NaaS Technology Inc. Reports Unaudited 2022 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Operational Highlights:
- Charging volume transacted through NaaS’ network reached 856.8 GWh in the fourth quarter of 2022 and 2,753.7 GWh in 2022, representing an increase of 91% and 116% year over year, respectively.
- Gross transaction value transacted through NaaS’ network reached
RMB840.2 million (US$121.8 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2022 andRMB2,701.2 million (US$391.6 million ) in 2022, representing an increase of 94% and 119% year over year, respectively. - Number of orders transacted through NaaS’ platform reached 38.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and 122.2 million in 2022, representing an increase of 89% and 114% year over year, respectively.
- As of
December 31, 2022 , NaaS’ charging solutions had serviced 1,581 charging station operators, representing an increase of 111% year over year. More than 515,000 chargers in over 50,000 charging stations were connected and accessible on NaaS’ network as ofDecember 31, 2022 , up by 85% from 278,000 and 67% from 30,000 as ofDecember 31, 2021 , respectively.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Highlights:
- Net revenues grew by 95% year over year1 and reached
RMB29.5million (US$4.3 million)in the fourth quarter of 2022. Net revenues for the full year of 2022 wereRMB92.8 million (US$13.5 million ), increasing by 177% year over year. - Total operating costs were
RMB151.1 million (US$21.9 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2022 andRMB2.6 billion (US$373.3 million ) in 2022, as compared withRMB71.5 million andRMB287.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and full year 2021, respectively. The significant increase was mainly due to the Company’s significant business expansion, as well asRMB1.9billion (US$277.3 million ) of equity-settled listing costs andRMB213.8 million (US$31.0 million ) of share-based compensation expenses for the full year of 2022. - Net loss was
RMB126.9 million (US$18.4 million ) for the fourth quarter of 2022 andRMB5.6billion (US$817.3 million ) for 2022, as compared to net loss ofRMB57.2 million andRMB260.5 million the fourth quarter of 2021 and full year 2021, respectively. - Non-IFRS net loss2 was
RMB111.8 million (US$16.2 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2022 andRMB354.1 million (US$51.3 million ) in 2022, as compared to non-IFRS net loss ofRMB54.2 million andRMB249.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and full year, respectively.
1 In accordance with the IFRS rules,
2 Non-IFRS net loss was arrived at after excluding equity-settled listing costs, share-based compensation expenses and fair value changes of convertible and redeemable preferred shares. Please refer to the section titled "Unaudited reconciliations of IFRS and non-IFRS results" for details.
Recent Developments
Progress in Online and Offline Charging Businesses
- As of
March 31, 2023 , the Company had covered 55,000 charging stations and connected 575,000 chargers. In the first quarter of 2023, charging volume transacted through NaaS’ network reached 1,023 GWh and gross transaction value reachedRMB990.5 million , with year-over-year growth of 112% and 107%, respectively. Number of orders transacted through NaaS’ platform reached 44.4 million, representing an increase of 110% year over year. - The Company continued to advance its one-stop charging solutions business with latest cases including a one-stop turn-key construction service to build charging stations in
Wuhan . The first charging station, equipped with 60 direct-current fast chargers for a total capital expenditure ofRMB5 million , commenced operation onMarch 26, 2023 . Additionally, the Company has expanded its maintenance services to cover over 15,000 parking slots of 2,100 charging stations across 186 cities.
Continuous Expansion of Partner Network
- On
January 17, 2023 , the Company andBeijing HyperStrong Technology Co., Ltd. , a leading energy storage system integrator and system service provider, jointly announced the strategic collaboration to develop the energy storage business. - On
March 29, 2023 , the Company and Smart Order, a leading hotel information integration solution service provider inChina , announced the establishment of a joint venture, “Smart Charging”, to create a network of destination-sharing charging services for electric vehicles.
NaaS Smart Charging Robot
- In
March 2023 , the Company launched its self-developed automatic charging robot. The smart charging robot is equipped with advanced technologies such as deep learning, 5G, and V2X, and offers features such as active vehicle locating, smart charging, and automatic payment settlement.
“2022 was a pivotal year for NaaS,” said
“NaaS ended the year on a high note with robust financial performance,” added Mr.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results:
Revenues
The total value of charging piles sold through NaaS’ network totaled
Net revenues reached
Revenues from online EV charging solutions contributed
Offline EV charging revenues increased significantly by 96% year over year to
Revenues from innovative and other businesses increased by 8% year over year to
Operating costs
Total operating costs were
Cost of revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 was
Selling and marketing expenses were
Administrative expenses were
Research and development expenses were
Finance costs
Finance costs were
Income tax expenses
NaaS’ income tax expenses were
Net loss and non-IFRS net loss
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2022 was
Full Year 2022 Financial Results:
Revenues
The total value of charging piles sold through NaaS’ network totaled
Net revenues reached
Revenues from online EV charging solutions contributed
Offline EV charging revenues increased significantly by 178% year over year to
Revenues from innovative and other businesses increased by 146% year over year to
Operating costs
Total operating costs were
Cost of revenues in 2022 was
Selling and marketing expenses in 2022 were
Administrative expenses increased to
Research and development expenses were
Finance costs
Finance costs were
Income tax (expenses)/benefit
NaaS’ income tax expenses were
Net loss and non-IFRS net loss
Net loss for the full year 2022 was
Outlook:
Based on NaaS’ preliminary assessment of the current market conditions, the Company expects net revenues to be in the range of
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Exchange Rate
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into
Non-IFRS Financial Measure
The Company uses non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period, which is a non-IFRS financial measure, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes.
Non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to operating profit, net profit for the period or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of its operating performance. Investors are encouraged to review non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period and the reconciliation to its most directly comparable IFRS measure. Non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company's data.
Non-IFRS net profit/loss for the period represents profit/loss for the period excluding equity-settled listing costs, share-based compensation expenses and fair value changes of convertible and redeemable preferred shares.
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Three Months Ended |
Year ended |
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2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except for share and per share data) | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||||||||||
Net revenues from online EV Charging Solutions | 7,465 | 14,921 | 2,163 | 17,985 | 50,151 | 7,271 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net revenues from offline EV Charging Solutions | 7,111 | 13,968 | 2,025 | 14,611 | 40,554 | 5,880 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net revenues from Innovative and Other Businesses | 522 | 565 | 82 | 857 | 2,109 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Revenues | 15,098 | 29,454 | 4,270 | 33,453 | 92,814 | 13,457 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other (losses)/gains, net | 32 | (1,638 | ) | (237 | ) | 138 | 7,317 | 1,061 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | (10,661 | ) | (22,270 | ) | (3,229 | ) | (29,587 | ) | (86,647 | ) | (12,563 | ) | ||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses | (41,645 | ) | (71,276 | ) | (10,334 | ) | (193,340 | ) | (241,430 | ) | (35,004 | ) | ||||||||||||
Administrative expenses | (11,362 | ) | (46,337 | ) | (6,718 | ) | (34,458 | ) | (2,195,983 | ) | (318,388 | ) | ||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | (7,826 | ) | (11,196 | ) | (1,623 | ) | (30,253 | ) | (36,557 | ) | (5,300 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total operating costs | (71,494 | ) | (151,079 | ) | (21,904 | ) | (287,638 | ) | (2,560,617 | ) | (371,255 | ) | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (56,364 | ) | (123,263 | ) | (17,871 | ) | (254,047 | ) | (2,460,486 | ) | (356,737 | ) | ||||||||||||
Finance costs | (550 | ) | (193 | ) | (28 | ) | (1,097 | ) | (10,275 | ) | (1,490 | ) | ||||||||||||
Fair value changes of convertible and redeemable preferred shares and financial assets, net | — | — | — | — | (3,156,745 | ) | (457,685 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss before income tax | (56,914 | ) | (123,456 | ) | (17,899 | ) | (255,144 | ) | (5,627,506 | ) | (815,912 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income tax expenses | (327 | ) | (3,404 | ) | (494 | ) | (5,318 | ) | (9,861 | ) | (1,430 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net loss | (57,241 | ) | (126,860 | ) | (18,393 | ) | (260,462 | ) | (5,637,367 | ) | (817,342 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | (57,241 | ) | (126,860 | ) | (18,393 | ) | (260,462 | ) | (5,637,367 | ) | (817,342 | ) | ||||||||||||
Loss per share for loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company (Expressed in RMB per share) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | (3.17 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (55.68 | ) | (2.82 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
Diluted | (3.17 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (55.68 | ) | (2.82 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
Loss per ADS for loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company (Expressed in RMB per ADS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | (31.68 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (556.76 | ) | (28.24 | ) | (4.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
Diluted | (31.68 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (556.76 | ) | (28.24 | ) | (4.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 18,071,116 | 2,254,885,600 | 2,254,885,600 | 4,678,139 | 1,996,018,612 | 1,996,018,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
Diluted | 18,071,116 | 2,254,885,600 | 2,254,885,600 | 4,678,139 | 1,996,018,612 | 1,996,018,612 |
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF IFRS AND NON-IFRS RESULTS
Three Months Ended |
Year ended |
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2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except for share and per share data) | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted net Loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company to Net Loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | (57,241 | ) | (126,860 | ) | (18,393 | ) | (260,462 | ) | (5,637,367 | ) | (817,342 | ) | ||||||||||||
Add: Equity-settled listing costs | — | — | — | — | 1,912,693 | 277,314 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 3,067 | 15,051 | 2,182 | 10,788 | 213,832 | 31,003 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value changes of convertible and redeemable preferred shares | — | — | — | — | 3,158,498 | 457,939 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value changes of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss | — | — | — | — | (1,753 | ) | (254 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | (54,174 | ) | (111,809 | ) | (16,211 | ) | (249,674 | ) | (354,098 | ) | (51,340 | ) | ||||||||||||
Adjusted net loss per share for loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company (Expressed in RMB per share) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | (3.00 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (53.37 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||
Diluted | (3.00 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (53.37 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||
Adjusted net loss per ADS for loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company (Expressed in RMB per ADS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | (29.98 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (533.70 | ) | (1.77 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
Diluted | (29.98 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (533.70 | ) | (1.77 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 18,071,116 | 2,254,885,600 | 2,254,885,600 | 4,678,139 | 1,996,018,612 | 1,996,018,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
Diluted | 18,071,116 | 2,254,885,600 | 2,254,885,600 | 4,678,139 | 1,996,018,612 | 1,996,018,612 |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As of | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 8,489 | 513,351 | 74,429 | |||||||
Trade receivables | 38,456 | 130,004 | 18,849 | |||||||
Prepayments, other receivables and other assets | 105,833 | 287,435 | 41,674 | |||||||
Total current assets | 152,778 | 930,790 | 134,952 | |||||||
Non-current assets | ||||||||||
Right-of-use assets | 19,766 | 17,030 | 2,469 | |||||||
Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss | 5,000 | 11,753 | 1,704 | |||||||
Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income | — | 129,060 | 18,712 | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 548 | 2,600 | 377 | |||||||
Intangible asset | — | 833 | 121 | |||||||
Other non-current assets | — | 13,869 | 2,011 | |||||||
Total non-current assets | 25,314 | 175,145 | 25,394 | |||||||
Total assets | 178,092 | 1,105,935 | 160,346 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||||
Interest bearing bank and other borrowings | — | 38,000 | 5,510 | |||||||
Current lease liabilities | 7,067 | 6,853 | 993 | |||||||
Trade payables | 16,872 | 49,239 | 7,139 | |||||||
Other payables and accruals | 112,148 | 98,049 | 14,218 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 136,087 | 192,141 | 27,860 | |||||||
Non-current liabilities | ||||||||||
Non-current lease liabilities | 12,566 | 9,327 | 1,352 | |||||||
Interest-bearing bank and other borrowings | — | 465,155 | 67,441 | |||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | — | 438 | 64 | |||||||
Total non-current liabilities | 12,566 | 474,920 | 68,857 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 148,651 | 667,061 | 96,717 | |||||||
EQUITY | ||||||||||
Class A Common Shares | — | * | 36,354 | 5,269 | ||||||
Class B Common Shares | — | 16,674 | 2,418 | |||||||
Class |
— | 93,702 | 13,586 | |||||||
Additional paid in capital | 423,329 | 6,358,600 | 921,910 | |||||||
Accumulated losses | (393,890 | ) | (6,031,255 | ) | (874,450 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | (35,201 | ) | (5,104 | ) | |||||
Total equity | 29,439 | 438,874 | 63,629 | |||||||
Total equity and liabilities | 178,092 | 1,105,935 | 160,346 |
Note:
* Representing amount less than
** In accordance with the IFRS rules

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