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General Steel Announces Third Quarter 2010 Results

 

BEIJING, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- General Steel Holdings, Inc. ("General Steel" or "the Company") (NYSE: GSI), one of China's leading non-state-owned producers of steel products and aggregators of domestic steel companies, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

Highlights from the Third Quarter of 2010:

  • Gross margin improved to 3.4% from 1.5% in the previous quarter

  • Income from operations increased to $6.0 million for the third quarter from a loss of $6.3 million in the second quarter and a loss of $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2010

  • The Company formed a new joint venture Tianwu General Steel Material Trading Co., Ltd. ("Tianwu JV") with Tianjin Materials and Equipment Group Corporation ("TME Group")

"We witnessed continued strong demand for our steel products and a subsequent gross margin improvement for our business, despite a challenging market," said General Steel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Henry Yu. "This quarter we focused on cost-saving measures to improve profitability that included cutting production of less efficient blast furnaces at our Longmen Joint Venture. At the same time, this quarter we announced the successful formation of a new joint venture with Tianjin Materials and Equipment Group. This newly formed joint venture will give us more flexibility and better quality in our supply of raw materials, something especially important in an industry experiencing volatile raw material costs. We believe that in addition to improving our gross margin, this joint venture is aligned with our strategy of increasing profitability and delivering long-term shareholder value."

Selected Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2010

Revenues

Total revenues for the third quarter of 2010 decreased 5.0% to $460.3 million from $484.8 million in the third quarter of 2009.

The decrease in total revenues was predominantly due to changes in the operating model at the Company's subsidiary, General Steel (China) Co., Ltd., and only executing processing contracts at another of General Steel's subsidiaries, Maoming Hengda Steel Company, Ltd., which generated less sales revenue.

Cost of Sales

Total cost of sales for the third quarter of 2010 slightly decreased to $444.7 million from $445.0 million in the third quarter of 2009.

Cost of sales principally consists of the cost of raw materials, labor, utilities, manufacturing costs, manufacturing-related depreciation and other fixed costs. The decrease in cost of sales was primarily due to lower shipment volume.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2010 decreased 60.8% year-over-year to $15.6 million from $39.7 million in the third quarter of 2009. Gross margin for the third quarter of 2010 was 3.4%, compared to 8.2% in the third quarter of 2009.

The Company noted that gross profit was adversely affected by a decrease in total revenue as well as the relatively high price of iron ore and coke during the third quarter of 2010.

Gross margin improved in the third quarter 2010 to 3.4% compared to 1.5% in the second quarter and 1.3% in the first quarter of 2010 primarily due to the Company's Longmen Joint Venture cutting production of less efficient blast furnaces in the third quarter of 2010.

Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2010 decreased 8.8% to $9.6 million, compared to $10.5 million in the third quarter of 2009. Selling, general and administrative expenses were 2.1% and 2.2% of total revenues in the third quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease is mainly due to the decrease in freight expenses and agent fees.

Income from Operations

Income from operations increased to $6.0 million for the third quarter 2010 from a loss of $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2010 and a loss of $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2010. The increase in income from operations was primarily due to the improvement of gross margin.

Finance and Interest Expense

Finance and interest expense for the third quarter of 2010 was $10.2 million, compared to $4.2 million in the third quarter of 2009. The Company noted that the interest expense increase was caused by additional borrowing by the Company to stockpile raw material inventory.

Net Income (Loss)

Net loss attributable to General Steel for the third quarter of 2010 was $2.3 million compared to a net income of $10.4 million in the third quarter of 2009.  

Basic and diluted losses per share for the third quarter of 2010 were $0.04 compared to basic earnings per share of $0.23 and diluted earnings per share of $0.22 in the third quarter of 2009.

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2010, General Steel had cash and restricted cash of $228.3 million, compared to $274.2 million as of December 31, 2009. Accounts receivable were $21.2 million as of September 30, 2010, compared to $8.5 million as of December 31, 2009.

The Company had an inventory balance of $250.8 million as of September 30, 2010 compared to $208.1 million on December 31, 2009.  This balance is comprised of $182.7 million in raw materials and $68.1 million in finished products.

On August 5, 2010, the remaining outstanding notes from the Company's December 13, 2007 private placement were converted into a total of 1,559,676 shares of the Company's Common Stock. As of the date hereof, all of the convertible promissory notes issued on December 13, 2007 have been converted into Common Stock.

Conference Call

General Steel management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 8, 2010 (9:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time). Management will discuss results and highlights from the quarter and answer questions. The dial-in number and passcode for the conference call are as follows:

U.S. Toll Free:

+1-800-860-2442

Passcode:

General Steel Holdings



Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this call will be available on the Investor Relations section of General Steel's website at www.gshi-steel.com

About General Steel Holdings, Inc.

General Steel Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: GSI), headquartered in Beijing, China, operates a diverse portfolio of Chinese steel companies. With 6.3 million metric tons aggregate production capacity, its companies serve various industries and produce a variety of steel products including rebar, hot-rolled carbon and silicon sheet, high-speed wire and spiral-weld pipe. General Steel Holdings, Inc. has steel operations in Shaanxi and Guangdong provinces, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Tianjin municipality. For more information, please visit www.gshi-steel.com.

Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs about future events and financial, political and social trends and assumptions it has made based on information currently available to it. The Company cannot assure that any expectations, forecasts or assumptions made by management in preparing these forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projections will be realized. Such forward-looking statements may be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks or uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. For factors that could cause actual results to vary, perhaps materially, from these forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other subsequent filings. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:


In China:


Ms. Jing Ou-Yang

General Steel Holdings, Inc.

Tel: +86-10-5879-7346

Email: jing.ouyang@gshi-steel.com


Mr. Justin Knapp

Ogilvy Financial, Beijing

Tel: +86-10-8520-6556

Email: gsi@ogilvy.com


In the United States:


Ms. Jessica Barist Cohen

Ogilvy Financial, New York

Tel: +1-646-460-9989

Email: gsi@ogilvy.com



GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND DECEMBER 31, 2009

(In thousands, except per share data)

ASSETS






September 30,


December 31,






2010


2009






(Unaudited)



CURRENT ASSETS:






Cash

$

41,778.00

$

82,118.00


Restricted cash


186,523.00


192,041.00


Notes receivable


67,132.00


29,185.00


Restricted notes receivable


12,752.00


-


Accounts receivable, net


21,215.00


8,525.00


Other receivables, net


13,278.00


7,729.00


Other receivables - related parties


56,586.00


32,670.00


Inventories


250,758.00


208,087.00


Advances on inventory purchase


42,139.00


28,407.00


Advances on inventory purchase - related parties


48,007.00


2,995.00


Prepaid expense


4,358.00


691.00


Prepaid value added tax


17,500.00


19,488.00


Deferred tax assets


8,900.00


3,341.00



Total current assets


770,926.00


615,277.00









PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net


584,948.00


555,111.00









OTHER ASSETS:






Advances on equipment purchase


20,435.00


8,419.00


Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries


13,712.00


20,022.00


Long-term deferred expense  


608.00


2,069.00


Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization


23,568.00


23,733.00


Note issuance cost


-


406.00


Plant and equipment to be disposed


2,443.00


3,026.00



Total other assets


60,766.00


57,675.00












TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,416,640.00

$

1,228,063.00









LIABILITIES AND EQUITY









CURRENT LIABILITIES:






Short term notes payable

$

302,112.56

$

254,608.00


Accounts payable


174,011.64


158,126.00


Accounts payable - related parties


65,756.00


48,151.00


Short term loans - bank


178,121.99


148,968.00


Short term loans - others


100,707.00


110,358.00


Short term loans - related parties


92,814.00


11,751.00


Other payables and accrued liabilities


13,921.65


16,222.00


Other payable - related parties


22,614.71


3,706.00


Customer deposit


190,690.82


208,765.00


Customer deposit - related parties


47,808.69


3,791.00


Deposit due to sales representatives


45,845.04


49,544.00


Taxes payable


2,194.81


6,921.00


Distribution payable to former shareholders


13,071.43


16,434.00



Total current liabilities


1,249,670.33


1,037,345.00









CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE, net of debt discount of $0 and $2,250




as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

-


1,050.00









DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES


7,048.60


23,340.00












Total liabilities


1,256,718.93


1,061,735.00









COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES













EQUITY:






Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 3,092,899 shares



 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

3.00


3.00


Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 54,678,083




and 51,618,595 shares  issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010  




and December 31, 2009, respectively


56.00


52.00


Paid-in-capital


104,510.00


95,588.00


Statutory reserves


6,341.00


6,162.00


Accumulated deficits


(26,307.00)


(16,411.00)


Accumulated other comprehensive income  


10,860.00


8,336.00



Total shareholders' equity


95,463.00


93,730.00









NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS


64,459.00


72,598.00











Total equity


159,922.00


166,328.00












TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$

1,416,640.93

$

1,228,063.00














(0.93)


-



GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share data)



Three months ended
September 30,



Nine months ended
September 30,



2010


2009



2010


2009

REVENUES

$

340,703.00

$

361,652.00


$

1,041,504.00

$

875,374.00











REVENUES - RELATED PARTIES


119,574.00


123,100.00



373,475.00


341,119.00











    TOTAL REVENUES


460,277.00


484,752.00



1,414,979.00


1,216,493.00











COST OF REVENUES


338,931.00


340,483.00



1,025,944.00


822,392.00











COST OF REVENUES - RELATED PARTIES


105,754.00


104,534.00



360,350.00


318,946.00











    TOTAL COST OF REVENUES


444,685.00


445,017.00



1,386,294.00


1,141,338.00











GROSS PROFIT      


15,592.00


39,735.00



28,685.00


75,155.00











SELLING, GENERAL AND  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES          


9,562.00


10,487.00



35,380.00


29,219.00











INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS


6,030.00


29,248.00



(6,695.00)


45,936.00











OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)










    Interest income


1,739.00


826.00



3,476.00


2,468.00

    Finance/interest expense


(10,190.00)


(4,174.00)



(37,617.00)


(18,422.00)

    Change in fair value of derivative liabilities


(1,089.00)


(616.00)



13,579.00


(23,228.00)

    Gain from debt extinguishment


-


-



-


2,932.00

    Government grant


1,381.00


-



1,381.00


3,433.00

    Income from equity investments


839.00


963.00



5,595.00


3,661.00

    Other non-operating (expense) income, net


(350.00)


(2,985.00)



217.00


(2,332.00)

         Total other expense, net


(7,670.00)


(5,986.00)



(13,369.00)


(31,488.00)











(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES










    AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST


(1,640.00)


23,262.00



(20,064.00)


14,448.00











PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES










    Current


5,332.00


6,717.00



860.00


12,451.00

    Deferred


(5,224.00)


(2,925.00)



(5,559.00)


(5,265.00)

           Total provision (benefit) for income taxes


108.00


3,792.00



(4,699.00)


7,186.00











NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST


(1,748.00)


19,470.00



(15,365.00)


7,262.00











Less: Net income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest


513.00


9,088.00



(5,469.00)


21,421.00











NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTEREST


(2,261.00)


10,382.00



(9,896.00)


(14,159.00)











OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)  










    Foreign currency translation adjustments


2,462.00


(246.00)



2,524.00


(174.00)

    Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest


1,077.00


1,440.00



1,241.00


334.00











COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)  

$

1,278.00

$

11,576.00


$

(6,131.00)

$

(13,999.00)











WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES










    Basic


53,941,191.00


44,973,882.00



52,576,928.00


40,295,924.00

    Diluted


53,941,191.00


45,750,152.00



52,576,928.00


40,295,924.00











(LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE










    Basic

$

(0.04)

$

0.23


$

(0.19)

$

(0.35)

    Diluted

$

(0.04)

$

0.22


$

(0.19)

$

(0.05)



GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In thousands, except per share data)




Preferred stock


Common stock




Retained earnings /
Accumulated
deficits




Accumulated
other
















Paid-in


Statutory




Contribution


comprehensive  


Noncontrolling






Shares


Par value


Shares


Par value


capital


reserves


Unrestricted


receivable


income


interest


Totals

BALANCE, December 31, 2008

3,092,899.00

$

3.00


36,128,833.00

$

36.00

$

37,128.00

$

4,902.00

$

10,093.00

$

(960.00)

$

8,705.00

$

54,330.00

$

114,237.00

























Net loss attributable to controlling interest













(14,159.00)








(14,159.00)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest



















21,421.00


21,421.00

Disposal of subsidiaries



















(293.00)


(293.00)

Distribution of dividend to noncontrolling shareholders



















(3,305.00)


(3,305.00)

Adjustment to statutory reserve











1,925.00


(1,925.00)








-

Common stock issued for compensation





323,050.00


0.32


885.00












885.32

Common stock issued for interest payments





196,306.00


0.20


745.00












745.20

Common stock issued for repayment of debt





300,000.00


0.30


1,800.00












1,800.30

Notes converted to common stock





7,045,274.00


7.05


32,073.00












32,080.05

Make whole shares issued on notes conversion





1,795,976.00


1.80


7,085.00












7,086.80

Common stock transferred by CEO for compensation









207.00












207.00

Reduction of registered capital















960.00






960.00

Foreign currency translation adjustments

















(174.00)


334.00


160.00

























BALANCE, September 30, 2009, unaudited

3,092,899.00

$

3.00


45,789,439.00

$

46.00

$

79,923.00

$

6,827.00

$

(5,991.00)

$

-

$

8,531.00

$

72,487.00

$

161,826.00

























Net loss attributable to controlling interest













(11,085.00)








(11,085.00)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest



















142.00


142.00

Adjustment to statutory reserve











(665.00)


665.00








-

Common stock issued for compensation





273,600.00


0.45


990.00












990.45

Common stock transferred by CEO for compensation









69.00












69.00

Common stock issued for private placement





5,555,556.00


5.56


14,606.00












14,611.56

Foreign currency translation adjustments

















(195.00)


(31.00)


(226.00)

























BALANCE, December 31, 2009

3,092,899.00

$

3.00


51,618,595.00

$

52.00

$

95,588.00

$

6,162.00

$

(16,411.00)

$

-

$

8,336.00

$

72,598.00

$

166,328.00

























Net loss attributable to controlling interest













(9,896.00)








(9,896.00)

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest



















(5,469.00)


(5,469.00)

Distribution of dividend to noncontrolling shareholders



















(3,934.00)


(3,934.00)

Noncontrolling interest acquired



















(1,270.00)


(1,270.00)

Registered capital received from noncontrolling shareholders



















1,182.00


1,182.00

Adjustment to special reserve











179.00








111.00


290.00

Common stock issued for compensation





571,650.00


0.57


1,810.00












1,810.57

Common stock issued for repayment of debt





928,163.00


0.93


2,403.00












2,403.93

Common stock transferred by CEO for compensation









207.00












207.00

Notes converted to common stock





1,208,791.00


1.21


3,544.00












3,545.21

Make whole shares issued on notes conversion





271,507.00


1.09


741.00












742.09

Common stock issued for accrued interest on notes





79,377.00


0.08


217.00












217.08

Foreign currency translation adjustments

















2,524.00


1,241.00


3,765.00

























BALANCE, September 30, 2010, unaudited

3,092,899.00

$

3.00


54,678,083.00

$

56.00

$

104,510.00

$

6,341.00

$

(26,307.00)

$

-

$

10,860.00

$

64,459.00

$

159,922.00






























0.09




(1.33)


1.00


(96.00)


1.00




(0.18)


97.00


1.59




GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share data)







Nine months ended September 30,  







2010


2009

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:






Net loss attributable to controlling interest

$

(9,896.00)

$

(14,159.00)


Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest


(5,469.00)


21,421.00


Consolidated net loss


(15,365.00)


7,262.00


Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:







Depreciation and amortization


31,175.00


23,474.00




Debt extinguishment


-


(2,932.00)




Impairment of long-lived assets


1,737.00


-




Loss (Gain) on disposal of equipment


1,459.00


(3,312.00)




Stock issued for services and compensation


2,018.00


1,092.00




Make whole shares interest expense on notes conversion


1,130.00


2,754.00




Amortization of deferred note issuance cost and discount on convertible notes


17.00


56.00




Change in fair value of derivative instrument


(13,579.00)


23,228.00




Income from investment


(5,510.00)


(3,661.00)




Deferred tax assets


(5,499.00)


5,265.00



Changes in operating assets and liabilities








Notes receivable  


(36,702.00)


10,826.00




Accounts receivable


(12,190.00)


(3,938.00)




Accounts receivable - related parties


-


(2,709.00)




Other receivables


1,323.00


78.00




Other receivables - related parties


(25,061.00)


15,766.00



Inventories


(44,861.00)


(161,833.00)




Advances on inventory purchases


(12,921.00)


7,918.00




Advances on inventory purchases - related parties


(52,665.00)


(15,199.00)



Accounts payable


12,513.00


26,053.00




Accounts payable - related parties


30,294.00


8,772.00




Other payables and accrued liabilities


(3,542.00)


10,565.00




Other payables - related parties


18,510.00


(2,594.00)




Customer deposits


(19,283.00)


12,995.00




Customer deposits - related parties


43,045.00


38,245.00




Taxes payable


811.00


(930.00)




Distribution payable to former shareholders


-


(4,398.00)





Net cash used in operating activities


(103,146.00)


(7,157.00)










CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:






Acquired long term investment


(1,277.00)


(6,593.00)


Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment


3,678.00


-


Proceeds from noncontrolling interest for registered capital


1,177.00


-


Payments made to dividend distribution


(3,835.00)


-


Dividend receivable


938.00


1,775.00


Deposits due to sales representatives


(4,028.00)


31,113.00


Cash proceeds from sales of equipment


306.00


6,253.00


Advance on equipment purchases


(12,698.00)


1,895.00


Equipments purchase and intangible assets


(56,906.00)


(103,572.00)





Net cash used in investing activities


(72,645.00)


(69,129.00)










CASH FLOWS FINANCING ACTIVITIES:






Restricted cash


9,281.00


(66,830.00)


Notes receivable - restricted


(12,530.00)


-


Borrowings on short term loans - bank


224,425.00


161,806.00


Payments on short term loans - bank


(198,770.00)


(77,074.00)


Borrowings on short term loan - others


128,115.00


104,495.00


Payments on short term loans - others


(137,413.00)


(83,759.00)


Borrowings on short term loan - related parties


91,202.00


2,932.00


Payments on short term loans - related parties


(11,783.00)


-


Borrowings on short term notes payable


573,413.00


545,164.00


Payments on short term notes payable


(531,850.00)


(471,126.00)





Net cash provided by financing activities


134,090.00


115,608.00










EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE IN CASH


1,361.00


72.00










(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH


(40,340.00)


39,394.00










CASH, beginning of period


82,118.00


14,895.00










CASH, end of period

$

41,778.00

$

54,289.00







-




Non-cash transactions of investing and financing activities:







Share issuance for debt settlement

$

2,404.00

$

-



SOURCE General Steel Holdings, Inc.

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