Jumei Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

BEIJING, Nov. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jumei International Holding Limited (NYSE: JMEI) ("Jumei" or the "Company"), China's leading online retailer of beauty products, today reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Standard Time on November 20, 2015 (9:00 PM China time on the same day).

Third Quarter 2015 Highlights                                                                                            

• Net revenues increased by 99.9% year-over-year to RMB1.9 billion (US^[1]$305.5 million).
• Total net GMV ^[2] increased by 35.6% year-over-year to RMB2.3 billion (US$358.7 million), driven primarily by a 30.8% year-over-year increase in the number of active customers ^[3] and a significant 89.5% year-over-year increase in total orders ^[4].
• Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 26.2% from 38.0% in the same period of 2014. Gross profit as a percentage of total net GMV increased slightly to 22.3% from 21.9% in the same period of 2014. The increase was primarily due to the Company's shift in strategy from beauty product marketplace sales to merchandise sales that started in September 2014, and inventory optimization activities for Jumei Global.
• Net loss attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders was RMB86.9 million (US$13.7 million), compared with net income attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders of RMB120.0 million in the same period of 2014. Net margin attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders was negative 4.5%, compared with positive 12.4% in the same period of 2014.
• Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders^[5] was RMB77.4 million (US$12.2 million), compared with non-GAAP net income attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders ^[6] of RMB129.3 million in the same period of 2014. Non-GAAP net margin attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders ^[6] was negative 4.0%, compared with positive 13.3% in the same period of 2014.

Mr. Leo Chen, founder and CEO of Jumei, commented, "Our third quarter net revenue growth continues to be strong, increasing almost 100% year-over-year. This very strong growth was driven by Jumei Global and rapidly shifting consumption patterns in China as consumers upgrade their tastes, preferences and expectations for products. We continue to strengthen our position as a leading import cross-border ecommerce platform in China and are pleased to see both active customers and number of orders grow rapidly while maintaining a high repeat purchase rate. Our customer purchase frequency continue to grow significantly, increasing 45% from the same period last year, due primarily to our diverse global product offerings and expansion into other women's categories such as baby and maternity and health and wellness."

"We continue to add world renowned brands such as Shiseido and KOSÉ to our Jumei Global platform. This is the first time these Japanese beauty groups have directly authorized a cross border e-commerce company in China to carry their merchandise. This means that going forward, new products by both brands will be launched simultaneously in Japan and on Jumei Global in addition to those already on offer in Jumei's domestic platform. Chinese consumers will now be able to access international beauty trends at the same time they take place in the brand's home markets."

"Our operating cash flow improved significantly in the third quarter to RMB345.6 million (US$54.4 million) as we optimized Jumei Global inventories. We saw margin pressure in the third quarter as a result, but expect to return to profitability in the fourth quarter."

Unaudited Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Total net revenues were RMB1.9 billion (US$305.5 million), an increase of 99.9% from RMB971.2 million in the third quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in the number of active customers and total orders, which in turn resulted primarily from the high volumes generated by Jumei Global as well as the shift from beauty product marketplace sales to merchandise sales. The number of active customers increased by 30.8% to approximately 6.8 million from approximately 5.2 million in the same period of 2014. The number of total orders increased by 89.5% to approximately 19.9 million from 10.5 million in the same period of 2014.

Gross profit was RMB508.2 million (US$80.0 million), an increase of 37.8% from RMB368.9 million in the third quarter of 2014. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 26.2% from 38.0% in the same period of 2014. The decrease was primarily due to the shift from beauty product marketplace sales to merchandise sales. Gross profit as a percentage of net GMV increased slightly to 22.3% from 21.9% in the same period of 2014. Gross profit from merchandise sales as a percentage of net GMV of merchandise sales decreased to 24.1% from 29.4% in the same period of 2014. The decrease was primarily due to inventory optimization activities for Jumei Global.

Total operating expenses were RMB573.3 million (US$90.2 million), an increase of 117.9% from RMB263.1 million in the third quarter of 2014. Operating expenses as a percentage of total net GMV increased to 25.1% from 15.7% in the same period of 2014.

• Fulfillment expenses were RMB290.7 million (US$45.7 million), an increase of 185.3% from RMB101.9 million in the same period of 2014. Fulfillment expenses as a percentage of total net GMV increased to 12.8% from 6.1% in the same period of 2014. The increase was primarily due to higher percentage of volumes from Jumei Global.
• Marketing expenses were RMB197.9 million (US$31.1million), an increase of 101.1% from RMB98.4 million in the same period of 2014. The increase was primarily a result of the higher number of marketing campaigns and brand promotion activities that Jumei launched during the quarter, and reflected the Company's efforts to grow its customer base and increase awareness of Jumei Global. Marketing expenses as a percentage of total net GMV was 8.7%, compared with 5.9% in the same period of 2014.
• Technology and content expenses were RMB43.9 million (US$6.9million), an increase of 18.0% from RMB37.2 million in the same period of 2014. Technology and content expenses as a percentage of total net GMV decreased slightly to 1.9% from 2.2% in the same period of 2014.
• General and administrative expenses were RMB40.8 million (US$6.4 million), an increase of 60.0% from RMB25.5 million in the same period of 2014. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total net GMV increased to 1.8% from 1.5% in the same period of 2014. The increase was mainly due to an increase in general and administrative staff headcount to support business expansion and growth.

Loss from operations was RMB65.1 million (US$10.2 million), compared with income from operations of RMB105.8 million in the same period of 2014.

Non-GAAP loss from operations, which excludes RMB9.5 million (US$1.5 million) in share-based compensation expenses, was RMB55.7 million (US$8.8 million), compared with non-GAAP income from operations of RMB115.1 million in the same period of 2014.

Net loss attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders was RMB86.9 million (US$13.7 million), compared with net profit attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders of RMB120.0 million in the same period of 2014. "Others, net" under Other income/(expenses) mainly consists of a non-cash and an unrealized intercompany exchange loss due to the sharp depreciation of the RMB against the USD. Net margin attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders decreased to negative 4.5% from positive 12.4% in the same period of 2014. Net loss per basic and diluted ADS were RMB0.59 (US$0.09) and RMB0.59 (US$0.09), respectively, compared with net income per basic and diluted ADS RMB0.83 (US$0.13) and RMB0.80 (US$0.13), respectively, for the same period of 2014.

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, was RMB77.4 million (US$12.2 million), compared with non-GAAP net income attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders RMB129.3 million in the same period of 2014. Non-GAAP net margin attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders decreased to negative 4.0% from positive 13.3% in the same period of 2014.

Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted ADS were RMB0.53 (US$0.08) and RMB0.53 (US$0.08), respectively, compared with non-GAAP net income per basic and diluted ADS RMB0.89 (US$0.15) and RMB0.86 (US$0.14), respectively, in the same period of 2014.

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB2.1 billion (US$332.2 million), and short-term investments of RMB441.0 million (US$69.4 million).

Business Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company expects total net revenues to be between RMB1.83 billion and RMB1.93 billion, representing a year-over-year growth rate of approximately 80% to 90%.

These forecasts reflect the Company's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Change in Reporting Currency to the Renminbi

Effective July 1, 2015, the Company changed its reporting currency from United States dollars ("USD") to Chinese Renminbi ("RMB"). The change in reporting currency is to better reflect the Company's performance and to improve investors' ability to compare the Company's financial results with other publicly traded companies in the industry. Prior to July 1, 2015, the Company reported its annual and quarterly consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and shareholder's equity and cash flows in USD. In this announcement, the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 are stated in RMB. The related financial statements prior to July 1, 2015 have been recast to reflect RMB as the reporting currency for comparison to the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Conference Call

Jumei's management will host a conference call on November 20, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time (9:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on the same day) to discuss the financial results.

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

Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call.

A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through 12:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, November 27, 2015. The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Jumei's website at http://jumei.investorroom.com/.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), Jumei uses non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders, non-GAAP net margin attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders and non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to Jumei's ordinary shareholders, by excluding share-based compensation expenses from operating profit and net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, respectively. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are important to help investors understand Jumei's operating and financial performance, compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and assess Jumei's core operating results, as they exclude certain expenses that are not expected to result in cash payments. The use of the above non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations. Share-based compensation expenses have been and will continue to be incurred in the future and are not reflected in the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures, but should be considered in the overall evaluation of Jumei's results. The Company compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of its share-based compensation expenses in the reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, which should be considered when evaluating Jumei's performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is set forth at the end of this release.

About Jumei International Holding Limited

Jumei (NYSE: JMEI) is China's leading online retailer of beauty products. Jumei's internet platform is a trusted destination for consumers to discover and purchase branded beauty products, fashionable apparel and other lifestyle products through the Company's jumei.com and jumeiglobal.com websites and mobile application. Leveraging its deep understanding of customer needs and preferences, as well as its strong merchandizing capabilities, Jumei has adopted multiple effective sales formats to encourage product purchases on its platform, including curated sales, online shopping mall and flash sales. More information about Jumei can be found at http://jumei.investorroom.com.

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," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Jumei's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Jumei may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on Forms 20-F and 6-K, 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 statements about Jumei'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: the Company's goals and strategies; the Company's future business development, results of operations and financial condition; the expected growth of the Company's curated sales, online shopping mall and flash sales in China; the expected growth of Jumei Global, the Company's ability to attract and retain new customers and to increase revenues generated from repeat customers; its ability to obtain the authorization of more exclusive products; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; trends and competition in China's online retailers of beauty products; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Jumei's filings with the SEC, including its annual report on Form 20-F. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Jumei does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Jumei International Holding Limited
Mr. Sterling Song
Investor Relations Director
Phone: +86-10-5676-6983
Email: [email protected]

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In China
Mr. Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
Email: [email protected]

In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
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