KID CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORP - Quarter Report: 2006 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x QUARTERLY
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the
quarterly period ended: June 30, 2006
or
o
TRANSITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
File Number: 333-39629
KID
CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
|
59-2549529
|
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
|
8th
Floor, No. 98 Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien
Taipei,
Taiwan ROC
(Address
of principal executive offices)
011-886-22218
5996
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
NONE
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes o No x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a
large
accelerated filer,
an
accelerated filer,
or a
non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer”
in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Large
Accelerated Filer o Accelerated
Filer o Non-accelerated
filer x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
o No
x
As
of
June 30, 2006, there were 18,999,703 shares of the Registrant’s common stock
outstanding.
FORM
10-Q
KID
CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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PART
I
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||
Item 1. |
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
|
2
|
||
a)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2006 and December
31,
2005
|
2
|
|||
b)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months
ended
June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005
|
3
|
|||
c)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months
ended
June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005
|
4
|
|||
d)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
|
5
|
|||
e)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months
ended
June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005
|
6
|
|||
f)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
|
8
|
|||
Item 2. |
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
23
|
||
Item 3. |
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
|
28
|
||
Item 4. |
Controls
and Procedures
|
29
|
||
PART
II.
|
OTHER INFORMATION | |||
Item 1. |
Legal
Proceedings
|
31
|
||
Item 1A |
Risk
Factors
|
31
|
||
Item 2. |
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
|
31
|
||
Item 3. |
Defaults
upon Senior Securities
|
31
|
||
Item 4. |
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
|
31
|
||
Item 5. |
Other
Information
|
31
|
||
Item 6 |
Exhibits
|
31
|
||
SIGNATURES
|
32
|
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
|
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current
assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and bank balances
|
$
|
1,285,438
|
$
|
613,391
|
|||
Bank
fixed deposits - pledged (Note 12)
|
129,698
|
120,813
|
|||||
Notes
and accounts receivable, net (Notes 5)
|
3,009,621
|
2,593,276
|
|||||
Inventories,
net (Note 6)
|
1,553,396
|
2,069,492
|
|||||
Other
receivables (Notes 7)
|
271,769
|
223,063
|
|||||
Prepayments
and other current assets (Note 8)
|
319,025
|
411,526
|
|||||
Pledged
notes receivable (Note 12)
|
650,383
|
849,704
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
123,006
|
72,992
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
7,342,336
|
6,954,257
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
48,609
|
46,382
|
|||||
Long-term
investments (Note 9)
|
62,719
|
71,158
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
1,765,360
|
1,808,411
|
|||||
Intangible
assets, net of amortization (Note 11)
|
625,284
|
699,246
|
|||||
Long-term
notes receivable
|
875,663
|
482,483
|
|||||
Pledged
notes receivable (Note 12)
|
188,784
|
357,825
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
346,883
|
563,175
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
11,255,638
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Bank
borrowings - short-term and maturing within one
year (Note 12)
|
$
|
1,046,430
|
$
|
1,516,906
|
|||
Notes
and accounts payable
|
1,369,230
|
1,385,478
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
728,868
|
560,733
|
|||||
Amounts
due to related parties (Note 10)
|
841,437
|
977,838
|
|||||
Other
payables (Note 14)
|
801,372
|
1,057,161
|
|||||
Deposits
received
|
599,761
|
462,007
|
|||||
Receipts
in advance (Note 13)
|
2,887,189
|
2,353,680
|
|||||
Income
tax payable
|
226,735
|
122,481
|
|||||
Other
Current Liabilities
|
95,079
|
—
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
8,596,101
|
8,436,284
|
|||||
Bank
borrowings maturing after one year (Note 12)
|
1,347,655
|
1,640,391
|
|||||
Receipts
in advance (Note 13)
|
1,542,355
|
1,130,207
|
|||||
Deposits
received
|
789,236
|
864,196
|
|||||
Deferred
liability
|
35,757
|
35,416
|
|||||
Accrued
pension liabilities (Note 15)
|
183,145
|
174,387
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
12,494,249
|
12,280,881
|
1
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets - Continued
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 17)
|
|||||||
Minority
interest
|
42,549
|
28,627
|
|||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par share:
|
|||||||
25,000,000
shares authorized; 18,999,703 shares issued and outstanding at June
30,
2006 and December 31, 2005
|
7,669,308
|
7,669,308
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
194,021
|
194,021
|
|||||
Legal
reserve
|
65,320
|
65,320
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(8,925,276
|
)
|
(9,010,356
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(284,533
|
)
|
(244,864
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
(1,281,160
|
)
|
(1,326,571
|
)
|
|||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
11,255,638
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
2
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Three
months ended June 30,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
|||||||
Sales
of goods
|
$
|
1,309,033
|
$
|
1,174,176
|
|||
Franchising
income
|
688,141
|
710,121
|
|||||
Other
operating revenue
|
(70,988
|
)
|
156,436
|
||||
Total
net operating revenue
|
1,926,186
|
2,040,733
|
|||||
Operating
costs
|
|||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(562,738
|
)
|
(579,442
|
)
|
|||
Cost
of franchising
|
(91,242
|
)
|
(63,042
|
)
|
|||
Other
operating costs
|
(39,326
|
)
|
(103,075
|
)
|
|||
Total
operating costs
|
(693,306
|
)
|
(745,559
|
)
|
|||
Gross
profit
|
1,232,880
|
1,295,174
|
|||||
Advertising
costs
|
(14,747
|
)
|
(23,491
|
)
|
|||
Other
operating expenses
|
(1,429,510
|
)
|
(1,465,044
|
)
|
|||
(Loss)
income from operations
|
(211,377
|
)
|
(193,361
|
)
|
|||
Interest
expenses, net
|
(86,752
|
)
|
(56,730
|
)
|
|||
Share
of income (loss) of investments
|
(491
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Other
non-operating income (loss), net
|
38,910
|
102,563
|
|||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
|
(259,710
|
)
|
(147,528
|
)
|
|||
Benefit
(provision) for taxes
|
(18,428
|
)
|
(
41,297
|
)
|
|||
(Loss)
income after income taxes
|
(278,138
|
)
|
(188,825
|
)
|
|||
Minority
interest income
|
5,359
|
(19,202
|
)
|
||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$
|
(272,779
|
)
|
$
|
(208,027
|
)
|
|
(Loss)
earnings per share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.014
|
)
|
$
|
(
0.01
|
)
|
|
Weighted-average
shares used to compute (loss) earnings per share - basic and
diluted
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
|||||||
Sales
of goods
|
$
|
3,529,529
|
$
|
3,549,331
|
|||
Franchising
income
|
1,194,688
|
1,308,046
|
|||||
Other
operating revenue
|
174,496
|
306,348
|
|||||
Total
net operating revenue
|
4,898,713
|
5,163,725
|
|||||
Operating
costs
|
|||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(1,370,225
|
)
|
(1,507,173
|
)
|
|||
Cost
of franchising
|
(171,367
|
)
|
(176,655
|
)
|
|||
Other
operating costs
|
(81,577
|
)
|
(177,271
|
)
|
|||
Total
operating costs
|
(1,623,169
|
)
|
(1,861,099
|
)
|
|||
Gross
profit
|
3,275,544
|
3,302,626
|
|||||
Advertising
costs
|
(17,288
|
)
|
(56,854
|
)
|
|||
Other
operating expenses
|
(2,844,640
|
)
|
(3,250,544
|
)
|
|||
(Loss)
income from operations
|
413,616
|
(4,772
|
)
|
||||
Interest
expenses, net
|
(120,125
|
)
|
(115,983
|
)
|
|||
Share
of income (loss) of investments
|
(9,085
|
)
|
12,483
|
||||
Other
non-operating income (loss), net
|
1,175
|
53,624
|
|||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
|
285,581
|
(54,648
|
)
|
||||
Benefit
(provision) for taxes
|
(186,909
|
)
|
(
184,750
|
)
|
|||
(Loss)
income after income taxes
|
98,672
|
(239,398
|
)
|
||||
Minority
interest income
|
(13,592
|
)
|
(19,059
|
)
|
|||
Net
(loss) income
|
$
|
85,080
|
$
|
(258,457
|
)
|
||
(Loss)
earnings per share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.004
|
$
|
(
0.01
|
)
|
||
Weighted-average
shares used to compute (loss) earnings per share - basic and
diluted
|
18,999,703
|
18,999,703
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Common
Stock
|
Additional |
Accumulated
other
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
shares
|
Amount
|
paid-in
capital
|
Legal
reserve
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
comprehensive
loss
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
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
income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
85,080
|
-
|
85,080
|
|||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment (Unaudited)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(39,669
|
)
|
(39,669
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss (Unaudited)
|
45,411
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
|
18,999,703
|
$
|
7,669,308
|
$
|
194,021
|
$
|
65,320
|
$
|
(8,925,276
|
)
|
$
|
(284,533
|
)
|
$
|
(1,281,160
|
)
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
|||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$
|
85,080
|
$
|
(258,457
|
)
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) income to net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|||||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
93,908
|
223,862
|
|||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
83,873
|
||||||
Allowance
for sales returns
|
2,356
|
92,463
|
|||||
Allowance
for doubtful debts
|
609,912
|
110,063
|
|||||
Provision
(reversal) of allowance for loss on inventory obsolescence and slow-moving
items
|
90,588
|
95,147
|
|||||
Minority
interests
|
13,592
|
19,059
|
|||||
Share
of loss (gain) of investments
|
9,085
|
(12,483
|
)
|
||||
(Increase)/decrease
in:
|
|||||||
Notes
and accounts receivable
|
(1,369,563
|
)
|
(2,371,422
|
)
|
|||
Inventories
|
456,634
|
(139,918
|
)
|
||||
Other
receivables
|
104,051
|
(88,654
|
)
|
||||
Prepayments
and other current assets
|
98,622
|
(169,392
|
)
|
||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
(50,939
|
)
|
(34,147
|
)
|
|||
Other
assets
|
225,219
|
(
6,510
|
)
|
||||
Increase/(decrease)
in:
|
|||||||
Notes
and accounts payable
|
(35,104
|
)
|
776,387
|
||||
Accrued
expenses
|
176,759
|
153,429
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
(541,031
|
)
|
228,281
|
||||
Receipts
in advance
|
904,189
|
195,553
|
|||||
Income
taxes payable
|
103,224
|
83,722
|
|||||
Deferred
liability
|
(137
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Deposits
received
|
516,262
|
102,551
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
|
95,652
|
—
|
|||||
Accrued
pension liabilities
|
(5,971
|
)
|
59,010
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
1,666,261
|
(941,456
|
)
|
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
|||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(26,115
|
)
|
(165,947
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from disposal of property and equipment
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Amount
due from stockholder/director
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Prepayment
of long-term investments
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Acquisition
of long-term investments
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Collection
of long term notes
|
240,971
|
||||||
Increase
in interest in associates
|
(
24,977
|
)
|
|||||
Bank
fixed deposits - pledged
|
(7,302
|
)
|
(61,519
|
)
|
|||
Pledged
notes receivable
|
386,928
|
1,625,505
|
|||||
Advances
to ex-CFO
|
—
|
(1,544,244
|
)
|
||||
Repayments
of advances to ex-CFO
|
—
|
1,544,244
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
|
353,511
|
1,614,033
|
6
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from bank borrowings
|
$
|
215,463
|
$
|
795,968
|
|||
Proceeds
from loan from a stockholder
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Repayment
of bank borrowings
|
(1,026,017
|
)
|
(1,054,969
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from capital leases
|
—
|
57,086
|
|||||
Repayment
of capital leases
|
—
|
(65,748
|
)
|
||||
Repayment
of loan from officers/stockholders
|
(509,847
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(1,320,401
|
)
|
(267,657
|
)
|
|||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
699,371
|
404,920
|
|||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents
|
(27,324
|
)
|
148,142
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
613,391
|
213,564
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
1,285,438
|
$
|
766,626
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
7
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Notes
to Condensed 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 comprises publication,
sales and distribution of related books, magazines, audio and videotapes and
compact disc, franchising and sales of merchandises complementary to the
business. 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 stockholders 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
stockholders 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
stockholders 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 stockholders of Higoal hold a majority
of the Company’s outstanding capital stock. Generally accepted accounting
principles require in certain circumstances that a company whose stockholders
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 owned 50% ownership and that each party contributed RMB$1
million for the incorporation. On July 2, 2004, KCES acquired additional 40%
of
ownership in Culture Media from 21st
Century
Publishing House. KCES now owns 90% of Culture Media.
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.
8
NOTE
2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying financial data as of June 30, 2006 and for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005 have been prepared by the Group, without audit, pursuant
to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules
and regulations. However, the Group believes that the disclosures are adequate
to make the information presented not misleading. These financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes
thereto included in the Group’s audited annual financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2005.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues
and
expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results
could differ from these estimates.
The
Group
has incurred operating losses since inception and hence, as of June 30, 2006,
the balance of accumulated deficit was $8,925,276. The Group plans to fund
its
working capital needs by obtaining new credit lines from financial institutions
and raising capital through the sale of equity securities. If the Group is
unable to meet its current operating plan, it will be required to obtain
additional funding. Management believes such funding will be available, but
there can be no assurances that such funding will be available, or if it is
available, on terms acceptable to the Group. Management believes that if funding
is not available, other actions can and will be taken to reduce costs. These
actions may require the Group to reduce headcount, sales and marketing efforts
or other expansion activities, which may affect the future growth of the Group’s
operations.
NOTE
3.1 - RESTATEMENT
During
the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer
(referred to as “ex-CFO”) made fund withdrawals from and repayments to the
Company and returned the full withdrawn amount of cash by June 30, 2005. The
Company’s condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months
ended June 30, 2005 will be restated to disclose the resulting cash flow impact
on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. (For further information
related to such transaction, please refer to 2004 Form 10-K/A and 2005 Form
10-K
filed on March 8, 2007)
The
impact of the restatement on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
for the six months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows:
As
Previously Reported
|
Restated
Amount
|
||||||
Advances
to ex-CFO
|
—
|
(1,544,244
|
)
|
||||
Repayments
of advances to ex-CFO
|
—
|
1,544,244
|
|||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
1,614,033
|
1,614,033
|
NOTE
3.2 - SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
REVENUE
RECOGNITION
Sales
of
books, magazines, audio and video tapes, compact discs and other merchandises
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 allowances when revenue is recognized.
9
Franchise
fees are the annual licensing fees for franchisees to use the Group’s brand name
and consulting services. Franchising income is recognized on a straight-line
basis over the terms of the relevant franchise agreements.
ALLOWANCE
FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
An
allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on the evaluation of
collectibility and aging analysis of notes and accounts
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.
PROPERTY
AND 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.
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
Group 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 Group measures fair value based
on
quoted market prices or based on discounted estimates of future cash
flows.
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.
10
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
Franchises
and copyrights are stated at cost and amortized on the straight-line method
over
their estimated useful lives of 10 years.
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
Comprehensive
income (loss) is defined as the change in equity of a company during a
period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding
transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners.
Comprehensive income (loss) is disclosed in the condensed consolidated
statement of stockholders’ equity.
NET
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
The
Group
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 common stock equivalents. For the
six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Group did not have any potential common
stock shares.
RECLASSIFICATION
The
presentation of certain prior information has been reclassified to conform
to
current presentation.
NOTE
4 - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No.
151, “Inventory Costs (as amended) an amendment of ARB No. 43. This statement
clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight,
handling costs, and wasted material. This statement requires that those items
be
recognized as current period charges regardless of whether they meet the
criterion of “so abnormal.” It is effective for all fiscal years beginning after
June 15, 2005. The Company does not expect the implementation of this statement
to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE
5
- NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Notes
and accounts receivable
|
|||||||
-
Third parties
|
$
|
3,959,039
|
$
|
2,944,574
|
|||
-
Related parties (NOTE 10)
|
421,793
|
401,184
|
|||||
Total
|
4,380,832
|
3,345,758
|
|||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts and sales returns
|
(1,371,211
|
)
|
(752,482
|
)
|
|||
Notes
and accounts receivable, net
|
$
|
3,009,621
|
$
|
2,593,276
|
11
NOTE
6 - INVENTORIES
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Work
in process
|
$
|
107,138
|
$
|
127,001
|
|||
Finished
goods and other merchandises
|
2,300,907
|
2,696,942
|
|||||
2,408,045
|
2,823,943
|
||||||
Less:
Allowance for obsolete inventories and decline
of market value
|
(854,649
|
)
|
(754,451
|
)
|
|||
$
|
1,553,396
|
$
|
2,069,492
|
NOTE
7
- OTHER RECEIVABLES
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Other
receivables - third parties:
|
|||||||
Tax
paid on behalf of landlord
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
2,013
|
|||
Advances
to staff
|
192,687
|
125,590
|
|||||
Grants
from Market Information Center
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Receivables
from Shanghai Wonderland Educational Resources Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai
Wonderland”) (Note (i))
|
372,065
|
368,528
|
|||||
Other
receivables
|
69,396
|
86,141
|
|||||
Less
: Allow for doubtful accounts
|
(372,065
|
)
|
(368,528
|
)
|
|||
Sub-total
|
262,083
|
213,744
|
|||||
Other
receivables - related parties (NOTE 10)
|
9,686
|
9,319
|
|||||
$
|
271,769
|
$
|
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
June 30, 2006, Shanghai Wonderland still owes the Group a balance
of
RMB$3,000,000 (approximately $372,065). Such sum has now been
itemized and
recorded as "allowance for doubtful accounts" compared to its
prior
recognition as "Other receivables".
|
NOTE
8 -
PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
June
30,
2006
|
December 31,
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Prepayments
|
$
|
287,922
|
$
|
399,659
|
|||
Temporary
payments
|
4,409
|
11,038
|
|||||
Tax
recoverable
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Prepaid
interest
|
59
|
—
|
|||||
Others
|
26,635
|
829
|
|||||
$
|
319,025
|
$
|
411,526
|
12
NOTE
9 - INTEREST IN ASSOCIATES
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
21st
Century Kid Castle Language and Education Center (“Education
Center”) (Note (i))
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
93,834
|
$
|
92,942
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
(32,873
|
)
|
(40,803
|
)
|
|||
$
|
60,961
|
$
|
52,139
|
||||
Tianjin
Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin
Consulting”) (Note (ii))
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
87,579
|
$
|
86,746
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
(94,997
|
)
|
(80,360
|
)
|
|||
$
|
(7,418
|
)
|
$
|
6,386
|
|||
Lanbeisi
Education &Culture Industrial Co., Ltd (“Lanbeisi”) (Note
(iii))
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
45,040
|
$
|
44,612
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
(35,864
|
)
|
(31,979
|
)
|
|||
$
|
9,176
|
$
|
12,633
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
62,719
|
$
|
71,158
|
Note:
(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
six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Group recognized investment income
accounted for under the equity method in Education Center of $8,042
and
$8,337,
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 and should therefore
account for its investee on the equity method.
|
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Group recognized an investment
loss
of $13,399 and $24,756 respectively, accounted for under the equity method,
in
Tianjin Consulting.
13
(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
and should
therefore account for its investee using the equity method.
|
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Group recognized an investment
loss
of $3,458 and $6,345 respectively, accounted for under the equity method, in
Lanbeisi.
14
NOTE
10
- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A. |
Names
of related parties and relationship with the Group 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 operation 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
and chairman of the board of directors since November 2, 2005.
|
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
15
B. |
Significant
transactions and balances with related parties are as
follows:
|
Six
months ended June 30,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
(i) |
Sales
to:
|
|||||||
-
PKC Language
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
5,425
|
||||
-
TCP PKC
|
—
|
5,425
|
||||||
-
TCP Chung-hua
|
3,468
|
15,508
|
||||||
-
TCP Chevady
|
—
|
4,917
|
||||||
-
TCP Wonderland
|
—
|
4,917
|
||||||
-
TCP Kid Castle
|
—
|
9,823
|
||||||
-
Kuan Lung Language
|
7,924
|
—
|
||||||
-
TCP Chu Yao
|
18,212
|
—
|
||||||
-
TCP
Chu Sheng
|
7,636
|
—
|
||||||
-
TCP Yin Cyun
|
41,636
|
—
|
||||||
-
TCP Yin Tzu
|
21,835
|
—
|
||||||
-
Liang Yu Language
|
27,197
|
—
|
||||||
-
English School
|
10,532
|
1,838
|
||||||
-
Tianjin Consulting
|
16,802
|
176
|
||||||
-
Lanbeisi
|
9,907
|
3,947
|
||||||
$
|
165,149
|
$
|
51,976
|
|||||
(ii)
|
Rental
income from:
|
|||||||
-
CCE
|
$
|
1,242
|
$
|
951
|
||||
$
|
1,242
|
$
|
951
|
|||||
(iii)
|
Franchising
income from:
|
|||||||
-
TCP Kid Castle
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
6,811
|
||||
-
TCP Chung-Hua
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
-
TCP Wonderland
|
—
|
3,406
|
||||||
-
TCP Chu Sheng
|
5,810
|
—
|
||||||
-
TCP Yin Cyun
|
2,556
|
—
|
||||||
-
TCP Yin Tzu
|
5,577
|
—
|
||||||
-
Liang Yu Language
|
$
|
1,242
|
$
|
—
|
||||
$
|
15,185
|
$
|
10,217
|
(iv) |
The
two directors and stockholders, Mr. Min-Tan Yang and Mr. Suang-Yi
Pai,
have given personal guarantees to certain bank loans and borrowings.
Please see the details as described in Note 12 - Bank
Borrowings.
|
16
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.
(v) |
Accounts
and notes receivable - related
parties:
|
Name
of related parties
|
June
30,
2006
|
Decenber
31,
2005
|
|||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
-
PKC Language
|
39,007
|
26,147
|
|||||
-
TCP PKC
|
39,007
|
52,294
|
|||||
-
TCP Chung-hua
|
51,131
|
53,665
|
|||||
-
TCP Chevady
|
48,290
|
48,685
|
|||||
-
TCP Wonderland
|
48,290
|
48,685
|
|||||
-
TCP Kid Castle
|
56,531
|
58,172
|
|||||
-
Kuan Lung Language
|
2,050
|
—
|
|||||
-
TCP Chu Yao
|
20,260
|
—
|
|||||
-
TCP Chu Sheng
|
12,706
|
—
|
|||||
-
TCP Yin Cyun
|
39,443
|
33,585
|
|||||
-
TCP Yin Tzu
|
14,451
|
29,062
|
|||||
-
Liang Yu Language
|
9,145
|
12,071
|
|||||
-
Education Center
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
-
Tianjin
Consulting
|
18,193
|
20,826
|
|||||
-
Lanbeisi
|
23,289
|
17,992
|
|||||
$
|
421,793
|
$
|
401,184
|
(vii) |
Other
receivables - related parties:
|
Name
of related parties
|
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
Amount
due from Publishing House (Note 1)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Amount
due from Education Center (Note 2)
|
278
|
—
|
|||||
Amount
due from Tianjin Consulting (Note 3)
|
15
|
15
|
|||||
Amount
due from Lanbeisi (Note 4)
|
9,393
|
9,304
|
|||||
$
|
9,686
|
$
|
9,319
|
Note:
1.
|
As
of December 31, 2003, the amount due from Publishing House consists
primarily of amounts 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
the 40% ownership from Publishing House, and therefore, the Group’s
ownership in Culture Media has increased to 90% and Culture Media
has
become a consolidated entity.
|
17
2.
|
Education
Center was founded in October 2003. The amount due from the associate
is
mainly inventory purchases paid by the Group on behalf of Education
Center. The amount due from this related party 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.
|
(viii) |
Significant
transactions and balances with related parties are as
follows:
|
1.
Other
payables - Amount due to directors/related parties:
Name
of Related Parties
|
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||
Mr. Kuo-An
Wang
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
60,911
|
|||
Mr. Min-Tan
Yang (note 1)
|
$
|
840,789
|
$
|
840,789
|
|||
Mr. Suang-Yi
Pai
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
76,138
|
|||
Education
Center
|
$
|
520
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Lanbeisi
|
$
|
128
|
$
|
—
|
|||
$
|
841,437
|
$
|
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 a 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 amount of $551,575
(NT$18,500,000, the currency has been translated at the exchange rates at the
time of the loans) at the end of 2005. Outstanding loans of $347,636 (Olympic),
$60,089 (Shih) are recorded as other payables, and $840,789 due to Mr. Yang
was
recorded as related parties.
18
NOTE
11
- INTANGIBLE ASSETS
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Gross
carrying amount
|
|||||||
Franchise
|
$
|
1,050,122
|
$
|
1,036,178
|
|||
Copyrights
|
617,303
|
609,106
|
|||||
1,667,425
|
1,645,284
|
||||||
Less:
Accumulated amortization
|
|||||||
Franchise
|
(656,326
|
)
|
(595,802
|
)
|
|||
Copyrights
|
(385,815
|
)
|
(350,236
|
)
|
|||
(1,042,141
|
)
|
(946,038
|
)
|
||||
Net
|
$
|
625,284
|
$
|
699,246
|
Amortization
charged to operations was $83,873 and $85,669for the six months ended June
30,
2006 and 2005, respectively.
The
estimated aggregate amortization expenses for each of the five succeeding fiscal
years are as follows:
2007
|
$
|
167,747
|
||
2008
|
167,747
|
|||
2009
|
167,747
|
|||
2010
|
38,170
|
|||
$
|
541,411
|
NOTE
12 - BANK BORROWINGS
|
Notes
|
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||
Bank
term loans
|
(i)
|
|
$
|
318,870
|
$
|
564,704
|
||||
Short-term
unsecured bank loans
|
(ii)
|
|
498,493
|
539,583
|
||||||
Mid-term
loan
|
(iii)
|
|
268,957
|
586,436
|
||||||
Mid-term
secured bank loan
|
(iv)
|
|
1,307,765
|
1,466,574
|
||||||
2,394,085
|
3,157,297
|
|||||||||
Less:
Balances maturing within one year included in current
liabilities
|
||||||||||
Bank
term loans
|
82,038
|
145,042
|
||||||||
Short-term
unsecured bank loans
|
498,493
|
539,583
|
||||||||
Mid-term
loan
|
157,248
|
586,436
|
19
Notes
|
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
Mid-term
secured bank loan
|
308,651
|
245,845
|
||||||||
1,046,430
|
1,516,906
|
|||||||||
Bank
borrowings maturing after one year
|
$
|
1,347,655
|
$
|
1,640,391
|
Note:
(i) |
This
line item represents bank loans that have been secured by a pledge
of
post-dated checks amounting to $590,761 and $873,215 that we have
received
from franchisees and the Group’s bank deposits of $47,301 and $46,456 as
of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, for the purpose
of
financing operations. The repayment dates of the loans coincided
with the
maturity dates of the corresponding pledged post-dated checks. The
weighted average interest rates were 6.055% and 5.88% per annum as of
June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. For the six months ended June
30,
2006 and 2005, the interest expenses charged to operations amounted
to
$12,887 and $27,775, respectively.
|
(ii) |
In
August 2005, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan in the amount
of
$304,553 and was extended on February 2006, which was collateralized
by
notes receivables in the amount approximately the loan balance, the
KCIT’s
refundable deposits of $60,911 and notes receivables approximating
30% of
loan balance, and guaranteed by two directors and stockholders of
the
Group, to finance the Group’s operations. The loan bears interest at the
lending bank’s basic borrowing rate plus 3.29% per annum and is due and
payable in August 2006. The applicable interest rate is approximately
5%
per annum as of June 30, 2006.
|
In
April 2006, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan in the amount
of
$214,173, which was guaranteed by two directors and stockholders
of the
Group, to finance the Group’s operations. The loan bears interest at the
Taiwan basic borrowing rate plus 1.65% per annum and was fully settled
in
March 2007.
|
For
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the interest expense
charged
to operations from the above six unsecured short-term loans amounted
to
$14,622 and $28,504, respectively.
|
(iii)
|
In
June 2005, KCIT obtained a loan of $609,106 from a financial institution,
which bore interest at 5% per annum and was repayable in 18 equal
monthly
installments, to finance the Group’s operations. The last installment was
due on December 13, 2006. As of June 30, 2006, the loan was collateralized
by the KCIT’s refundable deposits of 121,821 and notes receivables
approximating 20% of loan balance, and the Group repaid
$406,376.
|
For
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the interest expenses
charged
to operations from the aforementioned loans amounted to $8,600 and
$34,836, 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, 2005 and to finance its operations. The loan is secured by the
Group’s
land and buildings and personal guarantees provide 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 repays the loan, which
is now
repayable in 84 equal monthly installments starting August 10, 2012.
As of June 30, 2006, the applicable interest rate is approximately
2.4%,
the Group repaid $44,287
|
20
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 in 30% approximating the
loan
balance, and guaranteed by two directors of the Group. As of June
30,
2006, the Group repaid $196,724
|
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 June 30, 2006, the
Group
repaid $33,511
|
For
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the interest expense
charged
to operations amounted to $25,378 and $29,298,
respectively.
|
NOTE
13
- RECEIPTS IN ADVANCE
The
balance comprises:
|
Notes
|
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
|||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Sales
deposits received
|
(i)
|
|
$
|
964,227
|
$
|
682,553
|
||||
Franchising
income received
|
(ii)
|
|
1,592,603
|
1,391,625
|
||||||
Subscription
fees received
|
(iii)
|
|
308,058
|
234,342
|
||||||
Others
|
22,301
|
45,160
|
||||||||
2,887,189
|
2,353,680
|
|||||||||
Long-term
liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Franchising
income received
|
(ii)
|
|
1,542,355
|
1,130,207
|
||||||
$
|
4,429,544
|
$
|
3,483,887
|
Note:
(i) |
The
balance represents receipts in advance from customers for goods sold
to
them.
|
(ii) |
The
balance mainly represents franchising income received in advance
which is
attributable to the periods after the respective period end
dates.
|
(iii) |
The
balance represents subscription fees received in advance for subscription
of magazines published by the
Group.
|
NOTE
14 -
OTHER PAYABLES
As
of
June 30, 2006, the balance of other payables was $801,372, and included the
short-term loans with a per annum interest rate of 7% from third parties,
Olympic and Shih, of $347,636 and $60,089, respectively, as discussed in Note
10
(viii), footnote1.
21
NOTE
15 - RETIREMENT PLANS
The
Group maintains tax-qualified defined contribution and benefit retirement plans
for its employees in accordance with ROC Labor Standard Law. On July 1, 2005,
the Bureau of National Health Insurance issued new Labor Retirement pension
regulations in Taiwan. As a result, the Group currently maintains two different
retirement plans with contribution and benefit calculation formulas. The Group
has a new defined contribution retirement plan (the “New Plan”) covering all
regular employees of KCIT, and KCIT contributes a monthly amount equal to 6%
of
the employees’ base 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 which only applies to the
regular employees of KCIT who were employed before June 2005. KCIT contributes
a
monthly 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. Under the old plan, the employees are entitled to receive
retirement benefits upon retirement in the manner stipulated by the ROC Labor
Standard Law in Taiwan. The benefits under the old plan are based on various
factors such as years of service and the final base salary preceding retirement.
The
net periodic pension cost is as follows:
|
Six
months ended June 30,
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
25,500
|
|||
Interest
cost
|
6,181
|
4,884
|
|||||
Expected
return on assets
|
(2,455
|
)
|
(1,697
|
)
|
|||
Amortization
of unrecognized loss
|
1,496
|
428
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Net
periodic pension cost
|
$
|
5,222
|
$
|
29,115
|
NOTE
16 - GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS
The
Group
is principally engaged in the business of child educational teaching materials
and related services 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:
|
Taiwan
|
The
PRC
|
Total
|
Corporate
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2006
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2005
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2006
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2005
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2006
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2005
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2006
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2005
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2006
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2005
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2006
|
Six
months ended
June
30, 2005
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
3,436,956
|
$
|
3,651,100
|
$
|
1,462,323
|
$
|
1,508,438
|
$
|
4,899,279
|
$
|
5,159,538
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,187
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,899,279
|
$
|
5,163,725
|
|||||||||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
(566
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(566
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(566
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
$
|
3,436,390
|
$
|
3,651,100
|
$
|
1,462,323
|
$
|
1,508,438
|
$
|
4,898,713
|
$
|
3,119,328
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,187
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,898,713
|
$
|
3,122,992
|
||||||||||||||
Profit
(loss) from Operations
|
$
|
425,672
|
$
|
395,666
|
$
|
113,846
|
$
|
(279,098
|
)
|
$
|
539,518
|
$
|
116,568
|
$
|
(125,902
|
)
|
$
|
(121,339
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
413,616
|
$
|
(4,772
|
)
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
20,865
|
$
|
8,460
|
$
|
5,094
|
$
|
14,687
|
$
|
25,959
|
$
|
23,147
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
25,959
|
$
|
23,147
|
|
June
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
June
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
June
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
June
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
June
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
June
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
9,289,779
|
$
|
8,503,513
|
$
|
2,052,738
|
$
|
2,311,798
|
$
|
11,342,517
|
$
|
10,815,311
|
$
|
33,345
|
$
|
299,141
|
$
|
(120,224
|
)
|
$
|
(131,515
|
)
|
$
|
11,255,638
|
$
|
10,982,937
|
22
NOTE
17 - COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES
A.
Lease Commitment
As
of June 30, 2006, the Company’s future minimum lease payments under
non-cancelable operating leases expiring in excess of one year are as
follows:
Years
ending December 31,
|
||||
2007
|
$
|
244,847
|
||
2008
|
61,481
|
|||
2009
|
20,494
|
|||
2010
|
—
|
|||
2011
|
—
|
|||
|
||||
|
$
|
326,822
|
B.
Going concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Group will
continue as a going concern. As the Group is aggressively expanding its business
in the PRC and the Group’s PRC operation is still in an emerging stage and has
not turned profitable, the Group has suffered recurring losses from operations
and has a net capital deficiency. The above conditions raise substantial doubt
about the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, if the investment in
the PRC will not gradually see returns. As discussed in Note 12, the majority
of
the Group’s existing loans were guaranteed by two directors of the Group who
have expressed their continuous support to the Group until other sources of
funds have been obtained. Moreover, the Group successfully obtained new bank
facilities in the fourth quarter of 2005. 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 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.
The
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 2005 (the “First
Amendment”) will be filed to restate Kid Castle's condensed consolidated
statement of cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to reflect the
impact of cash withdrawals from, and repayments to the Company by the ex-Chief
Financial Officer, Mr. Yu-En Chiu (referred
to as “ex-CFO”),
during
the six months period ended June 30, 2005. The impact of the restatement is
described in detail in Note 3.1 to the accompanying restated condensed
consolidated financial statements. Additionally, Kid Castle has also revised
the
discussion under Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
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,” and “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. Certain of these risks and
uncertainties are discussed under the caption “Factors That May Affect Our
Future Results And Financial Condition” contained herein and other factors
disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including,
but not limited to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005. We do not intend to update these forward-looking
statements.
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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
major business originally started in Taiwan. In 2001, we started to expand
our
business in 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 and bi-weekly magazines to provide
children ranging from 2 to 12 years of age a chance to learn exceptional English
language and computer skills, and to provide a pre-school education program.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGMENTS 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 are believed 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 and educational tools and equipment as
revenue when title of the product and risk of ownership are transferred to
the
customer, which occurs at the time of delivery, or when the goods arrive at
the
customer designated location, depending on the associated shipping terms.
Additionally, we deliver products sold by our distributors directly to the
distributors’ customers and as such the delivered goods are recognized 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 to revenues.
If
market conditions were to decline, we may take actions to increase sales
discounts, possibly resulting in an incremental reduction of 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.
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 or an inability to recover the carrying value of the
investments that may not be reflected in an investment’s current carrying value,
thereby possibly requiring an impairment charge in the future.
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Fixed
Assets and Depreciation. Our
fixed
assets are stated at cost. Major improvements and betterments 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. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by
a
comparison of 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 to be recognized
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 June 30, 2006, the balance of our amortizable intangible assets was $625,284,
including franchise-related intangible assets of $393,796 and copyrights of
$231,488. 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 of 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 realizability. Actual results may differ significantly from
management’s
estimate.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Comparison
of The Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
Total
Net Operating Revenue. Total
net
operating revenue consists of sales of goods, franchising income and other
operating revenue. Total net operating revenues decreased by $114,547, or 6%,
to
$1,926,186 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $2,040,733 for the
three months ended June 30, 2005, including the increase in sales of goods
of
$134,857, the decrease in franchising income of $21,980 and the other operating
revenues of $277,424.
Sales
of goods. The
increase in sales of goods, from $1,174,176 for the three months ended June
30,
2005 to $1,309,033 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, or 11%, was mainly
due to increase in our Taiwan operations.
Franchising
income. The
decrease in franchising income, from $710,121 for the three months ended June
30, 2005 to $688,141 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, or 3%, was mainly
due to the decrease in franchising income from certain schools that exceeded
the
increases in franchising income.
Other
operating revenue. Our
other
operating revenues represent revenues from other activities and services such
as
training of teachers, arranging for personal English language tutors, organizing
field trips and educational fairs, and fees for designing the school layout
of
our franchised schools. Other operating revenue decreased by $227,424, or 145%,
to ($70,988) for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $156,436 for the
three months ended June 30, 2005. The decrease was mainly due to the
reclassification of the copyright revenue of $111,244 to Franchising income.
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Gross
Profit. Gross
profit decreased by $62,294, or 5%, to $1,232,880 for the three months ended
June 30, 2006 from $1,295,174 for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The
decrease in gross profit was attributable to the decrease in
revenue.
Total
Operating Expenses. Total
operating expenses decreased by $44,278, or 3%, to $1,444,257 for the three
months ended June 30, 2006 from $1,488,535 for the three months ended June
30,
2005, principally due to decreases in salary expenses resulting from a reduction
in employee headcount in our Taiwan and Shanghai operations.
Other
Operating Expenses. Other
operating expenses decreased by $35,534, or 2%, to $1,429,510 for the three
months ended June 30, 2006 from $1,465,044 for the three months ended June
30,
2005, principally due to decreases in salary expenses resulting from a reduction
in employee headcount in our Taiwan operations.
Interest
Expenses, Net. Net
interest expenses increased by $30,022, or 53%, to $86,752 for the three months
ended June 30, 2006 from $56,730 for the three months ended June 30, 2005,
primarily due to the increase of the borrowings from shareholders.
Provision
for Taxes. Provision
for taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were $18,428 and
$41,297, respectively. These provisions for income taxes relate to income taxes
resulting from our operations in Taiwan.
Comparison
of The Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
Total
Net Operating Revenue. Total
net
operating revenue consists of sales of goods, franchising income and other
operating revenue. Total net operating revenues decreased by $265,012, or5%,
to
$4,898,713 for the Six months ended June 30, 2006 from $5,163,725 for the Six
months ended June 30, 2005, including the decrease in sales of goods of $19,802
and the franchising income of $113,358 and the other operating revenues of
$131,852.
Sales
of goods. The
decrease in sales of goods, from $3,549,331 for the Six months ended June 30,
2005 to $3,529,529 for the Six months ended June 30, 2006, or 0.6%, was mainly
due to exchange rate differences.
Franchising
income. The
decrease in franchising income, from $1,308,046 for the Six months ended June
30, 2005 to $1,194,688 for the Six months ended June 30, 2006, or 9%, was mainly
due to the decrease in franchising income from certain schools that exceeded
the
increases in franchising income.
Other
operating revenue. Our
other
operating revenues represent revenues from other activities and services such
as
training of teachers, arranging for personal English language tutors, organizing
field trips and educational fairs, and fees for designing the school layout
of
our franchised schools. Other operating revenue decreased by $131,852, or 43%,
to $174,496 for the Six months ended June 30, 2006 from $306,348 for the Six
months ended June 30, 2005. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in
franchised schools.
Gross
Profit. Gross
profit decreased by $27,082, or 0.8%, to $3,275,544 for the Six months ended
June 30, 2006 from $3,302,626 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The
decrease in gross profit was attributable to the decrease in
revenue.
Total
Operating Expenses. Total
operating expenses decreased by $445,470, or 13%, to $2,861,928 for the six
months ended June 30, 2006 from $3,307,398 for the six months ended June 30,
2005, principally due to decreases in salary expenses resulting from a reduction
in employee headcount in our Taiwan and Shanghai operations.
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Other
Operating Expenses. Other
operating expenses decreased by $405,904, or 12%, to $2,844,640 for the six
months ended June 30, 2006 from $3,250,544 for the six months ended June 30,
2005, principally due to decreases in salary expenses resulting from a reduction
in employee headcount in our Taiwan operations.
Interest
Expenses, Net. Net
interest expenses increased by $4,142, or 4%, to $120,125 for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 from $115,983 for the six months ended June 30, 2005,
primarily due to the increase of the borrowings from shareholders.
Provision
for Taxes. Provision
for taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were $186,909 and
$184,750, respectively. These provisions for income taxes relate to income
taxes
resulting from our operations in Taiwan.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Comparison
of Fiscal Years 2006 and 2005
As
of June 30, 2006, our principal sources of liquidity included cash and bank
balances of $1,285,438 which increased from $613,391 at December 31, 2005.
The increase was mainly due to decreases in expenses of operations in Taiwan
and
Shanghai.
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities was $1,666,261 and $(941,456)
during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Net cash
used
in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2006 was primarily
attributed to the net income, increase in receipts in advance and decrease
in
notes and accounts receivable.
Net
cash provided by investing activities were $353,511 and $1,614,033 during the
six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The $1,260,522 difference
was primarily attributable to less cash provided by the Pledged notes
receivable, which was $386,928 during the six months ended June 30, 2006
compared to $1,625,505 during the six months ended June 30, 2005.
Net
cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2006
was
$1,320,401 as compared to $267,657 during the six months ended June 30, 2005.
The $1,052,744 difference was primarily attributable to the decrease of net
proceeds from bank borrowings and use in repayment of loan from
officers/stockholders during the six months ended June 30, 2006.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As
of June 30, 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
following table represents the Group’s contractual obligations:
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Payments
Due by Period
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|
Total
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
Thereafter
|
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(Thousand
dollars)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
obligations
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank
borrowing
|
3,157
|
1,643
|
515
|
147
|
93
|
93
|
666
|
|||||||||||||||
Pension
benefit
|
29
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
29
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
leases
|
1,644
|
305
|
248
|
222
|
208
|
135
|
526
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
4,830
|
1,948
|
763
|
369
|
301
|
228
|
1,221
|
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Bank
Borrowing
One
of our financing sources is from bank borrowings. As of June 30, 2006 and
2005, the balances of bank borrowings, including current and non-current
portions, were $2,394,085 and $4,026,406, respectively.
Pension
Benefit
As
of July 1, 2005, the Group maintains two different retirement plans. Persuant
to
ROC Labor Standard Law, we have a non-contributory and funded defined
contribution retirement plan (the “New Plan”) covering all regular employees of
KCIT, our subsidiary in Taiwan, and we still maintains 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, as described
in
Note15 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 the
six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $16,403, and $40,880,
respectively.
Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Group will
continue as a going concern. As the Group is aggressively expanding its business
in the PRC and the Group’s PRC operation is still in an emerging stage and has
not turned profitable, the Group has suffered recurring losses from operations
and has a net capital deficiency. The above conditions raise substantial doubt
about the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, if the investment in
the PRC does not gradually see returns. As discussed in Note 12 to our Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements, the majority of the Group’s existing loans
were guaranteed by two directors of the Group who have expressed their
continuous support to the Group until other sources of funds have been obtained.
Moreover, the Group successfully obtained new bank facilities in the fourth
quarter of 2005. 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
November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No.
151, “Inventory Costs (as amended) an amendment of ARB No. 43. This statement
clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight,
handling costs, and wasted material. This statement requires that those items
be
recognized as current period charges regardless of whether they meet the
criterion of “so abnormal.” It is effective for all fiscal years beginning after
June 15, 2005. The Company does not expect the implementation of this statement
to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
None.
We
are exposed to market risk, including from 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.
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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 $24,057. 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 21th Century Kid Castle Culture Media Co. Ltd. is 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.
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.
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, 2005 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 end of June 2007 and become independently
and fully operational. The old system used by the Company would be phased out
in
the first six months of 2007. The phase out period involves the amalgamation
of
old data into the new ERP system, providing staff education and training of
how
to utilize the new ERP system as well as parallel running various functions
and
operations of the new ERP system along side the old system.
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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 would 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 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.
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·
|
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.
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·
|
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.
|
The
Company recognizes that the 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.
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PART
II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. |
We
have
no material pending legal proceedings.
ITEM 1A. |
None.
ITEM 2. |
UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
|
None.
None.
None.
ITEM 5. |
None.
A.
|
Exhibits
|
|
31.1
|
Rule 13a-14(a)
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
|
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31.2
|
Rule 13a-14(a)
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
|
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32.1
|
Section 1350
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused
this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
May 8, 2007
By: | /s/ Suang-Yi Pai | ||
Name: Suang-Yi Pai Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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