General Steel Holdings Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

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First Quarter revenue reaches a record $291.6 million increasing 675% year over year BEIJING, May 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Steel Holdings, Inc. ("General Steel") ("Company") (NYSE Arca: GSI), one of China's leading non-state owned steel products producer; today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2008. First Quarter 2008 Results Q1 2008 Q1 2007 vs. Q1 2007 Revenue $291.6 million $37.6 million +675 % Gross Profit $13.0 million $1.7 million +649 % Net Income $2.2 million $0.47 million +361 % EPS (Fully $0.063 $0.015 +320 % Diluted) Recent Company Highlights -- In January 2008, acquired a controlling interest in Hancheng Tongxing Metallurgy Co., Ltd. -- In March 2008, approved for listing on the NYSE Arca -- In March 2008, initiated Chicago Board of Exchange Option Trading -- December 2007, completed a private placement with net proceeds of approximately $36.4 million "We are pleased to begin 2008 with our best-ever first quarter revenue in the history of General Steel," said Henry Yu, CEO and Chairman of General Steel Holdings, Inc. "Our revenues continue to be robust as we experience strong demand for our products. The pipeline of potential acquisitions remains strong as we see consolidation in the industry gaining traction," added Mr. Yu. "We believe we are in a unique and outstanding position to capitalize on the domestic steel industry changes and emerge as one of the largest non- government owned steel companies in China." First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were approximately $291.6 million compared to $37.6 million in the same period of 2007, an increase of 675%. The sharp increase in net sales is a result of our acquiring controlling interest position in the Longmen Joint Venture in June 2007, and to a lesser extent the starting of our Baotou Steel Pipe Joint Venture which began sales in July 2007. Cost of sales increased to $278.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from $35.9 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of 676%. Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was approximately $13.0 million, an increase of 649% or $11.3 million from $1.7 million for the same period of 2007. Gross profit margin decreased a fraction to 4.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from 4.6% for the same period of 2007. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $0.6 million for the same period of 2007. This increase is largely attributable to the operations of the Longmen Joint Venture, and accounted for approximately $4.4 million in SG&A expense in the first quarter 2008. Net income was $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $0.47 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of 361%. This equated to earnings of $0.063 per share (fully diluted) compared to $0.015 per share for the same period of 2007. The increase is largely attributable to the contributions from the Longmen Joint Venture and the amount of $1.9 million recorded for the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, net of the amortization of the discount on notes and interest, in connection with the issuance of the convertible notes in the fourth quarter of 2007. Pursuant to SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19, the Company determined that both the warrants and the conversion option embedded in the Notes issued on December 13, 2007 met the definition of a derivative instrument and must be carried as a liability and marked to market each reporting period. As such, depending upon the price of the Company's common stock at the end of the quarter or year there could be an associated gain or loss which are non-cash in nature but will be recurring until such time as the notes are either redeemed or converted and the warrants are exercised. On March 31, 2008, the fair value of derivative liabilities was recalculated and decreased $2.7 million including $0.7 million for the decrease in fair value of the warrants and $2.0 million for the decrease in fair value of the conversion option. The decrease net of $0.8 million amortization expense and effective interest charges was included in other income (expense), net, which amounted to an impact of $0.055 per diluted share. Net income excluding this gain was $0.3 million with earnings of $0.008 per share, based on 34,923,614 diluted shares. As of March 31, 2008, the balance of derivative liabilities was $25.8 million, which consisted of $6.9 million for the warrants and $18.9 million for the conversion option, and the carrying value of the Notes was $6.1 million. Balance Sheet Cash and restricted cash at March 31, 2008 were $60.7 million. Common shares outstanding at March 31, 2008 were 34.9 million. Accounts receivable and accounts receivable-related party were $27.8 million as of March 31, 2008 compared to $11.8 million on December 31, 2007. Growth Strategy General Steel is striving to become one of the largest non-government owned steel companies in China: -- Acquire Chinese steel companies and increase their profitability and efficiencies with the infusion of applied western management practices, advanced production technologies and capital resources. -- Grow through aggressive mergers, joint ventures and acquisitions targeting state-owned enterprise steel companies and selected entities with outstanding potential. Conference Call The earnings conference call will take place at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 15, 2008. Interested participants in the United States should call 1-800- 860-2442. Callers should utilize the pass code: General Steel Holdings. This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by clicking this link: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=48594 . For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on General Steel Holdings' website http://www.gshi-steel.com/ for 90 days. About General Steel Holdings, Inc. General Steel Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Beijing, operates a diverse portfolio of Chinese steel companies. With 3 million tons aggregate production capacity, its companies serve various industries and produce a variety of steel products including rebar, hot-rolled carbon and silicon sheet and spiral-weld pipe. The Company has steel operations in Shaanxi province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Tianjin municipality Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs about future events and financial, political and social trends and assumptions it has made based on information currently available to it. The Company cannot assure that any expectations, forecasts or assumptions made by management in preparing these forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projections will be realized. Such forward-looking statements may be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks or uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. For factors that could cause actual results to vary, perhaps materially, from these forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other subsequent filings. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise. For more information, please contact: Ross Warner, General Steel Holdings, Inc. Tel: +86-10-5879-7346 (Beijing) Email: Skype: ross.warner.generalsteel Ted Haberfield, HC International, Inc. Tel: +1-760-755-2716 (USA) Email: Web: hcinternational.net Financial Statements GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF MARCH 31, 2008 AND DECEMBER 31, 2007 A S S E T S March 31, December 31, 2008 2007 (Unaudited) CURRENT ASSETS: Cash $ 13,247,096 $ 43,713,346 Restricted cash 47,482,412 8,391,873 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $270,235 and $148,224 as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively 13,079,339 11,225,678 Accounts receivable - related parties 14,682,192 565,631 Notes receivable 18,569,839 4,216,678 Notes receivable - restricted 4,359,863 12,514,659 Short-term loan receivable - related parties 1,285,200 1,233,900 Other receivables 786,133 1,280,853 Other receivables - related parties 2,144,266 1,913,448 Dividend receivable 613,719 -- Inventories 100,804,450 77,928,925 Advances on inventory purchases 57,775,966 58,170,474 Advances on inventory purchases - related parties 37,496,745 9,944,012 Prepaid expenses - current 1,239,190 1,059,866 Prepaid expenses related party - current 51,408 49,356 Deferred tax assets 637,598 399,751 Deferred notes issuance cost 5,120,152 3,564,546 319,375,568 236,172,996 PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net 255,879,989 218,263,367 OTHER ASSETS: Advances on equipment purchases 347,848 742,061 Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries 9,666,132 822,600 Prepaid expenses - - non-current 522,193 506,880 Prepaid expenses related party - - non-current 244,188 142,467 Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization 22,575,599 21,756,709 Total other assets 33,355,960 23,970,717 Total assets $ 608,611,517 $ 478,407,080 L I A B I L I T I E S A N D S H A R E H O L D E R S' E Q U I T Y CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable $ 129,291,728 $ 102,241,708 Accounts payable - related parties 7,795,581 14,302,738 Short-term loans - bank 93,131,304 93,019,608 Short-term loans - others 34,896,184 19,156,070 Short-term loans - related parties -- 7,317,027 Short-term notes payable 75,327,000 15,163,260 Employee loans 2,356,200 -- Other payables 3,754,540 3,343,684 Other payable - related parties 21,171 2,126,383 Accrued liabilities 7,164,386 5,248,863 Customer deposits 60,883,030 37,872,698 Customer deposits - related parties -- 9,211,736 Deposits due to sales representatives 2,734,620 3,068,298 Taxes payable 22,404,489 27,576,240 Investment payable 6,854,400 6,580,800 Distribution payable to minority shareholder 2,330,858 2,820,803 Total current liabilities 448,945,491 349,049,916 NOTES PAYABLE, net of debt discount $33,861,956 6,138,044 5,440,416 DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES 25,812,545 28,483,308 MINORITY INTEREST 65,701,909 42,044,266 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 3,092,899 shares issued and outstanding 3,093 3,093 Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 34,861,365 and 34,634,765 shares (including 1,176,665 redeemable shares) issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively 34,861 34,635 Paid-in-capital 25,541,882 23,429,153 Retained earnings 24,527,303 22,686,590 Statutory reserves 3,980,072 3,632,325 Contribution receivable (959,700) (959,700) Accumulated other comprehensive income 8,886,017 4,563,078 Total shareholders' equity 62,013,528 53,389,174 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 608,611,517 $ 478,407,080 GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007 (UNAUDITED) 2008 2007 REVENUES $ 178,492,167 $ 37,607,971 REVENUES - RELATED PARTIES 113,073,832 -- TOTAL REVENUES 291,565,999 37,607,971 COST OF SALES 166,714,663 35,874,966 COST OF SALES - RELATED PARTIES 111,869,221 -- TOTAL COST OF SALES 278,583,884 35,874,966 GROSS PROFIT 12,982,115 1,733,005 SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 6,532,821 630,200 INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 6,449,294 1,102,805 OTHER EXPENSE, NET 2,366,155 220,676 INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST 4,083,139 882,129 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES Current 666,356 127,270 Deferred (216,533) -- Total provision for income taxes 449,823 127,270 NET INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST 3,633,316 754,859 LESS MINORITY INTEREST 1,444,856 279,994 NET INCOME 2,188,460 474,865 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME: Foreign currency translation adjustments 4,322,939 223,551 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $ 6,511,399 $ 698,416 WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES Basic 34,836,394 31,320,251 Diluted 34,923,614 31,320,251 EARNING PER SHARE Basic $ 0.063 $ 0.015 Diluted $ 0.063 $ 0.015 GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007 (UNAUDITED) 2008 2007 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 2,188,460 $ 474,865 Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Minority interest 1,444,856 279,994 Depreciation 4,499,873 561,709 Amortization 205,146 76,524 Loss on disposal of equipment 9,492 -- Stock issued for services and compensation 548,456 23,760 Interest expense accrued on mandatory redeemable stock -- 114,726 Amortization of deferred note issuance cost 8,894 -- Amortization of discount on convertible notes 697,628 -- Change in fair value of derivative instrument (2,670,763) -- Deferred tax assets (216,533) -- Changes in operating assets and liabilities Accounts receivable (1,459,682) 5,898,381 Accounts receivable - related parties 7,631,355 -- Notes receivable (13,832,292) (1,517,176) Notes receivable- restricted 8,491,027 -- Other receivables 1,533,823 82,939 Other receivables - related parties (148,056) 333,000 Inventories (17,647,149) (1,760,231) Advances on inventory purchases 6,516,616 (11,340,142) Advances on inventory purchases - related parties (26,563,452) -- Prepaid expense - current (132,390) (123,161) Prepaid expense - - non-current 5,639 -- Prepaid expense - - non-current - related parties (93,765) -- Accounts payable 11,144,259 1,951,381 Accounts payable - related parties (6,951,111) -- Other payables (2,579,136) (275,480) Other payable - related parties (2,118,101) -- Accrued liabilities 522,377 (41,648) Customer deposits 20,885,570 1,631,391 Customer deposits - related parties (9,391,133) -- Taxes payable (9,585,924) 783,398 Net cash used in operating activities (27,056,016) (2,845,770) CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Cash acquired from subsidiary 702,237 -- Deposits due to sales representatives (451,457) (411,542) Advance on equipment purchases 416,045 -- Equipment purchases (28,097,609) (126,928) Intangible assets purchases 143,465 -- Net cash used in investing activities (27,287,319) (538,470) CASH FLOWS FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Restricted cash (33,726,504) (2) Borrowings on short-term loans - bank 24,893,037 8,785,581 Payments on short-term loans - bank (28,568,988) (7,495,481) Borrowings on short-term loans - related parties 6,168,050 -- Payments on short-term loans - related parties (5,153,320) -- Borrowings on short-term loan - others 23,147,344 -- Payments on short-term loans - others (16,733,731) -- Borrowings on short-term notes payable 62,896,500 1,161,090 Payments on short-term notes payable (11,614,887) (1,161,090) Borrowings on employee loans 2,306,205 -- Payment to minority shareholders (594,336) -- Net cash provided by financing activities 23,019,370 1,290,098 EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE IN CASH 857,715 60,407 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH (30,466,250) (2,033,735) CASH, beginning of year 43,713,346 6,831,550 CASH, end of year $ 13,247,096 $ 4,797,815 GENERAL STEEL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007 Preferred stock Common stock Par Par Paid-in Shares value Shares value capital BALANCE, January 1, 2007 -- $ -- $31,250,000 $ 31,250 $6,871,358 Net income Common stock issued for conversion of redeemable stock, $1.95/share 176,665 177 344,328 Common stock issued for service, $1.32/share 18,000 18 23,742 Foreign currency translation adjustments BALANCE, March 31, 2007, unaudited -- $ -- $31,444,665 $31,445 $7,239,428 Net income Adjustment to statutory reserve Registered Capital to be received from Baotou Steel by 05/21/09 Common stock issued for acquisition net of dividend distribution to Tianjin Victory New 3,092,899 3,093 8,370,907 Conversion of redeemable stock, $1.95 1,000,000 1,000 1,948,992 Conversion of warrants, $2.50 2,120,000 2,120 5,297,880 Common stock issued for compensation, $8.16 70,100 70 571,946 Foreign currency translation gain BALANCE, December 31, 2007 3,092,899 $ 3,093 34,634,765 $34,635 $23,429,153 Net income Adjustment to statutory reserve Common stock issued for compensation, $8.16 76,600 77 548,379 Common stock issued for compensation, $10.43 150,000 150 1,564,350 Foreign currency translation adjustments BALANCE, March 31, 2008, unaudited 3,092,899 $ 3,093 $34,861,365 $34,861 $25,541,882 Retained earnings Statutory reserves Unrestricted BALANCE, January 1, 2007 $ 1,107,010 $ 4,974,187 Net income 474,865 Common stock issued for conversion of redeemable stock, $1.95/share Common stock issued for service, $1.32/share Foreign currency translation adjustments BALANCE, March 31, 2007, unaudited $ 1,107,010 $ 5,449,052 Net income 21,951,056 Adjustment to statutory reserve 2,525,315 (2,525,315) Registered Capital to be received from Baotou Steel by 05/21/09 Common stock issued for acquisition net of dividend distribution to Tianjin Victory New (2,188,203) Conversion of redeemable stock, $1.95 Conversion of warrants, $2.50 Common stock issued for compensation, $8.16 Foreign currency translation gain BALANCE, December 31, 2007 $ 3,632,325 $ 22,686,590 Net income 2,188,460 Adjustment to statutory reserve 347,747 (347,747) Common stock issued for compensation, $8.16 Common stock issued for compensation, $10.43 Foreign currency translation adjustments BALANCE, March 31, 2008, unaudited $ 3,980,072 $ 24,527,303 Accumulated other Subscriptions comprehensive receivable income Totals BALANCE, January 1, 2007 $ -- $ 1,076,688 $ 14,060,493 Net income 474,865 Common stock issued for conversion of redeemable stock, $1.95/share 344,505 Common stock issued for service, $1.32/share 23,760 Foreign currency translation adjustments 223,551 223,551 BALANCE, March 31, 2007, unaudited $ -- $ 1,300,239 $ 15,127,174 Net income 21,951,056 Adjustment to statutory reserve -- Registered Capital to be received from Baotou Steel by 05/21/09 (959,700) (959,700) Common stock issued for acquisition net of dividend -- distribution to Tianjin Victory New 6,185,797 Conversion of redeemable stock, $1.95 1,949,992 Conversion of warrants, $2.50 5,300,000 Common stock issued for compensation, $8.16 572,016 Foreign currency translation gain 3,262,839 3,262,839 BALANCE, December 31, 2007 $ (959,700) $ 4,563,078 $ 53,389,174 Net income 2,188,460 Adjustment to statutory reserve -- Common stock issued for compensation, $8.16 548,456 Common stock issued for compensation, $10.43 1,564,500 Foreign currency translation adjustments 4,322,939 4,322,939 BALANCE, March 31, 2008, unaudited $ (959,700) $ 8,886,017 $ 62,013,528 DATASOURCE: General Steel Holdings, Inc. CONTACT: Ross Warner of General Steel Holdings, Inc., +86-10-5879-7346 (Beijing), or , or Skype, ross.warner.generalsteel; or Ted Haberfield of HC International, Inc., +1-760-755-2716, or , for General Steel Holdings, Inc. Web site: http://www.gshi-steel.com/

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