EX-99.1 2 tm2018212d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

The9 Limited Announces Unaudited Financial Information
as of and for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2019

 

The9 Limited (the “Company”) hereby announces its unaudited consolidated statement of income for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and its unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.

 

THE9 LIMITED                
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME INFORMATION            
(Expressed in Renminbi - RMB and US Dollars - US$, except share data)            
   Six months
ended June 30,
   Six months
ended December 31,
 
   2019   2018   2019   2019 
   RMB
(unaudited)
   RMB
(unaudited)
   RMB
(unaudited)
   US$
(Note)
 
Revenues:                
Online game services   263,579    6,602,920    39,998    5,745 
Other revenues   -    398,058    39,500    5,674 
    263,579    7,000,978    79,498    11,419 
Sales taxes   (12,252)   (29,206)   10,670    1,533 
Total net revenues   251,327    6,971,772    90,168    12,952 
Cost of revenues   (115,060)   (8,070,890)   (1,227,206)   (176,277)
Gross profit (loss)   136,267    (1,099,118)   (1,137,038)   (163,325)
Operating (expenses) income:                    
Product development   (8,658,009)   (12,383,432)   (4,432,521)   (636,692)
Sales and marketing   (852,176)   (809,751)   (1,262,343)   (181,324)
General and administrative   (33,479,081)   (61,566,994)   (80,387,919)   (11,547,002)
Impairment on other long-lived assets   -    -    (34,881,000)   (5,010,342)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries   1,235,874    197,456    (28,949)   (4,158)
Total operating expenses   (41,753,392)   (74,562,721)   (120,992,732)   (17,379,518)
Other operating income, net   22,680    117,008    7,560    1,086 
Loss from operations   (41,594,445)   (75,544,831)   (122,122,210)   (17,541,757)
Impairment on equity investments and available-for-sale investments   -    (1,386,174)   (4,666,128)   (670,247)
Impairment on other investments   -    (7,776,157)   (3,791,039)   (544,549)
Impairment on other advances   -    -    (5,980,788)   (859,086)
Interest (expenses) income, net   (17,193,207)   (53,472,220)   (17,289,773)   (2,483,520)
Gain on disposal of equity investee and available-for-sale investment   694,628    -    -    - 
Gain on disposal of other investments   3,000,000    -    10,430,588    1,498,260 
Fair value change on warrants liability   (964,594)   (667,617)   2,256,838    324,174 
Foreign exchange gain (loss)   2,259,149    (13,706,421)   (7,733,151)   (1,110,798)
Other income, net   5,581,578    1,150,481    3,791,074    544,554 
Loss before income tax expense and share of loss in equity method investments   (48,216,891)   (151,402,939)   (145,104,589)   (20,842,969)
Income tax benefit   -    -    -    - 
Share of loss in equity method investments   (1,824,878)   (2,665,646)   (1,022,382)   (146,856)
Net loss for the period   (50,041,769)   (154,068,585)   (146,126,971)   (20,989,825)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (7,030,290)   (8,812,728)   (6,487,693)   (931,899)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest   (2,525,192)   (3,157,709)   (2,330,397)   (334,741)
Net loss attributable to The9 Limited   (40,486,287)   (142,098,148)   (137,308,881)   (19,723,185)
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrollling interest   (10,497,201)   (18,005,020)   (2,330,397)   (334,741)
Net loss attributable to holders of ordinary shares   (50,983,488)    (160,103,168)   (139,639,278)   (20,057,926)
Other comprehensive loss,net of tax:                    
Currency translation adjustments   (2,642,951)   (1,012,104)   1,849,420    265,653 
Total comprehensive loss   (52,684,720)   (155,080,689)   (144,277,551)   (20,724,172)
Comprehensive loss attributable to:                    
Noncontrolling interest   (9,063,344)   (20,317,842)   (10,674,774)   (1,533,335)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest   (2,525,192)   (3,157,709)   (2,330,397)   (334,741)
The9 Limited   (41,096,184)   (131,605,138)   (131,272,380)   (18,856,098)
Net loss attributable to holders of ordinary shares per share                    
- Basic   (0.60)   (2.58)   (1.31)   (0.19)
- Diluted   (0.60)   (2.58)   (1.31)   (0.19)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding                    
- Basic   84,283,464    62,114,760    106,407,008    106,407,008 
- Diluted   84,283,464    62,114,760    106,407,008    106,407,008 

 

Note: The United States dollar (“US dollar” or “US$”) amounts disclosed in the accompanying financial statements are presented solely for the convenience of the readers at the rate of US$1.00 = RMB6.9618, representing the noon buying rate on the last trading day of December 2019(December 31, 2019) as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

 

 

 

 

THE9 LIMITED            
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS INFORMATION        
(Expressed in Renminbi - RMB and US Dollars - US$)            
   As of December 31, 2018   As of December 31, 2019 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
   (audited)   (unaudited)   (Note) 
Assets               
Current Assets:               
Cash and cash equivalents   4,256,449    10,113,141    1,452,662 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of RMB1,149,864 and RMB1,319,331 as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively   592,897    110,437    15,863 
Advances to suppliers   15,808,042    11,246,608    1,615,474 
Prepayments and other current assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of  RMB 20,770,928 and RMB 5,343,427 as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively   6,148,787    8,848,534    1,271,012 
Amounts due from related parties   6,207,846    758,761    108,989 
Assets classified as held-for-sale   -    123,390,350    17,723,915 
Total current assets   33,014,021    154,467,831    22,187,915 
Investments   45,216,118    10,000,000    1,436,410 
Property, equipment and software, net   17,352,445    1,218,521    175,030 
Land use rights, net   62,589,656    -    - 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   -    9,257,604    1,329,772 
Other long-lived assets, net   6,515,200    6,515,200    935,850 
Total Assets   164,687,440    181,459,156    26,064,977 
                
Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)               
Current Liabilities:               
Short-term borrowings   112,461,383    117,526,089    16,881,566 
Accounts payable   38,035,661    38,232,425    5,491,744 
Other taxes payable   2,949,082    1,203,644    172,893 
Advances from customers   39,631,950    39,527,778    5,677,810 
Other advances   -    56,276,200    8,083,570 
Amounts due to related parties   71,849,633    74,379,529    10,683,951 
Deferred revenue   159,125    -    - 
Refund of game points   169,998,682    169,998,682    24,418,783 
Warrants   1,490,844    198,600    28,527 
Convertible notes   375,257,140    414,127,908    59,485,752 
Interest payable   15,298,961    5,371,931    771,630 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   81,291,306    93,140,843    13,378,845 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities   -    3,407,670    489,481 
Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held-for-sale   -    44,691,296    6,419,503 
Total current liabilities   908,423,767    1,058,082,595    151,984,055 
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities   -    6,251,705    898,001 
Total Liabilities   908,423,767    1,064,334,300    152,882,056 
                
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest   341,074,539    349,046,548    50,137,400 
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit):               
Ordinary shares (US$0.01 par value; 91,315,465 and nil shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively)   6,502,658    -    - 
Class A ordinary shares  (US$0.01 par value; nil and 103,737,691 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively)   -    7,321,099    1,051,610 
Class B ordinary shares  (US$0.01 par value; nil and 9,192,011 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively)   -    648,709    93,181 
Additional paid-in capital   2,496,069,065    2,539,552,478    364,783,889 
Statutory reserves   28,071,982    28,071,982    4,032,288 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (9,204,556)   (3,777,952)   (542,669)
Accumulated deficit   (3,233,061,063)   (3,410,856,231)   (489,938,842)
The9 Limited shareholders' deficit   (711,621,914)   (839,039,915)   (120,520,543)
Noncontrolling interest   (373,188,952)   (392,881,777)   (56,433,936)
Total shareholders' deficit   (1,084,810,866)   (1,231,921,692)   (176,954,479)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity (deficit)   164,687,440    181,459,156    26,064,977 

 

Note: The United States dollar (“US dollar” or “US$”) amounts disclosed in the accompanying financial statements are presented solely for the convenience of the readers at the rate of US$1.00 = RMB6.9618, representing the noon buying rate on the last trading day of December 2019 (December 31, 2019) as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

 

 

 

 

About The9 Limited

The9 Limited is an Internet company based in China listed on Nasdaq in 2004. The9 aims to become a diversified high-tech Internet company.