Q1 2026 Waterdrop Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Waterdrop Inc (WDH) reported a significant year-over-year revenue growth of 64.8% in Q1 2026, reaching RMB1.24 billion.
- The insurance business segment saw a substantial increase in income, up 74.1% year over year, driven by effective user acquisition strategies.
- The company is accelerating its shift towards becoming an AI-native company, with 75 LLM-related patent applications filed and new patents granted.
- Waterdrop Inc (WDH) completed its fifth cash dividend since IPO, distributing approximately $10.8 million to shareholders.
- The company maintained a strong cash reserve, with cash and cash equivalents totaling approximately RMB2.88 billion as of March 2026.
- Despite the revenue growth, the net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders decreased by 9.1% year over year to approximately RMB98.4 million.
- Sales and marketing expenses increased significantly, reaching RMB541 million, primarily due to increased traffic investments.
- Operating profit showed only a modest year-over-year increase of 5.3%, indicating potential challenges in cost management.
- The company faced a decline in quarter-over-quarter income in the insurance segment, despite an increase in operating margin.
- Research and development expenses rose by 11.5% year over year, driven by increased cloud and technical service costs.
Good morning, everyone. This is [Tracy Li] from Waterdrop Investor Relations. It's my pleasure to welcome everyone to Waterdrop's first-quarter 2026 earnings conference call. (Event Instructions) As a reminder, today's conference call is being recorded. Please note that discussion today will contain forward-looking statements made under the Safe Harbor provision of the US Private Securities and Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but not limited to, those outlined in our public filings with the SEC. The company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required in applicable law. Also, this call includes discussion of certain non-GAAP measures. Please refer to our earnings release for a reconciliation between non-GAAP and GAAP.
Joining us today on the call are Mr. Shen Peng, our Founder, Chairman, and CEO; Mr. Ran Wei, Director and GM
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