KIWA BIO-TECH PRODUCTS GROUP CORP - Quarter Report: 2010 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
Q QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2010
□ TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
Transition Period from ______ to ______
Commission
File Number: 000-33167
KIWA
BIO-TECH PRODUCTS GROUP CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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77-0632186
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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310
N. Indian Hill Blvd., #702 Claremont, California
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91711
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(626)
715-5855
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
415
West Foothill Blvd, Suite 206
Claremont,
California 91711-2766
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(Former
address)
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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 Q No
□
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files). Yes □ No □
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
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□
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Accelerated
filer
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□
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Non-accelerated
filer
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□
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Smaller
reporting company
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Q
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes □ No Q
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
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Outstanding
at November 15, 2010
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share
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400,000,000
shares
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART I.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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2 | |||
ITEM
1.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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2 | |||
ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
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17 | |||
ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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24 | |||
ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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24 | |||
PART II.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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27 | |||
ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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27 | |||
ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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27 | |||
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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27 | |||
ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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27 | |||
ITEM
4.
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RESERVED
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28 | |||
ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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28 | |||
ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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28 | |||
SIGNATURES
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1
PART
I. FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
KIWA
BIO-TECH PRODUCTS GROUP CORPORATION
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September
30, 2010
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December
31, 2009
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 43,158 | $ | 28,765 | ||||
Accounts
receivable
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- | 2,441 | ||||||
Inventories
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42,533 | 6,717 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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933 | - | ||||||
Deposits
and other receivables
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140,625 | 131,674 | ||||||
Current
assets of discontinued operation
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392 | 385 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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227,641 | 169,982 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment - net
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27,436 | 255,483 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 255,077 | $ | 425,465 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
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Current
liabilities
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 315,560 | $ | 279,248 | ||||
Advances
from customers
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13,356 | 13,107 | ||||||
Construction
costs payable
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264,924 | 290,429 | ||||||
Due
to related parties - trade
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380,535 | 351,484 | ||||||
Due
to related parties - non-trade
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2,697,081 | 1,819,507 | ||||||
Convertible
notes payable
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1,631,088 | 1,518,171 | ||||||
Salary
payable
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668,502 | 493,153 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
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145,147 | 85,937 | ||||||
Penalty
payable
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958,360 | 595,277 | ||||||
Current
portion of long-term liabilities
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- | 4,253 | ||||||
Other
payable
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1,032,872 | 997,021 | ||||||
Current
liabilities of discontinued operation
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107,517 | 105,515 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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8,214,942 | 6,553,102 | ||||||
Long-term
liabilities, less current portion
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Unsecured
loans payable
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1,716,136 | 1,684,192 | ||||||
Bank
notes payable
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- | 7,671 | ||||||
Long-term
convertible notes payable
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- | 112,917 | ||||||
Total
long-term liabilities
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1,716,136 | 1,804,780 | ||||||
Shareholders’
deficiency
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Common
stock - $0.001 par value Authorized
400,000,000 shares. Issued and outstanding
400,000,000 at September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009
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400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
Preferred
stock - $0.001 par value Authorized
20,000,000 shares, none issued
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- | - | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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8,093,337 | 8,093,337 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated
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(18,039,874 | ) | (16,394,930 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive deficiency
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(129,464 | ) | (30,824 | ) | ||||
Total
Kiwa shareholders’ deficiency
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(9,676,001 | ) | (7,932,417 | ) | ||||
Non-controlling
interest
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- | - | ||||||
Total
deficiency
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(9,676,001 | ) | (7,932,417 | ) | ||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' deficiency
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$ | 255,077 | $ | 425,465 | ||||
SEE
ACCOMPANYING NOTES
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2
KIWA
BIO-TECH PRODUCTS GROUP CORPORATION
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended September 30,
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Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Net
sales
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$ | 5,168 | $ | 4,241 | $ | 88,056 | $ | 34,272 | ||||||||
Cost
of sales
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4,582 | 3,367 | 54,801 | 28,979 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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586 | 874 | 33,255 | 5,293 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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Consulting
and professional fees
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23,952 | 37,167 | 97,846 | 185,530 | ||||||||||||
Officers’
compensation
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35,219 | 52,605 | 116,127 | 177,604 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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325,379 | 283,188 | 900,179 | 814,607 | ||||||||||||
Selling
expenses
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553 | 1,180 | 3,626 | 10,420 | ||||||||||||
Research
and development
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45,969 | 49,058 | 137,416 | 146,311 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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2,432 | 36,973 | 24,971 | 108,333 | ||||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
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- | 3,614 | 2,442 | 54,092 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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433,504 | 463,785 | 1,282,607 | 1,496,897 | ||||||||||||
Operating
loss
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(432,918 | ) | (462,911 | ) | (1,249,352 | ) | (1,491,604 | ) | ||||||||
Gain
from disposal of obsolete inventory
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82 | - | 82 | - | ||||||||||||
Loss
from impairment of long-lived assets
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(219,118 | ) | - | (219,118 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Interest
expense
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(60,849 | ) | (60,905 | ) | (181,162 | ) | (471,694 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income
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209 | - | 4,606 | 5,855 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
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(712,594 | ) | (523,816 | ) | (1,644,944 | ) | (1,957,443 | ) | ||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operation
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- | 8,603 | - | (6,142 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
loss before income tax
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(712,594 | ) | (515,213 | ) | (1,644,944 | ) | (1,963,585 | ) | ||||||||
Income
tax
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net
loss after income tax
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(712,594 | ) | (515,213 | ) | (1,644,944 | ) | (1,963,585 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
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- | (1,720 | ) | - | 1,229 | |||||||||||
Net
loss attributable to Kiwa shareholders
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(712,594 | ) | (516,933 | ) | (1,644,944 | ) | (1,962,356 | ) | ||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss
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Translation
adjustment
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(70,875 | ) | (1,171 | ) | (98,640 | ) | (3,227 | ) | ||||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
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$ | (783,469 | ) | $ | (518,104 | ) | $ | (1,743,584 | ) | $ | (1,965,583 | ) | ||||
Net
(loss) per common share - basic and diluted -contiuing
operations
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$ | (0.002 | ) | $ | (0.001 | ) | $ | (0.004 | ) | $ | (0.006 | ) | ||||
Net
income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted - discontiued
operations
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$ | - | $ | 0.00002 | $ | - | $ | (0.00002 | ) | |||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares
outstanding-basic and diluted
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400,000,000 | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000 | 334,751,608 | ||||||||||||
SEE
ACCOMPANYING NOTES
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3
KIWA
BIO-TECH PRODUCTS GROUP CORPORATION
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$ | (1,644,944 | ) | $ | (1,962,356 | ) | ||
Net
loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
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- | 4,913 | ||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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24,971 | 151,608 | ||||||
Impairment
loss on long-lived assets
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219,118 | - | ||||||
Amortization
of detachable warrants, options and stocks as
compensation
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- | 519,927 | ||||||
Provision
for doubtful debt and inventory impairment
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2,360 | 791 | ||||||
Provision
for penalty payable
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363,083 | 328,372 | ||||||
Non-controlling
interest
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- | (1,229 | ) | |||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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- | 468,367 | ||||||
Inventories
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(35,040 | ) | (14,241 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
expenses
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(919 | ) | 10,760 | |||||
Deposits
and other receivables
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(7,303 | ) | (79,534 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
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26,270 | (414,041 | ) | |||||
Salary
payable
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171,461 | 157,142 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
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56,686 | 50,652 | ||||||
Advances
from customers
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- | (146,159 | ) | |||||
Due
to related parties-trade
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22,036 | 117,094 | ||||||
Other
payable
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33,833 | 167,770 | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(768,388 | ) | (640,164 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase
of property and equipment
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(30,533 | ) | (7,318 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(30,533 | ) | (7,318 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from related parties
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1,114,467 | 755,314 | ||||||
Repayment
to related parties
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(236,893 | ) | (87,404 | ) | ||||
Repayment
of long-term borrowings
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(7,695 | ) | (3,126 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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869,879 | 664,784 | ||||||
Effect
of exchange rate change
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(56,565 | ) | (8,315 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from discontinued operations
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Net
cash used in discontinued operating activities
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- | (4,498 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by discontinued investing activites
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- | - | ||||||
Net
cash used in discontinued financing activites
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- | - | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents:
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Net
increase
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14,393 | 4,489 | ||||||
Balance
at beginning of period
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28,765 | 18,609 | ||||||
Balance
at end of period
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$ | 43,158 | $ | 23,098 | ||||
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash flow Information:
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Cash
paid for interest
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$ | 537 | $ | 1,056 | ||||
Cash
paid for income taxes
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Non-cash
operating, investing and financing activities:
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Issuance
of common stock for conversion of convertible
notes payable and interest
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- | 104,152 | ||||||
Issuance
of stock as compensation to consultants
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- | 6,000 | ||||||
SEE
ACCOMPANYING NOTES
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4
KIWA
BIO-TECH PRODUCTS GROUP CORPORATION
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
Kiwa
Shareholders
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Common
Stock
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Additional
Paid-in
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Accumulated
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Other
Comprehensive
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Non-controlling
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficits
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Deficiency
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interest
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Total
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Balance,
December 31, 2009
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400,000,000 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 8,093,337 | $ | (16,394,930 | ) | $ | (30,824 | ) | - | $ | (7,932,417 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net
loss attributable to Kiwa shareholders for the nine months ended September
30, 2010
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- | - | - | (1,644,944 | ) | - | - | (1,644,944 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation difference
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- | - | - | - | (98,640 | ) | - | (98,640 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
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400,000,000 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 8,093,337 | $ | (18,039,874 | ) | $ | (129,464 | ) | - | $ | (9,676,001 | ) | |||||||||||||
SEE
ACCOMPANYING NOTES
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5
1. Description of Business and Organization
References
herein to “Kiwa” or the “Company” refer to Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group
Corporation and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries unless the
context specifically states or implies otherwise.
Organization – The Company is
the result of a share exchange transaction accomplished on March 12, 2004
between the shareholders of Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Ltd. (“Kiwa BVI”), a
company originally organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on
June 5, 2002 and Tintic Gold Mining Company (“Tintic”), a corporation originally
incorporated in the state of Utah on June 14, 1933 to perform mining operations
in Utah. The share exchange resulted in a change of control of
Tintic, with former Kiwa BVI stockholders owning approximately 89% of Tintic on
a fully diluted basis and Kiwa BVI surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Tintic. Subsequent to the share exchange transaction, Tintic changed
its name to Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation. On July 21, 2004, the
Company completed its reincorporation in the State of Delaware.
The
Company has established two subsidiaries in China: (1) Kiwa Bio-Tech Products
(Shandong) Co., Ltd. (“Kiwa Shandong”) in 2002 and (2) Tianjin Kiwa Feed Co.,
Ltd. (“Kiwa Tianjin”). The following chart summarizes the Company’s
organizational and ownership structure.
Business – The Company’s
business plan is to develop, manufacture, distribute and market innovative,
cost-effective and environmentally safe bio-technological products for
agriculture markets located primarily in China. The Company has
acquired technologies to produce and market bio-fertilizer and bio-enhanced feed
products, and also is developing a veterinary drug based on AF-01 anti-viral
aerosol technology.
2. Summaries of Significant Accounting Policies
Principle of consolidation -
These condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial
statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kiwa BVI and Kiwa
Bio-Tech Products (Shandong) Co., Ltd. (“Kiwa Shandong”), and also its
majority-owned subsidiary, Tianjin Kiwa Feed Co., Ltd. (“Kiwa
Tianjin”). All significant inter-company balances or transactions are
eliminated on consolidation.
Basis of preparation - These
interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair
presentation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements have
been included. The results reported in the condensed consolidated
financial statements for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be reported for the entire year. The (a) condensed
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009, which was derived from
audited financial statements, and (b) the unaudited interim condensed
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain
information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and
regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are
adequate to make the information not misleading. These unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes included in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2009.
Use of Estimates - The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates. Significant accounting
estimates include bad debt provision, impairment of inventory and long-lived
assets, depreciation and amortization and fair value of warrants and
options.
6
Country Risk - As the
Company’s principal operations are conducted in China, the Company is subject to
special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with
companies operating in North America and Western Europe. These risks
include, among others, risks associated with the political, economic and legal
environments and foreign currency exchange limitations encountered in
China. The Company’s results of operations may be adversely affected
by changes in the political and social conditions in China, and by changes in
governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, among other
things.
In
addition, all of the Company’s transactions undertaken in China are denominated
in China Renminbi (“RMB”), which must be converted into other currencies before
remittance out of China may be made. Both the conversion of RMB into
foreign currencies and the remittance of foreign currencies out of China require
the approval from the Chinese government. In recent years, the
Chinese government has gradually loosened its control over foreign exchange,
especially with respect to current foreign exchange accounts, for instance, by
removing the requirement for advance examination and approval to open a current
foreign exchange account and by increasing the quota for foreign exchange
accounts.
Credit Risk - The Company
performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and intends to establish an
allowance for doubtful accounts when amounts are not considered fully
collectable. According to the Company’s credit policy, the Company
generally provides 100% bad debt provision for the amounts outstanding over 365
days after the deduction of the amount subsequently settled after the balance
sheet date, which management believes is consistent with industry practice in
China region.
Going Concern - The condensed
consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets
and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of
business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in
the condensed consolidated financial statements do not purport to represent the
realizable or settlement values.
As of
September 30, 2010, the Company had cash of $43,158, a current ratio of 0.03 and
quick ratio of 0.005. The Company had an accumulated deficit of
$18,039,874, and incurred a net loss of $1,644,944 during the nine months ended
September 30, 2010. This trend is expected to
continue. These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern.
Management
is in the course of sourcing additional capital and considering ways to
restructure or adjust the Company’s operations and product mix so as to increase
profit margins in the future. However, there is no guarantee that
these actions will be successful.
The
condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Foreign Currency Translation -
The Company uses United States dollars (“US Dollar” or “US$” or “$”) for
financial reporting purposes. However, the Company maintains the
books and records in its functional currency, Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), being
the primary currency of the economic environment in which its operations are
conducted. In general, the Company translates its assets and
liabilities into U.S. dollars using the applicable exchange rates prevailing at
the balance sheet date, and the statement of income is translated at average
exchange rates during the reporting period. Equity accounts are
translated at historical rates. Adjustments resulting from the translation
of the Company’s financial statements are recorded as accumulated other
comprehensive income.
The
exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into U.S. Dollars for the
purposes of preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements were as
follows:
As
of September 30, 2010
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As
of December 31, 2009
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Balance
sheet items, except for equity accounts
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US$1=RMB6.7011
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US$1=RMB6.8282
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Three
months ended September 30,
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2010
|
2009
|
||
Items
in the statements of income and cash flows
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US$1=RMB6.7725
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US$1=RMB6.8310
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Nine
months ended September 30,
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2010
|
2009
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||
Items
in the statements of income and cash flows
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US$1=RMB6.8069
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US$1=RMB6.8321
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7
Advertising costs - The
Company charges all advertising costs to expense as incurred. The
total amounts of advertising costs charged to general and administrative expense
were $747 and $8,959 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Research and development costs
- Research and development costs are charged to expense as
incurred. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
research and development costs were $137,416 and $146,311,
respectively. Included in research and development costs were
depreciation of property, plant and equipment of $nil and $43,275 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Shipping and handling
costs -
Substantially all costs of shipping and handling of products to customers
are included in general and administrative expense. Shipping and
handling costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $925
and $4,606, respectively.
Net Loss Per Common Share -
Basic loss per common share is calculated by dividing net loss by the
weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the
period. Diluted loss per common share includes dilutive effect of
dilutive securities (stock options, warrants, convertible debt, stock
subscription and other stock commitments issuable). These potentially
dilutive securities were not included in the calculation of loss per share for
the periods presented because the Company incurred a loss during such periods
and thus the effect would have been anti-dilutive. Accordingly, basic
and diluted loss per common share is the same for all periods
presented. As of September 30, 2010, potentially dilutive securities
aggregated 978,961,131 shares of common stock.
Recently issued accounting standards
- Effective January 1, 2010, the Company adopted the provisions in ASU
2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC Topic 820): Improving
Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which requires new disclosures
related to transfers in and out of levels 1 and 2 and activity in level 3 fair
value measurements, as well as amends existing disclosure requirements on level
of disaggregation and inputs and valuation techniques. The adoption of the
provisions in ASU 2010-06 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
In
February 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
authoritative guidance that amends the disclosure requirements related to
subsequent events. This guidance includes the definition of a Securities and
Exchange Commission filer, removes the definition of a public entity, redefines
the reissuance disclosure requirements and allows public companies to omit the
disclosure of the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This
guidance is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual
periods ending after February 2010. This guidance did not materially impact the
Company’s results of operations or financial position, but did require changes
to the Company’s disclosures in its financial statements.
In April
2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-13—Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic
718), which addresses the classification of an employee share-based payment
award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which
the underlying equity security trades. This update provides amendments to Topic
718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price
denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the
entity’s equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a
condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an
entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies
as equity. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and
interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15,
2010. The Company expects that the adoption of the amendments in this update
will not have any significant impact on its financial position and results of
operations.
In July
2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-20, “Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about
the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit
Losses”. This ASU amends Topic 310 to improve the disclosures that an
entity provides about the credit quality of its financing receivables and the
related allowance for credit losses. As a result of these amendments, an entity
is required to disaggregate by portfolio segment or class certain existing
disclosures and provide certain new disclosures about its financing receivables
and related allowance for credit losses. For public entities, the disclosures as
of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting
periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. The disclosures about activity
that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual
reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Except for the
expanded disclosure requirements, the adoption of this ASU is not expected to
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
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Other
accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other
standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are
not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial
Statements upon adoption.
3. Accounts
Receivable
The net
amount of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
were nil and $2,441, respectively. The Company recorded a $2,442
provision for bad debts during the nine months ended September 30,
2010.
4. Inventories
The
amount of inventories as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, all being
finished goods, were $42,533 and $6,717, respectively.
5. Property, Plant and
Equipment
The total
gross amount of property, plant and equipment was $2,048,836 and $2,010,694 as
of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The
following table presents the property, plant and equipment as of September 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009.
September
30, 2010
|
|
December
31, 2009
|
|||
Property,
Plant and Equipment
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||
Buildings
|
$
|
1,266,714
|
|
$
|
1,243,137
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
|
576,477
|
|
|
565,745
|
Automobiles
|
|
83,013
|
|
|
81,467
|
Office
equipment
|
|
101,045
|
|
|
99,159
|
Computer
software
|
|
21,587
|
|
|
21,186
|
Property,
plant and equipment - total
|
$
|
2,048,836
|
|
$
|
2,010,694
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
|
(713,125)
|
|
|
(688,617)
|
Less:
impairment on long-lived assets
|
|
(1,308,275)
|
|
|
(1,066,594)
|
Property,
plant and equipment - net
|
$
|
27,436
|
|
$
|
255,483
|
The
building is on a piece of land the use right of which was granted to Kiwa
Bio-Tech Products (Shandong) Co., Ltd. (“Kiwa Shandong”) by local government
free for 10 years from May 26, 2002. Then for another 20 years on a
fee calculated according to Kiwa Shandong’s net profit. Since Kiwa
Shandong did not generate any net profit, no fee is payable.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company charged $219,118 to
expense on impairment of Kiwa Shandong’s idle assets.. No impairment
on long-lived assets was charged to expense during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009.
Depreciation
expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $24,971 and
$151,608, respectively. All of our property, plant and equipment have
been held as collateral to secure the 6% Notes (See Note 11 below).
6. Advances from
Customers
The
balances of advances from customers as of September 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009 were $13,356 and $13,107, respectively, representing payments by customers
prior to delivery of goods.
7. Construction Costs
Payable
Construction
costs payable represents remaining amounts to be paid for the first phase of
construction of the Company’s bio-fertilizer facility in Shandong. As
of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, construction costs payable was
$264,924 and $290,429, respectively.
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8. Related Party
Transactions
Amounts
due to related parties consisted of the following as of September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009:
Item
|
|
Nature
|
Notes
|
September
30, 2010
|
December
31, 2009
|
|||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||
Mr.
Wei Li ("Mr. Li")
|
Non-trade
|
(1)
|
$ | 2,529,231 | $ | 1,693,036 | ||||||||
Kangtai
International Logistics (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
|
||||||||||||||
Non-trade
|
(2)
|
(46,150 | ) | (45,029 | ) | |||||||||
("Kangtai")
|
||||||||||||||
Ms.
Yvonne Wang ("Ms. Wang")
|
Non-trade
|
(3)
|
214,000 | 171,500 | ||||||||||
Subtotal
|
$ | 2,697,081 | $ | 1,819,507 | ||||||||||
Kiwa-CAU
R&D Center
|
Trade
|
(4)
|
380,535 | 351,484 | ||||||||||
Subtotal
|
$ | 380,535 | $ | 351,484 | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,077,616 | $ | 2,170,991 |
(1)
Mr. Li
Mr. Li is
the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company.
Advances
and Loans
As of
December 31, 2009, the remaining balance due to Mr. Li was
$1,693,036. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Mr. Li
advanced $1,071,967 to the Company and was repaid $235,772. As of
September 30, 2010, the balance due to Mr. Li was $2,529,231. Mr. Li
has agreed that the Company may repay the balance when its cash flow
circumstance allows.
Motor
Vehicle Lease
In
December 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Li, pursuant to
which Mr. Li leases to the Company a motor vehicle. The monthly rental payment
is RMB15,000 (approximately $2,200). The Company has extended this
lease agreement with Mr. Li to the end of fiscal 2011.
Guarantees
for the Company
Mr. Li
has pledged without any compensation from the Company, all of his common stock
of the Company as collateral security for the Company’s obligations under the 6%
Notes. (See Note 11 below).
(2)
Kangtai
Kangtai,
formerly named China Star Investment Management Co., Ltd., is a private company,
28% owned by Mr. Li. Mr. Li is the Chairman of Kangtai.
On
December 31, 2009, the amount due from Kangtai was $45,029. The
balance due from Kangtai on September 30, 2010 was $46,150.
(3)
Ms. Wang
Ms. Wang
is the Secretary of the Company.
On
December 31, 2009, the amount due to Ms. Wang was $171,500. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Ms. Wang advanced $42,500 to the
Company. As of September 30, 2010, the amount due to Ms. Wang was
$214,000. Ms. Wang has agreed that the Company may repay the balance
when its cash flow circumstance allows.
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(4)
Kiwa-CAU R&D Center
Pursuant
to the agreement with China Agricultural University (“CAU”), the Company agreed
to invest RMB 1 million (approximately $149,229) each year to fund research at
Kiwa-CAU R&D Center until 2016. Prof. Qi Wang, one of the
Company’s directors, is also the director of Kiwa-CAU R&D
Center.
On
December 31, 2009, the amount due to Kiwa-CAU R&D Center was
$351,484. As of September 30, 2010, the outstanding balance due to
Kiwa-CAU R&D Center was $380,535.
9. Other
Payable
Other
payable consisted of the following as of September 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009:
|
September
30, 2010
|
|
December
31, 2009
|
||
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
legal and other professional fees
|
$
|
402,690
|
|
$
|
495,365
|
Interest
payable on convertible notes
|
|
462,843
|
|
|
290,828
|
Other
|
|
167,339
|
|
|
210,828
|
Total
other payable
|
$
|
1,032,872
|
|
$
|
997,021
|
10. Unsecured Loans
Payable
The
balance of unsecured loans payable was $1,716,136 and $1,684,192 as of September
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The difference of
$31,944 was due to the different exchange rates prevailing at the two
dates. Unsecured loans payable consisted of the following at
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
Item
|
September
30, 2010
|
December
31, 2009
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
Unsecured
loan payable to Zoucheng Municipal Government, non-interest bearing,
becoming due within three years from Kiwa Shandong’s first profitable year
on a formula basis, interest has not been imputed due to the
undeterminable repayment date
|
$ | 1,343,063 | $ | 1,318,063 | ||||
Unsecured
loan payable to Zoucheng Science & Technology Bureau, non-interest
bearing, it is due in Kiwa Shandong’s first profitable year, interest has
not been imputed due to the undeterminable repayment date
|
373,073 | 366,129 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 1,716,136 | $ | 1,684,192 |
The
Company qualifies for non-interest bearing loans under a Chinese government
sponsored program to encourage economic development in certain industries and
locations in China. To qualify for the favorable loan terms, a
company must meet the following criteria: (1) be a technology company with
innovative technology or product (as determined by the Science Bureau of the
central Chinese government); (2) operate in specific industries that the Chinese
government has determined are important to encourage development, such as
agriculture, environmental, education, and others; and (3) be located in an
undeveloped area such as Zoucheng, Shandong Province, where the manufacturing
facility of the Company is located.
According
to a project agreement, Zoucheng Municipal Government granted the Company use of
at least 15.7 acres in Shandong Province, China at no cost for 10 years to
construct a manufacturing facility. Under the agreement, the Company
has the option to pay a fee of RMB480,000 ($70,316) per acre for the land use
right after the 10-year period. The Company may not transfer or pledge the
temporary land use right. The Company also committed to invest
approximately $18 million to $24 million for developing the manufacturing and
research facilities in Zoucheng, Shandong Province. As of September
30, 2010, the Company invested approximately $1.91 million for the property,
plant and equipment of the project.
11. Long-Term Convertible Notes
Payable
On June
29, 2006, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the
“Purchase Agreement”) with six institutional investors (collectively, the
“Purchasers”) for the issuance and sale of (1) 6% secured convertible notes, due
three years from the date of issuance, in the aggregate principal amount of
$2,450,000 (the “6% Notes”), convertible into shares of the Company’s common
stock, and (2) warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase 12,250,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock.
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In
conjunction with the sale and issuance of the 6% Notes, the Company entered into
a Registration Rights Agreement, amended in October 2006, the requirements of
which the Company met by filing its registration statement on Form SB-2 on
August 11, 2006 and subsequently amended on October 20, 2006 and June 29,
2007.
Closings
for the sale of the 6% Notes occurred on June 29, August 15 and October 31, 2006
for $857,500, $735,000 and $857,500 principal amount,
respectively. The Company received $2,450,000 in aggregate from the
three sales of the 6% Notes.
The
conversion price of the 6% Notes is based on a 40% discount to the average of
the three lowest trading prices of the Company’s common stock on the OTC
Bulletin Board over a 20-day trading period. The conversion price is
also adjusted for certain subsequent issuances of equity securities of the
Company at prices below the conversion price then in effect. The 6%
Notes contain a volume limitation that prohibits the holder from converting
further 6% Notes if doing so would cause the holder and its affiliates to hold
more than 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In
addition, each holder of 6% Notes agrees that they may not convert more than
their pro-rata share (based on original principal amount) of the greater of
$120,000 principal amount of 6% Notes per calendar month or the average daily
dollar volume calculated during the 10 business days prior to a conversion, per
conversion. This conversion limit has since been eliminated pursuant
to an agreement by the Company and the Purchasers (see discussion
below).
The
exercise price of the Warrants is $0.45 per share, subject to anti-dilution
adjustments pursuant to a broad-based weighted average formula for subsequent
issues of equity securities by the Company below the trading price of the
shares. The Purchase Agreement requires the Company to maintain a
reserve of authorized common stock equal to 110% of the number of shares
issuable upon full conversion of the 6% Notes and exercise of the
Warrants. The Purchase Agreement imposes financial penalties in cash
(equal to 2% of the number of shares that the Purchaser is entitled to
multiplied by the market price for each day) if the authorized number of shares
of common stock is insufficient to satisfy the reserve
requirements. The 6% Notes and the Warrants also impose financial
penalties on the Company if it fails to timely deliver common stock upon
conversion of the 6% Notes and exercise of the Warrants,
respectively.
To enable
reservation of a sufficient amount of authorized shares that may be issued
pursuant to conversion of the 6% Notes and exercise of the Warrants, the
Purchase Agreement required the Company to amend its Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common
stock. At the annual meeting for 2006, which was held on September
12, 2006, a proposal to amend our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the
number of authorized shares of common stock, from 100,000,000 shares to
200,000,000 shares was approved by the required vote of our
stockholders. At the annual meeting held for 2008 on December 30,
2008 the Company further amended the Certificate of Incorporation by increasing
the number of authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to
400,000,000. At the annual meeting for 2009, which was held on
December 28, 2009, the proposal of further amend the Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares from 400,000,000 to
800,000,000 was not approved by stockholders.
The
Company incurs a financial penalty in cash or shares at the option of the
Company (equal to 2% of the outstanding amount of the Notes per months plus
accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, prorated for partial months) if it
breaches this or other affirmative covenants in the Purchase Agreement,
including a covenant to maintain a sufficient number of authorized shares under
its Certificate of Incorporation to cover at least 110% of the stock issuable
upon full conversion of the Notes and the Warrants. Pursuant to the
relevant provisions for liquidated damages in the Purchase Agreement, as of
September 30, 2010, the Company has accrued a penalty of $958,360, of which
$363,083 and $328,372 was included in general and administrative expenses during
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The 6%
Notes require the Company to procure the Purchaser’s consent to take certain
actions including to pay dividends, repurchase stock, incur debt, guaranty
obligations, merge or restructure the Company, or sell significant
assets.
The
Company’s obligations under the 6% Notes and the Warrants are secured by a first
priority security interest in the Company’s intellectual property pursuant to an
Intellectual Property Security Agreement with the Purchasers, and by a first
priority security interest in all of the Company’s other assets pursuant to a
Security Agreement with the Purchasers. In addition, the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer has pledged all of his common stock of the Company as
collateral security for the Company’s obligations under the 6% Notes and the
Warrants. The Purchasers are accredited investors as defined under
the Securities Act and the 6% Notes and the Warrants and the underlying common
stock upon conversion and exercise will be issued without registration under the
Securities Act in reliance on the exemption provided by Rule 506 under
Regulation D under the Securities Act.
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The fair
value of the Warrants underlying the three sales of the 6% Notes (amounting to
4,287,500 shares, 3,675,000 shares and 4,287,500 shares respectively) at the
time of their issuance was determined to be $545,477, $416,976 and $505,503
calculated pursuant to the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
fair value was recorded as a reduction to 6% Notes payable and was charged to
operations as interest expense in accordance with effective interest method
within the period of the 6% Notes.
The
Purchasers of the 6% Notes and Warrants were introduced to the Company by an
investment bank pursuant to an engagement letter agreement with the
Company. Pursuant to the engagement letter, the investment bank
received a cash fee equal to 8% of the aggregate proceeds raised in the
financing and to warrants in the quantity equal to 8% of the securities issued
in the financing. The Company recorded the cash fee and other direct
costs incurred for the issuance of the convertible loan in aggregate of $30,000
as deferred debt issuance costs. Debt issuance costs were amortized
on the straight-line method over the term of the 6% Notes, with the amounts
amortized being recognized as interest expense. As of September 30,
2009 the debt issuance costs were fully amortized.
The
warrants issued to the investment bank in connection with each tranche of 6%
Notes (amounting to 343,000 shares, 294,000 shares and 343,000 shares) are
exercisable for three years and have an exercise price equal to
$0.2598. The fair value of these warrants at the time of their
issuance was determined to be $94,005, $60,324 and $77,214 calculated pursuant
to the Black-Scholes option pricing mode. As of June 29, 2009,
warrants issued to the investment bank had expired.
On
January 31, 2008, the Company entered into three Callable Secured Convertible
Notes Agreements (“2% Notes”) with four of the Company’s 6% Notes purchasers
converting their unpaid interest of $112,917 in total, into principal with an
interest rate of 2% per annum, which will be due on January 31,
2011. Other terms of the 2% Notes are similar to the 6%
Notes. No principal of the 2% Notes has been converted so
far. As of September 30, 2010, the outstanding principal balance on
the 2% Notes was $112,917.
On
September 25 and October 7, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with the
Purchasers to redeem all of the 6% Notes and 2% Notes. Under the
redemption agreement, the Purchasers agreed to waive their participation right
with respect to any new financing that closes before October 31, 2008, and
suspend conversions of principal and interest under the 6% Notes and 2% Notes
from September 25 to October 31, 2008. The Company agreed to redeem
the notes for a specified price if a new financing was completed before October
31, 2008. Under the redemption agreement, if the Company failed to
redeem the notes by October 31, 2008, the 6% Notes and 2% Notes would be
automatically amended to remove limitations on the Purchasers’ right to convert
under the 6% Notes and 2% Notes no more than (1) $120,000 per calendar month;
and (2) the average daily dollar volume calculated during the ten (10) business
days prior to a conversion, per conversion.
On
October 27, 2008, the Company had informed the Purchasers that the Company would
not be able to redeem the 6% Notes and the 2% Notes due to failure to close an
anticipated new financing. Therefore, the amendment to 6% Notes and
2% Notes took effect and the Purchasers resumed conversion.
On June
3, 2009, the Company has received Notice of Default from four of 6% Notes
purchasers for reason of the Company’s failure to timely file registration or
effect registration. However, the Company believes that such Notes
Purchasers’ claim is not valid and has not made any provision for liquidated
damages in this regard.
On June
29, 2009, the 6% Notes were due. The Company has informed the
Purchasers of its inability to repay the outstanding balance on the due
date. Therefore, the 6% Notes are in default and the default interest
rate of 15% per annum is being charged on the 6% Notes.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Purchasers converted nil principal
and nil interest into shares of common stocks. As of September 30,
2010, the face amount of convertible notes outstanding was
$1,631,088.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, interest of $170,326 and $1,689 was
accrued on the 6% Notes and the 2% Notes respectively. Unpaid
interest of $462,843 and $290,828 was included in other payable on the balance
sheet as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
12. Equity-Based
Transactions
As of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had 400,000,000 shares of
common stock outstanding, respectively. From January 1, 2010 to
September 30, 2010, the Company has not engaged in equity-based
transactions.
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13. Segment
Reporting
The
Company’s business includes two segments, bio-fertilizer and livestock feed. As
all of the Company’s customers are located in China, no geographical segment
information is presented.
On
November 25, 2008, Kiwa Shandong and Oriental Chemical entered into "Chemical
Fertilizer Purchase Agreement", pursuant to which Oriental Chemical will sell to
Kiwa Shandong 6,700 tons of chemical fertilizer products at the tentative price
of RMB3,000 per ton. Under this agreement, Kiwa Shandong prepaid
$2,954,988 to Oriental Chemical. On December 20, 2009, Kiwa
Shandong and Oriental Chemical entered into "Chemical Fertilizer Sales
Termination Agreement" pursuant to which Oriental Chemical and Kiwa Shandong
confirmed that Chemical Fertilizer Purchase Agreement has been
terminated.
Item
|
Bio-fertilizer
|
Livestock
Feed
(Discontined)
|
Chemical
Fertilizer Trade (1)
|
Corporate
(2)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 5,168 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 5,168 | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
586 | - | - | - | 586 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
27,365 | - | - | 406,139 | 433,504 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(26,779 | ) | - | - | (406,139 | ) | (432,918 | ) | ||||||||||||
Gain
from disposal of obsolete inventory
|
82 | - | - | - | 82 | |||||||||||||||
Loss
from impairment of long-lived assets
|
(219,118 | ) | - | - | - | (219,118 | ) | |||||||||||||
Interest
income (expense)
|
- | - | - | (60,849 | ) | (60,849 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other
income
|
209 | - | - | - | 209 | |||||||||||||||
Non-controlling
interest
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss attributable to Kiwa shareholders
|
$ | (245,606 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (466,988 | ) | $ | (712,594 | ) | |||||||
Total
assets as of September 30, 2010
|
$ | 70,928 | $ | 392 | $ | - | $ | 183,757 | $ | 255,077 |
Item
|
Bio-fertilizer
|
Livestock
Feed
(Discontined)
|
Chemical
Fertilizer Trade (1)
|
Corporate
(2)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 4,241 | $ | 1,370,320 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,374,561 | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
874 | 21,849 | - | - | 22,723 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
78,979 | 13,246 | - | 384,806 | 477,031 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
profit (loss)
|
(78,105 | ) | 8,603 | - | (384,806 | ) | (454,308 | ) | ||||||||||||
Interest
income (expense)
|
(37 | ) | - | - | (60,868 | ) | (60,905 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other
income
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Non-controlling
interest
|
- | (1,720 | ) | - | - | (1,720 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net
loss attributable to Kiwa shareholders
|
$ | (78,142 | ) | $ | 6,883 | $ | - | $ | (445,674 | ) | $ | (516,933 | ) | |||||||
Total
assets as of September 30, 2009
|
$ | 1,129,218 | $ | 348,662 | $ | 2,957,973 | $ | 310,893 | $ | 4,746,746 |
(1)
|
On
June 23rd, 2008, Kiwa Bio-Tech Products (Shangdong) Co., Ltd. (Kiwa
Shandong) received approval from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's
Republic of China, ratifying authority for Kiwa Shandong to sell
fertilizer products, including chemical fertilizers, complex fertilizers
and compound fertilizers to other
companies.
|
(2)
|
Beijing
Representative Office of Kiwa Shandong fulfills part of corporate
managerial function. Most of its expenses relating to this function were
categorized into corporate
segment.
|
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Item
|
Bio-fertilizer
|
Livestock
Feed
(Discontined)
|
Chemical
Fertilizer Trade (1)
|
Corporate
(2)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 88,056 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 88,056 | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
33,255 | - | - | - | 33,255 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
97,726 | - | - | 1,184,881 | 1,282,607 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(64,471 | ) | - | - | (1,184,881 | ) | (1,249,352 | ) | ||||||||||||
Gain
from disposal of obsolete inventory
|
82 | - | - | - | 82 | |||||||||||||||
Loss
from impairment of long-lived assets
|
(219,118 | ) | - | - | - | (219,118 | ) | |||||||||||||
Interest
income (expense)
|
(46 | ) | - | - | (181,116 | ) | (181,162 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other
income
|
4,606 | - | - | - | 4,606 | |||||||||||||||
Non-controlling
interest
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss attributable to Kiwa shareholders
|
$ | (278,947 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (1,365,997 | ) | $ | (1,644,944 | ) | |||||||
Total
assets as of September 30, 2010
|
$ | 70,928 | $ | 392 | $ | - | $ | 183,757 | $ | 255,077 |
Item
|
Bio-fertilizer
|
Livestock
Feed
(Discontined)
|
Chemical
Fertilizer Trade (1)
|
Corporate
(2)
|
Total
|
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Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2009
|
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Net
sales
|
$ | 34,272 | $ | 2,829,981 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,864,253 | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
5,293 | 44,207 | - | - | 49,500 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
298,667 | 50,349 | - | 1,198,230 | 1,547,246 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
profit (loss)
|
(293,374 | ) | (6,142 | ) | - | (1,198,230 | ) | (1,497,746 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest
income (expense)
|
(226 | ) | - | - | (471,468 | ) | (471,694 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other
income
|
5,855 | - | - | - | 5,855 | |||||||||||||||
Non-controlling
interest
|
- | 1,229 | - | - | 1,229 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss attributable to Kiwa shareholders
|
$ | (287,745 | ) | $ | (4,913 | ) | $ | - | $ | (1,669,698 | ) | $ | (1,962,356 | ) | ||||||
Total
assets as of September 30, 2009
|
$ | 1,129,218 | $ | 348,662 | $ | 2,957,973 | $ | 310,893 | $ | 4,746,746 |
(1)
|
On
June 23rd, 2008, Kiwa Bio-Tech Products (Shangdong) Co., Ltd. (Kiwa
Shandong) received approval from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's
Republic of China, ratifying authority for Kiwa Shandong to sell
fertilizer products, including chemical fertilizers, complex fertilizers
and compound fertilizers to other
companies.
|
(2)
|
Beijing
Representative Office of Kiwa Shandong fulfills part of corporate
managerial function. Most of its expenses relating to this function were
categorized into corporate
segment.
|
14. Commitments and
Contingencies
The
Company has the following material contractual obligations:
Operating
lease commitments
The
Company leased an office in Beijing on July 15, 2007. The operating
lease agreement will expire on January 14, 2012. The monthly rental
payment for the office is RMB 96,074 (approximately $14,068). Rent
expense under the operating leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
and 2009 was $143,897 and $122,584, respectively.
Technology
acquisition
On May 8,
2006 the Company entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement with Jinan
Kelongboao Bio-Tech Co. Ltd. (“JKB”). Pursuant to the agreement, JKB
agreed to transfer its AF-01 Anti-viral Aerosol technology for veterinary
medicines to the Company. Pursuant to the agreement the Company will
pay JKB a transfer fee of RMB10 million (approximately $1.46 million), of which
RMB6 million is to be paid in cash and RMB4 million is to be paid in
stock. The cash portion is to be paid in installments, the first
installment RMB3 million was set for May 23, 2006 initially, of which RMB1
million has been paid and both parties have agreed to extend the remaining RMB2
million to the date when the application for new veterinary drug certificate is
accepted. Three other installments of RMB1 million are due upon the
achievement of certain milestones, the last milestone being the issuance by the
PRC Ministry of Agriculture of a new medicine certificate in respect of the
technology. The RMB4 million stock payment will be due 90 days after
the AF-01 technology is approved by the appropriate PRC department for use as a
livestock disinfector for preventing bird flu. The agreement will
become effective when the first installment has been fully paid.
Operation
of Kiwa-CAU R&D Center
Pursuant
to the agreement on joint incorporation of the research and development center
between CAU and Kiwa Shandong dated November 14, 2006, Kiwa Shandong agrees to
invest RMB1 million (approximately $149,229) each year to fund research at the
R&D Center. The term of this Agreement is ten years starting from
July 1, 2006. Prof. Qi Wang, one of our directors commencing in July
2007 acts as Director of Kiwa-CAU R&D Center since July 2006.
Investment
in manufacturing and research facilities in Zoucheng, Shandong Province in
China
According
to the Project Agreement with Zoucheng Municipal Government in 2002, the Company
has committed to investing approximately $18 million to $24 million for
developing the manufacturing and research facilities in Zoucheng, Shandong
Province. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had invested
approximately $1.91 million for the project.
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PRC
employee costs
According
to the prevailing laws and regulations of the PRC, the Company’s subsidiaries in
the PRC are required to cover its employees with medical, retirement and
unemployment insurance programs. Management believe that due to the
transient nature of its employees, they do not need to provide all employees
with such social insurances, and have not paid the social insurances for all
employees.
In the
event that any current or former employee files a complaint with the PRC
government, the Company's subsidiaries may be subject to making up the social
insurances as well as administrative fines. As the Company believes
that these fines would not be material, no provision has been made in this
regard.
Convertible
notes liquidated damages
On June
3, 2009, the Company has received Notice of Default from four of 6% Notes
purchasers for reason of the Company’s failure to timely file registration or
effect registration. However, the Company believes that such Notes
Purchasers’ claim is not valid and has not made any provision for liquidated
damages in this regard.
15. Discontinued
Operation
In
accordance with the provisions of ASC topic 360 (formerly SFAS No. 144),
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” the disposal
of the Company’s bio-enhanced feed business segment is presented as assets and
liabilities of a discontinued operation.
The
condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2010 and consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 2009 were updated to reflect the assets and
liabilities of the bio-enhanced feed business segment as a discontinued
operation. The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities
of the discontinued operation, excluding intercompany balances eliminated in
consolidation, at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively:
September
30, 2010
|
December
31, 2009
|
|||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 392 | $ | 385 | ||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 392 | $ | 385 | ||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Due
to related parties-trade
|
$ | 32,636 | $ | 32,029 | ||||
Salary
payable
|
74,881 | 73,486 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
$ | 107,517 | $ | 105,515 |
The
income statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was
adjusted to reflect the bio-enhanced feed business segment as a discontinued
operation. The following results of operations of bio-enhanced feed
business are presented as a loss from a discontinued operation in the
consolidated statements of operations:
Nine
months ended September 30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | - | $ | 2,829,981 | ||||
Gross
profit
|
- | 44,207 | ||||||
Operating
expenses
|
- | 50,349 | ||||||
Operating
loss
|
- | (6,142 | ) | |||||
Interest
expense
|
- | - | ||||||
Impairment
on long-lived assets
|
- | - | ||||||
Loss
from discontinued operation
|
- | (6,142 | ) | |||||
Non-controlling
interest
|
- | 1,229 | ||||||
Net
loss from discontinued operations
|
$ | - | $ | (4,913 | ) |
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During
the year ended December 31, 2009, Challenge Feed, the 20% minority shareholder
of Kiwa Tianjin, without our prior permission, transferred titles to machinery
and equipment as well as inventories of Kiwa Tianjin to its own creditors to
settle its own debts. On December 22, 2009, Kiwa Tianjin filed a
lawsuit against Challenge Feed in the local court of Wuqing District, Tianjin,
where Kiwa Tianjin is domiciled. In the lawsuit, Kiwa Tianjin
asserted that Challenge Feed unlawfully disposed of the assets held by Kiwa
Tianjin. The local court is currently reviewing the complaint and
related documents filed with it. Assets disposed by Challenge Feed
includes inventory amounting to $221,848 and fixed assets at the amount of
$104,190. As a result, Kiwa Tianjin could no longer use its
assets including machinery and inventory in its normal course of
operation. As of September 30, 2010, the Company has classified its
bio-enhanced feed business through Kiwa Tianjin as discontinued
operations.
16. Income
Tax
No
provision for taxes is made as the Company and its subsidiaries do not have any
taxable income in the U.S., the British Virgin Islands or the PRC.
The
Company had deferred tax assets as follows:
September
30
|
December
31
|
|||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
Net
operating losses carried forward
|
$ | 2,592,497 | 1,559,095 | |||||
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
(2,592,497 | ) | (1,559,095 | ) | ||||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$ | − | $ | − |
The net
operating losses carried forward were approximately $ 17,283,000 and $15,623,000
at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, which will expire in years through
2024. Full valuation allowance has been made because it is considered
more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized through
sufficient future earnings of the entity to which the operating losses
relate. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company
did not have any other significant temporary differences and carry forwards that
may result in deferred tax assets or liabilities.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2010
contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements that
include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” or similar
expressions. These forward-looking statements include, among others,
statements concerning our expectations regarding our working capital
requirements, financing requirements, business, growth prospects, competition
and results of operations, and other statements of expectations, beliefs, future
plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends, and similar expressions
concerning matters that are not historical facts. The forward-looking
statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to
differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking
statements contained herein.
Overview
The
Company took its present corporate form in March 2004 when shareholders of Kiwa
Bio-Tech Products Group Ltd. (“Kiwa BVI”), a company originally organized under
the laws of the British Virgin Islands on June 5, 2002 and Tintic Gold Mining
Company (“Tintic”), a corporation originally incorporated in the state of Utah
on June 14, 1933 to perform mining operations in Utah, entered into a share
exchange transaction. The share exchange transaction left the
shareholders of Kiwa BVI owning a majority of Tintic and Kiwa BVI a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Tintic. For accounting purposes this transaction was treated as an
acquisition of Tintic by Kiwa BVI in the form of a reverse triangular merger and
a recapitalization of Kiwa BVI and its wholly owned subsidiary, Kiwa Bio-Tech
Products (Shandong) Co., Ltd. (“Kiwa Shandong”). On July 21, 2004, we
completed our reincorporation in the State of Delaware.
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We have
established two subsidiaries in China: (1) Kiwa Shandong in 2002, a wholly-owned
subsidiary, engaging in bio-fertilizer business, and (2) Tianjin Kiwa Feed Co.,
Ltd. (“Kiwa Tianjin”) in July 2006, engaging in bio-enhanced feed business, of
which we hold 80% equity. At the end of 2009, Kiwa Tianjin could no
longer use its assets including machinery and inventory in normal course of
operation. The Company has classified the bio-enhanced feed business
as discontinued operations. Our company chart is presented and our
businesses, including bio-fertilizer, fertilizer trade and AF-01 anti-viral
aerosol.
We
generated $88,056 and $34,272 in revenue in the nine months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009, respectively, reflecting an increase of $53,784. We
incurred a net loss of $1,644,944 and $1,962,356 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
As of
September 30, 2010, the Company had cash of $43,158. Due to our
limited revenues from sales and continuing losses, we have relied on the
proceeds from the sale of our equity securities and loans from both unrelated
and related parties to provide the resources necessary to fund the development
of our business plan and operations. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, related parties advanced $1,114,467 in total to the Company,
which was partly offset by repayment to a related party of
$236,893. These funds are insufficient to execute our business plan
as currently contemplated. Management is currently looking for
alternative sources of capital to fund our operations.
Going
Concern
Our
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we
will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets
and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of
business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in
the consolidated financial statements do not purport to represent the realizable
or settlement values.
As of
September 30, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of $18,039,874, of which
$1,644,944 was incurred during the nine months ended September 30,
2010. We currently do not have sufficient revenues to support our
business activities and we expect operating losses to continue. We
will require additional capital to fund our operations.
As of
September 30, 2010, our current liabilities were $8,214,942, which exceeded
current assets by $7,987,301, representing a current ratio of 0.03 and quick
ratio of 0.005. Comparably, on December 31, 2009, our current liabilities
exceeded current assets by $6,383,120, resulting in a current ratio of 0.03 and
quick ratio of 0.004. The 6% Notes became due on June 29,
2009. If we can achieve the necessary financing to increase our
working capital, we believe the Company will be well-positioned to further
increase sales of our products and to generate more revenues in the
future. There can be no assurances that we will be successful in
obtaining this financing or in increasing our sales revenue if we do obtain the
financing.
Our
independent auditors have added an explanatory paragraph to their audit opinion
issued in connection with our financial statements for the latest seven years,
which states that the financial statements raise substantial doubt as to our
ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to make
operations profitable or obtain additional funding will determine our ability to
continue as a going concern.
Trends and
Uncertainties
in Regulation and Government Policy in China
Foreign
Investment Policy Change in China
On March
16, 2007, China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, adopted the
Enterprise Income Tax Law, which took effective on January 1,
2008. The new income tax law sets unified income tax rate for
domestic and foreign companies at 25% and abolishes the favorable policy for
foreign invested enterprises. As a result subsidiaries established in
China in the future will not enjoy the original favorable policy unless they are
certified as qualified high and new technology enterprises.
According
to the enterprise income tax law previously in effect, our PRC subsidiaries,
Kiwa Shandong and Kiwa Tianjin, were exempt from corporate income taxes for
their first two profitable years and were entitled to a 50% tax reduction for
the succeeding three years. Now that the new income tax law is in
effect, fiscal year 2008 is regarded as the first profitable year even if Kiwa
Shandong or Kiwa Tianjin are not profitable that year; thereby narrowing the
time period when the favorable tax treatment may be available to
us.
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Critical Accounting Policies
and Estimates
We
prepared our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. The preparation of these financial statements requires the
use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Management periodically evaluates the
estimates and judgments made. Management bases its estimates and judgments on
historical experience and on various factors that are believed to be reasonable
under current circumstances. Actual results may differ from these
estimates as a result of different assumptions or conditions.
The
following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and
estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements. In addition, you should refer to our accompanying
financial statements and the related notes thereto, for further discussion of
our accounting policies.
Accounts
Receivables
The
Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and establishes an
allowance for doubtful accounts when amounts are not considered fully
collectable. Generally speaking, the Company’s credit policy is to
provide 100% bad debt provision for the amounts outstanding over 365 days after
the deduction of the amount subsequently settled after the balance sheet date,
which management believes is consistent with industry practice in the China
region. We also provide 100% bad debt provision to those accounts
receivable being outstanding for less than 365 days but specifically identified
as uncollectable.
Terms of
our sales vary from cash on delivery to a credit term up to three to twelve
months. Depending on the results of our credit investigations, we
require our customers to pay between 20% and 60% of the purchase price of an
order placed prior to shipment, depending on the results of our credit
investigations, prior to shipment. The remaining balance is due
within twelve months, unless other terms are approved by
management. The agriculture-biotechnology market in China is in the
early stages of development and we are still in the process of exploring the new
market. We may also distribute our bio-products to special wholesalers with
favorable payment terms with a focus on the future. We maintain a policy that
all sales are final and we do not allow returns. However, in the
event of defective products, we may allow customers to exchange the defective
products for new products within the quality guarantee period. In the event of
any exchange, the customers pay all transportation expenses.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost, determined on the weighted average method, and
net realizable value. Work in progress and finished goods are composed of direct
material, direct labor and a portion of manufacturing overhead. Net
realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of
business, less estimated costs to complete and dispose.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
Our
long-lived assets consist of property, equipment and intangible
assets. As of September 30, 2010, the net value of property and
equipment was $27,436, which represented approximately 10.8% of our total
assets.
We
periodically evaluate our investment in long-lived assets, including property
and equipment, for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate the net carrying amount may not be recoverable. Our
judgments regarding potential impairment are based on legal factors, market
conditions and operational performance indicators, among others. In
assessing the impairment of property and equipment, we make assumptions
regarding the estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the
fair value of the respective assets. If these estimates or the
related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record
impairment charges for these assets.
Based on
our analysis, we charged $804,780 as loss from impairment of long-lived assets
in fiscal 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we
charged $219,118 into expense as loss from impairment of long-lived
assets.
Revenue
Recognition
We
recognize revenue for our products in accordance with Securities and Exchange
Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements,” as amended by SAB No. 104, “Revenue
Recognition.” Sales represent the invoiced value of goods, net of
value added tax, supplied to customers, and are recognized upon delivery of
goods and passage of title.
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Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of SFAS No. 109,
“Accounting for Income Taxes” (codified to FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Tax”),
which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the
expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the
consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequence attributable to
the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their
reported amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rate 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. The Company establishes a valuation when
it is more likely than not that the assets will not be recovered.
Major Customers and
Suppliers
Bio-fertilizer
Products
We had a
total of 15 customers as of September 30, 2010. We had a total of 18
customers as of September 30, 2009, of which our top four customers accounted
for 25.5%, 13.0%, 11.8% and 10.7% of our net sales for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, respectively. No other single customer accounted
for more than 10.0% of our revenues.
Results of
Operations
Results
of Operations for Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Net
Sales
Net sales
were $5,168 and $4,241 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively, representing an increase of $927. Despite the increase
in net sales for the most recently completed quarter, the Company’s sales volume
slowed down in the second and third quarter of 2010 compared to the first
quarter of this year when the Company recorded sales of $70,640.
Cost
of Sales
During
the three months ended September 30, 2010, cost of sales was $4,582,
representing an increase of $1,215, compared with $3,367 for the same period of
2009. The increase of cost of sales was mainly attributable to the
increase in sales.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $586. In
comparison, gross profit for the same period in 2009 was $874, representing a
decrease of $288.
The gross
profit margin for our bio-fertilizer business decreased from 20.6% for three
months ended September 30, 2009 to 11.3% during the comparison period of
2010. The decrease in gross profit and the gross profit margin was
due to the reduction of the sales price of products due to competition within
the market.
Consulting
and Professional Fees
Consulting
and professional fees were $23,952 and $37,167 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing a $13,215 or 35.6%
decrease. The decrease in consulting and professional fees was mainly
due to reduced audit/review fees charged by our auditors. During
three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company issued amendments to its
quarterly reports for three months ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, which
resulted in higher audit/review fees than other periods.
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Officers’
Compensation
Officers’
compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $35,219
and $52,605, respectively, representing a $17,386 or 33.1%
decrease.
On
December 12, 2006, our Board of Directors granted 2,000,000 options under the
2004 Stock Incentive Plan, of which 823,700 shares were granted to the executive
officers and directors. The fair value of options has been fully
amortized during three years since December 12, 2006. Amortization of
these options was nil and $22,366 during three months ended September 30, 2010
and 2009, respectively.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009 were $325,379 and $283,188, respectively, representing a $42,191 or 14.9%
increase. General and administrative expenses include salaries,
travel and entertainment, rent, office expense, telephone expense and insurance
costs. During the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the
Company charged $124,489 and $110,662 into general and administrative expenses
for penalties due under the 6% and 2% Notes since the number of authorized
shares did not meet relevant requirements. See Note 11 to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Selling
Expenses
Selling
expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $627 or 53.1%
from $1,180 in 2009 to $553 in 2010. The decrease in selling expenses
was mainly attributable to new measures to tighten control over
expenses.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 remained
stable with a slight decrease of $3,089 or 6.3% from $49,058 to $45,969 in the
same period of 2009.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization, excluding depreciation charged to cost of production and
depreciation of research equipment, decreased by $34,541 or 93.4% to $2,432 for
the three months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to $36,973 for the same
period of 2009. The decrease was a result of more fully depreciated
and impaired property and machinery items in 2010.
Loss
from Impairment of Long-lived Assets
Our
long-lived assets consist of property, equipment and intangible
assets. As of September 30, 2010, the net value of property and
equipment and intangible assets was $27,436 and nil, respectively.
We
periodically evaluate our investment in long-lived assets, including property
and equipment, for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate the net carrying amount may not be recoverable. Our
judgments regarding potential impairment are based on legal factors, market
conditions and operational performance indicators, among others. In
assessing the impairment of property and equipment, we make assumptions
regarding the estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the
fair value of the respective assets.
Based on
our analysis, we charged $219,118 and nil as loss from impairment of long-lived
assets during three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Interest
Expense
Net
interest expense was $60,849 (including interest of $57,399 on 6% Notes and $569
on 2% Notes) in the three months ended September 30, 2010 and $60,905 (including
interest of $57,399 on 6% Notes and 569 on 2% Notes) in the same period of 2009,
representing a $56 decrease.
Net
Loss Attributable to Kiwa Shareholders
During
the three months ended September 30, 2010, net loss attributable to Kiwa
shareholders was $712,594, representing an increase of $195,661 or 37.9%,
compared with a loss of $516,933 for the same period of 2009. This
increase resulted from the net effect of the reasons stated above.
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Comprehensive
Loss
Comprehensive
loss increased by $265,365 or 51.2% to $783,469 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010, as compared to $518,104 for the comparable period of 2009
due to the increased net loss and increased loss on translations
adjustments.
Results
of Operations for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Net
Sales
Net sales
were $88,056 and $34,272 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively, representing an increase of $53,784. The increase is
mainly due to expansion in net sales of our bio-fertilizer business in the first
quarter of 2010.
Cost
of Sales
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, cost of sales was $54,801,
representing an increase of $25,822, compared with $28,979 for the same period
of 2009. The increase of cost of sales was mainly attributable to the
increase in sales.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $33,255. In
comparison, gross profit for the same period in 2009 was $5,293, representing an
increase of $27,962.
The gross
profit margin for our bio-fertilizer business increased from 15.4% for nine
months ended September 30, 2009 to 37.8% during the same period of
2010. The increase in gross profit margin was due to adjustment of
product mix to reduce the amount of production and sales of low-profit-margin
products.
Consulting
and Professional Fees
Consulting
and professional fees was $97,846 and $185,530 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing a $87,684 or 47.3%
decrease. During the first three quarters of 2009, the Company
amortized financing commission of $86,071. No such amortization was
recognized in 2010.
Officers’
Compensation
Officers’
compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $116,127
and $177,604, respectively, representing a $61,477 or 34.6%
decrease.
On
December 12, 2006, our Board of Directors granted 2,000,000 options under the
2004 Stock Incentive Plan, of which 823,700 shares were granted to the executive
officers and directors. The fair value of options has been fully
amortized during three years since December 12, 2006. Amortization of
these options was nil and $67,098 during nine months ended September 30, 2010
and 2009, respectively.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009 were $900,179 and $814,607, respectively, representing a $85,572 or 10.5%
increase. General and administrative expenses include salaries,
travel and entertainment, rent, office expense, telephone expense and insurance
costs. The increase in general and administration expenses was mainly
due to rise in travel and entertainment and office expense. Also,
during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company charged
$363,083 and $328,372 into general and administrative expenses for penalties due
under the 6% and 2% Notes since the number of authorized shares did not meet
relevant requirements. See Note 11 to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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Selling
Expenses
Selling
expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $6,794 or 65.2%
from $10,420 in 2009 to $3,626 in 2010. Selling expenses include
salary and travel expenses of salesmen, delivery expenses and advertising, etc.
The decrease in selling expenses was due to the Company’s new measures imposing
tight control over expenses.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 remained
stable with a slight decrease of $8,895 or 6.1% from $146,311 to $137,416 in the
same period of 2009.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization, excluding depreciation charged to cost of production and
depreciation of research equipment, decreased $83,362 or 76.9% to $24,971 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to $108,333 for the same
period of 2009. The decrease was a result of more fully depreciated
and impaired property and machinery items in 2010.
Loss
from Impairment of Long-lived Assets
Our
long-lived assets consist of property, equipment and intangible
assets. As of September 30, 2010, the net value of property and
equipment and intangible assets was $27,436 and nil, respectively.
We
periodically evaluate our investment in long-lived assets, including property
and equipment, for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate the net carrying amount may not be recoverable. Our
judgments regarding potential impairment are based on legal factors, market
conditions and operational performance indicators, among others. In
assessing the impairment of property and equipment, we make assumptions
regarding the estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the
fair value of the respective assets.
Based on
our analysis, we charged $219,118 and nil as loss from impairment of long-lived
assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Interest
Expense
Net
interest expense was $181,162 (including interest of $170,326 on 6% Notes and
$1,689 on 2% Notes) in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and $471,694
(including interest of $103,295 on 6% Notes and $1,689 on 2% Notes) in the same
period of 2009, representing a $290,532 or 61.6% decrease. The
significant decrease in interest expense was due to amortization of warrants of
$348,932 in connection with 6% Notes during first and second quarter of
2009. The fair value of the warrants was fully amortized in
2009. The 6% Notes have been in default since June 2009 and a
default interest rate of 15% per annum has been charged on 6% Notes since
then.
Net
Loss Attributable to Kiwa Shareholders
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, net loss attributable to Kiwa
shareholders was $1,644,944, representing a decrease of $317,412 or 16.2%,
compared with a loss of $1,962,356 for the same period of 2009. This
decrease resulted from the net effect of the reasons stated above.
Comprehensive
Loss
Comprehensive
loss decreased by $221,999 or 11.3% to $1,743,584 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, as compared to $1,965,583 for the comparable period of 2009
due to the decreased net loss offset by the increased loss on translation
adjustments.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
Since
inception of our ag-biotech business in 2002, we have relied on the proceeds
from the sale of our equity securities and loans from both unrelated and related
parties to provide the resources necessary to fund our operations and the
execution of our business plan. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, related parties advanced $1,114,467 in total to the Company,
which was partially offset by repayment to related parties of
$236,893. As of September 30, 2010, our current liabilities exceeded
current assets by $7,987,301, reflecting a current ratio of 0.03:1 and quick
ratio of 0.005:1. Comparably, as of December 31, 2009, our current
liabilities exceeded current assets by $6,383,120, denoting a current ratio of
0.03:1 and quick ratio of 0.004:1.
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As of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had cash of $43,158 and $28,765,
respectively. Changes in cash balances are outlined as
follows:
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our operations utilized cash of
$768,388 as compared with $640,163 in the same period of 2009. Cash
was mainly used for working capital for our bio-fertilizer and public company
operation.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we invested $30,533 and
$7,318 for the purchase of property and equipment.
During
the first three quarters of 2010, our financing activities provided a net cash
inflow of $869,879, consisting of $1,114,467 advances or loans from related
parties, which was offset by the repayments to related parties of $236,893 and
of long-term borrowings of $7,695. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, we generated $664,784 from financing activities, consisting
of loans from related parties of $755,314, which was offset by repayments of
$87,404 to related parties and of long-term borrowings of $3,126.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, operating activities of discontinued
operations utilized cash of $4,498.
Currently,
we have insufficient cash resources to accomplish our objectives and also do not
anticipate generating sufficient positive operating cash inflow in the rest of
2010 to fund our planned operations. We are actively looking for new
sources of capital. To the extent that we are unable to successfully
raise the capital necessary to fund our future cash requirements on a timely
basis and under acceptable terms and conditions, we will not have sufficient
cash resources to maintain operations, and may have to curtail operations and
consider a formal or informal restructuring or reorganization.
Commitments and
Contingencies
See Note
14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 1 in Part I.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
At
September 30, 2010, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated
entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as
structured finance or special purpose entities, established for the purpose of
facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or
limited purposes. As such, we are not exposed to any financing,
liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such
relationships.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate
Risk
All of
our revenues and the majority of our expenses and liabilities incurred are in
RMB. Thus, our revenues and operating results may be impacted by
exchange rate fluctuations of RMB. Up to now, we have not reduced our
exposure to exchange rate fluctuations by using hedging transactions or any
other measures to avoid our exchange rate risks. Accordingly, we may
experience economic losses and negative impacts on earnings and equity as a
result of foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls.
Our
management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief
Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), has evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in SEC Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly
Report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") is recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s forms,
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management
including our CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosures. Based on their evaluation, our CEO and CFO have
concluded that, as of September 30, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures
were ineffective.
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Our
management has conducted, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, an
assessment, including testing of the effectiveness, of our disclosure controls
and procedures as of September 30, 2010. Based on such evaluation,
management identified deficiencies that were determined to be a material
weakness.
A
material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in
disclosure controls and procedures, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis. Because of the material weaknesses described below, management
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of
September 30, 2010.
The
specific material weaknesses identified by the Company’s management as of
September 30, 2010 are described as follows:
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The
Company lacks qualified resources to perform the internal audit functions
properly. In addition, the scope and effectiveness of the
Company’s internal audit function are yet to be
developed.
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l
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We
currently do not have an audit committee.
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l
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The
Company was unable to gather all information needed for composing the
required filings and complete the Management's Discussion and Analysis of
financial statements within the time periods specified in the SEC’s
forms.
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Remediation
Initiative
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We
are committed to establishing the disclosure controls and procedures but
due to limited qualified resources in the region, we were not able to hire
sufficient internal audit resources by September 30,
2010. However, internally we established a central management
center to recruit more senior qualified people in order to improve our
internal control procedures. Externally, we are looking forward
to engaging an accounting firm to assist the Company in improving the
Company’s internal control system based on COSO Framework. We
also will increase our efforts to hire the qualified
resources.
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We
intend to establish an audit committee of the board of directors as soon
as practicable. We envision that the audit committee will be
primarily responsible for reviewing the services performed by our
independent auditors, evaluating our accounting policies and our system of
internal controls.
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The
Company had put in place a series of measurements to ensure our periodic
reports are filed on a timely basis going forward. These
measurements include:
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n
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Better
planning of filing work with the help of corporate counsel and
auditors;
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n
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Monitoring
the execution of this plan by Chief Financial Officer. For
example, executive and accounting officers of each of the subsidiaries are
required to report to the Chief Financial Officer their progress of
operational and financial information gathering on daily
basis. Chief Financial Officer checks the completeness and
reviews the consistency of each subsidiary’s operational and financial
information; and
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Respond
to any unexpected delays in a quicker
fashion.
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Conclusion
The
Company did not have sufficient and skilled accounting personnel with an
appropriate level of technical accounting knowledge and experience in the
application of generally accepted accounting principles accepted in the United
States of America commensurate with the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures requirements, which resulted in a number of deficiencies in
disclosure controls and procedures that were identified as being
significant. The Company’s management believes that the number and
nature of these significant deficiencies, when aggregated, was determined to be
a material weakness.
Despite
of the material weaknesses and deficiencies reported above, the Company’s
management believes that its condensed consolidated financial statements
included in this report fairly present in all material respects the Company’s
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods
presented and that this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
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Changes in internal control over
financial reporting.
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or
are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II. OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
On
December 22, 2009, Kiwa Tianjin filed a lawsuit against Challenge Feed in the
local court of Wuqing District, Tianjin, where Kiwa Tianjin is
domiciled.
In the
lawsuit, Kiwa Tianjin asserted that Challenge Feed unlawfully disposed of the
assets held by Kiwa Tianjin, such assets include:
(1)
Machinery and equipment. Challenge Feed entered into a settlement
agreement with one of its creditors, in accordance with which Challenge Feed
agreed to transfer title of the machinery and equipment, which had been assigned
to Kiwa Tianjin in 2006 in connection with the establishment of Kiwa Tianjin as
a joint venture between the Company and Challenge Feed, to repay Challenge
Feed’s debt. Challenge Feed did not obtain Kiwa Tianjin’s consent nor
inform Kiwa Tianjin of such transfer.
(2)
Inventories. Kiwa Tianjin had a long standing agreement to lease
Challenge Feed’s factory facilities and warehouse for storage of its
inventory. Challenge Feed has disposed Kiwa Tianjin’s inventories
including raw materials, packages and finished goods stored in the factory to
repay Challenge Feed’s debt without any permission from Kiwa
Tianjin.
Kiwa
Tianjin is seeking damages against Challenge Feed in the amount of approximately
RMB 2.2 million in total. The local court is currently reviewing the
complaint and related documents filed with it.
On August
29, 2010, Kiwa Tianjin submitted to the local court of Wuqing District, Tianjin
an “Application of Review” in connection with WuMinPoZi No. 1 “Written Ruling in
Civil Action,” which froze Tianjin Challenge Feed Co., Ltd. ( “Challenge
Feed”)’s equity of $120,000 in Kiwa Tianjin. The Application of
Review stated the fact that Challenge Feed had illegally used the property in
Kiwa Tianjin to repay its own liabilities, thus asking the local court to
confirm that Challenge Feed’s equity will no longer be valid since it had been
taken back by Challenge Feed.
To our
knowledge, in June 2010 the local court ordered Challenge Feed to start the
process of bankruptcy and also specified an administrator of
insolvency. Therefore, according to relevant Chinese law, the lawsuit
against Challenge Feed filed on December 22, 2009 will not be
accepted. Kiwa Tianjin had provided to the administrator of
insolvency a statement of facts that there were properties of Kiwa Tianjin in
the factory of Challenge Feed.
The
administrator of insolvency of Challenge Feed and the local court’s adjudication
of Application of Review will decide if Challenge Feed’s investment of $120,000
is still valid and whether the discharge of Challenge Feed’s debts with its
investment in Kiwa Tianjin will be invalid.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, there were no material changes to the
risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2009.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
On June
29, 2006, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with six
institutional investors for the issuance and sale of (1) 6% secured convertible
notes, due three years from the date of issuance, in the aggregate principal
amount of $2,450,000, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock (the
“6% Notes”), and (2) warrants to purchase 12,250,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock. The maturity date for 6% Notes was June 29,
2009.
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On June
29, 2009, the 6% Notes were due. The Company has informed the
Purchasers of its inability to repay the outstanding balance on the due
date. Therefore, the 6% Notes are in default.
ITEM
4. RESERVED
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Incorporated
by Reference in Document
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Exhibit
No. in Incorporated Document
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3.1
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Certificate
of Incorporation, effective as of July 21, 2004.
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Form
8-K filed on July 23, 2004
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3.1
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3.2
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Bylaws,
effective as of July 22, 2004.
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Form
8-K Filed on July 23, 2004
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3.2
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3.3
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Certificate
of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, effective as of September
27, 2006.
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Form
10-QSB filed on November 15, 2006
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3.3
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List
of Subsidiaries
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Form
10-K filed on March 29, 2010
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31.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and
Rule15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
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Filed
herewith.
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31.2
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
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Filed
herewith.
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32.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Filed
herewith.
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32.2
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Filed
herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
KIWA BIO-TECH PRODUCTS GROUP CORPORATION (Registrant) | |||
/s/
Wei Li
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November 15, 2010 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
Wei Li | (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
/s/ Steven Ning Ma | November 15, 2010 Chief Financial Officer | ||
Steven Ning Ma | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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