Trip.com Group Ltd (NASDAQ:TCOM) stock rose 0.29% (As on Mar 24, 11:20:11 AM UTC-4, Source: Google Finance) after the company posted better than expected results for the fourth quarter of FY 21. For the fourth quarter of 2021, a few waves of COVID-19 infections reemerged in certain regions of China, which discouraged user demand for the Company’s products. As a result, the Company’s results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2021 were materially and adversely affected. Accommodation reservation revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB1.9 billion (US$301 million), representing a 14% decrease from the same period in 2020, and a 13% decrease from the previous quarter. Transportation ticketing revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB1.5 billion (US$238 million), representing a 11% decrease from the same period in 2020, and a 17% decrease from the previous quarter, primarily due to the re-emergence of COVID-19 infections in certain regions in China. Packaged-tour revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB177 million (US$28 million), representing a 32% decrease from the same period in 2020 and a 55% decrease from the previous quarter. Corporate travel revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB367 million (US$58 million), representing a 20% increase from the same period in 2020 and a 9% increase from the previous quarter. Net loss attributable to Trip.com Group’s shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB834 million (US$131 million), compared to net income attributable to Trip.com Group’s shareholders of RMB1.0 billion in the same period in 2020 and net loss attributable to Trip.com Group’s shareholders of RMB849 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB54 million (US$7 million), compared to RMB799 million in the same period in 2020 and RMB537 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 1% for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 16% in the same period in 2020 and 10% in the previous quarter.

TCOM in the fourth quarter of FY 21 has reported the adjusted earnings per share of 8 cents, beating the analysts’ estimates for the adjusted loss per share of 9 cents, according to the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company had reported 6 percent fall in the adjusted revenue to $735 million in the fourth quarter of FY 21, beating the analysts’ estimates for revenue by 8.19%. As of December 31, 2021, the balance of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investment, held to maturity time deposit and financial products was RMB63.9 billion (US$10.0 billion)