Singularity Future Technology Ltd. - Quarter Report: 2010 September (Form 10-Q)
U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
For the
quarterly period ended September 30,
2010
For the
transition period from ___________ to ___________.
Commission
File Number 001-34024
Sino-Global Shipping
America, Ltd.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
(State
or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or organization)
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11-3588546
(I.R.S.
employer
identification
number)
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136-56
39th Avenue, Room #305
Flushing,
New York 11354
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(718)
888-1814
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes x No o
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by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No
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Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date. The Company is authorized
to issue 10,000,000 shares of common stock, without par value per share, and
1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value per share. As
of the date of this report, the Company has 2,903,841 issued and outstanding
shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock.
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD.
FORM
10-Q
INDEX
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
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INDEX
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
document contains certain statements of a forward-looking
nature. Such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to
projected growth, trends and strategies, future operating and financial results,
financial expectations and current business indicators are based upon current
information and expectations and are subject to change based on factors beyond
the control of the Company. Forward-looking statements typically are
identified by the use of terms such as “look,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “might,”
“believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words,
although some forward-looking statements are expressed
differently. The accuracy of such statements may be impacted by a
number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including but not limited
to the following:
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ability to timely and accurately provide shipping agency
services;
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dependence on a limited number of larger customers;
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political
and economic factors in the Peoples’ Republic of China
(“PRC”);
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Company’s ability to expand and grow its lines of
business;
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unanticipated
changes in general market conditions or other factors, which may result in
cancellations or reductions in the need for the Company’s
services;
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weakening of economic conditions which would reduce demand for services
provided by the Company and could adversely affect
profitability;
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the
effect of terrorist acts, or the threat thereof, on consumer confidence
and spending, or the production and distribution of product and raw
materials which could, as a result, adversely affect the Company’s
shipping agency services, operations and financial
performance;
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acceptance in the marketplace of the Company’s new lines of
services;
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currency exchange rate fluctuations;
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or other natural disasters;
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the
Company’s ability to identify and successfully execute cost control
initiatives;
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the
impact of quotas, tariffs, or safeguards on the importation or exportation
of the Company’s customer’s products; or
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other
risks outlined above and in the Company’s other filings made periodically
by the Company.
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Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update this forward-looking information. Nonetheless,
the Company reserves the right to make such updates from time to time by press
release, periodic report or other method of public disclosure without the need
for specific reference to this Report. No such update shall be deemed
to indicate that other statements not addressed by such update remain correct or
create an obligation to provide any other updates.
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
See the
financial statements following the signature page of this report, which are
incorporated herein by reference.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
The
following discussion and analysis of our company’s financial condition and
results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in
this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of selected events could
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as
a result of various factors.
Overview
We are a
shipping agency service provider for foreign ships coming to Chinese ports. Our
company, previously known as Sino-Global-Shipping (America) Ltd., was
incorporated in New York in February 2001. On September 18, 2007, we amended the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to merge into a new corporation with the
current name of Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd., in Virginia.
Our
principal geographic market is in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). As PRC
laws and regulations restrict foreign ownership of shipping agency service
businesses, we operate our business in the PRC through Sino-Global Shipping
Agency, Ltd. (“Sino-China”), a PRC limited liability company wholly owned by our
founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cao Lei, and Chief Financial Officer, Zhang
Mingwei, both of whom are PRC citizens. Sino-China is located in Beijing with
branches in Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao and Fangchenggang and
cooperation with all other ports in PRC.
On
November 13, 2007, we formed our wholly foreign-owned enterprise, Trans Pacific
Shipping Limited (“Trans Pacific Beijing”), in Beijing, which established a
wholly-owned subsidiary, Trans Pacific Logistics Shanghai, Limited (“Trans
Pacific Shanghai” and, together with Trans Pacific Beijing, “Trans Pacific”), in
Shanghai on May 31, 2009. This increases our presence in mainland China and
enables us to provide a full range of shipping agency services as well as
freight forwarder services. Trans Pacific acquired a 40% interest in
Sino-Global Shipping Agency Development Co., Limited, in Beijing on November 6,
2009 in order to develop additional business opportunities for the
company.
Trans
Pacific and Sino-China do not have a parent-subsidiary relationship. Instead,
each of Trans Pacific and us has contractual arrangements with Sino-China and
its shareholders that enable us to substantially control
Sino-China.
With a
purpose of building an international shipping agency service network, we formed
a wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping Australia Pty Ltd. (“Sino-Global
AUS”) in Perth, Australia on July 3, 2008 in order to serve the needs of
customers shipping into and out of Western Australia. We also signed an
agreement with Monson Agencies Australia (“Monson”), one of the largest
shipping agency service providers in Australia. Through Monson, we are able to
provide general shipping agency services to all ports in Australia.
We
established another wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping (HK) Limited
(“Sino-Global HK”) on September 22, 2008. We expect that Sino-Global HK will
become our control and management center for southern Chinese ports and will
enable our company to extend its offering of comprehensive shipping agency
services to vessels going to and from one of the world’s busiest ports. On July
27, 2009, Sino-Global HK signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Forbes
& Company Limited (“Forbes”), which is a listed company on the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BOM: 502865) and one of the largest shipping and logistic service
providers in India. Through Forbes, we are able to provide general shipping
agency services to all ports in India.
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On May
20, 2008, we completed an initial public offering of 1,229,032 ordinary shares
at a $7.75 offering price. Our shares started trading on the NASDAQ Capital
Market the next day. Following the initial public offering, our Board authorized
a stock repurchase program under which we may repurchase up to 10% of our
outstanding common stock for a period of 12 months, which began October 9, 2008.
In September 2009, our Board approved to extend the stock repurchase program for
another six months ended April 2010. The stock repurchase program has now
expired. In total, we repurchased 125,191 shares of our common stock from the
open market at an average price of $2.98 per share including trading expenses.
The total cost of stock repurchase was $372,528.
Revenues
For the
first quarter ended September 30, 2010, our total revenues amounted to
approximately $8.20 million, representing a 31.30% increase from our total
revenues of $6.24 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Our total
revenues are net of PRC business taxes and related surcharges. Sino-China’s
revenues are subject to a 5% business tax as well as an additional 0.5%
surcharge after deducting the costs of services. We deduct these amounts from
our gross revenues to arrive at our total revenues.
We charge
the shipping agency fees in two ways: (1) the fixed fees are predetermined
with a customer, and (2) the cost-plus fees are calculated based on the
actual costs incurred plus a mark up. We generally require payments in advance
from customers and bill them the balances within 30 days after the transactions
are completed.
We
believe the most significant factors that directly or indirectly affect our
shipping agency service revenues are:
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number of ships to which we provide port loading/discharging
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size and types of ships we serve;
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rate of service fees we charge;
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number of ports at which we provide services; and
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the
number of customers we serve.
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Historically,
our services have primarily been driven by the increase in the number of ships
and customers, provided that the rate of service fees is determined by market
competition. We believe that an increase in the number of ports served generally
leads to an increase in the number of ships and customers. We expect that we
will continue to earn a substantial majority of our revenues from our shipping
agency services. As a result, we plan to continue to focus most of our resources
on expanding our business to cover more ports in the PRC. In addition, we will
allocate our resources in marketing our brand to customers, including ship
owners and charters, which transport goods from all ports around the world to
China.
Operating
Costs and Expenses
Our
operating costs and expenses consist of costs of revenues, general and
administrative expenses, selling expenses and other expenses. Our company’s
total operating costs and expenses increased as a percentage of total revenues
for the three months ended September 30, 2010 mainly due to the increase of the
costs paid to Chinese local ports. Our general and administrative expenses
increased in absolute amount but decreased as a percentage of total revenues. As
our operations increased, our general and administrative expenses increased
accordingly. The following table sets forth the components of our company’s
costs and expenses for the periods indicated.
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the three months ended September 30,
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8,199,344 | 100.00 | 6,244,808 | 100.00 | 1,954,536 |
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Costs
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(1,027,199 | ) | (12.53 | ) | (858,421 | ) | (13.75 | ) | (168,778 | ) | 19.66 | ||||||||||||||
Selling
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(54,345 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (46,696 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (7,649 | ) |
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29,026 | 0.35 | 53,610 | 0.86 | (24,584 | ) | (45.86 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Costs of Revenues. Costs of
revenues represent the expenses incurred in the periods when a ship docks in a
harbor to load and unload cargo. We typically pay the costs of revenues on
behalf of our customers. We receive revenues from our clients in U.S. dollars
and pay the costs of revenues to the Chinese local port agents in RMB. As such,
the costs of services will change if the foreign currency exchange rates change.
Our costs of revenues could also increase if the ports were to raise their
charges, particularly in the case of overtime payments during the public
holidays. Our costs of revenues as a percentage of our total revenues increased
from 87.17% to 90.19% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
respectively, because the port charges for the larger vessels we served were
much higher. In addition, the exchange rate of U.S. dollars against the Chinese
RMB also devaluated approximately 1%, resulting in the increased of costs of
revenues. To overcome the negative impact form the above two factors, we are
re-negotiating the agency fees with our major customers and we expect positive
responses from them.
General and Administrative Expenses.
Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist of salaries and
benefits for our staff, both operating and administrative personnel,
depreciation expenses, office rental expenses and expenses for legal, accounting
and other professional services. For the three months ended September 30, 2010,
our general and administrative expenses as a percentage of our total revenues
decreased from 13.75% to 12.53% for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Our budget control efforts appear effective in improving our operating results,
although we still incurred significant expenses in our business expansion and
company public listing expenses.
Selling Expenses. Our selling
expenses primarily consist of commissions and traveling expenses for our
operating staff to the ports at which we provide services. Although they
slightly increased in absolute amount, our selling expenses decreased as a
percentage of our total net revenues for the three months ended September 30,
2010 due to our efforts to tighten our budget controls.
Critical
Accounting Policies
We
prepare the condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US
GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make judgments, estimates and
assumptions on the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the end of each
fiscal period, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each
fiscal period. We continually evaluate these judgments and estimates based on
our own historical experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and
other conditions, our expectations regarding the future based on available
information and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable.
The
selection of critical accounting policies, the judgments and other uncertainties
affecting application of those policies and the sensitivity of reported results
to changes in conditions and assumptions are factors that should be considered
when reviewing our financial statements. We believe the following accounting
policies involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the
preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
comprises the value of charges for the services in the ordinary course of our
company’s activities and disbursements made on behalf of customers. Revenues are
recognized from shipping agency services upon completion of the services, which
generally coincides with the date of departure of the relevant vessel from port.
Advance payments and deposits received from customers prior to the provision of
services and recognition of the related revenues are presented as current
liabilities.
Some
contracts are signed with a term that revenues are recognized as a mark up of
actual expenses incurred. In a situation where the services are completed but
the information on the actual expenses is not available at the end of the fiscal
period, we estimate revenues and expenses based on our previous experience for
the revenues of the same kind of vessels, port charges on the vessel’s
particulars/movement and costs rate of the port. See “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Accounts
Receivable.”
Basis
of Consolidation
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent
and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transaction and
balances are eliminated in consolidation. Sino-China is considered to
be a VIE and we are the primary beneficiary. On November 14, 2007, our company
through Trans Pacific entered into agreements with Sino-China, pursuant to which
we receive 90% of Sino-China’s net income. We do not receive any payment from
Sino-China unless Sino-China recognizes net income during its fiscal year. These
agreements do not entitle us to any consideration if Sino-China incurs a net
loss during its fiscal year. In accordance with the agreements,
Sino-China pays consulting and marketing fees equal to 85% and 5%, respectively,
of its net income to our new wholly foreign-owned subsidiary, Trans Pacific, and
Trans Pacific supplies the technology and personnel needed to service
Sino-China. Sino-China was designed to operate in China for the benefit of our
company.
The
accounts of Sino-China are condensed consolidated in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements pursuant to Accounting Standard Codification
(“ASC”) 810-10, “Consolidation”. As a VIE, Sino-China’s sales are included in
our total sales, its income (loss) from operations is consolidated with our
company’s, and our net income (loss) from continuing operations before
non-controlling interest in income (loss) includes all of Sino-China’s net
income (loss). Our noncontrolling interest in its income (loss) is then
subtracted in calculating the net income (loss) attributable to our company.
Because of the contractual arrangements, our company had a pecuniary interest in
Sino-China that requires consolidation of our and Sino-China’s financial
statements.
Equity
Investment
Investments
in companies that are owned 20% to 50% for which we have significant influence
but not control are accounted for by the equity method. Under the equity method,
we recognize in earnings our proportionate share of the income or loss of the
investee.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable are recognized at net realizable value. We maintain allowances for
doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the failure of customers
to make required payments in the relevant time period. We review the accounts
receivable on a periodic basis and record general and specific allowances when
there is doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. In evaluating
the collectability of individual receivable balances, we consider many factors,
including the age of the balance, the customer’s historical payment history, its
current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. Receivables are
considered past due after 365 days. Accounts are written off only after
exhaustive collection efforts. Because of the worldwide financial crisis we have
experienced difficulties in collecting cash from some of our
customers.
When a
client requests our shipping agency services, we communicate with port officials
and our service partners rely on our prior experience for similar vessels with
similar needs in the same ports to obtain an estimate for the cost of revenues.
We then calculate our shipping agency fees in two ways: (1) the fixed fees
are predetermined with a customer, and (2) the cost-plus fees are
calculated based on the actual costs incurred plus a mark up.
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We
generally obtain advance payment of our shipping agency fees prior to providing
service to our clients. This significantly reduces the amount of accounts
receivable when the shipping agency fees are recognized. To the extent our
estimates are insufficient; we bill our clients for the balance to be paid
within 30 days.
We use
advance payments to pay a number of fees on behalf of our clients before their
ships arrive in port, including harbor, berthing, mooring/unmooring, tonnage,
immigration, quarantine and tug hire fees. We record the amounts we receive as
Advances from Customers and the amounts we pay as Advances to Suppliers. We
recognize revenues and expenses once the client’s ship leaves the harbor and the
client pays any outstanding amounts. In some cases, a delay in receiving bills
will require us to estimate the Service Revenues and Costs of Services in
accordance with the rate and formulas approved by the Ministry of
Communications. When this happens, we record the difference between Service
Revenues (as recognized) and Advances from Customers as Accounts Receivable and
the difference between Cost of Services and Advances to Suppliers as Accounts
Payable. To the extent we recognize revenues and costs in this way, our Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable will reflect this estimation until we receive
the bills and information we require to adjust revenues and expenses to reflect
our actual Service Revenues and Cost of Services. Any adjustment to actual from
the estimated Revenues and Cost of Services recorded has been and is expected to
be immaterial.
Property
and Equipment
We
calculate gains and losses on disposals by comparing proceeds with the carrying
amount of the related assets and include these gains and losses in the
consolidated statements of operations. We consider the carrying value of a
long-lived asset to be impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from
such asset is less than its carrying value. If impairment is identified, a loss
is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair
value of the long-lived asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the
anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved
or based on independent appraisals.
Translation
of Foreign Currency
The
accounts of our company and Sino-China are measured using the currency of the
primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the “functional
currency”). Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar, while Trans Pacific and
Sino-China report their financial position and results of operations in
Renminbi. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are
presented in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency transactions are translated into
U.S. dollars using the fixed exchange rates in effect at the time of the
transaction. Generally foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the
settlement of such transactions are recognized in the consolidated statements of
operations. We translate foreign currency financial statements of Sino-China,
Trans Pacific, Sino-Global HK and Sino-Global AUS in accordance with ASC 830-10,
“Foreign Currency Matters”. Assets and liabilities are translated at current
exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank of China at the balance sheet dates
and revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates in effect
during the periods.
Taxation
Because
we and Sino-China are incorporated in different jurisdictions, we file separate
income tax returns. We are subject to income and capital gains taxes in the
United States. Additionally, dividend payments made by our company are subject
to withholding tax in the United States.
The
Company follows the provisions of ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes”,
which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to
be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under
ASC 740-10, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax
position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be
sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical
merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements
from such a position would be measured based on the largest benefit that has a
greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate
settlement. ASC 740-10 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification,
interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and
requires increased disclosures.
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The
implementation of ASC 740-10 resulted in no material liability for unrecognized
tax benefits and no material change to the beginning retained earnings of the
Company. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to
unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of
Operations.
PRC
Enterprise Income Tax
PRC
enterprise income tax is calculated based on taxable income determined under PRC
GAAP. Sino-China and Tran Pacific are registered in PRC and governed by the
Enterprise Income Tax Laws of the PRC. Their taxable incomes are subject to an
enterprise income tax rate of 25%.
PRC
Business Tax
Revenues
from services provided by Sino-China are subject to PRC business tax of 5% and
additional surcharges of 0.5%. We pay business tax on gross revenues generated
from our shipping agency services minus the costs of services, which are paid on
behalf of our customers.
2011
trends
We
continued our top-line growth for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and
expect the trend will continue through the 2011 fiscal year. In contrast to the
increase in our revenues, we only managed to have a marginal increase of our
gross profits in the absolute amount, and our gross margin decreased
continuously. Because we receive most of our revenues in U.S. dollars and pay
most of our expenses in Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), we have faced increased costs
of revenues due to the devaluation of U.S. dollars against RMB over the last
several years. From June 17, 2010, Chinese RMB started its second round of
re-valuation, and we anticipate that the U.S. dollar will devalue about 2% to 5%
against the RMB in 2011. As a result, we expect that our gross margin will stay
depressed unless we are able to successfully renegotiate service prices with our
major customers, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so. Our
general and administrative expenses are significantly higher than their pre-IPO
levels as a result of our business expansion and our company’s public listing.
We reduced these amounts for the year ended June 30, 2010 compared to the same
period in 2009. In the 2011 fiscal year, we will continue our combined effort in
budget controls and business promotion. In the first quarter of 2011, we have
continued to reduce these amounts.
Results
of Operations
Due to
the economic uncertainties associated with the world wide financial crisis, it
is difficult for us to predict future operating results. We believe that
period-to-period comparisons of operating results should not be relied upon as
indicative of future performance.
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30,
2009
Revenues. Our total
revenues increased by 31.30% from $6,244,808 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 to $8,199,344 in the comparable three months in 2010. The
number of ships that generated revenues for us increased from 93 in the three
months ended September 30, 2009, to 103 in the three months ended September 30,
2010, representing an increase of 10.75%.
Total Operating Costs and
Expenses. Our total operating costs and expenses increased by 26.03%
from $6,294,971 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to $8,427,196 for
the three months ended September 30, 2010. This increase was primarily due to
increases in our costs of revenues.
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Costs of Revenues. Our
cost of revenues increased by 35.85% from $5,443,464 for the three months
ended September 30, 2009 to $7,394,678 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010. Costs of revenues increased faster than revenues,
resulting in the decrease of gross margins from 12.83% down to 9.81% for
the comparative three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010,
respectively. Because iron ore prices increased, importers used larger
vessels to save freight costs. This resulted in increased fees charges at
Chinese local ports. Additionally, the foreign exchange rate of Chinese
currency against the U.S. dollar increased during the period. The average
foreign exchange rate was RMB6.7692 to $1.00 for the first quarter of
fiscal 2011 compared to RMB6.8309 to $1.00 for the first quarter of fiscal
2010.
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General and Administrative
Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased by
19.66% from $858,421 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to
$1,027,199 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. This mainly due
to (1) an increase of $12,497 in salaries and human resource expenses, (2)
increased travel and car related expenses of $59,067, (3) a increase of
$54,928 in office supplies due to operating volume increase and (4)
increased entertainment expenses of $34,873 for business
promotion.
|
|
·
|
Selling Expenses. Our
selling expenses increased by 16.38% from $46,696 for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 to $54,345 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009,
due to operating volume increase.
|
Operating Profit (Loss). We
had an operating loss of $247,852 for the three months ended September 30, 2010,
compared to operating loss of $50,163 for the comparable three months in 2009.
The operating loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 was primarily due to the
increase in costs of revenues and in general and administrative
expenses.
Financial Income, Net. Our
net financial income was $86,141 for the three months ended September 30, 2010,
compared to our net financial income of $169,433 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009. The net financial income comes largely from interest income
from money deposits in banks and by the foreign exchange losses recognized in
the financial statements. As described in the above “Translation of Foreign
Currency”, foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the
settlement of such transactions are recognized in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
Taxation. Our
income tax expenses were $28,188 for the three months ended September 30, 2010,
compared to $132,000 for the three months ended September 30,
2009. Although we had losses on our consolidated results of
operations, we incurred income tax expenses on the profitable results of our
U.S. operations.
Net Income. As a result of
the foregoing, we had a net loss of $201,527 for the quarter ended September 30,
2010, compared to net loss of $14,647 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
After deduction of non-controlling interest in loss, net loss attributable to
Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. was $143,281 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010, compared to net profit of $95,574 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Cash
Flows and Working Capital
We have
financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations and cash
derived from our initial public offering. As of September 30, 2010, we had
$6,168,552 in cash and cash equivalents, of which $287,895 was held by
Sino-China. Our cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of cash on hand and
cash in banks.
6
The
following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods
indicated:
For
the three months ended
September
30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
302,040 | (675,551 | ) | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(34,030 | ) | (904 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(2,780 | ) | (18,282 | ) | ||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
242,399 | (705,638 | ) | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
5,926,153 | 7,259,654 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
6,168,552 | 6,554,016 |
Operating
Activities
Net cash
provided by operating activities was $302,040 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010, compared to net cash used in operating activities of
$675,551 for the comparable three months in 2009. It should be noted that the
improved operating cash flows are mainly attributable to an increase of advances
of $756,310 from customers and a decrease of $366,069 in prepaid tax. This was
offset by the increase in advances to suppliers of $328,663 and the decrease in
income tax receivables of $264,876.
Investing
Activities
Net cash
used in investing activities was $34,030 compared to net cash used in investing
activities of $904 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. We made capital expenditures of $34,030 and $904 for the first
quarter of fiscal 2011 and 2010, representing 0.32% and 0.01% of our total
assets, respectively.
Financing
Activities
Net cash
used in financing activities was $2,780 for the three months ended September 30,
2010 from the increase of non-controlling interest in majority-owned
subsidiary.
We
believe that current cash, cash equivalents, and anticipated cash flow from
operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs, including cash
needs for working capital and capital expenditures for at least the next 12
months. We may, however, require additional cash due to changing business
conditions or other future developments, including any investments or
acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our existing cash is insufficient to
meet our requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity securities or
borrow from banks. However, financing may not be available in the amounts we
need or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. The sale of additional equity
securities, including convertible debt securities, would dilute our
shareholders. The incurrence of debt would divert cash from working capital and
capital expenditures to service debt obligations and could result in operating
and financial covenants that would restrict our operations and our ability to
pay dividends to our shareholders. If we are unable to obtain additional equity
or debt financing as required, our business, operations and prospects may
suffer.
Contractual
Obligations and Commercial Commitments
We have
leased certain office premises and apartments for employees under operating
leases through December 2012. Below is a summary of our company’s contractual
obligations and commitments as of September 30, 2010:
Payment
Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Less
than 1 year
|
1-3
years
|
More
than 3 years
|
|||||||||||||
Contractual
Obligations
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
leases
|
$ | 531,553 | $ | 291,688 | $ | 239,865 | $ | — |
7
The Labor
Contract Law of the PRC requires employers to assure the liability of severance
payments if employees are terminated and have been working for their employers
for at least two years prior to January 1, 2008. The employers will be liable
for one month of severance pay for each year of service provided by the
employees. As of September 30, 2010, our company has estimated its severance
payments to be approximately $93,000, which has not been reflected in our
condensed consolidated financial statements.
Company
Structure
We
conduct our operations primarily through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Trans
Pacific, Sino-AUS and Sino-HK and our variable interest entity, Sino-China. As a
result, our ability to pay dividends and to finance any debt we may incur
depends upon dividends paid by our subsidiaries and management fees paid by
Sino-China. If our subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future,
the instruments governing their debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends
to us. In addition, Trans Pacific is permitted to pay dividends to us only out
of its retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC
accounting standards and regulations. Under PRC law, wholly foreign-owned
enterprises like Trans Pacific are required to set aside at least 10% of their
after-tax profit each year to fund a statutory reserve until the amount of the
reserve reaches 50% of such entity’s registered capital.
To the
extent Trans Pacific does not generate sufficient after-tax profits to fund this
statutory reserve, its ability to pay dividends to us may be limited. Although
these statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the
registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of
the respective companies, these reserve funds are not distributable as cash
dividends except in the event of a solvent liquidation of the companies. Other
than as described in the previous sentences, China’s State Administration of
Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) has approved the company structure between our company
and Trans Pacific, and Trans Pacific is permitted to pay dividends to our
company.
Off-Balance
Sheet Commitments and Arrangements
We have
not entered into any 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
shareholders’ equity or that are not reflected in our condensed consolidated
financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent
interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serve 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.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
Company maintains a system of controls and procedures designed to provide
reasonable assurance as to the reliability of the financial statements and other
disclosures included in this report, as well as to safeguard assets from
unauthorized use or disposition. For the purpose of improving management
efficiency and effectiveness, the Company has completed the implementation of a
new accounting and management information system using SAP Business One
software. Our company is currently utilizing the new system.
As of
September 30, 2010, our company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision
of and with the participation of management, including our company’s chief
executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based
on the foregoing, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer
concluded that our company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were
effective in timely alerting them to information required to be included in the
Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
8
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our company’s internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the
three months ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
Not
applicable.
Item
4/4T. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
Company maintains a system of controls and procedures designed to provide
reasonable assurance as to the reliability of the financial statements and other
disclosures included in this report, as well as to safeguard assets from
unauthorized use or disposition. For the purpose of improving
management efficiency and effectiveness, the Company has completed a major part
of the implementation of a new accounting and management information system
using SAP Business One software. Our company is currently utilizing
this new system.
As of
September 30, 2010, our company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision
of and with the participation of management, including our company’s chief
executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our company’s disclosure controls and
procedures. Based on the foregoing, the chief executive officer and
chief financial officer concluded that our company’s disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) were effective in timely alerting them to information
required to be included in our Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange
Commission filings.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our company’s internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the
three months ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
9
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Not
applicable.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
(a) None
(b) The
annual report filed on September 28, 2009 for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2010 (SEC Accession No. 0001144204-10-051290) is incorporated herein by
reference, subject to the replacement of the table under Item 5 thereof with the
following table showing the use of proceeds from our initial public
offering.
Per
Registration statement
|
As
September 30, 2010
|
|||||||||||||||
Description of Use
|
US$
|
%
|
US$
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Organization
of our company and creation of contractual arrangements among our company,
Sino-China and Trans Pacific
|
100,000 | 1.23 | % | 103,526 | 1.27 | % | ||||||||||
Business
expansion in 15 to 35 main ports in China
|
5,930,941 | 72.74 | % | 1,406,584 | 17.25 | % | ||||||||||
Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance
|
500,000 | 6.13 | % | 292,739 | 3.59 | % | ||||||||||
Marketing
of company across China, United States and internationally
|
244,621 | 3.00 | % | 645,149 | 7.91 | % | ||||||||||
Develop
information exchange system
|
400,000 | 4.91 | % | 109,791 | 1.35 | % | ||||||||||
Train
staff
|
163,081 | 2.00 | % | 194,962 | 2.39 | % | ||||||||||
Fixed
asset purchase
|
407,702 | 5.00 | % | 436,995 | 5.36 | % | ||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expenses
|
407,702 | 5.00 | % | 410,333 | 5.03 | % | ||||||||||
Stock
repurchases
|
372,527 | 4.57 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
|
8,154,047 | 100.00 | % | 3,972,607 | 48.72 | % |
(c) During
the three months ended September 30, 2010, the company did not repurchase any
shares of common stock.
Item
3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. [Reserved]
Item
5. Other Information
None.
10
Item
6. Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed herewith:
Number
|
Exhibit
|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Sino-Global Shipping America,
Ltd.(1)
|
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws
of Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd.(1)
|
4.1
|
Specimen
Certificate for Common Stock.(1)
|
|
10.1
|
Exclusive
Management Consulting and Technical Services Agreement by and between
Trans Pacific and Sino-China.(1)
|
|
10.2
|
Exclusive
Marketing Agreement by and between Trans Pacific and
Sino-China.(1)
|
|
10.3
|
Proxy
Agreement by and among Cao Lei, Zhang Mingwei, the Registrant and
Sino-China.(1)
|
|
10.4
|
Equity
Interest Pledge Agreement by and among Trans Pacific, Cao Lei and Zhang
Mingwei.(1)
|
|
10.5
|
Exclusive
Equity Interest Purchase Agreement by and among the Registrant, Cao Lei,
Zhang Mingwei and Sino-China.(1)
|
|
10.6
|
|
First
Amended and Restated Exclusive Management Consulting and Technical
Services Agreement by and between Trans Pacific and
Sino-China.(1)
|
10.7
|
First
Amended and Restated Exclusive Marketing Agreement by and between Trans
Pacific and Sino-China.(1)
|
|
10.8
|
Agency
Agreement by and between the Registrant and Beijing Shou Rong Forwarding
Service Co., Ltd.(2)
|
|
10.9
|
Lease
Agreement dated December 8, 2009.(3)
|
|
13.1
|
Annual
report of our company on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
2010.(4)
|
|
14.1
|
|
Code
of Ethics of our company.(5)
|
21.1
|
List
of subsidiaries of our company.(4)
|
|
31.1
|
Certifications
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(6)
|
|
31.2
|
Certifications
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(6)
|
|
32.1
|
Certifications
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(6)
|
|
32.2
|
|
Certifications
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(6)
|
(1)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 333-148611.
|
(2)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our company’s Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2010, File No.
001-34024.
|
(3)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our company’s Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2010, File No.
001-34024.
|
(4)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our company’s Form 10-K filed on September 22, 2009, File
No. 001-34024.
|
(5)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our company’s Form 10-KSB filed on September 29, 2008,
File No. 001-34024.
|
(6)
|
Filed
herewith.
|
11
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.
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD.
|
|||
November
12, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Zhang Mingwei | |
Zhang Mingwei | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
12
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD. AND AFFILIATE
Index
to Financial Statements
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
|
PAGE
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and June 30,
2010
|
F-2
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009
|
F-3
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009
|
F-4
|
|
Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-5
|
F-1
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA LTD. AND AFFILIATE
|
||||
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
||||
(UNAUDITED)
|
September
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2010
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
6,168,552 | 5,926,153 | ||||||
Advances
to suppliers
|
431,999 | 103,336 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $137,982 as of
September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010
|
1,873,506 | 1,888,965 | ||||||
Other
receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $40,000 as of
September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010
|
341,818 | 319,899 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
82,538 | 118,112 | ||||||
Prepaid
taxes
|
111,529 | 477,598 | ||||||
Employee
loans receivable
|
16,951 | 16,727 | ||||||
Income
tax receivable
|
388,263 | 123,387 | ||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
94,000 | 93,000 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
9,509,156 | 9,067,177 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
742,652 | 754,027 | ||||||
Security
deposits
|
29,963 | - | ||||||
Employee
loans receivable less current portion
|
48,652 | 52,190 | ||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
170,000 | 171,000 | ||||||
Equity
investment
|
224,677 | 236,569 | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
10,725,100 | 10,280,963 | ||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Advances
from customers
|
1,112,246 | 355,936 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
3,405,924 | 3,482,273 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
86,847 | 75,771 | ||||||
Income
tax payable
|
3,876 | - | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
71,123 | 104,641 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
4,680,016 | 4,018,621 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
4,680,016 | 4,018,621 | ||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no par value; none
issued
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no par value; 3,029,032 shares issued
and outstanding
|
7,709,745 | 7,709,745 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
1,191,796 | 1,191,796 | ||||||
Treasury
stock, at cost
|
(372,527 | ) | (372,527 | ) | ||||
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
(568,727 | ) | (425,446 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(18,419 | ) | (4,624 | ) | ||||
Unearned
Compensation
|
(593,027 | ) | (593,027 | ) | ||||
Total
Sino-Global Shipping America Ltd. Shareholders’ equity
|
7,348,841 | 7,505,917 | ||||||
Non-Controlling
interest
|
(1,303,757 | ) | (1,243,575 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
6,045,084 | 6,262,342 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
|
10,725,100 | 10,280,963 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
F-2
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA LTD. AND AFFILIATE
|
||||
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
||||
(UNAUDITED)
|
For
the three months ended
September
30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
8,199,344 | 6,244,808 | ||||||
Costs
and expenses
|
||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
(7,394,678 | ) | (5,443,464 | ) | ||||
General
and administrative expense
|
(1,027,199 | ) | (858,421 | ) | ||||
Selling
expense
|
(54,345 | ) | (46,696 | ) | ||||
Other
income
|
29,026 | 53,610 | ||||||
(8,447,196 | ) | (6,294,971 | ) | |||||
Operating
Loss
|
(247,852 | ) | (50,163 | ) | ||||
Financial
income, net
|
86,141 | 169,433 | ||||||
Non-operating
revenue
|
3,283 | 40,200 | ||||||
Non-operating
costs
|
- | (117 | ) | |||||
Loss
from equity investment
|
(14,911 | ) | - | |||||
74,513 | 209,516 | |||||||
Net
income (loss) before provision for income taxes
|
(173,339 | ) | 159,353 | |||||
Income
taxes
|
(28,188 | ) | (174,000 | ) | ||||
Net
loss
|
(201,527 | ) | (14,647 | ) | ||||
Non-controlling
interest in loss
|
(58,246 | ) | (110,221 | ) | ||||
Net
loss attributable to Sino-Global Shipping America Ltd.
|
(143,281 | ) | 95,574 | |||||
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
||||||||
-Basic
|
(0.05 | ) | 0.03 | |||||
-Diluted
|
(0.05 | ) | 0.03 | |||||
Weighted
average number of common shares used in computation
|
||||||||
-Basic
|
2,903,841 | 2,926,245 | ||||||
-Diluted
|
2,903,841 | 3,193,277 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
F-3
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA LTD. AND AFFILIATE
|
||||
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||
(UNAUDITED)
|
For
the three months ended
September
30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Operating
Activities
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
(201,527 | ) | (14,647 | ) | ||||
Adjustment
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
52,266 | 87,200 | ||||||
Deferred
tax provision
|
- | 42,000 | ||||||
Loss
from equity investment
|
14,911 | - | ||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities
|
||||||||
Increase
in advances to supplier
|
(328,663 | ) | (1,191,391 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in accounts receivable
|
15,459 | 689,263 | ||||||
Increase
in other receivables
|
(21,919 | ) | (97,328 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in prepaid expense and other current assets
|
35,574 | 29,867 | ||||||
Decrease
in prepaid tax
|
366,069 | 27,805 | ||||||
Decrease
in employee loan receivables
|
3,314 | 4,123 | ||||||
Decrease
(Increase) in income tax receivables
|
(264,876 | ) | 16,092 | |||||
Decrease
(Increase) in security deposits
|
(29,963 | ) | 5,190 | |||||
Increase
in long-term prepaid expenses
|
- | (48,555 | ) | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in advances from customers
|
756,310 | (127,266 | ) | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in accounts payable
|
(76,349 | ) | 313,651 | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in accrued expenses
|
11,076 | (86,673 | ) | |||||
Increase
in income taxes payable
|
3,876 | 95,695 | ||||||
Decrease
in other current liabilities
|
(33,518 | ) | (420,577 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
302,040 | (675,551 | ) | |||||
Investing
Activities
|
||||||||
Capital
expenditures and other additions
|
(34,030 | ) | (904 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(34,030 | ) | (904 | ) | ||||
Financing
Activities
|
||||||||
Payments
for treasury stock
|
- | (18,282 | ) | |||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
- | (18,282 | ) | |||||
Effect
of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
|
(25,611 | ) | (10,901 | ) | ||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
242,399 | (705,638 | ) | |||||
Cash and
cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
5,926,153 | 7,259,654 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
6,168,552 | 6,554,016 | ||||||
Supplemental
information
|
||||||||
Interest
paid
|
- | - | ||||||
Income
taxes paid
|
- | 7,500 | ||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
F-4
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD. AND AFFILIATE
NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS
Sino-Global
Shipping America, Ltd. (the “Company”), previously known as Sino-Global-Shipping
(America) Ltd., was incorporated under section 402 of the Business Corporation
Laws of the United States of America in New York on February 2,
2001.
On
September 18, 2007, the Company amended the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
to merge into a new Corporation, Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. in
Virginia.
The
Company’s principal geographic market is in the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC”). As PRC laws and regulations restrict foreign ownership of shipping
agency service businesses, the Company provides its services in the PRC through
Sino-Global Shipping Agency Ltd. (“Sino-China”), a Chinese legal entity, which
holds the licenses and permits necessary to operate shipping services in the
PRC. Sino-China is located in Beijing with branches in Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin,
Qinhuangdao and Fangchenggang and cooperation with all other ports in PRC. On
November 13, 2007, the Company formed a wholly owned foreign-owned enterprise,
Trans Pacific Shipping Limited (“Trans Pacific”), in Beijing, which established
a subsidiary in Shanghai, which provides freight forwarder
services.
Trans
Pacific and Sino-China do not have a parent-subsidiary relationship. Instead,
Trans Pacific operates with Sino-China through a variety of contractual
agreements as described in Note 2(a).
With a
purpose of building up an international shipping agency service network, the
Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping Australia Pty
Ltd. (“Sino-Global AUS”) in Australia on July 3, 2008, which signed an agreement
with Monson Agencies Australia (“Monson”), one of the largest shipping agency
service providers in Australia. Through Monson, the Company is able to provide
general shipping agency services to all ports in Australia.
The
Company established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping (HK) Limited
(“Sino-Global HK”) on September 22, 2008. Sino-Global HK becomes Sino-Global’s
control and management center for southern Chinese ports and will enable the
Company to extend its offering of comprehensive shipping agency services to
vessels going to and from one of the world’s busiest ports. On July 27, 2009,
Sino-Global HK signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Forbes &
Company Limited (“Forbes”), which is a listed company on the Bombay Stock
Exchange and one of the largest shipping and logistic service providers in
India. Through Forbes, the Company is able to provide general shipping agency
services to all ports in India.
The
Company through Trans Pacific acquired a 90% interest in Trans Pacific Logistics
Shanghai, Ltd., which provides freight forwarder services in Shanghai. On
November 6, 2009, the Company through Trans Pacific acquired a 40% interest in
Sino-Global Shipping Agency Development Co., Ltd. in Beijing.
The
Company is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market as a result of its Initial Public
Offering (IPO) on May 20, 2008.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a)
Basis of presentation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (“US GAAP”). The agency relationship between the Company and Sino-China
and its branches is governed by a series of contractual arrangements pursuant to
which the Company has substantial control over Sino-China.
F-5
In the
opinion of the Company’s management, the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the
consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the
Company for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three
months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of operating
results expected for the full year or future interim periods. These unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010, filed on September
28, 2010 (the “Annual Report”).
(b)
Basis of consolidation
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent
and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and
balances are eliminated in consolidation. Sino-China is considered a
variable interest entity (“VIE”), and the Company is the primary beneficiary. On
November 14, 2007, the Company through Trans Pacific entered into agreements
with Sino-China, pursuant to which the Company receives 90% of Sino-China’s net
income. The Company does not receive any payment from Sino-China unless
Sino-China recognizes net income during its fiscal year. These agreements do not
entitle the Company to any consideration if Sino-China incurs a net loss during
its fiscal year. In accordance with these agreements, Sino-China pays consulting
and marketing fees equal to 85% and 5%, respectively, of its net income to the
Company’s wholly owned foreign subsidiary, Trans Pacific, and Trans Pacific
supplies the technology and personnel needed to service Sino-China. Sino-China
was designed to operate in China for the benefit of the Company.
The
accounts of Sino-China are consolidated in the accompanying condensed
consolidated financial statements pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) 810-10, “Consolidation”. As a VIE, Sino-China’s sales are included in
the Company’s total sales, and its income (loss) from operations is consolidated
with the Company’s. Because of the contractual arrangements, the Company had a
pecuniary interest in Sino-China that requires consolidation of the Company’s
and Sino-China’s financial statements.
The
Company has consolidated Sino-China’s income because the entities are under
common control in accordance with ASC 805-10, “Business Combinations”. For this
reason, the Company has included 90% of Sino-China’s net income in the Company’s
net income as discussed above as though the 2007 agreements were in effect from
the inception of Sino-China, and only the 10% of Sino-China’s net income not
paid to the Company represents the non-controlling interest in Sino-China’s
income.
(c)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements for
current assets and current liabilities approximate fair value due to the
short-term nature of these financial instruments.
(d)
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity
with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Estimates
are adjusted to reflect actual experience when necessary. Significant accounting
estimates reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements
include revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, the useful lives
of property and equipment and unearned compensation.
Since the
use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process,
actual results could differ from those estimates.
(e)
Translation of Foreign Currency
The
accounts of the Company and Sino-China and each of its branches are measured
using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity
operates (the “functional currency”). The Company’s functional currency is US
dollars (“$”) while Sino-China reports its financial position and results of
operations in Renminbi (“RMB”). The accompanying condensed consolidated
financial statements are presented in US dollars. Foreign currency transactions
are translated into US dollars using the fixed exchange rates in effect at the
time of the transaction. Generally foreign exchange gains and losses resulting
from the settlement of such transactions are recognized in the condensed
consolidated statements of operations. The Company translates foreign currency
financial statements of Sino-China, Sino-Global AUS, Sino-Global HK and Trans
Pacific in accordance with ASC 830-10, “Foreign Currency Matters”. Assets and
liabilities are translated at current exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank
of China at the balance sheet dates and revenues and expenses are translated at
average exchange rates in effect during the periods. Resulting translation
adjustments are recorded as other comprehensive income (loss) and accumulated as
a separate component of equity of the Company and also included in
Non-controlling interest.
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(f)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, and other highly liquid investments
which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have maturities of
three months or less when purchased. The Company maintains cash and cash
equivalents with various financial institutions mainly in the PRC, Australia,
Hong Kong and the United States. Cash balances in the United States are insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation subject to certain
limitations.
(g)
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Historical cost comprises its purchase price and any directly
attributable costs of bringing the assets to its working condition and location
for its intended use. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over
the following estimated useful lives:
Buildings
|
20
years
|
Motor
vehicles
|
5-10
years
|
Furniture
and office equipment
|
3-5
years
|
The
carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired by the Company when
the anticipated undiscounted cash flows from such asset is less than its
carrying value. If impairment is identified, a loss is recognized based on the
amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived
asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows
discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved or based on independent
appraisals. Management has determined that there were no impairments at the
balance sheet dates.
(h)
Equity Investment
Investments
in companies that are owned 20% to 50% for which the Company has significant
influence but not control are accounted for by the equity method. Under the
equity method, the Company recognizes in earnings its proportionate share of the
income or loss of the investee. The Company has an investment of 40% in
Sino-Global Shipping Agency Development Co., Ltd. (“Development Co.”) The
Company recognized its proportionate share of loss of $14,911 for the period
ended September 30, 2010.
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Summarized
financial information for Development Co is as follows:
As
of
September
30,
2010
|
||||
US$
|
||||
Current
Assets
|
54,391 | |||
Noncurrent
Assets
|
69,555 | |||
Total
Assets
|
123,946 | |||
Current
liabilities
|
2,481 | |||
Noncurrent
liabilities
|
- | |||
Total
Liabilities
|
2,481 | |||
Shareholders’
equity
|
121,465 | |||
Total
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
123,946 |
For
the three
months
ended
|
||||
Results
of Operations
|
September
30,
2010
|
|||
Net
Sales
|
- | |||
Costs
of goods sold
|
- | |||
Gross
profit
|
- | |||
Operating
loss
|
$ | (37,278 | ) | |
Net
loss
|
$ | (37,278 | ) |
(i)
Revenue recognition
The
Company charges shipping agency fees in two ways: (1) fixed fees that are
predetermined with the customer, and (2) cost-plus fees that are calculated
based on the actual costs incurred plus a markup. The Company generally requires
payments in advance from customers and bills them on the balance within 30 days
after the transactions are completed. Revenues are recognized from shipping
agency services upon completion of services, which coincides with the date of
departure of the relevant vessel from port. Advance payments and deposits
received from customers prior to the provision of services and recognition of
the related revenues are presented as current liabilities.
Some
contracts contain a provision stating that revenues are recognized for actual
expenses incurred plus a profit margin. When the services are completed but the
information on the actual expenses is not available at the end of the fiscal
period, we estimate revenues and expenses based on our previous experience with
similar vessels and port charges.
In
accordance with ASC 405-45, the Company reports its revenue on the gross amounts
billed to customers based on several criteria: (1) the Company assumes all
credit risk for the amounts billed to customers, (2) the Company has multiple
suppliers for services ordered by customers and discretion to select the
supplier that provides the services, and (3) the Company determines the nature,
type or specifications of the services ordered by customers and the Company is
responsible for fulfilling these services.
(j)
Accounts receivable
Accounts
receivable are presented at net realizable value. 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 collectibility of individual balances.
In evaluating the collectibility 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.
Receivables are considered past due after 365 days. Because of the worldwide
financial crisis, the Company has difficulties in collecting cash from some of
its customers. In accordance with the accounting policies, management has
determined that an allowance of $137,982 was required at September 30 and June
30, 2010. Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at
collection.
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(k)
Taxation
Because
the Company and Sino-China are incorporated in different jurisdictions, they
file separate income tax returns. The Company uses the liability method of
accounting for income taxes in accordance with US GAAP. Deferred taxes, if any,
are recognized for the future tax consequences of temporary differences between
the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the
condensed consolidated financial statements.
The
Company follows the provisions of ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes”,
which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to
be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under
ASC 740-10, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax
position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be
sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical
merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements
from such a position would be measured based on the largest benefit that has a
greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate
settlement. ASC 740-10 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification,
interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and
requires increased disclosures.
The
implementation of ASC 740-10 resulted in no material liability for unrecognized
tax benefits and no material change to the beginning retained earnings of the
Company. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to
unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of
Operations.
Income
tax returns for the years prior to 2007 are no longer subject to examination by
tax authorities.
PRC
Enterprise Income Tax
PRC
enterprise income tax is calculated based on taxable income determined under PRC
GAAP. Sino-China and Trans Pacific are registered in PRC and governed by the
Enterprise Income Tax Laws of the PRC. Their taxable incomes were subject to an
enterprise income tax rate of 25% in accordance with the amendment of the
Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC that became effective on January 1,
2008.
PRC
Business Tax and Surcharges
Revenues
from services provided by Sino-China and Trans Pacific are subject to the PRC
business tax of 5%. Business tax and surcharges are paid on gross revenues
generated from shipping agency services minus the costs of services which are
paid on behalf of the customers.
In
addition, under the PRC regulations, Sino-China is required to pay the city
construction tax (7%) and education surcharges (3%) based on the calculated
business tax payments.
Sino-China
has complied with ASC 405-50 and reports its revenues net of PRC’s business tax
and surcharges for all the periods presented in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
(l)
Earnings (loss) per share
Earnings
(loss) per share is calculated in accordance with ASC 260-10, “Earnings Per
Share”. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable
to holders of common shares by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the years. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential
dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common
shares were exercised or converted into common shares. Convertible, redeemable
preferred shares, if applicable, are included in the computation of diluted
earnings per share on an “if converted” basis, when the impact is dilutive.
Contingent exercise price resets are accounted for in a manner similar to
contingently issuable shares. Common share equivalents are excluded from the
computation of diluted earnings per share if their effects would be
anti-diluted.
ASC
260-10 requires the presentation of both Basic EPS and Diluted EPS on the face
of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
F-9
The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted per share
information:
September
30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | (143,281 | ) | $ | 95,574 | |||
Denominator:
|
||||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
2,903,841 | 2,926,245 | ||||||
Dilutive
effect of stock options and warrants
|
- | 267,032 | ||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution
|
2,903,841 | 3,193,277 |
The
effect of 138,000 stock options and 139,032 warrants for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS because
they would be anti-dilutive.
3.
OTHER RECEIVABLES / OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
(a) Other
Receivables
Other
receivables represent mainly amounts to be received from customers for advance
payments made to the port agent for reimbursed charges to be incurred in
connection with the costs of services and temporary loans to
employees.
(b) Other
Current Liabilities
Other
current liabilities represent mainly advance payments received from customers
for reimbursed port agent charges to be incurred and miscellaneous accrued
liabilities.
4.
EMPLOYEE LOANS RECEIVABLE
The
employee loans receivable represent receivables from employees other than
executive officers for three automobiles sold to these employees during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. These receivables are secured by the
automobiles and the personal assets of the employees. The Company has not
imputed any interest on these receivables due to immateriality.
Employee
loans receivable consist of the following:
September
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2010
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Monthly
installments of approximately $1,180 bearing no interest through August
2014
|
65,603 | 68,917 | ||||||
Less
: Current maturities
|
(16,951 | ) | (16,727 | ) | ||||
48,652 | 52,190 |
5.
ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS/ADVANCES FROM CUSTOMERS.
(a)
Advances to Suppliers
Advances
to suppliers represent costs of services and fees paid to suppliers in advance
in connection with the agency services fees income to be
recognized.
(b)
Advances from Customers
Advances
from customers represent money received from customers in advance in connection
with the agency services fees income to be recognized.
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6.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment are as follows:
September 30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2010
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Land
and building
|
74,188 | 73,207 | ||||||
Motor
vehicles
|
862,892 | 869,081 | ||||||
Computer
equipment
|
101,663 | 102,048 | ||||||
Office
equipment
|
35,804 | 35,714 | ||||||
Furniture
& Fixtures
|
37,359 | 37,119 | ||||||
System
software
|
113,772 | 112,268 | ||||||
Leasehold
improvement
|
63,604 | 62,763 | ||||||
Total
|
1,289,282 | 1,292,200 | ||||||
Less
: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
546,630 | 538,173 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
742,652 | 754,027 |
7.
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
Non-controlling
interest in Sino-China consists of the following:
September
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2010
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Sino-China:
|
||||||||
Original
paid-in capital
|
356,400 | 356,400 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
1,044 | 1,044 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(28,880 | ) | (29,724 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(1,665,004 | ) | (1,641,802 | ) | ||||
Other
adjustments
|
(30,446 | ) | 4,598 | |||||
(1,366,886 | ) | (1,309,484 | ) | |||||
Trans
Pacific Logistics Shanghai Ltd.
|
63,129 | 65,909 | ||||||
Total
|
(1,303,757 | ) | (1,243,575 | ) |
8.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCY
(a)
Office leases
The
Company leases certain office premises and apartments for employees under
operating leases through December 2012. Future minimum lease payments under
operating leases agreements were as follows:
Amount
|
||||
US$
|
||||
Twelve
months ending September 30,
|
||||
2011
|
291,688 | |||
2012
|
207,707 | |||
2013
|
32,158 | |||
531,553 |
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(b)
Contingency
The Labor
Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, requires employers to assure the
liability of the severance payments if employees are terminated and have been
working for the employers for at least two years prior to January 1, 2008. The
employers will be liable for one month for severance pay for each year of the
service provided by the employees. As of September 30, 2010, the Company has
estimated its severance payments of approximately $93,000, which has not been
reflected in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
9.
CAPITAL STOCK
On May
20, 2008, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 1,229,032
ordinary shares at $7.75 offering price and realized gross proceeds of
$10,775,000 before cash offering costs of $1,602,684. Following the IPO, the
Company announced it would repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares
for a period of 12 months beginning in October 2008. As of September 30, 2010,
the Company repurchased 125,191 shares from the open market at an average price
of $2.98 per share including trading expenses for the total cost of $372,528. On
September 19, 2009, the Company’s board of directors approved the extension of
the repurchase of the common shares for a period of 6 months. On June 7, 2010,
the Company closed its Escrow bank account.
10.
FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES), NET
Financial
income (expenses) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and September
30, 2009 are as follows:
For
the three months ended
September
30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Interest
income
|
11,748 | 110,568 | ||||||
Interest
expense
|
(710 | ) | - | |||||
Bank
charge
|
(4,837 | ) | (3,544 | ) | ||||
Foreign
currency translation
|
79,940 | 62,409 | ||||||
86,141 | 169,433 |
11.
INCOME TAXES
The
income tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and September
30, 2009 is as follows:
For
the three months ended
September
30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Current
|
||||||||
USA
|
(28,188 | ) | (132,000 | ) | ||||
China
|
- | - | ||||||
(28,188 | ) | (132,000 | ) | |||||
Deferred
|
||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
- | (14,000 | ) | |||||
Net
operating loss carryforward utilized
|
- | (26,000 | ) | |||||
Valuation
allowance
|
- | (2,000 | ) | |||||
Net
deferred
|
- | (42,000 | ) | |||||
Total
|
(28,188 | ) | (174,000 | ) |
12.
MAJOR CUSTOMERS
For the
three months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, approximately 67%
and 52% respectively, of the Company’s revenues were from one customer. The
Company provides services to one customer under an exclusive agency agreement
that expires on December 31, 2011.
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