-- Quarterly revenues increased 143.5% to $63.4 million, as compared to $26.0 million quarter-over-quarter
-- Gross margin was 7.7%, as compared to 3.6% quarter-over-quarter
-- Net income was $3.2 million, as compared to a net loss of $1.1 million quarter-over-quarter
-- Diluted earnings per share were $0.19, as compared to a diluted loss per share of $0.06 quarter-over-quarter..
SGOCO Group, Ltd. Reports Unaudited Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012Font size: A | A | A 9:00 AM ET 4/19/13 | PR Newswire SGOCO Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SGOC), ("SGOCO" or the "Company"), a company focused on product design, distribution and brand development in the Chinese flat-panel display market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2012.
Given the significant changes to SGOCO's business model and balance sheet pursuant to the Sale of Honesty Group in the fourth quarter of prior year, SGOCO considers year-over-year comparisons of financial results less relevant and quarter-over-quarter results more relevant.
Q4 Financial Highlights
-- Quarterly revenues increased 143.5% to $63.4 million, as compared to $26.0 million quarter-over-quarter
-- Gross margin was 7.7%, as compared to 3.6% quarter-over-quarter
-- Net income was $3.2 million, as compared to a net loss of $1.1 million quarter-over-quarter
-- Diluted earnings per share were $0.19, as compared to a diluted loss per share of $0.06 quarter-over-quarter.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, total revenues increased by 143.5% to $63.4 million from $26.0 million quarter-over-quarter. Of the total revenues, the revenues generated from SGOCO brand sales were $41.1 million, or 64.8% of total revenues, as compared to $22.3 million, or 35.2% of total revenues generated from OEM businesses.
As a percentage of total sales, overall gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2012 improved to 7.7% from 3.6% for the prior quarter. The gross margin for SGOCO brand products improved to 7.9%, as compared to 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") expenses for the fourth quarter decreased $0.3 million, or 19.3% to $1.4 million from $1.7 million in the prior quarter. As a percentage of total revenues, the SG&A expenses were 2.2% and 6.5% for the fourth quarter and the prior quarter, respectively. The significant percentage decrease in the SG&A expenses in the fourth quarter was due to the payment of one-time professional fees to third parties for NASDAQ listing-related services. The fees were largely incurred in or prior to the third quarter of fiscal 2012.
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $3.2 million, or 5.0% of total revenues, as compared to a loss of $1.1 million quarter-over-quarter. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $0.19, as compared to a diluted loss per share of $0.06 for the third quarter.
Operational Results for the Fiscal Year 2012
For the fiscal year 2012, SGOCO's total revenues were $166.7 million, as compared to $313.1 million of the prior year. The year-over-year sales decrease was primarily attributable to changed client mix, reduced sales volumes, and decreased average selling price of our display products due to increased competition in China's general display market.
During fiscal year 2012, 70.6% of sales were generated from SGOCO brand products and 29.4% of sales were derived from non-SGOCO brand products and OEM customers, which compared to 61.5% of sales generated from SGOCO brand products and 38.5% of sales derived from non-SGOCO brand, OEM clients, and other businesses in the prior fiscal year.
Cost of goods sold decreased by $125.2 million, or 44.8% from $279.4 million to $154.2 million in fiscal year 2012. The decrease in the cost of goods sold was mainly due to reduced sales volumes for our display products. After the Sales of Honesty Group, our cost of goods sold consisted of the cost of finished products purchased from outsourced manufacturers, including Honesty Group and its subsidiaries. For fiscal year 2012, the amount of finished products purchased from Honesty Group and its subsidiaries after the Sale of Honesty Group was $119.3 million, or 77% of total purchases.
Gross profit in fiscal year 2012 was $12.5 million as compared to $33.7 million for the previous fiscal year. As a percentage of total revenues, overall gross margin was 7.5% for the fiscal year 2012, as compared to 10.8% for the prior fiscal year. Overall gross margin during 2012 was negatively impacted by the increased fees charged by Chinese authorities for recycling imported monitors, price decreases for monitors, and added costs for outsourcing manufacturing as SGOCO does not own any manufacturing facility.
In response to the intense competition in China's general display market, SGOCO has transitioned into a "light-asset" business model that concentrates on the development and distribution of its own SGOCO brands and licensed TCL and Founder brands, which had 8.4% in gross margin as compared to 6.2% gross margin for OEM products for the fiscal year of 2012. The Company also focuses on selling more application-specific products with higher gross margins.
SG&A expenses for the fiscal year 2012 were $6.0 million, or 3.6% of total revenues, as compared with $7.5 million, or 2.4% of total revenues for the prior fiscal year. Included in the 2012 SG&A expenses was an approximately $1.7 million one-time expense in professional fees in relation to SGOCO's trading halt on Nasdaq and a change in auditors in 2012, which represented approximately 1% of total revenues.
Net income for fiscal year 2012 was $4.2 million, as compared to $16.6 million for the previous fiscal year. The net income margins were 2.5% and 5.3% for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Diluted earnings per share were reported at $0.25 for fiscal year 2012.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
As of December 31, 2012, the Company held $11.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $78.1 million in working capital. The current ratio was reported at 3.86 as of December 31, 2012. The strong liquidity ratios will continue to support SGOCO in the transition of its business model.
Total net cash inflow during fiscal year 2012 was $11.0 million, mainly consisted of $18.6 million provided by investing activities, $6.2 million provided by financing activities, offset by $13.8 million used in operating activities.
For the fiscal year 2012, the average collection period ("ACP") was 87 days, as compared to 44 days year-over-year. Inventory turnover was 9 days in 2012, compared to 13 days for the prior fiscal year.
The longer payment terms SGOCO provided to its distributors was largely due to the Company's efforts in retaining quality distributors in the face of increased competition in China's general display market. The improvement in inventory turnover stemmed from the Company's smaller position in inventory after the Sale of Honesty Group and better coordination between its sales and purchase departments after a revamping of its logistics system. The overall conversion cycle for accounts receivable and inventory days in 2012 were 96 days, which is within our targeted 80 to 100 days conversion cycle.
Mr. Burnette Or, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SGOCO, commented: "We are very pleased to report a solid financial and operational performance for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012. In response to the increased competition in China's rapid-changing display market, SGOCO chose to transition from the manufacturing-focused business model to the R&D and distribution-focused model, to develop and distribute its own-branded products. We can see the benefits of moving upward in the value chain have started to be reflected in our operational results during this quarter."
Outlook
Mr. Or concluded, "We believe that the operational improvements shown in the fourth quarter of 2012 will continue in 2013, because we will allocate our resources to develop further SGOCO brand products. These include market-oriented, application-specific products customized for large industry end-users. We believe the focused distribution of these higher-margin products will create a foundation for establishing SGOCO as a leading supplier in China's flat-panel display market for years to come. We will continue striving to create long term value for our shareholders."
Conference Call
SGOCO's management will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time/8:30 p.m. Beijing Time on Monday, April 22, 2013.
Interested parties may access the call by dialing 1-877-941-1427 (US Toll-free) or 1-480-629-9664 (International) or 400-120-0611 (China Toll-free). The Conference call identification number is 4610046#.
SGOCO Group, Ltd. is focused on product design, brand development and distribution in the Chinese flat panel display market, including computer monitors, TVs and application specific products. SGOCO sells its products and services in the Chinese market and abroad. For more information about SGOCO, please visit our investor relations website http://www.sgocogroup.com.
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