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Niu Technologies (NIU)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2021

Commission File Number: 001-38696

NIU TECHNOLOGIES

No.1 Building, No. 195 Huilongguan East Road,

Changping District, Beijing 102208

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NIU TECHNOLOGIES
By : /s/ Fion Zhou
Name : Fion Zhou
Title : Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 22, 2021

Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1—Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Niu Technologies Announces Third Quarter 2021Financial Results

-- Third Quarter Total Volume of e-scooter salesup 58.3% year over year

-- Third Quarter Revenues of RMB 1,226.4 million,up 37.1% year over year

-- Third Quarter Net Income of RMB 91.7 million,compared with RMB 80.0 million in the same period of last year

BEIJING, China, November 22, 2021 – Niu Technologies (“NIU”, or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: NIU), the world’s leading provider of smart urban mobility solutions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

· Revenues were RMB 1,226.4 million, an increase of 37.1% year over year
· Gross margin was 20.0%, compared with 20.9% in the third quarter of last year
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· Net income was RMB 91.7 million, an increase of 14.6% compared with RMB 80.0 million in the third quarter of last year
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· Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)^1^<br>was RMB 102.2 million, an increase of 12.9% compared with RMB 90.6 million in the third quarter of last year
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Third Quarter 2021 Operating Highlights

· The number of e-scooters sold reached 397,079, up 58.3% year over year
· The number of e-scooters sold in China reached 392,112, up 59.9% year over year
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· The number of e-scooters sold in the international markets was 4,967, down 11.2% year over year
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· The number of franchised stores in China was 2,686 as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 320 from June 30, 2021
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· International sales network expanded to 41 distributors covering 49 countries
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Dr. Yan Li, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented: “We delivered a strong quarter with China sales volume up by 59.9% amid weaker economic conditions. Our expansion strategy in product offerings and retail coverage combined with targeted marketing and promotional activities continued to be effective in driving sales volume growth and increasing our market share. Our cost optimization initiatives have shown positive results since September and we expect to benefit more in the future quarters. The widened product portfolio and channel coverage also laid a strong foundation for our growth in Q4 and 2022.”

^1^ Adjusted net income/loss (non-GAAP) is defined as net income/loss excluding share-based compensation expense

Dr. Li continued, “The decrease of sales volume in the international markets was mainly caused by the impact of COVID-19 during the third quarter and the ongoing difficulties in international shipping, which we expect to improve in Q4. In Q3, we successfully launched our kick-scooter KQi3 in the international markets and received orders for more than 15,000 units during the third quarter. In September, we started to deliver kick-scooters to the international markets and there will be more deliveries in the fourth quarter. Furthermore, we will be debuting five exciting new products at EICMA 2021, in Milan just for the global markets, including our most powerful 125cc electric moped, the MQiGT-EVO, our first 150cc hybrid moped, the YQi, our upgraded e-bike BQi and two additional KQi series kick scooters, demonstrating our continued commitment in global sustainable micro-mobility markets. With these new products, we are very excited about the growth prospects of our business for the global markets and look forward to continued growth.”


Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results


Revenues were RMB 1,226.4 million, an increase of 37.1% year over year, due to 58.3% higher sales volume, partially offset by decreased revenues per e-scooter of 13.4%. The following table shows the revenues breakdown and revenues per e-scooter in the periods presented:

Revenues<br> <br>(in RMB million) 2021<br> <br>Q3 2020<br> <br>Q3 % change <br><br>YoY
E-scooter sales from China market 1,077.3 740.8 +45.4 %
E-scooter sales from international markets 43.2 59.6 -27.5 %
E-scooter sales, sub-total 1,120.5 800.4 +40.0 %
Accessories, spare parts and services 105.9 94.1 +12.6 %
Total 1,226.4 894.5 +37.1 %
Revenues per e-scooter<br> <br>(in RMB) 2021<br> <br>Q3 2020<br> <br>Q3 % change<br> <br>YoY
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E-scooter sales from China market^2^ 2,748 3,020 -9.0 %
E-scooter sales from international markets^2^ 8,693 10,647 -18.4 %
E-scooter sales 2,822 3,190 -11.5 %
Accessories, spare parts and services^3^ 267 375 -28.8 %
Revenues per e-scooter 3,089 3,565 -13.4 %
§ E-scooter sales revenues from China market were RMB 1,077.3 million, an increase of 45.4%, and represented 96.1% of total e-scooter<br>revenues. The increase was mainly driven by retail network expansion and new product launches in China.
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§ E-scooter sales revenues from international markets were RMB 43.2 million, a decrease of 27.5%, and represented 3.9% of total e-scooter<br>revenues. The decrease was mainly due to the impact of COVID-19 and the ongoing difficulties in international shipping.
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§ Accessories, spare parts sales and services revenues were RMB 105.9 million, an increase of 12.6% and represented 8.6% of total revenues.<br>The increase was mainly driven by higher e-scooter sales volume in China.
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§ The decrease of revenues per e-scooter was mainly due to change in product mix.
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^2^ Revenues per e-scooter on e-scooter sales from China or international markets is defined as e-scooter sales revenues from China or international markets divided by the number of e-scooters sold in China or international market in a specific period

^3^ Revenues per e-scooter on accessories, spare parts and services is defined as accessories, spare parts and services revenues divided by the total number of e-scooters sold in a specific period

Cost of revenues was RMB 981.2 million, an increase of 38.7% year over year, mainly due to higher e-scooter sales volume. The cost per e-scooter, defined as cost of revenues divided by the number of e-scooters sold in a specified period, was RMB 2,471, down 12.4% from RMB 2,819 in the third quarter 2020 mainly due to change in product mix.


Gross margin was 20.0%, compared with 20.9% in the same period of 2020. The decrease was mainly due to weaker international sales.

Operating expenses were RMB 153.2 million, an increase of 42.8% from the same period of 2020. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues was 12.5%, compared with 12.0% in the third quarter of 2020.

§ Selling and marketing expenses were RMB 89.8 million (including RMB 3.3 million of share-based compensation), an increase of<br>76.7% from RMB 50.8 million in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly due to the increase in advertising and promotion expense<br>of RMB 24.6 million, the increase in depreciation and amortization expense of RMB 10.5 million as a result of opening of new franchised<br>stores, and the increase in staff cost of RMB 6.8 million. Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues was 7.3% compared<br>with 5.7% in the third quarter of 2020.
§ Research and development expenses were RMB 33.7 million (including RMB 4.2 million of share-based compensation), an increase<br>of 16.7% from RMB 28.9 million in the third quarter of 2020, mainly due to the increase in staff cost of RMB 4.8 million and the increase<br>in share-based compensation expenses of RMB 1.2 million, partially offset by the decrease in design expense and material expenditure of<br>RMB 1.6 million. Research and development expenses as a percentage of revenues was 2.8%, compared with 3.2% in the third quarter of 2020.
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§ General and administrative expenses were RMB 29.6 million (including RMB 2.8 million of share-based compensation), an increase<br>of 7.6% from RMB 27.5 million in the third quarter of 2020, mainly due to the increase in professional fee of RMB 2.4 million and the<br>increase in staff cost of RMB 1.5 million, partially offset by the decrease in share-based compensation expenses of RMB 1.8 million. General<br>and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues was 2.4%, compared with 3.1% in the third quarter of 2020.
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Operating expenses excluding share-based compensation were RMB 142.9 million, increased by 47.5% year over year, and represented 11.7% of revenues, compared with 10.8% in the third quarter of 2020.

§ Selling and marketing expenses excluding share-based compensation were RMB 86.5 million, an increase of 80.1% year over year,<br>and represented 7.1% of revenues, compared with 5.4% in the third quarter of 2020.
§ Research and development expenses excluding share-based compensation were RMB 29.5 million, an increase of 14.0% year over<br>year, and represented 2.4% of revenues, compared with 2.9% in the third quarter of 2020.
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§ General and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation were RMB 26.8 million, an increase of 17.1% year over<br>year, and represented 2.2% of revenues, compared with 2.6% in the third quarter of 2020.
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Government grants were RMB 10.6 million, increased by RMB 9.5 million from the same period of 2020.

Share-based compensation was RMB 10.5 million, compared with RMB 10.6 million in the same period of 2020.

Income tax expense was RMB 17.0 million, an increase of RMB 11.9 million from the same period of 2020.

Net income was RMB 91.7 million, compared with RMB 80.0 million in the third quarter of 2020. The net income margin was 7.5%, compared with 8.9% in the same period of 2020.

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) was RMB 102.2 million, compared with RMB 90.6 million in the third quarter of 2020. The adjusted net income margin^4^ was 8.3%, compared with 10.1% in the same period of 2020.

Basic and diluted net income per ADS were RMB 1.19 (US$ 0.18) and RMB 1.15 (US$ 0.18), respectively.

Balance Sheet


As of September 30, 2021, the Company had cash, term deposits andshort-term investments of RMB 1,552.6 million in aggregate. The Company had restricted cash of RMB 147.5 million and short-term bank borrowings of RMB 140.0 million.

Business Outlook


NIU expects revenues of the fourth quarter 2021 to be in the range of RMB 840 million to RMB 910 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 25% to 35%.

The above outlook is based on information available as of the date of this press release and reflects the Company’s current and preliminary expectation, which is subject to change in light of uncertainties and situations related to how COVID-19 develops.


^4^ Adjusted net income/loss margin is defined as adjusted net income/loss (non-GAAP) as a percentage of the revenues


Conference Call

The Company will host an earnings conference call on Monday, November 22, 2021 at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (9:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time) to discuss its third quarter 2021 financial and business results and provide a corporate update.

To join via phone, participants need to register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. Upon registration, participants will receive dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID, which will be used to join the conference call.

Event: Niu Technologies Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call
Registration Link: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/1922118
Conference ID: 1922118

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations website at https://ir.niu.com/news-and-events/webcasts-and-presentations.

A replay of the conference call can be accessed by phone two hours later at the following numbers until November 30, 2021.

United States +1-855-452-5696
International +61-281-990-299
Hong Kong 800-963-117
Mainland China 400-602-2065
Conference ID 2198233

About NIU

As the world’s leading provider of smart urban mobility solutions, NIU designs, manufactures and sells high-performance electric motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles and kick-scooters. NIU has a product portfolio consisting of eight series, four e-scooter series, including NQi, MQi and UQi with smart functions and Gova, two urban commuter electric motorcycles series RQi and TQi, a performance bicycle series, NIU Aero, and a kick-scooter series, KQi. Different series of products address the needs of different segments of modern urban residents and resolve the demands of different scenarios of urban travel, while being united through a common design language that emphasizes style, freedom and technology. NIU has adopted an omnichannel retail model, integrating the offline and online channels, to offer the products and services. For more information, please visit www.niu.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement NIU’s consolidated financial results presented in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), NIU uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted net income and adjusted net income margin. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. NIU believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of its operating results. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to NIU’s historical performance. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude certain items that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant component in the Company’s results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company’s data.

Adjusted net income is defined as net income excluding share-based compensation expenses. Adjusted net income margin is defined as adjusted net income as a percentage of the revenues.

For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results”.

Exchange Rate

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“US$”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the readers. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB 6.4434 to US$ 1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of September 30, 2021, as set forth in the H.10 Statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Safe Harbor Statement


This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely to” and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as NIU’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. NIU may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about NIU’s beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: NIU’s strategies; NIU’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; NIU’s ability to maintain and enhance its “NIU” brand; its ability to innovate and successfully launch new products and services; its ability to maintain and expand its offline distribution network; its ability to satisfy the mandated safety standards relating to e-scooters; its ability to secure supply of components and raw materials used in e-scooters; its ability to manufacture, launch and sell smart e-scooters meeting customer expectations; its ability to grow collaboration with operation partners; its ability to control costs associated with its operations; general economic and business conditions in China and globally; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in NIU’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and NIU does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Investor Relations Contact:


Niu Technologies

Jason Yang

Investor Relations Manager

E-mail: [email protected]

NIU TECHNOLOGIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of
December 31, September 30, September 30,
2020 2021 2021
RMB RMB US
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash 227,004,137 293,949,109
Term deposits-current 130,498,000 175,105,800
Restricted cash 168,469,077 147,512,195
Short-term investments 745,608,877 1,063,580,320
Accounts receivable, net 101,320,063 63,806,419
Inventories 142,166,179 304,363,682
Prepayments and other current assets 32,832,088 52,482,982
Total current assets 1,547,898,421 2,100,800,507
Non-current assets
Term deposits-non-current - 20,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net 199,045,061 366,446,253
Intangible assets, net 5,607,101 4,173,937
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net - 97,087,733
Land use rights, net 48,835,120 -
Deferred income tax assets 14,593,376 12,615,297
Other non-current assets 30,830,304 2,282,018
Total non-current assets 298,910,962 502,605,238
Total assets 1,846,809,383 2,603,405,745
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Short-term bank borrowings 180,000,000 140,000,000
Notes payable - 101,410,228
Accounts payable 395,826,435 794,735,291
Income taxes payable 14,555,094 11,158,916
Advances from customers 40,062,189 48,822,633
Deferred revenue-current 21,155,634 30,298,439
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 171,657,604 215,884,609
Total current liabilities 823,256,956 1,342,310,116
Deferred revenue-non-current 4,176,458 9,708,660
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,109,479 1,934,518
Operating lease liabilities-non-current - 17,154,448
Other non-current liabilities 24,892,246 21,670,969
Total non-current liabilities 30,178,183 50,468,595
Total liabilities 853,435,139 1,392,778,711
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A ordinary shares 87,300 89,019
Class B ordinary shares 11,202 10,316
Additional paid-in capital 1,801,940,071 1,842,866,291
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (43,016,027 ) (44,863,957 ) )
Accumulated deficit (765,648,302 ) (587,474,635 ) )
Total shareholders’ equity 993,374,244 1,210,627,034
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 1,846,809,383 2,603,405,745

All values are in US Dollars.

NIUTECHNOLOGIES


UNAUDITEDCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)


Three<br> Months Ended September 30, Nine<br> Months Ended September 30,
2020 2021 2020 2021
RMB RMB US RMB RMB US
Revenues 894,464,268 1,226,396,601 1,772,339,186 2,718,478,176
Cost<br> of revenues^(a)^ (707,360,744 ) (981,194,347 ) ) (1,382,236,093 ) (2,128,206,848 ) )
Gross<br> profit 187,103,524 245,202,254 390,103,093 590,271,328
Operating<br> expenses:
Selling<br> and marketing expenses^(a)^ (50,837,916 ) (89,848,749 ) ) (140,614,281 ) (232,240,624 ) )
Research<br> and development expenses^(a)^ (28,899,391 ) (33,738,673 ) ) (75,611,663 ) (90,195,590 ) )
General<br> and administrative expenses^(a)^ (27,520,025 ) (29,618,276 ) ) (74,779,905 ) (98,117,499 ) )
Total<br> operating expenses (107,257,332 ) (153,205,698 ) ) (291,005,849 ) (420,553,713 ) )
Government<br> grants 1,110,121 10,600,000 9,202,371 32,456,842
Operating<br> income 80,956,313 102,596,556 108,299,615 202,174,457
Interest<br> expense (1,860,930 ) (1,527,066 ) ) (5,609,889 ) (4,901,414 ) )
Interest<br> income 1,705,239 990,553 7,073,118 3,837,418
Investment<br> income 4,312,634 6,669,406 8,208,884 14,840,405
Income<br> before income taxes 85,113,256 108,729,449 117,971,728 215,950,866
Income<br> tax expense (5,106,812 ) (17,017,065 ) ) (7,514,361 ) (37,777,199 ) )
Net<br> income 80,006,444 91,712,384 110,457,367 178,173,667
Other<br> comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign<br> currency translation adjustment (21,210,855 ) 1,728,517 (14,663,948 ) (2,576,512 ) )
Unrealized<br> gain (loss) on available for sale securities, net 1,033,589 (369,258 ) ) 2,199,260 728,582
Comprehensive<br> income 59,829,178 93,071,643 97,992,679 176,325,737
Net<br> income per ordinary share **** **** **** ****
—Basic 0.53 0.60 0.73 1.16
—Diluted 0.50 0.57 0.71 1.11
Net<br> income per ADS **** **** **** ****
—Basic 1.06 1.19 1.47 2.32
—Diluted 1.01 1.15 1.41 2.22
Weighted<br> average number of ordinary shares and ordinary shares equivalents outstanding used in computing net income per ordinary share
—Basic 151,421,638 153,933,264 150,478,559 153,431,962
—Diluted 158,776,078 159,943,770 156,297,293 160,327,408
Weighted average number of ADS outstanding used in computing net income per ADS **** ****
—Basic 75,710,819 76,966,632 75,239,280 76,715,981
—Diluted 79,388,039 79,971,885 78,148,647 80,163,704

All values are in US Dollars.

Note:

(a) Includes share-based compensation expense as follows:

Three<br> Months Ended September 30, Nine<br> Months Ended September 30,
2020 2021 2020 2021
RMB RMB US RMB RMB US
Cost<br> of revenues 192,396 223,427 479,900 589,929
Selling<br> and marketing expenses 2,782,878 3,310,173 7,273,878 9,319,492
Research<br> and development expenses 2,986,491 4,190,424 8,068,468 12,475,887
General<br> and administrative expenses 4,595,381 2,771,071 13,397,158 12,294,489
Total<br> share-based compensation expense 10,557,146 10,495,095 29,219,404 34,679,797

All values are in US Dollars.

NIU TECHNOLOGIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

Three<br> Months Ended September 30, Nine<br> Months Ended September 30,
2020 2021 2020 2021
RMB RMB US RMB RMB US
Net<br> Income 80,006,444 91,712,384 110,457,367 178,173,667
Add:
Share-based<br> compensation expense 10,557,146 10,495,095 29,219,404 34,679,797
Adjusted<br> net income 90,563,590 102,207,479 139,676,771 212,853,464

All values are in US Dollars.