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Wednesday, March 17 2021 - 00:37
AsiaNet
EDAN Announces 2020 Annual Results and 2025 Outlook: Revenues Increased 104.1% Just and before 2025
SHENZHEN, China, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

EDAN Instruments, Inc.(http://www.edan.com/) ("EDAN" or the "Company) (SHE: 
300206) on Monday announced its results for the preceding fiscal year (FY 2020) 
with revenue of CNY 2.3 billion. The company also revealed its strategic 5+1 
plan and its anticipation for 2025.

EDAN's 2020 Financial Highlights (all results compared to FY 2019)

-Revenues increased 104.1% to CNY 2.3 billion, in which CNY 1.4 billion are 
from Patient Monitoring products with a 270.65% increment compared to FY 2019 
-Net profit attributed to shareholders reached CNY 653 million vs. CNY 131.3 
million 
-Operating income increased 447% to CNY 745 million 
-Net cash from operating activities increased 498% to CNY 689 million 
-CNY 250 million in dividends paid to shareholders in 2020

For FY 2020, EDAN reported dispatching hundreds of thousands of medical 
equipment to over 140 countries(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzUHmzKilaU). 
Apart from the 270.7% increment in patient monitoring, the report reflects all 
five product lines show increment in FY 2020, including a 41.5% increment in 
In-Vitro Diagnostics & Point-of-Care Testing to CNY 210 million. Throughout the 
year, EDAN established its brand and recognition in the market by delivering 
high-quality medical equipment to publicly funded healthcare systems, 
purchasing organizations, and hospitals like the Nation Health 
Service(http://www.edan.com/news/company101/79.html) (NHS, UK) and 
AP-HP(http://www.edan.com/news/company101/74.html).

Under the universal operational challenges, EDAN maintained a steady increment 
in its R&D investments, from CNY 194.6 million to CNY 218.0 million. To ramp up 
the productivity, the company added production lines as well as introduced the 
automating supply chain. 

Hao Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDAN, commented in his 
letter to EDAN's shareholders, "The achievements we did in 2020 were achieved 
by all of our employees, business partners, and stakeholders, even in such 
global uncertainties. What we did showed resilience, accumulates, and a sense 
of responsibility, especially when making decisive actions. EDAN were managed 
to serve our clients across the world with timely delivery while prioritizing 
our people and clients during the pandemic." 

The 5+1 plan, the outlook for 2020 to 2025, was further discussed in the 
letter. "To achieve revenue of CNY 5 billion in 2025, periodical targets were 
set by each unit, product-wise, operation-wise and strategic-wise. Local 
subsidiaries are also planned to excavate niche markets and provide better 
services to our clients." 

"What's past is prologue. At the start of the 5+1 Plan, EDAN and I will keep 
our mission in mind, and creating value for shareholders and society as 
always," Zhang concludes. 

About EDAN Instruments, Inc.

Edan is a healthcare company dedicated to improving the human condition around 
the world by delivering value-driven, innovative, and high-quality medical 
products and services. For over 20 years, Edan has been pioneering a 
comprehensive line of medical solutions that address a broad range of 
healthcare practices including Diagnostic 
ECG(http://www.edan.com/product/ecg/), OB/GYN(http://www.edan.com/product/ob/), 
Ultrasound Imaging(http://www.edan.com/product/ultrasound/), In-Vitro 
Diagnostics(http://www.edan.com/product/ivd/), Patient 
Monitoring(http://www.edan.com/product/patient/), Point-of-Care 
Testing(http://www.edan.com/product/poct/), and 
Veterinary(http://www.edan.com/product/veterinary/). Healthcare professionals 
around the world depend on Edan's breakthrough medical technologies and 
outstanding customer support.

Source: EDAN Instruments, Inc.
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