WEIFANG, China, May 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Shengtai
Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SGTI) ("Shengtai" or "the
Company"), a manufacturer and distributor in China of glucose and starch as pharmaceutical
raw materials and other starch and glucose products, today reported
its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine
months of fiscal year 2010 ended March 31,
2010.
Financial Summary of the Third Quarter 2010
-- Revenues totaled $29.41 million
-- Net income totaled $0.98 million
-- Basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.05
-- Cash and restricted cash position at $18.10 million on March 31, 2010
Financial Summary of the First Nine Months 2010
-- Revenues totaled $81.04 million
-- Net income totaled $2.81 million
-- Basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.15
-- Operating cash flow of $7.35 million
"Our company continued to reap good sales revenue in the third
quarter of fiscal year 2010," said Mr. Qingtai Liu, Shengtai's CEO.
"The operations of the third quarter added another $0.05 earnings per share to that of the previous
two quarters, and delivered $0.15 of
the total earnings per share for the nine months ended March 31, 2010."
Financial Results of the Third Quarter Fiscal 2010
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2010 were $29,407,287, an increase of $13,105,765, or 80.40%, compared with the same
period in 2009. The increase in net sales primarily resulted from
the increase of the Company's sales volume and selling prices.
Net sales from exports for the three months ended March 31, 2010 increased approximately 212%
compared with the same period in 2009. Domestic sales of cornstarch
and other products for the three months ended March 31, 2010 increased approximately 88%
compared with the same period last year.
The gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $5,657,155, an increase of $4,639,562, or 455.93%, compared with the same
period in 2009, and the gross profit margin for the three months
ended March 31, 2010 was 19.2%, an
increase from 6.2% for the same period in 2009.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $3,078,030 for the three months ended
March 31, 2010 compared to
$1,322,178 for the three months ended
March 31, 2009. The increase was due
largely to the write-off of a payment of $837,684. After deducting the write-off, selling,
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2010 were $2,240,346, an increase of $918,168, or 69.4%, from the three months ended
March 31, 2009.
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $978,125, an increase of $1,639,523 compared with a net loss of
$661,398 for the same period in
2009.
Financial Results of the First Nine Months Fiscal 2010
Net sales for the nine months ended March
31, 2010 were $81,043,203, an
increase of $31,822,207, or 64.65%,
compared with the same period in 2009. The increase in sales
revenue resulted from the increase of the Company's sales volume
and selling prices.
Net sales from exports for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 increased approximately 181%
compared with the same period in 2009. Domestic sales of cornstarch
and other products for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 increased approximately 138%
compared with the same period last year.
The gross profit for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was $13,447,859, an increase of $7,243,570, or 116.75%, compared with the same
period in 2009, and the gross profit margin for the nine months
ended March 31, 2010 was 16.6%, an
increase from 12.6% for the same period in 2009.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7,358,396 for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $6,074,853 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. The increase was due largely to
the write-off of a payment of $837,684. After deducting the write-off, selling,
general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended
March 31, 2010 were $6,520,712, an increase of $445,859, or 7.3%, from the nine months ended
March 31, 2009.
Net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was $2,814,184, an increase of $3,319,673 compared with a net loss of
$505,489 for the same period in
2009.
Financial Condition
The Company generated $7.35
million in positive cash flow from operations during the
nine months ended March 31, 2010. As
of March 31, 2010, the Company had
cash and restricted cash position at $18.10
million. The Company's short-term loan totaled $36.91 million, notes payable to banks totaled
$14.96 million, long-term loan's
current maturity totaled $2.50
million and the long-term debt's non-current portion totaled
$3.80 million. The Company's total
shareholders' equity increased to $48.31
million. The Company expects that its proceeds from
operating cash flows and its cash balances, together with amounts
available under the loans, will be sufficient to meet its
anticipated liquidity needs for the next twelve months.
Business Outlook
Based on its current outlook, and existing and anticipated
business conditions, Shengtai expects net income for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2010 to be
between $4 to $5 million.
"We stick to our strategies of increasing of production
capacity, control of costs, improving of product mix structure to
create higher total gross profits," said Mr. Qingtai Liu,
Shengtai's CEO. "The market remains competitive. However, with our
competitive strength and corporate strategies, we are very
confident that we will have a profitable fiscal year of 2010 as we
continue to benefit from the global and domestic economic recovery
and the consequently increasing demands by the overseas and
domestic markets for glucose and starch products."
About Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc. through its wholly owned
subsidiary, Shengtai Holding, Inc. (SHI), a New Jersey corporation, and the Chinese
operating company of Weifang Shengtai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., is
a manufacturer and distributor in China of glucose and starch products as
pharmaceutical raw materials, other starch products and other
glucose products such as corn meals, food and beverage glucose and
dextrin. For more information about Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc.,
please visit http://www.shengtaipharmaceutical.com .
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements made in this news release may contain
forward-looking statements concerning the Company's business and
products. These statements include, without limitation, statements
regarding our ability to prepare the Company for growth, and
predictions and guidance relating to the Company's future financial
performance. We have based these forward-looking statements largely
on our current expectations and projections about future events and
financial trends that we believe may affect our financial
condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial
needs, but they involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements, which may include, but are not limited
to, such factors as unanticipated changes in product demand
especially in the pharmaceutical industry, pricing and demand
trends for the Company's products, changes to government
regulations, risk associated with operation of the Company's new
facilities, risk associated with large-scale implementation of the
Company's business plan, the ability to attract new customers,
ability to increase its product's applications, cost of raw
materials, downturns in the Chinese economy, and other information
detailed from time to time in the Company's filings and future
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in
evaluating the forward-looking statements herein and are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements,
which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the
date of this press release and the Company undertakes no duty to
update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to
actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.
For more information, please contact:
Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Mr. Hu Ye
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +86-139-1157-3505
Email: shengtaicfo@hotmail.com
Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Ms. Shenglian Iris Wang
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: +86-536-6295802
Email: shengtaiadm@hotmail.com
SOURCE Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc.