SkyPeople Q3 Revenue Up 79% to $34.8 Million, Net Income Increases 45% to $4.7 Million

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Nov 14, 2014, 06:00 ET

XI'AN, China, Nov. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (NasdaqGM: SPU), ("SkyPeople" or "the Company"), a producer of fruit juice concentrates, fruit juice beverages and other fruit-related products, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Third Quarter 2014 Summary:

Revenue was $34.8 million, an increase of 79% year-over-year
Gross profit was $10.2 million, an increase of 41% year-over-year
Income from operations was $7.2 million, an increase of 57% year-over-year
Net income was $4.7 million, an increase of 45% year-over-year
Cash and cash equivalents were $52.7 million as of September 30, 2014

"We are very pleased to report these strong financial results, highlighted by a balanced contribution to revenue among our core products due to the general availability of fresh fruit raw materials during the quarter," said Mr. Hongke Xue, chief executive officer of SkyPeople. "These quarterly results confirm our strategy for procuring sufficient quantities of fresh fruit by locating our production facilities near fruit growing centers in large fruit producing provinces.

"In terms of our major project initiatives, our project to develop a manufacturing base for kiwi products in Mei County has shown progress with the construction of a kiwi fruit and fruit-related materials trading zone now mostly completed. Our orange development project in Hubei Province is also making progress with the goal of these two projects to meaningfully expand our processing capabilities.

"SkyPeople now sells its fruit juice beverages to more than 20,000 retail stores in some 20 provinces in China," said Mr. Xue, and he expects these figures to continue to improve in the quarters ahead.

"China's rising incomes, we believe, are speeding the transition in consumer tastes towards healthy living, including the increased consumption of high-quality fruit juice beverages. We are therefore well positioned to capitalize on this trend and to continue to capture additional market share," said Mr. Xue.

Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Revenue. Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $34.8 million, an increase of 79% compared to $19.5 million for the same period of 2013. This increase was due to an increase in sales in almost all of our product lines, offset by the decrease of revenue from the other products segment.

Third Quarter 2014 Revenue by Product Segment

(in $000's except %'s)	Three Months ended Sept. 30,
	2014	2013	% change
Concentrated apple juice and apple aroma	5,617	55	10,113%
Concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwi puree	357	269	33%
Concentrated pear juice	10,506	6,156	71%
Fruit juice beverages	14,475	12,844	13%
Fresh fruits and vegetables	3,862	1	386,100%
Other	10	147	(93%)
Total	34,827	19,472	79%

Third Quarter 2014 Gross Profit by Product Segment

The company's gross profit was $10.2 million in Q3 2014, an increase of 41% from $7.2 million for the same period in 2013. The increase was primarily due to the increase in gross profit generated from apple-related products, concentrated pear juice, fruit juice beverages, fresh fruits and vegetables and other products segments, which was partially offset by a lesser amount of gross profit generated from kiwi-related products..

(In $000's except %)	Three months ended September 30,
	2014		2013
	Gross profit	Gross margin	Gross profit	Gross margin
Concentrated apple juice and apple aroma	103	2%	(20)	(36%)
Concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwi puree	(23)	(6%)	187	70%
Concentrated pear juice	2,605	25%	2,213	36%
Fruit juice beverages	6,346	44%	4,846	38%
Fresh fruits and vegetables	1,121	29%	-	-
Other	(1)	(10%)	(9)	(6%)
Total	10,151	29%	7,217	37%

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2014 were $3.0 million, or 9% of sales, as compared to $2.6 million, or 13% of sales for Q3 2013. General and administrative expenses decreased 19% to $1.3 million for Q3 2014 as compared to $1.6 million for the same period of 2013, but selling expenses increased 63% in Q3 2014 to $1.6 million as compared to $1.0 million for the same period of 2013, mainly due to an increase in payroll and related expenses necessary to handle the company's increased sales.

Income from Operations. Income from operations was $7.2 million for the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 57% as compared to $4.6 million for the same period of 2013.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share. Net income for the third quarter of 2014 was $4.7 million, an increase of 45% as compared to $3.3 million for the same period of 2013, primarily due to the 41% increase in gross profit. Earnings per share attributable to SkyPeople Fruit Juice for the third quarter of 2014 was $0.17 as compared to $0.11 for the same period of 2013.

Nine Months 2014 Financial Results

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $58.6 million, an increase of 21% compared to $48.4 million for the same period of 2013. Gross profit was $18.4 million, an increase of 1% compared to $18.2 million for the same period of 2013. Gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was 31% compared to 38% in the same period of 2013. Operating expenses for the first nine months of 2014 were $7.4 million, or 13% of sales, as compared to $7.2 million, or 15% of sales for the same period of 2013. General and administrative expenses were $3.5 million, a decrease of 17% as compared to $4.2 million for the same period of 2013. Selling expenses were $3.9 million, an increase of 31% as compared to $3.0 million for the same period of 2013. Income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $10.99 million, a decrease of less than 1% as compared to $11.03 million for the same period of 2013. Net income attributable to SkyPeople Fruit Juice for the first nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $5.1 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to $7.5 million, or $0.28 per share, for the same period of 2013.

Third Quarter 2014 Financial Condition

As of September 30, 2014, the company had $52.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, compared to $74.1 million as of fiscal year end 2013. The Company's restricted cash of $18.8 million consisted of cash equivalents used as collateral to secure short-term notes payable. SkyPeople's working capital as of September 30, 2014 was $31.3 million, a decrease in working capital of $71.9 million as of December 31, 2013. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had total liabilities of $99.5 million including $44.9 million in short-term bank loans and bank notes payable, an $8.0 million long-term loan to a related party and $20.2 million in capital lease obligations. As of September 30, 2014, shareholders' equity attributable to SkyPeople was $177.1 million as compared to $173.5 million as of fiscal year-end 2013.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call on Monday, November 17, 2014 at 9:00 am Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. The Company's Chairman, Mr. Yongke Xue, and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Xin Ma, will host the call.

To attend the live conference call, please dial in at least 10 minutes before the call to ensure timely participation. Please use the dial-in information below.

Date:	Monday, November 17, 2014
Time:	9:00 am Eastern Time, US
Conference Line Dial-In:	+1-877-407-8031
International Dial-In:	+1-201-689-8031

To access the replay, please dial 1-877-660-6853 within the United States or 1-201-612-7415 when dialing internationally. The pass code for the replay is 13595110 and it will be available from November 17, 2014 at 12:00 pm through November 24, 2014.

About SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc., a Florida company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific Industry Holding Group Co., Ltd. ("Pacific"), a Vanuatu company, and SkyPeople Juice International Holding (HK) Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific, holds 99.78% ownership interest in SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd. ("SkyPeople (China)"). SkyPeople (China), together with its operating subsidiaries in China, is engaged in the production and sales of fruit juice concentrates, fruit beverages, and other fruit related products in the PRC and overseas markets. Its fruit juice concentrates are sold to domestic customers and exported directly or via distributors. Fruit juice concentrates are used as a basic ingredient component in the food industry. Its brands, "Hedetang" and "SkyPeople," which are registered trademarks in the PRC, are positioned as high quality, healthy and nutritious end-use juice beverages. For more information, please visit http://www.skypeoplefruitjuice.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements made in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the actual results, performance, capital, ownership or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as "may," "will," "anticipate," "assume," "should," "indicate," "would," "believe," "contemplate," "expect," "estimate," "continue," "plan," "point to," "project," "could," "intend," "target" and other similar words and expressions of the future.

All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and otherwise in our SEC reports and filings, including the final prospectus for our offering. Such reports are available upon request from the Company, or from the Securities and Exchange Commission, including through the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date hereof, or after the respective dates on which any such statements otherwise are made.

For more information, please contact:
COMPANY	INVESTOR RELATIONS
Xin Ma, Chief Financial Officer	David Rudnick, Account Manager
SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc.	Precept Investor Relations
Tel: China + 86 - 29-8837-7161	Tel: US +1 917-864-8849
Email: [email protected]	Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.skypeoplefruitjuice.com

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,879,350	$	66,888,954
Restricted cash		18,772,857		7,216,782
Accounts receivables, net of allowance of $209,132 and $211,039 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		46,668,461		34,179,426
Other receivables		1,196,619		575,040
Inventories		4,570,061		4,381,900
Deferred tax assets		945,799		535,713
Advances to suppliers and other current assets		618,438		1,298,201
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		106,651,585		115,076,016

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET		96,202,206		61,907,175
LAND USE RIGHT, NET		6,326,001		6,522,152
SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR CAPITAL LEASE		3,145,063		-
OTHER ASSETS		68,503,757		49,614,200
TOTAL ASSETS	$	280,828,612	$	233,119,543

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	15,606,626	$	3,572,968
Accrued expenses		9,276,149		4,008,715
Income tax payable		1,125,917		1,749,138
Advances from customers		413,607		355,968
Notes payable -bank		22,836,245		10,825,173
Short-term loan - related party		-		24,970
Short-term bank loans		22,051,316		22,626,679
Obligations under capital leases - current		4,037,530		-
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		75,347,390		43,163,611

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term loan - related party		8,000,000		8,000,000
Obligations under capital leases		16,133,086		-
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES		24,133,086		8,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES		99,480,476		51,163,611

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc, Stockholders' equity
Series B Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; None issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		-		-
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 66,666,666 shares authorized; 26,661,499 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		26,661		26,661
Additional paid-in capital		59,189,860		59,189,860
Retained earnings		100,078,248		94,962,299
Accumulated other comprehensive income		17,800,879		19,354,599
Total SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. stockholders' equity		177,095,648		173,533,419
Non-controlling interests		4,252,488		8,422,513
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		181,348,136		181,955,932
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	280,828,612	$	233,119,543

The accompanying notes in the Company's 10-Q are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)

	For the Three months Ended September 30,				For the Nine months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Revenue	$	34,827,203	$	19,472,130	$	58,589,022	$	48,433,495
Cost of goods sold		24,676,265		12,254,866		40,212,499		30,221,343
Gross profit		10,150,938		7,217,264		18,376,523		18,212,152

Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses		1,317,546		1,628,699		3,506,497		4,216,128
Selling expenses		1,628,415		997,213		3,877,904		2,951,300
Research and development expenses		-		-		-		18,980
Total operating expenses		2,945,961		2,625,912		7,384,401		7,186,408

Income from operations		7,204,977		4,591,352		10,992,122		11,025,744

Other income (expenses)
Interest income		75,809		76,775		387,682		231,295
Subsidy income		91,362		194,587		562,333		981,400
Interest expenses		(811,317)		(475,190)		(3,373,521)		(1,103,246)
Consulting fee related to capital lease		(20,952)		-		(903,652)		-
Total other income (expenses)		(665,098)		(203,828)		(3,327,158)		109,449

Income before income tax		6,539,879		4,387,524		7,664,964		11,135,193
Income tax provision		1,822,995		1,130,388		2,154,205		2,937,007
Net income		4,716,884		3,257,136		5,510,759		8,198,186

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		153,475		243,260		394,810		686,120

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.	$	4,563,409	$	3,013,876		5,115,949		7,512,066

Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		8,747		904,683		(1,708,333)		3,834,634
Comprehensive income		4,572,156		3,918,559		3,407,616		11,346,700
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests		(49,216)		81,879		(154,613)		347,055
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.	$	4,621,372	$	3,836,680		3,562,229		10,999,645

Earnings per share:
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	0.17	$	0.11	$	0.19	$	0.28

Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic and diluted		26,661,499		26,661,499		26,661,499		26,661,499

The accompanying notes in the Company's 10-Q are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

	For the Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	5,510,759	$	8,198,186
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		3,031,314		3,084,199
Deferred income tax assets		(410,086)		(328,769)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable		(12,813.534)		32,292,692
Other receivable		(627,449)		(724,588)
Advances to suppliers and other current assets		668,853		14,436
Inventories		730,838		(131,997)
Accounts payable		12,080,673		(9,740,930)
Accrued expenses		5,305,632		227,166
Income tax payable		(608,156)		(2,027,925)
Advances from customers		60,930		520,020
Net cash provided by operating activities		12,929,774		31,382,490

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Refund of purchase deposit		7,498,389		-
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(16,430,606)		(663,182)
Prepayment for other assets		(28,184,348)		(38,531,578)
Net cash used in investing activities		(37,116,565)		(39,194,760)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividend paid to non-controlling shareholder		(4,410,222)		-
Increase in restricted cash		(11,635,476)		(804,480)
Short-term notes payable		12,123,678		1,480,242
Proceeds from related party loan		-		8,000,000
Proceeds from short-term bank loans		20,302,162		13,649,887
Repayment of short-term bank loans		(20,673,500)		(6,715,275)
Payment for security deposit of capital lease		(3,148,902)		-
Payment for capital lease		(797,443)		-
Repayment of related party loans		(24,970)		-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(8,264,673)		15,610,374

Effect of change in exchange rate		(558,140)		1,818,168

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(33,009,604)		9,616,272
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		66,888,954		77,560,278
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	33,879,350	$	87,176,550

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest	$	2,553,422	$	852,705
Cash paid for income taxes	$	3,172,447	$	5,293,700

SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT NON-CASH TRANSACTION
Transferred from other assets to property, plant and equipment and construction in process	$	1,324,438	$	318,606
Properties acquired from capital lease		20,992,677	$	-

The accompanying notes in the Company's 10-Q are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.