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Singularity Future Technology Ltd. - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

 

☐ 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

 

Singularity Future Technology Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Virginia   11-3588546
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

 

98 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 322

Great Neck, New York

  11021
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(718) 888-1814

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value   SGLY   NASDAQ Capital Market

 

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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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.

 

  Large accelerated filer  ☐ Accelerated filer  ☐
  Non-accelerated filer  ☒ Smaller reporting company  ☒
    Emerging Growth Company  ☐

 

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 ☒

 

As of May 15, 2023, the Company had 18,844,333 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. 

FORM 10-Q

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ii
   
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1
   
Item 1. Financial Statements 1
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 31
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 44
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 44
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 46
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 46
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors 46
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 46
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 46
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 46
   
Item 5. Other Information 46
   
Item 6. Exhibits 47

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Report contains certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements regarding our 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 our control. 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 we face that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including but not limited to the following:

 

  our ability to timely and properly deliver our services;

 

  our dependence on a limited number of major customers and suppliers;
     
  our ability to resume our business of sales of crypto mining machines and to expand our operations after the conclusion of the investigation;

 

  current and future political and economic factors in the United States and China and the relationship between the two countries;

 

  our ability to explore and enter into new business opportunities and the acceptance in the marketplace of our new lines of business;

 

  unanticipated changes in general market conditions or other factors which may result in cancellations or reductions in the need for our services;

 

  the demand for warehouse, shipping and logistics services;

 

  the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

 

  possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by events such as natural disasters, health epidemics, terrorist activity and armed conflict;

 

  our ability to identify and successfully execute cost control initiatives;

 

  the impact of quotas, tariffs or safeguards on our customer products that we service;

 

  our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified management team members and skilled personnel;

 

  relevant governmental policies and regulations relating to our businesses and industries;
     
  developments in, or changes to, laws, regulations, governmental policies, incentives and taxation affecting our operations;
     
  our reputation and ability to do business may be impacted by the improper conduct of our employees, agents or business partners; and
     
  the outcome of litigation or investigation in which we are involved is unpredictable, and an adverse decision in any such matter could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and equity.

 

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 the forward-looking statements. 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 Information.

 

SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Assets        
Current assets        
Cash  $21,609,701   $55,833,282 
Cryptocurrencies   75,657    90,458 
Accounts receivable, net   226,290    108,381 
Other receivables, net   19,348    25,057 
Advances to suppliers - third parties, net   102,403    36,540 
Advances to suppliers - related party   
-
    6,153,546 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   455,025    365,913 
Due from related party, net   292,195    
-
 
Loan receivable-related parties, net   
-
    552,285 
Total Current Assets   22,780,619    63,165,462 
           
Property and equipment, net   495,329    548,956 
Right-of-use assets, net   473,513    732,744 
Other long-term assets - deposits   238,806    237,749 
Investment in unconsolidated entity   
-
    162,829 
Total Assets  $23,988,267   $64,847,740 
           
Liabilities and Equity          
           
Current Liabilities          
Deferred revenue  $205,477   $6,955,577 
Refund payable   
-
    13,000,000 
Accounts payable   447,966    508,523 
Accounts payable -related party   63,434    63,434 
Lease liabilities - current   341,922    471,976 
Taxes payable   3,535,928    3,457,177 
Other payable -related party   110,842    
-
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   654,371    756,272 
Convertible notes   5,000,000    
-
 
Total current liabilities   10,359,940    25,212,959 
           
Lease liabilities - noncurrent   356,221    846,871 
Loan payable-noncurrent   
-
    5,000,000 
           
           
Total liabilities   10,716,161    31,059,830 
           
Commitments and Contingencies   
 
    
 
 
           
Equity          
Preferred stock, 2,000,000 shares authorized, no par value, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively   
-
    
-
 
Common stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no par value; 21,244,333 and 22,244,333 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively   94,332,048    96,127,691 
Additional paid-in capital   2,334,962    2,334,962 
Accumulated deficit   (81,319,207)   (62,579,592)
Accumulated other comprehensive income   110,261    45,739 
Total Stockholders' Equity attributable to controlling shareholders of the Company   15,458,064    35,928,800 
           
Non-controlling Interest   (2,185,958)   (2,140,890)
           
Total Equity   13,272,106    33,787,910 
           
Total Liabilities and Equity  $23,988,267   $64,847,740 

 

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

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SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   For the Three Months Ended   For the Nine Months Ended 
   March 31,   March 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
                 
Net revenues  $759,905   $971,747   $3,472,040   $2,829,682 
Cost of revenues   (888,040)   (901,275)   (2,944,804)   (2,973,034)
Gross (loss) profit   (128,135)   70,472    527,236    (143,352)
                     
Selling expenses   (39,661)   (131,404)   (93,884)   (403,025)
General and administrative expenses   (3,496,247)   (2,140,749)   (10,219,951)   (6,258,749)
Impairment loss of investment   (128,370)   -    (128,370)   - 
Impairment loss of cryptocurrencies   -    (3,052)   (14,801)   (53,179)
Recovery (provision) for doubtful accounts, net   54,958    (669,189)   47,805    (530,311)
Stock-based compensation   
-
    (6,512,889)   (329,777)   (9,817,289)
Total operating expenses   (3,609,320)   (9,457,283)   (10,738,978)   (17,062,553)
                     
Operating loss   (3,737,455)   (9,386,811)   (10,211,742)   (17,205,905)
                     
Loss from disposal of subsidiary and VIE   
-
    
-
    
-
    (6,131,616)
Lawsuit settlement expenses   (8,400,491)   
-
    (8,400,491)   - 
Other income (expenses), net   95,319    (35,709)   (24,161)   (117,944)
                     
Net loss before provision for income taxes   (12,042,627)   (9,422,520)   (18,636,394)   (23,455,465)
                     
Income tax expense   
-
    
-
    (103,426)   
-
 
                     
Net loss   (12,042,627)   (9,422,520)   (18,739,820)   (23,455,465)
                     
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest   (119,860)   7,539    (205)   (303,651)
                     
Net loss attributable to controlling shareholders of the Company.  $(11,922,767)  $(9,430,059)  $(18,739,615)  $(23,151,814)
                     
Comprehensive loss                    
Net loss  $(12,042,627)  $(9,422,520)  $(18,739,820)  $(23,455,465)
Other comprehensive (loss) income - foreign currency   (90,435)   407,373    19,659    683,378 
Comprehensive loss   (12,133,062)   (9,015,147)   (18,720,161)   (22,772,087)
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest   (127,115)   151,576    (45,068)   (133,384)
Comprehensive loss attributable to controlling shareholders of the Company  $(12,005,947)  $(9,166,723)  $(18,675,093)  $

(22,638,703

)
                     
Loss per share                    
Basic and diluted
  $(0.56)  $(0.47)  $(0.88)  $(1.34)
                     
Weighted average number of common shares used in computation                    
Basic and diluted
   21,244,333    20,226,126    21,233,263    17,278,637 

 

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

 

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SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Shares to    Accumulated   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
   Noncontrolling     
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   capital   be issued   deficit   loss   interest   Total 
BALANCE, June 30, 2021 (Restated)        -   $        -    15,132,113   $82,555,700   $2,334,962   $-   $(34,321,762)  $(729,096)  $(7,415,631)  $42,424,173 
Stock compensation issue to employee   -    -    1,020,000    2,927,400    -    -    -    -    -    2,927,400 
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    625,730    (7,969)   617,761 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (4,961,180)   -    (256,202)   (5,217,382)
BALANCE, September 30, 2021 (Restated)   -    -    16,152,113    85,483,100    2,334,962    -    (39,282,942)   (103,366)   (7,679,802)   40,751,952 
Stock compensation issue to former director   -    -    100,000    377,000    -    -    -    -    -    377,000 
Issuance of common stock to private investors   -    -    1,400,000    -    -    4,563,908    -    -    -    4,563,908 
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (375,955)   34,199    (341,756)
Disposal of VIE and subsidiaries   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    5,919,050    5,919,050 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (8,760,575)   -    (54,988)   (8,815,563)
BALANCE, December 31, 2021 (Restated)   -    -    17,652,113    85,860,100    2,334,962    4,563,908    (48,043,517)   (479,321)   (1,781,541)   42,454,591 
Issuance of common stock to private placement   -    -    2,328,807    5,961,911    -    -    -    -    -    5,961,911 
Stock based compensation to employee   -    -    500,000    2,740,000    -    -    -    -    -    2,740,000 
Stock based compensation to consultants   -    -    900,000    3,772,889    -    -    -    -    -    3,772,889 
Cashless exercise of stock warrants   -    -    599,413    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Issuance of common stock to private investors   -    -    -    4,563,908    -    (4,563,908)   -    -    -    - 
Warrant repurchase   -    -    -    (7,948,000)   -    -    -    -    -    (7,948,000)
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    263,336    144,037    407,373 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (9,430,059)   -    7,539    (9,422,520)
BALANCE, March 31, 2022   -   $-    21,980,333   $94,950,808   $2,334,962   $-   $(57,473,576)  $(215,985)  $(1,629,965)  $37,966,244 

 

   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Shares to    Accumulated   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
   Noncontrolling     
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   capital   be cancelled    deficit   loss   interest   Total 
BALANCE, June 30, 2022        -   $        -    22,244,333   $96,127,691   $2,334,962         -   $(62,579,592)  $45,739   $(2,140,890)  $33,787,910 
Stock based compensation to consultants   -    -    -    247,333    -    -    -    -    -    247,333 
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    153,999    (1,230)   152,769 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (3,084,352)   -    134,026    (2,950,326)
BALANCE, September 30, 2022   -    -    22,244,333    96,375,024    2,334,962   -    (65,663,944)   199,738    (2,008,094)   31,237,686 
Stock based compensation to consultants   -    -    -    82,444    -    -    -    -    -    82,444 
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (6,297)   (36,378)   (42,675)
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (3,732,496)   -    (14,371)   (3,746,867)
BALANCE, December 31, 2022   -    -    22,244,333    96,457,468    2,334,962    -    (69,396,440)   193,441    (2,058,843)   27,530,588 
Cancellation of stock compensation   -    -    (1,000,000)   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Cancellation of shares due to settlement   -    -    

-

   

(2,125,420

)   -    

(3,728,807

)   -    -    -    

(2,125,420

)
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (83,180)   (7,255)   (90,435)
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (11,922,767)   -    (119,860)   (12,042,627)
BALANCE, March 31, 2023   -   $-    21,244,333   $94,332,048   $2,334,962  

(3,728,807

)  $(81,319,207)  $110,261   $(2,185,958)  $13,272,106 

 

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

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SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   For the Nine Months Ended March 31, 
   2023   2022 
Operating Activities        
Net loss  $(18,739,820)  $(23,455,465)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Stock-based compensation   329,777    9,817,289 
Depreciation and amortization   122,699    428,635 
Non-cash lease expense   260,153    357,828 
(Recovery) provision for doubtful accounts, net   (47,805)   530,311 
(Gain) loss on disposal of ROU   (178,408)   
-
 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets   (6,481)   56,827 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries   
-
    6,131,616 
Impairment loss of investment   128,370    
-
 
Impairment loss of cryptocurrencies   14,801    53,179 
Investment loss from unconsolidated subsidiary   34,459    
-
 
Changes in assets and liabilities          
Accounts receivable   7,792    (68,739)
Other receivables   288,532    1,413,876 
Advances to suppliers - third parties   (64,930)   436,678 
Advances to suppliers - related party   6,153,546    (21,446,649)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (89,113)   (28,371)
Other long-term assets - deposits   317    (121,069)
Deferred revenue   (6,753,612)   26,656,890 
Refund payable   (13,000,000)   13,000,000 
Accounts payable   (79,874)   21,648 
Taxes payable   (80,184)   133,239 
Lease liabilities   (442,929)   (345,169)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   (118,694)   133,666 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (32,261,404)   13,706,220 
           
Investing Activities          
Acquisition of property and equipment   (154,500)   (775,107)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment   90,000    
-
 
Loan receivable-related parties   587,612    
-
 
Investment in unconsolidated entity   
-
    (210,010)
Advance to related parties   (444,019)   (5,069,328)
Repayment from related parties   670,733    
-
 
Net cash provided by (used in)  investing activities   749,826    (6,054,445)
           
Financing Activities          
Repayment of loan payable   
-
    (155,405)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   
-
    10,525,819 
Proceeds from convertible notes   
-
    10,000,000 
Repayment of convertible notes   
-
    (5,000,000)
Payment of legal settlement to cancel shares   

(2,125,420

)   - 
Warrant repurchase   
-
    (7,948,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities   

(2,125,420

)   7,422,414 
           
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash   (586,583)   434,900 
           
Net (decrease) increase in cash   (34,223,581)   15,509,089 
           
Cash at beginning of period   55,833,282    44,837,317 
           
Cash at end of period  $21,609,701   $60,346,406 
           
Supplemental information          
Interest paid  $
-
   $2,404 
           
Non-cash transactions of operating and investing activities          
Initial recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities  $
-
   $1,384,721 

 

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

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SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIAIRES 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Nine Months ended March 31, 2023

 

Note 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

 

The Company is a global logistics integrated solution provider that was incorporated in the United States in 2001. On September 18, 2007, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to merge into a new corporation, Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. in Virginia. The Company primarily focuses on providing logistics and support to businesses in the Peoples’ Republic of China (“PRC”) and the United States. On January 3, 2022, the Company changed its corporate name from Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. to Singularity Future Technology Ltd. to reflect its expanded operations into the digital assets business.

 

The Company conducts its business primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the PRC (including Hong Kong) and the United States, where the majority of its clients are located. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company operated in two segments: (1) freight logistics services, which were operated by its subsidiaries in both the United States and PRC, and (2) the sale of crypto-mining machines, which were operated by its subsidiaries in the United States. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not sell crypto-mining machines. On Feb 27, 2023, Ningbo Saimeinuo Supply Chain Management Ltd. changed its name to Ningbo Saimeinuo Web Technology Ltd. On March 30, 2023, the board of directors of the Company authorized the Company to conduct an e-commerce business in China.

 

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) starting in late January 2020 in the PRC spread rapidly to many parts of the world. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 as a pandemic and has resulted in quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of stores and business facilities in China and the U.S. Given the rapidly expanding nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, and because substantially all of the Company’s business operations and its workforce are concentrated in China and the U.S., the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition have been adversely affected. In early December 2022, Chinese government eased the strict control measures for COVID-19, which led to a surge in increased infections and disruption in our business operations. Any future impact of COVID-19 on our operating results in China will depend on, to a large extent, future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and resurgence of COVID-19 variants and the actions taken by government authorities to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, almost all of which are beyond our control.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s subsidiaries included the following:

 

Name   Background   Ownership
Sino-Global Shipping New York Inc. (“SGS NY”)   A New York corporation   100% owned by the Company
  ●  Incorporated on May 03, 2013    
  Primarily engaged in freight logistics services    
           
Sino-Global Shipping HK Ltd. (“SGS HK”)   Incorporated on September 22, 2008   100% owned by the Company
  No material operations    
  A Hong Kong corporation    

 

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Name   Background   Ownership
Thor Miner Inc. (“Thor Miner”)   A Delaware corporation   51% owned by the Company
  Incorporated on October 13, 2021    
  Primarily engaged in sales of crypto mining machines    
           
Trans Pacific Shipping Ltd. (“Trans Pacific Beijing”)   A PRC limited liability company   100% owned by the Company
  Incorporated on November 13, 2007.    
  Primarily engaged in freight logistics services    
           
Trans Pacific Logistic Shanghai Ltd. (“Trans Pacific Shanghai”)   A PRC limited liability company   90% owned by Trans Pacific Beijing
  Incorporated on May 31, 2009    
  Primarily engaged in freight logistics services    
           
Ningbo Saimeinuo Web Technology Ltd. (“SGS Ningbo”)   A PRC limited liability company   100% owned by SGS NY
  Incorporated on September 11,2017    
  Primarily engaged in freight logistics services    
           
Blumargo IT Solution Ltd. (“Blumargo”)   A New York corporation   100% owned by SGS NY
  Incorporated on December 14, 2020    
  No material operations    
           
Gorgeous Trading Ltd (“Gorgeous Trading”)   A Texas corporation   100% owned by SGS NY
  Incorporated on July 01, 2021    
  Primarily engaged in warehouse related services    
           
Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc. (“Brilliant  Warehouse”)   A Texas corporation   51% owned by SGS NY
  Incorporated on April 19,2021    
  Primarily engaged in warehouse house related services    
           
Phi Electric Motor In. (“Phi”)   A New York corporation   51% owned by SGS NY
  Incorporated on August 30, 2021    
  No operations    
         
SG Shipping & Risk Solution Inc, (“SGSR”)       A New York corporation   100% owned the Company
  Incorporated on September 29, 2021    
  No material operations    
           
SG Link LLC (“SG Link”)   A New York corporation   100% owned by SG Shipping & Risk Solution Inc on January 25, 2022
  Incorporated on December 23, 2021  
  No material operations  

 

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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”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

  

Prior to December 31, 2021, Sino-Global Shipping Agency Ltd. (“Sino-China”) was 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 received 90% of Sino-China’s net income.

 

As a VIE, Sino-China’s revenues were included in the Company’s total revenues, and any income/loss from operations was consolidated with that of the Company. Because of contractual arrangements between the Company and Sino-China, the Company had a pecuniary interest in Sino-China that required consolidation of the financial statements of the Company and Sino-China.

 

The Company has consolidated Sino-China’s operating results in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810-10, “Consolidation”. The agency relationship between the Company and Sino-China and its branches was governed by a series of contractual arrangements pursuant to which the Company had substantial control over Sino-China. On December 31, 2021, the Company entered into a series of agreements to terminate its VIE structure and deconsolidated its formerly controlled entity Sino-China.

 

(b) 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.

  

(c) 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 unaudited condense consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, fair value of stock-based compensation, cost of revenues, allowance for credit losses, impairment loss, deferred income taxes, income tax expense and the useful lives of property and equipment. The inputs into the Company’s judgments and estimates consider the economic implications of COVID-19 on the Company’s critical and significant accounting estimates. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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(d) Translation of Foreign Currency

 

The accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries 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 Trans Pacific Beijing and Trans Pacific Shanghai report their financial positions and results of operations in Renminbi (“RMB”), its subsidiary Sino-Global Shipping (HK), Ltd. reports its financial positions and results of operations in Hong Kong dollars (“HKD”). The accompanying consolidated unaudited condensed 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 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 sheets’ 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 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 March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022 and for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

   March 31,
2023
   June 30,
2022
   Three months ended
March 31,
   Nine months ended
March 31,
 
Foreign currency  Balance 
Sheet
   Balance
Sheet
   2023
Profit/Loss
   2022
Profit/Loss
   2023
Profit/Loss
   2022
Profit/Loss
 
RMB:1USD   6.8689    6.6994    6.8423    6.3483    6.9321    6.4048 
HKD:1USD   7.8500    7.8474    7.8386    7.8044    7.8369    7.7906 

 

(e) Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on hand and cash in banks which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use. The Company maintains cash with various financial institutions mainly in the PRC, Australia, Hong Kong and the U.S. As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, cash balances of $96,790 and $143,044, respectively, were maintained at financial institutions in the PRC. $10,212 and nil of these balances are not covered by insurance as the deposit insurance system in China only insured each depositor at one bank for a maximum of approximately $70,000 (RMB 500,000). As of, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, cash balances of $21,503,288 and $55,636,636, respectively, were maintained at U.S. financial institutions. $20,173,927 and $53,869,575 of these balances are not covered by insurance, as each U.S. account was insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other programs subject to $250,000 limitations. The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board pays compensation up to a limit of HKD 500,000 (approximately $64,000) if the bank with which an individual/a company holds its eligible deposit fails. As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, cash balances of $7,605 and $51,701, respectively, were maintained at financial institutions in Hong Kong and were insured by the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board. As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, cash balances of nil and $192, respectively, were maintained at Australia financial institutions, and were insured as the Australian government guarantees deposits up to AUD 250,000 (approximately $172,000). As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, amount of deposits the Company had covered by insurance amounted to $1,423,544 and $1,961,997, respectively.

 

(f) Cryptocurrencies

 

Cryptocurrencies, mainly bitcoin, are included in current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Cryptocurrencies purchased are recorded at cost. Fair value of the cryptocurrency award received is determined using the quoted price of the related cryptocurrency at the time of receipt.

 

Cryptocurrencies are accounted for as intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized but assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently, when events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. Impairment exists when the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, which is measured using the quoted price of the cryptocurrency at the time its fair value is being measured. In testing for impairment, the Company has the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an impairment exists. If it is determined that it is not more likely than not that an impairment exists, a quantitative impairment test is not necessary. If the Company concludes otherwise, it is required to perform a quantitative impairment test. To the extent an impairment loss is recognized, the loss establishes the new cost basis of the asset. Subsequent reversal of impairment losses is not permitted.

 

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(g) Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses

 

Accounts receivable are presented at net realizable value. The Company maintains allowances for credit 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. The estimate of expected credit losses is based on information about past events, current economic conditions, and forecasts of future economic conditions that affect collectability. Receivables are generally considered past due after 180 days. The Company reserves 25%-50% of the customers balance aged between 181 days to 1 year, 50%-100% of the customers balance over 1 year and 100% of the customers balance over 2 years. Accounts receivable are written off against the allowances only after exhaustive collection efforts.

 

Other receivables represent mainly customer advances, prepaid employee insurance and welfare benefits, which will be subsequently deducted from the employee payroll, project advances as well as office lease deposits. Management reviews its receivables on a regular basis to determine if the credit loss is adequate, and adjusts the allowance when necessary. The estimate of expected credit losses is based on information about past events, current economic conditions, and forecasts of future economic conditions that affect collectability. Delinquent account balances are written-off against allowance for credit losses after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is not probable. Other receivables are written off against the allowances only after exhaustive collection efforts.

 

(h) Property and Equipment, 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:

 

Buildings 20 years
Motor vehicles 3-10 years
Computer and office equipment 1-5 years
Furniture and fixtures 3-5 years
System software 5 years
Leasehold improvements Shorter of lease term or useful lives
Mining equipment 3 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. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, no impairments were recorded.

 

(i) Investments in unconsolidated entity

 

Entities in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have a controlling interest, are accounted for using the equity method. Significant influence is generally considered to exist when the Company has voting shares representing 20% to 50%, and other factors, such as representation on the board of directors, voting rights and the impact of commercial arrangements, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under this method of accounting, the Company records its proportionate share of the net earnings or losses of equity method investees and a corresponding increase or decrease to the investment balances. Dividends received from the equity method investments are recorded as reductions in the cost of such investments. The Company generally considers an ownership interest of 20% or higher to represent significant influence. The Company accounts for the investments in entities over which it has neither control nor significant influence, and no readily determinable fair value is available, using the investment cost minus any impairment, if necessary.

 

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Investments are evaluated for impairment when facts or circumstances indicate that the fair value of the long-term investment is less than its carrying value. An impairment loss is recognized when a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary. The Company reviews several factors to determine whether a loss is other-than-temporary. These factors include, but are not limited to, the: (i) nature of the investment; (ii) cause and duration of the impairment; (iii) extent to which fair value is less than cost; (iv) financial condition and near-term prospects of the investment; and (v) ability to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. On January 10, 2020, the Company entered into a cooperation agreement with Mr. Shanming Liang, a shareholder of the Company, to set up a joint venture in New York named LSM Trading Ltd. (“LSM”) in which the Company holds a 40% equity interest. Mr. Shanming Liang subsequently transferred his shares to Guanxi Golden Bridge Industry Group Co., Ltd in October 2021. For the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company invested $210,000 and recorded $47,181 investment loss. The joint venture has not started its operations due to COVID-19. Due to continuing loss of the investee, we determined the loss is other than temporary and provided full impairment of our equity investment. The Company recorded nil and $34,458 investment loss and $128,370 impairment loss for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023.

 

(j) Convertible notes

 

The Company evaluates its convertible notes to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the embedded derivative is recorded at fair value each reporting period and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statements of operations as other income or expense.

 

(k) Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue which represents 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. The Company identifies contractual performance obligations and determines 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 uses a five-step model to recognize revenue from customer contracts. The five-step model requires the Company to (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.

 

For the Company’s freight logistic, the Company provides transportation services which include mainly shipping services. The Company derives transportation revenue from sales contracts with its customers with revenues being recognized upon performance of services. Sales price to the customer are 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 were satisfied 

 

For the Company’s warehouse services, which are included in the freight logistic services, the Company’s contracts provide the customer an integrated service that includes two or more services, including but not limited to warehousing, collection, first-mile delivery, drop shipping, customs clearance packaging, etc. Accordingly, the Company generally identifies one performance obligation in its contracts, which is a series of distinct services that remain substantially the same over time and possess the same pattern of transfer. Revenue is recognized over the period in which services are provided under the terms of the Company’s contractual relationships with its clients. 

 

Accordingly, the Company generally identifies one performance obligation in its contracts, which is a series of distinct services that remain substantially the same over time and possess the same pattern of transfer. Revenue is recognized over the period in which services are provided under the terms of the Company’s contractual relationships with its clients.

 

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The transaction price is based on the amount specified in the contract with the customer and contains fixed and variable consideration. In general, the fixed consideration in a contract represents facility and equipment costs incurred to satisfy the performance obligation and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract. The variable consideration is comprised of cost reimbursement determined based on the costs incurred. Revenue relating to variable pricing is estimated and included in the consideration if it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in the future. The estimate of variable consideration is determined by the expected value or most likely amount method and factors in current, past and forecasted experience with the customer. Customers are billed based on terms specified in the revenue contract and they pay us according to approved payment terms.

 

Revenue for the above services is recognized on a gross basis when the Company controls the services as it has the obligation to (i) provide all services (ii) bear any inventory risk for warehouse services. In addition, the Company has control to set its selling price to ensure it would generate profit for the services.

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company engaged in resale of cryptocurrency mining equipment. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not sell crypto-mining machines.

 

On January 10, 2022, the Company’s joint venture, Thor Miner, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with SOS Information Technology New York Inc. (the “Buyer”). Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, Thor Miner agreed to sell and the Buyer agreed to purchase certain cryptocurrency mining equipment.

 

The Company’s performance obligation was to deliver products according to contract specifications. The Company recognizes product revenue at a point in time when the control of products or services are transferred to customers. To distinguish a promise to provide products from a promise to facilitate the sale from a third party, the Company considers the guidance of control in ASC 606-10-55-37A and the indicators in ASC 606-10-55-39.

 

In general, revenue was recognized on a gross basis when the Company controls the products as it has the obligation to (i) fulfill the products delivery and custom clearance (ii) bear any inventory risk as legal owners. In addition, when establishing the selling prices for delivery of the resale products, the Company has control to set its selling price to ensure it would generate profit for the products delivery arrangements. If the Company is not responsible for provision of product and does not bear inventory risk, the Company recorded revenue on a net basis.

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized the sale of cryptocurrency mining equipment based on net basis as the manufacturer of the products was responsible for shipping and custom clearing for the products. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not recognize any sale of cryptocurrency mining equipment.

 

Contract balances

 

The Company records receivables related to revenue when the Company has an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment.

 

Deferred revenue consists primarily of customer billings made in advance of performance obligations being satisfied and revenue being recognized. Contract balance amounted to $205,477 and $6,955,577 as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

 

The Company’s disaggregated revenue streams are described as follows:

 

   For the Three Months
Ended
   For the Nine Months
Ended
 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
                 
Sale of crypto mining machines  $-   $-   $732,565   $- 
Freight logistics services   759,905    971,747    2,739,475    2,829,682 
Total  $759,905   $971,747   $3,472,040   $2,829,682 

 

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Disaggregated information of revenues by geographic locations are as follows:

 

   For the Three Months
Ended
   For the Nine Months
Ended
 
   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
PRC  $535,037   $648,964   $1,695,858   $2,242,296 
U.S.   224,868    322,783    1,776,182    587,386 
Total revenues  $759,905   $971,747   $3,472,040   $2,829,682 

 

(l) Leases

 

The Company adopted FASB ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842) for the year ended June 30, 2020, and elected the practical expedients that does not require us to reassess: (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are, or contain, leases, (2) lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (3) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. For lease terms of twelve months or fewer, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and liabilities. The Company also adopted the practical expedient that allows lessees to treat the lease and non-lease components of a lease as a single lease component. Upon adoption, the Company recognized right of use (“ROU”) assets and same amount of lease liabilities based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments of leases, using an incremental borrowing rate of 7% based on the duration of lease terms.

 

Operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the adoption date or the commencement date, whichever is earlier, based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Since the implicit rate for the Company’s leases is not readily determinable, the Company use its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow, on a collateralized basis, an amount equal to the lease payments, in a similar economic environment and over a similar term.

 

Lease terms used to calculate the present value of lease payments generally do not include any options to extend, renew, or terminate the lease, as the Company does not have reasonable certainty at lease inception that these options will be exercised. The Company generally considers the economic life of its operating lease ROU assets to be comparable to the useful life of similar owned assets. The Company has elected the short-term lease exception, therefore operating lease ROU assets and liabilities do not include leases with a lease term of twelve months or less. Its leases generally do not provide a residual guarantee. The operating lease ROU asset also excludes lease incentives. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

The Company reviews the impairment of its ROU assets consistent with the approach applied for its other long-lived assets. The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on its ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations. The Company has elected to include the carrying amount of operating lease liabilities in any tested asset group and include the associated operating lease payments in the undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows.

 

(m) Taxation

 

Because the Company and its subsidiaries and Sino-China were incorporated in different jurisdictions, they file separate income tax returns. The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with U.S. 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 March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022.

 

Income tax returns for the years prior to 2018 are no longer subject to examination by U.S. tax authorities.

 

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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 Beijing were incorporated in the PRC and are subject to the Enterprise Income Tax Laws of the PRC.

 

PRC Value Added Taxes and Surcharges

 

The Company is subject to value added tax (“VAT”). Revenue from services provided by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are subject to VAT at rates ranging from 9% to 13%. Entities that are VAT general taxpayers are allowed to offset qualified VAT paid to suppliers against their VAT liability. Net VAT liability is recorded in taxes payable on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

In addition, under the PRC regulations, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are required to pay city construction tax (7%) and education surcharges (3%) based on the net VAT payments.

 

(n) Earnings (loss) per Share

 

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

 

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, there was no dilutive effect of potential shares of common stock of the Company because the Company generated a net loss.  

 

(o) Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The Company reports comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with the authoritative guidance issued by Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) which establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income (loss) and its component in financial statements. Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to revenue, expenses, gains and losses that under US GAAP are recorded as an element of stockholders’ equity but are excluded from net income. Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of a foreign currency translation adjustment resulting from the Company not using the U.S. dollar as its functional currencies.

 

(p) Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards to employees in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, which requires that stock-based payment transactions with employees be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instrument issued and recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service period. The Company records stock-based compensation expense at fair value on the grant date and recognizes the expense over the employee’s requisite service period.

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards to non-employees in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 amended by ASU 2018-07. Under FASB ASC Topic 718, stock compensation granted to non-employees has been determined as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measured and is recognized as an expense as the goods or services are received.  

 

Valuations of stock-based compensation 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.

  

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(q) Risks and Uncertainties

  

The Company’s business, financial position and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, health 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, health and legal environments 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.

  

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 as a pandemic. Given the rapidly expanding nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, and because substantially all of the Company’s business operations and the workforce are concentrated in China and United States, the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition have been adversely affected for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023. The situation remains highly uncertain for any further outbreak or resurgence of the COVID-19. It is therefore difficult for the Company to estimate the impact on the business or operating results that might be adversely affected by any further outbreak or resurgence of COVID-19.

 

(r) Disposal of subsidiaries and VIE 

 

On December 31, 2021, the Company entered into a series of agreements to terminate its VIE structure and deconsolidated its formerly controlled entity Sino-Global Shipping Agency Ltd. (“Sino-China”). The Company controlled Sino-China through its wholly owned subsidiary Trans Pacific Beijing. The Company made the decision to dissolve the VIE structure and Sino-China because Sino-China has no active operations and the Company wanted to remove any potential risks associated with any VIE structures. In addition, the Company dissolved its subsidiary Sino-Global Shipping LA, Inc. On March 14, 2022, the Company discontinued its subsidiary Sino-Global Shipping Canada, Inc., no gain or loss was recognized in the deconsolidation. In November 2022, the Company dissolved its subsidiary Sino-Global Shipping Australia Pty Ltd., no material gain or loss was recognized.

 

Since the disposal did not represent any strategic change of the Company’s operation, the disposal was not presented as a discontinued operation.

 

Net assets of the entities disposed and loss on disposal was as follows:

 

   For the three and nine months ended 
   March 31, 2022 
   VIE   Subsidiaries   Total 
Total current assets  $83,573   $20,898   $104,471 
                
Total other assets   8,723    
-
    8,723 
                
Total assets   92,296    20,898    113,194 
                
Total current liabilities   41,608    1,100    42,708 
Total net assets   50,688    19,798    70,486 
Noncontrolling interests   5,919,050    
-
    5,919,050 
Exchange rate effect   142,080    
-
    142,080 
Total loss on disposal  $6,111,818   $19,798   $6,131,616 

 

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(s) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05, which is an update to ASU Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which introduced the expected credit losses methodology for the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis, replacing the previous incurred loss methodology. The amendments in Update 2016-13 added Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, and made several consequential amendments to the Codification. Update 2016-13 also modified the accounting for available-for-sale debt securities, which must be individually assessed for credit losses when fair value is less than the amortized cost basis, in accordance with Subtopic 326-30, Financial Instruments— Credit Losses—Available-for-Sale Debt Securities. The amendments in this ASU address those stakeholders’ concerns by providing an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option for certain financial assets previously measured at amortized cost basis. For those entities, the targeted transition relief will increase comparability of financial statement information by providing an option to align measurement methodologies for similar financial assets. Furthermore, the targeted transition relief also may reduce the costs for some entities to comply with the amendments in Update 2016-13 while still providing financial statement users with decision-useful information. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, which to update the effective date of ASU No. 2016-13 for private companies, not-for-profit organizations and certain smaller reporting companies applying for credit losses standard. The new effective date for these preparers is for fiscal years beginning after July 1, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not early adopted this update and it will become effective on July 1, 2023 assuming the Company will remain eligible to be smaller reporting company. The adoption did not have material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

  

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.

 

Note 3. CRYPTOCURRENCIES

 

The following table presents additional information about cryptocurrencies:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Beginning balance  $90,458   $261,338 
Receipt of cryptocurrencies from mining services   
-
    
-
 
Impairment loss   (14,801)   (170,880)
Ending balance  $75,657   $90,458 

 

The Company recorded nil and a $14,801 impairment loss for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively. The Company recorded $3,052 and $53,179 impairment losses for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2022, respectively.

 

Note 4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

The Company’s net accounts receivable are as follows:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Trade accounts receivable  $3,591,664   $3,521,491 
Less: allowances for credit losses   (3,365,374)   (3,413,110)
Accounts receivable, net  $226,290   $108,381 

 

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Movement of allowance for credit losses are as follows:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Beginning balance  $3,413,110   $3,475,769 
Provision for credit losses, net of recovery   (7,357)   257 
Exchange rate effect   (40,379)   (62,916)
Ending balance  $3,365,374   $3,413,110 

 

Note 5. OTHER RECEIVABLES, NET

 

The Company’s other receivables are as follows:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Advances to customers*  $4,186,368   $3,943,547 
Employee business advances   19,014    23,768 
Total   4,205,382    3,967,315 
Less: allowances for credit losses   (4,186,034)   (3,942,258)
Other receivables, net  $19,348   $25,057 

 

*In fiscal year 2019 and 2020, the Company entered into contracts with several customers where the Company’s services included both freight charge and cost of commodities to be shipped to customers’ designated locations. The terms of the contracts required the Company to prepay the commodities.  The Company prepaid for the commodities and reclassified the payment as other receivables as the payments were paid on behalf of the customers. These payments will be repaid to the Company when either the contract is executed or the contracts are terminated by either party. The customers were negatively impacted by the pandemic and required additional time to execute the contracts, due to significant uncertainty on whether the delayed contracts will be executed timely, the Company had provided full allowance due to contract delay during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. The Company subsequently recovered $1,934,619 in fiscal year 2022.

 

Movement of allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Beginning balance  $3,942,258   $6,024,266 
Recovery of doubtful accounts   
-
    (1,934,619)
Exchange rate effect   243,776    (147,389)
Ending balance  $4,186,034   $3,942,258 

 

Note 6. ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS

 

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

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Freight fees (1)  $402,403   $336,540 
Less: allowances for credit losses   (300,000)   (300,000)
Advances to suppliers-third parties, net  $102,403   $36,540 

 

(1)The advanced freight fee is the Company’s prepayment made for various shipping costs for shipments from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the Company provided an allowance of $300,000.

 

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Note 7. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

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

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Prepaid income taxes  $11,929   $11,929 
Other (including prepaid professional fees, rent, listing fees)   443,096    353,984 
Total  $455,025   $365,913 

 

Note 8. OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS – DEPOSITS, NET

 

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

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Rental and utilities deposits  $247,420   $246,581 
Less: allowances for deposits   (8,614)   (8,832)
Other long-term assets- deposits, net  $238,806   $237,749 

 

Movements of allowance for deposits are as follows:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Beginning balance  $8,832   $3,177,127 
Less: Write-off   
-
    (3,173,408)
Exchange rate effect   (218)   5,113 
Ending balance  $8,614   $8,832 

 

Note 9. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

The Company’s net property and equipment as follows:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Motor vehicles  $585,961   $715,571 
Computer equipment   121,016    117,397 
Office equipment   69,356    67,139 
Furniture and fixtures   536,227    390,093 
System software   108,809    111,562 
Leasehold improvements   809,218    829,687 
Mining equipment   922,438    922,438 
           
Total   3,153,025    3,153,887 
           
Less: Impairment reserve   (1,200,994)   (1,236,282)
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization   (1,456,702)   (1,368,649)
Property and equipment, net  $495,329   $548,956 

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were $42,569 and $150,118, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were $122,699 and $428,635, respectively. No impairment loss was recorded for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. For the three and nine months of March 31, 2023, the Company disposed of vehicles having a net cost of $83,519, resulting in a gain on disposal of fixed assets of $6,481.

 

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Note 10. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Salary and reimbursement payable  $186,066   $305,423 
Professional fees and other expense payable   125,544    305,264 
Interest payable   321,310    136,379 
Others   21,451    9,206 
Total  $654,371   $756,272 

 

Note 11. CONVERTIBLE NOTES

 

On December 19, 2021, the Company issued two Senior Convertible Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) to two non-U.S. investors for an aggregate purchase price of $10,000,000. 

 

The Convertible Notes carried interest of 5% annually and could be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value per share at a conversion price of $3.76 per share, the closing price of the common stock on December 17, 2021. The Convertible Notes are unsecured senior obligations of the Company, and the maturity date of the Convertible Notes is December 18, 2023. The Company may repay any portion of the outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest, without penalty for early repayment. The Company may make any repayment of principal and interest in (a) cash, (b) common stock at the conversion price or (c) a combination of cash or common stock at the conversion price.

 

The Company evaluated the convertible notes agreement under ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) amended by ASU 2020-06. ASC 815 generally requires the analysis embedded terms and features that have characteristics of derivatives to be evaluated for bifurcation and separate accounting in instances where their economic risks and characteristics are not clearly and closely related to the risks of the host contract. Based on terms of the convertible notes agreements, the Company’s notes are convertible for a fixed number of shares and do not require the Company to net settle. None of the embedded terms required bifurcation and liability classification.

 

On March 8, 2022, the Company amended and restated the terms of the Convertible Note and issued the Amended and Restated Senior Convertible Notes (the “Amended and Restated Convertible Notes”) to the investors to change the principal amount of such notes to an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000.

 

The terms of the Amended and Restated Convertible Notes are the same as that of the original Convertible Notes, except for the reduced principal amount and the waiver of interest for the $5,000,000 payment made on March 8, 2022.

 

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, interest expenses related to the aforementioned notes amounted to $61,345 and $184,932, respectively. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2022, interest expenses related to the aforementioned notes amounted to $60,959 and $69,178, respectively.

 

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Note 12. LEASES

 

The Company determines if a contract contains a lease at inception which is the date on which the terms of the contract are agreed to and the agreement creates enforceable rights and obligations. US GAAP requires that the Company’s leases be evaluated and classified as operating or finance leases for financial reporting purposes. The classification evaluation begins at the commencement date and the lease term used in the evaluation includes the non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with renewal option periods when the exercise of the renewal option is reasonably certain and failure to exercise such option which result in an economic penalty. All of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases.

  

The Company has several lease agreements with lease terms ranging from two to five years. As of March 31, 2023, ROU assets and lease liabilities amounted to $473,513 and $698,143 (including $341,922 from lease liabilities current portion and $356,221 from lease liabilities non-current portion), respectively and weighted average discount rate was approximately 10.63%.

 

The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. The leases generally do not contain options to extend at the time of expiration and the weighted average remaining lease terms are 2.40 years.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, rent expense amounted to approximately $264,000 and $102,000, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, rent expense amounted to approximately $411,000 and $358,000, respectively.

 

The five-year maturity of the Company’s lease obligations is presented below:

 

Twelve Months Ending March 31,  Operating
Lease
Amount
 
     
2024  $405,395 
2025   238,752 
2026   113,687 
2027   38,267 
Total lease payments   796,101 
Less: Interest   (97,958)
Present value of lease liabilities  $698,143 

 

Note 13. EQUITY

 

Stock issuances:

 

On December 14, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with non-U.S. accredited investors pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 3,228,807 shares of common stock, no par value, and warrants to purchase 4,843,210 shares. The purchase price for each share of common stock and one and a half warrants was $3.26, and the exercise price per warrant is $4.00. The Company received net proceed of $10,525,819 and issued 3,228,807 shares of common stock and 4,843,210 warrants. In connection with the issuance, the Company issued 500,000 shares to a consultant that assisted the Company in finding potential investors.

 

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The warrants will be exercisable at any time during the Exercise Window. The “Exercise Window” means the period beginning on or after June 14, 2022 and ending on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on December 13, 2026 but not thereafter; subject to that the total number of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, multiplied by the NASDAQ official closing bid price of the common stock shall equal or exceed $150,000,000 for a three consecutive month period prior to an exercise.

 

The Company’s outstanding 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 was recorded as additional paid-in capital from common stock  

 

On January 6, 2022, the Company entered into Warrant Purchase Agreements with certain warrant holders (the “Sellers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to buy back an aggregate of 3,870,800 warrants (the “Warrants”) from the Sellers, and the Sellers agreed to sell the Warrants back to the Company. These Warrants were sold to these Sellers in three previous transactions that closed on February 11, 2021, February 10, 2021, and March 14, 2018. The purchase price for each Warrant is $2.00. Following announcement of the Warrant Purchase Agreements on January 6, 2022, the Company agreed to repurchase an additional 103,200 warrants from other Sellers on the same terms as the previously announced Warrant Purchase Agreements. The aggregate number of warrants repurchased under the Warrant Purchase Agreements was 3,974,000.

 

On January 7, 2022, the Company wired the purchase price to each Seller. The Warrants were deemed cancelled upon the receipt by the Sellers of the purchase price.

 

On January 9, 2023, the Company entered into an Executive Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”), with Lei Cao, an employee and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), setting forth the terms and conditions related to (1) the termination of Mr. Cao’s employment with the Company and the termination of the employment agreement dated as of November 1, 2021 as well as cancellation and/or termination of certain other agreements relating to Mr. Cao’s employment with the Company; and (2) Mr. Cao’s resignation from the Board, effective as of January 9, 2023.

 

Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Cao submitted a letter of resignation to the Board on January 9, 2023. In addition, he agreed to forfeit and return to the Company the 600,000 shares of Common Stock granted to him on August 13, 2021 under the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (the “2021 Shares”). Mr. Cao also agreed to cooperate with the Company regarding certain investigations and proceedings set forth in the Separation Agreement, and/or any other matters arising out of or related to Mr. Cao’s relationship with or service to the Company. In consideration, the Company agreed to provide the following benefits to which Mr. Cao was not otherwise entitled: (1) payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Mr. Cao up through January 9, 2023 associated with Mr. Cao’s personal legal representation in matters relating to Mr. Cao’s tenure with the Company, the investigations and proceedings set forth in the Separation Agreement, and the negotiation and drafting of the Separation Agreement; (2) the release of claims in Mr. Cao’s favor contained in the Separation Agreement; and (3) payment of Mr. Cao’s reasonable and necessary legal fees to the extent incurred by Mr. Cao as a result of his cooperation as required by the Company under the terms of the Separation Agreement. Additionally, the Separation Agreement contains mutual general releases and waiver of claims from Mr. Cao and the Company.

 

On December 19, 2022, and December 27, 2022, the Company entered into a cancellation agreement and a letter confirming the rescission of the grant of the shares to Yang Jie and Jing Shan, respectively, pursuant to which Yang Jie and Jing Shan returned 300,000 shares and 100,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively, to the Company at no cost. Such shares were previously issued to each of them for his/her services as an officer of the Company. The cancellation of such shares has been completed.

 

Following is a summary of the status of warrants outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2023: 

 

   Warrants   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
         
Warrants outstanding, as of June 30, 2022   12,191,824   $4.37 
Issued   
-
    
-
 
Exercised   
-
    
-
 
Repurchased   
-
    
-
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March, 31, 2023   12,191,824   $4.37 
Warrants exercisable, as of March, 31, 2023   12,191,824   $4.37 

 

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Warrants Outstanding  Warrants
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
2018 Series A, 400,000   103,334   $8.75   0.45 years
2020 warrants, 2,922,000   181,000   $1.83   2.42 years
2021 warrants, 11,088,280   11,907,490   $4.94   3.31 years

   

Stock-based compensation:

 

By action taken as of August 13, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company and the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) approved a one-time award of a total of 1,020,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to, including (i) a one-time stock award grant of 600,000 shares to Chief Executive Officer, Lei Cao, (ii) a one-time stock award grant of 200,000 shares to acting Chief Financial Officer, Tuo Pan, (iii) a one-time stock award grant of 160,000 shares to Board member, Zhikang Huang, (iv) a one-time stock award grant of 20,000 shares to Board member, Jing Wang, (v) a one-time stock award grant of 20,000 shares to Board member, Xiaohuan Huang, and (vi) a one-time stock award grant of 20,000 shares to Board member, Tieliang Liu. The shares were valued at an aggregate of $2,927,400 based on the grant date fair value of such shares.

 

On November 18, 2021, Mr. Jing Wang retired from his position as a member of the Board, the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee, a member of Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee. In connection with Mr. Wang’s retirement, the Company granted Mr. Wang 100,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2021 stock incentive plan, which shares were valued at $377,000 based on the grant date fair value.

 

On February 4, 2022, the Company approved a one-time award of a total of 500,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to certain executive officers of the Company, including Chief Executive Officer, Yang Jie (300,000 shares), Chief Operating Officer, Jing Shan (100,000 shares), and Chief Technology Officer, Shi Qiu (100,000 shares). The total fair value of the grants amounted to $2,740,000 based on the grant date share price of $5.48. On December 27, 2022 and December 19, 2022, Jing Shan and Yang Jie each signed a cancellation agreement to return 100,000 and 300,000 share, respectively, to the Company for cancellation for no consideration. The cancellation agreements and the cancellation of shares underlying thereunder were ratified and approved by the Board on January 19, 2023. As of March 31, 2023, the 300,000 shares issued to Mr. Jie and the 100,000 shares issued to Ms. Shan were cancelled.

 

On February 16, 2022, the Company’s Board approved a consulting agreement pursuant to which the Company will issue to the consultant 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and pay a monthly fee of $10,000. The shares were valued at $7.42 at grant date with a grant date fair value of $742,000 to be amortized through October 31, 2022. Stock compensation expenses for this contract was nil and $329,777 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023.

 

On January 9, 2023, the Company entered into an Executive Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”), with Lei Cao, an employee of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), setting forth the terms and conditions related to (1) the termination of Mr. Cao’s employment with the Company and the termination of the employment agreement dated as of November 1, 2021 as well as cancellation and/or termination of certain other agreements relating to Mr. Cao’s employment with the Company; and (2) Mr. Cao’s resignation from the Board, effective as of January 9, 2023.

 

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Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Cao submitted a letter of resignation to the Board on January 9, 2023. In addition, he agreed to forfeit and return to the Company the 600,000 shares of common stock of the Company granted to him on August 13, 2021 under the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (the “2021 Shares”). Mr. Cao also agreed to cooperate with the Company regarding certain investigations and proceedings set forth in the Separation Agreement, and/or any other matters arising out of or related to Mr. Cao’s relationship with or service to the Company. In consideration, the Company agreed to provide the following benefits to which Mr. Cao was not otherwise entitled: (1) payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Mr. Cao up through January 9, 2023 associated with Mr. Cao’s personal legal representation in matters relating to Mr. Cao’s tenure with the Company, the investigations and proceedings set forth in the Separation Agreement, and the negotiation and drafting of the Separation Agreement; (2) the release of claims in Mr. Cao’s favor contained in the Separation Agreement; and (3) payment of Mr. Cao’s reasonable and necessary legal fees to the extent incurred by Mr. Cao as a result of his cooperation as required by the Company under the terms of the Separation Agreement. Additionally, the Separation Agreement contains mutual general releases and waiver of claims from Mr. Cao and the Company. The 600,000 shares were cancelled as of March 31, 2023.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, nil and $6,512,889 were recorded as stock-based compensation expense, respectively. During the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, $329,777 and $9,817,289 were recorded as stock-based compensation expense, respectively.

 

Stock Options: 

  

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

 

   Options   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
         
Options outstanding, as of June 30, 2022   2,000   $10.05 
Granted   
-
    
-
 
Exercised   
-
    
-
 
Cancelled, forfeited or expired   (2,000)   10.05 
Options outstanding, as of March 31, 2023   
-
   $
-
 
Options exercisable, as of March 31, 2023   
-
   $
-
 

 

Note 14. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

 

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

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Trans Pacific Shanghai  $(1,595,689)  $(1,521,645)
Thor Miner   (729,890)   (486,942)
Brilliant Warehouse   139,621    (132,303)
Total  $(2,185,958)  $(2,140,890)

 

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Note 15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Contingencies

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to certain legal proceedings, claims and disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcomes of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted, the Company does not believe these actions, in the aggregate, will have a material adverse impact on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. (“SOSNY”), a company incorporated under the laws of State of New York and a wholly owned subsidiary of SOS Ltd., filed lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court on December 9, 2022 against Thor Miner, Inc., which is Singularity’s joint venture (“Thor Miner”), the Company, and, together with Thor Miner, referred to as the “Corporate Defendants”), Lei Cao, Yang Jie, John F. Levy, Tieliang Liu, Tuo Pan, Shi Qiu, Jing Shan, and Heng Wang (jointly referred to as the “Individual Defendants”) (collectively, the Individual Defendants and the Corporate Defendants are the “Defendants”). SOSNY and Thor Miner entered into a January 10, 2022 Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “PSA”) for the purchase of $200,000,000 in crypto mining rigs, which SOSNY claims was breached by the Defendants.

 

SOSNY and Defendants entered into a certain settlement agreement and general mutual release with an Effective Date of December 28, 2022 (“Settlement Agreement”). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Thor Miner agreed to pay a sum of thirteen million in U.S. dollars ($13,000,000) (the “Settlement Payment”) to SOSNY in exchange for SOSNY dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice as to the settling Defendants and without prejudice as to all others. The full Settlement Payment was received by SOSNY on December 28, 2022. SOSNY dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice against the Company (and other Defendants) on December 28, 2022.

 

The Company and Thor Miner further covenanted and agreed that if they receive additional funds from HighSharp (Shenzhen Gaorui) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (“HighSharp”) related to the PSA, they will promptly transfer such funds to SOSNY in an amount not to exceed forty million, five hundred sixty thousand, five hundred sixty-nine dollars ($40,560,569.00) (which is the total amount paid by SOSNY pursuant to the PSA less the price of the machines actually received by SOSNY pursuant to the PSA). The Settlement Payment and any payments subsequently received by SOSNY from HighSharp shall be deducted from the total amount of forty million, five hundred sixty thousand, five hundred sixty-nine dollars ($40,560,569.00) previously paid by, and now due and owing to SOSNY. In further consideration of the Settlement Agreement, Thor Miner agreed to execute and provide to SOSNY, within seven (7) business days after SOSNY’s receipt of the Settlement Payment, an assignment of all claims it may have against HighSharp or otherwise to the proceeds of the PSA. See Note 19 for further details.

 

Lawsuits in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On September 23, 2022, Hexin Global Limited and Viner Total Investments Fund filed a lawsuit against the Company and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Hexin lawsuit”). On December 5, 2022, St. Hudson Group LLC, Imperii Strategies LLC, Isyled Technology Limited, and Hsqynm Family Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Company and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “St. Hudson lawsuit,” and together with the Hexin lawsuit, the “Investor Actions”). The plaintiffs in the Investor Actions are investors that entered into a securities purchase agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) with the Company in late 2021. Each of these plaintiffs asserts causes of action for, among other things, violations of federal securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, conversion, and unjust enrichment, and seeks monetary damages and specific performance to remove legends from certain securities sold pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Hexin lawsuit claims monetary damages of “at least $6 million,” plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees. The St. Hudson lawsuit claims monetary damages of “at least $4.4 million,” plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees.

 

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Lawsuit in connection with the Financial Advisory Agreement

 

On October 6, 2022, Jinhe Capital Limited (“Jinhe”) filed a lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, asserting causes of actions for, among other things, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, conversion, quantum meruit, and unjust enrichment, in connection with a financial advisory agreement entered into by and between Jinhe and the Company on November 10, 2021. Jinhe claims monetary damages of “at least $575,000” and “potentially exceeding $1.8 million,” plus interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees.

 

On January 10, 2023, St. Hudson lawsuit was consolidated with this lawsuit and Hexin lawsuit and on February 24, 2023, all three consolidated actions were dismissed without prejudice by the court, in furtherance of the parties having reached an agreement in principle to settle their disputes. The Company, Yang Jie, Jing Shan, and the plaintiffs of the above three actions entered into a certain settlement agreement and general mutual release with an effective date of March 10, 2023, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay the sum of $10,525,910.82. Plaintiffs in the actions agreed to discharge and forever release the defendants in the actions from all claims that were or could have been raised in those actions, as well as dismissal of each of the actions with prejudice. The Company has no role or knowledge as to how the settlement payment will be allocated between and among the plaintiffs. The Company paid the settlement payment on March 14, 2023.

 

In addition, the plaintiffs agreed to irrevocably forfeit 3,728,807 shares of Common Stock they hold. The cancellation of 2,400,000 shares has been completed, while the cancellation of the remaining 1,328,807 shares is still in processing. The fair value of the shares was $2,125,420 at March 10, 2023, the settlement amount over the fair value of the shares to be cancelled is recorded as other expenses in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

 

Putative Class Action

 

On December 9, 2022, Piero Crivellaro, purportedly on behalf of the persons or entities who purchased or acquired publicly traded securities of the Company between February 2021 and November 2022, filed a putative class action against the Company and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging violations of federal securities laws related to alleged false or misleading disclosures made by the Company in its public filings. The plaintiff seeks unspecified damages, plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees. As this action is still in the early stage, the Company cannot predict the outcome.

 

In addition to the above litigations, the Company is also subject to additional contractual litigations as to which it is unable to estimate the outcome.

 

Government Investigations

 

Following a publication issued by Hindenburg Research dated May 5, 2022, the Company received subpoenas from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is cooperating with the government regarding these matters. At this early stage, the Company is not able to estimate the outcome or duration of the government investigations.

 

Note 16. INCOME TAXES

 

On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was enacted and signed into law and includes, among other things, refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods and alternative minimum tax credit refunds. The Company does not at present expect the provisions of the CARES Act to have a material impact on its tax provision given the amount of net operating losses currently available.

 

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The Company’s income tax expenses for three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

   For the three months Ended
March 31
   For the nine months Ended
March 31
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
Current                
U.S.  $-   $
-
   $103,426   $
-
 
PRC   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Total income tax expenses   -    
-
    103,426    
-
 

 

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

 

   March 31,
2023
   June 30,
2022
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts        
U.S.  $608,000   $617,000 
PRC   1,783,000    1,830,000 
           
Net operating loss          
U.S.   8,943,000    4,628,000 
PRC   1,409,000    1,283,000 
Total deferred tax assets   12,743,000    8,358,000 
Valuation allowance   (12,743,000)   (8,358,000)
Deferred tax assets, net - long-term  $
-
   $
-
 

 

The Company’s operations in the U.S. incurred cumulative U.S. federal net operation losses (“NOL”) of approximately $22,000,000 as of June 30, 2022, which may reduce future federal taxable income. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, approximately $13,300,000 and $20,500,000 of NOL was generated and the tax benefit derived from such NOL was approximately $2,793,000 and $4,300,000. As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $42,600,000, which may reduce future federal taxable income, of which approximately $1,400,000 will expire in 2037 and the remaining balance carried forward indefinitely.

 

The Company’s operations in China incurred a cumulative NOL of approximately $1,333,000 as of June 30, 2022 which was mainly from net loss. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, additional NOL of approximately nil and $303,000 was generated. As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $5,634,000 which may reduce future taxable income which will expire by 2026.

 

The Company periodically evaluates the likelihood of the realization of deferred tax assets (“DTA”) 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. Management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect the Company’s future realization of 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. The Company determined that it is more likely than not its deferred tax assets could not be realized due to uncertainty on future earnings as a result of the Company’s reorganization and venture into new businesses. The Company provided a 100% allowance for its DTA as of March 31, 2023. The net increase in valuation for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2023 amounted to approximately $2,921,000 and $4,385,000, based on management’s reassessment of the amount of the Company’s deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized.

 

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The Company’s taxes payable consists of the following:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
VAT tax payable  $1,138,951   $1,098,862 
Corporate income tax payable   2,338,908    2,295,803 
Others   58,069    62,512 
Total  $3,535,928   $3,457,177 

 

Note 17. CONCENTRATIONS

 

Major Customers

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, one customer accounted for approximately 70.5% of the Company’s gross revenues, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, two customers accounted for approximately 66.5% and 33.2% of the Company’s revenues.

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, two customers accounted for 17.3% and 71.5% of the Company’s gross revenues.  As of March 31, 2023, three customers accounted for 10.8%, 15.6% and 40.4% of the Company’s accounts receivable, net.

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2022, three customers accounted for approximately 59.4%, 20.8% and 11.9% of the Company’s revenues, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, three customers accounted for approximately 41.2%, 18.3% and 12.9% of the Company’s accounts receivable, net.

 

Major Suppliers

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, three suppliers accounted for approximately 55.1%, 21.1% and 18.7% of the total gross purchases.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, three suppliers accounted for approximately 41.8%, 27.2% and 11.7% of the total costs of revenue.

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, one supplier accounted for approximately 67.6% of the gross purchases.

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2022, three suppliers accounted for approximately 37.9%, 18.9% and 14.7% of the total cost of revenues.

 

Note 18. 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for detailing the Company’s business segments. 

 

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The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Operating Officer, who reviews the financial information of the separate operating segments when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing the performance of the group. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company operated in two segments: (1) freight logistics services, which were operated by its subsidiaries in both the United States and PRC, and (2) the sale of crypto-mining machines, which were operated by its subsidiaries in the United States. The Company ceased to sell crypto-mining equipment since January 1, 2023. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not sell crypto-mining machines. On March 30, 2023, the board of directors of the Company authorized the Company to conduct an e-commerce business in China, including but not limited to the marketing approach of media redirecting.

 

The following tables present summary information by segment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively:

 

   For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Total 
Net revenues  $759,905   $759,905 
Cost of revenues  $888,040   $888,040 
Gross profit  $(128,135)  $(128,135)
Depreciation and amortization  $42,569   $42,569 
Total capital expenditures  $3,534   $3,534 
Gross margin%   (16.9)%   (16.9)%

 

   For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Total 
Net revenues  $971,747   $971,747 
Cost of revenues  $901,275   $901,275 
Gross profit  $70,472   $70,472 
Depreciation and amortization  $150,118   $150,118 
Total capital expenditures  $151,021   $151,021 
Gross margin%   7.3%   7.3%

 

   For Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2023
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Crypto-mining
equipment
sales
   Total 
Net revenues  $2,739,475   $732,565   $3,472,040 
Cost of revenues  $2,944,804   $-   $2,944,804 
Gross profit  $(205,329)  $732,565   $527,236 
Depreciation and amortization  $101,970   $20,729   $122,699 
Total capital expenditures  $154,500   $-   $154,500 
Gross margin%   (7.5)%   100.0%   15.2%

 

   For the Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2022
 
  

Freight

Logistics
Services

  

Crypto-mining

equipment
sales

   Total 
Net revenues  $2,829,682   $
          -
   $2,829,682 
Cost of revenues  $2,973,034   $
-
   $2,973,034 
Gross profit  $(143,352)  $
-
   $(143,352)
Depreciation and amortization  $428,635   $
-
   $428,635 
Total capital expenditures  $775,107   $
-
   $775,107 
Gross margin%   (5.1)%   
-
%   (5.1)%

 

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Total assets as of:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Freight Logistic Services  $21,406,702   $44,058,444 
Sale of crypto mining machines   2,581,565    20,789,296 
Total Assets  $23,988,267   $64,847,740 

  

The Company’s operations are primarily based in the PRC and U.S, where the Company derives all of its revenues. Management also reviews consolidated financial results by business locations.

 

Disaggregated information of revenues by geographic locations are as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended  

For the Nine Months Ended

 
   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
PRC  $535,037   $648,964   $1,695,858   $2,242,296 
U.S.   224,868    322,783    1,776,182    587,386 
Total revenues  $759,905   $971,747   $3,472,040   $2,829,682 

  

Note 19. RELATED PARTY BALANCE AND TRANSACTIONS 

 

Advance to suppliers-related party

 

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

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Bitcoin mining hardware and other equipment (1)  $
   -
   $6,153,546 
Total advances to suppliers-related party  $
-
   $6,153,546 

 

(1) On January 10, 2022, the Company’s joint venture, Thor Miner, entered into a Purchase and Sales Agreement (“PSA”) with HighSharp. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Thor Miner agreed to purchase certain cryptocurrency mining equipment. In January and April 2022, Thor Miner made total prepayment of $35,406,649 for the order and no prepayment as of March 31, 2023.

 

  The Company shipped $1,325,520 of products of for the year ended June 2022 and $6,153,546 from July 2022 to March 31, 2023.

 

  Due to production issues from HighSharp, Thor Miner was not able to timely deliver the full quantity of cryptocurrency mining machines to SOSNY under the PSA and was sued by SOSNY for breach of contract on December 9, 2022.

 

  The Company entered into a settlement agreement with SOSNY effective on December 28, 2022, under which the Company will repay $13.0 million to SOSNY and terminate the previous agreements and balance of the deposits. The Company also assigned to SOSNY the right for the deposit that Thor Miner has paid to HighSharp.

 

  As of December 22, 2022, the balance of advances to HighSharp and deposits from SOSNY amounted to $27,927,583 and $40,560,569, respectively. Thor Miner paid $13.0 million on December 23, 2022 to SOSNY which was received by SOSNY on December 28, 2022. Thor Miner wrote off the balance of the deposit it received from SOSNY and the balance of its payment to HighSharp resulted in net bad debt expenses of $367,014.

  

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Due from related party, net

 

As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the outstanding amounts due from related parties consist of the following:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (1)  $659,507   $415,412 
Shanghai Baoyin Industrial Co., Ltd (2)   1,311,637    1,306,004 
LSM Trading Ltd (3)   570,000    570,000 
Rich Trading Co. Ltd (4)   103,424    103,424 
Lei Cao (5)   13,902    54,860 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts   (2,366,275)   (2,449,700)
Total  $292,195   $
-
 

 

(1) As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the Company advanced approximately $0.7 million to Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (“Zhejiang Jinbang”) which is owned by Mr. Qinggang Wang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Logistic Shanghai Ltd. The advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand. There has been no change in the balance other than changes as a result of changes in exchange rates. In December 2022, the Company further advanced approximately $0.4 million to Zhejiang Jinbang. During three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company further advanced approximately $0.4 million to Zhejiang Jinbang and Zhejiang Jinbang repaid approximately $0.5 million.

 

(2) As of March 31, 2023, the Company advanced approximately $1.3 million to Shanghai Baoyin Industrial Co., Ltd. which is 30% owned by Qinggang Wang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Logistic Shanghai Ltd. The advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand. The Company provided full credit losses for the balance of the receivable. During three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company further advance approximately $38,000 to Shanghai Baoyin.

 

(3) As of March 31, 2023, the Company advanced $570,000 to LSM Trading Ltd, which is 40% owned by the Company. The advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand. The Company provided full credit losses for the balance of the receivable.

 

(4)

On November 16, 2021, the Company entered into a project cooperation agreement with Rich Trading Co. Ltd USA (“Rich Trading”) for the trading of computer equipment. Rich Trading’s bank account was controlled by now-terminated members of the Company’s management and was, at the time, an undisclosed related party. According to the agreement, the Company was to invest $4.5 million in the trading business operated by Rich Trading and the Company would be entitled to 90% of profits generated by the trading business. The Company advanced $3,303,424 for this project, of which $3,200,000 has been returned to the Company. The Company provided allowance of $103,424 for the year ended June 30, 2022. 

 

(5) The amount represents business advance to Mr. Lei Cao, the former Chairman of the Board. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, Lei Cao repaid approximately $54,000, of which approximately $13,000 additional payment was recognized as nonoperating income. The Company provided full credit losses for the remaining balance of the receivable.

 

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Loan receivable- related parties

 

As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the outstanding loan receivable from related parties consists of the following:

 

   March 31,   June 30, 
   2023   2022 
Qinggang Wang (1)  $
   -
   $552,285 

 

(1) On June 10, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Qinggang Wang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Logistic Shanghai Ltd. The loan is non-interest bearing for loan amounts up  to $630,805 (RMB 4 million). In February 2022, Qinggang Wang, borrowed and repaid $232,340 of the loan amount. In June 2022, additional $552,285 (RMB 3,700,000) was loaned to Qinggang Wang with due date of June 7, 2024. $70,265 (RMB 0.5 million) was returned in September 2022 and approximately $0.4 million (RMB 3.2 million) was returned in December 2022.

 

Accounts payable- related parties

 

As of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the Company had accounts payable to Rich Trading Co. Ltd of $63,434.

 

Other payable- related parties

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had accounts payable to Qinggang Wang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Shanghai, of $110,842. These payments were made on behalf of the Company for the daily business operational activities.

 

Note 20. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On April 18, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ziyuan Liu and appointed him as the chief executive officer (the “CEO”) of the Company, effective immediately, with a term of one year. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Liu’s compensation shall consist of an annual base salary of $240,000 in cash, and a discretionary annual bonus. Before joining the Company, Mr. Liu served as the manager of the North American market development department in Fulongma Group Co., Ltd., a comprehensive environmental sanitation solutions provider in China, from July 2022 to April 2023. Prior to that, he worked for Ningbo Shunxiang Group Co., Ltd., a polyester film manufacturer in China, as the chief operating officer from July 2019 to July 2022. From July 2018 to June 2019, he served as the project manager for Shouhang New Energy, a solar photovoltaics and energy storage solutions supplier in China. Prior to that, he worked for Hongkun Group, a real estate developer based in China, as the general manger for the Shenzhen area from July 2015 to June 2018. Mr. Liu graduated from Wuhan Institute of Technology with a major in project management.

 

On May 1, 2023, Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Dianjiang Wang and appointed him as the chief financial officer of the Company, effective immediately, with a term of one year. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Wang’s compensation shall consist of an annual base salary of $60,000, and a discretionary annual bonus. The employment agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

 

On May 1, 2023, pursuant to the bylaws of the Company, our board of directors (the “Board”) elected (i) Mr. Ziyuan Liu as a Class I director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2022, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Yang Jie, (ii) Mr. Haotian Song as a Class II director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2023, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Lei Cao, and (iii) Ms. Ling Jiang as a Class III independent director, Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2024, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. John F. Levy. Ms. Ling Jiang’s compensation shall consist of an annual base salary of $50,000 for her services as a director and committee member. Mr. Ziyuan Liu and Mr. Haotian Song will not receive any compensation for their services as directors of the Company.

 

On May 2, 2023, the Board elected Mr. Ziyuan Liu as the new chairman of the Board.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 

 

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our 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

 

We previously focused on providing customized freight logistic services, but starting in 2017, we began exploring new opportunities to expand our business and generate more revenue. These opportunities ranged from complementary businesses to other new service and product initiatives. In the fiscal years 2021 and 2022, while we continued to provide our freight logistic business, we expanded our services to include warehousing services provided by our US subsidiary Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc. On January 3, 2022, we changed our corporate name to Singularity Future Technology Ltd. To align with our entry into the digital assets business through our U.S. subsidiaries. During 2022, we were engaged in purchases and sales of cryptocurrency mining machines through our U.S. subsidiary.  

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company operated in two segments: (1) freight logistics services, which were operated by its subsidiaries in both the United States and PRC, and (2) the sale of crypto-mining machines, which were operated by its subsidiaries in the United States. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not sell crypto-mining machines. On March 30, 2023, the board of directors of the Company authorized the Company to conduct an e-commerce business in China, including but not limited to marketing approach of media redirecting.

 

Recent Developments

 

On September 23, 2022, Hexin Global Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Hexin”) and Viner Total Investments Fund, a Cayman Islands corporation (together with Hexin, the “Hexin Plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York captioned Hexin Global Limited, et al. v. Singularity Future Technology, Ltd., et al., Case No. 22-cv-08160-LJL, against Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (the “Company”), Yang “Leo” Jie (“Jie”), Jing “Angela” Shan (“Shan”), Tuo “Tina” Pan, and Lei Cao (collectively, the “Defendants”) (the “Hexin Action”). On October 6, 2022, Jinhe Capital Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Jinhe”) filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the Company captioned Jinhe Capital Limited v. Singularity Future Technology, Ltd., Case No. 22-cv-08538-LJL (the “Jinhe Action”). On December 22, 2022, St. Hudson Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Imperii Strategies LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Isyled Technology Limited, a Hong Kong company, and HSQYNM Family Inc., a New York corporation (together with Jinhe and the Hexin Plaintiffs, the “Plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the Defendants captioned St. Hudson Group LLC, et al. v. Singularity Future Technology Ltd., et al., Case No. 22-cv-10290-LJL (together with the Jinhe Action and Hexin Action, the “Actions”).

 

The Company, Shan, and the Plaintiffs entered into a certain settlement agreement and general mutual release with an effective date of March 10, 2023 (the “Settlement Agreement”). Jie also executed the Settlement Agreement. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed to pay a sum of ten million five hundred twenty-five thousand nine hundred and ten dollars and eighty-two cents in U.S. dollars ($10,525,910.82, the “Settlement Payment”). Plaintiffs in the Actions agreed to discharge and forever release the Defendants in the Actions from all claims that were or could have been raised in those Actions, as well as dismissal of each of the Actions with prejudice. The Company has no role or knowledge as to how the Settlement Payment will be allocated between and among the Plaintiffs.

 

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The Settlement Payment was paid on March 14, 2023.

 

On January 9, 2023, the Company entered into an Executive Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”), with Lei Cao, an employee of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), setting forth the terms and conditions related to (1) the termination of Mr. Cao’s employment with the Company and the termination of the employment agreement dated as of November 1, 2021 as well as cancellation and/or termination of certain other agreements relating to Mr. Cao’s employment with the Company; and (2) Mr. Cao’s resignation from the Board, effective as of January 9, 2023.

 

Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Cao submitted a letter of resignation from the Board on January 9, 2023. In addition, he agreed to forfeit and return to the Company the 600,000 shares of Common Stock granted to him on August 13, 2021 under the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (the “2021 Shares”). Mr. Cao also agreed to cooperate with the Company regarding certain investigations and proceedings set forth in the Separation Agreement, and/or any other matters arising out of or related to Mr. Cao’s relationship with or service to the Company. In consideration, the Company agreed to provide the following benefits to which Mr. Cao was not otherwise entitled: (1) payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Mr. Cao up through January 9, 2023 associated with Mr. Cao’s personal legal representation in matters relating to Mr. Cao’s tenure with the Company, the investigations and proceedings set forth in the Separation Agreement, and the negotiation and drafting of the Separation Agreement; (2) the release of claims in Mr. Cao’s favor contained in the Separation Agreement; and (3) payment of Mr. Cao’s reasonable and necessary legal fees to the extent incurred by Mr. Cao as a result of his cooperation as required by the Company under the terms of the Separation Agreement. Additionally, the Separation Agreement contains mutual general releases and waiver of claims from Mr. Cao and the Company.

 

On January 17, 2023, John Levy and Heng Wang were appointed as non-executive chairman and vice chairman of the Board, respectively.

 

On December 19, 2022, and December 27, 2022, the Company entered into a cancellation agreement and a letter confirming the rescission of the grant of the shares with each of Yang Jie and Jing Shan, pursuant to which Yang Jie and Jing Shan agreed to return 300,000 shares and 100,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively, to the Company for cancellation at no cost. Such shares were previously issued to each of them for his/her services as an officer of the Company. The shares were cancelled as of the date of this report.

 

On February 23, 2023, John Levy tendered his resignation from his positions as a member of the Board and the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective immediately.

 

As previously reported, on May 6, 2022, the Board formed a special committee to investigate claims of alleged fraud, misrepresentation, inadequate disclosure, and other related matters related to the Company and certain of its management personnel raised in the report of Hindenburg Research dated May 5, 2022 and other related matters. On February 23, 2023, the Board approved the dissolution of the special committee upon conclusion of the committee’s investigation.

 

On March 10, 2023, the Company, Yang Jie, Jing Shan, and the plaintiffs of three actions where the Company is a defendant, including Hexin Global Limited, Viner Total Investments Fund, Jinhe Capital Limited, St. Hudson Group LLC, Imperii Strategies LLC, Isyled Technology Limited, and HS-QYNM Family Inc., entered into a certain settlement agreement and general mutual release, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay a sum of $10,525,910.82. The plaintiffs agreed to discharge and forever release the defendants in the actions from all claims that were or could have been raised in those actions, as well as dismissal of each of the actions with prejudice. The Company has no role or knowledge as to how the settlement payment will be allocated between and among the plaintiffs. In addition, the plaintiffs agreed to irrevocably forfeit 3,728,807 shares of Common Stock they hold, of which the fair value is $2,125,420. The cancellation of 2,400,000 shares has been completed, while the cancellation of the remaining 1,328,807 shares is still in processing.

 

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On March 30, 2023, Heng Wang was appointed as non-executed chairman of the Board to fill the vacancy created by John Levy’s resignation.

 

Nasdaq Listing Deficiencies

 

On May 24, 2022, the Company received a delinquency notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) due to its delay in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Company was provided 60 days to submit a plan to regain compliance. On July 25, 2022 and September 14, 2022, the Company submitted its plan to regain compliance and supplementary information related to the plan, respectively (collectively, the “Compliance Plan”). Based on the review of the Compliance Plan as well as telephone conversations with outside counsel to the Company and counsel to the Company’s Special Committee, the Staff has determined that the Company did not provide a definitive plan evidencing its ability to file the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 (collectively, the “Reports”) within the 180 calendar day period available to the Staff under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

 

Specifically, the delisting determination referenced several aspects of the Compliance Plan that raise substantial doubts about the Company’s ability to regain compliance: (i) the unreasonably short timeframe for the Company to file the Reports based on the anticipated timeframe the Special Committee needs to substantially complete its investigation; (ii) the Company’s ability to engage a new independent registered public accounting firm; and (iii) the departure of both the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

 

On November 16, 2022, the Company received an additional staff determination notice from Nasdaq, advising that it had not received the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022, which served as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities and that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) will consider the additional deficiency in rendering a determination regarding the Company’s continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company submitted to the Panel a plan to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements, including the filing of the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022.

 

On January 5, 2023, the Company received a deficiency notice from Nasdaq informing the Company that its common stock, no par value, fails to comply with the $1 minimum bid price required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) based upon the closing bid price of the common stock for the 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the notice from Nasdaq. The Company has been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until July 5, 2023, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.

 

On February 21, 2023, the Company received an additional staff determination notice from Nasdaq, advising that it had not received the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022, which served as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities. The notice stated that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel will consider the additional deficiency in rendering a determination regarding the Company’s continued listing on Nasdaq. The Company has submitted to the Panel a plan to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements and has been granted a grace period to file all the delinquent reports, including the filing of the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022, on or before February 28, 2023.

 

On March 8, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq Listing Qualifications department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC stating that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s audit committee requirement under Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605 following the resignation of John Levy from the Company’s board of directors and audit committee effective February 23, 2023. Nasdaq advised the Company that in accordance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605(c)(4), the Company has a cure period to regain compliance (i) until the earlier of the Company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting or February 23, 2024; or (ii) if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before August 22, 2023, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than August 22, 2023 (the “Cure Period”). The Company intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605 prior to the end of the Cure Period.

 

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On March 16, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC confirming that the Company had regained compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires the Company to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that the matter is now closed.

 

COVID-19

 

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus (“COVID-19”) starting from late January 2020 in the PRC has spread rapidly to many parts of the world. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. Given the continually expanding nature of the COVID-19 pandemic in China and U.S., our business, results of operations, and financial condition are still adversely affected. The situation remains highly uncertain for any further outbreak or resurgence of COVID-19. It is therefore difficult for us to estimate the impact on our business or operating results that might be adversely affected by any further outbreak or resurgence of COVID-19.

 

In early December 2022, the Chinese government eased its strict control measures for COVID-19, which led to a surge in increased infections and disruptions in our business operations. Any future impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s China operational results will depend on, to a large extent, future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and resurgence of COVID-19 variants and the actions taken by government authorities to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, almost all of which are beyond our control.

  

The impacts of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, and results of operations include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  Our customers have been negatively impacted by the pandemic, which reduced the demand for freight logistics services. As a result, our PRC revenue decreased by $546,438, or 24.37%, from $2,242,296 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 to $1,695,858 for the same period in 2023; there was no material impact for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

  Due to travel restrictions between US and China, our joint ventures were unable to start operation as planned which has slowed down our new business development.

 

  Our sales of crypto mining machines were materially adversely affected by COVID-19. Specifically, Crypto mining machine manufacturers have been impacted by the constrained supply of the semiconductors used in the production of the highly specialized crypto mining machines; COVID-related issues have exacerbated port congestion and intermittent supplier shutdowns and delays, resulting in delayed shipments and additional expenses to expedite delivery; as a result, we were unable to fulfil our customer orders on a timely basis, resulting cancellation of orders and partial refund of purchase price, as evident from the settlement in SOSNY. 

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Revenues

 

Revenues decreased by $211,842, or approximately 21.8%, from $971,747 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to $759,905 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in freight logistic services, which include shipping and warehouse services.

  

The following tables present summary information by segments for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Total 
Net revenues  $759,905   $759,905 
Cost of revenues  $888,040   $888,040 
Gross profit  $(128,135)  $(128,135)
Depreciation and amortization  $42,569   $42,569 
Total capital expenditures  $3,534   $3,534 
Gross margin   (16.9)%   (16.9)%

 

   For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Total 
Net revenues  $971,747   $971,747 
Cost of revenues  $901,275   $901,275 
Gross profit  $70,472   $70,472 
Depreciation and amortization  $150,118   $150,118 
Total capital expenditures  $151,021   $151,021 
Gross margin   7.3%   7.3%

 

   % Changes For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023 and 2022
 
   Freight Logistics Services   Total 
Net revenues   (21.8)%   (21.8)%
Cost of revenues   (1.5)%   (1.5)%
Gross profit   (281.8)%   (281.8)%
Depreciation and amortization   (71.6)%   (71.6)%
Total capital expenditures   (97.7)%   (97.7)%
Gross margin   (24.2)%   (24.2)%

 

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Disaggregated information of revenues by geographic locations are as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   March 31,   March 31, 
   2023   2022 
PRC  $535,037   $648,964 
U.S.   224,868    322,783 
Total revenues  $759,905   $971,747 

 

Revenues

   

Revenues from Freight Logistics Services

 

Freight logistics services primarily consist of cargo forwarding, brokerage, warehouse and other freight services. Revenues from freight logistics services was $759,905 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $211,842, or approximately 21.8%, from $971,747 for the same period in 2022, mainly due to the decrease in fright logistic services of both our PRC and USA operations. Our USA operations mainly related to our warehouse services. Revenue decreased due to reduced customer demand for international e-commerce which continued to be impacted by Covid-19 and inflation. In addition, we have only one single warehouse, which limits our capabilities in handling orders that required multiple warehouses. PRC operations were negatively impacted due to a decrease in demand from a major customer. 

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

Operating costs and expenses decreased by $5,861,198 or approximately 56.6%, from $10,358,558 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to $4,497,360 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in selling expenses and stock-based compensation, partially offset by the increase in general and administrative expenses and impairment loss of investment. 

 

The following table sets forth the components of our costs and expenses for the periods indicated:

 

   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   Change 
   US$   %   US$   %   US$   % 
                         
Revenues   759,905    100.0%   971,747    100.0%   (211,842)   (21.8)%
Cost of revenues   888,040    116.9%   901,275    92.7%   (13,235)   (1.5)%
Gross margin   (16.9)%     N/A    7.3%     N/A    (24.2)%    N/A 
Selling expenses   39,661    5.2%   131,404    13.6%   (91,743)   (69.8))%
General and administrative expenses   3,496,247    460.1%   2,140,749    220.3%   1,355,498    63.3%
Recovery (provision) for doubtful accounts, net   (54,958)   (7.2)%   669,189    68.9%   (724,147)   (108.2)%
Impairment loss of Cryptocurrencies   -    0.0%   3,052    0.3%   (3,052)   (100.0)%
Impairment loss of investment    128,370   16.9%   -    0.0%   128,370    100.0%
Stock-based compensation   -    0.0%   6,512,889    670.2%   (6,512,889)   (100.0)%
Total costs and expenses   4,497,360    591.9%   10,358,558    1066.0%   (5,861,198)   (56.6)%

 

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Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues for our freight logistics segment consisted primarily of freight costs to various freight carriers, cost of labor, warehouse rent and other overhead and sundry costs. Cost of revenues for freight logistic segment was $888,040 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $13,235, or approximately 1.5 %, as compared to $901,275 for the same period in 2022 as our revenue decreased. Our gross margin decreased from 7.3% to (16.9)% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, as a result of lower margin from Brilliant Warehouse as a result of higher fixed costs.

  

Selling Expenses

 

Our selling expenses consisted primarily of salaries for our sales representatives. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had $39,661 of selling expenses as compared to $131,404 of selling expenses for the same period in 2022, which represents a decrease of $91,743 or approximately 69.8%. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in salaries as we reduced the headcount and marketing fees of the freight logistics segment for our selling team compared to the same period of 2022.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, travel expenses for administration department, office expenses, regulatory filing and professional service fees including audit, legal and IT consulting. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had $3,496,247 of general and administrative expenses, as compared to $2,140,749 for the same period in 2022, representing an increase of $1,355,498, or approximately 63.3%. The increase was mainly due to the increase in professional fees of approximately $1.5 million which are mainly legal fees.

 

Recovery (provision) for doubtful accounts, net

 

We recovered $54,958 of doubtful accounts receivable from related parties for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $669,189 of provision for doubtful accounts receivable and other receivables for the same period in 2022.

 

Impairment Loss of Cryptocurrencies

 

We recorded nil in impairment losses for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to a $3,052 impairment loss for the same period in 2022 due to price drops in bitcoin which we deemed a triggering event for impairment testing.

 

Impairment Loss of Investment

 

We recorded $128,370 and nil impairment losses related to investments for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, due to impairment of our investment in LSM Trading Ltd. Due to the continuing losses of the investee, we determined the loss is other than temporary and provided full impairment of our equity investment.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation was nil for the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to $6,512,889 for the same period in 2022 due to no stock compensation grants to our directors and executives and third-party advisors in the 2023 period.

 

Lawsuit settlement expenses

 

We recorded $8,400,491 in lawsuit settlement expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to nil in lawsuit settlement expenses for the same period in 2022.

 

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Other Income (Expenses), Net

 

Total other income, net was $95,319 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and total other expenses, net was $35,709 for the same period in 2022. The change is mainly due to the gain on disposal of right of use assets of $0.2 million in March 2023.

 

Taxes

 

We recorded nil income tax expense for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. 

 

We have incurred a cumulative U.S. federal net operating loss (“NOL”) of approximately $22,000,000 as of June 30, 2022, which may reduce future federal taxable income. The NOL generated prior to the three months ended March 31, 2023 amounted to approximately $13,300,000. The Tax benefit derived from this NOL was approximately $2,793,000. As of March 31, 2023, our cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $42,600,000. This may reduce our future federal taxable income, approximately $1,400,000 of which will expire in 2037. The remaining balance will be carried forward indefinitely.

 

Our operations in China have incurred a cumulative NOL of approximately $1,333,000 as of June 30, 2022, which was mainly from Sino -China which was disposed of during the three months ended March 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we generated an additional NOL of approximately nil. March 31, 2023, our PRC subsidiaries’ cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $5,634,000, which may reduce future taxable income and will expire by 2026.

 

We periodically evaluate the likelihood of the realization of our deferred tax assets and reduce the carrying amount of the deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance to the extent we believe a portion will not be realized. Management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect our future realization of deferred tax assets including our recent cumulative earnings experience, expectation of future income, the carry forward periods available for tax reporting purposes and other relevant factors. We determined that it is more likely than not our deferred tax assets would not be realized due to uncertainty on future earnings as a result of the Company’s reorganization and venture into new businesses. We provided a 100% allowance for deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2023. The net decrease in valuation for the three months ended March 31, 2023 amounted to approximately $2,921,000 based on management’s reassessment of the amount of our deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized.

 

Net Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $12,042,627 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $9,422,520 for the same period in 2022. After the deduction of non-controlling interest, net loss attributable to us was $11,922,767 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $9,430,059 for the same period in 2022. Comprehensive loss attributable to us was $12,005,947 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $9,166,723 for the same period in 2022.

 

Comparison of the Nine Months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Revenues

 

Revenues increased by $642,358, or approximately 22.7%, from $2,829,682 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 to $3,472,040 for the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to increased revenue from our sale of crypto mining equipment. The Company ceased to sell crypto-mining equipment since January 1, 2023.

  

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The following tables present summary information by segments mainly regarding the top-line financial results for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2023
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Crypto-
mining
equipment
sales
   Total 
Net revenues  $2,739,475   $732,565   $3,472,040 
Cost of revenues  $2,944,804   $-   $2,944,804 
Gross profit  $(205,329)  $732,565   $527,236 
Depreciation and amortization  $101,970   $20,729   $122,699 
Total capital expenditures  $154,500   $-   $154,500 
Gross margin%   (7.5)%   100%   15.2%

 

   For the Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2022
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Crypto-
mining
equipment
sales
   Total 
Net revenues  $2,829,682   $       -   $2,829,682 
Cost of revenues  $2,973,034   $-   $2,973,034 
Gross profit  $(143,352)  $-   $(143,352)
Depreciation and amortization  $428,635   $-   $428,635 
Total capital expenditures  $775,107   $-   $775,107 
Gross margin%   (5.1)%   -%   (5.1)%

 

  Including related party revenue from Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd of nil and $224,690 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and the same period in 2022, respectively.

 

   % Changes For the Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2023 to 2022
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Crypto-
mining
equipment
sales
   Total 
Net revenues   (3.2)%   100%   22.7%
Cost of revenues   (0.9)%   -%   (0.9)%
Gross profit   43.2%   100%   (467.8)%
Depreciation and amortization   (76.2)%   100%   (71.4)%
Total capital expenditures   (80.1)%   -%   (80.1)%
Gross margin%   (2.4)%   100%   20.3%

 

Disaggregated information of revenues by geographic locations are as follows:

 

   For the
nine months
ended
March 31,
2023
   For the
nine months
ended
March 31,
2022
 
PRC  $1,695,858   $2,242,296 
U.S.   1,776,182    587,386 
Total revenues  $3,472,040   $2,829,682 

 

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Revenues

 

Revenues from Freight Logistics Services

 

Freight logistics services primarily consist of cargo forwarding, brokerage and warehouse services. The revenues from freight logistics services were $2,739,475 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $90,207, or 3.2%, as compared to $2,829,682 for the same period in 2022. The decrease in shipping revenue of approximately $0.5 million from our PRC operation was due to a decrease in demand from a major customer, offset in part to an increase of revenue from our U.S. subsidiary, Brilliant Warehouse, of approximately $0.6 million.

 

Revenues from Sales of Crypto Mining Machines

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, sale of crypto mining machines generated revenues of $732,565 and nil, respectively as we entered into sales contract with SOSNY. Our contract with the Buyer was terminated in December 2022. The Company ceased to sell crypto-mining equipment since January 1, 2023.

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

Operating costs and expenses decreased by $6,351,805 or 31.7%, from $20,035,587 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 to $13,683,782 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023. This decrease was mainly due to the significant decrease in stock-based compensation, partially offset by the increase in general and administrative expenses and impairment loss of investment.

 

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

 

   For the Nine Months Ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   Change 
   US$   %   US$   %   US$   % 
                         
Revenues   3,472,040    100.0%   2,829,682    100.0%   642,358    22.7%
Cost of revenues   2,944,804    84.8%   2,973,034    105.1%   (28,230)   (0.9)%
Gross margin   15.2%    N/A    (5.1)%   N/A    20.3%    N/A 
Selling expenses   93,884    2.7%   403,025    14.2%   (309,141)   (76.7))%
General and administrative expenses   10,219,951    294.4%   6,258,749    221.2%   3,961,202    63.3%
Impairment loss of Cryptocurrencies   14,801    0.4%   53,179    1.9%   (38,378)   (72.2)%
Impairment loss of investment   128,370   3.7%   -    0%   128,370    100%
Recovery (provision) for doubtful accounts, net   (47,805)   (1.4)%   530,311    18.7%   (578,116)   (109.0)%
Stock-based compensation   329,777    9.5%   9,817,289    347.0%   (9,487,512)   (96.6)%
Total costs and expenses   13,683,782    394.1%   20,035,587    708.0%   (6,351,805)   (31.7)%

 

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Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues consisted primarily of freight costs to various freight carriers, the cost of labor, and other overhead and sundry costs. Cost of revenues was $2,944,804 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $28,230, or approximately 0.9%, as compared to $2,973,034 for the same period in 2022.Our gross margin increased from (5.1)% to 15.2% mainly due to the sales of crypto-mining machines for the nine months ended March 31, 2023. We did not have this segment for the same period of 2022. We recognized this revenue on a net basis, thus increasing the overall margin of our operations.

 

Selling Expenses

 

Our selling expenses consisted primarily of salaries, meals and entertainment and travel expenses for our sales representatives. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, we had $93,884 of selling expenses, as compared to $403,205 for the same period in 2022, which represents a decrease of $309,141 or approximately 76.7%. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in salaries and marketing expenses for our freight logistics segment in the PRC due to the impact of COVID-19 compared to the same period in 2022.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, travel expenses for administration department, office expenses, regulatory filing and professional service fees including audit, legal and IT consulting. For the nine months ended March 31, 2023, we had $10,219,951 of general and administrative expenses, as compared to $6,258,749 for the same period in 2022, representing an increase of $3,961,202, or approximately 63.3%. The increase was mainly due to the increase professional fees of approximately $4.0 million which are mainly legal fees relating to the Company’s special committee’s investigation of claims of alleged fraud, misrepresentation, and inadequate disclosure related to the Company and certain of its management personnel raised in the Hindenburg Report and other related matters.

 

Impairment Loss of Cryptocurrencies

 

The Company recorded impairment losses of $14,801 and $53,179 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, due to price drops in bitcoin, which the Company deemed a triggering event for impairment testing.

 

Impairment Loss of Investment

 

The Company recorded $128,370 and nil impairment loss of investment for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, due to the impairment of the Company’s investment in LSM Trading Ltd.

 

Provision for Doubtful Accounts, Net of Recovery

 

We recovered $47,805 of doubtful accounts receivable from related parties for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $530,311 of provision for doubtful accounts receivable and other receivables for the same period in 2022.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation was $329,777 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $9,487,512 or 96.6%, as compared to $9,817,289 for the same period in 2022, as we issued less stock compensation to employees and directors.

 

Lawsuit settlement expenses

 

We recorded $8,400,491 in lawsuit settlement expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, compared to nil in lawsuit settlement expenses for the same period in 2022.

 

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Taxation

 

We recorded income tax expenses of $103,426 and nil for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

We have incurred a cumulative U.S. federal net operating loss (“NOL”) of approximately $22,000,000 as of June 30, 2022, which may reduce future federal taxable income. The NOL generated prior to the year ended June 30, 2017 amounted to approximately $1,400,000 will expire in 2037 and the remaining balance carried forward indefinitely. During the nine months ended March 31, 2023, approximately $20,500,000 of additional NOL was generated and the tax benefit derived from such NOL was approximately $4,300,000.

 

Our operations in China have incurred a cumulative a cumulative NOL of approximately $1,333,000 as of June 30, 2022, which may reduce future taxable income. During the nine months ended March 31, 2023, additional NOL of approximately $303,000 was generated. The NOL amounted to approximately $5,634,000 start expiring from 2023 and the remaining balance of NOL will be expired by 2026.

 

We periodically evaluate the likelihood of the realization of our deferred tax assets and reduce the carrying amount of the deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance to the extent we believe a portion will not be realized. Management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect our future realization of 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. We determined that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets would not be realized due to uncertainty on future earnings as a result of the deterioration of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. We provided a 100% allowance for our deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2023. The net decrease in valuation for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 amounted to approximately $4,385,000 based on management’s reassessment of the amount of our deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized.

 

Net loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $18,739,820 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, compared to a net loss of $23,455,465 for the same period in 2022. After the deduction of non-controlling interest, net loss attributable to the Company was $18,739,615 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $23,151,814 for the same period in 2022. Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company was $18,675,093 for the nine months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $22,638,703 for the same period in 2022.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2023, we had $21,609,701 in cash (including cash on hand and cash in bank). The majority of our cash is in banks located in the U.S.

 

As of March 31, 2023, we had the following loans outstanding:

 

Loans  Maturities  Interest
rate
   March 31,
2023
 
Convertible Notes  December 2023   5%  $5,000,000 

 

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

 

   For the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2023   2022 
         
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  $(32,261,404)  $13,706,220 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  $749,826   $(6,054,445)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  $

(2,125,420

)  $7,422,414 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash  $(586,583)  $434,900 
Net (decrease) increase in cash  $(34,223,581)  $15,509,089 
Cash at the beginning of period  $55,833,282   $44,837,317 
Cash at the end of period  $21,609,701   $60,346,406 

 

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

 

   March 31,   June 30,         
   2023   2022   Variation   % 
                 
Total Current Assets  $22,780,619   $63,165,462   $(40,384,843)   (63.9)%
Total Current Liabilities  $10,359,940   $25,212,959   $(14,853,019)   (58.9)%
Working Capital  $12,420,679   $37,952,503   $(25,531,824)   (67.3)%
Current Ratio   2.20    2.51    (0.31)   (12.4)%

 

In assessing the liquidity, we monitor and analyze our cash on-hand and our operating and capital expenditure commitments. Our liquidity needs are to meet our working capital requirements, operating expenses and capital expenditure obligations. As of March 31, 2023, our working capital was approximately $12.4 million and we had cash of approximately $21.6 million. We believe our current working capital is sufficient to support our operations and debt obligations as they become due for the next twelve months.

 

Operating Activities 

 

Our net cash used in operating activities was approximately $32.3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023. The operating cash outflow for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily attributable to our net loss of approximately $18.7 million which included a $8.4 million lawsuit settlement. Our cash outflow also included deferred revenue of approximately $6.7 million where we realized revenue from the sale of crypto mining equipment and decrease in refund payable of $13.0 million as a result of the settlement payment to SOSNY, offset by cash inflow consisting of advance to a related party supplier of approximately $6.2 million which we realized as the cost for the sale of cryptocurrency equipment.

 

Our net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $13.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2022. The operating cash outflow for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to our net loss of approximately $23.5 million, adjusted by non-cash stock-based compensation of approximately $9.8 million, loss on disposal of subsidiaries and VIE of approximately $6.1 million, and approximately $0.5 million of provision for doubtful accounts. We had an increase in cash inflow from collection of other receivables of approximately $1.3 million and receipt of approximately $39.7 million for the purchase and sale agreement with SOSNY. As a result of the lawsuit settlement with SOSNY, we were required to pay SOS $13.0 million in December 2022. As such our cash inflow was reflected as an increase in deferred revenue of approximately $26.7 million and refund payable of $13.0 million.  Our main cash outflow is due to the deposit we made of approximately $21.4 million to our related party supplier HighSharp. 

  

Investing Activities

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was approximately $0.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 due to cash inflows from repayment of a loan receivable of approximately $0.6 million from Qinggang Wang and Lei Cao, who are related parties, and $90,000 from the sale of property and equipment, and repayments from related parties of approximately $0.7 million including $0.6 million from Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (“Zhejiang Jinbang”) which is owned by Mr. Qinggang Wang, and approximately $0.1 million from Qinggang Wang, offset by cash outflows from advance to related parties of approximately $0.4 million including approximately $0.4 million to Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (“Zhejiang Jinbang”) which is owned by Mr. Qinggang Wang and approximately $38,000 to Shanghai Baoyin Industrial Co., Ltd.(“Baoyin”) which is 30% owned by Qinggang Wang and purchase of equipment of approximately $0.2 million.

 

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Net cash used in investing activities was $6,054,445 for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 due to the acquisition of property and equipment of approximately $0.8 million, investment of approximately $0.2 million to a joint venture named LSM Trading Ltd., in which we hold a 40% of equity interest. We also made related party advances of approximately $5.1 million, including approximately $3.2 million of advances to Rich Trading Co. Ltd., a related party. $1.3 million to Shanghai Baoyin Industrial Co., Ltd.(“Baoyin”) which is 30% owned by Qinggang Wang, a related party and approximately $0.6 million of advances to our equity investee, LSM Trading Ltd. These advances are non-interest bearing and due on demand.

 

Financing Activities

 

Financing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was mainly payment of $2.1 million for fair value of shares to be cancelled in our legal settlement.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $7.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 due to the issuance of common stock in private placements of approximately $10.5 million and proceeds from convertible notes of $10 million, partially offset by repayment of convertible notes of $5.0 million and warrant repurchases of approximately $7.9 million. 

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and operating results require the Company’s management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported. Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022 (the “2022 Form 10-K”) describe the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting estimates since the 2022 Form 10-K.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures  

 

We maintain controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) 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 us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of and with the participation of its management, including the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing evaluation, the Chief Operating Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective 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 due to ineffective internal controls over financial reporting that stemmed from the following material weaknesses:

 

  Lack of segregation of duties for accounting personnel who prepared and reviewed the journal entries in some of the subsidiaries within the consolidation, lack of supervision, coordination and communication of financial information between different entities within the Group;

      

  Lack of a full time U.S. GAAP personnel in the accounting department to monitor and reconcile the recording of the transactions which led to error in revenue recognition in previously issued financial statements;

 

  Lack of resources with technical competency to address, review and record non-routine or complex transactions under U.S. GAAP;

 

  Lack of management control reviews of the budget against actual with analysis of the variance with a precision that can be explained through the analysis of the accounts;

 

  Lack of proper procedures in identifying and recording related party transactions which led to restatement of previously issued financial statements;

 

  Lack of proper procedures to maintain supporting documents for accounting records; and

 

  Lack of proper oversight for the Company’s cash disbursement process that led to misuse of the Company funds by its former executive.

 

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In order to remediate the material weaknesses stated above, we will be implementing additional policies and procedures, which may include:

 

  Hiring additional accounting staff to report the internal financial timely;

 

  Hiring of CFO to properly set up the Company’s internal control and oversight process;

 

  Reporting other material and non-routine transactions to the Board and obtain proper approval;

 

  Recruiting additional qualified professionals with appropriate levels of U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience to assist in resolving accounting issues in non-routine or complex transactions;

 

  Developing and conducting U.S. GAAP knowledge, SEC reporting and internal control training to senior executives, management personnel, accounting departments and the IT staff, so that management and key personnel understand the requirements and elements of internal control over financial reporting mandated by the U.S. securities laws;

 

  Setting up budgets and developing expectations based on understanding of the business operations, compare the actual results with the expectations periodically and document the reasons of the fluctuations with further analysis. This should be done by CFO and reviewed by CEO, communicated with the Board;

 

  Strengthening corporate governance;

 

  Setting up policies and procedures for the Company’s related party identification to properly identify, record and disclose related party transactions; and

 

  Setting up proper procedures for the Company’s fund disbursement process to ensure that cash is disbursed only upon proper authorization, for valid business purposes, and that all disbursements are properly recorded.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.  

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

For a discussion of our legal proceedings, see the information in Part I, “Item 1. Business – Recent Developments” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. There have been no material changes to the legal proceedings disclosed in our 2022 Form 10-K.

 

Other than the items disclosed in our 2022 Form 10-K in “Item 1. Business – Recent Developments,” there are no other legal proceedings currently pending against us, or known to be contemplated by any governmental agency, which we believe would have a material effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our (i) Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2021, (ii) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, as filed with the SEC on March 6, 2023. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. 

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None. 

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

 

Number   Exhibit 
10.1   Form of Settlement Agreement by and between SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. and Thor Miner, Inc., the Company, Lei Cao, Yang Jie, John F. Levy, Tieliang Liu, Tuo Pan, Shi Qiu, Jing Shan, and Heng Wang (1)
10.2   Settlement Agreement dated March 10, 2023, by and between Hexin Global Limited, Viner Total Investments Fund, Jinhe Capital Limited, St. Hudson Group LLC,, Imperii Strategies LLC, Isyled Technology Limited, and HSQYNM Family Inc., and Singularity Future Technology Ltd., Yang “Leo” Jie, and Jing “Angela” Shan (2)
31.1*   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer 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.
31.2*   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer 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.
32.1*   Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*   Certifications of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*   Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104*   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

(1) Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2023.
(2)

Incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2023.

 

* 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.

 

  SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
   
May 15, 2023 By: /s/ Ziyuan Liu
    Ziyuan Liu
   

Chief Executive Officer

     
May 15, 2023 By: /s/ Dianjiang Wang
    Dianjiang Wang
    Chief Financial Officer

  

 

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