XI'AN, China, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. ("China Natural Gas" or the "Company") (PINK: CHNG), a leading provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi'an, China, today announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Shuwen Kang, CEO of China Natural Gas, Inc. commented: "We are pleased to share the results of our second quarter, as we believe that they demonstrate continued progress toward our sector and geographic growth and forward integration objectives. The company has successfully commenced commercial production of its Jingbian liquefied natural gas ("LNG") plant on July 16, 2011, which represents a key milestone in its corporate history.

Our network of compressed natural gas, or CNG, fueling stations currently contains 35 stations, a significant presence in the markets we operate in. Our outlook for the second half of the year is promising as we continue to grow our business, and we look forward to sharing any future developments as they materialize."

Second Quarter 2012 Financial and Operating Results

Revenues in the second quarter of 2012 increased by 38.8% to $37.90 million from $27.31 million in the second quarter of 2011, driven by our LNG production facility in Jingbian County, Shaanxi Province started operations. Natural gas sales grew by 56.7% year-over-year to $34.93 million, up from $22.29 million in the second quarter of 2011. Gasoline revenues in the second quarter of 2012 decreased to $0.70 million, down by 64.5% from $1.97 million in the same period of the prior year, which was mainly attributable to the closure of three gasoline fueling stations during the first and fourth quarter of 2011. Installation and services revenue decreased by 25.6% year-over-year to $2.27 million from $3.05 million in the comparable period of 2011. In the second quarter of 2012, sales of natural gas, gasoline, and installation and other services contributed 92.2%, 1.8%, and 6.0% of the total revenues, respectively.

Gross profit in the second quarter of 2012 increased by 23.1% to $13.83 million, from $11.23 million in the same period of the prior year. Gross margin in the second quarter of 2012 was 36.5%, compared to 41.1% a year ago. Gross margin decreased primarily due to the current lower gross margin level of our LNG business, as compared to the gross margins of those business lines making greatest contribution to revenue.

Operating income in the second quarter of 2012 was $6.57 million, an increase of 23.1% year-over-year from $5.34 million in the second quarter of 2011, primarily attributable to the realization of revenue and gross profit of LNG, which started in July 2011.

Income tax expense was $1,25 million for an effective tax rate of 19.8%, as compared to an effective tax rate of 19.5% in the second quarter of 2011.

Net income in the second quarter of 2012 increased by 15.5% to $5.07million, or $0.24 per diluted share, from $4.39 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2011. Net margin decreased to 13.4% during the three months ended June 30, 2012 from 16.1% during the three months ended June 30, 2011, primarily due to the decrease in gross margin.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had $6.30 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $9.62 million in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2011. The decrease was primarily attributable to the construction of the LNG plant and other projects, and the repayment of the loans from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and of the principal of the Abax Senior Notes.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $18.85 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to net cash provided by operations of $12.72 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the decrease in prepaid expense and other current assets, increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and decrease in accounts receivable.

Conference Call

Management will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. EDT (5:30 a.m. Pacific) to discuss its second quarter results.

To participate in the call please dial 1-800-860-2442, or 1 412-858-4600 for international calls, approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Teleconference replay will be available 1 hour after the end of the conference with end date at 9 AM ET. Aug 24, 2012. The number for the replay is 1-877-344-7529 or 1-412-317-0088 for international calls with conference Number: 10017499.

About China Natural Gas, Inc.

China Natural Gas ( http://www.naturalgaschina.com ) transports and sells natural gas to vehicular fueling terminals, as well as commercial, industrial and residential customers through its distribution networks in China's Shaanxi and Henan Provinces. The Company owns approximately 120 km of high-pressure pipelines and operates 24 CNG fueling stations in Shaanxi Province 10 CNG fuelling stations in Henan Province and 1 CNG fueling station in Hubei Province. China Natural Gas' five primary business lines include: (1) the distribution and sale of CNG through Company-owned CNG fueling stations for hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles; (2) the installation, distribution and sale of piped natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers through Company-owned pipelines; (3) production and sales of LNG through our LNG production facility in Jingbian County, Shaanxi Province; (4) the distribution and sale of gasoline through Company-owned CNG fueling stations for hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles; and (5) the conversion of gasoline-fueled vehicles to hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles through its auto conversion division.

SAFE HARBOR: FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. For example, statements about the future plans and goals of the JV with CNPC and its prospects are forward looking and subject to risks. China Natural Gas, Inc. may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to fourth parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks outlined in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statements on Forms S-1 and S-3, in each case as amended. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

This release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer or selling security holder and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements.

 

CHINA NATURAL GAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 





June 30,



December 31,







2012



2011



























ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:











Cash and cash equivalents



$

6,304,066



$

9,622,883



Restricted cash





1,888,258





-



Accounts receivable, net





2,099,579





2,997,845



Other receivables,net





410,279





540,646



Employee advances





424,264





285,270



Inventories





2,915,301





1,938,754



Advances to suppliers





4,353,460





4,540,139



Prepaid expense and other current assets





4,094,987





4,470,687



Total current assets





22,490,194





24,396,224



















Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures





1,585,000





1,574,000



Property and equipment, net





188,281,179





174,097,754



Construction in progress





44,514,824





45,882,320



Deferred financing cost, net





312,418





517,334



Goodwill





1,754,512





629,729



Other intangible assets





21,299,973





18,910,244



Prepaid expenses and other assets





6,130,315





10,976,203



TOTAL ASSETS



$

286,368,415



$

276,983,808



















LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

















CURRENT LIABILITIES:















Senior notes- current maturities



$

13,595,775



$

9,671,682



Current portion of bank loan payable





5,547,500





4,722,000



Accounts payable and accrued liabilities





9,714,776





7,694,423



Other payable - related party





1,614,392





787,000



Short-term borrowing - related party





2,679,945





1,359,945



Unearned revenue





3,999,560





4,280,594



Accrued interest





1,003,954





1,029,431



Taxes payable





2,182,274





2,626,271



Total current liabilities





40,338,176





32,171,346



















LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:















Senior notes, net of current portion





20,393,663





25,791,151



Bank loan payable, net of current portion





7,925,000





9,444,000



Borrowings - related party





-





1,320,000



Warrants liability





17,500,000





17,500,000



Total long-term liabilities





45,818,663





54,055,151



Total liabilities





86,156,839





86,226,497



















































STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:















Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 5,000,000 authorized, none issued and outstanding





-





-



Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 45,000,000 authorized, 21,458,654 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011





2,145





2,145



Additional paid-in capital





83,205,561





82,909,485



Accumulated other comprehensive income





21,558,709





19,817,493



Statutory reserves





11,133,287





10,124,710



Retained earnings





84,116,412





77,903,478



Noncontrolling interests





195,462





-



Total stockholders' equity





200,211,576





190,757,311



TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY



$

286,368,415



$

276,983,808



















CHINA NATURAL GAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 



Three Months Ended



Six Months Ended



June 30,

June 30,



2012





2011





2012



2011

Revenues























Natural gas

$

34,927,804



$

22,285,730





$

64,327,491



$

42,633,560

Gasoline



701,168





1,974,377







1,527,063





3,281,550

Installation and others



2,272,723





3,053,062







4,324,459





5,506,167





37,901,695





27,313,169







70,179,013





51,421,277



























Cost of revenues

























Natural gas



22,462,516





12,870,450







41,737,375





24,969,900

Gasoline



655,614





1,902,709







1,443,758





3,127,433

Installation and others



955,283





1,308,916







1,807,528





2,372,548





24,073,413





16,082,075







44,988,661





30,469,881



























Gross profit



13,828,282





11,231,094







25,190,352





20,951,396



























Operating expenses

























Selling



5,619,864





4,041,412







10,570,664





7,621,333

General and administrative



1,636,029





1,851,785







4,347,675





4,762,756





7,255,893





5,893,197







14,918,339





12,384,089



























Income from operations



6,572,389





5,337,897







10,272,013





8,567,307



























Non-operating income (expense):

























Interest income



9,853





9,273







20,599





15,920

Interest expense



(275,643)





-







(707,680)





(4,666)

Other income (expense), net



18,763





(9,091)







(14,330)





87,865

Change in fair value of warrants



(1,146)





123,630







(1,229)





239,810

Foreign currency exchange loss



1,494





(4,006)







(504,446)





(7,048)





(246,679)





119,806







(1,207,086)





331,881



























Income before income tax



6,325,710





5,457,703







9,064,927





8,899,188



























Provision for income tax



1,251,128





1,064,018







2,042,599





2,019,671



























Net income



5,074,582





4,393,685







7,022,328





6,879,517

Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests



28,876





-







(199,183)





-

Net income attributable to China Natural Gas, Inc.



5,045,706





4,393,685







7,221,511





6,879,517



























Other comprehensive income

























      Foreign currency translation gain 



(17,584)





2,993,637







1,741,216





4,442,292

Comprehensive income

$

5,028,122



$

7,387,322





$

8,962,727



$

11,321,809



























Weighted average shares outstanding

























Basic



21,458,654





21,428,265







21,458,654





21,375,085

Diluted



21,458,654





21,428,265







21,458,654





21,377,407

Earnings per share

























Basic

$

0.24



$

0.21





$

0.34



$

0.32

Diluted

$

0.24



$

0.21





$

0.34



$

0.32



























CHINA NATURAL GAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

(Unaudited)

 



Common Stock

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

Accumulative

Other

Comprehensive

Income

 

Minority

Interest

 

Retained Earnings

Total

Stockholders'

Equity



Shares

Amount







Statutory Reserve

Unrestricted



Balance at 1/1/2011

21,321,904

$2,132

$81,611,763

$   15,667,145

$           -

$7,918,634

$64,847,622

$170,047,296

Exercise of stock options

136,750

13

670,062

-

-

-

-

670,075

Stock based compensation

-

-

627,660

-

-

-

-

627,660

Cumulative translation adjustment

-

-

-

4,150,348

-

-

-

4,150,348

Net income

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,261,932

15,261,932

Appropriation of retain earnings

-

-

-

-

-

2,206,076

(2,206,076)

-

Balance at 12/31/2011

21,458,654

$2,145

$82,909,485

$   19,817,493

$           -

$10,124,710

$77,903,478

$190,757,311



















Balance at 1/1/2012

21,458,654

$2,145

$82,909,485

$   19,817,493

$           -

$10,124,710

$77,903,478

$190,757,311

Stock based compensation

-

-

296,076

-

-

-

-

296,076

Purchases of a Noncontrolling interest equity

-

-

-

-

394,645

-

-

394,645

Cumulative translation adjustment

-

-

-

1,741,216

-

-

-

1,741,216

Net income

-

-

-

-

(199,183)

-

7,221,511

7,022,328

Appropriation of retain earnings

-

-

-

-

-

1,008,577

(1,008,577)

-

Balance at 6/30/2012

21,458,654

$2,145

$83,205,561

$   21,558,709

$195,462

$11,133,287

$84,116,412

$200,211,576

 

CHINA NATURAL GAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 





For the Six Months Ended June 30,







2012





2011

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:













Net income attributable to China Natural Gas, Inc.



$

7,221,511



$

6,879,517

Add: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests





(199,183)





-

Net income





7,022,328





6,879,517















Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash













provided by operating activities:













Depreciation and amortization





6,945,862





3,744,657

Provision for doubtful accounts





202,100





20,810

Stock-based compensation





296,076





228,711

Change in fair value of warrants





1,229





(239,810)

Change in assets and liabilities:













Accounts receivable





1,035,676





(866,852)

Other receivables





(146,652)





(118,999)

Employee advances





(137,270)





2,796

Inventories





(591,244)





(712,617)

Advances to suppliers





(336,767)





(381,947)

Prepaid expense and other current assets





3,527,412





(548,647)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities





1,830,593





992,566

Unearned revenue





(311,342)





3,367,774

Accrued interest





(25,477)





363,701

Taxes payable





(462,934)





(7,632)

Net cash provided by operating activities





18,849,590





12,724,028















CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:













Payment for acquisition of property and equipment





(3,592,657)





(5,723,603)

Additions to construction in progress





(10,459,937)





(5,232,444)

Prepayment on long-term assets





52,892





(3,499,321)

Payment for acquisition of business





(657,007)





-

Payment for intangible assets





(1,511,611)





(141,129)

Net cash used in investing activities





(16,168,320)





(14,596,497)















CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:













Proceeds from exercise of stock options





-





670,075

Proceeds from short-term debt and other payable, related parties





-





3,085,445

Repayment of long-term debt





(793,500)





-

Repayment of senior notes





(3,333,334)







Increase in restricted cash





(1,890,641)







Net cash provided by financing activities





(6,017,475)





3,755,520















Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents





17,388





292,245















NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS





(3,318,817)





2,175,296















CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD





9,622,883





10,046,249















CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD



$

6,304,066



$

12,221,545















SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:













Interest paid, including capitalized interest



$

481,583



$

-

Income taxes paid



$

1,967,965



$

2,062,496















Non-cash transactions for investing and financing activities:













Construction material transferred to construction in progress



$

67,142



$

5,346,835

Construction in progress transferred to property and equipment



$

18,507,550



$

12,781,821

Advances to suppliers transferred to construction in process



$

-



$

7,480,412

Other assets transferred to construction in progress



$

2,395,267



$

640,767

Capitalized interest - amortization of discount of notes payable and issuance cost



$

2,040,389



$

2,091,230

For more information, please contact:

 

China Natural Gas, Inc.

Zhaoyang Qiao, CFO

Phone: +86-29-8832-7391

Cell: +86-158 2969-1287

Email: qiaochaoyang@naturalgaschina.com  



Jackie Shi

Investor Relations Director

Phone: +86-29-8832-3325 x922

Cell:  +86-139-9287-9998

Email: yjshi@naturalgaschina.com   



SOURCE China Natural Gas, Inc.

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