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ChinaEdu Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Results

2013-03-27 21:10 1580

BEIJING, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ChinaEdu Corporation (NASDAQ: CEDU) ("ChinaEdu" or the "Company"), a leading online educational services provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.[1]

Fourth Quarter 2012 Highlights

  • Total net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $21.8 million, a 12.4 percent increase from $19.4 million in the corresponding period in 2011. Total net revenue exceeded Company guidance for the quarter.
  • Net revenue from online degree programs was $17.7 million, an increase of 13.9 percent from $15.5 million in the corresponding period of 2011.
  • Net income attributable to ChinaEdu was $2.4 million, an increase of 552.8 percent from $0.4 million in the corresponding period of 2011.
  • Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu[2] was $2.9 million, an increase of 257.9 percent from $0.8 million in the corresponding period of 2011.
  • Net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS[3] was $0.144, an increase of 542.9 percent from $0.022 in the corresponding period of 2011.
  • Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS[4] was $0.173, an increase of 248.4 percent from $0.050 in the corresponding period of 2011.
  • The number of revenue students[5] enrolled in online degree programs during the Fall 2012 semester increased 5.1 percent year-over-year to approximately 207,000 students.

Full Year 2012 Highlights

  • Total net revenue for 2012 was $78.4 million, a 12.0 percent increase from $70.0 million in 2011.
  • Net revenue from online degree programs was $63.1 million, an increase of 13.3 percent from $55.7 million in 2011.
  • Net income attributable to ChinaEdu was $6.1 million, an increase of 125.7 percent from $2.7 million in the corresponding period of 2011.
  • Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu was $9.0 million, an increase of 102.4 percent from $4.4 million in 2011.
  • Net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS was $0.362, an increase of 126.0 percent from $0.161 in 2011.
  • Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS was $0.535, an increase of 103.0 percent from $0.263 in 2011.
  • The number of revenue students in online degree programs during 2012 increased roughly 12.4 percent over 2011 to approximately 400,000 students.

Julia Huang, executive chairman of ChinaEdu commented, "2012 was another successful year for ChinaEdu. Remaining focused on growth in our online degree programs, we expanded enrollment during the year to 400,000 revenue students. There were exciting developments in other areas of our business in 2012 as well. Particularly, several non-degree continued education programs for teachers were launched in 2012 and our recently expanded K-12 online interactive tutoring and Q&A programs have already gained traction and are showing encouraging results. Furthermore, enrollments at our private schools grew beyond expectations during the year as our brand name continues to draw in talented students." She continued, "As we look to 2013, we will continue to grow our core business and explore opportunities that leverage our online-learning enabling capabilities. We remain committed to technological innovation in education and will continue to develop next generation technology platforms and interactive and mobile learning applications. Online learning has become more acceptable to users and mobile devices have become more readily available. We plan to penetrate the market further, applying our technological advantage across all areas of our business platform."

Mr. Simon Mei, chief financial officer commented, "Recognizing our success in 2012 and the opportunities that lay ahead, the Company recently decided to make a major reinvestment in our business by negotiating a repurchase of shares. The repurchase program was completed at the end of February 2013. The Company repurchased 19,695,552 ordinary shares or the equivalent 6,565,184 ADSs. This is equal to 36.9% of the total issued ordinary shares of 53,428,219 prior to the transaction. The completion of the stock repurchase reflects the board of directors' and management's continued commitment to enhancing stockholder value, as well as confidence for the company's future business perspectives. Other factors being equal, the stock repurchase will increase the Company's earnings per share."

Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2012

Net Revenue

Total net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $21.8 million, a 12.4 percent increase from $19.4 million in the corresponding period in 2011.

Net revenue from online degree programs for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $17.7 million, a 13.9 percent increase over $15.5 million in the corresponding period in 2011. The increase in net revenue from online degree programs was primarily related to continued expansion and optimization of the Company's learning centers network, as well as organic growth in revenue students enrolled in online degree programs. Enrollment for the 2012 Fall semester online degree programs was approximately 207,000 revenue students, a 5.1 percent increase from approximately 197,000 revenue students enrolled in the Fall semester in 2011.

As of December 31 2012, ChinaEdu's learning centers network was providing recruiting services for 22 universities with 118 operational learning centers, of which 57 were proprietary centers[6] and 61 were contracted centers[7]. This compares to 105 operational learning centers as of December 31, 2011, of which 61 were proprietary and 44 were contracted centers.

Net revenue from non-degree programs, including online tutoring programs, private primary and secondary schools and international and elite curriculum programs in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $4.1 million, a 6.4 percent increase from $3.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Of that, approximately $0.4 million was attributable to increased enrollment at our private school in the city of Anqing.

Cost of Revenue

Total cost of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $9.8 million, an increase of 13.3 percent, from $8.7 million in the corresponding period of 2011.

Cost of revenue for online degree programs in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $6.8 million, an increase of 16.2 percent compared to $5.8 million in the corresponding period of 2011. The increase in cost of revenue is mainly attributable to increased staff related costs.

Cost of revenue for non-degree programs in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $3.0 million, an increase of 7.4 percent from $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. The increase is attributable to increases in staff related costs and service fees for the private school in Anqing as well as the online tutoring program.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $11.9 million, compared to $10.7 million in the corresponding period of 2011. Gross margin decreased slightly to 54.8 percent, compared to 55.1 percent for the corresponding period in 2011.

Gross margin for online degree programs decreased slightly to 61.6 percent, from 62.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011. The decrease was primarily due to an overall increase in the percentage of total net revenue contributed by the Company's learning centers network. The learning centers network's sales and service based model results in a higher cost of sales, whereas the joint venture model is more operationally driven. In general, more revenue generated from learning centers results in lower gross margin for our overall online degree programs.

Gross margin for online tutoring programs decreased to 37.7 percent, from 55.7 percent in fourth quarter of 2011, mainly due to the increased service fees associated with the expansion of the Company's interactive course offerings.

Gross margin for private schools in the fourth quarter of 2012 decreased to 20.4 percent, compared to 24.8 percent in the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease of gross margin was primarily due to increased labor costs at our private school in Anqing.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses were $7.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, a decrease of 3.6 percent, from $7.9 million in the corresponding period in 2011. As a percentage of net revenue, total operating expenses decreased to 34.8 percent, compared to 40.6 percent in the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease in total operating expense was the result of the following:

  • General and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $3.7 million, a decrease of 4.8 percent from $3.9 million in the corresponding period in 2011. As a percentage of net revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 16.9 percent from 20.0 percent in the same period in 2011.
  • Selling and marketing expenses were $2.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, a decrease of 6.8 percent compared to $2.5 million in the corresponding period in 2011. As a percentage of net revenue, selling and marketing expenses decreased to 10.6 percent from 12.7 percent in the same period in 2011. The decrease in selling and marketing expenses was primarily due to a reduction in barter transactions related to online tutoring programs.
  • Research and development expenses for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $1.6 million, an increase of 4.6 percent compared to $1.5 million in the corresponding period in 2011. As a percentage of net revenue, the research and development expense was 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing from 7.9 percent in the same period of 2011. The slight increase in research and development expenses was primarily attributable to increased staff costs.

Income from Operations

Income from operations in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $4.3 million, an increase of 54.5 percent compared to $2.8 million in the corresponding period of 2011. Operating margin increased to 19.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to 14.5 percent in the corresponding period of 2011.

Adjusted income from operations, a non-GAAP measure defined as income from operations excluding share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, land use rights and intangible assets impairment, was $4.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase of 48.6 percent compared to $3.3 million in the corresponding period of 2011.

Adjusted operating margin, a non-GAAP measure defined as the ratio of adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP) over net revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2012 increased to 22.3 percent, compared to 16.9 percent for the corresponding period of 2011.

Interest and Investment Income

Interest and investment income for the fourth quarter of 2012 remained stable at $0.5 million, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2011.

Income Tax Expense

In the fourth quarter of 2012, income tax expense was $0.9 million and the effective income tax rate was 17.5 percent.

Net Income Attributable to Non-controlling Interests

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests remained stable at $1.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $1.7 million in the corresponding period in 2011.

Net Income Attributable to ChinaEdu

Net income attributable to ChinaEdu, which is net income, excluding net income attributable to non-controlling interests, was $2.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, representing a significant increase of 552.8 percent from $0.4 million in the corresponding period of 2011. The increase was primarily due to an increase in gross profit across online degree programs, as well as effective expenses control.

Net income attributable to ChinaEdu per basic and diluted ADS was $0.154 and $0.144, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $0.024 and $0.022, respectively, for the corresponding period in 2011.

Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu (non-GAAP) was $2.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $0.8 million in the corresponding period of 2011. Adjusted net margin, a non-GAAP measure defined as the ratio of adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu (non-GAAP) over net revenue, was 13.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to 4.2 percent in the corresponding period of 2011.

Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per basic and diluted ADS (non-GAAP) was $0.185 and $0.173 respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $0.051 and $0.050, respectively, for the corresponding period of 2011.

Deferred Revenue

As of December 31, 2012, deferred revenue was $23.2 million, consisting of current deferred revenue in the amount of $21.5 million and non-current deferred revenue in the amount of $1.7 million.

In general, Fall semester tuition for online degree programs is received during the fourth quarter but is recognized both in the fourth quarter of the current year and the first quarter of the following year.

Private school revenue is received in September, but amortized over 6 or 12 months while online tutoring program revenue can be received at program enrollment and is mostly amortized within 12 months.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Term Deposits

As of December 31, 2012, the Company reported cash and cash equivalents and term deposits of $76.7 million, which primarily consisted of cash and cash equivalents, and term deposits with original maturity terms of greater than three months but less than one year.

Amounts Due from Related Parties

Amounts due from related parties, which represents cash owed to the Company by collaborative alliance partners, were $48.5 million as of December 31, 2012 compared to $38.2 million as of December 31, 2011.

Fiscal Year 2012 Results

Net Revenue

Total net revenue in 2012 was $78.4 million, an increase of 12.0 percent from $70.0 million in 2011.

Net revenue from online degree programs in 2012 was $63.1 million, a 13.3 percent increase from $55.7 million in 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to strong enrollment growth in online degree programs in 2012, particularly through our learning centers network. In aggregate, the number of revenue students enrolled in online degree programs was approximately 400,000 in 2012, a 12.4 percent increase from approximately 356,000 revenue students enrolled in online degree programs in 2011.

Net revenue from non-degree programs in 2012 was $15.2 million, compared to $14.2 million in 2011. The 7.0 percent increase was primarily attributable to increased student enrollments and increased tuition fees at our Anqing private school.

Cost of Revenue

Total cost of revenue in 2012 was $32.4 million, an increase of 8.9 percent from $29.8 million in 2011.

Cost of revenue for online degree programs in 2012 was $22.1 million, an increase of 10.8 percent compared to $19.9 million in 2011. The increase in cost of revenue was primarily due to an increase in staff costs resulting from headcount increases across the Company, as well as an increase in courseware costs related to new training courses and the growth of student body. Additionally, the learning centers network's sales and service based model results in a higher cost of sales. The more revenue generated from learning centers, the higher the cost of revenue incurred.

Cost of revenue for non-degree programs in 2012 was $10.3 million, an increase of 5.0 percent compared to $9.8 million in 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to increased staff and transportation costs at the Anqing School, as well as an increase in service costs and leasing costs related to our online tutoring business.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for 2012 was $45.9 million, an increase of 14.4 percent compared with $40.2 million in 2011.

Gross margin in 2012 was 58.6 percent, compared with gross margin of 57.4 percent in 2011. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net revenue coupled with stringent cost controls over the year.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses in 2012 were $31.3 million, a 4.1 percent increase from $30.1 million in 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the following:

  • General and administrative expenses in 2012 were $16.1 million, a 6.7 percent increase from $15.1 million in 2011. The increase was mainly the result of an early termination of a lease agreement, an increase in stock related expenses due to the granting of restricted shares for staff, as well as an increase in conference attendance and travel costs.
  • Selling and marketing expenses in 2012 were $7.8 million, an 8.3 percent decrease from $8.5 million in 2011. The decrease in selling and marketing expenses was primarily attributable to a significant decrease in marketing activities surrounding international and elite curriculum programs.
  • Research and development expenses in 2012 were $6.5 million, flat with 2011.
  • The Company incurred an intangible asset impairment charge in relation to the BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) and FEC (Friendly Experimental Class) programs in the international and elite curriculum division in the third quarter of 2012, resulting in an aggregate non-cash charge of $0.9 million (RMB5.9 million).
  • Share-based compensation in 2012, which was allocated to the related cost of revenue and operating expense line items, was $1.3 million, increased 27.4% percent from $1.0 million in 2011.

Income from Operations

Income from operations was $14.6 million in 2012, an increase of 44.9 percent from $10.1 million in 2011. Operating margin was 18.7 percent in 2012, compared to 14.4 percent in 2011.

Adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP) in 2012 was $17.6 million, an increase of 48.1 percent compared to $11.9 million in 2011. Adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP) was 22.5 percent in 2012, compared to 17.0 percent in 2011.

Interest Income and Investment Income

Interest income and investment income increased 52.1 percent to $2.4 million in 2012, compared to $1.6 million in 2011. Interest income increased $0.7 million while investment income increased $0.1 million in 2012.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense in 2012 was $4.2 million, compared with $2.7 million in 2011. The 2012 effective tax rate was 24.1 percent, compared with 23.2 percent of 2011.

Net Income Attributable to Non-controlling Interests

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was $7.3 million in 2012, an increase of 14.1 percent compared to $6.4 million in 2011. The increase was primarily due to the non-controlling interest impact related to the increase in net income from online degree programs.

Net Income attributable to ChinaEdu

Net income attributable to ChinaEdu was $6.1 million in 2012, representing an increase of 125.7 percent from $2.7 million in 2011. Net margin was 7.8 percent in 2012, compared to 3.9 percent in 2011.

Adjusted net margin was 11.5 percent in 2012, compared to 6.4 percent in 2011.

First Quarter 2013 Guidance

ChinaEdu management expects total net revenue in the first quarter of 2013 to range from RMB116 million to RMB120 million or $18.6 million to $19.3 million, representing a 1.8 percent to 5.3 percent increase from RMB114 million or $18.3 million compared to the corresponding period in 2012.

Conference Call

ChinaEdu's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on March 28, 2013 (8:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on March 28, 2013).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

International:

+65 67239382

Hong Kong:

+852 25214709

United States:

+1 (718) 354-1231



Toll-free China, Mobile:

4006208038

Toll-free China:

8008190121

Toll-free United States:

1 (866) 519-4004

Conference ID:

21948711

Conference Password:

ChinaEdu

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of ChinaEdu's website at http://ir.chinaedu.net and a replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone until April 5, 2013.

Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows:

Toll Free United States

+1 (855) 452-5696

International

+61 2 8199 0299

Conference ID:

21948711

Conference Password:

ChinaEdu

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the unaudited condensed consolidated financial information presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), the Company uses non-GAAP measures of income from operations and net income attributable to ChinaEdu, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain non-cash items of share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets and land use rights and intangible assets impairment. Adjusted operating margin is defined as the ratio of adjusted operating income from operation over net revenue. Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per basic and diluted ADS are non-GAAP measures which are computed using adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu over the number of ADSs used in net income attributable to ChinaEdu per basic and diluted ADS calculation.

These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the investors' overall understanding of the Company's current and past financial performance in on-going core operations as well as prospects for the future. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. Management considers the non-GAAP information as important measures internally and therefore deems it important to provide all of this information to investors.

About ChinaEdu

ChinaEdu Corporation is an educational services provider in China, incorporated as an exempted limited liability company in the Cayman Islands. Established in 1999, the Company's primary business is to provide comprehensive services to the online degree programs of leading Chinese universities. These services include academic program development, technology services, enrollment marketing, student support services and finance operations. The Company's other lines of businesses include the operation of private primary and secondary schools, online interactive tutoring services and providing marketing, support for international and elite curriculum programs and online learning community for adult students.

The Company believes it is the largest service provider to online degree programs in China in terms of the number of higher education institutions that are served and the number of student enrollments supported. The Company currently has entered into collaborative alliances with 12 universities, ranging from 10 to 50 years in length. The Company has also entered into technology agreements with 6 universities. Besides, ChinaEdu performs recruiting services for 22 universities through nationwide learning center network.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including certain plans, expectations, goals, and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control which may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011, and in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

[1]

The reporting currency of the Company is RMB, but for the convenience of the reader, the amounts for the three months and the years ended on December 31, 2012 and 2011 are presented in U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars were made at the rate of RMB6.2301 to $1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on December 31, 2012 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or U.S. dollar amounts referred could be converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. For analytical presentation, all percentages are calculated using the numbers presented in the financial statements contained in this earnings release. An explanation of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures is included in the section entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below, and the related reconciliations to GAAP financial measures are presented in the accompanying financial statements.

[2]

"Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu" is a non-GAAP measure defined as net income attributable to ChinaEdu excluding share-based compensation net of non-controlling interests' portion, amortization of intangible assets and land use rights, and intangible assets impairment.

[3]

"ADS" is American Depositary Share. Each ADS represents three ordinary shares.

[4]

"Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS" is a non-GAAP measure which is computed using adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu over the number of ADSs used in net income attributable to ChinaEdu per diluted ADS calculation.

[5]

"Revenue students" refers to students of university online degree programs who have paid tuitions. The numbers for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are revenue students in fall 2012 and fall 2011, respectively. The numbers for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are total revenue students in spring 2012 and fall 2012, in spring 2011 and fall 2011 respectively.

[6]

Proprietary centers refer to self-owned learning centers operated either under the Company's own brand name or the brand name of a university pursuant to a licensing arrangement with that university.

[7]

Contracted centers refer to agreement with third party learning centers pursuant to which the Company only provides assistance applying for approval from provincial level education authorities as well as securing additional university online degree programs. In return, the Company receives a percentage of the tuition earned by these third party learning centers.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Helen Plummer
Senior Investor Relations Coordinator
ChinaEdu Corporation
Phone: +1 908-442-9395
E-mail: helen@chinaedu.net

Simon Mei
Chief Financial Officer
ChinaEdu Corporation
Phone: +86 13810568391
E-mail: simon@chinaedu.net

ChinaEdu Corporation

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, unaudited)



December 31, 2011

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2012



RMB

RMB

US$






Current assets:





Cash and cash equivalents

273,746

385,922

61,945


Term deposits

98,163

92,028

14,772


Short-term investments

34,648

23,575

3,784


Accounts receivable, net

31,478

34,917

5,605


Prepaid expenses and other current assets

22,725

23,455

3,763


Amounts due from related parties-current

238,016

260,184

41,762


Deferred tax assets-current

5,697

9,571

1,536

Total current assets

704,473

829,652

133,167


Property and equipment, net

239,210

238,563

38,292


Amounts due from related party-non-current

-

41,979

6,739


Land use rights

26,657

26,049

4,181


Deposits paid for acquisition of property and equipment

17,902

3,873

622


Deferred tax assets-non-current

8,217

2,085

335


Long-term investments

-

801

129


Rental deposits

2,213

1,497

240


Acquired intangible assets, net

63,638

54,499

8,748


Goodwill

43,255

43,255

6,943

Total assets

1,105,565

1,242,253

199,396






Liabilities and equity




Current liabilities:





Accounts payable (including accounts payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the
Group of 1,975 and 2,007 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

2,239

2,401

385


Deferred revenues-current (including deferred revenues of the consolidated VIE without recourse to
the Group of 20,525 and 23,518 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

125,332

134,175

21,537


Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued expenses and other current
liabilities of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Group of 18,644 and 22,113
as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

91,980

113,558

18,228


Amounts due to related parties-current (including amounts due to related parties of the consolidated
VIE without recourse to the Group of 1,953 and 1,926 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012,
respectively)

13,146

35,507

5,699


Income taxes payable (including income taxes payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the
Group of 8,893 and 10,004 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

51,448

49,294

7,912


Other taxes payable (including other taxes payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the
Group of 3,047 and 4,442 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

21,970

27,294

4,381

Total current liabilities

306,115

362,229

58,142


Deferred revenues-non-current (including deferred revenues of the consolidated VIE without recourse
to the Group of 33 and 29 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

12,059

10,654

1,710


Deferred tax liabilities-non-current (including deferred tax liabilities of the consolidated VIE without
recourse to the Group of 1,017 and 978 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

9,243

13,473

2,163


Unrecognized tax benefit (including unrecognized tax benefit of the consolidated VIE without
recourse to the Group of 2,364 and 3,555 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

6,089

8,795

1,412

Total liabilities

333,506

395,151

63,427






ChinaEdu shareholders' equity

604,806

650,191

104,363


Noncontrolling interests

167,253

196,911

31,606

Total equity

772,059

847,102

135,969

Total liabilities and equity

1,105,565

1,242,253

199,396

ChinaEdu Corporation

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands,except for percentage, share, and per share information)




Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended



December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012



RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$














Gross Revenue *


123,127


135,889


21,812


453,116


504,052


80,904














Business Tax


2,569


347


55


17,257


15,730


2,525














Net Revenue:













Online degree programs


96,760


110,230


17,693


347,107


393,343


63,135

Online tutoring programs


6,057


6,843


1,099


25,755


25,266


4,055

Private primary and secondary schools


14,088


16,275


2,613


49,653


59,937


9,620

International and elite curriculum programs


3,653


2,194


352


13,344


9,776


1,569

Total net revenue


120,558


135,542


21,757


435,859


488,322


78,379














Cost of revenue:













Online degree programs


36,433


42,353


6,798


124,242


137,689


22,101

Online tutoring programs


2,683


4,262


684


9,107


11,861


1,904

Private primary and secondary schools


10,589


12,962


2,081


36,127


42,713


6,856

International and elite curriculum programs


4,393


1,741


279


16,128


9,846


1,580

Total cost of revenue


54,098


61,318


9,842


185,604


202,109


32,441














Gross profit:













Online degree programs


60,327


67,877


10,895


222,865


255,654


41,034

Online tutoring programs


3,374


2,581


415


16,648


13,405


2,151

Private primary and secondary schools


3,499


3,313


532


13,526


17,224


2,764

International and elite curriculum programs


(740)


453


73


(2,784)


(70)


(11)

Total gross profit


66,460


74,224


11,915


250,255


286,213


45,938














Online degree programs


62.3%


61.6%


61.6%


64.2%


65.0%


65.0%

Online tutoring programs


55.7%


37.7%


37.7%


64.6%


53.1%


53.1%

Private primary and secondary schools


24.8%


20.4%


20.4%


27.2%


28.7%


28.7%

International and elite curriculum programs


(20.3%)


20.6%


20.6%


(20.9%)


(0.7%)


(0.7%)

Gross margin


55.1%


54.8%


54.8%


57.4%


58.6%


58.6%














Operating expenses:













General and administrative


24,121


22,961


3,685


93,950


100,204


16,084

Selling and marketing


15,362


14,313


2,297


52,777


48,407


7,770

Research and development


9,487


9,927


1,593


40,589


40,512


6,503

Intangible assets impairment


-


-


-


-


5,901


947

Total operating expenses


48,970


47,201


7,575


187,316


195,024


31,304

Income from operations


17,490


27,023


4,340


62,939


91,189


14,634

Operating margin


14.5%


19.9%


19.9%


14.4%


18.7%


18.7%














Interest income


2,641


3,330


536


8,843


13,253


2,127

Gain on disposal of assets


-


894


143


-


2,197


353

Investment income


166


-


-


832


1,460


234

Other income


284


459


74


1,003


1,376


221

Income before income tax and equity method investments


20,581


31,706


5,093


73,617


109,475


17,569

Income tax expense


(7,691)


(5,603)


(899)


(17,044)


(26,427)


(4,242)

Net income before income from equity method investments


12,890


26,103


4,194


56,573


83,048


13,327

Income from equity method investments, net of taxes


-


261


42


-


261


42

Net income


12,890


26,364


4,236


56,573


83,309


13,369

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests


(10,557)


(11,134)


(1,787)


(39,752)


(45,338)


(7,277)

Net income attributable to ChinaEdu


2,333


15,230


2,449


16,821


37,971


6,092

Net margin


1.9%


11.2%


11.2%


3.9%


7.8%


7.8%














Net income attributable to ChinaEdu per ADS:













Basic


0.15


0.96


0.154


1.06


2.40


0.385

Diluted


0.14


0.90


0.144


1.00


2.26


0.362














Weighted average aggregate number of ADSs outstanding:













Basic


15,756,432


15,880,826


15,880,826


15,817,977


15,841,125


15,841,125

Diluted


16,569,830


17,001,590


17,001,590


16,889,743


16,829,078


16,829,078



























* Gross revenue is detailed as follows:













Online degree programs


98,978


110,363


17,714


362,888


407,869


65,466

Online tutoring programs


6,177


7,025


1,128


26,381


25,874


4,153

Private primary and secondary schools


14,106


16,289


2,615


49,726


60,066


9,641

International and elite curriculum programs


3,866


2,212


355


14,121


10,243


1,644

ChinaEdu Corporation

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, unaudited)



Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended


December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012


RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$

Net income

12,890


26,364


4,236


56,573


83,309


13,369

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes












Foreign currency translation adjustments

1,143


(94)


(15)


(751)


(87)


(14)

Change in fair value of available for sale investments

(539)


290


47


187


1,247


200

Comprehensive income

13,494


26,560


4,268


56,009


84,469


13,555

Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests

11,627


12,694


2,038


46,020


47,836


7,678

Comprehensive income attributable to Chinaedu

1,867


13,866


2,230


9,989


36,633


5,877

ChinaEdu Corporation

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

(in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended




December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012




RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$















Operating activities:














Net income



12,890


26,364


4,236


56,573


83,309


13,369

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














Share-based compensation



1,660


2,262


363


6,483


8,258


1,326

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment



6,637


6,414


1,030


23,900


25,377


4,073

Amortization of land use rights



152


152


24


608


608


98

Amortization of acquired intangible assets



1,078


847


136


4,171


3,903


626

Accounts receivable write-off



-


-


-


-


340


55

Intangible assets impairment



-


-


-


-


5,901


947

Investment income



(166)


-


-


201


(1,460)


(234)

Gain on disposal of assets



-


(894)


(143)


-


(2,197)


(353)

Income from equity method investments



-


219


35


-


219


35

Loss from disposal of property and equipment



81


197


32


234


1,611


259

Changes in assets and liabilities














Accounts receivable



(8,033)


4,072


654


3,613


(3,779)


(607)

Inventory



-


-


-


358


-


-

Prepaid expenses and other current assets



4,436


2,565


411


7,458


532


86

Amounts due from related parties



(8,708)


(44,974)


(7,221)


8,646


(64,325)


(10,324)

Rental deposits



409


(17)


(3)


(1,277)


716


115

Accounts payable



(8,449)


(7,627)


(1,224)


(2,013)


162


26

Deferred revenues



81,115


81,946


13,153


21,858


7,438


1,195

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities



(9,464)


(5,958)


(956)


8,700


20,851


3,348

Amounts due to related parties



(10,136)


14,847


2,381


(19,717)


22,468


3,606

Income tax payable



9,319


965


155


6,836


(2,154)


(346)

Other taxes payable



3,480


3,167


508


1,462


5,324


855

Deferred income taxes



(2,894)


615


99


(6,034)


6,488


1,041

Unrecognized tax benefit



667


844


135


2,398


2,706


434

Net cash provided by operating activities



74,074


86,006


13,805


124,458


122,296


19,630















Investing activities:














Purchase of property and equipment



(2,702)


(3,538)


(568)


(20,788)


(12,407)


(1,991)

Proceeds from disposal of assets



-


1,335


214


-


5,430


872

Deposits paid for acquisition of property and equipment



(3,873)


-


-


(18,863)


-


-

(Purchase) maturity of term deposits



(11,000)


107,000


17,175


22,337


6,135


985

Purchase of investments



(2,556)


-


-


(19,556)


(13,591)


(2,182)

Proceeds from the sale of short term investments



4,119


-


-


16,306


26,187


4,203

Purchase of exclusive partnership with universities



-


-


-


(1,960)


(980)


(157)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment



20


-


-


275


-


-

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities



(15,992)


104,797


16,821


(22,249)


10,774


1,730















Financing activities:














Deferred payment of purchase of property and equipment



(1,479)


-


-


(1,479)


-


-

Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders



(49)


-


-


(13,510)


(21,441)


(3,442)

Capital contributions by noncontrolling shareholders



-


-


-


2,960


-


-

Proceeds from exercise of share options



20


1,330


213


598


5,068


813

Prepayment for shares repurchase



(38)


-


-


(168)


-


-

Repurchase and cancellation of ordinary shares



(688)


(1,846)


(296)


(7,437)


(4,574)


(734)

Repayment of loan from related party



(14,500)


-


-


-


-


-

Loan from related party



10,000


-


-


-


-


-

Net cash used in financing activities



(6,734)


(516)


(83)


(19,036)


(20,947)


(3,363)















Effect of foreign exchange rate changes



(23)


57


10


80


53


9















CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period



222,421


195,578


31,392


190,493


273,746


43,939















CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period



273,746


385,922


61,945


273,746


385,922


61,945















Net increase in cash and cash equivalents



51,325


190,344


30,553


83,253


112,176


18,006

ChinaEdu Corporation

Unaudited reconciliations from income from operations to adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP) and adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP)

(in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended



December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012



RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$














Net revenue


120,558


135,542


21,757


435,859


488,322


78,379

Income from operations


17,490


27,023


4,340


62,939


91,189


14,634

Adjustments:













Share-based compensation


1,660


2,262


363


6,483


8,258


1,326

Amortization of intangible assets and land use rights


1,230


999


160


4,779


4,511


724

Intangible assets impairment


-


-


-


-


5,901


947

Adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP)


20,380


30,284


4,863


74,201


109,859


17,631

Adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP)


16.9%


22.3%


22.3%


17.0%


22.5%


22.5%



























ChinaEdu Corporation

Unaudited reconciliations from net income attributable to ChinaEdu to adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu (non-GAAP), adjusted net margin
(non-GAAP) and adjusted net income per ADS (non-GAAP)

(in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended



December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2011


December 31, 2012


December 31, 2012



RMB


RMB


US$


RMB


RMB


US$














Net revenue


120,558


135,542


21,757


435,859


488,322


78,379

Net income attributable to ChinaEdu


2,333


15,230


2,449


16,821


37,971


6,092

Adjustments:













Share-based compensation


1,660


2,262


363


6,483


8,258


1,326

Share-based compensation attributable to the noncontrolling interest


(110)


(193)


(31)


(376)


(562)


(90)

Amortization of intangible assets and land use rights


1,230


999


160


4,779


4,511


724

Intangible assets impairment


-


-


-


-


5,901


947

Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu (non-GAAP)


5,113


18,298


2,941


27,707


56,079


8,999

Adjusted net margin (non-GAAP)


4.2%


13.5%


13.5%


6.4%


11.5%


11.5%














Adjusted net income attributable to ChinaEdu per ADS (non-GAAP):













Basic


0.32


1.15


0.185


1.75


3.54


0.568

Diluted


0.31


1.08


0.173


1.64


3.33


0.535














Weighted average aggregate number of ADSs outstanding:













Basic


15,756,432


15,880,826


15,880,826


15,817,977


15,841,125


15,841,125

Diluted


16,569,830


17,001,590


17,001,590


16,889,743


16,829,078


16,829,078



























Source: ChinaEdu Corporation
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