SHENZHEN CITY, China , Aug. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Public Security Technology, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: CPBY) (" China Public Security" or "the Company"), a leading provider of large-scale, high-tech, public security information technology and Geographic Information Systems ("GIS") software services in China , today announced record financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 .
Second Quarter 2007 Highlights (Pro-Forma measures) -- Total revenues increased 200% year over year to $10.5 million; -- Gross profit rose 143% year over year to $5.1 million, representing 49% gross margin; -- Operating income rose 163% to $4.2 million, with operating margin reaching 40%; -- Net income grew 228% to $4.6 million, or $0.12 per basic share and $0.11 per diluted share.Second Quarter 2007 Results
"Following a strong first quarter, China Public Security delivered exceptional growth in revenues and profits in the second quarter, as we continued to win important new contracts in the public security sector and expand the breadth of our product offerings," Mr. Jiang Huai Lin , CEO of China Public Security said. "In the second quarter, we successfully implemented an Intelligent Border Control System at the Shenzhen Bay Port and Futian Port, and introduced an exciting new solution to deal with identity card management and internal immigration. Our recent wins strengthen our confidence that we will achieve our financial objectives for 2007 and beyond, as we continue to win additional contracts and expand our offerings to other major regions of China ."
China Public Security Technology provides a broad portfolio of fully integrated solutions and services across three main business segments: Public Security Information Technology; GIS and e-Government; and Software Sales and Maintenance.
On July 1, 2007 PST implemented a new Management Services Agreement with iASPEC Software Engineering Company Limited or iASPEC, to replace the existing Turnkey Agreement. Beginning in the third quarter, iASPEC's financial data and information will be consolidated into China Public Security's accounts. The Company believes that these modifications to its corporate structure and accounting treatment will result in greater transparency for investors and will improve China Public Security's ability to exert greater control over the business and affairs of iASPEC, thus improving confidence in the outlook for the Company's business. As a result, the company is presenting its second quarter results on a pro forma basis to consolidate the financial results of iASPEC. Beginning with the third quarter of 2007, financial results will be presented on a consolidated basis under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
On a pro forma basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 , revenues
grew 200% to
Gross profit grew 143% to
Administrative expenses increased to
Selling expenses for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were
Income from operations grew 163% to
Income taxes decreased to $(0.4) million from
Net income grew 228% to
Financial Condition
On June 30, 2007 , China Public Security had
Second Quarter 2007 Operational Highlights
iASPEC was awarded a phase I contract by the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone for installing its Police-Use Geographic Information System. The PGIS platform allows China Public Security to provide its law enforcement customers with various services, including specialized mapping services, geographic positioning services, messaging services, automated police patrol area monitoring, patrol history tracking, and work hour management. The project should be completed by the end of December 2007 . In addition, The Zhuhai project, together with the Shantou First Responder System Project and Foshan PGIS project, mark the company's market expansion to other cities besides Shenzhen.
The Company also won the contract for construction of Phase I of the
Shenzhen Residence Card Information Management System Project right after the
end of the second quarter, valued at
Outlook for 2007
"The market for public security information technology is continuing to increase based on the 'Police Force Technology Reinforcement' initiative advocated by the PRC government. An increasing number of cities are eager to build or install public security information technology systems," said Mr. Lin . "There are about 660 cities and 280 borders in China . Just within Guangdong province we see significant opportunities to deploy our public security information technology solutions. In addition, GIS has significant opportunities not only in police-use but also in civil use."
For 2007, management increased estimated revenues to
"We were very pleased with the successful installation at the Shenzhen Bay Port and are very excited to win the Phase 1 contract of the Shenzhen City Residence Card Information Management System Project, which provides us with another huge market opportunity," Mr. Lin concluded.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures in this press release due to the inclusion of financial information of iASPEC which is considered to be the Company's "Predecessor" for these purposes. Although Public Security (the "Successor"), was formed on January 17, 2006 , it had no operations in the period from January 17, 2006 through June 30, 2006 . Accordingly the accompanying financial statements for the period from January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 (the "Predecessor Period") reflect the results of operations of iASPEC. The accompanying financial data for the period from January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007 (the "Successor Period") reflect the results of operations of China Public Security Holdings Limited. Accordingly, the results of operations of the Predecessor and the Successor are not comparable in all respects. We have provided non-GAAP financial measures through the reallocation of net related party revenues from iASPEC, which is not in accordance with US GAAP. The reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is provided in the following section. The Company's management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are necessary because the abnormally high financial ratios calculated using GAAP would be misleading to investors and would not reflect the substance of the Company's performance.
About China Public Security Technology, Inc.
Through its indirect wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, China Public Security Technology, Inc. is a leading provider of large-scale high-tech public security information technology and Geographic Information System (GIS) software services in China . The Company provides a broad portfolio of fully integrated products and services, including system design and database management for Police-Use GIS, Civil-Use GIS, e-Government solutions, as well as other related products and services. The Company currently has an exclusive license of 16 patents in China , through its exclusive business turnkey agreement with Shenzhen iASPEC Software Engineering Company Limited (iASPEC). Under this agreement the Company acts as iASPEC's exclusive subcontractor to key customers, including the Shenzhen City Public Security Bureau, China Unicom Shenzhen Division, the Shenzhen Urban Planning Bureau and the Shenzhen Fire Department. To learn more about the Company, please visit the corporate website at http://www.chinacpby.com .
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including management's reason for using such measures, and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), please see the section entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".
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, involve 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 those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its 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 factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
CHINA PUBLIC SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) PREDECESSOR SUCCESSOR REALLOCATION NON_GAAP THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS OF THREE MONTHS ENDED ENDED RELATED ENDED June 30, June 30, PARTY June 30, 2006 2007 REVENUE 2007 REVENUE - THIRD PARTIES $3,529,712 $1,750,162 $8,781,422 $10,531,584 REVENUE - RELATED PARTY -- 3,657,433 (3,657,433) -- TOTAL REVENUES 3,529,712 5,407,595 10,531,584 COST OF REVENUES (1,409,605) (597,831) (4,786,916) (5,384,747) GROSS PROFIT 2,120,107 4,809,764 5,146,837 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (451,429) (428,189) (243,865) (672,054) ANNUAL FEE TO iASPEC -- (45,000) (45,000) SELLING EXPENSES (51,487) (175,132) (93,208) (268,340) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 1,617,191 4,161,443 4,161,443 OTHER INCOME -- 20,267 20,267 INCOME BEFORE TAX 1,617,191 4,181,710 4,181,710 INCOME TAXES (238,655) 377,444 377,444 NET INCOME $1,378,536 $4,559,154 $4,559,154 WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES BASIC N/A 39,418,720 N/A DILUTED N/A 39,835,665 N/A EARNINGS PER SHARE BASIC N/A $0.12 N/A DILUTED N/A $0.11 N/A CHINA PUBLIC SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) DECEMBER 31 JUNE 30 2006 2007 (UNAUDITED) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 172,316 $ 5,388,715 Accounts receivable -- 351,215 Prepaid expenses - related party -- 745,039 Related party receivables 1,410,471 7,247,258 Advances receivable 332,479 -- Amount due from a director -- 13,666 Other receivables and deposits 243,948 124,880 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 2,159,214 13,870,773 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property and equipment 49,826 5,039,848 Prepaid expenses - related party -- 3,886,997 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 49,826 8,926,845 TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,209,040 $ 22,797,618 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITES Accounts payable $ -- $ 80,513 Advances payable 200,000 -- Accrued expenses 66,832 468,774 Tax payable 215,255 182,698 Amounts due to a director 82,304 73,105 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILTIES 564,391 805,090 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Common stock, par $0.01 Authorized capital, 75,000,000 shares Shares issued and outstanding (2007: 39,418,720 2006: 31,550,298 shares) 50,000 128,684 Additional paid-in capital -- 13,232,527 Reserves 159,465 855,310 Retained earnings 1,435,184 7,437,344 Accumulated other comprehensive income -- 338,663 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1,644,649 21,992,528 TOTAL LIABILTIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 2,209,040 $ 22,797,618 CHINA PUBLIC SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) PREDECESSOR SUCCESSOR SIX MONTHS SIX MONTHS ENDED ENDED JUNE 30, JUNE 30, 2006 2007 OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income $ 2,209,515 $ 6,698,005 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from (used in) operations Depreciation 139,220 102,548 Amortization of intangible assets 69,628 -- Changes in operating assets and liabilties Increase in inventories (50,047) -- Decrease (Increase) in trade and other receivables 416,193 (225,893) Decrease (Increase) in related parties receivables 872,692 (5,465,413) Increase in prepaid expenses - related party -- (4,632,036) Increase in trade payables 318,935 80,513 Decrease in accrued expenses (274,983) 391,887 Increase (Decrease) in tax payable 206,544 (38,367) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 3,907,697 (3,088,756) INVESTING ACTIVITIES Advances (to) from third parties (442,944) 340,999 Amount due to a director -- (22,865) Advances to related parties -- (335,233) Purchase of plant and equipment (1,080,138) (5,092,775) Capitalised software development cost (584,737) -- Net cash used in investing activities (2,107,819) (5,109,874) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Repayment of advances payable -- (205,984) Cash received from private placement of common stock -- 13,311,211 Net cash provided by financing activities -- 13,105,227 EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH 377,779 309,802 NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,799,878 4,906,597 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNNING 57,758 172,316 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, ENDING $ 2,235,415 $ 5,388,715 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information Income tax paid $ 273,441 $ 43,796 For more information, please contact: Company Contact: Mr. Michael Lin Vice President, Investor Relations China Public Security Technology, Inc. Tel: +1-949-743-0868 Email: [email protected] Investor Relations Contact: Mr. Crocker Coulson, President CCG Elite Investor Relations Tel: +1-646-213-1915 (NY office) Email: [email protected]SOURCE China Public Security Technology, Inc.
