VANCOUVER,
Nov. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - China
Education Resources, Inc. ("CER") (TSXV: CHN) (OTCQX: CHNUF), a
leading technology and content provider of online learning,
training courses and social media for teachers, students and
education professionals, announced its financial results for the
third quarter of 2013. All figures are expressed in U.S.
dollars.
China Education Resources generated gross
revenues of $3,475,166 in the third
quarter of 2013. This is compared to gross revenue of $2,716,353 for the same period in 2012. It
recorded a net profit attributable to shareholders of $741,010 as compared to a net profit attributable
to shareholders of $1,008,994 for the
same period in 2012. The decrease in net profit attributable to
shareholders for the current period was mainly due to an increase
in selling expenses of $1,243,317 as
compared with that for the same period of prior year for marketing
and promotion of the products of the Company.
Q3 of 2013 financial highlights include:
Online products revenue of $1,757,026 generated during the third quarter of
2013 as compared to $1,979,384 during
the same period in 2012; $5,465,405
for the nine months of 2013 as compared to $3,756,376 during the same period in 2012.
Text book sales revenue of $1,718,140 generated during the third quarter of
2013 as compared to $736,969 during
the same period in 2012; $4,465,744
for the nine months of 2013 as compared to $3,322,757 during the same period in 2012.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company generated revenue
of $9,931,149 as compared with
$7,079,133 for the same period in
2012. The net profit attributable to the owners of the Company for
the period was $618,069 as compared
to $1,442,512 net profit for the same
period in 2012.
"We are very pleased with our continually
increasing revenue in the Q3 2013, and the strong operating
performance of the company." said Chengfeng
Zhou, CEO, China Education Resources.
"We expect our unique and comprehensive blend of
education resources and services to generate more on-line related
revenue, and we are encouraged by the increasing utilization of our
internet platform and educational social network, which work
together with our existing online/offline products."
In collaboration with China's education administrators and experts,
China Education Resources has been helping to transform the
curriculum of the world's largest educational system. Recognizing
the need to address education reform changes, China Education
Resources has created educational tools and curriculum for
China's entire kindergarten
through twelfth grade system. The Company is playing an integral
part in transforming China's
educational system through helping to convert the existing
educational system from a memory-based learning system to a
creative thinking and interactive approach. Presently, China Education Resources has over 1 million
kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers registered through its
Web portal. For more information, please visit
www.chinaeducationresources.com or call (604) 331-2388.
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SOURCE China Education Resources Inc.