CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC - Quarter Report: 2010 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, 2010
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)
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(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
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Issuer’s
fax number: (86) 716-832-9298
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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 ¨ No ¨
Indicate
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)
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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, 2010, the Company had 27,046,244 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
CHINA
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
INDEX
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Part
I — Financial Information
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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3 | ||
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
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3 | ||
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for
the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31,
2009
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31,
2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009
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6 | ||
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) for the Three
Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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Part
II — Other Information
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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43 | ||
Item
1A. Risk Factors
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43 | ||
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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48 | ||
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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48 | ||
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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48 | ||
Item
5. Other Information
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Item
6. Exhibits
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Signatures
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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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2010
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2009
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Net
product sales, including $1,660,393 and $559,011 to related parties for
the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
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$ | 84,232,689 | $ | 44,697,446 | ||||
Cost
of product sold, including $4,347,288 and $2,126,737 purchased from
related parties for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and
2009
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61,697,672 | 33,794,101 | ||||||
Gross
profit
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22,535,017 | 10,903,345 | ||||||
Add:
Gain on other sales
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451,610 | 66,879 | ||||||
Less:
Operating expenses-
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Selling
expenses
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1,867,803 | 1,064,680 | ||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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3,604,784 | 1,801,702 | ||||||
R&D
expenses
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1,301,758 | 439,922 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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321,793 | 571,413 | ||||||
Total
Operating expenses
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7,096,138 | 3,877,717 | ||||||
Income
from operations
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15,890,489 | 7,092,507 | ||||||
Add:
Other income, net (note 21)
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15,528 | - | ||||||
Financial
income (expenses) net (note 22)
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(368,011 | ) | (439,480 | ) | ||||
Gain
(loss) on change in fair value of derivative (note 23)
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149,028 | (1,560,848 | ) | |||||
Income
before income taxes
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15,687,034 | 5,092,179 | ||||||
Less:
Income taxes (note 24)
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2,285,522 | 1,449,670 | ||||||
Net
income
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$ | 13,401,512 | $ | 3,642,509 | ||||
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interest
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3,066,343 | 1,383,697 | ||||||
Net
income attributable to parent company
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$ | 10,335,169 | $ | 2,258,812 | ||||
Net
income per common share attributable to parent
company–
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Basic (note
25)
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$ | 0.38 | $ | 0.08 | ||||
Diluted
(note 25)
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$ | 0.34 | $ | 0.08 | ||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding –
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Basic
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27,046,244 | 26,983,244 | ||||||
Diluted
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31,564,462 | 31,947,823 |
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 Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March
31,
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2010
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2009
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Net
income
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$ | 13,401,512 | $ | 3,642,509 | ||||
Other
comprehensive income:
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Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
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45,340 | (14,579 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive
income
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$ | 13,446,852 | $ | 3,627,930 | ||||
Comprehensive
income attributable to non-controlling interest
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3,073,906 | 1,379,281 | ||||||
Comprehensive
income attributable to parent company
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$ | 10,372,946 | $ | 2,248,649 |
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, 2010
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December 31, 2009
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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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$ | 51,075,033 | $ | 43,480,176 | ||||
Pledged
cash deposits (note 3)
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13,976,353 | 12,742,187 | ||||||
Accounts
and notes receivable, net, including $1,526,905 and $1,441,939 from
related parties at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (note
4)
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168,252,346 | 154,863,292 | ||||||
Advance
payments and other, including $1,080,591 and $0 to related parties at
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009
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7,549,606 | 2,413,556 | ||||||
Inventories
(note 6)
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35,383,898 | 27,415,697 | ||||||
Current
deferred tax assets (note 9)
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1,555,114 | 1,381,868 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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$ | 277,792,350 | $ | 242,296,776 | ||||
Long-term
Assets:
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Property,
plant and equipment, net (note 7)
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$ | 60,605,816 | $ | 60,489,798 | ||||
Intangible
assets, net (note 8)
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516,052 | 561,389 | ||||||
Other
receivables, net, including $332,955 and $65, 416 from related parties at
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (note 5)
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1,950,782 | 1,064,224 | ||||||
Advance
payments for property, plant and equipment, including $1,962,472 and
$2,579,319 to related parties at March 31, 2010 and December 31,
2009
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8,323,825 | 6,369,043 | ||||||
Long-term
investments
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79,106 | 79,084 | ||||||
Non-current
deferred tax assets (note 9)
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2,447,578 | 2,172,643 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 351,715,509 | $ | 313,032,957 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Bank
loans (note 10)
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$ | 4,394,767 | $ | 5,125,802 | ||||
Accounts
and notes payable, including $2,685,916 and $1,537,827 to related parties
at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (note 11)
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124,659,294 | 107,495,833 | ||||||
Convertible
notes payable (note 12)
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28,747,192 | 28,640,755 | ||||||
Compound
derivative liabilities (note 13)
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730,981 | 880,009 | ||||||
Customer
deposits
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6,894,977 | 1,918,835 | ||||||
Accrued
payroll and related costs
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3,039,446 | 3,040,705 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses and other payables(note 14)
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22,381,164 | 17,708,681 | ||||||
Accrued
pension costs (note 15)
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3,859,241 | 3,778,187 | ||||||
Taxes
payable (note 16)
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12,899,736 | 11,365,016 | ||||||
Amounts
due to shareholders/directors (note 17)
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186,888 | - | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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$ | 207,793,686 | $ | 179,953,823 | ||||
Long-term
liabilities:
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Advances
payable (note 18)
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234,007 | 233,941 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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$ | 208,027,693 | $ | 180,187,764 | ||||
Significant
concentrations (note 26)
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Related
party transactions (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, $0.0001 par value - Authorized - 80,000,000 shares Issued and
Outstanding – 27,046,244 shares at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009
(note 19)
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2,704 | 2,704 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital (note 19)
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27,515,064 | 27,515,064 | ||||||
Retained
earnings-
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Appropriated
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8,324,533 | 8,324,533 | ||||||
Unappropriated
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68,977,192 | 58,642,023 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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11,225,521 | 11,187,744 | ||||||
Total
parent company stockholders' equity
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116,045,014 | 105,672,068 | ||||||
Non-controlling
interests (note 20)
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27,642,802 | 27,173,125 | ||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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$ | 143,687,816 | $ | 132,845,193 | ||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 351,715,509 | $ | 313,032,957 |
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, 2010 (unaudited) and
December 31, 2009
Accumulated
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Total parent
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Additional
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Other
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company
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Total
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Common
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Paid-in
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Retained Earnings
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Comprehensive
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stockholders '
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Non-controlling
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stockholders'
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Stock
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Capital
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Appropriated
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Unappropriated
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Income (Loss)
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Equity
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interests
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equity
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Balance
at January 1, 2009
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$ | 2,698 | $ | 26,648,154 | $ | 7,525,777 | $ | 36,026,516 | $ | 11,127,505 | $ | 81,330,650 | $ | 23,222,566 | $ | 104,553,216 | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
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– | – | – | – | 60,239 | 60,239 | 22,365 | 82,604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
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6 | 420,234 | – | – | – | 420,240 | – | 420,240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock options to independent directors and management
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- | 446,676 | – | – | – | 446,676 | – | 446,676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appropriation
of retained earnings
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- | - | 798,756 | (798,756 | ) | – | – | (3,944,619 | ) | (3,944,619 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income for the year ended December 31, 2009
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– | – | – | 23,414,263 | – | 23,414,263 | 7,872,813 | 31,287,076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2009
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$ | 2,704 | $ | 27,515,064 | $ | 8,324,533 | $ | 58,642,023 | $ | 11,187,744 | $ | 105,672,068 | $ | 27,173,125 | $ | 132,845,193 | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
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– | – | – | – | 37,777 | 37,777 | 7,563 | 45,340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appropriation
of retained earnings
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– | – | – | – | – | – | (2,604,229 | ) | (2,604,229 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income for the period ended March 31, 2010
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– | – | – | 10,335,169 | – | 10,335,169 | 3,066,343 | 13,401,512 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2010
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$ | 2,704 | $ | 27,515,064 | $ | 8,324,533 | $ | 68,977,192 | $ | 11,225,521 | $ | 116,045,014 | $ | 27,642,802 | $ | 143,687,816 |
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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2010
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2009
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income
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$ | 13,401,512 | $ | 3,642,509 | ||||
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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2,358,266 | 2,026,816 | ||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts (Recovered)
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218,944 | (650,590 | ) | |||||
Deferred
income taxes assets
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(447,191 | ) | 112,451 | |||||
Amortization
for discount of convertible note payable
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106,437 | 122,347 | ||||||
(Gain)
loss on change in fair value of derivative
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(149,028 | ) | 1,560,848 | |||||
Other
operating adjustments
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99 | (1,234 | ) | |||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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(Increase)
decrease in:
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Pledged
deposits
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(1,230,619 | ) | (1,102,026 | ) | ||||
Accounts
and notes receivable
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(13,455,446 | ) | (6,482,746 | ) | ||||
Advance
payments and other
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(5,135,625 | ) | (779,329 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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(7,960,570 | ) | (1,379,040 | ) | ||||
Accounts
and notes payable
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17,133,541 | 7,069,389 | ||||||
Customer
deposits
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4,976,051 | 280,763 | ||||||
Accrued
payroll and related costs
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(2,105 | ) | 90,811 | |||||
Accrued
expenses and other payables
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2,063,614 | 690,931 | ||||||
Accrued
pension costs
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80,002 | (91,254 | ) | |||||
Taxes
payable
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1,531,557 | 3,779,564 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
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$ | 13,489,439 | $ | 8,890,210 | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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(Increase)
decrease in other receivables
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(979,428 | ) | (111,395 | ) | ||||
Cash
received from equipment sales
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237,457 | 34,020 | ||||||
Cash
paid to acquire property, plant and equipment
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(4,616,312 | ) | (4,296,391 | ) | ||||
Cash
paid to acquire intangible assets
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(2,504 | ) | (292,573 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) investing activities
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$ | (5,360,787 | ) | $ | (4,666,339 | ) | ||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from (repayment of) bank loans
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(732,462 | ) | (2,194,298 | ) | ||||
Dividends
paid to the non-controlling interest holders of Joint-venture
companies
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- | (1,550,637 | ) | |||||
Increase
in amounts due to shareholders/directors
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186,845 | - | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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$ | (545,617 | ) | $ | (3,744,935 | ) | ||
Cash
and cash equivalents affected by foreign currency
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$ | 11,822 | $ | (7,020 | ) | |||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
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7,594,857 | 471,916 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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43,480,176 | 37,113,375 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 51,075,033 | $ | 37,585,291 |
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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2010
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2009
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Cash
paid for interest
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$ | 174,783 | $ | 702,501 | ||||
Cash
paid for income taxes
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$ | 1,559,519 | $ | 294,494 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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China
Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
1.
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Organization
and Business
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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”, 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 nine Sino-foreign joint
ventures organized in the PRC as of March 31,
2010 and 2009.
Percentage Interest
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Name of Entity
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March 31, 2010
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March 31, 2009
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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”
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51.00 | % | 51.00 | % | ||||
Universal
Sensor Application Inc., “USAI”
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83.34 | % | 83.34 | % | ||||
Wuhan
Jielong Electric Power Steering Co., Ltd., “Jielong”
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85.00 | % | 85.00 | % | ||||
Wuhu
HengLong Automotive Steering System Co., Ltd., “Wuhu”
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77.33 | % | 77.33 | % | ||||
Jingzhou
Hengsheng Automotive System Co., Ltd, “Hengsheng”
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100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||
Jingzhou
Henglong Automotive Technology (Testing) Center, “Testing
Center”
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80.00 | % | - | % |
Jiulong
was established in 1993 and mainly engages in the production of integral power
steering gear for heavy-duty vehicles.
Henglong
was established in 1997 and mainly engages in the production of rack and pinion
power steering gear for cars and light duty vehicles.
In
December 2009, Henglong, a subsidiary of Genesis, formed Jingzhou Henglong
Automotive Technology (Testing) Center, “Testing Center”, which is mainly
engaged in research and development of new products. The registered capital of
Testing Center is RMB 30,000,000 ($4,393,544 equivalent).
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 engages in production and sales of sensor
modulars.
Jielong
was established in 2006 and mainly engages in production and sales of electric
power steering, “EPS”.
Wuhu was
established in 2006 and mainly engages in production and sales of automobile
steering systems.
Hengsheng
was established in 2007 and mainly engages in production and sales of automobile
steering systems.
On
February 24, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to increase
the registered capital of Hengsheng, one of the Company’s subsidiaries, to
$16,000,000 from $10,000,000. The additional investment will be used for
expansion of plant and purchase of machinery and equipment and will be funded by
the Company’s working capital balances. As of the date of this report, the
additional investment has been injected into Hengsheng.
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On
January 24, 2010, Genesis entered into a sino-foreign equity joint venture
contract with Beijing Hainachuan Auto Parts Co., Ltd., to establish a
sino-foreign joint venture company, Beijing Henglong Automotive System Co.,
Ltd., “Beijing Henglong”, to design, develop and manufacture both hydraulic and
electric power steering systems and parts. Under PRC laws, the establishment of
Beijing Henglong and the effectiveness of the equity joint venture contract are
subject to approval by the local Ministry of Commerce and the registration of
the same with the local Administration of Industries and Commerce in
Beijing. As of the date of this report, the approval has not been
obtained.
2.
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis
of Presentation
Basis of
Presentation - For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries include nine 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.
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, 2010 and 2009 respectively.
The
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 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 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
The
results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are not
necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full
fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
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.
(b)
Significant Accounting Policies
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements- In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) approved the “FASB Accounting Standards
Codification” (“Codification”, “FASB ASC”) as the single source of
authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and created a new
Topic 105, Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles , in the General Principles and Objective Section
of the Codification. Topic 105 is effective for interim and annual periods
ending after September 15, 2009, and its adoption did not have an impact on our
financial condition or results of operations.
In
October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition
(ASC Topic 605) - Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, a consensus of the
FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. This guidance modifies the fair value
requirements of ASC subtopic 605-25, Revenue Recognition-Multiple Element
Arrangements by allowing the use of the “best estimate of selling price” in
addition to vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) and verifiable objective
evidence (VOE) (now referred to as TPE standing for third-party evidence) for
determining the selling price of a deliverable. A vendor is now required to use
its best estimate of the selling price when VSOE or TPE of the selling price
cannot be determined. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning on or
after June 15, 2010. However, early adoption is allowed. The Company
has adopted this guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material
impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial
position.
In
January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures (ASC Topic 820) — Improving Disclosures About Fair Value
Measurements. The ASU requires new disclosures about transfers into and out of
Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and
settlements relating to Level 3 measurements. It also clarifies existing fair
value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and
valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The new disclosures and
clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures
about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of
activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within
those fiscal years. Other than requiring additional disclosures, the
adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated results of operations and financial position.
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In
February 2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-09 Subsequent Event (Topic 855) Amendments
to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements. ASU 2010-09 removes the
requirement for a SEC filer to disclose a date through which subsequent events
have been evaluated in both issued and revised financial statements. Revised
financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either
correction of an error or retrospective application of GAAP. All of the
amendments in ASU 2010-09 are effective upon issuance of the final ASU, except
for the use of the issued date for conduit debt obligors. That amendment is
effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2010. The Company
adopted ASU 2010-09 in February 2010 and did not disclose the date through which
subsequent events have been evaluated.
Foreign
Currencies - The Company maintains its books and records in Renminbi, “RMB”, the
currency of the PRC, its functional currency. In accordance with guidance
now incorporated in ASC Topic 830 (formerly FAS 52), 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.
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.
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.
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 433,850 stock options under this plan, and there
remain 1,766,150 stock options issuable in the future. As of March 31, 2010, the
Company had 343,850 stock options outstanding.
The
Company has adopted ASC Topic 718 (formerly SFAS 123R), “Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation”, which establishes a fair value method of accounting
for stock-based compensation plans. In accordance with guidance now incorporated
in ASC Topic 718, 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 ASC Topic 220 (formerly SFAS No. 130),
“Reporting Comprehensive Income”. ASC Topic 220 establishes standards for the
reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated
balances in a full set of general purpose financial statements. ASC Topic 220
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.
Financial
instruments - Derivative financial instruments, as defined in ASC Topic 815
(formerly FAS 133), Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging
Activities (ASC Topic 815), 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 ASC Topic 815 (formerly 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. ASC Topic 825 (formerly 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 ASC Topic 450 (formerly FASB 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 - The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820
(formerly SFAS 157), “Fair Value Measurements”, except as it applies to
those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities. ASC Topic 820 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,
FASB Staff delayed the effective date of ASC Topic 820 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 guidance now incorporated in ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation” (formerly
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 160). The guidance
clarifies the accounting for noncontrolling interests and establishes accounting
and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary,
including classification as a component of stockholders’ equity. This guidance
was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009. The
Company has adopted this guidance in its consolidated financial statements for
the period ended March 31, 2010.
Accounting
for Convertible Debt Instruments - The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC
Topic 470, originally issued as FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible
Debt Instruments That May be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial
Cash Settlement). ASC Topic 470 specifies that issuers of such instruments
should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner
that will reflect the entity’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate when interest
cost is recognized in subsequent periods. ASC Topic 470, formerly FSP
APB 14-1, is effective beginning from January 1, 2009 for the Company, and this
standard must be applied on a retrospective basis. Since the Company’s
Convertible Notes agreements do not have a term for cash, or other assets,
settlement upon conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement),
the adoption of ASC 480 did not have an impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial position and results of operations.
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 30%- 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, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31,
2009 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
$ | 122,018,900 | $ | 104,120,926 | ||||
Notes
receivable
|
51,664,801 | 56,062,744 | ||||||
173,683,701 | 160,183,670 | |||||||
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(5,431,355 | ) | (5,320,378 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 168,252,346 | $ | 154,863,292 |
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, 2010 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2009 are
summarized as follows:
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March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ | 5,320,378 | $ | 4,910,478 | ||||
Amounts
provided during the period
|
109,496 | 406,228 | ||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
1,481 | 3,672 | ||||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 5,431,355 | $ | 5,320,378 |
5.
Other receivables
The
Company’s other receivables at March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009
are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Other
receivables
|
$ | 2,784,256 | $ | 1,804,334 | ||||
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(833,474 | ) | (740,110 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 1,950,782 | $ | 1,064,224 |
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, 2010 (unaudited) and the year ended
December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of the period
|
$ | 740,110 | $ | 659,837 | ||||
Amounts
provided during the period
|
93,158 | 79,618 | ||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
206 | 655 | ||||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 833,474 | $ | 740,110 |
6.
Inventories
The
Company’s inventories at March 31, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009
consisted of the following:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
$ | 13,387,709 | $ | 10,683,448 | ||||
Work
in process
|
8,339,074 | 6,824,137 | ||||||
Finished
goods
|
15,742,057 | 12,017,195 | ||||||
37,468,840 | 29,524,780 | |||||||
Less:
provision for loss
|
(2,084,942 | ) | (2,109,083 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 35,383,898 | $ | 27,415,697 |
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7.
Property, plant and equipment
The
Company’s property, plant and equipment at March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and
December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Land
use rights and buildings
|
$ | 33,485,052 | $ | 33,100,702 | ||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
64,626,551 | 62,982,885 | ||||||
Electronic
equipment
|
5,192,997 | 5,054,502 | ||||||
Motor
vehicles
|
2,655,218 | 2,634,696 | ||||||
Construction
in progress
|
2,175,749 | 1,939,256 | ||||||
108,135,567 | 105,712,041 | |||||||
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
(47,529,751 | ) | (45,222,243 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 60,605,816 | $ | 60,489,798 |
Depreciation
charge for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and the year ended December 31,
2009 are $2,310,265 and $8,429,863 respectively.
8.
Intangible assets
The
activities in the Company’s intangible asset account at March 31, 2010
(unaudited) and December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Costs:
|
||||||||
Patent
technology
|
$ | 1,384,422 | $ | 1,384,037 | ||||
Management
software license
|
440,985 | 438,359 | ||||||
1,825,407 | 1,822,396 | |||||||
Less:
Amortization
|
(1,309,355 | ) | (1,261,007 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 516,052 | $ | 561,389 |
9.
Deferred Income Tax Assets
In
accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” (formerly SFAS
109), the Company assesses, on a quarterly basis, its ability to realize its
deferred tax assets. Based on the more likely than not standard in the guidance
and the weight of available evidence, the Company believes a valuation allowance
against its deferred tax assets is necessary. In determining the need for a
valuation allowance, the Company considered the following significant factors:
an assessment of recent years’ profitability and losses; the Company’s
expectation of profits based on margins and volumes expected to be realized
(which are based on current pricing and volume trends); the long period - ten
years or more in all significant operating jurisdictions — before the expiry of
net operating losses, noting further that a portion of the deferred tax asset is
composed of deductible temporary differences that are subject to an expiry
period until realized under tax law. The Company will continue to evaluate the
provision of valuation allowance in future periods.
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The
components of estimated deferred income tax assets at March 31,
2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009 were as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Losses
carryforward (U.S.)
|
$ | 4,097,046 | $ | 3,855,426 | ||||
Losses
carryforward (PRC)
|
480,084 | 421,629 | ||||||
Product
warranties and other reserves
|
2,595,000 | 2,313,728 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment
|
2,898,292 | 2,818,497 | ||||||
Bonus
accrual
|
345,329 | 306,030 | ||||||
Other
|
444,098 | 395,649 | ||||||
10,859,849 | 10,110,959 | |||||||
Valuation
allowance *
|
(6,857,157 | ) | (6,556,448 | ) | ||||
Total
deferred tax assets**
|
$ | 4,002,692 | $ | 3,554,511 |
*As of
March 31, 2010, valuation allowance was $6,857,157, including $4,097,046
allowance for the Company’s deferred tax assets in the U.S. and $2,760,111
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 used to offset future taxable
income.
**
Approximately $2,447,578 and $ 2,172,643 of deferred income tax asset as of
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, is included in
non-current deferred tax assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The remaining $1,555,114 and $ 1,381,868 of deferred income tax asset as of
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, is included in the
current deferred tax assets.
10.
Bank loans
At March
31, 2010, the Company, through its Sino-foreign joint ventures, had outstanding
fixed-rate short-term bank loans of $4,394,767, with weighted average interest
rate at 5.31% 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, 2009, the Company, through its Sino-foreign joint ventures, had
outstanding fixed-rate short-term bank loans of $5,125,802, with weighted
average interest rate at 5.68% 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, 2010 (unaudited) and December
31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 84,639,902 | $ | 69,454,231 | ||||
Notes
payable
|
40,019,392 | 38,041,602 | ||||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 124,659,294 | $ | 107,495,833 |
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
The
Company’s Convertible notes payable at March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and December
31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
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March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Convertible
notes payable, face value
|
$ | 30,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | ||||
Less:
discount of Convertible notes payable
|
(1,252,808 | ) | (1,359,245 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 28,747,192 | $ | 28,640,755 |
The
Company’s discount of Convertible notes payable at March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
and December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of year
|
$ | 1,359,245 | $ | 2,077,923 | ||||
Less:
amortization
|
(106,437 | ) | (718,678 | ) | ||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 1,252,808 | $ | 1,359,245 |
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
|
%
|
|
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.
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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.
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 had 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 and under the terms of the settlement
agreement, the Company paid on April 15, 2009 a redemption amount of $5,041,667
to YA Global and YA Global waived its entitlement to the Other Make Whole
Amount.
17
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
an extension until April 24, 2009 to consider its rights under the
Convertible Notes. The Company 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 discussed
settlement with the LBCCA Liquidator, and on or about July 22, 2009, the
Company and the LBCCA Liquidator agreed to extend the applicable holder
mandatory redemption date for two months to September 23, 2009 to give more time
to pursue settlement discussion. The Company received a letter dated September
22, 2009 from the LBCCA Liquidator stating that upon the Company’s acceptance of
the revocation, all holder redemption notices dated April 24, 2009 shall be
immediately revoked as if they were never issued, and the letter and the
revocation did not purport to amend, restate or supplement any other terms and
conditions under the three Notes and the Securities Purchase Agreement dated 1
February 2008 between the Company and LBCCA Liquidator. The Company accepted
such revocation on September 23, 2009.
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, in
accordance with guidance now incorporated in ASC Topic 480 (formerly SFAS
150), the warrants require liability classification 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.
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, 2010, the accumulated amortization expense
balance recorded by the Company was $1,249,780, remaining $1,252,808 will
be amortized over the remaining life of the instrument.
13.
Compound 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 13). 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, as they
satisfied the conditions for equity classification in ASC Topic 815,
formerly paragraph 11(a) of SFAS 133, for instruments (1) indexed with the
Company’s own stock, and (2) classified as equity in financial position
statement. Other features, such as puts and redemption features were found to
require bifurcation and recognition as derivative liabilities based on the
provision of ASC Topic 815, formerly paragraph 12 of SFAS 133. These derivative
liabilities are recognized both at inception and the end of each
reporting period at fair value, using forward cash-flow valuation techniques,
until such liabilities arrangements are eventually settled, converted or paid.
As of December 31, 2008, March 31, 2009, December 31, 2009, and March 31, 2010,
the compound derivative value amounted to $1,502,596, $3,065,422, $880,009 and
$730,981. 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 23)
18
The fair
value of compound derivative liabilities at inception and the end of each
reporting period was calculated based on the following assumptions:
(2)
Probability of certain default event occurred: Compound derivatives are
bifurcated pursuant to SFAS 133.12. The fair value of compound derivatives is
predicated on a probability assessment of the likelihood of a triggering event
and the incremental value embodied in the hybrid instrument (See Note 12
regarding the assessment of compound derivatives. For example: mandatory
redemption requires the gross yield arrived at 13% and annual redemption
requires the gross yield arrived at 11% ). The Company has assessed the
probability of the likelihood of a triggering event at inception and completion
of each reporting period:
19
As of
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
December
31,
2008
|
March
31,
2009
|
Comments
|
||||
Default
put :
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
||||
Service
default
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Bankruptcy/liquidation
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Material
judgments
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Suspension
of listing*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Non-registration
events:
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
||||
Filing*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Effectiveness*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Continuous
Effectiveness*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Share
non-delivery
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Mandatory
redemption put:
|
15.0%
|
100.00%
|
||||
Maintenance
of share price at a certain level**
|
15.0%
|
100.00%
|
This
is not within the Company’s control. This put is only available subsequent
to February 15, 2009 and only if the stock price is <45% of the
conversion price for 20 trading days. On December 31, 2008, the stock
price has maintained a value barely above 45% of the adjusted conversion
price, so the risk of mandatory redemption was high. On March 31, 2009,
the Company has a “WAP default”, and then received a mandatory redemption
notice form the Convertible Note holder. Thus, the possibility of
mandatory redemption was 100%.
|
|||
Suspension
of listing and non-registration events*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Annual
Redemption Rights:
|
30.0%
|
0.00%
|
||||
Allows
for redemption rights on specific dates**
|
30.0%
|
0.00%
|
This
is not within the Company’s control. On December 31, 2008, the stock
prices were below the adjusted conversion price, so the risk of annual
redemption was high. On March 31, 2009, the Company has a “WAP default”,
and then received a mandatory redemption notice form the Convertible Note
holder. Thus, the possibility of annual redemption was
zero.
|
|||
Allows
for redemption if < 10% of note is outstanding
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Henglong
Make Whole Amount and Redemption Right
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Change
in Control Put:
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
||||
Change
in control**
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
20
As of
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
December
31, 2009
|
March
31,
2010
|
Comments
|
||||
Default
put:
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
||||
Service
default
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Bankruptcy/liquidation
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Material
judgments
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Suspension
of listing*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Non-registration
events:
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
||||
Filing*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Effectiveness*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Notes 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Continuous
Effectiveness*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Notes 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Share
non-delivery
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Mandatory
redemption put:
|
1.50%
|
1.50%
|
||||
Maintenance
of share price at a certain level**
|
1.50%
|
1.50%
|
This
is not within the Company’s control. This put is only available subsequent
to February 15, 2009 and only if the stock price is <45% of the
conversion price for 20 trading days. On December 31, 2009 and March 31,
2010, the stock price was 164% and 226% above the adjusted conversion
price. Moreover the Company received an revocation of such mandatory
redemption notice, so the risk of mandatory redemption was
low.
|
|||
Suspension
of listing and non-registration events*
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Annual
Redemption Rights:
|
11.7%
|
9.28%
|
||||
Allows
for redemption rights on specific dates**
|
11.7%
|
9.28%
|
This
is not within the Company’s control. On December 31, 2009 and March 31,
2010, the stock price was 164% and 226% above the adjusted conversion
price, so the risk of annual redemption was low.
|
|||
Allows
for redemption if < 10% of note is outstanding
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see Financial Statements Note 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
|||
Henglong
Make Whole Amount and Redemption Right
|
Low
|
Low
|
Please
see the Financial Statements Notes 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with
SEC.
|
|||
Change
in Control Put:
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
||||
Change
in control**
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
Please
see Financial Statements Notes 14 incorporated in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the
SEC.
|
*Represent
the event is not within the Company's control, but the probability of a
triggering event is low.
**Represent
the event is not within the Company's control, and the probability of a
triggering event is high. The assessment of such probability was based on the
probability of the historical trading price of the Company's common stock above
or under Strike price for previous periods, same with the remaining period of
the instruments. For example, the triggering event of maintaining the stock
price at a certain level, a WAP default, is the Company's stock weighted
average price for twenty (20) consecutive trading days below $3.187, which is
45% of the reset Conversion Price of $7.0822. The triggering event allows for
redemption rights on specific dates, is maintaining the stock price at $8.6 or
lower.
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According
to the analysis and data above, change of the fair value of compound derivative
liabilities for the reporting period was mainly based on the price change of the
Company’s trading common stock. It was estimated that, if the probability of the
stock price above $8.6 was high, the probability of redemption was low, because
the Convertible notes holders would gain 11% or more income by converting into
common stock at this price level, which was higher than the income from bond
market or redemption of Convertible notes upon any occurrence of triggering
events as defined in the debt agreement.
As of
March 31, 2010, the fair value of compound derivative liabilities was $730,981,
or $149,028 lower than $880,009 on December 31, 2009, mainly as a result of the
recent market recovery. As the Company’s stock price rose
dramatically, the probability of the Company’s stock price trading above $8.6
rose, accordingly, the probability of redemption declined.
As of
March 31, 2009, the fair value of compound derivative liabilities was
$3,065,422, increased $1,562,825 than $1,502,597 on December 31, 2008, mainly as
a result of 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”, and the Company received a mandatory redemption notice
later, thus the risk of mandatory redemption rose to 100%.
14.
Accrued expenses and other payables
The
Company’s accrued expenses and other payables at March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and
December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
$ | 4,531,182 | $ | 4,160,433 | ||||
Other
payables
|
3,086,801 | 2,694,447 | ||||||
Warranty
reserves*
|
10,397,124 | 9,092,462 | ||||||
Dividend
payable to non-controlling interest shareholders of
Joint-ventures
|
4,366,057 | 1,761,339 | ||||||
Balance
at the end of the period
|
$ | 22,381,164 | $ | 17,708,681 |
*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, 2010 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31,
2009, the warranties activities were as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Balance
at the beginning of period
|
$ | 9,092,462 | $ | 6,335,613 | ||||
Additions
during the period-
|
2,919,304 | 10,192,749 | ||||||
Settlement
within period, by cash or actual material
|
(1,617,173 | ) | (7,442,984 | ) | ||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
2,531 | 7,084 | ||||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 10,397,124 | $ | 9,092,462 |
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, 2010 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2009 are summarized as
follows:
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|
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||
Balance
at beginning of the period
|
$ | 3,778,187 | $ | 3,806,519 | ||||
Amounts
provided during the period
|
1,182,448 | 3,738,373 | ||||||
Settlement
during the period
|
(1,102,446 | ) | (3,770,220 | ) | ||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
1,052 | 3,515 | ||||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 3,859,241 | $ | 3,778,187 |
16.
Taxes payable
The
Company’s taxes payable at March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009 are
summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Value-added
tax payable
|
$ | 9,830,999 | $ | 9,290,149 | ||||
Income
tax payable
|
2,907,617 | 1,733,942 | ||||||
Other
tax payable
|
161,120 | 340,925 | ||||||
Balance
at end of the period
|
$ | 12,899,736 | $ | 11,365,016 |
17.
Amounts due to shareholders/ directors
The
activities in the amounts due to shareholders/directors at March 31, 2010
(unaudited) and December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Balance
at the beginning of period
|
$ | - | $ | 337,370 | ||||
Increase
(decrease) during the period
|
186,845 | (337,915 | ) | |||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
43 | 545 | ||||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 186,888 | $ | - |
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 21).
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, 2010 (unaudited) and the year ended
December 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:
23
|
Share Capital
|
|||||||||||
Shares
|
Par Value
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
||||||||||
Balance
at January 1, 2009
|
26,983,244 | $ | 2,698 | $ | 26,648,154 | |||||||
Exercise
of stock option by independent directors and management
|
63,000 | 6 | 420,234 | |||||||||
Issuance
of stock options to independent directors and management*
|
- | - | 446,676 | |||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2009
|
27,046,244 | $ | 2,704 | $ | 27,515,064 | |||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2010
|
27,046,244 | $ | 2,704 | $ | 27,515,064 |
* The
stock options granted during 2009 were exercisable immediately, the fair value
on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model was $196,650, and
have been recorded as compensation costs.
The stock
options granted during 2008 were partially exercisable immediately, and
partially exercisable pro rata during the grant term. The stock options' fair
value on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model was
$845,478, of which $345,426 and $250,026 have been recorded as compensation
costs in 2008 and 2009. The remaining of $250,026 will be recognized in June
2010.
20.
Non-controlling interests
The
Company’s activities in respect of the amounts of the non-controlling interests’
equity at March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009 are summarized as
follows:
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of the period
|
$ | 27,173,125 | $ | 23,222,566 | ||||
Add:
Additions during the period –
|
||||||||
Income
attributable to non-controlling interests
|
3,066,343 | 7,872,813 | ||||||
Less:
Decreases during the period
|
||||||||
Dividends
declared to the non-controlling interest holders of Joint-venture
companies
|
(2,604,229 | ) | (3,944,619 | ) | ||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
7,563 | 22,365 | ||||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 27,642,802 | $ | 27,173,125 |
21.
Other Income
During
the three months ended March 31, 2010 (unaudited), the other income was $15,528
and mainly from Government subsidies. During the three months ended March 31,
2009 (unaudited), there was no such income.
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 on projects which achieved their goals into Other income, and
refunded interest on projects which have not achieved their goals into advances
payable.
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22.
Financial expenses
During
the three months ended March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and 2009, the Company recorded
financial expenses which are summarized as follows:
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Interest
expenses, net
|
$ | 211,960 | $ | 288,279 | ||||
Foreign
exchange loss, net
|
9,821 | 14,568 | ||||||
Loss
of note discount, net
|
15,191 | 110 | ||||||
Amortization
for discount of convertible note payable
|
106,437 | 122,347 | ||||||
Handling
charge
|
24,602 | 14,176 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 368,011 | $ | 439,480 |
23.
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative
During
the three months ended March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and 2009, the Company recorded
gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative is summarized as
follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Income
(loss) from adjustment of fair value of liabilities in connection with
warrants
|
$ | - | $ | 1,977 | ||||
Income
(loss) from adjustment of fair value of compound derivative
liabilities
|
149,028 | (1,562,825 | ) | |||||
Total
|
$ | 149,028 | $ | (1,560,848 | ) |
24.
Income taxes
The
Company’s subsidiaries registered in the PRC, whose enterprise income tax
exemption has ceased, 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 2009
and 2010, Jiulong was awarded the title of Advanced Technology Enterprises, and
subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of 15% for 2009 and
2010.
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. During 2010, Henglong was awarded the title of Advanced Technology
Enterprises, and subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of
15%.
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%. During 2009 and
2010, Shenyang was awarded the title of Advanced Technology Enterprises, and
subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of 15% for 2009 and
2010.
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 is comprised of 15% enterprise national income tax and 1.5% local
income tax. During 2009 and 2010, Zhejiang was awarded the title of Advanced
Technology Enterprise, and is subject to enterprise income tax at a rate of
15% for 2009 and 2010.
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Wuhu,
Jielong and Hengsheng have an enterprise income tax exemption in 2008 and 2009,
and are subject to income tax at a rate of 15% for the next three years
thereafter, from 2010 to 2012, and a 25% enterprise national income
tax commencing from January 1, 2013.
There is
no assessable profit for USAI and Center Test in 2010 and 2009. Based on
PRC income tax laws, USAI and Center Test have an enterprise income tax
exemption in 2009, and are subject to income tax at a rate of 15% 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,
2010 and 2009. The enterprise income tax of Hong Kong is 16.5%.
No
provision for US tax is made as the Company has no assessable income in the US
for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. The enterprise income tax of
US is 35%.
25.
Income per share
Basic
income per share attributable to Parent company 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
calculations of income per share attributable to Parent company
were:
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||
Net
income attributable to Parent company
|
$ | 10,335,169 | $ | 2,258,812 | ||||
Add:
interest expenses of convertible notes payable, net of tax
|
182,813 | 284,375 | ||||||
Add:
Amortization for discount of convertible notes payable, net of
tax
|
69,184 | 122,347 | ||||||
$ | 10,587,166 | $ | 2,665,534 | |||||
Denominator:
|
||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
27,046,244 | 26,983,244 | ||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities
|
4,518,218 | 4,964,579 | ||||||
31,564,462 | 31,947,823 | |||||||
Net
income per common share attributable to Parent company -
basic
|
$ | 0.38 | $ | 0.08 | ||||
Net
income per common share attributable to Parent company -
diluted
|
$ | 0.34 | $ | 0.08 |
During
the three months ended March 31, 2010 (unaudited), all the options outstanding
have been included in the computation of diluted income per share. The shares
issuable upon conversion of Convertible Notes have been included in the
computation.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited), 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.
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, 2010 (unaudited), the Company’s ten largest
customers accounted for 78.7% of its consolidated net sales, with each of three
customers individually accounting for more than 10% of consolidated net sales,
i.e. 18.3%, 12.1%, and 10.7% individually, or an aggregate of 41.1%. At
March 31, 2010, approximately 32.3% of accounts receivable were from trade
transactions with the aforementioned three customers.
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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.
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,
|
|||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||
Merchandise
Sold to Related Parties
|
$ | 1,660,393 | $ | 559,011 |
Related
purchases (unaudited):
Three Months Ended March 31 ,
|
||||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||
Materials
Purchased from Related Parties
|
$ | 4,347,288 | $ | 2,126,737 | ||||
Technology
Purchased from Related Parties
|
43,948 | 43,886 | ||||||
Equipment
Purchased from Related Parties
|
1,127,302 | 1,076,335 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 5,518,538 | $ | 3,246,958 |
Related
receivables (March 31, 2010, unaudited):
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
$ | 1,526,905 | $ | 1,441,939 | ||||
Other
receivables
|
332,955 | 65,416 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 1,859,860 | $ | 1,507,355 |
Related
advances (March 31, 2010, unaudited):
|
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||
Advanced
Equipment Payment to Related Parties
|
$ | 1,962,472 | $ | 2,579,319 | ||||
Advanced
Expenses and Others to Related Parties
|
1,080,591 | - | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,043,063 | $ | 2,579,319 |
Related
payables (March 31, 2010 unaudited)
|
March 31, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 2,685,916 | $ | 1,537,827 |
These
transactions were consummated under similar terms as those with the Company's
customers and suppliers.
As of May
6, 2010, the date the Company issued this financial statement, Hanlin Chen,
Chairman, owns 55.99% of the common stock of the Company and has the effective
power to control the vote on substantially all significant matters without the
approval of other stockholders.
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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.
The
following table summarizes the Company’s major contractual payment obligations
and commitments as of March 31, 2010 (unaudited):
Payment Obligations by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 (a)
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Obligations
for service agreements
|
$ | 110,000 | $ | 110,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 220,000 | ||||||||||||
Obligations
for purchasing agreements
|
11,508,669 | 2,053,634 | $ | - | $ | - | - | 13,562,303 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 11,618,669 | $ | 2,163,634 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 13,782,303 |
(a)
Remaining 9 months in 2010
29.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
At March
31, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited), 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, 2010 and 2009 (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 *
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
For
the Three Months Ended March
31, 2010 (unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
product sales – external
|
$
|
41,160,453
|
$
|
19,610,124
|
$
|
8,128,135
|
$
|
5,656,532
|
$
|
8,447,995
|
$
|
1,229,450
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
84,232,689
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
product sales – internal
|
13,274,199
|
553,227
|
1,893,176
|
975,628
|
-
|
3,297,365
|
(19,993,595
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain
on other sales
|
52,271
|
121,657
|
104,070
|
10,592
|
62,250
|
102,277
|
(1,507
|
)
|
451,610
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$
|
54,486,923
|
$
|
20,285,008
|
$
|
10,125,381
|
$
|
6,642,752
|
$
|
8,510,245
|
$
|
4,629,092
|
$
|
(19,995,102
|
)
|
$
|
84,684,299
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
9,513,142
|
$
|
1,536,163
|
$
|
463,019
|
$
|
1,035,165
|
$
|
389,325
|
$
|
264,986
|
$
|
199,712
|
$
|
13,401,512
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to non-controlling interests
|
1,902,628
|
291,871
|
138,906
|
507,231
|
88,260
|
(5,081
|
)
|
142,528
|
3,066,343
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to Parent company
|
$
|
7,610,514
|
$
|
1,244,292
|
$
|
324,113
|
$
|
527,934
|
$
|
301,065
|
$
|
270,067
|
$
|
57,184
|
$
|
10,335,169
|
Henglong
|
Jiulong
|
Shenyang
|
Zhejiang
|
Wuhu
|
Other sector
|
Other *
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
For
the Three Months Ended March
31, 2009 (unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 noncontrolling interests
|
973,167
|
80,992
|
229,144
|
247,491
|
(43,114
|
)
|
(37,144
|
)
|
(66,839
|
)
|
1,383,697
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to Parent company
|
$
|
3,892,671
|
$
|
345,280
|
$
|
534,672
|
$
|
257,593
|
$
|
(147,067
|
)
|
$
|
(298,907
|
)
|
$
|
(2,325,430
|
)
|
$
|
2,258,812
|
* Other
includes activity not allocated to the product sectors and elimination of
inter-sector transactions.
31.
Reclassification
Product
warranty costs which were classified as selling expenses in the previous periods
have been re-classified as cost of product sold to achieve consistency with the
presentation of the current period.
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ITEM 2.
|
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, 2010
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, 2010 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.
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”, 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 nine Sino-foreign joint
ventures organized in the PRC as of March 31, 2010 and 2009.
Percentage Interest
|
||||||||
Name of Entity
|
March 31, 2010
|
March 31, 2009
|
||||||
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
|
%
|
83.34
|
%
|
||||
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
|
%
|
||||
Jingzhou
Henglong Automotive Technology (Testing) Center, “Testing
Center”
|
80.00
|
%
|
-
|
%
|
Jiulong
was established in 1993 and mainly engages in the production of integral power
steering gear for heavy-duty vehicles.
Henglong
was established in 1997 and mainly engages in the production of rack and pinion
power steering gear for cars and light duty vehicles.
In
December 2009, Henglong, a subsidiary of Genesis, formed Jingzhou Henglong
Automotive Technology (Testing) Center, “Testing Center”, which is mainly
engaged in research and development of new products. The registered capital of
Testing Center is RMB 30,000,000 ($4,393,544 equivalent).
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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 engages in production and sales of sensor
modulars.
Jielong
was established in 2006 and mainly engages in production and sales of electric
power steering, “EPS”.
Wuhu was
established in 2006 and mainly engages in production and sales of automobile
steering systems.
Hengsheng
was established in 2007 and mainly engages in production and sales of automobile
steering systems.
On
February 24, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to increase
the registered capital of Hengsheng, one of the Company’s subsidiaries, to
$16,000,000 from $10,000,000. The additional investment will be used for
expansion of plant and purchase of machinery and equipment and will be funded by
the Company’s working capital balances. As of the date of this report, the
additional investment has been injected into Hengsheng.
On
January 24, 2010, Genesis entered into a sino-foreign equity joint venture
contract with Beijing Hainachuan Auto Parts Co., Ltd., to establish a
sino-foreign joint venture company, Beijing Henglong Automotive System Co.,
Ltd., “Beijing Henglong”, to design, develop and manufacture both hydraulic and
electric power steering systems and parts. Under PRC laws, the establishment of
Beijing Henglong and the effectiveness of the equity joint venture contract are
subject to approval by the local Ministry of Commerce and the registration of
the same with the local Administration of Industries and Commerce in
Beijing. As of the date of this report, the approval has not been
obtained.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
The
Company prepares its unaudited 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.
The
Company considers an accounting estimate to be critical if:
• It
requires the Company 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:
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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
|
||||
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.
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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.
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•
Customers’ credit standing and financial condition
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Deferred
income taxes
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Recoverability
of deferred tax assets
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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.
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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.
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• Tax
law changes
• Variances
in future projected profitability, including by taxing
entity
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Convertible
notes payable, discount of convertible note payable, warrant liabilities,
compound derivative liabilities
|
Warrant
liabilities and compound derivative liabilities
|
The
Company is required to estimate the fair value of warrant liabilities
and compound derivative liabilities at conception and completion of each
reporting period
|
The
Company uses Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine
fair value of warrant; uses forward cash-flow valuation techniques to
determine fair value of compound derivative liabilities
|
• Expected term
• Expected volatility
• Risk-free rate
or market interest rate similar with such instrument
•Dividend
distribution
•Common
stock trading price and exercise price
•Credit
risk
•
Probability of certain default event occurred
•
Derivative liabilities redeemed on a price of exercise plus
premium
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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.
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
China
Automotive Systems, Inc. is a leading global supplier of automotive power
steering systems and other automotive systems. The Company has business
relations with more than sixty vehicle manufacturers, including FAW Group and
Dongfeng Auto Group, two of the five largest automobile manufacturers in China;
Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Co., Ltd., the largest light vehicle manufacturer in
China; Chery Automobile Co., Ltd, the largest state owned car manufacturer in
China, Xi’an BYD Auto Co., Ltd and Zhejiang Geely Automobile Co., Ltd., the
largest private owned car manufacturers. From 2008, the Company has supplied
power steering pumps and power steering gear to the Sino-Foreign joint ventures
established by General Motors (GM), Citroen and Volkswagen. In 2009, the Company
began to supply power steering gear to Chrysler North America. Most of the
Company’s production and research and development institutes are located in
China. The Company has 3,000 employees dedicated to design, development,
manufacture and sales of its products. The Company conducts its business across
nine segments, of which five were principal profit makers, including Henglong,
Jiulong, Shenyang, Zhejiang, and Wuhu. The Company expected that the other four
segments will become new source of revenue in 2011.
By
leveraging its extensive experience, innovative technology and geographic
strengths, the Company aims to grow leading positions in automotive power
steering systems and to further improve overall margins, long-term operating
profitability and cash flows. To achieve these goals and to respond to industry
factors and trends, the Company is continuing work to improve its operations and
business structure and achieve profitable growth.
Financial
results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are summarized as
follows:
•
|
Sales
of $84,232,689 in 2010 compared to $44,697,446 for the same period of
2009
|
•
|
Gross
margin of $22,535,017, or 26.8% of sales, up from $10,903,345, or 24.4%,
for the same period of 2009
|
•
|
Selling
expenses of $1,867,803, $803,123 higher than the same period of
2009.
|
•
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General
and administrative expenses of $3,604,784, $1,803,082 higher than the same
period in 2009
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•
|
Net
income attributable to Parent company of $10,335,169, or $0.38 and $0.34
per share on a basic and diluted basis, respectively, increased by
$8,076,357, or $0.30 and $0.26 per share, compared to
$2,258,812, or $0.08 per share on both
a basic and diluted basis, for the same period in
2009
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•
|
Cash
of approximately $51,075,033 as of March 31, 2010, $7,594,857 higher than
as of December 31, 2009
|
•
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Cash
provided by operating activities of $13,489,439 compared to $8,890,210 for
the same period in 2009
|
•
|
Capital
expenditures of $4,618,816, higher than the same period in 2009 by
$29,852
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS——THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009:
Net
Sales
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Cost
of sales
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2010
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2009
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Change
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2010
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2009
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Change
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Henglong
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$ | 54,434,652 | $ | 26,616,886 | $ | 27,817,766 | 104.5 | % | $ | 40,182,809 | $ | 19,017,920 | $ | 21,164,889 | 111.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Jiulong
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20,163,351 | 9,979,466 | 10,183,885 | 102.0 | 17,233,519 | 8,678,011 | 8,555,508 | 98.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shenyang
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10,021,311 | 6,908,822 | 3,112,489 | 45.1 | 8,648,897 | 5,772,726 | 2,876,171 | 49.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zhejiang
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6,632,160 | 5,542,896 | 1,089,264 | 19.7 | 4,892,768 | 4,345,978 | 546,790 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuhu
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8,447,995 | 4,828,229 | 3,619,766 | 75.0 | 8,189,548 | 4,816,214 | 3,373,334 | 70.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Sectors
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4,526,815 | 200,558 | 4,326,257 | 2157.1 | 3,639,291 | 232,410 | 3,406,881 | 1465.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
*
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(19,993,595 | ) | (9,379,411 | ) | (10,614,184 | ) | 113.2 | (21,089,160 | ) | (9,069,158 | ) | (12,020,002 | ) | 132.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 84,232,689 | $ | 44,697,446 | $ | 39,535,243 | 88.5 | % | $ | 61,697,672 | $ | 33,794,101 | $ | 27,903,571 | 82.6 | % |
*Other
includes activity not allocated to the product sectors and elimination of
inter-sector transactions.
NET
SALES
Net sales
were $84,232,689 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with
$44,697,446 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, an increase of
$39,535,243, or 88.5%, mainly due to the increases in the income of Chinese
residents and huge government investment leading to an increase in the sales of
passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles, and the resultant increase in
the Company’s sales of steering gear and pumps; 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 costs and, correspondingly, its sales prices which led to
increased sales volumes.
Net sales
for Henglong was $54,434,652 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared
with $26,616,886 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing an
increase of $27,817,766, or 104.5%. Net sales increase was mainly due to
increased production volumes with a sales increase of $33,956,890, decreased
sales price with a sales decrease of 6,176,556, and the effect of foreign
currency translation with a sales increase of $37,432.
Net sales
for Jiulong was $20,163,351 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared
with $9,979,466 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing an
increase of $10,183,885, or 102.0%. Net sales increase was mainly due to
increased production volumes with a sales increase of $9,083,762, increased
sales price with a sales increase of $1,086,088, and the effect of foreign
currency translation with a sales increase of $14,035.
Net sales
for Shenyang was $10,021,311 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared
with $6,908,822 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing an
increase of $3,112,489, or 45.1%. Net sales increase was mainly due to increased
production volumes with a sales increase of $3,740,319, decreased sales price
with a sales decrease of $637,546, and the effect of foreign currency
translation with a sales increase of $9,716.
Net sales
for Zhejiang was $6,632,160 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared
with $5,542,896 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing an
increase of $1,089,264, or 19.7%. Net sales increase was mainly due to increased
production volumes with a sales increase of $1,059,530 and increased sales price
with a sales increase of $21,938 and the effect of foreign currency translation
with a sales increase of $7,796.
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Net sales
for Wuhu was $8,447,995 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with
$4,828,229 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing an increase
of $3,619,766, or 75.0%. Net sales increase was mainly due to increased
production volumes with a sales increase of $3,225,458 and increased sales price
with a sales increase of $387,517 and the effect of foreign currency translation
with a sales increase of $6,791.
Net sales
for Other Sectors was $4,526,815 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared with $200,558 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing
an increase of $4,326,257 or 2,157.1%. Net sales increased mainly due to the
development of new market.
COST OF
SALES
For the
three months ended March 31, 2010, the cost of sales was $61,697,672, compared
with $33,794,101 for the same period of 2009, an increase of $27,903,571, or
82.6%, mainly due to the increase of sales.
Cost of
sales for Henglong was $40,182,809 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared with $19,017,920 for the three months ended March 31, 2009,
representing an increase of $21,164,889, or 111.3%. Cost of sales increase was
mainly due to increased sale volumes with a cost of sales increase of
$24,313,011, decreased unit price with a cost of sales decrease of $3,174,867,
and the effect of foreign currency translation with a cost increase of
$26,745.
Cost of
sales for Jiulong was $17,233,519 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared with $8,678,011 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing
an increase of $8,555,508, or 98.6%. Cost of sales increase was mainly due to
increased sales volumes with a cost of sales increase of $7,797,897, increased
unit price with a cost of sales increase of $745,407, and the effect of foreign
currency translation with a cost increase of $12,204.
Cost of
sales for Shenyang was $8,648,897 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared with $5,772,726 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing
an increase of $2,876,171, or 49.8%. Cost of sales increase was mainly due to
increased sales volumes with a cost of sales increase of $3,166,316, decreased
unit price with a cost of sales decrease of $298,264, and the effect of foreign
currency translation with a cost increase of $8,119.
Cost of
sales for Zhejiang was $4,892,768 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared with $4,345,978 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing
an increase of $546,790, or 12.6%. Cost of sales increase was mainly due to
increased sales volumes with a cost of sales increase of $830,868, decreased
unit price with a cost of sales decrease of $290,190, and the effect of foreign
currency translation with a cost increase of $6,112.
Cost of
sales for Wuhu was $8,189,548 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared with $4,816,214 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing
an increase of $3,373,334, or 70.0%. Cost of sales increase was mainly due to
increased sales volumes with a cost of sales increase of $3,217,843, increased
unit price with a cost of sales increase of $148,718, and the effect of foreign
currency translation with a cost increase of $6,773.
Cost of
sales for Other Sectors was $3,639,291 for the three months ended March 31,
2010, compared with $232,410 for the three months ended March 31, 2009,
representing an increase of $3,406,881, or 1465.9%. Cost of sales increase was
mainly due to increased of sales.
Gross
margin was 26.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2010, an increase of
2.4% from 24.4% for the same period of 2009, primarily due to declines in unit
cost in excess of sales price reductions. For the three months ended March 31,
2010, the Company classified product warranty expenses as selling cost, which
were classified as selling expenses in previous periods. As a result,
the Company reclassified product warranty expenses for the same period
of 2009 as selling cost to achieve consistency with the presentation of the
current period. Effects of the reclassification are set forth in the table
below.
Three Months Ended March
31,
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2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Warranty
expenses
|
2,919,302 | 1,294,486 | ||||||
Before
reclassification:
|
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Net
sales
|
84,232,689 | 44,697,446 | ||||||
Cost
of goods sold before reclassification
|
58,778,370 | 32,499,615 | ||||||
Gross
profit before reclassification
|
25,454,319 | 12,197,831 | ||||||
Gross
margin before reclassification
|
30.2 | % | 27.3 | % | ||||
After
reclassification:
|
||||||||
Net
sales
|
84,232,689 | 44,697,446 | ||||||
Cost
of goods sold add Warranty expenses
|
61,697,672 | 33,794,101 | ||||||
Gross
profit after reclassification
|
22,535,017 | 10,903,345 | ||||||
Gross
margin after reclassification
|
26.8 | % | 24.4 | % | ||||
Selling
expenses before reclassification
|
4,787,105 | 2,359,166 | ||||||
Minus:
Warranty expenses
|
2,919,302 | 1,294,486 | ||||||
Selling
expenses after reclassification
|
1,867,803 | 1,064,680 |
The
Company plans to take the following measures in the remaining nine months of
2010 to increase gross profit level and to meet its yearly gross margin target
of not less than 26.0%.
1. Reduce
manufacturing costs by optimizing product design and production techniques.
During 2010, 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.
2. Reduce
costs by decreasing materials purchase cost.
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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, 2010, gain on other sales was
$451,610, compared with $66,879 for the same period of 2009, an increase of
$384,731, or 575.3%, mainly due to increased sales of materials.
SELLING
EXPENSES
Selling
expenses were $1,867,803 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared
with $1,064,680 for the same period of 2009, an increase of $803,123, or
75.4%. Material increases were salaries and wages expenses, and
transportation expenses.
The
salaries of salesmen were indexed with their selling performance. During the
three months ended March 31, 2010, sales revenue increased 88.5% compared with
the same period of 2009, correspondingly increasing the salaries of
salesmen.
The
increase in transportation expense was due to increased sales and a rise in the
price of oil, which led to increases in domestic transportation
prices.
GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
General
and administrative expenses were $3,604,784 for the three months ended March 31,
2010, compared with $1,801,702 for the same period of 2009, an increase of
$1,803,082, or 100.1%. Material increases were salaries and wages expenses,
labor insurance expenses, and provision for bad debts.
The
increase in salaries and wages was due to increased staff and performance
bonuses resulting from enlarged business size and improved
earnings.
The
Company’s labor insurance expenses were pension, medicare, injury insurance,
unemployment insurance, and housing fund expenses. The increase in labor
insurance expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was a result of an
increase in the number of employees.
The
Company recorded provision for bad debts based on aging of accounts receivable.
The increase in provision for bad debts in 2010 was mainly due to decreased
credit lines of banks in the PRC, which impacted most domestic automobile
manufacturers financially, and correspondingly, the Company’s
receivables in excess of credit terms have increased.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research
and development expenses were $1,301,758 for the three months ended March 31,
2010, compared with $439,922 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, an
increase of $861,836, or 195.9%.
The
global automotive parts industry is highly competitive; winning and maintaining
new business requires suppliers to rapidly produce advanced products on a
cost-competitive basis. In order to maintain its competitiveness, the Company
needs to invest more in R & D expenses.
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
For the
three months ended March 31, 2010, depreciation and amortization expenses
excluded from that recorded under cost of sales were $321,793,
compared with $571,413 for the same period of 2009, a decrease of $249,620,
or 43.7%, as a result of certain fixed assets of the Company having been fully
depreciated.
INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
Income
from operations was $15,890,489 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared with $7,092,507 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, an increase
of $8,797,982, or 124.0%, as a result of an increase of $11,631,672, or 106.7%,
in gross profit, a decrease of $384,731, or 575.3%, in gain on other sales, and
an increase of $3,218,421, or 83.0%, in operating
expenses.
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FINANCIAL
EXPENSES
Financial
expenses were $368,011 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with
$439,480 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, a decrease of $71,469,
primarily due to a decrease in convertible note interest expense, and a decrease
in convertible note discount amortization.
GAIN ON
CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVE
Gain on
change in fair value of derivative was $149,028 for the three months ended March
31, 2010, compared with a loss of $1,560,848 for the same period of 2009, an
increase of $1,709,876.
The fair
value of compound derivatives is predicated on a probability assessment of the
likelihood of a triggering event and the incremental value embodied in the
hybrid instrument. See Note 13 of the financial statements regarding the
assessment of compound derivatives. For example: mandatory redemption
requires the gross yield arrived at 13% and annual redemption requires the gross
yield arrived at 11%.
On March
31, 2010, the fair value of compound derivatives was $730,981, compared with
$880,009 on December 31, 2009, a decrease of $149,028, mainly as a result of the
recent capital market recovery. As the Company’s stock price rose dramatically,
the probability of the Company’s stock price trading above $8.6 rose, and the
Convertible notes holders would gain 11% or more income by converting into
common stock at this price level, which was higher than the income from bond
market or redemption of Convertible notes upon the occurrence of any triggering
event as defined in the debt agreement. Thus, the probability of redemption
decreased.
On March
31, 2009, the fair value of compound derivatives was $3,065,422, compared with
$1,502,597 on December 31, 2008, a significant increase of $1,562,825, mainly as
a result of 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”, and the Company received a mandatory redemption notice
later, thus the risk of mandatory redemption rose to 100%
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
Income
before income taxes was $15,687,034 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared with $5,092,179 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, an increase
of $10,594,855, or 208.1%, including an increase in income from operations of
$8,797,982, a decrease in financial expenses of $71,469, and an increase in gain
on change in fair value of derivative of $1,709,876.
INCOME
TAXES
Income
tax expense was $2,285,522 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared
with $1,449,670 of income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009,
an increase of $835,852, mainly because of:
1.
Increased income before income taxes resulting in increased income tax expenses
of $899,087.
2.
Increase in average income tax rate resulting in increased income tax expenses
of $903,573.
3. A
decrease in allowance for deferred income taxes assets leading to
a decreased income tax expenses of $693,488.
4. Other
adjustments leading to a decreased income tax expenses of $273,320.
NET
INCOME
Net
income was $13,401,512 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with
$3,642,509 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, an increase of $9,759,003,
or 267.9%, including an increase in income before income taxes of $10,594,855,
or 208.1%, and an increase in income taxes expenses of $835,852, or
57.7%.
NET
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
Minority
interest in the earnings of the Sino-foreign Joint-ventures amounted to
$3,066,343 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with $1,383,697
for the three months ended March 31, 2009, an increase of $1,682,646, or
121.6%.
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The
Company owns different equity interest in nine Sino-foreign joint ventures,
through which it conducts its operations. All the operating results of these
nine Sino-foreign joint ventures were consolidated in the Company’s financial
statements as of March 31, 2010 and 2009. The Company records the
non-controlling interest's share in the earnings of the respective Sino-foreign
joint ventures for each period.
In 2010,
non-controlling interest increased significantly compared with 2009, primarily
due to the increase in Sino-foreign joint ventures’ net income.
NET
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT COMPANY
Net
income was $10,335,169 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with
a net income of $2,258,812 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, an
increase of $8,076,357, or 357.5%, mainly due to the increase in the Company’
net income.
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, 2010, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $51,075,033,
compared with $37,585,291 as of March 31, 2009, an increase of $13,489,742, or
35.9%.
The
Company had working capital of $69,998,664 as of March 31, 2010, compared with
$41,794,491 as of March 31, 2009, an increase of $28,204,173, or
67.5%.
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 $4,394,767 and
bankers’ acceptances of $40,019,391 as of March 31, 2010.
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 $7,576,386. If the Company wishes to obtain the same amount
of bank loans and banker's acceptance bills, it will have to provide
$$7,576,386 additional mortgages as of the maturity 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 $3,547,848, which is 46.83% (the mortgage rates)
of $7,576,386, 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.
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 worldwide financial turmoil in 2008 and the first half of 2009,
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, on April 15, 2009, the Company paid YA Global
$5,041,667 for the total principal amount ($5,000,000), together with interest
and late charges, if any. YA Global has 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 LBCCA, the “LBCCA Liquidator”, requesting that it
be granted an extension 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 has discussed settlement with the LBCCA
Liquidator, and on or about July 22, 2009, the Company and the LBCCA Liquidator
agreed to extend the applicable holder mandatory redemption date for two months
to September 23, 2009 to give more time to the Company and the LBCCA Liquidator
to pursue settlement discussion. The Company received a letter dated September
22, 2009 from the LBCCA Liquidator stating that upon the Company’s acceptance of
the revocation, all holder redemption notices dated April 24, 2009 shall be
immediately revoked as if they were never issued, and the letter and the
revocation did not purport to amend, restate or supplement any other terms and
conditions under the three Notes and Securities Purchase Agreement dated 1
February 2008 between the Company and the LBCCA Liquidator. The Company accepted
such revocation on September 23, 2009.
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 redemption of the Convertible Notes would
result in an adverse effect on its liquidity and capital resources, business,
results of operations or financial condition.
(a) Bank
loans
As of
March 31, 2010, 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
|
Oct
-10
|
$
|
8,057,073
|
$
|
7,156,894
|
||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
China
Construction Bank
|
Oct-10
|
8,789,535
|
4,385,978
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Shanghai
Pudong Development Ban
|
Oct-10
|
6,592,151
|
-
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Jingzhou
Commercial Bank
|
Oct-10
|
9,521,996
|
5,483,205
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China
|
Sep-10
|
2,929,845
|
873,231
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Bank
of Communications Co., Ltd
|
Sep-10
|
3,340,023
|
3,049,189
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
China
Merchants Bank
|
Sep
-10
|
3,456,307
|
3,456,307
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
China
CITIC Bank
|
Jul
-10
|
12,450,648
|
12,450,648
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
China
Hua Xia Bank
|
Oct-10
|
7,324,612
|
5,691,224
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
credit facilities
|
Guangdong
Development Bank
|
Oct-10
|
2,599,944
|
2,599,944
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
65,062,134
|
$
|
45,146,620
|
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 2010 at annual interest
rates of 5.31%, and maturity terms of nine to twelve months. Pursuant to the
refinancing arrangement, the Company pledged $40,403,854 of equipment, land use
rights and buildings as security for its comprehensive credit facility with the
Bank of China; pledged $13,513,997 of land use rights and buildings as security
for its comprehensive credit facility with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank;
pledged $15,528,764 of land use rights and equipment as security for its
revolving comprehensive credit facility with Jingzhou Commercial Bank; pledged
$2,643,439 of land use rights and buildings as security for its comprehensive
credit facility with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; pledged
$13,479,279 of accounts receivable, land use rights and buildings as
security for its comprehensive credit facility with China Construction Bank;
pledged $9,992,705 of land use rights, notes receivable and buildings as
security for its comprehensive credit facility with China CITIC Bank; pledged
$2,197,384 of land use rights and buildings as security for its comprehensive
credit facility with China Merchants Bank; pledged $6,501,604 of land use rights
and buildings as security for its comprehensive credit facility with Bank
of Communications Co., Ltd,; and pledged $3,332,406 of accounts receivable as
security for its comprehensive credit facility with Guangdong Development Bank.
The Company’s subsidiary, Henglong’s comprehensive credit facility with China
Hua Xia Bank, was guaranteed by Jiulong, the Company’s other
subsidiary.
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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.
On April
15, 2009, the Company paid YA Global $5,041,667 to redeem the total principal
amount ($5,000,000), together with interest, and late charges. YA Global has
waived its entitlement to the Other Make Whole Amount.
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.
Payment Due Dates
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Less than 1 year
|
1-3 years
|
3-5 years
|
More than 5
Years
|
||||||||||||||||
Short-term
bank loan
|
$
|
4,394,767
|
$
|
4,394,767
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||||||||
Notes
payable
|
40,019,392
|
40,019,392
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes payable
|
30,000,000
|
30,000,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
contractual purchase commitments, including information
technology
|
13,782,303
|
11,618,669
|
2,163,634
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
88,196,462
|
$
|
86,032,828
|
$
|
2,163,634
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
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, 2010:
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
|
Nov 10, 09
|
1
|
5.31
|
%
|
Pay monthly
|
Nov 10, 10
|
$
|
2,197,383
|
||||||||||
China Merchants Bank
|
Working Capital
|
May 5, 09
|
0.9
|
5.31
|
%
|
Pay monthly
|
Apr 5, 10
|
2,197,384
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
4,394,767
|
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, 2010, and will continue to comply with them.
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The
following table summarizes the contract information of issuing notes payable
between the banks and the Company as of March 31, 2010:
Purpose
|
Term (Month)
|
Due Date
|
Amount Payable on
Due Date
|
|||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Apr - 10
|
$
|
5,594,314
|
||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
May -10
|
6,937,874
|
|||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Jun-10
|
10,814,805
|
|||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Jul
- 10
|
7,933,727
|
|||||
Working
Capita
|
3-6
|
Aug-
10
|
1,413,650
|
|||||
Working
Capital
|
3-6
|
Sep
- 10
|
7,325,022
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
40,019,392
|
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, 2010, and will continue to comply with
them.
The
Company had approximately $13,562,303 of capital commitments as of March 31,
2010, arising from equipment purchases for expanding production capacity. The
Company intends to disperse $11,508,669 in the remaining nine months of 2010
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, 2010 was
$13,489,439, compared with $8,890,210 for the same period of 2009, an increase
of $4,599,229.
Similar
to the same period of 2009, the increased cash outflows from operating
activities were primarily due to increases in accounts receivable and
inventories.
At March
31, 2010, the Company’s cash outflow caused by increase of accounts receivable
and increase of inventories were $17,900,000 and $7,970,000 respectively,
compared with December 31, 2009. Increase of accounts receivable was primarily
due to sales increase during the three months ended March 31, 2010. The credit
terms on sale of goods between customers and the Company generally range from 3
to 4 months, which resulted in increased accounts receivable as sales increased.
Increase of inventories was primarily due to inventory increase for turnover as
result of production and sales increases. These are a normal capital circulation
and the Company believes that it will not have a material adverse effect on
future cash flows.
(b)
|
Investing
activities
|
The
Company expended net cash of $5,360,787 in investment activities during the
three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with $4,666,339 during the same
period of 2009, an increase of $694,448, mainly due to:
Similar
to 2009, 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, 2010 and
2009 were $4,616,312 and $4,296,391, respectively.
(c)
|
Financing
activities
|
During
the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company expended net cash of $545,617
in financing activities, as compared to expended net cash of $3,744,935 in
financing activities for the same period of 2009, a decrease of $3,199,318 as a
result of the following factors:
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The
Company repaid bank loans of $732,462 during the three months ended March 31,
2010, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009 where the Company repaid
bank loans of $2,194,298.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company distributed dividend of
$1,550,637 to minority shareholders, while there was no such dividend
distribution in the same period of 2010.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
At March
31, 2010 and 2009, 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, 2010:
Payment Obligations by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 (a)
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Obligations
for service agreements
|
$
|
110,000
|
$
|
110,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
220,000
|
||||||||||||
Obligations
for purchasing agreements
|
11,508,669
|
2,053,634
|
$
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
13,562,303
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
11,618,669
|
$
|
2,163,634
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
13,782,303
|
(a)
|
Remaining
9 months in 2010
|
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,
2010. 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, 2010 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.
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.
43
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.
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.
As of
March 31, 2010, approximately 18.3% of sales were to Xi’an BYD Electric Car Co.,
Ltd,; approximately 12.1% were to Chery Automobile Corporation Limited and
approximately 10.7% were to Geely Holding Group, the Company’s three 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.
44
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 75.3% of
its outstanding common stock and may have conflicts of interest with its
minority stockholders.
Members
of the Company’s management beneficially own approximately 75.3% 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.
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 24.7% 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.
45
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.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in China an d 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.
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.
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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
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.
EXHIBITS
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
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
|
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 )
|
|
10.2
|
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.)
|
|
10.3
|
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.)
|
|
10.4
|
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.)
|
|
10.5
|
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.)
|
|
10.6
|
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.)
|
|
10.7
|
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.)
|
|
10.8
|
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.)
|
|
10.9
|
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.)
|
|
10.10
|
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.)
|
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a) Certification*
|
|
31.2
|
Rule
13a-14(a) Certification*
|
|
32.1
|
Section
1350 Certification*
|
|
32.2
|
Section
1350
Certification*
|
* Filed
herewith
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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.
|
||
(Registrant)
|
||
Date:
May 6,
2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Qizhou Wu
|
Qizhou
Wu
|
||
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
Date: May
6,
2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Jie Li
|
Jie
Li
|
||
Chief
Financial
Officer
|
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