Kingold Jewelry, Inc. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2018. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of $631,174,702 compared to $657,065,727 a year ago. Income from operations was $70,915,385 compared to $53,458,948 a year ago. Net income was $9,500,489 compared to $10,477,803 a year ago. Earnings per share, basic was $0.14 compared to $0.16 a year ago.

For the year, the company reported net sales of $2,475,666,092 compared to $2,009,732,643 a year ago. Income from operations was $252,148,771 compared to $185,994,455 a year ago. Net income was $49,546,714 compared to $26,192,652 a year ago. Earnings per share, basic was $0.75 compared to $0.40 a year ago.

The Company expects to process between 110 metric tons and 120 metric tons of 24-karat gold products in 2019.