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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 September 2023

 

 Commission File Number: 001-39738

 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Guang Hua Road, No 2, Tower D, Floor B1
Chaoyang District, Beijing

People’s Republic of China, 100026

(Address of principal executive office)

 

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   ☒     Form 40-F   ☐

 

 

 

 


 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This current report on Form 6-K (“this report” or “this Form 6-K”) and all the exhibits hereto are incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form F-3 of Ucommune International Ltd (the “Company”) (File No. 333-257664) which was declared effective on July 22, 2022 and Form F-3 of the Company (File No. 333-266899) which was declared effective on September 20, 2022 and shall be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Notes for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2023
99.2   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in connection with the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

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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.

 

  UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
   
  By: /s/ Xin Guan
  Name: Xin Guan
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 

Date: September 20, 2023

 

[Signature Page to Form 6-K]

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD

 

Index to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

Contents   Pages
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)   F-2 – F-4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023   F-5 – F-6
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023   F-7
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023   F-8
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023   F-9
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   F-10

 

F-1


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

    As of
December 31,
    As of
June 30,
 
    2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB     USD  
          (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
ASSETS                  
Current assets:                  
Cash and cash equivalents     53,245       58,274       8,036  
Short-term investments     7,720       4,300       593  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of RMB22,281 and RMB33,995 as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, respectively     203,636       132,164       18,226  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net     78,715       87,575       12,077  
Amounts due from related parties, current     21,640       26,999       3,723  
Total current assets     364,956       309,312       42,655  
                         
Non-current assets                        
Long-term investments     22,231       55,980       7,720  
Property and equipment, net     131,325       88,765       12,241  
Right-of-use assets, net     319,263       204,298       28,174  
Intangible assets, net     3,885       2,375       328  
Rental deposit     18,588       8,755       1,207  
Long-term prepaid expenses     72,135      
     
 
Amounts due from related parties, non-current     158      
     
 
Other assets, non-current     105,825       80,000       11,033  
Total non-current assets     673,410       440,173       60,703  
TOTAL ASSETS     1,038,366       749,485       103,358  

 

F-2


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS — (Continued)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

    As of
December 31,
    As of
June 30,
 
    2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB     USD  
          (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                  
Current liabilities:                  
Short-term borrowings     790       790       109  
Long-term borrowings, current portion     4,502       2,674       369  
Accounts payable     279,679       234,852       32,388  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     229,880       181,205       24,990  
Amounts due to related parties, current     41,234       16,830       2,321  
Deferred workspace membership fee     24,536       25,762       3,553  
Contract liabilities     11,715       12,974       1,789  
Income taxes payable     5,259       5,295       730  
Deferred subsidy income     5,869       4,967       685  
Convertible bond     17,464       8,774       1,210  
Put option liabilities     369       159       22  
Lease liabilities, current     162,791       88,795       12,245  
Total current liabilities     784,088       583,077       80,411  

 

F-3


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS — (Continued)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

    As of
December 31,
    As of
June 30,
 
    2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB     USD  
          (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                  
Non-current liabilities:                  
Long-term borrowings     388      
     
 
Refundable deposits from members, non-current     8,890       9,275       1,279  
Deferred tax liabilities     19      
     
 
Lease liabilities, non-current     153,298       121,194       16,713  
Warrant liabilities     14,291       3,360       463  
Total non-current liabilities     176,886       133,829       18,455  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     960,974       716,906       98,866  
                         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)    
 
     
 
     
 
 
                         
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                        
Class A ordinary shares (20,000,000 and 20,000,000 authorized, 4,152,857 and 6,038,751 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, with par value of US$0.002 and US$0.002, respectively)     57       84       11  
Class B ordinary shares (5,000,000 and 5,000,000 authorized, 472,622 and 472,622 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, with par value of US$0.002 and US$0.002, respectively)     6       6       1  
Additional paid-in capital     4,550,134       4,568,003       629,956  
Statutory reserves     6,246       6,449       889  
Accumulated deficit     (4,529,473 )     (4,574,403 )     (630,839 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income     24,297       21,274       2,934  
Total Ucommune International Ltd shareholders’ equity     51,267       21,413       2,952  
Noncontrolling interests     26,125       11,166       1,540  
TOTAL EQUITY     77,392       32,579       4,492  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY     1,038,366       749,485       103,358  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-4


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023     2023  
    RMB     RMB     USD  
     (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
Revenue:                  
Workspace membership revenue (including services provided to a related party of RMB346 and RMB5 for six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023)     161,336       70,793       9,763  
Marketing and branding service revenue (including services provided to a related party of RMB12,822 and RMB9,155 for six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023)     98,164       154,917       21,364  
Other service revenue (including services provided to related parties of RMB3,344 and RMB1,814 for six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023)     37,827       44,392       6,122  
Total revenue     297,327       270,102       37,249  
                         
Cost of revenue:                        
Workspace membership (including services provided by related parties of RMB419 and RMB154 for six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023)     (180,925 )     (78,640 )     (10,845 )
Marketing and branding service (including services provided by related parties of RMB4,269 and RMB46,385 for six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023)     (97,184 )     (151,527 )     (20,897 )
Other services     (30,277 )     (41,708 )     (5,752 )
Total cost of revenue     (308,386 )     (271,875 )     (37,494 )
Operating expenses:                        
Impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses     (97,740 )     (25,825 )     (3,561 )
Impairment loss on goodwill     (43,011 )    
     
 
Sales and marketing expenses     (14,853 )     (5,343 )     (737 )
General and administrative expenses     (75,327 )     (38,132 )     (5,259 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (16,103 )     11,346       1,565  
Change in fair value of put option liability     201       222       31  
Loss from operations     (257,892 )     (59,505 )     (8,206 )
                         
Interest expense, net     (5,515 )     (95 )     (14 )
Subsidy income     2,644       6,629       914  
Impairment loss on long-term investments    
      (13,821 )     (1,906 )

 

F-5


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023     2023  
    RMB     RMB     USD  
     (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
(Loss)/gain on disposal of subsidiaries     (4,498 )     34,670       4,781  
Other income/(expense), net     17,291       (18,963 )     (2,615 )
Loss before income taxes and loss from equity method investments     (247,970 )     (51,085 )     (7,046 )
Provision for income taxes     (3,772 )     (31 )     (4 )
Loss from equity method investment    
      (560 )     (77 )
Net loss     (251,742 )     (51,676 )     (7,127 )
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests     (22,473 )     (13,257 )     (1,828 )
Net loss attributable to Ucommune International Ltd     (229,269 )     (38,419 )     (5,299 )
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of Ucommune International Ltd                        
–Basic and diluted
    (52.42 )     (7.21 )     (0.99 )
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss per share                        
–Basic and diluted
    4,373,728       5,326,589       5,326,589  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-6


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023     2023  
    RMB     RMB     USD  
     (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
Net loss     (251,742 )     (51,676 )     (7,127 )
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax                        
Foreign currency translation adjustments     1,233       (3,043 )     (420 )
Total Comprehensive loss     (250,509 )     (54,719 )     (7,547 )
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest     (22,610 )     (13,277 )     (1,831 )
Comprehensive loss attributable to Ucommune International Ltd’s shareholders     (227,899 )     (41,442 )     (5,716 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-7


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

    Ordinary
Shares
    Additional
paid-in
    Statutory     Accumulated     Accumulated
other
comprehensive
    Total Ucommune
International Ltd
shareholders’
    Noncontrolling     Total  
    Shares     Amount     capital     Reserve     deficit     loss     equity     interests     equity  
Balance as of December 31, 2021     4,369,538       60       4,566,956       6,051       (4,237,604 )     1,091       336,554       41,157       377,711  
Net loss          
     
     
      (229,269 )    
      (229,269 )     (22,473 )     (251,742 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment          
     
     
     
      1,370       1,370       (137 )     1,233  
Stock-based compensation          
      22,596      
     
     
      22,596      
      22,596  
Capital contribution from noncontrolling shareholders          
      351      
     
     
      351       528       879  
Round-up of fractional shares in connection with share consolidation     4,190                                                                  
Balance as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited)     4,373,728       60       4,589,903       6,051       (4,466,873 )     2,461       131,602       19,075       150,677  
Balance as of December 31, 2022 in RMB     4,625,479       63       4,550,134       6,246       (4,529,473 )     24,297       51,267       26,125       77,392  
Adoption of ASC 326          
     
     
      (6,308 )    
      (6,308 )    
      (6,308 )
Net loss          
     
     
      (38,419 )    
      (38,419 )     (13,257 )     (51,676 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment          
     
     
     
      (3,023 )     (3,023 )     (20 )     (3,043 )
Provision for statutory reserve          
     
      203       (203 )    
     
     
     
 
Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt     1,885,894       27       12,915      
     
     
      12,942      
      12,942  
Stock-based compensation          
      4,954      
     
     
      4,954      
      4,954  
Disposal of subsidiaries          
     
     
     
     
     
      (1,682 )     (1,682 )
Balance as of June 30, 2023 in RMB (unaudited)     6,511,373       90       4,568,003       6,449       (4,574,403 )     21,274       21,413       11,166       32,579  
Balance as of June 30, 2023 in USD (unaudited)     6,511,373       12       629,956       889       (630,839 )     2,934       2,952       1,540       4,492  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-8


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023     2023  
    RMB     RMB     USD  
     (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities     (107,225 )     30,699       4,233  
                         
Cash Flows from investing activities                        
Purchase of short-term investments     (130,680 )     (72,868 )     (10,049 )
Redemption of short-term investments     122,602       76,288       10,521  
Purchase of property and equipment     (25,958 )     (7,632 )     (1,053 )
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment     127      
     
 
Loan collected from third parties     3,000      
     
 
Cash deduction due to disposal of subsidiaries     (17 )     (1,006 )     (139 )
Net used in investing activities     (30,926 )     (5,218 )     (720 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities                        
Capital contribution from noncontrolling shareholders     879      
     
 
Loan repaid to related parties           (7,300 )     (1,007 )
Loan received from third parties     2,126       297       41  
Loan repaid to third parties     (20,957 )     (11,489 )     (1,584 )
Cash received from issuing convertible bond     17,684      
     
 
Net cash used in financing activities     (268 )     (18,492 )     (2,550 )
                         
Effects of exchange rate changes     2,865       (1,960 )     (270 )
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents     (135,554 )     5,029       693  
Cash, cash equivalents – beginning of the period     216,495       53,245       7,343  
Cash, cash equivalents – end of the period     80,941       58,274       8,036  
                         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                        
Interest paid     6,465       2,041       281  
Income taxes paid     642       14       2  
                         
Supplemental disclosure of noncash information:                        
Payable for purchase of property and equipment     1,899       2,233       308  
Payable for investments and acquisitions     10,544      
     
 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities     20,162       766       106  
ROU assets disposed as reduction of operating lease liabilities due to lease termination     74,333       84,770       11,690  
Conversion of convertible bond’s principle    
      12,942       1,785  
Disposal of properties and prepaid expenses and other current assets in exchange for long-term investments    
      48,130       6,637  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-9


 

UCOMMUNE INTERNATIONAL LTD
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2023
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data, or otherwise noted)

 

1. ORGANIZATIONS AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

 

Ucommune Group Holdings Limited (“Ucommune Group”) was founded in 2018 and was incorporated in the Cayman Islands. On June 29, 2020, Orisun Acquistion Corp. (“Orisun”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Ucommune Group. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, Ucommune International Ltd (“the Company”), which is a subsidiary wholly owned by Orisun, acquired all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Ucommune Group from the shareholders of Ucommune Group by newly issuing ordinary shares of Orisun to the shareholders of Ucommune Group (“SPAC Transaction”). The SPAC Transaction was consummated on November 17, 2020. Ucommune Group’s shareholders remains the controlling financial interests of Ucommune Group after the SPAC Transaction, which was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. In connection with the closing of the SPAC Transaction, Orisun had been ceased and Ucommune International Ltd continued as the surviving company.

 

Upon the consummation of the SPAC Transaction, the Company changed the authorized ordinary shares of the Company to (i) 20,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.002 each and (ii) 5,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.002 each. Each Class A ordinary share is entitled to one vote, and each Class B ordinary share is entitled to 35 votes, voting together as one class.

 

Ucommune International Ltd, its consolidated subsidiaries, variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and VIEs’ subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) is primarily engaged in providing long-term leasing, on-demand and short-term leasing solutions to freelancers, start-up entrepreneurs, small medium enterprises and corporations by delivering well-furnished and fully-serviced space on a flexible basis in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). The individuals and enterprises registered on U bazaar, a mobile app of the Group are referred to as members.

 

a. The VIE arrangements

 

The Company operates substantially all of its business through its VIEs including Ucommune Venture and Beijing U Bazaar. On May 20, 2019, WFOE entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Ucommune Venture, Beijing U Bazaar, and the respective equity interest holders. The series of contractual agreements include exclusive business cooperation agreement, exclusive call option agreement, equity pledge agreement, powers of attorney and spousal consent letters.

 

The Group believes that these contractual arrangements enable the Company to (1) have power to direct the activities that most significantly affects the economic performance of the VIEs, and (2) receive the economic benefits of the VIEs that could be significant to the VIEs. Accordingly, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of the VIEs and is able to consolidate the VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries.

 

The Group’s business has been directly operated by the VIEs and their subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the VIEs and their subsidiaries accounted for an aggregate of 98.9% and 96.6%, respectively, of the Group’s consolidated total assets, and 95.5% and 97.0% respectively of the Group’s consolidated total liabilities.

 

The following financial information of the Company’s VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries after the elimination of inter-company transactions and balances as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023 and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 was included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements:

 

    As of
December 31,
    As of
June 30,
 
    2022     2023  
          RMB     USD  
    RMB     (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
Cash and cash equivalents     46,886       45,851       6,323  
Other current assets     316,832       247,577       34,142  
Total current assets     363,718       293,428       40,465  
Property and equipment, net     131,291       88,743       12,238  
Right-of-use assets, net     319,263       204,298       28,174  
Other non-current assets     213,182       137,741       18,995  
Total non-current assets     663,736       430,782       59,407  
TOTAL ASSETS     1,027,454       724,210       99,872  
Accounts payable     273,813       227,068       31,314  
Lease liabilities, current     162,791       88,795       12,245  
Other current liabilities     318,570       249,311       34,382  
Total current liabilities     755,174       565,174       77,941  
Lease liabilities, non-current     153,298       121,194       16,713  
Other non-current liabilities     9,297       9,275       1,279  
Total non-current liabilities     162,595       130,469       17,992  
Total liabilities     917,769       695,643       95,933  

 

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    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023     2023  
    RMB     RMB     USD  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Note 2d)  
Net revenues     283,515       270,102       37,249  
Net loss     (198,796 )     (50,016 )     (6,898 )
Net cash (used in)/ provided by operating activities     (14,274 )     22,125       3,051  
Net cash used in investing activities     (33,060 )     (4,668 )     (644 )
Net cash used in financing activities     (17,952 )     (18,492 )     (2,550 )

 

There are no consolidated VIEs’ assets that are collateral for the VIEs’ obligations. No creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the VIEs have recourse to the general credit of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries. No terms in any arrangements, considering both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, require the Company or its subsidiaries to provide financial support to the VIEs. However, if the VIEs ever need financial support, the Company or its subsidiaries may, at its option and subject to statutory limits and restrictions, provide financial support to the VIE through loans to the shareholders of the VIEs or entrustment loans to the VIEs.

 

b. Recent development

 

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was first found in December of 2019. Subsequently, COVID-l9 spread rapidly around the world. To reduce the impacts of the pandemic, the governments of many countries implemented measures such as quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary restrictions of business activities. This has resulted in a material and negative effect on the economy and rental market in China and caused significant loss of our business, decrease in our occupancy rates, closure of unprofitable spaces in operation during the year 2022 and in the first half of 2023, which in turn resulted in a decrease in our revenue.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unique global and industry-wide challenges, including challenges to many aspects of our business. Substantially all of our revenues and workforce are concentrated in China. Our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected to the extent that the outbreak harms the Chinese economy in general.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

  a. Basis of presentation and use of estimates

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) which include the Company, its subsidiaries, its VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries under which they are under common ownership. These accounting principles require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts in the accompanying financial statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Group bases its estimates on past experience and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

 

Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Group’s financial statements include, but are not limited to, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, incremental borrowing rate, allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, other long-lived assets and long-term investments, and valuation of the Group’s share-based liabilities, warrant liabilities and put option liabilities. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.

 

  b. Going Concern

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Group will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business is dependent on, among other things, the Group’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, and the Group’s ability to arrange adequate financing arrangements.

 

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The Group has incurred recurring operating losses since its inception, including net losses of RMB323 million and RMB52 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Net cash used in operating activities was RMB176 million and net cash provided by operating activities was RMB31 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Accumulated deficit was RMB4,574 million as of June 30, 2023. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB58 million and working capital deficit (defined as total current assets deducted by total current liabilities) of RMB274 million. The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the Group’s business operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Historically, the Group has relied principally on both operational sources of cash and non-operational sources of financing from investors to fund its operations and business development. The Group’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on management’s ability to successfully execute its business plan which includes continued business transition from asset-heavy model to asset-light model in order to improve the profitability, continued exploration of new business opportunities that have synergies with its core business, push collection of long term receivables, controlling operating costs and optimizing operational efficiency to improve the Group’s cash flow from operations. The Group also plans to raise additional capital, including among others, obtaining debt financing, to support its future operation.

 

The Group continues to explore opportunities to grow its business. However, it has not yet achieved a business scale that is able to generate a sufficient level of revenues to achieve net profit and positive cash flows from operating activities, and the Group expects the operating losses and negative cash flows from operations will continue for the foreseeable future. If it is unable to grow the business to achieve economies of scale in the future, it will become even more difficult for the Group to sustain a sufficient source of cash to cover its operating costs. There can be no assurance, however, that the Group will be able to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to the Group, in a timely manner, or at all. In the event that financing sources are not available, or that the Group is unsuccessful in increasing its gross profit margin, push collection of long term receivables and reducing operating losses, the Group may be unable to implement its current plans for expansion, repay debt obligations or respond to competitive pressures, any of which would have a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations and would materially adversely affect its ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The Group’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of such uncertainties.

 

c. Impairment of ROU assets and other long-lived assets

 

The Group reviews its ROU assets and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. Factors the Group considers to be important which could trigger an impairment review primarily includes (a) Significant underperformance relative to projected operating results; (b) Significant changes in the overall business strategy; (c) Significant adverse changes in legal or business environment and (d) Significant competition, unfavorable industry trend, or economic outlook. When these events occur, the Group measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the ROU assets and other long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposal. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Group would recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets. The Company measured the fair value of impaired space by using discounted cash flow model. The estimates used in projected future cash flows include rental charges and occupancy rate. The gross yield rate is used as the discount rate. The Group recorded nil and nil impairment losses on its ROU assets, RMB312 and nil impairment losses on its property and equipment, RMB8,808 and nil impairment losses on its intangible assets, RMB88,620 and RMB25,825 impairment losses on its other non-current assets during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

d. Convenience translation

 

The Group’s business is primarily conducted in China and substantially all of the revenues are denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”). However, periodic reports made to shareholders will include current period amounts translated into US dollars using the exchange rate as of balance sheet date, for the convenience of the readers. Translations of balances in the consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, change in shareholders’ equity and cash flows from RMB into US dollars as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 are solely for the convenience of the readers and were calculated at the rate of USD1.00=RMB7.2513 representing the noon buying rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board on June 30, 2023. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at that rate on June 30, 2023, or at any other rate.

 

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e. Allowance for credit losses

 

On January 1, 2023, the Group adopted ASC 326, Credit Losses (“ASC 326”) which replaced previously issued guidance regarding the impairment of financial instruments with an expected loss methodology that will result in more timely recognition of credit losses. The Group used a modified retrospective approach and did not restate the comparable prior periods, which resulted in RMB6,223 credit losses for accounts receivable and RMB85 credit losses for prepayment and other current assets recorded in the opening balance of accumulated deficit, a cumulative effect to increase the opening balance of accumulated deficit on January 1, 2023 by RMB6,308.

 

Upon adoption of ASC 326, the Group maintains an allowance for credit losses in accordance with ASC 326 and records the allowance for credit losses as an offset to assets such as accounts receivable, prepayments and other current assets and due from related parties which are not under common control, etc., and the estimated credit losses charged to the allowance is classified as “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The Group assesses collectability by reviewing receivables on a collective basis where similar characteristics exist, primarily based on size, nature and on an individual basis when we identify specific customers with known disputes or collectability issues. In determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses, the Group considers historical collectability based on past due status, the age of the receivable balances, credit quality of the Group’s customer or vendor based on ongoing credit evaluations, current economic conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions, and other factors that may affect the Group’s ability to collect from customers. Bad debts are written off as incurred. The Group generally does not require collateral from its customers.

 

  f. Long-term investments

 

The Group’s long-term investments include equity securities without readily determinable fair values and equity method investments.

 

Equity securities without readily determinable fair values

 

For equity securities without readily determinable fair value, the Group elected to use the measurement alternative to measure those investments at cost, minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Group’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, in accordance with ASC Topic 321, Investments—Equity Securities.

 

The Group reviews its equity securities without readily determinable fair value for impairment at each reporting period. If a qualitative assessment indicates that the investment is impaired, the Group estimates the investment’s fair value in accordance with the principles of ASC Topic 820—Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). If the fair value is less than the investment’s carrying value, the Group would recognize an impairment loss in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Equity method investments

 

Investee companies over which the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have a controlling interest through investment in common shares or in-substance common shares, are accounted for using the equity method. Significant influence is generally considered exist when the Group has an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee between 20% and 50%, and other factors, such as representation on the investee’s board of directors, voting rights and the impact of commercial arrangements, are also considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate.

 

Under the equity method, the Group initially records its investment at cost and subsequently recognizes the Group’s proportionate share of each equity investee’s net income or loss after the date of investment into accumulated deficit and accordingly adjusts the carrying amount of the investment. The Group reviews its equity method investments for impairment whenever an event or circumstance indicates that any OTTI has occurred. The Group considers available quantitative and qualitative evidence in evaluating potential impairment of its equity method investment.

 

An impairment charge is recorded when the carrying amount of the investment exceeds its fair value and this condition is determined to be other-than-temporary.

 

Nonmonetary transactions

 

The Group engages in nonmonetary exchanges of equity interest of certain long-term investments. The transaction price of the nonmonetary consideration is based on the fair values of the assets involved. The cost of equity interest acquired in exchange is initially measured at the fair value of the assets the Group surrendered to obtain them.

 

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  g. Convertible bond and detachable warrants

 

The Group issued convertible bond with detachable warrants in January 2022. The Group has evaluated that the convertible bond with detachable warrants is a bundle of freestanding financial instruments and should be separately accounted. With respect to the convertible bond, the Group has evaluated whether the conversion feature of the bond is considered an embedded derivative instrument subject to bifurcation in accordance with ASC 815 —Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“ASC 815”). Based on the Group’s evaluation, the conversion feature is not considered to be bifurcated because the conversion feature is either clearly and closely related to the Convertible Bond or meet the scope exception under ASC 815-10-15. The Group has determined that there was no beneficial conversion feature attributable to the convertible bond, as the adoption of ASU 2020-06 since January 1, 2022.

 

The Group has evaluated the embedded put option in accordance with ASC815 has had determined the put option meet the definition of a derivative and need to be bifurcated and measured under the fair value as the convertible bond was issued at a substantial discount and is contingently exercisable. The Group classifies put option in its condensed consolidated balance sheet as a liability which is revalued at each balance sheet date subsequent to the initial issuance.

 

The Group has evaluated the detachable warrants in accordance with ASC 815 has had determined the detachable warrants meet the definition of a derivative and need to be measured under the fair value. The Group classifies warrants in its condensed consolidated balance sheet as a liability which is revalued at each balance sheet date subsequent to the initial issuance.

 

h. Lease

 

After adoption of ASC 842, the Group made an accounting policy election for all lease related asset classes, to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. The Group has also made an accounting policy election to exempt leases with an initial term of 12 months or less from being recognized on the balance sheet. Short-term leases are not significant in comparison to the Group’s overall lease portfolio. Payments related to those leases continue to be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

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From the Perspective of Lessee

 

The Group leases properties for its co-working space and other locations. At the commencement of each lease, management determines its classification as an operating or finance lease. For leases that qualify as operating leases, the Group recognizes the associated lease expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease beginning on the date of initial possession, which is generally when the Group enters the leased premises and begins to make improvements in preparation for its intended use.

 

At the commencement date of a lease, the Group recognizes a lease liability for future fixed lease payments and a ROU asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term.

 

The future fixed lease payments are discounted using the incremental borrowing rate as the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated on a portfolio basis and incorporating lease term, currency risk, credit risk and an adjustment for collateral.

 

For the initial measurement of the lease liabilities for leases commencing after January 1, 2017, the Group uses the discount rate as of the commencement date of the lease, incorporating the entire lease term. Current maturities and long-term portions of operating lease liabilities are classified as lease liabilities, current and lease liabilities, non-current, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The ROU asset is measured at the amount of the lease liabilities with adjustments, if applicable, for lease prepayments made prior to or at lease commencement, initial direct costs incurred and lease incentives. Variable lease expenses include rent contingent payments based on percentages of revenue as defined in the lease. It is not included in lease expenses before it incurs or becomes probable.

 

From the Perspective of Lessor

 

The Group recognizes workspace membership revenue under ASC 842, and all the lease contracts are operating leases. The Group provides various leasing solutions for its members and generates revenues from monthly rent in the form of membership services fees or office desk rental fee. The workspace memberships enable members to access to office space, use of a shared internet connection, access to certain facilities (kitchen, common areas, etc.), as well as fee-based for the use of conference room. The price of each membership varies, based on the basis of the particular characteristics of the office space occupied by the member, the geographic location of the workspace, and the amount of desk space in the contract. The members do not have options to purchase underlying assets at termination. Renewal of memberships are on a negotiation basis before termination. The majority of the Group’s lease contracts are fixed lease payment contracts. The Group’s variable lease payments consist of certain contracts indexed to future sales revenues of the lessees. Variable membership fees are recognized when incurred. Workspace membership revenue consists primarily of fees from members and is recognized ratably, on a monthly basis, over the lease term, as access to office space is provided. The Group applied practical expedients to choose not to separate lease and non-lease components for all lease related asset classes. The consolidated component is accounted for under ASC842. The lease term for most of the membership services is less than one year. The leases do not have renewal options and penalty is imposed if the lessees early terminate the leases. Workspace membership fees are generally collected in advance each quarter. Members are generally required to provide the Group with a deposit which is normally one-month service fee. Pursuant to the term of membership agreement, the amount of deposit may be applied against the member’s unpaid balance.

 

The residual value of the Group’s lease assets represents the fair value of the leased assets at the end of the lease terms. The Group relies on industry data, historical experience, independent appraisals and the experience of the management team to value lease residuals.

 

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Operating lease income from fixed payments and variable lease income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 were as follows:

 

    For the six months ended
June 30,
 
    2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Operating lease income from fixed payments     161,336       70,793  
Variable operating lease income    
     
 
Total     161,336       70,793  

 

Lease payments receivable for the following five years as of June 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

    RMB  
    (Unaudited)  
For the period ending December 31,      
2023     80,875  
For the year ending December 31,        
2024     79,904  
2025     30,619  
2026     13,332  
2027     8,615  
Thereafter     68,842  
Total     282,187  

 

i. Revenue recognition

 

Revenue is recognized when control of promised goods or services is transferred to the Group’s customers in an amount of consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Group follows the five steps approach for revenue recognition under Topic 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Group satisfies a performance obligation.

 

The primary sources of the Group’s revenues are as follows:

 

(i) Workspace membership revenue

 

As set out in Note 2 “Lease, from the perspective of lessor”, workspace membership revenue is recognized under ASC 842.

 

(ii) Marketing and branding services revenue

 

Marketing and branding services revenue primarily consists of advertising services revenue. The Group is the principal in providing the marketing and branding services to customers. The services provided are accounted for as a single performance obligation and revenue is recognized on gross basis over time throughout the contract terms by using both output and input method.

 

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(iii) Other services revenue

 

Other services revenue primarily consists of 1) interior design and construction revenue, 2) co-working space management fees, 3) SaaS services and IOT solutions revenue and 4) charges to members for ancillary services including printing copying, etc. The Group identified the services as one single performance obligation.

 

1) Interior design and construction revenue

 

Interior design and construction revenue is generated from two subsidiaries acquired in 2018 and one subsidiary acquired in 2021. Revenue is recognized over time based on direct measurements of the value to the customer of the services transferred to date relative to the remaining services promised under the contract. Construction revenue is recognized over time based on a percentage of contract costs incurred to date compared to the total estimated contract cost.

 

2) Co-working space management fees

 

Co-working space management fees is derived from managing branded co-working space locations for leased property owners. The fee generally consists of a monthly base amount plus revenue sharing. Revenue is recognized over time when service is provided.

 

3) SaaS services and IOT solutions revenue

 

SaaS service and IOT solution is generated from a subsidiary acquired in 2019 and recognized at a point in time upon the service was completed.

 

4) Ancillary services revenue

 

Revenue from ancillary services to members is recorded upon performance obligation delivered per contracts.

 

Contract liabilities primarily result from the timing difference between the Group’s satisfaction of performance obligation and the customers’ payment. Substantial all marketing and branding revenue, and other services revenue is recognized over time during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023. Balance of contract liabilities were RMB11,715 and RMB12,974 as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Revenue recognized that was included in deferred revenue balance at the beginning of year were RMB16,605 and RMB4,927, the year ended December 31, 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

 

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j. Warrant liability

 

In connection with the issuances of ordinary shares, the Group may issue options or warrants to purchase ordinary shares. In certain circumstances, these options or warrants may be classified as liabilities, rather than as equity.

 

Warrants classified as equity are initially recorded at fair value and subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the warrants continue to be classified as equity. Warrants classified as liabilities are initially recorded at fair value with gains and losses arising from changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations during the period in which such instruments are outstanding.

 

k. Recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

 

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805) (“ASU 2021-08”), which requires that an entity (acquirer) recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. At the acquisition date, an acquirer should account for the related revenue contracts in accordance with Topic 606 as if it had originated the contracts. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years for public business entities. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this Update should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. The Group is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements

 

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss methodology with an expected credit loss methodology, which will result in more timely recognition of credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC. For all other entities, ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Group is an emerging-growth company and has elected to adopt the new standard as of the effective date applicable to nonissuers. The Group adopted the new credit loss guidance beginning January 1, 2023 on a modified retrospective basis, with a cumulative-effect to increase the opening balance of accumulated deficit on January 1, 2023 by RMB6,308. The Group’s primary financial instruments in-scope for ASU 2016-13 are accounts receivable and prepaid expenses and other current assets. Given the short-term nature of the receivables and minimal expected credit losses, the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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3. RISKS AND CONCENTRATION

 

Foreign currency risk

 

The RMB is not a freely convertible currency. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the Peoples Bank of China, controls the conversion of RMB into other currencies. The value of the RMB is subject to changes in central government policies, international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. The Group’s cash and cash equivalents denominated in RMB amounted to RMB48,800 and RMB57,458 as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

 

Concentration risks

 

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Group to significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. As of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, substantially all of the Group’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were deposited in financial institutions located in the PRC. There is one customer individually represent 16.1% of total net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022. There are two customers individually represent 21.7% and 21.1% of total net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

There are two and one customers individually represent greater than 10% of total accounts receivable for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively. Their aggregated percentage to total accounts receivable is 33.3% and 17.5% as of June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

There is nil and one supplier that individually represent greater than 10% of the total cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023.

 

4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:

 

   

As of
December 31,

2022

    As of
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Account receivable     225,917       166,159  
Less: Allowance for credit losses     (22,281 )     (33,995 )
Total     203,636       132,164  

 

The following table provide a summary of changes of the allowance for credit loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

   

December 31,

2022

    June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Balance at beginning of period     26,158       22,281  
Adoption of ASC 326    
      6,223  
Amounts charged to expenses     861       8,593  
Amounts written off    
      (195 )
Disposal of a subsidiary     (4,739 )     (2,907 )
Foreign Exchange effect     1      
 
Balance at end of period     22,281       33,995  

 

As of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, all accounts receivable was due from third party customers. Provision for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023 was RMB861 and RMB8,593.

 

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Starting from January 1, 2023, the Group adopted ASC 326, which amends previously issued guidance regarding the impairment of financial instruments by creating an impairment model that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. The Group used a modified retrospective approach with a cumulative-effect of approximately RMB6,223 recorded and increased in the opening balance of accumulated deficit.

 

5. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

 

   

As of
December 31,
2022

    As of
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Advances to suppliers(i)     26,921       33,988  
Prepaid VAT     17,429       24,418  
Rental deposit, current     13,861       12,280  
Staff advances     312       2,207  
Prepaid consulting expenses     4,839       1,904  
Short-term construction deposits     3,081       1,721  
Prepaid short-term rent     8,448       9,778  
Interest receivable     653       866  
Receivables from third-party payment platform     562       574  
Others(ii)     33,107       26,859  
Total     109,213       114,595  
Less: Allowance for credit losses     (30,498 )     (27,020 )
Total     78,715       87,575  

 

Notes:

 

(i) Advances to suppliers mainly includes prepaid advertising costs, prepaid operation expenses as well as prepayment to construction and design suppliers.

 

(ii) Others mainly includes the loans provided to third parties and the non-trade receivables from third parties.

 

The following table provide a summary of changes of the allowance for credit loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

   

December 31,
2022

    June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Balance at beginning of period     21,059       30,498  
Adoption of ASC 326    
      85  
Amounts charged to expenses     10,396       3,899  
Amounts written off     (850 )     (6,512 )
Disposal of a subsidiary     (107 )     (950 )
Balance at end of period     30,498       27,020  

 

Provision for credit losses for prepayment and other current assets for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023 were RMB10,396 and RMB3,899, respectively. The effect of adopting ASC 326 was RMB85 credit losses recorded and increased in the opening balance of accumulated deficit.

 

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6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following:

 

   

As of
December 31,

2022

    As of
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Leasehold improvement     208,518       154,059  
Buildings     91,215       60,456  
Furniture     9,327       8,148  
Office equipment     19,656       15,049  
Vehicles     68       68  
Total cost of property and equipment     328,784       237,780  
Less: Accumulated depreciation     (179,608 )     (136,682 )
Impairment loss     (17,918 )     (12,333 )
Add: Foreign exchange differences     17      
 
Construction in progress     50      
 
Total     131,325       88,765  

 

Depreciation expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 were RMB27,617 and RMB10,880, respectively.

 

Impairment loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 were RMB312 and nil, respectively.

 

Gain on disposal for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 were RMB1,496 and RMB6,139, respectively.

  

As of June 30, 2023, the Group had no significant outstanding capital commitments.

 

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7. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

Long-term investments consisted of the following:

 

    As of
December 31,
    As of
June 30,
 
    2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Equity method investments:            
Shanghai Youmei Information Consulting Co., Ltd. (Youmei)(a)    
      17,550  
Qingdao Rongzemingzhi Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Rongzemingzhi)(b)    
      11,339  
Other equity method investments(c)     6,929       6,929  
                 
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values investments:                
Hangzhou Renjunxing Technology Co., Ltd (Renjunxing)(d)    
      18,681  
Green fire Decoration Engineering (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Green Fire)(e)     13,821       13,821  
Other equity securities without readily determinable fair values investments(f)     15,910       15,910  
Less: impairment loss on long-term investments     (14,429 )     (28,250 )
Total     22,231       55,980  

 

Notes:

 

(a) In April 2023, the Group acquired 25.53% of shareholding interest of Youmei through nonmonetary transaction with Youmei, a We Media Company for study abroad and education, in exchange of the Group’s building located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The cost of equity interest acquired in exchange is initially measured at the fair value of the building that the Group surrendered to obtain the shareholding interest which is RMB17,647. Gain of this nonmonetary transaction was RMB1,353. As the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not have control over the investee, the investment was accounted for by using equity method.

 

(b) In March 2023, the Group acquired 29.51% of shareholding interest of Rongzemingzhi through nonmonetary transactions with Rongzemingzhi, a software design and development Company, in exchange of the Group’s building located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The cost of equity interest acquired in exchange is initially measured at the fair value of the building that the Group surrendered to obtain the shareholding interest which is RMB11,802. Gain of this nonmonetary transaction was RMB909. As the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not have control over the investee, the investment was accounted for by using equity method.

 

(c) The impairment recognized for other equity method investments were RMB3,460, RMB471 and nil for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022. All of the other equity method investments has been fully impaired since December 31, 2021.

 

(d) In June 2023, the Group acquired 0.8974% of shareholding interest of Renjunxing through nonmonetary transactions with Renjunxing, a game Company, in exchange of the Group’s creditor’s right of prepaid rental expense receivables due to early termination of two leases which carrying value is RMB18,681. The cost of equity interest acquired in exchange is initially measured at the fair value of the creditor’s right that the Group surrendered to obtain the shareholding interest which is equal to RMB18,681. As the Group does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee, the investment was accounted for by using equity securities without readily determinable fair value.

 

(e) In March 2021, the Group invested RMB13,821 in cash in Green fire, a decoration and material sales Company, for 10% equity interests. As the Group does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee, the investment was accounted for by using equity securities without readily determinable fair value as of June 30, 2023. The Group recorded impairment losses of RMB13,821 on Green fire during the six months ended June 30, 2023. The 10% equity interest was frozen in relation to a legal case regarding a lease of property.

 

(f) The balance represents equity securities without readily determinable fair values for the Group does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, the Group recorded impairment losses of nil and nil to other equity securities without readily determinable fair value, respectively. As of June 30, 2023, impairment loss of these equity securities without readily determinable fair values was RMB7,500. Among the total RMB15,910 equity securities without readily determinable fair values investments, RMB1,700 related to 4 long-term investments were frozen in relation to a legal case regarding a lease of property.

 

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8. LEASE

 

From the Perspective of Lessee

 

The Group leases real estate for terms between 2 to 20 years from real estate companies. The Group generally does not have options to extend or terminate leases, as the renewal or termination of relevant lease is on negotiation basis. Lease commences when the landlords make the space available for the Group to use.

 

The Group sub-leased the leased premises to provide various lease solutions. All of the Group’s leases are operating leases under ASC 842.

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the leases were as follows:

 

   

As of
December 31,

2022

    As of
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
ROU assets     319,263       204,298  
Operating lease liabilities – current     (162,791 )     (88,795 )
Operating lease liabilities – non-current     (153,298 )     (121,194 )
Weighted average remaining lease terms     7.63 year       8.27 year  
Weighted average incremental borrowing rate     9.85 %     10.36 %

 

The loss from termination of leases for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 were RMB13,089 and RMB5,054, respectively and recorded in other income/(expense), net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

The components of lease expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 were as follows:

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2022
    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Operating lease expenses for variable payments     1,886       135  
Operating lease expenses for fixed payments     79,114       23,323  
Short-term lease expenses     5,122       19,944  
Total     86,122       43,402  

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2022
    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:            
Operating cash flows for operating leases     104,086       14,930  

 

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Supplemental noncash information:

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2022
    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining ROU assets     20,162       766  
ROU assets disposed as reduction of operating lease liabilities due to lease termination     74,333       84,770  

 

The future lease payments as of June 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

    RMB  
    (Unaudited)  
For the period ending December 31,      
2023     63,576  
For the year ending December 31,        
2024     44,638  
2025     41,470  
2026     30,071  
2027     28,387  
Thereafter     44,351  
Total lease payments     252,493  
Less: imputed interest     (42,504 )
Total lease liabilities     209,989  

 

9. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

 

   

As of
December 31,

2022

    As of
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Penalty payable     103,708       75,613  
Refundable deposits from members, current     32,204       22,026  
Payable for investments and acquisitions     5,006       5,006  
Payable to former shareholders of acquirees     9,838       10,997  
Accrued payroll     13,194       9,114  
VAT payable     6,282       5,215  
Other taxes payable     3,752       3,254  
Interests payable     903       1,203  
Others     1,475       5,504  
Third-party loans     51,787       41,394  
Amounts reimbursable to employees     1,731       1,879  
Total     229,880       181,205  

 

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10. COST OF REVENUE (EXCLUDING IMPAIRMENT LOSS)

 

Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) consisted of the following:

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2022
    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Lease expenses     84,265       42,629  
Employee compensation and benefits     37,283       20,964  
Depreciation and amortization     27,374       10,638  
Advertising costs     84,724       142,479  
Other operating costs(i)     74,740       55,165  
Total     308,386       271,875  

 

Notes:

 

(i) Including costs for construction and design services, utilities, maintenance, daily cleaning and others.

 

11. INCOME TAXES

 

Cayman Islands& BVI

 

The Company and Ucommune Group are tax-exempted companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands. A subsidiary, Ucommune International Limited, is incorporated in BVI. The foregoing companies are not subject to income tax.

 

United States (“U.S.”)

 

Ucommune N.Y. Corp. is incorporated in the U.S. and is subject to the U.S. federal income taxes. According to U.S. tax reform, a flat corporate income tax rate of 21% is effective beginning in 2018.

 

Hong Kong

 

Ucommune HK was established in Hong Kong and is subject to a two-tiered income tax rate for taxable income earned in Hong Kong effectively since April 1, 2018. The first 2,000 Hong Kong dollars of profits earned by a company is subject to be taxed at an income tax rate of 8.25%, while the remaining profits will continue to be taxed at the existing tax rate, 16.5%. No provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made in the condensed consolidated financial statements as it has no assessable profit for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023.

 

Singapore

 

Ucommune Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Ucommune Technology Pte. Ltd. was established in Singapore and is subject to Singapore corporate income taxes at the rate of 17% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023.

 

PRC

 

Effective from January 1, 2008, a new Enterprise Income Tax Law, or (“the New EIT Law”), combined the previous income tax laws for foreign invested and domestic invested enterprises in the PRC by the adoption of a unified tax rate of 25% for most enterprises with the following exceptions. According to the requirements of Cai Shui [2014] No. 26, enterprises that qualify as encouraged industrial enterprises located in Zhu Hai Heng Qin New Area (“Heng Qin New Area”) are subject to a tax rate of 15%. Shengguang Zhongshuo, as a company located in Heng Qin New Area, is qualified to enjoy the 15% preferential income tax rate. The original policy expired on December 31, 2020.

 

F-25


 

On May 25,2022, the State Finance and Taxation Department issued the Notice on Preferential Policies for Enterprise Income Tax in Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as “Hengqin Shenhe District” or “Hengqin”) (Caishui [2022] No.19). This new policy continues the policy of collecting enterprise income tax at a reduced preferential tax rate of 15% for eligible enterprises, which shall be implemented as of January 1,2021.

 

According to Caishui [2019] No. 13, Caishui [2021] No. 12 and Caishui [2022] No.13, small and low-profit enterprises have updated their preferential tax conditions. The entity should meet the three conditions: 1. The annual taxable income does not exceed RMB3,000; 2. The number of employees does not exceed 300; 3. The total assets do not exceed RMB50,000.

 

For small, low-profit enterprises whose annual taxable income does not exceed RMB1,000, the preferential income tax rate was 2.5%; for the annual taxable income exceeding RMB1,000 but not more than RMB3,000, the preferential income tax rate was 5%.

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2022
    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Current tax expense     4,095       50  
Deferred tax benefit     (323 )     (19 )
Total     3,772       31  

 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Group’s deferred tax assets were as follows:

 

   

As of
December 31,
2022

    As of
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Deferred tax assets:            
Allowance for doubtful accounts     8,617       7,811  
Impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses     61,050       48,496  
Impairment loss on long-term investments     15,980       10,498  
Accrued Liabilities     9,465       16,768  
Deductible temporary difference related to advertising expenses     4,617       4,633  
Deferred subsidy income     512       289  
Net operating loss carrying forwards     282,479       210,634  
Total deferred tax assets     382,720       299,129  
Less: valuation allowance     (382,720 )     (299,129 )
Deferred tax assets, net    
     
 

 

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Net change in the valuation allowance of deferred tax assets are summarized as follows:

 

    RMB  
Net change of valuation allowance of Deferred tax assets      
Balance at December 31, 2021     401,539  
Additions-change to tax expense     39,432  
NOL Reductions/expirations     (58,251 )
Balance at December 31, 2022     382,720  
Additions-change to tax expense     10,539  
NOL Reductions/expirations     (94,130 )
Balance at June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)     299,129  

 

The significant components of deferred taxes liability were as follows:

 

   

As of
December 31,

2022

    As of
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
          (Unaudited)  
Deferred tax liabilities:            
Acquired intangible assets     19      
        —
 

 

The aggregate NOLs as of June 30, 2023 was RMB1,093,675 deriving from entities in the PRC, Hong Kong, Singapore and U.S. The aggregate NOLs as of December 31, 2022 was RMB1,569,608 deriving from entities in the PRC, Hong Kong, Singapore and U.S. The cumulative net operating loss in the PRC can be carried forward for five years, to offset future net profits for income tax purposes. The NOLs in PRC will start to expire from 2024 through 2028 if they are not used. The tax losses in Hong Kong, Singapore and U.S. can be carried forward without an expiration date.

 

The Group does not file combined or consolidated tax returns, therefore, losses from individual subsidiaries of the Group may not be used to offset other subsidiaries’ earnings within the Group. Valuation allowance is considered on each individual subsidiary basis. Valuation allowance of RMB382,720 and RMB299,129 had been provided as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, respectively, in respect of all deferred tax assets as it is considered more likely than not that the relevant deferred tax assets will not be realized in the foreseeable future.

 

The impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return is recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant tax authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Interest and penalties on income taxes will be classified as a component of the provisions for income taxes.

 

The Group has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and six months ended June 30, 2023. The Group did not incur any significant interest and penalties related to potential underpaid income tax expenses and also does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months. The Group has no material unrecognized tax benefits which would favorably affect the effective income tax rate in future years.

 

According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the tax authority may require the taxpayer or the withholding agent to make delinquent tax payment within three years if the underpayment of taxes is resulted from the tax authority’s act or error. No late payment surcharge will be assessed under such circumstances. The statute of limitation will be three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to the computational errors made by the taxpayer or the withholding agent. Late payment surcharge will be assessed in such case. The statute of limitation will be extended to five years under special circumstances which are not clearly defined (but an underpayment of tax liability exceeding RMB100 is specifically listed as a “special circumstance”). The statute of limitation for transfer pricing related issue is ten years. There is no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion.

 

Therefore, the Group is subject to examination by the PRC tax authorities based on the above.

 

F-27


 

The reconciliation of the effective tax rate and the statutory income tax rate applicable to PRC operations was as follow:

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2022
    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Loss before provision for income taxes and loss from equity method investment     (247,970 )     (51,085 )
Income tax expense computed at an applicable tax rate of 25%     (61,993 )     (12,771 )
Non-deductible expenses related to impairment of goodwill     10,753      
 
Non-deductible expenses related to share-based compensation    
      1,239  
Effect of other non-deductible items     3,341       312  
Effect of preferential tax rate     3,987       3,037  
Effect of income tax rate difference in other jurisdictions     4,375       (2,325 )
Change in valuation allowance     43,309       10,539  
Total     3,772       31  

 

New EIT Law includes a provision specifying that legal entities organized outside of the PRC will be considered residents for Chinese Income tax purposes if the place of effective management or control is within the PRC. The implementation rules to the New EIT Law provide that non-resident legal entities will be considered PRC residents if substantial and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel, accounting, properties, etc. occurs within the PRC. Despite the present uncertainties resulting from the limited PRC tax guidance on the issue, the Group does not believe that the legal entities organized outside of the PRC within the Group should be treated as residents for EIT law purposes. If the PRC tax authorities subsequently determine that the Company and its subsidiaries registered outside the PRC should be deemed a resident enterprise, the Company and its subsidiaries registered outside the PRC will be subject to the PRC income tax at a rate of 25% with the statute subject to the determination by PRC tax authorities.

 

If the Company were to be a non-resident for PRC tax purpose, dividends paid to it out of profits earned by PRC subsidiaries after January 1, 2008 would be subject to 10% withholding tax, if no tax treaty is applicable. In addition, under tax treaty between the PRC and Hong Kong, if the foreign investor is incorporated in Hong Kong and qualifies as the beneficial owner, the applicable withholding tax rate may be reduced to 5%, if the investor holds at least 25% in the Foreign Invested Enterprise (“FIE”); or 10%, if the investor holds less than 25% in the FIE.

 

12. CONVERTIBLE BOND AND DETACHABLE WARRANTS

 

The following paragraphs are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the Company’s share consolidation on April 21, 2022.

 

On January 26, 2022, the Company entered into and closed a private placement pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with JAK Opportunities LLC (the “Purchaser”) for the offering of a $3,000 principal amount 8% senior convertible bond (the “Bond”), warrant (the “Series A Warrant”) to purchase Class A ordinary shares of the Company at an exercise price of $81 per ordinary share, warrant (the “Series B Warrant”) to purchase Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $20 per ordinary share, and warrant (the “Series C Warrant”, together with the Series A Warrant and the Series B Warrant, the “JAK Warrants”) to purchase Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $81 per ordinary Share. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $2,635.

 

The Bond matures on January 25, 2023 and pays interest in cash at the rate of 8.0% per annum, payable quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning on April 1, 2022. The Company may also elect to pay accrued interest in Class A ordinary shares, at a rate of 12.0% per annum, assuming a conversion rate equal to the lesser of (a) the conversion price then in effect or (b) the average of the volume weighted average price of Class A ordinary shares for the five consecutive trading days ending on the applicable interest payment date. The Bond is convertible at the option of the purchaser into Class A ordinary shares equal to 125% of the principal amount of the Bond at an initial conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) $20, subject to certain adjustments, and (ii) 100% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of Class A ordinary shares during the ten consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date.

 

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On March 1, 2022, the Company and the Purchaser entered amendment agreements to the Securities Purchase Agreement, Bond, and JAK Warrants to set a floor price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share for the conversion price of the Bond and exercise price of the Warrants.

 

On August 29, 2022, the Company and the Purchaser entered amendment agreements to the Securities Purchase Agreement, Bond, and JAK Warrants to change the floor price to $4.50 per Ordinary Share from $6.00 per Ordinary Share as amended on March 1, 2022 for the conversion price of the Bond and exercise price of the Warrants.

 

On October 25, 2022, the Company and the Purchaser entered amendment agreements to the Securities Purchase Agreement, Bond, and JAK Warrants to change the floor price to $2.30 per Ordinary Share from $4.50 per Ordinary Share as amended on August 29, 2022 for the conversion price of the Bond and exercise price of the Warrants.

 

On January 24, 2023, the Company and the Purchaser entered amendment agreements to the Securities Purchase Agreement, Bond, and JAK Warrants to change the floor price to $1.30 per Ordinary Share from $2.30 per Ordinary Share as amended on October 25, 2022 for the conversion price of the Bond and exercise price of the Warrants. In addition, the Maturity Date under and as defined in the Debenture shall be amended and restated from January 25, 2023 to July 25, 2023, and the Termination Date for purposes of the Series B Warrant shall be amended and restated to September 30, 2023. The outstanding principle as of January 24, 2023 was $2,650. The Company has evaluated the accounting impact on private placement by the assistance of a third-party appraiser and determined that the fair value of the Bond was $3,240 after the amendment.

 

On June 7, 2023, the Company and the Purchaser entered amendment agreements to the Securities Purchase Agreement, Bond, and JAK Warrants to change the floor price to $0.70 per Ordinary Share from $1.30 per Ordinary Share as amended on January 24, 2023 for the conversion price of the Bond, while the exercise price of the Warrants shall remain at $1.30 per Ordinary share. In addition, the Termination Date for purposes of the Series B Warrant shall be amended and restated to December 31, 2023.

 

During July 2023, the Company issued 575,811 Class A ordinary shares for conversion of $300 of principle balance on a convertible bond and $28 of accrued interest in total. The Company repaid the remaining principle and accrued interest in cash totaling $774 in August 2023.

 

As of June 30, 2023, there are outstanding JAK Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 31,730,770 Class A ordinary shares.

 

No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the new warrant. No new warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the new warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of common stock.

 

The JAK Warrants are classified as a liability. The Company uses the binomial lattice model to value JAK Warrants and the fair value allocated to the JAK Warrants at the date of issuance was RMB11,020. The warrants liability will be re-measured at each reporting period until the warrants are exercised or expire and any changes will be recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The fair value change gain of the warrant liability was RMB11,346 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. No warrants were exercised as of June 30, 2023.

 

13. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The following paragraphs are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the Company’s share consolidation on April 21, 2022.

 

a. Incentive Plan

 

  2019 Plan

 

On September 19, 2019, September 1, 2020 and October 13, 2020, Ucommune Group granted 693,512, 92,195 and 9,553 share options to Ucommune Group’s employees and non-employees (the “Grantees”) at an exercise price of $0.002 per share respectively. The expiration date of the share options was the 10th anniversary of the date of grant. The options will vest in accordance with four types of vesting schedules set out in the respective option award agreement.

 

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For type 1, 100% of the awarded options shall vest and become exercisable upon the date of the Company’s IPO.

 

For type 2, 50% of the awarded options shall vest and become exercisable upon the date of the Company’s IPO; 50% of the options shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary date of the Company’s IPO.

 

For type 3, 50% of the awarded options shall vest and become exercisable upon the date of the Company’s IPO; 30% of the options shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary date of the Company’s IPO; 20% of the options shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary date of the Company’s IPO.

 

For type 4, 50% of the awarded options shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary date of the Company’s IPO; 30% of the options shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary date of the Company’s IPO; 20% of the options shall vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary date of the Company’s IPO.

 

On September 1,2020, The vesting schedule of the award options for certain employees and non-employees has been changed from “50% of the awarded options shall vest and become exercisable upon the date of the Company’s IPO; 30% of the options shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary date of the Company’s IPO; 20% of the options shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary date of the Company’s IPO”(Type 3) to “100% of the awarded options shall vest and become exercisable upon the date of the Company’s IPO”(Type 1).

 

2020 Plan

 

In connection with the SPAC Transaction, the Company adopted the 2020 Plan on November 17, 2020 (the “Replacement Date”), which is also the effective date of the SAPC Transaction to assume and replace the 2019 Plan. The Company rolled over options granted under the 2019 Plan with nearly the same terms. One option granted under the 2019 Plan was assumed and replaced by 0.4783 option under the 2020 Plan and the exercise price of the options was increased from $0.002 per share to $0.00418 (0.002 divided by 0.4783) per share. The 2020 Plan provides for the issuance of up to an aggregate of 359,434 of Class A ordinary shares. On August 19, 2022, the Company adopted an amendment to the 2020 Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued thereunder by 500,000 Class A ordinary shares from 359,434 Class A ordinary shares to 859,434 Class A ordinary shares.

 

The fair value of option granted was estimated on the date of grant using the binominal option- pricing model with the following assumptions used for grants during the applicable periods:

 

    For the years ended
December 31,
    For the six months ended
June 30,
 
    2019     2020     2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB     RMB     RMB  
Risk-free interest rate     1.80 %     0.66% – 0.71 %     1.74 %     3.54 %
Volatility     37.34 %     22.67% – 35.44 %     109.99 %     102.39 %
Dividend yield    
     
     
     
 
Life of options (in years)     10       10       10       10  
Fair value of underlying ordinary shares     830.20       689.40       81.59       0.65  

 

F-30


 

  (1) Risk-free interest rate

 

Risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the daily treasury long term rate of the U.S. Treasury Department with a maturity period close to the expected term of the options, plus the country default spread of China.

 

(2) Volatility

 

The volatility of the underlying ordinary shares during the lives of the options was estimated based on the historical stock price volatility of comparable listed companies over a period comparable to the expected term of the options.

 

(3) Dividend yield

 

The dividend yield was estimated by the Group based on its expected dividend policy over the expected term of the options.

 

(4) Life of options

 

Life of options is extracted from option agreements.

 

Prior to the consummation of the SPAC Transaction, the estimated fair value of the ordinary shares underlying the options as of the valuation date was determined based on a contemporaneous valuation. When estimating the fair value of the ordinary shares on the valuation dates, management has considered a number of factors, including the result of a third party appraisal of the Company, while taking into account standard valuation methods and the achievement of certain events. The fair value of the ordinary shares in connection with the option grants on the valuation date was determined with the assistance of an independent third-party appraiser. The fair values of the underlying ordinary shares on each date of the grant after November 17, 2020, were the closing prices of the Company’s ordinary shares traded in the stock exchange.

 

A summary of options activities during the six months ended June 30, 2023 is presented below:

 

    Number of options     Weighted average
exercise price
USD
    Weighted average grant
date fair value
RMB
    Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term (years)
    Aggregate
intrinsic
value
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2021     298,293       0.004       812.60       7.84       26,237  
Granted     15,000       0.004       81.59                  
Exercised     (17,279 )     0.004       677.45                  
Forfeited     (840 )     0.004       830.26                  
Options outstanding at December 31, 2022     295,174       0.004       783.36       6.93       3,028  
Granted     450,000       0.004       4.52                  
Exercised     (200,000 )     0.004       4.52                  
Forfeited     (1,715 )     0.004       830.26                  
Options outstanding at June 30, 2023     543,459       0.004       424.93       8.02       2,170  
Options vested and expected to vest as of June 30, 2023     543,459       0.004       424.93       8.02       2,170  
Options exercisable as of June 30, 2023     457,635       0.004       349.62       8.35       1,848  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the closing stock price of $0.559 of the Company’s ordinary share on June 30, 2023.

 

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The fair values of the options granted for the six months ended June 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB  
    (Unaudited)  
Weighted average grant date fair value of option per share     4.52  
Aggregate grant date fair value of options*     2,037  

 

* In connection with the SPAC transaction effective date on November 17, 2020, the Company adopted the 2020 Plan and replace the 2019 Plan. Therefore, the aggregated grant date fair value of options for the year ended December 31, 2019 of RMB575,788 was replaced by RMB275,402. The aggregated grant date fair value of options granted in 2020 was RMB98,430.

 

As of June 30, 2023, there was approximately RMB4,646 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share options. The unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.28 years.

 

Total share-based compensation expense of the above mentioned incentive plan for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023 were as follows:

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
 
    2022     2023  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Cost of revenue     6,438       462  
Selling and marketing     3,420       786  
General and administrative     12,738       3,706  
Total share-based compensation expense     22,596       4,954  

 

  b. Earn-out compensation from SPAC Transaction

 

In connection with SPAC Transaction, 200,000 Earnout Shares were granted to certain shareholders of Ucommune Group.

The Company accounted for the Earnout Shares as share-based compensation under ASC 718. The Company determined the fair value of the earn-out shares using binomial model, which includes significant unobservable inputs that are classified as level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the share options granted or modified were as follows:

 

    For the years
ended
December 31,
2020
 
    RMB  
Risk-free interest rate     0.10% – 0.24 %
Volatility     29.80% – 32.58 %
Dividend yield    
 
Life (in years)     0.45 – 2.45  
Fair value of the underlying ordinary shares (USD)     163.40  

 

The Company reversed RMB25,121 share-based compensation expense of earn-out shares related to prior years for the year ended December 31, 2022 In May 2021, the Group acquired 100% equity interests of Guangdong Wanhe Green Technology Co., Ltd (“Guangdong Wanhe”) and Share Incentive in term of the Group’s share of RMB 29 million were awarded to certain management of Guangdong Wanhe.

 

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  c. Share Incentive

 

The management may be entitled to receive the Share Incentive as follows: (a) 40% of the Share Incentive and an additional share award of RMB 1.15 million if the revenue of Guangdong Wanhe exceeds RMB30 million for the period from acquisition date through December 31, 2021 pursuant to the audited consolidated financial statements of Guangdong Wanhe; (b) 40% of the Share Incentive if the revenue of Guangdong Wanhe exceeds RMB55 million in the fiscal year of 2022 pursuant to the audited consolidated financial statements of Guangdong Wanhe as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022; (c) 20% of the Share Incentive if the revenue of Guangdong Wanhe exceeds RMB65 million in the fiscal year of 2023 pursuant to the audited consolidated financial statements of Guangdong Wanhe as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, shares valued at 5% of the overfulfilled revenue should be awarded for each performance evaluation period. The Share Incentive should be automatically forfeited if the employment terminates during the performance evaluation period.

 

Due to the unfulfillment of the revenue for the period from acquisition date through December 31, 2021 and during the fiscal year of 2022, the Group reversed RMB3,874 share-based compensation expense of Share Incentive for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

14. NET LOSS PER SHARE

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, for the purpose of calculating net loss per share as a result of the reorganization as described in Note 1, the number of shares used in the calculation reflects the outstanding shares of the Company as if the reorganization took place at the beginning of the period presented.

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share for each of the year presented were calculated as follows:

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2022
    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Numerator:            
Net loss attributable to Ucommune International Ltd’s shareholders     (229,269 )     (38,419 )
Denominator:                
Weighted average ordinary shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per share*     4,373,728       5,326,589  
Basic and diluted net loss per share*
    (52.42 )     (7.21 )

 

* During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, the Group has nil and 1,873,822 ordinary shares issuable upon the vest of restricted shares as potentially dilutive ordinary shares and are excluded from the calculation, as their effects would be anti-dilutive.

 

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15. RELATED PARTIES BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

 

The Group had the following related parities:

 

  a. Executive Officers and companies controlled by executive officers

 

  b. Equity method investees

 

  c. Companies controlled by the same controlling shareholders.

 

  d. The 30% equity holder of Shengguang Zhongshuo

 

  e. The wholly owned subsidiary of d.

 

  I. Balances:

 

The Group had the following related party balances:

    Relationship   Notes   As of
December 31,
2022
    As of
June 30,
2023
 
            RMB     RMB  
                  (Unaudited)  
Amounts due from related parties:                    
Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd.   (d)   (i)     3,655       430  
Guangdong Marketing Advertising Group   (e)   (i)    
      9,149  
Youxiang Group   (c)   (ii)     17,912       17,191  
Others       (iii)     231       229  
              21,798       26,999  

 

    Relationship   Notes   As of
December 31,
2022
    As of
June 30,
2023
 
            RMB     RMB  
                  (Unaudited)  
Amounts due to related parties:                    
Youxiang Group   (c)   (iv)     1,429       1,712  
Angela Bai   (a)   (v)     12,270       5,381  
Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd.   (d)   (vi)    
      7,482  
Guangdong Marketing Advertising Group   (e)   (vi)     25,152      
 
Others        (vii)     2,383       2,255  
              41,234       16,830  

 

Notes:

 

(i) Amounts due from Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Marketing Advertising Group are marketing service fee receivable, the age of the balances was within six months.

 

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(ii) Amounts due from Youxiang Group are construction fee and rental deposits.

 

(iii) Amounts due from others are operating management fees and prepaid marketing service fee.

 

(iv) Amounts due to Youxiang Group are accrued lease expenses, property management expenses and borrowing with annual interest rate of 4.785%, the borrowing was fully settled by the transaction of disposal of a property to Youxiang Group in 2022.

 

(v) In September 2022, Angela Bai, spouse of Dr. Daqing Mao, entered into two loan agreements of RMB3,500 and RMB8,500 with the Group, respectively. One loan had an interest rate of 8.0% per annum with a maturity date of March 18, 2023, and the other had an interest rate of 8.0% per annum with a maturity date of September 20, 2023. Pursuant to the loan agreements, the loan must be repaid within 90 days of the maturity date. The Group has repaid RMB1,000 in April 2023 and RMB6,300 in May 2023.

 

(vi) Amounts due to Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Marketing Advertising Group are accounts payable for advertisement distribution services.

 

(vii) Amounts due to others are loan received from Dr. Daqing Mao and investment principal due to a shareholder under control of Angela Bai.

 

II. Transactions:

 

Lease expenses

 

            Six months Ended
June 30,
2022
    Six months Ended
June 30,
2023
 
    Relationship   Notes   RMB     RMB  
            (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Youxiang Group   (c)   (i)     419       154  
Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd.   (d)   (i)     444       349  

 

Revenues

 

            Six months Ended
June 30,
2022
    Six months Ended
June 30,
2023
 
    Relationship   Notes   RMB     RMB  
            (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Youxiang Group   (c)   (ii)     3,690       1,819  
Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd.   (d)   (iii)     12,822       9,155  

 

Property management expense

 

            Six months Ended
June 30,
2022
    Six months Ended
June 30,
2023
 
    Relationship   Notes   RMB     RMB  
            (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Youxiang Group   (c)   (iv)     3,503       758  
                         

 

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Purchase of advertisement distribution resources

 

            Six months Ended
June 30,
2022
    Six months Ended
June 30,
2023
 
    Relationship   Notes   RMB     RMB  
            (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd.   (d)   (v)     428       552  
Guangdong Advertising Marketing Group   (e)   (v)     3,841       45,833  

 

Notes:

 

(i) The amount represents rental expense for the operating lease to Youxiang Group and Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd..

 

(ii) The amount represents consulting, construction and designing services, and workspace membership service provided to Youxiang Group.

 

(iii) The amount represents marketing services provided to Guangdong Advertising Co., Ltd.

 

(iv) The amount represents property management services provided by Youxiang Group.

 

(v) The amount represents advertisement distribution services provided by these related parties.

 

16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Capital commitment

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Group had no significant outstanding capital commitments.

 

Contingencies

 

The Group is involved in various legal or administrative proceedings. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, legal fees in connection with two legal or administrative proceedings that closed due to court or arbitration’s adjudication, have not been negotiated and determined with the third-party legal counsel, the estimated amount of such legal fees is expected to be ranged from approximately RMB1,000 to RMB3,000.

 

Except as described above, the Group is not a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings. From time to time, the Group is involved in various other legal and regulatory proceedings arising in the normal course of business. While the Group cannot predict the occurrence or outcome of these proceedings with certainty, it does not believe that an adverse result in any pending legal or regulatory proceeding, individually or in the aggregate, would be material to the Group’s consolidated financial condition or cash flows.

 

17. SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Group’s chief operating decision makers (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.

 

The Group’s CODM has been identified as the CEO. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, there are three operating segments identified including workspace membership, marketing and branding, and others.

 

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The Group primarily operates in the PRC and substantially all of the Group’s long-lived assets are located in the PRC. The Group’s CODM evaluates performance based on each operating segment’s revenue and costs of revenue (excluding impairment loss). Revenues and cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) by segment are presented below.

 

    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2022
    For the
six months
ended
June 30,
2023
 
    RMB     RMB  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Revenue:            
Workspace membership     161,336       70,793  
Marketing and branding services     98,164       154,917  
Other services     37,827       44,392  
Total revenue     297,327       270,102  
Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss)                
Workspace membership     (180,925 )     (78,640 )
Marketing and branding services     (97,184 )     (151,527 )
Other services     (30,277 )     (41,708 )
Total cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss)     (308,386 )     (271,875 )

 

The Group’s CODM does not review the financial position by operating segment, thus total assets by operating segment is not presented.

 

18. LONG-TERM PREPAID EXPENSES

 

In April, 2023, pursuant to the agreement with the transferee, the Group disposed two of its creditor’s rights on the long-term prepaid expenses with carrying value of RMB72,135 at a total consideration of RMB25,269 to a third-party. This transaction resulted in loss of RMB46,866 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

19. DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Group disposed several subsidiaries with nil consideration to third parties or former shareholder of the subsidiaries. The Group recorded RMB37,092 gain on disposal of five subsidiaries with net liabilities and RMB2,422 loss on disposal of five subsidiaries with net assets. As a result, total gain on disposal of subsidiaries was RMB34,670 for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

20. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In September 2023, the Group entered into an agreement with Hunan Longxi as settlement of the creditor’s rights on the non-current assets. The payment contains RMB40,000 in cash and an additional RMB40,000 in cash or 20 properties which fair value is RMB49,340, which will be settled before December 20, 2023. The Group assessed that this subsequent event should be treated as recognized subsequent event and recorded RMB25,825 impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses based on the expected settlement amount of RMB80,000 with the carrying value of RMB105,825.

 

 

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EX-99.2 3 ea184998ex99-2_ucommune.htm MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023

Exhibit 99.2

 

Conventions Which Apply to this Discussion

 

Except where the context otherwise requires and for purposes of the discussion in this Exhibit 99.2, or this discussion, only:

 

“Beijing Melo” refers to Beijing Melo Technology Co., Ltd.;

 

“Beijing U Bazaar” refers to Beijing Ubazaar Technology Co., Ltd.;

 

“Business Combination” refers to (1) reincorporation of Orisun Acquisition Corp in Cayman Islands by merging with and into Ucommune; and (2) merger of Everstone International Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company, with and into Ucommune Group Holdings Limited, or Ucommune Group Holdings, resulting in Ucommune Group Holdings being a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent;

 

“China” or “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purpose of this discussion only, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Macau Special Administrative Region;

 

“Class A ordinary shares” refers to the Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.002 per share of the Parent, carrying one vote per share;

 

“Class B ordinary shares” refers to the Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.002 per share of the Parent, carrying 35 votes per share;

 

“Greater China” refers to, for the purpose of this discussion only, China as well as Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan;

 

“HK subsidiaries” refers to the Parent’s subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong;

 

“Hong Kong” or “HK” refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC;

 

“individual members using workstations” refers to the individuals that use Ucommune’s workstations under a membership agreement as of a given date, excluding the individuals that have access to a workstation on as-needed basis;

 

“IoT” refers to internet of things;

 

“IT” refers to information technology;

 

“mature spaces” refers to spaces that have been open for more than 24 months;

 

“members” refers to the individuals and enterprises that have registered on U Bazaar as of a given date;

 

“new tier-1 cities” refers to the relatively developed cities following the tier-1 cities: Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Kunming, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi’an, Changsha, Chongqing, Suzhou, Ningbo, Zhengzhou and Dongguan;

 

“ordinary shares” refers to the Class A ordinary shares and the Class B ordinary shares, both of par value US$0.002 per share;

 

“Parent” refers to Ucommune International Ltd, the ultimate Cayman Islands holding company and a Nasdaq-listed company;

 

“PIPE” refers to the investment of US$60.9 million in by certain backstop investors in connection with the Business Combination;

 

“PRC subsidiaries” refers to the Parent’s subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC, including the WFOEs;

 

“RMB” or “Renminbi” refers to the legal currency of the PRC;

 

“SAFE” refers to the State Administration for Foreign Exchange;

 

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“Share Consolidation” refers to the share consolidation of 20 ordinary shares with par value of US$0.0001 each in the Parent’s issued and unissued share capital into one ordinary share with par value of US$0.002 each of the Parent effected on April 21, 2022;

 

“Shengguang Zhongshuo” refers to Zhuhai Shengguang Zhongshuo Digital Marketing Co., Ltd.;

 

“SME” refers to small and medium enterprises;

 

“space(s) operated by Ucommune’s associate(s)” refers to the co-working space(s) in which Ucommune has a minority interest investment but are operated by Ucommune’s associate(s); and Ucommune accounts for its investment under the equity method but does not consolidate the revenue of such spaces into the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements;

 

“U Bazaar” refers to the mobile app developed by Beijing U Bazaar Technology Co., Ltd.;

 

“tier-1 cities” refers to the most developed cities in the PRC: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen;

 

“Ucommune” or the “group” refers to the Parent, its subsidiaries and, in the context of describing the operations and unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the consolidated VIEs;

 

“Ucommune Technology” refers to Ucommune (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.;

 

“Ucommune Venture” refers to Ucommune (Beijing) Venture Investment Co., Ltd.;

 

“US$,” “dollars” or “U.S. dollars” refers to the legal currency of the United States;

 

“variable interest entities” or “VIEs” refers to Ucommune Venture, Beijing U Bazaar and Weixue Tianxia (including each of their consolidated subsidiaries in China, if any), which are PRC companies in which the Parent does not have equity interests but whose financial results have been consolidated into the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, due to the Parent being the primary beneficiary of, such entities;

 

“WFOEs” refers to Ucommune Technology and Beijing Melo, both are the Parent’s wholly foreign owned entities domiciled in China; and

 

“Weixue Tianxia” refers to Beijing Weixue Tianxia Education Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all statistics with respect to Ucommune’s co-working spaces, cities covered by its co-working space network, managed area of co-working spaces, workstations, occupancy rates and members exclude the spaces operated by Ucommune’s associates.

 

Certain amounts, percentages and other figures, such as key operating data, presented in this discussion have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals, dollars or percentages may not represent the arithmetic summation or calculation of the figures that accompany them.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to Renminbi in this discussion are made at RMB7.2513 to US$1.00, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on June 30, 2023. The Parent makes no representation that any Renminbi or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi, as the case may be, at any particular rate, the rates stated below, or at all. On September 15, 2023, the noon buying rate for Renminbi was RMB7.2744 to US$1.00.

 

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SELECTED UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION OF PARENT, THE VIES, THE WFOES, THE HK SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER SUBSIDIARIES

 

The following unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement information presents information related to the Parent, which is the investment holding company, the VIEs, the WFOEs, the HK subsidiaries and other subsidiaries as of and for the periods indicated.

 

    As of June 30, 2023  
    Parent     VIE and its Subsidiaries     WFOEs     HK Subsidiaries     Other Subsidiaries     Eliminating Entries     Total  
    (RMB in thousands)  
Cash and cash equivalent     53       45,851       3,550       741       8,079             58,274  
Inter-Company balances due from VIEs/Subsidiaries     488,942                               (488,942 )      
Other current assets     62,494       247,577       9,178       1       332,672       (400,884 )     251,038  
Total current assets     551,489       293,428       12,728       742       340,751       (889,826 )     309,312  
Property and equipment, net           88,743       2       20                   88,765  
Right of use assets, net           204,298                               204,298  
Other non-current assets           137,741             2,951       6,418             147,110  
Total non-current assets           430,782       2       2,971       6,418             440,173  
Total assets     551,489       724,210       12,730       3,713       347,169       (889,826 )     749,485  
Accounts payable     5,492       227,068             5,710       1,445       (4,863 )     234,852  
Investment deficit in subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs     467,776                               (467,776 )      
Inter-Company balances due to Parent/VIEs/Subsidiaries           202,503       20,715       139,731       125,992       (488,941 )      
Lease liabilities, current           88,795                               88,795  
Other current liabilities     53,448       249,311       4,711       108,637       238,949       (395,626 )     259,430  
Total current liabilities     526,716       767,677       25,426       254,078       366,386       (1,357,206 )     583,077  
Lease liabilities, non-current           121,194                               121,194  
Other non-current liabilities     3,360       9,275                               12,635  
Total non-current liabilities     3,360       130,469                               133,829  
Total liabilities     530,076       898,146       25,426       254,078       366,386       (1,357,206 )     716,906  
Total Equity/(Deficit)     21,413       (173,936 )     (12,696 )     (250,365 )     (19,217 )     467,380       32,579  

 

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    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023  
    Parent     VIE and its
Subsidiaries
    WFOEs     HK
Subsidiaries
    Other
Subsidiaries
    Eliminating
Entries
    Total  
    (RMB in thousands)  
Total revenue           270,102       7                   (7 )     270,102  
Total cost of revenue           (269,009 )           (1,355 )     (1,511 )           (271,875 )
Operating income/(expenses)     7,414       (58,930 )     (3,448 )           (2,775 )     7       (57,732 )
Gain/(loss) from operations     7,414       (57,837 )     (3,441 )     (1,355 )     (4,286 )           (59,505 )
Loss from equity method
investments
    (45,833 )     (560 )                       45,833       (560 )
Net loss     (38,419 )     (50,016 )     (3,441 )     (1,355 )     (4,278 )     45,833       (51,676 )

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023  
    Parent     VIE and its Subsidiaries     WFOEs     HK Subsidiaries     Other Subsidiaries     Eliminating Entries     Total  
    (RMB in thousands)  
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities     (592 )     22,125       381       (692 )     9,477                —       30,699  
Purchase of short-term investments           (72,868 )                             (72,868 )
Settlement of short-term investments           76,288                               76,288  
Purchase of property and equipment           (7,082 )           (550 )                 (7,632 )
Other investing activities           (1,006 )                             (1,006 )
Net cash used in investing activities           (4,668 )           (550 )                 (5,218 )
Loan received from third parties           297                               297  
Loan repaid to third parties           (11,489 )                             (11,489 )
Other financing activities           (7,300 )                             (7,300 )
Net cash used in financing activities           (18,492 )                             (18,492 )
                                                         
Effects of exchange rate changes     (13 )                 (49 )     (1,898 )           (1,960 )
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents     (605 )     (1,035 )     381       (1,291 )     7,579             5,029  
Cash, cash equivalents - beginning of the period     658       46,886       3,169       2,032       500             53,245  
Cash, cash equivalents - end of the period     53       45,851       3,550       741       8,079             58,274  

 

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The following table sets forth the roll-forwards of the investment in the subsidiaries and the VIEs line item for the periods indicated:

 

 

Inter-group Balances Due from VIEs/Subsidiaries:

  Parent
Company
    VIE and its
Subsidiaries
    WFOEs     HK
Subsidiaries
    Other
Subsidiaries
 
    (RMB in thousands)  
December 31, 2022     101,395                   233,325        
Loss from equity method investment     (45,833 )              —                    
Adoption of ASC 326     (6,308 )                        
Additional long-term investment held by ESOP(1)     4,954                          
Foreign exchange gain for Long-term investments     (20,071 )                        
Intercompany loan lent     213             32,760       310,692       4,428  
Intercompany loan collected     (13,184 )           (32,760 )     (316,773 )     (4,428 )
June 30, 2023     21,166                   227,244        

 

(1) Ucommune International Ltd issued share incentives to its employees using its ordinary shares. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the shares previously granted became effective and vest according to the related share incentive agreements. Therefore, the parent company recognized long-term investments to the subsidiaries and the subsidiaries recognized share-based compensation expenses.

 

Inter-group Balances Due to VIEs/Subsidiaries:   Parent
Company
    VIE and its
Subsidiaries
    WFOEs     HK
Subsidiaries
    Other
Subsidiaries
 
    (RMB in thousands)  
December 31, 2022             —       221,904       11,199       374,924       127,211  
Intercompany loan received           297,132       11,193       163       39,604  
Intercompany loan repayment           (316,533 )     (1,677 )     (8,112 )     (40,823 )
June 30, 2023           202,503       20,715       366,975       125,992  

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of the Parent’s financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the Parent’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this current report on Form 6-K of the Parent, or this Form 6-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors” in the Parent’s Form 20-F and in the Parent’s other filings with the SEC.

 

Overview

 

Ucommune’s brand is one of the most recognized agile office space brands in China. Ucommune operates a leading agile office space community in China in terms of the number of agile office spaces, aggregate managed area and number of cities covered. Ucommune had 135 agile office spaces across 66 cities as of June 30, 2023.

 

As of the same date, Ucommune had 113 spaces in operation, providing approximately 35,830 workstations to its members and Ucommune also had 22 spaces under construction or preparation for construction. As of June 30, 2023, Ucommune had one space operated by Ucommune’s associate in New York. As of June 30, 2023, Ucommune had approximately 1,200,540 members, including approximately 1,162,030 individuals and 38,510 enterprises, ranging from large enterprises to SMEs.

 

Ucommune has been developing its asset-light model, under which Ucommune provides space design and build as well as management services to develop and manage agile office spaces for landlords who bear most of the capital investments to build and launch new spaces. The asset-light model allows more landlords to benefit from Ucommune’s professional capabilities and strong brand recognition, which in turn enables Ucommune’s business to scale in a cost-efficient manner.

 

As of June 30, 2023, Ucommune had 85 spaces under the asset-light model with managed area of approximately 460,730 m2, representing 86% of the aggregate managed area of approximately 537,290 m2 of all spaces. In the first half of 2023, Ucommune launched three new spaces under its asset-light model with managed area of approximately 3,980 m2. In the first half of 2023, Ucommune generated operating profit from the subsidiary that operates agile office spaces under its asset-light model. Ucommune intends to focus on expanding its asset-light business as one of its major growth drivers.

 

Cooperating with over 700 business partners, Ucommune provides a comprehensive suite of U Plus services, including individual services, such as catering, fitness, healthcare, training and entertainment; general corporate services, such as corporate secretary, human resources, legal, finance, IT support and tax services; incubation and corporate venturing services; design and build services; advertising and branding services; and services to further energize Ucommune’s community.

 

Ucommune receives revenue from members by providing U Plus services and charging members fees based on the services provided, such as design and build services, and advertising and branding services. Ucommune also generates revenue from its business partners and investees through different arrangements, including (1) revenue sharing arrangements under which it shares part of the revenue of its business partners as fees, and (2) fixed fee arrangements under which it charges its business partners and investees fixed fees for leasing its spaces to provide services.

 

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Key Operating Data

 

Ucommune regularly monitors a number of operating metrics in order to measure its current performance and project its future performance. These metrics aid Ucommune in developing and refining its growth strategies and making strategic decisions.

 

    As of
June 30,
2023(2)
 
Number of cities     66  
Number of Spaces     135  
Number of spaces under self-operated model     50  
Number of spaces under asset-light model     85  
Managed area (m2)(1)     537,290  
Managed area under self-operated model(1)     76,560  
Managed area under asset-light model(1)     460,730  
Number of spaces in operation     113  
Number of workstations of spaces in operation(1)     35,830  
Number of members(1)     1,200,540  
Number of individual members(1)     1,162,030  
Number of individual members using workstations(1)     24,900  
Number of enterprise members(1)     38,510  
Occupancy rate for all spaces in operation(1)     63 %
Occupancy rate for mature spaces(1)     57 %

 

(1) Approximate number subject to rounding adjustments.
   
(2) We disposed of the subsidiary responsible for U studio category in December 2022 and discontinued related operations.

 

Key Factors Affecting the Results of Operations

 

Ucommune operates in China’s agile office space industry, and its results of operations and financial condition are influenced by the macroeconomic factors affecting this industry. These factors include China’s economic growth, the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the economy in China or worldwide, the emergence of China’s new economy and internet companies under favorable policies encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation, and urbanization of the workforce. The Parent’s financial condition and results of operations are also affected by a number of emerging market trends, such as companies’ rising needs for cost-efficient and flexible office space solutions and one-stop services for both corporates and employees, and new demand for intelligent office systems and working environments.

 

In addition, as Ucommune generates a portion of revenue from providing marketing and branding services, the results of operations are also affected by the general factors affecting its advertisers and their marketing and branding budgets.

 

Ucommune’s results of operations and financial condition are also subject to changes in the regulatory regime governing China’s agile office space industry, as well as the U Plus services it provides. The PRC government regulates various aspects of Ucommune’s operations, such as leasing, design and build and the operation of office spaces and online advertising and branding content. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — Regulation and censorship of information disseminated over the internet in China may adversely affect our business and reputation and subject us to liability for information displayed on our website” from the Parent’s Form 20-F.

 

Ucommune’s results of operations and financial condition also depend on a number of company-specific factors, including the factors discussed below.

 

Ucommune’s Ability to Refine its Agile office Space Network

 

Given that the majority of revenue is from workspace membership, revenue growth depends primarily on Ucommune’s ability to refine its agile office space network and expand its community. Since the launch of its first agile office space in September 2015, Ucommune has expanded its operations across 37 cities primarily through its self-operating model. Ucommune derives substantially all of its revenue from operations within Greater China.

 

Ucommune has developed an asset-light model by providing landlords with its design and build and operation capabilities. Ucommune’s asset-light model has two categories, i.e., U Brand and U Partner. Under U Brand, Ucommune primarily receives management fees from landlords. Under U Partner, Ucommune primarily shares revenue with landlords.

 

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Ucommune operates agile office spaces under its asset-light model through one subsidiary. In the first half of 2023, the revenue and operating profit of this subsidiary were relatively insignificant to the group. However, the subsidiary generated operating profit while Ucommune incurred overall loss from operations.

 

Ucommune plans to refine its agile office space network by exploring growth under the asset-light model and pursuing targeted expansion. Ucommune’s spaces under the asset-light model increased from 125 as of December 31, 2020 to 165 as of December 31, 2021, and subsequently decreased to 130 as of December 31, 2022. Ucommune had 85 spaces under the asset-light model as of June 30, 2023. Ucommune also plans to enhance its leading position by expanding across tier-1 and new tier-1 cities in China and into overseas markets.

 

With the expansion of its agile office space network, Ucommune’s business may be exposed to additional risks. For example, the impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses was RMB97.7 million and RMB25.8 million (US$3.6 million) in the first half of 2022 and 2023, respectively, primarily associated with the other non-current assets where carrying value is not expected to be fully recoverable.

 

The changes in impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses are affected by various factors, primarily including Ucommune’s spaces in operation and the new operating risks and challenges associated with its expansion into existing markets and new markets, and therefore are subject to fluctuations. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry — Our expansion into new regions, markets and business areas may pose increased risks” from the Parent’s Form 20-F. However, the Parent believes that Ucommune can improve the performance of its spaces in operation leveraging its management capabilities and its experience of expanding into new markets.

 

Ucommune’s Ability to Manage Costs and Expenses Effectively

 

Ucommune’s ability to manage its costs and expenses effectively is critical to the success of its business. Ucommune has benefited from the use of technologies and the standardization of its processes and achieved economies of scale as Ucommune has developed a core competency in the efficient sourcing, design and build, and operation of its spaces. Building on its operating capabilities, Ucommune has also developed an asset-light model, which can free up a large amount of capital investments to build out and launch new spaces. The cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) as a percentage of revenue decreased from the first half of 2022 to the first half of 2023.

 

The financial and business performance of Ucommune’s agile office spaces under the U Space category highly depends on its ability to source and lease suitable properties on reasonable terms. Ucommune plans to utilize its management team’s expertise in developing and operating commercial properties and its strong relationships with landlords to identify new locations suitable for the expansion of its business and to negotiate leasing terms of such properties to effectively manage its costs and expenses.

 

Ucommune’s design and build capabilities enable it to shorten the time from taking possession of a new space to making the space ready for leasing to members. Ucommune typically completes this process within three to five months for spaces under the U Space category compared to the industry average of approximately six months.

 

The Parent expects the costs and expenses to increase in absolute amount as Ucommune expands its business and to decrease a percentage of revenue as Ucommune improves operational efficiency, achieves economies of scale and enhances its brand recognition.

 

Growth in Ucommune’s Member Base and Pricing of its Agile Office Space Services

 

Ucommune generates most of its revenue from providing various agile office space solutions to its members from whom Ucommune collects monthly rent in the form of membership service fees in accordance with membership service contracts or office workstation rental fees in accordance with office workstation rental contracts. The key contract terms and services provided under both membership service contracts and office workstation rental contracts are identical. Therefore, the results of operations are directly affected by the growth in its member base and the pricing of its agile office space services. The number of individual members using workstations increased from approximately 44,050 as of December 31, 2020 to approximately 44,580 as of December 31, 2021, and subsequently decreased to approximately 27,430 as of December 31, 2022. Ucommune had approximately 24,900 individual members using workstations as of June 30, 2023.

 

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The pricing of Ucommune’s agile office space services is affected by its service positioning strategy, locations of its spaces, brand recognition, the competitive landscape of the agile office space industry in China and the design and build and maintenance cost of its agile office spaces. Ucommune’s ability to maintain or increase the pricing of its agile office space services largely depends on its ability to compete effectively and differentiate its services through its strong brand recognition, its unique and nationwide agile office space network and its ability to meet its members’ needs for office space solutions.

 

Development of U Plus Services

 

Ucommune derives revenue from U Plus services in cooperation with its business partners and investees. As of June 30, 2023, Ucommune had over 700 business partners. Ucommune’s member base has grown rapidly, increasing from approximately 1,044,700 as of December 31, 2020 to approximately 1,176,970 as of December 31, 2021, and further to approximately 1,193,930 as of December 31, 2022. Ucommune had approximately 1,200,540 members as of June 30, 2023. As its business grows, Ucommune has opportunities to provide more services and build a vibrant community serving wider group of members beyond the physical spaces.

 

The growth of revenue from U Plus services depends on Ucommune’s own capabilities, including through acquisitions or strategic investments, or through selected quality business partners to provide services that match the needs of its members at reasonable prices. Ucommune will make ongoing efforts, including investing time and money, to identify the needs of its members and provide quality and diversified services to them.

 

Acquisition Activities to Expand Offerings

 

Ucommune has made acquisitions or investments that it believes will expand its agile office space network and service offerings that benefit its members and have the potential to become meaningful revenue streams in the future. For example, in 2021, Ucommune acquired a company engaging in interior design and construction services and a company engaging in catering services. Ucommune intends to continue selectively pursuing strategic partnerships and acquisitions, which could include investments in private or public entities, strategic alliances, or securities offerings through the Parent or its subsidiaries, to expand the Ucommune community.

 

Key Components of Results of Operations

 

Ucommune has three operating segments including (1) workspace membership, (2) marketing and branding services, and (3) other services. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which separate financial information is available. The Parent’s chief operating decision makers regularly evaluate Ucommune’s operating segments in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. See the consolidated financial statements included in the Parent’s Form 20-F and in this 6-K for additional information regarding the three reportable segments.

 

Revenue

 

The following table sets forth a breakdown of revenue, in absolute amounts and as percentages of total revenue, for the periods indicated.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023  
    RMB     %     RMB     US$     %  
    (in thousands, except for percentages)  
Revenue                              
Workspace membership revenue     161,336       54.3       70,793       9,763       26.2  
Marketing and branding services revenue     98,164       33.0       154,917       21,364       57.4  
Other services revenue     37,827       12.7       44,392       6,122       16.4  
Total revenue     297,327       100.0       270,102       37,249       100.0  

 

Workspace Membership Revenue. Ucommune generates revenue by providing various agile office space solutions to members from whom Ucommune collects monthly rent in the form of membership service fees or office workstation rental fees. Workspace membership revenue primarily includes fees generated through the agile office spaces services under Ucommune’s self-operated model, fees generated through revenue sharing under U Partner, and also includes other revenue in relation to utilizing Ucommune’s spaces, such as revenue generated from service fees for using its conference rooms.

 

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Marketing and Branding Services Revenue. Marketing and branding services revenue includes advertising services revenue, primarily generated by integrated branding services and online targeted marketing services provided by Shengguang Zhongshuo.

 

Other Services Revenue. Other services revenue primarily consists of (1) interior design and construction revenue generated from companies that Ucommune acquired, (2) management fees generated from Ucommune’s agile office spaces under U Brand, (3) SaaS services and IoT solutions revenue and (4) charges to members for ancillary services such as printing and copying fees.

 

Cost of Revenue (Excluding Impairment Loss)

 

The following table sets forth a breakdown of the cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss), in absolute amounts and as percentages of total cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss), for the periods indicated.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023  
    RMB     %     RMB     US$     %  
    (in thousands, except for percentages)  
Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss)(1)                              
Workspace membership     180,925       58.7       78,640       10,845       29.0  
Marketing and branding services     97,184       31.5       151,527       20,897       55.7  
Other services     30,277       9.8       41,708       5,752       15.3  
Total cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss)     308,386       100.0       271,875       37,494       100.0  

 

(1) Cost of revenue does not include impairment loss, and Ucommune generally does not consider impairment on a routine basis when operating and managing its agile office space business.

 

Workspace Membership. Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) for workspace membership primarily consists of (1) lease expenses, (2) employee compensation and benefits, (3) depreciation and amortization expenses, and (4) other workspace operating costs, such as costs for daily maintenance and cleaning, and insurance costs.

 

Marketing and Branding Services. Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) for marketing and branding services primarily consists of costs associated with advertisement distribution and content design, and employee compensation and benefits.

 

Other Services. Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) for other services primarily consists of costs in relation to Ucommune’s interior design and construction services, costs in relation to revenue from asset-light model, costs in relation to SaaS services and IoT solutions and other ancillary costs.

 

Impairment Loss on Long-lived Assets and Long-term Prepaid Expenses

 

Impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses was recognized whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset and long-term prepaid expenses may no longer be recoverable.

 

Impairment Loss on Goodwill

 

Impairment loss on goodwill was recognized whenever the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of (1) marketing and promotion expenses, (2) compensation for Ucommune’s sales and marketing personnel and (3) share-based compensation expense.

 

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General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of (1) compensation for Ucommune’s management and administrative personnel, (2) expenses in connection with its operation and financing supporting functions such as legal and human resources, (3) share-based compensation expense, and (4) other administrative expenses.

 

Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability

 

Warrants classified as liabilities are initially recorded at fair value with gains and losses arising from changes in fair value recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations during the period in which such instruments are outstanding.

 

Change in Fair Value of Put Option Liability

 

Put option classified as liabilities is initially recorded at fair value with gains and losses arising from changes in fair value recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations during the period in which such instruments are outstanding.

 

Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments

 

Impairment loss on long-term investments was recognized when the investees’ operating performances indicate that the carrying value of the investment is no longer recoverable.

 

(Loss)/Gain on Disposal of Subsidiaries

 

(Loss)/gain on disposal of subsidiaries was generated from the disposal of several subsidiaries.

 

Taxation

 

Cayman Islands & British Virgin Islands

 

Ucommune International Ltd and Ucommune Group are tax-exempted companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands. A subsidiary, Ucommune International Limited, is incorporated in British Virgin Islands. The foregoing companies are not subject to income tax.

 

United States

 

Ucommune N.Y. Corp. is incorporated in the U.S. and is subject to the U.S. federal income taxes. According to U.S. tax reform, a flat corporate income tax rate of 21% was effective beginning in 2018.

 

Hong Kong

 

Ucommune HK was established in Hong Kong and is subject to a two-tiered income tax rate for taxable income earned in Hong Kong effectively since April 1, 2018. The first two million Hong Kong dollars of profits earned by a company are subject to be taxed at an income tax rate of 8.25%, while the remaining profits will continue to be taxed at the existing tax rate, 16.5%. No provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as it had no assessable income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023.

 

Singapore

 

Ucommune Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Ucommune Technology Pte. Ltd. were established in Singapore and are subject to Singapore corporate income taxes at the rate of 17% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023.

 

PRC

 

Effective from January 1, 2008, a new Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the PRC EIT Law, combined the previous income tax laws for foreign invested and domestic invested enterprises in the PRC by the adoption of a unified tax rate of 25% for most enterprises with the following exceptions. According to the requirements of Caishui [2014] No. 26, enterprises that qualify as encouraged industrial enterprises located in Hengqin New Area in Guangdong province are subject to a tax rate of 15%. Shengguang Zhongshuo, as a company located in Hengqin New Area, is qualified to enjoy the 15% preferential tax rate of income tax. The original policy expired on December 31, 2020.

 

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On May 25,2022, the State Finance and Taxation Department issued the Notice on Preferential Policies for Enterprise Income Tax in Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone (Caishui [2022] No.19). This new policy continues the policy of collecting enterprise income tax at a reduced preferential tax rate of 15% for eligible enterprises, which has been implemented as of January 1, 2021.

 

According to Caishui [2019] No. 13, Caishui [2021] No. 12 and Caishui [2022] No.13, small and low-profit enterprises shall meet three conditions for enjoying preferential tax conditions, including (1) annual taxable income of no more than RMB3 million, (2) no more than 300 employees, and (3) total assets of no more than RMB50 million. Small, low-profit enterprises whose annual taxable income is no more than RMB1 million is subject to the preferential income tax rate of 2.5%. Small, low-profit enterprises whose annual taxable income exceed RMB1 million but no more than RMB3 million are subject to the preferential income tax rate of 5%.

 

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates

 

The Parent prepares the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires it to make judgments, estimates and assumptions. The Parent continually evaluates these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, its own historical experience and various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from the Parent’s expectations as a result of changes in its estimates. Some of its accounting policies require a higher degree of judgment than others in their application and require the Parent to make significant accounting estimates.

 

The critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates that the Parent believes to have the most significant impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are described below, which should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and other disclosures included elsewhere in this Form 6-K. When reviewing the financial statements, you should consider:

 

the selection of critical accounting policies,

 

the judgments and other uncertainties affecting the application of such policies,

 

the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions.

 

The critical accounting policies and practices include the following: (1) impairment of right-of-use assets and other long-lived assets, (2) allowance for credit losses, (3) lease and (4) revenue recognition. See Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the disclosure of these accounting policies. The Parent believes the following accounting estimates involve the most significant judgments used in the preparation of the financial statements.

 

Impairment of Right-of-use Assets and Other Long-lived Assets

 

The Parent reviews its right-of-use assets, or ROU assets, and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. Factors the Parent considers to be important which could trigger an impairment review primarily include:

 

significant underperformance relative to projected operating results;

 

significant changes in the overall business strategy;

 

significant adverse changes in legal or business environment; and

 

significant competition, unfavorable industry trends or economic outlook.

 

When these events occur, the Parent measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the ROU assets and other long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposal. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Parent will recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets.

 

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The Parent measures the fair value of impaired space by using discounted cash flow model. The estimates used in projected future cash flows include rental charges and occupancy rate. The gross yield rate is used as the discount rate.

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

On January 1, 2023, the Parent adopted Accounting Standard Codification Topic 326 — Credit Losses, or ASC 326, which replaced previously issued guidance regarding the impairment of financial instruments with an expected loss methodology that will result in more timely recognition of credit losses. The Parent used a modified retrospective approach and did not restate the comparable prior periods.

 

Upon adoption of ASC 326, the Parent maintains an allowance for credit losses in accordance with ASC 326 and records the allowance for credit losses as an offset to assets such as accounts receivable, prepayments and other current assets, due from related parties which are not under common control, etc., and the estimated credit losses charged to the allowance is classified as “general and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The Parent assesses collectability by reviewing receivables on a collective basis where similar characteristics exist, primarily based on size, nature and on an individual basis when we identify specific customers with known disputes or collectability issues. In determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses, the Parent considers historical collectability based on past due status, the age of the receivable balances, credit quality of the Parent’s customer or vendor based on ongoing credit evaluations, current economic conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions, and other factors that may affect the Parent’s ability to collect from customers. Bad debts are written off as incurred. The Parent generally does not require collateral from its customers.

 

Lease

 

After adoption of Accounting Standard Codification Topic 842 — Leases, or ASC 842, the Parent made an accounting policy election for all lease related asset classes, to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. The Parent has also made an accounting policy election to exempt leases with an initial term of 12 months or less from being recognized on the balance sheet. Short-term leases are not significant in comparison to the Parent’s overall lease portfolio. Payments related to those leases continue to be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

From the Perspective of Lessee

 

Ucommune leases properties for its collaborative workspaces and other locations. At the commencement of each lease, management determines the classification as an operating or finance lease. For leases that qualify as operating leases, the Parent recognizes the associated lease expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease beginning on the date of initial possession. The date of initial possession is generally when Ucommune enters the leased premises and begins to make improvements in preparation for its intended use.

 

At the commencement date of a lease, the Parent recognizes a lease liability for future fixed lease payments and a ROU asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term. The future fixed lease payments are discounted using the incremental borrowing rate as the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated on a portfolio basis and incorporates lease term, currency risk, credit risk and an adjustment for collateral.

 

For the initial measurement of the lease liabilities for leases commencing after January 1, 2017, the Parent uses the discount rate as of the commencement date of the lease, incorporating the entire lease term. Current maturities and long-term portions of operating lease liabilities are classified as lease liabilities, current and lease liabilities, non-current, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The ROU asset is measured at the amount of the lease liabilities with adjustments, if applicable, for lease prepayments made prior to or at lease commencement, initial direct costs incurred and lease incentives. Variable lease expenses includes rent contingent payments based on percentages of revenue as defined in the lease. It is not included in lease expenses it incurred or becomes probable.

 

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From the Perspective of Lessor

 

The Parent recognizes workspace membership revenue under ASC 842, and all the leases contracts are operating leases. Ucommune provides various leasing solutions for its members and generates revenues from monthly rent in the form of membership service fees or workstation rental fee.

 

The workspace memberships enable members to access to office space, use of a shared internet connection, access to certain facilities (kitchen, common areas and related areas), as well as service fees for the use of conference room. The price of each membership varies, based on the particular characteristics of the office space occupied by the member, the geographic location of the workspace, and the number of workstations in the contract.

 

The members do not have options to purchase underlying assets at termination. Renewal of memberships are on a negotiation basis before termination. The majority of the lease contracts are fixed lease payment contracts. The Parent’s variable lease payments consists of certain contracts indexed to future sales revenues of the lessees. Variable membership fees are recognized when incurred.

 

Workspace membership revenue consists primarily of fees from members and is recognized ratably, on a monthly basis, over the lease term, as access to office space is provided. The Parent applied practical expedients to choose not to separate lease and non-lease components for all lease related asset classes. The consolidated component is accounted for under ASC 842. The lease term for most of the membership services is less than one year.

 

The leases do not have renewal options and penalty is imposed if the lessees early terminate the leases. Workspace membership fees are generally collected in advance each quarter. Members are generally required to provide Ucommune with a deposit which is normally one-month service fee. Pursuant to the term of membership agreement, the amount of deposit may be applied against the member’s unpaid balance.

 

The residual value of the lease assets represents the fair value of the leased assets at the end of the lease terms. The Parent relies on industry data, historical experience, independent appraisals and the experience of the management team to value lease residuals.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue is recognized when control of promised goods or services is transferred to Ucommune’s customers in an amount of consideration to which Ucommune expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Parent follows the five steps approach for revenue recognition under Topic 606:

 

identify the contract(s) with a customer,

 

identify the performance obligations in the contract,

 

determine the transaction price,

 

allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and

 

recognize revenue when (or as) Ucommune satisfies a performance obligation. The primary sources of the revenues are as follows:

 

Workspace Membership Revenue

 

Workspace membership revenue is recognized under ASC 842. See “— Lease — From the Perspective of Lessor.”

 

Marketing and Branding Services Revenue

 

Marketing and branding services revenue primarily consists of advertising services revenue. The Parent is the principal in providing the marketing and branding services to customers. The service provided is accounted for as a single performance obligation and revenue is recognized on gross basis over time throughout the contract terms by using both output and input methods.

 

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Other Services Revenue

 

Other services revenue primarily consists of (1) interior design and construction revenue, (2) co-working space management fees, (3) SaaS services and IoT solutions revenue and (4) charges to members for ancillary services including printing, copying and related services. The Parent identified the services as one single performance obligation.

 

(1) Interior design and construction revenue

 

Interior design and construction revenue is generated from two subsidiaries acquired in 2018 and one subsidiary acquired in 2021. Interior design revenue is recognized over time based on direct measurements of the value to the customer of the services transferred to date relative to the remaining services promised under the contract. Construction revenue is recognized over time based on a percentage of contract costs incurred to date compared to the total estimated contract cost.

 

(2) Co-working space management fees

 

Co-working space management fees are derived from managing branded co-working space locations for leased property owners. The fee generally consists of a monthly base amount plus revenue sharing. Revenue is recognized over time when service is provided.

 

(3) SaaS services and IoT solutions revenue

 

SaaS service and IoT solution revenue is generated from a subsidiary acquired in 2019 and recognized upon the service completion.

 

(4) Ancillary services revenue

 

Revenue from ancillary services to members is recorded upon performance obligation delivered per contracts.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table summarizes the unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations both in absolute amounts and as percentages of total revenue for the periods presented. This information should be read together with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 6-K. The operating results in any period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023  
    RMB     %     RMB     US$     %  
    (in thousands, except for percentages, shares and per share data)  
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation Data                              
Revenue                              
Workspace membership revenue     161,336       54.3       70,793       9,763       26.2  
Marketing and branding services revenue     98,164       33.0       154,917       21,364       57.4  
Other services revenue     37,827       12.7       44,392       6,122       16.4  
Total revenue     297,327       100.0       270,102       37,249       100.0  
Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss)                                        
Workspace membership     (180,925 )     (60.9 )     (78,640 )     (10,845 )     (29.1 )
Marketing and branding services     (97,184 )     (32.7 )     (151,527 )     (20,897 )     (56.1 )
Other services     (30,277 )     (10.2 )     (41,708 )     (5,752 )     (15.5 )
Total cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss)     (308,386 )     (103.7 )     (271,875 )     (37,494 )     (100.7 )
Impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses     (97,740 )     (32.9 )     (25,825 )     (3,561 )     (9.6 )
Impairment loss on goodwill     (43,011 )     (14.5 )                  
Sales and marketing expenses     (14,853 )     (5.0 )     (5,343 )     (737 )     (2.0 )
General and administrative expenses     (75,327 )     (25.3 )     (38,132 )     (5,259 )     (14.1 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (16,103 )     (5.4 )     11,346       1,565       4.2  
Change in fair value of put option liability     201       0.1       222       31       0.1  
Loss from operations     (257,892 )     (86.7 )     (59,505 )     (8,206 )     (22.1 )
Interest expense, net     (5,515 )     (1.9 )     (95 )     (14 )     (0.0 )
Subsidy income     2,644       0.9       6,629       914       2.5  
Impairment loss on long-term investments                 (13,821 )     (1,906 )     (5.1 )
(Loss)/gain on disposal of subsidiaries     (4,498 )     (1.5 )     34,670       4,781       12.8  
Other income/(expenses), net     17,291       5.8       (18,963 )     (2,615 )     (7.0 )
Loss before income taxes and loss from equity method investments     (247,970 )     (83.4 )     (51,085 )     (7,046 )     (18.9 )
Provision for income taxes     (3,772 )     (1.3 )     (31 )     (4 )     (0.0 )
Loss from equity method investment                 (560 )     (77 )     (0.2 )
Net loss     (251,742 )     (84.7 )     (51,676 )     (7,127 )     (19.1 )
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests     (22,473 )     (7.6 )     (13,257 )     (1,828 )     (4.9 )
Net loss attributable to Ucommune International Ltd     (229,269 )     (77.1 )     (38,419 )     (5,299 )     (14.2 )
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of Ucommune international Ltd.                                        
–Basic and diluted     (52.42 )     N/A       (7.21 )     (0.99 )      N/A  
Weighted average shares used in calculating net loss per share                                        
–Basic and diluted     4,373,728       N/A       5,326,589       5,326,589        N/A  

 

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Results of Operations

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Revenue

 

Total revenue decreased by 9.2% to RMB270.1 million (US$37.2 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB297.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Revenue from the asset-light model decreased by 29.0% to RMB26.5 million (US$3.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB37.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as the number of spaces under asset-light model decreased from 171 as of June 30, 2022 to 85 as of June 30, 2023.

 

Workspace Membership Services Revenue

 

Workspace membership services revenue decreased by 56.1% to RMB70.8 million (US$9.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB161.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, mainly due to the closure of unprofitable spaces in operation.

 

Marketing and Branding Services Revenue

 

Marketing and branding services revenue increased by 57.8% to RMB154.9 million (US$21.4 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB98.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to the increased service revenue from two major customers.

 

Other Services Revenue

 

Other services revenue increased by 17.4% to RMB44.4 million (US$6.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB37.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to increased revenue from interior design and construction services.

 

Cost of Revenue (excluding Impairment Loss)

 

Total cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) decreased by 11.8% to RMB271.9 million (US$37.5 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB308.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of revenue from the asset-light model decreased by 19.1% to RMB25.6 million (US$3.5 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB31.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, which were in line with the decrease in revenue from the asset-light model.

 

Workspace Membership

 

Costs of workspace membership decreased by 56.5% to RMB78.6 million (US$10.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB180.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, mainly due to (1) the closure of unprofitable spaces in operation, (2) a decrease in staff costs as a result of our decreased headcount, and (3) a decrease in share-based compensation expense. Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) for workspace membership accounted for 60.9% and 29.1% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

Marketing and Branding Services

 

Costs of marketing and branding services increased by 55.9% to RMB151.5 million (US$20.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB97.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, mainly due to increased advertising costs, which was in line with the increase in advertising revenue. Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) for marketing and branding services accounted for 32.7% and 56.1% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

Other Services

 

Costs of other services increased by 37.8% to RMB41.7 million (US$5.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB30.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, mainly due to increased construction and design service costs. Cost of revenue (excluding impairment loss) for other services accounted for 10.2% and 15.5% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

Impairment Loss on Long-lived Assets and Long-term Prepaid Expenses

 

Impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses was RMB97.7 million and RMB25.8 million (US$3.6 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively, primarily due to a decrease in impairment costs for non-current assets where the carrying value is not expected to be fully recoverable.

 

Impairment Loss on Goodwill

 

Impairment loss on goodwill was RMB43.0 million and nil for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively, primarily because goodwill was fully impaired as of December 31, 2022.

 

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Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 64.0% to RMB5.3 million (US$0.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB14.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, mainly due to decreases in agency fees and share-based compensation expenses. Sales and marketing expenses accounted for 5.0% and 2.0% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses decreased by 49.4% to RMB38.1 million (US$5.3 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from RMB75.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, mainly due to decreases in professional service fees and share-based compensation expense. General and administrative expenses accounted for 25.3% and 14.1% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability was RMB11.3 million (US$1.6 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to negative RMB16.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily attributable to the fair value change of warrants in connection with the issuance of a convertible bond on January 26, 2022.

 

Change in Fair Value of Put Option Liability

 

Change in fair value of put option liability was RMB0.2 million and RMB0.2 million (US$31,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively, primarily attributable to the fair value change of a put option in connection with the issuance of a convertible bond on January 26, 2022.

 

Loss from Operations

 

As a result of the foregoing, loss from operations was RMB59.5 million (US$8.2 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to RMB257.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

Interest Expense, Net

 

Interest expense, net was RMB95,000 (US$14,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to RMB5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The Parent generated interest income from Ucommune’s bank balances and short-term investments and incurred interest expense on convertible bond, bank loans and other borrowings. The decrease in interest expense, net for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was primarily due to the decrease in both short-term and long-term borrowings.

 

Subsidy Income

 

Subsidy income was subsidies granted by local governments to support the development and operation of agile office spaces. Subsidy income was RMB6.6 million (US$0.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to RMB2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

Impairment Loss on Long-term Investments

 

Impairment loss on long-term investments was RMB13.8 million (US$1.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to nil for the six months ended June 30, 2022, primarily because the investees’ operating performances indicated that the carrying value of the investments was no longer recoverable.

 

(Loss)/Gain on Disposal of Subsidiaries

 

Losses on disposal of subsidiaries was RMB4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to gain on disposal of subsidiaries of RMB34.7 million (US$4.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, primarily attributable to the disposal of several subsidiaries at net liability position with nil consideration.

 

Other Income/(Expenses), Net

 

Other income, net was RMB17.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to other expenses, net of RMB19.0 million (US$2.6 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily consisting of penalties resulting from legal proceedings.

 

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Provision for Income Taxes

 

Provision for income taxes was RMB3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to RMB31,000 (US$4,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

Loss from Equity Method Investment

 

Loss from equity method investment was nil for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to RMB0.6 million (US$77,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

Net Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, net loss was RMB251.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to RMB51.7 million (US$7.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

To supplement the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Parent uses the following non-GAAP financial measures for the unaudited condensed consolidated results: EBITDA (including EBITDA margin), adjusted EBITDA (including adjusted EBITDA margin) and adjusted net loss. The Parent believes that EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net loss help understand and evaluate Ucommune’s core operating performance.

 

EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net loss are presented to enhance investors’ overall understanding of Ucommune’s financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. As EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net loss have material limitations as analytical metrics and may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.

 

In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net loss as substitutes for, or superior to, net loss prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Parent encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on any single financial measure. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, see the table below.

 

EBITDA represents net loss before interest expense, net, provision for income taxes, depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets.

 

Adjusted EBITDA represents net loss before (1) interest expense, net, other (income)/expense, net, provision for income taxes and loss/(gain) on disposal of subsidiaries and (2) certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expense, impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses, impairment loss on long-term investments, impairment loss on goodwill, depreciation of property and equipment, amortization of intangible assets, change in fair value of warrant liability and change in fair value of put option liability, which the Parent does not believe are reflective of Ucommune’s core operating performance during the periods presented.

 

Adjusted net loss represents net loss before share-based compensation expense, impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses, impairment loss on long-term investments, impairment loss on goodwill, change in fair value of warrant liability, change in fair value of put option liability and loss on disposal of subsidiaries.

 

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB     US$  
    (in thousands)  
Net loss     (251,742 )     (51,676 )     (7,127 )
Interest expense, net     5,515       95       14  
Provision for income taxes     3,772       31       4  
Depreciation of property and equipment     27,617       10,880       1,500  
Amortization of intangible assets     2,230       1,446       199  
EBITDA (non-GAAP)     (212,608 )     (39,224 )     (5,410 )
Share-based compensation expense     24,544       4,954       683  
Impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses     97,740       25,825       3,561  
Impairment loss on goodwill     43,011              
Change in fair value of warrant liability     16,103       (11,346 )     (1,565 )
Change in fair value of put option liability     (201 )     (222 )     (31 )
Impairment loss on long-term investments           13,821       1,906  
Loss/(gain) on disposal of subsidiaries     4,498       (34,670 )     (4,781 )
Other (income)/expenses, net     (17,291 )     18,963       2,615  
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)     (44,204 )     (21,899 )     (3,022 )

 

The table below sets forth a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted net loss for the periods indicated:

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB     US$  
    (in thousands)  
Net loss     (251,742 )     (51,676 )     (7,127 )
Share-based compensation expense     24,544       4,954       683  
Impairment loss on long-lived assets and long-term prepaid expenses     97,740       25,825       3,561  
Impairment loss on goodwill     43,011              
Change in fair value of warrant liability     16,103       (11,346 )     (1,565 )
Change in fair value of put option liability     (201 )     (222 )     (31 )
Impairment loss on long-term investments           13,821       1,906  
Loss/(gain) on disposal of subsidiaries     4,498       (34,670 )     (4,781 )
Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)     (66,047 )     (53,314 )     (7,354 )

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash Flows and Working Capital

 

The Parent’s principal sources of liquidity have been cash from capital contributions by its shareholders and capital market financings, and short-term/long-term borrowings. As of June 30, 2022 and 2023, cash and cash equivalents were RMB53.2 million and RMB58.3 million (US$8.0 million), respectively. Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of cash at bank and on hand and are primarily denominated in Renminbi, U.S. dollars and Hong Kong dollars.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, the Parent incurred losses from operations of RMB257.9 million and RMB59.5 million (US$8.2 million), respectively, and generated negative cash flows from operating activities of RMB107.2 million and positive cash flows from operating activities of RMB30.7 million (US$4.2 million), respectively. In addition, as of June 30, 2023, the Parent had short-term borrowings of RMB0.8 million (US$0.1 million), current portion of long-term borrowings of RMB2.7 million (US$0.4 million), working capital deficit (defined as total current assets deducted by total current liabilities) of RMB273.8 million (US$37.8 million) and accumulated deficit of RMB4,574.4 million (US$630.8 million). In addition, as of June 30, 2023, the Parent had no unused credit lines.

 

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Ucommune is seeking to expand its asset-light model, under which Ucommune can reduce upfront capital investments for opening new spaces. The Parent regularly monitors its current and expected liquidity requirements to help ensure that it maintains sufficient cash balances to meet Ucommune’s existing and reasonably likely long-term liquidity needs.

 

Ucommune has the intention and ability to extend or renew the bank borrowings, or to borrow new loans from commercial banks or other institutions or entities in the next 12 months after the issuance date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2022, the Parent closed a private placement pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement with JAK Opportunities LLC as the Purchaser for the offering of a US$3 million principal amount 8% senior convertible debenture (the “Debenture”) and certain warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares of the Parent. The net proceeds to the Parent from the offering were approximately US$2.6 million. The Parent fully repaid the Debenture in August 2023.

 

Historically, the Parent has relied principally on both operational sources of cash and non-operational sources of financing from investors to fund its operations and business development. The Parent’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on management’s ability to successfully execute its business plan which includes continued business transition from an asset-heavy model to an asset-light model to improve profitability, continued exploration of new business opportunities that have synergies with its core business, collect long-term receivables, control operating costs and optimize operational efficiency to improve its cash flow from operations. The Parent also plans to raise additional capital, including among others, obtaining debt financing, to support its future operations.

 

The Parent continues to explore opportunities to grow its business. However, the Parent has not yet achieved a business scale able to generate a sufficient level of revenues to achieve net profit and positive cash flows from operating activities, and the Parent expects that operating losses and negative cash flows from operations will continue for the foreseeable future. If the Parent is unable to grow Ucommune’s business to achieve economies of scale in the future, it will become even more difficult for the Parent to sustain a sufficient source of cash to cover its operating costs. There can be no assurance, however, that the Parent will be able to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to Ucommune, in a timely manner, or at all. In the event that financing sources are not available, or that the Parent is unsuccessful in increasing its gross profit margin, collecting long-term receivables and reducing operating losses, the Parent may be unable to implement its current plans for expansion, repay debt obligations or respond to competitive pressures, any of which would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations and materially adversely affect its ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The Parent’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of such uncertainties.

 

The Parent intends to finance future working capital requirements and capital expenditures from cash generated from operating activities and funds raised from financing activities. The Parent may, however, require additional cash due to changing business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions Ucommune may decide to pursue.

 

If the Parent’s existing cash is insufficient to meet Ucommune’s requirements, the Parent or its subsidiaries may seek to issue debt or equity securities or Ucommune may seek to obtain additional credit facilities. Financing may be unavailable in the amounts Ucommune needs or on terms acceptable to Ucommune, if at all. Issuance of additional equity securities, including convertible debt securities, would dilute earnings per share. The incurrence of debt would divert cash for working capital and capital expenditures to service debt obligations and could result in operating and financial covenants that restrict Ucommune’s operations and its ability to pay dividends to the Parent’s shareholders.

 

If the Parent and its subsidiaries are unable to obtain additional equity or debt financing as required, Ucommune’s business operations and prospects may suffer. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry — We require significant capital to fund our operations and growth. If we cannot obtain sufficient capital on acceptable terms, our business, financial condition and prospects may suffer” from the Parent’s Form 20-F.

 

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As a holding company with no material operations of its own, the Parent operates its businesses in the PRC through the PRC subsidiaries and the consolidated VIEs in China. Under PRC laws and regulations, the Parent may provide funding to the PRC subsidiaries in China through capital contributions or loans, subject to the approval of government authorities and limits on the amount of capital contributions and loans. In addition, the PRC subsidiaries may only provide Renminbi funding to the consolidated VIEs through entrusted loans. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay us from using the proceeds of securities offerings, to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries, which could materially adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business” from the Parent’s Form 20-F.

 

The ability of the PRC subsidiaries to make dividends or other cash payments to their shareholders, which are the Parent’s subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong and indirectly wholly-owned by the Parent, is subject to restrictions under PRC laws and regulations. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — We may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make payments to us could materially adversely affect our ability to conduct our business” from the Parent’s Form 20-F and “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — If we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorable PRC tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders” from the Parent’s Form 20-F

 

The following table presents the selected unaudited condensed consolidated cash flow data for the periods indicated.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2022     2023  
    RMB     RMB     US$  
    (in thousands)  
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities     (107,225 )     30,699       4,233  
Net cash used in investing activities     (30,926 )     (5,218 )     (720 )
Net cash used in financing activities     (268 )     (18,492 )     (2,550 )
Effects of exchange rate changes     2,865       (1,960 )     (270 )
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents     (135,554 )     5,029       693  
Cash, cash equivalents – beginning of the periods     216,495       53,245       7,343  
Cash, cash equivalents – end of the periods     80,941       58,274       8,036  

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was RMB30.7 million (US$4.2 million). The difference between net loss of RMB51.7 million (US$7.1 million) and the net cash provided by operating activities was mainly due to (1) an decrease of long-term prepaid expenses of RMB72.1 million (US$9.9 million), and (2) amortization of right-of-use assets of RMB40.1 million (US$5.5 million), partially offset by (i) an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of RMB49.4 million (US$6.8 million), and (ii) gain on disposal of subsidiaries of RMB34.7 million (US$4.8 million).

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was RMB5.2 million (US$0.7 million), primarily attributable to (1) purchase of short-term investments of RMB72.9 million (US$10.0 million), and (2) purchase of property, plant and equipment of RMB7.6 million (US$1.1 million), partially offset by redemption of short-term investments of RMB76.3 million (US$10.5 million).

 

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Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was RMB18.5 million (US$2.6 million), primarily attributable to (1) loan repayment to third parties of RMB11.5 million (US$1.6 million), and (2) loan repayment to related parties of RMB7.3 million (US$1.0 million), partially offset by loans received from third parties of RMB0.3 million (US$41,000).

 

Capital Expenditures

 

Capital expenditures are incurred primarily in connection with purchase of property and equipment and purchase of intangible assets. Capital expenditures were RMB26.0 million and RMB7.6 million (US$1.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The Parent has no significant outstanding commitments for capital expenditures as of June 30, 2023. See “— Contractual Obligations.” The Parent intends to fund its future capital expenditures with its existing cash balance and cash generated from operations.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The following table sets forth the contractual obligations and commitments as of June 30, 2023.

 

    Payments Due by Years Ending  
    Total     2023     2024 and
2025
    2026 and
2027
    2028 and
beyond
 
    (RMB in thousands)  
Short-term borrowings(1)     790       790                    
Long-term borrowings(2)     2,674       2,286       388              
Lease commitments(3)     252,493       63,576       86,108       58,458       44,351  
Total contractual obligations     255,957       66,652       86,496       58,458       44,351  

 

(1) Short-term borrowings represented borrowings from commercial banks with an annual interest rate of 3.95%.
(2) Long-term borrowings primarily consisted of loans from commercial bank with an annual interest rate of 6.192%.
(3)

Lease commitments were related to Ucommune’s obligation to pay under lease agreements.

 

Contingencies

 

The group may be involved in various legal or administrative proceedings from time to time in its ordinary course of business. In the six months ended June 30, 2023, two legal and/or administrative proceedings had been closed upon court or arbitration tribunal’s final judgement. Legal service fees in connection with these proceedings have not been negotiated or determined with the third-party legal counsel. Such legal service fees are estimated to range from approximately RMB1 million to RMB3 million.

 

Save as described above, the group had no material contingencies as of June 30, 2023.

 

Holding Company Structure

 

Ucommune International Ltd, the Parent, is the ultimate Cayman Islands holding company with no material operations of its own. The Parent operates its business through its subsidiaries and the consolidated VIEs. As a result, the Parent’s ability to pay dividends depends upon dividends paid by its subsidiaries. If its subsidiaries or any newly formed subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing their debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends to the Parent.

 

In addition, the PRC subsidiaries are permitted to pay dividends to their shareholders, which are the Parent’s subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong and indirectly wholly-owned by the Parent, only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprise as promulgated by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, or PRC GAAP. In accordance with PRC company laws, the consolidated VIEs in China must make appropriations from their after-tax profit to non-distributable reserve funds including (1) statutory surplus fund and (2) discretionary surplus fund. The appropriation to the statutory surplus fund must be at least 10% of the after-tax profits calculated in accordance with PRC GAAP. Appropriation is not required if the statutory surplus fund has reached 50% of the registered capital of the consolidated VIEs. Appropriation to discretionary surplus fund is made at the discretion of the consolidated VIEs.

 

Pursuant to the law applicable to China’s foreign investment enterprises, the Parent’s subsidiaries that are foreign investment enterprises in the PRC have to make appropriation from their after-tax profit, as determined under PRC GAAP, to reserve funds including (1) general reserve fund, (2) enterprise expansion fund and (3) staff bonus and welfare fund. The appropriation to the general reserve fund must be at least 10% of the after-tax profits calculated in accordance with PRC GAAP. Appropriation is not required if the reserve fund has reached 50% of the registered capital of the Parent’s subsidiary. Appropriation to the other two reserve funds is at the discretion of the Parent’s subsidiary. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — We may rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make payments to us could materially adversely affect our ability to conduct our business” from the Parent’s Form 20-F.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the PRC subsidiaries may use their own retained earnings (rather than Renminbi converted from foreign currency denominated capital) to provide financial support to the VIEs either through entrusted loans from the PRC subsidiaries to the consolidated VIEs or direct loans to such VIEs’ nominee shareholders, which would be contributed to the VIEs as capital injections. Such direct loans to the nominee shareholders would be eliminated in the consolidated financial statements against the VIEs’ share capital.

 

As an offshore holding company, the Parent is permitted under PRC laws and regulations to provide funding from the proceeds of its offshore fund-raising activities to the WOFEs only through loans or capital contributions, and to the VIEs only through loans, in each case subject to the satisfaction of the applicable government registration and approval requirements. Before providing loans to the onshore entities (i.e., the PRC subsidiaries and the VIE entities), the Parent is required make filings about details of the loans with SAFE in accordance with relevant PRC laws and regulations. The PRC subsidiaries and the VIE entities that receive the loans are only allowed to use the loans for the purposes set forth in these laws and regulations. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay us from using the proceeds of securities offerings, to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries, which could materially adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business” from the Parent’s Form 20-F. As a result, there is uncertainty with respect to the Parent’s ability to provide prompt financial support to the PRC subsidiaries and the consolidated VIEs when needed. In August 2020, Ucommune Venture entered into a loan agreement with Ucommune HK, under which Ucommune HK agreed to provide loans of up to a total of US$60 million to Ucommune Venture and Ucommune Venture could draw down the loans in multiple tranches (up to an aggregate of US$60 million) within three years from the date of the first draw-down. Thereafter, both parties entered into two supplement agreements in January 2021 and March 2021. As of the date hereof, Ucommune HK has provided a total of US$52 million in loans to Ucommune Venture, of which US$5 million have been repaid, under such loan agreements since the completion of the Business Combination in November 2020, using proceeds from the Parent’s previous PIPE financing and follow-on offerings. Such loans were included in intercompany loans, and disclosed as roll-forwards of the investment in subsidiaries and VIEs. See “Item 3. Key Information — Implications of Being a Company with the Holding Company Structure and the VIE Structures — Financial Statement Information Related to the VIE Structures ” from the Parent’s Form 20-F and “Selected Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Information of Parent, the VIEs, the WFOEs, the HK Subsidiaries and other Subsidiaries — Inter-group balances due from VIEs/Subsidiaries — Intercompany loan lent” herein.

 

The Parent, its subsidiaries and the VIEs are subject to restrictions on foreign exchange and their ability to transfer cash between entities, across borders, and to U.S. investors. Under PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval of SAFE, by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is required where Renminbi is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. As a result, the PRC subsidiaries and the VIEs need to obtain SAFE approval to use cash generated from the operations of the PRC subsidiaries and VIEs to pay off their respective debt in a currency other than Renminbi owed to entities outside China, or to make other capital expenditure payments outside China in a currency other than Renminbi. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in China — Governmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our net revenue effectively and our ability to transfer cash between our PRC subsidiaries and us, across borders, and to investors and affect the value of your investment” from the Parent’s Form 20-F.

 

Ucommune has established stringent controls and procedures for cash flows within the group based on internal cash management policies. Each transfer of cash among the Parent, its subsidiaries and the VIEs is subject to internal approval. To effect a cash transfer, a number of steps are needed, including but not limited to the issuance of payment receipt, logging into the online banking system and completing its verification process, inspection of the invoice, and payment execution. Only the finance department is authorized to make cash transfers. Within the finance department, the roles of payment approval, payment execution, record keeping, and auditing are segregated to minimize risk.

 

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Cash may be transferred within the group in the following manner: (1) the Parent may transfer funds to its subsidiaries, including the PRC subsidiaries, by way of capital contributions or loans; (2) the Parent and its subsidiaries may provide loans to the VIEs and vice versa; (3) funds may be transferred from the VIEs to the WFOEs, as service fees for services contemplated by the contractual arrangements; (4) the PRC subsidiaries, including the WFOEs, may pay dividends to their shareholders, which are the Parent’s subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong and indirectly wholly-owned by the Parent; and (5) the non-PRC subsidiaries may make dividends or other distributions to the Parent. Because the Parent is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs through contractual arrangements and the Parent and its subsidiaries do not have equity ownership in the VIEs, neither the Parent nor its subsidiaries are able to make direct capital contributions to the VIEs or their respective subsidiaries, and the VIEs are not able to make dividends or other distributions to the Parent. See “Item 3. Key Information — Implications of Being a Company with the Holding Company Structure and the VIE Structures — Financial Statement Information Related to the VIE Structures” from the Parent’s Form 20-F.

 

Since January 1, 2018, cash has been transferred through the group in terms of loans; there have been no other transfers, dividends or distributions made to date between the Parent as the holding company, its subsidiaries and the consolidated VIEs, or to investors; and there have been no other cash flows and transfers of other assets by type that have occurred between the Parent as the holding company, its subsidiaries, and the consolidated VIEs. As of the date hereof, none of the subsidiaries had distributed any dividends or made any other distributions to the Parent. As of the same date, the Parent had not distributed any dividends or made any other distributions to U.S. investors. See “Item 3. Key Information — Implications of Being a Company with the Holding Company Structure and the VIE Structures — Financial Statement Information Related to the VIE Structures” from the Parent’s Form 20-F. The Parent does not intend to distribute earnings or settle amounts owed under the contractual arrangements.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements

 

Ucommune has not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. The Parent has not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to its shares and classified as shareholder’s equity or that are not reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, the Parent does not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. The Parent does not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to Ucommune or engages in leasing, hedging or product development services with Ucommune.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

The RMB is not a freely convertible currency. SAFE, under the authority of the Peoples Bank of China, controls the conversion of RMB into other currencies. The value of the RMB is subject to changes in central government policies, international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. Cash and cash equivalents denominated in RMB amounted to RMB66.7 million and RMB57.5 million (US$7.9 million) as of June 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

Inflation Risk

 

Since Ucommune’s inception, inflation in China has not materially impacted the results of operations. Although Ucommune has not in the past been materially affected by inflation since Ucommune’s inception, Ucommune may be affected in the future by higher rates of inflation in China.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

In connection with the preparation and external audits of the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in the Parent’s Form 20-F, the Parent identified the following material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit of the Parent’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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The material weaknesses that have been identified relate to:

 

A lack of proper management approval and review on borrowing contract over certain amount, and

 

Insufficient accounting personnel with appropriate experience and knowledge to address complex accounting matters in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Neither the Parent nor its independent registered public accounting firm undertook a comprehensive assessment of internal control under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for purposes of identifying and reporting any weakness in internal control over financial reporting. Once the Parent ceases to be an “emerging growth company” as such term is defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, the independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Had the Parent performed a formal assessment of internal control over financial reporting or had the independent registered public accounting firm performed an audit of internal control over financial reporting, additional control deficiencies may have been identified. The material weaknesses, if not timely remedied, may lead to significant misstatements in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in the future.

 

To remedy the identified material weaknesses, the Parent has adopted and will adopt further measures to improve internal control over financial reporting, as follows.

 

The Parent plans to improve its management approval on all borrowing contracts over certain amount, and to enhance management review control over borrowing related accounting treatment by conducting monthly accounting record inspection;

 

The Parent plans to recruit staff with knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations in its finance and accounting department. The Parent also plans to enhance internal training and development programs for financial reporting personnel; and

 

When entering into complex transactions, the Parent plans to utilize third-party consultant for accounting services as additional resources.

 

The Parent intends to remediate these material weaknesses in multiple phases and expect that it will incur certain costs for implementing the remediation measures. The implementation of the measure, however, may not fully address the material weaknesses identified in internal control over financial reporting, and the Parent cannot conclude that the material weaknesses have been fully remedied as of June 30, 2023. In addition, the Parent cannot assure you that the Parent will be able to continue implementing these measures in the future. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risk Factors Relating to Our Business and Industry — If we fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls to remediate our material weaknesses over financial reporting, we may be unable to accurately report our results of operations, meet our reporting obligations or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of the ordinary shares may be materially adversely affected” from the Parent’s Form 20-F.

 

As a company with less than US$1.235 billion in revenue for the Parent’s last fiscal year, the Parent qualifies as an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include exemption from the auditor attestation requirement under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in the assessment of the emerging growth company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

For detailed discussion on recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to the Parent’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this Form 6-K.

 

 

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