0001104659-20-105059.txt : 20200915 0001104659-20-105059.hdr.sgml : 20200915 20200915080020 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-105059 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200915 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200915 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200915 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ambow Education Holding Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001494558 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34824 FILM NUMBER: 201174729 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12TH FLOOR, NO. 1 FINANCIAL STREET STREET 2: CHANG AN CENTER, SHIJINGSHAN DISTRICT CITY: BEIJING STATE: F4 ZIP: 100043 BUSINESS PHONE: 86 (10) 6206-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12TH FLOOR, NO. 1 FINANCIAL STREET STREET 2: CHANG AN CENTER, SHIJINGSHAN DISTRICT CITY: BEIJING STATE: F4 ZIP: 100043 6-K 1 tm2030461d1_6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of September 2020

 

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-34824

 

 

 

Ambow Education Holding Ltd.

 

 

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

12th Floor, Tower 1, Financial Street Chang’An Center,

Shijingshan District, Beijing 100043

People’s Republic of China

Telephone: +86 (10) 6206-8000

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes ¨ No x

 

If “Yes” marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Information

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release dated September 15, 2020, announcing the Company’s unaudited financial and operating results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Exhibits

 

99.1 Press Release, dated September 15, 2020

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
   
   
  By: /s/ Jin Huang
  Name: Dr. Jin Huang
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: September 15, 2020

 

 

 

EX-99.1 2 tm2030461d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1 

 

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Ambow Education Announces Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

 

BEIJING, September 15, 2020 -- Ambow Education Holding Ltd. (“Ambow” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: AMBO), a leading national provider of educational and career enhancement services in China, today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020.

 

Dr. Jin Huang, Ambow’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Since various measures that the Chinese government implemented to constrain the COVID-19 outbreak were gradually relaxed during the second quarter, the majority of our schools, tutoring centers and training offices reopened with operations gradually returning to normalcy. As such, our second quarter financial performance significantly improved on a quarter-over-quarter basis, highlighted by a 2,600 basis points increase in Gross Margin. We maintained healthy operating efficiency and profitability with a positive net income in the first half of 2020, demonstrating our capability to navigate the dynamic market during the unprecedented challenging times. Striving for increasing enrollment across all Ambow programs while also deploying stringent cost controls, we are confident in our ability to drive profitable growth and strengthen our leadership position in the career enhancement market in China.”

 

“Amid pandemic-related and broad-based economic challenges, we remain focused on delivering high quality educational technologies and services to address personalized learning needs in a dynamic learning environment. With the outbreak of COVID-19, the integration of technology into education was further accelerated, which has significantly boosted the demand for online-based education from both students and professionals. To enhance the learning and teaching experience in the COVID-19 environment, Ambow rolled out its next-generation online-to-offline education SaaS platform, Huanyujun Education Hub, which is equipped with our proprietary technologies including hologram live streaming, AI and IoT, all of which are built on our cloud-based infrastructure. Simultaneously drawing upon our extensive educational resources and assets spanning the globe, we believe this mobile-based platform is uniquely positioned to exploit the booming trend in the e-learning industry across a wide spectrum of educational scenarios.” concluded Dr. Huang.

 

Second Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights

 

·Net revenues for the second quarter of 2020 decreased by 8.7% to US$22.0 million from US$24.1 million in the same period of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in the recognition of deferred revenue in the period as a result of the one-month extension of spring semester 2020 at the Company’s K-12 schools, which used to concluded at the end of June, and fewer services provided at the Company’s tutoring centers and training offices as a result of social distance and counter measures to COVID-19. This was partially offset by revenue from NewSchool of Architecture and Design, LLC (“NewSchool”), acquired in the first quarter of 2020.

 

·Gross profit for the second quarter of 2020 decreased by 14.1% to US$8.5 million from US$9.9 million in the same period of 2019. Gross profit margin was 38.6%, compared with 41.1% for the second quarter of 2019. The decrease in gross profit and margin was mainly attributable to the decrease in net revenues.

 

 

 

 

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·Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2020 slightly increased by 1.2% to US$8.5 million from US$8.4 million for the same period of 2019.

 

·Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was US$0.7 million, or US$0.02 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net income of US$1.3 million, or US$0.03 per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019.

 

·As of June 30, 2020, Ambow maintained strong cash resources of US$27.2 million, comprised of cash and cash equivalents of US$13.9 million and short-term investments of US$13.3 million.

 

First Six Months 2020 Financial Highlights

 

·Net revenues for the first six months of 2020 decreased by 15.9% to US$34.8 million from US$41.4 million in the same period of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to due to a reduction in the recognition of deferred revenue in the period as a result of an one-month extension of spring semester 2020 at the Company’s K-12 schools, which used to conclude at the end of June, and fewer services provided at the Company’s tutoring centers and training offices, as operations during the period were temporarily suspended due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This was partially offset by revenue from NewSchool, acquired in the period.

 

·Gross profit for the first six months of 2020 decreased by 34.6% to US$10.2 million from US$15.6 million in the same period of 2019. Gross profit margin was 29.3%, compared with 37.7% for the first six months of 2019. The decrease in gross profit and margin was mainly attributable to the decrease of net revenues.

 

·Operating expenses for the first six months of 2020 decreased by 8.7% to US$15.7 million from US$17.2 million for the same period of 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower expenditures due to the temporary suspension of operations at schools and tutoring centers in the period as part of the national pandemic containment effort, as well as stringent expense controls to improve operating efficiency.

 

·Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was US$1.5 million, or US$0.04 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of US$2.2 million, or US$0.05 per basic and diluted share, for the first six months of 2019.

 

The Company's second quarter and first half 2020 financial and operating results can also be found on its Form 6-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

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Exchange Rate Information

 

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all amounts translated from RMB to U.S. dollars for the second quarter and first half of 2020 are based on the effective exchange rate of 7.0651 as of June 30, 2020; all amounts translated from RMB to U.S. dollars for the second quarter and first half of 2019 are based on the effective exchange rate of 6.8650 as of June 28, 2019; all amounts translated from RMB to U.S. dollars as of December 31, 2019 are based on the effective exchange rate of 6.9618 as of December 31, 2019. The exchange rates were according to the middle rate as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

 

About Ambow Education Holding Ltd.

 

Ambow Education Holding Ltd. is a leading national provider of educational and career enhancement services in China, offering high-quality, individualized services and products. With its extensive network of regional service hubs complemented by a dynamic proprietary learning platform and distributors, Ambow provides its services and products to students in 15 out of the 34 provinces and autonomous regions within China.

 

Follow us on Twitter: @Ambow_Education

 

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 outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Ambow’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Ambow may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. 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 statements, including but not limited to the following: the Company’s goals and strategies, expansion plans, the expected growth of the content and application delivery services market, the Company’s expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with its customers, and the general economic and business conditions in the regions where the Company provides its solutions and services. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Ambow undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

 

 

 

 

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For investor and media inquiries please contact:

 

Ambow Education Holding Ltd.

Tel: +86-10-6206-8000

 

The Piacente Group | Investor Relations

Tel: +1-212-481-2050 or +86-10-6508-0677

E-mail: ambow@tpg-ir.com

 

 

 

 

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AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 

   As of June 30,   As of December 31, 
   2020   2019 
   US$   RMB   RMB 
ASSETS            
Current assets:               
Cash and cash equivalents   13,935    98,455    157,600 
Restricted cash   2,004    14,160    - 
Short term investments, available for sale   11,160    78,849    57,487 
Short term investments, held to maturity   2,123    15,000    31,000 
Accounts receivable, net   2,914    20,589    17,939 
Amounts due from related parties   1,030    7,274    2,318 
Prepaid and other current assets, net   21,721    153,464    133,296 
Total current assets   54,887    387,791    399,640 
Non-current assets:               
Property and equipment, net   21,159    149,489    157,463 
Land use rights, net   246    1,737    1,759 
Intangible assets, net   8,515    60,156    56,607 
Goodwill   8,678    61,313    60,353 
Deferred tax assets, net   636    4,497    10,195 
Operating lease right-of-use asset   42,476    300,100    257,361 
Finance lease right-of-use asset   870    6,150    6,450 
Other non-current assets, net   12,419    87,743    70,971 
Total non-current assets   94,999    671,185    621,159 
                
Total assets   149,886    1,058,976    1,020,799 
                
LIABILITIES               
Current liabilities:               
Short-term borrowings   1,473    10,409    - 
Deferred revenue  *   16,328    115,358    165,111 
Accounts payable  *   1,561    11,047    14,718 
Accrued and other liabilities  *   27,428    193,780    192,957 
Income taxes payable, current  *   26,787    189,253    180,715 
Amounts due to related parties  *   525    3,706    1,971 
Operating lease liability, current  *   8,254    58,314    53,512 
Total current liabilities   82,356    581,867    608,984 
Non-current liabilities:               
Income taxes payable, non-current  *   4,785    33,803    32,152 
Operating lease liability, non-current  *   36,954    261,087    216,067 
Total non-current liabilities   41,739    294,890    248,219 
                
Total liabilities   124,095    876,757    857,203 
                
EQUITY               
Preferred shares               
(US$ 0.003 par value;1,666,667 shares authorized, nil issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020)   -    -    - 
Class A Ordinary shares               
(US$0.003 par value; 66,666,667 and 66,666,667 shares authorized, 38,858,199 and 38,883,199 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively)   103    731    730 
Class C Ordinary shares               
(US$0.003 par value; 8,333,333 and 8,333,333 shares authorized, 4,708,415 and 4,708,415 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively)   13    90    90 
Additional paid-in capital   496,698    3,509,224    3,508,745 
Statutory reserve   667    4,712    20,185 
Accumulated deficit   (473,608)   (3,346,090)   (3,371,815)
Accumulated other comprehensive income   2,115    14,941    6,341 
Total Ambow Education Holding Ltd.’s equity   25,988    183,608    164,276 
Non-controlling interests   (197)   (1,389)   (680)
Total equity   25,791    182,219    163,596 
Total liabilities and equity   149,886    1,058,976    1,020,799 

 

*  All of the VIE's assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets.

 

 

 

 

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AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 

   For the six months ended June 30,   For the three months ended June 30, 
   2020   2020   2019   2020   2020   2019 
   US$   RMB   RMB   US$   RMB   RMB 
NET REVENUES                              
Educational program and services   34,771    245,659    282,638    21,994    155,392    164,453 
Intelligent program and services   12    83    1,366    10    71    905 
Total net revenues   34,783    245,742    284,004    22,004    155,463    165,358 
COST OF REVENUES                              
Educational program and services   (24,391)   (172,324)   (172,520)   (13,431)   (94,891)   (94,323)
Intelligent program and services   (206)   (1,458)   (4,709)   (23)   (160)   (2,851)
Total cost of revenues   (24,597)   (173,782)   (177,229)   (13,454)   (95,051)   (97,174)
                               
GROSS PROFIT   10,186    71,960    106,775    8,550    60,412    68,184 
Operating expenses:                              
Selling and marketing   (3,426)   (24,206)   (25,171)   (1,933)   (13,657)   (11,083)
General and administrative   (11,924)   (84,243)   (92,394)   (6,375)   (45,042)   (46,776)
Research and development   (382)   (2,698)   (468)   (222)   (1,567)   (300)
Total operating expenses   (15,732)   (111,147)   (118,033)   (8,530)   (60,266)   (58,159)
                               
OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME   (5,546)   (39,187)   (11,258)   20    146    10,025 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)                              
Interest income   585    4,135    1,520    304    2,145    1,132 
Foreign exchange gain, net   5    35    1    1    9    32 
Other income (loss), net   220    1,552    186    21    146    (474)
Gain from deregistration of subsidiaries   552    3,897    1,279    552    3,897    - 
Gain on the bargain purchase   5,700    40,273    -    -    -    - 
Gain on sale of investment available for sale   149    1,056    419    75    530    140 
Total other income   7,211    50,948    3,405    953    6,727    830 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX AND NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST   1,665    11,761    (7,853)   973    6,873    10,855 
Income tax expense   (230)   (1,623)   (7,398)   (334)   (2,362)   (2,257)
                               
NET INCOME (LOSS)   1,435    10,138    (15,251)   639    4,511    8,598 
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest   (100)   (708)   (273)   (42)   (296)   (180)
                               
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS   1,535    10,846    (14,978)   681    4,807    8,778 
                               
NET INCOME (LOSS)   1,435    10,138    (15,251)   639    4,511    8,598 
                               
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX                              
Foreign currency translation adjustments   1,179    8,328    (3,174)   1,117    7,895    (746)
Unrealized gains on short term investments                              
Unrealized holding gains arising during period   133    940    700    71    499    420 
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income   95    668    452    54    381    247 
Other comprehensive income (loss)   1,217    8,600    (2,926)   1,134    8,013    (573)
                               
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)   2,652    18,738    (18,177)   1,773    12,524    8,025 
                               
Net income (loss) per share - basic   0.04    0.25    (0.34)   0.02    0.11    0.20 
                               
Net income (loss) per share - diluted   0.04    0.25    (0.34)   0.02    0.11    0.20 
                               
Weighted average shares used in calculating basic net income (loss) per share   43,577,168    43,577,168    43,469,610    43,583,418    43,583,418    43,503,109 
                               
Weighted average shares used in calculating diluted net income (loss) per share   43,577,168    43,577,168    43,469,610    43,583,418    43,583,418    43,647,645 

 

 

 

 

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)  

 

   Attributable to Ambow Education Holding Ltd.’s Equity     
                   Retained   Accumulated         
   Class A Ordinary   Class C Ordinary   Additional       Earnings   other   Non-     
   shares   shares   paid-in   Statutory   (Accumulated   comprehensive   controlling   Total 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   capital   reserves   deficit)   income   Interest   Equity 
       RMB       RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB 
Balance as of January 1, 2020   38,858,199    730    4,708,415    90    3,508,745    20,185    (3,372,409)   6,341    (680)   163,002 
Share-based compensation   -    -    -    -    238    -    -    -    -    238 
Issuance of ordinary shares for restricted stock award   12,500    0    -    -    (0)   -    -    -    -    - 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    433    -    433 
Unrealized gain on investment, net of income taxes   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    154    -    154 
Net income/(loss)   -    -    -    -    -    -    6,039    -    (412)   5,627 
Balance as of March 31, 2020   38,870,699    730    4,708,415    90    3,508,983    20,185    (3,366,370)   6,928    (1,092)   169,454 
Share-based compensation   -    -    -    -    242    -    -    -    -    242 
Issuance of ordinary shares for restricted stock award   12,500    1    -    -    (1)   -    -    -    -    - 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    7,895    -    7,895 
Unrealized gain on investment, net of income taxes   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    118    -    118 
Deregistration of subsidiaries   -    -    -    -    -    (15,473)   15,473    -    -    - 
Net income/(loss)   -    -    -    -    -    -    4,807    -    (297)   4,510 
Balance as of June 30, 2020   38,883,199    731    4,708,415    90    3,509,224    4,712    (3,346,090)   14,941    (1,389)   182,219 
                                                   
Balance as of January 1, 2019   38,756,289    728    4,708,415    90    3,507,123    20,149    (3,271,838)   8,305    (1,786)   262,771 
Share-based compensation   -    -    -    -    872    -    -    -    -    872 
Issuance of ordinary shares for restricted stock award   28,646    1    -    -    (1)   -    -    -    -    - 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (2,428)   -    (2,428)
Unrealized gain on investment, net of income taxes   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    75    -    75 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (23,756)   -    (93)   (23,849)
Balance as of March 31, 2019   38,784,935    729    4,708,415    90    3,507,994    20,149    (3,295,594)   5,952    (1,879)   237,441 
Share-based compensation   -    -    -    -    266    -    -    -    -    266 
Issuance of ordinary shares for restricted stock award   19,097    0    -    -    (0)   -    -    -    -    - 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (746)   -    (746)
Unrealized gain on investment, net of income taxes   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    173    -    173 
Addition of noncontrolling interests resulting from new subsidiaries   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    502    502 
Net income (loss)   -    -    -    -    -    -    8,778    -    (180)   8,598 
Balance as of June 30, 2019   38,804,032    729    4,708,415    90    3,508,260    20,149    (3,286,816)   5,379    (1,557)   246,234 

 

 

 

 

Confidential Draft

             

 

Discussion of Segment Operations

(All amounts in thousands)

 

   For the six months ended June 30,   For the three months ended June 30, 
   2020   2020   2019   2020   2020   2019 
   US$   RMB   RMB   US$   RMB   RMB 
NET REVENUES                              
K-12 Schools   17,948    126,800    150,958    12,086    85,389    87,165 
CP&CE Programs   16,835    118,942    133,046    9,918    70,074    78,193 
Total net revenues   34,783    245,742    284,004    22,004    155,463    165,358 
COST OF REVENUES                              
K-12 Schools   (10,550)   (74,542)   (90,093)   (5,820)   (41,113)   (47,797)
CP&CE Programs   (14,047)   (99,240)   (87,136)   (7,634)   (53,938)   (49,377)
Total cost of revenues   (24,597)   (173,782)   (177,229)   (13,454)   (95,051)   (97,174)
GROSS PROFIT                              
K-12 Schools   7,398    52,258    60,865    6,266    44,276    39,368 
CP&CE Programs   2,788    19,702    45,910    2,284    16,136    28,816 
Total gross profit   10,186    71,960    106,775    8,550    60,412    68,184