BEIJING, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New Oriental") (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private educational services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2012, which is the second quarter of New Oriental's fiscal year 2013.

Highlights for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2012


    --  Total net revenues increased by 30.4% year-over-year to US$165.9 million
        from US$127.2 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
    --  Loss from operations was US$26.9 million, compared to a loss of US$3.2
        million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
    --  Non-GAAP loss from operations, which excludes share-based compensation
        expenses, was US$20.1 million, compared to non-GAAP income from
        operations of US$1.0 million in the same period of the prior fiscal
        year.
    --  Net loss attributable to New Oriental was US$15.8 million, compared to
        net income attributable to New Oriental of US$3.3 million in the same
        period of the prior fiscal year.
    --  Non-GAAP net loss attributable to New Oriental, which excludes
        share-based compensation expenses, was US$9.0 million, compared to
        non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental of US$7.5 million in
        the same period of the prior fiscal year.
    --  Basic and diluted net loss attributable to New Oriental per ADS were
        US$0.10 and US$0.10, respectively. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss
        per ADS, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, were US$0.06
        and US$0.06, respectively. Each ADS represents one common share of the
        Company.
    --  Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test
        preparation courses increased by 7.2% year-over-year to approximately
        505,500 from approximately 471,600 in the same period of the prior
        fiscal year.
    --  The total number of schools and learning centers increased to 744 in the
        quarter ended November 30, 2012, up from 726 in the previous quarter.
        New Oriental added a net of 18 schools and learning centers in the
        quarter.

                                                                                        Financial and Student Enrollments Summary - Second Fiscal Quarter 2013 and First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                                         (in thousands US$, except per ADS data, student enrollments and percentages)

                                                                                                                                                                                          Q2 of FY2013                        Q2 of FY2012                       Pct. Change
    Net revenues                                                                                                                                                                                          165,906                             127,194                          30.4%
    Net income/(loss) attributable to New Oriental                                                                                                                                                        (15,769)                              3,314
    Non-GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to New Oriental(1)                                                                                                                                             (8,968)                              7,545
    Operating income/(loss)                                                                                                                                                                               (26,857)                             (3,240)                        728.9%
    Non-GAAP operating income/(loss) (1)                                                                                                                                                                  (20,056)                                991
    Net income/(loss) per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic(2)                                                                                                                                       (0.10)                               0.02
    Net income/(loss) per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted(2)                                                                                                                                     (0.10)                               0.02
    Non-GAAP net income/(loss) per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic(1)(2)(3)                                                                                                                        (0.06)                               0.05
    Non-GAAP net income/(loss) per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted(1)(2)(3)                                                                                                                      (0.06)                               0.05
    Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses                                                                                                                  505,500                             471,600                           7.2%

                                                                                                                                                                                          1H of FY2013                        1H of FY2012                       Pct. Change
    Net revenues                                                                                                                                                                                          501,735                             394,044                          27.3%
    Net income attributable to New Oriental                                                                                                                                                                80,083                              94,023                        (14.8)%
    Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental (1)                                                                                                                                                   93,604                             105,069                        (10.9)%
    Operating income                                                                                                                                                                                       74,698                              91,926                        (18.7)%
    Non-GAAP operating income (1)                                                                                                                                                                          88,219                             102,972                        (14.3)%
    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic (2)                                                                                                                                              0.51                                0.61                        (15.6)%
    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted (2)                                                                                                                                            0.51                                0.60                        (15.3)%
    Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic (1)(2)(3)                                                                                                                               0.60                                0.68                        (11.7)%
    Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted (1)(2)(3)                                                                                                                             0.59                                0.67                        (11.4)%
    Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses                                                                                                                1,404,400                           1,279,300                           9.8%

    (1)   New Oriental provides net income (loss) attributable to New Oriental, operating income (loss), and net income (loss) per ADS attributable to New Oriental on a non-GAAP basis that excludes share-based compensation expenses to provide supplemental
     information regarding its operating performance. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section captioned "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the tables captioned "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most
     Comparable GAAP Measures" set forth at the end of this release.
    (2)   Each ADS represents one common share.
    (3)   The non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) per share and per ADS are computed using non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) and the same number of shares and ADSs used in GAAP basic and diluted EPS calculation.

Michael Yu, New Oriental's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We maintained healthy year-over-year top-line growth of 30.4% in the second fiscal quarter, and our revenue from second- and third-tier cities outside Beijing and Shanghai continued to grow significantly, by 40% year-over-year. While we slowed down our network expansion in the second quarter to focus on utilization, over the last four quarters we added a net of over 200 new learning centers, compared to just 80 over the four preceding quarters up to November 30, 2011, and this has put significant pressure on cost and expenses. These added pressures, combined with the seasonally low utilization, produced a net loss of US$15.8 million in the second quarter. The loss this quarter was also partly attributable to the expenses incurred in this quarter from the internal investigation and regulatory proceedings. Furthermore, our most profitable schools, in Beijing and Shanghai, continued to underperform, with revenues increasing by only 20% and net income falling over 50%. Our overseas test preparation business in Beijing, Shanghai and some other cities is facing growing competition as we reduce class sizes in accordance with market needs. Our overseas test preparation programs recorded a 7% year-over-year enrollment decrease and 22% year-over-year gross revenue growth."

Mr. Yu continued, "On the positive side, the execution of our 'Harvest the Market' strategy is making good progress. We slowed down our expansion considerably by only adding a net of 18 schools and learning centers during this quarter. We opened a new school in Shiyan city, integrated the newly acquired China Management Software Institute in Beijing, and added a net of 16 learning centers in around 10 second- and third-tier cities. Meanwhile, our total headcount was reduced by about 1,500 during the quarter, following net headcount increases in the previous three quarters. In order to improve our long-term profitability, we will continue to execute this strategy in the coming quarters, and we expect to return to profitability in the current quarter and improve bottom-line margins in a couple of quarters."

Louis T. Hsieh, New Oriental's President and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "Our sustained top-line growth was driven by the good performance of a number of our key business lines. First, our K-12 all-subjects after-school tutoring business recorded over 14% year-over-year enrollment growth and over 50% year-over-year gross revenue growth. Second, our VIP personalized classes across the board recorded year-over-year enrollment growth of about 25% to over 25,100 and year-over-year cash revenue growth of over 38% to over US$62 million in this quarter. Finally, our 'Vision Overseas Study Consulting' business continued its outstanding performance, with year-over-year revenue growth of over 97% to about US$7.5 million in the quarter."

Financial Results for the Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2012

For the second fiscal quarter of 2013, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$165.9 million, representing a 30.4% increase year-over-year.

Net revenues from educational programs and services for the second fiscal quarter were US$149.3 million, representing a 29.5% increase year-over-year. Growth was mainly driven by an increase in student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses, as well as an increase in average selling prices resulting from price increases and an increase in the number of students selecting more expensive, smaller class options. Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 increased by 7.2% year-over-year to approximately 505,500, from approximately 471,600 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Operating costs and expenses for the quarter were US$192.8 million, a 47.8% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, for the quarter were US$186.0 million, a 47.4% increase year-over-year.

Cost of revenues for the quarter increased by 38.2% year-over-year to US$80.7 million, primarily due to increases in the number of courses being offered and the number of schools and learning centers in operation.

Selling and marketing expenses for the quarter increased by 42.5% year-over-year to US$34.3 million, primarily due to an increase in the number of customer service representatives and brand promotion expenses.

General and administrative expenses for the quarter increased by 62.1% year-over-year to US$77.7 million. Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$70.9 million, a 62.2% increase year-over-year, primarily due to increased headcount as the Company expanded its network of schools and learning centers, as well as expenses relating to the Company's internal investigation and regulatory proceedings accrued in this quarter.

Total share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expenses, increased by 60.7% to US$6.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 from US$4.2 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Loss from operations for the quarter was US$26.9 million, compared to a loss of US$3.2 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP loss from operations for the quarter was US$20.1 million, compared to non-GAAP income from operations of US$1.0 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Operating margin for the quarter was negative 16.2%, compared to negative 2.5% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes the impact of share-based compensation expenses for the quarter, was negative 12.1%, compared to positive 0.8% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Operating margins were negatively affected by the large increase in cost and expenses mainly due to the heavy investment in learning center expansion.

Net loss attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$15.8 million, compared to net income attributable to New Oriental of US$3.3 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Basic and diluted net loss per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.10 and US$0.10, respectively.

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$9.0 million, compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental of US$7.5 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.06 and US$0.06, respectively.

Capital expenditures for the quarter were US$16.2 million, primarily attributable to the addition of learning centers.

As of November 30, 2012, New Oriental had cash and cash equivalents of US$282.3 million and short term investment of US$509.2 million, compared to cash and cash equivalents of US$512.5 million and short term investment of US$303.9 million as of August 31, 2012. Net operating cash flow for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 was approximately US$4.3 million.

New Oriental's deferred revenue balance, which is cash collected from registered students for courses, and recognized proportionally as revenue as the instructions are delivered, as of November 30, 2012, was US$278.0 million, an increase of 37.8% compared to US$201.8 million as of November 30, 2011.

Financial Results for the Six Months Ended November 30, 2012

For the first six months of fiscal year 2013, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$501.7 million, representing a 27.3% increase year-over-year.

Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses in the first six months of fiscal year 2013 increased by 9.8% to approximately 1,404,400 from approximately 1,279,300 in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Income from operations for the first six months of fiscal year 2013 was US$74.7 million, representing an 18.7% decrease year-over-year. Non-GAAP income from operations for the first six months of fiscal year 2013 was US$88.2 million, representing a 14.3% decrease year-over-year.

Operating margin for the first six months of fiscal year 2013 was 14.9%, compared to 23.3% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes share-based compensation expenses for the first six months of fiscal year 2013, was 17.6%, compared to 26.1% for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Net income attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2013 was US$80.1 million, representing a 14.8% decrease year-over-year. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2013 amounted to US$0.51 and US$0.51, respectively.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2013 was US$93.6 million, representing a 10.9% decrease year-over-year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2013 amounted to US$0.60 and US$0.59, respectively.

Outlook for Third quarter of Fiscal Year 2013

New Oriental expects its total net revenues in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 (December 1, 2012, to February 28, 2013) to be in the range of US$212.4 million to US$220.9 million, representing year-over-year growth in the range of 25% to 30%, excluding the impact from the disposal of the ELITE English business. Compared to the Company's reported net revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, which included revenues from ELITE English, the growth is in the range of 22% to 27%. This forecast reflects New Oriental's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Conference Call Information

New Oriental's management will host an earnings conference call at 8 AM on January 29, 2013, U.S. Eastern Time (9 PM on January 29( ), 2013, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:


    US:                 +1-718-354-1231
    Hong Kong:          +852-2475-0994
    UK:                 +44-20-3059-8139

Please dial-in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call. The passcode is "New Oriental Earnings Call."

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until February 5, 2013:


    International:                    +61-2-8199-0299
    Passcode:                                           85008261

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investor.neworiental.org.

About New Oriental

New Oriental is the largest provider of private educational services in China based on the number of program offerings, total student enrollments and geographic presence. New Oriental offers a wide range of educational programs, services and products consisting primarily of English and other foreign language training, test preparation courses for major admissions and assessment tests in the United States, the PRC and Commonwealth countries, primary and secondary school education, development and distribution of educational content, software and other technology, and online education. New Oriental's ADSs, each of which represents one common share, currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ''EDU.''

For more information about New Oriental, please visit http://english.neworiental.org.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement 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," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as New Oriental's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. New Oriental may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports 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 New Oriental's beliefs 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: our ability to attract students without a significant decrease in course fees; our ability to continue to hire, train and retain qualified teachers; our ability to maintain and enhance our "New Oriental" brand; our ability to effectively and efficiently manage the expansion of our school network and successfully execute our growth strategy; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights; competition in the private education sector in China; changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of our revenues; the expected growth of the Chinese private education market; Chinese governmental policies relating to private educational services and providers of such services; health epidemics and other outbreaks in China; and general economic conditions in China. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New Oriental does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and New Oriental undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement New Oriental's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, New Oriental uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: net income excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, operating margin excluding share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted net income per ADS and per share excluding share-based compensation expenses. 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. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures" set forth at the end of this release.

New Oriental believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based compensation expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. New Oriental 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 New Oriental's historical performance and liquidity. New Oriental computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter. New Oriental 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 measures is that they exclude share-based compensation charge that has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

Contacts

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Ms. Sisi Zhao
New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.
Tel: +86-10-6260-5568
Email: zhaosisi@xdf.cn

Mr. Nick Beswick
Beijing Brunswick Consultancy Ltd.
Tel: +86-10-5960-8600
Email: edu@brunswickgroup.com

In the U.S.:

Ms. Patricia Graue
Brunswick Group LLC
Tel: +1-415-671-7676
Email: edu@brunswickgroup.com

                                        NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
                                             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                        (In thousands)
                                                     As of November 30                               As of August 31
                      2012                                                            2012
                      ----                                                            ----
                  (Unaudited)                                                  (Unaudited)
                                                            USD                                            USD
                                                            ---                                            ---
    ASSETS:
    Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                                         282,349                                        512,460
    Restricted cash                                                     3,031                                          4,135
    Term deposits                                                      48,068                                         74,222
    Short term investments                                            509,229                                        303,862
    Accounts receivable, net                                            4,174                                          4,183
    Inventory                                                          21,264                                         20,734
    Deferred tax assets, current                                        6,463                                          5,662
    Prepaid expenses and other current
     assets                                                            58,309                                         59,685
    Amounts due from related parties,
     current                                                            1,998                                              -
                                                                        -----                                            ---
    Total current assets                                              934,885                                        984,943
                                                                                                                              
    Property, plant and equipment, net                                244,520                                        217,608
    Land use right, net                                                 4,532                                          3,465
    Amounts due from related party, non-
     current                                                            1,060                                          1,195
    Deferred tax assets, non-current                                    1,647                                          1,858
    Long term deposit                                                  12,832                                         14,111
    Long term prepaid rent                                              1,647                                          1,903
    Prepayment for business acquisition                                     -                                          3,735
    Intangible assets                                                     913                                            821
    Goodwill                                                            3,704                                          1,804
    Long term investments                                               3,978                                          3,002
    Total assets                                                    1,209,718                                      1,234,445
                                                                    =========                                      =========
                                                                                                                              
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable (including accounts
     payable of the consolidated VIEs
     without recourse to New Oriental of
     US$9,606 and US$9,956 as of August 31,
     2012 and November 30, 2012,
     respectively)                                                      9,958                                          9,758
    Accrued expenses and other current
     liabilities (including accrued
     expenses and other current liabilities
     of the consolidated VIEs without
     recourse to New Oriental of US$101,041
     and US$80,910 as of August 31, 2012
     and November 30, 2012, respectively)                              96,917                                        113,730
    Dividend payable (including dividend
     payable of the consolidated VIEs
     without recourse to New Oriental of
     nil and nil as of August 31, 2012 and
     November 30, 2012, respectively)                                       -                                         50,000
    Income tax payable (including income
     tax payable of the consolidated VIEs
     without recourse to New Oriental of
     US$19,460 and US$16,085 as of August
     31, 2012 and November 30, 2012,
     respectively)                                                     13,011                                         22,533
    Amounts due to related parties
     (including amounts due to related
     parties of the consolidated VIEs
     without recourse to New Oriental of
     US$88 and US$985 as of August 31, 2012
     and November 30, 2012, respectively)                                 985                                             88
    Deferred revenue (including deferred
     revenue of the consolidated VIEs
     without recourse to New Oriental of
     US$241,070 and US$274,821 as of August
     31, 2012 and November 30, 2012,
     respectively)                                                    278,040                                        243,621
                                                                                                                              
    Total current liabilities                                         398,911                                        439,730
                                                                                                                              
    Deferred tax liabilities (including
     deferred tax liabilities of the
     consolidated VIEs without recourse to
     New Oriental of US$47 and US$1,846 of
     August 31, 2012 and November 30, 2012,
     respectively)                                                      1,846                                            101
    Acquisition payable (including
     acquisition payables of the
     consolidated VIEs without recourse to
     New Oriental of nil and US$4,312 as of
     August 31, 2012 and November 30, 2012,
     respectively)                                                      4,312                                              -
                                                                                                                              
    Total long-term liabilities                                         6,158                                            101
                                                                                                                              
    Total liabilities                                                 405,069                                        439,831
                                                                      -------                                        -------
                                                                                                                              
    Total shareholder's equity                                        804,649                                        794,614
                                                                                                                              
    Total liabilities and shareholder's
     equity                                                         1,209,718                                      1,234,445
                                                                    =========                                      =========

                       NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                  (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

                           For the Three Months Ended November 30
                           --------------------------------------
                                                                          2012                      2011
                                                                          ----                      ----
                                                                  (Unaudited)               (Unaudited)
                                                                      USD                       USD
                                                                      ---                       ---
    Net Revenues:
    Educational Programs and
     services                                                          149,284                   115,270
    Books and others                                                    16,622                    11,924
    Total net revenues                                                 165,906                   127,194
                                                                       -------                   -------

    Operating costs and expenses (note 1):
    Cost of revenues                                                    80,679                    58,368
    Selling and marketing                                               34,347                    24,106
    General and administrative                                          77,737                    47,960
    Total operating costs and
     expenses                                                          192,763                   130,434
                                                                       -------                   -------
    Operating loss                                                     (26,857)                   (3,240)
                                                                       -------                    ------

    Other income, net                                                    7,180                     6,372

    Benefits for income taxes                                            3,908                       922
    Income (Loss) from
     continuing operations                                             (15,769)                    4,054
    Loss on discontinued
     operations, net of tax                                                  -                      (740)
    Net income (loss)
     attributable to New
     Oriental Education &
     Technology Group Inc.                                             (15,769)                    3,314
                                                                       -------                     -----

    Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Basic
    Income (Loss) from
     continuing operations                                               (0.10)                     0.03
    Loss on discontinued
     operations                                                              -                     (0.00)

    Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Diluted
    Income (Loss) from
     continuing operations                                               (0.10)                     0.03
    Loss on discontinued
     operations                                                              -                     (0.00)

    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Basic (note
     2)
    Income (Loss) from
     continuing operations                                               (0.10)                     0.03
    Loss on discontinued
     operations                                                              -                     (0.00)

    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Diluted
     (note 2)
    Income (Loss) from
     continuing operations                                               (0.10)                     0.03
    Loss on discontinued
     operations                                                              -                     (0.00)

    Other comprehensive income
     (loss), net of tax                                                 15,760                      (747)
    Comprehensive income (loss)                                             (9)                    2,567
    Comprehensive income (loss)
     attributable to New
     Oriental Education &
     Technology Group Inc.                                                  (9)                    2,567
                                                                           ===                     =====

    Notes:

    Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in the operating costs and
     expenses as follows:

                                                                  For the Three Months Ended
                                                                       November 30
                                                                  --------------------------
                                                                          2012                      2011
                                                                          ----                      ----
                                                                  (Unaudited)               (Unaudited)
                                                                   ----------                ----------
                                                                      USD                       USD
                                                                      ---                       ---
    Cost of revenues                                                   -                         -
                                                                      ---                       ---
    Selling and marketing                                              -                         -
                                                                      ---                       ---
    General and administrative                                           6,081                     4,231
                                                                         -----                     -----
    Total                                                                6,801                     4,231
                                                                         =====                     =====

    Note 2: Each ADS represents one common share.

              NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES
         (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

                                          For the Three Months Ended
                                                  November 30
                                         ---------------------------
                                                  2012                         2011
                                                  ----                         ----
                                          (Unaudited)                  (Unaudited)
                                              USD                          USD
                                              ---                          ---

    General and
     administrative
     expenses                                   77,737                       47,960
    Share-based
     compensation expense
     in general and
     administrative
     expenses                                    6,801                        4,231
                                                 -----                        -----
    Non-GAAP general and
     administrative
     expenses                                   70,936                       43,729

    Total operating costs
     and expenses                              192,763                      130,434
    Share-based
     compensation expenses                       6,801                        4,231
                                                 -----                        -----
    Non-GAAP operating
     costs and expenses                        185,962                      126,203

    Operating loss                             (26,857)                      (3,240)
    Share-based
     compensation expenses                       6,801                        4,231
    Non-GAAP operating
     income (loss)                             (20,056)                         991

    Operating margin                             -16.2%                        -2.5%
    Non-GAAP operating
     margin                                      -12.1%                         0.8%

    Net income (loss)
     attributable to New
     Oriental                                  (15,769)                       3,314
    Share-based
     compensation expense                        6,801                        4,231
                                                 -----                        -----
    Non-GAAP net income
     (loss)                                     (8,968)                       7,545

    Net income (loss) per
     ADS attributable to
     New Oriental- Basic
     (note 1)                                    (0.10)                        0.02
    Net income (loss) per
     ADS attributable to
     New Oriental- Diluted
     (note 1)                                    (0.10)                        0.02

    Non-GAAP net income
     (loss) per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental - Basic
     (note 1)                                    (0.06)                        0.05
    Non-GAAP net income
     (loss) per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental - Diluted
     (note 1)                                    (0.06)                        0.05

    Weighted average shares
     used in calculating
     basic net income per
     ADS (note 1)                          155,856,826                  154,706,757
    Weighted average shares
     used in calculating
     diluted net income per
     ADS (note 1)                          157,930,678                  157,000,285

    Non-GAAP Income (loss)
     per share - basic                           (0.06)                        0.05
    Non-GAAP Income (loss)
     per share - diluted                         (0.06)                        0.05

    Note 1: Each ADS represents one common share.

                       NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                  (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

                            For the Six Months Ended November 30
                            ------------------------------------
                                                                          2012                      2011
                                                                          ----                      ----
                                                                  (Unaudited)               (Unaudited)
                                                                      USD                       USD
                                                                      ---                       ---
    Net Revenues:
    Educational Programs and
     services                                                          457,139                   362,035
    Books and others                                                    44,596                    32,009
    Total net revenues                                                 501,735                   394,044
                                                                       -------                   -------

    Operating costs and expenses (note 1):
    Cost of revenues                                                   198,895                   148,053
    Selling and marketing                                               73,817                    52,329
    General and administrative                                         154,325                   101,736
    Total operating costs and
     expenses                                                          427,037                   302,118
                                                                       -------                   -------
    Operating income                                                    74,698                    91,926
                                                                        ------                    ------

    Other income, net                                                   14,919                    11,540

    Provision for income taxes                                          (9,127)                   (8,306)
    Income from continuing
     operations                                                         80,490                    95,160
    Loss on discontinued
     operations, net of tax                                               (407)                   (1,137)
    Net income attributable to
     New Oriental Education &
     Technology Group Inc.                                              80,083                    94,023
                                                                        ------                    ------

    Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Basic
    Income from continuing
     operations                                                           0.52                      0.62
    Loss on discontinued
     operations                                                          (0.00)                    (0.01)

    Net income per share attributable to New Oriental-Diluted
    Income from continuing
     operations                                                           0.51                      0.61
    Loss on discontinued
     operations                                                          (0.00)                    (0.01)

    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Basic (note
     2)
    Income from continuing
     operations                                                           0.52                      0.62
    Loss on discontinued
     operations                                                          (0.00)                    (0.01)

    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental-Diluted
     (note 2)
    Income from continuing
     operations                                                           0.51                      0.61
    Loss on discontinued
     operations                                                          (0.00)                    (0.01)

    Other comprehensive income,
     net of tax                                                         16,003                     7,761
    Comprehensive income                                                96,086                   101,784
    Comprehensive income
     attributable to New
     Oriental Education &
     Technology Group Inc.                                              96,086                   101,784
                                                                        ======                   =======

    Notes:

    Note 1: Share-based compensation expenses (in thousands) are included in the operating costs and
     expenses as follows:
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                  For the Six Months Ended
                                                                       November 30
                                                                  ------------------------
                                                                          2012                      2011
                                                                          ----                      ----
                                                                  (Unaudited)               (Unaudited)
                                                                   ----------                ----------
                                                                      USD                       USD
                                                                      ---                       ---
    Cost of revenues                                                   -                             216
                                                                      ---                            ---
    Selling and marketing                                              -                               -
                                                                      ---                            ---
    General and administrative                                          13,521                    10,830
                                                                        ------                    ------
    Total                                                               13,521                    11,046
                                                                        ======                    ======

    Note 2: Each ADS represents one common share.

              NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES
         (In thousands except for per share and per ADS amounts)

                                           For the Six Months Ended
                                                  November 30
                                          -------------------------
                                                  2012                         2011
                                                  ----                         ----
                                          (Unaudited)                  (Unaudited)
                                              USD                          USD
                                              ---                          ---

    General and
     administrative
     expenses                                  154,325                      101,736
    Share-based
     compensation expense
     in general and
     administrative
     expenses                                   13,521                       10,830
                                                ------                       ------
    Non-GAAP general and
     administrative
     expenses                                  140,804                       90,906

    Total operating costs
     and expenses                              427,037                      302,118
    Share-based
     compensation expenses                      13,521                       11,046
                                                ------                       ------
    Non-GAAP operating
     costs and expenses                        413,516                      291,072

    Operating income                            74,698                       91,926
    Share-based
     compensation expenses                      13,521                       11,046
                                                ------                       ------
    Non-GAAP operating
     income                                     88,219                      102,972

    Operating margin                              14.9%                        23.3%
    Non-GAAP operating
     margin                                       17.6%                        26.1%

    Net income attributable
     to New Oriental                            80,083                       94,023
    Share-based
     compensation expense                       13,521                       11,046
                                                ------                       ------
    Non-GAAP net income                         93,604                      105,069

    Net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental- Basic (note
     1)                                           0.51                         0.61
    Net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental- Diluted
     (note 1)                                     0.51                         0.60

    Non-GAAP net income
     per ADS attributable
     to New Oriental -
     Basic (note 1)                               0.60                         0.68
    Non-GAAP net income
     per ADS attributable
     to New Oriental -
     Diluted (note 1)                             0.59                         0.67

    Weighted average shares
     used in calculating
     basic net income per
     ADS (note 1)                          155,716,176                  154,377,584
    Weighted average shares
     used in calculating
     diluted net income per
     ADS (note 1)                          157,589,419                  156,747,335

    Non-GAAP Income per
     share - basic                                0.60                         0.68
    Non-GAAP Income per
     share - diluted                              0.59                         0.67

    Note 1: Each ADS represents one common share.

SOURCE New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.