Zhitong Finance APP learned that according to the disclosure of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 31, Bern Optical Holdings Co., Ltd. submitted a second listing application to the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Xiaomo, HSBC and CICC as joint sponsors. Born Optics submitted a listing application to the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 30 July last year, but the application is now lapsed.
The company is a supplier of intelligent equipment appearance structure and module solutions. According to Frost & Sullivan, in 2020, the company ranked first among providers of smart device appearance structures and module solutions by shipment value, with a market share of 17.6%. The company also provided the world's first company with a mobile phone glass cover solution (2004), a smartphone 3D glass cover (2013), a foldable smartphone CPI film cover solution (2019) and a smart phone glass-ceramic cover solution (2020). According to Frost & Sullivan, the company was one of the first companies to start planning and producing automotive glass for interior decoration and other modern applications such as lidar and ARHUD. The company began developing automotive panel solutions in 2015.
The company provides a comprehensive range of smart device appearance structure and module solutions, including (i) smartphone cover solutions; (ii) wearable device cover solutions; and (iii) tablet cover solutions. The company also provides panel solutions for automotive displays and popular smart devices such as AR and VR glasses. The company sells its products all over the world, including the Americas, South Korea, China, Japan, Germany, Vietnam and Switzerland. The company has a total of eight production bases, which are located in Shenzhen and Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China, Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia and Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam. The company also plans to set up a production base in Grenchen, Switzerland.
The company's competitive advantages: (i) driven by innovation and technology, the company for the industry pioneer and leader, to provide a comprehensive intelligent device appearance structure and module solutions; (ii) the company has established a solid and long-term cooperative relationship with the world's leading smart device brands and technology companies; (iii) with the company's commitment to research and development, the company has built itself into an innovator in the high-tech materials industry, and continuously improve and upgrade the company's product portfolio; (iv) The Company's vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities are designed to maximize cost-effectiveness and flexibility, and (v) the Company's visionary leadership with deep expertise and proven track record of execution.
For the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2021 and the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Company's revenue was approximately $31,622 million, $27,463 million, $29,913 million and $15,016 million (HK$, the same below), respectively, and gross profit for the period was $7,016 million, $6,863 million, $8,126 million and $4,115 million.