SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY
REPORT
UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
o TRANSITION
REPORT
UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For
the
transition period from __________ to __________
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER: 33-16335
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC.
(Name
of
Registrant as specified in its charter)
74-2235008
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Identification
No.)
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No.
9 Yanyu Middle Road
Qianzhou
Township, Huishan District, Wuxi City
Jiangsu
Province, China 150090
(Address
of principal executive office)
(86)
51083397559
Not
applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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¨
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Non-accelerated
filer
(Do
not check if smaller reporting company)
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¨
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Smaller
reporting company
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þ
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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
þ
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date. 44,679,496 shares of common stock
are
issued and outstanding as of November 10, 2008.
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM
10-Q
September
30, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
No.
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PART
I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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3
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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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28
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Item
3
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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41
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Item
4
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Controls
and Procedures.
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42
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
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43
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Item
6.
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Exhibits.
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43
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FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
report contains forward-looking statements regarding our business, financial
condition, results of operations and prospects. Words such as “expects,”
“anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar
expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking
statements, but are not deemed to represent an all-inclusive means of
identifying forward-looking statements as denoted in this report. Additionally,
statements concerning future matters are forward-looking
statements.
Although
forward-looking statements in this report reflect the good faith judgment of
our
management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently
known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject
to
risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially
from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in
results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed
under the headings “Risks Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report on Form
10-KSB, in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” in this Form 10-Q and in other reports that we file with
the SEC. You are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We file reports
with
the SEC. The SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy
and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file
electronically with the SEC, including us. You can also read and copy any
materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional information about
the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
We
undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements
in
order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of
this
report, except as required by law. Readers are urged to carefully review and
consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this Quarterly
Report, which are designed to advise interested parties of the risks and factors
that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects.
PART
1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial
Statements.
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
September 30,
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December 31,
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2008
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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744,885
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$
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5,025,434
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Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
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3,942,594
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2,158,412
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Inventories,
net of reserve for obsolete inventory
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2,185,721
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1,929,796
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Advances
to suppliers
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259,190
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938,331
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Prepaid
expenses and other
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78,847
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378,429
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Total
Current Assets
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7,211,237
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10,430,402
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT - Net
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18,343,726
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6,525,986
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OTHER
ASSETS:
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Deposit
on long-term assets - related party
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5,603,128
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10,863,706
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Land
use rights, net
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3,827,481
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502,634
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Investment
in cost method investee
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-
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34,181
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Due
from related parties
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-
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139,524
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Total
Assets
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$
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34,985,572
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$
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28,496,433
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
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Loans
payable
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$
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1,021,138
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$
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820,333
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Convertible
debt, net of discount on debt
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-
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3,261,339
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Accounts
payable
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3,202,606
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1,845,769
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Accrued
expenses
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190,882
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198,542
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VAT
and service taxes payable
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65,831
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434,839
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Advances
from customers
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65,850
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77,357
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Due
to related party
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-
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98,541
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Income
taxes payable
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591,745
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508,407
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Total
Current Liabilities
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5,138,052
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7,245,127
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
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Series
A convertible preferred ($0.001 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized;
14,028,189 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30,
2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively)
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14,028
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-
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Common
stock ($0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 40,976,062
and
37,384,295 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008
and
December 31, 2007, respectively)
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40,976
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37,385
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Additional
paid-in capital
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13,966,914
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3,488,896
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Retained
earnings
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12,274,138
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16,074,270
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Statutory
reserve
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526,628
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305,472
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Other
comprehensive gain - cumulative foreign currency translation
adjustment
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3,024,836
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1,345,283
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Total
Stockholders' Equity
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29,847,520
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21,251,306
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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$
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34,985,572
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$
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28,496,433
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See
notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements
3
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
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For the Nine Months Ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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NET
REVENUES
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$
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11,770,162
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$
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8,000,293
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$
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31,400,186
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$
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16,589,475
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COST
OF SALES
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8,816,389
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5,633,977
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23,508,720
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11,831,546
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GROSS
PROFIT
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2,953,773
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2,366,316
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7,891,466
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4,757,929
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OPERATING
EXPENSES:
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Depreciation
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69,712
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68,607
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228,189
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207,875
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Selling,
general and administrative
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414,078
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223,164
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1,681,177
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566,106
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Total
Operating Expenses
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483,790
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291,771
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1,909,366
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773,981
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INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
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2,469,983
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2,074,545
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5,982,100
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3,983,948
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OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE):
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Interest
income
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2,075
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91
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11,719
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372
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Interest
expense
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(20,427
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)
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(9,946
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)
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(2,298,874
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)
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(31,360
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)
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Other
income from foregiveness of income and VAT taxes
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-
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6,771,442
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-
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6,771,442
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Debt
issuance costs
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-
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-
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(21,429
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)
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-
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Total
Other Income (Expense)
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(18,352
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)
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6,761,587
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(2,308,584
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)
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6,740,454
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INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
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2,451,631
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8,836,132
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3,673,516
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10,724,402
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INCOME
TAXES
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590,769
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714,840
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1,651,331
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1,315,094
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NET
INCOME
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1,860,862
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8,121,292
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2,022,185
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9,409,308
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DEEMED
PREFERRED DIVIDEND
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-
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-
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(2,884,062
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)
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-
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NET
INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
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$
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1,860,862
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$
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8,121,292
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$
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(861,877
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)
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$
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9,409,308
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COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME:
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NET
INCOME
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$
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1,860,862
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$
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8,121,292
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$
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2,022,185
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$
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9,409,308
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OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
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Unrealized
foreign currency translation gain
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67,269
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299,690
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1,679,553
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523,986
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COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
$
|
1,928,131
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$
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8,420,982
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$
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3,701,738
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$
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9,933,294
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NET
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
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||||||||||||
Basic
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$
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0.05
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$
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0.22
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$
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(0.02
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)
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$
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0.26
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Diluted
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$
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0.03
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$
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0.22
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$
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(0.02
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)
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$
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0.26
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WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
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||||||||||||
Basic
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40,363,220
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36,577,704
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38,634,312
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36,577,704
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Diluted
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67,189,108
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36,577,704
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38,634,312
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36,577,704
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See
notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements
4
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
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September 30,
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2008
|
2007
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||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
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||||||
Net
income
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$
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2,022,185
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$
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9,409,308
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income from operations to net cash
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provided
by operating activities:
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||||||
Depreciation
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482,376
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450,881
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|||||
Amortization
of debt discount to interest expense
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2,263,661
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-
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|||||
Amortization
of debt offering costs
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21,429
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-
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|||||
Rent
expense associated with prepaid land use rights
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63,346
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7,805
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Increase
in allowance for doubtful accounts
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171,816
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182,882
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|||||
Increase
in reserve for inventory obsolescence
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-
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106,942
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|||||
Stock
based compensation expense
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75,000
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-
|
|||||
Other
income from forgiveness of income and VAT taxes
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-
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(6,771,442
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)
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Changes
in assets and liabilities:
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||||||
Accounts
receivable
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(1,777,797
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)
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(2,538,272
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)
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Inventories
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(124,107
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)
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426,386
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||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
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280,762
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46,630
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|||||
Advances
to suppliers
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726,728
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(127,886
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)
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Accounts
payable
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1,189,915
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1,153,705
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|||||
Accrued
expenses
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2,343
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22,058
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|||||
VAT
and service taxes payable
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(389,946
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)
|
1,011,064
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||||
Income
taxes payable
|
48,284
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957,899
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|||||
Advances
from customers
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(16,345
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)
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1,830,260
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NET
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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5,039,650
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6,168,220
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
(payments) for due from related parties
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145,808
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(486,032
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)
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Proceeds
from sale of cost-method investee
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35,720
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26,056
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|||||
Deposit
on long-term assets - related party
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(89,721
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)
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(5,792,030
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)
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Purchase
of property and equipment
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(11,629,385
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)
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(17,581
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)
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|||
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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(11,537,578
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)
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(6,269,587
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)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
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||||||
Proceeds
from loans payable
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142,880
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260,561
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|||||
Proceeds
from exercise of warrants
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2,011,575
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-
|
|||||
Payments
on related party advances
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(102,979
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)
|
-
|
||||
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|||||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
2,051,476
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260,561
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|||||
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EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
|
165,903
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20,161
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|||||
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|||||||
NET
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH
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(4,280,549
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)
|
179,355
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||||
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|||||||
CASH
- beginning of year
|
5,025,434
|
421,390
|
|||||
|
|||||||
CASH
- end of period
|
$
|
744,885
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$
|
600,745
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
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Cash
paid for:
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|
||||||
Interest
|
$
|
55,932
|
$
|
31,360
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
1,603,047
|
$
|
-
|
|||
|
|
||||||
NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|||||
Deemed
preferred dividend reflected in paid-in capital
|
$
|
2,884,062
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Reclassification
of long-term deposit - related party to distribution
|
$
|
2,717,099
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Convertible
debt converted to series A preferred stock
|
$
|
5,525,000
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Deposit
on long-term assets -related party reclassified to land use
rights
|
$
|
3,286,935
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Series
A preferred converted to common shares
|
$
|
759
|
$
|
-
|
See
notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
5
CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization
China
Winds Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on June 24,
1987 under the name of Malex, Inc. On December 18, 2007, the Company’s corporate
name was changed to China Wind Systems, Inc.
On
November 13, 2007, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the
“Exchange Agreement”) among Fulland Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation
(“Fulland”), the stockholders of Fulland, and Synergy Business Consulting, LLC
(“Synergy”), the then principal stockholder of the Company, pursuant to which,
simultaneously with the financing described in Note 6, the Company (i) issued
36,577,704 shares of common stock to the former stockholders of Fulland, (ii)
purchased 8,006,490 shares of common stock from Synergy for $625,000 and
cancelled such shares, (iii) issued Synergy 291,529 shares of common stock
for
professional services, and (iv) paid cash fees of $415,000 in connection with
the Exchange Agreement. The Company paid $1,040,000 from the proceeds of the
financing for closing costs, including the $625,000 paid for purchase of shares
from Synergy. At the time of the closing, under the Exchange Agreement and
the
financing, the Company, then known as Malex, Inc. was not engaged in any
business activity and was considered a blank check shell.
The
Company is the sole stockholder of Fulland. Fulland owns 100% of Green Power
Environment Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Green Power”), which is a wholly
foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”) organized under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”). Green Power is a party to a series of
contractual arrangements, as fully described below, dated October 12, 2007
with
Wuxi Huayang Dyeing Machinery Co., Ltd. (“Dyeing”) and Wuxi Huayang Electrical
Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Electrical”), and together with Dyeing, sometimes
collectively referred to as the “Huayang Companies”), both of which are limited
liability companies headquartered in, and organized under the laws of, the
PRC.
Fulland
is a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands
on May 9, 2007, which was formed by the owners of the Huayang Companies as
a
special purpose vehicle for purposes of raising capital, in accordance with
requirements of the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”). On
May 31, 2007, SAFE issued an official notice known as Hui Zong Fa [2007] No.
106
(“Circular 106”), which requires the owners of any Chinese company to obtain
SAFE’s approval before establishing any offshore holding company structure for
foreign financing as well as subsequent acquisition matters in China.
Accordingly, the owners of the Huayang Companies, Mr. Jianhua Wu and Ms. Lihua
Tang, submitted their application to SAFE in early September 2007. On October
11, 2007, SAFE approved their application, permitting these Chinese citizens
to
establish an offshore company, Fulland, as a special purpose vehicle for any
foreign ownership and capital raising activities by the Huayang Companies.
Additionally,
on August 27, 2008, the Company incorporated Wuxi Fulland Wind Energy Equipment
Co. , Ltd. (“Fulland Wind Energy”). Fulland owns 100% of Fulland Wind Energy,
which is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”) organized under the laws of
the PRC.
In
2007,
the Company recapitalized the Company to give effect to the Exchange Agreement
discussed above. Under generally accepted accounting principles, the acquisition
by the Company of Fulland is considered to be capital transactions in substance,
rather than a business combination. That is, the acquisition is equivalent,
to
the acquisition by Fulland of the Company, then known as Malex, Inc., with
the
issuance of stock by Fulland for the net monetary assets of the Company. This
transaction is reflected as a recapitalization, and is accounted for as a change
in capital structure. Accordingly, the accounting for the acquisition is
identical to that resulting from a reverse acquisition. Under reverse
acquisition accounting, the comparative historical financial statements of
the
Company, as the legal acquirer, are those of the accounting acquirer, Fulland.
Since Fulland and Greenpower did not have any business activities, the Company’s
financial statements prior to the closing on the reverse acquisition, reflect
only business of the Huayang Companies. The accompanying financial statements
reflect the recapitalization of the stockholders’ equity as if the transactions
occurred as of the beginning of the first period presented. Thus, the 36,577,704
shares of common stock issued to the former Fulland stockholders are deemed
to
be outstanding for all periods reported prior to the date of the reverse
acquisition.
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Wuxi
Huayang Dyeing Machinery Co., Ltd.
Wuxi
Huayang Dyeing Machinery Co., Ltd.
(“Dyeing”) is a Chinese limited liability company and was formed under laws of
the People’s Republic of China on August 17, 1995. Dyeing
produces a variety of high and low temperature dyeing and finishing
machinery.
Wuxi
Huayang Electrical Power Equipment Co., Ltd.
Wuxi
Huayang Electrical Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Electric”) a Chinese limited
liability company and was formed under laws of the People’s Republic of China on
May 21, 2004. Beginning in April 2007, Electric began to produce large-scaled
forged rolled rings for the wind-power and other industries that are up to
three
meters in diameter. Commencing in 2008, the sale of rolled rings accounted
for
more than 85% or Electric’s revenue. As a result, we are referring to this
segment of our business as the forged rolled rings and electric power equipment
division. In addition to forged rolled rings, Electric continues to manufacture
electric power auxiliary apparatuses (including coking equipment) and provide
of
related engineering services. Electric equipment products mainly include various
auxiliary equipment of power stations, chemical equipment, dust removal and
environmental protection equipment, and metallurgy non- standard equipment.
As
a
result of the transaction effected by the Exchange Agreement, the Company’s
business has become the business of the Huayang Companies.
Contemporaneously
with the closing under the Exchange Agreement, the Company sold 3% convertible
notes in the principal amount of $5,525,000 to an investor group. Pursuant
to
the securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance of the convertible
notes, on March 28, 2008, the Company amended and restated its certificate
of
incorporation to provide for the authorization of a class of preferred stock
with the directors having the right to designate one or more series of preferred
stock and set the rights, preferences, privileges and limitations of each such
series and set forth the rights, preferences, privileges and limitations of
a
series of preferred stock designated as the series A convertible preferred
stock
(“series A preferred stock”). The notes were, by their terms, automatically
converted into 14,787,135 shares of series A preferred stock and warrants to
purchase a total of 18,829,756 shares of common stock upon the filing the
restated certificate of incorporation (See Note 6).
Basis
of presentation
Management
acknowledges its responsibility for the preparation of the accompanying interim
consolidated financial statements which reflect all adjustments, consisting
of
normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary in its opinion for a fair
statement of its consolidated financial position and the results of its
operations for the interim period presented. These consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the summary of significant
accounting policies and notes to consolidated financial statements included
in
the Company’s Form 10-KSB annual report for the year ended December 31, 2007.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for China
Wind Systems, Inc., its subsidiaries and variable interest entities, have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Operating results
for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be
expected for the fiscal year as a whole.
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of
its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Fulland and Greenpower, as well as the financial
statements of Huayang Companies, Dyeing and Electric. All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
The
Huayang Companies are considered variable
interest
entities
(“VIE”), and the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company’s relationships
with the Huayang Companies and their shareholders are governed by a series
of
contractual arrangements between Green Power, the Company’s wholly foreign-owned
enterprise in the PRC, and each of the Huayang Companies, which are the
operating companies of the Company in the PRC. Under PRC laws, each of Green
Power, Huayang Dye Machine and Huayang Electrical Power Equipment is an
independent legal person and none of them is exposed to liabilities incurred
by
the other parties. The contractual arrangements constitute valid and binding
obligations of the parties of such agreements. Each of the contractual
arrangements and the rights and obligations of the parties thereto are
enforceable and valid in accordance with the laws of the PRC. On October 12,
2007, the Company entered into the following contractual arrangements with
each
of Huayang Dye Machine and Huayang Electrical Power Equipment:
Consulting
Services Agreement.
Pursuant to the exclusive consulting services agreements between Green Power
and
the Huayang Companies, Green Power has the exclusive right to provide to the
Huayang Companies general business operation services, including advice and
strategic planning, as well as consulting services related to the technological
research and development of dye and finishing machines, electrical equipments
and related products (the “Services”).
Under
this agreement, Green Power owns the intellectual property rights developed
or
discovered through research and development, in the course of providing the
Services, or derived from the provision of the Services. The Huayang Companies
shall pay a quarterly consulting service fees in Renminbi (“RMB”) to Fulland
that is equal to all of the Huayang Companies’ profits for such
quarter.
Operating
Agreement.
Pursuant to the operating agreement among Green Power, the Huayang Companies
and
all shareholders of the Huayang Companies (collectively the “Huayang
Companies Shareholders”),
Green
Power provides guidance and instructions on the Huayang Companies’ daily
operations, financial management and employment issues. The Huayang Companies
Shareholders must designate the candidates recommended by Green Power as their
representatives on the boards of directors of each of the Huayang Companies.
Green Power has the right to appoint senior executives of the Huayang Companies.
In addition, Green Power agrees to guarantee the Huayang Companies’ performance
under any agreements or arrangements relating to the Huayang Companies’ business
arrangements with any third party. The Huayang Companies, in return, agrees
to
pledge their accounts receivable and all of their assets to Green Power.
Moreover, the Huayang Companies agrees that without the prior consent of Green
Power, the Huayang Companies will not engage in any transactions that could
materially affect their respective assets, liabilities, rights or operations,
including, without limitation, incurrence or assumption of any indebtedness,
sale or purchase of any assets or rights, incurrence of any encumbrance on
any
of their assets or intellectual property rights in favor of a third party or
transfer of any agreements relating to their business operation to any third
party. The term of this agreement is ten (10) years from October 12, 2007 and
may be extended only upon Green Power’s written confirmation prior to the
expiration of the this agreement, with the extended term to be mutually agreed
upon by the parties.
Equity
Pledge Agreement.
Under
the
equity pledge agreement between the Huayang Companies Shareholders and Green
Power, the Huayang Companies Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests
in the Huayang Companies to Green Power to guarantee the Huayang Companies’
performance of their obligations under the consulting services agreement. If
the
Huayang Companies or the Huayang Companies Shareholders breaches their
respective contractual obligations, Green Power, as pledgee, will be entitled
to
certain rights, including the right to sell the pledged equity interests. the
Huayang Companies Shareholders also agreed that upon occurrence of any event
of
default, Green Power shall be granted an exclusive, irrevocable power of
attorney to take actions in the place and stead of the Huayang Companies
Shareholders to carry out the security provisions of the equity pledge agreement
and take any action and execute any instrument that Green Power may deem
necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of the equity pledge
agreement. The Huayang Companies Shareholders agreed not to dispose of the
pledged equity interests or take any actions that would prejudice Green Power’s
interest. The equity pledge agreement will expire two (2) years after the
Huayang Companies’ obligations under the consulting services agreements have
been fulfilled.
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Option
Agreement. Under
the
option agreement between the Huayang Companies Shareholders and Green Power,
the
Huayang Companies Shareholders irrevocably granted Green Power or its designated
person an exclusive option to purchase, to the extent permitted under PRC law,
all or part of the equity interests in the Huayang Companies for the cost of
the
initial contributions to the registered capital or the minimum amount of
consideration permitted by applicable PRC law. Green Power or its designated
person has sole discretion to decide when to exercise the option, whether in
part or in full. The term of this agreement is ten (10) years from October
12,
2007 and may be extended prior to its expiration by written agreement of the
parties.
The
accounts of the
Huayang Companies are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements
pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46
(Revised), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an Interpretation of
ARB No. 51”. As a VIE, the
Huayang Companies sales are included in the Company’s total sales, its income
from operations is consolidated with the Company’s, and the Company’s net income
includes all of the
Huayang Companies net income. The Company does not have any non-controlling
interest and accordingly, did not subtract any net income in calculating the
net
income attributable to the Company. Because of the contractual arrangements,
the
Company had a pecuniary interest in the
Huayang Companies that require consolidation of the Company’s and the
Huayang Companies financial statements.
Use
of
estimates
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues,
expenses, and the related disclosures at the date of the financial statements
and during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from
these estimates. Significant estimates in 2008 and 2007 include the allowance
for doubtful accounts, the allowance for obsolete inventory, the useful life
of
property and equipment and intangible assets, accruals for taxes due, and the
calculation of the value of warrants granted upon the conversion of debt to
preferred stock.
Fair
value of financial instruments
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS
157). SFAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for
measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the
inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level
1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or
liabilities available at the measurement date.
Level
2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in
active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities
in
markets that are not active, inputs other then quoted prices that are
observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market
data.
Level
3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own
assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing
the
asset or liability based on the best available information.
The
adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on the Company’s fair
value measurements. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for
cash,
accounts receivable, loans payable, accounts payable and accrued expenses,
customer advances, and amounts due from related parties approximate their fair
market value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments.
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Cash
and cash equivalents
For
purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers
all
highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less
and
money market accounts to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash and
cash equivalents with various financial institutions mainly in the PRC and
the
United States. Balances in the United States are insured up to $250,000 at
each
bank. Balances in banks in the PRC are uninsured.
Concentrations
of credit risk
Financial
instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. Substantially
all of the Company’s cash is maintained with state-owned banks within the
People’s Republic of China of which no deposits are covered by insurance. The
Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is
not
exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts. A significant portion of
the
Company's sales are credit sales which are primarily to customers whose ability
to pay is dependent upon the industry economics prevailing in these areas;
however, concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts
receivables is limited due to generally short payment terms. The Company also
performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers to help further reduce
credit risk. At September 30 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company’s bank
deposits by geographic area were as follows:
September 30, 2008
|
December 31, 2007
|
||||||||||||
Country:
|
|||||||||||||
United
States
|
$
|
29,308
|
3.9
|
%
|
$
|
171,121
|
3.4
|
%
|
|||||
China
|
715,577
|
96.1
|
%
|
4,854,313
|
96.6
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
744,885
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
5,025,434
|
100.0
|
%
|
Accounts
receivable
Accounts
receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company
maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses. The Company
reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and
specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual
balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances,
the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balance, customer’s
historical payment history, its current credit-worthiness and current economic
trends. Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection. At
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company has established, based
on
a review of its outstanding balances, an allowance for doubtful accounts in
the
amount of $843,568 and $626,218, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories,
consisting of raw materials, work in process and finished goods related to
the
Company’s products are stated at the lower of cost or market utilizing the
weighted average method. An allowance is established when management determines
that certain inventories may not be saleable. If inventory costs exceed expected
market value due to obsolescence or quantities in excess of expected demand,
the
Company will record reserves for the difference between the cost and the market
value. These reserves are recorded based on estimates. The Company recorded
an
inventory reserve of $79,159 and $74,192 at September 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007, respectively.
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are carried at cost and are depreciated on a straight-line basis
over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The cost of repairs and
maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are
capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated
depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses
are included in income in the year of disposition. The Company examines the
possibility of decreases in the value of fixed assets when events or changes
in
circumstances reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable.
Investment
in non-marketable equity securities
Certain
securities that the Company may invest in can be determined to be
non-marketable. Non-marketable securities where the Company owns less than
20%
of the investee are accounted for at cost pursuant to APB No. 18, “The Equity
Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock” (“APB 18”). At December
31, 2007, the Company had a 5% membership interest in Wuxi Huayang Yingran
Machinery Co. Ltd. (“Yingran”) amounting to $34,181, which at December 31, 2007,
is reflected on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as investments
in
cost method investee. In March 2008, the Company sold its 5% investment in
Yingran to an individual related to the Company’s chief executive officer for a
price which approximated its carrying value.
Impairment
of long-lived assets
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144,
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, The Company
periodically reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may
not
be fully recoverable. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the sum
of
expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of
the
asset. The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the
asset’s estimated fair value and its book value. The Company did not consider it
necessary to record any impairment charges during the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007.
Advances
from customers
Income
taxes
The
Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China and
the United States. Income taxes are accounted for under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, which is an asset
and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets
and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been
recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns.
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Revenue
recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the purchase price is
fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company
accounts for the product sale as a multiple element arrangement. Revenue from
multiple element arrangements is allocated among the separate accounting units
based on the residual method. Under the residual method, the revenue is
allocated to undelivered elements based on fair value of such undelivered
elements and the residual amounts of revenue allocated to delivered elements.
The Company recognizes revenues from the sale of dyeing equipment, forged rolled
rings, and electric equipment upon shipment and transfer of title. The other
elements may include installation and generally a one-year warranty. Equipment
installation revenue is valued based on estimated service person hours to
complete installation and is recognized when the labor has been completed and
the equipment has been accepted by the customer, which is generally within
a
couple days of the delivery of the equipment. Warranty revenue is valued based
on estimated service person hours to complete a service and generally is
recognized over the contract period. For the nine months ended September 30,
2008 and 2007, amounts allocated to warranty revenues were not material. Based
on historical experience, warranty service calls and any related labor costs
have been minimal.
All
other
product sales with customer specific acceptance provisions, including the forged
rolled rings, are recognized upon customer acceptance and the delivery of the
parts or service. Revenues related to spare part sales are recognized upon
shipment or delivery based on the trade terms.
Stock-based
compensation
The
Company accounts for stock options issued to employees in accordance with SFAS
123R, “Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123” (“SFAS
123R”). SFAS 123R requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations
the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity based compensation
issued to employees.
Shipping
costs
Shipping
costs are included in selling expenses and totaled $113,367 and $664 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Advertising
Advertising
is expensed as incurred and is included in selling, general and administrative
expenses on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and was not
material.
Research
and development
Research
and development costs are expensed as incurred. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, research and development costs were not material.
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Foreign
currency translation
The
reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency
of
the Company is the local currency, the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). Results of
operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the
period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate
at
the end of the period, and equity is translated at historical exchange rates.
Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local
currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining
comprehensive income. The cumulative translation adjustment and effect of
exchange rate changes on cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and
2007 was $165,903 and $20,161, respectively. Transaction gains and losses that
arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency
other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations
as
incurred.
Asset
and
liability accounts at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 were translated
at 6.8551 RMB to $1.00 USD and at 6.8718 RMB to $1.00 USD, respectively. Equity
accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates
applied to income statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007 were 6.99886 RMB and 7.67576 RMB to $1.00 USD, respectively. In accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95, "Statement of Cash
Flows," cash flows from the Company's operations are calculated based upon
the
local currencies using the average translation rate. As a result, amounts
related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will
not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance
sheet.
Earnings
(loss) per share of common stock
Basic
earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average
number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income
per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number
of
shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive
securities outstanding during each period. Potentially dilutive common shares
consist of common shares issuable upon the conversion of Series A convertible
stock (using the if-converted method) and common stock warrants. The following
table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss) available to common shareholders for basic and diluted
earnings per share
|
$
|
1,860,862
|
$
|
8,121,292
|
$
|
(861,877
|
)
|
$
|
9,409,308
|
||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding – basic
|
40,363,220
|
36,577,704
|
38,634,312
|
36,577,704
|
|||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Series
A convertible preferred stock
|
14,028,189
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Unexercised
warrants
|
12,797,699
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding– diluted
|
67,189,108
|
36,577,704
|
38,634,312
|
36,577,704
|
|||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share - basic
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
0.26
|
||||
Earnings
(loss) per share - diluted
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
0.26
|
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 –
ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
In
calculating earnings (loss) per common share for the nine months ended September
30, 2008, the Company’s common stock equivalents were anti-dilutive and are not
reflected in diluted earnings per shares, At September 30, 2007, the Company
did
not have any dilutive securities. The Company's common stock equivalents at
September 30, 2008 include the following:
Warrants
|
16,436,935
|
|||
Series
A convertible preferred stock
|
14,028,189
|
|||
Total
|
30,465,124
|
The
warrants and series A convertible preferred stock were issued on March 28,
2008
upon conversion of the notes. The shares of series A preferred stock held in
escrow pursuant to an escrow agreement (see Note 6) are not treated as
outstanding at September 30, 2008 because the delivery of shares is contingent
upon certain events, and any shares not delivered will be returned to the
Company for cancellation.
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
The
Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 (SFAS
130) "Reporting
Comprehensive Income"
to
recognize the elements of comprehensive income. Comprehensive income is
comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders'
equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in
capital and distributions to stockholders. For the Company, comprehensive income
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 included net income and
foreign currency translation adjustments.
Related
parties
Parties
are considered to be related to the Company if the parties that, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by,
or
are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include
principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate
families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties
with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly
influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that
one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own
separate interests.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
June
2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force of the FASB issued EITF Issue No. 07-3,
Accounting
for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services to be Used in Future
Research and Development Activities,
(“EITF
07-3”) which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007.
EITF 07-3 requires that nonrefundable advance payments for future research
and
development activities be deferred and capitalized. Such amounts will be
recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or the related services
are
performed. The adoption of EITF 07-3 did not have a material impact on the
Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS
141(R)”), which replaces SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141(R) establishes principles
and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial
statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any
non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. The
Statement also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable users
to
evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS
141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
adoption of SFAS 141(R) may have an impact on accounting for future business
combinations once adopted.
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NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
1 –
ORGANIZATION
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS
160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership
interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount
of
consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling
interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained
non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The
Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient
disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of
the
parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not
determined the effect that the application of SFAS 160 will have on its
financial statements.
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, “Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”.
The new
standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments
and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors
to
better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued
for
fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with
early application encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
of
adopting SFAS 161 on its consolidated financial statements.
In
May
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff
Position (“FSP”) APB 14-1, Accounting
for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion
(Including Partial Cash Settlement).
FSP APB
14-1 clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash
upon either mandatory or optional conversion (including partial cash settlement)
are not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting
for Convertible Debt and Debt issued with Stock Purchase
Warrants.
Additionally, FSP APB 14-1 specifies that issuers of such instruments should
separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that
will
reflect the entity’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is
recognized in subsequent periods. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt FSP APB 14-1
beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and this standard must be applied
on a retrospective basis. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption
of
FSP APB 14-1 will have on its consolidated financial position and results of
operations.
In
May
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No.
162, The
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
This
standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent
framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in
preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States for non-governmental
entities. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following approval by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board’s amendments to AU Section 411, The
Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
The
Company does not expect SFAS No. 162 to have a material impact on the
preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
On
June
16, 2008, the FASB issued final Staff Position (FSP) No. EITF 03-6-1,
“Determining
Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are
Participating Securities,”
to
address the question of whether instruments granted in share-based payment
transactions are participating securities prior to vesting. The FSP determines
that unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to dividend
payments should be included in earnings per share calculations. The guidance
will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
Company is currently evaluating the requirements of (FSP) No. EITF 03-6-1 as
well as the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial
statements.
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WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
2 –
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
At
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, accounts receivable consisted of
the
following:
September 30, 2008
|
December 31, 2007
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
$
|
4,786,162
|
$
|
2,784,630
|
|||
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(843,568
|
)
|
(626,218
|
)
|
|||
$
|
3,942,594
|
$
|
2,158,412
|
NOTE
3 -
INVENTORIES
At
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, inventories consisted of the
following:
September 30, 2008
|
December 31, 2007
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
1,473,589
|
$
|
1,135,697
|
|||
Work
in process
|
294,500
|
454,788
|
|||||
Finished
goods
|
496,791
|
413,503
|
|||||
2,264,880
|
2,003,988
|
||||||
Less:
Reserve for obsolete inventory
|
(79,159
|
)
|
(74,192
|
)
|
|||
$
|
2,185,721
|
$
|
1,929,796
|
NOTE
4 -
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
At
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, property and equipment consist of
the
following:
Useful Life
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||
Office
equipment and furniture
|
5
Years
|
$
|
96,049
|
$
|
78,430
|
|||||
Manufacturing
equipment
|
5
– 10 Years
|
10,369,583
|
3,516,584
|
|||||||
Vehicles
|
5
Years
|
67,147
|
62,933
|
|||||||
Construction
in progress
|
-
|
|
5,243,364
|
-
|
||||||
Building
and building improvements
|
20
Years
|
6,006,117
|
5,629,201
|
|||||||
21,782,260
|
9,287,148
|
|||||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(3,438,534
|
)
|
(2,761,162
|
)
|
||||||
$
|
18,343,726
|
$
|
6,525,986
|
For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, depreciation expense amounted
to
$482,376 and $450,881, of which $254,187 and $243,006 is included in cost of
sales, respectively.
NOTE
5 –
LAND
USE RIGHTS
There
is
no private ownership of land in China. Land is owned by the government and
the
government grants land use rights for specified terms. The Company’s land use
rights are valued at a fixed amount, which is RMB 27,000,795 at September 30,
2008 and the dollar value of the land use right fluctuates based on the exchange
rate. In 2008, in connection with the acquisition of land use rights from a
related party (See Note 8), the Company was granted the transferred land use
rights from the government and accordingly, the Company reclassified
approximately $3,300,000 from deposits on long-term assets to prepaid land
use
rights and approximately $2,300,000 has been reclassified to distributions
to
related parties, which represents the excess paid for the land use rights to
related parties over the related parties original costs. The Company’s land use
rights have terms of 45 and 50 years and expire on January 1, 2053 and October
30, 2053, respectively. The Company amortizes these land use rights over the
term of the respective land use right. For the nine months ended September
30,
2008 and 2007, amortization expense amounted to $63,346 and $7,805,
respectively.
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CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
At
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, land use rights consist of the
following:
Useful Life
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||
Land
Use Rights
|
45
- 50 years
|
$
|
3,938,790
|
$
|
546,341
|
|||||
Less:
Accumulated Amortization
|
(111,309
|
)
|
(43,707
|
)
|
||||||
$
|
3,827,481
|
$
|
502,634
|
Rent
expense attributable to future periods is as follows:
Period
ending September 30:
|
||||
2009
|
$
|
84,448
|
||
2010
|
84,448
|
|||
2011
|
84,448
|
|||
2012
|
84,448
|
|||
Thereafter
|
3,489,689
|
|||
$
|
3,827,481
|
NOTE
6 –
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(a) Common
stock
In
February 2008, the Company issued 323,000 shares of its common stock pursuant
to
an exercise of warrants for proceeds of $187,340.
On
March
28, 2008, the Company issued 25,000 shares of its common stock to a director
in
connection with election as a director. The shares were valued at fair value
on
date of grant at $1.80 per share. Accordingly, the Company recorded stock-based
compensation of $45,000.
On
April
28, 2008, the Company issued 15,000 shares of its common stock to a director
in
connection with his election as a director. The shares were valued at fair
value
on date of grant at $2.00 per share. Accordingly, the Company recorded
stock-based compensation of $30,000.
On
June
12, 2008, the Company issued 758,946 shares of its common stock upon the
conversion of 758,946 shares of Series A preferred stock.
During
the three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company issued 1,150,000 shares of
its
common stock pursuant to an exercise of warrants for proceeds of
$667,000.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 1,319,821 shares
of its common stock upon the exercise of warrants for which it received
$1,157,235.
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CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
(b)
Conversion
of Convertible Notes; Restatement of Certificate of Incorporation
On
November 13, 2007, concurrently with the closing pursuant to the Exchange
Agreement, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with three
accredited investors including Barron Partners LP (the “Investors”). Pursuant to
the agreement, the Company issued and sold to the Investors, for $5,525,000,
the
Company’s 3% convertible subordinated notes in the principal amount of
$5,525,000. At the time of the financing, the Company did not have any
authorized shares of preferred stock. On March 28, 2008, upon the filing of
a
restated certificate of incorporation which created a series of preferred stock
and gave the board of directors broad authority to create one or more series
of
preferred stock as well as a statement of designation that set forth the rights,
preferences, privileges and limitations of the holders of the series A
convertible preferred stock, these notes were automatically converted into
an
aggregate of (i) 14,787,135 shares of series A preferred stock and (ii) warrants
to purchase 11,176,504 shares of common stock at $0.58 per share, 5,588,252
shares of common stock at $0.83 per share, and 2,065,000 shares at $0.92 per
share.
The
restated certificate of incorporation increased the number of authorized shares
of capital stock from 75,000,000 to 210,000,000 shares, of which (i) 150,000,000
shares are designated as common stock, par value of $.001 per share, and (ii)
60,000,000 shares are designated as preferred stock, par value of $.001 per
share.
(c) Series
A
Preferred Stock
The
series A preferred stock has the following rights, preferences and
limitations:
·
|
There
are 60,000,000 authorized shares of series A preferred stock.
|
·
|
No
dividends shall be payable with respect to the series A preferred
stock.
No dividends shall be declared or payable with respect to the common
stock
while the series A preferred stock is outstanding. The Company shall
not
redeem or purchase any shares of Common Stock or any other class
or series
of capital stock which is junior to or on parity with the Series
A
Preferred Stock while the Series A Preferred Stock is
outstanding.
|
·
|
The
holders of the series A preferred stock have no voting rights except
as
required by law. However, so long as any shares of series A preferred
stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without the affirmative
approval of the holders of 75% of the shares of the series A preferred
stock then outstanding, (a) alter or change adversely the powers,
preferences or rights given to the series A preferred stock or alter
or
amend the statement of designations relating to the series A preferred
stock, (b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends
or distribution of assets upon a liquidation senior to or otherwise
pari
passu with the series A preferred stock, or any of preferred stock
possessing greater voting rights or the right to convert at a more
favorable price than the series A preferred stock, (c) amend its
certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach
of any
of the provisions hereof, (d) increase the authorized number of shares
of
series A preferred stock or the number of authorized shares of preferred
stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing.
|
·
|
Upon
any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether
voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the series A preferred stock
have
a liquidated preference of $.374 per
share.
|
·
|
Each
share of series A preferred stock shall be initially convertible
(subject
to the 4.9% limitations described below) into such number of shares
of
common stock based on the conversion ratio of one share of series
A
preferred stock for one share of common stock at the option of the
holders, at any time after the original issue
date.
|
·
|
All
of the outstanding shares of series A preferred stock shall be
automatically converted into common stock upon the close of business
on
the business day immediately preceding the date fixed for consummation
of
any transaction resulting in a change of control of the Company,
as
defined in the statement of
designation.
|
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WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
·
|
The
holders may not convert the series A preferred stock to the extent
that
such conversion would result in the holder and its affiliates beneficially
owning more than 4.9% of the Company’s common stock. This provision may
not be waived or amended.
|
(d) Securities
Purchase Agreement
Pursuant
to the purchase agreement, in addition to the issuance of the convertible
notes:
·
|
The
Company agreed to have appointed such number of independent directors
that
would result in a majority of its directors being independent directors,
that the audit committee would be composed solely of not less than
three
independent directors and the compensation committee would have at
least
three directors, a majority of which shall be independent directors
within
90 days after the closing, which was February 11, 2008. Failure to
meet
this date will result in liquidated damages commencing February 12,
2008,
until the date on which the requirement is satisfied. Thereafter,
if the
Company does not meet these requirements for a period of 60 days
for an
excused reason, as defined in the Purchase Agreement, or 75 days
for a
reason which is not an excused reason, this would result in the imposition
of liquidated damages. The investors have agreed to waive any liquidated
damages related to the initial appointment of independent directors
and
the establishment of the committees which occurred in March
2008.
|
·
|
The
Company agreed to have a qualified chief financial officer who may
be a
part-time chief financial officer until February 13, 2008. If the
Company
cannot hire a qualified chief financial officer promptly upon the
resignation or termination of employment of a former chief financial
officer, the Company may engage an accountant or accounting firm
to
perform the duties of the chief financial officer. In
no event shall the Company either (i) fail to file an annual, quarter
or
other report in a timely manner because of the absence of a qualified
chief financial officer, or (ii) not have a person who can make the
statements and sign the certifications required to be filed in an
annual
or quarterly report under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
|
·
|
Liquidated
damages for failure to comply with the preceding two covenants are
computed in an amount equal to 12% per annum of the purchase price,
up to
a maximum of 12% of the purchase price, which is $663,000, which
is
payable in cash or series A preferred stock, at the election of the
investors. If payment is made is shares of series A preferred stock,
each
share is valued at $.374 per share.
|
·
|
The
Company and the investors entered into a registration rights agreement
pursuant to which the Company agreed to file, by January 12, 2008,
a
registration statement covering the common stock issuable upon conversion
of the series A preferred stock and exercise of the warrants and
to have
the registration statement declared effective by June 11, 2008. The
failure of the Company to have the registration statement declared
effective by June 11, 2008 and other timetables provided in the
registration rights agreement would result in the imposition of liquidated
damages, which are payable through the issuance of additional shares
of
series A preferred stock at the rate of 4,860 shares of series A
preferred
stock for each day, based on the proposed registration of all of
the
underlying shares of common stock, with a maximum of 1,770,000 shares.
The
number of shares issuable per day is subject to adjustment if the
Company
cannot register all of the required shares as a result of the Securities
and Exchange Commission’s interpretation of Rule 415. The registration
rights agreement also provides for additional demand registration
rights
in the event that the investors are not able to register all of the
shares
in the initial registration statement.
|
The
Company filed its registration on February 14, 2008 and it was declared
effective on June 13, 2008. No liquidated damages were incurred and accordingly,
pursuant to FASB Staff Position, or FSP, EITF 00-19-2, Accounting
for Registration Payment Arrangements,
no
liability was recorded.
·
|
The
Investors have a right of first refusal on future
financings.
|
19
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
·
|
Until
the earlier of November 13, 2011 or such time as the Investors shall
have
sold all of the underlying shares of common stock, the Company is
restricted from issuing convertible debt or preferred
stock.
|
·
|
Until
the earlier of November 13, 2010 or such time as the Investors have
sold
90% of the underlying shares of common stock, the Company’s debt cannot
exceed twice the preceding four quarters earnings before interest,
taxes,
depreciation and amortization.
|
·
|
The
Company’s officers and directors agreed, with certain limited exceptions,
not to publicly sell shares of common stock for 27 months or such
earlier
date as all of the convertible securities and warrants have been
converted
or exercised and the underlying shares of common stock have been
sold.
|
·
|
The
Company entered into an escrow agreement pursuant to which the Company
issued into escrow its 3% convertible promissory note due March 31,
2008
in the principal amount of $3,000,000. Upon the filing of the Restated
Certificate this note automatically was converted into 24,787,135
shares
of series A preferred stock. These shares of series A preferred stock
are
in addition to the 14,787,135 shares of series A preferred stock
issued to
the investors upon conversion of the convertible notes held by them.
The
series A preferred stock is to be held in escrow subject to the
following.
|
o
|
Prior
to September 17, 2008, 14,787,135 shares were held pursuant to the
following provisions. If, for the year ended December 31, 2008, the
Company’s pre-tax earnings per share are less than the target numbers, all
or a portion of such shares are to be delivered to the Investors.
The
agreement also had a target for 2007, which was met, and no shares
were
delivered with respect to 2007. If the pre-tax earnings are less
than 50%
of the target, all of the shares are to be delivered to the Investors.
If
the shortfall is less than 50%, the number of shares to be delivered
to
the Investors is determined on a formula basis. On September 12,
2008, the
Investors agreed to eliminate the provisions of the securities purchase
agreement that provided for the delivery of shares held in escrow
and a
reduction in the warrant exercise price if certain levels of pre-tax
income were not reached. Pursuant to this agreement, 14,787,135 shares
of
Series A preferred stock of the 24,787,135 shares held in an escrow
account were returned to the Company, with the remaining 10,000,000
reserved to cover potential tax liabilities for 2007 and
2008.
|
o
|
The
target number for
2008 is $0.13131 per share. The per share numbers are based on all
shares
that are outstanding or are issuable upon exercise or conversion
of all
warrants or options, regardless of whether such shares would be used
in
computing diluted earnings per share under
GAAP.
|
o
|
If
the Company does not file its Form 10-K for 2008 within 30 days after
the
filing is required, after giving effect to any extension permitted
by Rule
12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, any shares remaining
in
escrow shall be delivered to the
Investors.
|
o
|
The
remaining 10,000,000 shares of series A preferred stock are to be
delivered to the Investors in the event that, based on the Company’s
audited financial statements for 2007 and 2008 the Company or certain
affiliated companies owes any taxes to the PRC government or any
authority
or taxing agency of the PRC for any period ended on or prior to September
30, 2007. For each $1.00 of such tax liability, four shares of series
A
preferred stock are to be delivered to the Investors. At December
31,
2007, the Company did not have any tax liabilities for the period
ended on
or prior to September 30, 2007.
|
·
|
In
connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, $30,000 was deducted
from the gross proceeds and was paid to an investor as reimbursement
for
due diligence expenses, which was deferred as a debt discount and
was
amortized over the life of the convertible notes. Other fees incurred
in
connection with the debt issuance include $25,000 of legal fees,
which
were treated as a deferred debt issue costs and are being amortized
to
debt issue cost expense over the life of the notes. The unamortized
portion of this debt discount on March 28, 2008, the date on which
the
convertible notes were automatically converted, was recognized at
that
time.
|
20
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
·
|
With
certain exceptions, until the Investors have sold all of the underlying
shares of Common Stock, if the Company sells common stock or issues
convertible securities with a conversion or exercise price which
is less
than the conversion price of the preferred stock, the conversion
price of
the series A preferred stock and the exercise price of the warrants
is
reduced to the lower price.
|
(e)
Warrants
The
warrants issued upon conversion of the notes have a term of five years from
the
date of the notes, and expire on November 13, 2012. The warrants provide a
cashless exercise feature; however, the holders of the warrants may not make
a
cashless exercise prior to November 13, 2008 in the case of the $0.58 warrants,
and prior to May 13, 2009 in the case of the $0.83 warrants and $0.92 warrants,
and after these respective periods only if the underlying shares are not covered
by an effective registration statement.
Warrant
activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are summarized as
follows:
Number of
|
Weighted average
|
||||||
shares
|
exercise price
|
||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
400,000
|
$
|
0.50
|
||||
Granted
|
18,829,756
|
0.65
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(2,792,821
|
)
|
0.72
|
||||
Cancelled
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Outstanding
at Septemuer30, 2008
|
16,436,935
|
$
|
0.68
|
The
following table summarizes the shares of the Company's common stock issuable
upon exercise of warrants outstanding at September 30, 2008:
Warrants Outstanding
|
Warrants Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||
Range of
Exercise
Price
|
Number
Outstanding at
September 30,
2008
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Number
Exercisable at
September 30,
2008
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||
$ 0.50
|
400,000
|
4.12
|
$
|
0.50
|
400,000
|
$
|
0.50
|
|||||||||
0.58
|
9,535,858
|
4.12
|
0.58
|
9,535,858
|
0.58
|
|||||||||||
0.83
|
5,588,252
|
4.12
|
0.83
|
5,588,252
|
0.83
|
|||||||||||
0.92
|
912,825
|
4.12
|
0.92
|
912,825
|
0.92
|
|||||||||||
16,436,935
|
$
|
0.68
|
16,436,935
|
$
|
0.68
|
(f)
Beneficial
Conversion Feature; Deemed Dividend
The
Company evaluated the application of EITF 98-5, “Accounting
for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently
Adjustable Conversion Ratios,”
and EITF
00-27, “Application
of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments”
and
concluded that the convertible notes have a beneficial conversion option
Pursuant to EITF 00-27, Issue 15, the Company computed the intrinsic value
of
the conversion option at $2,610,938 based on a comparison of (a) the proceeds
of
the convertible debt allocated to the common stock portion of the conversion
option by first allocating the proceeds received from the convertible debt
offering to the debt and the detachable warrants on a relative fair value basis,
and (b) the fair value at the commitment date of the common stock to be received
by the Company upon conversion. The excess of (b) over (a) is the intrinsic
value of the embedded conversion option of $2,610,938 that has been recognized
by the Company as discount to the notes were amortized using the straight-line
method over the shorter (1) the term of Notes, (2) the conversion of the notes
to common stock, or (3) upon filing by the Company of certificate of designation
and immediate conversion of the notes to the series A preferred stock and
warrants.
21
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
The
Company filed the Restated Certificate on March 28, 2008 and accordingly, the
Company recognized the value of the warrants and any remaining debt discount
upon conversion of the debt.
The
conversion features for the convertible notes have been evaluated under
FAS
150,
FAS
133, and EITF 00-19 and are deemed not to be an embedded derivative and any
value attributable to these features would be classified as
equity.
As
discussed above, upon filing of the Company’s restated certificate of
incorporation on March 28, 2008, the Company issued warrants to purchase
18,829,756 shares of the common stock. At November 13, 2007, the fair value
of
the warrants used to calculate the intrinsic value of the conversion option
was
estimated at $2,884,062 and was computed using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model based on the assumed issuance of the warrants on the date the notes were
issued. Variables used in the option-pricing model include (1) risk-free
interest rate at the date of grant (3.84%), (2) expected warrant life of
5 years, (3) expected volatility of 150%, and (4) 0% expected
dividend.
As
the
series A preferred stock does not require redemption by the Company or have
a
finite life, upon issuance of the warrants, a one-time preferred stock deemed
dividend of $2,884,062 was recognized immediately as a non-cash charge at March
28, 2008. The non-cash, deemed dividend did not have an effect on net earnings
or cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The estimated fair
market value of the warrants of $2,884,062 has been recorded as additional
paid-in capital and a reduction to retained earnings.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, amortization of debt issue costs
was
$21,429 and included any remaining balance of debt issue costs that was expensed
upon conversion of the convertible debt to the series A preferred stock. At
December 31, 2007, deferred debt costs of $21,429 were included in prepaid
expenses and other on the consolidated balance sheets. The amortization of
debt
discounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $2,263,661, which
has
been included in interest expense on the accompanying statement of operations
and included any remaining balance of the debt discount that was expense upon
conversion of the convertible debt to the series A preferred stock, which
occurred on March 28, 2008.
In
November 2007, the Company evaluated whether or not the convertible notes
contain embedded conversion options, which meet the definition of derivatives
under SFAS 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”
and related interpretations. The Company concluded that since the convertible
notes had a fixed conversion rate of $0.374, the convertible notes were not
derivative instruments. The Company analyzed this provision under EITF 05-04
and, although the debt is unconventional, the reset provision is deemed within
the Company’s control and therefore it qualified as equity under EITF
00-19
The
convertible notes payable is as follows at September 30, 2008 and December
31,
2007:
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Convertible
notes payable
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,525,000
|
|||
Less:
unamortized discount on notes payable
|
-
|
(2,263,661
|
)
|
||||
Convertible
notes payable, net
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,261,339
|
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CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
7 –
LOANS
PAYABLE
At
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, loans payable consisted of the
following:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Loan
payable to Transportation Bank of China, due on January 29, 2009
with
annual interest of 7.45% secured by assets of the Company.
|
$
|
291,754
|
$
|
273,444
|
|||
Loan
payable to Transportation Bank of China, due on June 10, 2008 with
annual
interest of 7.23% secured by assets of the Company.
|
-
|
410,167
|
|||||
Loan
payable to Transportation Bank of China, due on December 10, 2008
with
annual interest of 7.78% secured by assets of the Company.
|
437,630
|
-
|
|||||
Loan
payable to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, due on February
4,
2009 with annual interest of 7.56% secured by assets of the
Company.
|
291,754
|
136,722
|
|||||
Total
Current Loans Payable
|
$
|
1,021,138
|
$
|
820,333
|
NOTE
8 –
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Due
from related parties
From
time
to time, the Company advanced funds to companies partially owned by the Company
for working capital purposes. These advances are non-interest bearing, unsecured
and payable on demand. Through monthly payments, the affiliated companies intend
to repay these advances.
At
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, due from related parties was due
from
the following:
Name
|
Relationship
|
September 30,
2008
|
December 31, 2007
|
|||||||
Wuxi
Huayang Yingran Machinery Co. Ltd.
|
5%
cost method investee which was sold in March 2008
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
139,524
|
|||||
|
$ | - |
$
|
139,524
|
Due
to related parties
The
chief
executive officer of the Company and his spouse, from time to time, provided
advances to the Company for operating expenses. At September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, the Company did not have any payable to the chief executive
officer and his spouse. These advances were short-term in nature and
non-interest bearing.
Wuxi
Huayang Boiler, a company related through common ownership, from time to time,
provided advances to the Company for working capital purposes. At September
30,
2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had a payable to Boiler of $0 and
$98,541, respectively. These advances were short-term in nature and non-interest
bearing.
23
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
Deposits
on long-term assets –related party and other
In
July
2007, the Company agreed to acquire long-term assets from Boiler for an
aggregate price of 89,282,500 RMB or approximately $12,207,000. This original
purchase price was reduced by 9,196,341RMB or approximately $1,257,000 which
represents 33% of the appreciation in the long-term assets attributable to
Boiler prior to the Company’s sales of its interest in Boiler.The long-term
assets consist of i) an approximately 100,000 square foot factory which was
substantially completed in 2005, ii) land use rights, iii) employee housing
facilities and iv) other leasehold improvements. As of September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, payments totaling 80,086,159 RMB and 79,458,230 RMB or
approxmately $11,682,000 and $10,864,000, respectively, had been made to Boiler,
adjusted by the foreign exchange rate. In 2008, in connection with the
acquisition of land use rights from a related party, the Company was granted
the
transferred land use rights from the government and accordingly, the Company
reclassified approximately $3,300,000 from deposits on long-term assets to
land
use rights (See Note 5) and the remaining amount of $2,300,000, which represents
the excess of amount paid for land use rights over the original cost of the
land
use rights, has been reflected as a distribution to related parties. As of
September 30, 2008, the Company has not received title to the facilities and
the
property has not been placed in service. The Company has initiated the transfer
of the title to the facilities and the transfer is expected to be completed
in
the fourth quarter of 2008 at which time the deposit on long-term assets will
be
reclassified to property and equipment. In connection with the remaining deposit
on long-term assets, the Company reclassified approximately $404,000 from a
deposit on long-term assets to a distribution to related parties, which
represents the excess of amount paid for the facilities including the factory
and other buildings, over the original cost of the facilities.
At
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, deposits on long-term assets are
as
follows:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Factory
building and related leasehold improvements – related
party
|
$
|
5,603,128
|
$
|
10,863,706
|
|||
$
|
5,603,128
|
$
|
10,863,706
|
NOTE
9 –
INCOME
TAXES
The
Company accounts for income taxes under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, ‘‘Accounting for Income Taxes’’ (‘‘SFAS 109’’). SFAS 109
requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the
expected impact of differences between the financial statements and the tax
basis of assets and liabilities, and for the expected future tax benefit to
be
derived from tax losses and tax credit carryforwards. SFAS 109 additionally
requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood
of
realization of deferred tax assets. Realization of deferred tax assets,
including those related to the U.S. net operating loss carryforwards, are
dependent upon future earnings, if any, of which the timing and amount are
uncertain. Accordingly, the net deferred tax asset related to the U.S. net
operating loss carryforward has been fully offset by a valuation allowance.
The
Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China and
the United States.
In
2008
and 2007, under the Income Tax Laws of PRC, Chinese companies are generally
subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 25% and 33%, respectively,
on
income
reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax
adjustments. The Company’s VIE, Dyeing is subject to these statutory rates. In
2007, pursuant to local taxing regulations, the Company’s VIE, Electric, paid
tax under a simplified method of recording under the following formula: (Net
revenues x 5% x 33%). China Wind Systems, Inc. was incorporated in the United
States and has incurred net operating losses of approximately $100,000 for
income tax purposes for the year ended December 31, 2007 subject to the Internal
Revenue Code Section 382, which places a limitation on the amount of taxable
income that can be offset by net operating losses after a change in ownership.
The net operating loss carries forward for United States income
taxes,
which may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income. These carry
forwards will expire, if not utilized, through 2027. Management believes that
the realization of the benefits from these losses appears uncertain due to
the
Company’s limited operating history and continuing losses for United States
income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% valuation
allowance on the deferred tax asset benefit to reduce the asset to zero.
Management will review this valuation allowance periodically and make
adjustments as warranted.
24
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
The
table
below summarizes the differences between the U.S. statutory federal rate and
the
Company’s effective tax rate and as follows for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
U.S
statutory rates
|
34.0
|
%
|
34.0
|
%
|
|||
US
effective rate in excess of China tax rate
|
(16.1
|
)%
|
(0.4
|
)%
|
|||
China
income tax exemptions
|
0.0
|
%
|
(21.3
|
)%
|
|||
Non-deductible
interest
|
20.9
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
|||
US
valuation allowance
|
6.2
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
|||
Total
provision for income taxes
|
45.0
|
%
|
12.3
|
%
|
Income
tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $1,651,331
and $1,315,094, respectively.
NOTE
10 -
SEGMENT
INFORMATION
The
following information is presented in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosure
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. For the three and
nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company operated in two reportable
business segments - (1) the manufacture of dyeing and finishing equipment and
(2) the manufacture of forged rolled rings and other components for the wind
power and other industries and electric power auxiliary apparatuses (including
coking equipment). The Company's reportable segments are strategic business
units that offer different products. They are managed separately based on the
fundamental differences in their operations.
Information
with respect to these reportable business segments for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||
Dyeing
and finishing equipment
|
$
|
5,958,627
|
$
|
6,287,788
|
$
|
17,125,918
|
$
|
14,487,221
|
|||||
Forged
rolled rings and electric power equipment
|
5,811,535
|
1,622,505
|
14,274,268
|
2,102,254
|
|||||||||
11,770,162
|
8,000,293
|
31,400,186
|
16,589,475
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization:
|
|||||||||||||
Dyeing
and finishing equipment
|
94,967
|
87,198
|
293,662
|
273,011
|
|||||||||
Forged
rolled rings and electric power equipment
|
64,487
|
64,232
|
188,714
|
177,870
|
|||||||||
159,454
|
151,430
|
482,376
|
450,881
|
||||||||||
Interest
expense:
|
|||||||||||||
Dyeing
and finishing equipment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Forged
rolled rings and electric power equipment
|
20,427
|
9,946
|
55,932
|
31,360
|
|||||||||
Other
(a)
|
-
|
-
|
2,242,942
|
-
|
|||||||||
20,427
|
9,946
|
2,298,874
|
31,360
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss):
|
|||||||||||||
Dyeing
and finishing equipment
|
988,906
|
7,007,814
|
2,780,281
|
8,337,148
|
|||||||||
Forged
rolled rings and electric power equipment
|
1,039,993
|
1,113,478
|
2,169,855
|
1,072,160
|
|||||||||
Other
(a)
|
(168,037
|
)
|
-
|
(2,927,950
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||
1,860,862
|
8,121,292
|
2,022,186
|
9,409,308
|
||||||||||
Identifiable
assets at September 30, 2008 and
December
31, 2007:
|
|||||||||||||
Dyeing
and finishing equipment
|
$
|
17,660,956
|
$
|
17,914,593
|
|||||||||
Forged
rolled rings and electric power equipment
|
17,222,834
|
7,455,095
|
|||||||||||
Other
(a)
|
101,782
|
3,126,745
|
|||||||||||
$
|
34,985,572
|
$
|
28,496,433
|
(a)
|
The
Company does not allocate any general and administrative expenses
of its
US activities to its reportable segments, because these activities
are
managed at a corporate level. Additionally, other identifiable assets
represents assets located in the United States and are not allocated
to
reportable segments
|
25
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
NOTE
11 –
STATUTORY
RESERVES
The
Company is required to make appropriations to reserve funds, comprising the
statutory surplus reserve, statutory public welfare fund and discretionary
surplus reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles of the People’s Republic of China (the
“PRC GAAP”). Appropriation to the statutory surplus reserve should be at least
10% of the after tax net income determined in accordance with the PRC GAAP
until
the reserve is equal to 50% of the entities’ registered capital or members’
equity. Appropriations to the statutory public welfare fund are at a minimum
of
5% of the after tax net income determined in accordance with PRC GAAP.
Commencing on January 1, 2006, the new PRC regulations waived the requirement
for appropriating retained earnings to a welfare fund. As of December 31, 2006,
the Company appropriated the required maximum 50% of its registered capital
to
statutory reserves for Dyeing. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
statutory reserve activity is as follows:
Dyeing
|
Rolled
Rings
|
Total
|
||||||||
Balance
– December 31, 2007
|
72,407
|
$
|
233,065
|
$
|
305,472
|
|||||
Additional
to statutory reserves
|
-
|
221,156
|
221,156
|
|||||||
Balance
- September 30, 2008
|
$
|
72,407
|
$
|
454,221
|
$
|
526,628
|
NOTE
12 –
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
From
October 1, 2008 to November 10, 2008, the Company issued 303,434 shares of
its
common stock pursuant to an exercise of warrants for proceeds of
$175,992.
On
October 17, 2008, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Eos
Holdings LLC for the sale of a 17.4% subordinated note, due six months from
the
date of issuance (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $575,000, for a
purchase price of $575,000. Under the terms of the purchase agreement and the
Note, the Company may prepay the Note, in whole or in part, at any time prior
to
the maturity date of the Note upon five days’ oral or written notice to Eos
Holdings. On November 14, 2008, the Company repaid the principal balance of
this
note in full.
As
a
condition to the sale of the Note, the purchase agreement requires that Eos
Holdings exercise certain common stock purchase warrants having a total exercise
price of not less than $175,000, at a per share exercise price of $.58. On
October 17, 2008, Eos Holdings purchased the Note and exercised the
warrants.
Payment
of the Company’s obligations of the Note were initially secured by a pledge of
and conversion right with respect to 959,000 shares (the “Pledged Shares”) of
the Company’s common stock owned by Jianhua Wu, the Company’s chief executive
officer and principal beneficial owner of common stock. The pledge and
conversion right enables Eos Holdings to convert any or all of the principal
amount of the Note into Pledged Shares at any time or from time to time until
the Note is paid in full or until Eos Holdings exercises the conversion
right in full, at an initial conversion price of $.60 per share (the “Conversion
Price”). The number of Pledged Shares to be delivered shall be determined by
dividing the principal amount of the Note being converted by the Conversion
Price, with any fractional shares to be rounded to the nearest whole share.
The
Pledged Shares shall be held in escrow.
On
October 23, 2008, pursuant to a restated pledge and conversion right agreement,
the number of Pledged Shares was increased to 1,437,500 shares of common stock
and the Conversion Price was reduced to $0.40 per share.
26
CHINA
WIND SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2008
In
connection with the issuance of the Note, on October 17, 2008, the Company
entered into a consulting agreement with Eos Asia Investments Ltd., an affiliate
of Eos Holdings, for the provision of consulting services. Pursuant to the
consulting agreement, the Company shall pay consulting fees at a rate of
$31,662.50 per month until the Company repays the Note in full or until Eos
Holdings LLC exercises its right to receive the Pledged Shares. Assuming the
Note is paid on the maturity date of April 20, 2009, the total payments made
by
the Company as interest on the Note and as consulting fees under the consulting
agreement would total $240,000.
During
the period from October 23, 2008 through the November 7, 2008, the Company
sold
to investors an aggregate of 3,400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at
a purchase price of $0.40 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of
$1,360,000.
The sale of these securities was exempt from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Each of the investors is either (a) an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act, or (b) not a “U.S. person” as that term is
defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Act, and that such investor
was
acquiring our common stock, for investment purposes for their own respective
accounts and not as nominees or agents, and not with a view to the resale or
distribution thereof, and that each Investor understood that the shares of
our
common stock may not be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration
under
the Securities Act or an applicable exemption.
Certain
of the investors had previously signed subscription agreements for the purchase
of shares at a price of $0.60 per share. These investors signed a restated
subscription agreement that reflected the $0.40 per share purchase
price.
27
ITEM
2.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The
following analysis of the results of operations and financial condition should
be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and notes thereto contained in this quarterly
report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
Prior
to
November 13, 2007, we were a public reporting blind pool company with no assets.
On November 13, 2007, we executed and completed the transactions contemplated
by
the share exchange agreement with Fulland and its stockholders and Synergy,
which was then principal stockholder. Pursuant to this agreement, simultaneously
with the financing as discussed below, (i) the Company issued 36,577,704 shares
of common stock to the former stockholders of Fulland, (ii) purchased 8,006,490
shares of common stock from Synergy for $625,000 and cancelled such shares,
(iii) issued Synergy 291,529 shares of common stock for professional services,
and (iv) paid cash fees of $415,000 in connection with the exchange agreement.
Aggregate payments of $1,040,000 were made from the proceeds of the financing,
including the $625,000 paid to Synergy as described above.
Fulland
conducts its business operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Green
Power, in PRC as a wholly-owned foreign limited liability company. Green Power,
through the Huayang Companies, is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale
of
a variety of high and low temperature dyeing and finishing machinery, the
manufacture of high precision forged rolled rings for the wind power industry
and other industries and the design, manufacture and sale of electric power
auxiliary apparatuses (including coking equipment), sewage-treatment equipment
and related parts or fittings. Green Power operates and controls the Huayang
Companies through contractual arrangements. Fulland used the contractual
arrangements to acquire control of the Huayang Companies, instead of acquiring
the business of Huayang Companies in order not to violate the laws of the PRC
that significantly restrict a PRC company from selling its assets to a foreign
entity other than for cash and otherwise impose restriction on foreign
investment in PRC companies.
Additionally,
on August 27, 2008, the Company incorporated Wuxi Fulland Wind Energy Equipment
Co. , Ltd. (“Fulland Wind Energy”). Fulland owns 100% of Fulland Wind Energy,
which is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”) organized under the laws of
the PRC.
The
acquisition of Fulland was accounted for as a reverse merger because on a
post-merger basis, the former shareholders of Fulland held a majority of our
outstanding common stock on a voting and fully-diluted basis. As a result of
the
share exchange, Fulland was deemed to be the acquirer for accounting purposes.
Accordingly, the financial statement data presented are those of Fulland
(including the Huayang Companies) for all periods prior to our acquisition
of
Fulland on November 13, 2007, and the financial statements of the consolidated
companies from the acquisition date forward. Since Fulland did not have any
separate operations prior to November 13, 2007, the financial statements of
Fulland reflect the operations of the Huayang Companies.
Our
revenues are derived from two unrelated businesses – (1) the manufacture of
dyeing and finishing equipment and (2) the manufacture of forged rolled rings
and other components for the wind power and other industries and electric power
auxiliary apparatuses (including coking equipment). We market products from
these two segments with independent marketing groups to different customer
bases.
Dyeing
and finishing equipment segment
The
dyeing and finishing equipment business has been the principal source of our
revenue and operating income, accounting for 54.5% of revenue for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 81.1% of revenues for the year ended
December 31, 2007. Substantially all of our sales of these products are made
to
companies in the PRC. As a result, we are dependent upon the continued growth
of
the textile industry in the PRC. To the extent that growth in this industry
stagnates in the PRC, whether as a result of export restrictions from countries
such as the United States, who are major importers of Chinese-made textiles,
or
shifts in international manufacturing to countries which may have a lower cost
than the PRC or overexpansion of the Chinese textile industry, we will have
more
difficulty in selling these products in the PRC, and we may have difficulty
exporting our equipment. Further, as the textile industry seeks to lower costs
by purchasing equipment that uses the most technological developments to improve
productivity, reduce costs and have less adverse environmental impact, if we
are
not able to offer products utilizing the most current technology, our ability
to
market our products will suffer. Although we seek to work with our customers
in
designing equipment to meet their anticipated needs, we cannot assure you that
we will be able to develop products and enhancements that are required or
desired by the industry.
28
Forged
rolled rings and electric power equipment segment
In
our
forged rolled rings and electrical power equipment segment, we manufacture
high
precision forged rolled rings for the wind power industry and other industries.
Additionally, we also manufacture specialty equipment used in the production
of
coal generated electricity. Revenue from our forged rolled rings and electrical
power equipment segment accounted for 49.4% of revenue for the three months
ended September 30, 2008, 45.5% of revenues for the nine months ended September
30, 2008, and 18.9% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007 and is
summaries as follows:
For the Three
Months Ended
September 30,
2008
|
For the Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2008
|
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2007
|
||||||||
Forged
rolled rings - wind power industry
|
$
|
2,494,123
|
$
|
5,124,872
|
$
|
458,988
|
||||
Forged
rolled rings – other industries
|
2,764,328
|
7,419,590
|
1,443,930
|
|||||||
Electrical
equipment
|
553,084
|
1,729,806
|
2,722,433
|
|||||||
Total
forged rolled rings and electric equipment segment
revenues
|
$
|
5,811,535
|
$
|
14,274,268
|
$
|
4,625,351
|
During
2007, we began to generate revenue from the forging of rolled rings for the
wind
power and other industries. These activities accounted for 44.7% of net revenues
for the three months ended September 30, 2008, 40.0% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 7.8% for the year ended December 31, 2007. We expect
that
rolled rings will become a more significant percentage of total revenues in
the
future, and, in this connection we are expanding our manufacturing facilities
to
enable us to manufacture forged rolled rings with a larger diameter in order
to
meet the perceived needs of the wind power industry.
We
acquired from an affiliated company for a net price of approximately
$10,950,000, an approximately 100,000 square foot factory which was
substantially completed in 2005 together with the related land use rights,
employee housing facilities and other leasehold improvements. As of September
30, 2008, the purchase price was fully paid. Furthermore, through September
30,
2008, we have incurred additional costs of approximately $2.2 million for
leasehold improvements to upgrade this facility for the eventual manufacture
of
larger roll rings and other components with a focus on the wind power industry.
Although we have received the land use rights, as of the date of this report,
we
have not received title to the factory facilities and the property has not
been
placed in service. We intend to use this new facility to manufacture forged
rolled rings and other components for use in the wind power and other
industries. To date, most of our rolled ring sales have been for non-wind
applications. As we expand our facilities to accommodate the manufacture
of rolled rings with larger diameters, we plan to develop products for which
the
wind industry is a more important target market. Wind power accounts for an
insignificant percentage of the power generated in the PRC, and our ability
to
market to this segment is dependent upon both the growth of the acceptance
of
wind power as an energy source in the PRC and the acceptance of our products.
In
addition to manufacturing forged roll rings, we market electrical power
equipment to operators of coal-fired electricity generation plants. Our ability
to market these products is dependent upon the continued growth of
coal-generated power plants and our ability to offer products that enable the
operators of the power plants to produce electricity through a cleaner process
than would otherwise be available at a reasonable cost. To the extent that
government regulations are adopted that require the power plants to reduce
or
eliminate polluting discharges from power plants, our equipment would need
to be
redesigned to meet such requirements.
Our
products are sold for use by manufacturers of industrial equipment. Because
of
the recent decline in oil prices and the general international economic trends,
the demand for products used in manufacturing in general, in the dyeing and
finishing as well as wind power industries may be uncertain. Although we believe
that over the long term, the wind power segment will expand, in the short term
these factors may affect the requirements by our customers and potential
customers for our products. To the extent that the demand for our forged rolled
rings declines, our revenue and net income will be affected.
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A
major
element of our cost of sales is raw materials, principally steel and other
metals. These metals are subject to fluctuation prices, and recently these
fluctuations have been significant. In
times
of increasing prices, we need to try to fix the price at which we purchases
raw
materials in order to avoid increases in costs which we cannot recoup through
increases in sales prices. Similarly, in times of decreasing prices, we may
have
purchased metals at prices which are high in terms of the price at which we
can
sell our products, which also can impair our margins. During both the three
and
nine month periods ended September 30, 2008, are gross margins decreased from
the prior year largely as a result of increases in the price of steel and other
metals that we were not able to pass on to our customers.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date
of the financial statements as well as the reported net sales and expenses
during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates
and
assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various
other
factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results
of
which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets
and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results
may
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Significant estimates in 2008 and 2007 include the allowance for doubtful
accounts, the allowance for obsolete inventory, the useful life of property
and
equipment and intangible assets, and accruals for taxes due.
Variable
Interest Entities
Pursuant
to Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (Revised),
“Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an Interpretation of ARB No.
51”
(“FIN 46R”) we
are
required to include in our consolidated financial statements the financial
statements of variable interest entities. FIN 46R requires a variable interest
entity to be consolidated by a company if that company is subject to a majority
of the risk of loss for the variable interest entity or is entitled to receive
a
majority of the variable interest entity’s residual returns. Variable interest
entities are those entities in which we, through contractual arrangements,
bear
the risk of, and enjoy the rewards normally associated with ownership of the
entity, and therefore we are the primary beneficiary of the entity.
The
Huayang Companies are considered variable interest entities (“VIE”), and we are
the primary beneficiary. On November 13, 2007, we entered into agreements with
the
Huayang Companies pursuant to which we shall receive 100% of the
Huayang Companies net income. In accordance with these agreements, the
Huayang Companies shall pay consulting fees equal to 100% of its net income
to
our wholly-owned foreign subsidiary, Green Power, and Green Power shall supply
the technology and administrative services needed to service the
Huayang Companies.
The
accounts of the Huayang Companies are consolidated in the accompanying financial
statements pursuant to FIN 46R. As a VIE, the Huayang Companies sales are
included in our total sales, its income from operations is consolidated with
our, and our net income includes all of the Huayang Companies net income. We
do
not have any non-controlling interest and accordingly, did not subtract any
net
income in calculating the net income attributable to us. Because of the
contractual arrangements, we have pecuniary interest in the Huayang Companies
that require consolidation of our financial statements and the Huayang Companies
financial statements.
Inventories
Inventories,
consisting of raw materials and finished goods related our products are stated
at the lower of cost or market utilizing the weighted average method. An
allowance is established when management determines that certain inventories
may
not be saleable. If inventory costs exceed expected market value due to
obsolescence or quantities in excess of expected demand, we will record reserves
for the difference between the cost and the market value. These reserves are
recorded based on estimates.
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Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation
is
computed using straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets. The estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:
|
Useful
Life
|
||||||
Building
and building improvements
|
20
Years
|
||||||
Manufacturing
equipment
|
5
– 10 Years
|
||||||
Office
equipment and furniture
|
5
Years
|
||||||
Vehicle
|
5
Years
|
The
cost
of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and
improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost
and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting
gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition.
Long-lived
assets are reviewed periodically or more often if circumstances dictate, to
determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. We consider assets
to be impaired if the carrying value exceeds the future projected cash flows
from related operations. We also re-evaluate the amortization periods to
determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates
of useful lives.
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144,
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” we examine the
possibility of decreases in the value of fixed assets when events or changes
in
circumstances reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable.
We recognize an impairment loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future
cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of
impairment is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair
value and its book value.
Land
use rights
There
is
no private ownership of land in the PRC. All land in the PRC is owned by the
government and cannot be sold to any individual or company. The government
grants a land use right that permits the holder of the land use right to use
the
land for a specified period. Our land use rights were granted for a term of
50
years. Any transfer of the land use right requires government approval. We
have
recorded as land use rights the costs paid to acquire a land use rights. The
land use rights are amortized on the straight-line method over the land use
right terms which range from 45 to 50 years.
Revenue
recognition
We
recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery
has occurred or services have been rendered, the purchase price is fixed or
determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. We account for the
product sales as a multiple element arrangement. Revenue from multiple element
arrangements is allocated among the separate accounting units based on the
residual method. Under the residual method, the revenue is allocated to
undelivered elements based on fair value of such undelivered elements and the
residual amounts of revenue allocated to delivered elements. We recognize
revenue from the sale of dyeing and electric equipment upon shipment and
transfer of title. The other elements may include installation and generally
a
one-year warranty. Equipment installation revenue is valued based on estimated
service person hours to complete installation and is recognized when the labor
has been completed and the equipment has been accepted by the customer, which
is
generally within a close to the date of delivery of the equipment. Warranty
revenue is valued based on estimated service person hours to complete a service
and generally is recognized over the contract period. For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2008, amounts allocated to warranty revenues were
not
material. Based on historical experience, warranty service calls and any related
labor costs have been minimal.
All
other
product sales, including the forging of parts, with customer specific acceptance
provisions, are recognized upon customer acceptance and the delivery of the
parts or service. Revenues related to spare part sales are recognized upon
shipment or delivery based on the trade terms.
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Research
and development
Research
and development costs are expensed as incurred, and are included in general
and
administrative expenses. These costs primarily consist of cost of material
used
and salaries paid for the development of our products and fees paid to third
parties. Our total research and development expense through September 30, 2008
has not been significant.
Income
taxes
We
are
governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC. Income taxes are accounted for under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes,” which is an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition
of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences
of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns.
The charge for taxes is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items,
which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that
have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet
date.
Deferred
tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of
temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount
of
assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax
basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred
tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and
deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probably that
taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences
can be utilized.
Deferred
tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period
when
the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged
or
credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited
or
charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with
in
equity.
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are offset when they related to income taxes levied
by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current
tax
assets and liabilities on a net basis.
We
adopted FASB Interpretation 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”
(“FIN 48”), as of January 1, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a benefit
only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in
a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount
recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely
of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely
than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The adoption had no affect on our
financial statements.
Recent
accounting pronouncements
In
June
2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force of the FASB issued EITF Issue No. 07-3,
Accounting
for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services to be Used in Future
Research and Development Activities,
(“EITF
07-3”) which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007.
EITF 07-3 requires that nonrefundable advance payments for future research
and
development activities be deferred and capitalized. Such amounts will be
recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or the related services
are
performed. The adoption of EITF 07-3 did not have a material impact on our
results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS
141(R)”), which replaces SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141(R) establishes principles
and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial
statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any
non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. The
Statement also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable users
to
evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS
141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
adoption of SFAS 141(R) may have an impact on accounting for future business
combinations once adopted.
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In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS
160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership
interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount
of
consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling
interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained
non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. The
Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient
disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of
the
parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We have not determined
the
effect that the application of SFAS 160 will have on our financial
statements.
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, “Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”.
The new
standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments
and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors
to
better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued
for
fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with
early application encouraged. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting
SFAS 161 on our consolidated financial statements.
In
May
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff
Position (“FSP”) APB 14-1, Accounting
for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion
(Including Partial Cash Settlement).
FSP APB
14-1 clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash
upon either mandatory or optional conversion (including partial cash settlement)
are not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting
for Convertible Debt and Debt issued with Stock Purchase
Warrants.
Additionally, FSP APB 14-1 specifies that issuers of such instruments should
separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that
will
reflect the entity’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is
recognized in subsequent periods. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt FSP APB 14-1
beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and this standard must be applied
on a retrospective basis. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption
of
FSP APB 14-1 will have on its consolidated financial position and results of
operations.
In
May
2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No.
162, The
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
This
standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent
framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in
preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States for non-governmental
entities. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following approval by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board’s amendments to AU Section 411, The
Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
The
Company does not expect SFAS No. 162 to have a material impact on the
preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
On
June
16, 2008, the FASB issued final Staff Position (FSP) No. EITF 03-6-1,
“Determining
Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are
Participating Securities,”
to
address the question of whether instruments granted in share-based payment
transactions are participating securities prior to vesting. The FSP determines
that unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to dividend
payments should be included in earnings per share calculations. The guidance
will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
Company is currently evaluating the requirements of (FSP) No. EITF 03-6-1 as
well as the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial
statements.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods
indicated as a percentage of net revenues:
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
($)
|
(%)
|
($)
|
(%)
|
($)
|
(%)
|
($)
|
(%)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net
Revenues
|
11,770,162
|
100.0
|
8,000,293
|
100.0
|
31,400,186
|
100.0
|
16,589,475
|
100.0
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cost
of Revenues
|
8,816,389
|
74.9
|
5,633,977
|
70.4
|
23,508,720
|
74.8
|
11,831,546
|
71.3
|
|||||||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
2,953,773
|
25.1
|
2,366,316
|
29.6
|
7,891,466
|
25.2
|
4,757,929
|
28.7
|
|||||||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
483,790
|
4.1
|
291,771
|
3.7
|
1,909,366
|
6.1
|
773,981
|
4.7
|
|||||||||||||||||
Income
from Operations
|
2,469,983
|
21.0
|
2,074,545
|
25.9
|
5,982,100
|
19.1
|
3,983,948
|
24.0
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
Income (Expenses)
|
(18,352
|
)
|
(0.2
|
)
|
6,761,587
|
84.5
|
(2,308,584
|
)
|
(7.4
|
)
|
6,740,454
|
40.6
|
|||||||||||||
Income
Before Provision for Income Taxes
|
2,451,631
|
20.8
|
8,836,132
|
110.4
|
3,673,516
|
11.7
|
10,724,402
|
64.6
|
|||||||||||||||||
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
590,769
|
5.0
|
714,840
|
8.9
|
1,651,331
|
5.3
|
1,315,094
|
7.9
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
1,860,862
|
15.8
|
8,121,292
|
101.5
|
2,022,185
|
6.4
|
9,409,308
|
56.7
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
|
67,269
|
0.6
|
299,690
|
3.7
|
1,679,553
|
5.4
|
523,986
|
3.2
|
|||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income
|
1,928,131
|
16.4
|
8,420,982
|
105.2
|
3,701,738
|
11.8
|
9,933,294
|
59.9
|
The
following table sets forth information as to the gross margin for our two lines
of business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
|
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Dyeing
and finishing equipment:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
5,958,627
|
$
|
6,287,788
|
$
|
17,125,918
|
$
|
14,487,221
|
|||||
Cost
of sales
|
4,388,985
|
4,419,881
|
12,655,396
|
10,259,754
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
1,569,642
|
1,867,907
|
4,470,523
|
4,227,467
|
|||||||||
Gross
margin
|
26.3
|
%
|
29.7
|
%
|
26.1
|
%
|
29.1
|
%
|
|||||
Forged
rolled rings and electric power equipment
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
5,811,535
|
$
|
1,712,505
|
$
|
14,274,268
|
$
|
2,102,254
|
|||||
Cost
of sales
|
4,427,404
|
1,214,096
|
10,853,324
|
1,571,792
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
1,384,131
|
498,409
|
3,420,944
|
530,462
|
|||||||||
Gross
margin
|
23.8
|
%
|
29.1
|
%
|
24.0
|
%
|
25.2
|
%
|
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Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
Revenues.
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, we had revenues of $31,400,186, as
compared to revenues of $16,589,475 for the nine months ended September 30,
2007, an increase of approximately 89.3%. The increase in total revenue was
attributable to increases from both of our segments and is summarized as
follows:
For the Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2008
|
For the Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2007
|
Increase
|
Percentage
Change
|
||||||||||
Dyeing
and finishing equipment
|
$
|
17,125,918
|
$
|
14,487,221
|
$
|
2,638,697
|
18.2
|
%
|
|||||
Forged
rolled rings - wind power industry
|
5,124,872
|
75,619
|
5,049,253
|
*
|
|||||||||
Forged
rolled rings – other industries
|
7,419,590
|
293,836
|
7,125,754
|
*
|
|||||||||
Electrical
equipment
|
1,729,806
|
1,732,799
|
(2,993
|
)
|
0.1
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
net revenues
|
$
|
31,400,186
|
$
|
16,589,475
|
$
|
14,810,711
|
89.3
|
%
|
*
Because
the sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was minimal, the
percentage increase is not meaningful.
Our
revenue increases were attributable to:
·
|
The
increase in revenues from the sale of dyeing and finishing equipment
was
attributable to continued strong sales of our equipment to the textile
industry. However, the recent economic slowdown has affected various
countries, especially the export sector in China. We expect to see
a
decreasing trend in our dyeing and finishing equipment business as
we see
the textile industry impacted by recessions in other countries. Yet,
we
remain confident with the outlook of our forging business for the
wind
power industry as the Chinese government is committed to supporting
wind
power in order to reduce the Country’s reliance on coal.
|
·
|
We
have experienced an increase in revenues from the sale of forged
rings to
the other industries such as the railway, heavy machinery manufacturing,
petrochemical, metallurgical, sea port machinery, and defense and
radar
industry. This source of revenue was nominal for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2007.
|
·
|
Revenue
from the sale of forged rings to the wind power industry, which was
nominal in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased to
$5
million and is attributable to the demand for our forged rolled rings
that
will be used in the production of wind turbine components such as
gear
boxes and yaw bearings. During the period, the wind power industry
experienced tremendous growth and the industry faced a serious shortage
of
various components, principally gearboxes and
bearings.
|
·
|
The
change in revenues from the sale of standard and custom auxiliary
equipment for use in the power industry in China was minimal and
is
attributable to the continued sale of additional pieces of equipment
to
the power industry.
|
Cost
of sales.
Cost of
sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased $11,677,174 or
98.7%, from $11,831,546 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 to
$23,508,720 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Cost of goods sold
for
Dyeing was $12,655,396 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared
to $10,259,754 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Cost of sales
related to the manufacture of forged rolled rings and other components and
electric power generating equipment and was $10,853,324 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $1,571,792 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007.
Gross
margin.
Our
gross profit was $7,891,466 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as
compared to $4,757,929 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
representing gross margins of 25.2% and 28.7%, respectively. Gross profit for
Dyeing was $4,470,523 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared
to $4,227,467 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, representing gross
margins of approximately 26.1% and 29.1%, respectively. The modest decrease
in
our gross margin was attributable to an increase in raw material costs such
as
steel and other metals which could not be passed on to our customers during
that
period. Gross profits from forged rolled rings and electric power equipment
segment were $3,420,944 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared
to $530,462 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, representing gross
margins of approximately 24.0% and 25.2%, respectively.
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Depreciation
and amortization expense.
For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, depreciation expense amounted
to
$482,376 and $450,881, of which $254,187 and $243,006 is included in cost of
sales
and
$228,189 and $207,875 is included in operating expenses,
respectively. The overall increase in depreciation and amortization reflects
addition equipment which we purchased.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses totaled $1,681,177 for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2008, as compared to $566,106 for the nine months ended September
30, 2007, an increase of $1,115,071 or approximately 197.0%. Selling, general
and administrative expenses consisted of the following:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2008
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
|
||||||
Professional
fees
|
$
|
398,724
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Payroll
and related benefits
|
334,314
|
55,166
|
|||||
Travel
|
175,199
|
130,249
|
|||||
Bad
debt expense
|
171,816
|
182,882
|
|||||
Other
|
601,124
|
197,809
|
|||||
$
|
1,681,177
|
$
|
566,106
|
·
|
Since
the share exchange in November 2007, we have incurred professional
fees,
principally as a result of our status as a public company. For the
nine
months ended September 30, 2008, professional fees amounted to $398,724
as
compared to $0 in the 2007 period. Our professional fees consisted
primarily of legal fees of $165,027, audit fees of $103,020, investor
relation fees of $108,055, and other professional
fees.
|
·
|
Payroll
and related benefits increased for the nine months ended September
30,
2008 by $279,148, or 506.0%, as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. In November 2007, we hired additional personnel
in
accounting, our chief financial officer, a translator, and administration
staff due to our increased operations and additional workload in
connection with being a public company. Additionally, the increase
in
payroll and related benefits reflected stock based compensation of
$75,000
resulting from the issuance of common stock to two independent directors,
|
·
|
Travel
expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased by
$44,950,
or 34.5%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
The
increase is related to increased travel by sales personnel and engineers
as well as increased travel due to investor road shows.
|
·
|
Bad
debts expenses decreased by $11,066 for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007
based on
our analysis of accounts receivable
balances.
|
·
|
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $403,315
for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine months
ended
September 30, 2007 due to increased operations, increases in insurance
expense due to our directors’ and officers’ liability policy, and increase
in rent expense related to our land use
rights.
|
Income
from operations. For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, income from operations was $5,982,100
as
compared to $3,983,948 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an increase
of $1,998,152 or 50.2%.
Other
income (expenses).
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, other expense amounted to $2,308,584
as
compared to other income of $6,740,454 for the nine months ended September
30,
2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, other expenses included
i)
interest expense of $2,298,874 consisting of non-cash interest expense of
$2,263,661 from the amortization of the balance of debt discount arising from
the valuation of the beneficial conversion features recorded in connection
with
our November 2007 private placement offset by the reversal of accrued interest
of $20,719 and ii) amortization of debt issuance costs of $21,429 and iii)
interest income of $11,719. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, other
income consisted of interest expense of $31,360 offset by interest income of
$372.
Additionally,
in the 2007 period, other income includes a gain from the forgiveness of income
and value-added taxes of $6,771,442 and reflects the reversal of tax accruals
previously made resulting from the grant by the local tax agency to the Huayang
Companies of a special tax exemption and release from any unpaid corporate
income tax and value added tax liabilities and any related penalties through
September 30, 2007. This waiver covered all tax reporting periods through
September 30, 2007.
Income
tax expense.
Income
tax expense increased $336,237 or approximately 25.5% during the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 primarily as a result of the increase in taxable income
generated by our operating entities.
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Net
income (loss). For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded net income of $2,022,185
as
compared to net income of $9,409,308 for the nine months ended September 30,
2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded a deemed
beneficial dividend related to the fair value of warrants granted in March
2008
as a result of the automatic conversion of our convertible debt into series
A
preferred stock and warrants upon the amendment of our certificate of
incorporation to create a class of preferred stock and the creation of the
series A preferred stock. This deemed dividend reduced the net income available
to common stockholders. Accordingly, for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, we generated a net loss available to common stockholders of $861,877
or
$(0.02) per share (basic and diluted) as compared to net income per common
share
of $0.26 (basic and diluted) for the nine months September 30, 2007.
Foreign
currency translation gain. The
functional currency of our subsidiaries operating in the PRC is the Chinese
Yuan
or Renminbi (“RMB”). The financial statements of our subsidiaries are translated
to U.S. dollars using period end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities,
and average rates of exchange (for the period) for revenues, costs, and
expenses. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions
are
included in the consolidated statements of operations. As a result of these
translations, which are a non-cash adjustment, we reported a foreign currency
translation gain of $1,679,553 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008
as
compared to $523,986 for comparable period in 2007. This non-cash gain had
the
effect of increasing our reported comprehensive income.
Comprehensive
income (loss). For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, comprehensive income of $3,701,738 is
derived from the sum of our net income of $2,022,185 plus foreign currency
translation gains of $3,701,738.
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
Revenues.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2008, we had revenues of $11,770,162, as
compared to revenues of $8,000,293 for the three months ended September 30,
2007, an increase of $3,769,869 or approximately 47.1%. The increase in total
revenue was attributable to increases from both of our segments and is
summarized as follows:
For the Three
Months Ended
September 30,
2008
|
For the Three
Months Ended
September 30,
2007
|
Increase
|
Percentage
Change
|
||||||||||
Dyeing
and finishing equipment
|
$
|
5,958,627
|
$
|
6,287,788
|
$
|
(329,161
|
)
|
(5.2
|
)%
|
||||
Forged
rolled rings - wind power industry
|
2,494,123
|
66,994
|
2,427,129
|
*
|
|||||||||
Forged
rolled rings – other industries
|
2,764,328
|
267,973
|
2,496,355
|
*
|
|||||||||
Electrical
equipment
|
553,084
|
1,377,538
|
(824,454
|
)
|
(59.8
|
)%
|
|||||||
Total
net revenues
|
$
|
11,770,162
|
$
|
8,000,293
|
$
|
3,769,869
|
47.1
|
%
|
* Because
the sales for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was minimal, the
percentage increase is not meaningful.
· |
Increases
in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared
to
the three months ended September 30, 2007 are attributable to similar
explanations provided in our discussion of results of operations
for the
nine month period. We had a decrease in revenues of dyeing and finishing
machines. The recent economic slowdown has affected various countries,
especially the export sector in China. We expect to see a decreasing
trend
in our dyeing and finishing equipment business as we see the textile
industry impacted by recessions in other countries. Yet, we remain
confident with the outlook of our forging business for the wind power
industry as the Chinese government is committed to supporting wind
power
in order to reduce the China’s reliance on coal. For the three months
ended September 30, 2007, we had recognized increased revenues from
the
shipment of more units of electrical equipment as compared to the
three
months ended September 30, 2008.
|
37
Cost
of sales.
Cost of
sales for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased $3,182,412 or
56.4%, from $5,633,977 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 to
$8,816,389 for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Cost of goods sold
for
Dyeing was $4,388,985 for the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared
to $4,419,881 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Cost of sales
related to the manufacture of forged rolled rings and other components, and
electric power generating equipment and was $4,427,404 for the three months
ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $1,214,096 for the three months ended
September 30, 2007.
Gross
margin.
Our
gross profit was $2,953,773 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as
compared to $2,366,316 for the three months ended September 30, 2007,
representing gross margins of 25.1% and 29.6%, respectively. Gross profit for
Dyeing was $1,569,642 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared
to $1,867,907 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, representing gross
margins of approximately 26.3% and 29.7%, respectively. Gross profit related
to
the forged rolled rings and electric power equipment was $1,384,131 for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $498,409 for the three
months ended September 30, 2007, representing gross margins of approximately
23.8% and 29.1%, respectively. The decrease in our gross margin was attributable
to an increase in raw material costs such as steel and other metals which could
not be passed on to our customers during that period as well as a decrease
in
revenues.
Depreciation
and amortization expense.
Depreciation and amortization amounted to $159,454 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and $151,430 for the three months ended September 30, 2007,
of which $89,742 and $82,823 is included in cost of sales and $69,712 and
$68,607 is included in operating expenses, respectively.
The
overall increase in depreciation and amortization reflects addition equipment
which we purchased.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses totaled $483,790 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, as compared to $291,771 for the three months ended September
30, 2007, an increase of $192,019 or approximately 86%. Selling, general and
administrative expenses consisted of the following:
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2008
|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2007
|
||||||
Professional
fees
|
$
|
18,204
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Payroll
and related benefits
|
111,793
|
32,537
|
|||||
Travel
|
73,003
|
46,281
|
|||||
Bad
debt
|
1,792
|
49,190
|
|||||
Other
|
209,286
|
95,156
|
|||||
$
|
414,078
|
$
|
223,164
|
·
|
Since
the share exchange in November 2007, we have incurred professional
fees,
principally as a result of our status as a public company. For the
three
months ended September 30, 2008, professional fees amounted to $18,204
as
compared to $0 in the 2007 period.
|
·
|
Payroll
and related benefits increased for the three months ended September
30,
2008 by $79,256, or 243.6%, as compared to the three months ended
September 30, 2007. In November 2007, we hired additional personnel
in
accounting, our chief financial officer, a translator, and administration
staff due to our increased operations and additional workload in
connection with being a public company.
|
·
|
For
the three months ended September 30, 2008, travel expense increased
by
$26,722, or 57.7%, as compared to the three months ended September
30,
2007 as a result of increased travel by sales personnel as well as
increased travel for investor road shows.
|
·
|
Bad
debts expenses increased by $1,792 for the three months ended September
30, 2008 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007
based on
our analysis of accounts receivable
balances.
|
·
|
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $114,130
for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared with the three
months
ended September 30, 2007 primarily resulting from an increase in
insurance
expense and rent expense related to prepaid land use
rights.
|
Income
from operations. For
the
three months ended September 30, 2008, income from operations was $2,469,983
as
compared to $2,074,545 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, an
increase of $395,438 or 19.1%.
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Other
income (expenses).
For the
three months ended September 30, 2008, other expense amounted to $18,352 as
compared to other income of $6,761,587 for the three months ended September
30,
2007. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, other expenses reflected
interest expense of $20,427 offset by interest income of $2,075. For
the
three months ended September 30, 2007, other income consisted of interest
expense of $9,946 offset by interest income of $91. Additionally, for the three
months ended September 30, 2007, other income includes a gain from the
forgiveness of income and value-added taxes of $6,771,442 and reflects the
reversal of tax accruals previously made resulting from the grant by the local
tax agency to the Huayang Companies of a special tax exemption and release
from
any unpaid corporate income tax and value added tax liabilities and any related
penalties through September 30, 2007. This waiver covered all tax reporting
periods through September 30, 2007.
Income
tax expense.
Income
tax expense decreased $124,071 or approximately 17.4% during the three months
ended September 30, 2008 primarily as a result of the increase in taxable income
generated by our operating entities offset by a reduction in the statutory
rate
from 33% to 25%.
Net
income. For
the
three months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded net income of $1,860,862,
or
$0.05 per share (basic) and $0.03 per share (diluted) as compared to net income
of $8,121,292, or $0.22 per share (basic and diluted) for the three months
ended
September 30, 2007.
Foreign
currency translation gain. The
functional currency of our subsidiaries operating in the PRC is the Chinese
Yuan
or Renminbi (“RMB”). The financial statements of our subsidiaries are translated
to U.S. dollars using period end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities,
and average rates of exchange (for the period) for revenues, costs, and
expenses. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions
are
included in the consolidated statements of operations. As a result of these
translations, which are a non cash adjustment, we reported a foreign currency
translation gain of $67,269 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as
compared to $299,690 for comparable period in 2007. This non-cash gain had
the
effect of increasing our reported comprehensive income.
Comprehensive
income. For
the
three months ended September 30, 2008, comprehensive income of $1,928,131 is
derived from the sum of our net income of $1,860,862 plus foreign currency
translation gains of $67,269.
Liquidity
is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future
operations, satisfy its obligations and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis.
At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we had cash balances of $744,885
and $5,025,434, respectively. These funds are located in financial institutions
located as follows:
September 30, 2008
|
December 31, 2007
|
||||||||||||
Country:
|
|||||||||||||
United
States
|
$
|
29,308
|
3.9
|
%
|
$
|
171,121
|
3.4
|
%
|
|||||
China
|
715,577
|
96.1
|
%
|
4,854,313
|
96.6
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
744,885
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
5,025,434
|
100.0
|
%
|
Our
working capital position decreased $1,112,090 to $2,073,185 at September 30,
2008 from working capital of $3,185,275 at December 31, 2007. This decrease
in
working capital is primarily attributable to a decrease in cash of $4,280,549
and an increase in accounts payable of $1,356,837 offset by a net increase
in
accounts receivable of $1,784,182 and the conversion of convertible debt of
$3,261,339 into shares of our series A preferred stock and warrants.
Net
cash
flow provided by operating activities was $5,039,650 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 as compared to net cash flow provided by operating activities
was $6,168,220 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of
$1,128,570. Net cash flow provided by operating activities for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 was mainly due to net income of $2,022,185, the
add-back of non-cash items of depreciation and amortization of $482,376, the
amortization of debt discount of $2,263,661, the amortization of deferred debt
costs of $21,429, the increase in our allowance for bad debt of $171,816,
non-cash rent expense associated with prepaid land use rights of $63,346, and
the add-back of stock-based compensation of $75,000, the decrease in prepaid
and
other assets of $280,762 and advances to suppliers of $726,728 and an increase
in accounts payable of $1,189,915 offset by an increase in accounts receivable
of $1,777,797, inventories of $124,107, and the payment of VAT and service
taxes
of $389,946. Net cash flow provided by operating activities for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 was mainly due to our net income of $9,409,308, a
decrease in inventories of $426,386, and increase in accounts payable of
$1,153,705, an increase in VAT and services taxes payable of $1,011,064, an
increase in income taxes payable of $957,899, and increase in advanced from
customers of $1,830,260, and the add-back of non-cash items of depreciation
and
amortization of $450,881 offset by an increase in accounts receivable of
$2,538,272, increases in advances to suppliers of $127,886, and the add back
of
other income from forgiveness of income and VAT taxes of $6,771,442.
39
Net
cash
flow used in investing activities was $11,537,578 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 as compared to net cash used in investing activities of
$6,269,587 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2008, we received cash from the repayment of amounts due
from related parties of $145,808 and from the sale of our cost-method investee
of $35,720 offset by the purchase of property and equipment of $11,629,385
and
the payment of deposits on factory equipment of $89,721. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2007, we used cash for advances for amounts due from related
parties of $486,032 and for the purchase of property and equipment of $17,581,
and cash used deposits on long-term assets – related party of
$5,792,030.
Net
cash
flow provided by financing activities was $2,051,476 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 as compared to net cash provided by financing activities
of
$260,561 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the nine months
ended
September 30, 2008, we received proceeds from short-term bank loans of $142,880,
and proceeds from the exercise of warrants of $2,011,575 offset by the repayment
of related party advances of $102,979. For the nine months ended September
30,
2007, we received proceeds from short-term bank loans of $260,561.
In
July
2007, in connection with the expansion of our forged rolled ring and electrical
power equipment segment to develop and market forged rolled rings and related
equipment to the wind power industry, we acquired a factory, together with
the
related land use rights, employee housing facilities and other leasehold
improvements from a related party for a net price of approximately $10,500,000.
As of September 30, 2008, the amount was paid in full. We also incurred
additional construction and improvement costs and acquired new equipment of
approximately $11.6 million for our planned expansion of our rolled ring
business to enable us to manufacture larger rolled rings and other
components.
At
September 30, 2008, we required approximately $2,000,000 in order for us to
continue the planned expansion of our business. We raised funds in October
2008
through the sale of debt and equity securities. On October 17, 2008, we entered
into a purchase agreement with Eos Holdings LLC for the sale of a 17.4%
subordinated note, due six months from the date of issuance (the “Note”) in the
principal amount of $575,000, for a purchase price of $575,000. Under the terms
of the purchase agreement and the Note, we may prepay the Note, in whole or
in
part, at any time prior to the maturity date of the Note upon five days’ notice
to Eos Holdings. On November 14, 2008, we repaid the principal balance of
$575,000 in full.
As
a
condition to the sale of the Note, the purchase agreement requires that Eos
Holdings exercise certain common stock purchase warrants having a total exercise
price of not less than $175,000, at a per share exercise price of $.58. On
October 17, 2008, Eos Holdings purchased the Note and exercised the
warrants.
Payment
of our obligations of the Note were initially secured by a pledge of and
conversion right with respect to 959,000 shares (the “Pledged Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock owned by Jianhua Wu, the Company’s chief executive
officer and principal beneficial owner of common stock. The pledge and
conversion right enables Eos Holdings to convert any or all of the principal
amount of the Note into Pledged Shares at any time or from time to time until
the Note shall be paid in full or until Eos Holdings shall have exercised
the conversion right in full, at an initial conversion price of $.60 per share
(the “Conversion Price”). The number of Pledged Shares to be delivered shall be
determined by dividing the principal amount of the Note being converted by
the
Conversion Price, with any fractional shares to be rounded to the nearest whole
share. The Pledged Shares shall be held in escrow.
On
October 23, 2008, pursuant to a restated pledge and conversion right agreement,
the number of Pledged Shares was increased to 1,437,500 shares of common stock
and the Conversion Price was reduced to $0.40 per share.
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In
connection with the issuance of the Note, on October 17, 2008, we entered into
a
consulting agreement with Eos Asia Investments Ltd., an affiliate of Eos
Holdings, for the provision of consulting services. Pursuant to the consulting
agreement, we shall pay consulting fees at a rate of $31,662.50 per month until
the Company repays the Note in full or until Eos Holdings LLC exercises its
right to receive the Pledged Shares. Assuming the Note is paid on the maturity
date of April 20, 2009, the total payments made by us as interest on the
$575,000 Note and as consulting fees under the consulting agreement would total
$240,000. On November 14, 2008, we repaid the principal balance of $575,000
in
full.
During
the period from October 23, 2008 through November 7, 2008, we sold an aggregate
of 3,400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price of $0.40
per share, for an aggregate of $1,360,000.
Certain
of the investors had previously signed subscription agreements for the purchase
of shares at a price of $0.60 per share. These investors signed a restated
subscription agreement that reflected the $0.40 per share purchase
price.
Contractual
Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Contractual
Obligations
We
have
certain fixed contractual obligations and commitments that include future
estimated payments. Changes in our business needs, cancellation provisions,
changing interest rates, and other factors may result in actual payments
differing from the estimates. We cannot provide certainty regarding the timing
and amounts of payments. We have presented below a summary of the most
significant assumptions used in our determination of amounts presented in the
tables, in order to assist in the review of this information within the context
of our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows.
The
following tables summarize our contractual obligations as of September 30,
2008,
and the effects of these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity
and
cash flows in future periods.
Payments Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Less than
1 year
|
1-3 Years
|
3-5
Years
|
5 Years
+
|
||||||||||||
Contractual
Obligations :
|
||||||||||||||||
Bank
indebtedness (1)
|
$
|
1,021,138
|
$
|
1,021,138
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Equipment
purchases
|
2,000,000
|
2,000,000
|
||||||||||||||
Total
Contractual Obligations:
|
$
|
3,021,138
|
$
|
3,021,138
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
(1) Bank
indebtedness includes short term bank loans and notes payable.
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.
ITEM
3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Foreign
Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We
produce and sell almost all our products in China. Thus, most of our revenues
and operating results may be impacted by exchange rate fluctuations between
RMB
and US dollars. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we has unrealized
foreign currency translation gain of $1,679,553, because of the change in the
exchange rate.
41
As
required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer, and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls
and procedures
as of September 30, 2008.
Disclosure
controls
and procedures
refer to controls
and other procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports
we
file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and
forms
of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In
designing and evaluating our disclosure controls
and procedures,
management recognizes that any controls
and procedures,
no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance
of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to
apply
its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls
and procedures.
Management
conducted its evaluation of disclosure controls
and procedures
under the supervision of our chief executive officer and our chief financial
officer. Based on that evaluation, we concluded that because of the significant
deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting described below,
our
disclosure controls
and procedures
were not effective as of December 31, 2007.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Securities Exchange Act. Our management is also required to
assess and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(“Section 404”). Management assessed the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In
making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal
Control – Integrated Framework. During our assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007,
management identified significant deficiencies related to (i) the U.S. GAAP
expertise of our internal accounting staff, (ii) our internal audit functions
and, and (iii) a lack of segregation of duties within accounting functions.
Although
we were a black check shell company prior to November 13, 2007 with reporting
obligations, our present business did not become subject to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act until November 13, 2007. We began
preparing to be in compliance with the internal control obligations, for our
fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. During most of 2007 our internal
accounting staff was primarily engaged in ensuring compliance with PRC
accounting and reporting requirements for our operating affiliates and was
not
required to meet or apply U.S. GAAP requirements. We addressed this
condition by hiring of our chief financial officer who is familiar with U.S.
GAAP and, under his supervision, we are implanting the related internal control
procedures required of U.S. public companies, including providing training
and
assistance of our accounting staff in U.S. GAAP matters. We also have
elected independent directors and have established an audit committee which
meets with management and our independent auditors. Management has determined
that our internal audit function is also deficient due to insufficient qualified
resources to perform internal audit functions, and we are seeking to address
this deficiency.
Due
to
our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be
possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent
possible, we will implement procedures to assure that the initiation of
transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions will
be
performed by separate individuals.
We
believe that the foregoing steps have significantly remediated the deficiencies
previously reported, and we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these
steps and make any changes that our management deems appropriate.
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A
material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) is
a
deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial
reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or
a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that
is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention
by those responsible for oversight of the company's financial
reporting.
Our
management is not aware of any material weaknesses in our internal control
over
financial reporting, and we are addressing the significant weaknesses in
internal controls over financial reporting. Nothing has come to the attention
of
management that causes them to believe that any material inaccuracies or errors
exist in our financial statement as of September 30, 2008. The reportable
conditions and other areas of our internal control over financial reporting
identified by us as needing improvement have not resulted in a material
restatement of our financial statements. We are not aware of any instance where
such reportable conditions or other identified areas of weakness have resulted
in a material misstatement of omission in any report we have filed with or
submitted to the Commission.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may
not
prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness
to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the
third quarter of fiscal year 2008 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II -
OTHER INFORMATION
During
the three months ended September 30, 2008, we issued 1,152,175 shares of our
common stock pursuant to an exercise of warrants with an exercise price of
$0.92.
The
above
recipient is a sophisticated investor who had such knowledge and experience
in
financial, investment and business matters that they were capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the prospective investment in our securities. The
recipient had access to business and financial information concerning our
company. The issuance was exempt from registration under the Securities Act
in
reliance on an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of that act.
31.1 |
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Executive
Officer
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31.2 |
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certificate of Principal Financial
Officer
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32.1 |
Section
1350 certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused
this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
CHINA WIND SYSTEMS, INC.
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Date: November 14, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Jianhua Wu
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Jianhua Wu, Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date: November 14, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Adam Wasserman
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Adam Wasserman, Chief Financial Officer |
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