China Automotive Systems Reports 2018 Second Quarter Unaudited Financial Results
WUHAN, China, Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. ("CAAS" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CAAS), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2018.
Second Quarter 2018 Highlights
-- Net sales increased 6.9% to $125.8 million from $117.7 million in the
second quarter of 2017;
-- Gross profit declined 29.3% to $17.0 million and the gross margin
decreased to 13.5% from 20.4% in the second quarter of 2017;
-- Income from operations decreased to $0.6 million with an operating
margin of 0.5% compared with 9.4% in the second quarter of 2017;
-- Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders declined
to $0.8 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.03, compared to net
income attributable to parent company's common shareholders of $8.9
million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.28, in the second quarter
of 2017.
First Six Months of 2018 Highlights
-- Net sales grew 9.6% to $259.8 million, compared to $237.0 million in the
first six months of 2017;
-- Gross profit decreased to $38.7 million, compared to $45.7 million in
the first six months of 2017; gross margin decreased to 14.9% in the
first six months of 2018, compared to 19.3% in the first six months of
2017;
-- Income from operations decreased to $5.2 million from $18.3 million with
an operating margin of 2.0% compared with 7.7% in the second quarter of
2017;
-- Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders was $5.2
million from $14.6 million in the first six months of 2017; diluted
earnings per share attributable to parent company's common shareholders
was $0.16, compared to diluted earnings per share attributable to parent
company's common shareholders of $0.46 in the first six months of 2017;
-- Net cashflow used in operating activities was $5.4 million compared with
net cashflow provided of $22.1 million in the first six months of 2017.
Mr. Qizhou Wu, chief executive officer of CAAS, commented, "Our sales in the second quarter of 2018 reflect higher sales of our traditional steering products. We continue to invest more resources to develop new generations of electric power steering ("EPS") products and other advanced steering products for future growth."
Mr. Jie Li, chief financial officer of CAAS, commented, "We continue to enhance our financial resources while we build advanced steering products to offer a broader line of steering products to meet the changing requirements of our customers."
Second Quarter of 2018
In the second quarter of 2018, net sales increased 6.9% to $125.8 million, compared to $117.7 million in the same quarter of 2017. Net sales of traditional steering products grew by 8.5% and the Company sold more products to its North American customers. Sales of electric power steering ("EPS") represented 21.4% of total net sales.
Gross profit decreased to $17.0 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to $24.1 million in the second quarter of 2017. The gross margin was 13.5% in the second quarter of 2018, versus 20.4% in the second quarter of 2017. The gross margin decreased mainly due to a lower sales price, higher unit cost and the change in product mix.
Gain on other sales was $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2017. The decrease was due to the fact that during the second quarter of 2017, the Company disposed of a building located in Jingzhou and recognized a gain of $2.2 million.
Selling expenses were $4.9 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2017. The increase was mainly due to higher logistics expenses related to increased sales during the quarter. Selling expenses represented 3.9% of net sales in the second quarter of 2018 and in the second quarter of 2017.
General and administrative expenses ("G&A expenses") were $4.4 million in the second quarter of 2018 compared to $5.3 million in the second quarter of 2017. G&A expenses represented 3.5% of net sales in the second quarter of 2018 compared to 4.5% in the second quarter of 2017. The decrease was mainly due to a lower allowance for doubtful accounts.
Research and development expenses ("R&D expenses") increased 5.2% to $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to $7.7 million in the second quarter of 2017. R&D expenses continue to focus on the development of the Company's EPS and other new products. R&D expenses represented 6.4% of sales in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 6.6% in the 2017 second quarter.
Net financial income in the second quarter of 2018 was $0.9 million compared with $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2017.
Income from operations was $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to $11.1 million in the same quarter of 2017. The decrease was primarily due to lower gross profit and lower gain on other sales. As a percentage of net sales, the operating margin was 0.5% in the second quarter of 2018, compared to 9.4% in the second quarter of 2017.
Income before income tax expenses and equity in earnings of affiliated companies was $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to $11.1 million in the second quarter of 2017.
Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders was $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders of $8.9 million in the corresponding quarter of 2017. Diluted earnings per share were $0.03 in the second quarter of 2018, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.28 in the second quarter of 2017. The weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding was 31,647,305 in the second quarter of 2018, compared to 31,649,322 in the second quarter of 2017.
First Six Months of 2018
Net sales increased 9.6% to $259.8 million in the first six months of 2018, compared to $237.0 million in the first six months of 2017. Six-month gross profit was $38.7 million, compared to $45.7 million in the corresponding period last year. Six-month gross margin was 14.9% in the first six months of 2018 compared to 19.3% in the corresponding period in 2017. The gain on other sales was $2.5 million in the first six months of 2018 compared with $5.3 million in the corresponding period last year. Income from operations was $5.2 million in the first six months of 2018, compared to $18.3 million in the first six months of 2017. Operating margin was 2.0% in the first six months of 2018, compared to 7.7% in the corresponding period of 2017.
Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders was $5.2 million in the first six months of 2018, compared to $14.6 million in the corresponding period in 2017. Diluted earnings per share were $0.16 in the first six months of 2018, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.46 in the corresponding period of 2017.
As of June 30, 2018, cash and equivalents, pledged cash and short-term investments were $112.4 million. Total accounts receivable including notes receivable were $283.6 million. Accounts payable were $219.4 million and short-term loans were $57.1 million. Total parent company stockholders' equity was $306.4 million as of June 30, 2018, compared to $306.1 million as of December 31, 2017.
Net cash used in operating activities was $5.4 million in the first six months of 2018 compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $22.1 million in the first six months of 2017. Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment were $17.3 million compared with $10.2 million in the first six months of 2017.
Business Outlook
Management reiterated its revenue guidance for the full year 2018 of US$520 million. This target is based on the Company's current views on operating and market conditions, which are subject to change.
About China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Based in Hubei Province, the People's Republic of China, China Automotive Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of power steering components and systems to the Chinese automotive industry, operating through eight Sino-foreign joint ventures. The Company offers a full range of steering system parts for passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles. The Company currently offers four separate series of power steering with an annual production capacity of over 6 million sets of steering gears, columns and steering hoses. Its customer base is comprised of leading auto manufacturers, such as China FAW Group, Corp., Dongfeng Auto Group Co., Ltd., BYD Auto Company Limited, Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. and Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. in China, and Chrysler Group LLC in North America. For more information, please visit: http://www.caasauto.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the qualitative and quantitative effects of the accounting errors, the periods involved, the nature of the Company's review and any anticipated conclusions of the Company or its management and other statements that are not historical facts. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties. As a result, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-K annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2018, and in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For further information, please contact:
Jie Li
Chief Financial Officer
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Email: jieli@chl.com.cn
Kevin Theiss
+1-212-521-4050
kevin.theiss@awakenlab.com
(Tables Follow)
China Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands of USD, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended June 30,
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2018 2017
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Net product sales ($10,856 and $8,583 sold to related parties for the three months $125,782 $117,660
ended June 30, 2018 and 2017)
Cost of products sold ($7,428 and $6,283 purchased from related parties for the 108,761 93,599
three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017)
Gross profit 17,021 24,061
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Gain on other sales 977 4,555
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Less: Operating expenses
Selling expenses 4,887 4,555
General and administrative expenses 4,442 5,283
Research and development expenses 8,085 7,707
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Total operating expenses 17,414 17,545
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Income from operations 584 11,071
Other income 600 152
Interest expense (801) (644)
Financial income, net 897 550
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Income before income tax expenses and equity in earnings of affiliated companies 1,280 11,129
Less: Income taxes 202 2,186
Equity in losses of affiliated companies (82) (62)
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Net income 996 8,881
Net income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 149 (40)
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Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders $847 $8,921
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Comprehensive income:
Net income $996 $8,881
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation (loss)/gain, net of tax (17,467) 5,814
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Comprehensive (loss)/income (16,471) 14,695
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interests (431) 155
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Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to parent company $(16,040) $14,540
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Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders per share
Basic - $0.03 $0.28
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Diluted- $0.03 $0.28
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic 31,644,004 31,644,004
Diluted 31,647,305 31,649,322
China Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands of USD, except share and per share amounts)
Six Months Ended June 30,
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2018 2017
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Net product sales ($21,702 and $18,121 sold to related parties for the six months $259,800 $236,968
ended June 30, 2018 and 2017)
Cost of products sold ($15,677 and $13,646 purchased from related parties for the six 221,140 191,278
months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017)
Gross profit 38,660 45,690
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Gain on other sales 2,490 5,343
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Less: Operating expenses
Selling expenses 10,714 8,623
General and administrative expenses 8,866 9,637
Research and development expenses 16,392 14,472
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Total operating expenses 35,972 32,732
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Income from operations 5,178 18,301
Other income/(expense), net 1,221 (102)
Interest expense (1,216) (875)
Financial income, net 132 882
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Income before income tax expenses and equity in earnings of affiliated companies 5,315 18,206
Less: Income taxes 790 3,376
Equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliated companies 503 (11)
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Net income 5,028 14,819
Net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interests (131) 184
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Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders $5,159 $14,635
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Comprehensive income:
Net income $5,028 $14,819
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation (loss)/gain, net of tax (4,225) 7,443
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Comprehensive income 803 22,262
Comprehensive (loss)/gain attributable to non-controlling interests (195) 433
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Comprehensive income attributable to parent company $998 $21,829
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Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders per share
Basic - $0.16 $0.46
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Diluted- $0.16 $0.46
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic 31,644,004 31,644,004
Diluted 31,645,655 31,649,615
China Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands of USD unless otherwise indicated)
June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $58,682 $64,558
Pledged cash 26,803 31,535
Short-term investments 26,902 29,587
Accounts and notes receivable, net - unrelated parties 262,733 274,989
Accounts and notes receivable, net - related parties 20,826 19,086
Advance payments and others - unrelated parties 12,464 12,790
Advance payments and others - related parties 1,006 20,841
Inventories 90,594 79,217
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Total current assets 500,010 532,603
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net 131,100 126,033
Intangible assets, net 549 661
Other receivables, net - unrelated parties 945 2,188
Advance payment for property, plant and equipment - unrelated parties 6,971 9,657
Advance payment for property, plant and equipment - related parties 6,672 5,264
Long-term investments 33,479 27,596
Deferred tax assets 13,270 13,367
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Total assets $692,996 $717,369
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans $57,073 $72,711
Accounts and notes payable - unrelated parties 212,436 233,048
Accounts and notes payable - related parties 6,913 7,168
Customer deposits 762 1,128
Accrued payroll and related costs 7,372 8,577
Accrued expenses and other payables 41,499 40,127
Accrued pension costs 3,876 4,051
Taxes payable 10,408 5,927
Amounts due to shareholders/directors 336 343
Advances payable (current portion) 378 383
Total current liabilities 341,053 373,463
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term loans 302 306
Advances payable 355 359
Other long-term payable 10,843 -
Long-term tax payable 29,874 32,719
Deferred tax liabilities 4,175 4,393
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Total liabilities $386,602 $411,240
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value - Authorized - 80,000,000 shares; Issued $3 $3
- 32,338,302 and 32,338,302 shares as of June 30, 2018 and December 31,
2017, respectively
Additional paid-in capital 64,406 64,406
Retained earnings-
Appropriated 10,830 10,707
Unappropriated 214,495 209,459
Accumulated other comprehensive income 13,619 17,780
Treasury stock - 694,298 and 694,298 shares as of June 30, 2018 and (2,907) (2,907)
December 31, 2017, respectively
Total parent company stockholders' equity 300,446 299,448
Non-controlling interests 5,948 6,681
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Total stockholders' equity 306,394 306,129
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $692,996 $717,369
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China Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands of USD unless otherwise indicated)
Six Months Ended June 30,
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2018 2017
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $5,028 $14,819
Adjustments to reconcile net income from operations to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 8,837 7,809
Increase in provision for doubtful accounts 242 1,008
Inventory write downs 3,456 2,101
Deferred income taxes (231) 971
Equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliated companies (503) 11
Loss/(gain) on fixed assets disposals 9 (2,202)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(Increase)/decrease in:
Accounts and notes receivable 6,644 6,570
Advance payments and others (1,374) 1,241
Inventories (16,062) 2,104
Increase/(decrease) in:
Accounts and notes payable (15,574) (2,932)
Customer deposits (345) (7)
Accrued payroll and related costs (1,153) (2)
Accrued expenses and other payables 2,245 (3,028)
Accrued pension costs (96) (307)
Taxes payable 3,484 (6,069)
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities (5,393) 22,087
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in other receivables 1,190 137
Cash received from property, plant and equipment sales 199 2,334
Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment (including $5,694 and $3,497 (17,299) (10,178)
paid to related parties for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017,
respectively)
Purchase of short-term investments (18,502) (8,069)
Purchase of long-term time deposit - (5,836)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments 21,687 11,923
Investment under equity method (5,957) (730)
Cash received for related party loan repayment 20,430 -
Loan to a related party - (29,044)
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Net cash provided/(used) in investing activities 1,748 (39,463)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from bank loans 19,672 59,088
Repayments of bank loans (35,664) (34,128)
Proceeds from sale and leaseback transaction 11,758 -
Repayments of the borrowing for sale and leaseback transaction (1,125) -
Net cash (used)/provided by financing activities (5,359) 24,960
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Effects of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents and pledged cash (1,604) 1,466
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Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and pledged cash (10,608) 9,050
Cash, cash equivalents and pledged cash at beginning of period 96,093 61,891
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Cash, cash equivalents and pledged cash at end of period $85,485 $70,941
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China Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
(In thousands of USD unless otherwise indicated)
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Six months Ended June 30,
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2018 2017
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Cash paid for interest $432 $354
Cash paid for income taxes 637 4,172
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Six months Ended June 30,
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2018 2017
Property, plant and equipment recorded during the period which previously were $5,419 $10,310
advance payments
Accounts payable for acquiring property, plant and equipment 107 709
Dividends payable to non-controlling interests 538 608
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