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Youku Tudou Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Unaudited Financial Results
Total Daily Video Views Surpassed 900 Million; Consumer Revenues Grew 649% Year-on-Year

BEIJING , March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE: YOKU), China's leading Internet television company (" Youku Tudou " or the "Company"), today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 .

Fourth Quarter 2014 Highlights[1] 

  • Net revenues were RMB1.26 billion ( US$203.8 million ), a 40% increase from the corresponding period in 2013.
  • Gross profit was RMB240.0 million ( US$38.7 million ), as compared to RMB254.3 million ( US$41.0 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP[2] gross profit was RMB253.3 million ( US$40.8 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB268.3 million ( US$43.2 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013.
  • Net loss was RMB318.1 million ( US$51.3 million ), as compared to RMB24.6 million ( US$4.0 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP net loss was RMB228.8 million ( US$36.9 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to non-GAAP net profit of RMB44.2 million ( US$7.1 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013.
  • Basic and diluted loss per ADS, each representing 18 Class A ordinary shares of the Company, for the fourth quarter of 2014 amounted to RMB1.64 (US$0.26) and RMB1.64 (US$0.26) , respectively. Non-GAAP basic and diluted loss per ADS for the fourth quarter of 2014 amounted to RMB1.18 (US$0.19) and RMB1.18 (US$0.19) , respectively.
  • Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments totaled RMB8.5 billion ( US$1.4 billion ) as of December 31, 2014 .
  • Acquisition of property and equipment for the fourth quarter of 2014 was RMB52.2 million ( US$8.4 million ).
  • Acquisition of intangible assets for the fourth quarter of 2014 was RMB478.3 million ( US$77.1 million ).

Fiscal Year 2014 Highlights

  • Net revenues were RMB4.0 billion ( US$649.5 million ), a 33% increase from 2013.
  • Gross profit was RMB781.0 million ( US$125.9 million ), a 44% increase from 2013. Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB838.0 million ( US$135.1 million ), a 39% increase from 2013.
  • Net loss was RMB888.6 million ( US$143.2 million ), as compared to RMB580.7 million ( US$93.6 million ) in 2013. Non-GAAP net loss was RMB555.7 million ( US$89.6 million ), as compared to RMB342.1 million ( US$55.1 million ) in 2013.
  • Basic and diluted loss per ADS, each representing 18 Class A ordinary shares, for 2014 amounted to RMB4.71 (US$0.76) and RMB4.71 (US$0.76) , respectively, as compared to RMB3.50 (US$0.56) and RMB3.50 (US$0.56) , respectively, for 2013.
  • Acquisition of property and equipment in 2014 was RMB206.6 million ( US$33.3 million ), as compared to RMB144.1 million ( US$23.2 million ) in 2013.
  • Acquisition of intangible assets in 2014 was RMB1.2 billion ( US$199.0 million ), as compared to RMB740.6 million ( US$119.4 million ) in 2013.

"With our large and growing multi-screen video user base underpinning our innovation efforts and growth strategy, we began to diversify and improve the monetization of our leading brand, traffic and content offerings in addition to advertising. As a result, consumer revenues achieved outstanding 473% year-on-year growth in 2014," said Victor Koo , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Youku Tudou . "We have put in place a multi-business unit and content center structure, supported by new hires that add complementary skill-sets to our talent pool, creating an agile and innovation-driven organization. For 2015, we expect to see further growth of our platform as we continue to invest to strengthen our leadership in China's online video industry."

Dele Liu, President of Youku Tudou , added, "We continued to make solid progress in original content and PGC. As our in-house production business scaled, content marketing solutions also gained strong momentum and achieved 178% year-on-year revenue growth in 2014. Our long-term goal is to build a content eco-system in which over half of the revenue and video traffic is derived from our web-native content, i.e. original content, PGC, and UGC."

Fourth Quarter 2014 Results

Net revenues were RMB1.26 billion ( US$203.8 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 40% increase from the corresponding period in 2013, exceeded the high end of the net revenues guidance previously announced by the Company.

Advertising net revenues were RMB1.10 billion ( US$177.1 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 37% increase from the corresponding period in 2013, exceeded the high end of the advertising net revenues guidance previously announced by the Company. The growth was primarily attributable to the increased use by brand advertisers of our advertising services as evidenced by an increase in the number of advertisers and the rising average spend per advertiser.

Consumer revenues, which are mainly derived from our subscription-based and pay-per-view services, were RMB69.7 million ( US$11.2 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 649% increase from the corresponding period in 2013. The growth was primarily attributable to the expansion of our subscriber base and pay-per-view orders.

Bandwidth costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB272.2 million ( US$43.9 million )in the fourth quarter of 2014, representing 22% of net revenues, as compared to 20% of net revenues for the corresponding period in 2013. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in traffic and higher resolution quality of our video content.

Content costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB602.9 million ( US$97 .2 million) in the fourth quarter of 2014, representing 48% of net revenues as compared to 39% of net revenues for the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP content costs were RMB589.6 million ( US$95.0 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, representing 47% of net revenues, as compared to 38% of net revenues for the corresponding period in 2013. This increase was primarily due to expansion of our video content portfolio to support our new business growth initiatives.

Gross profit was RMB240.0 million ( US$38.7 million )in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB254.3 million ( US$41.0 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB253.3 million ( US$40.8 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB268.3 million ( US$43.2 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013.

Operating expenses were RMB547.9 million ( US$88.3 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB333.4 million ( US$53.7 million ) for the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP operating expenses were RMB471.8 million ( US$76.0 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB278.5 million ( US$44.9 million ) for the corresponding period in 2013. Detailed discussion of each component of operating expenses is as follows:

Sales and marketing expenses were RMB344.5 million ( US$55.5 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB216.4 million ( US$34.9 million ) for the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses were RMB310.8 million ( US$50.1 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB195.8 million ( US$31.6 million ) for the corresponding period in 2013. This increase was primarily due to increases in marketing expenses and commission expenses paid to our sales force in line with our revenue growth.

Product development expenses were RMB123.9 million ( US$20.0 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB76.5 million ( US$12.3 million ) for the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP product development expenses were RMB104.7 million ( US$16.9 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB61.3 million ( US$9.9 million ) for the corresponding period in 2013. This increase was primarily due to an increase in personnel related expenses for our product development in mobile, search, social, paid and live broadcasting services.

General and administrative expenses were RMB79.5 million ( US$12.8 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB40.4 million ( US$6.5 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses were RMB56.3 million ( US$9.1 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB21.4 million ( US$3.4 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013. This increase was primarily due to the recognition of tax benefit in the fourth quarter of 2013.  

Net loss was RMB318.1 million ( US$51.3 million )in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to RMB24.6 million ( US$4.0 million ) for the corresponding period in 2013. Non-GAAP net loss was RMB228.8 million ( US$36.9 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to non-GAAP net profit RMB44.2 million ( US$7.1 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss was RMB177.7 million ( US$28.6 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2014, as compared to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA profit of RMB36.8 million ( US$5.9 million ) from the corresponding period in 2013.

Fiscal Year 2014 Results

Net revenues were RMB4.0 billion ( US$649.5 million ) in 2014, a 33% increase from 2013.

Advertising net revenues were RMB3.6 billion ( US$583.8 million ) in 2014, a 34% increase from 2013.

Consumer revenues were RMB151.6 million ( US$24.4 million ) in 2014, a 473% increase from 2013.

Bandwidth costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB917.3 million ( US$147.8 million ) in 2014, representing 23% of net revenues, as compared to 23% of net revenues in 2013.

Content costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB1.8 billion ( US$298 .0 million) in 2014, representing 46% of net revenues, as compared to 47% of net revenues in 2013. Non-GAAP content costs were RMB1.8 billion ( US$288.8 million ) in 2014, representing 44% of net revenues, as compared to 45% of net revenues in 2013.

Gross profit was RMB781.0 million ( US$125.9 million ) in 2014. Non-GAAP gross profit was RMB838.0 million ( US$135.1 million ) in 2014, a 39% increase from 2013.

Operating expenses were RMB1.7 billion ( US$274.1 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB1.2 billion ( US$193.4 million ) in 2013. Non-GAAP operating expenses were RMB1.4 billion ( US$229.6 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB1.0 billion ( US$161.2 million ) in 2013. Detailed discussion of each component of operating expenses is as follows:

Sales and marketing expenses were RMB1.0 billion ( US$166.2 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB681.0 million ( US$109.8 million ) in 2013. Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses were RMB923.3 million ( US$148.8 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB619.0 million ( US$99.8 million ) in 2013.

Product development expenses were RMB416.1 million ( US$67.1 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB278.0 million ( US$44.8 million ) in 2013. Non-GAAP product development expenses were RMB339.4 million ( US$54.7 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB232.0 ( US$37.4 million ) in 2013.

General and administrative expenses were RMB253.8 million ( US$40.9 million ) in 2014, decreased 3% from 2013. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses were RMB162.1 million ( US$26.1 million ) in 2014, decreased 15% from 2013.

Net loss was RMB888.6 million ( US$143.2 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB580.7 million ( US$93.6 million ) in 2013. Non-GAAP net loss was RMB555.7 million ( US$89.6 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB342.1 million ( US$55.1 million ) in 2013.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss was RMB439.7 million ( US$70.9 million ) in 2014, as compared to RMB309.5 million ( US$49.9 million ) in 2013.

Business Outlook

For the first quarter of 2015, the Company expects net revenues will be between RMB1.01 billion and RMB1.03 billion , with advertising net revenues contributing between RMB870 million and RMB890 million . This forecast reflects the Company's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Recent Development

As a result of the routine review by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 ("2013 20-F"), the Company received, and responded to, comments and queries from the staff of the Commission regarding certain accounting treatment adopted by the Company in its historical financial statements. The financial information for all periods presented in this release is prepared on the same basis as the financial statements included in the Company's annual reports and public disclosure documents since its initial public offering, and has not been revised to reflect adjustments, if any, that may result from the resolution of the comments and queries from the staff of the Commission (the "Staff").

The substance of the Staff's comments and the accounting implications with respect to these comments is summarized below:

1. Revenue recognition for multi-element arrangements – As disclosed in the Company's 2013 20-F, the Company's advertising arrangements generally contain multiple deliverables, and revenue is recognized at commencement of delivery of the last deliverable in a typical advertising arrangement, as revenue is considered contingent upon the delivery of undelivered items and the Company's right to receive consideration from the customer for delivered items is dependent on the successful delivery of the remaining undelivered items. The Staff has inquired as to the appropriateness of the Company's accounting policy for deferring revenue recognition until the commencement of delivery of the last deliverable and the Company's underlying analysis. The Company has responded to the Staff's comments and continues to believe that its current accounting policy is appropriate and conservative. To date, the Staff has not indicated it would take a different view as to the Company's current accounting. The Company undertakes to expand its disclosure regarding revenue recognition in future filings on Form 20-F in response to the Staff's comments.

2. Accounting for nonmonetary exchanges of licensed content (known as "barter transaction") – As disclosed in the Company's 2013 20-F, the Company enters into nonmonetary transactions to exchange online broadcasting rights of video content with other online video broadcasting companies from time to time. The Company records these nonmonetary exchanges at the carrying values of the broadcasting rights given up, which is nil, with no resulting gain or loss being recognized.  The Staff was of the view that the Company should have accounted for these barter transactions at fair value, rather than at carrying value.

While the volume of these barter transactions has not been significant historically, the adoption of fair value accounting for these nonmonetary exchanges may result in net gains or losses on the barter exchange, as well as addition or reduction of amortization expense related to content that is swapped from these transactions, all of which were not previously reflected in the Company's historical financial statements.

3. Application of ASC 920, Entertainment – Broadcasters ("ASC 920") – The Company currently accounts for its licensed content similar to long-lived assets, as described in its 2013 20-F. The Staff has inquired whether the Company is within the scope of incremental industry accounting guidance of broadcasters as set forth in ASC 920, the key provisions of which relate to the accounting and presentation of programming materials ("licensed content").

The Company agrees that fundamentally, similar to a traditional broadcaster, its business as an Internet television company is dependent on the acquisition and use of content to drive viewership and monetization of that content through advertising placements. The Company understands that the Staff shares the view that the Company is a broadcaster and should account for its licensed content pursuant to ASC 920. This would result in differences as to how the Company's licensed content would be presented on its balance sheet and the methodology in which the Company evaluates recoverability of its licensed content.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact to its 2014 and historical financial statements that may result from the resolution of the issues summarized above. Upon conclusion of the review and assessment process, the Company undertakes to reflect all necessary adjustments based on the appropriate accounting treatment in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (the "2014 Form 20-F") and/or a report on Form 6-K to be furnished to the Commission, as appropriate. Accordingly, the financial information presented herein is subject to change.  The Company currently expects to resolve the Staff's comments and file its 2014 Form 20-F by the end of April 2015 .

Conference Call Information

Youku Tudou's management will host an earnings conference call at 9:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on March 19, 2015 ( 9:00 a.m. Beijing /Hong Kong Time on March 20, 2015 ).

Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing one of the following numbers below and entering passcode Youku# (i.e., 96858#) starting 10-15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call.

US Toll Free Dial In:

+1-866-519-4004

International Dial In:

+65-6723-9381

Mainland China Dial In:

+86-800-819-0121 / +86-400-620-8038

Hong Kong Dial In:

+852-3018-6771

A replay of the call will be available by dialing +61 2 8199 0299 and entering passcode 3674494. The replay will be available through March 26, 2015 .

This call will be webcast live and the replay will be available for 12 months. Both will be available on the Investor Relations section of Youku Tudou's corporate website at http://ir.youku.com.

About Youku Tudou Inc.

Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) is China's leading Internet television company. Its Youku and Tudou Internet television platforms enable users to search, view and share high-quality video content quickly and easily across multiple devices. Its Youku brand and Tudou brand are among the most recognized online video brands in China . Youku Tudou's American depositary shares, each representing 18 of Youku Tudou's Class A ordinary shares, are traded on the NYSE under the symbol "YOKU."  

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 Youku Tudou's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Youku Tudou may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (" SEC "), 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 Youku Tudou'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: our goals and strategies; our future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the online video market in China ; our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our services; our expectations regarding the retention and strengthening of our relationships with key advertisers and customers; our plans to enhance user experience, infrastructure and service offerings; competition in our industry in China ; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industry. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the SEC . All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Youku Tudou does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Youku Tudou's financial results presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), Youku Tudou uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC in evaluating its business:  non-GAAP content costs, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses, non-GAAP product development expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP profit or loss from operations and non-GAAP net profit or loss and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA profit or loss. We define non-GAAP content costs as content costs excluding share-based compensation expenses and amortization of intangible assets from business combination in relation to user generated content. We define non-GAAP gross profit or loss as the respective nearest comparable GAAP financial measure to exclude share-based compensation expenses and amortization of intangible assets from business combination in relation to user generated content. We define non-GAAP operating expenses as operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, business combination related expenses and amortization of intangible assets from business combination in relation to customer relationship, technology and non-compete provisions. We define non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses as sales and marketing expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses and amortization of intangible assets from business combination in relation to customer relationship. We define non-GAAP product development expense as product development expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses and amortization of intangible assets from business combination in relation to technology. We define non-GAAP general and administrative expenses as general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, business combination related expenses and amortization of intangible assets from business combination in relation to non-compete provisions. We define non-GAAP profit or loss from operations as profit or loss from operations excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets from business combination and business combination related expenses. We define non-GAAP net profit or loss as net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets from business combination and business combination related expenses. We define non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA profit or loss as net profit or loss before income taxes, interest expenses, interest income, depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of acquired content), further adjusted for share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets from business combination, business combination related expenses and other non-operating items.

We present non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by our management to evaluate our operating performance. We also believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of our peer companies. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures is that non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation charges that have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in Youku Tudou's business for the foreseeable future.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations measures to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measures" at the end of this release.

For more information, please contact:

Chang You
Youku Tudou Inc.
Tel: (+8610) 5885-1881 x 8066
Email: changyou@youku.com

[1]

The reporting currency of the Company is Renminbi ("RMB"), but for the convenience of the reader, the amounts presented throughout the release are in US dollars ("US$"). Unless otherwise noted, all conversions from RMB to US$ are made at a rate of RMB6.2046 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate as of December 31, 2014 in the City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at such rate.



[2]

All non-GAAP measures exclude, as applicable, share-based compensation expenses and amortization of intangible assets from business combination. For further details on non-GAAP measures, please refer to the reconciliation table and a detailed discussion of the Company's use of non-GAAP information set forth elsewhere in this press release.

 

 YOUKU TUDOU INC. 








 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 

















(Amounts in thousands, except for number of shares)



As of



December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014





RMB


RMB


US$

ASSETS





(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)










Current assets:









 Cash and cash equivalents 



1,764,221


3,820,742


615,792


 Restricted cash 



2,679


617,586


99,537


 Short-term investments 



1,409,439


4,021,199


648,100


 Accounts receivable, net 



1,370,031


1,719,760


277,175


 Intangible assets, net 



51,942


165,839


26,728


 Amounts due from related party 



-


125,204


20,179


 Deferred tax assets 



7,843


3,023


487


 Prepayments and other assets 



82,300


90,254


14,546

Total current assets



4,688,455


10,563,607


1,702,544










Non-current assets:









 Property and equipment, net 



222,229


307,425


49,548


 Long-term investments 



-


67,293


10,846


 Intangible assets, net 



1,197,671


1,396,902


225,140


 Capitalized content production costs 



1,176


1,678


270


 Prepayments and other assets 



197,856


429,597


69,238


 Goodwill 



4,262,569


4,262,569


687,001

 Total non-current assets 



5,881,501


6,465,464


1,042,043










TOTAL ASSETS



10,569,956


17,029,071


2,744,587










LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

















Current liabilities:









 Accounts payable 



213,825


563,009


90,741


 Advances from customers 



25,081


36,095


5,817


 Amounts due to related party 



-


4


1


 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 



1,124,342


1,668,122


268,853


 Short-term bank loan 



-


500,000


80,585

Total current liabilities



1,363,248


2,767,230


445,997










Non-current liabilities:









 Deferred tax liability 



219,519


214,348


34,547


 Other liabilities 



4,070


6,570


1,059

Total non-current liabilities



223,589


220,918


35,606










Total liabilities



1,586,837


2,988,148


481,603










Commitments and contingencies

















Shareholders' equity:









Class A Ordinary Shares (US$0.00001 par value, 9,340,238,793
authorized,  2,356,529,401 and 3,123,742,699 issued as of December
31, 2013 and December 31, 2014, respectively, 2,356,529,401 and 
2,834,270,299 outstanding as of  December 31, 2013 and December
31, 2014, respectively)



154


201


32


Class B Ordinary Shares (US$0.00001 par value, 659,761,207 authorized, 659,561,893 and 645,691,903 issued and outstanding as of  December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014, respectively)



49


48


8


 Additional paid-in capital 



11,058,360


18,878,497


3,042,661


 Treasury stock (at cost, nil and 289,472,400
as of  December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014, respectively) 



-


(1,845,892)


(297,504)


 Statutory reserves 



2,063


13,146


2,119


 Accumulated deficit 



(1,878,454)


(2,778,182)


(447,763)


 Accumulated other comprehensive loss 



(199,053)


(226,895)


(36,569)

Total shareholders' equity



8,983,119


14,040,923


2,262,984










TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY



10,569,956


17,029,071


2,744,587

 

 YOUKU TUDOU INC. 
















 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) 


































 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended

(Amounts in thousands, except for  number of shares and ADS and per share and per
ADS data)












December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$




(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)




(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)

















Net revenues (including advertising net revenues from related party amounting to RMB69,763 and RMB110,201 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and RMB206,702 for the year ended December 31, 2014 )



901,287


1,106,641


1,264,360


203,778


3,028,484


4,030,094


649,533

















Cost of revenues (Note 1)



(646,938)


(859,774)


(1,024,396)


(165,103)


(2,487,421)


(3,249,085)


(523,657)

















Gross profit



254,349


246,867


239,964


38,675


541,063


781,009


125,876

















Operating expenses:
















       Product development



(76,514)


(112,434)


(123,861)


(19,963)


(278,015)


(416,111)


(67,065)

       Sales and marketing



(216,444)


(287,038)


(344,493)


(55,522)


(681,008)


(1,030,899)


(166,150)

       General and administrative



(40,393)


(53,009)


(79,528)


(12,818)


(261,770)


(253,817)


(40,908)

Total operating expenses



(333,351)


(452,481)


(547,882)


(88,303)


(1,220,793)


(1,700,827)


(274,123)

















Loss from operations



(79,002)


(205,614)


(307,918)


(49,628)


(679,730)


(919,818)


(148,247)

















Interest income



8,419


22,694


22,660


3,652


29,972


61,330


9,884

Interest expenses



-


-


-


-


(545)


-


-

Share of net loss of equity investee



-


-


(840)


(135)


-


(840)


(135)

Other, net



46,878


1,542


19,445


3,134


70,573


22,169


3,573

Total other income, net



55,297


24,236


41,265


6,651


100,000


82,659


13,322

















Loss before income taxes



(23,705)


(181,378)


(266,653)


(42,977)


(579,730)


(837,159)


(134,925)

Income taxes



(876)


-


(51,474)


(8,296)


(1,014)


(51,486)


(8,298)

















Net loss



(24,581)


(181,378)


(318,127)


(51,273)


(580,744)


(888,645)


(143,223)

















Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax
















            Foreign currency translation adjustments



(33,201)


214


(35,370)


(5,701)


(83,171)


(27,842)


(4,487)

Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax



(33,201)


214


(35,370)


(5,701)


(83,171)


(27,842)


(4,487)

Income tax expense related to components of other comprehensive (loss) income


-


-


-


-


-


-


-

















Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax



(33,201)


214


(35,370)


(5,701)


(83,171)


(27,842)


(4,487)

















Net loss per share, basic and diluted



(0.01)


(0.05)


(0.09)


(0.01)


(0.19)


(0.26)


(0.04)

Net loss per ADS (each ADS represents 18 class A ordinary shares),
        basic and diluted



(0.15)


(0.88)


(1.64)


(0.26)


(3.50)


(4.71)


(0.76)

Shares used in computation, basic and diluted



3,010,627,513


3,724,534,275


3,483,140,763


3,483,140,763


2,986,223,088


3,398,404,551


3,398,404,551

ADSs used in computation, basic and diluted



167,257,084


206,918,571


193,507,820


193,507,820


165,901,282


188,800,252


188,800,252

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the press release.

























































Note 1. Cost of Revenues



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

(Amounts in thousands)



(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)




(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)

 Cost of revenues: 
















 Value added, business taxes and surcharges 



77,758


97,760


115,494


18,614


276,497


365,762


58,950

 Bandwidth costs 



178,824


229,714


272,196


43,870


685,650


917,337


147,848

 Depreciation of servers and other equipment 



36,686


30,472


33,762


5,442


102,367


117,296


18,904

 Content costs 



353,670


501,828


602,944


97,177


1,422,907


1,848,690


297,955

 Total Cost of Revenues 



646,938


859,774


1,024,396


165,103


2,487,421


3,249,085


523,657

 

 YOUKU TUDOU INC. 












 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 



























 For the Three Months Ended 


 For the Twelve Months Ended  

(Amounts in thousands)













December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014






RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


 RMB 


 RMB 


 US$ 






(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)




 (Unaudited) 


 (Unaudited) 

Cash flows from operating activities:

















Net loss




(24,581)


(181,378)


(318,127)


(51,273)


(580,744)


(888,645)


(143,223)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:


















Depreciation and impairment of fixed assets




26,459


38,054


41,653


6,713


111,098


147,918


23,840


Bad debt expense




25,547


(12,546)


5,616


905


62,603


(8,156)


(1,315)


Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets and capitalized content production costs




145,451


306,460


393,256


63,381


788,299


1,111,054


179,069


Impairment of long-lived assets 




96,071


-


-


-


96,071


-


-


Amortization of long-term debt discounts




-


-


-


-


313


-


-


Loss on disposal of  property and equipment




(353)


10


146


24


485


374


60


Foreign exchange loss (gain)




(15,336)


(58)


4,262


687


(13,318)


7,214


1,163


Share-based compensation




53,061


72,372


85,614


13,798


188,358


310,337


50,017


Deferred income tax benefits




(313)


-


(350)


(56)


(313)


(350)


(56)


Share of net loss of equity investee




-


-


840


135


-


840


135


Gain from de-recognition of off-market liabilities




(16,540)


-


-


-


(16,540)


-


-


Changes in operating assets and liabilities:


















         Restricted cash




(1,129)


(555,636)


(59,268)


(9,552)


6,324


(614,907)


(99,105)


        Accounts receivable




(10,312)


(171,241)


(99,230)


(15,993)


(499,838)


(335,374)


(54,052)


        Amounts due from related party




-


(9,420)


(53,164)


(8,568)


-


(125,204)


(20,179)


        Prepayments and other assets




(58,751)


21,958


(25,241)


(4,068)


1,441


(35,018)


(5,644)


        Capitalized content production costs




22,687


(17,511)


(22,588)


(3,641)


(6,738)


(49,442)


(7,969)


        Accounts payable




(15,572)


17,079


20,564


3,314


(13,555)


50,848


8,195


        Advances from customers




(40,717)


1,783


10,644


1,716


3,478


11,014


1,775


        Accrued expenses and other liabilities




21,518


236,276


290,177


46,770


142,059


539,778


86,997


        Amounts due to related party




-


48


(114)


(18)


-


4


1

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities




207,190


(253,750)


274,690


44,274


269,483


122,285


19,709



















Cash flows from investing activities:


















Acquisition of property and equipment




(14,955)


(41,295)


(52,172)


(8,409)


(144,120)


(206,626)


(33,302)


Proceeds received from maturity of short-term investments




1,018,628


1,363,276


265,580


42,804


2,989,628


2,827,352


455,686


Short-term investments placed with financial institutions




-


(2,859,798)


(1,156,085)


(186,327)


(2,283,410)


(5,411,820)


(872,227)


Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment




(824)


88


7


1


458


285


46


Cash acquired, net of cash paid for acquired subsidiaries




(6,999)


-


-


-


(6,999)


-


-


Cash receipts from returns on loans of other entities




-


-


5,600


903


-


5,600


903


Cash payments on loans of other entities




-


-


(5,000)


(806)


-


(5,000)


(806)


Acquisition of shares of investees




-


(50,000)


(18,133)


(2,923)


-


(68,133)


(10,981)


Acquisition of intangible assets




(227,540)


(344,142)


(478,291)


(77,087)


(740,581)


(1,234,644)


(198,988)

Net cash used in investing activities




768,310


(1,931,871)


(1,438,494)


(231,844)


(185,024)


(4,092,986)


(659,669)



















Cash flows from financing activities:


















Exercise of employee stock options




9,084


6,086


3,176


512


101,435


28,426


4,581


Principal repayments on long-term debt




-


-


-


-


(7,677)


-


-


Proceeds from short-term bank loan 




-


-


500,000


80,585


-


500,000


80,585


Repurchase of ADSs




-


(1,293,644)


(552,248)


(89,006)


-


(1,845,892)


(297,504)


Proceeds from Ali investment, net of issuance costs




-


(7,504)


(272)


(44)


-


7,379,744


1,189,399


Payment of convertible redeemable preferred shares issuance costs




-


-


-


-


-


-


-

Net cash  provided by (used in) financing activities




9,084


(1,295,062)


(49,344)


(7,953)


93,758


6,062,278


977,061

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents




(17,865)


272


(39,632)


(6,388)


(69,853)


(35,056)


(5,650)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents




966,719


(3,480,411)


(1,252,780)


(201,911)


108,364


2,056,521


331,451

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period




797,502


8,553,933


5,073,522


817,703


1,655,857


1,764,221


284,341

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period




1,764,221


5,073,522


3,820,742


615,792


1,764,221


3,820,742


615,792

 

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP results of operations measures to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measures (1)(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and U.S. dollars ("US$"), unaudited)

















 1. Non-GAAP Content Costs



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

Content costs



353,670


501,828


602,944


97,177


1,422,907


1,848,690


297,955

 Deduct: share-based compensation  



7,846


11,077


13,297


2,143


32,110


49,291


7,944

 Deduct: amortization of intangible assets from business combination 



6,100


2,557


-


-


28,156


7,671


1,236

Non-GAAP content costs



339,724


488,194


589,647


95,034


1,362,641


1,791,728


288,775

















2. Non-GAAP Gross Profit



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

Gross profit



254,349


246,867


239,964


38,675


541,063


781,009


125,876

 Add back: share-based compensation  



7,846


11,077


13,297


2,143


32,110


49,291


7,944

 Add back: amortization of intangible assets from business combination 


6,100


2,557


-


-


28,156


7,671


1,236

Non-GAAP gross profit



268,295


260,501


253,261


40,818


601,329


837,971


135,056

































 3. Non-GAAP Operating Expenses



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

Operating expenses



333,351


452,481


547,882


88,303


1,220,793


1,700,827


274,123

 Deduct: share-based compensation  



45,215


61,295


72,317


11,655


156,248


261,046


42,073

 Deduct: amortization of intangible assets from business combination 



9,623


3,743


3,743


604


22,088


14,972


2,412

Non-GAAP  operating expenses



278,513


387,443


471,822


76,044


1,042,457


1,424,809


229,638

































4. Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expenses



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

Sales and marketing expenses



216,444


287,038


344,493


55,522


681,008


1,030,899


166,150

 Deduct: share-based compensation  



15,577


22,256


31,832


5,130


50,712


100,084


16,131

 Deduct: amortization of intangible assets from business combination 



5,077


1,871


1,871


302


11,308


7,484


1,205

Non-GAAP  sales and marketing expenses



195,790


262,911


310,790


50,090


618,988


923,331


148,814

































5. Non-GAAP Product Development Expenses



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

Product development expenses



76,514


112,434


123,861


19,963


278,015


416,111


67,065

 Deduct: share-based compensation  



11,795


17,624


17,877


2,881


38,400


71,713


11,558

 Deduct: amortization of intangible assets from business combination 



3,411


1,257


1,257


203


7,596


5,028


810

Non-GAAP  product development expenses



61,308


93,553


104,727


16,879


232,019


339,370


54,697

































6. Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expenses



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

General and administrative expenses



40,393


53,009


79,528


12,818


261,770


253,817


40,908

 Deduct: share-based compensation  



17,843


21,415


22,608


3,644


67,136


89,249


14,384

 Deduct: amortization of intangible assets from business combination 



1,135


615


615


99


3,184


2,460


397

Non-GAAP  general and administrative expenses



21,415


30,979


56,305


9,075


191,450


162,108


26,127

































7. Non-GAAP Loss from Operations



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

Loss from operations



(79,002)


(205,614)


(307,918)


(49,628)


(679,730)


(919,818)


(148,247)

 Add back: share-based compensation  



53,061


72,372


85,614


13,798


188,358


310,337


50,017

 Add back: amortization of intangible assets from business combination 


15,723


6,300


3,743


604


50,244


22,643


3,648

Non-GAAP  loss from operations



(10,218)


(126,942)


(218,561)


(35,226)


(441,128)


(586,838)


(94,582)

































8. Non-GAAP Net Loss



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

 Net loss 



(24,581)


(181,378)


(318,127)


(51,273)


(580,744)


(888,645)


(143,223)

 Add back: share-based compensation  



53,061


72,372


85,614


13,798


188,358


310,337


50,017

 Add back: amortization of intangible assets from business combination 


15,723


6,300


3,743


604


50,244


22,643


3,648

 Non-GAAP net loss 



44,203


(102,706)


(228,770)


(36,871)


(342,142)


(555,665)


(89,558)

































9.  Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA Loss



 For the Three Months Ended 


For the Twelve Months Ended
















December 31, 2013


September 30, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2014




RMB


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

 Net loss 



(24,581)


(181,378)


(318,127)


(51,273)


(580,744)


(888,645)


(143,223)

 Add back: 
















 Depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization 
















      of acquired content ) (2)



46,986


38,068


41,667


6,716


131,668


147,973


23,849

 Interest income 



(8,419)


(22,694)


(22,660)


(3,652)


(29,972)


(61,330)


(9,884)

 Interest expenses 



-


-


-


-


545


-


-

 Income taxes 



876


-


51,474


8,296


1,014


51,486


8,298

 EBITDA loss 



14,862


(166,004)


(247,646)


(39,913)


(477,489)


(750,516)


(120,960)

















 Adjustments: 
















 Share-based compensation  



53,061


72,372


85,614


13,798


188,358


310,337


50,017

 Amortization of intangible assets from business combination 



15,723


6,300


3,743


604


50,244


22,643


3,648

 Others, net 



(46,878)


(1,542)


(19,445)


(3,134)


(70,573)


(22,169)


(3,573)

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss 



36,768


(88,874)


(177,734)


(28,645)


(309,460)


(439,705)


(70,868)

































(1)     For more information on the Non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section captioned "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this earnings
release.







(2)    The amortization expense was related to an advertising license acquired in April 2010. The amortization of acquired content was not treated as a Non-GAAP adjustment.























 

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