Form 6-K

 

 

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 September 2022

Commission File Number: 001-39216

 

 

Huize Holding Limited

(Registrant’s Name)

 

 

49/F, Building T1, Qianhai Financial Centre, Linhai Avenue,

Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone, Shenzhen 518000

People’s Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.    Description
99.1    Press Releases


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.

 

Huize Holding Limited
By:  

/s/ Ronald Tam

Name:   Ronald Tam
Title:   Co-Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 26, 2022

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Huize Holding Limited Reports Second Quarter 2022 Unaudited Financial Results

SHENZHEN, China, September 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Huize Holding Limited, (“Huize”, the “Company” or “we”) (NASDAQ: HUIZ), a leading digital insurance product and service platform for new generation consumers in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Second Quarter 2022 Financial and Operational Highlights

 

   

Strong business performance: Gross Written Premiums (“GWP”) facilitated on our platform in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 30.5% to RMB871.8 million from RMB668.0 million in the second quarter of 2021. First-year premiums (“FYP”) and renewal premiums facilitated on our platform in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 59.9% and 6.1% to RMB484.9 million and RMB386.9 million from RMB303.2 million and RMB364.8 million in the second quarter of 2021, respectively.

 

   

Resilient revenue growth with effective cost control: Operating revenue increased by 13.5% year-over-year to RMB248.2 million in the second quarter of 2022. Operating expenses decreased by 17.6% year-over-year to RMB118.6 million in the second quarter of 2022.

 

   

Solid balance sheet and liquidity: As of June 30, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents amounted to RMB294.4 million (US$44.0 million).

 

   

Cumulative number of insurance clients served increased to approximately 8.2 million, compared to 8.0 million in the first quarter of 2022. We cooperated with 100 insurer partners, including 57 life and health insurance companies and 43 property & casualty insurance companies, as of June 30, 2022.

Mr. Cunjun Ma, Founder and CEO of Huize commented, “We are very pleased to report another set of resilient operating and financial results in the second quarter of 2022, despite the challenging macro environment and disruptions caused by regional pandemic restrictions in China. Our remarkable results were underpinned by our proven ability to satisfy the long-term insurance needs of emerging middle-class consumers through both online and offline channels, and our successful execution on the group-wide organizational structure optimization resulting in continued cost savings during the quarter.

We continued to work with our insurer partners to co-develop a wide range of long-term customized savings and protection products which have received overwhelming demand from our users. In the second quarter, GWP for co-developed insurance products accounted for 59.6% of the total GWP facilitated on our platform, and the GWP contribution of our long-term insurance products remained above 90% for the eleventh consecutive quarter. We maintain our guidance and expect to achieve quarterly profitability in the second half of 2022, demonstrating our confidence in the gradual recovery in total revenue and the improving operating efficiency.

Last quarter, we set a strategic roadmap for the next three years to build an omnichannel digital insurance service ecosystem that integrates “Agents, Businesses, Customers (ABC)”. We have achieved satisfactory progress in executing the “ABC” business plans. To customers, the average ticket size of long-term savings products, in terms of FYP, was over RMB44,000 in the second quarter, demonstrating our ability to deepen engagement with our high-value customers through our proven online platform, expanding offline service coverage, as well as product innovation. To businesses, we have developed and exported our technology to insurance companies to support their digital customer relationship management, underwriting risk management and insurance claims. To agents, we have registered insurance agents covering Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Guangdong and Shenzhen. By empowering them with diversified product offerings, digital business tools and customer service support, FYP facilitated by the “To-A” business has reached RMB56.6 million in the first 6 months of 2022. Going forward, we believe the “ABC” business plans will provide us with tremendous opportunities to enhance shareholder value and sustain our long-term business growth.”


Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

GWP and operating revenue

GWP facilitated on our platform was RMB871.8 million (US$130.2 million) in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 30.5% from RMB668.0 million in the same period of 2021. Of the GWP facilitated in the second quarter of 2022, first year premiums (“FYP”) accounted for RMB484.9 million (or 55.6% of total GWP), an increase of 59.9% year-over-year. Renewal premiums accounted for RMB386.9 million (or 44.4% of total GWP), an increase of 6.1% year-over-year.

Operating revenue was RMB248.2 million (US$37.1 million) in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 13.5% from RMB218.6 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily driven by the increase in FYP facilitated.

Operating costs

Operating costs were RMB173.7 million (US$25.9 million) in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 14.0% from RMB152.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher marketing channel cost and was in line with the increase in operating revenue.

Operating expenses

Selling expenses decreased by 23.6% year-over-year to RMB59.5 million (US$8.9 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB77.9 million in the same period of 2021, which was primarily due to a decrease in advertising and marketing expenses, and a decrease in salaries and employment benefits.

General and administrative expenses were RMB34.7 million (US$5.2 million) in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 14.1% from RMB40.4 million in the same period of 2021. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in salaries and employment benefits, and a decrease in rental and utilities expenses.

Research and development expenses were RMB24.3 million (US$3.6 million) in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 5.4% from RMB25.7 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to a decrease in personnel costs.

Net loss attributable to common shareholders and Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders

Net loss in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB39.4 million (US$5.9 million), compared to a net loss of RMB77.2 million in the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP net loss in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB37.5 million (US$5.6 million), compared to non-GAAP net loss of RMB83.3 million in the same period of 2021.

Cash and cash equivalents

As of June 30, 2022, the combined balance of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents amounted to RMB294.4 million (US$44.0 million), compared to RMB381.2 million as of December 31, 2021.

Share Repurchase Program

As of June 30, 2022, the Company had purchased an aggregate of 357,257 ADSs for a total amount of approximately US$0.5 million, under its share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company has been authorized to repurchase up to US$5 million ADSs by March 18, 2023, as previously announced on March 18, 2022.


Business Outlook

Based on the Company’s preliminary assessment of the current market conditions, the Company currently expects to achieve quarterly profitability in the second half of 2022. This forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change as a result of various market uncertainties.

Conference Call

The Company’s management team will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Friday, September 23, 2022 (8:00 P.M. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on the same day). Details for the conference call are as follows:

Event Title:                Huize Holding Limited’s Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call

Registration Link:      https://register.vevent.com/register/BI359ba9005e66422bb7a2368c1574802a

All participants must use the link provided above to complete the online registration process in advance of the conference call. Upon registration, each participant will receive a confirmation email containing dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN, which will be used to join the conference call.

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.huize.com.

About Huize Holding Limited

Huize Holding Limited is a leading digital insurance product and service platform for new generation consumers in China. Targeting the younger generation, Huize is dedicated to serving its insurance clients for their life-long insurance needs. Leveraging its online platform, Huize offers a wide variety of insurance products with a focus on long-term life and health insurance products and empowers its insurer partners to reach a large fragmented client base in the insurance retail market efficiently and enhance their insurance sales. Huize provides insurance clients with digitalized insurance experience and services, including suitable product recommendations, consulting service, intelligent underwriting, and assistance in claim application and settlement, which significantly improve transaction experience.

For more information, please visit http://ir.huize.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure Statement

In evaluating our business, we consider and use non-GAAP net profit/(loss) attributable to common shareholders as a supplemental measure to review and assess our operating performance. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We define non-GAAP net profit/(loss) attributable to common shareholders as net profit/(loss) attributable to common shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses and interest on convertible bond. Such adjustments have no impact on income tax because either the non-GAAP adjustments were recorded at entities located in tax free jurisdictions, such as the Cayman Islands or because the non-GAAP adjustments were recorded at operating entities located in the PRC for which the non-GAAP adjustments were not deductible for tax purposes.

We present the non-GAAP financial measure because it is used by our management to evaluate our operating performance and formulate business plans. Non-GAAP net profit/(loss) attributable to common shareholders enables our management to assess our operating results without considering the impact of share-based compensation expenses and the interest on convertible bond. We also believe that the use of this non-GAAP financial measure facilitates investors’ assessment of our operating performance.


This non-GAAP financial measure is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as an analytical tool. One of the key limitations of using adjusted net profit/(loss) attributable to common shareholders is that it does not reflect all items of income and expense that affect our operations. Further, the non-GAAP financial measure may differ from the non-GAAP financial information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.

The non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to net profit/(loss) attributable to common shareholders or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. Investors are encouraged to review the historical non-GAAP financial measure in light of the most directly comparable GAAP measure, as shown below. The non-GAAP financial measure presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measure presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting the usefulness of such measures when analyzing our data comparatively. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to RMB are made at a rate of RMB6.6981 to US$1.00, the exchange rate on June 30, 2022, set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or U.S. dollars amounts referred could be converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

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. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Huize’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. 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, business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, contain forward-looking statements. Huize may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (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. 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: Huize’s goal and strategies; Huize’s expansion plans; Huize’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; Huize’s expectation regarding the demand for, and market acceptance of, its online insurance products; Huize’s expectations regarding its relationship with insurer partners and insurance clients and other parties it collaborates with; general economic and business conditions; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing.

Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Huize’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Huize does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Investor Relations

investor@huize.com

Media Relations

mediacenter@huize.com


Christensen

In China

Ms. Jasmine Zhu

Phone: +852 2117 0861

Email: jasmine.zhu@christensencomms.com

In U.S.

Ms. Linda Bergkamp

Phone: +1-480-614-3004

Email: linda.bergkamp@christensencomms.com


Huize Holding Limited

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

(all amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 

     As of December 31     As of June 30  
     2021     2022  
     RMB     RMB     USD  

Assets

      

Current assets

      

Cash and cash equivalents

     381,158       294,390       43,951  

Restricted cash

     183,408       125,222       18,695  

Contract assets

     —         59,066       8,818  

Accounts receivables, net of allowance for impairment

     777,262       258,822       38,641  

Insurance premium receivables

     1,217       1,099       164  

Amounts due from related parties

     128       668       100  

Deferred costs

     —         1,715       256  

Prepaid expense and other receivables

     77,511       101,432       15,143  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,420,684       842,414       125,768  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current assets

      

Restricted cash

     44,418       24,481       3,655  

Contract assets

     —         3,600       537  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     48,461       43,485       6,492  

Intangible assets, net

     21,626       54,095       8,076  

Deferred tax assets

     605       605       90  

Long-term investments

     73,001       77,912       11,632  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     247,819       233,531       34,865  

Goodwill

     461       461       69  

Other assets

     379       325       49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     436,770       438,495       65,465  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,857,454       1,280,909       191,233  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders’ Equity

      

Current liabilities

      

Short-term borrowings

     216,710       251,240       37,509  

Accounts payable

     680,369       251,452       37,541  

Insurance premium payables

     124,019       45,766       6,833  

Contract liabilities

     7,236       5,178       773  

Provisions

     —         334       50  

Other payables and accrued expenses

     71,255       59,245       8,844  

Payroll and welfare payable

     93,451       45,671       6,819  

Income taxes payable

     2,440       2,440       364  

Operating lease liabilities

     14,886       14,485       2,163  

Amount due to related parties

     11,875       5,794       865  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,222,241       681,605       101,761  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

      

Long-term borrowings

     20,000       —         —    

Deferred tax liabilities

     4,892       13,096       1,955  

Operating lease liabilities

     249,183       248,573       37,111  

Payroll and welfare payable

     225       152       23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     274,300       261,821       39,089  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,496,541       943,426       140,850  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies Shareholders’ equity

      

Class A common shares

     62       62       9  

Class B common shares

     10       10       1  

Treasury stock

     (9,545     (12,787     (1,909

Additional paid-in capital

     896,772       900,942       134,507  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (27,295     (21,582     (3,222

Accumulated deficit

     (499,940     (528,760     (78,943
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     360,064       337,885       50,443  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

     849       (402     (60
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     360,913       337,483       50,383  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     1,857,454       1,280,909       191,233  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Huize Holding Limited

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(all amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2021     2022     2021     2022  
     RMB     RMB     USD     RMB     RMB     USD  

Operating revenue

            

Brokerage income

     217,268       231,802       34,607       949,898       523,620       78,174  

Other income

     1,353       16,422       2,452       3,704       24,087       3,596  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenue

     218,621       248,224       37,059       953,602       547,707       81,770  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses

            

Cost of revenue

     (151,969     (163,070     (24,346     (708,665     (311,330     (46,480

Other cost

     (418     (10,643     (1,589     (1,189     (12,058     (1,800
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs

     (152,387     (173,713     (25,935     (709,854     (323,388     (48,280
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling expenses

     (77,853     (59,537     (8,889     (154,829     (133,455     (19,924

General and administrative expenses

     (40,399     (34,730     (5,185     (94,460     (72,988     (10,897

Research and development expenses

     (25,742     (24,314     (3,630     (44,575     (47,657     (7,115
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     (296,381     (292,294     (43,639     (1,003,718     (577,488     (86,216
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (77,760     (44,070     (6,580     (50,116     (29,781     (4,446
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income/(expenses)

            

Interest expenses

     (657     (1,290     (193     (877     (2,545     (380

Unrealized exchange loss

     (9     (31     (5     (11     (45     (7

Investment (loss)/income

     (482     357       53       (241     (1,782     (266

Others, net

     1,402       5,271       787       4,040       6,722       1,004  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax, and share of loss of equity method investee

     (77,506     (39,763     (5,938     (47,205     (27,431     (4,095
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

     1,529       —         —         —         —         —    

Share of loss of equity

method investee

     (1,200     (199     (30     (1,451     (2,640     (394
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (77,177     (39,962     (5,968     (48,656     (30,071     (4,489
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

     —         (585     (87     —         (1,251     (187
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

     (77,177     (39,377     (5,881     (48,656     (28,820     (4,302
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (77,177     (39,962     (5,968     (48,656     (30,071     (4,489

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

     (4,693     6,375       952       (3,470     5,713       853  

Comprehensive loss

     (81,870     (33,587     (5,016     (52,126     (24,358     (3,636
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests

     —         (585     (87     —         (1,251     (187
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to common shareholders

     (81,870     (33,002     (4,929     (52,126     (23,107     (3,449
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares used in computing net profit per share

            

Basic and diluted

     1,021,197,639       1,020,237,707       1,020,237,707       1,022,075,704       1,023,005,019       1,023,005,019  

Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders

            

Basic and diluted

     (0.08     (0.04     (0.01     (0.05     (0.03     (0.00


Huize Holding Limited

Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

(all amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2021     2022     2021     2022  
     RMB     RMB     USD     RMB     RMB     USD  

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

     (77,177     (39,377     (5,881     (48,656     (28,820     (4,302

Share-based compensation expenses

     (6,119     1,920       287       4,108       3,703       553  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders

     (83,296     (37,457     (5,594     (44,548     (25,117     (3,749