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Future FinTech Group Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 June (Form 10-Q)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

☒  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

 

☐  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ____ to ____

 

Commission file number: 001-34502

 

Future FinTech Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   98-0222013
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification Number)

 

Americas Tower, 1177 Avenue of The Americas

Suite 5100, New York, NY

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

 

888-622-1218

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   FTFT   Nasdaq Stock Market

 

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  ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes  ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
  Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

Class   Outstanding at August 13, 2021
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   70,067,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1
Item 1. Financial Statements 1
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 27
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 35
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 36
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 37
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 37
Item 1A. Risk Factors 38
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 38
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities 38
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure 38
Item 5. Other Information 38
Item 6. Exhibits 38
SIGNATURES 39

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
       (Audited) 
ASSETS        
         
CURRENT ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents  $72,016,338   $9,787,989 
Accounts receivable, net   2,197,937    - 
Advances to suppliers and other current assets   286,787    257,933 
Loan receivables   5,409,669    5,355,944 
Other receivables, net   344,426    81,972 
Assets related to discontinued operations   155    19,737 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  $80,255,312   $15,503,575 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net  $41,256   $13,981 
Right of Use Assets   204,359    291,379 
Intangible assets   39,123    41,214 
Amounts due from related parties   364,720    81,563 
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS  $649,458   $428,137 
TOTAL ASSETS  $80,904,770   $15,931,712 
           
LIABILITIES          
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES          
Accounts payable  $1,068,204   $250,364 
Accrued expenses and other payables   1,614,240    2,469,102 
Advances from customers   29,171    28,962 
Convertible note payables   
-
    1,163,146 
Loan payables   445,936    394,848 
Lease liability-current   188,164    180,803 
Liabilities related to discontinued operations   -    165,216 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  $3,345,715   $4,652,441 
           
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES          
Lease liability-non-current   16,195    110,575 
Amounts due to related parties  $1,209,961   $2,437,555 
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES   1,226,156    2,548,130 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  $4,571,871   $7,200,571 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)   
 
    
 
 
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY          
           
Future FinTech Group, Inc, Stockholders’ equity          
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 65,321,192 shares and 50,053,606 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 respectively  $65,321   $50,053 
Additional paid-in capital   202,266,182    133,510,862 
Accumulated deficits   (125,585,088)   (124,384,301)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (366,057)   (398,014)
Total Future FinTech Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity   76,380,358    8,778,600 
Non-controlling interests   (47,459)   (47,459)
Total stockholders’ equity   76,332,899    8,731,141 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $80,904,770   $15,931,712 

 

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

 

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FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2021   2020*   2021   2020* 
Revenue  $1,941,582   $113,687   $1,948,195   $313,638 
Cost of goods sold   1,870,227    9,359    1,876,250    9,872 
Gross profit   71,355    104,328    71,945    303,766 
                     
Operating Expenses                    
General and administrative expenses   594,384    309,825    2,194,184    2,193,203 
Selling expenses   10,090    7,693    23,035    20,474 
(Recovery) Provision of doubtful debts   (36)   230,255    (18,329)   4,433,309 
Total operating expenses   604,438    547,773    2,198,890    6,646,986 
                     
Loss from operations   (533,083)   (443,445)   (2,126,945)   (6,343,220)
                     
Other (expenses) income                    
Interest income   153,411    51    290,877    166 
Interest expenses   
-
    (26,650)   (3,913)   (53,787)
Loss on debt settlement and conversion   
-
    (297,639)   
-
    (616,476)
Other (expenses) income, net   (2,229)   16,748    482,701    (502,258)
Total other income (expenses), net   151,182    (307,490)   769,665    (1,172,355)
                     
Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Tax   (381,901)   (750,935)   (1,357,280)   (7,515,575)
Income tax provision   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Loss from Continuing Operations   (381,901)   (750,935)   (1,357,280)   (7,515,575)
                     
Discontinued Operations (Note 12)                    
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations   (21,577)   
-
    156,493    123,688,874 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations   
-
    (84,045)   
-
    (120,420)
                     
NET INCOME (LOSS)   (403,478)   (834,980)   (1,200,787)   116,052,879 
Less: Net Loss attributable to non-controlling interests   
-
    
-
    
-
    (62)

Net income(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Future Fintech Group, Inc.

  $(403,478)  $(834,980)  $(1,200,787)  $116,052,941 
Other comprehensive income (loss)                    
Income (loss) from continued operations   (381,901)   (750,935)   (1,357,280)   (7,515,575)
Foreign currency translation – continued operations   (36,150)   (83,062)   31,967    1,459,620 
Comprehensive income (loss) - continued operation   (418,051)   (833,997)   (1,325,313)   (6,055,955)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations   (21,577)   (84,045)   156,493    123,568,454 
Foreign currency translation – discontinued operations   (8,138)   (93)   (10)   (10,781,302)
Comprehensive income (loss) - discontinued operation   (29,715)   (84,138)   156,483    112,787,152 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)   (447,766)   (918,135)   (1,168,830)   106,731,197 
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests   
-
    
-
    
-
    (62)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC. STOCKHOLDERS   (447,766)   (918,135)   (1,168,830)   106,731,259 
                     
Earnings per share:                    
Basic earnings per share from continued operation  $(0.01)  $(0.02)  $(0.02)  $(0.21)
Basic  earnings per share from discontinued operation   
-
    
-
    
-
    3.45 
   $(0.01)   (0.02)  $(0.02)  $3.24 
                     
Diluted Earnings per share:                    
Diluted earnings per share from continued operation  $(0.01)   (0.02)  $(0.02)  $(0.21)
Diluted  earnings per share from discontinued operation   
-
    
-
    
-
    3.38 
   $(0.01)   (0.02)  $(0.02)  $3.17 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding                    
Basic   53,798,156    33,334,888    54,324,447    35,867,188 
Diluted   54,355,947    34,004,411    54,882,238    36,536,711 

 

* Reclassification- certain reclassifications have been made to the financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2020 to conform to the presentation for the period ended June 30, 2021, with no effect on previously reported net income (loss).

 

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

 

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Future Fintech Group, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2020

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Retained   Accumulative
other
comprehensive
   Non-
controlling
     
   Shares   Amount   capital   earnings   income   interests   Total 
Balance at March 31, 2020   38,140,415   $38,140   $109,793,334   $(96,426,691)  $3,750,881   $(2,088,945)  $15,066,719 
Issuance of common stocks for conversion of debts   353,648    354    562,521    -    -    -    562,875 
Net income from continued operations   -    -    -    (750,935)   -    -    (750,935)
Net income from discontinued operations   -    -    -    (84,045)   -    -    (84,045)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    (83,062)   -    (83,062)
Disposal of discontinued operation   -    -    -    -    (93)   -    (93)
Balance at June 30, 2020   38,494,063   $38,494   $110,355,855   $(97,261,671)  $3,667,726   $(2,088,945)  $14,711,459 

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Retained   Accumulative
other
comprehensive
   Non-
controlling
     
   Shares   Amount   capital   earnings   income   interests   Total 
Balance at March 30, 2021   59,583,486   $59,583   $169,891,428   $(125,181,610)  $(321,769)  $(47,459)  $44,400,173 
Issuance of common stocks - cash   5,737,706    5,738    32,374,754    -    -    -    32,380,492 
Net income from continued operations   -    -    -    (381,901)   -    -    (381,901)
Net income from discontinued operations   -    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    (36,150)   -    (36,150)
Disposal of discontinued operation   -    -    -    (21,577)   (8,138)   -    (29,715)
Balance at June 30, 2021   65,321,192   $65,321   $202,266,182   $(125,585,088)  $(366,057)  $(47,459)  $76,332,899 

 

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Six Months ended June 30, 2020

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Retained   Accumulative
other
comprehensive
   Non-
controlling
     
   Shares   Amount   capital   earnings   income   interests   Total 
Balance at December 31, 2019   33,810,416   $33,810   $107,852,827   $(213,314,612)  $12,989,408   $4,361,361   $(88,077,206)
Issuance of common stocks - cash   933,647    934    1,315,778    -    -    -    1,316,712 
Net income from continued operations   -    -    -    (7,515,513)   -    (62)   (7,515,575)
Net income from discontinued operations   -    -    -    (120,420)   -    -    (120,420)
Share-based payments-service   3,750,000    3,750    1,187,250    -    -    -    1,191,000 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    1,459,620    -    1,459,620 
Disposal of discontinued operation   -    -    -    123,688,874    (10,781,302)   (6,450,244)   106,457,328 
Balance at June 30, 2020   38,494,063   $38,494   $110,355,855   $(97,261,671)  $3,667,726   $(2,088,945)  $14,711,459 

 

Six Months ended June 30, 2021

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Retained   Accumulative
other
comprehensive
   Non-
controlling
     
   Shares   Amount   capital   earnings   income   interests   Total 
Balance at December 31, 2020   50,053,606   $50,053   $133,510,862   $(124,384,301)  $(398,014)  $(47,459)  $8,731,141 
Issuance of common stocks - cash   15,267,586    15,268    67,862,070    -    -    -    67,877,338 
Net income from continued operations   -    -    -    (1,357,280)   -    -    (1,357,280)
Net income from discontinued operations   -    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Share-based payments-service   -    -    893,250    -    -    -    893,250 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    31,967    -    31,967 
Disposal of discontinued operation   -    -    -    156,493    (10)   -    156,483 
Balance at June 30, 2021   65,321,192   $65,321   $202,266,182   $(125,585,088)  $(366,057)  $(47,459)  $76,332,899 

 

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

 

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FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2021   2020 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net income (loss)  $(1,200,787)  $116,052,879 
Net income from discontinued operation   156,493    123,568,454 
Net loss from continuing operations   (1,357,280)   (7,515,575)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities          
Depreciation   4,088    849 
Amortization   2,500    32,945 
(Recovery) Provision of doubtful debts   (18,329)   4,433,309 
Share-based payments   893,250    1,191,000 
Interest expenses related to convertible note   (96,691)   
-
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities          
Accounts receivable   (2,197,937)   4,490 
Inventory   
-
    550 
Other receivable   (247,002)   (207,994)
Advances to suppliers and other current assets   (25,779)   1,523,010 
Accounts payable   813,853    (2,564)
Due to related parties   
-
    - 
Accrued expenses   (758,172)   (901,096)
Advances from customers   209    (276,732)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities – Discontinued Operations   (2,987,290)   (1,717,808)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities – Continued Operations   10,849    (35,693)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Additions to property, plant and equipment   (16,589)   
-
 
Payment for Loan receivable   -    (206,512)
Additions to property, plant and equipment   -    (1,836,288)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities from Discontinued Operations   (16,589)   (2,042,800)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities from Continuing Operations   
-
    
-
 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs   67,877,338    500,000 
Proceeds from amounts due from related parties, net   178,392    397,937 
Repayments of related party loan   (1,249,758)   - 
Proceeds from loan payable        211,876 
Proceeds from secured convertible promissory note    
-
    1,203,527 
Repayment of convertible payable   (1,163,146)   
-
 
Repayment of loans payable   (122,926)   
-
 
Net cash provided by financing activities   65,519,900    2,313,340 
           
Effect of change in exchange rate   (298,521)   1,528,368 
           
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   62,228,349    45,407 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   9,787,989    530,896 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   72,016,338    576,303 
Less: Cash and cash equivalents from the discontinued operations, end of period   -    (29,765)
Cash and cash equivalents, from the continuing operations end of period  $72,016,338   $546,538 
           
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT NON-CASH TRANSACTION          
Issuance of common stocks for conversion of debts  $
-
   $700,236 

 

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

 

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FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Future FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”) is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida. The main business of the Company includes an online shopping platform, Chain Cloud Mall (CCM, website: http://gksharedmall.com/), which is based on blockchain technology; supply chain financing and services; a blockchain-based application incubator; and technical service and support for blockchain based assets and their operating entities; and the application and development of blockchain-based e-commerce technology and financial technology. Prior to 2019, the Company engaged in the production and sales of fruit juice concentrates, fruit juice beverages and other fruit-related products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”, or “China”), and overseas markets. Due to the drastically increased production cost and tightened environmental law in China, the Company has transformed its business from fruit juice manufacturing and distribution to a real-name blockchain e-commerce platform that integrates blockchain and internet technology and financial technology services.

 

On July 22, 2020, the Company established Future Commercial Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Its business includes management and consulting services.

 

On May 11, 2021, the Company established Future Supply (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. Its business is coal supply chain financing and trading.

 

On May 21, 2021, the Company established Future Big Data (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, China. Its business includes big data technology and industrial internet data services.

 

On June 8, 2021, the Company established Tianjin Future Private Equity Fund Management Partnership (Ltd Partnership) in Tianjin, China. Its business is mainly external equity investment.   

 

June 14, 2021, the Company established Future FinTech Labs Inc. in New York to serve as its global R&D and technical support center.

 

On June 24, 2021, the Company established FTFT Capital Investments L.L.C. in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its business is to serve institutional investors and high net worth individuals. 

 

On August 2, 2021, the Company incorporated FTFT UK Limited in United Kingdom as serve as its operating base to develop fintech business in Europe.

 

The Company’s activities are principally conducted by its subsidiaries and its blockchain based e-commerce platform is conducted through its Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) in the PRC.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of presentation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2021 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes to the interim financial statements related to these periods are unaudited. The results for the three to six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent periods or for the entire year ending December 31, 2021. The balance sheet of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

 

Our contractual arrangements with our VIE and their respective shareholders allow us to (i) exercise effective control over our VIE, (ii) receive substantially all of the economic benefits of our VIE, and (iii) have an exclusive option to purchase all or part of the equity interests in our VIE when and to the extent permitted by PRC law.

 

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As a result of our direct ownership in our wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”) and the contractual arrangements with our VIE, we are regarded as the primary beneficiary of our VIE, and we treat it and its subsidiaries as our consolidated affiliated entities under U.S. GAAP. We have consolidated the financial results of our VIE in our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020 as included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

On February 27, 2020, SkyPeople BVI (the “Seller”) completed the transfer of its ownership of HeDeTang HK to New Continent International Co., Ltd. (the “Buyer”), an unrelated third party and a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands for a total price of RMB 0.6 million (approximately $85,714), pursuant to a Share Transfer Agreement entered into by the Seller and the Buyer on September 18, 2019 and approved at the special shareholders meeting of the Company on February 26, 2020. As the Company believed that no continued cash flow would be generated by the sold component, in accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company presented the operating results from Hedetang HK as discontinued operations within the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

In addition, Company’s Huludao Wonder operation, a subsidiary which produces concentrated apple juice, suffered continued operating losses from 2014 to 2016 and its cash flow was minimal for these three years. In December 2016, the Company established a winding-down plan to close this operation. Based on the restructuring plan and in accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company presented the operating results from Huludao Wonder as a discontinued operation.

 

On March 11, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors passed a resolution to sell the operation of Future Supply Chain limited and Zhonglian Hengxin Assets Management Co., Ltd (“Zhonglian Hengxin”) and close the operation of Digital Online Marketing Limited, SkyPeople Foods Holding Ltd. and Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. On March 18, 2021, Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was dissolved and deregistered with local government.

 

On May 7, 2020, Future Business Management Co., Ltd. completed the transfer of its ownership of Zhonglian Hengxin Assets Management Co., Ltd to individual third party. On July 24, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors passed a resolution to sell the operation of Hedetang Farm Products Trading Markets (Mei County) Co., Ltd. and close the operation of Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shaanxi) Co., Ltd. As a result, Skypeople Foods Holdings Limited Company was deregistered on July 27, 2020; Digital Online Marketing Limited Company was deregistered on July 28, 2020; On October 31, 2020, Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited and Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shanxi) Co., Ltd. completed the transfer of its ownership of Hedetang Farm Products Trading Markets (Mei county) Co., Ltd to third parties. 

 

On April 19, 2021, FT Commercial Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd was dissolved and deregistered with local government.

 

Based on the disposal plan and in accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company presented the operating results from these operations as a discontinued operation.

 

Segment Information Reclassification

 

Historically, the Company operated in five segments: concentrated apple juice and apple aroma, concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree, concentrated pear juice, fruit juice beverages, and others.

 

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As the Company classified the juice related operation into discontinued operation in the beginning of year 2019, and in accordance with the Company’s new business strategy, the Company classified business segment into CCM Shopping Mall Membership, sales of goods, coal supply chain financing and trading and others.

 

Uses of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements 

 

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP and this 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 condensed consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include, but not limited to, the allowance for doubtful receivable, estimated useful life and residual value of property, plant and equipment, impairment of long-lived assets provision for staff benefit, recognition and measurement of deferred income taxes and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions management may undertake in the future, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to our condensed consolidated financial statements.  

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s financial statements are prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.

 

The Company incurred operating losses and had negative operating cash flows and may continue to incur operating losses and generate negative cash flows as the Company implements its future business plan. These factors raise substantial doubts about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has raised funds through issuance of convertible notes and common stock.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully execute its new business strategy and eventually attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

In accordance with the   ASC 360-10, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment and purchased intangibles subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable, or it is reasonably possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technological or other industrial changes. The determination of recoverability of assets to be held and used is made by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the assets.

 

If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company has adopted FASB ASC Topic on Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy of valuation techniques based on observable and unobservable input, which may be used to measure fair value and include the following:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 - Input other than Level 1 that is observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other input that is observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable input that is supported by little or no market activity and that is significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are classified within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are value using quoted market price.

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

Under ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share, basic EPS excludes dilution for Common Stock equivalents and is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of Common Stock outstanding for the period.

 

Diluted EPS is calculated by using the treasury stock method, assuming conversion of all potentially dilutive securities, such as stock options and warrants. Under this method, (i) exercise of options and warrants is assumed at the beginning of the period and shares of Common Stock are assumed to be issued, (ii) the proceeds from exercise are assumed to be used to purchase Common Stock at the average market price during the period, and (iii) the incremental shares (the difference between the number of shares assumed issued and the number of shares assumed purchased) are included in the denominator of the diluted EPS computation. The numerators and denominators used in the computations of basic and diluted EPS are presented in the following table.

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021:

 

   Income   Share   Pre-share
amount
 
             
Loss from continuing operations  $(381,901)   53,798,156   $(0.01)
Income from discontinuing operations  $(21,577)   53,798,156   $
-
 
                
Basic EPS:               
Loss available to common stockholders from continuing operations  $(381,901)   53,798,156   $(0.01)
Income available to common stockholders from discontinuing operations  $(21,577)   53,798,156   $
-
 
                
Dilutive EPS:               
                
Warrants   
-
    557,791    
-
 
Diluted loss per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share equals basic net loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares is anti-dilutive from continuing operations  $(381,901)   54,355,947   $(0.01)
Diluted Earnings per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.  $(21,577)   54,355,947   $
-
 

 

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Three Months ended June 30, 2020:

 

   Income   Share   Pre-share
amount
 
             
Loss from continuing operations  $(750,935)   33,334,888   $(0.02)
Income from discontinuing operations  $(84,045)   33,334,888   $
-
 
                
Basic EPS:               
Loss available to common stockholders from continuing operations  $(750,935)   33,334,888   $(0.02)
Income available to common stockholders from discontinuing operations  $(84,045)   33,334,888   $
-
 
                
Dilutive EPS:               
                
Warrants   
-
    669,523    
-
 
Diluted loss per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share equals basic net loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares is anti-dilutive from continuing operations  $(750,935)   34,004,411   $(0.02)
Diluted Earnings per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.  $(84,045)   34,004,411   $
-
 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021:

 

   Income   Share   Pre-share
amount
 
             
Loss from continuing operations  $(1,357,280)   54,324,447   $(0.02)
Income from discontinuing operations  $156,493    54,324,447   $
-
 
                
Basic EPS:               
Loss available to common stockholders from continuing operations  $(1,357,280)   54,324,447   $(0.02)
Income available to common stockholders from discontinuing operations  $156,493    54,324,447   $
-
 
                
Dilutive EPS:               
                
Warrants   
-
    557,791    
-
 
Diluted loss per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share equals basic net loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares is anti-dilutive from continuing operations  $(1,357,280)   54,882,238   $(0.02)
Diluted Earnings per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.  $156,493    54,882,238   $
-
 

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

   Income   Share   Pre-share
amount
 
             
Loss from continuing operations  $(7,515,575)   35,867,188   $(0.21)
Income from discontinuing operations  $123,568,454    35,867,188   $3.45 
                
Basic EPS:               
Loss available to common stockholders from continuing operations  $(7,515,575)   35,867,188   $(0.21)
Income available to common stockholders from discontinuing operations  $123,568,454    35,867,188   $3.45 
                
Dilutive EPS:               
                
Warrants   
-
    669,523    
-
 
Diluted loss per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share equals basic net loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares is anti-dilutive from continuing operations  $(7,515,575)   36,536,711   $(0.21)
Diluted Earnings per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.  $123,568,454    36,536,711   $3.38 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents included cash on hand and demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use and with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

Deposits in banks in the PRC are only insured by the government up to RMB500,000, and are consequently exposed to risk of loss. The Company believes the probability of a bank failure, causing loss to the Company, is remote.

 

Receivable and Allowances  

 

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at the original invoice amounts less an allowance for any uncollectible amount. We have a policy of reserving for uncollectible accounts based on our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. We extend credit to our customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition and other factors. We generally do not require collateral or other security to support accounts receivable. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and maintain an allowance for potential bad debts if required.

 

Other receivables, and loan receivables are recognized and carried at the initial amount when occurred less an allowance for any uncollectible amount. We have a policy of reserving for uncollectible accounts based on our best estimate of the amount of probable impairment losses in our existing receivable.

 

We determine whether an allowance for doubtful accounts is required by evaluating specific accounts where information indicates the customers may have an inability to meet financial obligations. In these cases, we use assumptions and judgment, based on the best available facts and circumstances, to record a specific allowance for those customers against amounts due to reduce the receivable to the amount expected to be collected. These specific allowances are re-evaluated and adjusted as additional information is received. The amounts calculated are analyzed to determine the total amount of the allowance. We may also record a general allowance as necessary.

 

Direct write-offs are taken in the period when we have exhausted our efforts to collect overdue and unpaid receivable or otherwise evaluate other circumstances that indicate that we should abandon such efforts.

 

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The Company has assessed its accounts receivable including credit term and corresponding all its accounts receivables in June 2021. Upon such credit terms, bad debt expense was $18,329 and $4.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. There is no accounts receivable balance overdue for over 90 days as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020

 

Inventories

 

Inventories consist of raw materials, packaging materials (which include ingredients and supplies) and finished goods (which) include finished juice in the bottling, canning operations and other. Inventories also consist of merchant gift package to be delivered with the new membership signed up in our e-commerce platform. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We determine cost on the basis of the weighted average method. The Company periodically reviews inventories for obsolescence and any inventories identified as obsolete are written off.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We apply the five steps defined under ASC 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. We assess its revenue arrangements against specific criteria in order to determine if it is acting as principal or agent. Revenue arrangements with multiple performance obligations are divided into separate distinct goods or services. We allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price of the goods or services provided. Revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control of promised goods or services to a customer.

 

We do not make any significant judgment in evaluating when control is transferred. Revenue is recorded net of value-added tax.

 

Revenue recognitions are as follows:

 

Online sales and Membership fee:

 

The Company recognizes the sale of goods 15 days after the products are shipped (after the 15 days return policy). The revenue from the membership fee is amortized over the lifetime of the membership, which is one year. For the merchandise gift package, revenue is recognized when the receipt of the gift package is confirmed by the members. Other revenues include revenues earned on net basis from sales of certain products on our platform. During the second quarter of 2021, the Company has transformed its member based business model to sales agent based business model for its online shopping mall.

 

Sales of Coals

 

The Company recognize revenue when the receipt of merchandise is confirmed by the customers, which is the point that the title of the goods is transferred to the customer.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the useful lives of the assets. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated; maintenance and repairs that do not extend the life of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. Upon disposal of assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

 

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Depreciation related to property, plant and equipment used in production is reported in cost of sales, and includes amortized amounts related to capital leases. We estimated that the residual value of the Company’s property and equipment ranges from 3% to 5%. Property, plant and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives as follows:

 

Machinery and equipment  5-10 years
Furniture and office equipment  3-5 years
Motor vehicles  5 years

 

Depreciation expense included in general and administration expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $4,088 and $849, respectively. Depreciation expense included in cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was nil, respectively.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Acquired intangible assets are recognized based on their cost to the Company, which generally includes the transaction costs of the asset acquisition, and no gain or loss is recognized unless the fair value of noncash assets given as consideration differs from the assets’ carrying amounts on the Company’s book. These assets are amortized over their useful lives if the assets are deemed to have a finite life and they are reviewed for impairment by testing for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The fair value of an intangible asset is the amount that would be determined if the entity used the assumptions that market participants would use if they were pricing the intangible asset. The useful life of the Company’s intangible assets is ten years, which is determined by using the time period that an intangible is estimated to contribute directly or indirectly to a Company’s future cash flows.

 

Foreign Currency and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are measured using the local currency as the functional currency; however, the reporting currency of the Company is the USD. Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have been translated into USD using the exchange rate at the balance sheet dates, while equity accounts are translated using historical exchange rate. The exchange rate we used to convert RMB to USD was 6.46 and 6.52 at the balance sheet dates of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues and expenses. The average exchange rates we used to convert RMB to USD were 6.47 and 7.03 for six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Translation adjustments are reported separately and accumulated in a separate component of equity (cumulative translation adjustment).

 

Income Taxes

 

We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. 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. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC Topic 740-10-30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740-10-25 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We have no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.

 

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Lease

 

After adoption of ASC 842   and related standards, which introduced a lessee model that requires entities to recognize assets and liabilities for most leases, but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to current accounting, thus operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. For short-term leases with an initial lease term of 12 months or less and with purchase options we are reasonably certain will not be exercised. As a lessee, the Company leases equipment, land and office building. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

Convertible notes

 

The Company accounts for its convertible notes at issuance by allocating the proceeds received from a convertible note among freestanding instruments according to ASC 470, Debt, based upon their relative fair values. The fair value of debt and common stock is determined based on the closing price of the common stock on the date of the transaction. Convertible notes are subsequently carried at amortized cost. Each convertible note is analyzed for the existence of a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”), defined as the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date for the convertible note, less the effective conversion price. No BCF was recognized for the convertible notes issued during June 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

Share-based compensation

 

The Company awards share options and other equity-based instruments to its employees, directors and consultants (collectively “share-based payments”). Compensation cost related to such awards is measured based on the fair value of the instrument on the grant date. The Company recognizes the compensation cost over the period the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, which generally is the vesting period. The amount of cost recognized is adjusted to reflect the expected forfeiture prior to vesting. When no future services are required to be performed by the employee in exchange for an award of equity instruments, and if such award does not contain a performance or market condition, the cost of the award is expensed on the grant date. The Company recognizes compensation cost for an award with only service conditions that has a graded vesting schedule on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award, provided that the cumulative amount of compensation cost recognized at any date at least equals the portion of the grant-date value of such award that is vested at that date.

 

Variable interest entities

 

On July 31, 2019, Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited (“CCM Tianjin”), Chain Cloud Mall E-commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (“E-commerce Tianjin”), and Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu, citizens of China and shareholders of E-commerce Tianjin, entered into the following agreements, or collectively, the “Variable Interest Entity Agreements” or “VIE Agreements,” pursuant to which CCM Tianjin has contractual rights to control and operate the business of E-commerce Tianjin (the “VIE”). Therefore, pursuant to ASC 810, E-Commerce Tianjin is included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since then.

 

Pursuant to Chinese law and regulations, a foreign owned enterprise cannot apply for and hold a license for operation of certain e-commerce businesses, the category of business which the Company is expanding in China. CCM Tianjin is an indirectly wholly foreign owned enterprise of the Company. In order to comply with Chinese law and regulations, CCM Tianjin agreed to provide E-commerce Tianjin an Exclusive Operation and Use Rights Authorization to operate and use the Chain Cloud Mall System owned by CCM Tianjin.

 

E-commerce Tianjin was incorporated by Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu solely for the purpose of holding the operation license of the Chain Cloud Mall System. Mr. Zeyao Xue is a major shareholder of the Company and the son of Mr. Yongke Xue, the President of the Company. Mr. Kai Xu was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company and currently is the Deputy General Manager of FT Commercial Group Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

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The VIE Agreements are as follows:  

 

1) Exclusive Technology Consulting and Service Agreement by and between CCM Tianjin and E-commerce Tianjin. Pursuant to the Exclusive Technology Consulting and Service Agreement, CCM Tianjin agreed to act as the exclusive consultant of E-commerce Tianjin and provide technology consulting and services to E-commerce Tianjin. In exchange, E-commerce Tianjin agreed to pay CCM Tianjin a technology consulting and service fee, the amount of which is to be equivalent to the amount of net profit before tax of E-commerce Tianjin, payable on a quarterly basis after making up losses of previous years (if necessary) and deducting necessary costs, expenses and taxes related to the business operations of E-commerce Tianjin. Without the prior written consent of CCM Tianjin, E-commerce Tianjin may not accept the same or similar technology consulting and services provided by any third party during the term of the agreement. All the benefits and interests generated from the agreement, including but not limited to intellectual property rights, know-how and trade secrets, will be CCM Tianjin’s sole and exclusive property. This agreement has a term of 10 years and may be extended unilaterally by CCM Tianjin with CCM Tianjin’s written confirmation prior to the expiration date. E-commerce Tianjin cannot terminate the agreement early unless CCM Tianjin commits fraud, gross negligence or illegal acts, or becomes bankrupt or winds up.
   
2) Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement by and among CCM Tianjin, E-commerce Tianjin, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu. Pursuant to the Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu granted to CCM Tianjin and any party designated by CCM Tianjin the exclusive right to purchase, at any time during the term of this agreement, all or part of the equity interests in E-commerce Tianjin, or the “Equity Interests,” at a purchase price equal to the registered capital paid by Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu for the Equity Interests, or, in the event that applicable law requires an appraisal of the Equity Interests, the lowest price permitted under applicable law. Pursuant to powers of attorney executed by Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu, they irrevocably authorized any person appointed by CCM Tianjin to exercise all shareholder rights, including but not limited to voting on their behalf on all matters requiring approval of E-commerce Tianjin’s shareholder, disposing of all or part of the shareholder’s equity interest in E-commerce Tianjin, and electing, appointing or removing directors and executive officers. The person designated by CCM Tianjin is entitled to dispose of dividends and profits on the equity interest without reliance on any oral or written instructions of Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu. The powers of attorney will remain in force for so long as Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu remain the shareholders of E-commerce Tianjin. Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu have waived all the rights which have been authorized to CCM Tianjin’s designated person under the powers of attorney.
   
3) Equity Pledge Agreements by and among CCM Tianjin, E-commerce Tianjin, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu. Pursuant to the Equity Pledge Agreements, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu pledged all of the Equity Interests to CCM Tianjin to secure the full and complete performance of the obligations and liabilities on the part of E-commerce Tianjin and them under this and the above contractual arrangements. If E-commerce Tianjin, Mr. Zeyao Xue, or Mr. Kai Xu breaches their contractual obligations under these agreements, then CCM Tianjin, as pledgee, will have the right to dispose of the pledged equity interests. Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu agree that, during the term of the Equity Pledge Agreements, they will not dispose of the pledged equity interests or create or allow any encumbrance on the pledged equity interests, and they also agree that CCM Tianjin’s rights relating to the equity pledge should not be interfered with or impaired by the legal actions of the shareholders of E-commerce Tianjin, their successors or designees. During the term of the equity pledge, CCM Tianjin has the right to receive all of the dividends and profits distributed on the pledged equity. The Equity Pledge Agreements will terminate on the second anniversary of the date when E-commerce Tianjin, Mr. Zeyao Xue and Mr. Kai Xu have completed all their obligations under the contractual agreements described above.
   
4)

Exclusive Operation and Use Rights Authorization letter which authorizes Chain Cloud Mall E-commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd, to exclusively operate and use the Chain Cloud Mall System and the authorization period is the same as the term of the Exclusive Technology Consulting and Service Agreement entered into by and between Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Cloud Chain Mall E-commerce (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. dated July 31, 2019. 

 

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5) GlobalKey Shared Mall Shopping Platform Software and System Transfer Agreement by and between Future Supply Chain Co., Ltd. and Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjian) Co., Ltd., pursuant to which the GlobalKey Shared Mall Shopping Platform Software and System was transferred from Future Supply China Co., Ltd. to CCM Tianjin and that both parties were wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company and transfer price is $0.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements  

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 (“ASU 2016-13”) “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” (“ASC 326”): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model which requires the use of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. It also eliminates the concept of other-than-temporary impairment and requires credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than as a reduction in the amortized cost basis of the securities. These changes will result in earlier recognition of credit losses. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASC 2019-10”), which defers the effective date of ASU 2016-13 to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for public entities which meet the definition of a smaller reporting company. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2023. Management is currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on the consolidated financial statements. The effect will largely depend on the composition and credit quality of our investment portfolio and the economic conditions at the time of adoption.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-06 (ASU 2020-06) “Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity”, which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. For public business entities that are not smaller reporting companies, ASU 2020-6 effective fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years.

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material impact on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

3. LOAN RECEIVABLES

 

As of June 30, 2021, the balance of loan receivables was $5.41 million, which was from Shenzhen Tiantian Haodian Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tiantian Haodian”). On June 28, 2020, GuangChengJi (Shanghai) Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Guangchengji”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, entered into a “Loan Agreement” with Tiantian Haodian. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Guangchengji loaned up to the amount of RMB 35 million (approximately $5.41 million) with Tiantian Haodian at the annual interest rate of 10% from June 28, 2020 to December 27, 2021.

 

4. LEASES

 

The Company’s noncancelable operating leases consist of leases for office space. The Company is the lessee under the terms of the operating leases. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the operating lease cost was $0.20 million.

 

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The Company’s operating leases have remaining lease terms that range from approximately one year to two years. As of June 30, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate were 1.08 years and 6%, respectively.

 

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

 

   Operating 
As of June 30,  Lease 
From July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022  $195,307 
From July 1, 2022 to June 31, 2022   16,276 
Total  $211,583 
Less: amounts representing interest  $7,224 
Present Value of future minimum lease payments   204,359 
Less: Current obligations   188,164 
Long term obligations  $16,195 

 

5. LOAN PAYABLES

 

As of June 30, 2021, loan payables were $0.44 million, which consisted of the loan payable of $0.19 million to Shaanxi Entai Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., loan payable $0.01 million to Shenzhen Wangjv Trading Co., Ltd., and loan payable of $0.25 million to seven individuals.

 

The loan from Shaanxi Entai Bio-Technology Co., Ltd of $0.18 million was interest free and has no assets pledged for this loan.

 

On June 15, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Shenzhen Wangjv Trading Co., Ltd. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the Company borrowed $0.23 million from Shenzhen Wangjv Trading Co., Ltd. at the annual interest rate of 8% with the term of 1 year for the use of working capital. On July 6, 2020, the Company repaid $0.22 million to Shenzhen Wangjv Trading Co., Ltd.

 

During the third quarter of 2020, the Company entered into a series of interest free loan agreements with seven individuals, borrowing $0.37 million for working capital. The repayment term is one year. The Company repaid $0.12 million to two individual lenders, Yinyang Chen and Zhixing Pan.

 

6. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES  

 

The amount of accrued expenses and other payables were consisted of the followings:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
Legal fee and other professionals  $36,154   $457,276 
Wages and employee reimbursement   301,864    289,815 
Suppliers   1,186,991    1,548,556 
Accruals   89,231    173,455 
Total  $1,614,240   $2,469,102 

 

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7. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, convertible debt consisted of the following:

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2021     2020  
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
Beginning   $ 1,163,146     $ 957,990  
Addition    
-
      905,392  
Payment     (1,163,146 )    
-
 
Conversion    
-
      (700,236 )
Balance   $ -     $ 1,163,146  

 

8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

As of June 30, 2021, the amounts due to the related parties were consisted of the followings:  

 

Name  Amount
(US$)
   Relationship  Note
Yongke Xue  $33,900   President of the Company  Loan payable
Wei Cheng Pan   193,495   Legal representative of Guangchengji and Chief Strategy Officer of the Company  Loan payable
Shaanxi Fu Chen Venture Capital Management Co. Ltd. (“Shaanxi Fu Chen”)   92,487   Two outside shareholders of the Company who are also the shareholders of Shaanxi Fu Chen  Other payables
Zhi Yan   243,742   General Manager of a subsidiary of the Company  Accrued expenses
Jing Chen   18,686   Vice president of the Company  Accrued expenses
Shenzhen TianShunDa Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. (“TianShunDa”)   340,552   Shaanxi Fu Chen holds 70% interest of TianShunDa  Other payables
Reits (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd   16,602   Zhi Yan is the legal representative of this company  Acquisition of intangibles upon the full completion of the online platform pursuant to an agreement originally entered between parties before Zhi Yan was the general manager of our subsidiary.
Shaanxi Chunlv Ecological Agriculture Co. Ltd.   254,507   Shaanxi Fu Chen Venture holds 80% interest of the company  Other payables
Kai Xu   12,738   Deputy General Manager of a subsidiary of the Company  Accrued expenses
Shaanxi Fuju Mining Co., Ltd   3,252   Shaanxi Fu Chen holds 80% interest of the company  Other payables
Total  $1,209,961       

 

As of June 30, 2021, the amounts due from the related parties were consisted of the followings:

 

Name   Amount
(US$)
    Relationship   Note
Shanchun Huang     123,836     Chief Executive Officer of the Company   Prepaid expenses*
Bin Wu     200,000     a shareholder of a subsidiary of the Company   Advance to pay for the incorporation costs of the establishment of the subsidiary in Dubai*
Zeyao Xue     34,172     Son of the President of the Company, a shareholder of the VIE of the Company and a major shareholder of the Company   Prepaid expenses *
Ming Yi     5,945     Chief Financial Officer of the Company   Prepaid expenses *
Yang Liu     767     Chief Operator Officer of the Company   Prepaid expenses *
Total   $ 364,720          

 

 

* The related party transactions have been approved by the Company’s Audit Committee.

 

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9. INCOME TAX

 

The Company is incorporated in the United States of America and is subject to United States federal taxation. No provisions for income taxes have been made, as the Company had no U.S. taxable income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The effective income tax rate for the Company for both of the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 0% and 0% respectively. Some of our subsidiaries generated income and we accrued income tax according to the Chinese corporate income tax rate, but some had a loss and no tax provision was made.

 

The amount of unrecognized deferred tax liabilities for temporary differences related to the dividend from foreign subsidiaries is not determined because such determination is not practical.

 

The Company has not provided deferred taxes on undistributed earnings attributable to its PRC subsidiaries as they are to be permanently reinvested.

 

The Company had no material adjustments to its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. Since the Company intends to reinvest its earnings to further expand its businesses in mainland China, its PRC subsidiaries do not intend to declare dividends to their immediate foreign holding companies in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any deferred taxes in relation to US tax on the cumulative amount of undistributed retained earnings since January 1, 2008.

 

Effective on January 1, 2008, the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, EIT Law, and Implementing Rules imposed a unified enterprise income tax rate of 25% on all domestic-invested enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises in the PRC, unless they qualify under certain limited exceptions. All of the Companies’ Chinese subsidiaries were subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25%.

 

10. SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

 

Consulting Service Agreement

 

On January 25, 2020, the Company entered into a Consulting Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Dragon Investment Holding Limited (Malta) (the “Consultant”), a company incorporated in Malta, pursuant to which Consultant will: (i) help the Company to locate new merger projects globally, develop new merger strategy and provide the Company with at least five (5) merger and acquisition targets that have synergy with the Company’s business and development plans and could clearly contribute to the Company’s strategic goals each year; (ii) help the Company to map out new growth strategies in addition to its current business; (iii) work with the Company to explore new lines of business and associated growth strategies; and (iv) conduct market research and evaluating variable projects and providing feasibility studies per Company’s request from time to time. The term of the Agreement is three years. In consideration of the services to be provided by the Consultant to the Company, the Company agrees to pay the Consultant a three-year consulting fee totaling $3.0 million. The Company shall issue a total of 3,750,000 restricted shares of the Company Common Stock (the “Consultant Shares”) at a price of $0.794 per share, (the closing price of the Agreement date), as the payment for the above mentioned consultant fee to the Consultant. On February 23, 2020, the Company issued the Consultant Shares pursuant to the Agreement, of which 1,500,000 shares were released to the Consultant immediately, 1,125,000 and 1,125,000 shares, respectively, will be held by the Company and released to the Consultant on January 25, 2021 and January 25, 2022 if this Agreement has not been terminated and there has been no breach of the Agreement by the Consultant at such time. If the second and/or third release of the shares mentioned above does not occur, such shares shall be returned to the Company as treasury shares. The shares contemplated in the Agreement were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded stock related compensation of $1.19 million, based on the stock closing price of $0.794 on the Agreement date, for the 1,500,000 shares which were released to the Consultant immediately upon issuance. On January 25, 2021, the Company recorded stock related compensation of $0.89 million, based on the stock closing price of $0.794 on the date of the Agreement, for the 1,125,000 shares which were released to the Consultant on January 25, 2021. The Company will recognize stock related compensation of $0.89 million for the 1,125,000 shares in the future if and when they are released to the Consultant pursuant to the Agreement.

 

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11. COMMON STOCK

 

Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On December 24, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchasers in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 4,210,530 units, each consisting of one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase 1 share of our Common Stock, at a purchase price of $1.90 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $8,000,007, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. On December 29, 2020, the Company issued Units consisting of an aggregate of 4,210,530 shares of our Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,210,530 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.15 per share (the “Investors’ Warrants”). The Investors’ Warrants have a term of five years and are exercisable by the holder at any time after the date of issuance. In connection with the offering, the Company also issued placement agent a warrant to purchase 210,526 shares of our Common Stock (the “Placement Agent Warrant”) on substantially the same terms as the Investors’ Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrant has an exercise price of $2.375 per share and are not exercisable until June 24, 2021. 

 

The net proceeds offering were $7,338,500, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, and were received on December 29, 2020. The Company issued 4,210,530 shares of its Common Stock to the purchaser on December 29, 2020. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Investors Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,210,530 shares of common stock were fully exercised by the investors.

 

On January 11, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers identified on the signature page thereto, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchasers in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 3,000,000 share of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a purchase price of $5.00 per share, for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $13,797,732, after deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. On January 13, 2021, the Company issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to this Agreement.

 

On February 9, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers identified on the signature page thereto, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchasers in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a purchase price of $5.95 per share, for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $10,992,250, after deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock to the purchasers on February 11, 2021.

 

On April 1, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers identified on the signature page thereto (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company sold to the Purchasers in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 5,737,706 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a purchase price of $6.10 per share, for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of approximately $32,380,492, after deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company issued 5,737,706 shares of common stock to the purchasers on April 5, 2021.

 

On April 12, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company offered and sold to the Purchasers, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 862,097 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. In a concurrent private placement, the Company also issued to the each of the Purchasers a warrant to purchase one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock for each share purchased under the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to that certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant, by and between the Company and each Purchaser (each, a “Warrant”, and collectively, the “Warrants”). The Warrants will be exercisable beginning on the six-months anniversary of the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $5.20 per share and will expire on the five and a half year anniversary of the date of issuance.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the holders of the Warrants purchased an aggregate of 319,350 shares of common stock of the Company for $1,654,224, of which 1,230 shares of common stock were issued based upon cashless exercises.

 

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12. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

HeDeTang HK

 

On September 18, 2019, SkyPeople Foods Holdings Limited (“SkyPeople Foods”) entered into a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with New Continent International Co., Ltd., (the “Buyer”) a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Buyer purchased 100% ownership of HeDeTang Holdings (HK) Ltd. (“HeDeTang HK”) from SkyPeople Foods, which value is primarily derived from HeDeTang HK’s wholly-owned subsidiary HeDeJiaChuan Holdings Co., Ltd. and 73.41% owned subsidiary SkyPeople Juice Group Co., Ltd., for a total price of RMB 600,000 (approximately $85,714) (the “Sale Transaction”). The Sale Transaction was closed on February 27, 2020. In accordance with ASC Topic 205, Presentation of Financial Statement Discontinued Operations (“ASC Topic 205”), the Company presented the operation results from HeDeTang HK’s and subsidiaries as a discontinued operation, as the Company believed that no continued cash flow would be generated by the discontinued component and that the Company would have no significant continuing involvement in the operations of the discontinued component. The total assets of HeDeTang HK were $106.85 million as of February 27, 2020 and the total liabilities of HeDeTang HK were $231.21 million as of February 27, 2020, resulting in a gain on disposal of $123.69 million. There was no income or loss from HeDeTang HK from January 1, 2020 to the close of the Sale Transaction.

 

The discontinued operation presented in the financial statement includes Huludao Wonder operation, a subsidiary which produced concentrated apple juice. In December 2016, the Company established a winding-down plan to close this operation. Based on the restructuring plan and in accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company presented the operating results from Huludao Wonder as a discontinued operation, as the Company believed that no continued cash flow would be generated by the disposed component (Huludao Wonder) and that the Company would have no significant continuing involvement in the operation of the discontinued component. Management of the Company initiated a plan to sell the property located in Huludao in December 2016, and ceased the depreciation of the property in accordance with ASC 205-20. In accordance with the restructuring plan, the Company intended to transfer the concentrated fruit juice production equipment in Huludao Wonder to another subsidiary and to sell the land use right and facilities upon favorable circumstances. On February 27, 2020 pursuant to a Share Transfer Agreement entered into by SkyPeople Foods and New Continent International Co., Ltd. on September 18, 2019, the ownership of Huludao Wonder was transferred as a subsidiary of HeDeTang HK to New Continent International Co., Ltd.

 

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On March 11, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors passed a resolution to sell the operation of Future Supply Chain limited and Zhonglian Hengxin Assets Management Co., Ltd (“Zhonglian Hengxin”) and close the operation of Digital Online Marketing Limited, SkyPeople Foods Holding Ltd. and Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. On March 18, 2021, Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was deregistered. Based on the disposal plan and in accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company presented the operating results from these operations as a discontinued operation. On October 31, 2020, the transfer of ownership of Future Supply Chain Limited and Zhonglian Hengxin was completed.

 

On July 24, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors passed a resolution to sell the operation of Hedetang Farm Products Trading Markets (Mei County) Co., Ltd. and close the operation of Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shaanxi) Co., Ltd. On July 27,2020, Skypeople Foods Holdings Limited Company was dissolved; On July 28, 2020 Digital Online Marketing Limited was dissolved; On October 31, 2020, Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited and Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shanxi) Co., Ltd. completed the transfer of their ownership of Hedetang Farm Products Trading Markets (Mei county) Co., Ltd.

 

On April 19, 2021, FT Commercial Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd was deregistered, resulting in a loss on disposal of $21,577.

 

Loss from discontinued operations for June 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:

 

   June 30,   June 30, 
   2021   2020 
REVENUES  $
-
   $
-
 
COST OF SALES   
-
    
-
 
GROSS PROFIT   
-
    
-
 
           
OPERATING EXPENSES:          
General and administrative   
-
    139,614 
Provision (Recovery) of doubtful debts   
-
    (19,745)
Total   
-
    119,869 
           
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)          
Interest income   
-
    22 
Interest expenses   
 -
    (32)
other income (expenses)   
-
    (541)
Total   
-
    (551)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax   
-
    (120,420)
Income tax provision   
-
    
-
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operation before noncontrolling interest  $
-
    (120,420)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations   
-
)   
-
 
(INCOME) LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATION  $
-
   $(120,420)

 

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The major components of assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations are summarized below:  

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Cash  $
-
   $3,037 
Property, plant and equipment, net   
-
    2,747 
Other current assets   
 
    897 
Amount due from related parties   155    13,056 
Total assets related to discontinued operations  $155    19,737 
           
Accrued expenses  $
-
   $10,341 
Amount due to related parties   
-
    154,875 
Total liabilities related to discontinued operations  $
-
   $165,216 

 

13. SEGMENT REPORTING 

 

In its operation of the business, management, including our chief operating decision maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer, reviews certain financial information, including segmented internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis consistent with GAAP. The Company operates in four segments starting in fiscal 2020: shared shopping mall membership fee, fruit related products, sales of goods and others. Our concentrated juice and juice beverages are primarily produced by the Company’s Jingyang factory. The operation of fruit related products is classified as discontinued operation as disclosed in Note 12. In 2021, the Company principally engages in coal supply chain financing and trading business. 

 

In compliance with the Company’s business transformation strategy, membership fees from the shared shopping mall and sales of goods through the shared shopping mall platform started to generate the main revenues for the Company and became more and more important business sections of the Company from fiscal year 2019, while its traditional business section of seasonal fruit related products continued to shrink in fiscal year 2019. However, due the COVID-19 pandemic and restriction on large gatherings in China, which have made the promotion strategy for its online e-commerce platforms difficult to implement and the Company has experienced difficulties to subscribe new members for its online e-commerce platforms. Due to lack of new members, difficulties in retaining old customers and significant decrease of revenue in e-commerce business, the Company began to provide supply chain financing and services for coal mines and power generation plants to buy and sell coals.

 

Some of our operation might not individually meet the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments and we determine the reportable segments based on the discrete financial information provided to the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the results of each segment in assessing performance and allocating resources among the segments. Since there is an overlap of services and products between different subsidiaries of the Company, the Company does not allocate operating expenses and assets based on the product segments. Therefore, operating expenses and asset information by segment are not presented. Segment profit represents the gross profit of each reportable segment.

 

Three Months ended June 30, 2021 

 

    CCM Shopping
Mall Membership
    Coals
supply chain
financing/trading
    Others     Total  
Reportable segment revenue   $ 12     $ 3,288,688     $ 13     $ 3,288,713  
Inter-segment loss    
-
      1,347,131      
-
      1,347,131  
Revenue from external customers   $ 12       1,941,557       13       1,941,582  
Segment gross profit   $ 12     $ 71,341     $ 2     $ 71,355  

  

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Three Months ended June 30, 2020 

 

   CCM Shopping
Mall Membership
   Sales of
Goods
   Others   Total 
Reportable segment revenue  $104,762   $1,853   $7,139   $113,754 
Inter-segment loss   
-
    67    
-
    67 
Revenue from external customers  $104,762    1,786    7,139    113,687 
Segment gross profit  $100,803   $1,067   $2,458   $104,328 

 

As of June 30, 2021:

 

    CCM Shopping
Mall Membership
    Coal
supply chain
financing/trading
    Others     Total  
Reportable segment revenue   $ 84     $ 3,288,688     $ 6,553     $ 3,295,325  
Inter-segment loss    
-
      1,347,131      
-
      1,347,131  
Revenue from external customers   $ 84       1,941,557       6,553       1,948,194  
Segment gross profit   $ 84     $ 71,341     $ 520     $ 71,945  

 

 

As of June 30, 2020: 

 

    CCM Shopping
Mall Membership
    Sales of
Goods
    Others     Total  
Reportable segment revenue   $ 303,647     $ 3,670     $ 7,139     $ 314,456  
Inter-segment loss    
-
      818      
-
      818  
Revenue from external customers   $ 303,647       2,852       7,139       313,638  
Segment gross profit   $ 299,412     $ 1,897     $ 2,457     $ 303,766  

 

14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Legal case with FT Global Litigation

 

In January 2021, FT Global Capital, Inc. (“FT Global”), a former placement agent of the Company filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.  FT Global served the complaint upon the Company in January 2021.  In the complaint, FT Global alleges claims, most of which attempt to hold the Company liable under legal theories that relate back to an alleged breach of an exclusive placement agent agreement between FT Global and the Company in July 2020 which had a term of three months.  FT Global claims that the Company failed to compensate FT Global for securities purchase transactions between December 2020 and April 2021, pursuant to the terms of the expired exclusive placement agent agreement.  Allegedly, the exclusive placement agent agreement required the Company to pay FT Global for capital received during the term of the agreement and for the 12-month period following the termination of the agreement involving any investors that FT Global introduced and/or wall-crossed to the Company.  However, the Company believes the securities purchase transactions at issue did not involve the one investor which FT Global introduced or wall-crossed to the Company during the term of the agreement.  FT Global claims approximately $7,000,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees.

 

The Company timely removed the case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (the (“Court”) on February 9, 2021 based on diversity of jurisdiction.  On March 9, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss based on FT Global’s failure to state a claim which is pending before the Court. On March 23, 2021, FT Global filed its response to the Company’s motion to dismiss.  FT Global argues that the Court should deny the Company’s motion to dismiss.  However, if the Court is inclined to grant the Company’s motion to dismiss, FT Global requested that the Court permit it to file an amended complaint.  On April 8, 2021, the parties filed a Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan.  On April 12, 2021, the Court approved the Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan and issued a Scheduling Order placing this case on a six-month discovery tract. On April 30, 2021, the Company served FT Global with its Initial Disclosures.  On May 6, 2021, FT Global served the Company with its Initial Disclosures.  On May 17, 2021, FT Global served the Company with its First Amended Initial Disclosures.  The Company will continue to vigorously defend the action against FT Global.

 

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15. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES  

 

Impact of COVID 19

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported and has spread throughout China and other parts of the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic”. In early 2020, Chinese government took emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus, including quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of office buildings and facilities in China.  Substantially all of our revenues are generated in China.  In response to the evolving dynamics related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Company is following the guidelines of local authorities as it prioritizes the health and safety of its employees, contractors, suppliers and business partners. Our offices in China were closed and all of the Company’s employees worked from home at the end of January until late March 2020. The quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of office buildings have negatively impacted our business. Our suppliers were negatively affected, and could continue to be negatively affected in their ability to supply and ship products to our customers in case of any resurgence of COVID-19. Our customers that have been negatively impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19 may reduce their budgets to purchase products and services from us, which may materially adversely impact our revenue. The business operations of the third parties’ stores on our e-commerce platform have been and could continue to be negatively impacted by the outbreak, which may in turn adversely affect the business of our platform as a whole as well as our financial condition and operating results. The outbreak has had and might continue to have disruption to our supply chain, logistics providers, customers or our marketing activities in case of any resurgence of COVID-19, which could materially adversely impact our business and results of operations. Some of our customers, contractors, suppliers and other business partners are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which may not have strong cash flows or be well capitalized, and may be vulnerable to an epidemic outbreak and slowing macroeconomic conditions. If the SMEs that we work with cannot weather the COVID-19 and the resulting economic impact, or cannot resume business as usual after a prolonged outbreak, our revenues and business operations may be materially and adversely impacted. The Company’s promotion strategy of CCM Shopping Mall previously mainly relied on the training of members and distributors through meetings and conferences. Although China has already begun to recover from the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government still put a restriction on large gatherings. These restrictions made the promotion strategy for our online e-commerce platforms difficult to implement. The Company has experienced difficulties to subscribe new members for its online e-commerce platforms and has to transform its business model from member based platform to sales agent based platform during the second quarter of 2021.

 

The global economy has also been materially negatively affected by the COVID-19 and there is continued severe uncertainty about the duration and intensity of its impacts. The Chinese and global growth forecast is extremely uncertain, which would seriously affect customer spending on our online shopping malls.

 

While the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of COVID-19 and its new variants may be difficult to assess or predict, a widespread pandemic could result in significant disruption of global financial markets, reducing our ability to access capital, which could negatively affect our liquidity. In addition, a recession or market correction resulting from the spread of COVID-19 and its new variants could materially affect our business and the value of our common stock. 

 

PRC Regulations

 

There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our business and the enforcement and performance of our arrangements with customers in certain circumstances. We are considered foreign persons or foreign funded enterprises under PRC laws and, as a result, we are required to comply with PRC laws and regulations related to foreign persons and foreign funded enterprises. These laws and regulations are sometimes vague and may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly enacted laws, regulations or amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental reliance. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have on our business.

 

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16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On July 7, 2021, the Company filed a Form S-8 to register the shares of Common Stock under the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan (the “Equity Plan”). The Board of Directors of the Company approved and adopted the Equity Plan on October 27, 2020, which was approved by the shareholders at the Company’s annual shareholders meeting on December 18, 2021. The total aggregate shares of common stock authorized for issuance during the term of the Equity Plan is limited to 5,000,000 shares.  

 

On July 12, 2021 (the “Grant Date”), the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company granted 1,953,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 (the “Shares”), pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan, to certain officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Grantees”), including: 500,000 shares to Shanchun Huang, Chief Executive Officer of the Company; 300,000 shares to Yongke Xue, President of the Company; 20,000 shares to Ming Yi, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and 40,000 shares to Yang Liu, Chief Operating Officer of the Company (collectively, the “Grants”). The Grants vested immediately on the Grant Date and each of the Grantees also entered into an Unrestricted Stock Award Agreement with the Company on July 12, 2021. As of the date of this report, the Shares have been issued to the Grantees.

 

On July 22, 2021, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 under which the Company may, from time to time, sell securities in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $200,000,000.  The shelf registration statement has not been declared effective as of the date of this report.

 

On July 22, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with certain investors identified on the signature pages thereto (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Purchasers in a private placement 548,799 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $2.83 per share for an aggregate offering price of $1,553,101 (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement will be completed pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC (collectively the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the filings, the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “would”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, “plan”, or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to Company or Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors (including the statements in the section “results of operations” below), and any businesses that Company may acquire. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” and those listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Form 10-K”) and in this Form 10-Q. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included elsewhere in this report and in our 2020 Form 10-K.

 

Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this report, which attempts to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

 

Overview of Our Business  

 

Future FinTech is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida. The Company historically engaged in the production and sale of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees and fruit juices), fruit beverages (including fruit juice beverages and fruit cider beverages) in the PRC. Due to drastically increased production costs and tightened environmental laws in China, the Company had transformed its business from fruit juice manufacturing and distribution to a real-name blockchain based e-commerce platform and supply chain financing and service business. The main business of the Company includes an online shopping platform, Chain Cloud Mall (“CCM”), which is based on blockchain technology; supply chain financing and services; a blockchain-based application incubator; and technical service and support for blockchain based assets and their operating entities; and the application and development of blockchain-based e-commerce technology and financial technology services. The Company is also expanding into financial services. On August 6, 2021, the Company completed acquisition of 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”), a Hong Kong-based asset management company, from Joy Rich Enterprises Limited (“Joy Rich”). NTAM is licensed under the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) to carry out regulated activities in Type 4: Advising on Securities and Type 9: Asset Management.

 

Chain Cloud Mall adopts a “multi-vendor hosted stores + platform self-hosted stores” model. The platform supports various marketing methods, including point rewards programs, coupons, live webcasts, game interaction, and social media sharing. Besides the blockchain-powered features, CCM is also fully equipped with the same functions and services that other Chinese leading traditional e-commerce platforms provide.

 

Based on blockchain technology, CCM is established to transform the relationship between companies and consumers from traditional selling and buying relationships to a value-sharing relationship. The platform will fairly distribute the benefit of the entire mall to users who engaged in the promotion, development, and consumption based on their contributions to the platform. The users of CCM are not only consumers and entrepreneurs but also participants, promoters and beneficiaries. The CCM shared shopping mall platform is designed to be a block-chain based shopping mall for merchants and goods, not the exchange of digital currencies, and it currently only accepts payment from credit cards, Alipay and WeChat.

 

Chain Cloud Mall is an enterprise and customer interactive and comprehensive shopping and sales service platform. It is an open network promotion system with a blockchain based anti-counterfeit system including referral point and discount points issuance and settlement. Such business model creates a completely new source of data traffic for enterprises on our platform.

 

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Merchants on the Chain Cloud Mall issue their own blockchain points and anti-counterfeiting QR codes. Every product comes with unique anti-counterfeiting QR codes on the label. Customers collect the points issued by the merchants by scanning products with their mobile phones on the anti-counterfeiting QR code. These QR codes are generated by blockchain system of Chain Cloud Mall and provided to merchants. The successful collection of the merchant points confirms that the authentication of product from such enterprise. The Chain Cloud Mall records and provides Chain Cloud Mall points to its customers upon a successful product referral, which can be used as credit when making purchases on CCM. It incentivizes its customers to promote the platform and share the products with their social contacts, which in turn increases the sales through Chain Cloud Mall and helps the Company generate greater value.

 

The Company started its trial operation of NONOGIRL, a cross-border e-commerce platform, in March 2020 and formally launched it in July 2020. The cross-border e-commerce platform aimed to build a new s2b2c (supplier to business and consumer) outsourcing sales platform dominated by social media influencers. It was aimed at the growing female consumer market, with the ability to broadcast, short video, and all forms communication through the platform. It could also create a sales oriented sharing ecosystem with other major social media used by customers, etc. The Company’s promotion strategy previously mainly relied on the training of members and distributors through meetings and conferences. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government put a restriction on large gatherings. These restrictions made the promotion strategy for our online e-commerce platforms difficult to implement and the Company has experienced difficulties to subscribe new members for its online e-commerce platforms. Due to the lack of new subscribers, in June 2021, the Company suspended its cross-border e-commerce platform (NONOGIRL). Also, during the second quarter of 2021, the Company has transformed its member-based business model of Chain Cloud Mall to sales agent based business model and began to provide supply chain financing and services for coal mines and power generation plants.

 

The Company currently has six direct wholly-owned subsidiaries: DigiPay FinTech Limited (“DigiPay”), a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, GlobalKey Shared Mall Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands (“GlobalKey Shared Mall”), Tianjin Future Private Equity Fund Management Partnership( Limited Partnership), a company incorporated under the laws of China, FTFT UK Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of United Kingdom, and Future FinTech Labs Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of New York.   

 

CCM Shopping Mall

 

Due to the lack of new member subscriptions caused by restrictions on our promotion strategy for the control of spread of COVID-19, we have transformed the CCM shopping mall to an “Enterprise Communication As A Service” or eCAAS platform. The eCAAS platform is entrusted by the 315 Consumer Protection Foundation to run its Responsible Brand Program.

 

315 Consumer Protection Foundation (the “Foundation”) will review and accept the companies to join its Responsible Brand Program. After acceptance, these companies are authorized to use 315 anti-counterfeiting label on their products and sell them on our eCAAS platform. The companies can also use sales agents to sell their products on our eCAAS platform and parties can negotiate the commission percentages for the products sold. Any new sales agent must be recommended by existing agents and pay a one-time fee to the eCAAS platform to be admitted as the authorized agent to provide sales agent services on the platform.

 

Sales of Goods

 

We have a unique real-name based blockchain e-commerce shopping platform that integrates blockchain, internet technology and distinguishes itself by utilizing the automatic value distribution system of the blockchain and sharing the value of the platform to all the participants in the system.

 

Our eCAAC platform has a value cycle system of online shopping mall with the real-name blockchain system with following characteristics:

 

  1.

Blockchain anti-counterfeiting

 

Using real-name blockchain technology to carry out anti-counterfeiting for products produced by the enterprises. The essence of anti-counterfeiting is to determine the person responsible for the product. Using real-name blockchain system, it provides the assurance to our customers to the authentication of the products they purchase and solve the problem of counterfeiting products in online shopping mall.

 

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  2.

Blockchain points settlement leads to secondary data traffic

 

Blockchain points are also discount coupons for merchants, guiding customers to the platform of the merchants, and provide them discounts when purchasing. This process is called secondary data traffic. Every company is aware of the importance of maintaining old customers. Blockchain anti-counterfeiting technology through scanning of QR codes by the customers helps companies identify such customers and allows them to systematically maintain contacts with such customers.

 

  3.

Points promotion system

 

Points promotion system brings secondary data traffic comes with volume and high turnover ratio. All such sales are directed to the merchants’ stores when customers possess and use merchants coupons. With a high level of user stickiness, customers are likely to purchase products again and collect more blockchain points.

 

  4.

Building a high value community

 

Anti-counterfeiting technology plus the Company’s secondary data traffic platform have created great value for the merchants that have stores on our platform. By gathering all loyal customers to a merchant’s store, we can build a standard value community. With the common interest, the value community of a merchants can form a self-organizing system with customer groups to maximize the interests of such merchant. The anti-counterfeiting technology, combined with the company’s secondary data traffic platform, has created great value for merchants who set up shop on our platform. By gathering all our loyal customers into one merchant’s store, we can build a standard value community. With common interests, the value community of merchants can form a self-organizing system with customer groups to maximize the interests of merchants.

 

Coal Supply Chain Financing and Trading

 

To carry out coal supply chain financing and trading business, we sign the supply and sales contracts with upstream coal mines and downstream end users, respectively, while the upstream supplier is responsible for the supply and transportation of coal to the end users’ designated freight yard. After the downstream end users issue relevant settlement documents, inspect and accept goods, we make payment to the upstream suppliers. The downstream end users shall pay us according to the payment terms under our contracts. At present, we only provide supply chain financing services the central government owned enterprises, local or state government owned enterprises or listed public companies and other customers with good credit rating.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Three Months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

Revenue

 

The following table presents our consolidated revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

 

   Three months ended
June 30,
   Change 
   2021   2020   Amount   % 
CCM Shopping Mall Membership   12    104,762    (104,750)   (99.99)%
Coal Supply Chain Financing/Trading   1,941,557    -    1,941,557    - 
Sales of goods   -    1,786    (1,786)   100%
Others   13    7,139    (7,126)   (99.82)%
Total  $1,941,582   $113,687   $1,827,895    1607.83%

  

CCM Shopping Mall Membership fees decreased from $104,762 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 to $12 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 because there was no new member enrollment during the second quarter of 2021 and the Company has transformed its business model of CCM Shopping Mall from a member-based platform to a sales agent based eCAAC platform. Due to COVID-19 related restriction on large gathering for meetings and conference which primarily used by us before the pandemic for marketing and business development of new members, we were unable to attract new member enrollment during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Coal Supply Chain Financing and Trading business increased from $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 to $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This is a new business that did not exist last year.

 

Sale of goods decreased from $1,786 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 to $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as no sale of goods during the same period of 2021.

 

Other revenues decreased from $7,139 from three months ended June 30, 2020 to $13 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, mainly due to the service fee income during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and no such income during the same period of 2021.

 

Gross Margin

 

The following table presents the consolidated gross profit of each of our main products and services and the consolidated gross profit margin, which is gross profit as a percentage of the related revenues, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

 

    Three months ended 
June 30,
 
    2021     2020  
    Gross
profit
    Gross
margin
    Gross 
profit
    Gross
margin
 
CCM Shopping Mall Membership     12       100 %     100,803       99.9 %
Coal Supply Chain Financing/Trading     71,341       3.67 %     -       -  
Sales of goods     -       -       1,067       59.75 %
Others     2       12.03 %     2,457       34.42 %
Total   $ 71,355       3.68 %   $ 104,327       91.77 %

  

Overall gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 3.68% for the three months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of 88.09% compared to 91.77% for the same period of last fiscal year, mainly due to less revenues from the membership fee which has a much higher margin than that of sales of goods and coals.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

The following table presents our consolidated operating expenses and operating expenses as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively: (in thousands)

 

   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
   Amount   % of revenue   Amount   % of revenue 
General and administrative  $594    30.61%  $310    273%
Selling expenses   10    0.52%   8    0.01%
Bad debt provision   -    -    230    0.20%
Total operating expenses  $604    31.13%  $548    0.48%

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $0.28 million, or 91.85%, from $0.31 million to $0.59 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to increased wage costs, office rent expenses and professional service fee during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Selling expenses increased by $0.02 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period of last fiscal year.

 

Write back of provision of doubtful debt was $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, decreased by $0.23 million comparing to the same period of the last fiscal year, mainly due to provision was made in 2020 due to the age of the account, and the age of the account in 2021 did not exceed the provision requirements.

 

Other (Expense) Income, Net

 

Other expenses, net decreased by $0.02 million to positive $0.02 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 from negative $0.002 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

 

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Income Tax

 

We did not have tax provision for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, as the Company incurred losses in the second quarter of 2021 and 2020.

 

Non-controlling Interests 

 

As of June 30, 2021, Shaanxi Chunlv Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Chunlv”) holds 20.0% interest in Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shaanxi) Co., Limited, Nature Worldwide Resources Ltd. holds 40% interest in DCON DigiPay Limited (“DCON Digipay”), Bin Wu and Lixiong Huang holds 25% and 20% interest in FTFT Capital Investments L.L.C.

 

Loss from Continuing Operations

 

Loss from continuing operations decreased by $0.37 million from $0.75 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 to $0.38 million for the same period of 2021 mainly due to the debt repayment with shares during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and no such expense during the same period of 2021. 

 

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations

 

Loss on disposal of discontinued operation was $21,577 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, which was related to the dissolution and deregistration of FT Commercial Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd during the second quarter of 2021.

 

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

 

Revenue

 

The following table presents our consolidated revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

 

   Six months ended
June 30,
   Change 
   2021   2020   Amount   % 
CCM Shopping Mall Membership   84    303,647    (303,563)   (99.97)%
Coal Supply Chain Financing/Trading   1,941,557    -    1,941,557    - 
Sales of goods   -    2,852    (2,852)   100%
Others   6,554    7,139    (585)   (8.19)%
Total  $1,948,195   $313,638   $1,634,557    521.16%

 

CCM Shopping Mall Membership fees decreased from $303,647 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to $84 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 because the Company had difficulties to enroll new members during the first half of 2021 and the Company has transformed its business model of CCM Shopping Mall from member-based platform to a sales agent based eCAAC platform during the second quarter of 2021. Due to the COVID-19 related restriction on large gathering for meetings and conference which primarily used by us before the pandemic for marketing and business development of new members, we were unable to attract more new members during first half of 2021.

 

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Coal Supply Chain Financing and Trading business increased from $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This is a new business that did not exist last year.

 

Sale of goods decreased from $2,852 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as no sale of goods.

 

Other revenues decreased from $7,139 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to $6,554 for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Gross Margin

 

The following table presents the consolidated gross profit of each of our main products and services and the consolidated gross profit margin, which is gross profit as a percentage of the related revenues, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

 

    Six months ended 
June 30,
 
    2021     2020  
    Gross
profit
    Gross
margin
    Gross 
profit
    Gross
margin
 
CCM Shopping Mall Membership     84       100 %     299,412       98.61 %
Coal Supply Chain Financing/Trading     71,341       3.67 %     -       -  
Sales of goods     -         -     1,897       66.51 %
Others     520       7.93 %     2,457       34.42 %
Total   $ 71,945       3.69 %   $ 303,766       96.85 %

 

Overall gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 3.69% for the six months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of 93.16% compared to 96.85% for the same period of last fiscal year, mainly due to less revenues from the membership fee which has a much higher margin than that of sales of goods and coals.

 

Operating Expenses

 

The following table presents our consolidated operating expenses and operating expenses as a percentage of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively: (in thousands)

 

   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020 
   Amount   % of revenue   Amount   % of revenue 
General and administrative  $2,194    112.63%  $2,193    699.28%
Selling expenses   23    1.18%   20    6.53%
Bad debt provision   (18)   (0.94)%   4,433    1,413.51%
Total operating expenses  $2,199    112.87%  $6,646    2,119.32%

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $981, or 0.05%, from $2.193 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to $2.194 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

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Selling expenses increased by $2,561 during the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period of last fiscal year.

 

Write back of provision of doubtful debt was $18,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, decreased by $4.45 million comparing to the same period of the last fiscal year. Write back of provision was for doubtful debts from subsidiaries that disposed during the six months ended June 30, 2020,but no such item in the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Other (Expense) Income, Net

 

Other expenses, net, decreased by $1.94 million to positive $0.77 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 from negative $1.17 million in the same period of the last fiscal year, mainly due to debt repayment with shares during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and no such expense in the same period of 2021.

 

Income Tax

 

We did not have tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, as the Company incurred losses in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

Non-controlling Interests 

 

As of June 30, 2021, Shaanxi Chunlv Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Chunlv”) holds 20.0% interest in Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shaanxi) Co., Limited, Nature Worldwide Resources Ltd. holds 40% interest in DCON DigiPay Limited (“DCON Digipay”), Bin Wu and Lixiong Huang holds 25% and 20% interest in FTFT Capital Investments L.L.C.

 

Loss from Continuing Operations

 

Loss from continuing operations decreased by $6.16 million from $7.52 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to $1.36 million for the same period of 2021 mainly due to a decrease in operating expenses, as discussed above. 

 

Gain on disposal of discontinued operations

 

Gain on disposal of discontinued operation was $0.16 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, which was related to the dissolution and deregistration of FT Commercial Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd and Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Loss per Share

 

Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations were $0.02 and $0.02 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to a loss of $0.21 and $0.21 for the same periods of 2020, respectively. Basic and diluted income per share attributable to discontinued operations was nil for the six months ended June 30, 2021 respectively. Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to discontinued operations was $3.45 and $3.38 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 respectively.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of June 30, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $72.01 million, as compared to $9.79 million as of December 31, 2020. The increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was mainly due to financing from the issuance of shares of common stock.

 

Our working capital has mainly been generated from financing activities of issuance of shares of common stock of the Company. Our working capital was positive $76.91 million, as of June 30, 2021, an increase of $78.22 million from working capital of negative $1.31 million, as of June 30, 2020, mainly due to an increase in current assets and a decrease in current liabilities. 

 

Net cash used in operating activities increased by $1.27 million to $2.99 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 from a cash inflow of $1.72 million for the same period of the last fiscal year. The increase in net cash used by operating activities was primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $2 million comparing the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, mainly due to purchase of intangible assets in 2020.

 

Net cash provided in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $65.52 million representing an increase of $63.21 million, as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $2.31 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in cash provided by financing activities was mainly due to financing from the issuance of shares of common stock.

 

Off-balance sheet arrangements

 

As of June 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our principal executive officer and principal interim financial officer, respectively, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, we currently lack sufficient accounting personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.

 

We have taken, and are taking, certain actions to remediate the material weakness related to our lack of U.S. GAAP experience. We have engaged an outside consultant with U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience to supplement our current internal accounting personnel and assist us in the preparation of our financial statements to ensure that our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe the measures described above will remediate the material weakness from the quarter identified above. As we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial reporting, we may determine that additional measures.

 

Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Other than discussed above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

Legal case with FT Global Litigation

 

In January 2021, FT Global Capital, Inc. (“FT Global”), a former placement agent of the Company filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.  FT Global served the complaint upon the Company in January 2021.  In the complaint, FT Global alleges claims, most of which attempt to hold the Company liable under legal theories that relate back to an alleged breach of an exclusive placement agent agreement between FT Global and the Company in July 2020 which had a term of three months.  FT Global claims that the Company failed to compensate FT Global for securities purchase transactions between December 2020 and April 2021, pursuant to the terms of the expired exclusive placement agent agreement.  Allegedly, the exclusive placement agent agreement required the Company to pay FT Global for capital received during the term of the agreement and for the 12-month period following the termination of the agreement involving any investors that FT Global introduced and/or wall-crossed to the Company.  However, the Company believes the securities purchase transactions at issue did not involve the one investor which FT Global introduced or wall-crossed to the Company during the term of the agreement.  FT Global claims approximately $7,000,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees.

 

The Company timely removed the case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (the (“Court) on February 9, 2021 based on diversity of jurisdiction.  On March 9, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss based on FT Global’s failure to state a claim which is pending before the Court. On March 23, 2021, FT Global filed its response to the Company’s motion to dismiss.  FT Global argues that the Court should deny the Company’s motion to dismiss.  However, if the Court is inclined to grant the Company’s motion to dismiss, FT Global requested that the Court permit it to file an amended complaint.  On April 8, 2021, the parties filed a Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan.  On April 12, 2021, the Court approved the Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan and issued a Scheduling Order placing this case on a six-month discovery tract. On April 30, 2021, the Company served FT Global with its Initial Disclosures.  On May 6, 2021, FT Global served the Company with its Initial Disclosures.  On May 17, 2021, FT Global served the Company with its First Amended Initial Disclosures.  The Company will continue to vigorously defend the action against FT Global.

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The Company did not make any sales of unregistered securities during the three months ended June 30, 2021 that were not previously disclosed in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or a current report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002+
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002+
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

  

  * filed herewith

 

  + Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC.
   
  By:    /s/ Shanchun Huang
    Shanchun Huang
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
    August 16, 2021
     
  By:    /s/ Ming Yi
    Ming Yi
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
     
    August 16, 2021

 

 

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