YONGIN, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) (KRX: 006280), a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, today announced unaudited consolidated financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2022.

First-Quarter Reported Results

Financial Highlights

• Delivered total revenue growth of 47.7% YoY to KRW 416.9 billion (2021 Q1: 282.2 billion), and operating profit increased 736.0% YoY to KRW 41.8 billion (2021 Q1: 5.0 billion) in the first quarter
• Both consolidated and unconsolidated revenues growth (+47.7%/+25.3% YoY), driven by Strong growth in consolidated subsidiaries, including GC Cell (+207.4% YoY), GC MS (+93.4 YoY) and GC WB (+14.9% YoY)
• International and local Rx sales delivered growth in Q1 unconsolidated revenues
• local Rx sales up 24.1% driven by strong performance of potential blockbuster drug products and other segments shows sales growth as well
• International Rx sales up 108.5%, as its strong performance of Hunterase and S/H Flu Vx sales to be reflected Q2 like prior year
• Gross profit margin growth of 2.1%p due to product portfolio optimization and minimize SG&A sales ratio variation

About GC Biopharma

GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company that delivers life-saving and life-sustaining protein therapeutics and vaccines. Headquartered in Yongin, South Korea, GC Biopharma is one of the leading plasma protein and vaccine product manufacturers globally and has been dedicated to quality healthcare solutions for more than half a century.

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