PINGDINGSHAN, China, Feb. 16, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:CETC) (“Hongli” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated producer of clean energy products located in Henan Province, China, today reported its second quarter financial results for fiscal year 2016, which ended December 31, 2015.
Second Quarter Financial Highlights:
- Revenue of syngas was $4,520,206 for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 with sales volume of 46,832,764 cubic meters and an average selling price per cubic meter of $0.1, which revenue accounted for 84% of our total revenue, highlighting the company’s transformation from a coke and coal producer to clean energy producer.
- Net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $48,689,412, or ($2.03) per diluted share, compared to net profit of $3,981,858, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the same period of fiscal year 2015.
- Gross profit decreased by $505,194, or 18.80%, to $2,182,656 but gross margin improved by 19.49 points to 40.69% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The decrease in gross profit (18.80%) was mainly due to the decline in sales of coal and coke despite the higher gross profit contributed from sales of syngas.
- Cost of revenues decreased by 68.15%, from $9,989,469 to $3,181,705 compared to the same period last year. The decrease was mainly driven by lower sales volumes for coal and coke products and the low cost of revenue from syngas.
- Revenue decreased by $7,312,958 or 57.69% to $5,364,361 for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Such decrease resulted from decreases in sales of coal and coke products to steel plants, offset by increased sales of our new product, syngas.
The average price of syngas was approximately $0.10 or RMB 0.62 per cubic meter. The Company has long-term syngas supply agreements with customers to provide syngas at a fixed vending price of $0.10 or RMB 0.62 per cubic meter. In some cases, syngas may be sold with periodic price adjustments. Due to the control of coal consumption by the Chinese government, the use of syngas is encouraged and its price is currently lower than natural gas. The vending price of syngas is stable and we expect the price to increase.
On November 24, 2015, the Company announced that it has discontinued its coking business by terminating its coke producing agreement with Pingdingshan Hongfengxuanmei Coking and Chemical Company. The Company’s coke inventory will be used for producing syngas. Company management expects coke demand will continue to slide due to the current weak economic position of the steel industry in China. In the meantime, CETC will be more focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing its clean energy products by leveraging its existing technologies and infrastructure.
In order to reorganize its capital structure and effect the company’s long-term strategic goal of transforming from a coke and coal producer to clean energy producer, CETC entered into a Credits and Debts Transfer Agreement with an unrelated third party, Wuhan Guangyao New Energy Automobile Operation Co., Ltd. (“Guangyao”) on January 10, 2016. CETC agreed to make a transfer to Guangyao with a lump sum of credit assets of RMB 254,160,210.59 and outstanding debts of RMB 274,167,269.37. The 20,007,058.78 difference will be paid by CETC within 6 months of the effective date of the agreement, and a 4.5% interest rate will be applied if not paid on time.
In connection with the Credits and Debts Transfer Agreement, CETC has also signed an Assets Transfer Agreement with Guangyao to transfer 900,000 tons of Coking Asset in Construction for RMB 45,692,140. Guangyao will make the payment within 6 months of the effective date with a 4.5% interest if not paid on time.
The Company’s CEO, Mr. Jianhua Lv, said “The past quarter is a truly revolutionary quarter for CETC as we made an important strategic decision to fully discontinue our low margin coal and coking business. Now 84% of our revenue comes from our flagship product—syngas—with overall gross profit achieving 40.69%. Though the macroeconomic conditions in China remain challenging, we believe our strategy of focusing on developing clean energy products with our robust innovation capabilities will bring unprecedented growth to the Company in near future.”
About Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp.
Previously known as SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc., Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp. (“Hongli” or the “Company”) is a Florida corporation and an emerging producer of clean energy products located in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, China. The Company has historically been a vertically-integrated coal and coke processor of basic and value-added coal products for steel manufacturers, power generators, and various industrial users. The Company has been producing metallurgical coke since 2002, and acts as a key supplier to regional steel producers in central China. The Company also produces and supplies thermal coal to its customers in central China. The Company currently owns its assets and conducts its operations through its subsidiaries, Top Favour Limited and PingdingshanHongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., and its affiliated companies, Henan Province PingdingshanHongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd., Baofeng Coking Factory, BaofengHongchang Coal Co., Ltd., BaofengHongguang Environment Protection Electricity Generating Co., Ltd., Zhonghong Energy Investment Company, Henan Hongyuan Coal Seam Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., BaofengShuangri Coal Mining Co., Ltd., and BaofengXingsheng Coal Mining Co., Ltd.
For additional information on the Company, please go to http://www.cetcchina.net/ or refer to the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.cetcchina.net/sec-filings.html). Investors wishing to receive the Company's corporate communications as they become available may go to the company's Investor Relations site (http://www.cetcchina.net/corporate-overview.html) and register under Email Alerts.
Also, investors may submit questions directly to Mr. Lv and his staff to receive non-confidential information about the company's operations and products at the company's "Ask Management" blog (http://www.cetcchina.net/ask-management.html).
Forward-Looking Statements
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HONGLI CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
| 2015 | 2015 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 46,832 | $ | 81,605 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 13,654,667 | 13,970,451 | ||||||
| Other receivables and deposits | 8,605 | 4,928,967 | ||||||
| Inventories | 1,772,932 | 3,191,605 | ||||||
| Advances to suppliers | 2,689,182 | 8,216,127 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | - | 16,670 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 18,172,218 | 30,405,425 | ||||||
| PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net | 21,076,180 | 18,750,242 | ||||||
| CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS, net | 32,194,455 | 65,420,768 | ||||||
| OTHER ASSETS | ||||||||
| Prepayments | 18,513,600 | 19,674,034 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 33,687,664 | 56,355,185 | ||||||
| Long-term investments | 2,748,002 | 2,920,247 | ||||||
| Other assets | 107,830 | 114,589 | ||||||
| Total other assets | 55,057,096 | 79,064,055 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 126,499,949 | $ | 193,640,490 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Current maturity of long term loans | $ | 40,016,826 | $ | 44,471,220 | ||||
| Accounts payable, trade | 390,564 | 70,164 | ||||||
| Other payables and accrued liabilities | 2,859,271 | 4,503,689 | ||||||
| Other payables - related party | 496,074 | 736,596 | ||||||
| Acquisition payable | - | 4,747,250 | ||||||
| Customer deposits | 75,570 | 80,306 | ||||||
| Taxes payable | 1,329,366 | 907,472 | ||||||
| Current portion of warrants liability | - | 289,481 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 45,167,671 | 55,806,178 | ||||||
| LONG TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Warrants liability | 111,094 | 2,626,168 | ||||||
| Total long term liabilities | 111,094 | 2,626,168 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 45,278,765 | 58,432,346 | ||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
| EQUITY | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 23,960,217 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31 and June 30, 2015, respectively | 23,960 | 23,960 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,846,397 | 6,846,397 | ||||||
| Statutory reserves | 3,689,941 | 3,689,941 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 61,850,183 | 108,831,633 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 4,479,103 | 11,484,613 | ||||||
| Total Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp.'s equity | 76,889,584 | 130,876,544 | ||||||
| NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS | 4,331,600 | 4,331,600 | ||||||
| Total equity | 81,221,184 | 135,208,144 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 126,499,949 | $ | 193,640,490 | ||||
HONGLI CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended December 31, | For the Six Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
| REVENUE | $ | 5,364,361 | $ | 12,677,319 | $ | 11,806,599 | $ | 26,251,155 | ||||||||
| COST OF REVENUE | 3,181,705 | 9,989,469 | 7,519,026 | 21,281,963 | ||||||||||||
| GROSS PROFIT | 2,182,656 | 2,687,850 | 4,287,573 | 4,969,192 | ||||||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling | 6,272 | 35,091 | 31,938 | 69,255 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 49,422,945 | 2,129,454 | 50,583,244 | 3,017,249 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 49,429,217 | 2,164,545 | 50,615,182 | 3,086,504 | ||||||||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | (47,246,561 | ) | 523,305 | (46,327,609 | ) | 1,882,688 | ||||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 25 | 62,856 | 57 | 165,107 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,255,062 | ) | (1,502,341 | ) | (2,532,043 | ) | (2,999,554 | ) | ||||||||
| Other finance expense | (59,900 | ) | (51,236 | ) | (64,845 | ) | (51,899 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrants | 269,143 | 5,452,865 | 2,804,555 | 3,425,703 | ||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | (1,045,794 | ) | 3,962,144 | 207,724 | 539,357 | |||||||||||
| INCOME (LOSSES) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (48,292,355 | ) | 4,485,449 | (46,119,885 | ) | 2,422,045 | ||||||||||
| PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 397,057 | 503,591 | 861,565 | 993,444 | ||||||||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | (48,689,412 | ) | 3,981,858 | (46,981,450 | ) | 1,428,601 | ||||||||||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (1,593,614 | ) | 175,539 | (7,005,510 | ) | 170,505 | ||||||||||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | $ | (50,283,026 | ) | $ | 4,157,397 | $ | (53,986,960 | ) | $ | 1,599,106 | ||||||
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 23,960,217 | 23,960,217 | 23,960,217 | 22,642,611 | ||||||||||||
| EARNINGS (LOSSES) PER SHARE | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | (2.03 | ) | $ | 0.17 | $ | (1.96 | ) | $ | 0.06 | ||||||
HONGLI CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| For the Six Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (46,981,450 | ) | $ | 1,428,601 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation | 787,571 | 652,208 | ||||||
| Amortization and depletion | 370,835 | 35,408 | ||||||
| Impairment loss on intangible assets | 19,489,408 | - | ||||||
| Impairment loss on equipment | 2,094,259 | - | ||||||
| Impairment loss of CIP | 23,820,387 | - | ||||||
| Loss from inventories LCM | 1,870,436 | - | ||||||
| Bad debt expense | 1,731,583 | 1,549,034 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrants | (2,804,555 | ) | (3,425,703 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of prepaid expenses | 16,670 | 33,332 | ||||||
| Change in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | (1,047,699 | ) | (9,093,126 | ) | ||||
| Other receivables | 4,752,481 | (135,855 | ) | |||||
| Inventories | (607,144 | ) | 5,035,275 | |||||
| Advances to suppliers | 3,972,159 | (1,106,222 | ) | |||||
| Prepaid expenses | - | (5,000 | ) | |||||
| Accounts payable, trade | 333,209 | (2,975,332 | ) | |||||
| Other payables and accrued liabilities | (1,504,640 | ) | 1,778,225 | |||||
| Taxes payable | 488,119 | 1,263,983 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 6,781,629 | (4,965,172 | ) | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Collection of loans receivable | - | 4,500,000 | ||||||
| Increase of loans receivable | - | (200,000 | ) | |||||
| Payments of gasification equipment | - | (14,497,925 | ) | |||||
| Payments of coal mine acquisition | (4,586,576 | ) | - | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (4,586,576 | ) | (10,197,925 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from short-term loans - CPL | 1,638,416 | - | ||||||
| Repayment of short-term loans - CPL | (3,601,712 | ) | - | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | - | 13,204,538 | ||||||
| Proceeds from (payment to) related parties | (205,250 | ) | 2,019,836 | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (2,168,546 | ) | 15,224,374 | |||||
| EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH | (61,280 | ) | 63,698 | |||||
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | (34,773 | ) | 124,975 | |||||
| CASH, beginning of period | 81,605 | 191,992 | ||||||
| CASH, end of period | $ | 46,832 | $ | 316,967 | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for income tax | $ | 772,264 | $ | 827,448 | ||||
| Cash paid for interest expense, net of capitalized interest | $ | 4,113,540 | $ | 2,127,570 | ||||
| NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS OF INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Common stock issued for a service fee | $ | - | $ | 100,000 | ||||
| Issuance of warrants related to the sale of common stock | $ | - | $ | 10,048,116 | ||||
| Transfer of construction in progress into plant and equipment | $ | 6,331,704 | $ | 7,987,721 | ||||