Benson Tsang
谢谢Adam,大家早上好。今天我将概述我们2015年第二季度的运营和财务亮点,然后讨论2015财年及以后的展望。我想从第5页开始,这里列出了我们的一些运营亮点。在2015年第二季度,我们交付了约300万人民币[听不清]超过160万人民币的注册会计师考试账单,这是连续第三年成功使用ATA技术交付。ATA继续专注于创造新的创新技术和合作伙伴关系,以帮助将消费者和教育客户联系起来。我们在以消费者为中心的举措上继续取得进展,例如与新东方的合资企业。新合资公司的名称是北京[听不清]教育科技有限公司。ATA和新东方都已向新公司注资,我们继续与新东方密切合作,组建强大的领导团队。董事会已经成立,我们由新东方经验丰富的在线业务团队主要成员组成的合资公司过渡管理团队正在准备业务趋势[听不清]。我们预计在线职业教育和培训网页、学习管理系统将在2015年初准备就绪,我们的目标是在三到五年内将这个平台发展成为中国最大的在线职业教育资源。
6月,ATA推出了自己的移动应用程序,名为'考试导航'(英文为Exam Inventory Navigator)。我们在8月发布了应用程序更新,包括各种考试软件的新测试内容和增强的功能。用户现在可以通过时间线可视化考试过程,详细说明从考试准备到交付再到结果发布的[听不清]。更新还允许用户自定义订阅以接收新信息,并[听不清]第三方平台,包括QQ、微博和人人网。我们很高兴看到活跃用户数量从2015年第一季度末的约6万增加到2015年第二季度末的约40万。我们的目标是通过应用程序继续推动功能,最终将广泛的活跃用户基础转化为利用ATA的IT基础设施来提升自己,最终增强我们公司的盈利潜力。
最后,我们最近宣布与Master Mind Education建立新的合作伙伴关系,Master Mind是中国K-12课后辅导机构的数字化服务提供商。首先,ATA已被Master Mind选为其MTS技术的设备、服务和支持提供商,这将使Master Mind网络内的教师能够使用MTS盒和技术无线访问[ph]教育内容。Master Mind已下了2,500个MTS盒的初始订单,其中500个已交付。其余预计将在未来几周内交付。随着我们深入了解Master Mind,我们意识到我们遇到了一个令人兴奋的机会,将使ATA能够在K-12领域扩展。因此,ATA还达成了一项协议,向Master Mind进行500万美元的战略投资,代表该公司33%的股份。我们相信,两家公司将通过将我们在评估和培训技术方面的专业知识与Master Mind对中国课后辅导市场的了解和已建立的K-12课后辅导机构网络相结合而互惠互利,我们将在稍后的电话会议中进一步讨论这一合作伙伴关系和我们的增长战略。我们的[听不清]基础为利用ATA强大的资产负债表并在长期内创造价值提供了机会。
演示文稿右侧是我们广泛的全国性网络地图,包括3,000多个考试中心,这使ATA能够为客户同时且经济高效地提供大规模考试。我们相信我们是中国唯一提供这种大规模测试解决方案的提供商。
继续看第6页所示的季度财务亮点。我们展示了2015年第二季度的净收入指引。该季度的净收入继续受到2014财年ETS与ATA之间TOEIC及其相关产品独家分销合同终止的影响,但这种影响被2015年第二季度(相对于2014年第三季度)的注册会计师考试收入所抵消。该考试在往年历史上在第二季度举行,而在2013和2014财年从纸质格式向计算机化测试的过渡有所延迟。2015年第二季度的毛利率受到注册会计师考试时间变化的影响,该考试的毛利率略低于ATA考试。
最后,关于指引,我们目前维持2015财年的净收入和长期债务净收入指引。然而,由于与潜在和现有客户的合同谈判延长,以及政治环境变化导致的传统[税收]改进,我们继续面临短期不确定性。虽然我们无法确定某些[听不清]考试的确切时间安排,但我们知道向计算机化测试过渡的长期利润趋势没有改变。此外,我们正在加强我们的增长战略,这些战略对ATA的增长和发展仍然至关重要,Kevin稍后会谈到这一点。
在下一页,我们按业务细分了2015年第二季度的收入,这些业务大致可分为两个领域:测试服务以及考试准备和培训解决方案。我们的核心终端测试服务约占94%,是2015年第二季度总收入的很大一部分。
在下一页,我们提供了公司该季度财务结果的细分。由于注册会计师考试时间的变化,毛利润增长约111%至4,650万人民币,而去年同期为2,200万人民币。2015年第二季度的毛利率为35.4%,而去年同期为48.7%,原因如前所述。净利润为680万人民币,而去年同期净亏损为430万人民币。2015年第二季度每ADS摊薄收益为0.38人民币,而去年同期每ADS摊薄亏损为0.19人民币。
在下一页,我们提供了公司上半财年财务结果的细分。毛利润增长约34%至9,400万人民币,而去年同期为7,000万人民币。2015年第二季度的毛利率为50.3%,而去年同期为51.1%。由于注册会计师考试时间的变化,该期间净利润增长约164%至1,340万人民币,或每ADS摊薄收益0.56人民币,而去年同期为510万人民币。
请翻到第10页,我们提供了季度数字的补充图表,调整了基于股份的薪酬费用和外汇兑换损益。我想强调,排除这些项目,2015年第二季度的调整后净利润为1,100万人民币,而去年同期的调整后净亏损为270万人民币。2015年第二季度每ADS摊薄收益(非GAAP基础)为0.48人民币,而去年同期每ADS摊薄亏损(非GAAP基础)为0.12人民币。2015年上半年调整后净利润增长约137%至1,980万人民币,而去年同期为830万人民币,非GAAP基础每ADS摊薄收益为0.84人民币。
我们继续得到自由现金流和稳健资产负债表的支持,这我们在第11页已强调。截至2014年9月30日,我们拥有约4,100万美元现金。我们没有长期债务或短期借款,并继续遵循过去几年为我们服务良好的严格成本结构。2014年8月5日,公司继续通过回购和特别股息以及授权在公开市场和私下协商交易中不时回购最多500万美元已发行和流通的ADS,向股东提供稳定的传统[听不清]影响。到2015年第二季度末,公司已以平均股价4.63美元回购了约123,000份ADS。此股票回购计划有效期至2015年1月31日。
请翻到第12页查看我们第三季度的指引。我们预计第三季度净收入将在1.1亿至1.2亿人民币之间。请记住,此指引基于我们的内部预测,我们将继续持续评估我们的预测。
在此,我想请我们的董事长兼首席执行官Kevin Ma先生提供2015财年展望的更多细节。
Benson Tsang
Thank you, Adam, and good morning, everyone. Today I will provide an overview of our operating and financial highlights for second quarter 2015 and then proceed discuss our outlook for fiscal year 2015 and beyond. I would like to begin on Slide 5, which lists some of our operating highlights. During second quarter 2015 we delivered approximately RMB3 million [indiscernible] over RMB1.6 million of bills refer to CPA Exams, which is successfully delivered for the third consecutive year using ATA technologies. ATA continues to focus on creating new and innovative technologies and partnerships to help bring consumers and education client held together. We continue to make process on both consumer focus initiatives, such as the joint venture with New Oriental. The name of the new JV Company is Beijing [indiscernible] Education Technology Company Limited. Both ATA and New Oriental have received funds to the new company and we continue working closely with New Oriental on forming a strong leadership team. The Board of Directors have deformed and our transitional management team for the KV Company consisting primarily of members of New Oriental's experience online business team are preparing a business trend of dealing [indiscernible]. We expect the online carrier education and training web page, learning management system to be ready by early 2015 and our goal is to grow this platform into the largest online carrier education resource in China in three to five years. In June ATA introduced its own mobile application called Kao Shi Dao Hang or Exam Inventory Navigator in English. We released an update to the app in August, which include new content such as test information for various exam software and increased functionality. Users can now visualize the exam process with the timeline detailing its [indiscernible] from exam preparation to delivery to the results being issued. The update also allows uses to customize their subscriptions for receiving new information and the [indiscernible] third-party platforms, including QQ, Weibo and Renren. We were pleased to approach a number of activated users from approximately 60,000 at the end of first quarter 2015 to approximately 400,000 at the end of second quarter 2015. Our goal is to continue to drive functionality through the app, and ultimately transition wide base of active users to utilize ATA’s IT infrastructure to better themselves and ultimately enhance our Company’s profit potential. Finally, we recently announced a new partnership with Master Mind Education, a provider of digitized services to K-12 after school tutoring institutions in China. First ATA has been chosen by Master Mind to be the provider of equipment, service and support for its MTS technology, which will enable instructors within the Master Mind network to use the MTS box and technology to exanimate [ph] educational content wirelessly. An initial order of 2,500 MTS boxes has been placed by Master Mind of which 500 has been delivered. The rest is expected to be delivered in the coming weeks. As we go delve into Master Mind, we realize we have come upon an exciting opportunity that will allow ATA to expand within the K-12 space. As a result, ATA also entered into an agreement to make a strategic investment of $5 million in Master Mind, representing a 33% stake in the company. We believe that both companies will mutually benefit from combining our expertise in assessment in training technologies with Master Mind’s knowledge of China’s after school tutoring market and established network of K-12 after school tutoring institutions after we expand upon this partnership and our growth strategies later on during the call. Our [indiscernible] base present opportunity to leverage ATA’s strong balance sheet and create value in the long-term. On the right-hand side of the presentation is a map of our extensive nationwide network of over 3,000 test centers, which enables ATA to deliver large scale exams simultaneously and cost effectively for our clients. We believe we are the only provider of this kind of large scale testing solution in China. Moving on to our financial highlights for the quarter as shown on Slide 6. We exhibit our net revenue guidance for second quarter 2015. Net revenues for the quarter continued to be impacted by the termination of the exclusive distributor contracts between ETS and ATA for TOEIC and its related products in fiscal 2014, but the effect will offset by revenues from the CPA exam, which separate in second quarter 2015 versus third quarter 2014. The exam had historically taken place in the second quarter in past years, while given this transition from a paper based format to computer-based testing of delayed in fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Gross margin in second quarter 2015 was impacted by the change in timing of the CPA exam, which has a slightly lower margin than those of ATA exams. Lastly, in regards to guidance, we are maintaining our net revenue and long debt net income guidance for fiscal year 2015 at this time. However, due to prolonged contract negotiations with perspective and existing clients in our traditional [tax] improvements caused by changes in the political environments, we continue to face uncertainty in the short-term. While we cannot determine the exact timing of when certain [indiscernible] exams will be scheduled, we know the long-term profit trends transitioning to a computer based testing has not changed. In addition, we are ramping up our growth strategies that will still to be vital to ATA’s growth and development, and Kevin will touch on that later. On the next slide, we break out revenues for second quarter 2015 by our businesses, which can be broken down broadly into two areas: testing services and test preparation and training solutions. At about 94%, our core terminal testing services was a significant percentage of our total revenue in the 2015 second quarter. On the next slide, we have provided a breakdown of the Company's financial results for the quarter. Gross profit increased about 111% to RMB46.5 million compared to RMB22 million in the prior-year period due to the change in timing of the CPA exam. Gross margin for second quarter 2015 was 35.4% compared to 48.7% in the prior-year period for the reasons I stated earlier. Net income was RMB6.8 million compared to net loss of RMB4.3 million in the prior year period. Diluted earnings per ADS were RMB0.38 in second quarter 2015, compared to diluted losses of ADS RMB0.19 in the prior year period. On the next slide, we have provided a breakdown of the Company’s financial results for the first half of the fiscal year. Gross profit increased about 34% to RMB94 million, compared to RMB70 million in the prior year period. Gross margin for second quarter 2015 was 50.3%, compared to 51.1% in the prior year period. Net income increased about 164% to RMB13.4 million for the period, or diluted earnings per ADS of RMB0.56, compared to RMB5.1 million in the prior year period, as a result of change in timing of the CPA exam. Please turn to Slide 10, where we provide a supplemental chart of quarterly numbers, adjusted for share-based compensation expense and foreign currency exchange gains and losses. I would like to highlight that excluding these items, adjusted net income for second quarter 2015 was RMB11 million, compared to our adjusted net loss of RMB2.7 million in the prior-year period. Diluted earnings per ADS during second quarter 2015, on a non-GAAP basis, was RMB0.48, compared to diluted losses per ADS on a non-GAAP basis, of RMB0.12, in the prior-year period. Adjusted net income for first half 2015 increased about 137% to RMB19.8 million from RMB8.3 million in the prior year period, and diluted earnings per ADS on a non-GAAP basis of RMB0.84. We continue to be supported by free cash flow and a solid balance sheet, which we have highlighted on Slide 11. As of September 30, 2014, we had about $41 million in cash. We have no long-term debt or short-term borrowings and continue to follow the strict cost structure that has served us well over the past several years. On August 5, 2014, the Company continued a steady traditional [indiscernible] impact to its shareholders through the repurchases and special dividends and authorizing the repurchase of up to $5 million of its issued and outstanding ADSs from time to time in the open-market and privately negotiated transactions. By the end of second quarter 2015, the Company had repurchased about 123,000 ADSs at an average stock price of $4.63. This share repurchase plan is in effect until January 31, 2015. Please turn to Slide 12 for our third quarter guidance. We expect third quarter net revenues will be in the range of RMB110 million to RMB120 million. Please keep in mind that this guidance is based on our internal projections and we will continue to evaluate our projections on ongoing basis. With that, I would like to turn it over to our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Kevin Ma, to provide some more detail on the outlook for 2015 fiscal year.