51Talk Online Education Group Announces the Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024

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SINGAPORE, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 51Talk Online Education Group ("51Talk" or the "Company") (NYSE American: COE), a global online education platform with core expertise in English education, announced its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Full Year 2024 Financial and Operating Highlights

  • Gross billings[1] for 2024 were US$69.6 million, a 74.4% growth from 2023.

  • Net revenues were US$50.7 million for 2024, an 87.0% increase from US$27.1 million for 2023.

  • The number of active students with attended lesson consumption was approximately 95,000 in 2024, representing an 87.0% increase from approximately 50,800 in 2023.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial and Operating Highlights

  • Gross billings for the fourth quarter of 2024 were US$21.4 million, a 93.4% growth from the fourth quarter of 2023.

  • Net revenues were US$16.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, a 117.3% increase from US$7.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.

  • The number of active students with attended lesson consumption was approximately 74,200 in the fourth quarter of 2024, representing an 83.2% increase from approximately 40,500 for the fourth quarter of 2023.

Key Financial and Operating Data

For the three months ended


For the year ended


Jun. 30,


Sept. 30,


Dec. 31,


Dec. 31,


2024


2024


2024


2024









Net Revenues (in US$ millions)

11.0


14.0


16.2


50.7

Gross Margin

78.1 %


78.7 %


77.5 %


78.0 %

Gross Billings (in US$ millions)

15.9


19.8


21.4


69.6









Active students with attended lesson consumption[2]
(in thousands)

54.4


65.7


74.2


95.0

 

[1] Gross billings for a given period, which is one of the Company's key operating data, is defined as the total amount of cash received and receivable from third party payment platforms for the sale of course packages and services in such period, net of the total amount of refunds in such period. The gross billings data included herein was from the Company's business system and converted with quarterly corresponding exchange rate, which may lead to differences with bank records.

[2] An "active student with attended lesson consumption" for a given period refers to a student who attended at least one paid lesson, excluding those students who only attended paid live broadcasting lessons or trial lessons.

"We concluded FY24 with gross billings growing by 74.4% year-over-year and net revenues increasing by 87.0% year-over-year. Even more encouraging is that we achieved this while strengthening our cash position, delivering a full year positive operating cash flow of US$5.8 million," stated Jack Jiajia Huang, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of 51Talk.