PINGDINGSHAN, China, Nov. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCOK), an emerging producer of clean energy products located in Henan Province, today announced that for the first fiscal quarter of 2015 ended September 30, 2014 the company had income from operations of $1,359,383 on revenue of $13,573,836 compared to income from operations of $2,452,846 on revenue of $17,475,970 for the same period a year ago.
Due primarily to an increase of over $718,000 in interest expense compared to interest expense incurred in fiscal Q1 of 2014, the company had a net loss in the 2015 first fiscal quarter of $2,553,257, or $(.12) per share, compared to net income of $1,160,884, or $.05 per share, in the corresponding period in 2014.
This interest expense, which totaled $1,497,213 in the 2015 first fiscal quarter versus $778,767 in fiscal Q1 of 2014, was the result of an increase in the average loan interest rate paid by the company to 11.8% from 6.2% during the same period a year ago.
Weighted average number of shares for the 2015 first fiscal quarter was 21,310,527, compared to 21,121,372 for fiscal Q1 in 2014.
The decrease in quarterly revenue compared to the same period last year resulted primarily from the slowdown in sales of most of the company's traditional products including coke, washed coal, coke power, coke tar, coal slurry and mid coal. This slowdown was caused by continued softness in the Chinese construction market, which affected demand for steel and its constituents, coal and coke.
Nevertheless, said SinoCoking CEO Mr. Jianhua Lv, the three months ended September 30, 2014 was "an immensely successful period" for the company. During this span, he noted, SinoCoking not only raised over $14 million via an equity offering, but also achieved the double milestone of completing basic construction on its aboveground syngas production facility in Pingdingshan as well as signing an exclusive agreement to construct one of the world's few underground syngas facilities featuring carbon capture and storage technology.
The aboveground facility, which began operation on October 18, is designed to produce 25,000 cubic meters of syngas per hour, with the potential to increase to 50,000 cubic meters of syngas per hour. The underground facility, which commenced construction on October 27 and is scheduled to open in March 2015, is expected to generate 60,000 cubic meters of syngas per hour while sequestering its produced carbon dioxide deep underground.
Based upon current market conditions, the combined gross profit from the two facilities operating at full capacity is projected at $40 to $60 million per year, said Mr. Lv.
"With our Pingdingshan facility now sending syngas to customers across Henan Province, and construction on our underground syngas facility proceeding rapidly, we believe SinoCoking has truly turned the corner toward redefining itself as a producer of clean energy products," added the CEO.
"As our commercialization of these products progresses, we firmly anticipate seeing an improved top and bottom line performance going forward."
In addition, said Mr. Lv, in order to help investors expand their knowledge about the company, its technologies and market opportunities in the clean energy sector, SinoCoking has implemented a website feature titled "Ask Management." At this site, http://www.scokchina.com/ask-management.html, interested parties are invited to submit questions on these topics directly to Mr. Lv, who will promptly answer them at the site.
About SinoCoking
SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (www.scokchina.com), a Florida corporation, is an emerging producer of clean energy products located in Pingdingshan, 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. SinoCoking has been producing metallurgical coke since 2002, and acts as a key supplier to regional steel producers in central China. SinoCoking also produces and supplies thermal coal to its customers in central China. SinoCoking currently owns its assets and conducts its operations through its subsidiaries, Top Favour Limited and Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., and its affiliated companies, Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd., Baofeng Coking Factory, Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd., Baofeng Hongguang Environment Protection Electricity Generating Co., Ltd., Zhonghong Energy Investment Company, Henan Hongyuan Coal Seam Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Baofeng Shuangri Coal Mining Co., Ltd., and Baofeng Xingsheng Coal Mining Co., Ltd.
For further information about SinoCoking, please refer to our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
| September 30, | June 30, | |
| 2014 | 2014 | |
| (Unaudited) | ||
| ASSETS | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Cash | $ 11,580,213 | $ 191,992 |
| Accounts receivable, trade | 11,445,037 | 8,946,435 |
| Other receivables and deposits | 5,889,836 | 5,787,232 |
| Loans receivable | 3,532,037 | 8,032,037 |
| Inventories | 4,193,118 | 7,419,821 |
| Advances to suppliers | 8,437,466 | 8,700,022 |
| Prepaid expenses | 91,667 | -- |
| Total current assets | 45,169,374 | 39,077,539 |
| PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net | 14,148,219 | 14,426,319 |
| CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS | 47,425,916 | 40,389,961 |
| OTHER ASSETS | ||
| Refundable deposit | 4,874,324 | 4,873,928 |
| Prepayments | 61,820,654 | 61,815,632 |
| Intangible assets, net | 32,290,633 | 32,305,697 |
| Long-term investments | 2,898,469 | 2,898,233 |
| Other assets | 113,734 | 113,725 |
| Total other assets | 101,997,814 | 102,007,215 |
| Total assets | $ 208,741,323 | $ 195,901,034 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||
| Current maturity of long term loan | $ 20,797,114 | $ 20,795,425 |
| Accounts payable, trade | 673,449 | 2,978,326 |
| Other payables and accrued liabilities | 1,882,845 | 2,460,113 |
| Other payables - related party | 2,544,833 | 526,699 |
| Acquisition payable | 4,711,846 | 4,711,463 |
| Customer deposits | 79,707 | 79,701 |
| Taxes payable | 1,691,858 | 765,421 |
| Current portion of warrants liability | 3,994,869 | -- |
| Total current liabilities | 36,376,521 | 32,317,148 |
| LONG TERM LIABILITIES | ||
| Long term loan | 29,245,942 | 29,243,566 |
| Warrants liability | 8,080,425 | 16 |
| Total long term liabilities | 37,326,367 | 29,243,582 |
| Total liabilities | 73,702,888 | 61,560,730 |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||
| EQUITY | ||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 23,960,217 shares and 21,121,372 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, respectively | 23,960 | 21,121 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,845,636 | 3,592,053 |
| Statutory reserves | 3,689,941 | 3,689,941 |
| Retained earnings | 109,742,150 | 112,295,407 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 10,405,148 | 10,410,182 |
| Total SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemicals Industries, Inc's equity | 130,706,835 | 130,008,704 |
| NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS | 4,331,600 | 4,331,600 |
| Total equity | 135,038,435 | 134,340,304 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 208,741,323 | $ 195,901,034 |
| SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | ||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||
| 2014 | 2013 | |
| REVENUE | $ 13,573,836 | $ 17,475,970 |
| COST OF REVENUE | 11,292,494 | 14,378,669 |
| GROSS PROFIT | 2,281,342 | 3,097,301 |
| OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||
| Selling | 34,164 | 40,874 |
| General and administrative | 887,795 | 603,581 |
| Total operating expenses | 921,959 | 644,455 |
| INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 1,359,383 | 2,452,846 |
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||
| Interest income | 102,251 | 183,093 |
| Interest expense | (1,497,213) | (778,767) |
| Other finance expense | (663) | (62,543) |
| Change in fair value of warrants | (2,027,162) | 12 |
| Total other expense, net | (3,422,787) | (658,205) |
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (2,063,404) | 1,794,641 |
| PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 489,853 | 633,757 |
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | (2,553,257) | 1,160,884 |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (5,034) | 845,447 |
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | $ (2,558,291) | $ 2,006,331 |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES | ||
| Basic and diluted | 21,310,527 | 21,121,372 |
| EARNINGS (LOSSES) PER SHARE | ||
| Basic and diluted | $ (0.12) | $ 0.05 |
| SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||
| 2014 | 2013 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Net income (loss) | $ (2,553,257) | $ 1,160,884 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||
| Depreciation | 279,032 | 280,236 |
| Amortization and depletion | 17,674 | 17,659 |
| Write-off of other receivables and advances to suppliers | -- | 85,938 |
| Change in fair value of warrants | 2,027,162 | (12) |
| Bad debt expense | 116,359 | -- |
| Amortization of prepaid expense | 8,333 | -- |
| Change in operating assets and liabilities | ||
| Accounts receivable, trade | (2,641,476) | 253,487 |
| Other receivables | (72,829) | (1,333,864) |
| Inventories | 3,224,546 | 753,639 |
| Advances to suppliers | 263,038 | (601,098) |
| Prepaid expenses | -- | (269,658) |
| Accounts payable, trade | (2,303,148) | 194,299 |
| Other payables and accrued liabilities | (675,686) | (1,096,598) |
| Customer deposits | -- | (81,100) |
| Taxes payable | 925,584 | 70,384 |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (1,384,668) | (565,804) |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Collection of loan receivable | 4,500,000 | -- |
| Payments of construction in progress and equipment | (7,026,661) | -- |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (2,526,661) | -- |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Change in restricted cash | -- | 9,732,000 |
| Payments of note payable | -- | (9,732,000) |
| Proceeds from issuance of common shares | 13,204,538 | -- |
| Proceeds from due to related party | 2,016,383 | -- |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 15,220,921 | -- |
| EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH | 78,629 | 72,831 |
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | 11,388,221 | (492,973) |
| CASH, beginning of period | 191,992 | 782,018 |
| CASH, end of period | $ 11,580,213 | $ 289,045 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||
| Cash paid for income tax | $ 336,180 | $ 222,990 |
| Cash paid for interest expense | $ 2,123,933 | $ 1,900,455 |
| NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS OF INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Reclassification of salary payable to related parties to other payable to related parties | $ -- | $ 236,890 |
| Stock based compensation prepaid to a service provider | $ 100,000 | $ -- |
| Issuance of warrants related to the sale of common stock | $ 10,048,116 | $ -- |