Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Dingdong (Cayman) Limited, dated November 15, 2021, serves two primary purposes. First, it incorporates by reference the press release announcing the Company's financial results for the third quarter of 2021. Second, it corrects a typographical error identified in the Second Quarter 2021 Highlights previously reported on August 30, 2021.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity for the third quarter of 2021, as these figures are contained in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1) rather than the body of this Form 6-K.
Regarding user metrics, the filing clarifies the corrected data for the second quarter of 2021:
- Average Monthly Transacting Users (Q2 2021): 8.4 million
- Average Monthly Transacting Users (Q2 2020): 4.1 million
- Year-over-Year Growth (Q2 2021): 108.3%
Material Changes and Corrections
The Company identified a typographical error in its prior Form 6-K regarding the year-over-year growth rate of average monthly transacting users for the second quarter of 2021.
- Incorrect Statement: Users increased by 39.1% to 8.4 million from 6.1 million.
- Corrected Statement: Users increased by 108.3% to 8.4 million from 4.1 million.
The Company explicitly states that this correction does not alter any other previously reported financial results of operations or other disclosures.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not contain specific guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items beyond the correction of the user metric data.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the full Third Quarter 2021 financial results in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1).
- Confirm the corrected Second Quarter 2021 user growth rate of 108.3% (not 39.1%) in any historical analysis.
- Note that the correction applies only to the user count baseline (4.1 million vs. 6.1 million) and does not impact financial statements.