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Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd | | Page 6 |
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The Company’s total revenues can also be presented in segments as shown in the following chart:
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| | Three months ended March 31, | | | Nine months ended March 31, | |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | |
| | $ | | | % to Total Revenue | | | $ | | | % to Total Revenue | | | $ | | | % to Total Revenue | | | $ | | | % to Total Revenue | |
Industrial Automation | | | 67,454 | | | | 61.4 | % | | | 34,228 | | | | 42.4 | % | | | 242,273 | | | | 55.7 | % | | | 168,155 | | | | 45.0 | % |
Rail Transportation Automation | | | 30,673 | | | | 27.9 | % | | | 28,672 | | | | 35.5 | % | | | 140,638 | | | | 32.4 | % | | | 152,071 | | | | 40.6 | % |
Mechanical and Electrical Solution | | | 11,780 | | | | 10.7 | % | | | 17,868 | | | | 22.1 | % | | | 51,791 | | | | 11.9 | % | | | 53,880 | | | | 14.4 | % |
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Total | | | 109,907 | | | | 100.0 | % | | | 80,768 | | | | 100.0 | % | | | 434,702 | | | | 100.0 | % | | | 374,106 | | | | 100.0 | % |
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Overall gross margin excluding non-cash amortization of acquired intangibles (non-GAAP gross margin) was 37.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to 30.8% for the same period of the prior year. The non-GAAP gross margin for integrated contracts, product sales, and services rendered were 25.9%, 81.2% and 77.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to 22.3%, 71.3% and 75.3% for the same period of the prior year, respectively. The gross margin fluctuated mainly due to the different revenue mix with different margins. The GAAP overall gross margin which includes non-cash amortization of acquired intangibles was 37.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to 30.7% for the same period of the prior year. The GAAP gross margin for integrated contracts, product sales, and service rendered was 25.9%, 81.2% and 77.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to 22.2%, 71.3% and 75.3% for the same period of the prior year, respectively.
Selling expenses were $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, representing an increase of $1.0 million or 16.1% compared to $6.2 million for the same quarter of the prior year. Presented as a percentage of total revenues, selling expenses were 6.5% and 7.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively.
General and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP G&A expenses), were $12.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, representing an increase of $3.3 million or 36.5% compared to $8.9 million for the same quarter of the prior year. Presented as a percentage of total revenues, non-GAAP G&A expenses were 11.1% and 11.1% for quarters ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The GAAP G&A expenses which include the non-cash share-based compensation expenses were $15.0 million and $9.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Research and development expenses were $13.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, representing an increase of $2.9 million or 28.7% compared to $10.2 million for the same quarter of the prior year, mainly due to increased research and development activities. Presented as a percentage of total revenues, R&D expenses were 12.0% and 12.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The VAT refunds and government subsidies were $11.6 million for three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $12.0 million for the same period in the prior year, representing a $0.4 million or 3.8% decrease.
The income tax expenses and the effective tax rate were $3.6 million and 18.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, respectively, as compared to $2.4 million and 14.8% for comparable prior year period, respectively.