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Universe Pharmaceuticals INC Reports Financial Results for The First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2021
Ji’an, Jiangxi, China, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Universe Pharmaceuticals INC (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: UPC), a pharmaceutical producer and distributor
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ji’an, Jiangxi, China, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 For the Six Months Ended March 31, ($ 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% 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 ...