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Item 11 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Gaotu Techedu Inc. · 20-F · FY 2025 · Period ended Dec 31, 2025
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Foreign Exchange Risk
All of our net revenues and expenses are denominated in RMB. We have utilized derivative financial instruments to hedge our exposure to foreign exchange risk since January 2021. Although our exposure to foreign exchange risks should be limited in general, the value of your investment in our ADSs will be affected by the exchange rate between U.S. dollar and Renminbi because the value of our business is effectively denominated in RMB, while our ADSs will be traded in U.S. dollars.
The conversion of Renminbi into other currencies, including U.S. dollars, is based on rates set by the People’s Bank of China. The Renminbi has fluctuated against other currencies, at times significantly and unpredictably. The value of Renminbi against other currencies is affected by changes in China’s political and economic conditions and by China’s foreign exchange policies, among other things. It is difficult to predict how market forces or government policies may impact the exchange rate between Renminbi and other currencies in the future.
To the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would reduce the Renminbi amount we receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our ordinary shares or ADSs, servicing our outstanding debt, or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would reduce the U.S. dollar amounts available to us.
As of December 31, 2025, we had RMB-denominated cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments and long-term investments of RMB3,095.6 million, U.S. dollar-denominated cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and long-term investments of US$124.8 million, Hong Kong dollar-denominated cash and cash equivalents of HK$0.7 million and Singapore dollar-denominated cash and cash equivalents of S$0.1 million. Assuming we had converted RMB3,095.6 million into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of RMB6.9931 for US$1.0000 as of the end of 2025, our U.S. dollar cash balance would have been US$567.6 million. If the RMB had appreciated by 10% against the U.S. dollar, our U.S. dollar cash balance would have been US$611.9 million instead. Assuming we had converted US$124.8 million into RMB at the exchange rate of RMB6.9931 for US$1.0000 as of the end of 2025, our RMB cash balance would have been RMB3,969.5 million. If the RMB had appreciated by 10% against the U.S. dollar, our RMB cash balance would have been RMB3,890.2 million instead.
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Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to the interest income generated by excess cash, which is mostly held in interest-bearing bank deposits and wealth management products. Interest-earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. We have not been exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates, and we have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest risk exposure.
In the future, we may invest in interest-earning instruments. Investments in both fixed rate and floating rate interest earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their fair market value adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall.