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| Our goal is to increase the company's intrinsic value and show that we have confidence in its long-term growth |
| As mentioned, we plan to allocate additional resources between - towards marketing in 2024 due to our strong financial performance and sufficient cash reserves |
| As a result, we have built a unique brand portfolio that has earned the trust and loyalty of our customers |
| And this is a testament to our commitment to both persistence and change and we're excited to see what the future holds |
| Given our recent experience, however, I'm confident we'll emerge as an even stronger company on the other end |
| In fact, we stood up and persevere, emerging a much stronger company overall |
| Before we move forward, I would like to share a saying with you, hard times creates strong men and strong teams |
| The key to enhancing the company's overall value lies in our ability to continuously improve our operational capabilities, ensuring sustainable and long-term development |
| Over the past two years, it has gained significant popularity among consumers with an annual GMV surpassing RMB 250 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 24% |
| Lastly, having attained profitability, we're looking confidently to the future as we focus on maintaining sustainable long-term growth |
| Based on the company's internal operations and our confidence in its future, we're convinced that our overall operations are in very good condition |
| Going forward, we're confident that our GMV will regain growth momentum in 2024 and are confident that we will be able to maintain non-GAAP profitability once again |
| Our stock is significantly undervalued at the current price, especially in view of our long-term growth prospects |
| Furthermore, we'll take advantage of our comprehensive supply team and system capabilities to improve our operational efficiency and drive profitability |
| Dingdong has made remarkable progress in building its product development capabilities |
| Over the past few years, we have achieved great success by prioritizing efficiency, while considering the scale of our operations |
| The success has enabled us to overcome challenging times and establish ourselves firmly in the market |
| Both GMV and order volume in these provinces grew by over 8% year-over-year throughout 2023 |
| Given current economic and market conditions, this share repurchase program reflects our strong financial position |
| Second is Good Craftsman Noodles, which specializes in pastries and recorded GMV of approximately RMB 500 million in 2023, an increase of 19% from 2022 with an average monthly repurchase rate of nearly 40% in the fourth quarter |
| We generated a positive operating cash inflow of RMB 120 million in the fourth quarter |
| Additionally, between the Chinese New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival, on the same-store level, our overall order volume increased by 6% year-over-year and GMV by 5% |
| And in East China, our order volume increased by 9% year-over-year and GMV by 7% |
| However, it's important to note that regions such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have performed exceptionally well despite the challenging environment |
| It's worth noting that this performance is even more impressive considering that during the Chinese New Year, there were significantly more outbound residents from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai |
| In 2023, Dingdong generated GMV of RMB 21.97 billion, revenue of RMB 19.97 billion and a non-GAAP net profit margin of 0.2%, an improvement of 2.6 percentage points when compared to last year |
| We have ample cash reserves and zero concern about cash flow for the next year |
| This will ensure that we can survive the challenging environment we currently face and position ourselves to grow once things improve |
| In just one year, we generated around RMB 500 million in sales through external channels, which I believe showcases the strength of our brand and supply chain |
| Second, it reflects our outstanding corporate flexibility and adaptability |
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| Revenue for the quarter was RMB 4.99 billion, down by 19.5% year-over-year, mainly due to the high base effect created by pandemic restrictions during the same period last year and the suspension of operations in some cities and stations |
| Now we find ourselves facing a new and challenging environment that will present more obstacles going forward |
| In Q4, our gross profit margin was 30.6%, a decrease of 2.3 percentage points from the same period last year |
| It was also partly caused by the suspension of operations in some cities and stations in 2023 |
| We faced numerous challenges and difficulties, including issues with our systems, personnel and supply chains, but we didn't let these obstacles get the best of us |
| Getting here was a long and difficult journey, but we stuck to our principles and vision |
| GMV declined on a year-over-year basis in the fourth quarter, primarily due to the high base effect during the same period of 2022 when continuing pandemic restrictions drove a surge in order volumes |
| Despite the decline in online consumption post-pandemic and operational adjustments we undertook, our full year GMV declined slightly year-over-year to RMB 21.97 billion, but grew substantially from 2021 |
| For example, we've built a presence in multiple new cities after 2018 even though it meant incurring losses over the medium-term |
| As a result, we reduced our fulfillment time to rush orders to 36 minutes during the quarter, two minutes faster than in Q3 |
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