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Singularity Future Technology Ltd. - Quarter Report: 2023 September (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 September 30, 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 November 13, 2023, the Company had 17,515,526 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 28
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 37
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 37
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 39
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 39
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors 41
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 41
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 41
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 41
   
Item 5. Other Information 41
   
Item 6. Exhibits 41

 

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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 Statements

 

SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN U.S. DOLLARS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Assets        
Current assets        
Cash  $10,054,652   $17,390,156 
Cryptocurrencies   -    72,179 
Accounts receivable, net   214,166    198,553 
Other receivables, net   83,638    76,814 
Advances to suppliers - third parties, net   59,416    128,032 
Advances to suppliers - related party   
-
    - 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   250,717    252,047 
Due from related party, net   26,115    74,935 
Total Current Assets   10,688,704    18,192,716 
           
Property and equipment, net   388,198    426,343 
Right-of-use assets, net   285,089    381,982 
Other long-term assets - deposits   188,157    236,766 
Total Assets  $11,550,148   $19,237,807 
           
Current Liabilities          
Deferred revenue  $66,354   $66,531 
Accounts payable   633,238    494,329 
Accounts payable - related party   63,434    63,434 
Lease liabilities - current   260,134    330,861 
Taxes payable   3,323,204    3,334,958 
Other payable - related party   104,647    104,962 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   216,731    636,694 
Total current liabilities   4,667,742    5,031,769 
           
Lease liabilities - noncurrent   187,617    245,171 
Convertible notes   
-
    5,000,000 
Total liabilities   4,855,359    10,276,940 
           
Commitments and Contingencies   
 
    
 
 
           
Equity          
Preferred stock, 2,000,000 shares authorized, no par value, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively   
-
    
-
 
Common stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no par value; 15,715,526 and 17,715,526 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively   94,332,048    94,332,048 
Additional paid-in capital   2,334,962    2,334,962 
Accumulated deficit   (87,866,623)   (85,576,438)
Accumulated other comprehensive income   213,217    90,236 
Total Stockholders’ Equity attributable to controlling shareholders of the Company   9,013,604    11,180,808 
           
Non-controlling Interest   (2,318,815)   (2,219,941)
           
Total Equity   6,694,789    8,960,867 
           
Total Liabilities and Equity  $11,550,148   $19,237,807 

 

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

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(IN U.S. DOLLARS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2023   2022 
         
Net revenues  $895,926   $1,221,204 
Cost of revenues   (1,002,949)   (745,627)
Gross profit (loss)   (107,023)   475,577 
           
Selling expenses   (55,853)   (27,375)
General and administrative expenses   (2,054,153)   (2,988,920)
Impairment loss of cryptocurrencies   (72,179)   
-
 
Provision for doubtful accounts, net   (48,618)   
-
 
Stock-based compensation   
-
    (247,333)
Total operating expenses   (2,230,803)   (3,263,628)
           
Operating loss   (2,337,826)   (2,788,051)
           
Other expenses, net   (77,170)   (58,849)
           
Net loss before provision for income taxes   (2,414,996)   (2,846,900)
           
Income tax expense   
-
    (103,426)
           
Net loss   (2,414,996)   (2,950,326)
           
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest   (124,811)   134,026 
           
Net loss attributable to controlling shareholders of the Company.  $(2,290,185)  $(3,084,352)
           
Comprehensive loss          
Net loss  $(2,414,996)  $(2,950,326)
Other comprehensive income - foreign currency   148,918    152,769 
Comprehensive loss   (2,266,078)   (2,797,557)
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest   (98,874)   132,796 
Comprehensive loss attributable to controlling shareholders of the Company  $(2,167,204)  $(2,930,353)
           
Loss per share          
Basic and diluted
  $(0.13)  $(0.15)
           
Weighted average number of common shares used in computation          
Basic and diluted
   17,598,135    21,216,739 

 

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

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(IN U.S. DOLLARS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

   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 

 

   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, 2023   -   $-    17,715,526    94,332,048    2,334,962    (200,000)   (85,576,438)   90,236    (2,219,941)   8,960,867 
Stock based compensation to consultants   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    122,981    25,937    148,918 
Cancellation of shares due to settlement   -    -    (200,000)   -    -    200,000    -    -    -    - 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (2,290,185)   -    (124,811)   (2,414,996)
BALANCE, September 30, 2023   -    -    17,515,526    94,332,048    2,334,962    -    (87,866,623)   213,217    (2,318,815)   6,694,789 

 

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

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN U.S. DOLLARS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022 
Operating Activities        
Net loss  $(2,414,996)  $(2,950,326)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Stock-based compensation   
-
    247,333 
Depreciation and amortization   38,127    78,945 
Non-cash lease expense   97,437    135,215 
Provision for doubtful accounts, net   48,618    
-
 
Impairment loss of cryptocurrencies   72,179    1,521 
Investment loss from unconsolidated subsidiary   
-
    2,614 
Interest expenses related to convertible note   21,917    
-
 
Changes in assets and liabilities          
Accounts receivable   48,656    6,278 
Other receivables   142,854    235,392 
Advances to suppliers - third parties   73,735    (7,304)
Advances to suppliers - related party   
-
    4,175,178 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   1,330    (98,287)
Other long-term assets - deposits   49,999    327 
Deferred revenue   (1,849)   (4,619,813)
Refund payable   
-
    
-
 
Accounts payable   122,777    102,101 
Taxes payable   (130,215)   (90,808)
Lease liabilities   (128,825)   (107,853)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   (41,712)   (271,911)
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,999,968)   (3,161,398)
           
Investing Activities          
Acquisition of property and equipment   
-
    (150,966)
Loan receivable-related parties   
-
    70,265 
Repayment from related parties   49,969    
-
 
Net cash provided by (used in)  investing activities   49,969    (80,701)
           
Financing Activities          
Repayment of convertible notes   (5,000,000)   
-
 
Repayment of interest expenses related to convertible notes   (403,424)   
-
 
Net cash used in financing activities   (5,403,424)   
-
 
           
Net decrease in cash   (7,353,423)   (3,242,099)
           
Cash at beginning of period   17,390,156    55,833,282 
           
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash   17,919    (130,980)
           
Cash at end of period  $10,054,652   $52,460,203 
           
Non-cash transactions of operating and investing activities          
Initial recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities  $
-
   $
-
 

 

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

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Note 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

 

The Company is an integrated logistics solution provider that was founded in the United States in 2001. On September 18, 2007, the Company merged into a new corporation, Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. in Virginia. On January 3, 2022, the Company changed its corporate name from Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. to Singularity Future Technology Ltd. to reflect its then expanded operations into the digital assets business. Currently, we primarily focus on providing freight logistics services, which include shipping, warehouse services and other logistical support to steel companies .

 

In 2017, we began exploring new opportunities to expand our business and generate more revenue. These opportunities ranged from complementary businesses to other new services and product initiatives. Beginning in fiscal 2022, we expanded our services to include warehousing services provided by our U.S. subsidiary Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc.

 

We are currently engaged in providing freight logistics services including warehouse services, which are operated by our subsidiaries Trans Pacific Shipping Limited and Ningbo Saimeinuo Web Technology Ltd. in China and Gorgeous Trading Ltd. and Brilliant Warehouse Service Inc. in the United States. Our range of services include transportation, warehouse, collection, last-mile delivery, drop shipping, customs clearance, and overseas transit delivery.

 

As of September 30, 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”)   A Hong Kong corporation   100% owned by the Company
  Incorporated on September 22, 2008    
   No material operations    

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

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 By 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  
New Energy Tech Limited (“New Energy”)       A New York corporation   100% owned by the Company
    Incorporated on September 19, 2023    
    No material operations    

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

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. 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. 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.

 

(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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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

(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 September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023 and for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

   September 30,
2023
   June 30,
2023
   Three months ended
September 30,
 
Foreign currency  Balance
Sheet
   Balance
Sheet
   2023
Profit/Loss
   2022
Profit/Loss
 
RMB:1USD   7.2755    7.2537    7.2350    6.8425 
HKD:1USD   7.8312    7.8366    7.8251    7.8483 

 

(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 September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, cash balances of $250,316 and $183,510, respectively, were maintained at financial institutions in the PRC. $153,787 and 74,533 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, September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, cash balances of $205,888 and $919,990, respectively, were maintained at U.S. financial institutions. 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 September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, cash balances of $9,595,097 and $16,285,067, respectively, were maintained at financial institutions in Hong Kong and $9,504,774 and $16,216,393 of these balances are not covered by insurance. As of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, the amount of Company’s deposits covered by insurance amounted to $392,740 and $647,004, 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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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

(g) Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses

 

Accounts receivable are presented at net realizable value. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts and for estimated losses. The Company reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual receivable balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balances, customers’ historical payment history, their current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. Receivables are 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. As the Company has focused its development on the shipping management segment, its customer base consists of more smaller privately owned companies that we believe will pay more timely than state owned companies.

 

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 bad debt allowance is adequate, and adjusts the allowance when necessary. Delinquent account balances are written-off against allowance for doubtful accounts 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 months ended September 30, 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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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

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. As of June 30, 2023, the Company invested $210,000 and recorded $81,640 investment loss in LSM. The joint venture has not started its operations due to COVID-19.As we could not obtain the financial information of the investee, we determined to provide a full impairment of our equity investment. The Company recorded a $128,360 impairment loss for the year ended June 30, 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 for 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. 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

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.

 

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. The Company considers this guidance in conjunction with the terms in the Company’s arrangements with both suppliers and customers.

 

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 three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, the Company recognized the net sale of cryptocurrency mining equipment in $497,045 and nil, respectively, as the manufacturer of the products are responsible for shipping and custom clearing for the products. The gross revenue was $4,672,223 and nil for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

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 balances amounted to $66,354 and $66,531 as of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

 

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

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
 
         
Sale of crypto mining machines  $
-
   $497,045 
Freight logistics services   895,926    724,159 
Total  $895,926   $1,221,204 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Disaggregated information of revenues by geographic locations are as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2023   2022 
PRC  $700,656   $248,210 
U.S.   195,270    972,994 
Total revenues  $895,926   $1,221,204 

 

(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 do 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 September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

 

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

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

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 months ended September 30, 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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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

(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.

 

(r) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company continually assesses any new accounting pronouncements to determine their applicability. When it is determined that a new accounting pronouncement affects the Company’s financial reporting, the Company undertakes a study to determine the consequences of the change to its condensed consolidated financial statements and assures that there are proper controls in place to ascertain that the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements properly reflect the change.

 

On June 30, 2022, FASB issued ASU No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. ASU 2022-03 clarifies that a contractual sale restriction prohibiting the sale of an equity security is a characteristic of the reporting entity holding the equity security and is not included in the equity security’s unit of account. The new standard is effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted.

 

On March 28, 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-01, Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements. The amendments in ASU 2023-01 improve current GAAP by clarifying the accounting for leasehold improvements associated with common control leases, thereby reducing diversity in practice. Additionally, the amendments provide investors and other allocators of capital with financial information that better reflects the economics of those transactions. The new standard is effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted.

 

Note 3. CRYPTOCURRENCIES

 

The following table presents additional information about cryptocurrencies:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Beginning balance  $72,179   $90,458 
Receipt of cryptocurrencies from mining services   
-
    
-
 
Impairment loss   (72,179)   (18,279)
Ending balance  $
-
   $72,179 

 

The Company recorded a $72,179 impairment loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023. There was $18,279 impairment loss for the year ended June 30, 2023. As ownership rights of the cryptocurrencies could not be verified, full impairment was recognized.

 

Note 4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

The Company’s net accounts receivable are as follows:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Trade accounts receivable  $3,498,518   $3,487,293 
Less: allowances for credit losses   (3,284,352)   (3,288,740)
Accounts receivable, net  $214,166   $198,553 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Movement of allowance for credit losses are as follows:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Beginning balance  $3,288,740   $3,413,110 
Provision for credit losses, net of recovery   
-
    
-
 
Write-off/recovery   
-
    
-
 
Exchange rate effect   (4,388)   (124,370)
Ending balance  $3,284,352   $3,288,740 

 

Note 5. OTHER RECEIVABLES, NET

 

The Company’s other receivables are as follows:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Advances to customers*  $7,049,697   $7,060,456 
Employee business advances   17,209    10,570 
Total   7,066,906    7,071,026 
Less: allowances for credit losses   (6,983,268)   (6,994,212)
Other receivables, net  $83,638   $76,814 

 

*On March 23, 2023, SG Shipping & Risk Solution Inc. an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SGLY entered into an operating income right transfer contract with Goalowen Inc. pursuant to which Goalowen agreed to transfer its rights to receive income from operating a tuna fishing vessel to SG Shipping for $3 million. Such contract was signed by the Company’s former COO Jing Shan without the Board’s authorization. On May 5, 2023, Ms. Shan made a wire transfer of $3 million to Goalowen without the Board’s authorization,. It was recorded as an Advance to customers. As of June 30, 2023, the Company evaluated the collection possibility, and decided to provide a 100% allowance provision in the amount of $3 million.

 

Movement of allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Beginning balance  $6,994,212   $3,942,258 
Increase   
-
    3,000,000 
Recovery of doubtful accounts   
-
    
-
 
Less: write-off   
-
    
-
 
Exchange rate effect   (10,944)   51,954 
Ending balance  $6,983,268   $6,994,212 

 

Note 6. ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS

 

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

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Freight fees (1)  $359,416   $428,032 
Less: allowances for credit losses   (300,000)   (300,000)
Advances to suppliers-third parties, net  $59,416   $128,032 

 

(1)The advanced freight fee is the Company’s prepayment made for various shipping costs for shipments from January 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023. The Company provided an allowance of $300,000 for the year ended June 30, 2022, and there was no change in the fiscal year 2023 and for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Note 7. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

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

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Prepaid income taxes  $11,929   $11,929 
Other (including prepaid professional fees, rent)   238,788    240,118 
Total  $250,717   $252,047 

 

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

 

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

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Rental and utilities deposits  $246,290   $244,923 
Less: allowances for deposits   (58,133)   (8,157)
Other long-term assets- deposits, net  $188,157   $236,766 

 

Movements of allowance for deposits are as follows:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Beginning balance  $8,157   $8,832 
Allowance for deposits   50,000    
-
 
Less: Write-off   
-
    
-
 
Exchange rate effect   (24)   (675)
Ending balance  $58,133   $8,157 

 

Note 9. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

The Company’s net property and equipment as follows:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Motor vehicles  $542,904   $542,904 
Computer equipment   87,545    113,097 
Office equipment   67,610    67,699 
Furniture and fixtures   533,547    533,634 
System software   102,728    103,038 
Leasehold improvements   763,991    766,294 
Mining equipment   922,438    922,438 
           
Total   3,020,763    3,049,104 
           
Less: Impairment reserve   (1,223,981)   (1,233,521)
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization   (1,408,584)   (1,389,240)
Property and equipment, net  $388,198   $426,343 

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $38,127 and $78,945, respectively. No impairment loss was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Note 10. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Salary and reimbursement payable  $106,145   $117,648 
Professional fees and other expense payable   97,563    97,563 
Interest payable   4,872    386,378 
Others   8,151    35,105 
Total  $216,731   $636,694 

 

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 were convertible 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 investors were able to convert their Convertible Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock beginning on June 19, 2022. The Convertible Notes were unsecured senior obligations of the Company, and the maturity date of the Convertible Notes was December 18, 2023. The Company could repay any portion of the outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest, without penalty for early repayment.

 

On March 8, 2022, the Company issued amended and restated the terms of the notes and issued the Amended and Restated Senior Convertible Notes (the “Amended and Restated Convertible Notes”) to the investors to change the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000. There other terms of the notes remained unchanged except for the waiver of interest for the $5,000,000 payment made on March 8, 2022.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, interest expenses related to the aforementioned notes amounted to $21,917 and $61,643, respectively.

 

On August 8, 2023, upon the unanimous consent of the board of directors of the Company, the Company prepaid the total outstanding $5,000,000 balance of the 2022 Notes, along with the accrued interest of $403,424. The Company was not subject to any prepayment penalties.

 

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.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

The Company has several lease agreements with lease terms ranging from two to five years. As of September 30, 2023, ROU assets and lease liabilities amounted to $285,089 and $447,751 (including $260,134 from lease liabilities current portion and $187,617 from lease liabilities non-current portion), respectively and weighted average discount rate was approximately 10.74%.

 

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 2.32 years.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, rent expense amounted to approximately $160,489 and $146,461, respectively.

 

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

 

Twelve Months Ending September 30,  Operating
Lease
Amount
 
     
2024  $299,718 
2025   112,015 
2026   95,668 
Total lease payments   507,401 
Less: Interest   59,650 
Present value of lease liabilities  $447,751 

 

Note 13. EQUITY

 

After the close of the stock market on July 7, 2020, the Company effected a l-for-5 reverse stock split of its common stock in order to satisfy continued listing requirements of its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The reverse stock split was approved by the Company’s board of directors and stockholders and was intended to allow the Company to meet the minimum share price requirement of $1.00 per share for continued listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. As a result, all common stock share amounts included in this filing have been retroactively reduced by a factor of five, and all common stock per share amounts have been increased by a factor of five. Amounts affected include common stock outstanding, including those that have resulted from the stock options, and warrants exercisable for common stock.

 

Stock issuances:

 

On September 17, 2020, the Company entered into certain securities purchase agreement with certain “non-U.S. Persons” as defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 720,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, and warrants to purchase 720,000 shares at a per share purchase price of $1.46. The net proceeds to the Company from such offering were approximately $1.05 million. The warrants became exercisable on March 16, 2021 at an exercise price of $1.825 per share. The warrants may also be exercised on a cashless basis if at any time after March 16, 2021, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the warrant shares. The warrants will expire on March 16, 2026. The warrants are subject to anti-dilution provisions to reflect stock dividends and splits or other similar transactions. The warrants contain a mandatory exercise right for the Company to force exercise of the warrants if the Company’s common stock trades at or above $4.38 for 20 consecutive trading days, provided, among other things, that the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are registered or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 and the daily trading volume exceeds 60,000 shares of common stock per trading day on each trading day in a period of 20 consecutive trading days prior to the applicable date.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

On November 2 and November 3, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 860,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), each convertible into one share of common stock, no par value, of Company, upon the terms and subject to the limitations and considerations set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock, and warrants to purchase up to 1,032,000 shares of common stock. The purchase price for each share of Series A Preferred Stock and accompanying warrants is $1.66. The net proceeds to the Company from this offering was approximately $1.43 million, not including any proceeds that may be received upon cash exercise of the warrants. The warrants became exercisable six (6) months following the date of issuance at an exercise price of $1.99 per share. The warrants may also be exercised on a cashless basis if at any time after the six-month anniversary of the issuance date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the warrant Shares. The warrants will expire five and a half (5.5) years from the date of issuance. The warrants are subject to anti-dilution provisions to reflect stock dividends and splits or other similar transactions. The warrants contain a mandatory exercise right for the Company to force exercise of the warrants if the closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $5.97 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days, provided, among other things, that the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are registered or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 and the daily trading volume exceeds 60,000 shares of common stock per trading day on each trading day in a period of 20 consecutive trading days prior to the applicable date. In February 2021, the shareholders approved the preferred shareholders’ right to convert 860,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 860,000 shares of common stock in the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders. As of June 30, 2022, the Series A Preferred Stock have been fully converted to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

 

On December 8, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors thereto pursuant to which the Company sold to the investors, and the investors purchased from the Company, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 1,560,000 shares of the common stock of the Company, no par value per share, at a purchase price of $3.10 per share, and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,170,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.10 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $4,836,000. The warrants are initially exercisable beginning on December 11, 2020 and will expire three and a half (3.5) years from the date of issuance. The exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits or dividends, or other similar transactions, but not as a result of future securities offerings at lower prices.

 

On January 27, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain non-U.S. investors thereto pursuant to which the Company sold to the investors, and the investors purchased from the Company, an aggregate of 1,086,956 shares of common stock, no par value, and warrants to purchase 5,434,780 shares. The net proceeds to the Company from this offering were approximately $4.0 million. The purchase price for each share of common stock and five warrants is $3.68, and the exercise price per warrant is $5.00. The warrants became exercisable at any time during the period beginning on or after July 27, 2021 and ending on or prior on January 27, 2026 but not thereafter; provided, however, 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 $0.3 billion for a three consecutive month period prior to an exercise.

 

On February 6, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors pursuant to which the Company sold to the investors, and the investors purchased from the Company, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 1,998,500 shares of the common stock of the Company, no par value per share, at a purchase price of $6.805 per share. Net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares and the warrants, after deducting estimated offering expenses and placement agent fees, were approximately $12.4 million. The Company also sold to the investors warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,998,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.805 per share. The warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire five and a half (5.5) years from the date of issuance. The exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits or dividends, or other similar transactions, but not as a result of future securities offerings at lower prices.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

On February 9, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors pursuant to which the Company sold to the investors, and the investors purchased from the Company, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 3,655,000 shares of the common stock of the Company, no par value per share, at a purchase price of $7.80 per share. Net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares and the warrants, after deducting estimated offering expenses and placement agent fees, were approximately $26.1 million. The Company also sold to the investors warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,655,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.80 per share. The warrants are exercisable upon issuance and expire five and a half (5.5) years from the date of issuance. The exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits or dividends, or other similar transactions, but not as a result of future securities offerings at lower prices.

 

On December 14, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with non-U.S. investors and accredited investors pursuant to which the Company sold to the investors, and the investors agreed to purchase from the Company, 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 and 4,843,210 warrants. In connection with the issuance, the Company issued 500,000 shares to a consultant in assisting the Company in finding potential investors. 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; provided, however, 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 was $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.

 

Following is a summary of the status of warrants outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2023

 

   Warrants   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
         
Warrants outstanding, as of June 30, 2023   12,191,824   $4.37 
Issued   
-
    
-
 
Exercised   
-
    
-
 
Expired   (103,334)   8.75
Warrants outstanding, as of September 30, 2023   12,088,490   $4.33 
Warrants exercisable, as of September 30, 2023   12,088,490   $4.33 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Warrants Outstanding  Warrants
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
2018 Series A, 400,000   103,334   $8.75   0 years
2020 warrants, 2,922,000   181,000   $1.83   1.92 years
2021 warrants, 11,088,280   11,907,490   $4.94   2.81 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 the common stock under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to, including (i) a grant of 600,000 shares to Chief Executive Officer, Lei Cao, (ii) a grant of 200,000 shares to acting Chief Financial Officer, Tuo Pan, (iii) a grant of 160,000 shares to Board member, Zhikang Huang, (iv) a grant of 20,000 shares to Board member, Jing Wang, (v) a grant of 20,000 shares to Board member, Xiaohuan Huang, and (vi) a 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 positions 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 amounts to $2,740,000 based on the grant date share price of $5.48.

 

On February 16, 2022, the Company’s Board approved a consulting agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay the consultant a monthly fee of $10,000 and 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. 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 $247,333 for the three month ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, nil and $247,333 were recorded as stock-based compensation expense, respectively. 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Note 14. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

 

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

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Trans Pacific Shanghai  $(1,505,298)  $(1,522,971)
Thor Miner   (917,761)   (814,005)
Brilliant Warehouse   104,244    117,035 
Total  $(2,318,815)  $(2,219,941)

 

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 a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court on December 9, 2022 against the Company’s joint venture, Thor Miner, Inc. (“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 Purchase and Sale Agreement on January 10, 2022 (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 $13,000,000 to SOSNY (the “Settlement Payment”) in exchange for SOSNY dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice as to the settling Defendants and without prejudice as to all others. SOSNY dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice against the Company (and other Defendants) upon receipt of the Settlement Payment 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 $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 will be deducted from the $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 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 2021 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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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

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, the St. Hudson lawsuit was consolidated with this lawsuit and the 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 plaitiffs $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 paid the settlement payment on March 14, 2023.

 

In addition, the plaintiffs agreed to irrevocably forfeit 3,728,807 shares of common stock held by them. The cancellation of the shares has been completed.

 

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.

 

The Company is also subject to additional contractual litigation 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 SEC. 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

 

The Company’s income tax expenses for three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

   For the three months Ended
September 30
 
   2023   2022 
Current        
U.S.  $
-
   $(103,426)
PRC   
-
    
-
 
Total income tax expenses   
-
    (103,426)

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

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

 

   September 30,
2023
   June 30,
2023
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts        
U.S.  $1,251,000   $1,241,000 
PRC   1,650,000    1,655,000 
           
Net operating loss          
U.S.   9,223,000    8,775,000 
PRC   1,451,000    1,425,000 
Total deferred tax assets   13,575,000    13,096,000 
Valuation allowance   (13,575,000)   (13,096,000)
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 $41.7 million as of June 30, 2023, which may reduce future federal taxable income. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, approximately $2.1 million of NOL was generated and the tax benefit derived from such NOL was approximately $9.2 million. As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $43.8 million, which may reduce future federal taxable income.

 

The Company’s operations in China incurred a cumulative NOL of approximately $1.7 million as of June 30, 2023 which was mainly from net loss. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, additional NOL of approximately $0.1 million was generated. As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $1.8 million 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 September 30, 2023. The net increase in valuation for the three months ended September 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $479,000, based on management’s reassessment of the amount of the Company’s deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized.

 

The Company’s taxes payable consists of the following:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
VAT tax payable  $1,011,758   $1,016,529 
Corporate income tax payable   2,255,047    2,261,131 
Others   56,399    57,298 
Total  $3,323,204   $3,334,958 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Note 17. CONCENTRATIONS

 

Major Customers

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, one customer accounted for 78.3% of the Company’s gross revenues. As of September 30, 2023, three customers accounted for 34.5%, 21.2% and 10.8% of the Company’s accounts receivable, net.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, one customer accounted for 86.5% of the Company’s gross revenues.  As of September 30, 2022, two customers accounted for 45.0% and 12.5% of the Company’s accounts receivable, net.

 

Major Suppliers

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, two suppliers accounted for approximately 22.1% and 15.2% of the total gross purchases.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, one supplier accounted for approximately 84.8% of the gross purchases.

 

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. 

 

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. The Company ceased to sell crypto-mining equipment since January 1, 2023. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company operated in freight logistics services, which were operated by its subsidiaries in both the United States and PRC. For the three months ended September 30, 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 months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively:

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Crypto-mining
equipment
sales
   Total 
Net revenues  $895,926   $
-
   $895,926 
Cost of revenues  $1,002,949   $
-
   $1,002,949 
Gross profit  $(107,023)  $
-
   $(107,023)
Depreciation and amortization  $37,770   $357   $38,127 
Total capital expenditures  $
-
   $
-
   $
-
 
Gross margin%   (11.9)%   100.0%   (11.9)%

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Crypto-mining
equipment
sales
   Total 
Net revenues  $724,159   $497,045   $1,221,204 
Cost of revenues  $745,627   $
-
   $745,627 
Gross profit  $(21,468)  $497,045   $475,577 
Depreciation and amortization  $78,945   $
-
   $78,945 
Total capital expenditures  $150,966   $
-
   $150,966 
Gross margin%   (3.0)%   100.0%   38.9%

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

Total assets as of:

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Freight Logistic Services  $11,548,365   $19,075,202 
Sale of crypto mining machines   1,783    162,605 
Total Assets  $11,550,148   $19,237,807 

 

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 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2023   2022 
PRC  $700,656   $248,210 
U.S.   195,270    972,994 
Total revenues  $895,926   $1,221,204 

 

Note 19. RELATED PARTY BALANCE AND TRANSACTIONS 

 

Due from related party, net

 

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

 

   September 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2023 
Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (1)  $408,634   $458,607 
Shanghai Baoyin Industrial Co., Ltd (2)   1,064,805    1,068,014 
LSM Trading Ltd (3)   570,000    570,000 
Rich Trading Co. Ltd (4)   103,424    103,424 
Lei Cao (5)   11,752    13,166 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts   (2,132,500)   (2,138,276)
Total  $26,115   $74,935 

 

(1) As of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, the Company advanced $408,634 and  $458,607 to Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (“Zhejiang Jinbang”) which is 30% owned by Mr. Wang Qinggang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Shanghai. The advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand. The Company provided allowance of $382,519 and $383,672 for the balance of the receivable as of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, and the allowance changes as a result of changes in exchange rates.

 

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SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. AND SUBSIDIAIRES 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months ended September 30, 2023

 

(2) As of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, the Company advanced approximately $1.1 million and $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.

 

(3) As of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 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 balance of the receivable as of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

 

(5) The amount represents business advance to Mr. Lei Cao, the former Chairman of the Board. During the three months ended September 30, 2023. Mr. Lei Cao paid back in $10,000, the receivables balance due from Lei Cao decreased accordingly. The impairment of $10,000 recognized in the prior year was reversed in this reporting period.

 

Accounts payable- related parties

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had accounts payable to Rich Trading Co. Ltd of $63,434. And there was no change as of September 30, 2023.

 

Due to Related Party

 

As of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, the Company had accounts payable to Qinggang Wang, CEO and legal representative of Trans Pacific Shanghai, of $104,647 and $104,962. These payments were made on behalf of the Company for the daily business operational activities.

 

Note 20. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 6, 2023, the Company elected Ms. Yangyang Xu as a Class III independent director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2024, to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ms. Ling Jiang. The Board appointed Ms. Xu to serve as Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Xu’s annual compensation will be $50,000 for her services as a director and committee member.

 

On October 19, 2023, New Energy Tech Limited (“New Energy”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a project service agreement (the “Service Agreement”) with Faith Group Company. (“Faith”), pursuant to which Faith shall provide Solar EPC project consulting services and Solar panel and associated equipment marketing services to New Energy. Faith guaranteed to source a minimum of 100 MW EPC projects within the first 12 months with a minimum of 20 MW of EPC projects sourced within the first 45 days and also source a minimum of $50 million of solar-related trading business within the 12-month period and with a minimum of $8 million sales contracts in first 45 days. On October 25, 2023, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping HK Ltd, made a prepayment of $2.5 million on behalf of New Energy to Faith as the deposit.

 

On October 24, 2023, the Company dissolved and disregistered its subsidiary, Ningbo Saimeinuo Web Technology Ltd.

 

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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

 

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 a U.S. subsidiary.  

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we were engaged in providing freight logistics services, which were operated by its subsidiaries in both the United States and PRC. For the three months ended September 30, 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

 

Since the publication of the Hindenburg Report (as defined below), we have devoted substantial resources and efforts in connection with the investigations by a special committee of our Board of Directors and by U.S. governmental authorities and with respect to the defense of lawsuits and the settlement of lawsuits and claims, which are fully described below. As a result, our business operations have been materially and adversely impacted, including suspension of our business development in North America. We are currently exploring new business opportunities while continuing to provide freight logistics services, which include shipping and warehouse services. What about

 

On October 19, 2023, New Energy Tech Limited (“New Energy”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a project service agreement (the “Service Agreement”) with Faith Group Company. (“Faith”), pursuant to which Faith agreed to provide solar engineering, procurement and construction consulting services and solar panel and associated equipment marketing services to New Energy. Faith guaranteed to source a minimum of 100 MW of solar engineering, procurement and construction consulting projects within the first 12 months with a minimum of 20 MW of solar engineering, procurement and construction consulting projects sourced within the first 45 days and to also source a minimum of $50 million of solar-related trading business within the 12-month period with a minimum of $8 million of sales contracts in first 45 days. On October 25, 2023, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sino-Global Shipping HK Ltd, made a prepayment of $2.5 million on behalf of New Energy to Faith as the deposit.

 

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Special Committee Investigation

 

On May 5, 2022, an entity named Hindenburg Research issued a report (the “Hindenburg Report”) alleging, among other things, that the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Yang Jie, was a fugitive on the run from Chinese authorities for running an alleged $300 million Ponzi scheme that lured in over 20,000 victims. The report also raised questions regarding the Company’s joint venture to produce crypto mining equipment announced in October 2021, as well as a $200 million order purportedly received by the joint venture in January 2022. Further, the report was critical of the Company’s April 2022 announcement of a $250 million partnership with an entity named Golden Mainland Inc. On May 6, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) formed a special committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”) to investigate 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. The Special Committee then retained Blank Rome LLP to serve as independent legal counsel and advise the Committee on the investigation. The Special Committee completed the fact-finding portion of its investigation prior to December 31, 2022. The Special Committee’s preliminary findings corroborated certain of the allegations made in the Hindenburg Report and the investigation resulted in the termination and resignation of certain executive officers and directors of the Company, including but not limited to, the following:

 

On August 9, 2022, Mr. Yang Jie tendered his resignation from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company to the Board, following the Board’s decision on August 8, 2022, which adopted the Special Committee’s recommendation that Mr. Jie be suspended immediately, pending the Special Committee’s further investigation into allegations raised in the Hindenburg Report and other related matters.

 

On August 16, 2022, attorneys from Blank Rome LLP, counsel for the Special Committee, held a conference call with staff members of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), during which counsel represented that Yang Jie had provided documentation to the SEC that indicated that the charges against him in China had been dropped, but the Special Committee’s investigation raised questions regarding the authenticity of such documents. The Special Committee concluded at that time that Mr. Jie was in fact issued a “Red Notice” in China.

 

In December 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 Ms. Jing Shan, our former Chief Operating Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Jie and Ms. Shan agreed to return 300,000 shares and 100,000 shares of our common stock, respectively, to the Company for cancellation at no cost. Such shares were previously issued to each of them for their services as officers of the Company. The shares were cancelled as of March 31, 2023.

 

On February 10, 2023, in response to two, now-settled, lawsuits filed by private investors, Mr. Jie filed a motion to dismiss the private investors’ suits and provided a copy of a formal legal opinion issued by the Zhonglun W&D Law Firm, PRC. The Zhonglun W&D legal opinion concluded that Mr. Jie was not charged with a crime in China, the investigation and underlying case had indeed been closed, and Mr. Jie was not formally treated as a criminal suspect in the PRC. In order to provide more clarity to the issues raised, the Company engaged Hebei Mei Dong Law Firm, of Shijiazhuang City, PRC to further investigate the authenticity of the documentation provided by Mr. Jie to the SEC and whether a “Red Notice” had been issued. On June 12, 2023, the Hebei Mei Dong Law Firm issued a report to the Company with respect to these issues. In their report, the Company’s Chinese counsel concluded after conferring with local officials, that the investigation of Mr. Jie conducted by the Baohe District Police Bureau of Hefei City, PRC was completed, that Mr. Jie was never prosecuted and there was no criminal judgment against Mr. Jie as of the date of such report. The Chinese counsel also confirmed that no “Red Notice” was issued for Mr. Jie in the PRC.

  

On February 23, 2023, the Board approved the dissolution of the Special Committee upon conclusion of the committee’s investigation.

 

On July 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement with Mr. Jie which fully resolved his claims against the Company.

 

Executive Changes

 

On June 16, 2022, Ms. Tuo Pan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, without proper authorization by the Board, directed that funds be wired to satisfy an invoice for legal services that were rendered or to be rendered on her behalf. Ms. Pan was suspended by the Board for cause and without pay effective June 20, 2022. On August 31, 2022, Ms. Tuo Pan was terminated for cause as an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries and ceased to receive any salary or benefits from the Company since that date.

 

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, setting forth the terms and conditions related to 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. The Separation Agreement also provided for 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 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 of the Company granted to him in August 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 and other matters arising out of or related to his 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 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 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, Messrs. John Levy and Heng Wang were appointed as non-executive chairman and vice chairman of the Board, respectively.

 

On February 23, 2023, Mr. Levy resigned as a director and member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee of the Board, effective immediately. On March 30, 2023, Mr. Wang was appointed as non-executive Chairman of the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Levy’s resignation.

 

On April 18, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ziyuan Liu and appointed him as the chief executive officer of the Company, effective immediately, with a term of one year.

 

On May 1, 2023, 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.

 

On May 1, 2023, pursuant to the bylaws of the Company, our 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. 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. 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. Levy.

 

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

 

On July 3, 2023, Mr. Tieliang Liu resigned as a director the Company and a member of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

On July 10, 2023, Company terminated the employment of its Chief Operating Officer, Jing Shan, with cause. The termination was effective immediately.

 

On July 31, 2023, the Company elected Mr. Zhongliang Xie as a Class II independent 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. Tieliang Liu. The Board appointed Mr. Xie to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

On August 15, 2023, Mr. Dianjiang Wang resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Wang’s decision did not result from any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies, or practices.

 

On August 21, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ying Cao to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

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On September 21, 2023, Mr. Heng Wang resigned as a director of the Company and a member of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

On September 25, 2023, the Company elected Mr. Xu Zhao as a Class I independent 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. Heng Wang. The Board appointed Mr. Zhao to serve as a member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

On September 28, 2023, Ms. Ling Jiang resigned as a director of the Company and a member of the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

On October 6, 2023, the Company elected Ms. Yangyang Xu as a Class III independent director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year 2024, to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ms. Ling Jiang. The Board appointed Ms. Xu to serve as Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

Nasdaq Listing Deficiencies

 

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 July 13, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company failed to regain compliance with respect to the minimum $1 bid price per share requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rules during the 180 calendar days given by Nasdaq for the Company to regain compliance, which ended on July 5, 2023. However, Nasdaq has determined that the Company is eligible for an additional 180 calendar day period, or until January 2, 2024, to regain compliance. Such determination is based on the Company meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable requirements for initial listing on the Capital Market with the exception of the bid price requirement, and the Company’s written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. The Company intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s bid price requirement prior to the end of the second bid price extension.

 

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 submitted to the Panel a plan to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements and was 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 16, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from Nasdaq 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 SEC, and that the matter is now closed.

 

On March 8, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq 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.

 

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On July 7, 2023, the Company received a Notice of Noncompliance Letter (the “Letter”) from Nasdaq stating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules due to its failure to timely hold an annual meeting of shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, which is required to be held within twelve months of the Company’s fiscal year end under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) and 5810(c)(2)(G). The Letter also states that the Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance and if Nasdaq accepts the Plan, it can grant the Company an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the fiscal year end, or until December 27, 2023, to regain compliance. On August 30, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from Nasdaq stating that it has determined to grant the Company an extension until December 27, 2023, to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5620(a), which requires that the Company hold an annual meeting of shareholders within twelve months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year end. On October 19, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC confirming that the Company had regained compliance with Listing Rule 5620(a), which requires that the Company hold an annual meeting of shareholders within twelve months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year, and that the matter is now closed.

 

On July 13, 2023, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s independent director and audit committee requirements under Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5605 following the resignation of Mr. Liu from the Company’s board of directors and audit committee effective July 3, 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 (1) until the earlier of the Company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting or July 3, 2024; or (2) if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before January 2, 2024, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than January 2, 2024. In response to this notice, on July 31, 2023, the Company elected Mr. Zhongliang Xie as a Class II independent 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. Liu. The Board appointed Mr. Xie to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. On August 30, 2023, the Company received a formal notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) confirming that the Company had regained compliance with the independent director and audit committee requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market set forth in Listing Rules 5605(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2) by appointing Mr. Zhongliang Xie to the Company’s board of directors and audit committee on July 31, 2023, 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: 

 

  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. 

 

Although the impact of COVID-19 on our operations decreased in 2023, such impact still exists and may continue to exist for an unforeseeable period of time. The impact of any future spread of COVID-19 on the Company’s China operation will depend, to a large extent, on 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 is beyond our control.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

 

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

 

   For the Three Months Ended September 30, 
   2023   2022   Change 
   US$   %   US$   %   US$   % 
                         
Revenues   895,926    100.0%   1,221,204    100.0%   (325,278)   (26.6)%
Cost of revenues   1,002,949    111.9%   745,627    61.1%   257,322    34.5%
Gross margin   (11.9)%   N/A    38.9%   N/A    (50.8)%   N/A 
Selling expenses   55,853    6.2%   27,375    2.2%   28,478    104.0%
General and administrative expenses   2,054,153    229.3%   2,988,920    244.8%   (934,767)   (31.3)%
Impairment loss of Cryptocurrencies   72,179    8.1%   -    0%   72,179    100%
Provision for doubtful accounts, net   48,618    5.4%   -    0%   48,618    100%
Stock-based compensation   -    0%   247,333    20.3%   (247,333)   0%
Total costs and expenses   3,233,752    360.9%   4,009,255    328.3%   (775,503    (19.3)%

 

Revenues

 

The following tables present summary information by segments for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Sales of
Crypto Mining
Machines
   Total 
Net revenues  $895,926   $-   $895,926 
Cost of revenues  $1,002,949   $-   $1,002,949 
Gross profit  $(107,023)  $-   $(107,023)
Depreciation and amortization  $37,770   $357   $38,127 
Total capital expenditures  $-   $-   $- 
Gross margin   (11.9)%   100.0%   (11.9)%

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Sales of Crypto Mining
Machines
   Total 
Net revenues  $         724,159   $497,045   $1,221,204 
Cost of revenues  $745,627   $-   $745,627 
Gross profit  $(21,468)  $497,045   $475,577 
Depreciation and amortization  $78,945   $-   $78,945 
Total capital expenditures  $150,966   $-   $150,966 
Gross margin   (3.0)%   100.0%   38.9%

 

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   %  Changes For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023 and 2022
 
   Freight
Logistics
Services
   Sales of
Crypto Mining
Machines
   Total 
Net revenues   23.7%        0%   (26.6)%
Cost of revenues   34.5%   -    34.5%
Gross profit   398.5%   0%   (122.5)%
Depreciation and amortization   (52.2)%   -    (51.7)%
Total capital expenditures   0%   -    0%
Gross margin   (8.9)%   0%   (50.8)%

 

Disaggregated information of revenues by geographic locations are as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2023   2022 
PRC  $700,656   $248,210 
U.S.   195,270    972,994 
Total revenues  $895,926   $1,221,204 

 

Revenues decreased by $325,278, or approximately 26.6%, to $895,926 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $1,221,204 for the same period in 2022. The decrease was primarily due to decrease in sales of crypto mining machines. Revenues from our logistics services business increased by $171,767, or approximately 23.7 %, to $895,926 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 from $724,159 for the same period in 2022.The Company ceased to sell crypto-mining equipment since January 1, 2023.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues for our freight logistics services segment mainly consisted of freight costs to various freight carriers, cost of labor, warehouse rent and other overhead and sundry costs. Cost of revenues for our freight logistics services segment was $1,002,949 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $257,322, or approximately 34.5%, as compared to $745,627 for the same period in 2022 as a result of the increase in freight costs of our PRC operations caused by the increase in shipping volume due to the pandemic. 

 

Our gross margin was (11.9%) and 38.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This decrease in gross margin was mainly due to decreased revenue from our sale of crypto mining equipment. We recognized this revenue on a net basis, thus decreasing the overall margin of our operations.

  

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

Operating costs and expenses decreased by $775,503 or approximately 19.3% from $3,233,752 for three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $4,009,255 for the same period in 2022. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in general and administrative expenses and stock-based compensation as more fully discussed below.

 

Selling Expenses

 

Our selling expenses consisted primarily of salaries, meals and entertainment and travel expenses for our sales representatives. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had $55,853 in selling expenses, as compared to $27,375 for the same period in 2022, which represents an increase of $28,478 or approximately 104%. The increase was mainly due to an increase in marketing expenses for our freight logistics segment in the PRC compared to the same period in 2022.

 

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General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, travel expenses for our administration department, office expenses, and regulatory filing and professional service fees for auditing, legal and IT consulting. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had $2,054,153 of general and administrative expenses, as compared to $2,988,920 for the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of $934,767, or approximately 31.3%. The decrease was mainly due to the decreased professional fees of approximately $1.4 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.

 

Provision for doubtful accounts, net

 

Our total bad debt expenses amounted to approximately $48,618, mainly due to the bad debt provision in $50,000 for the deposit of the early termination of the lease agreement in, Jericho, New York.

 

Impairment Loss of Cryptocurrencies

 

We recorded an impairment of $72,179 for the bitcoin held by us as the ownership of the cryptocurrencies could not be verified.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

Our stock-based compensation was $nill and $247,333 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. 

 

Other Expenses, Net

 

Other expenses, net was $77,170 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, which mainly consisted of interest expense for our convertible debt of approximately $21,917 and exchange gain or loss of $56,042, compared to $61,643 of interest expenses for our convertible debt for the same period in 2022.

 

Taxes

 

We did not record any income tax expense for both the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. 

 

The Company’s operations in the U.S. incurred cumulative U.S. federal net operation losses (“NOL”) of approximately $41.7 million as of June 30, 2023, which may reduce future federal taxable income. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, approximately $2.1 million of NOL was generated and the tax benefit derived from such NOL was approximately $9.2 million. As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $43.8 million, which may reduce future federal taxable income.

 

The Company’s operations in China incurred a cumulative NOL of approximately $1.7 million as of June 30, 2023 which was mainly from net loss. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, additional NOL of approximately $0.1 million was generated. As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s cumulative NOL amounted to approximately $1.8 million 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 September 30, 2023. The net increase in valuation for the three months ended September 30, 2023 amounted to approximately $479,000, 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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Net Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $2,414,996 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to a net loss of $2,950,326 for the same period in 2022. After the deduction of non-controlling interest, net loss attributable to us was $2,290,185 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $3,084,352 for the same period in 2022. Comprehensive loss attributable to us was $2,167,204 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $2,930,353 for the same period in 2022. 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2023, we had $10,054,652 in cash (including cash on hand and cash in bank). The majority of our cash is in banks located in the HK.

 

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

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2022 
         
Net cash used in operating activities  $(1,999,968)  $(3,161,398)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  $49,969   $(80,701)
Net cash used in financing activities  $(5,403,424)  $- 
Net decrease in cash  $(7,353,423)  $(3,242,099)
Cash at the beginning of period  $17,390,156   $55,833,282 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash  $17,919   $(130,980)
Cash at the end of period  $10,054,652   $52,460,203 

 

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

 

   September 30,   June 30,         
   2023   2023   Variation   % 
                 
Total Current Assets  $10,688,704   $18,192,716   $(7,504,012)   (41.2)%
Total Current Liabilities  $4,667,742   $5,031,769   $(364,027)   (7.2)%
Working Capital  $6,020,962   $13,160,947   $(7,139,985)   (54.3)%
Current Ratio   2.29    3.62    (1.33)   (36.7)%

 

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 September 30, 2023, our working capital was approximately $6.0 million and we had cash of approximately $10.1 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 $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The operating cash outflow for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to our net loss of approximately $2.4 million adjusted by non-cash lease expense of $0.1 million and impairment loss of cryptocurrencies of $0.1 million.

 

Our net cash used in operating activities was approximately $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The operating cash outflow for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to our net loss of approximately $3.0 million, adjusted by non-cash stock-based compensation of approximately $0.2 million. We had a decrease in cash inflow of other receivables of approximately $0.2 million and deferred revenue of approximately $4.6 million as we received the advanced payment for the sale of cryptocurrency equipment. Our cash inflow was decreased by an advance to a related party supplier of approximately $4.1 million which was for the purchase of cryptocurrency equipment.

 

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Investing Activities

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was approximately $0.05 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to repayments from related parties from Zhejiang Jinbang Fuel Energy Co., Ltd (“Zhejiang Jinbang”) which is owned by Mr. Qinggang Wang.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was approximately $80,701 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 due to the acquisition of property and equipment of approximately $0.2 million and a loan receivable of approximately $70,265 as related parties made payments on time.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $5.4 million due to the repayment of $5 million of convertible notes and the accrued interest of $403,424.

 

We did not have any financing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

 

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, 2023 (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.

 

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As of September 30, 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.

  

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;

  

  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 September 30, 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

 

On October 3, 2021, the Company entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with HighSharp (Shenzhen Gaorui) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (“HighSharp”) to establish a joint venture for collaborative engineering, technical development and commercialization of a bitcoin mining machine under the name Thor Miner Inc. (“Thor Minor”) , granting Thor Miner exclusive rights covering design production, intellectual property, branding, marketing and sales. On October 11, 2021, Thor Miner was formed in Delaware and is 51% owned by the Company and 49% owned by HighSharp.

 

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. (a NYSE listed holding company, which provides marketing data, technology and solutions to the emergency rescue services in China, filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court on December 9, 2022 against Thor Miner ( together with the Company, 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 Purchase and Sale Agreement dated January 10, 2022 (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 (the “Settlement Agreement”). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Thor Miner agreed to pay $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 made in December 2022 and SOSNY dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice against us and the other Defendants on December 28, 2022.

 

The Company and Thor Miner further covenanted and agreed that if they receive additional funds from HighSharp related to the PSA, they will promptly transfer such funds to SOSNY in an amount not to exceed $40,560,569 (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 will be deducted from the total amount of $40,560,569 previously paid by, and now due and owing to SOSNY. In further consideration of the Settlement Agreement, Thor Miner provided SOSNY an assignment of all claims it may have against HighSharp or otherwise to the proceeds of the PSA.  

 

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, the 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 were investors that entered into a securities purchase agreement with the Company in December 2021 as more fully described below. Each of these plaintiffs asserted causes of action for, among other things, violations of the 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 claimed monetary damages of “at least $6 million,” plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees. The St. Hudson lawsuit claimed monetary damages of “at least $4.4 million,” plus interest, costs, fees, and attorneys’ fees.

 

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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 claimed monetary damages of “at least $575,000” and “potentially exceeding $1.8 million,” plus interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees.

 

On January 10, 2023, the St. Hudson lawsuit was consolidated with the Jinhe 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 in the 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 plaintiffs $10,525,910.82. The plaintiffs agreed to discharge and forever release the defendants 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 made the settlement payment on March 14, 2023. The plaintiffs agreed to irrevocably forfeit 3,728,807 shares of Common Stock they hold. The cancellation of these shares has been completed. The fair value of the shares was $2,125,420 on March 10, 2023, the settlement amount over the fair value of the cancelled shares was recorded as other expenses in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

 

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. On February 7, 2023, two additional plaintiffs moved to be appointed as the lead class plaintiff in this action; those motions remain under the Court’s consideration. As this action is still in the early stage, the Company cannot predict the outcome.

 

On March 23, 2023, SG Shipping & Risk Solution Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of of our company, entered into an operating income right transfer contract with Goalowen Inc. pursuant to which Goalowen agreed to transfer its rights to receive income from operating a tuna fishing vessel to SG Shipping for $3 million. Such contract was signed by the Company’s former COO Jing Shan without the Board’s authorization. On May 5, 2023, Ms. Shan made a wire transfer of $3 million to Goalowen without the Board’s authorization,. The Company filed a complaint against Jing Shan accusing her of the unauthorized transfers.

 

On October 23, 2023, the Company filed a complaint against its former CFO, Tuo Pan, accusing her of conversion due to her alleged involvement in two unauthorized transfers from the Company, amounting to $219,000 and $7,920, respectively.

 

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

 

Government Investigations

 

Following a publication of the Hindenburg Report, 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 these governmental authorities regarding these matters. The Company is not able to estimate the outcome or duration of the government investigations.

 

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, 2023. There have been no material changes to the legal proceedings disclosed in our 2023 Form 10-K.

 

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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) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, as filed with the SEC on September 29, 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. 

 

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   New Energy Project Service Agreement by and between New Energy Tech Limited and Faith Group Company, dated October 19, 2023.
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).

 

* 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.
   
November 13, 2023 By: /s/ Ziyuan Liu
    Ziyuan Liu
    Chief Executive Officer
     
November 13, 2023 By: /s/ Ying Cao
    Ying Cao
    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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