Ever-Glory International Group, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
U.
S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
þ
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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 March
31, 2008
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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 small business 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 if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined
in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o
No þ
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes þ No
o
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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained to the best
of
the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this
Form 10-K. 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
March 31, 2008, the Registrant had 11,547,110 shares of common stock
outstanding.
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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3 | |
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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4 | |
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements (unaudited)
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4 |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
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4 | |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
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5 | |
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
and
2007
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6 | |
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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7 | |
Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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27 |
Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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41 |
Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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41 |
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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42 | |
Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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42 |
Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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43 |
Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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54 |
Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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54 |
Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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55 |
Item
5.
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Other
Information
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55 |
Item
6.
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Exhibits
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55 |
SIGNATURES
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56 |
2
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 43 of this report:
·
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the
ability to timely and accurately complete product orders;
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·
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the
ability to coordinate product design with its customers;
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·
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its
dependence on a limited number of larger customers;
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·
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political
and economic factors in the Peoples’ Republic of China;
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·
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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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·
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the
Company’s ability to expand and grow its distribution channels;
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·
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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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·
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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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·
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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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·
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the
acceptance in the marketplace of the Company’s new products and changes in
consumer preferences;
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·
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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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·
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the
ability to source raw materials and finished products at favorable
prices
to the Company;
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·
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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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·
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foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations;
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·
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earthquakes
or other natural disasters;
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·
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the
Company’s ability to identify and successfully execute cost control
initiatives;
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·
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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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·
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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.
3
PART
I. FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ITEM 1. |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
AS
OF MARCH 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
March
31,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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2,144,669
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$
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641,739
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Accounts
receivable
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11,594,154
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13,035,299
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Accounts
receivable - related parties
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-
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158,235
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Inventories
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1,851,672
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1,897,023
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Other
receivables and prepaid expenses
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165,127
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150,855
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Advances
on inventory purchase
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9,255
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-
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Advances
on inventory purchase - related parties
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2,872,189
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2,568,040
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Deferred
financing costs
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248,401
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191,995
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Total
Current Assets
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18,885,467
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18,643,186
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LAND
USE RIGHT, NET
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2,826,643
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2,729,183
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET
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12,503,848
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12,140,903
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LONG
TERM INVESTMENT
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1,428,000
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-
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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35,643,958
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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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2,177,368
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$
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1,796,655
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Accounts
payable - related parties
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-
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245,589
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Other
payables- related party
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980,392
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650,000
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Other
payables and accrued liabilities
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903,537
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1,069,682
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Value
added tax payable
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518,312
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378,898
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Income
tax payable and other taxes payable
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355,013
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146,226
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|||||
Bank
loans
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2,856,000
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4,798,500
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Convertible
notes payable,
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|||||||
(net
of unamortized discount of $1,625,160)
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35,140
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25,503
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Total
Current Liabilities
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7,825,762
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9,111,053
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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-
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-
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LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
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Loan
from related party under common control
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4,534,100
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4,474,985
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|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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12,359,862
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13,586,038
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MINORITY
INTEREST
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556,993
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-
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Preferred
stock ($.001 par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares, 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 (0 shares issued and outstanding as
of March
31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively)
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-
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-
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Common
stock ($.001 par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares, 11,547,110
and
11,379,309 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2008 and
December
31, 2007, respectively)
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11,547
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11,379
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Common
stock to be issued for acquisition (0 shares as of March 31, 2008
and
December 31, 2007, respectively)
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-
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-
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Additional
paid-in capital
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2,656,892
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2,154,368
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Retained
earnings
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13,445,041
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12,247,748
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Statutory
reserve
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3,437,379
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3,437,379
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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3,176,244
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2,076,360
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|||||
Total
Stockholders' Equity
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22,727,103
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19,927,234
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|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$
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35,643,958
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$
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33,513,272
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4
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007 (UNAUDITED)
2008
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2007
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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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425,102
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$
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46,828
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To
third parties
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19,322,106
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16,378,571
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Total
net sales
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19,747,208
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16,425,399
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|||||
COST
OF SALES
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|||||||
From
related parties
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402,748
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44,874
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From
third parties
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15,623,424
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13,987,839
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Total
cost of sales
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16,026,172
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14,032,713
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GROSS
PROFIT
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3,721,036
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2,392,686
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OPERATING
EXPENSES
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|||||||
Selling
expenses
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277,528
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175,898
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General
and administrative expenses
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1,221,487
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772,888
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Total
Operating Expenses
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1,499,015
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948,786
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INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
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2,222,021
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1,443,900
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OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSES)
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|||||||
Interest
income
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31,974
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1,814
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|||||
Interest
expenses
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(577,828
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)
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(132,290
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)
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|||
Other
income
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-
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96
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|||||
Other
expenses
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(191,167
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)
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(84
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)
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Total
Other (Expenses)
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(737,021
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)
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(130,464
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)
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INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST
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1,485,000
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1,313,436
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|||||
INCOME
TAX EXPENSE
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(283,838
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)
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(75,694
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)
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INCOME
BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST
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1,201,162
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1,237,742
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|||||
LESS
MINORITY INTEREST
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3,869
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-
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|||||
NET
INCOME
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1,197,293
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1,237,742
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|||||
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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|||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
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1,099,884
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159,133
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|||||
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
$
|
2,301,046
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$
|
1,396,875
|
|||
Net
income per share - basic
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.24
|
|||
Net
income per share - diluted
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$
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0.10
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$
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0.11
|
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Weighted
average number of shares outstanding during the period -
basic
|
11,449,682
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5,080,609
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|||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding during the period -
diluted
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12,204,363
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11,072,008
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5
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007 (UNAUDITED)
2008
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2007
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||||||
Restated
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|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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|||||||
Net
income
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$
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1,197,293
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$
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1,237,742
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Adjusted
to reconcile net income to cash provided by
operating activities:
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|||||||
Minority
interest
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3,869
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-
|
|||||
Depreciation
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222,765
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207,412
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|||||
Amortization
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15,667
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14,424
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|||||
Amortization
of discount on convertible notes
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349,337
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-
|
|||||
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
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73,676
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-
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|||||
Stock
issued for interest
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2,006
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-
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
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|||||||
Accounts
receivable
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1,941,016
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1,579,037
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|||||
Accounts
receivable - related parties
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161,317
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(510,749
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)
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||||
Inventories
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121,586
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238,961
|
|||||
Other
receivables and prepaid expenses
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(8,636
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)
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(138,761
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)
|
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Advance
on inventory purchase
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(9,058
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)
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-
|
||||
Advance
on inventory purchase to related party
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(44,291
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)
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-
|
||||
Accounts
payable
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299,523
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118,312
|
|||||
Accounts
payable - related companies
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(68,882
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)
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(1,089,852
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)
|
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Other
payables and accrued liabilities
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(204,734
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)
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(553,058
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)
|
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Payables
to related parties
|
-
|
||||||
Value
added tax payables
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121,036
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(24,551
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)
|
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Income
tax and other tax payables
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198,408
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33,776
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|||||
Long
term deferred expense
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(56,406
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)
|
-
|
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Net
cash provided by operating activities
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4,315,492
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1,112,693
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
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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(84,333
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)
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(1,126,622
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)
|
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Proceeds
from sale of equipment
|
377
|
-
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,481,656
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)
|
(1,126,622
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)
|
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Due
to related parties
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Contribution
from minority shareholders
|
553,040
|
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from bank loan
|
-
|
1,292,959
|
|||||
Repayment
of bank loan
|
(2,096,550
|
)
|
(1,292,959
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from long term loan
|
59,116
|
115,694
|
|||||
Net
proceeds from convertible notes
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(1,484,394
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)
|
115,694
|
||||
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
153,488
|
382,142
|
|||||
NET
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
1,502,930
|
483,907
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
641,739
|
897,093
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
2,144,669
|
$
|
1,381,000
|
|||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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|||||||
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
$
|
68,859
|
$
|
73,595
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
84,576
|
$
|
41,827
|
6
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Ever-Glory
International Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Florida on October
19, 1994. All of its businesses are operated through its four subsidiaries
in
the People’s Republic of China.
Perfect
Dream Limited (“Perfect Dream”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, was
incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on July 1, 2004.
Nanjing
Goldenway 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, was incorporated
in the PRC on January 24, 2008. Goldenway invested approximately $826,200 (RMB
6.0 million) in cash for a 60% ownership interest in the joint venture. Shanghai
La Chapelle owns the other 40% interest. The business objective of the joint
venture is to establish and create a leading brand of ladies’ garments for the
mainland Chinese market.
The
Company, Perfect Dream, Goldenway, New-Tailun, Catch-Luck, and La Go Go are
hereinafter referred to collectively 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 the Company, and its 100% owned
subsidiaries Perfect Dream, Goldenway, New-Tailun, Catch-Luck and its 60% owned
subsidiary La Go Go. These 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.
7
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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.
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
deemed 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
deemed 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 three months ended March 31, 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.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of the 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.
Accounts
receivable
The
Company extends unsecured credit 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
March 31, 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
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.
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 March 31, 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.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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.
Intangible
assets of the Company are reviewed annually to determine whether their carrying
value has become impaired. The Company considers assets to be impaired if the
carrying value exceeds the future projected cash flows from related operations.
The Company also re-evaluates the periods of amortization to determine whether
subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.
As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company expected these assets
to
be fully recoverable.
Long-term
investments
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
March 31, 2008, the Company expected the long-term investment to be fully
recoverable.
Fair
value of financial instruments
SFAS
No.
157, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value, establishes a three-level
valuation hierarchy for disclosures of faire value measurement and enhances
disclosures requirements for fair value measurements. The Company adopted
SFAS
No 157 and did not identify any assets and liabilities that are required
to be
presented on the balance sheet at fair value.
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.
As
of
March 31, 2008, the outstanding principal of the convertible notes was
$1,660,300 and the discount resulted from the beneficial conversion feature
and
the warrants were $1,625,160. Since there is no quoted or observable market
price for the fair value of identical notes, the Company then used the level
3
inputs for its valuation methodology, and used the Black Scholes Model to
calculate the fair market value of the beneficial conversion feature and
the
warrants. In addition, due to the notes are expiring in 2009 and the Company
does not anticipate any nonperformance risk and expects the note holders
to
convert the notes to the Company’s common stock within 2008, the Company
determined that the fair value of the notes approximated the carrying value.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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.
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 10.
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 $39,145 and $58,951 for the three month period
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Cost
of
goods sold includes the appropriate materials purchasing, receiving and
inspection costs, inbound freight where applicable, 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.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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.
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.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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
12.5% 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
the Company 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 in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity
amounted to $3,176,244 and $2,076,360 as of March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2007, respectively. Assets and liabilities at March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2007 were translated at 7.00 RMB and 7.29 RMB to US $1.00, respectively. The
average translation rates applied to income statement accounts and statement
of
cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were 7.15 RMB
and
7.75 RMB to US $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.
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.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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 March 31, 2008, the
Company operates in a single segment.
Minority
interest
Minority
interest consists of the interest of minority shareholders in the subsidiaries
of the Company. As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, minority interest
amounted to $556,993 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 generally accepted accounting principles (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, 2007. The Company adpoted SFAS 157 as of
January 1, 2008 and the adoption did not have a material 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.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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 an effect on future
acquisitions.
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,
operation results of Catch-Luck for the three months ended March 31, 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 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
$
|
11,594,154
|
$
|
13,035,299
|
|||
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance
|
$
|
11,594,154
|
$
|
13,035,299
|
As
of
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company considered all accounts
receivable collectable and did not record a provision for doubtful accounts.
NOTE
4 - INVENTORIES
Inventories
at March, 31 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
||||||
$
|
412,713
|
$
|
304,178
|
||||
Work-in-progress
|
323,413
|
338,599
|
|||||
Finished
goods
|
1,115,546
|
1,254,246
|
|||||
1,851,672
|
1,897,023
|
||||||
-
|
-
|
||||||
Inventories,
net
|
$
|
1,851,672
|
$
|
1,897,023
|
NOTE
5 - INVESTMENT
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 maker, and
several shareholders of La Chapelle. Under the terms of the Capital Contribution
Agreement, Goldenway agreed to invest approximately $1.43 million in cash (RMB
10 million) in La Chapelle for a 10% ownership interest in La Chapelle. This
investment is accounted for using the cost method.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
6 - 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 March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the
following:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
||||||
Land
use rights
|
$
|
2,987,229
|
$
|
2,867,991
|
|||
Less:
accumulated amortization
|
(160,586
|
)
|
(138,808
|
)
|
|||
Land
use rights, net
|
$
|
2,826,643
|
$
|
2,729,183
|
Amortization
expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $15,667
and $14,424, respectively.
NOTE
7 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The
following is a summary of property and equipment at March 31, 2008 and December
31, 2007:
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Property
and plant
|
$
|
11,856,378
|
$
|
11,354,623
|
|||
Equipment
and machinery
|
3,315,110
|
3,128,928
|
|||||
Office
equipment and furniture
|
216,989
|
208,327
|
|||||
Motor
vehicles
|
172,268
|
165,393
|
|||||
Construction
in progress
|
3,666
|
3,519
|
|||||
15,564,411
|
14,860,790
|
||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
3,060,563
|
2,719,887
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
$
|
12,503,848
|
$
|
12,140,903
|
Depreciation
expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $222,765 and
$207,412, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
$0
and $0 of interest was capitalized into construction in progress and later
transferred to property and plant when completed.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
8 - OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Other
payables and accrued liabilities at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
consisted of the following:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31, 2007
|
||||||
Building
construction costs payable
|
$
|
361,988
|
$
|
390,207
|
|||
Accrued
professional fees
|
98,809
|
252,495
|
|||||
Accrued
wages and welfare
|
301,937
|
337,995
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
140,803
|
88,985
|
|||||
Total
other payables and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
903,537
|
$
|
1,069,682
|
NOTE
9 - 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
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, Short term bank loans consisted of the
following:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
||||||
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 |
1,428,000
|
1,371,000
|
|||||
Loan
from a bank, interest rate at 0.58482% per month
due June 12, 2008 |
1,428,000
|
1,371,000
|
|||||
Total
bank loans
|
$
|
2,856,000
|
$
|
4,798,500
|
These
bank loans are all collateralized by land use rights and buildings of the
company.
Total
interest expense on the bank loans for the three months ended March 31, 2008
and
2007 amounted to $68,859 and $73,595, respectively.
NOTE
10 - 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 SFAS 91, financing cost is amortized over the life of
the
notes to interest expense using the effective interest method. During 2008,
the
Company amortized $30,315 of financing costs in interest expenses. 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
the Company’s 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.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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 for a five-year period until 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. If at any
time
after fifteen months after the closing date there is no effective registration
statement covering the resale of the shares underlying the warrants, the warrant
holders may exercise their warrants by means of a cashless exercise.
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 390 shares Preferred Stock (has been converted into 2,961,720 shares of
common stock on November 30, 2007) 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.
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 three months ended March 31,
2008, the Company recorded amortization of $9,637 as interest expense in the
statement of operations.
As
of
March 31, 2008, the note holders converted $339,700 of principal plus accrued
interest of $2,006 into 155,323 shares of common stock of the Company. Due
to
the conversion, the Company recorded $339,700 of unamortized discount as
interest expense for the period ended March 31, 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 three months
ended March 31, 2008, $26,842 was recorded as interest expense.
On
January 4, 2008, the Company issued warrants to the placement agent that are
exercisable into 72,728 shares of common stock of the Company 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. These warrants were valued at $130,082 using the Black Scholes Model
and
will be amortized over the life of the convertible notes. For the three months
ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded $73,676 for amortization of the
debt
issuance costs as interest expense in the statement of
operations.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
11 - 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%.
Provision
for income tax for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted
to
$283,838 and $75,694, respectively.
The
following table reconciles the statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax
rate for the three months ended March 31, 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
|
(5.9
|
)
|
(27.2
|
)
|
|||
Effective
income tax rate
|
19.1
|
%
|
5.8
|
%
|
Ever-Glory
International Group Inc. was incorporated in the United States and has incurred
net operating losses for income tax purposes the periods ended March 31, 2008
and 2007. The net operating loss carry forwards for United States income taxes
amounted to $911,709 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 Ever-Glory’ limited operating history and continuing
losses for United States income tax purposes. Accordingly, Ever-Glory has
provided a 100% valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset benefit to reduce
the asset to zero. The valuation allowance at March 31, 2008 was $911,709.
Management will review this valuation allowance periodically and make
adjustments as warranted.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
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 $17,324,072 and $14,702,018 for the
periods ended March 31, 2008 and $14,697,506 and $12,868,314 for the period
ended March 31, 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.
NOTE
12 - 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 three
months ended March 31:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,197,293
|
$
|
1,237,742
|
|||
Add:
interest expense related to convertible notes
|
26,842
|
-
|
|||||
Adjusted
net income for calculating EPS-diluted
|
$
|
1,224,135
|
$
|
1,237,742
|
|||
Weighted
average number of common stock – Basic
|
11,449,682
|
5,080,609
|
|||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||
Convertible
notes
|
754,681
|
-
|
|||||
Series
A Convertible preferred stock
|
-
|
5,991,499
|
|||||
Weighted
average number of common stock – Diluted
|
12,204,363
|
11,072,008
|
|||||
Earnings
per share - basic
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.24
|
|||
Earnings
per share -diluted
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.11
|
As
of
March 31, 2008, the Company included all shares issuable upon conversion of
the
convertible notes of $1,660,300 outstanding in diluted earnings per share.
The
warrants outstanding to purchase 981,819 shares of the Company’s common stock
were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because
the
exercise price of $3.20 was higher than the average trading price of $3.06
for
the three months ended March 31, 2008, making these warrants anti-dilutive.
There were no options or warrants outstanding at March 31,
2007.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
NOTE
13 - 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 of March 31, 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 59,914,988 shares, or 5,991,080 shares after the
10-for-1 reverse split, of common stock of the Company. There was no outstanding
series A convertible preferred stock at March 31, 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
Reverse
stock split
On
November 20, 2007, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation as filed
with the Department of State of the State of Florida to effect a 10-to-1 reverse
stock split which decreased the number of authorized shares of common stock
from
500,000,000 to 50,000,000 and reduced the number of outstanding shares from
approximately 113 million to 11.3 million shares.
As
of
March 31, 2008, the post-split outstanding shares of common stock totaled
11,547,110.
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.
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.
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
On
February 6, 2008 and February 25, 2008, the Company issued 50,083 and 64,013
unrestricted shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock to Whalehaven
Capital Fund Limited in connection with the partial conversion of the
Convertible Notes issued on August 2, 2007.
On
March
20, 2008 and March 25, 2008, the Company issued 31,325 and 9,902 unrestricted
shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock to Alpha Capital Anstalt in
connection with the partial conversion of the Convertible Notes issued on August
2, 2007.
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
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company recorded $3,437,379 and
$3,437,379, respectively, in the statutory reserve.
NOTE
14 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Mr.
Kang
Yihua 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 Yihua. All related party outstanding balances are short
tem in nature and are expected to be settled in cash.
Sales
and Cost of Sales to Related Parties
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recognized sales of $425,102
to
Nanjing High-Tech Knitting & Weaving Technology Development Co., Ltd, a
company controlled by Ever-Glory Enterprises (HK) Ltd. The related cost of
sales
was $402,748 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recognized sales of $46,828
to
Nanjing High-Tech Knitting & Weaving Technology Development Co., Ltd, a
company controlled by Ever-Glory Enterprises (HK) Ltd. The related cost of
sales
was $44,874 for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
Purchases
from and Sub-contracts with Related Parties
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company purchased raw materials
of $670,545 and $182,255, respectively, from Nanjing High-Tech Knitting &
Weaving Technology Development Co., Ltd., a company controlled by Ever-Glory
Enterprises (HK) Ltd.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
In
addition, the Company sub-contracted certain manufacturing work valued at
$12,418 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively,
to Nanjing High-Tech Knitting & Weaving Technology Development Co., Ltd., a
company controlled by Ever-Glory Enterprises (HK) Ltd.
The
Company provided raw materials to the sub-contractors who charged the Company
a
fixed labor charge for the sub-contracting work.
Accounts
receivable – related parties
As
of
March 31, 2008 and 2007, accounts receivable from entities controlled by the
Company’s CEO amounted to $0 and $158,235 for products sold and sub-contracting
services provided. Account receivables – related parties were as
follows:
Receivable
from
|
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
|||||
Ever-Glory
Enterprises (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
12,052
|
|||
Nanjing
High-Tech Knitting & Weaving Technology Development Co.,
Ltd.
|
-
|
146,183
|
|||||
Jiangsu
Ever-Glory International Group Corp.
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Total
accounts receivable – related parties
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
158,235
|
Advance
on inventory purchase – related party
As
of
March 31, 2008, the company advanced funds to purchase raw material inventory
from Jiangsu Ever-Glory International Group Corp., a company controlled by
the
Company’s CEO, Kang Yihua before December 31, 2007, in amount of $2,872,189.
Interest is charged at 0.5% per month according to the balance at the end of
each month. Interest income earned for the three months ended March 31, 2008
was
$30,267.
Accounts
payable – related parties
The
Company purchases raw material from and subcontracts some of its productions
to
related parties. As of March
31,
2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company owed $0 and $245,589 to Kunshan Enjin
Fashion Co., Ltd. which is controlled by the Company’s CEO before December 31,
2007.
Other
payables – related parties
As
of
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, amounts due to Ever-Glory Enterprises
(HK)
Ltd. were $980,392 and $650,000.
For
the
amount of $980,392 due to Ever-Glory Hong Kong Limited as of March 31, 2008,
$600,000 was due for the purchase of Catch-Luck while $380,392 was due for
our
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 our
going public fees paid by Ever-Glory Hong Kong Limited.
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EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Long
term liability – related party
As
of
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 the Company owed $4,534,100 and $4,474,985,
respectively to Blue Power (Hong Kong) Holding Inc., a company controlled by
the
Company’s CEO, 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 three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company accrued interest
expense of $59,116 and $58,695, respectively. The accrued interest is included
in the carrying amount of the loan in the accompanying balance
sheets.
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
15.
NOTE
15 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Capital
commitment
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 March 31, 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 the approval
from the government granting the extension to make the required capital
contribution until July 25, 2008.
Operating
lease commitment
The
Company leases factory and office space from Jiangsu Ever-Glory International
Group Corp. under an operating lease which expires 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 $48,920. Accordingly, for the periods ended March
31, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized rental expense in amount of $12,230
and $6,564, respectively. The outstanding commitments of this non-cancelable
lease were $85,610 as of March 31, 2008.
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.
|
24
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
Legal
Proceedings
We
were
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 we breached an agreement with the plaintiff under
which we had promised to provide plaintiff 1,000,000 shares of its 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. We denied
that we were a party to such an agreement, that we breached the agreement or
that we are otherwise liable. We intend to vigorously defend our legal position.
After vigorously defending this action, the complaint was voluntarily dismissed
by the Plaintiff 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
has filed a Second Amended Complaint in the Litigation asserting claims against
us and other principal parties. We have denied all the claims and have filed
the
responses and objections to the Plaintiff and asked for dismissal with prejudice
by the plaintiff. 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.
We
were
also named as a defendant in a civil action in the U.S. court of common pleas
of
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The civil action was filed on April 17, 2006
by
Plaintiff Mark B. Aronson. The action alleged that we violated the Pennsylvania
Unsolicited Telecommunication Advertisement Act by issuing “spam” emails
soliciting purchasers for our common stock. The action seeks an award of damages
in excess of $12,100. Management believes the allegations made in this action
are baseless. On January 4, 2007, the case was dismissed without prejudice
by
the Plaintiff.
NOTE
16 - 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 March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 amounted to $2,135,635
and $625,947, 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 principally relied on two customers for its revenue during 2008 and
2007, details of which are as follows:
Customer
A
|
Customer
B
|
||||||
During
|
|||||||
2008
|
31
|
%
|
18
|
%
|
|||
2007
|
42
|
%
|
11
|
%
|
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, one supplier represented 13% of the
Company’s raw material purchases. The Company did not rely on any one supplier
for more than 10% of its overall supply purchases during the year
2007.
25
EVER-GLORY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31,
2008 (UNAUDITED)
The
following is geographic information of the Company’s revenue for the three
months ended March 31:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
The
People’s republic of China
|
$
|
1,794,587
|
$
|
921,115
|
|||
Europe
|
12,974,613
|
10,624,733
|
|||||
Japan
|
2,499,972
|
1,949,904
|
|||||
United
states
|
2,357,838
|
2,929,647
|
|||||
The
People’s republic of China – La Go Go
|
120,198
|
-
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
19,747,208
|
$
|
16,425,399
|
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
17 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
March
28, 2008, the Company filed an application to list its common stock on the
American Stock Exchange (AMEX). The Company’s application is currently under
review.
On
April
3, 2008, Goldenway’s new subisidary, La Go Go, obtained the new registration
certificate approving its business operations in the PRC.
In
April
2008, the Company issued a total of 200,206 shares of common stock upon
conversion of the convertible notes and exercise of the warrants issued in
August 2007.
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ITEM 2. |
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
Overview
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations for the quarter and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 should
be
read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and corresponding notes
included in this annual Report on Form 10-K. 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,” and similar expressions
to identify forward-looking statements.
We
manufacture apparel for men, women, and children for primarily middle to
high-grade well-known casual wear, sportswear, and outerwear brands and for
a
variety of companies. Most
of
our products are exported to Japan, Europe, and the United States. Our customers
include large retailers and well-known brands. We manufacture our apparel
products in China, including from our three factories located in the Nanjing
Jiangning Economic and Technological Development Zone and Shang Fang town
respectively in Nanjing, China. We conduct our operations through three
wholly-owned subsidiaries in China: Goldenway Nanjing Garments Company Limited
(“Goldenway”), Nanjing New-Tailun Garments Company Limited (PRC) (“New Tailun”),
and Nanjing Catch-Luck Garments Co., Ltd. (“Catch-Luck”).
On
January 9, 2008, we entered into a joint venture with Shanghai La Chapelle
Garment and Accessories Company Limited, to establish a new brand of ladies’
garments and to develop a retail and wholesale distribution channel for the
mainland Chinese market. Our new brand, jointly owned with La Chapelle, is
referred to as “LA GO GO,” and the joint venture is operated under a newly
formed entity called Shanghai LA GO GO Fashion Company Limited (“La Go Go”)
which was formed on January 24, 2008.
Although
we have our own manufacturing capacity, we currently outsource most of our
manufacturing to our strategic contractors as a part of our overall sourcing
strategy. Outsourcing much of the manufacturing work allows us to maximize
production flexibility while managing capital expenditures and costs of
maintaining what would otherwise be a massive workforce. Outsourcing also allows
us to control costs, as our contract manufacturers are based in regions which
continue to benefit from low-cost skilled labor. Our contract
manufacturers’ factories are mainly located in cities in the Anhui province such
as ChuZhou, TongLing and WuHu, or north of Jiangsu province such as JinTan,
DanYang and TaiZhou. We
inspect products manufactured by our contractors to ensure that they meet our
rigorous quality standards. See “Production
and Quality Control.”
While our three factories have a current production
capacity
of approximately 3 million garments per year, our contract manufacturers have
a
total combined capacity of approximately 9 million garments per
year.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, the majority of our sales was from our
manufacturing operation, with approximately 65.7% of our
revenues coming from customers in Europe, 11.94% from customers in the
United States,
12.66%
from customers in Japan, 9.09% from customers in China and 0.61% from our new
retail business. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, approximately
64.68% of our revenues came from customers in European countries, 11.87% from
customers in Japan, 17.84% from customers in the United States, and 5.61% from
customers in China. Management believes that the Company currently maintains
good relationships with its customers.
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We
purchase the majority of our raw materials directly from numerous local fabric
and accessories suppliers. We also
purchase finished goods from other contract manufacturers. In the three months
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we relied on one supplier exceeding 10% of our
purchases. Purchases
from our single largest supplier accounted for 13% and 12.5% of our total
purchase respectively. In the three months ended 2008 and 2007, purchases from
our five largest suppliers accounted for 31% and 30% of our total purchases
respectively. We have not experienced difficulty in obtaining raw materials
and
supplies necessary to operate our business, and management believes that the
Company currently maintains good relationship with its suppliers.
In
2008,
we operated three factories in the Nanjing Jiangning Economic and Technological
Development Zone and in Shangfang Town in the Jiangning District in Nanjing,
China. Our three factories employ over
1,800
people. We consider our relations with our employees to be
satisfactory.
Our
joint
venture, La Go Go, currently employs approximately 70 employees in 18 cities
in
China. These employees manage the day to day retail operations of La Go Go.
As
of April 3, 2008, La Go Go had 40 retail locations in 18 cities.
On
April
7, 2006, we completed the process of acquiring 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. By the end of
2006, we completed the construction of the new office building and adjoining
factory. We consolidated our operation into 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 its completed buildings were pledged as collateral to secure our
obligations under a two year bank loan in the original principal amount of
$7
million (50,000,000 RMB) from Nanjing Bank maturing August 2008.
In
2008,
all Chinese manufacturers of certain garments were subject to aggregate export
quotas, or limitations, to the United States. Although certain of our apparel
products fall within the categories subject to the quotas with respect to
exports to the United States, the Chinese government allocated a portion of
the
aggregate export quota to us based upon the amount of product that we exported
in the prior year. Management believes that the imposition of such quotas did
not have a material negative effect on our net sales and our net margin. See
Results
of Operations
below.
As a result of our prior export performance, we were awarded a sufficient
portion of the export quotas to enable us to increase our sales to customers
in
the United States despite the export quotas. We believe that our customer mix
and our ability to adjust the types of apparel it manufactures will mitigate
our
exposure to such trade restrictions in the future.
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 lowered income tax rate of 12%. In 2008, the income tax
rate
for Goldenway was 25%. New-Tailun and Catch-Luck were entitled to two years
of
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%, or 12.5%. Our joint venture La
Go Go
was established on January 24, 2008, its current income tax rate is 25%.
All
of
our income, and the income tax we pay, is related to our operations in
China.
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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
March 31, 2008, the note holders converted $339,700 of principal plus accrued
interest of $2,006 to 155,323 shares of common stock of the Company.
Recent
Events
Strategic
Investment in La Chapelle
On
January 9, 2008, our subsidiary, Goldenway Nanjing Garment Company Limited
(“Goldenway”), a PRC company entered into a Capital Contribution Agreement
(“Capital Contribution Agreement”) with Shanghai La Chapelle Garment and
Accessories Company Limited (“La Chapelle”), a Shanghai-based garment maker, and
several shareholders of La Chapelle. Under the terms of the Capital Contribution
Agreement, Goldenway agreed to invest RMB 10 million (approximately USD $1.43
million) in La Chapelle for a 10% stake in La Chapelle.
Joint
Venture with Shanghai La Chapelle Garment and Accessories Company
On
January 9, 2008, concurrently with Goldenway’s investment, Goldenway entered
into a Joint Venture Establishment Agreement with Shanghai La Chapelle Garment
and Accessories Company Limited, to form a joint venture to develop, promote
and
market our new line of women’s wear in China referred to as “LA GO GO.” The
joint venture is in the form of a jointly owned PRC-based company registered
as
“Shanghai LA GO GO Fashion Company Limited.” Goldenway initially invested RMB 6
million (USD $0.8 million) for a 60% stake in the joint venture. La Chapelle
currently holds the other 40% stake. The
joint
venture is consolidated into the Company’s financial statements, while the 40%
stake is classified as a minority interest. On April 3, 2008, La Go Go
received a new business registration certificate, entitling it to conduct
operations in the PRC.
The
business objective of the joint venture is to establish a leading brand of
ladies’ garments and to build a retail and wholesale distribution network for
the mainland Chinese market. The joint venture plans to build a minimum of
80
retail stores in Shanghai, Chengdu, Nanjing, Suzhou, Beijing, and Tianjin to
exclusively carry and sell the LA GO GO line of clothing, a retail brand owned
by the joint venture.
As
of
April 30, 2008, La Go Go had opened 40 retail store locations in 18
cities. These stores recently began operating and generating sales revenue.
The
roll-out of these retail locations began in mid-March of 2008. La Go Go
generated $120,198 in revenue and $84,124 in gross profit from this new business
segment during the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The Company invested an average
of approximately $14,300 (100,000 RMB) per store in startup costs, which
primarily involve build-out and decoration of each retail store interior. We
lease retail space from various different building owners in malls and
storefront buildings. The average floor space for store is approximately 80
square meters. At the present time, approximately 10% of the products sold
through these retail stores are supplied by us, with an additional 90% supplied
by contract manufacturers. We typically furnish raw materials to these contract
manufacturers to make our finished products, and we pay the manufacturers a
fixed labor charge for the manufacturing work.
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Other
Events
On
March
28, 2008, the Company filed an application to list its common stock on the
American Stock Exchange (AMEX). The Company’s application is currently under
review.
On
April
3, 2008, Goldenway’s new subsidiary, La Go Go, obtained the new registration
certificate approving its business operations in the PRC.
In
April
2008, the Company issued a total of 200,206 shares of common stock upon
conversion of the convertible notes and exercise of the warrants issued in
August 2007.
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.
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 60 days
following delivery of finished goods to the customer.
Our
cost
of net sales consists of the appropriate materials purchasing, receiving and
inspection costs, inbound freight where applicable, garment finishing fees,
direct labor, and manufacturing overhead, including our contributions to a
government mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan, packing materials
and others. In addition, we subcontract a portion of our manufacturing, which
costs are included in our cost of net sales.
Our
selling expenses consist primarily of transportation and unloading charges
and
product inspection charges.
Our
general and administrative expenses consist primarily of related expenses for
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 accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates in 2008 and 2007 include the allowance for the useful
life
of property and equipment.
Inventories,
consisting of raw materials and finished goods related to our products are
stated at the lower of cost or market utilizing the specific identification
method.
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We
recognize revenue in compliance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104.
Sales revenue is recognized upon delivery to our customers for local sales
and
upon shipment of the products for export sales, at which time title passes
to
the customer, a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable,
no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is
reasonably assured.
We
recognize revenue upon delivery to our customers for local sales and upon
shipment of the products for export sales, at which time title passes to the
customer.
Details
regarding our use of these policies and the related estimates are described
in
the accompanying financial statements for the three months ended March 31,
2008.
During the three months ended March 31, 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 generally accepted accounting principles (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, 2007. The Company adopted SFAS 157 as of
January 1, 2008 and the adoption did not have a material 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 an effect on future
acquisitions.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations, comparing
the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31,
2007
The
following table summarizes our results of operations. 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.
Results
of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Increase/Decrease
|
% Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
19,747,208
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
16,425,399
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
3,321,809
|
20.22
|
%
|
|||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
3,721,036
|
18.84
|
%
|
$
|
2,392,686
|
14.57
|
%
|
$
|
1,328,350
|
55.52
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating
Expense
|
$
|
1,499,015
|
7.59
|
%
|
$
|
948,786
|
5.78
|
%
|
$
|
550,229
|
57.99
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
From Operations
|
$
|
2,222,019
|
11.25
|
%
|
$
|
1,443,900
|
8.79
|
%
|
$
|
778,119
|
53.89
|
%
|
|||||||
Other
Expenses
|
$
|
737,021
|
3.73
|
%
|
$
|
130,464
|
0.79
|
%
|
$
|
606,557
|
464.92
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
before income tax expenses
|
$
|
1,485,000
|
7.52
|
%
|
$
|
1,313,436
|
8.00
|
%
|
$
|
171,564
|
13.06
|
%
|
|||||||
Income
tax expenses
|
$
|
283,838
|
1.44
|
%
|
$
|
75,694
|
0.46
|
%
|
$
|
208,144
|
274.98
|
%
|
|||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,197,293
|
6.06
|
%
|
$
|
1,237,742
|
7.54
|
%
|
$
|
(40,449
|
)
|
-3.27
|
%
|
Sales
The
following table sets forth a breakdown of our total sales revenue, by region,
for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||
$
|
% of
Sales
|
Growth in Q1
2008 compared
with Q1 2007
|
$
|
% of
Sales
|
||||||||||||
Sales
- In-house and Contract Manufacturing
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Europe
|
12,974,613
|
65.70
|
%
|
22.12
|
%
|
10,624,733
|
64.68
|
%
|
||||||||
US
|
2,357,838
|
11.94
|
%
|
-19.52
|
%
|
2,929,647
|
17.84
|
%
|
||||||||
Japan
|
2,499,972
|
12.66
|
%
|
28.21
|
%
|
1,949,904
|
11.87
|
%
|
||||||||
China
|
1,794,587
|
9.09
|
%
|
94.83
|
%
|
921,115
|
5.61
|
%
|
||||||||
Sales
- Domestic Branded Retail
|
||||||||||||||||
Retail
|
120,198
|
0.61
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Total
sales
|
19,747,208
|
100.0
|
%
|
20.22
|
%
|
16,425,399
|
100.0
|
%
|
32
We
generate revenues primarily from in-house and contract manufacturing
of garments mainly for the export markets. In 2008, we have also entered into
the domestic retail market focusing on our own branded garments, reflected
in
the above table as “domestic branded retail sales.” Sales results discussed
below refer to sales from our manufacturing operations unless otherwise stated.
Sales
for
the three months ended March 31, 2008 were $19,747,208, an increase of 20.22%
from $16,425,399 for the same period in 2007. We generated revenues primarily
from the production and the sale of garments to overseas as well as domestic
Chinese markets. The increase in our sales was primarily attributable to an
overall increase in order volume from customers in Europe, Japan and the PRC.
Management believes that satisfying our customers with regard to quality and
workmanship of the products we produced, and by providing quality customer
service, we earned repeat business from our existing customers.
Sales
to
customers in Europe accounted
for 65.70% of our revenue in the first quarter of 2008, with sales to these
customers grew by 22.12% as compared to the first quarter of last year. This
growth in sales was primarily due to a significant increase in order volume
from
a major customer in France in the first quarter of 2008.
Sales
to
customers in the U.S. accounted
for 11.94% of our revenue in the first quarter of 2008, with
sales to these customers
decreasing by 19.52% as compared to the same period in the prior year. The
decrease in our sales was primarily due to a decrease in order volume from
one
large customer in the U.S. Due to a combination of factors, including higher
cost of raw materials, we increased our prices in the first quarter of 2008.
Faced with higher prices, and because of the customer’s focus on retailing
low-priced mass market items, the said customer reduced the volume of
orders from us. We experienced no decrease in orders from any other U.S.
customers.
Sales
to
customers in Japan accounted for 12.66% of our revenue in the first quarter
of
2008, with sales to these customers increasing by 28.21% as compared to the
same
period in the prior year. Growth in sales to these customers was primarily
due
to an increase in order volume from our largest customer in Japan. In addition,
we added several new Japanese customers in the first quarter of 2008,
who
are
expected to contribute to our sales revenue over time.
Sales
to
customers in the Chinese market accounted for 9.09% of our revenue in the first
quarter of 2008. Sales to Chinese customers grew by 94.83% as compared to the
same period last year. This growth was primarily due to the increase of order
volume from our customer in Hong Kong.
Sales
from our new retail operations through our newly established joint venture
(described above as “domestic branded garment retail sales”) accounted for 0.61%
of our revenue in the first quarter of 2008. Our joint venture, Shanghai
LA GO GO Fashion Company Limited (“La Go Go”), was formed on January 24, 2008.
The business objective of the joint venture is to establish and create a new
brand of ladies’ garments for the mainland Chinese market. On April 3, 2008, La
Go Go obtained a new registration certificate, confirming its status as a valid
business operation in the PRC. As
of
April 30, 2008, La Go Go had 40 retail stores in 18 cities in
China. La
Go Go plans to open 80-100 stores, with an average store size of 80 square
meters, in China during 2008. Management projects that average revenue per
store
will be approximately $4,000 - $7,000 per month (which translates to
approximately 30,000 to 50,000 RMB per month), by the end of this year.
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Below
is
a breakdown of our total revenues generated from related-party and
unrelated-party during the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
Increase
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
sales to related parties
|
$
|
425,102
|
2.15
|
%
|
$
|
46,828
|
0.29
|
%
|
$
|
378,274
|
807.79
|
%
|
|||||||
Net
sales to third parties
|
$
|
19,322,106
|
97.85
|
%
|
$
|
16,378,571
|
99.71
|
%
|
$
|
2,943,535
|
17.97
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
19,747,208
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
16,425,399
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
3,321,809
|
20.22
|
%
|
Net
sales
to related parties accounted for 2.15% of our total sales in the first three
months of 2008, an increase from 0.29% in 2007. The increase was mainly
attributable to an increase in new orders from our related party, who operates
in the Chinese domestic market. 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 in amount and as a percentage of total net sales for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Net Sales
|
$
|
19,747,208
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
16,425,399
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
3,321,809
|
20.22
|
%
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
9,611,327
|
48.67
|
%
|
$
|
7,126,587
|
43.39
|
%
|
$
|
2,484,740
|
34.87
|
%
|
|||||||
Labor
|
$
|
604,412
|
3.06
|
%
|
$
|
978,740
|
5.96
|
%
|
$ |
-374,328
|
-38.25
|
%
|
|||||||
Outsource
Production Costs
|
$
|
5,482,624
|
27.76
|
%
|
$
|
5,487,249
|
33.41
|
%
|
$ |
-4,625
|
0.08
|
%
|
|||||||
Other
and Overhead
|
$
|
291,735
|
1.48
|
%
|
$
|
440,137
|
2.68
|
%
|
$ |
-148,402
|
-33.72
|
%
|
|||||||
Retail –
purchase of finished garments from other factories
|
$
|
36,074
|
0.18
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total
Cost of Sales
|
$
|
16,026,172
|
81.16
|
%
|
$
|
14,032,713
|
85.43
|
%
|
$
|
1,993,458
|
14.21
|
%
|
|||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
3,721,036
|
18.84
|
%
|
$
|
2,392,686
|
14.57
|
%
|
$
|
1,328,349
|
55.52
|
%
|
Raw
material costs were $9.6 million in the first quarter of 2008, up from $7.1
million in the same period of 2007, representing in increase of 34.87%. Raw
material costs were 48.67% of our total net sales in the first three months
of
2008, compared to 43.39% in the same period last year. The increase in the
dollar amount of raw material costs was due to an increase in order volume
in
the first quarter as compared with the same period last year. The increase
in
raw material costs as a percentage of sales was mainly due to increases in
the
per-unit prices of raw materials such as fabric,
accessories (buttons, zippers, etc.) hangers, labels and packaging materials.
We
generally seek to manage raw material price increases using volume purchasing
strategies in order to achieve volume discounts for materials wherever possible.
In the first quarter of 2008 we were able to offset some of the effect of raw
material price increases using this strategy.
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Labor
costs accounted for 3.06% of our total net sales in the first three months
of
2008, down from 5.96% from the same period last year. This decrease was mainly
due to a workforce reduction by our Goldenway subsidiary. In the first quarter
of 2008, Goldenway continued to increase the amount of outsourcing to
independent contract manufacturers, and reduced its workforce in order to reduce
direct labor costs.
Outsource
production costs accounted for 27.76% of our total net sales in the first three
months of 2008, a slight decrease from the prior year. These costs, as a
percentage of our total net sales, decreased from 33.41% of total net sales
in
the first three months of 2007 to 27.76% of total net sales in the same period
of 2008. These costs decreased because the Company was able to obtain favorable
pricing from outside garment manufacturers to whom we outsource production,
during the first quarter of 2008. Specifically, we established relationships
with factories located in cities and provinces where lower-cost skilled labor
is
available, thereby achieving cost savings.
Overhead
and other expenses accounted for 1.48% of our total net sales in the first
three
months of 2008, compared to 2.68% of total net sales for the same period in
2007. This decrease was mainly due to a workforce reduction by our Goldenway
subsidiary.
Total
cost of sales for the three months of 2008 was $16,026,172, an increase of
14.21% from $14,032,713 in the first three months of 2007. As a percentage
of
total net sales, our cost of sales decreased to approximately 81.16% of total
net sales for the first quarter of 2008, compared to approximately 85.43% of
total net sales for the same period in 2007. Consequently, gross margin as
a
percentage of revenues increased to approximately 18.84% for the first quarter
of 2008 from approximately 14.57% for the first quarter of 2007. The 4.27%
increase in gross margin was attributable to our focus on producing and selling
higher-margin (such as ladies garments) and higher quality products, as we
began
moving from mass market products to higher-quality upper market products, and
launched higher margin women’s wear products. Gross margin also increased as a
result of favorable pricing that we have been able to achieve from our contract
manufacturers. These factors helped to increase our gross margin in the first
quarter of 2008, despite higher raw material prices.
The
following table sets forth our total net sales, cost of sales, gross profit
and
gross margin of the geographic market segments for the periods
indicated.
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Sales
|
Cost of
sales
|
Gross
profit
|
Gross
margin
|
Net Sales
|
Cost of
sales
|
Gross
profit
|
Gross
margin
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cost
of Sales - Manufacturing
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Europe
|
12,974,613
|
10,575,358
|
2,399,255
|
18.49
|
%
|
10,624,733
|
8,931,070
|
1,693,663
|
15.94
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
US
|
2,357,838
|
1,947,644
|
410,194
|
17.40
|
%
|
2,929,647
|
2,662,669
|
266,978
|
9.11
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Japan
|
2,499,972
|
2,112,172
|
387,800
|
15.51
|
%
|
1,949,904
|
1,710,191
|
239,713
|
12.29
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
China
|
1,794,587
|
1,354,924
|
439,663
|
24.50
|
%
|
921,115
|
728,783
|
192,332
|
20.88
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Cost
of Sales - Domestic Branded Retail
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retail
|
120,198
|
36,074
|
84,124
|
69.99
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
19,747,208
|
16,026,172
|
3,721,036
|
18.84
|
%
|
16,425,399
|
14,032,713
|
2,392,686
|
14.57
|
%
|
As
shown
in the table above, our gross margin improved across all markets. Notably,
for
the U.S. market, gross margin jumped from 9.11% to 17.40%, and management
attributes this to a clear focus in the first quarter of 2008 on higher-end
customers and products, and a move away from low-priced mass market items and
retailer customers who specialize in the lower end of the retail market.
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Selling,
and General and Administrative Expenses
For
the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
$
|
%
of Total
Net
Sales
|
$
|
%
of Total
Net
Sales
|
Change
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
3,721,036
|
18.84
|
%
|
$
|
2,392,686
|
14.57
|
%
|
$
|
1,328,350
|
55.52
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Selling
Expenses
|
277,528
|
1.41
|
%
|
175,898
|
1.07
|
%
|
$
|
101,630
|
57.78
|
%
|
|||||||||
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
1,221,487
|
6.19
|
%
|
772,888
|
4.71
|
%
|
$
|
448,599
|
58.04
|
%
|
|||||||||
Total
|
1,499,015
|
7.59
|
%
|
948,786
|
5.78
|
%
|
$
|
550,229
|
57.99
|
%
|
|||||||||
Income
from Operations
|
2,222,021
|
11.25
|
%
|
1,443,900
|
8.79
|
%
|
$
|
778,121
|
53.89
|
%
|
Selling
expenses increased by 57.78% from $175,898 in the first quarter of 2007 to
$277,528 in the first quarter of 2008. This was due to the increased travel
expenses associated with greater sales activity. The Company also incurred
$58,126 in selling expenses through La Go Go in the first quarter of 2008 which
it did not incur previously.
General
and administrative expenses increased by 58.04% from $772,888 in the first
quarter of 2007 to $1,221,488 in the first quarter of 2008. As a percentage
of
net sales, general and administrative expenses increased from 4.71% of net
sales
in the first quarter of 2007 to 6.19% of net sales in the first quarter of
2008.
The increases were primarily due to increases in payroll expenses during the
three months as a result of the hiring of new management staff to handle our
business expansion. In addition, the increases were partially due to higher
depreciation and amortization on office facilities and expenditures on office
equipment. Finally, part of the increases in general and administrative
expenses were attributable to an increase in investor relations related
expenses incurred by our parent company in the U.S.
Income
from Operations
Income
from operations increased by 53.89% from $1,443,900 in the three months of
2007
to $2,222,021 in the first three months of 2008 as we gained new customers
and
new orders, and effectively managed our costs during this period.
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Interest
Expenses
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
Bank Loans
|
$
|
68,857
|
$
|
73,595
|
$ |
-4,738
|
-6.44
|
%
|
|||||
Related
party
|
$
|
59,116
|
$
|
58,695
|
$
|
421
|
0.72
|
%
|
|||||
Convertible
notes interest
|
$
|
26,842
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
26,842
|
n/a
|
||||||
Convertible
notes – non-cash expense
|
$
|
423,013
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
423,013
|
-
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
577,828
|
$
|
132,290
|
$
|
445,538
|
336.79
|
%
|
Interest
expense was $577,828 in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $132,290 in the
first quarter of 2007. This increase was mainly due to $423,013 in “non-cash”
expenses resulting from the conversion of the convertible notes that we issued
in August 2007. These convertible notes were converted by their holders into
common stock valued in the aggregate of $423,013, and accordingly, we recorded
this amount as a non-cash expense. In addition, we incurred interest, which
we
paid in cash, on the convertible notes in the amount of $26,842.
Other
expenses
Other
expenses increased $191,083 from $84 in the first three months of 2007 to
$191,167 in the first three months of 2008. This increase was mainly due
to the foreign exchange loss. As a result of the change in the exchange
rate between the U.S. dollar, which was approximately 7.30 RMB to one U.S.
dollar at the end of 2007, to 7.00 RMB for each U.S. dollar at March 31, 2007,
we incurred a foreign exchange loss.
Income
Tax Expenses
Income
tax expense for the three months ended 2008 and 2007 amounted to $283,838 and
$75,694, respectively, and our effective income tax rates were 19.11% and 5.76%
during 2008 and 2007 respectively while Goldenway’s tax holidays expired and
Catch-Luck and New-Tailun are subject to higher preferential tax rates in the
first quarter of 2008.
Our
PRC
subsidiaries were subject to various preferential tax policies and were subject
to the following income tax rates in the periods indicated:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Goldenway
|
25.0
|
%
|
12.0
|
%
|
|||
Catch-Luck
|
12.5
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
|||
New-Tailun
|
12.5
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
|||
La
Go Go
|
25.0
|
%
|
- |
|
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%.
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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 a wholly
foreign-owned enterprise in 2006 and are each entitled to 100% income tax
exemptions in 2006 and 2007. For the three years following this period, these
companies are entitled to a 50% partial tax exemption. As of March 31, 2008,
the
income tax rate for New-Tailun and Catch-Luck is 12.5%.
La
Go Go
was established on January 24, 2008, and its income tax rate is
25%.
Ever-Glory
International Group Inc. was incorporated in the United States and has incurred
net operating losses for income tax purposes through March 31, 2008. The net
operating loss carry forwards for United States income taxes 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 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 adjustments as warranted.
Net
Income
Net
income for the first three months ended March 31, 2008 was $1,197,293,
a decrease of $40,449 or 3.27% from $1,237,742 compared to the same period
in
2007. This decrease was mainly attributable to the “non-cash” interest expense
of $423,013 we paid due to the conversion by our convertible note holders of
their notes into common stock, from the foreign exchange loss and from increased
income tax expense.
Minority
Interest in La Go Go
On
January 9, 2008, concurrently with Goldenway’s investment in La Chapelle,
Goldenway entered into an Agreement with Shanghai La Chapelle Garment and
Accessories Company Limited, to form a joint venture to develop, promote and
market a new line of women's wear in China. Goldenway agreed to invest
approximately $826,200 (RMB 6 Million) in cash, and the joint venture partner
La
Chapelle agreed to invest approximately $553,040 (RMB 4 Million) in cash, for
60% and 40% stake in the joint venture. As of March 31, 2008, Goldenway and
La
Chapelle had fully contributed the agreed amounts as capital to La Go Go. As
a
result, through Goldenway, the Company has majority ownership and management
control in La Go Go. In accordance with the US GAAP, the financial position
and
operating results of La Go Go are included in the consolidated financial
statements of the Company. The 40% interest of La Go Go owned by La Chapelle
is
classified and presented as a “minority interest.” As of March 31, 2008, the
minority interest amounted to $556,993.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As
of
March 31, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2,144,669, other current
assets of $16,740,798 and current liabilities of $7,825,762. We presently
finance our operations primarily from the cash flow 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 borrowing as potential means of financing.
Net
cash
provided by operating activities in the first quarter of 2008 was $4,315,492
compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $1,112,693 in the
same period of 2007. This increase was mainly attributable to greater cash
receipts from our customers.
38
Net
cash
used in investing activities was approximately $1,481,656 for the first quarter
of 2008, compared with $1,126,622 during the same period in 2007. 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 maker, and several
shareholders of La Chapelle. Pursuant to the terms of the Capital Contribution
Agreement, Goldenway invested $1,428,000 in cash (RMB 10 million) in La Chapelle
for a 10% stake in La Chapelle.
Net
cash
used in financing activities was $1,484,394 during the first quarter of 2008,
compared with $115,694 provided by financing activities in the same period
of 2007. This change was mainly because we repaid principal in the amount
of $2,096,550 to Nanjing Bank in connection with a loan. Also we received
$553,040 from Shanghai
La Chapelle Garment and Accessories Company Limited for incorporating “Shanghai
LA GO GO Fashion Company Limited” in connection with La Chapelle’s acquisition
of a 40% equity interest in La Go Go.
On
August
15, 2006, Goldenway entered into credit agreements with Nanjing Bank to borrow
an aggregate principal amount of up to $6.99 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 March 31, 2008, we owed a principal amount
of $2,856,000 under this loan, for which the applicable interest rate is 7%
per
annum. The maturity of these borrowings can be extended at our option. We plan
to repay the loans with cash flow from operations. In the event we do not have
available cash flow from operations to repay these 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. The net proceeds were $1,757,480 excluding financing costs.
The financing was mainly to supplement our working capital.
In
addition, in 2007 we had borrowed $4,534,100 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 $59,116 for the first quarter of 2008.
Capital
Commitments
We
have a
continuing program for the purpose of improving its 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 March 31, 2008, we have paid $3.6
million of our registered capital requirements. The remaining $13.9 million
is
due on January 28, 2008 but remains unpaid as of the date of this report. We
have obtained approval for an extension of the deadline for payment of the
remaining registered capital to July 28, 2008, with the Jiangsu Administration
of Industry and Commerce.
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
March 31, 2008, the note holders converted $339,700 of principal plus accrued
interest of $2,006 to 155,323 shares of common stock of the Company.
If
the
rest of the notes are not converted into common stock, we will be required
to
repay the outstanding principal balance of $1,660,300 plus accrued interest
on
August 2, 2009.
39
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. Our 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
to
the Chinese market which is expected to require additional cash investments
in
2008. Proceeds from this investment is expected to be used to fund rollout
of
additional retail locations, buildup of inventory for retail stores, and future
marketing, brand promotion and advertising activities. 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.
Sources
of Liquidity
Our
primary sources of liquidity for our short-term cash needs are expected to
be
from cash flow 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
March 31, 2008 we had outstanding borrowings under a loan from Nanjing Bank
of
approximately $2,856,000. This credit facility does not require that we meet
or
maintain any financial ratios or tests. As of March 31, 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 Renminbi. Sales of our products are in dollars. 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 March 31, 2008, the market foreign exchanges rate was
increased to 7 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 three months
ended March 31, 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 increase of the 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 US dollars
using the closing rate method. The balance sheet items are translated into
US
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
periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $1,099,884 and $159,133,
respectively.
40
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 March 31, 2008, we had approximately $2.1 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.
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 March 31, 2008, the exchange rate between the
RMB
and dollar was 7.00 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. |
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
As
of
March 31, 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 Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
In
our
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, we reported
certain material weaknesses involving control activities, specifically, that
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 ended March 31, 2007.”
In
light
of the foregoing, our management undertook a review of our disclosure, financial
information, and internal controls and procedures regarding these areas for
future complex financing transactions and acquisitions. This review was to
include efforts by our management and directors, as well as the use of
additional outside resources, as follows:
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Senior
accounting personnel and our chief financial officer undertook to
continue
to review any future acquisition or divestiture in order to evaluate,
document, and approve its accounting treatment in accordance with
SFAS 141
and EITF 02-5;
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We
undertook to augment, as necessary, such procedures by obtaining
concurrence with independent outside accounting experts prior to
finalizing financial reporting for such transactions;
and
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In
conjunction with the measures outlined below, we believed these actions
will strengthen our internal control over our valuation and purchase
accounting of acquisitions, and that the material weakness would
be
resolved.
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Management
confirms that as of March 31, 2008, the foregoing review has been performed,
and
the former material weakness has been remedied.
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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 omits 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.
Except
for the remedial actions taken as described above, 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 March 31, 2008 that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. |
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
ITEM 1. |
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
|
We
were
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 we breached an agreement with the plaintiff under
which we had promised to provide
plaintiff 1,000,000 shares of its 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. We denied that we were a party
to such an agreement, that we breached the agreement or that we are otherwise
liable. We intend to vigorously defend our legal position. After vigorously
defending this action, the complaint was voluntarily dismissed by the Plaintiff
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 has filed
a
Second Amended Complaint in the Litigation asserting claims against us and
other
principal parties. We have denied all the claims and have filed the responses
and objections to the Plaintiff and asked for dismissal with prejudice by the
plaintiff. 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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We
were
also named as a defendant in a civil action in the U.S. court of common pleas
of
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The civil action was filed on April 17, 2006
by
Plaintiff Mark B. Aronson. The action alleged that we violated the Pennsylvania
Unsolicited Telecommunication Advertisement Act by issuing “spam” emails
soliciting purchasers for our common stock. The action seeks an award of damages
in excess of $12,100. Management believes the allegations made in this action
are baseless. On January 4, 2007, the case was dismissed without prejudice
by
the Plaintiff.
ITEM 1A. |
RISK
FACTORS
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You
should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the
other information included in this prospectus before making an investment
decision with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or
incorporated into this prospectus 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
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.
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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 first quarter of 2008, our purchases from one supplier represented 13%
of
our total supply purchases during that quarter. However, in 2007, the Company
did not rely on any one supplier for more than 10% of the Company’s overall
supply purchases. We
do not
have any long-term
written agreements with any of these 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 of 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.
Net
sales
to our two largest customers totaled approximately 31% and 18% of total net
sales in the first quarter of 2008 and approximately 42% and 11% for the same
period in 2007. 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.
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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 four customers could have material adverse effect
on our earnings or financial condition. While we believe that we could replace
these three customers within 12 months, the loss of which will not have any
material adverse effect on our financial condition in the long term. None of
our
affiliates are officers, directors, or significant shareholders of any of these
three customers.
Our
internal controls and procedures have been materially deficient, and we are
in
the process of correcting internal control deficiencies.
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 quarterly results for
the quarter ended March 31, 2007 as a result of our purchase accounting for
the
acquisition of New-Tailun completed on December 30, 2006.
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 ended
March 31, 2007.
If
we
cannot rectify these 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. Management is currently focused on remedying
internal control deficiencies, and this focus will require management from
time
to time to devote its attention away from other planning, oversight and
performance functions.
We
cannot
provide assurances as to the timing of the completion of these efforts. We
cannot be certain that the measures we take will ensure that we implement and
maintain adequate internal controls in the future. 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
are 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.
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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, 2008 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 and our independent registered public accounting
firm
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. In addition, our independent
registered public accounting firm may not agree with our management’s assessment
or conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is operating
effectively. We will continue to consistently improve our internal control
over
the financial reporting with our best efforts and we plan to engage assistance
from outside experts in doing so.
We
are listed on the over-the-counter bulletin board, and therefore we are subject
to less stringent corporate governance requirements as opposed to a company
listed on a national exchange.
Our
board
of directors currently has an audit committee and compensation committee
comprised of independent directors. If, however, we are unable to attract
qualified independent directors or nominate or elect such directors, our
security holders will not have the protections provided by having independent
directors or audit committee members. Although we believe that all actions
taken
by our directors on our behalf will be in our best interests, whether or not
they are deemed to be independent, we cannot assure you that this will actually
be the case. If actions are taken, or expenses are incurred that are not in
our
best interests, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and
operations and the price of our stock held by our shareholders.
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.
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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.
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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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 E.U., 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 the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement, effective January 1, 2005,
the
United States and other WTO member countries removed quotas from WTO members.
In
certain instances, the elimination of quotas affords the Company greater access
to foreign markets; 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.
Exports of each specified product category will continue to be admitted into
the
United States in the ordinary course until the restraint level for that category
is reached, after which further exports will be embargoed and will not be
cleared until after January 2006. Additionally, on September 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 will be subject to
restraints.
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Although
certain of the Company’s apparel products fall within the categories subject to
the quotas with respect to exports to the United States and Europe, the Chinese
government allocated a portion of the aggregate export quota to the Company
based upon the amount of product that the Company exported in the prior year.
The imposition of such quotas did not have a material affect on the Company’s
net sales. See “Results of Operations” above. As a result of the Company’s prior
export performance, it was awarded a sufficient portion of the export quotas
to
enable it to increase its sales to customers in Europe and the U.S. despite
the
reinstitution of export quotas. In order to increase the Company’s allocation of
future export quotas, however, the Company will continue accepting orders from
its customers. The Company believes that its customer mix and its ability to
adjust the types of apparel it manufactures will mitigate its exposure to such
trade restrictions in the future. However, there can be no assurance that
additional trade restrictions will not be imposed on the exports of the
Company’s products in the future. Such actions could result in increases in the
cost of its products generally and may adversely affect the Company’s results of
operations. The Company continues to monitor the developments described above.
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.
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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 and other currencies may fluctuate and is
affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions.
Although the exchange rate between RMB and the U.S. dollar has been effectively
pegged by the People’s Bank of China since 1994, there can be no assurance that
the relationship between the RMB and the U.S. dollar will remain stable,
especially in light of the significant political pressure on the Chinese
government to permit the free flotation of the RMB, which would result in
fluctuations in the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar, and
other
economic and geopolitical factors. If the RMB were to increase in value against
the U.S. dollar and other currencies, for example, consumers in the U.S. 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.
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 all of our officers 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. All of our officers
reside outside the United States and 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 these 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.
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 Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. 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. The high and low bid price of
Ever-Glory’s common stock during the past 52 week period was between $4.80 and
$1.60 per share.
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Our
stock
is 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 are 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.
NASD
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, the NASD 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, the
NASD
believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities
will not be suitable for at least some customers. The NASD 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 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 the 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 its common stock will
develop or be sustained. However, we do not rule out the possibility of having
our shares listed on the American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Capital Market or
other markets.
Our
common shares are currently traded, but currently with low volume, based on
quotations on the “Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board”, 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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Shareholders
should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for
“penny stocks” has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse.
Such patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or
a few
broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2)
manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales
and
false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving
high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced
sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups
by
selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities
by
promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired
level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with
consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have
occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect
to be
in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who
participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of
practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established
with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices
could increase the future volatility of our share price.
Our
corporate actions are substantially controlled by our principal shareholders
and
affiliated entities.
Our
principal shareholders, which includes our officers and directors, and their
affiliated entities own approximately 43% 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 have also entered
into agreements with our directors under which we are obligated to provide
indemnification. We may also in the future enter into similar agreements with
certain key employees. 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.
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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.
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 apply to our annual report on Form 10-K (beginning
with 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 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. |
UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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On
January 4, 2008, in connection with services rendered relating to our $2
million
private placement of convertible notes and warrants on August 2, 2007, the
Company issued warrants to ETech Securities that are exercisable for 72,728
shares of common stock of the Company with an exercise price of $3.20 per
share.
This warrant expires on January 4, 2011.
ITEM 3. |
DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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None.
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ITEM 4. |
SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITYHOLDERS
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None.
ITEM 5. |
OTHER
INFORMATION
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None.
ITEM 6. |
EXHIBITS
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The
following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.25
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Capital
Contribution Agreement (La Chapelle). (1)
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10.26
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Joint
Venture Establishment Agreement (La Go Go). (1)
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10.27
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Form
of Independent Director Offer Letter. (2)
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10.28
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Form
of Indemnification Agreement. (3)
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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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(1) |
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on
January 15, 2008.
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(2) |
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on March
19, 2008.
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(3) |
Incorporated
by reference to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on March
28, 2008.
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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.
May
6, 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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