Canada NewsWire
TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2012
TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Asia Bio-Chem Group Corp. (TSX: ABC) ("Asia Bio-Chem" or the "Company") announces its financial results for the three-month period ending June 30, 2012.
Highlights
"2012 continues to be a challenge for our industry as higher corn prices and soft customer demand suppress gross margins," stated Mr. Zhiping Wang, President and CEO of Asia Bio-Chem. "We expect some declines in corn prices with this year's harvest however, higher import prices as a result of the drought in the US will keep the market tight."
As a result of lower margins, management has reduced capacity through intermittent plant closures. During the second quarter, total production was 122,734 tonnes which represents a 28.7% reduction from the same quarter in 2011.
During the second quarter, an 8.8% increase in corn cost caused a negative gross margin of 4.0% compared with positive 12.2% during the same period in 2011.
Lower margins coupled with higher costs during the second quarter resulted in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") to decline to negative $4.7 million compared with positive $4.4 million during the corresponding period in 2011.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
in thousands of Canadian dollars except per share and percentage data | Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||
Sales | 49,510 | 68,670 | 81,996 | 119,820 | |||||
Gross profit | (1,996) | 8,404 | (2,353) | 16,393 | |||||
Gross margin (% of Sales) | -4.0% | 12.2% | -4.0% | 13.7% | |||||
Operating expenses | 4,781 | 6,344 | 8,783 | 11,083 | |||||
Income (loss) from operations | (6,777) | 2,060 | (12,036) | 5,310 | |||||
Other income (expense) | (1,743) | (524) | (3,556) | (1,497) | |||||
Income taxes (recoveries) | (287) | 199 | (1,825) | 30 | |||||
Net income (loss) | (8,233) | 1,336 | (13,768) | 3,783 | |||||
EBITDA | (4,685) | 4,379 | (7,824) | 9,333 | |||||
EBITDA before stock-based compensation | (4,559) | 4,696 | (7,551) | 10,000 | |||||
Earnings per share: | |||||||||
Basic | (0.10) | 0.02 | (0.16) | 0.05 | |||||
Diluted | (0.10) | 0.02 | (0.16) | 0.04 | |||||
Weighted average number of shares: | |||||||||
Basic | 85,306,258 | 85,306,258 | 85,306,258 | 83,834,435 | |||||
Diluted | 86,306,258 | 86,126,383 | 85,306,258 | 84,654,560 | |||||
Balance Sheet Highlights | As at 6/30/12 | As at 12/31/11 | |||||||
Cash | 5,815 | 10,580 | |||||||
Restricted Cash | 15,436 | 25,040 | |||||||
Working Capital | (24,619) | (9,963) | |||||||
Total assets | 234,127 | 251,686 | |||||||
Current Ratio | 0.81:1 | 0.93:1 |
During the second quarter of 2012, net loss was $8.2 million (-$0.10 per share) compared with a profit of $1.3 million ($0.03 per share) during the same period of 2011.
During the second quarter the Company's unrestricted cash position declined to $5.8 million from $10.6 million at December 31, 2011. Total debt declined to $111.8 million at June 30, 2012 from $120.9 million at December 31, 2011.
Conference Call
Asia Bio-Chem will be hosting a conference call to discuss the second quarter results at 10:00 a.m. EST on Monday, August 13, 2012. The details are as follows:
Dial in number: Conference ID and Replay pass code: | 1-888-231-8191 or 647-427-7450 17664778 |
Taped Replay: | 1-855-859-2056 or 416-849-0833 (Available until August 27, 2012) |
About Asia Bio-Chem Group Corp.
Asia Bio-Chem Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), is in the business of processing corn. From its plants in Liaoning and Heilongjiang Province, the Company has a total processing capacity of 900,000 tonnes of corn per year, which are processed into cornstarch, corn germ, gluten, and fiber for sale into the domestic Chinese market.
This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward looking statements". Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects,", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward looking statements, except as required by law, in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.
SOURCE Asia Bio-Chem Group Corp.
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