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BEIJING, November 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013.
Third Quarter 2013 Highlights[1]
[1] The U.S. dollar (USD) amounts disclosed in this press release, except for those transaction amounts that were actually settled in U.S. dollars, are presented solely for the convenience of the reader. The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into USD in this release is based on the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers in RMB per USD as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of September 30, 2013, which was RMB6.1200 to USD1.00. The percentages stated in this press release are calculated based on the RMB amounts. |
[2] As used in this press release, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company's shareholders and non-GAAP earnings per ADS are defined to exclude share-based compensation charge from operating profit, net income attributable to the Company's shareholders and earnings per ADS, respectively. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" at the end of this press release. |
[3] Each ADS represents five ordinary shares. |
"We are pleased to report an upbeat quarter as our top line increased by 18% from the previous quarter, exceeding the high end of our previous expectations, and our bottom line also achieved sequential growth of 50%," Mr. Robert Xiao, CEO of Perfect World commented. "The strong performance of the third quarter was primarily attributable to the solid revenue contribution from 'Swordsman Online' and 'Saint Seiya Online,' both of which were launched in China earlier this year."
"We remain committed to continuously developing and enhancing our competitive portfolio and pipeline. As part of our ongoing efforts to invigorate our existing portfolio, we released a number of expansion packs and content updates for our existing games. In addition, we launched 'Holy King,' a new 3D fantasy MMORPG adapted from the popular online novel of the same Chinese name, toward the end of the third quarter. Our web and mobile games are also developing well and some of them, such as our mobile game 'Return of the Condor Heroes' and web game 'Touch,' have received positive feedback from gamers. Moreover, our long-term prospects remain encouraging with a diverse lineup in our future pipeline. Our robust pipeline consists of a variety of attractive upcoming titles, such as the world-class title 'DOTA2,' our 3D MMORPG 'Legend of Condor Heroes,' and a number of web and mobile games. The highly-anticipated 'DOTA2' is currently under unlimited closed beta testing and is expected to be launched soon in China. We are also working on localizing 'Neverwinter,' a title that was developed by our U.S. subsidiary Cryptic Studios and successfully launched in North America and Europe, for its launch in China next year."
"The successful launch of 'Neverwinter' in North America and Europe exemplifies the competitive edge in our global R&D capabilities and the strength of our overseas subsidiaries, which are some of the key drivers for our business and important components of our globalization strategy. In addition, we keep strengthening our globalization strategy by launching and licensing our games in various markets through our overseas partners. With a geographic coverage of over 100 countries and regions worldwide and over a quarter of our total revenues generated overseas, our global network underpins our leading position among Chinese online gaming companies in overseas markets. This strength overseas, combined with our vast operational experience and solid R&D capabilities in China, make us well-positioned to cater to the varied preferences and tastes of game players around the world."
"As we look ahead, we are very excited by the outlook and growth opportunities in the gaming industry. As such, we recently announced agreements to invest in two leading gaming portals, namely TGBus.com and PTBus.com. By combining our expertise in game development with the deep understanding that these gaming portals have of the industry and of game players, we believe these strategic investments would create synergies and provide better support for our gaming business, and help us capture new growth opportunities in the broad spectrum of the future gaming industry."
Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results
Total Revenues
Total revenues were RMB833.3 million (USD136.2 million), compared with RMB708.5 million in the previous quarter and RMB695.8 million in the same quarter last year.
Online game operation revenues, which include both domestic and overseas online game operations, were RMB750.2 million (USD122.6 million), compared with RMB650.1 million in the previous quarter and RMB608.2 million in the same quarter last year. The sequential growth in online game operation revenues was primarily attributable to the strong performance of some of the Company's new games, including "Swordsman Online" and "Saint Seiya Online," which were recently launched in China.
The aggregate average concurrent users (ACU) for games under operation in mainland China was approximately 778,000, compared with 742,000 in the previous quarter and 601,000 in the same quarter last year. The increase from the previous quarter was mainly attributable to the strong performance of some of the Company's new games and existing games.
Licensing revenues were RMB39.1 million (USD6.4 million), compared with RMB31.5 million in the previous quarter and RMB39.0 million in the same quarter last year. The increase from the previous quarter was mainly attributable to some of the Company's recently-launched new games.
Other revenues were RMB44.0 million (USD7.2 million), compared with RMB26.9 million in the previous quarter and RMB48.6 million in the same quarter last year. The increase from the previous quarter was primarily associated with the increased installations of "Torchlight 2" following some promotional activities for this game in 3Q13. "Torchlight 2" is a popular pay-per-install game developed by Runic Games, the Company's majority-owned subsidiary based in the U.S.
Cost of Revenues
The cost of revenues was RMB194.3 million (USD31.8 million), compared with RMB173.5 million in the previous quarter and RMB128.9 million in the same quarter last year. The increase from the previous quarter was mainly due to increases in internet data center cost, royalty cost and sales-related taxes in connection with several of the Company's recently-launched new games.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit was RMB639.0 million (USD104.4 million), compared with RMB535.0 million in the previous quarter and RMB566.9 million in the same quarter last year. Gross margin was 76.7%, compared with 75.5% in the previous quarter and 81.5% in the same quarter last year.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were RMB528.5 million (USD86.4 million), compared with RMB468.0 million in the previous quarter and RMB457.5 million in the same quarter last year. The increase in operating expenses from the previous quarter was mainly due to increases in R&D expenses and sales and marketing expenses in 3Q13.
R&D expenses were RMB237.3 million (USD38.8 million), compared with RMB199.4 million in the previous quarter and RMB197.1 million in the same quarter last year. The increase from the previous quarter was primarily due to an increase in staff cost.
Sales and marketing expenses were RMB213.8 million (USD34.9 million), compared with RMB194.9 million in the previous quarter and RMB177.1 million in the same quarter last year. The increase from the previous quarter was primarily due to an increase in advertising and promotional expenses associated with several recently-launched new games.
General and administrative expenses were RMB77.5 million (USD12.7 million), compared with RMB73.6 million in the previous quarter and RMB83.3 million in the same quarter last year.
Operating Profit
Operating profit was RMB110.4 million (USD18.0 million), compared with RMB67.1 million in the previous quarter and RMB109.4 million in the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP operating profit was RMB131.0 million (USD21.4 million), compared with RMB84.2 million in the previous quarter and RMB127.5 million in the same quarter last year.
Total Other Income
Total other income was RMB26.6 million (USD4.4 million), compared with RMB33.5 million in the previous quarter and RMB16.1 million in the same quarter last year. Due to fluctuations in exchange rates, a foreign exchange loss was recognized in 3Q13 while a foreign exchange gain was recognized in the previous quarter.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was RMB14.1 million (USD2.3 million), compared with RMB20.2 million in the previous quarter and RMB29.1 million in the same quarter last year. The decrease from the previous quarter was primarily because some of the recently-launched new games are operated by some of the Company's controlled entities that enjoy a greater preferential tax treatment.
Net Income Attributable to the Company's Shareholders
Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB120.9 million (USD19.8 million), compared with RMB80.7 million in the previous quarter and RMB86.2 million in the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB141.5 million (USD23.1 million), compared with RMB97.8 million in the previous quarter and RMB104.3 million in the same quarter last year.
Basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB2.47 (USD0.40) and RMB2.41 (USD0.39), respectively, compared with RMB1.66 and RMB1.65, respectively, in the previous quarter, and RMB1.78 and RMB1.77, respectively, in the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB2.89 (USD0.47) and RMB2.82 (USD0.46), respectively, compared with RMB2.01 and RMB2.00, respectively, in the previous quarter, and RMB2.16 and RMB2.14, respectively, in the same quarter last year.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of September 30, 2013, the Company had RMB932.9 million (USD152.4 million) of cash and cash equivalents, compared with RMB1.0 billion as of June 30, 2013. The decrease was mainly due to the Company's short-term investments in certain structured deposits, and was partially offset by the net cash inflow generated from the Company's online game operations.
Recent Development
Entered into Definitive Agreements to Invest in Two Gaming Portals
In November 2013, the Company entered into definitive agreements to acquire 100% equity interest in Wuhu Huitian Shengshi Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("Wuhu Huitian") for approximately RMB255 million and a minority interest in Beijing Shouyou Daqu Technology Co., Ltd. ("Daqu") from Beijing Huitian Shengshi Technology Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Huitian") for approximately RMB40 million. Wuhu Huitian and Daqu run TGBus.com and PTBus.com, two leading Chinese gaming portals, respectively. Prior to Perfect World's investments, Wuhu Huitian and Beijing Huitian were ultimately controlled by an individual unrelated to Perfect World. Perfect World believes these investments would create synergies and provide better support for the Company's gaming business, and help capture new growth opportunities in the broad spectrum of the future gaming industry.
Business Outlook
Based on the Company's current operations, total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2013 are expected to be between RMB850 million and RMB892 million, representing an increase of 2% to 7% on a sequential basis. This takes into consideration the continued strength of some of the Company's flagship titles and recently-launched new games.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, this press release presents non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company's shareholders and non-GAAP earnings per ADS by excluding share-based compensation charge from operating profit, net income attributable to the Company's shareholders and earnings per ADS, respectively. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are important to help investors understand the Company's operating and financial performance, compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and assess the Company's core operating results, as they exclude certain expenses that are not expected to result in cash payments. The use of the above non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations. Share-based compensation charge has been and will continue to be incurred in the future and is not reflected in the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures, but should be considered in the overall evaluation of the Company's results. None of the non-GAAP measures is a measure of net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, operating profit, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of its share-based compensation charge in the reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, which should be considered when evaluating the Company's performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure are set forth at the end of this release.
Conference Call
Perfect World will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time on Monday, November 25, 2013 (9:00am Beijing time on Tuesday, November 26, 2013).
Dial-in numbers for the live conference call are as follows: | |
- U.S. Toll Free Number | 1-855-298-3404 |
- International Dial-in Number | +61-2-8524-5042 |
- Mainland China Toll Free Number | 4001-200-539 |
- Hong Kong Toll Free Number | 800-905-927 |
- U.K. Toll Free Number | 0800-015-9725 |
Conference ID: PWRD | |
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Perfect World's website at http://www.pwrd.com.
A telephone replay of the call will be available beginning two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through 11:59pm Eastern Time, December 3, 2013.
Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows: | |
- U.S. Toll Free Number | 1-866-846-0868 |
- International Dial-in Number | +61-2-9641-7900 |
Conference ID: 8858520 | |
About Perfect World Co., Ltd. (http://www.pwrd.com)
Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) is a leading online game developer and operator based in China. Perfect World primarily develops online games based on proprietary game engines and game development platforms. Perfect World's strong technology and creative game design capabilities, combined with extensive knowledge and experiences in the online game market, enable it to frequently and promptly introduce popular games designed to cater changing customer preferences and market trends. Perfect World's current portfolio of self-developed online games includes massively multiplayer online role playing games ("MMORPGs"): "Perfect World," "Legend of Martial Arts," "Perfect World II," "Zhu Xian," "Chi Bi," "Pocketpet Journey West," "Battle of the Immortals," "Fantasy Zhu Xian," "Forsaken World," "Dragon Excalibur," "Empire of the Immortals," "Return of the Condor Heroes," "Saint Seiya Online," "Swordsman Online" and "Holy King;" an online casual game: "Hot Dance Party;" and a number of web games and mobile games. While a majority of the revenues are generated in China, Perfect World operates its games in North America, Europe, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia through its own subsidiaries. Perfect World's games have also been licensed to leading game operators in a number of countries and regions in Asia, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and the Russian Federation and other Russian speaking territories. Perfect World intends to continue to explore new and innovative business models and is committed to maximizing shareholder value over time.
Safe Harbor Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute forward-looking statements under 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, the management's quotations and "Business Outlook" contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, Perfect World's limited operating history, its ability to develop and operate new games that are commercially successful, the growth of the online game market and the continuing market acceptance of its games and in-game items in China and elsewhere, its ability to protect intellectual property rights, its ability to respond to competitive pressure, its ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, changes of the regulatory environment in China, and economic slowdown in China and/or elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Perfect World's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of November 25, 2013, and Perfect World does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.
For further information, please contact
Perfect World Co., Ltd.
Vivien Wang - Vice President, Capital Market & Corporate Communications
Joanne Deng - Associate Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86-10-5780-5700
Fax: +86-10-5780-5713
Email: ir@pwrd.com
http://www.pwrd.com
Christensen Investor Relations
Patty Bruner
Tel: +1-480-614-3036
Fax: +1-480-614-3033
Email: pbruner@christensenir.com
Jung Chang
Tel: +852-2117-0861
Fax: +852-2117-0869
Email: jchang@christensenir.com
Perfect World Co., Ltd. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||
December 31, | September 30, | September 30, | |||
2012 | 2013 | 2013 | |||
RMB | RMB | USD | |||
Assets | |||||
Current assets | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 799,632,647 | 932,935,215 | 152,440,395 | ||
Restricted cash and time deposits | 891,462,180 | 226,100,000 | 36,944,444 | ||
Short-term investments | 1,508,884,886 | 1,553,813,091 | 253,891,028 | ||
Accounts receivable, net | 110,286,428 | 131,899,760 | 21,552,248 | ||
Due from related parties | 7,542,600 | 5,371,166 | 877,642 | ||
Prepayment and other assets | 156,083,903 | 209,335,691 | 34,205,178 | ||
Deferred tax assets | 41,585,847 | 30,617,195 | 5,002,810 | ||
Total current assets | 3,515,478,491 | 3,090,072,118 | 504,913,745 | ||
Non current assets | |||||
Equity investments | 227,832,057 | 433,118,011 | 70,770,917 | ||
Time deposits | 51,465,395 | 106,590,295 | 17,416,715 | ||
Restricted time deposits | 7,814,450 | 7,656,434 | 1,251,051 | ||
Property, equipment, and software, net | 1,206,485,419 | 1,361,906,770 | 222,533,786 | ||
Construction in progress | 20,326,428 | 5,939,448 | 970,498 | ||
Intangible assets, net | 229,013,555 | 271,616,605 | 44,381,798 | ||
Goodwill | 408,829,417 | 409,742,380 | 66,951,369 | ||
Prepayments and other assets | 87,332,624 | 108,260,356 | 17,689,601 | ||
Deferred tax assets | 42,427,797 | 43,890,131 | 7,171,590 | ||
Total assets | 5,797,005,633 | 5,838,792,548 | 954,051,070 | ||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | |||||
Current liabilities | |||||
Accounts payable | 70,696,803 | 115,594,087 | 18,887,923 | ||
Short-term bank loans | 747,974,500 | 215,180,000 | 35,160,131 | ||
Advances from customers | 133,949,512 | 102,073,705 | 16,678,710 | ||
Salary and welfare payable | 232,137,936 | 195,257,255 | 31,904,780 | ||
Taxes payable | 49,898,625 | 62,054,218 | 10,139,578 | ||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 58,016,741 | 108,933,468 | 17,799,586 | ||
Due to related parties | 150,000 | 17,789,750 | 2,906,822 | ||
Deferred revenues | 365,705,044 | 613,545,619 | 100,252,552 | ||
Deferred tax liabilities | 61,219,290 | 72,672,425 | 11,874,579 | ||
Deferred government grants | 458,287 | 5,100,000 | 833,333 | ||
Total current liabilities | 1,720,206,738 | 1,508,200,527 | 246,437,994 | ||
Non current liabilities | |||||
Deferred revenues | 56,503,584 | 52,390,678 | 8,560,568 | ||
Deferred tax liabilities | 6,875,864 | 5,306,351 | 867,051 | ||
Other long-term liabilities | 1,619,438 | 1,620,921 | 264,856 | ||
Total liabilities | 1,785,205,624 | 1,567,518,477 | 256,130,469 | ||
Shareholders' Equity | |||||
Ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value, 10,000,000,000 | 193,960 | 196,463 | 32,102 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 329,804,508 | 422,177,463 | 68,983,246 | ||
Statutory reserves | 272,938,726 | 287,775,726 | 47,022,177 | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (80,543,186) | (125,803,965) | (20,556,203) | ||
Retained earnings | 3,466,189,747 | 3,646,833,972 | 595,887,904 | ||
Total Perfect World Shareholders' Equity | 3,988,583,755 | 4,231,179,659 | 691,369,226 | ||
Non-controlling interests | 23,216,254 | 40,094,412 | 6,551,375 | ||
Total Shareholders' Equity | 4,011,800,009 | 4,271,274,071 | 697,920,601 | ||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | 5,797,005,633 | 5,838,792,548 | 954,051,070 | ||
Perfect World Co., Ltd. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||
Three months ended | |||||||
September 30, | June 30, | September 30, | September 30, | ||||
2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | ||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD | ||||
Revenues | |||||||
Online game operation revenues | 608,210,956 | 650,106,240 | 750,200,986 | 122,581,860 | |||
Licensing revenues | 38,967,837 | 31,489,188 | 39,078,354 | 6,385,352 | |||
Other revenues | 48,630,435 | 26,931,191 | 44,009,865 | 7,191,154 | |||
Total Revenues | 695,809,228 | 708,526,619 | 833,289,205 | 136,158,366 | |||
Cost of revenues | (128,875,426) | (173,504,663) | (194,334,593) | (31,754,018) | |||
Gross profit | 566,933,802 | 535,021,956 | 638,954,612 | 104,404,348 | |||
Operating expenses | |||||||
Research and development expenses | (197,110,698) | (199,392,117) | (237,289,335) | (38,772,767) | |||
Sales and marketing expenses | (177,135,483) | (194,941,687) | (213,794,957) | (34,933,817) | |||
General and administrative expenses | (83,270,255) | (73,620,386) | (77,451,021) | (12,655,396) | |||
Total operating expenses | (457,516,436) | (467,954,190) | (528,535,313) | (86,361,980) | |||
Operating profit | 109,417,366 | 67,067,766 | 110,419,299 | 18,042,368 | |||
Other income / (expenses) | |||||||
Share of loss from equity investments | (4,430,549) | (3,308,864) | (4,551,283) | (743,674) | |||
Interest income | 19,169,167 | 21,266,383 | 22,256,424 | 3,636,671 | |||
Interest expense | (5,345,876) | (1,645,346) | (1,029,198) | (168,170) | |||
Others, net | 6,695,488 | 17,198,395 | 9,966,400 | 1,628,497 | |||
Total other income | 16,088,230 | 33,510,568 | 26,642,343 | 4,353,324 | |||
Profit before tax | 125,505,596 | 100,578,334 | 137,061,642 | 22,395,692 | |||
Income tax expense | (29,077,514) | (20,201,537) | (14,108,543) | (2,305,317) | |||
Net Income | 96,428,082 | 80,376,797 | 122,953,099 | 20,090,375 | |||
Net (income) / loss attributable to the non-controlling interests | (10,269,331) | 365,981 | (2,038,077) | (333,019) | |||
Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders | 86,158,751 | 80,742,778 | 120,915,022 | 19,757,356 | |||
Net earnings per ordinary share, basic | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.08 | |||
Net earnings per ordinary share, diluted | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.08 | |||
Net earnings per ADS, basic | 1.78 | 1.66 | 2.47 | 0.40 | |||
Net earnings per ADS, diluted | 1.77 | 1.65 | 2.41 | 0.39 | |||
Shares used in calculating basic net earnings per ordinary share | 241,622,487 | 243,080,784 | 244,382,546 | 244,382,546 | |||
Shares used in calculating diluted net earnings per ordinary share | 243,269,476 | 245,014,367 | 251,156,777 | 251,156,777 | |||
Total share-based compensation cost included in: | |||||||
Cost of revenues | (1,130,569) | (820,454) | (836,815) | (136,734) | |||
Research and development expenses | (8,598,468) | (7,737,877) | (9,289,947) | (1,517,965) | |||
Sales and marketing expenses | (2,730,279) | (2,748,356) | (3,270,968) | (534,472) | |||
General and administrative expenses | (5,652,702) | (5,792,385) | (7,167,748) | (1,171,201) | |||
Perfect World Co., Ltd. Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results | |||||||
Three months ended | |||||||
September 30, | June 30, | September 30, | September 30, | ||||
2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | ||||
RMB | RMB | RMB | USD | ||||
GAAP operating profit | 109,417,366 | 67,067,766 | 110,419,299 | 18,042,368 | |||
Share-based compensation charge | 18,112,018 | 17,099,072 | 20,565,478 | 3,360,372 | |||
Non-GAAP operating profit | 127,529,384 | 84,166,838 | 130,984,777 | 21,402,740 | |||
GAAP net income attributable to the | 86,158,751 | 80,742,778 | 120,915,022 | 19,757,356 | |||
Share-based compensation charge | 18,112,018 | 17,099,072 | 20,565,478 | 3,360,372 | |||
Non-GAAP net income attributable to the | 104,270,769 | 97,841,850 | 141,480,500 | 23,117,728 | |||
GAAP net earnings per ADS | |||||||
- Basic | 1.78 | 1.66 | 2.47 | 0.40 | |||
- Diluted | 1.77 | 1.65 | 2.41 | 0.39 | |||
Non-GAAP net earnings per ADS | |||||||
- Basic | 2.16 | 2.01 | 2.89 | 0.47 | |||
- Diluted | 2.14 | 2.00 | 2.82 | 0.46 | |||
ADSs used in calculating net earnings per ADS | |||||||
- Basic | 48,324,497 | 48,616,157 | 48,876,509 | 48,876,509 | |||
- Diluted | 48,653,895 | 49,002,873 | 50,231,355 | 50,231,355 | |||
