UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2024
Commission File Number: 001-34900
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
5/F, Tower B, Heying Center
Xiaoying West Street, Haidian District
Beijing 100085
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TAL Education Group | |||
| By: | /s/ Alex Zhuangzhuang Peng | ||
| Name: Alex Zhuangzhuang Peng | |||
| Title: President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: October 24, 2024
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.2 – Notice of Annual General Meeting
Exhibit 99.1
TAL Education Group Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the
Second Fiscal Quarter Ended August 31, 2024
and Issues Notice of Annual General Meeting
(Beijing–October 24, 2024)—TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) (“TAL” or the “Company”), a smart learning solutions provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended August 31, 2024 and issued notice of Annual General Meeting.
Highlights for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025
| - | Net revenues were US$619.4 million, compared to net revenues of US$411.9 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Income from operations was US$47.6 million, compared to income from operations of US$31.8 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$64.5 million, compared to non-GAAP income from operations of US$52.7 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Net income attributable to TAL was US$57.4 million, compared to net income attributable to TAL of US$37.9 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$74.3 million, compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$58.8 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Basic and diluted net income per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) were both US$0.09. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were both US$0.12. Three ADSs represent one Class A common share. |
| - | Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled US$3,454.3 million as of August 31, 2024, compared to US$3,303.3 million as of February 29, 2024. |
Highlights for the Six Months Ended August 31, 2024
| - | Net revenues were US$1,033.5 million, compared to net revenues of US$687.4 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Income from operations was US$30.3 million, compared to loss from operations of US$26.0 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$65.4 million, compared to non-GAAP income from operations of US$20.4 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Net income attributable to TAL was US$68.8 million, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$7.1 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$103.9 million, compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$39.3 million in the same period of the prior year. |
| - | Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both US$0.11. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were both US$0.17. |
Financial Data——Second Quarter and First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2025
(In US$ thousands, except per ADS data and percentages)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| August 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | Pct. Change | ||||||||||
| Net revenues | 411,931 | 619,361 | 50.4 | % | ||||||||
| Income from operations | 31,790 | 47,622 | 49.8 | % | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP income from operations | 52,673 | 64,520 | 22.5 | % | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to TAL | 37,902 | 57,431 | 51.5 | % | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL | 58,785 | 74,329 | 26.4 | % | ||||||||
| Net income per ADS attributable to TAL – basic | 0.06 | 0.09 | 50.6 | % | ||||||||
| Net income per ADS attributable to TAL – diluted | 0.06 | 0.09 | 50.7 | % | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to TAL – basic | 0.10 | 0.12 | 25.7 | % | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to TAL – diluted | 0.10 | 0.12 | 25.8 | % | ||||||||
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| August 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | Pct. Change | ||||||||||
| Net revenues | 687,371 | 1,033,548 | 50.4 | % | ||||||||
| (Loss)/Income from operations | (25,983 | ) | 30,292 | (216.6 | )% | |||||||
| Non-GAAP income from operations | 20,413 | 65,396 | 220.4 | % | ||||||||
| Net (loss)/income attributable to TAL | (7,135 | ) | 68,833 | (1,064.7 | )% | |||||||
| Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL | 39,261 | 103,937 | 164.7 | % | ||||||||
| Net (loss)/income per ADS attributable to TAL – basic | (0.01 | ) | 0.11 | (1,085.2 | )% | |||||||
| Net (loss)/income per ADS attributable to TAL – diluted | (0.01 | ) | 0.11 | (1,068.4 | )% | |||||||
| Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to TAL – basic | 0.06 | 0.17 | 170.3 | % | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to TAL – diluted | 0.06 | 0.17 | 169.9 | % | ||||||||
"In this quarter we achieved year-on-year revenue growth of 50.4%. AI learning device was one of the faster growing business lines. We are excited about the opportunity to provide for our customers more accessibility to quality learning contents through these AI-power devices," said Alex Peng, TAL’s President & Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Peng added: "As for learning services, we will prudently manage our learning center network, balancing operating efficiency and growth rate. Our primary objective for learning service is to offer quality learning experience to our learners both online and offline."
Financial Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025
Net Revenues
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, TAL reported net revenues of US$619.4 million, representing a 50.4% increase from US$411.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Operating Costs and Expenses
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, operating costs and expenses were US$572.0 million, representing a 49.5% increase from US$382.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$555.1 million, representing a 53.4% increase from US$361.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Cost of revenues increased by 59.8% to US$270.6 million from US$169.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP cost of revenues, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 60.7% to US$268.8 million, from US$167.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Selling and marketing expenses increased by 56.4% to US$181.9 million from US$116.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 61.6% to US$177.9 million, from US$110.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
General and administrative expenses increased by 23.1% to US$119.5 million from US$97.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 28.3% to US$108.3 million, from US$84.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Total share-based compensation expenses allocated to the related operating costs and expenses decreased by 19.1% to US$16.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 from US$20.9 million in the same period of fiscal year 2024.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased by 43.8% to US$348.7 million from US$242.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Income/(Loss) from Operations
Income from operations was US$47.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to income from operations of US$31.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$64.5 million, compared to Non-GAAP income from operations of US$52.7 million in the same period of the prior year.
Other Income/(Expense)
Other income was US$20.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to other income of US$5.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments
Impairment loss on Long-term investment was US$4.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to US$30.8 million for the same period of fiscal year 2024.
Income Tax Benefit/(Expense)
Income tax expense was US$25.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to US$10.0 million of income tax benefit in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Net Income/(Loss) attributable to TAL Education Group
Net income attributable to TAL was US$57.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to net income attributable to TAL of US$37.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$74.3 million, compared to Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL of US$58.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Basic and Diluted Net Income/(Loss) per ADS
Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both US$0.09 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were both US$0.12 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Cash Flow
Net cash used in operating activities for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was US$0.6 million.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments
As of August 31, 2024, the Company had US$2,085.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and US$1,368.4 million of short-term investments, compared to US$2,208.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and US$1,094.6 million of short-term investments as of February 29, 2024.
Deferred Revenue
As of August 31, 2024, the Company’s deferred revenue balance was US$517.6 million, compared to US$428.3 million as of February 29, 2024.
Financial Results for the First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2025
Net Revenues
For the first six months of fiscal year 2025, TAL reported net revenues of US$1,033.5 million, representing a 50.4% increase from US$687.4 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
Operating Costs and Expenses
In the first six months of fiscal year 2025, operating costs and expenses were US$1,004.1 million, representing a 38.5% increase from US$724.8 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were US$969.0 million, representing a 42.8% increase from US$678.5 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
Cost of revenues increased by 52.4% to US$470.6 million from US$308.9 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP cost of revenues, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 53.2% to US$466.5 million from US$304.4 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
Selling and marketing expenses increased by 42.3% to US$304.3 million from US$213.9 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 47.7% to US$296.0 million from US$200.4 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
General and administrative expenses increased by 13.4% to US$229.2 million from US$202.0 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, increased by 18.9% to US$206.6 million from US$173.7 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
Total share-based compensation expenses allocated to the related operating costs and expenses decreased by 24.3% to US$35.1 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2025 from US$46.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2024.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased by 48.7% to US$562.9 million from US$378.5 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
Income/(Loss) from Operations
Income from operations was US$30.3 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2025, compared to loss from operations of US$26.0 million in the same period of the prior year. Non-GAAP income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$65.4 million, compared to US$20.4 million Non-GAAP income from operations in the same period of the prior year.
Other Income/(Expense)
Other income was US$33.6 million for the first six months of fiscal year 2025, compared to other expense of US$1.8 million in the same period of the prior year.
Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments
Impairment loss on long-term investments was US$8.7 million for the first six months of fiscal year 2025, compared to US$30.8 million for the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
Income Tax Benefit/(Expense)
Income tax expense was US$27.9 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2025, compared to US$6.5 million of income tax benefit in the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to TAL Education Group
Net income attributable to TAL was US$68.8 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2025, compared to net loss attributable to TAL of US$7.1 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2024. Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, was US$103.9 million, compared to US$39.3 million Non-GAAP income attributable to TAL in the same period of the prior year.
Cash Flow
Net cash provided by operating activities for the first six months of fiscal year 2025 was US$246.2 million.
Basic and Diluted Net Income/(Loss) per ADS
Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both US$0.11 in the first six months of fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were both US$0.17 in the first six months of fiscal year 2025.
Share Repurchase
In April 2024, the Company’s board of directors authorized to extend its share repurchase program launched in April 2021 by 12 months. Pursuant to the extended share repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to approximately US$503.8 million of its common shares through April 30, 2025. As of August 31, 2024, the Company has repurchased 499,933 common shares at an aggregate consideration of approximately US$13.1 million under the share repurchase program.
TAL to Hold Annual General Meeting on November 15, 2024
The Company announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders (the “AGM”) at TAL Building No.1, Courtyard No. 9, Qixin Middle Street, Changping District, Beijing, China, on November 15, 2024 at 3:00PM (Beijing time). No proposal will be submitted to shareholders for approval at the AGM. Instead, the AGM will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs to discuss Company’s affairs with management.
The board of directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on November 4, 2024 (Eastern Standard Time) as the record date (the “Record Date”). Holders of record of the Company’s common shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of the AGM and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the AGM in person.
The notice of the AGM is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.100tal.com/. The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F (the “Annual Report”), which includes the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s Annual Report can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of its website at https://ir.100tal.com, as well as on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its financial results for the second fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended August 31, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 24, 2024 (8:00 p.m. Beijing time on October 24, 2024).
Please note that you will need to pre-register for conference call participation at https://register.vevent.com/register/BIb77ca114970c4bd1bfe7d1770af84eac.
Upon registration, you will receive an email containing participant dial-in numbers and unique Direct Event Passcode. This information will allow you to gain immediate access to the call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of TAL's website at https://ir.100tal.com/.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, TAL Education Group’s strategic and operational plans contain forward-looking statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company’s ability to continue to provide competitive learning services and products; the Company’s ability to continue to recruit, train and retain talents; the Company’s ability to improve the content of current course offerings and develop new courses; the Company’s ability to maintain and enhance its brand; the Company’s ability to maintain and continue to improve its teaching results; and the Company’s ability to compete effectively against its competitors. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s reports filed with, or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and TAL Education Group undertakes no duty to update such information or any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
About TAL Education Group
TAL Education Group is a smart learning solutions provider in China. The acronym “TAL” stands for “Tomorrow Advancing Life”, which reflects our vision to promote top learning opportunities for students through both high-quality teaching and content, as well as leading edge application of technology in the education experience. TAL Education Group offers comprehensive learning solutions to students from all ages through diversified class formats. Our learning solutions mainly cover enrichment learnings programs and some academic subjects in and out of China. Our ADSs trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TAL”.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating its business, TAL considers and uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC as supplemental metrics to review and assess its operating performance: non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, non-GAAP cost of revenues, non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL, non-GAAP basic and non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS. To present each of these non-GAAP measures, the Company excludes share-based compensation expenses. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures” set forth at the end of this release.
TAL believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. TAL believes that both management and investors benefit from these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to TAL’s historical performance and liquidity. TAL computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and from period to period. TAL believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using non-GAAP measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation charges that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in the Company’s business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.
For further information, please contact:
Jackson Ding
Investor Relations
TAL Education Group
Tel: +86 10 5292 6669-8809
Email: ir@tal.com
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
As
of | As
of | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,208,756 | $ | 2,085,891 | ||||
| Restricted cash-current | 167,656 | 251,072 | ||||||
| Short-term investments | 1,094,593 | 1,368,446 | ||||||
| Inventory | 68,328 | 82,372 | ||||||
| Amounts due from related parties-current | 343 | 394 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 159,498 | 167,538 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 3,699,174 | 3,955,713 | ||||||
| Restricted cash-non-current | 81,064 | 43,991 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 405,319 | 463,595 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 4,620 | 4,061 | ||||||
| Rental deposits | 16,947 | 20,406 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 1,988 | 1,848 | ||||||
| Land use rights, net | 189,049 | 189,763 | ||||||
| Amounts due from related parties-non-current | 59 | 60 | ||||||
| Long-term investments | 284,266 | 299,330 | ||||||
| Long-term prepayments and other non-current assets | 14,359 | 25,585 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 231,104 | 336,573 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 4,927,949 | $ | 5,340,925 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 127,321 | $ | 167,317 | ||||
| Deferred revenue-current | 400,286 | 485,391 | ||||||
| Amounts due to related parties-current | 96 | 111 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 491,911 | 555,292 | ||||||
| Short-term debt | - | 6,347 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 62,604 | 79,584 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,082,218 | 1,294,042 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue-non-current | 27,993 | 32,171 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 2,360 | 3,662 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion | 176,614 | 262,357 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 1,289,185 | 1,592,232 | ||||||
| Equity | ||||||||
| Class A common shares | 152 | 153 | ||||||
| Class B common shares | 49 | 49 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 4,256,957 | 4,264,582 | ||||||
| Statutory reserve | 165,138 | 164,490 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (694,270 | ) | (624,789 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (65,928 | ) | (46,630 | ) | ||||
| Total TAL Education Group's equity | 3,662,098 | 3,757,855 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | (23,334 | ) | (9,162 | ) | ||||
| Total equity | 3,638,764 | 3,748,693 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 4,927,949 | $ | 5,340,925 | ||||
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share, ADS, per share and per ADS data)
| For the Three Months Ended August 31, | For the Six Months Ended August 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 411,931 | $ | 619,361 | $ | 687,371 | $ | 1,033,548 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues (note 1) | 169,382 | 270,632 | 308,895 | 470,640 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 242,549 | 348,729 | 378,476 | 562,908 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (note 1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 116,268 | 181,900 | 213,925 | 304,328 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 97,106 | 119,499 | 202,029 | 229,181 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 213,374 | 301,399 | 415,954 | 533,509 | ||||||||||||
| Government subsidies | 2,615 | 292 | 11,495 | 893 | ||||||||||||
| Income/(loss) from operations | 31,790 | 47,622 | (25,983 | ) | 30,292 | |||||||||||
| Interest income, net | 20,976 | 20,397 | 43,957 | 42,919 | ||||||||||||
| Other income/(expense) | 5,032 | 20,466 | (1,813 | ) | 33,617 | |||||||||||
| Impairment loss on long-term investments | (30,761 | ) | (4,925 | ) | (30,761 | ) | (8,692 | ) | ||||||||
| Income/(loss) before income tax benefit/(expense) and income/(loss) from equity method investments | 27,037 | 83,560 | (14,600 | ) | 98,136 | |||||||||||
| Income tax benefit/(expense) | 10,018 | (25,635 | ) | 6,499 | (27,930 | ) | ||||||||||
| Income/(loss) from equity method investments | 779 | (587 | ) | 708 | (1,572 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) | 37,834 | 57,338 | (7,393 | ) | 68,634 | |||||||||||
| Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 68 | 93 | 258 | 199 | ||||||||||||
| Total net income/(loss) attributable to TAL Education Group | $ | 37,902 | $ | 57,431 | $ | (7,135 | ) | $ | 68,833 | |||||||
| Net income/(loss) per common share | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.28 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.34 | |||||||
| Diluted | 0.19 | 0.28 | (0.03 | ) | 0.34 | |||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) per ADS (note 2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.11 | |||||||
| Diluted | 0.06 | 0.09 | (0.01 | ) | 0.11 | |||||||||||
| Weighted average shares used in calculating net income/(loss) per common share | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 200,565,383 | 201,768,916 | 205,942,678 | 201,668,024 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 203,859,192 | 204,949,839 | 205,942,678 | 205,166,141 | ||||||||||||
Note1: Share-based compensation expenses are included in the operating costs and expenses as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| August 31, | August 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $ | 2,081 | $ | 1,793 | $ | 4,490 | $ | 4,155 | ||||||||
| Selling and marketing expenses | 6,134 | 3,953 | 13,562 | 8,328 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 12,668 | 11,152 | 28,344 | 22,621 | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 20,883 | $ | 16,898 | $ | 46,396 | $ | 35,104 | ||||||||
Note 2: Three ADSs represent one Class A common Share.
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
Comprehensive income/(loss)
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
For
the Three Months Ended | For
the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) | $ | 37,834 | $ | 57,338 | $ | (7,393 | ) | $ | 68,634 | |||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax | (20,782 | ) | 24,744 | (44,595 | ) | 17,164 | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income/(loss) | 17,052 | 82,082 | (51,988 | ) | 85,798 | |||||||||||
| Add: Comprehensive (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (452 | ) | 2,378 | (913 | ) | 2,333 | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to TAL Education Group | $ | 16,600 | $ | 84,460 | $ | (52,901 | ) | $ | 88,131 | |||||||
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
Cash flows
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
| For the Three Months Ended August 31, | For the Six Months Ended August 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities | $ | (42,721 | ) | $ | (576 | ) | $ | 82,795 | $ | 246,217 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | 181,887 | (193,669 | ) | 342,802 | (318,304 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (82,271 | ) | (6,799 | ) | (233,508 | ) | (6,794 | ) | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | (5,406 | ) | 3,576 | (9,916 | ) | 2,359 | ||||||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 51,489 | (197,468 | ) | 182,173 | (76,522 | ) | ||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of period | $ | 2,425,591 | $ | 2,578,422 | $ | 2,294,907 | $ | 2,457,476 | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period | $ | 2,477,080 | $ | 2,380,954 | $ | 2,477,080 | $ | 2,380,954 | ||||||||
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most Comparable GAAP Measures
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share, ADS, per share and per ADS data)
For the Three Months
Ended | For the
Six Months Ended August 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $ | 169,382 | $ | 270,632 | $ | 308,895 | $ | 470,640 | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in cost of revenues | 2,081 | 1,793 | 4,490 | 4,155 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP cost of revenues | 167,301 | 268,839 | 304,405 | 466,485 | ||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing expenses | 116,268 | 181,900 | 213,925 | 304,328 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in selling and marketing expenses | 6,134 | 3,953 | 13,562 | 8,328 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses | 110,134 | 177,947 | 200,363 | 296,000 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 97,106 | 119,499 | 202,029 | 229,181 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in general and administrative expenses | 12,668 | 11,152 | 28,344 | 22,621 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses | 84,438 | 108,347 | 173,685 | 206,560 | ||||||||||||
| Operating costs and expenses | 382,756 | 572,031 | 724,849 | 1,004,149 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense in operating costs and expenses | 20,883 | 16,898 | 46,396 | 35,104 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses | 361,873 | 555,133 | 678,453 | 969,045 | ||||||||||||
| Income/(loss) from operations | 31,790 | 47,622 | (25,983 | ) | 30,292 | |||||||||||
| Share based compensation expenses | 20,883 | 16,898 | 46,396 | 35,104 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP income from operations (note 3) | 52,673 | 64,520 | 20,413 | 65,396 | ||||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) attributable to TAL Education Group | 37,902 | 57,431 | (7,135 | ) | 68,833 | |||||||||||
| Share based compensation expenses | 20,883 | 16,898 | 46,396 | 35,104 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income attributable to TAL Education Group (note 3) | $ | 58,785 | $ | 74,329 | $ | 39,261 | $ | 103,937 | ||||||||
| Net income/(loss) per ADS | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.11 | |||||||
| Diluted | 0.06 | 0.09 | (0.01 | ) | 0.11 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Net income per ADS | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.17 | ||||||||
| Diluted | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.17 | ||||||||||||
| ADSs used in calculating net income/(loss) per ADS | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 601,696,149 | 605,306,748 | 617,828,034 | 605,004,072 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 611,577,576 | 614,849,517 | 617,828,034 | 615,498,423 | ||||||||||||
| ADSs used in calculating Non-GAAP net income per ADS | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 601,696,149 | 605,306,748 | 617,828,034 | 605,004,072 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 611,577,576 | 614,849,517 | 627,500,331 | 615,498,423 | ||||||||||||
Note 3: The tax effect of share-based compensation expenses was immaterial in the second quarter and in the first six months of fiscal year 2025.
Exhibit 99.2
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NYSE Ticker: TAL)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
to be held on November 15, 2024
(or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (the “AGM”) of TAL Education Group (the “Company”) will be held at TAL Building No.1, Courtyard No. 9, Qixin Middle Street, Changping District, Beijing, China at 3:00 p.m. (Beijing time) on November 15, 2024. No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the AGM. Instead, the AGM will serve as an open forum for shareholders to discuss Company affairs with management. The chairman of the AGM will conduct and lead the AGM and may accept questions from shareholders at his sole and absolute discretion.
The board of directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on November 4, 2024 (Eastern Standard Time) as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and attend the AGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of record of our common shares, par value US$0.001 per share (the “Common Shares”), at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the AGM and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person.
Holders of the Common Shares may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F, free of charge, from the Company’s website at http://en.100tal.com/investor, from the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov, or by contacting TAL Education Group, TAL Building No.1, Courtyard No. 9, Qixin Middle Street, Changping District, Beijing, China, Telephone: +86 10-5292-6669, Email: ir@tal.com.
| By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
| TAL Education Group | |
| /s/ Bangxin Zhang | |
| Bangxin Zhang | |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Beijing, China, October 24, 2024 |