6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OFFOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2021

Commission File Number 001- 39354

Quhuo Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3rd Floor, Block D, Tonghui Building

No. 1132 Huihe South Street, Chaoyang District

Beijing, People’s Republic of China

(+86-10) 5338 4963

(Address of principal executive office)

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

		Quhuo Limited
Date:	November 29, 2021	By:	/s/ Leslie Yu
		Name:	Leslie Yu
		Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber	Description
99.1	Earnings release

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Quhuo Announces Third Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

BEIJING, China, November 29, 2021 — Quhuo Limited (NASDAQ: QH) (“Quhuo,” the “Company,” “we” or “our”), a leading tech-enabled workforce operational solution platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Financial and Operational Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2021

•	Total revenues were RMB1,105.5 million (US$171.6 million), representing a 43.7% year-over-year increase.<br>
•	Revenues from on-demand delivery solutions increased 38.0%<br>year-over-year.
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•	Revenues from mobility service solutions, consisting of shared-bike maintenance, ride hailing and freight service<br>solutions, increased 364.5% year-over-year.^(1)^
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•	Revenues from housekeeping and accommodation solutions increased 538.0% year-over-year.
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•	Adjusted EBITDA was RMB35.1 million (US$5.4 million), representing a 20.5% quarter-over-quarter increase.<br>
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•	Adjusted net income was RMB28.2 million (US$4.4 million), representing a 183.5% quarter-over-quarter<br>increase.
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•	The number of average monthly delivery orders was 53.1 million, representing a 59.1% year-over-year<br>increase.
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•	We provided services in 1,231 business circles across 131 cities nationwide in the third quarter of 2021,<br>compared with 1,067 business circles across 81 cities in the same period in 2020.
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Mr. Leslie Yu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quhuo, commented, “We are very pleased to report another solid quarter that generated total revenues of RMB1.1 billion, representing an increase of 43.7% year-over-year, which was in-line with our prior guidance. All of our three main business lines—on-demand food deliveries, mobility service solutions and housekeeping solutions—have continuously manifested solid performance, which was primarily driven by strong market demand and our geographical expansion. Benefiting from our improved operations, we recorded market-leading top-line growth rate. Meanwhile, we made great effort to enhance our technology capability, as evidenced by our R&D expenses that doubled year-over-year. We believe such investment will enable us to expand our services into additional sectors over time, improve our operational efficiency and service quality, and enhance our competitive advantages.”

(1)	We commenced our freight service solutions for industry customers in July 2021 by fulfilling end-to-end intra-city and long-distance transportation orders.

Unaudited Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Total revenues were RMB1,105.5 million (US$171.6 million), representing an increase of 43.7% year-over-year, primarily due to the rapid growth of our major business lines.

•	Revenues from on-demand delivery solutions were RMB1,047.0million<br>(US$162.5 million), representing an increase of 38.0% from RMB758.8 million in the third quarter of 2020, primarily due to the increase in the number of delivery orders we fulfilled as a result of the industry growth and our continued<br>penetration and expansion into new geographical markets.
•	Revenues from mobility service solutions, consisting of shared-bike maintenance, ride hailing and freight service<br>solutions, were RMB34.6 million (US$5.4 million), representing an increase of 364.5% from RMB7.4 million in the third quarter of 2020, primarily due to (1) our enlarged customer base and service scope for shared-bike maintenance<br>solutions, and (2) the commencement of freight service solutions in July 2021.
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•	Revenues from housekeeping and accommodation solutions were RMB21.9 million (US$3.4 million), representing a<br>significant increase of 538.0% from RMB3.4 million in the third quarter of 2020, primarily because we enlarged our customer base for housekeeping and accommodation solutions to include hotels and B&Bs following our acquisition of Lailai and<br>Chengtu Home.
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Cost of revenues was RMB1,055.1 million (US$163.8 million), representing an increase of 53.2% year-over-year, primarily due to (1) our business expansion, which resulted in increased costs proportionate to our revenue growth, and (2) the incremental hiring expenses and equipment costs to expand workforce on our platform and secure additional resources in preparation for the anticipated increased demand of our solutions and our continuous business expansion plan in the fourth quarter.

General and administrative expenses were RMB56.2 million (US$8.7 million), representing a decrease of 45.6% from RMB103.2 million in the third quarter of 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in share-based compensation expenses from RMB 72.0 million in the third quarter of 2020 to RMB 9.1 million (US$1.4 million) in the third quarter of 2021, primarily because we incurred substantial share-based compensation expenses in the third quarter of 2020 as we satisfied the performance conditions of our share incentive awards upon completion of our initial public offering then. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses increased by 51.0% year-over-year, primarily due to the increases in (1) staff cost in line with the rapid development of our housekeeping solutions, and (2) professional services fees and expenditures in connection with our business expansion plan.

Research and development expenses were RMB6.3 million (US$1.0 million), representing an increase of 108.9% from RMB3.0 million in the third quarter of 2020, primarily due to (1) the incurrence of outsourcing expenses to develop a new SaaS system for our housekeeping solutions, and (2) the increase in staff cost as we enlarged our research and development team.

Operating loss was RMB19.3 million (US$3.0 million), compared to operating loss of RMB24.0 million in the third quarter of 2020. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, the adjusted operating loss was RMB10.2 million, compared to adjusted operating profit of RMB48.0 million in the third quarter of 2020.

We recorded other income, net, of RMB39.2 million (US$6.1 million), compared to other income, net, of RMB32.1 million in the third quarter of 2020, primarily due to the increase in fair value change of investment in a mutual fund.

We recorded income tax benefit of RMB0.8 million (US$0.1 million), compared to income tax expense of RMB15.8 million in the third quarter of 2020, primarily due to the lower estimated annual effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2021.

Net income attributable to Quhuo Limited was RMB24.9 million (US$3.9 million), compared to net loss of RMB9.6 million in the third quarter of 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB35.1 million (US$5.4 million), compared to adjusted EBITDA of RMB85.1 million in the third quarter of 2020.^(2)^

Adjusted net income was RMB28.2 million (US$4.4 million), compared to adjusted net income of RMB61.3 million in the third quarter of 2020.^(2)^

(2)	See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”<br>

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had cash, short-term investments and restricted cash of RMB257.1 million (US$39.9 million) and short-term debt of RMB140.6 million (US$21.8 million).

Financial outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company expects total revenues to be in the range of RMB1,050 million to RMB1,150 million, representing an increase of 20.6% to 32.0% year-over-year.

The forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary views on the market and its operational conditions, which is subject to change.

CONFERENCE CALL

Quhuo will hold a conference call on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (9:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on the same day) to discuss the financial results.

The non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. They should not be considered in isolation or construed as alternatives to net loss or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of Quhuo’s operating performance. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures 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. Quhuo encourages investors and others to review the Company’s financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure. Investors are encouraged to compare the historical non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Quhuo mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating its performance. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of our net income (loss) to adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA, respectively.

QUHUO LIMITED

Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

	For the Three Months Ended								For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,2020			September30, 2021			September30, 2021		September 30,2020			September 30,2021			September30, 2021
	(RMB)			(RMB)			(US)		(RMB)			(RMB)			(US)
Net (loss)/income	****	(10,701	)	****	19,066	****		****	****	(12,600	)	****	(100,491	)		)
Less: Share-based Compensation		(72,047	)		(9,136	)		)		(74,627	)		(59,388	)		)
Adjusted net income/(loss)	****	61,346	****	****	28,202	****		****	****	62,027	****	****	(41,103	)		)
Less: Income tax (expense)/benefit		(15,822	)		805					(30,258	)		(3,049	)		)
Depreciation		(1,809	)		(138	)		)		(5,921	)		(3,956	)		)
Amortization		(3,856	)		(5,745	)		)		(9,889	)		(14,872	)		)
Interest expense		(2,300	)		(1,803	)		)		(6,963	)		(4,900	)		)
Adjusted EBITDA	****	85,133	****	****	35,083	****		****	****	115,058	****	****	(14,326	)		)

All values are in US Dollars.

EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION

This press release contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB 6.4434 to US$1.00, the rate in effect as of September 30, 2021 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

SAFEHARBOR STATEMENT

This press release contains ‘‘forward-looking statements’’ within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements regarding Quhuo’s business development, financial outlook, beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements include statements containing words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Quhuo’s current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Quhuo’s actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to Quhuo’s abilities to (1) manage its growth and expand its operations, (2) address any or all of the risks and challenges in the future in light of its limited operating history and evolving business portfolios, (3) remain its competitive position in the on-demand food delivery market or further diversify its solution offerings and customer portfolio, (4) maintain relationships with major customers and to find replacement customers on commercially desirable terms or in a timely manner or at all, (5) maintain relationship with existing industry customers or attract new customers, (6) attract, retain and manage workers on its platform, and (7) maintain its market shares to competitors in existing markets and its success in expansion into new markets, as well as the length and severity of the recent COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on Quhuo’s business and industry. Other risks and uncertainties are included under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, the final prospectus related to the IPO filed with the SEC on July 10, 2020 and the Company’s latest annual report on Form 20-F. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Quhuo undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

ABOUT QUHUO LIMITED

Quhuo Limited (NASDAQ: QH) is a leading workforce operational solution platform in China. Quhuo provides tech-enabled, end-to-end operational solutions to blue-chip on-demand consumer service businesses in industries with significant e-commerce exposure, primarily including on-demand delivery, mobility services, housekeeping and accommodation. Quhuo’s platform helps its industry customers mobilize a large team of workers and utilizes a combination of training, performance monitoring and refinement, and incentives to transform them into skilled workers who can follow industry-specific, standardized and highly efficient service procedures. Within the on-demand consumer service ecosystem, the Company plays a unique and indispensable role as the link between consumer service businesses and the end consumers to enable the delivery of goods, services and experiences to consumers.

For more information about Quhuo, please visit https://ir.quhuo.cn/.

CONTACTS:

Investor Relations

Quhuo Limited

Annia Sun

E-mail: ir@meishisong.cn

Christensen

In China

Mr. Eric Yuan

Phone: +86-13801110739

E-mail: Eyuan@christensenir.com

In US

Ms. Linda Bergkamp

Phone: +1-480-614-3004

E-mail: lbergkamp@christensenir.com

QUHUO LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares and per share data)

	As of December 31, 2020		As of September 30,2021		As of September 30,2021
	(RMB)		(RMB)		(US)
Assets
Current assets
Cash		97,807		57,187
Restricted cash		5,948		2,314
Short-term investments		201,578		197,594
Accounts receivable, net		381,248		468,159
Prepayments and other current assets		45,462		70,549
Amounts due from related parties		2,940		—
Total current assets	****	734,983	****	795,803
Property and equipment, net		23,390		16,144
Intangible assets, net		111,990		129,382
Long-term investments		1,065		6,105
Right-of-use<br>assets, net		32,534		8,302
Goodwill		118,724		118,724
Deferred tax assets		2,370		14,548
Other non-current assets		105,501		142,168
Total non-current assets	****	395,574	****	435,373
Total assets	****	1,130,557	****	1,231,176
Liabilities, non-controlling interests andshareholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payables		268,939		303,965
Short-term lease liabilities		17,707		5,339
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		105,744		149,176
Short-term debt		73,837		140,574
Amounts due to related parties		—		18,887
Total current liabilities	****	466,227	****	617,941
Deferred tax liabilities		727		—
Long-term debt		5,135		420
Long-term lease liabilities		14,623		1,695
Other non-current liabilities		41,014		48,996
Total non-current liabilities	****	61,499	****	51,111
Total liabilities	****	527,726	****	669,052

All values are in US Dollars.

QUHUO LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	As of December 31, 2020			As of September 30,2021			As of September 30,2021
	(RMB)			(RMB)			(US)
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary shares		36			36
Additional paid-in capital		1,779,923			1,842,521
Accumulated deficit		(1,208,827	)		(1,295,382	)		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(14,843	)		(16,931	)		)
Total Quhuo Limited shareholders’ equity	****	556,289	****	****	530,244	****		****
Non-controlling interests		46,542			31,880
Total shareholders’ equity	****	602,831	****	****	562,124	****		****
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	****	1,130,557	****	****	1,231,176	****		****

All values are in US Dollars.

QUHUO LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares and per share data)

	For the Three Months Ended								For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,2020			September 30,2021			September 30,2021		September 30,2020			September 30,2021			September 30,2021
	(RMB)			(RMB)			(US)		(RMB)			(RMB)			(US)
Revenues		769,544			1,105,485					1,709,739			2,943,811
Cost of revenues		(688,638	)		(1,055,133	)		)		(1,557,338	)		(2,843,907	)		)
General and administrative		(103,201	)		(56,182	)		)		(160,215	)		(185,085	)		)
Research and development		(3,029	)		(6,328	)		)		(8,346	)		(15,509	)		)
Gain/(loss) on disposal of assets, net		1,308			(7,134	)		)		2,600			(4,162	)		)
Operating loss	****	(24,016	)	****	(19,292	)		)	****	(13,560	)	****	(104,852	)		)
Interest income		110			152					625			529
Interest expense		(2,300	)		(1,803	)		)		(6,963	)		(4,900	)		)
Other income, net		32,128			39,204					39,058			11,829
Foreign exchange loss		(801	)		—					(1,502	)		(48	)		)
Income/(Loss) before income tax	****	5,121	****	****	18,261	****		****	****	17,658	****	****	(97,442	)		)
Income tax (expense)/benefit		(15,822	)		805					(30,258	)		(3,049	)		)
Net (loss)/income	****	(10,701	)	****	19,066	****		****	****	(12,600	)	****	(100,491	)		)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling<br>interests		1,096			5,856					4,052			13,936
Net (loss)/income attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Quhuo limited	****	(9,605	)	****	24,922	****		****	****	(8,548	)	****	(86,555	)		)
Non-GAAP Financial Data
Adjusted net income/(loss)		61,346			28,202					62,027			(41,103	)		)
Adjusted EBITDA		85,133			35,083					115,058			(14,326	)		)
(Loss)/earnings per share
Basic		(0.24	)		0.56					(0.37	)		(1.98	)		)
Diluted		(0.24	)		0.50					(0.37	)		(1.98	)		)
Net(Loss)/income used in basic and diluted (loss)/earning per share calculation		(9,605	)		24,922					(8,548	)		(86,555	)		)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in (loss)/earning per sharecomputation:
Basic		40,130,720			44,184,514					23,358,747			43,709,910
Diluted		40,130,720			49,591,928					23,358,747			43,709,910

All values are in US Dollars.