China Pharma Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter Financial Results

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May 17, 2016, 06:00 ET

HAIKOU CITY, China, May 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CPHI) ("China Pharma," the "Company" or "We"), an NYSE MKT listed corporation with its fully-integrated specialty pharmaceuticals subsidiary based in China, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

First Quarter Highlights

Revenue was $3.6 million in first quarter 2016, which represented a decrease of 36.1% compared to $5.7 million in the same period 2015;
Gross margin was 17.6% in first quarter 2016, compared to 18.6% in the same period 2015;
Net loss was $1.6 million in first quarter 2016 compared to $4.1 million in the same period 2015. Loss per common share was $(0.04) per basic and diluted share in first quarter 2016 compared with $(0.09) per basic and diluted share in the same period 2015.
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $7.3 million compared to $6.2 million as of December 31, 2015.

"In the first quarter 2016, there are a few important governement policies issued or implemented, such as the "Opinions on Carrying out Consistency Evaluation on Quality and Efficacy of Generic Drugs". 'Consistency Evaluation' requires currently marketed generic products to prove consistency in terms of quality, therapeutic effect, and substitutability during clinical trials with the original drug, which could enhance development of the pharmaceutical industry, ensure drug safety and effectiveness, promote the upgrading and restructuring of the pharmaceutical industry, and improve international competitiveness." said Ms. Zhilin Li, China Pharma's Chairman and CEO. Ms Li continued, "Nevertheless, we continued concentrating on enhancing our fundamentals. Although our sales in this quarter did not immediantly reflect our efforts to regain the market share due to certain background of our business as well as the pressure from macro-environment of our industry, we continue to believe that our current operations and financial position will allow us to secure the foundation for steady business growth in the future."

First Quarter 2016 Results

Revenue decreased by 36.1% to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $5.7 million for the same period 2015. This decrease was primarily caused by several missed provincial tenders back in 2014 due to the fact that our new GMP certificates were not received until November 2014, therefore we lost related market share and negatively impacted sales afterwards. In addition, the government's healthcare-cost-controls also maintained continuous pressure upon our sales.

Our cost of revenue was $3.1 million in the first quarter 2016, or 84.4% of total revenue, compared to $4.4 million, or 77.9% of total revenue, in the same period 2015. The decrease in cost of revenue during the first quarter 2016 was due to the revenue decrease.

Gross profit for the first quarter 2016 was $0.6 million, compared to $1.1 million in the same period 2015. Our gross profit margin was 17.6% and 18.6% for the first quarter 2016 and 2015 respectively. Without the effect of inventory obsolescence, management estimates that our gross profit would have been approximately 15.6% and 22.1% for the first quarter 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Our selling expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were both $1.0 million, which accounted for 26.6% and 17.4% of the total revenue in first quarter 2016 and 2015 respectively. Due to many adjustments in our selling processes under healthcare reform policies, despite the decrease in sales, we still need to maintain personnel and continue our sales activity to support the sales and collection of accounts receivable.

Our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $0.3 million, compared to $0.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2015. General and administrative expenses accounted for 8.8% and 8.3% of our total revenues in first quarter 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Company's bad debt expense was $0.6 million for the first quarter 2016, compared to a bad debt expense of $3.2 million in the first quarter 2015. The decrease was due to having majority of accounts receivable balance fully allowed in 2014 and 2015 under the Company's revised allowance policy as they were over 720 days old.

Operating loss was $1.3 million in the first quarter 2016 compared to $3.8 million in the same period 2015. The main reason for the decrease in loss was lower bad debt expenses in the first quarter 2016.

Net loss for the first quarter 2016 was $1.6 million, or $(0.04) per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss of $4.1 million, or $(0.09) per basic and diluted share for the first quarter 2015. The reduction in net loss was mainly due to the decrease in bad debt expense, which was partially offset by the decreased revenue.

Financial Condition

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $7.2 million compared to $6.5 million as of December 31, 2015. Year-over-year, working capital decreased to $11.1 million in March 31, 2016 from $12.2 million as of December 31, 2015; and the current ratio was 1.8 times as of March 31, 2016, decreased from 2.0 times as of December 31, 2015.

Our accounts receivable balance decreased to $4.8 million as of March 31, 2016 from $5.9 million as of December 31, 2015.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to ($2,239) for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This is mainly due to lower net loss and the outcome of the changes in our sales strategy: we enhanced the control of sales on credit, therefore improved the collection of accounts receivable and advances from customers. We also enhanced the control over accounts payable in this period.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call at 8:30 am ET on May 17, 2016 to discuss the results of its first quarter 2016. Listeners may access the call by dialing 1-866-519-4004 or 65-671-350-90 for international callers, Conference ID # 5988683. A replay of the call will be accessible through May 25, 2016 by dialing 1-855-452-5696 or 61-281-990-299 for international callers, Conference ID # 5988683.

About China Pharma Holdings, Inc.

China Pharma Holdings, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a diversified portfolio of products focused on conditions with a high incidence and high mortality rates in China, including cardiovascular, CNS, infectious, and digestive diseases. The Company's cost-effective, high-margin business model is driven by market demand and supported by new GMP-certified product lines covering the major dosage forms. In addition, the Company has a broad and expanding nationwide distribution network across all major cities and provinces in China. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hainan Helpson Medical & Biotechnology Co., Ltd., is located in Haikou City, Hainan Province. For more information about China Pharma Holdings, Inc., please visit http://www.chinapharmaholdings.com. The Company routinely posts important information on its website.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements set forth above that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, which may include, but are not limited to, such factors as the achievability of financial guidance, success of new product development, unanticipated changes in product demand, increased competition, downturns in the Chinese economy, uncompetitive levels of research and development, and other information detailed from time to time in the Company's filings and future filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations except as required by applicable law or regulation.

Contact:

China Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Phone: +86-898-6681-1730 (China)
Email: [email protected]

- FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW -

CHINA PHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

	March 31,	December 31,
	2016	2015
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 7,261,777	$ 6,248,760
Banker's acceptances	116,317	-
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
accounts of $29,598,703 and $28,644,398, respectively	4,791,247	5,882,509
Other receivables, less allowance for doubtful
accounts of $78,558 and $74,400, respectively	191,958	290,739
Advances to suppliers	2,643,516	2,533,354
Inventory, less allowance for obsolescence
of $6,696,224 and $8,417,095, respectively	9,917,139	9,662,750
Prepaid expenses	195,081	339,140
Total Current Assets	25,117,035	24,957,252

Advances for purchases of intangible assets	42,309,641	42,030,649
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of
$10,286,937 and $9,442,912, respectively	28,826,692	29,393,257
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of
$4,456,837 and $4,360,004, respectively	778,766	841,075
TOTAL ASSETS	$ 97,032,134	$ 97,222,233

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$ 3,744,095	$ 2,824,521
Accrued expenses	113,627	143,409
Other payables	1,712,024	1,710,283
Advances from customers	932,653	595,681
Other payables - related parties	1,354,567	1,354,567
Current portion of construction loan facility	1,550,893	1,540,666
Short-term notes payable	4,652,678	4,621,998
Total Current Liabilities	14,060,537	12,791,125
Non-current Liabilities:
Construction loan facility	10,546,069	10,784,661
Deferred revenue	534,833	708,408
Long-term deferred tax liability	322,012	296,890
Total Liabilities	25,463,451	24,581,084
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued or outstanding	-	-
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized;
43,579,557 shares and 43,579,557 shares outstanding, respectively	43,580	43,580
Additional paid-in capital	23,590,204	23,590,204
Retained earnings	32,387,102	33,939,998
Accumulated other comprehensive income	15,547,797	15,067,367
Total Stockholders' Equity	71,568,683	72,641,149
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 97,032,134	$ 97,222,233

CHINA PHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2016	2015
Revenue	$ 3,640,494	$ 5,694,930
Cost of revenue	3,071,461	4,434,706
Inventory obsolescence (benefit) expense	(71,786)	201,097

Gross profit	640,819	1,059,127

Operating expenses:
Selling expenses	968,507	988,953
General and administrative expenses	318,930	472,429
Research and development expenses	93,433	160,828
Bad debt expense	581,300	3,200,003
Total operating expenses	1,962,170	4,822,213
Loss from operations	(1,321,351)	(3,763,086)

Other income (expense):
Interest income	33,592	26,855
Interest expense	(242,309)	(313,775)
Net other expense	(208,717)	(286,920)

Loss before income taxes	(1,530,068)	(4,050,006)
Income tax expense	(22,828)	(19,284)
Net loss	(1,552,896)	(4,069,290)
Other comprehensive income - foreign currency
translation adjustment	480,430	435,480
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (1,072,466)	$ (3,633,810)
Loss per share:
Basic	$ (0.04)	$ (0.09)
Diluted	$ (0.04)	$ (0.09)

CHINA PHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
	For the Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2016	2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss	$ (1,552,896)	$ (4,069,290)
Depreciation and amortization	857,195	951,212
Bad debt (benefit) expense	581,300	3,200,003
Deferred income taxes	22,828	19,284
Inventory obsolescence reserve	(1,751,863)	201,097
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts and other receivables	(61,069)	(1,408,092)
Advances to suppliers	(92,039)	(154,575)
Inventory	1,967,359	396,521
Trade accounts payable	888,212	917,765
Accrued taxes payable	(53,955)	18,019
Other payables and accrued expenses	25,514	(4,813)
Advances from customers	328,354	(243,289)
Prepaid expenses	144,262	173,919
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	1,303,202	(2,239)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(39,248)	(47,106)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(39,248)	(47,106)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of construction term loan	(305,835)	-
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activity	(305,835)	-

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	54,898	22,411
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	1,013,017	(26,934)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	6,248,760	5,295,790
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 7,261,777	$ 5,268,856

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	$ 1,151,613	$ 1,230,800

Supplemental Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Accounts receivable collected with banker's acceptances	517,770	464,075
Inventory purchased with banker's acceptances	403,081	551,167