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Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2019 June (Form 10-Q)

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

☒  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019

 

or

 

☐  Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from ______to______

 

Commission file number 001-33997

 

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Delaware   90-0363723
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
Jinhua City Industrial Zone
Jinhua, Zhejiang Province
People’s Republic of China
  321016
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(86 - 579) 82239856
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock   KNDI   NASDAQ

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒    No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically 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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files)  Yes ☒    No ☐

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

As of August 5, 2019, the registrant had 56,243,102 shares of common stock issued and 52,819,441 shares of common stock outstanding, par value $0.001 per share.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1
   
Item 1. Financial Statements 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) – Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 2
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) – Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 4
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 32
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 46
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 46
     
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION 47
     
Item 1. Legal proceedings 47
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 47
     
Item 6. Exhibits 48

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

    June 30,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
    (UNAUDITED)        
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,608,933     $ 15,662,201  
Restricted cash     1,573,992       6,690,870  
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $135,557 and $120,010 as of June 30, 2019 and
December 31, 2018, respectively)
    41,926,724       34,274,728  
Inventories (net of provision for slow moving inventory of $901,110 and $840,701 as of  June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)     28,980,722       21,997,868  
Notes receivable     -       72,712  
Notes receivable from the JV Company and related party     1,456,537       3,861,032  
Other receivables     7,936,107       1,264,323  
Prepayments and prepaid expense     10,290,832       11,136,408  
Due from employees     4,208       1,001  
Advances to suppliers     4,874,600       4,705,183  
Amount due from the JV Company, net     60,945,283       67,683,462  
Right - of - use asset     75,205       -  
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS     161,673,143       167,349,788  
                 
LONG-TERM ASSETS                
Property, plant and equipment, net     78,839,301       82,045,923  
Land use rights, net     11,603,594       11,749,728  
Deferred taxes assets     -       8,204  
Investment in the JV Company     119,144,892       128,929,893  
Goodwill     28,586,379       28,552,215  
Intangible assets     4,020,363       4,328,127  
Other long term assets     5,286,205       5,865,386  
TOTAL Long-Term Assets     247,480,734       261,479,476  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 409,153,877     $ 428,829,264  
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
Accounts payable   $ 77,907,803     $ 112,309,683  
Other payables and accrued expenses     5,233,787       4,251,487  
Short-term loans     32,189,466       30,539,236  
Customer deposits     141,678       94,408  
Notes payable     20,258,972       12,787,619  
Income tax payable     330,772       3,471,366  
Due to employees     8,464       28,473  
Deferred income     1,320,147       1,340,605  
Lease liability     76,348       -  
Advance receipts     14,565,369       -  
Total Current Liabilities     152,032,806       164,822,877  
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                
Long term bank loans     28,693,778       28,794,136  
Deferred taxes liability     2,776,327       1,711,343  
Contingent liability     6,619,000       7,256,000  
Other long-term liability     -       622,034  
Total Long-Term Liabilities     38,089,105       38,383,513  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES     190,121,911       203,206,390  
                 
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY                
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 56,243,102 and 55,992,002 shares issued and 52,819,441 and 51,484,444 outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively     52,819       51,484  
Additional paid-in capital     259,636,605       254,989,657  
Retained earnings (the restricted portion is $4,422,033 and $4,422,033 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)     (21,224,639 )     (9,497,009 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (19,432,819 )     (19,921,258 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     219,031,966       225,622,874  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 409,153,877     $ 428,829,264  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)

 

    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,
2019
    June 30,
2018
    June 30,
2019
    June 30,
2018
 
                         
REVENUES FROM UNRELATED PARTY, NET   $ 20,056,696     $ 11,618,855     $ 36,391,659     $ 17,351,318  
REVENUES FROM THE JV COMPANY AND RELATED PARTY, NET     4,089,534       4,740,751       5,823,031       7,344,195  
                                 
REVENUES, NET     24,146,230       16,359,606       42,214,690       24,695,513  
                                 
COST OF GOODS SOLD     (19,944,076 )     (14,301,594 )     (34,876,099 )     (21,291,550 )
                                 
GROSS PROFIT     4,202,154       2,058,012       7,338,591       3,403,963  
                                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                                
Research and development     (632,590 )     (642,889 )     (1,170,023 )     (1,400,187 )
Selling and marketing     (899,478 )     (228,173 )     (1,517,481 )     (976,398 )
General and administrative     (5,623,798 )     (3,861,263 )     (7,663,326 )     (3,463,092 )
Total Operating Expenses     (7,155,866 )     (4,732,325 )     (10,350,830 )     (5,839,677 )
                                 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS     (2,953,712 )     (2,674,313 )     (3,012,239 )     (2,435,714 )
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                                
Interest income     97,814       456,784       350,218       1,399,777  
Interest expense     (429,355 )     (471,616 )     (868,538 )     (1,022,033 )
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     548,000       686,833       637,000       3,367,012  
Government grants     175,319       15,558       223,043       110,813  
Gain from equity dilution in JV     (24,131 )     -       4,341,259       -  
Share of (loss) income after tax of the JV Company     (4,500,201 )     2,372,696       (14,449,359 )     3,167,751  
Other income, net     (174,597 )     627,582       299,793       650,559  
Total other (expense) income, net     (4,307,151 )     3,687,837       (9,466,584 )     7,673,879  
                                 
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES     (7,260,863 )     1,013,524       (12,478,823 )     5,238,165  
                                 
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT     (57,295)       361,001       751,193       (135,645 )
                                 
NET (LOSS) INCOME     (7,318,158 )     1,374,525       (11,727,630 )     5,102,520  
                                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)                                
Foreign currency translation     (4,915,589 )     (12,587,622 )     488,439       (5,122,382 )
                                 
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS     (12,233,747 )   $ (11,213,097 )   $ (11,239,191 )   $ (19,862 )
                                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING BASIC     52,806,331       51,140,542       52,189,237       50,893,356  
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DILUTED     52,806,331       51,140,542       52,189,237       50,893,356  
                                 
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE, BASIC   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.03     $ (0.22 )   $ 0.10  
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE, DILUTED   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.03     $ (0.22 )   $ 0.10  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
Total shareholder’s equity, beginning balance   $       $       $       $    
                                 
Common Stock:                                
Beginning balance     52,581       51,009       51,484       48,037  
Stock issuance and award     238       289       1,335       3,261  
Ending balance     52,819       51,298       52,819       51,298  
                                 
Additional Paid-in Capital:                                
Beginning balance     258,377,036       252,154,904       254,989,657       233,055,348  
Stock issuance and award     1,259,569       2,038,476       4,646,948       21,138,032  
Ending balance     259,636,605       254,193,380       259,636,605       254,193,380  
                                 
Retained Earnings:                                
Beginning balance     (13,906,481 )     (74,315 )     (9,497,009 )     (3,802,310 )
Net (loss) income     (7,318,158 )     1,374,525       (11,727,630 )     5,102,520  
Ending balance     (21,224,639 )     1,300,210       (21,224,639 )     1,300,210  
                                 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:                                
Beginning balance     (14,517,230 )     1,154,477       (19,921,258 )     (6,310,763 )
Foreign currency translation     (4,915,589 )     (12,587,622 )     488,439       (5,122,382 )
Ending balance     (19,432,819 )     (11,433,145 )     (19,432,819 )     (11,433,145 )
                                 
Total shareholder’s equity, ending balance   $ 219,031,966     $ 244,111,743     $ 219,031,966     $ 244,111,743  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

 

    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,
2019
    June 30,
2018
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net (loss) income   $ (11,727,630 )   $ 5,102,520  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities                
Depreciation and amortization     4,376,097       1,791,762  
Assets impairments     59,799       341,261  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     15,543       (7,257 )
Deferred taxes     51,275       -  
Share of (loss) income after tax of the JV Company     14,449,359       (3,167,751 )
Gain from equity dilution in JV     (4,341,259 )     -  
Reserve for fixed assets     -       (54,799 )
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     (637,000 )     (3,367,012 )
Stock compensation cost     1,314,408       222,259  
                 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:                
(Increase) Decrease In:                
Accounts receivable     (16,560,338 )     (36,123,904 )
Deferred taxes assets     -       (53,330 )
Notes receivable     250,593       502,623.00  
Notes receivable from the JV Company and related party     442,223       2,060,755  
Inventories     (7,093,904 )     5,020,163  
Other receivables and other assets     (6,234,801 )     927,544  
Due from employee     (23,540 )     (22,355 )
Advances to supplier and prepayments and prepaid expenses     708,825       (2,626,098 )
Amount due from the JV Company     (4,128,506 )     (39,263,079 )
Amount due from JV Company-Longterm     -       15,907,183  
Due from related party     -       165,614  
                 
Increase (Decrease) In:                
Accounts payable     387,505       41,319,755  
Other payables and accrued liabilities     7,844,434       25,636,794  
Notes payable     (10,161,233 )     (11,936,770 )
Customer deposits     46,806       75,010  
Income tax payable     (2,134,722 )     (1,837,147 )
Deferred income     (22,838 )     (779,240 )
Net cash used in operating activities   $ (33,118,904 )   $ (165,499 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net     (512,707 )     (122,407 )
Purchases of land use rights and other intangible assets     -       (107,917 )
Acquisition of Jinhua An Kao (net of cash received)     -       (3,694,275 )
Purchases of construction in progress     -       (48,042 )
Reimbursement of capitalize interests for construction in progress     -       1,860,287  
Long Term Investment     -       1,492,162  
Advance receipts of equity transfer     14,740,783       -  
Net cash used in investing activities   $ 14,228,076     $ (620,192 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from short-term bank loans     17,541,532       14,764,553  
Repayments of short-term bank loans     (15,920,046 )     (14,764,553 )
Repayments of long-term bank loans     (147,408 )     (157,070 )
Proceeds from notes payable     -       34,702,510  
Repayment of notes payable     -       (40,349,566 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   $ 1,474,078     $ (5,804,126 )
                 
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH     (17,416,750 )     (6,589,817 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     246,604       (30,020 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR     22,353,071       16,110,496  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD     5,182,925       9,490,659  
-CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD     3,608,933       1,612,459  
-RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD     1,573,992       7,878,200  
                 
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION                
Income taxes paid     1,199,807       1,815,156  
Interest paid     868,538       848,232  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH DISCLOSURES:                
Long term and short term Advances to suppliers transferred to Construction in progress     -       28,158,299  
Settlement of due from the JV Company and related parties with notes receivable from related parties     11,055,587       36,310,747  
Settlement of accounts receivables with notes receivable from unrelated parties     8,859,211       39,932,517  
Assignment of notes receivable from unrelated parties to supplier to settle accounts payable     8,682,321       12,570,974  
Assignment of notes receivable from the JV Company and related parties to supplier to settle accounts payable     5,623,609       35,176,703  
Assignment of notes receivable from the JV Company and related parties to supplier to settle other payable     7,429,355       -  
Settlement of accounts payable with notes payables     20,502,956       19,480,843  
Acquisition of Jinhua An Kao by stock     -       20,718,859  
Replacement  of notes payables with accounts payable     2,800,749       10,994,880  
Amount due from the JV Company converted to investment in the JV Company     -       85,602,991  
Reversal of construction in progress and accounts payable     -       8,299,226  
Reclassification of overpaid accounts payable to advances to suppliers     -       3,703,808  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

 

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (“Kandi Technologies”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 31, 2004. As used herein, the terms “Company”, “The Company” or “Kandi” refer to Kandi Technologies and its operating subsidiaries, as described below.

 

Headquartered in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China (“China”), the Company is one of China’s leading producers and manufacturers of electric vehicle (“EV”) products (through the JV Company), EV parts, and off-road vehicles for sale in Chinese and global markets. The Company conducts its primary business operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Vehicles”), and Kandi Vehicles’ wholly and partially-owned subsidiaries, and SC Autosports LLC (“SC Autosports”).

 

The Company’s organizational chart as of June 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

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Operating Subsidiaries:

 

Pursuant to certain VIE (as defined below in this report) agreements that were executed in January 2011, Kandi Vehicles is entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests (100% of profits and losses) of Jinhua Kandi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi New Energy”). Kandi New Energy currently holds battery pack production licensing rights, and supplies battery packs to the JV Company (as such term is defined below).

 

In April 2012, pursuant to an agreement with the shareholders of YongkangScrou Electric Co, Ltd. (“YongkangScrou”), the Company acquired 100% of YongkangScrou, a manufacturer of automobile and EV parts. YongkangScrou currently manufactures and sells EV drive motors, EV controllers, air conditioners and other electric products to the JV Company.

 

In March 2013, pursuant to a joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) entered into by Kandi Vehicles and Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Guorun”), a 99%-owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (“Geely”), the parties established Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd. (the “JV Company”) to develop, manufacture and sell EV products and related auto parts. In March 2014, the JV Company changed its name to Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. On March 21, 2019, Kandi Vehicle signed an Equity Transfer Agreement (the “Transfer Agreement”) with Geely Technologies Group Co., Ltd. (“Geely”) to transfer certain equity interests in the JV Company to Geely. Pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, the JV Company converted a loan of RMB 314 million (approximately $46.7 million) from Geely Group last year to equity in order to increase its cash flow. As a result, the registered capital of the JV Company became RMB 2.44 billion (approximately $363.2 million), of which Kandi Vehicles owns 43.47% and Geely owns 56.53%, respectively, upon the conversion of the loan into equity in the JV Company. After that, Kandi Vehicles further agreed to sell 21.47% of its equity interests in the JV Company to Geely for a total amount of RMB 516 million (approximately $76.9 million). Kandi Vehicles shall own 22% of the equity interests of the JV Company after the transfer. As of the date of this report, the equity transfer has not been completed yet.

 

In March 2013, Kandi Vehicles formed Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd. (“KandiChangxing”) in the Changxing (National) Economic and Technological Development Zone. KandiChangxing is engaged in the production of EV products. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Kandi Vehicles entered into an ownership transfer agreement with the JV Company pursuant to which Kandi Vehicles transferred 100% of its ownership in KandiChangxing to the JV Company. The Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, owns an indirect 43.47% economic interest in KandiChangxing.

 

In November 2013, Kandi Electric Vehicles Jinhua Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jinhua”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Kandi Jinhua, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in Kandi Jinhua. In April 2017, Kandi Jinhua was reorganized to be owned directly by Kandi Jiangsu, which is 100% directly owned by the JV Company.

 

In November 2013, Zhejiang Ji He Kang Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“JiHeKang”) was formed by the JV Company. JiHeKang is engaged in the car sales business. The JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in JiHeKang, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in JiHeKang. In April 2017, JiHeKang was reorganized to be owned directly by Kandi Jiangsu, which is 100% directly owned by the JV Company.

 

In December 2013, the JV Company entered into an ownership transfer agreement with Shanghai Guorun, pursuant to which the JV Company acquired a 100% ownership interest in Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Shanghai”). As a result, Kandi Shanghai is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in Kandi Shanghai.

 

In January 2014, Kandi Electric Vehicles Jiangsu Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jiangsu”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Kandi Jiangsu, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in Kandi Jiangsu. Kandi Jiangsu is primarily engaged in EV research and development, manufacturing, and sales. As of the date of this report, Kandi Jiangsu directly owns 100% of JiHeKang, JiHeKang Service Company, Liuchuang and KandiJinhua.

 

In November 2015, the JV Company formed Hangzhou Puma Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“Puma Investment”). Puma Investment used to provide investment and consulting services. The JV Company had a 50% ownership interest in Puma Investment (the other 50% is owned by Zuozhongyou Electric Vehicles Service (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.). The Company, through its ownership of the JV Company, indirectly owned an 21.74% economic interest in Puma Investment. Puma Investment was dissolved in May 2019.

 

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In November 2015, the JV Company formed Hangzhou JiHeKang Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. ( “JiHeKang Service Company”). JiHeKang Service Company focuses on after-market services for EV products. In April 2017, JiHeKang Service Company was reorganized to be owned directly by Kandi Jiangsu, which is 100% directly owned by the JV Company. The JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in the JiHeKang Service Company. The Company, through the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in JiHeKang Service Company.

 

In April 2013, Kandi Vehicles and Kandi New Energy formed Kandi Electric Vehicles (Wanning) Co., Ltd., which was renamed Kandi Electric Vehicles (Hainan) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Hainan”), when it was relocated from Wanning City to Haikou City in January 2016. Kandi Vehicles has a 90% ownership interest in Kandi Hainan, and Kandi New Energy has the remaining 10% ownership interest. Kandi Vehicles is, effectively, entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests (100% of the profits and losses) of Kandi Hainan as Kandi Vehicles is entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests of Kandi New Energy.

 

In August 2016, JiHeKang formed Jiangsu JiDian Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“Jiangsu JiDian”). Jiangsu JiDian is engaged in the car sales business. Since JiHeKang is 100% owned by the JV Company, the JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Jiangsu JiDian, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in Jiangsu JiDian.

 

In October 2016, JiHeKang acquired Tianjin BoHaiWan Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin BoHaiWan”), which is engaged in the car sales business. Since JiHeKang is 100% owned by the JV Company, the JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Tianjin BoHaiWan, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in Tianjin BoHaiWan.

 

In November 2016, JiHeKang formed Guangdong JiHeKang Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“Guangdong JiHeKang”). Guangdong JiHeKang is engaged in the car sales business. Since JiHeKang is 100% owned by the JV Company, the JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Guangdong JiHeKang, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in Guangdong JiHeKang.

 

In March 2017, Kandi Jiangsu formed Hangzhou Liuchuang Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. (“Liuchuang”). Since Kandi Jiangsu is 100% owned by the JV Company, the JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Liuchuang, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in Liuchuang.

 

In December 2017, the JV Company formed Zhejiang Chang Dian Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Chang Dian”). Zhejiang Chang Dian is primarily engaged in the battery replacement business. Zhejiang Chang Dian is 100% owned by the JV Company, and the Company, through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, indirectly owns a 43.47% economic interest in Zhejiang Chang Dian.

 

In December 2017, Kandi Vehicles and the sole shareholder of Jinhua An Kao Power Technology Co., Ltd. (“Jinhua An Kao”) entered into a Share Transfer Agreement and a Supplementary Agreement, pursuant to which Kandi Vehicles acquired Jinhua An Kao. The two agreements were signed on December 12, 2017 and the closing took place on January 3, 2018. Kandi Vehicles acquired 100% of the equity interests of Jinhua An Kao for a purchase price of approximately RMB 25.93 million (approximately $4 million) in cash. In addition, pursuant to the Supplementary Agreement, the Company issued a total of 2,959,837 shares of restrictive stock, or 6.2% of the Company’s total outstanding shares of the common stock to the shareholder of Jinhua An Kao, and may be required to pay future consideration of an additional 2,959,837 shares of common stock, which are being held in escrow, to be released upon the achievement of certain net income-based milestones in the next three years. The Supplementary Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the issuance of these shares, including a provision that gives the Company the voting rights of the make good shares until conditions for vesting such shares are satisfied.

 

In March 2018, Zhejiang Chang Dian formed Jiangsu Gu Xiang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Jiangsu Gu Xiang”). Jiangsu Gu Xiang is primarily engaged in technical research, development, servicing and consultation for new energy vehicles, battery replacement and maintenance, and other related business.

 

In April 2018, Zhejiang Chang Dian Technology Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Tonglu Branch (“Chang Dian Tonglu”) was formed by Zhejiang Chang Dian. Chang Dian Tonglu is primarily engaged in the battery replacement business.

 

In April 2018, Zhejiang Chang Dian formed Zhejiang Chang Dian Technology Co., Ltd. Changxing Branch (“Chang Dian Changxing”). Chang Dian Changxing is primarily engaged in the battery replacement business. Chang Dian Changxing was dissolved in January 2019.

 

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On May 31, 2018, the Company entered into a Membership Interests Transfer Agreement (the “Transfer Agreement”) with the two members of SC Autosports LLC (“SC Autosports”) (formerly known as: Sportsman Country, LLC) pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the ownership of SC Autosports. SC Autosports is a Dallas-based sales company primarily engaged in the wholesale of off-road vehicle products, with a small percentage of business in wholesale and retail of off-road vehicle parts. According to the terms of the Transfer Agreement, the Company transferred $10.0 million worth of restricted shares to acquire 100% of the membership interests of SC Autosports, of which the Company was required to issue $1.0 million of corresponding restricted shares within 30 days of the signing date of the Transfer Agreement, and the remaining $9.0 million of corresponding restricted shares to be released from escrow based on SC Autosports’s pre-tax profit performance over the course of the following three years. The transaction closed in July 2018.

 

On March 4, 2019, in order to build a logistics network composed of suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distribution centers and channel providers, meeting the needs of improving production and operation efficiency, the Company participated in the formation of Zhejiang Kandi Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. (“Supply Chain Company”). Kandi Vehicle has a 10% ownership interest in Supply Chain Company, the remaining 90% is owned by unrelated other parties. As of the date of this report, Kandi Vehicle has not made any capital contribution to Supply Chain Company and is not involved in its operations.

 

The Company’s primary business operations consist of designing, developing, manufacturing and commercializing EV products (through Kandi Hainan and the JV Company), EV parts and off-road vehicles. As part of its strategic objective of becoming a leading manufacturer of EV products (through the JV Company) and related services, the Company has increased its focus on pure EV-related products, and is actively pursuing expansion in the Chinese and international markets, especially the U.S. market.

 

NOTE 2 - LIQUIDITY

 

The Company had a working capital of $9,640,337 as of June 30, 2019, an increase of $7,113,426 from a working capital of $2,526,911 as of December 31, 2018.

 

Although the Company expects that most of its outstanding trade receivables from customers will be collected in the next twelve months, there are uncertainties with respect to the timing in collecting these receivables, especially the receivables due from the JV Company, because most of them are indirectly impacted by the progress of the receipt of government subsidies.

 

The Company’s primary need for liquidity stems from its need to fund working capital requirements of the Company’s businesses, its capital expenditures and its general operations, including debt repayment. The Company has historically financed its operations through short-term commercial bank loans from Chinese banks. These loans typically have one year terms, and upon the payment of all outstanding principal and interest on a particular loan, the banks have typically rolled over the loan for an additional one-year term, with adjustments made to the interest rate to reflect prevailing market rates. This practice has been ongoing and the Company believes that short-term bank loans will remain available on normal trade terms if needed.

 

We finance our ongoing operating activities by using funds from our operations, external credit or financing arrangements. We routinely monitor current and expected operational requirements and financial market conditions to evaluate the use of available financing sources. Considering our existing working capital position and our ability to access debt funding sources, we believe that our operations and borrowing resources are sufficient to provide for our current and foreseeable capital requirements to support our ongoing operations for the next twelve months.

 

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company signed an agreement to sell 21.47% of its equity interests in the JV Company to Geely for a total amount of RMB 516 million (approximately $75.2 million). The Company received RMB 100 million (approximately $14.6 million) on April 11, 2019 and RMB 100 million (approximately $14.6 million) on July 12, 2019 from Geely, and the rest is expected to be collected before September 25, 2019. The Company plans to apply the proceeds from the equity transfer to its ongoing operations.

 

As of the date of this report, the JV Company has received a national subsidy payment of RMB 876 million (approximately $127.7 million). In connection with the transfer of the equity interests of the JV Company in the first half of 2019 as described above and elsewhere in this report, the JV Company is restructuring its management team. The new management team needs time for the transition. As it is out of our control as to when the new management team of the JV Company will finish the transition of work, we cannot predict the exact date of us receiving the amount due from the JV Company. However, based on its sufficient cash flow, the Company expects to receive the amount due from the JV Company within one year at the latest.

 

The cash flow and operating capacity of the Company will be greatly improved after we receive the above payments.

 

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NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The Company maintains its general ledger and journals using the accrual method of accounting for financial reporting purposes. The Company’s financial statements and notes are the representations of the Company’s management. Accounting policies adopted by the Company conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and have been consistently applied in the Company’s presentation of its financial statements.

 

NOTE 4 - PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts of the Company and its ownership interests in the following subsidiaries:

 

(1)Continental Development Limited (“Continental”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong;

 

(2)Kandi Vehicles, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental;

 

(3)Kandi New Energy, a 50%-owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles (Mr. Hu Xiaoming owns the other 50%). Pursuant to agreements executed in January 2011, Mr. Hu Xiaoming contracted with Kandi Vehicles for the operation and management of Kandi New Energy and put his shares of Kandi New Energy into escrow. As a result, Kandi Vehicles is entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests of Kandi New Energy;

 

(4)YongkangScrou, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles;

 

(5)Kandi Hainan, a subsidiary, 10% owned by Kandi New Energy and 90% owned by Kandi Vehicles;

 

(6)Jinhua An Kao, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles; and

 

(7)SC Autosports, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Equity Method Investees

 

The Company’s consolidated net income also includes the Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of its equity method investees as follows:

 

(1) The JV Company, a 43.47% owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles;
   
(2) KandiChangxing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in KandiChangxing;
   
(3) KandiJinhua, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Kandi Jiangsu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in KandiJinhua;

 

(4) JiHeKang, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Kandi Jiangsu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in JiHeKang;
   
(5) Kandi Shanghai, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Kandi Shanghai;
   
(6) Kandi Jiangsu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Kandi Jiangsu;
   
(7) The JiHeKang Service Company, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Kandi Jiangsu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in the JiHeKang Service Company.
   
(8) Tianjin BoHaiWan, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of JiHeKang, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Tianjin BoHaiWan;
   
(9) Liuchuang, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Kandi Jiangsu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Liuchuang;
   
(10) Jiangsu JiDian, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Jiangsu JiDian;
   
(11) Guangdong JiHeKang, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of JiHeKang, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Guangdong JiHeKang; and

 

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(12) Zhejiang Chang Dian, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Zhejiang Chang Dian.
   
(13) Chang Dian Tonglu, branch of Zhejiang Chang Dian, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Chang Dian Tonglu.
   
(14) Jiangsu Gu Xiang, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhejiang Chang Dian, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 43.47% economic interest in Jiangsu Gu Xiang.

 

All intra-entity profits and losses with regard to the Company’s equity method investees have been eliminated.

 

NOTE 5 - USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however actual results when ultimately realized could differ from those estimates.

 

NOTE 6 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a) Economic and Political Risks

 

The Company’s operations are conducted in China. As a result, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in China, and by the general state of the Chinese economy. In addition, the Company’s earnings are subject to movements in foreign currency exchange rates when transactions are denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”), which is the Company’s functional currency. Accordingly, the Company’s operating results are affected by changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB.

 

The Company’s operations in China 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 restrictions. The Company’s performance may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in China, 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.

 

(b) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market.

 

These tiers include:

 

Level 1—defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

 

Level 2—defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

 

Level 3—defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

 

The Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, other payables and accrued liabilities, short-term bank loans, notes payable, and contingent consideration.

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, other payables and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these items. The estimated fair values of short-term bank loans were not materially different from their carrying value as presented due to the brief maturities and because the interest rates on these borrowings approximate those that would have been available for loans of similar remaining maturities and risk profiles. As the carrying amounts are reasonable estimates of fair value, these financial instruments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company identified notes payable as Level 2 instruments due to the fact that the inputs to valuation are primarily based upon readily observable pricing information. As notes payable of the Company usually has maximum terms of six months, the Company assumes the carrying value of notes payable equals fair value. The balance of notes payable, which were measured and disclosed at fair value, was $20,258,972 and $12,787,619 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

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Contingent consideration related to the acquisitions of Jinhua An Kao and SC Autosports, which is accounted for as liabilities, are measured at each reporting date for their fair value using Level 3 inputs. The fair value of contingent consideration was $6,619,000 and $7,256,000 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers highly-liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s restricted cash was $1,573,992 and $6,690,870, respectively.

 

(d) Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value (market value). The cost of raw materials is determined on the basis of weighted average. The cost of finished goods is determined on the basis of weighted average and comprises direct materials, direct labor and an appropriate proportion of overhead.

 

Net realizable value is based on estimated selling prices less selling expenses and any further costs expected to be incurred for completion. Adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to net realizable value are made, if required, for estimated excess, obsolescence, or impaired balances.

 

(e) Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at net realizable value. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded for periods in which the Company determines a loss is probable, based on its assessment of specific factors, such as troubled collections, historical experience, accounts aging, ongoing business relations and other factors. Accounts are written off after exhaustive collection efforts. If accounts receivable are to be provided for, or written off, they are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within the operating expenses line item. If accounts receivable previously written off is recovered in a later period or when facts subsequently become available to indicate that the amount provided as an allowance for doubtful accounts was incorrect, an adjustment is made to restate allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, credit terms with the Company’s customers were typically 180 to 360 days after delivery. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had a $135,557 and $120,010 allowance for doubtful accounts, as per the Company management’s judgment based on their best knowledge. The Company conducts quarterly assessments of the state of the Company’s outstanding receivables and reserves any allowance for doubtful accounts if it becomes necessary.

 

(f) Amount due from the JV Company, net

 

Net amount due from the JV Company represent net trade receivable from the JV Company, loan lending to the JV Company as well as interest related to such loan. As of June 30, 2019, the Company’s net amount due from the JV Company includes $58 million net trade receivable and $2 million loan interest. As of the date of this report, the JV Company has received a national subsidy payment of RMB 876 million (approximately $127.7 million). In connection with the transfer of the equity interests of the JV Company in the first half of 2019 as described above and elsewhere in this report, the JV Company is restructuring its management team. The new management team needs time for the transition. As it is out of our control as to when the new management team of the JV Company will finish the transition of work, we cannot predict the exact date of us receiving the amount due from the JV Company. However, based on its sufficient cash flow, the Company expects to receive the amount due from the JV Company within one year at the latest.

 

(g) Other Receivable

 

Other receivable represent receivables other than trade receivable, amount due from the JV Company, amount due from related party and notes receivable. As of June 30, 2019, the company’s other receivable includes $5.2 million short-term loan lending to unrelated party with 6% annual interest rate, in order to maximize the use of idle cash.

 

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(h) Notes receivable

 

Notes receivable represent short-term loans to third parties with maximum terms of six months. Interest income is recognized according to each agreement between a borrower and the Company on an accrual basis. For notes receivable with banks, the interest rates are determined by banks. For notes receivable with other parties, the interest rates are based on agreements between the parties. If notes receivable are paid back, that transaction will be recognized in the relevant year. If notes receivable are not paid back, or are written off, that transaction will be recognized in the relevant year if default is probable, reasonably assured, and the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company will recognize income if the written-off loan is recovered at a future date. In case of any foreclosure proceedings or legal actions, the Company provides an accrual for the related foreclosure and litigation expenses. The Company also receives notes receivable from the JV Company and other parties to settle accounts receivable. If the Company decides to sell notes receivable at a discount for the purpose of receiving immediate cash, the current discount rate is approximately in the range of 3.50% to 4.50% annually. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had notes receivable from unrelated parties of $0 and $72,712, respectively, which notes receivable typically mature within six months. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had notes receivable from JV Company and other related parties of $1,456,537 and $3,861,032, respectively, which notes receivable typically mature within six months.

 

(i) Advances to Suppliers

 

Advances to suppliers represent cash paid in advance to suppliers, and include advances to raw material suppliers, mold manufacturers, and equipment suppliers.

 

Advances for raw material purchases are typically settled within two months of the Company’s receipt of the raw materials. Prepayment is offset against the purchase price after the equipment or materials are delivered.

 

(j) Property, Plants and Equipment

 

Property, Plants and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated over the asset’s estimated useful life, using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the life of the asset or the term of the lease, whichever is shorter. Estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

Buildings  30 years
Machinery and equipment  10 years
Office equipment  5 years
Motor vehicles  5 years
Molds  5 years

 

The costs and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise retired are eliminated from the Company’s accounts and any gain or loss is included in the statements of income. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to expenses as incurred, whereas significant renewals and betterments are capitalized.

 

(k) Construction in Progress

 

Construction in progress (“CIP”) represents the direct costs of construction, and the acquisition costs of buildings or machinery. Capitalization of these costs ceases, and construction in progress is transferred to plants and equipment, when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided for until the assets are completed and ready for their intended use.

 

(l) Land Use Rights

 

Land in China is owned by the government and land ownership rights cannot be sold to an individual or to a private company. However, the Chinese government grants the user a “land use right” to use the land. The land use rights granted to the Company are amortized using the straight-line method over a fifty-year term.

 

(m) Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used, including intangible assets subject to amortization, when events and circumstances warrant such a review, pursuant to the guidelines established in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144 (now known as “ASC 360”). The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for disposal costs.

 

The Company recognized no impairment loss during the reporting period.

 

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(n) Revenue Recognition

 

The Company adopted ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers with a date of the initial application of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. As a result, the Company has changed its accounting policy for revenue recognition. The impact of the adoption of ASC Topic 606 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is not material.

 

In determining when and how revenue is recognized from contracts with customers, the Company performs the following five-step analysis: (i) identification of contract with customer; (ii) determination of performance obligations; (iii) measurement of the transaction price; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation.

 

The Company generates revenue through sales of EV parts and off-road vehicles. The revenue is recognized at a point in time once the Company has determined that the customer has obtained control over the product. Control is typically deemed to have been transferred to the customer when the performance obligation is fulfilled, usually at the time of delivery, at the net sales price (transaction price). Estimates of variable consideration, such as volume discounts and rebates, are determined, reviewed and revised periodically by management. The amount of variable consideration recognize is limited and is not likely to be reversed. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. Shipping and handling costs for product shipments occur prior to the customer obtaining control of the goods are accounted for as fulfillment costs rather than separate performance obligations and recorded as sales and marketing expenses.

 

The Company’s contracts are predominantly short-term in nature with a contract term of one year or less. For those contracts, the Company has utilized the practical expedient in ASC Topic 606 exempting the Company from disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less.

 

Receivables are recorded when the Company has an unconditional right to consideration.

 

See Note 23 “Segment Reporting” for disaggregation of revenue by reporting segments. The Company believes this disaggregation best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

 

(o) Research and Development

 

Expenditures relating to the development of new products and processes, including improvements to existing products, are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses were $632,590 and $642,889 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2018, respectively. Research and development expenses were $1,170,023 and $1,400,187 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2018, respectively.

 

(p) Government Grants

 

Grants and subsidies received from the Chinese government are recognized when the proceeds are received or collectible and related milestones have been reached and all contingencies have been resolved.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, $175,319 and $15,558, respectively, were received by the Company’s subsidiaries from the Chinese government. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, $223,043 and $110,813, respectively, were received by the Company’s subsidiaries from the Chinese government.

 

(q) Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income tax using an asset and liability approach, which allows for the recognition of deferred tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The accounting for deferred tax calculation represents the Company management’s best estimate of the most likely future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns and related future anticipation. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future realization will be uncertain.

 

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(r) Foreign Currency Translation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars. The functional currency of the Company is the Renminbi (RMB). Capital accounts of the consolidated financial statements are translated into United States dollars from RMB at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred.

 

Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates as of balance sheet date. Income and expenditures are translated at the average exchange rate of the reporting period, which rates are obtained from the website: http://www.oanda.com

 

   June 30,   December 31,   June 30, 
   2019   2018   2018 
Period end RMB : USD exchange rate   6.8656    6.8764    6.61905 
Average RMB : USD exchange rate   6.7839    6.6146    6.3666 

 

(s) Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income are required to be reported in a financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as other financial statements. Comprehensive income includes net income and the foreign currency translation changes.

 

(t) Segments

 

In accordance with ASC 280-10, Segment Reporting, the Company’s chief operating decision makers rely upon the consolidated results of operations when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing the performance of the Company. As a result of the assessment made by the Company’s chief operating decision makers, the Company has only one operating segment. The Company does not distinguish between markets or segments for the purpose of internal reporting.

 

(u) Stock Option Expenses

 

The Company’s stock option expenses are recorded in accordance with ASC 718.

 

The fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton model. The Company’s expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the option. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

The recognition of stock option expenses is based on awards expected to vest. ASC standards require forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised in subsequent periods, if necessary, if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

 

The stock-based option expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, were $0 and $589,430. The stock-based option expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, were $0 and $1,586,926 net of a reversal for forfeited stock option of $2,644,877, respectively. See Note 18. There were no forfeitures estimated during the reporting period.

 

(v) Goodwill

 

The Company allocates goodwill from business combinations to reporting units based on the expectation that the reporting unit is to benefit from the business combination. The Company evaluates its reporting units on an annual basis and, if necessary, reassigns goodwill using a relative fair value allocation approach. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors, operating performance indicators, competition, or sale or disposition of a significant portion of a reporting unit.

 

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Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgments, including the identification of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units, assignment of goodwill to reporting units, and the determination of the fair value of each reporting unit. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that goodwill is impaired. If the more likely than not threshold is met, the Company performs a quantitative impairment test.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company determined that its goodwill was not impaired.

 

(w) Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets consist of patent, trade names and customer relations associated with the purchase price from the allocation of YongkangScrou and Jinhua An Kao. Such assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. Intangible assets are amortized as of June 30, 2019. The amortization expenses for intangible assets were $157,967 and $167,563 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively. The amortization expenses for intangible assets were $ 317,470 and $335,588 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively.

 

(x) Accounting for Sale of Common Stock and Warrants

 

Gross proceeds are first allocated according to the initial fair value of the freestanding derivative instruments (i.e. the warrants issued to the Company’s investors in its previous offerings, or the “Investor Warrants”). The remaining proceeds are allocated to common stock. The related issuance expenses, including the placement agent cash fees, legal fees, the initial fair value of the warrants issued to the placement agent and others were allocated between the common stock and the Investor Warrants based on how the proceeds are allocated to these instruments. Expenses related to the issuance of common stock were charged to paid-in capital. Expenses related to the issuance of derivative instruments were expensed upon issuance.

 

(y) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

 

In accordance with accounting standards regarding consolidation of variable interest entities, or VIEs, VIEs are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All VIEs with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.

 

The Company has concluded, based on the contractual arrangements, that Kandi New Energy is a VIE and that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kandi Vehicles, absorbs a majority of the risk of loss from the activities of this company, thereby enabling the Company, through Kandi Vehicles, to receive a majority of its expected residual returns.

 

Additionally, because Kandi New Energy is under common control with other entities, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the transactions had occurred retroactively as to the beginning of the reporting period of these consolidated financial statements.

 

Control and common control are defined under the accounting standards as “an individual, enterprise, or immediate family members who hold more than 50 percent of the voting ownership interest of each entity.” Because the owners collectively own 100% of Kandi New Energy, and have agreed to vote their interests in concert since the establishment of each of these three companies as memorialized in the Voting Rights Proxy Agreement, the Company believes that the owners collectively have control and common control of Kandi New Energy. Accordingly, the Company believes that Kandi New Energy was constructively held under common control by Kandi Vehicles as of the time the contractual agreements were entered into, establishing Kandi Vehicles as their primary beneficiary. Kandi Vehicles, in turn, is owned by Continental, which is owned by the Company.

 

NOTE 7 - NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Recent accounting pronouncements that the Company has adopted or may be required to adopt in the future are summarized below:

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued a new standard on revenue recognition related to contracts with customers. This standard supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance and involves a five-step principles-based approach to recognizing revenue. The new model requires revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive. The new standard also require additional qualitative and quantitative about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments made in applying the revenue guidance, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The impact of adoption on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for any period presented is not material.

 

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In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.” This ASU amends existing guidance to require that deferred income tax assets and liabilities be classified as non-current in a classified balance sheet, and eliminates the prior guidance which required an entity to separate deferred tax assets and liabilities into a current amount and a non-current amount in a classified balance sheet. The Company adopted this standard prospectively in the first quarter of 2018. The impact of adoption on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for any period presented is not material.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, together with subsequent Accounting Standards Updates collectively known as the “leases standard” or “ASC 842”. ASC 842 requires a lessee recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. All leases create an asset and a liability for the lessee in accordance with FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements. Effective January 1, 2019, we have adopted the new standard using the effective date approach. We elected to adopt both the transition relief provided in ASU 2018-11 and the package of practical expedients which allowed us, among other things, to retain historical lease classifications and accounting for any leases that existed prior to adoption of the standard. Additionally, we elected the practical expedients allowing us not to separate lease and non-lease components and not record leases with an initial term of twelve months or less (“short-term leases”) on the balance sheet across all existing asset classes.

 

Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities of $140,000 as of January 1, 2019, which primarily relates to our corporate office leases for SC Autosports. The standard did not materially impact our condensed consolidated statements of operations or cash flows. Adopting the new standard did not have a material impact on the accounting for leases under which we are the lessee.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13,” Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, to require financial assets carried at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected based on historical experience, current conditions and forecasts. Subsequently, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, to clarify that receivables arising from operating leases are within the scope of lease accounting standards. The ASUs are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Adoption of the ASUs is modified retrospective. We are currently obtaining an understanding of the ASUs and plan to adopt them on January 1, 2020.

 

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers Other than Inventory, which requires companies to recognize the income-tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs, rather than when the asset has been sold to an outside party. The Company adopted this standard prospectively in the first quarter of 2018. The impact of adoption on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for any period presented is not material.

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) - Restricted Cash,” (“ASU 2016-18”). This ASU requires a statement of cash flows to explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2018. The impact of adoption on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for any period presented is not material.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which revises the definition of a business and provides new guidance in evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. The Company adopted this standard prospectively in the first quarter of 2018. The impact of adoption on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for any period presented is not material.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04 (Topic 350) Intangibles—Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Under the amended guidance, a goodwill impairment charge will now be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. This ASU will be applied on a prospective basis and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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In February 2018, the FASB released ASU 2018-2, “Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” This standard update addresses a specific consequence of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“U.S. tax reform”) and allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for the stranded tax effects resulting from U.S. tax reform. Consequently, the update eliminates the stranded tax effects that were created as a result of the historical U.S. federal corporate income tax rate to the newly enacted U.S. federal corporate income tax rate. The Company is required to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this update should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is recognized. The Company has finished the evaluation and determined there is no impact of on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 In June, 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, as part of its ongoing Simplification Initiative. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions where the grantor is acquiring goods or services being used or consumed in its own operations by issuing these awards. They do not apply to share-based payments that are used to effectively provide financing for the grantor/issuer or that are granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract which should be accounted for under Topic 606. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year, with early adoption permitted as long as the adoption is not earlier than the adoption of Topic 606. The Company has evaluated the transactions and determined there is no impact of on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements because the Company expenses the non-employee Share-Based payment in the same period and in the same manner that a cash-based payment would be.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13 Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which eliminates, adds, and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements under ASC 820. This ASU is to be applied on a prospective basis for certain modified or new disclosure requirements, and all other amendments in the standard are to be applied on a retrospective basis. The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

NOTE 8 - CONCENTRATIONS

 

(a) Customers

 

For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s major customers, each of whom accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue, were as follows:

 

   Sales   Trade Receivable 
   Three Months   Three Months         
   Ended   Ended         
   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,   December 31, 
Major Customers  2019   2018   2019   2018 
Jinhua Chaoneng Automobile Sales Co. Ltd.   36%   36%   23%   22%
Zhejiang Kuke Sports Technology Co., Ltd.   27%   4%   8%   2%
Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries   17%   29%(1)   58%   66%

 

(1)Including 27% from Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd.

 

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s major customers, each of whom accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue, were as follows:

 

   Sales   Trade Receivable 
   Six Months   Six Months         
   Ended   Ended         
   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,   December 31, 
Major Customers  2019   2018   2019   2018 
Jinhua Chaoneng Automobile Sales Co. Ltd.   47%   24%   23%   22%
Zhejiang Kuke Sports Technology Co., Ltd.   18%   10%   8%   2%
Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries   14%   30%(1)   58%   66%

 

(1)Including 28% from Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd.

 

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(b) Suppliers

 

For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s material suppliers, each of whom accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total purchases, were as follows:

 

   Purchases   Accounts Payable 
   Three Months   Three Months         
   Ended   Ended         
   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,   December 31 
Major Suppliers  2019   2018   2019   2018 
Zhejiang Kandi Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.   69%             3%          
Massimo Motor Sports, LLC   13%        1%     

 

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s material suppliers, each of whom accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total purchases, were as follows:

 

   Purchases   Accounts Payable 
   Six Months   Six Months         
   Ended   Ended         
   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,   December 31, 
Major Suppliers  2019   2018   2019   2018 
Zhejiang Kandi Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.   48%           3%        
Massimo Motor Sports, LLC   15%        1%     

 

NOTE 9 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company calculates earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, which requires a dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share represents basic earnings per share adjusted to include the potentially dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and warrants (using treasury stock method). For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, 3,900,000 and 3,900,000 potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the calculation of dilutive earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, 3,900,000 and 3,900,000 potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the calculation of dilutive earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

The following is the calculation of earnings per share for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

    For three months ended  
    June 30,  
    2019     2018  
Net (loss) income   $ (7,318,158 )   $ 1,374,525  
Weighted average shares used in basic computation     52,806,331       51,140,542  
Dilutive shares     -       -  
Weighted average shares used in diluted computation     52,806,331       51,140,542  
                 
(Loss) earnings per share:                
Basic   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.03  
Diluted   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.03  

 

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The following is the calculation of earnings per share for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

    For six months ended  
    June 30,  
    2019     2018  
Net (loss) income   $ (11,727,630 )   $ 5,102,520  
Weighted average shares used in basic computation     52,189,237       50,893,356  
Dilutive shares     -       -  
Weighted average shares used in diluted computation     52,189,237       50,893,356  
                 
(Loss) earnings per share:                
Basic   $ (0.22 )   $ 0.10  
Diluted   $ (0.22 )   $ 0.10  

 

NOTE 10 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Accounts receivable are summarized as follows:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Accounts receivable  $42,062,281   $34,394,738 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts   (135,557)   (120,010)
Accounts receivable, net  $41,926,724   $34,274,728 

 

NOTE 11 - INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are summarized as follows:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Raw material  $8,781,174   $7,741,264 
Work-in-progress   4,766,252    1,571,179 
Finished goods   16,334,406    13,526,126 
Total inventories   29,881,832    22,838,569 
Less: provision for slowing moving inventories   (901,110)   (840,701)
Inventories, net  $28,980,722   $21,997,868 

 

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NOTE 12 - NOTES RECEIVABLE

 

Notes receivable from unrelated parties as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are summarized as follows:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Notes receivable as below:        
Bank acceptance notes   -    72,712 
Notes receivable  $-   $72,712 

 

Details of notes receivable from unrelated parties as of December 31, 2018, are as set forth below:

 

Index  Amount ($)   Counter party  Relationship  Nature  Manner of settlement
1   72,712   Shaanxi Hua Dao Auto Sales Co., Ltd.  Third Party  Payments for sales  Not due

 

Notes receivable from the JV Company and related parties as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are summarized as follows:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Notes receivable as below:          
Bank acceptance notes   1,456,537    3,861,032 
Notes receivable  $1,456,537   $3,861,032 

 

Details of notes receivable from the JV Company and related parties as of June 30, 2019, are as set forth below:

 

Index  Amount ($)   Counter party  Relationship  Nature  Manner of settlement
1   1,456,537   Kandi Shanghai  Subsidiary of the JV Company  Payments for sales  Not due

 

Details of Notes Receivable from JV Company and related party as of December 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

Index  Amount ($)   Counter party  Relationship  Nature  Manner of settlement
1   3,861,032   Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd.  Joint Venture of the Company  Payments for sales  Not due

 

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NOTE 13 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plants and equipment as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, consisted of the following:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
At cost:          
Buildings  $30,815,187   $30,638,417 
Machinery and equipment   63,601,618    63,398,627 
Office equipment   858,873    852,172 
Motor vehicles and other transport equipment   419,135    418,476 
Molds and others   26,388,927    26,849,806 
    122,083,740    122,157,498 
Less : Accumulated depreciation          
Buildings  $(5,541,043)  $(5,019,075)
Machinery and equipment   (11,441,912)   (8,442,940)
Office equipment   (462,411)   (393,893)
Motor vehicles and other transport equipment   (349,410)   (325,917)
Molds and others   (25,449,663)   (25,486,100)
    (43,244,439)   (39,667,925)
Less: provision for impairment for fixed assets   -    (443,650)
Property, plant and equipment, net  $78,839,301   $82,045,923 

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net book value of property, plant and equipment pledged as collateral for the Company’s bank loans totaled $7,903,018 and $8,105,419, respectively. Also see Note 15.

 

Depreciation expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 were $1,876,569 and $653,044, respectively. Depreciation expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 were $3,892,028 and $1,271,584, respectively

 

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NOTE 14 - LAND USE RIGHTS

 

The Company’s land use rights consist of the following:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Cost of land use rights  $14,948,997   $14,925,518 
Less: Accumulated amortization   (3,345,403)   (3,175,790)
Land use rights, net  $11,603,594   $11,749,728 

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net book value of land use rights pledged as collateral for the Company’s bank loans was $7,656,229 and $7,756,253, respectively. Also see Note 15.

 

The amortization expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, were $82,837 and $95,692, respectively. The amortization expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, were $166,599 and $184,591, respectively. Amortization expenses for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

 

2019 (Six Months)  $166,599 
2020   333,198 
2021   333,198 
2022   333,198 
2023   333,198 
Thereafter   10,104,203 
Total  $11,603,594 

 

NOTE 15 - SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM BANK LOANS

 

Short-term loans are summarized as follows:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Loans from China Ever-bright Bank        
Interest rate 5.655% per annum, paid off on April 18, 2019, secured by the assets of Kandi Vehicle, guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming and his wife, also guaranteed by Company’s subsidiaries. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.   -    10,179,745 
Loans from Hangzhou Bank          
Interest rate 5.66% per annum, due on October 14, 2019, secured by the assets of Kandi Vehicle, also guaranteed by company’s subsidiaries. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.   7,107,900    7,096,737 
Interest rate 5.66% per annum, paid off on July 1, 2019, secured by the assets of Kandi Vehicle, also guaranteed by company’s subsidiaries. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.   5,826,148    5,816,997 
Interest rate 5.66% per annum, paid off on July 4, 2019, secured by the assets of Kandi Vehicle, also guaranteed by company’s subsidiaries. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.   4,690,049    4,682,683 
Interest rate 5.66% per annum, paid off on April 24, 2019, secured by the assets of Kandi Vehicle. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.   -    2,763,074 
Loans from Agricultural Bank of China          
Interest rate 5.22% per annum, due on April 18, 2020, secured by the assets of Kandi Vehicle, also guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming, his wife and company’s subsidiaries. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.   4,369,611    - 
Interest rate 5.22% per annum, due on April 23, 2020, secured by the assets of Kandi Vehicle. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.   5,826,148    - 
Interest rate 5.22% per annum, due on May 3, 2020, secured by the assets of Kandi Vehicle. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.   4,369,610    - 
   $32,189,466   $30,539,236 

 

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Long-term loans are summarized as follows:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Loans from Haikou Rural Credit Cooperative        
Interest rate 7% per annum, due on December 12, 2021, guaranteed by Kandi Vehicle and Kandi New Energy.   28,693,778    28,794,136 
   $28,693,778    28,794,136 

 

The interest expenses of short-term and long-term bank loans for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018 were $429,355 and $433,914, respectively. The interest expenses of short-term and long-term bank loans for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018 were $868,538 and $848,232, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate amount of short-term and long-term loans guaranteed by various third parties was $0.

 

NOTE 16 - NOTES PAYABLE

 

By issuing bank notes payable rather than paying cash to suppliers, the Company can defer payments until the bank notes payable are due. Depending on bank requirements, the Company may need to deposit restricted cash in banks to back up the bank notes payable, while the restricted cash deposited in the banks will generate interest income.

 

A bank acceptance note is a promised future payment, or time draft, which is accepted and guaranteed by a bank and drawn on a deposit at the bank. The banker’s acceptance note specifies the amount of the funds, the date, and the person to which the payment is due.

 

After acceptance, the draft becomes an unconditional liability of the bank, but the holder of the draft can sell (exchange) it for cash at a discount to a buyer who is willing to wait until the maturity date for the funds in the deposit. $1,323,992 and $6,440,870 were held as collateral for the notes payable as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

As is common business practice in the PRC, the Company issues notes payable to its suppliers as settlement for accounts payable.

 

The Company’s notes payable also include the borrowing from the third party.

 

Notes payable for June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were summarized as follows:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Bank acceptance notes:  $    $  
Due January 9, 2019   -    872,550 
Due January 11, 2019   -    261,765 
Due January 12, 2019   -    1,454,249 
Due February 21, 2019   -    72,712 
Due February 28, 2019   -    872,550 
Due March 10, 2019   -    436,275 
Due March 20, 2019   -    290,850 
Due April 11, 2019   -    72,712 
Due May 1, 2019   -    2,908,499 
Due May 2, 2019   -    1,089,233 
Due May 7, 2019   -    436,275 
Due July 15, 2019   1,456,537    - 
Due August 2, 2019   333,547    - 
Due September 28, 2019   16,021,906    - 
Due October 2, 2019   116,523      
Due November 28, 2019   873,922      
Commercial acceptance notes:          
Due March 29, 2019   -    2,763,074 
Due September 28, 2019   1,456,537    - 
Other Notes Payable:          
Due March 31, 2019   -    1,256,875 
Total  $20,258,972   $12,787,619 

 

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NOTE 17 - TAXES

 

(a) Corporation Income Tax

 

Pursuant to the tax laws and regulations of the PRC, the Company’s applicable corporate income tax (“CIT”) rate is 25%. However, Kandi Vehicles and Jinhua Ankao qualify as High and New Technology Enterprise (“HNTE”) companies in the PRC, and are entitled to pay a reduced income tax rate of 15% for the years presented. A HNTE Certificate is valid for three years. An entity may re-apply for an HNTE certificate when the prior certificate expires. Historically, Kandi Vehicles has successfully re-applied for such certificates when the its prior certificates expired. Jinhua Ankao qualify as HNTE since 2018. Therefore no records for renewal are available. The applicable CIT rate of each of the Company’s three other subsidiaries, Kandi New Energy, Yongkang Scrou and Kandi Hainan, the JV Company and its subsidiaries is 25%.

 

Our tax provision or benefit from income taxes for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment. For 2019, we estimate that our effective tax rate will be favorably affected by non-taxable income such as the share of income of the JV Company and the gain from the change of fair value of contingent liabilities and certain research and development super-deduction and adversely affected by non-deductible expenses such as part of entertainment expenses. We record valuation allowances against the deferred tax assets associated with losses for which we may not realize a related tax benefit. After combining research and development tax credits of 25% on certain qualified research and development expenses, the Company’s effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018 were a tax benefit of 6.02% on a reported loss before taxes of approximately $12.5 million, and an effective income tax rate with a tax expense of 2.59% for the same period of last year on a reported income before taxes of approximately $5.2 million, respectively.

 

Our quarterly tax provision, and our quarterly estimate of our annual effective tax rate, is subject to significant variation due to several factors, including variability in accurately predicting our pre-tax and taxable income and loss, acquisitions (including integrations) and investments, changes in our stock price, changes in our deferred tax assets and liabilities and their valuation, return to provision true-up, foreign currency gains (losses), changes in regulations and interpretations related to tax, accounting, and other areas. Additionally, our effective tax rate can be more or less volatile based on the amount of pre-tax income or loss. Our income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was tax benefit of $751,193 and tax expense of $135,645, respectively.

 

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the guidance in ASC 740 relating to uncertain tax positions. The guidance addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under ASC 740, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. ASC 740 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. As of December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The Company files income tax returns with the U.S. Internal Revenue Services (“IRS”) and those states where the Company has operations. The Company is subject to U.S. federal or state income tax examinations by the IRS and relevant state tax authorities for years after 2006. During the periods open to examination, the Company has net operating loss carry forwards (“NOLs”) for U.S. federal and state tax purposes that have attributes from closed periods. Since these NOLs may be utilized in future periods, they remain subject to examination. The Company also files certain tax returns in the PRC. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was not aware of any pending income tax examinations by U.S. or PRC tax authorities. The Company records interest and penalties on uncertain tax provisions as income tax expense. As of June 30, 2019 the Company has no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

 

The aggregate NOLs in 2018 was $28.1 million and the aggregate NOLs in 2017 was $22.7 million deriving from entities in the PRC, Hong Kong and US. The NOLs will start to expire from 2021 if they are not used. The cumulative net operating loss in the PRC can be carried forward for five years, to offset future net profits for income tax purposes. The cumulative net operating loss Pre-2018 in the U.S. can be carried forward for twenty years. The cumulative net operating loss in Hong Kong can be carried forward without an expiration date.

 

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(b) Tax Holiday Effect

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the PRC CIT rate was 25%. Certain subsidiaries of the Company are entitled to tax exemptions (tax holidays) for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

The combined effects of income tax expense exemptions and reductions available to the Company for the six months June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

   Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 
   2019   2018 
Tax benefit (holiday) credit  $169,810   $38,861 
Basic net income per share effect  $0.000   $0.000 

 

(c) The Tax Cuts and Job Act

 

On December 22, 2017, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 118, which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in its financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in its financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act.

 

In connection with our initial analysis of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) Tax Act, we recorded provisional estimates related to the re-measurement of deferred taxes and the Deemed Repatriation Transition Tax in our financial statements for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The measurement period ended on December 22, 2018. As of December 22, 2018, we have completed the accounting for the impact of the Tax Act based on the guidance, interpretations, and data available. No adjustments to these provisional estimates have been recorded.

 

Under TCJA, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (” GILTI “) tax rules the Company must make an accounting policy election to either (1) recognize taxes due on future U.S. inclusions in taxable income related to GILTI as a current-period expense when incurred (the “period cost method”) or (2) factor such amount into the Company’s measure of its deferred taxes (the “deferred method”). The Company elected to treat the GILTI as a current-period expense when incurred.

 

NOTE 18 - STOCK OPTIONS

 

On May 29, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the grant of stock options to purchase 4,900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $9.72 per share, to the Company’s directors, officers and senior employees. The stock options will vest ratably over three years and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The Company valued the stock options at $39,990,540 and had amortized the stock compensation expense using the straight-line method over the service period from May 29, 2015, through May 29, 2018. The value of the stock options was estimated using the Black Scholes Model with an expected volatility of 90%, an expected life of 10 years, a risk-free interest rate of 2.23% and an expected dividend yield of 0.00%. For six months ended June 30, 2019, there was $0 in stock compensation expenses associated with stock options booked, as all expenses had been amortized as of May 29, 2018.

 

The following is a summary of the stock option activities of the Company:

 

   Number of Shares   Weighted Average Exercise Price 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017   4,233,334   $9.72 
Granted   -    - 
Exercised   -    - 
Cancelled   -    - 
Forfeited   (333,334)   9.72 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018   3,900,000   $9.72 
Granted   -    - 
Exercised   -    - 
Cancelled   -    - 
Forfeited   -    9.72 
Outstanding as of June 30, 2019   3,900,000   $9.72 

 

The fair value of each of the 4,900,000 options issued to the employees and directors on May 29, 2015 is $8.1613 per share.

 

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NOTE 19 - STOCK AWARD

 

In connection with the appointment of Mr. Henry Yu as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board authorized the Company to provide Mr. Henry Yu with 5,000 shares of Company’s restricted common stock every six months as compensation, beginning in July 2011.

 

As compensation for Mr. Jerry Lewin’s services as a member of the Board, the Board authorized the Company to provide Mr. Jerry Lewin with 5,000 shares of Company’s restricted common stock every six months, beginning in August 2011.

 

As compensation for Ms. Kewa Luo’s services as the Company’s investor relation officer, the Board authorized the Company to provide Ms. Kewa Luo with 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock every six months, beginning in September 2013.

 

In November 2016, the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement with Mr. Mei Bing, to hire him as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Under the agreement, Mr. Mei Bing was entitled to receive an aggregate 10,000 shares of common stock each year, vested in four equal quarterly installments of 2,500 shares. On January 29, 2019, Mr. Mei resigned from his position as the Company’s CFO.

 

On January 29, 2019, the board appointed Ms. Zhu Xiaoying as interim Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Zhu was entitled to receive 10,000 shares of the common stock annually under the Company’s 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan as a year-end equity bonus.

 

The fair value of stock awards based on service is determined based on the closing price of the common stock on the date the shares are approved by the Board for grant. The compensation costs for awards of common stock are recognized over the requisite service period of three or six months.

 

On December 30, 2013, the Board approved a proposal (as submitted by the Compensation Committee) of an award (the “Board’s Pre-Approved Award Grant Sub-Plan under the 2008 Plan”) for certain executives and other key employees. The fair value of each award granted under the 2008 Plan is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant of such award. On September 26, 2016, the Board approved to terminate the previous Board’s Pre-Approved Award Grant Sub-Plan under the 2008 Plan and adopted a new plan to grant the total number of shares of common stock of the stock award for selected executives and key employees 250,000 shares of common stock for each fiscal year. On April 18, 2018, the Board authorized the Company to grant 238,600 shares of common stock to certain management members and employees as compensation for their past services under the 2008 Plan. On April 30, 2019, the Board authorized the Company to grant 238,600 shares of common stock to certain management members and employees as compensation for their past services under the 2008 Plan.

 

For three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $1,282,733 and $1,248,535 of employee stock award expenses for stock compensation and annual incentive award under the 2008 Plan paid to Board members, management and consultants under General and Administrative Expenses, respectively. For six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $1,314,408 and $1,280,210 of employee stock award expenses for stock compensation and annual incentive award under the 2008 Plan paid to Board members, management and consultants under General and Administrative Expenses, respectively.

 

NOTE 20 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets include acquired other intangibles of trade name, customer relations and patent recorded at estimated fair values in accordance with purchase accounting guidelines for acquisitions.

 

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of our intangible assets, other than goodwill:

 

      June 30,   December 31, 
   Remaining useful life  2019   2018 
Gross carrying amount:           
Trade name  2.5 years  $492,235   $492,235 
Customer relations  2.5 years   304,086    304,086 
Patent  6.0-7.67 years   4,631,787    4,624,513 
       5,428,108    5,420,834 
Less : Accumulated amortization             
Trade name     $(363,680)  $(338,307)
Customer relations      (224,668)   (208,993)
Patent      (819,397)   (545,407)
       (1,407,745)   (1,092,707)
Intangible assets, net     $4,020,363   $4,328,127 

 

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The aggregate amortization expenses for those intangible assets that continue to be amortized is reflected in amortization of intangible assets in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income and were $157,967 and $167,563 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. And $317,470 and $335,588 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Amortization expenses for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

 

2019 (Six Months)  $317,470 
2020   634,939 
2021   634,939 
2022   555,579 
2023   552,844 
Thereafter   1,324,592 
Total  $4,020,363 

 

NOTE 21 - SUMMARIZED INFORMATION OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT IN THE JV COMPANY

 

The Company’s consolidated net income includes the Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of the Company’s equity method investees. When the Company records its proportionate share of net income in such investees, it increases equity income (loss) – net in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and the Company’s carrying value in that investment. Conversely, when the Company records its proportionate share of a net loss in such investees, it decreases equity income (loss) – net in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and the Company’s carrying value in that investment. All intra-entity profits and losses with the Company’s equity method investees have been eliminated.

 

On March 21, 2019, Kandi Vehicle signed an Equity Transfer Agreement with Geely Technologies Group Co., Ltd. to transfer certain equity interests in the JV Company to Geely. Pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, the JV Company converted a loan of RMB 314 million (approximately $46.7 million) from Geely Group last year to equity in order to increase its cash flow. As a result, the registered capital of the JV Company became RMB 2.44 billion (approximately $363.2 million), of which Kandi Vehicles owned 43.47% and Geely owned 56.53%, respectively, upon the conversion of the loan into equity in the JV Company (the “March JV Loan to Equity Conversion”). Kandi Vehicles further agree to sell 21.47% of its equity interests in the JV Company to Geely for a total amount of RMB 516 million (approximately $76.9 million) (the “JV Equity Transfer”). Kandi Vehicles shall own 22% of the equity interests of the JV Company as a result of the transfer. As of June 30, 2019, the equity transfer has not been completed yet. Therefore, in the first half of 2019, the Company has not recognized the gain from equity sale.

 

As of June 30, 2019, the JV Company consolidated its interests in the following entities on its financial statements: (1) its 100% interest in Kandi Changxing; (2) its 100% interest in Zhejiang Chang Dian and each of its two direct wholly-owned subsidiaries, Chang Dian Tonglu and Jiangsu Gu Xiang; (3) its 100% interest in Kandi Shanghai; (4) its 100% interest in Kandi Jiangsu and each of its four direct wholly-owned subsidiaries, i.e., JiHeKang, JiHeKang Service Company, Liuchuang and KandiJinhua; and (5) 100% interest in each of the directly wholly-owned subsidiaries of JiHeKang, i.e., Tianjin BoHaiWan, Jiangsu JiDian and Guangdong JiHeKang. The Company accounted for its investments in the JV Company under the equity method of accounting. Since the March JV Loan to Equity Conversion was completed at the very end of the first quarter, the Company still recorded 50% of the JV Company’s loss for the first quarter of 2019. Starting from the second quarter of the 2019, since our equity interests in the JV Company have been reduced to 43.47%, the Company recorded 43.47% of the JV Company’s loss for the second quarter of 2019. As a result, the Company’s consolidated net income for three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, included equity income from the JV Company during such periods.

 

The combined results of operations and financial position of the JV Company are summarized below: 

 

   Three Months ended 
   June 30, 
   2019   2018 
Condensed income statement information:        
Net sales  $2,828,732   $19,640,026 
Gross loss   (2,606,809)   (4,685,789)
Gross margin   -92.2%   -23.9%
Net (loss) income   (10,359,258)   4,751,137 
% of net sales   -366.2%   24.2%
Company’s share in net (loss) income of JV based on 43.47% ownership for three months ended June 30, 2019 and 50% ownership for three months ended June 30, 2018  $(4,503,088)  $2,375,569 

 

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   Six Months ended 
   June 30, 
   2019   2018 
Condensed income statement information:        
Net sales  $4,085,605   $53,412,231 
Gross (loss) profits   (2,628,351)   874,613 
Gross margin   -64.3%   1.6%
Net (loss) income   (30,550,572)   5,772,776 
% of net sales   -747.8%   10.8%
Company’s share in net (loss) income of JV based on 50% ownership for three months ended March 31, 2019, 43.47%  ownership for three months ended June 30, 2019 and 50% ownership for three months ended June 30, 2018  $(14,591,456)  $2,886,388 

 

Represents the rounded result of dividing RMB1,045 million (the Company’s ownership interest in the JV Company) by RMB2,404 million (the JV Company’s total equity interest).We used the actual result and kept full decimals when calculating the Company’s share in net (loss) income of the JV Company.

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Condensed balance sheet information:        
Current assets  $671,392,499   $751,143,254 
Noncurrent assets   136,017,212    140,736,300 
Total assets  $807,409,711   $891,879,554 
Current liabilities   533,287,271    633,711,465 
Equity   274,122,440    258,168,089 
Total liabilities and equity  $807,409,711   $891,879,554 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, the JV Company’s revenues were derived primarily from the sales of EV products and EV parts in China. Because the Company has a 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company as of June 30, 2019 and 50% as of June 30, 2018 and accounted for its investments in the JV Company under the equity method of accounting, the Company did not consolidate the JV Company’s financial results, but instead included equity income from the JV Company during such periods.

 

Note: The following table illustrates the captions used in the Company’s Income Statements for its equity based investment in the JV Company.

 

The Company’s equity method investments in the JV Company for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

   Six Months ended 
   June 30, 
   2019   2018 
Investment in the JV Company, beginning of the period,  $128,929,893   $70,681,013 
Investment in JV Company in 2018   -    82,338,100 
Gain from equity dilution   4,341,259    - 
Company’s share in net (loss) income of JV based on 50% ownership for three months ended March 31, 2019, 43.47%  ownership for three months ended June 30, 2019 and 50% ownership for three months ended June 30, 2018   (14,591,456)   2,886,388 
Intercompany transaction elimination   (14,157)   (177,427)
Year 2018 unrealized profit realized   156,254    458,790 
Subtotal   (14,449,359)   3,167,751 
Exchange difference   323,099    (1,320,538)
Investment in JV Company, end of the period  $119,144,892   $154,866,326 

 

Represents the rounded result of dividing RMB1,045 million (the Company’s ownership interest in the JV Company) by RMB2,404 million (the JV Company’s total equity interest). We used the actual result and kept full decimals when calculating the Company’s share in net (loss) income of the JV Company.

 

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The gain from equity dilution for six months ended, June 30, 2019 resulted from the JV Company issuing shares to the JV partner, Greely, in exchange for extinguishment of a loan from Greely, resulting in dilution of equity ownership of the Company from 50% to 43.47%. This dilutive transaction was treated as if the Company sold a proportional share of its investment in the JV Company.

 

Sales to the Company’s customers, the JV Company and its subsidiaries, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, were $4,089,534 or 16.9% of the Company’s total revenue, a decrease of 13.7% from $4,740,751 of the same quarter last year. Sales to the Company’s customers, the JV Company and its subsidiaries, for the six months ended June 30, 2019, were $5,823,031 or 13.8% of the Company’s total revenue, a decrease of 20.7% from $7,344,195 of the same quarter last year. Sales to the JV Company and its subsidiaries were primarily of battery packs, body parts, EV drive motors, EV controllers, air conditioning units and other auto parts.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the current and noncurrent amount due from the JV Company and its subsidiaries, was $61,029,110 and $67,801,735, respectively. The breakdown is as below:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
         
Kandi Shanghai  $29,152,250   $29,106,464 
Kandi Changxing   203,347    203,028 
Kandi Jiangsu   427,655    614,537 
Liuchuang   341,950    123,210 
Zhejiang Chang Dian   117,984    273,927 
Kandi Electric Vehicles Group   30,785,924    37,480,569 
Consolidated JV  $61,029,110   $67,801,735 

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the current and noncurrent amount due to the JV Company and its subsidiaries, was $83,827 and $118,273, respectively. The breakdown is as below:

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
         
Kandi Jinhua  $-   $118,273 
Liuchuang   83,827    - 
Consolidated JV  $83,827   $118,273 

 

NOTE 22 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Guarantees and pledged collateral for bank loans to other parties

 

(1) Guarantees for bank loans

  

   June 30,   December 31, 
Guarantee provided to  2019   2018 
Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd.   -    7,271,247 
Kandi Electric Vehicles Jiangsu Co., Ltd.   7,282,685    7,271,247 
Total  $7,282,685   $14,542,494 

 

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On March 15, 2013, the Company entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor of Nanlong Group Co., Ltd. (“NGCL”) for NGCL’s $2,913,074 (RMB 20 million) loan from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Jinhua Branch, with a related loan period of March 15, 2013, to March 15, 2016. NGCL is not related to the Company. Under this guarantee contract, the Company agreed to assume joint liability as the loan guarantor. In April 2017, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank filed a lawsuit against NGCL, the Company and ten other parties in Zhejiang Province People’s Court in Yongkang City, alleging NGCL defaulted on a bank loan borrowed from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank for a principal amount of approximately $2.9 million and demanded that the guarantor bear the liability for compensation. On May 27, 2017, a judicial mediation took place in Yongkang City and parties reached a settlement in mediation, in which the plaintiff agreed NGCL would repay the loan principal and interest in installments. So long as NGCL repays the principal and interest according to the agreement, the plaintiff will not ask the Company for recovery. As of June 30, 2019, the Company expects the likelihood of incurring losses in connection with this matter to be remote.

 

On September 29, 2015, the Company entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor of Zhejiang Shuguang Industrial Co., Ltd. (“ZSICL”) for a bank loan in the amount of $4,223,957 (RMB 29 million) from Ping An Bank, with a related loan period of September 29, 2015, to September 28, 2016. ZSICL is not related to the Company. Under this guarantee contract, the Company agreed to perform all the obligations of ZSICL under the loan contract if ZSICL failed to perform its obligations as set forth therein. In August 2016, Ping An Bank Yiwu Branch (“Ping An Bank”) filed a lawsuit against ZSICL, the Company, and three other parties in Zhejiang Province People’s Court in Yiwu City, alleging ZSICL defaulted on a bank loan it had borrowed from Pin An Bank for a principal amount of RMB 29 million or approximately $4.2 million (the “Principal”), for which the Company was a guarantor along with other three parties. On December 25, 2016, the court ruled that ZSICL should repay Ping An Bank the principal and associated interest remaining on the bank loan within 10 days once the adjudication was effective. Additionally, the court found that the Company and the three other parties, acting as guarantors, have joint liability for this bank loan. On July 31, 2017, the Company and Ping An Bank reached an agreement to settle. According to the agreement, the Company was to pay Ping An Bank RMB 20 million or approximately $3.0 million in four installments before October 31, 2017 to release the Company from its guarantor liability for this default. As of October 31, 2017, the Company has paid all four installments totaling RMB 20 million or approximately $3.0 million to Ping An Bank and thus the Company has been released from its guarantor liability for this default. According to the Company’s agreement with ZSICL, ZSICL agreed to reimburse all the Company’s losses due to ZSICL’s default on the loan principal and interests, of which RMB 11.9 million has been reimbursed to the Company as of the date of this report and the remainder is expected to be reimbursed in installments within next two years. The Company expects the likelihood of incurring losses in connection with this matter to be low.

 

On August 29, 2018, the Company entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for the JV Company for bank acceptance notes in the aggregate amount of $3,058,728 (RMB 21 million) from Bank of China, with a related period of August 29, 2018 to February 29, 2019, and which were paid off on February 29, 2019. Under this guarantee contract, the Company agreed to perform all the obligations of the JV Company under the loan contract if the JV Company fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein.

 

On August 30, 2018, the Company entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for Kandi Jiangsu for bank loans in the aggregate amount of $7,282,685 (RMB 50 million) from China Merchants Bank Nantong branch, with a related loan period of August 31, 2018 to February 28, 2019, and was paid off on February 1, 2019. On February 1, 2019, the loan was renewed with a term of February 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019 and was paid off on July 31, 2019. Under this guarantee contract, the Company agreed to perform all the obligations of the JV Company under the contract if the Kandi Jiangsu fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein.

 

On September 3, 2018, the Company entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for the JV Company for bank acceptance notes in the aggregate amount of $4,223,957 (RMB 29 million) from Bank of China, with a related period of September 3, 2018 to March 3, 2019 and was paid off on March 3, 2019. Under this guarantee contract, the Company agreed to perform all the obligations of the JV Company under the contract if the JV Company fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein.

 

(2) Pledged collateral for bank loans to other parties.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, none of the Company’s land use rights or plants and equipment were pledged as collateral securing bank loans to other parties.

 

Litigation

 

Beginning in March 2017, putative shareholder class actions were filed against the Company and certain of its current and former directors and officers in the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaints generally alleged violations of the federal securities laws based on the Company’s disclosure in March 2017 that its financial statements for the years 2014, 2015 and the first three quarters of 2016 would need to be restated, and seek damages on behalf of putative classes of shareholders who purchased or acquired Kandi’s securities prior to March 13, 2017. All the remaining cases are in the New York federal court, and lead plaintiff and lead counsel have been appointed. Kandi has moved to dismiss the remaining cases and that motion remains pending.

 

Beginning in May 2017, purported shareholder derivative actions based on the same underlying events described above were filed against certain current and former directors of the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The New York federal court confirmed the voluntary dismissal of these actions in April 2019.

 

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In October 2017, a shareholder filed a books and records action against the Company in the Delaware Court of Chancery pursuant to 8 Del. C. Section 220 seeking the production of certain documents generally relating to the same underlying items described above as well as attorney’s fees (the “Section 220 Litigation”). On September 28, 2018, the parties, through their respective counsel, agreed to dismiss the Section 220 Litigation with prejudice and with each party bearing its own attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses, thereby concluding the action. In February 2019, this same shareholder commenced a derivative action against certain current and former directors of the Company in the Delaware Court of Chancery. A motion to dismiss this derivative action was filed in May 2019 and remains pending.

 

Separately, in connection with allegations of misconduct identified in pre-suit demands made by putative shareholders of Kandi, Kandi formed a Special Litigation Committee (“SLC”) and retained a Delaware law firm as the independent counsel to the SLC to aid in the SLC’s investigation of, and to ultimately report on, the allegations of misconduct set forth in the pre-suit demands, investigation remains ongoing.

 

While the Company believes that the claims in these litigations are without merit and will defend itself vigorously, the Company is unable to estimate the possible loss, if any, associated with these litigations. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain and the outcome of these matters, whether favorable or unfavorable, could have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations due to defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. Defending litigation can be costly, and adverse results in the Litigations could result in substantial monetary judgments. No assurance can be made that litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future financial position.

 

NOTE 23 - SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company has one operating segment. The Company’s revenue and long-lived assets are primarily derived from and located in China. The Company does not have manufacturing operations outside of China.

 

The following table sets forth disaggregation of revenue:

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2019   2018 
   Sales Revenue   Sales Revenue 
Primary geographical markets        
Overseas  $5,050,136   $663,178 
China   19,096,094    15,696,428 
Total  $24,146,230   $16,359,606 
           
Major products          
EV parts  $18,988,741   $15,509,780 
Off-road vehicles   5,157,489    849,826 
Total  $24,146,230   $16,359,606 
           
Timing of revenue recognition          
Products transferred at a point in time  $24,146,230   $16,359,606 

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2019   2018 
   Sales Revenue   Sales Revenue 
Primary geographical markets        
Overseas  $10,272,661   $2,488,440 
China   31,942,029    22,207,073 
Total  $42,214,690   $24,695,513 
           
Major products          
EV parts  $31,760,181   $21,882,377 
Off-road vehicles   10,454,509    2,813,136 
Total  $42,214,690   $24,695,513 
           
Timing of revenue recognition          
Products transferred at a point in time  $42,214,690   $24,695,513 

 

Note 24 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Considering Kandi Jiangsu would receive the pure electric vehicle manufacturer license, there is no need to use the manufacturer license held by Geely Automobile Shanghai Branch anymore; Considering that the cost of production in Shanghai is higher than that in other regions, the JV Company decided to transfer all of the equity interests of Kandi Shanghai to Zhejiang Yiting Holding Co., Ltd. in accordance with the net asset value of approximately RMB579 million (approximately $84 million). Both parties entered into such equity transfer agreement in early July 2019. The completion of the payment of the equity transfer consideration is expected to occur within one year.

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

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms.

 

In addition, these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding implementing our business strategy; development and marketing of our products; our estimates of future revenue and profitability; our expectations regarding future expenses, including research and development, sales and marketing, manufacturing and general and administrative expenses; difficulty or inability to raise additional financing, if needed, on terms acceptable to us; our estimates regarding our capital requirements and our needs for additional financing; attracting and retaining customers and employees; sources of revenue and anticipated revenue; and competition in our market.

 

Forward-looking statements are only predictions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All of our forward-looking information is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expected. Although it is not possible to identify all factors, these risks and uncertainties include the risk factors and the timing of any of those risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and those set forth from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These documents are available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

This section should be read together with the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the attached consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

Estimates affecting accounts receivable and inventories

 

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect our reporting of assets and liabilities (and contingent assets and liabilities). These estimates are particularly significant where they affect the reported net realizable value of our accounts receivable and inventories.

 

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at net realizable value. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded in the period when a loss is probable based on an assessment of specific factors, such as troubled collection, historical experience, accounts aging, ongoing business relations and other factors. Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection. If accounts receivable are to be provided for, or written off, they will be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within operating expenses. We had allowances for doubtful accounts of $135,557 and $120,010 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, in accordance with our management’s judgment based on their best knowledge.

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average basis, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated cost of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. Adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value are made, if required, for estimated excess, obsolescence, or impaired balances. When inventories are sold, their carrying amount is charged to expense in the year in which the revenue is recognized. Write-downs for declines in net realizable value or for losses of inventories are recognized as an expense in the year the impairment or loss occurs. There were $901,110 and $840,701 of decline in net realizable value of inventory as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, due to our provision for slow moving inventory.

 

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Although we believe that there is little likelihood that actual results will differ materially from our current estimates, if customer demand for our products decreases significantly in the near future, or if the financial condition of our customers deteriorates in the near future, we could realize significant write downs for slow-moving inventories or uncollectible accounts receivable.

 

Policy affecting recognition of revenue

 

Our revenue recognition policy plays a key role in our consolidated financial statements.

 

In determining when and how revenue is recognized from contracts with customers, we perform the following five-step analysis: (i) identification of contract with customer; (ii) determination of performance obligations; (iii) measurement of the transaction price; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue when (or as) we satisfy each performance obligation.

 

We generate revenue through the sale of EV products, EV parts and off-road vehicles. Our revenue recognition policies are the same for our EV products, EV parts and off-road. The revenue is recognized at a point in time once we have determined that the customer has obtained control over the product. Control is typically deemed to have been transferred to the customer when the performance obligation is fulfilled, usually at the time of delivery, at the net sales price (transaction price). Estimates of variable consideration, such as volume discounts and rebates, are determined, reviewed and revised periodically by management. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers. Such taxes are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. Shipping and handling costs for product shipments occurring prior to the customer obtaining control of the goods are accounted for as fulfillment costs rather than separate performance obligations and recorded as sales and marketing expenses.

 

Policy affecting options, warrants and convertible notes

 

Our stock option cost is recorded in accordance with ASC 718 and ASC 505. The fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton model. Our expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of our stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the option. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Stock option expense recognition is based on awards expected to vest. There were no estimated forfeitures. ASC standards require forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised in subsequent periods, if necessary, if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

 

Our warrant costs are recorded in liabilities and equities, respectively, in accordance with ASC 480, ASC 505 and ASC 815. The fair value of a warrant, which is classified as a liability, is estimated using the Binomial Tree model and the lattice valuation model. Our expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of our common stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the warrant. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the warrant is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement. Our warrants, which are freestanding derivatives classified as liabilities on the balance sheet, are measured at fair value on each reporting date, with decreases in fair value recognized in earnings and increases in fair values recognized in expenses.

 

The fair value of equity-based warrants, which are not considered derivatives under ASC 815, is estimated using the Black-Scholes -Merton model. Our expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of our common stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the warrant. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

In accordance with ASC 815, the conversion feature of the convertible notes is separated from the debt instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative instrument. On the date the convertible notes are issued, the conversion feature is recorded as a liability at its fair value, and future decreases in fair value are recognized in earnings while increases in fair values are recognized in expenses. We used the Black-Scholes -Merton option-pricing model to obtain the fair value of the conversion feature. The expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of our common stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the conversion features. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the conversion features is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement.

 

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Warranty Liability

 

Most of our non-EV products (“Legacy Products”) are exported out of China to foreign countries that have legal and regulatory requirements with which we are not familiar. The development of warranty policies for our Legacy Products in each of these countries would be virtually impossible and prohibitively expensive. Therefore, we provide price incentives and free parts to our customers and in exchange, our customers establish appropriate warranty policies and assume warranty responsibilities.

 

Consequently, warranty issues are taken into consideration during price negotiations for our products. Free parts are delivered along with the products, and when products are sold, the related parts are recorded as cost of goods sold. Due to the reliability of our products, we have been able to maintain this warranty policy and we have not had any product liability issues attributed to our products.

 

The aforementioned warranty procedures are in place with the exception of SC Autosports, our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary. SC Autosports offers warranties for sale for products manufactured by Bennche, LLC (“Bennche”) and Massimo Motor Sports, LLC (“Massimo”), which cover ATVs, UTVs, electric vehicles (EVs), etc. sold in the United States, subject to certain coverage limitations. Based on different products and models, warranties last for a term of twelve (12) months, six (6) months or 90 days, effective from the date of purchase by the original owner. As an authorized dealer, SC Autosports is responsible for making repairs and replacements covered by the warranties at no charge for parts and labor.

 

For the EV products that we sell in China, we provide a three year or 50,000 kilometer manufacturer warranty. This warranty affects the Company through our participation and investment in the JV Company, which manufactures the EV products.

 

Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

We are one of the leading manufacturers of EV products (through the JV Company), EV parts and off road vehicles in China. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, we recognized total revenue of $42,214,690 as compared to $24,695,513 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $17,519,177, or 70.9%, primarily due to the increased revenue of EV parts sales. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded $7,338,591 of gross profits, an increase of $3,934,628 or 115.6% from the same period of 2018, primarily due to the increase of revenue from the sale of EV parts. Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 17.4%, an increase compared to 13.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2018. We recorded a net loss of $11,727,630 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to net income of $5,102,520 in the same period of 2018, largely due to the increased share of loss of the JV Company, resulting from the national subsidy policy adjustment and pending restructuring of the JV Company, as well as the increased operation cost of the Company since Hainan facility has been put into production.

 

The current subsidy standard is provided for in the Circular on Further Improving the Subsidy Policies for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles, which was jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission in 2019. The current subsidy standard reduces the amount of national subsidies and cancels local subsidies, resulting in a significant reduction in the total subsidy amount as compared to 2018. We believe the new subsidy standard presents both challenges and opportunities to the Company. In the past few years, although the government had a strong support policy for new energy vehicles, the unstable subsidy policy and the unpredictable timing of receiving such subsidies have exerted tremendous pressure on the Company’s cash flow. Currently, in order to adapt to the new subsidy standard, the JV Company is making full use of Geely Group’s resources and developing new models with goals to be independent of the government’s subsidies and have strong competitiveness at the same time. We plan to place the new model to market by the end of this year or at the beginning of 2020. We believe the Company will have greater opportunities for development at that time.

 

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

 

The following table sets forth the amounts and percentage relationship to revenue of certain items in our condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

    Three Months Ended                    
    June 30,
2019
    % of
Revenue
    June 30,
2018
    % of
Revenue
    Change in Amount     Change in %  
                                     
REVENUES FROM UNRELATED PARTY, NET   $ 20,056,696       83.1 %   $ 11,618,855       71.0 %     8,437,841       72.6 %
REVENUES FROM THE JV COMPANY AND RELATED PARTY, NET     4,089,534       16.9 %     4,740,751       29.0 %     (651,217 )     (13.7 )%
                                                 
REVENUES, NET     24,146,230               16,359,606               7,786,624       47.6 %
                                                 
COST OF GOODS SOLD     (19,944,076 )     (82.6 )%     (14,301,594 )     (87.4 )%     (5,642,482 )     39.5 %
                                                 
GROSS PROFIT     4,202,154       17.4 %     2,058,012       12.6 %     2,144,142       104.2 %
                                                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                                                
Research and development     (632,590 )     (2.6 )%     (642,889 )     (3.9 )%     10,299       (1.6 )%
Selling and marketing     (899,478 )     (3.7 )%     (228,173 )     (1.4 )%     (671,305 )     294.2 %
General and administrative     (5,623,798 )     (23.3 )%     (3,861,263 )     (23.6 )%     (1,762,535 )     45.6 %
Total Operating Expenses     (7,155,866 )     (29.6 )%     (4,732,325 )     (28.9 )%     (2,423,541 )     51.2 %
                                                 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS     (2,953,712 )     (12.2 )%     (2,674,313 )     (16.3 )%     (279,399 )     10.4 %
                                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                                                
Interest income     97,814       0.4 %     456,784       2.8 %     (358,970 )     (78.6 )%
Interest expense     (429,355 )     (1.8 )%     (471,616 )     (2.9 )%     42,261       (9.0 )%
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     548,000       2.3 %     686,833       4.2 %     (138,833 )     (20.2 )%
Government grants     175,319       0.7 %     15,558       0.1 %     159,761       1026.9 %
Gain from equity dilution in JV     (24,131 )     (0.1 )%     -       0.0 %     (24,131 )     -  
Share of (loss) income after tax of the JV Company     (4,500,201 )     (18.6 )%     2,372,696       14.5 %     (6,872,897 )     (289.7 )%
Other income, net     (174,597 )     (0.7 )%     627,582       3.8 %     (802,179 )     (127.8 )%
Total other (expense) income, net     (4,307,151 )     (17.8 )%     3,687,837       22.5 %     (7,994,988 )     (216.8 )%
                                                 
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES     (7,260,863 )     (30.1 )%     1,013,524       6.2 %     (8,274,387 )     (816.4 )%
                                                 
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT     (57,295)       (0.2 )%     361,001       2.2 %     (418,296)       (115.9) %
                                                 
NET (LOSS) INCOME     (7,318,158 )     (30.3 )%     1,374,525       8.4 %     (8,692,683 )     (632.4 )%

 

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(a) Revenue

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, our revenue was $24,146,230 compared to $16,359,606 for the same period of 2018, representing an increase of $7,786,624 or 47.6%. The increase in revenue was due to the increase in both EV parts and off-road vehicles sales during this quarter. The increase in EV parts sales was primarily due to the increased sales volume.

 

The following table summarizes our revenues by product types for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2019   2018 
   Sales   Sales 
EV parts  $18,988,741   $15,509,780 
Off-road vehicles   5,157,489    849,826 
Total  $24,146,230   $16,359,606 

 

EV Parts

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, our revenues from the sales of EV parts were $18,988,741, representing an increase of $3,478,961 or 22.4% from $15,509,780 for the same quarter of 2018.

 

Our revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2019 primarily consisted of revenue from the sales of battery packs, body parts, EV controllers, air conditioning units and other auto parts for use in the manufacturing of EV products. These sales accounted for 78.6% of total sales.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, our revenue from the sale of EV parts to the JV Company and its subsidiaries accounted for approximately 17% and 29% of our total net revenue for the quarter, respectively. The EV parts we sold to the JV Company were used in manufacturing pure EV products by the JV Company’s subsidiaries. In connection with the transfer of the equity interests of the JV Company in the first half of 2019 as described elsewhere in this report, the JV Company is currently restructuring its management team, redesigning its business strategies and production outlines. The JV Company’s production of EV products is currently under adjustment. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the EV parts we provided to the JV Company were primarily used for battery upgrade and market maintenance for the EV products that were previously put into the leasing market.

 

Off-Road Vehicles

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, our revenue from the sales of off-road vehicles, including go karts, all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”) and others, were $5,157,489, representing an increase of $4,307,663 or 506.9% from $849,826, for the same quarter of 2018. The increase in revenue of selling off-road vehicles was largely due to additional sales from SC Autosports, which became our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary in July 2018.

 

Our off-road vehicles business line accounted for approximately 21.4% of our total net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

 

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The following table shows the breakdown of our net revenues:

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2019   2018 
   Sales Revenue   Sales Revenue 
Primary geographical markets          
Overseas  $5,050,136   $663,178 
China   19,096,094    15,696,428 
Total  $24,146,230   $16,359,606 
           
Major products          
EV parts  $18,988,741   $15,509,780 
Off-road vehicles   5,157,489    849,826 
Total  $24,146,230   $16,359,606 
           
Timing of revenue recognition          
Products transferred at a point in time  $24,146,230   $16,359,606 

 

(b) Cost of goods sold

 

Cost of goods sold was $19,944,076 during the three months ended June 30, 2019, representing an increase of $5,642,482, or 39.5%, compared to $14,301,594 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily due to the corresponding increase in sales. Please refer to the Gross Profit section below for product margin analysis.

 

(c) Gross profit

 

Our margins by product for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as set forth below:

 

   Three Months Ended June 30, 
   2019   2018 
   Sales   Cost   Gross Profit   Margin %   Sales   Cost   Gross Profit   Margin % 
EV parts  $18,988,741    15,826,401    3,162,340    16.7%  $15,509,780    13,583,969    1,925,811    12.4%
Off-road vehicles   5,157,489    4,117,675    1,039,814    20.2%   849,826    717,625    132,201    15.6%
Total  $24,146,230    19,944,076    4,202,154    17.4%  $16,359,606    14,301,594    2,058,012    12.6%

 

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2019 increased 104.2% to $4,202,154, compared to $2,058,012 for the same period last year. This was primarily attributable to the sales increase. Our gross margin increased to 17.4% compared to 12.6% for the same period of 2018. The increase in our gross margin was mainly due to the higher gross margin from off-road vehicle sales of our U.S. subsidiary, SC Autosports, which was able to effectively procure inventory at discounted prices. The increased selling price of Jinhua Ankao’s charging and exchanging equipment and the increased proportion of Jinhua Ankao’s high-margin battery processing business this year also contributes to the increase of our gross margin.

 

(d) Research and development

 

Research and development expenses, including materials, labor, equipment depreciation, design, testing, inspection, and other related expenses, totaled $632,590 for the second quarter of 2019, a decrease of $10,299 or 1.6% compared to $642,889 for the same period of last year.

 

(e) Sales and marketing

 

Selling and distribution expenses were $899,478 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to $228,173 for the same period last year, representing an increase of $671,305 or 294.2%. The increase was primarily attributable to the inclusion of the sales and marketing expenses from SC Autosports, which became our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary in July 2018.

 

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(f) General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses were $5,623,798 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to $3,861,263 for the same period of last year, representing an increase of $1,762,535 or 45.6%. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, general and administrative expenses included $1,282,733 as expenses for common stock awards and stock options to employees and Board members, compared to $1,837,965 of common stock awards and stock options expenses for the same period in 2018. Excluding stock compensation expense, our net general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were $4,341,065, representing an increase of $2,317,767, from $2,023,298 for the same period of 2018, which was largely due to the increased operation cost of the Company since Hainan facility has been put into operation.

 

(g) Interest income

 

Interest income was $97,814 for the second quarter of 2019, representing a decrease of $358,970 or 78.6% compared to $456,784 for the same period of last year. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased interest earned on loans to the JV Company since Kandi Vehicles’ loan to JV converted to equity in the second quarter of 2018.

 

(h) Interest expenses

 

Interest expenses were $429,355 in the second quarter of 2019, representing a decrease of $42,261 or 9.0% compared to $471,616 for the same period of last year. The decrease was primarily due to less interest expenses incurred associated with the note payable to a third party. Of the interest expenses, $0 and $0 were discounts associated with the settlement of bank acceptance notes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

(i) Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

For the second quarter of 2019, the gain related to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration was $548,000, a decrease of $138,833 or 20.2% compared to gain related to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration of $686,833 for the same period of last year, which was mainly due to the decrease in fair value of contingent liability between December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2019 was less than the decrease in the same period of last year.

 

(j) Government grants

 

Government grants were $175,319 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to $15,558 for the same quarter last year, representing an increase of $159,761, or 1026.9%, which was largely attributable to the grants received from the local government as a result of its implementation of a new policy with the purpose of supporting companies that have no or less layoff of their employees.

 

(k) Gain from equity dilution in JV

 

Gain from equity dilution was a negative $24,131 for the second quarter of 2019 which was due to exchange rate difference. There was no equity dilution in the second quarter of 2019.

 

(l) Share of income (loss) after tax of the JV Company

 

For the second quarter of 2019, the JV Company’s net sales revenue was $2,828,732, gross loss was $2,606,809, and net loss was $10,359,258. We accounted for our investments in the JV Company under the equity method of accounting. Because the March JV Loan to Equity Conversion was completed at the end of the first quarter and the JV Equity Transfer has not been completed as of June 30, 2019, we recorded 43.47% of the JV Company’s loss of $4,503,088 for the second quarter of 2019. After eliminating intra-entity profits and losses, our share of loss of the JV Company was $4,500,201 for the second quarter of 2019. The losses incurred by the JV Company was largely attributable to the fact that there were almost no EV products sold in the first half of 2019 due to the adjustment of the national subsidy policy and the pending restructuring of the JV Company, as well as an increase in R&D expenses compared with same period of last year.

 

(m) Other income (loss), net

 

Net other loss was $174,597 for the second quarter of 2018, representing a decrease of $802,179 or 127.8% compared to net other income of $627,582 for the same period of last year, which was largely due to the disposal of certain obsolete products during the second quarter.

 

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(n) Income Taxes

 

In accordance with the relevant Chinese tax laws and regulations, our applicable corporate income tax rate is 25%. However, Kandi Vehicle and Jinhua An Kao are qualified as high technology companies in China and are therefore entitled to a reduced corporate income tax rate of 15%.

 

Each of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kandi New Energy, Yongkang Scrou and Kandi Hainan, has an applicable corporate income tax rate of 25%.

 

We have a 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, which has an applicable corporate income tax rate of 25%. Each of the JV Company’s subsidiaries has an applicable corporate income tax rate of 25% as well.

 

Our actual effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2019 was a tax expense of 0.79% on a reported loss before taxes of approximately $7.3 million, compared to a tax benefit of 35.62% on a reported income before taxes of approximately $1.0 million for the same period of last year.

 

(o) Net income (loss)

 

Net loss was $7,318,158 for the second quarter of 2019, representing a decrease of $8,692,683 compared to net income $1,374,525 for the same period of last year. The decrease was primarily attributable to the increased share of loss of the JV Company compared to the same period of last year, a result of adjustment of the national subsidy policy and the pending restructuring of the JV Company, as well as the increased operation cost of the Company since Hainan facility has been put into production.

 

Excluding (i) the effects of stock compensation expenses, which were $1,282,733 and $1,837,965 for the second quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and (ii) the change in fair value of contingent consideration which was a gain of $548,000 and $686,833 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, our non-GAAP net loss was $6,583,425 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to non-GAAP net income $2,525,657 for the same period of 2018, a decrease of $9,109,082, or 360.7%. The decrease in net income (non-GAAP) was primarily attributable to increased share of loss of the JV Company compared to the same period of last year, a result of the adjustment of the national subsidy policy and the pending restructuring of the JV Company, as well as the increased operation cost of the Company since Hainan facility has been put into production.

 

We make reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures, i.e., adjusted net income. Management believes that such adjusted financial results are useful for investors in evaluating our operating performance because they present a meaningful measure of corporate performance. See the non-GAAP reconciliation table below. Any non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, and should only be read in conjunction with, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

The following table summarizes our non-GAAP net income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

    Three Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2019     2018  
GAAP net (loss) income   $ (7,318,158 )   $ 1,374,525  
Stock compensation expenses     1,282,733       1,837,965  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     (548,000 )     (686,833 )
Non-GAAP net (loss) income   $ (6,583,425 )   $ 2,525,657  

 

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Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

 

The following table sets forth the amounts and percentage relationship to revenue of certain items in our condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

    Six Months Ended              
    June 30,
2019
    % of Revenue     June 30,
2018
    % of Revenue     Change in Amount     Change in %  
                                     
REVENUES FROM UNRELATED PARTY, NET   $ 36,391,659       86.2 %   $ 17,351,318       70.3 %     19,040,341       109.7 %
REVENUES FROM THE JV COMPANY AND RELATED PARTY, NET     5,823,031       13.8 %     7,344,195       29.7 %     (1,521,164 )     (20.7 )%
                                                 
REVENUES, NET     42,214,690       100.0 %     24,695,513       100.0 %     17,519,177       70.9 %
                                                 
COST OF GOODS SOLD     (34,876,099 )     (82.6 )%     (21,291,550 )     (86.2 )%     (13,584,549 )     63.8 %
                                                 
GROSS PROFIT     7,338,591       17.4 %     3,403,963       13.8 %     3,934,628       115.6 %
                                                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                                                
Research and development     (1,170,023 )     (2.8 )%     (1,400,187 )     (5.7 )%     230,164       (16.4 )%
Selling and marketing     (1,517,481 )     (3.6 )%     (976,398 )     (4.0 )%     (541,083 )     55.4 %
General and administrative     (7,663,326 )     (18.2 )%     (3,463,092 )     (14.0 )%     (4,200,234 )     121.3 %
Total Operating Expenses     (10,350,830 )     (24.5 )%     (5,839,677 )     (23.6 )%     (4,511,153 )     77.3 %
                                                 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS     (3,012,239 )     (7.1 )%     (2,435,714 )     (9.9 )%     (576,525 )     23.7 %
                                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                                                
Interest income     350,218       0.8 %     1,399,777       5.7 %     (1,049,559 )     (75.0 )%
Interest expense     (868,538 )     (2.1 )%     (1,022,033 )     (4.1 )%     153,495       (15.0 )%
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     637,000       1.5 %     3,367,012       13.6 %     (2,730,012 )     (81.1 )%
Government grants     223,043       0.5 %     110,813       0.4 %     112,230       101.3 %
Gain from equity dilution in JV     4,341,259       10.3 %     -       0.0 %     4,341,259       -  
Share of (loss) income after tax of the JV Company     (14,449,359 )     (34.2 )%     3,167,751       12.8 %     (17,617,110 )     (556.1 )%
Other income, net     299,793       0.7 %     650,559       2.6 %     (350,766 )     (53.9 )%
Total other (expense) income, net     (9,466,584 )     (22.4 )%     7,673,879       31.1 %     (17,140,463 )     (223.4 )%
                                                 
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES     (12,478,823 )     (29.6 )%     5,238,165       21.2 %     (17,716,988 )     (338.2 )%
                                                 
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE)     751,193       1.8 %     (135,645 )     (0.5 )%     886,838       (653.8 )%
                                                 
NET (LOSS) INCOME     (11,727,630 )     (27.8 )%     5,102,520       20.7 %     (16,830,150 )     (329.8 )%

 

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(a) Revenue

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, our revenue was $42,214,690 compared to $24,695,513 for the same period of 2018, representing an increase of $17,519,177 or 70.9%. The increase in revenue was due to the increase in both EV parts and off-road vehicles sales during this quarter. The increase in EV parts sales was primarily due to the increased sales volume of battery packs.

 

The following table summarizes our revenues by product types for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30
 
   2019   2018 
   Sales   Sales 
EV parts  $31,760,181   $21,882,377 
Off-road vehicles   10,454,509    2,813,136 
Total  $42,214,690   $24,695,513 

 

EV Parts

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, our revenue from the sale of EV parts was $31,760,181, representing an increase of $ 9,877,804 or 45.1% from $21,882,377 for the same quarter of 2018.

 

Our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2018 primarily consisted of revenue from the sales of battery packs, body parts, EV controllers, air conditioning units and other auto parts for use in the manufacturing of EV products. These sales accounted for 75.2% of the total sales.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, our revenue from the sale of EV parts to the JV Company and its subsidiaries accounted for approximately 14% and 30% of our total net revenue for the period, respectively. The EV parts we sold to the JV Company were used in manufacturing pure EV products by the JV Company’s subsidiaries. In connection with the transfer of the equity interests of the JV Company in the first half of 2019 as described elsewhere in this report, the JV Company is currently restructuring its management team, redesigning its business strategies and production outlines. The JV Company’s production of EV products is currently under adjustment. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the EV parts we provided to the JV Company were primarily used for battery upgrade and market maintenance for the EV products that were previously put into the leasing market.

 

Off-Road Vehicles

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, our revenue from the sales of off-road vehicles, including go karts, all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”) and others, were $10,454,509, representing an increase of $ 7,641,373 or 271.6% from $2,813,136 for the same quarter of 2018. The increase in revenue of the off-road vehicles was largely due to the additional sales from SC Autosports, which became our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary in July 2018.

 

Our off-road vehicles business line accounted for approximately 24.8% of our total net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

 

The following table shows the breakdown of our net revenues:

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2019   2018 
   Sales Revenue   Sales Revenue 
Primary geographical markets          
Overseas  $10,272,661   $2,488,440 
China   31,942,029    22,207,073 
Total  $42,214,690   $24,695,513 
           
Major products          
EV parts  $31,760,181   $21,882,377 
Off-road vehicles   10,454,509    2,813,136 
Total  $42,214,690   $24,695,513 
           
Timing of revenue recognition          
Products transferred at a point in time  $42,214,690   $24,695,513 

 

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(b) Cost of goods sold

 

Cost of goods sold was $34,876,099 during the six months ended June 30, 2019, representing an increase of $13,584,549, or 63.8%, compared to $21,291,550 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily due to the corresponding increase in sales. Please refer to the below Gross Profit section for product margin analysis.

 

(c) Gross profit

 

Our margins by product for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as set forth below:

 

   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2019   2018 
   Sales   Cost   Gross Profit   Margin %   Sales   Cost   Gross Profit   Margin % 
EV parts  $31,760,181    26,635,967    5,124,214    16.1%  $21,882,377    18,824,760    3,057,617    14.0%
Off-road vehicles   10,454,509    8,240,132    2,214,377    21.2%   2,813,136    2,466,790    346,346    12.3%
Total  $42,214,690    34,876,099    7,338,591    17.4%  $24,695,513    21,291,550    3,403,963    13.8%

 

Gross profit for the first half of 2019 increased 115.6% to $7,338,591, compared to $3,403,963 for the same period last year. This was primarily attributable to the sales increase. Our gross margin increased to 17.4% compared to 13.8% for the same period of 2018. The increase in our gross margin was mainly due to the higher gross margin from the off-road vehicle sales of SC Autosports, our U.S. subsidiary, which was able to effectively procure its inventory at discounted prices.

 

(d) Research and development

 

Research and development expenses, including materials, labor, equipment depreciation, design, testing, inspection, and other related expenses totaled $1,170,023 for the first half of 2019, representing a decrease of $230,164 or 16.4% compared to $1,400,187 for the same period of last year. The decrease was primarily due to decreased material procurement expense of research and development from the same period of last year.

 

(e) Sales and marketing

 

Selling and distribution expenses were $1,517,481 for the first half of 2019, compared to $976,398 for the same period last year, representing an increase of $541,083 or 55.4%. The increase was primarily attributable to inclusion of the sales and marketing expenses from SC Autosports, which became our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary in July 2018.

 

(f) General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses were $7,663,326 for the first half of 2019, compared to $3,463,092 for the same period of last year, representing an increase of expenses of $4,200,234 or 121.3%. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, general and administrative expenses included $1,314,408 as expenses for common stock awards and stock options to employees and Board members, compared to $222,259 for the same period of 2018, representing the result of $2,867,136 as expenses for common stock awards and stock options to employees and Board members net of $2,644,877 of reversal of previously accrued stock option expenses for forfeited stock option for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding stock compensation expenses, our net general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were $6,348,918, representing an increase of $3,108,085, or 95.9%, from $3,240,833 for the same period of 2018, which was largely due to the increased operation costs of the Company since Hainan facility has been put into production.

 

(g) Interest income

 

Interest income was $350,218 for the first half of 2019, representing a decrease of $1,049,559 or 75.0% compared to $1,399,777 for the same period of last year. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decreased interest earned on loans to the JV Company since Kandi Vehicles’ loan to JV converted to equity in the second quarter of 2018.

 

(h) Interest expenses

 

Interest expenses were $868,538 in the first half of 2019, representing a decrease of $153,495 or 15.0% compared to $1,022,033 for the same period of last year. The decrease was primarily due to less interest expenses incurred associated with the note payable to a third party. Of the interest expenses, $0, and $53,342 were discounts associated with the settlement of bank acceptance notes for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

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(i) Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

 For the first half of 2019, the gain related to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration was $637,000, representing a decrease of $2,730,012 or 81.1% compared to gain related to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration of $3,367,012 for the same period of last year, which was mainly due to the decrease in fair value of contingent liability between December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2019 was less than the decrease in the same period of last year.

 

(j) Government grants

 

Government grants were $223,043 for the first half of 2019, compared to $110,813 for the same quarter last year, representing an increase of $112,230, or 101.3%.This increase in government grants was because of the government’s implementation of a new policy with the purpose of supporting companies that have no or less layoff of their employees..

 

(k) Gain from equity dilution in JV

 

Gain from equity dilution was $4,341,259 for the first half of 2019 which was primarily due to gain from the March JV Loan to Equity Conversion. Pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, the JV Company converted a loan of RMB 314 million (approximately $45.7 million) from Geely Group last year to equity in order to increase its cash flow. As a result, our equity interests in the JV Company decreased to 43.47% in March, 2019.

 

(l) Share of income (loss) after tax of the JV Company

 

For the first half of 2019, the JV Company’s net sales were $4,085,605, gross loss was $2,628,351, and net loss was $30,550,572. We accounted for our investments in the JV Company under the equity method of accounting. Because the March JV Loan to Equity Conversion was completed at end of the first quarter and the JV Equity Transfer has not been completed as of June 30, 2019, we recorded 50% of the JV Company’s loss for the first quarter of 2019 and recorded 43.47% of the JV Company’s loss for the second quarter of 2019. As a result, we record the JV Company’s loss for $14,591,456 for the first half of 2019. After eliminating intra-entity profits and losses, our share of loss after tax of the JV Company was $14,449,359 for the first half of 2019, representing a decrease of $17,617,110 compared to $3,167,751 of share of income after tax of the JV Company in the same period of last year. The decrease of the JV Company’s profits was largely due to the fact that there were almost no EV products sold in the first half of 2019 due to the adjustment of the national subsidy policy and the pending restructuring of the JV Company, as well as an increase in R&D expenses compared with same period of last year.

 

(m) Other income, net

 

Net other income was $299,793 for the first half of 2019, representing a decrease of $350,766 or 53.9% compared to net other income of $650,559 for the same period of last year, which was largely due to the disposal of some obsolete products during the second quarter.

 

(n) Income Taxes

 

In accordance with the relevant Chinese tax laws and regulations, our applicable corporate income tax rate is 25%. However, Kandi Vehicle and Jinhua An Kao are qualified as high technology companies in China and are therefore entitled to a reduced corporate income tax rate of 15%.

 

Each of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kandi New Energy, Yongkang Scrou and Kandi Hainan, has an applicable corporate income tax rate of 25%.

 

We have a 43.47% ownership interest in the JV Company, which has an applicable corporate income tax rate of 25%. Each of the JV Company’s subsidiaries has an applicable corporate income tax rate of 25% as well.

 

Our actual effective income tax rate for the first half of 2019 was a tax benefit of 6.02% on a reported loss before taxes of approximately $12.5 million, compared to a tax expense of 2.59% on a reported income before taxes of approximately $5.2 million.

 

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(o) Net income (loss)

 

Net loss was $11,727,630 for the first half of 2019, representing a decrease of $16,830,150 compared to net income $5,102,520 for the same period of last year. The decrease was primarily attributable to the increased share of loss of the JV Company compared to the same period of last year, a result of the adjustment of the national subsidy policy and the pending restructuring of the JV Company, as well as the increased operation cost of the Company since Hainan facility has been put into production.

 

Excluding (i) the effects of stock compensation expenses, which were $1,314,408 and $2,867,136 net of a reversal for forfeited stock option of $2,644,877 for the first half of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and (ii) the change in fair value of contingent consideration which was a gain of $637,000 and $3,367,012 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, our non-GAAP net loss was $11,050,222 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to non-GAAP net income $1,957,767 for the same period of 2018, a decrease of $13,007,989, or 664.4%. The decrease in net income (non-GAAP) was primarily attributable to the increased share of loss of the JV Company compared to the same period of last year, a result of the adjustment of the national subsidy policy and the pending restructuring of the JV Company, as well as the increased operation cost of the Company since Hainan facility has been put into production.

 

We make reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures, i.e., adjusted net income. Management believes that such adjusted financial results are useful for investors in evaluating our operating performance because they present a meaningful measure of corporate performance. See the non-GAAP reconciliation table below. Any non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, and should only be read in conjunction with, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with the GAAP.

 

The following table summarizes our non-GAAP net income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2019     2018  
GAAP net (loss) income   $ (11,727,630 )   $ 5,102,520  
Stock compensation expenses     1,314,408       222,259  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     (637,000 )     (3,367,012 )
Non-GAAP net (loss) income   $ (11,050,222 )   $ 1,957,767  

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Cash Flow

 

For the first half of 2019, cash used in operating activities was $33,118,904, as compared to cash used in operating activities of $165,499 for the same period last year. Our operating cash inflows include cash received primarily from sales of our EV parts and off-road vehicles. These cash inflows are offset largely by cash paid primarily to our suppliers for production materials and parts used in our manufacturing process, operation expenses, employee compensation, and interest expenses of our financings. The major operating activities that provided cash for the first half of 2019 were an increase of share of loss after tax of the JV Company of $14,449,359. The major operating activity that used cash for first half of 2019 was an increase of accounts receivable of $16,560,338 (net of settlement of accounts receivables with notes receivable from unrelated parties of $ 8,859,211).

 

For the first half of 2019, cash derived from investing activities was $14,228,076, as compared to cash used in investing activities of $620,192 for the same period of last year. The major investing activities that provided cash for the first half of 2019 were an increase of advance receipts of equity transfer of $ 14,740,783. The major investing activities that used cash for first half of 2019 were $512,707 used for the purchases of property, plant and equipment.

 

For the first half of 2019, cash derived from financing activities was $1,474,078, as compared to cash used in financing activities of $5,804,126 for the same period of last year. The major financing activities that provided cash for the first half of 2019 were proceeds from short-term bank loans of $17,541,532. The major financing activities that used cash for first half of 2019 were $15,920,046 of repayment of short-term bank loans.

 

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Working Capital

 

We had a working capital of $ 9,640,337 at June 30, 2019, which reflects an increase of $7,113,426 from a working capital of $2,526,911 as of December 31, 2018.

 

We have historically financed our operations through short-term commercial bank loans from Chinese banks. These loans typically have a one-year term, and upon the payment of all outstanding principals and interests on a particular loan, the banks will typically roll over the loans for an additional one-year term, with adjustments made to the interest rate to reflect prevailing market rates. This practice has been ongoing year after year. As such, we believe these short-term bank loans will be available under normal trade terms, if necessary.

 

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company signed an agreement to sell 21.47% of its equity interests in the JV Company to Geely for a total amount of RMB 516 million (approximately $75.2 million). The Company received RMB 100 million (approximately $14.6 million) on April 11, 2019 and RMB 100 million (approximately $14.6 million) on July 12, 2019 from Geely, and the rest is expected to be collected before September 25, 2019. The Company plans to apply the proceeds from the equity transfer to its ongoing operations.

 

As of the date of this report, the JV Company has received a national subsidy payment of RMB 876 million (approximately $127.7 million). In connection with the transfer of the equity interests of the JV Company in the first half of 2019 as described above and elsewhere in this report, the JV Company is restructuring its management team. The new management team needs time for the transition. As it is out of our control as to when the new management team of the JV Company will finish the transition of work, we cannot predict the exact date of us receiving the amount due from the JV Company. However, based on its sufficient cash flow, the Company expects to receive the amount due from the JV Company within one year at the latest.

 

The working capital of the Company will be greatly improved after we receive the above payments.

 

Capital Requirements and Capital Provided

 

Capital requirements and capital provided for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

   Six Months Ended 
   June 30,
2019
 
   (In Thousands) 
Capital requirements    
Purchase of plant and equipment  $513 
Repayments of short-term bank loans   15,920 
Repayments of long-term bank loans   147 
Internal cash used in operations   33,119 
Total capital Requirements  $49,699 
      
Capital provided     
Proceeds from short-term bank loan   17,542 
Decrease in cash   17,170 
Advance receipts of equity transfer   14,741 
Total capital provided  $49,453 

 

The difference between capital provided and capital required is caused by the effect of exchange rate changes over the past six months.

 

Contractual Obligations and Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Short-term and long-term Loans:

 

For the discussion of short-term and long-term loans, please refer to Note 15 - Short-term and Long-term Loans under Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Notes payable:

 

For the discussion of notes payable, please refer to Note 16 - Notes Payable under Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Guarantees and pledged collateral for third party bank loans

 

For the discussion of guarantees and pledged collateral for third party bank loans, please refer to Note 22 –Commitments and Contingencies under Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Recent Development Activities:

 

On May 14, 2019, we announced that the Board of Director has approved the Company to implement a stock repurchase program to purchase up to $20 million worth of the Company’s common stock within certain price range. The program is to be completed or expire by the end of the calendar year of 2019. The Company has engaged a securities firm to make a specific plan of repurchasing of our common stock.

 

As of the date of this report, the JV Company has received a national subsidy payment of RMB 876 million (approximately $127.7 million) for sales of EV, consisting of RMB 742.8 million (approximately $108.3 million) for pure EV sales during 2015 and 2016, and RMB 133.4 million (approximately $19.4 million) for partial EV sales in 2017.

 

On August 7, 2019, we announced that Kandi Jiangsu, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company received an approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) to be a pure electric vehicle production manufacturer as published in the provisions of its Announcement No. 322, “Road Motor Vehicles Manufacturers and Products.” As a result, Kandi Jiangsu has been granted “dual production licenses,” a qualification recognized by both the National Development and Reform Committee (“NDRC”) and MIIT.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

This item is not applicable to us.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We have evaluated, under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as of June 30, 2019. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act (a) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (b) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives as described above.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

From time to time, the Company is involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Except as set forth in Note 22 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES under Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, our management is currently not aware of any legal matters or pending litigation that would have a significant effect on the Company’s results of operation of financial statements. Furthermore, the Company is not aware of any other legal matters in which any director, officer, or any owner of record or beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of voting securities of the Company, or any affiliate of any such director, officer, affiliate of the Company, or security holder, is a party adverse to the Company or has a material adverse interest to the Company. For the detailed discussion of our legal proceedings, please refer to Note 22 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES under Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

The unavailability, reduction or elimination of government and economic incentives or government policies which are favorable for electric vehicles and domestically produced vehicles could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects.

 

Our growth depends significantly on the availability and amounts of government subsidies, economic incentives and government policies that support the growth of new energy vehicles generally and electric vehicles specifically.

 

On April 10, 2018, President Xi Jinping vowed to open China’s economy further and lower import tariffs on products, including cars, in a speech during the Boao Forum. Beginning July 1, 2018, the tariff on imported passenger vehicles (other than those originating in the United States of America) was reduced to 15%. As a result, our pricing advantage could be diminished. On June 28, 2018, the National Development and Reform Commission, or NDRC, and the Ministry of Commerce, or the MOFCOM, promulgated the Special Administrative Measures for Market Access of Foreign Investment, or the Negative List, which came into effect on July 28, 2018. Pursuant to the Negative List, the limits on foreign ownership of auto manufacturers were lifted in 2018 for new energy passenger vehicles (“NEVs”) and will be lifted by 2022 for internal combustion engine vehicles. As a result, foreign EV competitors could build wholly-owned facilities in China without the need for a domestic joint venture partner. For example, Tesla has started constructing a factory in Shanghai without a joint venture partner. These changes could increase our competition and reduce our pricing advantage.

 

China’s central government provides subsidies for purchasers of certain NEVs until 2020 and reviews and adjusts the subsidy standard on an annual basis. The current subsidy standard is provided for in the Circular on Further Improving the Subsidy Policies for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles, which was jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the NDRC in 2019. The current subsidy standard reduces the amount of national subsidies and cancels local subsidies, resulting in a significant reduction in the total subsidy amount as compared to 2018. Furthermore, China’s central government provides certain local governments with funds and subsidies to support the roll-out of a charging infrastructure. These policies are subject to change and beyond our control. We cannot assure you that any changes would be favorable to our business. Furthermore, any reduction, elimination or discriminatory application of government subsidies and economic incentives because of policy changes, the reduced need for such subsidies and incentives due to the perceived success of electric vehicles, fiscal tightening or other factors may result in the diminished competitiveness of the alternative fuel vehicle industry generally or our electric vehicles in particular. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Definitions Linkbase Document.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Date: August 9, 2019 By:  /s/ Hu Xiaoming
    Hu Xiaoming
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: August 9, 2019 By: /s/ Zhu Xiaoying
    Zhu Xiaoying
    Interim Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer and
    Accounting Officer)

 

 

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