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Quarter Ended September 30, 2008:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008:
Shenzhen, China - November 17, 2008 - OmniaLuo, Inc. ("OmniaLuo" or the "Company") (OTC BB: OLOU), a China-based company engaged in the business of designing, developing, marketing and distributing fine women's apparel under the brand name OMNIALUO, announced record operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
OmniaLuo reported record revenue of approximately $5.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to approximately $2.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 - an 87% increase. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, OmniaLuo reported record revenue of approximately $11.3 million, compared to approximately $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 - a 116% increase. The substantial increase in revenue was primarily attributable to the increase in the number of independent distributors and stores, as well as the increase in sales by existing independent distributors and stores.
Revenue from sales to independent distributors for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $3.4 million (67% of total sales revenue for the period), compared to approximately $2.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 - a 62% increase. Revenue from sales to independent distributors for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $7.6 million (67% of total sales revenue for the period), compared to approximately $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 - an 84% increase. The increase in revenue from independent distributors was attributable to the increase in the number of independent distributor stores from 114 stores as of September 30, 2007 to 163 stores as of September 30, 2008, as well as an increase in sales by existing independent distributor stores.
Revenue from sales from Company-owned and co-owned stores for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $1.6 million (33% of total sales revenue for the period), compared to approximately $0.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 - a 173% increase. Revenue from sales from Company-owned and co-owned stores for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $3.7 million (33% of total sales revenue for the period), compared to approximately $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 - a 239% increase. The increase in revenue from Company-owned and co-owned stores reflected the increase in the number of Company-owned and co-owned stores from 49 such stores as of September 30, 2007 to 79 such stores as of September 30, 2008.
OmniaLuo reported overall gross profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 of approximately $2.8 million, compared to approximately $1.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 - a 114% increase. Overall gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $6.5 million, compared to $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 - a 134% increase.
The Company also reported overall gross profit margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 of approximately 56%, compared to approximately 49% for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Gross profit margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was 57%, compared to 53% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
OmniaLuo reported net income of approximately $1.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to net income of approximately $0.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 - a 100% increase. The Company reported net income of approximately $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to approximately $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 - a 118% increase.
Based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding of 22,840,000 as of September 30, 2008, OmniaLuo had net income of approximately $0.05 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, as compared to net income of approximately $0.04 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. OmniaLuo reported net income of approximately $0.11 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $0.07 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 - 56% increase.
As of September 30, 2008, a total of 28,544,752 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis included: 1) 22,840,000 issued and outstanding shares, 2) 4,920,000 shares issuable upon exercise of private placement investor warrants, 3) 492,000 shares issuable upon exercise of placement agent warrants and 4) 292,752 shares issuable upon exercise of venture capital investor warrants.
Earnings Conference Call
OmniaLuo will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 to review third quarter 2008 financial results. The conference call is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the call, please dial:
| - U.S. and Canada: | 1 (866) 393-5677 |
| - International: | 1 (706) 902-1860 |
| - Conference ID: | 21399855 |
A replay of the call will be available two hours after completion of the call. You will be able to access it at any time through the OmniaLuo Website at ir.omnialuo.com, or by phone until December 17, 2008. To access the replay by phone, please dial:
| - U.S. and Canada: | 1 (800) 633-8625 |
| - International: | 1 (402) 977- 9141 |
| - Conference ID: | 21399855 |
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About OmniaLuo, Inc.
OmniaLuo, Inc. (ir.omnialuo.com), based in China's fashion capital of Shenzhen, is in the business of designing, developing, marketing and distributing fine women's apparel under the brand name OMNIALUO. OMNIALUO's apparel embodies elegance, femininity and sophistication for China's rapidly growing class of urban and affluent female professionals. With its rapid and strategic expansion plan, OMNIALUO plans to increase its retail presence to more than 250 retail stores and distributor relationships by year end 2008. Under the leadership of Cindy Luo, the Company's founder and award winning chief designer, OMNIALUO is positioned to become the Chinese brand equivalent of Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang and Anna Sui.
OmniaLuo Investor Resources
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Contact:
Cirrus Financial Communications, LLC
Pamela Solly
Phone: 1 (877) 880-OLOU (6568)
Pamela.Solly@cirrusfc.com
SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect these forward-looking statements include, among others, our dependency on our chief executive officer, principal stockholder and chief designer, our sensitivity to economic conditions and consumer spending in China, competition in our industry, our ability to effectively manage our growth, our ability to raise capital in the future, changes in China's economic or political situation, and other factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise set forth from time to time in our other public filings. This news release speaks as of the date first set forth above and the Company assumes no responsibility to update the information included herein for events occurring after the date of this news release.
