Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Net Revenues (including value added taxes, or “VAT”, of RMB896.6 million and RMB953.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2023, respectively). Total net revenues in the second quarter of 2023 were RMB2,062.0 million (US$284.4 million), representing an increase of 23.5% from RMB1,670.1 million in the same period of 2022, primarily attributable to an increase in revenues from freight matching services.
Freight matching services. Revenues from freight matching services in the second quarter of 2023 were RMB1,731.2 million (US$238.7 million), representing an increase of 22.8% from RMB1,409.6 million in the same period of 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in revenues from freight brokerage service as well as continued growth in transaction commissions.
| • | Freight brokerage service. Revenues from freight brokerage service in the second quarter of 2023 were RMB948.9 million (US$130.9 million), an increase of 11.6% from RMB850.2 million in the same period of 2022, primarily attributable to continued growth in transaction volume as a result of expanded user coverage. |
| • | Freight listing service. Revenues from freight listing service in the second quarter of 2023 were RMB227.1 million (US$31.3 million), an increase of 7.3% from RMB211.7 million in the same period of 2022, primarily due to an increase in total paying members. |
| • | Transaction commission. Revenues from transaction commissions amounted to RMB555.2 million (US$76.6 million) in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 59.6% from RMB347.8 million in the same period of 2022, primarily driven by an increase in order volume as well as an improvement in commission order coverage. |
Value-added services. Revenues from value-added services in the second quarter of 2023 were RMB330.8 million (US$45.6 million), an increase of 27.0% from RMB260.4 million in the same period of 2022, mainly attributable to an increase in revenues from credit solutions and other value-added services.
Cost of Revenues (including VAT net of refund of VAT of RMB672.8 million and RMB774.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2023, respectively). Cost of revenues in the second quarter of 2023 was RMB975.3 million (US$134.5 million), compared with RMB925.9 million in the same period of 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in VAT, related tax surcharges and other tax costs, and net of tax refunds from government authorities. These tax-related costs net of refunds totaled RMB879.3 million, representing an increase of 4.0% from RMB845.4 million in the same period of 2022, primarily due to the continued increase in transaction activities involving our freight brokerage service.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were RMB281.8 million (US$38.9 million), compared with RMB196.2 million in the same period of 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in advertising and marketing expenses for user acquisitions.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were RMB201.7 million (US$27.8 million), compared with RMB344.8 million in the same period of 2022. The decrease was primarily due to lower share-based compensation expenses.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were RMB223.7 million (US$30.8 million), compared with RMB216.4 million in the same period of 2022. The increase was primarily due to higher salary and benefits expenses.