X Financial Reports Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2021 Unaudited Financial Results.

SHENZHEN, China: X Financial (NYSE: XYF) (the "Company" or "we"), a leading online personal finance company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

Total net revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB823.4 million (US$129.2 million), representing an increase of 15.0% from RMB716.3 million in the same period of 2020.

Income from operations in the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB311.6 million (US$48.9 million), compared with loss from operations of RMB857.3 million in the same period of 2020.

Net income attributable to X Financial shareholders in the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB145.5 million (US$22.8 million), compared with net loss attributable to X Financial shareholders of RMB655.5 million in the same period of 2020.

Non-GAAP[1] adjusted net income attributable to X Financial shareholders in the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB183.0 million (US$28.7 million), compared with Non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to X Financial shareholders of RMB630.8 million in the same period of 2020.

Net income per basic and diluted American depositary share ("ADS")[2] in the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB2.64 (US$0.41) and RMB2.58 (US$0.40), compared with net loss per basic and diluted ADS of RMB12.24 and RMB12.24, respectively, in the same period of 2020.

Non-GAAP adjusted net income per basic and adjusted diluted ADS in the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB3.30 (US$0.52) and RMB3.24 (US$0.51), compared with Non-GAAP adjusted net loss per basic and diluted ADS of RMB11.76 and RMB11.76, respectively, in the same period of 2020.

[1] The Company uses in this press release the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) adjusted net income (loss), (ii) adjusted net income (loss) attributable to X Financial shareholders, (iii) adjusted net income (loss) per basic ADS, and (iv) adjusted net income (loss) per diluted ADS, each of which excludes share-based compensation expense and income (loss) from financial investments. For more information on non-GAAP financial measure, please see the section of "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Statement" and the table captioned "Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this press release.

[2] Each American depositary share ("ADS") represents six Class A ordinary shares. On November 19, 2020, a ratio change that has the same effect as a 1-for-3 reverse ADS split took effect, and as a result, one ADS currently represents six Class A ordinary shares.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Operational Highlights

The total loan amount facilitated and provided[3] in the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB13,084 million, representing an increase of 50.9% from RMB8,673 million in the same period of 2020 and a decrease of 13.3% from RMB15,085 million in the previous quarter. Xiaoying Credit Loan[4] accounted for 100.0% of the Company's total loan amount facilitated and provided in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with 92.2% in the same period of 2020.

The total outstanding loan balance[5] as of December 31, 2021 was RMB24,912 million, compared with RMB24,509 million as of September 30, 2021 and RMB13,218 million as of December 31, 2020.

The delinquency rate for all outstanding loans that are past due for 31-60 days as of December 31, 2021 was 1.48%, compared with 0.96% as of September 30, 2021 and 0.79% as of December 31, 2020.

The number of cumulative borrowers[6] was 8.2 million as of December 31, 2021.

Total cumulative registered users reached 67.0 million as of December 31, 2021.

[3] Represents the total amount of loans that X Financial facilitated and provided during the relevant period.

[4] Xiaoying Credit Loan is a category of online personal credit loan products facilitated and provided through our platform, including Xiaoying Card Loan and other unsecured loan products we introduce from time to time.

[5] Represents the total amount of loans outstanding for loans X Financial facilitated and provided at the end of the relevant period. Loans that are delinquent for more than 60 days are charged-off and are excluded in the calculation of delinquency rate by balance, except for Xiaoying Housing Loan. As Xiaoying Housing Loan is a secured loan product and the Company is entitled to payment by exercising its rights to the collateral, the Company does not charge off Xiaoying Housing Loans delinquent for more than 60 days. Xiaoying Housing Loan was launched in July 2015 and ceased in February 2019, and all the outstanding loan balance of housing loan as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 were overdue more than 60 days. To make the delinquency rate by balance comparable, the Company excludes Xiaoying Housing Loan in the calculation of delinquency rate.

[6] Represents borrowers who made at least one transaction during that period from the commencement of the Company's loan facilitation business to a certain date on the Company's platform.

Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Highlights

Total net revenue in 2021 was RMB3,626.5 million (US$569.1 million), representing an increase of 65.4% from RMB2,193.0 million in 2020.

Income from operations in 2021 was...