Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2024

Commission File Number: 001-32993

 

 

NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

 

 

No. 6 Hai Dian Zhong Street

Haidian District

Beijing 100080, People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☑    Form 40-F ☐

 

 

 


Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release – New Oriental Announces Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended February  29, 2024


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
By:   /s/ Stephen Zhihui Yang
Name:   Stephen Zhihui Yang
Title:   Executive President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 24, 2024

 

[Signature Page to 6-K]

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

New Oriental Announces Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended February 29, 2024

BEIJING, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (the “Company” or “New Oriental”) (NYSE: EDU/ 9901.SEHK), a provider of private educational services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2024, which is the third quarter of New Oriental’s fiscal year 2024.

Financial Highlights for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended February 29, 2024

 

   

Total net revenues increased by 60.1% year over year to US$1,207.3 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2024.

 

   

Operating income increased by 70.6% year over year to US$113.4 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2024.

 

   

Net income attributable to New Oriental increased by 6.8% year over year to US$87.2 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2024.

Key Financial Results

 

(in thousands US$, except per ADS(1) data)

   3Q FY2024      3Q FY2023      % of change  

Net revenues

     1,207,286        754,153        60.1

Operating income

     113,432        66,491        70.6

Non-GAAP operating income (2)(3)

     140,902        87,895        60.3

Net income attributable to New Oriental

     87,167        81,648        6.8

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental (2)(3)

     104,716        95,362        9.8

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic

     0.53        0.49        7.7

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted

     0.52        0.48        8.6

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic (2)(3)(4)

     0.63        0.57        10.8

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted (2)(3)(4)

     0.63        0.56        11.6

(in thousands US$, except per ADS(1) data)

   9M FY2024      9M FY2023      % of change  

Net revenues

     3,176,907        2,137,189        48.6

Operating income

     339,898        141,992        139.4

Non-GAAP operating income (2)(3)

     436,559        201,242        116.9

Net income attributable to New Oriental

     282,619        148,382        90.5

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental (2)(3)

     344,192        196,818        74.9

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic

     1.71        0.88        94.3

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted

     1.69        0.86        96.5

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic (2)(3)(4)

     2.08        1.17        78.4

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted (2)(3)(4)

     2.05        1.14        79.1

 

(1)

Each ADS represents ten common shares. The Hong Kong-listed shares are fully fungible with the ADSs listed on NYSE.

(2)

GAAP represents Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America.

(3)

New Oriental provides net income attributable to New Oriental, operating income and net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental on a non-GAAP basis that excludes share-based compensation expenses and gain from fair value change of investments to provide supplemental information regarding its operating performance. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section captioned “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the tables captioned “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most Comparable GAAP Measures” set forth at the end of this release.

(4)

The Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental is computed using Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental and the same number of shares and ADSs used in GAAP basic and diluted EPS calculation.

Operating Highlights for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended February 29, 2024

 

   

The total number of schools and learning centers was 911 as of February 29, 2024, an increase of 68 and 199 compared to 843 as of November 30, 2023 and 712 as of February 28, 2023, respectively. The total number of schools was 81 as of February 29, 2024.


Michael Yu, New Oriental’s Executive Chairman, commented, “We are pleased to see a continued acceleration of our growth momentum that exceeded our expectation in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, characterized by a remarkable top line growth of 60.1%. Our overseas test preparation and overseas study consulting businesses maintained a strong upward trajectory, exhibiting approximately 52.6% and 25.7% growth year over year, respectively. In addition, the domestic test preparation business targeting adults and university students recorded a growth of approximately 53.2% year over year. Moreover, it is also encouraging that our new educational business initiatives have all achieved promising results in this fiscal quarter, with 72.7% revenue growth year over year. Among these new educational business initiatives, our non-academic tutoring courses were offered in around 60 cities, attracting approximately 355,000 student enrollments in this fiscal quarter. Simultaneously, our intelligent learning system and devices were adopted in around 60 cities, with approximately 188,000 active paid users in this fiscal quarter. In addition to our robust growth momentum, our unwavering commitment to enhancing teaching quality and fostering an enriching learning experience for our students is evidenced by our continuous improvement in customer retention rate. I am confident to say New Oriental is well-positioned in its capacity to capture current and future market opportunities, leveraging its well-established brand and abundant educational resources.”

Chenggang Zhou, New Oriental’s Chief Executive Officer, added, “During this fiscal quarter, we continued to expand our capacity in some existing cities with greater growth potential and higher facility utilization, thereby increasing profitability at a moderate pace. Our total number of schools and learning centers increased to 911 by the end of this fiscal quarter. To support the strong recovery of our remaining key businesses and the rapid development of new educational initiatives, we continued to allocate resources to our online-merge-offline teaching system and apply new technologies to enhance the quality of our educational and product offerings. Notably, we made substantial investments in East Buy (东方甄选), enhancing the development of its private label products and its presence in multiple channels to attract a larger customer base with its premium products and innovative livestreaming content. While East Buy continued to grow, it also implemented comprehensive measures, including strengthening its supply chain management system to better control food safety and product quality, expanding product categories and increasing SKUs, to reaffirm its commitment to delivering high-quality products with good value for money.”

Stephen Zhihui Yang, New Oriental’s Executive President and Chief Financial Officer, commented, “Our GAAP operating margin for the quarter was 9.4% and Non-GAAP operating margin for the quarter was 11.7%. Following the promising development in the previous quarters, our educational businesses continued a significant year over year improvement in operating margin in this quarter, driven by strong revenue growth and enhanced utilization of facilities and teaching resources. We recorded a positive operating cash flow of US$109.4 million for this quarter, and by the end of this fiscal quarter, our cash and cash equivalents, term deposits and short-term investments totaled approximately US$4.8 billion. We are confident in achieving healthy growth across all business lines while enhancing operational efficiency and creating sustainable value for our customers and shareholders in the long term.”

Share Repurchase

On July 26, 2022, the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program, under which the Company may repurchase up to US$400 million of the Company’s ADSs or common shares during the period from July 28, 2022 through May 31, 2023. The Company’s board of directors further authorized to extend such share repurchase program by twelve months through May 31, 2024. As of April 23, 2024, the Company repurchased an aggregate of approximately 6.0 million ADSs for approximately US$195.3 million from the open market under the share repurchase program.

Financial Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended February 29, 2024

Net Revenues

For the third fiscal quarter of 2024, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$1,207.3 million, representing a 60.1% increase year over year. The growth was mainly driven by the increase in net revenues from our educational new business initiatives and East Buy private label products and livestreaming e-commerce business.


Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses for the quarter were US$1,093.9 million, representing a 59.1% increase year over year. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses for the quarter, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$1,066.4 million, representing a 60.1% increase year over year. The increase was primarily due to the cost and expenses related to the substantial growth in East Buy private label products and livestreaming e-commerce business.

 

   

Cost of revenues increased by 74.5% year over year to US$644.8 million.

 

   

Selling and marketing expenses increased by 57.1% year over year to US$161.3 million.

 

   

General and administrative expenses for the quarter increased by 33.6% year over year to US$287.8 million. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$273.6 million, representing a 40.7% increase year over year.

Total share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expenses, increased by 28.3% to US$27.5 million in the third fiscal quarter of 2024.

Operating Income and Operating Margin

Operating income was US$113.4 million, representing a 70.6% increase year over year. Non-GAAP income from operations for the quarter was US$140.9 million, representing a 60.3% increase year over year.

Operating margin for the quarter was 9.4%, compared to 8.8% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, for the quarter was 11.7%, compared to 11.7% in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Net Income and Net Income per ADS

Net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$87.2 million, representing a 6.8% increase year over year. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.53 and US$0.52, respectively.

Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income per ADS

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$104.7 million, representing a 9.8% increase year over year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.63 and US$0.63, respectively.

Cash Flow

Net operating cash inflow for the third fiscal quarter of 2024 was approximately US$109.4 million and capital expenditures for the quarter were US$80.1 million.

Balance Sheet

As of February 29, 2024, New Oriental had cash and cash equivalents of US$2,013.6 million. In addition, the Company had US$1,570.8 million in term deposits and US$1,175.3 million in short-term investment.

New Oriental’s deferred revenue, which represents cash collected upfront from customers and related revenue that will be recognized as the services or goods are delivered, at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 was US$1,521.7 million, an increase of 30.8% as compared to US$1,163.2 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.


Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended February 29, 2024

For the first nine months of fiscal year 2024, New Oriental reported net revenues of $3,176.9 million, representing a 48.6% increase year over year.

Operating income was US$339.9 million, representing a 139.4% increase year over year. Non-GAAP income from operations for the first nine months of fiscal year 2024 was US$436.6 million, representing a 116.9% increase year over year.

Operating margin for the first nine months of fiscal year 2024 was 10.7%, compared to 6.6% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes share-based compensation expenses for the first nine months of fiscal year 2024, was 13.7%, compared to 9.4% for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Net income attributable to New Oriental for the first nine months of fiscal year 2024 was US$282.6 million, representing a 90.5% increase year over year. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first nine months of fiscal year 2024 amounted to US$1.71 and US$1.69, respectively.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the first nine months of fiscal year 2024 was US$344.2 million, representing a 74.9% increase year over year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first nine months of fiscal year 2024 amounted to US$2.08 and US$2.05, respectively.

Outlook for the Fourth Quarter of the Fiscal Year 2024

New Oriental expects total net revenues in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2024 (March 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024) to be in the range of US$1,101.5 million to US$1,127.3 million, representing year over year increase in the range of 28% to 31%.

The projected increase of revenue in our functional currency Renminbi is expected to be in the range of 34% to 37% for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2024.

This forecast reflects New Oriental’s current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Conference Call Information

New Oriental’s management will host an earnings conference call at 8 AM on April 24, 2024, U.S. Eastern Time (8 PM on April 24, 2024, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

Please register in advance of the conference, using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, and unique personal PIN.

Conference call registration link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI0b65461f12d9499caeb6af9d65a36784. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of “New Oriental FY2024 Q3 Earnings Conference Call” where you may fill in your details for RSVP.

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial in number(s) and personal PIN) provided in the confirmation email received at the point of registering.

Joining the conference call via a live webcast:

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investor.neworiental.org.

Listening to the conference call replay:

A replay of the conference call may be accessed via the webcast on-demand by registering at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/bv5iumbf first. The replay will be available until April 24, 2025.


About New Oriental

New Oriental is a provider of private educational services in China offering a wide range of educational programs, services and products to a varied student population throughout China. New Oriental’s program, service and product offerings mainly consist of educational services and test preparation courses, private label products and livestreaming e-commerce and other services, overseas study consulting services, and educational materials and distribution. New Oriental is listed on NYSE (NYSE: EDU) and SEHK (9901.SEHK), respectively. New Oriental’s ADSs, each of which represents ten common shares, are listed and traded on the NYSE. The Hong Kong-listed shares are fully fungible with the ADSs listed on NYSE.

For more information about New Oriental, please visit http://www.neworiental.org/english/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of 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. Among other things, the outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, quotations from management in this announcement, as well as New Oriental’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. New Oriental may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about New Oriental’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our ability to effectively and efficiently manage changes of our existing business and new business; our ability to execute our business strategies; uncertainties in relation to the interpretation and implementation of or proposed changes to, the PRC laws, regulations and policies regarding the private education industry; our ability to attract students without a significant increase in course fees; our ability to maintain and enhance our “New Oriental” brand; our ability to maintain consistent teaching quality throughout our school network, or service quality throughout our brand; our ability to achieve the benefits we expect from recent and future acquisitions; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights; competition in the private education sector and livestreaming e-commerce business in China; the continuing efforts of our senior management team and other key personnel, health epidemics and other outbreaks in China; and general economic conditions in China. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New Oriental does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and New Oriental undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement New Oriental’s consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, New Oriental uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: net income excluding share-based compensation expenses and gain from fair value change of investments, operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating cost and expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating margin excluding share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted net income per ADS and per share excluding share-based compensation expenses and gain from fair value change of investments. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures” set forth at the end of this release.


New Oriental believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based compensation expenses and gain from fair value change of investments that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. New Oriental believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to New Oriental’s historical performance and liquidity. New Oriental believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP measures is that they exclude share-based compensation charge and gain from fair value change of investments that has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

Contacts

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

 

Ms. Rita Fong

FTI Consulting

Tel:  +852 3768 4548

Email: rita.fong@fticonsulting.com

  

Ms. Sisi Zhao

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.

Tel:  +86-10-6260-5568

Email: zhaosisi@xdf.cn


NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

 

     As of February 29      As of May 31  
   2024      2023  
   (Unaudited)
USD
     (Audited)
USD
 

ASSETS:

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,013,627        1,662,982  

Restricted cash, current

     149,733        110,892  

Term deposits, current

     1,376,533        855,784  

Short-term investments

     1,175,306        1,477,843  

Accounts receivable, net

     30,565        33,074  

Inventory, net

     96,519        52,689  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net

     275,346        211,240  

Amounts due from related parties, current

     9,466        9,383  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     5,127,095        4,413,887  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted cash, non-current

     25,714        31,553  

Term deposits, non-current

     194,248        462,734  

Property and equipment, net

     468,024        359,760  

Land use rights, net

     3,220        3,321  

Amounts due from related parties, non-current

     2,937        1,735  

Long-term deposits

     30,830        26,492  

Intangible assets, net

     20,234        25,179  

Goodwill, net

     104,466        105,514  

Long-term investments, net

     414,460        399,585  

Deferred tax assets, net

     63,666        55,933  

Right-of-use assets

     553,057        439,535  

Other non-current assets

     181,592        67,230  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     7,189,543        6,392,458  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

     138,458        69,764  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     623,548        569,437  

Income taxes payable

     165,624        118,049  

Amounts due to related parties

     262        346  

Deferred revenue

     1,521,733        1,337,630  

Operating lease liability, current

     178,263        155,752  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,627,888        2,250,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

     25,828        23,849  

Unsecured senior notes

     14,403        14,653  

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

     371,341        288,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

     411,572        326,692  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,039,460        2,577,670  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

     

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. shareholders’ equity

     3,873,873        3,604,348  

Non-controlling interests

     276,210        210,440  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     4,150,083        3,814,788  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

     7,189,543        6,392,458  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

 

     For the Three Months
Ended February 29
    For the Three Months
Ended February 28
 
     2024     2023  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     USD     USD  

Net revenues

     1,207,286       754,153  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating cost and expenses (note 1)

    

Cost of revenues

     644,786       369,560  

Selling and marketing

     161,259       102,631  

General and administrative

     287,809       215,471  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating cost and expenses

     1,093,854       687,662  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     113,432       66,491  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain from fair value change of investments

     1,545       6,752  

Other income, net

     16,841       29,778  

Provision for income taxes

     (32,703     (19,339

(Loss)/Gain from equity method investments

     (13,325     10,598  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     85,790       94,280  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Add: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interests

     1,377       (12,632
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.’s shareholders

     87,167       81,648  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Basic (note 2)

     0.05       0.05  

Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Diluted (note 2)

     0.05       0.05  

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Basic (note 2)

     0.53       0.49  

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Diluted (note 2)

     0.52       0.48  


NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES

(In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

 

     For the Three Months
Ended February 29
    For the Three Months
Ended February 28
 
     2024     2023  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     USD     USD  

General and administrative expenses

     287,809       215,471  

Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and administrative expenses

     14,226       21,003  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

     273,583       194,468  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating cost and expenses

     1,093,854       687,662  

Less: Share-based compensation expenses

     27,470       21,404  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating cost and expenses

     1,066,384       666,258  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     113,432       66,491  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     27,470       21,404  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income

     140,902       87,895  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating margin

     9.4     8.8

Non-GAAP operating margin

     11.7     11.7

Net income attributable to New Oriental

     87,167       81,648  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     19,094       20,466  

Less: Gain from fair value change of investments

     1,545       6,752  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental

     104,716       95,362  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - Basic (note 2)

     0.53       0.49  

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - Diluted (note 2)

     0.52       0.48  

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - Basic (note 2)

     0.63       0.57  

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - Diluted (note 2)

     0.63       0.56  

Weighted average shares used in calculating basic net income per ADS (note 2)

     1,654,982,205       1,669,887,093  

Weighted average shares used in calculating diluted net income per ADS (note 2)

     1,671,727,365       1,681,414,233  

Non-GAAP net income per share - basic

     0.06       0.06  

Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted

     0.06       0.06  


Notes:

Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in the operating cost and expenses as follows:

 

     For the Three Months
Ended February 29
     For the Three Months
Ended February 28
 
     2024      2023  
     (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)  
     USD      USD  

Cost of revenues

     7,405        —   

Selling and marketing

     5,839        401  

General and administrative

     14,226        21,003  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     27,470        21,404  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 2: Each ADS represents ten common shares.


NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     For the Three Months
Ended February 29
    For the Three Months
Ended February 28
 
     2024     2023  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     USD     USD  

Net cash provided by operating activities

     109,436       190,482  

Net cash provided by investing activities

     11,285       147,149  

Net cash used in financing activities

     (33,492     (52,594

Effect of exchange rate changes

     (18,901     23,140  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     68,328       308,177  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     2,120,746       1,122,824  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

     2,189,074       1,431,001  


NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

 

     For the Nine Months
Ended February 29
    For the Nine Months
Ended February 28
 
     2024     2023  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     USD     USD  

Net revenues

     3,176,907       2,137,189  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating cost and expenses (note 1):

    

Cost of revenues

     1,508,562       1,017,823  

Selling and marketing

     452,345       296,900  

General and administrative

     876,102       680,474  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating cost and expenses

     2,837,009       1,995,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     339,898       141,992  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain from fair value change of investments

     8,613       6,705  

Other income, net

     88,571       87,996  

Provision for income taxes

     (104,159     (46,624

(Loss)/Gain from equity method investments

     (36,327     5,378  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     296,596       195,447  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Add: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

     (13,977     (47,065
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.’s shareholders

     282,619       148,382  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Basic (note 2)

     0.17       0.09  

Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Diluted (note 2)

     0.17       0.09  

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Basic (note 2)

     1.71       0.88  

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Diluted (note 2)

     1.69       0.86  


NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES

(In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

 

     For the Nine Months
Ended February 29
    For the Nine Months
Ended February 28
 
     2024     2023  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     USD     USD  

General and administrative expenses

     876,102       680,474  

Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and administrative expenses

     56,107       57,702  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

     819,995       622,772  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating cost and expenses

     2,837,009       1,995,197  

Less: Share-based compensation expenses

     96,661       59,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating cost and expenses

     2,740,348       1,935,947  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     339,898       141,992  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     96,661       59,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income

     436,559       201,242  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating margin

     10.7     6.6

Non-GAAP operating margin

     13.7     9.4

Net income attributable to New Oriental

     282,619       148,382  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     70,186       55,141  

Less: Gain from fair value change of investments

     8,613       6,705  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental

     344,192       196,818  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - Basic (note 2)

     1.71       0.88  

Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - Diluted (note 2)

     1.69       0.86  

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - Basic (note 2)

     2.08       1.17  

Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - Diluted (note 2)

     2.05       1.14  

Weighted average shares used in calculating basic net income per ADS (note 2)

     1,653,742,514       1,686,758,402  

Weighted average shares used in calculating diluted net income per ADS (note 2)

     1,668,903,402       1,691,361,202  

Non-GAAP net income per share - basic

     0.21       0.12  

Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted

     0.20       0.11  


Notes:

Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in the operating costs and expenses as follows:

 

     For the Nine Months
Ended February 29
     For the Nine Months
Ended February 28
 
     2024      2023  
     (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)  
     USD      USD  

Cost of revenues

     18,977        6  

Selling and marketing

     21,577        1,542  

General and administrative

     56,107        57,702  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     96,661        59,250  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 2: Each ADS represents ten common shares.


NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     For the Nine Months
Ended February 29
    For the Nine Months
Ended February 28
 
     2024     2023  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     USD     USD  

Net cash provided by operating activities

     745,808       549,399  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (289,912     (102,350

Net cash used in financing activities

     (51,208     (170,345

Effect of exchange rate changes

     (21,041     (40,230
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     383,647       236,474  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     1,805,427       1,194,527  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

     2,189,074       1,431,001