Press Release: Kuaishou Technology Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Share capital                                   -                        - 
Share premium                             273,459                  274,473 
Treasury shares                              (88)                        - 
Other reserves                             33,183                   29,239 
Accumulated losses                      (257,491)                (263,882) 
                          -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                           49,063                   39,830 
Non-controlling 
 interests                                     11                        8 
                          -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
Total equity                               49,074                   39,838 
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LIABILITIES 
Non-current liabilities 
Lease liabilities                           8,405                    8,721 
Deferred tax liabilities                       18                       23 
Other non-current 
 liabilities                                   21                       16 
                          -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                            8,444                    8,760 
                          -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
Current liabilities 
Accounts payables                          23,601                   22,868 
Other payables and 
 accruals                                  16,592                   10,190 
Advances from customers                     4,036                    3,240 
Income tax liabilities                      1,222                      936 
Lease liabilities                           3,327                    3,475 
                          -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                           48,778                   40,709 
                          -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
Total liabilities                          57,222                   49,469 
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Total equity and 
 liabilities                              106,296                   89,307 
                          =======================  ======================= 
 
 
Financial Information by Segment 
 
                                                              Unaudited Three Months Ended 
                           December 31, 2023                       September 30, 2023                        December 31, 2022 
                                    Unallocated                              Unallocated                              Unallocated 
                Domestic  Overseas        items   Total  Domestic  Overseas        items   Total  Domestic  Overseas        items    Total 
                              RMB'Million                              RMB'Million                              RMB'Million 
Revenues          31,714       847            -  32,561    27,296       652            -  27,948    28,008       285            -   28,293 
Operating 
 profit/(loss)     4,250     (551)         (77)   3,622     3,155     (635)        (309)   2,211     1,267   (1,499)      (1,011)  (1,243) 
 
 
                                          Audited Year Ended December 31, 
                                  2023                                      2022 
                                    Unallocated                               Unallocated 
                Domestic  Overseas        items    Total  Domestic  Overseas        items     Total 
                              RMB'Million                                RMB'Million 
Revenues         111,186     2,284            -  113,470    93,558       625            -    94,183 
Operating 
 profit/(loss)    11,402   (2,789)      (2,182)    6,431       192   (6,638)      (6,112)  (12,558) 
 
 
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Accounting Standards Measures to the Nearest IFRS 
Accounting Standards Measures 
 
                               Unaudited                        Unaudited 
                          Three Months Ended                   Year Ended 
                 December     September    December     December 
                 31,          30,          31,          31,          December 31, 
                        2023         2023         2022         2023          2022 
                 RMB'Million  RMB'Million  RMB'Million  RMB'Million   RMB'Million 
 
Profit/(loss) 
 for the 
 period                3,612        2,182      (1,547)        6,399      (13,689) 
Add: 
Share-based 
 compensation 
 expenses                653          871        1,112        3,570         6,249 
Net fair value 
 changes on 
 investments(1)           97          120          390          302         1,689 
                 -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
Adjusted net 
 profit/(loss)         4,362        3,173         (45)       10,271       (5,751) 
                 ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ============ 
 
 
Adjusted net 
 profit/(loss)         4,362        3,173         (45)       10,271       (5,751) 
Add: 
Income tax 
 expenses                122          138          384          490         1,158 
Depreciation of 
 property and 
 equipment             1,018        1,029          891        3,989         3,212 
Depreciation of 
 right-of-use 
 assets                  732          737          776        3,065         3,222 
Amortization of 
 intangible 
 assets                   33           38           37          148           140 
Finance income, 
 net                   (135)        (135)        (107)        (539)         (166) 
                 -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
Adjusted EBITDA        6,132        4,980        1,936       17,424         1,815 
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Note: 
 

(1) Net fair value changes on investments represents net fair value (gains)/losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss of our investments in listed and unlisted entities, net (gains)/losses on deemed disposals of investments and impairment provision for investments, which is unrelated to our core business and operating performance and subject to market fluctuations, and exclusion of which provides investors with more relevant and useful information to evaluate our performance.

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SOURCE Kuaishou Technology

 

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March 20, 2024 04:39 ET (08:39 GMT)

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