FFHL Fuwei Films Holdings Company Ltd

BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: FFHL) ("Fuwei Films" or the "Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010.

Highlights

• Net sales for the third quarter were RMB 129.2 million (US$19.3 million), compared with RMB 89.6 million in the same period of 2009;

• Gross profit for the third quarter was RMB 40.5 million (US$6.0 million), compared with RMB 7.9 million in the same period of 2009;

• Net sales during the first nine months were RMB 327.9 million (US$49.0 million), compared with RMB 236.7 million in the same period of 2009;

• Net income for the first nine months was RMB 15.3 million (US$2.3 million), compared with a net loss of RMB 19.5 million in the same nine-month period of 2009;

• Basic and diluted earnings per share for the first nine months were RMB 1.17 (US$0.18), compared with basic and diluted net loss per share of RMB 1.49 in the same period of 2009;

• Sales of Specialty films for the first nine months were RMB 53.3 million (US$8.0 million) compared to RMB 21.8 million in the same period of 2009;

• Overseas sales during the first nine months were RMB 67.6 million (US$10.1 million) compared to RMB 24.5 million in the same period of 2009.

Mr. Xiaoan He, Chairman and CEO of Fuwei Films, said, "We are very pleased with our third quarter and nine months financial results. The demand for BOPET films in domestic and foreign markets has continued to increase, especially in the foreign markets. In the third quarter we also saw the demand in the domestic market continued to expand which resulted in the significant increase of sales prices especially in the commodity films area. In spite of rising competition, we saw significant revenue growth this quarter and our gross profit was significantly higher than the previous year."

Third Quarter of 2010 Results

Net sales during the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 were RMB 129.2 million (US$19.3 million), compared to RMB 89.6 million (US$13.1 million), during the same period in 2009, representing a 44.2% increase.

The sales of specialty films during the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 were RMB28.5 million (US$4.3 million), reflecting 22.1% of total net sales as compared to 12.4% in the same period of 2009. The increase was largely attributable to the increase in demand for packaging for luxury goods.

The following is a breakdown of commodity and specialty film sales for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (amounts in thousands):

Overseas sales during the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 were RMB30.9 million (US$4.6 million), which accounted for 23.9% of our total net revenues, as compared with RMB 6.0 million (US$0.9 million) and 6.7% in the same period in 2009, which is 411.8% higher than the same period last year. The increase in overseas sales was mainly due to the recovery of overseas demand, especially the increase of demand in Europe, North America, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia.

The following is a breakdown of domestic and overseas sales for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (amounts in thousands):

Gross profit was RMB40.5 million (US$6.0 million) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, representing a gross margin of 31.4%, as compared to a gross margin of 8.8% from the same period in 2009. This was mainly due to a significant increase in the average sales price of our products during the third quarter compared with the same period in 2009.

Operating expenses for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 were RMB 22.4 million (US$3.3 million), which was RMB 15.3 million (US$2.3 million) or 218.0% higher than the same period in 2009. This increase was mainly due to increased delivery costs of overseas sales, allowances for doubtful account receivables and other receivables.

Net income during the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 was RMB 15.0 million (US$2.2 million) compared to net income of RMB2.0 million (US$0.3 million) during the same period in 2009, representing an increase in net income of RMB 13.0 million（US$1.9 million）from the same period in 2009. The increase was mainly due to the increase of revenue and gross margin.

Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was RMB 67.8 million (US$ 10.2 million) compared to net cash flows provided by operating activities of RMB10.7 (US$1.6 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, which is an increase of RMB 57.0 million (US$8.5 million). This increase in cash flows from operating activities was attributable primarily to the increased earnings, decrease of accounts receivables and inventories, and increase of advance payments.

Total shareholders' equity was RMB526.9 million (US$78.7 million) as of September 30, 2010, compared with RMB 511.6 million as of December 31, 2009.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had 13,062,500 basic and diluted total ordinary shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a teleconference on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 8:00 a.m. EDT / 9:00 p.m. Beijing time to discuss the quarterly results. To participate in the call, please dial +1-877-407-9205 in North America, or +1-201-689-8054 internationally, approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

A replay of the call can also be accessed via telephone by calling +1-877-660-6853 in North America, or +1-201-612-7415 internationally, and entering the following access codes: Account#: 286 and Conference ID: 360959. The replay will be available until December 16, 2010, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

About Fuwei Films

Fuwei Films conducts its business through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co., Ltd. ("Fuwei Shandong"). Fuwei Shandong develops, manufactures and distributes high-quality plastic films using the biaxial oriented stretch technique, otherwise known as BOPET film (biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate). Fuwei Films' BOPET film is widely used to package food, medicine, cosmetics, tobacco, and alcohol, as well as in the imaging, electronics, and magnetic products industries.

Safe Harbor

This press release contains information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to risks. Risk factors that could contribute to such differences include those matters more fully disclosed in the Company's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which, among other things, include both the short and long-term effects of the global financial crisis on the Company and the BOPET film industry; competition in the BOPET film industry; growth of, and risks inherent in, the BOPET film industry in China; uncertainty as to future profitability and our ability to obtain adequate financing for our planned capital expenditure requirements; uncertainty as to our ability to continuously develop new BOPET film products and keep up with changes in BOPET film technology; risks associated with possible defects and errors in our products; uncertainty as to our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; uncertainty as to our ability to attract and retain qualified executives and personnel; and uncertainty in acquiring raw materials on time and on acceptable terms, particularly in view of the volatility in the prices of petroleum products in recent years. The forward-looking information provided herein represents the Company's estimates as of the date of the press release, and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's estimates to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates of its future financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Actual results of our operations may differ materially from information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors.

SOURCE Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd.