Future FinTech Group Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 March (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 March 31, 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)

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:

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.

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

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

FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

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

Future Fintech Group, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

Three Months ended March 31, 2020

Three Months ended March 31, 2021

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

FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

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

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; a cross-border e-commerce platform (“NONOGIRL”); a blockchain-based application incubator; and technical service and support for real name and 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 from the end of 2018.

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

The Company’s activities are principally conducted by its subsidiaries and Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) operating 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 March 31, 2021 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended March 31, 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 months ended March 31, 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 at 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.

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, The 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, Future Digital Fintech (Xi’an) Co., Ltd., SkyPeople Foods Holding Ltd. and Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. On March 18, 2021, Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. had deregistered.

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, Cloud Chain 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. 

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

The Company has assessed its accounts receivable including credit term and corresponding all its accounts receivables in March 2021. Upon such credit terms, bad debt expense was $2,872 and $4.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Accounts receivables of nil have been outstanding for over 90 days as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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.

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.

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:

Depreciation expense included in general and administration expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $1,515 and $428 respectively. Depreciation expense included in cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 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 year, 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 6.57 and 6.52 at the balance sheet dates of March 31, 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 6.48 and 6.98 for three months ended March 31, 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.

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 March 31, 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 Cloud Chain 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 Cloud Chain Mall System. Mr. Zeyao Xue is a major shareholder of the Company and the son of Mr. Yongke Xue, our Chairman of the Board. 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.

The VIE Agreements are as follows:  

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 March 31, 2021, the balance of loan receivables was $5.32 million, which was from Shenzhen Tiantian Haodian Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tiantian Haodian”). On June 28, 2020, 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 RMB35 million (approximately $5.36 million) with Tiantian Haodian at the annual interest rate of 10% from June 28, 2020 to June 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 three months ended March 31, 2021, the operating lease cost was $0.24 million.

The Company’s operating leases have remaining lease terms that range from approximately one year to two years. As of March 31, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate were 1.33 years and 6%, respectively.

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

5. LOAN PAYABLES

As of March 31, 2021, loan payables were $0.27 million, which consisted of the loan payable of $0.02 million to Shaanxi Entai Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., loan payable $0.01 million to Shenzhen Wangjv Trading Co., Ltd., and loan payable of $0.24 million to seven individuals.

The loan from Shaanxi Entai Bio-Technology Co., Ltd of $0.02 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 $0.36 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:

7. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

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

8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

As of March 31, 2021, the amounts due to the related parties were consisted of the followings:  

As of March 31, 2021, the amounts due from the related parties were consisted of the followings:

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 three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The effective income tax rate for the Company for both of the three months ended March 31, 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 when they are released to the Consultant pursuant to the Agreement.

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 $9,052,640, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, and were received in January 2021. 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 gross 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 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 gross 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 its Common Stock to the purchaser on February 11, 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. The Shares were sold to the Purchasers at a negotiated purchase price of $3.10 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $2,672,500, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. 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 month 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 three months ended March 31, 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.

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 sale.

The discontinued operation presented in the financial statement includes Huludao Wonder operation, a subsidiary which produces 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.

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, Future Digital Fintech (Xi’an) Co., Ltd., 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 company was dissolved; On October 31, 2020, Cloud Chain 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.

Loss from discontinued operations for March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:

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

13. SEGMENT REPORTING 

In its operation of the business, management, including our chief operating decision maker, who is also our Chief Executive Officer, reviews certain financial information, including segmented internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis not consistent with GAAP. The Company operates in four segments starting in fiscal 2019: 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 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 since fiscal year 2019, while its traditional business section of seasonal fruit related products continued to shrink in fiscal year 2019.

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.

As of March 31, 2021:  

As of March 31, 2020:  

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. The Company will continue to vigorously defend the action against FT Global.

15. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES  

Impact of COVID 19

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which has and is continuing to spread throughout China and other parts of the world. Substantially all of our revenues are generated in China. The Company’s results of operations were affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 in China. 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, which has adversely affected the Company’s business and services and results of operations. Our suppliers have negatively been affected, and could continue to be negatively affected in their ability to supply and ship products to our customers. Our customers that are 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 platform have been and could continue to be negatively impacted by the outbreak, which may negatively impact their operations and business, which may in turn adversely affect the business of our platform as a whole as well as our financial condition and operating results. 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, Further, as we do not have access to a revolving credit facility, there can be no assurance that we would be able to secure commercial debt financing in the future in the event that we require additional capital.

The Company’s promotion strategy of the 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 CCM Shopping Mall difficult to implement.

Consequently, our results of operations have been materially adversely affected by the COVID-19. Any potential impact to our results will depend on, to a large extent, future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of the COVID-19, efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines  and the actions taken by government authorities and other entities to contain the COVID-19 or treat its impact, almost all of which are beyond our control. 

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.

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 1, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “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 (the “Shares”) of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) at a purchase price of $6.10 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $35 million, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. As of report day, the transaction has completed.

On April 9, 2021, the Company, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited., a limited company organized under the laws of Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Buyer”), Nice Talent Asset Management Limited, a limited company organized under the laws of Hong Kong (“Nice”) and Joy Rich Enterprises Limited, a limited company organized under the laws of Hong Kong and 90% shareholder of Nice (“Joy Rich” or the “Seller”) entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”), which was originally entered into by the parties on July 13, 2020. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Buyer agreed to acquire 90% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Nice (the “Nice Shares”) from the Seller in exchange for the shares of common stock of the Company, as disclosed in the Form 8-K filed on July 16, 2020. Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties agree to amend the purchase price and certain earn-out terms as follows: (i) the aggregate purchase price for Nice Shares shall be HK$144,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”) and it shall be paid in the shares of common stock of the Company (the “Company Shares”); (ii) 60% of the Purchase Price or HK$86,400,000 shall be paid in the shares of common stock of the Company based on 95% of the closing price of the Company’s common stock listed on Nasdaq Stock Exchange on the date prior to the date of the Amendment and the foreign exchange rate between HK$ and US$ shall be 7.7:1; (iii) 20% of Purchase Price shall be paid in the shares of common stock of the Company if Nice achieves an Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (the “EBIT”) of HK$14,000,000 (the “2021 EBIT Goal”), as evidenced in its 2021 audited financial statements for fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 audited by the auditor of the Company (the “2021 Earn-Out Shares”); (iv) the final 20% of Purchase Price shall be paid in the shares of common stock of the Company if Nice achieves an EBIT of HK$20,000,000 (the “2022 EBIT Goal”), as evidenced in its 2022 audited financial statements for fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 audited by the auditor of the Company (the “2022 Earn-Out Shares”); (v) if Nice does not achieve the EBIT Goal for a given year, the shortfall between EBIT Goal and the actual EBIT for that year shall be the EBIT Shortfall (the “EBIT Shortfall”) and the amount of an EBIT Shortfall Fee that equals to 10 (ten) times of the EBIT Shortfall amount (the “EBIT Shortfall Fee”) shall be paid in cash by the Seller to the Buyer even though such year’s Earn-Out Shares shall still be issued in full to the Seller.

On April 16, 2021, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Future Supply Chain Co., Ltd., completed its acquisition of 60% equity interest of Sichuan Ticode Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. (“Ticode”) from Sichuan Longma Electronic Technology Co. Ltd. (the “Seller”) in exchange for 7,789,882 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Company Shares”), pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated February 26, 2021.

On April 25, 2021, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company dismissed BF Borgers CPA PC (“BF Borgers”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.

On April 25, 2021, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the engagement of Onestop Assurance PAC (“Onestop Assurance”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. The Audit Committee also approved Onestop Assurance to act as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

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 that integrates blockchain and internet technology. The main business of the Company includes an online shopping platform, Chain Cloud Mall (“CCM”), which is based on blockchain technology; a cross-border e-commerce platform (“NONOGIRL”); a blockchain-based application incubator; and technical service and support for real name and blockchain based assets and their operating entities; and the application and development of blockchain-based e-commerce technology and financial technology. The Company is also expanding into financial services.

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 members 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. The new business model creates a completely new source of data traffic for enterprises on our platform.

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 members upon a successful new member and/or product referral, which can be used as credit when making purchases on CCM. It incentivizes its members 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.

NONOGIRL started its trial operation in March 2020 and formally launched in July 2020. It is a cross-border e-commerce platform, which aims to build a new s2b2c (supplier to business and consumer) outsourcing sales platform dominated by social media influencers. It is aimed at the growing female consumer market, with the ability to broadcast, short video, and all forms communication through the platform. It can also create a sale oriented sharing ecosystem with other major social media used by customers, etc.

The Company currently has three 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, and GlobalKey Shared Mall Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands (“GlobalKey Shared Mall”).   

CCM shopping mall membership

Members are the key participants on CCM and drivers of its growth. Our members typically pay to gain access to a dedicated app that provides access to a curated selection of products, exclusive membership benefits, and features, including discounted prices and point rewards. Members can refer others to become members and are rewarded for doing so. Members can also promote products on various social platforms and are rewarded if those users purchase our products.

Sales of Goods

We have a unique real-name and membership–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 latest CCM v3.0 creates a new value cycle system of online shopping mall with the real-name blockchain system with following characteristics:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Approximately $6,540 and $1,817 was recognized as revenue from the “sale of goods” segment from orders on sales of the Company’s own products on the platform for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Three Months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

Revenue

The following table presents our consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

The decrease in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in new member subscription. 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, the Company has experienced difficulties to subscribe new members during the first quarter of 2021.

Sale of goods increased from $1,066 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 to $6,540 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. CCM Shopping Mall Membership fees decreased from $198,885 in the first quarter of 2020 to $73 in the same period of 2021 due 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.

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 March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

Overall gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 9% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of 91% compared to 100% 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.

Operating Expenses

The following table presents our consolidated operating expenses and operating expenses as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively: (in thousands)

General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.25 million, or 13.4%, from $1.85 million to $1.60 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to decreased share issuance related expenses that the Company recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Selling expenses remained the same in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period of last fiscal year.

Write back of provision of doubtful debt was $0.003 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, decreased by $4.21 million comparing to the same period of the last fiscal year. Write back of provision was for doubtful debt from subsidiaries that disposed during the three months ended March 31, 2020，but no such item in the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other expenses, net increased by $0.97 million to positive $0.49 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from negative $0.49 million in the same period of the last fiscal year, primarily due to disposal of current payments with InUnion Chain Ltd..

Income Tax

We did not have tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, as the Company incurred losses in the first quarter of 2021 and 2020.

Non-controlling Interests 

As of March 31, 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”). 

Loss from Continuing Operations

Loss from continuing operations decreased by $5.71 million from $6.70 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 to $0.99 million for the same period of 2021 mainly due to a decrease in operating expenses, as discussed previously. 

Gain on disposal of discontinued operations

Gain on disposal of discontinued operation was $0.35 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which was related with deregistered Chain Future Digital Tech (Beijing) Co., Ltd during the first quarter of 2021.

Loss per Share

Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations were $0.02 and $0.02 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, respectively, as compared to a loss of $0.20 and $0.20 for the same periods of 2020, respectively. Basic and diluted income per share attributable to discontinued operations was $0.01 and $0.01 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 respectively. Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to discontinued operations was $3.73 and $3.65 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $42.12 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 historically been generated from our operating cash flows, advances from our customers and loans from bank facilities. Our working capital was positive $44.81 million, as of March 31, 2021, an increase of $44.64 million from working capital of positive $0.18 million, as of March 31, 2020, mainly due to an increase in current assets and a decrease in current liabilities. 

Net cash used in operating activities decreased by $0.89 million to $0.66 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from a cash inflow of $1.56 million for the same period of the last fiscal year. The increase in net cash used by operating activities was primarily due to an decrease in net loss from continuing operations during the first quarter of 2021.

Net cash used in investing activities was increased $9,263 compare with the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020.

Net cash provided in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $33.26 million representing an increase of $32.52 million, as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $0.74 million during the three months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Not applicable.

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 March 31, 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.

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. The Company will continue to vigorously defend the action against FT Global.

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 March 31, 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

SIGNATURES

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

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