Fulfillment Expenses. Fulfillment expenses, which primarily include procurement,
warehousing, delivery, customer service and payment processing expenses, increased by 6.1% to RMB15.2 billion (US$2.1 billion) for the third quarter of 2023 from RMB14.4 billion for the third quarter of 2022. Fulfillment expenses as a
percentage of net revenues was 6.1% for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 5.9% for the same period last year. The increase was in relation to the adoption of lower threshold for free shipping services.
Marketing Expenses. Marketing expenses increased by 4.6% to RMB8.0 billion (US$1.1 billion) for the third quarter of 2023 from
RMB7.6 billion for the third quarter of 2022, marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 3.2% for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 3.1% for the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to the increased spending in
promotion activities.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses decreased by 7.8% to RMB3.8 billion
(US$0.5 billion) for the third quarter of 2023 from RMB4.1 billion for the third quarter of 2022. Research and development expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 1.5% for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 1.7% for the same period
last year.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased by 5.6% to RMB2.5 billion (US$0.3
billion) for the third quarter of 2023 from RMB2.6 billion for the third quarter of 2022. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues was 1.0% for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 1.1% for the same period last
year.
Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Income from Operations. Income from operations for the
third quarter of 2023 increased by 6.6% to RMB9.3 billion (US$1.3 billion) from RMB8.7 billion for the same period last year. Operating margin for the third quarter of 2023 was 3.8%, compared to 3.6% for the third quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP income from operations increased by 11.8% to RMB11.1 billion (US$1.5 billion) for the third quarter of 2023 from RMB9.9 billion for the third quarter of 2022.
Non-GAAP operating margin for the third quarter of 2023 was 4.5%, compared to 4.1% for the third quarter of 2022. Operating margin of JD Retail before unallocated items for the third quarter of 2023 was 5.2%,
maintained the same level as the third quarter of 2022.
Non-GAAP EBITDA. Non-GAAP EBITDA increased by 12.4% to RMB12.9 billion (US$1.8 billion) for the third quarter of 2023 from RMB11.5 billion for the third quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP
EBITDA margin for the third quarter of 2023 was 5.2%, compared to 4.7% for the third quarter of 2022.
Others, net. Other non-operating income was RMB1.8 billion (US$0.2 billion) for the third quarter of 2023, as compared to a loss of RMB0.8 billion for the third quarter of 2022. The change was primarily due to the decrease
in net losses arising from fair value change of investment securities.
Net Income Attributable to the
Companys Ordinary Shareholders and Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to the Companys Ordinary
Shareholders. Net income attributable to the companys ordinary shareholders for the third quarter of 2023 increased by 33.1% to RMB7.9 billion (US$1.1 billion) from RMB6.0 billion for the same period last year.
Net margin attributable to the companys ordinary shareholders for the third quarter of 2023 was 3.2%, compared to 2.4% for the third quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP net income attributable to the
companys ordinary shareholders for the third quarter of 2023 increased by 5.9% to RMB10.6 billion (US$1.5 billion) from RMB10.0 billion for the same period last year. Non-GAAP net margin
attributable to the companys ordinary shareholders for the third quarter of 2023 was 4.3%, compared to 4.1% for the third quarter of 2022.
Diluted EPS and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS. Diluted net income per ADS for the third quarter of 2023 increased
by 40.3% to RMB5.00 (US$0.69) from RMB3.57 for the third quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS for the third quarter of 2023 increased by 6.9% to RMB6.70 (US$0.92) from RMB6.27 for the third
quarter of 2022.
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