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Wuhan General Group (China), Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results


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Apr 01, 2010, 06:00 ET

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WUHAN, China, April 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Wuhan General Group (China), Inc. (Nasdaq: WUHN) ("Wuhan General" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of industrial blowers and turbines in China, operating through its subsidiaries, Wuhan Blower Co., Ltd. ("Wuhan Blower"), Wuhan Generating Equipment Co., Ltd. ("Wuhan Generating") and Wuhan Sungreen Environment Protection Equipment Co., Ltd. ("Wuhan Sungreen," previously known as "Wuhan Xingelin"), today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009.

    Fourth Quarter 2009 Highlights

    -- Fourth quarter revenue was $33.1 million, an increase of 18.1% from the
       same period in 2008
    -- Gross profit was $8.6 million, an increase of 31.8% from the same
       period in 2008
    -- Gross profit margin increased 271 basis points to 26.0% from 23.3%
    -- Net income was $4.3 million, compared with $1.3 million for the same
       period in 2008
    -- Net income available to common shareholders was $4.1 million, or $0.16
       per on basic basis and $0.11 on diluted share basis, up from net income
       available to common shareholders of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted
       share for the same period in 2008

    Full Year 2009 Highlights

    -- Total revenue was $93.1 million, exceeding guidance of $88 million to
       $92 million
    -- Total gross profit was $23.4 million with a gross profit margin of
       25.1%
    -- Income from operations was $13.8 million
    -- Net income was $8.5 million, or $0.22 per diluted share
    -- Net income available to common shareholders was $7.7 million
    -- Adjusting for non-cash charges, adjusted net income available to common
       shareholders for 2009 was $8.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share

"We are pleased to see strong recovery of our business in the fourth quarter of 2009," said Mr. Xu Jie, CEO of Wuhan General. "The turnaround has been especially pronounced in our turbine division, as we increased sales to hydropower plants. The number of projects available for bid in this field is increasing as the government encourages investment in hydropower and subsidizes the construction of these plants in certain regions. Therefore, we have decided to make hydropower an important part of our strategy going forward. Our current backlog is RMB 175 million (approximately $25.7 million) and RMB 138 million (approximately $20 million) for Wuhan Blower and Wuhan Generating, respectively."

Fourth Quarter 2009 Results

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, total revenue was $33.1 million, up 18.1% compared to $28.1 million for the same period last year. Wuhan Blower generated $15.9 million in revenues, or 48.0% of the total revenues, compared to $14.6 million, or 52.0% of total revenues in the same period last year. Wuhan Generating contributed $16.8 million, or 50.7% of the total revenues, compared to $13.5 million, or 48.0% of total revenues for the same period last year. The remaining $0.4 million in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 was contributed by Wuhan Sungreen through sales of parts and components to unrelated third parties. The increase in total revenue year- over-year and quarter-over-quarter was mainly due to increased investment in capital equipment by the steel and power generation industries.

Gross profit for the quarter was $8.6 million, up 31.8% from $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Gross margin was 26.0%, up 2.7 percentage points from 23.3% for the same period in 2008. The increase in gross margin was mainly due to increased economies of scale from the increased sales revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009 because of more projects delivered and revenue recognized, while production costs remained stable.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $4.3 million, compared with $1.3 million for the same period last year. The significant increase was primarily due to a non-cash charge of $5.4 million in fourth quarter 2008 related to the Company's capital markets activities. Excluding these expenses, net income for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $6.6 million.

Net income available to common stockholders was $4.1 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2009, up from $0.1 million or $0.00 per diluted share for the same period the prior year. Excluding the aforementioned expenses related to the Company's capital markets activities, net income available to common stockholders was $5.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2008. For a complete reconciliation of adjusted financial information to GAAP financial information, please see the table below.

Full Year 2009 Results

For the full year 2009, total revenue was $93.1 million in 2009 compared to $118.6 million in 2008. Wuhan Blower generated $48.2 million in revenues, or 51.7% of total revenues, compared to $58.8 million, or 49.6% of total revenues in the same period last year. Wuhan Generating contributed $44.2 million, or 47.5% of the total revenues, compared to $59.8 million, or 50.4% of total revenues in the same period last year. The remaining $0.7 million in revenues in 2009 was contributed by Wuhan Sungreen. Gross profit was $23.4 million in 2009 compared to $34.2 million in 2008. Overall gross margin was 25.1% in 2009 compared to 28.8% in 2008. Income from operations was $13.8 million in 2009 compared to $22.6 million in 2008.

Selling expenses in 2009 decreased 52.0%, to approximately $1.6 million from approximately $3.4 million in 2008. As a percentage of sales, selling expenses were 1.7% in 2009 compared to 2.8% in 2008. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower incentive expenses as a result of the significant decrease in sales. General and administrative expenses decreased approximately 2.0%, to $7.6 million in 2009 from approximately $7.8 million in 2008. The decrease was primarily due to management's effective control of expenses, offset by a consultancy fee of approximately $0.2 million relating to a bridge loan in 2009. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses were 8.2% in 2009 compared to 6.5% in 2008. This increase as a percentage of sales was primarily attributable to the lower economies of scale as a result of the significant decrease in sales and the reasons mentioned above. As a result, operating income decreased 39.1%, to $13.8 million in 2009 from $22.6 million in 2008.

Net income was $8.5 million in 2009 compared to $16.1 million in 2008. Net income available to common shareholders was $7.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted share in 2009, compared with $11.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted share in 2008. Adjusting for non-cash charges of $1.2 million for 2009 and $5.4 million for 2008 associated with the Company's capital market activities, adjusted net income available to common shareholders for 2009 was $8.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share compared with $16.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for 2008. For a complete reconciliation of adjusted financial information to GAAP financial information, please see the table below.

Financial Condition

As of December 31, 2009, Wuhan General had $0.4 million in cash and $54.0 million in accounts receivable compared to $2.8 million and $41.5 million respectively as of December 31, 2008. The Company had $50.0 million in working capital with a current ratio of 1.8:1 and stockholders' equity of $102.7 million as of December 31, 2009. Wuhan General's short-term bank loans and notes were $35.3 million as of December 31, 2009. In November 2009, the Company secured a loan facility with Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited, Guangzhou Branch ("Standard Chartered Bank") that provides up to RMB 303.1 million (approximately $44.4 million) in senior secured debt financing. The Company drew $10 million of the facility in December 2009 and $13 million in January 2010, which were used towards repayment of the Company's existing short-term bank loans.

The Company is also working on improving collection practices in order to reduce accounts receivable through the establishment of a collection department that monitors payment history and regularly evaluates the collectability of customers. In addition, the Company continues to tie its sales commissions to the collection of accounts receivable.

Net cash used in operating activities for 2009 was approximately $15.4 million, as compared to approximately $5.5 million provided in 2008. This change was primarily due to a decrease in net operating income coupled with an increase in receivables with a relatively long collection period and increased advances to suppliers.

Recent Events

On January 12, 2010, Wuhan General appointed Mr. Philip Tsz Fung Lo as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Lo replaces Mr. Haiming Liu, who resigned as the Company's Chief Financial Officer for family reasons on January 11, 2010.

Business Outlook

As the Company completed construction of its turbine facility at Wuhan Generating in 2009, its main focus for 2010 is ramping up the turbine business, focusing specifically on water turbines for hydropower plants. The Company's current backlog of turbine orders is $20 million, of which 60% is for water turbines.

"We are still in the process of finalizing equipment installation at our turbine facility at Wuhan Generating and completing construction at our Sungreen subsidiary, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010. In 2010, we expect to expend approximately $15 million for the construction and equipment installation, which we expect to fund mainly through our credit facility from Standard Chartered Bank," said Mr. Xu. "We expect the new turbine facility to operate at close to full utilization by the end of 2010, while we expect Sungreen to reach around 70% utilization by the end of 2010."

"As Sungreen will mainly support our turbine and blower businesses by providing parts and components, we expect a reduction in outsourcing costs in 2010, which should support our gross margin. In light of the growing backlog, we expect around 20% growth in our top line for 2010," concluded Mr. Xu.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 1, 2010 to discuss the fourth quarter 2009 and year-end financial results. To participate in the live conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: +1 (877) 409-5551. International callers should dial +1 (702) 894-2407. When prompted by the operator, mention conference passcode 64423653. If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available for 14 days starting on Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, please dial (800) 642-1687, international callers dial +1(706) 645-9291, and enter the pass code 64423653.

Use of Adjusted Financial Measures

To supplement the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 presented on a GAAP basis, the Company provided adjusted financial information in this release that exclude the impact of the stock penalty for late listing on NASDAQ. The Company's management believes that these adjusted measures, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, provide investors with a better understanding of how the results relate to the Company's current and historical performance. The additional adjusted information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financials. The adjusted financial information that the Company provides also may differ from the adjusted information provided by other companies. Management believes that these adjusted financial measures are useful to investors because they exclude non-cash expenses that management excludes when it internally evaluates the performance of the Company's business and makes operating decisions, including internal budgeting, and performance measurement, because these measures provide a consistent method of comparison to historical periods. Moreover, management believes that these adjusted measures reflect the essential operating activities of the Company. In addition, the provision of these adjusted measures allows investors to evaluate the Company's performance using the same methodology and information as that used by the Company's management. Adjusted measures are subject to inherent limitations because they do not include all of the expenses included under GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment of which charges are excluded from the adjusted financial measure. However, the Company's management compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of the items excluded. A reconciliation of each adjusted measures to the nearest GAAP measure is appears in the table below.


    Reconciliation of Adjusted Financial Measures for the Three and Twelve
    Months Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

                                                 Three Months    Three Months
                                                 December 31,    December 31,
                                                     2009            2008

    Net income per consolidated
     statement of operations                      $4,321,967      $1,255,573

    Stock Penalty for late listing on NASDAQ              --       5,355,233

    Adjusted net income                            4,321,967       6,610,806

    Preferred dividends                              183,766         193,813

    Series B constructive preferred dividend              --       1,005,114
    Adjusted net income available to common
     shareholders                                  4,138,201       5,411,879
    Weighted average shares outstanding -
     diluted                                              --              --
    Adjusted diluted earnings per share                $0.11           $0.12



                                                Twelve Months   Twelve Months
                                                 December 31,    December 31,
                                                     2009            2008

    Net income per consolidated statement of
     operations                                   $8,462,206     $16,148,092

    Stock Penalty for late listing on NASDAQ       1,153,439       5,355,233

    Adjusted net income                            9,615,645      21,503,325

    Preferred dividends                              727,129         927,102

    Series B constructive preferred dividend              --       4,032,656
    Adjusted net income available to common
     shareholders                                  8,888,516      16,543,567
    Weighted average shares outstanding -
     diluted                                      37,810,439      47,085,048

    Adjusted diluted earnings per share                $0.24           $0.35

About Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.

Through its subsidiaries Wuhan Blower, Wuhan Generating, and Wuhan Sungreen, Wuhan General is a leading manufacturer of industrial blowers and turbines in China and the Company is based in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Wuhan Blower is a China-based manufacturer of industrial blowers that are principal components of steam-driven electrical power generation plants. Wuhan Generating is a China-based manufacturer of industrial steam and water turbines used for electricity generation in coal, oil, nuclear, and hydroelectric power plants. Wuhan Sungreen manufactures silencers, connectors and other general parts for industrial blowers and electrical equipment, and it produces general machinery equipment. The Company's primary customers are from the iron and steel, power generation, petrochemical and other industries. Led by a strong management team, Wuhan General is well recognized for its technological sophistication and quality construction of blowers and turbines. For more information, visit http://www.wuhangeneral.com .

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding future revenue, net income and sales, future demand for our products, improvement in economic conditions and costs, the fulfillment of our backlog orders, our ability to repay or refinance our debt, our ability to draw funds under our loan facility with Standard Chartered Bank, our liquidity position, improvement in the collection of our accounts receivable, and the installation of equipment at our turbine facility, the construction of our facilities for Wuhan Sungreen, and the utilization of our new facilities and future production may be forward-looking in nature or "forward-looking statements," as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including all business uncertainties relating to vulnerability of our business to general economic downturn, operating in the People's Republic of China (PRC) generally and the potential for changes in the laws of the PRC that affect our operations, our failure to meet or timely meet contractual performance standards and schedules and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described in such forward- looking statements. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are or will be described in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on Wuhan General's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Wuhan General will be those anticipated by the Company. Wuhan General undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

                           Financial Tables Follow


                      Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
                         Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  At December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
                            (Stated in US Dollars)

                                                      At              At
                                                 December 31,    December 31,
    ASSETS                                           2009            2008
      Current Assets
        Cash                                       $407,394       $2,817,503
        Restricted Cash                           7,759,971       13,180,640
        Notes Receivable                             28,520               --
        Accounts Receivable                      53,962,201       41,486,856
        Other Receivable                          4,684,372        1,719,083
        Inventory                                15,630,470       10,583,906
        Advances to Suppliers                    24,616,120       20,274,473
        Advances to Employees                       342,829          189,516
        Prepaid Expenses                            928,629           92,279
        Prepaid Taxes                               546,050          604,610
        Deferred Tax Asset                          749,031               --
          Total Current Assets                  109,655,587       90,948,866
      Non-Current Assets
        Real Property Available for Sale          1,103,113        1,100,376
        Property, Plant & Equipment, net         32,908,334       22,274,551
        Land Use Rights, net                     12,073,139       12,297,429
        Construction in Progress                 17,864,257       28,087,572
        Intangible Assets, net                      212,798          363,574
          Total Assets                         $173,817,228     $155,072,368

    LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

      Liabilities
      Current Liabilities
        Bank Loans & Notes                       35,276,347       35,171,690
        Accounts Payable                          8,049,057        8,420,678
        Taxes Payable                             3,169,948        1,109,548
        Other Payable                             4,228,042        7,708,323
        Dividend Payable                            727,129          193,804
        Accrued Liabilities                       3,524,388        2,805,558
        Customer Deposits                         4,696,719        4,614,370
          Total Current Liabilities              59,671,630       60,023,971

      Long Term Liabilities
         Bank Loans and Notes                    11,481,906        1,458,959
          Total Liabilities                      71,153,536       61,482,930


                                                     At               At
      Stockholders' Equity                       December 31,     December 31,
                                                    2009             2008
        Preferred Stock - $0.0001 Par Value
         50,000,000 Shares Authorized;
         6,241,453 and 6,241,453 Shares of
         Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
         Issued & Outstanding at December 31,
         2009 and 2008, respectively                    624              624
        Additional Paid in Capital -
         Preferred Stock                          8,170,415        8,170,415
        Additional Paid in Capital -
         Warrants                                 3,484,011        3,687,794
        Additional Paid in Capital -
         Beneficial Conversion Feature            6,371,547        6,371,546
        Preferred Stock - $0.0001 Par
         Value 50,000,000 Shares Authorized;
         6,354,078 and 6,354,078 Shares of
         Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
         Issued & Outstanding at December 31,
         2009 and 2008, respectively                    635              635
        Additional Paid in Capital -
         Preferred Stock                         12,637,158       12,637,158
        Additional Paid in Capital -
         Warrants                                 2,274,181        2,274,181
        Additional Paid in Capital -
         Beneficial Conversion Feature            4,023,692        4,023,692
        Common Stock - $0.0001 Par Value
         100,000,000 Shares Authorized;
         25,351,950 and 24,752,802 Shares
         Issued & Outstanding at December 31,
         2009 and 2008, respectively                  2,536            2,475
        Additional Paid in Capital               29,793,996       28,436,835
        Statutory Reserve                         4,563,592        3,271,511
        Retained Earnings                        23,477,239       17,034,243
        Accumulated Other Comprehensive
         Income                                   7,864,065        7,678,329
          Total Stockholders' Equity            102,663,692       93,589,438

        Total Liabilities &
         Stockholders' Equity                  $173,817,228     $155,072,368



                      Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
                  Selected Consolidated Statements of Income
            For the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
                            (Stated in US Dollars)

                                                3 months           3 months
                                                  ended              ended
                                               December 31,       December 31,
                                                   2009               2008
                                               (Unaudited)        (Unaudited)

    Sales                               $      33,130,411  $      28,052,142
    Cost of Sales                              24,507,496         21,510,148
              Gross Profit                      8,622,916          6,541,994

    Earnings before Tax                         4,683,300          1,255,573

    Income Tax                                    361,334                 --

    Net Income                          $       4,321,967  $       1,255,573

    Preferred Dividends Declared                  183,766            193,813
    Series A Constructive Preferred
     Dividend                                          --                 --
    Series B Constructive Preferred
     Dividend                                          --          1,005,114
    Income Available to Common
     Stockholders                       $       4,138,200  $          56,646

    Earnings Per Share
              Basic                     $            0.16  $            0.00
              Diluted                   $            0.11  $            0.00

    Weighted Average Shares
     Outstanding
              Basic                            25,351,950         24,384,785
              Diluted                          37,986,362         46,275,771



                      Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
                      Consolidated Statements of Income
       For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
                            (Stated in US Dollars)

                           3 months     3 months       Year          Year
                             ended        ended        ended         ended
                          December 31, December 31, December 31,  December 31,
                              2009         2008         2009          2008

    Sales                 $33,130,411  $28,052,142  $93,079,755  $118,633,833
    Cost of Sales          24,507,495   21,510,148   69,720,627    84,442,278
      Gross Profit          8,622,916    6,541,994   23,359,128    34,191,555

    Operating Expenses
      Selling                 126,970    1,216,615    1,606,712     3,346,586
      General &
       Administrative       3,200,199    1,151,132    7,595,755     7,753,163
      Warranty               (110,582)    (177,589)     371,764       469,586
        Total Operating
         Expense            3,216,587    2,190,158    9,574,231    11,569,335

      Operating Income      5,406,329    4,351,836   13,784,897    22,622,220

    Other Income (Expenses)
      Other Income            207,852      986,678      226,798       986,678
      Interest Income        (153,187)    (552,101)     341,071        84,525
      Other Expenses         (152,888)   1,293,097      (92,132)     (199,621)
      Interest Expense       (624,805)     531,296   (3,197,789)   (1,990,477)
      Stock Penalty for late
       listing on NASDAQ           --   (5,355,233)  (1,153,439)   (5,355,233)
        Total Other Income
         (Loss) & Expense    (723,028)  (3,096,263)  (3,875,491)   (6,474,128)

    Earnings before Tax     4,683,301    1,255,573    9,909,406    16,148,092

    Income Tax                361,334           --    1,447,200            --

    Net Income             $4,321,967   $1,255,573   $8,462,206   $16,148,092

    Preferred Dividends
     Declared                 183,766      193,813      727,129       927,102
    Series A Constructive
     Preferred Dividend            --           --           --            --
    Series B Constructive
     Preferred Dividend            --    1,005,114           --     4,032,656
    Income Available to
     Common Stockholders   $4,138,200      $56,646   $7,735,076   $11,188,334

    Earnings Per Share
      Basic                     $0.16        $0.00        $0.31         $0.49
      Diluted                   $0.11        $0.00        $0.22         $0.26

    Weighted Average Shares
     Outstanding
      Basic                25,351,950   24,384,785   25,176,026    22,675,532
      Diluted              37,986,362   46,275,771   37,810,439    47,085,048



                      Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
                    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
            For the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
                            (Stated in US Dollars)

                                                12 months         12 months
                                                  ended             ended
                                               December 31,       December 31,
                                                  2009               2008
    Cash Flow from Operating Activities
     Cash Received from Customers             $77,692,950       $110,726,349
     Cash Paid to Suppliers & Employees       (89,535,620)      (115,284,453)
     Interest Received                            341,071             84,525
     Interest Paid                             (3,197,789)        (1,990,477)
     Taxes Paid                                  (943,923)                --
     Miscellaneous Receipts                       226,798            986,678
     Cash Sourced/(Used) in Operating
      Activities                              (15,416,513)        (5,477,378)

    Cash Flows from Investing Activities
     Cash Released/(Invested in) Restricted
      Time Deposits                             5,420,669         (4,071,775)
     Payments for Purchases and Construction
      of Plant & Equipment                     (2,498,470)        (2,155,271)
     Purchases of Land Use Rights                      --        (10,606,926)
     Cash Sourced/(Used) in Investing
      Activities                                2,922,199        (16,833,972)

    Cash Flows from Financing Activities
     Proceeds from Issuance of
      Preferred Stock                                  --         13,081,477
     Proceeds from Bank Loans and Notes        45,299,293         13,594,158
     (Repayment of Bank Loans and Notes)      (35,171,690)        (5,096,172)
     Dividends Paid                              (193,804)        (1,632,173)
     Cash Sourced/(Used) in Financing
      Activities                                9,933,799         19,947,290

    Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash &
     Cash Equivalents for the Period           (2,560,515)        (2,364,060)

    Effect of Currency Translation                150,406          4,188,598

    Cash & Cash Equivalents at Beginning
     of Period                                  2,817,503            992,965

    Cash & Cash Equivalents at End
     of Period                                   $407,394         $2,817,503

    Non-Cash Investing Activity:
     Purchase of Sukong Asset through
      Hubei Gong Chuang Real Estate Co., Ltd.          --         20,064,965
    Non-Cash Financing Activity:
     Constructive Preferred Stock Dividend             --          4,032,656


Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Cash Sourced/(Used) in Operating Activities

       For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
                            (Stated in US Dollars)

                                               12 months          12 months
                                                 ended              ended
                                              December 31,       December 31,
                                                  2009               2008

    Net Income                                 $8,462,206        $16,148,092

    Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income
     to Net Cash Provided by / < Used in >
     Operating Activities:

      Non-Cash Purchase of Sukong Assets               --        (20,064,965)
      Reclassification of prior period
       stock compensation from liability
       to equity                                       --             14,479
      Stock Penalties                           1,153,439          5,355,233
      Stock Compensation                               --            227,603
      Amortization                                407,659            190,192
      Depreciation                              2,088,002          2,157,143
      Decrease/(Increase) in Notes Receivable     (28,520)         1,865,491
      Decrease/(Increase) in
       Accounts Receivable                    (12,475,345)        (9,611,445)
      Decrease/(Increase) in Other
       Receivable                              (2,965,288)           258,563
      Decrease/(Increase) in Inventory         (5,046,563)        (2,687,946)
      Decrease/(Increase) in Advances
       to Suppliers                            (4,341,647)        (7,531,343)
      Decrease/(Increase) in Advances
       to Employees                              (153,313)           (51,096)
      Decrease/(Increase) in Prepaid Expenses    (836,350)           (92,279)
      Decrease/(Increase) in Prepaid Taxes         58,560           (347,057)
      Decrease/(Increase) in Deferred
       Tax Asset                                 (749,031)                --
      Increase/(Decrease) in Accounts Payable    (371,621)         3,673,380
      Increase/(Decrease) in Taxes Payable      2,060,400             66,165
      Increase/(Decrease) in Other Payable     (3,538,783)         4,570,747
      Increase/(Decrease) in Related
       Party Payable                               58,503                 --
      Increase/(Decrease) in Accrued
       Liabilities                                718,830            801,759
      Increase/(Decrease) in Customer Deposits     82,349           (420,094)

      Total of all adjustments                (23,878,719)       (21,625,470)

    Net Cash Provided by Operating
     Activities                              $(15,416,513)       $(5,477,378)



    For more information, please contact:

    Contact:
     Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.
     Mr. Philip Lo, CFO
     Phone: +86-27-5970-0067 (China)
     Email: [email protected]
     Web:   http://www.wuhangeneral.com

    CCG Investor Relations Inc.
     Ms. Linda Salo, Financial Writer
     Email: [email protected]
     Phone: +1-646-922-0894
     Mr. Crocker Coulson, President
     Phone: +1-646-213-1915 (New York)
     Email: [email protected]
     Web:   http://www.ccgirasia.com

SOURCE Wuhan General Group (China), Inc.

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