Green Giant Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 December (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10−Q
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009
¨ TRANSITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
transition period from ____________ to _____________
Commission
File Number: 000-49687
CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida
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33-0961490
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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6
Xinghan Road, 19th Floor, Hanzhong City
Shaanxi
Province, PRC 723000
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
(86)
091 - 62622612
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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
x No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a larger accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one)
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨ (Do
not check if a smaller reporting
company)
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity,
as of February 11, 2010 is as follows:
Class
of Securities
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Shares
Outstanding
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
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45,050,000
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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1
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 (Unaudited) and
September 30, 2009
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1
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income For The Three Months Ended December 31,
2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)
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2
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For The Three Months Ended December
31, 2009 And 2008 (Unaudited)
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3
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Notes
To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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4
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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17
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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30
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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31
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PART
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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32
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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32
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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32
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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32
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
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32
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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32
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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33
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Signatures
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34
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EX-31.1
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EX-31.2
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EX-32.1
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EX-32.2
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PART
I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
CHINA
HGS REAL ESTATE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND SEPTEMBER
30, 2009 (UNAUDITED)
December 31
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September
30
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|||||||
2009
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2009
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(unaudited)
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(audited)
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ASSETS
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||||||||
Current
assets:
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||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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1,942,513
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$
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820,783
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Restricted
cash
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613,431
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$
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412,373
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|||||
Loans
to outside parties, net of allowance
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3,956,006
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$
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1,762,022
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Due
from related party
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||||||||
Real
estate property development completed
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6,067,557
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2,392,003
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Real
estate property under development
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38,906,520
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42,522,287
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Other
current assets
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88,808
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71,985
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||||||
Total
current assets
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51,574,835
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47,981,453
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||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
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695,945
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713,008
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||||||
Total
assets
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$
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52,270,780
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$
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48,694,461
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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||||||||
Short-term
loans
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$
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585,035
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$
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672,751
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Accounts
payable
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872,997
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730,838
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Other
payables
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1,113,839
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1,021,147
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||||||
Customer
deposits
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13,806,359
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14,900,334
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Accrued
expenses
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763,948
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125,742
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Taxes
payable
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1,695,482
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1,380,694
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Total
current liabilities
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18,837,660
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18,831,506
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Common
stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 45,050,000 shares
issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2009,
respectively
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45,050
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45,050
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Additional
paid-in capital
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17,632,348
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17,632,348
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Statutory
surplus
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11,473,560
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7,904,531
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Retained
earnings
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3,199,920
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3,092,499
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||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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1,951,903
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1,950,766
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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33,433,120
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29,862,955
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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52,270,780
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$
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48,694,461
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See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
1
CHINA
HGS REAL ESTATE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008 (UNAUDITED)
Three months ended December
31,
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2009
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2008
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|||||||
Real
estate sales, net of sales taxes of $663,246 and $545,470,
respectively
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$
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10,390,857
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$
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8,776,343
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Cost
of real estate sales, exclusive of depreciation
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5,552,590
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4,776,439
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Gross
profit
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4,838,267
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3,999,904
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Operating
expenses
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||||||||
Selling
and distribution expenses
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299,081
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129,953
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General
and administrative expenses
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817,230
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168,474
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Total
operating expenses
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1,116,311
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298,427
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Operating
income
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3,721,956
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3,701,477
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||||||
Other
income (expenses)
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||||||||
Interest
expenses
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(14,752)
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(41,571)
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Other
expenses
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0
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(309)
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Total
other income (expenses)
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14,752
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41,880
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Income
before income taxes
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3,707,204
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3,659,597
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Provision
for income taxes
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138,176
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137,250
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Net
income
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3,569,028
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3,522,347
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Other
comprehensive income
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||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
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1136
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978
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Comprehensive
income
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$
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3,570,164
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$
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3,523,325
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Basic
and diluted income per common share
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||||||||
-
Basic
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$
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0.08
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$
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0.09
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-
Diluted
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$
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0.08
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$
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0.09
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Weighted
average common shares outstanding:
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||||||||
-
Basic
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45,050,000
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39,000,000
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-
Diluted
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45,050,000
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39,000,000
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See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
2
CHINA
HGS REAL ESTATE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2009 AND 2008 (UNAUDITED)
Three months ended
December 31,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities
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Net
income
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$
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3,569,028
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$
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3,522,965
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
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Depreciation
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14,246
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11,344
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Loss
on disposal of fixed assets
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2,861
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308
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Changes
in assets and liabilities
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(Increase)
decrease in
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Restricted
cash
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(201,068)
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54,437
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Accounts
receivable
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0
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(14,784)
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Loans
to outside parties
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(2,194,256)
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(350,664)
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Real
estate property development completed
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(3,676,043)
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4,776,439
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Real
estate property under development
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3,618,875
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(2,533,239)
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Due
from related party
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Other
current assets
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(16,823)
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(214,034)
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||||||
(Increase)
decrease in
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||||||||
Accounts
payables
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142,141
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(349,649)
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||||||
Other
payables
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92,647
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(522,620)
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Customer
deposits
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(1,095,034)
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(6,788,087)
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Accrued
expenses
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638,308
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(38,501)
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Taxes
payable
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314,761
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365,454
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Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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1,209,643
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(2,081,245)
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Cash
flow from investing activities
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Addition
of fixed assets
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0
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(343,447)
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Proceeds
from disposal of fixed assets
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0
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0
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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0
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(343,447)
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Cash
flow from financing activities
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||||||||
Proceeds
from shareholder loans
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0
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(412,360)
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||||||
Repayment
of short-term loans
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(87,770)
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0
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||||||
Capital
contribution
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(437,750)
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|||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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(87,770)
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(850,111)
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Effect
of changes of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash
equivalents
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(143)
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(504)
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Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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1,121,730
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(1,574,007)
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Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of year
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820,783
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2,121,060
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||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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1,942,513
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$
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546,983
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information
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||||||||
Interest
paid
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$
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13,337
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$
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42,733
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||||
Income
taxes paid
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$
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31,411
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$
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78,430
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Non-cash
financing activities
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||||||||
Capital
contribution converted from dividend payable
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$
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0
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$
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5,483,508
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||||
Capital
contribution converted from retained earnings
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$
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0
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$
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10,788,349
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Capital
contribution converted from surplus
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$
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0
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$
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799,137
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See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
3
CHINA
HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008 (UNAUDITED)
Note
1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
China HGS Real Estate Inc. (“China HGS” or
the “Company”), formerly known as China Agro Sciences Corp., is a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida. The
Company is engaged in real estate development, primarily in the construction and
sale of residential apartments, car parks as well as commercial
properties. The Company focuses on real estate development in the
second-tier and third-tier cities in the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC”).
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the management,
all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating
results for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full
years. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in
conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations and the financial statements and notes thereto included in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2009.
The
balance sheet at September 30, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial
statements at that date, but does not necessarily include all of the information
and footnotes required by GAAP for the complete financial
statements.
Note
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Reclassification
Certain
prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period
presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on reported total
assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity or net income.
Principles
of consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the
Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, China HGS Investment Inc., Shaanxi HGS
Management and Consultation Limited Company (“Shaanxi HGS”) and its Variable
Interest Entity, Shannxi Guangsha Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd.
(“Guangsha”). All inter-company transactions and balances between the
Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated upon
consolidation.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP (FASB ASC
275-10-50-4) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes, and
disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial
statements. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the selection
of the useful lives of property and equipment, provision necessary for
contingent liabilities, fair values, revenue recognition, taxes, budgeted costs
and other similar charges. Management believes that the estimates
utilized in preparing its consolidated financial statements are reasonable and
prudent. Actual results could differ from these
estimates.
4
Fair
value of financial instruments
Financial
instruments include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts
receivable, other current assets, short-term loans, accounts payable, customer
deposits, other payables, accrued expenses, and taxes payable. The carrying
amounts of the above accounts approximate their fair value due to the short term
maturities of these instruments.
Revenue
recognition
Real
estate sales are reported in accordance with the FASB guidance “Accounting for
Sales of Real Estate” (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 66).
Revenue
from the sales of development properties is recognized by the full accrual
method at the time of the closing of an individual unit sale. This
occurs when title to or possession of the property is transferred to the
buyer. A sale is not considered consummated until (a) the
parties are bound by the terms of a contract, (b) all consideration has
been exchanged, (c) any permanent financing of which the seller is
responsible has been arranged, (d) all conditions precedent to closing have
been performed, (e) the seller does not have substantial continuing
involvement with the property, and (f) the usual risks and rewards of
ownership have been transferred to the buyer. Further, the buyer’s
initial and continuing investment is adequate to demonstrate a commitment to pay
for the property, and the buyer’s receivable, if any, is not subject to future
subordination. Sales transactions not meeting all the conditions of
the full accrual method are accounted for using the deposit method in which all
costs are capitalized as incurred, and payments received from the buyer are
recorded as a deposit liability.
Foreign
currency translation
The
Company’s financial information is presented in US dollars. The
functional currency of the Company is Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of the
PRC. Transactions at the Company which are denominated in currencies
other than RMB are translated into RMB at the exchange rate quoted by the
People’s Bank of China prevailing at the dates of the
transactions. Exchange gains and losses resulting from transactions
denominated in a currency other than that RMB are included in statements of
operations as exchange gains. The financial statements of the Company
have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard “Foreign
Currency Translation.” The financial information is first
prepared in RMB and then is translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange
rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenue and
expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical
exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The effects of
foreign currency translation adjustments are included as a component of
accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity.
2009
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2008
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Period
end RMB: USD exchange rate
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6.8372 | 6.8542 | ||||||
Three
months Average RMB: USD exchange rate
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6.836 | 6.8532 |
5
The
RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange
transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No
representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be,
converted into US dollars at the rates used in translation.
Cash
and cash equivalents
Cash
includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with
state-owned and private banks within the PRC. The Company considers
all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less
when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains bank
accounts in the PRC. Total cash at December 31 and September 30, 2009
amounted to $1,942,513 and $820,783, respectively, of which no deposits are
covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in
such accounts and management believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash
in bank accounts.
Loans
to outside parties
Loans to
outside parties consist of various cash advances to unrelated companies and
individuals with which the Company has business relationships. Loans
to outside parties are reviewed periodically as to whether their carrying value
has become impaired. The Company considers the assets to be impaired
if the collectability of the balances becomes doubtful. As of
December 31 and September 30, 2009, no allowance for doubtful debts is recorded
as all of the loans are considered fully collectible.
Real
estate property development completed and under development
Real
estate property consists of finished residential unit sites, commercial offices
and residential unit sites under development. The Company leases the
land for the residential unit sites under land use right leases with various
terms from the government of China. Real estate property development
completed and real estate property under development are stated at the lower of
cost or fair value.
Expenditures
for land development, including cost of land use rights, deed tax,
pre-development costs, and engineering costs, exclusive of depreciation, are
capitalized and allocated to development projects by the specific identification
method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based
on the ratio of the sales area of units to the estimated total sales area times
the total project costs.
Costs of
amenities transferred to buyers are allocated as common costs of the project
that are allocated to specific units as a component of total construction
costs. For amenities retained by the Company, costs in excess of the
related fair value of the amenity are also treated as common
costs. Results of operations of amenities retained by the Company are
included in current operating results.
In
accordance to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards “ Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-lived Assets” (formerly referred to as “SFAS No. 144”),
real estate property development completed and under development are subject to
valuation adjustments when the carrying amount exceeds fair value. An
impairment loss shall be recognized only if the carrying amount of the assets is
not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The carrying amount is not
recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be
generated by the assets.
6
Management
evaluates, on yearly basis, the impairment of the Company’s real estate
developments based on a community level. Each community is assessed
as an individual project. The evaluation takes into account of
several factors including, but not limited to, physical condition, inventory
holding period, management’s plans for future operations, prevailing market
prices for similar properties and projected cash flows. Management
has determined that there were no impairment losses as of December 31 and
September 30, 2009.
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and any
impairment losses. The cost of an asset comprises of its purchase
price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its working
condition and location for its intended use. Expenditure incurred
after the fixed assets have been put into operation, such as repairs and
maintenance and overhaul costs, is normally charged to the profit and loss
account in the year in which it is incurred.
In
situations where it can be clearly demonstrated that the expenditure has
resulted in an increase in the future economic benefits expected to be obtained
from the use of the asset beyond its originally assessed standard of
performances, the expenditure is capitalized as an additional cost of the
asset.
Depreciation
is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of
the assets, less any estimated residual value. Estimated useful
lives of the assets are as follows:
Buildings
|
39
years
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
5-10
years
|
Vehicles
|
8
years
|
Any gain
or loss on disposal or retirement of a fixed asset is recognized in the profit
and loss account and is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the
carrying amount of the relevant asset. When property and equipment
are retired or otherwise disposed of, the asset and accumulated depreciation are
removed from the accounts and the resulting profit or loss is reflected in
income.
Maintenance,
repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expense as incurred unless
such expenditures extend the useful life or represent a betterment, in which
case they are capitalized.
Impairment
of long-lived assets
Long-lived
assets, which include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, are
reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Recoverability
of long-lived assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the
carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows
expected to be generated by the assets. If the carrying amount of an
asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge
is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds
the fair value of the assets. Fair value is generally determined
using the asset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if
readily determinable. No impairment loss is recorded as of December
31 and September 30, 2009.
7
Advance
to vendors
Advances
to vendors consist of balances paid to contractors and vendors for services and
materials that have not been provided or received and generally relate to the
development and construction of residential units in the
PRC. Advances to vendors are reviewed periodically to determine
whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Company
considers the assets to be impaired if the collectability of the services and
materials become doubtful. As of December 31 and September 30, 2009,
there was no advance to vendors.
Capitalized
interest
Capitalized
interest is accounted for in accordance with FASB guidance “Capitalization of
Interest Cost” (formerly referred to as SFAS No. 34).
For loans
to finance projects and provide for working capital, the Company charges the
borrowing costs related to working capital loans to interest expense when
incurred and capitalize interest costs related to project developments as a
component of the project costs.
The
interest to be capitalized for a project is based on the amount of borrowings
related specifically to such project. Interest for any period is
capitalized based on the amounts of accumulated expenditures and the interest
rate of the loans. Payments received from the pre-sales of units in
the project are deducted in the computation of the amount of accumulated
expenditures during a period. The interest capitalization period
begins when expenditures have been incurred and activities necessary to prepare
the asset (including administrative activities before construction) have begun,
and ends when the project is substantially completed. Interest
Capitalized is limited to the amount of interest incurred.
The
interest rate used in determining the amount of interest capitalized is the
weighted average rate applicable to the project-specific
borrowings. However, when accumulated expenditures exceed the
principal amount of project-specific borrowings, the Company also capitalizes
interest on borrowings that are not specifically related to the project, at a
weighted average rate of such borrowings.
The
Company’s significant judgments and estimates related to interest capitalization
include the determination of the appropriate borrowing rates for the
calculation, and the point at which capitalization is started and
discontinued. Changes in the rates used or the timing of the
capitalization period may affect the balance of property under development and
the costs of sales recorded. There was no capitalized interest as of
December 31 and September 30, 2009.
Customer
deposits
Customer
deposits consist of amounts received from customers relating to the sale of
residential units in the PRC. In the PRC, customers will generally
obtain permanent financing for the purchase of their residential unit prior to
the completion of the project. The lending institution will provide
the funding to the Company upon the completion of the financing rather than the
completion of the project. The Company receives these funds and
recognizes them as a current liability until the revenue can be
recognized.
Other
payables
Other
payables consist of balances for non-construction costs with unrelated companies
and individuals with which the Company has business
relationships. These amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and
generally are short-term in nature.
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Property
warranty
The
Company provides customers with warranties which cover major defects of building
structure and certain fittings and facilities of properties sold. The
warranty period varies from two years to five years, depending on different
property components the warranty covers. The Company constantly
estimates potential costs for materials and labor with regard to warranty-type
claims expected to be incurred subsequent to the delivery of a
property. Reserves are determined based on historical data and trends
with respect to similar property types and geographical areas. The
Company constantly monitors the warranty reserve and makes adjustments to its
pre-existing warranties, if any, in order to reflect changes in trends and
historical data as information becomes available. The Company may
seek further recourse against its contractors or any related third parties if it
can be proved that the faults are caused by them. In addition, the
Company also withholds up to 2% of the contract cost from sub-contractors for
periods of two to five years. These amounts are included in current
liabilities, and are only paid to the extent that there has been no warranty
claim against the Company relating to the work performed or materials supplied
by the subcontractors. As of December 31 and September 30, 2009, the
Company had not recognized any warranty liability or incurred any warranty costs
in excess of the amount retained from subcontractors.
Income
taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740 “Income
Taxes”, (formerly SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”) and FASB ASC
740-10, (formerly FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes, an interpretation of SFAS No. 109”). Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences
of events that have been included in the financial statements or income tax
returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on
the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and
liabilities using enacted rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years
in which those differences are expected to be recovered or
settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a
change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the
enactment date. There are no deferred tax amounts for the three months ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Land
appreciation tax (“LAT”)
LAT is
prepaid on customer deposits and is expensed when the related revenue is
recognized.
Comprehensive
income
Comprehensive
income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from
investments by owners and distributions to owners. The Company’s only
components of comprehensive income during the three months ended December 31,
2009 and 2008 were net income and the foreign currency translation
adjustment.
Earnings
per share
The
Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with the ASC 260,
“Earnings per share”
which requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and
diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted
average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar
to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential
common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they
had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date,
if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e.,
those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded
from the calculation of diluted EPS.
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Advertising
expenses
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred, or the first time the advertising takes place,
in accordance with Statement of Position No. 93-7 “ Reporting on
Advertising Costs.” For the three months ended December
31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded advertising expenses of $21,434 and
$876, respectively.
Concentration
of credit risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk
consist primarily of accounts receivables and other receivables. The
Company does not require collateral or other security to support these
receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its clients'
financial condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk
on accounts receivables.
Risks
and uncertainties
The
operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the
Company’s operations are subject to special considerations and significant risks
not typically associated with companies in North America and Western
Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the
political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency
exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes
in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in
governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary
measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of
taxation, among other things.
The
Company uses various suppliers and sells to a wide range of
customers. No single supplier or customer accounted for more than 10%
of revenue or project expenditures for the three months ended December 31, 2008
and 2009.
Recent
accounting pronouncements
In August
2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-5, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
(Topic 820) – Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value” (“FASB ASU 2009-5”), which
provides a single definition of fair value, a framework for measuring fair
value, and requires additional disclosure about the use of fair value to measure
assets and liabilities. ASU 2009-05 provides clarification for
circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical
liability is not available. In such circumstances, a reporting entity
is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques:
(1) a valuation technique that uses: (a) the quoted price of the identical
liability when traded as an asset; or (b) quoted prices for similar liabilities
or similar liabilities when traded as assets; or (2) another valuation technique
that is consistent with the principles of Topic 820 such as an income approach
or a market approach. The guidance provided in ASU 2009-05 is
effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning
after issuance.
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In
October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) –
Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements – a Consensus of the FASB Emerging
Issues Task Force” (“ASU 2009-13”). ASU 2009-13 addresses the
accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account
for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined
unit. The amendments in this update will be effective prospectively
for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years
beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is
permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this
update.
Note
3. RESTRICTED CASH
Restricted
cash is cash set aside for a particular use or event and is subject to
withdrawal restrictions. The Company is required to maintain certain
deposits, as restricted cash, with banks that provide mortgage loans to the
Company’s customers. These deposits are guarantees for the mortgage
loans and are normally equivalent to 5% of the mortgage proceeds paid to the
Company. As of December 31 and September 30, 2009, the balances of
restricted cash totaled $613,431 and $412,373, respectively. These
deposits are not covered by insurance. The Company has not
experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes its restricted
cash account is not exposed to any risks.
Note
4. LOANS TO OUTSIDE PARTIES
Loans to
outside parties consist of various cash advances to unrelated companies and
individuals with which the Company has business
relationships. Starting from the second half of year 2007, the price
of building materials in China increased significantly. In order to
control the development costs and maintain good relationships with suppliers,
the Company makes cash advances to its long-term contractors to support their
occasional short-term working capital needs. These advances bear no
interest and they are due on demand. As of December 31 and September
30, 2009, the Company had outstanding loans to outside parties in the amount of
$3,956,006 and $1,762,022, respectively. All these loans are
considered collectible based on the Company’s past experiences. As of
December 31 and September 30, 2009, the Company decided no bad debt reserve was
necessary.
Note
5. REAL ESTATE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED AND UNDER DEVELOPMENT
The
following summarizes the components of real estate property development
completed and under development as of December 31 and September 30, 2009,
respectively:
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Balance
as of
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December
31, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
|||||||
Development
completed
|
||||||||
Yangzhou
Pearl Garden
|
$ | 3,675,414 | $ | - | ||||
Central
Plaza
|
2,392,143 | 2,392,003 | ||||||
Real
Estate property development completed
|
$ | 6,067,557 | $ | 2,392,003 | ||||
Under
development:
|
||||||||
Mingzhu
Garden
|
$ | 13,209,981 | $ | 12,988,371 | ||||
Nan
Dajie
|
7,582,195 | 6,641,363 | ||||||
Yangzhou
Pearl Garden
|
18,114,344 | 22,892,553 | ||||||
Real
Estate property under development
|
$ | 38,906,520 | $ | 42,522,287 | ||||
As of
December 31 and September 30, 2009, land use rights included in the real estate
property under development totaled $13,272,244 and $14,261,781,
respectively.
Note
6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Balance
as of
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December
31, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
|||||||
Buildings
|
$ | 350,136 | $ | 350,115 | ||||
Machinery
|
29,764 | 29,762 | ||||||
Office
equipment
|
40,530 | 43,389 | ||||||
Automobiles
|
384,880 | 384,857 | ||||||
Total
|
805,310 | 808,123 | ||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(109,365 | ) | (95,115 | ) | ||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
$ | 695,945 | $ | 713,008 | ||||
Depreciation
expense for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $14,246 and
$11,344, respectively.
Note
7. CUSTOMER DEPOSITS
Customer
deposits consist of amounts received from customers for the pre-sale of
residential units in the PRC. The detail of customer deposits is as
follows:
Balance
as of
|
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December
31, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
|||||||
Real
estate property under development
|
||||||||
Hanzhong
|
$ | 9,030,748 | $ | 7,473,345 | ||||
Yangxian
|
4,775,611 | 7,426,989 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 13,806,359 | $ | 14,900,334 | ||||
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Customer
deposits are typically funded up to 70%~80% by mortgage loans made by banks to
the customers. Until the customer obtains legal title to the
property, the banks have a right to seek reimbursement from the Company for any
defaults by the customers. The Company, in turn, has a right to
withhold transfer of title to the customer until outstanding amounts are fully
settled.
Note
8. SHORT-TERM LOANS
Short
term bank loans represent amounts due to a local bank and are due on the dates
indicated below. These loans generally can be renewed with the bank.
Short-term bank loans at December 31 and September 30, 2009 consisted of the
following:
Balance
as of
|
||||||||
December
31, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
|||||||
a)
Loan payable to Hanzhong City Credit bank
|
- | $ | 87,750 | |||||
term
from 12/26/2008 to 10/26/2009,
|
||||||||
a
fixed interest rate of 0.7523% per month
|
||||||||
b)Loan
payable to Hanzhong City Credit Bank
|
585,035 | 585001 | ||||||
one
year term from 8/14/2009 to 8/13/2010
|
||||||||
Total
|
$ | 585,035 | $ | 672,751 | ||||
Interest
expense for short term loans totaled $14,752 and $41,571 for the three months
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
A related
party of the Company pledged a land use right in the amount of RMB 7,757,300
(approximately $1.2 million) as collateral for the loan shown above. The Company
paid off portion of the loan in the amount of RMB 600,000 by the end of October
2009.
.
Note
9. OTHER PAYABLES
Other
payables represent contract deposits and bidding deposits that are to be
refunded upon completion of the projects or satisfaction of claim-free
warranty. There were $1,113,839 and $1,021,147 of other payables as
of December 31 and September 30, 2009, respectively.
Note
10. TAXES
(A)
Business sales tax
The
Company is subject to 5% business sales tax on actual revenue. It is
the Company’s continuing practice to recognize 5% of the sales tax on estimated
revenue, and file tax return based on the actual result, as the local tax
authority may exercise broad discretion in applying the tax
amount. As a result, the Company’s accrual sales tax may differ from
the actual tax clearance.
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(B)
Corporate income taxes (“CIT”)
The
Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China
concerning the private-run enterprises, which are generally subject to income
tax at a new statutory rate of 25%, effective January 1, 2008, on income
reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax
adjustments.
However,
as approved by the local tax authority of Hanzhong City, the Company’s CIT was
assessed annually at a pre-determined fixed rate as an incentive to stimulate
local economy and encourage entrepreneurship. The Company incurred
$138,176 and $137,250 income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2009
and 2008, respectively.
Although
the possibility exists for reinterpretation of the application of the tax
regulations by higher tax authorities in the PRC, potentially overturning the
decision made by the local tax authority, the Company has not experienced any
reevaluation of the income taxes for prior years. Management believes
that the possibility of any reevaluation of income taxes is remote based on the
fact that the Company has obtained the written tax clearance from the local tax
authority. Thus, no additional taxes payable has been recorded for
the difference between the taxes due based on taxable income calculated
according to statutory taxable income method and the taxes due based on the
fixed rate method. It is the Company’s policy that if such
reevaluation of income taxes becomes probable and the amount of additional taxes
due can be reasonably estimated, additional taxes shall be recorded in which
period the amount can be reasonably estimated and shall not be charged
retroactively to an earlier period.
(C)
LAT
Since
January 1, 1994, LAT has been applicable at progressive tax rates ranging from
30% to 60% on the appreciation of land values, with an exemption provided for
the sales of ordinary residential properties if the appreciation values do not
exceed certain thresholds specified in the relevant tax
laws. However, the Company’s local tax authority in Hanzhong City has
not imposed the regulation on real estate companies in its area of
administration. Instead, the local tax authority has levied the LAT
at the rate of 0.8% or 1.0% against total cash receipts from sales of real
estate properties, rather than according to the progressive rates.
For the
three months ended December 31, 2009 and the fiscal year ended September 30,
2009, the Company has made full payment for LAT with respect to properties
sold in accordance with the requirements of the local tax
authorities.
(D) Tax
payables consisted of the following:
Balance
as of
|
||||||||
December
31, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
|||||||
CIT
|
$ | 69,707 | $ | - | ||||
Business
tax
|
$ | 1,502,785 | $ | 1,106,713 | ||||
Other
taxes and fees
|
122,991 | 273,981 | ||||||
Total
taxes payable
|
$ | 1,695,482 | $ | 1,380,694 | ||||
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Note
11. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(a)
Common stock
Prior to
the Share Exchange, the Company had 20,050,000 shares of common
stock issued and outstanding at $.001 per share.
Before
the closing of the Share Exchange transaction, the Company retired 14,000,000
shares of common stock in connection with the spin-off of Dalian Holding. In
connection with the Share Exchange consummated on August 31, 2009, the Company
issued 14,000,000 shares of its common stock to HGS shareholder and additional
25,000,000 shares to the management team of Guangsha.
As a
result of the reverse merger, the equity account of the Company, prior to the
share exchange date, has been retroactively restated so that the ending
outstanding share balance as of the share exchange date is equal to the number
of post share-exchange shares.
As of
December 31, 2009, there were a total of 45,050,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock issued and outstanding.
In
December 2008, the Company’s operating subsidiary, Guangsha’s Board of Directors
approved the following additional capital contribution/conversion:
RMB
|
Amount
in US$
|
|||||||
- additional
cash contribution
|
3,000,000 | 439,722 | ||||||
-
dividend converted to capital
|
40,000,000 | 5,483,508 | ||||||
-
retained earnings converted to capital
|
81,000,000 | 10,788,348 | ||||||
-
surplus converted to capital
|
6,000,000 | 799,137 |
As of
December 31, 2009, the total additional paid-in capital account amounted to
$17,632,348.
(b)
Statutory surplus reserves
The
Company is required to make appropriations to reserve funds, comprising the
statutory surplus reserve and discretionary surplus reserve, based on after-tax
net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles of the PRC (“PRC GAAP”). Appropriations to the statutory
surplus reserve is required to be at least 10% of the after tax net income
determined in accordance with PRC GAAP until the reserve is equal to 50% of the
entities’ registered capital. Appropriations to the discretionary
surplus reserve are made at the discretion of the Board of
Directors.
The
statutory surplus reserve fund is non-discretionary other than during
liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be
utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new
shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by
increasing the par value of shares currently held by them, provided that the
remaining statutory surplus reserve balance after such issue is not less than
25% of the registered capital before the conversion.
Pursuant
to the Company’s articles of incorporation, the Company is to appropriate 10% of
its net profits as statutory surplus reserve. As of December 31 and
September 30, 2009, the balance of statutory surplus reserve was
$2,330,259.
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The
discretionary surplus reserve may be used to acquire fixed assets or to increase
the working capital to expend on production and operation of the
business. The Company’s Board of Directors decided not to make an
appropriation to this reserve for the quarter ended December 31,
2009.
NOTE
12. WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
In August
2009, the Company entered into share exchange transaction which has been
accounted for as a reverse merger under the purchase method of accounting since
there has been a change of control. The Company computes the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding in accordance with FAS
141(R), which states that in calculating the weighted average shares when a
reverse merger takes place in the middle of the year, the number of common
shares outstanding from the beginning of that period to the acquisition date
shall be computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares
of the legal acquiree (the accounting acquirer) outstanding during the period
multiplied by the exchange ratio established in the merger
agreement. The number of common shares outstanding from the
acquisition date to the end of that period shall be the actual number of common
shares of the legal acquirer (the accounting acquiree) outstanding during that
period.
NOTE
13. CONTIGENCY
As a
industry practice, the Company provides guarantees to PRC banks with respect to
loans procured by the purchasers of the Company’s real estate properties for the
total mortgage loan amount until the completion of the registration of the
mortgage with the relevant mortgage registration authorities, which generally
occurs within six to twelve months after the purchasers take possession of the
relevant properties. The mortgage banks require the Company to
maintain, as restricted cash, 5% to 10% of the mortgage proceeds as security for
the Company’s obligations under such guarantees. If a purchaser
defaults on its payment obligations, the mortgage bank may deduct the delinquent
mortgage payment from the security deposit and require the Company to pay the
excess amount if the delinquent mortgage payments exceed the security
deposit. The Company has made necessary reserves in its restricted
cash account to cover any potential mortgage default as required by mortgage
lenders. The Company has not experienced any losses related to this
guarantee and believes that such reserves are sufficient.
NOTE
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
As
required by ASC Topic 855 “Subsequent Events,” the
Company has evaluated subsequent events that have occurred through February 8,
2010, the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be
issued. The only subsequent event is described below.
On
January 6, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Gordon H.
Silver, H. David Sherman, Yuankai Wen and Shenghuei Luo as directors of the
Company, effective immediately. In connection with the appointment, the
Company has agreed to pay (i) Mr. Silver an annual compensation in the amount of
$24,000 and option to purchase up to 12,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock, (ii) Mr. Sherman an annual compensation in the amount of $36,000 and
option to purchase up to 12,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and (iii)
Mr. Wen an annual compensation in the amount of 100,000RMB and option to
purchase up to 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. These
stock options will become exercisable as to 20% of the original number of Shares
on the Grant Date and 10% of the Shares at the end of every quarter
thereafter. The exercise price of such options is $2.60 per share and
such options will expire on January 6, 2015. These options are
exercisable at $2.6 per share for a term of five years and had tiered vesting
provisions.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
Special
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
The following discussion should be
read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and
notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or this
Quarterly Report, and in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. Certain of these
statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the extent and
timing of future revenues and expenses and customer demand, statements regarding
the deployment of our products, statements regarding our reliance on third
parties and other statements using words such as “anticipates,” “believes,”
“could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “should,” “will” and
“would,” and words of similar import and the negatives thereof, constitute
forward-looking statements. These statements are predictions based
upon our current expectations about future events. Actual results
could vary materially as a result of certain factors, including but not limited
to, those expressed in these statements. We refer you to the “Risk
Factors,” “Results of Operations,” “Disclosures About Market Risk,” and
“Liquidity and Capital Resources” sections contained in this Quarterly Report,
and the risks discussed in our other Securities Exchange Commission, or SEC,
filings, which identify important risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements.
We urge you to consider these
factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this
Quarterly Report. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking
statements attributable to our company or persons acting on our behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary
statements. The forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly
Report are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We do
not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update these forward-looking
statements.
Overview
of Our Business
Overview
We
conduct substantially all of our business through Shaanxi Guangsha Investment
and Development Group Co., Ltd., in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province. All
of our businesses are conducted in mainland China. We were founded by
Mr. Xiaojun Zhu, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and commenced
operations in 1995 in Hanzhong, a prefecture-level city of Shaanxi
Province. Since the initiation of our business, we have been focused
on expanding our business in certain Tier 2 cities in China which we
strategically selected based on a set of criteria. Our selection
criteria includes population and urbanization growth rate, general economic
condition and growth rate, income and purchasing power of resident consumers,
anticipated demand for private residential properties, availability of future
land supply and land prices and governmental urban planning and development
policies. As of December 31, 2009, we have established operations in
two Tier 2 cities and one county in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, comprising
of downtown area and west ring road in the city of Hanzhong, city of Weinan, a
municipality in Shaanxi Province, and Yang County.
We are a
fast-growing residential real estate developer that focuses on Tier 2 cities in
China. We utilize a standardized and scalable model that emphasizes
rapid asset turnover, efficient capital management and strict cost
control. According to datas from Shanxi Hantai Statistics
Brochure, the Company is currently ranked No.1 among all property
developers in the city of Hanzhong in terms of market shares and contracted
sales of residential units for the years of 2009 and 2008, according to
statistics prepared by the Bureau of Real Estate Management in
Hanzhong. Since 2001, we have planned to expand into strategically
selected Tier 2 cities and some counties with real estate development potential
in Shaanxi Province, and expect to benefit from rising residential housing
demand as a result of increasing income levels of consumers and growing
populations.
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We intend
to continue our expansion into additional selected Tier 2 cities and counties as
suitable opportunities arise. We will expand to more select targeted
Tier 2 cities including cities in Sichuan Province and other Tier 2 cities in
Shaanxi Province which we are surveying for expansion in the near
future.
Organizational
History
China HGS
Real Estate Inc. (the “Company” or “China HGS”), formerly known as China Agro
Sciences Corp., is a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Florida.
On August
21, 2009, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (“Share Exchange”)
by and among the Company, China HGS Investment Inc. (“HGS Investment”), a
corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, and Rising Pilot,
Inc., a British Virgin Island business company which owns 100% issued and
outstanding capital stock of HGS Investment (the “HGS
Shareholder”). The closing of the Share Exchange transaction occurred
on August 31, 2009.
Pursuant
to the Share Exchange Agreement, the HGS Shareholder transferred and assigned to
the Company all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of HGS Investment in
exchange for the issuance of a total of 14,000,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock with $0.001 par value. As a result of this Share
Exchange, HGS Investment becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company.
In
addition, as a part of the Share Exchange transaction, the Company entered into
an entrusted management agreement (the “Entrusted Management Agreement”) with
the management of Shaanxi Guangsha Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd.
(“Guangsha”) and issued to Mr. Zhu Xiaojun, CEO of Guangsha and his management
team an aggregate of 25,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company.
Prior to
and in conjunction with the consummation of the Share Exchange, the Company also
entered into certain purchase and sale agreement with Mr. Zhengquan Wang, the
Company’s CEO prior to the close of the Share Exchange, to spin out the business
and operations of Dalian Holding Corp. (“Dalian Holding”), a Florida corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Spin-Out”), including
substantially all the assets and liabilities of Dalian Holding (the “Legacy
Business”). Pursuant to such agreement, Mr. Wang shall return
14,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock within ninety (90) days of the
Closing of the Share Exchange for the exchange of current Dalian Holding assets
and assume all the liabilities of Dalian Holding relating to the Legacy
Business, and the Company shall be released from any and all claims whatsoever
with regard to such liabilities, whether such claim is known or unknown to
Dalian Holding on the date hereof. Prior to the Share Exchange, on
August 29, 2009, the Company also completed the spin-off of all its assets and
liabilities to Dalian Holding Corp. so the only material asset of the Company
following the Share Exchange is the ownership of HGS Investment.
As a
result of the Share Exchange transaction, the shareholders of Guangsha now own
the majority of the equity in the Company. In addition, the original
officers and directors of the Company resigned from their positions and new
directors and officers affiliated with Guangsha were appointed ten days after
the notice pursuant to Rule 14f-1 had been mailed to the shareholders of
record.
The
transaction has been accounted for as a reverse merger under the purchase method
of accounting since there has been a change of control. Accordingly,
HGS Investment and its subsidiaries will be treated as the continuing entity for
accounting purposes.
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HGS
Investment is a holding company incorporated under the law of the State of
Delaware on July 17, 2008. HGS Investment owns 100% of the equity
interest of Shaanxi Hanguangsha Management and Consultation Limited Company
(“Shaanxi HGS”), a wholly foreign-owned entity incorporated under the laws of
the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) on June 3, 2009.
China HGS
does not conduct any substantive operations of its own. Instead,
through its subsidiary, Shaanxi HGS, it had entered certain exclusive
contractual agreements with Shaanxi Guangsha Investment and Development Group
Co., Ltd. (“Guangsha”), a company incorporated in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi
Province, China in November 2007. Pursuant to these agreements,
Shaanxi HGS is obligated to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from
Guangsha’s activities and entitles it to receive a majority of its expected
residual returns. In addition, Guangsha’s shareholders have pledged
their equity interest in Guangsha to Shaanxi HGS, irrevocably granted Shaanxi
HGS an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC Law, all
or part of the equity interests in Guangsha and agreed to entrust all the rights
to exercise their voting power to the person(s) appointed by Shaanxi
HGS. Through these contractual arrangements, the Company and Shaanxi
HGS hold all the variable interests of Guangsha, and the Company and Shaanxi HGS
have been determined to be the most closely associated with
Guangsha. Therefore, our Company is the primary beneficiary of
Guangsha.
Based on
these contractual arrangements, we believe that Guangsha should be considered as
Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) under ASC 810 “Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51,” because the equity
investors in Guangsha no longer has the characteristics of a controlling
financial interest and the Company through Shaanxi HGS is the primary
beneficiary of Guangsha. Accordingly, management believes that
Guangsha should be consolidated under ASC 810.
Our
Company, along with our subsidiaries and VIE, is now engaging in real estate
development, primarily in the construction and sale of residential apartments,
car parks as well as commercial properties.
Our
Current Organizational Structure
The
following chart reflects our current organizational structure:
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Our
Markets
We
currently operate in three local markets in Shaanxi Province — downtown area of
Hanzhong, city of Weinan, and Yang county in Hanzhong City.
The
following table sets forth our projects and the total Gross Floor Area (“GFA”)
in each location indicated as of December 31, 2009:
Yangzhou
Pearl Garden
|
Mingzhu
Qinju
|
Mingzhu
Garden
|
||||||||||
Properties
under construction(1)
|
144,049 | 42,476 | 93,209 | |||||||||
Properties
under planning(1)
|
113,034 | N/A | 26,705 | |||||||||
Completed
projects(1)
|
53,865 | N/A | 28,666 | |||||||||
Total
number of projects
|
3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
Total
GFA* (square
meters)
(1)(2)
|
310,948 | 42,476 | 148,580 |
(1) Calculated by square
meters (1 square meter = 10.7 square feet).
(2) The amounts for ‘‘Total
GFA’’ in this table and elsewhere in this statement are the amounts of total
saleable residential GFA and are derived on the following basis:
·
|
for
properties that are sold, the stated GFA is based on the sales contracts
relating to such property;
|
·
|
for
unsold properties that are completed or under construction, the stated GFA
is calculated based on the detailed construction blueprint and the
calculation method approved by the PRC government for saleable GFA, after
necessary adjustments; and
|
·
|
for
properties that are under planning, the stated GFA is based on the land
grant contract and our internal
projection.
|
We intend
to seek attractive opportunities to expand into additional Tier 2 cities and
counties. Our selections are based on certain criteria, including
economic growth, per capita income, population, urbanization rate as well as
availability of suitable land supply and local residential property market
conditions.
Suppliers
In China,
the supply of land is controlled by the government. Since early
2000s, the real estate industry in China has been transitioning from an arranged
system controlled by the PRC government to a more market-oriented
system. At present, although the Chinese government still owns all
urban land in China, the land use rights with terms up to 70 years can be
granted to, and owned or leased by, private individuals and
companies. Generally, there are two ways the Company usually applies
to acquire the land use right.
·
|
Purchase
by auction held by the Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center;
and
|
·
|
Purchase
by auction held by court under bankruptcy
proceedings.
|
In 2005,
the Company acquired the land lease of a bankrupted company, Weinan Chemical
Company which covers an area of 80 acres. After the acquisition, the
Company started the construction of Lijing Garden Projects and finished all 3
projects of Lijing Garden in June 2008. In May 2008, the Company
successfully acquired a land lease covering 236 acres through bidding on an
auction held by the local Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center of Yang
County. After the acquisition, the Company started the construction
of Yangzhou Pearl Garden Projects on the acquired land lease, and as of December
31, 2009, most of the projects of Yangzhou Pearl Garden were still under
construction.
In July
2008, the Company acquired the land lease of another bankrupt company, Hanzhong
Energy Company which covers an area of 30 acres in Hanzhong
City. After the acquisition, the Company started the construction of
Mingzhu Qinju Garden Projects on the acquired land lease, and as of December 31,
2009, all projects of Qinju Garden were still under
construction. In 2009, the Company successfully acquired another
parcel of leased-land covering 180 acres through bidding on an auction held by
the local Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center of Hanzhong
City. After the acquisition, the Company started the construction of
Mingzhu Garden Projects on the acquired land lease, and as of December 31, 2009,
most of the projects of Mingzhu Garden were still under
construction.
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All such
purchases of land are required to be reported to and authorized by the Xi’an
Bureau of Land and Natural Resources. As to the real estate project
design and construction services, the Company typically selects the lowest-cost
provider based on quality ensured through an open bidding
process. Such service providers are numerous in China and the Company
foresees no difficulties in securing alternative sources of services as
needed.
Competition
The real
estate industry in China is highly competitive. In Tier 2
cities that we focus on the markets are relatively more fragmented than
Tier I cities. We compete primarily with local and regional property
developers and an increasing number of large national property developers who
have also started to enter these markets. Competitive factors include
the geographical location of the projects, the types of products offered, brand
recognition, price, designing and quality. In the regional markets
which we operate, our major competitors include Wanbang Real Estate Development
Co. Ltd., and other national real estate developers who have also started their
projects in the local markets.
Nationally,
there are numerous companies that have real estate projects across
China. There are 79 housing and land development companies listed on
the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges. However, such
companies usually undertake large scale projects and are unlikely to compete
with Guangsha for business as the Company targets small to medium sized projects
in Tier 2 cities and counties.
In the
regional market, the Company’s only direct competitor with meaningful market
shares in the market is Wanbang Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. This
company generally undertakes medium and small scale projects and focuses on
development of commercial real estate properties, such as hotels and shopping
centers. By the end of December, 2009, Wanbang had developed realty
about 600 acres across Hangzhong City and other counties
surrounding. As of December 31, 2009, Wanbang had about 200,000
square meters of construction area.
Quality
Control
We
emphasize quality control to ensure that our buildings and residential units
meet our standards and provide high quality service. We select only experienced
design and construction companies. We, through our contracts with construction
contractors, provide customers with warranties covering the building structure
and certain fittings and facilities of our property developments in accordance
with the relevant regulations. To ensure construction quality, our construction
contracts contain quality warranties and penalty provisions for poor work
quality. In the event of delay or poor work quality, the contractor may be
required to pay pre-agreed damages under our construction contracts. Our
construction contracts do not allow our contractors to subcontract or transfer
their contractual arrangements with us to third parties. We typically
withhold 2% of the agreed construction fees for two to five
years after completion of the construction as a deposit to guarantee quality,
which provides us assurance for our contractors’ work quality.
Our
contractors are also subject to our quality control procedures, including
examination of materials and supplies, on-site inspection and production of
progress reports. We require our contractors to comply with relevant PRC laws
and regulations, as well as our own standards and specifications. We set up a
profile for each and every unit constructed and monitor the quality of such unit
throughout its construction period until its delivery. We also employ
independent surveyors to supervise the construction progress. In addition, the
construction of real estate projects is regularly inspected and supervised by
the PRC governmental authorities.
Environmental
Matters
As a
developer of property in the PRC, we are subject to various environmental laws
and regulations set by the PRC national, provincial and municipal governments.
These include regulations on air pollution, noise emissions, as well as water
and waste discharge. We, in the past, have never paid any penalties associated
with the breach of any such laws and regulations. Compliance with existing
environmental laws and regulations has not had a material adverse effect on our
financial condition and results of operations, and we do not believe it will
have such an impact in the future.
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Our
projects are normally required to undergo an environmental impact assessment by
government-appointed third parties, and a report of such assessment needs to be
submitted to the relevant environmental authorities in order to obtain their
approval before commencing construction. Upon completion of each project, the
relevant environmental authorities inspect the site to ensure the applicable
environmental standards have been complied with, and the resulting report is
presented together with other specified documents to the relevant construction
administration authorities for their approval and record. Approval from the
environmental authorities on such report is required before we can deliver our
completed work to our customers. In the past, we have not experienced any
difficulties in obtaining those approvals for commencement of construction and
delivery of completed projects.
Employees
We
currently have 87 full-time staff and employees.
Department
|
Headcount
|
|||
Management
|
15 | |||
Accounting
staff
|
5 | |||
Sales
and marketing staff
|
60 | |||
Administrative
|
7 | |||
Total
|
87 |
Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth key components of our results of operations for the
periods indicated.
Three months ended December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Real
estate sales, net of sales taxes of $663,246 and $545,470,
respectively
|
$
|
10,390,857
|
$
|
8,776,343
|
||||
Cost
of real estate sales, exclusive of depreciation
|
5,552,590
|
4,776,439
|
||||||
Gross
profit
|
4,838,267
|
3,999,904
|
||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||
Selling
and distribution expenses
|
299,081
|
129,953
|
||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
817,230
|
168,474
|
||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,116,311
|
298,427
|
||||||
Operating
income
|
3,721,956
|
3,701,477
|
||||||
Other
income (expenses)
|
||||||||
Interest
expenses
|
(14,752)
|
(41,571)
|
||||||
Other
expenses
|
0
|
(309)
|
||||||
Total
other income (expenses)
|
14,752
|
41,880
|
||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
3,707,204
|
3,659,597
|
||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
138,176
|
137,250
|
||||||
Net
income
|
3,569,028
|
3,522,347
|
||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
1,136
|
978
|
||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
3,570,164
|
$
|
3,523,325
|
||||
Basic
and diluted income per common share
|
||||||||
-
Basic
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.09
|
||||
-
Diluted
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.09
|
||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||
-
Basic
|
45,050,000
|
39,000,000
|
||||||
-
Diluted
|
45,050,000
|
39,000,000
|
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Three
Months Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31,
2008
Revenues,
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
Revenues
In line
with the provisions of FASB guidance “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate,” we
recognize revenue from the sale by the full accrual method at the time of the
closing of each individual unit sale. This occurs when title to or
possession of the property is transferred to the buyer.
The
following table summarizes our revenue generated by different projects for the
three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively:
For
the three months ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Project
|
Revenue
|
Percentage
|
Project
|
Revenue
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||||||
Yangzhou
Pearl Garden
|
$ | 10,390,857.04 | 100.00% |
Weinan
Lijing
|
$ | 6,178,577.80 | 70.40% | ||||||||||||
- | - | - |
Mingzhu
|
2,166,599.19 | 24.69% | ||||||||||||||
- | - | - |
Central
Plaza
|
431,165.85 | 4.91% | ||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 10,390,857.04 | 100.00% |
Total
|
$ | 8,776,342.84 | 100.00% |
[Missing
Graphic Reference]
Our
revenues are all derived from our sale of real estate. Real estate
sales represent revenues from the sales of properties we
developed. Sales tax is a one-time tariff which consists of a
business tax at the rate of 5%, an urban construction tax at the rate of 7% and
an education surcharge at the rate of 3%. Our continuing practice is
to recognize the sales tax on estimated revenue, and file tax return based on
the actual result, as the local tax authority may exercise broad discretion in
applying the tax amount. As a result, our accrual sales tax may
differ from the actual tax clearance.
Total
sales tax amounted to $663,246 and $525,725 for the three months ended December
31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, representing an increase of 26.16% from year to
year, mainly because of the increase of our revenue. Revenues
increased by 18.40% to approximately $10.4 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2009 from approximately $8.8 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2008. The $1.6 million increase was mainly attributable
to several reasons, including (1) the Company strengthened its advertising and
sales promotion activities during the first quarter in 2010 than in prior
comparative period; (2) the Company’s enhanced brand name and high quality
product has won consumers’ confidence and trust; (3) the increase in local
residents’ disposal income has stimulated the great market demand for new
residential units in China’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, where the Company is
competing and focusing; and (4) the Company has developed several new projects
and sold to a wider variety of customers during the quarter, which has broadened
the sales touch point with the buyers and exposed the Company to more sales
opportunities.
Cost
of Sales
The
following table sets forth a breakdown of our cost of revenues for the periods
indicated.
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||||
USD
|
Percentage
|
USD
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||||||
Land
Use Rights
|
921,051.8 | 16.59 | % | 1,179,395 | 24.69 | % | ||||||||||
Construction
Costs
|
4,631,538.17 | 83.41 | % | 3,597,043.74 | 75.31 | % | ||||||||||
Total
|
5,552,590 | 100.00 | % | 4,776,439 | 100.00 | % |
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Our cost
of real estate sales consists primarily of the cost of land use rights and
construction cost. Costs of real estate sales are capitalized and
allocated to development projects using the specific identification
method. Costs are recorded based on the ratio of the sales value of
the relevant units completed and sold to the estimated total project sales
value, multiplied by the total project costs.
Cost of
sales was approximately $5.6 million for the three months ended December 31,
2009 compared to $4.8 million for the three months ended December 31,
2008. The $0.76 million increase in cost of sales was mainly
attributable to the increased sales of our real estate property, especially the
costs associated with the increased sales in Yangzhou Pearl Garden.
Land use
rights costs: Land use rights costs
include the land premium we pay to acquire land use rights for our property
development sites, plus taxes. Our land use rights costs vary for
different projects according to the size and location of the site and the
minimum land premium set for the site, all of which are influenced by government
policies, as well as prevailing market conditions. Our land use
rights costs for the three months ended December 31, 2009 is $921,051.8,
representing an decrease of $258,343 or 21.9% compared to that of the three
months ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in our land use rights
was primarily because we acquired the land use lease at a lower price through a
favorable auction bid process supported by our local government than we did for
the prior comparative period. For the past several years, our land
use rights costs have been steadily increasing due to rising property prices in
Hanzhong City and increased competition from other bidders at government land
auctions. In order to control our costs and maintain competitive
advantages, we have been trying to acquire the land use lease at favorable
prices and keep as much the land reserve as we can whenever such opportunities
emerged.
Construction
costs: We outsource the
construction of all of our projects to third party contractors, whom we select
through a competitive tender process. Our construction contracts
provide a fixed payment which covers substantially all labor, materials,
equipment costs, subject to adjustments for some types of excess, such as design
changes during construction or changes in government-suggested steel
prices. Our construction costs consist primarily of the payments to
our third-party contractors, which are paid over the construction period based
on specified milestones. In addition, we purchase and supply a
limited range of fittings and equipment, including elevators, window frames and
door frames. Our construction costs for the three months ended
December 31, 2009 is $4,631,538, representing an increase of $1,034,494 or
28.76% compared to that of the three months ended December 31,
2008. The increase in our construction costs for the three months
ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to increased raw material prices and
direct labor costs as compared to the same period in 2008. Although
the total cost of real estate sales increased by 28.76% or $776,151 to
$5,552,590 for the three months ended December 31, 2009, compared to $4,776,439
of the three months ended December 31, 2008, the total cost of sales as a
percentage of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2009 basically
remains stable compared to that of the prior year.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit was approximately $4.8 million for the three months ended December 31,
2009 compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008, an
increase of $0.8 million attributed to our increased sales revenue. Our
overall gross profit as a percentage of revenues increased to 46.56% in the
three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to 45.58% in the comparable
period in prior year mainly due to our strict cost control. The gross
margin of our projects is normally in the range of 40% to 55%. The
increase of our gross margin was primarily due to our cost control.
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The
following table sets forth the gross margin of each of our Projects for the
indicated period:
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Project
|
Gross
Profit
|
Gross
Margin
|
Project
|
Gross
Profit
|
Gross
Margin
|
Variance
|
|||||||||||||||
Weinan
|
2,095,617
|
52.39
|
%
|
52.39
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Mingzhu
|
938,802
|
45.35
|
%
|
45.35
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Yang
County
|
4,838,267
|
46.56%
|
|
Yang
County
|
-
|
%
|
46.56
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Central
Plaza
|
965,484
|
44.12
|
%
|
44.12
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Revenue
|
10,390,857
|
46.56%
|
|
$
|
8,776,343
|
45.58
|
%
|
0.99
|
%
|
Operating
Expenses
Total
operating expenses increased to approximately $1.1 million for the three months
ended December 31, 2009 from $0.3 million for the three months ended December
31, 2008. As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses increased
to 10.74% for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to 3.4% for the
twelve months ended December 31, 2008. The $0.8 million increase in
total operating expenses was due to several reasons: (1) increased advertising
expenses to raise our brand awareness among customers, especially related to
advertising expenses incurred in Yangzhou Mingzhu Project to stimulate
customer’s purchase; (2) the increase in administrative expenses primarily
related to the Company’s public listing in the U.S., including travel expenses,
audit fees and legal fees; and (3) the increase in salaries expenses due to the
accrued annual bonus for employees to encourage and motivate them for more
endeavors in the coming fiscal year and beyond. These changes are
summarized below:
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||||
December
31, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
General
& Administrative Expenses
|
$ |
817,230
|
$ |
168,474
|
||||
Selling
and Distribution Expenses
|
$
|
299,081
|
$
|
129,953
|
||||
Total
Operating expenses
|
$
|
1,116,311
|
$
|
298,427
|
Selling and Distribution
Expenses
Selling
and distribution expenses increased by $169,128, or 130.15%, to $299,081 for the
three months ended December 31, 2009 from $129,953 for the three months ended
December 31, 2008. The increase in selling and distribution expenses
was attributable to our increased advertising expenses incurred for the quarter
ended December 31, 2009 to enhance our brand name image and promote our sales of
residential units in Yangzhou Pearl Garden. The increase in our
selling and distribution expenses was also affected by our increased salary,
sales commissions and annual bonus expenses incurred in line with our increased
sales volume. Our selling and distribution expenses were lower in
the prior comparative period because we relied mainly on our own sales force
which allowed us to effectively manage our marketing expenses level and we
granted fewer bonuses to our employees in that period. During the
three months ended December 31, 2009, in addition to using our own marketing
force, we have also taken advantage of outsourced marketing efforts to introduce
our properties located in Yang County, in an effort to broaden the local
awareness of our brand and to gain more public acceptance in the
region.
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Our
selling and distribution expenses include:
(1)
Advertising and promotion expenses, such as billboard and other physical
advertising cost, and costs associated with our showrooms and model
apartments;
(2) Staff
costs, which primarily consist of salaries and sales commissions as well as
annual bonuses; and
(3) Other
related expenses.
As of
December 31, 2009 we employed more than 60 full time sales and marketing
personnel including 45 representing our properties in the city of Hanzhong, 10
representing properties in Yang County and 5 representing properties in
Weinan. We expect our selling and marketing expense to increase in
the near future as we increase our sales efforts, launch more projects and
target new markets to expand our operations.
General and Administrative
Expenses
For the
three months ended December 31, 2009, our general and administrative expenses
were $817,230, representing an increase of $648,756 or 385%, as compared to the
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31,
2008. The increase is primarily due to the expenses incurred in
connection with our company’s going public and related consulting services, as
well as salary and annual bonus expenses incurred in support of our increased
sales activities during the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.
Our
General and administrative expenses principally include:
(1) Staff
salaries and benefits;
(2)
Traveling and entertainment expenses;
(3)
Professional fees, such as audit and legal fees, and
(4) Other
associated fees.
We expect
that general and administrative expenses will increase as we expand our business
and operations, especially when we launch more development projects and expand
our business into nearby areas. In addition, as a result of the
Company’s shares of common stock being quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin
Board, the Company will need to enhance its management’s skills and levels to
adapt to the complex business environment because it will be subject to the
rules and regulations of United States securities laws and corporate governance
and internal controls. We believe that we will need to hire more
personnel as our business continues to grow, and we believe that we will need to
incur additional general and administrative costs in the near
future.
Interest
Expense
Net
interest expense was $14,752 for the three months ended December 31, 2009
compared to $41,571 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, representing a
64.51% decrease. The decrease of net interest expense for the three
months ended December 31, 2009 was because the Company repaid portion of its
short-term loans back to the bank during this quarter.
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Income
Taxes
The
Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China
concerning the private-run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at a
new statutory rate of 25% on income reported in the statutory financial
statements after appropriate tax adjustments.
However,
as approved by the local tax authority of Hanzhong City, the Company’s corporate
income tax was assessed annually at a pre-determined fixed rate as an incentive
to stimulate local economy and encourage entrepreneurship. Currently,
our income taxes are assessed at only 3.7% on our taxable income, instead of
statutory rate of 25%. As a result, income tax expenses for the three
months ended December 31, 2009 was $138,176, representing a 0.67% increase as
compared to $137,250 for the three months ended December 31,
2008. The increase was a result of our higher realized taxable
income.
Although
the possibility exists for reinterpretation of the application of the tax
regulations by higher tax authorities in the PRC, potentially overturning the
decision made by the local tax authority, the Company has not experienced any
reevaluation of the income taxes for prior years. Management believes
that the possibility of any reevaluation of income taxes is remote based on the
fact that the Company has obtained the written tax clearance from the local tax
authority. Thus, no additional taxes payable has been recorded for
the difference between the taxes due based on taxable income calculated
according to statutory taxable income method and the taxes due based on the
fixed rate method. It is the Company’s policy that if such
reevaluation of income taxes becomes probable and the amount of additional taxes
due can be reasonably estimated, additional taxes shall be recorded in which
period the amount can be reasonably estimated and shall not be charged
retroactively to an earlier period.
Net
Income
We
realized $3,569,028 in net income for the three months ended December 31, 2009,
a 1.33% or $46,681 increase as compared to $3,522,347 for the three months ended
December 31, 2008. The increase in our net income was primarily due
to our increased sales revenue and effective cost management for the respective
periods. We expect to experience the ongoing positive trend in our
financial performance to continue through fiscal year 2010.
Other
Comprehensive Income
We
operate primarily in the PRC and the functional currency of our operating
subsidiary is the Chinese Renminbi (”RMB”). The RMB is not freely
convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must
take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made
that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into USD at the
rates used in translation.
Translation
adjustments resulting from this process amounted to $1,136 and $978 for the
three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The balance
sheet amounts with the exception of equity at December 31, 2009 were translated
at 6.8372 RMB to 1.00 USD as compared to 6.8542 RMB to 1.00 USD at December 31,
2008. The equity accounts were stated at their historical
rate. The average translation rates applied to the income statements
accounts for the periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were 6.836 RMB and
6.8532 RMB, respectively.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
To date,
we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations,
borrowings from banks are limited.
Total
current assets increased to approximately $51.6 million as of December 31, 2009
from $48 million as of September 30, 2009. The primary changes in our
current assets during this period were from changes in cash and cash
equivalents, restricted cash, loans to outside parties, real estate property
development completed and real estate property under development. The
increase of cash and cash equivalents from $820,783 at September 30, 2009 to the
amount of $1,942,513 as of December 31, 2009 was due to our increased sales
revenue causing a rapid collection of cash which increased the cash on hand and
bank deposit. The increase of loans to outside parties from
$1,762,022 at September 30, 2009 to $3,956,006 as of December 31, 2009 was
attributable to our financial support to strengthen the relationship with our
construction material suppliers. Real estate property completed
increased from $2,392,003 at September 30, 2009 to $6,067,557 as of December 31,
2009, a 153.66% increase, was attributable to our several construction projects
being completed as scheduled by relevant contracts at the same time at the end
of calendar year 2009 which increased our residential units inventory for future
sales. On the other hand, because of our rapid expansion into
multiple projects in different areas, our real estate property under development
at December 31, 2009 decreased by $3,615,767 to $38,906,520, an
8.50% decrease as compared to the amount as of September 30,
2009. The decrease in our real estate property under development was
because several of our construction projects have been completed by the end of
calendar year 2009 and accordingly been transferred into real estate property
completed account as inventory for future sales. -
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Our total
current liabilities as of September 30, 2009 amounted to $18.837 million,
representing a 0.032% increase as compared to $18.831 million in prior fiscal
year. The increase in our current liabilities was affected by the
increase in accrued expenses from $125,742 at September 30, 2009 to $763,948 as
of December 31, 2009. The increase in our accrued expenses for the
quarter ended December 31, 2009 was because we accrued the annual bonus which is
an award to be paid to our employees as an incentive to motivate them for
greater endeavors in the fiscal year 2010 and beyond. These
accrued expenses will be paid before the Chinese Spring Festival.
Based on
our current operating plan, we believe that existing cash and cash equivalents
balances, as well as cash forecast by management to be generated by operations
will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital requirements for our
current operations.
Cash
Flow
Comparison
of cash flows results for the three months ended December 31, 2009 to the three
months ended December 31, 2008, is summarized as follows:
Three
Months Ended December 31
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||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Net
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
$
|
1,209,643
|
$
|
(2,081,245)
|
||||
Net
Cash used in investing activities
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
(343,447)
|
||||
Net
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
$
|
(87,770)
|
$
|
850,111
|
||||
Effect
of changes of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash
equivalent
|
$
|
(142.959)
|
$
|
503.6394
|
||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalent
|
$
|
1,121,730
|
$
|
(1,574,077
|
)
|
|||
Cash
and cash equivalent, beginning of year
|
$
|
820,783
|
$
|
2,121,060
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalent, end of period
|
$
|
1,942,513
|
$
|
546,983
|
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Operating
Activities
Net cash
provided by operating activities during the three months
ended December 31, 2009 amounted to $1,209,643, which consists of our
net income of $3,569,028, adds back noncash adjustments of $17,107 and offset by
net changes in operating assets and liabilities due to our expanded operating
activities, including increase in our restricted cash of $201,068 affected by
increased sales and required by banks that provided mortgage loans to our
customers , increase in our loans to outside parties of $2,194,256 in order to
maintain good relationship with these material suppliers, increase of our real
estate property completed of $3,676,043 due to several of our construction
projects have been completed as scheduled,,, decrease of our real estate
property under development of $3,618,875 because several of our projects have
been completed as of December 31, 2009 and accordingly have been transferred
into inventory account decrease of advance from customers in the amount of
$1,095,034 which was attributable to increased sales
resulted in recognition of the related amounts as revenues after meeting all
conditions of revenue recognition method.
Net cash
used in operations during the three months ended December 31, 2008 totaled
$2,080,627, which consists of our net income of $3,522,347, adds back noncash
adjustments of $11,653 and offset by net changes in operating assets and
liabilities due to our expanded operating activities, including decrease in our
restricted cash of $54,436, increase in our loans to outside parties of $350,664
in order to maintain good relationship with these material suppliers, decrease
of our real estate property completed of $4,776,439 because our increased sales
during this period reduced our inventory balance, increase of our real estate
property under development of $2,533,239 because several of our new construction
projects have been launched during this period of time which increased our
expenditures in land costs and relevant construction costs, and a decrease of
advance from customers in the amount of $6,788,087 which was
attributable to recognition of the related amounts as revenues after meeting all
conditions of revenue recognition method.
Net cash
provided by operating activities at December 31, 2009 increased by $3,290,888 or
158.12% compared to the same period of 2008.
Investing
Activities
No cash
was used in investing activities in the three months ended December 31,
2009. Cash flows used in investing activities amounted to $343,447 in
the three months ended December 31, 2008, representing the addition of property
and equipment of $343,447 into the Company’s fixed assets as the Company’s
headquarter office
Financing
Activities
Net cash
flows used in financing activities amounted to $87,770 in the three months
ended December 31, 2009, which consist of repayment of our short-term bank
loan by $87,770. Cash flows provided by financing activities amounted
to $850,111 in the three months ended December 31, 2008, which consist of
proceeds from shareholder loan of $412,360 and shareholder’s capital
contribution in the amount of $437,750. Cash flows used in financing
activities for the three months ended December 31, 2009 decreased by
$937,882 or 110.32% compared to the same period in 2008.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As of the
date of this report, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have
or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial
condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of
operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are
material to investors. The term “off-balance sheet arrangement”
generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to
which an entity unconsolidated with us is a party, under which we have: (i) any
obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable
interest; or (ii) a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to
such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market
risk support for such assets.
Critical
Accounting Policies
See
“Note 2. Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies” in “Item 1. Financial
Statements” herein for a discussion of the critical accounting
pronouncements adopted in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
See “Note 2. Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies” in “Item 1. Financial
Statements” herein for a discussion of the new accounting pronouncements
adopted in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
In August
2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-5, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
(Topic 820) – Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value” (“FASB ASU 2009-5”), which
provides a single definition of fair value, a framework for measuring fair
value, and requires additional disclosure about the use of fair value to measure
assets and liabilities. ASU 2009-05 provides clarification for
circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical
liability is not available. In such circumstances, a reporting entity
is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques:
(1) a valuation technique that uses: (a) the quoted price of the identical
liability when traded as an asset; or (b) quoted prices for similar liabilities
or similar liabilities when traded as assets; or (2) another valuation technique
that is consistent with the principles of Topic 820 such as an income approach
or a market approach. The guidance provided in ASU 2009-05 is
effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning
after issuance.
In
October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) –
Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements – a Consensus of the FASB Emerging
Issues Task Force” (“ASU 2009-13”). ASU 2009-13 addresses the
accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account
for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined
unit. The amendments in this update will be effective prospectively
for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years
beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is
permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this
update.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
applicable.
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ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Evaluation Date”). The evaluation
of our disclosure controls and procedures included a review of our processes and
the effect on the information generated for use in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q. In the course of this evaluation, we sought to
identify any material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and
to confirm that any necessary corrective action, including process improvements,
was taken. The purpose of this evaluation is to determine if, as of
the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were operating
effectively such that the information, required to be disclosed in our
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports (i) was recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and
forms, and (ii) was accumulated and communicated to our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of
December 31, 2009, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial
Officer have concluded that, as of that date, the Company’s controls and
procedures were not effective due to some significant deficiencies (as defined
in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Standard No. 2) in the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting. This is due to the fact
that the Company lacks sufficient personnel with the appropriate level of
knowledge, experience and training in the application of US generally accepted
accounting principals (“GAAP”) standards, especially related to complicated
accounting issues. This could cause the Company to be unable to fully
identify and resolve certain accounting and disclosure issues that could lead to
a failure to maintain effective controls over preparation, review and approval
of certain significant account reconciliation from Chinese GAAP to US GAAP and
necessary journal entries.
The Company has relatively small number
of professionals employed by the Company in bookkeeping and accounting
functions, which prevents the Company from appropriately segregating duties
within its internal control systems. 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.
Based on
the control deficiency identified above, we have designed and plan to implement,
or in some cases have already implemented, the specific remediation initiatives
described below:
●
|
We
are evaluating the roles of our existing accounting personnel in an effort
to realign the reporting structure of our internal auditing staff in China
that will test and monitor the implementation of our accounting and
internal control procedures.
|
●
|
We
are in the process of completing a review and revision of the
documentation of the Company’s internal control procedures and
policies.
|
●
|
We
will begin implementation an initiative and training in China to ensure
the importance of internal controls and compliance with established
policies and procedures are fully understood throughout the organization
and will provide additional U.S. GAAP training to all employees involved
with the performance of or compliance with those procedures and
policies.
|
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●
|
We
will implement a formal financial reporting process that includes review
by our Chief Executive Officer and the full Board of Directors of
financial statements prior to filing with the
SEC.
|
●
|
We
will increase our accounting and financing personnel resources, by
retaining more U.S. GAAP knowledgeable financial
professionals.
|
The
remedial measures being undertaken may not be fully effectuated or may be
insufficient to address the significant deficiencies we identified, and there
can be no assurance that significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our
internal control over financial reporting will not be identified or occur in the
future. If additional significant deficiencies (or if material
weaknesses) in our internal controls are discovered or occur in the future,
among other similar or related effects: (i) the Company may fail to meet future
reporting obligations on a timely basis, (ii) the Company’s consolidated
financial statements may contain material misstatements, (iii) the Company’s
business and operating results may be harmed.
Based on
this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and
procedures were not operating effectively.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the
quarter ended December 31, 2009 that materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
As a
“smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company
is not required to provide information required by this item.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
(a)
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
31.1*
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
|
|
31.2*
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d 14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
|
|
32.1*
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive
Officer)
|
|
32.2*
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial
Officer)
|
*Filed
herewith
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
China HGS Real Estate Inc. | ||
February
11, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/
Xiaojun Zhu
|
Xiaojun
Zhu
|
||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
||
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
February
11, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/
Xiaojun Zhu
|
Xiaojun
Zhu
|
||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
||
(Principal
Accounting and Financial Officer)
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit Number
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
31.1*
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
|
|
31.2*
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d 14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
|
|
32.1*
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive
Officer)
|
|
32.2*
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial
Officer)
|
* Filed
herewith.
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