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On March 23, 2011, Richard Liu submitted a letter notifying China Polypeptide Group, Inc. of his resignation from his position as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective March 25, 2011. Mr. Liu’s resignation was for personal reasons and not due to any disagreement with the Company.
On March 23, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Lirong Hu, the Company’s Treasurer and Director, to serve as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer until a suitable Chief Financial Officer can be found.
Comments & Business Outlook
China Polypeptide Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
2010
2009
Unaudited
Unaudited
Revenues
$
3,320,756
$
5,746,590
Cost of sales
409,049
276,574
Gross profit
2,911,707
5,470,016
Operating expenses
Selling and administrative expenses
3,687,532
4,302,838
Operating income (loss)
(775,825
)
1,167,178
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net
(29,215
)
(17,560
)
Equity loss in affiliates
(6,731
)
(7,837
)
Other income (expense)
44,129
(6,169
)
8,183
(31,566
)
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
(767,642
)
1,135,612
Income tax expense (benefit)
(116,880
)
246,461
Net income (loss)
(650,762
)
889,151
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
495,130
(71,918
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(155,632
)
$
817,233
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic and diluted
$
(0.05
)
$
0.09
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted
11,939,967
9,439,130
The decrease in operations is mainly attributable to the decrease of our business-to-consumer, or B2C, sales of our branded polypeptide-based nutraceutical products of $2,865,738, or 49.5% , while our business-to-business, or B2B, sales of polypeptide-based ingredients and private-labeled products to other nutraceutical manufacturers and marketers increased by $294,212, or 295.5% , as compared to those in the three months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in our B2C sales is mainly due to reduced sales activities as a result of our B2C sales network restructuring and preparation for subsequent higher sale seasons. Management expects that revenues will rebound in future periods.
Liquidity Requirements
We believe that
we will require additional capital to finance any future manufacturing expansion, market channel expansion, changes in our business plan or other future capital intensive developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue.
Comments & Business Outlook
China Polypeptide Group, Inc.
Years Ended September 30,
2010
2009
Revenues
$
38,061,827
$
37,724,869
Cost of sales
2,986,612
2,247,048
Gross profit
35,075,215
35,477,821
Operating expenses
Selling and administrative expenses
27,311,609
22,842,559
Operating income
7,763,606
12,635,262
Other income (expense)
Interest income (expense), net
(66,682
)
177,437
Equity loss in affiliates
(30,866
)
(30,611
)
Gain on disposal of associates
-
42,433
Loss on impairment of goodwill
(113, 713
)
-
Other income (expense)
(673,241
)
412,820
(884,502
)
602,079
Income before income tax expense
6,879,104
13,237,341
Income tax expense
1,387,712
2,715,274
Net income
5,491,392
10,522,067
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation gain
788,653
52,102
Comprehensive income
$
6,280,045
$
10,574,169
Earnings per share
Basic and diluted
$
0.51
$
1.20
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted
10,681,123
8,800,000
GeoTeam ® Note : EPS for the 2010 fourth quarter was a - $0.09 vs $0.45.
Our business-to-consumer (“B2C”) sales of own branded polypeptide-based nutraceutical products decreased by $1,178,044, or 3.3%, as compared to the fiscal year of 2009. Consumer sales of own branded products through our own sales network increased by $3,805,604 or 13.6% while such sales through third-party channels decreased by $4,983,648 or 66.1% as compared to those in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. Management has been redirecting our sales efforts to focusing on B2C sales through own network and restructuring the third-party channels so as to enhance future B2C sales. We believe that the increasing domestic income levels and corresponding awareness of health and quality of life, among other factors, will help us achieve sales growth going forward .
The decrease in net income is mainly attributable to: the increase of $4,469,050 in selling and administrative expenses, especially the $3,859,826 increase in bad debt allowances for doubtful receivables; the $739,564 increase in costs of sales, the $1,086,061 increase in other expenses; and the $244,119 decrease in interest income during the fiscal year of 2010. Although no assurance can be given, management believes that our revenues and net income will resume growth in future periods resulting from, among other factors, growing market demands for anti-aging nutritional supplements, health foods and functional food products, our increased sales and marketing efforts after the restructuring of our sales offices, our newly added manufacturing capacity to meet such increasing demands, our expansion into other high margin peptide-based product categories, as well as improved economic conditions and the PRC government’s stimulus measures for domestic consumption.
Reverse Merger Activity
China Polypeptide Group became public via a reverse merger transaction on On November 13, 2009,
The Company, through its PRC-based indirect operating subsidiaries Wuhan Anti-Aging and Tallyho, engage in the research and development, manufacturing and marketing of polypeptide-based nutritional supplements and health foods. Polypeptides are small molecular structures consisting of 10-50 amino acids and have been found to have high nutritional value and support body functions such as regulating immunological functions in humans.
GeoTeam ® estimated post reverse merger shares outstanding: 10.0 million
Summary of Fincancials
Year ends September
Full Year 2008
Full Year 2007
Period Change
GAAP Revenue
$32.59 million
$1.97 million
1706.1%
Net Income
$10.24 million
$43.16 thousand
23725.7 %
EPS
$1.02
$0.04
2450.0%
Qtr. ending June
3rd Quarter 2009
3rd Quarter 2008
Period Change
GAAP Revenue
$8.40 million
$9.40 million
-10.6%
Net Income
$1.72
$2.47
30.4%
EPS
$0.17
$0.25
-32.0%
Nine months ending June
Nine months 2009
Nine months 2008
Period Change
GAAP Revenue
$25.27 million
$25.76 million
-1.9%
Net Income
$6.58
$6.83
-3.7%
EPS
$0.66
$0.68
-2.9%
Shareholder Equity: 14.12 million Book Value Per Share: $1.41
The GeoTeam ® could not locate an explanation as to why results were down for 2009. We are probing data to determine if the company has approved a reverse split, not yet reflected in it share price.