Other non-current liabilities | - | 4,355 | 597 | |||
Total non-current liabilities | 11,122 | 12,163 | 1,667 | |||
Total Liabilities | 362,689 | 274,406 | 37,594 | |||
YUNJI INC. | ||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) | ||||||
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||
As of | ||||||
December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||
Shareholders' equity | ||||||
Ordinary shares | 70 | 70 | 10 | |||
Less: Treasury stock | (116,108) | (113,334) | (15,527) | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 7,328,680 | 7,328,336 | 1,003,978 | |||
Statutory reserve | 16,254 | 16,726 | 2,291 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 85,291 | 93,145 | 12,761 | |||
Accumulated deficit | (6,123,971) | (6,247,557) | (855,911) | |||
Total Yunji Inc. shareholders' equity | 1,190,216 | 1,077,386 | 147,602 | |||
Non-controlling interests | 879 | 660 | 90 | |||
Total shareholders' equity | 1,191,095 | 1,078,046 | 147,692 | |||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1,553,784 | 1,352,452 | 185,286 | |||
YUNJI INC. | ||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ||||||||||||
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | |||||||||||
December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||
Sales of merchandise, net | 112,330 | 75,499 | 10,343 | 500,651 | 330,535 | 45,283 | ||||||
Marketplace revenue | 34,259 | 19,451 | 2,665 | 130,188 | 79,466 | 10,887 | ||||||
Other revenues | 2,558 | 2,173 | 298 | 9,370 | 7,650 | 1,048 | ||||||
Total revenues | 149,147 | 97,123 | 13,306 | 640,209 | 417,651 | 57,218 | ||||||
Operating cost and expenses: | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | (79,613) | (50,240) | (6,883) | (332,774) | (211,311) | (28,949) | ||||||
Fulfilment | (24,845) | (16,372) | (2,243) | (107,472) | (76,126) | (10,429) | ||||||
Sales and marketing | (28,478) | (30,173) | (4,134) | (121,039) | (96,965) | (13,284) | ||||||
Technology and content | (12,033) | (8,492) | (1,163) | (53,490) | (45,627) | (6,251) | ||||||
General and administrative | (44,477) | (71,146) | (9,747) | (120,951) | (130,462) | (17,873) | ||||||
Total operating cost and expenses | (189,446) | (176,423) | (24,170) | (735,726) | (560,491) | (76,786) | ||||||
Other operating income | 780 | 1,650 | 226 | 14,898 | 6,544 | 896 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (39,519) | (77,650) | (10,638) | (80,619) | (136,296) | (18,672) | ||||||
Financial (loss)/ income, net | (23,427) | (2,578) | (353) | (60,226) | 17,333 | 2,375 | ||||||
Foreign exchange income/(loss), net | 723 | (2,608) | (357) | (6,743) | 2,127 | 291 | ||||||
Other non-operating income/(loss), net | 31 | 158 | 22 | (2,405) | 785 | 108 | ||||||
Loss before income tax expense, and | (62,192) | (82,678) | (11,326) | (149,993) | (116,051) | (15,898) | ||||||
Income tax expense | (1,328) | (368) | (50) | (7,851) | (2,009) | (275) | ||||||
Equity in loss of affiliates, net of tax | (2,331) | (1,998) | (274) | (7,276) | (5,061) | (693) | ||||||
Net loss | (65,851) | (85,044) | (11,650) | (165,120) | (123,121) | (16,866) | ||||||
Less: net income/(loss) attributable to | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | (11) | (2) | ||||||
Net loss attributable to YUNJI INC. | (65,862) | (85,053) | (11,651) | (165,129) | (123,110) | (16,864) | ||||||
YUNJI INC. | ||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (CONTINUED) | ||||||||||||
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | |||||||||||
December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||||
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders | (65,862) | (85,053) | (11,651) | (165,120) | (123,110) | (16,864) | ||||||
Net loss | (65,851) | (85,044) | (11,650) | (165,120) | (123,121) | (16,866) | ||||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (10,302) | 12,023 | 1,647 | 22,178 | 7,854 | 1,076 | ||||||
Total comprehensive loss | (76,153) | (73,021) | (10,003) | (142,942) | (115,267) | (15,790) | ||||||
Less: total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to non- | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | (11) | (2) | ||||||
Total comprehensive loss attributable to YUNJI INC. | (76,164) | (73,030) | (10,004) | (142,951) | (115,256) | (15,788) | ||||||
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders | (65,862) | (85,053) | (11,651) | (165,129) | (123,110) | (16,864) | ||||||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing | 1,966,998,532 | 1,968,797,989 | 1,968,797,989 | 1,971,108,505 | 1,967,498,669 | 1,967,498,669 | ||||||
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders | ||||||||||||
Basic | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.01) | (0.08) | (0.06) | (0.01) | ||||||
Diluted | (0.03) | (0.04) | (0.01) | (0.08) | (0.06) | (0.01) | ||||||
YUNJI INC. | ||||||||||||
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | |||||||||||
December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||||
Share-based compensation expenses included in: | ||||||||||||
Technology and content | 401 | 349 | 48 | 1,554 | 1,450 | 198 | ||||||
General and administrative | 377 | 164 | 22 | 503 | 774 | 106 | ||||||
Fulfillment | 46 | 35 | 5 | (2,525) | 92 | 13 | ||||||
Sales and marketing | 57 | 35 | 5 | (417) | 114 | 16 | ||||||
Total | 881 | 583 | 80 | (885) | 2,430 | 333 | ||||||
YUNJI INC. | ||||||||||||
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST DIRECTLY COMPARABLE FINANCIAL MEASURES | ||||||||||||
(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | |||||||||||
December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||||
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted Net Loss: | ||||||||||||
Net loss | (65,851) | (85,044) | (11,650) | (165,120) | (123,121) | (16,866) | ||||||
Add: Share-based compensation | 881 | 583 | 80 | (885) | 2,430 | 333 | ||||||
Adjusted net loss | (64,970) | (84,461) | (11,570) | (166,005) | (120,691) | (16,533) | ||||||
[1]. This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi (RMB) amounts into
[2]. "Repeat purchase rate" in a given period is calculated as the number of transacting members who purchased not less than twice divided by the total number of transacting members during such period. "Transacting member" in a given period refers to a member who successfully promotes Yunji's products to generate at least one order or places at least one order on Yunji's platform, regardless of whether any product in such order is ultimately sold or delivered or whether any product in such order is returned. "Repeat purchase rate" only considers orders placed through the Company's app. Repeat purchases made through the Company's mini-programs are excluded from the calculation.
[3]. Adjusted net loss is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as net loss excluding share-based compensation expense. See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most Directly Comparable Financial Measures" set forth at the end of this press release.
[4]. As of December 31, 2024, Short-term loan receivables of amount
[5]. In June 2024, the Company won the bid for a parcel of land located in Xiaoshan District,
[6]. Impairment of long-lived assets other than goodwill recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024 was nil and
[7]. As of December 31, 2024, the decrease in incentive payables was primarily due to derecognition of long-aged payables to inactive members.
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