Second Quarter Results
During the second quarter of 2009, the Company opened 19 new stores and closed 43 stores. As of June 30, 2009, Nepstar had a total of 2,312 stores in operation.
Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 was RMB534 million (US$78 million), compared to revenue of RMB585 million for the same period in 2008, and revenue of RMB497 million for same period in 2008 on a pro forma basis.
Second quarter revenue contribution from prescription drugs was 21.3%, over-the-counter ("OTC") drugs was 36.9%, nutritional supplements was 20.8%, traditional Chinese herbal products was 3.7% and other products was 17.3%.
Same store sales (for the 1,608 stores opened before December 31, 2007) for the second quarter of 2009 decreased by 1.3% from the same period in 2008. The decline was mainly due to the decline in the general economic environment in Guangdong Province and certain cities in the Yangtze River Delta, where many export oriented businesses have suffered from a drop of global demand due to the economic recession in many key economies around the world. Of the 1,608 stores opened before December 31, 2007, over 1,100 stores are located in Guangdong Province and Yangtze River Delta.
Nepstar's portfolio of private label products included 1,487 products as of June 30, 2009. Sales of private label products represented approximately 28.7% of revenue and 42.5% of gross profit for the second quarter of 2009.
Second quarter gross profit was RMB256 million (US$38 million), compared
to RMB283 million for the same period in 2008 and RMB254 million for the same
period in 2008 on a pro forma basis. Gross margin for the second quarter of
2009 was 48.0% compared to 48.3% for the same period in 2008 and 51.1% for the
same period in 2008 on a pr
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