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Item 11 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Noah Holdings Ltd · 20-F · FY 2025 · Period ended Dec 31, 2025
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Foreign Exchange Risk
Our financial statements are expressed in Renminbi, which is our reporting currency. We earn the majority of our revenues and incur the majority of our expenses in Renminbi, and the majority of our sales contracts are denominated in Renminbi. We do not believe that we currently have any significant direct foreign exchange risk and have not used any derivative financial instruments to hedge our exposure to such risk. Although in general, our exposure to foreign exchange risks should be limited, the value of your investment in our ADSs will be affected by the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Renminbi because the value of our business is effectively denominated in Renminbi, while the ADSs will be traded in U.S. dollars.
The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and 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 PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar in the future.
To the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we received from our overseas offering into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the Renminbi amount we receive from the conversion. As of December 31, 2025, we had a Renminbi or Hong Kong dollar or other non-U.S. dollar denominated cash balance of US$257.6 million and a U.S. dollar denominated cash balance of US$366.0 million. Assuming we had converted the U.S. dollar denominated cash balance of US$366.0 million as of December 31, 2025 into RMB at the exchange rate of US$1.00 for RMB6.9931 as of December 31, 2025, this cash balance would have been RMB2,559.2 million. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our ordinary shares or ADSs or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us. We have not used any forward contracts or currency borrowings to hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.
Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to interest income generated by excess cash, which is mostly held in interest bearing bank deposits.
As of December 31, 2025, we had RMB746.0 million (US$106.7 million) invested in debt products with a weighted average duration of approximately 1.59 years.
We have not used derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio. Interest earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. We have not been exposed to, nor do we anticipate being exposed to, material risks due to changes in market interest rates. However, our future interest income may fall short of expectations due to changes in market interest rates.
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