HONG KONG, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) ("CCBC" or the "Company"), China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing, and stem cell storage services, today announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended June 30, 2012.
First Quarter of Fiscal 2013 Highlights
- Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 increased by 31.9% to RMB115.3 million ($18.2 million) from RMB87.5 million in the prior year period.
- New subscriber sign-ups and accumulated subscriber base were 16,460 and 256,214, respectively.
- Gross profit increased by 34.5% to RMB90.9 million ($14.3 million) from RMB67.6 million in the prior year period.
- Operating income jumped by 44.4% to RMB44.4 million ($7.0 million) from RMB30.8 million in the prior year period. Operating margin expanded by 3.3 percentage points to 38.5%, as core operations benefited from economies of scale.
- Interest expense increased to RMB10.2 million ($1.6 million) from RMB0.5 million as a result of the convertible note issued to KKR China Healthcare Investment Limited ("KKR") in April 2012.
- In the absence of the dividend income from our investment in Shandong Cord Blood Bank and discrete tax benefit of our Guangdong subsidiary, both of which took place in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, together with the first-time interest expense in relation to the convertible note that was issued in April 2012, net income attributable to shareholders decreased by 22.3% to RMB31.1 million ($4.9 million) from RMB40.0 million in the prior year period.
- Operating cash flow for the quarter amounted to RMB136.9 million ($21.5 million).
"I'm pleased to announce that new subscriber numbers have, once again, set a new record by breaking the 16,000 mark to 16,460 for the first quarter of fiscal 2013, setting the stage for yet another astonishing year," stated Ms. Ting Zheng, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of China Cord Blood Corporation. "Not only are we setting new records based on revenues and operating income, but we are also gaining higher cash flows generated from increasing numbers of subscribers who chose to pay full-term storage fees upfront. Benefiting from the current "Dragon Year" baby boom, we are extremely excited about the results in this fiscal year."
Ms. Zheng further commented, "As we remain committed to increasing long-term shareholder value, the management team and I are encouraged to have had the Board of Directors authorize an increase in our annual share repurchase program from $15 million to $20 million, effective August 1, 2012. Upsizing the share repurchase program reflects not only our confidence in the underlying business, but also our long-term commitment to reward our shareholders. During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company repurchased approximately 1.7 million ordinary shares and these shares were held by the Company as treasury stock."
Summary The First Quarter Ended June 30, 2011 and 2012
