KID CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORP - Quarter Report: 2007 September (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: September 30, 2007
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
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59-2549529
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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8th
Floor, No. 98 Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien
Taipei,
Taiwan ROC
|
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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011-886-22218
5996
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||
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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NONE
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||
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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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 x
No o
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
September 30, 2007, there were 25,000,000 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
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Item
1.
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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2
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a)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30,
2007 and December
31, 2006
|
2
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||
b)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three
months ended
September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006
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4
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||
c)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine
months ended
September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006
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5
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||
d)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
|
6
|
||
e)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine
months ended
September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006
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7
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||
f)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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9
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||
Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of
Operations
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21
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|
Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
|
26
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|
Item
4.
|
Controls
and Procedures
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27
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PART
II.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
|
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Item
1.
|
Legal
Proceedings
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29
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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29
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|
Item
2.
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Changes
in Securities,
Use of Proceeds and
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
|
29
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Item
3.
|
Defaults
upon Senior Securities
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29
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Item
4.
|
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
|
29
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Item
5.
|
Other
Information
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29
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Item
6
|
Exhibits
and Reports on Form 8-K
|
29
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SIGNATURES
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30
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1
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
|
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
|||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and bank balances
|
$
|
1,001,231
|
$
|
1,419,873
|
|||
Bank
fixed deposits – pledged (Note12)
|
419,895
|
75,210
|
|||||
Notes
and accounts receivable, net (Note 5)
|
2,898,533
|
2,001,145
|
|||||
Inventories,
net (Note 6)
|
1,617,951
|
1,636,020
|
|||||
Other
receivables (Notes 7)
|
620,098
|
127,062
|
|||||
Prepayments
and other current assets (Note 8)
|
206,826
|
141,620
|
|||||
Pledged
notes receivable (Note 12)
|
645,660
|
430,415
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
74,052
|
105,426
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
7,484,246
|
5,936,771
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
46,464
|
49,909
|
|||||
Prepayment
of long-term investments
|
287,351
|
—
|
|||||
Long-term
investments (Note 9)
|
86,409
|
33,295
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
2,228,950
|
1,755,992
|
|||||
Intangible
assets, net of amortization (Note 11)
|
409,463
|
538,638
|
|||||
Long-term
notes receivable
|
294,805
|
812,809
|
|||||
Pledged
notes receivable (Note 12)
|
227,004
|
13,851
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
238,032
|
231,958
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
11,302,724
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Bank
borrowings – short-term and maturing within one
year (Note 12)
|
$
|
1,478,460
|
$
|
808,037
|
|||
Notes
and accounts payable
|
600,651
|
925,577
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
789,285
|
975,396
|
|||||
Amounts
due to stockholders/officers
|
203,217
|
355,653
|
|||||
Other
payables
|
865,608
|
381,647
|
|||||
Deposits
received
|
862,893
|
752,597
|
|||||
Receipts
in advance (Note 13)
|
2,385,955
|
2,402,624
|
|||||
Income
tax payable
|
209,818
|
143,771
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
7,395,887
|
6,745,302
|
|||||
Bank
borrowings maturing after one year (Note 12)
|
958,842
|
979,323
|
|||||
Receipts
in advance (Note 13)
|
1,155,162
|
1,275,638
|
|||||
Deposits
received
|
567,382
|
629,165
|
|||||
Deferred
liability
|
37,986
|
36,624
|
|||||
Accrued
pension liabilities (Note 14)
|
272,553
|
287,363
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
10,387,812
|
9,953,415
|
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2
-
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets - Continued
(Unaudited)
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 16)
|
|||||||
Minority
interest
|
153,155
|
54,561
|
|||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
|||||||
Common
stock, no par share:
|
|||||||
25,000,000
shares authorized; issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007
and
December 31, 2006
|
8,592,138
|
8,592,138
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
194,021
|
194,021
|
|||||
Legal
reserve
|
65,320
|
65,320
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(7,362,734
|
)
|
(9,056,567
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(629,283
|
)
|
(330,713
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss not recognized as pension cost
|
(97,705
|
)
|
(98,952
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
761,757
|
(634,753
|
)
|
||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
11,302,724
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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3
-
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Three months ended September 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
|||||||
Sales
of goods
|
$
|
2,935,660
|
$
|
2,573,101
|
|||
Franchising
income
|
552,254
|
831,805
|
|||||
Other
operating revenue
|
620,038
|
307,698
|
|||||
Total
net operating revenue
|
4,107,952
|
3,712,604
|
|||||
Operating
costs
|
|||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(1,264,881
|
)
|
(987,402
|
)
|
|||
Cost
of franchising
|
(232,124
|
)
|
(83,107
|
)
|
|||
Other
operating costs
|
(238,917
|
)
|
(527,095
|
)
|
|||
Total
operating costs
|
(1,735,922
|
)
|
(1,597,604
|
)
|
|||
Gross
profit
|
2,372,030
|
2,115,000
|
|||||
Advertising
costs
|
(2,842
|
)
|
(2,296
|
)
|
|||
Other
operating expenses
|
(1,463,233
|
)
|
(1,379,880
|
)
|
|||
Income
from operations
|
905,955
|
732,824
|
|||||
Interest
expenses, net
|
(18,161
|
)
|
(31,632
|
)
|
|||
Share
of income (loss) of investments
|
39,253
|
(10,915
|
)
|
||||
Other
non-operating income (expenses), net
|
(24,151
|
)
|
77,719
|
||||
Income
before income taxes
|
902,896
|
767,996
|
|||||
Provision
for taxes
|
(150,545
|
)
|
(62,552
|
)
|
|||
Income
after income taxes
|
752,351
|
705,444
|
|||||
Minority
interest income
|
(45,847
|
)
|
(41,731
|
)
|
|||
Net
income
|
$
|
706,504
|
$
|
663,713
|
|||
Earnings
per share – basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.03
|
|||
Weighted-average
shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share – basic and
diluted
|
25,000,000
|
18,999,703
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
-
4
-
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
|||||||
Sales of goods
|
$
|
6,632,008
|
$
|
6,102,630
|
|||
Franchising
income
|
1,642,432
|
2,026,493
|
|||||
Other
operating revenue
|
957,625
|
482,194
|
|||||
Total
net operating revenue
|
9,232,065
|
8,611,317
|
|||||
Operating
costs
|
|||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(2,795,509
|
)
|
(2,357,627
|
)
|
|||
Cost
of franchising
|
(343,909
|
)
|
(254,474
|
)
|
|||
Other
operating costs
|
(435,283
|
)
|
(608,672
|
)
|
|||
Total
operating costs
|
(3,574,701
|
)
|
(3,220,773
|
)
|
|||
Gross
profit
|
5,657,364
|
5,390,544
|
|||||
Advertising
costs
|
(21,015
|
)
|
(19,584
|
)
|
|||
Other
operating expenses
|
(3,845,751
|
)
|
(4,224,520
|
)
|
|||
Income
from operations
|
1,790,598
|
1,146,440
|
|||||
Interest
expenses, net
|
(60,778
|
)
|
(151,757
|
)
|
|||
Share
of income (loss) of investments
|
55,242
|
(20,000
|
)
|
||||
Other
non-operating income, net
|
347,078
|
78,894
|
|||||
Income
before income taxes
|
2,132,140
|
1,053,377
|
|||||
Provision
for taxes
|
(343,556
|
)
|
(
249,461
|
)
|
|||
Income
after income taxes
|
1,788,584
|
804,116
|
|||||
Minority
interest income
|
(94,751
|
)
|
(55,323
|
)
|
|||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,693,833
|
$
|
748,793
|
|||
Earnings
per share – basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.07
|
$
|
0.04
|
|||
Weighted-average
shares used to compute earnings per share - basic and diluted
|
25,000,000
|
18,999,703
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
-
5
-
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Common Stock
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of
shares
|
Amount
|
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
Legal
reserve
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
|
Net loss
not
recognized
as pension
cost
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
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
|
)
|
||||||
Net
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,693,833
|
—
|
—
|
1,693,833
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment (Unaudited)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(298,570
|
)
|
—
|
(298,570
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income (Unaudited)
|
1,395,263
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income not recognized as pension cost
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
$
|
1,247
|
1,247
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
|
25,000,000
|
$
|
8,592,138
|
$
|
194,021
|
$
|
65,320
|
$
|
(7,362,734
|
)
|
$
|
(629,283
|
)
|
$
|
(97,705
|
)
|
$
|
761,757
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
-
6
-
Kid
Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,693,833
|
$
|
748,793
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|||||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
157,175
|
145,434
|
|||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
122,857
|
124,899
|
|||||
Allowance
for sales returns
|
64,379
|
82,415
|
|||||
Allowance
for doubtful debts
|
139,716
|
718,908
|
|||||
Provision
(reversal) of allowance for loss on inventory obsolescence and
slow-moving
items
|
(360,118
|
)
|
57,204
|
||||
Loss
on disposal of assets
|
2,666
|
—
|
|||||
Minority
interests
|
94,751
|
55,323
|
|||||
Share
of loss (gain) of investments
|
(55,242
|
)
|
20,000
|
||||
(Increase)/decrease
in:
|
|||||||
Notes
and accounts receivable
|
(662,701
|
)
|
(2,255,781
|
)
|
|||
Inventories
|
372,793
|
654,177
|
|||||
Other
receivables
|
108,330
|
244,535
|
|||||
Prepayments
and other current assets
|
(45,000
|
)
|
115,420
|
||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
32,997
|
(61,755
|
)
|
||||
Other
assets
|
76,081
|
349,901
|
|||||
Increase/(decrease)
in:
|
|||||||
Notes
and accounts payable
|
(191,414
|
)
|
(107,449
|
)
|
|||
Accrued
expenses
|
(197,992
|
)
|
153,224
|
||||
Other
payables
|
426,753
|
(135,059
|
)
|
||||
Receipts
in advance
|
(125,205
|
)
|
566,707
|
||||
Income
taxes payable
|
67,748
|
125,255
|
|||||
Deposits
received
|
64,777
|
528,489
|
|||||
Accrued
pension liabilities
|
(11,431
|
)
|
(3,793
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
1,775,753
|
2,126,847
|
|||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
|||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(190,691
|
)
|
(49,928
|
)
|
|||
Change
in investments in associated company
|
(222,872
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Acquisition,
net of cash acquired
|
58,365
|
—
|
|||||
Proceeds
from disposal of property and equipment
|
118
|
—
|
|||||
Amount
due from stockholder/director
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Prepayment
of long-term investments
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Acquisition
of long-term investments
|
(854,123
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Bank
fixed deposits – pledged
|
(345,622
|
)
|
34,023
|
||||
Pledged
notes receivable
|
(433,690
|
)
|
695,875
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in ) investing activities
|
(1,988,515
|
)
|
679,970
|
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Castle Educational Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Continued
(Unaudited)
(Expressed
in US Dollars)
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from bank borrowings
|
$
|
1,114,717
|
$
|
213,903
|
|||
Proceeds
from loan from a stockholder
|
4,748
|
—
|
|||||
Proceeds
from capital leases
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Repayment
of bank borrowings
|
(443,648
|
)
|
(1,466,062
|
)
|
|||
Repayment
of capital leases
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Repayment
of loan from stockholders and transactions of related parties
|
(601,004
|
)
|
(562,806
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
74,813
|
(1,814,965
|
)
|
||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(137,949
|
)
|
991,852
|
||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(280,693
|
)
|
(45,463
|
)
|
|||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
1,419,873
|
613,391
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
1,001,231
|
$
|
1,559,780
|
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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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” or
“Taiwan”) 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 Kid Castle Enterprises Limited which was formerly owned
by
Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En Chiu. Kid Castle Enterprises Limited ceased
operation on December 25, 2003.
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 (“GAAP”) require in certain circumstances that a company whose
stockholders retain the majority voting interest in the combined business
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 ( “SEC”)
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 (“KC Culture Media”). It was agreed that KCES
and 21st
Century
Publishing House would each own 50% of KC Culture Media and that each party
would contribute Renminbi (“RMB”) $1 million for its ownership interest. On July
2, 2004, KCES acquired an additional 40% of the equity of KC Culture Media
from
21st
Century
Publishing House. KCES now owns 90% of KC Culture Media.
On
December 27, 2006, KCES established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Kid
Castle Educational Info Constitution Company Limited (“KCEI”) in the PRC, with
total registered capital of RMB$1,200,000, in order to operate schools
controlled by us in PRC. As of September 30, 2007, KCEI had total registered
capital of RMB$2,000,000.
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The
Company, Higoal and its subsidiaries are sometimes collectively are referred
to
as the “Group”. The operations of the Group are principally located in Taiwan
and the PRC.
NOTE
2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying financial data as of September 30, 2007 and for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 have been prepared by the Group, without
audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC using United States
(“U.S.”) GAAP. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States 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, 2006.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States 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.
Although
it has been profitable for the first 9 months of 2007, the Group has incurred
operating losses in most periods since inception. As of September 30, 2007,
the
accumulated deficit was $7,362,734. The Group plans to fund its working capital
needs by growth in sales and obtaining new credit lines from financial
institutions. 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 entail the Group to reduce headcount,
sales
and marketing, other expansion activities, which may affect the future growth
of
the Group’s operations.
NOTE
3 - SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenue
Recognition
Sales
of
books, magazines, audio and video tapes, compact disc’ 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.
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 value. 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.
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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
(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
The
Company and its subsidiaries account 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 considered more likely than not that
the
deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Intangible
Assets
Franchises
and copyrights are stated at cost and amortized on the straight-line method
over
their estimated useful lives of ten 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.
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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 nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, 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
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
February 2007, the FASB released SFAS No.159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. The standard is effective for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted
as
of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before the aforementioned
date. We did not elect to adopt SFAS No. 159 early.
NOTE
5 –
NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Notes
and accounts receivable
|
|||||||
– Third
parties
|
$
|
4,159,637
|
$
|
2,995,538
|
|||
– Related
parties
|
66,529
|
113,928
|
|||||
Total
|
4,226,166
|
3,109,466
|
|||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts and sales returns
|
(1,327,633
|
)
|
(1,108,321
|
)
|
|||
Notes
and accounts receivable, net
|
$
|
2,898,533
|
$
|
2,001,145
|
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NOTE
6 – INVENTORIES
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Work
in process
|
$
|
178,419
|
$
|
145,110
|
|||
Finished
goods and other merchandises
|
1,848,018
|
2,268,608
|
|||||
2,026,437
|
2,413,718
|
||||||
Less:
Allowance for obsolete inventories and decline
of market value
|
(408,486
|
)
|
(777,698
|
)
|
|||
$
|
1,617,951
|
$
|
1,636,020
|
NOTE
7 –
OTHER RECEIVABLES
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Other
receivables – third parties:
|
|||||||
Tax
paid on behalf of landlord
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Advances
to staff
|
96,920
|
55,438
|
|||||
Grants
from Market Information Center
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Receivables
from Shanghai Wonderland Educational
Resources
Co., Ltd.(i)
(“Shanghai Wonderland”)
|
395,266
|
381,092
|
|||||
Other
receivables
|
500,880
|
42,480
|
|||||
Less
: Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(395,266
|
)
|
(381,092
|
)
|
|||
Sub-total
|
597,800
|
97,918
|
|||||
Other
receivables – related parties
|
22,298
|
29,144
|
|||||
$
|
620,098
|
$
|
127,062
|
Note:
(i) |
Shanghai
Wonderland was a distributor for the Group. The Group loaned
Shanghai
Wonderland RMB$450,000 (approximately $54,000), RMB$500,000
(approximately
$62,000) and RMB$2,500,000 (approximately $310,000) for operations
in
December 2003, July 2004 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
September 30, 2007, Shanghai Wonderland still owes the Group
a balance of
RMB$3,000,000 (approximately $395,266). Such sum has now been
itemized and
recorded as “Allowance for doubtful accounts” compared to its prior
recognition as “Other receivables”.
|
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NOTE
8 –
PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Prepayments
|
$
|
173,662
|
$
|
139,582
|
|||
Temporary
payments
|
25,311
|
1,084
|
|||||
Tax
recoverable
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Prepaid
interest
|
7,253
|
54
|
|||||
Others
|
600
|
900
|
|||||
$
|
206,826
|
$
|
141,620
|
NOTE
9– INTEREST IN ASSOCIATES
September
30,
2007
|
December
31,
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
21st
Century Kid Castle Language and Education Center(i)
(“Education
Center”)
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
99,686
|
$
|
96,111
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
(3,427
|
)
|
(52,091
|
)
|
|||
$
|
96,259
|
$
|
44,020
|
||||
Tianjin
Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.(ii)
(“Tianjin
Consulting”)
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
93,039
|
$
|
89,704
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
(102,889
|
)
|
(104,693
|
)
|
|||
$
|
(9,850
|
)
|
$
|
(14,989
|
)
|
||
Sichuan
Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd
(“Lanbeisi”)
(Note (iii))
|
|||||||
Investment
cost
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
46,133
|
|||
Share
of loss
|
-
|
(41,869
|
)
|
||||
|
$
|
- |
$
|
4,264
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
86,409
|
$
|
33,295
|
Notes:
(i)
|
In
October 2003, the Group obtained the PRC 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 company.. It
has been
determined that the Group has significant influence and should
therefore
account for its investment in Education Center on the equity
method.
|
For
the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Group recognized
investment
income accounted for under the equity method in Education Center of
$50,601
and
$1,996,
respectively.
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(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 Consulting. It has been determined that the Group has
significant
influence and should therefore account for its investee on
the equity
method.
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Group recognized an investment revenue of $5,698 and an investment loss of $14,708 respectively, these amounts are 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
and should
therefore account for its investee using the equity method.
|
As of September 30, 2007, the Group acquired 100% interests in Sichuan Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd, which became a consolidated entity. (Please refer to Note 10 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.) |
NOTE
10 – ACQUISITION
Jilin
Kid
Castle Educational Investment Development Ltd (“Jilin KCEI”) was established in
September 2002. In March 2007, the Group entered into an equity transfer
agreement with third parties to acquire 100% ownership in Jilin KCEI.
In May
2007, pursuant to this equity transfer agreement, KCES and KCEI, the
Group’s
wholly owned PRC subsidiaries, acquired, respectively, 49% and 51% interests
in
Jilin KCEI from the third parties for the purchase price of $550,196
(RMB$4,200,000). The Group’s Management believes that the book value of the
existing assets and liabilities of Jilin KCEI approximate the fair value
of the
assets and liabilities from which the purchase price was determined for
the
purpose of applying purchase accounting. The acquisition is expected
to increase
the Group’s profit margin and competitive position in the PRC. As of September
30, 2007, the Group owns 100% of Jilin KCEI, which became a consolidated
entity.
The fair value of Jilin KCEI’s net assets as of May 1, 2007 are
$569,894.
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 (“Lanbeisi”). On May 10, 2007, the Group signed
an equity transfer agreement with Lanbeisi Education & Culture Industrial
Co., Ltd in Sichuan Province, PRC to acquire it’s interests of 45% in Lanbeisi
for the purchase price of $43,741 (RMB$320,000). Pursuant to this equity
transfer agreement, the Group and Sichuan Province Education Institutional
Service Center in Sichuan Province, PRC own, respectively, 90% and
10% interests
in Lanbeisi. On June 30, 2007, the Group signed an equity transfer
agreement
with Sichuan Province Education Institutional Service Center in Sichuan
Province, PRC for the purchase price of $13,669 (RMB$80,000). Pursuant
to this
equity transfer agreement the Group acquired 100% interests in Lanbeisi.
The
Group’s Management believes that the acquisition is beneficial to our expansion
development in Sichuan Province, PRC. As of September 30, 2007, the
Group owns
100% of Lanbeisi, which became a consolidated entity. The fair value
of
Lanbeisi’s net liabilities as of August 1, 2007 are $36,756.
On
June
1, 2007, the Group entered into an equity transfer agreement with a third
party
to acquire 100% ownership in Xian Yanta Green Field Preschool for the
purchase
price of $314,724 (RMB$2,500,000). The fair value of Xian Yanta Green
Field
Preschool’s net assets as of August 1, 2007 are $244,200. The Group’s Management
believe that the acquisition enables the Group to expand its business
into the
Xian Province, PRC.
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NOTE 11 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Gross
carrying amount
|
|||||||
Franchise
|
$
|
1,031,496
|
$
|
1,043,775
|
|||
Copyrights
|
606,355
|
613,572
|
|||||
1,637,851
|
1,657,347
|
||||||
Less:
Accumulated amortization
|
|||||||
Franchise
|
(773,622
|
)
|
(704,548
|
)
|
|||
Copyrights
|
(454,766
|
)
|
(414,161
|
)
|
|||
(1,228,388
|
)
|
(1,118,709
|
)
|
||||
Net
|
$
|
409,463
|
$
|
538,638
|
Amortization
charged to operations were $122,857 and $124,899 for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The
estimated aggregate amortization expenses for each of the three succeeding
fiscal years are as follows:
2008
|
$
|
163,785
|
||
2009
|
163,785
|
|||
2010
|
40,965
|
|||
$
|
368,535
|
NOTE
12 –
BANK BORROWINGS
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Bank
term loans(i)
|
$
|
594,716
|
$
|
108,922
|
|||
Short-term
unsecured bank loans(ii)
|
813,975
|
446,086
|
|||||
Mid-term
secured bank loan(iii)
|
1,028,611
|
1,232,352
|
|||||
2,437,302
|
1,787,360
|
||||||
Less:
Balances maturing within one year included in current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Bank
term loans
|
499,952
|
103,523
|
|||||
Short-term
unsecured bank loans
|
813,975
|
446,086
|
|||||
Mid-term
secured bank loan
|
164,533
|
258,428
|
|||||
1,478,460
|
808,037
|
||||||
Bank
borrowings maturing after one year
|
$
|
958,842
|
$
|
979,323
|
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Notes:
(i) |
This
line item represents bank loans that have been secured by a
pledge of
post-dated checks amounting to $789,218 and $261,142 that we
have received
from franchisees and the Group’s bank deposits of $18,402 and $1,963 as of
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, 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,
and was
extended on October 18, 2006. The weighted average interest
rates were
5.37% and 6.055% per annum as of September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
|
For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the interest expense charged
to
operations amounted to $4,438 and $16,092, respectively.
(ii) |
In
August 2005, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan to
finance the
Group’s operations in the amount of $304,553, which was collateralized
by
KCIT’s refundable deposits of $60,911, notes receivables approximating
30%
of the loan balance and guaranteed by two directors and stockholders
of
the Group. The loan bears interest at the lending bank’s basic fixed
deposit rate plus 3.29% per annum. The short-term loan was
extended in
February 2007 and is due on February 2008. A portion of the
principal of
the loan amounting to $146,186 is repayable in 12 equal monthly
installments and the remaining principal amount of $158,367
will be
repayable at maturity. The applicable interest rate is approximately
5.51%
and 5% per annum as of September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
|
In
March
2005, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan to finance the Group’s
operations in the amount of $304,553, which was extended on October 18,
2006.
The loan was guaranteed by two directors and stockholders of the Group
and bears
interest at the Taiwan basic borrowing rate plus 1.3% per annum. The
short-term
loan is repayable in 36 equal monthly installments. The last installment
will be
due on March 19, 2008.
In
May
2007, KCES obtained an unsecured short-term loan to finance the Group’s
operations in the amount of $327,498, which was guaranteed by Director
Mr. Yang
and KCIT, and KCIT’s refundable deposits of $340,000. The loan bears interest at
the PRC basic borrowing rate per annum, and is due in April 2008.
For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the interest expense charged
to
operations from the above three unsecured short-term loans amounted to
$31,008
and $8,219 respectively.
(iii) |
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 is personally guaranteed by two directors
of the
Group. The loan bears interest at the lending bank’s basic fixed deposit
rate plus 0.69% per annum for the two-year period from 2005
to 2007, plus
1.69% per annum for the year 2008. On August 10, 2005, the bank
extended the term of the loan and it is now repayable in 84
equal monthly
installments starting on August 10, 2012. As of September 30, 2007,
the applicable interest rate is approximately 2.7% and the
Group has
repaid $108,487.
|
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In
February 2005, KCIT obtained a 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. The loan was collateralized by
notes receivables approximating 30% of the loan balance, and guaranteed
by two
directors of the Group. As of September 30, 2007, the Group has repaid
$386,677.
In
August
2005, KCIT obtained a new bank loan of $213,187, which bears interest
at 4.1%
and 3.7% per annum as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively,
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
September 30, 2007, the Group has repaid $83,493.
For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the interest expense charged
to
operations amounted to $28,559 and $37,828, respectively.
NOTE
13 –
RECEIPTS IN ADVANCE
The
balance comprises:
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Sales
deposits received(i)
|
$
|
500,940
|
$
|
481,334
|
|||
Franchising
income received(ii)
|
1,425,412
|
1,608,066
|
|||||
Subscription
fees received(iii)
|
447,061
|
285,531
|
|||||
Related
Parties
|
- | 566 | |||||
Others
|
12,542
|
27,127
|
|||||
2,385,955
|
2,402,624
|
||||||
Long-term
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Franchising
income received(ii)
|
1,155,162
|
1,275,638
|
|||||
$
|
3,541,117
|
$
|
3,678,262
|
Notes:
(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.
|
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NOTE
14 – RETIREMENT PLANS
The
Group
maintains tax-qualified defined contribution and benefit retirement plans
for
its employees in accordance with the ROC Labor Standard Law in Taiwan.
As a
result, the Group currently maintains two different retirement plans
with
contribution and benefit calculation formulae. On July 1, 2005, the Bureau
of
National Health Insurance issued new labor retirement pension regulations
in
Taiwan. The Group has a new defined contribution retirement plan (the
“New
Plan”) covering all regular employees of KCIT. KCIT contributes monthly amounts
equivalent 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, which only applies to
the regular employees of KCIT who were employed prior to June 2005. KCIT
contributes monthly amounts equivalent 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. 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. 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:
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Interest
cost
|
9,162
|
9,204
|
|||||
Expected
return on assets
|
(1,818
|
)
|
(1,827
|
)
|
|||
Amortization
of unrecognized loss
|
2,217
|
2,227
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Net
periodic pension cost
|
$
|
9,561
|
$
|
9,604
|
NOTE
15 –
GEOGRAPHIC 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
geographic segments is as follows:
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Taiwan
|
The PRC
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2007
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2006
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2007
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2006
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2007
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2006
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
5,287,849
|
$
|
5,716,524
|
$
|
3,944,216
|
$
|
2,895,355
|
$
|
9,232,065
|
$
|
8,611,879
|
|||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
—
|
(562
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(562
|
)
|
|||||||||||
$
|
5,287,849
|
$
|
5,715,962
|
$
|
3,944,216
|
$
|
2,895,355
|
$
|
9,232,065
|
$
|
8,611,317
|
||||||||
Profit
(loss) from Operations
|
$
|
946,474
|
$
|
666,032
|
$
|
973,485
|
$
|
682,815
|
$
|
1,919,960
|
$
|
1,348,847
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
35,359
|
$
|
32,863
|
$
|
41,408
|
$
|
16,077
|
$
|
76,767
|
$
|
48,940
|
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
7,459,199
|
$
|
7,409,359
|
$
|
4,009,428
|
$
|
1,960,446
|
$
|
11,468,627
|
$
|
9,369,805
|
Corporate
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||||
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2007
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2006
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2007
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2006
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2007
|
Nine months
ended
September 30,
2006
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
|||||||||||||||||||
External
revenue
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9,232,065
|
$
|
8,611,879
|
|||||||
Inter-segment
revenue
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(562
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
$ |
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9,232,065
|
$
|
8,611,317
|
|||||||
Profit
(loss) from Operations
|
$
|
(129,362
|
)
|
$
|
(202,407
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,790,598
|
$
|
1,146,440
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
76,767
|
$
|
48,940
|
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
September 30,
2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
3,130
|
$
|
359,772
|
$
|
(169,033
|
)
|
$
|
(356,354
|
)
|
$
|
11,302,724
|
$
|
9,373,223
|
NOTE
16 – COMMITMENT
AND CONTINGENCIES
A.
Lease Commitment
As
of
September 30, 2007, the Company’s future minimum lease payments under a
non-cancelable operating lease expiring in excess of one year are as
follows:
Years
ending December 31,
|
|
|||
2008
|
$
|
193,760
|
||
2009
|
53,443
|
|||
2010
|
—
|
|||
2011
|
—
|
|||
2012
|
—
|
|||
|
||||
$
|
247,203
|
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-
B.
Going concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Group will
continue as a going concern. 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.
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 SEC including, but not limited to our Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006. We do not
intend to update these forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
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, DVD, VCD 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 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 English language and computer skills, and to
provide a preschool 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
the U.S. GAAP. 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.
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-
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.
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 September 30, 2007, the balance of our amortizable intangible assets was
$409,463, including franchise-related intangible assets of $257,874 and
copyrights of $151,589. The amortizable intangible assets are amortized on
a
straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of ten 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.
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-
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30,
2006
Total
Net Operating Revenue.
Total
net
operating revenue consists of sales of goods, franchising income and other
operating revenue. Total net operating revenues increased by $395,348, or 11%,
to $4,107,952 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 from $3,712,604
for
the three months ended September 30, 2006. This was comprised of increase in
other operating revenue of $312,340, increase in sales of goods of $362,559,
and
decrease in franchising income of $279,551.
Sales
of goods.
The
increase in sales of goods, from $2,573,101 for the three months ended September
30, 2006 to $2,935,660 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, a 14%
increase, was mainly due to increases in sales in our Shanghai
operations.
Franchising
income.
The
decrease in franchising income, from $831,805 for the three months ended
September 30, 2006 to $552,254 for the three months ended September 30, 2007,
a
34% increase, was mainly due to the decrease in franchising income in Taiwan
operations.
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, fees for designing the school layout of
our
franchised schools, and tuition from schools controlled by us. Other operating
revenue increased by $312,340, or 102%, to $620,038 for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 from $307,698 for the three months ended September 30, 2006,
mainly due to the increase in Shanghai operations.
Gross
Profit.
Gross
profit increased by $257,030, or 12%, to $2,372,030 for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 from $2,115,000 for the three months ended September 30,
2006. The gross profit increase was mainly due to the increase in
revenue.
Total
Operating Expenses.
Total
operating expenses increased by $83,899, or 6%, to $1,466,075 for the three
months ended September 30, 2007 from $1,382,176 for the three months ended
September 30, 2006, principally due to increases in daily expenditures in our
operations.
Other
Operating Expenses.
Other
operating expenses increased by $83,353, or 6%, to $1,463,233 for the three
months ended September 30, 2007 from $1,379,880 for the three months ended
September 30, 2006, principally due to increases in expenditures to fund daily
operations.
Interest
Expenses, Net.
Net
interest expenses decreased by $13,471, or 43%, to $18,161 for the three months
ended September 30, 2007 from $31,632 for the three months ended September
30,
2006, primarily due to the decrease of the borrowings during the three months
ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006.
Provision
for Taxes.
Provision
for taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $150,545
and $62,552, respectively. These provisions for income taxes relate to income
taxes resulting from our Taiwan operations.
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23
-
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2007 compared to Nine Months Ended September 30,
2006
Total
Net Operating Revenue.
Total
net
operating revenue consists of sales of goods, franchising income and other
operating revenue. Total net operating revenues increased by $620,748, or 7%,
to
$9,232,065 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from $8,611,317 for
the
nine months ended September 30, 2006. This was comprised of the increase in
sales of goods of $529,378, an increase in other operating revenues of $475,431,
and a decrease in franchising income of $384,061.
Sales
of goods.
The
increase in sales of goods by $529,378, or 9%, from $6,102,630 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 to $6,632,008 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, was mainly due to the increase in net sales of goods from
our Shanghai operations.
Franchising
income.
The
decrease in franchising income, from $2,026,493 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 to $1,642,432 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
a
19% decrease, was mainly due to the decrease in franchising income from our
operations.
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, fees for designing the school layout of
our
franchised schools and tuition from schools controlled by us. Other operating
revenue increased by $475,431, or 99%, to $957,625 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 from $482,194 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
The increase was mainly due to increase in revenues from our Shanghai
operations.
Gross
Profit.
Gross
profit increased by $266,820, or 5%, to $5,657,364 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 from $5,390,544 for the nine months ended September 30,
2006.
The increase in Gross Profit was principally due to the increase in our
operating revenue.
Total
Operating Expenses.
Total
operating expenses decreased by $377,338, or 9%, to $3,866,766 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007, from $4,224,520 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. The decrease in total operating expenses was principally
due
to decreases in bad debt allowance in Taiwan operations.
Other
Operating Expenses.
Other
operating expenses decreased by $378,769, or 9%, to $3,845,751 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007, from $4,224,520 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006, principally due to decreases in reserved for additional
bad
debt allowance in Taiwan operations.
Interest
Expenses, Net.
Net
interest expenses decreased by $90,979, or 60%, to $60,778 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007, from $151,757 for the nine months ended September
30,
2006, primarily due to the decrease of borrowings during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. (Please
refer to Note 12 of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more
information.)
Other
Non-operating Income, Net.
Net
other non-operating income increased by $268,184, to $347,078 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007, from $78,894 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. The increases in net other non-operating income was
principally due to gains in the value of recovered inventory of
$360,118.
Provision
for Taxes.
Provision
for taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $343,556
and $249,461, respectively. These provisions for income taxes relate to income
taxes resulting from our operations in Taiwan.
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LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As
of September 30, 2007, our principal sources of liquidity included cash and
bank
balances of $1,001,231 which decreased from $1,419,873 at December 31,
2006. The decrease was mainly due to decreased expenditures to fund daily
operations.
We
have
aggressively expanded business in the PRC. Shanghai operations have turned
profitable in 2006, and the Group has turned profitable in the first nine months
of 2007. We anticipate continued expansion of the market for our 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 our profit
margin. We began to set up schools controlled by us in 2007. Based on our
internal historical records and growing market demand, Management believes
that
by directly operating our schools we can increase our profit margin. In 2007,
Management expects that in the initial stage of the direct school operating
business, we need to invest additional funds to acquire control of schools
that
will become profitable in 2008. Because of the rapid expansion in Shanghai,
we
expect that additional funds will be required in the near future to facilitate
the expansion plans for our Shanghai operations in 2008. Management expects
that
the Group still requires approximately US$1 million for the next twelve months
to invest in business development. We will rely on short-term loans from
financial institutions as a source for additional funding. As discussed in
Note
12 of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the majority of the Group’s
existing loans were guaranteed by two of our directors who have expressed their
willingness to continue to support us until other sources of funds have been
obtained. Management believes that, with continuous growth of sales in the
PRC,
the existing directors’ support, and the new bank facilities, we will have
sufficient funds for operations over the foreseeable future. Management expects
that the Group will be able to repay the loans from our directors by the end
of
2007.
Net
cash provided by operating activities was $1,775,753 and $2,126,847 during
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The $351,094
difference was primarily attributed to (i) reversal of allowance for loss on
inventory obsolescence and slow-moving items of $360,118 during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007, compared to provision of $57,204 during the nine
months ended September 30, 2006, (ii) a decrease of accrued expense of $197,992
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to an increase of
$153,224 during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and (iii) decrease
of
receipts in advance of $125,205 during the nine months ended September 30,
2007,
compared to an increase of $566,707 during the nine months ended September
30,
2006.
Net
cash used in investing activities was $1,988,515 during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and net cash provided by investing activities was $679,970
during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The $2,668,185 difference
was
primarily attributable to acquisition and a decrease of pledged notes receivable
in the amount of $433,690 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
compared to an increase of $695,875 during the nine months ended September
30,
2006.
Net
cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September
30,
2007 amounted to an increase of $74,813, as compared to a decrease of $1,814,965
during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The $1,889,778 difference
was
primarily attributable to (i) an increase of $900,814 in cash provided by bank
borrowings, (ii) a decrease of $1,022,414 in cash used in repayment of bank
borrowings, and (iii) an increase of $38,198 in cash used to repay loans from
related parties.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As
of September 30, 2007, 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.
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Bank
Borrowing
One
of our financing sources is bank borrowings. As of September 30, 2007 and 2006,
the balances of bank borrowings, including current and non-current portions,
were $2,437,302 and $1,904,828, respectively.
Pension
Benefit
As
of July 1, 2005, the Group maintains two different retirement plans, according
to the ROC Labor Standard Law, 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 who were employed prior to June 2005. (See Note 14 of Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.) The benefits under both plans 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 $16,735, 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 PRC
employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 amounted to
$39,611, and $26,326, respectively.
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
February 2007, the FASB released SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” The standard is effective for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted
as
of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before the aforementioned
date. We did not elect to adopt SFAS No. 159 early.
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
None.
We
are exposed to market risks, 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 percent, the result
would be an annual increase in our interest expense of $18,991. 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
and its subsidiary, KCIT is New Taiwan dollars (“NT Dollars”) and the financial
records are maintained and the financial statements are prepared for these
entities in NT Dollars. The functional currency of KCES and its consolidated
investee, KC Culture Media and KCEI 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 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, we conclude that as of September 30, 2007 our disclosure controls
and procedures were ineffective. We are taking steps to improve our disclosure
controls and procedures, instituting a new Enterprise Resource Planning (“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 was launched into its trial run period beginning in 2007 and our
Management evaluated that it will be extended to the fourth fiscal quarter
2007
to verify its functionality. The old system currently in use by the Company
will
be phased out after the new ERP completes its trial run period. During the
phase
out period, certain functions and operations will run in parallel on the old
and
new systems, data will be migrated to the new ERP system, and staff will be
trained in its use.
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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 Form
8-K filed with the SEC on June 23, 2006. During the third quarter of 2007 we
have continued to make changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting in a positive
way. Among
other
improvements, we
began
implementing a comprehensive ERP system that would improve the Company’s
internal controls. The ERP system is currently at a trial 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 first fiscal quarter of 2008. The Company believes
that full implementation of its new ERP System will will perform the following
functions that will improve internal control over financial
reporting:
· |
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.
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· |
Delineate
individual unit/departmental responsibilities and effectively separate
respective departmental transactions so as to avoid intentional
misappropriation of funds from taking place.
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In
addition to implementing a new ERP system, the following additional procedures
have been implemented to improve internal control over financial
reporting:
· |
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.
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· |
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.
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· |
Fund
transfer applications in the PRC must additionally be approved by
the
headquarters in Taiwan.
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· |
All
fund transfer applications must be accompanied by supporting
documentation, such as a copy of the relevant contract, a copy of
the
relevant invoice, or a 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, and finally, approval by the
Chairman of the Board before funds may be released.
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· |
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 have been
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.
We
have no material pending legal proceedings.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
In
addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully
consider the factors discussed in Part 1, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006,
which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future
results. We caution the reader that these risk factors may not be exhaustive.
We
operate in a continually changing business environment and new risk factors
emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict such new risk factors,
nor
can we assess the impact, if any, of such new risk factors on our business
or
the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may impact our
business. There have not been any material changes during the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 from the risk factors disclosed in the above-mentioned
Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on
November 13, 2007.
None.
None.
None.
None.
A.
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Exhibits
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31.1
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Rule 13a-14(a)
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
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31.2
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Rule 13a-14(a)
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
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32.1
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Section 1350
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer
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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:
November 12,
2007
By: |
/s/
Suang-Yi Pai
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Name: Suang-Yi Pai | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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