Alset Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2020
or
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the
transition period from __________to _________
001-39732
Commission
File Number
HF Enterprises Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA
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83-1079861
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State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 210, Bethesda, Maryland
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20814
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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301-971-3940
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
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HFEN
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No
☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to
Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer”, “smaller reporting company” and
“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Smaller
reporting company
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☒
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Emerging
growth company
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☒
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If an
emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of December 29, 2020, there were 8,570,000 shares of the registrant’s common
stock $0.001 par value per share, issued and
outstanding.
Table of Contents
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Part I. Financial
Information
HF Enterprises Inc.
Table of Contents
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
F-1
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F-2
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F-3
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F-5
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F-6 -
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1
HF Enterprises Inc.
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September 30,
2020
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December 31,
2019
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Assets:
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( Unaudited)
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
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$8,754,202
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$2,774,587
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Restricted
Cash
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4,235,274
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4,447,678
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Account
Receivables, Net
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56,191
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170,442
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Other
Receivables
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369,888
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681,677
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Note
Receivables - Related Parties
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209,398
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Prepaid
Expenses
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1,902,079
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145,186
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Inventory
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63,455
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116,698
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Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
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59,745,321
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3,015,698
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Investment
in Securities at Cost
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236,756
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200,128
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Investment
in Securities at Equity Method
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2,245
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Deposits
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50,539
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48,717
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Current
Assets from Discontinued Operations
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-
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139,431
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Total
Current Assets
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75,625,348
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11,740,242
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Real
Estate
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Properties
under Development
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24,990,366
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23,884,704
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Operating
Lease Right-Of-Use Asset
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546,519
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146,058
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Deposit
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234,134
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21,491
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Property
and Equipment, Net
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77,663
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80,285
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Total
Assets
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$101,474,030
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$35,872,780
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Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity:
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
Payable and Accrued Expenses
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$4,812,881
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$3,995,001
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Advance
from Related Party
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710,524
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-
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Accrued
Interest - Related Parties
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33,828
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834,536
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Deferred
Revenue
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3,046,687
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258,594
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Builder
Deposits
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1,661,303
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890,069
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Operating
Lease Liability
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339,849
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58,865
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Notes
Payable
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228,468
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157,105
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Notes
Payable- Related Parties
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160,000
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410,000
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Accumulated
Losses on Equity Method Investment
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231,418
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Income
Tax Payable
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249,698
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420,327
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Current
Liabilities From Discontinued Operations
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-
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7,021
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Total
Current Liabilities
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11,474,656
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7,031,518
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Long-Term
Liabilities:
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Builder
Deposits
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147,444
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1,555,200
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Operating
Lease Liability
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202,038
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91,330
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Note
Payable, Net of Debt Discount
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619,329
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Notes
Payable - Related Parties
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2,056,183
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4,971,401
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Total
Liabilities
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14,499,650
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13,649,449
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Stockholders'
Equity:
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Preferred
Stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none
issued
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares
authorized;
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6,400,000 shares issued and outstanding on September
30, 2020
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and 10,001,000 shares issued and outstanding on
December 31, 2019
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6,400
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10,001
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Additional
Paid In Capital
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94,053,568
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54,263,717
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Accumulated
Deficit
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(49,803,606)
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(40,494,115)
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Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
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1,045,584
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1,468,269
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Total
Stockholders' Equity
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45,301,946
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15,247,872
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Non-controlling
Interests
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41,672,434
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6,975,459
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Total
Stockholders' Equity
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86,974,380
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22,223,331
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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$101,474,030
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$35,872,780
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See accompanying notes to
condensed consolidated financial statements.
F-1
HF Enterprises Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and
2019
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2020
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2019
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2020
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2019
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Revenue
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Property
Sales
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$2,146,992
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$4,938,017
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$7,148,786
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$21,509,197
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Biohealth
Product Sales
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1,931
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360,351
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31,133
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1,406,951
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Others
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-
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8,495
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28,350
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Total
Revenue
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2,148,923
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5,306,863
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7,179,919
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22,944,498
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Operating
Expenses
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Cost of
Sales
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1,616,377
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4,130,484
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5,609,303
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19,177,800
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General and
Administrative
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798,186
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1,445,678
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4,196,939
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4,330,751
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Impairment of
Real Estate
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-
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3,938,769
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Total
Operating Expenses
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2,414,563
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5,576,162
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9,806,242
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27,447,320
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Loss From
Continuing Operations
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(265,640)
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(269,299)
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(2,626,323)
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(4,502,822)
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Other Income
(Expense)
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Interest
Income
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2,504
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16,440
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14,995
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44,021
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Interest
Expense
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(19,825)
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(86,347)
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(160,341)
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(286,805)
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Gain on
Disposal of Subsidiary
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299,255
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Gain on
Deconsolidation
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53,200,752
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53,200,752
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Loss on
Consolidation
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(21,909,596)
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(21,909,596)
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Foreign
Exchange Transaction Gain (Loss)
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(415,203)
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757,068
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960,268
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438,608
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Unrealized
(Loss) Gain on Securities Investment
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(43,761,763)
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507,727
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(42,169,116)
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(146,470)
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Loss on
Investment on Security by Equity Method
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(52,392)
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(193,132)
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(30,166)
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Other
Income
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8,563
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2,887
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52,847
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38,993
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Total
Other Income (Expense)
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(12,946,960)
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1,197,775
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(10,203,323)
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357,436
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Net (Loss)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income
Taxes
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(13,212,600)
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928,476
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(12,829,646)
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(4,145,386)
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Income Tax
Expense from Continuing Operations
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(74,106)
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-
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(188,759)
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-
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Net (Loss)
Income from Continuing Operations
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(13,286,706)
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928,476
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(13,018,405)
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(4,145,386)
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Loss from
Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax
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(56,053)
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(128,554)
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(417,438)
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(388,931)
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Net
Loss
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(13,342,758)
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799,922
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(13,435,843)
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(4,534,317)
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Net (Loss)
Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
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(3,505,919)
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36,181
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(4,126,352)
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(1,437,202)
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Net (Loss)
Income Attributable to Common Stockholders
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$(9,836,839)
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$763,741
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$(9,309,491)
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$(3,097,115)
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Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net
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Unrealized
Gain on Securities Investment
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29,123
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(53,681)
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29,639
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(36,747)
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Foreign
Currency Translation Adjustment
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462,064
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(584,561)
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(585,085)
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(325,518)
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Comprehensive
Loss
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(12,851,571)
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161,680
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(13,991,289)
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(4,896,582)
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Comprehensive
Loss Attributable to Non-controlling Interests
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(3,276,947)
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(160,972)
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(4,190,100)
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(1,549,106)
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Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Attributable to Common
Stockholders
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$(9,574,624)
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$322,652
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$(9,801,189)
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$(3,347,476)
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Net Income
(Loss) Per Share - Basic and Diluted
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Continuing
Operations
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$(1.53)
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$0.08
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$(1.07)
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$(0.31)
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Discontinued
Operations
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$(0.01)
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$-
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$(0.03)
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$(0.00)
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Net (Loss)
Income Per Share
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$(1.54)
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$0.08
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$(1.10)
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$(0.31)
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Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic and
Diluted
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6,400,000
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10,001,000
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8,712,081
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10,001,000
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See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F-2
HF Enterprises Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
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Preferred Stock
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Common Stock
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Shares
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Par Value $0.001
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Shares
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Par Value $0.001
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Additional Paid in Capital
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
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Accumulated Deficit
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Non-Controlling Interests
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Total Stockholders Equity
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Balance at
January 1, 2020
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10,001,000
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$10,001
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$54,263,717
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$1,468,269
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$(40,494,115)
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$6,975,459
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$22,223,331
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Subsidiary's
Issuance of Stock
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96,042
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50,811
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146,853
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Proceeds from
Selling Subsidiary Equity
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3,270
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1,730
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5,000
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Change in
Unrealized Loss on Investment
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(8,240)
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(4,359)
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(12,599)
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Foreign
Currency Translations
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(1,094,810)
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(579,211)
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(1,674,021)
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Distribution
to Non-Controlling Shareholder
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(197,400)
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(197,400)
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Net
Income
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1,447,666
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567,985
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2,015,651
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Balance at
March 31, 2020
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10,001,000
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$10,001
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$54,363,029
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$365,219
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$(39,046,449)
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$6,815,015
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$22,506,815
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Cancellation
of Outstanding Stock
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(3,601,000)
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(3,601)
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3,601
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-
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Subsidiary's
Issuance of Stock
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1,262,990
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770,156
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2,033,146
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Change in
Minority Interest
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(445,936)
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(18,317)
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464,253
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-
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Proceeds from
Selling Subsidiary Equity
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16,959
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10,341
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27,300
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Change in
Unrealized Gain on Investment
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8,147
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4,968
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13,115
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Foreign
Currency Translations
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|
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|
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389,413
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237,459
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626,872
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Net
Loss
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(920,318)
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(1,188,418)
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(2,108,736)
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Balance at
June 30, 2020
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6,400,000
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$6,400
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$55,200,643
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$744,462
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$(39,966,767)
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$7,113,774
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$23,098,512
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Subsidiary's
Issuance of Stock
|
|
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5,494,373
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5,270,464
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10,764,837
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Proceeds from
Selling Subsidiary Equity
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|
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74,008
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70,992
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145,000
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Change in
Minority Interest
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|
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(989,342)
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50,420
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(394,507)
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(1,333,429)
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Stock Exchange
with Related Party
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|
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34,273,886
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32,877,145
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67,151,031
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|
|
|
|
|
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Change in
Unrealized Gain on Investment
|
|
|
|
|
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14,865
|
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14,258
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29,123
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency Translations
|
|
|
|
|
|
235,837
|
|
226,227
|
462,064
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$(9,836,839)
|
$(3,505,919)
|
$(13,342,758)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
September 30, 2020
|
|
|
6,400,000
|
$6,400
|
$94,053,568
|
$1,045,584
|
$(49,803,606)
|
$41,672,434
|
$86,974,380
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F-3
HF Enterprises Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’
Equity
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
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Preferred Stock
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
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||
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Shares
|
Par Value $0.001
|
Shares
|
Par Value $0.001
|
Additional Paid in Capital
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
|
Accumulated Deficit
|
Non-Controlling Interests
|
Total Stockholders Equity
|
Balance at
January 1, 2019
|
|
|
10,001,000
|
$10,001
|
$53,717,424
|
$1,582,788
|
$(35,263,650)
|
$9,155,051
|
$29,201,614
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
Selling Subsidiary Equity
|
|
|
|
|
127,508
|
|
|
56,992
|
184,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in
Unrealized Gain on Investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,681
|
|
5,221
|
16,902
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency Translations
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,262
|
|
33,194
|
107,456
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
344,151
|
50,766
|
394,917
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
March 31, 2019
|
|
|
10,001,000
|
$10,001
|
$53,844,932
|
$1,668,731
|
$(34,919,499)
|
$9,301,224
|
$29,905,389
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
Selling Subsidiary Equity
|
|
|
|
|
10,367
|
|
|
4,633
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in
Unrealized Gain on Investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
10
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency Translations
|
|
|
|
|
|
104,762
|
|
46,825
|
151,587
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution
to Non-Controlling Shareholder
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(740,250)
|
(740,250)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,205,007)
|
(1,524,149)
|
(5,729,156)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
June 30, 2019
|
|
|
10,001,000
|
$10,001
|
$53,855,299
|
$1,773,515
|
$(39,124,506)
|
$7,088,293
|
$23,602,602
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
Selling Subsidiary Equity
|
|
|
|
|
20,733
|
|
|
9,267
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in
Unrealized Loss on Investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,099)
|
|
(16,582)
|
(53,681)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency Translations
|
|
|
|
|
|
(403,990)
|
|
(180,571)
|
(584,561)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
763,741
|
36,181
|
799,922
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
September 30, 2019
|
|
|
10,001,000
|
$10,001
|
$53,876,032
|
$1,332,426
|
$(38,360,765)
|
$6,936,588
|
$23,794,282
|
See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F-4
HF Enterprises Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
(Unaudited)
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows
from Operating Activities
|
|
|
Net Loss from
Continuing Operations
|
$(13,018,405)
|
$(4,145,386)
|
Adjustments to
Reconcile Net Loss from Continuing Operations to Net Cash Provided
(Used in) by Operating Activities:
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
15,225
|
20,697
|
Amortization
of Right -Of - Use Asset
|
182,120
|
55,726
|
Amortization
of Debt Discount
|
9,217
|
-
|
Gain on
Disposal of Subsidiary
|
-
|
(299,255)
|
Share-based
Compensation
|
1,584,412
|
-
|
Foreign
Exchange Transaction Gain
|
(960,268)
|
(438,608)
|
Unrealized
Loss on Securities Investment
|
42,169,116
|
146,470
|
Loss on Equity
Method Investment
|
193,132
|
-
|
Gain from
Deconsolidation
|
(53,200,752)
|
|
Loss from
Consolidation
|
21,909,596
|
|
Impairment of
Real Estate
|
-
|
3,938,769
|
Changes in
Operating Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
Real
Estate
|
(544,419)
|
12,565,198
|
Trade
Receivables
|
454,109
|
(125,855)
|
Prepaid
Expense
|
(1,801,795)
|
9,542
|
Deferred
Revenue
|
2,747,121
|
(36,467)
|
Inventory
|
55,486
|
(21,253)
|
Accounts
Payable and Accrued Expenses
|
1,534,838
|
(1,130,721)
|
Accrued
Interest - Related Parties
|
(788,748)
|
275,245
|
Operating
Lease Liability
|
(221,838)
|
(62,707)
|
Builder
Deposits
|
(636,522)
|
(1,340,086)
|
Income Tax
Payable
|
(170,630)
|
-
|
Net Cash (Used
in) Provided by Continuing Operating Activities
|
(489,005)
|
9,411,309
|
Net Cash Used
in Discontinued Operating Activities
|
(522,435)
|
(446,409)
|
Net Cash (Used
in) Provided by Operating Activities
|
(1,011,440)
|
8,964,900
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows
From Investing Activities
|
|
|
Purchase of
Fixed Assets
|
(10,133)
|
-
|
Proceeds from
Global Opportunity Fund Liquidation
|
301,976
|
-
|
Purchase of
Investments
|
(158,667)
|
-
|
Promissory
Note to Related Party
|
(200,000)
|
-
|
Net Cash
Provided by (Used in) Continuing Investing
Activities
|
(66,824)
|
-
|
Net Cash from
Discontinued Investing Activities
|
-
|
(36,000)
|
Net Cash
Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
(66,824)
|
(36,000)
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows
From Financing Activities
|
|
|
Proceeds
from Exercise of Subsidiary Warrants
|
10,764,837
|
-
|
Proceeds from
Sale of Subsidiary Shares
|
177,300
|
229,500
|
Borrowings
|
738,783
|
-
|
Financing
Fee
|
(82,062)
|
-
|
Repayments of
Note Payable
|
(250,000)
|
(13,899)
|
Distribution
to Minority Shareholder
|
(197,400)
|
(740,250)
|
Repayment to
Notes Payable - Related Parties
|
(4,450,572)
|
(2,507,840)
|
Net Cash
Provided by (Used in) Continuing Financing
Activities
|
6,700,886
|
(3,032,489)
|
Net Cash
Provided by Discontinued Financing Activities
|
-
|
-
|
Net Cash
Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
6,700,886
|
(3,032,489)
|
|
|
|
Net Increase
in Cash and Restricted Cash
|
5,622,622
|
5,896,411
|
Effects of
Foreign Exchange Rates on Cash
|
35,858
|
9,287
|
|
|
|
Cash and
Restricted Cash - Beginning of Year
|
7,330,996
|
5,508,198
|
Cash and
Restricted Cash- End of Period
|
$12,989,476
|
$11,413,896
|
|
|
|
Supplementary
Cash Flow Information
|
|
|
Cash Paid for
Interest
|
$13,843
|
$4,663
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing
Activities
|
|
|
Amortization
of Debt Discount Capitalized
|
$-
|
$381,823
|
Stock Acquired
by disposal of a Subsidiary
|
$67,208,173
|
$-
|
See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F-5
1.
|
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
Nature of Operations
HF
Enterprises Inc. (the “Company” or “HFE”)
was incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 7, 2018 and
1,000 shares of common stock was issued to Chan Heng Fai, the
founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. HFE
is a diversified holding company principally engaged in property
development, digital transformation technology, biohealth and other
related business activities with operations in the United States,
Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea. The Company
manages its principal businesses primarily through its subsidiary,
Alset International Limited (“Alset International”,
f.k.a. Singapore eDevelopment Limited), a company publicly traded
on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
On
October 1, 2018, Chan Heng Fai transferred his 100% interest in
Hengfai International Pte. Ltd. (“Hengfai
International”) to HF Enterprises Inc. in exchange for
8,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Hengfai
International holds a 100% interest in Hengfai Business Development
Pte. Ltd. (“Hengfai Business Development”). Both
Hengfai International and Hengfai Business Development are holding
companies with no business operations. On September 30, 2020, the
Company held 791,150,294 shares and 359,834,471 warrants of
Alset International, which is
the primary operating company of HFE. The Company held 761,150,294 shares and
359,834,471 warrants of Alset
International on December 31, 2019. On September 30, 2020
and December 31, 2019, the Company’s ownership of Alset
International was 51.04% and 69.08%, respectively.
Also,
on October 1, 2018, Chan Heng Fai transferred his 100% ownership
interest in Heng Fai Enterprises Pte. Ltd. (“Heng Fai
Enterprises”) and Global eHealth Limited (“Global
eHealth”) to HF Enterprises Inc. in exchange for 500,000 and
1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock,
respectively.
The
contributions to HFE on October 1, 2018 of Hengfai International,
Heng Fai Enterprises, and Global eHealth from Chan Heng Fai
represented transactions under common control.
On June
24, 2020, HFE Holdings Limited surrendered 3,600,000 shares of our
common stock to the treasury of our Company, and Chan Heng Fai
surrendered 1,000 shares of our common stock to the treasury of our
Company, and all such shares were cancelled.
The
Company has four operating segments based on the products and
services offered. These include our three principal businesses
– property development, digital transformation technology and
biohealth – as well as a fourth category consisting of
certain other business activities.
Property Development
The
Company’s property development segment is comprised of
LiquidValue Development Inc. ("LiquidValue Development") and SeD
Perth Pty Ltd.
In
2014, Alset International
commenced operations developing property projects and participating
in third-party property development projects. LiquidValue
Development Inc. (f.k.a. SeD Intelligent Home Inc.) a 99.9%-owned
subsidiary of Alset
International, owns, operates and manages real estate
development projects with a focus on land subdivision
developments.
Development
activities are generally contracted out, including planning, design
and construction, as well as other work with engineers, surveyors,
architects and general contractors. The developed lots are then
sold to builders for the construction of new homes. LiquidValue
Development's primary real estate projects are two subdivision
development projects, one near Houston, Texas, known as Black Oak,
consisting of 162 acres and currently projected to have
approximately 512 units, and one in Frederick, Maryland, known as
Ballenger Run, consisting of 197 acres and currently projected to
have approximately 689 units.
F-6
Digital Transformation Technology
The
Company’s digital transformation technology segment is
comprised of HotApp Blockchain Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
The
Company’s digital transformation technology business is
involved in mobile application product development and other
businesses, providing information technology services to end-users,
service providers and other commercial users through multiple
platforms. This technology platform consists of instant messaging
systems, social media, e-commerce and payment systems, direct
marketing platforms, e-real estate, brand protection and
counterfeit and fraud detection. HotApp Blockchain Inc.
(“HotApp Blockchain" or “HotApp”), a 99.9%-owned
subsidiary of Alset
International, focuses on business-to-business solutions
such as enterprise messaging and workflow. Through HotApp, the
Company has successfully implemented several strategic platform
developments for clients, including a mobile front-end solution for
network marketing, a hotel e-commerce platform for Asia and a real
estate agent management platform in China.
On
October 25, 2018, HotApps International Pte. Ltd.
(“HIP”) entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with
DSS Asia Limited (“DSS Asia”), a Hong Kong subsidiary
of DSS International Inc. (“DSS International”),
pursuant to which HIP agreed to sell to DSS Asia all of the issued
and outstanding shares of HotApps Information Technology Co. Ltd.,
also known as Guangzhou HotApps Technology Ltd. (“Guangzhou
HotApps”). The transaction closed on January 14, 2019. Chan
Heng Fai is the CEO of DSS Asia and DSS International. For further details on this transaction,
refer to Note 11 – Discontinued Operations and Note 8 –
Related Party Transactions.
Biohealth
The
Company’s biohealth segment is comprised of Global BioMedical
Pte. Ltd. and Health Wealth Happiness Pte. Ltd. and is committed to
both funding research and developing and selling products that
promote a healthy lifestyle.
Impact
BioMedical Inc., a subsidiary of Global BioMedical Pte. Ltd, is
focusing on research in three main areas: (i) development of a
universal therapeutic drug platform; (ii) a new sugar substitute;
and (iii) a multi-use fragrance. Global BioLife established a joint
venture, Sweet Sense, Inc., with Quality Ingredients, LLC for the
development, manufacture, and global distribution of the new sugar
substitute. On November 8, 2019, Impact BioMedical Inc. purchased
50% of Sweet Sense Inc. from Quality Ingredients, LLC for $91,000.
Sweet Sense Inc. is an 81.8% owned subsidiary of Impact BioMedical
Inc.
On
April 27, 2020, Global BioMedical Pte Ltd (“GBM”), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Alset International, entered into a
share exchange agreement with DSS BioHealth Security, Inc.
(“DBHS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Document
Securities Systems Inc. (“DSS”), pursuant to which,
DBHS will acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Impact
BioMedical Inc., through a share exchange. The transaction was
closed on August 21, 2020 and Impact BioMedical became a direct
wholly owned subsidiary of DBHS. For further details on this transaction,
refer to Note 11, Discontinued Operations.
Currently,
revenue from our biohealth segment comes from iGalen Inc. (f.k.a.
iGalen USA, LLC), which is 100% owned by iGalen International Inc.,
Alset International’s
53%-owned subsidiary. During the nine months ended September 30,
2020 and 2019, the revenue from iGalen Inc. was $30,533 and
$1,406,951, respectively. During the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, the revenue from iGalen Inc. were
$1,331 and $360,351, respectively. As of September 30, 2020
and December 31, 2019, the deferred revenue was $0 and $37,120,
respectively. All deferred revenue came from unrecognized
membership fee. The Company recognizes revenue associated with the
membership over the one-year period of the membership. Before the
membership fee is recognized as revenue, it is recorded as deferred
revenue.
F-7
In
October 2019, the Company expanded its biohealth segment to Korean
market through one of the subsidiaries of Health Wealth Happiness
Pte. Ltd., HWH World Inc (“HWH World”). HWH World,
similarly to iGalen Inc., operates based on a direct sale model of
health supplements. HWH World is at the beginning stage of
operations recognized only approximately $600 in revenue in three
and nine months ended September 30, 2020. No revenue was recognized
in three and nine months ended on September 30, 2019. As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the deferred revenue was
$3,046,687 and $221,474, respectively. All deferred revenue came
from unrecognized membership fee.
Other Business Activities
In
addition to the segments identified above, the Company provides
corporate strategy and business development services, asset
management services, corporate restructuring and leveraged buy-out
expertise. These service offerings build relationships with
promising companies for potential future collaboration and
expansion. We believe that our other business activities complement
our three principal businesses.
The
Company’s other business activities segment is primarily
comprised of Alset
International, SeD Capital Pte. Ltd., BMI Capital Partners
International Limited and Singapore Construction & Development
Pte. Ltd.
2.
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”) and following the requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim reporting. As permitted
under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information
that are normally required by U.S. GAAP can be condensed or
omitted. These interim financial statements have been prepared on
the same basis as the Company's annual financial statements and, in
the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only
of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair
statement of the Company's financial information. These interim
results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or any other interim
period or for any other future year. These unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and
the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019, in Form S-1
as filed with the SEC on November 11,
2020.
The balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been derived from
audited financial statements at that date but does not include all
of the information required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial
statements.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include all
accounts of the Company and its majority owned and controlled
subsidiaries. The Company consolidates entities in which it owns
more than 50% of the voting common stock and controls operations.
All intercompany transactions and balances among consolidated
subsidiaries have been eliminated.
F-8
The Company's condensed consolidated financial statements include
the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the
following entities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and for the three
and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 as
follows:
|
|
|
|
Attributable interest
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
as of,
|
|
|||||
Name of subsidiary consolidated under HFE
|
|
State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization
|
|
September 30,
2020
|
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
||
Hengfai International Pte.
Ltd
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
100
|
|
Hengfai Business Development Pte.
Ltd
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
100
|
|
Heng Fai Enterprises Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
100
|
|
Global eHealth
Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
100
|
|
Alset International Inc. (f.k.a.
Singapore eDevelopment Limited)
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Singapore Construction &
Development Pte. Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Art eStudio Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
26.03
|
*
|
|
|
33.36
|
*
|
Singapore Construction Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Global BioMedical Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Alset Innovation Pte. Ltd. (f.k.a.
SeD Investment Pte. Ltd.)
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Health Wealth Happiness Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
iGalen International
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
27.05
|
*
|
|
|
34.38
|
*
|
iGalen Inc. (f.k.a iGalen USA
LLC)
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
27.05
|
*
|
|
|
34.38
|
*
|
SeD Capital Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
LiquidValue Asset Management Pte.
Ltd. (f.k.a. HengFai Asset Management Pte.
Ltd.)
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
41.85
|
*
|
|
|
53.6
|
|
SeD Home
Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
SeD Reits Management Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Global TechFund of Fund Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Singapore eChainLogistic Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
BMI Capital Partners International
Limited.
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
SeD Perth Pty.
Ltd.
|
|
Australia
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
SeD Intelligent Home Inc. (f.k.a
SeD Home International, Inc.)
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
LiquidValue Development Inc.
(f.k.a. SeD Intelligent Home Inc.)
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
Alset iHome Inc. (f.k.a. SeD Home
& REITs Inc. and SeD Home, Inc.)
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
SeD USA, LLC
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
150 Black Oak GP,
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
SeD Development USA
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
150 CCM Black Oak,
Ltd.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
SeD Texas Home,
LLC
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
SeD Ballenger,
LLC
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
SeD Maryland Development,
LLC
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
42.64
|
*
|
|
|
54.63
|
|
SeD Development Management,
LLC
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
43.38
|
*
|
|
|
55.58
|
|
SeD Builder,
LLC
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
HotApp Blockchain
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
50.95
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
HotApps International Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
50.95
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
HotApp International
Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
50.95
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
HWH International,
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Health Wealth & Happiness
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
HWH Multi-Strategy Investment,
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
SeDHome Rental
Inc
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
SeD REIT Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.03
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
Crypto Exchange
Inc
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
50.95
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
HWH World Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
50.95
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
HWH World Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
50.95
|
|
|
|
65.39
|
|
UBeauty Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
WeBeauty Korea
Inc
|
|
Korea
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
HWH World
Limited
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
HWH World Inc.
|
|
Korea
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
65.4
|
|
Alset BioHealth Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Alset Energy Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Alset Payment
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Alset World Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
BioHealth Water
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Impact BioHealth Pte.
Ltd.
|
|
Singapore
|
|
|
51.04
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
American Home REIT
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
41.85
|
*
|
|
|
-
|
|
Alset Solar
Inc.
|
|
United States of
America
|
|
|
40.83
|
*
|
|
|
-
|
|
*Although
the Company indirectly holds percentage of shares of these entities
less than 50%, the subsidiaries of the Company directly hold more
than 50% of shares of these entities, and therefore, they are still
consolidated into the Company.
F-9
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting periods. Significant estimates made by management
include, but are not limited to, allowance for doubtful accounts,
valuation of real estate assets, allocation of development costs
and capitalized interest to sold lots, fair value of the
investments, the valuation allowance of deferred taxes, and
contingencies. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
In our
property development business, land acquisition costs are allocated
to each lot based on the area method, the size of the lot compared
to the total size of all lots in the project. Development costs and
capitalized interest are allocated to lots sold based on the total
expected development and interest costs of the completed project
and allocating a percentage of those costs based on the selling
price of the sold lot compared to the expected sales values of all
lots in the project.
If
allocation of development costs and capitalized interest based on
the projection and relative expected sales value is impracticable,
those costs could also be allocated based on area method, the size
of the lot compared to the total size of all lots in the
project.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of
three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash
equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and at
the bank and short-term deposits with financial institutions that
are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject
to an insignificant risk of changes in values. There were no cash
equivalents as of September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019.
Restricted Cash
As a
condition to the loan agreement with the Manufacturers and Traders
Trust Company (“M&T Bank”), the Company is required
to maintain a minimum of $2,600,000 in an interest-bearing account
maintained by the lender as additional security for the loans. The
fund is required to remain as collateral for the loan until the
loan is paid off in full and the loan agreement terminated. The
Company also has an escrow account with M&T Bank to deposit a
portion of cash proceeds from lot sales. The fund in the escrow
account is specifically used for the payment of the loan from
M&T Bank. The fund is required to remain in the escrow account
for the loan payment until the loan agreement terminates. As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the total balance of
these two accounts was $4,106,497 and $4,229,149,
respectively.
As a
condition to the loan agreement with National Australian Bank
Limited in conjunction with the Perth project, an Australian real
estate development project, the Company is required to maintain
Australian Dollar 50,000, in a non-interest-bearing account. As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the account balance was
$35,710 and $35,068, respectively. These funds will remain as
collateral for the loans until paid in full.
On July
20, 2018, 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd received $4,592,079 in district
reimbursement payments for previous construction costs incurred in
land development. Of this amount, $1,650,000 will remain on deposit
in the District’s Capital Projects Fund for the benefit of
150 CCM Black Oak Ltd and will be released upon receipt of the
evidence of: (a) the execution of a purchase agreement between 150
CCM Black Oak Ltd and a home builder with respect to the Black Oak
development and (b) the completion, finishing and readying for home
construction of at least 105 unfinished lots in the Black Oak
development. After entering the purchase agreement with Houston LD,
LLC, the above requirements were met. The amount of the deposit
will be released to the Company by presenting the invoices paid for
land development. After releasing funds to the Company, the amount
on deposit was $0 and $90,394 on September 30, 2020 and December
31, 2019, respectively.
F-10
As a
condition to use the credit card services for the Company’s
bio product direct sale business, provided by Global Payroll
Gateway, Ltd. (“GPG”), a financial service company, the
Company is required to deposit 10% revenue from the direct sales to
a non-interest-bearing GPG reserve account with a maximum amount of
$200,000. The Company is allowed to temporarily use the money in
this deposit account upon request and pay back on a short-term
basis. As of both, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the
balance in the reserve account was $93,067. The fund will not be
fully refunded to the Company until the service agreement with GPG
terminates.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
Accounts
receivable are stated at amounts due from buyers, contractors, and
all third parties, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The
Company monitors its accounts receivable balances on a monthly
basis to ensure that they are collectible. On a quarterly basis,
the Company uses its historical experience to estimate its
allowance for doubtful accounts receivable. The Company’s
allowance for doubtful accounts represents an estimate of the
losses expected to be incurred based on specifically identified
accounts as well as nonspecific amount, when determined
appropriate. Generally, the amount of the allowance is primarily
decided by division management’s historical experience, the
delinquency trends, the resolution rates, the aging of receivables,
the credit quality indicators and financial health of specific
customers. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the
allowance was $0.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is
determined using the first-in, first-out method and includes all
costs in bringing the inventories to their present location and
condition. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in
the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs necessary
to make the sale. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
inventory consisted of finished goods from iGalen Inc and HWH World
Inc. The Company continuously evaluates the need for reserve for
obsolescence and possible price concessions required to write-down
inventories to net realizable value.
Investment Securities
Investment Securities at Fair Value
The
Company holds investments in equity securities with readily
determinable fair values, equity investments without readily
determinable fair values, investments accounted for under the
equity method, and investments at cost.
Prior
to the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update
(“ASU”) 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic
825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities, investments in equity securities were
classified as either 1) available-for-sale securities, stated at
fair value, and unrealized holding gains and losses, net of related
tax effects, were recorded directly to accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) or 2) trading securities, stated at
fair value, and unrealized holding gains and losses, net of related
tax benefits, were recorded directly to net income (loss). With the
adoption of ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018, investments in equity
securities are still stated at fair value, quoted by market prices,
but all unrealized holding gains and losses are credited or charged
to net income (loss) based on fair value measurement as the
respective reporting date.
The
Company accounts for certain of its investments in equity
securities in accordance with ASU 2016-01 Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic
825- 10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). In
accordance with ASU 2016-01, the Company records all equity
investments with readily determinable fair values at fair value
calculated by the publicly traded stock price at the close of the
reporting period.
The
Company has elected the fair value option for the equity securities
noted below that would otherwise be accounted for under the equity
method of accounting. Amarantus BioScience Holdings
(“AMBS”), Holista CollTech Limited
(“Holista”), Document Securities Systems Inc.
(“DSS”), Alset International and American Premium Water
Corp (“APW”) are publicly traded companies and fair
value is determined by quoted stock prices. The Company has
significant influence but does not have a controlling interest in
these investments, and therefore, the Company’s investment
could be accounted for under the equity method of accounting or
elect fair value accounting.
F-11
●
The Company
has
significant influence over DSS. As of September 30, 2020, the
Company owns 9.7% of the common stock of DSS and 46,868 shares of
preferred stock, which could covert to 7,232,716 common shares,
subject to a 19.9% beneficial ownership conversion limitation (a
so-called “blocker”) based on the total issued
outstanding shares of common stock of DSS beneficially owned by
Global BioMedical Pte Ltd (“GBM”), one of our
subsidiaries. Our CEO is the owner of approximately 14.5% of the
outstanding shares of DSS (not including any common or preferred
shares we hold) and is a member of the Board of Directors of DSS.
Chan Tung Moe, the son of Chan Heng Fai, is also a director of
DSS.
●
The
Company has significant influence over AMBS as the Company is the
beneficial owner of approximately 19.5% of the common shares of
AMBS.
●
The
Company has significant influence over Holista as the Company and
its CEO are the beneficial owner of approximately 16.8% of the
outstanding shares of Holista, and our CEO holds a position on
Holista's Board of Directors.
●
The
Company has significant influence over APW as the Company is the
beneficial owner of approximately 9.99% of the common shares of
APW.
●
The
Company had significant influence over Alset International during
the period of deconsolidation as the company’s beneficial
ownership ranged between 49.62% and 49.11% in that period and our
CEO is the CEO of Alset international. Chan Heng Fai is a director
of both companies.
The
Company accounts for certain of its investments in real estate
funds without readily determinable fair values in accordance with
ASU No. 2015-07, Fair Value
Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain
Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its
Equivalent) (“ASC 820”). As of December 31, 2019
the Company maintained an investment in a real estate fund, The
Global Opportunity Fund. This fund invests primarily in the U.S.
and met the criteria within ASC 820. Chan Heng Fai, the Chairman
and CEO of the Company, was also one of the directors of the Global
Opportunity Fund. The fair values of the investments in this class
have been estimated using the net asset value of the
Company’s ownership interest in Global Opportunity Fund. The
fund was closed during November 2019 and is being liquidated. As of
December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a receivable $307,944 from
the Global Opportunity Fund. These monies were received on January
23, 2020.
The Company invested $50,000 in a convertible promissory note of
Sharing Services, Inc. (“Sharing Services Convertible
Note”), a company quoted on the US OTC market. The value of
the convertible note was estimated by management using a
Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of the
note was $77,477 and $26,209 on September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019, respectively.
On
March 2, 2020, the Company received warrants to purchase shares of
American Medical REIT Inc. (“AMRE”), a related party
private startup company, in conjunction with the Company lending a
$200,000 promissory note. For
further details on this transaction, refer to Note 8 Related Party
Transactions, Note Receivable from a Related Party Company. The
Company holds a stock option to purchase 250,000 shares of
Vivacitas common stock at $1 per share at any time prior to the
date of public offering. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019, both AMRE and Vivacitas were private companies. Based on
management’s analysis, the fair value of the warrants and the
stock option was $0 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019.
On July
17, 2020, the Company purchased 122,039,000 shares, approximately
9.99% ownership, and 122,039,000 warrants with an exercise price of
$0.0001 per share, from APW, for an aggregated purchase price of
$122,039. Based on the management’s analysis, the fair value
of the warrants from APW was $0 as of September 30,
2020.
F-12
On
April 27, 2020, Global BioMedical Pte Ltd (“GBM”), one
of our subsidiaries, entered into a share exchange agreement with
DSS BioHealth Security, Inc. (“DBHS”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Document Securities Systems Inc. (“DSS”),
a related party of the Company, pursuant to which, DBHS agreed to
acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Impact BioMedical
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GBM, through a share exchange.
On August 21, 2020, the transaction
closed and Impact BioMedical Inc became a direct wholly owned
subsidiary of DBHS. GBM received 483,334 shares of DSS common stock
and 46,868 shares of DSS preferred stock, which preferred shares
could be converted to 7,232,716 common shares. The Company has
elected the fair value option for the DSS common stock that would
otherwise be accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
We value DSS preferred stock under level 3 category through a Monte
Carlo simulation model. As of September 30, 2020, the fair market
value of the DSS preferred stock was $54,864,632. For
further details on this transaction, refer to Note 8 –
Related Party Transactions, Note 11 – Discontinued Operations
and Note 12 – Investments Measured at Fair
Value.
The
changes in the fair values of the investment were recorded directly
to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Due to the
inherent uncertainty of these estimates, these values may differ
materially from the values that would have been used had a ready
market for these investments existed.
Investment Securities at Cost
The
Company has an equity holding in Vivacitas Oncology Inc.
(“Vivacitas”), a private company that is currently not
listed on an exchange. Vivacitas was acquired after the adoption of
ASU 2016-01. The Company applied ASC 321, Investments –
Equity Securities, and elected the measurement alternative for
equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair
values and do not qualify for the practical expedient in ASC 820 to
estimate fair value using the NAV per share. Under the alternative,
we measure Vivacitas at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus
changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly
transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same
issuer.
On
September 8, 2020, the Company acquired 1,666 shares, approximately
1.45% ownership, from Nervotec Pte Ltd (“Nervotec”), a
private company, at the purchase price of $36,628. The Company
applied ASC 321 and measured Nervotec at cost, less any impairment,
plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in
orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the
same issuer.
There
has been no indication of impairment or changes in observable
prices via transactions of similar securities and investments are
still carried at cost.
Investment Securities under Equity Method Accounting
American Medical REIT Inc.
LiquidValue
Asset Management Pte. Ltd. (“LiquidValue”), a
subsidiary of the Company owns 36.1% of American Medical REIT Inc.
(“AMRE”), a startup REIT company concentrating on
medical real estate. AMRE acquires state-of-the-art, purpose-built
healthcare facilities and leases them to leading clinical operators
with dominant market share under secure triple net leases. AMRE
targets hospitals (both Critical Access and Specialty Surgical),
Physician Group Practices, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and other
licensed medical treatment facilities. Chan Heng Fai, our CEO, is
the executive chairman and director of AMRE. LiquidValue did not
invest equity but provided a loan to AMRE (For further details on
this transaction, refer to Note 8, Related Party Transactions). On
balance sheet, the prorate loss from AMRE was recorded as a
liability, accumulated losses on equity method investment. During
three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the investment
losses from AMRE were $52,392 and $0, respectively. During nine
months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the investment losses
from AMRE were $193,132 and $0, respectively. As of September 30,
2020, and December 31, 2019, the accumulated losses on equity
method investment were $231,418 and $0, respectively.
Sweet Sense, Inc.
BioLife
Sugar, Inc. (“BioLife’), a subsidiary consolidated
under Alset International,
entered into a joint venture agreement on April 25, 2018 with
Quality Ingredients, LLC (“QI”). The agreement created
an entity called Sweet Sense, Inc. (“Sweet Sense”)
which is 50% owned by BioLife and 50% owned by QI. Management
believes its 50% investment represents significant influence over
Sweet Sense and accounts for the investment under the equity method
of accounting.
F-13
On
November 8, 2019, Impact BioMedical Inc., a subsidiary of the
Company, purchased 50% of Sweet Sense from QI for $91,000 and
recorded a loss from acquisition $90,001. As of November 8, 2019,
the total investment in joint venture was equal to $91,000 and the
proportionate losses totaled $90,001. The transaction was not in
the scope of ASC 805 Business Combinations since the acquisition
was accounted for an asset purchase instead of a business
combination. As an asset acquisition, the Company recorded the
transaction at cost and applied ASC 730 to expense in-process
research and development cost, the major cost of Sweet Sense.
Consequently, Sweet Sense was an 81.8% owned subsidiary of Impact
BioMedical Inc. and therefore, was consolidated into the
Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. During the three and nine
month ended September 30, 2019, the investment losses from Sweet
Sense were $894 and $30,166, respectively. As a subsidiary of
Impact BioMedical Inc., Sweet Sense was in the discontinued
operations of Impact BioMedical Inc. For further details on this
transaction, refer to Note 11 Discontinued Operations.
Veganburg International Pte. Ltd.
On
February 5, 2020, SeD Capital Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company,
invested $2,176 in VeganBurg International Pte. Ltd.
(“VeganBurg International”), a related party company,
in exchange for 30% ownership of such company. Chan Heng Fai, our
founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is a member of the
Board of Directors of VeganBurg International and has significant
influence on such company. VeganBurg International is focused on
promoting environmentally friendly, healthy plant-based burgers in
the Asian market. VeganBurg International has no operations till
September 30, 2020 and $2,194 was recorded as investment in
Securities at equity method on balance sheet on September 30,
2020.
Real Estate Assets
Real
estate assets are recorded at cost, except when real estate assets
are acquired that meet the definition of a business combination in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) ASC 805 - “Business Combinations”,
which acquired assets are recorded at fair value. Interest,
property taxes, insurance and other incremental costs (including
salaries) directly related to a project are capitalized during the
construction period of major facilities and land improvements. The
capitalization period begins when activities to develop the parcel
commence and ends when the asset constructed is completed. The
capitalized costs are recorded as part of the asset to which they
relate and are reduced when lots are sold.
The
Company capitalized interest and finance expenses from third-party
borrowings of $0 and $43,020 for the three months ended September
30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company capitalized
construction costs of $2,763,068 and $1,464,998 for the three
months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company
capitalized interest and finance expenses from third-party
borrowings of $0 and $514,985 for the nine months ended September
30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company capitalized
construction costs of $8,898,329 and $5,023,396 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The
Company’s policy is to obtain an independent third-party
valuation for each major project in the United States as part of
our assessment of identifying potential triggering events for
impairment. Management may use the market comparison method to
value other relatively small projects, such as the project in
Perth, Australia. In addition to the annual assessment of potential
triggering events in accordance with ASC 360 – Property Plant and Equipment
(“ASC 360”), the Company applies a fair value based
impairment test to the net book value assets on an annual basis and
on an interim basis if certain events or circumstances indicate
that an impairment loss may have occurred.
On
October 12, 2018, 150 CCM Black Oak, Ltd. entered into an Amended
and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement for 124 lots. Pursuant to
the Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, the purchase
price remained $6,175,000, 150 CCM Black Oak, Ltd. was required to
meet certain closing conditions and the timing for the closing was
extended. On January 18, 2019, the sale of 124 lots at the
Company’s Black Oak project in Magnolia, Texas was completed.
After allocating costs of revenue to this sale, the Company
incurred a loss of approximately $1.5 million from this sale and
recognized a real estate impairment of approximately $1.5 million
for the year ended December 31, 2018.
On June
30, 2019, the Company recorded approximately $3.9 million of
impairment on the Black Oak project based on discounted estimated
future cash flows after updating the projection of market value of
the project.
F-14
On
December 31, 2019, the Company recorded approximately $1.3 million
of additional impairment on the Black Oak project based on
discounted estimated future cash flows after updating the projected
cost of the project.
Properties under development
Properties
under development are properties being constructed for sale in the
ordinary course of business, rather than to be held for the
Company’s own use, rental or capital
appreciation.
Equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost, less depreciation. Repairs and
maintenance are expensed as incurred. Expenditures incurred as a
consequence of acquiring or using the asset, or that increase the
value or productive capacity of assets are capitalized (such as
removal, and restoration costs). When property and equipment is
retired, sold, or otherwise disposed of, the asset’s carrying
amount and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the
accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations.
Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method (after
considering their respective estimated residual values) over the
estimated useful lives of the respective assets as
follows:
Office
and computer equipment
|
3 - 5
years
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
3 - 5
years
|
Vehicles
|
10
years
|
Leasehold
Improvements
|
Remaining
life of the lease
|
The
Company reviews the carrying value of property and equipment for
impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the
carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the
estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and
eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future
cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is
recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds
the fair value of assets. The factors considered by management in
performing this assessment include current operating results,
trends, and prospects, as well as the effects of obsolescence,
demand, competition, and other economic factors.
Revenue Recognition and Cost of Sales
ASC 606
- Revenue from Contracts with
Customers ("ASC 606"), establishes principles for reporting
information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of
revenue and cash flows arising from the entity's contracts to
provide goods or services to customers. The Company adopted this
new standard on January 1, 2018 under the modified retrospective
method. The adoption of this new standard did not have a material
effect on our financial statements.
In
accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer
obtains control of promised goods or services. The amount of
revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company
expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods or
services. The provisions of ASC 606 include a five-step process by
which the determination of revenue recognition, depicting the
transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts reflecting
the payment to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange
for those goods or services. ASC 606 requires the Company to apply
the following steps:
(1)
identify the contract with the customer; (2) identify the
performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the
transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the
performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue
when, or as, performance obligations are satisfied.
F-15
The
following represents the Company’s revenue recognition
policies by Segments:
Property Development
Property Sales
The
Company's main business is land development. The Company purchases
land and develops it for building into residential communities. The
developed lots are sold to builders (customers) for the
construction of new homes. The builders enter a sales contract with
the Company before they take the lots. The prices and timeline are
determined and agreed upon in the contract. The builders do the
inspections to make sure all conditions and requirements in
contracts are met before purchasing the lots. A detailed breakdown
of the five-step process for the revenue recognition of the
Ballenger and Black Oak projects, which represented approximately
99% and 94%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue in the
nine months ended on September 30, 2020 and 2019, is as
follows:
●
|
Identify
the contract with a customer.
|
The
Company has signed agreements with the builders for developing the
raw land to ready to build lots. The contract has agreed upon
prices, timelines, and specifications for what is to be
provided.
●
|
Identify
the performance obligations in the contract.
|
Performance
obligations of the Company include delivering developed lots to the
customer, which are required to meet certain specifications that
are outlined in the contract. The customer inspects all lots prior
to accepting title to ensure all specifications are
met.
●
|
Determine
the transaction price.
|
The
transaction price per lot is fixed and specified in the contract.
Any subsequent change orders or price changes are required to be
approved by both parties.
●
|
Allocate
the transaction price to performance obligations in the
contract.
|
Each
lot or a group of lots is considered to be a separate performance
obligation, for which the specified price in the contract is
allocated to.
●
|
Recognize
revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance
obligation.
|
The
builders do the inspections to make sure all
conditions/requirements are met before taking title of lots. The
Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when title is
transferred. The Company does not have further performance
obligations or continuing involvement once title is
transferred.
Sale of the Front Foot Benefit Assessments
We have
established a front foot benefit (“FFB”) assessment on
all of the NVR lots. This is a 30-year annual assessment allowed in
Frederick County which requires homeowners to reimburse the
developer for the costs of installing public water and sewer to the
lots. These assessments become effective as homes are settled, at
which time we can sell the collection rights to investors who will
pay an upfront lump sum, enabling us to more quickly realize the
revenue. The selling prices range from $3,000 to $4,500 per home
depending the type of the home. Our total revenue from the front
foot benefit assessment is approximately $1 million. To recognize
revenue of FFB assessment, both our and NVR’s performance
obligation have to be satisfied. Our performance obligation is
completed once we complete the construction of water and sewer
facility and close the lot sales with NVR, which inspects these
water and sewer facility prior to close lot sales to ensure all
specifications are met. NVR’s performance obligation is to
sell homes they build to homeowners. Our FFB revenue is recognized
on quarterly basis after NVR closes sales of homes to homeowners.
The agreement with these FFB investors is not subject to amendment
by regulatory agencies and thus our revenue from FFB assessment is
not either. During the nine months ended on September 30, 2020 and
2019, we recognized revenue $169,349 and $365,645 from FFB
assessment, respectively. During the three months ended on
September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recognized revenue $54,147 and
$129,031 from FFB assessment, respectively.
F-16
Cost of Sales
Land
acquisition costs are allocated to each lot based on the area
method, the size of the lot comparing to the total size of all lots
in the project. Development costs and capitalized interest are
allocated to lots sold based on the total expected development and
interest costs of the completed project and allocating a percentage
of those costs based on the selling price of the sold lot compared
to the expected sales values of all lots in the
project.
If
allocation of development costs and capitalized interest based on
the projection and relative expected sales value is impracticable,
those costs could also be allocated based on area method, the size
of the lot comparing to the total size of all lots in the
project.
Biohealth
Product Direct Sales
The
Company’s net sales consist of product sales. The Company's
performance obligation is to transfer its products to its
third-party independent distributors (“Distributors”).
The Company generally recognizes revenue when product is shipped to
its Distributors.
The
Company’s Distributors may receive distributor allowances,
which are comprised of discounts, rebates and wholesale commission
payments from the Company. Distributor allowances resulting from
the Company’s sales of its products to its Distributors are
recorded against net sales because the distributor allowances
represent discounts from the suggested retail price.
In
addition to distributor allowances, the Company compensates its
sales leader Distributors with leadership incentives for services
rendered, relating to the development, retention, and management of
their sales organizations. Leadership Incentives are payable based
on achieved sales volume, which are recorded in general and
administrative expenses. The Company recognizes revenue when it
ships products. The Company receives the net sales price in cash or
through credit card payments at the point of
sale.
If a
Distributor returns a product to the Company on a timely basis,
they may obtain a replacement product from the Company for such
returned products. In addition, the Company maintains a buyback
program pursuant to which it will repurchase products sold to a
Distributor who has decided to leave the business. Allowances for
product returns, primarily in connection with the Company’s
buyback program, are provided at the time the sale is recorded.
This accrual is based upon historical return rates for each country
and the relevant return pattern, which reflects anticipated returns
to be received over a period of up to 12 months following the
original sale.
Annual Membership
The
Company collects an annual membership fee from its Distributors.
The fee is fixed, paid in full at the time joining the membership
and non-refundable. The membership provides the member access to
purchase products at a discount, use to certain back office
services, receive commissions for signing up new members, and
attend corporate events. The Company recognizes revenue associated
with the membership over the period of the membership. Before the
membership fee is recognized as revenue, it is recorded as deferred
revenue. Deferred revenue relating to membership was
$3,046,687 and $258,594 at September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019.
Shipping and Handling
Shipping
and handling services relating to product sales are recognized as
fulfillment activities. Shipping and handling expenses were $0 and
$183,138 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. Shipping and handling expenses were $0 and
$56,438 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. Shipping and handling costs paid by the Company are
included in general and administrative expenses.
F-17
Other Businesses
Mutual Fund Management Service Income
Revenue
is recognized when (or as) the Company performs services to its
customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the
Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services,
which occurs when (or as) the Company satisfies its contractual
obligations and performs services to its
customers.
The
Company generates revenue from providing management services for
mutual fund customers. In respect to the provision of services, the
agreements are less than one year with a cancellable clause and
customers are typically billed on a monthly
basis.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company
recognized revenue of $0 and $8,495, respectively. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized
revenue of $0 and $28,350, respectively.
Remaining performance obligations
As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no remaining
performance obligations or continuing involvement, as all service
obligations within the other business activities segment have been
completed.
Advertising
Costs
incurred for advertising for the Company are charged to operations
as incurred. Advertising expenses for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019 were $136,253 and $156,822,
respectively. Advertising expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019 were $74,062 and $28,289,
respectively.
Foreign currency
Functional and reporting currency
Items
included in the financial statements of each entity in the Company
are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment
in which the entity operates (“functional currency”).
The financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S.
dollars (the “reporting currency”).
The
functional and reporting currency of the Company is the United
States dollar (“U.S. dollar”). The financial records of
the Company’s subsidiaries located in Singapore, Hong Kong,
Australia and South Korea are maintained in their local currencies,
the Singapore Dollar (S$), Hong Kong Dollar (HK$), Australian
Dollar (“AUD”) and South Korean Won
(“KRW”), which are also the functional currencies of
these entities.
Transactions in foreign currencies
Transactions
in currencies other than the functional currency during the year
are converted into functional currency at the applicable rates of
exchange prevailing when the transactions occurred. Transaction
gains and losses are recognized in the statement of
operations.
The
majority of the Company’s foreign currency transaction gains
or losses come from the effects of foreign exchange rate changes on
the intercompany loans between Singapore entities and U.S.
entities. The Company recorded $960,268 gain on foreign exchange
during the nine months ended on September 30, 2020 and a $438,608
gain during the nine months ended on September 30, 2019. The
Company recorded foreign exchange loss of $415,203 and $757,068
gain during the three months ended on September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. The foreign currency transactional gains and losses
are recorded in operations.
F-18
Translation of consolidated entities’ financial
statements
Monetary
assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the
functional currency are translated into the functional currency at
the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. The
Company’s entities with functional currency of Singapore
Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, AUD and KRW, translate their operating
results and financial positions into the U.S. dollar, the
Company’s reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are
translated using the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet
date. Revenue, expense, gains and losses are translated using the
average rate for the year. Translation adjustments are reported as
cumulative translation adjustments and are shown as a separate
component of comprehensive income (loss).
For the
nine months ended on September 30, 2020, the Company recorded other
comprehensive loss from foreign currency translation of $585,085,
and a $325,518 loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, in
accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company recorded
other comprehensive gain from translation of $462,064 and $584,561
loss in the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
Earnings (loss) per share
The
Company presents basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share data
for its ordinary shares. Basic earnings (loss) per share is
calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to ordinary
shareholders of the Company by the weighted-average number of
ordinary shares outstanding during the year, adjusted for treasury
shares held by the Company.
Diluted
earnings (loss) per share is determined by adjusting the profit or
loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the weighted-average
number of ordinary shares outstanding, adjusted for treasury shares
held, for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares,
which comprise convertible securities, such as stock options,
convertible bonds and warrants. Due to the limited operations of
the Company, there are no potentially dilutive securities
outstanding on September 30, 2020 and 2019.
Fair Value Measurements
ASC
820, Fair Value Measurement and
Disclosures, defines fair value as the exchange price that
would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an
exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the
asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants on the measurement date. This topic also establishes a
fair value hierarchy which requires classification based on
observable and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There
are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair
value:
Level
1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in an
active market for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either
directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar
assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for
identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not
active.
Level
3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market
activity; therefore, the inputs are developed by the Company using
estimates and assumptions that the Company expects a market
participant would use, including pricing models, discounted cash
flow methodologies, or similar techniques.
The
carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments,
including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and
accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value
because of the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.
The liabilities in connection with the conversion and make-whole
features included within certain of the Company’s convertible
notes payable and warrants are each classified as a level 3
liability.
F-19
Non-controlling interests
Non-controlling
interests represent the equity in subsidiary not attributable,
directly or indirectly, to owners of the Company, and are presented
separately in the consolidated statements of operation and
comprehensive income, and within equity in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets, separately from equity attributable to owners of the
Company.
On
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate
non-controlling interests in the Company were $41,672,434 and
$6,975,459 respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting pronouncement adopted
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)
(“ASU 2016-02”) which supersedes ASC Topic 840, Leases.
ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and
a lease liability on their balance sheets for all the leases with
terms greater than twelve months. Based on certain criteria, leases
will be classified as either financing or operating, with
classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the
income statement. For leases with a term of twelve months or less,
a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by
class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease
liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize
lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis
over the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2019 for emerging growth companies,
and interim periods within those years, with early adoption
permitted. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to
recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest
period presented using a modified retrospective approach. In July
2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842):
Targeted Improvements” that allows entities to apply the
provisions of the new standard at the effective date (e.g. January
1, 2019), as opposed to the earliest period presented under the
modified retrospective transition approach (January 1, 2017) and
recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of
retained earnings in the period of adoption. The modified
retrospective approach includes a number of optional practical
expedients primarily focused on leases that commenced before the
effective date of Topic 842, including continuing to account for
leases that commence before the effective date in accordance with
previous guidance, unless the lease is modified. The new leasing
standard presents dramatic changes to the balance sheets of
lessees. Lessor accounting is updated to align with certain changes
in the lessee model and the new revenue recognition standard. The
standard had a material impact on the Company’s condensed
consolidated balance sheets, but did not have an impact on its
condensed consolidated statements of operations. The most
significant impact was the recognition of right-of-use assets and
lease liabilities for operating leases. As a lessor of one home,
this standard does not have material impact on the Company. The
balances of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease
liabilities as of September 30, 2020 were $546,519 and $541,887,
respectively. Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating
lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the
future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement
date. As our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit
rate, we estimate our incremental borrowing rate to discount the
lease payments based on information available at lease
commencement. The operating lease right-of-use asset also includes
any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial
direct costs incurred. The lease term includes options to extend or
terminate when we are reasonably certain the option will be
exercised. In general, we are not reasonably certain to exercise
such options. We recognize lease expense for minimum lease payments
on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We elected the
practical expedient to not recognize operating lease right-of-use
assets and operating lease liabilities for lease agreements with
terms less than 12 months.
In July
2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic
815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with
Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite
Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of
Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable
Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception (“ASU
2017-11”). ASU 2017-11 is intended to simplify the accounting
for financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and
equity. Among the issues addressed are: (i) determining whether an
instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s
own stock; (ii) distinguishing liabilities from equity for
mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic
entities; and (iii) identifying mandatorily redeemable
noncontrolling interests. The Company adopted ASU 2017-11 on
January 1, 2019 and determined that this ASU does not have a
material impact on the condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F-20
In
August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure
Framework: Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value
Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 is
intended to improve the effectiveness of fair value measurement
disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company determined that ASU
2018-13 did not have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
In
response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and
Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law
in March 2020. The CARES Act lifts certain deduction limitations
originally imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
(“2017 Tax Act”). Corporate taxpayers may carryback net
operating losses (NOLs) originating between 2018 and 2020 for up to
five years, which was not previously allowed under the 2017 Tax
Act. The CARES Act also eliminates the 80% of taxable income
limitations by allowing corporate entities to fully utilize NOL
carryforwards to offset taxable income in 2018, 2019 or 2020.
Taxpayers may generally deduct interest up to the sum of 50% of
adjusted taxable income plus business interest income (30% limit
under the 2017 Tax Act) for 2019 and 2020. The CARES Act allows
taxpayers with alternative minimum tax credits to claim a refund in
2020 for the entire amount of the credits instead of recovering the
credits through refunds over a period of years, as originally
enacted by the 2017 Tax Act.
In
addition, the CARES Act raises the corporate charitable deduction
limit to 25% of taxable income and makes qualified improvement
property generally eligible for 15-year cost-recovery and 100%
bonus depreciation. The enactment of the CARES Act did not result
in any material adjustments to our income tax provision for the
nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Accounting pronouncement not yet adopted
In
December 2019, The FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the
Accounting for Income Taxes. The amendments in this Update
simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain
exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments
also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other
areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance.
For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal
years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 on its future consolidated
financial statements.
In
March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848):
Facilitation of Reference Rate Reform on Financial
Reporting. The amendments in this Update provide optional
expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) to contracts, hedging relationships,
and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain
criteria are met. The amendments in this Update apply only to
contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that
reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be
discontinued because of reference rate reform. The Company’s
line of credit agreement provides procedures for determining a
replacement or alternative rate in the event that LIBOR is
unavailable. The amendments in this Update are effective for all
entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 on its
future consolidated financial statements.
3.
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SEGMENTS
|
Operating
segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which
separate financial information is available that is evaluated
regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or
decision–making group, in deciding how to allocate resources
and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating
decision-maker is the CEO. The Company operates in and reports four
business segments: property development, digital transformation
technology, biohealth, and other business activities. The
Company’s reportable segments are determined based on the
services they perform and the products they sell, not on the
geographic area in which they operate. The Company’s chief
operating decision maker evaluates segment performance based on
segment revenue. Costs excluded from segment income (loss) before
taxes and reported as “Other” consist of corporate
general and administrative activities which are not allocable to
the four reportable segments.
F-21
The
following table summarizes the Company’s segment information
for the following balance sheet dates presented, and for the nine
months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
|
Property
Development
|
Digital
Transformation Technology
|
Biohealth
Business
|
Other
|
Discontinued
Operations
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$7,148,786
|
$-
|
$31,133
|
$-
|
$-
|
$7,179,919
|
Cost of
Sales
|
(5,603,164)
|
-
|
(6,139)
|
-
|
-
|
(5,609,303)
|
Gross
Margin
|
1,545,622
|
-
|
24,994
|
-
|
-
|
1,570,616
|
Operating
Expenses
|
(634,254)
|
(87,972)
|
(388,083)
|
(3,086,630)
|
(416,950)
|
(4,613,889)
|
Operating Income
(Loss)
|
911,368
|
(87,972)
|
(363,089)
|
(3,086,630)
|
(416,968)
|
(3,043,273)
|
Other Income
(Expense)
|
(2,646)
|
115
|
(10,211,916)
|
11,123
|
(488)
|
(10,203,812)
|
Net Income (Loss)
Before Income Tax
|
908,722
|
(87,857)
|
(10,575,005)
|
(3,075,507)
|
(417,438)
|
(13,247,085)
|
|
Property
Development
|
Digital
Transformation Technology
|
Biohealth
Business
|
Other
|
Discontinued
Operations
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months ended September 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$21,509,197
|
$-
|
$1,406,951
|
$28,350
|
$-
|
$22,944,498
|
Cost of
Sales
|
(18,819,865)
|
-
|
(357,935)
|
-
|
-
|
(19,177,800)
|
Gross
Margin
|
2,689,332
|
-
|
1,049,016
|
28,350
|
-
|
3,766,698
|
Operating
Expenses
|
(4,598,112)
|
(193,959)
|
(1,780,026)
|
(1,697,423)
|
(358,534)
|
(8,628,054)
|
Operating Income
(Loss)
|
(1,908,780)
|
(193,959)
|
(731,010)
|
(1,669,073)
|
(358,534)
|
(4,861,356)
|
Other Income
(Expense)
|
34,433
|
296,726
|
31,151
|
(4,874)
|
(30,397)
|
327,039
|
Net Income (Loss)
Before Income Tax
|
(1,874,347)
|
102,767
|
(699,859)
|
(1,673,947)
|
(388,931)
|
(4,534,317)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and Restricted
Cash
|
$5,079,010
|
$62,422
|
$1,386,513
|
$6,461,531
|
$-
|
$12,989,476
|
Total
Assets
|
30,540,913
|
162,524
|
61,572,898
|
9,197,695
|
-
|
101,474,030
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and Restricted
Cash
|
$5,439,318
|
$55,752
|
$388,670
|
$1,338,525
|
$108,731
|
$7,330,996
|
Total
Assets
|
29,857,615
|
155,854
|
948,931
|
4,770,949
|
139,431
|
35,872,780
|
4.
|
REAL ESTATE ASSETS
|
As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, real estate assets
consisted of the following:
|
September 30,
2020
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
|
Construction
in Progress
|
$12,298,889
|
$9,601,364
|
Land
Held for Development
|
12,691,477
|
14,283,340
|
Total
Real Estate Assets
|
$24,990,366
|
$23,884,704
|
|
|
|
5.
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
|
As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, property and equipment
consisted of the following:
|
September
30,
2020
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
|
Computer
Equipment
|
$181,559
|
$175,992
|
Furniture
and Fixtures
|
62,328
|
52,798
|
Vehicles
|
90,929
|
90,929
|
Subtotal
|
334,816
|
319,719
|
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(257,153)
|
(239,434)
|
Total
|
$77,663
|
$80,285
|
The
Company recorded depreciation expense of $17,719 and $20,697 during
the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The Company recorded depreciation expense of $4,657 and $7,080
during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
F-22
6.
|
BUILDER DEPOSITS
|
In
November 2015, SeD Maryland Development, LLC (“SeD
Maryland”) entered into lot purchase agreements with NVR,
Inc. (“NVR”) relating to the sale of single-family home
and townhome lots to NVR in the Ballenger Run Project. The purchase
agreements were amended three times thereafter. Based on the
agreements, NVR is entitled to purchase 479 lots for a price of
approximately $64,000,000, which escalates 3% annually after June
1, 2018.
As part
of the agreements, NVR was required to give a deposit in the amount
of $5,600,000. Upon the sale of lots to NVR, 9.9% of the purchase
price is taken as payback of the deposit. A violation of the
agreements by NVR would cause NVR to forfeit the deposit.
On January 3, 2019 and April 28, 2020,
NVR gave SeD Maryland two more deposits in the amounts of $100,000
and $220,000, respectively, based on the 3rd Amendment to the Lot
Purchase Agreement. On
September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019, there were $1,808,747 and $2,445,269 held on deposit,
respectively.
7.
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NOTES PAYABLE
|
As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, notes payable consisted
of the following:
|
September
30,
2020
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December
31,
2019
|
Union Bank
Loan
|
-
|
-
|
M&T Bank Loan,
Net of Debt Discount
|
619,329
|
-
|
PPP
Loan
|
68,502
|
-
|
Australia
Loan
|
159,966
|
157,105
|
Total notes
payable
|
$847,797
|
$157,105
|
Union Bank Loan
On November 23, 2015, SeD Maryland entered into a Revolving Credit
Note with the Union Bank in the original principal amount of
$8,000,000 (the “Revolving Credit Note”). During the
term of the loan, cumulative loan advances may not exceed
$26,000,000. The line of credit bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.8%
with a floor rate of 4.5%. The interest rate at December 31, 2018
was 6.125%. Beginning December 1, 2015, interest only payments were
due on the outstanding principal balance. The entire unpaid
principal and interest sum was due and payable on November 22,
2018, with the option of one twelve-month extension period. The
loan is secured by a deed of trust on the property, $2,600,000 of
collateral cash, and a Limited Guaranty Agreement with SeD
Ballenger. The Company also had an $800,000 letter of credit from
the Union Bank. The letter of credit was due on November 22, 2018
and bore interest at 15%. In September 2017, SeD Maryland
Development LLC and the Union Bank modified the Revolving Credit
Note, which increased the original principal amount from $8,000,000
to $11,000,000 and extended the maturity date of the loan and
letter of credit to December 31, 2019. Accordingly, this change in
terms of the Union Bank Loan was accounted for as a modification in
accordance with ASC 470 –
Debt.
On
April 17, 2019, the Union Bank Loan was paid off and SeD Maryland
Development LLC and Union Bank terminated the Revolving Credit
Note. After termination, the collateral cash was released and all
L/Cs were transferred to the M&T Bank L/C
Facility.
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M&T Bank Loan
On
April 17, 2019, SeD Maryland Development LLC entered into a
Development Loan Agreement with Manufacturers and Traders Trust
Company (“M&T Bank”) in the principal amount not to
exceed at any one time outstanding the sum of $8,000,000, with a
cumulative loan advance amount of $18,500,000. The line of credit
bears interest rate on LIBOR plus 375 basis points. SeD Maryland
Development LLC was also provided with a Letter of Credit
(“L/C”) Facility in an aggregate amount of up to
$900,000. The L/C commission will be 1.5% per annum on the face
amount of the L/C. Other standard lender fees will apply in the
event L/C is drawn down. The loan is a revolving line of credit.
The L/C Facility is not a revolving loan, and amounts advanced and
repaid may not be re-borrowed. Repayment of the Loan Agreement is
secured by $2,600,000 collateral fund and a Deed of Trust issued to
the Lender on the property owned by SeD Maryland. As of September
30, 2020, the outstanding balance of the revolving loan was
$0. As part of the transaction,
the Company incurred loan origination fees and closing fees in the
amount of $381,823 and capitalized it into construction in
process.
On June 18, 2020, Alset iHome Inc. (“Alset iHome”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LiquidValue Development Inc., entered
into a Loan Agreement with Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company,
(the “Lender”).
Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Lender provided a non-revolving
loan to Alset iHome in an aggregate amount of up to $2,990,000 (the
“Loan”). The line of credit bears interest rate
on LIBOR plus 375 basis points. Repayment of the Loan is secured by a Deed of
Trust issued to the Lender on the property owned by certain
subsidiaries of Alset iHome. The maturity date of this Loan is July
1, 2022. LiquidValue Development Inc. and one of its subsidiaries
are guarantors of this Loan.
As of September 30, 2020, the
loan balance was $670,281. As part of the transaction, the Company
incurred loan origination fees and closing fees in the amount of
$61,679 which was recorded as loan discount and is amortized over
the term of the loan. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
the balance of unamortized loan
discount was $50,952 and $0, respectively.
Paycheck Protection Program Loan
On April 6, 2020, the Company entered into a term note with M&T
Bank with a principal amount of $68,502 pursuant to the Paycheck
Protection Program (“PPP Term Note”) under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the
“CARES Act”). The PPP Loan is evidenced by a promissory
note. The PPP Term Note bears interest at a fixed annual rate of
1.00%, with the first ten months of principal
and interest deferred. The Company applied for forgiveness of
the PPP loan.
Australia Loan
On January 7, 2017, SeD Perth Pty Ltd (“SeD Perth”)
entered into a loan agreement with National Australian Bank Limited
(the “Australia Loan”) for the purpose of funding land
development. The loan facility provides SeD Perth with access to
funding of up to approximately $460,000 and matures on December 31,
2018. The Australia Loan is secured by both the land under
development and a pledged deposit of $35,276. This loan is
denominated in AUD. Personal guarantees amounting to approximately
$500,000 have been provided by our CEO, Chan Heng Fai and by Rajen
Manicka, the CEO of Holista CollTech and Co-founder of iGalen Inc.
The interest rate on the Australia Loan is based on the
weighted average interest rates applicable to each of the business
markets facility components as defined within the loan agreement,
ranging from 4.36% to 5.57% per annum for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 and from 5.97% to 6.64% per annum for the nine
months ended September 30, 2019. On September 7, 2017 the Australia
Loan was amended to reduce the maximum borrowing capacity to
approximately $179,000. During 2020, the terms of the Australia
Loan were amended to reflect an
extended maturity date of December 31, 2020. This was accounted for
as a debt modification. The Company did not pay fees to the
National Australian Bank Limited for the modification of the loan
agreement.
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Personal Guarantees by Directors
As of
both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, a director of the
Company had provided personal guarantees amounting to approximately
$5,500,000 to secure external loans from financial institutions for
HFE and the consolidated entities.
Sale of HotApp Blockchain to DSS Asia
On
October 25, 2018, HIP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HotApp
Blockchain, Inc., entered into an equity purchase agreement (the
“HotApps Purchase Agreement”) with DSS Asia, a Hong
Kong subsidiary of DSS International, pursuant to which HIP agreed
to sell to DSS Asia all of the issued and outstanding shares of
HotApps Information Technology Co. Ltd., also known as Guangzhou
HotApps, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HIP. Guangzhou HotApps is
primarily engaged in engineering work for software development, as
well as, a number of outsourcing projects related to real estate
and lighting. Chan Heng Fai is the CEO of DSS Asia and DSS
International. For further details on this transaction, refer to
Note 11 – Discontinued Operations.
Sale of 18% of LiquidValue Asset Management Pte. Ltd.
On May
8, 2019, SeD Capital Pte. Ltd. entered into a sale and purchase
agreement to sell 522,000 ordinary shares (representing
approximately 18% of the ownership) in LiquidValue Asset Management
Pte. Ltd. to LiquidValue Development Pte. Ltd. (“LVD”)
for a cash of $46,190. Chan Heng Fai is the owner of
LVD.
Sale of Impact Biomedical to DSS
On
April 27, 2020, Global BioMedical Pte Ltd (“GBM”), one
of our subsidiaries, entered into a share exchange agreement with
DSS BioHealth Security, Inc. (“DBHS”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Document Securities Systems Inc. (“DSS”),
pursuant to which, DBHS agreed to acquire all of the outstanding
capital stock of Impact BioMedical Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of GBM, through a share exchange. It was agreed that the aggregate
consideration to be issued to GBM for the Impact BioMedical shares
would be the following: (i) 483,334 newly issued shares of DSS
common stock; and (ii) 46,868 newly issued shares of a new series
of DSS perpetual convertible preferred stock with a stated value of
$46,868,000, or $1,000 per share. The convertible preferred stock
can be convertible into shares of DSS common stock at a conversion
price of $6.48 of preferred stock stated value per share of common
stock, subject to a 19.9% beneficial ownership conversion
limitation (a so-called “blocker”) based on the total
issued outstanding shares of common stock of DSS beneficially owned
by GBM. Holders of the convertible preferred stock will have no
voting rights, except as required by applicable law or regulation,
and no dividends will accrue or be payable on the convertible
preferred stock. The holders of convertible preferred stock will be
entitled to a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, and DSS
will have the right to redeem all or any portion of the then
outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock, pro rata among
all holders, at a redemption price per share equal to such
liquidation value per share.
Under
ASU 2014-08, a disposal transaction meets the definition of a
discontinued operation if all of the following criteria are
met:
1.
The
disposal group constitutes a component of an entity or a group of
components of an entity
2.
The
component of an entity (or group of components of an entity) meets
the held-for-sale classification criteria, is disposed of by sale,
or is disposed of other than by sale (e.g., “by abandonment,
in an exchange measured based on the recorded amount of the
nonmonetary asset relinquished, or in a distribution to owners in a
spinoff”).
3.
The
disposal of a component of an entity (or group of components of an
entity) “represents a strategic shift that has (or will have)
a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial
results”.
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Impact Biomedical Inc. is a group of subsidiaries of HFE and
operates independently with its own financial reporting. The
transaction is a disposal by sale and has a major effect on
HFE’s financial results. Since it meets all above test
criteria, we treated this disposal transaction as a discontinued
operation in our financial statements.
On August 21, 2020, the transaction closed and Impact BioMedical
Inc became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of DBHS. GBM received
483,334 shares of DSS common stock and 46,868 shares of DSS
preferred stock, which preferred shares could be converted to
7,232,716 common shares (however, any conversion will be subject to
the blocker GBM has agreed to, as described above). After this
transaction, we hold 500,001 shares of the common stock of DSS,
representing 9.7% of the outstanding common stock of DSS. Our CEO,
Chan Heng Fai owns an additional 12.8% of the common stock of DSS
(not including any common or preferred shares we hold) and is the
executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of DSS. The Company
has elected the fair value option for the DSS common stock that
would otherwise be accounted for under the equity method of
accounting. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures,
defines the fair value of the financial assets. We value DSS common
stock under level 1 category through quoted prices and preferred
stock under level 3 category through a Monte Carlo valuation model.
The quoted price of DSS common stock was $6.95 as of August 21,
2020. The total fair value of DSS common and preferred stocks GBM
received as consideration for the disposal of Impact BioMedical was
$67,208,173. As of August 21, 2020, the net asset value of Impact
BioMedical was $57,143. The difference of $67,151,030 was recorded
as additional paid in capital. We did not recognize gain or loss
from this transaction as it was a related party transaction.
For further details on this transaction, refer to Note 11 –
Discontinued Operations.
On October 16, 2020, GBM converted 4,293 shares of DSS Series A
Preferred Stock having a par value of $0.02 per share in exchange
for 662,500 restricted shares of DSS common stock based upon a
liquidation value of $1,000 and a conversion price of $6.48 per
share. Our ownership with DSS was 8.6% before conversion and 19.9%
after the conversion.
Notes Payable
During the year ended on December 31, 2017, a director of the
Company lent non-interest loans of $7,156,680, for the general
operations of the Company. The loans are interest free, not
tradable, unsecured, and repayable on demand. On October 15, 2018,
a formal lending agreement between the Alset International and Chan
Heng Fai was executed. Under the agreement, Chan Heng Fai provides
a lending credit limit of approximately $10 million for Alset
International with interest rate 6% per annum for the outstanding
borrowed amount, which commenced retroactively from January 1,
2018. The loans are still not tradable, unsecured and repayable on
demand. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the outstanding principal
balance of the loan is $0 and $4,246,604, respectively. Interest
started to accrue on January 1, 2018 at 6% per annum. During the
nine months ended on September 30, 2020 and 2019, the interest expenses were $129,566 and
$268,847, respectively. During the three months ended on
September 30, 2020 and 2019, the
interest expenses were $6,334 and $68,482, respectively. As
of September 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019, the accrued interest total was $0 and $822,405,
respectively.
Chan Heng Fai provided interest-free due on demand advance to HFE
for the general operations. On September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the
outstanding balance was $178,400.
On August 20, 2020, the Company acquired 30,000,000 common shares
from Chan Heng Fai in exchange for a two-year non-interest bearing
note of $1,333,429. On September 30, 2020 the amount outstanding
was $1,333,429.
On May
1, 2018, Rajen Manicka, CEO and one of the directors of iGalen
International Inc., which holds 100% of iGalen Inc., provided a
loan of approximately $367,246 to iGalen Inc. (the “2018
Rajen Manicka Loan”). The term of 2018 Rajen Manicka Loan is
ten years. The 2018 Rajen Manicka Loan has an interest rate of 4.7%
per annum. On March 8, March 27 and April 23, 2019, iGalen borrowed
additional monies of $150,000, $30,000 and $50,000, respectively,
from Rajen Manicka, total $230,000 (the “2019 Rajen Manicka
Loan”). The 2019 Rajen Manicka Loan is interest free, not
tradable, unsecured, and repayable on demand. As of September 30,
2020 and December 31, 2019, the total outstanding principal balance
of the loans was $531,030 and $546,397, respectively, and was
included in the Notes Payable – Related Parties balance on
the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company
incurred $13,185 and $8,084 of interest expense,
respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2020
and 2019, the Company incurred $4,411 and $0 of interest expense,
respectively. The Company accrued interest of $0 and $0 at
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
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On
August 13, 2019, iGalen International Inc., which holds 100% of
iGalen Inc., borrowed $250,000 from Decentralized Sharing Services,
Inc., a company whose sole shareholder and director is Chan Heng
Fai, our CEO. The term of the loan is 12 months, with an interest
rate of 10% per annum. In addition, Decentralized Sharing Services,
Inc. received the right to receive 3% of any revenue received by
iGalen International Inc. for 99 years. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2020 the Company incurred $9,729 of
interest expense and $0 from the right to receive 3% of revenue.
During the three months ended September 30, 2020 the Company
incurred $0 of interest expense and $0 from the right to receive 3%
of revenue. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 the
Company incurred $0 of interest expense and $0 from the right to
receive 3% of revenue. The amount outstanding on the loan as of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $0 and $250,000,
respectively. The accrued interest was $19,318 and $9,589 as of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The principal of $250,000
was paid off in June 2020.
On
November 3, 2019, iGalen Inc. borrowed $160,000 from iGalen Funding
Inc., a company whose directors and shareholders include two
members of the Board of iGalen Inc. The term of the loan is 6
months, with an interest rate of 10% per annum. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2020 the Company incurred $11,967 of
interest expense. During the three months ended September 30, 2020
the Company incurred $3,989 of interest expense. The amount
outstanding on the loan as of September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019 was $160,000 and $160,000, respectively. The accrued interest
was $14,510 and $2,542 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019. The expiration date was extended to November 3, 2021 after 6
months.
Shares issued in exchange agreement with Chairman and
CEO
Hengfai International Pte. Ltd
On October 1, 2018, 100% of the ownership interest in Hengfai
International Pte. Ltd. (“Hengfai International”) was
transferred from Chan Heng Fai, our founder, Chairman and CEO to HF
Enterprises Inc. in exchange for 8.5 million shares of the Company.
Hengfai International holds 100% of Hengfai Business Development
Pte. Ltd. (“Hengfai Business Development”), which holds
761,185,294 shares of Alset International and 359,834,471 warrants.
Both Hengfai International and Hengfai Business Development are
holding companies without any business
operations.
Heng Fai Enterprises Pte. Ltd.
On October 1, 2018, 100% of the ownership interest in Heng Fai
Enterprises Pte. Ltd. (“Heng Fai Enterprises”) was
transferred from Chan Heng Fai, our founder, Chairman and CEO to HF
Enterprises Inc. in exchange for 500,000 shares of the Company.
Heng Fai Enterprises holds 2,730,000 shares (13.1% as of
September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019) of Vivacitas Oncology Inc., a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical
company. Heng Fai Enterprises cost to purchase these Vivacitas
shares was $200,128, which is recorded at cost by the Company
because it does not have a readily determinable fair value as it is
a private US company. Heng Fai Enterprises is a holding company
without any business operations.
Global eHealth Limited
On October 1, 2018, 100% of Global eHealth Limited (“Global
eHealth”) was transferred from Chan Heng Fai, a director of
the Company, to the Company in exchange for 1,000,000 shares of the
Company. There was no other consideration exchange in conjunction
with this transaction. Global eHealth holds 46,226,673 shares
(16.8%) of Holista CollTech Limited, a public Australian company
that produces natural food ingredients. Global eHealth is a holding
company without any business operations.
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Management Fees
MacKenzie
Equity Partners, owned by Charles MacKenzie, a Director of the
Company's subsidiary LiquidValue Development, has had a consulting
agreement with the Company since 2015. Per the terms of the
agreement, as amended on January 1, 2018, the Company pays a
monthly fee of $15,000 with an additional $5,000 per month due upon
the close of the sale to Houston LD, LLC. Since January of 2019,
the Company has paid a monthly fee of $20,000 for these consulting
services. The Company incurred expenses of $180,000 and $180,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively, which were capitalized as part of Real Estate on the
Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as the services relate
to property and project management. The Company incurred expenses
of $60,000 and $60,000 for the three months ended September 30,
2020 and 2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, and December
31, 2019 the Company owed $20,000 and
$0, respectively, to this entity.
Consulting Services
A law
firm owned by Conn Flanigan, a Director of LiquidValue Development,
performs consulting services for LiquidValue Development and some
subsidiaries of the Company. The Company incurred expenses of
$12,645 and $46,510 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020
and 2019, respectively. The Company incurred expenses of $12,645
and $3,153 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019 there
was no outstanding balance due to this entity.
Rajen
Manicka, the CEO of Holista CollTech and Co-founder of iGalen
International Inc., performs consulting services for iGalen Inc.
iGalen Inc. incurred expenses of $0 and $180,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company
incurred expenses of $0 and $60,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. On both, September 30,
2020 and December 31, 2019, iGalen owed this related party fees for
consulting services in the amount of $591,403. The Consulting
service with Rajen Manicka was terminated on December 31,
2019.
Chan
Tung Moe, the consultant engaged with the Company through Pop
Motion Consulting Pte. Ltd., is the son of Chan Heng Fai, a
director and the CEO of the Company. In August of 2020 this
consulting agreement was terminated, and Chan Tung Moe became an
employee of Alset International as Chief Development Officer. The
Company incurred expense of $140,758 for the nine months ended
September 20, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company incurred
expense of $22,470 for the three months ended September 30, 2020
and 2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020 and December 2019,
the Company owed Pop Motion consulting fee of $0 and $118,288,
respectively.
iGalen Inc. Affiliates
iGalen
Philippines and iGalen SDN are related party entities which are
owned by Dr. Rajen Manicka and are not owned by the Company. iGalen
Inc. provides use of its platform to collect sale revenue and
payment of expenses for these entities without service fees. On
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, iGalen owed $364,377 and
$342,695 to iGalen Philippines, respectively.
iGalen
SDN had a consulting agreement to provide accounting,
administration and other logistic services to iGalen with a monthly
fee $4,000. This agreement was terminated on December 31, 2019. The
Company incurred expenses of $0 and 36,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company
incurred expenses of $0 and $12,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of September 30,
2020, iGalen owed $87,756 to iGalen SDN. As of December 31, 2019,
iGalen SDN owed iGalen $74,331.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2020, iGalen SDN provided a
$710,524 advance to iGalen for its operations. The advance is
interest free, no security requirement and no payment term. The
repayment depends on the demand and the future financial situation
of iGalen.
Medi
Botanics Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Holista CollTech, is only raw
material and product suppliers of iGalen. Dr. Rajen Manicka is the
controlling shareholder and a director of both Medi Botanics Sdn
Bhd and Holista CollTech. Medi Botanics Sdn Bhd supplied $0 and
$372,594 raw materials and products to iGalen in the nine months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During three
months ended on September 30, 2020 and 2019, Medi Botanics Sdn Bhd
supplied $0 and $85,787 raw materials and products to iGalen. On
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, iGalen owed $698,198 and
$956,300 to this entity, respectively.
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Investment in the Global Opportunity Fund
On
February 1, 2017, the Company invested $300,000 in Global
Opportunity Fund (“Fund”), a mutual fund registered in
the Cayman Islands and Chan Heng Fai is one of the directors of
this fund. This Fund was closed during November 2019 and is being
liquidated. LiquidValue Asset Management Pte. Ltd., one of the
subsidiaries of the Company, is the investment manager of the Fund
and receives a management fee from the Fund at 2% per annum of the
aggregated net asset value of the investments and a performance fee
of 20%. As of December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a receivable
$307,944 from the Global Opportunity Fund. In the nine months ended
on September 30, 2020 and 2019, the management fee and performance
fee charged to the Fund were $0 and $4,425, respectively. In the
three months ended on September 30, 2020 and 2019, the management
fee and performance fee charged to the Fund were $0 and $1,386,
respectively. On September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Fund
owed accrued management and performance fee receivable $0 and
$15,484 respectively. On January
23, 2020, the Company received $307,944 as a result of the
liquidation of Global Opportunity Fund.
Note Receivable from a related party company
On
March 2, 2020 LiquidValue Asset Management Pte. Ltd.
(“LiquidValue”) received a $200,000 Promissory Note
from American Medical REIT Inc. (“AMRE”), a company
which is 36.1% owned by LiquidValue. Chan Heng Fai, Chan Tung Moe
and Alan Lui from Alset
International are directors of American Medical REIT Inc.
The note carries interests of 8% and is payable in two years.
LiquidValue also received warrants to purchase AMRE shares at the
Exercise Price $5.00 per share. The amount of the warrants equals
to the note principle divided by the Exercise Price. If AMRE goes
to IPO in the future and IPO price is less than $10.00 per share,
the Exercise price shall be adjusted downward to fifty percent
(50%) of the IPO price. As of September 30, 2020, the fair market
value of the warrants was $0.
Warrants Exercised by DSS
On June
30, 2020, we received deposit $1,419,605 from Document Security
Systems, Inc. for a warrant exercise to acquire 44,005,182 shares
of Alset International at a
price approximately $0.03 per share. The transaction was closed in
July 2020. After this exercise, DSS holds 127,179,311 shares of
Alset International’s
common stock, approximately 9.3%. Fai Heng Chan, our CEO, Chairman
of our Board and controlling shareholder, is also Chairman of the
Board of Document Security Systems, Inc. and a significant
shareholder of Document Security Systems, Inc.
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EQUITY
|
The
Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 common shares and
5,000,000 preferred shares, both at a par value $0.001 per share.
At December 31, 2019, there were 10,001,000 common shares issued
and outstanding.
Pursuant
to an agreement on June 24, 2020 with our stockholders HFE Holdings
Limited and Chan Heng Fai, HFE Holdings Limited surrendered
3,600,000 shares of our common stock to the treasury of our
company, and Chan Heng Fai surrendered 1,000 shares of our common
stock to the treasury of our company, and all such shares were
cancelled. No consideration was exchanged in connection with the
surrender of the shares. As a result, the total number of
outstanding shares of our common stock at September 30, 2020 was
reduced to 6,400,000 shares from 10,001,000 shares.
HotApp Blockchain, Inc. Sale of Shares
From
January to September, 2020, the Company sold 207,300 shares of
HotApp Blockchain to international investors with the amount of
$177,300, which was booked as addition paid-in capital. The Company
held 505,976,376 shares of the total outstanding shares 506,898,576
before the sale. After the sale, the Company still owns
approximately 99% of HotApp Blockchain’s total outstanding
shares.
From
January to September, 2019, the Company sold 361,500 shares of
HotApp Blockchain to international investors with the amount of
$229,500, which was booked as addition paid-in capital. The Company
held 506,262,076 shares of the total outstanding shares 506,898,576
before the sale. After the sale, the Company still owns
approximately 99% of HotApp Blockchain’s total outstanding
shares.
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Distribution to Minority Shareholder
From
January to September, 2020, SeD Maryland Development LLC Board
approved the payment distribution plan to members and paid $197,400
in distribution to the minority shareholder. From January to
September, 2019, SeD Maryland Development LLC Board approved the
payment distribution plan to members and paid $740,250 in
distribution to the minority shareholder.
Change in Minority Interest
From January 1 to September 30,
2020, Alset International issued 343,197,062 common shares through
warrants exercise with exercise price approximately $0.03 per share
and received $10,764,837 cash. On May 27, 2020, the Alset
International granted 7,500,000 common shares to its employees in
the performance share award plan. The fair value $146,853 of these
shares was based on the market price on the granted day and was
recorded as both compensation expense and equity in the financial
statements. On June 5, 2020, the shareholder meeting approved
35,278,600 shares granted to the directors. The fair value
$1,417,523 was based the June 5, 2020, the grant day, market price
and was recorded as both compensation expense and equity in the
financial statements. During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2020, the stock-based compensation expense was $0 and
$1,573,623, respectively. On August 20, 2020, the Company acquired
30,000,000 common shares from Chan Heng Fai in exchange for a
two-year non-interest bearing note of $1,333,429. The
Company’s ownership of Alset International changed from 65.4%
as of December 31, 2019 to 51.04% as of September
30, 2020.
During the three and nine months ended September
30, 2020 and 2019, the sales of
HotApp Blockchain’s shares were de minimis compared to its
outstanding shares and did not change the minority
interest.
Changes of Ownership Percentage of Alset International
On July
13, 2020, due to share grants and warrant exercises, the
Company’s ownership percentage of Alset International fell
below 50% and the entity was deconsolidated in accordance with ASC
810-10-45-5. A gain of approximately $53 million was recorded as a
result of the deconsolidation.
Upon
deconsolidation the Company elected to apply the Fair Value Option
under ASU 2016-01 to the investment in Alset International as the
Company still retained significant influence of the
subsidiary.
On
August 20, 2020, the Company acquired 30,000,000 common shares from
Chan Heng Fai in exchange for a two-year non-interest bearing note
of $1,333,429. After that transaction, the Company’s
ownership was 51.04%, at which point Alset International was
required to be consolidated. Upon reconsolidation a loss of
approximately $22 million was recorded.
During
the period that the investment in Alset International was accounted
for under ASU 2016-01, the Company recorded an unrealized loss on
the fair value of the investment of approximately $31
million.
As of
September 30, 2020, the Company’s ownership of Alset
International is 51.04%.
As of
December 29, 2020, Alset International has outstanding warrants and
options to purchase 1,982,286,206 and 1,061,333 shares,
respectively. Of the warrants outstanding, HF Enterprises Inc.
holds warrants to purchase 359,834,471 shares, Chan Heng Fai, our
founder and CEO, holds warrants to purchase 1,590,925,000 shares,
and warrants to purchase 31,526,735 shares are held by third
parties. All of the outstanding options to purchase 1,061,333
shares are owned by Chan Heng Fai. Due to this, the Company does
not expect to own less than 50% of Alset International moving
forward.
F-30
10.
|
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
Following
is a summary of the changes in the balances of accumulated other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Security Investment
|
Foreign Currency Translations
|
Change in Minority Interest
|
Total
|
Balance
at January 1, 2020
|
$(59,888)
|
$1,613,125
|
$(84,968)
|
$1,468,269
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
(8,240)
|
(1,094,810)
|
-
|
(1,103,050)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at March 31, 2020
|
$(68,128)
|
$518,315
|
$(84,968)
|
$365,219
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
8,147
|
389,413
|
(18,317)
|
379,243
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at June 30, 2020
|
$(59,981)
|
$907,728
|
$(103,285)
|
$744,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
14,865
|
235,837
|
50,420
|
301,122
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at September 30, 2020
|
$(45,116)
|
$1,143,565
|
$(52,865)
|
$1,045,584
|
|
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Security Investment
|
Foreign Currency Translations
|
Total
|
Balance
at January 1, 2019
|
$(23,779)
|
$1,606,567
|
$1,582,788
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
11,681
|
74,262
|
85,943
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at June 30, 2019
|
$(12,098)
|
$1,680,829
|
$1,668,731
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
22
|
104,762
|
104,784
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at June 30, 2019
|
$(12,076)
|
$1,785,591
|
$1,773,515
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
(37,099)
|
(403,990)
|
(441,089)
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at September 30, 2019
|
$(49,175)
|
$1,381,601
|
$1,332,426
|
11.
|
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
HotApps Information Technology Co. Ltd.
On
October 25, 2018, HotApps International Pte. Ltd.
(“HIP”) entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with
DSS Asia Limited (“DSS Asia”), a Hong Kong subsidiary
of DSS International Inc. (“DSS International”),
pursuant to which HIP agreed to sell to DSS Asia all of the issued
and outstanding shares of HotApps Information Technology Co. Ltd.,
also known as Guangzhou HotApps Technology Ltd. (“Guangzhou
HotApps”). Guangzhou HotApps was a wholly owned subsidiary of
HIP, which was primarily engaged in engineering work for software
development, mainly voice over internet protocol. Guangzhou HotApps
was also involved in a number of outsourcing projects, including
projects related to real estate and lighting.
The
parties to the Equity Purchase Agreement agreed that the purchase
price for this transaction would be $100,000, which would be paid
in the form of a two-year, interest free, unsecured, demand
promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000, and that such
note would be due and payable in full in two years. As of September
30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the outstanding receivable of this
promissory note was $100,000. The closing of the Equity Purchase
Agreement was subject to certain conditions; these conditions were
met and the transaction closed on January 14, 2019.
F-31
The
composition of assets and liabilities included in discontinued
operations was as follows:
|
September
30,
2020
|
December
31,
2019
|
Assets
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
Cash
|
$-
|
$-
|
Deposit
and other receivable
|
-
|
-
|
Total
Current Assets
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
Fixed
assets, net
|
-
|
-
|
Total
Assets
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$-
|
$-
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
Liabilities
|
$-
|
$-
|
The
aggregate financial results of discontinued operations were as
follows:
|
Three Months
Ended September 30, 2020
|
Three Months
Ended September 30, 2019
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2020
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
Project
fee-others
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
48
|
General
and administrative
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,662
|
Total operating expenses
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,710
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) from operations
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,710)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expenses):
|
|
|
|
|
Other
sundry income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Foreign
exchange (loss)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2)
|
Total other (expenses) income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(3,712)
|
F-32
The
cash flows attributable to the discontinued operations are as
follows:
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2020
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2019
|
Operating
|
$-
|
$24,493
|
Investing
|
-
|
-
|
Financing
|
-
|
-
|
Net Change in
Cash
|
$-
|
$24,493
|
Impact BioMedical Inc.
On
April 27, 2020, Global BioMedical Pte Ltd (“GBM”), one
of our subsidiaries, entered into a share exchange agreement with
DSS BioHealth Security, Inc. (“DBHS”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Document Securities Systems Inc. (“DSS”),
pursuant to which, DBHS will acquire all of the outstanding capital
stock of Impact BioMedical Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of GBM,
through a share exchange. The aggregate consideration to be issued
to GBM for the Impact BioMedical shares will be the following: (i)
483,334 newly issued shares of DSS common stock; and (ii) 46,868
newly issued shares of a new series of DSS perpetual convertible
preferred stock with a stated value of $46,868,000, or $1,000 per
share. The convertible preferred stock can be convertible into
shares of DSS common stock at a conversion price of $6.48 of
preferred stock stated value per share of common stock, subject to
a 19.9% beneficial ownership conversion limitation (a so-called
“blocker”) based on the total issued outstanding shares
of common stock of DSS beneficially owned by GBM. Holders of the
convertible preferred stock will have no voting rights, except as
required by applicable law or regulation, and no dividends will
accrue or be payable on the convertible preferred stock. The
holders of convertible preferred stock will be entitled to a
liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, and DSS will have the
right to redeem all or any portion of the then outstanding shares
of convertible preferred stock, pro rata among all holders, at a
redemption price per share equal to such liquidation value per
share.
Under
ASU 2014-08, a disposal transaction meets the definition of a
discontinued operation if all of the following criteria are
met:
1.
The
disposal group constitutes a component of an entity or a group of
components of an entity
2.
The
component of an entity (or group of components of an entity) meets
the held-for-sale classification criteria, is disposed of by sale,
or is disposed of other than by sale (e.g., “by abandonment,
in an exchange measured based on the recorded amount of the
nonmonetary asset relinquished, or in a distribution to owners in a
spinoff”).
3.
The
disposal of a component of an entity (or group of components of an
entity) “represents a strategic shift that has (or will have)
a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial
results”.
Impact
Biomedical Inc. is a group of subsidiaries of HFE and operates
independently with its own financial reporting. The transaction is
a disposal by sale and has a major effect on HFE’s financial
results. Since it meets all above test criteria, we treated this
disposal transaction as a discontinued operation in our financial
statements.
On
August 21, 2020, the transaction closed and Impact BioMedical Inc
became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of DBHS. GBM received
483,334 shares of DSS common stock and 46,868 shares of DSS
preferred stock, which preferred shares could be converted to
7,232,716 common shares (however, any conversion will be subject to
the blocker GBM has agreed to, as described above). After this
transaction, we hold 500,001 shares of the common stock of DSS,
representing 9.7% of the outstanding common stock of DSS. Our CEO,
Chan Heng Fai owns an additional 14.5% of the common stock of DSS
(not including any common or preferred shares we hold) and is the
executive chairman of the board of directors of DSS. The Company
has elected the fair value option for the DSS common stock that
would otherwise be accounted for under the equity method of
accounting. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures,
defines fair value of the financial assets. We value DSS common
stock under level 1 category through quoted prices and preferred
stock under level 3 category through a Monte Carlo valuation model.
Under the “blocker” term in the agreement, the Company
could convert 4,293 shares Convertible Preferred Stock into 662,500
shares of the common stock of DSS as of September 30, 2020.
The quoted price of DSS common stock
was $6.95 as of August 21, 2020. The total fair value of DSS common
and preferred stocks GBM received as consideration for the disposal
of Impact BioMedical was $67,208,173. As of August 21, 2020, the
net asset value of Impact BioMedical was $57,143. The difference of
$67,151,030 was recorded as additional paid in capital. We did not
recognize gain or loss from this transaction as it was a related
party transaction.
F-33
The composition of assets and liabilities included in discontinued
operations is as follows:
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
Assets
Cash
|
|
|
Assets
Cash
|
$-
|
$108,731
|
Prepaid
Expense
|
-
|
30,700
|
Total
Asset
|
$-
|
$139,431
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts
Payable
|
$-
|
$7,021
|
Total
Liabilities
|
$-
|
$7,021
|
The financial results of discontinued operations are as
follows:
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Expense
|
|
|
|
|
Research
& Development
|
45,617
|
79,457
|
246,915
|
260,671
|
General
& Administration
|
10,280
|
31,648
|
170,035
|
94,153
|
Total
Operating Expense
|
55,897
|
111,105
|
416,950
|
354,824
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Expense
|
138
|
17,449
|
488
|
30,395
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from Discontinued Operations
|
$(56,053)
|
$(128,554)
|
$(417,438)
|
$(385,219)
|
The cash flows attributable to the discontinued operation are as
follows:
|
Nine Months Ended on September 30, 2020
|
Nine Months Ended on September 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
$(522,435)
|
$(470,902)
|
Investing
|
-
|
(36,000)
|
Financing
|
-
|
-
|
Net
Change in Cash
|
$(522,435)
|
$(506,902)
|
F-34
12.
|
INVESTMENTS MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE
|
Financial
assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized
below and disclosed on the consolidated balance sheet as of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
|
|
Fair Value Measurement Using
|
|
||
|
Amount at Cost
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Amount at Fair Value
|
September 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
securities- Fair Value Option
|
$3,457,056
|
$4,787,454
|
$-
|
$-
|
$4,787,454
|
Investment
securities- Trading
|
16,016
|
15,758
|
-
|
-
|
15,758
|
Convertible
preferred stock
|
63,849,002
|
-
|
-
|
54,864,632
|
54,864,632
|
Convertible
note receivable
|
50,000
|
-
|
-
|
77,477
|
77,477
|
Warrants -
American Premium Water
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Warrants -
AMRE
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Stock Options
- Vivacitas
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
Investment in securities at Fair Value
|
$67,372,074
|
$4,803,212
|
$-
|
$54,942,109
|
$59,745,321
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurement Using
|
|
||
|
Amount at Cost
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Amount at Fair Value
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
securities- Fair Value Option
|
$3,457,056
|
$2,973,582
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2,973,582
|
Investment
securities- Trading
|
16,016
|
15,907
|
-
|
-
|
15,907
|
Convertible
note receivable
|
50,000
|
-
|
-
|
26,209
|
26,209
|
Stock Option -
Vivacitas
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
Investment in securities at Fair Value
|
$3,523,072
|
$2,989,489
|
$-
|
$26,209
|
$3,015,698
|
Unrealized loss on investment securities for the nine months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $42,169,116 and $146,470, respectively.
Unrealized loss on investment securities for three months
ended September 30, 2020 was
$43,761,763 and unrealized gain on investment securities for the
three months ended September 30, 2019 was $507,727.
For U.S. trading stocks, we use Bloomberg Market stock prices as
the share prices to calculate fair value. For overseas stock, we
use the stock price from local stock exchange to calculate fair
value. The following chart shows details of the fair value of
equity security investment at September 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019, respectively.
|
Share price
|
|
Market Value
|
|
|
9/30/2020
|
Shares
|
9/30/2020
|
Valuation
|
|
|
|
|
|
DSS (Related Party)
|
$4.560
|
500,001*
|
$2,280,005
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMBS (Related Party)
|
$0.011
|
20,000,000
|
$222,000
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
Holista (Related Party)
|
$0.043
|
46,226,673
|
$1,980,350
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Premium Water (Related Party)
|
$0.003
|
122,039,000
|
$305,100
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
|
|
$15,758
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Level 1 Equity
Securities
|
$4,803,213
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vivacitas (Related Party)
|
N/A
|
2,480,000
|
$200,128
|
Investment
in Securities at Cost
|
Nervotech
|
N/A
|
1,666
|
$36,628
|
Investment
in Securities at Cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Equity Securities
|
$5,039,969
|
|
* Ratio of 1-for-30 (the “Reverse Split”) was effective
at 5:01 p.m. Eastern Time on May 7, 2020 (the “Effective
Time”)
F-35
|
Share price
|
|
Market Value
|
|
|
12/31/2019
|
Shares
|
12/31/2019
|
Valuation
|
|
|
|
|
|
DSS (Related Party)
|
$0.301
|
500,000
|
$150,500
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMBS (Related Party)
|
$0.013
|
20,000,000
|
$262,000
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
Holista (Related Party)
|
$0.055
|
46,226,673
|
$2,561,082
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
|
|
$15,907
|
Investment
in Securities at Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Level 1 Equity
Securities
|
$2,989,489
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vivacitas (Related Party)
|
N/A
|
2,480,000
|
$200,128
|
Investment
in Securities at Cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Equity Securities
|
$3,189,617
|
|
The DSS
convertible preferred stock under level 3 category was valued
through a Monte Carlo simulation
model. As of September 30, 2020, the Company held 46,848
shares of DSS convertible preferred stock, which could convert to
7,232,716 common shares, with fair market value $54,864,632. The Monte Carlo model uses
certain assumptions. The significant inputs and assumptions
utilized are as follows:
|
As of September 30,
|
As of August 21,
|
|
2020
|
2020
|
Stock
price
|
$4.52
|
$6.88
|
Risk-free
rate
|
0.16%
|
0.16%
|
Annualized
volatility
|
60.00%
|
60.00%
|
Forecast
horizon in years
|
3.00
|
3.00
|
Trading
steps per year
|
52.00
|
52.00
|
Probability
of call (annual)
|
10.00%
|
10.00%
|
The selected stock prices represent the close market bid price of
DSS on the valuation date. Risk - free interest rates were obtained from
U.S. Treasury rates for the applicable periods. The volatility is based on the
historical volatility of the DSS common stock. We assumed a
three-year life for the preferred stock and assumed that after
three-years the Company would desire to begin receiving a return on
this investment – either through a conversion or liquidation.
The Company has the right to call the preferred stock at any point.
We believed that this is not a probable scenario but did apply a
10% annual probability of a call occurring.
The
fair value of the Sharing Services
Convertible Note under level 3 category as of September 30,
2020 and December 31, 2019 was calculated using a Black-Scholes
valuation model valued with the following weighted average
assumptions:
|
September
30,
2020
|
December
31,
2019
|
|
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
Expected
volatility
|
221.69%
|
159.88%
|
Risk free interest
rate
|
0.13%
|
1.61%
|
Contractual term
(in years)
|
2.01
|
2.76
|
Exercise
price
|
$0.15
|
$0.15
|
We assumed dividend yield rate is 0.00% in Sharing Services. The
volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Sharing
Services’ common stock. Risk -free interest rates were
obtained from U.S. Treasury rates for the applicable
periods.
Changes
in the observable input values would likely cause material changes
in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial
instruments. A significant increase (decrease) in this likelihood
would result in a higher (lower) fair value
measurement.
F-36
The
table below provides a summary of the changes in fair value,
including net transfers in and/or out of all financial assets
measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019:
|
Total
|
Balance at January
1, 2020
|
$26,209
|
Total
losses
|
(12,599)
|
Balance
at March 31, 2020
|
$13,610
|
Total
gain
|
13,115
|
Balance
at June 30, 2020
|
$26,725
|
Gain during
deconsolidation
|
21,628
|
Net
losses
|
(8,955,246)
|
Acquisition of DSS Preferred
Stock
|
63,849,002
|
Balance
at September 30, 2020
|
$54,942,109
|
|
Total
|
Balance at January
1, 2019
|
$78,723
|
Total
losses
|
(5,439)
|
Balance
at March 31, 2019
|
$73,284
|
Total
losses
|
(18,497)
|
Balance
at June 30, 2019
|
$54,787
|
Total
losses
|
(14,041)
|
Balance
at September 30, 2019
|
$40,746
|
On
March 2, 2020, the Company received warrants to purchase shares of
AMRE, a related party private startup company, in conjunction with
the Company lending a $200,000 promissory note. For further details on this
transaction, refer to Note 8 Related Party Transactions, Note
Receivable from a Related Party Company. The Company holds a stock
option to purchase 250,000 shares of Vivacitas common stock at $1
per share at any time prior to the date of public offering. As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, both AMRE and Vivacitas
were private companies. Based the management’s analysis, the
fair value of the warrants and the stock option were $0 as of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
On July
17, 2020, the Company purchased 122,039,000 shares, approximately
9.99% ownership, and 122,039,000 warrants with an exercise price of
$0.0001 per share, from APW, for an aggregated purchase price of
$122,039. Based on the management’s analysis, the fair value
of the warrants from APW was $0 as of September 30,
2020.
13.
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
Lots Sales Agreement
On
November 23, 2015, SeD Maryland Development LLC completed the
$15,700,000 acquisition of Ballenger Run, a 197-acre land
sub-division development located in Frederick County, Maryland.
Previously, on May 28, 2014, the RBG Family, LLC entered into a
$15,000,000 assignable real estate sales contract with NVR, by
which RBG Family, LLC would facilitate the sale of the 197 acres of
Ballenger Run to NVR. On December 10, 2014, NVR assigned this
contract to SeD Maryland Development, LLC through execution of an
assignment and assumption agreement and entered into a series of
lot purchase agreements by which NVR would purchase 443 subdivided
residential lots from SeD Maryland Development, LLC. Through
December 31, 2019, NVR has purchased 123 lots. In the nine months
ended on September 30, 2020, NVR purchased 72 additional
lots.
On July 20, 2016, SeD Maryland entered into a lot purchase
agreement with Orchard Development Corporation relating to the sale
of 210 multifamily units in the Ballenger Run Project for a total
purchase price of $5,250,000, which closed on August 7,
2018.
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On February 19, 2018, SeD Maryland entered into a contract to sell
the Continuing Care Retirement Community Assisted Independent
Living parcel to Orchard Development Corporation. It was agreed
that the purchase price for the 5.9 acre lot would be $2,900,000
with a $50,000 deposit. It was also agreed that Orchard Development
Corporation would have the right to terminate the transaction
during the feasibility study period, which would last through May
30, 2018, and receive a refund of its deposit. On April 13, 2018,
Orchard Development Corporation indicated that it would not be
proceeding with the purchase of the CCRC parcel. On December 31,
2018, SeD Maryland entered into the Third Amendment to the Lot
Purchase Agreement for Ballenger Run with NVR. Pursuant to the
Third Amendment, SeD Maryland will convert the 5.9 acre CCRC parcel
to 36 lots (the 28 feet wide villa lot) and sell to NVR. SeD
Maryland pursued the required zoning approval to change the number
of such lots from 85 to 121, which was approved in July
2019.
On July 3, 2018, 150 CCM Black Oak entered into a Purchase and Sale
Agreement with Houston LD, LLC for the sale of 124 lots located at
its Black Oak project. Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement,
it was agreed that 124 lots would be sold for a range of prices
based on the lot type. In addition, Houston LD, LLC agreed to
contribute a “community enhancement fee” for each lot,
collectively totaling $310,000, which is currently held in escrow.
150 CCM Black Oak will apply these funds exclusively towards an
amenity package on the property. The closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement was subject to
Houston LD, LLC completing due diligence to its satisfaction. On
October 12, 2018, 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd entered into an Amended and
Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Amended and
Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement”) for these 124 lots.
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement,
the purchase price remained $6,175,000, 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd was
required to meet certain closing conditions and the timing for the
closing was extended.
On
January 18, 2019, the sale of 124 lots in Magnolia, Texas was
completed.
Royalty Fees
The Company has royalty commitments for the license and sale rights
of certain nutraceutical products that include both fixed and
variable royalty payments through 2022. The fixed royalty
commitments are $15,000 per month. Variable royalty payments vary
from $1.00 per unit sold to $0.20 per unit sold depending on sales
volume. The Exclusive Sublicensing Agreement was terminated on
January 8, 2019.
Litigation with Gara Group
On September 27, 2019, iGalen International Inc., one of our
majority-owned subsidiaries, and iGalen Inc., its wholly-owned
subsidiary, filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of
California, County of San Diego, Central Division, against Gara
Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and certain affiliated or
related entities, including the Chief Executive Officer of the Gara
Group (collectively these entities are referred to herein as the
“Gara Group”). A similar complaint had been filed in
Utah on September 26, 2019, but subsequently re-filed in
California. The complaint, as amended on October 24, 2019,
enumerates causes of action for breach of contract, breach of
covenant of good faith and fair dealing and intentional
interference with economic relations.
iGalen Inc. and Gara Group are parties to a Specialized Services
Agreement, dated March 29, 2017 (the “Specialized Services
Agreement”). iGalen Inc. contracted with Gara Group to
provide for services that include, among other things, (i) product
fulfillment; (ii) software development and maintenance of an onsite
“Platform,” which includes a company website and
interactive portal referred to as the “Back Office”
and (iii) managing iGalen’s social media sites. The Gara
Group had previously claimed that iGalen Inc. owed Gara Group
certain amounts, including (i) $125,000 for “Back Office
Fees” (ii) $150,000 for “Speaking Fees” and
(iii) $67,299 for services related to iGalen’s merchant
account, back office, and shipping fulfillment, invoiced on August
28 and 31, and September 15, 2019. iGalen Inc.’s amended
complaint notes that no provision in the Specialized Services
Agreement allows for the particular “Back Office Fees”
of $125,000 and that no provision in the Specialized Services
Agreement allows for the so-called “Speaking Fees” of
$150,000. Gara Group cut off services to iGalen following
iGalen’s indication that it was disputing the amounts owed.
iGalen’s amended complaint notes that the actions of Gara
Group and Mr. Gara have caused, and continue to cause, iGalen to
suffer substantial harm by, among other things, making it so iGalen
was unable to communicate with distributors via its website and
Back Office, fulfill orders made by distributors, or pay commission
to distributors. iGalen is seeking damages.
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On October 10, 2019, Gara Group filed a complaint in the Superior
Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, Central
Division against iGalen International Inc., iGalen Inc., Alset
International, Chan Heng Fai, Dr. Rajen Manicka and David Price, an
executive of iGalen Inc. Gara Group’s complaint for damages
asserts that the Gara Group is entitled to general damages of
$9,000,000 and liquidated damages of $50,000,000. iGalen Inc.
intends to vigorously contest this matter. No trial date has been
set. The Company is unable to assess the risk of loss at this time,
but does not believe the outcome will have a material effect on our
financial statements.
In addition, from time to time, during the normal course of our
businesses, we may be subject to various litigation claims and
legal disputes, including in the area of intellectual property
(e.g., trademarks, copyrights and patents). Our intellectual
property rights extend to our technology, business processes and
the content on our website. We use the intellectual property of
third parties in marketing and providing our services through
contractual and other rights. Despite our efforts, from time to
time, third parties may allege that we have violated their
intellectual property rights.
Although the results of claims, lawsuits and proceedings in which
we may be involved cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not
currently believe that the final outcome of the matters discussed
above will have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or results of operations. However, defending
and prosecuting any such claims is costly and may impose a
significant burden on our management and employees. In addition, we
may receive unfavorable preliminary or interim rulings in the
course of litigation, and there can be no assurances that favorable
final outcomes will be obtained. With regard to intellectual
property matters which may arise, if we are unable to obtain an
outcome which sufficiently protects our rights, successfully
defends our use or allows us time to develop non-infringing
technology and content or to otherwise alter our business practices
on a timely basis in response to the claims against us, our
business, prospects and competitive position may be adversely
affected.
Promissory Note from Azure
Pursuant
to a Secured Promissory Note dated as of August 13, 2018, on
October 13, 2019 Azure Holdings, LLC, was obligated to pay our
subsidiary, 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd, $140,000 in principal, plus
accrued interest at the rate of 2.5% per annum through October 13,
2019. Azure Holdings, LLC failed to pay the amount
due. Effective as of October 13, 2019, the interest rate
increased to a default rate of 18% per annum. The Company has
subsequently had numerous communications with Azure Holdings, LLC
regarding the payment of this Secured Promissory Note, and attempts
to set a schedule for Azure Holdings, LLC to repay the amount due.
We have not yet commenced litigation against either Azure Holdings,
LLC or the guarantor of this Secured Promissory Note, but may do so
in the immediate future. Based on current situation, the
management has not believed that the collection from Azure is
probable. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $169,166
and $149,697 were due to 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd,
respectively.
14.
|
DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES’ BENEFITS
|
Stock Option plans HFE
The
Company reserves 500,000 shares of common stock under the Incentive
Compensation Plan for high-quality executives and other employees,
officers, directors, consultants and other persons who provide
services to the Company or its related entities. This plan is meant
to enable such persons to acquire or increase a proprietary
interest in the Company in order to strengthen the mutuality of
interests between such persons and the Company’s
shareholders, and providing such persons with performance
incentives to expand their maximum efforts in the creation of
shareholder value. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
there have been no options granted.
Alset International Stock Option plans
On
November 20, 2013, Alset International approved a Stock Option Plan
(the “2013 Plan”). Employees, executive directors, and
non-executive directors (including the independent directors) are
eligible to participate in the 2013 Plan.
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The
following tables summarize stock option activity under the 2013
Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:
|
Options
for
|
|
Remaining
Contractual
|
Aggregate
|
|
Common
Shares
|
Exercise
Price
|
Term
(Years)
|
Intrinsic
Value
|
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2019
|
1,061,333
|
$0.09
|
4.00
|
$-
|
Granted
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Forfeited,
cancelled, expired
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2020
|
1,061,333
|
$0.09
|
3.25
|
$-
|
Vested and
exercisable at September 30, 2020
|
1,061,333
|
$0.09
|
3.25
|
$-
|
15.
|
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
|
The
Company evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to
September 30, 2020, the balance sheet date, through October 15,
2020, the date the consolidated financial statements were available
to be issued.
COVID-19
Since the beginning of 2020 there is an outbreak of the novel
strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”), which has spread to
over 200 countries, including United States. COVID-19 was declared
a global pandemic in March, 2020 and worldwide mitigation and
measures were recommended. The impact of the outbreak is
evolving and is adversely affecting global economic activities and
contributes to significant instability in financial
markets. While the impact related to current situation cannot
be estimated at this time, it is possible that changes in the fair
values of various investments could materially adversely affect our
future financial statements.
Forgiveness of PPP Loan
On November 26, 2020, the amount of $64,502 from the PPP Loan was
forgiven by the United States Small Business Administration and was
recorded as other income. At such date, the PPP loan balance was
$4,000.
Initial Public Offering
On November 23, 2020, the Company entered into an underwriting
agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Aegis
Capital Corp., as representative of the underwriters
(“Aegis”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell
to the underwriters in a firm commitment underwritten public
offering (the “Offering”) an aggregate of 2,160,000
shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the “Common Stock”), at an initial public
offering price of $7.00 per share. Aegis has a 60-day
over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 324,000
shares of Common Stock at $6.475 per share. The Offering closed on
November 27, 2020.
The Offering was the Company’s initial public offering and
the shares began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on November
24, 2020 under the symbol “HFEN.” The shares were
offered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form
S-1, as amended (File No. 333-235693), filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), which was
declared effective by the Commission on November 12, 2020 (the
“Registration Statement”). Aegis acted as lead
book-running manager for the Offering and Westpark Capital, Inc.
acted as co-manager.
The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering, after deducting
the underwriting discount, underwriters’ fees and expenses
and other expenses of the offering, were approximately $12.7
million. The Company anticipates using the net proceeds from the
Offering primarily to fund possible acquisitions of new companies
and properties, and for working capital and other general corporate
purposes.
Also, under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company,
upon closing of the Offering, issued to Aegis a warrant (the
“Representative’s Warrant”) to purchase an
aggregate of 108,000 shares of common stock (5% of the total shares
issued in the Offering). The Representative’s Warrant is
exercisable at a per share price of $9.80 (equal to 140% of the
initial public offering price of the Common Stock) and is
exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part,
during the four-year period commencing from the date of
issuance.
DSS Shares Exercise
On
October 16, 2020, GBM converted 4,293 shares of the DSS Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock into 662,500 shares of the common stock
of DSS. As the time of conversion, we owned approximately 19.9% of
the common stock of DSS, and our CEO, Chan Heng Fai, owns an
additional 12.8% of the common stock of DSS (not including any
common or preferred shares we held).
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This
Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-Q that
are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be
forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words
such as “may”, “will”,
“expect”, “believe”,
“anticipate”, “estimate” or
“continue” or comparable terminology are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their
nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual
results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors,
many of which are not within our control. These factors include by
are not limited to economic conditions generally and in the
industries in which we may participate, competition within our
chosen industry, including competition from much larger
competitors, technological advances and failure to successfully
develop business relationships.
Business Overview
We are
a diversified holding company principally engaged through our
subsidiaries in property development, digital transformation
technology and biohealth activities with operations in the United
States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea. We manage
our three principal businesses primarily through our subsidiary
Alset International Limited (“Alset International”),
which is a public company traded on the Singapore Stock Exchange
and in which we own a 51.04% equity interest. Through this
subsidiary (and indirectly, through other public and private U.S.
and Asian subsidiaries), we are actively developing two significant
real estate projects near Houston, Texas and in Frederick, Maryland
in our property development segment. We have designed applications
for enterprise messaging and e-commerce software platforms in the
United States and Asia in our digital transformation technology
business unit. Our recent foray into the biohealth segment includes
research to treat neurological and immune-related diseases,
nutritional chemistry to create a natural sugar alternative,
research regarding innovative products to slow the spread of
disease, and natural foods and supplements.
We
opportunistically identify global businesses for acquisition,
incubation and corporate advisory services, primarily related to
our existing operating business segments. We also have ownership
interests outside of Alset International, including an indirect
16.8% equity interest in Holista CollTech Limited, a public
Australian company that produces natural food ingredients, and an
indirect 13.1% equity interest in Vivacitas Oncology Inc., a
U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company, but neither of which company
has material asset value relative to our principal businesses.
Under the guidance of Chan Heng Fai, our founder, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, who is also our largest stockholder, we
have positioned ourselves as a participant in these key markets
through a series of strategic transactions. Our growth strategy is
both to pursue acquisition opportunities that we can leverage on
our global network using our capital and management resources and
to accelerate the expansion of our organic businesses.
We
generally acquire majority and/or control stakes in innovative and
promising businesses that are expected to appreciate in value over
time. Our emphasis is on building businesses in industries where
our management team has in-depth knowledge and experience, or where
our management can provide value by advising on new markets and
expansion. We have at times provided a range of global capital and
management services to these companies in order to gain access to
Asian markets. We have historically favored businesses that improve
an individual’s quality of life or that improve the
efficiency of businesses through technology in various industries.
We believe our capital and management services provide us with a
competitive advantage in the selection of strategic acquisitions,
which creates and adds value for our company and our
stockholders.
Following the
period covered by this report, on November 23, 2020, we entered
into an underwriting agreement with Aegis Capital Corp., as
representative of the underwriters (“Aegis”), pursuant
to which we agreed to sell to the underwriters in a firm commitment
underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of an
aggregate of 2,160,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001
per share (the “Common Stock”), at an initial public
offering price of $7.00 per share. Aegis has a 60 day
over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 324,000
shares of Common Stock at the initial public offering price. The
Offering closed on November 27, 2020.
The
Offering was our initial public offering and the shares began
trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on November 24, 2020 under the
symbol “HFEN.” The shares were offered by the Company
pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File
No. 333-235693), which was declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 12, 2020. Aegis acted as lead
book-running manager for the Offering and Westpark Capital, Inc.
acted as co-manager.
2
Financial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Real Estate Projects
The
extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our business will
depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and
cannot be predicted. The COVID-19 pandemic’s far-reaching
impact on the global economy could negatively affect various
aspects of our business, including demand for real estate. From
March through September 2020, we continued to sell lots at our
Ballenger Run project (in Maryland) for the construction of town
homes to NVR. To date, sales of such town homes by NVR are up in
2020 compared to the first nine months of 2019. Such town homes are
often sold to first-time home buyers, who do not have to worry
about selling their existing homes. We believe low interest rates
have encouraged home sales. Many buyers opted to see home models at
the project virtually. This technology allowed them to ask
questions to sales staff and see the town homes.
We have
received strong indications that buyers and renters across the
country are expressing interest in moving from more densely
populated urban areas to the suburbs. We believe that our Ballenger
Run project is well suited and positioned to accommodate those
buyers. Our latest phase for sale at Ballenger Run, involving
single-family homes, has seen a high number of interested potential
buyers signing up for additional information and updates on home
availability.
The
COVID-19 pandemic could impact the ability of our staff and
contractors to continue to work, and our ability to conduct our
operations in a prompt and efficient manner. To date, we
experienced a slowdown in the construction of a clubhouse at the
Ballenger Run project, which had been completed behind the original
schedule. This delay was caused in part by policies requiring lower
numbers of contractors working indoors.
The
COVID-19 pandemic may adversely impact the timeliness of local
government in granting real estate permits and licenses required
for various development projects. Accordingly, the COVID-19
pandemic may cause the completion of important stages in our real
estate projects to be delayed.
At our
Black Oak project in Texas, we have strategically redesigned the
lots over the past year for smaller “starter home”
products that we believe will be more resilient in fluctuating real
estate markets. Should we initiate sales at Black Oak, we believe
the same implications described above, regarding our Ballenger Run
project, may apply to our Black Oak project in the near future
(including the general trend of customers’ interest shifting
from urban to suburban areas). In addition, Houston and its
surrounding areas have been economically impacted by the decline in
energy prices in 2020. Unlike our Ballenger Run project, our Black
Oak project may include our involvement in single family rental
home development.
On
April 6, 2020, the Company received a loan in the principal amount
of $68,502 pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. On November 26,
2020, $64,502 of this loan was forgiven by the United States Small
Business Administration.
On June
18, 2020, Alset EHome Inc. (formerly known as Alset iHome Inc.)
entered into a loan agreement (the “M&T Loan
Agreement”) with M&T Bank. Pursuant to the M&T Loan
Agreement, M&T Bank provided a non-revolving loan to Alset
EHome Inc. in an aggregate amount of up to $2,990,000, as described
in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. It is
intended that this loan will be utilized to commence our
residential initiatives.
Our
subsidiaries are reviewing plans for potential additional
fundraising to fund single family rental operations and the
acquisition of additional real estate projects.
3
Other Business Activities
The
COVID-19 pandemic may adversely impact our potential to expand our
business activities in ways that are difficult to assess or
predict. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. The COVID-19
pandemic has impacted, and may continue to impact, the global
supply of certain goods and services in ways that may impact the
sale of products to consumers that we, or companies we may invest
in or partner with, will attempt to make. The COVID-19 pandemic may
prevent us from pursuing otherwise attractive
opportunities.
Impact on Staff
Most of
our U.S. staff works out of our Bethesda, Maryland office. At our
office in Texas, we received a 50% rent abatement for the month of
May 2020.
Our
U.S. staff has shifted to mostly working from home since March
2020, but this has had a minimal impact on our operations to date.
Our staff in Singapore and Hong Kong has been able to work from
home when needed with minimal impact on our operations, however our
staff’s ability to travel between our Hong Kong and Singapore
offices has been significantly limited, and our staff’s
travel between the U.S. and non-U.S. offices has been suspended
since March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has also impacted the
frequency with which our management would otherwise travel to the
Black Oaks project; however, we have a contractor in Texas
providing supervision of the project. Management continues to
regularly supervise the Ballenger Run project. Limitations on the
mobility of our management and staff may slow down our ability to
enter into new transactions and expand existing
projects.
We have
not reduced our staff in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. To
date, we did not have to expend significant resources related to
employee health and safety matters related to the COVID-19
pandemic. We have a small staff, however, and the inability of any
significant number of our staff to work due to illness or the
illness of a family member could adversely impact our
operations.
Matters that May or Are Currently Affecting Our
Business
In
addition to the matters described above, the primary challenges and
trends that could affect or are affecting our financial results
include:
● Our
ability to improve our revenue through cross-selling and
revenue-sharing arrangements among our diverse group of
companies;
● Our
ability to identify complementary businesses for acquisition,
obtain additional financing for these acquisitions, if and when
needed, and profitably integrate them into our existing
operation;
● Our
ability to attract competent, skilled technical and sales personnel
for each of our businesses at acceptable compensation levels to
manage our overhead; and
● Our
ability to control our operating expenses as we expand each of our
businesses and product and service offerings.
Results of Operations
Summary
of Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
Revenue
|
$2,148,923
|
$5,306,863
|
$7,179,919
|
$22,944,498
|
Operating
Expenses
|
2,414,563
|
5,576,162
|
9,806,242
|
27,447,320
|
Other
Income (Expense)
|
(12,946,960)
|
1,197,775
|
(10,203,324)
|
357,436
|
Loss
from Discontinued Operations
|
(56,053)
|
(128,554)
|
(417,438)
|
(388,931)
|
Net
Loss
|
$(13,342,758)
|
$799,922
|
$(13,435,844)
|
$(4,534,317)
|
4
Revenue
The
following tables sets forth period-over-period changes in revenue
for each of our reporting segments:
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Change
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
Dollars
|
Percentage
|
Property
development
|
$2,146,992
|
$4,938,017
|
$(2,791,025)
|
(57%)
|
Biohealth
|
1,931
|
360,351
|
(358,420)
|
(99%)
|
Digital
transformation technology
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Other
|
-
|
8,495
|
(8,495)
|
(100%)
|
Total
revenue
|
$2,148,923
|
$5,306,863
|
$(3,157,940)
|
(60%)
|
|
Nine Months Ended September
30,
|
Change
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
Dollars
|
Percentage
|
Property
development
|
$7,148,786
|
$21,509,197
|
$(14,360,411)
|
(67%)
|
Biohealth
|
31,133
|
1,406,951
|
(1,375,818)
|
(98%)
|
Digital
transformation technology
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Other
|
-
|
28,350
|
(28,350)
|
(100%)
|
Total
revenue
|
$7,179,919
|
$22,944,498
|
$(15,764,579)
|
(69%)
|
Revenue
was $2,148,923 and $5,306,863 for the three months ended September
30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, reflecting a decrease of
$3,157,940 or 60%. Revenue was $7,179,919 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020, compared to $22,944,498 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2019, reflecting a decrease of $15,764,579 or
69%. An increase in property sales from the Ballenger Project and
first sale of a section of Black Oak Project in the first quarter
of 2019 contributed to higher revenue in that period. Pursuant to a
lot purchase agreement dated July 3, 2018, 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd
sold 124 lots located in the Company’s Black Oak project to
Houston LD, LLC for a total purchase price of $6,175,000 in January
2019. For our Ballenger Project, builders are required to purchase
a minimum number of lots based on their applicable sale agreements.
We collect revenue only from the sale of lots to builders. We are
not involved in the construction of homes at the present
time.
Revenue
from our biohealth segment comes primarily from direct sales by
iGalen Inc. (formerly known as iGalen USA, LLC), which is 100%
owned by iGalen International Inc., 53% of which is owned by Alset
International. During the three months ended on September 30, 2020
and 2019, the revenue from iGalen was $1,331 and $360,351,
respectively, reflecting a decrease of $359,020 or almost 100%.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the
revenue from iGalen Inc. was $30,533 and $1,406,951, respectively,
reflecting a decrease of $1,376,418 or 98%. The decrease was mainly
due to slow sales of current products and delay of the new
product’s promotion.
In
October 2019, the Company expanded its biohealth segment to Korean
market through one of the subsidiaries of Health Wealth Happiness
Pte. Ltd., HWH World Inc (“HWH World”). HWH World,
similarly to iGalen Inc., operates based on a direct sale model of
health supplements. HWH World is at the beginning stage of
operations recognized only approximately $600 in revenue in nine
months ended September 30, 2020.
The
category described as “Other” includes corporate and
financial services and new venture businesses. "Other" includes
certain costs that are not allocated to the reportable segments,
primarily consisting of unallocated corporate overhead costs,
including administrative functions not allocated to the reportable
segments from global functional expenses.
The
financial services and new venture businesses are small and
diversified, and accordingly they are not separately addressed as
one independent category. In the nine months ended September 30,
2020 and 2019, the revenue from other businesses was $0 and
$28,350, respectively, generated by fund management services. In
the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the revenue
from other businesses was $0 and $8,495, respectively.
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We
currently recognize revenue from the sale of our subdivision
development properties, the sale of our biohealth products and the
rendering of digital transformation technology services through
consulting fees. Sales of real properties accounted for
approximately 99% of our total revenue in the first nine months of
2020 and sales of biohealth products accounted for approximately
1%. Sales of properties accounted for approximately 94% of our
total revenue in first nine months of 2019 and sales of biohealth
products accounted for approximately 6%.
From a
geographical perspective, we recognized 100%, and 98% of our total
revenue in the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively, in
the United States.
We
believe that, on an ongoing basis, revenue generated from our
property development business will decline as a percentage of our
total revenue as we expect to experience greater revenue
contributions from our digital transformation technology, biohealth
businesses and future business acquisitions.
Operating
Expenses
The
following tables sets forth period-over-period changes in cost of
sales for each of our reporting segments:
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Change
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
Dollars
|
Percentage
|
Property
development
|
$1,610,238
|
$4,090,759
|
$(2,480,521)
|
(61%)
|
Biohealth
|
6,139
|
39,725
|
(33,586)
|
(85%)
|
Digital
transformation technology
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Other
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total Cost of
Sales
|
$1,616,377
|
$4,130,484
|
$(2,514,107)
|
(61%)
|
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
|
Change
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
Dollars
|
Percentage
|
Property
development
|
$5,603,164
|
$18,819,865
|
$(13,216,701)
|
(70%)
|
Biohealth
|
6,139
|
357,935
|
(351,796)
|
(98%)
|
Digital
transformation technology
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Other
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total cost of
sales
|
$5,609,303
|
$19,177,800
|
$(13,568,497)
|
(71%)
|
Cost of
sales decreased from $4,130,848 in the three months ended September
30, 2019 to $1,616,377 in the three months ended September 30,
2020, reflecting a decrease of $2,514,107 or 61%, as a result of
the decrease in sales in the Ballenger Run project. Cost of sales
decreased from $19,177,800 in the nine months ended September 30,
2019 to $5,609,303 in the nine months ended September 30, 2020,
reflecting a decrease of $13,568,497 or 71%, as a result of the
decrease in sales in the Ballenger Run and Black Oak projects.
Capitalized construction expenses, finance costs and land costs are
allocated to sales. We anticipate the total cost of sales to
increase as revenue increases.
The
gross margin decreased from $1,176,379 to $532,546 in the three
months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020, respectively, reflecting
a decrease of $643,833 or 55%. The gross margin decreased from
$3,766,698 to $1,570,616 in the nine months ended September 30,
2019 and 2020, respectively, reflecting a decrease of $2,196,082 or
58%. The decrease of gross margin was caused by the decrease of
gross margin of Ballenger Run project, mostly due to the decrease
in the sales. The gross margin from sale of Black Oak section one
lots was approximately $0 after real estate impairment of $1.5
million was recorded in 2018.
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The
following tables sets forth period-over-period changes in operating
expenses for each of our reporting segments.
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Change
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
Dollars
|
Percentage
|
Property
development
|
$131,326
|
$170,831
|
$(39,505)
|
(23%)
|
Biohealth
|
174,283
|
571,591
|
(397,308)
|
(70%)
|
Digital
transformation technology
|
(7,289)
|
34,969
|
(42,258)
|
(121%)
|
Other
|
499,866
|
672,133
|
(172,267)
|
(26%)
|
Discontinued
Operations
|
55,897
|
111,105
|
(55,208)
|
(50%)
|
Total
operating expenses
|
$854,083
|
$1,560,629
|
$(706,860)
|
(45%)
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
Change
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
Dollars
|
Percentage
|
Property
development
|
$634,254
|
$4,598,112
|
$(3,963,858)
|
(86%)
|
Biohealth
|
388,083
|
1,780,026
|
(1,391,943)
|
(78%)
|
Digital
transformation technology
|
87,972
|
193,959
|
(105,987)
|
(55%)
|
Other
|
3,086,630
|
1,697,423
|
1,389,207
|
82%
|
Discontinued
Operations
|
416,950
|
358,534
|
58,416
|
16%
|
Total
operating expenses
|
$4,613,889
|
$8,628,054
|
$(4,014,165)
|
(47%)
|
The
decrease of operating expenses of property development in 2020
compared with 2019 was mostly caused by the recognition of $3.9
million impairment in the first half of 2019. The decrease of
research and development expense in biohealth segment because of
the discontinued operations was the main reason of decrease of
operating expenses in biohealth segment in 2020 compared with 2019.
The increase expense in other segment was mostly due to the
issuance of Alset International’s stock for performance award
program at the expense of $1,564,376 in second quarter of
2020.
Other
Income (Expense)
In the
three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had other
expense of $12,946,960 compared to other income of $1,197,775 in
the three months ended September 30, 2019, reflecting an increase
in other expense of $14,144,735 or 1,181%. In the nine months ended
September 30, 2020, the Company had other expense of $10,203,323
compared to other income of $357,436 in the nine months ended
September 30, 2019, reflecting an increase in other expense of
$10,560,759 or 2,955%. The change in unrealized gain (loss) on
securities investment and on foreign exchange transactions are the
primary reasons for the volatility in these two periods. Unrealized
loss on securities investment was $42,169,116 and $43,761,763
during nine and three months ended on September 30, 2020,
respectively. Unrealized loss on security investment was $146,470
during the nine months ended on September 30, 2019; unrealized gain
on security investment was $507,727 during the three months ended
on September 30, 2019. Foreign exchange transaction loss was
$415,203 in the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to
$757,068 gain in the three months ended September 30, 2019. Foreign
exchange transaction gain was $960,268 in the nine months ended
September 30, 2020, compared to $438,608 gain in the nine months
ended September 30, 2019.
From
July 13, 2020 through August 20, 2020, our ownership of Alset
International dropped below 50% and the investment in that company
was recorded by Fair Value Option under ASU 2016-01. On August 20,
2020, the Company regained greater than 50% ownership of Alset
International and reconsolidated the entity. The final net result
of losing and regaining control of Alset International did not
significantly affect Other Income (Expense).
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Discontinued
Operations
On
October 25, 2018, HotApps International Pte. Ltd.
(“HIP”) entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with
DSS Asia Limited (“DSS Asia”), a Hong Kong subsidiary
of DSS International Inc., pursuant to which HIP agreed to sell to
DSS Asia all of the issued and outstanding shares of HotApps
Information Technology Co. Ltd., also known as Guangzhou HotApps
Technology Ltd. (“Guangzhou HotApps”). Guangzhou
HotApps was a wholly owned subsidiary of HIP, which was primarily
engaged in engineering work for software development, mainly voice
over internet protocol. Guangzhou HotApps was also involved in a
number of outsourcing projects, including projects related to real
estate and lighting.
The
parties to the Equity Purchase Agreement agreed that the purchase
price for this transaction would be $100,000, which would be paid
in the form of a two-year, interest free, unsecured, demand
promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000, and that such
note would be due and payable in full in two years. As of September
30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the outstanding receivable of this
promissory note was $100,000. The closing of the Equity Purchase
Agreement was subject to certain conditions; these conditions were
met and the transaction closed on January 14, 2019.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, no income or
loss from this discontinued operation was recognized. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2020, no income or loss from this
discontinued operation was recognized. During the nine months ended
on September 30, 2019, the discontinued loss was
$3,712.
On
April 27, 2020, Global BioMedical Pte Ltd (“GBM”), one
of our subsidiaries, entered into a share exchange agreement with
DSS BioHealth Security, Inc. (“DBHS”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Document Securities Systems Inc. (“DSS”),
pursuant to which, DBHS will acquire all of the outstanding capital
stock of Impact BioMedical Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of GBM,
through a share exchange. The aggregate consideration to be issued
to GBM for the Impact BioMedical shares will be the following: (i)
483,334 newly issued shares of DSS common stock; and (ii) 46,868
newly issued shares of a new series of DSS perpetual convertible
preferred stock with a stated value of $46,868,000, or $1,000 per
share. The convertible preferred stock can be convertible into
shares of DSS common stock at a conversion price of $6.48 of
preferred stock stated value per share of common stock, subject to
a 19.9% beneficial ownership conversion limitation (a so-called
“blocker”) based on the total issued outstanding shares
of common stock of DSS beneficially owned by GBM. Holders of the
convertible preferred stock will have no voting rights, except as
required by applicable law or regulation, and no dividends will
accrue or be payable on the convertible preferred stock. The
holders of convertible preferred stock will be entitled to a
liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, and DSS will have the
right to redeem all or any portion of the then outstanding shares
of convertible preferred stock, pro rata among all holders, at a
redemption price per share equal to such liquidation value per
share.
On
August 21, 2020, the transaction closed and Impact BioMedical Inc
became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of DBHS. GBM received
483,334 shares of DSS common stock and 46,868 shares of DSS
preferred stock, which preferred shares could be converted to
7,232,716 common shares (however, any conversion will be subject to
the blocker GBM has agreed to, as described above). After this
transaction, we hold 500,001 shares of the common stock of DSS,
representing 9.7% of the outstanding common stock of DSS. Our CEO,
Chan Heng Fai owns an additional 14.5% of the common stock of DSS
(not including any common or preferred shares we hold) and is the
executive chairman of the board of directors of DSS. The Company
has elected the fair value option for the DSS common stock that
would otherwise be accounted for under the equity method of
accounting. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures,
defines fair value of the financial assets. We value DSS common
stock under level 1 category through quoted prices and preferred
stock under level 3 category through a Monte Carlo valuation model.
Under the “blocker” term in the agreement, the Company
could convert 4,293 shares Convertible Preferred Stock into 662,500
shares of the common stock of DSS as of September 30, 2020.
The quoted price of DSS common stock
was $6.95 as of August 21, 2020. The total fair value of DSS common
and preferred stocks GBM received as consideration for the disposal
of Impact BioMedical was $67,208,173. As of August 21, 2020, the
net asset value of Impact BioMedical was $57,143. The difference of
$67,151,030 was recorded as additional paid in capital. We did not
recognize gain or loss from this transaction as it was a related
party transaction.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the
discontinued operation loss from Impact BioMedical Inc was $56,053
and $128,554, respectively. During the nine months ended September
30, 2020, the discontinued operation loss from Impact BioMedical
Inc was $417,438 and $385,219, respectively.
On
October 16, 2020, GBM converted an aggregate of 4,293 shares of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into 662,500 shares of the
common stock of DSS. We now own approximately 19.9% of the common
stock of DSS, and our CEO, Chan Heng Fai, owns an additional 12.8%
of the common stock of DSS (not including any common or preferred
shares we hold).
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Net
Income (Loss)
In the
nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had net loss of
$13,435,843 compared to net loss of $4,534,317 in the nine months
ended September 30, 2019, reflecting an increase of $8,901,526 or
196%. In the three months ended September 30, 2020 the Company had
net loss of $13,342,758 compared to net gain of $799,922 in the
three months ended September 30, 2019, reflecting an increase of
the net loss of $14,142,680 or 1,768%.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
real estate assets have increased to $24,990,366 as of September
30, 2020 from $23,884,704 as of December 31, 2019. This increase
primarily reflects a higher increase in the capitalized costs
related to the construction in progress and impairment recorded on
the Black Oak project than in the cost of sales. Our cash has
increased from $2,774,587 as of December 31, 2019 to $8,754,202 as
of September 30, 2020. Our liabilities increased from $13,649,449
at December 31, 2019 to $14,499,650 at September 30, 2020. Our
total assets have increased to $101,474,030 as of September 30,
2020 from $35,872,780 as of December 31, 2019 mainly due to the
increase in cash and investments in securities.
On
April 17, 2019, SeD Maryland Development LLC entered into a
Development Loan Agreement with Manufacturers and Traders Trust
Company (“M&T Bank”) in the principal amount not to
exceed at any one time outstanding the sum of $8,000,000, with a
cumulative loan advance amount of $18,500,000. The line of credit
bears interest rate on LIBOR plus 375 basis points. SeD Maryland
Development LLC was also provided with a Letter of Credit
(“L/C”) Facility in an aggregate amount of up to
$900,000. The L/C commission will be 1.5% per annum on the face
amount of the L/C. Other standard lender fees will apply in the
event the L/C is drawn down. The loan is a revolving line of
credit. The L/C Facility is not a revolving loan, and amounts
advanced and repaid may not be re-borrowed. Repayment of the Loan
Agreement is secured by a $2,600,000 collateral fund and a Deed of
Trust issued to the Lender on the property owned by SeD
Maryland.
On June
18, 2020, Alset EHome Inc. (previously known as Alset iHome Inc.),
entered into the M&T Loan Agreement. Pursuant to the M&T
Loan Agreement, M&T Bank provided a non-revolving loan to Alset
EHome Inc. in an aggregate amount of up to $2,990,000. Repayment of
this loan is secured by a deed of trust issued to the Lender on the
property owned by certain subsidiaries of Alset EHome Inc. The
maturity date of this loan is May 1, 2022. Certain subsidiaries of
our company are the guarantors of this loan.
Currently the Black
Oak project does not have any financing from third parties. On July
20, 2018, 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd. was reimbursed $4,592,079 from the
Harris County Improvement District No. 17 for previous expenses
incurred by 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd. in the development and
installation of infrastructure within the Black Oak project. The
future development timeline of Black Oak project is based on
multiple limiting conditions, such as the amount of the funds
raised from capital market, the loans from third party financial
institutions, and the government reimbursements. The development
proceed in stages and expenses will be contingent on the amount of
funding we will receive.
On
November 29, 2016, Alset EHome Inc. entered into three $500,000
loans for a total of $1.5 million that were to incur annual
interest at 8%. The principal was paid in full on November 29,
2019.
On
April 6, 2020, the Company entered into a term note with M&T
Bank with a principal amount of $68,502 pursuant to the Paycheck
Protection Program (“PPP Term Note”) under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The PPP Loan is
evidenced by a promissory note. The PPP Term Note bears interest at
a fixed annual rate of 1.00%, with the first ten months
of principal and interest deferred. On November 26, 2020,
$64,502 of this loan was forgiven by the United States Small
Business Administration and $64,502 was recorded as other
income.
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During
the year ended on December 31, 2017, Chan Heng Fai provided
non-interest loans in the aggregate amount of $7,156,680 for the
general operations of the Company. The loans are interest free, not
tradable, unsecured, and repayable on demand. On October 15, 2018,
a formal lending agreement between Alset International and Chan
Heng Fai was executed. Under the agreement, Chan Heng Fai provided
a lending credit limit of approximately $10 million for Alset
International with an interest rate of 6% per annum for the
outstanding amount of the loan, which commenced retroactively from
January 1, 2018. The loans are still not tradable, unsecured and
repayable on demand. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019, the outstanding principal balance of the Related Party Loan
was $0 and $4,246,604, respectively. Interest started to accrue on
January 1, 2018 at 6% per annum. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, the interest expenses were $129,566
and $268,847, respectively. During the
three months ended on September 30, 2020 and 2019, the interest expenses were $6,334 and
$68,482, respectively. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the accrued interest total
was $0 and $822,405, respectively.
Chan
Heng Fai provided an interest-free, due on demand, advance to the
Company for the Company’s general operations. On September
30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the outstanding balance was
$178,400.
On
August 20, 2020, our wholly-owned subsidiary Hengfai Business
Development Pte. Ltd. purchased 30,000,000 shares of Alset
International from our founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive
Officer, Chan Heng Fai, for S$1,860,000 Singapore Dollars
($1,333,429 U.S. Dollars). The Company issued a two-year interest
bearing note.
On
May 1, 2018, Rajen Manicka, CEO and one of the directors of iGalen
International Inc., which holds 100% of iGalen Inc., provided a
loan of approximately $367,246 to iGalen Inc. (the “2018
Rajen Manicka Loan”). The term of this loan is ten years. The
2018 Rajen Manicka Loan has an interest rate of 4.7% per annum. On
March 8, March 27 and April 23, 2019, iGalen borrowed additional
monies of $150,000, $30,000 and $50,000, respectively, from Rajen
Manicka, total $230,000 (the “2019 Rajen Manicka
Loan”). The 2019 Rajen Manicka Loan is interest free, not
tradable, unsecured, and repayable on demand. As of September 30,
2020 and December 31, 2019, the total outstanding principal balance
of the 2018 Rajen Manicka Loan and 2019 Rajen Manicka Loan was
$531,030 and $546,397, respectively, and was included in the Notes
Payable – Related Parties balance on the Company’s
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $13,185 and
$8,084 of interest expense on the 2018 Rajen Manicka Loan and 2019
Rajen Manicka Loan, respectively. During the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $4,411 and $0 of
interest expense on the 2018 Rajen Manicka Loan and 2019 Rajen
Manicka Loan, respectively.
On
August 13, 2019, iGalen International Inc., which holds 100% of
iGalen Inc., borrowed $250,000 from Decentralized Sharing Services,
Inc., a company whose sole shareholder and director is Chan Heng
Fai, our CEO. The term of the loan is 12 months, with an interest
rate of 10% per annum. In addition, Decentralized Sharing Services,
Inc. received the right to receive 3% of any revenue received by
iGalen International Inc. for 99 years. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred $9,729 of interest
expense and $0 from the right to receive 3% of revenue. During the
three months ended September 30, 2020 the Company incurred $0 of
interest expense and $0 from the right to receive 3% of revenue.
The amount outstanding on the loan as of September 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019 was $0 and $250,000, respectively. The accrued
interest was $19,318 and $9,589 as of September 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019. The principal of $250,000 was paid off in June
2020.
On
November 3, 2019, iGalen Inc. borrowed $160,000 (“iGalen
Loan”) from iGalen Funding Inc., a company whose directors
and shareholders include two members of the Board of iGalen Inc.
The term of the iGalen Loan was 6 months, with an interest rate of
10% per annum. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the
Company incurred $11,967 of interest expense on the iGalen Loan.
During the three months ended September 30, 2020 the Company
incurred $3,989 of interest expense on the iGalen Loan. The amount
outstanding on the iGalen Loan as of September 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019 was $160,000 and $160,000, respectively. The
accrued interest was $14,510 and $2,542 as of September 30, 2020
and December 31, 2019, respectively. The expiration date of the
iGalen Loan was extended to November 3, 2021 after 6
months.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2020 the Company sold 207,300
shares of HotApp Blockchain to international investors for a total
of $177,300. From January to September, 2019, the Company sold
361,500 shares of HotApp Blockchain to international investors for
a total of $229,500.
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Summary of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
and 2019
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
$(1,011,440)
|
$8,964,900
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
$(66,824)
|
$(36,000)
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
$6,700,886
|
$(3,032,489)
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
Net
cash used in operating activities was $1,011,440 in the first nine
months of 2020, as compared to net cash provided by operating
activities of $8,964,900 in the same period of 2019, reflecting an
increase in the cash used of $9,976,340 or 111%. The lower sales
and more property development expenses explained the increased cash
flow used in operating activities. We received approximately $9.2
million from sales in the Ballenger Run project and invested
approximately $2.4 million in land development projects of both
Ballenger Run and Black Oak during the nine months ended September
30, 2020.
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
Net
cash used in investing activities was $66,824 in the first nine
months of 2020, as compared to net cash used in investing
activities of $36,000 in the same period of 2019, reflecting an
increase of $30,824 or 86%. In the nine months ended September 30,
2020, we received $301,976 from the liquidation of Global
Opportunity Fund. We also invested $200,000 in a promissory note of
a related party and spent $158,667 on purchase of
investments.
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities was $6,700,886 in the nine
months ended September 30, 2020, comparing to $3,032,489 net cash
used in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, reflecting an
increase in cash provided of $9,733,375 or 321%. Such increase in
cash provided by financing activities is primarily caused by the
increase in cash received from the exercise of subsidiary warrants.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we received cash
proceeds of $10,764,837 from the exercise of subsidiary warrants,
$177,300 from the sale of our HotApp shares to individual investors
and $738,783 from a loan. The Company also distributed $197,400 to
one minority interest investor and repaid $4,450,572 of promissory
note held by related parties and $250,000 held by third party.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we received cash
proceeds of $229,500 from the sale of our HotApp shares to
individual investors, distributed $740,250 to one minority interest
investor, repaid the remaining $13,899 back to the Union Bank loan
and repaid approximately $2.5 million of related party
loans.
Real Property Financing Arrangements
Through
Alset International, we have three property development projects.
Ballenger Run and Black Oak projects are the major projects. The
following tables show our forecasts of the phases of the
developments and costs for each phase of development:
Ballenger Run
|
Estimated Construction
Costs
|
Expected
Completion Date
|
Phase
1
|
$13,786,000
|
Completed
|
Phase
2
|
10,210,000
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Completed
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Phase
3
|
10,170,000
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Completed
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Phase
4
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3,460,000
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December
2021
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Phase
5
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1,690,000
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June
2022
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Total
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$39,316,000
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Black
Oak
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Estimated Construction
Costs
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Expected
Completion Date
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Phase
1
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$7,080,000
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Completed
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Phase
2
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330,671
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November
2022
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Phase
3
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422,331
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November
2022
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Phase
4
|
142,788
|
November
2022
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Phase
5
|
3,293,000
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April
2022
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Total
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$11,268,790
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The
timing set forth above reflects our current plan for the
development of our Black Oak project; however, we are presently
exploring alternate plans for Black Oak, which could lead to an
expansion of the depth and breadth of our involvement in this
project, depending on market interest, the outcome of discussions
with potential partners and the availability of capital. Should we
expand or otherwise alter our plans at the Black Oak project, the
later stages of such project may have different time frames and
costs. We cannot provide any assurance that we will complete each
phase of the Black Oak project as expected.
Our
Perth project in Australia is relatively small, representing
approximately 2% of our total projects included in the estimated
property costs and forecasted revenue, and the development plan of
this project is contingent on the local market. We have been
monitoring the local market, which has seen no significant
improvement to date, and we will consider such development once we
are more confident in the market.
Black
Oak
Black
Oak is a 162-acre land infrastructure and subdivision project
situated in Magnolia, Texas, north of Houston. This project is
owned by certain subsidiaries of Alset International.
On July
20, 2018, 150 CCM Black Oak, Ltd. received $4,592,079 in
reimbursement for previous construction costs incurred in the land
development. Of this amount, $1,650,000 will remain on deposit in
the District's Capital Projects Fund for the benefit of 150 CCM
Black Oak Ltd and will be released upon receipt of the evidence of
(a) execution of a purchase agreement between 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd
and a home builder with respect to the Black Oak development and
(b) completion, finishing and making ready for home construction of
at least 105 unfinished lots in the Black Oak development. In 2019,
$1,112,861 was released to reimburse the construction costs leaving
a balance of $90,394 in the deposit account at District’s
Capital Projects Fund at December 31, 2019. In the first nine
months of 2020, the entire remaining balance was released, leaving
$0 in the deposit account at District’s Capital Projects Fund
at September 30, 2020.
Ballenger
Run
In
November 2015, through LiquidValue Development, we completed the
$15.7 million acquisition of Ballenger Run, a 197-acre land
subdivision development located in Frederick County, Maryland.
Previously, on May 28, 2014, the RBG Family, LLC entered into the
Assignable Real Estate Sales Contract with NVR, Inc.
(“NVR”) by which RBG Family, LLC would sell the 197
acres for $15 million to NVR. On December 10, 2014, NVR assigned
this contract to SeD Maryland Development, LLC pursuant to an
Assignment and Assumption Agreement and entered into a series of
Lot Purchase Agreements by which NVR would purchase subdivided lots
from SeD Maryland Development, LLC.
On
November 23, 2015, SeD Maryland Development, LLC and Union Bank
(formerly Xenith Bank and The Bank of Hampton Roads) entered into a
Construction Loan Agreement, as amended by the Loan Modification
Commitment Letter, as further amended by the Loan Modification
Commitment Letter, dated as of August 30, 2017 and as further
amended by the Third Loan Modification Agreement, dated as of
September 18, 2017 (collectively as amended, the “Union Bank
Revolving Loan”). The Union Bank Revolving Loan closed
simultaneously with the settlement on the land on November 23,
2015, and provided a loan with the following terms: (i) a maximum
of $11 million of the principal amount outstanding; (ii) maturity
date on December 31, 2019; and (iii) an $800,000 letter of credit
facility, with an annual rate of 15% on all issued letters of
credit. On September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the principal
balance on the Union Bank Revolving Loan was $0 and $0,
respectively. As part of the transaction, we incurred loan
origination fees and closing fees, totaling $480,947, which were
recorded as debt discount and were amortized over the life of the
Union Bank Revolving Loan. The unamortized debt discounts were $0
on both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
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The
Union Bank Revolving Loan was secured by a deed of trust on the
property, a minimum $2,600,000 of cash collateral, and a Limited
Guaranty Agreement with SeD Ballenger. In September 2017, SeD
Maryland Development, LLC and the Union Bank modified the note
related to this loan, increasing the original principal amount from
$8,000,000 to $11,000,000 and extending the maturity date of the
loan and letter of credit to December 31, 2019.
The
Union Bank Revolving Loan was intended to fund the development of
the first 276 lots of the multi-family parcel and senior living
parcel, the amenities associated with these phases, and certain
road improvements. The Union Bank Revolving Loan was repaid in
January 2019. On April 17, 2019, SeD Maryland Development LLC and
Union Bank terminated the agreement.
On
April 17, 2019, SeD Maryland Development LLC entered into a
Development Loan Agreement with Manufacturers and Traders Trust
Company (“M&T Bank”) in the principal amount not to
exceed at any one time outstanding the sum of $8,000,000, with a
cumulative loan advance amount of $18,500,000. The line of credit
bears interest of LIBOR plus 375 basis points. SeD Maryland
Development LLC was also provided with a Letter of Credit
(“L/C”) Facility in an aggregate amount of $900,000.
The L/C commission is 1.5% per annum on the face amount of the L/C.
Other standard lender fees will apply in the event the L/C is drawn
down. The L/C Facility is not a revolving loan, and amounts
advanced and repaid may not be re-borrowed. Repayment of the Loan
Agreement is secured by $2.6 million collateral fund and a Deed of
Trust issued to the Lender on the property owned by SeD
Maryland.
LIBOR
is expected to be unavailable for the public after the end of 2021.
Our line of credit agreement provides procedures for determining a
replacement or alternative rate in the event that LIBOR is
unavailable. However, there can be no assurances as to whether such
replacement or alternative rate will be more or less favorable than
LIBOR. We intend to monitor the developments with respect to the
potential phasing out of LIBOR after 2021 and will work with our
lenders to ensure any transition away from LIBOR will have minimal
impact on our financial condition. We, however, can provide no
assurances regarding the impact of the discontinuation of LIBOR on
the interest rate that we would be required to pay or on our
financial condition.
As of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the principal balance of
the loan from M&T Bank was $0. During 2019, as part of the
transaction, the Company incurred loan origination fees and closing
fees in the amount of $381,823 and capitalized them into
construction in process.
Impact of Inflation
We
believe that inflation has not had a material impact on our results
of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or the
year ended December 31, 2019. We cannot assure you that future
inflation will not have an adverse impact on our operating results
and financial condition.
Impact of Foreign Exchange Rates
The
effect of foreign exchange rate changes on the intercompany loans
(under ASC 830), which mostly consist of loans from our corporate
entities in Singapore to the ones in the United States and which
were approximately $36.2 million and $41.1 million on September 30,
2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, are the reason for the
significant fluctuation of foreign currency transaction Gain or
Loss on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other
Comprehensive Income. Because the intercompany loan balances
between our companies in Singapore and United States will remain at
approximately $40 million over the next year, we expect this
fluctuation of foreign exchange rates to still significantly impact
the results of operations in 2020, especially given that the
foreign exchange rate may and is expected to be volatile. If the
amount of intercompany loan is lowered in the future, the effect
will also be reduced. However, at this moment, we do not expect to
repay the intercompany loans in the short term.
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Emerging Growth Company Status
We are
an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS
Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various
reporting requirements that are applicable to other public
companies that are not “emerging growth companies.”
Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth
company” can take advantage of the extended transition period
provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying
with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an
“emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of
certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise
apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of
these exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company
or until we affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of this
exemption.
Seasonality
The
real estate business is subject to seasonal shifts in costs as
certain work is more likely to be performed at certain times of
year. This may impact the expenses of Alset EHome Inc. from time to
time. In addition, should we commence building homes, we are likely
to experience periodic spikes in sales as we commence the sales
process at a particular location.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of
September 30, 2020, we did not have any off-balance sheet
arrangements, as defined under applicable SEC rules.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures about Market Risk
As a
“smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10(f)(1)
of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide the
information required by this Item.
Item 4. Controls and
Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of
the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was
performed under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officers, of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on that
evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officers, concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are not effective as of September 30, 2020
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in
reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules
and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act
is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officers, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
(b) Changes in the Company’s Internal Controls Over Financial
Reporting
There
was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act)
that occurred during the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Part
II. Other
Information
Item 1. Legal
Proceeding
Not Applicable for the period covered by this report.
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of
Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not
Applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior
Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety
Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other
Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as a part of this
report:
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification of Co-Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification of Co-Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officers pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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Promissory Note from HF Enterprises Inc. to Chan Heng Fai, dated as
of August 20, 2020.
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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*
Previously Filed.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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HF ENTERPRISES INC.
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December
29, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Chan
Heng Fai
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Chan
Heng Fai
Chairman
of the Board and
Chief
Executive Officer
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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December
29, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Rongguo
Wei
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Rongguo
Wei
Co-Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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December
29, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Lui
Wai Leung Alan
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Lui Wai
Leung Alan
Co-Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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