香港, 2024年8月16日 - (亞太商訊 via SeaPRwire.com) – 百利達集團控股有限公司（「百利達集團」或「集團」，股票編號：8179.HK）欣然公佈，截至二零二四年六月三十日止未經審核中期業績，業績表現良好，期內降本增益成果顯著，業務規模及盈利能力持續上升，中期純利升5.05%，毛利率升至約22.1%。業績亮點：葡萄酒貿易續為主營業務 推動集團毛利率上升集團的葡萄酒主要來自多個著名澳洲葡萄園及釀酒廠，著重以優質葡萄酒為主要產品。2024年中期，葡萄酒貿易繼續為集團最大收益分部，期內收益約218.8百萬港元，同比略微減少30.3百萬港元；分部溢利45.2百萬港元，同比微降0.4%。主要受國內前景不明朗及消費者購買力下降所影響，然而得益於供應商提供更多折扣及產品銷售套餐，使得銷售成本減少15.81%，從而帶動集團毛利率提升3.4個百分點至22.1%。集團日前正積極拓展本地市場，包括參加各類展覽會、在不同地區發展銷售網絡及代理，並透過新零售模式建立多種銷售渠道。展望未來，集團葡萄酒產能穩步提升。2024年在收穫葡萄的同時，集團正在生產約55,000升葡萄酒。產能的增加將使集團能夠推出新品牌、開發罐裝紅葡萄酒以及進行產品升級。相信該等措施將更能滿足不同消費者群體不斷變化的需求及偏好。未來集團亦不排除將與有影響力的合作夥伴合作，從而持續建立品牌認知度，提升品牌價值。相信隨著「百利達」品牌價值的不斷提升，能對集團銷售額及市場份額帶來正面拉動，從而增加收入和利潤，進而帶來更大的股東價值。食品業務審慎經營 新產品飲用水拓無限商機集團食品業務主要包括澳洲百鶴年橄欖油等，於2024年中期，食品業務收益約為43,000港元。集團計劃於今年下半年開始推出源自慕士塔格峰的優質飲用水產品。飲用水產品較其他軟性飲料需求更為剛性，是外出場景解渴、室內場景飲水的首選。且隨著居民健康意識提升，瓶裝水對其他含糖飲料的替代也有望為產業發展貢獻增加。瓶裝水為中國軟飲行業界第一大賽道，數據顯示，2023年，中國瓶裝水產業市場規模達2,266億元人民幣，年增2.8%，銷售量則為528.8億公升，年增1.1%；預計2026年中國瓶裝水市場規模將成長至2,485.9億元人民幣，未來三年CAGR為3.1%，銷量將成長至545.2億升。相信集團優質飲用水新產品將繼續受益於瓶裝水好賽道帶來的無限商機。集團亦會持續關注市場情况，積極尋求潛在的增長及擴張機會。百利達集團主席兼執行董事黃巍女士表示：「百利達集團正積拓展市場，不斷提升品牌價值，從而吸引更多本地市場及亞太地區的潜在客戶。展望未來，集團將維持審慎的經營策略，集中資源開發最具增長潛力及盈利能力的商機 ，以維持盈利能力及穩定的業務經營，以最大程度提升股東回報。」- 完 -關於百利達集團控股有限公司百利達集團控股有限公司於1998在香港成立， 2011年在香港聯合交易所有限公司創業板上市。集團目前的主要業務為葡萄酒貿易業務、及於香港生產及銷售食品。百利達集團的葡萄酒貿易業務旨在利用香港葡萄酒業的穩定增長，是發展集團分銷和批發渠道的良機，並有助於使集團業務多元化。集團主要品牌「百利達」的葡萄酒主要來自多個著名澳洲葡萄園，著重以優質紅酒為主要產品。集團的葡萄酒現已銷往超過12個國家和中國28個地區，並在韓國新羅免稅店及韓國現代百貨免稅店上架，廣受五星級酒店、航空公司以及各類中式、日式、西式餐廳等歡迎。同時，集團自2006年開始生産、銷售及分銷食品，食品業務分部透過自營零售店為香港客戶生產及供應燒臘及台式滷味等食品，及供應至香港的本地大型連鎖超市等。傳媒查詢： 意博資本文化有限公司 電話:3476 2915 電郵: ir_palinda@vsfg.com Copyright 2024 亞太商訊 via SeaPRwire.com.

Results Highlights:- Revenue and net profit reached US$78.9 million and US$18.8 million, respectively.- APAC market revenue grew significantly by 31.0%, driven by both organic growth and contributions from SJ Medicare and PT Revass, the South Korean and Indonesian distributors acquired in Q4 2023.- Total sales volume of proprietary products remained at 717,000 units.- In 1H2024, the Group made extensive efforts to integrate eucatech AG, a German company acquired last year, into its operations and reorganize its production lines, and expects eucatech AG to resume production and shipment in Q3.- The Group has been actively registering products of eucatech AG in various countries and regions, and eucaLimus, a coronary drug eluting stent, has already received registration approval in Malaysia.- For the clinical studies of TricValve, patient enrollment has commenced in 13 hospitals in the PRC. In Japan, the Group is working closely with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“PMDA”) and the US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to prepare for the clinical trial and registration process.- In May 2024, the Group engaged the main contractor for its largest R&D and manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, which is expected to begin operation in 2027, adding an annual production capacity of 2.4 million product units upon commencement of production.- The Group’s financial position remained strong, as evidenced by the cash and bank balances of US$246.7 million as of June 30, 2024.- The Group expects to maintain a stable dividend policy, demonstrating its confidence in future prospects.HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2024 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - OrbusNeich Medical Group Holdings Limited (“OrbusNeich” or the “Group”; stock code: 6929), a major global medical device manufacturer specializing in interventional devices for percutaneous coronary intervention (“PCI”) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (“PTA”) procedures, today announced its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2024 (the “Reporting Period”), with revenue and profit for the period attributable to owners of the Company maintained at US$78.9 million and US$18.8 million respectively despite various market challenges.Mr. David Chien, Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of OrbusNeich, said, “The global economy has been highly volatile in recent years, as a result of factors such as geopolitical tensions and major central banks shifting their monetary policies. Albeit the challenging external environment, we were able to seize the opportunity to implement a series of measures to enhance operational efficiency and integrate the businesses of SJ Medicare, PT Revass and eucatech AG acquired last year into our Group. We believe the investments made in the first half year are crucial to supporting our future sustainable growth.”For the Reporting Period, the Group’s revenue decreased slightly by 3.1% to US$78.9 million, mainly attributable to decline in sales volume in the US due to integration of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (“CSI”) into Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”), and in the PRC market due to on-going impact of anti-corruption campaign, as well as the Group’s termination of distribution of certain third-party products, despite the significant sales growth recorded in APAC, as well as the modest revenue growth in Japan in terms of Japanese Yen. Excluding the impact of the foreign exchange fluctuations, total revenue would have recorded a slight year-on-year increase of 0.6%. Gross profit amounted to US$55.8 million while gross profit margin stood at 70.7%.Despite the decline in revenue and the short-term increase in expenses incurred by the Group’s series of measures to enhance operational efficiency and integrate the businesses acquired in the previous year, the Group maintained a healthy level of net profit for the first half of 2024. It is worth noting that, excluding the operating expenses of the newly acquired businesses, the three core operating expenses, namely selling and distribution expenses, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses, for the first half of 2024, remained flat against the same period last year. As of June 30, 2024, the Group maintained a strong financial position with cash and bank balances of approximately US$246.7 million, laying a solid foundation to support its growth objective.Robust Balloon Sales in APAC and EMEAThe Group’s proprietary balloon products continued to gain traction worldwide. In the first half of 2024, revenue from the APAC market saw organic growth of a marked 8.6% year-on-year, thanks to strong balloon sales growth in markets such as Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam and Singapore. Particularly, the latest generation of scoring balloon, Scoreflex TRIO, recorded a rapid rise in sales since it was launched in Malaysia in early 2024. Together with the additional contribution of US$4.3 million from the SJ Medicare and PT Revass, distributors acquired in South Korea and Indonesia respectively in Q4 2023, the revenue generated from APAC amounted to a total of US$24.0 million, representing a significant increase of 31.0% year-on-year.In addition, mainly attributable to the increase in sales of the Group’s proprietary balloon products in direct sales markets such as Germany, France and Spain, as well as distributor sales markets including Czech Republic and Slovakia, revenue generated from EMEA slightly increased by 1.3% to US$19.2 million, even being partly offset by the termination of distribution agreement with CSI for atherectomy products.During the first half of 2024, Scoreflex TRIO continued to drive revenue generated from Japan, the Group’s largest single-country market, in terms of Japanese Yen, achieving an 8.1% increase year-on-year.Integrating Newly Acquired Business to Drive Future GrowthFollowing the acquisition of eucatech AG in November 2023, extensive efforts were made to integrate eucatech AG into the Group’s operation and reorganize production lines. The Group has been actively registering eucatech AG’s four products, namely eucaLimus, Support C, Resistant, and VITUS, in various countries and regions to avail those products via the Group’s own sales network to physicians and patients in different markets. In the first half of 2024, eucaLimus was granted registration approval in Malaysia, one of the Group’s direct sales markets. Registration applications for eucatech AG’s products have also been submitted to relevant regulatory bodies in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Switzerland, Italy and Saudi Arabia and are pending approval. The Group also promoted eucatech AG’s products at major conferences including EuroPCR, as well as educated distributors about these offerings so that sales could be ramped up smoothly once the products become available.In April 2024, the Group supported eucatech AG’s on-site Medical Device Directive (“MDD”) and Medical Device Regulation (“MDR”) surveillance audit, as such, was able to extend the CE Mark expiration dates for their 4 products under the MDD framework. All these efforts are expected to see eucatech AG resume production and shipment in the third quarter of the year.Relentless Drive to Translate Innovations into Thriving Product LinesAs of June 30, 2024, OrbusNeich had an aggregate of over 50 approved products. The Group has maintained a steadfast commitment to translating its R&D efforts into commercially successful products. To date, the Group achieved major milestones, including:- Obtaining NMPA approval for Teleport Neuro, FDA approval for Teleport XT and JADE PLUS 14/18/35 OTW, CE Mark for Sapphire ULTRA and Sapphire NC ULTRA;- Submission of registration applications to the NMPA for its Guiding Catheter;- Completion of the clinical trial patient enrollment for Scoreflex TRIO in the PRC, with the NMPA application expected to be submitted in Q3 2024;- Preparation for the Sapphire 3 clinical trial in the US, with enrollment scheduled to begin in Q3 2024.Alongside these regulatory and commercialization efforts, the Group continued to invest in new pipeline products, such as the Corepass modular microcatheter, support catheter and the JADE Plus. Registration applications for these innovative offerings are planned for submission to various authorities in 2024.Meanwhile, the joint venture OrbusNeich P&F made significant efforts to advance the clinical studies of TricValve in two major Asia Pacific markets. Patient enrollment has commenced in the PRC for its clinical trial, and the clinical trial and registration process in Japan is being prepared in close collaboration with the PMDA and the FDA.Boosting Production Capacity through Rigorous Quality Processes and Operational ExcellenceThe Group has always prioritized product quality, which is ensured by a robust quality management system. During the Reporting Period, various sites successfully passed audits conducted by various regulatory and notifying bodies. Furthermore, the Group remains committed to enhancing operational efficiency and reducing production costs by continually optimizing manufacturing processes, work-in-progress inventory levels, and employee productivity. To meet future production needs, the Group will construct its largest R&D and manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, the PRC, for which it engaged the main contractor in May 2024 and which is expected to begin operation in 2027, adding an annual production capacity of 2.4 million units of products upon commencement of production.Mr. Chien concluded: “Looking ahead, as new sales strategies are being executed in the PRC and the US markets, we expect these key geographies will regain growth momentum in second half of the year. Meanwhile, OrbusNeich has maintained active efforts to expand our market presence. On the product front, we are leveraging our comprehensive sales network and brand recognition to market innovative endovascular intervention products to enhance the solutions we provide to the physicians. New products from eucatech AG which is expected to resume production soon will also contribute to improved profitability. We are also actively identifying M&A opportunities that align with our strategic priorities and position us for sustainable growth. Despite the first-half headwinds, we remain optimistic about restoring growth momentum soon and expect to maintain a stable dividend policy for shareholders based on our robust financial position.”- End -About OrbusNeich Medical Group Holdings LimitedOrbusNeich is a major global medical device manufacturer specializing in interventional devices for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) procedures. Headquartered in Hong Kong, China, OrbusNeich sells its products in more than 70 countries and regions worldwide. It is also actively expanding into neuro vascular intervention and structural heart disease. As of June 30, 2024, OrbusNeich has more than 230 granted patents and published patent applications worldwide. Its in-house R&D team has more than two decades of product development experience and has developed world-leading proprietary technologies.For more information, please visit the Group’s official website: https://orbusneich.com/. Copyright 2024 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.