(PageOne) – DouYu International Holdings Limited (DOYU) (“DouYu” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DOYU), a leading game-centric live streaming platform in China and a pioneer in the eSports value chain, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020
Second Quarter 2020 Financial and Operational Highlights
Total net revenues in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 33.9% to RMB2,508.2 million (US$354.4 million) from RMB1,872.7 million in the same period of 2019.
Gross profit in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 73.7% to RMB522.9 million (US$73.9 million) from RMB301.1 million in the same period of 2019, implying a gross margin of 20.8% in the second quarter of 2020, compared with 16.1% in the same period of 2019.
Net income in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB319.3 million (US$45.1 million), compared with RMB23.2 million in the same period of 2019, implying a net margin of 12.7%, compared with 1.2% in the same period of 2019.
Adjusted net income in the second quarter of 2020 was RMB322.9 million (US$45.6 million), compared with RMB52.6 million in the same period of 2019, implying an adjusted net margin of 12.9% in the second quarter of 2020, compared with 2.8% in the same period of 2019.
Average MAUs in the second quarter of 2020 were 165.3 million, compared with 162.8 million in the same period of 2019.
Average mobile MAUs in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 15.4% to 58.4 million from 50.6 million in the same period of 2019.
Quarterly average paying user count in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 13.4% to 7.6 million from 6.7 million in the same period of 2019.
Mr. Shaojie Chen, Chief Executive Officer of DouYu, commented, “We are pleased to announce that DouYu continued to deliver solid financial and operational results in the second quarter of 2020. In this quarter, we continued to demonstrate our ability to maintain our steady growth as our revenues once again outperformed the high-end range of our guidance, increasing by 33.9% year over year to RMB2.51 billion in the quarter. In addition, our adjusted net income in the quarter grew at a rapid pace, increasing by 513.7% year over year to RMB322.9 million. Going forward, by upgrading our high-quality content offerings on a continual basis, we remain confident in our ability to sustain our growth trajectory as well as further enhance our position as an industry-leading eSports-centric community with diversified live-streaming content.”
Mr. Hao Cao, Vice President of DouYu, commented, “We continued to deliver solid financial results in the second quarter of 2020 as we increased investment in those initiatives with growth potential and higher operating efficiency. This investment strategy enabled us to sustain the growth trajectory of our revenues, bolster our ROI, and steadily improve the profitability of our platform. Looking ahead, we plan to continue exploring our platform’s monetization capabilities while also enhancing our operating efficiency to generate sustainable shareholder value over the long term.”
