HONG
KONG, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oriental
Culture Holding LTD. ("OCG" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OCG), a
leading online provider of collectibles and artwork e-commerce
services, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2021.
Key Financial Highlights for Fiscal Year 2021:
- Operating revenues increased by $20.2 million or 115.6% from $17.4 million in fiscal year 2020 to $37.6 million in fiscal year 2021.
- Gross profit was $35.2
million in 2021 as compared to $14.8
million in 2020, representing a 137.7% growth from the same
period in 2020.
- Net income reached $11.4
million in 2021, an increase of 458.8% or $9.4 million from $2.0
million over the same period of 2020.
|
For the Fiscal Years
Ended December 31,
|
($ millions,
except per share data)
|
2021
|
2020
|
%
Change
|
Revenue
|
$37.6
|
$17.4
|
115.6%
|
Gross
profit
|
$35.2
|
$14.8
|
137.7%
|
Gross
margin
|
93.5%
|
84.8%
|
8.7
percentage points
|
Income from
operations
|
$10.9
|
$1.7
|
561.3%
|
Operating profit
margin
|
29.0%
|
9.4%
|
19.5
percentage points
|
Net
income
|
$11.4
|
$2.0
|
458.8%
|
Earnings per
share
|
$0.56
|
$0.13
|
330.8%
|
Net book value per
share
|
$2.30
|
$2.15
|
7.2%
|
The information in this press release is subject to the more
complete presentation set forth in in our Annual Report on Form
20-F for the period ended December 31,
2021 which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 2, 2022.
Mr. Lewis Wan, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Company commented, "2021 is destined to
be an extraordinary year for the Company. We not only delivered
strong financial results amid challenges from COVID-19 pandemic,
but also set new records for our revenue and net income, which is
the best gift to celebrate our first anniversary of listing on
Nasdaq. Looking forward, we are optimistic on the Company's
development in the emergence of NFT and Metaverse areas and the new
position of Hong Kong to act as an
East-Meets-West Centre for international cultural exchanges in the
blockchain and related cultural and art products."
Ms. Fiona Ni, Chief Financial
Officer of the Company commented: "The art and collectible market
has bounced back in China and
Hong Kong in 2021, and we are
optimistic about the global economy with the vaccine roll out
worldwide, encouraging signs of early economic recovery, and
continuing government stimulus measures. Thanks to the encouraging
market environment, we not only achieved the record breaking
revenues and net income in 2021 and our gross margin also reached
to approximately 94% in 2021 comparing to approximately 85% in
2020."
About Oriental Culture Holding LTD
Oriental Culture Holding LTD is an online provider of
collectibles and artwork e-commerce services, which allow
collectors, artists, art dealers and owners to access an art
trading market with a wider range of collectibles and artwork
investors. Through its subsidiaries in Hong Kong, the Company provides trading
facilitation for individual and institutional customers of all
kinds of collectibles, artworks and certain commodities on its
online platforms, as well as online and offline integrated
marketing, storage and technical maintenance service to customers
in China. The Company is in the
process of developing business and services relating to NFTs for
cultural and artwork collections as well as a metaverse project.
For more information about the Company, please
visit: www.ocgroup.hk.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements as
defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans,
objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than
statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as
"may, "will, "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"project," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate
solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may
cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company's
expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These
statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but
not limited to, the following: the Company's goals and
strategies; the Company's future business development; financial
condition and results of operations; product and service demand and
acceptance; reputation and brand; the impact of competition and
pricing; changes in technology; government regulations;
fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in
China and assumptions underlying
or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in
reports filed by the Company with the SEC. For these reasons,
among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance
upon any forward-looking statements in this press release.
Additional factors are discussed in the Company's filings with the
SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the
date hereof.
For more information, please contact:
The Company:
IR Department
Email: IR@ocgroup.hk
Phone: (852) 2110-3909
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