KBS Fashion Group Limited Announces Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results

SHISHI, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2016 / KBS Fashion Group Limited ("KBS" or the "Company") KBSF, a leading fully-integrated casual menswear company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter period ended September 30, 2016.

Third Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights

• Net revenues for the third quarter of 2016 decreased by 14% YoY to $11.1 million, compared to $12.8 million in the prior year period.
• Gross profit was $2.66 million, or 24% of revenue, compared to $3.53 million, or 27%, in the prior year period.
• Profit for the period was $1.625 million, compared to $0.99 million for the same period in 2015, representing an increase of $0.64 million. Net margin was 14.6% for the period ended September 30, 2016, compared to a net margin of 7.7% during the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income, which excludes the provision of the change in fair value of warrants and on-recurring fees related to NASDAQ listing compliance, was $1.625 million compared with $0.99 million for the same period last year.
• Net income attributable to the Company per fully diluted share was $0.06, compared to $0.04 in the prior year period. Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share, which excludes the provision of the change in fair value of warrants and non-recurring fees related to NASDAQ listing compliance, was $0.06 compared with $0.04 for the same period last year.

Mr. Keyan Yan, Chairman and CEO of the Company commented, we have closed some corporate stores in year 2015 and made an effort to access the new and faster growing smaller regional cities instead of the larger cities, as well as efforts on sales to online shop and multi-brand stores. We have performed better in the third quarter as compared to first two quarters of 2016, due to the increasing orders from clients and our clients have booked most of autumn and winter collections in the third quarter.

Starting in 2015 we have also developed new channel of sales involving wholesale to online shop and multi-brands stores, and we have made progress on this part of our sales strategy starting from the first quarter of year 2016. We have spent considerable time to demonstrate our products on some of the internet platforms as well as setting up an international sales group. These channels will be a key driver for our future growth in next and following periods.

Additionally, in year 2015 we have expanded our R&D department and established a strong design team. Our current design team is able to capture fashion trends and product designs, transforming design concepts into commercially viable products with quality and reasonable cost.

With these advantages, we also expanded our sales department by employing international sales staff. So we expect our revenue to grow in the fourth quarter of 2016 and we believe we are on track to deliver profits in excess of $3 million for 2016, excluding the provision of the change in fair value of warrants and our non-recurring fees related to our recent transactions.

Third quarter of 2016 Results

Revenue

A breakdown of revenue, percentage of revenue and percentage of gross margin by segment is as follows:

Segment sales

For third quarter ended September 30, 2016, total revenue was approximately $11.1 million, decreasing 14% from $12.9 million for quarter ended September 30, 2015. The Company reports financial and operating results in three segments: distributor network, corporate stores and OEM.

Distributor Network - Revenue from the Company's distributor network reached approximately $9.4 million for quarter period ended September 30, 2016, a decrease of 10% from $10.4 million in the prior year. The distributor segment accounted for 84% of the total revenue for the period, compared to 81% during previous year. Gross profit margin for the Company's distributor network was maintained at 22%, which is same as 2015. The gross profit margin for sales to our distributor network is usually lower as compared with other segments and it accordingly decreases the general gross profit margin. Another reason of the margin compression is the reduction of the unit selling price to normal distributors.

The Company's distributor network consisted of 28 distributors in 15 provinces at the three month period ended September 30, 2016. Most of these distributors, either directly or through their sub-distributors, operate KBS-branded stores. As of September 30, 2016, distributors operated a total of 58 KBS-branded stores, primarily in second and third tier cities. KBS products distributed to the fourth and fifth tier cities are primarily sold in multi-branded department stores and online shops.

The following table lists by region the number of retail stores operated by distributors and sub-distributors as of September 30, 2016:

Corporate Stores -Total retail revenue from corporate stores for third quarter ended September 30, 2016 decreased to approximately $0.38 million, compared to $1.65 million during the same period last year, representing a decrease of 77%. As of September 30, 2016, the Company operated 2 corporate stores, both located in Fujian, compared with 12 stores as of September 30, 2015.

The corporate stores segment contributed 3% of total revenue, compared to 13% in year 2015. Gross profit margin for the Company's corporate stores was 51%, compared to 54% in year 2015. Due to fierce competitions from online sales, the company holds regular promotional events in their corporate stores. Furthermore, the corporate stores are flagship stores for our distributors which emphasize the importance of promoting our brand awareness and market position.

OEM - The OEM segment is comprised of products that are designed and sold by our clients, but manufactured by us. Revenue from the OEM segment increased by 67% to $1.33 million for third quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared to $0.80 million during the same period last year. Gross profit margin decreased to 33% from 38% of the same period of year 2015.

Cost of sales and gross profit rate

Cost of sales was $8.41 million for third quarter of year 2016, a decrease of 10% from $9.34 million in the prior year period. Gross profit for year for third quarter of year 2016 was $2.66 million, compared to $3.53 million in third quarter of 2015. Due to the decrease in the unit prices offered by our distributor network to online shops and mixed-brand stores in the third quarter of year 2016 and increasing depreciation expense of building 2 in Anhui, the gross profit rate decreased from 27% in the third quarter of 2015 to 24% in the third quarter of 2016.

Administrative expenses

Administrative expenses increased by $0.032 million, or 6.6%, to $0.51 million for third quarter ended September 30, 2016, from $0.48 million for the prior year period. The increase was mainly due to the depreciation of new office building in Anhui, which finished at the end of year 2015 and increased design expense including increased design department staff salary and outsourcing design expense.

Distribution and selling expenses

Selling and distribution expenses decreased by $0.74 million, or 47%, to $0.84 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, from $1.58 million for the prior year period. Selling expenses accounted for 7.5% of total revenue, compared to 12.3% for the same period last year. The decrease in selling expenses was mainly due to the reduction in the expenses attributable to corporate stores, including staff salary, rental expense and other corporate stores expense.

Profit for the year

Profit for the year was $1.6 million for third quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared to $0.99 million for the same period in 2015, representing an increase of $0.64 million. Net margin was 14.6% for third quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared to a net margin of 7.6% during the same period last year.

Non-GAAP net income, which excludes the provision of the change in fair value of warrants and on-recurring fees, was $1.63 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared with $0.99 million for the same period last year.

Net income attributable to the Company per fully diluted share was $0.061, compared to $0.04 in the prior year period. Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share, which excludes the provision of the change in fair value of warrants and non-recurring fees, was $0.061 compared with $0.04 for the same period last year.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Our cash and cash equivalents balance was $26.3 million at September 30, 2016 compared with $21.2 million at December 31, 2015, representing an increase of $5.1 million, or 23.9%. The increase of cash was mainly due to the reduction of the accounts receivable and the profit of the year.

About KBS Fashion Group Limited

Headquartered in Shishi, China, KBS Fashion Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, selling and distributing its own casual menswear brand, KBS, through a network of 58 KBS stores and over a number of multi-brand stores. To learn more about the Company, please visit its corporate website at www.kbsfashion.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of KBS Fashion Group Limited, and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are "forward-looking statements" in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

For further information, please contact:

Mr. Themis Kalapotharakos
Director
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Ms. Lisa Tu
Chief Financial Officer
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www.kbsfashion.com

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measure to their nearest comparable GAAP measure is included in the above table. As described more fully below, we believe the use of non-GAAP measures is an additional useful method of evaluating our financial condition and results of operations The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the expected results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those expected results should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures we use may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Management uses this information to measure performance over time on a consistent basis and to identify trends related to the Company's financial condition and results of operations. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide investors with information regarding the underlying performance of the company's core business operating results.

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