GlobeNewswire Inc | Jun 9, 2021 04:30PM EDT

June 09, 2021

WUXI, China, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Ltd. (the Company or Skillful Craftsman) (NASDAQ: EDTK), an education technology company providing interactive online learning services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

Fiscal Year 2021 Financial and Operational Highlights

All financial figures are in US Dollars unless otherwise noted.

-- Revenue was $29.2 million, compared with $28.6 million for last fiscal year, representing a 2% increase. -- Gross income was$14.5 million, compared with$16.8 millionfor last fiscal year, representing a 14% decrease. -- Gross income margin was 50%, compared with59% for last fiscal year. -- Net income was $3.5 million, compared with$10.0 million for last fiscal year. -- Basic and diluted earnings per share were$0.32,compared with $1.11for last fiscal year. -- Total fee-paying members1 were 1.62 million, compared with 3.09 million during last fiscal year, representing a 47.6% decrease.

1 Number of fee-paying members is defined as the total number of members that are paying fees for accessing our platforms as of the end of the applicable period.

Mr. Xiaofeng Gao, Chairman and CEO of Skillful Craftsman, commented, We are pleased to report our financial results for the fiscal year 2021. Despite the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we still achieved a 2% increase in revenue to reach $29.2 million for the fiscal year 2021. Our solid financial performance demonstrates that we are optimally situated to capture the opportunities in the market. On May 14, 2021, the State Council issued the amended Regulations for the Implementation of the Private Education Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China, which encourage and support private vocational education. The regulations are proposed to build 50 high-level higher vocational schools and provide 150 key majors by 2022, and realize the goal of achieving an average of more than 50 million vocational training sessions per year. According to MobTech, it is estimated that the scale of China's vocational education market in 2022 will reach RMB811 billion, with an average annual compound growth rate of 11.2%. In other word, the promulgation of the regulations provides a market foundation and direction for the company's future development.

Mr. Xiaofeng Gao continued, Looking forward, we will take important steps in fiscal year 2022 to strengthen the Company's competitive position over the long-term. We will continue focusing on the industry of online vocational skills training. Through actively participating in the national pilot project of Education Certificate + Several Vocational Skill Level Certificates(1+X) and in-depth cooperation with offline vocational colleges, the Company will stabilize customer groups and increase customer stickiness. Through cooperation in running schools, we will strive to achieve business breakthroughs in financial training, hotel management training, and professional worker labor dispatch for large steel companies, and realize a large-scale, systematic and sustainable development. With the visibility and validation afforded as a Nasdaq listed company, we can now confidently focus on building profitable revenue growth and creating value for our shareholders.

Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results

All figures refer to fiscal year 2021 ended March 31, 2021 unless otherwise stated.

Revenue

Revenue increased by 2% to$29.2 million, from$28.6 millionfor last fiscal year. Revenue under RMB currency decreased by 1% which fluctuated in a normal range, but the foreign exchange rate of RMB increased which led to the increase of revenue.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue increased by25% to$14.7 million, from$11.8 millionfor last fiscal year. The increase was mainly caused by 1) an increase of $1.5 million in platform maintenance fee paid to Jimei University for its maintenance services relating to the Companys vocational skills training platform for blue collar workers; and 2) an increase of $1.2 million in expenses associated with the amortization of the intangible assets and depreciation of the fixed assets regarding the system upgrade and data center expansion of the Companys vocational skills training platform.

Gross income and Gross Margin

Gross income decreased by 14% to$14.5 million, from$16.8 millionfor last fiscal year. Gross margin decreased by 9 percentage points to 50%, from 59% for last fiscal year.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased by53% to$5.5 million, from$3.6 millionfor last fiscal year. This increase was mainly due to the increase of telecommunications service fees for our education platform, and the increase of employee compensation expenses. In specific:

-- Sales and marketing expenses increased by 19% to$1.8 million, from$1.5 millionfor last fiscal year. -- General and administrative expenses increased by 79% to$3.7 million,from$2.0 millionfor last fiscal year. This increase was primarily caused by the increases of employee compensation expense and the expenses associated with being a public company.

Investment loss

We recorded an investment loss of $2.4 million, resulting from an investment of $8.0 million in a third-party private fund which was initially invested in July 2020 and divested in March 2021 at a value of $5.7 million.

Income Before Tax

Income before tax expense decreased by 48% to $7.0 million, from $13.3 million for last fiscal year.

Net Income

Net income decreased by 65% to$3.50 million, from $10.0 millionfor last fiscal year.

Basic and diluted earnings per share were$0.32, compared with$1.11for last fiscal year.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

As ofMarch 31, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of$17.5 million, compared with$11.9 millionas ofMarch 31, 2020.

Cash Flow

Net cash generated from operating activities was$10.8 million, compared with $11.5 millionfor last fiscal year.

Net cash used in investing activities was$20.9 million, compared with$10.4 millionfor last fiscal year. The increase of $8.0 million was due to an investment in a private fund in July 2020.

Net cash generated from financing activities was$13.2 million, representing the net proceeds from the Companys initial public offering, compared withnilfor last fiscal year.

About Skillful Craftsman

Skillful Craftsman is an education technology company that provides interactive online vocational training and virtual simulation experimental training courses. The Company began operations in Wuxi, China in 2013 and is a key supporter for China education reform and development for labor employment. For more information, please visit: http://ir.kingwayup.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This report contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that represent our beliefs, projections and predictions about future events. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of managements beliefs, goals, strategies, intentions and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Words such as may, will, should, could, would, predicts, potential, continue, expects, anticipates, future, intends, plans, believes, estimates and similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense, identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and managements belief as of that time with respect to future events. These statements are necessarily subjective and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements described in or implied by such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to improve launch and leverage new technologies and cooperative relationships or anticipate market demand in a timely or cost-effective manner, and those factors discussed under the headings Risk Factors, Operating and Financial Review and Prospects, and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 20-F. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times by which, our performance or results may be achieved. Actual results may differ materially from expected results described in our forward-looking statements, including with respect to correct measurement and identification of factors affecting our business or the extent of their likely impact, and the accuracy and completeness of the publicly available information with respect to the factors upon which our business strategy is based or the success of our business. The Company disclaims any intention to, and undertakes no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement.

For investor and media enquiries, please contact:

Skillful CraftsmanInvestor Relations DepartmentEmail:iredtk@kingwayedu.cn

Ascent Investor Relations LLCTina XiaoTel: +1 917-609-0333Email:tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com

SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of March31, 2021 2020 ??Unaudited??ASSETS ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??Current assets ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??Cash and cash equivalents ?? $ 17,453,360 ?? $ 11,931,714 ??Accounts receivable, net ?? ?? 83,980 ?? ?? 78,785 ??Prepayments and other current assets ?? ?? 1,784,537 ?? ?? 1,963,102 ??Other receivables ?? 5,713,192 ?? - Total current assets ?? ?? 25,035,069 ?? ?? 13,973,601 ??Non-current assets Property and equipment, net ?? ?? 13,725,957 ?? ?? 12,324,125 ??Intangible assets, net 20,416,461 19,294,740 Long-term prepayments and other ?? ?? 28,406 ?? ?? 97,035 ??non-current assetsTotal non-current assets ?? 34,170,824 ?? 31,715,900 TOTAL ASSETS ?? $ 59,205,893 ?? $ 45,689,501 ??LIABILITIESCurrent liabilities ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??Accounts payable $ 113,707 $ 249,086 Taxes payable ?? ?? 448,485 ?? ?? 543,600 ??Amounts due to a related party 257,037 - Accrued expenses ?? ?? 1,051,929 ?? ?? 227,525 ??Deferred revenue-current ?? 11,456,667 ?? 16,736,365 Total current liabilities ?? ?? 13,327,825 ?? ?? 17,756,576 ??Non-current liabilities Deferred revenue-noncurrent ?? ?? 312,896 ?? ?? 50,877 ??Total non-current liabilities ?? 312,896 ?? 50,877 TOTAL LIABILITIES ?? $ 13,640,721 ?? $ 17,807,453 ??COMMITMENTS AND CONTIGENCIES - - SHAREHOLDERS? EQUITY ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??Ordinary shares, par value $0.0002 pershare, 500,000,000 shares authorized;12,000,000 and 9,000,000 shares issued 2,400 1,800 and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and2020, respectivelyAdditional paid-in capital ?? ?? 13,415,987 ?? ?? 1,619,774 ??Statutory reserve 745,590 745,590 Accumulated profits ?? ?? 30,419,177 ?? ?? 26,921,172 ??Accumulated other comprehensive income/ ?? 982,018 ?? (1,406,288 ) (loss)TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS? EQUITY ?? ?? 45,565,172 ?? ?? 27,882,048 ??TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' $ 59,205,893 $ 45,689,501 EQUITY

SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the years ended March31, 2021 2020 2019 ??Unaudited??Revenue ?? $ 29,168,546 ?? $ 28,601,071 ?? $ 24,668,840 ??Cost of revenue ?? ?? (14,712,411 ) ?? ?? (11,797,870 ) ?? ?? (9,458,559 ) ??Gross income ?? ?? 14,456,135 ?? ?? 16,803,201 ?? ?? 15,210,281 ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??Operating ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??expenses:Selling andmarketing ?? ?? (1,807,132 ) ?? ?? (1,520,801 ) ?? ?? (1,832,006 ) ??expensesGeneral andadministrative ?? ?? (3,654,449 ) ?? ?? (2,038,568 ) ?? ?? (1,899,110 ) ??expensesTotal operating ?? ?? (5,461,581 ) ?? ?? (3,559,369 ) ?? ?? (3,731,116 ) ??expensesIncome from ?? ?? 8,994,554 ?? ?? 13,243,832 ?? ?? 11,479,165 ??operationsInterest income ?? ?? 58,946 ?? ?? 73,737 ?? ?? 88,588 ??Investment loss ?? ?? (2,436,809 ) ?? ?? - ?? ?? - ??Government grant 369,170 - - Other loss, net ?? ?? (8,553 ) ?? ?? (3,458 ) ?? ?? (195 ) ??Income before 6,977,308 13,314,111 11,567,558 income taxesIncome tax ?? ?? (3,479,303 ) ?? ?? (3,338,886 ) ?? ?? (2,892,500 ) ??expenseNet income $ 3,498,005 $ 9,975,225 $ 8,675,058 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??Othercomprehensive income/(loss):Foreign currencytranslation ?? ?? 2,388,306 ?? ?? (1,112,209 ) ?? ?? (735,192 ) ??adjustmentTotalcomprehensive ?? 5,886,311 ?? 8,863,016 ?? 7,939,866 incomeNet earnings perordinary share, ?? $ 0.32 ?? $ 1.11 ?? $ 0.96 ??basic and dilutedWeighted averagenumber of 11,030,137 9,000,000 9,000,000 ordinary shares,basic and diluted

SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

For the years ended March 31, 2021 2020 2019 (Unaudited)Cash Flows fromOperating ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??Activities:Net income ?? $ 3,498,005 ?? $ 9,975,225 ?? $ 8,675,058 ??Adjustments toreconcile netprofit to net ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??cash provided byoperatingactivities:Depreciation ofproperty and ?? ?? 3,689,815 ?? ?? 2,685,034 ?? ?? 922,770 ??equipmentAmortization ofintangible ?? ?? 6,651,329 ?? ?? 6,309,065 ?? ?? 6,324,124 ??assetsLoss ondisposals of - 6,960 7,430 property andequipmentInvestment lossdue to theredemption of ?? ?? 2,436,809 ?? ?? - ?? ?? - ??financial assetsheld for tradingChanges inoperating assets and liabilities:Accounts ?? ?? (5,195 ) ?? ?? 372,347 ?? ?? (279,379 ) ??receivables, netPrepayments andother current (1,418,176 ) (1,060,291 ) (900,838 ) assetsLong-termprepayments andother ?? ?? 68,629 ?? ?? (97,035 ) ?? ?? - ??non-currentassetsAccounts payable (135,379 ) 239,061 (6,034,249 ) Amounts due to a ?? ?? 257,037 ?? ?? - ?? ?? (1,590,305 ) ??related partyDeferred revenue (5,017,679 ) (7,194,492 ) 13,423,585 Other payables ?? ?? 824,404 ?? ?? 75,980 ?? ?? 66,326 ??Taxes payable ?? (95,115 ) ?? 168,263 ?? (321,762 ) Net cashgenerated from ?? ?? 10,754,484 ?? ?? 11,480,117 ?? ?? 20,292,760 ??operatingactivities Cash flows frominvesting ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??activitiesPurchase ofproperty and (5,091,647 ) (1,672,529 ) (13,963,669 ) equipmentPurchase ofintangible ?? ?? (7,773,051 ) ?? ?? (8,728,734 ) ?? ?? (1,782,615 ) ??assetsInvestment inFinancial assets ?? (8,000,000 ) ?? - ?? - held for tradingNet cash used ininvesting ?? $ (20,864,698 ) ?? $ (10,401,263 ) ?? $ (15,746,284 ) ??activities Cash flows fromfinancing ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??activitiesProceeds fromIPO net off IPO 13,243,554 - - expensesNet cashgenerated from ?? $ 13,243,554 ?? $ - ?? $ - ??financingactivities Effects offoreign currency ?? ?? 2,388,306 ?? ?? 490,577 ?? ?? 919,740 ??translation Net increase incash and cash ?? ?? 5,521,646 ?? ?? 1,569,431 ?? ?? 5,466,216 ??equivalentsCash and cashequivalents at ?? 11,931,714 ?? 10,362,283 ?? 4,896,067 beginning ofyearCash and cashequivalents at ?? $ 17,453,360 ?? $ 11,931,714 ?? $ 10,362,283 ??end of year Supplementaldisclosures of ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??cash flowinformation:Cash paid for $ 3,612,851 $ 3,063,628 $ 3,257,505 income taxesCash paid for ?? $ - ?? $ 422 ?? $ 195 ??interest expense