BOSS ZHIPIN Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

BEIJING, August 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – KANZHUN LIMITED (“BOSS Zhipin” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BZ), a leading online recruitment platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Second Quarter 2022 Highlights

Mr. Jonathan Peng Zhao, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “We delivered solid results in the quarter despite the challenging business environment and soft macro conditions. Our business model demonstrated its effectiveness and resilience with stable user scale and engagement. Our dedicated efforts in the past year drove sustainable capability enhancement across the full spectrum of our business. Coupled with the opening of new user registration in late June, we are looking forward to reaccelerating our business growth.”

Mr. Phil Yu Zhang, Chief Financial Officer, further commented, “In the second quarter, our topline performance beat our guidance range and we achieved solid profitability. Given adverse pandemic-related challenges, our total revenues in the quarter decreased slightly by 4.8% year over year. During the quarter, we also recorded RMB107.4 million in net income compared with a net loss in the same period of last year and grew our adjusted net income to RMB257.2 million, up 4.3% year over year. We believe our resilient business model and enhanced operational efficiency will continue to drive our sustainable and healthy growth amidst the challenging external environment.”

Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Revenues

Revenues were RMB1,112.3 million (US$166.1 million) for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of 4.8% from RMB1,168.2 million for the same period in 2021.

Operating cost and expenses

Total operating cost and expenses were RMB1,041.8 million (US$155.5 million) for the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of 59.8% from RMB2,594.3 million for the same period of 2021. Total share-based compensation expenses were RMB149.8 million (US$22.4 million) for the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB1,660.6 million for the same period of 2021.

Income/Loss from operations

Income from operations was RMB76.3 million (US$11.4 million) for the second quarter of 2022, compared to a loss from operations of RMB1,420.8 million for the same period of 2021.

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Net income/loss and adjusted net income

Net income was RMB107.4 million (US$16.0 million) for the second quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of RMB1,414.1 million for the same period of 2021.

Adjusted net income was RMB257.2 million (US$38.4 million) for the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 4.3% from RMB246.5 million for the same quarter of 2021.

Net income/loss per ADS and adjusted net income per ADS

Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders were RMB0.25 (US$0.04) and RMB0.24 (US$0.04), respectively, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to basic and diluted net loss per ADS of RMB18.79 in the same period of 2021.

Adjusted basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders⁴ were RMB0.59 (US$0.09) and RMB0.56 (US$0.08), respectively, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to RMB2.21 and RMB1.32, respectively, in the same period of 2021.

Net cash generated from operating activities

Net cash generated from operating activities was RMB186.9 million (US$27.9 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing a decrease of 72.2% from RMB671.2 million in the same period of 2021.

Cash position

Balance of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments was RMB12,986.3 million (US$1,938.8 million) as of June 30, 2022.

Share Repurchase Program

In March 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$150 million of its American depositary shares over the following 12 months.

Recent Update

As approved by the Cybersecurity Review Office of the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Company recommenced new user registration on its “BOSS Zhipin” app on June 29, 2022.

Outlook

For the third quarter of 2022, the Company currently expects its total revenues to be between RMB1.14 billion and RMB1.16 billion, representing a year-on-year decrease of 5.9% to 4.3%. This forecast considers the impact of the COVID-19 resurgence in certain cities which adversely affected recruitment needs, as well as reflects the Company’s current views on the market and operational conditions in China, which are subject to change and cannot be predicted with reasonable accuracy as of the date hereof

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Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on Tuesday, August 23, 2022) to discuss the financial results.

Participants are required to pre-register for the conference call at:

https://register.vevent.com/register/BIbc4dd254499d43dea2bdcd990e367002

 

Upon registration, participants will receive an email containing participant dial-in numbers and unique personal PIN. This information will allow you to gain immediate access to the call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

 

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.zhipin.com.

 

Exchange Rate

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollar (“US$”) amounts at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.6981 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate on June 30, 2022 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses non-GAAP measures, such as calculated cash billings, adjusted net income/loss, adjusted net income/loss attributable to ordinary shareholders, adjusted basic and diluted net income/loss per ordinary share attributable to ordinary shareholders and adjusted basic and diluted net income/loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders as supplemental measures to review and assess operating performance. The Company derives calculated cash billings by adding the change in deferred revenue to revenues. The Company uses calculated cash billings to measure and monitor sales growth because the Company generally bills its paid enterprise customers at the time of sales, but may recognize a portion of the related revenue ratably over time. The Company believes calculated cash billings provide valuable insights into the cash that will be generated from sales and is a valuable measure for monitoring service demand and financial performance. The Company defines adjusted net income/loss and adjusted net income/loss attributable to ordinary shareholders by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, which are non-cash expenses, from the related GAAP measures. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures help identify underlying trends in the business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that are included in net income/loss and facilitate investors’ assessment of the Company’s operating performance.

The non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP measures have material limitations as an analytical metric and may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies, and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

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A reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements which are made pursuant to 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,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely to,” and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs, plans, and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

About KANZHUN LIMITED

KANZHUN LIMITED (Nasdaq: BZ) operates the leading online recruitment platform BOSS Zhipin in China. Established eight years ago, the Company connects job seekers and enterprise users in an efficient and seamless manner through its highly interactive mobile app, a transformative product that promotes two-way communication, focuses on intelligent recommendations, and creates new scenarios in the online recruiting process. Benefiting from its large and diverse user base, BOSS Zhipin has developed powerful network effects to deliver higher recruitment efficiency and drive rapid expansion.