-- Third Quarter Total Loan Origination Volume grew 100.2% to RMB6,668 million --
-- Third Quarter Net Income grew 41.2% to RMB124.8 million --

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jiayin Group Inc. (“Jiayin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: JFIN), a leading fintech platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Operational and Financial Highlights :

• Loan origination volume¹ was RMB6,668 million (US$1,034.9 million), representing an increase of 100.2% from the same period of 2020.
  
  
• Average borrowing amount per borrower was RMB6,444 (US$1,000.0), representing a decrease of 1.7% from the same period of 2020.
  
  
• Repeat borrowing rate² was 69.1%, compared with repeat borrowing rate of 74.5% in the same period of 2020.
  
  
• Net revenue was RMB577.1 million (US$89.6 million), representing an increase of 43.8% from the same period of 2020.
  
  
• Operating income was RMB153.8 million (US$23.9 million), compared with operating income of RMB150.0 million in the same period of 2020.
  
  
• Net income was RMB124.8 million (US$19.4 million), compared with net income of RMB88.4 million in the same period of 2020.
  

Mr. Yan Dinggui, the Company's Founder, Director and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We delivered another outstanding quarter with impressive financial results, reflecting our successful execution of our growth strategies. As we continued to diversify our funding resources and broaden our collaborations with institutional partners, our loan origination volume has doubled from last year to surpass USD 1 billion with a 43.8% increase in our net revenue. We believe we are on the right track for our next stage of growth, leveraged by our continuous efforts in expanding our funding resources while maintaining risk management excellence. We are confident we will have continued topline growth and will capture the massive opportunities in the growing consumer market.”

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Net revenue was RMB577.1 million (US$89.6 million), representing an increase of 43.8% from the same period of 2020.

Revenue from loan facilitation services was RMB536.8 million (US$83.3 million), representing an increase of 84.7% from the same period of 2020, of which RMB48.6 million (US$7.5 million) was from individual investor referral services. The increase was primarily due to the increased loan origination volume from our institutional funding partners.

Revenue from post-origination services was nil, representing a decrease of 100% from the same period of 2020. The decrease was due to the outstanding loan balance of our legacy P2P lending business being reduced to zero in November 2020.

Other revenue was RMB40.3 million (US$6.3 million), representing a decrease of 47.7% from the same period of 2020. The decrease was primarily due to reduced revenue from P2P related services as the Company no longer supports the legacy P2P lending business, of which has been partially offset by the sales of hardware by Shanghai Bweenet Network Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Bweenet”).

Origination and servicing expense was RMB88.3 million (US$13.7 million), representing an increase of 48.4% from the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increase in credit assessment expense resulting from higher loan origination volume.

Cost of sales was RMB9.4 million (US$1.5 million), compared with nil from the same period of 2020. The increase was primarily due to the cost of hardware sold by Shanghai Bweenet.

Allowance for uncollectible receivables, contract assets, loans receivable and others was RMB6.2 million (US$1.0 million), representing a decrease of 60.8% from the same period of 2020, primarily due the decrease in estimated default rate under current business model.

Sales and marketing expense was RMB236.9 million (US$36.8 million), representing an increase of 138.1% from the same period of 2020, primarily due to our new online advertising and marketing strategy which has resulted in higher customer acquisition expenses.

General and administrative expense was RMB45.3 million (US$7.0 million), representing an increase of 21.4% from the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increased expenditures in employees benefits and professional service fees.

Research and development expense was RMB37.1 million (US$5.8 million), representing a decrease of 5.4% from the same period of 2020, primarily due to the improved utilization and productivity of our facilities and employees allocated to the research and development department, of which has been partially offset by the increase in professional services expenses as the Company continues to enhance research and development capabilities.

Income from operations was RMB153.8 million (US$23.9 million), compared with an operating income of RMB150.0 million in the same period of 2020.

Net income was RMB124.8 million (US$19.4 million), compared with net income of RMB88.4 million in the same period of 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents were RMB178.5 million (US$27.7 million) as of September 30, 2021, compared with RMB141.4 million as of June 30, 2021.

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

		Delinquent for
As of		1-30 days	31-60 days	61-90 days	91 -180 days	More than 180 days
		(%)
December 31, 2018		1.35	2.53	2.37	5.46	9.45
December 31, 2019		1.27	2.20	1.68	4.79	8.39
December 31, 2020		1.47	0.88	0.70	1.66	1.81
March 31, 2021		1.17	0.85	0.71	1.56	2.53
June 30, 2021		1.21	0.71	0.57	1.21	1.95
September 30, 2021		1.34	0.76	0.60	1.30	2.05

The following chart and table display the historical cumulative M3+ Delinquency Rate by Vintage for loan products facilitated through the Company’s platform in Mainland China.

	Month on Book
Vintage	4th		5th		6th		7th		8th		9th		10th		11th		12th		13th		14th		15th
2018Q1	2.41	%	4.38	%	6.21	%	8.05	%	9.80	%	11.35	%	12.71	%	13.80	%	14.61	%	15.10	%	15.38	%	15.44	%
2018Q2	2.43	%	4.43	%	6.15	%	7.87	%	9.47	%	11.02	%	12.30	%	13.50	%	14.25	%	14.70	%	14.94	%	15.00	%
2018Q3	2.23	%	3.89	%	5.66	%	7.30	%	8.89	%	10.64	%	12.00	%	12.86	%	13.47	%	13.87	%	14.07	%	14.13	%
2018Q4	2.26	%	4.53	%	6.38	%	8.25	%	9.99	%	11.40	%	12.44	%	13.22	%	13.83	%	14.25	%	14.53	%	14.64	%
2019Q1	2.17	%	3.86	%	5.32	%	6.84	%	8.13	%	9.21	%	10.21	%	11.07	%	11.85	%	12.45	%	12.80	%	12.87	%
2019Q2	1.83	%	3.40	%	4.59	%	5.85	%	6.98	%	8.21	%	9.35	%	10.33	%	11.08	%	11.54	%	11.73	%	11.74	%
2019Q3	1.64	%	3.41	%	4.26	%	5.42	%	7.03	%	8.60	%	10.13	%	10.94	%	11.59	%	11.92	%	12.04	%	12.01	%
2019Q4	1.31	%	3.08	%	4.52	%	6.27	%	7.69	%	8.69	%	9.51	%	9.99	%	10.31	%	10.49	%	10.55	%	10.54	%
2020Q1	1.67	%	3.43	%	4.46	%	5.36	%	6.11	%	6.67	%	7.09	%	7.38	%	7.61	%	7.76	%	7.84	%	7.85	%
2020Q2	1.46	%	2.37	%	3.11	%	3.68	%	4.14	%	4.52	%	4.80	%	5.08	%	5.27	%	5.42	%	5.49	%	5.51	%
2020Q3	0.96	%	1.70	%	2.24	%	2.77	%	3.27	%	3.73	%	4.16	%	4.47	%	4.71	%	—		—		—
2020Q4	0.85	%	1.74	%	2.37	%	3.00	%	3.49	%	3.89	%	—		—		—		—		—		—
2021Q1	0.96	%	1.83	%	2.45	%	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

Conference Call

The company will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (9:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

Please register in advance to join the conference using the link provided below and dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. Conference access information will be provided upon registration.

Participant Online Registration: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/8780413

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until December 2, 2021. To access the replay, please reference the conference ID 8780413.

	Phone Number	Toll-Free Number
United States	+1 (646) 254-3697	+1 (855) 452-5696
Hong Kong	+852 30512780	+852 800963117
Mainland China		+86 4006322162 +86 8008700205

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the company’s investors relations website at http://ir.jiayin-fintech.com/.

About Jiayin Group Inc.

Jiayin Group Inc. is a leading fintech platform in China committed to facilitating effective, transparent, secure and fast connections between underserved individual borrowers and financial institutions. The origin of the business of the Company can be traced back to 2011. The Company operates a highly secure and open platform with a comprehensive risk management system and a proprietary and effective risk assessment model which employs advanced big data analytics and sophisticated algorithms to accurately assess the risk profiles of potential borrowers. For more information, please visit http://www.jiayinfintech.cn/english/.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“US$”) at a specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.4434 to US$1.00, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as of September 30, 2021. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to the Company’s ability to retain existing investors and borrowers and attract new investors and borrowers in an effective and cost-efficient way, the Company’s ability to increase the investment volume and loan origination of loans volume facilitated through its marketplace, effectiveness of the Company’s credit assessment model and risk management system, PRC laws and regulations relating to the online individual 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 Nasdaq Stock Market or other stock exchange, including its ability to cure any non-compliance with the continued listing criteria of the Nasdaq Stock Market. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties faced by the Company is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F.

For more information, please contact:

In China:

Jiayin Group

Ms. Shelley Bai
Email: ir@jiayinfintech.cn

or

The Blueshirt Group

Ms. Susie Wang
Email: susie@blueshirtgroup.com

In the U.S.:

Ms. Julia Qian
Email: julia@blueshirtgroup.com

JIAYIN GROUP INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)
		As of December 31,				As of September 30,
		2020				2021
		RMB				RMB				US$
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents			117,320				178,534				27,708
Restricted cash			2,000				2,000				310
Amounts due from related parties			542				67,753				10,515
Accounts receivable and contract assets, net			158,064				449,120				69,702
Inventories			-				61,973				9,618
Loan receivables, net			31,296				314				49
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			61,289				84,069				13,047
Deferred tax assets, net			40,935				51,198				7,946
Property and equipment, net			19,449				11,420				1,772
Right-of-use assets			6,926				42,187				6,547
Long-term investment			87,551				86,516				13,427
TOTAL ASSETS			525,372				1,035,084				160,641
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable			-				645				100
Payroll and welfare payable			58,288				36,678				5,692
Amounts due to related parties			8,785				8,945				1,388
Tax payables			279,383				373,420				57,954
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			70,954				122,486				19,010
Other payable related to the disposal of Shanghai Caiyin			566,532				554,451				86,047
Lease liabilities			5,195				40,922				6,351
TOTAL LIABILITIES			989,137				1,137,547				176,542
SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Class A ordinary shares (US$ 0.000000005 par value;    108,100,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020    and September 30, 2021)3			0				0				0
Class B ordinary shares (US$ 0.000000005 par value;    108,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020    and September 30, 2021)3			0				0				0
Additional paid-in capital			818,042				831,582				129,060
Accumulated deficit			(1,266,848	)			(918,443	)			(142,540	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(12,817	)			(16,411	)			(2,547	)
Total Jiayin Group Inc. shareholder's deficit			(461,623	)			(103,272	)			(16,027	)
Non-controlling interests			(2,142	)			809				126
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT			(463,765	)			(102,463	)			(15,901	)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND DEFICIT			525,372				1,035,084				160,641

JIAYIN GROUP INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

		For the Three Months Ended September 30,												For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2020				2021								2020				2021
		RMB				RMB				US$				RMB				RMB				US$
Net revenue (including revenue from related    parties of RMB 993 and RMB 994 for 2020Q3    and 2021Q3, respectively)			401,310				577,050				89,557				959,825				1,412,278				219,182
Operating costs and expenses:
Origination and servicing			(59,478	)			(88,303	)			(13,704	)			(174,341	)			(235,626	)			(36,569	)
Cost of sales			-				(9,405	)			(1,460	)			-				(14,388	)			(2,233	)
Allowance for uncollectible receivables,    contract assets, loans receivable and others			(15,845	)			(6,190	)			(961	)			(56,971	)			(27,242	)			(4,228	)
Sales and marketing			(99,500	)			(236,876	)			(36,763	)			(257,584	)			(502,342	)			(77,962	)
General and administrative			(37,273	)			(45,347	)			(7,038	)			(112,099	)			(118,309	)			(18,362	)
Research and development			(39,200	)			(37,103	)			(5,758	)			(109,674	)			(97,147	)			(15,077	)
Total operating costs and expenses			(251,296	)			(423,224	)			(65,684	)			(710,669	)			(995,054	)			(154,431	)
Income from operation			150,014				153,826				23,873				249,156				417,224				64,751
Interest income (expense)			2,488				(545	)			(85	)			7,727				(433	)			(67	)
Other (expense) income, net			(32,763	)			1,910				296				(28,611	)			14,271				2,215
Income before income taxes and income from    investment in affiliates			119,739				155,191				24,084				228,272				431,062				66,899
Income tax expense			(32,128	)			(30,296	)			(4,702	)			(60,070	)			(89,687	)			(13,919	)
Income (loss) from investment in affiliates			740				(132	)			(20	)			713				3,894				604
Net income			88,351				124,763				19,362				168,915				345,269				53,584
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling    interest shareholders			2,209				(3,604	)			(559	)			1,655				(3,136	)			(487	)
Net income attributable to Jiayin Group Inc.			86,142				128,367				19,921				167,260				348,405				54,071
Weighted average shares used in calculating    net income per share:
- Basic and diluted			216,100,000				216,100,000				216,100,000				216,100,000				216,100,000				216,100,000
Net income per share:
- Basic and diluted			0.40				0.59				0.09				0.77				1.61				0.25
Net income			88,351				124,763				19,362				168,915				345,269				53,584
Other comprehensive income, net of tax of nil:
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(8,449	)			(166	)			(26	)			(4,878	)			(3,717	)			(577	)
Comprehensive income			79,902				124,597				19,336				164,037				341,552				53,007
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to    noncontrolling interest			2,151				(3,600	)			(559	)			1,631				(3,259	)			(506	)
Total comprehensive income attributable to    Jiayin Group Inc.			77,751				128,197				19,895				162,406				344,811				53,513

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¹ “Loan origination volume” refers the loan origination volume facilitated in Mainland China during the period presented.
² “Repeat borrowing rate” refers to the repeat borrowers as a percentage of all of our borrowers in Mainland China.
³ The total shares authorized for both Class A and Class B are 10,000,000,000,000.