DALLAS, TX -- China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. (OTC BB:CCSE.OB - News)
today announced the Company's Founder and Board Member Philip
Verges will
be joining CEO Paul K. Danner on Friday's Webcast scheduled
for 12:30 pm
EDT to discuss the Company's M&A campaign. During the
Webcast, management
will also discuss the Company's year-to-date progress to
meet or exceed its
profitable $50 million revenue forecast.
A link to the Webcast is available on the Company's corporate
Website at
www.chinacrescent.com
titled "China Crescent Enterprises Year-to-Date
Corporate Update Webcast."
China Crescent Kicks Off M&A Campaign with Conference
near Hong Kong
China Crescent management will be kicking off its merger
and acquisition
campaign with the Company's participation in the "Summit
on the Industrial
Transformation of Zhu Jian Delta," a conference focused
on small business
financing in China. During the conference VP of Business
Development Larry
Wu and Founder and Board Member Philip Verges will present
on global small
business financing. The conference will provide a rich source
of potential
M&A candidates, as it will provide China Crescent the
opportunity to reach
hundreds of small businesses at once. The Company is looking
to expand both
its service offerings and its operations to areas throughout
China and
possibly beyond.
$19.2 Million in Revenue in First Six Months of 2008; Expects
Strong Second
Half of Year
The Company reported $19.2 million in revenue for the first
six months of
2008, reflecting an 11% increase in revenue over the first
six months of
2007. Net income for the first six months of 2008 was $321
thousand
compared to a loss of $22 thousand for the same period last
year. The
Company has reported four continuous quarters of profitability
with
continued revenue growth. The Company anticipates seasonally
higher sales
in the 3rd and 4th quarters compared to the 1st and 2nd
quarters.
Micros Report Analyst Report Update and New Target Fair
Value Share Price
Micros Report is expected to release a research report update
from Michael
Willingham, Director of Research, on Friday following the
CEO Webcast.
Micros Report initiated research coverage and published
his first report on
China Crescent in December 2007.
Corporate E-mail Updates
To be added to China Crescent's e-mail database to receive
company updates
or to obtain more information on the Company, please send
an e-mail to
ir@chinacrescent.com
or call 214-722-3065.
About China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. (www.chinacrescent.com)
China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. is a technology leader
in the rapidly
developing Chinese market specializing today in software
engineering, high
quality software development and digital multimedia outsourcing
services
delivered to customers globally. At the same time, the firm
is a systems
integrator and value added reseller of major global hardware
brands in the
Chinese domestic market.
Headquartered in Dallas with operations in Shanghai and
Beijing, China
Crescent bridges the gap between Western and Eastern business
cultures to
assist western clients in realizing the advantages of the
high quality, low
cost technology products and services available from China.
China Crescent
also assists Western clients in localizing products and
services to realize
the tremendous growth potential available by expanding into
the Chinese
Market.
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REFORM ACT
OF 1995
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of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results,
events and
performance could vary materially from those contemplated
by these
forward-looking statements. These statements involve known
and unknown
risks and uncertainties, which may cause China Crescent's
actual results in
future periods to differ materially from results expressed
or implied by
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, among
other things, product demand and market competition. You
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