KID CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORP - Annual Report: 2006 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
For
the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2006
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OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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Commission
file number: 333-39629
KID
CASTLE EDUCATIONAL
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
Florida
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59-2549529
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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8th
Floor, No. 98 Min Chuan Road
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Hsien
Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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N/A
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number
including area code: (011)
886-2-2218-5996
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
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As
of the
last business day of the second fiscal quarter, June 30, 2006, the aggregate
market value of the Registrant’s voting and non-voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $2,101,813 using the average
bid and ask price on that day of $0.15.
The
number of shares of common stock outstanding as of
June 13, 2007 was 25,000,000.
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KID
CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
FORM
10-K
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I
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Item
1
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Business
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4
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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15
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Item
2
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Properties
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21
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Item
3
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Legal
proceedings
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21
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Item
4
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Submission
of Matters
to a
Vote of Security Holders
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21
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PART
II
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Item
5
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
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21
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Item
6
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Selected
Financial Data
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22
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Item
7
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation
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Item
8
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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29
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Item
9
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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29
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Item
9A
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Controls
and Procedures
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29
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Item
9B
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Other
Information
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31
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PART
III
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Item
10
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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31
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Item
11
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Executive
Compensation
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32
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
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35
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Item
13
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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Item
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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37
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PART
IV
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Item
15
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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37
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Signatures
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Exhibit
Index
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PART
I
When
we
use the terms “Kid Castle,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and “the company,” we mean Kid
Castle Educational Corporation, a Florida corporation, and its subsidiaries.
Our
principal subsidiaries are our wholly-owned subsidiary, Higoal Developments
Limited (“Higoal”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kid Castle Internet
Technologies Limited (“KCIT”), Kid
Castle Educational Software Development Company Limited (“KCES”) and Shanghai
Kid Castle Educational Info Constitution
Company
Limited (“KCEI”).
The
information set forth in this Report on Form 10-K including, without limitation,
that contained in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operation, contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results
may materially differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements
as
a result of certain risks and uncertainties set forth in this report. Although
management believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in
the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the
underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual future
results will not be different from the expectations expressed in this
report.
ITEM
1 BUSINESS
Overview
We
are a
leading provider in the People’s Republic of China ( “PRC”
or
“China”)
and
Republic of China (“ROC” or “Taiwan”) of English-language instruction and
educational services to children for whom Chinese is the primary language.
Our
focus is on children between two
and
twelve years old. In 2006, we taught or provided educational materials for
approximately 1,000,000 students at over 5,350 locations through our franchise
and cooperative school operations.
We
commenced operations in 1986 as an English-language
school,
and since then we have expanded our franchise operations to provide bilingual
kindergarten instruction, computer training, and tutorial services. In September
1999, we began offering a variety of multimedia, including educational videos,
textbooks, workbooks, and educational software, authored by us as fully
functional, stand-alone products or as supplements to our classroom-based and
Internet-based instruction.
English
is the language of international business, and we believe a working knowledge
of
English has become increasingly important to long-term success throughout the
world. Because English is becoming more prevalent around the world, we believe
that there is growing demand for bilingual instruction in Chinese and English
throughout a child’s educational process. As more parents and students seek such
bilingual instruction for educational purposes, the English-language-instruction
market will experience significant growth.
As
part
of our efforts to provide superior English-language instruction, we have worked
with numerous universities to introduce foreign teachers into Taiwan from
countries such as the United States, Canada, and England. We provide
comprehensive training regimens and supportive plans for all of our
teachers.
A
significant part of our strategy is to design and market our innovative
educational materials. These include English publications for students three
to
eight years old, supplemental English materials for students seven to eight
years old, and children’s English materials for students seven to twelve years
old. We have won awards relating to our products and services from major cities
and educational bureaus including Taipei City, Taipei County, Taoyuan County,
Taichung County, and Kaohsiung County.
Our
Philosophy of Education
Teaching
young children English is not simply language instruction; we must also consider
the learning group’s social and language development. Kid Castle aims at
cultivating a mature child, not just teaching a skill. We understand that
language learning has close connections with all learning for young
children.
Therefore,
we have designed our teaching system following these significant
principles:
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We
start with the respective skills and abilities that children already
have
because the teaching system must consider
adaptability.
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We
encourage interaction because the ultimate goal of learning a language
is
to communicate with others.
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We
assist students’ comprehension with the language in various ways through
conversation coordination—e.g., interactive games, activities,
etc.
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We
encourage children to participate fully in the learning process through
role-playing games.
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We
foster our students’ abilities to learn independently; our teaching
focuses on guiding and inspiring a child’s self-learning
abilities.
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We
create a relaxed, happy, and supportive learning environment so as
to
encourage children’s learning.
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We
use consistent testing and learning methods for
children.
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Our
teaching materials and curriculum are specifically designed to suit different
age-groups of children. Likewise, our teachers are specifically trained to
work
with children of different age groups. Listening, speaking, writing, and
spelling skills form the basis of our primary curriculum.
Our
Programs
Kid
Castle
After-School Education Program — Fostering Children’s Multiple
Talents
Our
After-School Education Program is becoming one of the most recognized and
respected institutions of its kind in Taiwan. This program features
professionally designed, in-depth research into curriculum and child
development
implemented by caring teachers. The guiding principle behind the program is
to
open up students’ minds to a more international worldview with a focus on
information and technology.
The
teaching materials of the After-School Education Program help our students
learn
basic conversational English through various themes and units. Beginning with
the ABCs, by the time most students complete our program, they can speak and
understand basic English. They have a foundation upon which they can build
as
they continue their studies. Fun activities that focus on speaking and listening
are an integral part of each class.
Kid
Castle recognizes that today’s children are the adults of tomorrow. To better
prepare our students for the future, the program also includes a series of
moral
stories for students that teach them basic life skills and how to be better
members of society.
Kid
Castle Preschool — Establishing English Learning
Networks
Preparing
our students to be leaders has always been one of our missions. We teach our
children a number of different subjects in order to expose them to the wonders
of the world and to what their future holds. Established island-wide in Taiwan,
the successful Kid Castle Pre-Schools are where children three to six years
old
can get their start.
We
have
incorporated into our preschool curriculum an interactive teaching method that
helps children learn English more effectively. We believe that our interactive
multi-media and computer materials, including CD ROMs, make learning more
appealing and interesting to children. We recognize that going to preschool
is
the first step many young children will take in their education and that each
student’s needs are unique. To aid our students in learning, Kid Castle
incorporates a number of teaching features into the preschool curriculum, such
as colorful pictorial displays in our text books, posters, and educational
VCD
and DVD, and audio sound effects in our audio tapes and CDs.
To
aid
our students in socialization, Kid Castle fosters interaction among all of
the
children in the class. We help them begin to establish interpersonal relations,
gain self-confidence, and learn how to express themselves through English,
Total
Physical Response (“TPR”), arts and crafts, and other means.
Finally,
Kid Castle places much emphasis on the interaction and relationship between
children, parents, teachers, and administrators at the preschools. Regular
academic and development reports and meetings between the various parties help
keep parents informed of their children’s progress and assist the parents when
supervising studies of their children after school.
Kid
Castle Publishing — Bringing English to Your Children
Our
specially designed educational materials are an essential part of our business.
Kid Castle publishes a wide range of successful teaching and learning materials
for children, including Chinese textbooks for kindergartens, English textbooks,
workbooks, English magazines, and accompanying guides, music CDs, tapes, VCD
and
DVD, and other supplemental materials for kindergarten and elementary levels.
Our market includes individuals, organizations, elementary schools, and
third-party language schools. In addition to publications, Kid Castle provides
relevant complimentary resources (including provision of note books and
stationery) and services (including serving after-school snacks) to its
customers.
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Competitive
Strengths
We
are
one of the leading English-language tutoring centers in Taiwan. We are in the
process of establishing our market position in China, with far-reaching
connections across both regions. We believe that our competitive strengths
distinguish us from our competitors. Those strengths include:
Marketing
advantages
Kid
Castle has:
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350
franchises; and
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over
5,000 schools using our materials.
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Superior
Quality
We
believe that we have created a successful corporate brand name. We have over
21
years of management experience in the education industry, and we have received
recognition for our teaching materials from five local school districts in
the
ROC. We also have engaged highly-qualified English teachers from some of the
finest learning institutions in the United States and England, including the
University of California Los Angeles, Brown University, Cornell University,
Cambridge University, the University of London, and Warwick
University.
The
English-language Education Market
Analysis
of Preschool and Elementary School Markets in Taiwan
Preschool
Educational Market.
Among
the 1.3 million children in Taiwan between the ages of two to six, we
estimate
that
45%
(approximately
585,000 children) attend preschools and that approximately 70%
(about
910,000 children) purchase English-learning materials (population data provided
by the Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior - http://www.moi.gov.tw/stat/index.asp).
Elementary
School English-language Materials.
The
Department of Education of ROC has issued a directive that, from the 2002
academic year onward, computer skills and English must be incorporated into
the
school curriculum for all students in third grade and above. As a result, we
believe that, over the next decade, nearly 1.8 million students (the number
of
students in ROC public schools) will require English-language materials as
study
aids. Taiwanese schools have little experience in the new curriculum, proper
teaching materials are inadequate, and qualified teaching personnel are in
short
supply.
After-School
Education.
We
believe that children’s
after-school education will move in the direction of diversification of
products, increased dissemination of information, and additional education
that
complements the school curriculum with English and computer skills. We estimate
that approximately 60%
of
Taiwan’s 1.8 million elementary students aged seven to twelve will participate
in after-school courses over the next decade.
China
Market Overview
According
to the 2006 market survey by the National Bureau of Statistics of China
(“NBSC”)
(available at http://www.moe.edu.cn/edoas/website18/info20732.htm)
the
English-education market in China is comprised of 226 million children for
the
preschool market and 107 million elementary students for the after-school
tutoring market.
Despite
such a large market potential and business opportunity, it remains difficult
to
establish private child-education businesses in China. Foreign companies have
difficulties operating in China due to differences in cultural background and
teaching methods. We believe that we are an ideal candidate to operate in China
because we operate successful education institutions in Taiwan, a country that
shares similarities with China in terms of culture, teaching methods, and
expectations for learning outcomes.
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Over
the
past ten years, China has seen impressive economic growth. With this economic
growth, consumers have greatly increased their expenditures. And with the
government motto, “Children are our treasure,” parents are generously investing
in their children’s education, including enrolling their children into premium
kindergartens and after-school tutoring to improve English-language skills
and
computer literacy. Parents invest in their children’s education with the desire
and expectation that their children will be qualified to enroll in prominent
secondary schools and internationally recognized universities.
In
2002,
China began to aggressively incorporate English into its elementary school
curriculum. The teaching materials and methods of the state kindergartens are
not able to satisfy the demand of parents searching for a high-quality,
comprehensive learning environment. Chinese society has begun to demand that
kindergarten curriculum be taught in English and Chinese. At 226 million
preschoolers, we believe the current size of China’s preschool education market
is still only at its nascent stages.
The
belief that English language is a necessity to function in the modern world
is
being embedded in the minds
and
hearts of every household in China. That belief coincides with the following
other factors that we believe will transform Chinese elementary education:
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Hosting
the 2008 Olympics has triggered country-wide modernization, investments
in
infrastructure, and policy changes that encourage economic growth
in
China. In particular, the service industry has enjoyed significant
investment and modernization since the announcement of the 2008
Olympics.
Because of that
industry’s demand for employees with English-language skills, we believe
that such modernization and growth will offer broader opportunities
for
private foreign business entities in general and English-language
education providers in particular.
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China’s
preparations for the 2008 Olympics
have encouraged broad scientific and cultural advancement.
Such
advancements further China’s emphasis on education and on its children. We
believe that this will translate into an increased demand for
English-language instruction.
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Encouraging
multi-lingual abilities and improving the quality of education
are primary
concerns for the PRC government. Consequently, the English-language
instruction industry has seen a relaxation in government regulation
that
will
allow KCEC to better realize its potential in
China.
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As
a result of joining the World Trade Organization (“WTO”), China is
transforming its education systems to match international standards,
including English-language instruction.
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Many
college graduates leave China to continue their academic careers
in
foreign countries where fluency in the English language is a
necessity.
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Many
foreign companies are establishing operations in China. The benefits
of
working for a foreign international company encourage parents
to ensure
their children have strong English-language skills that will
qualify them
for such employment.
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China
has a long-term plan to develop a more international orientation
for its
economy and its government. Such a plan requires a larger pool
of workers
with English-language skills. In
1996, then Premier Mr. Zhu Rongi stated that education is the
key to
promoting the PRC’s economy. This fundamental principle evolved into
specific policies implemented by the PRC in 2001 and 2003. These
policies
relaxed entry restrictions to foreign investment in the education
industry
and made it easier for foreign education providers to operate
in China.
Article
Three to the PRC
Private Education Promotion Law
stated that private education organizations are a beneficial
and desirable
attribute to society and should be highly encouraged and supported.
The
Chinese government has recently encouraged development of privately
operated elementary schools and has launched a cooperative program
aimed
at improving Chinese educational systems using foreign knowledge
and
resources. We believe such government policy will greatly expand
the
private elementary school market and create enormous market potential.
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On
February 1, 2005, the PRC Government implemented the “Special Commercial
Permit Management Regulation” (the “Management Rule”), which superseded
the “Special Commercial Permit Management Regulation (Trial).” The
Management Rule promotes predictability for private businesses
in China’s
mixed economy. It provides clear guidelines as to market entry
requirements, disclosure mechanisms, and regulations that affect
and
regulate private businesses. The adoption of the Management Rule
exemplifies the PRC Government’s determination to
support foreign investment in private business; it increased
transparency
and set out clear guidelines that allow KCEC to better comply
with
regulations, which in turn led to better efficiency and operational
performance. Because China needs foreign resources and know-how
in the
English-language education market, it has utilized its relaxed
regulatory
scheme to target companies like KCEC.
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Strategy
From
2003
to 2006, we substantially increased our sales and marketing efforts in order
to
more aggressively market our franchises in China. Such expansion resulted in
growth in the sales of our English-learning materials. While we expect to
continue expanding our market share in China, we intend to do so by more
efficiently utilizing our management and capital resources to more effectively
manage
our cost
of goods sold and other operating expenses. We will continue to devote our
resources to increasing the number of our franchises and expanding our
publishing operations. On the other hand, we will cut nonessential
operations
to
reduce our operating costs and improve our profitability.
We
will
plan our growth cautiously by carefully considering the choice of location
for
each of our franchise schools. We first consider whether a particular location
is saturated with our franchise schools or other schools and potential
development. In the process, we conduct market research, analysis, and surveys.
Then, once we have identified a region, we begin a marketing campaign that
includes attending school fairs and expositions, conducting seminars, and
employing news print, media, and other marketing methods. The increase in the
number of franchises may require us to hire more personnel, including managers
and personnel who provide staff and teacher training, in order to ensure that
each franchise has the proper oversight and that the quality of our franchised
operations is maintained.
Operations
Our
operations are divided between (1) delivery of classroom-based tutoring services
through our own franchises and cooperating schools, (2) distribution and sale
of
our published materials, and (3) delivery of education services through the
Internet.
Kid
Castle has
marketing advantages over its franchises and various schools as it actively
controls the distributions channels of the franchises and various schools'
teaching and learning curriculum. _
Kid
Castle provide its franchises the following
services:
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Management
guidelines specifically
designed for
individual
regional districts
to
ensure that
franchises are
fully realizing their students’
potentials.
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Teaching
materials that can be applied in complete units and are
not dependant
on supplementary texts.
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Support
during the
establishment of
the Franchise.
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Regularly
scheduled
conferences and seminars for head teachers and supervisors of franchise
schools that
provide
updated educational and promotional strategies aimed
at improving student enrollment
and management of the
franchises.
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Combined
promotional campaigns whereby the Company is responsible for
planning and designing
various print
and broadcast advertisements.
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Regularly
scheduled
education training, administration and management seminars for
franchise.
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The
following
table sets forth, for the period indicated, the principle categories of our
consolidated operating revenue:
2004
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2005
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2006
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Sales
of goods
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$
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6,822,420
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$
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7,020,532
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$
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6,774,260
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Franchise
income
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2,442,746
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2,289,655
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2,080,551
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Other
operating revenue
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463,947
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922,147
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856,772
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Total
operating revenue
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9,729,113
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10,232,334
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9,711,583
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Franchises
and Cooperating Schools
Our
classroom-based courses and tutoring services are provided through
company-operated locations, cooperating schools, and our independent franchises.
We
believe there is significant potential for additional franchised schools to
be
established both in Taiwan and China, and we are actively seeking to expand
franchises in these territories. Our franchisees provide Kid Castle courses
and
tutoring services under the “Kid Castle”
brand
name within a specified territory in accordance with a franchise agreement
signed with us. The revenues from our franchises are comprised of annual
licensing fees for using the Kid Castle brand name, consulting service fees,
and
purchase fees for purchase of Kid Castle teaching and learning materials. Our
franchisees typically enter into exclusive agreements to purchase our course
and
marketing materials, which they use in conducting and promoting their
classes.
Franchisees
must obtain our approval for the location and design of a Kid Castle school
and
must operate the franchised school in accordance with certain methods,
standards, and specifications developed by us. The franchisee is usually
required to purchase from us all of its teaching materials, as well as student
explanatory and promotional brochures. Franchisees also have to purchase from
us, or through a channel that we provide, other items necessary for the
operation of a franchise school, such as computers, instructional materials,
and
furniture.
We
actively manage our franchise system. We require franchisees and their employees
to attend initial training seminars in franchise-school operations and Kid
Castle educational programs. We also offer our franchisees and their employees
training seminars each year. Franchise training seminars are designed for each
type of school and may include:
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Preschool
English Teaching Seminar;
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Children’s
English Teaching Seminar;
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Caretaking English
Teaching Seminar; and
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·
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English
Kindergarten Teaching
Seminar.
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The
initial training seminar is designed to familiarize teachers with the three
Kid
Castle teaching methods (Audio-Lingual, Total Physical Response, and
Communicative Language Teaching); to introduce our materials; and to help
teachers incorporate our three teaching methods into the daily teaching plan.
We
employ division directors who act as consultants to assist franchises in
technology implementation, business development, marketing, education, and
operations. These employees also facilitate regular communications between
franchisees and Kid Castle.
Unlike
franchise schools, our cooperating schools are not affiliated with our company,
but have entered into contracts with us to use our teaching and learning
materials. Unlike the franchises, the cooperating schools are not required
to
exclusively use our materials or participate in our training
seminars.
Cooperating
caretaking schools are our third type of school. These schools serve preschool
and elementary school children
in both
a caretaker and educational role. These schools are not affiliated with our
company, but enter into contracts with us to use our teaching and learning
materials.
Currently,
there are approximately 220 and 130 Kid Castle
franchises in Taiwan and in China, respectively, and approximately 5,000
cooperating schools in the two countries. The cooperating schools include Kid
Castle Kindergarten, Kid Castle Computer School, and Kid Castle Remedial School.
The following table shows the number of our franchises and
cooperating
schools, and cooperating
caretaking schools included
as
of
the
dates
indicated:
December
31,
2005
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December
31,
2006
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Franchises
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350
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350
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Cooperating
schools*
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4,500
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5,000
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*
includes
caretaking
schools
Publishing
Our
years
of experience in the education field have enabled us to carefully develop what
we believe to be superior teaching products that incorporate diverse and
innovative content. Our educational products feature a wide range of technology,
including multimedia and audio publications and the Internet. In addition,
we
are developing interactive educational programs that utilize a child’s senses of
hearing, sight, and touch.
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Published
materials make up approximately
70% of
our
revenue. The three main channels that purchase our published teaching materials
are franchise schools, kindergartens, and elementary schools. Our franchise
schools are obligated to exclusively use Kid Castle teaching and learning
materials. Based on data from the NBSC, as of December
31,
2006
there were approximately 124,400 kindergartens and 366,200 public and private
elementary schools in China,
all of
which
are
potential customers.
Teaching
Features and Curriculum
Our
children’s English curriculum is summarized as follows:
Category
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Class
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Student
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Levels
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Period
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Preschool
Learning
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Preschool
children
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Ages
3-6
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A
total of six levels
|
Six
months
|
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Language
Learning
|
Young
children
|
Ages
7-9
|
A
total of fourteen levels
|
Six
months
|
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Language
Learning
|
Older
children
|
Ages
10-12
|
A
total of fourteen levels
|
Three
months
|
Kid
Castle's Young Children Teaching Materials incorporate the following
features:
· |
full
conformity with natural language-development patterns for listening,
speaking, reading, and
writing;
|
· |
design
and development based on the unique factors of individual students,
such
as age, learning habits, and cognitive
ability;
|
· |
contemporary
topics that capture and reflect students’ interests and
needs;
|
· |
practical
scenarios purposely designed to cater to daily life so as to
increase the
relevance of language
usage;
|
· |
emphasis
on oral communication;
|
· |
games
and activities that give students an opportunity to practice
language
skills and increase interest in learning
English;
|
· |
categorization
of curriculum from easy to difficult with subjects that correspond
to the
subsequent levels; and
|
· |
diverse
subjects and content.
|
Sales
and Marketing
The
majority of our students’ parents choose our education programs and materials
based on the recommendations of other parents and teachers. We also build
awareness of our brand and promote our products through our franchises and
relationships with the cooperating schools. Kid Castle also maintains an
internal sales force and engages in national and local advertising through
print
and broadcast media and through direct sales to targeted demographics.
Advertising is centrally monitored and is directed primarily at local markets
in
which a kindergarten is located. All marketing activity is tracked to measure
effectiveness and to provide information for future activities. All responses
to
advertising are analyzed to provide data and references for future marketing
efforts.
Individual
franchises have their own marketing methodologies for students. However, we
monitor and provide general marketing strategies to facilitate the franchises’
promotional campaigns. Policies, standards, and procedures for new franchises
and cooperating schools are established centrally, but are implemented at the
local level through an employee in the marketing department. Cooperating schools
also increase our company exposure. As
these
schools use our teaching and learning materials, we believe parents and children
will grow more familiar with the “Kid Castle” brand name and the after-school
education we provide through our caretaking schools.
Competition
The
English-language teaching and educational services industry in Asia is highly
fragmented, varying significantly among different geographic locations and
types
of consumers. Our ability to compete depends on our ability to improve existing
or create new English-language learning materials and courses to distinguish
our
company from our competitors. Other providers of English-language instruction
include individual tutors, small language schools operated by individuals,
public institutions, and franchises or branches of larger language teaching
companies, some of which operate internationally. The smaller operations
typically offer large-group teaching and self-teaching materials for home study,
while some larger competitors concentrate on the higher-priced,
business-oriented segment by offering intensive, individualized
programs.
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The
following table sets forth our competitors in Taiwan:
COMPETITOR
ANALYSIS IN TAIWAN
Company
|
Year
Established
|
Internet
Learning
|
Number
of Schools
|
In
House R&D
|
Interest
Administration Platform
|
Automatic
Speech Analysis System
|
Magazine
Publication
|
Training
Program for Teachers
|
|||||||||||||||||
Kid
Castle
|
1986
|
x
|
250
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
||||||||||||||||||
Giraffe
Language School
|
1986
|
450
|
x
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Joy
Enterprise Organization
|
1981
|
230
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Jordan’s
Language School
|
1982
|
x
|
182
|
x
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Gram
English
|
1981
|
x
|
56
|
x
|
x
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Sesame
English Franchised Schools
|
1987
|
50
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Ha
Po Computer English School
|
1996
|
x
|
150
|
x
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Hess
Educational Organization
|
1983
|
40
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
The
following table sets forth our competitors in China:
COMPETITOR
ANALYSIS IN CHINA
Company
|
Year
Established
|
Internet
Learning
|
Number
of Schools
|
In
House R&D
|
Interest
Administration Platform
|
Automatic
Speech Analysis System
|
Magazine
Publication
|
Training
Program for Teachers
|
|||||||||||||||||
Kid
Castle
|
2001
|
x
|
137
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
|||||||||||||||||
English
First
|
1993
|
x
|
80
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
|||||||||||||||||||
New
Oriental
|
1993
|
x
|
100
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
||||||||||||||||||
DD
Dragon
|
1997
|
20
|
x
|
x
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Onlyedu
|
2004
|
x
|
403
|
x
|
x
|
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BRIEF
SUMMARY OF COMPETITORS IN TAIWAN
|
||
Company
Name
|
Description
|
|
Joy
Enterprise Organization (“JEO”)
|
JEO
was established in 1981. Its operation focuses on English learning
schools
and kindergartens. JEO is also engaged in the language education
publishing business. Currently JEO owns approximately 230 schools
in
Taiwan.
|
|
Gram
English (“Gram”)
|
Gram
was established in 1981. Gram focuses on English education for elementary
and high school children and for adults and is not present in the
kindergarten market. Currently, Gram has 56 schools in
Taiwan.
|
|
Jordan’s
Language School (“Jordan”)
|
Jordan
was established in 1982 and currently has 182 schools in Taiwan.
In
addition to English education, it is also engaged in teaching mathematics
and computer skills to children. In 2001, Jordan entered the market
in
mainland China.
|
|
Giraffe
Language School (“Giraffe”)
|
Giraffe
was established in 1986. Giraffe currently has 450 English schools
in
Taiwan, which is more than other competitors in Taiwan. Giraffe’s
operations include English schools and kindergarten.
|
|
Ha
Po Computer English School
(“Ha
Po”)
|
Ha
Po was established in 1996. It currently has 150 schools in Taiwan,
where
it offers both computer and English education.
|
|
Sesame
English Franchised Schools, Taiwan (“Sesame”)
|
Sesame
was established in 1987 in Taiwan. It is a franchise of an international
English educational institution. Currently it has 50 schools in
Taiwan.
|
|
Hess
Educational Organization (“Hess”)
|
Hess
was established in 1983 and currently has 40 English schools in Taiwan.
Hess also operates kindergartens.
|
BRIEF
SUMMARY OF COMPETITORS IN CHINA
|
||
Company
Name
|
Description
|
|
Onlyedu
Education Group (“Onlyedu”)
|
Onlyedu
was established in 2004. It currently has over 430 franchise schools
located in 18 provinces of China.
|
|
English
First
|
English
First began its development in China in 1993 and currently has 80
kindergarten schools. Its franchise fee and its tuition are higher
than
the market average,
which poses a significant entry barrier for potential franchises.
English
First
has not been established long enough to be well known.
|
|
DD
Dragon Education Organization (“DDDEO”)
|
DDDEO
was established in 1997. It currently has over 20 franchise schools
in the
PRC.
|
|
New
Oriental Educational & Technology Group (“New
Oriental”)
|
New
Oriental entered the Shanghai market in 1993 and caters to adult
students
rather than to children. It
currently
has over 100 schools.
|
Employees
As
of
December 31, 2006, we had a total of 159 full-time employees and four part-time
employees for the ROC and PRC operations. We intend to hire additional employees
on a part-time or independent contractor basis in connection with certain
projects in China.
We
do not intend to hire U.S.-based employees in the foreseeable future. None
of
our employees are represented by a labor union, and we consider our
relationships with our employees to be good.
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Regulatory
Environment
Taiwan
The
Ministry of Education of Taiwan (“MOE”) requires that teaching and learning
materials that are to be used by elementary schools and junior high schools
for
compulsory education first be submitted to the MOE for review. The material
submission process is as follows:
· |
Following
the submission of materials, the MOE will review the materials and
submit
a decision within 90 days, subject to an extension of 30 days.
|
· |
If
the MOE approves the materials, the applicant must send three copies
of
the final version to the MOE. The MOE performs a final review and
makes a
final decision within 60 days.
|
· |
If
the MOE does not approve the initial submission, the applicant has
45 days
to resubmit the materials with any corrections that the MOE deems
necessary.
|
· |
The
MOE reviews the resubmitted materials and makes its decision within
45
days.
|
· |
If
the materials are not approved, or the corrections are not satisfactory
to
the MOE, the applicant has 30 days to make additional corrections
and
submit the corrected materials to the MOE. The MOE will then return
its
decision within 30 days.
|
· |
If
the MOE does not approve the corrections on the third resubmission,
the
applicant may appeal within 30 days and the MOE will review the appeal
and
make a decision within 30 days after its receipt of the appeal.
|
· |
If
the appeal is rejected by the MOE, the applicant must start the approval
process over.
|
The
Employment Service Act of Taiwan and relevant regulations require all foreign
supplementary education instructor applicants to be 20 years of age or older.
In
addition, it is our company policy to hire
candidates with university bachelor degrees and to have each foreign employee
teach the national language
of the
country issuing his
or
her passport.
China
According
to the China-Foreign School Cooperation Regulation (“CFSCR”) effective September
2003, foreign companies cannot operate educational franchises through
wholly-owned entities, but must do so in cooperation with local Chinese
investors. These cooperative arrangements must be approved by the Chinese
government. The CFSCR limits the number of seats on the board of directors
(or
any controlling board or committee) that may be offered to foreign investors
or
their nominees to no more than half of the total number of seats. The director
of the school, as well as the chairman of the board, can be foreign individuals;
however, the principal or the person responsible for administration must be
reviewed by the government.
The
China
Ministry of Education (“CMOE”) has general guidelines for every province and
major city. In addition, each province and some major cities, such as Shanghai
and Beijing, have their own administrative body for education
and
their own regulations and requirements. All of our educational materials
must comply
with the national curriculum guideline as set out by the central government.
Depending
on the administrative procedures of the individual provincial governments,
our
educational materials may have to also be recorded with local
governments.
The
CMOE,
under the Kindergarten Operation and Management Regulation, requires the
following:
· |
the
location of the kindergarten must be in accordance with the safety
standards set by the
CMOE;
|
· |
schoolmasters,
principals, and teachers must have a diploma from a teachers’ college or
higher and a background in children’s
education;
|
· |
school
staff must have the equivalent of a junior high education or
diploma;
and
|
· |
nurses
and similar positions must have a high school education or diploma.
|
The
following violations will result in penalties, including reorganization or
correction to be completed by a certain deadline, suspension of student
enrollment, and suspension of operation:
· |
unlicensed
operation, where the location and environment are unsatisfactory
to
government standards; and
|
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·
|
distributing
materials that are inappropriate for children or materials that
violate
the Educational Standards set by the CMOE.
|
More
severe violations, such as illegal controlled substance usage, possession of
dangerous instruments, corporal punishment, or embezzlement of school funds
or
property will result in punishment and sanctions in accordance with the degree
of violation.
Intellectual
Property and Property Rights
The
name
“Kid Castle” and various drawings used in our materials are trademarked and
registered to us in Taiwan and PRC. Our copyrights, trademarks, service marks,
trade secrets, proprietary technology, and other intellectual property
rights
distinguish our products and services from those of our competitors
and
contribute to our competitive advantage in our target markets. To protect our
brand, products, and services and the systems that deliver those products and
services to our customers, we rely on a combination of copyright, trademark,
and
trade secret laws as well as confidentiality agreements and licensing
arrangements with our employees, customers, independent contractors, sponsors,
and others.
Corporate
History
We
are a
Florida corporation that was incorporated on July 19, 1985 as Omni Doors, Inc.
From inception through June 30, 1998, our primary business was the assembly
and
distribution of industrial doors for sale to building contractors in the South
Florida market. Until April 6, 1998, we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Millennia, Inc., a publicly-owned Delaware corporation. On April 6, 1998, the
Board of Directors of Millennia declared the payment of a stock dividend to
Millennia’s stockholders. Millennia stockholders received one share of our
common stock for each four shares of Millennia common stock. This distribution
of approximately 570,000 shares of our company represented approximately
5%
of the
total issued and outstanding shares of our common stock.
Pursuant
to a contract dated July 14, 1998, Millennia sold 10,260,000 shares
(representing 90% of
the
total outstanding shares) of our common stock to an unrelated firm, China
Economic Growth Investment Corp., LLC, which then distributed the shares to
its
three members, Yong Chen, Zuxiang Huang, and Zheng Yao.
On
April
6, 2001, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated April 2, 2001, Halter
Capital Corporation, a privately-owned Texas corporation, purchased 6,822,900
shares of our common stock from Zheng Yao, representing approximately
60 %
of our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Simultaneously with this change
-in
-control
transaction, Sophia Yao, our then sole officer and director, resigned. Kevin
B.
Halter, Sr., as President and director, and Kevin B. Halter, Jr., as
Secretary-Treasurer and director, were elected to replace her.
On
June
19, 2002, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated June 6, 2002, Powerlink
International Finance, Inc., a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Powerlink”),
purchased 2,830,926 shares of our common stock from Halter Capital Corporation,
representing approximately 57% of
our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Simultaneously with the purchase,
the officers and directors of the Company resigned. Chin-Chung Hsu, President,
Treasurer, and Director; Wen-Hao Hsu, Secretary and Director; and Chien-Hwa
Liu,
Director, were elected to replace them.
On
June
25, 2002, we changed our name to King Ball International Technology Corporation
and, on August 22, 2002, we changed our name again to Kid Castle Educational
Corporation. On October 1, 2002, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding
stock of Higoal Developments Limited (“Higoal”), a Cayman Islands company,
pursuant to an Exchange Agreement dated as of October 1, 2002 (the “Exchange
Agreement”). The Exchange Agreement was among Higoal, the shareholders of
Higoal, Kuo-An Wang, and Kid Castle. Higoal, which is based in Taipei, Taiwan,
is the parent company of Kid Castle Internet Technologies Limited and Kid Castle
Educational Software Development Company Limited. Pursuant to the Exchange
Agreement, Higoal became our wholly-owned subsidiary. In exchange for
100%
of the
issued and fully paid-up capital of Higoal, we issued 11,880,000 shares of
our
common stock to the shareholders of Higoal. As a result of the share exchange,
the former shareholders of Higoal hold a majority of our outstanding capital
stock.
On
September 26, 2005, Mr. and Mrs. Pai purchased 806,960 and693,040
shares
of the common stock of the Company, respectively.
On
December 28, 2006, pursuant to the loan settlement and conversion agreement,
Mr.
Pai received
an additional
2,000,297 shares of the common stock. As of December 31, 2006, Mr. Pai, his
spouse, and direct next of kin together controlled 4,841,377 shares or 19.36%
of
the
total outstanding common stock of the Company. Mr.
and
Mrs. Yang purchased 1,641,538 and 500,000 shares of the common stock of the
Company in 2005, respectively. On
September 26, 2006, Mr. Yang purchased 3,024,000
shares
of the common stock
and on
December 28, 2006, pursuant to the loan settlement and conversion agreement,
Mr.
Yang received
an additional 4,000,000
shares
of the common stock,
As of
December 31, 2006, Mr. Yang and his wife together controlled 9,165,538
shares
or 36.66 %
of the
total outstanding common stock of the Company.
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On
December 27, 2006, we established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Kid Castle
Educational Info Constitution Company Ltd., (“KCEI”) with registered total
capital of RMB$1,200,000.
Company
Organization Chart
Where
You Can Find More Information
We
file
annual, quarterly, and special reports, proxy statements, and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our SEC filings are
available to the public over the Internet from the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the
SEC’s
public reference room in Washington,
D.C. Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference
room.
Our
website
address is http://www.kidcastle.com.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
Risks
Relating to Our Business
We
have a history of operating losses and we anticipate losses to continue for
the
foreseeable future despite the actual results that reflect that the extent
of
loss has been improving.
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Our
ability to attain a positive cash flow and become profitable depends on our
ability to generate and maintain greater revenue while incurring reasonable
expenses. This, in turn, depends, among other things, on the development of
our
business in Taiwan and the PRC. We may be unable to achieve and maintain
profitability if we fail to do any of the following:
·
|
maintain
and improve our current products and services and develop or license
new
products on a timely basis;
|
·
|
compete
effectively with existing and potential
competitors;
|
·
|
further
develop our business activities;
|
·
|
manage
expanding operations; or
|
·
|
attract
and retain qualified personnel.
|
We
have
incurred operating losses since inception. As a result, as of December 31,
2006,
we had an accumulated deficit of $9,056,567. We incurred net losses of
$1,254,592, $1,698,282, and $46,211 for the years ended December 31, 2004,
2005,
and
2006, respectively. We had cash flow from operations of ($1,544,902),
($1,295,250) and $1,773,267 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005, and
2006, respectively. The
accumulated deficit
has
improved
since Messrs.
Pai and
Yang have assumed their respective
management roles, and we anticipate
that
the
accumulated deficit can be continually improved for the foreseeable future.
Our
inability to achieve or maintain profitability could result in disappointing
financial results, impede implementation of our growth strategy, or cause the
market price of our common stock to decrease. Therefore,
we have to effectively
maintain, improve, and develop our products and services and be able to recover
our fixed costs or otherwise turn profitable.
We
cannot predict whether demand for our products and services will continue to
develop, particularly at the volume or prices that we need to be
profitable.
The
market for English-language instruction and education is growing rapidly. We
believe our success ultimately will depend upon, among other things, our ability
to:
·
|
increase
awareness of our brand and the availability of our products and
services;
|
·
|
continue
to attract and develop relationships with educational institutions
and
regulatory authorities in our targeted geographic markets;
and
|
·
|
continue
to attract and retain customers.
|
Because
our operating results are tied, in part, to the success of our franchises,
the
failure of our franchises could adversely affect our operating
results.
Our
revenues include licensing fees received from franchises of Kid Castle.
Accordingly, our future revenues will be impacted by the gross revenues of
Kid
Castle franchises and the number of schools operating by these franchises.
Although our revenues from Kid Castle franchise operations will vary directly
with the gross revenues of our franchises, we are not directly dependent on
the
franchises’ profitability. We believe, however, that the profitability of
existing franchises is key to our ability to attract new franchises and open
new
franchised schools. Therefore, factors that adversely affect the revenues and
profitability of our franchises may have an adverse effect on our operating
results.
There
can
be no assurance that our franchises will operate schools successfully. While
no
individual franchise
represents more than 1%
of
our
franchise revenues, a significant failure of our franchises to operate
successfully could adversely affect our operating results. The resolution of
certain franchise financial difficulties may cause us to incur additional costs
due to uncollectible accounts receivable related to franchise and license fees,
the purchase of teaching and learning materials, and potential claims by
franchises that could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.
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An increase in market competition could have a negative impact on our business.
Our
market is new, rapidly evolving and highly competitive. We expect this
competition to persist and intensify in the future. This increase in competition
could impact
our
business as it leads to price reductions, increases
in the
Company’s
overhead
expenses, under-utilization of employees, andincreases
in
operation costs.
Our
failure to maintain and enhance our competitive position could seriously harm
our business and operating results. We encounter current or potential
competition from a number of sources, including:
·
|
branches
and franchises of international language instruction companies,
|
·
|
public
institutions and private schools, and
|
·
|
private
tutors.
|
Because
we face competition from established competitors, we
cannot
guarantee future
profits.
Our
primary competitors include Giraffe, Jordan’s Language School, Ha Po Computer
English and Hess Educational Organization
in
Taiwan;
JEO in
Taiwan and the
PRC;and
Onlyedu
Education Group and English First in the PRC. Our primary competitors have
significant financial, technical, and marketing resources,
and
established brand recognition. Some of these competitors have a longer operating
history and greater overall resources than we do. These companies also have
established customer support and professional services organizations.
As
a
result, in the ROC market, we need to increase our service quality or
decrease our fees to maintain our customer level. In
the
PRC,
we have
to assertively develop the market and increase our reputation as well as our
market share. In
performing the aforementioned in the respective markets, we may incur increased
operational cost and or reduce our profit and therefore we cannot
guarantee future
profits.
Because
we intend to expand internationally, we will be subject to risks of conducting
business in foreign countries.
As
we
expand our operations outside of Taiwan, we will be subject to the risks of
conducting business in foreign countries, including:
·
|
our
inability to adapt our products and services to local cultural traits
and
customs;
|
·
|
our
inability to locate qualified local employees, partners, and
suppliers;
|
·
|
difficulties
managing foreign operations;
|
·
|
the
potential burdens of complying with a variety of foreign
laws;
|
·
|
trade
standards and regulatory requirements;
|
·
|
geopolitical
risks, such as political and economic instability and changes in
diplomatic and trade relationships;
|
·
|
legal
uncertainties or unanticipated changes regarding regulatory requirements,
liability, export and import restrictions, tariffs, and other trade
barriers;
|
·
|
uncertainties
of laws and enforcement relating to the protection of intellectual
property;
|
·
|
political,
economic, and social conditions in the foreign countries where we
conduct
operations;
|
·
|
currency
risks and exchange controls;
|
·
|
potential
inflation in the applicable foreign economies;
and
|
·
|
foreign
taxation of earnings and payments received by us from our franchises
and
affiliates.
|
We
cannot
be certain that the risks associated with our anticipated foreign operations
will not negatively affect our operating results or prospects, particularly
as
these operations expand in scope, scale, and significance.
Because
we may not be able to protect our proprietary rights on a global basis, we
may
incur substantial costs to defend or protect our business and intellectual
property.
We
strategically pursue the registration of our intellectual property rights.
However, effective patent, trademark, service mark, copyright, and trade secret
protection may not always be available, and the steps we have taken may be
inadequate to protect our intellectual property. In addition, there can be
no
assurance that competitors will not independently develop similar intellectual
property. If others are able to copy and use our products and delivery systems,
we may not be able to maintain our competitive position. If we fail to protect
our intellectual property, we may be exposed to expensive litigation or risk
jeopardizing our competitive position. We may have to litigate to enforce our
intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, or to determine
the
validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. This litigation could
result in substantial costs and the diversion of our management and technical
resources, which could harm our business.
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In
addition, laws in the PRC have traditionally been less protective of
intellectual property rights and enforcement of those laws has been sporadic
at
best. Any further reduction in the legal protections granted to intellectual
property rights in the PRC could adversely affect our revenue as we continue
to
expand into the PRC market.
Because
we may not be able to avoid claims that we infringed the proprietary rights
of
others, we may incur substantial costs to defend or protect our business and
intellectual property.
Although
we have taken steps to avoid infringement claims,
these
measures may not be adequate to prevent others from claiming that we violated
their copyrights, trademarks, or other proprietary rights. Any claim of
infringement could cause us to incur substantial costs defending against the
claim, even if the claim is invalid, and could distract our management from
our
business. A party making a claim could secure a judgment that requires us to
pay
substantial damages, or we may lose the rights to use or modify our
products.
We
substantially rely
on loans from shareholders and bank loans and our inability to obtain sufficient
funding may adversely affect our liquidity and financial
condition.
As
of
December 31, 2004, 2005,
and
2006, our bank loans and loans from financial institutions were $4,284,807,
$3,157, 297, and $1,787,360, respectively. As of December 31, 2006, outstanding
loans from our shareholders were $0.3
million.
Although
we had
an
accumulated deficit,
as of
December 31, 2006,
we
had
a
positive cash flow from operations. Barring
significant, unforeseen developments in the PRC, our
management expects
that we can continue to decrease our reliance
on loans
from shareholders and banks to meet
our
funding requirements. Despite our decreased reliance on loans, we may again
be
required to seek loans to meet our funding requirements and no
assurances can be given that bank loans or loans from shareholders
will be
available in the future. If we are unable to secure sufficient financing,
our liquidity position would be adversely affected, and we may be required
to
seek more expensive sources of funding to finance our operations.
Implementing
our strategies may require substantial capital expenditures. To the extent
these
expenditures exceed our cash resources, we will be required to seek additional
debt or equity financing. Our ability to obtain sufficient financing and the
cost of such financing will depend on numerous factors, some of which are beyond
our control, including:
·
|
our
financial condition
|
·
|
general
economic and capital market conditions
|
·
|
availability
of credit from banks or lenders
|
·
|
conditions
in the financial markets
|
·
|
investor
confidence in us
|
·
|
economic,
political and other conditions in Taiwan and the PRC
|
If
we are
unable to obtain sufficient funding for our operations or development plans
on
commercially acceptable terms, or at all, our liquidity and financial condition
may be adversely affected.
Because
we conduct operations in New Taiwan Dollars and Renminbi (RMB), we are subject
to risk from exchange rate fluctuations.
Our
transactions with suppliers and customers are effected in New Taiwan dollars,
the functional currency of our Taiwanese subsidiary, Kid Castle Internet
Technologies Limited (KCIT). As a result of our expansion in the PRC, our
transactions are also effected in RMB, the functional currency of our PRC
subsidiary, Kid Castle Educational Software Development Company Limited (KCES)
and Shanghai Kid Castle Educational Info Constitution Company Limited (KCEI).
Our financial statements are reported in U.S. dollars. As a result, fluctuations
in the relative exchange rate among the U.S. dollar, the New Taiwan dollar,
and
the RMB will affect our reported shareholders’ equity from one period to the
next. Such impacts could be material
and are independent of the underlying performance of our business. The market
price of our securities could be significantly affected by unfavorable changes
in exchange rates. We do not actively manage our exposure to such unfavorable
changes in exchange rates.
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Because
our officers and directors are not U.S. persons, and our operating subsidiaries
are
companies formed under the laws of Taiwan and the
People’s
Republic of China, you may be unable to enforce judgments under the Securities
Act.
Our
operating subsidiaries are a Taiwanese company and a PRC company, and our
officers and directors are residents of various jurisdictions outside the United
States. All or a substantial portion of the assets of both our business and
our
officers and directors are located outside the United States. As a result,
it
may be difficult for investors to affect
service of process upon such persons, or to enforce court judgments obtained
against such persons in United States courts, when their claims are predicated
upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act.
Our
internal controls and management systems are currently not consistent with
international practices, and we are in the process of improving these controls
to enable us to certify their effectiveness in accordance with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our failure to timely and successfully upgrade
these
controls and systems could subject us to regulatory actions and harm the price
of our stock.
Our
internal control and management systems were designed to meet the standards
generally adopted by private Taiwan companies, and the internal control and
management systems of our PRC subsidiaries were designed to meet the standards
generally adopted by companies in China. These standards are different from
the
standards and best practices adopted by companies in the United States. We
have
identified areas in which our current control and management systems do not
meet
international standards and practices. In addition, during their audit, our
external auditors brought to our attention a number of areas in which our
current internal controls and management systems do not reduce undetected
material errors or fraud to a relatively low level of risk, which could
adversely affect our ability to accurately and timely record, process,
summarize, and report financial data. Pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
and related rules and regulations, we are required, within certain deadlines
established by the SEC, to evaluate our internal controls over financial
reporting and to file an assessment of its effectiveness with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. Our external auditors are required to attest
to such evaluation. Unless we successfully upgrade our controls and systems,
we
will not be able to satisfactorily comply with our obligation under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and our external auditors will be unable to provide
a satisfactory certification. We have prepared an internal plan of action for
compliance, which includes a schedule of activities to address our need to
meet
these standards and best practices. If we fail to successfully complete the
improvements we have scheduled on a timely basis, or if the activities fail
to
raise our internal controls and management systems to the levels required by
international standards or legal requirements, or if we fail to implement new
or
improved controls, then we may fail to meet our reporting obligations and our
auditors may be unable to certify the management’s assertion of the
effectiveness of our internal controls as required under the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
of 2002. This could subject us to regulatory scrutiny and result in a loss
of
public confidence in our management, which could, among other things, adversely
affect our stock price.
If
we lose key management or other personnel, we may experience delays in our
product development and other negative effects on our
business.
Our
success is dependent upon the personal efforts and abilities of our executive
officers, Min-Tan Yang, our Chief Executive Officer, and Suang-Yi Pai, our
Chief
Financial Officer. If these key officers cease employment with us before we
find
qualified replacements, it would have a significant negative impact on our
operations. We do not have employment agreements with any of our executive
officers.
Moreover,
our growth and success depend on our ability to attract, hire, and retain
additional highly-qualified educators and management, and technical, marketing,
and sales personnel. These individuals are in high demand, and we may not be
able to attract the staff we need. The hiring process is intensely competitive,
time consuming, and may divert the attention of our management from our
operations. Competitors and others have in the past, and may in the future,
attempt to recruit our employees. If we lose the services of any of our senior
management or key education personnel, or if we fail to continue to attract
qualified personnel, our business could suffer.
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“Penny
Stock” regulations may impose certain restrictions on marketability of our
common stock.
The
SEC
has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. Our common stock
currently falls within the definition of penny stock and may be subject to
rules
that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell
such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited
investors (generally those with assets in excess of $1,000,000, or annual
incomes exceeding $200,000 or $300,000, together with their
spouses).
For
transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special
suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and have received
the purchaser’s prior written consent to the transaction. Additionally, for any
transaction, other than exempt transactions, involving a penny stock, the rules
require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a risk-disclosure document
mandated by the SEC relating to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also
must disclose the commissions payable and current quotations for the securities
to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative. If the
broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this
fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly
statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock
held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
Consequently, the “penny stock” rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers
to sell our common stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell our
common stock in the secondary market.
Risks
Relating to The People’s Republic of China
Our
operations in the PRC are subject to political, regulatory, and economic
uncertainties.
Our
operations and assets in the PRC are subject to significant political,
regulatory, and economic uncertainties. Changes in laws and regulations, or
their interpretation, the imposition of confiscatory taxation, restrictions
on
currency conversion, imports and sources of supply, restrictions on the manner
of operating educational institutions or disseminating educational materials,
devaluations of currency, or the nationalization or other expropriation of
private enterprises could have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operations, and financial condition. Under its current leadership,
the PRC government has been pursuing economic reform policies that encourage
private economic activity and greater economic decentralization. Despite the
fact that the exposure to this risk may decrease in the future as the Chinese
economy globalizes and regulation relaxes, there is no assurance
that the
PRC government will continue to pursue these policies or that it will not
significantly alter these policies from time to time without notice.
In
addition, in July 2003, our subsidiary, KCES, entered into agreements with
a
local Chinese party, 21st
Century
Publishing House, in Jiangxi Province, to establish two joint ventures, Jiangxi
21st
Century
Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd. (“KC Culture Media”) and 21st
Century
Kid Castle Language and Education Center (“KC Education Center”), and to
establish a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Kid Castle Educational
Institution Info Ltd. (“KCEI”). KC Culture Media and KC Education Center
primarily publish and distribute English-language education materials, enter
into franchise and consulting relationships with kindergarten and language
schools, and provide services to cooperative schools in China.
KCEI has entered into a direct-owned school in the PRC. We intend to use them
as
one of our primary vehicles for our expansion into the PRC market. Although
we receaved, on January 19, 2004, and October 31, 2003, licenses from the
applicable government authorities to conduct the business of KC Culture Media
and KC Education Center in the PRC, there exist various factors that render
the
regulatory environment volatile and uncertain. Therefore,
it could only be concluded that the PRC market would eventually be more
transparent and less uncertain as it gradually opens up to foreign
investors.
The
lack of remedies and impartiality under the PRC’s legal system could negatively
impact us.
Unlike
the United States, the PRC has a civil law system based on written statutes
in
which judicial decisions have little precedential value. The PRC government
has
enacted some laws and regulations dealing with matters such as corporate
organization and governance, foreign investment, commerce, taxation, and trade.
However, their experience in implementing, interpreting, and enforcing these
laws and regulations is
limited,
and our ability to enforce commercial claims or to resolve commercial disputes
is unpredictable. These matters may be subject to the exercise of considerable
discretion by agencies of the PRC government, and forces unrelated to the legal
merits of a particular matter or dispute may influence their
determination.
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ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
We
lease
many of our facilities, consisting principally of administrative office space,
warehouse space, and sales offices. In addition, we lease housing accommodations
for our employees in China. Our principal executive offices consist of 530
square meters of office space, which we own, located on the 8th Floor, No.
98,
Min
Chuan
Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. We believe that our current
space is adequate for our needs for the foreseeable future.
The
following table sets forth the location and size of the material facilities
of
our subsidiaries, Kid Castle Internet Technologies Limited and Kid Castle
Educational Software Development Company Limited:
Kid
Castle Internet Technologies Limited
Nature
|
Location
|
Floor
Space (m2)
|
||
Registration
area
|
No.
148, Jianguo Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
|
48
|
||
Administrative
office
|
8th
Floor, No. 98, Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan,
ROC
|
534
|
||
Administrative
office
|
8th
Floor, No. 100, Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
|
375
|
||
Administrative
office
|
Room
5, 8th Floor, No. 251, Min Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
|
312
|
||
Warehouse
|
No.
459, Sec. 2, Zhongshan Rd., Huatan Shiang, Changhua County 503, Taiwan,
ROC
|
5,000
|
Kid
Castle Education Software Development Limited
Nature
|
Location
|
Floor
Space (m2)
|
||
Administration
office
|
4th
Floor, No. 1277, Beijing West Road, Shanghai, PRC
|
1092
|
||
Warehouse
|
No.
305, Lane 2638, Hongmei South Road, Shanghai, PRC
|
800
|
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The
Company is not a party to any legal proceedings of a material
nature.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
On
May 4,
1998, the Company’s common stock was approved for quotation on the NASD
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the trading symbol “OMDO.” On June 28,
2002, the trading symbol was changed to “OMDR.” On August 22, 2002, the trading
symbol was changed to “KDCE.” The
high
and low bid quotations for the Company’s common stock were as follows for the
periods
below
(as reported by OTCBB).
The
quotations below reflect inter-dealer prices without retail markup, markdown,
or
commission, and may not represent actual transactions:
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Fiscal
Year Ended on December 31, 2006
|
High
Bid
|
Low
Bid
|
|||||
1st
Quarter
|
0.25
|
0.12
|
|||||
2nd
Quarter
|
0.15
|
0.12
|
|||||
3rd
Quarter
|
0.35
|
0.15
|
|||||
4th
Quarter
|
0.15
|
0.10
|
Fiscal
Year Ended on December 31, 2005
|
High
Bid
|
Low
Bid
|
|||||
1st
Quarter
|
1.29
|
0.88
|
|||||
2nd
Quarter
|
0.88
|
0.51
|
|||||
3rd
Quarter
|
0.51
|
0.37
|
|||||
4th
Quarter
|
0.54
|
0.25
|
As
of
December 31, 2006, the Company had approximately 2,600 shareholders of record.
The
Company has never paid any dividends on its common stock and does not have
any
plans to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.
Recent
Sale of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered
Securities
Not
applicable.
Purchases
of Equity Securities by Registrant and Affiliated
Purchasers
Not
applicable.
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Five-Year
Selected Financial Data
Years
Ended on December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||
Statement
of Operations Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
$
|
9,711,583
|
$
|
10,232,334
|
$
|
9,729,113
|
$
|
8,591,383
|
$
|
6,572,974
|
||||||
Operating
Costs
|
3,638,738
|
3,811,044
|
3,433,558
|
3,022,364
|
2,895,568
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss
|
46,211
|
1,698,282
|
1,254,592
|
1,940,591
|
1,906,996
|
|||||||||||
Loss
per share—basic and diluted
|
0.002
|
0.089
|
0.066
|
0.115
|
0.150
|
|||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
assets
|
$
|
5,936,771
|
$
|
6,954,257
|
$
|
8,143,067
|
$
|
8,129,906
|
$
|
5,373,309
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
9,373,223
|
10,982,937
|
12,781,424
|
12,542,216
|
9,772,872
|
|||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
6,745,302
|
8,436,284
|
8,726,637
|
7,457,171
|
6,365,639
|
|||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
9,953,415
|
12,280,881
|
12,353,708
|
10,834,219
|
9,136,306
|
|||||||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
(634,753
|
)
|
(1,326,571
|
)
|
393,925
|
1,707,997
|
636,566
|
|||||||||
$
|
9,373,223
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
$
|
12,781,424
|
$
|
12,542,216
|
$
|
9,772,782
|
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ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATION
This
report contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating
to
us that are based on the beliefs and assumptions made by our management as
well
as information currently available to the management. When used in this
document, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate, “ “expect,” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to
certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If one or more of these risks
or
uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated,
believed, estimated, or expected.
General
We
are
engaged in the business of children’s education, focusing on the publication and
sale of kindergarten language school and primary school teaching materials
and
magazines. We also provide management and consulting services to our franchised
kindergarten and language schools. Our teaching materials include books, audio
tapes, video tapes, and compact discs. A major portion of our educational
materials focuses on English-language education. We also sell educational tools
and equipment that are complementary to our business. Our business originally
started in Taiwan, and, in 2001, we began expanding our business into the
People’s Republic of China (PRC). We officially launched our operations in
Shanghai in April 2002. As in Taiwan, we offer advanced teaching materials
and
tools and monthly magazines to provide children ranging from two to twelve
years
of age a chance to learn exceptional English-language and computer
skills.
Critical
Accounting Policies, Judgment, and Estimates
Our
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations
are
based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
with
accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires
us
to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including
those related to product returns, bad debts, inventories, equity investments,
income taxes, financing operations, pensions, commitments, and contingencies.
We
base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions
that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which
form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results
may
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We
believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial
statements.
Revenue
Recognition.
We
recognize sales of teaching materials, educational tools, and equipment as
revenue when title of the product and risk of ownership are transferred to
the
customer. Title of the product and risk of ownership are transferred to the
customer at the time of delivery or when the goods arrive at the
customer’s
designated location, depending on the associated shipping terms. Additionally,
we deliver products sold by our distributors directly to the distributors’
customers. We recognize the delivered goods as revenue in a similar way as
sales
to our direct customers. We estimate sales returns and discounts based on
historical experience and record them as reductions in revenues.
If
market
conditions were to decline, we may take actions to increase sales discounts,
possibly resulting in an incremental reduction in revenue at the time when
revenues are recognized.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts.
We
maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from
the inability of our customers to make required payments. If the financial
condition of our customers were to deteriorate resulting in an impairment of
their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be
required.
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Allowance
for Obsolete Inventories and Lower of Cost or Market.
We
write
down our inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal
to
the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value
based upon assumptions about inventory aging, future demand, and market
conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected
by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.
Investment
Impairments.
We
hold
equity interests in companies having operations in areas within our strategic
focus. We record an investment impairment charge when we believe an investment
has experienced a decline in value that is not temporary. Future adverse changes
in market conditions or poor operating results of underlying investments could
result in losses. They could also result in an inability to recover the carrying
value of the investments, an inability that may not be reflected in an
investment’s current carrying value, thereby possibly requiring an impairment
charge in the future.
Fixed
Assets and Depreciation.
Our
fixed
assets are stated at cost. Major improvements to existing facilities and
equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs that do
not
extend the life of the applicable asset are charged to expense as incurred.
Buildings are depreciated over a 50-year term. Fixtures and equipment are
depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives,
which range from two-and-a-half years to ten years.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets.
We
review
our fixed assets and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events
or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may
not
be recoverable. We measure recoverability of assets to be held and used by
comparing the carrying amount of an asset to undiscounted future net cash flows
expected to be generated by the asset over its remaining useful life. If such
assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment is measured by the amount
by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
The estimate of fair value is generally based on quoted market prices or on
the
best available information, including prices for similar assets and the results
of using other valuation techniques.
As
of
December 31, 2006, the balance of our amortizable intangible assets was
$538,638, including franchise-related intangible assets of $339,227
and
copyrights of $199,411. The amortizable intangible assets are amortized on
a
straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of 10 years. In determining
the
useful lives and recoverability of the intangibles, assumptions must be made
regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair
value of the assets, which may not represent the true fair value. If these
estimates or their related assumptions change in the future, there may be
significant impact on our results of operations in the period that
the
change incurred.
Income
Taxes.
We
account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts
of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax loss
carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted
tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on
deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets
are
subject to valuation allowances based upon management’s estimates of
reliability. Actual results may differ significantly from management’s
estimate.
24
Currency
Risk.
Our
transactions with suppliers and customers are primarily effected in New Taiwan
dollars, which is the functional currency of our Taiwanese subsidiary, Kid
Castle Internet Technologies Limited. As a result of our expansion in the PRC,
we have increased transactions denominated in Renminbi, which is the functional
currency of our PRC subsidiaries, Kid Castle Educational Software Development
Company Limited, Jiangxi 21st
Century
Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd and Shanghai Kid Castle Educational Info
Constitution Company Limited.
Our
financial statements are reported in U.S. dollars. As a result, fluctuations
in
the relative exchange rate among the U.S. dollar, the New Taiwan dollar, and
the
Renminbi will affect our reported financial results. Such impacts could be
material and are independent of the underlying performance of the business.
The
market price of our securities could be significantly harmed based on
unfavorable changes in exchange rates. We do not actively manage our exposure
to
the effects of such unfavorable changes in exchange rates.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of Fiscal Years 2006 and 2005
Total
Net Operating Revenue. Total
net
operating revenue consists of sales of goods, franchise income and other
operating revenue. Total net operating revenues decreased by $520,751, or
5%,
to
$9,711,583 for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $10,232,334 for the year
ended December 31, 2005, including the decrease in sales of goods of
$246,272
and
franchise income of $209,104 and other operating revenues of
$65,375.
Sales
of goods.
The
decrease in sales of goods, from $7,020,532 for fiscal year 2005 to $6,774,260
for fiscal year 2005, or
4%,
was
mainly due to the decrease in net sales of goods generated from our Taiwan
operations of $398,278, or 8%,
to
$4,695,786
for
fiscal year 2006
from
$5,094,064 for fiscal year 2005.
Franchise
income.
The
decrease
in franchise income, from $2,289,655 for fiscal year 2005 to
$2,080,551
for
fiscal year 2006, or
9%,
was
mainly
due to
the decrease
in the number of our franchised schools in Taiwan and the decrease in franchise
income in Shanghai operations
despite
an increase in the number of franchised schools. Franchise income for
Taiwan
decreased by $93,290 from $1,465,721 for fiscal year 2005 to $1,372,431 for
fiscal year 2006 and for Shanghai decreased by $115,814 from $823,934 for fiscal
year 2005 to $708,120 for fiscal year 2006.
Other
operating revenue.
Our
other operating revenues represents revenue from other activities and services
such as training of teachers, arranging for personal English-language tutors,
organizing field trips and educational fairs, and collecting
fees
for designing the school layout of our franchised schools. Other operating
revenue decreased by $65,375, or 7%,
to
$856,772
for
fiscal year 2006 from $922,147 for fiscal year 2005. The decrease was mainly
due
to a
decrease in revenue
generated from services
rendered in connection with the construction and design layout of our franchised
schools and sales of education-related equipment to our franchised schools
in
our Taiwan operations.
Gross
Profit.
Gross
profit decreased by $348,445,
or
5%,
to
$6,072,845
for
fiscal year 2006 from $6,421,290 for fiscal year 2005. The decrease
in gross profit was attributable to decrease in operating revenue.
Total
Operating Costs.
Total
operating costs decreased by $172,306, or
5%,
to
$3,638,738
for
fiscal year 2006 from $3,811,044 for fiscal year 2005. This decrease was mainly
due to decreases in operating
revenue.
Other
Operating Expenses.
Other
operating expenses decreased by $1,062,605, or 16%,
to
$5,526,318
for
fiscal year 2006 from $6,588,923 for fiscal year 2005, principally due to
decreases in salary expenditures resulting from a reduction in employee
headcount in our Shanghai operations.
Interest
Expenses, Net.
Net
interest expenses decreased by $57,063, or 24%,
to
$179,825
for
fiscal year 2006 from $236,888 for fiscal year 2005, primarily due
to
the
reduction of loans due to officers and decreases in bank loans in 2006. Please
refer to Note 12 in our Consolidated Financial Statements for more
information.
Provision
for Taxes.
Provision
for
taxes for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 were $173,325 and $477,297, respectively.
These provisions for income taxes mainly represent the use of net operating
loss
carry-forwards to offset the income generated for our operations in Taiwan
and
an increase in the valuation allowance charged against deferred tax assets
generated from our PRC operations in order to reduce the deferred tax assets
to
the extent that the tax benefit is more likely than not to be
realized.
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Comparison
of Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004
Total
Net Operating Revenue.
Total
net operating revenue consists of sales of goods, franchise income, and other
operating revenue. Total net operating revenues increased by $503,221, or
5%,
to
$10,232,334 for the year ended December 31, 2005 (fiscal year 2005) from
$9,729,113 for the year ended December 31, 2004 (fiscal year 2004). This
increase included an increase in sales of goods in the amount of $198,112,
a
decrease in franchise income in the amount of $153,091, and an increase in
other
operating revenues in the amount of $458,200.
Sales
of goods.
The
increase in sales of goods, from $6,822,420 for fiscal year 2004 to $7,020,532
for fiscal year 2005, or
2.9%,
was
mainly due to the increase in net sales of goods generated from our Shanghai
operations of $430,196, or
28.9%,
to
$1,917,229
for
fiscal year 2005 from $1,487,033 for fiscal year 2004.
Franchise
income.
The
decrease in franchise income, from $2,442,746 for fiscal year 2004 to $2,289,655
for fiscal year 2005, or 6.27%,
was
attributable to a decrease in franchise income from Taiwan.
Other
operating revenue.
Our
other operating revenues represents revenue from other activities and services
such as training of teachers, arranging for personal English-language tutors,
organizing field trips and educational fairs, and collecting fees for designing
the school layout of our franchised schools. Other operating revenue increased
by $458,200, or 98.76%,
to
$922,147
for fiscal year 2005 from $463,947 for fiscal year 2004. The increase was mainly
due to revenue generated from our services rendered in connection with the
construction and design layout of our franchised schools and sales of
education-related equipment to our franchised schools.
Gross
Profit.
Gross
profit increased by $125,735, or 2%,
to
$6,421,290
for fiscal year 2005 from $6,295,555 for fiscal year 2004. The increase in
gross
profit was attributable to the increase in sales of goods.
Total
Operating Costs.
Total
operating costs increased by $377,486, or 11%,
to
$3,811,044 for fiscal year 2005 from $3,433,558 for fiscal year 2004. This
increase was mainly due to increase in sales of goods and other operating
revenue.
Other
Operating Expenses.
Other
operating expenses increased by $42,079, or 0.6%,
to
$6,588,923 for fiscal year 2005 from $6,546,844 for fiscal year 2004,
principally due to increases in our Shanghai
operations.
Interest
Expense, Net.
Net
interest expenses increased by $86,184, or 57.19%,
to
$236,888 for fiscal year 2005 from $150,704 for fiscal year 2004, primarily
due
to an
increased loan during 2005.
Provision
for Taxes.
Provision for taxes for fiscal years 2005 and 2004 were $ 477,297
and
$430,729, respectively. These provisions for income taxes mainly represent
the
use of net operating loss carry-forwards to offset the income generated for
our
operations in Taiwan and an increase in the valuation allowance charged against
deferred tax assets generated from our PRC operations in order to reduce the
deferred tax assets to the extent that the tax benefit is more likely than
not
to be realized.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Comparison
of Fiscal Years 2006 and 2005
As
of
December 31, 2006, our principal sources of liquidity included cash and bank
balances of $1,419,873, which increased from $613,391 at December 31, 2005.
The
increase
was mainly due to reductions in expenses in our Shanghai operations .
Net
cash
provided by (used in) operating activities was $1,773,267 and ($1,295,250)
during fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively. Net cash provided by operating
activities during fiscal year 2006 was primarily attributed to the decrease
in
net loss.
Net
cash
provided by investing activities was $671,018 and $1,514,264 during fiscal
years
2006 and 2005, respectively. The $843,246 decrease is due to the change in
the
amount due from a shareholder/director
of $977,838 during fiscal year 2005.
Net
cash
provided by (used in) financing activities during fiscal year 2006 was
($1,583,939) as compared to $262,196 during fiscal year 2005. The $1,846,135
decrease was primarily attributable to proceeds from bank borrowings of $213,357
during
fiscal year 2006, as compared to that of $3,067,111 during fiscal year
2005.
Comparison
of Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004
As
of
December 31, 2005, our principal sources of liquidity included cash and bank
balances of $613,391, which increased from $213,564 at December 31, 2004. The
change was primarily the result of an increase in revenues from our operations
in Shanghai during 2005.
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Net
cash
used in operating activities was $1,295,250 and $1,544,902 during fiscal years
2005 and 2004, respectively. Net cash used in operating activities during fiscal
year 2005 was primarily attributed to net loss and an increase of notes and
accounts receivable.
Net
cash
(used in) provided by investing activities were $1,514,264 and ($354,073) during
fiscal years 2005 and 2004, respectively. The $1,868,337 difference was
primarily attributable to cash provided by pledged notes receivable of $369,807,
an amount due from a shareholder
and
director of $977,838, and disposal of property and equipment of $202,822 during
fiscal year 2005, as compared to that of $15,760, $0, and $70,062,
respectively, for the same category
during
fiscal year 2004.
Net
cash
(used in) provided by financing activities during fiscal year 2005 was $262,196
as compared to $914,229 during fiscal year 2004. The $652,033 difference was
primarily attributable to cash provided by borrowings from officers/shareholders
of $1,271,800 during fiscal year 2005, as compared to that of ($585,006) during
fiscal year 2004, and the repayment of bank borrowings of
($4,068,179)
during fiscal year 2005.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As
of
December 31, 2006, we did not engage in any off-balance sheet arrangements
as
defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Company, Higoal and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the
“Group.” The following table represents the Group’s contractual
obligations:
Payments
Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Thereafter
|
||||||||||||||||
(Thousand
dollars)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
obligations
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank
borrowing
|
1,787
|
604
|
335
|
102
|
89
|
60
|
597
|
|||||||||||||||
Pension
benefit
|
87
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
17
|
70
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
leases
|
597
|
346
|
197
|
54
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
2,471
|
950
|
532
|
156
|
89
|
77
|
667
|
Bank
Borrowing. One
of
our financing sources is from bank borrowings. As of December 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, the balances of bank borrowings, including current and
non-current portions, were $1,787,360 and $3,157,297, respectively.
New
Subsidiary Investment.
On
December 27, 2006, the Group established a wholly -owned
subsidiary,
Shanghai Kid Castle Educational Info Constitution Company Ltd.
with
registered total
capital of RMB$1,200,000,
in order
to operate direct-owned schools
beginning in
2007
in
the
PRC.
We
hope
to
increase the profit margin of the Group
as a
result of the formation of KCEI.
Pension
Benefit. In
accordance with the
ROC
Labor Standard Law, the
Group
maintains two different retirement plans:
a
non-contributory and funded defined contribution retirement plan (the “New
Plan”) covering all regular employees of KCIT, our subsidiary in
Taiwan,
and the
benefit retirement plan (the “Old Plan”),
which
commenced in September 2003
and only
applies to the regular employees of KCIT whom were employed before June
2005.
For
further information, please refer to Note 15
to our
Consolidated
Financial Statements. The
benefits expected to be paid in each of the next five fiscal years
and in
the aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter are $0 and $29,969,
respectively.
We
also
make defined contributions to a retirement benefits plan for our employees
in
the PRC in accordance with local regulations. We
have a
non-contributory and funded defined-benefit retirement plan (the “Plan”)
covering all regular employees of KCIT, our subsidiary in Taiwan, as described
in Note 15 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The benefits
expected to be paid in each of the next five fiscal years, and in the aggregate
for the five fiscal years thereafter are $0 and $29,969, respectively. We also
make defined contributions to a retirement benefits plan for our employees
in
the PRC in accordance with local regulations. The contributions made by us
for
fiscal years 2006, 2005, and 2004
amounted
to $77,750, $51,007 and $83,176, respectively.
Operating
Leases.
We have
entered into several non-cancelable lease arrangements for administrative office
space, warehouse space, and sales offices for various lengths of
time.
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Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Group will
continue as a going concern. The
Group
has
been
aggressively expanding its business in the PRC, and
the
Shanghai
operations were
profitable
as
of
December
31, 2006.
We
anticipate continued
expansion of
the
market
for its learning
materials and
an
increase in
the
number of franchise schools.
Furthermore, we foresee
better
utilization of capital and funds as we
identify and implement
alternatives for restructuring and refinancing
In order
to increase its profit margin, the
Group
plans to operate direct-owned schools beginning in 2007.
Because of the
rapid
expansion in
Shanghai,
the
Group foresees needing
additional funds in
the
near future to
facilitate its
expansion plans
during
2007.
As
discussed in Note 12
to our
Consolidated
Financial Statements, the majority of the Group’s existing loans were guaranteed
by two directors of the Group who have expressed their willingness to continue
to support the Group until other sources of funds have been obtained. Moreover,
management believes that, with continuous growth in the sales in the PRC, the
existing directors’ support,
and the
new bank facilities, the Group will have sufficient funds for operations. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible
future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts
and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July
2006, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”)
released
Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an
Interpretation of FASB Statement 109.” Effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2006, this interpretation provides guidance on the financial
statement recognition and measurement for income tax positions that we have
taken or expect to take in our income tax returns. It also provides related
guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting
in
interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We have adopted this standard
as of
January 1, 2007. The adoption did not have a significant impact on our financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB released SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” which
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP,
and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. This standard applies
when other accounting pronouncements require fair value measurements; it does
not require new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and
interim periods within those years. We are currently evaluating the effect
of
the guidance contained in this standard and do not expect the implementation
to
have a material impact on our financial statements.
In
September 2006, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued
SAB
No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying
Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB No. 108 was issued to
address diversity in practice in quantifying financial statement misstatements
and the potential under current practice for the build up of improper amounts
on
the balance sheet, and to provide consistency between how registrants quantify
financial statement misstatements. The standard requires us to use a dual
approach for quantification of errors using both the “rollover” method, which
assesses only the misstatement originating in the current year, and the “iron
curtain” method, in which the cumulative misstatement is assessed, irrespective
of when it originated. We have adopted the standard effective for our fiscal
year ended
December 31,
2006.
The adoption did not have any impact on our financial statements.
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
None.
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ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
We
are
exposed to market risk, including changes in certain foreign currency exchange
rates and interest rates. All of these market risks arise in the normal course
of business, as we do not engage in speculative trading activities. We have
not
entered into derivative or hedging transactions to manage risk in connection
with such fluctuations.
The
following analysis provides quantitative information regarding our exposure
to
foreign currency exchange risk and interest rate risk.
Interest
rate exposure
We
are
exposed to fluctuating interest rates related to variable rate bank borrowings.
In analyzing the effect of interest rate fluctuations based on the average
balances of our outstanding bank borrowings for fiscal year 2006, we have
projected that, if interest rates were to increase by 1%,
the
result would be an annual increase in our interest expense of $17,914. This
analysis does not take into consideration the effect of changes in the level
of
overall economic activity on interest rate fluctuations.
Foreign
currency exposure
We
have
operations in both Taiwan and the PRC. The functional currency of Higoal
Development Ltd. and its subsidiary, Kid Castle Internet Technologies Ltd.
is NT
Dollars and the financial records are maintained and the financial statements
are prepared for these entities in NT Dollars. The functional currency of Kid
Castle Educational Software Development Company Ltd. and its consolidated
investee, Jiangsi 21st
Century
Kid Castle Culture Media Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Kid Castle Educational Info
Constitution Company Ltd., is Renminbi (“RMB”),
and the
financial records are maintained and the financial statements are prepared
for
these entities in RMB. In
the
normal course of business, these operations are not exposed to fluctuations
in
currency values. We do not generally enter into derivative financial instruments
in the normal course of business, nor do we use such instruments for speculative
purposes. The translation from the applicable local currency assets and
liabilities to the U.S. Dollar is performed using exchange rates in effect
at
the balance sheet date except for shareholders’ equity, which is translated at
historical exchange rates. Revenue and expense accounts are translated using
average exchange rates during the period. Gains and losses resulting from such
translations are recorded as a cumulative translation adjustment, a separate
component of shareholders’ equity.
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The
consolidated financial statements of Kid Castle Educational Corporation and
its
subsidiaries including the notes thereto, together with the report thereon
of
Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP, are
presented beginning at page F1 and are incorporated by reference
herein.
ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
On
July
28, 2006, we engaged Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP as our principal
accountant and to audit our consolidated financial statements for the
years
ended
December 31, 2005 and 2006.
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Conclusion
Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
Pursuant
to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) our management has performed an evaluation of
the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term disclosure
controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule Rule 13a-15(e) means
controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files
or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Disclosure
controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in
the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive
and
principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
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Based
on
deficiencies noted by our auditors, problems discovered relating to misuse
of
company funds by a company officer, and other issues noted in our management’s
evaluation; our conclusion is that as of December 31, 2006 our disclosure
controls and procedures were ineffective. We
are
taking steps to improve our disclosure controls and procedures, instituting
a
new ERP system and engaging an outside accounting firm to advise the Company
with respect to setting up internal auditing and other controls and procedures.
The
ERP
system is expected to complete its trial run period
by
the
end
of
June 2007 and become fully
operational thereafter.
The
old
system used by the Company will
then
be
phased out.
The
phase
out
period will
involve
the
amalgamation of old data into the new ERP system,
and
training for
staff
on
how to
use
the new
ERP system.
During
the phase-out period,
various
functions and operations of the new ERP system will
be
run in parallel on
the old
system.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in the rules
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under
the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
principal executive and financial accounting officer, we have conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting.
We
recognize that the internal controls and procedures adopted by the Company
were
inadequate and gave rise to misappropriation of funds as disclosed in our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2006. Among
other improvements, we began implementing a comprehensive ERP system that
will
improve
the Company’s internal controls. The
ERP
system is currently at trial and test-run stage. The
required software and hardware input have been fully installed and the system
is
now running to detect bugs that may reside in the system. The
system is expected to be fully operational in the
third
fiscal quarter 2007. The
Company believes that full implementation of its new ERP System will prevent
misappropriation of funds by Company employees because the ERP system will
perform the following functions:
·
|
Maintain
detailed records and produce comprehensive financial statements on
a
periodic basis allowing management to review and detect irregular
financial activities.
|
·
|
Place
different check-points on the progression of ordinary monetary activities
of the business.
|
·
|
Delineate
individual unit/departmental responsibilities and effectively separate
respective departmental transactions so as to avoid intentional
misappropriation of funds from taking place.
|
In
addition to implementing a new ERP system, the following additional procedures
have been implemented:
·
|
All
departments requesting funds must obtain written approval from the
Chief
Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board before the accounting
department may commence processing payments.
|
·
|
All
fund transfer applications must be approved by the applicable department
supervisor before the application may be processed. No
one can authorize their own application. This is applicable to all
staff
including staff at the managerial level.
|
·
|
Fund
transfer applications in the PRC must additionally be approved by
the
headquarters in Taiwan.
|
·
|
All
fund transfer applications must be accompanied by supporting
documentation, such as a copy of the relevant contract copy of the
relevant invoice or stock pre-payment statement.
|
·
|
Stock
purchases require the approval of the supervisor or manager of the
relevant department, the approval of the accounts department, and
a stock
receipt and suppliers’ certification. Finally
the application must be approved by the Chairman of the Board before
funds
may be released.
|
·
|
All
pre-payments must be tracked by the fund applicant and the payments
must
be cleared within the month of payment or in accordance with the
date
stipulated in the relevant contract.
|
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The
Company recognizes that
its
internal
controls and procedures were inadequate; it is assertively attending to the
inadequacy and believes that implementation of all of the foregoing procedures
will significantly strengthen the Company’s internal financial controls and
procedures.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Name
|
Age*
|
Position
with the Company
|
||
Suang
Yi Pai
|
46
|
Chairman,
Director and Acting Chief Financial Officer
|
||
Min
Tan Yang
|
41
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
|
||
Chin
Chen Huang
|
39
|
President
of Shanghai Operations and Director
|
||
Ming
Tsung Shih
|
38
|
Director
|
||
Robert
Theng
|
45
|
Director
|
*Age
as at December 31, 2006.
Mr.
Pai was
elected to replace Mr. Kuo An Wang as the chairman of the board on November
2,
2005. Mr. Pai has served as a director of the company since October 2002. Since
1998, Mr. Pai has served as the general manager of Chin Yi Fung Enterprises
Co.,
Ltd., a privately held company engaged in the manufacture of sandals.
Mr.
Yang
was elected by the board of directors to fill an existing vacancy and appointed
chief executive officer on November 2, 2005. He has a master’s degree from the
Department of Business Administration of Da-Yeh University. Mr.
Yang
has served as a director of Shanghai
Taiwan
Businessmen Elementary School since January 2005 and as a director of Global
International Education Ltd since July 2001. In
2002,
Mr. Yang was appointed as the chairman of two of the Company’s schools in Taiwan
and, currently, he is the chairman of four of the Company schools.
Mrs.
Huang has served as a director since October 2002 and as the President of
Shanghai Operations since July
20,
2005. Prior to becoming the President of Shanghai Operations, she was our Vice
President of Taiwan Operations.
Mr.
Shih
has served as a director since 2003. He is currently employed by
Sunspring Metal Corporation as a Financial Manager and part-time lecturer in
Tunghai University.
Mr.
Theng
has served as a director since
2003,
and he is currently a full-time professor at Dayeh University of Taiwan and
the
Vice President of Strategic Planning and Control of CV Sinar Jaya, Indonesia,
a
general contractor and real estate developer.
None
of
our directors are related to any of our other directors and none have any
pending legal claims or litigation against them.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Reporting Compliance
None
Audit
Committee Financial Expert
Mr.
Shih
qualifies as an audit committee financial expert according to the standard
set
forth in Regulation S-K, item 407. While
the
entire Board of Directors served as the Company's Audit Committee and assumed
responsibility for reviewing the Company's financial statements with the
Company's auditors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the two
independent directors, Messrs. Shih and Theng, had separate reviewing sessions
with the Company's auditors to discuss and ensure the accuracy and reliability
of the Company's financial statements in addition to those sessions conducted
with the full Board of Directors.
Code
of Ethics
We
have
adopted a corporate code of ethics. We believe our code of ethics is reasonably
designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct; provide
full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in public reports;
comply with applicable laws; ensure prompt internal reporting of code
violations; and provide accountability for adherence to the code. Please refer
to Exhibit 14 for a copy of the translation of Code of Ethics.
We will
provide a copy of our Code of Ethics, without charge, to any person who requests
in writing to our secretary.
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ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
As
the
Board of Directors does not have a Compensation Committee, the independent
directors of the Board oversee the Company’s executive compensation program. In
this capacity, the individual directors review compensation levels of executive
officers, evaluate performance of executive officers, and consider management
succession and related matters. At times, the non-independent directors,
excluding Mr. Yang, the Company’s chief executive officer, have participated in
discussions involving Mr. Yang’s compensation. The Board of Directors, excluding
Mr. Yang, believes that Mr. Yang’s salary is consistent with the Company’s
performance and comparable to similarly executives. None of our executive
officers serve as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee
of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of
our
Board of Directors.
Elements
to Executive Compensation
The
Company’s executive compensation program is designed to attract and retain
executives responsible for the Company’s long-term success, to reward executives
for achieving both financial and strategic company goals and to provide a
compensation package that recognizes individual contributions as well as overall
business results. The Company’s executive compensation program also takes into
account the compensation practices of companies with whom Kid Castle competes
for executive talent.
The
two
key components of the Company’s executive compensation program are base salary
and variable incentive compensation.
Overall
compensation is intended to be competitive for comparable positions at the
peer
companies.
Objectives.
The
objectives of the Company's executive compensation policies are to attract
and
retain highly qualified executives by designing the total compensation package
to be in line with our competitive reference points; to motivate executives
to
provide excellent leadership and achieve Company goals by providing incentives
to the achievement of specific annual goals; to align the interests of
executives, employees, and stockholders by establishing cohesive management,
financial, operation and marketing goals that reflect the Company's strategic
growth plan; and to provide executives with reasonable security, through
retirement plans and performance-based incentives that motivate them to continue
employment with the Company and achieve goals that will make the Company thrive
and remain competitive in the long run.
Competitive
Reference Points.
To
ensure that its overall compensation is competitive, the Company periodically
reviews executive compensation for a range of other companies that may include:
Linkage
between compensation programs and Company objective and values.
We link
executive compensation closely with the Company objectives, which include
employee engagement, operational excellence, cost management and profitability.
Executives' annual performance evaluations are based in part on their
achievement of specific goals as established by the Board of the Company.
The
roles of various elements of compensation.
Executive compensation includes base salary, other annual compensation granted
under the non-contributory defined benefit retirement plan. Collectively, the
Board's objective is to ensure a total pay package that is in line with the
executive's competitive reference points.
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Governance
practices concerning compensation.
The
Board of Directors supervises many of the procedures that the Board follows
to
ensure good governance. These include setting CEO salary and reviewing and
approving elected vice president salaries, setting annual goals for the Company,
reviewing proposals for stock incentive plans, exercising fiduciary
responsibilities over retirement plans, overseeing management development and
succession planning, and keeping adequate records of its activities.
Base
Salary
Each
executive’s base salary is initially determined with reference to competitive
pay practices and is dependent upon the executive’s level of responsibility and
experience. The Board uses its discretion, rather than a formal weighting
system, to evaluate these factors and to determine individual base salary
levels. Thereafter, base salaries are reviewed periodically, and increases
are
made based on the Board’s subjective assessment of individual performance, as
well as the factors discussed above. In light of the financial distress of
the
Company in 2005, Mr. Pai and Yang volunteered to receive no salary payments
from
the Company. In 2006, Mr. Pai and Mr. Yang were awarded $18,190 and $18,509
annual salary packages, respectively.
Variable
Incentive Compensation
In
past
years the company has paid variable incentive compensation to its executives,
however, due to the Company’s overall performance in 2006, the Company’s
executive officers were not awarded bonuses.
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth information about the compensation paid or accrued
by
the Company to the Company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer
and the most highly compensated executive officer:
Annual
Compensation
|
Long-Term
Compensation
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards
|
Payouts
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
and Principle Position
|
Year
|
Salary
(US$)
|
Bonus
(US$)
|
Other
Annual
Compen-sation
(US$)
|
Restricted
Stock
Awards
|
Securities
Under-Lying Options/
SARs
(#)
|
LTIP
Payouts
(U.S.
$)
|
All
Other Compen-sation
|
|||||||||||||||||
Min-Tan
Yang
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2006
|
18,509
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Suang-Yi
Pai
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
2006
|
18,190
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Chin-Chen
Huang
President
of Shanghai Operation
|
2006
|
70,565
|
3,746(i
|
)
|
(i)Estimated
annual retirement benefits of Mrs. Huang under the Company’s non-contributory
defined benefit retirement plan, includes health, accident, and labor insurance
premiums in the aggregate amount of $2,160, accrued retirement benefits under
the Company’s non-contributory defined benefit retirement plan in the amount of
$1,586.
Stock
Option Grants in the Last Fiscal Year; Exercises of Stock
Options
There
were no grants of stock options during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
The Company has never granted any stock options.
33
Pension
Plans
The
Group
maintains tax-qualified defined contribution and benefit retirement plan for
its
employees in accordance with ROC Labor Standard Law. As a result, the Group
currently maintains two different retirement plans with contribution and benefit
calculation formulas. On July 1, 2005, the Bureau of National Health
Insurance issued New Labor Retirement pension regulations in Taiwan. The Group
has defined the new contribution retirement plan (the ‘New Plan”) covering all
regular employees in KCIT, and KCIT contributes monthly an amount equal to
6% of
its employees’ basic salaries and wages to the Bureau of National Health
Insurance. The Group still maintains the benefit retirement plan (the “Old
Plan”) , which commenced in September 2003 and only applies to the employees of
KCIT who were employed before June 30, 2005, and
KCIT
contributes monthly an amount equal to 2% of its employees’ total salaries and
wages to an independent retirement trust fund deposited with the Central Trust
of China in accordance with the ROC Labor Standards Law in Taiwan. The
retirement fund is not included in the Group’s financial statements. Net
periodic pension cost is based on annual actuarial valuations which use the
projected unit credit cost method of calculation and is charged to the
consolidated statement of operations on a systematic basis over the average
remaining service lives of current employees. Contribution amounts are
determined in accordance with the advice of professionally qualified actuaries
in Taiwan. Under the plan, the employees are entitled to receive retirement
benefits upon retirement in the manner stipulated by the relevant labor laws
in
Taiwan. The benefits under the plan are based on various factors such as years
of service and the final base salary preceding retirement.
PENSION
BENEFITS
Name
|
Plan
Name (i)
|
Number
of Years Credited Service
(#)
|
Present
Value of Accumulated Benefit
($)
|
Payments
During Last Fiscal Year
($)
|
|||||||||
CEO/PEO-Min-Tan
Yang
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
CFO/PFO
Suang-Yi
Pai
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Senior
Vice President
Chin-Chen
Huang
|
Old
and New (i
|
)
|
4
|
(ii
|
)
|
—
|
(i) |
Former
retirement plan ("Old Plan") calculation of pension benefits is applied
prior to July 1, 2005 and existing retirement plan ("New Plan")
calculation of pension benefits is applied after July 1,
2005.
|
(ii) |
The
fair value of plan assets as of December 31, 2006 was
$84,312.
|
Compensation
Committee Report
As
we do
not have a compensation committee, the entire board of directors reviewed and
discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth above and agrees
to
its inclusion in this annual report on form 10-K.
Suang
Yi Pai
|
Min
Tan Yang
|
Chin
Chen Huang
|
Ming
Tsung Shih
|
Robert
Theng
|
Director
Compensation
The
Company’s Bylaws provide that the Company’s directors may be paid their expenses
and a fixed sum for attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors, may be
paid a stated salary as a director, and no such payment shall preclude any
director from serving the Company in any other capacity and receiving
compensation therefore. Currently,
each independent director is paid US$615(NT$20,000) for
his
attendance at each regular Board meeting.
34
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
Name
(a)
|
|
Fees
Earned
or
Paid
in
Cash
($)
(b)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
(c)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
(d)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
(e)
|
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
(f)
|
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
(g)
|
|
Total
($)
(j)
|
||||||||
Ming
Tsung Shih
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
615
|
$
|
615
|
|||||||||||||
Robert
Theng
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
615
|
$
|
615
|
|||||||||||||
Kuo An Wang |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of shares of our common
stock by (i) each person who is known to us to be the beneficial owner of more
than
5%
of our
common stock; (ii) each director and named executive officer (defined above)
individually; and (iii) all directors and executive officers as a group.
Beneficial ownership of common stock has been determined for this purpose in
accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These rules provide,
among other things, that a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of common
stock if such person, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power or
investment power with respect to the common stock or has the right to
acquire
such ownership within sixty days after the date of this registration
statement.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
|
Number
of Shares
|
Percent
of Class(2)
|
|||||
Suang-Yi
Pai / 3F, No. 10, Lane 31, Chelutou St., Sanchong City, Taipei County
241,
Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
4,841,377
|
19.36
|
%
|
||||
Min-Tang
Yang / 3F, No. 10, Lane 31, Chelutou St., Sanchong City, Taipei County
241, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
9,165,538
|
36.66
|
%
|
||||
Chin-Chen
Huang / No. 4, Alley 11, Lane 338, Dahu Road, Yingge Town, Taipei
County
239, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
5,000
|
0.02
|
%
|
||||
Ming-Tsung,
Shih / No. 29 Yongdong Street Yushun Villiage, Lukang Township Chang
Hua,
Taiwan, R.O.C.
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Robert
Theng / 3 Ally 21 Ln 36 Chieh Shou S. Rd. Changhua 500, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
All
officers and directors as a Group (5 persons)
|
14,011,915
|
56.02
|
%
|
(1)
Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed is 8th Floor,
No.
98 Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic
of China.
(2)
Based
on 25,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding as at December 31,
2006.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
In
late
2005, our company experienced financial difficulties and was incapable of
generating cash flows sufficient to sustain our operations. At the time, our
board of directors approached Messrs. Pai and Yang for financial aid and
management support. Mr. Pai, a director of the Company, was elected Chairman
on
November 2,
2005
and
subsequently procured short-term loans for the Company from two third parties,
Olympic Well International Ltd. (“Olympic”)
and
Chen-Chen Shih,
payable
in three months in the amount of approximately U.S.$690,000
and
$60,000
respectively, with a 7%
annual
interest rate. Mr.
Yang,
who was elected as a director of the Company on November 2, 2005, loaned us
approximately U.S.
$1.05
million with a 7%
annual
interest rate. As
of
July 31, 2006,
the
remaining debt owed by the Company to Olympic and Shih was assigned to Mr.
Pai
pursuant to Assignment Agreements
dated as of August 1, 2006. On
December 28, 2006, pursuant to the loan settlement and conversion agreement,
the
parties agreed to convert a portion of the loans to stock at conversion price
of
$0.15 per share and to issue promissory notes to the remaining amount.
The
promissory notes are due in one year and have an annual interest rate of
7%.
These
transactions are summarized in the following table:
35
Outstanding
Principal
as
of 12/28/2006
(US$)
|
Amount
of Residual
Promissory
Note
(US$)
|
Promissory
Note
Due Date
|
Promissory
Note Interest
Rate
|
Principal
converted
to
Common
Stock
(US$0.15/
share)
|
Shares
of
Common
Stock
|
||||||||||||||
Pai
|
407,725
|
107,680
|
12/27/2007
|
7
|
%
|
300,045
|
2,000,297
|
||||||||||||
Yang
|
840,789
|
240,789
|
12/27/2007
|
7
|
%
|
600,000
|
4,000,000
|
Policy
and Procedures with Respect to Related Person
Transactions
The
Company recognizes that Related Person Transactions (defined as transactions,
arrangements or relationships in which the Company was, is or will be a
participant and the amount involved exceeds $10,000, and in which any Related
Person (defined below) had, has or will have a direct or indirect interest)
may
raise questions among shareholders as to whether those transactions are
consistent with the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. It
is
the Company’s policy to enter into or ratify Related Person Transactions only
when the Board of Directors determines that the Related Person Transaction
in
question is in, or is not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company
and its shareholders, including but not limited to situations where the Company
may obtain products or services of a nature, quantity or quality, or on other
terms, that are not readily available from alternative sources or when the
Company provides products or services to Related Persons on an arm’s length
basis on terms comparable to those provided to unrelated third parties or on
terms comparable to those provided to employees generally.
“Related
Person” is defined as follows:
1.
|
any
person who is, or at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last
fiscal year was, a director or executive officer of the Company or
a
nominee to become a director of the
Company;
|
2.
|
any
person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of
any
class of the Company’s voting securities;
|
3.
|
any
immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons, which means
any
child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or
sister-in-law of the director, executive officer, nominee or more
than 5%
beneficial owner, and any person (other than a tenant or employee)
sharing
the household of such director, executive officer, nominee or more
than 5%
beneficial owner; and
|
4.
|
any
firm, corporation or other entity in which any of the foregoing persons
is
employed or is a general partner or principal or in a similar position
or
in which such person has a 5% or greater beneficial ownership
interest.
|
Directors
and executive officers are required to submit to the Board of Directors, acting
in its role as audit committee, a list of immediate family members and a
description of any current or proposed Related Person Transactions on an annual
basis and provide updates during the year.
In
its
review of any Related Person Transactions, the Board of Directors must consider
all of the relevant facts and circumstances available to it, including (if
applicable) but not limited to: the benefits to the Company; the impact on
a
director’s independence in the event the Related Person is a director, an
immediately family member of a director or an entity in which a director is
a
partner, shareholder or executive officer; the availability of other sources
for
comparable products or services; the terms of the transaction; and the terms
available to unrelated third parties or to employees generally. No member of
the
Board of Directors may participate in any review, consideration or approval
of
any Related Person Transaction with respect to which such member or any of
his
or her immediate family members is the Related Person. The Board of Directors
will approve or ratify only those Related Person Transactions that are in,
or
are not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders, as the Board of Directors determines in good faith. The Board
of
Directors will convey the decision to the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief
Financial Officer, who will convey the decision to the appropriate persons
within the Company.
36
Director
Independence
Based
on
the definition of “Independent Director” contained American Stock Exchange, Inc.
Listed Company Manual, Messrs. Shih and Theng are “Independent Directors”.
Messrs. Pai, Yang, and Huang are not “Independent Directors.”
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees
The
total
audit fees incurred for years 2005 and 2006
amounted
to US$69,264 and US$136,325, respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees
No
audit-related fees were incurred in 2005 or 2006.
Tax
Fees
The
fees
incurred for engaging tax advisors for years 2005 and 2006
amounted
to US$13,000 for each period.
All
Other Fees
None
PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) List
of
documents filed.
(1)
Consolidated
Financial Statements
The
consolidated financial statements of Kid Castle Educational Corporation and
its
subsidiaries including the notes thereto, together with the report thereon
of
Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP, are presented beginning at page
F-1.
(2)
Summary
of Quarterly Results
1Q
|
2Q
|
3Q
|
4Q
|
For
the Year
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales
of Goods
|
$
|
2,220,496
|
$
|
2,375,155
|
$
|
1,309,033
|
$
|
1,174,176
|
$
|
2,573,101
|
$
|
2,822,830
|
$
|
671,630
|
$
|
684,371
|
$
|
6,774,260
|
$
|
7,020,532
|
|||||||||||
Franchise
income
|
506,547
|
597,925
|
688,141
|
710,121
|
831,805
|
606,879
|
54,058
|
374,730
|
2,080,551
|
2,289,655
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Other
operating revenue
|
245,484
|
149,912
|
(70,988
|
)
|
156,436
|
307,698
|
142,459
|
374,578
|
734,340
|
856,772
|
922,147
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
net operating revenue
|
2,972,527
|
3,122,992
|
1,926,186
|
2,040,733
|
3,712,604
|
3,572,168
|
1,100,266
|
1,496,441
|
9,711,583
|
10,232,334
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
costs
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(807,487
|
)
|
(927,731
|
)
|
(562,738
|
)
|
(579,442
|
)
|
(987,402
|
)
|
(1,194,054
|
)
|
(327,023
|
)
|
(30,925
|
)
|
(2,684,650
|
)
|
(2,732,152
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Cost
of franchising
|
(80,125
|
)
|
(113.613
|
)
|
(91,242
|
)
|
(63,042
|
)
|
(83,107
|
)
|
(370,880
|
)
|
(83,512
|
)
|
50,835
|
(337,986
|
)
|
(496,700
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Other
operating costs
|
(42,251
|
)
|
(74,196
|
)
|
(39,326
|
)
|
(103,075
|
)
|
(527,095
|
)
|
(129,805
|
)
|
(7,430
|
)
|
(275,116
|
)
|
(616,102
|
)
|
(582,192
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating costs
|
(929,863
|
)
|
(1,115,540
|
)
|
(693,306
|
)
|
(745,559
|
)
|
(1,597,604
|
)
|
(1,694,739
|
)
|
(417,965
|
)
|
(255,206
|
)
|
(3,638,738
|
)
|
(3,811,044
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
2,042,664
|
2,007,452
|
1,232,880
|
1,295,174
|
2,115,000
|
1,877,429
|
682,301
|
1,241,235
|
6,072,845
|
6,421,290
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Advertising
costs
|
(2,541
|
)
|
(33,363
|
)
|
(14,747
|
)
|
(23,491
|
)
|
(2,296
|
)
|
0
|
(2,249
|
)
|
(34,289
|
)
|
(21,833
|
)
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
(1,415,130
|
)
|
(1,785,500
|
)
|
(1,429,510
|
)
|
(1,465,044
|
)
|
(1,379,880
|
)
|
(2,302,459
|
)
|
(1,301,798
|
)
|
(1,035,920
|
)
|
(5,526,318
|
)
|
(6,588,923
|
)
|
|||||||||||
(Loss)
income from operations
|
624,993
|
188,589
|
(211,377
|
)
|
(193,361
|
)
|
732,824
|
(425,030
|
)
|
(621,746
|
)
|
171,026
|
524,694
|
(258,776
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
expenses, net
|
(33,373
|
)
|
(59,253
|
)
|
(86,752
|
)
|
(56,730
|
)
|
(31,632
|
)
|
(55,363
|
)
|
(28,068
|
)
|
(65,542
|
)
|
(179,825
|
)
|
(236,888
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Share
of loss of investments
|
(8,594
|
)
|
12,483
|
(491
|
)
|
0
|
(10,915
|
)
|
(34,116
|
)
|
(19,489
|
)
|
(33,169
|
)
|
(39,489
|
)
|
(54,802
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
on write-off of investment
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Other
non-operating income, net
|
(37,735
|
)
|
(48,939
|
)
|
38,910
|
102,563
|
77,719
|
138,777
|
(232,697
|
)
|
(868,859
|
)
|
(153,803
|
)
|
(676,458
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
|
545,291
|
92,880
|
(259,710
|
)
|
(147,528
|
)
|
767,996
|
(375,732
|
)
|
(902,000
|
)
|
(796,544
|
)
|
151,577
|
(1,226,924
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Benefit
(provision) for taxes
|
(168,481
|
)
|
(143,453
|
)
|
(18,428
|
)
|
(41,297
|
)
|
(62,552
|
)
|
(90,611
|
)
|
76,136
|
(201,936
|
)
|
(173,325
|
)
|
(477,297
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from operations
|
376,810
|
(50,573
|
)
|
(278,138
|
)
|
(188,825
|
)
|
705,444
|
(466,343
|
)
|
(825,864
|
)
|
(998,480
|
)
|
(21,748
|
)
|
(1,704,221
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Minority
interest income
|
(18,951
|
)
|
143
|
5,359
|
(19,202
|
)
|
(41,731
|
)
|
35,206
|
30,860
|
(10,208
|
)
|
(24,463
|
)
|
5,939
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$
|
357,859
|
$
|
(50,430
|
)
|
$
|
(272,779
|
)
|
$
|
(208,027
|
)
|
$
|
663,713
|
$
|
(432,137
|
)
|
$
|
(795,004
|
)
|
$
|
(1,008,688
|
)
|
$
|
(46,211
|
)
|
$
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
|||
(Loss)
earnings per share—basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.019
|
$
|
(0.003
|
)
|
$
|
(0.014
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
(0.053
|
)
|
$
|
(0.002
|
)
|
$
|
(0.089
|
)
|
|||
Weighted-average
shares used to compute (loss) earnings per share—basic and
diluted
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
25,000,000
|
18,999,703
|
25,000,000
|
18,999,703
|
37
(3) Financial
Statement Schedules
Schedule
II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Accounts
receivable
Allowance
for doubtful accounts and sales returns
Balance
at Beginning
of
Year
|
Charged
to
Expenses
|
Write-Offs
and Others
|
Translation
Adjustments
|
Balance
at
End
of Year
|
||||||||||||
2004
|
436,841
|
29,297
|
(289,007
|
)
|
19,057
|
196,188
|
||||||||||
2005
|
196,188
|
604,928
|
―
|
(48,634
|
)
|
752,482
|
||||||||||
2006
|
752,482
|
356,871
|
―
|
1,032
|
1,108,321
|
Inventory
Provision
for loss on inventory obsolescence and slow-moving items
Balance
at Beginning
of
Year
|
Charged
(Credit)
to Costs
|
Translation
Adjustments
|
Balance
at
End
of Year
|
||||||||||
2004
|
651,795
|
70,792
|
53,150
|
775,737
|
|||||||||
2005
|
775,737
|
5,403
|
(26,689
|
)
|
754,451
|
||||||||
2006
|
754,451
|
(310,948
|
)
|
6,227
|
449,730
|
Deferred
income tax assets
Valuation
allowance for deferred income tax assets — current
Balance
at Beginning
of
Year
|
Charged
(Credit)
to Costs
|
Translation
Adjustments
|
Balance
at
End
of Year
|
||||||||||
2004
|
$
|
394,610
|
$
|
193,573
|
$
|
40,306
|
628,489
|
||||||
2005
|
624,489
|
261,670
|
(130,941
|
)
|
755,218
|
||||||||
2006
|
755,218
|
(611,059
|
)
|
5,537
|
149,696
|
Valuation
allowance for deferred income tax assets — non current
Balance
at Beginning
of
Year
|
Charged
(Credit)
to Costs
|
Translation
Adjustments
|
Balance
at
End
of Year
|
||||||||||
2004
|
$
|
30,084
|
9,445
|
3,090
|
42,619
|
||||||||
2005
|
42,619
|
36,152
|
193,805
|
272,576
|
|||||||||
2006
|
272,576
|
(30,696
|
)
|
1,998
|
243,878
|
(b) Exhibits
The
exhibits filed with this annual report on Form 10-K are listed in the Exhibit
Index that follows the signatures.
38
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
KID
CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
|
||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Min-Tan Yang | |
Name: Min-Tan
Yang
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
|
||
Date:
June
14, 2007
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
/s/ Min-Tan Yang | ||
Min-Tan
Yang
|
Director
and President
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
June
14, 2007
|
/s/ Suang-Yi Pai | ||
Suang-Yi
Pai
|
Director,
Chief Financial Officer and
Chairman
(Principal Financial and
Accounting
Officer)
|
June
14, 2007
|
/s/ Chin-Chen Huang | ||
Chin-Chen
Huang
|
Director
|
June
14, 2007
|
/s/ Ming-Tsung Shih | ||
Ming-Tsung
Shih
|
Director
|
June
14, 2007
|
/s/ Robert Theng | ||
Robert
Theng
|
Director
|
June
14, 2007
|
39
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
Incorporated
by
Reference
from
Document
|
Exhibit
No.
in
Referenced
Document
|
|||
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation
|
Form
10-K
filed March
8, 2007
|
3.1
|
|||
3.2
|
Bylaws
|
Form
10-Q/A filed August 17, 2004
|
3.1
|
|||
|
||||||
10.1
|
Acknowledgements
of Loan, Loan Agreement by and between Chang Hwa Commercial Bank
and Kid
Castle Internet Technology Corporation and Guarantee Agreement by
and
among Chang Hwa Bank Co., Ltd., Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Borrower), Kuo-An Wang (Guarantor) and Yu-En Chiu (Guarantor) on
March
21, 2005
|
Form
10-K filed March 8, 2007
|
10.1
|
|||
10.2
|
Complete
translation of Acknowledgement of Loan, Loan Agreement by and between
FUHWA Bank and Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation, and Receipt
of
Borrowing by and among Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Borrower), Mr. Min-Tan Yang (Guarantor) and Mr. Suang-Yi Pai (Guarantor)
and FUHWA Bank on December 2006
|
|||||
10.3
|
Acknowledgement
of Loan by International Bank of Taipei and Loan agreement by and
between
Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation and International Bank
of
Taipei on February 2, 2005
|
Form
10-K filed March 8, 2007
|
10.3
|
|||
10.4
|
Complete
translation of Approval notification from Chang Hwa Bank Co., Ltd.,
for
loan extension on October 2006
|
|||||
10.5
|
Complete
translation of Copyright agreement by Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation and 21st
century Publishing House
|
|||||
10.6
|
Complete
translation of House Lease Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2006 by
and
between Real Estate Co. of Shanghai China International Travel Service
Co.
Ltd. and Kid Castle Education Software Development Company
Ltd.
|
|||||
10.7
|
Complete
translation of Lease Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2006, by and
between,
Rei-Bi Wang (Lessor) and Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Lessee)
|
|||||
10.8
|
Lease
Agreement, by and between Kuan Lei Construction Ltd. (Lessor) and
Kid
Castle Internet Technology Corporation (Lessee) on November 1,
2004
|
Form
10-K filed April 15, 2005
|
10.17
|
40
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
|
Incorporated
by
Reference
from
Document
|
Exhibit
No.
in
Referenced
Document
|
|
10.9
|
English
Summary of Lease Agreement of Warehouse by and between Jen Shan Chang
and
Hon Chan Lin (Lessor) and Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Lessee) on April 1, 2006
|
10K filed April 15, 2004 |
10.18
|
|||
10.10
|
English-language
summary of joint venture agreement dated as of April 1, 2004, by
and
between Tianjin Foreign Enterprises & Experts Service Corp. and Kid
Castle Educational Software Development Co., Ltd.
|
10Q
filed May 14, 2004
|
10.1
|
|||
10.11
|
English-language
summary of joint venture agreement dated as of April 28, 2004, by
and
among LANBEISI Education & Culture Industrial Co., Ltd, Sichuan
Province Education Institutional Service Center and Kid Castle Educational
Software Development Co., Ltd.
|
10Q
filed May 14, 2004
|
10.2
|
|||
10.12
|
English-language
summary of Liability Transfer Agreement dated as of March 25, 2004,
by and
among Higoal Development Limited, Kidcastle Internet Technologies
Limited,
Mr. His Ming Pai and Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En Chiu
|
Form
10-KSB filed March 30, 2004
|
10.30
|
|||
14
|
Code
of Ethics
|
Form
10-K filed April 15, 2005
|
14
|
|||
21
|
Subsidiaries
of the Company
|
Form
10-KSB filed March 30, 2004
|
21
|
|||
31.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|
|||||
31.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|
|||||
32.1
|
Certifications
of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|||||
32.2
|
Certifications
of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
41
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Index
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Pages
|
||
Report
of Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP
|
F-2
|
|
Report
of PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
F-3
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
F-4
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005,
and
2004
|
F-5
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006,
2005, and 2004
|
F-6
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005,
and
2004
|
F-7
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-11
|
F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To
the
Shareholders
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Taipei,
Taiwan ROC
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Kid Castle Educational
Corporation and it’s Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006 and
2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’
equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31,
2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. The financial statements and financial statement
schedule of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 were
audited by other independent accountants whose report dated March 31, 2005,
except as to Note 19. B. (xi) footnote 2., which was dated March 7, 2007,
expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining,
on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used
and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December
31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
the
years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
Our
audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The financial statement schedule
appearing under Item 15(a)(2) on page 37 is presented for purposes of additional
analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such
information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit
of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in
all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 16 to the financial
statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has
a
net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are
also described in Note 16. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Brock,
Schechter & Polakoff, LLP
Buffalo,
New York
June
14,
2007
F-2
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To
the
Board of Directors and shareholders of
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
In
our
opinion, the consolidated statements of operations, of shareholders’ equity and
of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2004 presents fairly, in all
material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of Kid Castle
Educational Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
In
addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule in Item 15(a)(3)
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information for 2004 set forth
therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial
statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedules
are the
responsibility of the Company’s management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules based
on
our audits. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with
the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been prepared
assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed
in Note
16 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses
from
operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt
about
its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to
these matters are also described in Note 16. The financial statements do
not
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Taipei,
Taiwan
March 31,
2005, except as to Note 19. B. (xi) footnote 2. which was dated March 7,
2007
F-3
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and bank balances
|
$
|
1,419,873
|
$
|
613,391
|
|||
Bank
fixed deposits - pledged (Note 12)
|
75,210
|
120,813
|
|||||
Notes
and accounts receivable, net (Notes 3 and 19)
|
2,001,145
|
2,593,276
|
|||||
Inventories,
net (Note 4)
|
1,636,020
|
2,069,492
|
|||||
Other
receivables (Notes 5 and 19)
|
127,062
|
223,063
|
|||||
Prepayments
and other current assets (Note 6)
|
141,620
|
411,526
|
|||||
Pledged
notes receivable (Note 12)
|
430,415
|
849,704
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax assets (Note 7)
|
105,426
|
72,992
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
5,936,771
|
6,954,257
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax assets (Note 7)
|
49,909
|
46,382
|
|||||
Interest
in associates (Note 8)
|
33,295
|
71,158
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net (Note 9)
|
1,755,992
|
1,808,411
|
|||||
Intangible
assets, net of amortization (Note 10)
|
538,638
|
699,246
|
|||||
Long-term
notes receivable
|
812,809
|
482,483
|
|||||
Pledged
notes receivable (Note 12)
|
13,851
|
357,825
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
231,958
|
563,175
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Bank
borrowings ―
short-term and maturing within one year (Note 12)
|
$
|
808,037
|
$
|
1,516,906
|
|||
Notes
and accounts payable (Note 19)
|
925,577
|
1,385,478
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses (Note 11)
|
975,396
|
560,733
|
|||||
Amounts
due to officers (Note 19)
|
355,653
|
977,838
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
381,647
|
1,057,161
|
|||||
Deposits
received (Note 13)
|
752,597
|
462,007
|
|||||
Receipts
in advance (Note 14)
|
2,402,624
|
2,353,680
|
|||||
Income
tax payable (Note 7)
|
$
|
143,771
|
$
|
122,481
|
|||
Total
current liabilities
|
6,745,302
|
8,436,284
|
|||||
Bank
borrowings maturing after one year (Note 12)
|
979,323
|
1,640,391
|
|||||
Receipts
in advance (Note 14)
|
1,275,638
|
1,130,207
|
|||||
Deposits
received (Note 13)
|
629,165
|
864,196
|
|||||
Deferred
Liability
|
36,624
|
35,416
|
|||||
Accrued
pension liabilities (Note 15)
|
287,363
|
174,387
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
9,953,415
|
12,280,881
|
|||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 16)
|
|||||||
Minority
interest
|
54,561
|
28,627
|
|||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par share (Note 17):
|
|||||||
25,000,000
shares authorized; 25,000,000 and 18,999,703 shares issued and outstanding
at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
|
8,592,138
|
7,669,308
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
194,021
|
194,021
|
|||||
Legal
reserve
|
65,320
|
65,320
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit (Note 18)
|
(9,056,567
|
)
|
(9,010,356
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(330,713
|
)
|
(244,864
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss not recognized as pension cost
|
(98,952
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
(634,753
|
)
|
(1,326,571
|
)
|
|||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
See
accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-4
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
||||||||||
Operating
revenue (Note 21)
|
||||||||||
Sales
of goods
|
$
|
6,774,260
|
$
|
7,020,532
|
$
|
6,822,420
|
||||
Franchise
income
|
2,080,551
|
2,289,655
|
2,442,746
|
|||||||
Other
operating revenue
|
856,772
|
922,147
|
463,947
|
|||||||
Net
operating revenue
|
9,711,583
|
10,232,334
|
9,729,113
|
|||||||
Operating
costs (Note 21)
|
||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(2,684,650
|
)
|
(2,732,152
|
)
|
(2,569,078
|
)
|
||||
Cost
of franchising
|
(337,986
|
)
|
(496,700
|
)
|
(474,304
|
)
|
||||
Other
operating costs
|
(616,102
|
)
|
(582,192
|
)
|
(390,176
|
)
|
||||
Total
operating costs
|
(3,638,738
|
)
|
(3,811,044
|
)
|
(3,433,558
|
)
|
||||
Gross
profit
|
6,072,845
|
6,421,290
|
6,295,555
|
|||||||
Advertising
costs
|
(21,833
|
)
|
(91,143
|
)
|
(532,015
|
)
|
||||
Other
operating expenses
|
(5,526,318
|
)
|
(6,588,923
|
)
|
(6,546,844
|
)
|
||||
Profit
(loss) from operations
|
524,694
|
(258,776
|
)
|
(783,304
|
)
|
|||||
Interest
expense, net (Note 12)
|
(179,825
|
)
|
(236,888
|
)
|
(150,704
|
)
|
||||
Share
of profit (loss) of investments
|
(39,489
|
)
|
(54,802
|
)
|
(36,573
|
)
|
||||
Other
non-operating income, net
|
(153,803
|
)
|
(676,458
|
)
|
151,981
|
|||||
Profit
(loss) before income taxes and minority interest income
|
151,577
|
(1,226,924
|
)
|
(818,600
|
)
|
|||||
Income
taxes (expense) benefit (Note 7)
|
(173,325
|
)
|
(477,297
|
)
|
(430,729
|
)
|
||||
Loss
after income taxes
|
(21,748
|
)
|
(1,704,221
|
)
|
(1,249,329
|
)
|
||||
Minority
interest income
|
(24,463
|
)
|
5,939
|
(5,263
|
)
|
|||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(46,211
|
)
|
$
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
$
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
|
Loss
per share — basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.002
|
)
|
$
|
(0.089
|
)
|
$
|
(0.066
|
)
|
|
Weighted-average
shares used to compute loss per share — basic and diluted
|
|
25,000,000
|
$
|
18,999,703
|
$
|
18,999,703
|
See
accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-5
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
Common
Stock
|
Additional
|
Accumulated
Other
|
Net
loss not recognized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Number
of Shares
|
Amount
|
Paid-In
Capital
|
Legal
Reserve
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
Comprehensive
Loss
|
as
pension cost
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
January 1, 2004
|
18,999,703
|
7,669,308
|
194,021
|
65,320
|
(6,057,482
|
)
|
(163,170
|
)
|
—
|
1,707,997
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for 2004
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
―
|
―
|
―
|
―
|
―
|
(59,480
|
)
|
—
|
(59,480
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(1,314,072
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2004
|
18,999,703
|
$
|
7,669,308
|
$
|
194,021
|
$
|
65,320
|
$
|
(7,312,074
|
)
|
$
|
(222,650
|
)
|
—
|
$
|
393,925
|
|||||||||
Net
loss for 2005
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(22,214
|
)
|
—
|
(22,214
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(1,720,496
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
18,999,703
|
7,669,308
|
194,021
|
65,320
|
(9,010,356
|
)
|
(244,864
|
)
|
—
|
(1,326,571
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net
loss for 2006
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(46,211
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(46,211
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(85,849
|
)
|
—
|
(85,849
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(132,060
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of a liability by issuance of common stock
|
6,000,297
|
922,830
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
922,830
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
loss not recognized as pension cost
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(98,952
|
)
|
(98,952
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
25,000,000
|
8,592,138
|
194,021
|
65,320
|
(9,056,567
|
)
|
(330,713
|
)
|
(98,952
|
)
|
(634,753
|
)
|
See
accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-6
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(46,211
|
)
|
$
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
$
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
215,249
|
299,884
|
203,077
|
|||||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
166,106
|
167,945
|
161,648
|
|||||||
Allowance
for sales returns
|
(20,814
|
)
|
(30,220
|
)
|
(75,595
|
)
|
||||
Allowance
for doubtful debts
|
363,687
|
604,928
|
104,892
|
|||||||
Provision
(reversal of) for loss on inventory obsolescence and slow-moving
items
|
17,755
|
5,403
|
70,792
|
|||||||
Share
of loss of investments in associates
|
39,489
|
―
|
36,573
|
|||||||
Loss
on write-off of an investment
|
―
|
54,802
|
―
|
|||||||
Loss
(gain) on disposal of property and equipment
|
―
|
11,363
|
6,879
|
|||||||
Minority
interest income
|
24,463
|
(4,089
|
)
|
2,616
|
||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in:
|
||||||||||
Notes
and accounts receivable
|
(362,561
|
)
|
(1,090,681
|
)
|
65,060
|
|||||
Inventories
|
431,898
|
819,533
|
(599,829
|
)
|
||||||
Other
receivables
|
743,006
|
387,069
|
(60,977
|
)
|
||||||
Prepayments
and other current assets
|
273,531
|
51,907
|
(264,909
|
)
|
||||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
(35,164
|
)
|
261,670
|
381,664
|
||||||
Other
assets
|
336,099
|
30,029
|
(394,070
|
)
|
||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in:
|
||||||||||
Notes
and accounts payable
|
(600,254
|
)
|
(70,890
|
)
|
192,896
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
425,041
|
(127,811
|
)
|
(145,690
|
)
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
(900,934
|
)
|
(719,516
|
)
|
(129
292
|
)
|
||||
Receipts
in advance
|
169,592
|
(8,420
|
)
|
(38,325
|
)
|
|||||
Income
taxes payable
|
20,438
|
29,263
|
47,194
|
|||||||
Deposits
received
|
512,377
|
(288,778
|
)
|
129,253
|
||||||
Accrued
pension liabilities
|
474
|
19,641
|
15,833
|
|||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
1,773,267
|
(1,295,250
|
)
|
(1,544,902
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(149,424
|
)
|
(203,030
|
)
|
(321,001
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from disposal of property and equipment
|
―
|
202,822
|
70,062
|
|||||||
Net
cash acquired from acquisition of subsidiary
|
―
|
―
|
79,151
|
F-7
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows — (Continued)
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
||||||||||
Amount
due from shareholder/director
|
―
|
977,838
|
―
|
|||||||
Prepayment
of long-term investments
|
―
|
―
|
(24,131
|
)
|
||||||
Acquisition
of long-term investments
|
―
|
―
|
(103,762
|
)
|
||||||
Bank
fixed deposits — pledged
|
46,593
|
166,827
|
(70,152
|
)
|
||||||
Pledged
notes receivable
|
773,849
|
369,807
|
15,760
|
|||||||
Advance
to ex-CFO (Note 19 B(xi)2)
|
―
|
(2,953,337
|
)
|
(799,820
|
)
|
|||||
Repayments
of advance to ex-CFO (Note 19 B(xi)2)
|
―
|
2,953,337
|
799,820
|
|||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
671,018
|
1,514,264
|
(354,073
|
)
|
||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from bank borrowings
|
$
|
213,357
|
$
|
3,067,111
|
$
|
3,351,287
|
||||
Repayment
of bank borrowings
|
(1,609,571
|
)
|
(4,068,179
|
)
|
(1,821,481
|
)
|
||||
Repayment
of capital leases
|
―
|
(8,536
|
)
|
(30,571
|
)
|
|||||
(Repayment
of loan) borrowings from officers/shareholders
|
(1,110,555
|
)
|
1,271,800
|
(585,006
|
)
|
|||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
922,830
|
―
|
―
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
(1,583,939
|
)
|
262,196
|
914,229
|
||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
860,346
|
481,210
|
(984,746
|
)
|
||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(53,864
|
)
|
(81,383
|
)
|
(75,413
|
)
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
613,391
|
213,564
|
1,273,723
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$
|
1,419,873
|
$
|
613,391
|
$
|
213,564
|
||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information
|
||||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
107,696
|
$
|
236,978
|
$
|
238,225
|
||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
169,797
|
$
|
177,920
|
$
|
6,280
|
||||
Supplemental
disclosure of significant non-cash transactions
|
||||||||||
Capital
lease of transportation equipment
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
||||
Increase
of long-term investments corresponding to the (decrease) of the following
accounts:
|
||||||||||
Prepaid
long-term investments
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
(61,202
|
)
|
|||
Other
receivable — related parties
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
(120,422
|
)
|
|||
Write-off
of an equity investment against deferred income:
|
||||||||||
Balance
of an equity investment
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
||||
Balance
of deferred income
|
―
|
―
|
―
|
|||||||
Loss
on write-off of an equity investment
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
||||
Repayment
of a liability by issuance of common stock
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
$
|
―
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial
Statements.
F-8
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Notes
To
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
NOTE
1 — ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Kid
Castle Internet Technologies Limited (KCIT) was incorporated on December 17,
1999 under the provisions of the Company Law of the Republic of China (“ROC”) as
a limited liability company. KCIT is engaged in the business of children’s
education focusing on the English language. The business is comprised of
publication, sales and distribution of books, magazines, audiotapes, videotapes
and compact discs, and the franchising and sales of merchandises complementary
to the business of teaching children the English language. KCIT commenced
operations in April 2000 when it acquired the above business from a related
company, Kid Castle Enterprises Limited (KCE), which was owned by two directors
and shareholders of KCIT.
On
March
9, 2001, KCIT formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Premier Holding Investment
Property Limited incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, which held the
entire common stock of Higoal Developments Limited (Higoal) incorporated in
the
Cayman Islands on March 8, 2001. On September 10, 2001, Higoal established
a
wholly owned subsidiary, Kid Castle Educational Software Development Company
Limited (KCES) in the People’s Republic of China (the PRC). The existing
operations of Higoal are principally located in Taiwan and are being expanded
in
the PRC. In June 2002, after KCIT undertook a series of group restructurings,
KCIT became the direct owner of the outstanding shares of Higoal. Premier
Holding Investment Property Limited was then liquidated in June
2003.
On
September 18, 2002, Higoal issued 11,880,000 shares of common stock to the
shareholders of KCIT in exchange for 100% of
the
outstanding common stock of KCIT. As a result of this reorganization, KCIT
became a wholly owned subsidiary of Higoal. On October 1, 2002, Kid Castle
Educational Corporation (the Company), formerly King Ball International
Technology Limited Corporation entered into an exchange agreement with Higoal
whereby the Company issued to the shareholders of Higoal 11,880,000 shares
of
common stock of the Company in exchange for 100% of
the
issued and fully paid up capital of Higoal.
As
a
result of the share exchange, the former shareholders of Higoal hold a majority
of the Company’s outstanding capital stock. Generally accepted accounting
principles require in certain circumstances that a company whose shareholders
retain the majority voting interest in the combined business to be treated
as
the acquirer for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the acquisition
has
been accounted for as a “reverse acquisition” whereby Higoal is deemed to have
purchased the Company. However, the Company remains the legal entity and the
Registrant for Securities and Exchange Commission reporting
purposes.
In
July
2003, KCES entered into an agreement with 21st
Century
Publishing House to incorporate Jiangxi
21st Century Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd (Culture Media). It was agreed
that KCES and
21st
Century Publishing House each would
own
50%
ownership and that each party would
contribute
RMB$1
million for the incorporation. On July 2, 2004, KCES acquired additional
40%
of
Culture Media’s ownership from 21st Century Publishing House. KCES now owns
90%
of
Culture Media.
On
December 27, 2006, KCES established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Kid
Castle Educational Info Constitution Company Limited (‘KCEI”) in the People’s
Republic of China (the PRC), with registered total capital of RMB$1,200,000,
in
order
to operate direct-owned schools
in PRC.
The
Company, Higoal and its subsidiaries collectively are referred to as the
“Group.” The operations of the Group are principally located in Taiwan
and the PRC.
NOTE
2 — SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
subsidiaries after elimination of all significant intercompany accounts and
transactions. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America
requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
F-11
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Notes
To
Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Foreign
Currency Translation and Transactions
The
functional currency of the Company is U.S. dollars and the financial records
are
maintained and the financial statements are prepared in US$. The functional
currency of Higoal and its subsidiary, KCIT is New Taiwan Dollars (“NT$”) and
the financial records are maintained and the financial statements are prepared
in NT$. The functional currency of KCES,
Culture
Media and KCEI is Renminbi (“RMB”) and the financial records are maintained and
the financial statements are prepared in RMB.
For
the
Company, foreign currency transactions during the year are translated into
US$
at the exchange rates existing
on
the
transaction dates. Gain and loss resulting from foreign currency transactions
are included in the consolidated statement of operations. Assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated
into
US$ at year-end exchange rates. All exchange differences are dealt with in
the
statement of operations.
For
Higoal and KCIT, foreign currency transactions during the year are translated
into NT$ at the exchange rates existing
on
the
transaction dates. Gain and loss resulting from foreign currency transactions
are included in the statement of operations. Assets and liabilities denominated
in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated into NT$ at
year
end exchange rates. All exchange differences are dealt with in the statement
of
operations.
For
KCES,
Culture Media and KCEI, foreign currency transactions during the year are
translated into RMB at the exchange rates existing
on
the
transaction dates. Gain and loss resulting from foreign currency transactions
are included in the statement of operations. Assets and liabilities denominated
in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated into RMB at
year
end exchange rates. All exchange differences are dealt with in the statement
of
operations.
For
the
purpose of preparing the Group’s consolidated financial statements, the
statement of operations of KCES prepared in RMB has
been
translated at the average exchange rates of NT$4.045
=
RMB1.00 (2005: NT$3.926 = RMB1.00; 2004:NT$4.037 RMB1.00)
and the balance sheet expressed in RMB has
been
translated at the exchange rate of NT$4.177 = RMB 1.00 (December 31, 2005:
NT$4.069 = RMB1.00; December 31, 2004:NT$3.831=RMB1:00) existing
on
December
31, 2006. Translation adjustments are included as a component of shareholders’
equity.
For
presentation of the Group’s consolidated financial statements, the consolidated
statement of operations and consolidated statement of cash flows of Higoal
prepared in NT$ have been translated at the average exchange rate of US$1.00
=
NT$32.523 (2005: US$1.00 = NT$32.167; 2004:US$1:00 = NT$33.42;2003: US$1.00
=
NT$34.44) and the consolidate balance sheet of Higoal expressed in NT$ have
been
translated at the exchange rate of US$1.00 = NT$32.596
(December 31, 2005: US$1.00 =NT$32.835; December 31, 2004:US$1:00 = NT$31.71;
December
31, 2003: US$1.00 =NT$34.11) ruling as of December 31, 2006. Translation
adjustments are included as a component of shareholders’ equity.
Revenue
Recognition
Sales
of
books, magazines, audiotapes, video tapes, compact discs and other merchandise
are recognized as revenue on the transfer of risks and rewards of ownership,
which generally coincides with the time when the goods are delivered to
customers and title has passed. Provision is made for expected future sales
returns and discounts when revenue is recognized.
Franchise
income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the relevant
franchise agreements.
F-12
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Notes
To
Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
An
allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on the evaluation of
collectibility and aging analysis of note receivable, accounts receivable and
other receivables.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost includes all costs of purchase,
cost of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to
their
present location and condition, and is calculated using the weighted average
method. Market value is determined by reference to the sales proceeds of items
sold in the ordinary course of business after the balance sheet date or to
management estimates based on prevailing market conditions. An allowance for
loss on obsolescence and decline in market value is provided, when
necessary.
Cash
Equivalents
Cash
equivalents include all highly liquid investments with an original maturity
of
three months or less when purchased.
Investments
in Associates
Investments
in other companies in which, through ownership and other factors, the Company
has significant influence, but less than a majority of the voting common stock
are accounted for under the equity method. Under the equity method the Company
includes its share of the investee’s income or loss in its results of
operations. The Company reviews its investments on a regular basis and considers
factors including the operating results, available evidence of the market value
and economic outlook of the relevant industry sector. When the Company concludes
that an investment has suffered impairment that is other-than-temporary, the
impairment is written off against earnings.
Fair
Values of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amounts of certain financial instruments approximate their fair values
as
of
December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 because of the relatively short-term maturity
of these instruments.
Property,
Equipment and Depreciation
Property
and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the
straight-line method to allocate the cost of depreciable assets over the
estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Estimated
Useful
Life
(In
Years)
|
||||
Land
|
Indefinite
|
|||
Buildings
|
50
|
|||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
3-10
|
|||
Transportation
equipment
|
2.5-5
|
|||
Miscellaneous
equipment
|
5-10
|
Maintenance,
repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to the statement of operations
as incurred. When assets are disposed of, the related cost and accumulated
depreciation thereon are removed from the financial statements and any resulting
gain or loss is included in the statement of operations.
F-13
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Notes
To
Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Intangible
Assets
Franchises
and copyrights are stated at cost and amortized on the straight-line method
over
their estimated useful lives of 10 years.
Long-lived
Assets
Long-lived
assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of the assets might not be recoverable. The
Company does not perform a periodic assessment of assets for impairment in
the
absence of such information or indicators. Conditions that would necessitate
an
impairment assessment include a significant decline in the observable market
value of an asset, a significant change in the extent or manner in which an
asset is used, or a significant adverse change that would indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset or group of assets is not recoverable. For
long-lived assets to be held and used, the Company measures fair value based
on
quoted market prices or based on discounted estimates of future cash
flows.
Advertising
Costs
All
advertising costs incurred in the promotion of the Company’s products and
services are expensed as incurred.
Income
Taxes
The
Group
accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under SFAS No. 109,
deferred tax liabilities or assets at the end of each period are determined
using the currently enacted tax rate. Valuation allowances are established
when
it is not considered more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will
be
realized.
Net
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The
Company computes net earnings (loss) per share in accordance with SFAS No.
128,
“Earnings per Share.” Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, basic net earnings
(loss) per share is computed by dividing the net earnings (loss) available
to
common shareholders for the period by the weighted average number of shares
of
common stock outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted net
earnings (loss) per share gives effect to potential common shares. For the
years
ended
December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, the Group did not have any potential common
shares.
Reclassification
The
presentation of certain prior information has been reclassified to conform
to
current presentation.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July
2006, the FASB released Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109.” Effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2006, this interpretation provides guidance
on the financial statement recognition and measurement for income tax positions
that we have taken or expect to take in our income tax returns. It also provides
related guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We have adopted
this
standard as of January 1, 2007. The adoption did not have a significant impact
on our financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB released SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” which
defines fair value, established
a
framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and enhances disclosures about
fair
value measurements. This standard applies when other accounting pronouncements
require fair value measurements; it does not require new fair value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within
those
years. We are currently evaluating the effect of the guidance contained in
this
standard and do not expect the implementation to have a material impact on
our
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued
SAB
No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying
Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB No. 108 was issued to
address diversity in practice in quantifying financial statement misstatements
and the potential under current practice for the build up of improper amounts
on
the balance sheet, and to provide consistency between how registrants quantify
financial statement misstatements. The standard requires us to use a dual
approach for quantification of errors using both the “rollover” method, which
assesses only the misstatement originating in the current year, and the “iron
curtain” method, in which the cumulative misstatement is assessed, irrespective
of when it originated. We have adopted the standard effective for our fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006. The adoption did not have any impact on our
financial statements.
F-14
NOTE
3 — NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
|||||||
—
Third parties
|
$
|
2,995,538
|
$
|
2,944,574
|
|||
—
Related parties (Note 19
B(vi))
|
113,928
|
401,184
|
|||||
Total
|
3,109,466
|
3,345,758
|
|||||
Less:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns (Note)
|
(1,108,321
|
)
|
(752,482
|
)
|
|||
Notes
and accounts receivable, net
|
$
|
2,001,145
|
$
|
2,593,276
|
Note:
The
total allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns for the year ended
December 31, 2006 amounted to US$1,108,321. Of this total, the allowance for
sales returns was US$6,707, and allowance for doubtful accounts was
US$1,101,614. The
allowance for sales returns in the amount of US$6,707
is
calculated based on historical operations in the ROC. Allowance
for doubtful accounts in the amount of US$1,101,614 includes US$707,715
attributable to Shanghai
Wonderland which was having difficulty paying its debts in
the
third fiscal quarter of 2005.
The
balance
of US$393,899 is attributable to other debtors of the Company. The
estimate of allowance for doubtful debt is made based on a percentage ageing
analysis, whereby 100% of overdue receivables in our ROC operations exceeding
365 days are
recognized as a doubtful account. Allowance
for doubtful accounts in our operations in the PRC region are recognized in
two
categories with varying percentages based on the number of days overdue.
The
categories are (1) overdue between 181 and 365 days
(based
on an analysis of the financial strength of each customer, a discount ranging
between 10% and 80% is assigned)
and (2)
overdue exceeding 365 days,
which
are revised at 100%.
NOTE
4 —INVENTORIES
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Work
in progress
|
$
|
145,110
|
$
|
127,001
|
|||
Finished
goods and other merchandise
|
2,268,608
|
2,696,942
|
|||||
2,413,718
|
2,823,943
|
||||||
Less:
Allowance for obsolete inventories
|
(777,698
|
)
|
(754,451
|
)
|
|||
$
|
1,636,020
|
$
|
2,069,492
|
F-15
NOTE
5 —OTHER RECEIVABLES
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Tax
paid on behalf of landlord
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
2,013
|
|||
Advances
to staff
|
55,438
|
125,590
|
|||||
Penalties
receivable
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Grants
from Market Information Center
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Receivables
from Shanghai Wonderland Educational Resources Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai
Wonderland”) (Note i)
|
381,092
|
368,528
|
|||||
Bank
pledged deposits
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Other
receivables
|
42,480
|
86,141
|
|||||
Less
: Allow for doubtful accounts
|
(381,092
|
)
|
(368,528
|
)
|
|||
97,918
|
213,744
|
||||||
Other
receivables — related parties (Note 19 B(vii))
|
29,144
|
9,319
|
|||||
$
|
127,062
|
$
|
223,063
|
Note:
(i) |
Shanghai
Wonderland was a distributor of the Group. The
Group loaned Shanghai Wonderland RMB$450,000 (approximately $54,000),
RMB$500,000 (approximately
$60,000),
and RMB$2,500,000 (approximately $310,000) for operations in December
2003, July 2005 and August 2005, respectively. The
identified loans were unsecured and bore no interest. Shanghai
Wonderland has fully repaid the loan of RMB$450,000 in December 2004
and
January 2005. As
of December 31, 2006, Shanghai Wonderland still owes the Group a balance
of RMB$3,000,000 (approximately
$381,092). Such
sum has now been itemized and recorded as "allowance for doubtful
accounts" compared to its prior recognition
as
"Other receivables".
|
NOTE
6 - PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Prepayments
|
$
|
139,582
|
$
|
399,659
|
|||
Temporary
payments
|
1,084
|
11,038
|
|||||
Tax
recoverable
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Prepaid
interest
|
54
|
—
|
|||||
Others
|
900
|
829
|
|||||
$
|
141,620
|
$
|
411,526
|
NOTE
7 -INCOME TAXES
The
income taxes of the Group are substantially attributable to the operations
in
Taiwan and the PRC whose statutory tax rates are 25%
and
15%,
respectively.
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Income
taxes expense (benefit) consisted of:
|
||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
143,771
|
$
|
232,086
|
$
|
9,186
|
||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
29,554
|
208,343
|
381,665
|
|||||||
Tax
on undistributed earnings (Note 18)
|
—
|
36,868
|
39,878
|
|||||||
$
|
173,325
|
$
|
477,297
|
$
|
430,729
|
F-16
The
principal differences between taxes on income computed at the applicable
statutory income tax rate in Taiwan and recorded income tax (benefit) expense
are as follows:
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit) expense calculated on applicable statutory tax
rates
|
$
|
(64,236
|
)
|
$
|
(67,397
|
)
|
$
|
(265,709
|
)
|
|
Lower
effective income tax rates of other countries
|
8,446
|
97,185
|
114,107
|
|||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
—
|
353,705
|
476,929
|
|||||||
Non-taxable
income
|
—
|
—
|
(54,431
|
)
|
||||||
Non-deductible
expenses
|
229,115
|
56,936
|
119,955
|
|||||||
Tax
on undistributed earnings
|
—
|
36,868
|
39,878
|
|||||||
Income
taxes expense (benefit) as recorded in statement of
operations
|
$
|
173,325
|
$
|
477,297
|
$
|
430,729
|
Significant
components of the estimated deferred income tax assets as of December 31, 2006
and 2005 are as follows:
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Deferred
income tax assets - current assets
|
|||||||
Allowance
for sales returns and discounts
|
$
|
1,690
|
$
|
11,606
|
|||
Allowance
for doubtful debts
|
4,368
|
23,251
|
|||||
Allowance
for obsolete inventories
|
99,367
|
243,383
|
|||||
Web
site design costs
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Pre-operating
expenses
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Future
benefit of tax losses
|
149,697
|
378,546
|
|||||
Others
|
—
|
171,424
|
|||||
255,122
|
828,210
|
||||||
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
(149,696
|
)
|
(755,218
|
)
|
|||
$
|
105,426
|
$
|
72,992
|
||||
Deferred
income tax assets - non-current assets
|
|||||||
Provision
for pension fund
|
46,074
|
56,099
|
|||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
243,878
|
223,161
|
|||||
Provision
for diminution in value of long-term investment
|
3,835
|
39,698
|
|||||
293,787
|
318,958
|
||||||
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
(243,878
|
)
|
(272,576
|
)
|
|||
$
|
49,909
|
$
|
46,382
|
||||
Total
deferred income tax assets
|
$
|
155,335
|
$
|
119,374
|
At
December 31, 2005, KCESD has net operating losses of approximately US$997,982,
available to be carried forward to offset future taxable income which will
expire in 2007.
The
Company’s net operating loss carry forwards to
offset future taxable income is insignificant.
F-17
NOTE
8 -INTEREST IN ASSOCIATES
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
21st
Century Kid Castle Language and Education Center (“Education Center”)
(Note (i))
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
96,111
|
$
|
92,942
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
(52,091
|
)
|
(40,803
|
)
|
|||
$
|
44,020
|
$
|
52,139
|
||||
Tianjin
Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin
Consulting”) (Note (ii))
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
89,704
|
$
|
86,746
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
(104,693
|
)
|
(80,360
|
)
|
|||
$
|
(14,989
|
)
|
$
|
6,386
|
|||
Sichuan
Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd.
(“Lanbeisi”) (Note (iii))
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
46,133
|
$
|
44,612
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
(41,869
|
)
|
(31,979
|
)
|
|||
$
|
4,264
|
$
|
12,633
|
||||
$
|
33,295
|
$
|
71,158
|
Notes:
(i) |
In
October 2003, the Group obtained the government’s approval to co-found
Education Center with 21st
Century Publishing House in the PRC. In 2004, Education Center registered
the total capital as RMB$1,500,000, and KCES and 21st
Century Publishing House each owns 50% of
the investee. It has been determined that the Group has significant
influence and should therefore account for its investee on the equity
method.
|
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Group recognized an investment
loss,
accounted for under the equity method, in Education Center
of
$9,759 and $7,103 respectively.
(ii) |
On
April 1, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture agreement with Tianjin
Foreign Enterprises & Experts Service Corp., in Tianjin City, PRC.
Pursuant to this joint venture agreement, the Group and Tianjin Foreign
Enterprises & Experts Service Corp. each
owns a 50% interest
in Tianjin Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
It
has been determined that the Group has significant influence over
its
investee and accordingly the investment is accounted for under the
equity
method. For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Group
recognized an investment loss of $21,164 and $37,846 respectively,
accounted for under the equity method, in Tianjin
Consulting.
|
(iii) |
On
April 28, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture agreement with Lanbeisi
Education & Culture Industrial Co., Ltd. in Sichuan Province, PRC and
Sichuan Province Education Institutional Service Center in Sichuan
Province, PRC. Pursuant to this joint venture agreement, the Group,
Lanbeisi Education & Culture Industrial Co., Ltd and Sichuan
Province Education Institutional Service Center own, respectively,
45%,
45%
and 10%
interests
in Sichuan Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd.
It
has been determined that the Group has significant influence over
its
investee and accordingly the investment is accounted for under the
equity
method. For the year ended
December
31, 2006 and 2005, the Group recognized an investment loss accounted
for
under the equity method in Lanbeisi of $8,625
and $9,853, respectively.
|
F-18
NOTE
9 —PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Freehold
land
|
$
|
563,579
|
$
|
559,477
|
|||
Buildings
|
920,358
|
913,659
|
|||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
773,009
|
823,599
|
|||||
Transportation
equipment
|
189,542
|
85,904
|
|||||
Miscellaneous
equipment
|
329,612
|
225,250
|
|||||
2,776,100
|
2,607,889
|
||||||
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
(1,020,108
|
)
|
(799,478
|
)
|
|||
$
|
1,755,992
|
$
|
1,808,411
|
The
land
and buildings at 8th floor, No. 98 Min Chuan Road, Hsin-Tien City, Taipei City,
Taiwan, with carrying cost of $1,483,937
and
$1,473,136 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, purchased from a
director are pledged to a bank to secure a bank loan (Note 12(iv)) granted
in
December 2003.
Depreciation
charged to the operations was $215,249, $299,884 and $203,077 for the years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
NOTE
10 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Gross
carrying amount
|
|||||||
Franchise
|
$
|
1,043,775
|
$
|
1,036,178
|
|||
Copyrights
|
613,572
|
609,106
|
|||||
1,657,347
|
1,645,284
|
||||||
Less:
Accumulated amortization
|
|||||||
Franchise
|
(704,548
|
)
|
(595,802
|
)
|
|||
Copyrights
|
(414,161
|
)
|
(350,236
|
)
|
|||
(1,118,709
|
)
|
(946,038
|
)
|
||||
$
|
538,638
|
$
|
699,246
|
Amortization
charged to operations was $166,106, $167,945 and $161,648
for the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
The
estimated aggregate amortization expenses for each of the five succeeding fiscal
years are as follows:
2007
|
$
|
166,105
|
||
2008
|
166,105
|
|||
2009
|
166,105
|
|||
2010
|
40,323
|
|||
2011
|
—
|
|||
$
|
538,638
|
F-19
NOTE
11 —ACCRUED EXPENSES
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Accrued
compensation
|
$
|
305,860
|
$
|
195,489
|
|||
Accrued
commission
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Accrued
professional fee
|
146,828
|
196,766
|
|||||
Accrued
production cost
|
18,968
|
47,944
|
|||||
Accrued
value-add-in tax
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Accrued
advertising cost
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Others
|
503,740
|
120,534
|
|||||
$
|
975,396
|
$
|
560,733
|
NOTE
12 —BORROWINGS
Notes
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||||
Bank
term loans
|
(i
|
)
|
$
|
108,922
|
$
|
564,704
|
||||
Short-term
unsecured bank loans
|
(ii
|
)
|
446,086
|
539,583
|
||||||
Mid-term
loan
|
(iii
|
)
|
—
|
586,436
|
||||||
Mid-term
secured bank loan
|
(iv
|
)
|
1,232,352
|
1,466,574
|
||||||
1,787,360
|
3,157,297
|
|||||||||
Less:
Balances maturing within one year included in current
liabilities bank
term loans
|
103,523
|
145,042
|
||||||||
Short-term
unsecured bank loans
|
446,086
|
539,583
|
||||||||
Mid-term
loans
|
—
|
586,436
|
||||||||
Mid-term
secured bank loan
|
258,428
|
245,845
|
||||||||
808,037
|
1,516,906
|
|||||||||
Bank
borrowings maturing after one year
|
$
|
979,323
|
$
|
1,640,391
|
Notes:
(i) |
The
balance represents discounting notes receivable loans with the bank
using
post-dated checks totaling
$261,142
and $873,215 received from franchises and also collateralized by
the
Group’s bank deposits of $1,963 and $46,456 as of December 31, 2006 and
2005, respectively. The repayment dates of the loans coincided with
the
maturity dates of the corresponding pledged post-dated checks, and
was
extended on October 18, 2006. The weighted average interest rates
were
5.37%
and 5.83%
per annum
as of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
|
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the interest expense charged to
operations amounted to $17,995
and
$50,225, respectively.
(ii) |
In
March 2005, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan in the amount
of
$304,553, which is guaranteed by two directors and shareholders of
the
Group. The loan bears interest at the Taiwan basic borrowing rate
plus
1.3% per
annum and was extended on April 11, 2006 and October 18, 2006.
It
is
due and payable in September
2007. The applicable interest rate is approximately 5.37%
and 5.45%
per annum as of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
|
In
August
2005, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan in the amount of $304,553,
which was collateralized by the KCIT’s refundable deposits of $60,911 and notes
receivables approximating 30% of loan balance, and guaranteed by two directors
and shareholders of the Group. The loan bears interest at the lending back’s
basic
fixed
deposit
rate plus
3.29% per
annum, which was extended on August 4, 2006
to
a
due
date
of
in
February 2007. The applicable interest rate is approximately 5.31% and
5.1%
per
annum
as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
F-20
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the interest expense charged to
operations from the above unsecured short-term loans amounted to $27,473
and-$24,653, respectively.
(iii) |
In
June 2005, KCIT obtained a loan of $609,106 from a financial institution,
which bears interest
at
5%
per annum, the Group settled in advance and totally repaid on July
17,
2006.
|
In
November 2004, KCIT signed a loan contract with a new financial institution
to
obtain a loan of $630,716, which bears interest at 5.26%
per
annum,
the
Group settled in advance and totally repaid on January 11, 2006.
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the interest expense charged to
operations from loans of financial institutions amounted to $8,199
and
$32,146, respectively.
(iv) |
In
August 2005, KCIT obtained a bank loan in the principal amount of
$944,115
to repay its mortgage loan that was originally granted by a bank
on August
10, 2003 and to finance
its operations. The loan is secured by the Group’s land and buildings and
personal guarantees provided by two directors of the Group. The loan
bears
interest at the lending bank’s basic fixed deposit rate plus
0.69%,
between annum, for the year 2005 to 2007, and plus 1.69%
from the annum for the year 2008. On
August 10, 2005, the bank extended the term of the loan and the Group
agreed to repay the loan, which is now repayable in 84
equal monthly installments starting August 10, 2012. As of December
31,
2006, the applicable per
annum interest
rate is approximately 2.6%,
the Group repaid $70,185.
|
In
February 2005, KCIT obtained a new bank loan of $456,830, which bears interest
at 6% per
annum
and is repayable in 36 equal monthly installments. The last installment will
be
due on February 2, 2008, was collateralized by notes receivables approximating
30%
of the
loan balance, and guaranteed by two directors of the Group. As of December
31,
2006, the Group repaid $270,810.
In
August
2005, KCIT obtained a new bank loan of $213,187, which bears interest at
3.7% per
annum, and is repayable in 60 equal monthly installments. The last installment
will be due on August 10, 2010, and guaranteed by two directors of the Group.
As
of December 31, 2006, the Group repaid $53,499.
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the interest expense charged to
operations from the aforementioned loans amounted to $47,837 and $69,573,
respectively.
NOTE
13 — DEPOSITS RECEIVED
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Deposits
received
|
$
|
1,381,762
|
$
|
1,326,203
|
|||
Less:
Amount refundable within one year included in current
liabilities
|
(752,597
|
)
|
(462,007
|
)
|
|||
Amount
due after one year
|
$
|
629,165
|
$
|
864,196
|
The
balance represents deposits received from franchises for their due performance
under the franchise agreements. The deposits are refundable to franchises upon
expiration of the franchise agreements, usually within a three-year period
for
operations in Taiwan and within five-year period for operations in the PRC.
F-21
NOTE
14 —RECEIPTS IN ADVANCE
Notes
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Sales
deposits received
|
(i
|
)
|
$
|
481,334
|
$
|
682,553
|
||||
Franchise
income received
|
(ii
|
)
|
1,608,066
|
1,391,625
|
||||||
Subscription
fees received
|
(iii
|
)
|
285,531
|
234,342
|
||||||
Related
parties (Note 19 B(x))
|
566
|
—
|
||||||||
Other
|
27,127
|
45,160
|
||||||||
2,402,624
|
2,353,680
|
|||||||||
Long-term
liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Franchise
income received
|
(ii
|
)
|
1,275,638
|
1,130,207
|
||||||
Other
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
1,275,638
|
1,130,207
|
|||||||||
$
|
3,678,262
|
$
|
3,483,887
|
Notes:
(i) The
balance represents receipts in advance from customers for goods to be sold
to
them.
(ii) The
balance represents franchise income received in advance which is attributable
to
the periods after the respective year end date in which the Group is obliged
to
provide training to teachers of the franchises and marketing material and to
sell course material at the agreed price in the franchise
agreements.
(iii) The
balance represents subscription fees received in advance for subscription of
magazines published by the Group.
NOTE
15 — RETIREMENT PLANS
The
Group
maintains tax-qualified defined contribution and benefit retirement plan for
its
employees in accordance with ROC Labor Standard Law. As
a
result, the Group currently maintains two different retirement plans with
contribution and benefit calculation formulas. On
July
1, 2005, the Bureau of National Health Insurance issued New Labor Retirement
pension regulations in Taiwan. The
Group
has defined the new contribution retirement plan (the ‘New Plan”) covering all
regular employees in KCIT, and KCIT contributes monthly an amount
equals
6%
of the
employees’ basic salaries and wages to the Bureau of National Health Insurance.
The
Group
still maintains the benefit retirement plan (the ‘Old Plan”), which commenced in
September 2003 and only applies to the employees of KCIT who were employed
before June 30,
2005, and
KCIT
contributes monthly an amount equal to 2% of the employees’ total salaries and
wages to an independent retirement trust fund deposited with the Central Trust
of China in accordance with the ROC Labor Standards Law in Taiwan. The
retirement fund is not included in the Group’s financial statements.
Net
periodic pension cost is based on annual actuarial valuations which use the
projected unit credit cost method of calculation and is charged to the
consolidated statement of operations on a systematic basis over the average
remaining service lives of current employees. Contribution amounts are
determined in accordance with the advice of professionally qualified actuaries
in Taiwan.
Under the plan, the employees are entitled to receive retirement benefits upon
retirement in the manner stipulated by the relevant labor laws in Taiwan. The
benefits under the plan are based on various factors such as years of service
and the final base salary preceding retirement.
F-22
The
net
periodic pension cost is as follows:
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
24,995
|
$
|
61,550
|
||||
Interest
cost
|
12,214
|
9,575
|
6,912
|
|||||||
Actual
return on plan assets
|
(2,425
|
)
|
(3,295
|
)
|
(1,466
|
)
|
||||
Amortization
of unrecognized loss
|
2,955
|
870
|
1,287
|
|||||||
Net
periodic pension cost
|
$
|
12,744
|
$
|
32,145
|
$
|
68,283
|
The
net
pension amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet as at December
31,
2006, and 2005, the measurement dates, is as follows:
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Accumulated
benefit obligation at end of year
|
$
|
348,971
|
$
|
255,931
|
|||
Projected
benefit obligation at beginning of year
|
353,625
|
277,862
|
|||||
Translation
reserve
|
(4,654
|
)
|
(3,948
|
)
|
|||
Service
cost on benefits earned during the period
|
—
|
24,995
|
|||||
Member
contributions
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Interest
cost
|
12,214
|
9,575
|
|||||
Actuarial
(gain)/loss
|
10,490
|
45,141
|
|||||
Benefits
paid
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Projected
benefit obligation at end of year
|
$
|
371,675
|
$
|
353,625
|
Changes
in plan assets are as follows:
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Fair
value of plan assets at beginning of year
|
$
|
83,348
|
$
|
71,512
|
|||
Translation
reserve
|
(1,094
|
)
|
(1,019
|
)
|
|||
Actual
return on plan assets
|
2,058
|
98
|
|||||
Employer
contribution
|
—
|
12,757
|
|||||
Employee
contribution
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Benefits
paid
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Fair
value of plan assets at end of year
|
$
|
84,312
|
$
|
83,348
|
|||
Funded
status
|
$
|
(287,363
|
)
|
$
|
(264,776
|
)
|
|
Unrecognized
net transition amount
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Unrecognized
prior service cost
|
(98,952
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Unrecognized
net actuarial (gain)/loss
|
98,952
|
90,389
|
|||||
Net
amount recognized
|
$
|
(287,363
|
)
|
$
|
(174,387
|
)
|
F-23
As
of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the asset category of the plan assets consisted
of
cash contributions deposited with Central Trust of China.
Actuarial
assumptions used:
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Discount
rate
|
3.50
|
%
|
3.50
|
%
|
|||
Salary
increase rate
|
2.00
|
%
|
2.00
|
%
|
|||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
2.50
|
%
|
2.50
|
%
|
Under
the
Plan, the benefits expected to be paid in each of the next five fiscal years,
and in the aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter are as
follow:
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||
2007
|
$
|
—
|
||
2008
|
—
|
|||
2009
|
—
|
|||
2010
|
—
|
|||
2011
|
16,735
|
|||
Years
2012 to 2016
|
$
|
70,149
|
||
$
|
86,884
|
In
addition, the estimated contribution to be paid to the Plan in 2007
by the
Group is $16,993.
The
Group
also makes defined contributions to a retirement benefits plan for its employees
in the PRC in accordance with local regulations. The contributions made by
the
Company for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 amounted to $77,750, $51,007, and $83,176,
respectively.
NOTE
16 —COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
A. Lease
Commitment
During
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, the Company incurred lease
expenses amounting to $404,405, $491,909, and $198,478, respectively. As of
December 31, 2006, the Company’s future minimum lease payments under
non-cancelable
operating leases expiring in excess of one year are as follows:
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||
2007
|
$
|
346,430
|
||
2008
|
196,475
|
|||
2009
|
54,192
|
|||
2010
|
—
|
|||
2011
|
$
|
—
|
||
$
|
597,097
|
B. Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Group will
continue as a going concern. Although the Group still has suffered recurring
net
losses, it has conspicuous increased capital from operations. Therefore,
management expects net income in 2007,
although the realization of net income is uncertain.
The
financial
statements do no include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects
on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and
classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
F-24
NOTE
17 —COMMON STOCK
Pursuant
to an exchange agreement effective on October 1, 2002, the Company issued to
the
shareholders of Higoal 11,880,000 authorized but unissued shares of common
stock
of the Company in exchange for
100 %
of the
issued and fully paid up capital of Higoal.
The
issued and outstanding common stock of the Company immediately prior to the
above share exchange was 3,120,829 shares. All shares and per share data prior
to October 1, 2002 have been restated to reflect the stock issuance as a
recapitalization of Higoal.
On
October 2, 2002, the Company issued 73,500 shares of common stock to a
shareholder, Halter Capital Corporation, pursuant to certain anti-dilution
terms
set forth in a
stock
exchange agreement dated June 6, 2002.
Pursuant
to a special Board resolution passed on April 2, 2003, the Company resolved
to
issue 6,000,000 shares of common stock at a subscription price of $0.70 per
share to investors in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Subsequent to the resolution and before December 31, 2003, the Company issued
3,592,040 shares for cash and received net proceeds of $2,514,428. Additionally,
pursuant to an agreement entered into in November 2003, the Company issued
333,334 shares to ACE Capital Investment Ltd. to repay the liability of $500,000
as required by the original creditor.
On
November 4, 2003, the Company submitted “Common Stock Listing Application” with
American Stock Exchange LLC (“AMEX”) for the listing of its issued and
outstanding shares of common stock. On November 29, 2004, as the Company had
not
received approval for the listing application from AMEX, the management decided
to withdraw the application.
On
December 28, 2006, the Company issued 6,000,297 shares of common stock at a
conversion price of $0.15 to Suang-Yi Pai, our Chairman of the
Board,
and
Min-Tan Yang, our Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to the Loan Settlement
and
Conversion Agreement relating to settlement certain loans made by Messrs. Pai
and Yang to the Company. (For further information please refer to Form 8-K/A
filed on January 24, 2007).
As
of
December 31, 2004, the Company was authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of
common stock with no par value. And as of December 31, 2006, 2005,
and
2004, the total issued and outstanding shares were 25,000,000, 18,999,703,
and
18,999,703 shares, respectively.
NOTE
18 — RESTRICTIONS ON RETAINED EARNINGS
In
accordance with the regulations of the countries where KCIT, KCES, Culture
Media
and
KCEI, the Group’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, were incorporated, certain
restrictions on these subsidiaries’ retained earnings are described as
follows:
A. KCIT
Legal
reserve
According
to the Taiwan Company Law, the
annual net income should be used
initially to cover any accumulated deficit; thereafter 10%
of
the
annual net income should be set
aside
as a
legal
reserve until the
reserve
has reached 100%
of
contributed capital. Under the Taiwan Company Law, the legal reserve shall
be
exclusively used to cover accumulated deficit or, if the balance of reserve
exceeds 50 %
of
contributed capital, to increase capital not exceeding 50%
of
reserve balance and shall not be used for any other purpose.
As
of
December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, the balance of legal reserve as shown on
the
consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity is $65,320,
$65,320, and $65,320, respectively, based on the local statutory financial
statements of the subsidiary.
Undistributed
earnings
In
accordance with KCIT’s
articles of incorporation,
the
annual net income should be used initially to cover income tax and any
accumulated deficit; 10%
of
the
annual net income should be set aside as legal reserve. Thereafter, the board
of
directors may propose and the shareholders may approve the distribution of
the
remaining earnings.
B. KCES,
Culture Media and KCEI
The
laws
and regulations of the PRC require KCES, Culture Media and KCEI to provide
certain statutory funds, namely, a reserve fund, an enterprise expansion fund,
and a staff and workers’ bonus and welfare fund, which are appropriated from net
profit (based on the subsidiaries’ statutory accounts) after offsetting any
prior years’ losses but before dividend distribution. These funds are created
for specific purposes and appropriations to these funds are at the discretion
of
the directors. The reserve fund can only be used, upon approval by the relevant
authority, to offset accumulated losses or increase capital. The enterprise
expansion fund can only be used to increase capital upon approval by the
relevant authority. The staff and workers’ bonus and welfare fund can only be
used for special bonuses or collective welfare of the subsidiaries’ employees,
and assets acquired through this fund shall not be taken as the subsidiaries’
assets.
F-25
NOTE
19 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A. Names
of
related parties and relationship with the Company are as follows:
Names
of related parties
|
Relationship
with the Company
|
|
Mr.
Kuo-An Wang
|
In
October 2005 resigned as chairman of the board of directors, president
and
chief executive officer of the Company. On
October 18, 2006 resigned as director of the board of directors.
|
|
Mr.
Yu-En Chiu
|
On
June 1, 2006 resigned as chief financial officer and director of
the board
of directors. Mr.
Chiu remained the Chairman of PRC operations
until February 28, 2007.
|
|
Mr.
Min-Tan Yang
|
Director
and chief executive officer of the Company since November 2,
2005.
|
|
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai
|
Director
of the board of directors and appointed as chairman of the board
since
November 2, 2005.
|
|
Kid
Castle Enterprises Limited (“KCE”)
|
Its
two directors and shareholders are Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En
Chiu.
|
|
Chevady
Culture Enterprise Limited (‘CCE”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Kuo-An Wang
|
|
Private
Kid Castle Short Term Language Cram School (“PKC
Language”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
|
Taipei
Country Private Kid Castle Short Term Language Cram School (“TCP
PKC”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
|
Taipei
Country Private Chevady Preschool (“TCP Chevady”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
|
Taipei
Country Private Chung-hua Preschool (“TCP Chung-hua”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
|
Taipei
Country Private Wonderland Preschool (“TCP Wonderland”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
|
Taipei
City Private Kid Castle Preschool (“TCP Kid Castle”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
|
|
Taipei
Country Private Kid’s Castle Yin Cyun Preschool (“TCP Yin
Cyun”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
|
Yin
Cyun Language & Computer School ("Yin Cyun Language")
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
|
Taipei
Country Private Yin Tzu Preschool (“TCP Yin Tzu”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
|
Private
Kuan Lung Short Term Language Cram School (“Kuan Lung
Language”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
|
Taipei
City Private Chu Sheng Preschool (“TCP Chu Sheng”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
|
Taipei
Country Private Chu Yao Preschool (“TCP Chu Yao”)
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
|
Private
Liang Yu Language & Computer School ("Liang Yu
Language")
|
Its
chairman of the board of directors is Mr. Min-Tan Yang.
|
|
21st
Century Publishing House (“Publishing House”)
|
A
joint venture partner (third-party after July 2004).
|
|
Jiangxi
21st
Century Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd (“Culture
Media”)
|
An
investment accounted for under the equity method before July 2, 2004.
It
has become a consolidated entity after July 2, 2004.
|
|
21st
Century Kid Castle Language and Education Center (“Education
Center”)
|
An
investment accounted for under the equity method.
|
|
Tianjin
Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin
Consulting”)
|
An
investment accounted for under the equity method.
|
|
Sichuan
Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd.
(“Lanbeisi”)
|
An
investment accounted for under the equity
method.
|
F-26
B. Significant
transactions and balances with related parties are as follows:
Years
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
(i)Sales
to:
|
||||||||||
—
PKC Language
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
8,763
|
$
|
13,290
|
||||
—
TCP PKC
|
—
|
8,763
|
13,290
|
|||||||
—
TCP Chevady
|
—
|
9,070
|
14,151
|
|||||||
—
TCP Chung-hua
|
—
|
20,267
|
17,310
|
|||||||
—
TCP Wonderland
|
—
|
9,070
|
14,151
|
|||||||
—
TCP Kid Castle
|
—
|
8,618
|
16,402
|
|||||||
—
TCP Yin Cyun
|
59,669
|
101,977
|
—
|
|||||||
—
Yin Cyun Language
|
37,735
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
—
TCP Yin Tzu
|
30,100
|
55,330
|
—
|
|||||||
—
Liang Yu Language
|
48,490
|
51,841
|
—
|
|||||||
—
Kuan Lung Language
|
18,401
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
—
TCP Chu Sheng
|
9,026
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
—
TCP Chu Yao
|
25,614
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
—
Education Center
|
50,663
|
26,090
|
10,335
|
|||||||
—
Tianjin Consulting
|
43,721
|
20,151
|
10,823
|
|||||||
—
Lanbeisi
|
62,110
|
47,896
|
20,057
|
|||||||
$
|
385,529
|
$
|
367,836
|
$
|
129,809
|
|||||
(ii)
Rental income from:
|
||||||||||
CCE
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,399
|
$
|
1,795
|
||||
|
$ | — |
$
|
1,399
|
$
|
1,795
|
||||
(iii)
Franchise income
|
||||||||||
PKC
Language
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
627
|
||||
TCP
PKC
|
—
|
—
|
627
|
|||||||
TCP
Chevady
|
—
|
3,621
|
4,374
|
|||||||
TCP
Chung-hua
|
—
|
—
|
1,781
|
|||||||
TCP
Wonderland
|
—
|
3,621
|
4,374
|
|||||||
TCP
Kid Castle
|
—
|
7,269
|
8,649
|
|||||||
TCP
Yin Cyun
|
6,328
|
11,168
|
—
|
|||||||
TCP
Yin Tzu
|
11,046
|
13,655
|
—
|
|||||||
Liang
Yu Language
|
2,460
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
Kuang
Lung Language
|
2,075
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
TCP
Chu Sheng
|
6,328
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
TCP
Chu Yao
|
6,328
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
Education
Center
|
—
|
8,362
|
—
|
|||||||
Tianjin
Consulting
|
—
|
3,316
|
—
|
|||||||
Lanbeisi
|
—
|
1,264
|
—
|
|||||||
$
|
34,565
|
$
|
52,276
|
$
|
20,432
|
|||||
(iv)
Purchase Publishing House
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
453,766
|
(v) |
The
two directors, Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Yu-En Chiu, have given personal
guarantees to certain bank loans and borrowings. Please see the details
as
described in Note 12 - Borrowings.
|
The
management of the Group is of the opinion that the above transactions were
carried out in the normal course of business at agreed upon terms.
F-27
(vi) |
Accounts
and notes receivable — related
parties:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
—
PKC Language
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
26,147
|
|||
—
TCP PKC
|
—
|
52,294
|
|||||
—
TCP Chung-hua
|
—
|
53,665
|
|||||
—
TCP Chevady
|
—
|
48,685
|
|||||
—
TCP Wonderland
|
—
|
48,685
|
|||||
—
TCP Kid Castle
|
—
|
58,172
|
|||||
—
TCP Yin Cyun
|
19,888
|
33,585
|
|||||
—
Yin Cyun Language
|
5,967
|
—
|
|||||
—
TCP Yin Tzu
|
1,132
|
41,133
|
|||||
—
Liang Yu Language
|
4,530
|
—
|
|||||
—
Kuang Lung Language
|
6,684
|
—
|
|||||
—
TCP Chu Sheng
|
17,937
|
—
|
|||||
—
TCP Chu Yao
|
18,565
|
—
|
|||||
—
Education Center
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
—
Tianjin Consulting
|
16,631
|
20,826
|
|||||
—
Lanbeisi
|
22,594
|
17,992
|
|||||
$
|
113,928
|
$
|
401,184
|
(vii) |
Other
receivables — related parties:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Publishing
House (Note 1)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Education
Center (Note 2)
|
19,507
|
—
|
|||||
Tianjin
Consulting (Note 3)
|
16
|
15
|
|||||
Lanbeisi
(Note 4)
|
9,621
|
9,304
|
|||||
$
|
29,144
|
$
|
9,319
|
Notes:
1. |
As
of
December 31,
2003, the amount due from Publishing House consisted primarily of
the
remaining amount due under a loan of RMB$1,000,000 (approximately
$120,000
from the Group to Publishing House for the incorporation of Culture
Media). The loan is unsecured and bears no interest. Pursuant to
the terms
of the loan, Publishing House was obligated to repay the loan on
or before
June 27, 2004 or it would be required to transfer its 40%
ownership interest in Culture Media to the Group. On July 2, 2004,
as
Publishing House did not repay the loan, the Group decided to take
over
40%
ownership from Publishing House. In so doing, the Group’s ownership in
Culture Media increased to 90%,
and Culture Media has become a consolidated
entity as of December 31, 2004.
|
2. |
Education
Center was founded in October 2003. The amount due from this related
party
is mainly inventory purchases paid by the Group on behalf of Education
Center. The amount due has no fixed repayment term and bears no
interest.
|
3. |
Tianjin
Consulting was incorporated in April 2004. The Group paid certain
pre-operating costs on behalf of Tianjin Consulting. The amount due
from
this related party has no fixed repayment term and bears no
interest.
|
4.
|
Lanbeisi
was incorporated in April 2004. The Group paid pre-operating costs
of
RMB$75,000 (approximately $9,000) on behalf of Lanbeisi. The amount
due
from this related party has no fixed repayment term and bears no
interest.
|
F-28
(viii) |
Notes
payable - related parties:
|
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
TCP
Yin Cyun
|
$
|
61,357
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Mr.
Kuo-An Wang
|
67,493
|
60,911
|
|||||
$
|
128,850
|
$
|
60,911
|
(ix)
Other payables - related parties:
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Lanbeisi
|
$
|
7,689
|
$
|
—
|
|||
$
|
7,689
|
$
|
—
|
(x)
Receipts in advance:
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Educational
Center
|
$
|
436
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Lanbeisi
|
130
|
—
|
|||||
$
|
566
|
$
|
—
|
(xi)
Significant transactions and balances with related parties are as
follows:
1.
Amount
due to officers/directors:
Name
of Related Parties
|
December
31,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Mr.
Min-Tan Yang (note 1)
|
$
|
245,627
|
$
|
840,789
|
|||
Mr.
Suang-Yi Pai (note 1)
|
$
|
110,026
|
$
|
76,138
|
|||
$
|
355,653
|
$
|
977,838
|
Note 1. |
In
the fourth quarter of 2005, Mr. Yang loaned $1,050,000 to the Company,
and
third parties, Olympic Well International Ltd.(“Olympic”) and Chen-Chen
Shih (“Shih”), procured by Mr. Pai loaned $690,000 and $60,089,
respectively. The
loans were treated as short-term loans, due in three months, with
a per
annum interest rate of 7%. A
portion of the loan made by Olympic in the amount of US$342,364 was
assigned to Mr. Pai on or about December 30, 2005. That
amount, along with $209,211 which was owed Mr. Yang were forgiven
in
exchange for the Company’s forgiveness of Mr. Chiu’s debt to the Company
of the amount of $551,575 (NT$18,500,000, the currency has been translated
at the exchange rates at the time of the loans). Effective December
28,
2006 we entered into a loan settlement and conversion agreement with
Messrs. Pai and Yang, related to settlement of the above loans to
the
Company. Pursuant
to
the loan settlement and conversion agreement, the parties have agreed
to
convert a portion of the loans to stocks at the conversion price
$0.15 per
share and to issue promissory note for the remaining amount. The
promissory notes are due in one year and have an annual interest
rate of
7%. The
amount of residual promissory notes for Messrs. Pai and Yang are
$107,680
and $240,789, respectively, and as of December 31, 2006, the Company
has
an interest payable for Messrs. Pai and Yang are $2,346 and $4,838,
respectively. (The
further information, please refer to the Company’s
Form
8-K/A filed on January 24, 2007.)
|
2. |
Amount
due from ex-CFO:
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2004, certain inappropriate withdrawals and
subsequent repayments by the Company’s
then
Chief Financial Officer Yu-En Chiu have been recognized in the Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows as short term non-interest bearing advances to Mr.
Chiu. Mr. Chiu made cash repayments and withdrawals to and from the Company
on an intermittent basis during the year. During the year ended December 31,
2004, the highest balance of the advances to Mr. Yu-En Chiu was $328,546.
As of December 31, 2004, Mr. Yu-En Chiu had repaid all outstanding advances
to the Company.
F-29
However,
he initiated further withdrawals on January 13, 2005. During 2005, the total
amount of withdrawals were NT$95,000,000($2,953,337), and as of December 31,
2005, the highest balance of the deemed loan to Mr. Chiu at any time was
NT$21,660,000($673,361). Mr. Chiu had repaid all such withdrawals to the
Company and the amount due from officers was nil. The circumstances surrounding
Mr. Chiu’s fund misappropriation is more fully described in our June 23,
2006 Form 8-K. (The currency in 8-K’s disclosure have been translated from New
Taiwan Dollars to US dollars based on an exchange rate of US$1 =
NT$33.42.)
On
June
1, 2006 Mr. Yu-En Chiu resigned as Chief Financial Officer and a Director
of the Company following events that lead to the identification by current
management of these inappropriate cash advances and repayments. Mr. Chiu was
temporarily reassigned to act as the chairman of the Company’s PRC operations,
and on December 29, 2006, the Company notified Mr. Chiu that the termination
of
his employment with the Company would be effective at February 28,
2007.
NOTE
20 — CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Group to significant concentrations
of
credit risk consist principally of cash, trade notes receivable and accounts
receivable. The Group’s cash are deposited with various financial institutions
in the ROC and the PRC. The Group offers credit terms on the sale of its
products to certain customers. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations
of its customers’ financial condition and, generally, requires no collateral
from its customers.
The
Company maintains an allowance for uncollectible notes receivable and accounts
receivable based upon the expected collectability of all notes receivable and
accounts receivable.
In
addition to cash, notes receivable and accounts receivable, the Company’s
financial instruments include notes payable and accounts payable, which are
carried at cost, which approximates the fair value because of the short-term
maturity of these instruments.
No
individual customer of the Group accounted for more than
10% of
operating revenues for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
However, one major customer accounted for approximately 23%
and
22%
of notes
(including current and long-term notes receivable) and accounts receivable
as of
December 31,
2006
and 2005.
F-30
NOTE
21 — GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS
The
Group
is principally engaged in the business of
child
education,
focusing
on English language in Taiwan and the PRC. Accordingly, the Group has two
reportable geographic segments: Taiwan and the PRC. The Group evaluates the
performance of each geographic segment based on its net income or loss. The
Group also accounts for inter-segment sales as if the sales were made to third
parties. Information concerning the operations in these geographical segments
is
as follows:
A.
|
For
the year ended December 31,
2006
|
Taiwan
|
The
PRC
|
Total
|
Corporate
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||
REVENUE
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
6,095,296
|
$
|
3,616,287
|
$
|
9,711,583
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9,711,583
|
|||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
458,071
|
—
|
458,071
|
—
|
(458,071
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
$
|
6,553,368
|
$
|
3,616,287
|
$
|
10,169,655
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(458,071
|
)
|
$
|
9,711,583
|
|||||||
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION
|
$
|
325,823
|
$
|
55,532
|
$
|
381,355
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
381,355
|
||||||||
SEGMENT
RESULTS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) form operations
|
$
|
121,008
|
$
|
851,670
|
$
|
972,678
|
$
|
(447,984
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
524,694
|
||||||
Interest
income
|
6,301
|
7,775
|
14,076
|
—
|
—
|
14,076
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(102,588
|
)
|
(5,108
|
)
|
(107,696
|
)
|
(86,205
|
)
|
—
|
(193,901
|
)
|
||||||||
Share
of profit of associates
|
—
|
(39,489
|
)
|
(39,489
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(39,489
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other
non-operating income (loss), net
|
41,409
|
(188,957
|
)
|
(147,548
|
)
|
(18,028
|
)
|
153,803
|
(153,803
|
)
|
|||||||||
Profit
(loss) before income taxes
|
$
|
66,101
|
$
|
508,793
|
$
|
574,894
|
$
|
(512,911
|
)
|
$
|
89,594
|
$
|
151,577
|
||||||
Income
taxes
|
(161,351
|
)
|
(8,446
|
)
|
(169,797
|
)
|
(3,528
|
)
|
(173,325
|
)
|
|||||||||
Minority
interest income
|
—
|
(24,463
|
)
|
(24,463
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(24,463
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(95,250
|
)
|
$
|
475,884
|
$
|
380,634
|
$
|
(516,439
|
)
|
$
|
89,594
|
$
|
(46,211
|
)
|
||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
13,352
|
$
|
15,478
|
$
|
28,830
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
28,830
|
|||||||
|
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
7,409,359
|
$
|
1,960,446
|
$
|
9,369,805
|
$
|
359,772
|
$
|
(356,354
|
)
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
F-31
B.
|
For
the year ended December 31,
2005
|
Taiwan
|
The
PRC
|
Total
|
Corporate
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||
REVENUE
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
7,200,347
|
$
|
3,017,811
|
$
|
10,218,158
|
$
|
14,176
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
10,232,334
|
|||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
4,936
|
—
|
4,936
|
—
|
(4,936
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
$
|
7,205,283
|
$
|
3,017,811
|
$
|
10,223,094
|
$
|
14,176
|
$
|
(4,936
|
)
|
$
|
10,232,334
|
|||||||
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION
|
$
|
385,246
|
$
|
82,583
|
$
|
467,829
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
467,829
|
||||||||
SEGMENT
RESULTS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) form operations
|
$
|
1,034,241
|
$
|
(997,982
|
)
|
$
|
36,259
|
$
|
(295,035
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(258,776
|
)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
8,608
|
1,107
|
9,715
|
5,172
|
—
|
14,887
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expenses
|
(225,378
|
)
|
(6,676
|
)
|
(232,054
|
)
|
(19,721
|
)
|
—
|
(251,775
|
)
|
||||||||
Share
of profit of associates
|
—
|
(54,802
|
)
|
(54,802
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(54,802
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other
non-operating income (loss), net
|
(629,904
|
)
|
(7,718
|
)
|
(637,622
|
)
|
(128
|
)
|
(38,708
|
)
|
(676,458
|
)
|
|||||||
Profit
(loss) before income taxes
|
$
|
187,567
|
$
|
(1,066,071
|
)
|
$
|
(878,504
|
)
|
$
|
(309,712
|
)
|
$
|
(38,708
|
)
|
$
|
(1,226,924
|
)
|
||
Income
taxes
|
(400,290
|
)
|
(76,307
|
)
|
(476,597
|
)
|
(700
|
)
|
(477,297
|
)
|
|||||||||
Minority
interest income
|
—
|
5,939
|
5,939
|
—
|
—
|
5,939
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(212,723
|
)
|
$
|
(1,136,439
|
)
|
$
|
(1,349,162
|
)
|
$
|
(310,412
|
)
|
$
|
(38,708
|
)
|
$
|
(1,698,282
|
)
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
162,136
|
$
|
40,894
|
$
|
203,030
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
203,030
|
|||||||
December
31, 2005
|
December
31, 2005
|
December
31, 2005
|
December
31, 2005
|
December
31, 2005
|
December
31, 2005
|
||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
8,503,513
|
$
|
2,311,798
|
$
|
10,815,311
|
$
|
299,141
|
$
|
(131,515
|
)
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
F-32
C. For
the year ended December 31, 2004
Taiwan
|
The
PRC
|
Total
|
Corporate
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||
REVENUE
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
7,330,039
|
$
|
2,342,423
|
$
|
9,672,462
|
$
|
56,651
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9,729,113
|
|||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
451,750
|
61,879
|
513,629
|
—
|
(513,629
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
$
|
7,781,789
|
$
|
2,404,302
|
$
|
10,186,091
|
$
|
56,651
|
$
|
(513,629
|
)
|
$
|
9,729,113
|
|||||||
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION
|
$
|
317,053
|
$
|
47,672
|
$
|
364,725
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
364,725
|
|||||||
SEGMENT
RESULTS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) form operations
|
$
|
630,946
|
$
|
(1,073,998
|
)
|
$
|
(443,052
|
)
|
$
|
(376,160
|
)
|
$
|
35,908
|
$
|
(783,304
|
)
|
|||
Interest
income
|
24,681
|
1,168
|
25,849
|
2,001
|
(3,981
|
)
|
23,869
|
||||||||||||
Interest
expenses
|
(176,085
|
)
|
—
|
(176,085
|
)
|
(2,469
|
)
|
3,981
|
(174,573
|
)
|
|||||||||
Share
of profit of associates
|
—
|
(36,573
|
)
|
(36,573
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(36,573
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other
non-operating income (loss), net
|
89,485
|
(18,436
|
)
|
71,049
|
18,461
|
62,471
|
151,981
|
||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) before income taxes
|
569,027
|
(1,127,839
|
)
|
(558,812
|
)
|
(358,167
|
)
|
98,379
|
(818,600
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(313,597
|
)
|
(115,910
|
)
|
(429,507
|
)
|
(1,222
|
)
|
—
|
(430,729
|
)
|
||||||||
Minority
interest income
|
—
|
(5,263
|
)
|
(5,263
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(5,263
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
255,430
|
$
|
(1,249,012
|
)
|
$
|
(993,582
|
)
|
$
|
(359,389
|
)
|
98,379
|
$
|
(1,254,592
|
)
|
||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
134,210
|
$
|
186,928
|
$
|
321,138
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
321,138
|
|||||||
December
31, 2004
|
December
31, 2004
|
December
31, 2004
|
December
31,
2004
|
December
31, 2004
|
December
31, 2004
|
||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
10,313,287
|
$
|
2,827,431
|
$
|
13,140,718
|
$
|
30,225
|
$
|
(389,519
|
)
|
$
|
12,781,424
|
NOTE
22 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT
(a)
|
On
December 29, 2006, the Company’s management notified Mr. Chiu that
the termination of his employment with the Company would be
effective at February 28, 2007.
|
F-33