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Company Contact: Investor Relations Contact:
Ms. Fan Zhou, Investor Relations Director Mr. John Harmon, CFA, Sr. Acct. Manager
China TransInfo Technology Corp. CCG Investor Relations
E-mail: ir@ctfo.com E-mail: john.harmon@ccgir.com
Tel: + 86 10–5169 1657 Tel: +86 10–8573 1014
  Website: www.ccgirasia.com

For Immediate Release:

China TransInfo Announces First-Quarter 2012 Results

Backlog Increases to Approximately $194 Million

Beijing, China – May 14, 2012, China TransInfo Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: CTFO) (“China TransInfo” or the “Company”), a leading provider of comprehensive intelligent transportation systems (“ITS”) in China through its affiliate, China TransInfo Technology Group Co., Ltd. (the “Group Company”), today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

First-Quarter 2012 Highlights:

  • Revenues decreased 20.7% year over year to $28.9 million
     
  • Net income was $2.4 million, or $0.10 per diluted share
     
  • Adjusted net income was $2.7 million, or $0.11 per diluted share(*)
     
  • Backlog increased to approximately $194 million

“Although first-quarter revenues declined year-over-year, this was primarily due to the timing of contract progress and execution, and we won nearly $58 million in new contracts in the quarter versus $13 million a year ago. Moreover, our backlog increased by 12% to approximately $194 million, indicating a stronger book of business for China TransInfo,” commented Mr. Shudong Xia. “On the bottom line, we maintained solid profitability despite the lower revenue level and a higher tax rate. We remain committed to growing our business alongside the favorable dynamics of China’s transportation market.”



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First-Quarter 2012 Results

For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, revenue decreased 20.7% to $28.9 million from $36.5 million in the year-ago quarter. The decrease in revenue was driven primarily by a 20.5% decrease in transportation revenue, mainly due to fluctuations in the progress of existing contracts and execution in the ITS business. Revenue from products and applications in the transportation business sector was $27.9 million, or 96.5% of total revenue, compared to $35.1 million, or 96.3% of total revenue, in the year-ago quarter. The remainder of revenue derived from other business categories.

Gross profit decreased 7.8% to $9.6 million in the first quarter of 2012, as compared to $10.4 million in the year-ago quarter. The gross margin in the first quarter of 2012 increased to 33.1% from 28.5% in the year-ago quarter, mainly due to higher-margin projects executed during the quarter versus the year-ago quarter. This represents a year-over-year margin improvement of approximately 465 basis points versus 28.5% in the year-ago quarter.

Selling expenses were $1.1 million, compared to $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2011, mainly due to enhanced effort for new contract bidding activity, which incurred greater travel and sales-administration expenses. General and administrative expenses were $5.9 million, compared to $5.5 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase was primarily due to the development of Beijing Transwiseway’s commercial vehicle location-based services (LBS) business, which incurred higher labor and administrative expenses. Total operating expenses were $6.9 million, an increase of 9.7% from $6.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Operating income decreased to $2.6 million from $4.1 million in the first quarter of 2011.

In the first quarter, subsidy income was $0.6 million, as compared to $0.2 million in the year-ago quarter.

Net income decreased 18.5% to $2.4 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to $3.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted net income, which excludes $0.3 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense and $0.01 million in intangible amortization expense from acquisitions, decreased 19.2% to $2.7 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to $3.3 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, in the comparable period of 2011(*). Weighted average diluted shares outstanding increased to 25,280,702 shares from 25,273,542 shares in the year-ago quarter.



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(*) Please refer to the table at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of net income and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) to exclude non-cash stock-based compensation and amortization expense of intangibles from acquisitions.

Financial Condition

As of March 31, 2012, cash and cash equivalents totaled $31.8 million, compared to $45.0 million as of December 31, 2011. For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, cash flow from operations was an outflow of $9.4 million. Working capital increased to $102.9 million compared to $97.3 million as of December 31, 2011. Stockholders’ equity was $157.4 million compared to $149.9 million as of December 31, 2011.

Business Outlook

China TransInfo has successfully developed a first-generation commercial vehicle monitoring and control platform for the Ministry of Transport. To date, the Company has recorded more than 1.39 million vehicles registered on the platform and approximately 491,000 active users. In addition, the Company’s variable interest entity, Beijing Zhangcheng Science and Technology Co., Ltd. officially released its new pedestrian navigation product named “PalmGo” on April 26, 2012. PalmGo is an application for Android-based smartphones which guides users to reach their destination via various public transportation options including buses, subways, and by walking. Moreover, PalmGo provides public transport information, such as estimated arrival times for selected transport connections and also provides walking navigation, voice navigation, point-of-interest (POI) location, among other features.

Mr. Xia continued, “At the end of the first quarter, our sales backlog was approximately $194 million, compared to $173 million at the end of 2011. We signed roughly $57.85 million in contracts during the first quarter. For 2012, we continue to expect revenues of approximately $170 million and adjusted net income of approximately $14 million, excluding non-cash, stock-based compensation expense and amortization expense of intangibles from acquisitions.”

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call on Monday, May 14, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.



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The earnings release will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at: http://www.chinatransinfo.com/news.html.

To participate in the live conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: (866) 759-2078. International callers should dial +1 (706) 643-0585. When prompted by the operator, enter conference pass code 79509439.

A replay will be available for 14 days starting on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056. International callers should dial +1 (404) 537-3406. When prompted, enter conference pass code 79509439.

An archived webcast of the call will be available on the Company’s website at http://www.chinatransinfo.com/WebCast.aspx?sortId=44&sortPId=5. To listen to the live webcast, please go to the Company’s website at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

GAAP results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 include non-cash share based compensation and amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions. To supplement the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, the Company has provided non-GAAP financial information, which are adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share, excluding the impact of these items in this release. The Company’s management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide investors with a better understanding of how the results relate to the Company’s historical performance. The additional adjusted information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financials. The adjusted financial information that the Company provides also may differ from the adjusted information provided by other companies. Management believes that these adjusted financial measures are useful to investors because they exclude non-cash expenses that management excludes when it internally evaluates the performance of the Company’s business and makes operating decisions, including internal budgeting, and performance measurement, as these measures provide a consistent method of comparison to historical periods. As a result, the provision of these adjusted measures allows investors to evaluate the Company’s performance using the same methodology and information as that used by the Company’s management. Moreover, management believes that these adjusted measures reflect the essential operating activities of the Company. Non-GAAP measures are subject to inherent limitations because they do not include all of the expenses included under GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment of which charges are excluded from the adjusted financial measure. However, the Company’s management compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of the items excluded. A reconciliation of adjustments to GAAP results appears in Table 1 below.



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CHINA TRANSINFO TECHNOLOGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Table 1—Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Data

    For the three months ended     For the three months ended  
    March 31, 2012,     March 31, 2011,  
    Net Income     Diluted EPS     Net Income     Diluted EPS  
Amount per consolidated statement of
     operations
$ 2,419,296
$ 0.10
$ 2,967,276
$ 0.12
                         
Adjustments:                        
   Amortization of intangible assets from
   acquisitions (1)
  11,275
  0.00
  48,850
  0.00
   Non-cash share based compensation   252,671     0.01     302,937     0.01  
                         
Adjusted Amount $ 2,683,241   $ 0.11   $ 3,319,063   $ 0.13  

(1) Amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions of Beijing Transwiseway in 2008 and UNISITS in 2009.

About China TransInfo

China TransInfo, through its affiliate, the Group Company and the Group Company’s PRC operating subsidiaries, is primarily focused on providing urban and highway transportation management solutions and information services. The Company is a leading transportation information products and comprehensive solutions provider, and aims to be the largest real time transportation information service provider and major fleet management service provider in China. As the co-formulator of several transportation technology national standards, the Company owns nine patents and has won a majority of the model cases awarded by the PRC Ministry of Transport. As a result, the Company is playing a key role in setting the standards for transportation information solutions in China. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at http://www.chinatransinfo.com.



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Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may include “forward looking statements”. All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein are “forward-looking statements”. These forward looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects” or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company’s periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

— FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW —



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CHINA TRANSINFO TECHNOLOGY CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

    Three Months Ended March, 31,  
    2012     2011  
Net sales $  28,928,717   $  36,499,159  
Cost of sales   (19,346,112 )   (26,106,038 )
Gross profit   9,582,605     10,393,121  
Total operating expenses   (6,937,046 )   (6,321,059 )
Income from operations   2,645,559     4,072,062  
Non-operating income (expense):            
Interest income   34,888     39,726  
Interest expense   (109,464 )   (250,573 )
Subsidy income   646,001     195,626  
Other income, net   153,008     75,476  
Total non-operating income   724,433     60,255  
             
Income before income taxes, noncontrolling
interests, and gain on equity investments in
affiliates
 
3,369,992

 
4,132,317

Income taxes   (578,268 )   (501,125 )
Net income before non-controlling interests and
gain on equity investments in affiliates net
income
 
2,791,724

 
3,631,192

             
Gain on equity investments in affiliates due to
proportional shares of the affiliates net income
 
379,253
   
332,636
 
Net income before non-controlling interests   3,170,977     3,963,828  
Non-controlling interests in net income of
subsidiary
  (751,681 )
  (996,552 )
Net income $  2,419,296   $  2,967,276  
Weighted average number of shares of
outstanding:
 
   
 
Basic   25,270,069     25,270,069  
Diluted   25,280,702     25,273,542  
Earnings per share -            
Basic $  0.10   $  0.12  
Diluted $  0.10   $  0.12  
Comprehensive income            
Net income including noncontrolling interest $  3,170,977   $  3,963,828  
Translation adjustments   835,533     634,187  
Comprehensive income $  4,006,510   $  4,598,015  
Comprehensive income attributable to
non-controlling interests
$  751,681
$  996,552
Comprehensive income attributable to CTFO $  3,254,829   $  3,601,463  



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CHINA TRANSINFO TECHNOLOGY CORP.

=CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2012     2011  
             
ASSETS            
Current Assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents $  31,832,178   $  45,032,637  
Restricted cash   4,703,288     3,560,246  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $171,829 and
$169,060 ,respectively
  43,507,607

  36,902,155

Inventories   5,493,449     5,993,121  
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts
  55,430,507
  42,917,900
Prepayments   7,682,784     8,828,290  
Other receivables   18,032,086     15,636,967  
Deferred tax assets   26,635     26,467  
Total current assets   166,708,534     158,897,783  
             
Long-term investments   11,084,600     10,638,712  
Property and equipment, net   11,122,125     10,848,345  
Long-term prepayment for land use right   3,717,965     3,694,493  
Intangible assets, net   17,414,130     16,383,300  
Goodwill   10,775,552     10,707,525  
Other assets   408,646     337,258  
Total assets $  221,231,552   $  211,507,416  
             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'            
EQUITY            
Current Liabilities:            
Accounts payable $  37,021,042   $  29,010,462  
Short-term borrowings from banks   6,001,047     7,791,300  
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts
  14,448,150
  12,760,278
Accrued liabilities and other current
liabilities
  6,384,121
  12,043,530
Total current liabilities   63,854,360     61,605,570  
             
Other long-term liability   27,086     -  
             
Total liabilities   63,881,446     61,605,570  
Commitments and contingencies            
             
Stockholders' equity :            
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
150,000,000 shares authorized, 25,270,069
and 25,270,069 issued and outstanding,
respectively
  25,270


  25,270


Additional paid-in capital   53,191,622     51,484,878  
Retained earnings   63,803,929     61,384,633  
Accumulated other comprehensive income   10,454,222     9,618,689  
Total China TransInfo Technology Corp   127,475,043     122,513,470  
Stockholders equity            
Non-controlling inerests   29,875,063     27,388,376  
             
Total stockholders' equity   157,350,106     149,901,846  
             
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $  221,231,552   $  211,507,416  




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CHINA TRANSINFO TECHNOLOGY CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2012     2011  
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net income $  2,419,296   $  2,967,276  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash used in operating activities:
 
   
 
Non-controlling interests   751,681     996,552  
Depreciation and amortization expenses   671,583     652,129  
Stock-based compensation   273,749     310,538  
Gain on equity investments in affiliates due
to proportional shares of the affiliates net
income
 
(379,253
)  
(332,636
)
Dividends income   -     (14,693 )
Loss on disposal of property and equipment   13,776     6,655  
Allowance for doubtful accounts   1,699     -  
(Increase) Decrease in assets:            
Restricted cash   (1,123,252 )   (1,192,248 )
Accounts receivable   (6,388,792 )   (4,785,754 )
Inventories   539,106     (262,205 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   1,204,353     1,467,418  
Other receivables   (2,371,040 )   (1,749,678 )
             
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts
  (12,270,848 )   (3,280,538 )
Other assets   (69,418 )   (228 )
(Decrease) Increase in liabilities:            
Accounts payable   7,846,033     (5,689,594 )
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts
  1,610,860
  (2,288,006 )
Accrued liabilities and other current
liabilities
 
(2,156,519
)  
(3,115,251
)
Other long-term liability   27,155     -  
Net cash used in operating activities $  (9,399,831 ) $  (16,310,263 )
             
Cash flows from investing activities:            
Proceeds from disposal of property and
equipment
$  750
$  13,500
Purchases of property and equipment   (798,532 )   (984,331 )
Purchases of intangible assets   (1,029,261 )   (211,214 )
Payments for acquisition of companies   (210,092 )   (201,334 )
Dividends from equity or cost investees   -     14,693  
Net cash used in investing activities   (2,037,135 )   (1,368,686 )
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Proceeds from short-term borrowings   1,331,602     3,043,600  
Payments of short-term borrowings   (3,176,000 )   (4,641,490 )
Non-controlling interest's capital
contribution
 
-
   
190,225
 
Payment of dividends to non-controlling
interests from subsidiaries
  (238,200 )   -
Net cash used in financing activities   (2,082,598 )   (1,407,665 )
             
Effect of foreign currency exchange
translation
  319,105
  219,746
             
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (13,200,459 )   (18,866,868 )
             
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning   45,032,637     43,916,597  
Cash and cash equivalents - ending $  31,832,178   $  25,049,729  
             
Supplemental disclosures:            
Interest paid $  109,464   $  251,866  
Income taxes paid $  569,751   $  444,346  

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