Gaotu Techedu Inc. (Chinese: 高途在线有限公司; pinyin: Gāotú Zàixiàn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, formerly GSX Techedu Inc., from 跟谁学, Genshuixue) is a Chinese education technology company offering online tutoring services for K-12 students, along with foreign language and professional training courses for adults. The company was founded in 2014 by Xiang Dong Chen.[2] Its primary product is the online education platform Genshuixue.[3]

Gaotu Techedu Inc.
高途在线有限公司
Company typePublic
NYSEGOTU
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014) in Beijing, China
Key people
Xiang Dong Chen (Chairman and CEO)
RevenueIncreaseCN¥7.125 billion[1] (2020)
DecreaseCN¥−1.755 billion[1] (2020)
DecreaseCN¥−1.393 billion[1] (2020)
Number of employees
6435
Websitewww.gaotu.cn
Gaotu Techedu
Simplified Chinese高途在线有限公司
Traditional Chinese高途在線有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāotú Zàixiàn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī

GSX is currently under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after more than a dozen research reports came out in 2020 accusing GSX of inflating its revenue numbers.[4] These critical reports included ones from short-selling firms such as Muddy Waters Research.[5][6] The stock price went from a high of $149.05 on January 27, 2021, to a low of $2.40 as of July 26, 2021.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Form 20-F". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ "GSX | Private Company". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ^ Chenting, Zhao (2018-06-20). "Chen Xiangdong Admits to Losing Sleep Over Unprofitable Online School". yicaiglobal.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ^ Yang, Jing; Yu, Xie (2020-10-12). "One of the Year's Worst Short Bets Defies Scathing Reports and an SEC Investigation". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ^ "GSX Shares Tank 15% After Muddy Waters Claims 80% of Students Are Bots". capitalwatch.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  6. ^ Celarier, Michelle (12 February 2021). "Short Sellers Still Love to Hate GameStop". Institutional Investor. The short interest in GSX is much larger than that of GameStop, at $4.36 billion. GSX shares peaked on Jan. 27, closing at $142.70 per share that day. They were trading Friday around $103, about double their price at the start of the year.