Revenue Performance - Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was 104.5million,adecreaseofapproximately11.4117.9 million[8]. - IoT Platform as a Service (PaaS) revenue was 74.7million,downabout16.489.4 million[8]. - Software as a Service (SaaS) and other revenue increased by approximately 37.7% year-over-year to 17.8millionfrom12.9 million[8]. - Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was 104.5million,adecreaseof11.4117.9 million in the same period of 2022[10]. - IoT PaaS revenue decreased by 16.4% to 74.7millionfrom89.4 million in the same period of 2022, with a DBNER of 58%[10]. - SaaS and other revenue increased by 37.7% to 17.8millionfrom12.9 million in the same period of 2022[10]. - The company reported a revenue of RMB 1.2 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 15%[173]. Profitability and Loss - The overall gross margin rose to 45.6%, an increase of 3.5 percentage points year-over-year from 42.1%[8]. - The net profit margin was negative 42.7%, an improvement of 34.4 percentage points year-over-year from negative 77.1%[8]. - Operating loss narrowed to 63.7millionforthesixmonthsendedJune30,2023,comparedto94.9 million in the same period of 2022[14]. - Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was 44.6million,areductionof50.990.8 million in the same period of 2022[15]. - The company achieved a significant improvement in non-GAAP net loss, recording a profit of 1.5millioninQ22023,markingthefirstquarterofbreakevenonanon−GAAPbasis[15].−Thecompanyreportedatotalcomprehensivelossof42,851,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to a loss of 31,517,000inthesameperiodof2022[158].CashFlowandLiquidity−Thenetcashusedinoperatingactivitieswas11.4 million, a decrease of approximately 80.0% year-over-year from 57.0million[8].−Cashusedinoperatingactivitieswasapproximately11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, down from 57.0millioninthesameperiodof2022[18].−Cashandcashequivalents,alongwithshort−terminvestments,totaled942.3 million as of June 30, 2023, sufficient to meet liquidity and operational needs[17]. - As of June 30, 2023, the company had cash and cash equivalents totaling 942.3million,slightlydownfrom954.3 million as of December 31, 2022[19]. - The company’s cash flow from investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was a net outflow of 22,335,comparedtoanetoutflowof254,789 in the same period of 2022[83]. Research and Development - Research and development expenses decreased by 35.7% to 54.5millionfrom84.8 million in the same period of 2022, with a reduction in the number of salaried R&D personnel by 30.3%[12]. - Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023, were 54,525,000,downfrom84,809,000 in the same period of 2022, representing a 35.6% reduction[78]. - Investment in R&D for new technologies increased by 30%, focusing on smart home solutions and AI integration[174]. Customer Metrics - As of June 30, 2023, the number of IoT PaaS customers was approximately 2,900, down from 3,800 as of June 30, 2022[9]. - The number of registered IoT devices and software developers exceeded 846,000, a growth of 19.6% from over 708,000 developers as of December 31, 2022[9]. - The number of high-quality IoT PaaS customers contributing over 100,000inrevenuewas251,downfrom267inthepreviousyear[9].−Customerretentionratesimprovedto85200 million of American Depositary Shares within a 12-month period ending August 30, 2022[118]. Future Outlook - The company provided guidance for the next quarter, projecting revenue between 160millionand170 million, which would represent a growth of 7% to 13%[172]. - The company plans to invest $10 million in marketing to support the launch of new products and increase brand awareness[171]. - The company aims to launch three new products in Q4 2023, which are anticipated to contribute an additional RMB 300 million in revenue[173]. - The company is exploring partnerships with international brands to enhance its global footprint and diversify its product range[174].