Friday, May 18, 2012

China Distance Education Holdings Limited Reports Second ...

BEIJING,?May 17, 2012?/PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ ? China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) (?CDEL?, or the ?Company?), a leading provider of online education in?Chinafocusing on professional education, reported today its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 ended?March 31, 2012.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Business and Financial Highlights:

  • Total course enrollments from continuing operations was 293,000, an increase of 27.7% from the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
  • Net revenues from continuing operations increased 36.7% over the second quarter of fiscal 2011 to?US$12.3 million.
  • Gross profit from continuing operations increased 49.3% from the second quarter of fiscal 2011 to?US$7.02 million.
  • Non-GAAP(1) gross profit from continuing operations increased 39.9% over the second quarter of fiscal 2011 to?US$7.03 million.
  • Gross profit margin from continuing operations was 56.9%, compared to 52.1% in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP?gross profit margin from continuing operations was 57.0%, compared to 55.7% in the same period last year.
  • Operating income from continuing operations was?US$3.2 million, compared to?US$0.3 million?in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP operating income from continuing operations was?US$3.3 million, compared to?US$1.2 million?in the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
  • Net income was?US$2.8 million, compared to?US$0.5 million?in the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
  • Non-GAAP(1) net income was?US$2.9 million, compared to?US$1.4 million?in the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
  • Basic net income per American Depositary Share (?ADS?) was?US$0.083, compared to basic net income per ADS of?US$0.013?for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Diluted net income per ADS was?US$0.082, compared to diluted net income per ADS of?US$0.013?for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Each ADS represents four ordinary shares.
  • Basic non-GAAP(1) net income per ADS was?US$0.086, compared to basic non-GAAP(1) net income per ADS of?US$0.040?for the second quarter of fiscal 2011.?Diluted non-GAAP(1) net income per ADS wasUS$0.085, compared to diluted non-GAAP(1) net income per ADS of?US$0.040?for the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
  • Deferred revenue and refundable fees balance was?US$15.8 million, a 3.6% increase from the balance ofUS$15.2 million?for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and a 19.5% increase from the second quarter of fiscal 2011.

Commenting on the results, Mr.?Zhengdong Zhu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, ?We are very pleased to report another quarter of healthy top- and bottom-line growth, building on the momentum we have gained in recent quarters. Supported by steady enrollment growth across our core online education courses and increasing pricing power, revenue for the quarter again exceeded guidance. Our results demonstrate the robust underlying demand for high quality online training and educational services and the growing strength of our brand power inChina?s education market. We are also pleased to see that our recent initiatives, including our newly launched high definition courseware and mobile learning platform, are helping to drive incremental enrollment growth across our course offerings, while also supporting growth in average student payments. These new services highlight our innovative and student-focused approach which we believe will help to further strengthen our industry leading position for years to come.

?While overall market conditions and student demand remain healthy, some major Accounting Professional Qualification Examination, or ?APQE?, originally scheduled for May have been delayed to October. At the same time we are still awaiting the release of the official policy on this year?s CPA exams, including the exam dates, registration timeline and text books. The release of this information is already more than six weeks behind the usual schedule. Consequently, we anticipate a shift in the timing of enrollments and revenue recognition for APQE and CPA exams. Specifically, a significant portion of APQE revenue that we had expected to record in the third fiscal quarter will shift into next fiscal year, and post-exam APQE enrollment will also be delayed until next fiscal year. The delayed release of CPA exam policy for this year may also affect both the timing and the amount of revenue we may earn in the remainder of this fiscal year. While the delayed timing of these exams will impact our results, we believe that these regulatory changes are a one-time event and such changes will only affect the timing of the revenue contribution related to these exams.

?We believe that the continuing strength of our other accounting and non-accounting courses will help to partially offset the near-term impact from these delays. The continued diversification of our business in recent years and the growing momentum of our recent initiatives have helped us to develop a more robust platform with multiple sustainable revenue streams. As a result, we still expect to achieve our revenue guidance for the full year of 20-30% revenue increase year-over-year.?

Ms.?Ping Wei, Chief Financial Officer of CDEL, commented, ?Our performance in the second quarter has again demonstrated the scalability of our business model as we registered another quarter of strong top- and bottom-line growth. Both our gross and net margin continue to expand at a healthy pace while cash flow has also continued to increase, registering a?US$4.8 millionincrease in the second quarter.

?The delayed timing of the AQPE exams and the delayed release of CPA exam policy will result in about 15-20% of third-quarter revenue being delayed to later quarters. On a fiscal year basis, APQE alone will result in the delayed recognition of at least?US$1.8 million?in revenue into fiscal 2013. As most of our costs and expenses are fixed, the impact to our bottom line for the next quarter and for fiscal year 2012 will be even more significant.

?Nonetheless, as most of our other education verticals are growing at a particularly high rate, and as we continue to tightly control our costs and expenses, we remain confident that despite these unexpected delays, we will still maintain net profit growth in-line with our revenue growth in fiscal year 2012.?

Fiscal?Second Quarter 2012 Unaudited Financial Results

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Net?Revenues. Total net revenues from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were?US$12.3 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 36.7% from?US$9.0 millionin the second quarter of fiscal 2011.

Online education services net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were?US$9.2 million, an increase of 36.4% from the second quarter of fiscal 2011. The increase was a result of increased revenue in all major test preparation courses. Such increase was partially offset by decreased revenue from accounting continuing education courses primarily as it is low enrollment season for continuing education courses.

Net revenues from books and reference materials for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 wereUS$1.3 million?after reallocating the delivery of online course services deliverable of?US$0.2 million?as online education services net revenues, almost unchanged from the second quarter of fiscal 2011.

Net revenues from others increased by 86.6% year-over-year to?US$1.9 million?for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 from?US$1.0 million?in the same period last year. The increase was a result of increased revenue in courseware production services, offline business start-up training courses provided by Zhengbao Yucai and other offline supplementary training courses. Such increase was partially offset by decreased revenue from magazine content production services.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was?US$5.32 million, representing a 23.0% increase over the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP(1) cost of sales from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 wasUS$5.31 million, an increase of 32.7% over the same period last year. The increase in cost of sales was primarily due to the increased salaries and related expenses, and lecturer fees. Such increase was partially offset by decreased cost of books and reference materials.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin.?Gross profit from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was?US$7.02 million, representing a 49.3% increase from?US$4.7 million?in the same period last year. Non-GAAP(1) gross profit from continuing operations was?US$7.03 million, an increase of 39.9% year-over-year. Gross profit margin from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was 56.9%, compared to 52.1% in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP(1) gross profit margin from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 expanded to 57.0%, compared to 55.7% in the same period last year as we continue to leverage on our highly scalable online revenue model.

Operating Expenses.?Total operating expenses from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were?US$3.8 million, a decrease of 13.3% year-over-year. Non-GAAP(1) operating expenses from continuing operations were?US$3.7 million, representing a year-over-year decrease of 2.2%.

Selling expenses from continuing operations amounted to?US$1.72 million?for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, representing a 11.9% decrease year-over-year. Non-GAAP(1) selling expenses from continuing operations were?US$1.71 million, a 7.2% decrease from the same period last year primarily as a result of decreased advertising and promotional activities and commissions to our agents as we continue to refine the collaboration model with our online distribution partners. Such decrease was partially offset by increased salaries and related expenses.

General and administrative expenses from continuing operations were?US$2.1 million?in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, representing a 14.4% decrease year-over-year. Non-GAAP(1) general and administrative expenses from continuing operations were?US$2.0 million, an increase of 2.5% year-over-year primarily due to increased salaries and related expenses. Such increase was partially offset by decreased professional fees.

Income Tax?Expenses. Income tax expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were?US$0.7 million, compared with?US$0.1 million?in the same period last year.

Net Income?from continuing operations?attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited.?Net income from continuing operations was?US$2.8 million?for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to net income from continuing operations of?US$0.5 million?in the same period last year. Non-GAAP(1) net income from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was?US$2.9 million, compared to non-GAAP(1) net income from continuing operations of?US$1.4 million?in the same period last year.

Net Income (Loss) from discontinued operations attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited.?Net income from discontinued operations was?US$0.02 million?for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to net loss from discontinued operations of?US$0.01 million?in the same period last year.

Net Income.?Net income was?US$2.8 million?for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to net income of?US$0.4 million?in the same period last year. Non-GAAP(1) net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was?US$2.9 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of?US$1.4 million?in the same period last year.

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Operating Cash Flow.?Net operating cash inflow for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 wasUS$4.8 million, compared to a net operating cash inflow of?US$2.7 million?in the same period last year. The increase was primarily the result of increased profit generated in the quarter, decrease in accounts receivable and deferred cost, increase in income tax payable, and higher deferred revenue and refundable fees balance resulted primarily from increased payments by our students to obtain our courses. Such increase was partially offset by increase in prepayment and other current assets, and inventories.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Term Deposits and Restricted Cash. Cash and cash equivalents, term deposits and restricted cash as of?March 31, 2012?increased to?US$54.5 million?from?US$49.7 million?as of?December 31, 2011?primarily due to?US$4.8 million?of operating cash flow generated from operations in the quarter, partially offset by?US$0.5 million?of capital expenditures.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Guidance????? The Company expects to generate total net revenues from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 in the range of?US$12.3 million to US$13.3 million, as compared to net revenues from continuing operations of?US$12.1 million?in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, representing a 2% to 10% year-over-year increase. This represents our current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

(1) For more information about the non-GAAP financial measures contained in this press release, please see ?Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures? below

Conference Call

China Distance Education Holdings Limited senior management will host a conference call at8:00 am?(Eastern) /?5:00 am?(Pacific) /?8:00 pm?(Beijing/Hong Kong) on?May 17, 2012?to discuss its second fiscal quarter 2012 financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed by calling +1 866 519 4004 (US), 800 930 346 (Hong Kong), 800 819 0121 (China Land-line), 400 620 8038 (China Mobile), or 0 808 234 6646 (UK). The pass code is CDEL.

A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call until?May 24, 2012?at +1 866 214 5335 (US), 800 901 596 (Hong Kong), 10 800 714 0386 (China North), 10 800 140 0386 (China South), or 0 800 731 7846 (UK). The Pass code is 76311305.

A live webcast of the conference call and replay will be available on the investor relations page of China Distance Education Holdings Limited?s website at:

http://ir.cdeledu.com/versions/Financials_en/EarningsAnnouncements_en.html

About China Distance Education Holdings Limited

China Distance Education Holdings Limited is a leading provider of online education in?Chinafocusing on professional education. The courses offered by the Company through its websites are designed to help professionals and other course participants obtain and maintain the skills, licenses and certifications necessary to pursue careers in?China?in the areas of accounting, law, healthcare, construction engineering, and other industries. The Company also offers online test preparation courses to self-taught learners pursuing higher education diplomas or degrees and to secondary school and college students preparing for various academic and entrance exams. In addition, the Company offers online foreign language courses and offline business start-up training courses. For further information please visit?http://ir.cdeledu.com.

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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,? ?may,? ?should,? ?potential,? ?continue,? ?expect,? ?anticipate,? ?future,? ?intend,? ?plan,? ?believe,? ?is/are likely to,? ?estimate? and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2012 and the quotations from management in this announcement, the impact on us of the delayed timing of the APQE and CPA exams, as well as the Company?s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC in its annual report 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 the Company?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 goals and growth strategies; our future prospects and market acceptance of our online and offline courses and other products and services; our future business development and results of operations; projected revenues, profits, earnings and other estimated financial information; projected enrollment numbers; our plans to expand and enhance our online and offline courses and other products and services; competition in the education and test preparation markets; and Chinese laws, regulations and policies, including those applicable to the Internet and Internet content providers, the education and telecommunications industries, mergers and acquisitions, taxation and foreign exchange.

Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company?s annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the SEC. The Company 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.

Statement Regarding Unaudited Financial Information

The unaudited financial information set forth above is preliminary and subject to adjustments. Adjustments to the financial statements may be identified when audit work is performed for the year-end audit, which could result in significant differences from this preliminary unaudited financial information.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company?s consolidated financial results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, the Company uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP net income, operating income, gross profit, cost of sales, selling expenses, general and administrative expenses, net income margin, operating margin, gross profit margin and basic and diluted earnings per ADS and per share. 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 table captioned ?Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to comparable GAAP measures? set forth at the end of this release.

The Company 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. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from 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 the Company?s historical performance and liquidity. The Company computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter. The Company 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 excluding share-based compensation expenses from the above-mentioned line items and presenting these non-GAAP measures is that such charges may continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business. Management compensates for this limitation by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying table at the end of this release provides more detail on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

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Contacts:

China Distance Education Holdings Limited

Lingling Kong, IR manager

Tel: +86-10-8231-9999 ext1805

Email:?IR@cdeledu.com

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Investor Relations (HK):

Mahmoud Siddig, Managing Director

Taylor Rafferty

Tel: +852 3196 3712

Email:?cdel@taylor-rafferty.com

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Financial Tables Follow

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China Distance Education Holdings Limited
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands of US Dollars, except number of shares and per share data)
September?30, 2011 March 31, 2012
(Derived from audited) (Unaudited)
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 49,738 46,459
Term deposit 7,839 7,940
Restricted cash 2,676 90
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of US$3,190
and US$3,250 as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively
4,661 3,435
Inventories 363 692
Prepayment and other current assets 2,861 3,878
Deferred tax assets, current portion 1,556 1,555
Deferred cost 1,868 1,533
Current assets of discontinued operations 2,306 1,649
Total current assets 73,868 67,231
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net 8,586 8,791
Goodwill 7,403 7,496
Other intangible assets, net 2,382 1,993
Deposit for purchase of non-current assets 242 217
Long term loan to employees - 3,918
Deferred tax assets, non-current portion 668 611
Other non-current assets 729 968
Total non-current assets 20,010 23,994
Total assets 93,878 91,225
Liabilities and equity:
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (including accrued expenses
and other liabilities of the consolidated VIE without recourse to China
Distance Education Holdings Limited of US$5,738 and US$6,877 as of
September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively)
6,514 7,625
Dividend payable (including dividend payable of the consolidated VIE without
recourse to China Distance Education Holdings Limited of nil and nil as of
September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively)
- 348
Income tax payable (including income tax payable of the consolidated VIE
without recourse to China Distance Education Holdings Limited of US$2,170
and US$2,314 as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively)
2,329 2,212
Deferred revenue (including deferred revenue of the consolidated VIE without
recourse to China Distance Education Holdings Limited of US$7,848 and
US$13,553 as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively)
7,861 13,555
Refundable fees (including refundable fees of the consolidated VIE without
recourse to China Distance Education Holdings Limited of US$2,580 and
US$2,222 as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively)
2,580 2,222
Current liabilities of discontinued operations (including current liabilities of
discontinued operations of the consolidated VIE without recourse to China
Distance Education Holdings Limited of US$1,860 and US$945 as of September
30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively)
1,860 945
Total current liabilities 21,144 26,907
Total liabilities 21,144 26,907
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Equity:

Ordinary shares (par value of US$0.0001 per share at September 30, 2011 and
March 31, 2012, respectively; Authorized ? 480,000,000 shares at September 30,
2011 and March 31, 2012; Issued and outstanding ? 127,800,673 and 135,557,585
shares at September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively)
13 14
Additional paid-in capital 78,804 66,669
Accumulated other comprehensive income 4,221 4,770
Cumulative deficits (10,304) (7,135)
Total?China Distance Education Holdings Limited?shareholders? equity 72,734 64,318
Total equity 72,734 64,318
Total liabilities and equity 93,878 91,225

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China Distance Education Holdings Limited
Unaudited?Consolidated Statements Of?Operations
(in thousands of US dollars, except number of shares, per share and per ADS data)
Three Months Ended?March?31,
2011 2012
Sales, net of business tax, value-added tax and related surcharges:
Online education services 6,747 9,202
Books and reference materials 1,285 1,280
Others 993 1,853
Total net revenues 9,025 12,335
Cost of sales
Cost of services (3,586) (4,683)
Cost of tangible goods sold (739) (637)
Total cost of sales (4,325) (5,320)
Gross profit 4,700 7,015
Operating expenses
Selling expenses (1,948) (1,717)
General and administrative expenses (2,422) (2,073)
Total operating expenses (4,370) (3,790)
Other operating income 2 -
Operating?income 332 3,225
Interest income 198 229
Exchange loss (26) (16)
Income?before income taxes 504 3,438
Less: Income tax expense (101) (658)
Net income from continuing operations 403 2,780
Net loss of continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest 58 -
Net?income from continuing operations?attributable to?China Distance Education
Holdings Limited
461 2,780
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to China Distance Education Holdings
Limited, net of tax
(12) 21
Net?income?attributable to?China Distance Education Holdings Limited 449 2,801
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Net income (loss)?per share:

Net income (loss)?attributable to?China Distance Education Holdings Limited?shareholders
Basic from continuing operations 0.003 0.021
Basic from discontinued operations (0.000) 0.000
Basic 0.003 0.021
Diluted from continuing operations 0.003 0.021
Diluted from discontinued operations (0.000) 0.000
Diluted 0.003 0.021
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Net income (loss)?per ADS:

Net income (loss)?attributable to?China Distance Education Holdings Limited?shareholders
Basic from continuing operations 0.013 0.082
Basic from discontinued operations (0.000) 0.001
Basic 0.013 0.083
Diluted from continuing operations 0.013 0.082
Diluted from discontinued operations (0.000) 0.000
Diluted 0.013 0.082
Weighted average shares used in calculating net?income?(loss)?per share:
Basic 136,461,653 135,562,521
Diluted 136,555,042 136,024,388

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China Distance Education Holdings Limited
Unaudited Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to comparable GAAP measures from continuing operations
(In thousands of US Dollars, except number of shares, per share and per ADS data)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2011 2012
Cost of sales 4,325 5,320
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales 325 13
Non-GAAP cost of sales 4,000 5,307
Selling expenses 1,948 1,717
Share-based compensation expense in selling expenses 108 10
Non-GAAP selling expenses 1,840 1,707
General and administrative expenses 2,422 2,073
Share-based compensation expense in general and administrative expenses 479 81
Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses 1,943 1,992
Gross profit 4,700 7,015
Share-based compensation expenses 325 13
Non-GAAP gross profit 5,025 7,028
Gross profit margin 52.1% 56.9%
Non-GAAP gross profit margin 55.7% 57.0%
Operating income 332 3,225
Share-based compensation expenses 912 104
Non-GAAP operating income 1,244 3,329
Operating margin 3.7%. 26.1%
Non-GAAP operating margin 13.8% 27.0%
Net income attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited 461 2,780
Share-based compensation expenses 912 104
Non-GAAP net income attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited 1,373 2,884
Net income margin attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited 5.1% 22.5%
Non-GAAP net income margin attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited 15.2% 23.4%
Net income per share????basic 0.003 0.021
Net income per share????diluted 0.003 0.021
Non-GAAP net income per share????basic 0.010 0.021
Non-GAAP net income per share????diluted 0.010 0.021
Net income per ADS attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited shareholders????basic (note 1) 0.013 0.082
Net income per ADS attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited shareholders????diluted (note 1) 0.013 0.082
Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited shareholders????basic (note 1) 0.040 0.085
Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to China Distance Education Holdings Limited shareholders????diluted (note 1) 0.040 0.085
Weighted average shares used in calculating basic net income per share 136,461,653 135,562,521
Weighted average shares used in calculating diluted net income per share 136,555,042 136,024,388
Weighted average shares used in calculating basic non-GAAP net income per share 136,461,653 135,562,521
Weighted average shares used in calculating diluted non-GAAP net income per share 136,555,042 136,024,388
Note 1: Each ADS represents four ordinary shares

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