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China Automotive Systems Reports 2009 Third Quarter ResultsNovember 12, 2009 6:50 AM ET
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- Top line $64.7 million on an organic 75% increase YoY -
2009 Third Quarter Highlights:
-- Net sales increased organically 75% YoY to a new quarterly sales record
of $64.7 million;
-- Net income rose 210.2% YoY to a quarterly record $8.6 million;
-- Diluted EPS were a quarterly record $0.28 versus $0.09 in the third
quarter of 2008;
-- Net cash flow from operations was $24.3 million for the nine months;
-- Cash and equivalents were $45.9 million at September 30, 2009.
Net sales for the third quarter of 2009 represented a 75.0% year-over-year
increase to Sales of steering gears for passenger vehicles in the 2009 third quarter
were Gross profit in the third quarter of 2009 was Selling expenses in the third quarter were General and administrative expenses in the third quarter were Operating income increased by 161.1% year-over-year to Net income attributable to common shareholders was As of 2009 Outlook The Company expects its revenue to increase by approximately 40% for the year 2009. This target is based on the Company's current contracts from existing customers, which are subject to change. Conference Call Management will conduct a conference call on To participate, please call the following numbers 10 minutes before the call start time and ask to be connected to the "China Automotive Systems" conference call: Phone Number: +1-877-407-9205 ( Phone Number: +1-201-689-8054 (International) In addition, the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at: http://www.caasauto.com Please go to the web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary software. A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of
the conference call through About China Automotive Systems, Inc. Based in Safe Harbor Statement This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations or beliefs, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the Company's operations, financial performance and, condition and the impact of acquisitions on its financial performance. For this purpose, statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that these statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of important factors, including, among others, the impact of competitive products, pricing and new technology; changes in demand for the Company's products; changes in consumer preferences and tastes; and effectiveness of marketing; changes in laws and regulations; fluctuations in costs of production, delays and cost overruns related to developing and opening new production facilities; and other factors as those discussed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
For further information, please contact:
Jie Li
Chief Financial Officer
China Automotive Systems
Email: jieli@chl.com.cn
Kevin Theiss
Investor Relations
Grayling
Tel: +1-646-284-9409
Email: kevin.theiss@us.grayling.com
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
2009 2008
Net product sales, including
$1,384,458 and $967,591 to related
parties for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 $64,654,369 $36,936,755
Cost of product sold, including
$3,477,109 and $1,783,822 purchased
from related parties for the three
months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008 47,015,047 27,058,532
Gross profit 17,639,322 9,878,223
Add: Gain on other sales 284,234 343,326
Less: Operating expenses-
Selling expenses 4,334,443 2,309,064
General and administrative expenses 2,739,886 2,060,675
R&D expenses 531,383 665,552
Depreciation and amortization 663,408 1,488,842
Total Operating expenses 8,269,120 6,524,133
Income from operations 9,654,436 3,697,416
Add: Other income, net -- 123,167
Financial income (expenses) net (401,121) (446,261)
Gain on change in fair value of
derivative 3,129,794 677,417
Income before income taxes 12,383,109 4,051,739
Less: Income taxes 1,789,836 309,480
Net income $10,593,273 $3,742,259
Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests 2,036,762 983,480
Net income attributable to
common shareholders $8,556,511 $2,758,779
Net income per common share-
Basic $0.32 $0.10
Diluted $0.28 $0.09
Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding -
Basic 26,983,717 26,983,244
Diluted 31,412,485 31,431,026
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2009 2008
Net product sales, including
$3,257,716 and $3,766,078 to
related parties for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008 $171,836,094 $124,912,138
Cost of product sold, including
$8,463,331 and $6,387,212
purchased from related parties
for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 123,497,209 88,358,541
Gross profit 48,338,885 36,553,597
Add: Gain on other sales 523,860 595,226
Less: Operating expenses-
Selling expenses 10,509,910 7,721,240
General and administrative expenses 6,787,918 7,828,458
R&D expenses 1,415,531 1,404,525
Depreciation and amortization 1,742,162 4,234,633
Total Operating expenses 20,455,521 21,188,856
Income from operations 28,407,224 15,959,967
Add: Other income, net -- 322,626
Financial income (expenses) net (1,318,829) (884,708)
Gain on change in fair
value of derivative 591,511 1,672,570
Income before income taxes 27,679,906 17,070,455
Less: Income taxes 4,714,124 718,417
Net income $22,965,782 $16,352,038
Net income attributable
to noncontrolling interests 6,074,110 4,418,730
Net income attributable
to common shareholders $16,891,672 $11,933,308
Net income per common share-
Basic $0.63 $0.47
Diluted $0.58 $0.45
Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding -
Basic 26,983,402 25,272,884
Diluted 31,627,696 28,734,809
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, December 31,
2009 2008
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $45,894,475 $37,113,375
Pledged cash deposits 9,252,284 6,739,980
Accounts and notes receivable, net,
including $2,940,878 and $1,285,110
from related parties at September
30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 131,518,363 96,424,856
Advance payments and other, including
$256,880 and $9,374 to related
parties at September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 2,038,161 1,442,614
Inventories 29,388,926 26,571,755
Total current assets $218,092,209 $168,292,580
Long-term Assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net $58,226,765 $51,978,905
Intangible assets, net 673,054 504,339
Other receivables, net, including
$869,318 and $903,674 from related
parties at September 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008 1,214,876 1,349,527
Advance payments for property, plant
and equipment, including $2,739,564
and $2,473,320 to related parties
at September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 2,826,235 6,459,510
Long-term investments 79,075 79,010
Deferred income tax assets 2,916,305 2,383,065
Total assets $284,028,519 $231,046,936
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Bank loans $9,518,231 $7,315,717
Accounts and notes payable,
including $1,849,590 and $1,097,642
to related parties at September 30,
2009 and December 31, 2008 89,332,480 59,246,043
Convertible notes payable -- 32,922,077
Derivative liabilities -- 1,502,597
Customer deposits 552,519 236,018
Accrued payroll and related costs 3,064,192 2,715,116
Accrued expenses and other payables 14,971,228 12,460,784
Accrued pension costs 3,863,194 3,806,519
Taxes payable 9,254,273 5,717,438
Amounts due to shareholders/directors 50,034 337,370
Total current liabilities $130,606,151 $126,259,679
Long-term liabilities:
Convertible notes payable 28,534,712 --
Derivative liabilities 913,063 --
Advances payable 233,914 234,041
Total liabilities $160,287,840 $126,493,720
Related Party Transactions and
balances
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value -
Authorized - 20,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding - None $-- $--
Common stock, $0.0001 par value -
Authorized - 80,000,000 Shares
Issued and Outstanding -
26,984,744 shares at September
30, 2009 and 26,983,244 shares
at December 31, 2008 2,698 2,698
Additional paid-in capital 27,353,646 27,148,206
Retained earnings-
Appropriated 8,324,533 7,525,777
Unappropriated 52,119,432 36,026,516
Deferred stock compensation (375,039) (500,052)
Accumulated other comprehensive
income 10,943,960 11,127,505
Non-controlling interests 25,371,449 23,222,566
Total stockholders' equity $123,740,679 $104,553,216
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $284,028,519 $231,046,936
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2009 2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $22,965,782 $16,352,038
Adjustments to reconcile net
income from continuing operations
to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Stock-based compensation 321,663 95,400
Depreciation and amortization 5,940,068 7,320,365
Allowance for doubtful
accounts (Recovered) (1,484,680) 70,303
Deferred income taxes assets (531,244) (582,746)
Amortization for discount of
convertible note payable 612,635 302,771
(Gain) loss on change in fair
value of derivative (591,511) (1,672,570)
Other operating adjustments (226,916) (11,054)
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in:
Pledged deposits (2,505,479) (4,188,067)
Accounts and notes receivable (33,727,451) (12,353,480)
Advance payments and other (593,563) (703,006)
Inventories (2,794,500) (8,253,097)
Accounts and notes payable 30,025,373 8,678,459
Customer deposits 316,133 19,248
Accrued payroll and related costs 346,723 29,914
Accrued expenses and other payables 2,685,922 1,049,671
Accrued pension costs 53,613 (126,889)
Taxes payable 3,528,700 (1,536,750)
Advances payable (317) (126,834)
Net cash provided by operating
activities $24,340,951 $4,363,676
Cash flows from investing activities:
(Increase) decrease in other
receivables 125,815 (385,893)
Cash received from equipment sales 678,132 143,672
Cash paid to acquire property,
plant and equipment (8,814,876) (9,463,155)
Cash paid to acquire
intangible assets (321,671) (117,064)
Cash paid for the acquisition
of 35.5% of Henglong -- (10,000,000)
Net cash (used in) investing
activities $(8,332,600) $(19,822,440)
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Proceeds from (repayment of)
bank loans 2,197,177 (9,030,840)
Dividends paid to the
non-controlling interest holders of
Joint-venture companies (4,176,583) (5,159,657)
(Decrease) in amounts due to
shareholders/directors (287,854) (78,857)
Proceeds on exercise of stock options 8,790 --
Capital contribution from the
non-controlling interest holders of
Joint-venture companies -- 745,723
Proceeds on issuance of
convertible note payable -- 35,000,000
Repayment of convertible note
payable (5,000,000) --
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities $(7,258,470) $21,476,369
Cash and cash equivalents
effected by foreign currency $31,219 $1,683,815
Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents 8,781,100 7,701,420
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 37,113,375 19,487,159
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period $45,894,475 $27,188,579
SOURCE China Automotive Systems, Inc. Copyright 2009 PR Newswire
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