CO - Earnings call transcript Q2 2022 | Global Cord Blood Corporation

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Operator

Welcome everyone to Global Cord Blood Corporation Earnings Conference Call for the Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter. All participant lines will be placed on mute during the presentation. After which, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions].

Now I would like to introduce you madam, Cathy Bai, VP of Corporate Finance to begin the presentation. ahead. go please Madam,

Cathy Bai

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Albert Chen

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Operator

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Jeff Oliver

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Albert Chen

for you questions. Thank the

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Operator

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Operator

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Albert Chen

is Beijing capacity current rate XX%. utilization our For approximately the facility,

around utilization Guangdong similar XX%. broadly XX% the facility terms probably in has lowest of rate. Zhejiang between our to facilities it's For And

less than probably XX%. at looking You're

Operator

sir. you, Thank

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Cathy Bai

Thank you, to appears this questions. be Claudia. At there no point,

second Thank you this great your ongoing for and earnings fiscal call conference day. our the much very a participation support. Have So quarter. concludes for all XXXXX

Operator

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Global Cord Blood (CORBF) 26 Nov 212022 Q2 Earnings call transcript