China Green Agriculture, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2016 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission File Number 001-34260

CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

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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.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 36,978,605 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, as of May 9, 2016.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

China Green Agriculture, Inc. (the “Company”, “Parent Company” or “Green Nevada”), through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the research, development, production, distribution and sale of humic acid-based compound fertilizer, compound fertilizer, blended fertilizer, organic compound fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, highly-concentrated water-soluble fertilizers and mixed organic-inorganic compound fertilizer and the development, production and distribution of agricultural products, such as top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers and colored seedlings.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in the notes to the financial statements of the Company, the following are the references herein of all the subsidiaries of the Company (i) Green Agriculture Holding Corporation (“Green New Jersey”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Nevada incorporated in the State of New Jersey; (ii) Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Jinong”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green New Jersey organized under the laws of the PRC; (iii) Xi’an Hu County Yuxing Agriculture Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Yuxing”), a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) in the PRC controlled by Jinong through contractual agreements; (iv) Beijing Gufeng Chemical Products Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinong in the PRC (“Gufeng”), and (v) Beijing Tianjuyuan Fertilizer Co., Ltd., Gufeng’s wholly-owned subsidiary in the PRC (“Tianjuyuan”).

The Company’s corporate structure as of March 31, 2016 is set forth in the diagram below:

The unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared by Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) were omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending June 30, 2016.

NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principle of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Green New Jersey, Jinong, Gufeng, Tianjuyuan and VIE Yuxing. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made. However, actual results could differ materially from those results.

Cash and cash equivalents and concentration of cash

For statement of cash flows purposes, the Company considers all cash on hand and in banks, certificates of deposit with state owned banks in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and banks in the United States, and other highly-liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains large sums of cash in two banks in China. The aggregate cash in such accounts and on hand as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015 was $90,470,157 and $92,982,564, respectively. There is no insurance securing these deposits in China over $77,000 (RMB 500,000). In addition, the Company also had $47,972 and $306,376 in cash in two banks in the United States as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively, with $500,000 secured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Cash overdraft as of balance sheet date will be reflected as liabilities in the balance sheet. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risks on its cash in bank accounts.

Deferred assets

Deferred assets represent amounts that the distributors owed to the Company in their marketing efforts and developing standard stores to expand the competitiveness and market shares of the Company’s products . The amount owed to the Company will be expensed over three years which is the term as stated in the cooperation agreement, as long as the distributors are actively selling the Company’s products. For the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company amortized $31,245,614 and $35,902,903, respectively of the deferred assets. If a distributor breaches, defaults, or terminates the agreement with the Company within the three-year period, the outstanding unamortized portion of the amount owed will become payable to the Company immediately. The Company’s Chairman, Mr. Li, guaranteed to the Company of amounts remaining unpaid due from distributors.

The deferred assets consist of items inside the distributors’ stores such as furniture, racks, cabinets, and display units, and items outside or attached to the distributors’ stores such as signage and billboards. These types of assets would be capitalized as fixed assets if the Company actually owned the stores or utilized the assets for its own operations. These assets would also be capitalized as leasehold improvements if the Company leased these stores from the distributors. Therefore, the Company believes that under the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P), these types of assets purchases are properly capitalized. In addition, the Company believes that these assets are properly classified as deferred assets because if a distributor breaches, defaults, or terminates the agreement with the Company within a three-year period, a proportionate amount expended by the Company is to be repaid by the distributor. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company guaranteed to the Company of amounts remaining unpaid due from distributors.

The assets inside the distributors’ stores are custom made to fit the layout of each individual store and the signage and billboards are also custom designed to fit the specific location. The assets were purchased by the Company directly from the manufacturers and installed in the distributors’ stores. The Company wants to maintain control over the quality of the items being purchased as well as making them uniform among all the distributor locations.

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options and stock awards.

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share consist of the following:

Reclassification

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2015 consolidated financial statement presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect total revenues, operating income or net income or cash flows as previously reported.

Recent accounting pronouncements

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09) , which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods therein, using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements and has not yet determined the method by which it will adopt the standard beginning January 1, 2017.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-01

In January 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-01, Income Statement – Extraordinary and Unusual items (Subtopic 225-20), Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items (ASU 2015-01).  The amendment eliminates from U.S. GAAP the concept of extraordinary items.  This guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted and allows the Company to apply the amendment prospectively or retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-02

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. This amendment provides guidance on the consolidation evaluation for reporting organizations that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities such as limited partnerships, limited liability corporations, and securitization structures (collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, and mortgage-backed security transactions). ASU 2015-02 is effective for periods beginning December 15, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2015-02 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Early adoption is permitted.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-14

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. The amendment defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 for all entities for one year. The guidance in ASU 2014-09 will now apply to public business entities, certain not-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans from annual reporting periods beginning December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods after December 31, 2016, including interim reporting periods with that reporting period.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-16

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805). ASU No. 2015-16 requires that an acquirer retrospectively adjust provisional amounts recognized in a business combination, during the measurement period. To simplify the accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts, the amendments in the Update require that the acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amount is determined. The acquirer is required to also record, in the same period’s financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date.  In addition an entity is required to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes to the financial statements the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. The adoption of ASU 2015-016 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes-Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (“ASU 2015-17”). The amendments in this update simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes. ASU 2015-17 requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The amendments in ASU 2015-17 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 including interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is permitted for all entities as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The adoption of the guidance is not expected to have significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.

NOTE 3 – INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

NOTE 5 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

LAND USE RIGHT

On September 25, 2009, Yuxing was granted a land use right for approximately 88 acres (353,000 square meters or 3.8 million square feet) by the People’s Government and Land & Resources Bureau of Hu County, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. The fair value of the related intangible asset was determined to be the respective cost of RMB73,184,895 (or $11,350,977). The intangible asset is being amortized over the grant period of 50 years using the straight line method.

On August 13, 2003, Tianjuyuan was granted a certificate of Land Use Right for a parcel of land of approximately 11 acres (42,726 square meters or 459,898 square feet) at Ping Gu District, Beijing. The purchase cost was recorded at RMB1,045,950 (or $162,227). The intangible asset is being amortized over the grant period of 50 years using the straight line method.

On August 16, 2001, Jinong received a land use right as a contribution from a shareholder, which was granted by the People’s Government and Land & Resources Bureau of Yangling District, Shaanxi Province. The fair value of the related intangible asset at the time of the contribution was determined to be RMB7,285,099 (or $1,129,919). The intangible asset is being amortized over the grant period of 50 years.

The Land Use Rights consisted of the following:

TECHNOLOGY PATENT

On July 2, 2010, the Company acquired Gufeng and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjuyuan. The fair value on the acquired technology patent was estimated to be RMB 9,200,000 (or $1,426,920) and is amortized over the remaining useful life of six years using the straight line method.

The technology know-how consisted of the following:

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP

On July 2, 2010, the Company acquired Gufeng and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjuyuan. The fair value on the acquired customer relationships was estimated to be RMB65,000,000 (or $10,081,500) and is amortized over the remaining useful life of ten years.

TRADEMARKS

On July 2, 2010, the Company acquired Gufeng and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjuyuan. The preliminary fair value on the acquired trademarks was estimated to be RMB40,700,000 (or $6,312,570) and is subject to an annual impairment test.

AMORTIZATION EXPENSE

Estimated amortization expenses of intangible assets for the next five twelve months periods ended March 31, 2016, are as follows:

NOTE 6 - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES

Accrued expenses and other payables consisted of the following:

NOTE 7 - RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

As of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, the amount due from related parties was $613,452 and $0, respectively.  As of March 31, 2016, $613,452 were due from the Company’s affiliate, 900LH.com Food Co., Ltd. ("900LH.com", previously announced as Xi'an Gem Grain Co., Ltd) to Yuxing, representing a balance that 900LH.com would pay to Yuxing according to the Sales Agreement (as defined below) between Yuxing and 900LH.com.

At the end of December 2015, Yuxing entered into a sales agreement with 900LH.com pursuant to which Yuxing is to supply various vegetables to 900LH.com for its incoming seasonal sales at the holidays and year ends (the “Sales Agreement”). The contingent contracted value of the Sales Agreement is RMB 25,500,000 (approximately $3,955,050). For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, Yuxing has sold approximately $613,452 products to 900LH.com.

As of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, the amount due to related parties was $2,206,144 and $2,068,102, respectively.  As of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, $1,116,743 and $1,184,643, respectively were amounts that Gufeng borrowed from a related party, Xi’an Techteam Science & Technology Industry (Group) Co. Ltd., a company controlled by Mr. Tao Li, Chairman and CEO of the Company, representing unsecured, non-interest bearing loans that are due on demand.  These loans are not subject to written agreements.

On June 29, 2014, Jinong signed an office lease with Kingtone Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Kingtone Information”), where Mr. Tao Li, Chairman and CEO of the Company, serves as its Chairman.. Pursuant to the lease, Jinong rented 612 square meters (approximately 6,588 square feet) of office space from Kingtone Information. The lease provided for a two-year term effective as of July 1, 2014 with monthly rent of RMB24,480 (approximately $3,797).

NOTE 8- LOAN PAYABLES

As of March 31, 2016, the short-term loan payables consisted of three loans which mature on dates ranging from April 29, 2016 through January 17, 2017 with interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 5.82%. The loans No. 1 and 3 below are collateralized by Tianjuyan’s land use right and building ownership right. The loans No. 2 is guaranteed by Jinong’s credit.

As of June 30, 2015, the short-term loan payables consisted of ten loans which mature on dates ranging from August 5, 2015 through April 29, 2016 with interest rates ranging from 5.60% to 7.80%. The loans No. 6 and 10 were collateralized by Tianjuyuan’s land use right and building ownership right. The loan No. 8 was collateralized by Gufeng’s deposit. The loan No.7 was collateralized by Jinong’s land use right and Jinong’s credit. The loans No. 2 and 9 were guaranteed by Jinong’s credit. The loans No. 3, 4 and 5 were guaranteed by a bonding company in Zhongguancun Beijing, and counter guaranteed by Jinong’s credit. The loan No. 1 was guaranteed by Jinong and Tianjuyuan’s deposit.

The interest expense from short-term loans were $943,413 and $1,179,617 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

NOTE 9 – TAXES PAYABLE

Enterprise Income Tax

Effective January 1, 2008, the Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law of the PRC replaced the tax laws for Domestic Enterprises (“DEs”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (“FIEs”). The EIT rate of 25% replaced the 33% rate that was applicable to both DEs and FIEs. The two year tax exemption and three year 50% tax reduction tax holiday for production-oriented FIEs was eliminated. Since January 1, 2008, Jinong became subject to income tax in China at a rate of 15% as a high-tech company, as a result of the expiration of its tax exemption on December 31, 2007. Accordingly, it made provision for income taxes for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 of $2,701,887 and $3,581,931, respectively, which is mainly due to the operating income from Jinong. Gufeng is subject to 25% EIT rate and thus it made provision for income taxes of $2,465,010 and $2,790,829 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Value-Added Tax

All of the Company’s fertilizer products that are produced and sold in the PRC were subject to a Chinese Value-Added Tax (VAT) of 13% of the gross sales price. On April 29, 2008, the PRC State of Administration of Taxation (SAT) released Notice #56, “ Exemption of VAT for Organic Fertilizer Products ”, which allows certain fertilizer products to be exempt from VAT beginning June 1, 2008. The Company submitted the application for exemption in May 2009, which was granted effective September 1, 2009, continuing through December 31, 2015. On August 10, 2015 and August 28, 2015, the SAT released Notice #90. “ Reinstatement of VAT for Fertilizer Products ”, and Notice #97, “ Supplementary Reinstatement of VAT for Fertilizer Products ”, which restore the VAT of 13% of the gross sales price on certain fertilizer products starting from September 1, 2015, but granted tax payers a reduced rate of 3% from September 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

Income Taxes and Related Payables

Taxes payable consisted of the following:

Tax Rate Reconciliation

Our effective tax rates were approximately 24.7% and 23.3% for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Substantially all of the Company’s income before income taxes and related tax expense are from PRC sources. Actual income tax benefit reported in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income differ from the amounts computed by applying the US statutory income tax rate of 34% to income before income taxes for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, as shown in the following tables:

March 31, 2016

March 31, 2015

NOTE 10 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

On September 12, 2014, the Company’ Compensation Committee, approved the issuance of 87,719 shares of common stock to its ten employees under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for a cash contribution of a total of $200,000. The issuance is at the closing price $2.28 per share on September 11, 2014.

On September 30, 2014, the Company granted an aggregate of 1,750,000 shares of restricted stock under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) to certain executive officers, directors and employees, among which (i) 240,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Tao Li, the CEO; (ii) 100,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Ken Ren, the CFO, (iii) 40,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Yizhao Zhang, 30,000 shares of restricted stock to Ms. Yiru Shi, and 20,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Lianfu Liu, each an independent director of the Company; and (iv) 1,320,000 shares of restricted stock to key employees. The stock grants are subject to time-based vesting schedules, vesting in various installments until March 31, 2015 for the CFO and the three independent directors, until June 30, 2015 for the CEO and until December 31, 2016 for the employees. The value of the restricted stock awards was $3,675,000 and is based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. This amount is being amortized to compensation expense over the vesting periods for the various awards.

On September 28, 2015, the Company granted an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock under the 2009 Plan to certain key employees. The stock grants are subject to time-based vesting schedules, vesting in various installments until June 30, 2016. The value of the restricted stock awards was $1,660,000 and is based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. This amount is being amortized to compensation expense over the vesting periods for the various awards.

The following table sets forth changes in compensation-related restricted stock awards during nine months ended March 31, 2016:

As of March 31, 2016, the unamortized expense related to the grant of restricted shares of common stock of $558,602 will be amortized into expense through December 31, 2016. The fair value of the restricted common stock awards was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of the common stock awarded is amortized over the various vesting terms of each grant.

Dividend

On October 1, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share to the Company's stockholders of common stock. The dividend payable represented a total payment to the stockholders of $3,296,156. The cash dividend of $2,161,904 was paid on January 30, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on the record date of October 31, 2014. Certain stockholders, including the Company’s Chairman, Mr. Li, elected to waive the dividend payment due to them and directed the Company to retain the funds for working capital purposes.

Preferred Stock

Under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Board has the authority, without further action by stockholders, to designate up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, liquidation preference and sinking fund terms, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock. If the Company sells preferred stock under its registration statement on Form S-3, it will fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series in the certificate of designation relating to that series and will file the certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock the Company offers before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, with a par value of $.001 per share, of which no shares are issued or outstanding.

NOTE 11 –CONCENTRATIONS AND LITIGATION

Market Concentration

All of the Company's revenue-generating operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC's economy.

The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among other things, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by, among other things, changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation.

Vendor and Customer Concentration

There was one vendor from which the Company purchased 14.2% of its raw materials for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Total purchase from this vendor amounted to $11,174,000 as of March 31, 2016.

There were three vendors from which the Company purchased 17.0%, 12.4% and 11.6% of its raw materials for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Total purchase from these three venders amounted to $9,322,106 as of March 31, 2015.

There was one customer accounted for 37.8% of the Company’s sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

There was one customer accounted over 28.0% of the total sales of fertilizer products as of three months ended March 31, 2015.

NOTE 12 – SEGMENT REPORTING

As of March 31, 2016, the Company was organized into three main business segments based on location and product: Jinong (fertilizer production), Gufeng (fertilizer production), and Yuxing (agricultural products production). Each of the three operating segments referenced above has separate and distinct general ledgers. The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) receives financial information, including revenue, gross margin, operating income and net income produced from the various general ledger systems to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance; however, the principal measure of segment profitability or loss used by the CODM is net income by segment.

(1) Reconciling amounts refer to the unallocated assets or expenses of Green New Jersey.

(2) Reconciling amounts refer to the unallocated assets or expenses of the Parent Company.

NOTE 13 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

On June 29, 2014, Jinong signed an office lease with Kingtone Information.  Pursuant to the lease, Jinong rented 612 square meters (approximately 6,588 square feet) of office space from Kingtone Information. The lease provided for a two-year term effective as of July 1, 2014 with monthly rent of $3,797 (RMB 24,480).

In February 2004, Tianjuyuan signed a fifty-year lease with the village committee of Dong Gao Village and Zhen Nan Zhang Dai Village in the Beijing Ping Gu District, at a monthly rent of $480 (RMB 3,119).

Accordingly, the Company recorded an aggregate of $16,898 and $5,505 as rent expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Rent expenses for the next five years ended March 31, are as follows:

NOTE 14 VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

In accordance with accounting standards regarding consolidation of variable interest entities, VIEs are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All VIEs with which a company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.

Green Nevada through one of its subsidiaries, Jinong, entered into a series of agreements (the “VIE Agreements”) with Yuxing for it to qualify as a VIE, effective June 16, 2013.

The Company has concluded, based on the contractual arrangements, that Yuxing is a VIE and that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Jinong, absorbs a majority of the risk of loss from the activities of Yuxing, thereby enabling the Company, through Jinong, to receive a majority of Yuxing expected residual returns.

As a result of the VIE Agreements, Green Nevada is able to exercise control over Yuxing and is entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits of Yuxing through its subsidiary, Jinong. Therefore, Green Nevada consolidates Yuxing in accordance with ASC 810-10 (“Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”) since the date of the VIE Agreements.

The following financial statement amounts and balances of the VIE were included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015:

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, such as the slow-down of the macro-economic environment in China and its impact on economic growth in general, the competition in the fertilizer industry and the impact of such competition on pricing, revenues and margins, the weather conditions in the areas where our customers are based, the cost of attracting and retaining highly skilled personnel, the prospects for future acquisitions, and the factors set forth elsewhere in this report, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this report will in fact occur. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this report.

The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except to the extent required by U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Further, the information about our intentions contained in this report is a statement of our intention as of the date of this report and is based upon, among other things, the existing regulatory environment, industry conditions, market conditions and prices, and our assumptions as of such date. We may change our intentions, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in our assumptions or otherwise.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in the following discussion, “Company”, “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer to (i) China Green Agriculture, Inc. (“Green Nevada”), a corporation incorporated in the State of Nevada; (ii) Green Agriculture Holding Corporation (“Green New Jersey”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Nevada incorporated in the State of New Jersey; (iii) Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Jinong”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green New Jersey organized under the laws of the PRC; (iv) Xi’an Hu County Yuxing Agriculture Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Yuxing”), a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) controlled by Jinong in the PRC; (v) Beijing Gufeng Chemical Products Co., Ltd. (“Gufeng”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinong in the PRC, and (vi) Beijing Tianjuyuan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (“Tianjuyuan”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gufeng in the PRC. 

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to (i) “PRC” and “China” are to the People’s Republic of China; (ii) “U.S. dollar,” “$” and “US$” are to United States dollars; and (iii) “RMB”, “Yuan” and Renminbi are to the currency of the PRC or China.

Overview

We are engaged in the research, development, production and sale of various types of fertilizers and agricultural products in the PRC through our wholly-owned Chinese subsidiaries, Jinong and Gufeng (including Gufeng’s subsidiary Tianjuyuan), and our VIE, Yuxing. Our primary business is fertilizer products, specifically humic-acid based compound fertilizer produced by Jinong and compound fertilizer, blended fertilizer, organic compound fertilizer, slow-release fertilizer, highly-concentrated water-soluble fertilizer and mixed organic-inorganic compound fertilizer produced by Gufeng. In addition, through Yuxing, we develop and produce various agricultural products, such as top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers and colored seedlings. For financial reporting purposes, our operations are organized into three business segments: fertilizer products (Jinong), fertilizer products (Gufeng) and agricultural products (Yuxing).

Fertilizer Products

The fertilizer business conducted by Jinong and Gufeng generated approximately 96.5% and 98.5% of our total revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, we had developed and produced a total of 462 different fertilizer products in use, of which 130 were developed and produced by Jinong and 332 by Gufeng.

Below is a table that shows the metric tons of fertilizer sold by Jinong and Gufeng and the revenue per ton for the periods indicated:

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, we sold approximately 130,600 metric tons of fertilizer products, as compared to 118,282 metric tons for the three months ended March 31, 2015. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Jinong sold approximately 8,932 metric tons of fertilizer products, as compared to 15,147 metric tons for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was due to Jinong’s implementation of its new sales strategy that focuses on producing high-margin liquid fertilizer during the last three months. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Gufeng sold approximately 121,668 metric tons of fertilizer products, as compared to 103,135 metric tons for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase was mainly attributable to the expanding of Gufeng’s marketing strategy.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, we sold approximately 258,600 metric tons of fertilizer products, as compared to 239,665 metric tons for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, Jinong sold approximately 28,535 metric tons of fertilizer products, as compared to 60,374 metric tons for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was due to Jinong’s implementation of its new sales strategy that focuses on producing high-margin liquid fertilizer during the last nine months. For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, Gufeng sold approximately 230,065 metric tons of fertilizer products, as compared to 179,291 metric tons for the nine months ended March 31, 2015.  The increase was mainly attributable to the expanding of Gufeng’s marketing strategy.

Our sales of fertilizer products to five provinces accounted for approximately 62.7% of our fertilizer revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016.   Specifically, the provinces and their respective percentage contributed to our fertilizer revenues were: Beijing (39.3%), Shaanxi (8.8%), Hebei (7.5%), Heilongjiang (3.9%), and Liaoning (3.2%).

As of March 31, 2016, we had a total of 1,363 distributors covering 27 provinces, four autonomous regions and three central government-controlled municipalities in China. Jinong had 1,064 distributors in China. Jinong’s sales are not dependent on any single distributor or any group of distributors. Jinong’s top five distributors accounted for 1.6% of its fertilizer revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Gufeng had 299 distributors, including some large state-owned enterprises. Gufeng’s top five distributors accounted for 84.1% of its revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Agricultural Products

Through Yuxing, we develop, produce and sell high-quality flowers, green vegetables and fruits to local marketplaces and various horticulture and planting companies. We also use certain of Yuxing’s greenhouse facilities to conduct research and development activities for our fertilizer products. The three PRC provinces that accounted for 80.1% of our agricultural products revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were Shaanxi (72.1%), Gansu (4.1%), and Shanghai (3.6%).     

Recent Developments

New Products and Distributors

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, Jinong launched one new fertilizer product which generated approximately $3,088 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Jinong added 20 new distributors, which accounted for approximately$118,316 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, Gufeng added nine new distributors, which accounted for approximately $158,978.

Results of Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2016 Compared to the Three months ended March 31, 2015.

Net Sales

Total net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $78,638,474, a decrease of $848,741, or 1.1%, from $79,487,215 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This decrease was due to decrease in Gufeng’s and Jinong’s net sales.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Jinong’s net sales decreased $1,687,154, or 5.1%, to $31,602,239 from $33,289,393 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease in Jinong’s sales volume during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, net sales at Gufeng were $43,762,058, a decrease of $1,260,672, or 2.8% from $45,022,731 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This decrease was mainly attributable to Gufeng’s lowering selling prices to answer to market demand during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Yuxing’s net sales were $3,274,177, an increase of $2,099,085 or 178.6%, from $1,175,092 during the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase was mainly attributable to the increase in market demand on Yuxing’s top grade flowers during the last three months.

Cost of Goods Sold

Total cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $53,904,185, an increase of $2,607,487, or 5.1%, from $51,296,698 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This increase was mainly due to higher raw material cost and packaging cost.  

Cost of goods sold by Jinong for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $13,353,222, a decrease of $270,742, or 2.0%, from $13,623,964 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease in cost of goods was primarily caused by Jinong’s lower net sales.

Cost of goods sold by Gufeng for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $36,814,676, an increase of $5,555,791, or 17.8%, from $36,814,676 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in the cost of raw materials. 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, cost of goods sold by Yuxing was $2,441,652, an increase of $1,583,594, or 184.6%, from $858,058 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This increase was mainly due to the significant increase in Yuxing’s net sales. 

Gross Profit

Total gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased by $3,456,228, or 12.3% to $2,441,652, as compared to $28,190,517 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Gross profit margin was 31.5% and 35.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Gross profit generated by Jinong decreased by $1,416,412, or 7.2%, to $18,249,017 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 from $19,655,429 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Gross profit margin from Jinong’s sales was approximately 57.7% and 59.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease in gross profit margin was mainly due to the increase in product costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, gross profit generated by Gufeng was $5,652,747, decrease of $2,555,307, or 31.1%, from $8,208,054 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Gross profit margin from Gufeng’s sales was approximately 12.9% and 18.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease in gross profit percentage was mainly due to the increased weight for lower-margin products sales in Gufeng’s total sales answering to market demand.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, gross profit generated by Yuxing was $832,525, an increase of $515,491, or 162.6% from $317,034 for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  The gross profit margin was approximately 25.4% and 27.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease in gross profit margin was mainly due to an increase in the cost of raw materials for the three months ended March 31, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015.

Selling Expenses

Our selling expenses consisted primarily of salaries of sales personnel, advertising and promotion expenses, freight-out costs and related compensation. Selling expenses were $3,441,511, or 4.4%, of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $2,054,025 or 2.6% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $1,387,486, or 67.5%. The selling expenses of Yuxing were $47,110 or 1.4% of Yuxing’s net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $11,615 or 1.0% of Yuxing’s net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The selling expenses of Gufeng were $186,626 or 0.4% of Gufeng’s net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $435,347 or 1.0% of Gufeng’s net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The selling expenses of Jinong for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $3,207,775 or 10.2% of Jinong’s net sales, as compared to selling expenses of $1,607,063 or 4.8% of Jinong’s net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase in Jinong’s selling expenses was due to Jinong’s expanded marketing efforts and the increase in shipping costs.

Selling Expenses – amortization of deferred assets

Our selling expenses - amortization of our deferred assets were $8,780,893, or 11.2%, of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $10,604,586, or 13.3% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $1,823,693, or 17.2%. This decrease was due to the fact that some of the deferred assets were fully amortized and therefore no amortization was recorded on the fully amortized assets during the three months ended March 31, 2016.  

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consisted primarily of related salaries, rental expenses, business development, depreciation and travel expenses incurred by our general and administrative departments and legal and professional expenses including expenses incurred and accrued for certain litigations. General and administrative expenses were $2,204,771, or 2.8% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $2,606,749, or 3.3% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $401,978, or 15.4%. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to the related expenses in the stock compensation awarded to the employees which amounted to $580,388 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $1,081,125 for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Total Other Income (Expenses)

Total other expenses consisted of income from subsidies received from the PRC government, interest income, interest expenses and bank charges. The total other income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $49,561, as compared to total other expense of $191,682 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $263,768, as compared to $161,625 during the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $102,143 or 63.2%. This increase was due to the increased deposit in the banks. Interest expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $211,734, as compared to $363,958 during the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $152,224 or 41.8%. This decrease is due to a lesser amount of short term loans outstanding in 2016 as compared to 2015.

Income Taxes

Jinong is subject to a preferred tax rate of 15% as a result of its business being classified as a High-Tech project under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law (“EIT”) that became effective on January 1, 2008. Jinong incurred income tax expenses of $896,220 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $1,119,876 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $223,656, or 20.0%.

Gufeng, subject to a tax rate of 25%, incurred income tax expenses of $1,208,685 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $1,697,405 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $488,720, or 28.8%.

Yuxing has no income tax for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as a result of being exempted from paying income tax due to the fact its products fall into the tax exemption list set out in the EIT.

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $8,251,771, a decrease of $1,664,423, or 16.8%, compared to $9,916,194 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was attributable to the increased selling expenses and lower net sales in the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Net income as a percentage of total net sales was approximately 10.5% and 12.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Nine months ended March 31, 2016 Compared to the Nine months ended March 31, 2015.

Net Sales

Total net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 were $189,788,745, an increase of $4,948,566 or 2.7%, from $184,840,179 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. This increase was largely due to the increase in Gufeng’s and Yuxing’s net sales.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, Jinong’s net sales decreased by $1,333,647, or 1.3%, to $97,612,604 from $98,946,250 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. This decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease in Jinong’s sales volume during the nine months ended March 31, 2016.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, net sales at Gufeng were $85,576,564, an increase of $2,788,953, or 3.4%, from $82,787,612 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The increase was mainly attributable to Gufeng’s expanded marketing promotion strategy, especially one large amount sale to Sino-agri Group during the last nine months. 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, Yuxing’s net sales were $6,599,577, an increase of $3,493,260, or 112.5%, from $3,106,317 during the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The increase was mainly due to the increase in sales demand on Yuxing’s top-grade flowers during the last nine months. 

Cost of Goods Sold

Total cost of goods sold for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $118,230,726, an increase of $9,164,492, or 8.4%, from $109,066,234 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. This increase was mainly due to the 2.7% increase in net sales and an increase in the cost of raw materials.  

Cost of goods sold by Jinong for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $41,328,293, an increase of $2,009,666, or 5.1%, from $39,318,627 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to its higher raw material cost.

Cost of goods sold by Gufeng for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $72,567,833, an increase of $5,118,993, or 7.6%, from $67,448,840 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in the cost of raw materials and an increase in the sales of fertilizer products.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, cost of goods sold by Yuxing was $4,334,600, an increase of $2,035,833, or 88.6%, from $2,298,767 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. This increase was mainly due to the significant increase in Yuxing’s net sales. 

Gross Profit

Total gross profit for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 decreased by $4,215,926 to $71,558,019, as compared to $75,773,945 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. Gross profit margin was 37.7% and 41.0% for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Gross profit generated by Jinong decreased by $3,343,313, or 5.6%, to $56,284,311 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 from $59,627,624 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. Gross profit margin from Jinong’s sales was approximately 57.7% and 60.3% for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease in gross profit margin was mainly due to higher raw material cost and packaging cost.  

For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, gross profit generated by Gufeng was $13,008,731, a decrease of $2,330,040, or 15.2%, from $15,338,771 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. Gross profit margin from Gufeng’s sales was approximately 15.2% and 18.5% for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease in gross profit percentage was mainly due to the increased weight for lower-margin products sales in Gufeng’s total sales answering to market demand.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2016, gross profit generated by Yuxing was $2,264,977, an increase of $1,457,427, or 180.5% from $807,550 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015.  The gross profit margin was approximately 34.3% and 26.0% for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. This increase in gross profit percentage was mainly due to the higher priced top grade flowers that Yuxing sold during the nine months ended March 31, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015.

Selling Expenses

Our selling expenses consisted primarily of salaries of sales personnel, advertising and promotion expenses, freight-out costs and related compensation. Selling expenses were $11,070,727, or 5.8%, of net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $4,770,727 or 2.6% of net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $6,299,642, or 132.0%. The selling expenses of Yuxing were $190,281 or 2.9% of Yuxing’s net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $32,688 or 1.1% of Yuxing’s net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2015.The selling expenses of Gufeng were $450,283 or 0.5% of Gufeng’s net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $849,813 or 1.0% of Gufeng’s net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The selling expenses of Jinong for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 were $10,429,805 or 10.7% of Jinong’s net sales, as compared to selling expenses of $3,888,226 or 3.9% of Jinong’s net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The increase in Jinong’s selling expenses was due to Jinong’s expanded marketing efforts and the increase in shipping costs.

Selling Expenses – amortization of deferred assets

Our selling expenses - amortization of our deferred assets were $27,158,360, or 14.3%, of net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $31,587,102, or 17.1% of net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $4,428,742, or 14.0%. This decrease was due to the fact that some of the deferred assets were fully amortized and therefore no amortization was recorded on the fully amortized assets during the nine months ended March 31, 2016.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consisted primarily of related salaries, rental expenses, business development, depreciation and travel expenses incurred by our general and administrative departments and legal and professional expenses including expenses incurred and accrued for certain litigations. General and administrative expenses were $7,864,395, or 4.1% of net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $8,920,360, or 4.8%, of net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $1,055,965, or 11.8%. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to the decreased related expenses in the stock compensation awarded to the employees which amounted to $2,899,390 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $4,150,995 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015.

Total Other Expenses

Total other expenses consisted of income from subsidies received from the PRC government, interest income, interest expenses and bank charges. The total other expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $533,020, as compared to $892,283 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $359,263, or 40.3%. Interest income during the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $416,700, as compared to $229,979 during the nine months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $186,721 or 81.2%. This increase was due to the increased deposit in the banks as a result of our increased net income. Interest expenses during the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $943,413, as compared to $1,179,617 during the nine months ended March 31, 2015, an decrease of $236,204 or 20.0%. This decrease is due to lesser amount of short term loans as compared to 2015.

Income Taxes

Jinong is subject to a preferred tax rate of 15% as a result of its business being classified as a High-Tech project under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law (“EIT”) that became effective on January 1, 2008. Jinong incurred income tax expenses of $2,701,887 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $3,581,931 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $880,044, or 24.6%.

Gufeng, subject to a tax rate of 25%, incurred income tax expenses of $2,465,010 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to $2,790,829 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $325,819, or 11.7%.

Yuxing has no income tax for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 as a result of being exempted from paying income tax due to its products fall into the tax exemption list set out in the EIT.

Net Income

Net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $19,764,978, a decrease of $3,465,735, or 14.9%, compared to $23,230,713 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was attributable to the increase in net sales offset by an increase in selling expenses and the higher cost of good sold. Net income as a percentage of total net sales was approximately 10.4% and 12.6% for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Discussion of Segment Profitability Measures

As of March 31, 2016, we were engaged in the following businesses: the production and sale of fertilizers through Jinong and Gufeng and the production and sale of high-quality agricultural products by Yuxing. For financial reporting purpose, our operations were organized into three main business segments based on locations and products: Jinong (fertilizer production), Gufeng (fertilizer production) and Yuxing (agricultural products production). Each of the segments has its own annual budget with regard to development, production and sales.

Each of the three operating segments referenced above has separate and distinct general ledgers. The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) makes decisions with respect to resources allocation and performance assessment upon receiving financial information, including revenue, gross margin, operating income and net income produced from the various general ledger systems; however, net income by segment is the principal benchmark to measure profit or loss adopted by the CODM.

For Jinong, the net income decreased by $4,826,350 or 24.3% to $15,023,381 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 from $19,849,731 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was principally due to the higher selling expenses.

For Gufeng, the net income decreased by $976,297 or 11.9% to $7,247,543 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 from $8,223,840 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was principally due to the higher cost of good sold.

For Yuxing, the net income increased by $821,596 or 127.1% to $1,467,943 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 from $646,347 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The increase was mainly due to the higher net sales and Yuxing’s more cost-efficient measures taken for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, compare to the same period a year before.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity include cash from operations, borrowings from local commercial banks and net proceeds of offerings of our securities consummated in July 2009 and November/December 2009 (collectively the “Public Offerings”).

As of March 31, 2016, cash and cash equivalents were $90,470,157, a decrease of $2,512,407, or 2.7%, from $92,982,564 as of June 30, 2015.

We intend to use our working capital to acquire new businesses, upgrade production lines and complete Yuxing’s new greenhouse facilities for agriculture products located on 88 acres of land in Hu County, 18 kilometers southeast of Xi’an city. Our liquidity needs have generally consisted of working capital necessary to finance receivables, raw material and finished goods inventory. We believe that we have sufficient cash on hand and positive projected cash flow from operations to support our business growth for the next twelve months to the extent we do not have further significant acquisitions or expansions. However, if events or circumstances occur and we do not meet our operating plan as expected, we may be required to seek additional capital and/or to reduce certain discretionary spending, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our business objectives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may seek additional financing as necessary for expansion purposes and when we believe market conditions are most advantageous, which may include additional debt and/or equity financings. There can be no assurance that any additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. Any equity financing may result in dilution to existing stockholders and any debt financing may include restrictive covenants.

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated: 

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $19,886,347 for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, a decrease of $38,031,023 compared to $57,917,370 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease in net income, account receivable and advances to suppliers, and a decrease in taxes payable, offset by a decrease in inventories and customer deposits during the nine months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $16,608, a decrease of $7,658,533, or 99.8% from $7,675,141 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. Jinong assisted its distributors in marketing to expand its competitive product advantage and market share by advancing them $9,228,043 during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $0 during the nine months ended March 31, 2016.  In addition, during the nine months ended March 31, 2015, we received $1,968,670 from the payment on other receivables compared to $0 during the nine months ended March 31, 2016.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $17,493,160, an increase of $14,803,429 or 550.4% compared to cash provided by financing activities of $2,689,731 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015. During the nine months ended March 31, 2016, we received $5,626,800 from the proceeds from loans and repaid loans of $23,319,960 compared to $19,702,970 of proceeds and $22,403,790 repayments during the nine months ended March 31, 2015.  In addition, during the nine months ended March 31, 2016, we did not have any proceeds from the sale of our common stock while we received proceeds of $1,872,593 from the sale of our common stock during the nine months ended March31, 2015.

As of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, our loans payable were as follows:

Accounts Receivable

We had accounts receivable of $74,730,414 as of March 31, 2016, as compared to $68,528,598 as of June 30, 2015, an increase of $6,201,816 or 9.0%, which is mainly attributable to Gufeng. As of March 31, 2016, Gufeng had accounts receivable of $7,292,866, an increase of $6,397,286, comparing to $895,580 as of June 30, 2015, which is mainly attributable to a large amount sale of approximately 5.7 million to Sino-argi Group during the first quarter of fiscal year of 2016 and this amount has not paid up as of March 31, 2016.

Allowance for doubtful accounts in accounts receivable for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 was $508,314, an increase of $200,391 or 65.1% from $307,923 as of June 30, 2015. The allowance for doubtful accounts as a percentage of accounts receivable was 0.68% as of March 31, 2016 and 0.45% as of June 30, 2015. The increase in the allowance of doubtful accounts were mainly due to the increase in the balance of accounts receivables  and the gradual aging in the balance of historical outstanding receivables.

Deferred assets

We had deferred assets of $21,661,860 as of March 31, 2016, as compared to $51,527,209 as of June 30, 2015. We have been assisting our distributors in certain marketing efforts and developing standard stores to enhance our competitive advantages and market shares since December 31, 2013. Based on the cooperation agreements with our distributors, the amount owed by the distributors in certain marketing efforts and store development will be expensed over three years as long as the distributors are actively selling our products. If a distributor defaults, breaches, or terminates the agreement with us earlier than the realization of contractual terms, the unamortized portion of the amount owed by the distributor has to be refunded to us immediately. The Company’s Chairman and CEO, Mr. Li, guaranteed to the Company of amounts remaining unpaid due from the distributors.

Inventories

We had an inventory of $108,506,803 as of March 31, 2016, as compared to $101,302,947 as of June 30, 2015, an increase of $7,203,856, or 7.1%. The increase is mainly due to Gufeng’s $88,450,367 inventory as of March 31, 2016. Such seasonal increase was largely attributable to the preparatory replenishment of raw material at a lower price for the expected large production of fertilizer in the incoming season to meet the anticipated large orders, as well as the accumulation of finished fertilizer products in expecting a huge demand in the near future.

Advances to Suppliers

We had advances to suppliers of $37,331,983 as of March 31, 2016 as compared to $40,910,837 as of June 30, 2015, representing a decrease of $3,578,854 or 8.7%.The decrease in the amount of advances to suppliers is a result of Gufeng’s higher inventory level. Gufeng’s compound fertilizer business is seasonal, which may result in carrying significant amounts of inventory and seasonal variations in working capital. To ensure our ability to deliver compound fertilizer to the distributor timely prior to the planting season, we need to have sufficient raw material in stock to stabilize the production. To build up the inventory, we typically make advance payment to the suppliers to secure the supply of raw material of basic fertilizer. Our inventory level may fluctuate from time to time, depending how fast the raw material gets consumed and replenished during the production process, and how fast the finished goods get sold. The replenishment of raw material relies on the management’s estimate of numerous factors, including but not limited to, the raw material’s future price, and spot price along with their volatility, as well as the seasonal demand and future price of finished fertilizer products. Such estimate may not be accurate, and the purchase decision of raw materials based on the estimate can cause excessive inventories in slow sales and insufficient inventories in peak times.

Accounts Payable

We had accounts payable of $2,599,720 as of March 31, 2016 as compared to $2,372,130 as of June 30, 2015, representing an increase of $227,590, or 9.6%. The increase was mainly attributable to late payments on packing material caused by late receipt of invoices. 

Unearned Revenue (Customer Deposits)

We had unearned revenue of $5,380,817 as of March 31, 2016 as compared to $19,129,853 as of June 30, 2015, representing a decrease of $13,749,036, or 71.9%. This decrease was seasonal fluctuation and we expect to deliver products to our customers during the next three months at which time we will recognize the revenue.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Our financial statements reflect the selection and application of accounting policies which require management to make significant estimates and judgments. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements, “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” We believe that the following paragraphs reflect the most critical accounting policies that currently affect our financial condition and results of operations:

Use of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made. However, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Revenue recognition

Sales revenue is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, we have no other significant obligations and collectability is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue.

Our revenue consists of invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). No product return or sales discount allowance is made as products delivered and accepted by customers are normally not returnable and sales discounts are normally not granted after products are delivered.

Cash and cash equivalents

For statement of cash flows purposes, we consider all cash on hand and in banks, certificates of deposit and other highly-liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash and cash equivalents.

Accounts receivable

Our policy is to maintain reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Any accounts receivable of Jinong and Gufeng that is outstanding for more than 180 days will be accounted as allowance for bad debts, and any accounts receivable of Yuxing that is outstanding for more than 90 days will be accounted as allowance for bad debts.

Deferred assets

Deferred assets represent amounts the Company advanced to the distributors in their marketing and stores development to expand our competitive advantage and market shares. Based on the cooperation agreements with our distributors, the amount owed by the distributors in certain marketing efforts and store development will be expensed over three years as long as the distributors are actively selling our products. If a distributor defaults, breaches, or terminates the agreement with us earlier than the realization the contractual terms, the unamortized portion of the amount owed by the distributor has to be refunded to us immediately. The Company’s Chairman and CEO, Mr. Li, guaranteed to the Company of amounts remaining unpaid due from the distributors.  

Segment reporting

FASB ASC 280 requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company.

As of March 31, 2016, we were organized into three main business segments: Jinong (fertilizer production), Gufeng (fertilizer production) and Yuxing (agricultural products production).

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Disclosures About Market Risk

We may be exposed to changes in financial market conditions in the normal course of business. Market risk generally represents the risk that losses may occur as a result of movements in interest rates and equity prices. We currently do not, in the normal course of business, use financial instruments that are subject to changes in financial market conditions.

Currency Fluctuations and Foreign Currency Risk

Substantially all of our revenues and expenses are denominated in RMB. However, we use U.S. dollar for financial reporting purposes. Conversion of RMB into foreign currencies is regulated by the People’s Bank of China through a unified floating exchange rate system. Although the PRC government has stated its intention to support the value of RMB, there can be no assurance that such exchange rate will not again become volatile or that RMB will not devalue significantly against U.S. dollar. Exchange rate fluctuations may adversely affect the value, in U.S. dollar terms, of our net assets and income derived from our operations in the PRC.

Our reporting currency is U.S. dollar. Except for U.S. holding companies, all of our consolidated revenues, consolidated costs and expenses, and our assets are denominated in RMB. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between U.S. dollars and RMB. If RMB depreciates against U.S. dollar, the value of our RMB revenues, earnings and assets as expressed in our U.S. dollar financial statements will decline. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates as of the balance sheet dates, revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates, and shareholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any resulting translation adjustments are not included in determining net income but are included in determining other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity. As of March 31, 2016, our accumulated other comprehensive income was $11 million. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk. The value of RMB against U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among other things, changes in the PRC’s political and economic conditions. In 2015, China’s currency dropped by a cumulative 5% against the U.S. dollar. The effect on trade can be substantial. It is difficult to predict how long such depreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar may last. However, any significant depreciation in the exchange rates of the RMB against the U.S. dollar could adversely affect the value of any dividends paid by us to our shareholders, which would be funded by RMB but paid in U.S. dollars. There can be no assurance that any future movements in the exchange rate of the RMB against the U.S. dollar or other foreign currencies will not adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition (including our ability to pay dividends). Moreover, it is possible that, in the future, PRC authorities may lift restrictions on fluctuations in RMB exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market.

Interest Rate Risk

We deposit surplus funds with Chinese banks earning daily interest. We do not invest in any instruments for trading purposes. All of our outstanding debt instruments carry fixed rates of interests. The amount of short-term debt outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015 was $4.8 million and $23.6 million, respectively. We are exposed to interest rate risk primarily with respect to our short-term bank loans. Although the interest rates, which are based on the banks’ prime rates with respect to our short-term loans, are fixed for the terms of the loans, the terms are typically three to twelve months for short-term bank loans and interest rates are subject to change upon renewal. There were no material changes in interest rates for short-term bank loans renewed during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The original loan term on average is one year, and the remaining average life of the short term-loans is approximately five months.

Management monitors the banks’ prime rates in conjunction with our cash requirements to determine the appropriate level of debt balances relative to other sources of funds. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to interest rate risk.

Credit Risk

We have not experienced significant credit risk, as most of our customers are long-term customers with superior payment records. Our receivables are monitored regularly by our credit managers.

Inflation Risk

Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of our products and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues if the selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased costs.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

At the conclusion of the period ended March 31, 2016 we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and adequately designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that such information was accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, in a manner that allowed for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in internal controls

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits required by this item are set forth in the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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