Lithium & Boron Technology, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2010 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
OR
¨
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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Commission
file number: 001-34246
SMARTHEAT INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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98-0514768
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or
organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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A-1, 10, Street 7
Shenyang Economic and Technological Development
Zone
Shenyang, China
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110027
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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+86 (24) 2519-7699
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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Indicate
by checkmark 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 last 90 days. YES x 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,”
“non-accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated filer ¨
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Non-accelerated filer ¨
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Smaller reporting company x
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(do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
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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 x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date: 32,811,125 shares of common stock
outstanding as of August 9, 2010.
TABLE
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PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial
Statements
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Item 2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item 3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item 1A.
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Risk
Factors
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Item 2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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26
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Item 3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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26
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Item 5.
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Other
Information
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26
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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26
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SIGNATURES
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2
Item
1. Financial Statements.
SMARTHEAT
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
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December 31, 2009
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
& cash equivalents
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$ | 31,447,222 | $ | 48,967,992 | ||||
Restricted
cash
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690,771 | 1,301,573 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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23,971,656 | 31,887,785 | ||||||
Retentions
receivable
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2,046,730 | 885,642 | ||||||
Advances
to suppliers
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13,834,721 | 7,657,791 | ||||||
Other
receivables, prepayments and deposits
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4,683,672 | 3,572,600 | ||||||
Inventories
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22,386,703 | 11,259,273 | ||||||
Notes
receivable - bank acceptances
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429,800 | 397,248 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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99,491,275 | 105,929,904 | ||||||
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS
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Deferred
tax asset
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6,535 | - | ||||||
Restricted
cash
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68,420 | 48,361 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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232,099 | 237,384 | ||||||
Retentions
receivable
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297,444 | 349,931 | ||||||
Deposit
for equipment purchase
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5,397,189 | - | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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4,073,315 | 4,071,021 | ||||||
Construction
in progress
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33,016 | - | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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7,758,818 | 7,739,609 | ||||||
Total
noncurrent assets
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17,866,836 | 12,446,306 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 117,358,111 | $ | 118,376,210 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 3,040,937 | $ | 3,493,196 | ||||
Unearned
revenue
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3,476,863 | 2,130,637 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
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1,304,812 | 2,140,627 | ||||||
Accrued
liabilities and other payables
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2,770,455 | 3,685,272 | ||||||
Notes
payable - bank acceptances
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155,060 | 1,806,564 | ||||||
Loans
payable
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147,256 | 4,393,544 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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10,895,383 | 17,649,840 | ||||||
DEFERRED
TAX LIABILITY
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- | 8,526 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 32,811,125 and
32,794,875 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009, respectively
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32,811 | 32,795 | ||||||
Paid
in capital
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75,075,918 | 74,917,370 | ||||||
Statutory
reserve
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3,423,988 | 2,872,006 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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1,482,838 | 969,988 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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25,756,021 | 21,231,484 | ||||||
Total
Company stockholders' equity
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105,771,576 | 100,023,643 | ||||||
NONCONTROLLING
INTEREST
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691,152 | 694,201.00 | ||||||
TOTAL
EQUITY
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106,462,728 | 100,717,844 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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$ | 117,358,111 | $ | 118,376,210 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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SMARTHEAT
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 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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$ | 32,136,429 | $ | 18,705,898 | $ | 22,767,593 | $ | 12,498,395 | ||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
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21,116,060 | 11,874,903 | 14,986,259 | 7,973,956 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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11,020,369 | 6,830,995 | 7,781,334 | 4,524,439 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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Selling
expenses
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2,637,348 | 1,159,532 | 1,992,425 | 698,619 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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2,561,015 | 1,340,132 | 1,784,019 | 770,610 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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5,198,363 | 2,499,664 | 3,776,444 | 1,469,229 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
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5,822,006 | 4,331,331 | 4,004,890 | 3,055,210 | ||||||||||||
Non-operating
income (expenses)
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Interest
income
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199,564 | 80,421 | 44,527 | 63,740 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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5,045 | (117,612 | ) | 66,297 | (64,760 | ) | ||||||||||
Financial
expense
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(19,003 | ) | - | (14,690 | ) | 1,840 | ||||||||||
Exchange
loss
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(43,671 | ) | - | (43,671 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Other
income
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83,805 | 36,309 | 17,070 | 35,549 | ||||||||||||
Other
expenses
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(1,419 | ) | (11,199 | ) | (1,179 | ) | (11,199 | ) | ||||||||
Total
non-operating income (expenses), net
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224,321 | (12,081 | ) | 68,354 | 25,170 | |||||||||||
Income
before income tax
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6,046,327 | 4,319,250 | 4,073,244 | 3,080,380 | ||||||||||||
Income
tax expense
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966,306 | 680,432 | 696,786 | 462,831 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
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5,080,021 | 3,638,818 | 3,376,458 | 2,617,549 | ||||||||||||
Less:
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
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14,730 | - | 15,212 | - | ||||||||||||
Net
income to SmartHeat Inc
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5,094,751 | 3,638,818 | 3,391,670 | 2,617,549 | ||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive item
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Foreign
currency translation
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512,851 | 13,143 | 489,797 | 11,433 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income
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$ | 5,607,602 | $ | 3,651,961 | $ | 3,881,467 | $ | 2,628,982 | ||||||||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
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32,800,818 | 24,179,900 | 32,806,048 | 24,179,900 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
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32,854,058 | 24,191,063 | 32,832,633 | 24,206,099 | ||||||||||||
Basic
earnings per share
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$ | 0.16 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.11 | ||||||||
Diluted
earnings per share
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$ | 0.16 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.11 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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SMARTHEAT
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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2010
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2009
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Income
including noncontrolling interest
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$ | 5,080,021 | $ | 3,638,818 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile income including noncontrolling
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interest
to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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470,404 | 194,027 | ||||||
Allowance
for accounts receivable
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54,228 | - | ||||||
Unearned
interest on accounts receivable
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(25,023 | ) | 68,292 | |||||
Stock
option compensation expense
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54,974 | 218 | ||||||
Stock
issued for consulting service
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18,090 | - | ||||||
Changes
in deferred tax
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(15,032 | ) | (15,380 | ) | ||||
(Increase)
decrease in current assets:
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Accounts
receivable
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7,433,602 | 1,349,607 | ||||||
Retentions
receivable
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(1,096,277 | ) | (1,320,413 | ) | ||||
Advances
to suppliers
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(6,104,038 | ) | (2,487,309 | ) | ||||
Other
receivables, prepayments and deposits
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1,406,764 | (1,468,178 | ) | |||||
Inventory
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(11,009,976 | ) | (2,109,938 | ) | ||||
Increase
(decrease) in current liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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(71,654 | ) | 1,721,658 | |||||
Unearned
revenue
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1,327,817 | 840,957 | ||||||
Taxes
payable
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(843,313 | ) | (769,124 | ) | ||||
Accrued
liabilities and other payables
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(3,283,123 | ) | 226,202 | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(6,602,536 | ) | (130,563 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Change
in restricted cash
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595,152 | (274,835 | ) | |||||
Acquisition
of property & equipment
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(324,587 | ) | (239,005 | ) | ||||
Acquisition
of intangible asset
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(102,666 | ) | - | |||||
Deposit
for equipment purchase
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(5,370,066 | ) | - | |||||
Construction
in progress
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(32,850 | ) | - | |||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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(5,235,017 | ) | (513,840 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
from short term loan
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- | 3,117,362 | ||||||
Repayment
to short term loan
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(4,248,960 | ) | - | |||||
Payment
of acquisition liability
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- | (1,500,139 | ) | |||||
Notes
payable
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(1,653,077 | ) | - | |||||
Warrants
exercised
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85,500 | - | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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(5,816,537 | ) | 1,617,223 | |||||
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
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133,320 | 682 | ||||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
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(17,520,770 | ) | 973,502 | |||||
CASH
& CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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48,967,992 | 1,435,212 | ||||||
CASH
& CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
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$ | 31,447,222 | $ | 2,408,714 | ||||
Supplemental
Cash flow data:
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Income
tax paid
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$ | 1,441,940 | $ | 995,787 | ||||
Interest
paid
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$ | 80,837 | $ | 121,259 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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SMARTHEAT
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2010 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
1.
ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
SmartHeat
Inc., formerly known as Pacific Goldrim Resources, Inc. (the “Company” or
“SmartHeat”), was incorporated on August 4, 2006, in the State of Nevada. The
Company designs, manufactures, sells, and services plate heat exchangers
(“PHE”), PHE Units, and heat meters through its wholly-owned operating
subsidiaries in China.
On April
14, 2008, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share
Exchange Agreement”) with Shenyang Taiyu Machinery and Electronic Equipment Co.,
Ltd. ("Taiyu") and the Taiyu Shareholders. At the closing under the Share
Exchange Agreement, all of the equitable and legal rights, title and interests
in and to Taiyu’s share capital in the amount of Yuan 25,000,000 were exchanged
for 18,500,000 shares of SmartHeat common stock (the “Share Exchange”).
Concurrent with the share exchange, one of SmartHeat’s shareholders cancelled
2,500,000 shares of 6,549,900 of issued and outstanding shares of SmartHeat
pursuant to the Split-Off Agreement dated April 14, 2008. As a result of the
Share Exchange, Taiyu became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
SmartHeat.
Prior to
the acquisition of Taiyu, the Company was a non-operating public shell. Pursuant
to Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules, the merger or acquisition
of a private operating company into a non-operating public shell with nominal
net assets is considered a capital transaction, rather than a business
combination. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the transaction was treated
as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization, and pro-forma information is not
presented. Transaction costs incurred in the reverse acquisition were
expensed.
Taiyu was
incorporated in the Liaoning Province, China in July 2002. Taiyu manufactures
and sells PHEs, PHE Units, and heat meters. The Company is an authorized dealer
of the SONDEX brand; SONDEX is the second largest plate heat exchanger
manufacturer in the world.
On
September 25, 2008, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the
"Agreement") with Asialink (Far East) Limited ("Asialink") to acquire all
outstanding capital stock of SanDeKe Co., Ltd., a Shanghai based manufacturer of
heat plate exchangers ("SanDeKe"). The purchase price for SanDeKe was $741,516.
Under the terms of the Agreement, two shareholders of SanDeKe agreed not to
compete with the business of SanDeKe for four years after the
purchase.
On June
12, 2009, the Company incorporated a new subsidiary, SmartHeat Siping Beifang
Energy Technology Co., Ltd (“SmartHeat Siping”), to manufacture heat
exchangers.
On June
16, 2009, Taiyu closed an asset purchase transaction with Siping Beifang Heat
Exchanger Manufacture Co., Ltd. (“Siping”), a
company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), to
purchase certain assets consisting of the plant and equipment and certain land
use rights for RMB 54,000,000, or United States Dollars (USD)
$7,906,296. Taiyu then transferred all the assets acquired to SmartHeat
Siping, the newly incorporated subsidiary. The Company paid RMB 7,250,000
(approximately $1,061,500) upon the completion of inventory inspection. The
remaining purchase consideration was non-interest bearing and was payable
according to the following schedule:
Payment in RMB |
Payment in USD
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Scheduled Payment Date
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RMB |
3,000,000
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$ | 439,239 |
May
27, 2009
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RMB |
10,250,000
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$ | 1,500,732 |
June
30, 2009
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RMB |
13,000,000
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$ | 1,903,367 |
September
30, 2009
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RMB |
12,300,000
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$ | 1,800,878 |
March
1, 2010
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RMB |
8,200,000
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$ | 1,200,586 |
September
30, 2010
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At June
30, 2010, the Company paid approximately $6.70 million. The payment terms do not
include any default provision.
On August
14, 2009, the Company formed a joint venture in Beijing, named Beijing SmartHeat
Jinhui Energy Technology Co., Ltd (“Jinhui”), with registered capital of RMB 10
million ($1.46 million) for research, development, manufacturing and sales of
plate heat exchangers in China. Jinhui has not commenced operations as of
June 30, 2010. SmartHeat owns 52% of Jinhui and invested approximately
$765,000.
On April
7, 2010, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shenyang, named
Smartheat (China) Investment Co., Ltd (“HEAT Investment”), with registered
capital of $70 million. HEAT Investment is an investment holding
company.
On April
12, 2010, HEAT Investment formed a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shenyang, named
SmartHeat (Shenyang) Energy Equipment Co., Ltd (“HEAT Energy”), with registered
capital of $30 million for research, development, manufacturing and sales of
energy products. HEAT Energy has not commenced operations as of June 30,
2010.
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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
SmartHeat, Taiyu, SanDeKe, SmartHeat Siping, Jinhui, HEAT Investment and HEAT
Energy. The "Company" refers collectively to SmartHeat, Taiyu, SanDeKe,
SmartHeat Siping, Jinhui, HEAT Investment and HEAT Energy. All significant
inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in
consolidation.
Non-Controlling
Interest
Effective
January 1, 2009, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board’s
(“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation,”
which established new standards governing the accounting for and reporting of
noncontrolling interests (NCIs) in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and
the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard
indicate, among other things, that NCIs (previously referred to as minority
interests) be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability (as
was previously the case), that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership
interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions rather than
as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses, and that losses of a partially
owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to the NCI even when such allocation
might result in a deficit balance. This standard also required changes to
certain presentation and disclosure requirements. Losses attributable to the NCI
in a subsidiary may exceed the NCI’s interests in the subsidiary’s equity. The
excess attributable to the NCI is attributed to those interests. The NCI shall
continue to be attributed its share of losses even if that attribution results
in a deficit NCI balance.
Use
of Estimates
In
preparing the financial statements in conformity with US generally accepted
accounting principles (“US GAAP”), management makes estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as
well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting year.
Significant estimates, required by management, include the recoverability of
long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, and the reserve for obsolete
and slow-moving inventories. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For
purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid
investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents. As of June 30, 2010, the Company maintained restricted cash of
$759,191 in several bank accounts, of which $602,066 represented cash deposits
from customers for securing payment from customers that occurs no later than the
warranty period expires and $157,125 represented the deposits the Company paid
to a commercial bank for the bank issuing the bank acceptance to its
vendors; of the total restricted cash, $690,771 will be released to the
Company within one year. As of December 31, 2009, the Company maintained
restricted cash of $1,349,934 in several bank accounts, of which $1,036,101
represented cash deposits from customers for securing payment from customers
that occurs no later than the warranty period expires and $313,833 represented
the deposits the Company paid to a commercial bank for the bank issuing the bank
acceptance to its vendors; of the total restricted cash, $1,301,573 will be
released to the Company within one year. Restricted cash is held in the interest
bearing bank accounts.
Accounts
and Retentions Receivable
The
Company’s policy is to maintain reserves for potential credit losses on accounts
receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and
analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit
worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to
evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Based on historical collection
activity, the Company had allowances of $1,189,120 and $1,128,420 at June 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
At June
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had retentions receivable from
customers for product quality assurance of $2,344,174 and $1,235,573,
respectively. The retention rate varies from 5% to 20% of the sales price with
variable terms from three months to two years depending on the shipping date of
the products and the number of heating seasons that the warranty period
covers.
Accounts
receivable is net of unearned interest of $142,415 and $149,123 at June 30, 2010
and December 31, 2009, respectively. Unearned interest represents imputed
interest on accounts receivable with due dates over one year from the invoice
date discounted at the Company's borrowing rate, which was 5.575% at June 30,
2010, and 7.16% at December 31, 2009.
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Inventories
Inventories
are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a moving
weighted average basis. Cost of work in progress and finished goods comprises
direct material, direct production cost and an allocated portion of production
overheads.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and
betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or
otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed
from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations.
Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line
method with a 10% salvage value and estimated lives as follows:
Building
|
20
years
|
Vehicles
|
5
years
|
Office
Equipment
|
5
years
|
Production
Equipment
|
5-10
years
|
Land
Use Rights
Right to
use land is stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is
provided using the straight-line method over 50 years.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived
assets, which include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, are
reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Recoverability
of long-lived assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying
amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to
be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its
estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by
the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of
the assets. Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s expected future
discounted cash flows or market value, if readily determinable. Based on its
review, the Company believes that, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
there were no significant impairments of its long-lived assets.
Warranties
The
Company offers standard warranties to all customers on its products for one or
two heating seasons depending on the terms negotiated with the customers. The
Company accrues for warranty costs based on estimates of the costs that may be
incurred under its warranty obligations. The warranty expense and related
accrual is included in the Company's selling expenses and other payable
respectively, and is recorded at the time revenue is recognized. Factors that
affect the Company's warranty liability include the number of sold units, its
estimates of anticipated rates of warranty claims, costs per claim and estimated
support labor costs and the associated overhead. The Company periodically
assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the
amounts as necessary.
The
Company's warranty reserve at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as
follows:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$
|
679,273
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Provisions
made
|
145,306
|
675,562
|
||||||
Actual
costs incurred
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Ending
balance in current liabilities
|
$
|
824,579
|
$
|
675,562
|
Income
Taxes
The
Company utilizes Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109,
“Accounting for Income Taxes” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 740), which requires
recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected future tax
consequences of events that were included in the financial statements or tax
returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax
consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and
liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on
enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the
differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are
established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount
expected to be realized.
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The
Company adopted the provisions of the FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes (codified in FASB ASC Topic 740), on January 1,
2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company made a
comprehensive review of its portfolio of tax positions in accordance with
recognition standards established by FIN 48. As a result of the implementation
of Interpretation 48, the Company recognized no material adjustments to
liabilities or shareholders’ equity. When tax returns are filed, it is highly
certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the
taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of
the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately
sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial
statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence,
management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be
sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation
processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other
positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition
threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50
percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing
authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that
exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for
unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any
associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing
authorities upon examination.
Interest
associated with unrecognized tax benefits is classified as interest expense and
penalties are classified as selling, general and administrative expense in the
statements of income. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on
the Company’s financial statements. At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the
Company had not taken any significant uncertain tax position on its tax return
for 2009 and prior years or in computing its tax provision for
2009.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with SEC Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104 (codified in FASB ASC Topic 480). Sales revenue
is recognized when PHE and heat meters are delivered, and for PHE units, when
customer acceptance occurs, the price is fixed or determinable, no other
significant obligations of the Company exist and collectibility is reasonably
assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue
recognition met are recorded as unearned revenue.
The
Company’s sales generally provide for 30% of the purchase price on placement of
an order, 30% on delivery, 30% upon installation and acceptance of the equipment
after customer testing, and 10% of the purchase price no later than the
termination of the standard warranty period.
Sales
revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added tax ("VAT").
All of the Company’s products sold in the PRC are subject to Chinese VAT of 17%
of gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw
materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished
product. The Company recorded VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in
the financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed offsetting
the payables against the receivables.
Sales and
purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an
agent for the government. VAT taxes are not affected by the income tax
holiday.
Sales
returns and allowances were $0 for both the three months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009. The Company does not provide right of return, price protection or any
other concessions to its customers.
The
Company provides a standard warranty to all customers, which is not considered
an additional service; rather, it is an integral part of the product’s sale. The
Company believes the existence of its standard product warranty in a sales
contract does not constitute a deliverable in the arrangement and thus there is
no need to apply the EITF 00-21 (codified in FASB ASC Topic 605-25) separation
and allocation model for a multiple deliverable arrangement. SFAS 5 (codified in
FASB ASC Topic 450) specifically addresses the accounting for standard
warranties and neither SAB 104 nor EITF 00-21 supersedes SFAS 5. The Company
believes that accounting for its standard warranty pursuant to SFAS 5 (codified
in FASB ASC Topic 450) does not impact revenue recognition because the cost of
honoring the warranty can be reliably estimated.
The
Company provides after-sales services at a charge after the expiration of the
warranty period, with after-sales services mainly consisting of cleaning plate
heat exchangers and repairing and exchanging parts. The Company recognizes such
revenue when service is provided. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009, revenue from after-sales services after the expiration of the warranty
period was approximately $39,500 and $3,700, respectively. For the three months
ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, revenue from after-sales services after the
expiration of the warranty period was approximately $22,100 and $1,500,
respectively.
Cost
of Goods Sold
Cost of
goods sold consists primarily of material costs, direct labor and manufacturing
overhead that are directly attributable to the products. Write-down of
inventories to lower of cost or market is also recorded in cost of goods
sold.
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Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist
primarily of accounts receivable and other receivables. The Company does not
require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company
conducts periodic reviews of its clients' financial condition and customer
payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts
receivable.
The
operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's
business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by
the political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the
general state of the PRC economy.
Statement
of Cash Flows
In
accordance with SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” codified in FASB ASC
Topic 230, cash flows from the Company's operations are calculated based upon
the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities
reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree with changes
in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet. The cash flows from
operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30,
2010, excluded the effect of conversion from accounts receivable to notes
receivable of $429,800 and $399,430 notes receivable endorsed to vendors in lieu
of payment.
Basic
and Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS)
Basic EPS
is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is
computed similarly, except that the denominator is increased to include the
number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the
potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were
dilutive. Diluted net earnings per share are based on the assumption that all
dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised.
Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method,
options and warrants are assumed to have been exercised at the beginning of the
period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained
thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during
the period.
The
following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
|
Six Months
Ended June 30,
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months
Ended June 30,
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
5,094,751
|
$
|
3,638,818
|
$
|
3,391,670
|
$
|
2,617,549
|
||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding - basic
|
32,800,818
|
24,179,900
|
32,806,048
|
24,179,900
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Unexercised
warrants and options
|
53,240
|
11,163
|
26,585
|
26,199
|
||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding - diluted
|
32,854,058
|
24,191,063
|
32,832,633
|
24,206,099
|
||||||||||||
Earnings
per share - basic
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
0.15
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.11
|
||||||||
Earnings
per share - diluted
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
0.15
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.11
|
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
For
certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash
equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued
liabilities and short-term debt, the carrying amounts approximate their fair
values due to their short maturities. ASC Topic 820,
“Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the fair value
of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 825, “Financial
Instruments,” defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation
hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure
requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the
consolidated balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify
as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values
because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments
and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The
three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
|
§
|
Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for identical
assets or liabilities in active
markets.
|
|
§
|
Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar
assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable
for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for
substantially the full term of the financial
instrument.
|
10
|
§
|
Level
3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to
the fair value measurement.
|
The
Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and
equity under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and ASC
815.
As of
June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company did not identify any assets and
liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair
value.
Foreign
Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The
accounts of the Company’s Chinese subsidiaries are maintained in the Chinese
Yuan Renminbi (RMB) and the accounts of the U.S. parent company are maintained
in the U.S. Dollar (USD). The accounts of the Chinese subsidiaries were
translated into USD in accordance with SFAS No. 52, "Foreign Currency
Translation" (codified in FASB ASC Topic 830), with the RMB as the functional
currency for the Chinese subsidiaries. According to the Statement, all assets
and liabilities were translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date,
stockholders’ equity are translated at the historical rates and statement of
operations items are translated at the weighted average exchange rate for the
year. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other
comprehensive income in accordance with SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 220).
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No.
123R, “Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement No.
123” (codified in FASB ASC Topics 718 & 505). The Company recognizes in
the income statement the grant-date fair value of stock options and other
equity-based compensation issued to employees and non-employees.
Segment
Reporting
SFAS No.
131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information"
(codified in FASB ASC Topic 280), requires use of the “management approach”
model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a
company's management organizes segments within the company for making operating
decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products
and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other
manner in which management disaggregates a company.
SFAS 131
has no effect on the Company's financial statements as substantially all of the
Company's operations are conducted in one industry segment. All of the Company's
assets are located in the PRC.
Registration
Rights Agreement
The
Company accounts for payment arrangements under registration rights agreement in
accordance with FASB Staff Position EITF 00-19-2 (codified in FASB ASC Topic
815), which requires the contingent obligation to make future payments or
otherwise transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement,
whether issued as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial
instrument or other agreement, be separately recognized and measured in
accordance with FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies (codified in
FASB ASC Topic 450).
The
Company is required to file the Registration Statement with the SEC within 60
days of the closing of the private placement offering. The Registration
Statement must be declared effective by the SEC within 180 days of the final
closing of the offering. Subject to certain grace periods, the Registration
Statement must remain effective and available for use until the Investors can
sell all of the securities covered by the Registration Statement without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144. If the Company fails to meet the filing or
effectiveness requirements of the Registration Statement, the Company is
required to pay liquidated damages of 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by
such Investor for any Registrable Securities then held by such Investor on the
date of such failure and on each anniversary of the date of such failure until
such failure is cured. The last closing under the private placement
was September 24, 2008, and the 180-day period for effectiveness of the
Registration Statement under the Registration Rights Agreement ended on March
23, 2009. At March 31, 2009, the Company became liable to pay
approximately $110,000 in liquidated damages to our investors as a result of
failure to declare the effectiveness of the Registration Statement within 180
days of the final closing of the offering. The liquidated damages were
recorded as the Company’s G&A expense with charging corresponding account to
accrued liabilities. The Registration Statement became effective June 23,
2009. The Company paid $63,004 for the liquidated damages and the remaining
$46,996 was waived by investors.
Reclassifications
Certain
prior year amounts were reclassified to conform to the manner of presentation in
the current period.
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New
Accounting Pronouncements
On July
1, 2009, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
2009-01, “Topic 105 - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - amendments
based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles” (“ASU No. 2009-01”). ASU No. 2009-01 re-defines
authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental entities to be only comprised of the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) and, for SEC registrants,
guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is a reorganization and
compilation of all then-existing authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental
entities, except for guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is
amended to effect non-SEC changes to authoritative GAAP. Adoption of
ASU No. 2009-01 only changed the referencing convention of GAAP in Notes to
the Consolidated Financial Statements.
On
February 25, 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 Subsequent Events Topic 855,
“Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” effective
immediately. The amendments in the ASU remove the requirement for an SEC filer
to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both
issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include
financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or
retrospective application of US GAAP. The FASB believes these amendments remove
potential conflicts with the SEC’s literature. The adoption of this ASU did not
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
On March
5, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-11 Derivatives and Hedging Topic 815,
“Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives.” This ASU clarifies the
guidance within the derivative literature that exempts certain credit related
features from analysis as potential embedded derivatives requiring separate
accounting. The ASU specifies that an embedded credit derivative feature related
to the transfer of credit risk that is only in the form of subordination of one
financial instrument to another is not subject to bifurcation from a host
contract under ASC 815-15-25, Derivatives and Hedging — Embedded Derivatives —
Recognition. All other embedded credit derivative features should be analyzed to
determine whether their economic characteristics and risks are “clearly and
closely related” to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract
and whether bifurcation is required. The ASU is effective for the Company on
July 1, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU will not
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In April
2010, the FASB codified the consensus reached in Emerging Issues Task Force
Issue No. 08-09, “Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition.” FASB ASU
No. 2010-17 provides guidance on defining a milestone and determining when
it may be appropriate to apply the milestone method of revenue recognition for
research and development transactions. FASB ASU No. 2010-17 is
effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, and is
effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved after the adoption
date. The Company does not expect this ASU will have a material impact on
its financial position or results of operations when it adopts this update on
January 1, 2011.
3.
INVENTORIES
Inventories
at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, were as follows:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
13,218,477
|
$
|
8,627,624
|
||||
Work
in process
|
2,730,073
|
1,001,495
|
||||||
Finished
goods
|
6,438,153
|
1,630,154
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
22,386,703
|
$
|
11,259,273
|
4.
NOTES RECEIVABLE – BANK ACCEPTANCES
The
Company sold goods to its customers and received Commercial Notes (Bank
Acceptance) from them in lieu of the payments for accounts receivable. The
Company discounted the Notes with the bank or endorsed the Notes to vendors,
which could be for payment of their own obligations or to get cash from the
third parties. Most of the Commercial Notes have a maturity of less than
six months. At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had notes
receivable of $429,800 and $397,248, respectively.
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5.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property
and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Building
|
$
|
4,443,589
|
$
|
4,419,315
|
||||
Production
equipment
|
3,214,610
|
2,979,017
|
||||||
Office
equipment
|
581,900
|
545,789
|
||||||
Vehicles
|
716,542
|
594,168
|
||||||
8,956,641
|
8,538,289
|
|||||||
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
(1,197,823
|
)
|
(798,680
|
)
|
||||
$
|
7,758,818
|
$
|
7,739,609
|
Depreciation
expense for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately
$399,100 and $111,000, respectively. Depreciation expense for the three months
ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $230,200 and $56,000,
respectively.
6.
OTHER RECEIVABLES, PREPAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS
Other
receivables, prepayments and deposits consisted of the following at June 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Cash
advance to third parties
|
$
|
2,073,957
|
$
|
1,332,787
|
||||
Deposit
for public bids of sales contracts
|
1,039,814
|
1,148,526
|
||||||
Prepayment
for freight and related insurance expenses
|
107,436
|
74,412
|
||||||
Deposits
|
165,657
|
8,523
|
||||||
Advance
to employees
|
659,016
|
432,144
|
||||||
Others
|
637,792
|
144
|
||||||
Due
from officer
|
-
|
576,208
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
4,683,672
|
3,572,600
|
Cash
advance to third parties was short term cash advances to customers and vendors
with repayment usually within three to six months. Deposits for public
bidding represented the deposits for bidding expected contracts, which will be
returned to the Company after the bidding process is completed, usually within
three to four months from the payment date. Prepayment for freight and /or
related insurance expenses represented prepaid shipping and freight insurance
expenses for customers and is generally repaid upon customer receipt of
products. Deposits mainly consisted of deposits for rents, payroll expense
and utilities. Cash advance to employees represented short term loans to
employees and advances to employees for business trips and related expenses.
Other receivables, prepayments and deposits are reimbursed or settled
within 12 months.
Other
receivables, prepayments and deposits also included remaining proceeds of
$576,208 at December 31, 2009, from the exercise of warrants credited to a bank
account in the name of the Chief Financial Officer, which was controlled by
the Company pursuant to a Bank Account Control Agreement between the Company and
the Chief Financial Officer. The Company has the exclusive right to direct the
use of all funds in the account solely for its benefit or the benefit of its
subsidiaries pursuant to the Bank Account Control Agreement. The Chief
Financial Officer was prohibited from using the funds in the account for
her personal use. The $576,208 deposit was transferred to the Company’s
bank account on March 18, 2010.
7.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible
assets consisted mainly of land use rights, computer software, know-how
technology, customer list and covenant not to compete. All land in the PRC is
government-owned and cannot be sold to any individual or company. However, the
government grants the user a “land use right” to use the land. The Company
acquired land use rights during 2005 for approximately $440,000 (RMB 3,549,682).
In June 2009, the Company acquired land use rights for $3,108,000 from Siping.
The Company has the right to use the land for 50 years and is amortizing such
rights on a straight-line basis for 50 years.
Intangible
assets consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Land
use rights
|
$
|
3,648,145
|
$
|
3,628,216
|
||||
Know-how
technology
|
268,525
|
267,058
|
||||||
Customer
list
|
192,885
|
191,832
|
||||||
Covenant
not to compete
|
104,929
|
104,356
|
||||||
Software
|
300,480
|
196,218
|
||||||
4,514,964
|
4,387,680
|
|||||||
Less:
Accumulated amortization
|
(441,649
|
)
|
(316,659
|
)
|
||||
$
|
4,073,315
|
$
|
4,071,021
|
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Amortization
expense of intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
was approximately $125,000 and $83,000, respectively. Amortization expense
of intangible assets for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, was
approximately $65,000 and $41,000, respectively. Annual amortization
expense for the next five years from June 30, 2010, is expected to be: $254,000,
$253,000, $211,000, $114,000 and $92,000.
8.
TAXES PAYABLE
Taxes
payable consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Income
tax payable
|
$
|
768,342
|
$
|
1,202,058
|
||||
Value
added tax payable
|
514,449
|
878,638
|
||||||
Other
taxes payable
|
22,021
|
59,931
|
||||||
$
|
1,304,812
|
$
|
2,140,627
|
9.
ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLES
Accrued
liabilities and other payables consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Advance
from third parties
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
258,759
|
||||
Payable
to Siping (see Note 1)
|
1,178,047
|
2,080,013
|
||||||
Other
payables
|
662,319
|
91,329
|
||||||
Warranty
reserve
|
837,758
|
675,562
|
||||||
Accrued
liabilities
|
-
|
475,441
|
||||||
Accrued
salary
|
92,331
|
104,168
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,770,455
|
$
|
3,685,272
|
Advance
from third parties represented short term, non interest bearing advances from
third parties. Other payables consisted of payables for the Company’s
miscellaneous expenses including postage, business insurance, employee benefits,
bidding fee, etc. Accrued liabilities mainly consisted of accrued interest,
utility and liquidated damages for failure to declare the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement within 180 days of the final closing of the
offering.
10.
NOTES PAYABLE – BANK ACCEPTANCES
Notes
payable represented accounts payable to vendors that were converted to notes
payable accepted by the bank. The Company deposited a portion of the acceptance
amount into the bank. The bank charged certain percentage of the face value of
the note which is amortized over the term of the acceptance.
11.
LOANS PAYABLE - BANK
The
Company was obligated for the following short term loans payable as of June 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009:
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||
Loans
from a commercial bank in the PRC for RMB 30,000,000, of which, RMB
17,000,000 was entered into on April 22, 2009, and was due on April 22,
2010, and RMB 13,000,000 was entered into on June 12, 2009, and is due on
June 12, 2010. These loans had interest rate of 5.576%. The Company
pledged its building in the value of approximately RMB 12,430,950 or
approximately $1,818,000 for this loan. The Company paid in full for
entire loan when it matured.
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
4,393,544
|
||||
Loan
from a commercial bank in the PRC for RMB 1,000,000 entered into on June
1, 2010. The loan currently bears interest at 5.576%. The Company
pledged its account receivables for this loan, the payment collected from
the accounts receivable will be directly to the bank from the Company’s
customers as repayment of the loan.
|
147,256
|
|
||||||
$
|
147,256
|
$
|
4,393,544
|
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12.
DEFERRED TAX ASSET (LIABILITY)
Deferred
tax asset (liability) represented differences between the tax bases and book
bases of property and equipment and intangible assets arising from the
acquisition of SanDeKe.
13.
INCOME TAXES
The
Company is subject to income taxes by entity on income arising in or derived
from the tax jurisdiction in which each entity is domiciled.
SmartHeat
was incorporated in the U.S. and has net operating losses (NOL) for income tax
purposes. SmartHeat has net operating loss carry forwards for income taxes
of approximately $2,157,000 and $1,775,000 at June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009, respectively, which may be available to reduce future years’ taxable
income as NOL; NOL can be carried forward up to 20 years from the year the loss
is incurred. Management believes the realization of benefits from these losses
remains uncertain due to the Company’s limited operating history and continuing
losses. Accordingly, a 100% deferred tax asset valuation allowance has been
provided.
Taiyu and
SanDeKe are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC concerning privately-run
enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at a statutory rate of 25% on
income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriated tax
adjustments.
According
to the new income tax law that became effective January 1, 2008, new high-tech
enterprises given special support by the PRC government are subject to an income
tax rate of 15%. Taiyu was recognized as a new high-tech enterprise and,
having registered its status with the tax bureau, therefore enjoys the income
tax rate of 15% from 2009 through 2010.
SanDeKe
is exempt from income tax for two years starting from its first profitable year,
and is entitled to a 50% discount on the income tax rate for 2010 through 2012.
The income tax rate for SanDeKe was 11% and 0% for 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
SmartHeat
Siping, Jinhui, HEAT Investment and HEAT Energy are subject to the regular 25%
income tax rate.
Foreign
pretax earnings were approximately $6,543,500 and $4,436,000 for the six months
ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Foreign pretax earnings were
approximately $4,399,200 and $3,083,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010
and 2009, respectively. Pretax earnings of a foreign subsidiary are subject to
U.S. taxation when effectively repatriated. The Company provides income taxes on
the undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries except to the extent those
earnings are indefinitely invested outside the United States. At June 30, 2010,
approximately $28 million of accumulated undistributed earnings of non-U.S.
subsidiaries was invested indefinitely. At the existing U.S. federal income tax
rate, additional taxes of $5.8 million would have to be provided if such
earnings were remitted currently.
The
following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective
tax rate for the six and three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:
|
Six Months
Ended June 30,
|
Three Months
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||
US
statutory rates
|
34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | ||||||||
Tax
rate difference
|
(9.9 | )% | (14.0 | )% | (9.6 | )% | (14.0 | )% | ||||||||
Effect
of tax holiday
|
(11.6 | )% | (5.1 | )% | (10.4 | )% | (5.0 | )% | ||||||||
Others
|
0.3 | % | - | (0.2 | )% | - | ||||||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
3.1 | % | 0.9 | % | 3.1 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
Tax
per financial statements
|
15.9 | % | 15.8 | % | 16.9 | % | 15.0 | % |
14.
MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS
For the
six months ended June 30, 2010, one customer accounted for approximately 20% of
sales. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, three customers accounted for
approximately 21%, 14%, and 10% of sales. For the three months ended June 30,
2010, one customer accounted for approximately 28% of sales. For the three
months ended June 30, 2009, three customers accounted for approximately 32%,
21%, and 15% of sales. At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the total
receivable balance due from these customers was approximately $48,500 and
$3,319,000, respectively.
Two
vendors accounted for 13% and 11% of the Company’s purchases of raw materials
for the six months ended June 30, 2010, no vendor provided 10% or more of the
Company’s purchase of raw materials for the six months ended June 30,
2009. No vendor provided 10% or more of the Company’s purchases of raw
materials for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.
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15.
STATUTORY RESERVES
Pursuant
to the corporate law of the PRC effective January 1, 2006, the Company is now
only required to maintain one statutory reserve by appropriating from its
after-tax profit before declaration or payment of dividends. The statutory
reserve represents restricted retained earnings.
Surplus
Reserve Fund
The
Company is now only required to transfer 10% of its net income, as determined
under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund
until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Company’s registered
capital.
The
surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can
be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business
expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing
shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value
of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve
balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered
capital.
Common
Welfare Fund
The
common welfare fund is a voluntary fund that provides that the Company can elect
to transfer 5% to 10% of its net income to this fund. This fund can only be
utilized on capital items for the collective benefit of the Company’s employees,
such as construction of dormitories, cafeteria facilities, and other staff
welfare facilities. This fund is non-distributable other than upon
liquidation.
16.
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common
Stock with Warrants Issued for Cash
In August
2008, SmartHeat sold 1,630,000 Units at $3.50 per Unit for approximately $5.7
million. Each "Unit" consisted of one share of SmartHeat common stock and a
three-year warrant to purchase 15% of one share of common stock at $6.00 per
share. The Units sold represent 1,630,000 million shares of common stock and
warrants to purchase 244,500 shares of Common Stock. In connection with the
private placement offering, the Company paid commissions of approximately
$340,000 and issued warrants to purchase 148,500 shares of common stock to its
placement agents. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on the
third anniversary of their issuance. The warrants require the Company to settle
in its own shares. There is no provision for cash settlement, except in
lieu of fractional shares. Net proceeds of approximately $5.1 million were
received by the Company. The value of warrants was determined by using the
Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: discount
rate – 2.76%;
dividend yield – 0%; expected
volatility – 15% and term of 3
years. The value of the Warrants was $70,246. During 2009, 281,975
shares of warrants were exercised at $6 per share for $1,691,850. During
the six months ended June 30, 2010, 14,250 shares of warrants were exercised at
$6 per share for $85,500.
Following
is a summary of the warrant activity:
|
Number of
Shares
|
Average
Exercise
Price per Share
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in Years
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
393,000
|
6.00
|
2.51
|
|||||||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2008
|
393,000
|
6.00
|
2.51
|
|||||||||
Granted
|
||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(281,975
|
)
|
||||||||||
Forfeited
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2009
|
111,025
|
6.00
|
1.51
|
|||||||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2009
|
111,025
|
6.00
|
1.51
|
|||||||||
Granted
|
||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(14,250
|
) | ||||||||||
Forfeited
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2010
|
96,775
|
6.00
|
1.01
|
|||||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2010
|
96,775
|
6.00
|
1.01
|
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Stock
Options to Independent Directors and Employee
On July
17, 2008, the Company granted non-statutory stock options to each of its two
independent U.S. directors. The terms of each option are: 10,000 shares at an
exercise price per share of $4.60, with a life of five years and vesting over
three years as follows: 3,333 shares vest on July 17, 2009; 3,333 shares vest on
July 17, 2010; and 3,334 shares vest on July 17, 2011, subject in each case to
the director continuing to be associated with the Company as a director. The
options were valued using a volatility of 15%, risk free interest rate of 2.76%,
and dividend yield of 0%. No estimate of forfeitures was made as the Company has
a short history of granting options.
On July
31, 2009, one of the Company’s independent U.S. directors voluntarily
retired. As such, he forfeited his right to his unvested options to
purchase 6,667 shares.
On
February 1, 2010, the Company issued stock options to an employee. The
terms of the options are: 50,000 shares at an exercise price per share of
$11.85, with a life of five years; 25,000 shares vest on June 30, 2011; 25,000
shares vest on June 29, 2012. The options were valued using a volatility of 74%,
risk free interest rate of 2.76%, and dividend yield of 0%. The grant date fair
value of options was $367,107.
Based on
the fair value method under SFAS No. 123 (Revised) “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS
123(R)”) (codified in FASB ASC Financial Instruments, Topic 718 & 505), the
fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of the grant
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing
model has assumptions for risk free interest rates, dividends, stock volatility
and expected life of an option grant. The risk free interest rate is based upon
market yields for United States Treasury debt securities at a maturity near the
term remaining on the option. Dividend rates are based on the Company’s dividend
history. The stock volatility factor is based on the historical volatility of
the Company’s stock price. The expected life of an option grant is based on
management’s estimate. The fair value of each option grant to independent
directors is calculated by the Black-Scholes method and is recognized as
compensation expense over the vesting period of each stock option
award.
Following
is a summary of the option activity:
Number of
Shares
|
Average
Exercise
Price per Share
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in Years
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
20,000
|
$
|
4.60
|
4.54
|
||||||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2008
|
20,000
|
$
|
4.60
|
4.54
|
||||||||
Granted
|
||||||||||||
Exercised
|
||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
6,667
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2009
|
13,333
|
$
|
4.60
|
3.54
|
||||||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2009
|
13,333
|
$
|
4.60
|
3.54
|
||||||||
Granted
|
50,000
|
$
|
11.85
|
5.00
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2010
|
63,333
|
$
|
10.32
|
4.26
|
||||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2010
|
63,333
|
$
|
10.32
|
4.26
|
There
were no options exercised during the six months ended June 30,
2010. The Company recorded $54,974 and $218 as compensation expense
for stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. The Company recorded $54,974 and $218 as compensation
expense for stock options during the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Stock
Issued for Public Offering
On
September 22, 2009, the Company closed its public offering of 8,333,000 shares
of its common stock, at $9 per share, which includes 1,086,913 shares sold as a
result of the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option in full at
closing. $74,997,000 was received from this offering. After underwriting
discounts and commissions and offering expenses, the Company received net
proceeds of $65,007,390. The Company paid $5,249,790 to the underwriters
as commission for this public offering. In addition, the Company paid an
additional $4,499,820 advisory fee in connection with this public
offering.
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Stock
Issued for Consulting Service
On
January 1, 2010, the Company entered into a one-year consulting service
agreement with a consultant for providing business development assistance and
engineering advice regarding the sales and marketing of the products of the
Company. The Company will compensate the consultant an aggregate of
up to 4,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock; the Company granted
the consultant 1,000 shares on April 9, 2010, and granted 1,000 shares on June
2, 2010, with the remaining 1,000 shares to be granted on August 31, 2010, and
1,000 shares to be granted on November 30, 2010. For the six months
ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded $18,090 stock compensation
expense.
17.
COMMITMENTS
Employment
Agreements
On
January 1, 2008, the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement with
Mr. Jun Wang, which agreement may be renewed at the end of the initial term upon
mutual agreement between Mr. Jun Wang and the Company. Either party shall
give written notice to the other party of its intention not to renew the
agreement at least 30 days prior to the end of the initial term. Pursuant
to the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Jun Wang shall receive a salary in
an amount that is not less than the lowest minimum wage per month paid in
Shenyang and shall be based on the uniform wage and incentive system in
Shenyang. On February 1, 2010, the Company approved an increase in the annual
compensation for Mr. Jun Wang to a base salary of $150,000 per annum, effective
as of February 1, 2010. In addition, Mr. Jun Wang shall be entitled to overtime
pay in accordance with the applicable law.
On
January 1, 2008, the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement with
Ms. Zhijuan Guo, at terms identical to the terms of the employment agreement
with Mr. Jun Wang. Ms. Zhijuan Guo’s current salary is $18,000 per
annum.
Lease
Agreements
The
Company leased several offices for its sales representative in different cities
under various one-year, non-cancellable, and renewable operating lease
agreements. Rental expense for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009, was approximately $71,000 and $79,000, respectively. Rental
expense for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, was approximately
$54,000 and $47,000, respectively.
Capital
Contribution
On April
7, 2010, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shenyang, named
Smartheat (China) Investment Co., Ltd, with registered capital of $70 million.
As of June 30, 2010, the Company has contributed $30 million cash capital, and
was committed to contribute an additional $40 million within five years, which
is permitted per PRC regulations.
Purchase
of Equipment
During
the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company contracted to purchase
approximately RMB 73 million ($10,800,000) of equipment. As of June 30, 2010,
the Company paid approximately RMB 36,651,000 ($5,397,200), which was 50% of the
total contracted amount.
Construction
in Progress
During
the three months ended June 30, 2010, Heat Energy received a land use right for
building a plant to manufacture PHE, heat meters, PHE units, ground source heat
pump, pressure containers and nuclear power generation-related devices. The
estimated charge for the land use right is RMB 63.84 million ($9.4 million),
which is not paid yet as of June 30, 2010.
18.
CONTINGENCIES
The
Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and
significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and
Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the
political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange.
The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental
policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures,
currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation,
among other things.
The
Company’s sales, purchases and expense transactions are denominated in RMB and
all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are also denominated in RMB. The RMB
is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current law. In
China, foreign exchange transactions are required by law to be transacted only
by authorized financial institutions. Remittances in currencies other than RMB
may require certain supporting documentation in order to affect the
remittance.
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on
our current expectations and projections about future events. These
forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
“could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar
expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a
discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those listed under the heading
“Risk Factors” and those listed in our other Securities and Exchange Commission
filings. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with
our Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included elsewhere in this
report. Throughout this Quarterly Report we will refer to SmartHeat Inc. as
“SmartHeat,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our.”
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
We were
incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 4, 2006, under the name Pacific
Goldrim Resources, Inc., as an exploration stage corporation that intended to
engage in exploration for silver, lead and zinc. On April 14, 2008, we changed
our name to SmartHeat Inc. and acquired all of the equity interests in Shenyang
Taiyu Machinery & Electronic Equipment Co, Ltd. (“Taiyu”), a privately
held company formed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and
engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and servicing of plate heat exchange
products in China (“PHE”). After the relevant PRC government agency approved our
subscription of 71.6% of the registered capital increase of Taiyu on
July 29, 2008, PRC approval of Taiyu becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of
SmartHeat was obtained on June 3, 2009, when the transfer by the three
original owners of Taiyu of their remaining 28.4% ownership of Taiyu to
SmartHeat was officially recognized.
Prior to
our acquisition of Taiyu, we were a development stage business with minimal
operations. We had no interest in any property, but had the right to conduct
exploration activities on 13 mineral title cells covering 27,027 hectares
(66,785 acres) in the Slocan Mining Division of southeastern British Columbia,
Canada. In connection with the acquisition of Taiyu, we transferred all of our
pre-closing assets and liabilities (other than the obligation to pay a $10,000
fee to the Company’s audit firm) to a wholly-owned subsidiary and sold all of
the outstanding capital stock of that subsidiary to our former director and
officer in exchange for the surrender of 2,500,000 shares of our common
stock held by the former director and officer.
Taiyu was
formed in July 2002 under the laws of China and is headquartered in Shenyang
City, Liaoning Province, China. As a result of our acquisition of Taiyu, we are
a leading provider of plate heat exchange products to China's industrial,
residential and commercial markets, specializing in the manufacturing, sale,
research and servicing of PHEs, PHE Units and heat meters for a broad range of
industries, such as petroleum refinement, petrochemicals, power generation,
metallurgy, food & beverage and chemical processing. We sell PHEs under both
our own Taiyu brand as well as the Sondex brand name, while our PHE Units
are custom designed by our own in-house engineers and sold under our own Taiyu
brand name.
As an
expansion of our business, we acquired SanDeKe Co., Ltd. (“SanDeKe”), a
Shanghai-based manufacturer of PHEs on September 25, 2008, and closed an asset
purchase transaction with Siping Beifang Heat Exchanger Manufacture Co., Ltd. on June 16, 2009,
to acquire plant and equipment and land use rights to set up a new
manufacturing facility under our newly incorporated subsidiary, SmartHeat Siping
Beifang Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“SmartHeat Siping”). On August 14,
2009, we formed a joint venture with total registered capital of RMB 10 million
(US $1.46 million) in Beijing, named Beijing SmartHeat Jinhui Energy Technology
Co., Ltd. (“Jinhui”), to expand our research, development, manufacturing and
sales of plate heat exchangers in more regions of China. We own 52% of the
joint venture.
On April
7, 2010, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shenyang, named Smartheat
(China) Investment Co., Ltd (“HEAT Investment”), with registered capital of $70
million. HEAT investment is an investment holding company.
On April
12, 2010, HEAT Investment formed a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shenyang, named
SmartHeat (Shenyang) Energy Equipment Co., Ltd (“HEAT Energy”), with registered
capital of $30 million for research, development, manufacturing and sales of
energy products. HEAT Energy has not commenced operations as of June 30,
2010.
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Our
revenue is subject to fluctuations due to the timing of sales of high-value
products, the impact of seasonal spending patterns, the timing and size of
projects our customers perform, changes in overall spending levels in the
industry and other unpredictable factors that may affect customer ordering
patterns. Our revenues may fluctuate significantly due to the seasonal nature of
central heating services in the PRC, whereas, the equipment used in residential
buildings must be delivered and installed prior to the beginning of the heating
season in late fall. Additionally, any significant delays in the
commercial launch or any lack or delay of commercial acceptance of new products,
unfavorable sales trends in existing product lines, or impacts from the other
factors mentioned above, could adversely affect our revenue growth or cause a
sequential decline in quarterly revenue. We have not been adversely
affected by these trends or weaker demand from steel processing, petrochemical
and HVAC. Moreover, the PRC government has recently passed an economic stimulus
package and we believe that our sales will benefit from an increase in
government spending on infrastructure as provided in this package.
While
our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our
consolidated financial statements, we believe the following accounting
policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating
this management discussion and analysis.
Basis
of Presentation
Our
financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).
Principle
of Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
SmartHeat, Taiyu, SanDeKe, SmartHeat Siping, Jinhui, HEAT Investment and HEAT
Energy. The "Company" refers collectively to SmartHeat, Taiyu, SanDeKe,
SmartHeat Siping, Jinhui, HEAT Investment and HEAT Energy. All significant
inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in
consolidation.
Use
of Estimates
In
preparing the financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management makes
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of
the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting year. Significant estimates, required by
management, include the recoverability of long-lived assets, allowance for
doubtful accounts, and the reserve for obsolete and slow-moving inventories.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Accounts
Receivable
Our
policy is to maintain reserves for potential credit losses on accounts
receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and
analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit
worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to
evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Accounts receivable are net of
unearned interest. Unearned interest represents imputed interest on accounts
receivable with due dates over one year from the invoice date discounted at our
borrowing rate for the year.
Inventories
Inventories
are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a moving
weighted average basis. Cost of work in progress and finished goods comprises
direct material, direct production cost and an allocated portion of production
overheads.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and
betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or
otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed
from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations.
Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line
method with a 10% salvage value and estimated lives as follows:
Building
|
20
years
|
Vehicles
|
5
years
|
Office
Equipment
|
5
years
|
Production
Equipment
|
5 -
10 years
|
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Revenue
Recognition
Our
revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104 (codified in Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Topic 480). Sales revenue is recognized when PHE and heat meters are delivered,
and for PHE units, when customer acceptance occurs, the price is fixed or
determinable, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and
collectibility is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the
relevant criteria for revenue recognition are recorded as
unearned revenue.
Our
agreements with our customers generally provide that 30% of the purchase price
is due upon placement of an order, 30% is due upon delivery and 30% is due upon
installation and acceptance of the equipment after customer testing. As a common
practice in the heating manufacturing business in China, payment of the
final 10% of the purchase price is due no later than the termination date
of the standard warranty period, which ranges from 3 to 24 months from the
acceptance date.
Our
standard warranty is provided to all customers and is not considered an
additional service; rather, it is an integral part of the product sale. We
believe the existence of the standard product warranty in a sales contract does
not constitute a deliverable in the arrangement and thus there is no need to
apply the EITF 00-21 (codified in FASB ASC Topic 605-25) separation and
allocation model for a multiple deliverable arrangement. SFAS5 (codified in FASB
ASC Topic 450) specifically addresses the accounting for standard warranties and
neither SAB 104 nor EITF 00-21 supersedes SFAS 5. We believe accounting for our
standard warranty pursuant to SFAS 5 does not impact revenue recognition because
the cost of honoring the warranty can be reliably estimated.
We
provide after-sales services at a charge after the expiration of the warranty
period, with after-sales services mainly consisting of cleaning plate heat
exchangers and repairing and exchanging parts. We recognize such revenue when
service is provided. The revenue earned from these services was not
material.
Foreign
Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Our
functional currency is the Chinese Yuan Renminbi (“RMB”). For financial
reporting purposes, RMB was translated into United States dollars ("USD") as the
reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate
in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the
average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period. Translation
adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to
period are included as a component of shareholders' equity as "Accumulated other
comprehensive income." Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency
transactions are included in income. There has been no significant fluctuation
in exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet
date.
We use
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, “Reporting
Comprehensive Income” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 220). Comprehensive income is
comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of shareholders’
equity, except those due to investments by shareholders, changes in paid-in
capital and distributions to shareholders.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
On July
1, 2009, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
2009-01, “Topic 105 - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - amendments
based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles” (“ASU No. 2009-01”). ASU No. 2009-01
re-defines authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental entities to be only comprised
of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) and, for SEC
registrants, guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is a
reorganization and compilation of all then-existing authoritative GAAP for
nongovernmental entities, except for guidance issued by the SEC. The
Codification is amended to effect non-SEC changes to authoritative
GAAP. Adoption of ASU No. 2009-01 only changed the referencing
convention of GAAP in Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
On
February 25, 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 Subsequent Events Topic 855,
“Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” effective
immediately. The amendments in the ASU remove the requirement for an SEC filer
to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both
issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include
financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or
retrospective application of US GAAP. The FASB believes these amendments remove
potential conflicts with the SEC’s literature. The adoption of this ASU did not
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
On March
5, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-11 Derivatives and Hedging Topic 815,
“Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives.” This ASU clarifies the
guidance within the derivative literature that exempts certain credit related
features from analysis as potential embedded derivatives requiring separate
accounting. The ASU specifies that an embedded credit derivative feature related
to the transfer of credit risk that is only in the form of subordination of one
financial instrument to another is not subject to bifurcation from a host
contract under ASC 815-15-25, Derivatives and Hedging — Embedded Derivatives —
Recognition. All other embedded credit derivative features should be analyzed to
determine whether their economic characteristics and risks are “clearly and
closely related” to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract
and whether bifurcation is required. The ASU is effective for the Company on
July 1, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU will not
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
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In April
2010, the FASB codified the consensus reached in Emerging Issues Task Force
Issue No. 08-09, “Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition.” FASB ASU
No. 2010-17 provides guidance on defining a milestone and determining when
it may be appropriate to apply the milestone method of revenue recognition for
research and development transactions. FASB ASU No. 2010-17 is
effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, and is
effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved after the adoption
date. The Company does not expect this ASU will have a material impact on
its financial position or results of operations when it adopts this update on
January 1, 2011.
Results
of Operations
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2010, Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30,
2009
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the years indicated
as a percentage of net sales:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||||
$
|
% of Sales
|
$
|
% of Sales
|
|||||||||||||
Sales
|
32,136,429
|
18,705,898
|
||||||||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
21,116,060
|
65.7
|
%
|
11,874,903
|
63.5
|
%
|
||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
11,020,369
|
34.3
|
%
|
6,830,995
|
36.5
|
%
|
||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
5,198,363
|
16.2
|
%
|
2,499,664
|
13.4
|
%
|
||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
5,822,006
|
18.1
|
%
|
4,331,331
|
23.2
|
%
|
||||||||||
Other
income (expenses), net
|
224,321
|
0.7
|
%
|
(12,081
|
)
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
|||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
966,306
|
3.0
|
%
|
680,432
|
3.6
|
%
|
||||||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
14,730
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Net
income to SmartHeat Inc.
|
5,094,751
|
15.9
|
%
|
3,638,818
|
19.5
|
%
|
Sales. Net sales during
the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $32.14
million, consisting of $13.83 million for PHE units, $17.21 million for PHEs,
and $1.10 million for heat meters, while our net sales for the six months ended
June 30, 2009, were $18.71 million, consisting of $11.87 million for PHE units,
$6.41 million for PHEs, and $0.43 million for heat meters, an overall increase
of $13.43 million or 71.8%.
The increase in sales came from all three of the Company’s product lines
and benefited from the continued government stimulus in energy-saving industry,
the strong economic recovery in China and our successful market expansion. Our
sales from our PHEs increased from in Shanghai, which brought us additional
sales of $10.80 million or 58% increase in sales during the six months ended
June 30, 2010, compared with the same period of last year. Our PHE unit sales
increased by $1.97 million or 11% compared to the same period of last year due
to continuous effort on market expansion. The newly developed heat meters
products also brought us an additional $0.66 million in sales or 3% increase in
sales compared with the same period of last year. We have a strict review
process for approving each sales contract, especially with respect to the
determination of a selling price. Sales price under each contract is
determined in proportion to our estimated cost in order to ensure our gross
profit. Our selling price varies on each sale, which depends mainly
on each customer’s specific needs and our negotiation of the contract amount and
term. We have been continuously expanding the heat-supply market in more regions
as a result of the PRC government’s economic stimulus plan stressing increased
domestic infrastructure construction as well as continuous research and
development on new products. We believe our sales will continue to
grow because we are strengthening our sales efforts by hiring more sales
personnel, increasing sales channels and improving the quality of our
products.
Cost of Sales. Cost of
sales for the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $21.12 million, while our cost
of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2009, was $11.87 million, an increase
of $9.24 million or 77.8%. Cost of sales mainly consisted of the cost of
materials and labor, as well as factory overhead costs. The increase in
cost of sales is attributed to the increase of production and sales volume in
the six months ended June 30, 2010. Cost of sales as a percentage of sales
was 65.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 63.5% for the same period
in 2009. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of sales was mainly due
to increased sales of heat exchangers, which have lower margins than our other
products. We believe our cost of sales will remain stable as a result of
stronger sales in other product areas, our current pricing strategy and the
continued improvement in the efficiency of our manufacturing
facility.
Gross Profit. Gross
profit was $11.02 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to
$6.83 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, representing gross margins
of 34.3% and 36.5%, respectively. The increase in our gross profits was
due to increased sales activities. The decrease in gross profit margin was
mainly due to higher than expected revenues from the heat exchanger business,
which
have lower margins than our other products, resulting in reduced overall margins
for this period. Based
on existing backlog, the Company expects gross margins to return to higher
levels in the third quarter of 2010 because we expect to increase the number of
PHE units sold as a percentage of sales in the third quarter of
2010.
Operating Expenses.
Operating expenses consisting of selling, general and administrative expenses
totaled $5.20 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $2.50
million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $2.70 million or
108%. The increase in operating expenses resulted from increased sales and
expansion of our business, including the hiring of more sales personnel, higher
depreciation expense, training the marketing team, establishing new sales
offices in more regions of China and restructuring our sales and distribution
channels. We believe that the expansion of our marketing team and training
of our marketing team and other employees will increase total sales and improve
the efficiency of our operation. We will continue our tight budgetary
control and cost effectiveness. Operating expenses as a percentage of sales was
16.2% in the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to 13.4% in the same
period of 2009.
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Net Income. Our net
income for the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $5.09 million compared to
$3.64 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $1.44
million or 39.6%. Net income as a percentage of sales is 15.8% and
19.5% in the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This
increase in net income was attributable to economies of scale combined with
rapid growth in revenue and efficiency of operations, while the decrease in net
income as a percentage to sales was attributable to increased operating expenses
as a result of rapid expansion of our business by continuous establishing and
acquisition of new companies. Our management believes that net income will
continue to increase as we continue to increase our sales, offer better quality
products and control our manufacturing costs.
Quarter
Ended June 30, 2010, Compared to the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the years indicated
as a percentage of net sales:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||||
$
|
% of Sales
|
$
|
% of Sales
|
|||||||||||||
Sales
|
22,767,593
|
12,498,395
|
||||||||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
14,986,259
|
65.8
|
%
|
7,973,956
|
63.8
|
%
|
||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
7,781,334
|
34.2
|
%
|
4,524,439
|
36.2
|
%
|
||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
3,776,444
|
16.6
|
%
|
1,469,229
|
11.8
|
%
|
||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
4,004,890
|
17.6
|
%
|
3,055,210
|
24.4
|
%
|
||||||||||
Other
income (expenses), net
|
68,354
|
0.3
|
%
|
25,170
|
0.2
|
%
|
||||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
696,786
|
3.1
|
%
|
462,831
|
3.7
|
%
|
||||||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
15,212
|
0.1
|
%
|
-
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||||
Net
income to SmartHeat Inc.
|
3,391,670
|
14.9
|
%
|
2,617,549
|
20.9
|
%
|
Sales. Net sales during
the three months ended June 30, 2010, were $22.76
million, consisting of $9.51 million for PHE units, $12.72 million for PHEs, and
$0.53 for heat meters, while our net sales for the three months ended June 30,
2009, were $12.50 million, consisting of $7.98 million for PHE units, $4.18
million for PHEs, and $0.33 million for heat meters, an overall increase of
$10.27 million or 82.2%.
The increase in sales came from all three of the Company’s product lines
and benefited from the continued government stimulus in energy-saving industry,
the strong economic recovery in China and our successful market expansion. Our
sales from our PHEs increased in Shanghai. Our sales of PHE units and new heat
meters products also increased compared to the same period of last year. We have
a strict review process for approving each sales contract, especially with
respect to the determination of a selling price. Sales price under each
contract is determined in proportion to our estimated cost in order to ensure
our gross profit. Our selling price varies on each sale, which
depends mainly on each customer’s specific needs and our negotiation of the
contract amount and term. We have been continuously expanding the heat-supply
market in more regions as a result of the PRC government’s economic stimulus
plan stressing increased domestic infrastructure construction. We
believe our sales will continue to grow because we are strengthening our sales
efforts by hiring more sales personnel, increasing sales channels and improving
the quality of our products.
Cost of Sales. Cost of
sales for the three months ended June 30, 2010, was $14.99 million, while our
cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2009, was $7.97 million, an
increase of $7.01 million or 87.9%. Cost of sales mainly consisted of the
cost of materials and labor, as well as factory overhead costs. The
increase in cost of sales is attributed to the increase of production and sales
volume in the three months ended June 30, 2010. Cost of sales as a
percentage of sales was 65.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2010, and
63.8% for the same period in 2009. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage
of sales was mainly due to increased sales of heat exchangers, which have lower
margins than our other products. We believe our cost of sales will remain
stable as a result of stronger sales in other product areas, our current pricing
strategy and the continued improvement in the efficiency of our manufacturing
facility.
Gross Profit. Gross
profit was $7.78 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to
$4.52 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, representing gross
margins of 34.2% and 36.2%, respectively. The increase in our gross
profits was due to increased sales activities. The decrease in gross profit
margin was mainly due higher than expected revenues from the heat exchanger
business, which
have lower margins than our other products, resulting in reduced overall margins
for this period. Based
on existing backlog, the Company expects gross margins to return to higher
levels in the third quarter of 2010 because we expect to increase the number of
PHE units sold as a percentage of sales in the third quarter of
2010.
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Operating Expenses.
Operating expenses consisting of selling, general and administrative expenses
totaled $3.78 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to
$1.47 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $2.31
million or 157%. The increase in operating expenses resulted from
increased sales and expansion of our business, including the hiring of more
sales personnel, higher depreciation expense, training the marketing team,
establishing new sales offices in more regions of China and restructuring our
sales and distribution channels. We believe that the expansion of our
business and training of our marketing team will increase total sales and
improve efficiency. We will continue our tight budgetary control and
cost effectiveness. Operating expenses as a percentage of sales was 16.6% in the
three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to 11.8% in the same period of
2009.
Net Income. Our net
income for the three months ended June 30, 2010, was $3.39 million compared to
$2.62 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $0.77
million or 29.6%. Net income as a percentage of sales is 14.9% and
20.9% in the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This
increase in net income was attributable to economies of scale combined with
rapid growth in revenue and efficiency of operations, while the decrease in net
income as a percentage to sales was attributable to increased operating expenses
as a result of rapid expansion of our business by continuous establishing and
acquisition of new companies. Our management believes that net income will
continue to increase as we continue to increase our sales, offer better quality
products and control our manufacturing costs.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2010, Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30,
2009
As of
June 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $31.45 million. Working
capital was $88.60 million at June 30, 2010. The ratio of current assets to
current liabilities was 9.13:1 at June 30, 2010.
The
following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated
types of activities during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009:
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Cash
provided by (used in):
|
||||||||
Operating
activities
|
$
|
(6,602,536
|
)
|
$
|
(130,563
|
)
|
||
Investing
activities
|
(5,235,017
|
)
|
(513,840
|
) | ||||
Financing
activities
|
(5,816,537
|
) |
1,617,223
|
Net cash
flow used in operating activities was $6.60 million in the six months ended June
30, 2010, as compared to net cash flow used in operating activities of $0.13
million in the same period of 2009. The increase in net cash flow used in
operating activities was mainly due to payments made for inventory, advance
to suppliers for raw material and payments for other payables despite a
significant increase of net income and more efficient collection of account
receivables. The significant amount in inventory was due to the rapid increase
in our sales and readiness for the upcoming high season of production and
sales.
Net cash
flow used in investing activities was $5.24 million in the six months ended June
30, 2010, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $0.51 million in
the same period of 2009. The increase of net cash flow used in investing
activities was mainly due to purchase of fixed assets and deposit made for
equipment purchase.
Net cash
flow used in financing activities was $5.82 million in the six months ended June
30, 2010, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $1.62 million
in the same period of 2009. The increase of net cash flow used in
financing activities was mainly due to repayment of short term loans and notes
payable.
Our
agreements with our customers generally provide that 30% of the purchase price
is due upon the placement of an order, 30% is due upon delivery and 30% is due
upon installation and acceptance of the equipment after customer testing. As a
common practice in the heating manufacturing business in China, payment of the
final 10% of the purchase price is due no later than the termination date of the
standard warranty period, which ranges from 3 to 24 months from the acceptance
date. Our receipts for payment on our products depend on the complexity of the
equipment ordered, which impacts manufacturing, delivery, installation and
testing times and warranty periods. For example, PHEs are less complex than PHE
units and therefore have a shorter manufacturing, acceptance, warranty and
payment schedule. We may experience payment delays from time to time with a
range from 1 month to 3 months from the due date; however, we do not believe the
delays have a significant negative impact on our liquidity as the payment delays
are very common in the heating manufacturing industry in China, and the
collection of payment can be reasonably assured based on our historical
collection experience. Our accounts receivable turnover and inventory turnover
are relatively low, and days sales outstanding ratio relatively high.
Consequently, collection on our sales is rather slow and capital is tied up in
inventories, which may result in pressure on cash flows. For the six months
ended June 30, 2010, we had accounts receivable turnover of 2.76 on an
annualized basis, with days sales outstanding of 132 and inventory turnover of
3.18 on an annualized basis. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, we
had accounts receivable turnover of 3.16 on an annualized basis, with days sales
outstanding of 111 and inventory turnover of 3.31 on an annualized basis.
The low accounts receivable turnover and high days outstanding is due to the
seasonality of the Company’s sales. Approximately 70% of the Company’s revenue
is generated in the third and fourth quarters. In addition, customers usually do
not pay on due dates, which is normal in the heating manufacturing business in
China.
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We are in
the manufacturing and processing business. We purchase substantial amounts
of raw materials before the high season starts to meet production needs.
There is no concern about inventory obsolescence because our product can be sold
for a profit without time limitation as long as there is continued demand.
Additionally, we have increased our sales force for developing new customers,
which we believe will reduce on-hand inventory levels and increase inventory
turnover going forward. Therefore, we believe the potential risks and
uncertainties associated with lower inventory turnover are limited.
We
recognize the final 5-10% of the purchase price as a Retention Receivable, which
is due no later than the termination of our warranty period. The deferral
of the final payment is a common practice in the heating manufacturing business
in China. Sometimes our customers are required to deposit 5-10% of the
sales price on high value products, like an assembled heat exchanger unit or the
main part of a plate heat exchanger, into designated bank accounts as restricted
cash for securing the payment after such period expires. Based on our
historical experience, there have been no defaults on such deferrals.
Therefore, we believe the potential risks and uncertainty associated with
defaults on such receivables are not material.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We have
not entered into any other financial guarantees or other commitments to
guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We have not
entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and
classified as shareholder’s equity or that are not reflected in our consolidated
financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or
contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that
serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do
not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides
financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing,
hedging or research and development services with us.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Company was obligated for the following short term loans payable as of June 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009:
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||
Loans
from a commercial bank in the PRC for RMB 30,000,000, of which, RMB
17,000,000 was entered into on April 22, 2009, and was due on April 22,
2010, and RMB 13,000,000 was entered into on June 12, 2009, and is due on
June 12, 2010. These loans had interest rate of 5.576%. The
Company pledged its building in the value of approximately RMB 12,430,950
or approximately $1,818,000 for this loan. The Company paid in full for
entire loan when it matured.
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
4,393,544
|
||||
Loan
from a commercial bank in the PRC for RMB 1,000,000 entered into on June
1, 2010. The loan currently bears interest at 5.576%. The Company
pledged its account receivables for this loan, the payment collected from
the accounts receivable will be directly to the bank from the Company’s
customers as repayment of the loan
|
147,256
|
|||||||
$
|
147,256
|
$
|
4,393,544
|
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk.
Not
required.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
As of the
end of the period covered by this report, the Company conducted an evaluation
under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management,
including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), its principal executive officer,
and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), its principal financial officer, of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange
Act). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the date of
that evaluation to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and
Exchange Commission rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures
include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial
officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as
such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act)
during its most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected,
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over
financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
SmartHeat
may occasionally become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings
arising in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to
inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise
from time to time that may have an adverse affect on our business, financial
conditions or operating results. SmartHeat is currently not aware of any
such legal proceedings or claims that will have, individually or in the
aggregate, a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition or
operating results.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Not
required.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior
Securities.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
All
information required to be reported in a report on Form 8-K during the period
covered by this Form 10-Q has been reported.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
|
Document Description
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and
15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and
15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as signed by the Chief Executive
Officer
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as signed by the Chief Financial
Officer
|
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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.
SMARTHEAT
INC.
|
||
(Registrant)
|
||
Date:
August 12, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Jun Wang
|
Jun
Wang
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
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