500.com Limited Announces Unaudited Financial Results For the Third Quarter ended September 30, 2020

<br /> 500.com Limited Announces Unaudited Financial Results For the Third Quarter ended September 30, 2020<br />

PR Newswire


SHENZHEN, China

,

Nov. 20, 2020

/PRNewswire/ — 500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) (“500.com,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our company,” or “our”), an online sports lottery service provider in

China

, today reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended

September 30, 2020

.


Resumption of Operations in

Sweden

The Multi Group (“TMG”), a

Malta

-based subsidiary of the Company, has temporarily suspended its operations in

Sweden

in early 2020 as TMG did not complete the renewal of its e-Gaming license before it expired. The Company promptly issued a Current Report on Form 6-K dated

January 13, 2020

regarding this situation, and provided an update through another Current Report on Form 6-K dated

February 20, 2020

. After submitting all the application materials and maintaining close communication with

Sweden’s

e-Gaming regulatory authority, TMG completed the renewal process and resumed its operations in

Sweden

in

September 2020

. The Company’s revenues for the third quarter ended

September 30, 2020

have been, and for the fiscal year of 2020 are expected to be, materially and adversely impacted by the temporary suspension of TMG’s operations in

Sweden

. Revenue generated by TMG accounted for approximately 89.7% of the Company’s total net revenues for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2019

, of which approximately 61.3% was generated from

Sweden

.


Completion of Internal Investigation

On

December 31, 2019

, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) had formed a Special Investigation Committee (the “SIC”) to internally investigate alleged illegal money transfers and the role played by consultants following the arrest of one consultant (also a former director of the Company’s subsidiary in

Japan

) and two former consultants by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. On

January 16, 2020

, the Company announced that the SIC had retained King & Wood Mallesons LLP (“KWM”) as its legal advisor to assist with its internal investigation.

On

October 7, 2020

, the Company announced that the SIC of the Company’s Board completed its internal investigation.

KWM presented its investigation review to SIC on

October 7, 2020

. Based on the findings and analyses in KWM’s review, the SIC has concluded that it did not find a sufficient basis to establish a violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 in connection with the Company’s prior activities in

Japan

. The SIC has also reviewed the Company’s compliance policies, procedures and internal controls in light of the suggestions from KWM. The Company has updated such policies, procedures and internal controls based on recommendations from the SIC, and will continue to enhance its internal controls as appropriate.


Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year ended

December 31, 2019

The Company previously filed a Form 12b-25 with the SEC on

June 15, 2020

for late filing of its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2019

(the “2019 Annual Report”), pursuant to which the 2019 Annual Report was due to be filed by

June 30, 2020

. The Company expects to file the 2019 Annual Report (i) upon completion of the previously announced internal investigation being conducted by the SIC of the Company’s Board, with the assistance of KWM, (ii) once the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2019

are finalized, (iii) once the Company has completed the assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of

December 31, 2019

, and (iv) once the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has completed its audit of financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as of

December 31, 2019

.

The Company also reports that on

July 1, 2020

, the Company received an expected notice from New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Regulation stating that the Company is not in compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing requirements under the timely filing criteria pursuant to Section 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file the 2019 Annual Report with the SEC. As required by the notice, (a) a representative of the Company contacted the NYSE on

July 1, 2020

to discuss the status of the 2019 Annual Report, and (b) the Company is issuing this press release, disclosing the status of the 2019 Annual Report, noting the delay and the reason for the delay, as mentioned above. The anticipated filing date of the 2019 Annual Report is not known at this time.

NYSE Regulation notified the Company that the NYSE will closely monitor the status of the Company’s late filing and related public disclosures for up to a six-month period from the due date of the 2019 Annual Report. If the Company fails to file its annual report and any subsequent delayed filings within six months from the filing due date, the NYSE may, in its sole discretion, allow the Company’s securities to trade for up to an additional six months depending on specific circumstances, as outlined in Section 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

The Company intends to meet the filing deadline of six months from the filing due date of the 2019 Annual Report, or

December 31, 2020

.


Suspension of Online Sports Lottery Sales in

China

All provincial sports lottery administration centers to which the Company provided sports lottery sales services have suspended accepting online purchase orders for lottery products in response to the Notice related to Self-Inspection and Self-Remedy of Unauthorized Online Lottery Sales (the “Self-Inspection Notice”), which was jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Administration of Sports of

the People’s Republic of China

on

January 15, 2015

. In response to the Self-Inspection Notice, on

April 4, 2015

, the Company decided to voluntarily suspend all online lottery sales services. As a result of the provincial sport lottery administration centers’ decision to suspend accepting online lottery orders and the Company’s voluntary suspension of all online sports lottery sales services in

China

, the Company has not generated any revenue from these services since

April 2015

.


Third


Quarter


2020


Highlights

  • Net revenues were

    RMB6.1 million

    (

    US$0.9 million

    ), compared with net revenues of

    RMB3.6 million

    for the second quarter of 2020, and net revenues of

    RMB9.8 million

    for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Operating loss was

    RMB50.2 million

    (

    US$7.4 million

    ), compared with operating loss of

    RMB52.3 million

    for the second quarter of 2020, and operating loss of

    RMB98.4 million

    for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Non-GAAP

    [1]

    operating loss was

    RMB37.6 million

    (

    US$5.5 million

    ), compared with non-GAAP operating loss of

    RMB33.7 million

    for the second quarter of 2020, and non-GAAP operating loss of

    RMB52.3 million

    for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Net loss attributable to 500.com was

    RMB44.0 million

    (

    US$6.5 million

    ), compared with net loss attributable to 500.com of

    RMB86.3 million

    for the second quarter of 2020, and net loss attributable to 500.com of

    RMB95.8 million

    for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com was

    RMB31.6 million

    (

    US$4.7 million

    ), compared with non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com of

    RMB34.0 million

    for the second quarter of 2020, and non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com of

    RMB49.7 million

    for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Basic and diluted losses per ADS were

    RMB1.02


    (US$0.15)

    .
  • Non-GAAP basic and diluted losses per ADS were

    RMB0.73


    (US$0.11)

    .


Third


Quarter


2020


Financial Results



Net Revenues

Net revenues were

RMB6.1 million

(

US$0.9 million

) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of

RMB3.7 million

or 37.8% from

RMB9.8 million

for the third quarter of 2019 and an increase of

RMB2.5 million

or 69.4% from

RMB3.6 million

for the second quarter of 2020. Net revenues during the third quarter of 2020 primarily consisted of

RMB3.3 million

(

EUR0.4 million

) in revenue contribution from the Company’s online lottery betting and online casino in

Europe

through TMG, which accounted for 54.1% of total net revenues. The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease of

RMB6.0 million

resulting from the temporary suspension of operations in

Sweden

in 2020, which was partially offset by an increase of

RMB2.8 million

in sports information services in

China

started in early 2020.



Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were

RMB56.2 million

(

US$8.3 million

) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of

RMB23.0 million

or 29.0% from

RMB79.2 million

for the third quarter of 2019, and an increase of

RMB1.1 million

or 2.0% from

RMB55.1 million

for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of

RMB19.0 million

in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

and the termination of office leases in

Hong Kong

and

Japan

due to closure of subsidiaries’ local offices , a decrease of

RMB10.3 million

in expenses for employees as a result of decrease in headcount, a decrease of

RMB6.8 million

mainly in amortization associated with full impairment of acquired intangible assets in 2019, a decrease of

RMB2.6 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees, a decrease of

RMB2.2 million

in travelling expenses, a decrease of

RMB1.3 million

in marketing and promotional expenses relating to a change in TMG’s marketing strategy, a decrease of

RMB1.2 million

in office expenses, a decrease of

RMB2.2 million

in lottery insurance costs for TMG associated with the temporary suspension of its online lottery and online casino operations in

Sweden

, and a decrease of

RMB1.7 million

in platform service costs, which were partially offset by an increase of

RMB18.8 million

mainly in depreciation associated with leasehold improvements for the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

, an increase of

RMB4.4 million

in consulting expenses, and an increase of

RMB1.6 million

for bad debt provision of receivables. The sequential

increase

was mainly due to an increase of

RMB17.8 million

mainly in depreciation associated with leasehold improvements for the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

, an increase of

RMB3.3 million

in consulting expenses, and an increase of

RMB1.8 million

for bad debt provision of receivables, which were partially offset by a decrease of

RMB14.7 million

in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

, a decrease of

RMB6.0 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees, and a decrease of

RMB0.6 million

in lottery insurance costs for TMG.

Cost of services was

RMB3

.8 million (

US$0

.6 million) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of

RMB12.3 million

or 76.4% from

RMB16

.1 million for the third quarter of 2019, and a slight decrease of

RMB0.8 million

or 17.4% from

RMB4

.6 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease of

RMB6.8 million

in amortization mainly associated with full impairment of acquired intangible assets in 2019, a decrease of

RMB2.2 million

in lottery insurance costs for TMG associated with the temporary suspension of its online lottery and online casino operations in

Sweden

, a decrease of

RMB1.7 million

in platform service costs, and a decrease of

RMB0.7 million

in office expenses. The sequential decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease of

RMB0.6 million

in lottery insurance costs for TMG.

Sales and marketing expenses were

RMB4

.2 million (

US$0

.6 million) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of

RMB4.8 million

or 53.3% from

RMB9

.0 million for the third quarter of 2019, and a slight decrease of

RMB0.8 million

or 16.0% from

RMB5.0 million

for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease of

RMB2.8 million

in expenses for employees, a decrease of

RMB1.3 million

in marketing and promotional expenses relating to a change in TMG’s marketing strategy, and a decrease of

RMB0.5 million

in travelling expenses, which were partially offset by an increase of

RMB0.4 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees. The sequential decrease was mainly due to a decrease of

RMB0.3 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees.

General and administrative expenses were

RMB46.4 million

(

US$6.8 million

) for the third quarter of 2020, representing an increase of

RMB3.3 million

or 7.7% from

RMB43.1 million

for the third quarter of 2019, and an increase of

RMB11

.0 million or 31.1% from

RMB35

.4 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to an increase of

RMB19.1 million

mainly in depreciation associated with leasehold improvements for the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

, an increase of

RMB4.6 million

in consulting expenses, and an increase of

RMB1.6 million

for bad debt provision of receivables, which were partially offset by a decrease of

RMB10.3 million

in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

and the termination of office leases in

Hong Kong

and

Japan

due to closure of the subsidiaries’ local offices , a decrease of

RMB6.3 million

in expenses for employees, a decrease of

RMB3.5 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees, and a decrease of

RMB1.7 million

in travelling expenses. The sequential increase was mainly due to an increase of

RMB18.2 million

mainly in depreciation associated with leasehold improvements for the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

, an increase of

RMB3.4 million

in consulting expenses, and an increase of

RMB1.8 million

for bad debt provision of receivables, which were partially offset by a decrease of

RMB7.4 million

in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

and a decrease of

RMB4.6 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees.

Service development expenses were

RMB1

.8 million (

US$0.3 million

) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of

RMB9.3 million

or 83.8% from

RMB11

.1 million for the third quarter of 2019, and a decrease of

RMB8.3 million

or 82.2% from

RMB10

.1 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of

RMB8.5 million

in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen and a decrease of

RMB1.2 million

in expenses for employees, which were partially offset by an increase of

RMB0.5 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees. The sequential decrease was mainly due to a decrease of

RMB7.2 million

in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in

Shenzhen

and a decrease of

RMB1.1 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees.



Impairment




s




of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible assets

The impairments of goodwill and acquired intangible assets were related to the Company’s acquisition of TMG, which were triggered by TMG’s temporary suspension of its operations in

Sweden

.

Impairment of goodwill was

RMB30.9 million

for the third quarter of 2019. There was no additional impairment of goodwill for the second and third quarters of 2020 as the related goodwill and intangible assets were fully impaired as of

December 31, 2019

.



Operating Loss

Operating loss was

RMB50

.2 million (

US$7.4 million

) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with operating loss of

RMB98

.4 million for the third quarter of 2019, and operating loss of

RMB52

.3 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to (i) an impairment provision of

RMB30.9 million

provided for goodwill during the third quarter of 2019, there was no such impairment during the third quarter of 2020, and (ii) a decrease of

RMB23.0 million

in operating expenses due to cost reduction measures implemented by management, which was partially offset by a decrease of

RMB3.7 million

in revenue.

Non-GAAP operating loss was

RMB37.6 million

(

US$5.5 million

) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with non-GAAP operating loss of

RMB52

.3 million for the third quarter of 2019, and non-GAAP operating loss of

RMB33

.7 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of

RMB20.4 million

in Non-GAAP operating expenses due to cost reduction measures implemented by management, which was partially offset by a decrease of

RMB3.7 million

in revenue.



Net Loss




Attributable to 500.com

Net loss attributable to 500.com was

RMB44

.0 million (

US$6.5 million

) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with net loss attributable to 500.com of

RMB95

.8 million for the third quarter of 2019, and net loss attributable to 500.com of

RMB86.3

million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to (i) an impairment provision of

RMB30.9 million

provided for goodwill during the third quarter of 2019, there was no such impairment for the third quarter of 2020, and (ii) a decrease of

RMB23.0 million

in operating expenses due to cost reduction measures implemented by management, which were partially offset by a decrease of

RMB3.7 million

in revenue. The sequential

decrease

was mainly due to (i) an impairment provision of

RMB33.7 million

provided for long-term investment in Loto Interactive Limited during the second quarter of 2020, which was calculated based on the last reported sale price on

June 30, 2020

, there was no such impairment for the third quarter of 2020, (ii) a decrease of

RMB6.0 million

in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees, and (iii) an increase of

RMB2.5 million

in revenue.

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com was

RMB31.6 million

(

US$4.7 million

) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com of

RMB49

.7 million for the third quarter of 2019, and non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com of

RMB34.0 million

for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of

RMB20.4 million

in Non-GAAP operating expenses due to cost reduction measures implemented by management, which was partially offset by a decrease of

RMB3.7 million

in revenue. The sequential decrease was mainly attributable to an increase of

RMB2.5 million

in revenue.


Cash and Cash Equivalents


, Restricted Cash, Time Deposits and Short-term Investments

As of

September 30, 2020

, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of

RMB278

.4 million (

US$41

.0 million), restricted cash

[2]

of

RMB2

.4 million (

US$0.4 million

), time deposit

[3]

of

RMB0.2 million

and short-term investment

[4]

of

RMB50.0 million

(

US$7.4 million

), compared with cash and cash equivalents of

RMB295

.5 million, restricted cash of

RMB4.6 million

, time deposits of

RMB0.2 million

and short-term investments of

RMB50

.0 million as of

June 30, 2020

.


Prepayments and Other Current Assets

As of September 30, 2020, the balance of prepayment and other current assets was

RMB23

.5 million (

US$3

.5 million), compared with

RMB24.9 million

as of

June 30, 2020

. The balance as of

September 30, 2020

mainly included: (i) the current portion of deferred expenses of

RMB3

.1 million (

US$0

.5 million); (ii) receivables from third party payment providers of

RMB1.5 million

(

US$0.2 million

); (iii) deposit receivables of

RMB0.5 million

(

US$0

.1 million); (iv) receivables of consideration from disposal of subsidiaries of

RMB0.5 million

(

US$0

.1 million); (v) deductible value added input tax of

RMB11.7

million (

US$1

.7 million); and (vi) other receivables of

RMB6

.2 million (

US$0

.9 million).


Business Outlook

The Company does not expect to issue any earnings forecast until it receives clear instructions as to the resumption date of online sports lottery sales from the Ministry of Finance.


Currency Convenience Translation

This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars were made at the exchange rate of

RMB6

.7896 to

US$1.00

, as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on September 30, 2020, and all translations from Renminbi to Euros were made at the exchange rate of

RMB7

.9038 to

EUR1.00

, which was the average of the month-end exchange rates as set forth in the statistical release of State Administration of Foreign Exchange at the end of each month in 2020.


About 500.com Limited

500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) is an online sports lottery service provider in

China

. The Company offers a comprehensive and integrated suite of online lottery services, information, user tools and virtual community venues to its users. 500.com was among the first companies to provide online lottery services in

China

, and is one of two entities that have been approved by the Ministry of Finance to provide online lottery sales services on behalf of the China Sports Lottery Administration Center, which is the government authority that is in charge of the issuance and sale of sports lottery products in

China

.


Safe Harbor Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “target,” “going forward,” “outlook” and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management’s current expectations and current market and operating conditions, and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law.


About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, which are adjusted from results based on U.S. GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expenses in the Company’s consolidated affiliated entities. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP financial measures are set forth in table at the end of this release, which provide more details on the non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP financial information is provided as additional information to help investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the historical and current financial performance of the Company’s continuing operations and prospects for the future. Non-GAAP financial information should not be considered a substitute for or superior to U.S. GAAP results. In addition, calculations of this non-GAAP financial information may be different from calculations used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.



[1]

Non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of share-based compensation expenses, impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, impairment of long-term investments and deferred tax benefit relating to valuation allowance. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP financial measures are set forth in the table at the end of this release.



[2]

Restricted cash represents: (i) government grants received but pending final clearance; and (ii) deposits in merchant banks yet to be withdrawn.



[3]

Time deposit represents deposits in commercial banks with original maturities of greater than three months but less than a year.



[4]

Short-term investment represents investments in structured financial products provided by financial institutions in the PRC with an initial maturity of six months.


For more information, please contact:


500.com Limited


[email protected]


Christensen


In

China


Mr. Eric Yuan Phone: +86-10-5900-1548

E-mail:


[email protected]

In US

Ms.

Linda Bergkamp


Phone: +1-480-614-3004

Email:


[email protected]



500.com Limited

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)



December 31,

2019



September 30,

2020



September 30,

2020



RMB



RMB



US$


Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited



ASSETS



Current assets:


Cash and cash equivalents


361,220


278,391


41,003


Restricted cash


4,576


2,437


359


Time deposits


23,849


200


29


Short-term investments




50,000


7,364



Amounts due from related parties


10,401


560


82


Prepayments and other current assets


30,280


23,467


3,456



Total current assets



430,326



355,055



52,293



Non-current assets:


Property and equipment, net


64,112


22,828


3,362


Intangible assets, net


4,505


2,765


407


Deposits


5,388


1,516


223


Long-term investments


152,954


110,336


16,251


Right-of-use assets


36,607


6,327


932


Other non-current assets


1,887


1,664


245



Total non-current assets



265,453



145,436



21,420



TOTAL ASSETS



695,779



500,491



73,713



LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY



Current liabilities:


Accrued payroll and welfare payable


6,879


21


3


Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


51,398


57,157


8,418


Income tax payable


2,213


547


81


Operating lease liabilities – current


16,672


3,802


560



Total current liabilities



77,162



61,527



9,062



Non-current liabilities:


Long-term payables


2,965


604


89


Deferred tax liabilities


59






Operating lease liabilities – non-current


31,675


2,989


440



Total non-current liabilities



34,699



3,593



529



TOTAL LIABILITIES



111,861



65,120



9,591



Redeemable noncontrolling interest



14,849











Shareholders’ Equity:


Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share,

700,000,000 shares authorized as of  December 31, 2019

and September 30, 2020; 420,001,792 and 430,014,792

shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019

and September 30, 2020, respectively


145


148


22


Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share;

300,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2019

and September 30, 2020; 10,000,099 and 99 shares issued

and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and September

30, 2020, respectively


6


3




Additional paid-in capital


2,547,293


2,583,689


380,536


Treasury shares


(143,780)


(143,780)


(21,177)


Accumulated deficit


(1,960,692)


(2,127,811)


(313,393)


Accumulated other comprehensive income


141,484


136,278


20,072



Total 500.com Limited shareholders’ equity



584,456



448,527



66,060



Noncontrolling interests



(15,387)



(13,156)



(1,938)



Total shareholders’ equity



569,069



435,371



64,122



TOTAL LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY



695,779



500,491



73,713



500.com Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”),

except for number of shares, per share (or ADS) data)



Three Months Ended



September 30,

2019



June 30,

2020



September 30,

2020



September 30,

2020



RMB



RMB



RMB



US$


Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited



Net Revenues


9,763


3,648


6,145


905



Operating costs and expenses:


Cost of services


(16,096)


(4,616)


(3,824)


(563)


Sales and marketing expenses


(8,980)


(4,998)


(4,158)


(612)


General and administrative expenses


(43,080)


(35,373)


(46,401)


(6,834)


Service development expenses


(11,072)


(10,070)


(1,840)


(271)



Total operating expenses



(79,228)



(55,057)



(56,223)



(8,280)


Other operating income


1,233


453


487


72


Government grant


264


172


246


36


Other operating expenses


465


(1,553)


(892)


(131)


Impairment of goodwill


(30,916)









Operating loss from continuing operations



(98,419)



(52,337)



(50,237)



(7,398)


Other expenses (income), net


(1)


1,116


(2)




Interest income


3,289


2,554


2,225


328


(Loss) income from equity method investments


(699)


(2,769)


4,338


639


Impairment of long-term investments




(33,706)


249


37



Loss before income tax



(95,830)



(85,142)



(43,427)



(6,394)


Income tax benefit


230


60







Net loss from continuing operations



(95,600)



(85,082)



(43,427)



(6,394)


Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests


189


1,236


546


80



Net loss attributable to 500.com Limited



(95,789)



(86,318)



(43,973)



(6,474)


Other comprehensive loss


Changes in unrealized gain




436


739


109


Foreign currency translation gain (loss)


10,195


(415)


(7,661)


(1,128)



Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax



10,195



21



(6,922)



(1,019)



Comprehensive loss



(85,405)



(85,061)



(50,349)



(7,413)


Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and Redeemable

noncontrolling interest


189


1,236


546


80



Comprehensive loss attributable to 500.com Limited



(85,594)



(86,297)



(50,895)



(7,493)



Weighted average number of  Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding:


Basic


429,912,365


430,009,704


430,014,891


430,014,891


Diluted


429,912,365


430,009,704


430,014,891


430,014,891



Losses per share attributable to 500.com Limited-Basic and Diluted


Net loss


(0.22)


(0.20)


(0.10)


(0.02)



Losses per ADS* attributable to 500.com Limited-Basic and Diluted


Net loss


(2.23)


(2.01)


(1.02)


(0.15)


* American Depositary Shares, which are traded on the NYSE. Each ADS represents ten

Class A ordinary shares of the Company.



500.com Limited

Reconciliation of non-GAAP results of operations measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”),

except for number of shares, per share (or ADS) data)



Three Months Ended



September 30,

2019



June 30,

2020



September 30,

2020



September 30,

2020



RMB



RMB



RMB



US$


Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited



Operating loss from continuing operations


(98,419)


(52,337)


(50,237)


(7,398)


Adjustment for share-based compensation expenses


15,175


18,649


12,626


1,860


Adjustment for impairment of goodwill


30,916









Adjusted operating loss from continuing operations (non-GAAP)



(52,328)



(33,688)



(37,611)



(5,538)



Net loss attributable to 500.com Limited



(95,789)



(86,318)



(43,973)



(6,474)


Adjustment for share-based compensation expenses


15,175


18,649


12,626


1,860


Adjustment for impairment of goodwill


30,916








Adjustment for Impairment of long-term investments




33,706


(249)


(37)


Adjustment for deferred tax benefit relating to valuation allowance




(60)







Adjusted net loss attributable to 500.com Limited (non-GAAP)



(49,698)



(34,023)



(31,596)



(4,651)



Weighted average number of  Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding:


Basic


429,912,365


430,009,704


430,014,891


430,014,891


Diluted


429,912,365


430,009,704


430,014,891


430,014,891



Losses per share attributable to 500.com Limited (non-GAAP)-Basic and diluted


Net loss (non-GAAP)


(0.12)


(0.08)


(0.07)


(0.01)



Losses per  ADS* attributable to 500.com Limited (non-GAAP)-Basic and diluted


Net loss (non-GAAP)


(1.16)


(0.79)


(0.73)


(0.11)


* American Depositary Shares, which are traded on the NYSE. Each ADS represents ten Class A ordinary shares of the Company.

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