Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

pingtan marine enterprise Reports FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

for the fourth quarter and year-ended december 31, 2016

 

Company Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of $0.08; Hits its Previous Provided Guidance of Approximately Break-even To A Slight Profit
Per Diluted Share; and Reiterates 2017 First Quarter EPS Guidance of between $0.08 and $0.10

 

Company to Hold Conference Call Thursday, March 9, 2017, at 8:30 AM ET

 

FUZHOU, China, March 8, 2017 – Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (Nasdaq: PME) (“Pingtan” or the “Company”), a global fishing company based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2016.

 

The Company’s recent notable events are as follows:

 

●	The Company hits its previous announced guidance for 2016 fourth quarter of approximately break-even to a slight profit per diluted share by $0.08 per basic and diluted share.

 

●

January 17, 2017: The Company announced a cash dividend of $0.01 per share of common stock outstanding, which was paid on or about February 15, 2017 to shareholders of record on January 31, 2017. This marks the ninth consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the Company. The Company intends to continue paying a quarterly dividend and expects to adjust its quarterly dividend rate in accordance with its earnings performance.

 

●	December 7, 2016: The Company announced that its 4 tuna longline vessels will be put into operation in the international waters of the Pacific Ocean in the first quarter of 2017.

 

●	December 1, 2016: The Company announced that it has completed construction on its 2 squid jigging vessels and has commenced fishing activity in the Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific Oceans.

 

●	November 22, 2016: The Company announced that 13 of its fishing vessels were placed in Indo-Pacific waters according to the Company's previously announced operating plan in August 2016, and have arrived in their fishing designation in Indo-Pacific Waters to be put into operation.

 

Management Comments

 

Mr. Xinrong Zhuo, Chairman and CEO of the Company, commented, “In 2016 we were dedicated to expanding into new fishing territories, and we have achieved substantial progress in the fourth quarter. Since November 2016, we have deployed 13 of our fishing vessels to the Indo-Pacific waters, 2 large-scaled squid jigging vessels to the international waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and 4 tuna longline vessels to the international waters of the Pacific Ocean. Through these efforts, we started to recover our production capacity to about 30%, returned to profitability by the fourth quarter, and finally ended the losses since the moratorium enacted by the Indonesian government. Looking forward, we will continue to focus on expanding our fishing regions to increase harvest volume and enrich product mix and to innovate and integrate our existing resources to further penetrate into mainland areas and the retail market.”

 

 

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Factors Affecting Pingtan’s Results of Operation – Indonesia Moratorium

 

As previously disclosed in our Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed during 2015 and 2016, in early December 2014 the Indonesian government introduced a six-month moratorium on issuing new fishing licenses and renewals so that the country’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (“MMAF”) could monitor the operations of existing fleets and fight illegal fishing activities. As a result, all licensed fishing vessels operating in Indonesian waters were informed by the Indonesian government to operate within strict guidelines. To cooperate and comply with the Indonesian government’s fishing license check procedures, since February 2015, Pingtan has ceased operations of its vessels in Indonesian waters. Since the Company derives a majority of its revenue from this area, this ban caused a significant drop in production.

 

In November 2015, the Indonesian government announced that the moratorium had concluded. The Company’s expectation is that the MMAF will implement new fishing policies and resume the license renewal process, although this has not yet occurred. In the interim, the Company’s financial results will continue to be materially adversely affected by this moratorium.

 

Among the Company’s 135 fishing vessels, 13 are operating in Indo-Pacific waters; 12 are operating in the Bay of Bengal in India; 2 are operating in international waters of Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific Oceans; 4 will be deployed to in international waters of Pacific Ocean in the first quarter of 2017, and the remaining vessels are licensed to operate in the Arafura Sea in Indonesia but temporarily not operating due to the Indonesia moratorium.

 

2016 Financial Highlights (all results are compared to prior year):

 

●	As a result of the above, revenue was $20.5 million, compared to $60.7 million.

 

●	Gross loss was $8.8 million, compared to $2.8 million, and gross margin was (42.8)% compared to (4.6)%, due to the moratorium described above.

 

●	Net loss attributable to owners of the Company was $15.5 million, or $(0.20) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income attributable to owners of the Company of $18.4 million, or $0.23 per basic and diluted share. The decrease was primarily due to the same reasons described above.

 

 

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Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights (all results are compared to prior year period)

 

●	As a result of the above, revenue was $13.2 million compared to $14.0 million.

 

●	Gross profit was $9.9 million compared to gross loss of $8.9 million.

 

●

Net income attributable to owners of the Company was $6.7 million, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss attributable to owners of the Company of $9.1 million, or $(0.11) per basic and diluted share. The increase was primarily due to decrease in fuel cost, labor cost and maintenance fee as a result of the moratorium described above, as well as the increase of average unit sale price and the increase in sales volume.

 

Pingtan’s Revenue Break-down By PRC Territories:

 

		Year Ended December 31,
		2016				2015				2014
Guangdong province			48	%			47	%			34	%
Fujian province			32	%			36	%			44	%
Zhejiang province			13	%			8	%			5	%
Shandong province			4	%			3	%			11	%
Liaoning province			1	%			2	%			1	%
Other areas			2	%			4	%			5	%
Total			100	%			100	%			100	%

 

2016 Selected Financial Highlights

 

($ in millions,  except share and per share) data )		Three Months ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2016				2015				2016				2015				2014
Revenue		$	13.2			$	14.0			$	20.5			$	60.7			$	233.4
Cost of Revenue			3.3				22.9				29.3				63.5				155.8
Gross Profit (Loss)			9.9				(8.9	)			(8.8	)			(2.8	)			77.6
Gross Margin			75.1	%			(64.0	)%			(42.8	)%			(4.6	)%			33.2	%
Net Income (Loss)			7.3				(9.8	)			(16.6	)			19.6				85.8
Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Shares			79.1				79.1				79.1				79.1				79.1
EPS (in $)		$	0.08			$	(0.11	)			(0.20	)		$	0.23			$	1.08

   

 

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Balance Sheet Highlights

 

($ in millions, except for book value per share)		12/31/2016				12/31/2015
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$	0.8			$	11.4
Total Current Assets			59.0				91.9
Total Assets			224.7				231.9
Total Current Liabilities			64.9				42.4
Total Long-term Debt, net of current portion			21.9				22.6
Total Liabilities			86.8				65.0
Shareholders’ Equity			137.9				166.9
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity			224.7				231.9
Book Value Per Share (in $)		$	1.74			$	2.11

 

Consolidated Financial and Operating Review

 

Revenues

 

Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $13.2 million compared $14.0 million for the same period in 2015

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company’s revenues were $20.5 million compared to $60.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The decrease was primarily due to decrease in sales volume resulting from the moratorium described above, as well as the decrease in average unit sale price from the different sales mix.

 

Gross Margin

 

The Company’s gross margin was 75.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2016, compared to (64.0)% in the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to significant decrease in cost of revenue, namely fuel cost, labor cost and maintenance fee, as a result of the moratorium described above.

 

The Company’s gross margin was (42.8)% in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 compared to (4.6)% in the same period of 2015, the decrease was primarily due to the reduced scale of operations resulting from the moratorium described above.

 

Selling Expenses

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2016, selling expense was $0.7 million compared to $0.5 million, in the prior year period.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, total selling expense was $1.2 million compared to $1.9 million in the same period of 2015. The decrease was primarily due to the same reasons described above which resulted in less shipping and handling fees, storage fees, customs service charge and advertising expenses, partially offset by the increase in insurance cost.

 

 

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General & Administrative Expenses

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2016, general and administrative expense was $0.9 million, compared to $0.4 million in the prior year period.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, total general and administrative expense was $4.0 million compared to $2.9 million in the same period of 2015. The increase was primarily due to increase in depreciation expense, increase in travel for investor conferences, as well as bad debt recovery based on our periodic review of accounts receivable balances and management’s evaluation of the collectability of receivable balances, and increase in other miscellaneous items, partially offset by decrease in professional fees.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

Net income attributable to owners of the Company for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $6.7 million, or $0,08 per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss attributable to owners of the Company of $(9.1) million, or $(0.11) per basic and diluted share, in the same period of 2015. The increase was primarily due to significant decrease in cost of revenue, namely fuel cost, labor cost and maintenance fee, as a result of the moratorium described above, as well as the increase of average unit sale price and the increase in sales volume.

 

Net loss attributable to owners of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $(15.5) million, or $(0.20) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income attributable to owners of the Company of $18.4 million, or $0.23 per basic and diluted share, in the same period of 2015. The decrease was primarily due to the moratorium described above.

 

EPS Guidance for First Quarter 2017

 

Based on the current status of its deployed fleet of fishing vessels and production capacity, the Company reiterates its previously provided 2017 first quarter EPS guidance of between $0.08 and $0.10. 

 

Conference Call Details

 

Pingtan also announced that it will discuss financial results in a conference call Thursday, March 9, 2017 – 8:30 a.m. ET.

 

The dial-in numbers are:

 

Live Participant Dial In (Toll Free):	877-407-0310

Live Participant Dial In (International):

201-493-6786

 

To listen to the live webcast, please go to http://www.ptmarine.com and click on the conference call link at the top of the page, or go to: http://ptmarine.equisolvewebcast.com/q4-2016. This webcast will be archived and accessible through the Company’s website for approximately 30 days following the call.

 

 

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About Pingtan

 

Pingtan is a global fishing company engaging in ocean fishing through its subsidiary, Fujian Provincial Pingtan County Ocean Fishing Group Co., Ltd., or Pingtan Fishing.

 

Business Risks and Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, expectations to continue paying quarterly cash dividends and recognizing sales and commencing fishing activities in the first quarter of 2017. Although forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Risks include anticipated growth and growth strategies; need for additional capital and the availability of financing; our ability to successfully manage relationships with customers, distributors and other important relationships; technological changes; competition; demand for our products and services; the deterioration of general economic conditions, whether internationally, nationally or in the local markets in which we operate; legislative or regulatory changes that may adversely affect our business; operational, mechanical, climatic or other unanticipated issues that adversely affect the production capacity of the Company's fishing vessels and their ability to generate expected annual revenue and net income; and other risk factors contained in Pingtan's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Pingtan's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, 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. Pingtan undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

CONTACT:

 

Roy Yu

Chief Financial Officer

Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.

Tel: +86 591 87271753

ryu@ptmarine.net

  

INVESTOR RELATIONS COUNSEL:

 

The Equity Group Inc.

Katherine Yao, Senior Associate

Tel: +86 10 6587 6435

kyao@equityny.com

 

 

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PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

(IN U.S. DOLLARS)

 

		For the three Months Ended
		December 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
REVENUE		$	13,152,374			$	13,972,382
COST OF REVENUE			3,274,073				22,913,976
GROSS PROFIT(LOSS)			9,878,301				(8,941,594	)
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling			727,435				548,828
General and administrative			930,481				386,363
Total Operating Expenses			1,657,916				935,191
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS			8,220,385				(9,876,785	)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
(Loss) gain on equity method investment			(7,978	)			17,845
Loss from cost method investment			-				(3,820	)
Loss on fixed assets disposal			-				(39,557	)
Interest income			27,940				4,774
Interest expenses			(315,595	)			(773,684	)
Grant income			404,937				1,461,532
Other income			-				2
Foreign currency transaction loss			(1,000,663	)			(594,302	)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES			7,329,026				(9,803,995	)
INCOME TAXES			-				-
NET INCOME (LOSS)		$	7,329,026			$	(9,803,995	)
LESS: NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST			638,807				(719,958	)
NET INCOME (LOSS)  ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY		$	6,690,219			$	(9,084,037	)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
NET INCOME (LOSS)			7,329,026				(9,803,995	)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Unrealized foreign currency translation loss			(5,379,076	)			(2,779,885	)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)		$	1,949,950			$	(12,583,880	)
LESS: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)  ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST			213,511				(942,077	)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)  ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY		$	1,736,439			$	(11,641,803	)
NET INCOME  (LOSS)  PER ORDINARY SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPNAY
Basic and diluted earnings per share		$	0.08			$	(0.11	)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE ORDINARY SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic and diluted			79,055,053				79,055,053

 

 

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PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

 

(IN U.S. DOLLARS)

 

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2016				2015				2014
REVENUE		$	20,540,769			$	60,700,190			$	233,427,011
COST OF REVENUE			29,328,776				63,476,627				155,840,823
GROSS (LOSS) PROFIT			(8,788,007	)			(2,776,437	)			77,586,188
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling			1,235,497				1,858,687				2,673,213
General and administrative			3,969,465				2,933,588				4,537,351
Total Operating Expenses			5,204,962				4,792,275				7,210,564
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS			(13,992,969	)			(7,568,712	)			70,375,624
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income			31,991				103,668				16,772
Interest expense			(1,972,267	)			(3,630,200	)			(4,815,670	)
Foreign currency transaction loss			(1,543,357	)			(1,308,922	)			(258,248	)
Grant income			558,451				33,152,698				20,094,039
Gain from cost method investment			375,396				413,614				348,523
Loss on equity method investment			(33,073	)			(19,700	)			-
Loss on fixed assets disposal			-				(1,583,834	)			-
Other expense			(471	)			(210	)			(335	)
Total Other (Expense) Income, net			(2,583,330	)			27,127,114				15,385,081
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES			(16,576,299	)			19,558,402				85,760,705
INCOME TAXES			984				-				-
NET (LOSS) INCOME		$	(16,577,283	)		$	19,558,402			$	85,760,705
LESS: NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST			(1,111,685	)			1,205,485				-
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY		$	(15,465,598	)		$	18,352,917			$	85,760,705
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME:
NET (LOSS) INCOME			(16,577,283	)			19,558,402				85,760,705
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Unrealized foreign currency translation loss			(9,207,341	)			(8,628,162	)			(552,656	)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME		$	(25,784,624	)		$	10,930,240			$	85,208,049
LESS: COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST			(1,840,584	)			658,092				-
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY		$	(23,944,040	)		$	10,272,148			$	85,208,049
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER ORDINARY SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPNAY
Basic and diluted		$	(0.20	)		$	0.23			$	1.08
WEIGHTED AVERAGE ORDINARY SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic and diluted			79,055,053				79,055,053				79,055,053

 

 

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PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN U.S. DOLLARS) 

		December 31,
		2016				2015
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash		$	820,396			$	11,448,684
Restricted cash			2,911,922				1,577,642
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts			11,322,726				12,575,042
Inventories, net of reserve for inventories			8,811,111				2,336,167
Advances to suppliers			3,969,352				35,994,146
Prepaid expenses			8,145				1,818
Prepaid expenses - related parties			522,337				4,640,166
Receivable from transferring equity method investment shares			-				15,406,659
Other receivables			30,016,198				78,051
Other receivables - related parties			639,917				7,887,527
Total Current Assets			59,022,104				91,945,902
OTHER ASSETS:
Cost method investment			3,027,245				3,235,398
Equity method investment			28,493,273				30,486,314
Prepayment for long-term assets			11,913,912				11,654,645
Property, plant and equipment, net			122,196,594				94,555,114
Total Other Assets			165,631,024				139,931,471
Total Assets		$	224,653,128			$	231,877,373
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable		$	916,737			$	978,353
Accounts payable - related parties			2,560,760				408,631
Short-term bank loans			21,554,636				21,971,438
Long-term bank loans - current portion			17,298,544				12,679,680
Accrued liabilities and other payables			4,399,536				5,044,049
Accrued liabilities and other payables - related party			18,147,152				-
Due to related parties			43,354				1,384,644
Total Current Liabilities			64,920,719				42,466,795
OTHER LIABILITIES:
Long-term bank loans - non-current portion			21,839,412				22,570,755
Total Liabilities			86,760,131				65,037,550
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Equity attributable to owners of the company:
Ordinary shares ($0.001 par value; 225,000,000 shares authorized; 79,055,053 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015)			79,055				79,055
Additional paid-in capital			111,008,085				111,008,085
Retained earnings			15,690,240				34,318,040
Statutory reserve			9,391,827				9,391,827
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(12,804,793	)			(4,326,351	)
Total equity attributable to owners of the company			123,364,414				150,470,656
Non-controlling interest			14,528,583				16,369,167
Total Shareholders' Equity			137,892,997				166,839,823
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity		$	224,653,128			$	231,877,373

 

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PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(IN U.S. DOLLARS)

 

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2016				2015				2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income		$	(16,577,283	)		$	19,558,402			$	85,760,705
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			6,613,720				6,353,055				6,017,886
(Decrease) increase in allowance for doubtful accounts			(100,366	)			(770,195	)			1,173,223
(Decrease) increase in reserve for inventories			(213,255	)			227,826				-
Loss on equity method investment			33,073				19,700				-
Loss on disposal of fixed assets			-				1,583,834				-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			563,318				37,007,012				(42,134,612	)
Inventories			(6,705,933	)			9,302,719				(3,150,909	)
Advances to suppliers			(145,293	)			(37,575,746	)			-
Prepaid expenses			(6,729	)			30,633				4,213,938
Prepaid expenses - related parties			3,988,749				2,382,910				(7,314,375	)
Deferred expenses - related parties			-				1,016,039				(1,028,327	)
Other receivables			(94,155	)			87,907				(156,606	)
Accounts payable			1,387				(145,617	)			(1,762,518	)
Accounts payable - related parties			2,275,069				2,202,515				(8,604,461	)
Advances from customers			-				(162,631	)			(128,109	)
Accrued liabilities and other payables			(334,820	)			(266,105	)			1,019,221
Accrued liabilities and other payables - related party			5,732,472				-				-
Due to related parties			20,000				1,292				23,352
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES			(4,950,046	)			40,853,550				33,928,408
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Refunds from commercial retail space prepayments			-				22,202,268				-
Prepayments made for acquisition of commercial retail space			-				-				(22,470,798	)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(1,465,144	)			(56,222,226	)			(890,897	)
Proceeds from government grants for fishing vessels construction			-				-				3,451,914
Prepayments made for long-term assets			(26,671,132	)			-				-
Payments for equity method investment			-				(40,209,087	)			(15,952,598	)
Proceeds from transferring equity method investment share			15,055,026				8,041,817				-
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES			(13,081,250	)			(66,187,228	)			(35,862,379	)

 

 

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PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

 

(IN U.S. DOLLARS)

 

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2016				2015				2014
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from short-term bank loans			23,275,729				23,958,292				67,175,414
Repayments of short-term bank loans			(22,234,749	)			(30,989,630	)			(45,797,736	)
Proceeds from long-term bank loans			18,818,783				-				3,743,977
Repayments of long-term bank loans			(12,390,286	)			(19,963,812	)			(19,957,026	)
Increase in restricted cash			(1,499,481	)			(1,646,964	)			-
Advances from related parties			5,063,620				3,910,000				2,350,000
Payments made for dividend			(3,162,202	)			(2,371,652	)			(790,550	)
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest			-				64,334,540				-
Payments made to related parties in connection with the termination of VIE			-				(13,349,417	)			-
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES			7,871,414				23,881,357				6,724,079
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(468,406	)			148,733				(194,435	)
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(10,628,288	)			(1,303,588	)			4,595,673
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - beginning of year			11,448,684				12,752,272				8,156,599
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - end of year		$	820,396			$	11,448,684			$	12,752,272
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for:
Interest		$	2,921,417			$	3,799,389			$	5,648,796
Income taxes		$	984			$	-			$	-
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment by decreasing prepayment for long-term assets		$	38,332,421			$	1,408,636			$	19,750,438
Property and equipment acquired on credit as payable		$	-			$	-			$	790,459
Decrease in cost of property and equipment by proceeds from government grants		$	-			$	-			$	3,451,914
Decrease in cost of property and equipment by recognition of deferred grant income		$	-			$	-			$	512,469
Decrease in cost of property and equipment by decreasing in accounts payable - related party		$	-			$	4,344,190			$	-
Other receivable increase by transferring equity method investment share		$	-			$	16,083,635			$	-
Offset other receivables - related parties against due to related parties		$	6,424,910			$	4,900,000			$	-
Increase in prepayment for long-term assets by increasing in accrued liabilities and other payables - related party		$	13,219,818			$	-			$	-
Reclassification of advances to suppliers to other receivables		$	31,172,469			$	-			$	-