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NQ Mobile Inc. Reports Financial Results for the First, Second and Third Quarter of 2014

2014-12-19 06:14 3834

BEIJING and DALLAS, December 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - NQ Mobile Inc. ("NQ Mobile" or the "Company") (NYSE: NQ), a leading global provider of mobile internet services, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first, second and third quarter of fiscal year 2014.

Highlights For Period From January 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014

  • Recorded Net Revenues of $242.6 million for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2014.
  • Generated a total of $22.0 million in operating cash flow for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2014.
  • The Company has maintained a strong balance sheet position despite numerous extraordinary items, total cash, cash equivalents and term deposits as of September 30, 2014 was $278.3 million.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to NQ Mobile for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2014 was $23.0 million.
  • Net Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2014 expected to be between $82 and $83 million.
  • Full year 2014 Net Revenues expected to range from $325 million to $326 million, up from the previously stated guidance range of $320 to $325 million.

Operating Metrics as of September 30, 2014

The Company is herein presenting, for the first time, the operating metrics of average monthly active user accounts ("MAUs") as redefined to include many emerging businesses previously not included in the Company's user account metrics. The MAUs presented herein include the user accounts in NQ Live, Music Radar and more recent investments such as Yipai and Showself, among others. As such, the MAUs presented herein should not be compared to previously reported operating metrics in historical periods because there is not a way to accurately compare such results. The MAUs for the period presented herein and going forward are expected to be better aligned with the key underlying trends of a mobile Internet platform company focused on driving mobile consumer traffic and engagement that can be monetized by advertising services. The MAU statistics do not include the users addressed by the installation of the Company's advertising SDK into third-party applications or users addressed by the integration of the Company's audio and image-based search technologies into third-party applications These indirect users generate impressions and search traffic that the Company can monetize outside of the user accounts generated directly by the Company's own portfolio of products and applications.

Average Monthly Active User Accounts as of September 30, 2014: 159.0 million

"We are pleased to report our earnings results for the first three quarters of 2014, and we are excited about the new leadership we have in place and what the future holds for NQ Mobile," said Omar Khan, Co-Chief Executive Officer of NQ Mobile. "The last year has had its share of challenges, but as we continue to successfully implement our strategy and transition to a traffic-based advertising model, we are extremely confident about our direction, our revenue growth, and what this means for our consumers and shareholders."

"NQ Mobile is heading into the new year in an extraordinarily strong position. We are putting last year's challenges behind us, we are generating strong cash flow from our operations, and we have an extremely talented and committed team," said Dr. Vincent Wenyong Shi, Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of NQ Mobile. "With our strategy in place, and the continued acceleration of the growth of our search and platform related revenues, we believe we can achieve great financial performance in 2015."

Quarterly Results Presentation

There will be a separate section for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2014 presented below. Within each section, there is added commentary and descriptions outlining various extraordinary items, business mix impacts, as well as other factors associated with business trends. Similar to the changes in the presentation of operating metrics to better align with NQ Mobile's current business, the Company is also presenting net revenues in segments that match NQ Mobile's business now and going forward. Specifically, the Company plans to present net revenues in the following segments: Mobile Value Added Services, which include mobile security and productivity, mobile games, social entertainment and search related revenues when that business becomes more significant in the future; Advertising Services, which include all of the Company's advertising, third party app referral, promotion and advertisement network revenues; Enterprise Mobility, which encompasses all of the Company's enterprise revenues, and Other Services, which includes revenues generated by providing technical contract services to third parties.

The specific commentary for each quarter reported herein is provided below in the section for each respective quarter, presented below, but in an effort to help consolidate and clearly describe some of the key business trends and items that impacted the profitability in the Company's business thus far in 2014, below please find a summary of the three major items impacting NQ Mobile's profitability:

  1. Enterprise Mix: The biggest impact to profitability over this reporting period ended September 30, 2014 is the change in business mix and expansion of the enterprise mobility segment. The Company generated total net revenues of $104.7 million in its enterprise mobility segment for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2014 compared to $29.5 million over the same period in 2013. The majority of the increase in enterprise mobility revenues came from product sales. The total cost of sales associated with product sales increased to $94.0 million for the first three quarters ended September 2014 compared to $19.6 million for the same period in 2013. This increase accounted for approximately 63.4% of the total increase in the Company's total cost of revenues for the period compared to last year.
  2. Cost of Revenues Increase excluding the Enterprise Mix: Excluding the impact from the increased enterprise mobility revenue mix, the remaining increase in cost of revenues was driven primarily by two factors. The biggest factor is related to the advertising services segment. Specifically, the costs in the advertising services segment include the payments the Company makes to developers and other partners for their advertising space (inventory) for which NQ Mobile delivers advertising. These advertising inventory costs increased compared to the same period in 2013. This increase accounted for approximately 18.9% of the total increase in the Company's total cost of revenues, or approximately $22.2 million for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. The second factor is related to the Company's subsidiary FL Mobile and specifically, mobile game revenues. The revenue sharing costs associated with app stores and other business partners have increased year over year as mobile game revenues increased. This increase accounted for approximately 10.6% of the total increase in the total cost of revenues for the three quarters ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period last year.
  3. Operating Costs: There were three main factors within operating costs that impacted profitability in the reported periods. The first is the extraordinary and one-time items related to the expenses incurred for the handling of short seller allegations and all of the associated independent investigation work, professional fees and extra auditor fees, among others. These total extraordinary costs incurred over the first three quarters ended September 30, 2014 amounted to $6.8 million. We do not see these costs factoring into operating expenses going forward. The second factor was the increase in share-based compensation expense. Total share-based compensation expense increased to $64.5 million for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2014, up from $40.5 million during the same period in 2013. The increase was primarily from share-based compensation expense associated with the Company's investments and acquisitions. The final factor that led to an increase in operating expenses in the three quarters ended September 30, 2014 over the same period from last year came from the operating expenses, including higher staff costs, from the Company's emerging products and new businesses that the Company has not yet started to materially monetize. Some of these businesses include NQ Live (or vLife), Music Radar (Yinlong), Ruifeng (the Company's mobile healthcare services), among others.

First Quarter 2014 Results

Revenues

Net revenues in the first quarter of 2014 increased 140.1% year-over-year to $79.8 million from $33.2 million in the same period in 2013.

Mobile value added service revenues increased 20.2% year-over-year to $27.4 million from $22.7 million in the same period in 2013. The increase in mobile value added service revenues was primarily due to the increase of mobile game revenues, offset by the decrease in consumer mobile security revenues. The increase in mobile game revenues was primarily due to the rapid growth of FL Mobile's game platform and the launch of new games in the first quarter of 2014. The decrease in consumer mobile security revenues was primarily due to the Company's moving its focus away from premium security subscription-based revenues and focusing more on mobile applications and services that can be monetized via advertising.

Advertising revenues increased 407.0% year-over-year to $16.8 million from $3.3 million in the same period in 2013. Such robust growth was due to increased monetization through advertising and successful third party application referrals resulting mainly from the acquisitions of WAPS and Fanyue, the Company's online and offline advertising networks.

Enterprise mobility revenues increased 463.4% year-over-year to $34.4 million from $6.1 million in the same period in 2013. This increase is mainly due to the fast growth of the enterprise mobility business as a result of obtaining a premium distributor agreement with Apple Inc. as well as the acquisition of Trustek, which is also a premium distributor for Apple Inc.

Other revenues increased 12.8% year-over-year to $1.2 million from $1.1 million in the same period in 2013. Other revenues are generated primarily by providing technical contract services to third parties and fluctuate as such business is driven by individual projects.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues in the first quarter of 2014 increased 381.5% year-over-year to $50.4 million from $10.5 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher cost of products for the enterprise mobility business, which totaled $31.5 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $3.8 million in the same period last year. Advertising inventory costs, or the cost that the Company pays developers and other partners for advertising space (inventory) increased to $7.4 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $0.5 million in the same period last year. The cost of additional revenue share for the Company's mobile game business increased to $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $0.05 million in the same period last year.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit in the first quarter of 2014 increased 29.2% to $29.4 million from $22.8 million in the same period in 2013. Gross margin, or gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, was 36.9% in the first quarter of 2014, compared with 68.5% in the same period in 2013. Excluding the impact from the enterprise mobility business, gross margin was 60.8% in the first quarter of 2014, down from 76.3% in the first quarter of 2013. The primary reasons for the decline in gross profit and gross margin is detailed in the cost of revenues section above.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses in the first quarter of 2014 increased 141.6% year-over-year to $49.4 million from $20.4 million in the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude the expenses incurred for the handling of short seller allegations, share-based compensation, and the interest expense of convertible debts, increased 77.3% year-over year to $22.9 million up from $12.9 million in the same period in 2013.

Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which exclude share-based compensation, increased 68.5% year-over-year to $7.0 million, up from $4.2 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to higher marketing and advertising costs and increased staff costs associated with a growing headcount.

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude the expenses incurred for the handling of short seller allegations and share-based compensation, increased 88.9% year-over-year to $11.0 million, up from $5.8 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to higher legal and professional fees related to acquisitions, and higher bad debt expenses.

Non-GAAP research and development expenses, which exclude share-based compensation, increased 66.5% to $4.9 million up from $2.9 million, in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher staff costs associated with headcount growth.

Share-based compensation expenses

Share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expense line items, amounted to $23.4 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared to $7.6 million in the corresponding period in 2013. The increase in share-based compensation expenses was mainly due to share options related to the performance conditions granted in relation to the Company's acquisitions.

Income/Loss from Operations and Operating Margin

Loss from operations in the first quarter of 2014 was $20.0 million, compared with operating profit of $2.3 million in the same quarter last year.

Non-GAAP operating income decreased 34.2% year-over-year to $6.6 million down from $10.0 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP operating margin, or non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of net revenues, was 8.2% in the first quarter of 2014, compared with 29.9% in the same quarter a year ago. Excluding the impact from the enterprise mobility business, non-GAAP operating margin was 15.7% in the first quarter of 2014 compared with 33.4% in the same period in 2013.

Foreign Exchange Gain / (Loss), Interest Income and Other Income

Foreign exchange loss was $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared with a gain of $0.1 million in the same quarter a year ago. Foreign exchange loss was primarily attributable to the depreciation of RMB against the US Dollar. Interest expenses were $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared with an interest income of $0.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. Interest expenses were primarily derived from interest expense of convertible debts, offset by the interest income from certain term deposits.

Income Tax

Income tax benefits were $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared with an income tax expense of $0.3 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Net Income/loss

Net loss attributable to NQ Mobile was $21.7 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared with net income of $2.9 million in the same quarter a year ago. Non-GAAP net income attributable to NQ Mobile was $7.1 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared with $10.5 million in the first quarter of 2013.

Cash Flow and Deferred Revenue

Net cash flow generated from operations for the first quarter of 2014 was $12.8 million. Cash and cash equivalents and term deposits together amounted to $274.8 million as of March 31, 2014. Deferred revenue was $20.9 million at the end of the first quarter of 2014.

Second Quarter 2014 Results

Revenues

Net revenues in the second quarter of 2014 increased 97.2% year-over-year to $81.6 million, up from $41.4 million in the same period in 2013.

Mobile value added service revenues increased 9.2% year-over-year to $29.2 million up from $26.8 million in the same period in 2013. The increase in mobile value added service revenues was primarily due to the increase of mobile game revenues, offset by the decrease in consumer mobile security revenues. The increase in mobile game revenues was primarily due to the rapid growth of FL Mobile's game platform and the launch of new games in the second quarter of 2014. The decrease in consumer mobile security revenues was primarily due to the Company's moving its focus away from premium security subscription-based revenues and focusing more on mobile applications and services that can be monetized via advertising.

Advertising revenues increased 176.1% year-over-year to $15.3 million up from $5.5 million in the same period in 2013. Such robust growth was due to increased monetization through advertising and successful third party application referrals mainly from the acquisitions of WAPS and Fanyue, the Company's online and offline advertising networks.

Enterprise mobility revenues increased 342.4% year-over-year to $35.6 million up from $8.1 million in the same period in 2013. This increase is mainly due to the fast growth of the enterprise mobility business as a result of obtaining a premium distributor agreement with Apple Inc. as well as the acquisition of Trustek, which is also a premium distributor for Apple Inc.

Other revenues increased 44.6% year-over-year to $1.5 million up from $ 1.0 million in the same period in 2013. Other revenues are generated primarily by providing technical contract services to third parties and fluctuate as such business is driven by individual projects.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues in the second quarter of 2014 increased 294.6% year-over-year to $54.5 million, up from $13.8 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to the higher cost of products for the enterprise mobility business, which totaled $32.7 million in the second quarter of 2014 compared to $4.9 million in the second quarter in 2013. Advertising inventory costs increased to $8.5 million in the second quarter of 2014 compared to $1.7 million in the second quarter last year. The cost of additional revenue share for the Company's mobile game business increased to $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2014 compared to $0.6 million in the second quarter of last year.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit in the second quarter of 2014 decreased 1.5% year-over-year to $27.2 million down from $27.6 million in the same period in 2013. Gross margin was 33.3% in the second quarter of 2014, compared with 66.7% in the same quarter of last year. Excluding the impact from the enterprise mobility business, gross margin was 55.2% in the second quarter of 2014 compared with 74.6% in the same period last year. The primary reasons for the decline in gross profit and gross margin is detailed in the cost of revenue section above.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses in the second quarter of 2014 increased 84.4% year-over-year to $49.9 million, up from $27.1 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude the expenses incurred for the handling of short seller allegations, share-based compensation, and the interest expense of convertible debts, increased 66.6% year-over-year to $23.4 million up from $14.1 million in the same period in 2013.

Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which exclude share-based compensation, increased 35.1% year-over-year to $7.8 million, up from $5.8 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher staff costs and travel and entertainment costs.

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude expenses incurred for the handling of short seller allegations and share-based compensation, increased 94.6% year-over-year to 10.0 million up from $5.2 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to higher staff costs and legal and professional fees related to acquisitions.

Non-GAAP research and development expenses, which exclude share-based compensation, increased 78.5% year-over-year to $5.6 million up from $3.1 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher staff costs and office related expenses.

Share-based compensation expenses

Share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expense line items, amounted to $25.4 million in the second quarter of 2014, compared to $13.1 million in the corresponding period in 2013. The increase in share-based compensation expenses was mainly due to share options related to the performance conditions granted in relation to the Company's acquisitions.

Income/Loss from Operations and Operating Margin

Loss from operations in the second quarter of 2014 was $22.8 million, compared with the operating income of $0.5 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP operating income decreased 72.1% year-over-year to $3.8 million down from $13.7 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP operating margin was 4.7% in the second quarter of 2014, compared with 33.0% in the same quarter of 2013. Excluding the impact from enterprise mobility business, non-GAAP operating margin was 10.4% in the second quarter of 2014 compared with 38.3% in the same period in 2013.

Foreign Exchange Gain / (Loss), Interest Income and Other Income

Foreign exchange loss was $0.04 million in the second quarter of 2014, compared with a gain of $0.9 million in the same quarter of 2013. Foreign exchange loss was primarily attributable to the depreciation of RMB against the US Dollar. Interest expenses were $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2014, compared with interest income of $0.9 million in the same quarter of 2013. Interest expenses were primarily derived from interest expense of the convertible debts, offset by the interest income from certain term deposits.

Income Tax

Income tax expenses were $1.7 million and the effective tax rate was 10.6% in the second quarter of 2014, compared with an income tax expense of $0.06 million in the same quarter of 2013.

Net Loss

Net loss attributable to NQ Mobile was $16.8 million in the second quarter of 2014, compared with net income of $1.9 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP net income attributable to NQ Mobile was $12.1 million in the second quarter of 2014, compared with $15.0 million in the second quarter of 2013.

Cash Flow and Deferred Revenue

Net cash flow generated from operations for the second quarter of 2014 was $3.0 million. Cash and cash equivalents and term deposits together amounted to $272.8 million as of June 30, 2014. Deferred revenue was $19.3 million at the end of the second quarter of 2014.

Third Quarter 2014 Results

Revenues

Net revenues in the third quarter of 2014 increased 49.8% year-over-year to $81.2 million up from $54.2 million in the same period in 2013.

Mobile value added service revenues decreased 6.7% year-over-year to $25.1 million down from $27.0 million in the same period in 2013. The slight decrease in mobile value added services revenues was primarily due to the decrease in consumer mobile security revenues, offset by the increase of mobile game revenues. The decrease in consumer mobile security revenues was primarily due to the Company moving its focus away from premium security subscription-based revenues and focusing more on mobile applications and services that can be monetized via advertising. The increase in mobile game revenues was primarily due to the rapid growth of FL Mobile's game platform and the launch of new games in the third quarter of 2014.

Advertising revenues increased 84.5% year-over-year to $20.4 million up from $11.0 million for the same period in 2013. Such robust growth was due to increased monetization through advertising and successful third party application referrals resulting mainly from the acquisitions of WAPS and Fanyue, the Company's online and offline advertising networks.

Enterprise mobility revenues increased 125.7% year-over-year to $34.6 million up from $15.3 million in the same period in 2013. This increase is mainly due to the fast growth of the enterprise mobility business as a result of obtaining a premium distributor agreement with Apple Inc. as well as the acquisition of Trustek, which is also a premium distributor for Apple Inc.

Other revenues in the third quarter of 2014 increased 17.8% year-over-year to $1.1 million up from $0.9 million in the same period in 2013. Other revenues are generated primarily by providing technical contract services to third parties thus the revenues fluctuate as such business is driven by individual projects.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues in the third quarter of 2014 increased 167.5% year-over-year to $58.7 million up from $21.9 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to the higher cost of products for the enterprise mobility business, which totaled $29.8 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $10.9 million in the third quarter of 2013. Advertising inventory costs, or the cost that the Company pays developers and other partners for the advertising space (inventory) increased to $12.6 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $4.0million in the third quarter of 2013. The cost of additional revenue share for the mobile game business increased to $5.1 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2013.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit in the third quarter of 2014 decreased 30.2% year-over-year to $22.5 million down from $32.3 million in the same period in 2013. Gross margin was 27.8% in the third quarter of 2014, compared with 59.5% in the same quarter a year ago. Excluding the impact from the enterprise mobility business, gross margin was 41.0% in the third quarter of 2014 compared with 73.3% in the same period last year. The primary reasons for the decline in gross profit and gross margin is detailed in the cost of revenue section above.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses in the third quarter of 2014 increased 16.9% year-over-year to $40.9 million, up from $35.0 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude the expenses incurred for the handling of short seller allegations, share-based compensation, and the interest expense of convertible debts, increased 48.1% year-over-year to $22.7 million up from $15.3 million in the same period in 2013.

Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which exclude share-based compensation, increased 20.1% year-over-year to $7.3 million up from $6.1 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher staff costs and office related expenses.

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude the expenses incurred for the handling of short seller allegations and share-based compensation, increased 68.6% year-over-year to $9.5 million up from $5.6 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to the increase in legal and professional fees related to acquisitions, depreciation and amortization and staff costs.

Non-GAAP research and development expenses, which exclude share-based compensation, increased 63.2% to $5.9 million up from $3.6 million in the same period in 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher staff costs and joint R&D costs.

Share-based compensation expenses

Share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expense line items, were $15.7 million in the third quarter of 2014, comparing to $19.7 million in the corresponding period in 2013. The increase in share-based compensation expenses was mainly due to share options related to the performance conditions granted in relation to the Company's acquisitions.

Income/Loss from Operations and Operating Margin

Loss from operation for the third quarter of 2014 was $18.3 million, compared with the operating loss of $2.7 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP operating loss was $0.05 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared with the operating income of $17.1 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP operating margin was -0.1% in the third quarter of 2014, compared with 31.5% in the same quarter a year ago. Excluding the impact from enterprise mobility business, non-GAAP operating margin was -0.4% in the third quarter of 2014 compared to 39.0% in the same period in 2013.

Foreign Exchange Gain / (Loss), Interest Income and Other Income

Foreign exchange loss was $0.03 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared with a gain of $0.2 million in the same quarter a year ago. Foreign exchange loss was primarily attributable to the depreciation of RMB against the US Dollar. Interest expenses were $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared with interest income of $0.9 million in the same quarter a year ago. Interest expenses were primarily derived from the convertible bonds, partially offset by interest income from certain term deposits.

Income Tax

Income tax expenses were $0.9 million and the effective tax rate was 5.1% in the third quarter of 2014, compared with an income tax expense of $0.9 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Net Income/Loss

Net loss attributable to NQ Mobile was $17.0 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared with the net loss of $2.4 million in the same period in 2013. Non-GAAP net income attributable to NQ Mobile was $3.7 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared with $17.4 million in the third quarter of 2013.

Cash Flow and Deferred Revenue

Net cash flow generated from operations for the third quarter of 2014 was $6.1 million. Cash and cash equivalents and term deposits together amounted to $278.3 million as of September 30, 2014. Deferred revenue was $17.1 million at the end of third quarter of 2014.

Other Significant Events

Board Changes

NQ Mobile also announced today changes to its Board of Directors. A new independent director, Mr. Roland Wu, has been appointed to the Board, effective immediately. In addition, Mr. James Ding and Mr. Xiuming Tao are stepping down from their positions on the Board for personal reasons, effective immediately. At the same time, Mr. Justin Chen has been appointed the chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board. After the appointment of Mr. Roland Wu and the resignation of Messrs. James Ding and Xiuming Tao, the Company now has a total of nine directors on its Board, including five independent directors.

Mr. Roland Wu joins NQ Mobile's Board with extensive experience and in-depth capital markets knowledge, having served in key management roles at several Hong Kong-listed companies over the last fourteen years. He has recently served as Executive Director of China Tycoon Beverage Holdings Limited and Bestway International Holdings Limited. Additionally, Mr. Wu has served as a portfolio manager at Haitong International Asset Management Company and as an investment analyst at Baoying Fund Management Co., Ltd. He has an MBA from Nankai University and a Bachelor of Computer Science from Beijing Jiaotong University.

"We would like to thank both Messers. James Ding and Xiuming Tao for their loyal service and dedication to NQ Mobile over the years, particularly over the past year while we faced many challenges. On behalf of our entire organization, we wish them well on their many other endeavors," commented Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of NQ Mobile, Dr. Vincent Wenyong Shi. "We also welcome Mr. Wu as a new independent director and look forward to benefitting from his knowledge and experience as NQ Mobile focuses on delivering solid growth in 2015 and beyond."

Business Outlook

The Company expects net revenues to be in the range of $82 million and $83 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing the expected full year net revenues to the range of $325 million to $326 million, up from the previously issued range of $320 million to $325 million.

Conference Call Information

NQ Mobile's management team will hold an earnings conference call to discuss its results and outlook at 8:00PM U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 18, 2014, (9:00AM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on Friday, December 19, 2014).

The dial-in details for the conference call are:

U.S. Toll Free:

1-800-742-9301

International:

+1-845-507-1610

Hong Kong:

852-3051-2792

United Kingdom:

44 203-651-4876

China Mainland:

4001203170 or 8008700210

Conference ID:

48350296

Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the conference ID to join the call.

A replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call at 11:00 p.m. U.S. EST on December 18 through January 01, 2015. The dial-in details for the replay are:

U.S. Toll Free:

1-855-452-5696

International:

+1-646-254-3697

Conference ID:

48350296

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this call will be available on the Investor Relations section of NQ Mobile's website at http://ir.nq.com.

Follow us on Twitter @NQMobileIR.

About NQ Mobile

NQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ) is a leading global provider of consumer and enterprise mobile Internet services. NQ Mobile's portfolio of offerings includes mobile security and productivity, mobile search, mobile games & advertising applications for the consumer market and consulting, mobile platforms, and mobility management services for the enterprise market. NQ Mobile maintains dual headquarters in Dallas, Texas, USA and Beijing, China. For more information on NQ Mobile, please visit http://www.nq.com

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), NQ Mobile's management uses non-GAAP measures of cost of revenues, operating expenses, income from operations and net income attributable to NQ Mobile, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expenses, expenses related to the handling of short seller allegations and interest expenses of the convertible debts. The Company also uses non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per ADS, which is the non-GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders divided by weighted average number of diluted ADS.

The Company's non-GAAP financial information is provided as additional information to help the Company's investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors' overall understanding of the historical and current financial performance of the Company's continuing operations and its prospects for the future. The Company's non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. In addition, the Company's calculation of this non-GAAP financial information may be different from the calculation used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

The non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of NQ Mobile's current financial performance and prospects for the future. A limitation of using non-GAAP cost of revenues, operating expenses, income from operations and net income attributable to NQ Mobile, excluding share-based compensation expenses, expenses related to the handling short seller allegations and interest expenses of convertible debts, are that these items has been and may continue to be a significant expense in the Company's business for the foreseeable future. In order to mitigate these limitations the Company has provided specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables include details on the reconciliation between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures the Company has presented.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this press release are forward-looking statements and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates, but involve a number of unknown 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. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

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NQ MOBILE INC.

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)


As of


September 30,

2014


June 30,

2014


March 31,

2014


December 31,

2013


US$


US$


US$


US$

ASSETS








Current assets:








Cash and cash equivalents

173,849


168,311


172,434


179,718

Term deposits

104,478


104,473


102,404


103,331

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of US$8,961, US$8,647, US$7,031 and US$3,918 as of September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 respectively

79,028


81,435


82,880


81,908

Inventory

3,337


6,803


10,273


8,443

Deferred tax assets, current portion

1,978


1,776


1,637


1,131

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

39,597


31,325


34,368


42,761

Total current assets

402,267


394,123


403,996


417,292

Equity investments

36,163


31,510


37,084


81,972

Property and equipment, net

5,092


4,719


4,238


3,615

Intangible assets, net

36,884


39,835


30,059


18,533

Goodwill

319,417


319,401


179,203


76,020

Deferred tax assets, non-current portion

1,952


1,720


773


278

Other non-current assets

16,896


15,743


12,767


11,652

Total Assets

818,671


807,051


668,120


609,362

LIABILITIES








Current liabilities:








Receipt in advance

1,545


551


5,192


5,383

Accounts payable

18,374


16,435


14,525


11,726

Deferred revenue

17,103


19,320


20,933


21,072

Consideration payable of acquiring an associate

-


-


-


25,217

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

47,957


36,003


32,969


26,401

Tax payable

4,964


3,441


3,901


4,084

Total current liabilities

89,943


75,750


77,520


93,883

Noncurrent liabilities:








Convertible debts

172,500


172,500


172,500


172,500

Deferred tax and other liabilities

9,261


9,864


5,733


2,823

Total Liabilities

271,704


258,114


255,753


269,206

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY








NQ Mobile Inc.'s shareholders' equity

489,165


490,532


382,371


333,752

Non-controlling interest

57,802


58,405


29,996


6,404

Total shareholders' equity

546,967


548,937


412,367


340,156

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

818,671


807,051


668,120


609,362











NQ MOBILE INC.

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(In thousands, except for share and per share data)



Three months ended



September 30,

2014


June 30,

2014


March 31,

2014


September 30,

2013


June 30,

2013


March 31,

2013



US$


US$


US$


US$


US$


US$














Net Revenues













Mobile Value Added Services


25,074


29,269


27,348


26,875


26,793


22,744

Advertising Services


20,376


15,273


16,812


11,043


5,531


3,316

Enterprise Mobility


34,642


35,614


34,434


15,347


8,050


6,112

Other Services


1,103


1,481


1,202


936


1,024


1,066

Total net revenues


81,195


81,637


79,796


54,201


41,398


33,238














Cost of revenues*


(58,656)


(54,465)


(50,382)


(21,928)


(13,804)


(10,463)














Gross profit


22,539


27,172


29,414


32,273


27,594


22,775














Operating expenses:













Selling and marketing expenses*


(7,786)


(8,109)


(7,441)


(6,588)


(6,384)


(5,057)

General and administrative expenses*


(26,955)


(35,912)


(36,702)


(24,290)


(16,954)


(11,812)

Research and development expenses*


(6,115)


(5,912)


(5,235)


(4,083)


(3,738)


(3,570)

Total operating expenses


(40,856)


(49,933)


(49,378)


(34,961)


(27,076)


(20,439)














(Loss)/Income from operations


(18,317)


(22,761)


(19,964)


(2,688)


518


2,336














Interest (expense)/income


(1,547)


(1,410)


(1,301)


901


876


838

Foreign exchange (loss) /gain, net


(33)


(43)


(777)


201


900


108

Investment income


2,538


10,080


368


-


-


5

Investment impairment


(2,112)


(2,068)


(1,187)


-


-


-

Other income, net


2,686


470


181


84


114


194

(Loss)/Income before income taxes


(16,785)


(15,732)


(22,680)


(1,502)


2,408


3,481

Income tax (expense)/benefit


(856)


(1,671)


457


(903)


(64)


(323)

Net (loss)/income


(17,641)


(17,403)


(22,223)


(2,405)


2,344


3,158

Net loss/(income) attributable to the non-controlling interest


605


600


556


55


(434)


(298)

Net (loss)/income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc.


(17,036)


(16,803)


(21,667)


(2,350)


1,910


2,860














Net (loss)/income


(17,641)


(17,403)


(22,223)


(2,405)


2,344


3,158

Foreign currency translation adjustment


20


289


(2,687)


863


1,895


317

Comprehensive (loss)/income


(17,621)


(17,114)


(24,910)


(1,542)


4,239


3,475

Comprehensive loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest


605


600


556


55


(434)


(298)

Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc.


(17,016)


(16,514)


(24,358)


(1,487)


3,805


3,177














Net (loss)/ earnings per Class A and Class B common share, basic


(0.0377)


(0.0443)


(0.0671)


(0.0083)


0.0074


0.0114

Net (loss)/earnings per Class A and Class B common share, diluted


(0.0377)


(0.0443)


(0.0671)


(0.0083)


0.0066


0.0101

Net (loss)/earnings per ADS, basic


(0.1885)


(0.2215)


(0.3355)


(0.0415)


0.0370


0.0570

Net (loss)/earnings per ADS, diluted


(0.1885)


(0.2215)


(0.3355)


(0.0415)


0.0330


0.0505

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding :













Basic


451,839,042


379,671,632


322,703,307


284,530,717


257,398,054


251,661,693

Diluted


451,839,042


379,671,632


322,703,307


284,530,717


290,964,809


281,994,344

Weighted average number of ADS outstanding :













Basic


90,367,808


75,934,326


64,540,661


56,906,143


51,479,611


50,332,339

Diluted


90,367,808


75,934,326


64,540,661


56,906,143


58,192,962


56,398,869

*Share-based compensation expense included in:













Cost of revenues


94


58


59


97


114


109

Selling and marketing expenses


481


317


423


505


617


892

General and administrative expenses


14,895


24,700


22,601


18,660


11,797


5,979

Research and development expenses


230


321


351


477


605


636



15,700


25,396


23,434


19,739


13,133


7,616



NQ MOBILE INC.

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(In thousands, except for share and per share data)




Nine months ended




September 30,

2014


September 30,

2013




US$


US$







Net Revenues






Mobile Value Added Services



81,691


76,412

Advertising Services



52,461


19,890

Enterprise Mobility



104,690


29,509

Other Services



3,786


3,026

Total net revenues



242,628


128,837







Cost of revenues*



(163,503)


(46,195)







Gross profit



79,125


82,642







Operating expenses:






Selling and marketing expenses*



(23,336)


(18,029)

General and administrative expenses*



(99,569)


(53,056)

Research and development expenses*



(17,262)


(11,391)

Total operating expenses



(140,167)


(82,476)







(Loss)/Income from operations



(61,042)


166







Interest (expense)/income



(4,258)


2,615

Foreign exchange (loss)/gain, net



(853)


1,209

Investment income



12,986


5

Investment impairment



(5,367)


-

Other income, net



3,337


392

(Loss)/Income before income taxes



(55,197)


4,387

Income tax expense



(2,070)


(1,290)

Net (loss)/income



(57,267)


3,097

Net loss/(income) attributable to the non-controlling interest



1,761


(677)

Net (loss)/income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc.



(55,506)


2,420







Net (loss)/income



(57,267)


3,097

Foreign currency translation adjustment



(2,378)


3,075

Comprehensive (loss)/income



(59,645)


6,172

Comprehensive loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest



1,761


(677)

Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc.



(57,886)


5,495







Net (loss)/earnings per Class A and Class B common share, basic



(0.1441)


0.0091

Net(loss)/ earnings per Class A and Class B common share, diluted



(0.1441)


0.0082

Net(loss)/ earnings per ADS, basic



(0.7205)


0.0455

Net(loss)/ earnings per ADS, diluted



(0.7205)


0.0410

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding :






Basic



385,206,398


264,650,552

Diluted



385,206,398


296,178,059

Weighted average number of ADS outstanding :






Basic



77,041,280


52,930,110

Diluted



77,041,280


59,235,612

*Share-based compensation expense included in:






Cost of revenues



211


320

Selling and marketing expenses



1,221


2,014

General and administrative expenses



62,196


36,436

Research and development expenses



902


1,718




64,530


40,488




NQ MOBILE INC.

NON-GAAP MEASURE RECONCILIATIONS

(In thousands)



Three months ended



September 30,

2014


June 30,

2014


March 31,

2014


September 30,

2013


June 30,

2013


March 31,

2013



US$


US$




US$


US$


US$



























Selling and marketing expenses under GAAP


(7,786)


(8,109)


(7,441)


(6,588)


(6,384)


(5,057)

Adjustment (a)


481


317


423


505


617


892

Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses


(7,305)


(7,792)


(7,018)


(6,083)


(5,767)


(4,165)














General and administrative expenses under GAAP


(26,955)


(35,912)


(36,702)


(24,290)


(16,954)


(11,812)

Adjustment (a)


14,895


24,700


22,601


18,660


11,797


5,979

Adjustment (b)


2,570


1,174


3,081


-


-


-

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses


(9,490)


(10,038)


(11,020)


(5,630)


(5,157)


(5,833)














Research and development expenses under GAAP


(6,115)


(5,912)


(5,235)


(4,083)


(3,738)


(3,570)

Adjustment (a)


230


321


351


477


605


636

Non-GAAP research and development expenses


(5,885)


(5,591)


(4,884)


(3,606)


(3,133)


(2,934)














(Loss)/Income from operations under GAAP


(18,317)


(22,761)


(19,964)


(2,688)


518


2,336

Adjustment (a)


15,700


25,396


23,434


19,739


13,133


7,616

Adjustment (b)


2,570


1,174


3,081


-


-


-

Non-GAAP (loss)/income from operations


(47)


3,809


6,551


17,051


13,651


9,952














Net (loss)/income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc. under GAAP


(17,036)


(16,803)


(21,667)


(2,350)


1,910


2,860

Adjustment (a)


15,700


25,396


23,434


19,739


13,133


7,616

Adjustment (b)


2,570


1,174


3,081


-


-


-

Adjustment (c)


2,497


2,382


2,268


-


-


-

Non-GAAP net income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc.


3,731


12,149


7,116


17,389


15,043


10,476














Non-GAAP weighted average number of ADS outstanding:













Basic


90,367,808


75,934,326


64,540,661


56,906,143


51,479,611


50,332,339

Diluted


93,608,747


81,853,107


73,127,632


63,042,766


58,192,962


56,398,869














Non-GAAP earnings per ADS, basic


0.0413


0.1600


0.1103


0.3056


0.2922


0.2081

Non-GAAP earnings per ADS, diluted


0.0399


0.1484


0.0973


0.2758


0.2585


0.1857

(a) Adjustment to exclude the share-based compensation expense of each period

(b) Adjustment to exclude the expense incurred for the handling short seller allegation

(c) Adjustment to exclude the interest expense of convertible debts


NQ MOBILE INC.

NON-GAAP MEASURE RECONCILIATIONS

(In thousands)



Nine months ended



September 30,

2014


September 30,

2013



US$


US$











Selling and marketing expenses under GAAP


(23,336)


(18,029)

Adjustment (a)


1,221


2,014

Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses


(22,115)


(16,015)






General and administrative expenses under GAAP


(99,569)


(53,056)

Adjustment (a)


62,196


36,436

Adjustment (b)


6,825


-

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses


(30,548)


(16,620)






Research and development expenses under GAAP


(17,262)


(11,391)

Adjustment (a)


902


1,718

Non-GAAP research and development expenses


(16,360)


(9,673)






(Loss)/income from operations under GAAP


(61,042)


166

Adjustment (a)


64,530


40,488

Adjustment (b)


6,825


-

Non-GAAP income from operations


10,313


40,654






Net (loss)/income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc. under GAAP


(55,506)


2,420

Adjustment (a)


64,530


40,488

Adjustment (b)


6,825


-

Adjustment (c)


7,147


-

Non-GAAP net income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc.


22,996


42,908






Non-GAAP weighted average number of ADS outstanding:





Basic


77,041,280


52,930,110

Diluted


82,956,843


59,235,612






Non-GAAP earnings per ADS, basic


0.2985


0.8107

Non-GAAP earnings per ADS, diluted


0.2772


0.7244

(a) Adjustment to exclude the share-based compensation expense of each period

(b) Adjustment to exclude the expense incurred for the handling short seller allegation

(c) Adjustment to exclude the interest expense of convertible debts

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