VNET Group, Inc. Q1 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Management reported a solid start to 2022 despite macro complexity and COVID-19 lockdown impacts.
  • Total cabinets under management increased to ~79,000 (vs. ~56,000 in Q1 2021—an improvement of ~41%).
  • Customer‑utilized cabinets increased to ~43,000 (vs. ~33,500 in Q1 2021—an improvement of ~28%).
  • Retail MRR per cabinet grew to RMB 9,236 (vs. RMB 9,144 in Q1 2021—modest improvement).
  • Revenue increased 18.6% YoY; adjusted EBITDA grew 21.9% YoY.

Financial Performance

  • Net revenue: RMB 1.65 billion (up 18.6% YoY).
  • Gross profit: RMB 355.5 million (up 10% YoY).
  • Gross margin: 21.6%, down from 23.3% in Q1 2021 due to cost pressures.
  • Adjusted cash gross margin: 41.6% (vs. 43.6% in Q1 2021—slight margin compression).
  • Adjusted operating expenses: RMB 200.8 million, down 5.5% YoY.
  • Adjusted EBITDA: RMB 506.2 million, up 21.9% YoY; margin improved to 30.8% (vs. 29.9% in Q1 2021).
  • Net profit attributable to shareholders: RMB 90.7 million (vs. a net loss of RMB 84.7 million in Q1 2021).
  • Operating cash flow: RMB 482.6 million (vs. RMB 274.5 million in Q1 2021—significant improvement).
  • CapEx: RMB 1 billion for the quarter.

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Operator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by for the First Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call for VNET Group Inc. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the management’s prepared remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. Participants from our management will include Mr. Samuel Shen, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Retail IDC; Mr. Tim Chen, Chief Financial Officer; and Mr. Xinyuan Liu, Investor Relations Director of the company. Please note that today's conference call is being recorded. I'd now like to turn the conference over to the first speaker today, Xinyuan Liu. Please go ahead. Xinyuan Liu: Thank you, operator. Hello, everyone, and welcome to our first quarter 2022 earnings conference call. Our earnings release was distributed earlier today. And you can find a copy on our IR website as well as on Newswire services. Please note that the discussion today will contain forward-looking statements made under the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. For detailed discussions of these risks and uncertainties, please refer to our latest annual report and other documents filed with the SEC. VNET does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required under applicable laws.

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