SHANGHAI, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) ("Daqo New Energy", the "Company" or "we"), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced that its subsidiary Xinjiang Daqo New Energy ("Xinjiang Daqo") has provided an estimate of its net profit for the fiscal year 2023 ended December 31, 2023 to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Xinjiang Daqo estimates that under PRC GAAP, its net profit attributable to Xinjiang Daqo's shareholders in FY2023 would be in the range of RMB5.7~5.8 billion, representing a 69.7%~70.2% year-over-year decrease compared to net profit attributable to Xinjiang Daqo's shareholders of RMB19.12 billion in FY2022.
Daqo New Energy currently beneficially owns approximately 72.4% of Xinjiang Daqo's equity interest, and the majority of the Company's revenue and net income are contributed by Xinjiang Daqo. The estimated net profit described in this press release was prepared solely for Xinjiang Daqo in RMB in accordance with PRC GAAP and is subject to change upon completion of Xinjiang Daqo's internal financial closing and reporting process. In contrast, the Company's consolidated financial results are reported in U.S. dollars in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The estimated net profit described in this press release is based solely on the information currently available to Xinjiang Daqo's management. Its actual result could vary materially from this preliminary estimate. Consequently, investors should exercise caution in relying on this preliminary estimate and should not draw any inferences from it regarding financial or operating data not provided. The estimated net profit should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements of Xinjiang Daqo prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP. In addition, the estimated net profit is not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved by Xinjiang Daqo in any future period.
About Daqo New Energy Corp.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) ("Daqo" or the "Company") is a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry. Founded in 2007, the Company manufactures and sells high-purity polysilicon to photovoltaic product manufactures, who further process the polysilicon into ingots, wafers, cells and modules for solar power solutions. The Company has a total polysilicon nameplate capacity of 205,000 metric tons and is one of the world's lowest cost producers of high-purity polysilicon.
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