NF Energy Announces Unaudited Preliminary Results for Fiscal Year 2010, Provides Initial Guidance for 2011

SHENYANG, China, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- NF Energy Saving Corp. (Nasdaq: NFEC) ("NF Energy" or the "Company"), a leading provider of energy management services and producer of energy efficiency products, today announced unaudited preliminary results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. The Company will release full financial results on or before March 25, 2011.

Total unaudited revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 was approximately $25.3 million, an increase of 24.8% from the year ended December 31, 2009. Full year 2010 operating income increased 2% to $5.6 million. Full year 2010 unaudited net income was approximately $4.3 million, down 9.9% for the year ended December 31, 2009 due to a one-time non-cash, non-operating accounting charge related to convertible securities issued by the Company in 2010.  

Although fourth quarter revenues were $7.3 million, an increase of 42.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2009, net income dropped to $0.5 million compared with $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.  This was primarily due to a decline of gross margin from 33% in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 18% in the fourth quarter of 2010 that was caused by the Company transitioning production from its old facility to its newly constructed facility.

All the foregoing results are preliminary and subject to revision based upon review by the Company's independent auditor.

"We are happy with our overall performance in 2010," said Mr. Gang Li, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Company. He added "Our new facilities, to which we moved production in late 2010, will more than triple our available capacity and allow us to expand more rapidly in future years. In 2011, we expect continued strong revenue growth and a return to growth in profitability, driven by increased market demand for both our energy management services and our intelligent flow control systems."

The Company is providing initial guidance for fiscal year 2011 of revenues of between $30 million and $32 million and net income of between $6 million and $6.5 million.

About NF Energy Saving Corporation

NF Energy Saving Corporation (NASDAQ: NFEC) is a China-based provider of integrated energy conservation solutions utilizing energy-saving equipment, technical services and energy management re-engineering project operations to provide energy saving services to clients. The Company's customers are mainly concentrated in the electrical generation (large-scale thermal power generation, hydroelectric power, and nuclear power), water supply, and heat supply industries. The majority of revenues are from energy efficient flow control solutions including equipment and energy efficiency project services. For more information, visit http://www.nfenergy.com

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