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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 November 2011
 
Commission File Number: 001-33858
 
CHINAEDU CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
  

 
ChinaEdu Corporation
4th Floor-A, GeHua Building,
QinglongHutong No 1, Dongcheng District
Beijing 100007, People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)

 
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CHINAEDU CORPORATION
 
Form 6-K
 
CONTENTS
 
Signatures
Exhibit 99.1 – ChinaEdu Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
CHINAEDU CORPORATION
 
       
 
By:  
/s/ Julia Huang
 
   
Name:  
Julia Huang 
 
   
Title:  
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date: November 25, 2011

 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
ChinaEdu Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
 
 
 

 
EX-99.1 2 v241285_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1
CHINAEDU REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2011 RESULTS

Quarterly Net Revenue Grows 12.7 Percent Year-Over-Year, Meeting High End of Company Guidance
Net Income Attributable to ChinaEdu per Diluted ADS is $0.056

BEIJING, CHINA – November 21, 2011 – ChinaEdu Corporation (NASDAQ: CEDU) (“ChinaEdu” or the “Company”), a leading online education services provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011.1

Key Quarterly Financial and Operating Data

·
Total net revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $17.9 million, a 12.7 percent increase from $15.8 million in the corresponding period in 2010, meeting the high end of Company guidance.
 
·
Net revenue from online degree programs was $14.2 million, an increase of 12.5 percent from $12.6 million in the corresponding period of 2010.
 
·
Net income attributable to ChinaEdu was $0.9 million.
 
·
Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu2 was $1.4 million.
 
·
Net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS3 was $0.056.
 
·
Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS4 was $0.081.

Julia Huang, chairman and chief executive officer of ChinaEdu commented, “Focusing on growth in our online degree programs continued to pay off this quarter with net revenue for the third quarter increasing 12.7 percent over the corresponding period in 2010 and meeting the high end of our quarterly revenue guidance. With a solid business in online degree programs, we continue to expand into other areas that leverage our core knowledge of interactive learning to find scalability, such as online tutoring programs. We continue to push to be the market leader in each of our divisions and we intend to maintain profitability through this period of investment to continue adding to our already strong track record of steady profitability since our IPO in 2007.”

Ms. Huang continued, “As we work towards our long-term goals, we are pleased to have Simon Mei aboard as our chief financial officer. Mr. Mei brings over nineteen years of professional experience in audit, accounting and financial operations and management and a strong Big Four background as well as experience with educational service providers. He has an in-depth understanding of the education industry in China and I am confident that he will make positive contributions to ChinaEdu.”
 
 

 
1
The reporting currency of the Company is RMB, but for the convenience of the reader, the amounts for the three and nine months ended on September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2011 are presented in U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars were made at the rate of RMB6.378 to $1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on September 30, 2011 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or U.S. dollar amounts referred could be converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. For analytical presentation, all percentages are calculated using the numbers presented in the financial statements contained in this earnings release. An explanation of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures is included in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below, and the related reconciliations to GAAP financial measures are presented in the accompanying financial statements.
 
2
“Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu” is a non-GAAP measure defined as net income attributable to ChinaEdu excluding share-based compensation net of noncontrolling interest portion, and amortization of intangible assets and land use rights.
 
3
“ADS” is American Depositary Share. Each ADS represents three ordinary shares.
 
4
“Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS” is a non-GAAP measure which is computed using adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu over number of ADSs used in net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS calculation.
 
 
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Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2011

Net Revenue
Total net revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $17.9 million, a 12.7 percent increase from $15.8 million in the corresponding period in 2010. Net revenue from online degree programs for the third quarter of 2011 was $14.2 million, a 12.5 percent increase from $12.6 million for the corresponding period in 2010. The increase was primarily due to the continued expansion of the Company’s learning center network, with organic growth in revenue students enrolled in online degree programs contributing as well. As stated in our second quarter 2011 results, enrollment for 2011 Spring semester online degree programs was approximately 159,000 revenue students, a 1.3 percent increase from approximately 157,000 revenue students enrolled in the Spring 2010 semester.

As of September 30, 2011, ChinaEdu’s learning center network was providing online degree programs for 21 universities with 103 operational learning centers, of which 59 were proprietary centers5 and 44 were contracted centers6. This compares to 86 operational learning centers as of the end of the third quarter of 2010, of which 43 were proprietary and an equal number were contracted centers.

Net revenue from non-degree programs, including online tutoring programs, private primary and secondary schools and international and elite curriculum programs, in the third quarter of 2011 was $3.7 million, a 13.7 percent increase from $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2010. Of that, approximately $0.3 million was mainly attributable to increased student enrollment at our private school in Anqing. Recently, students at ChinaEdu’s private schools have done particularly well on college and high school entrance exams, increasing awareness of the schools and thereby driving higher enrollment numbers.

Cost of Revenue
Total cost of revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $7.5 million, an increase of 28.8 percent, from $5.8 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Cost of revenue for online degree programs in the third quarter of 2011 was $5.0 million, an increase of 21.6 percent compared to $4.1 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Continued expansion of the Company’s learning center network, as well as spending related to the development of teacher training programs hosted by collaborative alliance university partners, drove the increase in cost of revenue for online degree programs.

Cost of revenue for non-degree programs in the third quarter of 2011 was $2.5 million, an increase of 45.8 percent from $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2010. The rise in cost was related to an increase in staff and rental costs associated with the expansion of international and elite curriculum programs as well as the further development of interactive and personalized learning products for online tutoring programs. There were also increased costs associated with the Anqing School, including continued increases in teaching staff costs and cafeteria costs related to a growing student body as well as an increased depreciation charge for the new campus.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit for the third quarter of 2011 was $10.4 million, compared to $10.1 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Total gross margin decreased to 58.2 percent, compared to 63.4 percent for the corresponding period in 2010. Gross margin for online degree programs decreased to 65.1 percent for the third quarter of 2011, compared to 67.7 percent in the corresponding period of 2010. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to the expansion of our learning center network and was also due to increased costs associated with the development of our teacher training programs. In the future, we expect gross margin for online degree programs to continue to decrease somewhat as the percentage of total net revenue contributed by the Company’s learning center network increases. This is because the learning center network’s sales and service based model results in a higher cost of sales, whereas the traditional joint venture model is more operationally driven.
 
 

 
5
Proprietary centers refer to self-owned learning centers operated either under the Company’s own brand name or the brand name of a university pursuant to a licensing arrangement with that university.
 
6
Contracted centers refer to agreement with third party learning centers pursuant to which the Company only provides assistance applying for approval from provincial level education authorities as well as securing additional university online degree programs. In return, the Company receives a percentage of the tuition earned by these third party learning centers.
 
 
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Gross margin for online tutoring programs decreased to 65.6 percent, down from 76.0 percent in third quarter of 2010, largely due to increased staff costs associated with the expansion of our interactive course offerings and the addition of more off-line personalized tutoring services. Gross margin for private schools decreased to 29.4 percent, compared to 34.2 percent in the corresponding period in 2010. The decrease was related to an increased depreciation charge for our Anqing School’s new campus as well as increased staff costs associated with a growing student body.

Having launched an entirely new program in our international division this fiscal year, gross margin for the international curriculum and elite programs was negative 20.0 percent for the third quarter of 2011, compared to positive 32.2 percent for the third quarter of 2010. This was primarily due to increases in staff costs and rental costs related to the expansion of new programs in this division.

Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses were $7.6 million in the third quarter of 2011, a 23.8 percent increase from $6.1 million for the corresponding period in 2010. As a percentage of net revenue, total operating expenses increased to 42.5 percent, compared to 38.7 percent in the corresponding period in 2010. The increase in total operating expenses was the result of the following:

·
General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2011 were $3.7 million, an increase of 18.9 percent from $3.1 million for the corresponding period in 2010. As a percentage of net revenue, general and administrative expenses increased to 20.5 percent from 19.4 percent in the same period in 2010. Increased staff costs and rising costs associated with leased facilities were the primary reasons for the increase.
 
·
Selling and marketing expenses were $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2011, an increase of 44.7 percent compared to $1.5 million for the corresponding period in 2010. As a percentage of net revenue, selling and marketing expenses increased to 12.5 percent, up from 9.8 percent in the same period in 2010. The increase in selling and marketing expenses were mainly related to growth in sales force headcount for online tutoring programs in Beijing and expenses related to promotional and branding activities on a national level.
 
·
Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2011 were $1.7 million, an increase of 12.2 percent from $1.5 million in the corresponding period in 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in research and development headcount in connection with upgrading learning management systems and enhancing courseware development, particularly for the development of interactive products. As a percentage of net revenue, the research and development expense was 9.5 percent in the third quarter 2011, a slight decrease from 9.6 percent in the same period of 2010.
 
·
Share-based compensation for the third quarter of 2011, which is allocated to the related cost and operating expense line items, remained stable as $0.3 million, level with the corresponding period in 2010.

Income from Operations
Income from operations in the third quarter of 2011 was $2.8 million, a decrease of 28.4 percent compared to $3.9 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Operating margin decreased to 15.7 percent for the third quarter of 2011, compared to 24.7 percent in the corresponding period of 2010.
 
 
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Adjusted income from operations, a non-GAAP measure defined as income from operations excluding share-based compensation, and amortization of intangible assets and land use rights, was $3.2 million for the third quarter of 2011, a decrease of 25.8 percent compared to $4.4 million in the corresponding period of 2010.

Adjusted operating margin, a non-GAAP measure defined as the ratio of adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP) over net revenue, for the third quarter of 2011 decreased to 18.2 percent, compared to 27.6 percent for the corresponding period of 2010.

Interest Income and Investment Income
Interest income and investment income for the third quarter of 2011 remained stable at $0.3 million, compared to $0.3 million for the corresponding quarter of 2010.

Income Tax Expense
In the third quarter of 2011, income tax expense was $0.5 million and the effective income tax rate was 14.2 percent, compared with an income tax expense of $0.7 million and effective income tax rate of 17.3 percent in same period of 2010.

Net Income Attributable to Non-controlling Interests
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests remained stable at $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $1.7 million in the corresponding period in 2010.

Net Income Attributable to ChinaEdu
Net income attributable to ChinaEdu, which is net income, excluding net income attributable to non-controlling interests, was $0.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, representing a decrease of 49.2 percent from $1.8 million in the corresponding period of 2010.

Net income attributable to ChinaEdu per basic and diluted ADS was $0.059 and $0.056, respectively, for the third quarter of 2011, as compared to $0.114 and $0.107, respectively, for the corresponding period in 2010.

Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu (non-GAAP) was $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $2.3 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Adjusted net margin, a non-GAAP measure defined as the ratio of adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu (non-GAAP) over net revenue, was 7.6 percent in the third quarter of 2011, compared to 14.4 percent in the corresponding period of 2010.

Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per basic and diluted ADS (non-GAAP) was $0.086 and $0.081, respectively, for the third quarter of 2011, compared to $0.141 and $0.132, respectively, in the corresponding period of 2010.

Deferred Revenue
At the end of the third quarter of 2011, deferred revenue was $8.8 million, consisting of current deferred revenue in the amount of $7.1 million and non-current deferred revenue in the amount of $1.7 million. The majority of the balance of deferred revenue is comprised of private school and online tutoring program revenue. Private school revenue is received in September, but amortized over 6 or 12 months while online tutoring program revenue is received and mostly amortized over 12 months.
 
 
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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Term Deposits
As of September 30, 2011, the Company reported cash and cash equivalents and term deposits of $48.5 million, which primarily consisted of cash, demand deposits with original maturity terms of three months or less, and term deposits with original maturity terms of greater than three months but less than one year.

Amounts Due from Related Parties
Amounts due from related parties, which represents cash owed to the Company by collaborative alliance partners, were $36.0 million as of September 30, 2011 as compared to $38.7 million as of December 31, 2010.

2011 Year-to-Date Financial Results

Net Revenue
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, total net revenue was $49.4 million, which represented an increase of 9.5 percent over $45.1 million in the corresponding period in 2010. Net revenue from online degree programs for the first nine months of 2011 was $39.2 million, representing a 9.2 percent increase from $35.9 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Net revenue from non-online degree programs for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $10.2 million, compared to $9.2 million in 2010, a 10.8 percent increase. The growth in total net revenue is mainly the result of strong enrollment in our online degree programs both in the Fall semester of 2010 and Spring semester of 2011, particularly through our learning center network. Growth in net revenue from our Anqing School and our 101 online tutoring programs also contributed to the net revenue increase.

Cost of Revenue
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, total cost of revenue was $20.6 million, an increase from $16.2 million for the corresponding period in 2010. Cost of revenue for online degree programs for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $13.8 million, an increase of 22.9 percent compared to $11.2 million in the corresponding period of 2010. The increase was primarily due to cost increases related to the expansion of the Company’s learning center network and increases in headcount across business lines.

Cost of revenue for non-online degree programs in the nine months of 2011 was $6.8 million, an increase of 37.3 percent compared to $5.0 million in the corresponding period of 2010. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in teaching and recruiting costs related to the expansion of international and elite curriculum programs to meet market demand for study-abroad opportunities. The increase was also due to an increased depreciation charge at the Anqing School as well as additional headcount required to develop interactive and personalized learning products for online tutoring programs.

Gross Profit
Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $28.8 million, a slight decrease of 0.4 percent compared with $28.9 million for the corresponding period in 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in gross margin for international and elite curriculum programs.

Income from Operations
Income from operations was $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, representing a decrease of 37.8 percent from $11.5 million for the corresponding period in 2010. Operating margin was 14.4 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to 25.4 percent for the corresponding period in 2010.
 
 
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Adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP) was $8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, representing a decrease of 33.5 percent, compared to $12.7 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was 17.1 percent, compared to 28.1 percent for the corresponding period in 2010.

Interest Income and Investment Income
Interest income and investment income increased 36.5 percent to $1.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $0.8 million for the correspondence period of 2010.

Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $1.5 million, compared with $3.0 million for the correspondence period of 2010.

Net Income Attributable to Non-controlling Interests
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of 9.4 percent compared to $4.2 million in the corresponding period of 2010. The increase was primarily due to a non-controlling interest impact related to the increase in net income from online degree programs.

Net Income attributable to ChinaEdu
Net income attributable to ChinaEdu was $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, representing a decrease of 55.4 percent from $5.1 million for the corresponding period in 2010. Net margin was 4.6 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to 11.3 percent for the corresponding period in 2010.

Adjusted net margin was 7.1 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to 13.8 percent for the corresponding period of 2010. The decrease was primarily due to decreased net profit in the second and third quarter of 2011.

Fourth Quarter 2011 Guidance
ChinaEdu expects total net revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011 to range from RMB110 million to RMB115 million or $17.4 million to $18.0 million. This forecast reflects ChinaEdu’s current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Recent Developments –CFO Appointment
On November 3, 2011, the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Simon Mei as chief financial officer. Simon Mei joined ChinaEdu Corporation from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., where he was a senior manager in assurance and advisory services in Beijing. Previously, Mr. Mei held senior manager and manager positions at Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP respectively, during his nine years in Canada. His years of Big Four audit work included the execution of multiple IPO audits including companies in the education industry. Before going into audit, Mr. Mei was a finance and administrative manager in Beijing for Kennametal Ltd., a US$3 billion NYSE- listed company that manufactures metal cutting and mining products in China through its subsidiary Kennametal (China). There, he was responsible for financial reporting, strategic planning, treasury, risk management, investor and bank relations, corporate governance, taxation, audit and budgeting. Mr. Mei began his career as a corporate accountant for China Trust and Investment Corporation in Beijing, where he was responsible for financial reporting for this RMB20 billion financial institution. Mr. Mei holds a master’s degree in finance from Renmin University of China in Beijing and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Zhong Nan University of Finance and Economics in Wuhan, China. He earned his certified management accountant designation in the United States in 2003 and his Canadian chartered accountant designation in Edmonton, Alberta in 2006.
 
 
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Conference Call
ChinaEdu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 22, 2011 (9:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on November 22, 2011).
 
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
 
International:
+65 67239381
Hong Kong:
+852 24750994
United States:
+1 (718) 354-1231
Toll-free China, Mobile:
4006208038
Toll-free China:
8008190121
Toll-free United States:
1 (866) 519-4004
Conference ID:
25374600
 
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of ChinaEdu's website at http://ir.chinaedu.net and a replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone until November 29, 2011.

Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows:
 
Toll Free United States
+1 866 214 5335
International
+1 718 354 1232
Conference ID:
25374600
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the unaudited condensed consolidated financial information presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the Company uses non-GAAP measures of income from operations and net income attributable to ChinaEdu, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain non-cash items of share-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets and land use rights. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the investors’ overall understanding of the Company’s current and past financial performance in on-going core operations as well as prospects for the future. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. Management considers the non-GAAP information as important measures internally and therefore deems it important to provide all of this information to investors.

About ChinaEdu
ChinaEdu Corporation is an educational services provider in China, incorporated as an exempted limited liability company in the Cayman Islands. Established in 1999, the Company’s primary business is to provide comprehensive services to the online degree programs of leading Chinese universities. These services include academic program development, technology services, enrollment marketing, student support services and finance operations. The Company’s other lines of businesses include the operation of private primary and secondary schools, online interactive tutoring services and providing marketing, support for international and elite curriculum programs and online learning community for adult students.
 
 
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The Company believes it is the largest service provider to online degree programs in China in terms of the number of higher education institutions that are served and the number of student enrollments supported.  The Company currently has 19 long-term contracts that generally vary from 10 to 50 years in length.  ChinaEdu also performs recruiting services for 21 universities through nationwide learning center network.

Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including certain plans, expectations, goals, and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control which may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010, and in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
 
Helen Plummer
Senior Investor Relations Coordinator
ChinaEdu Corporation
Phone: +86 13911672124
E-mail: helen@chinaedu.net
 
Jin Yu
Investor Relations Manager
ChinaEdu Corporation
Phone: +86 15711096022
E-mail: jinyu@chinaedu.net
 
 
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ChinaEdu Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
December
31, 2010
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
 
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
 
                   
Current assets:
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
    190,493       222,421       34,873  
Term deposits
    120,500       87,163       13,666  
Short-term investments
    32,469       35,456       5,559  
Accounts receivable
    35,091       23,445       3,676  
Inventories
    358       -       -  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    30,966       27,192       4,263  
Amounts due from related parties
    246,925       229,308       35,953  
Deferred tax assets-current
    5,003       1,400       220  
Total current assets
    661,805       626,385       98,210  
Deferred tax assets-non-current
    3,470       9,761       1,530  
Rental deposits
    936       2,622       411  
Land use rights
    27,265       26,809       4,203  
Property and equipment, net
    227,507       241,835       37,917  
Deposits paid for acquisition of property and equipment
    19,792       14,990       2,350  
Acquired intangible assets, net
    65,849       64,716       10,147  
Goodwill
    43,255       43,255       6,782  
Total assets
    1,049,879       1,030,373       161,550  
                         
Liabilities and equity
                       
Current liabilities:
                       
Accounts payable (including accounts payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 10,277 and 10,895 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    11,410       11,719       1,837  
Deferred revenues-current (including deferred revenues of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 18,762 and 23,147 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    105,891       45,315       7,105  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued expenses and other current liabilities of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 12,486 and 19,184 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    83,486       101,504       15,915  
Amounts due to related parties (including amounts due to related parties of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 2,201 and 1,786 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    31,177       23,190       3,636  
Income taxes payable (including income taxes payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 8,432 and 9.033 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    44,612       42,129       6,605  
Other taxes payable (including other taxes payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 2,482 and 2,774 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    20,508       18,490       2,899  
Total current liabilities
    297,084       242,347       37,997  
Deferred revenues-non-current (including deferred revenues of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 71 and 38 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    9,804       11,005       1,725  
Deferred tax liabilities-non-current (including deferred tax liabilities of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 1,057 and 1,027 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    9,836       9,384       1,471  
Unrecognized tax benefit (including unrecognized tax benefit of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 1,251 and 2,079 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
    3,691       5,422       850  
Total liabilities
    320,415       268,158       42,043  
                         
ChinaEdu shareholders’ equity
    595,979       601,947       94,379  
Noncontrolling interests
    133,485       160,268       25,128  
Total  equity
    729,464       762,215       119,507  
Total liabilities and equity
    1,049,879       1,030,373       161,550  
 
 
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ChinaEdu Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
(in thousands, except for percentage, share,
and per share information)
 
September
30, 2010
   
June
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2010
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
 
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
 
                                           
Gross Revenue *
    105,115       115,327       118,800       18,626       300,312       329,989       51,739  
                                                         
Business Tax
    4,044       5,296       4,880       765       12,447       14,688       2,303  
                                                         
Net Revenue:
                                                       
Online degree programs
    80,560       88,085       90,597       14,204       229,263       250,347       39,251  
Online tutoring programs
    6,180       7,250       6,792       1,065       17,665       19,698       3,089  
Private primary and secondary schools
    10,848       11,880       12,445       1,951       29,582       35,565       5,576  
International and elite curriculum programs
    3,483       2,816       4,086       641       11,355       9,691       1,520  
Total net revenue
    101,071       110,031       113,920       17,861       287,865       315,301       49,436  
                                                         
Cost of revenue:
                                                       
Online degree programs
    25,986       29,500       31,597       4,954       71,451       87,809       13,767  
Online tutoring programs
    1,486       2,077       2,334       366       4,124       6,424       1,007  
Private primary and secondary schools
    7,138       8,395       8,782       1,377       20,878       25,538       4,004  
International and elite curriculum programs
    2,362       4,168       4,902       769       6,825       11,735       1,840  
Total cost of revenue
    36,972       44,140       47,615       7,466       103,278       131,506       20,618  
                                                         
Gross profit:
                                                       
Online degree programs
    54,574       58,585       59,000       9,250       157,812       162,538       25,484  
Online tutoring programs
    4,694       5,173       4,458       699       13,541       13,274       2,082  
Private primary and secondary schools
    3,710       3,485       3,663       574       8,704       10,027       1,572  
International and elite curriculum programs
    1,121       (1,352 )     (816 )     (128 )     4,530       (2,044 )     (320 )
Total gross profit
    64,099       65,891       66,305       10,395       184,587       183,795       28,818  
                                                         
Online degree programs
    67.7 %     66.5 %     65.1 %     65.1 %     68.8 %     64.9 %     64.9 %
Online tutoring programs
    76.0 %     71.4 %     65.6 %     65.6 %     76.7 %     67.4 %     67.4 %
Private primary and secondary schools
    34.2 %     29.3 %     29.4 %     29.4 %     29.4 %     28.2 %     28.2 %
International and elite curriculum programs
    32.2 %     (48.0 %)     (20.0 %)     (20.0 %)     39.9 %     (21.1 %)     (21.1 %)
Gross margin
    63.4 %     59.9 %     58.2 %     58.2 %     64.1 %     58.3 %     58.3 %
                                                         
Operating expenses:
                                                       
General and administrative
    19,605       24,612       23,320       3,656       57,925       69,829       10,948  
Selling and marketing
    9,856       14,083       14,264       2,236       25,652       37,415       5,866  
Research and development
    9,665       10,501       10,843       1,700       27,948       31,102       4,876  
Total operating expenses
    39,126       49,196       48,427       7,592       111,525       138,346       21,690  
Income from operations
    24,973       16,695       17,878       2,803       73,062       45,449       7,128  
Operating margin
    24.7 %     15.2 %     15.7 %     15.7 %     25.4 %     14.4 %     14.4 %
                                                         
Other income
    143       299       297       47       431       719       113  
Interest income
    1,560       2,139       2,153       338       3,962       6,202       972  
Investment income
    549       629       37       6       1,071       666       104  
Income before income tax
    27,225       19,762       20,365       3,194       78,526       53,036       8,317  
                                                         
Income tax expense
    (4,723 )     (3,981 )     (2,897 )     (454 )     (19,335 )     (9,353 )     (1,466 )
Net income
    22,502       15,781       17,468       2,740       59,191       43,683       6,851  
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests
    (10,777 )     (10,741 )     (11,514 )     (1,805 )     (26,689 )     (29,195 )     (4,577 )
Net income attributable to ChinaEdu
    11,725       5,040       5,954       935       32,502       14,488       2,274  
Net margin
    11.6 %     4.6 %     5.2 %     5.2 %     11.3 %     4.6 %     4.6 %
                                                         
Net income attributable to ChinaEdu per ADS:
                                                       
Basic
    0.73       0.32       0.38       0.059       2.03       0.91       0.144  
Diluted
    0.68       0.30       0.36       0.056       1.87       0.85       0.134  
                                                         
Weighted average aggregate number of ADSs outstanding:
                                                       
Basic
    16,043,240       15,853,838       15,753,809       15,753,809       16,009,690       15,838,717       15,838,717  
Diluted
    17,306,106       17,000,614       16,720,855       16,720,855       17,359,851       16,983,130       16,983,130  
                                                         
                                                         
* Gross revenue are detailed as follows
                                                       
Online degree programs
    84,148       93,028       95,073       14,906       240,971       263,910       41,378  
Online tutoring programs
    6,399       7,414       6,940       1,088       17,710       20,204       3,168  
Private primary and secondary schools
    10,882       11,905       12,463       1,954       29,616       35,620       5,585  
International curriculum programs
    3,686       2,980       4,324       678       12,015       10,255       1,608  
 
 
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ChinaEdu Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
September
30, 2010
   
June
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2010
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
 
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
 
                                           
Operating activities:
                                         
Net income
    22,502       15,781       17,468       2,740       59,191       43,683       6,851  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                       
           Share-based compensation
    1,700       1,649       1,619       253       4,204       4,823       756  
           Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
    4,957       5,748       5,728       898       14,467       17,263       2,707  
           Amortization of land use rights
    152       152       152       23       457       456       71  
           Amortization of acquired intangible assets
    1,088       1,017       1,059       166       3,261       3,093       485  
           Loss(gain) on sale of bonds
    -       58       (37 )     (6 )     -       21       3  
           Gain on sale of investment
    -       (687 )     -       -       -       (687 )     (108 )
           Loss from disposal of property and equipment
    4       17       55       9       -       153       24  
           Deferred income taxes
    (318 )     (1,079 )     (3,108 )     (487 )     436       (3,140 )     (492 )
Changes in assets and liabilities
                                            -          
           Accounts receivable
    9,100       (22,492 )     14,342       2,249       5,073       11,646       1,826  
           Inventory
    4       360       -       -       523       358       56  
           Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    348       (1,576 )     5,087       798       5,043       3,022       474  
           Amounts due from related parties
    50,989       (96,759 )     41,318       6,478       (26,220 )     17,354       2,721  
           Rental deposits
    (65 )     (275 )     (94 )     (15 )     (187 )     (1,686 )     (264 )
           Accounts payable
    1,636       3,261       1,854       291       1,992       6,436       1,009  
           Deferred revenues
    (70,660 )     74,726       (72,711 )     (11,400 )     (61,023 )     (59,257 )     (9,291 )
           Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    4,975       17,173       7,943       1,245       8,839       18,164       2,848  
           Amounts due to related parties
    (17,200 )     8,368       (7,944 )     (1,246 )     21,183       (12,791 )     (2,005 )
           Income tax payable
    4,960       3,535       5,241       822       9,050       (2,483 )     (389 )
           Other taxes payable
    1,533       3,401       1,555       244       79       (2,018 )     (316 )
           Unrecognized tax benefit
    60       662       473       74       547       1,731       271  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    15,765       13,040       20,000       3,136       46,915       46,141       7,237  
                                                         
Investing activities:
                                                       
           Purchase of property and equipment
    (12,052 )     (6,355 )     (3,810 )     (597 )     (22,251 )     (18,086 )     (2,836 )
           Prepaid acquisition cost
    (7,460 )     -               -       (7,460 )     -       -  
           Deposits paid for acquisition of property and equipment
    (19,792 )     (14,546 )     (444 )     (70 )     (19,792 )     (14,990 )     (2,350 )
           Purchase of term deposits
    17,800       37,401       38,936       6,105       (39,537 )     33,337       5,227  
           Purchase of investments
    (1,494 )     (11,000 )     -       -       (13,418 )     (17,000 )     (2,665 )
           Proceeds from the sale of investment
    3,000       11,546       1,674       262       3,000       13,220       2,073  
           Acquisition of noncontrolling interest
    (998 )     -       -       -       (998 )     -       -  
           Purchase of exclusive partnership
    -       -       (1,960 )     (307 )     -       (1,960 )     (307 )
           Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
    -       1       21       3       108       255       40  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (20,996 )     17,047       34,417       5,396       (100,348 )     (5,224 )     (818 )
                                                         
Financing activities:
                                                       
           Proceeds from exercise of share options
    574       94       204       32       2,760       578       91  
           Prepayment for shares repurchase
    -       (130 )     -       -       (1,824 )     (130 )     (20 )
           Repurchase and cancellation of ordinary shares
    -       (5,723 )     (1,026 )     (161 )     (323 )     (6,749 )     (1,058 )
           Repayment of loan from related party
    -       (25,000 )     (8,000 )     (1,254 )     -       (33,000 )     (5,174 )
           Short term loan
    5,756       -       -       -       5,756       -       -  
           Loan from related party
    -       -       2,000       314       -       37,500       5,880  
           Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders
    (196 )     -       -       -       (1,666 )     (10,251 )     (1,607 )
           Capital contributions by noncontrolling shareholders
    -       -       1,960       307       -       2,960       464  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    6,134       (30,759 )     (4,862 )     (762 )     4,703       (9,092 )     (1,424 )
                                                         
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
    (208 )     (39 )     (9 )     (2 )     (425 )     103       11  
                                                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
    153,293       173,586       172,875       27,105       203,143       190,493       29,867  
                                                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
    153,988       172,875       222,421       34,873       153,988       222,421       34,873  
                                                         
Net  increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    695       (711 )     49,546       7,768       (49,155 )     31,928       5,006  
 
 
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ChinaEdu Corporation
Unaudited reconciliations from income from operations to adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP) and adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
September
30, 2010
   
June
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2010
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
 
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
 
                                           
Net revenue
    101,071       110,031       113,920       17,861       287,865       315,301       49,436  
Income from operations
    24,973       16,695       17,878       2,803       73,062       45,449       7,128  
Adjustment:
                                                       
Share-based compensation
    1,700       1,649       1,619       253       4,204       4,823       756  
Amortization of intangible assets and land use rights
    1,240       1,169       1,211       189       3,718       3,549       556  
Adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP)
    27,913       19,513       20,708       3,245       80,984       53,821       8,440  
Adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP)
    27.6 %     17.7 %     18.2 %     18.2 %     28.1 %     17.1 %     17.1 %
 
 
ChinaEdu Corporation
Unaudited reconciliations from net income attributable to ChinaEdu to adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu (non-GAAP), adjusted net margin (non-GAAP) and adjusted net income per ADS (non-GAAP)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
September
30, 2010
   
June
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2010
   
September
30, 2011
   
September
30, 2011
 
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
   
RMB
   
RMB
   
US$
 
                                           
Net revenue
    101,071       110,031       113,920       17,861       287,865       315,301       49,436  
Net income attributable to ChinaEdu
    11,725       5,040       5,954       935       32,502       14,488       2,274  
Adjustment:
                                                       
Share-based compensation
    1,700       1,649       1,619       253       4,204       4,823       756  
Share-based compensation attributable to the noncontrolling interest
    (149 )     (134 )     (122 )     (19 )     (624 )     (376 )     (59 )
Amortization of intangible assets and land use rights
    1,240       1,169       1,211       189       3,718       3,549       556  
Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu (non-GAAP)
    14,516       7,724       8,662       1,358       39,800       22,484       3,527  
Adjusted net margin (non-GAAP)
    14.4 %     7.0 %     7.6 %     7.6 %     13.8 %     7.1 %     7.1 %
                                                         
Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per ADS (non-GAAP)
                                                       
      Basic
    0.90       0.49       0.55       0.086       2.49       1.42       0.223  
      Diluted
    0.84       0.45       0.52       0.081       2.29       1.32       0.208  
                                                         
Weighted average aggregate number of ADSs outstanding:
                                                       
      Basic
    16,043,240       15,853,838       15,753,809       15,753,809       15,992,637       15,838,717       15,838,717  
      Diluted
    17,306,106       17,000,614       16,720,855       16,720,855       17,386,445       16,983,130       16,983,130  
 
 
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