Kandi Technologies Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

May 11, 2015 8:00 AM EDT | Source: Kandi Technologies, Corp.

- Q1 EV Parts Sales Increased 71.3% YoY to 43.0 Million
- Q1 GAAP Net Income Increased to $6.1 Million from ($14.1) Million in Q1 2014
- Q1 GAAP EPS increased to $0.13 from ($0.36) in Q1 2014

Jinhua, China--(Newsfile Corp. - May 11, 2015) - Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: KNDI) (the "Company" or "Kandi"), today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

2015 First Quarter Highlights

  • Total revenues grew 9.0% to $43.8 million for the first quarter of 2015 from $40.2 million for the first quarter of 2014;

  • Electric Vehicle ("EV") Parts sales increased by 71.3% to $43.0 million for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $25.1 million in the same period of 2014;

  • The first quarter sales for our joint venture company, Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. (the "JV Company")1, were $30.6 million, with net income of $0.8 million. Based on Kandi's 50% equity ownership in the JV Company, Kandi recorded $0.5 million in net income (after tax and intra-entity elimination) for the first quarter of 2015;

  • The JV Company sold 1,670 EV products during the first quarter of 2015, 37.4% increase compared to 1,215 EV products sold in the same quarter of 2014;

  • GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2015 was $6.1 million, or approximately $0.13 per fully diluted share, increased from a net loss of $14.1 million, or approximately ($0.36) in the first quarter of 2014;

  • Non-GAAP adjusted net income2, which excludes stock award expense and change in the fair value of financial derivatives, was $3.4 million, or approximately $0.07 per fully diluted share, a 108.1% increase from $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2014;

  • Working capital surplus was $40.9 million as of March 31, 2015, compared to $39.2 million as of December 31, 2014;

  • Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $41.1 million as of March 31, 2015 compared to $39.4 million as of December 31, 2014;

Mr. Xiaoming Hu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kandi Technologies commented: "We achieved solid growth in the first quarter of 2015 throughout our business, including the car-share projects, which continues to be a key growth driver for the Company this year. At the same time, our JV Company has started direct sales to consumers in April 2015, in order to meet the fast growing market demand in China, with great support from the Government, which will contribute to the Company's future growth and profitability."

"We are pleased with the good financial results in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same quarter last year," added Mr. Wang Cheng, Chief Financial Officer of Kandi Technologies. "We had both revenue growth and margin improvement, which contributed to our net profits. We will continue to implement our cost reduction program throughout the Company and leverage internal production efficiencies, in order to generate stable profitability over the long term."

First Quarter 2015 Conference Call Details

The Company has scheduled a conference call and live webcast to discuss the financial results at 10:00 AM (U.S. EDT) on May 11, 2015 (10:00 PM Beijing time on May 11, 2015). Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Wang Cheng (Henry), Chief Financial Officer, will deliver prepared remarks, followed by a question and answer session.

The dial-in details for the conference call are as follows:

The live audio webcast of the call can also be accessed by visiting Kandi's Investor Relations website at http://en.kandivehicle.com in Investor Relations section. An archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website following the live call.

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1
Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd., a joint venture company established by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd. with Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai Guorun"), a 99%-owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. ("Geely Auto")

2 Non-GAAP measures, including the Non-GAAP net income and Non-GAAP EPS are defined as the financial measures excluding the change of the fair value of financial derivatives and the effects of the stock award expense. We supply non-GAAP information because we believe it allows our investors to obtain a clearer understanding of our operations. Any non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, and should only be read in conjunction with, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31, 2015     March 31, 2014  
             

REVENUES, NET

$  43,781,086   $  40,171,304  

 

           

COST OF GOODS SOLD

  37,410,353     35,310,895  

 

           

GROSS PROFIT

  6,370,733     4,860,409  

 

           

OPERATING EXPENSES:

           

Research and development

  571,020     1,172,257  

Selling and marketing

  113,895     71,257  

General and administrative

  3,780,648     6,470,766  

Total Operating Expenses

  4,465,563     7,714,280  

 

           

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

  1,905,170     (2,853,871 )

 

           

OTHER INCOME(EXPENSE):

           

Interest income

  590,480     483,293  

Interest (expense)

  (598,591 )   (954,473 )

Change in fair value of financial instruments

  4,750,300     (12,314,171 )

Government grants

  -     -  

Share of (loss) in associated companies

  -     (15,805 )

Share of profit after tax of JV

  469,356     1,728,356  

Other income, net

  23,847     59,580  

Total other income(expense), net

  5,235,392     (11,013,220 )

 

           

INCOME(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

  7,140,562     (13,867,091 )

 

           

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  (1,008,909 )   (219,069 )

 

           

NET INCOME (LOSS)

  6,131,653     (14,086,160 )

 

           

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

           

Foreign currency translation

  493,211     (1,211,116 )

 

           

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME(LOSS)

$  6,624,864   $  (15,297,276 )

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING BASIC

  46,281,299     39,597,785  

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING DILUTED

  46,397,993     39,597,785  

 

           

NET INCOME(LOSS) PER SHARE, BASIC

$  0.13   $  (0.36 )

NET INCOME(LOSS) PER SHARE, DILUTED

$  0.13   $  (0.36 )

    

           

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

  March 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

 

           

Current assets

           

Cash on cash equivalents

$  15,635,658   $  26,379,460  

Restricted cash

  25,454,249     13,000,731  

Accounts receivable

  28,679,895     15,736,805  

Inventories (net of provision for slow moving inventory of 316,686
and 315,584 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

26,742,009 15,403,840

Notes receivable

  10,739,366     9,060,441  

Other receivables

  323,925     238,567  

Prepayments and prepaid expense

  462,058     120,761  

Due from employees

  40,084     34,475  

Advances to suppliers

  7,112,895     6,901,505  

Amount due from JV Company, net

  71,267,257     51,450,612  

Deferred taxes assets

        -  

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

  186,457,396     138,327,197  

 

           

LONG-TERM ASSETS

           

Plant and equipment, net

  25,174,878     26,215,356  

Land use rights, net

  15,606,056     15,649,152  

Construction in progress

  58,753,641     58,510,051  

Deferred taxes assets

  -     -  

Investment in associated company

  -     -  

Investment in JV Company

  84,070,778     83,309,095  

Goodwill

  322,591     322,591  

Intangible assets

  556,877     577,401  

Other long term assets

  163,076     162,509  

TOTAL Long-Term Assets

  184,647,897     184,746,155  

 

           

TOTAL ASSETS

$  371,105,293   $  323,073,352  

  

           

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

  March 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

CURRENT LIABILITIES

           

Accounts payables

$  77,954,005   $  45,772,481  

Other payables and accrued expenses

  3,803,523     5,101,740  

Short-term loans

  42,073,678     35,589,502  

Customer deposits

  2,641,274     2,630,723  

Notes payable

  12,408,147     5,702,121  

Income tax payable

  1,711,161     1,835,685  

Due to employees

  11,071     15,787  

Deferred taxes liabilities

  132,399     230,864  

Financial derivate - liability

  4,800,169     2,245,610  

Total Current Liabilities

  145,535,427     99,124,513  

 

           

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

           

Deferred taxes liabilities

  2,543,821     2,266,725  

Bond payable

  -     -  

Financial derivate - liability

  2,792,416     10,097,275  

Total Long-Term Liabilities

  5,336,237     12,364,000  

 

           

TOTAL LIABILITIES

  150,871,664     111,488,513  

 

           

STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

           

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
46,284,855 and 46,274,855 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31,2015 and December 31,2014, respectively

  46,285     46,275  

Additional paid-in capital

  192,281,953     190,258,037  

 

           

Retained earnings (the restricted portion is $4,172,324 and
$4,172,324 at March 31,2015 and December 31,2014,
respectively)

  22,522,077     16,390,424  

Accumulated other comprehensive income(loss)

  5,383,314     4,890,103  

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

  220,233,629     211,584,839  

 

           

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$  371,105,293   $  323,073,352  

  

           

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31, 2015     March 31, 2014  

 

           

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

           

Net income(loss)

$  6,131,653   $  (14,086,160 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities

       

Depreciation and amortization

  1,479,384     1,386,527  

Assets Impairments

  -     -  

Deferred taxes

  -     44,801  

Change in fair value of financial instruments

  (4,750,300 )   12,314,171  

Loss (income) in investment in associated companies

  -     15,805  

Share of profit after tax of JV Company

  (469,356 )   (1,728,356 )

Decrease in reserve for fixed assets

  -     -  

Stock Compensation cost

  2,049,683     -  

 

           

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of
effects of acquisition:

       

(Increase) Decrease In:

           

Accounts receivable

  (12,844,602 )   8,501,760  

Inventories

  (11,246,265 )   (4,567,411 )

Other receivables

  (65,602 )   (154,488 )

Due from employee

  (10,225 )   (9,402 )

Prepayments and prepaid expenses

  (527,687 )   (7,691,861 )

Amount due from JV Company

  (19,570,708 )   (18,868,380 )

 

           

Increase (Decrease) In:

           

Accounts payable

  31,915,168     21,589,347  

Other payables and accrued liabilities

  (1,438,571 )   930,528  

Customer deposits

  1,365     92,022  

Income Tax payable

  (130,488 )   (815,354 )

Due to related party

  -     -  

Net cash (used in ) provided by operating activities

$  (9,476,551 ) $  (3,046,451 )

 

           

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

           

(Purchases)/Disposal of plant and equipment, net

  (233,343 )   (119,476 )

Purchases of land use rights

  -     -  

Purchases of construction in progress

  (39,266 )   -  

Deposit for acquisition

  -     -  

Asset acquisition, net of deposit

  -     -  

Issuance of notes receivable

  (4,225,884 )   (21,553,430 )

Repayment of notes receivable

  2,584,147     -  

Investment in JV Company

  -     -  

Cash acquired in acquisition

  -     -  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

$  (1,914,346 ) $  (21,672,906 )

 

           

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

           

Restricted cash

  (12,366,201 )   1,634  

Proceeds from short-term bank loans

  6,338,475     817,013  

Repayments of short-term bank loans

- (817,013 )

Proceeds from notes payable

  6,663,525     (1,960,832 )

Fund raising through issuing common stock and warrants

  -     11,067,734  

Option exercise Cstock awards & other financing

  -     3,066,081  

Warrant exercise

  -     20,484,279  

Common stock issued for acquisition, net of cost of capital

           

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

  635,799     32,658,896  

 

           

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH

           

 

  (10,755,098 )   7,939,539  

EQUIVALENTS

           

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

  11,296     (203,633 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

  26,379,460     12,762,369  

 

           

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

  15,635,658     20,498,275  

 

           

SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

           

Income taxes paid

  1,139,397     1,034,422  

Interest paid

  577,874     580,044  

  

           

About Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: KNDI), headquartered in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of various vehicle products. Kandi has established itself as the one of the China's leading manufacturers of pure electric vehicle ("EV") products (through its joint venture), EV parts and off road vehicles. More information can be viewed at its corporate website is http://www.kandivehicle.com. The Company routinely posts important information on its website.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements." All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risk factors discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

Company Contact:

Ms. Kewa Luo
Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.
Phone: 1-212-551-3610
Email: IR@kandigroup.com

IR Contact:

Mr. Matthew Abenante
The Piacente Group
Phone: 1-212-481-2050
Email: kandi@tpg-ir.com

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