Net income in 2020 was $185.2 million, compared to $65.2 million in the prior year. Net income increased primarily due to increased sales.
Net income attributable to common shareholders was $104.4 million, or $1.06 per basic and $0.97 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to common shareholders of $39.8 million, or $0.42 per basic and $0.41 per diluted share, in the prior year.
Excluding the implementation of the Rights Agreement, as described above, and the newly-issued common and preferred shares, basic and diluted earnings per share for 2020 would be $1.55 and $1.29, respectively.
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $230.0 million in 2020, compared to $76.4 million in the prior year. Non-GAAP net income in 2020 was $197.1 million in 2020, compared to $68.5 million in the prior year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in 2020 was $1.03, compared to earnings of $0.43 per share in the prior year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in 2020, excluding the implementation of the Rights Agreement and the newly-issued common and preferred shares, would be $1.44 per share. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures are included at the end of this earnings announcement.
As of December 31, 2020, cash and cash equivalents totaled $1,041.0 million, compared to $152.7 million as of December 31, 2019. In 2020, net cash provided by operating activities was $479.3 million, net cash used in investing activities was $204.8 million, and net cash provided by financing activities was $592.6 million, including proceeds of $541.0 million from a subsidiary’s financing, loan proceeds of $33.2 million and loan repayments of $6.0 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $32.9 in bank loans due within one year. The Company expects that its current cash position will be able to support its operations for at least the next 12 months.
Legal Proceedings
As previously disclosed by the Company, on March 13, 2018, 1Globe Capital LLC (“1Globe”) filed a complaint against the Company in the Antigua Court. The trial of the matter took place from December 3 to 5, 2018. On December 19, 2018, the Antigua judge handed down his judgment (the “Antigua Judgment”), finding the Company fully in favor, dismissing 1Globe’s claim and declaring that the Rights Agreement was validly adopted as a matter of Antigua law. On January 29, 2019, 1Globe filed a Notice of Appeal against the Antigua Judgment. On March 4, 2019, 1Globe filed an application for urgent interim relief, seeking an injunction to prevent the Company from continuing to implement its Rights Agreement until the resolution of the appeal. This application was heard on April 4, 2019, at which the Court of Appeal issued an order restraining the Company from operating the Rights Agreement in any way that affects 1Globe’s rights or shareholding or otherwise distributing the exchange shares to the Company’s shareholders who did not trigger the Rights Plan until after the determination of the appeal (the “Exchange Shares”). 1Globe’s appeal against the Antigua Judgment was heard on September 18, 2019, and the appeal decision is now pending.
As previously disclosed, on March 5, 2018, the Company filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware seeking a determination on whether 1Globe, the Chiang Li Family, OrbiMed Advisors, LLC, and certain other shareholders of the Company had triggered the Rights Agreement. On April 12, 2018, 1Globe filed an amended answer to the Company’s complaint, counterclaims, and a third-party complaint against the Company and Mr. Weidong Yin alleging, among other allegations, that the Rights Agreement is not valid. On March 6, 2019, the Delaware Chancery Court entered a status quo order, providing that the Company not distribute any of the Exchange Shares to the Company’s shareholders who did not trigger the Rights Plan until the final disposition of the pending Delaware litigation or further order of the Court. On April 8, 2019, the Delaware Chancery Court stated that the Delaware litigation was pending the outcome of 1Globe’s appeal of the Antigua Judgment.