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      Hello Group Inc. Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022


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      Mar 16, 2023, 04:59 ET

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      BEIJING, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hello Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MOMO) ("Hello Group" or the "Company"), a leading mobile social and entertainment platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2022.   

      Fourth Quarter of 2022 Highlights

      • Net revenues decreased by 12.6% year over year to RMB3,212.7 million (US$465.8 million*) in the fourth quarter of 2022.
      • Net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB398.0 million (US$57.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of RMB4,242.7 million in the same period of 2021.
      • Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. (note 1) increased to RMB487.9 million (US$70.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, from RMB280.9 million in the same period of 2021.
      • Diluted net income per American Depositary Share ("ADS") was RMB2.01 (US$0.29) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a diluted net loss per ADS of RMB21.50 in the same period of 2021.
      • Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS (note 1) was RMB2.46 (US$0.36) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB1.38 in the same period of 2021.
      • Monthly Active Users ("MAU") on Momo application were 94.6 million in December 2022, compared to 114.1 million in December 2021. MAU on Tantan application were 18.4 million in December 2022, compared to 27.0 million in December 2021.
      • For the Momo app total paying users was 7.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 8.9 million for the same period last year. Tantan had 1.7 million paying users for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to 2.5 million from the year ago period.

      Full Year 2022 Highlights

      • Net revenues decreased 12.8% year over year to RMB12,704.2 million (US$1,841.9 million) for the full year of 2022.
      • Net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB1,484.3 million (US$215.2 million) for the full year of 2022, compared to a net loss of RMB2,913.7 million during the same period of 2021.
      • Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. (note 1) was RMB1,885.8 million (US$273.4 million) for the full year of 2022, compared to RMB2,037.1 million during the same period of 2021.
      • Diluted net income per ADS was RMB7.31 (US$1.06) for the full year of 2022, compared to a diluted net loss per ADS of RMB14.40 during the same period of 2021.
      • Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS (note 1) was RMB9.20 (US$1.33) for the full year of 2022, compared to RMB9.56 during the same period of 2021.

      * This press release 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, in this press release, were made at a rate of RMB6.8972 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for December 30, 2022 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

      "2022 was an extremely challenging year. I am pleased to see that our team withstood external pressures by timely adjusting strategic priorities and corresponding execution plans with flexible product and operational measures." Commented Yan Tang, Chairman and CEO of Hello Group. "Despite the challenges, we delivered solid financial results for shareholders, enabling us to conclude the year on a satisfactory note."

      Fourth Quarter of 2022 Financial Results

      Net revenues

      Total net revenues were RMB3,212.7 million (US$465.8 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 12.6% from RMB3,674.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

      Live video service revenues were RMB1,724.2 million (US$250.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 19.8% from RMB2,148.8 million during the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to pressure on Momo application caused by COVID related factors and regulatory changes, and to a lesser extent, the negative impact of COVID infection surge and reduction of channel investments on Tantan's MAU and paying conversion.

      Value-added service revenues mainly include virtual gift revenues and membership subscription revenues. Total value-added service revenues were RMB1,449.5 million (US$210.2 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 1.8% from RMB1,475.7 million during the same period of 2021. The year over year decrease was primarily attributable to the negative impact of COVID to the virtual gift business on the Momo application, and the decrease in Tantan's value-added service due to the surge in COVID infections as well as channel investment reduction, which put pressure on user traffic and paying conversion. The decrease was partially offset by the rapid revenue growth from the new standalone apps.

      Mobile marketing revenues were RMB32.9 million (US$4.8 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of 29.8% from RMB25.4 million during the same period of 2021. The increase in mobile marketing revenues was due to the increased demand from brand marketers.

      Mobile games revenues were RMB5.3 million (US$0.8 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 72.4% from RMB19.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease in mobile game revenues was mainly due to the Company's strategic decision to pivot away from game distribution business.

      Net revenues from the Momo segment decreased from RMB3,235.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 to RMB2,865.8 million (US$415.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues from live video service, partially offset by the growth of value-added service business. Net revenues from the Tantan segment decreased from RMB437.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 to RMB346.7 million (US$50.3 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, due to the negative impact of COVID and the reduction of channel investments on Tantan's user growth and paying conversion.

      Cost and expenses

      Cost and expenses were RMB2,738.3 million (US$397.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 64.6% from RMB7,729.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to: (a) an impairment loss on goodwill and intangible assets amounting to RMB4,397.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021; (b) a decrease in sales and marketing expenses due to our initiatives to control cost and optimize Tantan's channel marketing strategy; (c) a decrease in revenue sharing with broadcasters related to Momo's core live video service and Tantan's live video service, which was partially offset by an increase in revenue sharing with virtual gift recipients for our virtual gift service; (d) a decrease in salary expenses and share-based compensation expenses, due to our continuous optimization in personnel costs since the beginning of the year and the decreased fair value of newly granted share options.

      Non-GAAP cost and expenses (note 1) were RMB2,648.3 million (US$384.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 17.4% from RMB3,205.8 million during the same period of 2021.

      Other operating (loss) income, net

      Other operating loss was RMB65.2 million (US$9.4 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to an income of RMB38.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2021. The other operating loss in the fourth quarter of 2022 mainly included a contingent loss of RMB92.9 million (US$13.5 million) related to an ongoing investigation of the alleged illegal activity on the source of the funding consumed on Momo's platform.

      Income (loss) from operations

      Income from operations was RMB409.2 million (US$59.3 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a loss from operations of RMB4,016.6 million during the same period of 2021. Income from operations of the Momo segment was RMB435.8 million (US$63.2 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, which decreased from RMB549.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Loss from operations of the Tantan segment was RMB21.7 million (US$3.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to loss from operations of RMB162.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

      Non-GAAP income from operations (note 1) was RMB499.2 million (US$72.4 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB507.0 million during the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP income from operations of the Momo segment was RMB519.2 million (US$75.3 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, which decreased from RMB658.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP loss from operations of the Tantan segment was RMB15.2 million (US$2.2 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to non-GAAP loss from operations of RMB145.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.  

      Income tax expenses

      Income tax expenses were RMB109.4 million (US$15.9 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB296.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the fact that in the fourth quarter of 2022, we accrued withholding income tax of RMB39.7 million (US$5.8 million) on undistributed earnings generated in the fourth quarter of 2022 by our wholly-foreign owned enterprise ("WFOE"), because we planned to remit WFOE's earnings to its offshore parent company in the foreseeable future to fund its demand for US dollars in business operations, payments of dividends and debts, potential investments, share repurchase plan, etc., and in the fourth quarter of 2021, we accrued withholding income tax of RMB207.4 million on undistributed earnings generated in the full year of 2021 by WFOE.

      Net income (loss)

      Net income was RMB397.0 million (US$57.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of RMB4,244.0 million during the same period of 2021. Net income from the Momo segment was RMB397.1 million (US$57.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB306.7 million in the same period of 2021. Net income from the Tantan segment was RMB4.7 million (US$0.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of RMB147.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

      Non-GAAP net income (note 1) was RMB487.0 million (US$70.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB279.6 million during the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP net income from the Momo segment was RMB480.5 million (US$69.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, which increased from RMB415.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net income of the Tantan segment was RMB11.3 million (US$1.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of RMB129.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

      Net income (loss) attributable to Hello Group Inc.

      Net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB398.0 million (US$57.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of RMB4,242.7 million during the same period of 2021.

      Non-GAAP net income (note 1) attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB487.9 million (US$70.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB280.9 million during the same period of 2021.

      Net income (loss) per ADS

      Diluted net income per ADS was RMB2.01 (US$0.29) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a diluted net loss per ADS of RMB21.50 in the fourth quarter of 2021.

      Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS (note 1) was RMB2.46 (US$0.36) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB1.38 in the fourth quarter of 2021.

      Cash and cash flow

      As of December 31, 2022, the Company's cash, cash equivalents, short-term deposits, long-term deposits, short-term investments, short-term restricted cash and long-term restricted cash totaled RMB13,398.8 million (US$1,942.7 million), compared to RMB15,707.0 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease was due to a number of cash outflow items, including our cash dividend payment of RMB841.0 million (US$121.9 million) to shareholders; an aggregate payment of RMB2,137.0 million (US$309.8 million) for the repurchase of the company's convertible notes; an aggregate payment of RMB392.4 million (US$56.9 million) in relation to the share repurchase program; and RMB360.0 million (US$52.2 million) payment to Chinese tax authorities to repatriate cash from our WFOE in China to our offshore entity during 2022.

      Net cash provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2022 was RMB538.7 million (US$78.1 million), compared to RMB665.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

      Full Year 2022 Financial Results

      Net revenues for the full year of 2022 were RMB12,704.2 million (US$1,841.9 million), a decrease of 12.8% from RMB14,575.7 million in the same period of 2021.

      Net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB1,484.3 million (US$215.2 million) for the full year of 2022, compared to a net loss of RMB2,913.7 million during the same period of 2021.

      Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. (note 1) was RMB1,885.8 million (US$273.4 million) for the full year of 2022, compared to a net loss of RMB2,037.1 million during the same period of 2021.

      Diluted net income per ADS was RMB7.31 (US$1.06) during the full year of 2022, compared to a diluted net loss per ADS of RMB14.40 in the same period of 2021.

      Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS (note 1) was RMB9.20 (US$1.33) during the full year of 2022, compared to RMB9.56 in the same period of 2021.

      Net cash provided by operating activities was RMB1,226.9 million (US$177.9 million) during the full year of 2022, compared to RMB1,559.2 million in the same period of 2021.

      Recent Development

      Declaration of a special cash dividend

      Hello Group's board of directors has declared a special cash dividend in the amount of US$0.72 per ADS, or US$0.36 per ordinary share. The cash dividend will be paid on May 22, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 28, 2023. The ex-dividend date will be April 27, 2023. The aggregate amount of cash dividends to be paid is approximately US$137 million, which will be funded by surplus cash on the Company's balance sheet.

      Appointment of New Director and Chief Operating Officer

      The board of directors has appointed Ms. Sichuan Zhang as a director and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective March 16, 2023.

      Ms. Sichuan Zhang previously served as our director from April 2012 to November 2017. Ms. Zhang founded PUPUPULA, a children's furniture and design company, in 2017, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 2022. Ms. Zhang first joined the Company in July 2011 and was responsible for product design, then marketing strategies and executions. Prior to joining our company, from June 2009 to February 2011, she co-founded 4 Degrees Motion Design, an advertising design firm. She was an art director of Modern Media, a Chinese media company, from January 2009 to May 2009, a senior designer of Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) from January 2008 to January 2009, and a web designer of NetEase, Inc. from March 2006 to April 2007. Ms. Zhang received her bachelor's degree in South China Normal University in 2005. Ms. Zhang is the spouse of Mr. Yan Tang, our co-founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

      Execution of share repurchase program

      On June 7, 2022, Hello Group's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$200 million of its shares over the next 24 months. As of March 16, 2023, the Company has repurchased 12.0 million ADSs for US$56.7 million on the open market under this program, at an average purchase price of US$4.71 per ADS.

      Business Outlook

      For the first quarter of 2023, the Company expects total net revenues to be between RMB2.65 billion to RMB2.75 billion, representing a decrease of 15.8% to 12.6% year over year. This forecast reflects the Company's current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change.

      Note 1: Non-GAAP measures

      To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), we, Hello Group, use various non-GAAP financial measures that are adjusted from the most comparable GAAP results to exclude share-based compensation, impairment loss on goodwill and intangible assets, amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions, and tax impacts related to the amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions.

      Reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to our U.S. GAAP financial measures are shown in tables at the end of this earnings release, which provide more details about the non-GAAP financial measures.

      Our 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 our continuing operations and our prospects for the future. Our non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to the GAAP results. In addition, our calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures may be different from the calculation used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

      Our non-GAAP information (including non-GAAP cost and operating expenses, income (loss) from operations, net income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to Hello Group Inc., and diluted net income per ADS) is adjusted from the most comparable GAAP results to exclude share-based compensation, impairment loss on goodwill and intangible assets, amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions, and tax impacts related to the amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that share-based compensation, impairment loss on goodwill and intangible assets, amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions, and tax impacts related to the amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future significant recurring expenses in our results of operations. We compensate for such limitation by providing reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to our U.S. GAAP measures. Please see the reconciliation tables at the end of this earnings release.

      Conference Call

      Hello Group's management will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Beijing / Hong Kong Time on March 16, 2023).

      Participants can register for the conference call by navigating to:

      https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10029147-tf6dtf.html.

      Upon registration, each participant will receive details for the conference call, including dial-in numbers, conference call passcode and a unique access PIN. Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.

      A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through March 23, 2023. The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:

      U.S. / Canada: 1-855-883-1031

      Hong Kong:      800-930-639

      Passcode:        10029147

      Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Hello Group's website at https://ir.hellogroup.com.

      About Hello Group Inc.

      We are a leading player in China's online social and entertainment space. Through Momo, Tantan and other properties within our product portfolio, we enable users to discover new relationships, expand their social connections and build meaningful interactions. Momo is a mobile application that connects people and facilitates social interactions based on location, interests and a variety of online recreational activities. Tantan, which was added into our family of applications through acquisition in May 2018, is a leading social and dating application. Tantan is designed to help its users find and establish romantic connections as well as meet interesting people. We also operate a number of other applications to serve different social and entertainment demands from our users.

      For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

      Hello Group Inc.

      Investor Relations
      Phone: +86-10-5731-0538
      Email: [email protected]

      Christensen

      In China
      Mr. Eric Yuan
      Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
      E-mail: [email protected]

      In U.S.
      Ms. Linda Bergkamp
      Phone: +1-480-614-3004
      Email: [email protected]

      Safe Harbor Statement

      This news release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to our management quotes, our financial outlook for the first quarter of 2023, as well as the amount of, timing, methods and funding sources for repurchases of our shares under the share repurchase program.

      Our forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding expected results and events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. Our actual results and other circumstances may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and events indicated in these forward-looking statements. Announced results for the fourth quarter of 2022 are preliminary, unaudited and subject to audit adjustment. In addition, we may not meet our financial outlook for the first quarter of 2023 and may be unable to grow our business in the manner planned. We may also modify our strategy for growth.  Moreover, there are other risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ from what we currently anticipate, including those relating to our ability to retain and grow our user base, our ability to attract and retain sufficiently trained professionals to support our operations, our ability to anticipate and develop new services and enhance existing services to meet the demand of our users or customers, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business operations and the economy in China, the market price of the Company's stock prevailing from time to time, the nature of other investment opportunities presented to the Company from time to time, the Company's cash flows from operations, general economic conditions, and other factors.  For additional information on these and other important factors that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, please see our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

      All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this release, except as required by law. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.          

      Hello Group Inc.


      Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations


      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)








      Three months


      Year


      Ended December 31


      Ended December 31



      2021


      2022


      2022


      2021


      2022


      2022



      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      Net revenues:













      Live video service

      2,148,785


      1,724,228


      249,990


      8,378,945


      6,510,460


      943,928


      Value-added service

      1,475,733


      1,449,537


      210,164


      5,971,792


      6,007,018


      870,936


      Mobile marketing

      25,369


      32,927


      4,774


      159,010


      124,956


      18,117


      Mobile games

      19,294


      5,316


      771


      47,712


      55,732


      8,080


      Other services

      5,048


      650


      93


      18,260


      6,006


      871


      Total net revenues

      3,674,229


      3,212,658


      465,792


      14,575,719


      12,704,172


      1,841,932


      Cost and expenses:













      Cost of revenues

      (2,191,520)


      (1,916,050)


      (277,801)


      (8,383,431)


      (7,421,419)


      (1,076,005)


      Research and development

      (316,024)


      (272,657)


      (39,532)


      (1,131,781)


      (1,006,219)


      (145,888)


      Sales and marketing

      (659,604)


      (407,075)


      (59,020)


      (2,604,309)


      (2,073,617)


      (300,646)


      General and administrative

      (165,257)


      (142,492)


      (20,659)


      (624,700)


      (596,006)


      (86,413)


      Impairment loss on goodwill and
        intangible assets

      (4,397,012)


      -


      -


      (4,397,012)


      -


      -


      Total cost and expenses

      (7,729,417)


      (2,738,274)


      (397,012)


      (17,141,233)


      (11,097,261)


      (1,608,952)


      Other operating income (loss), net

      38,558


      (65,158)


      (9,447)


      175,947


      20,632


      2,991


      (Loss) income from operations

      (4,016,630)


      409,226


      59,333


      (2,389,567)


      1,627,543


      235,971


      Interest income

      99,573


      88,118


      12,776


      384,279


      368,879


      53,482


      Interest expense

      (18,444)


      (10,955)


      (1,588)


      (73,776)


      (83,530)


      (12,111)


      Other gain or loss, net

      2,000


      -


      -


      (16,000)


      118,325


      17,156


      (Loss) income before income
          tax and share of income on
          equity method investments

      (3,933,501)


      486,389


      70,521


      (2,095,064)


      2,031,217


      294,498


      Income tax expenses

      (296,491)


      (109,421)


      (15,865)


      (822,556)


      (562,281)


      (81,523)


      (Loss) income before share of
          income on equity method
          investments

      (4,229,992)


      376,968


      54,656


      (2,917,620)


      1,468,936


      212,975


      Share of (loss) income on equity
          method investments

      (14,045)


      20,040


      2,906


      (8,084)


      11,073


      1,605


      Net (loss) income

      (4,244,037)


      397,008


      57,562


      (2,925,704)


      1,480,009


      214,580


      Less: net loss attributable to non-
          controlling interest

      (1,319)


      (986)


      (143)


      (11,996)


      (4,274)


      (620)


      Net (loss) income attributable to
          the shareholders of Hello
          Group Inc.

      (4,242,718)


      397,994


      57,705


      (2,913,708)


      1,484,283


      215,200


       

      Net (loss) income per share
          attributable to ordinary
          shareholders













      Basic

      (10.75)


      1.05


      0.15


      (7.20)


      3.80


      0.55


      Diluted

      (10.75)


      1.01


      0.15


      (7.20)


      3.65


      0.53


      Weighted average shares used in
          calculating net
      (loss) income per
          ordinary share













      Basic

      394,694,993


      377,841,986


      377,841,986


      404,701,910


      390,176,367


      390,176,367


      Diluted

      394,694,993


      406,152,757


      406,152,757


      404,701,910


      423,810,279


      423,810,279


      Hello Group Inc.


      Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income


      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)














      Three months


      Year


      Ended December 31


      Ended December 31



      2021


      2022


      2022


      2021


      2022


      2022


      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Net (loss) income

      (4,244,037)


      397,008


      57,562


      (2,925,704)


      1,480,009


      214,580

      Other comprehensive (loss)
          income, net of tax:












      Foreign currency translation
         adjustment

      (7,331)


      54,041


      7,835


      (39,161)


      (274,791)


      (39,841)

      Comprehensive (loss) income

      (4,251,368)


      451,049


      65,397


      (2,964,865)


      1,205,218


      174,739

      Less: comprehensive (loss)
          income attributed to the non-
          controlling interest

      (3,280)


      (7,154)


      (1,037)


      (16,603)


      10,556


      1,530

      Comprehensive (loss) income
          attributable to Hello Group
          Inc.

      (4,248,088)


      458,203


      66,434


      (2,948,262)


      1,194,662


      173,209





















      Hello Group Inc.

      Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)








      December 31


      December 31


      December 31


      2021


      2022


      2022

      RMB

      RMB


      US$

      Assets






      Current assets






      Cash and cash equivalents

      5,570,563


      5,018,129


      727,560

      Short-term deposits

      2,860,000


      5,300,000


      768,428

      Restricted cash

      -


      97,706


      14,166

      Short-term investments

      -


      300,240


      43,531

      Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of RMB15,127 and
         RMB5,870 as of December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively

      205,225


      188,711


      27,361

      Amounts due from related parties

      -


      55


      8

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets

      775,072


      819,706


      118,846

      Total current assets

      9,410,860


      11,724,547


      1,699,900

      Long-term deposits

      7,200,000


      2,600,000


      376,965

      Long-term restricted cash

      76,471


      82,766


      12,000

      Right-of-use assets, net

      257,934


      115,520


      16,749

      Property and equipment, net

      180,664


      172,984


      25,080

      Intangible assets, net

      27,320


      22,203


      3,219

      Rental deposits

      19,204


      20,737


      3,007

      Long-term investments

      820,006


      893,988


      129,616

      Other non-current assets

      83,930


      162,499


      23,560

      Deferred tax assets

      34,849


      34,343


      4,979

      Total assets

      18,111,238


      15,829,587


      2,295,075

      Liabilities and equity






      Current liabilities






      Accounts payable

      726,207


      617,022


      89,460

      Deferred revenue

      539,967


      484,775


      70,286

      Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

      911,050


      797,504


      115,627

      Amounts due to related parties

      5,016


      9,178


      1,331

      Lease liabilities due within one year

      162,950


      88,352


      12,810

      Income tax payable

      125,773


      68,765


      9,970

      Deferred consideration in connection with business acquisitions

      44,802


      26,483


      3,840

      Convertible Senior Notes-current

      -


      2,646,168


      383,658

      Total current liabilities

      2,515,765


      4,738,247


      686,982

      Deferred tax liabilities

      213,384


      22,011


      3,191

      Convertible senior notes

      4,565,292


      -


      -

      Lease liabilities

      103,105


      33,281


      4,825

      Other non-current liabilities

      128,095


      105,410


      15,283

      Total liabilities

      7,525,641


      4,898,949


      710,281

      Shareholder's equity (i)

      10,585,597


      10,930,638


      1,584,794

      Total liabilities and shareholder's equity

      18,111,238


      15,829,587


      2,295,075


      (i): As of December 31, 2022, the number of ordinary shares outstanding was 376,971,336.

      Hello Group Inc.


      Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows


      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)





      Three months


      Year



      Ended December 31


      Ended December 31



      2021


      2022


      2022


      2021


      2022


      2022



      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      Cash flows from operating activities:













      Net (loss) income

      (4,244,037)


      397,008


      57,562


      (2,925,704)


      1,480,009


      214,580


      Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      provided by operating activities:













      Depreciation of property and equipment

      34,226


      23,908


      3,466


      155,537


      107,015


      15,516


      Amortization of intangible assets

      1,279


      1,279


      185


      109,062


      5,116


      742


      Share-based compensation

      126,576


      89,944


      13,040


      475,771


      401,484


      58,209


      Share of loss (income) on equity method
          investments

      14,045


      (20,040)


      (2,906)


      8,084


      (11,073)


      (1,605)


      Impairment loss on goodwill and intangible assets

      4,397,012


      -


      -


      4,397,012


      -


      -


      Gain on repurchase of convertible senior notes

      -


      -


      -


      -


      (129,575)


      (18,787)


      Gain or loss on long-term investments

      (2,000)


      -


      -


      16,000


      11,250


      1,631


      Gain on disposal of subsidiaries

      -


      -


      -


      (15,526)


      -


      -


      Cash received on distributions from equity method
          investments

      -


      -


      -


      -


      1,708


      248


      Gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment

      (36)


      4


      1


      1,236


      (779)


      (113)


      Provision of losses on receivable and other assets

      (505)


      (75)


      (11)


      (263)


      (528)


      (77)


      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:













      Accounts receivable

      13,984


      4,643


      673


      (10,374)


      20,338


      2,949


      Prepaid expenses and other current assets

      52,504


      (36,784)


      (5,333)


      (151,162)


      (52,928)


      (7,674)


      Amounts due from related parties

      -


      (55)


      (8)


      -


      (55)


      (8)


      Rental deposits

      1,171


      -


      -


      (343)


      1,399


      203


      Deferred tax assets

      (338)


      1,493


      216


      (2,354)


      507


      74


      Other non-current assets

      42,125


      (15,907)


      (2,306)


      34,075


      60,913


      8,832


      Accounts payable

      11,053


      (8,992)


      (1,304)


      30,475


      (115,384)


      (16,729)


      Income tax payable

      (39,285)


      (6,081)


      (882)


      (110,716)


      (57,004)


      (8,265)


      Deferred revenue

      9,652


      17,504


      2,538


      35,106


      (56,387)


      (8,175)


      Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

      99,497


      121,638


      17,636


      60,668


      (182,708)


      (26,490)


      Amount due to related parties

      (9,751)


      (265)


      (38)


      (14,447)


      4,162


      603


      Deferred tax liabilities

      207,114


      (15,367)


      (2,228)


      180,173


      (187,119)


      (27,130)


      Share-based compensation liability

      -


      -


      -


      (678,153)


      -


      -


      Other non-current liabilities

      (48,777)


      (15,159)


      (2,198)


      (34,959)


      (73,470)


      (10,652)


      Net cash provided by operating activities

      665,509


      538,696


      78,103


      1,559,198


      1,226,891


      177,882


      Cash flows from investing activities:













      Purchase of property and equipment

      (19,201)


      (10,053)


      (1,458)


      (95,323)


      (80,445)


      (11,663)


      Payment for long-term investments

      (115,052)


      (15,000)


      (2,175)


      (415,052)


      (70,343)


      (10,199)


      Purchase of short-term deposits

      (400,000)


      -


      -


      (4,976,688)


      (1,700,000)


      (246,477)


      Cash received on maturity of short-term deposits

      3,550,000


      1,700,000


      246,477


      9,667,570


      5,410,000


      784,376


      Payment for short term investments

      -


      (300,000)


      (43,496)


      -


      (300,000)


      (43,496)


      Cash received on investment income distribution

      -


      -


      -


      5,610


      3,523


      511


      Cash of disposed subsidiaries

      -


      -


      -


      (8,750)


      -


      -


      Cash received from sales of long-term investment

      20,000


      -


      -


      20,000


      -


      -


      Purchase of long-term deposits

      (1,600,000)


      (200,000)


      (28,997)


      (1,850,000)


      (2,750,000)


      (398,713)


      Cash received on maturity of long-term deposits

      200,000


      -


      -


      200,000


      1,200,000


      173,984


      Other investing activities

      569


      7


      1


      2,975


      3,110


      451


      Net cash provided by investing activities

      1,636,316


      1,174,954


      170,352


      2,550,342


      1,715,845


      248,774


      Cash flows from financing activities:













      Deferred payment for business acquisition

      (50)


      -


      -


      (12,957)


      (21,421)


      (3,106)


      Proceeds from exercise of share options

      5


      112


      16


      776


      163


      24


      Payment in relation to the share repurchase program

      -


      (104,684)


      (15,178)


      (862,865)


      (392,374)


      (56,889)


      Repurchase of subsidiary's share options

      (5,070)


      (1,076)


      (156)


      (59,120)


      (40,943)


      (5,936)


      Dividends payment

      -


      -


      -


      (852,743)


      (840,997)


      (121,933)


      Payment for redemption of convertible bonds

      -


      -


      -


      -


      (2,136,987)


      (309,834)


      Net cash used in financing activities

      (5,115)


      (105,648)


      (15,318)


      (1,786,909)


      (3,432,559)


      (497,674)


      Effect of exchange rate changes

      (12,972)


      (30,706)


      (4,451)


      (41,669)


      41,390


      6,001


      Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
          equivalents

      2,283,738


      1,577,296


      228,686


      2,280,962


      (448,433)


      (65,017)


      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the
          beginning of period

      3,363,296


      3,621,305


      525,040


      3,366,072


      5,647,034


      818,743


      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of
          period

      5,647,034


      5,198,601


      753,726


      5,647,034


      5,198,601


      753,726



















      Hello Group Inc.



      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP measures



      (All amounts in thousands, except per share data)









      1.

      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP cost and operating expenses, income from operations, and net income to comparable GAAP measures.








      Three months


      Three months


      Three months

      Ended December 31, 2021


      Ended December 31, 2022


      Ended December 31, 2022


       

       

      GAAP

      RMB

      Impairment loss
      on goodwill and
      intangible assets

       RMB

      Share-based
      compensation

      RMB

      Non-GAAP

      RMB


      GAAP

      RMB

      Share-based
      compensation

      RMB

      Non-GAAP

      RMB


      GAAP

      US$

      Share-based
      compensation

      US$

      Non-GAAP

      US$

      Cost of revenues

      (2,191,520)

      -

      3,393

      (2,188,127)


      (1,916,050)

      1,707

      (1,914,343)


      (277,801)

      247

      (277,554)

      Research and
          development

      (316,024)

      -

      36,303

      (279,721)


      (272,657)

      22,145

      (250,512)


      (39,532)

      3,211

      (36,321)

      Sales and marketing

      (659,604)

      -

      11,024

      (648,580)


      (407,075)

      8,480

      (398,595)


      (59,020)

      1,229

      (57,791)

      General and
          administrative

      (165,257)

      -

      75,856

      (89,401)


      (142,492)

      57,612

      (84,880)


      (20,659)

      8,353

      (12,306)

      Impairment loss on
          goodwill and
          intangible assets

      (4,397,012)

      4,397,012

      -

      -


      -

      -

      -


      -

      -

      -

      Cost and operating
          expenses

      (7,729,417)

      4,397,012

      126,576

      (3,205,829)


      (2,738,274)

      89,944

      (2,648,330)


      (397,012)

      13,040

      (383,972)

      (Loss) income from
          operations

      (4,016,630)

      4,397,012

      126,576

      506,958


      409,226

      89,944

      499,170


      59,333

      13,040

      72,373

      Net (loss) income

      attributable to Hello
          Group Inc.

      (4,242,718)

      4,397,012

      126,576

      280,870


      397,994

      89,944

      487,938


      57,705

      13,040

      70,745





















      Hello Group Inc.




      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP measures




      (All amounts in thousands, except per share data)










      1.

      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP cost and operating expenses, income from operations, and net income to comparable GAAP measures-continued.









      Year


      Year


      Year

      Ended December 31, 2021


      Ended December 31, 2022


      Ended December 31, 2022


       

       

      GAAP

      RMB

      Impairment
      loss on
      goodwill
      and
      intangible
      assets

       RMB

      Amortization of
      intangible
      assets from
      business
      acquisitions
      RMB

      Share-
      based
      compensation

      RMB

      Tax
      impacts

      (ii)

      RMB

      Non-GAAP

      RMB


      GAAP

      RMB

      Share-
      based
      compensation

      RMB

      Non-GAAP

      RMB


      GAAP

      US$

      Share-based
      compensation

      US$

      Non-GAAP

      US$

      Cost of revenues

      (8,383,431)

      -

      51,853

      17,941

      -

      (8,313,637)


      (7,421,419)

      14,195

      (7,407,224)


      (1,076,005)

      2,058

      (1,073,947)

      Research and
          development

      (1,131,781)

      -

      3,660

      139,571

      -

      (988,550)


      (1,006,219)

      88,797

      (917,422)


      (145,888)

      12,874

      (133,014)

      Sales and
          marketing

      (2,604,309)

      -

      48,491

      70,821

      -

      (2,484,997)


      (2,073,617)

      38,432

      (2,035,185)


      (300,646)

      5,572

      (295,074)

      General and
          administrative

      (624,700)

      -

      -

      247,438

      -

      (377,262)


      (596,006)

      260,060

      (335,946)


      (86,413)

      37,705

      (48,708)

      Impairment loss on
          goodwill and
          intangible assets

      (4,397,012)

      4,397,012

      -

      -

      -

      -


      -

      -

      -


      -

      -

      -

      Cost and
          operating
          expenses

      (17,141,233)

      4,397,012

      104,004

      475,771

      -

      (12,164,446)


      (11,097,261)

      401,484

      (10,695,777)


      (1,608,952)

      58,209

      (1,550,743)

      (Loss) income from
          operations

      (2,389,567)

      4,397,012

      104,004

      475,771

      -

      2,587,220


      1,627,543

      401,484

      2,029,027


      235,971

      58,209

      294,180

      Net (loss) income

      attributable to
         Hello Group Inc.

      (2,913,708)

      4,397,012

      104,004

      475,771

      (26,002)

      2,037,077


      1,484,283

      401,484

      1,885,767


      215,200

      58,209

      273,409





















      (ii)  Includes tax impacts related to the amortization of intangible assets from business acquisition.

      Hello Group Inc.


      Unaudited Condensed Segment Report


      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)



      Three months


        Ended December 31, 2022



      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Total


      Total



      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      Net revenues:











      Live video service

      1,561,332


      162,896


      -


      1,724,228


      249,990


      Value-added service

      1,265,693


      183,844


      -


      1,449,537


      210,164


      Mobile marketing

      32,927


      -


      -


      32,927


      4,774


      Mobile games

      5,316


      -


      -


      5,316


      771


      Other services

      483


      -


      167


      650


      93


      Total net revenues

      2,865,751


      346,740


      167


      3,212,658


      465,792


      Cost and expenses (iii):











      Cost of revenues

      (1,722,675)


      (192,748)


      (627)


      (1,916,050)


      (277,801)


      Research and development

      (200,740)


      (71,917)


      -


      (272,657)


      (39,532)


      Sales and marketing

      (307,166)


      (98,209)


      (1,700)


      (407,075)


      (59,020)


      General and administrative

      (131,844)


      (7,899)


      (2,749)


      (142,492)


      (20,659)


      Total cost and expenses

      (2,362,425)


      (370,773)


      (5,076)


      (2,738,274)


      (397,012)


      Other operating (loss) income, net

      (67,499)


      2,339


      2


      (65,158)


      (9,447)


      Income (loss) from operations

      435,827


      (21,694)


      (4,907)


      409,226


      59,333


      Interest income

      87,799


      253


      66


      88,118


      12,776


      Interest expense

      (10,955)


      -


      -


      (10,955)


      (1,588)


      Income (loss) before income tax and
          share of income on equity method
          investments

      512,671


      (21,441)


      (4,841)


      486,389


      70,521


      Income tax (expenses) benefits

      (135,602)


      26,181


      -


      (109,421)


      (15,865)


      Income (loss) before share of income
          on equity method investments

      377,069


      4,740


      (4,841)


      376,968


      54,656


      Share of income on equity method
          investments

      20,040


      -


      -


      20,040


      2,906


      Net income (loss)

      397,109


      4,740


      (4,841)


      397,008


      57,562













      (iii)  Share-based compensation was allocated in cost of revenues and operating expenses as follows:




      Three months


      Ended December 31, 2022


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Cost of revenues

      1,689


      18


      -


      1,707


      247

      Research and development

      15,907


      6,238


      -


      22,145


      3,211

      Sales and marketing

      8,473


      7


      -


      8,480


      1,229

      General and administrative

      57,350


      262


      -


      57,612


      8,353

      Total cost and expenses

      83,419


      6,525


      -


      89,944


      13,040

      Hello Group Inc.

      Reconciliation of GAAP and NON-GAAP Results of Unaudited Segment Report

      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)




      Three months


      Ended December 31, 2022


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Income (loss) from operations

      435,827


      (21,694)


      (4,907)


      409,226


      59,333

      Share-based compensation

      83,419


      6,525


      -


      89,944


      13,040

      Non-GAAP income (loss) from
      operations

      519,246


      (15,169)


      (4,907)


      499,170


      72,373











      Net income (loss)

      397,109


      4,740


      (4,841)


      397,008


      57,562

      Share-based compensation

      83,419


      6,525


      -


      89,944


      13,040

      Non-GAAP net income (loss)

      480,528


      11,265


      (4,841)


      486,952


      70,602


      Hello Group Inc.

      Unaudited Condensed Segment Report

      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)


      Three months

        Ended December 31, 2021


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Unallocated[1]


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$[2]

      Net revenues:







      -





      Live video service

      1,947,958


      200,827


      -


      -


      2,148,785


      337,191

      Value-added service

      1,239,351


      236,382


      -


      -


      1,475,733


      231,575

      Mobile marketing

      25,369


      -


      -


      -


      25,369


      3,981

      Mobile games

      19,294


      -


      -


      -


      19,294


      3,028

      Other services

      3,667


      -


      1,381


      -


      5,048


      792

      Total net revenues

      3,235,639


      437,209


      1,381


      -


      3,674,229


      576,567

      Cost and expenses (iv):












      Cost of revenues

      (1,962,718)


      (228,290)


      (512)


      -


      (2,191,520)


      (343,897)

      Research and development

      (233,512)


      (82,512)


      -


      -


      (316,024)


      (49,591)

      Sales and marketing

      (377,672)


      (281,534)


      (398)


      -


      (659,604)


      (103,506)

      General and administrative

      (147,957)


      (10,362)


      (6,938)


      -


      (165,257)


      (25,932)

      Impairment loss on goodwill and intangible
         assets

      -


      -


      -


      (4,397,012)


      (4,397,012)


      (689,987)

      Total cost and expenses

      (2,721,859)


      (602,698)


      (7,848)


      (4,397,012)


      (7,729,417)


      (1,212,913)

      Other operating income

      35,532


      3,023


      3


      -


      38,558


      6,051

      Income (loss) from operations

      549,312


      (162,466)


      (6,464)


      (4,397,012)


      (4,016,630)


      (630,295)

      Interest income

      99,399


      139


      35


      -


      99,573


      15,625

      Interest expense

      (18,444)


      -


      -


      -


      (18,444)


      (2,894)

      Other gain or loss, net

      2,000


      -


      -


      -


      2,000


      314

      Income (loss) before income tax and share
          of income on equity method investments

      632,267


      (162,327)


      (6,429)


      (4,397,012)


      (3,933,501)


      (617,250)

      Income tax (expenses) benefits

      (311,479)


      14,988


      -


      -


      (296,491)


      (46,526)

      Income (loss) before share of income on
          equity method investments

      320,788


      (147,339)


      (6,429)


      (4,397,012)


      (4,229,992)


      (663,776)

      Share of loss on equity method investments

      (14,045)


      -


      -


      -


      (14,045)


      (2,204)

      Net income (loss)

      306,743


      (147,339)


      (6,429)


      (4,397,012)


      (4,244,037)


      (665,980)


      (iv)  Share-based compensation was allocated in cost of revenues and operating expenses as follows:


      Three months


      Ended December 31, 2021


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Cost of revenues

      2,729


      664


      -


      3,393


      532

      Research and development

      19,569


      16,734


      -


      36,303


      5,697

      Sales and marketing

      10,997


      27


      -


      11,024


      1,730

      General and administrative

      75,808


      48


      -


      75,856


      11,903

      Total cost and expenses

      109,103


      17,473


      -


      126,576


      19,862


      [1] The impairment loss on goodwill and intangible assets is presented as an unallocated item in the segment information because our management
      does not consider this as part of the segment operating performance measure.

      [2] All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.3726 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for December 30, 2021 as
      set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.



      Hello Group Inc.

      Reconciliation of GAAP and NON-GAAP Results of Unaudited Segment Report

      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)




      Three months


      Ended December 31, 2021


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Unallocated


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Income (loss) from operations

      549,312


      (162,466)


      (6,464)


      (4,397,012)


      (4,016,630)


      (630,295)

      Share-based compensation

      109,103


      17,473


      -


      -


      126,576


      19,862

      Impairment loss on goodwill and
          intangible assets

      -


      -


      -


      4,397,012


      4,397,012


      689,987

      Non-GAAP income (loss) from
      operations

      658,415


      (144,993)


      (6,464)


      -


      506,958


      79,554













      Net income (loss)

      306,743


      (147,339)


      (6,429)


      (4,397,012)


      (4,244,037)


      (665,980)

      Share-based compensation

      109,103


      17,473


      -


      -


      126,576


      19,862

      Impairment loss on goodwill and
          intangible assets

      -


      -


      -


      4,397,012


      4,397,012


      689,987

      Non-GAAP net income (loss)

      415,846


      (129,866)


      (6,429)


      -


      279,551


      43,869

      Hello Group Inc.

      Unaudited Condensed Segment Report

      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)


      Year

      Ended December 31, 2022


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Net revenues:










      Live video service

      5,966,323


      544,137


      -


      6,510,460


      943,928

      Value-added service

      5,183,302


      823,716


      -


      6,007,018


      870,936

      Mobile marketing

      124,956


      -


      -


      124,956


      18,117

      Mobile games

      55,732


      -


      -


      55,732


      8,080

      Other services

      4,781


      -


      1,225


      6,006


      871

      Total net revenues

      11,335,094


      1,367,853


      1,225


      12,704,172


      1,841,932

      Cost and expenses (v):










      Cost of revenues

      (6,704,020)


      (714,936)


      (2,463)


      (7,421,419)


      (1,076,005)

      Research and development

      (737,380)


      (268,839)


      -


      (1,006,219)


      (145,888)

      Sales and marketing

      (1,346,692)


      (721,889)


      (5,036)


      (2,073,617)


      (300,646)

      General and administrative

      (547,798)


      (33,234)


      (14,974)


      (596,006)


      (86,413)

      Total cost and expenses

      (9,335,890)


      (1,738,898)


      (22,473)


      (11,097,261)


      (1,608,952)

      Other operating income

      8,753


      11,830


      49


      20,632


      2,991

      Income (loss) from operations

      2,007,957


      (359,215)


      (21,199)


      1,627,543


      235,971

      Interest income

      368,051


      544


      284


      368,879


      53,482

      Interest expense

      (83,530)


      -


      -


      (83,530)


      (12,111)

      Other gain or loss, net

      118,325


      -


      -


      118,325


      17,156

      Income (loss) before income tax and
          share of income on equity method
          investments

      2,410,803


      (358,671)


      (20,915)


      2,031,217


      294,498

      Income tax (expenses) benefits

      (586,663)


      24,382


      -


      (562,281)


      (81,523)

      Income (loss) before share of income
          on equity method investments

      1,824,140


      (334,289)


      (20,915)


      1,468,936


      212,975

      Share of income on equity method
          investments

      11,073


      -


      -


      11,073


      1,605

      Net income (loss)

      1,835,213


      (334,289)


      (20,915)


      1,480,009


      214,580


      (v)  Share-based compensation was allocated in cost of revenues and operating expenses as follows:


      Year


      Ended December 31, 2022


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Cost of revenues

      7,166


      7,029


      -


      14,195


      2,058

      Research and development

      67,659


      21,138


      -


      88,797


      12,874

      Sales and marketing

      38,202


      230


      -


      38,432


      5,572

      General and administrative

      259,669


      391


      -


      260,060


      37,705

      Total cost and expenses

      372,696


      28,788


      -


      401,484


      58,209

      Hello Group Inc.

      Reconciliation of GAAP and NON-GAAP Results of Unaudited Segment Report

      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)




      Year


      ended December 31, 2022


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Operating income (loss)

      2,007,957


      (359,215)


      (21,199)


      1,627,543


      235,971

      Share-based compensation

      372,696


      28,788


      -


      401,484


      58,209

      Non-GAAP operating income (loss)

      2,380,653


      (330,427)


      (21,199)


      2,029,027


      294,180











      Net income (loss)

      1,835,213


      (334,289)


      (20,915)


      1,480,009


      214,580

      Share-based compensation

      372,696


      28,788


      -


      401,484


      58,209

      Non-GAAP net income (loss)

      2,207,909


      (305,501)


      (20,915)


      1,881,493


      272,789


      Hello Group Inc.

      Unaudited Condensed Segment Report

      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)


      Year

        Ended December 31, 2021


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Unallocated


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Net revenues:












      Live video service

      7,475,809


      903,136


      -


      -


      8,378,945


      1,314,839

      Value-added service

      4,845,744


      1,126,048


      -


      -


      5,971,792


      937,104

      Mobile marketing

      159,010


      -


      -


      -


      159,010


      24,952

      Mobile games

      47,712


      -


      -


      -


      47,712


      7,487

      Other services

      12,930


      -


      5,330


      -


      18,260


      2,866

      Total net revenues

      12,541,205


      2,029,184


      5,330


      -


      14,575,719


      2,287,248

      Cost and expenses (vi):












      Cost of revenues

      (7,301,048)


      (1,044,852)


      (37,531)


      -


      (8,383,431)


      (1,315,543)

      Research and development

      (828,688)


      (303,093)


      -


      -


      (1,131,781)


      (177,601)

      Sales and marketing

      (1,420,130)


      (1,180,146)


      (4,033)


      -


      (2,604,309)


      (408,673)

      General and administrative

      (619,922)


      18,401


      (23,179)


      -


      (624,700)


      (98,029)

      Impairment loss on goodwill and
      intangible assets

      -


      -


      -


      (4,397,012)


      (4,397,012)


      (689,987)

      Total cost and expenses

      (10,169,788)


      (2,509,690)


      (64,743)


      (4,397,012)


      (17,141,233)


      (2,689,833)

      Other operating income

      138,884


      37,029


      34


      -


      175,947


      27,610

      Income (loss) from operations

      2,510,301


      (443,477)


      (59,379)


      (4,397,012)


      (2,389,567)


      (374,975)

      Interest income

      383,028


      1,091


      160


      -


      384,279


      60,302

      Interest expense

      (73,776)


      -


      -


      -


      (73,776)


      (11,577)

      Other gain or loss, net

      (16,000)


      -


      -


      -


      (16,000)


      (2,511)

      Income (loss) before income tax
          and share of income on equity
          method investments

      2,803,553


      (442,386)


      (59,219)


      (4,397,012)


      (2,095,064)


      (328,761)

      Income tax (expenses) benefits

      (844,987)


      22,431


      -


      -


      (822,556)


      (129,077)

      Income (loss) before share of
          income on equity method
          investments

      1,958,566


      (419,955)


      (59,219)


      (4,397,012)


      (2,917,620)


      (457,838)

      Share of loss on equity method
          investments

      (8,084)


      -


      -


      -


      (8,084)


      (1,269)

      Net income (loss)

      1,950,482


      (419,955)


      (59,219)


      (4,397,012)


      (2,925,704)


      (459,107)


      (vi)  Share-based compensation was allocated in cost of revenues and operating expenses as follows:


      Year


      Ended December 31, 2021


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Cost of revenues

      10,541


      7,400


      -


      17,941


      2,815

      Research and development

      97,828


      41,743


      -


      139,571


      21,902

      Sales and marketing

      48,154


      22,667


      -


      70,821


      11,113

      General and administrative

      314,216


      (66,778)


      -


      247,438


      38,828

      Total cost and expenses

      470,739


      5,032


      -


      475,771


      74,658

      Hello Group Inc.

      Reconciliation of GAAP and NON-GAAP Results of Unaudited Segment Report

      (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)



      Year


      Ended December 31, 2021


      Momo


      Tantan


      QOOL


      Unallocated


      Total


      Total


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Income (loss) from operations

      2,510,301


      (443,477)


      (59,379)


      (4,397,012)


      (2,389,567)


      (374,975)

      Share-based compensation

      470,739


      5,032


      -


      -


      475,771


      74,658

      Impairment loss on goodwill and
          intangible assets

      -


      -


      -


      4,397,012


      4,397,012


      689,987

      Amortization of intangible assets
          from business acquisitions

      -


      104,004


      -


      -


      104,004


      16,320

      Non-GAAP income (loss) from
      operations

      2,981,040


      (334,441)


      (59,379)


      -


      2,587,220


      405,990













      Net income (loss)

      1,950,482


      (419,955)


      (59,219)


      (4,397,012)


      (2,925,704)


      (459,107)

      Share-based compensation

      470,739


      5,032


      -


      -


      475,771


      74,658

      Impairment loss on goodwill and
          intangible assets

      -


      -


      -


      4,397,012


      4,397,012


      689,987

      Amortization of intangible assets
          from business acquisitions

      -


      104,004


      -


      -


      104,004


      16,320

      Tax impacts

      -


      (26,002)


      -


      -


      (26,002)


      (4,080)

      Non-GAAP net income (loss)

      2,421,221


      (336,921)


      (59,219)


      -


      2,025,081


      317,778

      SOURCE Hello Group Inc.

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