Singularity Future Technology Ltd. - Quarter Report: 2018 September (Form 10-Q)

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒  Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the period ended September 30, 2018

☐  Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________.

Commission File Number 001-34024

Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1044 Northern Boulevard, Suite 305

Roslyn, New York 11576-1514

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(718) 888-1814

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of November 7, 2018, the Company has 13,575,535 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

SINO-GLOBAL SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

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:

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 unless required by applicable law or regulations.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

SINO-GLOBAL SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD. AND AFFILIATES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

SINO-GLOBAL SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD. AND AFFILIATES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

SINO-GLOBAL SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD. AND AFFILIATES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

SINO-GLOBAL SHIPPING AMERICA, LTD. AND AFFILIATES

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

Founded in the United States (the “U.S.”) in 2001, Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd., a Virginia corporation (“Sino-Global” or the “Company”), is a non-asset based global shipping and freight logistics integrated solution provider. The Company provides tailored solutions and value-added services to its customers to drive effectiveness and control in related steps throughout the entire shipping and freight logistics chain. The Company conducts its business primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the U.S., the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) (including Hong Kong), Australia and Canada. The majority of the Company’s business is generated from clients located in the PRC and the U.S.

The Company operates in three segments including (1) inland transportation management services which are operated by its subsidiaries in the PRC, Hong Kong and the U.S.; (2) freight logistics services which are operated by its subsidiaries in the PRC and the U.S.; and (3) container trucking services which are operated by its subsidiaries in the PRC and the U.S.

In order to increase the Company’s operations in the U.S. and to enhance the Company’s competitiveness with information technology, in August 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized management to move forward with the development of a mobile application that would provide a full-service logistics platform for shipping operations between the U.S. and the PRC for, among other things, short-haul trucking in the U.S. Upon the implementation of the application, the Company signed two significant agreements with COSCO Beijing International Freight Co., Ltd. (“COSFRE Beijing”) and Sino-Trans Guangxi in December 2016. Pursuant to the agreement with COSFRE Beijing, the Company receives a percentage of the transportation fees for the arrangement of inland transportation services for COSFRE Beijing’s container shipments into U.S. ports. The Company has increased its business in the U.S. since the launch of the short haul container truck services web-based platform. For the strategic cooperation framework agreement with Sino-Trans Guangxi, which is a subsidiary of Sino-Trans Limited, the Company established an integrated logistics plan to provide an end-to-end supply chain solution for customers shipping soybeans and sulfur products from the U.S. to southern PRC via container. On January 9, 2017, the Company entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with China Ocean Shipping Agency Qingdao Co. Ltd. (“COSCO Qingdao”). COSCO Qingdao now utilizes the Company’s full-service logistics platform to arrange the transport of its container shipments into U.S. ports. Sino-Global receives a percentage of the transportation fees in exchange for the arrangement of inland transportation services for COSCO Qingdao’s container shipments into U.S. ports. The Board subsequently authorized the Company to upgrade its enterprise resource planning system (ERP) in order to manage its operations in real time throughout its multiple locations and to integrate with web applications.

On September 11, 2017, the Company set up a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Ningbo Saimeinuo Supply Chain Management Ltd. (“Sino Ningbo”), via its wholly-owned entity, Sino-Global Shipping New York Inc. This subsidiary primarily engages in transportation management and freight logistics services. Sino Ningbo’s operating results were included in the consolidated financial statements starting the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018.

On September 3, 2018, the Company entered into a co-operation agreement with Ningbo Far-East Universal Shipping Agency Co., Ltd to set up a joint venture in Hong Kong named Bright Far East International Shipping Agency Co., Ltd., to engage in worldwide shipping agency and management operations. The Company has 51% ownership stake in the joint venture.

Note 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all directly, indirectly owned subsidiaries and variable interest entity. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

(b) Basis of Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its subsidiaries, and its affiliates. All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. Sino-Global Shipping Agency Ltd., a PRC corporation (“Sino-China”), is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”), with the Company as the primary beneficiary. The Company, through Trans Pacific Beijing, entered into certain agreements with Sino-China, pursuant to which the Company receives 90% of Sino-China’s net income. The Company does not receive any payments 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. If Sino-China incurs a net loss during its fiscal year, the Company is not required to absorb such net loss.

As a VIE, Sino-China’s revenues are included in the Company’s total revenues, and any loss from operations is consolidated with that of the Company. Because of contractual arrangements between the Company and Sino-China, the Company has a pecuniary interest in Sino-China that requires consolidation of the financial statements of the Company and Sino-China.

The Company has consolidated Sino-China’s operating results because the entities are under common control in accordance with ASC 805-10, “Business Combinations”. 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. Management makes ongoing reassessments of whether the Company remains the primary beneficiary of Sino-China.

The carrying amount and classification of Sino-China's assets and liabilities included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:

(c) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 — Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s assumptions based on the best available information.

The carrying value of accounts receivable, other receivables, other current assets, and current liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

(d) Use of Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of the Company’s unaudited 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 consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, fair value of stock based compensation, cost of revenues, allowance for doubtful accounts, deferred income taxes, income tax expense, the useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

(e) Translation of Foreign Currency

The accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, including 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 the U.S. dollar (“USD”) while its subsidiaries in the PRC, including Sino-China, report their financial positions and results of operations in Renminbi (“RMB”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in USD. Foreign currency transactions are translated into USD 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. The Company translates the foreign currency financial statements of Sino-China, Sino-Global Shipping Australia, Sino-Global Shipping Hong Kong, Sino-Global Shipping Canada, Trans Pacific Beijing and Trans Pacific Shanghai 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 year. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as other comprehensive income (loss) and accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of equity of the Company, and also included in non-controlling interests.

The exchange rates as of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018 and for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

(f) Cash

Cash consists of cash on hand and deposits placed with banks which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use or have a term deposit of three months or less. The Company maintains cash with various financial institutions mainly in the PRC, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada and the U.S. As of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, cash balances of $239,535 and $6,205,960, respectively, were maintained at financial institutions in the PRC, which were not insured by any of the Chinese authorities. As of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, cash balance of $167,283 and $848,657, respectively, were maintained at U.S. financial institutions, and were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other programs subject to certain limitations. The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board pays compensation up to a limit of HKD $500,000 (approximately USD $64,000) if the bank with which an individual/a company hold its eligible deposit fails. As of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, cash balance of $552,133 and $9,601, respectively, were maintained at financial institutions in Hong Kong and approximately $64,000 were insured by the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board.

(g) Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable are presented at net realizable value. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts and for estimated losses. The Company reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual receivable balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balances, customers’ historical payment history, their current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. Receivables are considered past due after 180 days. Accounts Receivable are written off against the allowances only after exhaustive collection efforts.

Other receivables represent mainly prepaid employee insurance and welfare benefits, which will be subsequently deducted from the employee payroll, guarantee deposits on behalf of ship owners as well as office lease deposits.

(h) Property and Equipment, net

Net property and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. 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:

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.

(i) Intangible Assets, net

Intangible assets are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives:

The Company evaluates intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired. There was no such impairment as of September 30, 2018.

(j) Revenue Recognition

On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (FASB ASC Topic 606) using the modified retrospective method for contracts that were not completed as of June 30, 2018. This did not result in an adjustment to the retained earnings upon adoption of this new guidance as the Company’s revenue was recognized based on the amount of consideration expected to receive in exchange for satisfying the performance obligations.

The core principle underlying the revenue recognition ASU is that the Company will recognize revenue to represent the transfer of goods and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in such exchange. This will require the Company to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time, based on when control of goods and services transfers to a customer. The Company’s revenue streams are recognized at a point in time.

The ASU requires the use of a new five-step model to recognize revenue from customer contracts. The five-step model requires that the Company (i) identify the contract with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant future reversal will not occur, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the respective performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies the performance obligation. The application of the five-step model to the revenue streams compared to the prior guidance did not result in significant changes in the way the Company records its revenue. Upon adoption, the Company evaluated its revenue recognition policy for all revenue streams within the scope of the ASU under previous standards and using the five-step model under the new guidance and confirmed that there were no differences in the pattern of revenue recognition.

The Company continues to derive its revenues from sales contracts with its customers with revenues being recognized upon performance of services. Persuasive evidence of an arrangement is demonstrated via sales contract and invoice; and the sales price to the customer is fixed upon acceptance of the sales contract and there is no separate sales rebate, discount, or other incentive. The Company’s revenues are recognized at a point in time after all performance obligations are satisfied.

(k) Taxation

Because the Company and its subsidiaries 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 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. A valuation allowance is provided against deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the asset will not be utilized in the future.

The Company recognizes 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 Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. The Company had no uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2018 and June 30 2018, respectively.

Income tax returns for the years prior to 2015 are no longer subject to examination by US tax authorities.

On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”) was enacted. Under the provisions of the Act, the U.S. corporate tax rate decreased from 35% to 21%. As the Company has a June 30 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 28% for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and 21% for subsequent fiscal years. Additionally, the Tax Act imposes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of historical earnings of foreign subsidiaries, and future foreign earnings are subject to U.S. taxation. The change in rate has caused the Company to re-measure all U.S. deferred income tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences and net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards and recorded a one-time transition tax expense.

PRC Enterprise Income Tax

PRC enterprise income tax is calculated based on taxable income determined under the PRC Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“PRC GAAP”) at 25%. Sino-China and Trans Pacific are registered in PRC and governed by the Enterprise Income Tax Laws of the PRC.

PRC Business Tax and Surcharges

Revenues from services provided by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and affiliates, including 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, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and affiliates are required to pay the city construction tax (7%) and education surcharges (3%) based on the calculated business tax payments.

The Company’s PRC subsidiaries and affiliates report revenues net of PRC’s business tax and surcharges for all the periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations.

(l) Earnings (loss) per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to holders of common shares of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares of the Company outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common shares of the Company were exercised or converted into common shares of the Company. Common share equivalents are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share if their effects would be anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 there was no dilutive effect of potential shares of common stock of the Company because the Company generated a net loss. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the effect of potential shares of common stock of the Company was dilutive since the exercise prices for options and warrants were lower than the average market price for the related periods. As a result, a total of 52,090 of unexercised options and warrants were dilutive for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and were included in the computation of diluted EPS.

(m) Comprehensive Income (loss)

The Company reports comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with the FASB issued authoritative guidance which establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income (loss) and its component in financial statements. Comprehensive income (loss), as defined, includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources.

(n) Stock-based Compensation

Valuations are based upon highly subjective assumptions about the future, including stock price volatility and exercise patterns. The fair value of share-based payment awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee terminations. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.

(o) Risks and Uncertainties

The Company’s business, financial position and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies or interpretations with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things. Moreover, the Company’s ability to grow its business and maintain its profitability could be negatively affected by the nature and extent of services provided to its major customers, Tianjin Zhiyuan Investment Group Co., Ltd. (the “Zhiyuan Investment Group”) and Tengda Northwest Ferroalloy Co., Ltd. (“Tengda Northwest”).

(p) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-2”) which revises accounting for operating leases by a lessee, among other changes, and requires a lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments and an asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term in the balance sheet. This update will be effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, to clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new leases standard. The amendments address the rate implicit in the lease, impairment of the net investment in the lease, lessee reassessment of lease classification, lessor reassessment of lease term and purchase options, variable payments that depend on an index or rate and certain transition adjustments, among other issues. In addition, in July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842), Targeted Improvements, which provides an additional (and optional) transition method to adopt the new leases standard. Under the new transition method, a reporting entity would initially apply the new lease requirements at the effective date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption, continue to report comparative periods presented in the financial statements in the period of adoption in accordance with current U.S. GAAP (i.e., ASC 840, Leases) and provide the required disclosures under ASC 840 for all periods presented under current U.S. GAAP.  A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company plans to adopt these new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and is still evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, to address diversity in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The amendments provide guidance on the following eight specific cash flow issues: (1) Debt Prepayment or Debt Extinguishment Costs; (2) Settlement of Zero-Coupon Debt Instruments or Other Debt Instruments with Coupon Interest Rates That Are Insignificant in Relation to the Effective Interest Rate of the Borrowing; (3) Contingent Consideration Payments Made after a Business Combination; (4) Proceeds from the Settlement of Insurance Claims; (5) Proceeds from the Settlement of Corporate-Owned Life Insurance Policies, including Bank-Owned; (6) Life Insurance Policies; (7) Distributions Received from Equity Method Investees; (8) Beneficial Interests in Securitization Transactions; and Separately Identifiable Cash Flows and Application of the Predominance Principle. The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The amendments should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. If it is impracticable to apply the amendments retrospectively for some of the issues, the amendments for those issues would be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The Company does not believe the adoption of this ASU would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. On July 1, 2018, the Company has adopted this ASU.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, “Compensation—Stock compensation (Topic 718): Scope of modification accounting” (“ASU 2017-09”). The purpose of the amendment is to clarify which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. For all entities that offer share based payment awards, ASU 2017-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. On July 1, 2018, the Company has adopted this ASU. The Company does not believe the adoption of this ASU would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The guidance largely aligns the accounting for share-based payment awards issued to employees and nonemployees, whereby the existing employee guidance will apply to nonemployee share-based transactions (as long as the transaction is not effectively a form of financing), with the exception of specific guidance related to the attribution of compensation cost. The cost of nonemployee awards will continue to be recorded as if the grantor had paid cash for the goods or services. In addition, the contractual term will be able to be used in lieu of an expected term in the option-pricing model for nonemployee awards. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The ASU is required to be applied on a prospective basis to all new awards granted after the date of adoption. The Company is still evaluating the effect that this guidance but does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

(q) Reclassification

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation mainly reclassifying advance to suppliers to prepaid expenses – long term (see Note 4 and 5). These reclassifications have no effect on the reported revenues, net income or total assets.

Note 3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

The Company’s net accounts receivable is as follows:

Movement of allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows:

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, provision for doubtful accounts was $951,832. For the same period in 2017, recovery of doubtful accounts was $24,536, due to collection of accounts receivable which the Company made a provision during previous period.  

Note 4. ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS

The Company’s advances to suppliers – third parties are as follows:

The Company’s advances to suppliers – related party are as follows:

On February 18, 2017, the Company entered into a cooperative transportation agreement with a related party, Zhiyuan International Investment & Holding Group (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (the “Buyer” or “Zhiyuan Hong Kong”). Zhiyuan Hong Kong, which is jointly owned by the Company’s largest shareholder along with China Minmetals Corporation and China Metallurgical Group Corporation, acts as the general designer, general equipment provider and general service contractor in the upgrade and renovation project of Perwaja Steel, located in Malaysia (the “Project”). The Company agreed to provide high-quality services, including the design of a detailed transportation plan as well as execution and necessary supervision of the plan at Zhiyuan Hong Kong’s demand, for which the Company will receive a 1% to 1.25% of the transportation fee incurred in the Project as a commission for its services rendered. On July 7, 2017, the Company signed a supplemental agreement with the Buyer, in which the Company agreed to cooperate with Zhiyuan Hong Kong exclusively on the entire Project’s transportation needs with respect to transporting construction materials from manufacturers to the port of Malaysia and to the factory site. Pursuant to the supplemental agreement, the Company agreed to make prepayments to Zhiyuan Hong Kong for its share of packaging and transporting costs related to the Project; in return, the Company received 15% of the cost incurred in the Project from Zhiyuan Hong Kong as a service fee. The Company has completed its services pursuant to the supplemental agreement and received a $575,115 service fee in June 2018. The entire advance was reimbursed to the Company in September 2018.

Note 5. PREPAID EXPENSES and other assets

The Company’s prepaid expenses and other assets are as follows:

Note 6. OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS - DEPOSITS

The Company’s other long-term assets – deposits are as follows:

Note 7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

The Company’s net property and equipment as follows:

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were $9,882 and $13,203, respectively.

Note 8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Net intangible assets consisted of the following at:

As part of the above-mentioned intelligent logistics platform (see Note 4), four information applications were completed by Tianjin Anboweiye in November 2017 and placed into service, including route planning and route execution for customers in China. The platforms are being amortized over three years. Amortization expense amounted to $15,833 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Note 9. EQUITY

Stock issuance:

On March 12, 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with investors pursuant to which the Company sold to the investors in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the common stock of the Company, no par value per share, at a price of $1.50 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $3 million. The placement agent received a cash commission fee equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds. The offering closed on March 14, 2018. The offering of the 2 million shares was made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-222098), which was originally filed with the SEC on December 15, 2017, and was declared effective by the SEC on February 16, 2018. The Company agreed in the purchase agreement that it would not issue any common stock for 60 calendar days following the closing of the offering and each of the Company’s executive officers and directors agreed to a lock-up period of 60 days from the date of the purchase agreement.

Concurrently with the registered direct offering closed on March 14, 2018, the Company sold the investors Series “A” warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.75 per share and Series “B” warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.75 per share. The sale of the Series “A” warrants and Series “B” warrants is a private placement in reliance upon an exemption afforded under Regulation D of the Securities Act. The Series “A” warrants are exercisable as of September 14, 2018, and expire five and a half (5.5) years from the date of issuance. The Series B warrants are exercisable as of September 14, 2018, and expire thirteen (13) months from the date of issuance. The exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits or dividends, or other similar transactions, but not as a result of future securities offerings at lower prices. Net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares and the warrants after deducting offering expenses and placement agent fees were $2,585,091.

On April 26, 2018, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (“S-1”) to register the resale of an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of common stock underlying the Series A and B Warrants mentioned above. The S-1 was declared effective by the SEC on May 8, 2018.

The warrants are classified as equity since they qualify for exception from derivative accounting as they are considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock and require net share settlement. The fair value of the warrants of $1,074,140 is valued based on the Black-Scholes-Merton model and is recorded as additional paid-in capital from common stock based on the relative fair value of proceeds received using the following assumptions:

Following is a summary of the status of warrants outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2018: 

Stock based compensation:

In March 2017, the Company entered into a consulting and advisory services agreement with consulting entity, who provides management consulting services that include marketing program design and implementation and cooperative partner selection and management. The service period began March 2017 and will end February 2020. The Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock as the remuneration for the services, which were issued as restricted shares at $2.53 per share on March 22, 2017 to the consultant.  These shares were valued at $632,500 and consulting expense were $52,708 and $52,709 for three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

On October 23, 2017, the Company issued to its employees 130,000 shares of its restricted common stock valued at $2.80 per share. One quarter of the total number of common shares became vested on each of November 16, 2017, February 16, 2018, May 16, 2018 and August 16, 2018.  These shares were valued at $364,000. $91,000 was recorded as compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

On October 27, 2017, the Company issued 200,000 shares of restricted common stock on the grant date with a fair value of $548,000 to a consulting company pursuant to a consulting agreement. The scope of services primarily covered advising on business development, strategic planning and compliance during the one-year service period from October 17, 2017 to October 16, 2018. $137,000 was recorded as compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

On June 7, 2018, the Company issued 400,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $508,000 to a consulting entity pursuant to a service agreement. The scope of services primarily covers legal consultation in PRC during the two-year service period from July 2018 to June 2020. The Company recorded legal expense of $63,500 for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

On September 21, 2018, the Company issued 430,000 shares of common stock valued at $1.10 per share on the grant date with a fair value of $473,000 under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to three employees, vesting immediately. The Company recorded compensation expense of $473,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

$817,208 and $62,374 were charged to general and administrative expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Stock Options:

The issuance of the Company’s options is exempted from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Common Stock underlying the Company’s options granted may be sold in compliance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act. Each option may be exercised to purchase one share of the common stock of the Company, no par value per share (the “Common Stock”). Payment for the options may be made in cash or by exchanging shares of Common Stock at their fair market value. The fair market value will be equal to the average of the highest and lowest registered sales prices of Company Stock on the date of exercise.

The term of the 10,000 options granted in 2013 is 10 years and the exercise price is $2.01. The total fair value of the options was $19,400. All options were vested as of June 30, 2018.

Pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, effective on July 26, 2016, the Company granted options to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock to two employees with a one-year vesting period, one half of which vested on October 26, 2016, and the other half on July 26, 2017. The exercise price of the 150,000 options is $1.10, which was equal to the share price of the Company’s Common Stock on July 26, 2016. The grant date fair value of such options was $0.77 per share. The fair value was calculated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility of 99.68%, risk free interest rate of 1.15%, and expected life of 5 years. The total fair value of the options was $115,979. 75,000 of these options were exercised in February 2017. In accordance with the vesting periods, $0 and 9,665 were recorded as general and administrative expenses related to these options for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

A summary of the options is presented in the table below:

Following is a summary of the status of options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2018:

Note 10. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

The Company’s non-controlling interest consists of the following: 

Note 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Lease Obligations

The Company leases certain office premises and apartments for employees under various operating lease agreements with terms through April 16, 2020. Rental expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were $56,358 and $64,862, respectively.

Contractual Obligations:

The Company entered into a contract to upgrade its ERP system. The total contract costs amounting to RMB4,000,000, approximately $580,000, which the Company made a deposit of $437,357 during the year ended June 30, 2018. The remaining balance will be settled upon the completion of services during fiscal year 2021.

On June 22, 2018, the Company entered into a contract to improve its IT infrastructure. The total contract price for the services is $1.2 million and the Company paid a deposit of $1.0 million during the year ended June 30, 2018. The remaining $0.2 million will be paid upon completion of services during fiscal year 2020.

Contingencies

The Labor Contract Law of the PRC requires employers to insure the liability of the severance payments for terminated employees that have worked for the employers for at least two years prior to January 1, 2008. The employers will be liable for one month for severance pay for each year of the service provided by the employees. As of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, the Company has estimated its severance payments of approximately $58,746 and $58,543, respectively, which have not been reflected in its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, because management cannot predict what the actual payment, if any, will be in the future.

Sino-China has employment agreements with each of Mr. Lei Cao, Ms. Tuo Pan and Mr. Zhikang Huang. These employment agreements provide for five-year terms that extend automatically in the absence of termination provided at least 60 days prior to the anniversary date of the agreement. If we fail to provide this notice or if we wish to terminate an employment agreement in the absence of cause, then we are obligated to provide at least 30 days’ prior notice. In such case during the initial term of the agreement, we would need to pay such executive (i) the remaining salary through the date of May 4, 2023, (ii) two times of the then applicable annual salary if there has been no Change in Control, as defined in the employment agreements or three-and-half times of the then applicable annual salary if there is a Change in Control.

From time to time, the Company is involved in routine litigation that arises in the ordinary course of business. The Company was named as a defendant in a breach of service contract lawsuit in the amount of $225,000 filed with the California Superior Court on January 19, 2018. The Company filed a motion with the court to force the plaintiff to arbitration rather than to litigate the dispute in court based on the arbitration provision in the contract. The court approved to stay the case pending the resolution of the arbitration and has scheduled a status conference for March 19, 2019. Management believes it is premature to assess the outcome of the pending arbitration but believes it will not likely have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated operations or financial position.

Note 12. INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”) was enacted. Under the provisions of the Act, the U.S. corporate tax rate decreased from 35% to 21%. Since the Company has a June 30 fiscal year-end, a blended U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 28% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 is applied to the provision for income tax and a 21% rate for subsequent fiscal years.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company re-measured deferred tax assets based on the current effective rate of 21% at which these deferred tax amounts are expected to reverse in the future.

The Company’s income tax benefit (expense) for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

The Company’s deferred tax assets are comprised of the following:

The Company’s operations in the U.S. have incurred a cumulative pre-2017 net operating loss (“NOL”) of approximately $1,531,000 as of June 30, 2018 which may reduce future federal taxable income. The NOL will expire in 2036. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, a total of approximately $230,000 of NOL was generated and the tax benefit derived from such NOL was approximately $48,000.

The Company periodically evaluates the likelihood of the realization of deferred tax assets, and reduces the carrying amount of the deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance to the extent it believes a portion will not be realized. The Company considers many factors when assessing the likelihood of future realization of the deferred tax assets, including its recent cumulative earnings experience, expectation of future income, the carry forward periods available for tax reporting purposes, and other relevant factors. Management has provided an allowance against the deferred tax assets balance as of September 30, 2018. The net increase in valuation for September 30, 2018 amounted to $119,500, on the basis of management’s reassessment of the amount of its deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized. Management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its future realization of deferred tax assets. Due to the Company’s forecasted pretax income and continuing utilization of its NOL, management determined that there is sufficient positive evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that all of its deferred taxes are realizable.

The Company’s taxes payable consists of the following:

Note 13. CONCENTRATIONS

Major Customer

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, three customers accounted for 27.8%, 22.2% and 18.5% of the Company’s revenues, respectively. At September 30, 2018, these three customers accounted for approximately 30.1% of the Company’s accounts receivable.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, three customers accounted for 47%, 16% and 11% of the Company’s revenues, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, one of these three customers accounted for 100% of the Company’s accounts due from related parties and the remaining two customers accounted for approximately 64% of the Company’s accounts receivable.

Major Suppliers

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, four suppliers accounted for 32.1%, 20.3%, 18.2% and 12.6% of the total costs of revenue, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, one supplier accounted for 61% of the total costs of revenue.

Note 14. SEGMENT REPORTING

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company's internal organizational structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments and major customers in financial statements for detailing the Company's business segments.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the financial information of the separate operating segments when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing the performance of the group. The Company has determined that it has three operating segments: (1) inland transportation management services; (2) freight logistics services; and (3) container trucking services.

The following tables present summary information by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively:

Total assets as of:

Note 15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, the outstanding amounts due from a related party consist of the following:

In June 2013, the Company signed a five-year global logistic service agreement with Tianjin Zhiyuan Investment Group Co., Ltd. (the “Zhiyuan Investment Group”) and TEWOO Chemical & Light Industry Zhiyuan Trade Co., Ltd. (together with Zhiyuan Investment Group, “Zhiyuan”). Zhiyuan Investment Group is owned by Mr. Zhang, the largest shareholder of the Company. In September 2013, the Company executed an inland transportation management service contract with the Zhiyuan Investment Group whereby it would provide certain advisory services and help control potential commodities loss during the transportation process. As a result of the inland transportation management services provided to Zhiyuan, the Company generated revenue of $322,000 (5.0% of the Company’s total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2018). The amount due from Zhiyuan Investment Group as of September 30, 2018 was $1,512,589. The Company expects that the full amount will be collected by March 2019. As of September 30, 2018, the Company provided a 10% allowance for doubtful accounts of the amount due from Zhiyuan. The Company entered into a supplemental service agreement with Zhiyuan to extend the service period to September 1, 2019.

As of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, the outstanding amounts advances to suppliers-related party consist of the following:

On February 18, 2017, the Company entered into a cooperative transportation agreement with a related party, Zhiyuan Hong Kong (the “Buyer”) which is owned by the Company’s largest shareholder, jointly with China Minmetals Corporation and China Metallurgical Group Corporation, and which acted as the general designer, general equipment provider and general service contractor in the upgrade and renovation project of a facility owned by Perwaja Steel, located in Malaysia (the “Project”). The Company agreed to provide high-quality services, including the design of a detailed transportation plan as well as execution and necessary supervision of the plan at Zhiyuan Hong Kong’s demand, in consideration for which the Company received a 1% to 1.25% transportation fee incurred in the Project as a commission for its services rendered. On July 7, 2017, the Company signed a supplemental agreement with the Buyer, in which the Company agreed to cooperate with the Buyer exclusively on the entire Project’s transportation needs with respect to transporting construction materials from manufacturers to the port of Malaysia and to the factory site. Pursuant to the supplemental agreement, the Company agreed to make prepayments to the Buyer for its share of packaging and transporting costs related to the Project; in return, the Company received 15% of the cost incurred in the Project from the Buyer as a service fee. The Company has completed its services pursuant to the supplemental agreement and received a $575,115 service fee in June 2018. The entire advance was reimbursed in September 2018.

Note 16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On November 1, 2018, the Company signed a five-year strategic cooperation agreement with a Hong Kong listed Company, Sinco Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (“Sinco”) pursuant to which both Companies will contribute their resources and expertise to develop cold chain logistics in China.

On November 7, 2018, the Board approved a Share Purchase Agreement with the Chairman of Sinco, an accredited investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell shares of its common stock for the aggregate gross proceeds of $1 million to the Company. The Share Purchase Agreement was entered into on November 8, 2018. The per share price and number of shares to be issued is equal to 120% of the average closing price of the common stock on NASDAQ Stock Market over the five consecutive trading-day period immediately prior to the closing of the transaction. 

On November 7, 2018, the Board approved the issuance of 50,000 shares of restricted common stock to a consultant pursuant to an existing consulting agreement. The scope of services primarily covers advising on business development, strategic planning and corporate finance. The grant date fair value of approximately $65,000 will be amortized during the remaining service period from November 3, 2018 to May 2, 2019.

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 the report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.

Overview

First Quarter 2019 Highlights

Sales in the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased by $1,119,522, or 20.8%, from $5,380,011 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, to $6,499,533. The increase was due to the fact that we continued to expand our freight logistics segment through continuing co-operations with our major customers. Revenue from the freight logistics segment increased approximately $2.0 million or 56.4% compared to the same period in fiscal year 2018. The increase in freight logistics segment was partially offset by the decrease in container trucking services of $360,861 due to decreased container shipments from China to the U.S.

2019 Trends

In the past few years, we have sought diversification for our business and have developed freight logistics, container trucking and inland transportation management segments and temporarily suspended our shipping agency business. However, with our decades of experiences in shipping agency business and solid business relationships, we believe it is for the Company’s best interest to redirect our focus to this segment in 2019 based on our assessment of current global trading environments. To our understanding, we are one of the few shipping agents specialized in providing a full range of general shipping agency services in China and the only shipping agency company listed on a major stock exchange in the U.S. as most other shipping agencies are much smaller. The market in this industry is fragmented. The setup of Bright Far East International Shipping Agency allows us to use our resources such as our customer base, our IT infrastructure currently under development, and our business insight to build a global network of shipping agencies. In addition, our current business segments like freight logistics and container trucking can also be integrated and provide more comprehensive logistics services for our customers.

Our plan is to develop a shipping agency network in China and South East Asia during the next three years and to expand our shipping agency network worldwide. We plan to build the network through acquisitions or strategic partnerships with other shipping agencies in different ports worldwide. Our shipping agency business will be mostly conducted through our subsidiaries in China, Hong Kong, Australia, and Canada.

On November 1, 2018, the Company signed a five-year strategic cooperation agreement with a Hong Kong listed Company, Sinco Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (“Sinco”) pursuant to which both Companies will contribute their resources and expertise to develop cold chain logistics in China.

Company Structure

The Company, founded in 2001, is a non-asset based global shipping and freight logistics integrated solution provider. We provide tailored solutions and value-added services for our customers to drive effectiveness and control in related steps throughout the entire shipping and freight logistics chain. We conduct our business primarily through our wholly-owned subsidiaries in the U.S., the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) (including Hong Kong), Australia and Canada. The majority of our business is generated from clients located in the PRC and the U.S.

We operates in three segments including (1) inland transportation management services which are operated by our subsidiaries in the U.S., (2) freight logistics services which are operated by our subsidiaries in the PRC and the U.S., (3) container trucking services which are operated by our subsidiaries in the PRC and our subsidiary in the U.S.

On September 11, 2017 we also set up Ningbo Saimeinuo Supply China Management Ltd. (Sino Ningbo) which mainly engages in transportation management and freight logistics services. Sino Ningbo’s operating results were included in the consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2018. 

On September 3, 2018, we entered into a co-operation agreement with Ningbo Far-East Universal Shipping Agency Co., Ltd (“Ningbo Far-East”) to set up a joint venture in Hong Kong named Bright Far East International Shipping Agency Company, to engage in worldwide shipping agency and management business. The Company has a 51% ownership in the joint venture. Ningbo Far-East is one of the top ranking shipping agencies for private enterprises in Ningbo and Zhoushan ports in China.

Our corporate structure diagram as of the date of this report is as below:

Results of Operations

Revenues

Revenues increased by $1,119,522 or 20.8%, from $5,380,011 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 to $6,499,533 for the same period in 2018. The increase was due to our continuing efforts to diversify our business, resulting in the rise in revenues generated from its freight logistics services segment, which was offset by the decreased revenues from container trucking services and inland transportation management services.

The following tables present summary information by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:

Revenues 

(1) Revenues from Inland Transportation Management Services

In September 2013, the Company executed an inland transportation management service contract with Zhiyuan Investment Group, a related party, whereby the Company agreed to provide certain solutions to help control the potential loss of commodities during the transportation process. The Company also began providing inland transportation management services to a third-party customer, Tengda Northwest, following the quarter ended September 2014. Both contracts have been extended to FY 2019. For Tengda Northwest, the service fee charge was RMB 32 per ton and RMB 38 per ton for Zhiyuan Investment Group. The rates are determined by the scope of services provided.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, inland transportation management services generated related party revenue of $322,000 and $565,160, respectively, representing a 43.0% decrease. The decrease was mainly from a decrease in quantity transported of 57,621 tons for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 100,056 tons for same period in 2017 coupled with the effects of appreciation of USD against RMB. The exchange rate for US$1 to RMB was 6.80 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to 6.67 for the same period in 2017.

Revenue generated from Tengda for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 amounted to $598,000 and $853,306, respectively. The overall decrease in revenue of $255,306 or 29.9% was mainly due to the decrease in quantity transported. Transported quantities were 127,075 tons for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 177,183 tons for the same period in 2017. The 28.3% decrease in quantity was combined with the effect of currency fluctuations resulted in the decrease in revenue.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, gross profit of inland transportation management services amounted to $860,126 and $1,236,316, respectively, representing a 30.4% decrease. Overall gross margins for this segment increased to 93.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 from 87.2% for the same period in 2017. The increase of gross margins in the current period was due to the increase in revenue of the customer with higher margin revenue.

(2) Revenues from Freight Logistic Services

Freight logistics services mainly include cargo forwarding, brokerage and other freight services. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, revenues increased $1,978,849 or 56.4%.

The revenue increase was primarily due to the increase of our customer base with larger transaction amounts. Two of our major customers during the three months ended September 30, 2018 collectively attributed approximately $3.2 million or 59.2% of the revenues generated. However, our gross profit margin decreased by 1.0% from 10.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 to 9.5% for the same period in 2018 due to higher percentage increase in costs. Even with the same customer, every transaction has a unique gross margin due to differing service scopes. Usually, an engagement where the Company provides a broader set of services generates a higher gross margin, and an engagement of a more limited scope has a lower gross margin. Our proportion of limited scope engagements increased significantly, such as revenue from the two major customers, and contributed a much higher portion of revenue in this sector than full-service business compared to the prior period.

(3) Revenues from Container Trucking Services

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, revenues generated from container trucking services were $91,980 and 452,841, respectively. Overall revenues from this segment decreased by $360,861 or 79.7%. The decrease was partially due to the disposition of our former joint venture company named ACH Trucking Center Corp. (“ACH Center”), which had $84,250 in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The decrease in revenues from this segment was primarily due to the pending trade negotiation with China which decreased container shipments from China to the U.S. The related gross profit decreased by $75,651 from $109,665 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 to $34,014 for the same period in 2018. However, gross profit margin increased by 12.8% because we had a higher percentage of a decrease in costs.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses increased by $3,402,501 or 76.4%, from $4,451,741 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 to $7,854,242 for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was due to the increase in general and administrative expenses, selling expenses and cost of revenues as discussed below.

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s costs and expenses for the periods indicated:

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues was $5,083,832 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of $1,417,914, or 38.7%, as compared to $3,665,918 for the same period in 2017. The overall cost of revenues as a percentage of our revenues increased from 68.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, to 78.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase of costs was mainly from the freight logistics services segment due to an increase in freight cost of carriers as well as a result of rising fuel costs. Cost of revenues for freight logistics and container trucking services are mainly freight costs to various freight carriers.

Cost of revenues for inland transportation segment consisted mainly of the cost of labor and other overhead costs. The decrease in overall gross profit margin of 10.1% is mainly due to different scope of services we provided to customers.

General and Administrative Expenses

The Company’s general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, office rent, office expenses, regulatory filing and listing fees, amortization of stock-based compensation expenses, legal, accounting and other professional service fees. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, we had $2,662,041 of general and administrative expenses, as compared to $763,357 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1,898,684, or 248.7%. Stock-based compensation to business consultants amounted to $253,208 while stock-based compensation to management and employees amounted to $564,000, representing a total of 1,210.2% increase from the three months ended September 30, 2017. The Company’s provision for doubtful accounts was $871,081 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared with a recovery of doubtful accounts of $24,536 for the same period in 2017. The increase was due to slower collections from customers in the inland transportation segment. As we continue our business relationship with several large customers as we are monitoring the collection closely with respect to our trade accounts receivable. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue increased from 14.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 to 41.0% for the same period in 2018, which is mainly attributable to the higher percentage increase in amortization of stock based compensation compared to revenues.

Selling Expenses

Our selling expenses consist primarily of business promotion and salaries and commissions for our operating staff at the ports at which we provide services. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, we had $108,369 of selling expenses as compared to $22,466 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $85,903, or 382.4%. We increased our business development efforts to explore new business opportunities while maintaining our current customer relationships. As a percentage of revenue, our selling expenses was 1.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 0.4% for the corresponding period in 2017.

Operating Income (Loss)

We had an operating loss of $1,354,709 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to an operating income of $928,270 for the comparable period in 2017. The decrease was mainly due to the increased costs included in revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses discussed above.

Financial Income, Net

Our net financial income was $712 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $84,796 for the same period in 2017. We have operations in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and the PRC, and our financial income for this reporting period primarily reflects the foreign currency transaction income or loss expressed in U.S. dollars.

Taxation

On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”) was enacted. Under the provisions of the Act, the U.S. corporate tax rate decreased from 35% to 21%. Since we have a June 30 fiscal year-end, a blended U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 28% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 is applied to the provision for income tax, and a 21% for subsequent fiscal years.

As of September 30, 2018, we re-measured deferred tax assets based on current effective rate of 21% at which these deferred tax amounts are expected to reverse in the future.

We have incurred a cumulative pre-2017 net operating loss (“NOL”) of approximately $1,531,000 as of June 30, 2018 which may reduce future federal taxable income. The NOL will expire in 2036. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, a total of approximately $0.2 million of NOL was generated and the tax benefit derived from such NOL was approximately $48,000. We recorded an income tax benefit of $66,466 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to income tax expense of $296,429 for the same period in 2017. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, current income tax decreased by $68,495 or 34.9% compare to the same period in 2017, the decrease is mainly caused by the decrease in net income from operations in China and the U.S. We had approximately $0.2 million of operating loss in the US which includes non-deductible stock compensation expenses of $0.6 million and $0.9 million increase in allowance for doubtful accounts.

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized a total deferred income tax benefit of $194,500, which was mainly due to the increase in allowance for bad debts and the increase in net operating loss (“NOL”).

We periodically evaluate the likelihood of the realization of deferred tax assets, and reduce the carrying amount of the deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance to the extent it believes a portion will not be realized. We consider many factors when assessing the likelihood of future realization of the deferred tax assets, including our recent cumulative earnings, expectation of future income, the carry forward periods available for tax reporting purposes, and other relevant factors. We have provided an allowance against the deferred tax assets balance as of September 30, 2018. The net decrease in valuation for September 30, 2018 amounted to $119,500, on the basis of management’s reassessment of the amount of its deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized. Management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its future realization of deferred tax assets. Due the Company’s forecasted pretax income and continuing utilization of NOL, management has determined that there is sufficient positive evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that all of its deferred taxes are realizable.

Net Income

As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $1,287,531 for the three month ended September 30, 2018, compared to net income of $716,637 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. After the deduction of non-controlling interest, net loss attributable to Sino-Global was $1,316,762 for the three month ended September 30, 2018, compared to net income attributable to Sino-Global of $617,189 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Comprehensive income from foreign currency translation, comprehensive loss attributable to the Company was $1,856,418 for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to a comprehensive income attributable to the Company of $723,67 for the three months ended September 30, 2017.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows and Working Capital

As of September 30, 2018, we had $987,031 in cash. We held approximately 75.1% of our cash in banks located in New York, Los Angeles, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong and held approximately 24.9% of our cash in banks located in the PRC.

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

The following table sets forth a summary of our working capital:

We finance our ongoing operating activities primarily by using funds from our operations and raising capital. We routinely monitor current and expected operational requirements to evaluate the use of available funding sources. In assessing liquidity, management monitors and analyzes the Company’s cash on-hand, its ability to generate sufficient revenue sources in the future and the Company’s operating and capital expenditure commitments. The Company plans to fund continuing operations through identifying new prospective joint venture and strategic alliance opportunities for new revenue sources, and by reducing costs to improve profitability and replenish working capital. Considering our existing working capital position and ability to access other funding sources, management believes that the foregoing measures will provide sufficient liquidity for the Company to meet its future liquidity and capital obligations.

Operating Activities 

Our net cash used in operating activities was $5.84 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $0.82 million for the same period in 2017. The increase in operating cash outflow is primarily attributable to our net loss of $1.29 million, in which $0.81 million was non-cash stock compensation expense. We had an increase of $3.71 million in accounts receivable offset by $0.87 million of provision for doubtful accounts, an increase in advances to third party suppliers as we paid out $0.79 million in prepaid freight fees, a decrease in advances to related party supplier as we collected a reimbursement of $3.3 million from Zhiyuan Hong Kong, an increase of $2.51 million in deposits offset by a decrease of $0.81 million in due from related parties, and an increase of $2.80 million in accounts payable.

Our net cash used in operating activities was $0.82 million for three months ended September 30, 2017, including net income of $0.7 million from increased revenue generated from freight logistics services and the container trucking platform and decreased general and administrative expenses and sales expenses. In the current period, accounts receivable increased by $1.71 million and the amount due from related parties increased $0.57 million because of increased revenue for the period. On the other hand, accounts payable increased by $0.66 million mainly due to cost of revenue increased as sulphur business started. Cash outflows of operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2017 reflect the above mentioned major factors.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $830 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 while $5,077 was used in the same period of 2017 for purchase of office equipment.

Financing Activities

We did not have any financing activities for both the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

Critical Accounting Policies

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with 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.

There have been no other material changes during the three month ended September 30, 2018 in our significant accounting policies from those previously disclosed in the Company’s annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. The discussion of our critical accounting policies contained in Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this report, “Summary of our Significant Accounting Policies”, is incorporated herein by reference.

This Item is not applicable because we are a smaller reporting company.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of and with the participation of its management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing evaluation, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) were not effective and adequately designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that such information was accumulated and communicated to the management, including Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, in a manner that allowed for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The assessment stemmed from the following material weaknesses –

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended September 30, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

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.