Wednesday, February 11, 2009

China Green Agriculture, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

XI'AN, China, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Green Agriculture, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CGAG) ("China Green Agriculture" or "the Company"), a leading producer and distributor of humic acid ("HA") based liquid compound fertilizer through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. ("Techteam"), today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 ended December 31, 2008.

    Second Quarter 2009 Highlights

    -- Net revenues totaled $7.0 million, up 86.4% year-over-year
    -- Gross profit was $4.1 million, or 58.6% of revenues, up 92.0%
       year-over-year
    -- Operating income was $3.1 million, up 297.5% year-over-year
    -- Net income was $2.7 million, up 264.1% year-over-year, or $0.14 per
       basic and fully diluted share
    -- Introduced two new fertilizer products under its high-end brand, Jinong
    -- Completed technical upgrades to existing production line, capacity
       increased 50% to 15,000 metric tons

"We are pleased to announce an outstanding quarter of growth in revenue and earnings per share, both of which exceeded our guidance despite the challenging global economic environment," stated Mr. Tao Li, chairman, president and chief executive officer of China Green Agriculture. "With the Chinese government's strong support for the agriculture industry and China Green Agriculture's continual stream of new products to satisfy the local agriculture market, we are confident that our performance will continue to be strong in the coming quarters."

Second Quarter 2009 Results

Net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 totaled $7.0 million, up 86.4% from $3.8 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2008. The increase was the result of an increase in sales volume due to expansion of the Company's sales network, the launch of new products and an increase in demand for agricultural byproducts, namely top-grade fruit, vegetables, flowers and colored seedlings, from the Company's greenhouse R&D facility, namely, Xi'an Jintai Agriculture Technology Development Company ("Jintai"), Techteam's wholly owned subsidiary. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, fertilizer products increased 80.2% year-over-year and accounted for $4.9 million, or 70.6% of total revenues, while products from Jintai increased 103.0% and accounted for $2.1 million, or 29.4% of total revenues. The increase in revenue growth from Jintai when compared with previous quarters was primarily due to an increase in demand for agricultural products during the holiday season.

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 totaled $4.1 million, an increase of 92.0% from $2.1 million in the same quarter of 2008. Gross profit margin was 58.6% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, up slightly from 56.8% in the second quarter of 2008.

Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2009 were $1.0 million, down from $1.3 million in the same quarter of 2008. This decrease was primarily due to one-time costs incurred in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008 related to listing as a public company. Operating expenses were 13.6% of net revenues in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, down from 35.8% of net revenues in the corresponding quarter of fiscal year 2008.

Operating income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 was $3.1 million, up 297.5% from $0.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008. Operating margin was 44.9%, compared to 21.1% in the same quarter of 2008.

Net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 was $2.7 million, or $0.14 per basic and fully diluted share, up 264.1% compared with net income of approximately $0.7 million, or $0.06 per basic and fully diluted share, during the same period in fiscal year 2008. In the second quarter of 2009, the average weighted shares outstanding were 18.4 million shares versus 11.4 million shares in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008.

Six Months Results

For the first half of fiscal year 2009, revenues were $15.9 million, up 45.1% from $10.9 million in the corresponding period of 2008. Gross profit increased 38.1% to $9.0 million in the first six months of 2009, versus $6.6 million in the same period a year ago. Gross margin was 57.0% in the first half of fiscal 2009 compared to 59.9% during the first half of fiscal 2008. Operating income in the first half of fiscal 2009 rose 51.7% to $7.4 million compared to $4.9 million in the first half of fiscal 2008. Net income, was $6.2 million, or $0.33 per basic and fully diluted share, based on 18.4 million weighted average shares. Net income in the year ago period was $4.8 million, or $0.43 per basic and fully diluted shares, based on 11.1 million weighted average shares.

Financial Condition

As of December 31, 2008, the Company had $15.1 million in cash and cash equivalents with working capital of $18.3 million. The Company had short term loans of $3.8 million and shareholders' equity of $23.5 million. The Company had no long term debt as of December 31, 2008. In the first half of fiscal 2009, the Company had $0.7 million in cash flows for operating activities. China Green Agriculture's capital expenditures were approximately $1.9 million in the first half of the 2009 fiscal year due to the purchase of equipment for its new facility.

Business Outlook

China Green Agriculture provided revenue guidance for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 of $7.7 million to $8.2 million and basic and fully diluted EPS guidance of $0.14 to $0.17. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, China Green Agriculture expects to meet or exceed its "make good" provision of $0.61 per fully diluted share with expected revenues of $31.6 million to $32.8 million and EPS of $0.61 to $0.66 per fully diluted share.

"We have built our business based on a vision to promote sustainable development of the agriculture industry in China through the use of green fertilizer products. We believe our continuous effort in research and development of new fertilizers and further expansion of our sales network will position us to become one of the nation's leading green fertilizer producers," stated Mr. Li.

"Through our recent capacity upgrade to 15,000 metric tons per year, we expect to continue to grow. We anticipate continued strong performance from our greenhouse R&D center with strong growth toward the end of our fiscal year in fertilizer sales as we move into the peak growing season. With the completion of our new, 40,000 metric ton facility, which will come online in the first quarter of our 2010 fiscal year, we expect to maintain our expansion well into the future."

Conference Call

The Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 12, 2009 to discuss results for second quarter of fiscal 2009. To participate in the live conference call, please dial the following number approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: 1-800-688-0796. International callers should dial +1-617-614-4070. When prompted by the operator, please mention conference passcode 601 411 34. If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available for 14 days starting on Thursday, February 12, 2009, 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, please dial 1-888-286-8010 and enter the passcode 10200202. International callers should dial +1-617-801-6888 and enter the same passcode 10200202.

About China Green Agriculture, Inc.

China Green Agriculture, Inc. produces and distributes humic acid ("HA") based liquid compound fertilizer through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd., ("TechTeam"). TechTeam produces and sells approximately 15,000 metric tons of over 100 different kinds of fertilizer products per year. All of TechTeam's fertilizer products are certified by the PRC government as green products and suitable for growing Grade AA "green" foods, also known as green products that contain little or no chemical materials, as stated by the China Green Food Research Center. TechTeam's fertilizers are highly concentrated liquids which require an application of approximately 120 ml per mu per application. Its average end user has approximately four mu of land (one mu = .165 acres).

China Green Agriculture currently markets its fertilizer products to private wholesalers and retailers of agricultural farm products in 27 provinces in the PRC. The leading five provinces by revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2008 are Shaanxi (21.6%), Shandong (7.1%), Xinjiang (5.0%), Fujian (5.0%) and Guangdong (4.7%). For more information, visit http://www.cgagri.com .

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the Company's business, products and financial results. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements depending on a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the following: general economic and business conditions, development, shipment, market acceptance, additional competition from existing and new competitors, changes in technology, and various other factors beyond the Company's control. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this Cautionary Statement and the risk factors detailed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. China Green Agriculture undertakes no duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.



                  CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
                                   (Unaudited)

                                    Six Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                                        December 31,            December 31,
                                    2008         2007        2008       2007
     Net sales               $15,880,128  $10,947,163  $7,000,126  $3,756,142
     Cost of goods sold        6,832,199    4,394,981   2,901,306   1,621,220
     Gross profit              9,047,929    6,552,182   4,098,820   2,134,923
     Operating expenses
     Selling expenses            582,537      471,838     366,161     320,133
     General and
      administrative
      expenses                 1,023,774    1,173,962     586,645   1,023,345
     Total operating
      expenses                 1,606,311    1,645,800     952,806   1,343,478
     Income from operations    7,441,618    4,906,382   3,146,014     791,445
     Other income (expense)
     Other income                  4,655       38,992          --      29,691
     Interest income             143,019       15,526       2,624      15,402
     Interest expense           (447,923)    (197,600)   (127,059)   (105,031)
     Bank charges                 (1,430)      (1,504)     (1,050)     (1,482)
     Total other income
      (expense)                 (301,679)    (144,585)   (125,485)    (61,420)
     Income before income
      taxes                    7,139,939    4,761,797   3,020,529     730,025
     Provision for income
      taxes                      984,159           --     362,676          --
     Net income                6,155,780    4,761,797   2,657,852     730,025
     Other comprehensive
      items
     Foreign currency
      translation
      gain/(loss)                 (8,321)     553,997      (2,142)    379,536
     Comprehensive income     $6,147,459   $5,315,794  $2,655,711  $1,109,561

    Basic and diluted
     weighted average shares
     outstanding              18,381,702   11,080,077  18,381,702  11,392,886
    Basic and diluted net
     earnings per share *          $0.33        $0.43       $0.14       $0.06

     *Basic and diluted shares are the same because there is no anti dilutive
     effect.



                  CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                    AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND JUNE 30, 2008

                                     ASSETS
                                         December 31, 2008     June 30, 2008
                                                (Unaudited)
    Current Assets
    Cash and cash equivalents                  $15,079,265       $16,612,416
    Restricted cash                                134,478           193,392
    Accounts receivable, net                     4,540,866         3,590,552
    Inventories                                  7,294,456         3,988,979
    Other assets                                    87,863           128,091
    Advances to suppliers                          584,835           512,845
    Total Current Assets                        27,721,763        25,026,275

    Plant, Property and Equipment, Net          17,922,298        18,199,456

    Construction In Progress                     6,579,564         5,115,492

    Intangible Assets, Net                       1,126,638         1,180,159

    Total Assets                               $53,350,263       $49,521,382

                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current Liabilities
    Accounts payable                              $206,217          $232,417
    Unearned revenue                               342,711            88,950
    Other payables and accrued expenses            504,828           455,228
    Registration rights liability                  704,494           506,142
    Advances from other unrelated
     companies                                     340,089           344,628
    Amount due to related parties                   31,120            31,121
    Taxes payable                                3,393,308         5,878,275
    Short term loans                             3,822,474         4,201,925
    Total Current Liabilities                    9,345,240        11,738,686

    Common Stock, $.001 par value,
     6,313,617 shares subject to
     redemption                                 20,519,255        20,519,255

    Commitment                                          --                --

    Stockholders' Equity
    Preferred Stock, $.001 par value,
     20,000,000 shares authorized, Zero
     shares issued and outstanding                      --                --
    Common stock, $.001 par value,
     780,000,000 shares authorized,
     12,068,085 shares issued and
     outstanding                                    12,068            12,068
    Additional paid-in capital                   1,268,766         1,200,077
    Statuary reserve                             2,578,042         1,882,797
    Retained earnings                           17,224,614        11,764,079
    Accumulated other comprehensive
     income                                      2,402,277         2,404,419
    Total Stockholders' Equity                  23,485,768        17,263,441

    Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
     Equity                                    $53,350,263       $49,521,382



                  CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                       2008              2007
    Cash flows from operating activities
    Net income                                   $6,155,780        $4,761,797
    Adjustments to reconcile net income
     to net cash provided by operating
     activities
    Share capital contribution - rental
     and interest paid by shareholders                  --             32,177
    Stock options granted for
     compensation                                    68,690                --
    Depreciation                                    737,464           402,782
    Amortization                                     53,494            48,909
    Decrease / (Increase) in current
     assets
    Accounts receivable                            (950,555)          766,758
    Other receivables                                32,262                --
    Inventories                                  (3,306,067)       (1,718,529)
    Advances to suppliers                           (72,015)          131,916
    Other assets                                      9,508          (731,007)
    (Decrease) / Increase in current
     liabilities
    Accounts payable                                (26,200)           74,928
    Unearned revenue                                253,800           174,534
    Tax payables                                 (2,485,151)        1,067,900
    Advances from unrelated parties                      --           762,443
    Other payables and accrued expenses             243,560          (456,670)
    Net cash provided by operating
     activities                                     714,571         5,317,938

    Cash flows from investing activities
    Acquisition of plant, property, and
     equipment                                     (460,797)             (247)
    Advances for construction in progress                --        (5,178,556)
    Additions to construction in progress        (1,464,432)          (20,352)
    Cash paid to acquire china operation                 --        (4,096,100)
    Net cash used in investing activities        (1,925,229)       (9,295,255)

    Cash flows from financing activities
    Repayment of loan                              (379,384)         (133,411)
    Shares issuance cost                                 --        18,602,720
    Proceeds issuance of shares subject
     to redemption                                       --        (4,250,000)
    Restricted cash                                  58,914                --
    (Payments)/proceeds to/from related
     parties                                             --          (632,926)
    Net cash provided by (used in)
     financing activities                          (320,470)       13,586,383

    Effect of exchange rate change on
     cash and cash equivalents                       (2,024)           34,412
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and
     cash equivalents                            (1,533,151)        9,643,478

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
     balance                                     16,612,416            81,716
    Cash and cash equivalents, ending
     balance                                    $15,079,265        $9,725,194

    Supplement disclosure of cash flow
     information
    Interest expense paid                         $(249,571)        $(178,095)
    Income taxes paid                              $621,367               $--



    For further information, please contact:

    China Green Agriculture, Inc.
     Ms. Ying Yang, Chief Financial Officer
     Tel:   +1-626-623-2575
     Email: yangying@techteam.com.cn

    CCG Investor Relations
     Mr. Crocker Coulson, President
     Tel:   +1-646-213-1915 (NY Office)
     Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

     Graham Reed, Financial Writer
     Email: graham.reed@ccgir.com