Negative operating cash flow

Hong Kong IPO disclosure precedents · 164 companies, 164 items

net cash used in operating activities in a period, reasons and measures

2025-06-13Prospectus
TransThera Sciences (Nanjing), Inc.药捷安康(南京)科技股份有限公司02617.HK

As a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, we incurred negative cash flows from our operations during the Track Record Period.

Financial Information · p. 481

During the Track Record Period, our primary uses of cash were to fund the development of our drug pipeline, clinical trials, procurement of services, payment for the purchase of plant and equipment, administrative expenses and other recurring expenses.

Financial Information · p. 481

we will have sufficient working capital to cover at least 125% of our costs, including research and development costs and administrative expenses, for at least the next twelve months from the date of this prospectus

Financial Information · p. 484
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2025-04-25Prospectus
Breton Technology Co., Ltd.博雷顿科技股份公司01333.HK

We had negative operating cash flows during the Track Record Period.

Summary · p. 24

Based on the cash and cash equivalents on hand, our operating cash flows, the available financing facilities, and the estimated net proceeds available to us from the Global Offering, our Directors are of the view, and the Joint Sponsors concur, that we have sufficient working capital for our present requirements and for at least the next 12 months from the date of this prospectus.

Summary · p. 24

We expect to record net profit and net operating cash inflow in the near future.

Summary · p. 22
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2025-03-21Prospectus
JIANGSU HORIZON CHAIN SUPERMARKET COMPANY LIMITED江苏宏信超市连锁股份有限公司02625.HK

With a thin profit margin, we would record net cash used in operating activities when we have negative movement in our working capital (including inventories, trade and bills receivables and trade and bills payables) outweighing our operating profit.

Summary · p. 7

For instance, we had net cash used in operating activities of approximately RMB45.8 million, RMB11.1 million and RMB10.6 million for FY2021, 9M2023 and 9M2024, respectively, which were mainly driven by negative working capital movement outweighing our operating profit.

Summary · p. 7
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-12-18Prospectus
Xunfei Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd.讯飞医疗科技股份有限公司02506.HK

We recorded net cash used in operating activities of RMB52.7 million, RMB113.9 million, RMB314.3 million, RMB126.2 million and RMB134.1 million in 2021, 2022, 2023 and the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Summary · p. 18

Our operating cash outflow is mainly due to increases in our trade and other receivables during the same periods as a result of increases in the sales of our products and services and the longer payment cycles of certain regional healthcare administrator customers.

Business · p. 237

Our Directors are of the view, and the Joint Sponsors concur, that we have sufficient working capital required for our operations at present and for at least the next 12 months from the date of this prospectus based on our cash flow projections and taking into account our business operations as well as the financial resources available to us, including our cash and cash equivalents, unutilized banking facilities and estimated net proceeds from the Global Offering.

Business · p. 237
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-12-18Prospectus
InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co., Ltd.英诺赛科(苏州)科技股份有限公司02577.HK

Our net cash used in operating activities amounted to RMB562.1 million, RMB936.3 million, RMB593.6 million, RMB240.9 million and RMB155.5 million, respectively, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024.

Summary · p. 2

Our net cash used in operating activities experienced significant improvements, decreasing from RMB936.3 million in 2022 to RMB593.6 million in 2023, and from RMB240.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023 to RMB155.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Business · p. 291

With our expecting business scale, growing economies of scale, improving operating efficiency and more effective management of our working capital, we expect a further improvement in our operating cash flow, leading to net operating cash inflow in the near future.

Business · p. 292
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-11-28Prospectus
Shanghai REFIRE Group Limited上海重塑能源集团股份有限公司02570.HK

We recorded net operating cash outflows in 2021, 2022, 2023 and the five months ended May 31, 2024, primarily due to (i) the significant operating expenses incurred to support our business development. These expenses encompassed various aspects, including the purchase of raw materials for our productions, research and development expenditures to enhance our R&D capabilities, selling and marketing expenses, and administrative expenses to support the development and promotion of our products; and (ii) the prolonged settlement of trade receivables.

Summary · p. 22

As of September 30, 2024, we had unutilized banking facilities of RMB348.4 million, which were committed and unrestricted.

Business · p. 345

Our Directors are of the view that we have sufficient working capital to support our business operations up to 2026, even without the net proceeds from the Global Offering, after taking into account our existing cash and cash equivalents, unutilized banking facilities and our ability to obtain additional banking facilities, supply chain financing and/or other equity financing when necessary.

Business · p. 345
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-11-28Prospectus
Dmall Inc.多点数智有限公司02586.HK

Our net cash used in operating activities were RMB1,274.7 million, RMB205.5 million, RMB179.2 million and RMB56.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and the six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

Summary · p. 13

Despite experiencing a net operating cash outflow in the Track Record Period, we anticipate an improvement in our operating cash flow as we expect to improve our loss making position gradually.

Financial Information · p. 405
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-11-07Prospectus
Jiangsu Guofu Hydrogen Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.江苏国富氢能技术装备股份有限公司02582.HK

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.

Business · p. 343
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-10-23Prospectus
Beijing Biostar Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.北京华昊中天生物医药股份有限公司02563.HK

We recorded net cash used in operating activities of RMB79.4 million, RMB149.3 million, RMB69.1 million and RMB51.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 and the five months ended May 31, 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Financial Information · p. 471

During the Track Record Period, we financed our operations primarily through equity financing.

Financial Information · p. 471

Our Directors are of the view that, taking into account the financial resources available to us, including cash and cash equivalents and the estimated net proceeds from the Global Offering, and considering our cash burn rate, we have sufficient working capital to cover at least 125% of our costs, including cost of sales, selling and distribution expenses, R&D expenses and administrative expenses for at least the next 12 months from the expected date of this prospectus.

Financial Information · p. 477
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-10-16Prospectus
Horizon Robotics地平线09660.HK

We had net operating cash outflow of RMB1,111.0 million, RMB1,557.3 million, RMB1,744.5 million, RMB1,166.0 million and RMB726.0 million in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively

Summary · p. 27

Our total cash balance is sufficient to cover our cash needs for operating activities and provides adequate liquidity for our expansion and growth strategies.

Summary · p. 27
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-09-27Prospectus
Zhejiang Taimei Medical Technology Co., Ltd.浙江太美医疗科技股份有限公司02576.HK

In addition, we experienced net cash flows used in our operating activities of RMB217.5 million, RMB329.2 million and RMB351.2 million and RMB112.6 million for 2021, 2022, 2023 and the three months ended March 31, 2024, respectively.

Summary · p. 10

The reasons of our cash flows used in our operating activities in 2023 and the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily include our loss for the year/period, which is in turn primarily attributable to our cost of sales, administrative expenses, R&D expenses and selling expenses.

Business · p. 256
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-07-31Prospectus
Black Sesame International Holding Limited黑芝麻智能国际控股有限公司02533.HK

We recorded net losses in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and recorded adjusted net loss (non-IFRS measure) and net operating cash outflow during the Track Record Period.

Summary · p. 27

During the Track Record Period, we had funded our cash requirements primarily with capital contribution from shareholders and financing through the Pre-IPO Investments.

Summary · p. 27
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-06-28Prospectus
Fangzhou Inc.方舟云康控股有限公司06086.HK

In addition, our net operating cash outflow in 2021 and 2022 amounted to RMB203.7 million and RMB50.0 million, respectively, primarily due to our initiatives to incentivize physician activity and to attract and develop a loyal customer base.

Summary · p. 16

Our net cash used in operating activities decreased significantly for the year ended December 31, 2022 as we gained greater flexibility in setting our customer pricing as we were able to negotiate more favorable procurement terms due to our increased business scale.

Financial Information · p. 398
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-06-28Prospectus
Chenqi Technology Limited如祺出行09680.HK

We had negative operating cash flows during the Track Record Period.

Financial Information · p. 504

We plan to improve our operating cash flows and reduce the net cash used in our operating activities.

Business · p. 385

Although we had negative operating cash flows during the Track Record Period, we believe we have sufficient working capital required for our operations based on our financial capabilities, including the investments from our Shareholders as well as loans and bank borrowings.

Financial Information · p. 504
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-06-28Prospectus
BAIWANG CO., LTD.百望股份有限公司06657.HK

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.

Business · p. 276
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-03-20Prospectus
Lianlian DigiTech Co., Ltd.连连数字科技股份有限公司02598.HK

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.

Summary · p. 28
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2024-02-29Prospectus
Lesi Group Limited乐思集团有限公司02540.HK

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.

Financial Information · p. 283
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2023-12-29Prospectus
CONCORD HEALTHCARE GROUP CO., LTD.美中嘉和医学技术发展集团股份有限公司02453.HK

In 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023, we recorded net operating cash outflow of RMB93.6 million and RMB130.8 million, respectively.

Summary · p. 1

We incurred net losses during the Track Record Period and net operating cash outflow in 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023, as we have been focusing on constructing and establishing our medical institutions and growing our business, and large initial investments is mandatory for hospital industry due to its heavy-asset nature.

Summary · p. 14

We successfully increased our net operating cash inflow from RMB50.6 million in 2020 to RMB151.2 million in 2021.

Summary · p. 14
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2023-12-28Prospectus
WellCell Holdings Co., Limited经纬天地控股有限公司02477.HK

During the Track Record Period, we normally incurred net operating cash outflows during the first half of our financial year.

Financial Information · p. 336

The average percentage of initial project costs (excluding staff cost) to awarded contract value for our ICT integration projects which required initial project costs was approximately 58.9%, 55.7%, 70.6% and 64.0% for FY2020, FY2021, FY2022 and 6M2023, respectively.

Business · p. 225

In view of the liquidity requirement, especially in our ICT integration projects, we had to adopt a cautious approach in considering potential ICT integration projects which had a contract sum exceeding RMB20 million and involved significant initial project costs, and had to decline business opportunities in relation to projects with larger contract sum due to concerns in liquidity management.

Financial Information · p. 336
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters
2023-12-27Prospectus
ROBOSENSE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD速腾聚创科技有限公司02498.HK

Our net operating cash outflow in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and the six months ended June 30, 2023 was RMB75.2 million, RMB180.5 million, RMB523.1 million and RMB273.8 million, respectively.

Financial Information · p. 309

Meanwhile, we expect to record a substantial amount of net loss and net operating cash outflow in 2023, as we continue to invest in expanding our production volume, R&D activities as well as sales and marketing activities.

Summary · p. 15

During the Track Record Period, we had funded our cash requirements primarily with capital contribution from shareholders and financing through the Pre-IPO Investments.

Business · p. 228
The company's explanation, the adviser's view and the page in the filing: see Matters

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