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LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. Reports First Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

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SHENZHEN, China, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (“Lexin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LX), a leading online consumption and finance platform for new generation consumers and users in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

“We are happy to announce a quarter where we achieved all-time highs in our key financial metrics,” said Mr. Jay Wenjie Xiao, Lexin’s chairman and chief executive officer. “This record quarter was driven by our larger and growing user base, the rapid growth of our loan originations, and the continued improvement of our asset quality due to the implementation of our New Consumption Strategy and the continuous refinement of our risk management efforts. We are confident in our ability to achieve the loan originations target of between RMB240 billion and RMB250 billion for 2021 as we expect the positive trajectory in both loan growth and asset quality to continue for the rest of the year.”

“We accelerated the push of our New Consumption Strategy in the first quarter, and have received positive preliminary results. A total of 78.6 million orders were generated across our various products in the first quarter of 2021, representing an increase of 53.2% year-on-year,” continued Mr. Xiao. “Maiya, in particular, helps merchants to improve their operations as a marketing tool, and we expect this new product to facilitate a GMV of RMB300 million in the second quarter, establishing itself as a new source of growth for Lexin.”

“In the meantime, we have also further diversified our fintech business by entering new areas of growth. We have expanded our financing services for small and micro business owners, which completed loan originations of RMB2.1 billion in the first quarter. Fifteen percent of our current users are in need of such small and micro business financing based on our research and we will step up efforts to tap the potential of this sector in the future. In addition, we expanded a ‘joint-operation service’ in May for regional banks, by which Lexin will provide a suite of technological services to help regional banks develop their own product offerings, leveraging our financial technology, operational, and product capabilities accumulated over the past seven years. These new initiatives will enable Lexin to unlock greater growth potential with a more diversified business model.”

“We are very proud to announce our best quarter ever, and in particular our highest adjusted net income ever,” said Mr. Craig Yan Zeng, Lexin’s chief financial officer, “In addition to our highest loan originations and other all-time highs, all our operations continue to perform strongly, and we were able to achieve this quarter’s strong results due to our increasingly strong and stable credit performance. As highlighted back in January, the recovery and stabilization of our asset quality has already occurred, and we expect this trend to continue.”

“Our credit performance and credit quality continues to improve for new loan originations and is within our expectations,” said Mr. Yang Qiao, Lexin’s vice president, “Our vintage charge-off rates1 is now between 3.5 and 4.0%, and our 90 day+ delinquency rate was 1.84% as of March, 2021. In addition, as you can see from the graphs disclosed with our latest earnings release, our first payment default rate (30 day+)2 for new loan originations have been at well under 1% and continues to decrease. Through continuous improvements and refinements of our risk management systems and our portfolio management systems, we have developed more accurate and differentiated strategies to manage overdue borrowers while enhancing collection rates3 through high efficiency and intelligent tools, as well as more refined business management policies, enabling us to keep our overall collection rates high, improve efficiency, and reduce expected delinquency rates. As a result, we expect our credit performance to continue to be stable in the future.”

1    Vintage charge-off rate refers to, with respect to on- and off-balance sheet loans originated during a specified time period, which we refer to as a vintage, the total outstanding principal balance of the loans that are charged off during a specified period, divided by the total initial principal of the loans originated in such vintage. Please refer to vintage curve at the end of First Quarter 2021 Financial Results” of this press release.

2    Loan balance with first payment day past due 30+ over total loan origination.

3    Collection rate is defined as (i) the amount of principal that was repaid within 30 days after such principal became overdue divided by (ii) the total amount of principal that is overdue, as of a specific date.

First Quarter 2021 Operational Highlights:

User base continues to grow with active user numbers in the quarter hitting a new record high:

  • Total number of registered users reached 132 million as of March 31, 2021, representing an increase of 56.5% from 84.2 million as of March 31, 2020; and users with credit line reached 30.3 million as of March 31, 2021, up by 46.5% from 20.7 million as of March 31, 2020.
  • Number of active users4 who used our loan products in the first quarter of 2021 reached 8.24 million, representing an increase of 29.2% from 6.38 million in the first quarter of 2020.
  • Number of new active users who used our loan products in the first quarter of 2021 was 1.8 million, representing an increase of 88.0% from 1.0 million in the first quarter of 2020.

Loan facilitation business sees both loan originations and outstanding principal balance of loans hitting record highs:

  • Total loan originations5 in the first quarter of 2021 reached RMB53.8 billion, an increase of 57.8% from RMB34.1 billion in the first quarter of 2020.
  • Total outstanding principal balance of loans5 reached RMB82.4 billion as of March 31, 2021, representing an increase of 40.8% from RMB58.5 billion as of March 31, 2020.
  • In additional to new generation consumers, Lexin has started to expand financing services for small and micro business owners. In the first quarter, loan originations for small and micro business owners reached RMB2.1 billion.
  • Number of orders placed on our platform in the first quarter of 2021 was 78.6 million, representing an increase of 53.2% from 51.3 million in the first quarter of 2020.

New Consumption efforts rapidly scaling up at an accelerating pace, in particular the buy-now pay-later service Maiya:

  • Maiya recorded GMV of RMB60 million in the first quarter, and is expected to generate GMV of RMB300 million in the second quarter.
  • Maiya has served over 200,000 users and 300 merchants, 69% of which were brick-and-mortar vendors, in the first quarter.

The Company has begun new fintech initiatives in the quarter:

  • In May, the Company launched its “joint cooperation” service for regional banks. Under the “joint cooperation” model, Lexin provides a series of technological services, including tailor-made product development, customer acquisition, user operation, and risk management support, to help regional banks develop their own product offerings.

Credit performance and credit quality continue to improve:

  • 90 day+ delinquency ratio6 was 1.84% as of March 31, 2021.
  • First payment default rate (30 day+)2 for new loan originations was below 1% as of March 31, 2021 and continues to decrease.
  • Vintage charge-off rates are between 3.5-4% as of March 31, 2021.

Other operational highlights:

  • The weighted average tenor of loans originated on our platform in the first quarter of 2021 was approximately 11.7 months. The nominal APR7 was 15.5% for the first quarter of 2021.
  • The GMV8 of our e-commerce channel in the first quarter of 2021 amounted to RMB1.2 billion, representing a slightly decrease of 0.5% from the first quarter of 2020.

4    Active users refer to, for a specified period, users who made at least one transaction during that period through our platform or through our third-party partners’ platforms using credit line granted by us.

5    Originations of loans and outstanding principal balance represent the origination and outstanding principal balance of both on- and off-balance sheet loans.

6    90 day+ delinquency ratio refers to outstanding principal balance of on- and off-balance sheet loans that were 90 to 179 calendar days past due as a percentage of the total outstanding principal balance of on- and off-balance sheet loans on our platform as of a specific date. On-balance sheet loans that were over 179 calendar days past due and charged off are not included in the delinquency rate calculation. Off-balance sheet loans that were over 179 calendar days past due are assumed charged off and not included in the delinquency rate calculation. The Company does not distinguish on the basis of the on- or off-balance sheet treatment in monitoring the credit risks of borrowers and the delinquency status of loans.

7    Nominal APR refers to all-in interest costs and fees to the borrower over the net proceeds received by the borrower as a percentage of the total loan originations of both on- and off-balance sheet loans.

8    GMV refers to the total value of transactions completed for products purchased on the e-commerce channel, net of returns.

First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

  • Total operating revenue reached RMB2.9 billion. Credit-oriented services income reached RMB1.8 billion, representing an increase of 8.9% from the first quarter of 2020. Platform-based services income reached RMB636 million, representing an increase of 122% from the first quarter of 2020.
  • Gross profit reached RMB1,369 million, representing an increase of 720% from the first quarter of 2020.
  • Net income was RMB711 million, as compared to a net loss of RMB678 million in the first quarter of 2020.
  • Non-GAAP EBIT9 was RMB911 million.
  • Adjusted net income9 attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company reached an all-time high of RMB771 million, as compared to an adjusted net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company of RMB596 million in the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted net income per ADS9 attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company was RMB3.72 on a fully diluted basis.

9    Non-GAAP EBIT, adjusted net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company, adjusted net (loss)/income per ordinary share and per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section of “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Statement” and the tables captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this press release.

First Quarter 2021 Financial Results:

Operating revenue increased from RMB2,500 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB2,944 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase in operating revenue was due to the increase in credit-oriented services income and platform-based services income for the quarter, driven by continuing increases in the number of active users on our platform, partially offset by a decrease in online direct sales and services income.

Online direct sales decreased by 12.9% from RMB490 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB426 million in the first quarter of 2021. This decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the number of e-commerce orders during the first quarter of 2021.

Credit-oriented services income increased by 8.9% from RMB1,686 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB1,837 million in the first quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the increase of loan facilitation and servicing fees-credit oriented and the increase of interest and financial services income and other revenues, partially offset by the decrease in guarantee income.

Loan facilitation and servicing fees-credit oriented increased by 39.0% from RMB763 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB1,060 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily due to the increase in off-balance sheet loans originated under credit-based model as a result of the continuing growth of our business, with the expansion of partnerships with institutional funding partners.

Guarantee income decreased by 65.3% from RMB677 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB235 million in the first quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease of loan origination of the off-balance sheet loans funded by certain Institutional Funding Partners, which are accounted for as guarantee liabilities under ASC 460, Guarantees.

Interest and financial services income and other revenues increased by 120% from RMB246 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB542 million in the first quarter of 2021, which was consistent with the increase in the origination of on-balance sheet loans in the first quarter of 2021.

Platform-based services income increased by 122% from RMB287 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB636 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily contributed by an increase in the loan facilitation and servicing fees-performance based.

Loan facilitation and servicing fees-performance based increased by 107% from RMB277 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB573 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the origination of off-balance sheet loans under the performance-based model within platform-based services, driven by continuing increases in the number of active users on our platform.

Cost of sales decreased by 9.7% from RMB480 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB433 million in the first quarter of 2021, which is consistent with the decrease of online direct sales revenue.

Funding cost decreased by 9.3% from RMB143 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB130 million in the first quarter of 2021, which was consistent with the decrease of the funding debts to fund the on-balance sheet loans.

Processing and servicing cost increased by 26.8% from RMB313 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB397 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily due to an increase in risk management and collection expenses, and an increase in salaries and personnel related costs, partially offset by a decrease in fees to third party insurance companies and guarantee companies.

Provision for credit losses of financing receivables decreased by 40.7% from RMB290 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB172 million in the first quarter of 2021, partially contributed by the decrease of negative impact on expected credit losses from COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2021 compared with that in the first quarter of 2020. The credit losses have reflected the most recent performance in relation to the Company’s on-balance sheet loans and the Company has continued to implement prudent credit assessment and risk management policies and procedures.

Provision for credit losses of contract assets and receivables increased by 145% from RMB89.3 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB219 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was mainly due to the significant increase in off-balance sheet loans originated as a result of the continuing growth of our business.

Provision for credit losses of contingent liabilities of guarantee decreased by 78.0% from RMB1,017 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB224 million in the first quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease of loan origination of the off-balance sheet loans funded by certain Institutional Funding Partners, which are accounted for as guarantee liabilities under ASC 460, Guarantees. In addition, the negative impact on expected credit losses from COVID-19 has been much improved in the first quarter of 2021 compared with that in the first quarter of 2020.Gross profit increased by 720% from RMB167 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB1,369 million in the first quarter of 2021. The increase in the gross profit is primarily due to the significant increase in platform-based services income and credit-oriented services income, the decrease in provision for credit losses of financing receivables and provision for credit losses of contingent liabilities of guarantee, partially offset by the increase in processing and servicing cost and provision for credit losses of contract assets and receivables.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 41.7% from RMB244 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB346 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily due to an increase in online advertising cost, and an increase in salaries and personnel related costs.

Research and development expenses decreased by 1.6% from RMB126 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB124 million in the first quarter of 2021. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in share-based compensation expenses.

General and administrative expenses increased by 19.7% from RMB110 million in the first quarter of 2020 to RMB131 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily due to an increase in salaries and personnel related costs.

Change in fair value of financial guarantee derivatives was a gain of RMB154 million in the first quarter of 2021, as compared to a loss of RMB439 million in the first quarter of 2020, when it was significantly impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020.The gain was primarily due to the re-measurement of the expected loss rates of the underlying outstanding off-balance sheet loans at the balance sheet date.

Change in fair value of loans at fair value was a loss of RMB77.8 million in the first quarter of 2021. Starting from the second quarter of 2020, for the loans we acquired/purchased from the relevant funding partners during the period, we account for them using fair value option pursuant to ASC 825, Financial Instruments, and record them as “Loans at fair value”. Changes in fair value of these loans are reported net and recorded as “Change in fair value of loans at fair value”.

Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB131 million, as compared to income tax benefit of RMB125 million in the first quarter of 2020. The income tax expense/benefit recognized is consistent with our profit/loss status during the periods.

Net income for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB711 million, as compared to net loss of RMB678 million in the first quarter of 2020.

Adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB771 million, as compared to adjusted net loss of RMB596 million in the first quarter of 2020.

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Outlook

Based on Lexin’s preliminary assessment of the current market conditions, the Company expects total loan originations for fiscal year 2021 to be between RMB240 billion and RMB250 billion, maintaining the previously stated guidance. This is Lexin’s current and preliminary view, which is subject to changes and uncertainties.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 7:00 AM U.S. Eastern time on June 1, 2021 (7:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time on June 1, 2021).

Participants who wish to join the conference call should register online at:

http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/2682783

Please note the Conference ID number of 2682783.

Once registration is completed, participants will receive the dial-in information for the conference call, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID number.

Participants joining the conference call should dial-in at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time.

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.lexin.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live call until June 8, 2021, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

United States: 1 855 452 5696 or 1 646 254 3697
International: 61 2 8199 0299
Replay Access Code: 2682783

About LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. is a leading online consumption and finance platform for new generation consumers and users in China. The Company provides a comprehensive range of consumption, financial and business services including financial technology services, “buy now pay later” (“BNPL”) services, and membership benefits through its ecommerce platform Fenqile, BNPL product Maiya, and membership platform Le Card. The Company works with financial institutions and brands both online and offline to provide a comprehensive consumption ecosystem catering to the needs of young professionals in China. Lexin utilizes advanced technologies such as big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence throughout the Company’s services and operations, which include risk management, loan facilitation, and the near-instantaneous matching of users’ funding requests with offers from the Company’s many funding partners, and other consumption and financial services.

For more information, please visit http://ir.lexin.com

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Statement

In evaluating our business, we consider and use adjusted net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company, non-GAAP EBIT, adjusted net (loss)/income per ordinary share and per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company, four non-GAAP measures, as supplemental measures to review and assess our operating performance. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We define adjusted net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company as net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company excluding share-based compensation expenses, interest expense associated with convertible notes and investment loss and we define non-GAAP EBIT as net (loss)/income excluding income tax (benefit)/expense, share-based compensation expenses, interest expense, net and investment loss.

We present these non-GAAP financial measures because it is used by our management to evaluate our operating performance and formulate business plans. Adjusted net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company enables our management to assess our operating results without considering the impact of share-based compensation expenses, interest expense associated with convertible notes, and investment loss. Non-GAAP EBIT, on the other hand, enables our management to assess our operating results without considering the impact of income tax (benefit)/expense, share-based compensation expenses, interest expense, net, and investment loss. We also believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures facilitates investors’ assessment of our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool. One of the key limitations of using adjusted net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company and non-GAAP EBIT is that they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect our operations. Share-based compensation expenses, interest expense associated with convertible notes, income tax (benefit)/expense, interest expense, net. and investment loss have been and may continue to be incurred in our business and are not reflected in the presentation of adjusted net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company and non-GAAP EBIT. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the non-GAAP financial information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.

We compensate for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, which should be considered when evaluating our performance. We encourage you to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

Exchange Rate Information Statement

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“US$”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.5518 to US$1.00, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on March 31, 2021. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Lexin’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, the expectation of its collection efficiency and delinquency, business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, contain forward-looking statements. Lexin may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Lexin’s goal and strategies; Lexin’s expansion plans; Lexin’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; Lexin’s expectation regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its credit and investment management products; Lexin’s expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationship with borrowers, institutional funding partners, merchandise suppliers and other parties it collaborates with; general economic and business conditions; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Lexin’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Lexin does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

IR inquiries:

Tony Hung

Tel: +86 (755) 3637-8888 ext. 6258

E-mail: [email protected]

Media inquiries:

Limin Chen

Tel: +86 (755) 3637-8888 ext. 6993

E-mail: [email protected]

SOURCE LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.


LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

  As of  
(In thousands) December 31, 2020     March 31, 2021  
  RMB     RMB     US$  
ASSETS                      
Current assets                      
Cash and cash equivalents   1,563,755       2,338,468       356,920  
Restricted cash   1,112,152       975,504       148,891  
Restricted time deposits   1,779,458       1,850,241       282,402  
Short-term financing receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of RMB508,013 and RMB584,218 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively   4,918,548       3,675,786       561,035  
Loans at fair value   381,393       257,669       39,328  
Accrued interest receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of RMB1,681 and RMB1,681 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively   79,793       63,008       9,617  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   1,004,845       937,733       143,126  
Amounts due from related parties   941       6,919       1,056  
Deposits to insurance companies and guarantee companies   1,066,281       1,174,762       179,304  
Short-term guarantee receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of RMB58,771 and RMB64,694 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively   756,197       648,588       98,994  
Short-term contract assets and service fees receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of RMB65,607 and RMB154,514 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively   3,707,649       3,751,139       572,536  
Inventories, net   47,170       67,585       10,315  
Total current assets   16,418,182       15,747,402       2,403,524  
Non‑current assets                      
Restricted cash   163,999       159,577       24,356  
Long‑term financing receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of RMB21,149 and RMB20,068 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 respectively   204,761       131,267       20,035  
Long-term guarantee receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of RMB16,994 and RMB17,495 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively   218,654       175,393       26,770  
Long-term contract assets and service fees receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of RMB18,970 and RMB41,784 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively   481,989       521,623       79,615  
Property, equipment and software, net   125,694       123,908       18,912  
Land use rights, net   1,000,467       991,867       151,388  
Long‑term investments   521,802       525,571       80,218  
Deferred tax assets   747,332       780,739       119,164  
Other assets   462,285       472,463       72,112  
Total non‑current assets   3,926,983       3,882,408       592,570  
TOTAL ASSETS   20,345,165       19,629,810       2,996,094  
                       
LIABILITIES                      
Current liabilities                      
Accounts payable   42,961       42,280       6,453  
Amounts due to related parties   67,514       58,904       8,991  
Short‑term borrowings   1,827,063       2,066,075       315,345  
Short‑term funding debts   4,685,935       4,288,883       654,611  
Accrued interest payable   36,484       28,692       4,379  
Deferred guarantee income   694,582       496,864       75,836  
Contingent guarantee liabilities   1,738,787       1,524,970       232,756  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   2,926,347       2,631,827       401,695  
Total current liabilities   12,019,673       11,138,495       1,700,066  
Non‑current liabilities                      
Long‑term funding debts   825,814       212,006       32,358  
Deferred tax liabilities   21,046       27,915       4,261  
Convertible notes   1,920,227       1,935,501       295,415  
Other long-term liabilities   27,667       23,875       3,644  
Total non‑current liabilities   2,794,754       2,199,297       335,678  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   14,814,427       13,337,792       2,035,744  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:                      
Class A Ordinary Shares   176       177       27  
Class B Ordinary Shares   58       58       9  
Additional paid‑in capital   2,724,006       2,776,275       423,742  
Statutory reserves   649,234       649,234       99,092  
Accumulated other comprehensive income   3,308       1,237       189  
Retained earnings   2,113,956       2,825,495       431,255  
Non-controlling interests   40,000       39,542       6,036  
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   5,530,738       6,292,018       960,350  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   20,345,165       19,629,810       2,996,094  


LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

  For the Three Months Ended March 31,  
(In thousands, except for share and per share data) 2020     2021  
  RMB     RMB     US$  
Operating revenue:                      
Online direct sales   489,524       426,327       65,070  
Membership services(1)   24,291       22,723       3,468  
Other services(1)   13,206       21,590       3,294  
Online direct sales and services income(1)   527,021       470,640       71,832  
Loan facilitation and servicing fees-credit oriented(1)   762,968       1,060,420       161,852  
Interest and financial services income and other revenues   245,929       541,637       82,670  
Guarantee income   677,300       235,049       35,875  
Credit-oriented services income(1)   1,686,197       1,837,106       280,397  
Loan facilitation and servicing fees-performance based(1)   277,388       572,949       87,449  
Loan facilitation and servicing fees-volume based(1)   9,428       62,988       9,614  
Platform-based services income(1)   286,816       635,937       97,063  
Total operating revenue   2,500,034       2,943,683       449,292  
Operating cost:                      
Cost of sales   (480,167 )     (433,469 )     (66,160 )
Funding cost   (143,081 )     (129,760 )     (19,805 )
Processing and servicing cost   (312,970 )     (396,716 )     (60,551 )
Provision for credit losses of financing receivables   (290,249 )     (171,998 )     (26,252 )
Provision for credit losses of contract assets and receivables   (89,340 )     (218,937 )     (33,416 )
Provision for credit losses of contingent liabilities of guarantee   (1,017,243 )     (223,785 )     (34,156 )
Total operating cost   (2,333,050 )     (1,574,665 )     (240,340 )
Gross profit   166,984       1,369,018       208,952  
Operating expenses:                      
Sales and marketing expenses   (243,872 )     (345,504 )     (52,734 )
Research and development expenses   (126,211 )     (124,207 )     (18,958 )
General and administrative expenses   (109,526 )     (131,101 )     (20,010 )
Total operating expenses   (479,609 )     (600,812 )     (91,702 )
Change in fair value of financial guarantee derivatives, net   (438,984 )     153,572       23,440  
Change in fair value of loans at fair value         (77,811 )     (11,876 )
Interest expense, net   (12,305 )     (19,689 )     (3,005 )
Investment loss   (16,266 )     (189 )     (29 )
Others, net   (23,194 )     18,249       2,785  
(Loss)/Income before income tax expense   (803,374 )     842,338       128,565  
Income tax benefit/(expense)   124,947       (131,257 )     (20,034 )
Net (loss)/income   (678,427 )     711,081       108,531  
Less: Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests         (458 )     (70 )
Net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company   (678,427 )     711,539       108,601  
                       
Net (loss)/income per ordinary share attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company                      
Basic   (1.87 )     1.94       0.30  
Diluted   (1.87 )     1.74       0.27  
                       
Net (loss)/income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company                      
Basic   (3.73 )     3.87       0.59  
Diluted   (3.73 )     3.49       0.53  
                       
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding                      
Basic   363,502,158       367,370,488       367,370,488  
Diluted   363,502,158       414,600,356       414,600,356  

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(1)    Starting from the second quarter of 2020, we report revenue streams in three categories—online direct sales and services income, credit-oriented services income and platform-based services income, to provide more relevant information. We also revised the comparative period presentation to conform to current period classification.

In providing credit-oriented services, we originate on-balance sheet loans, or facilitate the loan origination of off-balance loans where we also provide guarantee services. Consequently, we take all credit risks of borrowers in respect of on-balance sheet loans, and off-balance sheet loans through the relevant guarantee arrangements. By nature, revenue earned from off-balance sheet loans where we also provide guarantee services is recorded as “Loan facilitation and servicing fees-credit oriented” and “Guarantee income,” and interest income and other fees from on-balance sheet loans is recorded as “Interest and financial services income and other revenues.”

In providing platform-based services, we do not provide guarantee services and take no credit risks of borrowers in respect of principal and interests due to the lenders for off-balance sheet loans we facilitate. We either charge the service fees for loan facilitation and servicing at predetermined rates based on the performance of the underlying off-balance sheet loans, which we refer to as performance-based model, or charge the service fees primarily at predetermined rates of amount of loan originations upon successful matching of borrowing requests, which we refer to as volume-based model.

Revenue from “Loan facilitation and servicing fees-credit oriented,” “Loan facilitation and servicing fees-performance based” and “Loan facilitation and servicing fees-volume based” were previously reported as one combined financial statement line item as “Loan facilitation and servicing fees” before the change of presentation.

For online direct sales and services income, we report the premium membership fees for our membership packages as “Membership services,” and the commission fee earned from third-party sellers for the online marketplace services we rendered and other services revenue as “Other services” within “Online direct sales and services income.” The premium membership fees, commission fee earned from third-party sellers and other services revenue were previously reported as “Services and others” within “Online direct sales and services income” before the change of presentation.


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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (loss)/Income

  For the Three Months Ended March 31,  
(In thousands) 2020     2021  
  RMB     RMB     US$  
Net (loss)/income   (678,427 )     711,081       108,531  
Other comprehensive income/(loss)                      
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax   1,307       (2,071 )     (318 )
Total comprehensive (loss)/income   (677,120 )     709,010       108,213  
Less: Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests         (458 )     (70 )
Total comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company   (677,120 )     709,468       108,283  


LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

    For the Three Months Ended March 31,  
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)   2020     2021  
    RMB     RMB   US$  
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company to Net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company                      
Net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company     (678,427 )     711,539     108,601  
Add: Share-based compensation expenses     54,734       48,513     7,404  
Interest expense associated with convertible notes     11,913       11,134     1,699  
Investment loss     16,266       189     29  
                       
Adjusted net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company     (595,514 )     771,375     117,733  
                       
                       
                       
                       
Adjusted net (loss)/income per ordinary share attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company                      
Basic     (1.64 )     2.10     0.32  
Diluted     (1.64 )     1.86     0.28  
                       
Adjusted net (loss)/income per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company                      
Basic     (3.28 )     4.20     0.64  
Diluted     (3.28 )     3.72     0.57  
                       
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding                      
Basic     363,502,158       367,370,488     367,370,488  
Diluted     363,502,158       414,600,356     414,600,356  


LexinFintech Holdings Ltd.

Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

  For the Three Months Ended March 31,  
(In thousands) 2020     2021
  RMB     RMB     US$  
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP EBIT to Net (loss)/income                      
Net (loss)/income   (678,427 )     711,081       108,531  
Add: Income tax (benefit)/expense   (124,947 )     131,257       20,034  
Share-based compensation expenses   54,734       48,513       7,404  
Interest expense, net   12,305       19,689       3,005  
Investment loss   16,266       189       29  
Non-GAAP EBIT   (720,069 )     910,729       139,003  

 

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SAS advances industry solutions with packaged AI models

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Tailored, lightweight AI models facilitate rapid deployment with low overhead
LAS VEGAS, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SAS INNOVATE — Today at SAS Innovate, SAS – a pioneer in data and AI solutions – unveiled a game-changing approach for organizations to tackle business challenges head-on. Introducing lightweight, industry-specific AI models for individual license, SAS is equipping organizations with readily deployable AI technology to productionize real-world use cases with unparalleled efficiency.

AI software provider SAS is uniquely positioned to flex its decades of expertise in applying scalable and trustworthy AI models for prominent global financial, health care, and manufacturing brands, as well as government institutions.
“SAS is evolving its portfolio to meet wider user needs and capture market share with innovative new offerings,” said Chandana Gopal, Research Director, Future of Intelligence, IDC. “An area that is ripe for SAS is productizing models built on SAS’ core assets, talent and IP from its wealth of experience working with customers to solve industry problems.”
In today’s market, the consumption of models is primarily focused on large language models (LLMs) for generative AI. In reality, LLMs are a very small part of the modeling needs of real-world production deployments of AI and decision making for businesses.  With the new offering, SAS is moving beyond LLMs and delivering industry-proven deterministic AI models for industries that span use cases such as fraud detection, supply chain optimization, entity management, document conversation and health care payment integrity and more.
Unlike traditional AI implementations that can be cumbersome and time-consuming, SAS’ industry-specific models are engineered for quick integration, enabling organizations to operationalize trustworthy AI technology and accelerate the realization of tangible benefits and trusted results.
Expanding market footprintOrganizations are facing pressure to compete effectively and are looking to AI to gain an edge. At the same time, staffing data science teams has never been more challenging due to AI skills shortages. Consequently, businesses are demanding agility in using AI to solve problems and require flexible AI solutions to quickly drive business outcomes. SAS’ easy-to-use, yet powerful models tuned for the enterprise enable organizations to benefit from a half-century of SAS’ leadership across industries.
Delivering industry models as packaged offerings is one outcome of SAS’ commitment of $1 billion to AI-powered industry solutions. As outlined in the May 2023 announcement, the investment in AI builds on SAS’ decades long focus on providing packaged solutions to address industry challenges in banking, government, health care and more.
“Models are the perfect complement to our existing solutions and SAS Viya platform offerings and cater to diverse business needs across various audiences, ensuring that innovation reaches every corner of our ecosystem,” said Udo Sglavo, Vice President for AI and Analytics, SAS. “By tailoring our approach to understanding specific industry needs, our frameworks empower businesses to flourish in their distinctive environments.”
Bringing AI to the massesSAS is democratizing AI by offering out-of-the-box, lightweight AI models – making AI accessible regardless of skill set – starting with an AI assistant for warehouse space optimization. Leveraging technology like large language models, these assistants cater to nontechnical users, translating interactions into optimized workflows seamlessly and aiding in faster planning decisions.
“SAS Models provide organizations with flexible, timely and accessible AI that aligns with industry challenges,” said Sglavo. “Whether you’re embarking on your AI journey or seeking to accelerate the expansion of AI across your enterprise, SAS offers unparalleled depth and breadth in addressing your business’s unique needs.”
The first SAS Models are expected to be generally available later this year. Learn more about SAS Applied AI and Modeling here: https://blogs.sas.com/content/tag/applied-ai-modeling/.
Today’s announcement was made at SAS Innovate, the data and AI experience for business leaders, technical users and SAS Partners. Keep up with the latest news from SAS by following @SASsoftwareNews on X/Twitter.
About SASSAS is a global leader in data and AI. With SAS software and industry-specific solutions, organizations transform data into trusted decisions. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.
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Expanded SAS Viya uses generative AI to accelerate customer productivity

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Leading data and AI platform helps explain and integrate large language models to augment existing processes; SAS Data Maker will address critical challenges without compromising sensitive data
LAS VEGAS, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SAS INNOVATE — So many organizations have jumped on the GenAI bandwagon in the last year, but are those efforts delivering results yet? If the organization uses the SAS® Viya® data and AI platform, the answer is a resounding yes. Infused with large language model (LLM) orchestration strength, SAS Viya is already helping customers accelerate efficiency and productivity. Throughout 2024, SAS will continue delivering innovation by broadening its trustworthy GenAI footprint with the introduction of its own synthetic data generator – SAS Data Maker – and by offering industry-specific GenAI assistants.

Learn more about Viya LLM orchestration and other GenAI capabilities in this solution brief: Accelerate productivity with generative AI and SAS Viya.
“SAS’ guiding principle is everyone should be able to query data and perform complex analytical operations in every phase of the data and analytics life cycle, and generative AI is crucial in this democratization journey,” said Wiktor Markiewicz, Senior Market Research Analyst at IDC. “But most leaders don’t understand AI technology and how they can apply it meaningfully. Having an already trusted data and AI platform available removes the guesswork and kickstarts the generative AI journey.”  
Georgia-Pacific and wienerberger rely on Viya for AI and GenAI capabilitiesManufacturer Georgia-Pacific is a SAS customer using Viya. “When challenges emerge with our manufacturing equipment or process, we leverage sensor data, business rules, recommender systems and generative AI to suggest the appropriate next best action and resolve the problem,” said Roshan Shah, Vice President, Collaboration & Support Center, Georgia-Pacific. “Streaming analytics and intelligent decision management support from SAS Viya helps us capture immediate value by making the right decisions as events occur.”
About Georgia-Pacific, SAS Executive Vice President and CTO Bryan Harris said, “One of SAS’ core strengths is our deep bench of industry knowledge. We understand manufacturing, and we understand Georgia-Pacific’s unique challenges. We help them appropriately scale LLM orchestration and manufacturing-specific GenAI assistant strategies so their employees can use those cutting-edge applications to troubleshoot real-time operational issues.”
Global brick manufacturer wienerberger also uses SAS for AI support. The company reduces energy consumption, cuts greenhouse gas emissions and improves product quality using SAS on Microsoft Azure. “We use AI and IoT analytics from SAS to connect all our data streams and analyze the entire production process,” said Florian Zittmayr, Team Lead for Data Science at wienerberger. “SAS Analytics brings intelligence to the kiln by helping our engineers and employees to gain valuable information about each step and identify specific target values to make the drying and firing of bricks more economical.”
And a global consumer goods manufacturer uses Viya and its GenAI capabilities to optimize warehouse space, allocate inbound shipments and compare “what-if” scenarios based on product demand. SAS helped develop an LLM-based digital assistant by dynamically updating SAS Visual Analytics dashboards so the company’s supply chain teams can easily save time and improve warehouse space usage with in-depth analytics. This conversational assistant allows both technical and business users to generate fast and accurate results and improve decision making using SAS’ trustworthy, explainable analytics.
Organizations are enthusiastic about adopting and deploying GenAI, but there’s often a gap between preparedness and execution. Learn more by reading the US Executive Summary from a new study: Generative AI Challenges and Potential Unveiled: How to Achieve a Competitive Advantage.
Viya stands out in the GenAI crowd because of pragmatic, industry-driven applicationsAs organizations explore GenAI, SAS prioritizes identifying industry-driven and ethically applied use cases. SAS enables secure adoption and fosters accelerated productivity and trusted results across diverse industries and regulatory landscapes. SAS’ GenAI functionality lives in leading products like Viya and SAS Customer Intelligence 360:
GenAI orchestration: Viya integrates external GenAI models with existing business processes and systems, orchestrating LLMs for end-to-end enterprise use cases. These capabilities are now available in SAS Viya.Viya Copilot: Enhances productivity for developers, data scientists and business users with a personal assistant that accelerates analytical, business and industry tasks. Viya Copilot offers diverse tools for tasks like code generation, data cleaning, data exploration, marketing planning, journey design and knowledge gap analysis. The first iteration of Viya Copilot is available through an invitation-only private preview.SAS Data Maker: Addresses data privacy and scarcity challenges by generating high-quality synthetic tabular data without compromising sensitive information, enabling organizations to address data privacy. SAS Data Maker is now available in private preview.Customer engagement. SAS continues to infuse GenAI capabilities into its flagship MarTech solution, SAS Customer Intelligence 360, to help marketers elevate the customer experience. SAS Customer Intelligence 360 already offers GenAI assistance on streamlining marketing planning, journey design and content and creative development. SAS is now introducing three new capabilities in SAS Customer Intelligence 360 for marketers: using GenAI to build recommended audiences based on natural language prompts, a chat experience to interpret audience data and a GenAI suggestion service for email subject lines.The GenAI functionality of Viya makes a meaningful difference to customers planning to:
Accelerate innovation: Seamlessly integrate GenAI models into decisioning workflows, AI/ML applications and existing business processes by using decisioning flow tools like SAS Intelligent Decisioning.Protect data: Support user privacy and security with robust data quality measures, including synthetic data generation, data minimization, anonymization and encryption, so sensitive information remains safeguarded.Create trustworthy and explainable results: Data experts can apply natural language processing techniques to preprocess data and explain the generated output, minimizing hallucinations and token costs.Enhance governance: Use built-in tools to create workflows that validate the life cycle of LLMs, including model risk management.Make more precise decisions: Quantitative decisioning capabilities, critical for successful GenAI reasoning, are built into the Viya platform.Today’s announcement was made at SAS Innovate, the data and AI experience for business leaders, technical users and SAS Partners. Keep up with the latest news from SAS by following @SASsoftwareNews on X/Twitter.
About SASSAS is a global leader in data and AI. With SAS software and industry-specific solutions, organizations transform data into trusted decisions. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.
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LTA’s Padel Programme Teams Up with Skylab for Enhanced Performance Analytics

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MANCHESTER, England, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Skylab, a UK-based specialist in sports technology and performance analysis, proudly announces its partnership with LTA Padel, solidifying its position as a premier provider of specialised services in the sports industry. This collaboration underscores Skylab’s commitment to excellence and showcases its ability to deliver innovative and diverse solutions tailored specifically for elite sports organisations like LTA Padel.

The LTA’s Padel performance programme in Great Britain will utilise Skylab’s Game Intelligence product and Performance Analysis services. The software will empower athletes and coaches alike with interactive and detailed match data, seamlessly integrated into intuitive dashboards that create automated video playlists. The Padel team at the LTA will gain a deeper understanding of padel at the elite level to support their talent identification, player pathway and coaching strategies as they strive to compete with the world’s best. 
“Previously, Padel players lacked accurate and robust performance data, which made it impossible to analyse the opposition in detail. Coaches couldn’t answer their players’ key performance questions quickly, and performance directors had to rely on gut feeling and experience when evidencing what elite Padel looks like. However, our product and services provide practitioners with insights into the technical and tactical aspects of the game, as well as the physical demands required for elite-level performance. This allows practitioners to understand and predict the future performance of their players, enabling them to make data-informed decisions” says Ciaran Skinner, Business Development Manager, Skylab.
Skylab is a first-of-its-kind sports technology firm, offering tailored, market-leading Performance Analysis services and bespoke web platforms to elite sporting clients. It revolutionises how elite sports teams and individuals interact, use, and visualise their data. By packaging performance analysis with industry leading UX and bespoke software, partners will be in the position to make better decisions in sport.
For more information about Skylab and its services, please visit skylab.com or contact [email protected] 
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https://skylab.com/padel-performance-insights/ 
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Skylab is a first-of-its-kind sports technology firm, offering tailored, market-leading Performance Analysis services and bespoke web platforms to elite sporting clients. It revolutionises how elite sports teams and individuals interact, use, and visualise their data. By packaging performance analysis with industry leading UX and bespoke software, partners will be in the position to make better decisions in sport. Current clients include elite teams and organisations across Padel, Football, Athletics, Tennis, Rowing and more.
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