EX-99.1 2 d369880dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Dingdong (Cayman) Limited Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

SHANGHAI, June 15, 2022 — Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (“Dingdong” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DDL), the leading and fast-growing fresh grocery e-commerce company in China, with advanced supply chain capabilities, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Highlights:

 

   

GMV for the first quarter of 2022 increased by 36.0% year over year to RMB5,851.3 million (US$923.0 million) from RMB4,303.5 million in the same quarter of 2021.

 

   

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2022 increased by 43.2% year over year to RMB5,443.7 million (US$858.7 million) from RMB3,802.1 million in the same quarter of 2021.

 

   

Total number of orders for the first quarter of 2022 increased by 15.6% year over year to 80.6 million from 69.8 million in the same quarter of 2021.

Mr. Changlin Liang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dingdong, stated, “During the first quarter of 2022, we maintained solid growth momentum in revenue, order numbers and average order value, while our net loss margin further narrowed substantially. Our strategy of prioritizing product capabilities as our primary growth driver has proven successful, and we believe that Dingdong is on a solid path to profitability.”

Ms. Le Yu, Chief Strategy Officer of Dingdong, stated, “Since we changed our strategy last August to ‘efficiency first, with due consideration to scale’, our non-GAAP net loss margin in the previous four quarters decreased sequentially from 37.2% to 31.9%, 18.9% and finally 7.8%. We expect our net loss margin to further narrow and bring us to profitability in the future.”

First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total revenues were RMB5,443.7 million (US$858.7 million), representing an increase of 43.2% from the same period of 2021, primarily driven by the robust growth in the Company’s GMV with a higher conversion ratio from GMV to revenue.

 

   

Product Revenues were RMB5,375.1 million (US$847.9 million), an increase of 43.1% from RMB3,757.2 million in the same quarter of 2021, primarily driven by the increase in the number of orders and average order value.

 

   

Service Revenues were RMB68.6 million (US$10.8 million), an increase of 52.7% from RMB44.9 million in the same quarter of 2021, primarily driven by the increase in the number of customers subscribing to Dingdong’s membership program.

Total operating costs and expenses were RMB5,892.3 million (US$929.5 million), an increase of 14.7% from RMB5,136.0 million in the same quarter of 2021, with a detailed breakdown as below.

 

   

Cost of Goods Sold was RMB3,879.3 million (US$611.9 million), an increase of 25.8% from RMB3,082.8 million in the same quarter of 2021, primarily driven by the increase in total revenue. Gross margin was 28.7%, which significantly improved from 18.9% in the same quarter of 2021.

 

   

Fulfillment expenses were RMB1,484.1 million (US$234.1 million) in consistent with the same quarter of 2021. Fulfillment expenses as a percentage of total revenue decreased from 39.0% to 27.3%, as we further improved our supply chain efficiency.

 

   

Sales and marketing expenses were RMB176.1 million (US$27.8 million), a decrease of 44.7% from RMB318.3 million in the same quarter of 2021, as product capabilities became our primary growth driver and we attracted customers more efficiently.

 

   

General and administrative expenses were RMB118.7 million (US$18.7 million), an increase of 25.9% from RMB94.3 million in the same quarter of 2021, mainly due to the increased business scale of the Company.


   

Product development expenses were RMB233.9 million (US$36.9 million), an increase of 49.5% from RMB156.5 million in the same quarter of 2021, mainly due to the increased investments in product development capability and technology.

Loss from operations was RMB448.6 million (US$70.8 million), compared with operating loss of RMB1,333.9 million in the same quarter of 2021.

Net loss was RMB477.4 million (US$75.3 million), compared with net loss of RMB1,384.7 million in the same quarter of 2021.

Non-GAAP net loss, which is a non-GAAP measure that excludes share-based compensation expenses, was RMB422.2 million (US$66.6 million), a significant improvement from non-GAAP net loss of RMB1,375.6 million in the same quarter of 2021.In addition, our non-GAAP net loss margin, which is our non-GAAP net loss as a percentage of revenues, narrowed to 7.8% from 36.2% in the same quarter of 2021.

Basic and diluted net loss per share were RMB1.48 (US$0.23), compared with RMB22.36 in the same quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted, was RMB1.31 (US$0.21), compared with RMB22.22 in the same quarter of 2021. The weighted average number of ordinary shares used to compute the basic and diluted net loss per share and non-GAAP net loss per share were 64,908,700 and 324,443,234 in the first quarter of 2021 and 2022, respectively. All outstanding redeemable convertible preferred shares were not included in the computation until July 2021, when they were converted into ordinary shares upon the completion of the Company’s initial public offering.

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were RMB4,852.7 million (US$765.5 million) as of March 31, 2022, compared with RMB5,231.1 million as of December 31, 2021.


About Dingdong (Cayman) Limited

We are the largest and fast-growing fresh grocery e-commerce company in China, in terms of average MAU in 2021, according to the report of China Insights Consultancy (“CIC”). We directly provide users and households with fresh produce, meat, seafood, prepared food, and other food products through a convenient and excellent shopping experience supported by an extensive self-operated frontline fulfillment grid. With fresh groceries as our core product categories, we have successfully expanded to providing prepared food and other food products to grow into a leading one-stop online shopping destination in China for consumers to make purchases for their daily lives. At the same time, we are working to modernize China’s traditional agricultural supply chain through standardization and digitalization, empowering upstream farms and suppliers to make their production more efficient and tailored to actual demand. Furthermore, leveraging our longstanding cooperation with upstream farms and suppliers, we have further expanded to developing and producing private label products to enrich our offerings to all consumers.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses non-GAAP measures, such as non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss margin, non-GAAP net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and non-GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, which are non-cash charges and do not correlate to any operating activity trends. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about the Company’s results of operations, enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company’s management in its financial and operational decision-making.

The non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing the Company’s operating performance, cash flows or liquidity, investors should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for net loss, cash flows provided by operating activities or other consolidated statements of operations and cash flows data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company’s definition of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those of industry peers and may not be comparable with their non-GAAP financial measures.

The Company mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company’s performance.

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this announcement.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“US$”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.3393 to US$1.00, the exchange rate on March 31, 2022 set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.


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,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident,” “potential,” “continue,” or other similar expressions. Among other things, business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Dingdong’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Dingdong may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its interim and 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. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about Dingdong’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: Dingdong’s goals and strategies; Dingdong’s future business development, financial conditions, and results of operations; the expected outlook of the on-demand e-commerce market in China; Dingdong’s expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; Dingdong’s expectations regarding its relationships with its users, clients, business partners, and other stakeholders; competition in Dingdong’s industry; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to Dingdong’s industry, and general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this announcement and in the attachments is as of the date of the announcement, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

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DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$)

 

     As of  
     December
31, 2021
    

March 31,

2022

    

March 31,

2022

 
     RMB      RMB      US$  
            (Unaudited)  

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     662,768        1,256,903        198,272  

Restricted cash

     7,664        9,664        1,524  

Short-term investments

     4,568,346        3,595,810        567,225  

Accounts receivable, net

     191,519        257,264        40,582  

Inventories

     537,472        475,223        74,965  

Advance to suppliers

     86,711        136,047        21,461  

Prepayments and other current assets

     461,843        283,530        44,726  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     6,516,323        6,014,441        948,755  

Non-current assets:

        

Property and equipment, net

     472,371        460,103        72,579  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     2,245,571        1,960,191        309,213  

Other non-current assets

     185,793        188,303        29,704  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     2,903,735        2,608,597        411,496  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     9,420,058        8,623,038        1,360,251  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

     2,058,624        1,870,064        294,995  

Customer advances and deferred revenue

     243,480        243,629        38,432  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     653,261        681,475        107,500  

Salary and welfare payable

     244,740        245,119        38,667  

Operating lease liabilities

     969,494        870,931        137,386  

Short-term borrowings

     3,121,046        3,197,730        504,430  

Current portion of long-term borrowings

     57,875        24,250        3,825  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     7,348,520        7,133,198        1,125,235  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

        

Operating lease liabilities

     1,244,096        1,049,503        165,555  

Other non-current liabilities

     69,373        69,373        10,943  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     1,313,469        1,118,876        176,498  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     8,661,989        8,252,074        1,301,733  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)

(Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$)

 

     As of  
    

December 31,

2021

   

March 31,

2022

    March 31,
2022
 
     RMB     RMB     US$  
           (Unaudited)  

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)

 

Mezzanine Equity:

      

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     30,000       101,435       16,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL MEZZANINE EQUITY

     30,000       101,435       16,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ (deficit)/equity

      

Ordinary shares

     4       4       1  

Additional paid-in capital

     13,685,062       13,740,237       2,167,469  

Treasury stock

     (7,042     (16,980     (2,679

Accumulated deficit

     (12,765,713     (13,244,531     (2,089,274

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (184,242     (209,201     (33,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     728,069       269,529       42,517  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     9,420,058       8,623,038       1,360,251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)

 

     For the three months ended
March 31,
 
     2021     2022     2022  
     RMB     RMB     US$  
     (Unaudited)  

Revenues:

  

Product revenues

     3,757,208       5,375,090       847,900  

Service revenues

     44,911       68,582       10,819  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     3,802,119       5,443,672       858,719  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses:

      

Cost of goods sold

     (3,082,840     (3,879,328     (611,949

Fulfillment expenses

     (1,484,091     (1,484,142     (234,117

Sales and marketing expenses

     (318,259     (176,116     (27,782

Product development expenses

     (156,502     (233,915     (36,899

General and administrative expenses

     (94,347     (118,771     (18,736
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     (5,136,039     (5,892,272     (929,483
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (1,333,920     (448,600     (70,764

Interest income

     3,840       13,234       2,088  

Interest expenses

     (14,554     (30,708     (4,844

Other income

     5,799       15,115       2,384  

Other expenses

     (1,454     (26,424     (4,168

Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities

     (44,457     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax

     (1,384,746     (477,383     (75,304
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expenses

     —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (1,384,746     (477,383     (75,304
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accretion of redeemable convertible preferred shares

     (66,432     —         —    

Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests

     —         (1,435     (226
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders

     (1,451,178     (478,818     (75,530
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (CONTINUED)

(Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)

 

     For the three months ended
March 31,
 
     2021     2022     2022  
     RMB     RMB     US$  
     (Unaudited)  

Net loss per ordinary share:

      

Basic and diluted

     (22.36    

Shares used in net loss per ordinary share computation:

      

Basic and diluted

     64,908,700      

Net loss per Class A and Class B ordinary share:

      

Basic and diluted

       (1.48     (0.23

Shares used in net loss per Class A and Class B ordinary share computation:

      

Basic and diluted

       324,443,234       324,443,234  

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax of nil:

      

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     4,626       (24,959     (3,937
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

     (1,380,120     (502,342     (79,241
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accretion of redeemable convertible preferred shares

     (66,432     —         —    

Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests

     —         (1,435     (226
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to ordinary shareholders

     (1,446,552     (503,777     (79,467
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$)

 

     For the three months ended
March 31,
 
    

2021

RMB

   

2022

RMB

   

2022

US$

 
     (Unaudited)  

Net cash used in operating activities

     (1,014,589     (385,203     (60,764

Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities

     (312,440     885,907       139,749  

Net cash generated from financing activities

     4,286,222       98,991       15,615  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

     4,566       (3,560     (562

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

     2,963,759       596,135       94,038  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period

     1,450,448       670,432       105,758  

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period

     4,414,207       1,266,567       199,796  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LIMITED

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands of RMB and US$, except for number of shares and per share data)

 

     For the three months ended
March 31,
 
     2021     2022     2022  
     RMB     RMB     US$  
     (Unaudited)  

Net loss

     (1,384,746     (477,383     (75,304

Add: share-based compensation expenses (1)

     9,151       55,174       8,703  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net loss

     (1,375,595     (422,209     (66,601
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss margin

     (36.4 %)      (8.8 %)   

Add: share-based compensation expenses

     0.2     1.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Non-GAAP net loss margin

     (36.2 %)      (7.8 %)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders

     (1,451,178     (478,818     (75,530

Add: share-based compensation expenses (1)

     9,151       55,174       8,703  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders

     (1,442,027     (423,644     (66,827
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per ordinary shareholders:

      

Basic and diluted

     (22.36    

Add: share-based compensation expenses

     0.14      
  

 

 

     

Non-GAAP net loss per ordinary share:

Basic and diluted

     (22.22    
  

 

 

     

Net loss per Class A and Class B ordinary share:

      

Basic and diluted

       (1.48     (0.23

Add: share-based compensation expenses

       0.17       0.02  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net loss per Class A and Class B ordinary share:

      

Basic and diluted

       (1.31     (0.21
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Share-based compensation expenses are recognized as follows:

 

     For the three months ended
March 31,
 
     2021      2022     2022  
           RMB                  RMB                 US$        
     (Unaudited)  

Fulfillment expenses

     2,444        12,116       1,911  

Sales and marketing expenses

     352        (255     (40

Product development expenses

     3,062        26,037       4,107  

General and administrative expenses

     3,293        17,276       2,725  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     9,151        55,174       8,703