Hong Kong IPO disclosure precedents · 33 companies, 33 items
Negative operating cash flow driven by business growth, such as proactive stocking, rising inventory and receivables, or paying suppliers before customer collection, often despite profitability.
Additionally, we recorded net operating cash outflow of RMB463.7 million, RMB270.6 million and RMB705.8 million in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and net operating cash inflow of RMB90.4 million for the five months ended May 31, 2025, respectively.
Financial Information · p. 378
The significant increase in our net operating cash outflow in 2024 compared to that in 2023 was primarily due to the increase in our trade receivables in line with the overall growth in our business scale.
Financial Information · p. 378
As of July 31, 2025, we had unutilized committed banking facilities of RMB814.8 million.
These outflows primarily stemmed from operating costs and expenses paid surpassing the net cash generated from our operating activities, as we were in a phase of business expansion requiring significant investments in operational capacity, technology enhancement, and market presence scaling.
Business · p. 382
We have implemented a series of measures to enhance our operating cash flow and maintain sufficient working capital to support our business operations and expansion plans, including continuously expanding our business to generate more revenue, monitoring our trade receivables, enhancing our collection to assure quick trade receivables turnover, and improving our cost efficiency.
Financial Information · p. 494
From a cash flow perspective, our net operating cash outflows decreased by 13.2% in 2024 compared to 2023, and further declined by 56.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, demonstrating our enhanced discipline in working capital and expense management.
We recorded net cash used in operating activities of RMB254.4 million and RMB173.9 million in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and realized net operating cash inflow of RMB8.4 million in 2023.
Business · p. 239
We believe that our current financial resources are sufficient to cover the net cash flows used in our operating activities to provide sufficient liquidity for our continuing business operations.
Our net cash used in operating activities was RMB14.0 million, RMB64.3 million and RMB99.3 million in 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Business · p. 276
To this end, we will require our sales management department to review sales forecasts and expected receivable conditions weekly, clarify reasons for non-payment and promptly follow-up on their resolutions.
Business · p. 276
In the future, we expect to improve our net operating cash outflows position by taking advantage of (1) our continuous revenue growth fueled by our growing customer base and expanding product and service offerings, (2) our improved operating leverage as we expect our revenue growth to exceed the increase in expenses gradually, (3) our budget control and optimization of operating expenses, and (4) our improved working capital.
Net cash (used in)/generated from operating activities | (59,187) | 105,791 | (33,337) | (42,437) | 45,739
Financial Information · p. 441
We carefully managed our working capital and changes in working capital did not account for a material portion of cash used/generated during operations.
Summary · p. 27
However, the balance of customer accounts and payables to merchants and other customers are held by the Company on behalf of customers and not for our general use.
Our net cash used in operating activities was approximately RMB57.4 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2023.
Financial Information · p. 283
(a) changes in trade and other receivables of approximately RMB118.7 million, which was mainly attributable to the increase in prepayments to suppliers
Financial Information · p. 283
We plan to improve our net operating cash flow position in view of potential net operating cash inflows which we expect to generate.
We recorded net operating cash outflows in 2021 and 2022, which were primarily attributable to our net losses for the respective year/period as well as significant increases in various working capital balances as our scale of operations grew, including trade and bills receivables, inventory and restricted cash, partially offset by significant increases in trade and bill payables.
We recorded negative operating cash flows for the six months ended 30 June 2022 and 30 June 2023, primarily due to the increase in our trade receivables.
Financial Information · p. 319
Due to the efforts of our finance department, the negative operating cash flows of approximately RMB26.6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2022 decreased significantly to RMB4.6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2023.
Financial Information · p. 319
We plan to improve our net operating cash outflow by (i) enhancing our internal credit risk management through the credit management system established by our Group, strictly adhering to our policy of dealing only with customers of appropriate creditworthiness and history, and carrying out regular internal reviews to ensure compliance with such policy to reduce our credit risk exposure; (ii) closely monitoring the settlement of receivables and the payment schedules of our customers, timely reminding them of due payments, taking active follow-up actions to collect outstanding trade receivables and recover any overdue debts, and routinely review our collection and recovery process; and (iii) further expand our business and market coverage to increase our profit from operating activities.
We had net cash used in operating activities for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2022, which was primarily due to the increase in our finance lease receivables as a result of our overall business growth in our automobile retail and finance business.
Financial Information · p. 400
We may record net cash used in operating activities in the future, in which case our working capital may be limited and our financial results and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
Financial Information · p. 400
Our Directors confirm that, taking into consideration the facilities presently available, other working capital and the estimated net proceeds from the Global Offering, we have sufficient working capital for our present requirements and for at least the next 12 months commencing from the date of this prospectus.
Our net cash used in operating activities was RMB495.2 million in 2021.
Financial Information · p. 345
Taking into account the financial resources available to us including our cash and cash equivalents on hand, the available banking facilities and the estimated net proceeds from the Global Offering, our Directors are of the view that we have available sufficient working capital to meet our present requirements and for at least the next 12 months from the date of this prospectus.
During the Track Record Period, the Company was loss-making and expects to incur net losses and net operating cash outflow in the foreseeable future.
Summary · p. 7
Despite the net losses, cash outflow from operating activities, net liabilities and net current liabilities we recorded during the Track Record Period, we were able to maintain sufficient working capital, taking into account of the facts that: (i) our business growth and economies of scale achieved have led to narrowing adjusted net loss margin, a non-IFRS measure; (ii) both our net current liabilities and net liabilities situations were significantly affected by financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss, which was not directly related to our operations or did not create any immediate contingency impact on our liquidity status; and (iii) the strong liquidity and capital resources we maintained during the Track Record Period.
Summary · p. 7
We will continue to enhance our fulfilment and delivery efficiency to our buyers so that we are able to collect payment on time. We will also continue to collect fees from our sellers on time to ensure a proper level of inflow of funds.
Our net cash generated from operating activities was RMB56.2 million and RMB37.4 million, respectively, in 2020 and 2021, and our net cash used in operating activities was RMB14.0 million in 2022.
Financial Information · p. 421
Our Directors are of the opinion that, taking into account the estimated net proceeds from the Global Offering, the expected cash generated from operating activities and other future equity or debt financing opportunities, we have sufficient working capital for our present requirements and for the next 12 months from the date of this Prospectus.
Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was RMB710.6 million, which consisted primarily of profit before taxation of RMB1,435.1 million, adjusted for certain non-cash and non-operating items.
Summary · p. 10
Net cash generated from operating activities decreased from RMB1,524.0 million in 2020 to RMB969.0 million in 2021, primarily due to the increase in inventories of RMB1,912.4 million as we have continued to expand our baijiu production catering to the growing market demand for our products.