Tungray Technologies Inc Reports Unaudited 2024 First Half Financial Results

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Tungray Technologies, a global Engineer-to-Order company, reported its H1 2024 financial results showing mixed performance. Total revenues increased slightly by 1.5% to $5.4 million, while gross margin declined to 46.7% from 53.5% year-over-year. The company reported an operating loss of $0.9 million compared to an operating income of $0.1 million in H1 2023.

The company is implementing cost-cutting measures and exploring new revenue streams, including potential partnerships in metal 3D printing for precision engineering. Notable challenges include increased operating expenses, rising by 26.5% to $3.5 million, and declining standardized product revenues due to fierce price competition. The company also disclosed a restatement of its H1 2023 financial statements due to accounting errors in income tax expense and finance lease calculations.

Positive

• Revenue increased by 1.5% to $5.4 million in H1 2024
• Customized products revenue grew by 11.6%
• R&D investment maintained with $0.4 million in expenses

Negative

• Operating loss of $0.9 million compared to $0.1 million income in H1 2023
• Gross margin declined to 46.7% from 53.5% year-over-year
• Operating expenses increased by 26.5% to $3.5 million
• Standardized products revenue decreased by 30.5%
• Net loss of $0.8 million compared to $0.2 million profit in H1 2023
• Required restatement of H1 2023 financial statements due to accounting errors

Insights

Financial Analyst

The financial results reveal concerning trends for Tungray Technologies. Despite a marginal 1.5% revenue increase to $5.4 million, the company's profitability metrics have deteriorated significantly. The shift from an operating income of $0.1 million to a loss of $0.9 million is particularly alarming. Key red flags include:

• Gross margin compression from 53.5% to 46.7%, indicating pricing pressure and rising costs
• A substantial 26.5% increase in operating expenses, primarily from higher salary costs and IPO-related fees
• Standardized products revenue decline of 30.5%, showing vulnerability to competition

The financial restatement for 2023 raises questions about internal controls. The cost-cutting initiatives and strategic pivot toward 3D metal printing may be too late to reverse the negative trajectory without significant capital investment. The deteriorating margins in both customized (48.6% vs 56.3%) and standardized products (37.2% vs 44.6%) suggest structural challenges in maintaining pricing power.

Market Research Analyst

The market positioning strategy reveals critical weaknesses in Tungray's competitive stance. The company's attempt to pivot into 3D metal printing for aviation and oil & gas sectors, while potentially promising, faces significant barriers to entry. The Singapore hub strategy overlooks established players with deeper industry relationships and proven technical capabilities. The declining standardized product performance reflects market saturation and commoditization pressures that won't be easily overcome.

The planned expansion into non-printer markets in Southeast Asia, particularly semiconductor and automotive sectors, requires substantial investment in capabilities and relationship building. The hiring of a dedicated sales manager, while necessary, may be insufficient given the scale of market penetration required. The company's relatively small size ($36.4 million market cap) limits its ability to compete effectively against larger, better-capitalized rivals in these high-tech sectors.

SINGAPORE, Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tungray Technologies Inc ("Tungray" or the "Company"), a global Engineer-to-Order (ETO) company, today reported its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

First Half 2024 Financial Highlights

• Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased by 1.5% to $5.4 million, compared to $5.3 million in the same period of 2023.
• Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was 46.7%, compared to 53.5% for the same period in 2023.
• Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.9 million, compared to an operating income of $0.1 million for the same period in 2023.
• Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.8 million, compared to net income of $0.2 million for the same period in 2023.

Recent Developments and Strategic Highlights:

Cost-Cutting Measures:
The Company has implemented targeted cost control actions aimed at reducing expenses, enhancing operational efficiency, and renegotiating supplier contracts.

These actions include:

• Identifying and utilizing high-trade volume suppliers.
• Leveraging volume to negotiate favorable rates for common-use components.

Revenue Enhancement:
To drive sales growth, the Company is exploring potential horizontal strategic partnerships to access new, high-value capabilities.

These initiatives include:

• Introducing new lines of business through potential partnerships with existing companies.

• • Utilizing the "market-for-tech" model to leverage Singapore's hub position for regional business expansion.
  • Exploring technologies and services such as metal 3D printing for precision engineering, standardized manufacturing of medical components, and contract repair work for aviation components, such as aircraft engine fan blades and turbines.

• Enhancing sales and market penetration by hiring a dedicated business-focused market and sales manager. This initiative will focus on:

• • Increasing market penetration of non-printer related markets in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region.
  • Focusing primarily on the semiconductor, automotive and non-printer related consumer product sectors.

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements

During the course of preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company identified misstatements in its previously issued consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as below, and as a result the Company has restated the previously issued consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 in accordance with ASC 250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, to reflect the effects of the restatement adjustments and to make certain corresponding disclosures.

The categories of adjustments and their impacts on previously issued financial statements are described below and identified in the column entitled "Reference":

a. The Company failed to record the correct income tax expense, taxes payable and retained earnings due to improper identification of non-deductible expenses which were not detected because of not performing a reconciliation between the financial statements and tax return. Such failure has resulted in the misstatements of "Income tax expense", "Net income attributable to Tungray Technologies Inc", and "Foreign currency translation adjustment" for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The impact to the accumulated other comprehensive loss and foreign currency translation adjustment was a result of the foreign currency translation difference to the misstatement.

b. The Company failed to take the purchase option into consideration for the finance lease and used the incorrect useful life for the assets amortization. Such failure has resulted in the misstatement of "Cost of revenue", "Net income attributable to Tungray Technologies Inc" and "Foreign currency translation adjustment" for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The impact to the accumulated other comprehensive loss and foreign currency translation adjustment was a result of the foreign currency translation difference to the misstatement.

The effects of restatement adjustments to the line items are as below:

		For the six months ended June 30,
		2023
		As previously reported				Adjustment				Reference		As restated
Cost of revenues		$	2,480,629			$	12,590			b		$	2,493,219
Income tax expense			(88,638)				(16,853)			a			(105,491)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(305,719)				12,507			a, b			(293,212)

Management Commentary

Mr. Wanjun Yao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tungray, commented, "This year, we faced challenges that impacted our year-over-year performance, particularly in revenue growth and profit margins. To remain viable amidst the price competition, we are implementing aggressive cost-cutting measures and seeking efficiencies in production. In addition, to complement our cost-cutting measures, we are also exploring new revenue streams and focusing on higher-margin products to improve profitability."

"Despite significant headwinds from fierce price competition, our commitment to innovation and quality improvements remains unchanged, and we remain focused on delivering sustainable growth and innovation as our long-term strategy. During this reporting period, we expensed $0.4 million in R&D expenses, a slight increase compared to the same period last year. We are confident that our ongoing initiatives will position us well when market conditions improve."

"As we move forward, we are dedicated to adapting to the evolving market landscape. To enhance Tungray's business portfolio and adapt to high-growth markets, we are actively exploring 3D metal printing solutions tailored for high-end sectors such as commercial aviation, offshore marine, and oil & gas industries in which Singapore serves as a strategic hub. We believe potential expansion into 3D metal printing will complement our current product and service offerings and positions us to compete well in the provision of advanced, precision-engineered components. We are confident that this strategic initiative will elevate Tungray's market presence, generate new revenue streams, and ultimately create greater value for our shareholders. We anticipate that the steps we're taking now will yield improvements and help us return to a sustained growth trajectory in the upcoming years."

First Half 2024 Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues increased slightly by 1.5% to $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

• Revenues from customized products increased by $0.5 million or 11.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily driven by the delivery of a major customization project during the period.
• Revenues from standardized products decreased by $0.4 million, or 30.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, mainly due to the impact of increasing industry competition resulting in lower sales pricing.

Cost of Revenues

Total costs increased by 16.2% to $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. 

• The cost of revenues for customized products rose by $0.6 million, or 31.3% for the same period ended June 30, 2024, in line with the revenue increase.

• The cost of revenues for standardized products decreased by $0.2 million, or 21.1% for the same period ended June 30, 2024, corresponding with the revenue decline due to increased industry competition.

Gross Profit

Gross profit was $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, representing a decrease of 11.4% year over year from $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Gross margin was 46.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 53.5% for the same period in 2023. The decrease in gross profit and gross margin was mainly due to the increase of raw materials and labor costs.

• Gross profit for customized products was $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of 3.6% as compared to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Gross margin for customized products was 48.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 56.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

• Gross profit for standardized products was $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of 42.1% as compared to $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Gross margin for standardized products was 37.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 44.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses were $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, representing an increase of 26.5% year over year from $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

• Selling expenses increased by $0.1 million or 38.8% from $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was mainly due to an increase of advertisement expense for business expansion.

• General and administrative expenses increased by $0.6 million or 29.8% from $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was mainly attributed to a $0.5 million increase in salary and benefits for talent retention, as well as a $0.1 million increase in professional service fee related to the Company's initial public offering during the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared with the same period last year.

• R&D expenses increased slightly by 3.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared with the same period last year. The increase was consistent with the R&D plan the Company previously set out.

(Loss) Income from operations

Loss from operations was $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to income from operations of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Other Income, net

Total other income was $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense increased by approximately $20,000 or 19.6%, from $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Net (Loss) Income

Net loss was $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to net income of $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

About Tungray Technologies Inc

Tungray Technologies Inc is an Engineer-to-Order (ETO) company that provides customized industrial manufacturing solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the semiconductors, printers, electronics, and home appliances industries. With research, development and manufacturing bases in Singapore and China, Tungray designs, develops, and delivers a wide range of industrial products ranging from customized manufacturing machineries, direct drive and linear direct current motors, to induction welding equipment. As an ETO company with more than two decades of experience, Tungray takes pride in its ability to deliver quality customized industrial solutions that fulfil its customers' unique needs and specifications. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://tungray.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements. 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:

Investor Relations:
Bill Zima
Email: tungray@icrinc.com

Tungray Technologies Inc and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Stated in U.S. Dollars, except for share data, or otherwise noted)
		As of June 30, 2024				As of December 31, 2023
						As Restated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash		$	9,965,474			$	10,802,405
Accounts and notes receivable, net			2,732,116				3,574,739
Accounts receivable - related parties			295,487				319,589
Inventories, net			1,424,207				2,283,809
Prepayments, net			831,679				259,950
Prepayments - related parties			1,462,583				1,048,745
Other receivables and other current assets, net			805,048				215,651
Other receivables - related parties			461,924				23,816
Total current assets			17,978,518				18,528,704
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET			6,184,336				6,326,369
OTHER ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and deposits			79,592				23,163
Prepayment for land use right			1,988,386				-
Long-term investment			206,407				211,271
Operating right-of-use assets			1,594,282				712,261
Intangible assets, net			72,884				55,842
Deferred initial public offering ("IPO") costs			-				1,192,734
Total non-current assets			3,941,551				2,195,271
Total assets			28,104,405				27,050,344
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable			1,280,101				1,048,271
Accounts payable - related parties			515,276				498,923
Contract liabilities			3,859,463				4,010,832
Accrued expenses and other payables			965,192				1,289,941
Other payables - related parties			284,235				670,866
Current portion of banking facilities			156,654				140,162
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			236,305				46,232
Current portion of operating lease liabilities - related party			269,960				123,094
Taxes payable			635,216				1,206,141
Total current liabilities			8,202,402				9,034,462
OTHER LIABILITIES
Banking facilities			1,810,412				1,951,389
Operating lease liabilities			769,997				10,603
Operating lease liabilities - related party			228,627				339,450
Total other liabilities			2,809,036				2,301,442
Total liabilities			11,011,438				11,335,904
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Class A ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value; 400,000,000 and 400,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 11,793,485 and 10,440,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)			1,179				1,044
Class B ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 and 100,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 4,560,000 and 4,560,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)			456				456
Additional paid-in capital			3,135,124				332,574
Retained earnings			14,716,555				15,530,562
Statutory reserves			248,761				248,761
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(913,916)				(284,444)
Total Tungray Technologies Inc shareholders' equity			17,188,159				15,828,953
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS			(95,192)				(114,513)
TOTAL EQUITY			17,092,967				15,714,440
Total liabilities and equity		$	28,104,405			$	27,050,344

 

Tungray Technologies Inc and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Loss
(Stated in U.S. Dollars, except for share data, or otherwise noted)
		For the six months ended June 30,
		2024				2023
		(Unaudited)				As Restated (Unaudited)
Revenue - products		$	5,435,786			$	5,313,634
Revenue - related party			-				42,790
Total revenues			5,435,786				5,356,424
Cost of revenue - products			2,897,866				2,460,361
Cost of revenue - related party			-				32,858
Total cost of revenues			2,897,866				2,493,219
Gross profit			2,537,920				2,863,205
Operating expenses:
Selling expenses			300,122				216,168
General and administrative expenses			2,735,835				2,106,952
Research and development expenses			447,234				430,809
Total operating expenses			3,483,191				2,753,929
(Loss) Income from operations			(945,271)				109,276
Other income
Other income, net			172,687				128,614
Lease income - related party			9,855				10,263
Financial expenses, net			44,262				22,074
Total other income, net			226,804				160,951
(Loss) Income before income taxes			(718,467)				270,227
Income tax expense			(126,219)				(105,491)
Net (loss) income			(844,686)				164,736
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(30,679)				(38,426)
Net (loss) income attributable to Tungray Technologies Inc			(814,007)				203,162
Net (loss) income			(844,686)				164,736
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(629,472)				(293,212)
Comprehensive loss			(1,474,158)				(128,476)
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(30,679)				(36,732)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to Tungray Technologies Inc			(1,443,479)				(91,744)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted			15,539,074				15,000,000
(Loss) Earnings per common share - basic and diluted			(0.05)				0.01

 

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FAQ

What caused Tungray Technologies' operating loss in H1 2024?

The operating loss was primarily due to increased operating expenses (up 26.5%), higher raw material and labor costs, and pricing pressure in standardized products, resulting in a $0.9 million loss compared to $0.1 million income in H1 2023.

How much did Tungray's revenue grow in H1 2024?

Tungray's total revenue grew by 1.5% to $5.4 million in H1 2024 compared to $5.3 million in H1 2023.

What strategic initiatives is Tungray implementing to improve performance?

Tungray is implementing cost-cutting measures, exploring 3D metal printing solutions, seeking strategic partnerships, and focusing on higher-margin products while expanding into new markets like commercial aviation and offshore marine sectors.

Why did Tungray restate its H1 2023 financial statements?

Tungray restated H1 2023 financials due to misstatements in income tax expense calculations and incorrect treatment of finance lease purchase options and asset amortization.

What caused the decline in Tungray's gross margin for H1 2024?

The gross margin declined to 46.7% from 53.5% due to increased raw materials and labor costs, along with pricing pressure from industry competition.