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Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.: Q3 2009 Sales down 31.2%, Gross profit margin at 11.4%

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. ("Nam Tai" or the "Company") (NYSE: NTE) today announced its unaudited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

(In thousands of US Dollars, except per share data, percentages and as otherwise stated)

                            Quarterly Results           Nine Months Results
                            -----------------          -------------------
                        Q3 2009  Q3 2008   YoY(%)  9M 2009  9M 2008   YoY(%)
                       --------  --------  -----  --------  --------   -----

    Net sales          $110,416  $160,534  (31.2) $314,402  $453,831   (30.7)
    ---------          --------  --------  -----  --------  --------   -----
    Gross profit        $12,614   $15,738  (19.9)   30,158   $56,030   (46.2)
    ------------        -------   -------  -----    ------   -------   -----
        % of sales         11.4%      9.8%     -       9.6%     12.3%      -
    ----------             ----       ---    ---       ---      ----     ---
    Operating income
     (loss)(a)           $4,810    $4,421    8.8     $(304)  $20,841  (101.5)
    ----------------     ------    ------    ---     -----   -------  ------
        % of sales          4.4%      2.8%     -     (0.1%)      4.6%      -
    ----------              ---       ---    ---     -----       ---     ---
      per share
       (diluted)          $0.11     $0.10   10.0    ($0.01)    $0.47  (102.1)
    ----------            -----     -----   ----    ------     -----  ------
    Net income
     attributable to
     Nam Tai
     shareholders(a) (b) $4,504    $4,912   (8.3)   $1,236   $45,082   (97.3)
    ----------------     ------    ------   ----    ------   -------   -----
        % of sales          4.1%      3.1%     -       0.4%      9.9%      -
    ----------              ---       ---   ----       ---       ---    ----
    Basic earnings per
     share                $0.10     $0.11   (9.1)    $0.03     $1.01   (97.0)
    ------------------    -----     -----   ----     -----     -----   -----
    Diluted earnings
     per share            $0.10     $0.11   (9.1)    $0.03     $1.01   (97.0)
    ----------------      -----     -----   ----     -----     -----   -----
    Weighted average
     number of shares
     ('000)
             Basic       44,804    44,804      -    44,804    44,804       -
             Diluted     44,813    44,806      -    44,808    44,806       -
             -------     ------    ------  -----    ------    ------  ------

    Note:
    (a) Operating loss and net income for the nine months ended September 30,
        2009 included $5.1 million of employee severance benefits in PRC
        subsidiaries.
    (b) For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, net income included
        $20.2 million of gain on disposal of Namtek business in J.I.C.
        Technology Company Limited ("JIC").

In addition to disclosing results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("US GAAP") as set forth in the table above, management utilizes a measure of operating income / (loss), net income / (loss) and earnings (loss) per share on a non-GAAP basis that excludes certain income and expenses to better assess operating performance. Those non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain items, such as share-based compensation expenses and infrequent or unusual items such as gain on sale of shares of a subsidiary, employee severance benefits in PRC subsidiaries and other income recovered from Tele-Art Inc. (in liquidation). By disclosing the non-GAAP information, management intends to provide investors with additional information to analyze the Company's performance, core results and underlying trends. Non-GAAP information is not determined using US GAAP; therefore, the information is not necessarily comparable to other companies and should not be used to compare the Company's performance over different periods. Non-GAAP information should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or other financial data prepared in accordance with US GAAP as measures of our operating results or liquidity. Users of this financial information should consider the types of events and transactions for which adjustments have been made. See the table below for a reconciliation of non-GAAP amounts to amounts reported under US GAAP.

GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(In millions of US Dollars, except for per share (diluted) and numbers of shares)

                                             Three months ended
                                                September 30,
                                               -------------
                                          2009                2008
                                          ----                ----
                                               per                  per
                                               share                share
                                    millions (diluted)   millions (diluted)
     -------------------------      --------  -------    --------  -------
    GAAP Operating Income (Loss)      $4.8     $0.11      $4.4     $0.10
    ---------------------             ----     -----      ----     -----
    Add back:
     - Share-based
       compensation expenses(a)          -         -         -         -
    ---------------------------        ---       ---      ----       ---
     - Professional expenses in
       relation to privatization
       of NTEEP                          -         -         -         -
       --------------------------      ---       ---      ----       ---
     - Employee severance
       benefits in PRC
       subsidiaries (b)                  -         -         -         -
    -------------------------          ---       ---      ----       ---
    Non-GAAP Operating Income         $4.8     $0.11      $4.4     $0.10
    -------------------------         ====     =====      ====     =====

    GAAP Net Income (Loss)
     attributable to Nam Tai
     shareholders                     $4.5     $0.10      $4.9     $0.11
    ------------------------          ----     -----      ----     -----
    Add back/(Less):
     - Share-based
       compensation expenses(a)          -         -         -         -
    ---------------------------        ---       ---      ----       ---
     - Professional expenses in
       relation to privatization
       of NTEEP                          -         -         -         -
       --------------------------      ---       ---      ----       ---
     - Employee severance
       benefits in PRC
       subsidiaries (after
       deducting tax and sharing
       with noncontrolling
       interest) (b)                     -         -         -         -
    --------------------------         ---       ---      ----       ---
     - Gain on sale of
       subsidiaries' shares (c)          -         -         -         -
    -------------------------          ---       ---      ----       ---
     - Other income
       recovered from Tele-Art
       Inc. (in liquidation)(d)          -         -         -         -
    --------------------------         ---       ---      ----       ---
    Non-GAAP Net Income
      attributable to Nam Tai
      shareholders                    $4.5     $0.10      $4.9     $0.11
    -------------------------         ====     =====      ====     =====

    Weighted average number of
     shares - diluted ('000)        44,813              44,806
    --------------------------      ------              ------

                                              Nine months ended
                                                 September 30,
                                                -------------
                                          2009                2008
                                          ----                ----
                                               per                  per
                                               share                share
                                    millions (diluted)   millions (diluted)
     -------------------------      --------  -------    --------  -------

    GAAP Operating Income (Loss)      $(0.3)   $(0.01)   $20.8     $0.47
    ---------------------             -----    ------    -----     -----
    Add back:
     - Share-based
       compensation expenses(a)         0.1         -      1.2      0.03
    ---------------------------         ---       ---      ---      ----
     - Professional expenses in
       relation to privatization
       of NTEEP                         0.9      0.02        -         -
       --------------------------       ---      ----      ---       ---
     - Employee severance
       benefits in PRC
       subsidiaries (b)                 5.1      0.11        -         -
    -------------------------           ---      ----      ---       ---
    Non-GAAP Operating Income          $5.8     $0.12    $22.0     $0.50
    -------------------------          ====     =====    =====     =====

    GAAP Net Income (Loss)
     attributable to Nam Tai
     shareholders                      $1.2     $0.03    $45.1     $1.01
    ------------------------           ----     -----    -----     -----
    Add back/(Less):
     - Share-based
       compensation expenses(a)         0.1         -      1.2      0.03
    ---------------------------         ---       ---      ---      ----
     - Professional expenses in
       relation to privatization
       of NTEEP                         0.9      0.02        -         -
       --------------------------       ---      ----      ---       ---
     - Employee severance
       benefits in PRC
       subsidiaries (after
       deducting tax and sharing
       with noncontrolling
       interest) (b)                    3.2      0.07        -         -
    --------------------------          ---      ----      ---       ---
     - Gain on sale of
       subsidiaries' shares (c)           -         -    (20.2)    (0.45)
    -------------------------           ---       ---    -----     -----
     - Other income
       recovered from Tele-Art
       Inc. (in liquidation)(d)           -         -     (2.9)    (0.07)
    --------------------------          ---       ---     ----     -----
    Non-GAAP Net Income
      attributable to Nam Tai
      shareholders                     $5.4     $0.12    $23.2     $0.52
    -------------------------          ====     =====    =====     =====

    Weighted average number of
     shares - diluted ('000)         44,808             44,806
    --------------------------       ------             ------

    Note:
    (a) The share-based compensation expenses included approximately $0.1
        million attributable to  options to purchase 75,000 shares granted in
        the second quarter of 2009 ($0.2 million for year 2008 to directors in
        accordance with the Company's practice of making annual option grants
        to its directors upon their election for the ensuing year and
        approximately $1.0 million principally attributable to options to
        purchase approximately 20 million shares granted by the Company's Hong
        Kong Stock Exchange- listed subsidiary, Nam Tai Electronic &
        Electrical Products Limited ("NTEEP")(Stock Code : 2633)), to certain
        of  its executive directors and employees in the first quarter of
        2008. In December 2008, NTEEP repurchased and cancelled all of its
        outstanding 17,440,000 options from the option holders at a total
        consideration of approximately $42,000. Accordingly, Nam Tai recorded
        no share-based compensation expense (relating to NTEEP) during the
        three ended September 30, 2009.
    (b) The expense represents employee benefit and severance arrangements in
        accordance with the PRC statutory severance requirements.
    (c) On March 4, 2008, Nam Tai completed the sale of its entire equity
        interest of Namtek business in JIC, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed
        subsidiary (Stock Code: 00987), to an independent third party. In this
        transaction, Nam Tai sold 572,594,978 shares of JIC, representing
        74.99% of its outstanding share capital for cash of approximately $51
        million, which resulted in a gain on disposal of approximately $20
        million.
    (d) A total amount of approximately $2.9 million of other income in the
        Company's financial statements for the second quarter of 2008. This
        amount represents Nam Tai's share of proceeds realized from the
        disposal for the account of Tele-Art, Inc.'s liquidator of 477,319 Nam
        Tai shares owned by Tele-Art, Inc. (in liquidation)("Tele-Art") and
        was paid in settlement of amounts previously funded by Nam Tai in
        connection with Tele-Art's liquidation and in partial satisfaction of
        judgments in favor of Nam Tai against Tele-Art.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009

    1. Quarterly Sales Breakdown
       (In thousands of US Dollars, except percentage information)


                                                    YoY(%)
                                      YoY(%)      (Quarterly
    Quarter     2009      2008      (Quarterly)   accumulated)
    -------     ----      ----      -----------  ------------
    1st
    Quarter    102,150   147,129     (30.6)      (30.6)
    ---------  -------   -------     -----       -----
    2nd
    Quarter    101,836   146,168     (30.3)      (30.5)
    ---------  -------   -------     -----       -----
    3rd
    Quarter    110,416   160,534     (31.2)      (30.7)
    ---------  -------   -------     -----       -----
    4th
    Quarter          -   169,021
    ---------      ---   -------
    Total      314,402   622,852
    -----      -------   -------

    2. Breakdown of Net Sales by Product Segment (as a percentage of
    Total Net Sales)

                                     2009              2008
                                     ----              ----
    Segments                     Q3(%)  YTD(%)     Q3(%)   YTD(%)
    --------                     ----   -----      ----    -----
    Consumer Electronic
     and Communication
     Products ("CECP")           26%     29%        41%     46%
    -------------------          --      --         --      --
    Telecommunication
     Component Assembly
     ("TCA")                     56%     55%        45%     41%
    -------------------          --      --         --      --
    Liquid Crystal
     Display Products
     ("LCDP")                    18%     16%        14%     13%
    -----------------            --      --         --      --
                                100%    100%       100%    100%
                                ---     ---        ---     ---



    3. Key Highlights of Financial Position

                                                           As at
                                As at September 30,       December
                                                             31,
                               2009            2008         2008
                               ----            ----         ----
    Cash on hand (a)     $189.6 million  $250.5 million  $237.0 million
    -----------          --------------  --------------  --------------
    Ratio of
     cash (a) to
     current
     liabilities               2.26            1.61            1.66
    ------------               ----            ----            ----
    Current ratio              3.35            2.69            2.67
    -------------              ----            ----            ----
    Ratio of total
     assets to
     total
     liabilities               4.86            3.52            3.58
    --------------             ----            ----            ----
    Return on Nam
     Tai
     shareholders'
     equity                     0.5%           17.8%            9.4%
    --------------              ---            ----             ---
    Ratio of total
     liabilities to
     total equity              0.26            0.45            0.39
    ---------------            ----            ----            ----
    Debtors
     turnover               63 days          75 days          61 days
    ---------               -------          -------          -------
    Inventory
     turnover               14 days          23 days          18 days
    ---------               -------          -------          -------
    Average payable
     period                 62 days          81 days          65 days
    ---------------         -------          -------          -------

    Note:  (a) Includes cash equivalents.

THIRD QUARTER REVIEW

The business environment in Nam Tai's product sectors remains difficult and extremely competitive. Sales in the third quarter of 2009 were $110.4 million, a decrease of 31.2% as compared to sales of $160.5 million in the same quarter of 2008. Sales in our CECP segment, TCA segment and LCDP segment dropped by 57.3%, 14.8% and 7.6%, respectively, during the third quarter of 2009, as compared to same period in 2008. Sales in our CECP segment declined significantly mainly because of the continuing effect from the global economic downturn. The weak demand in the market for our consumer products adversely affected sales of all of our end-user products such as mobile phone accessories, which principally represented sales of our headsets containing Bluetooth®(1) wireless technology, educational products, optical products and home entertainment devices. Sales in our TCA segment and LCDP segment also declined as a consequence of the decline in sales of TCA and LCD panels.

The Company's gross profit margin in the third quarter of 2009 was 11.4% as compared to 9.8% in the third quarter of 2008. Gross profit in the third quarter of 2009 was $12.6 million, a decrease of 19.9%, as compared to $15.7 million in the third quarter of 2008, primarily resulting from the decrease in sales.

Net income attributable to Nam Tai shareholders in the third quarter of 2009 was $4.5 million, as compared to net income of $4.9 million in same quarter of 2008. Basic and diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2009 were $0.10 per share, as compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.11 in the third quarter of 2008.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our net sales were $314.4 million, a decrease of 30.7% as compared to $453.8 million in the same period last year. The Company's gross profit margin in the first nine months of 2009 was 9.6% as compared to 12.3% in the same period of 2008. Gross profit was $30.2 million, a decrease of 46.2%, as compared to $56.0 million in the same period last year. We reported an operating loss for the first nine months of 2009 of $0.3 million, compared to operating income of $20.8 million in the same period last year. Our net income attributable to Nam Tai shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $1.2 million, or $0.03 per share (diluted), as compared to net income attributable to Nam Tai shareholders of $45.1 million, or $1.01 per share (diluted), in the same period last year.

(1) The Bluetooth® word mark and logo are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such mark by Nam Tai is under license.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

Non-GAAP operating income for the third quarter of 2009 was $4.8 million, or $0.11 per share (diluted), compared to non-GAAP operating income of $4.4 million, or $0.10 per share (diluted), in the third quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Nam Tai shareholders for the third quarter of 2009 decreased to $4.5 million, or $0.10 per share (diluted), compared to income of $4.9 million, or $0.11 per share (diluted), in the third quarter of 2008.

Liquidity and Financial Resources

Despite current economic conditions, Nam Tai's financial position as at September 30, 2009 remained strong with $4.8 million net cash generated from operating activities during the third quarter and $189.6 million cash on hand, of which about $99.2 million was held by NTEEP and its subsidiaries, even after the payment of $7.1 million on capital expenditures. Had we completed the privatization of our subsidiary, NTEEP, as at September 30, 2009, our pro forma cash on hand on that date would have decreased to an estimated $187.8 million, which gives effect to our use of cash to pay the estimated aggregate cost to acquire the NTEEP shares that we did not already own. See the discussion of this privatization transaction below.

Nam Tai's cash on hand has been invested in term deposits with HSBC and China Construction Bank. The Company continues to exercise rigorous corporate governance and control policies and is not involved in trading of any debt securities or financial derivative products.

EXPANSION PROJECTS

During the third quarter of 2009, we expended approximately $4 million mainly on our ongoing expansion project of FPC manufacturing plant in Wuxi near the east coast of China, approximately 80 miles northwest of Shanghai. After almost a year of construction, the facility was largely completed in the second quarter 2009. In the third quarter, manufacturing equipments were being set up and human resources were being recruited to operate the plant. Currently the team in Wuxi is preparing for customer audits and product qualifications. The mass production of FPC in the fourth quarter is expected to be on time.

As announced in the previous quarters, the second Wuxi and the Guangming projects are currently on hold indefinitely.

PRIVATIZATION OF NTEEP

On October 9, 2009, the Company sent a notice of compulsory acquisition (the "Notice") to all remaining independent shareholders of NTEEP to acquire their outstanding shares. Unless an application is made to the court of the Cayman Islands by the independent shareholders within 1 month of the Notice and the court thinks fit to order otherwise, the Company will be bound to acquire all the outstanding shares which is expected to be on November 12, 2009 upon the same terms as the offer.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has already approved the application of NTEEP to withdraw the listing of its shares on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong with effect from 9:30 a.m. on November 13, 2009 subject to the completion of the compulsory acquisition which is expected to be on November 12, 2009. NTEEP will then become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

COMPANY OUTLOOK

It has been a year since the start of the worldwide economy crisis in September 2008. In order to cope with this drastic drop in demand from the global market, Nam Tai had taken some strong measures of cost reduction such as retrenchment and salary reduction. Consequently, we saw noticeable improvements in the second quarter and third quarter 2009. Although sales improved in the third quarter, Nam Tai continues to view the business recovery conservatively.

The surge in sales in the third quarter is seasonal as the market is preparing for the Christmas season. In fear of overstocking, the market will be cautious and is expected to return to a weaker demand position in the fourth quarter of 2009. With a leaner organization structure after privatization and a more efficient operation, Nam Tai is set in a stronger preventive position to battle this unpredictable and fluctuating market in the coming quarters. It is expected that Nam Tai will make up for the initial losses in the first quarter and complete 2009 with a breakeven result.

Nam Tai expects the recovery rate at the turn of 2010 to be slow and not until in the third quarter of 2010 that the recovery will occur. Meanwhile, Nam Tai reinforces even stronger relations and ties with existing major customers. It is through these sound partnerships that will provide the support and business growth when the market recovers from the economy crisis. Nam Tai has also been able to identify synergies among the business units of LCP, TCP and CECP, and has embarked to develop greater depth of vertical integration to provide wider customer base and product markets. In order to support this, Nam Tai strengthens sales forces and expands manufacturing facilities in Wuxi. This building up of greater value in the capability becomes Nam Tai's proactive measures in the preparation for the awaited recovery in 2010.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE OUR SHARE PRICE TO DECLINE

Express or implied statements in this press release, such as management's assessment of the strength of Nam Tai's financial condition and cash position, our belief regarding the benefits and cost reductions to be realized upon completion of the privatization of NTEEP, the potential enhancement of Nam Tai's operating margins from management's continuing efforts to broaden Nam Tai's product offerings and services and to control expenses; management's expectations that Nam Tai's future results will benefit from efforts to strengthen Nam Tai's sales and technical teams through the support and co-ordination from the Company's Japan office, the expected future timing of increased demand for Nam Tai's products and services and management's expectations that Nam Tai will emerge from the current recession to become leaner, stronger and a more focused company, positioned for growth, among other statements in this press release, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words like "believes," "intends," "expects," "seeks", "plans" or "planned," "may," "will," "should" or "anticipates," or the negative equivalents of those words or comparable terminology, and involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and reflect management's views with respect to future events and may not actually occur during the periods indicated or at all and are not a guarantee of Nam Tai's future performance. These forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. These risks and uncertainties include whether the effects of management's efforts or actions to decrease costs by reducing Nam Tai's workforce or implementing reductions of salaries of Nam Tai's employees will continue to achieve material improvements or maintain or increase gross or operating margins or will offset potential declines in revenues resulting from ongoing economic conditions; whether management's actions to strengthen Nam Tai's sales and technical presence in Japan will have a material effect on sales or justify the funds expended in the process; whether management's recent and ongoing cost reduction measures will enable Nam Tai to emerge from the current economic conditions as a leaner, stronger, more focused company or positioned for growth or overcome or even cope with adverse global economic conditions generally or the fallout from such conditions on Nam Tai's business specifically, including the effect of increasing taxes and labor costs from relatively recent tax and labor legislation in the PRC; whether Nam Tai's revised expansion plans will be effective or sufficient to conserve capital or focus resources; and whether Nam Tai's completion of the privatization of NTEEP will provide Nam Tai's with meaningful benefits. Product orders and Nam Tai's operating results, available cash, cash flows, operating results and levels of capital expenditures may be adversely affected by numerous factors including adverse global economic conditions generally and the continuing uncertainties and fears regarding the world's and nations' economies; Nam Tai's dependence on a few large customers; intense competition in the electronics manufacturing services, or EMS, industry in which the Company participates, particularly in markets that place constant pressure on the Company to reduce unit prices; continuing competitive pressures that adversely affect its profit margins; its operating results fluctuating and lacking predictability; risks relating to its doing business in the PRC such as arising from changes in governmental policies, trade regulation, currency exchange rates, particularly from the appreciation of the renminbi to the U.S. dollar which has occurred since June 2005, and inflation in the PRC and elsewhere globally; the timing and amount of significant orders from customers; Nam Tai's success at attracting new customers; delays in product development and related product release schedules; obsolete inventory or product returns; warranty and other claims on products; technological shifts; the availability of competitive products of comparable quality at prices below Nam Tai's prices; maturing product life cycles of the products manufactured by Nam Tai; concessions Nam Tai may make on product sale terms and conditions; successful implementation of operating cost structures that align with revenue; the financial condition of Nam Tai's customers and vendors; the availability and increasing costs of materials and other components needed to manufacture Nam Tai's products; potential shortages of materials or skilled labor needed to complete its planned expansion project in Wuxi; unforeseen engineering problems, work stoppages, weather interference, flood, earthquake or other acts of God, delays in obtaining or failure to obtain necessary permits from regulatory authorities needed for completion of its planned new Wuxi facility or to continue existing operations; unanticipated cost increases; risks of expanding into a new area of the PRC where Nam Tai's has not yet conducted business, the success or failure of Nam Tai's efforts to return property acquired from the Wuxi government for the construction of the second factory and potential consequences to Nam Tai from terminating its second Wuxi expansion project; diversion of management's attention to a new factory in Wuxi and to other business concerns; the impact of legislative actions, higher insurance costs and potential new accounting pronouncements; a worsening of relations between the PRC and the United States; the effects of terrorist activity and armed conflict that cause disruptions in general economic activity and changes in Nam Tai's operations and security arrangements; the effects of travel restrictions and quarantines associated with major health problems, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Bird Flu or recent outbreaks of swine flu, on general economic activity; or other changes in general economic conditions, including an exacerbation of the current global economic weaknesses that continue to adversely affect, or further reduce, demand for Nam Tai's products. In addition, factors, among others, that could cause the market price of our shares to decline in the future could include further decreases in our revenues from those we reported in earlier periods, our operating results or those of our competitors or customers to meet the expectations of public market analysts and investors who follow the EMS, industry, or one or more of the factors discussed in "Item 3. Key Information -- Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 as filed on March 13, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Nam Tai's business, operating results or financial condition, please refer to the "Operating and Financial Review and Prospects," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" and "Risk Factors" sections of Nam Tai's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual reports on Form 20-F and Reports on Form 6-K containing releases of Nam Tai's quarterly financial results, copies of which may be obtained from Nam Tai's website at http://www.namtai.com or from the SEC's EDGAR website at http://www.sec.gov.

All information in this press release is as of November 2, 2009 in Shenzhen of the People's Republic of China. Nam Tai does not undertake any duty, and should not be expected, to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in Nam Tai's expectations.

ABOUT NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.

We are an electronics manufacturing and design services provider to a select group of the world's leading OEMs of telecommunications and consumer electronic products. Through our electronics manufacturing services operations, we manufacture electronic components and subassemblies, including LCD panels, LCD modules, RF modules, DAB modules, FPC subassemblies and image-sensor modules and PCBAs for headsets containing Bluetooth® wireless technology. These components are used in numerous electronic products, including mobile phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, electronic toys, handheld video game devices, and entertainment devices. We also manufacture finished products, including mobile phone accessories, home entertainment products and educational products. We assist our OEM customers in the design and development of their products and furnish full turnkey manufacturing services that utilize advanced manufacturing processes and production technologies.

    NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(2)
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
    (In Thousands of US Dollars except share and per share data)


                                        Unaudited             Unaudited
                                    Three months ended     Nine months ended
                                        September 30          September 30
                                      2009        2008      2009        2008
                                      ----        ----      ----        ----

    Net sales                     $110,416    $160,534  $314,402    $453,831
    Cost of sales                   97,802     144,796   284,244     397,801
    -------------                   ------     -------   -------     -------

    Gross profit                    12,614      15,738    30,158      56,030

    Costs and expenses
      Selling, general and
       administrative expenses       6,470       8,484    20,579      27,315
      Research and development
       expenses                      1,334       2,833     4,825       7,874
      Employee severance benefits        -           -     5,058           -
                                      ----        ----      ----        ----
                                     7,804      11,317    30,462      35,189

    Operating Income (loss)          4,810       4,421      (304)     20,841

    Other (expenses) income, net        31         244       (75)      6,731
    Gain on sales of shares of a
     subsidiary                          -           -         -      20,206
    Interest income                     59       1,583       665       4,873
    Interest expense                    18        (103)     (202)       (246)
                                        --        ----      ----        ----

    Income before income tax         4,918       6,145        84      52,405
    Income tax expenses               (391)       (351)   (1,029)     (1,852)
                                      ----        ----    ------      ------

    Net income (loss)                4,527       5,794      (945)     50,553
    Less: Net loss (income)
     attributable to the
     noncontrolling interest           (23)       (882)    2,181      (5,471)
                                       ---        ----     -----      ------
    Net income attributable to
     Nam Tai shareholders           $4,504      $4,912    $1,236     $45,082
                                    ======      ======    ======     =======

    Earnings per share
     (attributable to Nam Tai
     shareholders)
      Basic                          $0.10       $0.11     $0.03       $1.01
                                     =====       =====     =====       =====
      Diluted                        $0.10       $0.11     $0.03       $1.01
                                     =====       =====     =====       =====

    Weighted average number of
     shares ('000)
      Basic                         44,804      44,804    44,804      44,804
      Diluted                       44,813      44,806    44,808      44,806

     (2) On January 1, 2009, Nam Tai adopted Statement of Financial
         Accounting Standards No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in
         Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of ARB No. 51,"
         the provisions of which, among others, requires that minority
         interests be renamed noncontrolling interests and that a company
         present a consolidated net income (loss) measure that includes
         the amount attributable to such noncontrolling interests for all
         periods presented. The provisions of this accounting standard
         will cease to be applicable once Nam Tai reports its results
         following completion of the privatization of NTEEP.

    NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    -------------------------------------
    AS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND DECEMBER 31, 2008
    (In Thousands of US Dollars)


                                                      Unaudited     Audited
                                                     September 30  December 31
                                                         2009         2008
                                                         ----         ----
    ASSETS                                                           (Note)
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                          $189,557    $237,017
      Accounts receivable, net                             72,365     104,150
      Entrusted loan receivable (Note 1)                        -       8,199
      Inventories                                          15,008      27,300
      Prepaid expenses and other receivables                2,484       4,148
      Deferred tax assets - current                         1,504       1,232
                                                            -----       -----
           Total current assets                           280,918     382,046

    Property, plant and equipment, net                    109,641     108,067
    Land use right                                         13,370      13,593
    Deposits for property, plant and equipment                910       2,937
    Goodwill                                                2,951       2,951
    Deferred tax assets-non current                         3,934       3,547
    Other assets                                              920         920
                                                              ---         ---
           Total assets                                  $412,644    $514,061
                                                         ========    ========

    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
      Entrusted loan payable (Note 1)                          $-      $8,199
      Notes payable                                           608           -
      Accounts payable                                     63,983      98,125
      Accrued expenses and other payables                  18,576      25,967
      Dividend payable                                          -       9,857
      Income tax payable                                      753         861
                                                              ---         ---
           Total current liabilities                       83,920     143,009

    Deferred tax liabilities                                  988         740
                                                              ---         ---
           Total liabilities                               84,908     143,749

    EQUITY
    Nam Tai shareholders' equity:
      Common shares                                           448         448
      Additional paid-in capital                          285,150     282,767
      Retained earnings                                    40,290      39,054
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 2)            (8)         (8)
                                                               --          --
           Total Nam Tai shareholders' equity             325,880     322,261

    Noncontrolling interest (NTEEP)                         1,856      48,051
                                                            -----      ------
           Total equity                                   327,736     370,312
                                                          -------     -------
           Total liabilities and shareholders' equity    $412,644    $514,061
                                                         ========    ========

    Note: Information extracted from the audited financial statements included
          in the 2008 Form 20-F of the Company filed with the Securities and
          Exchange Commission on March 13, 2009.


    NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    -----------------------------------------------
    FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 2009 AND 2008
    (In Thousands of US Dollars)

                                         Unaudited             Unaudited
                                    Three months ended     Nine months ended
                                        September 30          September 30
                                      2009        2008      2009        2008
                                      ----        ----      ----        ----
     CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
      ACTIVITIES
     Net income (loss)              $4,504      $4,912    $1,236     $45,082
     Adjustments to reconcile
      net income to net cash
      provided by operating
      activities:
       Depreciation and
        amortization of
        property, plant and
        equipment and land use
        right                        5,964       5,433    16,447      16,744
       Net (gain) loss on
        disposal of property,
        plant and equipment           (146)          3      (409)          5
       Dividend withheld                 -           -         -        (305)
       Gain on sales of
        subsidiaries' shares             -           -         -     (20,206)
       Share-based compensation
        expenses                         -          48        67       1,206
       Noncontrolling interest          23         882    (2,181)      5,471
       Deferred income taxes          (351)       (574)     (411)       (943)
       Unrealized exchange
        (gain) loss                    (41)       (257)       (2)     (3,940)
     Changes in current assets
      and liabilities:
       (Increase) decrease in
        accounts receivable         (6,741)    (43,473)   31,785     (28,917)
       Decrease (increase) in
        inventories                  1,216     (10,482)   12,292        (383)
       (Increase) decrease in
        prepaid expenses and
        other receivables             (106)       (103)    1,664       1,902
       Decrease in income taxes
        recoverable                      -       3,544         -       5,439
       Increase (decrease) in
        notes payable                  608      (2,571)      608      (4,580)
       Increase (decrease) in
        accounts payable               736      39,880   (34,142)     10,254
       (Decrease) increase in
        accrued expenses and
        other payables              (1,119)         30    (3,983)     (2,219)
       Increase (decrease) in
        income tax payable             212        (229)     (108)        526
                                       ---        ----      ----         ---
          Total adjustments            255      (7,869)   21,627     (19,946)
                                       ---      ------    ------     -------

     Net cash provided by
      (used in) operating
       activities                   $4,759     $(2,957)  $22,863     $25,136
                                    ------     -------   -------     -------

     CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
      ACTIVITIES
       Net cash (outflow) inflow
        from disposal of
        subsidiaries                     -           -         -       6,671
       Purchase of property,
        plant and equipment         (7,124)     (5,801)  (21,657)    (13,469)
       Decrease (increase) in
        deposits for purchase of
        property, plant and
        equipment                    1,892         725     2,027        (224)
       Increase in prepayment
        for purchase of land             -           -         -        (663)
       Decrease (increase) in
        entrusted loan
        receivable                   8,199         (19)    8,199      (8,185)
       Acquisition of additional
        shares in subsidiaries     (41,698)       (876)  (41,698)     (2,906)
       Proceeds from disposal of
        property, plant and
        equipment                      155           1       860          31
                                       ---         ---       ---          --
     Net cash (used in)
      investing activities        $(38,576)    $(5,970) $(52,269)   $(18,745)
                                  --------     -------  --------    --------

     CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
      ACTIVITIES
       Cash dividends paid              $-    $(12,695)  $(9,857)   $(37,819)
       -------------------
       (Repayment of) proceeds
        from entrusted loan         (8,199)         19    (8,199)      8,185
       Repayment of bank loans        (628)          -         -      (2,648)
                                      ----         ---       ---      ------
     Net cash (used in)
      financing activities         $(8,827)   $(12,676) $(18,056)   $(32,282)
                                   -------    --------  --------    --------
     Net (decrease) in cash
      and cash equivalents         (42,644)    (21,603)  (47,462)    (25,891)
     Cash and cash equivalents
      at beginning of period       232,160     271,854   237,017     272,459
     Effect of exchange rate
      changes on cash and cash          41         257         2       3,940
      Equivalents
                                        --         ---       ---       -----
    Cash and cash equivalents
     at end of period             $189,557    $250,508  $189,557    $250,508
                                  ========    ========  ========    ========



    NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
    -----------------------------------------------------
    FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
    (In Thousands of US Dollars)


    1. The entrusted loan represents the loan arrangement between two
       subsidiaries, Namtai Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (the "entrusting
       party") and Jetup Electronic (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (the "borrower"), via
       HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Shenzhen Branch (the "lender").

    2. Accumulated other comprehensive income represents foreign currency
       translation adjustments. The comprehensive income attributable to
       Nam Tai shareholders of the Company was $1,236 and $45,082 for the
       nine months ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008,
       respectively.

    3. Business segment information - The Company operates primarily in three
       segments, the Consumer Electronic and Communication Products ("CECP")
       segment, Telecommunication Component Assembly ("TCA") segment, and
       the LCD Products ("LCDP") segment.


                                     Unaudited               Unaudited
                                Three months ended       Nine months ended
                                    September 30            September 30
                                 2009          2008      2009          2008
                                 ----          ----      ----          ----
    Net sales:
      - CECP                  $28,161       $65,884   $90,734      $209,062
      - TCA                    61,842        72,557   172,809       183,715
      - LCDP                   20,413        22,093    50,859        61,054

          Total net sales    $110,416      $160,534  $314,402      $453,831
                             ========      ========  ========      ========

    Net Income:
      - CECP                   $2,603        $6,530    $4,600       $21,472
      - TCA                       693          (545)     (956)        3,656
      - LCDP                    1,863          (317)      455          (415)
      - Corporate                (655)         (756)   (2,863)       20,369

    Total net income (loss)
     attributable to Nam Tai
     shareholders              $4,504        $4,912    $1,236       $45,082
                               ======        ======    ======       =======
                                     Unaudited  Audited
                                      Sep. 30,   Dec. 31,
                                        2009      2008
                                     --------   --------
    Identifiable assets by SEGMENT:
      - CECP                          $133,299  $189,889
      - TCA                            144,233   164,516
      - LCDP                            41,252    42,977
      - Corporate                       93,860   116,679
                                        ------   -------

          Total assets                $412,644  $514,061
                                      ========  ========
    NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
    -----------------------------------------------------
    FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
    (In Thousands of US Dollars)

    4. A summary of the net sales, net income and long-lived assets by
       geographic areas is as follows:

                                       Unaudited             Unaudited
                                  Three months ended     Nine months ended
                                      September 30          September 30
                                   2009        2008      2009        2008
                                   ----        ----      ----        ----
    Net sales from operations
     within:
      - PRC, excluding Hong Kong
        and Macao:
          Unaffiliated customers $110,416    $160,534  $314,402    $453,831
          Intercompany sales            4          18        19         136

      - Intercompany
         eliminations                  (4)        (18)      (19)       (136)
                                       --         ---       ---        ----

          Total net sales        $110,416    $160,534  $314,402    $453,831
                                 ========    ========  ========    ========

    Net Income from operations
     within:
      - PRC, excluding Hong Kong
        and Macao                  $4,644      $1,288    $3,435     $12,541
      - Hong Kong & Macao            (140)      3,624    (2,199)     32,541
                                     ----       -----    ------      ------

    Total net income (loss)
     attributable to Nam Tai
     shareholders                  $4,504      $4,912    $1,236     $45,082
                                   ======      ======    ======     =======

                                           Unaudited  Audited
                                            Sep. 30,   Dec. 31,
                                              2009      2008
                                            ---------  --------
    LONG-LIVED assets WITHIN:
      - PRC, excluding Hong Kong and Macao   $122,881  $121,475
      - Hong Kong and Macao                       130       185
                                                  ---       ---

          Total long-lived assets            $123,011  $121,660
                                             ========  ========


SOURCE Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.