WUHAN CITY, China, April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingold Jewelry, Inc. ("Kingold" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: KGJI), one of China's leading manufacturers and designers of high quality 24-karat gold jewelry, ornaments and investment-oriented products, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018.
2018 Financial and Operating Highlights (all results are compared to prior year)
2018 Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights (all results compared to prior year period)
Outlook for 2019
Management Commentary
Mr. Zhihong Jia, Chairman and CEO of the Company, commented, "We are proud to have achieved all aspects of financial and operational growth for the year 2018 and surpassed our previously provided processing volume while gaining double-digit percentage growth in all indices. According to the World Gold Council, in 2018 the annual jewelry demand in China increased by 3% as the retail industry continued to expand and innovate. Based on the management's analysis on the gold market trend, Kingold intends to continue to expand market coverage by diversifying our sales channels for gold jewelry and investment products and continue to explore gold investment to further implement our strategic expansion. Meanwhile, Kingold expects to explore both upstream and downstream markets to optimally utilize resources within China's gold industry, thus to advance our Company's position as a leader in furtherance of the gold industry development, along with our peers."
2018 OPERATIONAL REVIEW
Metric Tons of Gold Processed |
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Three Months Ended: |
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December 31, 2018 |
December 31, 2017 |
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Volume |
% of Total |
Volume |
% of Total |
|
Branded* |
16.4 |
48.7% |
16.8 |
53.8% |
Customized** |
17.3 |
51.3% |
14.4 |
46.2% |
Total |
33.7 |
100.0% |
31.2 |
100% |
Year Ended: |
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December 31, 2018 |
December 31, 2017 |
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Volume |
% of Total |
Volume |
% of Total |
|
Branded* |
62.9 |
55.1% |
51.5 |
49.8% |
Customized** |
51.3 |
44.9% |
51.9 |
50.2% |
Total |
114.2 |
100.0% |
103.4 |
100.0% |
* |
Branded Production: |
The Company acquires gold from the Shanghai Gold Exchange to produce branded products. |
** |
Customized Production: |
Clients who purchase customized products supply gold to the Company for processing. |
For the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company processed a total of 33.7 metric tons of gold, of which branded production was 16.4 metric tons, representing 48.7% of total gold processed, and customized production was 17.3 metric tons, representing 51.3% of total gold processed in the fourth quarter of 2018. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company processed a total of 31.2 metric tons, of which branded production was 16.8 metric tons, or 53.8% of the total gold processed, and customized production was 14.4 metric tons, or 46.2% of total gold processed.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, Kingold processed a total of 114.2 metric tons of gold, of which branded production was 62.9 metric tons, or 55.1% of total gold processed, and customized production was 51.3 metric tons, or 44.9% of total gold processed. In 2017, the Company processed a total of 103.4 metric tons of gold, of which branded production was 51.5 metric tons, or 49.8% of the total, and customized production was 51.9 metric tons, or 50.2% of the total.
2018 FINANCIAL REVIEW
Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was approximately $631.2 million, representing a decrease of approximately $26 million, or 3.9%, from approximately $657.1 million for the same period in 2017.
Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2018 was approximately $2.48 billion, an increase of 41% from approximately $2.01 billion reported in the year of 2017. The overall increase was mainly due to the following combined factors: (1) the total sales volume (in terms of quantity sold) for branded production increased from 51.5 metric tons in 2017 to 62.9 metric tons in 2018, causing 11.4 metric tons or 22.1% of increase. However, the average unit selling price for branded production remained stable in 2018, which was RMB 254.8 per gram in 2018, compared to RMB 257.2 per gram in 2018, resulting in a slightly decrease of 0.9%. (2) The total sales volume (in terms of quantity sold) for customized production remained stable in 2018, which was 51.3 metric tons in 2018, compared to 51.8 metric tons in 2017. However, the average unit selling price for customized production increased from RMB 6.38 per gram in 2017 to RMB 6.89 per gram in 2018, causing an 8.1% increase.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was approximately $75.1 million, compared to $56.4 million for the same period in 2017.
Gross profit was approximately $264.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to approximately $199.9 million for year of 2017. The increase in gross profit was mainly due to the following factors: (1) the increased sales volume from 103.4 metric tons in 2017 to 114.2 metric tons in 2018, which has impacted the Company's gross profit and gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2018; and (2) the increase in unit selling price of customized productions, which has impacted the gross margin.
Gross Margin
The Company's gross margin was 11.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2018, compared to 8.6% in the prior year period.
The Company's gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2018 was 10.7%, compared to 9.9% in the prior year period. The slight increase was due to above reasons.
Net Income
Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was approximately $9.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share based on 66.1 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding, compared to net income of $10.5 million in the prior year period, or $0.15 per diluted share based on 66.8 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding in the prior year period.
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 was approximately $49.5 million, or $0.75 per diluted share based on 66.2 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding, compared to net income of approximately $26.2 million in the prior year, or $0.39 per diluted share based on 66.5 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding in the prior year.
Balance Sheet and Cash flow
(in millions except for percentages) |
12/31/2018 |
12/31/2017 |
% Changed |
Cash |
$ 0.23 |
$ 5.0 |
(95.4)% |
Inventories (gold) |
$ 127.0 |
$ 135.0 |
(5.9)% |
Working Capital |
$ 837.3 |
$ 768.3 |
9.0% |
Stockholders' Equity |
$ 638.3 |
$ 390.2 |
63.6% |
The net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 was approximately $365.7 million, compared to approximately $25.7 million of net cash used in operating activities in 2017. The increase of net cash provided by operating was mainly due to the increase in net income, the decrease in inventory purchased of approximately $205.2 million because approximately $769.3 million of gold for investment was released to inventory and processed during the year ended December 31, 2018, collections from value added tax recoverable of $78.0 million, an increase in income tax payable of $17.6 million, offset by our decrease in other payable and accrued expense of $3.7 million.
Kingold's net cash from operating activities can fluctuate significantly due to changes in inventories. Other factors that may vary significantly include our accounts payable, purchases of gold and income taxes. The Company expects the net cash that it generates from operating activities to continue to fluctuate as the Company's inventories, receivables, accounts payables and the other factors described above change with increased production and the purchase of larger or smaller quantities of raw materials. These fluctuations could cause net cash from operating activities to decrease, even if Kingold's net income grows as the Company continue to expand.
OUTLOOK FOR 2019
Based on its existing resources and capacity along with strong demand for 24-karat gold products in China, the Company believes that its gold sales are expected to be between 110 metric tons and 120 metric tons during 2019. This guidance is based solely on current projected, organic growth.
Conference Call Details
Kingold also announced that it will discuss these financial results in a conference call on April 3, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The dial-in numbers are:
Live Participant Dial In (Toll Free): 877-407-9038
Live Participant Dial In (International): 201-493-6742
The conference call will also be webcast live. To listen to the call, please go to the Investor Relations section of Kingold's website at www.kingoldjewelry.com, or click on the following link: https://78449.themediaframe.com/dataconf/productusers/kgji/mediaframe/29332/indexl.html.
The Company will also have an accompanying slide presentation available in PDF format on its homepage prior to the conference call.
About Kingold Jewelry, Inc.
Kingold Jewelry, Inc. (NASDAQ: KGJI), centrally located in Wuhan City, one of China's largest cities, was founded in 2002 and today is one of China's leading designers and manufacturers of high quality 24-karat gold jewelry, ornaments, and investment-oriented products. The Company sells its products both directly to retailers and through major distributors across China. Kingold has received numerous industry awards and has been a member of the Shanghai Gold Exchange since 2003. For more information, please visit www.kingoldjewelry.com.
Business Risks and Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can identify these forward -looking statements by words such as "expects," "believe," "project," "anticipate," or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding Kingold's outlook with respect to its 2019 outlook for gold processing and investment. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, including those contained in Kingold's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Kingold's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Kingold undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
COMPANY CONTACT
Kingold Jewelry, Inc.
Bin Liu, CFO
Phone: +1-847-660-3498 (US) / +86-27-6569-4977 (China)
bl@kingoldjewelry.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS
The Equity Group Inc.
Katherine Yao, Senior Associate
Phone: +86-10-5661-7012
kyao@equityny.com
KINGOLD JEWELRY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME UNAUDITED |
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For the three months ended December 31, |
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2018 |
2017 |
|||||
NET SALES |
$ |
631,174,702 |
$ |
657,065,727 |
||
COST OF SALES |
||||||
Cost of sales |
(555,777,346) |
(600,235,997) |
||||
Depreciation |
(337,266) |
(387,406) |
||||
Total cost of sales |
(556,114,612) |
(600,623,403) |
||||
GROSS PROFIT |
75,060,090 |
56,442,324 |
||||
OPERATING EXPENSES |
||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
3,966,740 |
2,897,969 |
||||
Stock compensation expenses |
5,364 |
5,364 |
||||
Depreciation |
169,878 |
77,185 |
||||
Amortization, other |
2,723 |
2,858 |
||||
Total operating expenses |
4,144,705 |
2,983,376 |
||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS |
70,915,385 |
53,458,948 |
||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) |
||||||
Other income, net |
(984) |
484 |
||||
Interest income |
379,157 |
427,048 |
||||
Interest expense (Amortization of debt issuance costs $12,247,690) $490,870 of amortization of financing costs for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 |
(43,794,691) |
(39,790,115) |
||||
Total other expenses, net |
(43,416,518) |
(39,362,583) |
||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES |
27,498,867 |
14,096,365 |
||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) |
||||||
Current |
17,757,847 |
4,682,155 |
||||
Deferred |
240,531 |
(1,063,593) |
||||
Total income tax provision |
17,998,378 |
3,618,562 |
||||
NET INCOME |
9,500,489 |
10,477,803 |
||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) |
||||||
Unrealized gain related to investments in gold, net of tax |
137,914,883 |
(17,285,438) |
||||
Total foreign currency translation gain (loss) |
(7,285,556) |
9,934,925 |
||||
Total Other comprehensive gain |
54,640,188 |
(7,350,513) |
||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
$ |
130,629,327 |
$ |
3,127,290 |
||
Earnings per share |
||||||
Basic |
$ |
0.14 |
$ |
0.16 |
||
Diluted |
$ |
0.14 |
$ |
0.16 |
||
Weighted average number of shares |
||||||
Basic |
66,113,502 |
66,113,502 |
||||
Diluted |
66,113,502 |
66,773,097 |
||||
KINGOLD JEWELRY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2018 |
2017 |
|||||
NET SALES |
$ |
2,475,666,092 |
$ |
2,009,732,643 |
||
COST OF SALES |
||||||
Cost of sales |
(2,210,204,664) |
(1,808,612,014) |
||||
Depreciation |
(1,138,650) |
(1,193,453) |
||||
Total cost of sales |
(2,211,343,314) |
(1,809,805,467) |
||||
GROSS PROFIT |
264,322,778 |
199,927,176 |
||||
OPERATING EXPENSES |
||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
11,564,285 |
13,444,222 |
||||
Stock compensation expenses |
21,456 |
33,014 |
||||
Depreciation |
576,840 |
444,297 |
||||
Amortization, other |
11,426 |
11,188 |
||||
Total operating expenses |
12,174,007 |
13,932,721 |
||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS |
252,148,771 |
185,994,455 |
||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) |
||||||
Other income, net |
63,449 |
66,642 |
||||
Interest income |
1,763,595 |
2,251,972 |
||||
Interest expense, including $12,247,690 and $10,958,016 of amortization of financing costs for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 |
(172,692,768) |
(152,945,558) |
||||
Total other expenses, net |
(170,865,724) |
(150,626,944) |
||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES |
81,283,047 |
35,367,511 |
||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) |
||||||
Current |
26,972,159 |
17,678,757 |
||||
Deferred |
4,764,174 |
(8,503,898) |
||||
Total income tax provision |
31,736,333 |
9,174,859 |
||||
NET INCOME |
49,546,714 |
26,192,652 |
||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) |
||||||
Unrealized gain related to investments in gold, net of tax |
81,006,008 |
58,650,446 |
||||
Total foreign currency translation gain (loss) |
(26,365,820) |
22,752,426 |
||||
Total Other comprehensive gain |
54,640,188 |
81,402,872 |
||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
$ |
104,186,902 |
$ |
107,595,524 |
||
Earnings per share |
||||||
Basic |
$ |
0.75 |
$ |
0.40 |
||
Diluted |
$ |
0.75 |
$ |
0.39 |
||
Weighted average number of shares |
||||||
Basic |
66,113,502 |
66,050,498 |
||||
Diluted |
66,192,537 |
66,472,046 |
||||
KINGOLD JEWELRY, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (IN U.S. DOLLARS) |
|||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
||||
2018 |
2017 |
||||
ASSETS |
|||||
Cash |
$ |
233,391 |
$ |
4,997,125 |
|
Restricted cash |
4,798,185 |
5,534,551 |
|||
Accounts receivable |
451,059 |
768,167 |
|||
Inventories |
127,034,673 |
135,042,713 |
|||
Investments in gold |
1,593,557,391 |
1,562,943,153 |
|||
Other current assets and prepaid expenses |
87,590 |
100,592 |
|||
Value added tax recoverable |
259,582,324 |
353,732,758 |
|||
Total current assets |
1,985,744,613 |
2,063,119,059 |
|||
Property and equipment, net |
5,395,330 |
7,299,643 |
|||
Restricted cash |
7,766,372 |
7,392,721 |
|||
Investments in gold |
700,225,896 |
957,124,267 |
|||
Other assets |
285,768 |
302,072 |
|||
Deferred income tax assets |
- |
6,677,675 |
|||
Land use right |
395,719 |
429,915 |
|||
Total long-term assets |
714,069,085 |
979,226,293 |
|||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
2,699,813,698 |
$ |
3,042,345,352 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|||||
Short term loans |
$ |
1,034,947,774 |
$ |
962,101,746 |
|
Other payables and accrued expenses |
15,749,564 |
18,913,863 |
|||
Related party loan |
72,699,779 |
307,389,647 |
|||
Due to related party, shareholder |
3,976,742 |
2,630,301 |
|||
Income tax payable |
18,504,197 |
1,208,742 |
|||
Other taxes payable |
2,577,102 |
2,615,463 |
|||
Total current liabilities |
1,148,455,158 |
1,294,859,762 |
|||
Deferred income tax liability |
24,218,911 |
- |
|||
Related party loans |
373,327,862 |
567,843,066 |
|||
Long term loans |
515,477,020 |
789,410,137 |
|||
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
2,061,478,951 |
2,652,112,965 |
|||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
|||||
EQUITY |
|||||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 |
- |
- |
|||
Common stock $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 66,113,502 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 |
66,113 |
66,113 |
|||
Additional paid-in capital |
224,292,907 |
80,377,449 |
|||
Retained earnings |
|||||
Inappropriate |
353,213,325 |
303,666,611 |
|||
Appropriated |
967,543 |
967,543 |
|||
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax |
59,794,859 |
5,154,671 |
|||
Total Equity |
638,334,747 |
390,232,387 |
|||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
$ |
2,699,813,698 |
$ |
3,042,345,352 |
|
KINGOLD JEWELRY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (IN U.S. DOLLARS) |
||||||
For the years ended December 31, |
||||||
2018 |
2017 |
|||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
||||||
Net income |
$ |
49,546,714 |
$ |
26,192,652 |
||
Adjusted to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
||||||
Depreciation |
1,715,490 |
1,637,750 |
||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
11,426 |
11,188 |
||||
Share based compensation for services |
21,456 |
33,014 |
||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs included in interest expense |
12,247,690 |
10,958,016 |
||||
Deferred tax (benefit) provision |
4,764,174 |
(7,683,962) |
||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
||||||
Accounts receivable |
286,534 |
(50,154) |
||||
Inventories |
205,234,765 |
(7,279,205) |
||||
Other current assets and prepaid expenses |
7,900 |
620,730 |
||||
Value added tax recoverable |
78,022,977 |
(60,195,642) |
||||
Other payables and accrued expenses |
(3,736,015) |
4,143,958 |
||||
Customer deposits |
(144,978) |
185,434 |
||||
Income tax payable |
17,585,797 |
4,718,786 |
||||
Other taxes payable |
106,862 |
957,521 |
||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
365,670,792 |
(25,749,914) |
||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(145,507) |
(1,241,172) |
||||
Investments in gold |
- |
(551,958,950) |
||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(145,507) |
(553,200,122) |
||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
||||||
Proceeds from other loans - short term |
214,833,064 |
170,341,868 |
||||
Repayments of other loans - short term |
(749,080,980) |
(304,869,025) |
||||
Proceeds from other loans - long term |
423,197,255 |
319,668,492 |
||||
Proceeds from related parties loans – short term |
- |
295,989,344 |
||||
Proceeds from related parties loans – long term |
545,924,459 |
821,370,431 |
||||
Repayments of related parties loans |
(791,834,472) |
(748,170,175) |
||||
Payments of loan origination fees |
(11,959,140) |
(9,572,415) |
||||
Repayment of third parties loans |
- |
(29,598,934) |
||||
(Repayments of) borrowings from related party |
1,346,835 |
(4,738,508) |
||||
Proceeds from exercise of warrants |
- |
113,562 |
||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(367,572,979) |
510,534,640 |
||||
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH |
(3,078,755) |
4,662,170 |
||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH |
(5,126,449) |
(63,753,226) |
||||
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR |
17,924,397 |
81,677,623 |
||||
CASH AND RESTRICTED, END OF YEAR |
$ |
12,797,948 |
$ |
17,924,397 |
||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
||||||
Cash paid for interest expense |
$ |
163,182,925 |
$ |
128,823,958 |
||
Cash paid for income tax |
$ |
10,262,316 |
$ |
13,091,812 |
||
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
||||||
Investments in gold obtained in a lease from a related party |
$ |
- |
$ |
133,721,408 |
||
Investments in gold transferred to inventories |
$ |
769,308,629 |
$ |
417,937,474 |
||
Unrealized gain on investments in gold |
$ |
81,006,008 |
$ |
58,650,446 |
||
Forgiveness of debt by shareholder allocated to capital contribution |
$ |
143,894,002 |
$ |
- |
||
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