Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Reports Preliminary Unaudited First Quarter 2010 Results
NANJING, China, May 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Simcere Pharmaceutical Group ("Simcere" or the "Company") (NYSE: SCR), a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China, today reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
Highlights
-- Total revenue was RMB458.7 million (US$67.2 million) for the first
quarter of 2010, compared to RMB442.5 million for the same period in
2009, representing year-over-year growth of 3.7%.
-- Gross margin for the first quarter of 2010 decreased to 79.7% compared
to 82.5% for the same period in 2009.
-- Income from operations was RMB30.9 million (US$4.5 million) for the
first quarter of 2010, a decrease of 49.5% from RMB61.1 million for the
same period in 2009.
-- Net income attributable to Simcere was RMB20.5 million (US$3.0 million)
for the first quarter of 2010, a decrease of 57.5% from RMB48.2 million
for the same period in 2009.
"While the first quarter remained challenging, we saw solid revenue growth for our edaravone products and were encouraged by the continuing sales recovery of Endu," said Mr. Jinsheng Ren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simcere Pharmaceutical Group. "We believe that we will see additional benefits arising from the restructuring of our sales force for the remainder of 2010."
"Recently we were pleased to announce that Simcere's diosmectite passed EU-GMP inspection and that Endu successfully completed the Phase IV clinical study which verified the positive results of the Phase III study regarding Endu's safety and efficacy," Mr. Ren continued. "Simcere's strategic cardiovascular portfolio also continues to grow with our recently launched cholesterol lowering drug Rosuvastatin and hypertension drug Levamlodipine both performing well. We are confident that these developments should help position Simcere for growth over the mid-to-long-term."
2010 First Quarter Financial Results
Total revenue for the first quarter of 2010 was RMB458.7 million (US$67.2 million), compared to RMB442.5 million for the same period in 2009, representing year-over-year growth of 3.7%.
Revenue from edaravone injection products under the brand names Bicun and Yidasheng increased by 8.5% to RMB173.2 million (US$25.4 million) for the first quarter of 2010 from RMB159.6 million for the same period in 2009. Sales of edaravone injection products constituted 37.8% of the Company's product revenue for the first quarter of 2010.
Revenue from Endu, the Company's patented anti-cancer biotech product, increased by 2.3% to RMB37.4 million (US$5.5 million) in the first quarter of 2010 from RMB36.5 million for the same period in 2009. Sales of Endu constituted 8.2% of the Company's product revenue for the first quarter of 2010.
Revenue from Sinofuan, a 5-FU sustained release implant for the treatment of cancer, increased by 1.0% to RMB25.3 million (US$3.7 million) for the first quarter of 2010 from RMB25.1 million for the same period in 2009. Sales of Sinofuan constituted 5.5% of the Company's product revenue for the first quarter of 2010.
Revenue from other first-to-market products including Jiebaishu, a nedaplatin product, and Anxin, a biapenem injection, increased by 12.7% to RMB8.7 million (US$1.3 million) from RMB7.7 million for the same period in 2009. Sale of other first-to-market products constituted 1.9% of the Company's product revenue for the first quarter of 2010.
Revenue from other branded generic products including Zailin and Yingtaiqing decreased by 10.4% to RMB186.2 million (US$27.3 million) from RMB207.7 million for the same period in 2009. Sales of other branded generic products constituted 40.7% of the Company's product revenue for the first quarter of 2010.
Gross margin for the first quarter of 2010 decreased to 79.7% compared to 82.5% for the same period in 2009. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in other revenue from RMB5.8 million for the first quarter of 2009 to RMB1.0 million (US$0.2 million) for this quarter as well as lower revenue and gross margin contribution from Jiangsu Yanshen. Other revenue was primarily comprised of government subsidies and VAT refund.
Research and development expenses for the first quarter of 2010 totaled RMB30.6 million (US$4.5 million) which represented an increase of 22.1% from RMB25.0 million for the same period in 2009. This increase was due primarily to the increased expenditure on on-going research and development projects and increased salary expenses as a result of an increase in research and development headcount. As a percentage of total revenue, research and development expenses increased to 6.7% for the first quarter of 2010 from 5.7% for the same period in 2009.
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses for the first quarter of 2010 were RMB236.9 million (US$34.7 million), which represented an increase of 7.8% from RMB219.8 million for the same period in 2009. As a percentage of total revenue, sales, marketing and distribution expenses increased to 51.6% for the first quarter of 2010 from 49.7% for the same period in 2009. This increase was due primarily to increased spending on promotional activities for products such as Bicun, Endu, Anxin and Yingtaiqing and increased expenses associated with market research.
General and administrative expenses were RMB67.2 million (US$9.9 million) for the first quarter of 2010, which represented an increase of 13.4% from RMB59.3 million for the same period in 2009. As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expenses increased to 14.7% for the first quarter of 2010 from 13.4% for the same period in 2009.
Share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to research and development expenses, sales, marketing and distribution expenses, and general and administrative expenses, based on the nature of the work that the relevant employee was assigned to perform, totaled RMB8.0 million (US$1.2 million) for the first quarter of 2010. Share-based compensation expenses for the first quarter of 2009 were RMB6.3 million.
Income from operations was RMB30.9 million (US$4.5 million) for the first quarter of 2010, which represented a decrease of 49.5% from RMB61.1 million for the same period in 2009.
Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2010 was RMB1.3 million (US$0.2 million), which was primarily comprised of the tax expense of RMB7.9 million (US$1.2 million) relating to our profitable subsidiaries. This amount was offset by recognition of tax credits of RMB5.8 million (US$0.8 million) relating to tax losses of certain subsidiaries.
Net income attributable to Simcere was RMB20.5 million (US$3.0 million) for the first quarter of 2010, compared to RMB48.2 million for the same period in 2009. Net margin, representing net income divided by total revenue, was 4.5% for the first quarter of 2010, compared to 10.9% for the first quarter of 2009.
Basic and diluted earnings per American Depository Share ("ADS") for the first quarter of 2010 were RMB0.37 (US$0.05) and RMB0.36 (US$0.05), respectively. One ADS represents two ordinary shares of the Company.
As of March 31, 2010, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of RMB332.4 million (US$48.7 million), compared to RMB458.1 million as of December 31, 2009.
Financial Information
The preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and balance sheets accompanying this press release have been prepared by management using U.S. GAAP. This preliminary financial information is not intended to fully comply with U.S. GAAP because it does not present all of the financial information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.
The preliminary unaudited financial information is subject to the completion of the annual impairment review of goodwill and intangible assets and the purchase price allocation in respect of the Company's acquisitions of Yanshen Biological Technology Stock Co., Ltd. ("Jiangsu Yanshen") in 2009 and is subject to change. Specifically, in the preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated information of income and balance sheets accompanying this press release, goodwill, intangible assets and other assets and liabilities recorded as a result of the Jiangsu Yanshen acquisition as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, respectively, are subject to change. These balances also do not reflect any potential adjustments or impairment charges, if any, and the Company is currently evaluating the impact of the events occurred in 2009 and 2010 since acquisition. Readers and investors are strongly advised to read all public announcements the Company has made in respect of Jiangsu Yanshen in 2009 and 2010.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions. In particular, the quotations from management in this press release contain forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements are based upon management's current views and expectations with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Furthermore, these statements are, by their nature, subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance and results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Simcere's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Simcere does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
Conference Call
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group will host a conference call to discuss the Company's results for the first quarter of 2010 on Tuesday, May 18, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (Tuesday, May 18 at 8:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time). The management team will be on the call to discuss the results for first quarter of 2009 and to answer questions.
To access the conference call, please dial:
United States toll-free dial-in number: +1 866 730 5769
United States toll/International dial-in number: +1 857 350 1593
South China toll-free/Chine Telecom dial-in number: +86 10 800 130 0399
North China toll-free/China Telecom dial-in number: +86 10 800 152 1490
South China toll-free/China Netcom dial-in number: +86 10 800 852 1490
Hong Kong dial-in number: +852 3002 1672
Please ask to be connected to Simcere's Q1 2010 earnings call and provide the following passcode: 88084854. Simcere will also broadcast a live audio webcast of the conference call. The broadcast will be available by visiting the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's web site at http://www.simcere.com .
Following the earnings conference call, an archive of the call will be available by dialing:
United States toll-free dial-in number: +1 888 286 8010
United States toll/International dial-in number: +1 617 801 6888
The passcode for replay participants is: 45084556. The telephone replay also will be archived on the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's web site for seven days following the earnings announcement.
About Simcere Pharmaceutical Group
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE:SCR, Simcere) is a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China. In recent years, Simcere has been focusing its strategy on the development of innovative pharmaceuticals and first-to-market generics, and has introduced an innovative anti-cancer medication Endu, a first-to-market medication Sinofuan, and first-to-market generics such as Bicun and Anxin. Simcere manufactures and sells antibiotics, anti-cancer medication, stroke management medication and biopharmaceutical drugs such as vaccines. Simcere concentrates its research and development efforts on the treatment of diseases with high incidence and/or mortality rates and for which there is a clear demand for more effective pharmacotherapy such as cancer, strokes, orthopaedics and infectious diseases. For more information about Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, please visit http://www.simcere.com .
SIMCERE PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP
PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND ADS DATA)
Three months ended March 31,
2009 2010 2010
RMB RMB USD
Product revenue 436,633 457,648 67,047
Other revenue 5,873 1,021 150
Total revenue 442,506 458,669 67,197
Cost of materials and production (77,320) (93,096) (13,639)
Gross profit 365,186 365,573 53,558
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses (25,047) (30,592) (4,482)
Sales, marketing and
distribution expenses (219,779) (236,879) (34,704)
General and administrative
expenses (59,288) (67,240) (9,851)
Income from operations 61,072 30,862 4,521
Interest income 2,569 1,296 190
Interest expense (2,503) (4,965) (727)
Foreign currency exchange
(losses)/gains (84) 67 10
Equity in losses of equity
method affiliated companies -- (4,450) (652)
Earnings before income taxes 61,054 22,810 3,342
Income tax expense (7,592) (1,316) (193)
Net income 53,462 21,494 3,149
Less: Net income attributable to
the noncontrolling interest (5,288) (1,012) (148)
Net income attributable to Simcere 48,174 20,482 3,001
Earnings per share attributable
to Simcere:
Basic 0.40 0.19 0.03
Diluted 0.40 0.18 0.03
Earnings per ADS attributable to
Simcere:
Basic 0.80 0.37 0.05
Diluted 0.80 0.36 0.05
Weighted average number of
common shares: 120,624,814 110,031,322 110,031,322
Basic
Diluted 120,624,814 112,802,481 112,802,481
SIMCERE PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP
PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS)
December 31, March 31, March 31,
2009 2010 2010
RMB RMB USD
Assets
Current assets
Cash, cash equivalents
and restricted cash 458,145 332,384 48,695
Accounts and bills
receivables, net 704,321 633,415 92,797
Inventories 106,655 103,872 15,218
Other current assets 102,743 101,663 14,894
Total current assets 1,371,864 1,171,334 171,604
Property, plant and
equipment, net 744,713 763,326 111,830
Land use rights 146,158 145,357 21,295
Goodwill and intangible
assets, net 949,517 929,349 136,152
Investments in and
advance to affiliated
companies 121,865 117,671 17,239
Other assets 58,035 61,657 9,034
Total assets 3,392,152 3,188,694 467,154
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings
and current
installments of
long-term debts 76,000 36,000 5,274
Accounts payables 41,439 42,055 6,161
Bills payables 110,810 386 57
Other payables and
accrued liabilities 464,616 421,558 61,759
Total current
liabilities 692,865 499,999 73,251
Long-term debts,
excluding current
installments 122,685 122,851 17,998
Deferred tax liabilities 147,782 142,458 20,871
Other liabilities 21,561 21,819 3,197
Total liabilities 984,893 787,127 115,317
Equity
Simcere shareholders'
equity
Ordinary shares at par 8,716 8,640 1,266
Additional paid-in
capital 1,170,687 1,139,043 166,873
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss (43,886) (39,352) (5,765)
Retained earnings 940,938 961,420 140,851
Total Simcere
shareholders' equity 2,076,455 2,069,751 303,225
Noncontrolling interest 330,804 331,816 48,612
Total equity 2,407,259 2,401,567 351,837
Commitments and
contingencies
Total liabilities and
equity 3,392,152 3,188,694 467,154
Note: The conversions of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (USD)
as at the reporting dates are based on the noon buying rate of
USD1.00 = RMB6.8258 on March 31, 2010 as set forth in the H. 10
statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. No representation
is intended to imply that the RMB amounts could have been, or could
be, converted, realized or settled into U.S. dollars at that rate on
the reporting dates.
SOURCE Simcere Pharmaceutical Group
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