SHANGHAI, China, June 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mecox Lane Limited ("Mecox Lane" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:MCOX), a multi-brand and multi-channel retailer of health, beauty and lifestyle products in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.
First Quarter 2015 Highlights
- Net revenues increased 20.1% year over year to $12.5 million, compared to $10.4 million in the first quarter of 2014
- Gross profit1 was $8.1 million, compared to $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2014
- Gross margin was 65.2%, compared to 71.7% in the first quarter of 2014
- Net income was $0.6 million, compared to a net loss of $5.8 million in the first quarter of 2014
"Our efforts in expanding our health, beauty and lifestyle products business were reflected in strong topline growth during the first quarter of 2015," said Mecox Lane's director and chief executive officer, Ms. Ingrid Wang. "In addition to offering new proprietary products during the quarter, we engaged in corporate branding and product promotions and revamped our online customer engagement channels to help attract and retain customers. Going forward, we will tailor our marketing activities based on customer profiles and continue to utilize social media and other marketing and customer engagement tools to help improve repeat purchases and conversion rates."
First Quarter 2015 Results
The Company presents its financial results on a year-over-year basis between the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2014, as in the following paragraphs. Mecox Lane completed the spin-off of its apparel and accessories business on September 18, 2014. Following the spin-off, financial results related to the apparel and accessories business were reclassified as discontinued operations for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014. The following results reflect the Company's continuing operations.
Total Net Revenues
Total net revenues were $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, representing a 20.1% increase from $10.4 million in the first quarter of 2014. The increase was mainly due to strong results from the launch of new proprietary products including a functional nutrition enzyme supplement and a collagen skein skin care product, along with other Chinese New Year promotion activities.
Cost of Goods Sold2
Cost of goods sold was $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2015, representing an increase of 47.9% from $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2014.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit was $8.1 million in the first quarter of 2015, representing a 9.2% increase from $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2014. Gross margin was 65.2% in the first quarter of 2015, compared to 71.7% in the first quarter of 2014. The decrease in gross margin was mainly due to supplier discounts for SONOKO-brand products in the first quarter of 2014, which led to higher margins, as well as increases in loyalty promotions and cash coupons used to attract new customers in the first quarter of 2015.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses were $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, representing a 40.3% increase from $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2014.
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) were $6.8 million in the first quarter of 2015, representing a 31.9% increase from $5.2 million in the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to higher sales bonuses, general increased payroll and social welfare costs, as well as an increase of $0.4 million in marketing expenses related to corporate brand building.
Income from Operations
Income from operations was $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to income from operations of $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2014.
Income from Continuing Operations
Income from continuing operations was $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to income from continuing operations of $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2014.
Net Income (Loss) and Net Income (Loss) per ADS
Net income was $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to a net loss of $5.8 million in the first quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP net income3 was $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $5.0 million in the first quarter of 2014.
Basic and diluted net income from continuing operations per American depositary share ("ADS") attributable to Mecox Lane shareholders were $0.05 in the first quarter of 2015, compared to $0.06 per ADS in the first quarter of 2014. One ADS represents 35 ordinary shares.
Basic and diluted net income from discontinued operations per ADS attributable to Mecox Lane shareholders were nil in the first quarter of 2015, compared to basic and diluted net loss from discontinued operations per ADS attributable to Mecox Lane shareholders of $0.51 in the first quarter of 2014.
Cash and Short-term Investments
As of March 31, 2015, Mecox Lane had cash and cash equivalents totaling $17.9 million, compared to $18.2 million as of December 31, 2014. Short-term investments as of March 31, 2015 were $0.7 million, compared to $0.7 million as of December 31, 2014, all of which were structured term bank deposits.
Conference Call Information
Mecox Lane management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Monday, June 8 (8:00 a.m. Shanghai/Hong Kong Time on Tuesday, June 9) to discuss the Company's financial results and operational highlights and to answer questions.
A brief presentation to accompany the earnings call will be available on the Company's website (http://ir.mecoxlane.com/events.cfm) at 6:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Monday, June 8 (6:00 a.m. Shanghai/Hong Kong Time on Tuesday, June 9).
The dial-in numbers and passcode for the conference call are as follows:
U.S. (toll-free): 1-855-500-8701
Mainland China: 400-120-0654
International: +65-6723-9385
Hong Kong: 852-3018-6776
Passcode: 60657403
About Mecox Lane Limited
Mecox Lane Limited (Nasdaq:MCOX) is a multi-brand and multi-channel retailer in China specialized in health, beauty and lifestyle products. Since the Company's founding in 1996 and its listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in 2010, Mecox Lane has focused on the evolving fashion and lifestyle needs of China's young women through multiple retail channels. As part of a strategy shift under new management and in response to current market trends, the Company focuses on providing its broad base of urban and upwardly mobile customers with health and beauty products that are in step with their increasingly wellness-focused lifestyles. For more information on Mecox Lane, please visit http://ir.mecoxlane.com.
Safe Harbor: Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "aims," "estimates," "confident," "likely to" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release, as well as the Company's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's business strategies and initiatives as well as its business plans; the Company's future business development, results of operations and financial condition; changes in the Company's revenues and cost or expense items; the Company's expectations with respect to increased revenue growth and its ability to sustain profitability; the Company's products under development or planning; the Company's ability to attract customers and further enhance its brand recognition; trends and competition in the industry in which the Company operates; the failure of the markets to grow at the projected rates; the rapidly changing nature of the industry in which the Company operates; and significant uncertainties of any projections or estimates relating to the growth prospects or future condition of the market. If any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data turns out to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F as well as in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of the press release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement Mecox Lane's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), Mecox Lane uses in this press release non-GAAP net income (loss), which excludes share-based compensation expenses. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Mecox Lane believes that the non-GAAP financial measure facilitates investors' and management's comparisons to Mecox Lane's historical performance and assists management's financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using the non-GAAP financial measure is that share-based compensation expenses are recurring expenses that will continue to exist in Mecox Lane's business for the foreseeable future. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from the non-GAAP measure. The accompanying table has more details on the reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measure and its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
1 Gross profit excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses.
2 Cost of goods sold excludes depreciation and amortization expenses.
3 Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net income exclude share-based compensation expenses. The non-GAAP measures and related reconciliations to GAAP measures are described in the accompanying sections of "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the accompanying table of "Mecox Lane Limited – Consolidated Statement of Operations Information – Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Measures" at the end of this press release.
| Mecox Lane Limited | ||
| Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet | ||
| December 31, | March 31, | |
| 2014 | 2015 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 18,180,733 | 17,943,559 |
| Short-term investments | 653,700 | 651,232 |
| Accounts receivable | 1,206,780 | 406,426 |
| Other receivables | 1,588,285 | 1,259,360 |
| Advances to suppliers and prepaid expenses | 806,758 | 986,384 |
| Merchandise inventories | 3,075,386 | 2,908,221 |
| Total current assets | 25,511,642 | 24,155,182 |
| Property and equipment, net | 37,249,769 | 36,649,853 |
| Prepaid land use right | 5,656,453 | 5,606,277 |
| Intangible assets, net | 473,419 | 404,296 |
| Other non-current assets | 257,547 | 256,575 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 69,148,830 | 67,072,183 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | 6,242,761 | 5,329,020 |
| Advances from customers | 2,790,812 | 2,942,520 |
| Accrued expenses | 3,441,317 | 2,361,540 |
| Other current liabilities | 2,570,288 | 1,734,614 |
| Income tax payable | 1,751,744 | 1,750,819 |
| Total current liabilities | 16,796,922 | 14,118,513 |
| Equity: | ||
| Ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value; 10,000,000,000 shares authorized, 455,223,849 shares issued, and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015) | 45,523 | 45,523 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 169,817,779 | 169,817,779 |
| Accumulated deficit | (125,124,090) | (124,480,846) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 7,228,441 | 7,186,959 |
| Statutory reserve | 284,255 | 284,255 |
| Total Mecox Lane Limited equity | 52,251,908 | 52,853,670 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Total equity | 52,351,908 | 52,953,670 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 69,148,830 | 67,072,183 |
| Mecox Lane Limited | ||
| Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||
| Three-months Ended March 31, | ||
| 2014 | 2015 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Net revenues | 10,390,693 | 12,481,698 |
| Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization) | 2,937,632 | 4,344,224 |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 5,169,738 | 6,818,380 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 178,214 | 686,463 |
| Other operating income, net | -- | (3,075) |
| Total operating expenses | 5,347,952 | 7,501,768 |
| Income from operations | 2,105,109 | 635,706 |
| Interest expense | (15,988) | -- |
| Interest income | 84,552 | 133,809 |
| Other income (loss), net | (306,328) | (126,271) |
| Income before income taxes, equity in an affiliate and noncontrolling interests | 1,867,345 | 643,244 |
| Income tax expense | -- | -- |
| Income before equity in an affiliate and noncontrolling interests | 1,867,345 | 643,244 |
| Loss from equity in an affiliate | (1,116,119) | -- |
| Income from continuing operations | 751,226 | 643,244 |
| Loss on discontinued operations, net of tax nil (1) | (6,549,733) | -- |
| Net profit (loss) | (5,798,507) | 643,244 |
| Accretion of noncontrolling interest | 3,836 | -- |
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (3,836) | -- |
| Net loss attributable to Mecox Lane Limited shareholders | (5,798,507) | 643,244 |
| Net income per share attributable to Mecox Lane-Basic | ||
| Income from continuing operations | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Loss on discontinued operations | (0.01) | 0.00 |
| Net income per share attributable to Mecox Lane-Diluted | ||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Loss on discontinued operations | (0.01) | 0.00 |
| Net income per ADS attributable to Mecox Lane-Basic | ||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Loss on discontinued operations | (0.51) | 0.00 |
| Net income per ADS attributable to Mecox Lane-Diluted | ||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Loss on discontinued operations | (0.51) | 0.00 |
| Weighted average ordinary shares used in per share calculation | ||
| Basic | 447,103,510 | 455,223,849 |
| Diluted | 447,245,531 | 455,223,849 |
| Weighted average ADS used in per share calculation (2) | ||
| Basic | 12,774,386 | 13,006,395 |
| Diluted | 12,778,444 | 13,006,395 |
| (1) Following the disposal of apparel and accessories business (or "A&A") in September 2014, the A&A business had been reclassified to discontinued operations for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014. | ||
| (2) ADS amounts adjusted for a change in the ratio of the Company's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") to ordinary shares ("Shares") from 1:7 to 1:35 ("Ratio Change"), effective as of February 1, 2013. | ||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of nil | ||
| Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment | (264,383) | (41,482) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (264,383) | (41,482) |
| Comprehensive loss attributable to Mecox Lane Limited shareholders | (6,062,890) | 601,762 |
| Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Measures | ||
| Non-GAAP net loss (1) | (5,043,100) | 643,244 |
| Note (1) We define non-GAAP net income (loss), a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income (loss) excluding share-based compensation expenses. We review non-GAAP net income (loss) together with net income (loss) to obtain a better understanding of our operating performance. We also believe it is useful supplemental information for investors and analysts to assess our operating performance without the effect of non-cash sharebased compensation expenses, which have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in our business. However, the use of non-GAAP net income (loss) has material limitations as an analytical tool. One of the limitations of using non-GAAP net income (loss) is that it does not include all items that impact our net income (loss) for the period. In addition, because non-GAAP net income (loss) is not calculated in the same manner by all companies, it may not be comparable to other similar titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider non-GAAP net income (loss) in isolation from or as an alternative to net income (loss) prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. | ||
| The following table sets forth the reconciliation of non-GAAP net income (loss), a non-GAAP financial measure, from net income (loss), our most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for the periods indicated. | ||
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Three-month Periods Ended March 31, |
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| 2014 | 2015 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Net loss | (5,798,507) | 643,244 |
| Add back: Share-based compensation expenses | 755,407 | -- |
| Non-GAAP net loss | (5,043,100) | 643,244 |