Press Release: Hello Group Inc. Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2024

Dow Jones
09 Dec 2024
Net income 
 (loss)              540,008     23,000  (20,843)      542,165     74,310 
                 ===========  =========  ========  ===========  ========= 
 
 
(iii) Share-based compensation was 
allocated in cost of revenues and 
operating expenses as follows: 
 
                                       Three months 
                                 Ended September 30, 2023 
                 -------------------------------------------------------- 
                    Momo       Tantan      QOOL       Total       Total 
                     RMB         RMB       RMB         RMB         US$ 
                 -----------  ---------  --------  -----------  --------- 
Cost of 
 revenues              1,207          4         -        1,211        166 
Research and 
 development          11,401      3,592         -       14,993      2,055 
Sales and 
 marketing             5,854          -         -        5,854        802 
General and 
 administrative       37,406          8         -       37,414      5,128 
                 -----------  ---------  --------  -----------  --------- 
Total cost and 
 expenses             55,868      3,604         -       59,472      8,151 
 
 
 
([1]) All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of 
RMB7.2960 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for September 29, 
2023 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve 
Board. 
 
 
                                  Hello Group Inc. 
                   Reconciliation of GAAP and NON-GAAP Results of 
                              Unaudited Segment Report 
                (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share 
                                        data) 
 
 
                                    Three months 
                              Ended September 30, 2023 
               ------------------------------------------------------- 
                 Momo       Tantan      QOOL       Total      Total 
                  RMB        RMB         RMB        RMB        US$ 
               ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
Income (loss) 
 from 
 operations      618,639      23,978   (20,860)    621,757      85,219 
Share-based 
 compensation     55,868       3,604          -     59,472       8,151 
Non-GAAP 
 income 
 (loss) from 
 operations      674,507      27,582   (20,860)    681,229      93,370 
 
Net income 
 (loss)          540,008      23,000   (20,843)    542,165      74,310 
Share-based 
 compensation     55,868       3,604          -     59,472       8,151 
Non-GAAP net 
 income 
 (loss)          595,876      26,604   (20,843)    601,637      82,461 
 
 
                            Hello Group Inc. 
                   Unaudited Condensed Segment Report 
      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) 
                                    First nine months 
                                 Ended September 30, 2024 
                 ------------------------------------------------------- 
                        Momo     Tantan     QOOL        Total      Total 
                         RMB        RMB      RMB          RMB        US$ 
                 -----------  ---------  -------  -----------  --------- 
Net revenues: 
Live video 
 service           3,590,747    237,256        -    3,828,003    545,486 
Value-added 
 service           3,573,860    422,102        -    3,995,962    569,420 
Mobile 
 marketing            71,397     27,923        -       99,320     14,153 
Mobile games             432          -        -          432         62 
Other services         1,915          -      843        2,758        393 
                 -----------  ---------  -------  -----------  --------- 
Total net 
 revenues          7,238,351    687,281      843    7,926,475  1,129,514 
Cost and 
expenses (iv): 
Cost of 
 revenues        (4,408,264)  (314,217)     (39)  (4,722,520)  (672,954) 
Research and 
 development       (462,202)  (119,539)        -    (581,741)   (82,897) 
Sales and 
 marketing         (836,410)  (171,988)  (4,683)  (1,013,081)  (144,363) 
General and 
 administrative    (339,578)   (23,744)    (715)    (364,037)   (51,875) 
                 -----------  ---------  -------  -----------  --------- 
Total cost and 
 expenses        (6,046,454)  (629,488)  (5,437)  (6,681,379)  (952,089) 
Other operating 
 income               49,037      1,925       26       50,988      7,266 
                 -----------  ---------  -------  -----------  --------- 
Income (loss) 
 from 
 operations        1,240,934     59,718  (4,568)    1,296,084    184,691 
Interest income      386,340        573        6      386,919     55,136 
Interest 
 expense            (91,000)          -        -     (91,000)   (12,967) 
Other gain or 
 loss, net          (43,870)          -        -     (43,870)    (6,251) 
Income (loss) 
 before income 
 tax and share 
 of income on 
 equity method 
 investments       1,492,404     60,291  (4,562)    1,548,133    220,609 
Income tax 
 expenses          (753,721)    (1,804)        -    (755,525)  (107,661) 
                 -----------  ---------  -------  -----------  --------- 
Income (loss) 
 before share 
 of income on 
 equity method 
 investments         738,683     58,487  (4,562)      792,608    112,948 
Share of income 
 on equity 
 method 
 investments          59,730          -        -       59,730      8,511 
                 -----------  ---------  -------  -----------  --------- 
Net income 
 (loss)              798,413     58,487  (4,562)      852,338    121,459 
                 ===========  =========  =======  ===========  ========= 
 
 
(iv) Share-based 
compensation was allocated 
in cost of revenues and 
operating expenses as 
follows: 
 
 
                                    First nine months 
                                Ended September 30, 2024 
                 ------------------------------------------------------- 
                    Momo       Tantan     QOOL       Total       Total 
                     RMB         RMB       RMB        RMB         US$ 
                 -----------  ---------  -------  -----------  --------- 
Cost of 
 revenues              5,817          4        -        5,821        829 
Research and 
 development          28,496      4,832        -       33,328      4,749 
Sales and 
 marketing            15,040          -        -       15,040      2,143 
General and 
 administrative       95,874         16        -       95,890     13,664 
                 -----------  ---------  -------  -----------  --------- 
Total cost and 
 expenses            145,227      4,852        -      150,079     21,385 
 
 
                                  Hello Group Inc. 
                   Reconciliation of GAAP and NON-GAAP Results of 
                              Unaudited Segment Report 
                (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share 
                                        data) 
 
 
                                  First nine months 
                              Ended September 30, 2024 
               ------------------------------------------------------- 
                 Momo       Tantan      QOOL       Total      Total 
                  RMB        RMB         RMB        RMB        US$ 
               ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
Income (loss) 
 from 
 operations    1,240,934      59,718    (4,568)  1,296,084     184,691 
Share-based 
 compensation    145,227       4,852          -    150,079      21,385 
Non-GAAP 
 income 
 (loss) from 
 operations    1,386,161      64,570    (4,568)  1,446,163     206,076 
 
Net income 
 (loss)          798,413      58,487    (4,562)    852,338     121,459 
Share-based 
 compensation    145,227       4,852          -    150,079      21,385 
Non-GAAP net 
 income 
 (loss)          943,640      63,339    (4,562)  1,002,417     142,844 
 
 
                             Hello Group Inc. 
                    Unaudited Condensed Segment Report 
        (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) 
                                     First nine months 
                                  Ended September 30, 2023 
                 ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                        Momo     Tantan      QOOL        Total        Total 
                         RMB        RMB       RMB          RMB          US$ 
                 -----------  ---------  --------  -----------  ----------- 
Net revenues: 
Live video 
 service           4,144,164    404,822         -    4,548,986      623,490 
Value-added 
 service           3,821,183    506,495         -    4,327,678      593,158 
Mobile 
 marketing            75,730     13,032         -       88,762       12,166 
Mobile games          14,169          -         -       14,169        1,942 
Other services        14,577          -     5,219       19,796        2,713 
                 -----------  ---------  --------  -----------  ----------- 
Total net 
 revenues          8,069,823    924,349     5,219    8,999,391    1,233,469 
Cost and 
expenses (v): 
Cost of 
 revenues        (4,765,127)  (469,111)  (21,039)  (5,255,277)    (720,296) 
Research and 
 development       (483,997)  (169,148)         -    (653,145)     (89,521) 
Sales and 
 marketing         (894,462)  (210,208)   (5,583)  (1,110,253)    (152,173) 
General and 
 administrative    (349,614)   (19,600)   (7,767)    (376,981)     (51,670) 
                 -----------  ---------  --------  -----------  ----------- 
Total cost and 
 expenses        (6,493,200)  (868,067)  (34,389)  (7,395,656)  (1,013,660) 
Other operating 
 income               95,876      3,110       298       99,284       13,608 
                 -----------  ---------  --------  -----------  ----------- 
Income (loss) 
 from 
 operations        1,672,499     59,392  (28,872)    1,703,019      233,417 
Interest income      311,157        656        86      311,899       42,749 
Interest 
 expense            (41,671)          -         -     (41,671)      (5,711) 
Other gain or 
 loss, net             4,565          -         -        4,565          626 

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