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FORM 6-K

 


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2007

Commission File Number: 000-30666

 


NETEASE.COM, INC.

 


26/F, SP Tower D

Tsinghua Science Park Building 8

No. 1 Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District

Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Press Release Regarding Earnings Results for the Third Quarter of 2007 dated November 8, 2007

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

NETEASE.COM, INC.
By:  

/s/ Onward Choi

Name:   Onward Choi
Title:   Acting Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 8, 2007


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Press Release

Contact for Media and Investors:

Brandi Piacente

Investor Relations

brandi@corp.netease.com

Tel: (+1) 212-481-2050

Grace Zhao

NetEase.com, Inc.

gracezhao@corp.netease.com

Tel: (+8610) 8255-8208

NetEase.com Reports Third Quarter 2007

Unaudited Financial Results

(Beijing – November 8, 2007) – NetEase.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES), one of China’s leading Internet and online game services providers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

William Ding, Chief Executive Officer and Director of NetEase stated, “During the third quarter of 2007, we continued to expand our research and development for new games, including fee-based and casual games. Westward Journey Online III was commercialized on September 12 and our newest expansion pack for Fantasy Westward Journey was released on September 25.”

Mr. Ding continued, “We are pleased with our progress in creating and commercializing new ad space inventory via our free email services, which continue to lead the Chinese email market. We are committed to building our capacity and market share in the high growth domestic market by improved content and integrating our different products as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games draw closer. In addition, we have added significant enhancements to our search engine, including more user-friendly and highly competitive features.”

Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results

Total revenues for the third quarter of 2007 were RMB571.1 million (US$76.2 million), compared to RMB558.0 million (US$74.5 million) and RMB571.9 million (US$76.3 million) for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively.

Revenues from online games were RMB468.7 million (US$62.5 million) for the third quarter of 2007, compared to RMB475.1 million (US$63.4 million) and RMB467.9 million (US$62.4 million) for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively.

 

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Revenues from advertising services were RMB85.5 million (US$11.4 million) for the third quarter of 2007, compared to RMB65.3 million (US$8.7 million) and RMB83.4 million (US$11.1 million) for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively.

Revenues from wireless value-added services and others were RMB16.9 million (US$2.3 million) for the third quarter of 2007, compared to RMB17.5 million (US$2.3 million) and RMB20.6 million (US$2.8 million) for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively.

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2007 was RMB441.9 million (US$59.0 million), compared to RMB437.8 million (US$58.4 million) and RMB448.1 million (US$59.8 million) for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter increase in gross profit was primarily due to higher advertising services revenue in the third quarter of 2007. The year-over-year decrease in gross profit was mainly due to the decrease in wireless value-added services revenue.

Gross margin for the online game business for the third quarter of 2007 was 89.4%, compared to 90.2% and 89.4% for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter decrease was primarily due to lower game revenues resulting from increased competition coupled with higher cost of revenues. Higher cost of revenues was mainly the result of increased headcount and higher operational costs incurred during the third quarter of 2007. The year-over-year gross margin remained relatively stable.

Gross margin for the advertising business for the third quarter of 2007 was 54.0%, compared to 47.2% and 56.1% for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter increase in gross margin was primarily driven by the increase in advertising services revenue coupled with a lesser extent of increase in content costs in the third quarter of 2007. The year-over-year decline in gross margin was primarily driven by increased content costs incurred during the third quarter of 2007.

Gross loss margin for the wireless value-added services and others business for the third quarter of 2007 was 33.3%, compared to gross loss margin of 28.1% and gross profit margin of 3.4% for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively. Both the quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year deepening in gross loss margin was primarily due to decreased revenue from wireless value-added services while operating expenses remained relatively fixed.

Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2007 were RMB179.0 million (US$23.9 million), compared to RMB142.8 million (US$19.1 million) and RMB131.5 million (US$17.5 million) for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively. Both the quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increase was primarily driven by increased spending on the advertising and marketing promotion of Westward Journey Online III and Fantasy Westward Journey, and higher staff-related cost as a result of an increase in research and development headcount.

Net profit for the third quarter of 2007 totaled RMB260.2 million (US$34.7 million), compared to RMB312.6 million (US$41.7 million) and RMB314.8 million (US$42.0 million) for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively. In June 2007, the Company received a reinvestment incentive tax refund of RMB24.4 million (US$3.2 million), which significantly reduced the Company’s income tax expense for the second quarter of 2007. NetEase reported basic and diluted earnings per American depositary share (ADS) of US$0.28 and US$0.27 for the third quarter of 2007, respectively. The Company reported basic and diluted earnings per ADS of US$0.34 and US$0.31 and US$0.33 and US$0.30 for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively.

 

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Other Information

As of September 30, 2007, the Company’s total cash and time deposit balance was RMB3.1 billion (US$410.9 million), compared to RMB3.9 billion (US$525.6 million) and RMB3.8 billion (US$505.0 million) as of December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006, respectively. In addition, there was a restricted cash balance of RMB749.7 million (US$100.1 million) as of September 30, 2007 primarily related to the Company’s committed revolving loan facility, which is effective for a period from May 17, 2007 to July 31, 2008. The loan facility can be used by the Company at its discretion to fund any redemption requests made by the holders of its zero coupon convertible subordinated notes in accordance with the terms of those notes. As of September 30, 2007, the Company reclassified the callable obligations of the convertible notes as short-term payable in accordance with the terms of issue. Cash flow generated from operating activities was approximately RMB339.2 million (US$45.3 million) for the third quarter of 2007, compared to RMB331.0 million (US$44.2 million) and RMB344.5 million (US$46.0 million) for the preceding quarter and the third quarter of 2006, respectively.

On July 2, 2007, the Company’s Board authorized a share repurchase program of up to US$120 million of the Company’s outstanding ADSs. As of September 30, 2007 the Company had spent in aggregate a total purchase consideration of approximately US$30.8 million (including transaction costs). The share repurchase program will end on July 1, 2008.

** The United States dollar (US$) amounts disclosed in this press release are presented solely for the convenience of the reader. Translations of amounts from RMB into United States dollars for the convenience of the reader were calculated at the noon buying rate of US$1.00 = RMB7.4928 on September 28, 2007 in The City of New York for the cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at that rate on September 28, 2007, or at any other certain date. The percentages stated are calculated based on RMB.

Conference Call

NetEase’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 9:00 am, Thursday, November 8, 2007). Chief Executive Officer William Ding, Acting Chief Financial Officer Onward Choi, and Co-Chief Operating Officer Michael Tong will be on the call to discuss the quarterly results and answer questions.

Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 800-257-2101 (international: 303-262-2140), 10-15 minutes prior to the initiation of the call. A replay of the call will be available by dialing 800-405-2236 (international 303-590-3000), and entering pass code 11100033#. The replay will be available through November 23, 2007.

This call is being webcast live and archived, and will be available for 12 months on NetEase’s corporate web site at http://corp.netease.com, Investor Info: Earnings Call.

 

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About NetEase

NetEase.com, Inc. is a leading China-based Internet technology company that pioneered the development of applications, services and other technologies for the Internet in China. NetEase’s online communities and personalized premium services have established a large and stable user base for the NetEase websites which are operated by its affiliates. In particular, NetEase provides online game services to Internet users through the licensing or in-house development of massively multi-player online role-playing games, including Fantasy Westward Journey, Westward Journey Online II, Westward Journey Online III and Datang.

NetEase also offers online advertising on its websites which enables advertisers to reach its substantial user base. In addition, NetEase has paid listings on its search engine and web directory and classified ads services, as well as an online mall, which provides opportunities for e-commerce and traditional businesses to establish their own storefront on the Internet. NetEase also offers wireless value-added services such as news and information content, matchmaking services, music and photos from the Web which are sent over SMS, MMS, WAP, IVR and Color Ring-back Tone technologies.

Other community services which the NetEase websites offer include instant messaging, online personal ads, matchmaking, alumni clubs, personal home pages and community forums. NetEase is also the largest provider of free e-mail services in China. Furthermore, the NetEase websites provide various channels of content. NetEase aggregates news content on world events, sports, science and technology, and financial markets, as well as entertainment content such as cartoons, games, astrology and jokes, from over one hundred international and domestic content providers.

*    *    *

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. The accuracy of these statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including risks related to: the risk that NetEase will not be able to adequately address feedback from gamers to enhance the appeal of Tianxia II; the risk that the online game market will not continue to grow or that NetEase will not be able to maintain its leading position in that market, which could occur if, for example, its new online games or expansion packs and other improvements to its existing games do not become as popular as management anticipates; the ability of NetEase to effectively market its games and other services and achieve a positive return on its marketing expenditures; the risk that changes in Chinese government regulation of the online game market may limit future growth of NetEase’s revenue or cause revenue to decline; the risk that NetEase may not be able to continuously develop new and creative online services; the risk that NetEase will not be able to control its expenses in future periods; competition in NetEase’s existing and potential markets; governmental uncertainties (including possible changes in the effective tax rates applicable to NetEase and its subsidiaries and affiliates), general competition and price pressures in the marketplace; the risk that security, reliability and confidentiality concerns may impede broad use of the Internet and e-commerce and other services; the risk that

 

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fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi with respect to other currencies could adversely affect NetEase’s business and financial results; and other risks outlined in NetEase’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NetEase does not undertake any obligation to update this forward-looking information, except as required under applicable law.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,
2006
  

September 30,

2007

   September 30,
2007
     RMB    RMB    USD (Note 1)
Assets         

Current assets:

        

Cash

   1,206,476,526    1,205,421,516    160,877,311

Time deposits

   2,731,396,687    1,873,027,445    249,976,971

Restricted cash

   —      749,654,640    100,050,000

Accounts receivable, net

   131,724,899    137,729,916    18,381,635

Prepayments and other current assets

   33,913,350    68,962,853    9,203,883

Deferred tax assets

   25,674,468    19,817,948    2,644,932
              

Total current assets

   4,129,185,930    4,054,614,318    541,134,732
              

Non-current assets:

        

Non-current rental deposits

   3,353,209    3,074,885    410,379

Property, equipment and software, net

   224,207,833    198,828,716    26,535,970

Prepayment for land use right

   —      26,956,800    3,597,694

Investment in an associated company

   —      2,300,059    306,969

Deferred tax assets

   5,502,361    7,121,072    950,389

Other long-term assets

   11,458,497    11,741,367    1,567,020
              

Total non-current assets

   244,521,900    250,022,899    33,368,421
              

Total assets

   4,373,707,830    4,304,637,217    574,503,153
              
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity         

Current liabilities:

        

Zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes due July 15, 2023

   —      664,836,144    88,730,000

Accounts payable

   105,555,248    88,763,443    11,846,499

Salary and welfare payables

   54,924,038    43,493,267    5,804,675

Taxes payable

   95,476,498    80,602,592    10,757,339

Deferred revenue

   385,720,720    369,061,304    49,255,459

Deferred tax liabilities

   3,391,754    —      —  

Accrued liabilities

   31,340,217    33,158,852    4,425,429
              

Total current liabilities

   676,408,475    1,279,915,602    170,819,401
              

Long-term payable:

        

Zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes due July 15, 2023

   780,253,918    —      —  

Other long-term payable

   11,377,256    10,200,000    1,361,307
              

Total long-term payable

   791,631,174    10,200,000    1,361,307
              

Total liabilities

   1,468,039,649    1,290,115,602    172,180,708

Shareholders’ equity

   2,905,668,181    3,014,521,615    402,322,445
              

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   4,373,707,830    4,304,637,217    574,503,153
              

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Quarter Ended  
     September 30,
2006
   

June 30,

2007

    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2007
 
     RMB     RMB     RMB     USD (Note 1)  

Revenues:

        

Online game services

   467,910,918     475,149,731     468,651,024     62,546,848  

Advertising services

   83,359,202     65,328,019     85,478,302     11,408,059  

Wireless value-added services and others

   20,632,782     17,494,877     16,946,709     2,261,732  
                        

Total revenues

   571,902,902     557,972,627     571,076,035     76,216,639  

Business taxes

   (23,297,732 )   (21,926,013 )   (23,420,856 )   (3,125,782 )
                        
Total net revenues    548,605,170     536,046,614     547,655,179     73,090,857  
Total cost of revenues    (100,461,056 )   (98,267,119 )   (105,710,714 )   (14,108,306 )
                        
Gross profit    448,144,114     437,779,495     441,944,465     58,982,551  
                        
Operating expenses:         

Selling and marketing expenses

   (46,106,919 )   (49,272,271 )   (83,189,695 )   (11,102,618 )

General and administrative expenses

   (46,650,953 )   (48,380,093 )   (48,276,202 )   (6,443,012 )

Research and development expenses

   (38,730,988 )   (45,110,176 )   (47,515,112 )   (6,341,436 )
                        

Total operating expenses

   (131,488,860 )   (142,762,540 )   (178,981,009 )   (23,887,066 )
                        
Operating profit    316,655,254     295,016,955     262,963,456     35,095,485  

Other income (expenses):

        

Investment income

   104,838     117,317     116,843     15,594  

Interest income

   24,631,766     28,409,895     29,194,435     3,896,332  

Other, net

   1,588,129     (8,934,188 )   (12,164,815 )   (1,623,533 )
                        
Profit before tax    342,979,987     314,609,979     280,109,919     37,383,878  

Income tax

   (28,200,106 )   (2,013,483 )   (19,946,757 )   (2,662,123 )
                        
Net profit    314,779,881     312,596,496     260,163,162     34,721,755  
                        

Earnings per share, basic

   0.10     0.10     0.09     0.01  
                        

Earnings per ADS, basic

   2.44     2.52     2.13     0.28  
                        

Earnings per share, diluted

   0.09     0.09     0.08     0.01  
                        

Earnings per ADS, diluted

   2.26     2.35     1.99     0.27  
                        

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, basic

   3,225,819,282     3,100,597,113     3,053,681,518     3,053,681,518  
                        

Weighted average number of ADS outstanding, basic

   129,032,771     124,023,885     122,147,261     122,147,261  
                        

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, diluted

   3,485,412,140     3,318,874,571     3,261,550,487     3,261,550,487  
                        

Weighted average number of ADS outstanding, diluted

   139,416,486     132,754,983     130,462,019     130,462,019  
                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Quarter Ended  
     September 30,
2006
   

June 30,

2007

    September 30,
2007
    September 30,
2007
 
     RMB     RMB     RMB     USD (Note 1)  
Cash flows from operating activities:         

Net profit

   314,779,881     312,596,496     260,163,162     34,721,755  

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

        

Depreciation

   20,216,665     24,063,948     24,019,586     3,205,689  

Share-based compensation cost

   25,989,512     27,057,772     26,072,433     3,479,665  

Provision for doubtful debts

   2,722,739     2,009,537     1,067,169     142,426  

Amortization of issuance cost of convertible notes

   530,114     —       —       —    

(Gain) Loss on disposal of property, equipment and software

   —       (321,538 )   696,754     92,990  

Non-cash exchange (gains) losses

   (219,222 )   8,866,712     11,262,944     1,503,169  

Net equity share of loss from an associated company

   —       —       199,941     26,684  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

   (23,966,921 )   (47,689,980 )   (16,898,211 )   (2,255,260 )

Prepayments and other current assets

   (15,707,637 )   (18,488,436 )   2,411,864     321,891  

Deferred tax assets

   (2,391,803 )   4,126,531     2,060,348     274,977  

Deferred tax-non-current

   —       (1,389,030 )   (5,356,345 )   (714,866 )

Accounts payable

   (13,204,082 )   31,741,208     (12,339,449 )   (1,646,841 )

Salary and welfare payables

   (4,015,330 )   5,216,308     (10,472,826 )   (1,397,719 )

Taxes payable

   12,449,108     (347,813 )   9,217,774     1,230,218  

Deferred revenue

   33,785,515     (11,475,172 )   39,167,706     5,227,379  

Deferred tax liabilities

   479,699     (4,089,877 )   —       —    

Accrued liabilities

   (6,996,754 )   (829,872 )   7,941,122     1,059,834  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   344,451,484     331,046,794     339,213,972     45,271,991  
                        
Cash flows from investing activities:         

Purchase of property, equipment and software

   (52,529,277 )   (7,948,685 )   (16,472,855 )   (2,198,491 )

Proceeds from sale of property, equipment and software

   —       5,812     10,320     1,377  

Prepayment for land use right

   —       (26,956,800 )   —       —    

Investment in an associated company

   —       —       (2,500,000 )   (333,654 )

Net cash paid upon closure of a VIE

   —       —       (1,217,831 )   (162,533 )

Transfer to restricted cash

   —       (761,580,600 )   —       —    

Net change in time deposits with terms of three months

   (536,649,818 )   313,909,363     (216,493,992 )   (28,893,603 )

Placement/rollover of matured time deposits

   (668,307,391 )   (90,542,729 )   (201,035,000 )   (26,830,424 )

Uplift of matured time deposits

   469,599,506     212,513,368     598,179,141     79,833,859  

Net increase in other assets

   (2,570,962 )   —       (2,306 )   (308 )
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   (790,457,942 )   (360,600,271 )   160,467,477     21,416,223  
                        
Cash flows from financing activities:         

Proceeds from employees exercising stock options

   27,755,249     18,924,290     20,819,202     2,778,561  

Repurchase of company shares

   (135,413,438 )   (574,604,375 )   (231,914,175 )   (30,951,604 )

Payment of other long-term payable

   —       (38,575 )   —       —    
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

   (107,658,189 )   (555,718,660 )   (211,094,973 )   (28,173,043 )
                        

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash held in foreign currencies

   (9,186,668 )   (2,236,633 )   (3,525,100 )   (470,465 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

   (562,851,315 )   (587,508,770 )   285,061,376     38,044,706  
Cash, beginning of the quarter    1,700,210,692     1,507,868,910     920,360,140     122,832,605  
                        
Cash, end of the quarter    1,137,359,377     920,360,140     1,205,421,516     160,877,311  
                        
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:         

Cash paid for income tax, net of tax refund

   46,273,131     16,061,871     19,457,537     2,596,831  

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

        

Treasury stock cancellation

   401,741,200     643,954,432     237,971,707     31,760,051  

Fixed asset purchases financed by accounts payable

   1,394,727     11,520,005     11,313,407     1,509,904  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.

 

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NETEASE.COM, INC.

UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

     Quarter Ended  
    

September 30,

2006

   

June 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2007

   

September 30,

2007

 
     RMB     RMB     RMB     USD (Note 1)  
Revenues:         

Online game services

   467,910,918     475,149,731     468,651,024     62,546,848  

Advertising services

   83,359,202     65,328,019     85,478,302     11,408,059  

Wireless value-added services and others

   20,632,782     17,494,877     16,946,709     2,261,732  
                        

Total revenues

   571,902,902     557,972,627     571,076,035     76,216,639  
                        
Business taxes:         

Online game services

   (15,441,061 )   (15,679,941 )   (15,465,484 )   (2,064,046 )

Advertising services

   (7,085,532 )   (5,552,882 )   (7,265,655 )   (969,685 )

Wireless value-added services and others

   (771,139 )   (693,190 )   (689,717 )   (92,051 )
                        

Total business taxes

   (23,297,732 )   (21,926,013 )   (23,420,856 )   (3,125,782 )
                        
Net revenues:         

Online game services

   452,469,857     459,469,790     453,185,540     60,482,802  

Advertising services

   76,273,670     59,775,137     78,212,647     10,438,374  

Wireless value-added services and others

   19,861,643     16,801,687     16,256,992     2,169,681  
                        

Total net revenues

   548,605,170     536,046,614     547,655,179     73,090,857  
                        
Cost of revenues:         

Online game services

   (47,833,799 )   (45,151,473 )   (48,094,598 )   (6,418,776 )

Advertising services

   (33,447,437 )   (31,585,837 )   (35,946,007 )   (4,797,406 )

Wireless value-added services and others

   (19,179,820 )   (21,529,809 )   (21,670,109 )   (2,892,124 )
                        

Total cost of revenues

   (100,461,056 )   (98,267,119 )   (105,710,714 )   (14,108,306 )
                        
Gross profit/(loss):         

Online game services

   404,636,058     414,318,317     405,090,942     54,064,026  

Advertising services

   42,826,233     28,189,300     42,266,640     5,640,968  

Wireless value-added services and others

   681,823     (4,728,122 )   (5,413,117 )   (722,443 )
                        

Total gross profit

   448,144,114     437,779,495     441,944,465     58,982,551  
                        
Gross profit/(loss) margin:         

Online game services

   89.4 %   90.2 %   89.4 %   89.4 %

Advertising services

   56.1 %   47.2 %   54.0 %   54.0 %

Wireless value-added services and others

   3.4 %   (28.1 )%   (33.3 )%   (33.3 )%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this press release.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Note 1:    The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (USD) is based on the noon buying rate of USD1.00 = RMB7.4928 on September 28, 2007 in The City of New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Note 2:    Share-based compensation cost reported in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations is set out as follows:

 

    

September 30,

2006

  

June 30,

2007

  

September 30,

2007

  

September 30,

2007

     RMB    RMB    RMB    USD (Note 1)

Share-based compensation cost included in:

           

Cost of revenue

   4,184,265    4,211,757    4,110,297    548,566

Operating expenses

           

- Selling and marketing expenses

   5,406,776    4,088,683    3,716,654    496,030

- General and administrative expenses

   9,534,605    9,233,855    8,824,199    1,177,690

- Research and development expenses

   6,863,866    9,523,477    9,421,283    1,257,379

 

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