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2016/8/11
Gulf Resources Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results
 

 
Gulf Resources Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results
 
SHOUGUANG, China, Aug. 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq:GURE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2016:
 
 
lncome from operations increased 19%
 
Net income increased 22%
 
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share increased 26% and 22% respectively.
 
Cash of $146,273,240 ($3.16 per share*)
 
Net net cash equaled $131,273,707 ($2.84 per share*)
 
Working capital was $202,785,091 ($4.38 per share*)
 
Shareholders equity totaled $349,919,946 ($7.56 per share*)
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Net Revenues decreased 3%
 
Gross Profit increased 10%
 
Net lncome increased 22%
 
Basic and Diluted Earnings per share increased 19%and 17% respectively.
 
Second Quarter Results
 
 
Net Revenues declined 4% to $47.6 million from $49.4 million.
 
Cost of Revenue decreased by 10% to $29.2 million from $32.3 million.
 
Gross Profit increased 8% to $18.4 million from $17.1 million.
 
Selling, marketing, R&D, and General and Administrative expenses declined 55% to $1.2 million from $2.6 million.
 
lncome from Operations increased 19% to $17.3 million from $14.6 million.
 
Net lncome increased 22% to $13.2 million from 10.8 million.
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share increased 26% and 22% respectively.
 
For the second quarter, revenues declined by 4% to $47.6 million compared to the same period in 2015. Cost of revenue declined by 10% to $29.2 million. Gross profit increased 8% to $18.4 million. Expenses declined 55% to $1.2 million. Net income increased 22% to $13.2 million. Basic and diluted earnings per share increased to $0.29 and $0.28 from $0.23, a growth of 26% and 22% respectively.
 
The company management stated, "Given the weakness in the Chinese economy, we are very pleased to have recorded a 19% increase in income from operations, a 22% increase in net income, and a 26% increase in primary earnings per share. These results demonstrate our team's ability to successfully manage our business during difficult times."
 
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Segment Results
 
Bromine Segment
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, Revenue in the bromine segment increased 22% to $18.5 million from $15.1 million compared to the same period in 2015. Sales volume decreased 3% to 4,613 tonnes from 4,751 tonnes. The decrease in sales volume was caused by the general weakness in the Chinese economy. The average selling price increased 26% to $4,006 per tonne from $3,177 per tonne. Gross profit increased 67% to $9,153,346 from $5,479,178. Gross profit margins were 50% compared to $36% in the previous year. lncome from operations increased 82% to $8,199,652 from $4,505,928. lncome from operations after taxes increased 80% to $6,389,400 from $3,554,032.
 
The company management stated, "The Company is very pleased by the results in our bromine segment, especially the strengthening of pricing in the bromine market. When the economy in China finally recovers, we should be in an excellent position to significantly increase both sales and profits in bromine."
 
Crude salt segment
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, Revenue in the crude salt segment declined 21% to $2.3 million compared to the same period in 2015. Volume declined by 11%. The average selling price decreased 11%. The declines in volume and pricing in crude salt reflect the overall weakness in the Chinese economy. Gross profit margins were 6% compared to 7% for the same period in 2015. The loss from operations was $10,099 compared to a loss of $4,027 compared to the same period in 2015.
 
Chemical Segment
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, Revenues in chemical products decreased 14% to $26.8 million from $31.3 million compared to the same period in 2015. This decrease was primarily attributable to the decreased sales volume of all our chemical products. Net revenue from oil and gas exploration chemicals decreased 20% to $6,087,314. Net revenue from paper manufacturing additives decreased 20% to $1,056,309. Net revenue from pesticides manufacturing additives decreased 20% from $4,300,074 to $3,422,250. Net revenue from pharmaceutical intermediates decreased 12% to $11,778,466. Net revenue from by-products decreased 4% to $4,470,135.
 
While volume declined in all chemical product lines, the average selling price increased for pesticides manufacturing additives, pharmaceutical intermediaries, and by-products.
 
Gross profit margins for were 34% compared to 36% for the same period in 2015. This 2% decrease was primarily attributable to the increase in factory overhead per unit produced due to lower volume of production partially offset by better pricing.
 
Income from operations decreased 21% to $8.5 million.
 
The company management stated, "Our chemical business continues to be impacted by the slowdown in the Chinese economy. Many of our customers are operating with much lower levels of inventory because of the impact of economic tightening. We expect this to stabilize in the near future.
 
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The government may continue to enact stricter environmental regulations. We believe this may force some of our smaller and less well financed competitors to close some of their facilities. If this occurs, we should benefit.
 
In addition, we are looking for various strategies for reducing our cost structure in the chemical segment. We believe these strategies may be a significant benefit on future earnings.
 
Six Months Results
 
Net revenue. Net revenue for six-month period ended June 30, 2016 decreased 3% to $82,096,217 from $84,260,899.
 
The increase in net revenue from our bromine segment was mainly due to the increase in the selling price of bromine. The selling price of bromine increased from $3,102 per tonne for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 to $3,936 per tonne for the same period in 2016, an increase of 27%.
 
The decrease in net revenue from our crude salt segment was due to the decrease in both the sales volume and selling price of crude salt. The sales volume of crude salt decreased by 9% from 153,202 tonnes for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 to 139,577 tonnes for the same period in 2016. The average selling price of crude salt decreased from $31.81 per tonne for the six- month period ended June 30, 2015 to $29.18 per tonne for the same period in 2016, a decrease of 8%.
 
Net revenue from our chemical products segment decreased from $53,261,716 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 to $46,373,788 for the same period in 2016, a decrease of approximately 13%. This decrease was primarily attributable to the decreased sales volume of all our chemical products except by products.
 
Cost of Net Revenue. Cost of net revenue reflects mainly the raw materials consumed and the direct salaries and benefits of staff engaged in the production process, electricity, depreciation and amortization of manufacturing plant and machinery and other manufacturing costs. Our cost of net revenue was $53,076,901 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of $4,684,077 (or 8%) as compared to the same period in 2015. This decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease volume of products sold due to the macro-economic tightening policy imposed by the PRC government, which has affected our customers' industries.
 
Gross Profit. Gross profit was $29,019,316, or 35%, of net revenue for six-month period ended June 30, 2016 compared to $26,499,921, or 31%, of net revenue for the same period in 2015.The increase in gross profit percentage was primarily attributable to an increase in the margin percentage of bromine.
 
Income from Operations. Income from operations was $25,997,440 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 (or 32% of net revenue), an increase of $4,325,400, or approximately 20%, over income from operations for the same period in 2015. This increase was primarily attributable to the increased bromine price and the decrease general and administrative expense incurred for the six- month period ended June 30, 2016 compared with the same period in 2015.
 
Net Income.  Net income was $19,663,983 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $3,573,452 (or approximately 22%) compared to the same period in 2015. This significant increase was primarily attributable to the increased bromine price and the decrease general and administrative expense incurred for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 compared with the same period in 2015.
 
 
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Earnings Per Share. Basic and Diluted Earnings per share increased 19% and 17% respectively.
 
Cash Flow
 
In the first 6 months of 2016, we generated $17.5 million in cash flow from operations. We invested 1.5 million in prepaid land leases and property, plant, equipment, roads and related infrastructure.
 
In the first 6 months of 2016, our receivables increased by 43% to $71,335,678 compared to those as of December 31, 2015, impacting our cash flow. However, Approximately 49% of the balances of accounts receivable as of June 30, 2016 aged more than 90 days were settled in July 2016.
 
The company management stated, "We continue to generate strong free cash flow"
 
Balance Sheet
 
We ended the quarter with $146,273,240 in cash. This equates to $3.16* per share. Net net cash, (cash minus all current liabilities) was $131,273,707, $2.84* per share.
 
Working capital was $202,785,091 or $4.38* per share.
 
As noted, receivables increased 47% to $71,335,678 million. Given the financial slowdown and the lack of liquidity in the system, we gave our customers more attractive terms. However, we are confident in the quality of our receivables and approximately 49% of the balances of accounts receivable as of June 30, 2016 aged more than 90 days were settled in July 2016.
 
Shareholders equity totaled $349,919,946 or $7.56* per share.
 
The company management stated, "We are extremely proud of our balance sheet. We have a substantial amount of cash which will allow us to fully develop our natural gas project, make acquisitions, and enhance shareholder value."
 
Natural Gas Project
 
During the quarter, we made substantial progress on our natural gas project. We have signed the agreement to the equipment needed for drilling and converting the natural gas,, Constructed the roads and related infrastructure needed to begin operations in the remote and mountainous region of Daying county and continued to work with the government of Daying Province.
 
The company management stated, "We believe we will begin production on the first well in October or November. Based on the developments we are seeing with Sinopec and other companies, we are even more enthused about the opportunities before us in Sichuan.
 
We know investors look at our large amount of cash and ask why we cannot pay a dividend or buy back large amounts of stock. The answer is very simple. We want to prove to the government of Daying Province that we are the right partners. We want to keep other companies, including the large state-owned energy companies out of this area.
 
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We do not know the full potential of natural gas and brine resources in Sichuan. However, we do know there are very ample reserves of natural gas and bromine concentrations seven times as high as that in Shandong.
 
If everything work as well as we hope, we could see our company earning $3.00-$5.00 a share in the next 5 years. If this happened, we could attract institutional investors and analysts from investment banks. We may also spin-off our natural gas resources into a separate company in China or sell out to a major state-owned energy company.
 
If everything does not work as well as we hope, we will consider to use the cash on our balance sheet to enhance shareholder value through dividends or buy-backs.
 
We have an expression in Chinese, "tong chuan tong meng." It means two people sleeping in the same bed dreaming the same dream. We want investors to dream the same dream we are dreaming. Our dream is to spend the next years seeing if  we can have a stock that would sell at $30 a share or more. If our dream does not work, we will take other actions to make sure the shares of Gulf Resources become significantly less undervalued."
 
(*All per share calculations have not been audited and have been calculated using the end of the quarter share count of 46,285,202 as shown on the balance sheet in the 10-Q)
 
Conference Call
 
The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, August 11, 201 6 at 08:00 Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the Second Quarter 2016 ended June 30, 2016.
 
Hosting the call will be Mr. Xiaobin Liu, CEO of Gulf Resources. The Company's management team will be available for investor questions following the prepared remarks.
 
To participate in this live conference call, please dial +1 (877) 275-8968 five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time. International callers should dial + I (706) 643-1 666. The conference participant pass code is 62430254.
 
The webcasting is also available then, just simply click on the link below http://www.gulfresourcesinc.codewnts.html
A replay of the conference call will be available two hours after the call's completion during 08/11/2016 11:00 EDT 09/11/2016 23:59 EDT. To access the replay, call + 1 (855) 859-2056. International callers should call + 1 (404) 537-3406. The conference ID is 62430254.
 
About Gulf Resources, Inc.
Gulf Resources, Inc. operates through four wholly-owned subsidiaries, Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited ("SCHC), Shouguang Yuxin Chemical Industry Co., Limited ("SYCI"), Shouguang City Rongyuan Chemical Co, Limited ("SCRC) and Daying County Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited ("DCHC). The company believes that it is one of the largest producers of bromine in China. Elemental Bromine is used to manufacture a wide variety of compounds utilized in industry and agriculture. Through SYCI, the company manufactures chemical products utilized in a variety of applications, including oil and gas field explorations and papermaking chemical agents. SCRC is a leading manufacturer of materials for human and animal antibiotics in China and other parts of Asia. DCHC was established to further explore and develop natural gas and brine resources (including bromine and crude salt) in China. For more information, visit www.gulfresourcesinc.com.
 
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Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain statements in this news release contain forward-looking information about Gulf Resources and its subsidiaries business and products within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. The actual results may differ materially depending on a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the general economic and business conditions in the PRC, future product development and production capabilities, shipments to end customers, market acceptance of new and existing products, additional competition from existing and new competitors for bromine and other oilfield and power production chemicals, changes in technology, the ability to make future bromine asset purchases, and various other factors beyond its control. All forward- looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this Cautionary Statement and the risks factors detailed in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gulf Resources undertakes no duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
 
GULF RESOURCES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
Three-Month Period Ended June
   
Six-Month Period Ended June
 
      30,       30,  
      2016       2015       2016       2015  
                                 
NET REVENUE
                               
Net revenue
  $ 47,600,767     $ 49,350,070     $ 82,096,217     $ 84,260,899  
                                 
OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)
                               
Cost of net revenue
    (29,195,255 )     (32,280,120 )     (53,076,901 )     (57,760,978 )
Sales, marketing and other operating
                               
expenses
    (104,369 )     (120,746 )     (186,270 )     (202,176 )
Research and development cost
    (70,378 )     (63,470 )     (130,215 )     (111,705 )
Exploration cost
    -       -       -       (325,840 )
General and administrative  expenses
    (1,009,882 )     (2,434,246 )     (2,925,912 )     (4,415,363 )
Other operating income
    110,239       109,901       220,521       227,203  
      (30,269,645 )     (34,788,681 )     (56,098,777 )     (62,588,859 )
                                 
                                 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    17,331,122       14,561,389       25,997,440       21,672,040  
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
                               
lnterest expense
    (46,009 )     (51,013 )     (92,138 )     (101,866 )
lnterest income
    122,328       108,182       236,774       235,143  
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
    17,407,441       14,618,558       26,142,076       21,805,317  
                                 
INCOME TAXES
    (4,210,422 )     (3,843,298 )     (6,478,093 )     (5,714,786 )
NET INCOME
  $ 13,197,019     $ 10,775,260     $ 19,663,983     $ 16,090,531  
                                 
                                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
                               
NET INCOME
  $ 13,197,019     $ 10,775,260     $ 19,663,983     $ 16,090,531  
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                               
- Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (9,760,773 )     1,475,380       (7,867,712 )     365,032  
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 3,436,246     $ 12,250,640     $ 11,796,271     $ 16,455,563  
                                 
EARNINGS PER SHARE:
                               
BASIC
  $ 0.29     $ 0.23     $ 0.43     $ 0.36  
DILUTED
  $ 0.28     $ 0.23     $ 0.42     $ 0.36  
                                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES:
                               
                                 
BASIC
    46,008,102       45,928,234       46,007,611       44,313,537  
DILUTED
    46,631,091       47,143,073       46,685,709       45,319,208  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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GULF RESOURCES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
 
         
December 31,
 
   
June 30, 2016
   
2015
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
Current Assets
           
Cash
  $ 146,273,240     $ 133,606,392  
Accounts receivable
    71,335,678       49,980,358  
Inventories, net
    6,707,960       7,180,800  
Prepayments and deposits
    405,545       -  
Prepaid land leases
    527,574       49,833  
Other receivable
    559       599  
Deferred tax assets
    -       3,173  
Total Current Assets
    225,250,556       190,821,115  
Non-Current Assets
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    112,549,109       127,871,323  
Property, plant and equipment under capital leases, net
    743,888       927,218  
Prepaid land leases, net of current portion
    4,966,172       5,197,216  
Deferred tax assets
    2,321,098       2,367,180  
Goodwill
    28,944,958       29,559,174  
Total non-current assets
    149,525,225       165,922,111  
Total Assets
  $ 374,775,781       356,743,226  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
               
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 14,999,533     $ 9,929,700  
Retention payable
    17,237       1,135,956  
Capital lease obligation, current portion
    112,434       196,778  
Taxes payable
    7,336,261       4,814,003  
Total Current Liabilities
    22,465,465       16,076,437  
Non-Current Liabilities
               
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion
    2,390,370       2,555,914  
Total Liabilities
  $ 24,855,835     $ 18,632,351  
                 
Stockholders' Equity
               
PREFERRED STOCK; $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none
               
outstanding
               
COMMON STOCK; $0.0005 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized as of June
           
30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; 46,285,202 and 46,276,269 shares issued;
           
and 46,016,053 and 46,007,120 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2016 and
           
December 31, 2015, respectively
  $ 23,143     $ 23,139  
Treasury stock; 269,149 and 269,149 shares as of June 30, 2016 and December
               
31, 2015 at cost
    (599,441 )     (599,441 )
Additional paid-in capital
    94,136,861       94,124,065  
Retained earnings unappropriated
    233,473,154       215,286,395  
Retained earnings appropriated
    21,817,660       20,340,436  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,068,569       8,936,281  
Total Stockholders' Equity
    349,919,946       338,110,875  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 374,775,781     $ 356,743,226  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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GULF RESOURCES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
Six-Month Period Ended June
 
      30,  
      2016       2015  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income
  $ 19,663,983     $ 16,090,531  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Interest on capital lease obligation
    91,764       101,460  
Amortization of prepaid land leases
    255,261       254,087  
Depreciation and amortization
    13,514,292       14,906,669  
Exchange (gain) loss on inter-company balances
    (548,734 )     24,292  
Stock-based compensation expense
    12,800       343,800  
Deferred tax asset
    -       (81,460 )
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:
               
Accounts receivable
    (22,737,450 )     (13,943,594 )
lnventories
    328,685       268,683  
Prepayments and deposits
    (14,094 )     67,150  
Other receivables
    -       37,713  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    5,353,742       4,172,413  
Retention payable
    (1,112,087 )     (281,241 )
Taxes payable
    2,662,606       2,568,444  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    17,470,768       24,528,947  
                 
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Additions of prepaid land leases
    (616,512 )     (632,139 )
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
    (870,875 )     -  
Consideration paid for business acquisition
    -       (66,305,606 )
Cash acquired from acquisition
    -       14,074,720  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,487,387 )     (52,863,025 )
                 
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Repayment of capital lease obligation
    (287,387 )     (306,683 )
Repurchase of common stock
    -       (37,713 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (287,387 )     (344,396 )
                 
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH
    (3,029,146 )     120,721  
EQUIVALENTS
    12,666,848       (28,557,753 )
NET (DECREASE)IINCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    133,606,392       146,585,601  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD
  $ 146,273,240     $ 118,027,848  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD
               
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Income taxes
  $ 4,586,259     $ 3,766,955  
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING
               
ACTIVITIES
               
lssuance of common stock upon cashless exercise of options
  $ 4     $ 49  
lssuance of common stock for acquisition of business
  $ -     $ 13,373,140  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONTACT: Gulf Resources, Inc.
Web: http://www.gulfresourcesinc.com
 
Director of Investor Relations
Helen Xu (Haiyan Xu)
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