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Q1 GAAP Earnings per Share up 20% to $1.03, Non-GAAP Earnings per Share up 17% to $1.39Q1 Total Revenue $13.3 billion, up 7% in USD and up 8% in constant currencyQ1 Total Remaining Performance Obligations up 53% to $99 billionQ1 Cloud Revenue (IaaS plus SaaS) $5.6 billion, up 21% in USD and up 22% in constant currencyQ1 Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) Revenue $2.2 billion, up 45% in USD and up 46% in constant currencyQ1 Cloud Application (SaaS) Revenue $3.5 billion, up 10% in both USD and constant currencyQ1 Fusion Cloud ERP (SaaS) Revenue $0.9 billion, up 16% in USD and up 17% in constant currencyQ1 NetSuite Cloud ERP (SaaS) Revenue $0.9 billion, up 20% in both USD and constant currency

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) today announced fiscal 2025 Q1 results. Total quarterly revenues were up 7% year-over-year in USD, and up 8% in constant currency to $13.3 billion. Cloud services revenues were up 21% year-over-year in USD, and up 22% in constant currency to $5.6 billion. Cloud license and on-premise license revenues were up 7% in USD and up 8% in constant currency to $870 million.      

Q1 GAAP operating income was $4.0 billion. Non-GAAP operating income was $5.7 billion, up 13% in USD and up 14% in constant currency. GAAP operating margin was 30%, and non-GAAP operating margin was 43%. GAAP net income was $2.9 billion. Non-GAAP net income was $4.0 billion, up 18% in USD and up 19% in constant currency. Q1 GAAP earnings per share was $1.03, up 20% in USD and up 22% in constant currency, while non-GAAP earnings per share was $1.39, up 17% in USD and up 18% in constant currency.

Short-term deferred revenues were $11.5 billion. Over the last twelve months, operating cash flow was $19.1 billion and free cash flow was $11.3 billion.

“As Cloud Services became Oracle’s largest business, both our operating income and earnings per share growth accelerated,” said Oracle CEO, Safra Catz. “Non-GAAP operating income was up 14% in constant currency to $5.7 billion, and non-GAAP EPS was up 18% in constant currency to $1.39 in Q1. RPO was up 53% from last year to a record $99 billion. That strong contract backlog will increase revenue growth throughout FY25. But the biggest news of all was signing a MultiCloud agreement with AWS—including our latest technology Exadata hardware and Version 23ai of our database software—embedded into AWS cloud datacenters. AWS customers will get easy and convenient access to the Oracle database when we go live in December later this year.”

“Oracle has 162 cloud datacenters in operation and under construction around the world,” said Oracle Chairman and CTO, Larry Ellison. “The largest of these datacenters is 800 megawatts and will contain acres of NVIDIA GPU Clusters for training large scale AI models. In Q1, 42 additional cloud GPU contracts were signed for a total of $3 billion. Our database business growth rate is increasing as a result of our MultiCloud agreements with Microsoft and Google. At the end of Q1, 7 Oracle Cloud regions were live at Microsoft with 24 more being built, and 4 Oracle Cloud regions were live at Google with 14 more being built. Our recently signed AWS contract was a milestone in the MultiCloud Era.  Soon customers will be able use the latest Oracle database technology from within every Hyperscaler’s cloud.” 

The board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share of outstanding common stock. This dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 10, 2024, with a payment date of October 24, 2024.

A sample list of customers which purchased Oracle Cloud services during the quarter will be available at www.oracle.com/customers/earnings/.A list of recent technical innovations and announcements is available at www.oracle.com/news/.To learn what industry analysts have been saying about Oracle’s products and services see www.oracle.com/corporate/analyst-reports/.

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
Oracle will hold a conference call and webcast today to discuss these results at 4:00 p.m. Central. A live and replay webcast will be available on the Oracle Investor Relations website at www.oracle.com/investor/

About Oracle
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“Safe Harbor” Statement: Statements in this press release relating to future plans, expectations, beliefs, intentions and prospects, including the expectations for converting the Remaining Performance Obligations to revenue, the timing and build out of additional datacenters, and future growth as a result of our MultiCloud strategy, are “forward-looking statements” and are subject to material risks and uncertainties. Risks and uncertainties that could affect our current expectations and our actual results, include, among others: our ability to develop new products and services, integrate acquired products and services and enhance our existing products and services, including our AI products; our management of complex cloud and hardware offerings, including the sourcing of technologies and technology components; our ability to secure data center capacity; significant coding, manufacturing or configuration errors in our offerings; risks associated with acquisitions; economic, political and market conditions; information technology system failures, privacy and data security concerns; cybersecurity breaches; unfavorable legal proceedings, government investigations, and complex and changing laws and regulations. A detailed discussion of these factors and other risks that affect our business is contained in our SEC filings, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading “Risk Factors.” Copies of these filings are available online from the SEC or by contacting Oracle’s Investor Relations Department at (650) 506-4073 or by clicking on SEC Filings on the Oracle Investor Relations website at www.oracle.com/investor/. All information set forth in this press release is current as of September 9, 2024. Oracle undertakes no duty to update any statement in light of new information or future events.

 

ORACLE  CORPORATION

Q1 FISCAL 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
($ in millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended August 31,

% Increase

% Increase

(Decrease)

% of 

% of 

(Decrease)

in Constant

2024

Revenues

2023

Revenues

in US $

Currency (1)

REVENUES

Cloud services and license support 

$         10,519

79 %

$           9,547

77 %

10 %

11 %

Cloud license and on-premise license

870

7 %

809

6 %

7 %

8 %

Hardware

655

5 %

714

6 %

(8 %)

(8 %)

Services

1,263

9 %

1,383

11 %

(9 %)

(8 %)

      Total revenues

13,307

100 %

12,453

100 %

7 %

8 %

OPERATING EXPENSES

Cloud services and license support 

2,597

19 %

2,179

18 %

19 %

20 %

Hardware

162

1 %

219

2 %

(26 %)

(25 %)

Services

1,147

9 %

1,212

10 %

(5 %)

(5 %)

Sales and marketing

2,036

15 %

2,026

16 %

1 %

1 %

Research and development 

2,306

17 %

2,216

18 %

4 %

5 %

General and administrative

358

3 %

393

3 %

(9 %)

(8 %)

Amortization of intangible assets

624

5 %

763

6 %

(18 %)

(18 %)

Acquisition related and other

13

0 %

11

0 %

9 %

9 %

Restructuring

73

1 %

138

1 %

(47 %)

(47 %)

      Total operating expenses 

9,316

70 %

9,157

74 %

2 %

2 %

OPERATING INCOME

3,991

30 %

3,296

26 %

21 %

22 %

Interest expense

(842)

(6 %)

(872)

(7 %)

(3 %)

(3 %)

Non-operating income (expenses), net

20

0 %

(49)

0 %

*

*

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

3,169

24 %

2,375

19 %

33 %

36 %

(Provision for) benefit from income taxes

(240)

(2 %)

45

0 %

*

*

NET INCOME

$           2,929

22 %

$           2,420

19 %

21 %

23 %

EARNINGS PER SHARE:

Basic

$              1.06

$              0.89

Diluted

$              1.03

$              0.86

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

Basic

2,761

2,728

Diluted

2,851

2,823

(1)

We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency 
information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations.
To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are
converted into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2024, which was the last day of our prior fiscal year, rather than the 
actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. Movements in international currencies relative to the United States dollar during the
three months ended August 31, 2024 compared with the corresponding prior year period decreased our total revenues by 1 percentage point and
operating income by 1 percentage point.

*

Not meaningful

 

ORACLE  CORPORATION

Q1 FISCAL 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS

RECONCILIATION OF SELECTED GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (1) 

($ in millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended August 31,

% Increase
(Decrease)
in US $

% Increase (Decrease)
in Constant Currency
(2) 

2024

2024

2023

2023

GAAP

Non-GAAP

GAAP

Non-GAAP

GAAP

Adj.

Non-GAAP

GAAP

Adj.

Non-GAAP

TOTAL REVENUES

$       13,307

$             –

$       13,307

$       12,453

$             –

$       12,453

7 %

7 %

8 %

8 %

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

$         9,316

$    (1,717)

$         7,599

$         9,157

$    (1,761)

$         7,396

2 %

3 %

2 %

3 %

     Stock-based compensation (3)

1,007

(1,007)

849

(849)

19 %

*

19 %

*

     Amortization of intangible assets (4)

624

(624)

763

(763)

(18 %)

*

(18 %)

*

     Acquisition related and other

13

(13)

11

(11)

9 %

*

9 %

*

     Restructuring

73

(73)

138

(138)

(47 %)

*

(47 %)

*

OPERATING INCOME

$         3,991

$     1,717

$         5,708

$         3,296

$     1,761

$         5,057

21 %

13 %

22 %

14 %

OPERATING MARGIN %

30 %

43 %

26 %

41 %

353 bp.

228 bp.

366 bp.

232 bp.

INCOME TAX EFFECTS (5)

$           (240)

$       (682)

$           (922)

$              45

$       (823)

$           (778)

*

18 %

*

20 %

NET INCOME

$         2,929

$     1,035

$         3,964

$         2,420

$        938

$         3,358

21 %

18 %

23 %

19 %

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

$           1.03

$           1.39

$           0.86

$           1.19

20 %

17 %

22 %

18 %

DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING

2,851

2,851

2,823

2,823

1 %

1 %

1 %

1 %

(1)

This presentation includes non-GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a detailed explanation of the adjustments made to comparable GAAP measures, the reasons why management uses these measures, the usefulness of these measures and the material
limitations on the usefulness of these measures, please see Appendix A. 

(2)

We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed
excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at 
the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2024, which was the last day of our prior fiscal year, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. 

(3)

Stock-based compensation was included in the following GAAP operating expense categories:

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

August 31, 2024

August 31, 2023

GAAP

Adj.

Non-GAAP

GAAP

Adj.

Non-GAAP

     Cloud services and license support

$            141

$      (141)

$               –

$            111

$      (111)

$               –

     Hardware

6

(6)

5

(5)

     Services

43

(43)

34

(34)

     Sales and marketing

162

(162)

135

(135)

     Research and development

569

(569)

484

(484)

     General and administrative

86

(86)

80

(80)

           Total stock-based compensation

$         1,007

$   (1,007)

$               –

$            849

$      (849)

$               –

(4)

Estimated future annual amortization expense related to intangible assets as of August 31, 2024 was as follows:

     Remainder of fiscal 2025

$         1,683

     Fiscal 2026

1,639

     Fiscal 2027

672

     Fiscal 2028

635

     Fiscal 2029

561

     Fiscal 2030

522

     Thereafter

558

           Total intangible assets, net

$         6,270

(5)

Income tax effects were calculated reflecting an effective GAAP tax rate of 7.6% and (1.9%) in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively, and an effective non-GAAP tax rate of 18.9% and 18.8% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025
and 2024, respectively. The difference in our GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates in each of the first quarters of fiscal 2025 and 2024 was primarily due to the net tax effects related to stock-based compensation expense; acquisition related and 
other items, including the tax effects on amortization of intangible assets; and restructuring expense, partially offset by the net deferred tax effects related to an income tax benefit that was previously recorded due to the partial realignment
of our legal entity structure.

*

Not meaningful

 

ORACLE  CORPORATION

Q1 FISCAL 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

($ in millions)

August 31,

May 31,

2024

2024

ASSETS

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$               10,616

$               10,454

Marketable securities

295

207

Trade receivables, net

8,021

7,874

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

4,140

4,019

Total Current Assets

23,072

22,554

Non-Current Assets:

   Property, plant and equipment, net

23,094

21,536

   Intangible assets, net

6,270

6,890

   Goodwill, net

62,249

62,230

   Deferred tax assets

12,219

12,273

   Other non-current assets

17,310

15,493

Total Non-Current Assets

121,142

118,422

TOTAL ASSETS

$            144,214

$            140,976

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

Notes payable and other borrowings, current 

$                 9,201

$               10,605

Accounts payable

2,207

2,357

Accrued compensation and related benefits

1,772

1,916

Deferred revenues

11,455

9,313

Other current liabilities

7,410

7,353

Total Current Liabilities

32,045

31,544

Non-Current Liabilities:

Notes payable and other borrowings, non-current

75,314

76,264

Income taxes payable

11,038

10,817

Deferred tax liabilities

3,442

3,692

Other non-current liabilities

11,106

9,420

Total Non-Current Liabilities

100,900

100,193

Stockholders’ Equity

11,269

9,239

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$            144,214

$            140,976

 

     ORACLE  CORPORATION 

Q1 FISCAL 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

($ in millions)

Three Months Ended August 31,

2024

2023

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

Net income 

$        2,929

$        2,420

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation

804

712

Amortization of intangible assets

624

763

Deferred income taxes

(151)

(517)

Stock-based compensation

1,007

849

Other, net

130

169

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

(Increase) decrease in trade receivables, net

(81)

380

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

367

269

Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities

(531)

(457)

Increase in income taxes payable

24

69

Increase in deferred revenues

2,305

2,317

Net cash provided by operating activities

7,427

6,974

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

Purchases of marketable securities and other investments

(477)

(333)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments

15

85

Capital expenditures

(2,303)

(1,314)

Net cash used for investing activities

(2,765)

(1,562)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

Payments for repurchases of common stock

(150)

(150)

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

179

308

Shares repurchased for tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock-based awards

(851)

(1,060)

Payments of dividends to stockholders

(1,103)

(1,091)

Repayments of commercial paper, net

(396)

(562)

Proceeds from issuances of term loan credit agreements

5,627

Repayments of senior notes and term loan credit agreements

(7,630)

(1,000)

Other, net

(261)

27

Net cash used for financing activities

(4,585)

(3,528)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

85

(36)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

162

1,848

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

10,454

9,765

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$      10,616

$      11,613

 

 ORACLE  CORPORATION 

 Q1 FISCAL 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS 

 FREE CASH FLOW – TRAILING 4-QUARTERS (1) 

 ($ in millions) 

 Fiscal 2024 

 Fiscal 2025 

 Q1 

 Q2 

 Q3 

 Q4 

 Q1 

 Q2 

 Q3 

 Q4 

GAAP Operating Cash Flow

$            17,745

$            17,039

$            18,239

$            18,673

$            19,126

Capital Expenditures

(8,290)

(6,935)

(5,981)

(6,866)

(7,855)

Free Cash Flow

$               9,455

$            10,104

$            12,258

$            11,807

$            11,271

Operating Cash Flow % Growth over prior year

68 %

13 %

18 %

9 %

8 %

Free Cash Flow % Growth over prior year

76 %

20 %

68 %

39 %

19 %

GAAP Net Income

$               9,375

$            10,137

$            10,642

$            10,467

$            10,976

Operating Cash Flow as a % of Net Income

189 %

168 %

171 %

178 %

174 %

Free Cash Flow as a % of Net Income

101 %

100 %

115 %

113 %

103 %

(1) To supplement our statements of cash flows presented on a GAAP basis, we use non-GAAP measures of cash flows on a trailing 4-quarter basis to analyze cash flow generated from
      operations. We believe free cash flow is also useful as one of the bases for comparing our performance with our competitors. The presentation of non-GAAP free cash flow is not meant
      to be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.

 

 ORACLE  CORPORATION 

 Q1 FISCAL 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS 

 SUPPLEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF GAAP REVENUES (1) 

 ($ in millions) 

 Fiscal 2024 

 Fiscal 2025 

 Q1 

 Q2 

 Q3 

 Q4 

 TOTAL 

 Q1 

 Q2 

 Q3 

 Q4 

 TOTAL 

REVENUES BY OFFERINGS

 Cloud services 

$    4,635

$    4,775

$    5,054

$    5,311

$   19,774

$    5,623

$      5,623

 License support 

4,912

4,864

4,909

4,923

19,609

4,896

4,896

 Cloud services and license support 

9,547

9,639

9,963

10,234

39,383

10,519

10,519

 Cloud license and on-premise license 

809

1,178

1,256

1,838

5,081

870

870

 Hardware 

714

756

754

842

3,066

655

655

 Services  

1,383

1,368

1,307

1,373

5,431

1,263

1,263

              Total revenues 

$  12,453

$  12,941

$  13,280

$  14,287

$   52,961

$  13,307

$   13,307

AS REPORTED REVENUE GROWTH RATES 

Cloud services

30 %

25 %

25 %

20 %

25 %

21 %

21 %

License support

2 %

2 %

1 %

0 %

1 %

0 %

0 %

 Cloud services and license support 

13 %

12 %

12 %

9 %

12 %

10 %

10 %

 Cloud license and on-premise license 

(10 %)

(18 %)

(3 %)

(15 %)

(12 %)

7 %

7 %

 Hardware 

(6 %)

(11 %)

(7 %)

(1 %)

(6 %)

(8 %)

(8 %)

 Services  

2 %

(2 %)

(5 %)

(6 %)

(3 %)

(9 %)

(9 %)

       Total revenues 

9 %

5 %

7 %

3 %

6 %

7 %

7 %

CONSTANT CURRENCY REVENUE GROWTH RATES (2)

Cloud services

29 %

24 %

24 %

20 %

24 %

22 %

22 %

License support

0 %

0 %

1 %

1 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

 Cloud services and license support  

12 %

11 %

11 %

10 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

 Cloud license and on-premise license 

(11 %)

(19 %)

(3 %)

(14 %)

(12 %)

8 %

8 %

 Hardware  

(8 %)

(12 %)

(7 %)

0 %

(7 %)

(8 %)

(8 %)

 Services  

1 %

(3 %)

(5 %)

(6 %)

(3 %)

(8 %)

(8 %)

       Total revenues 

8 %

4 %

7 %

4 %

6 %

8 %

8 %

CLOUD SERVICES AND LICENSE SUPPORT REVENUES

BY ECOSYSTEM

 Applications cloud services and license support 

$    4,471

$    4,474

$    4,584

$    4,642

$   18,172

$    4,769

$      4,769

 Infrastructure cloud services and license support 

5,076

5,165

5,379

5,592

21,211

5,750

5,750

       Total cloud services and license support revenues 

$    9,547

$    9,639

$    9,963

$  10,234

$   39,383

$  10,519

$   10,519

AS REPORTED REVENUE GROWTH RATES 

 Applications cloud services and license support 

11 %

10 %

10 %

6 %

9 %

7 %

7 %

 Infrastructure cloud services and license support 

15 %

14 %

13 %

12 %

14 %

13 %

13 %

       Total cloud services and license support revenues 

13 %

12 %

12 %

9 %

12 %

10 %

10 %

CONSTANT CURRENCY REVENUE GROWTH RATES (2)

 Applications cloud services and license support 

11 %

9 %

10 %

6 %

9 %

7 %

7 %

 Infrastructure cloud services and license support 

14 %

12 %

13 %

13 %

13 %

14 %

14 %

       Total cloud services and license support revenues 

12 %

11 %

11 %

10 %

11 %

11 %

11 %

GEOGRAPHIC REVENUES

 Americas 

$    7,841

$    8,067

$    8,270

$    8,945

$   33,122

$    8,372

$      8,372

 Europe/Middle East/Africa 

3,005

3,170

3,316

3,539

13,030

3,228

3,228

 Asia Pacific 

1,607

1,704

1,694

1,803

6,809

1,707

1,707

        Total revenues 

$  12,453

$  12,941

$  13,280

$  14,287

$   52,961

$  13,307

$   13,307

(1) The sum of the quarterly information presented may vary from the year-to-date information presented due to rounding.

(2) We compare the percent change in the results from one period to another period using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework
      for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results
      for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at the exchange rates in effect on May 31, 2024 and 2023 for the fiscal 2025
      and fiscal 2024 constant currency growth rate calculations presented, respectively, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods.

 

APPENDIX A

ORACLE CORPORATION
Q1 FISCAL 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS
EXPLANATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

To supplement our financial results presented on a GAAP basis, we use the non-GAAP measures indicated in the tables, which exclude certain business combination accounting entries and expenses related to acquisitions, as well as other significant expenses including stock-based compensation, that we believe are helpful in understanding our past financial performance and our future results. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Compensation of our executives is based in part on the performance of our business based on these non-GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items, as well as the related income tax effects:

Stock-based compensation expenses: We have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expenses from our non-GAAP operating expenses, income tax effects and net income measures. Although stock-based compensation is a key incentive offered to our employees, and we believe such compensation contributed to the revenues earned during the periods presented and also believe it will contribute to the generation of future period revenues, we continue to evaluate our business performance excluding stock-based compensation expenses. Stock-based compensation expenses will recur in future periods.Amortization of intangible assets: We have excluded the effect of amortization of intangible assets from our non-GAAP operating expenses, income tax effects and net income measures. Amortization of intangible assets is inconsistent in amount and frequency and is significantly affected by the timing and size of our acquisitions. Investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to our revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to our future period revenues as well. Amortization of intangible assets will recur in future periods.Acquisition related and other expenses; and restructuring expenses: We have excluded the effect of acquisition related and other expenses and the effect of restructuring expenses from our non-GAAP operating expenses, income tax effects and net income measures. We incurred expenses in connection with our acquisitions and also incurred certain other operating expenses or income, which we generally would not have otherwise incurred in the periods presented as a part of our continuing operations. Acquisition related and other expenses consisted of personnel related costs for transitional and certain other employees, certain business combination adjustments including certain adjustments after the measurement period has ended, and certain other operating items, net. Restructuring expenses consisted of employee severance and other exit costs. We believe it is useful for investors to understand the effects of these items on our total operating expenses. Although acquisition related and other expenses and restructuring expenses may diminish over time with respect to past acquisitions and/or strategic initiatives, we generally will incur certain of these expenses in connection with any future acquisitions and/or strategic initiatives.

 

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On Track for A Low Carbon Future: CRRC to Unveil Passenger and Freight Rail Transit and Full Life-Cycle System Solutions at InnoTrans 2024

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BERLIN, Sept. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Under the theme of On Track for A Low Carbon Future, CRRC Corporation Limited (“CRRC”, SHA: 601766) will display its line-up of passenger and freight transportation offerings, alongside full life-cycle system solutions, at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Highlighting the event, two innovative, eco-friendly, and intelligent trains will make their world premiere: the CINOVA H2 New Energy Intelligent Intercity Train and the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) 2.0, at Stand 210, Hall 4.2 of the venue.

Green Intelligent Passenger Transport Solutions

CRRC will showcase its environmentally responsible and intelligent passenger transport solutions, which include the Intelligent EMU, Intercity/Regional EMU, Intelligent Urban Rail Transit, and New Energy Passenger Transportation. These offerings cater to every speed level and application scenario, envisioning a future of passenger transport that is faster, greener, smarter, and more cost-effective.

The exhibition will highlight standout products that are redefining passenger mobility, including the 350 km/h High-Speed Intelligent EMU, the CINOVA 2.0 New Intelligent Intercity/Regional EMU, the 160 km/h Hydrogen Full-Automatic Intelligent Regional Train, and the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART).

Diversified Freight Transport Solutions

CRRC introduce a wide range of heavy-duty, fast, and environmentally responsible solutions during the event. To address the growing demand for higher freight capacity, CRRC plans to unveil several new products, among them, the 24-axle Freight Electric Locomotive and the 45-ton Axle Load Ore Car. The 350 km/h High-Speed Freight EMU, the fastest and the most spacious in the industry, will be a focal point. In line with the global push for green transportation, CRRC will launch its serialized new energy locomotives, including the diesel-battery hybrid locomotive, the power battery locomotive, and the hydrogen-battery hybrid locomotive, with power levels from 1000KW to 2000KW. The diversified solutions offer more choices for the global railway freight industry.

Full Life-Cycle System Solutions

CRRC will showcase its expertise beyond just train units with the Train-Ground Integrated Electromechanical System (TIES), a game-changer that centers on the vehicle and incorporates all related operating scenarios. The system reconstructs, integrates, and optimizes the electromechanical system for power supply, signaling, track, depot and passenger service scenarios. It exemplifies the Train-Ground Integration concept, driving overall efficiency gains across disciplines and throughout the entire vehicle-road-station-depot lifecycle.

Focusing on user experience and the diverse needs of the global rail transit market, CRRC will give a detailed presentation on its Digital Life-Cycle System Solution (DLS) at the event. The flexible solution accommodates various city sizes and populations through tailored system designs that support diverse business models such as PPP (public-private partnership), system integration, and electro-mechanical turnkey projects.

For more information about CRRC at the exhibition, please visit https://www.crrcgc.cc/en/.

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Reshaping Future Lifestyles: Markor Unveils AI Strategy at the Apsara Conference

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BEIJING, Sept. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On September 19, the 2024 China Apsara Conference, a major annual event for the Chinese cloud computing industry, commenced in Hangzhou. Over three days, industry representatives, media professionals, and numerous AI technology enthusiasts gathered to witness the event’s grandeur.

This year’s summit, themed “AI on Cloud: Recharging• Innovating • Transforming,” spotlighted the evolution of cloud computing across various sectors in the AI era, presenting the world’s largest showcase of generative AI applications. Industry giants including NVIDIA, Intel, Alibaba Cloud, and Tesla were in attendance. Markor distinguished itself as the sole home furnishing company represented at the summit, presenting its cutting-edge “AI Smart Home” system, which introduced a new era of AI-driven home consumption experiences, attracting significant attention.

Live at the Scene: Markor’s AI Smart Home Takes a Giant Leap Forward

From its transition to new retail in recent years to its embrace of AI, the home furnishing industry’s exploration and implementation of AI have drawn immense attention. It has been recognized as a long-term strategy that will influence the future of urban living and people’s quality of life.
In 2023, dubbed the first year of AI in China, Markor led the industry by launching its AI-powered home application, “AI Smart Home.” This program integrates cutting-edge AI model technology with a curated selection of best-selling products, offering features such as a home knowledge encyclopedia, lifestyle analysis and recommendations, design style suggestions, furniture recommendations, and one-click product replacements, providing users with 24/7 intelligent home design and easy home setup solutions.

The AI Smart Home system revolutionizes traditional home setup processes, enabling users to enjoy services conveniently via mobile devices. At the summit, Markor provided live demonstrations of the AI Smart Home system, with an interactive area for hands-on experiences. The system’s ease of use, wide range of style options, instant results, one-click sharing, and seamless purchasing capabilities ushered in a new era, allowing attendees to transition from imagining AI-powered home setups to instantly experiencing full-room services. The audience was left impressed and full of praise.

As the world’s first AI multimodal model for professional interior design, and the only AI application to incorporate a large language model in home furnishing retail, the AI Smart Home offers flexible and dynamic solutions that go beyond pre-existing layout-generated designs. It represents a groundbreaking leap in the home industry, emerging as a leading tool that reshapes service ecosystems.

Open, Shared, and Collaborative AI Business Achievements Define AI’s Sustainable Future

As a traditional home furnishing retailer closely tied to people’s daily lives, the success of AI Smart Home is no coincidence. Markor’s global strategy and presence ensure that the brand remains open and internationally competitive. Whether through prestigious awards or its global manufacturing footprint, each leap in innovation is supported by its competitive edge.
Since the beta launch of AI Smart Home by Markor Furnishings, a home furnishing brand under Markor, it has recorded over 50,000 page visits in a short time, with tens of thousands of users generating sales orders worth tens of millions of yuan. This achievement has boosted confidence in the traditional industry’s digital transformation.
A representative of Markor at the summit stated, “AI represents openness, and Markor has always embraced the times through an open ecosystem to meet users’ needs. With over 20 years of accumulated lifestyle experience, we aim to extend the reach of quality living experiences through AI interaction and expansion. The true sustainable future of AI lies in achieving shared success among users, brands, and technology platforms.”

It is evident that Markor is not simply focused on app development; it is committed to a long-term strategy that builds AI-driven lifestyles and reshapes business models. By creating personalized shopping experiences and innovating marketing models that cater to new consumer demands, Markor’s AI-based tools like “AI Xiaomei” and “AI Smart Home” serve as personalized recommendation and virtual design solutions. The company is poised to further enhance its services by leveraging AI to accurately predict market trends, optimize advertising effectiveness, and upgrade customer solutions, thus driving marketing conversion opportunities. Through disruptive shopping experiences and business models, Markor aims to become the world’s first AI-driven home furnishing brand with a fully digital and intelligent shopping experience.

Pioneering Future Living with AI: Unlocking New Opportunities

Markor is committed to leveraging technological convenience, unlocking potential, and sharing technological benefits. As a trailblazer in quality living, its development path consistently follows a “science + art” approach, which has proven to be a long-term strategy in line with current market trends. In 2024, Markor was honored with the title of “Outstanding Home Furnishing Brand Enterprise of 2024.” Its sub-brand, Markor Furnishings, reached a new brand value of over 32.2 billion yuan, securing a spot in the “Top 100 New Quality Home Brands of 2024” and winning the “Home Service Excellence Award” for the 13th consecutive year.
Backed by its national-level Industrial Design Center, robust R&D systems, and global operational capabilities, Markor continues to invigorate the ecosystem through digitalization, intelligence, and supply chain integration. With AI Smart Home as the bridge, Markor is reigniting public interest and confidence in AI’s potential and advancing the commercialization of AI technologies like natural language processing. It is building a continually open-source platform for both DTC end-users and B2B interior designers.
In July 2024, Markor hosted the “Art + AI + Life” forum in Beijing and launched a national AI painting and design competition, further embedding AI practices in the industry. In September, it signed a strategic partnership with the AI technology leader Shengshu Technology to break new ground in product design, manufacturing, marketing content innovation, and service experience. This collaboration will fuel the company’s efforts toward smart, personalized home furnishing upgrades, setting new benchmarks in the industry. These initiatives underscore Markor’s determination to use AI to enhance its future competitiveness.

Democratizing design empowers everyone to shape their dreams and take control of their future. Markor’s ongoing AI strategy not only provides opportunities for those pursuing a better life but also highlights new possibilities in the ever-evolving home living landscape.

 

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Huawei Launches the ICT Talent Cultivation Solution and Smart Campus Exhibition Center

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SHANGHAI, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — At HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, Huawei launched the ICT Talent Cultivation Solution at the global education summit themed Cultivating ICT Talent to Amplify Education Intelligence. In addition, Huawei and University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) jointly launched a smart campus exhibition center to help cultivate well educated ICT talent and accelerate intelligent transformation of the education industry.

Participants of the solution launch were: Youssef Ben Halima, Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Tunisia; Dr. Suthiporn Truktrong, Acting Vice President of Prince of Songkla University; Hu Yining, Deputy Director and Doctoral Tutor of the Network and Information Center, Southeast University; Li Junfeng, Vice President of Huawei and President of the Global Public Sector; Liu Jiansheng, President of Huawei Learning & Certification Services Dept; and Sun Gang, Director of Huawei ICT Talent Partner Development Dept.

Huawei ICT Talent Cultivation Solution Empowers Various Industries

As the global digital economy and ICT industry rapidly develop, the need for ICT talent is on the rise. To help cultivate well educated ICT talent, Huawei has developed an innovative ICT talent cultivation solution. This solution provides comprehensive ICT courses, powerful industry ecosystem advantages, and a global professional trainer system. By providing a one-stop digital talent development platform, innovative teaching resources, and practical training tools, this solution helps universities accelerate ICT talent cultivation and support high-quality development of the digital economy.

Huawei has collaborated with over 2700 universities and educational institutions worldwide to train new ICT professionals who meet market demands. Specifically, Huawei works with Shenzhen Polytechnic University to continuously improve teaching quality by jointly developing new curricula, training teachers, and building training bases. So far, more than 4800 students have passed Huawei’s certifications and are taking up positions in informatization, contributing to the advancement of the digital economy and industry.

Li Junfeng, Vice President of Huawei and President of the Global Public Sector, said that Huawei has a strong commitment to the education industry and has partnered with colleges and universities worldwide to gather successful practices in digital and intelligent transformation. Based on customer demands and their characteristics, Huawei teams up with partners to deliver scenario-based solutions and services such as ICT Talent Cultivation, Smart Classroom 3.0, Scientific Research Computing, and Smart School Campus.

Smart Campus of USST Sets a Global Benchmark

Huawei and USST have collaborated to create a smart campus exhibition center that showcases advanced concepts and serves as a model for smart campus construction in China and beyond. To build an all-digital intelligent university, USST focuses on the two main aspects of data and application. It also and works with Huawei to promote the implementation of one-stop online service, management, and learning, thoroughly boosting management efficiency and service levels.

Zhao Ming, Vice President of USST, said that the university is dedicated to accelerating intelligence in education and building a first-class university of science and engineering with outstanding features. USST will continue to promote intelligent education and optimize teaching, research, and management to grow into a smarter educational institution.

Huawei plans to keep delving into the education sector and prioritizing customer needs. We will collaborate with international partners to develop cutting-edge technologies and solutions as well as hasten the digital and intelligent transformation of education, creating smarter campuses, and fostering more forward-thinking, high-caliber professionals.

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