Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (NasdaqGS:KC) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 19, 2025 07:15 AM ET Company ParticipantsZou Tao - Vice Chairman and CEONicole Shan - Director of Investor RelationsNone - TranslatorLi Yi - CFOConference Call ParticipantsTimothy Zhao - AnalystXiaodan Zhang - AnalystWenting Yu - AnalystOperatorGood day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Kingsoft Cloud's third quarter 2025 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presen ...

Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - The company's revenue for Q3 2025 reached RMB 2.48 billion, with a year-over-year growth rate accelerating from 24% in the previous quarter to 31% this quarter [7][19] - Adjusted gross profit for the quarter was RMB 393 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 28% [9][24] - The adjusted operating profit turned from a loss to a profit, reaching RMB 15.36 million, with an adjusted operating profit margin of 0.6% [9][25] - Adjusted net profit recorded a historical positive profit of RMB 28.73 million for the first time [9] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - Public cloud revenue increased significantly by 49% year-over-year, reaching RMB 1.75 billion [7][10] - Intelligent computing cloud business gross billings reached RMB 782 million, with a year-over-year growth of approximately 122% [7][19] - Revenue from the Xiaomi and Kingsoft ecosystem reached RMB 691 million, increasing by 84% year-over-year, accounting for 28% of total revenue [8][9] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - The demand for artificial intelligence is driving rapid development in intelligent computing cloud and technological innovation in basic public cloud services [8][10] - The company is focusing on expanding customer coverage and cross-selling intelligent computing cloud and basic cloud services [10][11] Company Strategy and Development Direction - The company aims to leverage the integration of generative artificial intelligence and cloud services to enhance its product offerings and customer solutions [7][8] - The strategic focus includes investing in infrastructure and refining core products to create long-term value for stakeholders [18][26] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management expressed confidence in the growth of AI business demand and the potential for higher margins as inference demand increases [36][37] - The company is optimistic about fulfilling business cooperation under the Xiaomi and Kingsoft ecosystem and anticipates further increases in quotas next year [8][9] Other Important Information - The company successfully raised HKD 2.8 billion in equity financing, with allocations for AI infrastructure and operational needs [20][21] - Capital expenditures for the quarter were RMB 2.79 billion, primarily for intelligent cloud infrastructure investment [26] Q&A Session Summary Question: What are the key drivers of AI revenue growth in Q3? - Management indicated that the growth was driven by clusters that began recognizing full quarter revenues and some delayed revenue from Q2 [34][35] Question: How does management see the margin trend in the coming quarters? - Management expects inference demand to exhibit a higher margin profile than current training demands, anticipating higher margins in the future [36][37] Question: Could management share the outlook and guidance on revenue for next year? - Management is confident in subsequent demand growth and is currently finalizing the budget process for next year [41][42] Question: How does management view the current market dynamics for procurement versus leasing? - Management stated that both procurement and leasing have their pros and cons, and resource allocation will depend on customer needs [42][43] Question: What is the pricing methodology between AI training and inference? - Management noted that pricing is based on resource usage, with inference services potentially offering better margin ratios [51][52]