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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS  
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

8. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

The Group’s long-term investments consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity investments accounted for using the equity method

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beijing Gangjian Shoubao Cultural Media Center LLP (“Gangjian Shoubao”)

 

 

4,500

 

 

 

4,500

 

Weiche Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Weiche”)

 

 

1,167

 

 

 

1,495

 

 

 

 

5,667

 

 

 

5,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity investments accounted for using the measurement alternative

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Jincheng Consumer Finance (Sichuan) Co., Ltd. (“Jincheng”)

 

 

282,761

 

 

 

282,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term investments

 

 

288,428

 

 

 

288,756

 

 

Major investments of the Company as of March 31, 2021 and 2022 are summarized as follows:

 

Equity investments accounted for using the equity method

 

Investment in Gangjian Shoubao

 

In April 2019, the Company invested in Gangjian Shoubao, focusing on advertising and media business. The Company is one of the limited partners and does not have control of the partnership. The investee has not started to operate yet.

 

Investment in Weiche

 

In May 2018, the Company acquired 40% of ordinary equity interest of Weiche, a professional information technology company focusing on technology development and technology consulting service. The Company exercises significant influence in Weiche and therefore accounts for this as a long-term investment using equity method.

 

Equity investments accounted for using the measurement alternative

 

Investment in Jincheng

 

In September 2017, the Company invested in Jincheng, a professional consumer financial service company. The Company acquired 19% ordinary equity interest with a total consideration of RMB233.0 million. The Company exercises significant influence in Jincheng and therefore accounted for this as a long-term investment using equity method. In early 2021, as the Group completed the divesture of its historical loan-facilitation business and, the Group proposed to Jincheng its desire to give up its board seat in Jincheng. The administration process was completed in March 2021. After that, the Group could no longer execute significant influence over Jincheng. The Group accounted for the investment using the alternative method measurement, and no measurement events were identified during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

 

On July 28, 2022, the Company entered into a borrowing agreement with a third-party to obtain a total of RMB290 million loan with 5% annum interest rate due in December 2024. The equity interest of Jincheng, with carrying amount of RMB282.8 million, is pledged in order to obtain this new loan.