Cango Inc. Q1 FY2023 Earnings Call

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  • Total Revenues: RMB542.6 million, down 31% YoY but up 11% QoQ (from Q4 2022).
  • Net Income: RMB78.8 million, compared to a net loss of RMB189.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income: RMB92.8 million.
  • Car Trading Transaction Revenue: RMB429.8 million (79% of total revenue), highlighting continued strength as the primary revenue driver.
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents: RMB696.6 million as of March 31, 2023, up from RMB378.9 million as of December 31, 2022.
  • Short-term Investments: RMB2 billion as of March 31, 2023, up from RMB1.9 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Guidance for Q2 2023: Total revenues between RMB600 million and RMB650 million.

Operational Highlights

  • Cango Haoche (New Cars):
    • Sold 3,867 new cars in Q1 2023, flat QoQ.
    • Dealer network reached 10,469, up ~14.8% YoY.
    • Page views exceeded 877,000 with 78,000 unique visitors.
    • Introduced AI-based 24/7 customer service and launched third-party online store pilot.
  • Cango U-Car (Used Cars):
    • Launched new standalone app in January 2023.

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Operator: Good morning, and good evening, everyone. Welcome to Cango, Inc.'s First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. The call is also being broadcast live on the company's IR website. Joining us today are Mr. Jiayuan Lin, Chief Executive Officer; and Mr. Yongyi Zhang, Chief Financial Officer of the company. Following management's prepared remarks, we will conduct the Q&A session. Before we begin, I refer you to the Safe Harbor statement in the company's earnings release which also applies to the conference call today as management will make forward-looking statements. With that said, I'm now turning the call over to Mr. Jiayuan Lin, CEO of Cango. Please go ahead, sir. Jiayuan Lin: Hi everyone. Welcome to Cango's first quarter 2023 earnings call. Due to a variety of issues, notably COVID-19, the automotive industry remained slow throughout 2022. The macro economy began to show indications of steady recovery in 2023, the first year of the post-pandemic era, made a hopeful basis for a revival in China's auto sector. Despite this encouraging trend, the market remained weak in the first quarter due to constrained consumer spending caused by factors such as the Spring Festival Holiday, the loss of national subsidies and a price war that began in March. According to China Passenger Car Association, retail sales volume of passenger vehicles declined 13.4% year-on-year in the first quarter. We predict the overall passenger

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