Singularity Future Technology Ltd. - Quarter Report: 2010 March (Form 10-Q)
U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
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FORM
10-Q
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Quarterly
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For the
quarterly period ended March
31, 2010
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Transition
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
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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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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
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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FINANCIAL
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Financial
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Management’s
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PART
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OTHER
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Item
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
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Risk
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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Defaults
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Exhibits
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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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the
ability to timely and accurately provide shipping agency
services;
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its
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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the
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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a
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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the
acceptance in the marketplace of the Company’s new lines of
services;
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foreign
currency exchange rate
fluctuations;
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hurricanes
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;
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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. In this report, the terms “we,” “the Company,” “our
company,” and “our” refer to Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd., a Virginia
corporation. 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 holds the licenses and
permits necessary to provide shipping services in the PRC. Headquartered in
Beijing with branches in Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao and
Fangchenggang, we provide general shipping agency services in all commercial
ports in China.
On
November 13, 2007, we formed our wholly foreign-owned enterprise, Trans Pacific
Shipping Limited (“Trans Pacific”), in Beijing, which established a subsidiary,
Trans Pacific Logistics Shanghai, Limited (“Trans Pacific Shanghai”), in
Shanghai on May 31, 2009. This increases our presence to nine ports in mainland
China and will enable 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 over Sino-China. See
“Our Corporate Structure - Contractual Arrangements with Sino-China and its
Shareholders.”
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.
With a
purpose of building up 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.
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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, the Company is able to provide general
shipping agency services to all ports in India.
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. As of March 31, 2010, we repurchased 121,191 shares of our common
stock from the open market at an average price of $2.96 per share including
trading expenses. The total cost of stock repurchase through March 31, 2010 was
$358,356. Since March 31, we have repurchased an additional 4,000
shares.
Revenues
For the
nine months and three months ended March 31, 2010, our total revenues amounted
to approximately $18.90 million and $6.02 million, representing a 46.97% and
83.26% increase from our total revenues for the same periods in 2009. We expect
our top line growth will continue along with the economy recovery in China and
around the world.
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:
• the
number of ships to which we provide port loading/discharging
services;
• the
size and types of ships we serve;
• the
rate of service fees we charge;
• the
number of ports at which we provide services; and
• the
number of customers we serve.
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 decreased as a percentage of total revenues
for the nine months and three months ended March 31, 2010 mainly due to our
tightened budget control over general and administrative expenses. The following
table sets forth the components of our company’s costs and expenses for the
periods indicated.
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For
the nine months ended March 31,
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Revenues
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18,898,243 | 100.00 | 12,858,734 | 100.00 | 6,039,509 | 46.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Costs
and expenses
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Costs
of revenues
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(16,498,129 | ) | (87.30 | ) | (11,053,105 | ) | (85.96 | ) | (5,445,024 | ) | 49.26 | |||||||||||||
General
and administrative expense
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(2,796,520 | ) | (14.80 | ) | (3,048,188 | ) | (23.71 | ) | 251,668 | (8.26 | ) | |||||||||||||
Selling
expense
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(121,767 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (337,977 | ) | (2.63 | ) | 216,210 | (63.97 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
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90,803 | 0.48 | (66,132 | ) | (0.51 | ) | 156,935 | (237.31 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(19,325,613 | ) | (102.26 | ) | (14,505,402 | ) | (112.81 | ) | (4,820,211 | ) | 33.23 |
For
the three months ended March 31,
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Revenues
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6,021,192 | 100.00 | 3,285,539 | 100.00 | 2,735,653 | 83.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Costs
and expenses
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Costs
of revenues
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(5,201,561 | ) | (86.39 | ) | (2,490,591 | ) | (75.80 | ) | (2,710,970 | ) | 108.85 | |||||||||||||
General
and administrative expense
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(1,000,426 | ) | (16.62 | ) | (874,732 | ) | (26.62 | ) | (125,694 | ) | 14.37 | |||||||||||||
Selling
expense
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(38,468 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (101,289 | ) | (3.08 | ) | 62,821 | (62.02 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
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83,295 | 1.38 | (64,872 | ) | (1.97 | ) | 148,167 | (228.40 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(6,157,160 | ) | (102.27 | ) | (3,531,484 | ) | (107.47 | ) | (2,625,676 | ) | 74.35 |
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, slightly
increased from 85.96% to 87.30% and from 75.80% to 86.39% for the nine months
and three months ended March 31 2010 and 2009, respectively. The percentage of
our costs to total revenues increased for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
because our revenues from maintenance services provided for ship owners
(“Owners’ Matters”), which generates higher profit margin, significantly
reduced. The exchange rate of U.S. dollars against the Chinese RMB was
relatively stable during the period.
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 nine months and three months ended
March 31, 2010, our general and administrative expenses as a percentage of our
total revenues decreased from 23.71% to 14.80% and from 26.62% to 16.62%
respectively, compared to the same periods ended March 31, 2009. Our budget
control efforts appear effective in improving our operating results, although we
still incurred large expenses on our business expansion and company public
listing expenses.
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Selling Expenses. Our selling
expenses primarily consist of commissions and traveling expenses for our
operating staff to the ports at which we provide services. Our selling expenses
decreased in both absolute amount and as a percentage of our total net revenues
for the nine months and three months ended March 31, 2010. We effectively
control the selling budgets.
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.
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.”
Consolidation
of Variable Interest Entities
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 wholly foreign-owned subsidiary 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 consolidated in the accompanying condensed
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 non-controlling 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.
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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 $30,707 for the nine
months and three months ended March 31, 2010.
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. We have determined that an allowance of $763,640
was required at March 31, 2010, compared to an estimate of $723,640 at June 30,
2009.
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 services.
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.
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. We have determined that there was no
impairment of property and equipment for the nine months ended March 31,
2010.
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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. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as other
comprehensive income (loss) and accumulated as a separate component of equity
included in non-controlling interest.
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.
We use
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 basis of assets and liabilities and their
reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. We 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. As of March 31, 2010, we recognized
deferred tax assets of $387,000 including current deferred tax assets of
$326,000 and non-current tax assets of $61,000. We have determined that no
valuation allowance for deferred tax assets should be provided because it is
more likely than not that we will be able to utilize these deferred tax assets
in the near future.
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.
2010
Trends
Our
revenues increased 46.97% for the nine months ended March 31, 2010, including
growth rates of 22.48% for the first quarter ended September 30, 2009, 48.22%
for the second quarter ended December 31, 2009 and 83.26% for the third quarter
ended March 31, 2010. We renewed the agency service agreement with Beijing Shou
Rong, our largest customer, which accounted for 64% of our revenues for the nine
months of fiscal year of 2010. The agency service agreement is renewable and
will expire on December 31, 2011. We expect that this renewed agreement is
likely to enable our revenues to continue to grow in line with the increased
demand for iron ore in China. We have been marketing our business to other
potential clients and looking for opportunities in other areas in shipping and
logistic industries.
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We have
incurred losses for the last nine quarters. The world financial crisis has
negatively affected our operations particularly because, in addition to the fact
that fewer shipments have occurred during the crisis, we receive most of our
revenues in U.S. dollars and pay most of our expenses in Chinese Renminbi. As a
result, we have faced increased costs of revenues, due to the devaluation of USD
against RMB over the last several years. This devaluation has slowed in recent
periods and is currently relatively stable. While 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 have
reduced these amounts for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the
same period in 2009. In the first nine months of the 2010 fiscal year, we
concentrated on budget cuts with the combined effort in business
promotion. By contrast, the three months period ended March 31, 2010,
the Company experienced increased general and administrative expenses
over the same period in 2009, as we incurred new expenses in connection with the
establishment of Trans Pacific Shanghai and efforts to grow the operations of
Sino-Global AUS.
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.
Nine
Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared to Nine Months Ended March 31,
2009
Revenues. Our total
revenues increased by 46.97% from $12,858,734 for the nine months ended March
31, 2009 to $18,898,243 in the comparable nine months in 2010. The number of
ships that generated revenues for us increased from 155 in the first nine months
of 2009 fiscal year, to 200 in the first nine months in 2010 fiscal year,
representing an increase of 29.03%.
Total Operating Costs and
Expenses. Our total operating costs and expenses increased by 33.23%
from $14,505,402 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 to $19,325,613 for the
nine months ended March 31, 2010. This increase was primarily due to increases
in our costs of revenues, offset by the decrease of our general and
administrative expenses and selling expenses.
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•
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Cost of Revenues. Our
cost of revenues increased by 49.26% from $11,053,105 for the nine months
ended March 31, 2009 to $16,498,129 for the nine months ended March 31,
2010. Costs of revenues increased more rapidly than revenues, resulting in
a lower gross margin, which was 14.04% and 12.70% for the comparative nine
months in 2009 and 2010, respectively. As mentioned above, our higher
margin revenues from Owners’ Matters significantly reduced in the third
quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of 2009, resulting in the
decreased gross margin. We managed to achieve the reasonably higher gross
margin through cost control even though the foreign exchange rate of
Chinese currency against the U.S. dollar decreased from RMB6.8377 to $1.00
for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 to RMB6.8286 to $1.00 for the
nine months ended March 31, 2010.
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General and Administrative
Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses decreased by
8.26% from $3,048,188 for the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 to
$2,796,520 for the nine months of 2010. Our general and administrative
expenses reduced mainly because of (1) the decrease of $99,908 in travel,
car and related expenses and (2) the reduced expenses of $246,366 in
office rent and supplies. This was offset by the increase in expenses of
being a publicly listed company. We spent $85,238 more in Sarbanes-Oxley
Section 404(b) compliance for the nine months ended March 31, 2010,
compared to the same period in
2009.
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•
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Selling Expenses. Our
selling expenses decreased by 63.97% from $337,977 to $121,767 for the
nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2010 respectively, due to our
tightened budget in business promotion and travel
expenses.
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Operating Profit (Loss). We
had an operating loss of $427,370 for the nine months ended March 31, 2010,
compared to an operating loss of $1,646,668 for the comparable nine months in
2009. We significantly decreased our operating losses through our efforts in
reducing general and administrative expenses and selling expenses.
Financial Income (expense),
Net. Our net financial income was $193,757 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2010, compared to our net financial expense of $83,679 for the nine
months ended March 31, 2009. Our financial income is largely generated by
interest income from cash in banks and offset by the foreign exchange
gains.
Taxation. Our
income tax provision was $414,151 for the nine months ended March 31, 2010,
compared to $227,768 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. The 2010
provision includes estimated U.S. current income tax expenses of $442,151 offset
by a deferred U.S. tax benefit of $28,000. We are not required to provide for
income taxes in China until we generate net income.
Net Income (loss). As a
result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $672,619 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2010, compared to a net loss of $1,958,115 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009. After deduction of non-controlling interest in loss of $710,430,
net income attributable to Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. was $37,811 for
the nine months ended March 31, 2010, compared to net loss attributable to
Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. of $1,430,618 for the nine months ended March
31, 2009.
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31,
2009
Revenues. Our total
revenues increased by 83.26% from $3,285,539 for the three months ended March
31, 2009 to $6,021,192 in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The number of
ships that generated revenues for us was 47 and 66 for the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2010 respectively, representing an increase of
40.43%.
Total Operating Costs and
Expenses. Our total operating costs and expenses increased by 74.35%
from $3,531,484 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to $6,157,160 for the
three months ended March 31, 2010. This increase was primarily due to increases
in our costs of services, offset by the decrease of our general and
administrative expenses and selling expenses. Our efforts in controlling such
expenses resulted in total operating costs and expenses increasing more slowly
than revenues.
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•
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Cost of Revenues. Our
cost of revenues increased by 108.85% from $2,490,591 for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 to $5,201,561 for the three months ended March 31,
2010. Costs of revenues increased more rapidly than revenues increased,
resulting in a lower gross margin, which was 24.20% and 13.61% for the
comparative three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively. As
mentioned above, our higher margin revenues from Owners’ Matters were
significantly reduced in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third
quarter of 2009, resulting in the decreased gross margin. The foreign
exchange rate of Chinese currency against the U.S. dollar was relatively
stable during the period. The average foreign exchange rate increased from
RMB6.8363 to $1.00 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to RMB6.8275
to $1.00 for the three months ended March 31,
2010.
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•
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General and Administrative
Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased by
14.37% from $874,732 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to
$1,000,426 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Our general and
administrative expenses increased mainly because of (1) the decrease of
personnel expenses of $105,230, (2) the increased expenses in public
listing and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance of $90,873, (3) the increase of
$54,000 in setting up operations for Trans Pacific Shanghai and (4) the
increase of $50,000 in travel expenses for Sino-Global
AUS.
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•
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Selling Expenses. Our
selling expenses decreased by 62.02% from $101,289 for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 to $38,468 for the three months ended March 31, 2010
due to our efforts to tighten our budget for business promotion and travel
expenses.
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Operating Profit (Loss). We
had an operating loss of $135,968 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared to operating loss of $245,945 for the comparable three months in 2009.
We decreased our operating losses through our efforts in controlling general and
administrative expenses and selling expenses.
Financial Income (expense),
Net. Our net financial income was $7,997 for the three months ended March
31, 2010, compared to our net financial expense of $9,126 for the three months
ended March 31, 2009. Our financial income is largely generated by interest
income from cash in banks and offset by the foreign exchange losses recognized
in the financial statement consolidation.
Taxation. Our
income tax provision was $121,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010,
compared to $1,472 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. This includes
estimated U.S. current income tax expenses of $140,000 offset by a deferred U.S.
tax benefit of $19,000. We are not required to provide for income taxes in China
until we generate net income. For further details, see Note 8 of the condensed
consolidated financial statements.
Net Income (loss). As a
result of the foregoing, we had net losses of $268,201 for the three months
ended March 31, 2010, compared to net losses of $256,543 for the three months
ended March 31, 2009. After deduction of non-controlling interest in loss, net
loss attributable to Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. was $23,249 for the
three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to net losses attributable to
Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. of $99,039 for the three months ended March
31, 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.
Operating
Activities
Our sales
continued to increase. For the nine months ended March 31, 2010, our net cash
used in operating activities was $1,887,237, compared to net cash used in
operating activities of $1,907,604 for the comparable nine months in 2009. The
slight improvement is mainly attributable to (1) the increase of advance to
suppliers of $1,187,334, (2) the decrease in accounts receivable and other
receivables of $550,073,(3) the decrease in other liabilities of $542,379 and
(4) an adjustment for loss from our new equity investment of $30,707. This is
mitigated by an increase of accounts payable of $814,933.
Investing
Activities
Net cash
used in investing activities was $329,015 for the nine months ended March 31,
2010, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $150,313 for the nine
months ended March 31, 2009. Trans Pacific, our wholly owned subsidiary in
China, invested $290,045 to acquire a 40% interest of Sino-Global Shipping
Agency Development Limited.
Financing
Activities
Net cash
used in financing activities was $4,584, caused by spending $72,454 on
repurchasing 21,191 shares of our outstanding common stock from the open market
during the nine months ended March 31, 2010. This cost was offset by a $67,870
increase in non-controlling interest in our majority-owned subsidiary of Trans
Pacific Shanghai.
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We
believe that our 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 31, 2011. Below is a summary of our company’s
contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2010:
Payment Due by Period
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Total
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Less than 1 year
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1-3 years
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More than 3
years
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Contractual
Obligations
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Operating
leases
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$ | 254,349 | $ | 210,078 | $ | 44,271 | $ | — |
The Labor
Contract Law of the PRC, effective as of January 1, 2008, 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 March 31, 2010, our company has
estimated its severance payments to be approximately $92,000, which has not been
reflected in our 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.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
The
Emerging Issues Task Force issued "Accounting for an Instrument (or an Embedded
Feature) with a Settlement Amount That Is Based on the Stock of an Entity's
Consolidated Subsidiary", which is effective for fiscal years beginning on or
after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier
application is not permitted. The consensus shall be applied to outstanding
instruments as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this Issue is
initially applied. The fair value of an outstanding instrument that was
previously classified as an asset or liability shall become its net carrying
amount at that date (that is, its current fair value). The net carrying amount
shall be reclassified to non-controlling interest. Gains or losses recorded
during the period that the instrument was classified as an asset or liability
shall not be reversed. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a
material impact in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In April
2010, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards
Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-13. This Update addresses the classification of a
share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of
a market in which the underlying equity security trades. Topic 718 is amended to
clarify that a share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in
the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity’s equity
securities trades shall not be considered to contain a market, performance, or
service condition. Therefore, such an award is not to be classified as a
liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity classification. The adoption
of this pronouncement did not have a material impact in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
In
January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06,
“Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (the “Update”). The Update
provides amendments to FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820-10
that require entities to disclose separately the amounts of significant
transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe
the reasons for the transfers. In addition the Update requires the entities to
present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and
settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3). The disclosures related to Level 1 and Level 2
fair value measurements are effective for the Company in 2010 and the
disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for the
Company in 2011. The new disclosure requirements apply to interim and annual
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, with one exception: The new
rules regarding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements associated with
Level 3 measurements will be effective for fiscal year beginning after December
15, 2010, and for the interim periods with those fiscal years. The Update
requires new disclosures only, and will have no impact on our consolidated
financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.
In June
2009 the FASB issued an amendment to ASC 810-10. This amendment requires an
enterprise to qualitatively assess the determination of the primary beneficiary
of a VIE based on whether the enterprise: (1) has the power to direct the
activities of a VIE that most significantly effect the entity’s economic
performance; and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or
the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be
significant to the VIE. ASC 810-10, as amended, requires an ongoing
reconsideration of the primary beneficiary, and amends the events that trigger a
reassessment of whether an entity is a VIE. This statement is effective as of
the beginning of a reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins
after November 15, 2009. Earlier application is prohibited. Retrospective
application is optional. We are currently evaluating the effects, if any, that
ASC 810-10 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk.
Not
applicable.
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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
March 31, 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 or nine months ended March 31, 2010 that have materially affected,
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our company’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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)
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None
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(b)
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The
annual report filed on September 22, 2009 for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2009 (SEC Accession No. 0001144204-09-049470) 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.
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Description of Use
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Proposed
Expenditure
Amount
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Actual Expenditures
through
March 31, 2010
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Organization
of our company and creation of contractual arrangements among our company,
Sino-China and Trans Pacific
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$
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100,000
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$
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103,526
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Business
expansion in 15 to 35 main ports in China
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5,930,941
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1,102,791
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Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance
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500,000
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139,621
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||||||
Marketing
of company across China, United States and internationally
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244,621
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557,502
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Develop
information exchange system
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400,000
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104,619
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||||||
Train
staff
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163,081
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83,325
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||||||
Fixed
asset purchase
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407,702
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396,624
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Miscellaneous
expenses
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407,702
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366,600
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Stock
repurchases
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—
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358,356
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Total
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$
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8,154,047
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$
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3,212,966
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(c)
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Our
company repurchased 1,505 shares of our outstanding common stock from the
open market during the three months ended March 31, 2010. The
Company repurchased 1,400 shares in January 2010 and 105 shares in
February 2010. From commencement of the repurchase plan through the
date of this filing, our company has repurchased 125,191 shares of common
stock, including 4,000 shares after March 31,
2010.
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Item
3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. [Reserved]
Item
5. Other Information
None.
Item
6. Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed herewith:
Number
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Exhibit
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation of Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd.(1)
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3.2
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Bylaws
of Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd.(1)
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4.1
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Specimen
Certificate for Common Stock.(1)
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10.1
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Exclusive
Management Consulting and Technical Services Agreement by and between
Trans Pacific and Sino-China.(1)
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10.2
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Exclusive
Marketing Agreement by and between Trans Pacific and Sino-China.(1)
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10.3
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Proxy
Agreement by and among Cao Lei, Zhang Mingwei, the Registrant and
Sino-China.(1)
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10.4
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Equity
Interest Pledge Agreement by and among Trans Pacific, Cao Lei and Zhang
Mingwei.(1)
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10.5
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Exclusive
Equity Interest Purchase Agreement by and among the Registrant, Cao Lei,
Zhang Mingwei and Sino-China.(1)
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10.6
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First
Amended and Restated Exclusive Management Consulting and Technical
Services Agreement by and between Trans Pacific and Sino-China.(1)
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10.7
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First
Amended and Restated Exclusive Marketing Agreement by and between Trans
Pacific and Sino-China.(1)
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10.8
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Agency
Agreement by and between the Registrant and Beijing Shou Rong Forwarding
Service Co., Ltd.(2)
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10.9
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Lease
Agreement dated December 8, 2009.(3)
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13.1
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Annual
report of our company on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010.(4)
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14.1
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Code
of Ethics of our company.(5)
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21.1
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List
of subsidiaries of our company.(4)
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31.1
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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)
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31.2
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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)
|
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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)
|
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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)
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(1)
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Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 333-148611.
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(2)
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Incorporated
by reference to our company’s Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2010, File No.
001-34024.
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(3)
|
Incorporated
by reference to our company’s Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2010, File No.
001-34024.
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(4)
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Incorporated
by reference to our company’s Form 10-K filed on September 22, 2009, File
No. 001-34024.
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(5)
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Incorporated
by reference to our company’s Form 10-KSB filed on September 29, 2008,
File No. 001-34024.
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(6)
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Filed
herewith.
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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.
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD.
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May
14, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Zhang Mingwei
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Zhang
Mingwei
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD. AND AFFILIATE
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: | |
F-2
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine and three months ended
March 31, 2010 (unaudited) and 2009 (unaudited)
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F-3
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31,
2010 (unaudited) and 2009 (unaudited)
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F-4
|
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Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-5
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F-1
SINO-GLOBAL
SHIPPING AMERICA LTD. AND AFFILIATE
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March
31,
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June
30,
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|||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
5,063,823 | 7,259,654 | ||||||
Advances
to suppliers
|
1,196,159 | 8,825 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $763,640 and $723,640
as of March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009
|
3,200,227 | 2,894,750 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
226,681 | 22,085 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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77,087 | 58,516 | ||||||
Prepaid
taxes
|
87,452 | 35,305 | ||||||
Employee
loans receivable
|
16,640 | 16,627 | ||||||
Income
tax receivable
|
34,445 | 105,092 | ||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
326,000 | 333,000 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
10,228,514 | 10,733,854 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
816,834 | 972,931 | ||||||
Security
deposits
|
36,084 | 56,885 | ||||||
Employee
loans receivable less current portion
|
56,080 | 68,504 | ||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
61,000 | 26,000 | ||||||
Equity
investment
|
259,338 | - | ||||||
Other
assets
|
- | 766 | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
11,457,850 | 11,858,940 | ||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Advances
from customers
|
703,586 | 686,588 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
|
3,839,037 | 3,024,104 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
70,305 | 145,857 | ||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
77,067 | - | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
77,422 | 619,801 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
4,767,417 | 4,476,350 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
4,767,417 | 4,476,350 | ||||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no par value
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no par value; 3,029,032 shares
issued
|
7,709,745 | 7,709,745 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
1,158,696 | 1,158,696 | ||||||
Treasury
stock, at cost
|
(358,356 | ) | (285,902 | ) | ||||
Retained
earnings
|
149,137 | 111,326 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(27,469 | ) | (13,399 | ) | ||||
Unearned
Compensation
|
(755,396 | ) | (755,396 | ) | ||||
Total
Sino-Global Shipping America Ltd. Shareholders' equity
|
7,876,357 | 7,925,070 | ||||||
Non-Controlling
interest
|
(1,185,924 | ) | (542,480 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
6,690,433 | 7,382,590 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
|
11,457,850 | 11,858,940 |
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 nine months ended
|
For
the three months ended
|
|||||||||||||||
March 31,
|
March 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||
US$
|
US$
|
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
|
18,898,243 | 12,858,734 | 6,021,192 | 3,285,539 | ||||||||||||
Costs
and expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
(16,498,129 | ) | (11,053,105 | ) | (5,201,561 | ) | (2,490,591 | ) | ||||||||
General
and administrative expense
|
(2,796,520 | ) | (3,048,188 | ) | (1,000,426 | ) | (874,732 | ) | ||||||||
Selling
expense
|
(121,767 | ) | (337,977 | ) | (38,468 | ) | (101,289 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
90,803 | (66,132 | ) | 83,295 | (64,872 | ) | ||||||||||
(19,325,613 | ) | (14,505,402 | ) | (6,157,160 | ) | (3,531,484 | ) | |||||||||
Operating
Loss
|
(427,370 | ) | (1,646,668 | ) | (135,968 | ) | (245,945 | ) | ||||||||
Financial
income (expense), net
|
193,757 | (83,679 | ) | 7,997 | (9,126 | ) | ||||||||||
Non-operating
revenue
|
17,598 | - | 15,333 | - | ||||||||||||
Non-operating
costs
|
(11,746 | ) | - | (3,856 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Loss
from equity investment
|
(30,707 | ) | - | (30,707 | ) | - | ||||||||||
168,902 | (83,679 | ) | (11,233 | ) | (9,126 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
loss before provision for income taxes
|
(258,468 | ) | (1,730,347 | ) | (147,201 | ) | (255,071 | ) | ||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(414,151 | ) | (227,768 | ) | (121,000 | ) | (1,472 | ) | ||||||||
Net
loss
|
(672,619 | ) | (1,958,115 | ) | (268,201 | ) | (256,543 | ) | ||||||||
Non-controlling
interest in loss
|
(710,430 | ) | (527,497 | ) | (244,952 | ) | (157,504 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to Sino-Global Shipping America
Ltd.
|
37,811 | (1,430,618 | ) | (23,249 | ) | (99,039 | ) | |||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share
|
||||||||||||||||
-Basic
|
0.013 | (0.48 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||
-Diluted
|
0.012 | (0.48 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares
|
||||||||||||||||
-Basic
|
2,917,337 | 2,990,652 | 2,907,995 | 2,970,723 | ||||||||||||
-Diluted
|
3,194,369 | 2,990,652 | 2,907,995 | 2,970,723 |
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 nine months ended
|
||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
US$
|
US$
|
|||||||
Operating
Activities
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
(672,619 | ) | (1,958,115 | ) | ||||
Adjustment
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
155,108 | 143,352 | ||||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
40,000 | 96,674 | ||||||
Deferred
tax benefit
|
(28,000 | ) | - | |||||
Loss
from equity investment
|
30,707 | |||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities
|
||||||||
Decrease
(Increase) in advances to supplier
|
(1,187,334 | ) | 76,571 | |||||
Increase
in accounts receivable
|
(345,477 | ) | (1,795,919 | ) | ||||
Decrease
(Increase) in other receivables
|
(204,596 | ) | 124,401 | |||||
Increase
in prepaid expense and other current assets
|
(18,571 | ) | (14,885 | ) | ||||
Increase
in prepaid tax
|
(52,147 | ) | (45,320 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in employee loan receivables
|
12,411 | - | ||||||
Decrease
in income tax receivables
|
70,647 | - | ||||||
Decrease
Increase in security deposits
|
20,801 | 35,335 | ||||||
Decrease
(Increase) in long-term prepaid expenses
|
766 | (760 | ) | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in advances from customers
|
16,998 | (467,154 | ) | |||||
Increase
in accounts payable
|
814,933 | 2,040,178 | ||||||
Increase
(Decrease) in accrued expenses
|
(75,552 | ) | 25,004 | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in income taxes payable
|
77,067 | (167,651 | ) | |||||
Increase
(Decrease) in other current liabilities
|
(542,379 | ) | 684 | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,887,237 | ) | (1,907,605 | ) | ||||
Investing
Activities
|
||||||||
Capital
expenditures and other additions
|
(38,970 | ) | (150,313 | ) | ||||
Equity
investment
|
(290,045 | ) | - | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(329,015 | ) | (150,313 | ) | ||||
Financing
Activities
|
||||||||
Payments
of long-term debt
|
- | (23,604 | ) | |||||
Payments
for treasury stock
|
(72,454 | ) | (189,966 | ) | ||||
Increase
in noncontrolling interest in majority-owned susidiary
|
67,870 | - | ||||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(4,584 | ) | (213,570 | ) | ||||
Effect
of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
|
25,005 | 6,918 | ||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(2,195,831 | ) | (2,264,570 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
7,259,654 | 9,603,250 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
5,063,823 | 7,338,680 | ||||||
Supplemental
information
|
||||||||
Interest
paid
|
- | 5 | ||||||
Income
taxes paid
|
274,500 | 392,969 |
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 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 invested in another subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping Agency Development
Co., Ltd. on November 2, 2009 in Beijing. Trans Pacific owns 40% of Sino-Global
Shipping Agency Development Co., Ltd.
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.
F-5
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.
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
F-6
Since the
use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process,
actual results could differ from those estimates.
(d)
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 shareholders’ equity of the
Company and also included in Non-controlling interest.
(e)
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.
(f)
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.
F-7
(g)
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 $30,707 for the nine
months and three months ended March 31, 2010.
Summarized
financial information for Development Co is as follows:
Condensed Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2010
|
||||
US$
|
||||
Current
Assets
|
157,424 | |||
Noncurrent
Assets
|
72,167 | |||
Total
Assets
|
229,591 | |||
Current
liabilities
|
13,399 | |||
Noncurrent
liabilities
|
- | |||
Total
Liabilities
|
13,399 | |||
Shareholders'
equity
|
216,192 | |||
Total
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
229,591 |
Results
of Operations
|
For the three and nine months
|
|||
ended March 31, 2010
|
||||
US$
|
||||
Net
Sales
|
- | |||
Costs
of goods sold
|
- | |||
Gross
profit
|
- | |||
Operating
loss
|
(76,766 | ) | ||
Net
loss
|
(76,766 | ) |
(h)
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.
F-8
(i)
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 $763,460 and $723,640 was required
at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, respectively. Accounts are written off
after exhaustive efforts at collection.
(j)
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 year prior to 2005 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.
F-9
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.
(k)
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 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-dilutive.
The following table reconciles weighted
average common shares outstanding with denominator used in the calculation of
diluted per share information for the nine months ended March 31,
2010:
Denominator:
|
||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
2,917,337 | |||
Dilutive
effect of stock options and warrants
|
277,032 | |||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution
|
3,194,369 |
(l)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The
Emerging Issues Task Force issued "Accounting for an Instrument (or an Embedded
Feature) with a Settlement Amount That Is Based on the Stock of an Entity's
Consolidated Subsidiary", which is effective for fiscal years beginning on or
after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier
application is not permitted. The consensus shall be applied to outstanding
instruments as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this Issue is
initially applied. The fair value of an outstanding instrument that was
previously classified as an asset or liability shall become its net carrying
amount at that date (that is, its current fair value). The net carrying amount
shall be reclassified to non-controlling interest. Gains or losses recorded
during the period that the instrument was classified as an asset or liability
shall not be reversed. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a
material impact in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In April
2010, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards
Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-13. This Update addresses the classification of a
share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of
a market in which the underlying equity security trades. Topic 718 is amended to
clarify that a share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in
the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity’s equity
securities trades shall not be considered to contain a market, performance, or
service condition. Therefore, such an award is not to be classified as a
liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity classification. The adoption
of this pronouncement did not have a material impact in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
F-10
In
January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06,
“Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (the “Update”). The Update
provides amendments to FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820-10
that require entities to disclose separately the amounts of significant
transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe
the reasons for the transfers. In addition the Update requires the entities to
present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and
settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3). The disclosures related to Level 1 and Level 2
fair value measurements are effective for the Company in 2010 and the
disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for the
Company in 2011. The new disclosure requirements apply to interim and annual
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, with one exception: The new
rules regarding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements associated with
Level 3 measurements will be effective for fiscal year beginning after December
15, 2010, and for the interim periods with those fiscal years. The Update
requires new disclosures only, and will have no impact on our consolidated
financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.
In June
2009 the FASB issued an amendment to ASC 810-10. This amendment requires an
enterprise to qualitatively assess the determination of the primary beneficiary
of a VIE based on whether the enterprise: (1) has the power to direct the
activities of a VIE that most significantly effect the entity’s economic
performance; and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or
the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be
significant to the VIE. ASC 810-10, as amended, requires an ongoing
reconsideration of the primary beneficiary, and amends the events that trigger a
reassessment of whether an entity is a VIE. This statement is effective as of
the beginning of a reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins
after November 15, 2009. Earlier application is prohibited. Retrospective
application is optional. We are currently evaluating the effects, if any, that
ASC 810-10 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
3.
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.
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Employee
loans receivable consist of the follow ing:
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March 31,
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June 30,
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2010
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2009
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US$
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US$
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(Unaudited)
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Loans
to employees, secured by their personal assets, receivable in monthly
installments of approximately $1,386 bearing no interest through August
2014
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72,720 | 85,131 | ||||||
Less
: Current maturities
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(16,640 | ) | (16,627 | ) | ||||
56,080 | 68,504 |
4.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment are as follows:
March
31,
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June
30,
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2010
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2009
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US$
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US$
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(Unaudited)
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Land
and building
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72,828 | 72,768 | ||||||
Motor
vehicles
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864,575 | 863,866 | ||||||
Computer
equipment
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99,345 | 113,556 | ||||||
Office
equipment
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34,259 | 30,419 | ||||||
Furniture
& Fixtures
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37,031 | 22,545 | ||||||
System
software
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122,643 | 120,347 | ||||||
Leasehold
improvement
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62,437 | 70,606 | ||||||
Total
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1,293,118 | 1,294,107 | ||||||
Less
: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
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476,284 | 321,176 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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816,834 | 972,931 |
5.
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
Non-controlling
interest consists of the following:
March
31,
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June
30,
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2010
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2009
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US$
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US$
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(Unaudited)
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Sino-China:
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Original
paid-in capital
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356,400 | 356,400 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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1,044 | 1,044 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(30,247 | ) | (29,364 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(1,586,478 | ) | (873,378 | ) | ||||
Other
adjustments
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5,487 | 2,818 | ||||||
(1,253,794 | ) | (542,480 | ) | |||||
Trans
Pacific Logistics Shanghai Ltd.
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67,870 | - | ||||||
Total
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(1,185,924 | ) | (542,480 | ) |
6.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCY
(a)
Office leases
The
Company leases certain office premises and apartments for employees under
operating leases through December 31, 2011. Future minimum lease payments under
operating leases agreements were as follows:
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Amount
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US$
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Year
ending March 31,
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2011
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210,078 | |||
2012
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44,271 | |||
254,349 |
(b)
Contingency
The Labor
Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, effective as of January 1, 2008,
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
March 31, 2010, the Company has estimated its severance payments of
approximately $92,000, which has not been reflected in its condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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. On September
19, 2009, the Company’s board of directors approved the extension of the
repurchase of the common shares for a period of six months ending April
2010. As of March 31, 2010, the Company
repurchased 121,191 shares from the open market at an average price of
$2.96 per share including trading expenses for the total cost of
$358,356.
8.
INCOME TAXES
The
income tax provision for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 and the
three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
For
the nine months ended
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For
the three months ended
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March 31,
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March 31,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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US$
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US$
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US$
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US$
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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Current
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USA
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(442,151 | ) | (223,407 | ) | (140,000 | ) | (1,466 | ) | ||||||||
China
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- | (4,361 | ) | - | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
(442,151 | ) | (227,768 | ) | (140,000 | ) | (1,472 | ) | |||||||||
Deferred
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Allowance
for doubtful accounts
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(7,000 | ) | - | 7,000 | - | |||||||||||
Net
operating loss carryforward
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35,000 | - | 10,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance
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- | - | 2,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Net
deferred
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28,000 | - | 19,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
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(414,151 | ) | (227,768 | ) | (121,000 | ) | (1,472 | ) |
9.
MAJOR CUSTOMERS
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately 64% and 51%
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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