TYM Asia Time Corp

Asia Time Corporation (Amex:TYM) (�Asia Time�) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. 2007 Financial Highlights Net sales growth of 19.5% year-over year to $97.0 million compared with $81.1 million for 2006; Net income1 of $5.6 million or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to 2006 net income of $6.3 million or $0.32 per diluted share; Net income excluding non-recurring share-based compensation and reverse merger charges1 was $8.7 million or $0.34 per diluted share; Gross margin improvement to 14.3% from 11.9% in 2006; and A total of $13.9 million in net proceeds raised in financing transactions including repayment of loans. Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights Net sales growth of 75.3% year-over year to $32.0 million compared with $18.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2006; Net income of $1.6 million or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to fourth quarter 2006 net income of $1.7 million or $0.09 per diluted share; and Issuance of $8.0 million in Variable Rate Convertible Bonds due 2012. �Our record financial performance in 2007 and substantial growth during the fourth quarter further affirms our leadership position in the time movement pieces distribution market,� said Kwong Kai Shun, Chairman, CEO and CFO of Asia Time. �We have been a profitable company since 2002 and maintain a steady growth trajectory. As a newly public company, the profitable growth opportunities that we see make this an extremely exciting time in our corporate history.� Full Year 2007 Financial Results Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2007 increased 19.5% to $97.0 million, compared with $81.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. For the 2007 full year, gross profit increased 43.6% to $13.8 million, compared with $9.6 million for the 2006 full year. Gross margin increased to 14.3% for 2007, compared with 11.9% for 2006. The increase in gross margin was mainly attributable to improved economies of scale and higher mark-up prices based on extended credit terms. Administrative and other operating expenses totaled $4.6 million for 2007 compared with $1.3 million for 2006. The increase in total expenses was primarily due to a one-time non-cash charge of $2.4 million of share-based compensation in 2007 related to the release of escrow shares to Asia Time�s CEO, Kwong Kai Shun, which were subject to the achievement of defined annual net income for 2007 pursuant to a private placement agreement entered into in connection with a January 2007 private placement. Mr. Kwong agreed to place 2,326,000 shares of his own common stock in escrow for possible distribution to the investors if the Company�s net income for 2006 or 2007 did not reach agreed upon targets. The Company met these targets and the shares were returned to Mr. Kwong. The Company accounted for the shares as the equivalent of performance-based compensatory stock. The increase was also related to increased professional fees and costs associated with reporting requirements as Asia Time became a publicly traded company. Income taxes for 2007 were $2.0 million, or 2.0% of net sales, compared with $1.3 million, or 1.6% of sales for 2006. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the income tax rate in 2007 to 19.3% from 17.1% in 2006, based on the increase in income not subject to tax and an increase in non deductible expense. Net income for 2007 was $5.6 million, or $0.22 diluted earnings per share, based on 25.4 million weighted average shares outstanding. This compares with 2006 net income of $6.3 million, or $0.32 per share, based on 19.5 million weighted average shares outstanding. For 2007, net income includes (i) non-cash share-based compensation charge of $2.4 million related to a one-time release of shares to the CEO pursuant to an escrow agreement related to a January 2007 private placement and (ii) one-time charges related to the January 2007 reverse merger. Excluding the effect of these two non-recurring items, Asia Time generated net income for 2007 in the amount of $8.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted share. For further details, please refer to the reconciliation table and a detailed discussion of set forth below under �About Non-GAAP Financial Measures.� Fourth Quarter Financial Results Net sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 increased 75.3% to $32.0 million, compared with $18.3 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006. Fourth quarter gross profit increased 57.1% to $3.7 million, compared with $2.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. Gross margin was 11.6% for the fourth quarter of 2007 compared to 12.9% for the fourth quarter of 2006. The decrease in gross margin was mainly attributable to an increase in sales of watch movements, which have a lower profit margin of 9.0% compared with completed watches of 46.4% for the fourth quarter 2007. Sales of watch movements increased 67.2% to $29.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 from $17.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. Administrative and other operating expenses totaled $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 compared with $313,000 for the fourth quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily due to an amortization of approximately $581,000 for the share-based compensation in 2007 related to the release of escrow shares to Asia Time�s CEO, Kwong Kai Shun as discussed above and an increase in professional fees and costs associated with reporting requirements as the Company prepared to go public. Income taxes for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $563,000, or 1.8% of net sales, compared with $319,000, or 1.7% of net sales, for the fourth quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the income tax rate in 2007 to 19.3% from 17.1% in 2006, based on the increase in income not subject to tax and an increase in non-deductible expense. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $1.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, based on 26.9 million weighted average shares outstanding. This compares with fourth quarter 2006 net income of $1.7 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, based on 19.5 million weighted average shares outstanding. For the fourth quarter of 2007, net income includes charges of (i) an amortization of approximately $581,000 for the non-cash share-based compensation charge of $2.4 million related to a release of shares to the CEO pursuant to an escrow agreement related to a January 2007 private placement and (ii) charges of $5,000 related to the January 2007 reverse merger. Excluding the effect of these two non-recurring items, Asia Time generated net income of $2.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share. For further details, please refer to the reconciliation table and a detailed discussion of set forth below under �About Non-GAAP Financial Measures.� Balance Sheet and Financing At December 31, 2007, Asia Time�s cash, cash equivalents totaled $6.3 million and total assets were $51.5 million. Working capital totaled $24.7 million. During 2007, Asia Time completed two private placement transactions and an issuance of bonds and warrants raising a total of $10.4 million in net proceeds. The Company completed a public offering of its common stock on February 15, 2008, consisting of 963,700 shares of common stock at a price of $3.50 per share, including exercise of the over-allotment option. 2008 Financial Targets �We are projecting at least 30% growth in both revenue and net earnings for 2008 and 2009,� said Michael Mak, Director and Corporate Secretary of Asia Time. �As we move through the current year, we will continue to capitalize on the increasing consumption and manufacturing of timepieces in the under-penetrated Chinese market. In addition to supplying manufacturers with watch movement pieces, which currently represents the majority of our business, we also plan to increase our focus on the complete watch market in China where we see tremendous growth opportunity. Building on our established foothold in Southern China, we plan to increase our sales force thereby expanding our reach into the Eastern and Northern regions. Additionally, we are actively pursuing strategic acquisitions of China-based facilities to bring to our business low-cost in-house manufacturing capabilities.� About Asia Time Corporation Asia Time is a watch movement and watch distributor headquartered in Hong Kong. The Company distributes watch movement components used in the manufacture and assembly of watches to a wide variety of timepiece manufacturers. Asia Time markets more than 350 products from over 30 vendors, including such market leaders as Citizen, Seiko and Ronda. For more information, please visit www.asiatimecorp.com. To be added to the Company�s email distribution for future news releases, please send your request to asiatime@finprofiles.com. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements," as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and the actual results and future events could differ materially from management's current expectations. Such factors include, but are not limited to, our dependence on a limited number of suppliers, cyclicality of our business, decline in the value of our inventory, significant order cancellations or delays, competitive nature of our industry, vulnerability of our business to general economic downturn, our ability to obtain all necessary government certifications and/or licenses to conduct our business, changes in the laws of the People's Republic of China that affect the Company's operations, development of a public trading market for the Company's securities, cost of complying with current and future governmental regulations and the impact of any changes in the regulations on the Company's operations and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. The risks included here are not exhaustive. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. About Non-GAAP Financial Measures Asia Time has provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information includes non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share, which excludes (i) non-cash share-based compensation charge of $2.4 million related to a one-time release of shares to the CEO pursuant to an escrow agreement related to a January 2007 private placement and (ii) one-time charges related to January 2007 reverse merger. This non-GAAP information is provided to enhance the reader's overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance and prospects for the future. Specifically, Asia Time believes this information provides useful comparative data by excluding non-cash share-based compensation expense, which is not consistent from period to period. Also, Asia Time believes that the exclusion one-time charges related to January 2007 reverse merger provides useful comparative data by reflecting Asia Time's business operations in a manner that is consistent with expected future operations. Management has historically used non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share when evaluating operating performance because we believe the exclusion of the items described above provides an additional measure of our core operating results and facilitates comparisons of our core operating performance against prior periods and our business model objectives. These non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, net income and net income per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. Recent Accounting Restatements in December 2007 and February 2008 In December 2007 and February 2008, the Company determined that it had accounting inaccuracies in previously reported financial statements and decided to restate our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, the three months ended March 31, 2007, the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, and the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007. The restatements for the foregoing periods related to the correction of errors with respect to the accounting for inventory by adjusting watch movement costing for the effects of vendor incentives from an as received basis to an accrual basis, as we were able to estimate the value of the incentives as inventory is purchased, the accounting for fees and costs related to the January 2007 reverse merger as a charge to operations, and the recognition of stock-based compensation cost related to the Escrow Shares. As a result of these adjustments, various income tax calculations were also revised, which effected net income and also caused reclassifications to cash flows. The Company also corrected average and actual shares outstanding retroactively (and related earnings per share calculations) to reflect the January 2007 reverse merger. The Company also made various changes to footnote disclosures relating to these revisions. ASIA TIME CORPORATION (Formerly SRKP 9, Inc.) � CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Stated in US Dollars) � � At December 31, 2007 � 2006 $ $ ASSETS Current Assets : Cash and cash equivalents 6,258,119 316,621 Restricted cash 8,248,879 4,523,679 Accounts receivable 14,341,989 8,188,985 Prepaid expenses and other receivables 7,704,999 2,101,133 Tax prepayment - 767 Inventories, net 12,370,970 6,246,185 Prepaid lease payments - 22,958 � Total Current Assets 48,924,956 21,400,328 Deferred tax assets 29,929 14,042 Property and equipment, net 1,891,709 890,258 Leasehold lands - 895,322 Held-to-maturity investments 300,231 301,196 Intangible assets 48,012 337,836 Restricted cash 256,476 257,301 � TOTAL ASSETS 51,451,313 24,096,283 � LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS� EQUITY � LIABILITIES Current Liabilities : Accounts payable 1,310,809 770,360 Other payables and accrued liabilities 132,507 190,358 Income taxes payable 2,293,887 1,387,571 Bank borrowings 20,438,479 13,205,167 � Total Current Liabilities 24,175,682 15,553,456 � Convertible bond payables 345,461 - Deferred tax liabilities 56,953 31,711 � TOTAL LIABILITIES 24,578,096 15,585,167 � COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES ASIA TIME CORPORATION (Formerly SRKP 9, Inc.) � CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Cont'd) (Stated in US Dollars) � At December 31, 2007 � 2006 $ $ STOCKHOLDERS� EQUITY Preferred stock Par value: US$0.0001 Authorized: 2007 � 10,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding: 2007 � 2,250,348 issued (2006 � none) 225 - Common stock Par value: US$0.0001 Authorized: 100,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding: 2007 � 23,156,629 shares (2006 � 19,454,420 shares) 2,316 1,946 Additional paid-in capital 13,481,036 654,298 Accumulated other comprehensive income (28,404 ) 7,470 Retained earnings 13,418,044 � 7,847,402 � TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS� EQUITY 26,873,217 � 8,511,116 � TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS� EQUITY 51,451,313 � 24,096,283 ASIA TIME CORPORATION (Formerly SRKP 9, Inc.) � CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Stated in US Dollars) � � Three months endedDecember 31, Years endedDecember 31, 2007 � 2006 2007 � 2006 (unaudited) � (unaudited) � $ $ $ $ Net Sales 32,002,469 18,259,880 96,962,693 81,134,275 Cost of Sales (28,290,432 ) (15,897,506 ) (83,119,825 ) (71,496,801 ) � Gross Profit 3,712,037 2,362,374 13,842,868 9,637,474 Other operating income 472,710 298,512 617,913 424,016 Depreciation (138,654 ) (82,899 ) (332,153 ) (325,995 ) Administrative and other operating expenses (1,299,349 ) (313,146 ) (4,595,126 ) (1,284,863 ) � Income from operations 2,746,744 2,264,841 9,533,502 8,450,632 Fees and costs related to reverse merger (5,000 ) 0.00 (741,197 ) 0 Non operating income 115,443 71,933 233,379 237,571 Interest expenses (646,579 ) (296,810 ) (1,477,514 ) (1,060,536 ) � Income before taxes 2,210,608 2,039,964 7,548,170 7,627,667 Income taxes (562,920 ) (318,596 ) (1,977,528 ) (1,307,728 ) � Net Income 1,647,688 � 1,721,368 � 5,570,642 � 6,319,939 � � Earnings per share of common stock - Basic 0.07 0.09 0.24 0.32 - Diluted 0.06 � 0.09 � 0.22 � 0.32 � � Weighted average shares of common stock - Basic 23,156,629 19,454,420 22,923,339 19,454,420 - Diluted 26,912,567 � 19,454,420 � 25,388,026 � 19,454,420 � ASIA TIME CORPORATION (Formerly SRKP 9, Inc.) � UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS (Stated in US Dollars) � � Three months endedDecember 31, Years endedDecember 31, 2007 � 2006 2007 � 2006 $ � $ $ � $ � Net Income: GAAP Net Income 1,647,688 1,721,368 5,570,642 6,319,939 Share-based compensation 581,156 - 2,433,650 - Fees and costs related to reverse merger 5,000 - 741,197 - Non-GAAP net income 2,233,844 1,721,368 8,745,489 6,319,939 � Diluted earnings per share: GAAP diluted earnings per share 0.06 0.09 0.22 0.32 Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share 0.08 0.09 0.34 0.32 � Diluted weighted average shares of common stock 26,912,567 19,454,420 25,388,026 19,454,420 1 Net income includes (i) non-cash share-based compensation charge of $2.4 million related to a one-time release of shares to the CEO pursuant to an escrow agreement related to a January 2007 private placement, and (ii) charges of approximately $741,000 related to a January 2007 reverse merger. For further details, please refer to the reconciliation table and a detailed discussion of set forth under �About Non-GAAP Financial Measures.�