EX-99.1 2 tm2422885d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

KANZHUN LIMITED Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

 

BEIJING, August 28, 2024 – KANZHUN LIMITED (“BOSS Zhipin” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BZ; HKEX: 2076), a leading online recruitment platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

 

Second Quarter 2024 Highlights

 

·Revenues for the second quarter of 2024 were RMB1,916.7 million (US$263.8 million), an increase of 28.8% from RMB1,487.6 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

·Calculated cash billings1 for the second quarter of 2024 were RMB1,950.7 million (US$268.4 million), an increase of 20.5% from RMB1,619.5 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

·Average monthly active users2 for the second quarter of 2024 were 54.6 million, an increase of 25.2% from 43.6 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

·Total paid enterprise customers3 in the twelve months ended June 30, 2024 were 5.9 million, an increase of 31.1% from 4.5 million in the twelve months ended June 30, 2023.

 

·Net income for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB417.3 million (US$57.4 million), an increase of 34.8% from RMB309.6 million for the same quarter of 2023. Adjusted net income4 for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB718.7 million (US$98.9 million), an increase of 26.4% from RMB568.5 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

Mr. Jonathan Peng Zhao, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, remarked, “In the second quarter, the Company’s average monthly active users grew by 25.2% year over year to 54.6 million, further solidifying our leading position as the largest online recruitment platform in China. Despite the macro headwinds, the enterprise user growth brought by continued user penetration has been the core driving force for us to achieve steady revenue and profit growth in the second quarter. Meanwhile, we attach great importance to shareholder returns and have begun and will continue to increase share repurchase effort, which also demonstrates our confidence in the Company’s long-term development in the current environment.”

 

Mr. Phil Yu Zhang, Chief Financial Officer, elaborated, “In this quarter, we delivered healthy and sustainable top-line and bottom-line growth. The Company’s adjusted income from operation increased by 52.1% year over year. The adjusted operating margin achieved historical high in this quarter, up 5 percentage points compared with the same period last year, thanks to the Company’s superior business model and effective cost control. At the same time, we continued to invest in technology research and development. This quarter, research and development expenses accounted for 23.2% of revenues, continuing to maintain an industry-leading level.”

 

 

1Calculated cash billings is a non-GAAP financial measure, derived by adding the change in deferred revenue to revenues. For more information about the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section of “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
2Monthly active users refer to the number of verified user accounts, including both job seekers and enterprise users, that logged on to our mobile application in a given month at least once.
3Paid enterprise customers are defined as enterprise users and company accounts from which we recognize revenues for our online recruitment services.
4Adjusted net income and adjusted basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders are non-GAAP financial measures, excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses. For more information about the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section of “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

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Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

 

Revenues

 

Revenues were RMB1,916.7 million (US$263.8 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 28.8% from RMB1,487.6 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

·Revenues from online recruitment services to enterprise customers were RMB1,892.7 million (US$260.4 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 28.7% from RMB1,470.8 million for the same quarter of 2023. This increase was mainly driven by the enterprise user growth.

 

·Revenues from other services, which mainly comprise paid value-added services offered to job seekers, were RMB24.0 million (US$3.3 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 42.9% from RMB16.8 million for the same quarter of 2023, mainly benefiting from expanded user base.

 

Operating cost and expenses

 

Total operating cost and expenses were RMB1,566.6 million (US$215.6 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 19.5% from RMB1,310.8 million for the same quarter of 2023. Total share-based compensation expenses were RMB301.4 million (US$41.5 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 16.4% from RMB258.9 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

·Cost of revenues was RMB316.5 million (US$43.6 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 17.1% from RMB270.3 million for the same quarter of 2023, primarily due to increases in server and bandwidth cost, payment processing cost and employee-related expenses.

 

·Sales and marketing expenses were RMB545.2 million (US$75.0 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 15.6% from RMB471.6 million for the same quarter of 2023, primarily due to increases in customer acquisition cost and sales employee-related expenses.

 

·Research and development expenses were RMB443.7 million (US$61.1 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 21.3% from RMB365.9 million for the same quarter of 2023, primarily due to increased investments in technology.

 

·General and administrative expenses were RMB261.2 million (US$35.9 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 28.7% from RMB203.0 million for the same quarter of 2023, primarily due to increased employee-related expenses.

 

Income from operations

 

Income from operations was RMB358.6 million (US$49.3 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 104.9% from RMB175.0 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

Net income and adjusted net income

 

Net income was RMB417.3 million (US$57.4 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 34.8% from RMB309.6 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

Adjusted net income was RMB718.7 million (US$98.9 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 26.4% from RMB568.5 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

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Net income per ADS and adjusted net income per ADS

 

Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders for the second quarter of 2024 were RMB0.95 (US$0.13) and RMB0.91 (US$0.13), respectively, compared to basic and diluted net income per ADS of RMB0.71 and RMB0.69 for the same quarter of 2023.

 

Adjusted basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders4 for the second quarter of 2024 were RMB1.63 (US$0.22) and RMB1.57 (US$0.22), respectively, compared to adjusted basic and diluted net income per ADS of RMB1.31 and RMB1.26 for the same quarter of 2023.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was RMB868.6 million (US$119.5 million) for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 13.7% from RMB763.7 million for the same quarter of 2023.

 

Cash position

 

Balance of cash and cash equivalents, short-term time deposits and short-term investments was RMB14,281.9 million (US$1,965.3 million) as of June 30, 2024.

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

In March 2024, the Company’s board of directors authorized a new share repurchase program effective from March 20, 2024 for a 12-month period, under which the Company may repurchase up to US$200 million of its shares (including in the form of ADSs).

 

Outlook

 

For the third quarter of 2024, the Company currently expects its total revenues to be between RMB1.90 billion and RMB1.92 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 18.2% to 19.5%. This forecast reflects the Company’s current views on the market and operational conditions in China, which are subject to change and cannot be predicted with reasonable accuracy as of the date hereof.

 

Conference Call Information

 

The Company will host a conference call at 8:00AM U.S. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (8:00PM Beijing Time on Wednesday, August 28, 2024) to discuss the financial results.

 

Participants are required to pre-register for the conference call at:

https://register.vevent.com/register/BIf5b5864661284aca82692d09288ae4fb

 

Upon registration, participants will receive an email containing participant dial-in numbers and unique personal PIN. This information will allow you to gain immediate access to the call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

 

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.zhipin.com.

 

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Exchange Rate

 

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollar (“US$”) amounts at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the exchange rate of RMB7.2672 to US$1.00 on June 28, 2024 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as calculated cash billings, adjusted net income, adjusted net income attributable to ordinary shareholders, adjusted basic and diluted net income per ordinary share attributable to ordinary shareholders and adjusted basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders as supplemental measures to review and assess operating performance. The Company derives calculated cash billings by adding the change in deferred revenue to revenues. The Company uses calculated cash billings to measure and monitor sales growth because the Company generally bills its paid enterprise customers at the time of sales, but may recognize a portion of the related revenue ratably over time. The Company believes calculated cash billings provides valuable insights into the cash generated from sales and is a valuable measure for monitoring service demand and financial performance. The Company defines adjusted net income and adjusted net income attributable to ordinary shareholders by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, which are non-cash expenses, from the related GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in the business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses and facilitate investors’ assessment of the Company’s operating performance.

 

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 should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

 

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures has been provided in the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements which are made pursuant to 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,” “likely to,” and similar statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in announcements made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, 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 the Company’s beliefs, plans, and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

 

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About KANZHUN LIMITED

 

KANZHUN LIMITED operates the leading online recruitment platform BOSS Zhipin in China. The Company connects job seekers and enterprise users in an efficient and seamless manner through its highly interactive mobile app, a transformative product that promotes two-way communication, focuses on intelligent recommendations, and creates new scenarios in the online recruiting process. Benefiting from its large and diverse user base, BOSS Zhipin has developed powerful network effects to deliver higher recruitment efficiency and drive rapid expansion.

 

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

 

KANZHUN LIMITED

Investor Relations

Email: ir@kanzhun.com

 

PIACENTE FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS

Email: kanzhun@tpg-ir.com

 

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KANZHUN LIMITED

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

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

 

   For the three months ended June 30,   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2023   2024 
   RMB   RMB   US$   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Revenues                        
Online recruitment services to enterprise customers   1,470,822    1,892,723    260,447    2,730,879    3,576,810    492,185 
Others   16,793    24,020    3,305    34,282    43,686    6,011 
Total revenues   1,487,615    1,916,743    263,752    2,765,161    3,620,496    498,196 
Operating cost and expenses                              
Cost of revenues(1)   (270,322)   (316,532)   (43,556)   (517,486)   (611,971)   (84,210)
Sales and marketing expenses(1)   (471,593)   (545,169)   (75,018)   (1,100,431)   (1,124,439)   (154,728)
Research and development expenses(1)   (365,907)   (443,729)   (61,059)   (698,975)   (911,298)   (125,399)
General and administrative expenses(1)   (202,986)   (261,210)   (35,944)   (367,572)   (531,682)   (73,162)
Total operating cost and expenses   (1,310,808)   (1,566,640)   (215,577)   (2,684,464)   (3,179,390)   (437,499)
Other operating (expenses)/income, net   (1,776)   8,506    1,170    17,035    21,096    2,903 
Income from operations   175,031    358,609    49,345    97,732    462,202    63,600 
Interest and investment income, net   151,278    153,814    21,166    278,671    309,870    42,640 
Foreign exchange gain   3,907    63    9    2,808    93    13 
Other (expenses)/income, net   (1,113)   (264)   (36)   4,529    (523)   (72)
Income before income tax expenses   329,103    512,222    70,484    383,740    771,642    106,181 
Income tax expenses   (19,506)   (94,972)   (13,069)   (41,480)   (112,668)   (15,504)
Net income   309,597    417,250    57,415    342,260    658,974    90,677 
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests   -    4,483    617    -    7,710    1,061 
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of KANZHUN LIMITED   309,597    421,733    58,032    342,260    666,684    91,738 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing net income per share                              
— Basic   868,643,514    888,934,440    888,934,440    867,314,841    884,833,645    884,833,645 
— Diluted   900,111,944    924,052,158    924,052,158    903,757,988    915,678,778    915,678,778 
Net income per ordinary share attributable to ordinary shareholders                              
— Basic   0.36    0.47    0.07    0.39    0.75    0.10 
— Diluted   0.34    0.46    0.06    0.38    0.73    0.10 
Net income per ADS(2) attributable to ordinary shareholders                              
— Basic   0.71    0.95    0.13    0.79    1.51    0.21 
— Diluted   0.69    0.91    0.13    0.76    1.46    0.20 

 

(1)  Include share-based compensation expenses as follows:

 

   For the three months ended June 30,   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2023   2024 
   RMB   RMB   US$   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Cost of revenues   12,352    11,499    1,582    22,962    22,416    3,085 
Sales and marketing expenses   64,067    71,482    9,836    124,530    141,954    19,534 
Research and development expenses   105,756    109,980    15,134    196,430    212,673    29,265 
General and administrative expenses   76,727    108,482    14,928    127,271    213,377    29,362 
    258,902    301,443    41,480    471,193    590,420    81,246 

 

(2)  Each ADS represents two Class A ordinary shares.

 

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KANZHUN LIMITED

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(All amounts in thousands)

 

   As of 
   December 31, 2023   June 30, 2024 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
ASSETS            
Current assets               
Cash and cash equivalents   2,472,959    3,472,390    477,817 
Short-term time deposits   6,922,803    5,267,014    724,765 
Short-term investments   3,513,885    5,542,508    762,674 
Accounts receivable, net   16,727    29,856    4,108 
Inventories   -    2,787    384 
Amounts due from related parties   3,966    5,625    774 
Prepayments and other current assets   442,697    535,488    73,686 
Total current assets   13,373,037    14,855,668    2,044,208 
Non-current assets               
Property, equipment and software, net   1,793,488    1,909,180    262,712 
Intangible assets, net   8,093    270,766    37,259 
Goodwill   5,690    6,528    898 
Right-of-use assets, net   282,612    409,314    56,323 
Long-term time deposits   -    726,476    99,966 
Long-term investments   2,473,128    986,917    135,804 
Other non-current assets   4,000    -    - 
Total non-current assets   4,567,011    4,309,181    592,962 
Total assets   17,940,048    19,164,849    2,637,170 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
Current liabilities               
Accounts payable   629,216    170,700    23,489 
Deferred revenue   2,794,075    3,175,000    436,895 
Other payables and accrued liabilities   779,046    614,515    84,560 
Operating lease liabilities, current   155,014    185,661    25,548 
Total current liabilities   4,357,351    4,145,876    570,492 
Non-current liabilities               
Operating lease liabilities, non-current   125,079    211,219    29,065 
Deferred tax liabilities   28,425    26,403    3,633 
Total non-current liabilities   153,504    237,622    32,698 
Total liabilities   4,510,855    4,383,498    603,190 
Total shareholders’ equity   13,429,193    14,781,351    2,033,980 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   17,940,048    19,164,849    2,637,170 

 

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KANZHUN LIMITED

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(All amounts in thousands)

 

   For the three months ended June 30,   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2023   2024 
   RMB   RMB   US$   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Net cash provided by operating activities   763,708    868,556    119,517    1,307,618    1,774,097    244,124 
Net cash used in investing activities   (4,427,593)   (72,309)   (9,950)   (8,390,368)   (595,771)   (81,981)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities   23,166    (81,847)   (11,263)   68,955    (186,425)   (25,653)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   126,916    10,824    1,490    2,740    7,530    1,037 
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents   (3,513,803)   725,224    99,794    (7,011,055)   999,431    137,527 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period   6,254,572    2,747,166    378,023    9,751,824    2,472,959    340,290 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period   2,740,769    3,472,390    477,817    2,740,769    3,472,390    477,817 

 

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KANZHUN LIMITED

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

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

 

   For the three months ended June 30,   For the six months ended June 30, 
   2023   2024   2023   2024 
   RMB   RMB   US$   RMB   RMB   US$ 
Revenues   1,487,615    1,916,743    263,752    2,765,161    3,620,496    498,196 
Add: Change in deferred revenue   131,874    33,997    4,678    503,885    380,925    52,417 
Calculated cash billings   1,619,489    1,950,740    268,430    3,269,046    4,001,421    550,613 
                               
Net income   309,597    417,250    57,415    342,260    658,974    90,677 
Add: Share-based compensation expenses   258,902    301,443    41,480    471,193    590,420    81,246 
Adjusted net income   568,499    718,693    98,895    813,453    1,249,394    171,923 
                               
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of KANZHUN LIMITED   309,597    421,733    58,032    342,260    666,684    91,738 
Add: Share-based compensation expenses   258,902    301,443    41,480    471,193    590,420    81,246 
Adjusted net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of KANZHUN LIMITED   568,499    723,176    99,512    813,453    1,257,104    172,984 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing adjusted net income per share (Non-GAAP)                              
— Basic   868,643,514    888,934,440    888,934,440    867,314,841    884,833,645    884,833,645 
— Diluted   900,111,944    924,052,158    924,052,158    903,757,988    915,678,778    915,678,778 
Adjusted net income per ordinary share attributable to ordinary shareholders                              
— Basic   0.65    0.81    0.11    0.94    1.42    0.20 
— Diluted   0.63    0.78    0.11    0.90    1.37    0.19 
Adjusted net income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders                              
— Basic   1.31    1.63    0.22    1.88    2.84    0.39 
— Diluted   1.26    1.57    0.22    1.80    2.75    0.38 

 

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