TechFaith Reports First Half 2016 Financial Results

BEIJING, August 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (NASDAQ: CNTF) ("TechFaith" or the "Company") today announced its unaudited financial results for the first six months ended June 30, 2016.

For the first half of 2016, TechFaith reported total net revenues of US$35.0 million compared to US$16.3 million in the six months ended December 31, 2015 and US$48.3 million in the same period of last year. Gross profit for the first half of 2016 was US$5.9 million compared to US$1.7 million in the six months ended December 31, 2015 and US$5.0 million in the same period of last year. Gross margin for the first half of 2016 was 16.9% compared to 10.3% in the six months ended December 31, 2015 and 10.4% in the same period of last year. The improvement in gross margin in the first half of 2016 primarily reflects the positive impact of the completion of various non-recurring engineering projects and higher-end handset sales.

Operating expenses for the first half of 2016 were US$6.2 million compared to US$8.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2015 and US$9.4 million in the same period of last year. Net loss attributed to TechFaith for the first half of 2016 was US$1.2 million, or a loss of US$0.11 per basic and diluted weighted average outstanding ADS, compared to a net loss of US$7.8 million, or a loss of US$0.74 per basic and diluted weighted average outstanding ADS, in the six months ended December 31, 2015, and a net loss of US$5.0 million, or a loss of US$0.47 per basic and diluted weighted average outstanding ADS, in the same period of last year.

As of June 30, 2016, the Company had a balance of non-mobile related real estate, fixed assets, construction in progress and advances of US$303.1 million (or RMB 2,014.6 million), as compared to US$308.3 million (or RMB 1,996.8 million) as of December 31, 2015.

Miss Ouyang Yuping, TechFaith's Chief Financial Officer, said, "Our focus in the first half of 2016 has remained on restoring higher operating efficiency at our current revenue level. We are pleased with our progress and are targeting further improvements in profitability. We were able to reduce operating expenses by 34.3%, as compared to the first half of 2015, led by reductions in our professional service expenses and other non-revenue generating areas of our business. Our results also benefitted from the contribution of our real estate business. Overall, we ended the first half of 2016 with a net book value of approximately US$26.9 per ADS as of June 30, 2016 versus US$27.7 per ADS as of December 31, 2015."

Mr. Deyou Dong, Chief Executive Officer of TechFaith, said, "We achieved better performance in our revenue growth and profitability in the first half of 2016, while executing on our longer-term business strategy. We are focused on extracting additional operating expenses out of our business, and have moved away from less profitable business areas that negatively impacted our profitability in prior periods. As a result, we are now able to direct our resources and energies to the promising, higher return areas of our business, mainly mobile handsets sales and our expanding real estate business. We believe we have moved beyond the low point in revenue and expect to benefit from our ability to provide customers tailor made solutions, where we are more competitive and able to secure orders in the enterprise segment of the mobile phone business. We are also optimistic about the ongoing development of our real estate business, with a highly attractive commercial portfolio that we can lease or hold to capture ongoing value appreciation. Overall, we are pursuing more growth opportunities for the mobile phone business and our expanding real estate business, while optimizing our existing resources and infrastructure, and keeping tight control over all operating expenses to avoid any unnecessary overhead costs."

Investor Conference Call / Webcast Details

TechFaith will hold a conference call on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in Beijing) using the following dial-in numbers: +1-866-519-4004 or +1-845-675-0437. The conference call passcode is 63642569. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on TechFaith's website at www.techfaithwireless.com.

A replay of the call will be available approximately 2 hours after the conclusion of the live call by telephone at +1-646-254-3697, with passcode 63642569. A webcast replay will also be available at www.techfaithwireless.com.

About TechFaith

TechFaith (NASDAQ: CNTF) is a developer, owner and operator of commercial real estate properties across China as well as a China-based mobile solutions provider for the global mobile handsets market. TechFaith continues to maintain a team of professional engineers focused on the development of ruggedized smart devices for both its consumer and enterprise segments, although it started investing in the construction of buildings and facilities in 2009 as part of its growth and business diversification strategy, gradually shifting away from its traditional focus on the mobile solutions and handset markets. The Company currently focuses on developing office space that can serve as anchor bases in areas with developing economies, as it meets the needs of both established businesses and innovative start-up companies in China. For more information, please visit www.techfaithwireless.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

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