Ever-Glory International Group, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 June (Form 10-Q)
U.
S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
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Quarterly
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June
30, 2008
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¨
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Transition
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
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For the transition period from ___________ to ___________. |
Commission
File Number 0-28806
Ever-Glory
International Group Inc.
(Exact
name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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65-0420146
(I.R.S.
employer
identification
number)
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100
N. Barranca Ave. #810
West
Covina, California 91791
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(626)
839-9116
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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None
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per
share
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes þ No
o
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 (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer o | Accelerated Filer o | |
Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company þ |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No
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APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
As
of
June 30, 2008, the Registrant had 11,747,316 shares of common stock outstanding.
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31,
2007
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Consolidated
Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Three and
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
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Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and
2007
(unaudited)
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Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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26 |
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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40 |
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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41 |
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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42 |
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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42 |
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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51 |
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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51 |
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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51 |
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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51 |
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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51 |
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SIGNATURES
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52 |
2
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
document contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature. Such
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to projected growth,
trends and strategies, future operating and financial results, financial
expectations and current business indicators are based upon current information
and expectations and are subject to change based on factors beyond the control
of the Company. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by the
use
of terms such as “look,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “might,” “believe,” “plan,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words, although some
forward-looking statements are expressed differently. The accuracy of such
statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties
that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or
anticipated, including but not limited to the following, which are discussed
in
further detail on page 42 of
this
report:
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the
ability to timely and accurately complete product orders;
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the
ability to coordinate product design with its customers;
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its
dependence on a limited number of larger customers;
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political
and economic factors in the Peoples’ Republic of China;
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the
ability of the Company’s internal production operations to increase
production volumes on finished goods in a timely fashion in response
to
increasing demand and enable the Company to achieve timely delivery
of
finished goods to its customers;
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the
Company’s ability to expand and grow its distribution channels;
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unanticipated
changes in general market conditions or other factors, which may
result in
cancellations of advance orders or a reduction in the rate of reorders;
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a
weakening of economic conditions which would reduce demand for products
sold by the Company and could adversely affect profitability;
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the
effect of terrorist acts, or the threat thereof, on consumer confidence
and spending, or the production and distribution of product and raw
materials which could, as a result, adversely affect the Company’s
operations and financial performance;
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the
acceptance in the marketplace of the Company’s new products and changes in
consumer preferences;
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reductions
in sales of products, either as the result of economic or other
conditions, or reduced consumer acceptance of a product, which could
result in an unplanned buildup of inventory;
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the
ability to source raw materials and finished products at favorable
prices
to the Company;
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the
potential impact of power shortages on the Company’s operations including
temporary blackouts at the Company’s facilities;
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foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations;
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earthquakes
or other natural disasters;
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the
Company’s ability to identify and successfully execute cost control
initiatives;
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the
impact of quotas, tariffs, or safeguards on the importation or exportation
of the Company’s products; or
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other
risks outlined above and in the Company’s other filings made periodically
by the Company.
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Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation
to
update this forward-looking information. Nonetheless, the Company reserves
the
right to make such updates from time to time by press release, periodic report
or other method of public disclosure without the need for specific reference
to
this Report. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other statements
not addressed by such update remain correct or create an obligation to provide
any other updates.
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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AS
OF JUNE 30, 2008 AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
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ASSETS
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June
30,
2008
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December
31,
2007
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(Unaudited)
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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1,643,493
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$
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641,739
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Accounts
receivable
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17,771,678
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13,035,299
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Accounts
receivable - related parties
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7,335
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158,235
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Inventories
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2,282,368
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1,897,023
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Other
receivables and prepaid expenses
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433,296
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150,855
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Advances
on inventory purchase
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203,217
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—
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Advances
on inventory purchase - related parties
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2,391,009
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2,568,040
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Total
Current Assets
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24,732,396
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18,451,191
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DEFERRED
FINANCING COSTS
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201,826
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191,995
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LAND
USE RIGHT, NET
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2,871,651
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2,729,183
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET
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12,807,385
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12,140,903
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INVESTMENT
IN SUBSIDIARY
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1,459,000
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—
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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42,072,258
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$
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33,513,272
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$
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4,073,647
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$
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1,796,655
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Accounts
payable - related parties
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276,307
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245,589
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Other
payables - related party
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980,575
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650,000
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Other
payables and accrued liabilities
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1,362,080
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1,069,682
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Trade
notes payable
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115,364
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—
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Value
added tax payable
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754,273
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378,898
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Income
tax payable and other taxes payable
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344,726
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146,226
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Bank
loans
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5,777,640
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4,798,500
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Convertible
notes payable,
net of unamortized discount of $1,192,696 and
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$1,974,497
at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
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57,304
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25,503
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Total
Current Liabilities
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13,741,916
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9,111,053
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LONG-TERM
LOAN FROM PARTY RELATED BY COMMON CONTROL
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2,601,556
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4,474,985
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Total
Liabilities
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16,343,472
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13,586,038
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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—
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—
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MINORITY
INTEREST
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586,942
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—
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Preferred
stock ($.001 par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares,
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10,000
shares designated as "Series A Preferred Stock")
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—
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—
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Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock (no shares issued and
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outstanding
as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
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—
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—
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Common
stock ($.001 par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares,
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11,747,316
and 11,379,309 shares issued and outstanding
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as
of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively)
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11,747
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11,379
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Additional
paid-in capital
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3,110,776
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2,154,368
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Retained
earnings
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14,782,225
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12,247,748
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Statutory
reserve
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3,449,498
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3,437,379
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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3,787,598
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2,076,360
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Total
Stockholders' Equity
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25,141,844
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19,927,234
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$
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42,072,258
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$
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33,513,272
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4
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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FOR
THE THREE MONTHS AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
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(UNAUDITED)
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Three
months ended
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Six
months ended
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June
30,
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June
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Restated
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Restated
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NET
SALES
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To
related parties
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$
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67,461
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$
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407,188
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$
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492,563
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$
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454,016
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To
third parties
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24,000,936
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13,690,847
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43,323,042
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30,069,418
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Total
net sales
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24,068,397
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14,098,035
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43,815,605
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30,523,434
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COST
OF SALES
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From
related parties
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58,636
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377,110
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461,384
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421,984
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|||||||||
From
third parties
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19,655,924
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11,482,470
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35,279,348
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25,470,309
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Total
cost of sales
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19,714,560
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11,859,580
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35,740,732
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25,892,293
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GROSS
PROFIT
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4,353,837
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2,238,455
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8,074,873
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4,631,141
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OPERATING
EXPENSES
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Selling
expenses
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368,564
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149,812
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646,092
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325,710
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General
and administrative expenses
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1,777,395
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933,275
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2,998,882
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1,706,163
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Total
Operating Expenses
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2,145,959
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1,083,087
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3,644,974
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2,031,873
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INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
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2,207,878
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1,155,368
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4,429,899
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2,599,268
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OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSES)
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Interest
income
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48,590
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2,405
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80,564
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4,219
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|||||||||
Interest
expense
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(631,126
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)
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(129,600
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)
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(1,208,954
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)
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(261,890
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)
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|||||
Other
income
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53,085
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5,474
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53,085
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5,570
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|||||||||
Other
expenses
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(44,934
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)
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(41
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)
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(236,101
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)
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(125
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)
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Total
Other Expenses
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(574,385
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)
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(121,762
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)
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(1,311,406
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)
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(252,226
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)
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INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST
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1,633,493
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1,033,606
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3,118,493
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2,347,042
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INCOME
TAX EXPENSE
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(284,809
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)
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(6,629
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)
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(568,647
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)
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(82,323
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)
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INCOME
BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST
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1,348,684
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1,026,977
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2,549,846
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2,264,719
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LESS
MINORITY INTEREST
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(620
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)
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—
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3,249
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—
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NET
INCOME
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1,349,304
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1,026,977
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2,546,597
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2,264,719
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OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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Foreign
currency translation gain
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611,354
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291,573
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1,711,238
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450,706
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COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
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$
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1,960,658
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$
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1,318,550
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$
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4,257,835
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$
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2,715,425
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EARNINGS
PER SHARE
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Net
income per share
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Basic
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$
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0.12
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$
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0.25
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$
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0.22
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$
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0.56
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Diluted
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$
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—
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$
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0.10
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$
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0.10
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$
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0.22
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Weighted
average shares outstanding during the period
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Basic
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11,710,865
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4,080,509
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11,580,273
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4,080,509
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Diluted
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12,528,595
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10,072,008
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12,291,758
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10,072,008
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5
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
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(UNAUDITED)
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Six
months ended
June
30,
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2008
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2007
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Restated
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net
income
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$
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2,546,597
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$
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2,264,719
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash provided
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by
operating activities:
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Minority
interest
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3,249
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—
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Depreciation
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454,200
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409,935
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|||||
Amortization
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31,799
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27,257
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Amortization
of discount on convertible notes
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841,422
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—
|
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Amortization
of deferred financing costs
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60,630
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—
|
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Common
stock issued for interest
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2,155
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—
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
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|||||||
Accounts
receivable
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(3,791,168
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)
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(199,390
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)
|
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Accounts
receivable - related parties
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156,574
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(257,435
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)
|
||||
Inventories
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(256,247
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)
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(175,168
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)
|
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Other
receivables and prepaid expenses
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(266,453
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)
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(132,021
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)
|
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Advance
on inventory purchase
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(197,562
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)
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—
|
||||
Advance
on inventory purchase - related party
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332,352
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—
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
2,101,517
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898,230
|
|||||
Accounts
payable - related companies
|
131,108
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1,121,901
|
|||||
Trade
notes payable
|
112,153
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—
|
|||||
Other
payables and accrued liabilities
|
220,172
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(1,803,659
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)
|
||||
Value
added tax payables
|
341,285
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(19,985
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)
|
||||
Income
tax and other tax payables
|
183,853
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(41,007
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)
|
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Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
3,007,636
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2,093,377
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|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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|||||||
Investment
in La Chapelle
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(1,397,700
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)
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—
|
||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
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(357,695
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)
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(350,501
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)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of equipment
|
13,161
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6,308
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,742,234
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)
|
(344,193
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)
|
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|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Due
to related parties
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330,575
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—
|
|||||
Contribution
from minority shareholders
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553,040
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—
|
|||||
Proceeds
from bank loan
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5,616,864
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2,587,322
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|||||
Repayment
of bank loan
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(4,964,400
|
)
|
(5,174,644
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)
|
|||
Repayment
of long term loan-related party under common control
|
(1,990,000
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Exercise
of warrants
|
43,635
|
—
|
|||||
Net
cash used in by financing activities
|
(410,286
|
)
|
(2,587,322
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
146,638
|
390,357
|
|||||
|
|||||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
1,001,754
|
(447,781
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)
|
||||
|
|||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
641,739
|
897,093
|
|||||
|
|||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
1,643,493
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$
|
449,312
|
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|
|||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
|||||||
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
$
|
200,086
|
$
|
128,061
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
395,233
|
$
|
124,373
|
|||
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Ever-Glory
International Group, Inc. (AMEX: EVK) was incorporated in Florida on October
19,
1994. All of its businesses are operated through its three subsidiaries in
the
People’s Republic of China.
Perfect
Dream Limited (“Perfect Dream”), a wholly owned subsidiary of EVK, was
incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on July 1, 2004.
Goldenway
Nanjing Garments Co. Ltd. (“Goldenway”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Perfect
Dream, was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) on December
31, 1993. Goldenway is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sale
of
garments.
Nanjing
New-Tailun Garments Co. Ltd. (“New-Tailun’), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Perfect Dream, was incorporated in the PRC on March 27, 2006. New-Tailun
is
principally engaged in the manufacturing and sale of garments.
Nanjing
Catch-Luck Garments Co, Ltd. (“Catch-Luck”), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Perfect Dream, was incorporated in the PRC on December 21, 1995. On January
18,
2006, Catch-Luck became a wholly owned foreign enterprise after its acquisition
by Perfect Dream. Catch-Luck is principally engaged in the manufacture and
sale
of garments to customers located in Europe and Japan.
Shanghai
LA GO GO Fashion Company Limited (“La Go Go”), a joint venture of Goldenway and
Shanghai La Chapelle Garment and Accessories Company Limited (“Shanghai La
Chapelle”), was incorporated in the PRC on January 24, 2008. Goldenway invested
approximately $826,200 (RMB 6.0 million) in cash, and La Chapelle invested
approximately $553,040 (RMB 4.0 million) in cash, for a 60% and 40% ownership
interest, respectively, in the joint venture. The business objective of the
joint venture is to establish and create a leading brand of ladies’ garments for
the mainland Chinese market. La Go Go opened 39 retail stores to develop
retail
market in China for selling its own brand clothing.
EVK,
Perfect Dream, Goldenway, New-Tailun, Catch-Luck, and La Go Go are hereinafter
referred to as (the “Company”).
NOTE
2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles
of consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements of Ever-Glory International
Group, Inc. reflect the activities of EVK, and its 100% owned subsidiaries
Perfect Dream, Goldenway, New-Tailun, Catch-Luck and its 60% owned subsidiary
La
Go Go. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated
in
consolidation.
We
have
included all normal recurring adjustments that we considered necessary to
give a
fair presentation of our operating results for the periods presented. Interim
results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The
information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with
information included in the 2007 annual report filed on Form 10-K.
Business
combinations between entities under common control
The
Company entered into a purchase agreement, dated November 9, 2006, with
Ever-Glory Enterprises (HK) Limited (“Ever-Glory Hong Kong”) to acquire 100%
interest of New-Tailun (the “New-Tailun transaction”). Pursuant to the terms of
the purchase agreement, the Company paid to Ever-Glory Hong Kong an amount
of
$2,000,000 in cash and issued 20,833,333 shares of the Company’s restricted
common stock having a value of $10,000,000, such value of shares were based
on
the preceding 30-day average of high bid and the low ask price for the common
stock on the date of the transfer within 90 days of the closing of New-Tailun
transaction. The New-Tailun transaction closed on December 30, 2006.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
The
Company entered into a purchase agreement, dated June 26, 2006, with Ever-Glory
Enterprises (HK) Limited (“Ever-Glory Hong Kong”) to acquire 100% interest of
Catch-Luck (the “Catch-Luck transaction”). Pursuant to the terms of the purchase
agreement, the Company agreed to pay to Ever-Glory Hong Kong an amount of
$600,000 in cash and issue 1,307,693 shares of the Company’s restricted common
stock having a value of $3,400,000 such value of shares were based on the
preceding 30-day average of high bid and the low ask price for the common
stock
on the date of the transfer within 90 days of the closing of the Catch-Luck
transaction. On August 31, 2006, the Company entered into an amendment to
the
Agreement (“the Amendment”) whereupon the terms of payment on the purchase
consideration was amended as follows:
1.
The
Company will pay to Ever-Glory Hong Kong an amount of $600,000 in cash and
issued 1,307,693 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock having a value
of $3,400,000 on the date of the transfer within 90 days of the closing of
the
transaction;
2.
At the
end of the year ending December 31, 2008 in which Catch-Luck generates gross
revenues of at least $19,000,000 and net profit of $1,500,000, Perfect Dream
will issue 1,153,846 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock having a
value of $3,000,000; and
3.
At the
end of the year ending December 31, 2009 in which Catch-Luck generates gross
revenues of at least $19,000,000 and net profit of $1,500,000, Perfect Dream
will issue 1,153,846 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock having a
value of $3,000,000.
The
number of shares of common stock to be delivered to Ever-Glory Hong Kong
in
satisfaction of the Stock Purchase Price shall be calculated based on the
preceding 30-average high and low price for the Company’s common stock as quoted
on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board as of the date of closing.
On
August
1, 2007, the Company filed a definitive 14C information statement to report
stockholder approval of the acquisition of Catch-Luck. The Information Statement
was mailed to the shareholders on August 7, 2007. The Catch-Luck transaction
closed on August 27, 2007.
Because
New-Tailun and Catch-Luck are also under ownership and management control
by Mr.
Kang, Yihua, the Company’s CEO, these transactions were accounted for as a
merger of entities under common control, accordingly, the operation results
of
New-Tailun and Catch-Luck for the six months and three months ended June
30,
2007 were restated to include in the consolidated financial statements as
if the
transactions had occurred at the beginning of the first period presented.
The
balance sheet accounts were stated at its historical cost.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities
and
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. For example, the Company estimates its potential losses
on
uncollectible receivables. Management believes that the estimates utilized
in
preparing its financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results
could differ from these estimates.
Cash
and cash equivalents
For
purpose of the statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include
cash
on hand and demand deposits with a bank with original maturities of less
than
three months.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Accounts
receivable
The
Company extends unsecured credits to its customers in the ordinary course
of
business but mitigates the associated risks by performing credit checks and
actively pursuing past due accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts is
established and recorded based on managements’ assessment of the credit history
with the customer and current relationships with them.
As
of
June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company considers all its accounts
receivable to be collectable and no provision for doubtful accounts has been
made in the financial statements.
Inventories
The
manufacturing inventories are stated at lower of cost or market value, cost
being determined on a specific identification method. The Company manufactures
products upon receipt of orders from its customers. All the products must
pass
the customers’ quality assurance procedures before its delivery. Therefore, the
products are rarely returned by the customers after delivery.
The
retail merchandise inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or
market.
Long-lived
assets
The
Company accounts for long-lived assets under the Statements of Financial
Accounting Standards Nos. 142 and 144 “Accounting for Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets” and “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets” (“SFAS No. 142 and 144”). In accordance with SFAS No. 142 and 144,
long-lived assets, goodwill and certain identifiable intangible assets held
and
used by the Company are reviewed for impairment at least annually or more
often
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of
an asset may not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability
of long-lived assets, when undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient
to recover an asset’s carrying amount, the asset is written down to its fair
value. As of June 30, 2008, the Company expected these assets to be fully
recoverable.
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures
for additions, major renewals and betterments are capitalized and expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.
Depreciation
is provided on a straight-line basis, less an estimated residual value over
the
assets’ estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives are as
follows:
Property
and plant
|
15-20
Years
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
10
Years
|
Machinery
& Equipment
|
10
Years
|
Office
equipment and furniture
|
5
Years
|
Motor
vehicles
|
5
Years
|
Intangible
assets
All
land
in the People’s Republic of China is owned by the government and cannot be sold
to any individual or company. However, the government may grant “land use right”
to firms or individuals to occupy, develop and use land. The Company records
the
land use rights obtained as intangible assets.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Investment
in subsidiary
Investment
in equity ownership lower than 20% is recorded using the cost method. The
carrying value of the investments is reviewed periodically for impairment.
As of
June 30, 2008, the Company expected the long-term investment to be fully
recoverable.
Fair
value of financial instruments
On
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157. SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy
for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements
for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets
for
current assets and current liabilities qualify as financial instruments are
a
reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between
the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their
current market rate of interest. The three levels are defined as
follow:
·
|
Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted)
for
identical assets or liabilities in active
markets.
|
·
|
Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for
similar
assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable
for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for
substantially the full term of the financial
instruments.
|
·
|
Level
3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant
to
the fair value.
|
The
carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable (trade and
others), accounts payable (trade and related party) and accrued liabilities
approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these
instruments. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with what it
believes to be high credit quality financial institutions. The Company has
a
diversified customer base, most of which are in Europe, Japan, the United
States
and the PRC. The Company controls credit risk related to accounts receivable
through credit approvals, credit limit and monitoring procedures. The Company
routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, based upon
factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required,
for
uncollectible accounts and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts
receivable credit risk exposure beyond such allowance is limited.
The
Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities
and
equity under SFAS 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with
Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity,” SFAS No 133, “Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and EITF 00-19, “Accounting for
Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in,
a
Company’s Own Stock.” During 2007, the Company issued 6% secured convertible
debentures in a face amount of $2,000,000 which are due and payable in full
in 2
years from their issuance. As fixed prices are set for the conversion prices
of
such convertible debentures and the attached warrants, the Company is in
a
position to be sure it had adequate authorized shares for the future conversion
of convertible debentures and warrants. Therefore, no embedded derivatives
and
warrants are required to be recorded at fair value and marked-to-market at
each
reporting period.
Beneficial
conversion feature of convertible notes
The
Company accounted for the secured convertible notes (the “Notes”) issued
pursuant to the subscription agreement discussed in Note 9 under EITF 00-27,
‘‘Application of Issue 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments’’.
Based on EITF 00-27, the Company has determined that the convertible notes
contained a beneficial conversion feature because at August 2, 2007, the
effective conversion price of the convertible notes was $1.10 when the market
value per share was $2.70.
10
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Discount
on notes payable
A
discount with respect to the Notes issued on August 2, 2007 was recorded
by the
Company. The amount of the discount was calculated to be the intrinsic value
of
the beneficial conversion feature and the fair value of the warrants included
among the securities issued pursuant to the terms of the subscription agreement
discussed in Note 11.
Revenue
and cost recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue, net of value added taxes, upon delivery for local
sales and upon shipment of the products for export sales, at which time title
passes to the customer provided that: there are no uncertainties regarding
customer acceptance; persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; the sales
price is fixed and determinable; and collectibility is deemed probable.
Local
transportation and unloading charges and product inspection charges are included
in selling expenses and totaled $66,294 and $116,290 for the six month period,
and $27,149 and $57,339 for the three month period ended June 30, 2008 and
2007,
respectively.
Cost
of
goods sold includes direct raw material, direct labor cost and manufacturing
overheads including depreciation of production equipment consistent with
the
revenue earned.
Income
taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under the Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“Statement 109”). Under
Statement 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
future
tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective
tax
bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax
rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under Statement 109,
the
effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is
recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date.
The
Company adopted FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes” (“FIN 48”) as of January 1, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a
benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be
sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to
occur.
The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater
than
50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting
the
“more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The adoption had no
effect on the Company’s financial statements.
The
charge for taxation is based on the results for the year as adjusted for
items,
which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates
that
have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred
tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect
of
temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount
of
assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding
tax
basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred
tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and
deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probably that
taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences
can be utilized.
Deferred
tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period
when
the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged
or
credited in the income statement, except when it related to items credited
or
charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt
with in
equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to
income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends
to
settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
11
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
China
income tax
The
Company’s subsidiaries are governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign
Enterprises and various local income tax laws (the Income Tax
Laws).
Beginning
January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law has replaced the old
laws for Domestic Enterprises (“DES”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises
(“FIEs”).
The
key
changes are:
a.
|
The
new standard EIT rate of 25% replaces the 33% rate applicable to
both DES
and FIEs, except for High Tech companies that pay a reduced rate
of
15%;
|
b.
|
Companies
established before March 16, 2007 continue to enjoy tax holiday
treatment
approved by local government for a grace period of either for the
next 5
years or until the tax holiday term is completed, whichever is
sooner.
|
The
Company and its subsidiaries were established before March 16, 2007 and
therefore are qualified to continue enjoying the reduced tax rate as described
above.
Upon
approval by the PRC tax authorities, FIE's scheduled to operate for a period
of
10 years or more and engaged in manufacturing and production may by exempt
from
income taxes for two years, commencing with their first profitable year of
operations, after taking into account any losses brought forward from prior
years, and thereafter with a 50% reduction for the subsequent three
years.
Goldenway
has profit for more than five years, so from this year its income tax rate
is
25%.
New-Tailun
and Catch-Luck were approved as wholly foreign-owned enterprises in 2006.
This
entity status allows New-Tailun and Catch-Luck a two-year income tax exemption
beginning from the first year of profitability, and a 50% income tax reduction
for the three years thereafter. New Tailun and Catch-Luck are entitled to
the
income tax exemptions for 2006 and 2007 and 50% income tax reduction that
is
12.50% for the calendar years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and
2010.
La
Go Go
was established on January 24, 2008, its income tax rate is 25%.
Other
comprehensive income
The
reporting currency of the Company is the US dollar. The functional currency
of
EVK and Perfect Dream is the US dollar. The functional currency of Goldenway,
New Tailun Catch-luck and La Go Go is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB).
For
the
subsidiaries with the functional currency of RMB, all assets and liabilities
accounts were translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date;
stockholder's equity are translated at the historical rates and items in
the
statement of operations items are translated at the average rate for the
period.
Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated
other comprehensive income in the statement of stockholders’ equity. The
resulting translation gains and losses that arise from exchange rate
fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional
currency are included in the results of operations as incurred. Items in
the
cash flow statement are translated at the average exchange rate for the
period.
Translation
adjustments resulting from this process included in accumulated other
comprehensive income amounted to $3,787,598 and $2,076,360 as of June 30,
2008
and December 31, 2007, respectively. Assets and liabilities at June 30, 2008
and
December 31, 2007 were translated at 6.85 RMB and 7.29 RMB to $1.00,
respectively. The average translation rates applied to income statement accounts
and statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
were
7.05 RMB and 7.73 RMB to $1.00, respectively. For the three months ended
June
30, 2008 and 2007 were 7.17 RMB and 7.77 RMB to $1.00, respectively. As a
result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement
of
cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances
on the balance sheet.
12
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Earnings
per share
The
Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of SFAS
No.
128, "Earnings Per Share." SFAS No. 128 requires presentation of basic and
diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology
used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes
dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders
by
the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur
if
securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted
into common stock. Further, according to SFAS No. 128, if the number of common
shares outstanding increase as a result of a stock dividend or stock split
or
decrease as a result of a reverse stock split, the computations of a basic
and
diluted EPS shall be adjusted retroactively for all periods presented to
reflect
that change in capital structure.
Segments
The
Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (“SFAS 131”). SFAS
establishes standards for operating information regarding operating segments
in
annual financial statements and requires selected information for those segments
to be presented in financial reports issued to stockholders. SFAS 131 also
establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services
and
geographic areas. Operating segments are identified as components of an
enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available
for
evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group,
in
making decision how to allocate resources and assess performance. The
information disclosed herein, represents all material financial information
related to the Company’s principal operating segment. As of June 30, 2008, the
Company operates in a single segment.
Minority
interest
Minority
interest consists of the interest of minority shareholders in the subsidiary
of
the Company. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, minority interest
amounted to $586,942 and $0, respectively.
Recent
accounting pronouncements
In
September 2006, FASB issued Statement 157, Fair Value Measurements. This
statement defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in GAAP. More precisely, this statement sets forth a standard definition
of fair value as it applies to assets or liabilities, the principle market
(or
most advantageous market) for determining fair value (price), the market
participants, inputs and the application of the derived fair value to those
assets and liabilities. The effective date of this pronouncement is for all
full
fiscal and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company
does
not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 to have an impact on the Company’s results
of operations or financial condition.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS 159) which permits entities to
choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The SFAS
159
became effective for us on January 1, 2008. The Company chose not to elect
the
option to measure the fair value of eligible financial assets and
liabilities.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin
No. 51” (“SFAS 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for
ownership interests in
subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated
net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest,
changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained
non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The
Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient
disclosures that clearly identify
and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of
the
non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not determined the
effect that the application of SFAS 160 will have
on
its consolidated financial statements.
13
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141R, “Business Combinations,” which applies
to all transactions or other events in which an entity obtains control of
one or
more businesses, including those sometimes referred to as “true mergers” or
“mergers of equals” and combinations achieved without the transfer of
consideration. This statement replaces FASB Statement No. 141 and applies
to all
business entities, including mutual entities that previously used the
pooling-of-interests method of accounting for some business combinations.
The
Company believes that adoption of the FAS 141R will have a material effect
on
future acquisitions.
In
May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.” This Statement identifies the sources of accounting
principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the
preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are
presented in conformity with GAAP in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy).
This Statement will not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In
May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee
Insurance Contracts, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60.” The scope of
this Statement is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance)
contracts, as described in this Statement, issued by enterprises included
within
the scope of Statement 60. Accordingly, this Statement does not apply to
financial guarantee contracts issued by enterprises excluded from the scope
of
Statement 60 or to some insurance contracts that seem similar to financial
guarantee insurance contracts issued by insurance enterprises (such as mortgage
guaranty insurance or credit insurance on trade receivables). This Statement
also does not apply to financial guarantee insurance contracts that are
derivative instruments included within the scope of FASB Statement No. 133,
“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” This Statement
will not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In
June
2008, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-5 “Determining whether
an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (“EITF
No. 07-5”). This Issue is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those
fiscal
years. Early application is not permitted. Paragraph 11(a) of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No 133 “Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging
Activities” (“SFAS 133”) specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the
definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s own
stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the statement of
financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument.
EITF No.07-5 provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether
a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own
stock and thus able to qualify for the SFAS 133 paragraph 11(a) scope exception.
Management is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of EITF No. 07-5
on
the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
June
2008, FASB issued EITF Issue No. 08-4, “Transition Guidance for Conforming
Changes to Issue No. 98-5 (“EITF No. 08-4”)”. The objective of EITF No.08-4
is to provide transition guidance for conforming changes made to EITF No.
98-5,
“Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features
or
Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios”, that result from EITF No. 00-27
“Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments”, and SFAS No.
150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both
Liabilities and Equity”. This Issue is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Early application is
permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of
EITF No. 08-4 on the accounting for the convertible notes and related warrants
transactions.
14
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Reclassifications
and restatements
Certain
prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period
presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net income or cash
flows.
In
addition, due to the acquisition of Catch-Luck, an entity under common control,
operating results of Catch-Luck for the six months and three months ended
June
30, 2007 were included in the consolidated financial statements as if the
transactions had occurred at the beginning of the first period presented.
In
this regard, the prior period’s financial statements and financial information
have been restated to furnish comparative information.
NOTE
3 - SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH
The
Company prepares its statements of cash flows using the indirect method as
defined under the SFAS No. 95. The following information relates to non-cash
investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 2008 and
2007.
During
the six month ended June 30, 2008, investors of the Convertible notes (See
Note
11 for details) converted $750,000 of principal plus accrued interest of
$2,155
into 341,893 shares of common stock of the Company.
NOTE
4 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
$
|
17,771,678
|
$
|
13,035,299
|
|||
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance
|
$
|
17,771,678
|
$
|
13,035,299
|
As
of
June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company considered all accounts
receivable collectable and did not record a provision for doubtful accounts.
NOTE
5 - INVENTORIES
Inventories
at June, 30 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
209,442
|
$
|
304,178
|
|||
Work-in
-progress
|
403,418
|
338,599
|
|||||
Finished
goods
|
1,669,508
|
1,254,246
|
|||||
2,282,368
|
1,897,023
|
||||||
Less:
provision of obsolescence
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Inventories,
net
|
$
|
2,282,368
|
$
|
1,897,023
|
NOTE
6 -INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY
On
January 9, 2008, Goldenway entered into a Capital Contribution Agreement
(“Capital Contribution Agreement”) with Shanghai La Chapelle Garment and
Accessories Company Limited (“La Chapelle”), a Shanghai-based garment
retailer,
and several shareholders of La Chapelle. Under the terms of the Capital
Contribution Agreement, Goldenway agreed to invest approximately $1.46 million
in cash (RMB10 million) in La Chapelle for a 10% ownership interest in La
Chapelle. This investment is accounted for using the cost method.
15
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
7 - LAND USE RIGHTS
On
September 24, 2006, the Company obtained a fifty-year land use right on 112,442
square meters of land in the Nanjing Jiangning Economic and Technological
Development Zone.
Land
use
rights at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the
following:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Land
use rights
|
$
|
3,052,078
|
$
|
2,867,991
|
|||
Less:
accumulated amortization
|
(180,427
|
)
|
(138,808
|
)
|
|||
Land
use rights, net
|
$
|
2,871,651
|
$
|
2,729,183
|
Amortization
expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $31,799
and
$27,257, respectively, and were $16,132 and $12,833 for the three months
ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
NOTE
8 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The
following is a summary of property and equipment at June 30, 2008 and December
31, 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Property
and plant
|
$
|
11,688,379
|
$
|
11,354,623
|
|||
Equipment
and machinery
|
4,103,787
|
3,128,928
|
|||||
Office
equipment and furniture
|
267,139
|
208,327
|
|||||
Motor
vehicles
|
208,157
|
165,393
|
|||||
Construction
in progress
|
18,335
|
3,519
|
|||||
16,285,797
|
14,860,790
|
||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
3,478,412
|
2,719,887
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
$
|
12,807,385
|
$
|
12,140,903
|
Depreciation
expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $454,200 and
$409,935, respectively, and was $231,433 and $202,523 for the three months
ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. For the six months and three months
ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, no interest was capitalized.
NOTE
9 - OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Other
payables and accrued liabilities at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
consisted of the following:
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Building
construction costs payable
|
$
|
658,573
|
$
|
390,207
|
|||
Accrued
professional fees
|
164,862
|
252,495
|
|||||
Accrued
wages and welfare
|
415,184
|
337,995
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
123,461
|
88,985
|
|||||
Total
other payables and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
1,362,080
|
$
|
1,069,682
|
16
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
10 - BANK LOANS
Bank
loans represent amounts due to various banks and are due on demand or normally
within one year. These loans generally can be renewed with the banks. As
of June
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, Short term bank loans consisted of the
following:
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Loan
from a bank, interest rate at 0.5442% per month
|
|||||||
due
February 9, 2008; paid in full, January 2008.
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,371,000
|
|||
Loan
from a bank, interest rate at 0.58482% per month
|
|||||||
due
May 11, 2008
|
—
|
685,500
|
|||||
Loan
from a bank, interest rate at 0.58482% per month
|
|||||||
due
June 2, 2008
|
—
|
1,371,000
|
|||||
Loan
from a bank, interest rate at 0.58482% per month
|
|||||||
due
June 12, 2008
|
—
|
1,371,000
|
|||||
Loan
from a bank, interest rate at 0.60225% per month
|
|||||||
due
July 31, 2008
|
5,777,640
|
—
|
|||||
Total
bank loans
|
$
|
5,777,640
|
$
|
4,798,500
|
These
bank loans are all collateralized by land use rights and buildings of the
Company. The Company repaid the outstanding bank loan in full on July 25,
2008.
Total
interest expense on the bank loans for the six months ended June 30, 2008
and
2007 amounted to $144,346 and $128,061, respectively, and were $75,487 and
$54,466 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
NOTE
11 - CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
On
August
2, 2007, the Company consummated a private placement of $2,000,000 principal
amount of 6% secured convertible notes with five-year common stock warrants
to
six accredited investors. Financing cost of $242,520 was paid out of the
gross
proceeds. Pursuant to APB 21, financing cost is amortized over the life of
the
notes to interest expense using the effective interest method. For the six
months and three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company amortized $60,630
and $
30,315 of financing costs to interest expense.
The
secured convertible notes are due August 2, 2009 and were originally convertible
into 9,090,909 shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price
of
$0.22 per share. In November 2007, a 10:1 reverse stock split was made effective
on its common stock. Accordingly, the number of share of common stock
convertible from the notes was adjusted to 909,091 at a conversion price
of
$2.20 per share.
The
notes
are subject to full-ratchet anti-dilution protection, i.e. if the Company
issues
shares at an average per-share price below $2.20 per share, the conversion
price
of the notes shall be adjusted downward to match the lower per-share price.
Under the terms of the notes, the full-ratchet anti-dilution adjustments
do not
apply to (i) shares issued upon conversion of options under for a future
stock
option plan (ii) shares issued to third parties for acquisitions valued above
$8
million; (iii) shares issued to non-affiliates for services rendered to the
Company. The holders of the notes may convert the unpaid principal amount
of the
notes into common stock of the Company at any time prior to maturity, at
the
applicable conversion price. The Company may at any time at its option, redeem
the notes by paying 125% of the unpaid principal and accrued interest.
The
Company issued warrants to the investors in the note financing, for the
purchase
of up to a total of 909,091 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of
$3.20. The warrants are exercisable through September 29, 2013. The
warrants are also subject to full-ratchet anti-dilution protection in the
event
that the Company issues shares (with certain exceptions) at an average
per-share
price below $3.20 per share, same as the notes. A registration statement
covering the resale of the warrant shares was declared effective June 6,
2008. On April 14, 2008, 13,636 shares of common stock were issued for
exercise
of warrants.
The
notes
are secured by all of the assets of the Company, excluding its subsidiaries.
Pursuant to a security agreement, the Company’s performance of the notes and
other obligations in connection with the financing is also secured by a
pledge
of 2,961,720 shares of common stock personally held by the current CEO of
the Company pursuant to a stock pledge agreement. Upon any event of default
(as
defined in the notes, the security agreement and the stock pledge agreement),
the investors will be entitled to exercise their respective rights under
the
security agreement and stock pledge agreement. In addition, the subsidiaries
of
the Company, Perfect Dream and Goldenway, each guaranteed the performance
of the
Company’s obligations under the notes and the subscription agreement under a
guaranty agreement.
17
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
On
the
issuance date, the Company recorded a discount on the note related to the
intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature totaling $943,797 and
$1,056,203 for the fair value of the warrants issued. The fair value of warrants
was calculated using the Binomial model with the following assumptions: (i)
risk-free interest rate of 4.62%; (ii) expected life (in years) of 6; (iii)
expected volatility of 112%;(iv) expected dividend yield of 0.00%; and (v)
stock
market price of $2.70. The discount on notes payable is amortized using
effective interest method over 2 years. For the six months and three months
ended June 30, 2008, the Company recorded amortization of $31,801 and $22,164
as
interest expense in the statement of operations.
As
of
June 30, 2008, the note holders had converted $750,000 of principal plus
accrued
interest of $2,155 into 341,893 shares of common stock of the Company. Due
to
the conversion, the Company recorded $750,000 of unamortized discount as
interest expense for the period ended June 30, 2008.
The
notes
bear a 6% annual interest rate payable in arrears on the last business day
of
each calendar quarter thereafter and on the maturity date. For the six months
and three months ended June 30, 2008, $45,985 and $19,143 were recorded as
interest expense.
On
January 4, 2008, the Company issued 72,728 warrants to the placement agent
with
an exercise price of $3.20 per share (“Warrants”). The Warrants expire January
4, 2011. These warrants were issued in connection with the private placement
described above. The warrants were valued at $130,082 using the Black Scholes
Model and will be amortized over the life of the convertible notes. For the
six
months and three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company recorded $59,621
and
$16,260 for amortization of the debt issuance costs as interest expense in
the
statement of operations.
NOTE
12 - INCOME TAX
Ever-Glory
International Group, Inc. was incorporated in the United States and has
incurred net operating losses for income tax purposes for 2008 and
2007.
Perfect
Dream was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and under the current
laws
of the British Virgin Islands, is not subject to tax on income or on
capital.
Goldenway
was incorporated in the PRC and is subject to PRC income tax laws and
regulations. The applicable tax rate has been 24%. In 2007, Goldenway is
entitled to a refund of 50% of any income taxes paid for achieving export
sales
in excess of 70% of the total sales in a calendar year. In 2008, Goldenway’s
income tax rate is 25%.
New-Tailun
and Catch-Luck were incorporated in the PRC and are subject to PRC income
tax
laws and regulations. According to the relevant laws and regulations in the
PRC,
enterprises with foreign investment in the PRC are entitled to full exemption
from income tax for two years beginning from the first year the enterprises
become profitable and has accumulated profits and a 50% income tax reduction
for
the subsequent three years. New-Tailun and Catch-Luck were approved as wholly
foreign-owned enterprises in 2006 and are entitled to the income tax exemptions
in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, no income tax was recorded by New-Tailun and
Catch-Luck as these entities were entitled to full exemption from income
tax.
Starting from 2008 to 2010, New-Tailun and Catch-Luck are entitled to a 50%
reduction of the income tax rate of 25%. Therefore these two subsidiaries
are
taxed at 12.5% for the years of 2008, 2009 and 2010.
La
Go Go
was established on January 24, 2008, its income tax rate is 25%.
18
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Provision
for income tax for the six months ended June 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted to
$568,647 and $82,323, respectively.
The
following table reconciles the statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax
rate for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
U.S.
Statutory rate
|
34.0
|
%
|
34.0
|
%
|
|||
Foreign
income not recognized in USA
|
(34.0
|
)
|
(34.0
|
)
|
|||
China
income taxes
|
25.0
|
33.0
|
|||||
China
income tax exemption
|
(12.0
|
)
|
(29.0
|
)
|
|||
Effective
income tax rate
|
13.0
|
%
|
4.0
|
%
|
Ever-Glory
International Group Inc. was incorporated in the United States and has incurred
net operating losses for income tax purposes up to June 30, 2008. The net
operating loss carry forwards for United States income taxes amounted to
$566,375 which may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income. These
carry forwards will expire, if not utilized, through 2028. Management believes
that the realization of the benefits from these losses appears uncertain
due to
the Company’ limited operating history and continuing losses for United States
income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% valuation
allowance on the deferred tax asset benefit to reduce the asset to zero.
The
valuation allowance at June 30, 2008 was approximately $193,000. Management
will
review this valuation allowance periodically and make adjustments as
warranted.
Value
added tax
Enterprises
or individuals who sell commodities, engage in repair and maintenance or
import
and export goods in the PRC are subject to a value added tax, VAT, in accordance
with Chinese laws. The VAT standard rate is 17% of the gross sales price.
A
credit is available whereby VAT paid on the purchases of semi-finished products
or raw materials used in the production of the Company’s finished products can
be used to offset the VAT due on sales of the finished product.
VAT
on
sales and VAT on purchases amounted to $6,651,985 and $5,693,853 for the
six
months ended June 30, 2008 and $4,132,596 and $3,773,129 for the six months
ended June 30, 2007, respectively.
VAT
on
sales and VAT on purchases amounted to $3,706,892 and $3,194,510 for the
three
months ended June 30, 2008 and $1,634,020 and $1,585,516 for the three months
ended June 30, 2007, respectively.
Sales
and
purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts
as an
agent because the VAT taxes are not impacted by the income tax
holiday.
19
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
13 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
As
discussed in Note 2, all share and per share amounts used in the Company's
financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively restated to
reflect the 10-for-1 reverse stock split, which occurred on November 20,
2007.
The
following demonstrates the calculation for earnings per share for the six
months
and three months ended June 30:
For
the six months ended
|
|
For
the three months ended
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
2,546,597
|
$
|
2,264,719
|
$
|
1,349,304
|
$
|
1,026,977
|
|||||
Add:
interest expense related to convertible notes
|
45,985
|
—
|
19,143
|
—
|
|||||||||
Subtract:
Unamortized issuance costs and discount on convertible
notes
|
(1,394,522
|
)
|
— |
(1,394,522
|
)
|
— | |||||||
Adjusted
net income (loss) for calculating EPS-diluted
|
$
|
1,198,060
|
$
|
2,264,719
|
$
|
(26,075
|
)
|
$
|
1,026,977
|
||||
Weighted
average number of common stock - Basic
|
11,580,273
|
4,080,509
|
11,710,865
|
4,080,509
|
|||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Convertible
notes
|
711,485
|
—
|
817,730
|
—
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible preferred stock
|
—
|
5,991,499
|
—
|
5,991,499
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average number of common stock - Diluted
|
12,291,758
|
10,072,008
|
12,528,595
|
10,072,008
|
|||||||||
Earnings
per share - basic
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
0.56
|
$
|
0.12
|
$
|
0.25
|
|||||
Earnings
per share -diluted
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
0.10
|
As
of
June 30, 2008, the Company included all shares issuable upon conversion of
the
convertible notes and warrants in diluted earnings per share.
NOTE
14 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Authorized
Shares of Common Stock
On
August
10, 2006, holders of a majority of the capital stock of the Company approved
an
amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation, to increase the number of
authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 500,000,000. On October
3,
2007, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the articles of
incorporation to effect the amendment. Further in November, a 10-to-1 reverse
stock split became effective. The 10-to-1 reverse stock split reduced both
the
number of outstanding shares and the number of authorized shares of common
stock
to 1/10th
of the
amount immediately prior to the reverse stock split. As a result of the reverse
split of the Company’s common stock, the conversion price of the convertible
notes was changed from $0.22 to $2.20 per share. The exercise price of the
warrants issued in connection with the convertible notes was also changed
from
$0.32 to $3.20 per share. As of June 30, 2008, the authorized number of common
shares was 50,000,000 with a par value of $0.001 per share.
Series
A Convertible Preferred stock
On
October 3, 2007, effective upon the filing of an amendment to its articles
of
incorporation, 789 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock were
automatically converted into 5,991,080 common shares, after the effect of
the
10-for-1 reverse split. There was no outstanding shares of Series A
convertible preferred stock at June 30, 2008.
Stock
issued for acquisitions under common control
In
September 2007, the Company issued 2,083,333 shares of restricted common
stock
at a market price of $4.80 per share totaling $10,000,000 as part of the
consideration to a related company in the acquisition of
New-Tailun.
In
September 2007, the Company issued 1,307,693 shares of restricted common
stock
at a market price of $2.6 per share totaling $3,400,000 as part of the
consideration to a related company in the acquisition of
Catch-Luck.
20
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Conversion
of convertible notes to common stock
On
January 16, 2008, January 22, 2008 and February 6, 2008, the Company issued
12,478 shares of common stock to pay fourth quarter interest of 2007 to six
investors in connection with the senior convertible notes dated August 2,
2007.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, four investors converted $750,000 of
the
convertible notes and $2,155 in accrued interest expense, into 341,893 shares
of
common stock.
Statutory
reserve
The
Company’s PRC subsidiaries are required to make appropriations to reserve funds,
comprising the statutory surplus reserve, statutory public welfare fund and
discretionary surplus reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the People’s
Republic of China (the “PRC GAAP”). Appropriation to the statutory surplus
reserve should be at least 10% of the after tax net income determined in
accordance with PRC GAAP until the reserve is equal to 50% of the entities’
registered capital. Appropriations to the statutory public welfare fund are
at
10% of the after tax net income determined in accordance with PRC GAAP. The
statutory public welfare fund is established for the purpose of providing
employee facilities and other collective benefits to the employees and is
non-distributable other than in liquidation. Appropriations to the discretionary
surplus reserve are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company is only required to contribute to one statutory
reserve fund at 10% of net income after tax per annum, such contributions
not to
exceed 50% of the respective companies’ registered capital.
As
of
June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company recorded $3,449,498 and
$3,437,379, respectively, in the statutory reserve.
Warrants
Following
is a summary of the warrant activity:
Outstanding
as of January 1, 2007
|
—
|
|||
Granted
|
909,091
|
|||
Forfeited
|
—
|
|||
Exercised
|
—
|
|||
Outstanding
as of December 31, 2007
|
909,091
|
|||
Granted
|
72,728
|
|||
Forfeited
|
—
|
|||
Exercised
|
(13,636
|
)
|
||
Outstanding
as of June 30, 2008
|
968,183
|
Following
is a summary of the status of warrants outstanding at June 30, 2008:
Outstanding
Warrants
|
Exercisable
Warrants
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
Number
|
Average
Remaining Contractual Life
|
Average
Exercise Price
|
Number
|
Average
Remaining Contractual Life
|
|||||||||||
$3.20
|
895,455
|
4.93
|
|
$3.20
|
895,455
|
4.93
|
||||||||||
$3.20
|
72,728
|
2.51
|
|
$3.20
|
72,728
|
2.51
|
||||||||||
Total
|
968,183
|
968,183
|
21
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
15 - OTHER EXPENSE
Other
expense consists primarily of foreign currency transaction loss due to the
exchange rate fluctuation between the Company’s functional currency RMB and the
foreign currency in which the transaction is denominated. For the six months
and
three months ended June 30, 2008, foreign currency exchange loss amounted
to
$217,506 and $27,288, respectively. The foreign currency exchange loss was
immaterial for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2007.
NOTE
16 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Mr.
Kang
is the Company’s chairman and chief executive officer. The Company purchased
materials, sub-contracted certain manufacturing work, and sold products to
companies under the control of Mr. Kang, and are detailed below. All related
party outstanding balances are short term in nature and are expected to be
settled in cash.
Sales
and Cost of Sales to Related Parties
The
Company sells products to Nanjing High-Tech Knitting & Weaving Technology
Development Co., Ltd (“Nanjing Knitting”), a company controlled by Ever-Glory
Enterprises (HK) Ltd.
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2008, sales revenue and related cost of sales in
connection with Nanjing Knitting amounted $492,562 and $461,384, respectively.
For the same period of 2007, sales revenue and related cost of sales in
connection with Nanjing Knitting were $454,016 and $421,984, respectively.
For
the
three months ended June 30, 2008, sales revenue and related cost of sales
in
connection with Nanjing Knitting amounted to $67,461 and $58,636, respectively.
For the same period of 2007, sales revenue and related cost of sales in
connection with Nanjing Knitting were $407,188 and $377,110, respectively.
Purchases
from and Sub-contracts with Related Parties
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company purchased raw materials
of
$690,949 and $287,131, respectively, from Nanjing Knitting. The Company provided
raw materials to the sub-contractors who charged the Company a fixed labor
charge for the sub-contracting work. For the three months ended June 30,
2008
and 2007, raw materials amounted to $20,404 and $104,876, respectively, were
purchased from Nanjing Knitting.
In
addition, the Company sub-contracted certain manufacturing work valued at
$68,919 and $56,501 for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2008,
respectively, to Nanjing Knitting. No manufacturing work was sub-contracted
to
any related parties for the same periods of 2007.
Accounts
receivable - related parties
As
of
June 30, 2008 and 2007, accounts receivable from entities controlled by Mr.
Kang
amounted to $7,335 and $158,235 for products sold and sub-contracting services
provided. Account receivables - related parties were as follows:
Receivable
from
|
June
30, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||
Unaudited
|
|||||||
Ever-Glory
Enterprises (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
12,052
|
|||
Nanjing
High-Tech Knitting & Weaving Technology Development Co.,
Ltd.
|
7,335
|
146,183
|
|||||
Total
accounts receivable - related parties
|
$
|
7,335
|
$
|
158,235
|
22
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Advance
on inventory purchase - related party
As
of
June 30, 2008, the Company advanced funds to Jiangsu Ever-Glory International
Group Corp. to purchase raw material inventory in amount of $2,391,009. Interest
is charged at 0.5% per month according to the balance at the end of each
month.
Interest income earned for the six months and three months ended June 30,
2008
were $75,464 and $45,197, respectively.
Accounts
payable - related parties
The
Company purchases raw material from and subcontracts some of its production
to
related parties which are under control of Mr. Kang. 10% of the ownership
of
Shanghai La Chapelle is owned by the Company. Shanghai La Chapelle also has
a
40% ownership interest in the joint venture La Go Go in which the Company
has
the rest of the 60% ownership. Balance of payables to Shanghai La Chapelle
represents lease improvement expense for the new retail stores paid by Shanghai
La Chapelle.
As
of
June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company owed $276,307 and $245,589
to
the related parties
Due
to
|
June
30, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
|||||
Unaudited
|
|||||||
Kunshan
Enjin Fashion Co.,Ltd.
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
245,589
|
|||
Nanjing
Ever-kyowa Garment Washing Co.,
|
252,857
|
||||||
Nanjing
High-Tech Knitting & Woving Technology Development Co.,
Ltd
|
11,085
|
—
|
|||||
Shanghai
La Chapelle Garment and Accessories Company Limited
|
12,365
|
—
|
|||||
Total
accounts payable - related parties
|
$
|
276,307
|
$
|
245,589
|
Other
payables - related parties
As
of
June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, amounts due to Ever-Glory Enterprises
(HK)
Ltd. were $980,575 and $650,000.
For
the
amount of $980,575 due to Ever-Glory Hong Kong Limited as of June 30, 2008,
$600,000 was due for the purchase of Catch-Luck while $380,575 was due for
the
Company’s going public fees paid by Ever-Glory Enterprises (HK)
Ltd.
For
the
amount of $650,000 due to Ever-Glory Hong Kong Limited as of December 31,
2007,
$600,000 was due for the purchase of Catch-Luck while $50,000 was due for
the
Company’s going public fees paid by Ever-Glory Hong Kong Limited.
Long
term liability - related party
As
of
June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 the Company owed $2,601,556 and $4,474,985,
respectively to Blue Power Holdings Limited., a company controlled by the
Company’s CEO before December 31, 2007, for various advances received. Interest
is charged at 6% per annum on the amounts due. The loans are due between
July
2010 and April 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the
Company accrued interest expense of $116,571 and $118,229, respectively.
The
accrued interest is included in the carrying amount of the loan in the
accompanying balance sheets. On June 26, 2008, the Company repaid $1,990,000
to
Blue Power Holdings Limited.
Lease
from a related party
The
Company leased factory and office spaces from Jiangsu Ever-Glory International
Group Corp., an entity controlled by the Company’s CEO. See Note 17 for the
operating lease commitment.
23
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
17 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Capital
commitment
According
to the Articles of Association of Goldenway, Goldenway had to fulfill its
registered capital requirements of $17,487,894 within three years from February
2, 2005. As of June 30, 2008, the Company had fulfilled $3,630,000 of its
registered capital requirements and had a registered capital commitment of
$13,857,894 payable by February 1, 2008. In March 2008, the Company obtained
from the government an extension to July 25, 2008. On July 10, 2008, the
Company
injected $2,000,000 of registered capital to Goldenway. In July 2008, the
Company obtained an extension to April 25, 2009 to fulfill the remaining
capital contribution of $11,857,894.
Operating
lease commitment
The
Company leases factory and office space from Jiangsu Ever-Glory International
Group Corp. under an operating lease which expired on March 31, 2008 at an
annual rental of $26,256 and an operating lease which expires on December
31,
2009 at an annual rental of $49,644.
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized rental expense
of $24,822 and $13,129, respectively. $12,411 and $6,564 were recorded as
rental
expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
As
of
June 30, 2008, the outstanding commitments of this non-cancelable lease for
the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 were $49,644 and $99,288, respectively.
Contingent
shares to be issued
Pursuant
to the terms of the purchase agreement on acquisition of Catch-Luck, the
Company
will issue additional common shares to the original shareholder as
follows:
o
|
At
the end of the first full fiscal year ending December 31, 2008
in which
Catch-Luck generates gross revenues of at least $19,000,000 and
net profit
of $1,500,000, Perfect Dream will issue 1,153,846 shares of the
Company’s
restricted common stock having a value of $3,000,000;
and
|
o
|
At
the end of the next full fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 in
which
Catch-Luck generates gross revenues of at least $19,000,000 and
net profit
of $1,500,000, Perfect Dream will issue 1,153,846 shares of the
Company’s
restricted common stock having a value of
$3,000,000.
|
Legal
Proceedings
The
Company was named as a defendant in an action pending in the U.S. District
Court
for the Northern District of Ohio. The action was filed on February 22, 2006
by
Plaintiff Douglas G. Furth. The other principal parties are named defendants
John Zanic, Wilson-Davis & Co., and Godwin, Pappas, Longley & Ronquillo,
LLP. The action alleges that the Company breached an agreement to provide
1,000,000 shares of common stock in exchange for certain assistance in marketing
and financial public relations services. The action seeks an award of damages
in
excess of $75,000. The Company denies they we were a party to such an agreement,
or were are otherwise liable. The Company intends to vigorously its position.
The complaint was dismissed without prejudice from an action pending in the
U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In May 2007, Plaintiff
Douglas
G. Furth filed a Second Amended Complaint asserting claims against the Company.
The Company denies all the claims, filed objections and asked for dismissal
with
prejudice. No payment was made to plaintiff and no settlement has been discussed
between us and the Plaintiff. On November 29, 2007, we made a motion to
dismiss the action for lack of personal jurisdiction, and a decision on this
matter is pending.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
18 - CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS
Cash
includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with
state owned
banks within the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong. Total cash deposited
with these banks at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 amounted to $1,633,730
and $641,739, respectively, of which no deposits are covered by insurance.
The
Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is
not
exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts.
The
Company has two major customers which represent approximately 43.3 % and
51.0%
of the Company’s total sales for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, two major
customers represent approximately 46.2% and 48.4%, respectively. Two customers
accounted for 29.5% of total accounts receivable as of June 30,
2008.
During
the six months and three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company did not
rely on
any supplier. For the six months and three months ended June 30, 2007, one
supplier represented 11% of the Company’s raw material purchase.
The
following is geographic information of the Company’s revenue for the three and
six months ended June 30:
Three
months ended June 30,
|
Six
months ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
China
|
$
|
1,902,394
|
$
|
873,689
|
$
|
3,696,961
|
$
|
1,794,804
|
|||||
Europe
|
14,279,799
|
7,927,943
|
27,254,432
|
18,552,676
|
|||||||||
Japan
|
3,313,527
|
1,631,222
|
5,813,499
|
3,581,126
|
|||||||||
United
States
|
4,320,119
|
3,665,181
|
6,677,957
|
6,594,828
|
|||||||||
Revenue
from Original design manufacturing
|
23,815,839
|
14,098,035
|
43,442,849
|
30,523,434
|
|||||||||
Revenue
from retail sales - China
|
252,558
|
372,756
|
|||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$
|
24,068,397
|
$
|
14,098,035
|
$
|
43,815,605
|
$
|
30,523,434
|
The
Company's operations are carried out 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 economy in the regions where the Company’s customers are located. The
Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and
significant risks not typically associated with companies in the North America
and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the
political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange.
The
Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies
with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency
conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among
other
things.
NOTE
19 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
According
to the Articles of Association of Goldenway, Goldenway was obligated to fulfill,
i.e., pay in, registered capital of $17,487,894 within three years from
February 2, 2005. As of July 10, 2008, the Company had fulfilled $5,630,000
of
its registered capital requirements and had a registered capital commitment
of
$11,857,894 due by July 25, 2008. In July 2008, the Company obtained the
approval from the government granting the extension to make the required
capital
contribution on or before April 25, 2009.
On
July
16, 2008, the Company’s common stock began trading on the American Stock
Exchange market under the trading symbol “EVK”.
On July 25, 2008, the Company paid off a bank loan in the
amount of $5,777,640.
25
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 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 should be read in conjunction
with the Financial Statements and corresponding notes included in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based
upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our
plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Actual results and the timing
of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those
set forth under the Risk Factors and Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements in this report. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,”
“may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “target”, “forecast” and similar expressions
to identify forward-looking statements.
As
the
first Chinese apparel company listed on the American Stock Exchange, we are
a
leading apparel manufacturer and an apparel supplier to well-known, middle-
to
high-grade casual, outerwear and sportswear brands. We have strategic business
partners in the U.S., Europe, Japan and China, including famous brands and
retail chain stores. We
also
manufacture, market, and distribute our own branded products in our domestic
market. We manufacture our apparel products in the People’s Republic of China
(PRC) at our three factories located in the Nanjing Jiangning Economic and
Technological Development Zone and Shangfang Town in the Jiangning District
in
Nanjing, China. We conduct our operations through three wholly-owned
subsidiaries: Goldenway Nanjing Garments Company Limited (“Goldenway”), Nanjing
New-Tailun Garments Company Limited (“New Tailun”), and Nanjing Catch-Luck
Garments Co., Ltd. (“Catch-Luck”).
We
incorporated Shanghai LA GO GO Fashion Company Limited (“La Go Go”), a joint
venture of Goldenway and Shanghai La Chapelle Garment and Accessories Company
Limited (“La Chapelle”) in the PRC on January 24, 2008. La Go Go’s business
objective is to establish a leading brand of ladies’ garments and to build a
retail and wholesale distribution channel for the mainland Chinese
market.
Although
we have our own manufacturing capacity, we currently outsource most of our
manufacturing to strategic alliances as a part of our overall business strategy.
Outsourcing much of the manufacturing work allows us to maximize production
capacity and maintain flexibility while managing capital expenditures and
maintenance costs. We inspect products manufactured by our contractors to ensure
that they meet our rigorous quality control standards.
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2008, approximately 62% of our revenues came from
customers in Europe, 15% from customers in the United States, 13% from customers
in Japan, and 10% from customers in China. For the six months ended June 30,
2007, approximately 61% of our revenues came from customers in Europe, 22%
from
customers in the United States, 12% from customers in Japan, and 5% from
customers in China. We believe that our Company currently maintains good
relationships with our customers.
We
purchase a majority of our raw materials directly from numerous local fabric
and
accessories suppliers. We also
purchase finished goods from other contract manufacturers. For the six months
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, purchases from our five largest suppliers
accounted for 24% and 32% of our total purchases, respectively. For the six
months ended June 30, 2008, no purchases from a single supplier exceeded 10%
of
our total purchase amount. For the same period in 2007, purchases from our
largest supplier accounted for 11% of our total purchases. We have not
experienced difficulty in obtaining raw materials essential to our business,
and
we believe that our Company currently maintains good relationships with our
suppliers.
As
of
June 30, 2008, our three factories in Nanjing employed over
1,800
people and had an annual production capacity of over 12 million
pieces. As
of
June 30, 2008, La Go Go employed nearly 170 people. We consider relations with
our employees to be satisfactory.
On
April
7, 2006, we acquired a fifty-year land use right on 112,442 square meters of
land in the Nanjing Jiangning Economic and Technological Development Zone.
The
land contains an existing facility of 26,629 square meters, which includes
manufacturing and office space. At the end of 2006, we completed construction
of
a new office building and adjoining factory. We consolidated our operations
to
our new headquarters and manufacturing facility in January 2007. The new
manufacturing facility occupies an area of 10,000 square meters and is equipped
with state-of-the-art equipment.
The new
land and building were used as collateral to obtain a two-year loan amounting
to
RMB 50,000,000 from Nanjing Bank. This loan matured on July 31, 2008, and the
loan has been fully repaid as of the maturity date.
26
Our
four
operating subsidiaries, all of which are incorporated in the PRC, are governed
by PRC income tax laws and are subject to the PRC enterprise income tax. Each
of
our consolidating entities files its own separate tax return, and we do not
file
a consolidated tax return. In 2007, Goldenway enjoyed a 50% reduction in its
income tax as a foreign invested enterprise that exports over 70% of its output
and was entitled a lower income tax rate of 12%. In 2008, the income tax rate
for Goldenway was 25%. New-Tailun and Catch-Luck were entitled to two-year
income tax exemptions effective for the 2006 and 2007 tax years, and for the
three years thereafter (2008, 2009 and 2010), and, based on current income
tax
laws, these entities will be entitled to a 50% reduction in enterprise income
tax rate of 25%. La
Go Go
was established on January 24, 2008, and its income tax rate is 25%.
All
of
our income before income taxes and the income taxes that we pay are related
to
our operations in China.
Private
Placement Financing
On
August
2, 2007, we completed a $2 million private placement involving the issuance
of
our secured convertible notes and warrants pursuant to subscription agreements
(“Subscription Agreements”) with six accredited investors. This private
placement financing closed on August 6, 2007. Under the terms of the financing,
we issued and sold two-year secured convertible notes in the principal amount
of
$2,000,000 to investors, secured by all of the assets of Ever-Glory excluding
its subsidiaries.
As of
June 30, 2008, the note holders converted $750,000 of principal plus accrued
interest of $2,155 to 341,893 shares of common stock of the Company.
Other
Events
On
July
16, 2008, our shares of common stock began trading on the American Stock
Exchange (“AMEX”) under the trading symbol “EVK.”. We are the first Chinese
apparel company to have its securities listed on AMEX.
According
to the Articles of Association of Goldenway, Goldenway had to fulfill registered
capital requirements of $17,487,894 within three years from February 2, 2005.
As
of February 1, 2008, the Company fulfilled $3,630,000 of its registered capital
requirements and had a registered capital commitment of $13,857,894 payable
by
February 1, 2008. In April 2008, we obtained approval from the government
granting an extension to make the required capital contribution by July 25,
2008. As of July 10, 2008, the Company fulfilled $5,630,000 of its registered
capital requirements and had a registered capital commitment of $11,857,894
payable by July 25, 2008. In July 2008, the Company obtained the approval from
the government granting a further extension to make the required capital
contribution until April 25, 2009.
Sales and
Expenses
We
market
and sell our products through a combination of international distributors and
direct sales to brands and retail chain stores primarily in Europe, the United
States and Japan. We also manufacture, market, and distribute our own branded
products in our domestic market.
For
our
new customers, we ordinarily accept orders backed by a letter of credit. For
our
established customers, we generally accept payment within 30 to 120 days
following delivery of finished goods to the customer.
Cost
of
goods sold includes direct material cost, direct labor cost and manufacturing
overheads, including depreciation of production equipment consistent with the
revenue earned.
Our
selling expenses consist primarily of transportation and unloading charges
and
product inspection charges.
Our
general and administrative expenses consist primarily of executive, finance,
accounting, facilities and human resources personnel, office expenses and
professional fees.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
We
have
identified critical accounting policies that, as a result of judgments,
uncertainties, uniqueness and complexities of the underlying accounting
standards and operation involved could result in material changes to our
financial position or results of operations under different conditions or using
different assumptions.
The
preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and
disclosures. We are also subject to other risks and uncertainties that may
cause
actual results to differ from estimated amounts. Significant estimates in 2008
and 2007 include the estimated residual value and useful life of property and
equipment and the assumptions made when we used the Black-Scholes option price
model to value the warrants we have issued.
27
Inventories,
consisting of raw materials, work-in progress, and finished goods related to
our
products are stated at the lower of cost or market utilizing the specific
identification method.
We
recognize
revenue,
net of value added taxes, upon delivery for local sales and upon shipment of
the
products for export sales, at which time title passes to the customer provided
that: there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists; the sales price is fixed and determinable;
and collectability is deemed probable.
Details
regarding our use of these policies and the related estimates are described
in
the accompanying notes
to
our Consolidated Financial Statements
as of
and for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008. There have been
no
material changes to our critical accounting policies that impacted our
consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
September 2006, FASB issued Statement 157, Fair Value Measurements. This
statement defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in GAAP. More precisely, this statement sets forth a standard definition
of fair value as it applies to assets or liabilities, the principle market
(or
most advantageous market) for determining fair value (price), the market
participants, inputs and the application of the derived fair value to those
assets and liabilities. The effective date of this pronouncement is for all
full
fiscal and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company does
not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 to have an impact on the Company’s results
of operations or financial condition.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS 159) which permits entities to
choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The SFAS
159
became effective for us on January 1, 2008. The Company chose not to elect
the
option to measure the fair value of eligible financial assets and liabilities.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin
No. 51” (“SFAS 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for
ownership interests in
subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated
net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest,
changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained
non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The
Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient
disclosures that clearly identify
and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the
non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not determined the
effect that the application of SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141R, “Business Combinations,” which applies
to all transactions or other events in which an entity obtains control of one
or
more businesses, including those sometimes referred to as “true mergers” or
“mergers of equals” and combinations achieved without the transfer of
consideration. This statement replaces FASB Statement No. 141 and applies to
all
business entities, including mutual entities that previously used the
pooling-of-interests method of accounting for some business combinations. The
Company believes that adoption of the FAS 141R will have a material effect
on
future acquisitions.
In
May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.” This Statement identifies the sources of accounting
principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the
preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are
presented in conformity with GAAP in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy).
This Statement will not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In
May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee
Insurance Contracts, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60.” The scope of
this Statement is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance)
contracts, as described in this Statement, issued by enterprises included within
the scope of Statement 60. Accordingly, this Statement does not apply to
financial guarantee contracts issued by enterprises excluded from the scope
of
Statement 60 or to some insurance contracts that seem similar to financial
guarantee insurance contracts issued by insurance enterprises (such as mortgage
guaranty insurance or credit insurance on trade receivables). This Statement
also does not apply to financial guarantee insurance contracts that are
derivative instruments included within the scope of FASB Statement No. 133,
“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” This Statement
will not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
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In
June
2008, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-5 “Determining whether
an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (“EITF
No. 07-5”). This Issue is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. Early application is not permitted. Paragraph 11(a) of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No 133 “Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging
Activities” (“SFAS 133”) specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the
definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s own stock
and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the statement of financial
position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. EITF No.07-5
provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial
instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus
able to qualify for the SFAS 133 paragraph 11(a) scope exception. Management
is
currently evaluating the impact of adoption of EITF No. 07-5 on the Company’s financial
statements.
In
June
2008, FASB issued EITF Issue No. 08-4, “Transition Guidance for Conforming
Changes to Issue No. 98-5 (“EITF No. 08-4”)”. The objective of EITF No.08-4 is
to provide transition guidance for conforming changes made to EITF No. 98-5,
“Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or
Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios”, that result from EITF No. 00-27
“Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments”, and SFAS No.
150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both
Liabilities and Equity”. This Issue is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Early application is permitted.
Management is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of EITF No. 08-4
on
the accounting for the convertible notes and related warrants transactions.
Results
of Operations
The
following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations, comparing
the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
Three
Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30,
2007
The
following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007. The table and the discussion below should be read in
conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto
appearing elsewhere in this report.
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Increase
|
%
Increase
|
||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
24,068,397
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
14,098,035
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
9,970,362
|
70.7
|
%
|
|||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
4,353,837
|
18.1
|
%
|
$
|
2,238,455
|
15.9
|
%
|
$
|
2,115,382
|
94.5
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating
Expense
|
$
|
2,145,959
|
8.9
|
%
|
$
|
1,083,087
|
7.7
|
%
|
$
|
1,062,872
|
98.1
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
From Operations
|
$
|
2,207,878
|
9.2
|
%
|
$
|
1,155,368
|
8.2
|
%
|
$
|
1,052,510
|
91.1
|
%
|
|||||||
Other
Expenses
|
$ |
(574,385
|
)
|
-2.4
|
%
|
$ |
(121,762
|
)
|
-0.9
|
%
|
$ |
(452,623
|
)
|
371.7
|
%
|
||||
Income
before income tax expenses
|
$
|
1,633,493
|
6.8
|
%
|
$
|
1,033,606
|
7.3
|
%
|
$
|
599,887
|
58.0
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
tax expenses
|
$
|
284,809
|
1.2
|
%
|
$
|
6,629
|
0.0
|
%
|
$
|
278,180
|
4196.4
|
%
|
|||||||
Minority
interest
|
$ |
(620
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$ |
(620
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,349,304
|
5.6
|
%
|
$
|
1,026,977
|
7.3
|
%
|
$
|
322,327
|
31.4
|
%
|
29
Revenue
The
following table sets forth a breakdown of our total sales revenue, by region,
for the periods indicated:
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||
$
|
%
of total
revenues
|
$
|
%
of total
revenues
|
Growth
in 2008
Compared
to 2007
|
||||||||||||
(in
U.S. dollars, except for percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||
ODM
Sales
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Europe
|
14,279,799
|
59.3
|
%
|
7,927,943
|
56.2
|
%
|
80.1
|
%
|
||||||||
U.S.
|
4,320,119
|
18.0
|
%
|
3,665,181
|
26.0
|
%
|
17.9
|
%
|
||||||||
Japan
|
3,313,527
|
13.8
|
%
|
1,631,222
|
11.6
|
%
|
103.1
|
%
|
||||||||
China
|
1,902,394
|
7.9
|
%
|
873,689
|
6.2
|
%
|
117.8
|
%
|
||||||||
Domestic
Retail Sales
|
||||||||||||||||
Retail
|
252,558
|
1.0
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
24,068,397
|
100.0
|
%
|
14,098,035
|
100.0
|
%
|
70.7
|
%
|
We
generate revenues primarily from the original design manufacturing (ODM) of
garments mainly for the export markets. In 2008, we entered the domestic retail
market focusing on our own branded garments. Total sales for the three months
ended June 30, 2008 were $24,068,397, an increase of 70.7% from $14,098,035
for
2007. The increase was primarily attributable to an overall increase in ODM
sales to customers in Europe, U.S., Japan and the PRC.
ODM
sales
to customers in Europe accounted
for 59.3% of our revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008, up 80.1%
as
compared to the same period in 2007, mainly due to two new European customers,
which increased our orders during the first two quarters of 2008.
ODM
sales
to customers in the U.S. accounted
for 18.0% of our revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008, up 17.9%
compared to the same period in 2007, mainly due to orders from a new U.S.
customer we attracted in 2008.
ODM
sales
to customers in Japan accounted for 13.8% of our revenue for the three months
ended June 30, 2008, up 103.1% compared to the same period in 2007, as we became
more successful with the premium brands in the Japanese market.
ODM
sales
to customers in China accounted for 7.9% of our revenue for the three months
ended June 30, 2008, up 117.8% compared to the same period in 2007, as we
received an increase in orders from our customers in Hong Kong.
Sales
generated from the domestic retail market accounted for 1.0% of our revenue
in
2008.
The
table
below breaks down our total revenues generated from related-party and
unrelated-party during the periods indicated:
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
2008
|
2007
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||||
To
related parties
|
$
|
67,461
|
0.3
|
%
|
$
|
407,188
|
2.
9
|
%
|
$ |
(339,728
|
)
|
(83.4
|
)%
|
||||||
To
third parties
|
$
|
24,000,936
|
99.7
|
%
|
$
|
13,690,847
|
97.1
|
%
|
$
|
10,310,090
|
75.3
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
24,068,397
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
14,098,035
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
9,970,362
|
70.7
|
%
|
30
Net
sales
to related parties accounted for 0.3% of our total sales for the three months
ended June 30, 2008, a decrease from 2.9% for the same period in 2007.
Management expects sales to related parties will continue to constitute a small
portion of our total sales.
Cost
of Sales and Gross Margin
The
following table sets forth the components of our cost of sales and gross profit
both as a dollar amount and as a percentage of total net sales for the periods
indicated.
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
Net Sales
|
$
|
24,068,397
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
14,098,035
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
9,970,362
|
70.7
|
%
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
11,513,571
|
47.8
|
%
|
$
|
6,655,759
|
47.2
|
%
|
$
|
4,857,812
|
73.0
|
%
|
|||||||
Labor
|
$
|
778,921
|
3.2
|
%
|
$
|
827,425
|
5.9
|
%
|
$ |
(48,504
|
)
|
(5.9
|
)%
|
||||||
Outsource
Production Costs
|
$
|
7,071,341
|
29.4
|
%
|
$
|
4,115,411
|
29.2
|
%
|
$
|
2,955,930
|
71.8
|
%
|
|||||||
Other
and Overhead
|
$
|
268,475
|
1.1
|
%
|
$
|
260,985
|
1.9
|
%
|
$
|
7,490
|
2.9
|
%
|
|||||||
Retail-purchase
finishing garments from other factories
|
$
|
82,252
|
0.4
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Total
Cost of Sales
|
$
|
19,714,560
|
81.9
|
%
|
$
|
11,859,580
|
84.1
|
%
|
$
|
7,854,980
|
66.2
|
%
|
|||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
4,353,837
|
18.1
|
%
|
$
|
2,238,455
|
15.9
|
%
|
$
|
2,115,382
|
94.5
|
%
|
Raw
materials costs accounted for 47.8% of our total net sales for the three months
ended June 30, 2008, an increase of 73.0% compared to the same period in the
prior year. These costs, as a percentage of our total net sales, increased
from
47.2% to 47.8%. This slight increase was due to price increases of raw
materials, particularly fabric.
Labor
costs accounted for 3.2% of our total net sales for the three months ended
June
30, 2008, a 5.9% decrease from the same period in the prior year. This decrease
was mainly due to a workforce reduction. In 2008, Goldenway increased
outsourcing to independent contract manufacturers and reduced the number of
its
own line employees with the intention to better manage its labor
costs.
Outsourcing
production costs increased 71.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2008
compared to the same period in the prior year. These costs, as a percentage
of
our total net sales, increased from 29.2% to 29.4%.
Overhead
and other expenses accounted for 1.1% of our total net sales for the three
months ended June 30, 2008, compared to 1.9% for the same period in 2007. This
decrease was due to a reduction in our workforce.
Total
cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $19,714,560, an
increase of 66.2%, or $7,854,980, from $11,859,580 for the same period in 2007.
As a percentage of total net sales, cost of sales for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 decreased from 84.1% for the same period in 2007 to 81.9%.
Consequently, gross margin as a percentage of revenues increased to
approximately 18.1% from 15.9% for the same period in 2007. The increase in
gross margin was attributable to better control of our manufacturing overhead
and improvements in production efficiency.
The
following table sets forth our total net sales, cost of sales, gross profit
and
gross margin of the geographic market segments indicated for the periods
indicated.
For
the Three Months Ended
|
For
the Three Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2008
|
June
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
Cost
of
sales
|
Gross
profit
|
Gross
margin
|
Net
Sales
|
Cost
of
sales
|
Gross
profit
|
Gross
margin
|
||||||||||||||||||
ODM
Sales
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Europe
|
14,279,799
|
11,683,442
|
2,596,357
|
18.2
|
%
|
7,927,943
|
6,388,318
|
1,539,625
|
19.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
U.S.
|
4,320,119
|
3,808,467
|
511,652
|
11.8
|
%
|
3,665,181
|
3,317,757
|
347,424
|
9.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Japan
|
3,313,527
|
2,605,618
|
707,909
|
21.4
|
%
|
1,631,222
|
1,352,741
|
278,481
|
17.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
China
|
1,902,394
|
1,533,271
|
369,123
|
19.4
|
%
|
873,689
|
800,764
|
72,925
|
8.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Domestic
Sales
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retail
|
252,558
|
83,762
|
168,796
|
66.8
|
%
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total
|
24,068,397
|
19,714,560
|
4,353,837
|
18.1
|
%
|
14,098,035
|
11,859,580
|
2,238,455
|
15.9
|
%
|
31
Gross
margin in the EU was 18.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared
to
19.4% for the same period in 2007. Although we received more repeat orders
in
the second quarter of 2008, our gross margin decreased slightly due to an
increase in the purchasing price of raw materials.
Gross
margin in the U.S. was 11.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared
to 9.5% for the same period in 2007, as we adjusted our customer structure
and
shifted
from
targeting mass markets to higher quality market segments. As a result, gross
margin in the U.S. market improved.
Gross
margin in Japan was 21.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared
to
17.1% for the same period in 2007, as we became more successful with premium
brands. During the second quarter of 2008, 50% of our sales revenues came from
two premiums, each of which had higher gross margins than work uniforms that
we
sold in the Japanese market.
Gross
margin in China was 19.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared
to
8.4% for the same period in 2007, as we adjusted our customer structure and
shifted from targeting mass markets to higher quality market
segments
Overall
gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was 18.1%, up from 15.9%
for the same period in 2007, mainly as a result of improved gross profit margins
that we achieved in most of our geographic markets but especially in the
Japanese and Chinese markets.
Selling,
and General and Administrative Expenses
For
the Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
$
|
|
%
of Total
Net
Sales
|
|
$
|
|
%
of Total
Net
Sales
|
|
change
|
|
%
change
|
|||||||
(in
U.S. Dollars, except for percentages)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
4,353,837
|
18.1
|
%
|
$
|
2,238,455
|
15.9
|
%
|
$
|
2,115,382
|
94.5
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Selling
Expenses
|
368,564
|
1.5
|
%
|
149,812
|
1.1
|
%
|
$
|
218,752
|
146.0
|
%
|
|||||||||
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
1,777,395
|
7.4
|
%
|
933,275
|
6.6
|
%
|
$
|
844,120
|
90.4
|
%
|
|||||||||
Total
|
2,145,959
|
8.9
|
%
|
1,083,087
|
7.7
|
%
|
$
|
1,062,872
|
98.1
|
%
|
|||||||||
Income
from Operations
|
2,207,878
|
9.2
|
%
|
1,155,368
|
8.2
|
%
|
$
|
1,052,510
|
91.1
|
%
|
Selling
expenses in 2008 increased by 146.0% from $149,812 in the three months ended
June 30, 2007 to $368,564 in the three months ended June 30, 2008. This was
due
to increased traveling expenses and reception expenses incurred by our
international sales force in efforts to attract new customers, increased export
expenses, and $63,572 expended to promote our domestic La Go Go retail
brand.
General
and administrative expenses (G&A) increased by 90.4% from $933,275 in the
three months ended June 30, 2007 to $1,777,395 in the three months ended June
30, 2008. However, as a percentage of net sales, G&A expenses for the three
month period increased slightly from 6.6% in 2007 to 7.4% in 2008. The increase
is partially explained by the higher depreciation and amortization of our office
facilities. Payroll also increased in the second quarter of 2008 as we hired
more management staff to handle our business expansion. The increased in
expenses incurred by our U.S. parent company for investor relations also
affected our total G&A expenses.
32
Income
from Operations
Income
from operations increased by 91.1% from $1,155,368 in the three months ended
June 30, 2007 to $2,207,878 in the three months ended June 30 2008 as we
expanded market exposure, increased our sales volume and improved cost
management during the current reporting period.
Interest
Expenses
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
Increase
|
%
Increase
|
|||||||||
Bank
Loans
|
$
|
75,489
|
$
|
70,066
|
$
|
5,423
|
7.7
|
%
|
|||||
Related
party
|
$
|
57,455
|
$
|
59,534
|
$ |
(2,079
|
) |
(3.5
|
)%
|
||||
Convertible
notes interest
|
$
|
19,143
|
—
|
$
|
19,143
|
—
|
|||||||
Convertible
notes-amortization of discount
|
$
|
479,039
|
—
|
$
|
479,039
|
—
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
631,126
|
$
|
129,600
|
$
|
501,526
|
387.0
|
%
|
Interest
expense was $631,126 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to
$129,600 for the same period in 2007. This increase was mainly due to the
interest expense incurred related to the convertible notes issued in August
2007.
Other
Expenses
Other
expenses increased $44,893 from $41 in the three months ended June 30, 2007
to
$44,934 in the three months ended June 30, 2008. This
increase was mainly
attributable to the foreign currency transaction loss due to the exchange rate
fluctuation between our functional currency (RMB) and the foreign currency
in
which transactions were denominated.
Income
Tax Expenses
Income
tax expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to
$284,809 and $6,629, respectively. This increase was due to the expiration
of
Goldenway’s tax holiday, resulting in Goldenway becoming subject to a 25%
Chinese enterprise income tax rate on January 1, 2008. Catch Luck and New-Tailun
are subject to a preferential tax rate of 12.5% for three years beginning with
2008.
Net
Income
Net
income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $1,349,304, an increase
of
$322,327 or 31.4% from net income of $1,026,977 in the same period in
2007.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30,
2007
The
following table summarizes our results of operations for the six months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007. The table and the discussion below should be read in
conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto
appearing elsewhere in this report.
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Increase
|
|
%
Increase
|
|||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
43,815,605
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
30,523,434
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
13,292,171
|
43.6
|
%
|
|||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
8,074,873
|
18.4
|
%
|
$
|
4,631,141
|
15.2
|
%
|
$
|
3,443,732
|
74.4
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating
Expense
|
$
|
3,644,974
|
8.3
|
%
|
$
|
2,031,873
|
6.7
|
%
|
$
|
1,613,101
|
79.4
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
From Operations
|
$
|
4,429,899
|
10.1
|
%
|
$
|
2,599,268
|
8.5
|
%
|
$
|
1,830,631
|
70.4
|
%
|
|||||||
Other
Expenses
|
$ |
(1,311,406
|
)
|
-3.0
|
%
|
$ |
(252,226
|
)
|
-0.8
|
%
|
$ |
(1,059,180
|
)
|
419.9
|
%
|
||||
Income
before income tax expenses
|
$
|
3,118,493
|
7.1
|
%
|
$
|
2,347,042
|
7.7
|
%
|
$
|
771,451
|
32.9
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
tax expenses
|
$
|
568,647
|
1.3
|
%
|
$
|
82,323
|
0.3
|
%
|
$
|
486,324
|
590.8
|
%
|
|||||||
Minority
interest
|
$
|
3,249
|
— | — | — |
$
|
3,249
|
— | |||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
2,546,597
|
5.8
|
%
|
$
|
2,264,719
|
7.4
|
%
|
$
|
281,878
|
12.5
|
%
|
33
Revenue
The
following table sets forth a breakdown of our total sales revenue, by region,
for the periods indicated:
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||
$
|
|
%
of total
revenues
|
|
$
|
|
%
of total
revenues
|
|
Growth
in 2008
compared
to 2007
|
||||||||
(in
U.S. dollars, except for percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||
ODM
Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Europe
|
27,254,432
|
62.2
|
%
|
18,552,676
|
60.8
|
%
|
46.9
|
%
|
||||||||
U.S.
|
6,677,957
|
15.2
|
%
|
6,594,828
|
21.6
|
%
|
1.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Japan
|
5,813,499
|
13.3
|
%
|
3,581,126
|
11.7
|
%
|
62.3
|
%
|
||||||||
China
|
3,696,961
|
8.4
|
%
|
1,794,804
|
5.9
|
%
|
106.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Domestic
Retail Sales
|
||||||||||||||||
Retail
|
372,756
|
0.9
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
— | ||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
43,815,605
|
100.0
|
%
|
30,523,434
|
100.0
|
%
|
43.6
|
%
|
We
generate revenues primarily from the original design manufacturing (ODM) of
garments mainly for the export markets and have entered into the domestic retail
market focusing on our own branded garments during 2008. Sales for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 were $43,815,605, an increase of 43.6% from
$30,523,434 for 2007. The increase was primarily attributable to an overall
increase in ODM sales to customers in Europe, U.S., Japan and the PRC.
ODM
sales
to customers in Europe accounted
for 62.2% of our revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2008, up 46.9% as
compared to the same period in 2007. In 2008, we attracted two new customers
in
Europe, which increased orders during the first six months of 2008, and we
also
received an increase in orders from our largest customer in Europe.
ODM
sales
to customers in the U.S. accounted
for 15.2% of our revenue in the six months ended June 30, 2008. Sales revenues
were consistent between the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Due to
the
increase in sales in other geographic markets, however, sales generated in
the
U.S. market as a percentage of total global sales decreased by
6.4%.
Sales
to
customers in Japan accounted for 13.3% of our revenue in the six months ended
June 30, 2008, up 62.3% compared to the same period in 2007, as we were more
successful with premium brands in the Japanese market.
Sales
to
customers in the PRC market accounted for 8.4% of our revenue in 2008, up 106.0%
compared to the same period in 2007, as we received an increase in orders from
our customers in Hong Kong.
Sales
from the domestic retail market accounted for 0.9% of our revenue in 2008.
La Go
Go was incorporated on January
24, 2008 and obtained its retail license on April 3, 2008. As of June 30, 2008,
we have 39 stores leased and/or managed with an average store size of 80 square
meters. We continue to develop new retail stores, and, as of July 31, 2008,
the
number of retail stores increased to 44 stores located in 22
cities.
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Below
is
a breakdown of total revenues generated from related-parties and unrelated
third
parties during the periods indicated:
|
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Increase
|
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||
To
related parties
|
$
|
492,562
|
1.1
|
%
|
$
|
454,016
|
1.5
|
%
|
$
|
38,546
|
8.5
|
%
|
|||||||
To
third parties
|
$
|
43,323,043
|
98.9
|
%
|
$
|
30,069,418
|
98.5
|
%
|
$
|
13,253,625
|
44.1
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
43,815,605
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
30,523,434
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
13,292,171
|
43.6
|
%
|
Net
sales
to related parties accounted for 1.1% of our total sales in the six months
ended
June 30, 2008, a decrease from 1.5% compared to the same period in 2007.
Management expects sales to related parties will continue to constitute a small
portion of our total sales.
Cost
of Sales and Gross Margin
The
following table sets forth the components of our cost of sales and gross profit
both as an amount and as a percentage of total net sales for the periods
indicated.
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Change
|
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||
Total
Net Sales
|
$
|
43,815,605
|
100.
0
|
%
|
$
|
30,523,434
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
13,292,171
|
43.6
|
%
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
21,124,898
|
48.2
|
%
|
$
|
13,782,346
|
45.1
|
%
|
$
|
7,342,552
|
53.3
|
%
|
|||||||
Labor
|
$
|
1,383,333
|
3.2
|
%
|
$
|
1,806,165
|
5.9
|
%
|
$ |
(422,832
|
)
|
(23.4
|
)%
|
||||||
Outsource
Production Costs
|
$
|
12,553,965
|
28.6
|
%
|
$
|
9,602,660
|
31.5
|
%
|
$
|
2,951,305
|
30.7
|
%
|
|||||||
Overhead
and Other
|
$
|
560,210
|
1.3
|
%
|
$
|
701,122
|
2.3
|
%
|
$ |
(140,912
|
)
|
(20.1
|
)%
|
||||||
Retail-purchase
finishing garments from other factories
|
$
|
118,326
|
0.3
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Total
Cost of Sales
|
$
|
35,740,732
|
81.6
|
%
|
$
|
25,892,293
|
84.8
|
%
|
$
|
9,848,439
|
38.0
|
%
|
|||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
8,074,873
|
18.4
|
%
|
$
|
4,631,141
|
15.2
|
%
|
$
|
3,443,732
|
74.4
|
%
|
Cost
of
raw materials accounted for 48.2% of our total net sales in 2008, an increase
of
53.3% compared to the prior year. These costs, as a percentage of our total
net
sales, increased from 45.1% to 48.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2008
and
2007, respectively. This increase was mainly due to the higher annualized
inflation rate of approximately 8-9%. In addition, gasoline prices
increased in China by 20% on June 1, 2008. These factors pushed suppliers
to increase the prices of raw materials.
Labor
costs accounted for 3.2% of our total net sales in the six months ended June
30,
2008, down from 5.9% in the same period in 2007. This decrease was mainly
due to a workforce reduction. In 2008, Goldenway began to increase outsourcing
to independent contract manufacturers and reduced the number of its own line
employees with an intention to manage its labor costs better.
Outsource
production costs accounted for 28.6% of our total net sales in the six months
ended June 30, 2008, down from 31.5% in the same period last year.
Overhead
and other expenses accounted for 1.3% of our total net sales in the first six
months of 2008, compared to 2.3% for the same period in 2007. This decrease
was
a result of a reduction in the number of our employees.
35
Total
cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $35,740,732, an
increase of 38.0% from $25,892,293 in the same period in 2007. This increase
was
attributable to increased production volume and sales. As a percentage of
total net sales, our cost of sales decreased from 84.8% to 81.6% for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Consequently, gross margins
as a percentage of revenues increased from 15.2% for the six months ended June
30, 2007 to 18.4% for the same period in 2008. The 3.2% increase was
attributable to better control of our manufacturing overhead and improvements
in
production efficiency.
The
following table sets forth our total net sales, cost of sales, gross profit
and
gross margin for the geographic market segments indicated and for the periods
indicated.
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
Cost
of sales
|
Gross
profit
|
Gross
margin
|
Net
Sales
|
Cost
of sales
|
Gross
profit
|
Gross
margin
|
||||||||||||||||||
ODM
Sales
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Europe
|
27,254,432
|
22,258,799
|
4,995,633
|
18.3
|
%
|
18,552,676
|
15,319,388
|
3,233,288
|
17.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
U.S.
|
6,677,957
|
5,756,111
|
921,846
|
13.8
|
%
|
6,594,828
|
6,280,426
|
314,402
|
4.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Japan
|
5,813,499
|
4,717,790
|
1,095,709
|
18.9
|
%
|
3,581,126
|
3,062,933
|
518,193
|
14.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
China
|
3,696,961
|
2,888,196
|
805,765
|
21.9
|
%
|
1,794,804
|
1,229,546
|
565,258
|
31.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Domestic
Sales
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retail
|
372,756
|
119,836
|
252,920
|
67.9
|
%
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total
|
43,815,605
|
35,740,732
|
8,074,873
|
18.4
|
%
|
30,523,434
|
25,892,293
|
4,631,141
|
15.2
|
%
|
Gross
margin in the EU was 18.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared
to
17.4% for the same period in 2007, as we shifted from targeting mass markets
to
higher quality market segments, and we received an increase in repeat orders
in
2008. Since there no longer is a sales quote for exporting goods to most
European countries, we have greater flexibility to develop and select customers
who are willing to offer better purchase prices for high quality
products.
Gross
margin in U.S. was 13.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to
4.8% for the same period in 2007 as we shifted from targeting mass markets
to
higher quality market segments. We attracted several new customers willing
to
offer competitive purchase prices, but we also cut sales orders with customers
asking for lower prices.
Gross
margin in Japan was 18.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared
to
14.5% for the same period in 2007, as we became more successful with premium
brands in the Japanese market, where the major exported product used to be
uniforms. In the six months ended June 30, 2008, 50% of our Japanese sales
came
from two premium brands, both of which had higher gross margins.
Gross
margin in China was 21.9% for the first six months of 2008, compared to
31.5% for the same period in 2007, as we received an increase in repeat orders
in 2008. In
connection with these repeat orders, we were not able to fully pass on our
increased production costs to our repeat customers within China, and as a result
our gross margin in China decreased for the six month period ending June 30,
2008, as compared with the same period last year.
Overall
gross margin in 2008 was 18.4%, up from 15.2% in 2007, mainly as a result of
increased gross profit margins achieved in most of our geographic markets.
36
Selling,
and General and Administrative
Expenses
|
|
For
the Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
$
|
|
%
of Total Sales
|
|
$
|
|
%
of Total Sales
|
|
change
|
|
%
change
|
|
||||||
(in
U.S. Dollars, except for percentages)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
8,074,873
|
18.4
|
%
|
$
|
4,631,141
|
15.2
|
%
|
$
|
3,443,732
|
74.4
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Selling
Expenses
|
646,092
|
1.5
|
%
|
325,710
|
1.1
|
%
|
$
|
320,382
|
98.4
|
%
|
|||||||||
General
and Administrative
|
2,998,882
|
6.8
|
%
|
1,706,163
|
5.6
|
%
|
$
|
1,292,719
|
75.8
|
%
|
|||||||||
Total
|
3,644,974
|
8.3
|
%
|
2,031,873
|
6.7
|
%
|
$
|
1,613,101
|
79.4
|
%
|
|||||||||
Income
from Operations
|
4,429,899
|
10.1
|
%
|
2,599,268
|
8.5
|
%
|
$
|
1,830,631
|
70.4
|
%
|
Selling
expenses in 2008 increased by 98.4% from $325,710 in the six months ended June
30, 2007 to $646,092 in the six months ended June 30, 2008. This was due to
an
increase in traveling expenses and marketing expenses incurred by our
international sales force to attract new customers, increased export expenses,
and $122,559 expended by La Go Go to promote our domestic retail
brand.
General
and administrative expenses increased by 75.8% from $1,706,163 in the six months
ended June 30, 2007 to $2,998,882 in the six months ended June 30, 2008.
However, as a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses
increased from 5.6% to 6.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. The increase is partially explained by an increase in depreciation
and amortization of our office facilities. Payroll also increased during the
six
months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 as a result
of
the increase in our management staff to handle expansion of our business. The
increase in general and administrative expenses is also attributable to the
increase in expenses incurred by our U.S. parent company for investor
relations.
Income
from Operations
Income
from operations increased from $2,599,268 in the six months ended June 30,
2007
to $4,429,899 in the six months ended June 30, 2008, a 70.4% increase, as we
expanded our market exposure, increased our sales volume and improved cost
management during the six months ended June 30, 2008.
Interest
Expenses
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
%
Increase
|
|||||||||
Bank
Loans
|
$
|
144,346
|
$
|
143,661
|
$
|
685
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||
Related
party
|
$
|
116,571
|
$
|
118,229
|
($1,658
|
)
|
(1.4
|
)%
|
|||||
Convertible
notes interest
|
$
|
45,985
|
—
|
$
|
45,985
|
—
|
|||||||
Convertible
notes-amortization of discount
|
$
|
902,052
|
—
|
$
|
902,052
|
—
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,208,954
|
$
|
261,890
|
$
|
947,064
|
361.6
|
%
|
Interest
expense was $1,208,954 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to
$261,890 for the same period in 2007. This increase was mainly due to interest
expense incurred related to the convertible notes issued in August 2007.
Other
Expenses
Other
expenses increased $235,976 from $125 in the six months ended June 30, 2007
to
$236,101 in the six months ended June 30, 2008. This increase was mainly
attributable to the
foreign currency transaction loss due to the exchange rate fluctuation between
the Company’s functional currency (RMB) and the foreign currency in which
transactions are denominated.
37
Income
Tax Expenses
Income
tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $568,647
and $82,323, respectively, and our effective income tax rates were 13.1% and
4.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. This
increase was mainly due to the expiration of Goldenway’s tax holiday on December
31, 2007. Catch-Luck and New-Tailun are subject to higher preferential tax
rates
starting in 2008.
Our
PRC
subsidiaries are subject to various preferential tax policies, and the
following income tax rates apply for 2007 and 2008:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Goldenway
|
25.0
|
%
|
12.0
|
%
|
|||
Catch-Luck
|
12.5
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
|||
New-Tailun
|
12.5
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
|||
La
Go Go
|
25.0
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
Goldenway
was incorporated in the PRC and is subject to PRC income tax laws and
regulations. Goldenway is subject to an income tax rate of 25%.
New-Tailun
and Catch-Luck were incorporated in the PRC and are subject to PRC income tax
laws and regulations. According to relevant laws and regulations in the PRC,
enterprises with foreign investment in the PRC are entitled to full exemption
from income tax for two years beginning with the first year the enterprise
becomes profitable and has accumulated profits; such enterprises are entitled
to
a 50% income tax reduction for the subsequent three years. New-Tailun and
Catch-Luck were approved as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in 2006 and are
entitled to 100% income tax exemptions in 2006 and 2007 and a 50% tax reduction
for the next three years. In 2008, New-Tailun and Catch-Luck are subject to
an
income tax rate of 12.50%.
La
Go Go
was established on January 24, 2008, and its income tax rate is
25%.
Perfect
Dream Limited was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on July 1, 2004,
and its income tax rate is 0%.
Ever-Glory
International Group Inc. was incorporated in the United States and has incurred
net operating losses for income tax purposes through June 30, 2008. The net
operating loss carry forwards for United States income tax purposes may be
available to reduce taxable income in future years. These carry forwards will
expire, if not utilized, through 2028. Management believes that the realization
of benefits from these losses appears uncertain due to our limited operating
history and continuing losses for United States income tax purposes.
Accordingly, we have provided a 100% valuation allowance on the deferred tax
asset benefit to reduce the asset to zero. Management will review this valuation
allowance periodically and make any necessary adjustments.
Net
Income
Net
income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $2,546,597, an increase of
$281,877 or 12.4% from $2,264,719 in the first six months of
2007.
Minority
Interest
On
January 9, 2008, concurrent with Goldenway’s investment, Goldenway entered into
an Agreement with La Chapelle, to form a joint venture to develop, promote
and
market a new line of women’s wear in China. Goldenway agreed to initially invest
RMB 6 Million (or approximately $826,000) in cash, and the joint-venture
partner, La Chapelle, agreed to invest RMB 4 Million (or approximately $553,040)
in cash, for a 60% and 40% stake in the joint venture, respectively. The joint
venture is consolidated with the Company’s financial statements in 2008, while
the 40% stake classified as a minority interest. As of June 30, 2008, we
recorded $586,942 as minority interest.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As
of
June 30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,643,493, other current
assets of $23,088,903 and current liabilities of $13,741,916. We presently
finance our operations primarily with cash flows from our operations, and we
anticipate that this will continue to be our primary source of funds to finance
our short-term cash needs. If we require additional capital to expand or enhance
our existing facilities, we will consider debt or equity offerings or
institutional borrowings as potential means of financing.
38
Net
cash
provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was
$3,007,636 compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $2,093,377
in the same period of 2007. This increase was mainly attributable to the
increase in our income from operations.
Net
cash
used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was
$1,742,234, compared with $344,193 in the same period of 2007. On January 9,
2008, Goldenway entered into a Capital Contribution Agreement (“Capital
Contribution Agreement”) with La Chapelle, a Shanghai-based garment maker, and
several shareholders of La Chapelle. Pursuant to the terms of the Capital
Contribution Agreement, Goldenway invested $1,397,700 in cash (RMB10 million)
in
La Chapelle for a 10% stake in La Chapelle.
Net
cash
used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was
$410,286, compared with $2,587,322 in the same period of 2007. The decrease
was
mainly due to repayment of $4,964,400 to Nanjing Bank and $1,990,000 to Blue
Power Holding Ltd. We also received $553,040 from La
Chapelle in connection with the formation of La Go Go.
On
August
15, 2006, Goldenway entered into credit agreements with Nanjing Bank to borrow
an aggregate principal amount of up to $7.30 million within 24 months. The
loans
were secured by our new facilities and were used to fund construction costs
as
well as our daily operations. As of June 30, 2008, we had
a
loan with Nanjing Bank with a principal amount of approximately
$5.8 million at an interest rate of 7.227% per annum. We repaid this loan in
full on July 25, 2008,
prior to
the loan’s maturity date on July 31, 2008. We continue to have access to our
credit facility with Nanjing Bank, for up to 50 million RMB (approximately
$7.3
million) until August 15, 2008. We are currently in the process of negotiating
the terms of our credit facility with Nanjing Bank, and will seek to extend
the
expiration date of the credit facility. We plan to repay any
additional loans under these credit agreements with cash flow from operations.
In the event that we do not have available cash flow from operations to repay
these additional loans, we will seek to consolidate and refinance the loans
at
maturity.
On
August
2, 2007, we consummated a private placement of $2,000,000 of our secured
convertible notes. We received net proceeds of $1,757,480 excluding financing
costs. The financing was mainly to supplement our working capital.
In
addition, as of June 30, 2008, we borrowed $2,601,556 from a related party
for
the main purpose of funding the increased registered capital of Goldenway.
Interest to be paid to this related party totaled $116,571 for the half year
of
2008.
Capital
Commitments
We
have a
continuing program for the purpose of improving our manufacturing facilities.
We
anticipate that cash flows from operations and borrowings from banks will be
used to pay for these capital commitments. The Articles of Association of our
Goldenway subsidiary required that registered capital of approximately $17.5
million be paid into Goldenway by February 1, 2008. The increased registered
capital is to be paid in installments within three years of the issuance of
Goldenway’s updated business license. As of February 1, 2008, we fulfilled $3.6
million of our registered capital requirements, and had a registered capital
commitment of $13.9 million due by February 1, 2008. In April 2008, we
obtained approval from the government granting us an extension to make the
required capital contribution by July 25, 2008. As of July 10, 2008, we
fulfilled the $5.6 million registered capital requirement, and had a registered
capital commitment of $11.9 million payable by July 25, 2008. In July 2008,
we
obtained approval from the government granting us an extension to make the
required capital contribution on or before April 25, 2009.
On
August
2, 2007, the Company consummated a private placement of $2,000,000 senior
secured convertible notes. The notes mature and become due and payable two
years
after the date they were issued, unless they are sooner converted by the note
holders into our common stock. As
of
June 30 2008, the note holders converted $750,000 of principal plus accrued
interest of $2,155 to 341,893 shares of common stock of the Company.
If
the outstanding balance of the notes is not converted into common
stock, we will be required to repay the outstanding principal balance of
$1,250,000 plus accrued interest on August 2, 2009.
Uses
of Liquidity
Our
cash
requirements through the end of fiscal 2008 will be primarily to fund daily
operations for the growth of our business. Management will consider acquiring
additional manufacturing capacity in the future to strengthen and stabilize
our
manufacturing base. We intend to establish our own distribution and logistics
channels in overseas markets. As discussed above, on January 9, 2008, we entered
into a joint venture to launch a proprietary brand directly into the Chinese
market, which was also expected to require additional cash investments in 2008.
In addition, we must make certain required capital contributions to our
Goldenway subsidiary in accordance with a timetable to be determined with the
input of applicable local authorities.
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Sources
of Liquidity
Our
primary sources of liquidity for our short-term cash needs are expected to
be
from cash flows generated from operations and cash and cash equivalents
currently on hand. We believe that we will be able to borrow additional funds
if
needed.
We
believe our cash flow from operations together with our cash and cash
equivalents currently on hand will be sufficient to meet our needs for working
capital, capital expenditure and other commitments through the end of 2008.
For
our long-term cash needs, we are currently considering a number of different
financing opportunities, which may include debt and equity financing. No
assurance can be made that such financing will be available to us, and adequate
funds may not be available on terms acceptable to us. If additional funds are
raised through the issuance of equity securities, dilution to existing
shareholders may result. If funding is insufficient at any time in the future,
we will develop or enhance our products or services and expand our business
through our own cash flows from operations.
As
of
June 30, 2008, we had outstanding borrowings under a loan from Nanjing Bank
of
$5,777,640, which we repaid in full on July 25, 2008. This credit facility
does
not require that we meet or maintain any financial ratios or tests. As of June
30, 2008, we did not have any standby letters of credit or standby repurchase
obligations.
Foreign
Currency Translation Risk
Our
operations are, for the most part, located in the PRC, which may give rise
to
significant foreign currency risks from fluctuations and the degree of
volatility of foreign exchange rates between the United States dollar and the
Chinese RMB. We price our exported products, and enter into sales
contracts, based on the U.S. dollar. During 2003 and 2004 the exchange rate
of
RMB to the dollar remained constant at 8.26 RMB to the dollar. On July 21,
2005,
the Chinese government adjusted the exchange rate from 8.26 to 8.09 RMB to
the
dollar. In 2008, the RMB continued to appreciate against the U.S. dollar. As
of
June 30, 2008, the market foreign exchanges rate was increased to 6.85 RMB
to
one U.S. dollar. As a result, the ongoing appreciation of RMB to U.S. dollar
negatively impacted our gross margins for the six months and three months ended
June 30, 2008. We are always negotiating order price adjustments with most
of
our customers based on the daily market foreign exchange rates, which we believe
will reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations in the future and pass
some of the increase in cost to our customers.
In
addition, the financial statements of Goldenway, New-Tailun, Catch-Luck and
La
Go Go (whose functional currency is the RMB) are translated into U.S. dollars
using the closing rate method. The balance sheet items are translated into
U.S.
dollars using the exchange rates at the respective balance sheet dates. The
capital and various reserves are translated at historical exchange rates
prevailing at the time of the transactions while income and expenses items
are
translated at the average exchange rate for the period. All exchange differences
are recorded within equity. The foreign currency translation gain for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $1,711,237 and $450,706,
respectively.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We
do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely
to
have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources that are material to our
investors.
We
do not
use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio and have no
foreign exchange contracts. Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash
equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term
obligations. We consider investments in highly-liquid instruments purchased
with
a remaining maturity of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash
equivalents.
Interest
Rates.
Our
exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to
our
short-term investments and short-term obligations; thus, fluctuations in
interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of these
securities. At June 30, 2008, we had approximately $1.6 million in cash and
cash
equivalents. A hypothetical 5% increase or decrease in either short term or
long
term interest rates would not have any material impact on our earnings or loss,
or the fair market value or cash flows of these instruments.
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Foreign
Exchange Rates.
We pay
our suppliers and employees in Chinese Renminbi (RMB), however, we sell to
customers in the U.S., Japan and Europe and we generate sales in U.S.
dollars and Euros. Accordingly, our business has substantial exposure to changes
in exchange rates between and among the Chinese RMB, the U.S. dollar and the
Euro. In the last decade, the RMB has been pegged at 8.2765 yuan to one U.S.
dollar. On July 21, 2005 it was revalued to 8.11 per U.S. dollar. Following
the
removal of the peg to the U.S. dollar and pressure from the United States,
the
People’s Bank of China also announced that the RMB would be pegged to a basket
of foreign currencies, rather than being strictly tied to the U.S. dollar,
and
would be allowed to float trade within a narrow 0.3% daily band against this
basket of currencies. The PRC government has stated that the basket is dominated
by the U.S. dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen and South Korean Won, with a smaller
proportion made up of the British Pound, Thai Baht, Russian Ruble, Australian
Dollar, Canadian Dollar and Singapore Dollar. There can be no assurance that
the
relationship between the RMB and these currencies will remain stable over time,
especially in light of the significant political pressure on the Chinese
government to permit the free flotation of the RMB, which could result in
greater and more frequent fluctuations in the exchange rate between the RMB,
the
U.S. dollar and the Euro. At June 30, 2008, the exchange rate between the RMB
and dollar was 6.85 RMB to one U.S. dollar. For additional discussion regarding
our foreign currency risk, see the section titled “Risk
Factors— Fluctuation
in the value of Chinese Renminbi (RMB) relative to other currencies may have
a
material adverse effect on our business and/or an investment in our
shares.”
ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
As
of
June 30, 2008, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with
the
participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and
our
chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
our
disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our chief executive
officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls
and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) were effective.
Remediation
of Material in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management,
including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, does
not
expect that our disclosure controls and internal controls will prevent all
error
or all fraud, even as the same are improved to address any deficiencies and/or
weaknesses. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the
control system are met. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies
or procedures. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in
all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that
all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have
been
detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in
decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple
error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management
override of the control.
Our
financial reporting process includes extensive procedures we undertake in order
to obtain assurance regarding the reliability of our published financial
statements, notwithstanding the material weaknesses in internal control. We
expanded our review of accounting for business combinations to help compensate
for our material weaknesses in order to provide assurance that the financial
statements are free of material inaccuracies or omissions of material fact.
As a
result, management, to the best of its knowledge, believes that (i) this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q does not contain any untrue statements of a
material fact or omit any material fact and (ii) the financial statements and
other financial information included in this report have been prepared in
conformity with GAAP and fairly present in all material aspects our financial
condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in
Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the quarter ended
June 30, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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There
have been no material developments to the Legal Proceedings described in our
Form 10-Q filed May 6, 2008 and our Form 10-K filed March 12, 2008.
ITEM 1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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You
should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the
other information included in this report before making an investment decision
with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or incorporated
into
this report that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that
are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements.
If
any of the following events described in these risk
factors actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of
operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock
could decline.
Risks
Relating to Our Industry
Our
sales are influenced by general economic cycles. A prolonged period of depressed
consumer spending would have a material adverse effect on our
profitability.
Apparel
is a cyclical industry that is dependent upon the overall level of consumer
spending. Purchase of apparel generally decline during recessionary periods
when
disposable income is low. Our customers anticipate and respond to adverse
changes in economic conditions and uncertainty by reducing inventories and
canceling orders. As a result, any substantial deterioration in general economic
conditions, increases in energy costs or interest rates, acts of war, acts
of
nature or terrorist or political events that diminish consumer spending and
confidence in any of the regions in which we compete, could reduce our sales
and
adversely affect our business and financial condition. We currently sell to
customers in the U.S., the EU and Japan. Accordingly, economic conditions and
consumer spending patterns in these regions could affect our sales, and an
economic down turn in one or more of these regions could have an adverse
effect on our business.
Intense
competition in the worldwide apparel industry could reduce our sales and
prices.
We
face a
variety of competitive challenges from other apparel manufacturers both in
China
and other countries. Some of these competitors have greater financial and
marketing resources than we do and may be able to adapt to changes in consumer
preferences or retail requirements more quickly, devote greater resources to
the
marketing and sale of their products or adopt more aggressive pricing policies
than we can. As a result, we may not be able to compete successfully with them
if we cannot continue enhancing our marketing and management strategies, quality
and value or responding appropriately to consumers’ needs.
The
success of our business depends upon our ability to offer innovative and
upgraded products at attractive price points.
The
worldwide apparel industry is characterized by constant product innovation
due
to changing consumer preferences and by the rapid replication of new products
by
competitors. As a result, our success depends in large part on our ability
to
continuously and rapidly respond to customer requirements for innovative and
stylish products at a competitive pace, intensity, and price. Failure on our
part to regularly and rapidly respond to customer requirements could adversely
affect our ability to retain our existing customers or to acquire new customers
which would limit our sales growth.
The
worldwide apparel industry is subject to ongoing pricing
pressure.
The
apparel market is characterized by low barriers to entry for both suppliers
and
marketers, global sourcing through suppliers located throughout the world,
trade
liberalization, continuing movement of product sourcing to lower cost countries,
ongoing emergence of new competitors with widely varying strategies and
resources, and an increasing focus on apparel in the mass merchant channel
of
distribution. These factors contribute to ongoing pricing pressure throughout
the supply chain. This pressure has and may continue to:
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require
us to reduce wholesale prices on existing
products;
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result
in reduced gross margins across our product
lines;
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increase
pressure on us to further reduce our production costs and our operating
expenses.
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Any
of
these factors could adversely affect our business and financial
condition.
Fluctuation
in the price, availability and quality of raw materials could increase our
cost
of goods and decrease our profitability.
We
purchase raw materials directly from local fabric and accessory suppliers.
We
may also import specialty fabrics to meet specific customer requirements. We
also purchase finished goods from other contract manufacturers. The prices
we
charge for our products are dependent in part on the market price for raw
materials used to produce them. The price, availability and quality of our
raw
materials may fluctuate substantially, depending on a variety of factors,
including demand, crop yields, weather patterns, supply conditions,
transportation costs, government regulation, economic climates and other
unpredictable factors. Any raw material price increases could increase our
cost
of goods and decrease our profitability unless we are able to pass higher prices
on to our customers.
During
the six and three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company did not rely on any supplier. For the six months and three months ended June 30, 2007, we relied on one supplier for
11% of our raw material purchases. We do not have any long-term written
agreements with any suppliers and do not anticipate entering into any such
agreements in the near future. However, we always execute a written agreement
for each order placed with our suppliers. We do not believe that loss on
any of
these suppliers would have a material adverse effect on our ability to obtain
finished goods or raw materials essential to our business because we believe
we
can locate other suppliers in a timely manner.
Risks
Relating to Our Business
We
depend on some key customers for a significant portion of our sales. A
significant adverse change in a customer relationship or in a customer’s
performance or financial position could harm our business and financial
condition.
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, our two largest customers
represented approximately 43.3% and 51.0% of our total net sales. For the
three
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, our two largest customers
represented approximately 46.2% and 48.4% of our total net sales. As of June
30,
2008, two customers accounted for 29.5% of total accounts receivable. The
garment manufacturing industry has experienced substantial consolidation
in
recent years, which has resulted in increased customer leverage over suppliers,
greater exposure for suppliers to credit risk and an increased emphasis by
customers on inventory management and productivity.
A
decision by a major customer, whether motivated by competitive considerations,
strategic shifts, financial requirements or difficulties, economic conditions
or
otherwise, to decrease its purchases from us or to change its manner of doing
business with us, could adversely affect our business and financial condition.
In addition, while we have long-standing customer relationships, we do not
have
long term contracts with any of our customers.
As
a
result, purchases generally occur on an order-by-order basis, and the
relationship, as well as particular orders, can generally be terminated by
either party at any time. We do not believe that there is any material risk
of
loss of any of these customers during the next 12 months. We also believe that
the unexpected loss of these customers could have material adverse effect on
our
earnings or financial condition. While we believe that we could replace these
customers within 12 months, the loss of which will not have material adverse
effect on our financial condition in the long term. None of our affiliates
are
officers, directors, or material shareholders of any of these
customers.
Our
internal controls and procedures have been materially deficient, and, although
we have corrected our internal control deficiencies, there is no assurance
that
our internal controls and procedures will never be materially deficient again
in
the future.
In
the
second quarter of 2007, resulting from comments by and discussions with the
staff of the SEC related to our Preliminary Information Statement on Form 14C,
we and our independent registered public accounting firm recognized that our
internal controls had material weaknesses. We restated our results of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 and our financial results
for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 as a result of our
purchase accounting for the acquisition of New-Tailun completed on December
30,
2006.
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In
2006
and 2007, we did not maintain effective controls to ensure the completeness,
accuracy, and valuation over the accounting for business combinations, including
the inability to prepare financial statements and footnotes in accordance with
SEC rules and regulations and with our 2006 acquisition of New-Tailun. We
misapplied generally accepted accounting principles whereby we did not value
the
acquisitions and record the resulting purchase accounting in accordance with
SFAS 141 and EITF 02-5. As a result, we were required to restate our financial
results for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the three months and six
months ended June 30, 2007.
During
the two quarters of 2008, we corrected our internal control deficiencies,
but we cannot be certain that the measures we took will ensure that we implement
and maintain adequate internal controls in the future. If we fail to maintain
adequate internal controls and if we cannot rectify the material weaknesses
through remedial measures and improvements to our systems and procedures,
management may encounter difficulties in timely assessing business performance
and identifying incipient strategic and oversight issues. Such focus will
require management from time to time to devote its attention away from other
planning, oversight and performance functions. Any
failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties
encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause
us to fail to meet our reporting obligations.
We
will be required to evaluate our internal control over financial reporting
under
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Failure
to timely comply with the requirements of Section 404 or any adverse results
from such evaluation could result in a loss of investor confidence in our
financial reports and have an adverse effect on the trading price of our debt
and equity securities.
We
currently are not an “accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Beginning with our Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 2007, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of
2002 requires us to include an internal control report with our Annual Report
on
Form 10-K. That report must include management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the fiscal
year. This report must also include disclosure of any material weaknesses in
internal control over financial reporting that we have identified. Additionally,
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, our independent registered public
accounting firm will be required to issue reports on management’s assessment of
our internal control over financial reporting and their evaluation of the
operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our
assessment requires us to make subjective judgments and our independent
registered public accounting firm may not agree with our
assessment.
Achieving
compliance with Section 404 within the prescribed period may require us to
incur
significant costs and expend significant time and management resources. If
we
are not able to complete our assessments as required under Section 404 in a
timely manner, we would be unable to conclude that our internal control over
financial reporting is effective as of December 31, 2008. As a result, investors
could lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have
an
adverse effect on the trading price of our debt securities.
We
must successfully maintain and/or upgrade our information technology
systems.
We
rely
on various information technology systems to manage our operations, and we
regularly evaluate these systems against our current and expected requirements.
Although we have no current plans to implement modifications or upgrades to
our
systems, we will eventually be required to make changes to legacy systems and
acquiring new systems with new functionality. We are considering additional
investments in updating our ERP system to help us improve our internal control
system and to meet compliance requirements under Section 404. We are also
continuing to develop and update our internal information systems on a timely
basis to meet our business expansion needs. Any information technology system
disruptions, if not anticipated and appropriately mitigated, could have an
adverse effect on our business and operations.
We
may engage in future acquisitions and strategic investments that dilute the
ownership percentage of our shareholders and require the use of cash, incur
debt
or assume contingent liabilities.
As
part
of our business strategy, we expect to continue to review opportunities to
buy
or invest in other businesses or technologies that we believe would enhance
our
manufacturing capabilities, or that may otherwise offer growth opportunities.
If
we buy or invest in other businesses in the future, this may require the use
of
our cash, or we may incur debt or assume contingent liabilities.
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As
part
of our business strategy, we expect to continue to review opportunities to
buy
or invest in other businesses or technologies that we believe would complement
our current products, expand the breadth of our markets or enhance our technical
capabilities, or that may otherwise offer growth opportunities. If we buy or
invest in other businesses, products or technologies in the future, we
could:
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incur
significant unplanned expenses and personnel
costs;
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issue
stock that would dilute our current shareholders’ percentage
ownership;
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·
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use
cash, which may result in a reduction of our
liquidity;
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incur
debt;
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assume
liabilities; and
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spend
resources on unconsummated transactions.
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We
may not realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions and
strategic investments, and integration of acquisitions may disrupt our business
and management.
We
may in
the future acquire or make strategic investments in additional companies. We
may
not realize the anticipated benefits of these or any other acquisitions or
strategic investments, which involve numerous risks, including:
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problems
integrating the purchased operations, technologies, personnel or
products
over geographically disparate
locations;
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unanticipated
costs, litigation and other contingent
liabilities;
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diversion
of management’s attention from our core
business;
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Adverse
effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and
customers;
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incurrence
of acquisition-related costs or amortization costs for acquired intangible
assets that could impact our operating
results;
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inability
to retain key customers, distributors, vendors and other business
partners
of the acquired business;
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potential
loss of our key employees or the key employees of an acquired
organization; and
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If
we are not be able to successfully integrate businesses, products,
technologies or personnel that we acquire, or to realize expected
benefits
of our acquisitions or strategic investments, our business and financial
results may be adversely affected.
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International
political instability and concerns about other international crises may increase
our cost of doing business and disrupt our business.
International
political instability may halt or hinder our ability to do business and may
increase our costs. Various events, including the occurrence or threat of
terrorist attacks, increased national security measures in the EU, the United
States and other countries, and military action and armed conflicts, can
suddenly increase international tensions. Increases in energy prices will also
impact our costs and could harm our operating results. In addition, concerns
about other international crises, such as the spread of severe acute respiratory
syndrome (“SARS”), avian influenza, or bird flu, and West Nile viruses, may have
an adverse effect on the world economy and could adversely affect our business
operations or the operations of our OEM partners, contract manufacturer and
suppliers. This political instability and concerns about other international
crises may, for example:
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negatively
affect the reliability and cost of
transportation;
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negatively
affect the desire and ability of our employees and customers to
travel;
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adversely
affect our ability to obtain adequate insurance at reasonable
rates;
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require
us to take extra security precautions for our operations;
and
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furthermore,
to the extent that air or sea transportation is delayed or disrupted,
our
operations may be disrupted, particularly if shipments of our products
are
delayed.
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Business
interruptions could adversely affect our business.
Our
operations and the operations of our suppliers and customers are vulnerable
to
interruption by fire, earthquake, hurricanes, power loss, telecommunications
failure and other events beyond our control. In the event of a major natural
disaster, we could experience business interruptions, destruction of facilities
and loss of life. In the event that a material business interruption occurs
that
affects us or our suppliers or customers, shipments could be delayed and our
business and financial results could be harmed.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in China
Because
our assets are located overseas, shareholders may not receive distributions
that
they would otherwise be entitled to if we were declared bankrupt or
insolvent.
Our
assets are, for the most part, located in the PRC. Because our assets are
located overseas, our assets may be outside of the jurisdiction of U.S. courts
to administer if we are the subject of an insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding.
As a result, if we declared bankruptcy or insolvency, our shareholders may
not
receive the distributions on liquidation that they would
otherwise be entitled to if our assets were to be located within the
U.S., under U.S. bankruptcy law.
Export
quotas imposed by the WTO could negatively affect our business and operations,
particularly if the Chinese government changes its allocation of such quotas
to
us.
Pursuant
to a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement, effective January 1, 2005, the
United States and other WTO member countries agreed to remove quotas applicable
to textiles. However, as the removal of quotas resulted in an import surge
from China, the U.S. took action in May 2005 and imposed safeguard quotas on
seven categories of goods, including certain classes of apparel products,
arousing strong objection from China.
On
June
10, 2005, in response to the surge of Chinese imports into the European Union
(EU), the EU Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China
in
which ten categories of textiles and apparel are subject to restraints.
Additionally, on November 8, 2005, the U.S. and China entered into a Memorandum
of Understanding in which 21 categories of textiles and apparel are subject
to restraints.
Although
certain of our apparel products fall within the categories subject to the
safeguards in the U.S. and the EU, which could adversely affect our ability
to
export and sell these products, the imposition of quotas in 2005 did not have
a
material effect on our net sales, although it did impact our gross margin.
The
imposition of quotas have not had a material effect on our net sales
or our gross margins from the time the quotas were instituted up to the present.
See Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
We believe that we will be able to obtain a sufficient quota allocation
based on our experience in prior years. In addition, we may bid for
additional export quota allocation from the government for the U.S. and EU
markets. On a longer term basis, we believe that our customer mix and our
ability to adjust the types of apparel we manufacture will mitigate our exposure
to such trade restrictions in the future.
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Nevertheless,
there can be no assurance that additional trade restrictions will not be imposed
on the exportation of our products in the future. Such actions could
result in increases in the cost of our products generally and may adversely
affect our results of operations.
Adverse
changes in economic and political policies of the PRC government could have
a
material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could
adversely affect our business.
All
of
our business operations are currently conducted in the PRC, under the
jurisdiction of the PRC government. Accordingly, our results of operations,
financial condition and prospects are subject to a significant degree to
economic, political and legal developments in China. China’s economy differs
from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including
with
respect to the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth
rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. While the PRC
economy has experienced significant growth in the past 20 years, growth has
been
uneven across different regions and among various economic sectors of China.
The
PRC government has implemented various measures to encourage economic
development and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures
benefit the overall PRC economy, but may also have a negative effect on us.
For
example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely
affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax
regulations that are applicable to us. Since early 2004, the PRC government
has
implemented certain measures to control the pace of economic growth. Such
measures may cause a decrease in the level of economic activity in China, which
in turn could adversely affect our results of operations and financial
condition.
Unprecedented
rapid economic growth in China may increase our costs of doing business, and
may
negatively impact our profit margins and/or profitability.
Our
business depends in part upon the availability of relatively low-cost labor
and
materials. Rising wages in China may increase our overall costs of production.
In addition, rising raw material costs, due to strong demand and greater
scarcity, may increase our overall costs of production. If we are not able
to
pass these costs on to our customers in the form of higher prices, our profit
margins and/or profitability could decline.
Fluctuation
in the value of Chinese Renminbi (RMB) relative to other currencies may have
a
material adverse effect on our business and/or an investment in our
shares.
The
value
of RMB against the U.S. dollar, the Euro and other currencies may fluctuate
and
is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic
conditions. In the last decade, the RMB has been pegged at 8.2765 Yuan to one
U.S. dollar. On July 21, 2005 it was revalued to 8.11 per U.S. dollar. Following
the removal of the peg to the U.S. dollar and pressure from the United States,
the People’s Bank of China also announced that the RMB would be pegged to a
basket of foreign currencies, rather than being strictly tied to the U.S.
dollar, and would be allowed to float trade within a narrow 0.3% daily band
against this basket of currencies. The PRC government has stated that the basket
is dominated by the U.S. dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen and South Korean Won, with
a
smaller proportion made up of the British Pound, Thai Baht, Russian Ruble,
Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar and Singapore Dollar. There can be no
assurance that the relationship between the RMB and these currencies will remain
stable over time, especially in light of the significant political pressure
on
the Chinese government to permit the free flotation of the RMB, which could
result in greater and more frequent fluctuations in the exchange rate between
the RMB, the U.S. dollar, and the Euro. If the RMB were to increase in value
against the U.S. dollar and other currencies, for example, consumers in the
U.S., Japan and Europe would experience an increase in the relative prices
of
goods and services produced by us, which might translate into a decrease in
sales. In addition, if the RMB were to decline in value against these other
currencies, the financial value of your investment in our shares would also
decline.
You
may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect
your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited, because our
subsidiaries are incorporated in non-U.S. jurisdictions, we conduct
substantially all of our operations in China, and a majority of our
officers and directors reside outside the United
States.
Although
we are incorporated in Florida, we conduct substantially all of our operations
in China through our wholly owned subsidiaries in China. The
majority of our officers and directors reside outside the United
States, and accordingly some or all of the assets of those persons are
located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or
impossible for you to bring an action against us or against individuals in
China
in the event that you believe that your rights have been infringed under the
securities laws or otherwise. Even if you are successful in bringing an action
of this kind, the laws of the PRC may render you unable to enforce a judgment
against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers.
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As
a
result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty
in
protecting their interests through actions against our management, directors
or
major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation doing business
entirely within the United States.
Risks
Related to an Investment in Our Securities
Our
common stock has limited liquidity.
Our
common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange, but it is thinly traded
compared to larger more widely known companies in the same industry. Thinly
traded common stock can be more volatile than stock trading in an active public
market. We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for our
common stock will develop or be sustained.
Our
stock may be categorized as a penny stock. Trading of our stock may be
restricted by the SEC’s penny stock regulations which may limit a shareholder’s
ability to buy and sell our stock.
Our
stock
may categorized as a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has
adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity
security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or
an
exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions.
Our
securities may be covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional
sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than
established customers and accredited investors. The penny stock rules require
a
broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt
from
the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared
by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and
level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide
the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the
compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and
monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held
in
the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and
salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally
or in
writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer
in
writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock
rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt
from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination
that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive
the
purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements
may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary
market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently,
these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our
securities.
We
believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit
the
marketability of our common stock.
FINRA sales
practice requirements may also limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell our
stock.
In
addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules
that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer
must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable
for
that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their
non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to
obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment
objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA
believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities
will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make
it
more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our
common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have
an
adverse effect on the market for our shares.
We
expect to experience volatility in our stock price, which could negatively
affect shareholders’ investments.
The
market price for shares of our common stock may be volatile and may fluctuate
based upon a number of factors, including, without limitation, business
performance, news announcements or changes in general market
conditions.
Other
factors, in addition to the those risks included in this section, that may
have
a significant impact on the market price of our common stock include, but are
not limited to:
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receipt
of substantial orders or order cancellations of
products;
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quality
deficiencies in services or
products;
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international
developments, such as technology mandates, political developments
or
changes in economic
policies;
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changes
in recommendations of securities
analysts;
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shortfalls
in our backlog, revenues or earnings in any given period relative
to the
levels expected by securities analysts or projected by
us;
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government
regulations, including stock option accounting and tax
regulations;
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energy
blackouts;
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acts
of terrorism and war;
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widespread
illness;
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proprietary
rights or product or patent
litigation;
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strategic
transactions, such as acquisitions and
divestitures;
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rumors
or allegations regarding our financial disclosures or practices;
or
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earthquakes
or other natural disasters concentrated in Nanjing, China where a
significant portion of our operations are based.
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In
the
past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a
company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities.
Due to changes in the volatility of our common stock price, we may be the target
of securities litigation in the future. Securities litigation could result
in
substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources.
Conversion
of our issued and outstanding convertible promissory notes into shares of our
common stock will dilute the ownership interests of existing shareholders,
including holders who will have already converted their
notes.
The
conversion of some or all of the notes into our shares of our common stock
will
dilute the ownership interests of existing shareholders. Any sales in the public
market of the shares of common stock issuable upon such conversion could
adversely affect prevailing market prices of our shares of common stock. In
addition, the existence of the notes may encourage short selling by market
participants because the conversion of the notes could depress the price of
our
shares of common stock.
To
date, we have not paid any cash dividends and no cash dividends will be paid
in
the foreseeable future.
We
do not
anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future
and we may not have sufficient funds legally available to pay dividends. Even
if
the funds are legally available for distribution, we may nevertheless decide
not
to pay any dividends. We presently intend to retain all earnings for our
operations.
Our
common shares are not currently traded at high volume, and you may be unable
to
sell at or near ask prices or at all if you need to sell or liquidate a
substantial number of shares at one time.
We
cannot
predict the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will
develop or be sustained.
Our
common shares are currently traded, but currently with low volume, based on
quotations on the American Stock Exchange, meaning that the number of persons
interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given
time may be relatively small or non-existent. This situation is attributable
to
a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is
still relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional
investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence
sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they
tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven company
such
as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time
as
we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods
of
several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or
non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady
volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without
an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a
broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop
or be sustained, or that trading levels will be sustained.
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Our
corporate actions are substantially controlled by our principal shareholders
and
affiliated entities.
Our
principal shareholders, including our officers and directors, and their
affiliated entities own approximately 42% of our outstanding shares of common
stock. These shareholders, acting individually or as a group, could exert
substantial influence over matters such as electing directors and approving
mergers or other business combination transactions. In addition, because of
the
percentage of ownership and voting concentration in these principal shareholders
and their affiliated entities, elections of our board of directors will
generally be within the control of these shareholders and their affiliated
entities. While all of our shareholders are entitled to vote on matters
submitted to our shareholders for approval, the concentration of shares and
voting control presently lies with these principal shareholders and their
affiliated entities. As such, it would be difficult for shareholders to propose
and have approved proposals not supported by management. There can be no
assurances that matters voted upon by our officers and directors in their
capacity as shareholders will be viewed favorably by all of our
shareholders.
The
elimination of monetary liability against our directors, officers and employees
under Florida law and the existence of indemnification rights to our directors,
officers and employees may result in substantial expenditures by our company
and
may discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers and
employees.
Our
amended and restated Articles of Incorporation contain a provision permitting
us
to eliminate the liability of our directors for monetary damages to our company
and shareholders to the extent provided by Florida law. We may also have
contractual indemnification obligations under our employment agreements with
our
officers. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in our company
incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage
awards against directors and officers, which we may be unable to recoup. These
provisions and resultant costs may also discourage our company from bringing
a
lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties,
and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our
shareholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if
successful, might otherwise benefit our company and shareholders.
Legislative
actions, higher insurance costs and potential new accounting pronouncements
may
impact our future financial position and results of
operations.
There
have been regulatory changes, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and
there may potentially be new accounting pronouncements or additional regulatory
rulings that will have an impact on our future financial position and results
of
operations. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rule changes as well as
proposed legislative initiatives following the Enron bankruptcy are likely
to
increase general and administrative costs and expenses. In addition, insurers
are likely to increase premiums as a result of high claims rates over the past
several years, which we expect will increase our premiums for insurance
policies. Further, there could be changes in certain accounting rules. These
and
other potential changes could materially increase the expenses we report under
generally accepted accounting principles, and adversely affect our operating
results.
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If
we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be
able
to accurately report our financial results or prevent material
misstatements.
We
are
subject to reporting obligations concerning our internal controls, under the
U.S. securities laws. The Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as
required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, adopted rules
requiring every public company to include a management report on such company’s
internal controls over financial reporting in its annual report, which contains
management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over
financial reporting. In addition, an independent registered public accounting
firm must attest to management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal
controls over financial reporting, and report on the effectiveness of these
controls. These requirements will first apply to our annual report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. Our management may conclude that
our internal controls over our financial reporting are not effective. Moreover,
even if our management concludes that our internal controls over financial
reporting are effective, our independent registered public accounting firm
may
still decline to attest to our management’s assessment or may issue a report
that is qualified if it is not satisfied with our controls or the level at
which
our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if it interprets
the relevant requirements differently from us. Our reporting obligations as
a
public company will place a significant strain on our management, operational
and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. Effective
internal controls, particularly those related to sales revenue recognition,
are
necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to
help
prevent material misstatements, or in certain extreme cases, fraud. As a result,
our failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls over financial
reporting could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability
of
our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business and negatively
impact the trading price of our stock. Furthermore, we anticipate that we will
incur considerable costs and use significant management time and other resources
in an effort to comply with Section 404 and other requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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None.
ITEM 3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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None.
ITEM 4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITYHOLDERS
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None.
ITEM 5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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None.
ITEM 6.
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EXHIBITS
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The
following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit No.
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Description
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31.1
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Certifications
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
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31.2
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Certifications
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
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32.1
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Certifications
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
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32.2
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Certifications
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
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*
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Filed
herewith.
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused
this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
August
4, 2008
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Guo Yan
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Guo
Yan
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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