BOYAA(00434)2022-09-22 09:45Revenue and Profit Performance - Revenue for Q2 2022 was approximately RMB 94.9 million, a slight decrease of 1.7% year-over-year compared to RMB 96.6 million in Q2 2021[22][28] - Revenue for the first half of 2022 was approximately RMB 186.5 million, an increase of 2.7% year-over-year compared to the same period in 2021[22] - Non-IFRS adjusted net profit for Q2 2022 was approximately RMB 14.1 million, a significant increase of 172.3% year-over-year, primarily due to a smaller decrease in the fair value of equity investment partnerships and other financial assets[23] - Non-IFRS adjusted net profit for the first half of 2022 was approximately RMB 30.5 million, compared to a loss of RMB 11.0 million in the same period in 2021[23] - Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 32.3 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.6% compared to RMB 31.5 million in the same period of 2021[29] - Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 186.5 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.7% compared to RMB 181.5 million in the same period of 2021[43] - Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 94.93 million, a slight decrease from RMB 96.56 million in the same period last year[186] - Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 122.84 million, compared to RMB 122.66 million in the same period last year[186] - Operating profit for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 29.47 million, a significant improvement from an operating loss of RMB 7.18 million in the same period last year[186] - Net profit attributable to the company's owners for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 29.35 million, compared to a net loss of RMB 10.95 million in the same period last year[186] - Basic earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were RMB 4.47, compared to a loss per share of RMB 1.67 in the same period last year[186] - Total comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 51.26 million, compared to a comprehensive loss of RMB 18.57 million in the same period last year[186] User Metrics and Game Performance - Number of paying players decreased by 15.7% from approximately 0.27 million in Q1 2022 to approximately 0.23 million in Q2 2022[24] - Daily active users (DAU) decreased by 9.9% from approximately 1.4 million in Q1 2022 to approximately 1.2 million in Q2 2022[24] - Monthly active users (MAU) decreased by 20.4% from approximately 4.4 million in Q1 2022 to approximately 3.5 million in Q2 2022[24] - Average revenue per paying user (ARPPU) for both mobile and web versions of Texas Hold'em and other mobile board games increased in Q2 2022[24] - Mobile games accounted for 66.0% of total revenue in Q2 2022, up from 61.8% in Q2 2021, while web games accounted for 34.0%, down from 38.2%[28] Expenses and Costs - Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 62.6 million, a year-on-year decrease of 3.7% compared to RMB 65.1 million in the same period of 2021[30] - Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was 66.0%, compared to 67.4% in the same period of 2021[31] - Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022, were RMB 8.2 million, a year-on-year increase of 36.7% compared to RMB 6.0 million in the same period of 2021[32] - Administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022, were RMB 23.9 million, a year-on-year increase of 14.7% compared to RMB 20.9 million in the same period of 2021[34] - Other losses for the three months ended June 30, 2022, were RMB 17.4 million, a decrease compared to RMB 31.7 million in the same period of 2021[35] - Net finance income for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was RMB 6.2 million, an increase compared to RMB 4.9 million in the same period of 2021[36] - Total employee costs for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were approximately RMB 43.5 million, accounting for 34.1% of the company's total expenses[87] Investments and Financial Assets - The company's share of losses from associates was approximately RMB 0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to RMB 1.5 million in the same period in 2021[54] - The fair value of equity investments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income was approximately RMB 21.5 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to RMB 27.6 million as of December 31, 2021[64] - The fair value of investments measured at fair value through profit or loss was approximately RMB 413.3 million as of June 30, 2022, with a fair value loss of RMB 31.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022[65] - The company's cumulative capital contribution to Jiaxing Boya was RMB 300.0 million, representing 99.0% of the total subscribed capital, with a fair value of approximately RMB 17.7 million as of June 30, 2022[69] - The company invested RMB 200.0 million in a low-risk wealth management product issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in 2018, with a fair value of approximately RMB 225.8 million as of June 30, 2022[70][80] - The fair value of the wealth management product accounted for 9.7% of the company's total assets as of June 30, 2022[80] - The company invested RMB 300.0 million in Jiaxing Boya, which had a fair value of RMB 17.7 million as of June 30, 2022[79] - The company had no short-term or long-term bank borrowings as of June 30, 2022[74] - Total capital expenditure for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was approximately RMB 1.8 million, compared to RMB 9.0 million for the same period in 2021[75] Corporate Governance and Shareholding - The company complied with the Corporate Governance Code during the six months ended June 30, 2022[158] - The board of directors consists of two executive directors and three independent non-executive directors, ensuring strong independence[159] - The revised and restated articles of association were adopted at the annual general meeting on June 10, 2022[162] - The audit committee reviewed the unaudited interim financial statements and found no disagreements with the board regarding accounting treatments[166] - Dai Zhikang holds 36,500,000 shares in the company, representing approximately 5.14% of the equity[114] - Tao Ying holds 135,000 shares in the company, representing approximately 0.02% of the equity[114] - The company has issued a total of 709,876,301 shares as of June 30, 2022[116] - Boya Shenzhen holds 200,000 shares in an associated company, representing approximately 2.00% of the equity[117] - Zhang Wei holds 34.69% of the company's shares through Chunlei Investment, which is wholly owned by the Zhang Family Trust[121][122] - Cantrust (Far East) Limited, as the trustee of Zhang Family Trust, holds 39.83% of the company's shares through Rustem Limited[121][123] - Boyaa Global Limited holds 24.87% of the company's shares as a beneficial owner[121] - Emily Technology Limited holds 9.81% of the company's shares as a beneficial owner[121] - Visioncode Holdings Limited holds 5.14% of the company's shares through Comsenz Holdings Limited[121][124] - Core Administration RSU Limited holds 7.47% of the company's shares through restricted stock units[121][125] - The company has issued a total of 709,876,301 shares as of June 30, 2022[126] - 500,000 share options under the Post-IPO Share Option Plan lapsed during the six months ended June 30, 2022[129] - The remaining term of the Pre-IPO Share Option Plan is approximately 2 years and 4 months as of June 30, 2022[130] - As of June 30, 2022, no options under the Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme remained unexercised[131] - 15,000,000 restricted share units were granted to employees under the 2021 Restricted Share Unit Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2022, with 300,000 units forfeited[135] - The 2021 Restricted Share Unit Plan has a remaining term of 7 years and 2 months as of June 30, 2022[134] - 5,137,429 options were granted and unexercised under the Post-IPO Share Option Scheme as of June 30, 2022[138] - 29,509,518 restricted share units were granted and unexercised under the 2013 and 2021 Restricted Share Unit Plans as of June 30, 2022[138] - The exercise price for options granted under the Post-IPO Share Option Scheme is HKD 3.108 per share[138] - The exercise period for options granted under the Post-IPO Share Option Scheme is 10 years from the grant date[144] - No payment is required for options granted under the Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme[145] - The exercise period for options granted under the Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme is 8 years from the grant date[147] - Restricted share units granted on March 4, 2013, will vest as follows: 25% after 12 months, 12.5% after 18 months, 12.5% after 24 months, and the remaining 50% in 24 equal monthly installments starting from the 25th month[149] - Restricted share units granted on March 12, 2015, will vest as follows: 25% after 12 months, 25% after 24 months, 12.5% after 30 months, 12.5% after 36 months, and the remaining 25% in 12 equal monthly installments starting from the 37th month[150] - Restricted share units granted on August 27, 2021, will vest as follows: 25% after 12 months, 25% after 24 months, 12.5% after 30 months, 12.5% after 36 months, and the remaining 25% in 12 equal monthly installments starting from the 37th month[151] - Restricted share units granted on April 15, 2022, will vest as follows: 25% after 12 months, 25% after 24 months, 12.5% after 30 months, 12.5% after 36 months, and the remaining 25% in 12 equal monthly installments starting from the 37th month, subject to performance targets[154] Cash Flow and Financial Position - Operating cash flow increased to RMB 77.459 million from RMB 58.810 million year-over-year[196] - Net cash used in investing activities decreased to RMB 14.444 million from RMB 234.016 million year-over-year[196] - Net cash and cash equivalents increased by RMB 60.855 million compared to a decrease of RMB 177.056 million in the previous year[196] - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period stood at RMB 324.524 million, up from RMB 208.268 million in the previous year[196] - Interest received from investments increased to RMB 11.912 million from RMB 8.205 million year-over-year[196] - Dividends from fair value through profit or loss investments amounted to RMB 5.148 million, compared to none in the previous year[196] - Total assets as of June 30, 2022, were RMB 2.30 billion, a slight decrease from RMB 2.39 billion as of December 31, 2021[188] - Total equity as of June 30, 2022, was RMB 2.02 billion, compared to RMB 2.07 billion as of December 31, 2021[188] - Total liabilities as of June 30, 2022, were RMB 285.68 million, a decrease from RMB 315.13 million as of December 31, 2021[190] - Net current assets as of June 30, 2022, were RMB 1.14 billion, compared to RMB 1.08 billion as of December 31, 2021[190] Legal and Regulatory Compliance - The company has engaged mainland China legal advisors to provide opinions and apply to relevant Chinese courts and judicial authorities for the use of idle cash reserves, which amount to approximately RMB 247.3 million and RMB 436.7 million respectively[172][183] - The company has strengthened internal control measures, including requiring all employees to declare any conflicts of interest annually and improving related declaration procedures[172] - The company has improved management measures for virtual currency purchases and usage, including inventory management and issuance approval procedures[173] - The company has enhanced supervision and management measures for registered paying user balances, including analyzing balance changes and monitoring abnormal transfers of game coins between users[173] - The company's indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into agreements with two licensed banks in China for deposits and wealth management products, each amounting to RMB 50.0 million[174] - The company completed the use of proceeds from its global offering, which raised approximately HKD 837.9 million[176][177] - As of June 30, 2022, the company's investments measured at fair value through profit or loss and restricted bank deposits totaling approximately RMB 247.3 million and RMB 436.7 million respectively remain frozen[183] Business Strategy and Future Plans - The company plans to continue market research, innovate game features, and expand overseas markets while enhancing the quality of games and building online and offline tournament series brands[25] - The company's main business is the development and operation of online games and provision of consulting services[200] - The company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China[198] - The company's shares are listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange[198] Employee and Operational Details - The company had 300 full-time employees as of June 30, 2022, with 249 employees in game development and operations, 34 in game support, and 17 in administrative and senior management roles[86] - The company's operating entity, Boyaa Shenzhen, generated revenue of RMB 10.2 million and total assets of RMB 633.7 million under the contractual arrangements for the six months ended June 30, 2022[91] - Boyaa Shenzhen holds essential licenses and intellectual property, including a value-added telecommunications business license, internet publishing service license, and internet culture business license, which are critical for the company's operations[91] - The company relies on contractual arrangements to control Boyaa Shenzhen and derive economic benefits, which may not be as effective as direct ownership in terms of operational control[98] - The company has implemented measures to mitigate risks related to contractual arrangements, including the appointment of independent non-executive directors to monitor compliance and governance measures to address potential conflicts of interest[101] Tax and Financial Ratios - Income tax expenses were approximately RMB 11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to RMB 12.1 million in the same period in 2021[55] - The actual income tax rate for Boya China was 15% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (2021: 15%)[105] - The actual income tax rate for Boya Shenzhen was 25% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (2021: 25%)[105] - Shenzhen 266 Technology Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boya China) had an actual income tax rate of 15% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (2021: 15%)[106] - The company's gearing ratio (total liabilities divided by total assets) was 13.2% as of June 30, 2022, compared to 12.4% as of December 31, 2021[59] - The company held time deposits of approximately RMB 1,052.7 million as of June 30, 2022, with an effective interest rate of approximately 2.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2022[61] Miscellaneous - The company had no significant contingent liabilities, guarantees, or litigation as of June 30, 2022[77] - The company had no significant acquisitions or disposals of subsidiaries, consolidated affiliated entities, or associates during the six months ended June 30, 2022[78] - The company had no pledged or charged assets as of June 30, 2022[85] - No purchase, sale, or redemption of listed securities occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2022[155] - No interim dividend was recommended for the six months ended June 30, 2022[156] - The financial statements are presented in RMB, which is the company's functional currency[199]