China Power Equipment Reports Higher Revenues and Net Income

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China Power Equipment Reports Higher Revenues and Net Income

XI'AN, China, March 31 -- China Power Equipment, Inc. ("China Power Equipment" or the "Company")  (BULLETIN BOARD: CPQQ) , the manufacturer of a new generation of energy saving electric transformers and transformer cores in the People's Republic of China, today reported higher revenues and net income for the year ended December 31, 2009.

  Year 2009 Highlights
  -- Net revenues increased 154.0% to $23.87 million in 2009 from $9.39
     million in 2008.
  -- Gross profit increased 143.1% to $5.70 million in 2009 from $2.34
     million in 2008.
  -- Net income increased 190.0% to $4.22 million in 2009 from $1.46 million
     in 2008.
  -- Diluted earnings per common share decreased 357.1% to $(0.32) per share
     in 2009 from $(0.07) per share in 2008, mainly due to a deemed dividend
     from the beneficial conversion feature of preferred stock and higher
     average common shares outstanding.

Net revenues increased $14.47 million or 154.0 percent to $23.87 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $9.39 million in the year 2008, mainly due to higher volumes of amorphous alloy cores and transformers sold. Net income increased $2.76 million or 190.0 percent to $4.22 million in 2009 from $1.46 million in 2008, mainly due to the higher revenues and continuing good control of expenses. Diluted earnings per share decreased 357.1 percent to $(0.32) per common share in 2009 from $(0.07) per share in 2008, mainly due to a deemed dividend from the beneficial conversion feature of preferred stock and higher average common shares outstanding that increased 35.1 percent in 2009 from 2008.

Mr. Yong Xing Song, Chairman of the Board of China Power Equipment, said, "Our strong increases in revenues and net income for the year 2009 reflect the high demand in the Chinese market for our energy-efficient amorphous alloy electric transformer equipment."

Looking at the company's products, revenues from amorphous alloy cores were up $10.84 million or 202.1 percent to $16.21 million in 2009 from $5.37 million in 2008. Revenues from amorphous alloy transformers were up $4.05 million or 115.4 percent to $7.56 million in 2009 from $3.51 million in 2008. Revenues from traditional silicon steel transformers and cores were down $0.42 million or (81.1) percent to $0.10 million in 2009 from $0.52 million in 2008 because the Company exited that business entirely in 2009.

To help fulfill the large increase in customers' orders for amorphous alloy transformers and cores, the Company subcontracted out some of the production to another manufacturer in 2009.

Operating expenses remained under good control, with its gross profit margin declining just 1 percentage point to 23.9 percent in 2009 from 24.9 percent in 2008 on somewhat higher prices for its primary raw material. The Company's operating profit margin increased to 18.9 percent in 2009 from 16.7 percent in 2008.

Total other income increased $0.32 million or 197.4 percent to $0.48 million in 2009 from $0.16 million in 2008, mainly due to higher consulting income for technical support work performed in 2009 that was not offered in 2008 and due to lower interest expense on lower average borrowings in 2009 compared with 2008. The Company's effective income tax rate was down a little to 15.3 percent in 2009 from 15.7 percent in 2008.

As a result, China Power Equipment's net income increased $2.76 million or 190.0 percent to $4.22 million in 2009 from $1.46 million in 2008. Its net profit margin improved to 17.68 percent in 2009 from 15.50 percent in 2008.

Net cash flow provided by operating activities was $5.38 million in 2009, net cash flow used in investing activities was $(2.51) million, mostly in support of capacity expansion, and net cash flow provided from financing activities was $4.94 million, with nearly all of that provided by the net proceeds the Company received from issuing preferred stock in 2009. Adding in a small cash flow benefit due to foreign currency exchange rate changes, China Power Equipment's net cash flow in 2009 resulted in a net increase in cash of $7.81 million. The Company's cash outstanding on December 31, 2009 was $8.88 million.

The Company's debt leverage at yearend 2009 was very modest at 0.3 percent, since it had only one small interest-bearing note payable.

Mr. Song continued, "I believe our results in 2009 represent a very good performance in a very high growth year. With our good cash position, internal cash generation, modest debt leverage, and financing flexibility, we believe we have sufficient financial strength to continue to invest in new product development, capacity expansion, and working capital to support good sales growth in our amorphous alloy cores and amorphous alloy transformers."

Mr. Song continued, "We expect that a new source of amorphous alloy strip will soon be available from Beijing Advanced Technology & Science Materials Co., Ltd. ("AT&M"). We have signed an agreement with AT&M in which we have been given priority to purchase amorphous alloy strip products.

"In September 2009, AT&M completed their test production of amorphous alloy strip, using their facility that has an annual capacity of 10,000 metric tons. We have used some of AT&M's test strip to manufacture test cores and transformers and are pleased to be the first company to do so. Our test cores and transformers are permitting electric power grid organizations and other transformer makers to test and to validate that our cores and transformers using AT&M's amorphous alloy will perform as expected, are essentially equivalent in quality and performance to production that uses Hitachi's amorphous alloy, and are qualified for production purchases. We believe that this second source for amorphous alloy strip, when approved for production, is likely to help alleviate the raw material constraint that has been a concern in the global transformer industry. AT&M's alloy is likely to be quite cost competitive and may accelerate the use of amorphous alloy transformers by China's electric power grid companies."

Mr. Song concluded, "China's economic outlook continues to be encouraging, and China's adoption of amorphous alloy electric transformers in both urban and rural areas appears to be increasing at an increasing rate. As a result, we believe that the high demand for amorphous alloy cores and transformers should continue for several years."

  Financial statements follow.

                         China Power Equipment, Inc.
                    Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                                  2009              2008
  Revenue, net                                $23,866,239        $9,394,491
  Cost of goods sold                          (18,167,768)       (7,050,739)
    Gross profit                                5,698,471         2,343,752

  Operating expenses:
    Selling, general, and administrative
     expenses                                   1,170,932           779,350
    Stock-based compensation                       25,697                --
      Total operating expenses                  1,196,629           779,350
  Net income from operations                    4,501,842         1,564,402

  Other income (expenses)
    Gain on investment                             89,755            67,505
    Other income                                  393,224           279,436
    Interest income                                12,902             3,119
    Interest expense                              (14,268)         (188,110)
      Total other income                          481,613           161,950
  Net income before income taxes                4,983,455         1,726,352
  Income taxes                                    763,455           270,559
  Net income                                   $4,220,000        $1,455,793

  Deemed dividend from beneficial
   conversion feature of preferred
   stocks                                      (9,045,005)       (2,193,483)
  Net loss applicable to common
   shareholders                               $(4,825,005)        $(737,690)

  Loss per share - basic                           $(0.32)           $(0.07)
  Loss per share - diluted                         $(0.32)           $(0.07)

  Weighted average common shares
   outstanding:
  Basic                                        14,908,313        11,036,692
  Diluted                                      14,908,313        11,036,692

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
  financial statements.

                         China Power Equipment, Inc.
                         Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                              December 31,      December 31,
                                                  2009              2008
                                    Assets
  Current Assets
  Cash                                         $8,883,188        $1,071,038
  Accounts receivable, net                      1,949,818         2,013,305
  Advance to suppliers                                 --           771,407
  Inventory, net (Note 3)                         363,312           461,634
  Prepaid expenses and other
   receivables                                    220,939           257,700
    Total Current Assets                       11,417,257         4,575,084

  Related party receivables (Note 11)                 731            97,248
  Property, plant and equipment, net
   (Note 4)                                     4,593,068         3,116,422
  Intangible assets, net (Note 6)                 391,513           220,742
  Long-term investment (Note 5)                   282,897           236,384
  Deposit on contract rights (Note 12)          1,316,328         1,313,064
  Deposit for purchase of equipment               767,858                --
  Prepaid capital lease (Note 9)                  111,482           116,694
  Total Assets                                $18,881,134        $9,675,638

  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable                               $549,065          $710,480
  Accrued liabilities and other
   payables                                       395,486           409,040
  Advance from customers                           32,760           142,156
  Lease payable - current portion (Note 9)          2,156             1,944
  Note payable (Note 8)                            58,503            58,358
  Value-added tax payable                         219,398            64,686
  Income taxes payable (Note 7)                   365,751           235,262
  Related party payable (Note 11)                   1,170             1,167
    Total Current Liabilities                   1,624,289         1,623,093

  Long-term Liabilities
  Lease payable - non current portion
   (Note 9)                                       115,463           117,327
    Total Long-term Liabilities                   115,463           117,327

  Stockholders' Equity
  Series B convertible preferred stock,
   $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares
   authorized,
  4,166,667 shares and Nil issued and
   outstanding at December 31, 2009 and
   2008                                             4,167                --
  Common stock: par value $0.001 per
   share, 100,000,000 shares
   authorized;
  14,908,313 shares issued and
   outstanding at December 31, 2009 and
   2008                                            14,908            14,908
  Additional paid-in capital                   21,182,026         7,176,041
  Statutory surplus reserve fund (Note
   10)                                            642,819           202,665
  Retained earnings (Accumulated
   deficit)                                    (5,728,130)         (462,971)
  Accumulated other comprehensive
   income                                       1,025,592         1,004,575
    Total stockholders' equity                 17,141,382         7,935,218
  Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
   Equity                                     $18,881,134        $9,675,638

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
  financial statements.

                            China Power Equipment, Inc.
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                                Year Ended December 31,
                                                 2009           2008
  Cash Flows from Operating Activities
    Net income                                $4,220,000      $1,455,793
    Adjustments to reconcile net income
     to net cash:
      Depreciation and amortization
       expense                                   249,592         232,607
      Stock-based compensation                    25,697              --
      Provision of bad debts                      90,594          40,467
      Provision of impairment loss of
       advance to suppliers                           --         107,885
      Gain on investment                         (89,755)        (67,505)
      Changes in operating assets and
       liabilities:
        Accounts receivable                      (22,138)       (210,710)
        Advance to suppliers                     772,909          83,518
        Inventory                                 99,416         (92,297)
        Prepaid expenses and other
         receivables                              37,380          17,051
        Accounts payable                        (163,094)       (442,875)
        Accrued expenses and other payables      (14,558)        (39,973)
        VAT tax payable                          154,468         (36,449)
        Income taxes payable                     129,834         105,293
        Advance from customers                  (109,690)        (17,473)
    Net cash provided by (used in)
     operating activities                      5,380,655       1,135,332

  Cash Flows from Investing Activities
    Acquisitions of property, plant, and
     equipment                                   (18,422)        (49,266)
    Addition in construction in progress      (1,620,844)             --
    Acquisitions of intangible assets           (219,270)             --
    Deposit for purchase of equipment           (767,445)             --
    Repayment from related parties                72,913          65,724
    Dividend from equity interest
     subsidiary                                   43,854          71,816
      Net cash provided by (used in)
       investing activities                   (2,509,214)         88,274

  Cash Flows from Financing Activities
    Principal payments on capital lease           (1,948)         (1,731)
    Repayment to related parties                      --        (186,575)
    Proceeds from issuing preferred
     stock                                     4,939,450              --
    Repayment to short-term loans                     --      (1,098,783)
      Net cash provided by (used in)
       financing activities                    4,937,502      (1,287,089)

  Effect of exchange rate changes on
   cash and cash equivalents:                      3,207          60,626
  Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
   equivalents                                 7,812,150          (2,857)
  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
   of period                                   1,071,038       1,073,895
  Cash and cash equivalents, end of
   period                                     $8,883,188      $1,071,038

  Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
   information
    Interest paid in cash                        $14,268        $188,110
    Income taxes paid in cash                   $633,621        $165,265

  Non-cash investing and financing
   activities:
    Issuance of stocks for advance from
     investor                                        $--        $100,000
    Reclass long-term investment to
     advance to suppliers                            $--        $706,823
    Conversion of preferred stock to
     common stock                                    $--             $93
    Construction in progress in lieu of
     repayment from related party                $23,794             $--

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
  financial statements."

                       China Power Equipment, Inc.
              Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity

                                                                 Additional
                            Preferred Stock    Capital Stock       Paid-in
                           Shares    Amount   Shares    Amount     Capital
  BALANCE, JANUARY 1,
   2008                    92,500     $93  10,451,613  $10,452   $4,886,921
    Conversion of
     Series A preferred
     stock                (92,500)    (93)  4,021,900    4,022       (3,929)
    Deemed dividend on
     preferred stock           --      --          --       --    2,193,483
    Issuance of common
     stock                     --      --     434,800      434       99,566
    Transfer to
     statutory reserve         --      --          --       --           --
    Comprehensive
     income:
    Net income                 --      --          --       --           --
    Foreign currency
     translation
     adjustment                --      --          --       --           --
    Total comprehensive
     income
  BALANCE, DECEMBER 31,
   2008                        --      --  14,908,313   14,908    7,176,041
    Issuance of
     preferred stock    4,166,667   4,167          --       --    4,935,283
    Deemed dividend on
     preferred stock           --      --          --       --    9,045,005
    Stock-Based
     Compensation              --      --          --       --       25,697
    Transfer to
     statutory reserve         --      --          --       --           --
    Comprehensive
     income:
    Net income                 --      --          --       --           --
    Foreign currency
     translation
     adjustment                --      --          --       --           --
    Total comprehensive
     income
  BALANCE, DECEMBER 31,
   2009                 4,166,667  $4,167  14,908,313  $14,908  $21,182,026

                        China Power Equipment, Inc.
              Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity

                                                     Accumulated
                                         Retained      Other
                             Statutory   Earnings      Compre-      Total
                              Surplus  (Accumulated    hensive Stockholders'
                              Reserve     deficit)  Income (Loss)   Equity

  BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2008    $38,629     $438,755    $585,381   $5,960,231
    Conversion of Series A
     preferred stock               --           --          --           --
    Deemed dividend on
     preferred stock               --   (2,193,483)         --           --
    Issuance of common stock       --           --          --      100,000
    Transfer to statutory
     reserve                  164,036     (164,036)         --           --
    Comprehensive income:
    Net income                     --    1,455,793          --    1,455,793
    Foreign currency
     translation adjustment        --           --     419,194      419,194
    Total comprehensive
     income                                                       1,874,987
  BALANCE, DECEMBER 31,
   2008                       202,665     (462,971)  1,004,575    7,935,218
    Issuance of preferred
     stock                         --           --          --    4,939,450
    Deemed dividend on
     preferred stock               --   (9,045,005)         --           --
    Stock-Based Compensation       --           --          --       25,697
    Transfer to statutory
     reserve                  440,154     (440,154)         --           --
    Comprehensive income:
    Net income                     --    4,220,000          --    4,220,000
    Foreign currency
     translation adjustment        --           --      21,017       21,017
    Total comprehensive
     income                                                       4,241,017
  BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2009 $642,819  $(5,728,130) $1,025,592  $17,141,382

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
  financial statements.

  About China Power Equipment, Inc.

China Power Equipment, Inc., is a U.S. corporation, which through its wholly-owned subsidiary, An Sen (Xi'an) Power Science & Technology Co., Ltd. and its affiliated operating company, Xi'an Amorphous Zhongxi Co., Ltd., designs, manufactures, and distributes amorphous alloy transformer cores and amorphous alloy core electricity transformers in the People's Republic of China. The company currently manufactures 59 different products, primarily amorphous alloy cores and amorphous alloy core transformers.

Safe harbor

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.

The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the success of our investments, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to sustain our previous levels of profitability including on account of our ability to manage growth, intense competition, wage increases in China, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts and legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside China.

Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov.

We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward- looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on our behalf.

For more information on China Power Equipment please visit our website at http://www.chinapower-equipment.com/ .

  For more information, please contact:

  China Power Equipment, Inc.
   Phone: +1-646-623-6999 in the USA
   Email: xa-fj@xa-fj.com

  or

  Christensen

   Mr. Yuanyuan Chen (English and Chinese)
   Mobile: +86-139-2337-7882 in Beijing
   Email:  ychen@christensenir.com

   Mr. Tom Myers (English)
   Mobile: +86-139-1141-3520 in Beijing
   Email:  tmyers@christensenir.com

   Ms. Kathy Li (English and Chinese)
   Telephone +1-212-618-1978 in the USA
   Email:  kli@christensenir.com

Source: China Power Equipment, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  China Power Equipment, Inc., +1-646-623-6999 in the USA, or
xa-fj@xa-fj.com; Christensen - Mr. Yuanyuan Chen (English and Chinese), mobile
+86-139-2337-7882 in Beijing, or ychen@christensenir.com; Mr. Tom Myers
(English), mobile +86-139-1141-3520 in Beijing, or tmyers@christensenir.com;
Ms. Kathy Li (English and Chinese), +1-212-618-1978 in the USA, or
kli@christensenir.com

Web Site:  http://www.chinapower-equipment.com/

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