Universe Pharmaceuticals INC (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: UPC), a
pharmaceutical producer and distributor in China, today announced
its unaudited financial results for the first six months of fiscal
year 2021 ended March 31, 2021.
Mr. Gang Lai, Chairman and CEO of Universe
Pharmaceuticals INC, commented, “We are pleased to present our
financial results for the six months ended March 31, 2021, which
represent a strong start to our fiscal year 2021. In March 2021, we
also successfully completed our initial public offerings in the
United States. Despite the continued challenges and uncertainties
that we faced from the COVID-19 pandemic, our revenues grew by
48.2%, driven by increases in sales volumes fueled by our growing
customer base. Our focus has always been long-term growth as we
execute our business strategy, which calls for increasing market
share, expansion of our supply chain and sales network, and the
ability to secure high quality product at competitive prices. The
main catalysts for our long-term growth remain in place, giving us
confidence moving in to the second half of fiscal year 2021. Our
focus is to continue executing our business strategies as we
leverage our strong brand and supply channels to drive further
growth and improvement of our financial metrics.”
Financial Highlights for the Six Months Ended March 31,
2021
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For the Six Months Ended March 31, |
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($ millions, except per share data) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
% Change |
|
Revenues |
|
|
24.3 |
|
|
|
16.4 |
|
|
|
48.2 |
% |
Income from operations |
|
|
9.6 |
|
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
|
45.6 |
% |
Net income |
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
|
40.9 |
% |
Earnings per share |
|
|
0.44 |
|
|
|
0.32 |
|
|
|
37.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
- Revenues
increased by 48.2% from $16.4 million in the six months ended March
31, 2020 to $24.3 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021,
primarily attributable to increased sales volume of our traditional
Chinese medicine derivatives (“TCMD”) products and third-party
products by 3,204,716 units or 29.2%, increased average selling
price of our TCMD products by $0.17 per unit or 12.8% and increased
average selling price of third-party products by $0.47 per unit or
26.9%, after we resumed business operations from the COVID-19
pandemic.
- Income from
operations was $9.6 million for the six months ended March 31,
2021, representing an increase of 45.6% from an income from
operations of $6.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020,
which was caused by a combined effect of increased revenues and
gross profit.
- Net income was
$7.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021, representing
an increase of 40.9% from a net income of $5.1 million for the
six months ended March 31, 2020.
- Earnings per
share was $0.44 for the six months ended March 31, 2021,
representing an increase of 37.5% from earnings per share of $0.32
for the six months ended March 31, 2020.
Financial Results for Six Months Ended March 31,
2021
Revenues
Total revenues increased by $7.9 million, or 48.2%, to $24.3
million for the six months ended March 31, 2021 from $16.4 million
for the six months ended March 31, 2020.
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For the Six Months Ended March 31, |
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|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
($ millions) |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
|
Gross margin |
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
|
Gross margin |
|
TCMD products sales |
|
|
13.3 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
|
59.3 |
% |
|
|
7.4 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
57.9 |
% |
Third-party products sales |
|
|
11.0 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
|
|
37.2 |
% |
|
|
9.0 |
|
|
|
4.7 |
|
|
|
47.0 |
% |
Total |
|
|
24.3 |
|
|
|
12.3 |
|
|
|
49.3 |
% |
|
|
16.4 |
|
|
|
7.9 |
|
|
|
52.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Sales of TCMD products increased by $5.9
million, or 79.0%, from $7.4 million in the six months ended March
31, 2020 to $13.3 million in the six months ended March 31,2021,
because the sales volume of our TCMD products increased by 58.7%
from 5,760,229 units sold in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to
9,140,000 units sold in the six months ended March 31, 2021, and
the average selling price of our TCMD products increased by 12.8%
from $1.29 per unit in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $1.46
per unit in the six months ended March 31, 2021.
Sales of third-party products increased by $2.0
million, or 22.6%, from $9.0 million in the six months ended March
31, 2020 to $11.0 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021.
Sales volume of third-party products slightly decreased by 3.4%,
from 5,219,039 units sold in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to
5,043,984 units sold in the six months ended March 31, 2021. In the
six months ended March 31, 2021, due to an overall increase in the
market prices of raw materials used in the manufacturing of
third-party products, we paid higher purchase prices for products
from third-party pharmaceutical companies and accordingly our
average selling price of third-party products in the six months
ended March 31, 2021 was higher than that in the six months ended
March 31, 2020. Our average selling price of third-party products
increased by 26.9%, from $1.71 per unit in the six months ended
March 31, 2020 to $2.18 per unit in the six months ended March 31,
2021.
Cost of revenues and Gross
profit
Cost of revenues increased by $4.4 million, or
56.4%, from $7.9 million in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to
$12.3 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021.
Gross profit increased by $3.5 million from $8.5
million in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $12.0 million in
the six months ended March 31, 2021. Gross margin decreased by 2.7%
from 52.0% in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to 49.3% in the
six months ended March 31, 2021.
Operating expenses
Selling expenses increased by $463,046, or
71.7%, from $646,241 in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to
$1,109,287 in the six months ended March 31, 2021, primarily
attributable to (i) an increase in advertising expenses by $98,687,
or 58.7%, from $168,197 in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to
$266,884 in the six months ended March 31, 2021. We use outdoor
billboard, magazine and social media such as WeChat and Weibo to
advertise our brand and products in order to increase customer
awareness. In the six months ended March 31,2021, in connection
with our sales promotion of our TCMD products to targeted
customers, we spent more on advertising than we did in the six
months ended March 31, 2020, which led to higher advertising
expenses in the six months ended March 31, 2021; (ii) an increase
in our salary and benefit expenses paid to our sales employees by
$193,871, or 89.2%, from $217,439 in the six months ended March 31,
2020 to $411,310 in the six months ended March 31,2021, and an
increase in business travel and meals expense by $18,799 or 225.2%,
from $8,346 in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $27,145 in
the six months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to our increased
sales activities during the six months ended March 31, 2021. For
the same period of 2020, from early February to early March 2020,
we temporarily suspended our business as affected by the COVID-19
pandemic. During the one-month temporary closure of our facilities
in response to COVID-19, we reduced business travels and we only
paid basic salary to our sales personnel during this period of
time, which led to lower amount of salary expenses and business
travel expenses in the six months ended March 31, 2020 as compared
to the six months ended March 31, 2021; (iii) an increase in
shipping and delivery expenses by $151,620, or 62.7%, from $241,826
in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $393,446 in the six
months ended March 31, 2021, due to our increased sales volume and
sales orders fulfillment during the six months ended March 31,
2021.
General and administrative expenses increased by
$241,685 or 32.5% from $743,813 in the six months ended March 31,
2020 to $985,498 in the six months ended March 31, 2021, primarily
attributable to (i) our professional service fees increased by
$290,805 in the six months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the
six months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to increased audit
fee and business consulting fees in connection with our intended
public offering, (ii) an increase in our office supply and utility
expenses by $86,842, or 135.7%, to support our administration
activities; (iii) an increase in our salaries, welfare expenses and
insurance expenses paid to administration employees by $74,411, or
31.9%, because of higher amount of annual bonus was distributed to
administrative staffs in the six months ended March 31, 2021 as
compared to the six months ended March 31,2020, and offset by a
decrease in bad debt expense by $212,291 because we accrued more
bad debt expenses in period periods based on estimated accounts
receivable collection trend and approximately $0.2 million bad debt
accrual in prior periods has been collected in the six months ended
March 31, 2021.
Research and development expenses decreased by
$236,959, or 43.3%, from $547,627 for the six months ended March
31, 2020 to $310,668 for the six months ended March 31, 2021,
primarily attributable to a decrease in the materials used in the
R&D activities by $269,185. In the six months ended March 31,
2020, in order to develop new products and improve the formulation
of several existing products, we conducted more testing on product
stability and safety, and as a result, more materials were used in
our R&D activities in the six months ended March 31, 2020 than
in the six months ended March 31, 2021.
Other income (expenses),
net
Total other expenses, net, decreased by $18,306
or 43.0%, from $42,578 in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to
$24,272 in the six months ended March 31, 2021.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes was $2.4 million in
the six months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $0.9 million,
or 64.5% from $1.5 million in the six months ended March 31, 2020
due to our increased taxable income.
Net income
Net income was $7.1 million for the six months
ended March 31, 2021, representing a $2.0 million increase from a
net income of $5.1 million for the six months ended March 31,
2020.
Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.44
for the six months ended March 31, 2021, representing a change of
37.5% from basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.32 for
the six months ended March 31, 2020.
Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had cash of
$36.0 million as compared to $10.1 million as of September 30,
2020.
Cash Flow
Net cash provided by operating activities
was $1.1 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021,
compared with $8.4 million in the six months ended March
31, 2020.
Net cash used in investing activities was
$50,875 in the six months ended March 31, 2021, compared
with $47,512 in the six months ended March 31, 2020.
Net cash used provided by financing activities
was $24.1 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021, compared
with $0.4 million in the six months ended March 31,
2020.
About Universe Pharmaceuticals INC
Universe Pharmaceuticals INC, headquartered in
Ji’an, Jiangxi, China, is a pharmaceutical producer and distributor
in China. The Company specializes in the manufacturing, marketing,
sales and distribution of traditional Chinese medicine derivatives
products targeting the elderly with the goal of addressing their
physical conditions in the aging process and to promote their
general well-being. The Company also distributes and sells
biomedical drugs, medical instruments, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Pieces, and dietary supplements manufactured by third-party
pharmaceutical companies. Currently, the Company’s products are
sold in 30 provinces of China. For more information, visit the
company’s website at http://www.universe-pharmacy.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of
historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current
expectations and projections about future events and financial
trends that the Company believes may affect its financial
condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial
needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by
words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate,"
"aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential,"
"continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances,
or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law.
Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in
these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure
you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the
Company cautions investors that actual results may differ
materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to
review other factors that may affect its future results in the
Company’s registration statement and in its other filings with the
SEC.
For more information, please contact:
Ascent Investors Relations LLCTina
XiaoPresidentPhone:
917-609-0333Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL DATA
UNIVERSE PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS(UNAUDITED)
|
|
As of |
|
|
|
March 31, 2021 |
|
|
September 30, 2020 |
|
ASSETS |
CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
35,999,129 |
|
|
|
$ |
10,058,202 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
17,799,597 |
|
|
|
|
10,871,778 |
|
Inventories, net |
|
|
4,917,271 |
|
|
|
|
1,906,232 |
|
Deferred initial public offering costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
443,709 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
3,089,459 |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
61,805,456 |
|
|
|
|
23,279,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
4,404,018 |
|
|
|
|
4,428,064 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
178,573 |
|
|
|
|
174,776 |
|
Investment in equity securities |
|
|
762,500 |
|
|
|
|
735,000 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
122,342 |
|
|
|
|
186,537 |
|
TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
5,467,433 |
|
|
|
|
5,524,377 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
$ |
67,272,889 |
|
|
|
$ |
28,804,298 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term bank loans |
|
$ |
2,745,000 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,646,000 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
8,589,492 |
|
|
|
|
2,691,193 |
|
Taxes payable |
|
|
1,436,645 |
|
|
|
|
1,331,749 |
|
Due to related party |
|
|
3,117,081 |
|
|
|
|
956,492 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
694,410 |
|
|
|
|
375,960 |
|
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
16,582,628 |
|
|
|
|
8,001,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary shares, $0.003125 par value, 100,000,000 shares
authorized, 21,750,000 shares and 16,000,000 shares issued and
outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020,
respectively |
|
|
67,969 |
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Additional paid in capital |
|
|
29,174,188 |
|
|
|
|
3,679,000 |
|
Share subscription receivable |
|
|
(3,571,241 |
) |
|
|
|
- |
|
Statutory reserve |
|
|
2,439,535 |
|
|
|
|
2,439,535 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
20,886,777 |
|
|
|
|
13,738,979 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
1,693,033 |
|
|
|
|
895,390 |
|
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
50,690,261 |
|
|
|
|
20,802,904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
$ |
67,272,889 |
|
|
|
$ |
28,804,298 |
|
UNIVERSE PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME(UNAUDITED)
|
|
For the six months endedMarch
31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REVENUE |
|
$ |
24,292,948 |
|
|
$ |
16,388,865 |
|
COST OF REVENUE |
|
|
12,304,678 |
|
|
|
7,868,761 |
|
GROSS PROFIT |
|
|
11,988,270 |
|
|
|
8,520,104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling expenses |
|
|
1,109,287 |
|
|
|
646,241 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
985,498 |
|
|
|
743,813 |
|
Research and development expenses |
|
|
310,668 |
|
|
|
547,627 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
2,405,453 |
|
|
|
1,937,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS |
|
|
9,582,817 |
|
|
|
6,582,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME(EXPENSES) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
(46,671 |
) |
|
|
(63,709 |
) |
Other expense, net |
|
|
(8,227 |
) |
|
|
(674 |
) |
Equity investment income |
|
|
30,626 |
|
|
|
21,805 |
|
Total other expense, net |
|
|
(24,272 |
) |
|
|
(42,578 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION |
|
|
9,558,545 |
|
|
|
6,539,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME TAX PROVISION |
|
|
2,410,747 |
|
|
|
1,465,769 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME |
|
|
7,147,798 |
|
|
|
5,074,076 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
797,643 |
|
|
|
18,877 |
|
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
|
$ |
7,945,441 |
|
|
$ |
5,092,953 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EARNINGS PER SHARE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
|
|
16,168,956 |
|
|
|
16,000,000 |
|
UNIVERSE PHARMACEUTICALS INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS(UNAUDITED)
|
|
For the six months ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
7,147,798 |
|
|
$ |
5,074,076 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
243,466 |
|
|
|
205,654 |
|
Changes in allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
(203,253 |
) |
|
|
9,038 |
|
Inventory reserve |
|
|
(76,734 |
) |
|
|
(25,483 |
) |
Deferred income tax provision |
|
|
71,221 |
|
|
|
6,442 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(6,322,074 |
) |
|
|
2,089,969 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
(2,864,911 |
) |
|
|
(2,354,137 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
(3,098,993 |
) |
|
|
(10,267 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
5,801,410 |
|
|
|
3,189,657 |
|
Taxes payable |
|
|
55,105 |
|
|
|
140,942 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
305,094 |
|
|
|
54,012 |
|
Net cash
provided by operating activities |
|
|
1,058,129 |
|
|
|
8,379,903 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
|
(50,875 |
) |
|
|
(47,512 |
) |
Net cash
used in investing activities |
|
|
(50,875 |
) |
|
|
(47,512 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from short-term bank loans |
|
|
1,220,800 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Repayment of bank loans |
|
|
(1,220,800 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net proceeds from initial public offerings |
|
|
21,941,916 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Deferred initial public offering costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(90,698 |
) |
Proceeds from related party borrowings |
|
|
2,194,640 |
|
|
|
446,731 |
|
Net cash
provided by financing activities |
|
|
24,136,556 |
|
|
|
356,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of changes of foreign exchange rates on cash |
|
|
797,117 |
|
|
|
(69,293 |
) |
Net
increase in cash |
|
|
25,940,927 |
|
|
|
8,619,131 |
|
Cash,
beginning of period |
|
|
10,058,202 |
|
|
|
3,177,321 |
|
Cash,
end of period |
|
$ |
35,999,129 |
|
|
$ |
11,796,452 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for income tax |
|
$ |
3,364,769 |
|
|
$ |
1,289,194 |
|
Cash paid for interest expense |
|
$ |
65,775 |
|
|
$ |
71,447 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental non-cash financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription receivable from issuance of ordinary shares under
initial public offerings |
|
$ |
3,571,241 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
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