UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2021

 

Commission File Number: 001-34936

 


 

 

Noah Holdings Limited

 

 

 

No. 1687 Changyang Road, Changyang Valley, Building 2

Shanghai 200090, People’s Republic of China

(86) 21 8035 9221

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

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

 

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  Noah Holdings Limited
   
  By: /s/ Qing Pan

  Name: Qing Pan
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: May 10, 2021

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description.
     
Exhibit 99.1   Press Release

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED ANNOUNCES UNAUDITED

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021

 

SHANGHAI, May 11, 2021 — Noah Holdings Limited ("Noah" or the "Company") (NYSE: NOAH), a leading and pioneer wealth management service provider in China offering comprehensive one-stop advisory services on global investment and asset allocation primarily for high net worth investors, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2021.

 

FIRST QUARTER 2021 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

·Net revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB1,224.7 million (US$186.9 million), a 64.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2020, and a 28.5% increase from the fourth quarter of 2020.

 

(RMB millions,

except percentages)

  Q1 2020   Q1 2021   YoY Change 
Wealth management   552.6    946.4    71.3%
Asset management   165.4    270.0    63.2%
Other businesses   28.1    8.3    (70.4)%
Total net revenues   746.1    1,224.7    64.1%

 

·Income from operations for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB502.4 million (US$76.7 million), a 96.0% increase from the corresponding period in 2020, and a 49.8% increase from the fourth quarter of 2020.

 

(RMB millions,

except percentages)

  Q1 2020   Q1 2021   YoY Change 
Wealth management   166.2    418.1    151.6%
Asset management   93.5    114.5    22.5%
Other businesses   (3.4)   (30.2)   762.9%
Total income from operations   256.3    502.4    96.0%

 

 

·Net income attributable to Noah shareholders for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB454.1 million (US$69.3 million), an 86.9% increase from the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Non-GAAP1 net income attributable to Noah shareholders for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB461.9 million (US$70.5 million), a 79.7% increase from the corresponding period in 2020, and a 76.0% increase from the fourth quarter of 2020.

 

 

 

1 Noah’s Non-GAAP financial measures are its corresponding GAAP financial measures excluding the effects of all forms of share-based compensation, non-recurring settlement expenses and net of relevant tax impact, if any. See “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.

 

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FIRST QUARTER 2021 OPERATIONAL UPDATES

 

Wealth Management Business

 

We offer investment products and provide value-added services to high net worth investors in China and overseas for our wealth management business. Noah primarily distributes private equity, public securities and other products denominated in RMB and other currencies.

 

·Total number of registered clients as of March 31, 2021 was 384,021, a 19.6% increase from March 31, 2020, and a 6.5% increase from December 31, 2020.

 

·Total number of active clients2, which excluded mutual fund-only clients during the first quarter of 2021 was 6,299, a 54.6% increase from the first quarter of 2020, and a 19.6% increase from the fourth quarter of 2020. Including mutual fund-only clients, the number of clients who transacted with us during the first quarter of 2021 was 27,846, a 65.4% increase from the first quarter of 2020, and a 42.8% increase from the fourth quarter of 2020.

 

·Aggregate value of investment products distributed during the first quarter of 2021 was RMB27.1 billion (US$4.1 billion), including private equity products that was distributed directly by our asset management segment, representing a 16.8% increase from the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to a 62.5% growth of private equity products and a 23.4% growth of secondary market equity products. The aggregate value increased by 27.1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2020 due to the significant growth of public securities products offered by the Company.

 

  Three months ended March 31, 
   2020   2021 
Product type  (RMB in billions, except percentages) 
Public securities products   19.1    82.4%   21.5    79.4%
Private equity products3   2.9    12.6%   4.8    17.6%
Credit products   0.2    0.8%   -    - 
Other products   1.0    4.2%   0.8    3.0%
All products   23.2    100.0%   27.1    100.0%

 

·Coverage network in mainland China covered 82 cities as of March 31, 2021, compared with 78 cities as of March 31, 2020 and 80 cities as of December 31, 2020.

 

·Number of relationship managers was 1,246 as of March 31, 2021, a 3.1% increase from March 31, 2020, and a 1.2% increase from December 31, 2020. The turnover rate of core “elite” relationship managers was 0.3%, compared with 5.1% as of December 31, 2020.

 

 

 

2 “Active clients” for a given period refers to registered high net worth clients who purchase investment products distributed or provided by Noah during that given period, excluding clients who transacted only on our online mutual fund platform.

 

3Since the fourth quarter of 2020, we distributed all private equity products directly from our asset management business, but for consistency purposes, we included those transaction values herein.

 

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Asset Management Business

 

Our asset management business is conducted through Gopher Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“Gopher Asset Management”), a leading multi-asset manager in China with overseas offices in Hong Kong, the United States and Canada. Gopher Asset Management develops and manages assets ranging from private equity, real estate, public securities, credit to multi-strategy investments denominated in Renminbi and other currencies.

 

·Total assets under management as of March 31, 2021 were RMB154.1 billion (US$23.5 billion), a 0.8% increase from December 31, 2020 and a 4.7% decrease from March 31, 2020, primarily due to the voluntary redemptions of certain credit products.

 

  As of 
December 31, 
2020
   Growth   Distribution/ 
Redemption
   As of
March 31, 
2021
 
 Investment type  (RMB billions, except percentages) 
Private equity   117.7    77.1%   4.2    -    121.9    79.1%
Real estate   12.7    8.3%   -    2.0    10.7    7.0%
Public securities4   9.8    6.4%   1.4    0.7    10.5    6.8%
Credit5   5.5    3.6%   -    0.4    5.1    3.3%
Multi-strategies   7.1    4.6%   0.1    1.3    5.9    3.8%
All Investments   152.8    100.0%   5.7    4.4    154.1    100.0%

 

Other Businesses

 

Since the fourth quarter of 2020, our other businesses segment has been transitioning to “Noah Digital Intelligence”, aiming to develop a “turnkey asset management platform” (“TAMP”), to create an additional distribution channel beyond our wealth management, as well as to provide more comprehensive services and investment products.

 

Ms. Jingbo Wang, co-founder and CEO of Noah, said, “In the first quarter of 2021, I am proud to report that our active clients number, including mutual funds, grew 65.4% year-on-year to record a historical high of almost 28,000, which enabled our net revenues to reach RMB1.2 billion, the highest single quarter in our history, a 64.1% increase year-on-year, consists of the strong growth in all revenue streams including one-time commissions, recurring service fees and performance-based income. As a result, non-GAAP net income was RMB461.9 million, also a historical high. Out of the total transaction value of RMB27.1 billion, public securities accounted for RMB21.5 billion, another record high since our listing, showcasing our continued success since the transformation for standardized products and services. In addition, there was only 0.3% turnover rate of our elite relationship managers during the quarter, evidencing the stability of our sales force after the transformation. We will stay client-centric while continuing to invest in human capital development and IT infrastructure to improve our client experience, as well as stay focused on major economic regions in the country where high net worth clients are concentrated.”

 

 

 

4 The asset distribution/redemption of public securities also includes market appreciation or depreciation.

5Since this quarter, we reclassified all remaining mezzanine financing products linked to corporate merger and acquisitions and buy outs from credit to private equity in the amount of RMB4.7 billion, considering its nature is more akin to equity than credit. We have also revised the comparative period presentation to conform to current period presentation.

 

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FIRST QUARTER 2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

Net Revenues

 

Net revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB1,224.7 million (US$186.9 million), a 64.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2020, primarily driven by increased one-time commissions and performance-based income, partially offset by the decrease in other service fees.

 

·Wealth Management Business

 

·Net revenues from one-time commissions for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB293.2 million (US$44.8 million), a 39.2% increase from the corresponding period in 2020, primarily due to a 23.4% increase in transaction value of secondary market equity investment products that we distributed.

 

·Net revenues from recurring service fees for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB313.7 million (US$47.9 million), an 8.5% increase from the corresponding period in 2020. The increase was primarily due to the cumulative effect of public securities investment products with recurring service fees previously distributed.

 

·Net revenues from performance-based income for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB325.6 million (US$49.7 million), compared with RMB15.1 million in the corresponding period of 2020, representing a 20.6 times increase. The increase was primarily due to more performance-based income realized from public securities.

 

·Net revenues from other service fees for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB13.9 million (US$2.1 million), compared with RMB37.6 million in the corresponding period in 2020, primarily due to less value-added services we offered to our high net worth clients.

 

·Asset Management Business

 

·Net revenues from one-time commissions for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB30.0 million (US$4.6 million), represents the one-time commissions earned from all private equity products that we distributed directly from our asset management segment since the fourth quarter of 2020 to comply with new regulation. We still distributed other investment products from our wealth management business segment.

 

·Net revenues from recurring service fees for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB161.2 million (US$24.6 million), a 0.5% increase from the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Net revenues from performance-based income for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB77.5 million (US$11.8 million), compared with RMB4.6 million in the corresponding period of 2020. The increase was primarily due to more performance-based income realized from private equity products.

 

·Other Businesses

 

·Net revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB8.3 million (US$1.3 million), a 70.4% decrease from the corresponding period in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to continuous reducing volume of loan origination since the second half year of 2019.

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

Operating costs and expenses for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB722.3 million (US$110.3 million), a 47.5% increase from the corresponding period in 2020. Operating costs and expenses primarily consisted of compensation and benefits of RMB582.1 million (US$88.9 million), selling expenses of RMB83.5 million (US$12.7 million), general and administrative expenses of RMB80.3 million (US$12.3 million), provision of credit losses of RMB3.4 million (US$0.5 million) and other operating expenses of RMB27.1 million (US$4.1 million).

 

·Operating costs and expenses for the wealth management business for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB528.3 million (US$80.6 million), a 36.7% increase from the corresponding period in 2020, primarily due to less compensation and benefits as well as less expenses incurred in the first quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and partially offset by a decrease in other operating expense.

 

·Operating costs and expenses for the asset management business for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB155.6 million (US$23.7 million), a 116.3% increase from the corresponding period in 2020, primarily due to less compensation and benefits as well as less expenses incurred in the first quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
   
·Operating costs and expenses for other businesses for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB38.5 million (US$5.9 million), a 22.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2020, primarily due to less compensation and benefits incurred in the first quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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Operating Margin

 

Operating margin for the first quarter of 2021 was 41.0%, compared with 34.3% for the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Operating margin for the wealth management business for the first quarter of 2021 was 44.2%, compared with 30.1% for the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Operating margin for the asset management business for the first quarter of 2021 was 42.4%, compared with 56.5% for the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Loss from operation for the other businesses for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB30.2 million (US$4.6 million), compared with an operating loss of RMB3.5 million for the corresponding period in 2020, due to less revenue generated in the first quarter of 2021.

 

Investment Income

 

Investment income for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB34.4 million (US$5.2 million), compared with RMB17.6 million for the corresponding period in 2020. The increase was primarily related to the fluctuation of fair value of equity securities.

 

Income Tax Expenses

 

Income tax expenses for the first quarter of 2021 were RMB129.8 million (US$19.8 million), a 90.2% increase from the corresponding period in 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher taxable income.

 

Net Income

 

·Net Income

 

·Net income for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB452.9 million (US$69.1 million), an 85.9% increase from the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Net margin for the first quarter of 2021 was 37.0%, up from 32.7% for the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Net income attributable to Noah shareholders for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB454.1 million (US$69.3 million), an 86.9% increase from the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Net margin attributable to Noah shareholders for the first quarter of 2021 was 37.1%, up from 32.6% for the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Net income attributable to Noah shareholders per basic and diluted ADS for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB6.77 (US$1.03) and RMB6.72 (US$1.03), respectively, compared with RMB3.94 and RMB3.92 respectively, for the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Noah Shareholders

 

·Non-GAAP net income attributable to Noah shareholders for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB461.9 million (US$70.5 million), a 79.7% increase from the corresponding period in 2020 and a 76.0% increase from the fourth quarter of 2020.

 

·Non-GAAP net margin attributable to Noah shareholders for the first quarter of 2021 was 37.7%, up from 34.5% for the corresponding period in 2020.

 

·Non-GAAP net income attributable to Noah shareholders per diluted ADS for the first quarter of 2021 was RMB6.84 (US$1.04), up from RMB4.15 for the corresponding period in 2020.

 

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Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had RMB4,904.3 million (US$748.5 million) in cash and cash equivalents, compared with RMB5,005.2 million as of December 31, 2020 and RMB4,045.8 million as of March 31, 2020.

 

Net cash inflow from the Company’s operating activities during the first quarter of 2021 was RMB495.9 million (US$75.7 million), primarily due to operating cash inflow generated by net income.

 

Net cash outflow from the Company’s investing activities during the first quarter of 2021 was RMB68.9 million (US$10.5 million), primarily due to the net loans initiated to borrowers.

 

Net cash outflow from the Company’s financing activities was RMB533.7 million (US$81.5 million) in the first quarter of 2021, primarily due to repurchasing ordinary shares as well as acquiring additional shares from non-controlling interest shareholder in one of our subsidiaries.

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

On May 9, 2021, the Company, through certain of its subsidiaries, entered into definitive agreements (“Transaction Agreements”) with certain subsidiaries and affiliates of Sunny World Group to purchase new office premises, with a gross floor area of approximately 72,000 square meters in Shanghai Hongqiao Central Business District for a total cash consideration of approximately RMB2.2 billion (US$340.0 million). The premises will primarily be used as our global headquarters to meet the demand arising from the continuing growth of the Company’s businesses and branding image.

 

The Company plans to finance the transaction by cash from our balance sheet. The consideration will be made in installments according to the condition precedents set up by Transaction Agreements. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions in the Transaction Agreements.

 

Ms. Jingbo Wang, co-founder and CEO of Noah, commented,” After fifteen years of operations, Noah is very glad to purchase this commercial property, consisting of four high-end, well-designed office buildings located at the center of the Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub in Shanghai, one of the nation’s busiest transportation hubs, to be our new global headquarters. I believe this space will also serve as an upgraded client interface for Noah and robust activity center connecting clients in Eastern China to us, enhancing their overall client experience and improving our corporate image.”

 

2021 FORECAST

 

The Company estimates that non-GAAP net income attributable to Noah shareholders for the full year 2021 will be in the range of RMB1.2 billion to RMB1.3 billion. This estimate reflects management’s current business outlook and is subject to change.

 

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CONFERENCE CALL

 

Senior management will host a combined English and Chinese language conference call to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2021 unaudited financial results and recent business activities.

 

The conference call may be accessed with the following details:

 

Conference call details

 

Date/Time

 

Monday, May 10, 2021 at 8:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 8:00 a.m., Hong Kong Time

Dial in details  
- United States Toll Free 1-888-317-6003
- Mainland China Toll Free 4001-206-115
- Hong Kong Toll Free 800-963-976
- International 1-412-317-6061
Conference Title Noah Holdings 1Q21 Earnings Conference Call
Participant Elite Entry Number 0955316

 

Participants will need to dial in 10-15 minutes early and use the above Elite Entry Number in order to join the conference. A telephone replay will be available starting one hour after the end of the conference call until May 17, 2021 at +1-877-344-7529 (US Toll Free) or 1-412-317-0088 (International Toll). The replay access code is 10154694.

 

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at Noah's investor relations website under the News & Events section at ir.noahgroup.com.

 

DISCUSSION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

In addition to disclosing financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company’s earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures excluding the effects of all forms of share-based compensation, non-recurring settlement expenses and net of tax impact, if any. See “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results” at the end of this press release.

 

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The financial results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP and reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be prepared differently from and, therefore, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

 

When evaluating the Company’s operating performance in the periods presented, management reviewed the foregoing non-GAAP net income attributable to Noah shareholders and per diluted ADS and non-GAAP net margin attributable to Noah shareholders to supplement U.S. GAAP financial data. As such, the Company’s management believes that the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures provides important supplemental information to investors regarding financial and business trends relating to its results of operations in a manner consistent with that used by management.

 

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ABOUT NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

Noah Holdings Limited (NYSE: NOAH) is a leading and pioneer wealth management service provider in China offering comprehensive one-stop advisory services on global investment and asset allocation primarily for high net worth investors. In the first quarter of 2021, Noah distributed RMB27.1 billion (US$4.1 billion) of investment products. Through Gopher Asset Management, Noah had assets under management of RMB154.1 billion (US$23.5 billion) as of March 31, 2021.

 

Noah’s wealth management business primarily distributes private equity, public securities and insurance products denominated in RMB and other currencies. Noah delivers customized financial solutions to clients through a network of 1,246 relationship managers across 82 cities in mainland China, and serves the international investment needs of its clients through offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, Canada and Singapore. The Company’s wealth management business had 384,021 registered clients as of March 31, 2021. As a leading alternative multi-asset manager in China, Gopher Asset Management manages private equity, real estate, public securities, credit and multi-strategy investments denominated in Renminbi and other currencies. The Company also provides lending and other services.

 

For more information, please visit Noah at ir.noahgroup.com.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

 

In this announcement, the unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2021 ended March 31, 2021 are stated in RMB. This announcement contains currency conversions of certain RMB amounts into US$ at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to US$ are made at a rate of RMB6.5518 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for March 31, 2021 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

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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,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for 2021 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Noah's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Noah may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 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 Noah's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause Noah’s actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: its goals and strategies; its future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the wealth management and asset management market in China and internationally; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of the products it distributes; its expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with key clients; relevant government policies and regulations relating to its industries; its ability to attract and retain qualified employees; its ability to stay abreast of market trends and technological advances; its plans to invest in research and development to enhance its product choices and service offerings; competition in its industries in China and internationally; general economic and business conditions in China; and its ability to effectively protect its intellectual property rights and not to infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Noah's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual reports on Form 20-F. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Noah does not undertake any obligation to update any such information, including forward-looking statements, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under the applicable law.

 

Contacts:

 

Noah Holdings Limited

Sonia Han

Tel: +86-21-8035-9221

ir@noahgroup.com

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-- FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL TABLES FOLLOW--

 

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Noah Holdings Limited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
   As of 
   December 31,   March 31,   March 31, 
   2020   2021   2021 
    RMB'000    RMB'000    USD'000 
Assets               
 Current assets:               
Cash and cash equivalents   5,005,211    4,904,316    748,545 
Restricted cash   9,993    9,995    1,526 
Short-term investments   114,928    143,140    21,847 
Accounts receivable, net   434,458    444,421    67,832 
Loans receivable, net   418,947    407,595    62,211 
Amounts due from related parties   520,178    715,396    109,191 
Other current assets   199,447    203,938    31,127 
Total current assets   6,703,162    6,828,801    1,042,279 
Long-term investments, net   536,384    556,166    84,888 
Investment in affiliates   1,264,685    1,268,909    193,673 
Property and equipment, net   248,669    235,974    36,017 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net   274,154    268,395    40,965 
Deferred tax assets   224,240    223,783    34,155 
Other non-current assets   148,292    214,807    32,786 
Total Assets   9,399,586    9,596,835    1,464,763 
                
Liabilities and Equity               
Current liabilities:               
Accrued payroll and welfare expenses   705,622    844,021    128,823 
Income tax payable   140,777    244,518    37,321 
Deferred revenues   71,613    85,143    12,995 
Other current liabilities   432,650    448,127    68,398 
Contingent liabilities   530,433    532,612    81,292 
Total current liabilities   1,881,095    2,154,421    328,829 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current   194,384    180,308    27,520 
Deferred tax liabilities   45,881    46,139    7,042 
Other non-current liabilities   855    844    129 
Total Liabilities   2,122,215    2,381,712    363,520 
Equity   7,277,371    7,215,123    1,101,243 
Total Liabilities and Equity   9,399,586    9,596,835    1,464,763 

 

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Noah Holdings Limited
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
(In RMB'000, except for ADS data, per ADS data and percentages)
(unaudited)
 
   Three months ended     
   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,    
   2020   2021   2021   Change 
  RMB'000   RMB'000   USD'000     
Revenues:                
Revenues from others:                    
One-time commissions   207,185    278,704    42,539    34.5%
Recurring service fees   148,457    220,513    33,657    48.5%
Performance-based income   14,618    276,524    42,206    1,791.7%
Other service fees   66,608    23,713    3,619    (64.4)%
Total revenues from others   436,868    799,454    122,021    83.0%
Revenues from funds Gopher manages:                    
One-time commissions   4,749    46,146    7,043    871.7%
Recurring service fees   303,450    256,697    39,180    (15.4)%
Performance-based income   5,175    128,556    19,621    2,384.2%
Total revenues from funds Gopher manages   313,374    431,399    65,844    37.7%
Total revenues   750,242    1,230,853    187,865    64.1%
Less: VAT related surcharges   (4,125)   (6,117)   (934)   48.3%
Net revenues   746,117    1,224,736    186,931    64.1%
Operating costs and expenses:                  
Compensation and benefits                                
Relationship manager compensation (170,052 )     (206,872 )     (31,575 )     21.7  %
Others   (194,787)   (375,253)   (57,275)   92.6%
Total compensation and benefits   (364,839)   (582,125)   (88,850)   59.6%
Selling expenses   (44,540)   (83,455)   (12,738)   87.4%
General and administrative expenses   (63,685)   (80,285)   (12,254)   26.1%
Provision for credit losses   (2,809)   (3,407)   (520)   21.3%
Other operating expenses   (32,617)   (27,088)   (4,134)   (17.0)%
Government subsidies   18,635    54,014    8,244    189.9%
Total operating costs and expenses   (489,855)   (722,346)   (110,252)   47.5%
Income from operations   256,262    502,390    76,679    96.0%
Other income:                    
Interest income   22,170    22,927    3,499    3.4%
Investment income   17,566    34,361    5,245    95.6%
Other income (expense)   858    (486)   (74)   N.A. 
Total other income   40,594    56,802    8,670    39.9%
Income before taxes and income from equity in affiliates   296,856    559,192    85,349    88.4%
Income tax expense   (68,276)   (129,846)   (19,818)   90.2%
Income from equity in affiliates   15,076    23,513    3,589    56.0%
Net income   243,656    452,859    69,120    85.9%
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests   631    (1,234)   (188)   N.A. 
Net income attributable to Noah shareholders   243,025    454,093    69,308    86.9%
Income per ADS, basic   3.94    6.77    1.03    71.8%
Income per ADS, diluted   3.92    6.72    1.03    71.4%
                     
Margin analysis:                    
Operating margin   34.3%   41.0%   41.0%     
Net margin   32.7%   37.0%   37.0%     
                     

Weighted average ADS equivalent[1]:

                    
Basic   61,619,852    67,091,780    67,091,780      
Diluted   61,991,117    67,572,038    67,572,038      
ADS equivalent outstanding at end of period   61,635,280    59,976,690    59,976,690      

 

[1]Assumes all outstanding ordinary shares are represented by ADSs. Each ordinary share represents two ADSs.

 

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Noah Holdings Limited
Condensed Comprehensive Income Statements
(unaudited)
 
   Three months ended     
   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,    
   2020   2021   2021   Change 
    RMB'000    RMB'000    USD'000      
Net income   243,656    452,859    69,120    85.9%
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:                    
Foreign currency translation adjustments   37,319    8,409    1,283    (77.5)%
Fair value fluctuation of available for sale Investment (after tax)   (4)   -    -    N.A. 
Comprehensive income   280,971    461,268    70,403    64.2%
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests   626    (1,201)   (183)   N.A. 
Comprehensive income attributable to Noah shareholders   280,345    462,469    70,586    65.0%

 

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Noah Holdings Limited
Supplemental Information

(unaudited)

 

   As of     
   March 31, 
2020
   March 31, 
2021
   Change 
Number of registered clients   321,148    384,021    19.6%
Number of relationship managers   1,209    1,246    3.1%
Number of cities under coverage in mainland China   78    82    5.1%

 

   Three months ended     
   March 31,
2020
   March 31, 
2021
   Change 
   (in millions of RMB, except number of active clients and percentages) 
Number of active clients 6    4,075    6,299    54.6%
Number of active clients including mutual fund-only clients   16,831    27,846    65.4%
Transaction value:               
Private equity products   2,931    4,763    62.5%
Public securities products   19,111    21,509    12.5%
Credit products   183    -    N.A. 
Other products   969    820    (15.4)%
Total transaction value   23,194    27,092    16.8%

 

 

 

6 “Active clients” for a given period refers to registered high net worth clients who purchase investment products distributed or provided by Noah during that given period, excluding clients who only transacted on our online mutual fund platform.

 

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Noah Holdings Limited
Segment Condensed Income Statements
(unaudited)
 
   Three months ended March 31, 2021     
   Wealth 
Management
Business
   Asset 
Management
Business
   Other
Businesses
   Total 
    RMB'000    RMB'000    RMB'000    RMB'000 
Revenues:                    
Revenues from others:                    
One-time commissions   278,463    241    -    278,704 
Recurring service fees   219,319    1,194    -    220,513 
Performance-based income   276,524    -    -    276,524 
Other service fees   14,017    1,390    8,306    23,713 
Total revenues from others   788,323    2,825    8,306    799,454 
Revenues from funds Gopher manages:                    
One-time commissions   16,270    29,876    -    46,146 
Recurring service fees   95,971    160,726    -    256,697 
Performance-based income   50,726    77,830    -    128,556 
Total revenues from funds Gopher manages   162,967    268,432    -    431,399 
Total revenues   951,290    271,257    8,306    1,230,853 
Less: VAT related surcharges   (4,838)   (1,229)   (50)   (6,117)
Net revenues   946,452    270,028    8,256    1,224,736 
Operating costs and expenses:                    
Compensation and benefits                    
Relationship manager compensation   (206,790)   (82)   -    (206,872)
Other compensations   (215,289)   (138,854)   (21,110)   (375,253)
Total compensation and benefits   (422,079)   (138,936)   (21,110)   (582,125)
Selling expenses   (66,827)   (12,001)   (4,627)   (83,455)
General and administrative expenses   (55,924)   (18,094)   (6,267)   (80,285)
Provision for credit losses   -    -    (3,407)   (3,407)
Other operating expenses   (22,083)   (1,805)   (3,200)   (27,088)
Government subsidies   38,596    15,283    135    54,014 
Total operating costs and expenses   (528,317)   (155,553)   (38,476)   (722,346)
Income (loss) from operations   418,135    114,475    (30,220)   502,390 

 

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Noah Holdings Limited
Segment Condensed Income Statements

(unaudited)

 

    Three months ended March 31, 2020        
    Wealth Management
Business
    Asset
Management
Business
    Other
Businesses
    Total  
    RMB’000     RMB’000     RMB’000     RMB’000  
Revenues:                                
Revenues from others:                                
One-time commissions     206,944       241       -       207,185  
Recurring service fees     147,763       694       -       148,457  
Performance-based income     14,618       -       -       14,618  
Other service fees     37,819       134       28,655       66,608  
Total revenues from others     407,144       1,069       28,655       436,868  
Revenues from funds Gopher manages:                                
One-time commissions     4,749       -       -       4,749  
Recurring service fees     142,860       160,590       -       303,450  
Performance-based income     556       4,619       -       5,175  
Total revenues from funds Gopher manages     148,165       165,209       -       313,374  
Total revenues     555,309       166,278       28,655       750,242  
Less: VAT related surcharges     (2,670 )     (868 )     (587 )     (4,125 )
Net revenues     552,639       165,410       28,068       746,117  
Operating costs and expenses:                                
Compensation and benefits                                
Relationship manager compensation     (170,052 )     -       -       (170,052 )
Other compensations     (118,227 )     (61,313 )     (15,247 )     (194,787 )
Total compensation and benefits     (288,279 )     (61,313 )     (15,247 )     (364,839 )
Selling expenses     (36,555 )     (7,314 )     (671 )     (44,540 )
General and administrative expenses     (47,582 )     (10,730 )     (5,373 )     (63,685 )
Provision for credit losses     -       -       (2,809 )     (2,809 )
Other operating expenses     (23,602 )     (1,546 )     (7,469 )     (32,617 )
Government subsidies     9,607       8,981       47       18,635  
Total operating costs and expenses     (386,411 )     (71,922 )     (31,522 )     (489,855 )
Income (loss) from operations     166,228       93,488       (3,454 )     256,262  

 

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Noah Holdings Limited
Supplement Revenue Information for Segment

(unaudited)

 

   Three months ended March 31, 2021     
   Wealth 
Management
Business
   Asset 
Management
Business
   Other
Businesses
   Total 
   RMB'000   RMB'000   RMB'000   RMB'000 
Revenues:                
Mainland China  697,471   187,621   8,306   893,398 
Hong Kong  230,621   76,431   -   307,052 
Others   23,198    7,205    -    30,403 
Total revenues   951,290    271,257    8,306    1,230,853 

 

   Three months ended March 31, 2020     
   Wealth 
Management
Business
   Asset 
Management
Business
   Other
Businesses
   Total 
   RMB'000   RMB'000   RMB'000   RMB'000 
Revenues:                    
Mainland China   368,817    145,086    28,655    542,558 
Hong Kong   140,765    16,567    -    157,332 
Others   45,727    4,625    -    50,352 
Total revenues   555,309    166,278    28,655    750,242 

 

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Noah Holdings Limited
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results
(In RMB, except for per ADS data and percentages)
(unaudited) 7
 
   Three months ended     
   March 31,   March 31,    
   2020   2021   Change 
    RMB'000    RMB'000      
                
Net income attributable to Noah shareholders   243,025    454,093    86.9%
Adjustment for share-based compensation   18,291    10,144    (44.5)%
Less: Tax effect of adjustments   4,235    2,354    (44.4)%
Adjusted net income attributable to Noah shareholders (non-GAAP)   257,081    461,883    79.7%
                
Net margin attributable to Noah shareholders   32.6%   37.1%     
Non-GAAP net margin attributable to Noah shareholders   34.5%   37.7%     
Net income attributable to Noah shareholders per ADS, diluted   3.92    6.72    71.4%
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Noah shareholders per ADS, diluted   4.15    6.84    64.8%

 

 

 

7 Noah’s Non-GAAP financial measures reflect the respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measures excluding the effects of all forms of share-based compensation and net of relevant tax impact, if any.

 

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