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      New Oriental Announces FY2021 Second Quarter and Interim Financial Results (Ended November 30, 2020)

      Quarterly Net Revenues Increased by 13.1% Year-Over-Year

      Quarterly Student Enrollments Increased by 10.4% Year-Over-Year


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      Jan 22, 2021, 05:24 ET

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      BEIJING, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New Oriental") (NYSE: EDU and SEHK: 9901), the largest provider of private educational services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2020, which is the second quarter of New Oriental's fiscal year 2021.   

      Financial Highlights for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2020

      • Total net revenues increased by 13.1% year-over-year to US$887.7 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2021.
      • Operating loss was US$32.1 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2021, compared to an income of US$25.3 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
      • Net income attributable to New Oriental was US$53.9 million, represented an increase of 0.9% in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

      Key Financial Results

      (in thousands US$, except per ADS(1) data)

      2Q FY2021

      2Q FY2020

      % of change

      Net revenues

      887,689

      785,211

      13.1%

      Operating (loss) / income

      (32,147)

      25,299

      -

      Non-GAAP operating (loss) / income (2)(3)

      (13,667)

      36,514

      -

      Net income attributable to New Oriental

      53,902

      53,437

      0.9%

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental (2)(3)

      69,140

      56,987

      21.3%

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic

      0.33

      0.34

      -0.9%

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted

      0.33

      0.34

      -0.7%

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic(3)(4)

      0.43

      0.36

      19.1%

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted(3)(4)

      0.43

      0.36

      19.4%





      (in thousands US$, except per ADS(1) data)

      1H FY2021

      1H FY2020

      % of change

      Net revenues

      1,874,055

      1,856,988

      0.9%

      Operating income

      118,158

      271,495

      -56.5%

      Non-GAAP operating income (2)(3)

      152,471

      293,730

      -48.1%

      Net income attributable to New Oriental

      228,554

      262,427

      -12.9%

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental (2)(3)

      253,666

      287,149

      -11.7%

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic

      1.43

      1.66

      -13.9%

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted

      1.42

      1.65

      -13.6%

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic(3)(4)

      1.58

      1.81

      -12.6%

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted(3)(4)

      1.58

      1.80

      -12.4%






      (1)   Each ADS represents one common share. The Hong Kong-listed shares are fully fungible with the ADSs listed on NYSE.

      (2)   GAAP represents Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America.

      (3)   New Oriental provides net income attributable to New Oriental, operating income / (loss) and net income
      per ADS attributable to New Oriental on a non-GAAP basis that excludes share-based compensation
      expenses and loss from fair value change of long-term investments to provide supplemental information
      regarding its operating performance. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures,
      please see the section captioned "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the tables captioned
      "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most Comparable GAAP Measures" set forth at the end
      of this release.

      (4)   The Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental is computed using Non-GAAP net
      income attributable to New Oriental and the same number of shares and ADSs used in GAAP basic and
      diluted EPS calculation.

      Operating Highlights for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2020

      • Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses increased by 10.4% year-over-year to approximately 4,183,100 for the second fiscal quarter of 2021.
      • The total number of schools and learning centers was 1,518 as of November 30, 2020, an increase of 214 compared to 1,304 as of November 30, 2019, and an increase of 46 compared to 1,472 as of August 31, 2020. The total number of schools was 117 as of November 30, 2020.

      Michael Yu, New Oriental's Executive Chairman, commented, "We are pleased to see the recovery of businesses for the autumn semester after the resumption of schools and learning centers since the end of September 2020. As the pandemic situation in China has been stabilized and effectively controlled during the quarter, our businesses in most of the cities resumed and managed to deliver encouraging results. Net revenue for the second quarter was in line with our expectation, up 13.1% year over year. Our key growth driver, K-12 all-subjects after-school tutoring business, achieved year-over-year revenue growth of approximately 26%. U-Can middle and high school all-subjects after-school tutoring business grew by approximately 27%, while our POP Kids program recorded a growth of approximately 24%. Overseas related businesses are still under pressure due to the uncertainty of the pandemic situation and travel restrictions around the globe. The overseas test preparation business declined by approximately 29%, yet the overseas consulting and study tour business increased by 6%, respectively. Looking ahead, we believe our business are in good recovery progress and will gradually pickup the momentum in the coming quarters. As one of the market leaders in China, we are confident that our exceptional products and services, as well as our constantly enhanced learning experience would enable us to capture more market share and deliver long-term value for our shareholders."

      Chenggang Zhou, New Oriental's Chief Executive Officer, added, "We expect the industry will undergo a wave of market consolidation once the pandemic fades away. We remain committed to ramp up our expansion effort to get prepared for further taking market share from other players post-COVID. During this quarter, we opened five new offline training schools in new cities. The total square meters of classroom area by the end of this quarter increased approximately 21% year-over-year, and 4% quarter-over-quarter. Student enrollments for K-12 after-school tutoring business during the quarter increase by 15% year-over-year. At the same time, we continued to execute our OMO (online merging offline) strategy, which enables our services to virtually reach a broader pool of students in existing cities and the surrounding satellite cities. In the autumn semester, we piloted the OMO online courses in vast majority existing cities and around 20 new surrounding satellite cities, attracting a promising number of new customers, accompanied by satisfactory student retention with low customer acquisition cost. We believe these OMO initiatives, featured with localized and differentiating content, will effectively boost enrollments and revenue with low customer acquisition cost and enable us to capture more market opportunity and improve our overall profitability over the long term. Last but not least, our pure online education platform, Koolearn.com has also invested more resources in upgrading their APP and online platforms, enhancing students' overall in-class learning experience and the teacher training system."

      Stephen Zhihui Yang, New Oriental's Executive President and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "With the gradual recovery of our topline, our margins trended better. Our Non-GAAP operating margin for the quarter was negative 1.5%, down 620 basis points year-over-year, represented a smaller year-over-year decline comparing with the previous quarter. Non-GAAP net margin for the quarter was 7.8%, up 50 basis points year-over-year.  We will continue to  make efforts on cost control and reducing expenditures during pandemics period and be cautious in making investment in our OMO initiatives and pure online education platform to keep balancing the growth and profitability. We are confident in a better margin recovery when the pandemic is over. "

      Financial Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2020

      Net Revenues

      For the second fiscal quarter of 2021, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$887.7 million, representing a 13.1% increase year-over-year. Net revenues from educational programs and services for the second fiscal quarter were US$833.0 million, representing a 15.2% increase year-over-year. The growth was mainly driven by increases in student enrollments in K-12 after-school tutoring courses.

      Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses in the second fiscal quarter of 2021 increased by 10.4% year-over-year to approximately 4,183,100.

      Operating Costs and Expenses

      Operating costs and expenses for the quarter were US$919.8 million, representing a 21.0% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses for the quarter, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$901.4 million, representing a 20.4% increase year-over-year.

      • Cost of revenues increased by 26.4% year-over-year to US$453.7 million, primarily due to increases in teachers' compensation for more teaching hours and higher rental costs for the increased number of schools and learning centers in operation.
      • Selling and marketing expenses increased by 23.9% year-over-year to US$133.6 million, primarily due to the addition of a number of customer service representatives and marketing staffs with the aim of capturing the new market opportunity during the COVID-19 period, especially for new initiatives in K-12 tutoring on our pure online education platform, Koolearn.com.
      • General and administrative expenses for the quarter increased by 13.5% year-over-year to US$332.6 million. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$319.8 million, representing a 13.4% increase year-over-year.

      Total share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expenses, increased by 64.8% to US$18.5 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2021.

      Operating Loss / Income and Operating Margin

      Operating loss for the quarter was US$32.1 million, compared to an income of US$25.3 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP loss from operations for the quarter was US$13.7 million, compared to an income of US$36.5 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

      Operating margin for the quarter was negative 3.6%, compared to 3.2% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, for the quarter was negative 1.5%, compared to 4.7% in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

      Net Income and EPS

      Net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$53.9 million, representing a 0.9% increase from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Basic and diluted earnings per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.33 and US$0.33, respectively.

      Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$69.1 million, representing a 21.3% increase from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.43 and US$0.43, respectively.

      Cash Flow

      Net operating cash flow for the second fiscal quarter of 2021 was approximately US$410.7 million. Capital expenditures for the quarter were US$62.0 million, which were primarily attributable to opening of 78 facilities and renovations at existing learning centers.

      Balance Sheet

      As of November 30, 2020, New Oriental had cash and cash equivalents of US$2,643.2 million, as compared to US$915.1 million as of May 31, 2020. In addition, the Company had US$416.1 million in term deposits, US$3,035.3 million in short-term investments.

      New Oriental's deferred revenue balance, which is cash collected from registered students for courses and recognized proportionally as revenue as the instructions are delivered, at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 was US$1,987.1 million, an increase of 26.5% as compared to US$1,570.4 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.

      Financial Results for the Six Months Ended November 30, 2020

      For the first six months of fiscal year 2021, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$1,874.1 million, representing a 0.9% increase year-over-year.

      Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses in the first six months of fiscal year 2021 increased by 11.7% to approximately 7,144,200.

      Operating income for the first six months of fiscal year 2021 was US$118.2 million, representing a 56.5% decrease year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating income for the first six months of fiscal year 2021 was US$152.5 million, representing a 48.1% decrease year-over-year.

      Operating margin for the first six months of fiscal year 2021 was 6.3%, compared to 14.6% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes share-based compensation expenses for the first six months of fiscal year 2021, was 8.1%, compared to 15.8% for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

      Net income attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2021 was US$228.6 million, representing a 12.9% decrease year-over-year. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2021 amounted to US$1.43 and US$1.42, respectively.

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2021 was US$253.7 million, representing an 11.7% decrease year-over-year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2021 amounted to US$1.58 and US$1.58, respectively.

      Koolearn's Financial Highlights for the Six Months Ended November 30, 2020

      New Oriental's subsidiary, Koolearn Technology Holdings Limited ("Koolearn") (1797.SEHK), a leading online extracurricular education service provider in China listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, announced its financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") for the first six months of fiscal year 2021. Koolearn's financial information in this section is presented in accordance with IFRS.

      For the first six months ended November 30, 2020, Koolearn recorded revenues of RMB676.8 million (US$102.9 million), representing a 19.2% increase year-over-year, and recorded a net loss of RMB674.4million (US$102.6 million), a 670.6% increase compared to a net loss of RMB87.5 million (US$13.3 million) in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Koolearn's gross profit was RMB153.1 million (US$23.3 million) and gross profit margin was 22.6% for the six months ended November 30, 2020.  

      To capture the huge market opportunity in online education area, Koolearn continued to invest more resources in executing new initiatives in online K-12 after school tutoring business in fiscal year 2021. This includes content development, teacher recruitment and training, sales and marketing, R&D and other costs and expenses that are necessary to drive the growth of new online programs. Starting from fiscal year 2021, Koolearn also conducted a restructuring of the college education business line with more focus on redesigning and upgrading of products and services and improving operational efficiency with more synergies between Koolearn and offline schools in respect of branding, education resources and services and multi-channel marketing. The online K-12 after-school tutoring business reported a year-over-year revenue growth of approximately 162.9% and a year-over-year student enrollment growth of approximately 143.4%. More specifically, student enrolments for its location-based live interactive after-school tutoring courses ("DFUB") and Koolearn K-12 courses grew by 170.3% and 134.4% year-over-year, respectively. As of November 30, 2020, the DFUB courses have been released in 271 cities in China.

      The translations of RMB amounts into U.S. dollars in this section are presented solely for the convenience of the readers. The conversion of RMB into U.S. dollars is based on the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as of November 30, 2020, which was RMB6.5760 to US$1.00. The percentages stated in this section are calculated based on the RMB amounts.

      Other Developments

      On November 9, 2020, New Oriental successfully listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code "9901", with a global offering of 9,786,500 new common shares (including the exercise of the over-allotment option on November 16, 2020). The Hong Kong-listed shares are fully fungible with our ADSs listed on the New York Stock Exchange, based on the ratio of one common share to one ADS. The net proceeds from the global offering (including the issuance under the over-allotment option), after deducting underwriting fees and offering expenses, amounted to approximately HK$11,493.2 million (US$1,482.8 million).

      Outlook for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021

      New Oriental anticipates total net revenues in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 (December 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021) to be in the range of US$ 1,098.6 million to US$1,144.8 million, representing year-over-year growth in the range of 19% to 24%.

      The above figures reflect New Oriental's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

      Conference Call Information

      New Oriental's management will host an earnings conference call at 8 AM on January 22, 2021, U.S. Eastern Time (9 PM on January 22, 2021, Beijing/Hong Kong Time). Participants can join the conference using the below options:

      Dialling-in to the conference call:

      Please register in advance of the conference, using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, passcode and unique registrant ID.

      Conference call registration link: https://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/1083313. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "New Oriental Second Fiscal Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call" where you may fill in your details for RSVP. If it requires you to enter a participant conference ID, please enter "1083313".

      In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial in number(s), direct event passcode and registrant ID) provided in the confirmation email received at the point of registering.

      Joining the conference call via a live webcast:

      Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investor.neworiental.org.

      Listening to the conference call replay:

      A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until January 28, 2021:

      International:

      +61 2 8199 0299

      Passcode: 

      1083313

      About New Oriental

      New Oriental is the largest provider of private educational services in China offering a wide range of educational programs, services and products to a varied student population throughout China. New Oriental's program, service and product offerings consist of K-12 after-school tutoring, test preparation, language training for adults, pre-school education, primary and secondary school education, education materials and distribution, online education, and other services. New Oriental is listed on NYSE (NYSE: EDU) and SEHK (9901.SEHK) respectively. New Oriental's ADSs, each of which represents one common share. The Hong Kong-listed shares are fully fungible with the ADSs listed on NYSE.

      For more information about New Oriental, please visit http://www.neworiental.org/english/.

      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. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, quotations from management in this announcement, as well as New Oriental's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. New Oriental may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about New Oriental's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. 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: our ability to attract students without a significant decrease in course fees; our ability to continue to hire, train and retain qualified teachers; our ability to maintain and enhance our "New Oriental" brand; our ability to effectively and efficiently manage the expansion of our school network and successfully execute our growth strategy; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights; competition in the private education sector in China; changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of our revenues; the expected growth of the Chinese private education market; Chinese governmental policies relating to private educational services and providers of such services; health epidemics and other outbreaks in China; and general economic conditions in China. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New Oriental does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and New Oriental undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

      About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      To supplement New Oriental's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, New Oriental uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: net income excluding share-based compensation expenses and gain / (loss) from fair value change of long-term investments, operating income / (loss) excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating cost and expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating margin excluding share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted net income per ADS and per share excluding share-based compensation expenses and gain / (loss) from fair value change of long-term investments. The presentation of these 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 GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" set forth at the end of this release.

      New Oriental believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based compensation expenses and gain / (loss) from fair value change of long-term investments that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. New Oriental believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to New Oriental's historical performance and liquidity. New Oriental believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP measures is that they exclude share-based compensation expenses and gain / (loss) from fair value change of long-term investments that has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

      Contacts

      For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

      Ms. Rita Fong

      Ms. Sisi Zhao

      FTI Consulting  

      New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.

      Tel: +852 3768 4548

      Tel: +86-10-6260-5568

      Email: [email protected]

      Email: [email protected]

      NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

      (In thousands)


      As of November 30


      As of May 31

      2020


      2020

      (Unaudited)


      (Audited)


      USD


      USD

      ASSETS:




      Current assets:




      Cash and cash equivalents

      2,643,243


      915,057

      Term deposits

      416,134


      284,793

      Short-term investments

      3,035,283


      2,318,280

      Accounts receivable, net

      6,122


      4,178

      Inventory, net

      30,737


      31,324

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net

      226,835


      199,404

      Amounts due from related parties, current

      5,866


      3,384

      Total current assets

      6,364,220


      3,756,420





      Restricted cash, non-current

      4,881


      4,367

      Property and equipment, net

      779,193


      672,455

      Land use rights, net

      13,511


      6,037

      Amounts due from related parties, non-current

      2,335


      22,709

      Long-term deposits

      66,296


      62,116

      Intangible assets, net

      10,141


      10,246

      Goodwill, net

      93,195


      80,366

      Long-term investments, net

      507,733


      431,101

      Deferred tax assets, non-current, net

      57,509


      63,324

      Right-of-use assets

      1,562,225


      1,425,466

      Other non-current assets

      16,721


      22,278

      Total assets

      9,477,960


      6,556,885





      LIABILITIES AND EQUITY




      Current liabilities:




        Accounts payable (including accounts payable of the consolidated variable interest entities without
      recourse to New Oriental of  US$31,658 and US$32,400 as of May 31, 2020 and November 30, 2020,
      respectively)

      32,975


      33,147

        Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued expenses and other current
      liabilities of the consolidated variable interest entities without recourse to New Oriental of
      US$581,576 and US$593,688 as of May 31, 2020 and November 30, 2020, respectively)

      652,821


      634,619

        Income taxes payable (including income tax payable of the consolidated variable interest entities
      without recourse to New Oriental of US$87,331 and US$90,299 as of May 31, 2020 and November
      30, 2020, respectively)

      104,553


      101,385

        Amounts due to related parties (including amounts due to related parties of the consolidated variable
      interest entities without recourse to New Oriental of US$1,590 and US$97 as of May 31, 2020 and
      November 30, 2020, respectively)

      104


      1,590

        Deferred revenue (including deferred revenue of the consolidated variable interest entities without
      recourse to New Oriental of  US$1,317,645 and US$1,982,534 as of May 31, 2020 and
      November 30, 2020, respectively)

      1,987,106


      1,324,384

        Operating lease liabilities-current (including operating lease liabilities-current of the consolidated
      variable interest entities without recourse to New Oriental of US$376,177 and US$397,735 as of May
      31, 2020 and November 30, 2020, respectively)

      436,480


      384,239





      Total current liabilities

      3,214,039


      2,479,364





        Deferred tax liabilities, non-current (including deferred tax liabilities, non-current of the consolidated
      variable interest entities without recourse to New Oriental of US$12,392 and US$17,312 as of May
      31, 2020 and November 30, 2020, respectively)

      19,296


      11,906

        Long term loan (including Long term loan of the consolidated variable interest entities without
      recourse to New Oriental of nil and nil as of May 31, 2020 and November 30, 2020, respectively)

      -


      117,881

        Unsecured senior notes (including unsecured senior notes of the consolidated variable interest entities
      without recourse to the New Oriental of nil and nil as of May 31, 2020 and November 30, 2020,
      respectively)

      299,969


      -

        Operating lease liabilities (including operating lease liabilities of the consolidated variable interest
      entities without recourse to New Oriental of US$1,054,149 and US$1,126,587 as of May 31, 2020 and
      November 30, 2020, respectively)

      1,128,128


      1,077,923





      Total long-term liabilities

      1,447,393


      1,207,710





      Total liabilities

      4,661,432


      3,687,074





      Equity




        New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. shareholders' equity

      4,703,903


      2,733,295

        Non-controlling interests

      112,625


      136,516

      Total equity

      4,816,528


      2,869,811





      Total liabilities and equity

      9,477,960


      6,556,885





      NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

      (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)





      For the Three Months Ended November 30


      2020


      2019


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      Net revenues

      887,689


      785,211





      Operating cost and expenses (note 1)




       Cost of revenues

      453,663


      358,962

       Selling and marketing

      133,588


      107,847

       General and administrative

      332,585


      293,103





      Total operating cost and expenses

      919,836


      759,912

      Operating (loss)/income

      (32,147)


      25,299

      (Loss)/gain from fair value change of long-term investments

      (3,400)


      6,713





      Other income, net

      65,929


      27,216

      Provision for income taxes

      (6,817)


      (14,077)

      Gain from equity method investments

      4,214


      4,432

      Net income

      27,779


      49,583





      Add: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

      26,123


      3,854





      Net income attributable to New Oriental Education & Technology
      Group Inc.'s shareholders

      53,902


      53,437





      Net income per common share / ADS




             - Basic

      0.33


      0.34

             - Diluted

      0.33


      0.34

      NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

      RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES

      (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)




      For the Three Months Ended November 30


      2020


      2019


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD





      General and administrative expenses

      332,585


      293,103

      Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and
      administrative expenses

      12,794


      10,988

      Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

      319,791


      282,115





      Total operating cost and expenses

      919,836


      759,912

      Less: Share-based compensation expenses

      18,480


      11,215





      Non-GAAP operating cost and expenses

      901,356


      748,697





      Operating (loss)/income

      (32,147)


      25,299

      Add: Share-based compensation expenses

      18,480


      11,215





      Non-GAAP operating (loss)/income

      (13,667)


      36,514





      Operating margin

      -3.6%


      3.2%

      Non-GAAP operating margin

      -1.5%


      4.7%





      Net income attributable to New Oriental

      53,902


      53,437

      Add: Share-based compensation expenses

      11,838


      10,263

      Less: (Loss)/gain from fair value change of long-term
      investments

      (3,400)


      6,713

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental

      69,140


      56,987





      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental- Basic (note
      2)

      0.33


      0.34

      Net  income per ADS attributable to New Oriental- Diluted
      (note 2)

      0.33


      0.34





      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental
      - Basic (note 2)

      0.43


      0.36

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental
      - Diluted (note 2)

      0.43


      0.36





      Weighted average shares used in calculating basic net income
      per ADS (note 2)

      161,336,407


      158,429,080

      Weighted average shares used in calculating diluted net
      income per ADS (note 2)

      161,931,458


      159,374,555





      Non-GAAP income per share - basic

      0.43


      0.36

      Non-GAAP income per share - diluted

      0.43


      0.36

      Notes:


      Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in the operating cost and expenses as follows:






      For the Three Months Ended November 30


      2020


      2019


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      Cost of revenues

      2,353


      21

      Selling and marketing

      3,333


      206

      General and administrative

      12,794


      10,988

      Total

      18,480


      11,215

      NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

      (In thousands)






      For the Three Months Ended November 30



      2020


      2019



      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)



      USD


      USD







      Net cash provided by operating activities

      410,678


      291,757


      Net cash used in investing activities

      (327,896)


      (226,638)


      Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

      1,465,618


      (6,291)


      Effect of exchange rate changes

      47,245


      15,654







      Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

      1,595,645


      74,482







      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

      1,052,479


      976,883







      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

      2,648,124


      1,051,365


      NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

      (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)





      For the Six Months Ended November 30


      2020


      2019


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      Net revenues

      1,874,055


      1,856,988





      Operating costs and expenses (note 1):




       Cost of revenues

      918,529


      799,191

       Selling and marketing

      250,471


      209,040

       General and administrative

      586,897


      577,262





      Total operating costs and expenses

      1,755,897


      1,585,493

      Operating income

      118,158


      271,495

      Loss from fair value change of long-term investments

      (2,154)


      (4,569)





      Other income, net

      127,501


      47,169

      Provision for income taxes

      (65,939)


      (64,913)

      Gain from equity method investments

      1,047


      3,629

      Net income

      178,613


      252,811





      Add: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

      49,941


      9,616





      Net income attributable to New Oriental Education & Technology
      Group Inc.

      228,554


      262,427









      Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Basic

      1.43


      1.66





      Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Diluted

      1.42


      1.65





      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Basic (note 2)

      1.43


      1.66





      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Diluted (note 2)

      1.42


      1.65

      NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

      RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES

      (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)




      For the Six Months Ended November 30


      2020


      2019


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD





      General and administrative expenses

      586,897


      577,262

      Less: Share-based compensation expenses in general and
      administrative expenses

      24,547


      21,607

      Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

      562,350


      555,655





      Total operating costs and expenses

      1,755,897


      1,585,493

      Less: Share-based compensation expenses

      34,313


      22,235

      Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses

      1,721,584


      1,563,258





      Operating income

      118,158


      271,495

      Add: Share-based compensation expenses

      34,313


      22,235

      Non-GAAP operating income

      152,471


      293,730





      Operating margin

      6.3%


      14.6%

      Non-GAAP operating margin

      8.1%


      15.8%





      Net income attributable to New Oriental

      228,554


      262,427

      Add: Share-based compensation expenses

      22,958


      20,153

      Less: Loss from fair value change of long-term investments

      (2,154)


      (4,569)

      Non-GAAP net income to New Oriental

      253,666


      287,149





      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental- Basic (note 2)

      1.43


      1.66

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental- Diluted (note 2)

      1.42


      1.65





      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental -
      Basic (note 2)

      1.58


      1.81

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental -
      Diluted (note 2)

      1.58


      1.80





      Weighted average shares used in calculating basic net income per
      ADS (note 2)

      160,127,052


      158,337,268

      Weighted average shares used in calculating diluted net income per
      ADS (note 2)

      160,843,974


      159,520,563





      Non-GAAP income per share - basic

      1.58


      1.81

      Non-GAAP income per share - diluted

      1.58


      1.80





      Notes:








      Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in the operating costs and expenses as follows:






      For the Six Months Ended November 30


      2020


      2019


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      Cost of revenues

      3,836


      57

      Selling and marketing

      5,930


      571

      General and administrative

      24,547


      21,607

      Total

      34,313


      22,235






      Note 2: Each ADS represents one common share.

      NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

      (In thousands)






      For the Six Months Ended November 30



      2020


      2019



      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)



      USD


      USD







      Net cash provided by operating activities

      802,276


      656,326


      Net cash used in investing activities

      (796,800)


      (1,001,867)


      Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

      1,641,471


      (4,722)


      Effect of exchange rate changes

      81,753


      (16,599)







      Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

      1,728,700


      (366,862)







      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

      919,424


      1,418,227







      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

      2,648,124


      1,051,365




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