Taoping Reports First Half 2022 Financial Results

• 64% Increase in Revenue
• 180 Basis Point Improvement in Gross Margin
• 86% Improvement in Net Loss

HONG KONG, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP, the "Company" or "TAOP") today reported financial results for the first six months of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

Mr. Lin Jianghuai, Chairman and CEO of Taoping, said: "In a challenging market we achieved 64% revenue growth, a 180 basis point improvement in gross margin and an 86% improvement in net loss. We have seen a significant uptick in demand as offices reopen and workers return. We expect this to add positive momentum to our site-based digital advertising business and other smart community related businesses that are driven by our proprietary Taoping Cloud eco-system. We are very excited about these greenfield opportunities, which build on Taoping's two core competencies, the Taoping national sales network, and its compatible, highly scalable cloud platform, making it a valued partner by many other smart-community customers and solution providers."

Mr. Lin continued: "We are optimistic as we enter the second half of 2022, with a further expansion planned for our core business as we leverage the scalable platform we have built. We also remain excited about the truly global long-term opportunities in cryptocurrency mining. This was a meaningful growth driver for us in the first six months of 2022 despite the broader market volatility. Longer term we expect to see a further mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency, which will serve as a catalyst for our growth. We remain focused on accelerating our profitable revenue growth, while at the same time driving an increase in shareholder value more inline the Company's impressive results, strong fundamentals and compelling business prospects."

Financial Results for the First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2022

Revenue increased 64% to $10.5 million for the first 6 months of fiscal year 2022, compared to $6.4 million for the first 6 months of fiscal year 2021. The revenue growth reflects the Company's continued execution on its two core competencies, the Taoping national sales network, and its compatible, highly scalable cloud platform. The revenue mix was 27% from products, 17% from software, 11% from advertising, 31% from cryptocurrency mining and 14% from other.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, no single customer accounted for greater than 10% of the total revenues. The Company's top five customers in aggregate accounted for 22% and 44% of the Company's revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Gross profit increased 73% to $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Gross margin expanded 180 basis points to 35.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 33.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in the overall gross margin primarily resulted from the higher revenue level and the Company's focus on higher margin revenue segments.

Administrative expenses declined 64% to $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $13.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Research and development expenses declined 9% to $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Selling expenses increased 77% to $343,211 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $193,484 for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

The Company reduced its net loss by 86% to $2.0 million or $0.13 per basic and diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a net loss of $14.5 million or $1.31 per basic and diluted share for the same period of 2021, reflecting the higher revenue level, expanded gross margin, reduced provision of allowance of credit losses and reduced stock-based compensation expenses.

Excluding share-based compensation expenses and loss from equity method investment of Taoping New Media Co., Ltd. ("TNM"), a company acquired on June 9, 2021, adjusted net loss was $1.7 million or $0.11 per basic and diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a net loss of $8.4 million or $0.78 per basic and diluted share for the same period of 2021.

About Taoping Inc.

Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP) is a blockchain technology and smart cloud services provider. The Company is dedicated to the research and application of blockchain technology and digital assets, and continues to improve computing power and create value for the encrypted digital currency industry. Relying on its self-developed smart cloud platform, TAOP also provides solutions and cloud services to industries such as smart community, new media and artificial intelligence. To learn more, please visit www.taop.com.

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About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company's financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, which are adjusted from results based on U.S. GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expenses and loss from equity method investment of TNM, a company acquired on June 9, 2021. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP financial measures are set forth in table at the end of this release, which provide more details on the non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP financial information is provided as additional information to help investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors' overall understanding of the historical and current financial performance of the Company's continuing operations and prospects for the future. Non-GAAP financial information should not be considered a substitute for or superior to U.S. GAAP results. In addition, calculations of this non-GAAP financial information may be different from calculations used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

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