Press Release: Autohome Inc. Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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 administrative expenses       (141,047)     (136,532)      (19,456) 
Product development 
 expenses                      (355,172)     (339,159)      (48,330) 
                           -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Total operating expenses     (1,431,407)   (1,352,229)     (192,692) 
                           -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Other operating income, 
 net                              64,965        67,981         9,687 
Operating profit                 166,037        82,616        11,772 
                           -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Interest and investment 
 income, net                     207,365       193,816        27,619 
Share of results of 
 equity method 
 investments                      54,897        12,788         1,822 
                           -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Income before income 
 taxes                           428,299       289,220        41,213 
Income tax benefit               145,888       138,982        19,805 
                           -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Net income                       574,187       428,202        61,018 
Net loss attributable to 
 noncontrolling 
 interests                         4,151        13,138         1,872 
                           -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Net income attributable 
 to Autohome                     578,338       441,340        62,890 
Accretion of mezzanine 
 equity                         (38,304)      (44,232)       (6,303) 
Accretion attributable to 
 noncontrolling 
 interests                        23,974        28,593         4,074 
                           -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Net income attributable 
 to ordinary 
  shareholders                   564,008       425,701        60,661 
                           =============  ============  ============ 
 
Earnings per share 
attributable to ordinary 
 shareholders 
Basic                               1.15          0.88          0.13 
Diluted                             1.15          0.87          0.12 
Earnings per ADS 
attributable to ordinary 
 shareholders (one ADS 
equals for four  ordinary 
shares) 
Basic                               4.61          3.50          0.50 
Diluted                             4.59          3.49          0.50 
 
Weighted average shares used to compute 
earnings per share  attributable to 
ordinary shareholders: 
 
 Basic                       489,632,372   486,207,510   486,207,510 
 Diluted                     490,986,544   487,409,002   487,409,002 
 
 
 
                             AUTOHOME INC. 
         UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP AND GAAP RESULTS 
         (Amount in thousands, except per share / per ADS data) 
 
                                For three months ended September 30, 
                              ---------------------------------------- 
                                  2023                 2024 
                              ------------  -------------------------- 
                                  RMB           RMB           US$ 
 Net income attributable to 
  Autohome                         578,338       441,340        62,890 
 Plus: income tax benefit        (144,548)     (137,642)      (19,614) 
 Plus: depreciation of 
  property and equipment            38,737        28,527         4,065 
 Plus: amortization of 
  intangible assets                  9,657         9,650         1,375 
                              ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 EBITDA                            482,184       341,875        48,716 
                              ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Plus: share-based 
  compensation  expenses            57,934        60,786         8,662 
                              ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Adjusted EBITDA                   540,118       402,661        57,378 
                              ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Net income attributable to 
  Autohome                         578,338       441,340        62,890 
 Plus: amortization of 
  intangible assets 
  resulting from  business 
  acquisition                        9,583         9,583         1,366 
 Plus: share-based 
  compensation  expenses            57,934        60,786         8,662 
 Plus: investment 
  loss/(gain) arising from 
  one of  financial 
  products([3])                      8,719       (2,286)         (326) 
 Plus: gain on equity method 
  investments, net                (54,897)      (12,788)       (1,822) 
 Plus: tax effects of the 
  adjustments                        4,108           527            75 
                              ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Adjusted net income 
  attributable to Autohome         603,785       497,162        70,845 
                              ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Net income attributable to 
  Autohome                         578,338       441,340        62,890 
 Net margin                         30.3 %        24.9 %        24.9 % 
 Adjusted net income 
  attributable to Autohome         603,785       497,162        70,845 
 Adjusted net margin                31.7 %        28.0 %        28.0 % 
 
 Non-GAAP earnings per share 
 Basic                                1.23          1.02          0.15 
 Diluted                              1.23          1.02          0.15 
 Non-GAAP earnings per ADS 
 (one ADS equals for four 
 ordinary shares) 
 Basic                                4.93          4.09          0.58 
 Diluted                              4.92          4.08          0.58 
 
 Weighted average shares 
 used to compute  non-GAAP 
 earnings per share: 
 Basic                         489,632,372   486,207,510   486,207,510 
 Diluted                       490,986,544   487,409,002   487,409,002 
 
 
 
                              AUTOHOME INC. 
              UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 
                  (Amount in thousands, except as noted) 
 
                                          As of 
                                       December 31,   As of September 30, 
                                      -------------  --------------------- 
                                          2023               2024 
                                      -------------  --------------------- 
                                           RMB          RMB         US$ 
ASSETS 
Current assets 
Cash and cash equivalents                 4,996,353   2,529,304    360,423 
Restricted cash                             126,794     102,629     14,625 
Short-term investments                   18,552,354  20,531,286  2,925,685 
Accounts receivable, net                  1,472,489   1,224,993    174,560 
Amounts due from related parties, 
 current                                     16,439      43,653      6,221 
Prepaid expenses and other current 
 assets                                     360,559     379,246     54,042 
                                      -------------  ---------- 
Total current assets                     25,524,988  24,811,111  3,535,556 
                                      -------------  ----------  --------- 
Non-current assets 
Restricted cash, non-current                  5,000       5,000        712 
Property and equipment, net                 200,860     187,878     26,772 
Goodwill and intangible assets, net       4,143,968   4,088,213    582,566 
Long-term investments                       448,341     416,636     59,370 
Deferred tax assets                         295,598     275,261     39,224 
Amounts due from related parties, 
 non-current                                 16,048      11,899      1,696 
Other non-current assets                    200,928     125,893     17,940 
                                      -------------  ---------- 
Total non-current assets                  5,310,743   5,110,780    728,280 
                                      -------------  ----------  --------- 
Total assets                             30,835,731  29,921,891  4,263,836 
                                      =============  ==========  ========= 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
Current liabilities 
Accrued expenses and other payables       2,932,227   2,562,739    365,187 
Advance from customers                      105,379      96,492     13,750 
Deferred revenue                            801,581     619,883     88,333 
Income tax payable                          227,260      68,066      9,699 
Amounts due to related parties               24,572      31,845      4,538 
Dividends payable                           984,332           -          - 
Total current liabilities                 5,075,351   3,379,025    481,507 
                                      -------------  ----------  --------- 
Non-current liabilities 
Other liabilities                            89,187      39,394      5,614 
Deferred tax liabilities                    497,955     468,472     66,757 
                                      -------------  ---------- 
Total non-current liabilities               587,142     507,866     72,371 
                                      -------------  ----------  --------- 
Total liabilities                         5,662,493   3,886,891    553,878 
                                      -------------  ----------  --------- 
 
MEZZANINE EQUITY 
Convertible redeemable 
 noncontrolling interests                 1,758,933   1,887,523    268,970 
                                      -------------  ----------  --------- 
 
EQUITY 
Total Autohome shareholders' equity      23,928,187  24,794,511  3,533,190 
Noncontrolling interests                  (513,882)   (647,034)   (92,202) 
                                      -------------  ----------  --------- 
Total equity                             23,414,305  24,147,477  3,440,988 
                                      -------------  ----------  --------- 
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity 
 and equity                              30,835,731  29,921,891  4,263,836 
                                      =============  ==========  ========= 
 
 

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