The9 ltd (NCTY)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss

-17,228

-96,080

-54,676

-20,781

-92,987

-89,858

-49,758

Adjustments for:
Deferred taxes

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Loss on disposal of property, equipment and software

-2

-254

-241

-217

-2

22

-370

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries

-

-

515

26,656

-

-

-

Employee compensation relating to the issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interest

-

-

-

2,100

-

-

-

Share-based compensation expense

5,845

4,040

5,249

591

4,829

5,999

8,463

Impairment on equity investments

1,400

404

-

-

-

-

-

Impairment on intangible assets

-

-

-

0

631

91

0

Impairment of goodwill

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Impairment on other investments

1,400

-

-

0

6,888

520

0

Impairment on available-for-sale investment

-

35,258

-

0

1,035

-

-

Provision for long-term receivables and prepayments

-

-

1,302

-

-

-

-

Impairment of intangible assets

-

9,794

-

-

-

-

-

Impairment of long-lived assets

-

-

-

0

313

0

0

Gain on investment disposal

-

-

-

-

-

2,524

7,059

Provision for doubtful accounts receivable

7

-

109

12

62

4

0

Impairment of goodwill

-

1,521

-

-

-

-

-

Consulting fee paid by equity

2,067

-

-

-

-

-

-

Impairment on other long-lived assets and allowance(reversal of allowance) of long-term receivables

-

-

-

-2,889

-

-

-

Impairment on other long-lived assets

-

-

-

-

4,912

-

-

Impairment on upfront prepaid royalties and deferred costs

-

-

-

0

2,163

-

-

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and software

814

1,054

1,785

-

-

-

-

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and software

-

-

-

2,524

3,144

3,252

2,369

Amortization of land prepaid land use right

295

276

296

309

317

308

305

Amortization of intangible assets

-

1,462

2,954

4,650

3,801

1,711

311

Recovery of equity investment in excess of cost

9,306

-

-

-

-

-

-

Share of loss in equity method investments

-451

-15,920

-2,008

-598

-392

-1,018

-530

Investment income from cost method investment

-

-

-

184

-

-

-

Gain on disposal of investment in equity investee and available-for-sales investment

17

-175

-

5,343

0

-

-

Impairment on other assets

-

-

-

573

139

-

-

Provision for up front prepaid royalties and deferred costs

-

-

-

-

-

138

0

Provision for due from related party

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Provision for prepayments and other current assets

-

-

-

-

-

328

83

Loss on termination of R&D VIE arrangements

-

-

-

0

0

2,904

-

Exchange loss (gain)

2,952

-1,891

-1,128

-497

248

304

-1,680

Fair value change on warrant liability

-1,938

-6,921

1,100

-

-

-

-

Amortization of discount and interest on convertible note

11,833

7,260

402

-

-

-

-

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Issuance of noncontrolling interest

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

Issuance of noncontrolling interest

-

-

-

-

-

0

380

Change in accounts receivable

-882

209

-560

-1,169

643

1,108

-104

Change in due from related party

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Change in advance to suppliers

-378

1,179

25

0

541

24

-1,820

Change in prepayments and other current assets

-487

311

-1,841

284

-3,813

1,832

832

Change in prepaid royalties

-

-

-

-786

74

26

111

Change in deferred costs

-

-

-1

-9

308

-160

-160

Change in other long-lived assets

-

-270

304

-1,246

-2,166

-523

-1,112

Change in accounts payable

318

-604

87

-1,467

1,431

-38

-2,862

Change in amounts due to related parties

-8,155

-297

9,486

242

792

-

0

Change in deferred tax liability

-

875

-

-

-

-

-

Change in income tax payable

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Change in other taxes payable

219

-38

-62

-49

-451

-481

265

Change in advances from customers

3,248

1,023

435

-332

168

-491

3,163

Change in deferred revenue

-1,590

-378

-290

51

-23

627

-293

Change in interest payable

838

551

-

-

-

-

-

Change in refund of game points

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

Change in refund of game points

-

-

-

-

-

-

-4,129

Change in other payables and accruals

-1,220

-152

-226

-963

-795

601

885

Net cash used in operating activities

-13,318

-26,067

-27,105

-43,370

-

-

-

Net cash used in operating activities

-

-

-

-

-59,066

-78,520

-43,040

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposal other investment

177

-

-

-

-

-

-

Decrease (Increase) in restricted cash

-

-

-

-112

-6

118

-

Purchase of short term investment

-

-

-

0

0

140

-

Proceeds from disposal of short term investment

-

-

-

0

144

-

-

Acquisition, net of cash acquired

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Net cash disposed of upon deconsolidation of VIEs

-

-

-

0

0

1,029

0

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries

-

-

1,880

26,386

-

-

-

Proceeds from disposal of equity investee and available-for-sale investment

17

-

-

4,035

-

-

-

Dividend from cost method investee

-

106

-

0

903

1,646

11,364

Investment income from cost method investment

-

-

-

184

-

-

-

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale investment

-

-

-

1,011

-

0

0

Purchase of equity method ,cost method and available-for-sale investments

-

-

34,491

0

1,512

2,176

5,399

Purchase of other investment

614

-

-

-

-

-

-

Disbursement for loans receivable from a related party (including the former equity method investee before the disposal of its equity interest held by the Group in 2014)

614

403

1,523

846

743

842

476

Collection of loans receivable from related party (including the former equity method investee before the disposal of its equity interest held by the Group in 2014)

461

-

694

846

743

481

321

Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Proceeds from disposal of property, equipment and software

44

-

52

185

24

260

12

Settlement payment from investee

25,484

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from refund of investment

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

Proceeds from refund of Investment

-

-

-

-

1,198

4,670

4,451

Refund of upfront license fees

-

-

-

322

0

0

2,104

Refund of long-term receivables

-

-

2,767

322

-

-

-

Prepayment and deposits paid for property, equipment and software

-

-

-

0

0

689

4,538

Purchase of property, equipment and software

69

246

1,643

688

1,165

4,423

2,791

Purchase of intangible assets

-

953

-

0

82

1,197

11,610

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

24,887

-1,497

-32,263

31,871

-

-

-

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net cash used in investing activities

-

-

-

-

-484

-3,558

-6,560

Purchase of additional equity interest in subsidiary

-

-

-

-

0

0

191

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

-

308

-

130

711

147

113

Proceeds from exercise of stock options of a subsidiary

-

149

12

99

-

-

-

Issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interest

-

-

-

19,060

-

-

-

Purchase of noncontrolling interest

-

-

101

-

-

-

-

Cash from pledged loan

-

11,405

-

-

-

-

-

Repayments of bank borrowings

3,923

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dividend paid

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Repurchase of ordinary shares

-

-

-

0

4,795

134

3,350

Proceeds from bank borrowings

-

3,599

4,881

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes

-

-

40,147

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from Inner Mongolia Culture Assets and Equity Exchange

-

8,281

-

-

-

-

-

Payment for the issuance cost related to convertible notes

-

-

3,207

-

-

-

-

Amount due to related parties

-

-

-400

-

-

-

-

Loan from a related party

11,362

8,643

4,631

-

-

-

-

Repayment of a loan from a related party

3,681

5,009

4,631

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from other loan

3,055

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayments of other loan

3,113

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contribution from noncontrolling interest

3,073

-

694

-

-

-

-

Payment of long-term payables

-

-

3,010

-

-

-

-

Payment for accounts payable related to purchase of intangible assets

-

-

-

3,137

2,311

1,150

-

Net cash provided by financing activities

6,773

27,378

39,818

16,152

-

-

-

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

-

-

-

-

-6,390

-1,137

-3,427

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

695

-1,273

-899

-706

313

160

-1,701

Cash reclassified as held for sale

3,093

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

15,945

-1,459

-20,450

3,947

-65,627

-83,055

-54,729

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

Accrued purchases of property, equipment and software

-

263

284

281

344

424

492

Accrued purchases of intangible assets

-

-

3,089

5,927

9,268

11,693

12,714

Receivable on refund of investment in an equity investee

-

-

-

0

0

1,164

-

Receivable on loan

-

-

-

725

-

-

-

Receivable related to the disposition of a subsidiary

245

-

-

2,055

-

-

-

Interest paid

137

-

-

-

-

-

-

Income taxes paid

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Conversion of a loan into equity of a VIE subsidiary

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Receivable on refund of investment in an equity investee

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Receivable on refund of upfront licensing fees

-

-

-

-

-

0

0