Global Arena Holding, Inc. - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
|X| ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2008
or
| | TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the transition period from ______________ to _____________
Commission
file number: 0-49819
CHINA
STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware____
33-0931599
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Qiaotouhu Industrial Park, Ninghai, Zhejiang Province, P.R. China | 315611 |
(Address of
principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Issuer's
telephone number: 86-651-60858
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common
Stock, $.001 par value
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 406 of the Securities Act. Yes __ No √_
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes __ No √_
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Sections 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
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Indicate
by check mark disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation
S-K (§ 229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of
registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment
to this Form 10-K. [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check One)
Large
accelerated filer _
Accelerated filer _ Non-accelerated
filer _ Small
reporting company X
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes __ No √_
The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was
sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of April 10,
2009 was $414,881.
The
number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, as of April 10, 2009
was 11,987,427.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None
CHINA
STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
For
the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
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PART
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Business
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Risk
Factors
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Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments |
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Description
of Properties
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Legal
Proceedings
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
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Item
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
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Controls
and Procedures
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Other
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PART
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Item
10.
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item
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Executive
Compensation
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12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
IV
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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Signatures
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PART
I
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Report contains certain forward-looking statements regarding China Stationery,
its business and its financial prospects. These statements represent
Management’s present intentions and its present belief regarding the Company’s
future. Nevertheless, there are numerous risks and uncertainties that
could cause our actual results to differ from the results suggested in this
Report. A number of those risks are set forth in the section of this
report titled “Risk Factors.”
Because
these and other risks may cause China Stationery’s actual results to differ from
those anticipated by Management, the reader should not place undue reliance on
any forward-looking statements that appear in this Report. Readers
should also take note that China Stationery will not necessarily make any public
announcement of changes affecting these forward-looking statements, which should
be considered accurate on this date only.
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1. BUSINESS
China
Stationery and Office Supply, Inc. (“China Stationery”) is a holding company
with only one asset: shares in Ningbo Binbin Stationery Co., Ltd.
(“Binbin”) that represent 90% of the registered capital of that
company. The remaining 10% of Binbin is owned by our Chairman, Wei
Chenghui, and his family.
Ningbo
Binbin Stationery Co., Ltd. is a private company located in Ninghai City,
Zhejiang Province, China. Founded in 1998, Binbin primarily engages
in the manufacture and distribution of office supplies and related
products. In 2001, with the approval from the Ministry of Foreign
Trade and Economic Cooperation, Binbin established the first privately owned
import/export company in Ninghai City. In 2004 Binbin terminated the
operations of that subsidiary, and brought the entire international sales effort
under the control of its in-house marketing department. Binbin now
exports 80% of its products to over 30 countries and regions.
Binbin is
located in Ninghai City, Zhejiang Province, China. Ninghai city is known as
China’s “Stationery Production Base,” with annual office product production
exceeding 2.56 billion yuan ($320 million). This accounts for 15% of the total
industry output of the city. Binbin, therefore, is able to draw from
an experienced labor pool and has ready access to raw materials and components
for office supply manufacturing.
Binbin
implemented its quality control certification systems in 1999. Binbin passed the
ISO 9002 certification in March 2001, and changed to the ISO9001:2000 quality
management system in 2003. It also passed the ISO 14001 environmental quality
management certification in 2004.
Products
Binbin
produces 50 series and over 1500 lines of products. Binbin’s products
are arranged in four categories:
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Traditional
office stationery and supplies - including manual staplers, staple
removers, pencil sharpeners, hole punchers, rubber stamps, correctional
tape, pens, and paper stationery
sets;
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Electric
office supplies – including electric staples, electric hole punchers,
electric paper shredders, electric pencil sharpeners, and vacuum
cleaners;
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Office
peripheral devices and furniture – including desktop organizers, drawer
organizers, bookends, desktop computer accessories, and partition
accessories; and
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Teaching
aids – including protractors, triangles of assorted degrees including
45-degree, 60-degree, and 90-degree, compass sets and additional drafting
supplies.
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Binbin
manufactures the majority of the products it sells. Its pen products
and paper products, which represent approximately 20% of its sales, are
manufactured for Binbin on a private label basis by a number of
vendors. There are no such vendors who are essential to Binbin’s
success.
The
primary raw materials used by Binbin are plastics (representing 26% of annual
expenses), steel (25%) and packing boxes (15%). None of the raw
materials used by Binbin are specialty items, and Binbin has a ready supply of
all raw materials.
Research
and Development
Binbin
has over 100 technical specialists engaged in product development and R&D.
Every year, Binbin develops and markets more than 100 new products. The products
have won international market share with their design, superior quality, and
competitive prices. Binbin currently holds 40 patents and has
17 patent applications pending.
In the
late 1990’s, Binbin introduced a type of environmentally friendly correction
tape. In 1999 the correction tape became a leading product in the domestic
market and generated substantial international sales as well. That
product helped to establish Binbin’s reputation for innovation in office
supplies.
In 2008
Binbin spent 4,650,000 RMB ($650,000) on research and development. In
2007 Binbin spent 5,100,000 RMB ($728,519) on research and
development. Binbin expects to keep its research and development
expenses at the 2008 level in 2009, as continual innovation is necessary to
maintain Binbin’s competitive position in the office supply market.
Marketing
Binbin
sells its products both domestically and internationally. In the late 1990s,
however, Binbin began to focus its business model on export sales. It offered
the maximum number of products at highly competitive prices. The effort was
successful, as it established market presence in over 30 countries in five
continents. In 2001, the Company became the first private company in Ningbo and
among the first in China to obtain approval from the Ministry of Foreign Trade
and Economic Cooperation to establish its own import/export company. Its notable
foreign customers include Tesco Stores Ltd. (UK), Elmer’s Products, Inc. (US),
Daiso Japan, and Romeo Maestri Figli S.p.A. (Italy). Today Binbin
employs a team of over 100 people dedicated to the development of international
business, and export sales account for nearly 90% of total
sales. Binbin has registered trademarks in more than 30
countries.
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One key
to Binbin’s success in export sales has been its ability to establish brand
loyalty. Binbin’s strategy of introducing 100 new products each year
succeeds only because a well-established customer base is drawn to Binbin
products as a class, whether the product is a staple or an
innovation. Binbin maintains that loyalty through a program of brand
promotion to targeted international markets. Binbin invests 3-5 million RMB each
year on various trade shows at home and abroad to promote Binbin products, meet
old and new customers, and collect information on new products and the latest
market trends.
Besides
utilizing its own sales network and channels, Binbin has established
partnerships with dealers and agents at home and abroad. Domestically, Binbin
currently has over 20 dealers and agents in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangshu,
Guangdong, Shandong, and other coastal provinces and the Hong Kong Special
Administration Region. Internationally, Binbin has dealers and agents in over 30
countries and regions such as Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Nigeria, Indonesia,
Venezuela, Korea, and Mexico. This combination of direct sales and
agency sales permits Binbin to market aggressively on five
continents.
There
were two customers who were the source of more than 5% of Binbin’s revenues in
2008: UNICEF (UN) and Anhui Qinggong International Trading Co., Ltd.
(China), who accounted for 5.6% and 5.3% of 2008 revenue
respectively. There was only one customer who was the source of more
than 5% of Binbin’s revenues in 2007: UNICEF, which accounted for 14%
of our revenue. Binbin has worked with UNICEF’s Beijing office as
well as its headquarters in Denmark since 2004. In 2006 the China
Office of UNICEF was the source of 12% of Binbin’s revenues.
The
Chinese Office Supply Market
The
Chinese office supply market exceeds $12 billion annually and has been growing
at double digit rates in recent years. Since 2000, office product exports from
China have exceeded $2.6 billion per year.
The
Chinese office product manufacturing market is extremely fragmented, with over
3000 small manufacturers competing on low end, low price products. Binbin is
currently exploring opportunities to participate in an industry consolidation.
The main focus of this approach would be to leverage Binbin’s distribution
system and extensive customer base to obtain opportunities to acquire companies
that produce higher margin office products.
Employees
Binbin
has 682 employees, all of whom are employed on a full-time
basis.
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
You
should carefully consider the risks described below before buying our common
stock. If any of the risks described below actually occurs, that
event could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, and you
could lose all or part of your investment.
I. Risks attendant to our
business
Increased
interest rates in China would have a negative effect on our
operations.
Binbin is
highly leveraged. Our current liabilities substantially exceed our
current assets, and consist primarily of short-term debt to Chinese
banks. Currently we pay interest on our bank debt at rates that are
relatively low by Chinese standards (7.47% to 8.591%). If interest
rates increase due to the stimulus policies of the Chinese government or for
other reasons, our expenses would increase significantly, which could eliminate
our profitability.
If the Renminbi is allowed to float
freely against the U.S. Dollar, our profits will be reduced.
Nearly
90% of our sales are made outside of China. Our export sales are
priced in Dollars. If the value of the Dollar relative to the
Renminbi is reduced, our revenue will be proportionately reduced, as overseas
customers will find our products to be more expensive than those provided by
their local office supply providers.
Our
business and growth will suffer if we are unable to hire and retain key
personnel that are in high demand.
Our
future success depends on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled
engineers, draftsmen, and technicians, as well as sales personnel experienced in
international sales. Qualified individuals are in high demand in
China, and there are insufficient experienced personnel to fill the
demand. Therefore we may not be able to successfully attract or
retain the personnel we need to succeed.
We
may have difficulty establishing adequate management and financial controls in
China.
The
People’s Republic of China has only recently begun to adopt the management and
financial reporting concepts and practices that investors in the United States
are familiar with. We may have difficulty in hiring and retaining
employees in China who have the experience necessary to implement the kind of
management and financial controls that are expected of a United States public
company. If we cannot establish such controls, we may experience
difficulty in collecting financial data and preparing financial statements,
books of account and corporate records and instituting business practices that
meet U.S. standards.
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Our
operations are international, and we are subject to significant political,
economic, legal and other uncertainties (including, but not limited to, trade
barriers and taxes that may have an adverse effect on our business and
operations.
We
manufacture all of our products in China and substantially all of the net book
value of our total fixed assets is located there. However, we sell our products
primarily to customers outside of China. As a result, we may experience barriers
to conducting business and trade in our targeted markets in the form of delayed
customs clearances, customs duties and tariffs. In addition, we may be subject
to repatriation taxes levied upon the exchange of income from local currency
into foreign currency, as well as substantial taxes of profits, revenues, assets
or payroll, as well as value-added tax. The markets in which we plan to operate
may impose onerous and unpredictable duties, tariffs and taxes on our business
and products. Any of these barriers and taxes could have an adverse
effect on our finances and operations.
We
rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our
operating subsidiary to fund our cash and financing requirements, but such
dividends and other distributions are subject to restrictions under
PRC law. Limitations on the ability of our operating subsidiary to pay
dividends or other distributions to us could have a material adverse effect on
our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions, pay dividends to you, and
otherwise fund and conduct our business.
We are a
holding company and conduct substantially all of our business through our
operating subsidiary, Binbin, which is a limited liability company established
in China. We rely on dividends paid by Binbin for our cash needs, including the
funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our
shareholders, to service any debt we may incur and to pay our operating
expenses. The payment of dividends by entities organized in China is subject to
regulations permitting Binbin to pay dividends to us only out of accumulated
profits as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and
regulations. Binbin is also required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax
profit based on PRC accounting standards each year to its general reserves until
the cumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50% of its registered capital.
These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. In addition, Binbin is
required to allocate a portion of its after-tax profit to its enterprise
expansion fund and the staff welfare and bonus fund at the discretion of its
board of directors. Moreover, if Binbin incurs debt on its own behalf in the
future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay
dividends or make other distributions to us. Any limitations on the ability of
Binbin to pay dividends or other distributions to us could have a material
adverse effect on our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions, pay
dividends to you, and otherwise fund or conduct our business.
Capital outflow policies in China
may hamper our ability to pay dividends to shareholders in the United
States.
The
People’s Republic of China has adopted currency and capital transfer
regulations. These regulations require that we comply with complex regulations
for the movement of capital. Although Chinese governmental policies were
introduced in 1996 to allow the convertibility of RMB into foreign currency for
current account items, conversion of RMB into foreign exchange for capital
items, such as foreign direct investment, loans or securities, requires the
approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. We may be unable to
obtain all of the required conversion approvals for our operations, and Chinese
regulatory authorities may impose greater restrictions on the convertibility of
the RMB in the future. Because most of our future revenues will be in RMB, any
inability to obtain the requisite approvals or any future restrictions on
currency exchanges will limit our ability to fund our business activities
outside China or to pay dividends to our shareholders.
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Our
bank deposits are not insured.
There is no insurance program in the PRC that protects bank deposits, in the way
that bank deposits in the U.S. are given limited protection by the
FDIC. If the bank in which we maintain our cash assets were to fail,
it is likely that we would lose most or all of our deposits.
We
have limited business insurance coverage.
The
insurance industry in China is still at an early stage of development. Insurance
companies in China offer limited business insurance products, and do not, to our
knowledge, offer business liability insurance. As a result, we do not have any
business liability insurance coverage for our operations. Moreover, while
business disruption insurance is available, we have determined that the risks of
disruption and cost of the insurance are such that we do not require it at this
time. Any business disruption, litigation or natural disaster might result in
substantial costs and diversion of resources.
II. Risks attendant to our
management
Our
business development would be hindered if we lost the services of our
Chairman.
Wei
Chenghui is the Chief Executive Officer of China Stationery and Office Supply,
Inc. and of its operating subsidiary, Ningbo Binbin Stationery Co.,
Ltd. Mr. Wei is responsible for strategizing not only our business
plan but also the means of financing it. If Mr. Wei were to leave
Binbin or become unable to fulfill his responsibilities, our business would be
imperiled. At the very least, there would be a delay in the
development of Binbin until a suitable replacement for Mr. Wei could be
retained.
We
are not likely to hold annual shareholder meetings in the next few
years.
Management
does not expect to hold annual meetings of shareholders in the next few years,
due to the expense involved. The current members of the Board of
Directors were appointed to that position by the previous
directors. If other directors are added to the Board in the future,
it is likely that the current directors will appoint them. As a
result, the shareholders of the Company will have no effective means of
exercising control over the operations of the Company.
Your ability to bring an action
against us or against our directors, or to enforce a judgment against us or
them, will be limited because we conduct all of our operations in China and
because all of our management resides outside of the United
States.
We
conduct all of our operations in China through our wholly-owned subsidiary. All
of our directors and officers reside in China and all of the assets of those
Chinese residents are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may
be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us or against
these individuals in the United States in the event that you believe that your
rights have been infringed under the securities laws or otherwise. Even if you
are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the United States
and of China may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or
the assets of our directors.
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ITEM
1B UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not Applicable.
ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Binbin’s facility, which is owned by Binbin, is located in Ninghai City Haishu
Industrial Zone, which is about 45 miles away from the port of Beilun and Ningbo
Leshe Airport. Binbin’s campus covers an area of 52,000 square
meters, with a facility area of 28,000 square meters.
Binbin’s
present manufacturing facility has the capacity to manufacture products with a
wholesale value of approximately 592 million RMB ($79
million). Therefore management expects the facility to be adequate
for Binbin for the foreseeable future.
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No
matter was submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the fourth quarter of
2008.
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PART
II
ITEM
5.
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
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(a) Market
Information.
Our common stock is listed for
quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board under the trading symbol
“CSOF.” The following table sets forth the bid prices quoted for our
common stock during each quarter in the past two fiscal years.
Bid
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Period:
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High
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Low
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Jan.
1, 2007 - Mar. 31, 2007
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$ | .81 | $ | .54 | ||||
Apr.
1, 2007 - June 30, 2007
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$ | .80 | $ | .40 | ||||
July
1, 2007 – Sep. 30, 2007
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$ | .51 | $ | .25 | ||||
Oct.
1, 2007 – Dec. 31, 2007
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$ | .51 | $ | .21 | ||||
Jan.
1, 2008 - Mar. 31, 2008
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$ | .30 | $ | .06 | ||||
Apr.
1, 2008 - June 30, 2008
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$ | .10 | $ | .04 | ||||
July
1, 2008 – Sep. 30, 2008
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$ | .13 | $ | .07 | ||||
Oct.
1, 2008 – Dec. 31, 2008
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$ | .13 | $ | .02 |
(b) Holders. Our
shareholders list contains the names of 685 registered stockholders of record of
the Company’s Common Stock.
(c) Dividend
Policy. We have not declared or paid cash dividends
or made distributions in the past, and we do
not anticipate that we will pay cash
dividends or make distributions in the foreseeable future.
We currently intend to retain and reinvest future earnings, if any, to finance
our operations.
(d) Securities Authorized for
Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans. The information set
forth in the table below regarding equity compensation plans (which include
individual compensation arrangements) was determined as of December 31,
2008.
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Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
and rights
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Weighted
average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and
rights
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Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans
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Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders.......
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0
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0
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Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders......
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0
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0
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Total
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0
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0
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(d) Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities.
China Stationery did not sell any
unregistered securities during the 4th quarter
of 2008.
(e) Repurchase
of Equity Securities. The Company did not repurchase any of
its equity securities that were registered under Section 12 of the Securities
Act during the 4th quarter
of 2008.
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.
ITEM
7.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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Results
of Operations
In recent
years, because of relaxed regulation as well as international reaction to the
dynamic growth of the Chinese economy, the exchange rates related to the Chinese
Renminbi have become much more volatile than was the case at the start of this
decade. For a company such as Binbin, whose business primarily
consists of exporting high volume, low margin items, the volatility of exchange
rates presents a significant obstacle to sound business planning. In
the first instance, because we incur our cost of goods sold in Renminbi, but
price our exports in Dollars, an increase in the exchange rate between the
Renminbi and the Dollar can have the effect of eliminating our already modest
profit margin on a sale. But if we adjust the sales price of our
products to offset our increased manufacturing cost, the effect is to reduce
demand for our products.
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In 2008
this double impact of the falling value of the Dollar combined with the effect
of a worldwide business recession to cause poor results in our
business. The reduced competitive position of our products and the
reduction in worldwide demand caused us to realize only $19,315,622 in net sales
revenue, a 46% reduction from revenues in 2007. And even on those
reduced sales, we realized only $1,142,430 in gross profit during 2008, compared
to $3,310,968 during 2007. That level of gross profit was far less
than we required in order to cover our operating expenses.
In
addition to the effect of the falling value of the Dollar, the decrease in our
gross margin ratio from 9.3% in 2007 to 5.9% in 2008 reflected the fact that the
prices of several of our key raw materials have been increasing. In
particular, the world markets for non-ferrous metals, such as zinc, copper and
nickel, became substantially inflated in the early part of 2008, which increased
the manufacturing cost of many of our products. Towards the end of
the year, the worldwide recession caused a reduction in the market price of many
of our raw materials, but too late to have a significant beneficial effect on
our 2008 results.
We do not
expect either of the two negative pressures ?C the falling value of the Dollar
or the reduction in demand for business products - to be reversed in the near
future. In addition, as of July 1, 2007 the Government of China
reduced the rebate that it will pay on certain exported goods from 13% to 8%,
with some rebates falling as low as 5%. This change put further
downward pressure on our margins. Therefore we do not expect to
reverse the decline in our profit margins until our long-term program of
replacing low margin goods with higher margin products is fully
implemented.
The
dramatic decline in our sales revenue did have the effect of reducing our
operating expenses during 2008 by 44%, from $4,447,842 in 2007 to $2,511,882 in
2008. The primary reason for the reduction is the fact that the ratio
of our sales expenses to our net sales remained relatively static reflecting our
efforts to increase the efficiency of our marketing operations. As
revenues fell, therefore, our selling, general and administrative expenses also
fell.
The $2.9
million increase in our bank loans during 2008 has increased our interest
expense. Interest expense during 2008 was $1,253,471, compared to
$748,041 during 2007. We expect that our borrowing and the related
interest expense will remain high until our revenues return to prior levels and
provide us positive cash flow from operations.
For all
of these reasons, we incurred a loss of $2,313,484 during
2008. However, because we own only 90% of each of our two
subsidiaries, a portion of our loss, $162,529 was allocated to the minority
interest. Our net loss during 2008, therefore, was only $2,150,955,
or $.19 per share. Our net loss in 2007 was $1,787,514, or $.15 per
share.
Our
business operates in Chinese Renminbi, but we report our results in our SEC
filings in U.S. Dollars. The conversion of our accounts from RMB to
Dollars results in translation adjustments, which are reported as a middle step
between net income and comprehensive income. The net income is added
to the retained earnings on our balance sheet; while the translation adjustment
is added to a line item on our balance sheet labeled “accumulated other
comprehensive income,” since it is more reflective of changes in the relative
values of U.S. and Chinese currencies than of the success of our
business. During 2008 the unrealized gain on foreign currency
translations added $142,693 to our accumulated other comprehensive
income.
10
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
On
December 31, 2008 we had a working capital deficit of $7,039,134, having added
$2,253,426 to our deficit since December 31, 2007. The primary reason
for the magnitude of our deficit is the customary Chinese banking practice of
funding business clients through short-term debt. Because of that
policy, our entire bank debt ($15.9 million at December 31, 2008) is categorized
as a short-term liability. Our expectation is that we will be
permitted by the bank to roll over as much of the debt as we
require. (Indeed the banks permitted us to increase our bank debt by
$3.9 million during 2008, despite our poor financial results, an indication of
the strong long-term relationship that we have with our banks.) So
this arrangement provides us with considerable flexibility in molding our debt
structure to our immediate need.
Our
liquidity is affected by certain financing arrangements that we have made,
involving certain suppliers of our raw materials and other companies with which
we have mutual assistance relationships. These relationships manifest
themselves in two ways, both of which are common practice in the Chinese
business environment. First, we have on our balance sheet “advances
to suppliers” totaling $1,974,793, representing funds that we deposit with our
suppliers in order to assure ourselves of on-time supplies of raw
materials.
The
second financing arrangement related to our business operations involves a
series of guarantees, some mutual, some in exchange for business
advantages. At December 31, 2008 Binbin was the guarantor of a total
of approximately $3,457,424 (reduced from $4,596,514 on December 31,
2007). Approximately one-third of the debt that we were guaranteeing
was owed to banks by four of our suppliers. We made these guarantees
for the same reason as supported our loans to suppliers. The greater
portion of the debt was guaranteed for the benefit of two Chinese businesses
that are similarly guaranteeing Binbin’s bank debt. The debts we are
guaranteeing are one-year loans without amortization, and our guarantees apply
to principal payments only. China’s banks encourage this kind of
cross-guarantee arrangement as a means of expanding the lending base of its
customers. The situation does, however, increase the risk to our
assets, as we face the possibility of being called upon to satisfy the debts we
have guaranteed. We believe, however, that the debts we have
guaranteed are likely to be paid, and that the arrangements provide us more
benefit than risk.
We expect
to fund our operations during the next twelve months from a variety of sources,
primarily:
|
Improved Operating
Results. The two primary factors leading to our poor
results in recent periods were the falling value of the Dollar versus the
Renminbi and the increasing price of commodities that are raw materials
for our products. Recently the Dollar has regained some of its
value in Renminbi. In addition, the global recession has
resulted in a marked reduction in the prices of
commodities. These two conditions should provide us with
improved margins from our sales. We cannot know at this time,
however, what effect the recession will have on our sales, and whether the
improved margins will be sufficient to offset any reduction in sales
volume caused by the recession.
|
|
Collection of Accounts
Receivable. Our accounts receivable increased by $1.4
million in 2008. We will make a concerted effort to collect our
receivables as a source of funds for our
operations.
|
|
Increases in Accounts
Payable and Notes Payable. During 2008 we reduced our
accounts payable by $1.3 million and satisfied $3.7 million of notes
payable. These reductions improved our credit with our vendors
and private lenders. As needed, we can draw on that credit to
fund operations.
|
|
Bank
Loans. Our banks have, to date, been willing to provide
us working capital as needed. Their willingness is supported by
the cross-guarantees that we receive from our business associates, as
described above. We believe that the banks will continue to
fund our operations, as needed.
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For these
reasons, we expect that our cash resources will be adequate to fund our
operations for the next twelve months. Our expectation could be
frustrated, however, by any number of factors. The primary risks to
our liquidity are:
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Possibility of Reduced
Bank Credit. We have no binding commitment from our
creditor banks to continue our loans. If the banks become
unwilling to continue to afford us credit, it would be impossible for us
to continue our operations.
|
|
Possibility of
Elimination of Cross-Guarantees. Our bank loans are
supported by guarantees provided by business associates, whose debts we
cross-guarantee. If one or more of these business associates
became unwilling or unable to guarantee our loans, the banks could reduce
or eliminate our credit, which could render us unable to continue
operations.
|
|
Possibility of Poor
Operating Results. If the effect of the global recession
were to reduce our sales revenue significantly, we could find ourselves
lacking sufficient cash flow to sustain
operations.
|
We
believe that our banking relationships provide us adequate liquidity to fund our
ongoing operations and modest growth. Nevertheless we are currently
exploring opportunities for increased funding in order to implement certain
special projects that we hope will enhance our product offerings and the
efficiency of our operations. We have not, however, entered into any
new financing commitments.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do
not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely
to have a current or future effect on our financial condition or results of
operations.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
In
preparing our financial statements we are required to formulate working policies
regarding valuation of our assets and liabilities and to develop estimates of
those values. In our preparation of the financial statements for
2008, there were three estimates made which were (a) subject to a high degree of
uncertainty and (b) material to our results. These estimates
were:
|
Our
decision to record an allowance for doubtful accounts in the amount of
$1,318,937. This decision was based on our decision to reserve
against all receivables that were outstanding more than one
year.
|
|
Our
decision to record no provision for obsolete inventories. This
decision was based on fact that we expect to liquidate all of our finished
inventory and work in progress, while the raw materials are currently
usable.
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|
Our
decision, described in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
to record a 100% valuation allowance for our deferred tax
asset. This decision was based on our lack of assurance that we
would realize sufficient profits in the future to take advantage of the
asset.
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We have made
no material changes to our critical accounting policies in connection with the
preparation of financial statements for 2008.
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ITEM
7A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
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Not
Applicable.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Page 14 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 | Page 15 |
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 | Page 16 |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 | Page 17 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 | Page 18 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | Page 19 |
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
of China Stationery Office Supply, Inc and subsidiaries:
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of China Stationery Office Supply, Inc
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of
income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each
of the years ended. China Stationery Office Supply, Inc and
subsidiaries’ management are responsible for these financial statements. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those auditing standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of
internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of China Stationery Office Supply, Inc
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year ended
December 31, 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America.
/s/P.C.LIU, CPA,
P.C.
P.C.LIU,
CPA, P.C.
Flushing,
NY
March 27,
2009
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
DECEMBER 31,
2008 AND 2007
|
(Expressed
in US dollars)
|
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalent
|
$ | 1,816,510 | $ | 5,526,373 | ||||
Accounts Receivable-net
|
4,139,081 | 2,691,125 | ||||||
Inventory
|
4,419,776 | 5,010,751 | ||||||
Advance to Suppliers
|
1,974,793 | 2,174,885 | ||||||
Other Receivable
|
751,450 | 2,438,502 | ||||||
Employee Travel Advances
|
- | 27,257 | ||||||
Prepaid expense
|
820,161 | 998,349 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
13,921,770 | 18,867,242 | ||||||
Long-term
Investment
|
- | 68,400 | ||||||
Property,
Plant & Equipment, net
|
7,904,126 | 7,799,530 | ||||||
Intangible
Asset, net
|
1,352,441 | 1,295,986 | ||||||
Other
Assets
|
10,056 | 20,073 | ||||||
Total Assets
|
$ | 23,188,394 | $ | 28,051,231 |
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Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts Payable
|
$ | 3,765,774 | $ | 5,079,288 | ||||
Notes payable
|
629,954 | 4,391,312 | ||||||
Short-term Bank Loans
|
15,968,609 | 12,038,488 | ||||||
Advanced from Customers
|
596,567 | 2,143,862 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities
|
20,960,904 | 23,652,950 | ||||||
Long-Term
Liabilities:
|
- | - | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
23,652,950 | |||||||
Minority Interest in Consolidated Subsidiary | 289,294 | 451,823 | ||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
||||||||
Preferred Stock- $.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized
and
|
||||||||
500,000
shares issued and outstanding
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
Stock, stated value $.0001, 50,000,000 authorized
|
||||||||
11,987,427 shares issued and outstanding
|
11,987 | 11,987 | ||||||
Additional
Paid in Capital
|
1,198,013 | 1,198,013 | ||||||
Retained
Earnings
|
(1,268,730) | 882,225 | ||||||
Statutory
Reserve
|
590,380 | 590,380 | ||||||
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
1,406,546 | 1,263,853 | ||||||
Total Stockholders' Equity
|
1,938,196 | 3,946,458 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
$ | 23,188,394 | $ | 28,051,231 |
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
|
DECEMBER 31,
2008 AND 2007
|
(Expressed
in US dollars)
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$ | 19,315622 | $ | 35,596,825 | |||||
Cost
of Goods Sold
|
18,173,192 | 32,285,857 | |||||||
Gross
Profit
|
1,142,430 | 3,310,968 | |||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
|||||||||
Sales
Expenses
|
774,794 | 1,408,738 | |||||||
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
1,737,088 | 3,039,104 | |||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
2,511,882 | 4,447,842 | |||||||
Income
from Operations
|
(1,369,451 | ) | (1,136,874 | ) | |||||
Other(
Income) /Expenses:
|
|||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
$ | 1,253,471 | $ | 748,041 | |||||
Government
Subsidy Income
|
(46,875 | ) | (104,435 | ) | |||||
Non-operation
(Income)Expense
|
(262,564 | ) | 68,670 | ||||||
Total
Other (Income)/Expenses
|
944,033 | 712,277 | |||||||
Income
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
|
(2,313,484 | ) | (1,849,151 | ) | |||||
Minority
Interest
|
162,529 | 61,637 | |||||||
Provision
For State Income Taxes
|
- | - | |||||||
Net
Loss
|
(2,150,955 | ) | (1,787,514 | ) | |||||
Other
Comprehensive Item:
|
|||||||||
Unrealized
Gain on Foreign Currency Translation
|
142,693 | 714,971 | |||||||
Net
Comprehensive Income
|
$ | (2,008,262 | ) | $ | (1,072,543 | ) | |||
Earnings
per Common Share-basic and Diluted
|
(0.19 | ) | (0.15 | ) | |||||
Weighted
Average Common shares-Basic and Diluted
|
11,987,427 | 11,987,427 |
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
DECEMBER 31,
2008 AND 2007
|
(Expressed
in US dollars)
|
|
Common
Stock Stated Value $.0001
|
Additional
|
Accumulated
Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributed |
Preferred
Stock
|
Paid
in
|
Statutory
|
Retained
|
Comprehensive
|
Stockholders'
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Reserve
|
Earnings
|
Income
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 3 1, 2006
|
$ | - |
-
|
$ |
-
|
11,987,427 | $ | 11,987 | $ | 1,198,013 | $ | 590,380 | $ | 2,669,739 | $ | 548,882 | $ | 5,019,001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
(1,787,514 | ) | (1,7827,514 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation
of Statutory Reserve
|
- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
714,971 | 714,971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2007
|
$ | - | - | $ | - | 11,987,427 | $ | 11,987 | $ | 1,198,013 | $ | 590,380 | $ | 882,225 | $ | 1,263,853 | $ | 3,946,458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
(2,150,955 | ) | (2,150,955 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation
of Statutory Reserve
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
142,693 | 142,693 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance-
December 31, 2008
|
$ | - | - | $ | - | 11,987,427 | $ | 11,987 | $ | 1,198,013 | $ | 590,380 | $ | (1,268,730 | ) | $ | 1,406,546 | $ | 1,938,196 |
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
DECEMBER 31,
2008 AND 2007
|
(Expressed
in US dollars)
|
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Net
income (Loss)
|
$ | (2,150,955 | ) | $ | (1,799,712 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
||||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
||||||||
Minority
interest
|
162,529 | 61,637 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
612,465 | 857,657 | ||||||
Loss
on disposal of fixed assets
|
- | 9,295 | ||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
(1,447,956 | ) | 2,428,953 | |||||
Inventories
|
590,975 | 1,154,123 | ||||||
Advances
to vendors
|
200,092 | 1,440,939 | ||||||
Employee
travel advances
|
27,257 | 159,536 | ||||||
Other
receivables, net
|
1,687,052 | (2,162,378 | ) | |||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
178,188 | (686,889 | ) | |||||
Accounts
payable
|
(819,533 | ) | (1,099,393 | ) | ||||
Advances
from customers
|
(1,547,295 | ) | 1,150,897 | |||||
Accrued
expenses, taxes and sundry current liabilities
|
(1,46,447 | ) | 1,197,865 | |||||
Net
Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities
|
(2,653,627 | ) | 2,712,529 | |||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activites
|
||||||||
Long-term
Investment
|
68,400 | (68,400 | ) | |||||
Acquisition
of property and equipment
|
(182,622 | ) | (609,226 | ) | ||||
Net
Cash Used In Investing Activities
|
(114,222 | ) | (677,626 | ) |
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from and (repayments) to bank loans, net
|
2,676,650 | (1,807,112 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
(repayment) of notes payable
|
(3,761,358 | ) | 3,586,729 | |||||
Proceeds
from capital contribution
|
0 | 500 | ||||||
Net
Cash Provided by (Used) in Financing Activities
|
(1,084,708 | ) | 1,780,117 | |||||
Effect
of foreign currency translation gain (loss)
|
142,693 | 35,369 | ||||||
Net
Increase in Cash And Cash Equivalents
|
(3,709,863 | ) | 3,850,389 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the Beginning of the
Years
|
5,526,373 | 1,675,982 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the End of the Years
|
$ | 1,816,510 | $ | 5,526,373 | ||||
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
|
||||||||
Cash
Paid During The Years for:
|
||||||||
Interest
Paid
|
1,253,471 | 756,676 | ||||||
Income
Taxes Paid
|
- | - |
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STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2008
NOTE 1- ORGANIZATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
China
Stationery and Office Supply, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the state
of Delaware in February 2002. The Company’s primary business, through
its operating subsidiaries based in China, is to develop, manufacture and market
office supplies including stationery, hole punchers, staplers, pens and pencils,
rubber stamps, felt markers and numerous other items, which are sold through a
worldwide network of distributors in China.
The
Company’s business operations are carried on by its subsidiary, Ningbo Binbin
Stationery Co., Ltd. (“Binbin”). Binbin was organized on January 29, 1998 under
the laws of the People’s Republic of China. (“PRC”). On July 27, 2001, Binbin
and its majority shareholder formed Ningbo Binbin Style Commodity Co., Ltd
(“NBSC”) under the laws of the PRC. The primary business of NBSC is to
manufacture and sell special office supplies and promotion products in the PRC.
NBSC is 90% owned by Binbin.
On
January 8, 2006, a Delaware corporation named “China Stationery and Office
Supply, Inc. (the “Intermediate Subsidiary”) acquired 90% of the registered
capital of Binbin. At the date of the acquisition of Binbin, by
the Intermediate Subsidiary, both Binbin and the Intermediate Subsidiary were
under control. For that reason the transfer of 90% of the stock of
Binbin to the Intermediate Subsidiary did not meet the definition of a business
combination defined by SFAS 141, “Business Combinations, as
amended”. For transfers of assets under common control, the Company
follows the provisions of Appendix D of SFAS No. 141. In accordance
with Appendix D of SFAS 141, the receiving entity for transfers of net assets
and exchanges of shares between entities under common control should report
results of operations for the period in which the transfer occurs as though the
transfer of net assets or exchange of equity interest has occurred at the
beginning of the period.
On May
26, 2006, the Company completed a share exchange in which it acquired 100% of
the outstanding common stock of the Intermediate Subsidary. The transaction was
treated as a reverse merger. Accordingly, Intermediate Subsidary is treated as
the continuing entity for accounting purposes and the historical financial
information prior to the merger is that of the Intermediate
Subsidiaries.
NOTE
2- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its
wholly and majority owned subsidiaries. Significant intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER
31, 2008
NOTE 2- SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Use
of estimates
In
preparing the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial
statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting year. Significant estimates, required by management, include the
recoverability of long-lived assets and the valuation of
inventories. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Cash
and cash equivalents
For
purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash
equivalents.
The
Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions in the
PRC. The Company performs periodic evaluation of the relative credit standing of
financial institutions that are considered in the Company’s investment
strategy.
Bad
debt reserves
The
carrying amount of accounts receivable is reduced by a valuation allowance that
reflects the Company's best estimate of the amounts that may not be collected.
This estimate is based on reviews of all balances in excess payment terms,
typically 90-120 days; however, the Company extends credit terms up to 12 month
for certain customers. Based on this review which includes customer
credit worthiness and history, general economic conditions and changes in
customer payment patterns, the Company estimates the portion, if any, of the
balance that will not be collected. Management reviews its valuation allowance
on a monthly basis.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at lower of cost, as determined on a weighted average basis, or
market value.
Property and
Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated
depreciation. Maintenance, repairs and betterments, including
replacement of minor items, are charged to expense; major additions to physical
properties are capitalized. Depreciation and amortization are provided using the
straight-line method for financial reporting purposes, whereas accelerated
methods are used for tax purposes.
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STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER
31, 2008
NOTE 2- SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Long-lived
assets
The
Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with SFAS No, 144
“Accounting for the impairment of Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, which became
effective January 1, 2002. Under SFAS No. 144, the Company reviews long-term
assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of those assets may not be recoverable. The Company has not
incurred any losses in connection with the adoption of this
statement.
Intangible
assets
Intangible
assets consist of “rights to use land and build a plant.” According to the law
of China, the government owns all the land in China. Companies or individuals
are authorized to possess and use the land only through land use
rights granted by
the Chinese government. Land use rights are being amortized using the
straight-line method over the lease term of 50 years. The method to amortize
intangible assets is a 50-year straight-line method. The Company also evaluates
intangible assets for impairment, at least on an annual basis and whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be
recoverable from its estimated future cash flows. Recoverability of
intangible assets, other long-lived assets and, goodwill is measured by
comparing their net book value to the related projected undiscounted cash flows
form these assets, considering a number of factors including past operating
results, budgets, economic projections, market trends and product development
cycles. If the net book value of the asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash
flows, the asset is considered impaired, and a second test is performed to
measure the amount of impairment loss.
Revenue
recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue at the date of shipment to customers when a formal
arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is
completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and
collectibility is reasonably assured.
Reportable
segments
Reportable
segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure,
management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a
company. All of the Company’s assets are located in the PRC. The Company has two
reportable segments based on their product lines.
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STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER
31, 2008
NOTE 2- SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Accounting
for income taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No.109 (“SFAS 109”) which requires that deferred tax assets
and liabilities be recognized for future tax consequences attributable to
differences between financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax basis, In addition, SFAS 109 requires
recognition of future tax benefits, such as carry forwards, to the extent that
realization of such benefits is more likely than not and that a valuation
allowance be provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the
deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Foreign
currency translation
The
functional currency of China Stationery and Office Supply, Inc and Subsidiaries
is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). For financial reporting purposes,
RMB has been translated into United States Dollars (“USD”) as the reporting
currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect
at the balance sheet date. Income statement accounts are translated at the
average rate of exchange prevailing for the period. Capital accounts are
translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital translation
occurred. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange
rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity
as “Accumulated other comprehensive income”. Gains and losses resulting from
foreign currency transactions are included in accumulated other comprehensive
income.
Statement
of cash flows
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.95, “Statement of
Cash Flows,” cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon
the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities
reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes
in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
New
accounting pronouncements
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.” The current GAAP hierarchy, as set forth in the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 69, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, has been criticized because (1) it is directed
to the auditor rather than the entity, (2) it is complex, and (3) it ranks FASB
Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts. The FASB believes that the GAAP
hierarchy should be directed to entities
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CHINA
STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER
31, 2008
NOTE 2- SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
New
accounting pronouncements
because
it is the entity (not its auditor) that is responsible for selecting accounting
principles for financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP.
Accordingly, the FASB concluded that the GAAP hierarchy should reside in the
accounting literature established by the FASB and is issuing this Statement to
achieve that result. This Statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s
approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU
Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. The adoption of FASB 162 is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company’s financial position.
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) simultaneously
issued SFAS No. 141R, “Business Combinations (2007 Amendment),” and SFAS 160,
Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of
ARB 51.” Both standards update United States guidance on accounting
for “non-controlling interests,” sometimes referred to as minority interests,
which interests represent a portion of a subsidiary not attributable, directly
or indirectly, to a parent. FASB and the International Accounting Standards
Board (“IASB”) have been working together to promote international convergence
of accounting standards. Prior to promulgation of these new standards there were
specific areas in accounting for business acquisitions in which conversion was
not achieved. The objective of both standards is to improve the relevance,
comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting
entity provides in “business combinations” and consolidated financial statements
by establishing accounting and reporting standards. In business combinations it
is accomplished by establishing principles and requirements concerning how an
“acquirer” recognizes and measures identifiable assets acquired, liabilities
assumed, and non-controlling interest in the acquiree, as well as goodwill
acquired in the combination or gain from a bargain purchase; and determines
information to be disclosed to enable users to evaluate the nature and effects
of business combinations. In consolidated financial statements the standards
require: identification of ownership interests held in subsidiaries by parties
other than the parent be clearly identified, labeled and presented in
consolidated financial position within equity (rather than “mezzanine” between
liabilities and equity) separately from amounts attributed to the parent, with
net income attributable to the parent and to the minority interest clearly
identified and presented on the face of consolidated statements of income. The
standards also provide guidance in situations where the parent’s ownership
interest in a subsidiary changes while the parent retains its controlling
financial interest. The standard also provides guidance on recording a gain or
loss based on fair value in situations involving deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. Entities must provide sufficient disclosures that distinguish
between interests of the parent and that of the non-controlling
interest.
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CHINA
STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER
31, 2008
NOTE 2- SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
New
accounting pronouncements
Both
standards are effective for fiscal years and interims beginning on or after
December 15, 2008 (that is January 1, 2009) for entities with calendar years.
Earlier adoption is prohibited. The standards shall be applied prospectively as
of the beginning of the fiscal year in which initially applied, except for the
presentation and disclosure requirements, which shall be applied retrospectively
for all periods presented. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of
SFAS No. 141R and No. 160 will have an impact on the Company's overall results
of operations or financial position, unless the Company makes a business
acquisition in which there is a non-controlling interest.
NOTE
3- ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable are uncollateralized, non-interest bearing customer obligations
typically due under terms requiring payment within 90-120 days from the invoice
date. However, the Company does extend certain customers credit terms
up to 12 months. Accounts receivable are stated at the amount billed
to the customer. Payments of accounts receivable are allocated to the
specific invoices identified on the customer’s remittance advice or, if
unspecified, are applied to the oldest unpaid invoices.
NOTE
4-
INVENTORIES
A summary
of the components of inventories at December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as
follows:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Raw
Materials
|
$ | 867,710 | $ | 918,453 | ||||
Work
in Process
|
1,985,532 | 888,811 | ||||||
Packaging
Supplies
|
104,342 | 156,495 | ||||||
Finished
Goods
|
1,462,192 | 3,046,992 | ||||||
TOTAL
|
$ | 4,419,776 | $ | 5,010,751 |
NOTE
5- ADVANCES TO
SUPPLIES
As a
normal practice of doing business in China, the Company is frequently required
to make advance payments to suppliers for raw materials. Such advance payments
are interest free. The balances of advances to suppliers were $1,974,793 and
$2,174,885 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER
31, 2008
NOTE
6- PROPERTY AND
EQUIPMENT
A summary
of property and equipment at December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as
follows:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Building
|
$ | 6,438,908 | $ | 6,682,714 | ||||
Manufacturing
Equipment
|
3,139,790 | 2,403,013 | ||||||
Office
Furniture & Equipment
|
989,438 | 541,418 | ||||||
Vehicles
|
609,795 | 640,153 | ||||||
Construction
in Progress
|
- | 72,499 | ||||||
Subtotal
|
11,177,932 | 10,339,797 | ||||||
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation
|
(3,273,805 | ) | (2,540,267 | ) | ||||
Total
Property & Equipment
|
$ | 7,904,126 | $ | 7,799,530 |
Depreciation
expense for year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 were $556,797 and $358,228
respectively.
NOTE
7- INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
The
company’s office and manufacturing site is located in Qiaotouhu Street Scene,
Ninghai Zhejiang China. The Company leases the land from the local government of
PRC with the term from November 2001 to November 2051. The fair value amount of
acquisition of the right to use land was recorded as an intangible asset and is
being amortized over the lease term 50 years.
A summary
of intangible assets at December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Land
Use Right
|
$ | 1,716,358 | $ | 1,602,716 | ||||
Less:
Accumulated Amortization
|
(363,917 | ) | -306,730 | |||||
Net
Land Use Right
|
$ | 1,352,441 | $ | 1,295,986 |
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CHINA STATIONERY
AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008
NOTE
8- ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND
ACCRUED EXPENSES
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
$ | 2,988,946 | $ | 4,196,320 | ||||
Accrued
Payroll and Related Liabilities
|
369,163 | 354,148 | ||||||
Accrued
VAT Payable
|
40,286 | 16,735 | ||||||
Miscellaneous
Accrued Expense.
|
367,378 | 512,084 | ||||||
TOTAL
|
$ | 3,765,773 | $ | 5,079,287 |
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses were comprised of the following items as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007.
NOTE
9- SHORT-TERM BANK
LOANS
The
company borrowed funds from several financial institutions for its working
capital. These borrowings are short term in nature and are secured by the
Company’s real estate and bear interest ranging from 7.470% to 8.591% in 2008
and 5.850% to 7.470% in 2007.
NOTE 10- ADVANCES FROM
CUSTOMERS
Advances
from customers are non-interest bearing and unsecured. As of December 31, 2008
and 2007 the balances were $596,567 and $2,143,862 respectively.
NOTE
11- STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Upon the
completion of the reverse merger on May 26, 2006, in addition to the outstanding
6,585,126 shares of common stock, Dickie Walker issued 10,142,889 shares of
common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the shareholders
of China Stationery and Office Supply, Inc., Each share of the Series A
Preferred Stock was convertible into 120 shares of common stock. All the
outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were subsequently converted
into common stock.
On June
26, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a 5-to-32 reverse stock split of the
Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The reverse stock split became
effective on July 18, 2006. All share and per share information included in
these consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect this
reverse stock split.
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CHINA STATIONERY
AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008
NOTE
12- SEGMENT
REPORTING
Under
SFAS 131, the Company has two reportable segments: Ningbo Binbin Stationery Co.,
Ltd (“Stationery”) and Ningbo Binbin Style Commodity Co., Ltd (“Style”).
Following is a summary of segment information for the year ended December 31,
2008 and 2007:
Year
ended December 31, 2008
Stationery
|
Style
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 18,927,418 | $ | 388,204 | $ | 19,315,622 | ||||||
Operating
Income (Loss)
|
(740,525 | ) | (628,926 | ) | (1,369,451 | ) | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
19,988,852 | 3,199,542 | 23,188,394 | |||||||||
Capital
Expenditure
|
182,622 | - | 182,622 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
482,339 | 130,126 | 612,465 | |||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
1,289,405 | (35,934 | ) | 1,253,471 |
Year
ended December 31, 2007
Stationery
|
Style
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 33,547,197 | $ | 2,049,628 | $ | 35,596,825 | ||||||
Operating
Income (Loss)
|
(524,367 | ) | (612,507 | ) | (1,136,874 | ) | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
25,790,919 | 2,260,312 | 28,051,231 | |||||||||
Capital
Expenditure
|
599,174 | 10,052 | 609,226 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
720,405 | 137,252 | 857,657 | |||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
748,041 | - | 748,041 |
NOTE
13- STATUTORY COMMON WELFARE
FUND
As
stipulated by the Company Law of China, net income after taxation can only be
distributed as dividends after appropriation has been made for the
following:
|
Making
up cumulative prior years’ losses, if
any;
|
|
Allocations
to the “statutory surplus reserve” of at least 10% of income after tax, as
determined under China’s accounting rules and regulations, until the fund
amounts to 50% of the Company’s registered
capital;
|
|
Allocation
of 5-10% of income after tax, as determined under China’s accounting rules
and regulations, to the Company’s “statutory common
welfare fund”, which is established for the purpose of
providing employee facilities and other collective benefits to the
Company’s employees
|
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CHINA STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008
NOTE
13-
STATUTORY COMMON WELFARE FUND (Continued)
|
Allocations
to the discretionary surplus reserve, if approved in the shareholders’
general meeting.
|
The
Company incurred a loss in the year ended December 31, 2008. Therefore, Company
was not required to allocate the “statutory surplus reserve”
NOTE
14- INCOME
TAXES
Deferred
income taxes are computed using the asset and liability method, such that
deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognizes for the unexpected future tax
consequences of temporary differences between financial reporting amounts and
the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities based on currently enacted tax
laws and tax rates in effect in the China for the periods in which the
differences are expected to reverse. Income tax expense is the tax payable for
the period plus the change during the period in deferred income taxes. A
valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some
portion or all of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, respectively, will be
realized. Therefore, there are no deferred tax assets or liabilities for the
year ended December 31, 2008.
Since the
Company’s Chinese subsidiaries (“Binbin” and NBSC”) are Sino-joint venture
enterprises, under the Chinese tax regulation, they are exempt from corporate
income tax. Accordingly, the Company has not accrued income tax for these
subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2008.
NOTE
15- EARNINGS (LOSS) PER
SHARE
Basic
earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing income available to common
shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during
the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per
share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of
additional common shares that
would
have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the
additional common shares were dilutive. There are no common stock equivalents
available in the computation of earnings (loss) per share at December 31, 2008.
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CHINA STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTIUNED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008
NOTE 16- CURRENT
VULNERABILITY DUE TO CERTAIN CONCENTRATIONS
The
Company's operations are carried out in China. Accordingly, the Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the
political, economic and legal environments in the People Republic of China
(PRC), and by the general state of the PRC economy.
The
Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and
significant risks not typically associated with companies in the North America
and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the
political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The
Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies
with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency
conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other
things.
Concentration
of credit risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations
of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2008,
substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held by major
banks located in the PRC of which the Company’s management believes are of high
credit quality. With respect to accounts receivable, the Company extends credit
based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition and customer
payment practices to minimize collection risk on account
receivable.
There was
no single vendor who accounted for more than 5% of the Company’s total raw
material purchases during the year ended December 31, 2008.
The
Company had two major customers who accounted for 5.6% and 5.3% of the total
sales for the year ended December 31, 2008. Accounts receivable from
these customers at December 31, 2008 were $347,345 and $108,258
respectively. The Company had one major customer who accounted for
14% of the total sales for the year ended December 31, 2007. Accounts
receivable from this customer at December 31, 2007 were $98,819.
The
Company’s sales are heavily dependent on exports sales to USA and Asia for the
year ended December 31, 2008.
NOTE
17-
CONTINGENCIES
As of
December 31, 2008, Ninbo Binbin Stationery Co., Ltd (“Binbin”) is contingently
liable as a guarantor with respect to approximately $ 3,457,424 of indebtedness
of non-related entities. The term of the guarantees is through August 31, 2009.
At any time through that day, should any one of the entities default on its debt
payments, Binbin will be obligated to perform under that guarantee by making the
required payments. The maximum potential amount of future payments that Binbin
is required to make under the guarantee was $3,457,424 and $4,596,514 as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively.
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ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ONACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
Not applicable.
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and
procedures.
The term “disclosure controls and
procedures” (defined in SEC Rule 13a-15(e)) refers to the controls and other
procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within required time periods. “Disclosure controls and procedures”
include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files
or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the
company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial
officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The Company’s management, with the
participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures
as of the end of the period covered by this annual report (the “Evaluation
Date”). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer has concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, such
controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in internal
controls.
The term “internal control over financial reporting” (defined in SEC Rule
13a-15(f)) refers to the process of a company that is designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s management, with the
participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has
evaluated any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the fourth quarter of the year covered by this annual
report, and they have concluded that there was no change to the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
|
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting.
|
Management
of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have assessed the effectiveness
of those internal controls as of December 31, 2008, using the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) Internal Control –
Integrated Framework as a basis for our assessment.
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Because
of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies and procedures may deteriorate. All internal
control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent
limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective
can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement
preparation and presentation.
A
material weakness in internal controls is a deficiency in internal control, or
combination of control deficiencies, that adversely affects the Company’s
ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report external financial
data reliably in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a
material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements
that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected. In the
course of making our assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over
financial reporting, we identified two material weaknesses in our internal
control over financial reporting. These material weaknesses consisted
of:
Inadequate staffing and supervision
within the accounting operations of our company. The
relatively small number of employees who are responsible for accounting
functions prevents us from segregating duties within our internal control
system. The inadequate segregation of duties is a weakness because it
could lead to the untimely identification and resolution of accounting and
disclosure matters or could lead to a failure to perform timely and effective
reviews.
Lack of expertise in U.S accounting
principles among the personnel in our Chinese
headquarters. Our books are maintained and our financial
statements are prepared by the personnel employed at our executive offices in
the City of Ninghai. Few of our employees have experience or
familiarity with U.S accounting principles. The lack of personnel in
our Ninghai office who are trained in U.S. accounting principles is a weakness
because it could lead to improper classification of items and other failures to
make the entries and adjustments necessary to comply with U.S.
GAAP.
Lack of independent control over
policy implementation. Wei Chenghui is the sole director of
China Stationery, as well as its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer. As a result, Mr. Wei is responsible for both the development
of financial policies and for their implementation. The absence of
other directors to review the implementation of the Board’s policies and the
performance by management is a weakness because it could lead to a failure to
note and remedy improper financial accounting.
Management
is currently reviewing its staffing and their training in order to remedy the
weaknesses identified in this assessment. However, we have to weigh
the cost of improvement against the benefit of strengthened controls,
particularly in light of our current financial condition. However,
because of the above conditions, management’s assessment is that the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31,
2008.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered
public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the
Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only
management’s report in this annual report.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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PART
III
ITEM
10.
|
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
|
The
following individuals are the members of China Stationery’s Board of Directors
and its executive officers.
Name
|
Age
|
Position with the Company
|
Director Since
|
Wei
Chenghui
|
47
|
Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
|
2006
|
Hu
Jufen
|
45
|
Vice
President
|
--
|
Wei
Chengzhao
|
42
|
Vice
President
|
--
|
Directors
hold office until the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and the
election and qualification of their successors. Officers hold office,
subject to removal at any time by the Board, until the meeting of directors
immediately following the annual meeting of stockholders and until their
successors are appointed and qualified.
Wei Chenghui. Mr.
Wei founded Ningbo Binbin in 1989, and has served as its President and Chief
Executive Officer since then. Under Mr. Wei’s leadership, Ningbo
Binbin has grown into a major participant in the Chinese office supply
industry. In 2003 China’s Ministry of Commerce included Ningbo Binbin
in its list of “Top 100 Private Companies in Export Sales.” Mr. Wei
attended the Zhejiang Industrial University, with a concentration in business
administration.
Hu Jufen. Ms. Hu
has been employed by Binbin since 1989, when she helped to found the
company. She currently serves as Vice President in charge of
Operations. Ms. Hu attended Ninghai City Community College, from
which she graduated with a degree in management. Ms. Hu is the wife
of our Chairman, Wei Chenghui.
Wei Chengzhao. Mr.
Wei has been employed by Binbin since 1989, when he helped to found the
company. He currently serves as Vice President in charge of
Production. Mr. Wei attended Ninghai City Community College with a
concentration in business administration. Mr. Wei is the brother of
our Chairman, Wei Chenghui.
Audit
Committee; Compensation Committee; Nominating Committee
The Board of Directors has not yet
appointed an Audit Committee or a Compensation Committee or a Nominating
Committee, due to the small size of the Board. The Board of Directors
does not have an “audit committee financial expert,” due to the small size of
the Board.
Code
of Ethics
The
Company does not have a written code of ethics applicable to its executive
officers. The Board of Directors has not adopted a written code of
ethics because there are so few executive officers of the Company.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance
None of
the officers, directors or beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Company’s
common stock failed to file on a timely basis the reports required by Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act during the year ended December 31, 2008.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid by
China Stationery and its subsidiaries to Wei Chenghui, its Chief Executive
Officer. There were no executive officers whose total salary and
bonus for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 exceeded
$100,000.
Year
|
Salary
|
Bonus
|
Stock
Awards
|
Option
Awards
|
Other
Compensation
|
|
Wei
Chenghui
|
2008
|
$16,807
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2007
|
$21,600
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
2006
|
$20,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Equity
Awards
The
following tables set forth certain information regarding the stock options
acquired by the executive officer named in the table above during the year ended
December 31, 2008 and those options held by her on December 31,
2008.
Option Grants in the Last
Fiscal Year
Number
of
securities
underlying
option
granted
|
Percent
of
total
options
granted
to
employees
in
fiscal
year
|
Exercise
Price
($/share)
|
Expiration
Date
|
Potential realizable
value at assumed
annual rates of
appreciation
for option term
|
|
5%
10%
|
|||||
Wei Chenghui | -- | -- | -- | -- | - - |
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The
following tables set forth certain information regarding the stock grants
received by the executive officer named in the table above during the year ended
December 31, 2008 and held by her unvested at December 31, 2008.
Unvested Stock Awards in the
Last Fiscal Year
Number
of
Shares
That
Have
Not
Vested
|
Market
Value
of
Shares That
Have
Not
Vested
|
|
Wei
Chenghui
|
0
|
--
|
Remuneration of Directors
None of the members of the Board of
Directors receives remuneration for service on the Board.
ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS ANDMANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth information known to us with respect to the
beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the date of this prospectus by
the following:
|
each
shareholder known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common
stock;
|
|
Wei
Chenghui, our Chief Executive
Officer
|
|
each
of our directors; and
|
|
all
directors and executive officers as a
group.
|
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Except as
otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock
listed below have sole voting power and investment power with respect to their
shares, subject to community property laws where
applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Name of
Beneficial Owner
|
Amount
and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
|
Percentage of Class
|
Wei
Chenghui
|
6,794,919(1)
|
56.7%
|
All
officers and directors (3 persons)
|
6,794,919
|
56.7%
|
Huaqin
Zhou
136
Hospital Road, Suite 3
Jiangyang
City, Sichuan Province, China
|
1,089,187
|
9.1%
|
_______________________________
|
Includes
2,697,981 shares owned by Hu Jufen, who is Mr. Wei’s
spouse.
|
ITEM
13
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
Certain
Relationships
None.
Director Independence
None of the members of the Board of
Directors is independent, as “independent” is defined in the rules of the NASDAQ
Stock Market.
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ITEM
14 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
China Stationery & Office Supply,
Inc. engaged the firm of P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. to audit its 2007 financial
statements on March 7, 2008. Prior to March 7, 2008 P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. had
not performed any services for the Company.
Audit Fees
P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. billed $45,000 to
the Company for professional services rendered for the audit of our fiscal 2008
financial statements. P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. billed $50,000 to the Company for
professional services rendered for the audit of our fiscal 2007 financial
statements.
Audit-Related Fees
P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. billed $0 to the
Company during fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007.
Tax Fees
P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. billed $0 to the
Company during fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007
All Other Fees
P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. billed $0 to the
Company in fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007
It is the policy of the Company’s
Board of Directors that all services, other than audit, review or attest
services, must be pre-approved by the Board of Directors, acting in lieu of an
audit committee. All of the services described above were approved by
the Board of Directors.
ITEM
15 EXHIBITS
3-a | Articles of Incorporation - filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File #333-82532), filed on February 11, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference |
3-a(1) | Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation - filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 20, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference |
3-b | By-laws - filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File #333-82532), filed on February 11, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
31 | Rule 13a -14(a) Certification |
32 | Rule 13a -14(b) Certification |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
CHINA STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLY,
INC.
By:
/s/ Wei
Chenghui
Wei
Chenghui, Chief Executive Officer
In
accordance with the Exchange Act, this Report has been signed below on April 15,
2009 by the following persons, on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Wei
Chenghui
Wei
Chenghui, Director,
Chief
Executive Officer,
Chief
Financial Officer
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