CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
one)
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
or
¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from ________ to _________
Commission
file number: 000-33123
China
Automotive Systems, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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33-0885775
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization) |
(I.R.S.
employer identification number)
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No.
1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone, Shashi District,
Jing
Zhou City, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Issuer’s
telephone number: (86) 716- 832- 9196 Issuer’s fax number: (86)
716-832-9298
Not
Applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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 x No
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes o No o
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting 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 ¨ (Do
not check if a smaller reporting
company) |
Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨
No x
As of
March 31, 2009, the Company had 26,983,244 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
CHINA
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
INDEX
Page
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Part
I — Financial Information
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for
the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31,
2008
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31,
2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008
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6
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
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7
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) for the Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
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9
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
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36
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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52
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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52
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Part
II — Other Information
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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53
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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53
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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60
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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61
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Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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61
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Item
5. Other Information
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61
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Item
6. Exhibits
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61
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Signatures
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63
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2
PART
1 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
China
Automotive Systems, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Net
product sales, including $559,011 and $2,051,082 to related parties at
March 31, 2009 and 2008
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$ | 44,697,446 | $ | 41,467,043 | ||||
Cost
of product sold, including $2,126,737 and $1,952,390 purchased from
related parties at March 31, 2009 and 2008
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32,499,615 | 29,254,673 | ||||||
Gross
profit
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12,197,831 | 12,212,370 | ||||||
Add:
Gain on other sales
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66,879 | 134,190 | ||||||
Less:
Operating expenses-
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Selling
expenses
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2,359,166 | 2,475,341 | ||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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1,801,702 | 1,616,150 | ||||||
R&D
expenses
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439,922 | 175,678 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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571,413 | 1,294,727 | ||||||
Total
Operating expenses
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5,172,203 | 5,561,896 | ||||||
Income
from operations
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7,092,507 | 6,784,664 | ||||||
Add:
Other income, net (note 22)
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- | 199,459 | ||||||
Financial
income (expenses) net (note 23)
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(439,480 | ) | 20,693 | |||||
Gain
(loss) on change in fair value of derivative (note 24)
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(1,560,848 | ) | - | |||||
Income
before income taxes
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5,092,179 | 7,004,816 | ||||||
Less:
Income taxes (note 25)
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1,449,670 | 824,395 | ||||||
Net
income
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3,642,509 | 6,180,421 | ||||||
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interests
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1,383,697 | 1,750,247 | ||||||
Net
income attributable to common shareholders
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2,258,812 | 4,430,174 | ||||||
Net
income per common share-
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Basic
and diluted (note 2)
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$ | 0.08 | $ | 0.18 | ||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding –
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Basic
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26,983,244 | 23,959,702 | ||||||
Diluted
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31,947,823 | 25,936,500 |
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
3
China
Automotive Systems, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Net
income
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$ | 3,642,509 | $ | 6,180,421 | ||||
Other
comprehensive income:
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Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
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(14,579 | ) | 3,311,329 | |||||
Comprehensive
income
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$ | 3,627,930 | $ | 9,491,750 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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China
Automotive Systems, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2009
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December 31, 2008
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 37,585,291 | $ | 37,113,375 | ||||
Pledged
cash deposits (note 3)
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7,840,724 | 6,739,980 | ||||||
Accounts
and notes receivable, net, including $1,583,182 and $1,285,110 from
related parties at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (note
4)
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103,671,922 | 96,424,856 | ||||||
Advance
payments and other, including $349,320 and $9,374 to related parties
at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
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2,221,351 | 1,442,614 | ||||||
Inventories
(note 6)
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27,945,742 | 26,571,755 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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$ | 179,265,030 | $ | 168,292,580 | ||||
Long-term
Assets:
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Property,
plant and equipment, net (note 7)
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$ | 55,945,266 | $ | 51,978,905 | ||||
Intangible
assets, net (note 8)
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745,474 | 504,339 | ||||||
Other
receivables, net, including $743,209 and $903,674 from related parties at
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (note 5)
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1,439,303 | 1,349,527 | ||||||
Advance
payments for property, plant and equipment, including $1,442,579 and
$2,473,320 to related parties at March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008
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4,659,474 | 6,459,510 | ||||||
Long-term
investments
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78,995 | 79,010 | ||||||
Deferred
income tax assets (note 9)
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2,270,161 | 2,383,065 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 244,403,703 | $ | 231,046 ,936 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Bank
loans (note 10)
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$ | 5,120,028 | $ | 7,315,717 | ||||
Accounts
and notes payable, including $1,522,755 and $1,097,642 to related parties
at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (note 11)
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66,304,165 | 59,246,043 | ||||||
Convertible
notes payable, net, including discount of convertible note payable at
March 31, 2009 (note 12)
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33,044,424 | 32,922,077 | ||||||
Derivative
liabilities (note 13)
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3,065,422 | 1,502,597 | ||||||
Customer
deposits
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516,736 | 236,018 | ||||||
Accrued
payroll and related costs
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2,805,411 | 2,715,116 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses and other payables(note 14)
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13,066,626 | 12,460,784 | ||||||
Accrued
pension costs (note 15)
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3,714,541 | 3,806,519 | ||||||
Taxes
payable (note 16)
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9,495,915 | 5,717,438 | ||||||
Amounts
due to shareholders/directors (note 17)
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337,272 | 337,370 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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$ | 137,470,540 | $ | 126,259,679 | ||||
Long-term
liabilities:
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Advances
payable (note 18)
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233,679 | 234,041 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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$ | 137,704,219 | $ | 126,493,720 | ||||
Related
Party Transactions and balances (note 27)
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Commitments
and contingencies (note 28)
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Stockholders'
equity:
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Preferred
stock, $0.0001 par value - Authorized - 20,000,000 shares Issued and
outstanding – None
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$ | — | $ | - | ||||
Common
stock, $0.0001 par value - Authorized - 80,000,000 Shares Issued and
Outstanding - 26,983,244 shares at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
(note 19)
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2,698 | 2,698 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital (note 19)
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27,148,206 | 27,148,206 | ||||||
Retained
earnings-
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Appropriated
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7,702,835 | 7,525,777 | ||||||
Unappropriated
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38,108,270 | 36,026,516 | ||||||
Deferred
stock compensation (note 20)
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(500,052
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) | (500,052 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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11,117,342 | 11,127,505 | ||||||
Non-controlling
interests (note 21)
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23,120,185 | 23,222,566 | ||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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$ | 106,699,484 | $ | 104,553,216 | ||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 244,403,703 | $ | 231,046,936 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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China
Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Period
Ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008
Common Stock
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Additional
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Retained Earnings
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Deferred
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Accumulated
Other
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Shares
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Par
value
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Paid-in
Capital
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Appropriated
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Unappropriated
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stock
Compensation
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Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
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Non-controlling
interests
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Total
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Balance
at December 31, 2007
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23,959,702 | $ | 2,396 | $ | 30,125,951 | $ | 7,525,777 | $ | 23,591,275 | $ | — | $ | 5,989,463 | $ | 23,166,270 | $ | 90,401,132 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net
income for the year ended December 31, 2008
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— | — | — | — | 12,435,241 | — | — | 5,071,408 | 17,506,649 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 5,138,042 | 1,432,977 | 6,571,019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital
contribution
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745,723 | 745,723 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
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3,023,542 | 302 | 22,089,698 | — | — | — | — | — | 22,090,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock options to independent directors and management
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- | - | 845,478 | — | — | (500,052 | ) | — | — | 345,426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payment
for acquisition of 35.5% Henglong’s equity
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- | - | (25,912,921 | ) | — | — | — | — | (6,177,079 | ) | (32,090,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
distribution
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(1,016,733 | ) | (1,016,733 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
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26,983,244 | $ | 2,698 | $ | 27,148,206 | $ | 7,525,777 | $ | 36,026,516 | $ | (500,052 | ) | $ | 11,127,505 | $ | 23,222,566 | $ | 104,553,216 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
income for the year ended March 31, 2009
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— | — | — | — | 2,258,812 | — | — | 1,383,697 | 3,642,509 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency
translation gain (loss)
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(10,163 | ) | (4,416 | ) | (14,579 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend
distribution
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177,058 | (177,058 | ) | — | (1,481,662 | ) | (1,481,662 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2009
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26,983,244 | $ | 2,698 | $ | 27,148,206 | $ | 7,702,835 | $ | 38,108,270 | $ | (500,052 | ) | $ | 11,117,342 | $ | 23,120,185 | $ | 106,699,484 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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China
Automotive Systems, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income
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$ | 3,642,509 | $ | 6,180,421 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash provided by
operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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2,026,816 | 2,315,922 | ||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts (Recovered)
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(650,590 | ) | (632,095 | ) | ||||
Deferred
income taxes assets
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112,451 | (109,320 | ) | |||||
Amortization
for discount of convertible note payable
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122,347 | 99,449 | ||||||
(Gain)
loss on change in fair value of derivative
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1,560,848 | - | ||||||
Other
operating adjustments
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(1,234 | ) | (16,769 | ) | ||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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(Increase)
decrease in:
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Pledged
deposits
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(1,102,026 | ) | (596,632 | ) | ||||
Accounts
and notes receivable
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(6,482,746 | ) | (10,110,607 | ) | ||||
Advance
payments and other
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(779,329 | ) | (1,388,073 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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(1,379,040 | ) | (1,674,877 | ) | ||||
Accounts
and notes payable
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7,069,389 | 5,328,884 | ||||||
Customer
deposits
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280,763 | (19,651 | ) | |||||
Accrued
payroll and related costs
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90,811 | (93,253 | ) | |||||
Accrued
expenses and other payables
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690,931 | (29,553 | ) | |||||
Accrued
pension costs
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(91,254 | ) | 253,894 | |||||
Taxes
payable
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3,779,564 | 218,004 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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$ | 8,890,210 | $ | (274,256 | ) | |||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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(Increase)
decrease in other receivables
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(111,395 | ) | (427,014 | ) | ||||
Cash
received from equipment sales
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34,020 | - | ||||||
Cash
paid to acquire property, plant and equipment
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(4,296,391 | ) | (2,999,504 | ) | ||||
Cash
paid to acquire intangible assets
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(292,573 | ) | (99,672 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) investing activities
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$ | (4,666,339 | ) | $ | (3,526,190 | ) | ||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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(Decrease)
in proceeds from bank loans
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(2,194,298 | ) | (712,353 | ) | ||||
Dividends
paid to the non-controlling interest holders of Joint-venture
companies
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(1,550,637 | ) | (712,352 | ) | ||||
(Decrease)
in amounts due to shareholders/directors
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- | (70,294 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible note payable
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- | 35,000,000 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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$ | (3,744,935 | ) | $ | 33,505,001 | |||
Cash
and cash equivalents effected by foreign currency
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$ | (7,020 | ) | $ | 770,308 | |||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
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471,916 | 30,474,863 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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37,113,375 | 19,487,159 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 37,585,291 | $ | 49,962,022 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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China
Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (continued)
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Three
Months Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
paid for interest
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$ | 702,501 | $ | 257,083 | ||||
Cash
paid for income taxes
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$ | 294,494 | $ | 547,541 |
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Three
Months Ended March 31,
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2009
|
2008
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Transfer
and assign a 35.5%
equity interest in Henglong by non-controlling interest holders
of Joint-venture companies
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$ | — | $ | (6,177,079 | ) | |||
Difference
between the book value of and consideration paid for the 35.5% equity
interest of Henglong
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— | (25,912,921 | ) | |||||
Liabilities
in connection with acquisition of 35.5% Henglong equity
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— | 32,090,000 | ||||||
Issuance
of a warrant to purchase common stock
|
— | 405,007 | ||||||
Derivative
liabilities
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— | 3,972,068 | ||||||
Additional
warrant of common stock and derivative liabilities for issuance of
Convertible Notes are considered as discount of Convertible
Notes.
|
— | (4,377,075 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
8
China
Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
1. Organization
and Business
China
Automotive Systems, Inc., “ China Automotive”, was incorporated in the State of
Delaware on June 29, 1999 under the name Visions-In-Glass, Inc. China
Automotive, including, when the context so requires, its subsidiaries and the
subsidiaries’ interests in the Sino-foreign joint ventures described below, is
referred to herein as the “Company”. The Company is primarily engaged in the
manufacture and sale of automotive systems and components, as described
below.
Great
Genesis Holdings Limited, a company incorporated on January 3, 2003 under The
Companies Ordinance in Hong Kong as a limited liability company, “Genesis”, is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Henglong
USA Corporation, “HLUSA”, which was incorporated on January 8, 2007 in Troy,
Michigan, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and mainly engages in
marketing of automotive parts in North America, and provides after sales service
and research and development support accordingly.
The
Company owns the following aggregate net interests in eight Sino-foreign joint
ventures organized in the PRC as of March 31,
2009 and 2008.
Percentage
Interest
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Name
of Entity
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March 31, 2009
|
March 31, 2008
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Shashi
Jiulong Power Steering Gears Co., Ltd., “Jiulong”
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81.00 | % | 81.00 | % | ||||
Jingzhou
Henglong Automotive Parts Co., Ltd., “Henglong”
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80.00 | % | 80.00 | % | ||||
Shenyang
Jinbei Henglong Automotive Steering System Co., Ltd.,
“Shenyang”
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70.00 | % | 70.00 | % | ||||
Zhejiang
Henglong & Vie Pump-Manu Co., Ltd., “Zhejiang”
|
51.00 | % | 51.00 | % | ||||
Universal
Sensor Application Inc., “USAI”
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83.34 | % | 75.90 | % | ||||
Wuhan
Jielong Electric Power Steering Co., Ltd., “Jielong”
|
85.00 | % | 85.00 | % | ||||
Wuhu
HengLong Automotive Steering System Co., Ltd., “Wuhu”
|
77.33 | % | 77.33 | % | ||||
Jingzhou
Hengsheng Automotive System Co., Ltd, “Hengsheng”
|
100.00 | % | 100.00 | % |
Jiulong
was established in 1993 and mainly engaged in the production of integral power
steering gear for heavy-duty vehicles.
Henglong
was established in 1997 and mainly engaged in the production of rack and pinion
power steering gear for cars and light duty vehicles.
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On March
31, 2008, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Genesis, and
Wiselink Holdings Limited, “Wiselink”, both controlled by Hanlin Chen and his
family, entered into an equity transfer agreement, the “Henglong Agreement”,
pursuant to which Wiselink transferred and assigned its 35.5% equity interest in
Jingzhou Henglong, one of the Company’s currently consolidated subsidiaries, to
Genesis for a total consideration of US$32,090,000. The Company now holds an 80%
equity interest in Jingzhou Henglong.
Under the
terms of the Henglong Agreement, Genesis is deemed to be the owner of Jingzhou
Henglong commencing from January 1, 2008. The Henglong Acquisition is considered
as a business combination of companies under common control and is being
accounted for in a manner of pooling of interests.
Shenyang
was established in 2002 and focuses on power steering parts for light duty
vehicles.
Zhejiang
was established in 2002 to focus on power steering pumps.
USAI was
established in 2005 and mainly engaged in production and sales of sensor
modulars. In 2008, Genesis and Shanghai Hongxi Investment Inc., “Hongxi”,
the other shareholder of USAI, agreed to increase USAI’s capital to
$2,600,000 from $1,800,000. The increased capital was wholly funded by Genesis.
Therefore, the capital contributed by Genesis in USAI increased to $2,166,900
from $1,366,900, accounting for 83.34% of the total capital; while the capital
contributed by Hongxi remained unchanged, accounting for 16.66% of the total
capital.
Jielong
was established in 2006 and mainly engaged in production and sales of electric
power steering, “EPS”.
Wuhu was
established in 2006 and mainly engaged in production and sales of automobile
steering systems.
Hengsheng
was established in 2007 and mainly engaged in production and sales of automobile
steering systems.
2.
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of
Presentation - For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries include eight Sino-foreign
Joint-ventures mentioned in Note 1. Significant inter-company balances and
transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The unaudited consolidated
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America.
Foreign
Currencies - The Company maintains its books and records in Renminbi, “RMB”, the
currency of the PRC, its functional currency. Foreign currency transactions in
RMB are reflected using the temporal method. Under this method, all monetary
items are translated into the functional currency at the rate of exchange
prevailing at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items are translated at
historical rates. Income and expenses are translated at the rate in effect on
the transaction dates. Transaction gains and losses, if any, are included in the
determination of net income for the period.
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In
translating the financial statements of the Company from its functional currency
into its reporting currency in United States dollars, balance sheet accounts are
translated using the closing exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date
and income and expense accounts are translated using an average exchange rate
prevailing during the reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the
translation, if any, are included in cumulative other comprehensive income
(loss) in stockholders’ equity.
Income
Per Share - Basic income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
income per share is calculated based on the treasury stock method, assuming the
issuance of common shares, if dilutive, resulting from the exercise of warrants.
The dilutive effect of convertible securities is reflected in diluted earnings
per share by application of the “if converted” method.
The calculations of diluted income per
share were:
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2009
|
2008
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Numerator:
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Net
income attributable to common shareholders
|
$ | 2,258,812 | $ | 4,430,174 | ||||
Add:
interest expenses of convertible notes payable
|
284,375 | 131,250 | ||||||
Add:
Amortization for discount of convertible notes payable
|
122,347 | 99,449 | ||||||
$ | 2,665,534 | $ | 4,660,873 | |||||
Denominator:
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Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
26,983,244 | 23,959,702 | ||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities
|
4,964,579 | 1,976,798 | ||||||
31,947,823 | 25,936,500 | |||||||
Net
income per common share- diluted
|
$ | 0.08 | $ | 0.18 |
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, the options and warrants outstanding have
not been included in the computation of diluted income per share, except the
options issued on December 10, 2008, because such inclusion would have had an
anti-dilutive effect. The shares issuable upon conversion of Convertible
Notes have been included in the computation.
Stock-Based
Compensation - The Company may periodically issue shares of common stock for
services rendered or for financing costs. Such shares will be valued based on
the market price on the transaction date. The Company may periodically issue
stock options to employees and stock options or warrants to non-employees in
non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing
costs.
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In July
2004, the Company adopted a stock incentive plan. The maximum number of common
shares for issuance under this plan is 2,200,000 with a period of 10 years. The
stock incentive plan provides for the issuance, to the Company’s officers,
directors, management and employees, of options to purchase shares of the
Company’s common stock. Since the adoption of the stock incentive plan, the
Company has issued 411,350 stock options under this plan, and there remain
1,788,650 stock options issuable in the future. As of March 31, 2009, the
Company had 388,850 stock options outstanding.
The
Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No.
123R, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, which establishes a fair value
method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans. In accordance with SFAS
No. 123R, the cost of stock options and warrants issued to employees and
non-employees is measured on the grant date based on the fair value. The fair
value is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting
amount is charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the period in which
the Company expects to receive benefit, which is generally the vesting
period.
Comprehensive
Income - The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (“SFAS No. 130”).
SFAS No. 130 establishes standards for the reporting and display of
comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances in a full set of
general purpose financial statements. SFAS No. 130 defines comprehensive income
to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by
owners and distributions to owners, including adjustments to minimum pension
liabilities, accumulated foreign currency translation, and unrealized gains or
losses on marketable securities.
Estimation
-The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Financial
instruments - Derivative financial instruments, as defined in Financial
Accounting Standard No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and
Hedging Activities (FAS 133), consist of financial instruments or other
contracts that contain a notional amount and one or more underlying, e.g.
interest rate, security price or other variable, require no initial net
investment and permit net settlement. Derivative financial instruments may be
free-standing or embedded in other financial instruments. Further, derivative
financial instruments are initially, and subsequently, measured at fair value
and recorded as liabilities or, in rare instances, assets.
The
Company generally does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge
exposures to cash-flow, market or foreign-currency risks. However, the Company
has entered into certain other financial instruments and contracts, such as debt
financing arrangements that embody features that are either (i) not afforded
equity classification, (ii) embody risks not clearly and closely related to host
contracts, or (iii) may be net-cash settled by the counterparty. As required by
FAS 133, these instruments are required to be carried as derivative liabilities,
at fair value, in the Company’s financial statements.
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Registration
Payment Arrangements - The Company has entered into registration payment
arrangements with certain investors that provide for the payment of damages for
failures to register common shares underlying the investor’s financial
instruments. FASB Staff Position 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment
Arrangements, provides for the exclusion of registration payments, such as the
liquidated damages, from the consideration of classification of financial
instruments. Rather, such registration payments would be accounted for pursuant
to Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 Accounting for Contingencies, which is
the Company’s current accounting practice. That is, all registration payments
will require recognition when they are both probable and reasonably estimable.
The Company does not currently believe that damages are probable.
Fair
Value Measurements - Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the
provisions of FAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, except as it applies to
those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities as noted in proposed FSP
FAS 157-b. The partial adoption of FAS 157 did not have a material impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. This statement does not require any new fair value
measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a
fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. In February
2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement
No.157, which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all
nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring
basis (at least annually).
Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - In December 2007, the FASB
issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51." The objective of SFAS No. 160 is to
improve the relevance, comparability and transparency of the financial
information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial
statements by establishing additional accounting and reporting standards.
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No.
160, the noncontrolling interests are reported in the equity currently.
Comments
- The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are
unaudited, but in the opinion of the Company’s management, contain all
adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present
fairly the financial position, the results of operations and cash flows for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively.
The
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 is derived from the Company’s
audited financial statements.
Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
that have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, although the Company’s management
believes that the disclosures contained in these financial statements are
adequate to make the information presented therein not misleading. For further
information, refer to the financial statements and the notes thereto included in
the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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The
results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 are not
necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full
fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.
3.
Pledged cash deposits
Pledged
as guarantee for its notes payable, the Company regularly pays some of its
suppliers by bank notes. The Company has to deposit a cash deposit,
equivalent to 10%- 40% of the face value of the relevant bank note, at a bank in
order to obtain the bank note.
4.
Accounts and notes receivable
The
Company’s accounts receivable at March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31,
2008 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
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Accounts
receivable
|
$ | 68,262,886 | $ | 60,345,494 | ||||
Notes
receivable
|
39,535,923 | 40,989,840 | ||||||
107,798,809 | 101,335,334 | |||||||
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(4,126,887 | ) | (4,910,478 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 103,671,922 | $ | 96,424,856 |
Notes
receivable represent accounts receivable in the form of bills of exchange whose
acceptances and settlements are handled by banks.
The
activity in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts during the three
months ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2008 are
summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
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Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ | 4,910,478 | $ | 3,827,838 | ||||
Amounts
provided (recovered) during the period
|
(782,657 | ) | 841,078 | |||||
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
|
(934 | ) | 241,562 | |||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 4,126,887 | $ | 4,910,478 |
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5.
Other receivables
The
Company’s other receivables at March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008
are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
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Other
receivables
|
$ | 2,120,379 | $ | 2,009,364 | ||||
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(681,076 | ) | (659,837 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 1,439,303 | $ | 1,349,527 |
Other
receivables consist of amounts advanced to both related and unrelated parties,
primarily as unsecured demand loans, with no stated interest rate or due
date.
The
activity in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts of other receivable
during the three months ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and the year ended
December 31, 2008 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of the period
|
$ | 659,837 | $ | 652,484 | ||||
Amounts
provided (recovered) during the period
|
21,365 | (41,264 | ) | |||||
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
|
(126 | ) | 48,617 | |||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 681,076 | $ | 659,837 |
6.
Inventories
The
Company’s inventories at March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008
consisted of the following:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
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Raw
materials
|
$ | 9,208,125 | $ | 8,354,397 | ||||
Work
in process
|
5,360,423 | 4,466,720 | ||||||
Finished
goods
|
14,858,819 | 14,826,961 | ||||||
29,427,367 | 27,648,078 | |||||||
Less:
provision for loss
|
(1,481,625 | ) | (1,076,323 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 27,945,742 | $ | 26,571,755 |
7.
Property, plant and equipment
The
Company’s property, plant and equipment at March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and
December 31, 2008 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Land
use rights and buildings
|
$ | 28,392,392 | $ | 27,416,977 | ||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
58,379,200 | 54,405,700 | ||||||
Electronic
equipment
|
4,699,878 | 4,356,475 | ||||||
Motor
vehicles
|
2,471,452 | 2,641,378 | ||||||
Construction
in progress
|
1,307,843 | 1,007,415 | ||||||
95,250,765 | 89,647,945 | |||||||
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
(39,305,499 | ) | (37,669,040 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 55,945,266 | $ | 51,978,905 |
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Depreciation
charge for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and the year ended December 31,
2008 are $1,975,474 and $9,672,948 respectively.
8.
Intangible assets
The
activities in the Company’s intangible asset account at March 31, 2009
(unaudited) and December 31, 2008 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ | 504,339 | $ | 589,713 | ||||
Add:
additions during the period–
|
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Patent
technology
|
292,573 | - | ||||||
Management
software license
|
- | 125,550 | ||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
|
(96 | ) | 41,120 | |||||
796,816 | 756,383 | |||||||
Less:
Amortization at end of the period
|
(51,342 | ) | (252,044 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 745,474 | $ | 504,339 |
9.
Deferred Income Tax Assets
Deferred
income taxes are provided for temporary differences between amounts of assets
and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the basis of such assets
and liabilities as measured by tax laws and regulations, as well as net
operating loss, tax credit and other carryforwards. Additionally, deferred taxes
have been provided for the purpose of repatriating earnings from consolidated
foreign subsidiaries. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109
(“SFAS 109”), “Accounting for Income Taxes,” requires that deferred tax
assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on all available evidence,
it is considered more likely than not that some portion or all of the recorded
deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods.
The
components of estimated deferred income tax assets at March 31,
2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008 were as follows:
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March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
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Losses
carryforward (U.S.)
|
$ | 3,190,727 | $ | 2,300,322 | ||||
Losses
carryforward (PRC)
|
390,461 | 287,285 | ||||||
Product
warranties and other reserves
|
1,707,356 | 1,737,052 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment
|
2,507,972 | 2,471,716 | ||||||
Bonus
accrual
|
217,033 | 297,208 | ||||||
Other
|
115,187 | 154,348 | ||||||
8,128,736 | 7,247,931 | |||||||
Valuation
allowance *
|
(5,858,575 | ) | (4,864,866 | ) | ||||
Total
deferred tax assets
|
$ | 2,270,161 | $ | 2,383,065 |
*As of
March 31, 2009, valuation allowance was $5,858,575, including $3,190,727 and
$2,667,848 allowance for the Company’s deferred tax assets in the U.S. and
allowance for the Company’s non-U.S. deferred tax assets. As of
December 31, 2008, valuation allowance was $4,864,866,
including $2,300,322 allowance for the Company’s deferred tax assets in the
U.S. and $2,564,544 allowance for the Company’s non-U.S. deferred tax assets.
Based on the Company’s current operations in the U.S., the management believes
that the deferred tax assets in the U.S are not likely to be realized in the
future. For the non-U.S. deferred tax assets, pursuant to certain tax laws and
regulations in China, the management believes such amount will not be utilized
to offset future taxable income.
10.
Bank loans
At March
31, 2009, the Company, through its Sino-foreign joint ventures, had outstanding
fixed-rate short-term bank loans of $5,120,028, with weighted average interest
rate at 6.14% per annum. These loans are secured with some of the property and
equipment of the Company, and are repayable within one year.
At
December 31, 2008, the Company, through its Sino-foreign joint ventures, had
outstanding fixed-rate short-term bank loans of $7,315,717, with weighted
average interest rate at 6.17% per annum. These loans are secured with some of
the property and equipment of the Company and are repayable within one
year.
11.
Accounts and notes payable
The
Company’s accounts and notes payable at March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December
31, 2008 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 43,857,187 | $ | 38,595,446 | ||||
Notes
payable
|
22,446,978 | 20,650,597 | ||||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 66,304,165 | $ | 59,246,043 |
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Notes
payable represent accounts payable in the form of bills of exchange whose
acceptances and settlements are handled by banks.
The
Company has pledged cash deposits, notes receivable and certain property plant
and machinery to secure trade financing granted by banks.
12.
Convertible notes payable
In
February 2008, the Company sold to two accredited institutional investors $35
million of convertible notes, the "Convertible Notes", with a scheduled maturity
date of February 15, 2013. The Convertible Notes, including any accrued but
unpaid interest, are convertible into common shares of the Company at a
conversion price of $8.8527 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence
of certain events.
The
Convertible Notes bear annual interest rates of 3%, 3.5%, 4%, 4.5% and 5% for
each year of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The interest on the Convertible
Notes shall be computed commencing from the issuance date and will be payable in
cash in arrears semi-annually on January 15, and July 15 of each year with the
first interest payable date being July 15, 2008. From and after the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default defined in the relevant
Convertible Note agreements, the interest rate then in effect shall be increased
by two percent (2%) until the event of default is remedied.
The
holders of the Convertible Notes will be entitled to convert any portion of the
conversion amount into shares of common stock at the conversion price at any
time or times on or after the thirtieth (30th) day after the issuance date and
prior to the thirtieth (30th) Business Day prior to the expiry date of the
Convertible Notes. A damage penalty will be paid if share certificates are not
delivered timely after any conversion.
The
Company will have the right to require the Convertible Note holders to convert
all or any portion of the conversion amount then remaining under the Convertible
Note obligation into shares of common stock, “ Mandatory Conversion”, if at any
time during a six-month period, the beginning day of each such six-month period,
a “Mandatory Conversion Period Start Date”, the arithmetic average of the
weighted average price of the common stock for a period of at least thirty (30)
consecutive trading days following the Mandatory Conversion Period Start Date
equals or exceeds the percentage of $8.8527 set forth in the chart below as
applicable to the indicated six month period:
0-6
months: 125%
6-12
months: 125%
12-18
months: 135%
18-24
months: 135%
24-30
months: 145%
18
30-36
months: 145%
36-42
months: 155%
42-48
months: 155%
On each
six month anniversary of the issuance date beginning August 15, 2008, the
conversion price will be adjusted downward to the Reset Reference Price, as
defined below, if the weighted average price for the twenty (20) consecutive
trading days immediately prior to the applicable six month anniversary, the
“Reset Reference Price”, is less than 95% of the conversion price in effect
as of such applicable six month anniversary date. The foregoing notwithstanding,
the conversion price will not be reduced via such reset provision to less than
$7.0822. The conversion price is also subject to weighted-average antidilution
adjustments, but in no event will the conversion price be reduced to less than
$6.7417. If and whenever on or after the issuance date, the Company issues or
sells its shares of Common Stock or other convertible securities, except for
certain defined exempt issuances, for a consideration per share less than a
price equal to the conversion price in effect on the issuance date immediately
prior to such issue or sale, the original conversion price then in effect shall
be adjusted by a weighted-average antidilution formula, but in no event to a new
conversion price less than $6.4717.
The
Company will not effect any conversion of the Convertible Notes, and each holder
of the Convertible Notes will not have the right to convert any portion of the
Convertible Notes to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion,
such holders would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such
conversion.
The
Company will not effect a Mandatory Conversion of more than twelve percent (12%)
of the original principal amount of the Convertible Notes, with the applicable
accrued but unpaid interest, in any six month period or twenty-four percent
(24%) of the original principal amount of the Convertible Notes, with the
applicable accrued but unpaid interest, in any twelve (12) month
period.
Upon the
occurrence of an event of default with respect to the Convertible Notes, the
Convertible Note holders may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of
the Convertible Notes. Each portion of the Convertible Notes subject to
redemption by the Company will be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to
the sum of (i) the conversion amount to be redeemed and (ii) the Other Make
Whole Amount. The “Other Make Whole Amount” will mean a premium to the
conversion amount such that the total amount received by the Convertible Note
holder upon redemption represents a gross yield to the Convertible Note holders
on the original principal amount as of the redemption date equal to thirteen
percent (13%), with interest computed on the basis of actual number of days
elapsed over a 360-day year. The events of default includes the Company’s
failure to cure a conversion failure by delivery of the required number of
shares of Common Stock, the Company’s failure to pay to the Convertible Note
holder any amount of principal, interest, late charges or other amounts when and
as due under the Convertible Notes and other events as defined in the
Convertible Note agreements.
Upon the
consummation of a change of control as defined in the Convertible Note
agreements, the Convertible Note holder may require the Company to redeem all or
any portion of the Convertible Notes. The portion of the Convertible Notes
subject to redemption shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal
to the sum of the conversion amount of being redeemed and the Other Make Whole
Amount as defined above.
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On each
of February 15, 2010 and February 15, 2011, the Convertible Note holders will
have the right, in their sole discretion, to require that the Company redeem the
Convertible Notes in whole but not in part, by delivering written notice thereof
to the Company. The portion of this Convertible Note subject to redemption
pursuant to this annual redemption right will be redeemed by the Company in cash
at a price equal to the sum of the conversion amount being redeemed and the
Annual Redemption Make Whole Amount. The “Annual Redemption Make Whole Amount”
will mean a premium to the conversion amount such that the total amount received
by the Convertible Note holder upon any annual redemption represents a gross
yield on the original principal amount of eleven percent (11%), with interest
computed on the basis of actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day
year.
In the
event that the Company has not completed the necessary filings to list the
conversion shares on its principal market by the date that is ninety (90) days
after the issuance date or has not so listed the conversion shares by the date
that is ninety (90) days after the issuance date or the shares of the Company’s
common stock are terminated from registration under the Securities Act of 1933,
the Convertible Note holders will have the right, in its sole discretion, to
require that the Company redeem all or any portion of the Convertible Notes. The
portion of the Convertible Notes subject to redemption in connection with this
listing default will be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the
sum of the conversion amount being redeemed and the Other Make Whole Amount as
mentioned above.
At any
time following February 15, 2009, if the Weighted Average Price (WAP) for twenty
(20) consecutive trading days is less than 45% of the Conversion Price in effect
on the Issuance Date, as adjusted, namely $3.187, the Convertible Note
holder shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require that the Company
redeem all or any portion of the Convertible Notes. The portion of this
Convertible Note subject to redemption in connection with the share price change
of the underlying common stock will be redeemed by the Company in cash at a
price equal to the sum of the conversion amount being redeemed and the Other
Make Whole Amount as mentioned above.
Since the Company’s stock Weighted Average Price for
twenty (20) consecutive trading days ended on March 16, 2009 was below $3.187,
which is less than 45% of the Conversion Price in effect of the Issuance Date,
as adjusted, the “WAP
Default”, each Convertible Note holder shall have the right, at its
sole discretion, to require that the Company redeem all or any portion of the
Convertible
Notes by delivering
written redemption notice to the Company within five (5) business days after the
receipt of the Company’s notice of the WAP
Default.
On March
17, 2009, the Company delivered two WAP Default notices to the Convertible Note
holders. On March 27, 2009, the Company received a letter
from YA Global, one of the Convertible Note holders, electing to require the
Company to redeem all the three Convertible Notes it held in the total principal
amount of $5,000,000, together with interest, late charges, if any, and the
Other Make Whole Amount as defined in Section 5(d) of the Convertible
Notes. After negotiation, the Company and YA Global reached a settlement
agreement on April 8, 2009 whereby the Company paid a redemption amount of
$5,041,667 to YA Global and YA Global waived its entitlement to the Other Make
Whole Amount.
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Following
the WAP Default notices, the Company received a letter from the provisional
liquidator acting on behalf of Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia
Limited, the “LBCCA Liquidator”, the other Convertible Note holder, requesting
that it be granted an extension of time until April 24, 2009 to consider its
rights under the Convertible Notes. The Company has granted an extension
to April 15, 2009. The LBCCA Liquidator further requested
another extension to April 24, 2009. On April 24, 2009, LBCCA’s
lawyers sent three Holder Redemption Notices via fax electing to redeem the
entire outstanding principal of $30,000,000, together with interest, late
charges, if any, and the Other Make Whole Amount, to be paid on July 23, 2009.
The Company is reviewing whether the LBCCA letter, request for extension, its
three Holder Redemption Notices and other matters have followed the terms of the
securities purchase agreement dated February 1, 2008 and the Convertible Notes
and the Company will negotiate with LBCCA Liquidator to resolve this
situation.
In
connection with the Convertible Notes, the Company issued 1,317,864 detachable
warrants, the “Warrants,” to purchase from the Company shares of common stock of
the Company at the exercise price of $8.8527 per share. The Warrants are
exercisable immediately and expired on February 15, 2009. The Warrants require
net cash settlement in the event that there is a fundamental transaction,
contractually defined as a merger, sale of substantially all assets, tender
offer or share exchange. Due to this contingent redemption provision, the
warrants require liability classification under SFAS 150 and must be recorded at
fair value each reporting period. As of the issuance date, i.e., February 15,
2008, the fair value of warrants was $798,626, which was determined using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The
Company has evaluated the convertible notes for terms and conditions that are
not clearly and closely associated with the risks of the debt-type host
instrument. Generally, such features require separation from the host contract
and treatment as derivative financial instruments. Certain features, such as the
conversion option, were found to be exempt. Other features, such as puts and
redemption features, were found to require bifurcation and recognition as
derivative liabilities. These derivative liabilities are recognized initially at
fair value, using forward cash-flow valuation techniques. As of February 15,
2008, the compound derivative value amounted to $1,703,962. This derivative will
be adjusted to its estimated fair value at the completion of each reporting
period until the debt arrangement is ultimately settled, converted or
paid.
When a
financial instrument contains embedded derivatives that require bifurcation,
such as the redemption put, and freestanding instruments that are recorded at
fair value each period, such as the warrants, the accounting is to record the
embedded derivative and the freestanding instruments at fair value on inception
and the residual proceeds are allocated to the debt instrument. Based on this
premise, upon inception of the debt instruments, the Company recorded the
redemption put at fair value $1,703,962 and the Company recorded the warrants at
fair value $798,626. The remaining proceeds were then allocated to the debt
instrument.
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As
indicated above, according to the terms of the convertible notes, the conversion
price was reset to $7.0822 as of August 15, 2008 based on the weighted average
price of the stock on that date. In accordance with EITF 00-27, a
contingency feature that cannot be measured at inception of the instrument,
should be recorded when the contingent event occurs. Therefore, on
the date of the reset, the difference in the number of indexed shares prior to
the reset was compared to the indexed shares subsequent to the reset and this
incremental number of shares was multiplied by the commitment date stock price
to determine the incremental intrinsic value that resulted from the adjustment
to the conversion price. This difference was recorded in equity as a
beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) and the related discount reduced the
carrying value of the note and is being amortized over the remaining life of the
instrument.
The
Financing Agreements embody a contingent conversion feature (reset conversion
price). EITF 98-5 provides that the beneficial conversion feature, if any,
embodied in a convertible debt instrument requires recognition and
reclassification to stockholders' equity in an amount "not to exceed" the
financing basis. For purposes of calculating the beneficial conversion
feature, EITF 00-27, provides that the contractual conversion rate should give
effect to the allocation of proceeds to other financial instruments, as required
by APB 14. Accordingly, the "effective" conversion rate is calculated
as the basis allocated to the debt instruments divided by the number of indexed
shares. The reset conversion price was a contingent conversion price
that was not known at inception of the agreement. Under the guidance
of EITF 98-5, the beneficial conversion feature should be recalculated once the
contingent conversion feature is known. The reset conversion feature
was determined to be $7.0822 on August 15, 2008. The BCF was then
calculated as if the reset amount was known at inception of the agreement in
order to determine what the APB 14 allocation would have been using a
conversion price of $7.0822.
Issue 7
(EITF 00-27) states that "the number of shares that would be received upon
conversion based on the adjusted conversion price would be compared to the
number that would have been received prior to the occurrence of the contingent
event. The excess number of shares multiplied by the commitment date stock price
equals the incremental intrinsic value that results from the resolution
of the contingency and the corresponding adjustment to the conversion
price." The guidance in Issue 7 does not specify whether the contingent BCF
should only be calculated if the contingent conversion feature is below the
market price of the stock and would have intrinsic value. The Company is of an
opinion that the Issue 7 approach was not intended to override the intrinsic
value method addressed in EITF Topic D-60, EITF 98-5 and EITF 00-27, and that
the BCF should be calculated as the intrinsic spread between the adjusted
effective conversion price and the market price at the commitment
date.
As of
August 15, 2008, the number of indexed shares was 3,953,596 and 4,941,967 at the
inception conversion price and reset conversion price, respectively. At the
commitment date, the stock price was $6.09, and the “effective” conversion price
was $6.93. Accordingly, since the effective conversion price is higher than the
market value of the stock, the debt instruments are not considered "in the
money" and no beneficial conversion feature is present.
On the
date of inception, allocation of basis in the financing arrangement to the
warrants and derivative liability has resulted in an original issue discount to
the face value of the convertible notes in the amount of $2,502,588, which
amount is subject to amortization over the Convertible Note’s term using the
effective method. As of March 31, 2009, the amortization expense balance
recorded by the Company was $547,012. As the convertible note has been elected
by the holders to be redeemed, the unamortized discount on the convertible note
will be written off as expense on the redemption date.
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13.
Derivative liabilities
The
Company has evaluated the convertible notes for terms and conditions that are
not clearly and closely associated with the risks of the debt-type host
instrument (see Note 12). Generally, such features require separation from the
host contract and treatment as derivative financial instruments. Certain
features, such as the conversion option, were found to be exempt. Other
features, such as puts and redemption features were found to require bifurcation
and recognition as derivative liabilities. These derivative liabilities are
recognized initially at fair value, using forward cash-flow valuation
techniques. As of February 15, 2008, the compound derivative value amounted to
$1,703,962. This derivative will be adjusted to its estimated fair value at the
completion of each reporting period until the debt arrangement is ultimately
settled, converted or paid. As of March 31, 2009, the compound derivative value
amounted to $3,065,422. The income from adjustment of fair value of compound
derivative has been recorded in the income statement as gain or loss on change
in fair value of derivative. (See note 12 and 24)
14.
Accrued expenses and other payables
The
Company’s accrued expenses and other payables at March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and
December 31, 2008 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
$ | 2,576,652 | $ | 2,441,352 | ||||
Other
payables
|
1,586,555 | 1,690,046 | ||||||
Warranty
reserves*
|
6,980,977 | 6,335,613 | ||||||
Dividend
payable to non-controlling interest shareholders of
Joint-ventures
|
1,922,442 | 1,991,796 | ||||||
Liabilities
in connection with warrants**
|
- | 1,977 | ||||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 13,066,626 | $ | 12,460,784 |
*The
Company provides for the estimated cost of product warranties when the
products are sold. Such estimates of product warranties were based on, among
other things, historical experience, product changes, material expenses, service
and transportation expenses arising from the manufactured product. Estimates
will be adjusted on the basis of actual claims and circumstances.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31,
2008, the warranties activities were as follows:
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March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at the beginning of period
|
$ | 6,335,613 | $ | 4,919,491 | ||||
Additions
during the period-
|
1,294,487 | 5,861,782 | ||||||
Settlement
within period, by cash or actual material
|
(647,918 | ) | (4,797,457 | ) | ||||
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
|
(1,205 | ) | 351,797 | |||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 6,980,977 | $ | 6,335,613 |
**In
connection with the Convertible Notes, the Company issued 1,317,864 of
detachable warrants, “Warrants,” to purchase from the Company shares of common
stock at the exercise price of $8.8527 per share, subject to adjustments upon
certain events occurring. The Warrants are exercisable immediately and expired
on February 15, 2009.
The
exercise price or the number of shares to be converted by the Warrant will be
adjusted in the event of no effective Registration Statement or delayed
effectiveness of the Registration Statement. In addition, a damage penalty will
be paid if the delivery of share certificates occurs upon the Warrants
conversion.
The
Company will not effect any conversion of a Warrant, and each holder of any
Warrant will not have the right to convert any portion of such Warrant to the
extent that after giving effect to such conversion, each of these two holders
would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such
conversion.
If and
whenever on or after the issuance date, the Company issues or sells its shares
of common stock or other convertible securities for a consideration per share
less than a price equal to the exercise price of a Warrant in effect on the
issuance date immediately prior to such issue or sale, the exercise price of
such Warrant then in effect will be adjusted.
The
warrants issued in connection with the financial arrangement were derivative
instruments. The warrants require net cash settlement in the event that there is
a fundamental transaction, contractually defined as a merger, sale of
substantially all assets, tender offer or share exchange.
As a
result of FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 150-5, it appears that the warrants
require liability classification due to the possible cash redemption upon the
event of an all cash acquisition.The FSP clarifies that warrants that contain
any redemption features, including contingent redemption features, must be
recorded as liabilities and marked to fair value each reporting period. As of
the issuance date, i.e, February 15, 2008, the fair value of warrants was
$798,626. Such warrant liabilities will be adjusted to its estimated fair value
at the completion of each reporting period until the maturity of February 15,
2009.
The
warrant agreements contain strike price adjustment provisions. In
accordance with Section 8(iii), if the rate at which any Convertible Instruments
are convertible into changes at any time, the warrant exercise price in effect
at the time of the change will be adjusted based on the formula provided in
Section 8(a) of the warrant agreement. Accordingly, the warrants will
be valued at the exercise price of $8.55 as of August 15, 2008 and
thereafter.
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As of
August 15, 2008, the Company valued the warrant using conversion price at
inception and reset respectively. The fair value of the warrant is
$489,719 at the inception conversion price of $8.8527, and $551,131 at the reset
conversion price of $8.5500, respectively. Such difference resulting
from using the reset conversion price has increased warrant liabilities by
$61,412.
As of
March 31, 2009, the fair value of warrant was $0 due to its expiration on
February 15, 2009. The income from adjustment of fair value of liabilities in
connection with warrants amount of gain has been recorded in the income
statement as gain or loss on change in fair value of derivative. (see note
24)
15.
Accrued pension costs
Since the
Company’s operations are all located in China, all the employees are located in
China. The Company records pension costs and various employment benefits in
accordance with the relevant Chinese social security laws, which is
substantially based on a total of 31% of base salary as required by local
governments. Base salary levels are the average salary determined by the local
governments.
The
activities in the Company’s pension account during the three months ended March
31, 2009 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2008 are summarized as
follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of the period
|
$ | 3,806,519 | $ | 3,622,729 | ||||
Amounts
provided during the period
|
628,018 | 2,311,049 | ||||||
Settlement
during the period
|
(719,272 | ) | (2,381,047 | ) | ||||
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
|
(724 | ) | 253,788 | |||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 3,714,541 | $ | 3,806,519 |
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16.
Taxes payable
The
Company’s taxes payable at March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008 are
summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Value-added
tax payable
|
$ | 8,985,306 | $ | 6,279,089 | ||||
Income
tax payable
|
389,984 | (652,865 | ) | |||||
Other
tax payable
|
120,625 | 91,214 | ||||||
Balance
at end of the period
|
$ | 9,495,915 | $ | 5,717,438 |
17.
Amounts due to shareholders/ directors
The
activities in the amounts due to shareholders/directors at March 31, 2009
(unaudited) and December 31, 2008 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at the beginning of period
|
$ | 337,370 | $ | 304,601 | ||||
Increase
(decrease) during the period
|
- | 2,415 | ||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
|
(98 | ) | 30,354 | |||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 337,272 | $ | 337,370 |
The
amounts due to shareholders/directors were unsecured, interest-free and
repayable on demand.
18.
Advances payable
The
amounts mainly represent advances made by the Chinese government to the Company
as subsidy on interest on loans related to production facilities
expansion.
The
balances are unsecured, interest-free and will be repayable to the Chinese
government if the usage of such advance does not continue to qualify for the
subsidy (see notes 22).
19.
Share Capital and Additional paid-in capital
The activities in the
Company’s share capital and additional paid-in capital account during the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008 are summarized
as follows:
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Share Capital
|
||||||||||||
Shares
|
Par Value
|
Additional paid-in
|
||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
23,959,702 | $ | 2,396 | $ | 30,125,951 | |||||||
Issuance
of common stock*
|
3,023,542 | 302 | 22,089,698 | |||||||||
Decrease
in additional paid-in capital in connection with Henglong equity
acquisition **
|
- | - | (25,912,921 | ) | ||||||||
Issuance
of stock options to independent directors and
management***
|
- | $ | - | $ | 845,478 | |||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009
|
26,983,244 | $ | 2,698 | $ | 27,148,206 |
*On March
31, 2008, Wiselink Holdings Limited, “Wiselink”, Great Genesis Holdings Limited,
“Genesis”, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Automotive Systems, Inc., “the
Company” and other parties entered into an equity transfer transaction, the
“Acquisition”, documented by an Equity Transfer Agreement, the “Agreement”,
pursuant to which Wiselink agreed to transfer and assign a 35.5% equity interest
in Jingzhou Henglong Automotive Parts Co. Ltd., “Henglong” to Genesis for a
total consideration of $32,090,000, the “Consideration”.
Under the
terms of the Agreement, the Consideration is to be paid as follows: $10,000,000
cash was paid by Genesis to Wiselink on April 30, 2008, and the balance of the
purchase price ($22,090,000) was paid by issuance of 3,023,542 shares of common
stock of the Registrant, in its capacity as the 100% parent company of
Genesis.
**Under
the terms of the above agreement, Genesis is deemed to be the owner of the
equity concerned commencing from January 1, 2008. In accordance with FASB 141
and APB 14, the above acquisition is considered as a business combination of
companies under common control and is being accounted for in a manner similar to
that of pooling of interests.
On April
22 and June 30, 2008, the Company issued 1,170,000 and 1,853,542 shares of
common stock, respectively, at an issuance price of $7.3060, par value of
$0.0001. The difference between issuance price and par value was credited into
additional paid-in capital.
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As of
January 1, 2008, the net book value of 35.5% equity of Henglong was $6,177,079.
The difference between the acquisition consideration of $32,090,000 and 35.5%
equity of Henglong, which was $25,912,921, has been debited to additional
paid-in capital.
***In
July 2004, the Company adopted a stock incentive plan. The maximum number of
common shares for issuance under this plan is 2,200,000 with a period of 10
years. The stock incentive plan provides for the issuance, to the Company’s
officers, directors, management and employees, of options to purchase shares of
the Company’s common stock. Since the adoption of the stock incentive plan, the
Company has issued 411,350 stock options under this plan, and there remain
1,788,650 stock options issuable in future. As of March 31, 2009, the Company
had 388,850 stock options outstanding.
The Company issued 312,350 common stock
options to independent directors and management, and the fair value of the
options at the grant date was $845,478, for the year of 2008, which was calculated based on
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value was credited in
additional paid-in capital, debited in operating expenses using straight line
method over the expected beneficiary period. As of March 31, 2009, the Company has amortized $345,426 and
the remaining 199,233 stock options, valued at $500,052, are reflected as
deferred stock compensation under shareholders' equity in the balance
sheet.
20.
Deferred stock compensation
The
Company issued 312,350 common stock options to independent directors and
management, and the fair value of the options at the grant date was $845,478,
for the year of 2008, which was calculated based on Black-Scholes option pricing
model. As of March 31, 2009, the Company has amortized $345,426 and the
remaining 199,233 stock options, valued at $500,052, are reflected as deferred
stock compensation under shareholders' equity in the balance sheet.
21.
Non-controlling interests
The
Company’s activities in respect of the amounts of the non-controlling interests’
equity at March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008 are summarized as
follows:
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of the period
|
$ | 23,222,566 | $ | 23,166,270 | ||||
Add:
Additions during the period–
|
||||||||
Income
attributable to non-controlling interests
|
1,383,697 | 5,071,408 | ||||||
Capital
Contribution from the non-controlling interest holders of
Joint-venture companies
|
- | 745,723 | ||||||
Less:
Decreases during the period
|
||||||||
Dividends
declared to the non-controlling interest holders of Joint-venture
companies
|
(1,481,662 | ) | (1,016,733 | ) | ||||
Transfer
and assign equity interest in Henglong and USAI by non-controlling
interest holders of Joint-venture companies*
|
- | (6,177,079 | ) | |||||
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
|
(4,416 | ) | 1,432,977 | |||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 23,120,185 | $ | 23,222,566 |
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*On March
31, 2008, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Genesis and Wiselink, both
controlled by Hanlin Chen and his family, entered into an equity transfer
agreement, pursuant to which Wiselink agreed to transfer and assign its 35.5%
equity interest in Jingzhou Henglong, one of the Company’s currently
consolidated subsidiaries, to Genesis for a total consideration of
$32,090,000.
Under the
terms of the above agreement, Genesis is deemed to be the owner of the equity
concerned commencing from January 1, 2008. In accordance with FASB 141 and APB
14, the acquisition is considered as a business combination of companies under
common control and is being accounted for in a manner of pooling of
interests.
On
January 1, 2008, the net book value of 35.5% equity of Henglong, which was
transferred from non-controlling shareholders, was $6,177,079.
22.
Other Income
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, there was no other income in the Company.
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, other income was $199,459, mainly
was Government subsidies.
Government
subsidies represent refunds by the Chinese Government of interest paid to banks
by companies entitled to such subsidies. This applies only to interest on loans
related to production facilities expansion. The Company recorded the refunded
interest which achieved its goals into Other income, and refunded interest which
has not achieved its goals into advances payable.
23.
Financial income (expenses)
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and 2008, the Company recorded
financial income (expenses) which is summarized as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Interest
income (expenses),net
|
$ | (288,279 | ) | $ | (263,769 | ) | ||
Foreign
exchange gain (loss), net
|
(14,568 | ) | 376,638 | |||||
Income
(loss) of note discount, net
|
(110 | ) | 18,036 | |||||
Amortization
for discount of convertible note payable
|
(122,347 | ) | (99,449 | ) | ||||
Handling
charge
|
(14,176 | ) | (10,763 | ) | ||||
Total
|
$ | (439,480 | ) | $ | 20,693 |
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24.Gain
(loss) on change in fair value of derivative
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and 2008, the Company recorded
gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative is summarized as
follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Income
from adjustment of fair value of liabilities in connection with
warrants
|
$ | 1,977 | $ | - | ||||
Income
(loss) from adjustment of fair value of compound derivative
liabilities
|
(1,562,825 | ) | - | |||||
Total
|
$ | 1,560,848 | $ | - |
25.
Income taxes
The
Company’s subsidiaries registered in the PRC are subject to state and local
income taxes within the PRC at the applicable tax rate of 25% on the taxable
income as reported in their PRC statutory financial statements in accordance
with the relevant income tax laws applicable to foreign invested enterprise. The
Company’s PRC subsidiaries, which are in the stage of its enterprise income tax
exemption currently, are to remain subject to enterprise fixed income tax at a
statutory rate of 33%, which comprises 30% national income tax and 3% local
income tax.
On
January 1, 2007, Jiulong has used up its enterprise income tax exemption. During
2008, Jiulong was subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. During
2008, Jiulong was to be awarded the title of Advanced Technology Enterprises,
and subjected to enterprise income tax at a rate of 15% for
2009.
On
January 1, 1999, Henglong was granted an enterprise income tax holiday of a 100%
enterprise income tax exemption for two years commencing from 1999, and a 50%
enterprise national income tax deduction and a 100% local income tax deduction
for the next nine years thereafter, from 2001 to 2009, for income tax purposes.
Henglong is subject to enterprise national income tax at a rate of 15% for 2008
and 2009.
On
January 1, 2003, Shenyang was granted an enterprise income tax holiday of a 100%
enterprise income tax exemption for two years commencing from 2003, a 75%
enterprise national income tax deduction and a 100% local income tax deduction
for the next three years thereafter, from 2005 to 2007, and a 50% enterprise
national income tax deduction, from January 1, 2008, for income tax purposes
and was subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of 18%. Commencing from
2009, Shenyang is subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of
20% .
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On
January 1, 2004, Zhejiang was granted an enterprise income tax holiday of a 100%
enterprise income tax exemption for two years commencing from 2004, and a 50%
enterprise national income tax deduction, and a 50% local income tax deduction
for the next three years thereafter, from 2006 to 2008, for income tax
purposes. During 2008, Zhejiang is subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of
16.5%, which comprises of 15% enterprise national income tax and 1.5% local
income tax, and is subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% commencing
from January 1, 2009.
USAI,
Wuhu, Jielong and Hengsheng are at their start up stage in 2009 and 2008,
accordingly, there is no assessable profit for the three months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008 subject to PRC enterprise income tax. They have an enterprise
income tax exemption in 2008 and 2009, and are subject to enterprise income tax
at a rate of 16.5% for the next three years thereafter, from 2010 to 2012, and a
25% enterprise national income tax for the years commencing from January 1,
2013.
No
provision for Hong Kong tax is made as Genesis is an investment holding company,
and has no assessable income in Hong Kong for the three months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008. The enterprise income tax of Hong Kong is 17.5%.
No
provision for US tax is made as the Company has no assessable income in the US
for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. The enterprise income tax of
US is 35%.
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26.
Significant concentrations
The
Company grants credit to its customers, generally on an open account
basis. The Company’s customers are all located in the PRC.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited), the Company’s ten largest
customers accounted for 74.2% of its consolidated net sales, with each of four
customers individually accounting for more than 10% of consolidated net sales,
i.e. 13.8%, 11.7%, 11.1% and 10.9% individually, or an aggregate of 47.5%.
At March 31, 2009, approximately 39.7% of accounts receivable were from trade
transactions with the aforementioned four customers.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008 (unaudited), the Company’s ten largest
customers accounted for 67.7% of the Company’s consolidated net sales, with each
of four customers individually accounting for more than 10% of consolidated net
sales, i.e. 13.1%, 11.5%, 11.3% and 10.2% individually, or an aggregate of
46.1%. At March 31, 2008, approximately 33.4% of accounts receivable were
from trade transactions with the aforementioned four customers.
27.
Related party transactions and balances
Related
party transactions with companies with common directors are as
follows:
Related
sales (unaudited):
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Merchandise
Sold to Related Parties
|
$ | 559,011 | $ | 2,051,082 |
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Related
purchases (unaudited):
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Materials
Purchased from Related Parties
|
$ | 2,126,737 | $ | 1,952,390 | ||||
Technology
Purchased from Related Parties
|
43,886 | - | ||||||
Equipment
Purchased from Related Parties
|
1,076,335 | 417,438 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,246,958 | $ | 2,369,828 |
Purchase
of 35.5% equity interest in Jinzhou Henglong during the three months ended March
31, 2008 (refer to note 19)
Related
receivables (March 31, 2009 unaudited):
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
$ | 1,583,182 | $ | 1,285,110 | ||||
Other
receivables
|
743,209 | 903,674 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 2,326,391 | $ | 2,188,784 |
Related
advances (March 31, 2009 unaudited):
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Advanced
Equipment Payment to Related Parties
|
$ | 1,442,579 | $ | 2,473,320 | ||||
Advanced
Expenses and Others to Related Parties
|
349,320 | 9,374 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 1,791,899 | $ | 2,482,694 |
Related payables (March
31, 2009 unaudited)
March 31, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 1,522,755 | $ | 1,097,642 |
These
transactions were consummated under similar terms as those with the Company's
customers and suppliers.
28.
Commitments and contingencies
Legal
Proceedings - The Company is not currently a party to any threatened or pending
legal proceedings, other than incidental litigation arising in the ordinary
course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of
these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
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The
following table summarizes the Company’s major contractual payment obligations
and commitments as of March 31, 2009 (unaudited):
Payment Obligations by Period
|
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2009 (a)
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Obligations
for service agreements
|
$ | 110,000 | $ | 110,000 | $ | 110,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 330,000 | ||||||||||||
Obligations
for purchasing agreements
|
5,013,714 | 1,239,355 | $ | — | $ | — | - | 6,253,069 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 5,123,714 | $ | 1,349,355 | $ | 110,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 6,583,069 |
(a)
Remaining 9 months in 2009
29.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
At March
31, 2009 and 2008, the Company did not have any transactions, obligations or
relationships that could be considered off-balance sheet
arrangements.
30.
Segment reporting
The
accounting policies of the product sectors are the same as those described in
the summary of significant accounting policies except that the disaggregated
financial results for the product sectors have been prepared using a management
approach, which is consistent with the basis and manner in which management
internally disaggregates financial information for the purposes of assisting
them in making internal operating decisions. Generally, the Company evaluates
performance based on stand-alone product sector operating income and accounts
for inter segment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third
parties, at current market prices.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited), the Company had nine
product sectors, five of them were principal profit makers, which were reported
as separate sectors which engaged in the production and sales of power steering
(Henglong), power steering (Jiulong), power steering (Shenyang), power pumps
(Zhejiang), and power steering (Wuhu). The other four sectors which were
established in 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively, engaged in the production and
sales of sensor modular (USAI), electronic power steering (Jielong), power
steering (Hengsheng), and provider of after sales and R&D services (HLUSA).
Since the revenues, net income and net assets of these four sectors are less
than 10% of its segment in the consolidated financial statements, the Company
incorporated these four sectors into “other sectors”.
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The
Company’s product sectors information is as follows:
|
Henglong
|
Jiulong
|
Shenyang
|
Zhejiang
|
Wuhu
|
Other sector
|
Other (1)
|
Total
|
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For
the Three Months Ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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31-Mar-09
|
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Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
product sales – external
|
$ | 18,075,293 | $ | 9,764,562 | $ | 6,405,993 | $ | 5,422,811 | $ | 4,828,229 | $ | 200,558 | $ | — | $ | 44,697,446 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
product sales – internal
|
8541,592 | 214,904 | 502,829 | 120,086 | — | — | (9,379,411 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain
on other sales
|
42,460 | (13,040 | ) | 14,530 | 3,420 | 18,135 | 2,878 | (1,504 | ) | 66,879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ | 26,659,345 | $ | 9,966,426 | $ | 6,923,352 | $ | 5,546,317 | $ | 4,846,364 | $ | 203,436 | $ | (9,380,915 | ) | $ | 44,764,325 | |||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 4,865,838 | $ | 426,272 | $ | 763,816 | $ | 505,084 | $ | (190,181 | ) | $ | (336,051 | ) | $ | (2,392,269 | ) | $ | 3,642,509 | |||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to non-controlling interests
|
973,167 | 80,992 | 229,144 | 247,491 |
(43,114)
|
(37,144)
|
(66,839)
|
1,383,697
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to common shareholders
|
$ | 3,892,671 | $ | 345,280 | $ | 534,672 | $ | 257,593 | $ | (147,067 | ) | $ | (298,907 | ) | $ | (2,325,430 | ) | $ | 2,258,812 |
|
Henglong
|
Jiulong
|
Shenyang
|
Zhejiang
|
Wuhu
|
Other sector
|
Other (1)
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
For
the Three Months Ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
31-Mar-08
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
product sales – external
|
$ | 14,925,533 | $ | 11,269,992 | $ | 6,212,496 | $ | 3,724,796 | $ | 5,295,038 | $ | 39,188 | $ | — | $ | 41,467,043 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
product sales – internal
|
7,363,909 | 598,839 | 418,131 | 276,836 | — | — | (8,657,715 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain
on other sales
|
105,119 | (8,611 | ) | 31,323 | (4,172 | ) | 12,894 | (898 | ) | (1,465 | ) | 134,190 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ | 22,394,561 | $ | 11,860,220 | $ | 6,661,950 | $ | 3,997,460 | $ | 5,307,932 | $ | 38,290 | $ | (8,659,180 | ) | $ | 41,601,233 | |||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 4,635,973 | $ | 806,534 | $ | 795,935 | $ | 805,012 | $ | (275,594 | ) | $ | (244,766 | ) | $ | (342,673 | ) | $ | 6,180,421 | |||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
927,195
|
153,240
|
238,781
|
394,456
|
(62,477)
|
(18,901)
|
117,953
|
1,750,247
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to common shareholders
|
$ | 3,708,778 | $ | 653,294 | $ | 557,154 | $ | 410,556 | $ | (213,117 | ) | $ | (225,865 | ) | $ | (460,626 | ) | $ | 4,430,174 |
(1)Other
includes activity not allocated to the product sectors and elimination of
inter-sector transactions.
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31.
Subsequent events
On March
17, 2009, the Company delivered two WAP Default notices to the Convertible Note
holders. On March 27, 2009, the Company received a letter dated March
26, 2009 via fax from YA Global, one of the Convertible Note holders, electing
to exercise its redemption right. On April 8, 2009, the Company and YA Global
reached a settlement agreement whereby the Company paid a redemption amount of
$5,041,667 to YA Global for the redemption of three Convertible Notes
it held in a total principal amount of $5,000,000 and YA Global waived its
entitlement to the Other Make Whole Amount as defined in Section 5(d) of the
Convertible Notes.
On April
24, 2009, the provisional liquidator acting on behalf of Lehman Brothers
Commercial Corporation Asia Limited, the “LBCCA Liquidator”, the other
Convertible Note holder, notified the Company to redeem the entire outstanding
principal of $30,000,000, together with interest, late charges, if any, and the
Other Make Whole Amount, to be paid on July 23, 2009. The Company is reviewing
whether the LBCCA letter, request for extension, its three Holder Redemption
Notices and other matters have followed the terms of the securities purchase
agreement dated February 1, 2008 and the Convertible Notes and the Company will
negotiate with LBCCA Liquidator to resolve this situation.
ITEM 2.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
Cautionary
Statement Pursuant to Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. Generally, the words “believes”, “anticipates,”
“may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue,” and similar
expressions or the negative thereof or comparable terminology are intended to
identify forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to,
statements concerning the Company’s expectations regarding its working capital
requirements, financing requirements, business prospects, and other statements
of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or
trends, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical
facts. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties,
including the matters set forth in this Quarterly Report or other reports or
documents the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission from
time to time, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially
from those projected. Undue reliance should not be placed on these
forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009 involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from
those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained
herein. Please see the discussion on risk factors in Item 1A of Part II of
this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
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GENERAL
OVERVIEW:
China
Automotive Systems, Inc., including, when the context so requires, its
subsidiaries and the subsidiaries’ interests in the Sino-foreign joint ventures
described below, is referred to herein as the “Company”. The Company, through
its Sino-foreign joint ventures, engages in the manufacture and sales of
automotive systems and components in the People’s Republic of China, the “PRC”
or “China”, as described below.
Great
Genesis Holdings Limited, a company incorporated on January 3, 2003 under The
Companies Ordinance in Hong Kong as a limited liability company, “Genesis”, is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Henglong
USA Corporation, “HLUSA”, which was incorporated on January 8, 2007 in Troy,
Michigan, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and mainly engages in
marketing of automotive parts in North America, and provides after sales service
and research and development support accordingly.
The
Company owns the following aggregate net interests in eight Sino-foreign joint
ventures organized in the PRC as of March 31, 2009 and 2008.
Percentage Interest
|
||||||||
Name of Entity
|
March 31, 2009
|
March 31, 2008
|
||||||
Shashi
Jiulong Power Steering Gears Co., Ltd., “Jiulong”
|
81.00 | % | 81.00 | % | ||||
Jingzhou
Henglong Automotive Parts Co., Ltd., “Henglong”
|
80.00 | % | 80.00 | % | ||||
Shenyang
Jinbei Henglong Automotive Steering System Co., Ltd.,
“Shenyang”
|
70.00 | % | 70.00 | % | ||||
Zhejiang
Henglong & Vie Pump-Manu Co., Ltd., “Zhejiang”
|
51.00 | % | 51.00 | % | ||||
Universal
Sensor Application Inc., “USAI”
|
83.34 | % | 75.90 | % | ||||
Wuhan
Jielong Electric Power Steering Co., Ltd., “Jielong”
|
85.00 | % | 85.00 | % | ||||
Wuhu
HengLong Automotive Steering System Co., Ltd., “Wuhu”
|
77.33 | % | 77.33 | % | ||||
Jingzhou
Hengsheng Automotive System Co., Ltd, “Hengsheng”
|
100.00 | % | 100.00 | % |
Jiulong
was established in 1993 and mainly engaged in the production of integral power
steering gear for heavy-duty vehicles.
Henglong
was established in 1997 and mainly engaged in the production of rack and pinion
power steering gear for cars and light duty vehicles.
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On March
31, 2008, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Genesis, and Wiselink Holdings
Limited, “Wiselink”, both controlled by Hanlin Chen and his family, entered into
an equity transfer agreement, the “Henglong Agreement”, pursuant to which
Wiselink agreed to transfer and assign its 35.5% equity interest in Jingzhou
Henglong, one of the Company’s currently consolidated subsidiaries, to Genesis
for a total consideration of US$32,090,000. The Company now holds an 80% equity
interest in Jingzhou Henglong.
Under the
terms of the Henglong Agreement, Genesis is deemed to be the owner of Jingzhou
Henglong commencing from January 1, 2008. The Henglong Acquisition is considered
as a business combination of companies under common control and is being
accounted for in a manner of pooling of interests.
Shenyang
was established in 2002 and focuses on power steering parts for light duty
vehicles.
Zhejiang
was established in 2002 to focus on power steering pumps.
USAI was
established in 2005 and mainly engaged in production and sales of sensor
modulars. In
2008, Genesis and Shanghai Hongxi Investment Inc., “Hongxi”, the other
shareholder of USAI, agreed to increase USAI’s capital to $2,600,000 from
$1,800,000. The increased capital was wholly funded by Genesis. Therefore, the
capital contributed by Genesis in USAI increased to $2,166,900 from $1,366,900,
accounting for 83.34% of the total capital; while the capital contributed by
Hongxi remained unchanged, accounting for 16.66% of the total
capital.
Jielong
was established in 2006 and mainly engaged in production and sales of electric
power steering, “EPS”.
Wuhu was
established in 2006 and mainly engaged in production and sales of automobile
steering systems.
Hengsheng
was established in 2007 and mainly engaged in production and sales of automobile
steering systems.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
The
Company prepares its condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Management periodically evaluates the estimates and judgments made.
Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on
various factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Actual results may differ from these estimates as a result of different
assumptions or conditions. The following critical accounting policies affect the
more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the
Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
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The
Company considers an accounting estimate to be critical if:
• It
requires us to make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time
the Company was making the estimate, and
• Changes
in the estimate or different estimates that the Company could have selected
would have had a material impact on its financial condition or results of
operations.
The table
below presents information about the nature and rationale for the Company
critical accounting estimates:
Balance Sheet
Caption
|
Critical Estimate
Item
|
Nature of Estimates
Required
|
Assumptions/Approaches
Used
|
Key Factors
|
||||
Accrued
liabilities
and
other
long-term
liabilities
|
Warranty
Obligations
|
Estimating
warranty requires the Company to forecast the resolution of existing
claims and expected future claims on products sold. VMs are increasingly
seeking to hold suppliers responsible for product warranties, which may
impact the Company’s exposure to these costs.
|
The
Company bases its estimate on historical trends of units sold and payment
amounts, combined with its current understanding of the status of existing
claims and discussions with its customers.
|
• VM
(Vehicle Manufacturer) sourcing
• VM
policy decisions regarding warranty claims
VMs
|
||||
Property,
plant and equipment, intangible assets and other long-term
assets
|
Valuation
of long- lived assets and investments
|
The
Company is required from time-to-time to review the recoverability of
certain of its assets based on projections of anticipated future cash
flows, including future profitability assessments of various product
lines.
|
The
Company estimates cash flows using internal budgets based on recent sales
data, independent automotive production volume estimates and customer
commitments.
|
• Future
Production estimates
•
Customer preferences and decisions
|
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Accounts
and notes receivables
|
Provision
for doubtful accounts and notes receivable
|
Estimating
the provision for doubtful accounts and notes receivable require the
Company to analyze and monitor each customer’s credit standing and
financial condition regularly. The Company grants credit to its customers,
generally on an open account basis. It will have material adverse effect
on the Company’s cost disclosure if such assessment were
improper.
|
The
Company grants credit to its customers for three to four months based on
each customer’s current credit standing and financial data. The Company
assesses an allowance on an individual customer basis, under normal
circumstances; the Company does not record any provision for doubtful
accounts for those accounts receivable amounts which were in credit terms.
For those receivables out of credit terms, certain proportional provision,
namely 25% to 100%, will be recorded based on respective overdue
terms.
|
•
Customers’ credit standing and financial condition
|
||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
Recoverability
of deferred tax assets
|
The
Company is required to estimate whether recoverability of the Company’s
deferred tax assets is more likely than not based on forecasts of taxable
earnings in the related tax jurisdiction.
|
The
Company uses historical and projected future operating results, based upon
approved business plans, including a review of the eligible carryforward
period, tax planning opportunities and other relevant
considerations.
|
• Tax
law changes
• Variances
in future projected profitability, including by taxing entity
|
In
addition, there are other items within the Company’s financial statements that
require estimation, but are not as critical as those discussed above. These
include the allowance for reserves for excess and obsolete inventory. Although
not significant in recent years, changes in estimates used in these and other
items could have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS——THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008:
The
following table sets forth for the periods indicated certain items from the
Company's Consolidated Statements of Income expressed as a percentage of net
sales and the percentage change in the dollar amount of each such item from that
in the indicated previous year.
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Percentage on net sales
|
Change in percentage
|
|||||||||||
Three months ended
March 31,
|
Three months ended
March 31,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009 vs
2008
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 7.8 | % | ||||||
Cost
of sales
|
72.7 | 70.5 | 11.1 | |||||||||
Gross
profit
|
27.3 | 29.5 | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||
Gain
on other sales
|
0.1 | 0.3 | (50.2 | ) | ||||||||
Less:
operating expenses
|
||||||||||||
Selling
expenses
|
5.3 | 6.0 | (4.7 | ) | ||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
4.0 | 3.9 | 11.5 | |||||||||
R
& D expenses
|
1.0 | 0.4 | 150.4 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1.3 | 3.1 | (55.9 | ) | ||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
11.6 | 13.4 | (7.0 | ) | ||||||||
Operating
income
|
15.9 | 16.4 | 4.5 | |||||||||
Other
income
|
- | 0.5 | (100.0 | ) | ||||||||
Financial
income (expenses)
|
(1.0 | ) | - | (2223.8 | ) | |||||||
Gain
(loss) on change in fair value of derivative
|
(3.5 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Income
before income tax
|
11.4 | 16.9 | (27.3 | ) | ||||||||
Income
tax
|
3.2 | 2.0 | 75.8 | |||||||||
Net
income
|
8.2 | 14.9 | (41.1 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
3.0 | 4.2 | (20.9 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income attributable to common shareholders
|
5.2 | % | 10.7 | % | (49.0 | ) % |
THREE
MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008:
NET
SALES:
Net sales
were $44,697,446 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to
$41,467,043 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase of
$3,230,403, or 7.8%. The increase in net sales in 2009 as compared to 2008
was a result of the following factors:
(1)
Increases in the income of Chinese residents and the growth of consumption led
to an increase in the sales of passenger vehicles and an increase in the
Company’s sales of steering gear and pumps. As a result, sales of steering gear
and pumps for domestic passenger vehicles for the three months ended March 31,
2009 were $29,309,514 and $5,422,811, as compared to $26,433,067 and $3,724,796
for the same period of 2008, an increase of $2,876,447 and $1,698,015, or 10.9%
and 45.6%, respectively.
(2)
Influenced by global financial crisis, investments and business activities in
China have decreased, which led to a decrease in sales of commercial vehicles
and a decrease in the Company’s sales of steering gear and accessories. For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, sales of steering gear and accessories for
commercial vehicles was $9,764,562, as compared to $11,269,992 for the same
period of 2008, a decrease of $1,505,429, or 13.4%.
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(3) The
Company has raised the technological contents in, and production efficiency of,
its products as a result of technological improvement to its production lines,
allowing the Company to reduce its costs and, correspondingly, its sales prices
which led to increased sales volumes.
GROSS
PROFIT
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, gross profit was $12,197,831, as compared to
$12,212,370 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of $14,539, or
0.1%.
The
increase of sales volume contributed to an increase of $1,672,036 in gross
profit, the decrease of selling prices contributed to a decrease of $2,249,826
in gross profit, while the decrease in unit cost resulted in an increase of
$563,250 in gross profit.
Gross
margin was 27.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2009, a decrease of 2.2%
from 29.5% for the same period of 2008, primarily due to a decrease in selling
price. The Company plans to take the following measures in the remaining nine
months of 2009 to increase gross profit levels and to meet its yearly gross
margin target of not less than 28%.
1. Reduce
manufacturing costs by optimizing product design and production techniques.
During 2009, the Company’s technical personnel will improve product design and
production techniques to reduce wastage in the production process and improve
manufacturing efficiency, thus reducing costs. The Company estimates its
manufacturing costs will be reduced by 2.0% as compared to 2008 as a result of
the optimized product design and production techniques.
2. Reduce
purchase costs by decreasing materials price. During 2009, the Company projects
to reduce materials price by 5% to 10%.
GAIN ON
OTHER SALES
Gain on
other sales consists of net amount retained from sales of materials and other
assets. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, gain on other sales was
$66,879, as compared to $134,190 for the same period of 2008, a decrease of
$67,311, or 50.2%, mainly due to decreased sales of materials.
SELLING
EXPENSES
Selling
expenses were $2,359,166 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared
to $2,475,341 for the same period of 2008, a decrease of $116,175, or
4.7%. Material decreases were transportation expenses.
The
decrease in transportation expenses was due to decreased gasoline
price.
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GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
General
and administrative expenses were $1,801,702 for the three months ended March 31,
2009, as compared to $1,616,150 for the same period of 2008, an increase of
$185,552, or 11.5%. Material increase was salaries and wages expense, as a
result of the Company improved employee’s welfare in 2009.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research
and development expenses were $439,922 for the three months ended March 31,
2009, as compared to $175,678 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an
increase of $264,244, or 150.4%, as a result of the Company’s new product
development and more R&D personnel involved with the new product research
and development program.
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, the depreciation and amortization expense,
excluding those recorded in cost of sales, was $571,413, as compared to
$1,294,727 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of $723,314, or
55.9%, as a result of adoption of an accelerated depreciation method in previous
years, so that no further depreciation has to be recorded for those fixed assets
which were fully depreciated but are still in use.
INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
Income
from operations was $7,092,507 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as
compared to $6,784,664 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase of
$307,843, or 4.5%, as a result of a decrease of $14,539, or 0.1%, in gross
profit, a decrease of $67,311, or 50.2%, in gain on other sales, and a decrease
of $389,693, or7.0%, in operating expenses.
OTHER
INCOME
Other
income was $199,459 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, primarily
attributable to government subsidies. There was no such income in the same
period in 2009.
Whether
or not a government subsidy can be classified as other income depends on whether
the company’s technological improvement has achieved its expected goal of
production expansion and quality enhancement.
FINANCIAL
EXPENSES
Financial
expenses were $439,480 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to
financial income of $20,693 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an
increase of $460,173, primarily as a result of a decrease of foreign currency
exchange gain, an increase in convertible note interest expense, and an increase
in convertible note discount amortization.
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LOSS ON
CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVE
Loss on
change in fair value of derivative was $1,560,848 for the three months ended
March 31, 2009.
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
Income
before income taxes was $5,092,179 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as
compared to $7,004,816 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of
$1,912,637, or 27.3%, as a result of an increase in income from operations of
$307,843, a decrease in other income of $199,459, an increase in financial
expenses of $460,173 and an increase in loss on change in fair value of
derivative of $1,560,848.
INCOME
TAXES
Income
tax income was $1,449,670 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared
to $824,395 of income tax expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an
increase of $625,275, mainly because of:
1. The
Company has received an income tax refund of $267,844 for domestic equipment
purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2008, and there was no such
tax refund for the same period of 2009.
2.
Increase of income tax benefit resulted from China tax law adjustment caused a
decrease in income tax by $363,862.
3.
Increase of accrued valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets caused an
increased in income tax by $721,293.
NET
INCOME
Net
income was $3,642,509 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to
a net income of $6,180,421 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease
of $2,537,912, or 41.1%, as a result of a decrease in income before income taxes
of $1,912,637, or 27.3%, and an increase in income taxes expenses of $625,275,
or 75.8%.
NET
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Minority
interests in the earnings of the Sino-foreign Joint-ventures amounted to
$1,383,697 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to $1,750,247
for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of $366,550, or
20.9%.
The
Company owns different equity interest in eight Sino-foreign joint ventures,
through which it conducts its operations. All the operating results of these
eight Sino-foreign joint ventures were consolidated in the Company’s financial
statements as of March 31, 2009 and 2008. The Company records the
non-controlling interests' share in the earnings of the respective Sino-foreign
joint ventures for each period.
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In 2009,
non-controlling interest decreased significantly as compared to 2008, primarily
as a result of Jiulong and Zhejiang, the Company’s Sino-foreign joint ventures,
having lower net income in 2008.
NET
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
Net
income was $2,258,812 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to
a net income of $4,430,174 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease
of $2,171,362, or 49.0%, mainly due to the loss in fair value of
derivative.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Capital
resources and use of cash
The
Company has historically financed its liquidity requirements from a variety of
sources, including short-term borrowings under bank credit agreements, bankers’
acceptance, issuances of capital stock and notes and internally generated cash.
As of March 31, 2009, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $37,585,291,
as compared to $49,962,022 as of March 31, 2008, a decrease of $12,376,731, or
24.8%.
The
Company had working capital of $41,794,491 as of March 31, 2009, as compared to
$43,046,747 as of March 31, 2008, a decrease of $1,252,256, or
2.9%.
Financing
activities:
For the
Company’s bank loans and banker’s acceptance bill facilities, the Company’s
banks require the Company to sign documents to repay such facilities within one
year. On the condition that the Company can provide adequate mortgage security
and has not violated the terms of the line of credit agreement, it can extend
such one year facilities for another year.
The
Company had bank loans maturing in less than one year of $5,120,028 and bankers’
acceptances of $22,446,978 as of March 31, 2009.
The
Company currently expects to be able to obtain similar bank loans and bankers’
acceptance bills in the future if it can provide adequate mortgage security
following the termination of the above mentioned agreements (See the table in
section (a) Bank loan). If the Company is not able to do so, it will have to
refinance such debt as it becomes due or repay that debt to the extent it has
cash available from operations or from the proceeds of additional issuances of
capital stock. Owing to depreciation, the value of the mortgages securing the
above-mentioned bank loans and banker's acceptance bills will be devalued by
approximately $7,547,760. If the Company wishes to obtain the same amount of
bank loans and banker's acceptance bills, it will have to provide
$7,547,760 additional mortgages as of the mature date of such agreements (See
the table in section (a) Bank loan). The Company still can obtain a reduced line
of credit with a reduction of $3,465,197, which is 46% (the mortgage rates) of
$7,547,760, if it cannot provide additional mortgages. The Company expects that
the reduction of bank loans will not have a material adverse effect on its
liquidity.
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On
February 15, 2008, the Company issued $35,000,000 of convertible notes to Lehman
Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited, LBCCA, and YA Global Investments,
L.P., YA Global, maturing in 5 years. According to the terms of the Senior
Convertible Notes (as described in Note 12), convertible notes may be required
to be repaid in cash on or prior to their maturity. For example,
Convertible Note holders are entitled to require the Company redeem all or any
portion of the Convertible Notes in cash, if the Weighted Average Price (WAP)
for twenty (20) consecutive trading days is less than $3.187 at any time
following February 15, 2009, the “WAP Default”, by delivering written
redemption notice to the Company within five (5) business days after the receipt
of the Company’s notice of the WAP Default.
As a
result of the recent worldwide financial turmoil, the Company’s stock’s WAP for
twenty (20) consecutive trading days ended on March 16, 2009 was below $3.187.
On March 17, 2009, the Company delivered two WAP Default notices to the
Convertible Note holders. On March
27, 2009, the Company received a letter dated March 26, 2009 via fax from YA
Global, one of the Convertible Note holders, electing to require the Company to
redeem all the three Convertible Notes it held in the total principal
amount of $5,000,000, together with interest, late charges, if any, and the
Other Make Whole Amount as defined in Section 5(d) of the Convertible
Notes. After negotiation, the Company and YA Global reached a settlement
agreement on April 8, 2009 whereby the Company paid a redemption amount of
$5,041,667 to YA Global and YA Global waived its entitlement to the Other Make
Whole Amount.
Following
the WAP Default notices, the Company received a letter from the provisional
liquidator acting on behalf of LBCCA, the “LBCCA Liquidator”, requesting that it
be granted an extension of time until April 24, 2009 to consider its rights
under the Convertible Notes. The Company has granted an extension to April
15, 2009. The LBCCA Liquidator further requested another
extension to April 24, 2009. On April 24, 2009, LBCCA’s lawyers sent
three Holder Redemption Notices via fax electing to redeem the entire
outstanding principal of $30,000,000, together with interest, late charges, if
any, and the Other Make Whole Amount, to be paid on July 23, 2009. The Company
is reviewing whether the LBCCA letter, request for extension, its three Holder
Redemption Notices and other matters have followed the terms of the securities
purchase agreement dated February 1, 2008 and the Convertible Notes and the
Company will negotiate with LBCCA Liquidator to resolve this
situation.
The
Company’s ability to redeem the Convertible Notes and meet its payment
obligations depends on its cash position and its ability to refinance or
generate significant cash flow, which is subject to general economic, financial
and competition factors and other factors beyond the Company’s
control. The Company cannot assure you that it has sufficient funds
available or will be able to obtain sufficient funds to meet its payment
obligations under the Convertible Notes, and the Company’s failure to redeem
would result in a material adverse effect on its liquidity and capital
resources, business, results of operations or financial
condition.
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(a) Bank
loans
As of
March 31, 2009, the principal outstanding under the Company’s credit facilities
and lines of credit was as follows:
Bank
|
Due Date
|
Amount available
|
Amount Borrowed
|
|||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Bank
of China
|
Dec-09
|
$ | 8,175,954 | $ | 4,578,768 | ||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
China
Construction Bank
|
Oct-09
|
8,983,279 | 3,612,692 | ||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Shanghai
Pudong Development Bank
|
Oct-09
|
7,349,342 | 5,256,806 | ||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Jingzhou
Commercial Bank
|
Oct-09
|
11,650,317 | 5,354,233 | ||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China
|
Sep-09
|
2,925,730 | 1,922,205 | ||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Bank
of Communications Co., Ltd
|
Sep-09
|
3,335,333 | 2,794,072 | ||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
China
Merchants Bank
|
Sep-09
|
2,194,298 | 1,701,064 | ||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
China
CITIC Bank
|
Jul-09
|
6,803,265 | 2,347,167 | ||||||||
Total
|
$ | 51,417,518 | $ | 27,567,007 |
The
Company may request banks to issue notes payable or bank loans within its credit
line using a 364-day revolving line.
The
Company refinanced its short-term debt during early 2009 at annual interest
rates of 5.31% to 6.83%, and for terms of six to twelve months. Pursuant to the
refinancing arrangement, the Company pledged $30,567,846 of equipment,
$5,334,489 of land use rights and $3,177,816 of buildings as security for its
comprehensive credit facility with the Bank of China; pledged $2,105,054 of land
use rights and $11,392,532 of buildings as security for its comprehensive credit
facility with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank; pledged $5,863,884 of land use
rights and $7,455,433 of equipment as security for its revolving comprehensive
credit facility with Jingzhou Commercial Bank; pledged $1,575,707 of land use
rights and $1,064,522 of buildings as security for its comprehensive credit
facility with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; pledged $1,463,143 of
accounts receivable, $7,034,062 of land use rights and $3,660,990 of buildings
as security for its comprehensive credit facility with China Construction Bank;
pledged $2,985,764 of land use rights and $4,252,217 of buildings as security
for its comprehensive credit facility with China CITIC Bank; pledged $3,465,792
of land use rights and $1,920,101 of buildings as security for its comprehensive
credit facility with China Merchants Bank; pledged $4,151,801 of land use rights
and $2,341,907 of buildings as security for its comprehensive credit facility
with Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.
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(b)
Financing from investors:
On
February 15, 2008, the Company sold $30,000,000 and $5,000,000 convertible notes
to Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited, LBCCA, and YA Global
Investments, L.P., YA Global, respectively, with a scheduled maturity date of
February 15, 2013 and an initial conversion price for conversion into the
Company’s common stock of $8.8527 per share.
The
Company and YA Global reached a settlement agreement on April 8, 2009 whereby
the Company paid a redemption amount of $5,041,667 to YA Global, which has
agreed to waive its entitlement to Other Make Whole Amount as defined in Section
5(d) of the Convertible Notes.
On April
24, 2009, the provisional liquidator acting on behalf of Lehman Brothers
Commercial Corporation Asia Limited, the “LBCCA Liquidator”, the other
Convertible Note holder, notified the Company to redeem the entire outstanding
principal of $30,000,000, together with interest, late charges, if any, and the
Other Make Whole Amount, to be paid on July 23, 2009. The Company is reviewing
whether the LBCCA letter, request for extension, its three Holder Redemption
Notices and other matters have followed the terms of the securities purchase
agreement dated February 1, 2008 and the Convertible Notes and the Company will
negotiate with LBCCA Liquidator to resolve this situation.
The
Company’s ability to redeem the Convertible Notes and meet its payment
obligations depends on its cash position and its ability to refinance or
generate significant cash flow, which is subject to general economic, financial
and competition factors and other factors beyond the Company’s control. If the
aforementioned convertible notes must be repaid in cash at or before scheduled
maturity, and if at that time the Company cannot issue new notes or stock to
refinance, or acquire enough bank loans, or cannot extend the maturity dates of
such notes, the Company’s liquidity and capital resources will be adversely
affected.
Cash
Requirements:
The
following table summarizes the Company’s expected cash outflows resulting from
financial contracts and commitments. The Company has not included information on
its recurring purchases of materials for use in its manufacturing operations.
These amounts are generally consistent from year to year, closely reflecting the
Company’s levels of production, and are not long-term in nature being less than
three months.
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Payment Due Dates
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Less than 1 year
|
1-3 years
|
3-5 years
|
More than 5
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Short-term
bank loan
|
$ | 5,120,028 | $ | 5,120,028 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Notes
payable
|
22,446,978 | 22,446,978 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes payable
|
35,0000,000 | 35,0000,000 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
contractual purchase commitments, including information
technology
|
6,583,069 | 5,123,714 | 1,349,355 | 110,000 | — | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 69,150,075 | $ | 67,690,720 | $ | 1,349,355 | $ | 110,000 | $ | — |
Short-term
bank loans:
The
following table summarizes the contract information of short-term borrowings
between the banks and the Company as of March 31, 2009:
Bank
|
Purpose
|
Borrowing
Date
|
Borrowing
Term
(Year)
|
Annual
Percentage
Rate
|
Date of
Interest
Payment
|
Date of
Payment
|
Amount
Payable on
Due Date
|
|||||||||||
Bank
of China
|
Working
Capital
|
31-Oct-08
|
1 | 6.66 | % |
Pay monthly
|
31-Oct-09
|
$ | 2,194,298 | |||||||||
China
Construction Bank
|
Working
Capital
|
29-Dec-08
|
1 | 5.31 | % |
Pay monthly
|
29-Dec-09
|
2,925,730 | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 5,120,028 |
The
Company must use the loans for the purposes described in the table. If the
Company fails, it will be charged a penalty interest at 100% of the specified
loan rate. The Company has to pay interest at the interest rate described in the
table on the 20th of each month. If the Company fails, it will be charged a
compound interest at the specified rate. The Company has to repay the principal
outstanding on the specified date in the table. If it fails, it will be charged
a penalty interest at 50% of the specified loan rate. Management believes that
the Company had complied with such financial covenants as of March 31, 2009, and
will continue to comply with them.
The
following table summarizes the contract information of issuing notes payable
between the banks and the Company as of March 31, 2009:
Purpose
|
Term (Month)
|
Due Date
|
Amount Payable on
Due Date
|
||||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Apr-09
|
$ | 4,986,907 | |||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
May-09
|
594,216 | ||||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Jun-09
|
4,467,927 | ||||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Jul-09
|
3,208,062 | ||||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Aug-09
|
2,869,703 | ||||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Sep-09
|
6,320,163 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 22,446,978 |
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The
Company must use the loan for the purposes described in the table. If it fails,
the banks will no longer issue the notes payable, and it may have an adverse
effect on the Company’s liquidity and capital resources. The Company has to
deposit sufficient cash in the designated account of the bank on the due date of
notes payable for payment to the suppliers. If the bank has advanced payment to
the Company, it will be charged a penalty interest at 150% of the specified loan
rate. Management believes that the Company had complied with such financial
covenants as of March 31, 2009, and will continue to comply with
them.
The
Company had approximately $6,253,069 of capital commitments as of March 31,
2009, arising from equipment purchases for expanding production capacity. The
Company intends to disperse $5,013,715 in the remaining nine months of 2009
using its working capital. Management believes that it will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity.
Cash
flows:
(a)
Operating activities
Net cash
generated from operations during the three months ended March 31, 2009 was
$8,890,210, compared with net cash $274,256 expended from the same period of
2008, an increase of $9,164,466.
Similar
to the same period of 2008, the cash outflows from operating activities were
primarily due to increases in accounts receivable and
inventories.
First,
cash outflow increased by about $7,100,000 owing to increased accounts
receivable, mainly due to increased sales in 2009 over 2008. The credit terms on
sale of goods between customers and the Company generally range from 3 - 4
months, which resulted in increased accounts receivable as sales increased. This
is a normal capital circulation and the Company believes that it will not have a
material adverse effect on future cash flows. Second, increased inventories led
to an increased cash outflow of about $1,400,000, mainly due to the Company’s
intention to produce sufficient inventories to meet increasing demands in the
second quarter of 2009.
(b)
Investing activities
The
Company expended net cash of $4,666,339 in investment activities during the
three months ended March 31, 2009, and $3,526,190 during the same period of
2008.
Similar
to 2008, the Company invested cash for equipment purchases and building
facility to expand production to meet market needs. Cash used for equipment
purchases and building facility during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008 were $4,296,391 and $2,999,504, respectively.
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(c)
Financing activities
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company expended net cash of
$3,744,935 in financing activities, as compared to obtaining net cash of
$33,505,001 through financing activities for the same period of 2008, a decrease
of $37,249,936 as a result of the following factors:
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company sold $30,000,000 and
$5,000,000 of convertible notes to Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia
Limited, and YA Global Investments, L.P., respectively. During the same period
in 2009, there is no such financing activity.
The
Company also repaid bank loans of $2,194,298 during the three months ended March
31, 2009 to save interest expenses.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
At March
31, 2009 and 2008, the Company did not have any transactions, obligations or
relationships that could be considered off-balance sheet
arrangements.
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
The
following table summarizes the Company’s contractual payment obligations and
commitments as of March 31, 2009:
Payment Obligations by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 (a)
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Obligations
for service agreements
|
$ | 110,000 | $ | 110,000 | $ | 110,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 330,000 | ||||||||||||
Obligations
for purchasing agreements
|
5,013,714 | 1,239,355 | — | — | — | 6,253,069 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 5,123,714 | $ | 1,349,355 | $ | 110,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,583,069 |
(a)
Remaining 9 months in 2009
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SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
On March
17, 2009, the Company delivered two WAP Default notices to the Convertible Note
holders. On March 27, 2009, the Company received a letter dated March
26, 2009 via fax from YA Global, one of the Convertible Note holders, electing
to exercise its redemption right. On April 8, 2009, the Company and YA Global
reached a settlement agreement whereby the Company paid a redemption amount of
$5,041,667 to YA Global, for the redemption of three Convertible Notes it held
in a total principal amount of $5,000,000 and YA Global waived its entitlement
to the Other Make Whole Amount as defined in Section 5(d) of the Convertible
Notes.
On April
24, 2009, the provisional liquidator acting on behalf of Lehman Brothers
Commercial Corporation Asia Limited, the “LBCCA Liquidator”, the other
Convertible Note holder, notified the Company to redeem the entire outstanding
principal of $30,000,000, together with interest, late charges, if any, and the
Other Make Whole Amount, to be paid on July 23, 2009. The Company is reviewing
whether the LBCCA letter, request for extension, its three Holder Redemption
Notices and other matters have followed the terms of the securities purchase
agreement dated February 1, 2008 and the Convertible Notes and the Company will
negotiate with LBCCA Liquidator to resolve this situation.
ITEM 3
|
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
|
Not
applicable.
ITEM 4
|
CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES
|
( a
) EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed in reports the Company files with the
SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules
and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
The
Company’s management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with
the participation of the CEO and the CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31,
2009. Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
( b )
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
during the quarter ended March 31, 2009 that have materially effected, or are
reasonably likely to materially effect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
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PART II.—
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1
|
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
|
The
Company is not currently a party to any threatened or pending legal proceedings,
other than incidental litigation arising in the ordinary course of
business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these
matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 1A
|
RISK
FACTORS
|
Any investment in the Company’s
securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the
risks described below, together with the information contained elsewhere in this
prospectus, before you make a decision to invest in the Company. The Company’s
business, financial conditions and results of operations could be materially and
adversely affected by many risk factors. Because of these risk factors,
actual results might differ significantly from those projected in any
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences
include, among others, the following:
Risks Related to the
Company’s Business and Industry
Because
the Company is a holding company with substantially all of its operations
conducted through its subsidiaries, its performance will be affected by the
performance of its subsidiaries.
The
Company has no operations independent of those of Genesis and its subsidiaries,
and its principal assets are its investments in Genesis and its
subsidiaries. As a result, the Company is dependent upon the performance
of Genesis and its subsidiaries and will be subject to the financial, business
and other factors affecting Genesis as well as general economic and financial
conditions. As substantially all of the Company’s operations are and will
be conducted through its subsidiaries, the Company will be dependent on the cash
flow of its subsidiaries to meet its obligations.
Because
virtually all of the Company’s assets are and will be held by operating
subsidiaries, the claims of its stockholders will be subordinate to all existing
and future liabilities and obligations, and trade payables of such
subsidiaries. In the event of the Company’s bankruptcy, liquidation or
reorganization, the Company’s assets and those of its subsidiaries will be
available to satisfy the claims of its stockholders only after all of its and
its subsidiaries’ liabilities and obligations have been paid in
full.
The
Senior Convertible Notes are the Company’s unsecured obligations, but are not
obligations of its subsidiaries. In addition, the Company’s secured commercial
debt is senior to the Senior Convertible Notes.
With
the automobile parts markets being highly competitive and many of the Company’s
competitors having greater resources than it does, the Company may not be able
to compete successfully.
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The
automobile parts industry is a highly competitive business. Criteria for the
Company’s customers include:
•
Quality;
•
Price/cost competitiveness;
•
System and product performance;
•
Reliability and timeliness of delivery;
•
New product and technology development capability;
•
Excellence and flexibility in operations;
•
Degree of global and local presence;
•
Effectiveness of customer service; and
•
Overall management capability.
The
Company’s competitors include independent suppliers of parts, as well as
suppliers formed by spin-offs from its customers, who are becoming more
aggressive in selling parts to other vehicle manufacturers. Depending on
the particular product, the number of the Company’s competitors varies
significantly. Many of its competitors have substantially greater revenues
and financial resources than the Company does, as well as stronger brand names,
consumer recognition, business relationships with vehicle manufacturers, and
geographic presence than the Company has. The Company may not be able to
compete favorably and increased competition may substantially harm its business,
business prospects and results of operations.
Internationally,
the Company faces different market dynamics and competition. The Company
may not be as successful as its competitors in generating revenues in
international markets due to the lack of recognition of its products or other
factors. Developing product recognition overseas is expensive and
time-consuming and the Company’s international expansion efforts may be more
costly and less profitable than it expects. If the Company is not
successful in its target markets, its sales could decline, its margins could be
negatively impacted and it could lose market share, any of which could
materially harm the Company’s business, results of operations and
profitability.
The
cyclical nature of automotive production and sales could result in a reduction
in automotive sales, which could adversely affect the Company’s business and
results of operations.
The
Company’s business relies on automotive vehicle production and sales by its
customers, which are highly cyclical and depend on general economic conditions
and other factors, including consumer spending and preferences and the price and
availability of gasoline. They also can be affected by labor relations
issues, regulatory requirements, and other factors. In addition, in the
last two years, the price of automobiles in China has generally declined.
As a result, the volume of automotive production in China has fluctuated from
year to year, which gives rise to fluctuations in the demand for the Company’s
products. Any significant economic decline that results in a reduction in
automotive production and sales by the Company’s customers would have a material
adverse effect on its results of operations. Moreover, if the prices of
automobiles do not remain low, then demand for automobile parts could fall and
result in lower revenues and profitability.
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Increasing
costs for manufactured components and raw materials may adversely affect
the Company’s
profitability.
The
Company uses a broad range of manufactured components and raw materials in its
products, including castings, electronic components, finished sub-components,
molded plastic parts, fabricated metal, aluminum and steel, and resins.
Because it may be difficult to pass increased prices for these items on to the
Company’s customers, a significant increase in the prices of its components and
materials could materially increase the Company’s operating costs and adversely
affect its profit margins and profitability.
Pricing
pressure by automobile manufacturers on their suppliers may adversely affect the
Company’s business and results of operations.
Recently,
pricing pressure from automobile manufacturers has been prevalent in the
automotive parts industry in China. Virtually all vehicle manufacturers
seek price reductions each year, including requiring suppliers to pay a “3-R
Guarantees” service charge for repair, replacement and refund in an amount equal
to one percent of the total amount of parts supplied. Although the Company
has tried to reduce costs and resist price reductions, these reductions have
impacted its sales and profit margins. If the Company cannot offset
continued price reductions through improved operating efficiencies and reduced
expenditures, price reductions will have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s results of operations.
The
Company’s business, revenues and profitability would be materially and adversely
affected if the Company loses any of its large customers.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, approximately 10.9% of the Company’s sales
were to Zhejiang Geely Holding Co., Ltd, approximately 11.7% were to Brilliance
China Automotive Holdings Limited, approximately 13.8% were to Xi’an BYD
Electric Car Co., Ltd, and approximately 11.1% were to Beiqi Foton Motor Co.,
Ltd, the Company’s four largest customers. The loss of, or significant reduction
in purchases by, one or more of these major customers could adversely affect the
Company’s business.
The
Company may be subject to product liability and warranty and recall claims,
which may increase the costs of doing business and adversely affect its
financial condition and liquidity.
The
Company may be exposed to product liability and warranty claims if its products
actually or allegedly fail to perform as expected or the use of its products
results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury and/or property damage.
The Company started to pay some of its customers’ increased after-sales service
expenses due to consumer rights protection policies of “recall” issued by the
Chinese Government in 2004, such as the recalling flawed vehicles policy.
Beginning in 2004, automobile manufacturers unilaterally required their
suppliers to pay a “3-R Guarantees” service charge for repair, replacement and
refund in an amount equal to one percent of the total amount of parts
supplied. Accordingly, the Company has experienced and will continue to
experience higher after sales service expenses. Product liability,
warranty and recall costs may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
financial condition.
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The
Company is subject to environmental and safety regulations, which may increase
its compliance costs and may adversely affect its results of
operation.
The
Company is subject to the requirements of environmental and occupational safety
and health laws and regulations in China. It cannot provide assurance that
it has been or will be at all times in full compliance with all of these
requirements, or that it will not incur material costs or liabilities in
connection with these requirements. Additionally, these regulations may
change in a manner that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
business, results of operations and financial condition. The capital
requirements and other expenditures that may be necessary to comply with
environmental requirements could increase and become a material expense of doing
business.
Non-performance
by the Company’s suppliers may adversely affect the Company’s operations by
delaying delivery or causing delivery failures, which may negatively affect
demand, sales and profitability.
The
Company purchases various types of equipment, raw materials and manufactured
component parts from its suppliers. The Company would be materially and
adversely affected by the failure of its suppliers to perform as expected.
The Company could experience delivery delays or failures caused by production
issues or delivery of non-conforming products if its suppliers failed to
perform, and it also faces these risks in the event any of its suppliers becomes
insolvent or bankrupt.
The
Company’s business and growth may suffer if it fails to attract and retain key
personnel.
The
Company’s ability to operate its business and implement its strategies
effectively depends on the efforts of its executive officers and other key
employees. The Company depends on the continued contributions of its
senior management and other key personnel. The Company’s future success
also depends on its ability to identify, attract and retain highly skilled
technical staff, particularly engineers and other employees with electronics
expertise, and managerial, finance and marketing personnel. The Company
does not maintain a key person life insurance policy on Mr. Hanlin Chen or Mr.
Qizhou Wu. The loss of the services of any of its key employees or the
failure to attract or retain other qualified personnel could substantially harm
the Company’s business.
The
Company’s management controls approximately 82.9% of its outstanding common
stock and may have conflicts of interest with its minority
stockholders.
Members
of the Company’s management beneficially own approximately 82.9% of the
outstanding shares of its common stock. As a result, these majority
stockholders have control over decisions to enter into any corporate transaction
and have the ability to prevent any transaction that requires the approval of
stockholders, which could result in the approval of transactions that might not
maximize stockholders’ value. Additionally, these stockholders control the
election of members of the Company’s board, have the ability to appoint new
members to its management team and control the outcome of matters submitted to a
vote of the holders of its common stock. The interests of these majority
stockholders may at times conflict with the interests of the Company’s other
stockholders. The Henglong Acquisition was a transaction involving the Company
and a counterparty controlled by Mr. Hanlin Chen, the Company’s Chairman and
controlling stockholder. The Company regularly engages in transactions with
entities controlled by one of more of its officers and
directors.
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Covenants
contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Senior Convertible Notes
may restrict the Company’s operating flexibility.
There
is a limited public float of the Company’s common stock, which can result in its
stock price being volatile and prevent the realization of a profit on resale of
the Company’s common stock or derivative securities.
There is
a limited public float of the Company’s common stock. Of the Company’s
outstanding common stock, approximately 17.1% is considered part of the public
float. The term “public float” refers to shares freely and actively
tradable on the NASDAQ GlobalMarket and not owned by officers, directors or
affiliates, as such term is defined under the Securities Act. As a result
of the limited public float and the limited trading volume on some days, the
market price of the Company’s common stock can be volatile, and relatively small
changes in the demand for or supply of the Company’s common stock can have a
disproportionate effect on the market price for its common stock. This stock
price volatility could prevent a securityholder seeking to sell the Company’s
common stock or derivative securities from being able to sell them at or above
the price at which the stock or derivative securities were bought, or at a price
which a fully liquid market would report.
Provisions
in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the General
Corporation Law of Delaware may discourage a takeover attempt.
Provisions
in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the General
Corporation Law of Delaware, the state in which it is organized, could make it
difficult for a third party to acquire the Company, even if doing so might be
beneficial to its stockholders. Provisions of the Company’s certificate of
incorporation and bylaws impose various procedural and other requirements, which
could make it difficult for stockholders to effect certain corporate actions and
possibly prevent transactions that would maximize stockholders’
value.
The
Company does not pay cash dividends on its common stock.
The
Company has never paid common stock cash dividends and does not anticipate doing
so in the foreseeable future. In addition, the Securities Purchase Agreement
prohibits the Company from paying cash dividends on common stock without the
approval of the holders of the Senior Convertible Notes.
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Risks Related to Doing
Business in China and Other Countries Besides the United
States
Because
the Company’s operations are all located outside of the United States and are
subject to Chinese laws, any change of Chinese laws may adversely affect its
business.
All of
the Company’s operations are outside the United States and in China, which
exposes the Company to risks, such as exchange controls and currency
restrictions, currency fluctuations and devaluations, changes in local economic
conditions, changes in Chinese laws and regulations, exposure to possible
expropriation or other Chinese government actions, and unsettled political
conditions. These factors may have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s operations or on its business, results of operations and financial
condition.
The
Company’s international expansion plans subject it to risks inherent in doing
business internationally.
The
Company’s long-term business strategy relies on the expansion of its
international sales outside China by targeting markets, such as the United
States. Risks affecting the Company’s international expansion include
challenges caused by distance, language and cultural differences, conflicting
and changing laws and regulations, foreign laws, international import and export
legislation, trading and investment policies, foreign currency fluctuations, the
burdens of complying with a wide variety of laws and regulations, protectionist
laws and business practices that favor local businesses in some countries,
foreign tax consequences, higher costs associated with doing business
internationally, restrictions on the export or import of technology,
difficulties in staffing and managing international operations, trade and tariff
restrictions, and variations in tariffs, quotas, taxes and other market
barriers. These risks could harm the Company’s international expansion
efforts, which could in turn materially and adversely affect its business,
operating results and financial condition.
The
Company faces risks associated with currency exchange rate fluctuations; any
adverse fluctuation may adversely affect its operating margins.
Although
the Company is incorporated in the United States (Delaware), the majority of the
Company’s current revenues are in Chinese currency. Conducting business in
currencies other than US dollars subjects us to fluctuations in currency
exchange rates that could have a negative impact on the Company’s reported
operating results. Fluctuations in the value of the US dollar relative to
other currencies impact the Company’s revenues, cost of revenues and operating
margins and result in foreign currency translation gains and losses.
Historically, the Company has not engaged in exchange rate hedging activities.
Although the Company may implement hedging strategies to mitigate this risk,
these strategies may not eliminate its exposure to foreign exchange rate
fluctuations and involve costs and risks of their own, such as ongoing
management time and expertise requirements, external costs to implement the
strategy and potential accounting implications.
If
relations between the United States and China worsen, the Company’s stock price
may decrease and the Company may have difficulty accessing the U.S. capital
markets.
At
various times during recent years, the United States and China have had
disagreements over political and economic issues. Controversies may arise
in the future between these two countries. Any political or trade
controversies between the United States and China could adversely affect the
market price of the Company’s common stock and its ability to access
US capital markets.
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The
Chinese Government could change its policies toward private enterprise, which
could adversely affect the Company’s business.
The
Company’s business is subject to political and economic uncertainties in China
and may be adversely affected by China’s political, economic and social
developments. Over the past several years, the Chinese Government has
pursued economic reform policies including the encouragement of private economic
activity and greater economic decentralization. The Chinese Government may
not continue to pursue these policies or may alter them to the Company’s
detriment from time to time. Changes in policies, laws and regulations, or
in their interpretation or the imposition of confiscatory taxation, restrictions
on currency conversion, restrictions or prohibitions on dividend payments to
stockholders, devaluations of currency or the nationalization or other
expropriation of private enterprises could have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s business. Nationalization or expropriation could result in the
total loss of the Company’s investment in China.
The
economic, political and social conditions in China could affect the Company’s
business.
All of
the Company’s business, assets and operations are located in China. The
economy of China differs from the economies of most developed countries in many
respects, including government involvement, level of development, growth rate,
control of foreign exchange, and allocation of resources. The economy of
China has been transitioning from a planned economy to a more market-oriented
economy. Although the Chinese Government has implemented measures recently
emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction
of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of sound corporate
governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets
in China is still owned by the Chinese Government. In addition, the
Chinese Government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry
by imposing industrial policies. It also exercises significant control
over China’s economic growth through the allocation of resources, controlling
payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and
providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.
Therefore, the Chinese Government’s involvement in the economy could adversely
affect the Company’s business operations, results of operations and/or financial
condition.
The
Chinese Government’s macroeconomic policies could have a negative effect on the
Company’s business and results of operations
The
Chinese Government has implemented various measures from time to time to control
the rate of economic growth. Some of these measures benefit the overall
economy of China, but may have a negative effect on us.
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Government
control of currency conversion and future movements in exchange rates may
adversely affect the Company’s operations and financial results.
The
Company receives substantially all of its revenues in Renminbi, the currency of
China. A portion of such revenues will be converted into other currencies
to meet the Company’s foreign currency obligations. Foreign exchange
transactions under the Company’s capital account, including principal payments
in respect of foreign currency-denominated obligations, continue to be subject
to significant foreign exchange controls and require the approval of the State
Administration of Foreign Exchange in China. These limitations could
affect the Company’s ability to obtain foreign exchange through debt or equity
financing, or to obtain foreign exchange for capital expenditures.
The
Chinese Government controls its foreign currency reserves through restrictions
on imports and conversion of Renminbi into foreign currency. Although the
exchange rate of the Renminbi to the US dollar has been stable since January 1,
1994, and the Chinese Government has stated its intention to maintain the
stability of the value of Renminbi, there can be no assurance that exchange
rates will remain stable. The Renminbi could devalue against the US
dollar. The Company’s financial condition and results of operations may
also be affected by changes in the value of certain currencies other than the
Renminbi in which its earnings and obligations are denominated. In
particular, a devaluation of the Renminbi is likely to increase the portion of
the Company’s cash flow required to satisfy its foreign currency-denominated
obligations.
Because
the Chinese legal system is not fully developed, the Company’s and the
securityholders’ legal protections may be limited.
The
Chinese legal system is based on written statutes and their interpretation by
the Supreme People’s Court. Although the Chinese government introduced new laws
and regulations to modernize its business, securities and tax systems on January
1, 1994, China does not yet possess a comprehensive body of business law.
Because Chinese laws and regulations are relatively new, interpretation,
implementation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve
uncertainties and inconsistencies and it may be difficult to enforce
contracts. In addition, as the Chinese legal system develops, changes in
such laws and regulations, their interpretation or their enforcement may have a
material adverse effect on the Company’s business operations. Moreover,
interpretative case law does not have the same precedential value in China as in
the United States, so legal compliance in China may be more difficult or
expensive.
It
may be difficult to serve the Company with legal process or enforce judgments
against the Company’s management or the Company.
All of the Company’s assets are located
in China and three of its directors and officers are non-residents of the United
States, and all or substantial portions of the assets of such non-residents are
located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible to
effect service of process within the United States upon such persons to
originate an action in the United States. Moreover, there is uncertainty
that the courts of China would enforce judgments of U.S. courts against the
Company, its directors or officers based on the civil liability provisions of
the securities laws of the United States or any state, or an original action
brought in China based upon the securities laws of the United States or any
state.
ITEM 2
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None
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ITEM 3
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4
SUBMISSIONS OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
ITEM 5
OTHER INFORMATION
None
ITEM 6.
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EXHIBITS
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
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3.1(i)
|
Certificate
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the filing on Form 10KSB
File No. 000-33123.)
|
|
3.1(ii)
|
Bylaws
(incorporated by reference from the Form 10KSB for the year ended December
31, 2002.)
|
|
10.1
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated March 20, 2006 between us and Cornell Capital
Partners, LP (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form S-3
Registration Statement (File No. 333 - 133331) filed on April 17,
2006)
|
|
10.2
|
Investor
Registration Rights Agreement dated March 20, 2006 between us and Cornell
Capital Partners, LP. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form S-3
Registration Statement (File No. 333 - 133331) filed on April 17,
2006)
|
|
10.3
|
Warrant
to purchase 86,806 shares of common stock at $14.40 per share, issued to
Cornell Capital Partners, LP. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Form S-3 Registration Statement (File No. 333 - 133331) filed on April 17,
2006 )
|
|
10.4
|
Warrant
to purchase 69,444 shares of common stock at $18.00 per share, issued to
Cornell Capital Partners, LP. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Form S-3 Registration Statement (File No. 333 - 133331) filed on April 17,
2006 )
|
|
10.5
|
Joint-venture
Agreement, dated March 31, 2006, as amended on May 2, 2006, between Great
Genesis Holdings Limited and Wuhu Chery Technology Co., Ltd. (incorporated
by reference to the exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 10Q Quarterly
Report on May 10, 2006 )
|
|
10.6
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated February 1, 2008 among us, Lehman Brothers
Commercial Corporation Asia Limited, and YA Global Investments, L.P.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.)
|
|
10.7
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated February 15, 2008 between us and the investors.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31,
2007.)
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10.8
|
Escrow
Agreement dated February 15, 2008 among us, U.S. Bank National
Association, Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited, and YA
Global Investments, L.P. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.)
|
|
10.9
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated February 15, 2008 among us, Lehman Brothers
Commercial Corporation Asia Limited, and YA Global Investments, L.P.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.)
|
|
10.10
|
Senior
Convertible Note dated February 15, 2008 in the original principal
amount of $8,571,429 issued by us in favor of TFINN & CO. as nominee
for Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited. (incorporated by
reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007.)
|
|
10.11
|
Senior
Convertible Note dated February 15, 2008 in the original principal
amount of $6,428,571 issued by us in favor of TFINN & CO. as nominee
for Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited. (incorporated by
reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007.)
|
|
10.12
|
Senior
Convertible Note dated February 15, 2008 in the original principal
amount of $15,000,000 issued by us in favor of TFINN & CO. as nominee
for Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited. (incorporated by
reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007.)
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|
10.13
|
Closing
Warrant to purchase 564,799 shares of common stock at $8.8527 per share,
dated February 15, 2008, issued by us in favor of TFINN & CO. as
nominee for Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.)
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|
10.14
|
Escrow
Warrant to purchase 564,799 shares of common stock at $8.8527 per share,
dated February 15, 2008, issued by us in favor of TFINN & CO. as
nominee for Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation Asia Limited.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.)
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|
10.15
|
Senior
Convertible Note dated February 15, 2008 in the original principal
amount of $1,428,571 issued by us in favor of YA Global Investments, L.P.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.)
|
|
10.16
|
Senior
Convertible Note dated February 15, 2008 in the original principal
amount of $1,071,429 issued by us in favor of YA Global Investments, L.P.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.)
|
|
10.17
|
Senior
Convertible Note dated February 15, 2008 in the original principal
amount of $2,500,000 issued by us in favor of YA Global Investments, L.P.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.)
|
|
10.18
|
Closing
Warrant to purchase 94,133 shares of common stock at $8.8527 per share,
dated February 15, 2008, issued by us in favor of YA Global
Investments, L.P. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2007.)
|
|
10.19
|
Escrow
Warrant to purchase 94,133 shares of common stock at $8.8527 per share,
dated February 15, 2008, issued by us in favor of YA Global
Investments, L.P. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2007.)
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|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)
Certification*
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31.2
|
Rule
13a-14(a) Certification*
|
|
32.1
|
Section
1350 Certification*
|
|
32.2
|
Section
1350 Certification*
|
* Filed
herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS,
INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
May 12, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Qizhou Wu
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Qizhou
Wu
|
||
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: May
12, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Jie Li
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Jie
Li
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Chief
Financial Officer
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