UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of February 2021

 

Commission File Number: 001-39805

 

Qilian International Holding Group Limited

 

Jiuquan Economic and Technological Development Zone

Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, 735000

People’s Republic of China

+86-0937-2689523

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

   
99.1   Press Release dated February 11, 2021, Qilian International Holding Group Limited Reports Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Qilian International Holding Group Limited  
       
Date: February 11, 2021 By:

/s/ Zhanchang Xin

 
  Name: Zhanchang Xin  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Qilian International Holding Group Limited Reports Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

 

Jiuquan, China, February 11, 2021 – Qilian International Holding Group Limited (Nasdaq: QLI) (the “Company”), a China-based pharmaceutical and chemical products manufacturer, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.

 

Mr. Zhanchang Xin, Chairman and CEO of the Company, commented: “We are pleased with our fiscal year 2020 financial results as we recorded revenue of US$50 million, which was in line with our expectations. The past year was a difficult year for our Company due to the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic, but we continued to grow our business, execute on our strategic priorities, and deliver value to our partners, customers and shareholders. It demonstrates that we have the innovation, diversification, stability, resilience and national scale to perform well in this challenging environment. While we believe the current market conditions will persist in the short-term, we expect to see demand growth in the long run.”

 

Mr. Xin continued: “We are proud of the Company with over 50 years of history and in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry in China. Our successful initial public offering in January 2021 was yet another milestone for the Company and we are pleased to be in a position to continue pursuing the significant growth opportunities that lie ahead. We look forward to building on our momentum in 2021 and beyond, and we are confident that we are well-positioned to continue driving significant long-term value for our shareholders.”

 

Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Highlights

 

   For the Year Ended September 30, 
($ millions, except per share data)  2020   2019   % Change 
Net revenue   50.0    46.1    9%
      Oxytetracycline & Licorice products and TCMD   32.6    30.1    8%
      Heparin products and Sausage casing   16.7    15.4    9%
      Fertilizer   0.7    0.5    28%
Gross profit   7.5    9.7    -22%
Gross margin   15.1%   21.0%   -5.9 pp*
Income from operations   4.8    6.2    -22%
Net income attributable to Qilian International Holding Group Limited   5.1    5.3    -5%
Earnings per ordinary share   0.17    0.18    -6%
EBITDA   7.2    8.4    -14%

 

*Notes: pp represents percentage points

 

 

 

 

·Net revenue was $50.0 million, an increase of 9% from $46.1 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

·Gross profit was $7.5 million, a decrease of 22% from $9.7 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

·Gross margin was 15.1% compared with 21.0% in fiscal year 2019.

 

·Net income attributable to Qilian International Holding Group Limited was $5.1 million, a decrease of 5% from $5.3 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

·Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share was $0.17, compared with $0.18 in fiscal year 2019.

 

·EBITDA was $7.2 million, a decrease of 14% from $8.4 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

 

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue increased by $3.9 million, or 9% to $50.0 million in fiscal year 2020, from $46.1 million in fiscal year 2019, which was primarily attributable to a $2.5 million increase in sales from oxytetracycline products and licorice products, and a $1.3 million increase in sales from heparin products and sausage casings.

 

   For the Year Ended September 30, 
   2020   2019 
($ millions)  Revenue   Cost of revenue   Gross margin   Revenue   Cost of revenue   Gross margin 
Oxytetracycline & Licorice products and TCMD   32.6    25.0    23.3%   30.1    22.3    26.0%
Heparin products and Sausage casing   16.7    17.2    -2.7%   15.4    13.9    9.7%
Fertilizer   0.7    0.3    56.6%   0.5    0.2    66.0%
Total   50.0    42.5    15.1%   46.1    36.4    21.0%

 

 

 

 

Sales for oxytetracycline products, licorice products and TCMD increased by $2.5 million, or 8% to $32.6 million in fiscal year 2020, from $30.1 million in fiscal year 2019. The increase in sales in this segment is due to the following reasons: (1) we conducted our scheduled facility maintenance from July 2019 to September 2019, which resulted in reduced oxytetracycline production by approximately 386 tons (a 16% decrease compared to that of fiscal year 2020). Although the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 had negative impact of the manufacturing, we resumed production on February 27, 2020. Due to the production suspension in 2019, the quantity sold in 2019 was 16% less than the sales quantity in 2020, which contributed to $3.9 million of increase in sales in 2020. (2) Sales price per unit decreased by 5%, which is considered as normal in the course of business. The sales decreased by $0.6 million due to the price change. (3) during the COVID-19 outbreak in China, we switched part of our production lines to manufacture disinfection products in light of a shortage of such products, which contributed $148,000 in sales for the year ended September 30, 2020; (4) The sales increase in this segment was offset to a certain degree by a decrease in sales of licorice products. The COVID-19 outbreak in China during January to March had a significant impact on the sales of our licorice products. The sales volume of our licorice products decreased by 16% due to the logistics restraint and delays caused by China’s national lockdown during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the market price of our licorice products had increased by 9% compared to same period in the last year due to the market’s high demand. Overall, the sales from our licorice products decreased by $0.3 million. (5) Due to the exchange rates, the sales for the year ended September 30, 2020 denominated in USD reduced by $0.6 million compared to that for the year ended September 30, 2019.

 

Sales from heparin products increased by $1.3 million, or 9%, to $16.7 million in fiscal year 2020, from $15.4 million in fiscal year 2019. The increase of our sales of heparin products was mainly driven by the demand from our two long-term pharmaceutical customers. However, our sales of sausage casing were decreased by $2.3 million due to the combined effect of COVID-19 outbreak and African Swine fever in China.

 

Sales from fertilizer increased by $0.2 million, or 28%, to $0.7 million in fiscal year 2020, from $0.5 million in fiscal year 2019. The increase in our sales of fertilizer products was due to our newly developed customers and regulatory policy of decreasing use of non-organic fertilizer and pesticide. Our fertilizer products are mainly organic and more environmental friendly.

 

 

 

 

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

 

Cost of revenue increased by $6.1 million, or 17%, to $42.5 million in fiscal year 2020, from $36.4 million in fiscal year 2019. Gross profit decreased by $2.2 million, or 22%, to $7.5 million in fiscal year 2020, from $9.7 million in fiscal year 2019. Gross margin decreased by 5.9 percentage points to 15.1% in fiscal year 2020, compared with 21.0% in fiscal year 2019.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.8 million, or 22%, to $2.7 million in fiscal year 2020, from $3.5 million in fiscal year 2019. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease of approximately $0.7 million in consulting and professional fees related to our effort to go public which were not eligible to be capitalized in accordance with the U.S. GAAP. As 2019 was the first year we prepared the public listing and filing, the majority filing cost were incurred in 2019.

 

Interest Expenses

 

Interest expenses are primarily generated from bank borrowings including bank loans and banknotes payable. Interest expenses were $243,000 in fiscal year 2020, compared with $224,000 in fiscal year 2019.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was $1.2 million in fiscal year 2020 as compared to $1.0 million in fiscal year 2019, which was primarily consists of government grants and other non-operating incomes.

 

Income taxes Provision

 

Provision for income taxes decreased by $0.2 million, or 16%, to $0.8 million in fiscal year 2020, from $1.0 million in fiscal year 2019, as a result of the decreased income before income tax provision. Income before income tax provision was $5.8 million in fiscal year 2020, compared to $6.9 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to the Company’s Shareholders

 

Net income attributable to the Company’s shareholders decreased by $0.3 million, or 5%, to $5.0 million in fiscal year 2020, from $5.3 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share were $0.17 in fiscal year 2020, compared with basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share of $0.18 in fiscal year 2019.

 

EBITDA

 

EBITDA decreased by $1.2 million, or 14%, to $7.2 million in fiscal year 2020, from $8.4 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

Balance Sheet

 

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had cash of $11.9 million, compared with $4.6 million as of September 30, 2019.

 

Cash Flow

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.1 million in fiscal year 2020, compared with net cash used in operating activities of $0.6 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.4 million in fiscal year 2020, compared with $0.7 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

Net cash used provided by financing activities was $2.1 million in fiscal year 2020, compared with $0.4 million in fiscal year 2019.

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The Company’s management uses certain financial measures to evaluate its operating performance which is calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with GAAP (“Non-GAAP”). These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Company’s calculations thereof may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies. The Company believes that EBITDA is a useful performance measure and can be used to facilitate a comparison of its operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period and to provide for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting its business than GAAP measures alone can provide. The Company’s management believes that EBITDA is less susceptible to variances in actual performance resulting from depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges and more reflective of other factors that affect its operating performance. The Company’s management believes that the use of these Non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial measures with the companies in the same industry, many of which present similar Non-GAAP financial measures to investors. The Company presents EBITDA in order to provide supplemental information that Management considers relevant for the readers of its consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report, and such information is not meant to replace or supersede U.S. GAAP measures.

 

The Company’s management defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is subject to important limitations as analytical tools, you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our Company results as reported under U.S. GAAP.

 

   For the Years ended
September 30,
 
   2020   2019 
Net income  $4,940,441   $5,908,479 
Interest expense   242,877    223,657 
Income tax provision   864,908    1,033,440 
Depreciation & Amortization   1,105,588    1,188,173 
EBITDA  $7,153,814   $8,353,749 

 

 

 

  

Recent Developments

 

On February 8, 2021, the Company announced that it will complete the first phase expansion of its new organic fertilizer production facility in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province and put it into production by March 2021. The Company expects to triple its organic fertilizer production capacity upon completion of its first phase expansion.

 

On January 19, 2021, the Company announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering had exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 750,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $5.00 per share to cover overallotments. Gross proceeds of the Company's initial public offering, including the exercise of the overallotment, totaled $28.75 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses.

 

On January 14, 2021, the Company announced the closing of its initial public offering of 5,000,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of US$5.00 per share. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of US$25 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses.

 

On January 11, 2021, the Company announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 5,000,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of US$5.00 per share. The ordinary shares have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market and began trading on January 12, 2021 under the ticker symbol “QLI”.

 

About Qilian International Holding Group Limited

 

Qilian International Holding Group Limited, headquartered in Gansu, China, is a pharmaceutical and chemical products manufacturer in China. It focuses on the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of licorice products, oxytetracycline products, traditional Chinese medicine derivatives product, heparin product, sausage casings, and fertilizers. The Company’s products are sold in more than 20 provinces in China. For more information, visit the company’s website at http://ir.qlsyy.net/.

 

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the Company's proposed Offering. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and in its other filings with the SEC.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Ascent Investors Relations LLC

Tina Xiao

President

Phone: 917-609-0333

Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com

 

 

 

  

Qilian International Holding Group Limited and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   As of 
   September 30   September 30 
   2020   2019 
         
ASSETS        
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash  $11,867,130   $4,594,440 
Accounts receivable, net   1,118,476    603,760 
Bank acceptance notes receivable   11,498,075    5,476,707 
Inventories, net   11,994,471    12,522,884 
Advances to suppliers, net   491,827    958,005 
Other current assets   547,443    813,932 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   37,517,422    24,969,728 
           
Property and equipment, net   7,419,028    7,665,322 
Intangible assets, net   1,881,722    1,834,130 
Long term investment   540,517    539,680 
Operating lease right of use assets   243,874    - 
Deferred tax assets   361,250    259,384 
Security deposit   179,325    - 
TOTAL  ASSETS  $48,143,138   $35,268,244 
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Bank loans  $7,349,375   $4,903,128 
Accounts payable   4,377,712    3,570,148 
Advance from customers   3,511,198    1,911,748 
Advance from customers - related parties   33,152    2,171 
Deferred government grants-current   384,802    391,142 
Taxes payable   1,383,182    347,930 
Operating lease liabilities, current   82,468    - 
Accrued expenses and other payables   1,301,882    531,713 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   18,423,771    11,657,980 
           
LONG TERM LIABILITIES          
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent   155,723    - 
Deferred government grants - noncurrent   722,137    972,338 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES   19,301,631    12,630,318 
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
EQUITY:          
Ordinary Shares, $0.00166667 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized ,  30,000,000 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019 , respectively   50,000    50,000 
Additional paid-in capital   12,252,077    12,252,077 
Statutory Reserve   2,200,786    1,773,817 
Retained earnings   12,197,372    7,560,631 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (602,001)   (1,743,175)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Qilian International   26,098,234    19,893,350 
Noncontrolling interests   2,743,273    2,744,576 
TOTAL EQUITY   28,841,507    22,637,926 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  $48,143,138    35,268,244 
           

 

 

 

 

Qilian International Holding Group Limited and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

 

   For the year ended September 30 
   2020   2019   2018 
             
NET REVENUE  $50,033,200   $46,096,684   $50,369,013 
                
COST OF REVENUE   42,494,047    36,416,772    42,236,773 
                
GROSS PROFIT   7,539,153    9,679,912    8,132,240 
                
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES   2,728,009    3,501,374    2,160,873 
                
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS   4,811,144    6,178,538    5,971,367 
                
Other Income (Expenses)               
Interest expense   (242,877)   (223,657)   (216,187)
Other income   1,237,082    987,038    390,792 
              Total Other income (expense)   994,205    763,381    174,605 
                
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION   5,805,349    6,941,919    6,145,972 
                
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   864,908    1,033,440    943,363 
                
NET INCOME   4,940,441    5,908,479    5,202,609 
                
    Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest   (123,269)   576,161    33,102 
                
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO QILIAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GROUP LIMITED  $5,063,710   $5,332,318   $5,169,507 
                
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME               
Foreign currency translation adjustment   1,263,140    (858,337)   (652,232)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME   6,203,581    5,050,142    4,550,377 
 Less: comprehensive income attributable to non - controlling interests   (1,303)   478,722    (35,398)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO QILIAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GROUP LIMITED  $6,204,884   $4,571,420   $4,585,775 
                
Earnings per common share - basic and diluted  $0.17   $0.18   $0.17 
Weighted average shares - basic and diluted   30,000,000    30,000,000    30,000,000 

 

 

 

 

Qilian International Holding Group Limited and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash flows

 

   For the year ended September 30 
   2020   2019   2018 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net Income  $4,940,441    5,908,479    5,202,609 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by  (used in) operating activities:               
Amortization of the Right-of-use assets   62,410    -      
Depreciation and amortization   1,105,588    1,188,173    1,254,098 
Loss from disposal of  property and equipment   -    -    4,389 
Provision of doubtful accounts   188,095    (9,301)   8,329 
Inventory reserve   (290,968)   67,719    201,053 
Deferred tax expense   (86,495)   48,656    15,799 
Investment income   (57,984)   (89,197)   (8,303)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Accounts receivable   (660,667)   706,582    (1,072,933)
Bank acceptance notes receivable   (5,583,925)   (2,171,300)   (2,989,921)
Inventories   1,402,620    (3,492,342)   2,812,032 
Advances to suppliers   498,378    653,028    (156,114)
Advances to suppliers - related parties, net   -    -    239,250 
Other current assets   125,261    (29,853)   (32,169)
Accounts payable   613,339    (46,999)   (822,019)
Accounts payable - related parties   -    (3,042)   (2,526)
Advance from customers   1,461,407    (2,232,858)   (267,520)
Advance from customers - related parties   29,973    2,254    (11,694)
Deferred revenue   (314,238)   (319,982)   (385,118)
Tax payables   988,423    (834,183)   648,173 
Accrued expenses and other payables   722,284    73,969    (199,400)
Operating lease liabilities   (67,928)   -    - 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   5,076,014    (580,197)   4,438,015 
                
Cash flows from investing activities:               
Purchase of property and equipment   (449,766)   (616,388)   (1,117,175)
Purchase of intangible assets   (8,798)   (635)   - 
Proceeds from (Payment made for) long term investment   82,972    (64,165)   (253,596)
Investment made for marketable securities   -    14,559    (15,309)
Net cash used in investing activities   (375,592)   (666,629)   (1,386,080)
                
Cash flows from financing activities:               
Proceeds from bank loans   7,135,009    5,089,651    (1,529,052)
Repayment of bank loans   (4,994,506)   (3,635,465)   - 
Repayment of bank notes payable   -    (581,674)   (1,100,917)
Capital contribution from shareholders   -    -    247,700 
Cash dividend paid   -    -    (733,944)
Payment for deferred offering costs   -    (365,310)   - 
Acquisition of non-controlling interest   -    (133,552)   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   2,140,503    373,650    (3,116,213)
                
Effect of exchange rate change on Cash   431,765    (157,163)   (181,798)
                
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   7,272,690    (1,030,339)   (246,076)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   4,594,440    5,624,779    5,870,855 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year  $11,867,130    4,594,440    5,624,779 
                
                
Supplemental cash flow information               
Cash paid for interest  $280,169   $210,588   $223,773 
Cash paid for income taxes  $275,607   $1,109,655   $658,409 
Operating lease right of use assets obtained in exchange of lease liabilities  $143,443   $-   $- 
Stock divdend appropriation to shareholders  $-   $-   $4,403,670