Chaowei Yan
感谢接线员和各位参加英链(Intchains)2024年第二季度业绩电话会议。在今天的电话会议中,我们将概述公司的运营和财务表现。之后,我们将进行问答环节,回答各位的问题。回顾2024年第二季度,加密货币市场经历了一系列显著的市场趋势和波动。虽然比特币和其他流动性加密货币相较于年初以来的强劲增长略有上涨,但市场相比去年同期仍展现出显著增长,对整个WEB3行业产生了积极影响。第二季度WEB3领域的活跃度也大幅提升,这不仅是行业技术进步推动的结果,也源于内外利益相关方日益增长的兴趣和参与。今年三月,搭载我们最新芯片、支持Alephium、Kaspa、Litecoin和Dogecoin的计算设备产品正式上市销售。截至2024年6月30日,芯片销量已超过274,019个。这一出色表现清楚地证明了市场对我们产品的强烈认可。此外,AL BOX和KA BOX也因其卓越的附加率和超低功耗赢得了个人用户的青睐。在这两款产品强劲销售的推动下,公司第二季度整体收入同比增长超过785%。此外,由于公司采取了持有加密货币(主要是ETH)作为集团关键长期资产储备的策略,我们密切关注加密货币市场的波动和走势,并优化了资产配置的时机。截至2024年6月30日,公司已累计持有2,417个ETH。这一储备头寸不仅增强了公司的财务灵活性和风险抵御能力,也彰显了强大的区块链基础设施和ETH的长期价值。展望未来,公司将继续遵循这一资产持有策略,及时调整投资组合以把握我们在WEB3行业中看到的机遇。我们还将密切关注行业动态并评估市场风险,确保我们的投资组合能够适应不断变化的市场环境,为股东创造长期价值。进入2024年下半年,我们仍坚定致力于技术创新,并扩大在行业价值链中的足迹。为应对不断变化的市场和技术格局,我们正在积极开发除矿机之外的新WEB3产品,以提高效率并改善行业合作伙伴的客户体验。我们希望加速区块链技术的采用,同时支持更多企业实现数字化转型目标。我们相信,随着英链的定位和商业模式更加明确,公司的增长潜力和长期价值将得到充分实现。展望未来,英链将继续引领行业,与合作伙伴协作,推动整个行业的强劲增长。现在,我将简要概述2024年第二季度的财务情况。2024年第二季度,我们的收入为人民币1.23亿元或1,690万美元,较2023年同期的1,390万元人民币增长785%。这一大幅增长主要得益于我们ASIC芯片产品平均售价的显著提升,这归因于我们最新ASIC芯片产品的销售,其平均售价高于旧款ASIC芯片产品。2024年第二季度,收入成本为4,090万元人民币或560万美元,较2023年同期的3,070万元人民币增长33.2%。这一增长主要是由于存货减值、预付款项减值及采购承诺拨备的影响,2024年第二季度这些项目合计为3,030万元人民币或420万美元,而2023年同期为2,250万元人民币。收入成本的百分比增幅远低于我们收入的百分比增幅,这主要归因于我们最新ASIC芯片产品更高的毛利率。第二季度,我们的总运营费用为2,430万元人民币或330万美元,较2023年同期的1,730万元人民币增长40.2%。这一增长主要是由于研发费用、销售及营销费用以及一般及行政费用的增加。研发费用同比增长47.6%,从2023年同期的900万元人民币增至2024年第二季度的1,320万元人民币或180万美元,主要原因是股份激励费用、人工成本以及与研发项目相关的费用增加。销售及营销费用同比增长48.5%,从2023年同期的130万元人民币增至2024年第二季度的190万元人民币或30万美元,主要受业务推广费用增加、股份激励费用增加以及人工成本上升的推动。一般及行政费用同比增长25.5%,从2023年同期的710万元人民币增至2024年第二季度的890万元人民币或120万美元,主要原因是税费附加增加,以及股份激励费用和人工成本上升。第二季度加密货币公允价值损失为30万元人民币或4万美元,而2023年同期为0。利息收入同比下降5.6%,从2023年同期的440万元人民币降至2024年第二季度的410万元人民币或60万美元。其他收入从2023年同期的30万元人民币降至第二季度的10万元人民币或2万美元,主要原因是政府补助减少,这部分被短期投资公允价值变动所抵消。综合上述因素,我们录得2024年第二季度净利润为5,040万元人民币或690万美元,而2023年同期净亏损为2,050万元人民币。2024年第二季度基本和稀释后每股普通股净收益为0.42元人民币或0.06美元,而2023年同期基本和稀释后每股普通股净亏损为0.17元人民币。每份ADS代表本公司2股普通股。感谢各位的持续支持。我们期待在未来向各位汇报我们的进展。现在,我想将讨论转交给接线员,以便回答任何问题。
Chaowei Yan
Thank you, operator and everyone, for joining Intchains' earnings conference call for the second quarter 2024. On today's call, we will provide an overview of our operational and financial performance. After that, we will conduct our Q&A session to take your questions. In reviewing the second quarter of 2024, the cryptocurrency market has experienced a series of remarkable market trends and movements. While bitcoin and other liquid cryptocurrencies grew slightly compared to the strong growth since the beginning of the year, the market still demonstrated significant growth compared to the same period last year, exerting a positive influence on the overall WEB3 industry. The second quarter also saw a substantial increase in activity across the WEB3 domain driven not only by technological advancement within the industry but also the growing interest and participation from both internal and external stakeholders. In March of this year, the computing equipment products, that incorporate our latest chip for Alephium, Kaspa, Litecoin and Dogecoin, were officially launched for sale. As of June 30, 2024, chip sales have exceeded 274,019 units. This outstanding performance is a clear testament to the market's strong recognition of our products. Moreover, the AL BOX and the KA BOX have also won the favor of individual users due to their exceptional attach rate and ultra low-power consumption. Driven by the impressive sales of these 2 products, the company's overall revenue in the second quarter increased by over 785% year-over-year. Furthermore, since the company adopted a strategy of holding cryptocurrency, primarily ETH, as a key long-term asset reserve for the group, we have closely monitored the volatility and the momentum of the cryptocurrency market and optimized the timing for our asset allocation. As of June 30, 2024, the company has accumulated a total holding of 2,417 ETH. This reserve position not only enhances the company's financial flexibility and risk resilience, it also illustrates the strong blockchain infrastructure and the long-term value of ETH. Going forward, the company will continue to follow this asset holding strategy, making timely adjustments to our portfolio to capitalize to the opportunities we see with the WEB3 industry. We will also closely monitor industry trade and review market risk, ensuring that our investment portfolio can adapt to the evolving market environment and create long-term value for our shareholders. As we move into the second half of 2024, we remain steadfast in our commitment to technological innovation and expanding our footprint within the industry value chain. In response to the evolving market and the technological landscape, we are proactively developing new WEB3 products beyond mining machines to enhance efficiency and improve customer experience for our industry partners. We hope to accelerate adoption of blockchain technology while supporting more enterprises in achieving their digital transformation goals. We are confident that, as Intchains' positioning and the business model become more defined, our company's growth potential and long-term value will be fully realized. Moving forward, Intchains will continue to lead the industry, collaborating with partners to drive robust growth across the sector. Now I will provide a brief financial overview of the second quarter 2024. Our revenue was RMB 123 million or USD 16.9 million for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 785% from RMB 13.9 million for the same period of 2023. The substantial growth was primarily driven by a significant increase in the average selling price of our ASIC chip products, which was attributed to the sales of our latest ASIC chip products, which commanded higher average selling price compared to the older ASIC chip products. Cost of revenue was RMB 40.9 million or USD 5.6 million for the second quarter of 2024, representing an increase of 33.2% from RMB 30.7 million for the same period of 2023. The increase was primarily caused by the impact of inventory write-down, prepayment write-down and provision for purchase commitments, which amounted to RMB 30.3 million or USD 4.2 million for the second quarter of 2014 compared to RMB 22.5 million for the same period of 2023. The percentage increase in cost of revenue was substantially lower than the percentage increase in our revenue, which was primarily due to the higher gross margin for our latest ASIC chip products. Our total operating expenses were RMB 24.3 million or USD 3.3 million for the second quarter, representing an increase of 40.2% from RMB 17.3 million for the same period of 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in research and development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses. Research and development expense increased by 47.6% to RMB 13.2 million or USD 1.8 million for the second quarter of 2024 from RMB 9 million for the same period of 2023, primarily due to the increased share-based incentive expenses, labor costs and expenses related to our R&D projects. Sales and marketing expenses increased by 48.5% to RMB 1.9 million or USD 0.3 million for the second quarter of 2024 from RMB 1.3 million for the same period of 2023, mainly driven by increased business promotion expenses, increased share-based incentive expenses and labor costs. The G&A expenses increased by 25.5% to RMB 8.9 million or USD 1.2 million for the second quarter of 2024 from RMB 7.1 million for the same period of 2023, mainly driven by the increased tax surcharges as well as increased share-based incentive expenses and labor costs. Loss on fair value of cryptocurrency for the second quarter was RMB 0.3 million or USD 0.04 million compared to 0 in the same period of 2023. Interest income decreased by 5.6% to RMB 4.1 million or USD 0.6 million for the second quarter of 2024 from RMB 4.4 million for the same period of 2023. Other income decreased to RMB 0.1 million or USD 0.02 million for the second quarter from RMB 0.3 million for the same period of 2023, mainly due to the decrease of government grants, which was partially offset by the change in fair value of short-term investments. As a result of foregoing, we recorded a net income of RMB 50.4 million or USD 6.9 million for the second quarter of 2024 compared to the net loss of RMB 20.5 million for the same period of 2023. Basic and diluted net earnings per ordinary share were RMB 0.42 or USD 0.06 for the second quarter of 2024 compared to basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share of RMB 0.17 for the same period over 2023. Each ADS represents 2 of our company's ordinary shares. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to updating you on our progress in the future. Now I'd like to turn the discussion over the operator for any questions.