CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: Kandi Technologies Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Jinhua, China--(Newsfile Corp. - May 10, 2016) - Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: KNDI) (the "Company," "we" or "Kandi"), announced a correction to its press release issued on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 entitled, "Kandi Technologies Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results."

In the press release issued at 7:00 am ET, "Amount due from JV Company, net", "Land use rights, net", "Construction in progress" were missing from Balance Sheets and "Due from related party" was missing from Statements of Cash Flows due to the table format adjustment. There are also cosmetic edits in the wording of certain entries in the financial statement tables.

The complete press release with corrected information is as follows:

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the "Company," "we" or "Kandi") (NASDAQ GS: KNDI), today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2016.

First Quarter Highlights

  • Total revenues grew 15.7% to $50.7 million for the first quarter of 2016, from $43.8 million for the same period of 2015.
  • Electric Vehicle ("EV") parts sales increased 7.5% to $46.2 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared with $43.0 million in the same period of 2015.
  • GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2016 was $0.1 million, or $0.00 per fully diluted share, compared with $6.1 million, or $0.13 per fully diluted share in the same period of 2015.
  • Non-GAAP adjusted net income1, which excludes stock award expenses and changes in the fair value of financial derivatives, was $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2016, compared with $3.4 million of the same period of 2015. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share1 was approximately $0.08 per fully diluted share for the first quarter of 2016 compared with $0.07 per fully diluted share for the same quarter of 2015;
  • Working capital surplus was $72.5 million as of March 31, 2016. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $29.7 million as of March 31, 2016.

"In this quarter, various elements, including the newly approved product list from Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology of China ("MIIT") for national subsidies and the subsequent pending of the list of vehicles entitled to purchase tax exemption from the National Tax Bureau heavily impacted the JV Company's sales and also Kandi's financial performance," commented Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kandi, "After confirming that four EV products of the JV Company were on the newly approved list which qualified for purchase tax exemption, the JV Company has started to sell EV products since April 2016. Although the JV Company has no sales in the first quarter, I believe it will catch up in the rest of the year and achieve the full year target. We expect to deliver 5,500-6,000 EV products in the second quarter and no less than 35,000 EVs for the full year. Out of our full year targets of 35,000 EVs, we anticipate 10,000 of them be used for our Micro Public Transportation Program while 25,000 EVs be allocated to the direct sales channel."

"In 2016, the JV Company continues to develop more distribution channels and service stores to achieve the direct sales target of 25,000 or more EVs." Mr. Hu Xiaoming commented further, "Till May 2016, the JV Company has establish 74 service stores countrywide to cover the main market in those important cities, some of which are shared with Geely's distribution channel, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Haikou. Meanwhile, the JV Company also works with independent distributors closely and plans to establish the strategic partnership with 4-5 strategic distribution partners, including Pangda Automobiles Sales Group Inc., Henxing Automobiles Group Inc. and others."

"Despite of the lack of EV products sales by our JV Company in this quarter, Kandi still has revenue growth of 15.7% during this quarter compared to the same period of 2015. However, our net profit has been significantly impacted by the JV Company's net profit during the quarter." added Mr. Wang Cheng, Chief Financial Officer of Kandi, "I believe we can achieve good financial performance in line with the revenue growth from the JV Company for the rest of the 2016."

Net Revenues and Gross Profit

  1Q16 1Q15 Y-o-Y%
Net Revenues (US$mln) $50.7 $43.8 15.7%
Gross Profit (US$mln) $6.7 $6.4 5.5%
Gross Margin 13.3% 14.6% -
    

Net revenues for the first quarter increased 15.7% compared to the same period last year. The increase in net revenues was mainly due to the 7.5% EV parts sales growth and the EV products sales by the Company of $3.8 million on the EV products in the stock.

Operating Income (Loss)

  1Q16 1Q15 Y-o-Y%
Operating Expenses (US$mln) $8.3 $4.5 85.5%
Operating Income (Loss) (US$mln) ($1.6) $1.9 -
Operating Margin -3.1% 4.4% -
Operating Income (Loss) (US$mln) (Non-      
GAAP) $5.3 $4.0 34.5%
    

Total operating expenses in the first quarter were $8.3 million, compared with $4.5 million in the same quarter of 2015. The increase in total operating expenses was due to the increased stock compensation expense, which was $6.9 million in this quarter, compared with $2.0 million in the same quarter last year. Excluding stock compensation expenses, operation expenses in the first quarter of 2016 were $1.4 million, compared with $2.4 million in the same quarter last year. The decrease was mainly due to research and development expenses savings of $0.4 million and the one-time legal expense $0.5 million occurred in 2015.

GAAP Net Income

  1Q16 1Q15 Y-o-Y%
Net Income (Loss) (US$mln) $0.1 $6.1 -98.6%
Earnings per Weighted Average Common Share $0.00 $0.13 -
Earnings per Weighted Average Diluted Share $0.00 $0.13 -
Stock award expenses $6.9 $2.0 236.0%
Change of the fair value of financial derivatives ($3.3) ($4.8) -
Non-GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations $3.7 $3.4 7.5%
    

Net income was $0.1 million in the first quarter, compared with $6.1 million in the same quarter of 2015. Net income was affected by significant increases in stock option expense amortization and the loss from the JV Company and also the change of the fair value of financial derivatives.

Non-GAAP net income was $3.7 million, a 7.5% increase in the first quarter of 2016 compared to $3.4 million in the same quarter of 2015. The increase in Non-GAAP net income was in line with the revenue growth in the quarter.

JV Company Financial Results

In the first quarter, the JV Company has no EV products sales, compared to 1,670 EV products sold in the same quarter of 2015. In this quarter, the newly approved product list from the MIIT for national subsidies and the subsequent pending for the list of vehicles entitled to purchase tax exemption from the National Tax Bureau heavily impacted the JV Company's sales and also Kandi's financial performance. After confirming that four EV products of the JV Company were on the newly approved list which qualified for the purchase tax exemption, the JV Company has started to sell EV products since April 2016.

The condensed financial income statement of the JV Company in the first quarter is as below:

  1Q16 1Q15 Y-o-Y%
Net Revenues (US$mln) ($0.5) $30.6 -101.6%
Gross Profit (US$mln) ($1.1) $8.0 -113.3%
Gross Margin - 26.1% -
Net Income ($8.1) $0.8 -
% of Net revenue - 2.6% -
    

There was no EV products sold by the JV Company in the first quarter and the negative amount was a small price discount occurred in this quarter.

Kandi's investments in the JV Company are accounted for under the equity method of accounting, as Kandi has a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company. As a result, Kandi recorded 50% of the JV Company's loss for $4.0 million for the this quarter. After eliminating intra-entity profits and losses, Kandi's share of the after tax loss of the JV Company was $4.8 million for the first quarter of 2016.

Outlook

For the second quarter of 2016, Kandi expects net revenues to be in the range of $55 million to $57 million, with gross margin in the range of 12.5% to 13.5% . For the full year 2016, Kandi expects net revenues to be in the range of $270 million to $300 million.

The Company also expects the JV Company to deliver 5,500-6,000 EV products in the second quarter and a total of 35,000 or more EV products in the full year of 2016.

This outlook reflects the current view of the management, which is subject to change.

First Quarter of 2016 Conference Call Details

The Company has scheduled a conference call and live webcast to discuss the financial results at 8:00 AM (U.S. Eastern time) on May 10, 2016 (8:00 PM Beijing time on May 10, 2016). Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Wang Cheng (Henry), Chief Financial Officer, will deliver prepared remarks, followed by a question and answer session.

The dial-in details for the conference call are as follows:

The live audio webcast of the call can also be accessed by visiting Kandi's Investor Relationswebsite at http://ir.kandivehicle.com. An archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website following the live call.

About Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (KNDI), headquartered in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of various vehicle products. Kandi has established itself as one of China's leading manufacturers of pure electric vehicle ("EV") products (through its joint venture), EV parts and off-road vehicles. More information can be viewed at the Company's corporate website at http://www.kandivehicle.com. The Company routinely posts important information on its website.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements." All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risk factors discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

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Company Contact:

Ms. Kewa Luo
Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.
Phone: 1-212-551-3610
Email: IR@kandigroup.com

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1
Non-GAAP measures, including the Non-GAAP net income and Non-GAAP EPS are defined as the financial measures excluding the change of the fair value of financial derivatives and the effects of the stock award expense. We supply non-GAAP information because we believe it allows our investors to obtain a clearer understanding of our operations. Any non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, and should only be read in conjunction with, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

- Tables Below -

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 March 31,   December 31,  

 

 2016   2015  

 

        

Current assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 13,447,666  $ 16,738,559  

Restricted cash

 16,277,051   16,172,009  

Short term investment

 3,100,391   1,613,727  

 

        

 

       

Accounts receivable

 

  40,867,698

  8,136,421  

Inventories (net of provision for slow moving inventory of
489,057 and 485,901 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31,
2015, respectively

 25,814,430   17,773,679  

Notes receivable

 11,276,387   13,033,315  

Other receivables

 487,077   332,922  

Prepayments and prepaid expense

 353,628   181,534  

Due from employees

 105,868   34,434  

Advances to suppliers

 348,761   71,794  

Amount due from JV Company, net

 92,789,649   76,172,471  

Amount due from related party

 5,585,613   40,606,162  

Deferred taxes assets

 744,910   -  

 

      

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

211,199,129 190,867,027

 

        

LONG-TERM ASSETS

        

Plant and equipment, net

 19,539,908   20,525,126  

Land use rights, net

 12,934,208   12,935,121  

Construction in progress

 54,750,430   54,368,753  

Long Term Investment

 1,472,686   1,463,182  

Investment in JV Company

 86,034,442   90,337,899  

Goodwill

 322,591   322,591  

Intangible assets

 474,782   495,306  

Other long term assets

 155,020   154,019  

 

      

TOTAL Long-Term Assets

175,684,067 180,601,997

 

      

TOTAL ASSETS

$ 386,883,196  $ 371,469,024  
       

CURRENT LIABILITIES

        

Accounts payables

$ 91,647,247  $ 73,957,969  

Other payables and accrued expenses

 1,678,011   9,544,909  

Short-term loans

 36,894,649   36,656,553  

Customer deposits

 149,688   94,026  

Notes payable

 5,968,252   3,850,478  

Income tax payable

 1,822,276   624,276  

Due to employees

 11,944   9,423  

Deferred taxes liabilities

 -   2,374,924  

Financial derivate - liability

 537,250   3,823,590  

Deferred income

 -   13,726  

 

        

Total Current Liabilities

 138,709,317   130,949,874  

 

        

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

        

Deferred taxes liabilities

 312,693   1,593,582  

Financial derivate - liability

 -   -  

Total Long-Term Liabilities

 312,693   1,593,582  

 

        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 139,022,010   132,543,456  

 

        

STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

        

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares
authorized; 47,019,638 and 46,964,855 shares issued and
outstanding at March 31,2016 and December 31,2015,
respectively

 47,020   46,965  

Additional paid-in capital

 219,886,837   212,564,334  

Retained earnings (the restricted portion is $4,172,324 and
$4,172,324 at March 31,2016 and December 31,2015,
respectively)

 31,144,340   31,055,919  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 (3,217,011)  (4,741,650)

 

      

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 247,861,186   238,925,568  

 

        

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$386,883,196  $ 371,469,024  
 

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

 Three Months Ended 

 

 March 31,   March 31,  

 

 2016   2015  

 

        

REVENUES, NET

$ 50,657,893 $ 43,781,086 

 

        

COST OF GOODS SOLD

 43,939,795   37,410,353  

 

        

GROSS PROFIT

 6,718,098  6,370,733 

 

        

OPERATING EXPENSES:

        

Research and development

 205,968   571,020  

Selling and marketing

 46,335   113,895  

General and administrative

 8,032,882   3,780,648  

Total Operating Expenses

 8,285,185   4,465,563  

 

        

INCOME(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

 (1,567,087) 1,905,170 

 

        

OTHER INCOME(EXPENSE):

        

Interest income

 780,181   590,480  

Interest expense

 (442,079)  (598,591)

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 3,286,340   4,750,300  

Government grants

 194,473   -  

Share of profit after tax of JV

 (4,822,470)  469,356  

Other income, net

 22,387   23,847  

Total other income (loss), net

 (981,168) 5,235,392 

 

        

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 (2,548,255)  7,140,562  

 

        

INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE)

 2,636,675   (1,008,909)

 

        

NET INCOME

 88,420  6,131,653 

 

        

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

        

Foreign currency translation

 1,524,639   493,211  

 

        

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

$ 1,613,059  $ 6,624,864  

 

      

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING BASIC

 47,009,834   46,281,299  

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DILUTED

 47,027,744   46,397,993  

 

        

NET INCOME PER SHARE, BASIC

$ 0.00  $ 0.13  

NET INCOME PER SHARE, DILUTED

$ 0.00  $ 0.13  
 

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 Three Months Ended 

 

 March 31, 2016   March 31, 2015  

 

        

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

        

Net income

$ 88,420  $6,131,653  

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

      

Depreciation and amortization

 1,223,243   1,479,384  

Deferred taxes

 (4,397,828)  -  

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 (3,286,340)  (4,750,300)

Share of profit after tax of JV Company

 4,822,470   (469,356)

Stock Compensation cost

 6,887,892   2,049,683  

 

        

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:

      

(Increase) Decrease In:

        

Accounts receivable

 (32,225,627)  (12,844,602)

Inventories

 (7,815,491)  (11,246,265)

Other receivables

 (144,118)  (65,602)

Due from employee

 (67,798)  (10,225)

Prepayments and prepaid expenses

 (441,602)  (527,687)

Amount due from JV Company

 (15,899,018)  (19,570,708)

 

        

Increase (Decrease) In:

        

Accounts payable

 16,975,799   31,915,168  

Other payables and accrued liabilities

 (7,875,311)  (1,438,571)

Customer deposits

 54,289   1,365  

Income Tax payable

 1,165,635   (130,488)

Due from related party

 34,781,767   -  

Net cash used in operating activities

$ (6,153,618) $ (9,476,551)

 

        

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

        

Purchases of plant and equipment, net

 (29,696)  (233,343)

Disposal of land use rights and other intangible assets

 13,767   -  

Purchases of construction in progress

 (28,140)  (39,266)

Issuance of notes receivable

 (614,592)  (4,225,884)

Repayment of notes receivable

 2,430,657   2,584,147  

Short Term Investment

 (1,455,727)  -  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

$ 316,269  $ (1,914,346)

 

      

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Restricted cash

 -   (12,366,201)

Proceeds from short-term bank loans

 -   6,338,475  

Proceeds from notes payable

 2,063,766   6,663,525  

Warrant exercise

 434,666   -  

Net cash provided by financing activities

$2,498,432  $ 635,799  

 

        

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 (3,338,917)  (10,755,098)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 48,024   11,296  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 16,738,559   26,379,460  

 

        

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

 13,447,666   15,635,658  

 

        

SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

        

Income taxes paid

 595,518   1,139,397  

Interest paid

 445,176   577,874  
 
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