Hollysys Automation Technologies Reports Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Quarter and the First Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019

First Nine months of Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Highlights

    --  Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys was $100.5 million, an
        increase of 25.1% compared to the comparable prior year period.
    --  Total revenues were $413.4 million, an increase of 5.0% compared to the
        comparable prior year period.
    --  Non-GAAP gross margin was at 38.3%, compared to 37.6% for the comparable
        prior year period.
    --  Non-GAAP diluted EPS were at $1.65, an increase of 25.0% compared to the
        comparable prior year period.
    --  Net cash provided by operating activities was $86.7 million for the
        current period.
    --  DSO of 176 days, compared to 176 days for the comparable prior year
        period.
    --  Inventory turnover days of 59 days, compared to 58 days for the
        comparable prior year period.

Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Highlights

    --  Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys was $28.1 million, an
        increase of 27.1% compared to the comparable prior year period.
    --  Total revenues were $125.2 million, an increase of 3.8% compared to the
        comparable prior year period.
    --  Non-GAAP gross margin was at 39.6%, compared to 36.5% for the comparable
        prior year period.
    --  Non-GAAP diluted EPS were at $0.46, an increase of 27.8% compared to the
        comparable prior year period.
    --  Net cash provided by operating activities was $25.2 million for the
        current quarter.
    --  DSO of 193 days, compared to 196 days for the comparable prior year
        period.
    --  Inventory turnover days of 50 days, compared to 63 days for the
        comparable prior year period.

BEIJING, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 ended March 31, 2019 (see attached tables). The management of Hollysys, stated:

Revenue and new contract for our IA business for the quarter were $60.1 million and $84.0 million, representing a 31.6% and 2.2% YOY increase, respectively. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, revenue and contract presented a 4.0% and 3.5% YOY increase, respectively. Our effort in market penetration and addressing the current customer base for maintenance and upgrade opportunities continued. Within high-end coal fire market, our solid performance in the past have earned us reputation. We signed a breakthrough contract to provide DCS+DEH solution to the 660MW power units of China Huaneng Group, which is the first time that Huaneng has accepted Hollysys' control solution for its 660MW power units. We continued to address other sub-verticals of power including garbage power, biomass and solar thermal power. In solar thermal, we entered into a strategic relationship with Zhongnan Engineering Corporation Limited on jointly developing the control solution for the world first molten salt linear Fresnel solar thermal power station in Gansu, China. In chemical and petrochemical, our effort in penetrating the market continued, and with the execution of our previous breakthrough projects as reference, we continued to actively promote ourselves. We signed a contract to provide control solution to coal-to-clean industrial gas project in Jiangxi with a design capacity of 13 billion normal cubic meter per year, which is to be the world largest project of such kind once completed. We kept addressing our valuable customer base and the momentum of aftersales services continued. In addition to regular maintenance, our value adding industrial software that covers advanced process control, industrial information security, etc. are being accepted by more of our customers. Following the breakthrough in our first intelligent plant solution in the last quarter, we maintained close communication with potential customers. Meanwhile, our intelligence-oriented solutions are earning its reputation. In February, Hollysys was named by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China (MIIT) as outstanding data collection and edge computing technology provider, outstanding PaaS technology provider and outstanding SaaS technology provider. Our "HolliMachine Smart Equipment Cloud Industrial Internet APP" was also listed in the Outstanding Industrial Internet APP Solution published by MIIT. Furthermore, we have recently formed a strategic partnership with Arup, one of the largest global engineering consulting firms, to develop and implement world-leading intelligent solutions and expand into overseas markets together.

Quarterly revenue and new contract for our railway business were $46.8 million and $35.5 million, representing an 2.7% YOY increase and 6.3% YOY decrease, respectively. For the first nine month of the fiscal year, revenue and new contract recorded an 6.9% and 48.1% YOY increase, respectively. With 13(th) Five Year Plan period entering its final two years and the amount of contract signed previously, we have been busy delivering. Going forward into the future and given a visible long-term railway construction plan, we will continue to adhere to the diversity strategy for stable and healthy growth and to improve our local service network for more value-adding and differentiated services. With urbanization as an ongoing process, we will keep leveraging our strong R&D capacity and prepare for the application of various types of railway transportation system in the future.

In overseas business, M&E recorded a quarterly revenue and new contract of $18.4 million and $16.8 million, representing a 37.7% and 20.8% YOY decrease respectively. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, revenue and new contract recorded a 3.6% and 8.4% YOY increase respectively. Given the macro economy in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, risk control remains to be the key focus of our M&E business. In IA overseas business, we continued our effort in developing partnership with key EPC players, and to create opportunity to join EPC project in its early project cycle by cooperating with design institution. We have achieved our first cooperation with Shanghai Electric overseas as we signed a contract on a 2*300MW power unit optimization project in Malaysia. Going forward, we will take gradual steps to improve the marketing and service capability of our overseas business for greater localization.

Third Quarter and First Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019 Unaudited Financial Results Summary

To facilitate a clear understanding of Hollysys' operational results, a summary of unaudited non-GAAP financial results is shown as below:





       
              
                (In USD thousands, except for number of shares and per share data)

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            Three months ended                                   
            Nine months ended



                                                                                                   
     Mar 31, 2019 
          Mar 31, 2018     
            %             
       Mar 31, 2019  
           Mar 31, 2018     
            %
                                                                                                                                            Change                                                            Change






       Revenues                                                                                                    $
            125,167          120,617      3.8%                        $
            413,350          393,531        5.0%



       Integrated contract revenue                                                                                 $
            101,285          104,736    (3.3)%                        $
            334,618          334,845      (0.1)%



       Products sales                                                                                               $
            13,187            9,908     33.1%                         $
            27,144           29,085      (6.7)%



       Service rendered                                                                                             $
            10,695            5,973     79.1%                         $
            51,588           29,601       74.3%



       Cost of revenues                                                                                             $
            75,652           76,608    (1.2)%                        $
            255,219          245,398        4.0%



       Gross profit                                                                                                 $
            49,515           44,009     12.5%                        $
            158,131          148,133        6.7%



       Total operating expenses                                                                                     $
            19,319           18,820      2.7%                         $
            55,895           58,971      (5.2)%



       Selling                                                                                                       $
            6,474            6,205      4.3%                         $
            22,043           20,643        6.8%



       General and administrative                                                                                    $
            8,743            7,745     12.9%                         $
            28,939           30,752      (5.9)%



       Research and development                                                                                      $
            8,655            8,758    (1.2)%                         $
            27,825           27,975      (0.5)%



       VAT refunds and government subsidies                                                                        $
            (4,553)         (3,888)    17.1%                       $
            (22,912)        (20,399)      12.3%



       Income from operations                                                                                       $
            30,196           25,189     19.9%                        $
            102,236           89,162       14.7%



       Other income, net                                                                                             $
            1,190              352    238.1%                          $
            7,685            3,062      151.0%



       Foreign exchange loss                                                                                         $
            (333)           (877)  (62.0)%                        $
            (1,163)         (1,981)    (41.3)%



       Share of net (loss) income of equity investees                                                                $
            (885)             194  (556.2)%                        $
            (1,172)           2,466    (147.5)%



       Dividend income from a cost investee                                                                                       38         (100.0)%             $
            1,116                  1,096             1.8%



       Interest income                                                                                               $
            2,978            2,006     48.5%                          $
            8,973            5,041       78.0%



       Interest expenses                                                                                              $
            (54)           (175)  (69.1)%                          $
            (371)           (808)    (54.1)%



       Income tax expenses                                                                                           $
            4,946            4,553      8.6%                         $
            16,713           17,584      (5.0)%



       Net income attributable to non-controlling interests                                                             $
            50               75   (33.3)%                            $
            132              161     (18.0)%



       Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.                                    $
            28,096           22,099     27.1%                        $
            100,459           80,293       25.1%



       Non-GAAP basic EPS                                                                                             $
            0.46             0.37     24.3%                           $
            1.66             1.33       24.8%



       Non-GAAP diluted EPS                                                                                           $
            0.46             0.36     27.8%                           $
            1.65             1.32       25.0%





       Share-based compensation expenses                                                                                $
            50              129   (61.2)%                            $
            201              581     (65.4)%



       Amortization of acquired intangible assets                                                                       $
            78              128   (39.1)%                            $
            234              279     (16.1)%



       Fair value adjustments of a bifurcated derivative                                              
            $                                                                          $
            20                        100%



       GAAP Net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.                                        $
            27,968           21,842     28.0%                        $
            100,004           79,433       25.9%



       GAAP basic EPS                                                                                                 $
            0.46             0.36     27.8%                           $
            1.65             1.31       26.0%



       GAAP diluted EPS                                                                                               $
            0.46             0.36     27.8%                           $
            1.64             1.31       25.2%





       Basic weighted average common shares outstanding                                                                 60,459,370       60,436,871      0.0%                               60,453,704       60,431,201        0.0%



       Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding                                                               61,276,829       61,296,907      0.0%                               61,273,073       61,245,982        0.0%

Operational Results Analysis for the Third Quarter Ended March 31, 2019

Comparing to the third quarter of the prior fiscal year, the total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased from $120.6 million to $125.2 million, representing an increase of 3.8%. Broken down by the revenue types, integrated contracts revenue decreased by 3.3% to $101.3 million, products sales revenue increased by 33.1% to $13.2 million, and services revenue increased by 79.1% to $10.7 million.

The Company's total revenues can also be presented in segments as shown in the following chart:



     
                (In USD thousands)


                                         Three months ended Mar 31,                            Nine months ended Mar 31,



                                                               2019                     2018                                             2019         2018



                                          
              
                $ % to Total Revenue       
       
                $          % to Total Revenue   
     
         $    % to Total Revenue    
     
        $    % to Total Revenue




     Industrial Automation                                  60,063               47.9%                   45,651                        37.8%     167,241                  40.4%     160,780                  40.8%



     Rail Transportation Automation                         46,759               37.4%                   45,533                        37.8%     160,630                  38.9%     150,279                  38.2%



     Mechanical and Electrical Solution                     18,345               14.7%                   29,433                        24.4%      85,479                  20.7%      82,472                  21.0%




     
                Total                                    125,167              100.0%                  120,617                       100.0%     413,350                 100.0%     393,531                 100.0%

Overall gross margin excluding non-cash amortization of acquired intangibles (non-GAAP gross margin) was 39.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to 36.5% for the same period of the prior year. The non-GAAP gross margin for integrated contracts, product sales, and services rendered were 30.2%, 85.6% and 71.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to 30.1%, 81.2% and 73.6% for the same period of the prior year, respectively. The gross margin fluctuation was mainly due to the different revenue mix with different margins. The GAAP overall gross margin which includes non-cash amortization of acquired intangibles was 39.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to 36.4% for the same period of the prior year. The GAAP gross margin for integrated contracts, product sales, and service rendered were 30.1%, 85.6% and 71.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to 30.0%, 81.2% and 73.6% for the same period of the prior year, respectively.

Selling expenses were $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, representing an increase of $0.3 million or 4.3% compared to $6.2 million for the same quarter of the prior year. Presented as a percentage of total revenues, selling expenses were 5.2% and 5.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

General and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP G&A expenses), were $8.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, representing an increase of $1.0 million or 12.9% compared to $7.7 million for the same quarter of the prior year, which was primarily due to increase of bad debt allowance. Presented as a percentage of total revenues, non-GAAP G&A expenses were 7.0% and 6.4% for quarters ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The GAAP G&A expenses which include the non-cash share-based compensation expenses were $8.8 million and $7.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Research and development expenses were $8.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, representing a decrease of $0.1 million or 1.2% compared to $8.8 million for the same quarter of the prior year. Presented as a percentage of total revenues, R&D expenses were 6.9% and 7.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The VAT refunds and government subsidies were $4.6 million for three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to $3.9 million for the same period in the prior year, representing a $0.7 million or 17.1% increase, which was primarily due to increase of the VAT refunds.

The income tax expenses and the effective tax rate were $4.9 million and 15.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to $4.6 million and 17.2% for comparable prior year period. The effective tax rate fluctuation was mainly due to the different pre-tax income mix with different tax rates, as the Company's subsidiaries are subject to different tax rates in various jurisdictions.

The non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys, which excludes the non-cash share-based compensation expenses calculated based on grant-date fair value of shares or options granted, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and fair value adjustments of a bifurcated derivative, was $28.1 million or $0.46 per diluted share based on 61.3 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2019. This represents a 27.1% increase over the $22.1 million or $0.36 per share based on 61.3 diluted weighted average common million shares outstanding reported in the comparable prior year period. On a GAAP basis, net income attributable to Hollysys was $28.0 million or $0.46 per diluted share representing an increase of 28.0% over the $21.8 million or $0.36 per diluted share reported in the comparable prior year period.

Contracts and Backlog Highlights

Hollysys achieved $136.2 million of new contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The backlog as of March 31, 2019 was $599.2 million. The detailed breakdown of the new contracts and backlog by segments is shown below:


                   (In USD thousands) New contracts achieved                               Backlog


                                       for the three months                          as of Mar 31, 2019
                                             ended Mar 31, 2019


                                      
              
                $ % to Total Contract                     
     
          $  % to Total Backlog



      Industrial Automation                              84,010                61.7%                        182,567                30.5%



     Rail Transportation                                35,471                26.0%                        322,091                53.8%


      Mechanical and Electrical
       Solutions                                         16,754                12.3%                         94,546                15.8%



     
                Total                                136,235               100.0%                        599,204               100.0%

Cash Flow Highlights

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the total net cash outflow was $15.3 million. The net cash provided by operating activities was $25.2 million. The net cash used in investing activities was $45.3 million, mainly consisted of $93.8 million time deposits placed with banks, and $4.2 million purchases of property, plant and equipment, which was partially offset by $52.7 million maturity of time deposits. The net cash used in financing activities was $0.2 million, mainly consisted of $1.9 million repayments of short-term bank loans, which were partially offset by $1.7 million proceeds from short-term bank loans.

Balance Sheet Highlights

The total amount of cash and cash equivalents were $253.4 million, $270.8 million, and $238.0 million as of March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, DSO was 193 days, as compared to 196 days for the comparable prior year period and 157 days for the last quarter; and inventory turnover was 50 days, as compared to 63 days for the comparable prior year period and 39 days for the last quarter.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 9:00 pm May 13, 2019 U.S. Eastern Time / 9:00 am May 14, 2019 Beijing Time, to discuss the financial results for fiscal year 2019 third quarter ended March 31, 2019 and business outlook.

To participate, please call the following numbers ten minutes before the scheduled start of the call. The conference call identification number is 1568415.


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         +65 67135090




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       +81 345036012



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       +82 27395177



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       +886 255723895


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       +44 2036214779



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In addition, a recording of the conference call will be accessible within 48 hours via Hollysys' website at: http://hollysys.investorroom.com

About Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI)

Hollysys is a leading automation control system solutions provider in China, with overseas operations in eight other countries and regions throughout Asia. Leveraging its proprietary technology and deep industry know-how, Hollysys empowers its customers with enhanced operational safety, reliability, efficiency, and intelligence which are critical to their businesses. Hollysys derives its revenues mainly from providing integrated solutions for industrial automation and rail transportation. In industrial automation, Hollysys delivers the full spectrum of automation hardware, software, and services spanning field devices, control systems, enterprise manufacturing management and cloud-based applications. In rail transportation, Hollysys provides advanced signaling control and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems for high-speed rail and urban rail (including subways). Founded in 1993, with technical expertise and innovation, Hollysys has grown from a research team specializing in automation control in the power industry into a group providing integrated automation control system solutions for customers in diverse industry verticals. As of March 2019, Hollysys had cumulatively carried out more than 25,000 projects for approximately 15,000 customers in various sectors including power, petrochemical, high-speed rail, and urban rail, in which Hollysys has established leading market positions.

SAFE HARBOUR:

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements," including statements regarding: the ability of the Company to achieve its commercial objectives; the business strategy, plans and objectives of the Company and its subsidiaries; and any other statements of non-historical information. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements, based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Hollysys' management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

For further information, please contact:

Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.
www.hollysys.com
+8610-58981386
investors@hollysys.com


                                                                           
              
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                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


                                                              
             
                (In USD thousands except for number of shares and per share data)




                                                                                                                             Three months ended                                                                Nine months ended
                                                                                                         Mar 31,                                                                       Mar 31,



                                                                                 2019                                             2018                                        2019                                       2018
                                                                          (Unaudited)                                     (Unaudited)                                (Unaudited)                               (Unaudited)




     
                Net revenues


      Integrated contract revenue                                                                   $
              101,285                              $
          104,736                           $
          334,618                       $
           334,845



     Products sales                                                                                           13,187                                        9,908                                    27,144                                 29,085



     Revenue from services                                                                                    10,695                                        5,973                                    51,588                                 29,601



     
                Total net revenues                                                                         125,167                                      120,617                                   413,350                                393,531





     Cost of integrated contracts                                                                             70,818                                       73,297                                   232,411                                229,295



     Cost of products sold                                                                                     1,903                                        1,863                                     5,566                                  7,696



     Costs of services rendered                                                                                3,009                                        1,576                                    17,476                                  8,686



     
                Gross profit                                                                                49,437                                       43,881                                   157,897                                147,854





     
                Operating expenses



     Selling                                                                                                   6,474                                        6,205                                    22,043                                 20,643



     General and administrative                                                                                8,793                                        7,874                                    29,140                                 31,333



     Research and development                                                                                  8,655                                        8,758                                    27,825                                 27,975


      VAT refunds and government subsidies                                                                    (4,553)                                     (3,888)                                 (22,912)                              (20,399)


                   Total operating expenses                                                                    19,369                                       18,949                                    56,096                                 59,552




                   Income from operations                                                                      30,068                                       24,932                                   101,801                                 88,302





     Other income, net                                                                                         1,190                                          352                                     7,665                                  3,062



     Foreign exchange loss                                                                                     (333)                                       (877)                                  (1,163)                               (1,981)


      Share of net (loss) income of equity
       investees                                                                                                (885)                                         194                                   (1,172)                                 2,466


      Dividend income from a cost investee                                                                                         38                                       1,116                                      1,096



     Interest income                                                                                           2,978                                        2,006                                     8,973                                  5,041



     Interest expenses                                                                                          (54)                                       (175)                                    (371)                                 (808)


                   Income before income taxes                                                                  32,964                                       26,470                                   116,849                                 97,178





     Income taxes expenses                                                                                     4,946                                        4,553                                    16,713                                 17,584



     
                Net income                                                                                  28,018                                       21,917                                   100,136                                 79,594




      Net income attributable to non-controlling
       interests                                                                                                   50                                           75                                       132                                    161


                   Net income attributable to Hollysys
                    Automation Technologies Ltd.                                        $
              
                27,968                  $
              
            21,842               $
             
            100,004                   $
      
             79,433





     
                Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of nil



     Translation adjustments                                                                                  14,871                                       30,784                                  (11,604)                                63,054



     
                Comprehensive income                                                                        42,889                                       52,701                                    88,532                                142,648




      Less: comprehensive income (loss)
       attributable to non-controlling interests                                                                   50                                           76                                     (129)                                   163


                   Comprehensive income attributable
                    to Hollysys Automation
                    Technologies Ltd.                                                   $
              
                42,839                  $
              
            52,625                $
             
            88,661                  $
      
             142,485





                   Net income per ordinary share:



     Basic                                                                                                      0.46                                         0.36                                      1.65                                   1.31



     Diluted                                                                                                    0.46                                         0.36                                      1.64                                   1.31


                   Shares used in income per share computation:


      Weighted average number of ordinary shares                                                           60,459,370                                   60,436,871                                60,453,704                             60,431,201


      Weighted average number of diluted ordinary
       shares                                                                                              61,276,829                                   61,296,907                                61,273,073                             61,245,982


                                                                 
              
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                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                   
              
                (In USD thousands except for number of shares and per share data)




                                                                                                                                   Mar 31,             Dec 31,
                                                                                                                                        2019                 2018





                                                                                                                                 (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)




     
                ASSETS


                                        Current assets


                
              Cash and cash equivalents                                                                     $
              253,388      $
          270,806


                           Time deposits with maturities over three months                                                           212,997              168,999


                
              Restricted cash                                                                                            18,931               16,897


                           Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
                            doubtful accounts of $46,177 and $45,125 as of
                            March 31,2019 and December 31, 2018,
                            respectively                                                                                             263,614              272,008


                           Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
                            billings, net of allowance for doubtful
                            accounts of $8,024 and $7,881 as of March 31,
                            2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively                                                                 226,896              221,581


                           Other receivables, net of allowance for
                            doubtful accounts of $4,741 and $4,914 as of
                            March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018,
                            respectively                                                                                              21,119               18,470


                
              Advances to suppliers                                                                                      11,262               15,374


                
              Amounts due from related parties                                                                           38,182               33,424


                
              Inventories                                                                                                45,278               35,568


                
              Prepaid expenses                                                                                              927                  911


                
              Income tax recoverable                                                                                        283                  276



                                        Total current assets                                                                       1,092,877            1,054,314




                                        Non-current assets


                
              Restricted cash                                                                                             4,156                4,076


                
              Prepaid expenses                                                                                                4                    4


                
              Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                         80,002               75,119


                
              Prepaid land leases                                                                                         9,910                9,832


                
              Intangible assets, net                                                                                      1,492                1,540


                
              Investments in equity investees                                                                            47,421               52,708


                
              Investments in cost investees                                                                               4,879                4,785


                
              Goodwill                                                                                                   48,671               48,346


                
              Deferred tax assets                                                                                        12,584               11,714



                                        Total non-current
                                         assets                                                                                      209,119              208,124


                                        Total assets                                                                               1,301,996            1,262,438





     
                LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


                                        Current liabilities


                
              Derivative financial liability                                                                                432                  432


                
              Short-term bank loans                                                                                       2,033                2,215


                
              Current portion of long-term loans                                                                         20,297               20,258


                
              Accounts payable                                                                                          116,276              116,362


                
              Deferred revenue                                                                                          137,840              141,365


                
              Accrued payroll and related expenses                                                                       11,794               19,557


                
              Income tax payable                                                                                          4,259                3,668


                
              Warranty liabilities                                                                                        5,409                5,318


                
              Other tax payables                                                                                         13,951                6,054


                
              Accrued liabilities                                                                                        21,689               23,322


                
              Amounts due to related parties                                                                              4,982                4,596



                                        Total current
                                         liabilities                                                                                 338,962              343,147




                                        Non-current
                                         liabilities


                
              Accrued liabilities                                                                                         6,000                5,885


                
              Long-term loans                                                                                               914                  900


                
              Deferred tax liabilities                                                                                   11,284               12,083


                
              Warranty liabilities                                                                                        2,536                2,363



                                        Total non-current
                                         liabilities                                                                                  20,734               21,231


                                        Total liabilities                                                                            359,696              364,378




                                        Commitments and
                                         contingencies                                                                                                         -




                                        Stockholders' equity:


                           Ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share,
                            100,000,000 shares authorized; 60,342,099
                            shares issued and outstanding as of March 31,
                            2019 and December 31, 2018                                                                                    60                   60


                
              Additional paid-in capital                                                                                223,597              223,547


                
              Statutory reserves                                                                                         48,706               46,283


                
              Retained earnings *                                                                                       686,561              660,329


                           Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                   (16,796)            (32,281)



                                        Total Hollysys
                                         Automation
                                         Technologies Ltd.
                                         stockholder's equity                                                                        942,128              897,938


                
              Non-controlling interests                                                                                     172                  122



                                        Total equity                                                                                 942,300              898,060




                                        Total liabilities and
                                         equity                                                           $
              
                1,301,996 $
     
           1,262,438





     * The adoption of ASC 606 commenced on July 1, 2018 had a one-off effect on the beginning of balance sheet accounts.


                                                                               
              
                HOLLYSYS AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD
                                                                         
              
              
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                                                  
              
              
                (In USD thousands).


                                                                                                                                                       Three months                                Nine months
                                                                                                                                              ended                                       ended
                                                                                                                                          Mar 31, 2019                                Mar 31, 2019



                                                                                                                                                       (Unaudited)                                 (Unaudited)



     Cash flows from operating activities:


                                                     
     Net income                                                                                                         $
       28,018                          $
        100,136


     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      provided by operating activities:


                                                       Depreciation of property, plant and equipment                                                                            2,094                                  5,920


                                                     
     Amortization of prepaid land leases                                                                                         66                                    198


                                                     
     Amortization of intangible assets                                                                                           78                                    234


                                                     
     Allowance for doubtful accounts                                                                                             50                                    564


                                                       Loss on disposal of property, plant and
                                                        equipment                                                                                                                   5                                     43


                                                       Share of net loss from equity investees                                                                                    885                                  1,172


                                                     
     Share-based compensation expenses                                                                                           50                                    201


                                                     
     Deferred income tax expenses                                                                                           (1,602)                               (2,501)


                                                     
     Accretion of convertible bond                                                                                               57                                    172


                                                       Fair value adjustments of a bifurcated
                                                        derivative                                                                                                                                                       20


                                                       Gains on deconsolidation of a subsidiary                                                                               (1,020)                               (5,768)


                                                       Dividends received from an equity investee                                                                               5,527                                  5,527


     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:


                                                     
     Accounts receivable                                                                                                     12,744                                  3,702


                                                       Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
                                                        billings                                                                                                                (204)                              (27,907)


                                                     
     Inventories                                                                                                            (8,709)                               (5,106)


                                                     
     Advances to suppliers                                                                                                    4,347                                (3,495)


                                                     
     Other receivables                                                                                                      (2,359)                                 8,986


                                                     
     Deposits and other assets                                                                                                  (8)                                 (219)


                                                     
     Due from related parties                                                                                               (4,074)                                 5,497


                                                     
     Accounts payable                                                                                                       (1,876)                               (9,759)


                                                     
     Deferred revenue                                                                                                       (5,894)                                 4,526


                                                     
     Accruals and other payables                                                                                           (11,299)                               (1,661)


                                                     
     Due to related parties                                                                                                     293                                (2,019)


                                                     
     Income tax payable                                                                                                         534                                  6,809


                                                     
     Other tax payables                                                                                                       7,531                                  1,442


                                                                    Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                  25,234                                 86,714




     Cash flows from investing activities:


                                                     
     Time deposits placed with banks                                                                                       (93,777)                             (250,717)


                                                       Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                                                             (4,192)                               (5,426)


                                                       Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and
                                                        equipment                                                                                                                   7                                    258


                                                     
     Maturity of time deposits                                                                                               52,693                                175,548


                                                     
     Investment of an equity investee                                                                                                                               (740)


                                                       Cash reduced upon deconsolidation of subsidiary                                                                                                              (1,878)


                                                                    Net cash used in investing activities                                                                    (45,269)                              (82,955)




     Cash flows from financing activities:


                                                     
     Proceeds from short-term bank loans                                                                                      1,721                                  4,927


                                                     
     Repayments of short-term bank loans                                                                                    (1,917)                               (5,472)


                                                     
     Proceeds from long-term bank loans                                                                                         142                                    474


                                                     
     Repayments of long-term bank loans                                                                                       (103)                                 (402)


                                                     
     Payment of Dividends                                                                                                                                        (10,862)




                                                                    Net cash used in financing activities                                                                       (157)                              (11,335)




                                                       Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                                                                                  4,888                                (3,258)



                                                                    Net decrease increase in cash, cash equivalents
                                                                     and restricted cash                                                                            $
     
         (15,304)                              (10,834)




                                                       Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash,
                                                        beginning of period                                                                                              $
       291,779                                287,309


                                                       Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end
                                                        of period                                                                                                             276,475                                276,475

Non-GAAP Measures

In evaluating our results, the non-GAAP measures of "Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses", "Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. stockholders", "Non-GAAP basic earnings per share", and "Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share" serve as additional indicators of our operating performance and not as a replacement for other measures in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors, as they exclude the non-cash share-based compensation expenses, which is calculated based on the number of shares or options granted and the fair value as of the grant date, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and fair value adjustments of a bifurcated derivative. They will not result in any cash inflows or outflows. We believe that using non-GAAP measures help our shareholders to have a better understanding of our operating results and growth prospects. In addition, given the business nature of the Company, it has been a common practice for investors to use such non-GAAP measures to evaluate the Company.

The following table provides a reconciliation of U.S. GAAP measures to the non-GAAP measures for the periods indicated:



       
                
                  
                    (In USD thousands, except for number of shares and per share data)

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                                                                                                                                                      Three months ended                               Nine months ended



                                                                                                                                                           Mar 31,                                          Mar 31,



                                                                                                                                                           2019                           2018                              2019                   2018



                                                                                                                                (Unaudited)            (Unaudited)                   (Unaudited)                      (Unaudited)






       
                Cost of integrated contracts                                                                                           $
      
             70,818         $
        
             73,297   $
             
                232,411   $
       
           229,295



       Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets                                                                                                     78                            128                               234                    279



       
                Non-GAAP cost of integrated contracts                                                                                  $
      
             70,740         $
        
             73,169   $
             
                232,177   $
       
           229,016






       
                General and administrative expenses                                                                                     $
      
             8,793          $
        
             7,874    $
             
                29,140    $
       
           31,333



       Less: Share-based compensation expenses                                                                                                              50                            129                               201                    581



       
                Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses                                                                            $
      
             8,743          $
        
             7,745    $
             
                28,939    $
       
           30,752





       
                Other income, net                                                                                                       $
      
             1,190            $
        
             352     $
             
                7,665     $
       
           3,062



       Add: Fair value adjustments of a bifurcated derivative                                                                                                                                20



       
                Non-GAAP other income, net                                                                                              $
      
             1,190            $
        
             352     $
             
                7,685     $
       
           3,062






       
                Net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.                                                       $
      
             27,968         $
        
             21,842   $
             
                100,004    $
       
           79,433




       Add:


                                                                  
              Share-based compensation expenses                                                  50                            129                               201                    581


                                                                  
              Amortization of acquired intangible assets                                         78                            128                               234                    279


                                                                  
              Fair value adjustments of a bifurcated derivative                                                                                                 20                      -


                     Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.                                              $
      
             28,096         $
        
             22,099   $
             
                100,459    $
       
           80,293





                                                                  
              Weighted average number of basic ordinary shares                           60,459,370                     60,436,871                        60,453,704             60,431,201


                                                                  
              Weighted average number of diluted ordinary shares                         61,276,829                     61,296,907                        61,273,073             61,245,982



       
                Non-GAAP basic earnings per share                                                                                             $
           0.46                  $
           0.37                  $
              1.66            $
         1.33



       
                Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share                                                                                           $
           0.46                  $
           0.36                  $
              1.65            $
         1.32

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