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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 6-K

 


 

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

 

For the month of February 2011

 

Commission File Number: 000-30666

 


 

NETEASE.COM, INC.

 


 

26/F, SP Tower D
Tsinghua Science Park Building 8
No. 1 Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)

 


 

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

 

Form 20-F x     Form 40-F o

 

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

 

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

 

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Press Release Regarding Earnings Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2010, dated February 24, 2011

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

NETEASE.COM, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Onward Choi

 

Name:

Onward Choi

 

Title:

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: February 24, 2011

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

 

Contact for Media and Investors:

Brandi Piacente

Investor Relations

brandi@corp.netease.com

Tel: (+1) 212-481-2050

 

Li Jia

NetEase.com, Inc.

liddyli@corp.netease.com

Tel: (+8610) 8255-8208

 

NetEase.com Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010

Unaudited Financial Results

 

(Beijing — February 24, 2011) — NetEase.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES), one of China’s leading Internet and online game services providers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

 

William Ding, Chief Executive Officer and Director of NetEase, stated, “We ended 2010 with strong fourth quarter results in both online games and advertising services, delivering solid sequential and year-over-year revenue growth.  Fourth quarter online game revenues increased 13% quarter-over-quarter and 31% year-over-year, driven primarily by the Wrath of the Lich King™ expansion pack launched on August 31, 2010 for World of Warcraft®, a game licensed from Blizzard Entertainment, and the outstanding performances from our fastest growing self-developed games, Tianxia II, Heroes of Tang Dynasty and Westward Journey Online II.  The combination of the first full year of operation of World of Warcraft and the impact of successful large scale promotions for Fantasy Westward Journey, Tianxia II and Westward Journey Online II, as well as the launch of Heroes of Tang Dynasty in April  ;2010 and its first expansion pack in August 2010, drove annual online game services revenue growth up by 47% for 2010.  During the fourth quarter of 2010, we were pleased to see that revenue from Westward Journey Online II reached a new high.”

 

“Game expansion and pipeline development is proceeding well in the new year beginning with the release of the tenth expansion pack for Fantasy Westward Journey in January 2011.  The latest expansion features a new story line and setting and adds new characters that enhance the game’s visual appeal and challenge for players. We have on schedule numerous other expansion packs in process for release in 2011.  These will include updates for Tianxia II, Heroes of Tang Dynasty, Westward Journey Online II and III, Legend of Westward Journey, Ghost and Westward Journey: Genesis, among others.   Overall, our top strategic priorities in online games this year include accelerating our product development time-to-market and further enhancing our highly competitive and innovative technology and commercial appeal.”

 

“In advertising services, revenue growth was consistently strong throughout 2010, underscored by quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increases of 44% and 27% for the fourth quarter, respectively, and an

 

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increase of 65% for the full year,” Mr. Ding continued.  “Our improved internal organizational structure supported excellent sales execution and customer relationship development in 2010.  We integrated a number of new products, services and channels into our portal that have drawn a substantial number of new users and improved user traffic statistics.  In 2010, our large investments in promotional activities through sponsorship and support of major Chinese national events and programs paid off well, which we believe successfully raised our portal’s standing and delivered outstanding value-for-money advertising services to our advertisers.”

 

Mr. Ding concluded, “In conjunction with our online games strategy for 2011, for our portal business, we will focus on new product applications in mobile phones and will explore new advertising formats and marketing models to attract premier advertisers and stimulate ad spending.  We are working to achieve healthy growth across our business in 2011 in line with anticipated market expansion in order to maintain our leading position in China’s burgeoning Internet community.”

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Revenues

Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 were RMB1.7 billion (US$254.5 million), compared to RMB1.4 billion and RMB1.3 billion for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

Revenues from online games were RMB1.4 billion (US$215.5 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to RMB1.3 billion and RMB1.1 billion for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

Revenues from advertising services were RMB233.7 million (US$35.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to RMB162.0 million and RMB183.7 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

Revenues from wireless value-added services and others (“WVAS and others”) were RMB23.3 million (US$3.5 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to RMB20.9 million and RMB18.5 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2010 was RMB1.1 billion (US$168.7 million), compared to RMB952.0 million and RMB838.4 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increases in gross profit were primarily attributable to increased revenues from both the online games and advertising businesses, partially offset by increased cost of revenues, such as royalties and consultancy fees related to World of Warcraft operations and increased staff-related costs, resulting from increased headcount in the current quarter.

 

The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increases in game revenue were primarily attributable to World of Warcraft, Tianxia II and Heroes of Tang Dynasty, as a result of the launch of expansion packs for these games, and Westward Journey Online II, which benefited from large scale promotional activities in the third quarter and improved game designs implemented in the fourth quarter of 2010. In addition, Fantasy Westward Journey contributed to the year-over-year revenue increase, resulting mainly from increased promotional activities held in the second quarter of 2010.

 

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The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increases in advertising services revenue were attributable to a combination of factors, including primarily increased advertising related to the 2010 Asian Games and improved portal and search traffic on the NetEase websites. In addition, seasonality contributed to the quarter-over-quarter increase in advertising services revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

Gross Profit (Loss) Margin

Gross profit margin for the online game business for the fourth quarter of 2010 was 71.8%, compared to 71.8% and 70.5% for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

Gross profit margin for the advertising business for the fourth quarter of 2010 was 53.5%, compared to 51.5% and 56.6% for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.  The quarter-over-quarter gross profit margin remained relatively stable.   The year-over-year decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to increased staff-related costs and content costs in the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

Gross loss margin for the WVAS and others business for the fourth quarter of 2010 was 19.7%, compared to 42.4% and 40.4% for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2010 were RMB320.7 million (US$48.6 million), compared to RMB365.0 million and RMB231.3 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to reduced selling and marketing expenses, partially offset by a change in bad debt provision. The decrease in selling and marketing expenses was primarily due to the non-recurrence of marketing promotional expenses associated with the celebration of the first anniversary of Tianxia II in the preceding quarter.  The year-over-year increase in operating expenses was mainly due to increased selling and marketing expenses, mainly comprising the amortization of certain contractual costs for product spokespersons related to Fantasy Westward Journey, Heroes of Tang Dynasty and Tianxia II launched in the third quarter of 2010.   In addition, increases in staff-related costs in the current quarter, resulting from headcount increases in the areas of general and administration and research and development, also contributed to the year-over-year increase in operating expenses.

 

Net Profit

Net profit for the fourth quarter of 2010 totaled RMB712.5 million (US$108.0 million), compared to RMB585.3 million and RMB571.8 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.  During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company reported a net foreign exchange loss of RMB36.4 million (US$5.5 million) under Other, net, compared to a net foreign exchange gain of RMB54.3 million for the preceding quarter, and a net foreign exchange loss of RMB15.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.  The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year foreign exchange gains/losses were mainly due to the translation gains/losses arising from the Company’s Euro-denominated bank deposit balances as of December 31, 2010 as the exchange rate of the Euro against the RMB fluctuated over the periods.  NetEase reported basic and diluted earnings per American depositary share (“AD S”) of US$0.83 each for the fourth quarter of 2010.  The Company reported basic and diluted earnings per ADS of US$0.68 each and US$0.67 each for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

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Income Taxes

The Company recorded a net income tax charge of RMB83.2 million (US$12.6 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to RMB91.3 million and RMB71.2 million for the preceding quarter and for the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2010 was 10.3% as compared to 13.7% for the preceding quarter and 11.3% for the fourth quarter of 2009.  The quarter-over-quarter effective tax rate decreased mainly due to a reversal of tax provision for the first three quarters of 2010 by a certain subsidiary of the Company when it became tax-exempted for fiscal year 2010 during the fourth quarter of 2010.  The year-over-year effective tax rate remained relatively stable.

 

Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results

Revenues

Total revenues for fiscal year 2010 were RMB5.7 billion (US$857.5 million), compared to RMB3.8 billion for the preceding fiscal year.  Revenues from online games were RMB4.9 billion (US$749.2 million) for fiscal year 2010, compared to RMB3.4 billion for the preceding fiscal year.  Revenues from advertising services were RMB633.2 million (US$95.9 million) for fiscal year 2010, compared to RMB383.6 million for the preceding fiscal year.  Revenues from WVAS and others were RMB82.1 million (US$12.4 million) for fiscal year 2010, compared to RMB71.2 million for the preceding fiscal year.

 

Gross Profit

Gross profit for fiscal year 2010 was RMB3.7 billion (US$561.9 million), compared to RMB2.8 billion for the preceding fiscal year.  The increase in gross profit for fiscal year 2010 was primarily driven by increased revenue partially offset by increased cost of revenue from the online game and advertising service businesses.

 

The significant increase in online game revenue in 2010 was principally attributable to the full year operation of World of Warcraft as well as the Company’s self-developed flagship games such as Tianxia II, Heroes of Tang Dynasty, Westward Journey Online II and Fantasy Westward Journey for the reasons explained above.  Furthermore, the Company also recognized approximately RMB42.1 million (US$6.4 million) of revenue from dormant accounts of online games for fiscal year 2010, as compared with RMB101.6 million in 2009.  The increase in revenue was partially offset by increased cost of revenues, principally due to royalties, technical consultancy service fees, custody fees and depreciation charges related to servers and amortization of license fees associated with the operation of World of Warcraft, as well as increased staff-related costs, mainly driven by increases in headcount and perform ance-based compensation relating to the operation of the Company’s self-developed games.

 

The increase in advertising services revenue in 2010 was attributable to a combination of factors, including primarily improved Chinese economy, increased advertising related to major events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Expo 2010 in Shanghai,  the 2010 Asian Games and improved portal and search traffic on the NetEase websites, partially offset by increased staff-related costs resulting from increased headcount and performance-based compensation, as well as increased content costs related to the World Cup, Asian Games and the Shanghai Expo in 2010.

 

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses for fiscal year 2010 were RMB1.2 billion (US$176.4 million), compared to RMB761.1 million for the preceding fiscal year.  The increase in operating expenses in 2010 was primarily due to increased

 

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sales and marketing expenses comprising marketing and promotional activities for Fantasy Westward Journey, Tianxia II and Heroes of Tang Dynasty, and increased commission and other performance-based compensation, as well as increased staff-related costs resulting from increased headcount in general and administration and research and development areas.

 

Net Profit

Net profit for fiscal year 2010 totaled RMB2.2 billion (US$338.8 million), compared to RMB1.9 billion for the preceding fiscal year.  For fiscal year 2010, the Company reported a net foreign exchange loss of RMB89.5 million (US$13.6 million) under Other, net, compared to a net foreign exchange gain of RMB9.6 million for the preceding fiscal year.  The change to a net foreign exchange loss for 2010 as compared to 2009 was mainly due to the translation loss arising from the Company’s Euro-denominated bank deposit balances as of December 31, 2010 as the exchange rate of the Euro against the RMB fluctuated over the periods.  NetEase reported basic and diluted earnings per ADS of US$2.61 and US$2.60 for fiscal year 2010, respectively.  The Company reported basic and diluted earnings per ADS of US$2.17 and US$2.16 for the preceding fiscal year, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

The Company recorded a net income tax charge of RMB344.4 million (US$52.2 million) and RMB313.9 million at an effective tax rate of 13.4% and 14.6% for fiscal years 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Other Information

As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s total cash and time deposit balance was RMB9.5 billion (US$1.4 billion), compared to RMB7.0 billion, as of December 31, 2009.  Cash flow generated from operating activities was RMB901.5 million (US$136.6 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to RMB532.6 million and RMB712.4 million for the preceding quarter and the fourth quarter of 2009, respectively.

 

** The United States dollar (US$) amounts disclosed in this press release are presented solely for the convenience of the reader.  Translations of amounts from RMB into United States dollars for the convenience of the reader were calculated at the noon buying rate of US$1.00 = RMB6.6000 on December 31, 2010 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.  No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at that rate on December 31, 2010, or at any other certain date.  The percentages stated are calculated based on RMB.

 

Notes to Unaudited Financial Information

The unaudited financial information disclosed in this press release is preliminary.  The audit of the financial statements and related notes to be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 is still in progress.  In addition, because an audit of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting in connection with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has not yet been completed, the Company makes no representation as to the effectiveness of those internal controls as of the end of fiscal year 2010.

 

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Adjustments to the financial statements may be identified when the audit work is completed, which could result in significant differences between the Company’s audited financial statements and this preliminary unaudited financial information.

 

Conference Call

 

NetEase’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011).  NetEase’s management will be on the call to discuss the quarterly and full year results and answer questions.

 

Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-877-941-2069 (international: 1-480-629-9713), 10-15 minutes prior to the initiation of the call.  A replay of the call will be available by dialing 800-406-7325 (international 303-590-3030), and entering passcode 4406810#.  The replay will be available through March 9, 2011.

 

This call is being webcast live and the replay will be available for 12 months.  Both will be available on NetEase’s corporate web site at http://corp.netease.com, Investor Info: Earnings Call.

 

About NetEase

NetEase.com, Inc. is a leading China-based Internet technology company that pioneered the development of applications, services and other technologies for the Internet in China.  NetEase’s online communities and personalized premium services have established a large and stable user base for the NetEase websites which are operated by its affiliates.  In particular, NetEase provides online game services to Internet users through the in-house development or licensing of massively multi-player online role-playing games, including Fantasy Westward Journey, Westward Journey Online II, Westward Journey Online III, Tianxia II, Heroes of Tang Dynasty and Datang, as well as the licensed game, Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft.

 

NetEase also offers online advertising on its websites which enables advertisers to reach its substantial user base. In addition, NetEase has paid listings on its search engine and web directory and classified advertising services, as well as an online mall, which provides opportunities for e-commerce and traditional businesses to establish their own storefront on the Internet.  NetEase also offers wireless value-added services such as news and information content, matchmaking services, music and photos from the Web which are sent over SMS, MMS, WAP, IVR and Color Ring-back Tone technologies.

 

Other community services which the NetEase websites offer include instant messaging, online personal advertisements, matchmaking, alumni clubs and community forums. NetEase is also the largest provider of free email services in China.  Furthermore, the NetEase websites provide various channels of content. NetEase aggregates news content on world events, sports, science and technology, and financial markets, as well as entertainment content such as cartoons, games, astrology and jokes, from over one hundred international and domestic content providers.

 

 

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Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature.  These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements.  The accuracy of these statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including risks related to: the risk that the online game market will not continue to grow or that NetEase will not be able to maintain its leading position in that market, which could occur if, for example, its new online games or expansion packs and o ther improvements to its existing games, including its recent expansion pack for Fantasy Westward Journey and planned expansion packs for Tianxia II, Heroes of Tang Dynasty, Westward Journey Online II and III and Legend of Westward Journey, do not become as popular as management anticipates; the ability of NetEase to effectively market its games and other services and achieve a positive return on its marketing expenditures; the risk that Shanghai EaseNet will not be able to continue operating World of Warcraft or other games licensed by it for a period of time or permanently due to possible governmental actions; the risk that Shanghai EaseNet or NetEase will be subject to penalties or operating restrictions imposed by governmental authorities in the PRC resulting from the operations of their online games, including suspension of their Internet service or other penalties; the risk that changes in Chinese government regulation of the online game market may limit future growth of NetEase’s revenue or cause revenue to decline; uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of marketing programs for NetEase’s online advertising business and online games business in China; the risk that NetEase may not be able to continuously develop new and creative online services; the risk that NetEase will not be able to control its expenses in future periods; competition in NetEase’s existing and potential markets; governmental uncertainties (including possible changes in the effective tax rates applicable to NetEase and its subsidiaries and affiliates and the ability of NetEase to receive and maintain approvals of the preferential tax treatments and general competition and price pressures in the marketplace); the risk that fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi with respect to other currencies could adversely affect NetEase’s business and financial results; and other risks outlined in NetEase’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  NetEase does not undertake any obligation to update thi s forward-looking information, except as required under the applicable law.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

1,041,290

 

1,285,137

 

194,718

 

Time deposits

 

5,975,378

 

8,193,972

 

1,241,511

 

Restricted cash

 

123,864

 

140,599

 

21,303

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

187,340

 

256,335

 

38,839

 

Prepayments and other current assets

 

568,125

 

654,417

 

99,154

 

Deferred tax assets

 

76,565

 

72,059

 

10,918

 

Total current assets

 

7,972,562

 

10,602,519

 

1,606,443

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, equipment and software, net

 

557,756

 

755,778

 

114,512

 

Land use right, net

 

12,305

 

12,046

 

1,825

 

License right, net

 

212,847

 

144,637

 

21,915

 

Deferred tax assets

 

4,188

 

1,530

 

232

 

Other long-term assets

 

43,811

 

45,776

 

6,935

 

Total non-current assets

 

830,907

 

959,767

 

145,419

 

Total assets

 

8,803,469

 

11,562,286

 

1,751,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

238,435

 

130,558

 

19,782

 

Salary and welfare payables

 

129,493

 

181,973

 

27,572

 

Taxes payable

 

213,727

 

264,956

 

40,145

 

Deferred revenue

 

583,470

 

773,952

 

117,265

 

Accrued liabilities and other payables

 

212,800

 

452,412

 

68,547

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,377,925

 

1,803,851

 

273,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term payable

 

200

 

33,342

 

5,052

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

1,455

 

221

 

Total long-term payable

 

200

 

34,797

 

5,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,378,125

 

1,838,648

 

278,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total NetEase.com, Inc.’s equity

 

7,438,778

 

9,740,811

 

1,475,880

 

Non-controlling interests

 

(13,434

)

(17,173

)

(2,602

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

7,425,344

 

9,723,638

 

1,473,278

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

8,803,469

 

11,562,286

 

1,751,862

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

 

 

Revised (Note 3)

 

Revised (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Revised (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online game services

 

1,088,041

 

1,255,922

 

1,422,408

 

215,516

 

3,368,689

 

4,944,439

 

749,157

 

Advertising services

 

183,679

 

162,012

 

233,701

 

35,409

 

383,560

 

633,209

 

95,941

 

Wireless value-added services and others

 

18,480

 

20,867

 

23,301

 

3,530

 

71,202

 

82,141

 

12,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

1,290,200

 

1,438,801

 

1,679,410

 

254,455

 

3,823,451

 

5,659,789

 

857,544

 

Business taxes

 

(40,291

)

(38,354

)

(45,671

)

(6,919

)

(66,504

)

(152,120

)

(23,048

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net revenues

 

1,249,909

 

1,400,447

 

1,633,739

 

247,536

 

3,756,947

 

5,507,669

 

834,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

 

(411,520

)

(448,428

)

(520,325

)

(78,837

)

(972,374

)

(1,798,841

)

(272,552

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

838,389

 

952,019

 

1,113,414

 

168,699

 

2,784,573

 

3,708,828

 

561,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expenses

 

(123,800

)

(241,158

)

(180,789

)

(27,392

)

(351,661

)

(656,976

)

(99,542

)

General and administrative expenses

 

(40,608

)

(38,338

)

(53,805

)

(8,152

)

(165,205

)

(189,621

)

(28,730

)

Research and development expenses

 

(66,852

)

(85,551

)

(86,151

)

(13,053

)

(244,272

)

(317,929

)

(48,171

)

Total operating expenses

 

(231,260

)

(365,047

)

(320,745

)

(48,597

)

(761,138

)

(1,164,526

)

(176,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

 

607,129

 

586,972

 

792,669

 

120,102

 

2,023,435

 

2,544,302

 

385,501

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

83

 

65

 

76

 

12

 

354

 

290

 

44

 

Interest income

 

29,746

 

36,248

 

41,173

 

6,238

 

128,168

 

141,001

 

21,364

 

Exchange gains (losses)

 

(15,335

)

54,260

 

(36,432

)

(5,520

)

9,617

 

(89,488

)

(13,560

)

Other, net

 

7,764

 

(10,155

)

6,358

 

963

 

(10,934

)

(19,634

)

(2,975

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income before tax

 

629,387

 

667,390

 

803,844

 

121,795

 

2,150,640

 

2,576,471

 

390,374

 

Income tax

 

(71,194

)

(91,268

)

(83,182

)

(12,603

)

(313,861

)

(344,446

)

(52,189

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income after tax

 

558,193

 

576,122

 

720,662

 

109,192

 

1,836,779

 

2,232,025

 

338,185

 

Add: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests

 

13,574

 

9,195

 

(8,139

)

(1,233

)

13,657

 

3,747

 

568

 

Net income attributable to the NetEase.com Inc.’s shareholders

 

571,767

 

585,317

 

712,523

 

107,959

 

1,850,436

 

2,235,772

 

338,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share, basic

 

0.18

 

0.18

 

0.22

 

0.03

 

0.57

 

0.69

 

0.10

 

Earnings per ADS, basic

 

4.42

 

4.50

 

5.48

 

0.83

 

14.34

 

17.22

 

2.61

 

Earnings per share, diluted

 

0.18

 

0.18

 

0.22

 

0.03

 

0.57

 

0.69

 

0.10

 

Earnings per ADS, diluted

 

4.39

 

4.48

 

5.45

 

0.83

 

14.24

 

17.14

 

2.60

 

Weighted average number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ordinary shares outstanding, basic

 

3,237,488

 

3,248,176

 

3,251,764

 

3,251,764

 

3,225,250

 

3,246,426

 

3,246,426

 

Weighted average number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADS outstanding, basic

 

129,500

 

129,927

 

130,071

 

130,071

 

129,010

 

129,857

 

129,857

 

Weighted average number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ordinary shares outstanding, diluted

 

3,259,644

 

3,264,036

 

3,265,856

 

3,265,856

 

3,248,983

 

3,261,886

 

3,261,886

 

Weighted average number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADS outstanding, diluted

 

130,386

 

130,561

 

130,634

 

130,634

 

129,959

 

130,475

 

130,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

558,193

 

576,122

 

720,662

 

109,192

 

1,836,779

 

2,232,025

 

338,185

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

58,657

 

57,003

 

57,526

 

8,716

 

143,580

 

232,171

 

35,177

 

Share-based compensation cost

 

5,774

 

40,667

 

24,508

 

3,713

 

31,385

 

102,406

 

15,516

 

Allowance for (reversal of) provision for doubtful debts

 

1,508

 

(18,721

)

1,466

 

222

 

15,982

 

(20,029

)

(3,035

)

Loss on disposal of property, equipment and software

 

667

 

2,867

 

154

 

23

 

3,988

 

13,985

 

2,119

 

Unrealized exchange losses/(gains)

 

13,305

 

(56,091

)

33,960

 

5,145

 

(11,688

)

100,219

 

15,185

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(16,698

)

28,970

 

16,487

 

2,498

 

(43,061

)

8,619

 

1,306

 

Net equity share of losses (gains) from associated companies

 

(168

)

246

 

(246

)

(37

)

4,104

 

(1,093

)

(166

)

Others

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(78,816

)

9,588

 

(75,353

)

(11,417

)

(7,139

)

(89,997

)

(13,635

)

Prepayments and other current assets

 

(116,969

)

(303,527

)

26,335

 

3,990

 

(453,045

)

3,046

 

462

 

Accounts payable

 

72,908

 

11,352

 

39,519

 

5,988

 

154,463

 

(37,557

)

(5,690

)

Salary and welfare payables

 

65,651

 

(16,203

)

88,448

 

13,401

 

34,571

 

52,480

 

7,952

 

Taxes payable

 

51,631

 

(1,232

)

12,541

 

1,900

 

108,973

 

12,592

 

1,908

 

Deferred revenue

 

16,959

 

100,420

 

7,297

 

1,106

 

135,744

 

190,482

 

28,861

 

Accrued liabilities and other payables

 

79,764

 

101,182

 

(51,794

)

(7,847

)

139,846

 

55,604

 

8,424

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

712,366

 

532,643

 

901,510

 

136,593

 

2,094,495

 

2,854,953

 

432,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, equipment and software

 

(54,091

)

(95,931

)

(63,199

)

(9,576

)

(407,727

)

(297,980

)

(45,148

)

Proceeds from sale of property, equipment and software

 

10

 

219

 

121

 

18

 

120

 

359

 

54

 

Purchase of license right

 

 

 

 

 

(204,819

)

 

 

Investment in associated companies

 

 

 

 

 

(4,207

)

 

 

Transfer to restricted cash

 

(41,863

)

 

(108,600

)

(16,455

)

(123,863

)

(16,736

)

(2,536

)

Net change in time deposits with terms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of three months

 

(39,622

)

(727,576

)

487,580

 

73,876

 

1,105,918

 

(338,570

)

(51,298

)

Placement/rollover of matured time deposits

 

(2,646,827

)

(2,231,621

)

(4,390,645

)

(665,249

)

(6,406,601

)

(10,402,822

)

(1,576,185

)

Uplift of matured time deposits

 

1,752,281

 

2,097,921

 

2,799,112

 

424,108

 

4,136,425

 

8,443,805

 

1,279,364

 

Net change in other assets

 

50

 

(4,099

)

(1,746

)

(264

)

(2,830

)

(9,218

)

(1,397

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,030,062

)

(961,087

)

(1,277,377

)

(193,542

)

(1,907,584

)

(2,621,162

)

(397,146

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital contribution from non-controlling interests

 

16

 

 

16

 

2

 

19

 

16

 

2

 

Proceeds from employees exercising stock options

 

2,965

 

10,047

 

1

 

 

40,514

 

24,124

 

3,656

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

2,981

 

10,047

 

17

 

2

 

40,533

 

24,140

 

3,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash held in foreign currencies

 

(300

)

(2,380

)

(3,123

)

(473

)

20,438

 

(14,084

)

(2,134

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

(315,015

)

(420,777

)

(378,973

)

(57,420

)

247,882

 

243,847

 

36,947

 

Cash, beginning of the period

 

1,356,305

 

2,084,887

 

1,664,110

 

252,138

 

793,408

 

1,041,290

 

157,771

 

Cash, end of the period

 

1,041,290

 

1,664,110

 

1,285,137

 

194,718

 

1,041,290

 

1,285,137

 

194,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income tax, net of tax refund

 

80,044

 

56,534

 

31,177

 

4,724

 

294,273

 

252,040

 

38,188

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed asset purchases financed by accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

47,427

 

105,574

 

146,523

 

22,200

 

47,427

 

146,523

 

22,200

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

 

 

Revised (Note 3)

 

Revised (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Revised (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online game services

 

1,088,041

 

1,255,922

 

1,422,408

 

215,516

 

3,368,689

 

4,944,439

 

749,157

 

Advertising services

 

183,679

 

162,012

 

233,701

 

35,409

 

383,560

 

633,209

 

95,941

 

Wireless value-added services and others

 

18,480

 

20,867

 

23,301

 

3,530

 

71,202

 

82,141

 

12,446

 

Total revenues

 

1,290,200

 

1,438,801

 

1,679,410

 

254,455

 

3,823,451

 

5,659,789

 

857,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online game services

 

(22,466

)

(22,639

)

(22,772

)

(3,450

)

(28,758

)

(89,937

)

(13,627

)

Advertising services

 

(17,574

)

(15,326

)

(22,329

)

(3,383

)

(36,876

)

(60,551

)

(9,174

)

Wireless value-added services and others

 

(251

)

(389

)

(570

)

(86

)

(870

)

(1,632

)

(247

)

Total business taxes

 

(40,291

)

(38,354

)

(45,671

)

(6,919

)

(66,504

)

(152,120

)

(23,048

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online game services

 

1,065,575

 

1,233,283

 

1,399,636

 

212,066

 

3,339,931

 

4,854,502

 

735,530

 

Advertising services

 

166,105

 

146,686

 

211,372

 

32,026

 

346,684

 

572,658

 

86,767

 

Wireless value-added services and others

 

18,229

 

20,478

 

22,731

 

3,444

 

70,332

 

80,509

 

12,199

 

Total net revenues

 

1,249,909

 

1,400,447

 

1,633,739

 

247,536

 

3,756,947

 

5,507,669

 

834,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online game services

 

(313,873

)

(348,165

)

(394,764

)

(59,813

)

(638,473

)

(1,378,018

)

(208,791

)

Advertising services

 

(72,057

)

(71,105

)

(98,354

)

(14,902

)

(235,841

)

(312,921

)

(47,412

)

Wireless value-added services and others

 

(25,590

)

(29,158

)

(27,207

)

(4,122

)

(98,060

)

(107,902

)

(16,349

)

Total cost of revenues

 

(411,520

)

(448,428

)

(520,325

)

(78,837

)

(972,374

)

(1,798,841

)

(272,552

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online game services

 

751,702

 

885,118

 

1,004,872

 

152,253

 

2,701,458

 

3,476,484

 

526,739

 

Advertising services

 

94,048

 

75,581

 

113,018

 

17,124

 

110,843

 

259,737

 

39,355

 

Wireless value-added services and others

 

(7,361

)

(8,680

)

(4,476

)

(678

)

(27,728

)

(27,393

)

(4,150

)

Total gross profit

 

838,389

 

952,019

 

1,113,414

 

168,699

 

2,784,573

 

3,708,828

 

561,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit (loss) margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online game services

 

70.5

%

71.8

%

71.8

%

71.8

%

80.9

%

71.6

%

71.6

%

Advertising services

 

56.6

%

51.5

%

53.5

%

53.5

%

32.0

%

45.4

%

45.4

%

Wireless value-added services and others

 

(40.4

)%

(42.4

)%

(19.7

)%

(19.7

)%

(39.4

)%

(34.0

)%

(34.0

)%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Note 1:  The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (USD) is based on the noon buying rate of USD1.00 = RMB6.6000 on December 31, 2010 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

 

Note 2:  Share-based compensation cost reported in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations is set out as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

USD (Note 1)

 

Share-based compensation cost included in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

1,811

 

14,044

 

8,081

 

1,224

 

9,021

 

37,342

 

5,657

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Selling and marketing expenses

 

 

 

342

 

3,210

 

1,869

 

283

 

2,323

 

8,123

 

1,231

 

- General and administrative expenses

 

 

 

1,607

 

13,515

 

7,915

 

1,199

 

9,861

 

31,580

 

4,785

 

- Research and development expenses

 

 

 

2,014

 

9,898

 

6,643

 

1,007

 

10,180

 

25,361

 

3,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 3:  In the fourth quarter of 2010, management of the Company decided to allocate facility costs comprising of office and staff quarter rentals and management fees, building amortization and miscellaneous utility costs previously recorded under general and administration based on headcount in the respective functions under cost of revenue, selling and marketing, research and development and general and administration.  The change was implemented to better reflect staff-related operating cost.  Reclassifications have been made to cost of revenue and operating expense amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and segment information for prior periods in order to conform to the current period’s presentation.  There is no change to the condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated cash flows statements.

 

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