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      New Oriental Announces Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2014

      Quarterly Net Revenues Increased by 13.4% Year-Over-Year

      Quarterly Enrollments Increased by 10.0% Year-Over-Year


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      New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.

      Jan 20, 2015, 03:15 ET

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      BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New Oriental") (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private educational services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2014, which is the second quarter of New Oriental's fiscal year 2015.   

      Financial Highlights for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2014

      • Total net revenues increased 13.4% year-over-year to US$236.2 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2015. Total net revenues would have increased 15.4% if including US$4.1 million of temporarily deferred revenue resulting from the Company's new customer loyalty programs[1].
      • Loss from operations was US$13.0 million, compared to income from operations of US$0.7 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Loss from operations would have been approximately US$8.9 million if not for the accounting effects of the Company's new customer loyalty programs.
      • Net income attributable to New Oriental decreased by 44.0% year-over-year to US$2.4 million.

      [1] Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company started implementing customer loyalty programs to encourage repeat business. Under the new programs, when customers purchase academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses, they will be able to earn points equivalent to 2-5% of their total spending, which can be used to pay for future tuition fees over the next two years. The Company uses the deferred revenue method to recognize revenues for customer loyalty programs under U.S. GAAP. The portion of revenues associated with the issued points is deferred until the points are redeemed or expired. The revenues deferred are expected to be recognized when the points are redeemed and the associated classes are taken or when expired after two years. 

       

      Key Financial Results








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

      2Q FY2015

      2Q FY2014

      % of change

      Net revenues

      236,243

      208,330

      13.4%

      Operating income/(loss)

      -12,982

      664


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

      -7,640

      6,049


      Net income attributable to New Oriental

      2,390

      4,266

      -44.0%

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

      7,732

      9,651

      -19.9%

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic

      0.02

      0.03

      -44.2%

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted

      0.02

      0.03

      -43.8%

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

      0.05

      0.06

      -20.2%

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

      0.05

      0.06

      -24.9%





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

      1H FY2015

      1H FY2014

      % of change

      Net revenues

      630,225

      596,993

      5.6%

      Operating income

      97,539

      136,132

      -28.3%

      Non-GAAP operating income(2)

      105,646

      146,897

      -28.1%

      Net income attributable to New Oriental

      114,750

      130,742

      -12.2%

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

      122,857

      141,507

      -13.2%

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic

      0.73

      0.84

      -13.1%

      Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted

      0.73

      0.83

      -12.5%

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

      0.78

      0.91

      -14.1%

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

      0.77

      0.90

      -13.8%





      (1) Each ADS represents one common share.
      (2) New Oriental provides net income attributable to New Oriental, operating income, and net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental on a non-GAAP basis that excludes share-based compensation expenses 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.

      (3) The Non-GAAP net income per ADS is computed using Non-GAAP net income 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, 2014

      • Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses increased by 10.0% year-over-year to approximately 621,500 for the second fiscal quarter of 2015.
      • The total number of schools and learning centers was 713 as of November 30, 2014, an increase of two compared to 711 as of November 30, 2013, and an increase of two compared to 711 as of August 31, 2014. The total number of schools was 57 as of November 30, 2014.

      Michael Yu, New Oriental's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to have achieved steady recovery in both the top-line and total student enrollments in the second quarter. Revenues increased 13.4% and the growth would have been as high as 15.4% if including temporarily deferred revenue resulting from our new customer loyalty programs. Our student enrollments had a strong pick-up of 10% year-over-year to over 621,500 even though the second quarter is traditionally slow for our business and this was driven by the strong performance of our U-Can middle and high school all-subjects after-school tutoring business which grew approximately 40%. Further, we began to roll out the new POP Kids program across the country in the second quarter as planned. Our revamp of this business has been proven quite successful as it resulted in stronger revenue performance and enrollment growth of more than 13%. We expect the strong momentum of our K-12 after-school tutoring business will continue which is important as we move towards peak season in the second half of fiscal year 2015."

      Mr. Yu continued, "It is important to note that in the second quarter we were very focused on executing our 'Optimize the Market' strategy. In our drive to add capacity in appropriate markets, we added a net of two learning centers during the second quarter. Also, our online business experienced rapid growth as we progressed in building our online and offline integrated education ecosystem. For example, koolearn.com, our online education platform, recorded an increase of more than 56% in revenue to approximately US$11.1 million and a 52% increase in registered users to over 256,700. Also, we have partnered with Tencent and launched a mobile app named 'uDA,' leveraging our rich resources in terms of content and educational research as well as Tencent's technological expertise and online penetration. We believe 'uDA' will help middle school and college students improve their study experience and efficiency through its three-pronged approach -- Question Scanner, Smart Push Exercises and Interactive Tutoring. We are upgrading the app and target the roll out of new services in more subjects in 2015."

      Louis T. Hsieh, New Oriental's President and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "It is very encouraging that our highest-potential business lines maintained healthy growth in the second quarter. Overseas test preparation and overseas study consulting businesses together recorded a year-over-year gross revenue before sales tax growth of about 16.4% to approximately US$90.6 million, while our K-12 after-school tutoring business recorded year-over-year gross revenue before sales tax growth of about 16% to approximately US$97.2 million. We also made a great deal of progress in building out our online and offline integrated education ecosystem. To be sure, fiscal 2015 is an important investment year and while this will have an impact on our annual operating margin and net income, we do believe that the great effort we made in diversifying our business model will better position New Oriental to deliver more sustainable revenue and profitability growth well into the future."

      Recent Developments

      In December 2014, the Company acquired 100% equity interest in a kindergarten chain in the city of Qingdao with three schools and approximately 700 students. The Company views this acquisition as a strategic fit with its "one-stop" education ecosystem business model and believes that it will increase New Oriental's presence in the pre-school market in China and will eventually support the Company's POP Kids and U-Can middle and high school tutoring businesses. The transaction was completed in December 2014 and the kindergarten's financial results will be consolidated into New Oriental's results from the third fiscal quarter ended February 30, 2015.

      Financial Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2014

      Net Revenues

      For the second fiscal quarter of 2015, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$236.2 million, representing a 13.4% increase year-over-year. Net revenues from educational programs and services for the second fiscal quarter were US$212.0 million, representing a 12.5% increase year-over-year. The growth was mainly driven by an increase in student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses.

      Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses in the second fiscal quarter of 2015 increased by 10.0% year-over-year to approximately 621,500.

      Operating Costs and Expenses

      Operating costs and expenses for the quarter were US$249.2 million, representing a 20.0% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses for the quarter, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$243.9 million, representing a 20.6% increase year-over-year.

      • Cost of revenues increased by 17.6% year-over-year to US$114.6 million, primarily due to increases in teachers' compensation which is in line with the revenue growth.
      • Selling and marketing expenses increased by 20.1% year-over-year to US$44.2 million, primarily due to increases in selling and marketing staff's compensation and brand promotion expenses.
      • General and administrative expenses for the quarter increased by 23.2% year-over-year to US$90.4 million. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$85.5 million, representing a 25.6% increase year-over-year, primarily due to headcount increase.

      Total share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expenses, decreased by 0.8% to US$5.3 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2015.

      Operating Income and Operating Margin

      Loss from operations was US$13.0 million, compared to an income of US$0.7 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP loss from operations for the quarter was US$7.6 million, compared to non-GAAP income from operations of US$6.0 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

      Operating margin for the quarter was negative 5.5%, compared to 0.3% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, for the quarter was negative 3.2%, compared to 2.9% in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

      Net Income and EPS

      Net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$2.4 million, representing a 44.0% decrease from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Basic and diluted earnings per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.02 and US$0.02, respectively.

      Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$7.7 million, representing a 19.9% decrease from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.05 and US$0.05, respectively.

      Cash Flow

      Net operating cash flow for the second fiscal quarter of 2015 was approximately US$26.7 million. Capital expenditures for the quarter were US$15.2 million, which were primarily attributable to the opening of 15 new learning centers and renovations at existing learning centers.

      Balance Sheet

      As of November 30, 2014, New Oriental had cash and cash equivalents of US$451.7 million, as compared to US$547.9 million as of August 31, 2014. In addition, the Company had US$65.4 million in term deposits, US$541.4 million in short-term investment and US$254.3 million in long-term held-to-maturity investments consisting of trusts guaranteed by a bank with the maturity date more than one year from the date of purchase as of November 30, 2014.

      Financial Results for the Six Months Ended November 30, 2014

      For the first six months of fiscal year 2015, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$630.2 million, representing a 5.6% increase year-over-year.

      Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses in the first six months of fiscal year 2015 increased by 1.7% to approximately 1,510,000.

      Income from operations for the first six months of fiscal year 2015 was US$97.5 million, representing a 28.3% decrease year-over-year. Non-GAAP income from operations for the first six months of fiscal year 2015 was US$105.6 million, representing a 28.1% decrease year-over-year.

      Operating margin for the first six months of fiscal year 2015 was 15.5%, compared to 22.8% 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 2015, was 16.8%, compared to 24.6% for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

      Net income attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2015 was US$114.8 million, representing a 12.2% decrease year-over-year. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2015 amounted to US$0.73 and US$0.73, respectively.

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2015 was US$122.9 million, representing a 13.2% 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 2015 amounted to US$0.78 and US$0.77, respectively.

      Outlook for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015

      New Oriental expects total net revenues in the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 (December 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015) to be in the range of US$279.8 million to US$290.0 million, representing year-over-year growth in the range of 10% to 14%.

      If not including the deduction of approximately US$5 million revenue that will be deferred resulting from the Company's new customer loyalty programs and the impact from the recent depreciation of Renminbi against the U.S. Dollar, the projected revenue growth rate is expected to be in the range of 15% to 19% for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015.

      This forecast reflects 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 20, 2015, U.S. Eastern Time (9 PM on January 20, 2015, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

      Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

      US: +1-845-675-0437
      Hong Kong: +852-3018-6771
      UK: +44-20-3059-8139

      Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call. The passcode is "New Oriental Earnings Call."

      A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until January 28, 2015:

      International: +61-2-8199-0299
      Passcode: 56862803

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

      About New Oriental

      New Oriental is the largest provider of private educational services in China based on the number of program offerings, total student enrollments and geographic presence. New Oriental offers a wide range of educational programs, services and products consisting primarily of English and other foreign language training, test preparation courses for major admissions and assessment tests in the United States, the PRC and Commonwealth countries, primary and secondary school education, development and distribution of educational content, software and other technology, and online education. New Oriental's ADSs, each of which represents one common share, currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ''EDU.''

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

      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 2015, 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, operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating costs 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. 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 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 computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter. 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 charge 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:

      In China:

      Ms. Cara O'Brien
      FTI Consulting
      Tel: +852-3768-4537
      Email: [email protected]

      Ms. Sisi Zhao
      New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.
      Tel: +86-10-6260-5568
      Email: [email protected]

      NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

      (In thousands)


      As of November 30


      As of August 31

      2014


      2014

      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      ASSETS:




      Current assets:




      Cash and cash equivalents

      451,686


      547,855

      Restricted cash, current

      497


      741

      Term deposits

      65,404


      55,570

      Short term investments

      541,435


      549,467

      Accounts receivable, net

      5,827


      3,375

      Inventory

      24,676


      24,076

      Deferred tax assets, current

      9,827


      9,520

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets

      80,294


      83,446

      Amounts due from related parties, current

      2,748


      3,089

      Total current assets

      1,182,394


      1,277,139





      Property, plant and equipment, net

      231,320


      230,812

      Land use rights, net

      4,359


      4,388

      Amounts due from related parties, non-current

      2,334


      1,931

      Deferred tax assets, non-current

      3,377


      3,257

      Long term deposit

      12,334


      12,693

      Long term prepaid rent

      742


      979

      Restricted cash, non-current

      1,701


      1,701

      Intangible assets

      716


      729

      Goodwill

      3,755


      3,755

      Long term investments

      305,822


      222,289

      Prepayment of an acquisition

      1,883


      1,883

      Other non-current assets

      3,581


      -

      Total assets

      1,754,318


      1,761,556





      LIABILITIES AND EQUITY




      Current liabilities:




      Accounts payable (including accounts payable of the consolidated
      VIE without recourse to New Oriental of US$12,217 and
      US$11,596 as of August 31, 2014 and November 30, 2014,
      respectively) 

      11,689


      17,621

      Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued
      expenses and other current liabilities of the consolidated VIE
      without recourse to New Oriental of US$138,290 and
      US$125,228 as of August 31, 2014 and November 30, 2014,
      respectively) 

      139,790


      158,442

      Income taxes payable (including income tax payable of the
      consolidated VIE without recourse to New Oriental of US$27,236
      and US$22,237 as of August 31, 2014 and November 30, 2014,
      respectively) 

      22,934


      28,051

      Amounts due to related party(including amounts due to related
      parties of the consolidated VIE without recourse to New Oriental
      of  US$nil and US$nil as of August 31, 2014 and November 30,
      2014, respectively) 

      14


      7

      Deferred revenue (including deferred revenue of the consolidated
      VIE without recourse to New Oriental of US$396,672 and
      US$438,042 as of August 31, 2014 and November 30, 2014,
      respectively) 

      440,746


      398,949





      Total current liabilities

      615,173


      603,070





      Deferred tax liabilities (including deferred tax liabilities of the
      consolidated VIE without recourse to New Oriental of
      US$1,721and US$1,703 as of August 31, 2014 and November 30,
      2014, respectively) 

      1,703


      1,721





      Total long-term liabilities

      1,703


      1,721





      Total liabilities

      616,876


      604,791





      Total shareholder's equity

      1,137,442


      1,156,765





      Total liabilities and shareholder's equity

      1,754,318


      1,761,556

       

       

       

      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


      2014


      2013


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      Net Revenues:




      Educational programs and services

      211,951


      188,483

      Books and others

      24,292


      19,847

      Total net revenues

      236,243


      208,330





      Operating costs and expenses (note 1):




      Cost of revenues 

      114,601


      97,474

      Selling and marketing

      44,188


      36,782

      General and administrative 

      90,436


      73,410

      Total operating costs and expenses

      249,225


      207,666

      Operating income (loss)

      (12,982)


      664





      Other income, net

      16,816


      9,701





      Provision for income taxes

      (1,225)


      (5,562)

      Loss from equity method investment

      (219)


      (537)





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

      2,390


      4,266









      Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Basic

      0.02


      0.03





      Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Diluted

      0.02


      0.03





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

      0.02


      0.03





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

      0.02


      0.03





      Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

      (1,818)


      6,544

      Comprehensive income

      572


      10,810

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

      572


      10,810





      Notes:





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






      For the Three Months Ended November 30


      2014


      2013


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      Cost of revenues

      199


      -

      Selling and marketing

      170


      -

      General and administrative

      4,973


      5,385

      Total

      5,342


      5,385






      Note 2: Each ADS represents one common share.


      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


      2014


      2013


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD





      General and administrative expenses

      90,436


      73,410

      Share-based compensation expense in general
      and administrative expenses

      4,973


      5,385

      Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

      85,463


      68,025





      Total operating costs and expenses

      249,225


      207,666

      Share-based compensation expenses

      5,342


      5,385

      Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses

      243,883


      202,281





      Operating income(loss)

      (12,982)


      664

      Share-based compensation expenses

      5,342


      5,385

      Non-GAAP operating income(loss)

      (7,640)


      6,049





      Operating margin 

      -5.5%


      0.3%

      Non-GAAP operating margin

      -3.2%


      2.9%





      Net income attributable to New Oriental

      2,390


      4,266

      Share-based compensation expenses

      5,342


      5,385

      Non-GAAP net income

      7,732


      9,651





      Net income per ADS attributable to
      New Oriental- Basic (note 1)

      0.02


      0.03

      Net income per ADS attributable to
      New Oriental- Diluted (note 1)

      0.02


      0.03





      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to
      New Oriental - Basic (note 1)

      0.05


      0.06

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to
      New Oriental - Diluted (note 1)

      0.05


      0.06





      Weighted average shares used in calculating
      basic net income per ADS (note 1)

      156,541,669


      155,837,230

      Weighted average shares used in calculating
      diluted net income per ADS (note 1)

      157,394,907


      157,845,516





      Non-GAAP income per share - basic

      0.05


      0.06

      Non-GAAP income per share - diluted

      0.05


      0.06





      Note 1: Each ADS represents one common share.


      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


      2014


      2013


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      Net Revenues:




      Educational programs and services

      573,322


      541,768

      Books and others

      56,903


      55,225

      Total net revenues

      630,225


      596,993





      Operating costs and expenses (note 1):




      Cost of revenues 

      263,077


      230,083

      Selling and marketing

      93,720


      79,474

      General and administrative 

      175,889


      151,304

      Total operating costs and expenses

      532,686


      460,861

      Operating income 

      97,539


      136,132





      Other income, net

      32,908


      19,929





       Provision for income taxes

      (15,418)


      (24,322)

         Loss from equity method investment

      (279)


      (997)

      Income from continuing operations

      114,750


      130,742

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

      114,750


      130,742









      Net income per share attributable to
      New Oriental-Basic

      0.73


      0.84





      Net income per share attributable to
      New Oriental-Diluted

      0.73


      0.83





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

      0.73


      0.84





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

      0.73


      0.83





      Other comprehensive income, net of tax

      24,782


      7,913

      Comprehensive income

      139,532


      138,655

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

      139,532


      138,655

      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


      2014


      2013


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD

      Cost of revenues

      199


      -

      Selling and marketing

      170


      -

      General and administrative

      7,738


      10,765

      Total

      8,107


      10,765






      Note 2: Each ADS represents one common share.


      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


      2014


      2013


      (Unaudited)


      (Unaudited)


      USD


      USD





      General and administrative expenses

      175,889


      151,304

      Share-based compensation expense in
      general and administrative expenses

      7,738


      10,765

      Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

      168,151


      140,539





      Total operating costs and expenses

      532,686


      460,861

      Share-based compensation expenses

      8,107


      10,765

      Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses

      524,579


      450,096





      Operating income

      97,539


      136,132

      Share-based compensation expenses

      8,107


      10,765

      Non-GAAP operating income

      105,646


      146,897





      Operating margin 

      15.5%


      22.8%

      Non-GAAP operating margin

      16.8%


      24.6%





      Net income attributable to New Oriental

      114,750


      130,742

      Share-based compensation expenses

      8,107


      10,765

      Non-GAAP net income

      122,857


      141,507





      Net income per ADS attributable to
      New Oriental- Basic (note 1)

      0.73


      0.84

      Net income per ADS attributable to
      New Oriental- Diluted (note 1)

      0.73


      0.83





      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to
      New Oriental - Basic (note 1)

      0.78


      0.91

      Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to
      New Oriental - Diluted (note 1)

      0.77


      0.90





      Weighted average shares used in calculating
      basic net income per ADS (note 1)

      157,115,883


      155,484,823

      Weighted average shares used in calculating
      diluted net income per ADS (note 1)

      157,979,364


      157,475,053





      Non-GAAP income per share - basic

      0.78


      0.91

      Non-GAAP income per share - diluted

      0.77


      0.90





      Note 1: Each ADS represents one common share.


      SOURCE New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.

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