Jiayuan Announces Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan") (NASDAQ: DATE), operator of the largest online dating platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Second Quarter 2011 Highlights(1)

• Net revenues for the second quarter of 2011 were RMB83.3 million (US$12.9 million), representing a year-over-year increase of 121.0%.
• Operating income for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB6.1 million (US$0.9 million), representing a year-over-year increase of 132.2%. Excluding share-based compensation, non-GAAP(2) operating income for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB26.3 million (US$4.1 million), representing a year-over-year increase of 567.9%.
• Net income attributable to Jiayuan for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB1.4 million (US$222,000), compared to a net income attributable to Jiayuan of RMB721,000 for the corresponding period in 2010. Excluding share-based compensation, non-GAAP net income attributable to Jiayuan for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB21.6 million (US$3.3 million), representing a 965.1% year-over-year increase.
• Jiayuan had 5,429,176 average monthly active user accounts(3) during the quarter, an increase from 3,686,260 in the corresponding period in 2010. The number of average monthly paying user accounts in the second quarter of 2011 was 1,139,171, representing an increase of 130.1% from 495,036 average monthly paying user accounts in the corresponding period in 2010.

(1) This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi ("RMB") amounts into U.S. dollar ("US$") amounts at specified rates solely for the convenience of readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB amounts into US$ amounts as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, were made at an exchange rate of RMB6.4635 to US$1.00, representing the rate as certified by the H.10 weekly statistical release of Federal Reserve Board on June 30, 2011. Jiayuan's functional currency is US$ and reporting currency is RMB.

(2) Explanation of Jiayuan's non-GAAP financial measures and related reconciliations to GAAP financial measures are included in the accompanying "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations".

(3) Active user accounts are registered user accounts through which registered users have logged in to the Jiayuan.com website at least once within a calendar month in the case of user accounts registered in prior months, or on at least two separate days within a calendar month, including the day of completion of the registration process, in the case of user accounts newly registered in the calendar month.

"Building on our momentum as the undisputed leader in China's fast-growing online dating sector, Jiayuan recorded very robust growth in the second quarter," said Ms. Rose Gong, chief executive officer of Jiayuan. "At the heart of our success is our continued emphasis on providing the best possible user experience to Chinese singles who are looking for love online. In the second quarter of 2011, we made significant improvements to our platform to ensure that users are able to find other users that more closely match their desired criteria. We also introduced a number of exciting new features and services, such as our innovative map-based search function and our mobile apps, which make it easier and more convenient for our users to find potential matches on Jiayuan."

Ms. Gong added, "These improvements have enhanced user stickiness and increased messaging traffic as more users interact with each other, and this has contributed to an increase in the number of average monthly paying user accounts. In the coming quarters, we will continue to invest in new features that enhance user engagement and extend Jiayuan's leadership position in this market."

Mr. Shang Koo, chief financial officer of Jiayuan, commented: "Revenues in the second quarter rose by 21.9% sequentially, driven by very robust growth across all of our key user metrics. Jiayuan offers a pioneering results-based pricing model, so as our users get better results they are more willing to pay for our services. In the second quarter, our focus on website improvements and investment in R&D translated into improved monetization of Jiayuan's user base. Our paying user ratio, which we define as the number of average monthly paying user accounts divided by the number of average monthly active user accounts, increased substantially to 21.0% in the second quarter, up from 18.6% last quarter and 13.4% in the same period a year ago. At the same time, the expanded Jiayuan user base has delivered greater economies of scale, translating to strong growth on the bottom line. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, net income rose more than ten-fold from the corresponding quarter in 2010 to RMB21.6 million."

Recent Business Highlights

As part of its wireless strategy, the Company in recent months rolled out beta versions of a Jiayuan application for mobile devices, becoming the first Chinese online dating company to offer an application for all mainstream mobile platforms. The application enables users to search for other user profiles and connect with other users directly from their mobile devices, and is currently available for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 7 operating systems. Beta versions of the Jiayuan application will be available for iPad, Java and Symbian devices later this year.

Second Quarter 2011 Operational Results

The number of registered user accounts(4) as of June 30, 2011 was 45,455,661, with approximately 5.3 million new users acquired during the quarter.

The number of average monthly active user accounts for the second quarter 2011 was 5,429,176, representing a year-over-year increase of 47.3% from 3,686,260 and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 14.4% from 4,744,705.

The number of average monthly paying user accounts for the second quarter 2011 was 1,139,171, representing a year-over-year increase of 130.1% from 495,036 and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 29.1% from 882,471.

Average monthly revenue per paying user ("ARPU") for online services for the second quarter 2011 was RMB20.0, compared to RMB20.2 for the corresponding period in 2010 and RMB21.5 for the first quarter of 2011.

(4) Registered user accounts are accumulated amounts.

Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Jiayuan reported net revenues of RMB83.3 million (US$12.9 million) for the second quarter of 2011, representing a year-over-year increase of 121.0%, and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 21.9%. The increase in net revenues was primarily due to substantial growth in Jiayuan's online services.

• Online services contributed RMB68.5 million (US$10.6 million), or 82.2% of net revenues for the second quarter of 2011, representing a year-over-year increase of 128.5% from RMB30.0 million, and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 20.1% from RMB57.0 million.
• Events and VIP services contributed RMB14.5 million (US$2.2 million), or 17.4% of net revenues for the second quarter of 2011, representing a year-over-year increase of 140.3% from RMB6.0 million, and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 40.5% from RMB10.3 million.

Cost of revenues for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB25.4 million (US$3.9 million), representing a year-over-year increase of 74.0% from RMB14.6 million, and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 15.5% from RMB22.0 million. This trend is in line with the year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter increase in net revenues during the respective periods.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB58.0 million (US$9.0 million), representing a year-over-year increase of 150.6% from RMB23.1 million, and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 24.9% from RMB46.4 million. This growth is primarily attributable to the substantial increase in the number of average monthly paying user accounts.

Selling and marketing expenses were RMB21.8 million (US$3.4 million) for the second quarter of 2011, representing a year-over-year increase of 34.2% from RMB16.3 million, and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 10.4% from RMB19.8 million. This was primarily due to greater advertising spending on new user acquisition.

General and administrative expenses were RMB27.6 million (US$4.3 million) for the second quarter of 2011, compared to RMB4.2 million in the corresponding quarter of 2010, and RMB8.2 million for the first quarter of 2011. As previously disclosed, the significant increase was due to IPO related share-based compensation expenses of RMB17.5 million in the second quarter of 2011 in relation to the share-based awards granted to contractors, and current and former employees which fully vested upon the completion of Jiayuan's IPO.

Research and development expenses were RMB2.5 million (US$379,000) for the second quarter of 2011, compared to RMB60,000 for the corresponding quarter of 2010 and RMB1.9 million for the first quarter of 2011, primarily due to an increase in the number of research and development personnel in connection with Jiayuan's strategy to enhance its research and development capabilities.

Operating income for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB6.1 million (US$944,000), compared to RMB2.6 million for the corresponding quarter of 2010, and RMB16.5 million for the first quarter of 2011. Excluding share-based compensation, non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB26.3 million (US$4.1 million), compared to RMB3.9 million for the corresponding quarter of 2010, and RMB19.2 million for the first quarter of 2011.

Net income attributable to Jiayuan for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB1.4 million (US$222,000), compared to a net income attributable to Jiayuan of RMB721,000 for the corresponding quarter of 2010 and a net income attributable to Jiayuan of RMB12.1 million in the first quarter of 2011. Excluding share-based compensation, non-GAAP net income attributed to Jiayuan for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB21.6 million (US$3.3 million), compared to RMB2.0 million for the corresponding quarter of 2010, and RMB14.8 million for the first quarter of 2011.

Income allocated to participating preferred shareholders was RMB648,000 (US$100,000) for the second quarter of 2011. All outstanding preferred shares were converted into ordinary shares upon the completion of Jiayuan's IPO in May 2011.

Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB194,000 (US$30,000) for the second quarter of 2011, compared to RMB1.4 million for the corresponding quarter of 2010 and RMB2.1 million for the first quarter of 2011. Excluding share-based compensation, non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB20.0 million (US$3.1 million) for the second quarter of 2011, compared to a non-GAAP net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of RMB130,000 for the corresponding quarter of 2010 and non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of RMB497,000 for the first quarter of 2011.

Basic and diluted net loss per ADS(5) for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB0.01 (US$0.00) and RMB0.01 (US$0.00), compared to RMB0.08 for the corresponding quarter of 2010, and RMB0.12 for the first quarter of 2011.

Excluding share-based compensation, non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS for the second quarter of 2011 was RMB0.81 (US$0.12) and RMB0.76 (US$0.12) respectively, compared to non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ADS of RMB0.01 for the corresponding quarter of 2010 and non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS of RMB0.03 for the first quarter of 2011.

As of June 30, 2011, Jiayuan had cash and cash equivalents of RMB583.7 million (US$90.3 million). Cash flows from operating activities for the second quarter of 2011 were RMB22.8 million (US$3.5 million). Cash flows from financing activities for the second quarter of 2011 were RMB404.6 million (US$62.6 million), including approximately US$73.7 million gross proceeds from its IPO, partially offset by the payment of preferred shares dividend of RMB25.9 million (US$4.0 million).

(5) Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per ADS are calculated based on net income/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders and the corresponding basic and diluted number of ADSs, assuming that during each period presented, every two ADSs represent three ordinary shares of Jiayuan.

Third Quarter 2011 Outlook

Jiayuan currently expects to generate net revenues in the range of RMB84 million to RMB86 million for the third quarter of 2011. This forecast reflects Jiayuan's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Conference Call Information

Jiayuan's management will host a conference call to discuss its results and outlook today, August 10, 2011, at 8 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until August 24, 2011:

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at ir.jiayuan.com.

About Jiayuan

Jiayuan.com International Ltd. ("Jiayuan") (NASDAQ: DATE) operates the largest online dating platform in China. Jiayuan is committed to providing a trusted, effective, and user-focused online dating platform that addresses the dating and marriage needs of China's rapidly growing urban singles population. As a pioneer in China's online dating market, Jiayuan.com ranked first in terms of number of unique visitors, average time spent per user and average page views per user among all online dating websites in China in 2010, according to iResearch. As of June 30, 2011, Jiayuan.com had 45.5 million registered user accounts, with an average of 5.4 million monthly active user accounts in the second quarter of 2011. Every two of Jiayuan's American Depositary Shares represent three ordinary shares.

For more information, please visit http://ir.jiayuan.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We disclose non-GAAP financial measures of operating income, net income to Jiayuan.com International Ltd, net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders and net (loss)/income per ADS, each of which is adjusted to exclude share-based compensation expense. We review non-GAAP financial measures to obtain a better understanding of our operating performance. We also believe it is useful supplemental information for investors and analysts to assess our operating performance without the effect of non-cash share-based compensation expense, which have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in our business. For a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see "Reconciliation To Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations" included in this press release.

However, the use of non-GAAP financial measures has material limitations as an analytical tool. One of the limitations of using non-GAAP financial measures is that it does not include all items that impact our non-GAAP financial measures during the period. In addition, because non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in the same manner by all companies, it may not be comparable to other similar titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from or as an alternative to GAAP financial measures. Management compensates for this limitation by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amount excluded from the non-GAAP measure.

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(a) To adjust for share-based compensation expense.

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