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Exhibit 99.1

China ACM Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Results, Provides Quarterly Guidance for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2014, and Updates the Full Year Guidance for Fiscal Year 2014

China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) ("China ACM" or the "Company"), a provider of ready-mix concrete and related technical services in China, on February 12, 2013, has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2013.

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue decreased 45% year over year to $11.8 million
  • Gross margin at 12.7%
  • Net loss available to common shareholders of $5.7 million or loss per share of  $3.83
  • $29.4 million in working capital at December 31, 2013

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Results

Revenue. For the three months ended December 31, 2013, we generated total revenue of approximately $11.8 million compared to approximately $21.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of approximately $9.7 million or 45%. Such decrease is due to a reduction in sales generated from the concrete division for the three months ended December 31, 2013. Our concrete sales revenue was approximately $11.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013, a decrease of approximately $7.7 million, or 40% compared to the three months ended December 31, 2012. The decrease in revenues attributable to concrete sales was principally due to the decreased sales in the areas in which we operate. Operations at one of our concrete producing plants were suspended until late 2013 due to the China International Garden Expo and a temporary suspension order imposed by the Beijing government for industrial activities in the area. In addition, China's central government continues to impose restrictions on the purchase of residential apartments in order to regulate housing prices in China, and China's economic growth has been decelerating since 2012, which has caused an adverse impact on the construction industry in China.

During the three months ended December 31, 2013, we continued to supply concrete products to three railway projects in China through our portable plants, specifically our projects located in Anhui Province. These three projects contributed approximately $0.4 million to our total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2013, a decrease of approximately $2.1 million, or 82%, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2012. The decrease in revenues attributable to our manufacturing services segment was principally due to the suspension of operations of a number of our portable plants during the three months ended December 31, 2013.

Cost of Revenue. For the three months ended December 31, 2013, we generated total cost of revenue of approximately $10.3 million compared to approximately $18.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of approximately $8.1 million, or 44%. The decrease in cost of revenue was primarily due to the overall decrease in production from our fixed concrete plants in the Beijing area and decreased production from manufacturing services compared to the three months ended December 31, 2012.

The cost of revenue on concrete decreased by approximately $6.8 million, or 41%, for the three months ended December 31, 2013, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2012. Such decrease was due to a decrease in our concrete production volume.

Cost of revenue with respect to our manufacturing services was primarily due to our manufacturing services, which decreased by approximately $1.3 million, or 77%, during the three months ended December 31, 2013, as compared to the same period last year.


Gross Profit. Total gross profit was approximately $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013, as compared to approximately $3.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012. Our gross profit for sale of concrete was approximately $1.4 million, or 13% of revenue, for the three months ended December 31, 2013, compared to approximately $2.3 million, or 12% of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of approximately $0.9 million. The decrease in gross profit for concrete sales for the three months ended December 31, 2013, compared with the three months ended December 31, 2012, reflects lower production volume.

Our gross profit with respect to our manufacturing services was approximately $0.08 million, or 17% for the three months ended December 31, 2013, a decrease of $0.8 million from $0.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2012, while the gross profit margin decreased from 34% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 to 17% for the three months ended December 31, 2013. Such decrease was principally due to the decrease in revenue form manufacturing services for three months ended December 31, 2013, as a result of the decrease in the number of portable plants and lower production rates at our plant.

Provision for doubtful accounts. We incurred provision for doubtful accounts of $5.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013, an increase of approximately $4.6 million, as compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012. In accordance with our allowance for doubtful accounts policy, at the end of each quarter, we conduct an aging analysis of each customer's arrears to determine whether the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. The provision is 15% for accounts receivable past due more than 180 days but less than one year, 60% for accounts receivable past due from one to two years and 75% for accounts receivable past due beyond two years. The allowance for doubtful accounts increased to approximately $40.5 million at December 31, 2013, as compared to approximately $36.5 million at June 30, 2013, as a result of tightening monetary policy by the Chinese government causing a shortage in cash and declining business of certain of our customers.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. We incurred selling, general and administrative expenses of approximately $2.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013, an increase of approximately $0.2 million, or 11%, as compared to approximately $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012. The increase was principally due to a $0.1 million increase in meals and entertainment expenses and a $0.1 million increase in office expenses.

Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2013 was $0.2 million, a decrease of approximately $0.1 million, or 13%, as compared to approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012. The Company's research and development expenditure was maintained at a certain percentage of revenue. The $0.1 million decrease was mainly due to lower research and development expenditures resulting from decreased revenue.

(Income)Loss realized from disposal of property, plant and equipment. For the three months ended December 31, 2013, we incurred an approximately $4000 loss realized from the disposal of property, plant and equipment. During the three months ended December 31, 2012, we incurred a $0.2 million loss realized from the disposal of property, plant and equipment.

Net loss available to Common shareholders. We recognized a net loss of approximately $5.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013, as compared to net loss of approximately $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $2.2 million. Such increase in net loss was primarily due to the decrease in gross profits of our concrete sales and manufacturing services, and the increase in provision of doubtful accounts, offset by the decrease in loss from termination of lease.


Balance Sheet Overview

China ACM had working capital of $29.4 million at December 31, 2013, including $2.4 million in cash and equivalents, $11.9 million in restricted cash, $24.9 million in short term investment, $47.8 million in accounts and notes receivable, $29.5 million in prepayments and advances, $5.7 million in other receivables and $100.2 million in current liabilities. Shareholders' equity was $45.9 million compared with $56.7 million at June 30, 2013. The total number of shares outstanding as of February 6, 2014 was approximately 1.5 million.

Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 and Updated Fiscal Year 2014 Guidance

For the third quarter ending March 31, 2014, management expects net sales of $7.5 to $8.5 million, net loss of $2 to $3 million, and EPS of $(1.35) to $(2.02) based on 1,486,871 weighted average shares.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, due to the uncertainties in some projects and the collection of accounts receivables, management expects net sales of $49 million to $51 million, net loss of $9 million to $15 million, and an EPS of $(6.05) to $(10.09) based on 1,486,871 weighted average shares.

Conference call

The Company will host a conference call with a live webcast and a full Q&A session on February 13, 2014, at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time, to discuss financial results for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2014.

Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing 877-407-8031 from the United States, or +1 201-689-8031 from outside the United States, and referencing conference ID number 13576033.

A replay of the call will remain available until: March 13, 2014 at 11:59 PM.

To access the replay, please dial either of the following numbers:

USA: 877-660-6853
International: +1 201-612-7415

About China ACM

China ACM is a producer of advanced, certified eco-friendly ready-mix concrete and provider of related technical services for large scale, high-speed rail (HSR) and other complex infrastructure projects. Leveraging its proprietary technology and value-add engineering services model, the Company has won work on many high profile projects including the 30,000 km China HSR expansion, the Olympic Stadium Bird's Nest, Beijing South Railway Station, Beijing International Airport, National Centre for Performing Arts, CCTV Headquarters, Beijing Yintai Building and U.S. and French embassies.

More information about the Company is available at http://www.ir-site.com/cadc/index.asp.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature, including statements regarding the Company's competitive position and product and service offerings. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this press release and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ significantly from such estimates. The risks include, but are not limited to, the degree of market adoption of the Company's product and service offerings; market competition; dependence on strategic partners; and the Company's ability to manage its business effectively in a rapidly evolving market. Certain of these and other risks are set forth in more detail in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in China ACM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. China ACM does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.


CHINA ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

    December 31,     June 30,  
ASSETS   2013     2013  

 

           

CURRENT ASSETS:

           

   Cash

$  2,359,234   $  3,949,939  

   Restricted cash

  11,879,607     6,491,175  

   Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $40,539,962 and $36,469,156, respectively

47,752,209 59,696,331

   Inventories

  1,127,090     1,122,380  

   Short term investment

  24,938,336     5,168,000  

   Other receivables

  5,745,487     6,298,088  

   Other receivable from termination of lease, net

  2,316,536     8,932,029  

   Prepayments and advances

  29,476,275     27,827,638  

   Deferred tax assets

  4,042,060     3,987,738  

Total current assets

  129,636,834     123,473,318  

 

           

PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net

  15,191,109     14,357,349  

 

           

OTHER ASSETS:

           

   Other receivable from termination of lease, net

  -     3,710,455  

   Advances on equipment purchases, net

  3,473,509     4,015,294  

   Deferred tax assets

  220,342     217,380  

Total other assets

  3,693,851     7,943,129  

 

           

Total assets

$  148,521,794   $  145,773,796  

 

           

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

           

 

           

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

           

   Short term loans, banks and bank guarantees

$  47,767,660   $  43,766,500  

   Short term loans - shareholders

  2,946,600     -  

   Short term loans - other

  327,400     -  

   Notes payable

  8,185,000     -  

   Accounts payable

  29,691,678     33,730,871  

   Customer deposits

  1,261,040     1,732,662  

   Other payables

  3,508,437     1,989,023  

   Other payables - shareholders

  844,064     757,328  

   Accrued liabilities

  1,123,920     988,598  

   Capital lease obligations - current

  4,517,735     2,448,883  

   Taxes payable

  26,713     107,013  

Total current liabilities

  100,200,247     85,520,878  

 

           

OTHER LIABILITIES

           

 Capital lease obligations - non current

  2,453,057     3,560,819  

Total liabilities

  102,653,304     89,081,697  

 

           

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

           

 

           

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

           

 

           

   Preferred stock $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

  -     -  

   Common stock, $0.001 par value, 74,000,000 shares authorized, 1,486,871 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013

1,487 1,487

   Additional paid-in-capital

  35,233,305     35,233,305  

   (Accumulated deficit) Retained earnings

  (6,121,786 )   5,412,387  

   Statutory reserves

  6,248,357     6,248,357  

   Accumulated other comprehensive income

  10,507,127     9,796,563  

Total shareholders' equity

  45,868,490     56,692,099  

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$  148,521,794   $  145,773,796  


CHINA ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)

    For the three months ended     For the six months ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2013     2012     2013     2012  

REVENUE

                       

 Sales of concrete

$  11,374,306   $  19,060,488   $ 21,095,423   $  47,937,396  

 Manufacturing services

  454,026     2,516,859     896,329     4,450,580  

Total revenue

  11,828,332     21,577,347     21,991,752     52,387,976  

 

                       

COST OF REVENUE

                       

 Concrete

  9,946,088     16,722,221     18,560,843     38,583,375  

 Manufacturing services

  374,612     1,659,550     785,755     3,276,077  

     Total cost of revenue

  10,320,700     18,381,771     19,346,598     41,859,452  

 

                       

GROSS PROFIT

  1,507,632     3,195,576     2,645,154     10,528,524  

 

                       

PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

  (5,055,600 )   (467,597 )   (8,105,021 )   (9,809,192 )

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

  (2,735,275 )   (2,457,328 )   (5,645,900 )   (5,646,942 )

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

  (247,563 )   (284,912 )   (451,562 )   (573,792 )

(LOSS) GAIN REALIZED FROM DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

  (4,222 )   173,589     (1,373,683 )   (170,836 )

LOSS FROM TERMINATION OF LEASE

  -     (4,096,984 )   -     (4,096,984 )

 

                       

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

  (6,535,028 )   (3,937,656 )   (12,931,012 )   (9,769,222 )

 

                       

OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET

                       

 Subsidy income

  709,700     1,315,753     1,319,505     3,143,279  

 Non-operating (expense) income, net

  (59,312 )   (238,726 )   72,934     (470,036 )

 Change in fair value of warrant liability

  -     (21,446 )   -     101,651  

 Interest income

  837,828     30,627     1,184,081     58,061  

 Interest expense

  (651,977 )   (680,435 )   (1,179,681 )   (1,181,272 )

TOTAL OTHER INCOME, NET

  836,239     405,773     1,396,839     1,651,683  

 

                       

LOSS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

  (5,698,789 )   (3,531,883 )   (11,534,173 )   (8,117,539 )

 

                       

(BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

  -     (23,831 )   -     775,336  

 

                       

NET LOSS AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

$  (5,698,789 ) $ (3,508,052 ) $ (11,534,173 ) $ (8,892,875 )

 

                       

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):

                       

 Net loss

$  (5,698,789 ) $ (3,508,052 ) $ (11,534,173 ) $ (8,892,875 )

 Foreign currency translation adjustment

  271,556     199,459     710,564     39,186  

 

                       

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

$  (5,427,233 ) $ (3,308,593 ) $ (10,823,609 ) $ (8,853,689 )

 

                       

LOSS PER COMMON SHARE ALLOCATED TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

                       

 Weighted average number of shares (*):

                       

    Basic and diluted

  1,486,871     1,486,622     1,486,871     1,486,382  

 

                       

    Loss per share:

                       

    Basic and diluted (*)

$  (3.83 ) $ (2.36 ) $ (7.76 ) $  (5.98 )

(*) Retrospectively restated shares for a 1-for-12 reverse split.


CHINA ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

    For the six months ended  
    December 31,  
    2013     2012  
             

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

           

   Net loss

$  (11,534,173 ) $  (8,892,875 )

   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:

           

             Depreciation

  964,188     1,796,843  

             Stock-based compensation expense

  -     36,772  

             Provision for doubtful accounts

  8,105,021     9,809,192  

             Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

  -     (101,651 )

             Loss realized from disposal of property, plant and equipment

  1,373,683     170,836  

             Imputed interest on other receivable from termination of leases

  (442,295 )   -  

             Loss from termination of lease

  -     4,096,984  

             Interest expense on capital lease

  257,945     -  

  Changes in operating assets and liabilities

           

             Accounts and notes receivable

  5,720,891     (11,943,556 )

             Inventories

  10,515     933,013  

             Other receivables

  20,136     1,508,410  

             Other receivable from termination of lease

  11,063,600     -  

             Prepayments

  (2,425,283 )   (581,702 )

             Long term prepayments

  -     (174,804 )

             Accounts payable

  (4,471,203 )   5,905,442  

             Customer deposits

  (492,200 )   (209,270 )

             Other payables

  1,484,105     1,629,753  

             Accrued liabilities

  122,478     (303,787 )

             Taxes payable

  (81,259 )   (68,013 )

   Net cash provided by operating activities

  9,676,149     3,611,587  

 

           

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

           

   Acquisition of short-term investments, net

  (19,579,595 )   -  

   Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

  399,600     672,466  

   Purchase of property, plant and equipment

  (263,360 )   (266,362 )

   Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

  (19,443,355 )   406,104  

 

           

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

           

   Proceeds from short term loans and bank guarantees

  38,559,900     20,267,250  

   Payments of short term loans and bank guarantees

  (35,175,740 )   (25,016,750 )

   Proceeds from short term loan - shareholders

  2,928,600     -  

   Proceeds from short term loan - other

  325,400     -  

   Proceeds from short term borrowing

  -     3,768,496  

   Proceeds from notes payable

  8,135,000     -  

   Rent payable to shareholder

  86,736     (52,656 )

   Principal payments on capital lease obligations

  (1,455,843 )   -  

   Restricted cash

  (5,267,631 )   1,123,864  

   Net cash provided by financing activities

  8,136,422     90,204  

 

           

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE IN CASH

  40,079     (15,539 )

 

           

NET CHANGE IN CASH

  (1,590,705 )   4,092,356  

 

           

CASH, beginning of period

  3,949,939     2,409,914  

 

           

CASH, end of period

$  2,359,234   $  6,502,270  


CONTACT:
China ACM Investor Relations
Phone: +86-10-82525361
E-mail: IR@china-acm.com