FutuAnnouncesThirdQuarter2022UnauditedFinancialResults November21,2022 HONGKONG,Nov.21,2022(GLOBENEWSWIRE)--FutuHoldingsLimited(“Futu”orthe“Company”)(Nasdaq:FUTU),aleadingtech-drivenonlinebrokerageandwealthmanagementplatform,todayannounceditsunauditedfinancialresultsforthethirdquarterendedSeptember30,2022. ThirdQuarter2022OperationalHighlights Totalnumberofpayingclients1increased23.8%year-over-yearto1,444,955asofSeptember30,2022.Totalnumberofregisteredclients2increased21.4%year-over-yearto3,132,800asofSeptember30,2022.Totalnumberofusers3increased15.6%year-over-yearto19.2millionasofSeptember30,2022. Totalclientassetsdeclined12.8%year-over-yeartoHK$369.6billionasofSeptember30,2022. DailyaverageclientassetswereHK$416.5billioninthethirdquarterof2022,adecreaseof6.2%fromthesameperiodin2021. Totaltradingvolumeinthethirdquarterof2022declined19.7%year-over-yeartoHK$1.1trillion,inwhichtradingvolumeforU.S.stockswasHK$752.0billion,tradingvolumeforHongKongstockswasHK$303.6billion,andtradingvolumeforstocksundertheStockConnectwasHK$26.2billion. Dailyaveragerevenuetrades(DARTs)4inthethirdquarterof2022declined22.3%year-over-yearto448,309. Marginfinancingandsecuritieslendingbalancedeclined6.5%year-over-yeartoHK$29.6billionasofSeptember30,2022. ThirdQuarter2022FinancialHighlights Totalrevenuesincreased12.4%year-over-yeartoHK$1,945.6million(US$247.9million).Totalgrossprofitincreased18.0%year-over-yeartoHK$1,727.5million(US$220.1million).Netincomeincreased22.7%year-over-yeartoHK$754.6million(US$96.1million). Non-GAAPadjustednetincome5increased24.8%year-over-yeartoHK$806.1million(US$102.7million). Mr.LeafHuaLi,Futu’sChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficer,said,“Totalpayingclientsgrewby58thousandto1.44million,representinga23.8%year-over-yeargrowth.NewpayingclientsinSingaporeincreasedbyaboutone-thirdsequentiallyaswelaunchedonlineandofflinemarketingcampaignsaroundlow-riskmutualfundproductsandexpandedclientacquisitionchannels.PayingclientgrowthintheU.S.remainedrobustasweiteratedononlinemarketinganddeepenedourcollaborationwithKOLs.ClientacquisitiondeceleratedinHongKongduetosluggishequitymarketperformanceandlimitedtractionofourpromotionofsilverbond.Althoughclientgrowthtrendeddownsequentially,weareencouragedtoseethatourpayingclientswerestickyasever–quarterlypayingclientretentionrateremainedabove98%acrossallmarkets.” “Totalclientassetsdeclined12.8%year-over-yearand14.7%quarter-over-quartertoHK$369.6billion.Thesequentialdeclinewasmainlyduetolowermarketvaluationonclients’stockholdings,partiallyoffsetbystrongnetassetinflowdespitemarketvolatility.InSingapore,totalclientassetsincreasedby11%quarter-over-quarter,attributabletoassetinflowacrosscohortsandhigher-qualitynewclients.Marginfinancingandsecuritieslendingbalanceincreasedby2.3%sequentiallyduetoclients’bottomfishingofChinesetechnologystocks.” “Equitymarketplungeledtoa19.5%quarter-over-quarterdeclineoftotaltradingvolumetoHK$1.1trillion.HongKongstocktradingvolumedeclined28.3%toHK$303.6billionamiddeterioratingmarketsentimentsacrossallsectors.U.S.stocktradingvolumewasHK$752.0billion,down16.2%quarter-over-quarter.Thedeclinewasmainlyduetolowertradingturnoveroftechnologynames,partiallyoffsetbystrongtradinginterestsinleveragedandinverseETFs.” “TotalclientassetsinwealthmanagementreachedHK$26.0billion,representinga46.7%growthyear-over-yearand18.7%growthquarter-over-quarter.InSingapore,wealthmanagementassetbalancegrewfive-foldsequentiallyaswefurtherexpandedfundofferingsandupgradedproductfeatures.WelaunchedSmartSaveinSingaporethatallowsourclientstoautomaticallysubscribeforandredeemSGD-andUSD-denominatedmoneymarketfunds,whosereturnshavebecomeincreasinglyattractiveamidinterestratehikes.Clientassetsinprivatefundsincreasedby67%sequentiallyasweonboardedacashmanagementproductthatoffersattractiveyieldandliquidityforprofessionalinvestors.Asofquarterend,17%ofourpayingclientsheldwealthmanagementpositions,upfrom15%inthepreviousquarter.” “Ourenterprisebusinesshad301IPOandIRclientsaswellas572ESOPclientsasofquarterend,up40.0%and76.0%year-over-year.Morethan50companiesadoptedourESOPservicesduringthequarter,includingGanfengLithiumandMicroPort.” ThirdQuarter2022FinancialResultsRevenues TotalrevenueswereHK$1,945.6million(US$247.9million),anincreaseof12.4%fromHK$1,731.1millioninthethirdquarterof2021. BrokeragecommissionandhandlingchargeincomewasHK$957.8million(US$122.0million),anincreaseof2.6%fromthethirdquarterof2021.Theexpansionofblendedcommissionratefrom6.9bpsto8.8bpsmorethanoffsettheyear-over-yeardecreaseintradingvolume. InterestincomewasHK$880.8million(US$112.2million),anincreaseof39.4%fromthethirdquarterof2021.Theincreasewasmainlydrivenby higherinterestincomefrombankdepositsamidratehikesdespitelowermarginfinancingincomeandIPOfinancinginterestincome. OtherincomewasHK$107.0million(US$13.6million),adecreaseof35.5%fromthethirdquarterof2021.ThedecreasewasprimarilyattributabletolowerIPOfinancingservicechargeincome,enterprisepublicrelationsservicechargeincomeandcurrencyexchangeserviceincome. Costs TotalcostswereHK$218.1million