China Green Material Technologies, Inc. Reports 2010 Financial Results

HARBIN, China, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Green Material Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB Market: CAGM; "CAGM" or "the Company"), a China-based leader in developing and manufacturing starch-based biodegradable, disposable containers, tableware and packaging materials, today announced financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2010.

Full Year of 2010:

Revenues – Total revenues increased 49.5% to $20.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from $13.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2009. The increased revenues reflect strong reorders from existing customers, orders from seven new customers, and expansion in the supermarket sector.  The Company increased average selling prices by approximately 6.4% and tons of volume sold by 40.6% in the year ended December 31, 2010.  99.4% of revenue was derived from the domestic China market and 32.6% came from customized product orders.

Mr. Su Zhonghao, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, declared, "We experienced further acceleration in our revenue growth to 49.5% for the year ended December 31, 2010. This strong momentum reflects growing demand from new and existing customers in China, particularly for the product categories of disposable cups, containers and plates. As we continue to introduce new branded products, which are stronger and less expensive than those from our competitors, we are poised to capture additional market share in the rapidly growing RMB 2.5 billion biodegradable products market in China."

Gross Profit - Gross profit increased 38.3% to $8.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to $6.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2009, while gross margin was 43.9% in 2010 versus 47.4% a year ago.  The decrease in the gross margin percentage was largely due to an increase in overall production costs by 13.5%, which were mainly caused by higher raw material prices and depreciation and amortization costs.

Operating Expense - Operating expenses totaled $2.1 million, or 10.3% of revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2010 versus $1.0 million, or 7.7% of revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2009. Selling expenses were constant at $0.2 million year-over-year while general and administrative expenses increased to $1.6 million compared to $0.8 million in 2009. The increase in operating expenses included a $0.2 million increase in salaries of non-production personnel and related costs, Zhonghao Bio start-up costs of $0.2 million, and professional fees of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Operating Income – Operating income increased 26.5% to $6.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from $5.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. The operating margin was 33.6% in 2010 versus 39.7% a year ago. Excluding stock compensation, the operating margin was 34.4%, down 5.3% compared to 2009.

Other Income (Expense) - Other expenses were $0.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2010 versus $0.43 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.  

Net Income - Net income was $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.  Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) was $5.8 million, an increase of 26.5% over 2009 adjusted net income.  Net income per diluted share was $0.21 for the year ended December 31, 2010 versus net income per diluted share of $0.22 for the year ended December 31, 2009 based on weighted average shares of 24.6 million and 18.7 million, respectively. Adjusted net income per diluted share (non-GAAP) was $0.24 in the year ended December 31, 2010. The increase in share count reflects the issuance of 6.9 million common shares in two private placements completed in the first and second quarters of 2010.  

The Company's effective tax rate was 15.0% for the year ended December 31, 2010 versus 15.1% for the year ended December 31, 2009.

"We are focused on expanding our capacity to meet the robust demand for our products. During the year, we substantially completed construction of our new state-of-the-art facility which is located in the Harbin Economic and Technological Development Zone. The new facility brings our production capacity to 20,000 tons of finished products annually, an increase of 122%. To the extent we are able to scale up towards full capacity during 2011; our revenues should increase this year. The facility also allows us to operate more efficiently and provides the ability to fill larger orders from our growing base of domestic and international customers. I am extremely excited about the future growth outlook for our Company," concluded Mr. Su.  

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

Cash flow from operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 totaled $4.3 million. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had $12.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, an increase of approximately $4.8 million from the end of 2009, primarily due to net proceeds of $7.3 million from private placements completed during 2010 and cash flow from operations, offset by $8.1 million of equipment and property investments for the new manufacturing facility. The Company had $23.9 million in working capital and no long-term debt as of December 31, 2010.

About China Green Material Technologies, Inc.

Website: http://www.sinogreenmaterial.com

China Green Material Technologies, Inc. (CAGM.pk) is a China-based manufacturer of starch-based biodegradable, disposable containers, disposable tableware and disposable packaging materials. Headquartered in Harbin city of China, the Company currently has 245 employees. The Company has developed proprietary biodegradable food packaging materials technologies.

Safe Harbor Statement

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ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures which Company management uses for financial and operational decision making, and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they exclude a loss on the disposal of fixed assets and a loss on long-term investments that our management excludes when it internally evaluates the performance of the Company's business and makes operating decisions, including internal budgeting, and performance measurement, because these measures provide a consistent method of comparison to historical periods. Moreover, management believes these non-GAAP measures reflect the essential operating activities of CAGM. Accordingly, management excludes these losses when making operational decisions. The Company believes that providing the non-GAAP measures that management uses to its investors is useful to investors for a number of reasons. The non-GAAP measures provide a consistent basis for investors to understand the Company's financial performance in comparison to historical periods. In addition, it allows investors to evaluate the Company's performance using the same methodology and information as that used by our management. Non-GAAP measures are subject to inherent limitations because they do not include all of the expenses included under GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment of which charges are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measure. However, our management compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of the items excluded.

The following table provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings and earnings per share to the equivalent GAAP measure.