Orient Paper, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Orient Paper, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

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Company to Host Earnings Conference Call on Monday, May 14, 2018, at 8:00 am ET

BAODING, China, May 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Orient Paper, Inc. ONP ("Orient Paper" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Mr. Zhenyong Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orient Paper, commented, "Our disappointing first quarter results reflected the impact of a temporary suspension of production due to government-mandated restrictions on the supply of natural gas that lasted for most of the first quarter. However, production at our manufacturing facilities has been back to normal since mid-March and we anticipate a strong rebound in our business in the second quarter."

First Quarter 2018 Unaudited Financial Results





 For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 ($ millions)



2018



2017



 % Change

 Revenues



1.9



25.3



-92.5%

 Regular Corrugating Medium Paper ("CMP")*



0.9



19.5



-95.3%

 Light-Weight CMP**



0.7



2.2



-70.5%

 Offset Printing Paper



0.3



2.9



-88.8%

 Tissue Paper Products



0.0



0.7



-100.0%















 Gross profit (loss)



-0.7



5.7



-112.3%

 Gross profit (loss) margin



-36.8%



22.4%



-59.2 pp

 Regular Corrugating Medium Paper ("CMP")*



-20.2%



22.3%



-42.5 pp

 Light-Weight CMP**



-59.5%



23.3%



-82.8 pp

 Offset Printing Paper



-37.7%



25.5%



-63.2 pp

 Tissue Paper Products



NM



7.9%



NM















 Operating income (loss)



-4.5



2.9



-257.4%

 Net income (loss)



-4.1



1.7



-339.3%

 EBITDA



-0.5



6.5



-107.5%

 Basic and Diluted earnings (loss) per share



-0.19



0.08



-337.5%















 * Products from PM6













 ** Products from PM1













 *** pp represents percentage points













Revenue

For the first quarter of 2018, total revenue decreased by $23.4 million, or 92.5%, to $1.9 million from $25.3 million for the same period of the prior year. The decrease in total revenue was mainly due to decreases in sales volume across all product categories and partially offset by an increase in blended ASP.     In late January, 2018, the Company temporarily suspended its production due to government-mandated restrictions on the natural gas supply. The company resumed production on March 14, 2018. As a result, both the production and sales volume decreased significantly in the first quarter of 2018. The following table summarizes revenue, volume and ASP by product for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively:



 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 



2018



2017



 Revenue ($'000) 



 Volume (tonne) 



 ASP ($/tonne) 



 Revenue ($'000) 



 Volume (tonne) 



 ASP ($/tonne) 

 Regular CMP 

908



1,672



543



19,452



47,792



407

 Light-Weight CMP 

652



1,251



521



2,210



5,023



440

 Offset Printing Paper 

329



379



867



2,925



4,756



615

 Tissue Paper Products 

-



-



-



703



558



1,260

 Total 

1,888

#

3,302



572



25,290



58,129



435



Revenue from CMP, including both regular CMP and light-Weight CMP, decreased by $20.1 million, or 92.8%, to $1.6 million and accounted for 82.6% of total revenue for the first quarter of 2018, compared to $21.7 million, or 85.7% of total revenue, for the same period of the prior year. The Company sold 2,923 tonnes of CMP at an ASP of $534/tonne in the first quarter of 2018, compared to 52,815 tonnes at an ASP of $410/tonne in the same period of the prior year.

Of the total CMP sales, revenue from regular CMP decreased by $18.5 million, or 95.3%, to $0.9 million, resulting from sales of 1,672 tonnes at an ASP of $543/tonne, during the first quarter of 2018, compared to revenue of $19.5 million, resulting from sales of 47,792 tonnes at an ASP of $407/tonne, for the same period of the prior year. Revenue from light-weight CMP decreased by $1.6 million, or 70.5%, to $0.7 million, resulting from sales of 1,251 tonnes at an ASP of $521/tonne for the first quarter of 2018, compared to revenue of $2.2 million, resulting from sales of 5,023 tonnes at an ASP of $440/tonne for the same period of the prior year.

Revenue from offset printing paper decreased by $2.6 million, or 88.8%, to $0.3 million for the first quarter of 2018, from $2.9 million for the same period of the prior year. The Company sold 379 tonnes of offset printing paper at an ASP of $867/tonne in the first quarter of 2018, compared to 4,756 tonnes at an ASP of $615/tonne in the same period of the prior year.

Production of tissue paper was suspended in September and October 2017 for the replacement of coal boilers, and intermittent production resumed in the following months due to volatility in the price of tissue paper. We had no revenue from tissue paper products for the first quarter of 2018, compared to $0.7 million, resulting from sales of 558 tonnes at an ASP of $1,260/tonne, for the first quarter of 2017. We expect to resume and increase production of tissue products once the market condition becomes more favorable.

Gross Profit (loss) and Gross (Loss) Margin

Total cost of sales decreased by $17.1 million, or 86.8%, to $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2018, from $19.6 million for the same period of the prior year. Cost of sales per tonne was $782 for the first quarter of 2018, compared to $338 for the same period of the prior year. The increase in overall cost of sales per tonne was mainly due to increased unit cost of manufacturing overhead due to the production suspension in the first quarter of 2018, as well as higher average unit purchase costs of recycled paper board and recycled scrap binding. Costs of sales per tonne for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, and tissue paper products were, $653, $831, $1,194, and $nil, respectively, for the first quarter of 2018, compared to $316, $337, $458, and $1,161, respectively, for the same period of the prior year.

Gross loss was $0.7 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared to gross profit of $5.7 million for the same period of the prior year. Overall gross loss margin was 36.8% for the first quarter of 2018, compared to gross profit margin of 22.4% for the same period of the prior year. The decrease in gross profit and gross margin were mainly due to the decrease in sales volume and increase in unit cost of recycled paper board and recycled scrap binding and partially offset by the increase in ASP as discussed above. Gross loss margins for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, and tissue paper products were 20.2%, 59.5%, 37.7%, and nil, respectively, for the first quarter of 2018, compared to gross profit margin of 22.3%, 23.3%, 25.5%, and 7.9%, respectively, for the same period of the prior year.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") increased by $1.0 million, or 37.1%, to $3.8 million for the first quarter of 2018 from $2.8 million for the same period of the prior year. The increase was mainly due to the depreciation of idle equipment during the suspension of production in the first quarter of 2018. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A was 202.0% for the first quarter of 2018, compared to 11.0% for the same period of the prior year. 

Income (loss) from Operations

Loss from operations was $4.5 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared to income from operations of $2.9 million for the same period of the prior year. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to the decrease in gross profit and increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as discussed above. Operating loss margin was 239.4% for the first quarter of 2018, compare to operating profit margin of 11.4% for the same period of the prior year.

Net Income (loss)

Net loss was $4.1 million, or net loss of $0.19 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2018, compared to net income of $1.7 million, or net earnings of $0.08 per basic and diluted share, for the same period of the prior year.

EBITDA

EBITDA was negative $0.5 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared to $6.5 million for the same period of the prior year.

Note 1: Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our U.S. GAAP results, this press release includes a discussion of EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company defines EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a key measure used by management to evaluate our results and make strategic decisions. Management believes this measure is useful to investors because it is an indicator of operational performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, and should not be viewed as an alternative to measures of financial performance or changes in cash flows calculated in accordance with the U.S. GAAP.

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA

(Amounts expressed in US$)







 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 

 ($ millions) 



2018





2017

 Net income 

$

-4.1



$

1.7

 Add: Income tax 



-0.5





0.5

         Net interest expense 



0.4





0.7

         Depreciation and amortization 



3.7





3.6

 EBITDA 

$

-0.5



$

6.5

Cash, Liquidity and Financial Position

As of March 31, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, short-term debt (including related party loan), notes payable and long-term debt (including related party loans) of $0.7 million, $19.7 million, $4.0 million and $7.6 million, respectively, compared to $2.9 million, $13.6 million, $6.1 million and $11.9 million, respectively, at the end of 2017. Net accounts receivable was $0.8 million as of March 31, 2018, compared to $1.8 million as of December 31, 2017. Net inventory was $9.0 million as of March 31, 2018, compared to $8.5 million at the end of 2017. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had current assets of $17.8 million and current liabilities of $25.8 million, resulting in a working capital deficit of $8.0 million. This compared to current assets of $20.0 million, current liabilities of $21.8 million and working capital deficit of $1.8 million at the end of 2017.

Net cash used in operating activities was $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1.4 million for the same period of the prior year. Net cash used in investing activities was $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $5.3 million for the same period of the prior year. Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $9.8 million for the same period of the prior year.

Earnings Conference Call

The Company's management will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2018 financial results at 8:00 am US Eastern Time (5:00 am US Pacific Time/ 8:00 pm Beijing Time) on Monday, May 14, 2018.

To attend the conference call, please dial-in using the information below. When prompted upon dialing-in, please provide the conference ID or ask for the "Orient Paper First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call."

Conference Call



Date:                                                

Monday, May 14, 2018

Time:

8:00 am ET (5:00 am US Pacific Time/ 8:00 pm Beijing Time) 

International Toll Free:

United States: +1-855-500-8701

Mainland China: 400-120-0654

Hong Kong: 800-906-606

International: +65-6713-5440

Conference ID:

8354088

This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet, and can be accessed by all interested parties at http://www.orientpaperinc.com/ or  https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/v6h3sapo.

Please access the link at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.

A playback will be available through 9:59 ET May 22, 2018. To listen, please dial +1-855-452-5696 if calling from the United States, or +61-290-034-211 if calling internationally. Use the passcode 8354088 to access the replay.

About Orient Paper, Inc.

Orient Paper, Inc. ("Orient Paper") is a leading paper manufacturer in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material (with the exception of its digital photo paper and tissue paper products), Orient Paper produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper and tissue paper products.

With production based in Baoding and Xingtai in North China's Hebei Province, Orient Paper is located strategically close to the Beijing and Tianjin region, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country.

Orient Paper's production facilities are controlled and operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Shengde Holdings Inc., which in turn controls and operates Baoding Shengde Paper Co., Ltd., and Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1996, Orient Paper has been listed on the NYSE MKT under the ticker symbol "ONP" since December 2009. (For more information, please visit http://www.orientpaperinc.com)

Safe Harbor Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including risks outlined in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K. All information provided in this press release speaks as of the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements.

For more information, please contact:

Company Contact:

Orient Paper, Inc.

Email: ir@orientpaperinc.com

Investor Relations:

Tony Tian, CFA                 

Weitian Group LLC

Email: tony.tian@weitian-ir.com

Phone: +1-732-910-9692

 

 

ORIENT PAPER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF MARCH 31, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017

(Unaudited)





March 31,



December 31,



2018



2017

ASSETS























Current Assets











Cash and bank balances

$

740,309



$

2,895,790

Restricted cash



3,975,764





6,121,637

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $16,699 and $37,626 as of March 31, 2018 and December 2017, respectively)



818,255





1,843,682

Inventories



9,009,448





8,474,165

Prepayments and other current assets



3,246,169





651,523













Total current assets



17,789,945





19,986,797













Property, plant, and equipment, net



193,753,101





189,388,709

Value-added tax recoverable



3,138,164





3,041,416

Deferred tax asset non-current



7,371,246





6,572,559













Total Assets

$

222,052,456



$

218,989,481













LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY























Current Liabilities











Short-term bank loans

$

13,040,505



$

7,192,923

Current portion of long-term loans from credit union



6,615,671





6,366,502

Accounts payable



308,880





422,705

Notes payable



3,975,764





6,121,637

Due to a related party



102,498





60,378

Accrued payroll and employee benefits



307,472





231,247

Other payables and accrued liabilities



939,233





836,337

Income taxes payable



546,127





525,804













Total current liabilities



25,836,150





21,757,533













Loans from credit union



1,240,438





1,193,719

Loans from a related party



6,361,222





10,712,865













Total liabilities (including amounts of the consolidated VIE without recourse to the Company of $30,913,599 and $31,235,520 as of March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)



33,437,810





33,664,117













Commitments and Contingencies























Stockholders' Equity











Common stock, 500,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value per share, 21,450,316 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively



21,450





21,450

Additional paid-in capital



50,635,243





50,635,243

Statutory earnings reserve



6,080,574





6,080,574

Accumulated other comprehensive income



12,844,357





5,468,799

Retained earnings



119,033,022





123,119,298













Total stockholders' equity



188,614,646





185,325,364













Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$

222,052,456



$

218,989,481

 

 

ORIENT PAPER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018 AND 2017

(Unaudited)





Three Months Ended



March 31,



2018



2017









Revenues

$

1,888,194



$

25,289,659













Cost of sales



(2,583,502)





(19,635,739)













Gross (Loss) Profit



(695,308)





5,653,920













Selling, general and administrative expenses



(3,813,794)





(2,782,342)

Loss from disposal of property, plant and equipment



(10,376)





-













(Loss) Income from Operations



(4,519,478)





2,871,578













Other Income (Expense):











Interest income



44,763





17,945

Subsidy income



253,281





40,712

Interest expense



(403,811)





(679,084)













(Loss) Income before Income Taxes



(4,625,245)





2,251,151













Provision for Income Taxes



538,969





(543,282)













Net (Loss) Income



(4,086,276)





1,707,869













Other Comprehensive Income











Foreign currency translation adjustment



7,375,558





956,292













Total Comprehensive Income

$

3,289,282



$

2,664,161













(Losses) Earnings Per Share:























Basic and Diluted (Losses) Earnings per Share

$

(0.19)



$

0.08

























Outstanding – Basic and Diluted



21,450,316





21,450,316

 

 

ORIENT PAPER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018 AND 2017

(Unaudited)



Three Months Ended



March 31,



2018



2017









Cash Flows from Operating Activities:











Net income

$

(4,086,276)



$

1,707,869

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











Depreciation and amortization



3,730,585





3,615,359

Loss from disposal of property, plant and equipment



10,376





-

Allowance for bad debts



(22,297)





(16,112)

Share-based compensation expenses



-





-

Deferred tax



(538,969)





(578,139)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:











Accounts receivable



1,114,843





805,599

Prepayments and other current assets



(2,535,170)





(3,939,630)

Inventories



(202,692)





(2,358,426)

Accounts payable



(129,770)





(69,194)

Advance from customers



-





(29,079)

Notes payable



(2,374,507)





3,634,936

Due to a related party



39,575





36,349

Accrued payroll and employee benefits



66,867





127,180

Other payables and accrued liabilities



69,841





(1,228,505)

Income taxes payable



-





(345,594)

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities



(4,857,594)





1,362,613













Cash Flows from Investing Activities:











Purchases of property, plant and equipment



(707,162)





(5,258,905)













Net Cash Used in Investing Activities



(707,162)





(5,258,905)













Cash Flows from Financing Activities:











Proceeds from related party loans



4,749,015





-

Repayments of related party loans



(9,498,029)





-

Proceeds from short term bank loans



9,972,931





9,887,026

Repayment of bank loans



(4,432,414)





-

Payment of capital lease obligation



-





(63,613)













Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities



791,503





9,823,413













Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents



471,899





23,654













Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents



(4,301,354)





5,950,775













Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period



9,017,427





4,494,964













Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - End of Period

$

4,716,073



$

10,445,739













Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:











Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest cost

$

787,353



$

713,199

Cash paid for income taxes

$

-



$

1,467,016













Cash and bank balances



740,309





4,648,049

Restricted cash



3,975,764





5,797,690

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows



4,716,073





10,445,739

 

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