Revenue from Cloud Services Significantly Increased 80.1%
Leading China's Enterprise Mobile Internet Market
(16 March 2016, Hong Kong) Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited ("Kingdee" or "Group", Stock Code: 00268.HK, Stock Code: 00268.HK) today announced its audited annual results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2015 (the "Reporting Period").
During the reporting period, the total revenue was RMB1,586,224,000, an increase of 2.6% year-on-year. Revenue generated from Cloud services increased significantly by 80.1% year-on-year to RMB190,974,000, which made up 12% of total revenue. During the reporting period, the Group increased its investment in the Mobile Internet transformation and achieved rapid growth in the mobile platform and Cloud ERP business.
Cloud Services Continued to Grow, Consolidating its Leading Position in China's Mobile Office Platform Market
During the reporting period, the number of registered enterprises or organizations on Kingdee CloudHub exceeded 1,000,000, and the total users exceeded 10,000,000, maintaining its leading position in the Mobile Internet market in China. Based on the enterprise management experiences of Kingdee, "Light applications" of CloudHub were well accepted by the market. According to the latest report by IDC, CloudHub was ranked No.1 in multiple categories including technical sophistication, large-scale enterprise market and comprehensive ranking.
During the reporting period, Kingdee, positioned as an open Cloud ERP platform, formed a strategic cooperation with Amazon Web Services. The cooperation effectively enhanced the synergies of the value chain. As the Kingdee Cloud ERP features "on demand, flexible and pay by usage", it was well received by customers. The number of registered enterprises increased by more than 200% year-on-year.
During the reporting period, the number of registered users of online SaaS increased more than 60% year-on-year and the SaaS revenue increased 70% year-on-year. Revenue from indirect channel business exceeded 100% year-on-year, and the retention rate among paying users exceeded 75%. During the reporting period, the Group officially launched its "A-free" bookkeeping services platform and targeted to develop "A-free" into the largest one-stop accounting & taxation services platform for small and micro enterprises.
Kingdee ERP Maintained Stable Progress with Increasing Demand from Large enterprises
In 2015, the Group's "ERP+" O2O solutions have established dynamic partnerships with well-known companies, including JD.com and S.F. Express, to develop applications for the mobile Internet market and launched an integrated management solution for SMEs. Kingdee has become the preeminent Cloud services and software brand for SMEs. During the reporting period, Kingdee was ranked No.1 in the SME software market in 2014, capturing the largest market share for 11 consecutive years.
During the reporting period, the Group actively expanded the coverage of high-value customers and achieved outstanding results. Kingdee won contracts from industry leading companies as well as large and medium-sized enterprises including Shanghai International Port, Huawei, Anta Sports and CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive. During the reporting period, the Group introduced its EAS solutions to financial industry and successfully signed contracts with a number of financial institutions including CMB International Capital Corporation (CMBI) and SPDB International. The revenue of EAS increased steadily by 11% and the revenue from the EAS centralized financial resource management solutions tripled from 2014.
Subsidiaries in Diversified Businesses with Leading Positions in Numerous Sectors in China
During the reporting period, the number of queries of Kuaidi 100, the largest query and services platform for express delivery and logistics in China, reached 13.5 billion. Individual business maintained a steady growth, while enterprise business recorded a robust gain.
Meanwhile, Kingdee launched many strategic initiatives, including the Mobile Internet hospital, foundation software, Express Data Cloud, Automobile 4S Cloud and Big Data Cloud Platform. Kingdee Medical signed contracts with 240 hospitals, with over 1.82 million users and the number of transactions reached over 3.2 million times; Kingdee and Xiamen ITG Group co-founded the Kingdee Automobile Network Technology Co. Ltd. Leveraging the combined strengths in technology and resources from both parties, the company will actively explore the opportunities for strategic cooperation in the automotive and other related fields; Kingdee Middleware launched the "Internet+ New-generation Software Infrastructure", integrating its core products to support the implementation of Big Data, Cloud computing, Internet of Things and smart cities. Kingdee Middleware actively promoted its standing in the self-control systems, supporting the industry to make continuous achievements in independent innovation and information security.
2015 saw Kingdee's launch of many strategic initiatives. The Group has also forged strategic partnerships with many industry giants including JD.com, Amazon, Kingsoft, Taiji and Guosen Securities. Additionally, it has established six mobile Internet companies, leveraging external investments to reshape the enterprise Cloud world.
Looking ahead, Mr. Robert Xu, Founder and CEO, commented, "In the wave of entrepreneurship and innovation by the general public, the Internet+ transformation is taking place across all industries with one common mission - Internet+ management, which will provide more opportunities to Kingdee. We will continue to invest in Kingdee Cloud business and upgrade our products and services. We firmly believe that Kingdee will not only be a provider of new generation management tools, but also a leading provider of value-added services for the next generation of enterprises. "
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About Kingdee International Software Group Corporation Limited
Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited ("Kingdee" or the "Group"; Stock Code: 00268.HK) was founded in 1993 and headquartered in Shenzhen, PRC. With "Let Data Drive Success" as its mission, "The Most Reliable Big Data Service Provider "as its vision and "Walk on ZHENGDAO (right track) and Walk by WANGDAO (noble way)" as its core values, "User-first, Small, Beauty, Fast" product and service philosophy, the Group provides software products and Cloud services to over 6 million corporates, hospitals and government organizations and over 60 million users worldwide. Kingdee International has been ranked by IDC as the leader in the SME ERP market in China for 11 consecutive years.
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