(Source: MARKETWIRE)

China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (OTCBB: CAXG) ("China
Aoxing"), a China-based pharmaceutical company specializing in
research, development, manufacturing and distribution of narcotic and
pain-management products, today announced financial results for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.
Revenues for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 were $8,941,907,
representing a 27% increase from revenues of $7,065,015 for our
fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. The increase was driven by our
increased marketing efforts, improved brand recognition and effective
pricing strategy.
Gross profit in the year ended June 30, 2009 increased by $576,213
from gross profit during the year ended June 30, 2008.
Research and development expenses increased from $700,202 in fiscal
year 2008 to $722,567 in fiscal year 2009 as we continued advancing
our development programs including Oxycodone, Tilidine, Codeine
Phosphate, Buprenorphine and other products.
General and administrative expenses decreased from $4,001,282 in
fiscal year 2008 to $3,804,296 in fiscal year 2009, as a result of our
efforts to control expenditures on both cash and non-cash based
items. During the fiscal year 2009, we reduced our staff from 465
employees at June 30, 2008 to our current roster of 360 employees. We
also reduced professional fees by 45% on legal, accounting, and other
services.
Loss from our operations was $4,003,065 in fiscal year 2009 as
compared to the loss of $3,578,966 in fiscal year 2008, an increase
in $424,098 or 12%, primarily due to the increase in our bad debt
reserve in the amount of $1,461,789 in fiscal year 2009, which offset
the savings achieved from the operation improvement.
We incurred interest expenses of $1,919,143 in fiscal year 2009,
compared to $2,514,840 in fiscal year 2008, a 24% decrease primarily
due to the conversion of our 10% convertible debenture into common
stock as of September 30, 2008.
We continue improving our capital structure and financial strength
and anticipate that interest expense will continue to decrease in the
coming years. The completion of a $5 million private placement of
equity in early August 2009 was an important first step in that
program. Also in late August 2009, we paid off a convertible term
note to American Oriental Bioengineering Inc. ("AOB") in the total
amount of $4,830,847, in the form of 3,578,405 shares of restricted
common stock. As of October 14, 2009, AOB owns 33,578,405 shares, or
approximately 37% of our common stock.
During the fiscal year 2009, we recorded impairment loss in the
amount of $2,345,420, primarily attributable to our revaluation of
LRT's property and equipment in connection with our consolidation
efforts of LRT subsidiary. The impairment loss was offset in part by
a one-time gain on forgiveness of debt in the amount of $1,461,299
during the same year.
Net cash outflows from operations during fiscal year ended June 30,
2009 amounted to $642,598, representing 34% improvement compared with
net cash outflows from operation of $982,947 in the fiscal year 2008.
Our cash flows used in investing activities amounted to $2,227,309
in acquisition of property and equipment in fiscal year 2009 as
compared to $17,135,612 in fiscal year 2008. During fiscal year 2008,
we paid $12,232,123 and $3.42m respectively to acquire 100% equity
ownership of LRT and 35% of equity ownership of Hebei Aoxing
Pharmaceutical Group Company, our main operating subsidiary in China.
According to the accounting treatment of embedded derivative
instruments required by the US GAAP, the Company recognized other
income of approximately $627,183 and $8,547,000 during the years
ended June 30, 2009 and 2009 respectively, as a result of
marking-to-market the value of warrants and derivative liabilities
related to the convertible debentures issued by the Company in
earlier periods. In addition, we also recognized income tax credit
of $3,281,059 in fiscal year 2009. As a result, the net loss for the
fiscal year 2009 was $2,695,050, or $0.03 per fully diluted share,
compared to a net income of $3,646,859, or $0.08 per fully diluted
share in the prior year.
Mr. Zhenjiang Yue, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China
Aoxing, commented, "We are very pleased with our 2009 fiscal year
financial and business results. We revised our capital structure and
improved our financial condition significantly, forming an important
basis of our future business expansion. Our clinical development
team achieved significant progress toward finishing several clinical
trials of narcotic products by June 2009. In addition, we are very
optimistic about new product licenses and product launches in the
coming year, which would lead us to a new commercialization era in
the company history."
About China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (OTCBB: CAXG) is a
pharmaceutical company located in China specializing in research,
development, manufacturing and distribution of a variety of narcotics
and pain-management products. It has a strategic alliance with
American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (NYSE: AOB) to develop and
market various narcotic drugs in China. Headquartered in Shijiazhuang
City, the pharmaceutical capital of China, outside of Beijing, China
Aoxing has China's largest and the most advanced manufacturing
facility for highly regulated narcotic medicines, addressing a very
under-served and fast-growing market in China. Its facility is one
of the few GMP facilities licensed for narcotics medicines. The
Company is working closely with the Chinese government and SFDA to
assure the strictly regulated availability to medical professionals
of its narcotic drugs and pain medicines throughout China.
Statements made in this press release are forward-looking and are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.