Quarterly Net Revenues Increased by 22.7% Year-Over-Year

Quarterly Student Enrollments Increased by 56.0% Year-Over-Year

Quarterly Net Income Attributable to New Oriental Increased by 76.1% Year-Over-Year

BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2017 /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 second fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2016, which is the second quarter of New Oriental's fiscal year 2017.

Financial Highlights for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2016


    --  Total net revenues increased by 22.7% year-over-year to US$341.2
        million.
    --  Operating income was US$0.2 million, compared to a loss from operations
        of US$10.4 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
    --  Net income attributable to New Oriental increased by 76.1%
        year-over-year to US$10.4 million.


    Key Financial Results


    (in thousands US$, except per ADS(1) data)                                                                             2Q FY2017                        2Q FY2016           % of change
    -----------------------------------------                                                                              ---------                        ---------           -----------

    Net revenues                                                                                                             341,238                           278,082                  22.7%

    Operating income                                                                                                             214                          (10,399)                102.1%

    Non-GAAP operating income (2)(3)                                                                                           2,379                           (5,416)                143.9%

    Net income attributable to New Oriental                                                                                   10,360                             5,883                  76.1%

    Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental (2)(3)                                                                   12,525                            10,866                  15.3%

    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic                                                                     0.07                              0.04                  75.2%

    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted                                                                   0.07                              0.04                  75.5%

    Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic(3)(4)                                                      0.08                              0.07                  14.7%

    Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted(3)(4)                                                    0.08                              0.07                  14.9%


    (in thousands US$, except per ADS(1) data)                                                                             1H FY2017                        1H FY2016           % of change
    -----------------------------------------                                                                              ---------                        ---------           -----------

    Net revenues                                                                                                             875,307                           736,571                  18.8%

    Operating income                                                                                                         152,798                           119,447                  27.9%

    Non-GAAP operating income(2)(3)                                                                                          155,844                           128,179                  21.6%

    Net income attributable to New Oriental                                                                                  151,422                           134,426                  12.6%

    Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental(2)(3)                                                                   154,468                           143,158                   7.9%

    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic                                                                     0.96                              0.86                  12.0%

    Net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted                                                                   0.96                              0.86                  12.1%

    Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - basic(3)(4)                                                      0.98                              0.91                   7.3%

    Non-GAAP net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental - diluted(3)(4)                                                    0.98                              0.91                   7.4%


    (1)   Each ADS represents one common share.

    (2)   GAAP represents Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America.

    (3)   New Oriental provides net income attributable to New Oriental, operating income and net income 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.

    (4)   The Non-GAAP net income per ADS is computed using Non-GAAP net income and the same number of shares and ADSs used in GAAP basic and diluted EPS calculation.

Operating Highlights for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2016


    --  Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test
        preparation courses increased by 56.0% year-over-year to approximately
        1,312,300 for the second fiscal quarter of 2017.
    --  The total number of schools and learning centers was 789 as of November
        30, 2016, an increase of 69 compared to 720 as of November 30, 2015, and
        an increase of 18 compared to 771 as of August 31, 2016. The total
        number of schools was 69 as of November 30, 2016.

Michael Minhong Yu, New Oriental's Executive Chairman, commented, "We are very pleased with our better than anticipated results for the second quarter. We are experiencing increased student satisfaction as we bring together the best learning experiences to help students achieve more, which in turn boosts retention rate and new student enrollment and also contributes to strengthening our brand reputation. This fueled a strong growth of the second quarter top line metrics -- a top line growth of 22.7% or 30.2% if considering in our functional currency Renminbi. This was driven largely by a combination of a broad product portfolio, solid market demand, and effective operation at the sales level. It is also encouraging to see a strong deferred revenue balance of US$764.7 million at the end of the second quarter, up approximately 30.4% year-over-year. The key driver of this was student enrollments which were up by 56% in the quarter. Our K-12 all-subjects after-school tutoring business continued its strong momentum, with revenue up approximately 45% and enrollment up approximately 78% year-over-year. Further, our U-Can middle and high school all-subjects after-school tutoring business grew approximately 43% and the POP Kids program achieved a growth of approximately 49% year-over-year."

Chenggang Zhou, New Oriental's Chief Executive Officer, added, "As part of the execution of our well-proven 'Optimize the Market' strategy, we made great progress across the board in building out our successful diversified business model during the second quarter. We added a net of 15 learning centers in existing cities, opened a new school and a new learning center in the city of Yantai, and piloted a dual-teacher model school in the city of Tai'an, aiming to bring our expertise to more remote areas in China. All together this added a total of approximately 30,000 square meters of classroom area, representing about 3% capacity expansion. On the other hand, we continued to roll out the well-proven O2O integrated education system, including the new POP Kids program and U-Can Visible Progress System in all existing cities. We also continued to test the new O2O system for overseas test preparation business, including IELTS, TOEFL and SAT programs, in seven large cities in China. In addition, our pure online education platform, Koolearn.com, recorded revenue growth of 33% year-over-year, with an 11% increase in registered users and a 33% increase in paid users."

Stephen Zhihui Yang, New Oriental's Chief Financial Officer, commented, "Based on very strong top line performance coupled with strong execution and financial discipline, we recorded operating income of US$0.2 million for the quarter compared to a loss of US$10.4 million in the same period of last year. Operating margin increased 380 basis points based on a dramatic improvement in operational efficiency, improved utilization of facilities, and effective cost control within the organization. The strong bottom line performance further proved the effectiveness of our 'Optimize the Market' strategy and reinforced our confidence in the ability to build long-term value for our customers and shareholders."

Financial Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2016

Net Revenues

For the second fiscal quarter of 2017, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$341.2 million, representing a 22.7% increase year-over-year. Net revenues from educational programs and services for the second fiscal quarter were US$312.2 million, representing a 24.1% increase year-over-year. The growth was mainly driven by increases in student enrollments in K-12 after-school tutoring courses.

Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses in the second fiscal quarter of 2017 increased by 56.0% year-over-year to approximately 1,312,300.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses for the quarter were US$341.0 million, representing an 18.2% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating costs and expenses for the quarter, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$338.9 million, representing a 19.5% increase year-over-year.


    --  Cost of revenues increased by 21.7% year-over-year to US$163.4 million,
        primarily due to increases in teachers' compensation for more teaching
        hours.
    --  Selling and marketing expenses increased by 18.2% year-over-year to
        US$52.2 million, primarily due to increases in brand promotion expenses.
    --  General and administrative expenses for the quarter increased by 13.9%
        year-over-year to US$125.4 million. Non-GAAP general and administrative
        expenses, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, were US$123.3
        million, representing a 17.3% increase year-over-year.

Total share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expenses, decreased by 56.6% to US$2.2 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2017.

Operating Income and Operating Margin

Operating income was US$0.2 million, compared to a loss of US$10.4 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP income from operations for the quarter was US$2.4 million, compared to non-GAAP loss from operations of US$5.4 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Operating margin for the quarter was 0.1%, compared to negative 3.7% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating margin, which excludes share-based compensation expenses, for the quarter was 0.7%, compared to negative 1.9% in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Net Income and EPS

Net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$10.4 million, representing a 76.1% increase from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Basic and diluted earnings per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.07 and US$0.07, respectively.

Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the quarter was US$12.5 million, representing a 15.3% increase from the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS attributable to New Oriental were US$0.08 and US$0.08, respectively.

Cash Flow

Net operating cash flow for the second fiscal quarter of 2017 was approximately US$116.4 million. Capital expenditures for the quarter were US$21.2 million, which were primarily attributable to the opening of 2 new schools and 36 learning centers and renovations at existing learning centers.

Balance Sheet

As of November 30, 2016, New Oriental had cash and cash equivalents of US$520.7 million, compared to US$591.1 million as of August 31, 2016. In addition, the Company had US$143.7 million in term deposits, US$1,233.9 million in short-term investment.

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, at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 was US$764.7 million, an increase of 30.4% from US$586.5 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2016.

Financial Results for the Six Months Ended November 30, 2016

For the first six months of fiscal year 2017, New Oriental reported net revenues of US$875.3 million, representing an 18.8% increase year-over-year.

Total student enrollments in academic subjects tutoring and test preparation courses in the first six months of fiscal year 2017 increased by 42.4% to approximately 2,638,600.

Income from operations for the first six months of fiscal year 2017 was US$152.8 million, representing a 27.9% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP income from operations for the first six months of fiscal year 2017 was US$155.8 million, representing a 21.6% increase year-over-year.

Operating margin for the first six months of fiscal year 2017 was 17.5%, compared to 16.2% 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 2017, was 17.8%, compared to 17.4% for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Net income attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2017 was US$151.4 million, representing a 12.6% increase year-over-year. Basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2017 amounted to US$0.96 and US$0.96, respectively.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2017 was US$154.5 million, representing a 7.9% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS attributable to New Oriental for the first six months of fiscal year 2017 amounted to US$0.98 and US$0.98, respectively.

Outlook for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017

New Oriental expects total net revenues in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017 (December 1, 2016 to February 28, 2017) to be in the range of US$408.7 million to US$421.8 million, representing year-over-year growth in the range of 18% to 22%.

The projected growth rate of revenue in our functional currency Renminbi is expected to be in the range of 25% to 29% for the third quarter of fiscal year 2017.

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 17, 2017, U.S. Eastern Time (9 PM on January 17, 2017, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

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



    US:                        +1-845-675-0437

    Hong Kong:                 +852-3018-6771

    UK:                        +44-20-3621-4779

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 January 25, 2017:



    International:                      +61-2-8199-0299

    Passcode:                                              45208701

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://www.neworiental.org/english/.

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 2017, 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. Cara O'Brien
FTI Consulting
Tel: +852-3768-4537
Email: cara.obrien@fticonsulting.com

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



                                  NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

                                       CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                  (In thousands)

                                            As of November 30                    As of August 31

                     2016                                               2016
                     ----                                               ----

                 (Unaudited)                   (Unaudited)

                                                   USD                                 USD
                                                   ---                                 ---

    ASSETS:

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash
     equivalents                                                     520,689                       591,081

    Restricted cash,
     current                                                              44                           965

    Term deposits                                                    143,717                        96,345

    Short term investments                                         1,233,881                     1,133,634

    Accounts receivable,
     net                                                               3,091                         3,277

    Inventory                                                         30,190                        29,339

    Prepaid expenses and
     other current assets                                            122,574                       104,745

    Amounts due from
     related parties,
     current                                                           5,091                         5,274

    Long term investments
     due within one year                                                   -                       41,757
                                                                         ---                       ------

    Total current assets                                           2,059,277                     2,006,417


    Property, plant and
     equipment, net                                                  249,641                       250,667

    Land use rights, net                                               3,681                         3,822

    Amounts due from
     related parties, non-
     current                                                           1,763                         1,867

    Deferred tax assets,
     non-current                                                      16,084                        14,526

    Long term deposit                                                 18,672                        17,236

    Long term prepaid rent                                               284                           364

    Restricted cash, non-
     current                                                           3,737                         3,864

    Intangible assets                                                  1,992                         2,314

    Goodwill                                                          10,079                        10,390

    Long term investments                                            203,350                       199,248

    Other non-current
     asset                                                             1,598                             -

    Total assets                                                   2,570,158                     2,510,715
                                                                   =========                     =========


    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable
     (including accounts
     payable of the
     consolidated VIE
     without recourse to
     New Oriental of
     US$24,087 and
     US$26,925 as of
     August 31, 2016 and
     November 30, 2016,
     respectively)                                                    27,024                        24,367

    Accrued expenses and
     other current           August 31, 2016 and
     liabilities             November 30, 2016,
     (including accrued      respectively)
     expenses and other
     current liabilities
     of the consolidated
     VIE without recourse
     to New Oriental of
     US$189,857 and
     US$174,968 as of                                                190,900                       215,298

    Income taxes payable
     (including income tax
     payable of the
     consolidated VIE
     without recourse to
     New Oriental of
     US$41,180 and
     US$35,291 as of
     August 31, 2016 and
     November 30, 2016,
     respectively)                                                    37,276                        42,802

    Amounts due to related
     parties (including
     amounts due to
     related parties of
     the consolidated VIE
     without recourse to
     New Oriental of US$41
     and US$41 as of
     August 31, 2016 and
     November 30, 2016,
     respectively)                                                        41                            41

    Deferred revenue
     (including deferred
     revenue of the
     consolidated VIE
     without recourse to
     New Oriental of
     US$654,032 and
     US$759,045 as of
     August 31, 2016 and
     November 30, 2016,
     respectively)                                                   764,696                       657,098


    Total current
     liabilities                                                   1,019,937                       939,606


    Deferred tax
     liabilities
     (including deferred
     tax liabilities of
     the consolidated VIE
     without recourse to
     New Oriental of
     US$1,392 and US$1,333
     as of August 31, 2016
     and November 30,
     2016, respectively)                                               1,735                         1,870


    Total long-term
     liabilities                                                       1,735                         1,870


    Total liabilities                                              1,021,672                       941,476
                                                                   =========                       =======


      Noncontrolling
       interests                                                      34,893                        33,927


     Total New Oriental
      Education &
      Technology Group Inc.
      shareholders' equity                                         1,513,593                     1,535,312
                                                                   ---------                     ---------


    Total shareholders'
     equity                                                        1,548,486                     1,569,239


    Total liabilities and
     shareholders' equity                                          2,570,158                     2,510,715
                                                                   =========                     =========




                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
                                                  ---------------------------

                                                           2016                         2015
                                                           ----                         ----

                                                   (Unaudited)                 (Unaudited)

                                                       USD                         USD
                                                       ---                         ---

    Net Revenues:

    Educational programs and
     services                                           312,193                      251,525

    Books and others                                     29,045                       26,557

    Total net revenues                                  341,238                      278,082
                                                        -------                      -------


    Operating costs and expenses (note 1):

    Cost of revenues                                    163,408                      134,235

    Selling and marketing                                52,172                       44,145

    General and administrative                          125,444                      110,101
                                                        -------                      -------

    Total operating costs and
     expenses                                           341,024                      288,481

    Operating Income (Loss)                                 214                     (10,399)
                                                            ---                      -------


    Other income, net                                    15,884                       17,820


    Provision for income taxes                          (2,870)                       (455)

    Loss from equity method
     investments                                          (846)                     (1,086)

    Net income                                           12,382                        5,880


    Net (gain) loss
     attributable to the
     noncontrolling interests                           (2,022)                           3


    Net income attributable to
     New Oriental Education &                            10,360                        5,883
    Technology Group Inc.
                                                                                        ---



    Net income per share
     attributable to New
     Oriental-Basic                                        0.07                         0.04


    Net income per share
     attributable to New
     Oriental-Diluted                                      0.07                         0.04


    Net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental-Basic                                        0.07                         0.04
    (note 2)


    Net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental-Diluted                                      0.07                         0.04
    (note 2)


    Other comprehensive income
     (loss), net of tax                                (33,213)                      13,005

    Comprehensive income (loss)                        (20,831)                      18,885

    Comprehensive income (loss)
     attributable to New
     Oriental Education &
     Technology Group Inc.                             (23,909)                      18,888
                                                        =======                       ======


    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
                                                  ---------------------------

                                                           2016                         2015
                                                           ----                         ----

                                                   (Unaudited)                 (Unaudited)

                                                       USD                         USD
                                                       ---                         ---

    General and administrative                            2,165                        4,983

    Total                                                 2,165                        4,983
                                                          =====                        =====



    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
                                          --------------------------------------

                                                       2016                                2015
                                                       ----                                ----

                                             (Unaudited)                        (Unaudited)

                                                 USD                                USD
                                                 ---                                ---


    General and
     administrative
     expenses                                       125,444                             110,101

    Share-based
     compensation
     expense in
     general                                          2,165                               4,983
    and administrative expenses
                                                                                           ---

    Non-GAAP
     general and
     administrative
     expenses                                       123,279                             105,118


    Total
     operating
     costs and
     expenses                                       341,024                             288,481

    Share-based
     compensation
     expenses                                         2,165                               4,983
                                                      -----                               -----

    Non-GAAP
     operating
     costs and
     expenses                                       338,859                             283,498


    Operating
     income
     (loss)                                             214                            (10,399)

    Share-based
     compensation
     expenses                                         2,165                               4,983

    Non-GAAP
     operating
     income
     (loss)                                           2,379                             (5,416)


    Operating
     margin                                            0.1%                              -3.7%

    Non-GAAP
     operating
     margin                                            0.7%                              -1.9%


    Net income
     attributable
     to New
     Oriental                                        10,360                               5,883

    Share-based
     compensation
     expenses                                         2,165                               4,983
                                                      -----                               -----

    Non-GAAP
     net income                                      12,525                              10,866


    Net income
     per ADS
     attributable
     to New                                            0.07                                0.04
    Oriental- Basic (note 2)

    Net income
     per ADS
     attributable
     to New                                            0.07                                0.04
    Oriental- Diluted (note 2)


    Non-GAAP
     net income
     per ADS
     attributable
     to New                                            0.08                                0.07
    Oriental - Basic (note 2)

    Non-GAAP
     net income
     per ADS
     attributable
     to New                                            0.08                                0.07
    Oriental - Diluted (note 2)


    Weighted
     average
     shares used
     in
     calculating                                157,470,996                         156,673,931
    basic net income per ADS (note
     2)

    Weighted
     average
     shares used
     in
     calculating                                157,865,564                         157,301,183
    diluted net income per ADS
     (note 2)


    Non-GAAP
     income per
     share -
     basic                                             0.08                                0.07

    Non-GAAP
     income per
     share -
     diluted                                           0.08                                0.07


    Note 2: 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
                                                  ------------------------------------

                                                              2016                              2015
                                                              ----                              ----

                                                     (Unaudited)                      (Unaudited)

                                                         USD                              USD
                                                         ---                              ---

    Net Revenues:

    Educational programs and
     services                                              806,500                           673,876

    Books and others                                        68,807                            62,695

    Total net revenues                                     875,307                           736,571
                                                           -------                           -------


    Operating costs and expenses (note 1):

    Cost of revenues                                       366,778                           305,886

    Selling and marketing                                  110,637                            93,522

    General and administrative                             245,094                           217,716

    Total operating costs and
     expenses                                              722,509                           617,124
                                                           -------                           -------

    Operating income                                       152,798                           119,447
                                                           -------                           -------


    Other income, net                                       29,931                            35,495


    Provision for income taxes                            (25,581)                         (18,394)

    Loss from equity method
     investments                                           (2,683)                          (2,084)

    Net income                                             154,465                           134,464


    Net (gain) loss
     attributable to the
     noncontrolling interests                              (3,043)                             (38)


    Net income attributable to
     New Oriental Education &
     Technology Group Inc.                                 151,422                           134,426
                                                           -------                           -------



    Net income per share
     attributable to New
     Oriental-Basic                                           0.96                              0.86


    Net income per share
     attributable to New
     Oriental-Diluted                                         0.96                              0.86


    Net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental-Basic                                           0.96                              0.86
    (note 2)


    Net income per ADS
     attributable to New
     Oriental-Diluted                                         0.96                              0.86
    (note 2)


    Other comprehensive income
     (loss), net of tax                                   (48,815)                         (20,925)

    Comprehensive income                                   105,650                           113,539

    Comprehensive income
     attributable to New
     Oriental                                              101,104                           113,501
    Education & Technology Group Inc.
                                                                                                ===


    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
                                                  ------------------------------------

                                                              2016                              2015
                                                              ----                              ----

                                                     (Unaudited)                      (Unaudited)

                                                         USD                              USD
                                                         ---                              ---

    General and administrative                               3,046                             8,732

    Total                                                    3,046                             8,732
                                                             =====                             =====



    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
                                                     ------------------------------------

                                                                 2016                              2015
                                                                 ----                              ----

                                                        (Unaudited)                      (Unaudited)

                                                            USD                              USD
                                                            ---                              ---


     General
     and
     administrative
     expenses                                                 245,094                           217,716

     Share-
     based
     compensation
     expense
     in                                                         3,046                             8,732
    general and
     administrative
     expenses
                                                                                                   ---

    Non-
     GAAP
     general
     and
     administrative                                           242,048                           208,984
    expenses


     Total
     operating
     costs
     and
     expenses                                                 722,509                           617,124

     Share-
     based
     compensation
     expenses                                                   3,046                             8,732
                                                                -----                             -----

    Non-
     GAAP
     operating
     costs
     and
     expenses                                                 719,463                           608,392


     Operating
     income                                                   152,798                           119,447

     Share-
     based
     compensation
     expenses                                                   3,046                             8,732
                                                                -----                             -----

    Non-
     GAAP
     operating
     income                                                   155,844                           128,179


     Operating
     margin                                                     17.5%                            16.2%

    Non-
     GAAP
     operating
     margin                                                     17.8%                            17.4%


    Net
     income
     attributable
     to
     New
     Oriental                                                 151,422                           134,426

     Share-
     based
     compensation
     expenses                                                   3,046                             8,732
                                                                -----                             -----

    Non-
     GAAP
     net
     income                                                   154,468                           143,158


    Net
     income
     per
     ADS
     attributable
     to
     New                                                         0.96                              0.86
    Oriental- Basic
     (note 2)

    Net
     income
     per
     ADS
     attributable
     to
     New                                                         0.96                              0.86
    Oriental- Diluted
     (note 2)


    Non-
     GAAP
     net
     income
     per
     ADS                                                         0.98                              0.91
    attributable to New
     Oriental -Basic
     (note 2)

    Non-
     GAAP
     net
     income
     per
     ADS                                                         0.98                              0.91
    attributable to New
     Oriental -Diluted
     (note 2)


     Weighted
     average
     shares
     used
     in
     calculating                                          157,459,296                       156,617,864
    basic net income per
     ADS (note 2)

     Weighted
     average
     shares
     used
     in
     calculating                                          157,847,481                       157,155,289
    diluted net income
     per ADS (note 2)


    Non-
     GAAP
     income
     per
     share
     -
     basic                                                       0.98                              0.91

    Non-
     GAAP
     income
     per
     share
     -
     diluted                                                     0.98                              0.91


    Note 2: Each ADS represents one common share.

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