Takung Art Co. Reports 2015 Net Income of $5.4 Million, EPS $.49, vs. Net Income of $1.4 Million, EPS $.15, in 2014
2015 Revenue Climbs 140 Percent to $11.3 Million
(firmenpresse) - HONG KONG, CHINA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/18/16 -- (OTCQB: TKAT), an online platform for acquiring shared ownership in Asian fine art, jewelry and precious gems, today reported net income of $5,436,109, or $.49 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2015, a 297 percent improvement on net income of $1,369,537, or $.15 per share, in calendar 2014.
The company reported revenue of $11,335,941 for calendar/fiscal 2015, which represents a 140 percent increase on revenue of $4,719,862 in the prior year.
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding was 11,119,276 in 2015 and 9,332,276 in 2014.
The company's strong improvement in revenue compared to 2014 was primarily due to year-over-year increases of $3,059,665 in listing fee revenue and $3,313,103 in trading commission revenue. The improvement in listing fee revenue arose from a significant increase in the number of artworks listed on the company's trading platform, and the resulting increase in listing fees charged to artists. Takung's improvement in both trading volume and commission revenue was mainly the result of the commencement, in August 2015, of operations in Shanghai, which enabled the company to accept deposits in Renminbi and greatly increase the number of mainland China-based traders on Takung's platform.
Takung's improved profitability for 2015 compared to the previous year was primarily due to the company's aforementioned increases in listing fee and trading commission revenue, partially offset by an increase of about $1.2 million in operating expenses compared to 2014. This increase included $518,090 in legal and professional fees, $362,157 in salaries, $223,056 in office and rental expense, and $104,110 in travel expense.
"We are very proud of our 2015 results," said Takung chairman and CEO Di Xiao. "We believe that our sharp increases in revenue and profitability validate the soundness of our shared fine art ownership model, which we expect will continue to bring greater numbers of new investors into the marketplace."
As previously reported, Takung's trading platform generated fine art sales of over $299 million in January 2016, compared with $84 million in January 2015. In calendar 2015, the platform generated total trading transactions of about $2.33 billion, compared to $731 million in the prior year.
Based in Hong Kong, Takung Art Co., Ltd. is an online trading platform for acquiring shared ownership in Asian fine art, jewelry and precious gems. This proprietary platform allows collectors and investors -- including those with modest financial resources -- to buy and sell units of these assets and participate in the booming Asian art market. The company's shared-ownership business model significantly expands the number of interactions between sellers and buyers of fine art far beyond those generated by art galleries and auction houses alone.
Takung operates its online trading platform via three wholly-owned subsidiaries, Hong Kong Takung Assets and Equity of Artworks Exchange Co. Ltd., Takung (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and Takung Cultural Development (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
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