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Perfect World Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Unaudited Financial Results

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BEIJING, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

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Fourth Quarter 2010 Highlights(1)

    --  Total revenues were RMB593.0 million (USD89.8 million), as compared to
        RMB658.2 million in 3Q10 and RMB607.9 million in 4Q09
    --  Gross profit was RMB482.3 million (USD73.1 million), as compared to
        RMB508.9 million in 3Q10 and RMB526.4 million in 4Q09
    --  Operating profit was RMB122.8 million (USD18.6 million), as compared to
        RMB211.9 million in 3Q10 and RMB276.5 million in 4Q09.  Non-GAAP
        operating profit(2) was RMB147.3 million (USD22.3 million), as compared
        to RMB237.4 million in 3Q10 and RMB298.5 million in 4Q09
    --  Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB125.2
        million (USD19.0 million), as compared to RMB213.7 million in 3Q10 and
        RMB270.8 million in 4Q09.  Non-GAAP net income attributable to the
        Company's shareholders(2) was RMB149.7 million (USD22.7 million), as
        compared to RMB239.2 million in 3Q10 and RMB292.8 million in 4Q09
    --  Basic and diluted earnings per ADS(3) were RMB2.50 (USD0.38) and RMB2.36
        (USD0.36), respectively, as compared to RMB4.27 and RMB4.05,
        respectively, in 3Q10, and RMB5.44 and RMB5.09, respectively, in 4Q09. 
        Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS(2) were RMB2.98 (USD0.45)
        and RMB2.82 (USD0.43), respectively, as compared to RMB4.77 and RMB4.53
        respectively, in 3Q10, and RMB5.88 and RMB5.50, respectively, in 4Q09
    --  The Company launched:
        --  Open beta testing for "Forsaken World" on October 21, 2010
        --  Open beta testing for "Dragon Excalibur" on October 28, 2010
        --  Unlimited closed beta testing for "Empire of the Immortals" on
            December 28, 2010

Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Highlights

    --  Total revenues were RMB2,470.4 million (USD374.3 million), as compared
        to RMB2,144.4 million in fiscal year 2009
    --  Gross profit was RMB2,025.7 million (USD306.9 million), as compared to
        RMB1,844.6 million in fiscal year 2009
    --  Operating profit was RMB879.3 million (USD133.2 million), as compared to
        RMB1,084.2 million in fiscal year 2009.  Non-GAAP operating profit was
        RMB976.1 million (USD147.9 million), as compared to RMB1,162.1 million
        in fiscal year 2009
    --  Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB840.7
        million (USD127.4 million), as compared to RMB1,037.2 million in fiscal
        year 2009.  Non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company's
        shareholders was RMB937.5 million (USD142.0 million), as compared to
        RMB1,115.1 million in fiscal year 2009
    --  Basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB16.80 (USD2.55) and RMB15.87
        (USD2.41), respectively, as compared to RMB20.57 and RMB19.28,
        respectively, in fiscal year 2009.  Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings
        per ADS were RMB18.73 (USD2.84) and RMB17.70 (USD2.68), respectively, as
        compared to RMB22.11 and RMB20.73, respectively, in fiscal year 2009


    (1) The U.S. dollar (USD) amounts disclosed in this press release,
     except for those transaction amounts that were actually settled in
     U.S. dollars, are presented solely for the convenience of the
     reader.  The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into USD in this release
     is based on the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable
     transfers in RMB per USD as certified for customs purposes by the
     Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of December 30, 2010, which was
     RMB6.6 to USD1.00.  The percentages stated in this press release are
     calculated based on the RMB amounts.

    (2) As used in this press release, non-GAAP operating profit, non-
     GAAP net income attributable to the Company's shareholders and non-
     GAAP earnings per ADS are defined to exclude share-based
     compensation charge from operating profit, net income attributable
     to the Company's shareholders and earnings per ADS, respectively.
     See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of GAAP and
     Non-GAAP Results" at the end of this press release.

    (3) Each ADS represents five ordinary shares.

Mr. Michael Chi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Perfect World, commented, "The past year was a challenging year of transition as we chose to lengthen the development cycle of our games and devote more resources to larger and longer-term projects in order to give them the best chance for success. While these moves were made to support the sustainable growth of our company over the long term, the slowdown in new releases during the past year did slow our revenue growth from prior years. This, coupled with sizable investments in R&D and expansion through acquisitions, placed added pressure on our margins in the short term and caused temporary fluctuations in our results. However, we are confident that this most recent quarter and the past year mark the trough in our financial performance as the mismatch between internal investments and output of new content start to realign in 2011."

"In the fourth quarter, our hard work during the year began to take shape as we launched three new games as well as a number of expansion packs for our existing games. These new titles, including 'Forsaken World' and 'Empire of the Immortals,' have already generated excitement among gamers and built a strong user base. We are expecting to see much stronger revenue growth in the first quarter of 2011 as these new contents start to take effect on the revenue side."

"One of our greatest strengths remains our deep and diversified pipeline, which has grown to include several new games in the development phase and a few highly-anticipated titles coming soon, including, 'Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' and 'Swordsman Online,' both based on novels that are household names in China. We continue to develop new games across a wide range of genres to suit the varied tastes of different gamers, enabling us to capture a broader audience of users. We expect exciting titles in our pipeline and a number of recently-launched games to provide multiple growth drivers for us in both 2011 and the years to come."

"Our specialized production studios and proprietary gaming engines have allowed us to build solid franchises in the 2D, 2.5D and 3D market segments, and our brand remains popular in China while it continues to grow abroad. We remain a leader in the Chinese online game export market in terms of revenues and geographic coverage. During the year, we continued to sign new licensing agreements and launch our games in various markets through overseas game operators. We also strengthened our overseas operating platform through our operating subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe, and C&C Media Co., Ltd. ('C&C Media'), our acquired subsidiary in Japan, all of which continue to serve as growing sources of revenues. Our strategic acquisition of a majority stake in Runic Games, Inc., the Seattle-based studio, also enhanced our global R&D capabilities and provided us strong pipeline of global titles."

"While 2010 was clearly a challenging year, we believe our decisions were necessary for the healthy growth of our company in the long run. And we are confident that we have now emerged as a much stronger business. Having confidence in our outlook, the board has also authorized Perfect World to repurchase up to USD100 million of the Company's own American Depositary Shares ('ADSs') between March 2011 and March 2012."

"Looking forward to 2011 and beyond, we are optimistic that we will deliver solid growth at both the top and bottom line given our multiple growth drivers from a diversified pipeline, as well as support from our core existing games that continue to serve as steady sources of revenue. We also expect our margin to gradually improve throughout the year, starting from Q1. Our strength in innovation, combined with enhanced R&D capabilities and strengthened operating platform from our continued investments, will position us well in the near term and ensure the long-term sustainable growth of our business."

Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues were RMB593.0 million (USD89.8 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB658.2 million in 3Q10 and RMB607.9 million in 4Q09. The decrease in total revenues from 3Q10 was primarily because there was no major movie or TV series release in 4Q10, whereas the popular TV series "Fighting for My Marriage" contributed to the Company's results in 3Q10.

Online game operation revenues were RMB526.2 million (USD79.7 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB527.1 million in 3Q10 and RMB541.8 million in 4Q09. Despite launches of new games and large expansion packs of core existing games during the quarter, online game operation revenues in 4Q10 were relatively flat compared with 3Q10. This was primarily due to the deliberate decision to slow monetization activities to foster user interest and further nurture these games at the initial stages following the releases of new content.

The aggregate average concurrent users (ACU) for games under operation in mainland China was approximately 999,000 in 4Q10, as compared to 733,000 in 3Q10 and 1,157,000 in 4Q09. The active paying customers (APC) for games operated in mainland China under the item-based revenue model was approximately 1,402,000 in 4Q10, as compared to 1,274,000 in 3Q10 and 2,188,000 in 4Q09. The average revenue per active paying customer (ARPU) for games operated in mainland China under the item-based revenue model was RMB275 in 4Q10, as compared to RMB323 in 3Q10 and RMB223 in 4Q09. The increase in traffic from 3Q10 was mainly due to the strong performance of several of the Company's newly launched games, as well as the continued popularity of a number of the Company's existing games. The decrease in ARPU from 3Q10 was mainly due to the dilution effect arising from the launches of the new games during 4Q10.

Overseas licensing revenues were RMB57.8 million (USD8.8 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB48.6 million in 3Q10 and RMB61.7 million in 4Q09. The increase from 3Q10 was primarily attributable to an increase in initial license fees arising from a number of new commercial launches overseas, as well as a sequential growth in usage-based royalties.

Film, television and other revenues were RMB9.0 million (USD1.4 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB82.5 million in 3Q10 and RMB4.5 million in 4Q09. Most of the film, television and other revenues recognized in 3Q10 were related to the release of the TV series "Fighting for My Marriage," whereas there was no similar major release during 4Q10.

Cost of Revenues

The cost of revenues was RMB110.7 million (USD16.8 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB149.3 million in 3Q10 and RMB81.5 million in 4Q09.

The online game related cost was RMB102.3 million (USD15.5 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB92.4 million in 3Q10 and RMB79.8 million in 4Q09. The increase from 3Q10 was mainly due to an increase in staff cost, including a special year-end bonus.

The film, television and other cost was RMB8.3 million (USD1.3 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB56.9 million in 3Q10 and RMB1.7 million in 4Q09. Most of the film, television and other cost recognized in 3Q10 was related to the TV series "Fighting for My Marriage." There was no major release in 4Q10.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit was RMB482.3 million (USD73.1 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB508.9 million in 3Q10 and RMB526.4 million in 4Q09. Gross margin was 81.3% in 4Q10, as compared to 77.3% in 3Q10 and 86.6% in 4Q09. The decrease in gross profit from 3Q10 was primarily due to the absence of a major movie or TV release in 4Q10, whereas the popular TV series "Fighting for My Marriage" contributed to the Company's results in 3Q10.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were RMB359.5 million (USD54.5 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB297.0 million in 3Q10 and RMB249.8 million in 4Q09. The increase in operating expenses from 3Q10 was mainly attributed to higher sales and marketing expenses, R&D expenses and general and administrative expenses.

R&D expenses were RMB136.8 million (USD20.7 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB113.8 million in 3Q10 and RMB76.9 million in 4Q09. The increase from 3Q10 was primarily due to an increase in staff cost, including a special year-end bonus, as well as lower capitalization of development cost. During 4Q10, the Company ceased capitalization of development cost for "Forsaken World" and "Dragon Excalibur" following their official launches.

Sales and marketing expenses were RMB155.2 million (USD23.5 million), as compared to RMB123.8 million in 3Q10 and RMB124.7 million in 4Q09. The increase from 3Q10 was largely due to an increase in advertising and promotional expenses associated with the launches of the new games "Forsaken World," "Dragon Excalibur" and "Empire of the Immortals;" as well as the releases of some large-scale expansion packs, such as "Breach of Heaven" for "Zhu Xian" and "Perfect World II 2012" for "Perfect World II," during 4Q10. In addition, the Company also incurred a special year-end bonus in 4Q10.

General and administrative expenses were RMB67.5 million (USD10.2 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB59.4 million in 3Q10 and RMB48.3 million in 4Q09. The increase from 3Q10 was mainly due to a provision of receivables related to the Company's film and television business. The Company's film and television business continues to expand. As the credit term, collection cycle, as well as characteristic of receivables of the film and television business are significantly different from those of the online gaming business, the Company adopted a conservative and prudent approach and provided certain allowance for its accounts receivables related to its film and television business in 4Q10.

Operating Profit

Operating profit was RMB122.8 million (USD18.6 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB211.9 million in 3Q10 and RMB276.5 million in 4Q09. Non-GAAP operating profit was RMB147.3 million (USD22.3 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB237.4 million in 3Q10 and RMB298.5 million in 4Q09. The decrease from 3Q10 was mainly due to an increase in staff cost, including a special year-end bonus, as well as a ramp-up in advertising and marketing spending to support the launches of a number of the Company's new games and large expansion packs. As the Company adopted prudent monetization strategies with the new content at the initial stages of release during 4Q10, higher sales and marketing expenses prior to the releases of new content and greater R&D spending outgrew revenues temporarily in 4Q10.

Total Other Income

Total other income was RMB12.7 million (USD1.9 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB6.8 million in 3Q10 and RMB11.8 million in 4Q09. The increase from 3Q10 was largely due to an increase in government grant subsidy income.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was RMB12.1 million (USD1.8 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB17.1 million in 3Q10 and RMB17.5 million in 4Q09.

Net Income Attributable to the Company's Shareholders

Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB125.2 million (USD19.0 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB213.7 million in 3Q10 and RMB270.8 million in 4Q09. Non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB149.7 million (USD22.7 million) in 4Q10, as compared to RMB239.2 million in 3Q10 and RMB292.8 million in 4Q09.

Basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB2.50 (USD0.38) and RMB2.36 (USD0.36), respectively, in 4Q10, as compared to RMB4.27 and RMB4.05, respectively, in 3Q10, and RMB5.44 and RMB5.09, respectively, in 4Q09. Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB2.98 (USD0.45) and RMB2.82 (USD0.43), respectively, in 4Q10, as compared to RMB4.77 and RMB4.53, respectively, in 3Q10, and RMB5.88 and RMB5.50, respectively, in 4Q09.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

As of December 31, 2010, the Company had RMB1,387.6 million (USD210.2 million) of cash and cash equivalents, as compared to RMB1,424.9 million as of September 30, 2010. The Company continued to generate cash inflow through its online game operations, however, the cash outflow for investments in principal-protected financial products during 4Q10 resulted in a decrease in the cash and cash equivalents balance.

Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues were RMB2,470.4 million (USD374.3 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB2,144.4 million in fiscal year 2009.

Online game operation revenues were RMB2,156.3 million (USD326.7 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB1,879.9 million in fiscal year 2009. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to the Company's successful expansion of its overseas operations in North America and Japan, as well as the continued popularity of some of the Company's core existing games.

Overseas licensing revenues were RMB215.0 million (USD32.6 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB214.6 million in fiscal year 2009. In previous years the Company generated considerable licensing revenues from Japan through C&C Media, its Japanese operation partner. In 2Q10, the Company fully acquired C&C Media and began classifying its revenues as online game operation revenues. As such, although the Company grew its licensing revenues in various markets as it continued to strengthen its global penetration during fiscal year 2010, the overseas licensing revenues were relatively flat compared with fiscal year 2009.

Film, television and other revenues were RMB99.2 million (USD15.0 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB49.8 million in fiscal year 2009. Most of the film, television and other revenues recognized in fiscal year 2010 were related to the popular TV series "Fighting for My Marriage," which was released in 3Q10.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues were RMB444.7 million (USD67.4 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB299.8 million in fiscal year 2009. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to increases in staff cost, sales-related taxes and server depreciation expenses associated with the Company's overseas acquisitions and expansion of its domestic game operations, as well as an increase in film, television and other cost associated with the release of the successful TV series "Fighting for My Marriage."

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit was RMB2,025.7 million (USD306.9 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB1,844.6 million in fiscal year 2009. Gross margin was 82.0% in fiscal year 2010, as compared to 86.0% in fiscal year 2009.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were RMB1,146.4 million (USD173.7 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB760.4 million in fiscal year 2009. The year-over-year increase in operating expenses was mainly due to the expansion of the Company's overall business operations and talent pool, as well as its overseas acquisitions.

Operating Profit

Operating profit was RMB879.3 million (USD133.2 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB1,084.2 million in fiscal year 2009. Non-GAAP operating profit was RMB976.1 million (USD147.9 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB1,162.1 million in fiscal year 2009. In order to deliver higher-quality products in the longer run in response to the demands of the fast-changing industry, the Company has been lengthening the development cycle of its games and devoting more resources to longer-term projects, while at the same time investing heavily in R&D and expanding its talent pool. As a result, the Company did not launch any new games until the last quarter of the year, which impacted the revenue growth in fiscal year 2010, yet still incurred higher sales and marketing expenses prior to the launches of these new games as well as greater R&D spending for future titles in the pipeline. As such, expenses temporarily outgrew revenues during this transitional year.

Net Income Attributable to the Company's Shareholders

Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB840.7 million (USD127.4 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB1,037.2 million in fiscal year 2009. Non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was RMB937.5 million (USD142.0 million) in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB1,115.1 million in fiscal year 2009.

Basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB16.80 (USD2.55) and RMB15.87 (USD2.41), respectively, in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB20.57 and RMB19.28, respectively, in fiscal year 2009. Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB18.73 (USD2.84) and RMB17.70 (USD2.68), respectively, in fiscal year 2010, as compared to RMB22.11 and RMB20.73, respectively, in fiscal year 2009.

Business Outlook

Based on the Company's current operations, total revenues for the first quarter of 2011 are expected to be between RMB640 million and RMB664 million, representing an increase of 8% to 12% on a sequential basis. This reflects expected growth from the Company's existing games and the anticipated contribution from the recent launches of "Forsaken World," "Dragon Excalibur" and "Empire of the Immortals."

Share Repurchase Program

The board has duly authorized Perfect World to repurchase up to USD100 million of its own ADSs during the period from March 2011 to March 2012.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals in the United States, or GAAP, this press release presents non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company's shareholders and non-GAAP earnings per ADS by excluding share-based compensation charge from operating profit, net income attributable to the Company's shareholders and earnings per ADS, respectively. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are important to help investors understand the Company's operating and financial performance, compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and assess the Company's core operating results, as they exclude certain expenses that are not expected to result in cash payments. The use of the above non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations. Share-based compensation charge has been and will continue to be incurred and is not reflected in the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures. It should be considered in the overall evaluation of our results. None of the non-GAAP measures is a measure of net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, operating profit, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of our share-based compensation charge in our reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, which should be considered when evaluating our performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure are set forth at the end of this release.

Conference Call

Perfect World will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time on Monday, March 7, 2011 (9:00am Beijing time on Tuesday, March 8, 2011).

Dial-in numbers for the live conference call are as follows:



    - U.S. Toll Free Number   1-866-519-4004
    - International Dial-
     in Number                +65-6723-9381
    -Mainland China Toll
     Free Number              10-800-819-0121
    -Hong Kong Toll Free
     Number                   80-093-0346
    - U.K. Toll Free Number   080-8234-6646
      Conference ID: PWRD

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Perfect World's website at http://www.pwrd.com.

A telephone replay of the call will be available beginning two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through 11:59pm Eastern Time, March 14, 2011.

Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows:



    - U.S. Toll Free Number   1-866-214-5335
    - International Dial-
     in Number                +61-2-8235-5000
      Conference ID: 7973
       (PWRD)

About Perfect World Co., Ltd. (http://www.pwrd.com)

Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) is a leading online game developer and operator based in China. Perfect World primarily develops online games based on proprietary game engines and game development platforms. The Company's strong technology and creative game design capabilities, combined with extensive knowledge and experiences in the online game market, enable it to frequently and promptly introduce popular games designed to cater changing customer preferences and market trends. The Company's current portfolio of self-developed online games includes massively multiplayer online role playing games ("MMORPGs"): "Perfect World," "Legend of Martial Arts," "Perfect World II," "Zhu Xian," "Chi Bi," "Pocketpet Journey West," "Battle of the Immortals," "Fantasy Zhu Xian," "Forsaken World," "Dragon Excalibur," and "Empire of the Immortals;" and an online casual game: "Hot Dance Party." While a substantial portion of the revenues are generated in China, the Company's games have been licensed to leading game operators in a number of countries and regions in Asia, South America and the Russian Federation and other Russian speaking territories. The Company also generates revenues from game operations in North America, Europe and Japan. The Company plans to continue to explore new and innovative business models and remains deeply committed to maximizing shareholder value over time.

Safe Harbor Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute forward-looking statements under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the management's quotations and "Business Outlook" contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our limited operating history, our ability to develop and operate new games that are commercially successful, the growth of the online game market and the continuing market acceptance of our games and in-game items in China and elsewhere, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, our ability to respond to competitive pressure, our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, changes of the regulatory environment in China, and economic slowdown in China and/or elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Perfect World's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of March 7, 2011, and Perfect World does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.



    For further information, please contact

    Perfect World Co., Ltd.
    Vivien Wang
    Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
    Tel: +86-10-5780-5700
    Fax: +86-10-5780-5713
    Email: ir@pwrd.com
    http://www.pwrd.com

    Christensen Investor Relations
    Kathy Li
    Tel: +1-480-614-3036
    Fax: +1-480-614-3033
    Email: kli@christensenir.com

    Teal Willingham
    Tel: +86-10-5826-4727
    Fax: +86-10-5826-4838
    Email: twillingham@christensenir.com

                                     Perfect World Co., Ltd.
                              Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                            December 31,   December 31,
                                                     2009           2010
                                                     ----           ----
                                                 RMB            RMB
    Assets
         Current assets
               Cash and cash equivalents    1,567,165,156  1,387,621,178
               Restricted cash                  5,033,996      4,849,614
               Short-term investments          30,000,000    390,000,000
               Accounts receivable, net        90,435,732    157,617,474
               Due from related parties           159,100      2,127,500
               Prepayment and other assets     54,262,066     83,369,296
               Deferred tax assets              3,048,654      9,399,978
         Total current assets               1,750,104,704  2,034,985,040
                                            -------------  -------------
         Non current assets
               Equity investments              30,471,237     49,378,909
               Time deposit                             -    280,000,000
               Restricted cash                          -    120,000,000
               Film and television cost        14,508,195     24,240,561
               Property, equipment, and
                software, net                 244,069,532    306,248,969
               Construction in progress       771,265,335    911,395,229
               Intangible assets, net          36,930,233    138,464,771
               Goodwill                       116,256,000    483,624,832
               Prepayments and other assets    42,516,514     54,300,649
               Deferred tax assets              2,895,739      2,690,344
                                                ---------      ---------
    Total assets                            3,009,017,489  4,405,329,304
                                            =============  =============

    Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity
         Current liabilities
               Accounts payable                92,131,878    121,600,949
               Advances from customers         88,944,437    146,203,059
               Salary and welfare payable      99,629,630    154,136,724
               Taxes payable                   35,503,484     27,455,310
               Accrued expenses and other
                liabilities                    40,055,495    131,580,683
               Due to related party             5,650,616      4,832,000
               Deferred revenues              280,584,152    386,274,965
               Deferred tax liabilities        22,488,342     47,037,398
               Deferred government grants               -        300,000
                                                      ---        -------
          Total current liabilities           664,988,034  1,019,421,088
          Deferred revenues                    28,479,618     26,320,224
    Total liabilities                         693,467,652  1,045,741,312
                                              -----------  -------------

    Shareholders' Equity
            Ordinary shares (US$0.0001
             par value, 10,000,000,000            198,506        199,791
               shares authorized,
                49,171,190 Class A ordinary
                shares
               issued and outstanding,
                199,957,195 Class B
                ordinary
               shares issued and
                outstanding as of  December
                31, 2009;
               10,000,000,000 shares
                authorized, 39,171,195
                Class A
               ordinary shares issued and
                outstanding, 211,839,885
                Class
               B ordinary shares issued and
                outstanding as of December
               31, 2010)
            Additional paid-in capital        381,099,428    493,089,324
            Statutory reserves                181,563,507    239,264,390
            Accumulated other
             comprehensive loss               (65,453,442)   (65,956,622)
            Retained earnings               1,799,851,169  2,582,851,059
    Total Perfect World
     Shareholders' Equity                   2,297,259,168  3,249,447,942
    Non-controlling interests                  18,290,669    110,140,050
                                               ----------    -----------
    Total Shareholders' Equity              2,315,549,837  3,359,587,992
                                            -------------  -------------
    Total Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity                   3,009,017,489  4,405,329,304
                                            =============  =============


                                                               December 31,
                                                                        2010
                                                                        ----
                                                                    USD
    Assets
         Current assets
               Cash and cash equivalents                         210,245,633
               Restricted cash                                       734,790
               Short-term investments                             59,090,909
               Accounts receivable, net                           23,881,435
               Due from related parties                              322,348
               Prepayment and other assets                        12,631,712
               Deferred tax assets                                 1,424,239
         Total current assets                                    308,331,066
                                                                 -----------
         Non current assets
               Equity investments                                  7,481,653
               Time deposit                                       42,424,242
               Restricted cash                                    18,181,818
               Film and television cost                            3,672,812
               Property, equipment, and software, net             46,401,359
               Construction in progress                          138,090,186
               Intangible assets, net                             20,979,511
               Goodwill                                           73,276,490
               Prepayments and other assets                        8,227,371
               Deferred tax assets                                   407,628
                                                                     -------
    Total assets                                                 667,474,136
                                                                 ===========

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
         Current liabilities
               Accounts payable                                   18,424,386
               Advances from customers                            22,151,979
               Salary and welfare payable                         23,354,049
               Taxes payable                                       4,159,895
               Accrued expenses and other liabilities             19,936,467
               Due to related party                                  732,121
               Deferred revenues                                  58,526,510
               Deferred tax liabilities                            7,126,878
               Deferred government grants                             45,455
                                                                      ------
          Total current liabilities                              154,457,740
          Deferred revenues                                        3,987,913
    Total liabilities                                            158,445,653
                                                                 -----------

    Shareholders' Equity
            Ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value,
             10,000,000,000                                           30,271
               shares authorized, 49,171,190 Class A
                ordinary shares
               issued and outstanding, 199,957,195 Class
                B ordinary
               shares issued and outstanding as of
                December 31, 2009;
               10,000,000,000 shares authorized,
                39,171,195 Class A
               ordinary shares issued and outstanding,
                211,839,885 Class
               B ordinary shares issued and outstanding
                as of December
               31, 2010)
            Additional paid-in capital                            74,710,504
            Statutory reserves                                    36,252,180
            Accumulated other comprehensive loss                  (9,993,428)
            Retained earnings                                    391,341,070
    Total Perfect World Shareholders' Equity                     492,340,597
    Non-controlling interests                                     16,687,886
                                                                  ----------
    Total Shareholders' Equity                                   509,028,483
                                                                 -----------
    Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
     Equity                                                      667,474,136
                                                                 ===========

                 Perfect World Co., Ltd.
     Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                            Three months ended
                                            ------------------
                                               December           September
                                                  31,                30,
                                                      2009               2010
                                                      ----               ----
                                                  RMB                RMB
    Revenues
            Online game operation revenues     541,773,555        527,058,956
            Overseas licensing revenues         61,651,444         48,631,218
            Film, television and other
             revenues                            4,474,322         82,533,378
                                                 ---------         ----------
    Total Revenues                             607,899,321        658,223,552
    Cost of revenues
            Online game related cost           (79,781,617)       (92,367,125)
            Film, television and other
             cost                               (1,735,088)       (56,943,511)
                                                ----------        -----------
    Total cost of revenues                     (81,516,705)      (149,310,636)
                                               -----------       ------------
    Gross profit                               526,382,616        508,912,916
    Operating expenses
            Research and development
             expenses                          (76,912,046)      (113,816,013)
            Sales and marketing expenses      (124,655,400)      (123,795,571)
            General and administrative
             expenses                          (48,280,933)       (59,409,274)
                                               -----------        -----------
    Total operating expenses                  (249,848,379)      (297,020,858)
                                              ------------       ------------
    Operating  profit                          276,534,237        211,892,058
                                               -----------        -----------
    Other income/(expenses)
            Share of loss from equity
             investments                        (1,279,762)        (2,405,028)
            Interest income                      5,169,231          8,205,577
            Others, net                          7,874,430          1,022,167
                                                 ---------          ---------
    Total other income                          11,763,899          6,822,716
                                                ----------          ---------
    Profit before tax                          288,298,136        218,714,774
            Income tax expense                 (17,534,886)       (17,112,123)
                                               -----------        -----------
    Net income                                 270,763,250        201,602,651
                                               -----------        -----------
            Less: Net (loss) /income
             attributable to                       (86,162)       (12,090,414)
               non-controlling interests           -------        -----------
    Net income attributable to the
     Company's                                 270,849,412        213,693,065
        shareholders                           ===========        ===========
    Net earnings per share, basic                     1.09               0.85
    Net earnings per share,
     diluted                                          1.02               0.81
    Net earnings per ADS, basic                       5.44               4.27
    Net earnings per ADS, diluted                     5.09               4.05

    Shares used in calculating
     basic net earnings                        248,945,580        250,476,431
            per share
    Shares used in calculating
     diluted net earnings                      265,982,221        264,025,135
            per share

    Total share-based
     compensation cost
            included in:
            Cost of revenues                    (1,149,174)        (1,877,096)
            Research and development
             expenses                          (11,363,609)        (9,215,409)
            Sales and marketing expenses        (1,602,599)        (3,651,450)
            General and administrative
             expenses                           (7,839,431)       (10,757,280)


                                           Three months ended
                                           ------------------
                                                 December      December
                                                    31,           31,
                                                        2010         2010
                                                        ----         ----
                                                    RMB           USD
    Revenues
            Online game operation revenues       526,194,312   79,726,411
            Overseas licensing revenues           57,824,612    8,761,305
            Film, television and other
             revenues                              8,975,757    1,359,963
                                                   ---------    ---------
    Total Revenues                               592,994,681   89,847,679
    Cost of revenues
            Online game related cost            (102,339,541) (15,505,991)
            Film, television and other
             cost                                 (8,330,860)  (1,262,252)
                                                  ----------   ----------
    Total cost of revenues                      (110,670,401) (16,768,243)
                                                ------------  -----------
    Gross profit                                 482,324,280   73,079,436
    Operating expenses
            Research and development
             expenses                           (136,790,553) (20,725,841)
            Sales and marketing expenses        (155,249,007) (23,522,577)
            General and administrative
             expenses                            (67,470,317) (10,222,775)
                                                 -----------  -----------
    Total operating expenses                    (359,509,877) (54,471,193)
                                                ------------  -----------
    Operating  profit                            122,814,403   18,608,243
                                                 -----------   ----------
    Other income/(expenses)
            Share of loss from equity
             investments                          (2,107,573)    (319,329)
            Interest income                        7,637,954    1,157,266
            Others, net                            7,187,667    1,089,040
                                                   ---------    ---------
    Total other income                            12,718,048    1,926,977
                                                  ----------    ---------
    Profit before tax                            135,532,451   20,535,220
            Income tax expense                   (12,140,994)  (1,839,545)
                                                 -----------   ----------
    Net income                                   123,391,457   18,695,675
                                                 -----------   ----------
            Less: Net (loss) /income
             attributable to                      (1,817,047)    (275,310)
               non-controlling interests          ----------     --------
    Net income attributable to the
     Company's                                   125,208,504   18,970,985
        shareholders                             ===========   ==========
    Net earnings per share, basic                       0.50         0.08
    Net earnings per share,
     diluted                                            0.47         0.07
    Net earnings per ADS, basic                         2.50         0.38
    Net earnings per ADS, diluted                       2.36         0.36

    Shares used in calculating
     basic net earnings                          250,754,716  250,754,716
            per share
    Shares used in calculating
     diluted net earnings                        264,919,670  264,919,670
            per share

    Total share-based
     compensation cost
            included in:
            Cost of revenues                      (1,732,264)    (262,464)
            Research and development
             expenses                             (9,371,368)  (1,419,904)
            Sales and marketing expenses          (3,437,163)    (520,782)
            General and administrative
             expenses                             (9,903,017)  (1,500,457)


                                              Year ended
                                              ----------
                                 December        December       December
                                    31,             31,            31,
                                        2009             2010          2010
                                        ----             ----          ----
                                    RMB             RMB            USD
    Revenues
            Online game
             operation
             revenues          1,879,932,736    2,156,258,192   326,705,787
            Overseas
             licensing
             revenues            214,625,630      214,980,802    32,572,849
            Film, television
             and other
             revenues             49,804,306       99,194,565    15,029,480
                                  ----------       ----------    ----------
    Total Revenues             2,144,362,672    2,470,433,559   374,308,116
    Cost of revenues
            Online game
             related cost       (271,043,328)    (378,678,901)  (57,375,591)
            Film, television
             and other cost      (28,717,551)     (66,018,204)  (10,002,758)
                                 -----------      -----------   -----------
    Total cost of
     revenues                   (299,760,879)    (444,697,105)  (67,378,349)
                                ------------     ------------   -----------
    Gross profit               1,844,601,793    2,025,736,454   306,929,767
    Operating
     expenses
            Research and
             development
             expenses           (270,355,072)    (419,076,642)  (63,496,461)
            Sales and
             marketing
             expenses           (336,316,211)    (482,162,083)  (73,054,861)
            General and
             administrative
             expenses           (153,684,631)    (245,150,994)  (37,144,090)
                                ------------     ------------   -----------
    Total operating
     expenses                   (760,355,914)  (1,146,389,719) (173,695,412)
                                ------------   --------------  ------------
    Operating
     profit                    1,084,245,879      879,346,735   133,234,355
                               -------------      -----------   -----------
    Other income/
     (expenses)
            Share of loss
             from equity
             investments          (4,088,738)      (8,092,328)   (1,226,110)
            Interest income       15,404,786       27,000,890     4,091,044
            Others, net           10,422,381       15,846,865     2,401,040
                                  ----------       ----------     ---------
    Total other
     income                       21,738,429       34,755,427     5,265,974
                                  ----------       ----------     ---------
    Profit before
     tax                       1,105,984,308      914,102,162   138,500,329
            Income tax
             expense             (68,283,268)     (87,539,495)  (13,263,560)
                                 -----------      -----------   -----------
    Net income                 1,037,701,040      826,562,667   125,236,769
                               -------------      -----------   -----------
            Less: Net (loss)
             /income
             attributable to         499,641      (14,138,106)   (2,142,137)
               non-controlling
                interests            -------      -----------    ----------

    Net income
     attributable to
     the Company's             1,037,201,399      840,700,773   127,378,906
        shareholders           =============      ===========   ===========
    Net earnings per
     share, basic                       4.11             3.36          0.51
    Net earnings per
     share, diluted                     3.86             3.17          0.48
    Net earnings per
     ADS, basic                        20.57            16.80          2.55
    Net earnings per
     ADS, diluted                      19.28            15.87          2.41

    Shares used in
     calculating
     basic net
     earnings                    252,138,828      250,232,543   250,232,543
            per share
    Shares used in
     calculating
     diluted net
     earnings                    269,004,366      264,818,376   264,818,376
            per share

    Total share-
     based
     compensation
     cost
            included in:
            Cost of revenues      (4,983,795)      (6,938,253)   (1,051,250)
            Research and
             development
             expenses            (36,730,329)     (37,480,733)   (5,678,899)
            Sales and
             marketing
             expenses             (7,290,958)     (13,079,432)   (1,981,732)
            General and
             administrative
             expenses            (28,883,711)     (39,286,985)   (5,952,573)

               Perfect World Co., Ltd.
     Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

                                           Three months ended
                                           ------------------
                                       December        September
                                          31,              30,
                                            2009             2010
                                            ----             ----
                                         RMB              RMB

    GAAP operating profit            276,534,237      211,892,058
     Share based compensation         21,954,813       25,501,235
            charge
    Non-GAAP operating               298,489,050      237,393,293
            profit

    GAAP net income
        attributable to the
        Company's shareholders       270,849,412      213,693,065
    Share based compensation          21,954,813       25,501,235
            charge
    Non-GAAP net income
        attributable to the
        Company's shareholders       292,804,225      239,194,300



     GAAP net earnings per
            ADS
            - Basic                         5.44             4.27
           - Diluted                        5.09             4.05

     Non-GAAP net earnings
            per ADS
            - Basic                         5.88             4.77
            - Diluted                       5.50             4.53

     ADSs used in calculating
            net earnings per ADS
            - Basic                   49,789,116       50,095,286
            - Diluted                 53,196,444       52,805,027


                                           Three months ended
                                           ------------------
                                       December         December
                                          31,              31,
                                            2010             2010
                                            ----             ----
                                         RMB              USD

    GAAP operating profit            122,814,403       18,608,243
     Share based compensation         24,443,812        3,703,607
            charge
    Non-GAAP operating               147,258,215       22,311,850
            profit

    GAAP net income
        attributable to the
        Company's shareholders       125,208,504       18,970,985
    Share based compensation          24,443,812        3,703,607
            charge
    Non-GAAP net income
        attributable to the
        Company's shareholders       149,652,316       22,674,592
     GAAP net earnings per
            ADS
            - Basic                         2.50             0.38
           - Diluted                        2.36             0.36

     Non-GAAP net earnings
            per ADS
            - Basic                         2.98             0.45
            - Diluted                       2.82             0.43

     ADSs used in calculating
            net earnings per ADS
            - Basic                   50,150,943       50,150,943
            - Diluted                 52,983,934       52,983,934


                                               Year ended
                                               ----------
                                    December      December    December
                                       31,             31,         31,
                                          2009        2010        2010
                                          ----        ----        ----
                                      RMB          RMB         USD

    GAAP operating profit        1,084,245,879 879,346,735 133,234,355
     Share based compensation       77,888,793  96,785,403  14,664,454
            charge
    Non-GAAP operating           1,162,134,672 976,132,138 147,898,809
            profit

    GAAP net income
        attributable to the
        Company's shareholders   1,037,201,399 840,700,773 127,378,906
    Share based compensation        77,888,793  96,785,403  14,664,454
            charge
    Non-GAAP net income
        attributable to the
        Company's shareholders   1,115,090,192 937,486,176 142,043,360
     GAAP net earnings per
            ADS
            - Basic                      20.57       16.80        2.55
           - Diluted                     19.28       15.87        2.41

     Non-GAAP net earnings
            per ADS
            - Basic                      22.11       18.73        2.84
            - Diluted                    20.73       17.70        2.68

     ADSs used in calculating
            net earnings per ADS
            - Basic                 50,427,766  50,046,509  50,046,509
            - Diluted               53,800,873  52,963,675  52,963,675

SOURCE Perfect World Co., Ltd.



 
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