Canaan Inc. Reports Unaudited Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN) (“Canaan” or the “Company”), a leading high-performance computing solutions provider, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Second Quarter 2020 Operating and Financial HighlightsTotal computing power sold was 2.6 million Thash/s, representing a year-over-year decrease of 18.2% from 3.2 million Thash/s in the same period of 2019 and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 198.5% from 0.9 million Thash/s in the first quarter of 2020.
Total net revenues decreased by 26.3% year over year and increased by 160.9% quarter over quarter to RMB178.1 million (US$25.2 million) from RMB241.5 million in the same period of 2019 and RMB68.3 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Gross profit increased by 302.5% year over year and 1,711.5% quarter over quarter to RMB43.3 million (US$6.1 million) from RMB10.8 million in the same period of 2019 and RMB2.4 million in the first quarter of 2020. Gross margin expanded significantly to 24.3% from 4.5% in the same period of 2019 and 3.5% in the first quarter of 2020.
Net loss narrowed to RMB16.8 million (US$2.4 million) from RMB263.1 million in the same period of 2019 and RMB39.9 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss was RMB16.0 million (US$2.3 million) compared to RMB46.0 million in the same period of 2019 and RMB38.2 million in the first quarter of 2020.“Mr. Nangeng Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canaan, commented, “During the second quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the lives of people around the world and the Bitcoin halving event also caused significant volatility in Bitcoin prices. Nevertheless, we remained focused on strengthening our research and development capabilities, refining our product offerings, and executing our AI initiatives. These efforts enabled us to achieve meaningful financial and operational improvements on a sequential basis the second quarter as well as helped to ensure that our products could maintain their positions at the cutting edge of technological innovation. Going forward, we are confident that our strong pipeline of next-generation products will continue to sustain our growth momentum in the future.”Mr. Quanfu Hong, Chief Financial Officer of Canaan, stated, “Despite the challenges we experienced during the second quarter of 2020, we delivered another quarter of solid financial results. Our total net revenues increased by 160.9% quarter over quarter to RMB178.1 million during the period, driven by a 198.5% sequential increase in our total computing power sold during the second quarter. Looking ahead, we will continue to invest in those areas that can strengthen our product offerings, streamline our operations, and solidify our market leadership. Although the current macroeconomic uncertainties make forecasting difficult, we are confident in the underlying strength of our fundamentals and optimistic about the long-term growth prospects of our business.”Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Second Quarter 2020 Operating and Financial HighlightsTotal computing power sold was 2.6 million Thash/s, representing a year-over-year decrease of 18.2% from 3.2 million Thash/s in the same period of 2019 and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 198.5% from 0.9 million Thash/s in the first quarter of 2020.
Total net revenues decreased by 26.3% year over year and increased by 160.9% quarter over quarter to RMB178.1 million (US$25.2 million) from RMB241.5 million in the same period of 2019 and RMB68.3 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Gross profit increased by 302.5% year over year and 1,711.5% quarter over quarter to RMB43.3 million (US$6.1 million) from RMB10.8 million in the same period of 2019 and RMB2.4 million in the first quarter of 2020. Gross margin expanded significantly to 24.3% from 4.5% in the same period of 2019 and 3.5% in the first quarter of 2020.
Net loss narrowed to RMB16.8 million (US$2.4 million) from RMB263.1 million in the same period of 2019 and RMB39.9 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss was RMB16.0 million (US$2.3 million) compared to RMB46.0 million in the same period of 2019 and RMB38.2 million in the first quarter of 2020.“Mr. Nangeng Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canaan, commented, “During the second quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the lives of people around the world and the Bitcoin halving event also caused significant volatility in Bitcoin prices. Nevertheless, we remained focused on strengthening our research and development capabilities, refining our product offerings, and executing our AI initiatives. These efforts enabled us to achieve meaningful financial and operational improvements on a sequential basis the second quarter as well as helped to ensure that our products could maintain their positions at the cutting edge of technological innovation. Going forward, we are confident that our strong pipeline of next-generation products will continue to sustain our growth momentum in the future.”Mr. Quanfu Hong, Chief Financial Officer of Canaan, stated, “Despite the challenges we experienced during the second quarter of 2020, we delivered another quarter of solid financial results. Our total net revenues increased by 160.9% quarter over quarter to RMB178.1 million during the period, driven by a 198.5% sequential increase in our total computing power sold during the second quarter. Looking ahead, we will continue to invest in those areas that can strengthen our product offerings, streamline our operations, and solidify our market leadership. Although the current macroeconomic uncertainties make forecasting difficult, we are confident in the underlying strength of our fundamentals and optimistic about the long-term growth prospects of our business.”Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
