PPDAI Group Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2019 Unaudited Financial Results

SHANGHAI,Aug. 20,2019 -- PPDAI Group Inc. ("PPDAI," "Paipaidai," or the "Company") (NYSE: PPDF),a leading online consumer finance marketplace in China,today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30,2019.

As of

June30,2018

March 31,2019

June 30,2019

Cumulative registered users[1]('000)

78,144

93,864

99,022

Cumulative number of borrowers[2]('000)

12,409

15,433

16,528

Cumulative number of individual investors[3]

613,653

689,688

707,885

For Three Months Ended

YoY Change

June30,2018

June30,2019

Number of unique borrowers[4]('000)

3,252

3,515

8.1%

Loan origination volume[5]

(RMB,million)

16,761

21,611

28.9%

Repeat borrowing rate[6](%)

73.3%

76.8%

4.8%

Average loan size[7] (RMB)

3,212

3,029

-5.7%

Second Quarter 2019 Financial and Operational Highlights

Operating revenues[8] increased by 46.6% to RMB1,562.3 million (US$227.6 million) in the second quarter of 2019,from RMB1,065.4 million in the same period of 2018.

Loans facilitated by institutional funding partners contributed to 40.2% of operating revenues in the second quarter of 2019.

Loan facilitation service fees increased by 24.8% to RMB939.8 million (US$136.9 million) in the second quarter of 2019,from RMB753.3 million in the same period of 2018.

Operating income was RMB767.6 million (US$111.8 million) for the second quarter of 2019,representing an increase of 63.6% from RMB469.3 million in the same period of 2018.

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income,which excludes share-based compensation expenses before tax,was RMB779.4 million (US$113.5 million) for the second quarter of 2019,representing an increase of 60.0% from RMB487.1 million in the same period of 2018.

Net profit increased by 8.7% to RMB660.5 million (US$96.2 million) in the second quarter of 2019 from RMB607.8 million in the second quarter of 2018.

Cumulative registered users[1] reached approximately 99.0 million as of June 30,2019.

Cumulative number of borrowers[2] reached 16.5 million as of June 30,2019.

Cumulative number of individual investors[3] was 707,885 as of June 30,2019.

Number of unique borrowers[4] was approximately 3.5 million for the second quarter of 2019,representing an increase of 8.1% from the same period of 2018.

Loan origination volume[5] was RMB21.6 billion for the second quarter of 2019,representing an increase of 28.9% from the same period of 2018.

The proportion of total loan origination volume funded by institutional funding partners increased to approximately 44.8% for the second quarter of 2019 from 30.9% for the first quarter of 2019.

Average loan tenure[9] was 8.8 months for the second quarter of 2019.

[1]On a cumulative basis,number of users registered on PPDAI platform as of June 30,2019.

[2]On a cumulative basis,number of borrowers whose loans were funded on or prior to June30,2019.

[3]On a cumulative basis,number of individual investors who have made at least one investment in loans on or prior to June30,2019.

[4]Represents the total number of borrowers whose loans on PPDAI platform were funded during the period presented.

[5]Represents the loan origination volume generated during the period presented.

[6]Represents the percentage of loan volume generated by repeat borrowers who have successfully borrowed on PPDAI platform before.

[7]Represents the average loan size on PPDAI platform during the period presented.

[8]As the Company's cooperation with institutional funding partners through trust arrangement continues to grow,the Company has included the net interest income and loan provision losses,which were presented below the line operating revenues,in the operating revenues starting from the firstquarter of 2019. The comparative financial information was adjusted accordingly.

[9] Represents the average loan tenure period on PPDAI platform during the period presented.

Mr. Jun Zhang,Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of PPDAI,commented,"Our solid growth momentum,amidst a dynamic and volatile market environment,illustrates the sustained demand for technology-driven consumer finance services in China and reaffirms our leading position in the evolving industry. We are encouraged by our increased institutional funding base which continued driving a healthy and steady growth of our loan origination volume for the second quarter of 2019 with a 28.9% year-over-year increase and a 13.3% sequential increase. By offering a range of consumer financial products and services and leveraging our sophisticated proprietary technologies and core operational expertise,we remain committed to improving our user experience,exploring new growth opportunities both domestically and abroad,and ultimately increasing value for our shareholders."

Mr. Feng Zhang,Co-Chief Executive Officer of PPDAI,added,"The diversification of our funding sources has been very rapid and successful. In the second quarter,the proportion of loans facilitated with institutional funding partners to total loan origination volume exhibited a better-than-expected increase to 44.8% from 30.9% in the first quarter of 2019. We now have over 20 institutional funding partners active on our platform. For the quarter,loans funded by institutional funding partners contributed to 40.2% of our total operating revenues,demonstrating our growth trajectory bolstered by institutional funding."

Mr. Simon Ho,Chief Financial Officer of PPDAI,"We are pleased to report another quarter with promising results which reflect our core capability to navigate the evolving industry landscape in a strengthening regulatory environment. In this quarter,we maintained healthy operating efficiency and profitability highlighted by a 60.0% year-over-year increase in our non-GAAP adjusted operating income and non-GAAP operating margin of 49.9%. Our balance sheet remained strong with approximately RMB2.4 billion of cash and short-term liquidity. Notably,our quality assurance fund remains sufficiently funded with a total balance of RMB5.8 billion,equivalent to 22.5% of the total outstanding loans and interest with quality assurance. As we continue to pursue our tech-driven growth strategy and explore valuable opportunities that enhance our suite of offerings and strengthen our brand,we anticipate progressive growth in the long run."

Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Operating revenues for the second quarter of 2019 increased by 46.6% to RMB1,562.3 million (US$227.6 million) from RMB1,065.4 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due tothe increase in loan facilitation service fees,post-facilitation service fees and interest income from loans invested mainly through trusts.

Loan facilitation service fees increased by 24.8% to RMB939.8 million (US$136.9 million) for the second quarter of 2019 from RMB753.3 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due tothe increase in loan origination volume. Loan facilitation service fees from loans funded by institutional funding partners were RMB377.6 million in the second quarter of 2019.

Post-facilitation service fees increased by 53.4% to RMB315.8 million (US$46.0 million) for the second quarter of 2019 from RMB205.9 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due to the increase in loan origination volume and the rolling impact of deferred transaction fees. Post facilitation service fees from loans funded by institutional funding partners were RMB55.3 million in the second quarter of 2019.

Net interest income and loan provision losses were an income of RMB194.7 million (US$28.4 million) for the second quarter of 2019,representing an increase of 975.7% from RMB18.1 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due to increased interest income from the expansion in the outstanding loan balances of consolidated trusts.

Other revenue increased by 27.0% to RMB112.0 million (US$16.3 million) for the second quarter of 2019 from RMB88.2 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due to an increase in borrower referral fees and an increase in management fees from investment programs that invest in loans protected by the quality assurance fund.

Origination and servicing expenses increased by 30.8% to RMB307.0 million (US$44.7 million) for the second quarter of 2019 from RMB234.7 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due to an increase in fees paid to third party providers for loan collection services and an increase in referral fees paid to third parties for successful loan originations.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 10.8% to RMB215.2 million (US$31.4 million) for the second quarter of 2019 from RMB194.3 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due to the increase in online customer acquisition cost.

General and administrative expenses increased by 23.0% to RMB102.6 million (US$15.0 million) for the second quarter of 2019 from RMB83.4 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due to an increase in fees paid to third parties for trust management. General and administrative expenses for the period included share-based compensation of RMB11.8 million (US$1.7 million).

Research and development expenses increased by 30.1% to RMB101.6 million (US$14.8 million) for the second quarter of 2019 from RMB78.1 million in the same period of 2018,primarily due to increased investments in technology.

Provision for doubtful accounts was RMB68.3 million (US$10.0 million) for the second quarter of 2019,compared with RMB5.6 million in the same period of 2018 due to the increase in loan origination volume.

Operating income increased by 63.6% to RMB767.6 million (US$111.8 million) for the second quarter of 2019 fromRMB469.3 million in the same period of 2018.

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income,representing an increase of 60.0% from RMB487.1 million in the same period of 2018.

Other income was RMB45.7 million (US$6.7million) for the second quarter of 2019,compared with other income of RMB296.5 million in the same period of 2018. Other income primarily consisted of (1) a gain of RMB22.9 million (US$3.3million) from the quality assurance fund,and (2) an RMB21.3 million (US$3.1 million) mainly from returns on short-term investments. The decrease in other income was due to the decrease in guarantee and derivatives related gains as a result of adjustments in the expected default rates of the outstanding loans. The Company re-evaluates the expected default rate at each balance sheet date to reflect the views of market participants of future defaults of the Company's loan portfolio based on the latest market changes. For the second quarter of 2019,an RMB16.7 billion of loans facilitated on the Company's platform had quality assurance protection.

Income tax expenses decreased by 3.2% to RMB152.9 million (US$22.3 million) for the second quarter of 2019 from RMB158.0 million in the same period of 2018.

Net profit increased by 8.7% to RMB660.5 million (US$96.2 million) for the second quarter of 2019,from RMB607.8 million in the same period of 2018.

Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company increased by 8.9% to RMB660.5 million (US$96.2 million) for the second quarter of 2019,from RMB606.6 million in the same period of 2018.

As of June 30,2019,the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB1,428.8 million (US$208.1 million) and short-term investments mainly in wealth management products of RMB989.3 million (US$144.1 million).

The total balance of the quality assurance fund,which includes restricted cash of RMB3,307.3 million(US$481.8 million) and the quality assurance fund receivable of RMB2,497.3 million (US$363.8 million),was equivalent to 22.5% of the total outstanding loans and interest with quality assurance.

The following table provides the delinquency rates for all outstanding loans on the Company's platform as of the respective dates indicated.

As of

15-29

days

30-59

days

60-89

days

90-119

days

120-149

days

150-179

days

March 31,2016

0.62%

0.93%

0.72%

0.61%

0.48%

0.32%

June 30,2016

0.82%

1.01%

0.63%

0.43%

0.47%

0.44%

September 30,2016

0.83%

1.11%

0.80%

0.63%

0.49%

0.39%

December 31,2016

0.63%

0.91%

0.75%

0.79%

0.69%

0.57%

March 31,2017

0.57%

0.95%

0.79%

0.59%

0.54%

0.51%

June 30,2017

0.86%

1.11%

0.79%

0.51%

0.55%

0.52%

September 30,2017

0.89%

1.40%

1.15%

1.02%

0.79%

0.60%

December 31,2017

2.27%

2.21%

1.72%

1.63%

1.36%

1.20%

March 31,2018

0.87%

2.11%

2.43%

3.83%

2.29%

1.89%

June 30,2018

0.83%

1.21%

1.05%

0.98%

1.60%

2.03%

September 30,2018

1.03%

1.77%

1.49%

1.29%

1.06%

1.02%

December 31,2018

0.92%

1.63%

1.41%

1.45%

1.44%

1.34%

March 31,2019

0.80%

1.61%

1.45%

1.29%

1.31%

1.20%

June 30,2019

0.86%

1.42%

1.37%

1.19%

1.26%

1.21%

The following chart and table display the historical cumulative 30-day plus past due delinquency rates by loan origination vintage for all loan products facilitated through the Company's online marketplace:

Click here to view the chart.

Month on Book

Vintage

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

2016Q1

1.00%

1.57%

2.21%

2.82%

3.33%

3.77%

4.09%

4.33%

4.45%

4.57%

4.59%

2016Q2

1.75%

2.49%

3.21%

3.77%

4.17%

4.39%

4.59%

4.76%

4.88%

4.94%

4.96%

2016Q3

1.67%

2.45%

2.96%

3.47%

3.87%

4.11%

4.27%

4.44%

4.59%

4.70%

4.77%

2016Q4

1.29%

2.07%

2.66%

3.15%

3.59%

3.97%

4.32%

4.62%

4.88%

5.07%

5.18%

2017Q1

1.20%

2.01%

2.68%

3.32%

3.87%

4.33%

4.68%

4.98%

5.33%

5.61%

5.80%

2017Q2

1.72%

2.89%

3.81%

4.55%

5.14%

5.78%

6.32%

6.79%

7.05%

7.19%

7.24%

2017Q3

1.82%

2.93%

4.08%

5.16%

6.13%

6.64%

6.88%

7.04%

7.16%

7.22%

7.26%

2017Q4

2.51%

4.12%

5.16%

5.68%

5.97%

6.18%

6.29%

6.39%

6.47%

6.50%

6.50%

2018Q1

1.35%

2.18%

2.97%

3.65%

4.30%

4.85%

5.22%

5.50%

5.66%

5.74%

5.77%

2018Q2

1.75%

3.08%

4.35%

5.43%

6.31%

6.97%

7.45%

7.79%

7.99%

8.08%

8.13%

2018Q3

1.42%

2.48%

3.50%

4.36%

5.07%

5.58%

5.96%

6.27%

2018Q4

1.42%

2.48%

3.54%

4.41%

5.17%

2019Q1

1.33%

2.38%

Business Outlook

The Company currently expects total loan origination volume to be in the range of RMB22 billion to RMB24 billion in the third quarter of 2019. The Company also expects the loan origination volume funded by institutional partners to be in the range of RMB32 billion to RMB38 billion in the second half of 2019. The above outlook is based on current market conditions and reflects the Company's preliminary expectations as to market conditions,its regulatory and operating environment,as well as customer demand,all of which are subject to change.

Shares Repurchase Program Update

On August 20,the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") approved an extension of the Company's existing share repurchase program for another twelve months,starting from the date on which the Board approved such extension. As of August 19,the Company had repurchased its own Class A ordinary shares in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") with an aggregate value of approximately US$69 million. As such,the Company is authorized to repurchase its own Class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs with an aggregate value of up to US$51 million in the twelve-month period starting from August 20,2019.

Change of Management

The Board has approved the resignation of Mr. Jinqi Si from the position as the Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Jinqi Si's resignation was due to his personal reasons. To ensure a smooth transition,Mr. Si will remain in his capacity until September 30,2019.

Mr. Yuxiang Wang,the Company's Chief Product Officer,will concurrently assume the role of Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Wang has been serving as the Company's Chief Product Officer since 2015. Prior to joining Paipaidai,Mr. Wang served as the vice president of product at Opera Software ASA from 2013 to 2015. Mr. Wang worked at Baidu.com as the product head of Baidu mobile browser from 2012 to 2013. Mr. Wang served as the product director at TeleNav,a company providing location-based services from 2009 to 2012. Prior to this,Mr. Wang served as a senior product manager at MiTAC Research (Shanghai) Ltd. from 2002 to 2009. Mr. Wang received his bachelor's degree in communication engineering from Jiangsu University in China and master's degree in software engineering from Fudan University in China.

"I would like to thank Mr. Jinqi Si for his contributions during his tenure in helping PPDAI strengthen technology capabilities and driving all aspects of technology infrastructure with his professionalism and industry experience. On behalf of PPDAI,we wish him well in his future endeavors," said Mr. Zhang,Chairman and Co-CEO of the Company.

Conference Call

The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on August 20,2019 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time on August 20,2019).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

United States (toll free):

1-888-346-8982

International:

1-412-902-4272

Hong Kong (toll free):

800-905-945

Hong Kong:

852-3018-4992

Mainland China:

400-120-1203

Participants should dial-in at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the call for "PPDAI Group."

Additionally,a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.ppdai.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call until August 27,by dialing the following telephone numbers:

United States (toll free):

1-877-344-7529

International:

1-412-317-0088

Replay Access Code:

10134157

About PPDAI Group Inc.

PPDAI is a leading online consumer finance marketplace in China with strong brand recognition. Launched in 2007,the Company is the first online consumer finance marketplace in China connecting borrowers and investors. As a pioneer in China's online consumer finance marketplace,the Company benefits from both its early-mover advantages and the invaluable data and experience accumulated throughout multiple complete loan lifecycles. The Company's platform,empowered by its proprietary,cutting-edge technologies,features a highly automated loan transaction process,which enables a superior user experience,as evidenced by the rapid growth of the Company's user base and loan origination volume. As of June 30,the Company had over 99.0 million cumulative registered users.

For more information,please visit http://ir.ppdai.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use Non-GAAP operating income,a Non-GAAP financial measure,in evaluating our operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. We believe that adjusted operating income help identify underlying trends in our business by excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses and expected discretionary measures. We believe that adjusted operating income provide useful information about our operating results,enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income is not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This Non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as analytical tools,and when assessing our operating performance,cash flows or our liquidity,investors should not consider them in isolation,or as a substitute for net (loss)/income,cash flows provided by operating activities or other consolidated statements of operation and cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

For more information on this Non-GAAP financial measure,please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP results" set forth at the end of this press release.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader.Unless otherwise noted,all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.8650 to US$1.00,the rate in effect as of June 28,2019 as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,as amended,and as defined in 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," "target," "confident" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions,and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks,uncertainties and other factors,all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements involve risks,uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include,but are not limited to,uncertainties as to the Company's ability to attract and retain borrowers and investors on its marketplace,its ability to increase volume of loans facilitated through the Company's marketplace,its ability to introduce new loan products and platform enhancements,its ability to compete effectively,laws,regulations and governmental policies relating to the online consumer finance industry in China,general economic conditions in China,and the Company's ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain listing of its ADSs on the NYSE,including its ability to cure any non-compliance with the NYSE's continued listing criteria. Further information regarding these and other risks,uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release,and PPDAI 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 investor and media inquiries,please contact:

In China:

PPDAI Group Inc.

Head of Investor Relations

Jimmy Tan

Tel: +86 (21) 8030 3200-8601

E-mail:ir@ppdai.com

The Piacente Group,Inc.

Jenny Cai

Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677

E-mail: paipaidai@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:

The Piacente Group,Inc.

Brandi Piacente

Tel: +1-212-481-2050

E-mail: paipaidai@tpg-ir.com

PPDAI GROUP INC.

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All amounts in thousands,except share data,or otherwise noted)

As of December 31,

As of June 30,

2018

2019

RMB

RMB

USD

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

1,616,164

1,428,753

208,121

Restricted cash

3,677,557

4,488,099

653,765

Short-term investments

1,694,660

989,339

144,113

Investments

167,501

201,154

29,301

Quality assurance receivable

2,064,366

2,497,327

363,777

Intangible assets

68,880

68,880

10,034

Property,equipment and software,net

144,002

142,474

20,754

Loans receivable,net of provision for loan losses

2,331,108

4,033,994

587,618

Accounts receivable

812,042

1,195,930

174,207

Deferred tax assets

122,763

136,294

19,854

Financial guarantee derivative assets

56,287

48,080

7,003

Contract assets

112,103

110,645

16,117

Right of use assets

-

102,039

14,864

Prepaid expenses and other assets

224,623

1,002,807

146,074

Goodwill

50,411

50,411

7,343

Total assets

13,142,467

16,496,226

2,402,945

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Payable to platform customers

905,034

740,454

107,859

Quality assurance payable

3,819,379

5,112,987

744,791

Payroll and welfare payable

188,254

139,197

20,276

Taxes payable

225,101

220,516

32,122

Short-term borrowings

25,000

25,000

3,642

Funds payable to investors of consolidated trusts

1,505,909

2,629,773

383,070

Contract liabilities

165,469

171,851

25,033

Deferred tax liabilities

100,064

110,070

18,997

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

222,519

251,782

33,712

Leasing liabilities

-

92,114

13,418

Total liabilities

7,156,729

9,493,744

1,382,920

Commitments and contingencies

PPDAI Group Inc. Shareholders' Equity

Ordinary shares

102

103

14

Additional paid-in capital

5,896,017

5,620,359

818,699

Treasury stock

(332,121)

(12,315)

(1,794)

Statutory reserves

256,006

256,006

37,292

Accumulated other comprehensive income

58,210

57,941

8,438

Accumulated deficit

45,668

1,018,643

148,382

Total PPDai Group Inc. shareholders' equity

5,923,882

6,940,737

1,011,031

Non-controlling interest

61,856

61,745

8,994

Total shareholders' equity

5,985,738

7,482

1,020,025

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

13,945

PPDAI GROUP INC.

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(All amounts in thousands,or otherwise noted)

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

2018

2019

2018

2019

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Operating revenues:

Loan facilitation service fees

753,260

939,754

136,891

1,374,069

1,878,365

273,615

Post-facilitation service fees

205,866

315,793

46,000

433,030

623,871

90,877

Net interest income and loan provision

losses

18,053

194,747

28,368

56,673

328,054

47,786

Other Revenue

88,214

111,972

16,311

157,021

190,313

27,722

Total Operating revenues

1,065,393

1,562,266

227,570

2,793

3,603

440,000

Operating expenses:

Origination and servicing expenses

(234,650)

(306,963)

(44,715)

(481,749)

(570,975)

(83,172)

Sales and marketing expenses

(194,309)

(215,213)

(31,349)

(345,372)

(359,395)

(52,352)

Research and development expenses

(78,086)

(101,562)

(14,794)

(152,692)

(189,283)

(27,572)

General and administrative expenses

(83,409)

(102,610)

(14,947)

(154,342)

(209,824)

(30,564)

Provision for doubtful accounts

receivables

(5,591)

(68,349)

(9,956)

(17,220)

(128,710)

(18,749)

Total operating expenses

(596,045)

(794,697)

(115,761)

(1,151,375)

(1,458,187)

(212,409)

Other income (expenses)

Gain from quality assurance fund

151,089

22,883

3,333

210,832

57,010

8,305

Realized gain (loss) from financial

guarantee derivatives

(101,885)

2,582

376

(147,107)

(7,540)

(1,098)

Fair value change of financial

guarantee derivatives

196,543

(7,424)

(1,082)

268,073

(8,207)

(1,196)

Other income,net

50,748

27,704

4,036

96,776

54,053

7,874

Profit before income tax expense

765,843

813,314

118,472

1,297,992

1,657,732

241,476

Income tax expenses

(158,049)

(152,852)

(22,265)

(252,634)

(294,152)

(42,848)

Net profit

607,794

660,462

96,207

1,045,358

1,363,580

198,628

Net profit (loss) attributable to non-

controlling interest shareholders

1,235

(49)

(7)

(247)

(111)

(16)

Net profit attributable to PPDai Group

Inc.

606,559

660,511

96,214

1,605

1,691

198,644

Foreign currency translation

adjustment,net of nil tax

51,751

13,812

2,012

10,455

(269)

(39)

Total comprehensive income

attributable to PPDAIGroup Inc.

658,310

674,323

98,226

1,056,060

1,422

198,605

Weighted average number of ordinary

shares used in computing net income

per share

Basic

1,581,533,957,777

1,504,315,031

1,513,972,147

1,147

Diluted

1,621,274

1,567,527,588

1,612,638,809

1,563,446,663

1,663

Net income per share -Basic

0.4029

0.4306

0.0627

0.6951

0.9007

0.1312

Net income per ADS-Basic

2.0144

2.1530

0.3136

3.4754

4.5037

0.6560

Net income per share -Diluted

0.3741

0.4214

0.0614

0.6484

0.8722

0.1271

Net income per ADS-Diluted

1.8705

2.1069

0.3069

3.2419

4.3612

0.6353

PPDAI GROUP INC.

UNAUDITED Reconciliation of GAAP And Non-GAAP Results

(All amounts in thousands,

2018

2019

2018

2019

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Net Revenues

1,000

Less: total operating expenses

(596,409)

Operating Income

469,348

767,569

111,809

869,418

1,416

227,591

Add: share-based compensation expenses

17,765

11,815

1,721

32,443

23,937

3,487

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income

487,113

779,384

113,530

901,861

1,586,353

231,078

PPDAI GROUP INC.

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(All amounts in thousands,or otherwise noted)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2018

2019

2018

2019

RMB

RMB

USD

RMB

RMB

USD

Net cash provided by operating

activities

152,204

618,444

90,087

240,294

1,093,494

159,285

Net cash provided by (used in)

investing activities

716,167

(853,418)

(124,314)

489,418

(1,123,365)

(163,637)

Net cash provided by (used in)

financing activities

(110,254)

67,432

9,822

(174,226)

652,025

94,978

Effect of exchange rate changes on

cash and cash equivalents

48,988

16,338

2,379

7,860

977

143

Net increase (decrease) in cash,cash

equivalent and restricted cash

807,105

(151,204)

(22,026)

563,346

623,131

90,769

Cash,cash equivalent and restricted

cash at beginning of period

4,039,945

6,068,056

883,912

4,283,704

5,293,721

771,117

Cash,cash equivalent and restricted

cash at end of period

4,847,050

5,916,852

861,886

4,886

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