HONG KONG, November 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Winland Ocean Shipping Corp. (OTCBB: WLOL), a global shipping Company, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011.
The Company reported the 3rd quarter net income increased 291% to $3.0 million, from $0.77 million in prior quarter this year, versus, the average Baltic Dry Index only increased 10% for the comparable periods.
Compared with the same period last year, net income increased 84% from $1.66 million; whereas, the average Baltic Dry Index decreased 36% for the comparable periods.
"We are pleasant we have maintained a profit for the first three quarters this year," said Ms. Xue Ying, CEO. "The global shipping industry is still full of volatility and challenges. The majority of China's state-owned shipping companies, including COSCO and China Shipping, have suffered huge losses. The average Baltic Dry Index for the first three quarters this year dropped 50% from the same period last year, which evidenced the global shipping industry is experiencing a most difficult time." She continued, "We are glad we have withstood the difficulties and challenges in the depressed market and we are confident we will continue to maintain our growing pace."
"Our profitable performance for the 3rd quarter was mainly contributed by significant gains from the disposition of three old vessels," added Mr. Li Honglin, President. "In addition, two new 57,000 ton dry bulk carriers placed in service in the first half of this year have contributed to the profit. It evidences our fleet optimization strategy has made steady progress, and lays up a solid foundation for further optimizing our fleet structure."
Description of Winland Ocean Shipping Corp.
Winland Ocean Shipping Corp. is a global shipping company with a fleet of 11 Company-owned vessels, mainly in the handysize and supramax category, engaged in ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes and chartering brokerage services worldwide.
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Contacts: | ||
Winland Ocean Shipping Corp. | ||
Tiger Cai | ||
Investor Relations | ||
Tel: +852-2854-9088 | ||
Fax: +852-2854-9087 | ||
Email: Tiger@winlandshipping.com | ||
Nancy Jing | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
Tel: +1-408-833-4588 | ||
Fax: +1-800-779-2319 | ||
Email: nancy@winlandshipping.com | ||
WINLAND OCEAN SHIPPING CORP. (FORMERLY WINLAND ONLINE SHIPPING HOLDINGS CORPORATION) AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||
$ | 14,697,536 | $ | 15,304,244 | $ | 45,436,489 | $ | 42,477,241 | ||
COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||||
Vessel operating costs | 12,127,440 | 11,856,382 | 35,842,270 | 32,066,623 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,661,023 | 1,050,953 | 4,377,536 | 3,194,966 | |||||
General and administrative | 544,982 | 524,392 | 1,578,429 | 1,396,225 | |||||
Selling | 93,984 | 81,219 | 257,818 | 262,553 | |||||
TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES | 14,427,429 | 13,512,946 | 42,056,053 | 36,920,367 | |||||
OTHER EXPENSES | |||||||||
Interest, net | (1,137,360) | (336,148) | (2,790,942) | (853,599) | |||||
Other income, net | 14,791 | 201,521 | 110,221 | 142,122 | |||||
(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | (852,462) | 1,656,671 | 699,715 | 4,845,397 | |||||
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | |||||||||
Gain from disposition of discontinued operations | 4,216,285 | - | 1,612,882 | - | |||||
(Loss) gain from discontinued operations | (358,024) | (64,800) | (375,421) | 1,385,428 | |||||
Income tax expense from discontinued operations | - | (8,387) | (9,382) | (25,531) | |||||
NET GAIN (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | 3,858,261 | (73,187) | 1,228,079 | 1,359,897 | |||||
NET INCOME | 3,005,799 | 1,583,484 | 1,927,794 | 6,205,294 | |||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE income | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | 156 | 49,310 | 5,919 | 68,349 | |||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $ | 3,005,955 | $ | 1,632,794 | $ | 1,933,713 | $ | 6,273,643 | |
