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American Oriental Bioengineering Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results
Date:3/9/2009

NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (NYSE: AOB), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving health through the development, manufacture and commercialization of a broad range of prescription and over the counter ("OTC") products in China, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

Financial Results

Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2008 increased 67.9% year over year to $96.3 million from $57.3 million, reflecting continued demand for the Company's core prescription and OTC pharmaceutical products. Revenue from pharmaceutical products increased 69.9% to $81.2 million from $47.8 million in the prior year's fourth quarter, driven by increased demand for the Jinji Series of products, Shuanghuanglian Injection Powder, and the Cease Enuresis Soft Gel and Patch. Prescription pharmaceutical products generated $28.5 million in revenue during the fourth quarter, up 39.8% year over year, and OTC pharmaceutical products generated $52.6 million in revenue during the fourth quarter, up 92.3% year over year. Nutraceutical products generated revenue of approximately $9.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, roughly flat compared to the prior year period. Revenue from nutraceutical products as a percentage of total revenue decreased to approximately 10.0% from approximately 16.6% in the fourth quarter of last year, as the Company continued to focus more on pharmaceutical product sales. The Company generated $5.5 million in distribution revenue since acquiring Nuo Hua on October 18, 2008.

Gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2008 increased 53.9% to $60.0 million from $39.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. Gross margin was 62.4%, compared with 68.1% in the prior year's period, reflecting low
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