BOSS ZHIPIN(BZ)2025-04-10 13:12User Metrics - Average monthly active users (MAU) for the full year of 2024 were 53.0 million, an increase of 25.3% from 42.3 million in 2023[2] - Total paid enterprise customers increased by 17.3% to 6.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, up from 5.2 million in 2023[4] Financial Performance - Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 were RMB1,823.6 million (US214.7 million), representing an increase of 42.6% from RMB1,099.2 million in 2023[18] - Adjusted net income for the full year of 2024 was RMB2,710.7 million (US2,011.3 million)[13] - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period for the year ended December 31, 2024, were RMB 2,553,090 thousand, an increase from RMB 2,472,959 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023[40] - Total assets increased to RMB 19,310,672 as of December 31, 2024, from RMB 17,940,048 in 2023[38] - The company’s total liabilities decreased to RMB 4,347,852 in 2024 from RMB 4,510,855 in 2023[38] Shareholder Returns - The company repurchased over US229 million for the year, representing 3.7% of the issued shares[23] Future Outlook - For Q1 2025, the company expects total revenues to be between RMB1.90 billion and RMB1.92 billion, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 11.5% to 12.7%[24] - The company aims to enhance its online recruitment platform, BOSS Zhipin, to improve user engagement and recruitment efficiency[32] - Future outlook includes continued investment in research and development to drive innovation and market expansion[32] Product Development - The company launched a series of AI-powered products, including the AI agent, leveraging its proprietary large language model "Nanbeige" and DeepSeek technology[3] Quarterly Performance - For the three months ended December 31, 2023, net income was RMB 331,241 thousand, an increase from RMB 1,099,218 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023[42] - Adjusted net income for the three months ended December 31, 2023, was RMB 628,647 thousand, compared to RMB 2,156,185 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023[42] - Income from operations for the three months ended December 31, 2023, was RMB 222,252 thousand, up from RMB 580,971 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023[42] - Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended December 31, 2023, was RMB 926,837 thousand, compared to RMB 3,047,009 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023[40] - Adjusted net income per ordinary share (diluted) for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was RMB 0.81, compared to RMB 0.70 for the three months ended December 31, 2023[42] - The weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing adjusted net income per share (diluted) was 898,715,743 for the three months ended December 31, 2024[42] Investment Activities - Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024, was RMB (2,016,899) thousand, a significant decrease from RMB (9,938,645) thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023[40] - The company reported a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of RMB 80,131 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to a net decrease of RMB (7,278,865) thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023[40] - Share-based compensation expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024, were RMB 1,143,685 thousand, compared to RMB 1,056,967 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023[42]