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ABVC BioPharma Announces Fiscal Year 2022 Financial and Operational Results
FREMONT, CA, March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- ABVC BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABVC), a biotechnology company specializing in botanically
About this update from Abvc Biopharma, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"FREMONT, CA, March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- ABVC BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABVC), a biotechnology company specializing in botanically based solutions that seeks to deliver high efficacy and low toxicity to improve health outcomes, today announced its financial and operating results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Full Year 2022 Financial Results All comparisons are made on a year-over-year basis. Revenues. We generated $969,783 and $355,797 in revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase of $613,986, or approximately 173%, was primarily caused by the increase in contract services with Rgene.Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses were $15,797,780 in the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $12,056,679 in the year ended December 31, 2021. Such increase in operating expenses was mainly attributable to the increase in stock-based compensation and selling, general and administrative expenses by $2,051,449 which relates to costs in conjunction with our public offering and our recent stock issuances, as well as increasing research and development expenses of $1,689,652 to continue to develop our pipeline.Other Income (expense). The other expense was $400,184 in the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to other income of $495,141 in the year ended December 31, 2021. The change was principally caused by the increase in interest expense, while being offset by the increase in interest income for the year ended December 31, 2022, and loss on investment in equity securities and decrease in government grant income for the year ended December 31, 2022.Net Loss. The net loss was $16,312,374 for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $12,035,851 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s net loss increased by $4,276,523 or approximately 36% during the year ended December 31, 2021 from 2021.Working (Deficit) Capital. Working deficit as of December 31, 2022 was $2,832,282, compared to working capital of $3,691,470 as of December 31, 2021, primarily as a result of a decrease in net cash from financing activities. The net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $5,981,625, due to the increase in proceeds from short-term loans, partially offset by the decrease in issuance of common stock through up-list, as well as decrease in payment ...