American Oriental Bioengineering Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financi...(ersifyingproduct portfolio including rec...)

Date:11/10/2008

ersifying product portfolio, including recently launched CCXA prescription products, as well as from existing products. Expanding rural market coverage also drove prescription pharmaceutical revenue performance during the third quarter of 2008. Nutraceutical product revenue increased approximately 6% to $8.5 million in the third quarter of 2008 from $8.0 million in the prior year's period, and decreased as a percentage of total revenue to approximately 12% versus 18% in the comparable period. The increase in Nutraceutical revenue was mainly attributed to the increase in sales of peptide tablets and peptide powder. The Company continues to focus on selling and marketing higher growth pharmaceutical products.

Gross profit in the third quarter of 2008 increased 54% to $47.2 million from $30.7 million in the third quarter of 2007. Gross margin was approximately 66.9%, compared to 70.5% in the prior year's period, reflecting the integration of CCXA and a shift in product mix.

For the third quarter of 2008, operating expenses increased 52% to $25.3 million from $16.7 million in the comparable period of 2007. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increases in sales and marketing expenses, as well as additional depreciation and amortization costs due to the Boke and CCXA acquisitions. Income from operations in the third quarter of 2008 increased 56% to $21.8 million from $14.0 million in the third quarter of 2007, while operating margin was 31%, compared to 32% in the third quarter of the prior year.

Net income for the third quarter of 2008 increased 38% to $16.5 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $11.9 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, in the prior year's period. Diluted share count in the third quarter of 2008 was 85.4 million, compared to 75.3 million in the third quarter of 2007.

Mr. Tony Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Oriental Bioengineering, commented, "We are very pleased with our f
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