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Xunlei Limited (XNET)

Q2 2024 Earnings Call· Tue, Aug 13, 2024

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Operator

Operator

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen and thank you for your patience. You joined Xunlei Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to the host, Investor Relations Manager, Ms. Luhan Tang.

Luhan Tang

Management

Good morning, everyone and thank you for joining Xunlei's Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call. With me today are Eric Zhou, CFO; and Hu Lee, VP of Finance. Our IR website has our earnings press release to supplement our prepared remarks during the call. Today's agenda includes a prepared opening remarks from Chairman and CEO, Mr. Jinbo Li, on Q2 operations highlights; followed by CFO, Mr. Eric Zhou, presenting financial results details and the revenue guidance for the Q3 2024, before we open up the floor to your questions in the Q&A session. Please note that this call is recorded and can be replayed on our Investor Relations website at ir.xunlei.com. Before we get started, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that this discussion today will contain certain forward-looking statements made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on management's current expectations under current market conditions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those made in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to our SEC filings for a more detailed description of the risk factors that may affect our results. Xunlei's assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required under applicable laws. On this call, we will be using both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP to comparable GAAP measures can be found in our earnings press release. Please note that all numbers are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. Now the following is prepared statement by Mr. Jinbo Li, Chairman and CEO of Xunlei Limited.

Jinbo Li

Management

Good morning and good evening, everyone. Thank you all for joining us today. Our second quarter results are in line with our expectations, and we're pleased to maintain the momentum of profitability. In particular, our subscription business has demonstrated robust performance with a year-over-year increase of 10.8% in revenue, and the growth can be attributed to our continuous improvement of product features and effective marketing, aimed at enhancing user engagement. Furthermore, during the second quarter we successfully launched Xunlei browser on major platforms, which has been widely acclaimed for its exceptional performance in video streaming, web browsing, and novel reading. The positive feedback received from the users has been overwhelming and speaks to the dedication and hard work put forth by our team. I'd like to share some -- with you some highlights of our operations. As mentioned earlier, our subscription business has achieved impressive revenue growth. We are thrilled to have witnessed a remarkable increase of about 1 million users in our subscriptions -- of subscriber base over the past year. We are grateful for the continued support and trust shown by our user community. Their engagement and active participation plays an important role in shaping the success of our products. As we move forward, we will continue to prioritize innovation, user centricity and collaboration among our teams. The leverage in cutting-edge technologies and fostering an inclusive environment that boost user acquisition, we aim to further enhance not only our subscription business, but also all aspects of Xunlei's products and services. In the second quarter, our cloud computing business faced challenges as we experienced a decline in revenue of $26.4 million, representing a decrease of 13.8% year-over-year. This decline was attributed to intense pricing competition among competitors and reduced sales volume of our hardware devices. To address these challenges,…

Naijiang Zhou

Management

Thank you, Luhan. Thank you all again for participating in Xunlei's conference call to discuss the financial results of the second quarter of 2024. In the second quarter, our total revenues were $79.6 million, representing a decrease of 23.7% year-over-year. The decrease in total revenues was mainly attributable to the decreased revenues from our live streaming business as a result of the downsizing of our domestic audio live streaming operations since June 2023. Revenues from subscriptions were $32.9 million, representing an increase of 10.8% year-over-year. The increase in subscription revenues was mainly driven by the increase in the number of subscribers. The number of subscribers was 5.71 million as of June 30, 2024 compared with 4.72 million as of June 30, 2023. The average revenue per subscriber for the second quarter of 2024 was RMB 39.5 compared with RMB 42.9 in the same period of 2023. The lower average revenue per subscriber was due to more promotional activities during the second quarter of this year. Revenues from cloud computing were $26.4 million, representing a decrease of 13.8% year-over-year. The decrease in cloud computing revenues was mainly due to the decreased revenues generated from certain of the major customers of the cloud computing services and a decline in the sales of cloud computing hardware devices. Revenue from live streaming and other IVAS were $20.3 million, representing a decrease of 53.9% year-over-year. The decrease of live streaming and other IVAS revenues was mainly due to the downsizing of our domestic audio live streaming operations since June 2023, which was partially offset by the increase in revenues from our overseas audio live streaming business. Cost of revenues were $38.6 million, representing 48.5% of our total revenues compared with $58.1 million or 55.7% of the total revenues in the same period of 2023. The…

Operator

Operator

Thank you management. [Operator Instructions]. We have a question from the line of Kiki Lee. Please go ahead.

Unidentified Analyst

Analyst

[Foreign Language].

Naijiang Zhou

Management

And the caller question is, congrats for a good quarter. And she would like to know if our subscription business has any new incentives, initiatives regarding its existing product or has it integrated any new technology or developed synergistic products to empower the presence of the subscription business? Thanks for the question. Xunlei has been in the subscription business for about 20 years. Starting from its earliest download and continuously incorporating new features to meet our users' needs. The current subscription product has evolved into a highly comprehensive tool that encompasses downloading, acceleration and storage, consumption of digital content, content sharing, etcetera. Moreover, we have also developed value-added functions and a product within our existing ecosystem, such as recently we launched browser, which demonstrates a high level of synergy with our core business. Users can easily access desired resources faster, more accurately, and more directly while consuming this content. So far, we have received a lot of positive user feedback and successfully acquired a substantial number of users without engaging in significant promotional activities. We are actively pursuing strategic partnerships through expense recognition and exposure of our products and try to drive further growth in our broader business through collaboration with our partners. And I look forward to sharing with you any progress in the coming days. Thanks for your question. [Foreign Language].

Operator

Operator

Thank you for the questions. [Operator Instructions]. There are no questions at this time. I would like to -- I beg your pardon, we have follow-up questions from Kiki Lee. One moment please. Ms. Lee your line is open again. Please ask your question.

Unidentified Analyst

Analyst

[Foreign Language].

Naijiang Zhou

Management

And the follow-up question is she noticed that still need another Chinese listed companies on NASDAQ recently announced the dividend in July. And as a result, its share prices increased significantly. And considering Xunlei's stock price has been undervalued for some time, she's curious if the company would follow of post investor confidence? Thanks for the question. And our Board of Directors has not yet discussed any relief measures so far. However, we will keep you updated. So far, we have allocated our capital to exploring new initiatives and growth opportunities. Thanks again for your questions. [Foreign Language].

Operator

Operator

Thank you for the questions. At this time, there are no further questions from the line. I would like to hand the call back to management for closing.

Jinbo Li

Management

Thanks again for your time and participation. If you have any further questions, please visit our website at ir.xunlei.com or send e-mails to our Investor Relations. Have a good day. Operator, we conclude today's conference call. Thank you.

Operator

Operator

Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's conference call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect your lines.