NEW YORK, March 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABAT), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of rechargeable Polymer Lithium-Ion (PLI) laptop batteries as well as a manufacturer of electric vehicles, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Total revenues of $97.1 million for 2010 represented an increase of $33.6 million or 52.8%, compared to $63.6 million for 2009. The increase in revenues was primarily due to the contribution of sales from the electric vehicle business, which the Company acquired on May 4, 2009. Sales of electric vehicles for 2010 were $49.2 million as compared to $20.3 million for 2009. The increase in vehicle sales was attributable to (a) the fact that 2009 results include only the period from May 4, 2009 to December 31, 2009, and (b) efforts by our management to make Wuxi ZQ more responsive to the requirements of its distributors. There are many high quality cordless drill batteries at aussie-battery.com
Mr. Zhiguo Fu, CEO of ABAT, stated, "We are pleased to report an increase in our revenue attributable to electric vehicles and medium batteries. This has been beneficial to the profitability of our overall business. In order to meet higher demand from both dewalt battery and electric scooter markets, the company intends to accelerate growth by building more facilities and expanding our marketing network."
Gross profit for 2010 was $45.9 million, a 61.7% increase from $28.4 million for 2009. The increased profitability of our sales is mainly attributable to improved production efficiencies in our electric vehicles operations. Since the acquisition of Wuxi ZQ in May 2009, we have worked aggressively to control production costs at Wuxi ZQ. As a result, the gross margin on our sales of electric vehicles was over 40%, compared to 33% in 2009. The overall result was an increase in our gross margin from 44.7% in 2009 to 47.3% in 2010.
Net income attributable to common shares increased 68.5% to $36.7 million in 2010 from $21.8 million in 2009. Diluted earnings per share were $0.48 for fiscal year 2010 compared to $0.36 in fiscal year 2009. At December 31, 2010 the Company had a strong balance sheet, with $111.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and a working capital balance of $131.2 million. The primary reason for the improvement in working capital and cash was the strong positive operating cash flows and the equity offering the Company completed in December 2010.
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