CHANGSHA, China, Oct. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Tea
Inc. (the "Company," "we" or "Urban Tea") (NASDAQ: MYT), a premier
retailer of specialty teas and baked goods based in Hunan, China, today announced its financial
results for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2019.
Ms. Kan Lu, Chief Financial Officer of Urban Tea Inc.,
commented, "We are pleased to announce the financial results for
the fiscal year 2019. Our results reflect the sales from our
specialty teas and baked good business, launched in October 2018. We believe our strong marketing and
product development teams have positioned us to thrive in the
mainland China market as well as
in other overseas markets. We reiterate our plans to expand the
number of stores we own and manage in 2019 as we grow our footprint
in the specialty tea retail market."
Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Highlights
- Revenue was $0.40
million, compared with nil for fiscal year 2018.
- Gross profit was $0.17
million, compared with nil for fiscal year 2018.
- Gross margin was 41.1%, compared with nil for fiscal
year 2018.
- Net income from discontinued operations was $28.49 million, compared with net loss from
discontinued operations of $82.21
million for fiscal year 2018.
- Net income was $27.56
million, compared with net loss of $82.89 million for fiscal year 2018.
- Earnings per share was $1.53, compared with loss per share of
$7.11 for fiscal year 2018.
Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results
Revenue
The Company commenced its new business of specialty tea product
distribution and retail in October
2018. During the year ended June 30,
2019, the Company acquired six general retail stores and
opened two flagship retail stores. The Company sold tea beverage
drinks, light meals and other tea products in the retail stores.
Customers place orders in stores and revenue is recognized when
drinks and meals are delivered to the customers. For the year ended
June 30, 2019, the Company generated
revenues of $0.4 million from its
existing eight retail stores.
For the period from July 1, 2019
to the date of this press release, we opened two new stores. We
expect our revenues to continuously increase with the expansion of
our stores.
Gross profit and gross margin
The cost of revenues is comprised of material costs of tea
beverage drinks, light meals and other products. For the year ended
June 30, 2019, the Company incurred
cost of revenues of $0.23 million,
leading to a gross profit of $0.17
million and a gross profit margin of 41%.
Currently we have a production, training and research institute
center (the "Center") under construction, which is over
1,000 square-meter. The Center is planned to use to develop
diversified drink products, foods and centralized logistics. We
expect our gross profit margin to increase if we effectively take
advantage of the Center.
Operating expenses
General and administrative expenses were mainly comprised of
employees' salaries and welfare expenses, retail stores and office
rental expenses, share-based compensation expenses, professional
consulting service fees and travel expenses.
General and administrative expenses increased from $0.89 million for the year ended June 30, 2018, to $2.20
million for the year ended June 30,
2019, representing an increase of $1.31 million, or 148%. The increase of general
and administrative expenses was mainly attributable to an increase
in operating expenses for of specialty tea product distribution and
retail business and an increase in professional consulting service
fees for entering into various material contracts and our disposal
of a subsidiary.
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
During the year ended June 30,
2019, the net income from discontinued operations was
comprised of a net loss of $9.36
million from discontinued operations of fine chemical
business against a gain of $37.85
million from disposal of the discontinued operations of fine
chemical business.
On April 13, 2019, the Company
disposed its chemical business, in exchange of cash purchase price
of $1,750,000. The manufacturing and
sales of organic compounds segment had a negative net asset of
$36.10 million as of the date of
disposal and incurred a net loss of $9.36
million for the period from July 1,
2018 to the date of disposal.
Net income (loss)
Net income was $27.26 million for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019,
compared with net loss of $82.89
million for the same period of last year. Earnings per share
was $1.53 for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2019, compared with loss per
share of $7.11 for the same period of
last year.
Financial Conditions
As of June 30, 2019, the Company
had cash of $4.67 million, compared
with $0.96 million as of June 30, 2018.
Net cash used in operating activities was $1.06 million for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2019, compared with
$3.18 million for the same period of
last year.
Net cash used in investing activities was $4.44 million for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2019, compared with
$1.13 million for the same period of
last year. During the year ended June 30,
2019, we used cash in purchases of equipment for stores,
construction of our Center and purchase of six tea stores under
brand name of "Your Ladyship Tea".
Net cash provided by financing activities was $9.49 million for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2019, compared with
$0.49 million for the same period of
last year. During the year ended June 30,
2019, we raised net proceeds of $4.12
million from a registered direct offering in May 2019 and $5.5
million from certain private placements.
Recent Developments
On September 28, 2019, the Company
and Shanghai MYT entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the
"39 Pu SPA") with Hunan 39
PU Tea Co., Ltd. ("39 Pu") and certain shareholders of 39 Pu
(the "39 Pu Shareholders"). Pursuant to the 39 Pu SPA, the
Company shall deliver to the 39 Pu Shareholders total consideration
of US$7.2 million ("Total
Consideration"), of which US$3.00
million shall be paid in cash ("Cash Consideration")
and US$4.2 million shall be paid in
ordinary shares, no par value ("Ordinary Shares"), of the
Company, at a price of US$0.30 per
share, for a total of 14,000,000 Ordinary Shares ("Share
Consideration"), in exchange for 39 Pu and 39 Pu Shareholders
to enter into VIE Agreements (the "VIE Agreements") with
Shanghai MYT. The VIE Agreements are designed to provide Shanghai
MYT with the power, rights and obligations equivalent in all
material respects to those it would possess as the majority equity
holder of 39 Pu, including absolute rights to control the
management, operations, assets, property and revenue of 39 Pu. 39
Pu has the necessary license to carry out the tea business in
China. The 39 Pu SPA is subject to
various conditions to closing, including, among other things, (a)
Nasdaq approval of the listing of the Share Consideration, (b) the
delivery of the duly executed VIE Agreements, and (c) the Company's
receipt of a fairness opinion from Viewtrade Securities, Inc., an
independent valuation firm engaged by the Company.
About Urban Team Inc.
Urban Tea, Inc. is an emerging
specialty tea product distributer and retailer headquartered in
Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. Through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Shanghai Ming Yun Tang Tea Limited ("Shanghai MYT") which
controls Hunan Ming Yun Tang Brand Management Co., Ltd. ("Hunan
MYT"), the Company currently market a wide range of trendy tea
drinks, light meals, and pastries targeting China's new urban generation in Hunan province. We focused on not only the
taste of our products but also their aesthetic presentation and
health benefits. Our products are currently being offered via our
managed stores. We expect to start selling our products in our JV
stores in mid-2019. For more information, please visit:
ir.h-n-myt.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains certain statements that may
include "forward-looking statements." All statements other than
statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking
statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes,"
"expects" or similar expressions, involving known and unknown risks
and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties,
and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of
factors, including the risk factors discussed in the Company's
periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and available on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov).
All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or
persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by these risk factors. Other than as required under the
applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to
update these forward-looking statements.
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