www.chinaeducationresources.com
VANCOUVER,
May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - China Education
Resources, Inc. ("CER") (TSXV: CHN, OTCQX: CHNUF), a leading
technology provider of online learning, training courses and social
media for teachers, students and education professionals, announced
its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2012. All figures are expressed in
U.S. dollars.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, CER reported aggregate sales
revenue of $7,391,934 as compared to
$6,553,140 for the same period in
2011. There was an increase in sales for the current year as
compared to the sales of previous year. The Company recognized a
net loss for the year ended December 31,
2012 of $1,380,439
attributable to the shareholders as compared to a profit of
$23,273 attributable to the
shareholders for the same period in 2011. The increase in the loss
for the current year was mainly due to the increase in selling
expenses for marketing our new products and services and a goodwill
impairment loss of $500,000 (non-cash
item) as a result of goodwill impairment analysis using restrictive
assumptions.
2012 financial highlights include:
- Online products and other revenue of $3,738,176 generated during 2012 as compared to
$2,187,832 during the same period in
2011;
- Text book sales revenue of $3,653,759 generated during 2012 as compared to
$4,365,308 during the same period in
2011.
"Our sales revenue continues
to increase in 2012, and the Company's
business growth plan has
been implemented as planned" said Chengfeng Zhou, CEO, China Education Resources.
"As a result of incurring increased selling expenses
of $1.0 million in 2012,
as compared with the same period of last
year, the Company has begun providing digital
textbooks to students. CER is now adding mobile learning
solutions to the school platform for both of the students
and teachers. Digital textbooks have started
to generate revenue in 2012 and we
expect our Education Smartphone Program will start to generate
revenue in the second half year of 2013."
In order to continue work with the principal of
a previous financial advisor, who has changed firms, CER has
terminated the agreement with Inverness Advisors. An
agreement with this new
firm is now under discussion.
The Company has developed an unparalleled and
broad portfolio of education products that is believed unavailable
in any other education market. It has been market tested and
developed in the world's largest education market. The Company
intends to explore the potential to provide these online, networked
products and services in other education markets. We may launch
these products on our own platform or in partnership with other
domestic industry players. The Company's goal is to become the
leading internet education service platform, content provider and
social network to individuals and organizations in the education
sector.
In collaboration with China's education administrators and experts,
China Education Resources has been helping to transform the
curriculum of the world's largest educational system. Recognizing
the need to address education reform changes, China Education
Resources has created educational tools and curriculum for
China's entire kindergarten
through twelfth grade system. The Company is playing an integral
part in transforming China's
educational system by helping to convert the existing educational
system from a memory-based learning system to a creative thinking
and interactive approach. Presently, China Education Resources has
over one million kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers
registered through its Web portal. For more information, please
visit www.chinaeducationresources.com or call (604) 331-2388.
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SOURCE China Education Resources Inc.