Gross profit and gross margin. Gross profit decreased to $2.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, from $2.4 million in the same period of 2022, and decreased to $1.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023, from $1.5 million in the same period of 2022.
Gross margin increased to 32.8% in the six months ended June 30, 2023, from 24.7% in the same period of 2022, and increased to 44.4% in the three months ended June 30, 2023, from 30.0% in the same period of 2022.
Operating expenses. Total operating expenses decreased by 40.0% to $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, from $6.5 million for the same period of 2022, and decreased by 47.4% to $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, from $3.8 million for the same period of 2022. The analysis of changes is listed below.
| ● | Selling and marketing expenses. Selling and marketing expenses decreased by 66.7% to $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, from $1.2 million in the same period of 2022, and decreased by 80.0% to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, from $0.5 million in the same period of 2022. The decreases were mainly attributable to the permanent closure of Bay State College at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year and stringent expense controls. |
| ● | General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased by 35.8% to $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, from $5.3 million in the same period of 2022, and decreased by 45.5% to $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, from $3.3 million in the same period of 2022. The decreases were primarily attributable to the Company’s issuance of a total of 5.2 million shares of fully vested Restricted Stock Units to senior management and key employees as compensation during the three-month period ended June 30, 2022. |
Other expenses. Other expenses were $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to other expenses of $0.4 million in the same period of 2022. Other expenses were $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to other expenses of $0.3 million in the same period of 2022.
Loss from continuing operations. According to the above-mentioned factors, there was a loss from continuing operations of $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with a loss from continuing operations of $4.4 million in the same period of 2022. There was a loss from continuing operations of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with a loss from continuing operations of $2.5 million in the same period of 2022.
B.Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2023, our consolidated current assets exceeded consolidated current liabilities by $3.9 million. Our consolidated net assets were $7.4 million as of June 30, 2023.
Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash provided by operating activities, bank borrowings, third-party loans, and ordinary share issuances. Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations were $3.2 million and $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2023, we had $6.9 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents.
Our operating results for future periods are subject to numerous uncertainties, and it is uncertain if we will be able to achieve a net income position for the foreseeable future. If management is not able to increase revenue and/or manage cost and operating expenses in line with revenue forecasts, we may not be able to achieve profitability.
We believe that available cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments available for sale and short-term investments held to maturity, cash provided by operating activities, together with cash available from the activities mentioned above, should enable us to meet presently anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months after the date that the financial statements are issued, and we have prepared the consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis. However, we continue to have ongoing obligations, and we expect that we will require additional capital in order to execute our longer-term business plan. If we encounter unforeseen circumstances that place constraints on our capital resources, management will be required to take various measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, initiating additional public offerings, curtailing our business development activities, suspending the pursuit of our business plan, obtaining credit facilities, controlling overhead expenses and seeking to