Smart Powerr Corp. - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
OR
For the
transition period from
to
Commission
File No. 000-12536
China
Recycling Energy Corporation
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
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90-0093373
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Suite
909, Tower B
Chang
An International Building
No.
88 Nan Guan Zheng Jie
Xi
An City, Shan Xi Province
China
710068
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (011) 86-29-8769-1097
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 x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company
x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
The
number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, as of September
30, 2009 was 38,778,035.
INDEX
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No.
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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3
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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3
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2009 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2008
(Restated)
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations (Unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended
September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 (Restated)
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) – Six Months Ended September 30, 2009
and September 30, 2008 (Restated)
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5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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6
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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22
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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30
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Item
4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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30
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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32
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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32
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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32
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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32
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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32
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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32
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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32
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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32
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PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial
Statements
CHINA
RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
September
30,
2009
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December
31,
2008
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(Unaudited)
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(Restated)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
& cash equivalents
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$ | 5,683,300 | $ | 7,267,344 | ||||
Restricted
cash
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4,395,153 | - | ||||||
Investment
in sales type leases, net
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4,212,046 | 1,970,591 | ||||||
Interest
receivable on sales type leases
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461,737 | 82,406 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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- | 3,849,087 | ||||||
Other
receivables
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248,037 | 102,850 | ||||||
Inventory
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- | 10,534,633 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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15,000,273 | 23,806,911 | ||||||
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS
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Investment
in sales type leases, net
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39,012,834 | 14,837,879 | ||||||
Advance
for equipment
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- | 2,642,889 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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90,860 | 95,359 | ||||||
Construction
in progress
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9,432,787 | 3,731,016 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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- | 3,482 | ||||||
Total
non-current assets
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48,536,480 | 21,310,625 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 63,536,753 | $ | 45,117,536 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 2,035,574 | $ | 1,186,902 | ||||
Notes
payable - bank acceptances
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1,466,467 | - | ||||||
Short
term loan
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2,928,686 | - | ||||||
Unearned
revenues
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- | 658,415 | ||||||
Tax
payable
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220,732 | 1,313,949 | ||||||
Accrued
liabilities and other payables
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2,977,962 | 3,528,527 | ||||||
Convertible
notes
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8,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||
Accrued
interest on convertible notes
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228,676 | 168,494 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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17,858,098 | 11,856,287 | ||||||
DEFERRED
TAX LIABILITY, NET
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1,732,129 | 823,407 | ||||||
CONTINGENCIES
AND COMMITMENTS
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STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares
authorized, 38,778,035 and 36,425,094 shares issued
and outstanding as of September 30, 2009 and December
31, 2008, respectively
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38,778 | 36,425 | ||||||
Additional
paid in capital
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37,074,978 | 30,475,360 | ||||||
Statutory
reserve
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2,349,198 | 1,319,286 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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3,617,330 | 3,582,587 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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613,562 | (2,991,995 | ) | |||||
Total
Company stockholders’ equity
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43,693,846 | 32,421,663 | ||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
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252,679 | 16,179 | ||||||
Total
equity
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43,946,525 | 32,437,842 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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$ | 63,536,753 | $ | 45,117,536 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CHINA
RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
NINE
MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30
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THREE
MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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(Restated)
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(Restated)
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Revenue
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Sales
of products
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$ | 27,938,697 | $ | - | $ | 18,425,620 | $ | - | ||||||||
Rental
income
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5,946,892 | 6,876,223 | - | 4,259,807 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenue
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33,885,589 | 6,876,223 | 18,425,620 | 4,259,807 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of sales
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Cost
of products
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21,497,172 | - | 14,179,421 | - | ||||||||||||
Rental
expense
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4,148,572 | 4,810,011 | - | 2,977,402 | ||||||||||||
Total
cost of sales
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25,645,744 | 4,810,011 | 14,179,421 | 2,977,402 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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8,239,845 | 2,066,212 | 4,246,199 | 1,282,405 | ||||||||||||
Interest
income on sales-type leases
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4,117,305 | 1,716,544 | 1,783,833 | 576,817 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating income
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12,357,150 | 3,782,756 | 6,030,032 | 1,859,222 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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General
and administrative expenses
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2,730,971 | 2,543,563 | 1,375,230 | 1,039,784 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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2,730,971 | 2,543,563 | 1,375,230 | 1,039,784 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
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9,626,179 | 1,239,193 | 4,654,802 | 819,438 | ||||||||||||
Non-operating
income (expenses)
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Interest
income
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29,702 | - | 29,702 | (57,029 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest
expense
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(320,546 | ) | (4,706,567 | ) | 113,222 | - | ||||||||||
Other
expense
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(68,842 | ) | (2,239 | ) | (66,078 | ) | (1,238 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income
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- | 1,621 | - | 17 | ||||||||||||
Exchange
loss
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(2,718 | ) | (81,969 | ) | (329 | ) | (1,524 | ) | ||||||||
Total
non-operating income (expenses)
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(362,405 | ) | (4,789,154 | ) | 76,516 | (59,774 | ) | |||||||||
Income
(loss) before income tax
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9,263,774 | (3,549,961 | ) | 4,731,318 | 759,664 | |||||||||||
Income
tax expense
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1,166,684 | 796,458 | 941,962 | 427,960 | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from operations
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8,097,089 | (4,346,419 | ) | 3,789,355 | 331,704 | |||||||||||
Less:
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
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(10,898 | ) | 83 | (7,740 | ) | 27 | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
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8,107,987 | (4,346,502 | ) | 3,797,095 | 331,677 | |||||||||||
Other
comprehensive item
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Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
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34,743 | 1,918,236 | 35,835 | 807,806 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
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$ | 8,142,730 | $ | (2,428,266 | ) | $ | 3,832,930 | $ | 1,139,483 | |||||||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
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37,829,964 | 30,642,187 | 38,778,035 | 36,425,094 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding **
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43,915,609 | 34,256,352 | 47,900,894 | 37,404,892 | ||||||||||||
Basic
net earnings (loss) per share *
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$ | 0.21 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||
Diluted
net earning (loss) per share *
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$ | 0.19 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.01 |
*
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Interest
expense on convertible notes are added back to net income for the
computation of diluted EPS.
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*
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Basic
and diluted loss per share is the same due to anti-dilutive feature of the
securities.
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**
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Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding includes estimated shares upon
conversion of the Second Note issued
on April 29, 2008 with conversion price contingent upon future net
profits.
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CHINA
RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30,
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2009
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2008
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(Restated)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
income (loss) including noncontrolling interest
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$ | 8,097,089 | $ | (4,346,419 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest to net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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23,155 | 10,848 | ||||||
Amortization
of discount related to conversion feature of convertible
note
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- | 4,684,932 | ||||||
Stock
option compensation expense
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1,129,328 | 1,129,151 | ||||||
Accrued
interest on convertible notes
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60,182 | 42,466 | ||||||
Changes
in deferred tax
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1,731,344 | 357,751 | ||||||
(Increase)
decrease in current assets:
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Interest
receivable on sales type leases
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(379,331 | ) | 65,045 | |||||
Advance
to suppliers and prepaid expenses
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3,828,438 | (6,567,350 | ) | |||||
Other
receivables
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(113,744 | ) | (49,847 | ) | ||||
Increase
(decrease) in current liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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847,314 | (1,217,170 | ) | |||||
Unearned
revenue
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(658,655 | ) | - | |||||
Tax
payable
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(1,917,728 | ) | 336,805 | |||||
Accrued
liabilities and other payables
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(260,167 | ) | 1,097,127 | |||||
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Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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12,387,225 | (4,456,661 | ) | |||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Restricted
cash
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(4,393,159 | ) | (823,428 | ) | ||||
Investment
in sales type leases
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(9,484,917 | ) | 734,692 | |||||
Increase
investment in subsidiary
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(16,100 | ) | - | |||||
Acquisition
of property and equipment
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(15,096 | ) | (113,906 | ) | ||||
Construction
in progress
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(8,255,441 | ) | (9,986,879 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(22,164,713 | ) | (10,189,521 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Issuance
of common stock
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2,000,000 | 9,032,258 | ||||||
Convertible
notes
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3,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||
Short-term
bank loan
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2,927,358 | 429,615 | ||||||
Repayment
to management
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- | (74,699 | ) | |||||
Cash
contribution from noncontrolling interest
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263,439 | - | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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8,190,797 | 14,387,174 | ||||||
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
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2,647 | 330,608 | ||||||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
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(1,584,044 | ) | 71,600 | |||||
CASH
& CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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7,267,344 | 1,634,340 | ||||||
CASH
& CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
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$ | 5,683,300 | $ | 1,705,940 | ||||
Supplemental
Cash flow data:
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Income
tax paid
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$ | 1,307,406 | $ | 152,049 | ||||
Interest
paid
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$ | 319,086 | $ | - |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CHINA
RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2008
1. ORGANIZATION
AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
China
Recycling Energy Corporation (the “Company” or “CREG”) (formerly China Digital
Wireless, Inc.) was incorporated on May 8, 1980, under the laws of the State of
Colorado. On September 6, 2001, the Company re-domiciled its state of
incorporation from Colorado to Nevada. The Company, through its subsidiary,
Shanghai TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd (“TCH” or “Shanghai TCH”), sells and
leases energy saving systems and equipment. The businesses of mobile phone
distribution and provision of pager and mobile phone value-added information
services were discontinued in 2007. On March 8, 2007, the Company
changed its name to “China Recycling Energy Corporation”.
Beginning
January 2007, the Company phased out and scaled down most of its business of
mobile phone distribution and provision of pager and mobile phone value-added
information services. In the first and second quarters of 2007, the Company did
not engage in any substantial transactions or activity in connection with these
businesses. On May 10, 2007, the Company discontinued the businesses related to
mobile phones and pagers.
On
February 1, 2007, the Company’s subsidiary, TCH, entered into two top gas
recovery turbine systems (“TRT”) projects, each evidenced by a joint-operation
agreement, with Xi’an Yingfeng Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (“Yingfeng”).
TRT is an electricity generating system that utilizes the exhaust pressure and
heat produced in the blast furnace of a steel mill to generate electricity.
Yingfeng is a joint stock company registered in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, Peoples
Republic of China (the “PRC”), and engages in designing, installing, and
operating TRT systems and sales of other renewable energy
products.
Under the
first joint-operation agreement, TCH and Yingfeng jointly operated a top gas
recovery turbine project (“TRT Project”), which designed, constructed, installed
and operated a TRT system and leased it to Zhangzhi Iron and Steel Holdings Ltd.
(“Zhangzhi”). TCH provided capital and various properties into the TRT Project,
including hardware, software, equipment, major components and devices. The TRT
Project was completed and put into operation in August 2007. In October 2007,
the Company terminated the joint-operation agreement with Yingfeng. TCH became
entitled to the rights, titles, benefits and interests in the TRT Project and
receives monthly rental payments of approximately $147,000 (equivalent to RMB
1,100,000) from Zhangzhi for a lease term of thirteen years. At the end of the
lease term, TCH will transfer the rights and titles of the TRT Project to
Zhangzhi without cost.
Under the
second joint-operation agreement, TCH and Yingfeng jointly operated a TRT
Project, which designed, constructed, installed and operated a TRT system and
leased it to Xingtai Iron and Steel Company Ltd. (“Xingtai”). TCH provided
capital and various properties into the TRT Project, including hardware,
software, equipment, major components and devices. The TRT Project was completed
and put into operation in August 2007. In October 2007, the Company
terminated the joint-operation agreement with Yingfeng. TCH became fully
entitled to all the rights, titles, benefits and interests of the TRT Project
and receives monthly rental payments of approximately $117,000 (equivalent to
RMB 900,000) from Xingtai for a lease term of five years. At the end of the
lease term, TCH will transfer all the rights and titles of the TRT Project to
Xingtai without cost.
In
November 2007, TCH signed a cooperative agreement with Shengwei Group for a
Cement Waste Heat Power Generator Project (“CHPG”). TCH will build two sets of
12MW pure low temperature cement waste heat power generator systems for
Shengwai’s two 2500 tons per day cement manufacturing lines in Jin
Yang and a 5,000 tons per day cement manufacturing line in Tong Chuan. At
the end of 2008, construction of the CHPG in Tong Chuan was completed and
put into operation. Under the original agreement, the ownership of
the power generator system would belong to Tong Chuan from the date the system
is put into service. TCH is responsible for the daily maintenance and
repair of the system, and charges Tong Chuan a monthly electricity fee based on
the actual power generated by the system at 0.4116 RMB per KWH for an operating
period of five years with the assurance from Tong Chuan of proper functioning of
5000 tons per day cement manufacturing line and not less than 7440 heat hours
per year for the electricity generator system. Shengwei Group
collateralized the cement manufacturing line in Tong Chuan to guarantee its
obligations to provide the minimum electricity income from the power generator
system under the agreement during the operating period. At the end of the five
years operating period, TCH will have no further obligations under the
cooperative agreement. On May 20, 2009, TCH entered into a
supplementary agreement with Shengwei Group to amend the timing for title
transfer until the end of the leasing term.
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On June
29, 2009, construction of the CHPG in Jin Yang was completed and put into
operation. TCH will charge Jin Yang a technical service fee of
$336,600 (RMB 2,300,000) monthly for sixty months. Jin Yang has the
right to purchase the ownership of the CHPG systems for $29,000 (RMB 200,000) at
the end of lease term. Jin Yang is required to provide assurance of proper
functioning of 5000 tons per day cement manufacturing lines and not less than
7440 heat hours per year for the electricity generator
system. Shengwei Group collateralized the cement manufacturing line
in Jin Yang to guarantee its obligations to provide the minimum electricity
income from the power generator system under the agreement during the operating
period. Effective July 1, 2009, TCH outsourced the operation and
maintenance of the CHPG systems in Tong Chuan and JinYang to an unrelated third
party for total of $732,000 (RMB 5,000,000) per year.
On April
14, 2009, the Company incorporated a joint venture (“JV”) with Erdos Metallurgy
Co., Ltd. (“Erdos”) for recycling waste heat from Erdos ‘s metal
refining plants to generate power and steam, which will then be sold back to
Erdos. The name of the JV is Inner Mongolia Erdos TCH Energy Saving
Development Co., Ltd (“Erdos TCH”) with a term of 20 years, and the registered
capital of JV is $2,635,000 (RMB 18,000,000). On September 30, 2009,
Xi’An TCH injected additional capital of $4.03 million (RMB 27,500,000). Total
investment for the project is estimated at approximately $74 million (RMB 500
million) with an initial investment of $8,773,000 (RMB 60,000,000).
Erdos contributed 10% of the total investment of the project, and Xi’an TCH
contributed 90% of the total investment. Xi’an TCH and Erdos will receive 80%
and 20% of the profit allocation from the JV, respectively, until Xi’an TCH has
received a complete return on its investment; Xi’an TCH and Erdos will then
receive 60% and 40% of the profit allocation from the JV, respectively. When the
term of the JV expires, Xi’an TCH will transfer its equity in the JV to Erdos at
no additional cost.
On
September 30, 2009, Xi’an TCH delivered to Shenmu County Juijiang Trading Co.,
Ltd. (“Shenmu”) a set of 18 megawatt capacity Waste Gas Power Generation
(“WGPG”) power generating systems pursuant to a Cooperative Contract on
Coke-oven Gas Power Generation Project (including its Supplementary Agreement)
and a Gas Supply Contract for Coke-oven Gas Power Generation
Project. The Contracts are for 10 years and provide that Xi’an TCH
will recycle coke furnace gas from the coke-oven plant of Shenmu to generate
power, which will then be supplied back to Shenmu. Shenmu agrees to
supply Xi’an TCH the coke-oven gas free of charge. Under the
Contracts, Shenmu will pay to the Company an annual “energy-saving service fee”
of approximately $5.6 million annually in approximately equal monthly
installments for the life of the Contracts, as well as such additional amount as
may result from the supply of power to Shenmu in excess of 10.8 million kilowatt
hours also paid on a monthly basis. The Company is responsible for
operating the systems and will do so through an unrelated third party. Shenmu
guarantees that monthly gas supply will not be lower than 21.6 million standard
cubic meters, delivered monthly. If gas supply is lower than that, Shenmu agrees
to pay Xi’an TCH the energy-saving service fee described above or up to 10.80
million kilowatt-hours a month. Xi’an TCH maintains the ownership of the project
throughout the term of the Contracts, including the already completed
investment, design, equipment, construction and installation as well as the
operation and maintenance of the project. At the end of the 10-year
term, ownership of the systems transfers to Shenmu at no additional
charge. Shenmu agrees to provide a lien on its production line to
guarantee its performance under the Contracts. Three individuals
provide an unlimited joint liability guarantee to Xi’an TCH for Shenmu’s
performance under the Contracts and the Yulin Huiyuan Group provides a guarantee
to Xi’an TCH for Shenmu’s performance under the Contracts.
The
unaudited financial statements included herein have been prepared
by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information furnished herein reflects all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) that are,
in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results
for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures
normally present in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US
GAAP”) have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s
2008 audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K. The results for the nine and three months ended September
30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the
full year ending December 31, 2009.
2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of
presentation
These
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with US GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for quarterly
financial statements.
Basis of
consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CREG and, its
subsidiaries, Sifang Holdings, TCH, and TCH’s subsidiaries Xi’an TCH Energy Tech
Co., Ltd. (“Xi’an TCH”) and Xingtai Huaxin Energy Tech Co., Ltd. (“Huaxin”), and
Xi’an TCH’s 90% owned subsidiary Erdos TCH , and Sifang Holding’s subsidiary,
Huahong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Huahong”). Xi’an TCH, Huaxin, Erdos
TCH and Huahong engage in the same business as TCH. Substantially all of the
Company’s revenues are derived from the operations of TCH and its subsidiaries,
which represent substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets and
liabilities as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. All
significant inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in
consolidation.
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Use of
estimates
In
preparing these consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in
the balance sheets and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
Cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents are carried at cost and represent cash on hand, demand deposits
placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid
investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase
date of such investments.
Accounts receivable and concentration
of credit risk
Accounts
receivable are recorded at the invoiced amounts and do not bear interest. The
Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of
business but mitigates the associated risks by performing credit checks and
actively pursuing past due accounts. The Company does not require collateral or
other security to support these receivables. The Company conducts periodic
reviews of its clients’ financial condition and customer payment practices to
minimize collection risk on accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, the Company had accounts receivable of $0.
An
allowance for doubtful accounts is established and determined based on
management’s assessment of known requirements, aging of receivables, payment
history, the customer’s current credit worthiness and the economic environment.
As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had an accounts
receivable allowance of $0.
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist
primarily of accounts receivable, receivables on sales-type leases, and other
receivables. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for the leases
and other financial instruments are a reasonable estimate of fair value because
of the short period of their maturity.
The
operations of the Company are located in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).
Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of
operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environments
in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC
economy.
Inventory
Inventory
is valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost of work in progress and finished
goods comprises direct material cost, direct production cost and an allocated
portion of production overheads.
Property and
equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and
betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or
otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed
from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations.
Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line
method over the estimated lives ranging from 5 to 20 years as
follows:
Building
|
20
years
|
|
Vehicle
|
2 -
5 years
|
|
Office
and Other Equipment
|
2 -
5 years
|
|
Software
|
2 -
3 years
|
Impairment of long-life
assets
In
accordance with SFAS 144 (codified in Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360), the Company
reviews its long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If the total of the
expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of
the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and
carrying amount of the asset. There was no impairment as of September 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008.
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Sales-type leasing and related
revenue recognition
The
Company leases TRT, CHPG and WGPG systems to its customers. The Company usually
transfers all benefits, risks and ownership of the TRT or CHPG system to its
customers at the end of each lease term. The Company’s investment in
these projects is recorded as investment in sales-type leases in accordance with
SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 840) and its
various amendments and interpretations. The Company manufactures and constructs
the TRT, CHPG and WGPG systems and power generating system, and finances its
customers for the price of the systems. The sales and cost of goods
sold are recognized at the point of sale or inception of the lease. The
investment in sales-type leases consists of the sum of the total minimum lease
payments receivable less unearned interest income and estimated executory cost.
Unearned interest income is amortized to income over the lease term as to
produce a constant periodic rate of return on the net investment in the
lease.
Cost of
sales
Cost of
sales consists primarily of the direct material of the power generating system
and expenses incurred directly for project construction for sales-type leasing;
and rental expenses for two pieces of power generation equipment for the
operating lease.
Income
taxes
The
Company utilizes SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” (codified in FASB
ASC Topic 740), which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been
included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred
income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of
differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial
reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax
rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect
taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce
deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The
Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, (“FIN
48”), codified in FASB ASC Topic 740, on January 1, 2007. As a result of the
implementation of FIN 48, the Company made a comprehensive review of its
portfolio of tax positions in accordance with recognition standards established
by FIN 48, and the Company recognized no material adjustments to liabilities or
stockholders equity. When tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some
positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities,
while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken
or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of
a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during
which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely
than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the
resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are
not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of
tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon
settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits
associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as
described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the
accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties
that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon
examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits are
classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general
and administrative expenses in the statements of income. The adoption of FIN 48
did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial
statements. At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the
Company did not take any uncertain positions that would necessitate recording of
tax related liability.
Statement of cash
flows
In
accordance with SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows” (codified in FASB ASC
Topic 230), cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon
the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities
reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree with changes
in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
SFAS No.
107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (codified in FASB
ASC Financial Instruments, Topic 825), requires the Company to disclose
estimated fair values of financial instruments. The carrying
amounts reported in the statements of financial position for investment in
sales-type leases, current assets and current liabilities, and convertible notes
qualifying as financial instruments are a reasonable estimate of fair
value.
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Fair Value
Measurements
On
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements”
(codified in FASB ASC Topic 820); SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and
enhances disclosures requirements for fair value measures. The three
levels are defined as follow:
·
|
Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for
identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
|
· |
Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar
assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable
for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for
substantially the full term of the financial
instrument.
|
·
|
Level
3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to
the fair value measurement.
|
As
of September 30, 2009, the Company did not identify any assets and liabilities
that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair
value.
Stock Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No.
123R, “Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement No.
123” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 718). The Company recognizes in
its statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other
equity-based compensation issued to employees and
non-employees.
Basic and Diluted Earnings per
Share
Basic
earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing income available to common
shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
period. Diluted EPS is computed similar to basic net income per share except
that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common
shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been
issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Diluted net earnings
per share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and
stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the
treasury stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to be
exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later),
and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the
average market price during the period. The following table presents a
reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
Nine
Months Ended,
September
30,
2009
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
2008
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
2009
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
2008
|
|||||||||||||
(Restated)
|
(Restated)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) for common shares
|
$
|
8,107,987
|
$
|
(4,346,502
|
)
|
$
|
3,797,095
|
$
|
331,677
|
|||||||
Interest
expense on convertible notes (1)
|
291,689
|
105,480
|
124,347
|
63,014
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) for diluted shares
|
8,399,676
|
(4,241,022
|
)
|
3,921,442
|
394,691
|
|||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding - basic
|
37,829,964
|
30,642,187
|
38,778,035
|
36,425,094
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes (2) (4)
|
6,085,645
|
2,724,521
|
8,065,574
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Options
granted
|
-
|
889,644
|
1,057,285
|
979,798
|
||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding - diluted
|
43,915,609
|
34,256,352
|
47,900,894
|
37,404,892
|
||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share – basic
|
$
|
0.21
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.01
|
|||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share – diluted (3)
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.01
|
(1)
|
Interest
expense on convertible note was added back to net income (loss) for the
computation of diluted earnings per share.
|
(2)
|
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding includes shares estimated upon
conversion of the Second Note issued on April 29, 2008 with conversion
price contingent upon future net profits.
|
(3)
|
Basic
and diluted loss per share is the same due to anti-dilutive feature of the
securities.
|
(4)
|
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding for the nine and three months ended
September 30, 2008 did not include estimated shares upon conversion of the
Second Note issued on April 29, 2008 as the number of such shares cannot
be determined based on the conversion
formula.
|
Foreign Currency Translation and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The
Company’s functional currency is the Renminbi (“RMB”). For financial reporting
purposes, RMB were translated into United States dollars (“USD”) as the
reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate
in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the
average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period. Translation
adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to
period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity as “Accumulated other
comprehensive income.” Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency
transactions are included in income. There has been no significant fluctuation
in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet
date.
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The
Company uses SFAS 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (codified in FASB ASC
Topic 220). Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to
the statements of stockholders’ equity, except those due to investments by
stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to
stockholders.
Segment
Reporting
SFAS No.
131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”
(codified in FASB ASC Topic 280) requires use of the “management approach” model
for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a
company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating
decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products
and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other
manner in which management disaggregates a company. SFAS 131 has no effect on
the Company’s financial statements as substantially all of the Company’s
operations are conducted in one industry segment. All of the Company’s assets
are located in the PRC.
Reclassifications
Certain
prior year amounts were reclassified to conform to the manner of presentation in
the current period.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
On July
1, 2009, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
2009-01, “Topic 105 - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - amendments
based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168 , “The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles” (“ASU No. 2009-01”). ASU No. 2009-01
re-defines authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental entities to be only comprised
of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (“Codification”) and, for SEC
registrants, guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is a
reorganization and compilation of all then-existing authoritative GAAP for
nongovernmental entities, except for guidance issued by the SEC. The
Codification is amended to effect non-SEC changes to authoritative
GAAP. Adoption of ASU No. 2009-01 only changed the referencing
convention of GAAP in Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No.
46(R)” (“SFAS 167”), codified as FASB ASC Topic 810-10, which modifies how a
company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not
controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. SFAS 167
clarifies that the determination of whether a company is required to consolidate
an entity is based on, among other things, an entity’s purpose and design and a
company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly
impact the entity’s economic performance. SFAS 167 requires an ongoing
reassessment of whether a company is the primary beneficiary of a variable
interest entity. SFAS 167 also requires additional disclosures about a company’s
involvement in variable interest entities and any significant changes in risk
exposure due to that involvement. SFAS 167 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company does not believe the adoption of
SFAS 167 will have an impact on its financial condition, results of operations
or cash flows.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial
Assets — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (“SFAS 166”), codified as FASB
Topic ASC 860, which requires entities to provide more information regarding
sales of securitized financial assets and similar transactions, particularly if
the entity has continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred financial
assets. SFAS 166 eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose
entity,” changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets and
requires additional disclosures. SFAS 166 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company does not believe the adoption of
SFAS 166 will have an impact on its financial condition, results of operations
or cash flows.
In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“SFAS 165”) codified in
FASB ASC Topic 855-10-05, which provides guidance to establish general standards
of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet
date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.
SFAS 165 also requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent
events were evaluated as well as the rationale for why that date was selected.
SFAS 165 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009,
and accordingly, the Company adopted this pronouncement during the second
quarter of 2009. SFAS 165 requires that public entities evaluate subsequent
events through the date that the financial statements are issued. The Company
has evaluated subsequent events through November 9, 2009.
In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP No. SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” which is codified in FASB ASC Topic
825-10-50. This FSP essentially expands the disclosure about fair value of
financial instruments that were previously required only annually to also be
required for interim period reporting. In addition, the FSP requires certain
additional disclosures regarding the methods and significant assumptions used to
estimate the fair value of financial instruments. These additional disclosures
are required beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2009.
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In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition
and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,” which is codified in FASB
ASC Topic 320-10. This FSP modifies the requirements for recognizing
other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities and changes the existing
impairment model for such securities. The FSP also requires additional
disclosures for both annual and interim periods with respect to both debt and
equity securities. Under the FSP, impairment of debt securities will be
considered other-than-temporary if an entity (1) intends to sell the security,
(2) more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovering
its cost, or (3) does not expect to recover the security’s entire amortized cost
basis (even if the entity does not intend to sell). The FSP further indicates
that, depending on which of the above factor(s) causes the impairment to be
considered other-than-temporary, (1) the entire shortfall of the security’s fair
value versus its amortized cost basis or (2) only the credit loss portion would
be recognized in earnings while the remaining shortfall (if any) would be
recorded in other comprehensive income. FSP 115-2 requires entities to initially
apply the provisions of the standard to previously other-than-temporarily
impaired debt securities existing as of the date of initial adoption by making a
cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the
period of adoption. The cumulative-effect adjustment potentially reclassifies
the noncredit portion of a previously other-than-temporarily impaired debt
security held as of the date of initial adoption from retained earnings to
accumulate other comprehensive income. The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 115-2
and SFAS 124-2 beginning April 1, 2009. This FSP had no material impact on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In April
2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FSP
No. SFAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of
Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying
Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (“FSP No. SFAS 157-4”). FSP
No. SFAS 157-4, which is codified in FASB ASC Topics 820-10-35-51 and
820-10-50-2, provides additional guidance for estimating fair value and
emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and
level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation
technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same.
The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 157-4 beginning April 1, 2009.
This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
3. NET INVESTMENT IN SALES-TYPE
LEASES
Under
sales-type leases, TCH leased TRT systems to Xingtai and Zhangzhi with terms of
five years and thirteen years, respectively; and CHPG systems to Tongchuan
Shengwei and Jin Yang Shengwei respectively for five years, and WGPG systems to
Shenmu for ten years respectively. The components of the net investment in
sales-type leases as of September 30, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008 are
as follows:
September
30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Total
future minimum lease payments receivables
|
$
|
102,270,416
|
$
|
41,431,868
|
||||
Less:
unearned interest income
|
(59,045,536
|
)
|
(24,623,398
|
)
|
||||
Net
investment in sales - type leases
|
$
|
43,224,880
|
$
|
16,808,470
|
||||
Current
portion
|
$
|
4,212,046
|
$
|
1,970,591
|
||||
Noncurrent
portion
|
$
|
39,012,834
|
$
|
14,837,879
|
As of
September 30, 2009, the future minimum rentals to be received on non-cancelable
sales type leases are as follows:
Years ending September
30,
|
||||
2010
|
$
|
15,145,927
|
||
2011
|
15,253,678
|
|||
2012
|
13,297,843
|
|||
2013
|
13,297,843
|
|||
2014
|
10,126,022
|
|||
Thereafter
|
35,149,103
|
|||
$
|
102,270,416
|
4.
RESTRICTED CASH, NOTES RECEIVABLE – BANK ACCEPTANCES, NOTES PAYABLE – BANK
ACCEPTANCES
Restricted cash represented $4,395,153
held in the bank as collateral for the bank to issue the same amount of bank
acceptances without charging interest. The Company endorses the bank
acceptances to vendors as payment of their own obligations. Most of
the bank acceptances has maturity of less than six
months. During the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the
Company endorsed bank acceptances of $1,466,467 to an independent contractor for
constructing the waste heat power generation systems in Erdos TCH,; the Company
also received notes receivable for bank acceptances of $292,869 from the
minority shareholder of Erdos TCH as payment for their investment.
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5. PREPAID
EXPENSES
Prepaid
equipment rent for operating leases
On April
10, 2008, the Company leased energy recycling power generation equipment under a
one-year, non-cancellable lease for approximately $4,455,000 (RMB 31,000,000).
At the end of this lease, the Company had the right to renew the lease for
another four-year term at an aggregate of approximately $10,940,000 (RMB
75,000,000). The lease payment of approximately $4,455,000 was paid in
full. The Company did not renew the lease at the end of the one-year
lease.
On the
same day, the Company entered into a lease with a lessee to sublease the above
power generation equipment under a one-year, non-cancellable lease for
approximately $583,000 (RMB 4,000,000) per month with an option to renew. The
lessee would have paid a monthly payment of approximately $486,000 (RMB
3,333,000) if the Company had renewed the lease of the equipment from the
ultimate lessor after one year. The lessee was unable to renew the
lease as the Company did not renew its lease.
On May
21, 2008, the Company leased energy recycling power generation equipment from
the same lessor under a one-year, non-cancellable lease for approximately
$6,560,000 (RMB 45,000,000). At the end of the one-year lease term, the Company
had the right to renew the lease for another four-year term at an aggregate of
approximately $17,500,000 (RMB 120,000,000) with a separate agreement. The lease
payment of approximately $6,560,000 was paid in full. The Company did
not renew the lease at the end of the one-year lease.
On the
same day, the Company entered into a lease with the same lessee referenced in
the second paragraph of this Note 5 to sublease the above power generation
equipment under a one-year, non-cancellable lease for approximately $887,000
(RMB 5,850,000) per month with an option to renew. The lessee would have paid a
monthly payment of approximately $729,000 (RMB 5,000,000) if the Company had
renewed the lease of the equipment from the ultimate lessor after one
year. The lessee was unable to renew the lease as the Company did not
renew its lease.
At
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the prepaid equipment rent for
operating leases was approximately $0 and $3,821,000, respectively.
Prepaid
expenses – other
Other
prepaid expenses mainly consisted of prepayment for office rental, parking
space, salary, insurance and legal fees. Other prepaid expenses were
$0 and approximately $28,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively.
6. INVENTORY
At
December 31, 2008, Inventory of $10,543,633 (RMB 72,000,000) consisted of two
equipment systems that will be used for TRT, CHPG or WGPG. During 2009, the
systems were incorporated into the Shenmu project.
7. ADVANCE FOR
EQUIPMENT
“Advance
for equipment” represented advance payment of approximately $2,640,000 (RMB
18,000,000) to an independent contractor for constructing a power generation
system and purchase of the equipment that will be used for the construction. At
December 31, 2008, this project was terminated; during the first quarter of
2009, the title of the equipment officially transferred to the Company as the
Company’s inventory. This equipment was incorporated into of the Shenmu
project during the third quarter of 2009.
8. CONSTRUCTION IN
PROGRESS
“Construction
in progress” represented the amount paid for constructing power generation
systems. At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the construction in
progress was $9.4 million for the power generation system projects in Erdos TCH
and Zhonggang Binhai and $3.7 million for the Jin Yang project,
respectively. The Jin Yang project was completed and put into
operation at June 30, 2009.
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9. TAX
PAYABLE
“Tax
payable” consisted of the following at September 30, 2009 (unaudited) and
December 31, 2008, respectively:
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||
Income
tax payable
|
$
|
179,624
|
$
|
1,217,026
|
||||
Business
tax payable
|
49,566
|
86,692
|
||||||
Other
taxes payable
|
(8,458
|
)
|
10,231
|
|||||
$
|
220,732
|
$
|
1,313,949
|
10. ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND
OTHER PAYABLES
“Accrued
liabilities and other payables” consisted of the following at September 30,
2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008, respectively:
September
30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Payables
for employee training, labor union expenditure, social insurance
payable
|
$
|
74,348
|
$
|
125,323
|
||||
Consulting
and legal expenses
|
376,035
|
371,125
|
||||||
Payable
to Yingfeng
|
1,678,175
|
1,676,878
|
||||||
Security
deposit from lessee
|
-
|
1,024,252
|
||||||
Short
term advance from third parties
|
488,098
|
-
|
||||||
Total
other payables
|
2,616,656
|
3,197,578
|
||||||
Accrued
payroll and welfare
|
238,368
|
258,443
|
||||||
Accrued
maintenance expense
|
122,938
|
72,506
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,977,962
|
$
|
3,528,527
|
“Consulting
and legal expenses” was the expenses paid by a third party for the Company and
will be repaid by the Company. ”Payable to Yingfeng” represented the
cost of obtaining the ownership of two TRT projects that were previously owned
by Yingfeng. “Deposit from lessee” represented a deposit received for leasing
out the power generation equipment.
11. NONCONTROLLING
INTEREST
“Non-controlling
interest” represents the 20% equity interest of the outside shareholder in
Huaxin at December 31, 2008. The Company acquired the remaining 20%
equity interest in Huaxin from this shareholder during the third quarter of
2009.
As of
September 30, 2009, Erdos Metallurgy Co., Ltd. owns a 10% equity interest in
Erdos TCH but receives a 20% share of the profit of Erdos TCH until the
investment on the project is fully returned and a 40% share of the profit
thereafter.
Huaxin
and Erdos TCH engage in business similar to that of TCH. The minority
share of the income (loss) was $(10,898) and $83 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, and $(7,740) and $27 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
12. DEFERRED
TAX
Deferred
tax asset arose from the accrued maintenance cost on two TRT machines that can
be deducted for tax purposes in the future. Deferred tax liability
represented differences between the tax bases and book bases of sales-type
leases.
As of
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, deferred tax asset (liability)
consisted of the following:
September
30,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||
Deferred
tax asset - noncurrent
|
$
|
25,955
|
$
|
34,215
|
||||
Deferred
tax liability - noncurrent
|
(1,758,084
|
)
|
(857,622
|
)
|
||||
Deferred
tax liability, Net
|
$
|
(1,732,129
|
)
|
$
|
(823,407
|
)
|
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13. INCOME
TAX
Effective
January 1, 2008, the PRC government implemented a new corporate income tax law
with a new maximum corporate income tax rate of 25%. The Company is governed by
the Income Tax Law of the PRC concerning privately-run enterprises, which are
generally subject to tax at a statutory rate of 25% (33% prior to 2008) on
income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax
adjustments. Under the new Chinese tax law the tax treatment of
finance and sales type leases is similar to US GAAP rules. However,
the local tax bureau continues to treat the sales type lease as operating
leases. Accordingly, the Company has recorded deferred income
taxes.
The
Company’s subsidiaries generate substantially all of their net income from their
PRC operations. Shanghai TCH’s effective income tax rate for 2009 and 2008 are
20% and 18%, respectively. Xi’an TCH’s effective income tax rate for 2009 and
2008 is 15% as a result of its high tech enterprise status that has been
approved by the taxing authority. Xingtai Huaxin’s effective income tax rate for
2009 and 2008 is 25%. Huahong and Erdos TCH’s effective income tax
rate for 2009 is 25%. Shanghai TCH, Xi’an TCH, Xingtai Huaxin,
Huahong and Erdos TCH file separate income tax returns.
Shanghai
TCH, as a business in the Development Zone, is subject to a 15% income tax rate.
According to the new income tax law that became effective January 1, 2008, for
those enterprises to which the 15% tax rate was applicable previously, the
applicable rates shall increase over five-years as follows:
Year
|
Tax Rate
|
|||
2007
|
15
|
% | ||
2008
|
18
|
% | ||
2009
|
20
|
% | ||
2010
|
22
|
% | ||
2011
|
24
|
% | ||
2012
|
25
|
% |
There is
no income tax for companies domiciled in the Cayman Islands. Accordingly, the
Company’s consolidated financial statements do not present any income tax
provisions related to Cayman Islands tax jurisdiction where Sifang Holding is
domiciled.
The
parent company, China Recycling Energy Corporation, is taxed in the U.S. and has
net operating loss carry forwards for income taxes of approximately $1,970,000
at September 30, 2009 which may be available to reduce future years’
taxable income as NOL can be carried forward up to 20 years from the year the
loss is incurred. Management believes the realization of benefits from these
losses appears uncertain due to the Company’s limited operating history and
continuing losses. Accordingly, a 100% deferred tax asset valuation
allowance was provided.
Foreign
pretax earnings approximated $11,267,000 and $5,500,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Pretax earnings of a foreign
subsidiary are subject to U.S. taxation when effectively repatriated. The
Company provides income taxes on the undistributed earnings of non-U.S.
subsidiaries except to the extent that such earnings are indefinitely invested
outside the United States. At September 30, 2009, approximately $9,836,000 of
accumulated undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries was indefinitely
invested. At the existing U.S. federal income tax rate, additional taxes of
approximately $2,878,000 would have to be provided if such earnings were
remitted currently.
The
following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective
tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively:
For
the Nine Months Ended
September
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||
US
statutory rates
|
34.0
|
%
|
(34.0
|
)%
|
||||
Tax
rate difference
|
(11.3
|
)%
|
(2.9
|
)%
|
||||
Effect
of tax holiday
|
(17.6
|
)%
|
0.7
|
%
|
||||
Effect
of tax on loss on nontaxable jurisdiction
|
-
|
%
|
0.2
|
%
|
||||
Valuation
allowance
|
7.5
|
%
|
58.4
|
%
|
||||
Tax
per financial statements
|
12.6
|
%
|
22.4
|
%
|
-15-
14. BANK
LOAN PAYABLE
On April
13, 2009, Xi’an TCH entered into a one-year working capital loan agreement with
the Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Xi’an branch, to borrow $2.9 million (RMB 20
million) at an interest rate of 5.3% and Xi’an TCH is required to make quarterly
interest payments on the outstanding loan balance. The loan agreement
contains standard representations, warranties and covenants, and the borrowed
funds are to be guaranteed through a separate guaranty contract with Shanxi
Zhongze Investment Co., Ltd.
15. CONVERTIBLE NOTES
PAYABLE
On
November 16, 2007, the Company entered into a Stock and Notes Purchase Agreement
(“Purchase Agreement”) with Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III, L.P. (“CAGP”) and
CAGP III Co. Investment, L.P. (together with CAGP, the “Investors”). Under the
terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold the Investors a 10% Secured
Convertible Promissory Note of $5,000,000 (the “First Note”). Additionally, the
Purchase Agreement provides for two subsequent transactions to be effected by
the Company and the Investors, which include (i) the issuance by the Company of
and subscription by the Investors for 4,066,706 shares of common stock of
Company, at $1.23 per share for $5,000,000, and (ii) the issuance and sale by
the Company to the Investors of a 5% Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the
principal amount of $15,000,000 (the foregoing transactions, together with sale
and purchase of the First Note, are hereinafter referred to as the “Offering”).
The subsequent transactions are contingent upon the satisfaction of certain
conditions specified in the Purchase Agreement, including entry into specified
energy and recycling project contracts and the purchase of certain energy
recycling systems.
The First
Note bore interest at 10% per annum and was due on November 16, 2009.
The principal face amount of the First Note, together with any interest thereon,
converted, at the option of the holders at any time on or prior to maturity,
into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of
$1.23 per share (subject to anti-dilution adjustments). The First Note was
subject to mandatory conversion upon the consummation of the aforementioned
issuance and subscription of shares of the Company’s common stock under the
Purchase Agreement. As more fully described in the First Note, the obligations
of the Company under the First Note ranked senior to all other debt of the
Company.
As
collateral for the First Note, the President and a major shareholder of the
Company pledged 9,653,471 shares of the Company’s common stock held by him to
secure the First Note.
The First
Note was considered to have an embedded beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”)
because the conversion price was less than the quoted market price at the time
of issuance. Accordingly, the beneficial conversion feature of $5,000,000 was
recorded separately as unamortized beneficial conversion feature based on the
intrinsic value method. As the BCF was greater than the face value of the note,
all of the proceeds were allocated to the BCF. No value was assigned to the note
option or the equity option (two subsequent transactions discussed above). The
First Note was recorded in the balance sheet at face value less the unamortized
beneficial conversion feature. The terms for the First Note were amended on
April 29, 2008 and the First Note was repaid in full on June 25, 2008, as
described below.
On April
29, 2008, the Company entered into an Amendment to the Purchase Agreement with
the investors. Under the terms of the Amendment, (i) the Company issued and the
Investor subscribed for 4,066,706 shares of common stock of the Company, at
$1.23 per share for $5,002,048, as originally contemplated under the Agreement;
(ii) the Investors converted the principal under the First Note (and
waived any accrued interest thereon) into 4,065,040 shares of common stock of
the Company at the conversion price per share of $1.23, pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the First Note issued under the Agreement; (iii) the Company
issued and sold to the Investors a new 5% Secured Convertible Promissory of
$5,000,000 (the “Second Note” and collectively with the First Note, the
“Notes”); and (iv) the Company granted to the Investors an option to purchase a
5% Secured Convertible Promissory Note of $10,000,000, exercisable by the
Investors at any time within nine (9) months following the date of the closing
of the transactions contemplated by the Amendment (the “Option
Note”).
The
Second Note bears interest at 5% per annum and matures on April 29, 2011. The
principal face amount of the Second Note, together with any interest thereon,
convert, at the option of the holders at any time on or after March 30, 2010 (or
such earlier date if the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 are available prior to
March 30, 2010) and prior to maturity, into shares of the Company’s common stock
at an initial conversion price that is tied to the after-tax net profits of the
Company for the year ending December 31, 2009, as described in the Second Note.
The Second Note is subject to mandatory conversion upon the listing of the
Company’s common stock on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotations main-board, the New York Stock Exchange or the American
Stock Exchange. As more fully described in the Second Note, the obligations of
the Company under the Second Note shall rank senior to all other debt of the
Company.
The
Second Note and the Option Note are both secured by a security interest granted
to the Investors pursuant to the Share Pledge Agreement.
The
Second Note was not considered to have an embedded beneficial conversion feature
because the conversion price and convertible shares are contingent upon future
net profits.
-16-
On June
25, 2008, the Company and investors entered into a Rescission and Subscription
Agreement to rescind the conversion of the First Note and the issuance of
conversion shares of Common Stock at the Second Closing pursuant to Amendment to
Stock and Notes Purchase Agreement dated on April 29, 2008. The Company and the
Investors rescinded the conversion of the principal amount ($5,000,000) under
the First Note into 4,065,040 shares of Common Stock, and the Investors waived
accrued interest on the First Note. Accordingly, the interest expense which had
accrued on the note has been recorded as a decrease on interest expense for the
period. At the Rescission and Subscription Closing, the Company repaid in full
the First Note and issued to the Investors, 4,065,040 shares of Common Stock at
the price of $1.23 per share for an aggregate of $5,000,000. This was
done through a cross receipt arrangement; the BCF was reversed to additional
paid in stock. The Company has now concluded that in substance the
transaction resulted in the conversion of the first $5,000,000 note into common
stock, and based on substance over form, the remaining BCF of $3,472,603 at the
date of conversion should have been expensed (see Restatement Note
21).
On April
29, 2009, CREG issued an 8% Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the principal
amount of $3 million to CAGP with a maturity of April 29, 2012. The note holder
has the right to convert all or any part of the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of this note, together with interest, if any, into shares of the
Company’s common stock, at any time on or after March 30, 2010 (or such earlier
date if the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 are available on a date prior to March 30,
2010) and prior to the maturity date (or such later date on which this note is
paid in full), at a conversion price per share of common stock equal to US
$0.80. The conversion feature of this note is not beneficial to the
holder as the stock price on April 29, 2009 was $0.47.
On April
29, 2009, CREG amended and restated the 5% secured convertible promissory note
(the “Second Note”), which was issued as part of the amendment of the First Note
on April 28, 2008. Accordingly the Conversion Rights and Conversion Price were
amended so that the holder of the Second Note has the right, but not the
obligation, to convert all or any part of the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Second Note, together with interest, into shares of the Company’s
common stock, at any time on or after March 30, 2010 (or such earlier date if
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009 are available on a date prior to March 30, 2010) and
prior to the maturity date (or such later date on which this Note is paid in
full), at the following conversion price: (a) an amount equal to (i) the
Company’s net profit, adjusted in accordance with the Second Note, multiplied by
(ii) 5.5, and less (iii) the principal amount of the Second Note, together with
accrued interest, divided by (b) the then total shares of the Company’s common
stock outstanding on a fully-diluted basis.
On April
29, 2009, to the Company also agreed with certain investors to amend and restate
the Registration Rights Agreement for the convertible notes to amend the rights
for demand registration by certain investors and the applicable liquidated
damages for the Company if it fails to timely comply with the demand for
registration.
16. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
PLAN
On
November 13, 2007, the Company approved the 2007 Non-statutory Stock Option
Plan, which was later amended and restated in August 2008 (the “2007
Plan”), and granted 3,000,000 options to acquire the Company’s common stock at
$1.23 per share to twenty (20) managerial and non-managerial employees under the
2007 Plan.
The
vesting terms of options granted under the 2007 Plan are subject to the
Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreements for managerial and non-managerial
employees. For managerial employees, no more than 15% of the total stock options
shall vest and become exercisable on the six month anniversary of the grant
date. An additional 15% and 50% of the total stock options shall vest and become
exercisable on the first and second year anniversary of the grant date,
respectively. The remaining 20% of the total stock options shall vest and become
exercisable on the third year anniversary of the grant date. For non-managerial
employees, no more than 30% of the total stock options shall vest and become
exercisable on the first year anniversary of the grant date. An additional 50%
of the total stock options shall vest and become exercisable on the second year
anniversary of the grant date. The remaining 20% of the total stock options
shall vest and become exercisable on the third year anniversary of the grant
date. Each stock option shall become vested and exercisable over a period of no
longer than five years from the grant date.
Based on
the fair value method under SFAS No. 123 (Revised) “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS
123(R)”), codified in FASB ASC Topic 718, the fair value of each stock option
granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model has assumptions for risk
free interest rates, dividends, stock volatility and expected life of an option
grant. The risk free interest rate is based upon market yields for United States
Treasury debt securities at a maturity near the term remaining on the option.
Dividend rates are based on the Company’s dividend history. The stock volatility
factor is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. The
expected life of an option grant is based on management’s estimate as no options
have been exercised in the Plan to date. The fair value of each option grant to
employees is calculated by the Black-Scholes method and is recognized as
compensation expense over the vesting period of each stock option award. For
stock options issued, the fair value was estimated at the date of grant using
the following range of assumptions:
The
options vest over a period of three years and have a life of 5 years. The fair
value of the options was calculated using the following assumptions, estimated
life of five years, volatility of 100%, risk free interest rate of 3.76%, and
dividend yield of 0%. No estimate of forfeitures was made as the Company has a
short history of granting options.
-17-
Effective
June 25, 2008, the Company cancelled all vested shares and accepted optionees’
forfeiture of any unvested shares underlying the currently outstanding
options.
On August
4, 2008, the Company granted stock options to acquire an aggregate amount
of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001, at
$0.80 per share to 17 employees under the 2007 Plan. The options vest over a
period of three years and have a life of 5 years. The fair value of the options
was calculated using the following assumptions, estimated life of five years,
volatility of 100%, risk free interest rate of 2.76%, and dividend yield of 0%.
No estimate of forfeitures was made as the Company has a short history of
granting options. The options were accounted as modification to the options
that were cancelled on June 25, 2008.
The
following table summarizes activity for employees in the Company’s Plan for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009:
Number of
Shares
|
Average
Exercise
Price per Share
|
Weighed
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in Years
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Granted
|
3,000,000
|
$
|
1.23
|
5.00
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
3,000,000
|
$
|
1.23
|
4.87
|
||||||||
Granted
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Cancelled
vested shares
|
450,000
|
1.23
|
-
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
unvested shares
|
2,550,000
|
1.23
|
-
|
|||||||||
Granted
|
3,000,000
|
0.80
|
5.00
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
3,000,000
|
$
|
0.80
|
4.59
|
||||||||
Granted
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2009
|
3,000,000
|
$
|
0.80
|
3.84
|
The
Company recorded $1,129,328 and $687,137 of compensation expense for employee
stock options during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively. There were no options exercised during the nine months
ended September 30, 2009.
During
the nine months ended September 31, 2008, The Company recorded $1,129,151
(restated) of compensation expense including amortized portion of incremental
cost arising from the modification to the employee stock options.
17. SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
On April
29, 2008, the Company issued and certain investors subscribed for 4,066,706
shares of common stock of the Company, at $1.23 per share for $5,002,048 under
the Purchase Agreement.
On June
25, 2008, the Company and the Investors entered into a Rescission and
Subscription Agreement to rescind the conversion of the First Note and the
issuance of conversion shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Amendment to Stock
and Notes Purchase Agreement dated on April 29, 2008. The Company and the
investors rescinded the conversion of the principal amount ($5,000,000) under
the First Note into 4,065,040 shares of Common Stock and repaid the First Note
in full. At the Rescission and Subscription Closing, the Company issued the
investors, 4,065,040 shares of Common Stock at $1.23 per share for
$5,000,000.
The
Company issued 3,278,259 shares of its Common Stock to one of the Company’s
shareholders who paid $4,032,258 to the Company during 2008. This purchase was
part of an investment agreement by the shareholder entered into in November 2007
to purchase the shares at $1.23 per share.
-18-
On
April 20, 2009, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with an
accredited private investor. Pursuant to the agreement, CREG issued
approximately 2.4 million shares, with a one-year lock-up period not to sell,
for an aggregate of $2 million, or $0.85 per share.
18. STATUTORY
RESERVES
Pursuant
to the new corporate law of the PRC effective January 1, 2006, the Company is
now only required to maintain one statutory reserve by appropriating from its
after-tax profit before declaration or payment of dividends. The statutory
reserve represents restricted retained earnings.
Surplus
Reserve Fund
The
Company is required to transfer 10% of its net income, as determined under PRC
accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such
reserve balance reaches 50% of the Company’s registered
capital.
The
surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can
be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business
expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing
shareholders in proportion to their shareholdings or by increasing the par value
of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve
balance after such issuance is not less than 25% of the registered
capital.
Common
Welfare Fund
The
common welfare fund is a voluntary fund that the Company can elect to transfer
5% to 10% of its net income to this fund. This fund can only be utilized on
capital items for the collective benefit of the Company’s employees, such as
construction of dormitories, cafeteria facilities, and other staff welfare
facilities. This fund is non-distributable other than upon
liquidation.
19. CONTINGENCIES
The
Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and
significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and
Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the
political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The
Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies
with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency
conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other
things.
The
Company’s sales, purchases and expense transactions are denominated in RMB and
all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are also denominated in RMB. The RMB
is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current law. In
China, foreign exchange transactions are required by law to be transacted only
by authorized financial institutions. Remittances in currencies other than RMB
may require certain supporting documentation in order to affect the
remittance.
20. COMMITMENTS
Zhonggang
Binhai 7-Megawatt Capacity Electricity Generation
Project
In
September, 2008, the Company signed a contract to recycle waste gas and waste
heat for China Zhonggang Binhai Enterprise Ltd. (“Zhonggang Binhai”) in Cangzhou
City, Hebei Province, a world-class nickel-iron manufacturing joint venture
between China Zhonggang Group and Shanghai Baoshan Steel
Group. According to the contract, the Company will install a
7-Megawatt capacity electricity-generation system. It will be an integral part
of the facilities designed to produce 80,000 tons of nickel-iron per year. The
project will generate 7-megawatt capacity electricity and help reduce in excess
of 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year. The project started
construction in March 2009 and will be completed within 11 months with
approximately $ 7.8 million (RMB 55 million) in total investment.
Erdos’s Phase One - Two
9-Megawatt Capacity Electricity Generation Project
On April
14, 2009, the Company incorporated Erdos TCH for recycling waste heat from
Erdos’s metal
refining plants to generate power and steam, which will then be sold back to
Erdos with a term of 20 years. Erdos is the world’s
largest Ferrosilicon alloy producer with more than 500 kilotons annual capacity
of Ferrosilicon alloy and 450 kilotons of Silicon manganese (approximately 15%
of the world market share). The Company plans to recycle residual heat from
selected 54 furnaces from over 100 furnaces in the Erdos’s production lines.
Total investment for the project is estimated at approximately $74 million (RMB
500 million) for 11 power units with capacity of 70MW electricity, with the
potential to grow to 120 MW or more, and 30 tons of steam per hour. The whole
project is expected to be completed by the end of 2011 and supply 10% of Erdos’s
current electricity need. The first phase, which includes two power lines with
total 18MW of capacity, started in May 2009. One power line with 9MW capacity is
estimated to be completed at the end of 2009.
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21.
RESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2008 and consolidated statement of
operations for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2008 were restated
to reflect the following:
Reclassification
of current tax payable to deferred tax of liability of $823,407 on sales-type
leases at December 31, 2008 as the Company did not separately record the
deferred tax liability.
The
Company initially recorded the rescission of the first $5,000,000 convertible
note and cross receipt transactions as the settlement of the note and the
reacquisition of the BCF (Note 15). The Company’s management has
concluded that in substance the transaction resulted in the conversion of the
first $5,000,000 note into common stock and based on substance over form, should
have been accounted for as such. Accordingly, in accordance with EITF
00-27 (codified in FASB ASC Topic 470), the remaining BCF of $3,472,603 at the
date of conversion has been expensed during the nine months ended September 30,
2008.
The
Company originally recorded the employee stock options expense for those options
that had vested up to the cancellation date. The Company’s management has
now concluded that the options subsequently issued on August 4, 2008 were a
modification of the options cancelled and forfeited on June 25, 2008.
Accordingly, the Company recorded the difference between the fair values of the
options before and after the modification date as incremental cost and amortized
such cost including the unamortized grant date fair value over the new vesting
period during the three months ended September 30, 2008.
At March
31, 2009, the Company treated the modification to options (Note 16) under
variable accounting, and accordingly, recorded the fair value of the options as
liability. During the quarter ended June 30, 2009, management
concluded that the options should be classified as equity, accordingly, the
options as a liability at March 31, 2009 was reclassified to additional paid in
capital. The reclassification did not have any material impact to the
results of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2009, and for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
All the
restatement adjustments did not have an impact to the statement of cash flows
except the reclassification within the operating activities.
The
following table presents the effects of the restatement adjustment on the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008:
As
Previously
|
Net
|
|||||||||||
Reported
|
Restated
|
Adjustment
|
||||||||||
on Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive
loss
|
||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
$
|
2,142,728
|
$
|
2,543,563
|
$
|
400,835
|
||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$
|
2,142,728
|
$
|
2,543,563
|
$
|
400,835
|
||||||
Interest
expense
|
$
|
(1,233,964)
|
$
|
(4,706,567)
|
$
|
(3,472,603)
|
||||||
Total
non-operating expenses
|
$
|
(1,316,551)
|
$
|
(4,789,154)
|
$
|
(3,472,603)
|
||||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
|
$
|
323,477
|
$
|
(3,549,961)
|
$
|
(3,873,438)
|
||||||
Net
Loss
|
$
|
(473,064)
|
$
|
(4,346,502)
|
$
|
(3,873,438)
|
||||||
Comprehensive
(loss) income
|
$
|
1,445,172
|
$
|
(2,428,266)
|
$
|
(3,873,438)
|
||||||
Net
Loss per common share — basic
|
$
|
(0.01)
|
$
|
(0.14)
|
$
|
(0.13)
|
||||||
Net
Loss per common share — diluted
|
$
|
(0.01)
|
$
|
(0.14)
|
$
|
(0.13)
|
The
following table presents the effects of the restatement adjustment on the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended
September 30, 2008:
As
Previously
|
Net
|
|||||||||||
Reported
|
Restated
|
Adjustment
|
||||||||||
Consolidated
Statement of Operations and Comprehensive loss
|
||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
$
|
638,949
|
$
|
1,039,784
|
$
|
400,835
|
||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$
|
638,949
|
$
|
1,039,784
|
$
|
400,835
|
||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
$
|
1,160,499
|
$
|
759,664
|
$
|
(400,835)
|
||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
732,512
|
$
|
331,677
|
$
|
(400,835)
|
||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
1,540,318
|
$
|
1,139,483
|
$
|
(400,835)
|
||||||
Net
(loss) income per common share — basic
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
(0.01)
|
||||||
Net
(loss) income per common share — diluted
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
(0.01)
|
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The
following table presents the effects of the restatement adjustment on the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2008:
As
Previously
Reported
|
Restated
|
Net
Adjustment
|
||||||||||
Consolidated
Balance Sheet at December 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||
Tax
payable
|
$
|
2,137,356
|
$
|
1,313,949
|
$
|
(823,407
|
)
|
|||||
Deferred
tax liability, net
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
823,407
|
$
|
823,407
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
$
|
12,679,694
|
$
|
12,679,694
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Additional
paid in capital
|
$
|
30,475,360
|
$
|
34,528,289
|
$
|
4,052,929
|
||||||
R Accumulated
deficit
|
$
|
(2,991,995
|
)
|
$
|
(7,044,924
|
)
|
$
|
(4,052,929
|
)
|
|||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
32,421,663
|
$
|
32,421,663
|
$
|
-
|
22.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
October 26, 2009, Xi’an TCH and Erdos TCH (collectively “the Borrower”) jointly
entered into a Non Promissory Short Term Revolving Financing Agreement, dated
and effective from October 12, 2009, with Citi Bank (China) Co., Ltd., Shanghai
Branch (the “Lender”).
The
maximum financing provided under the Agreement is RMB 20 million (about US$2.9
million). The Agreement allows for the Borrowers to borrow money to maintain
current liquidity for notes receivable, such as trade notes payable to the
Company, or in order to capitalize on discounts for early payment of accounts
payable, such as for equipment or raw materials. The maximum maturity date for
each financing is six months. The interest rate for any note discount financing
will be determined by the relevant note discount documents and the interest rate
for accounts payable financing will be determined by the relevant accounts
payable documents.
The
proceeds received under the financing arrangement are to be used for working
capital and to purchase raw materials. The amounts received pursuant to the
Agreement will be secured by an account maintained by the Company with the
Lender, accounts receivable of the Borrowers and the guarantees of Shanghai TCH,
an affiliate of Xi’an TCH, and Guohua Ku, the Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.
The
penalty interest rate is subject to the lowest penalty interest rate allowed by
People’s Bank of China’s relevant policy on over-due loans (including principal
and interest). Upon the default of certain conditions by the Company, the Lender
has the discretion to accelerate the maturity date of the outstanding loans and
request payment as well as to cancel or terminate the financing. The Borrowers
agree not to use the loan to pay for related party transactions without the
Lender’s permission. The Borrowers agree to deposit their income from sales of
products and services into the accounts with the Lender (“income amount”) and
average monthly income amount of the Borrowers should be no less than RMB 5
million. The condition for the Borrowers’ first draw from the loan is when the
single month income amount reaches 80% of expected income amount as set forth in
the Agreement for that month. The expected income amount for each month required
by the Agreement is as below:
Incoming
Month
|
Expected
Incoming
Payment
(RMB)
|
|||
November,
2009
|
11,900,000 | |||
January,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
February,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
March,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
April,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
May,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
June,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
July,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
August,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
September,
2010
|
11,900,000 | |||
October,
2010
|
11,900,000 |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by the Company from time
to time with the SEC (collectively the “Filings”) contain or may contain
forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and
information currently available to, Company’s management as well as estimates
and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions
and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the filings, the words
“anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, “plan”, or
the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to Company or
Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
reflect the current view of Company with respect to future events and are
subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors (including those
in the section “results of operations” below), and any businesses that
Company may acquire. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated,
expected, intended, or planned.
Although
the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as
required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States,
the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking
statements to conform these statements to actual results. Readers are urged to
carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the
entirety of this annual report which attempt to advise interested parties of the
risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of
operations, and prospects.
Our
financial statements are prepared in US Dollars and in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. See “Foreign
Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)” below for information
concerning the exchange rates at which Renminbi (“RMB”) were translated into US
Dollars (“USD”) at various pertinent dates and for pertinent
periods.
OVERVIEW
OF BUSINESS BACKGROUND
China
Recycling Energy Corporation (the “Company” or “CREG”) (formerly China Digital
Wireless, Inc.) was incorporated on May 8, 1980, under the laws of the State of
Colorado. On September 6, 2001, the Company re-domiciled its state of
incorporation from Colorado to Nevada. The Company, through its subsidiary
Shanghai TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“TCH”), is in the business of selling
and leasing energy saving systems and equipment. The businesses of mobile phone
distribution and provision of pager and mobile phone value-added information
services were discontinued in 2007. On March 8, 2007, the Company changed its
name to “China Recycling Energy Corporation”.
On June
23, 2004, the Company entered into a stock exchange agreement with Sifang
Holdings Co. Ltd. (“Sifang Holdings”) and certain shareholders. Pursuant to the
stock exchange agreement, the Company issued 13,782,636 shares of its common
stock in exchange for a 100% equity interest in Sifang Holdings, making Sifang
Holdings a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Sifang Holdings was
established under the laws of the Cayman Islands on February 9, 2004 for the
purpose of holding a 100% equity interest in TCH. TCH was established as a
foreign investment enterprise in Shanghai under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China (the “PRC”) on May 25, 2004. Since January 2007, the Company
has gradually phased out and has now eliminated its business of mobile phone
distribution and provision of pager and mobile phone value-added information
services. In the first and second quarters of 2007, the Company did not engage
in any substantial transactions or activity in connection with these businesses.
On May 10, 2007, the Company discontinued the businesses related to mobile
phones and pagers. These businesses are reflected in continuing operations for
all periods presented based on the criteria for discontinued operations
prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144,
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (codified in
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) Topic 360).
On
February 1, 2007, the Company’s subsidiary, TCH entered into two TRT Project
joint-operation agreements with Xi’an Yingfeng Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
(“Yingfeng”). Yingfeng is a joint stock company registered in Xi’an, Shaanxi
Province, the PRC, and engages in the business of designing, installing, and
operating TRT systems and sales of other renewable energy products. TRT is an
electricity generating system that utilizes the exhaust pressure and heat
produced in the blast furnace of a steel mill to generate electricity. In
October 2007, the Company terminated both joint-operation agreements with
Yingfeng and became fully entitled to the rights, titles, benefits and interests
in the TRT Projects.
In
November 2007, TCH signed a cooperative agreement with Shengwei Group for a
cement waste heat power generator (“CHPG”) project. TCH will build two sets of
12MW low temperature CHPG systems for Shengwei’s two 2500 tons per
day cement manufacturing lines in Jin Yang and Shengwei’s 5,000 tons per
day cement manufacturing line in Tong Chuan. At the end of 2008, the
CHPG in Tong Chuan was completed at a total cost of approximately $6,191,000
(RMB 43,000,000) and put into operation. Under the original
agreement, the ownership of the CHPG was to be transferred to Tong Chuan
from the date the system is put into service. TCH is responsible for
the daily maintenance and repair of the system, and charges Tong Chuan the
monthly electricity fee based on the actual power generated by the system at
0.4116 RMB per KWH for an operating period of five years with the assurance from
Tong Chuan of proper functioning of 5,000 tons per day cement manufacturing line
and not less than 7,440 heat providing hours per year to the
CHPG. Shengwei Group has collateralized the cement manufacturing line
in Tongchuan to guarantee its obligations to provide the minimum electricity
income from the CHPG under the agreement during the operating period. At the end
of the five-year operating period, TCH will have no further obligations under
the cooperative agreement. On May 20, 2009, TCH entered a supplementary
agreement with Shengwei Group to amend the timing for title transfer until the
end of the leasing term.
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On
June 29, 2009, construction of the CHPG in Jin Yang was completed at a
total cost of approximately $7,318,000 (RMB 50,000,000) and put into
operation. TCH will charge Jin Yang a technical service fee of
$336,600 (RMB 2,300,000) monthly for sixty months. Jin Yang has the
right to purchase the ownership of the CHPG systems for $29,000 (RMB 200,000) at
the end of lease term. Jin Yang is required to provide assurance of proper
functioning of 5000 tons per day cement manufacturing lines and not less than
7440 heat hours per year for the CHPG. Shengwei Group collateralized
the cement manufacturing lines in Jin Yang to guarantee its obligations to
provide the minimum electricity income from the power generator system under the
agreement during the operating period. Effective July 1, 2009, TCH
outsourced the operation and maintenance of the CHPG systems in Tong Chuan and
JinYang to a third party for total of $732,000 (RMB 5,000,000) per
year.
On April
14, 2009, the Company incorporated a joint venture (“JV”) with Erdos Metallurgy
Co., Ltd. (“Erdos”) for recycling waste heat from Erdos ‘s metal
refining plants to generate power and steam, which will then be sold back to
Erdos. The name of the JV is Inner Mongolia Erdos TCH Energy Saving
Development Co., Ltd (“Erdos TCH”) with a term of 20 years, and the registered
capital of JV is $2,635,000 (RMB 18,000,000). On September 30, 2009,
Xi’An TCH injected additional capital of $4.03 million (RMB 27,500,000). Total
investment for the project is estimated at approximately $74 million (RMB 500
million) with an initial investment of $8,773,000 (RMB 60,000,000).
Erdos contributed 10% of the total investment of the project, and Xi’an TCH
contributed 90% of the total investment. Xi’an TCH and Erdos will receive 80%
and 20% of the profit allocation from the JV, respectively, until Xi’an TCH has
received a complete return on its investment; Xi’an TCH and Erdos will then
receive 60% and 40% of the profit allocation from the JV, respectively. When the
term of the JV expires, Xi’an TCH will transfer its equity in the JV to Erdos at
no additional cost.
During
2008, the Company also leased two energy recycling power generation equipment
systems under one-year, non-cancellable leases with the rents paid in full,
which the Company was able to sublease for higher rental income under one-year,
non-cancellable leases. The Company did not renew its lease when it expired in
April 2009, and as a result, the sublessee was unable to renew its lease with
the Company.
On
September 30, 2009, Xi’an TCH delivered to Shenmu County Juijiang Trading Co.,
Ltd. (“Shenmu”) a set of 18 megawatt capacity Waste Gas Power Generation
(“WGPG”) power generating systems pursuant to a Cooperative Contract on
Coke-oven Gas Power Generation Project (including its Supplementary Agreement)
and a Gas Supply Contract for Coke-oven Gas Power Generation
Project. The Contracts are for 10 years and provide that Xi’an TCH
will recycle coke furnace gas from the coke-oven plant of Shenmu to generate
power, which will then be supplied back to Shenmu. Shenmu agrees to
supply Xi’an TCH the coke-oven gas free of charge. Under the
Contracts, Shenmu will pay to the Company “energy-saving service fees” of
approximately $473,000 per month for the life of the Contracts, as well as such
additional amount as may result from the supply of power to Shenmu in excess of
10.80 million kilowatt hours per month at the rate of 0.30 yuan (approximately
$0.04) per kilowatt hour. The Company is responsible for operating
the systems and will do so through an unrelated third party at a cost of
approximately $438,000 per year. Shenmu guarantees that monthly gas supply will
not be lower than 21.6 million standard cubic meters, delivered monthly. If gas
supply is lower than that, Shenmu agrees to pay Xi’an TCH an energy-saving
service fee of up to 10.80 million kilowatt-hours a month, the amount that
results in the “energy-saving service fees” of approximately $473,000 per month.
Xi’an TCH maintains the ownership of the project throughout the term of the
Contracts, including the already completed investment, design, equipment,
construction and installation as well as the operation and maintenance of the
project. Xi’an TCH agrees to pay to Shenmu 50,000 yuan (about $7,300)
a year to use the land for the power station. At the end of the
10-year term, ownership of the systems transfers to Shenmu at no additional
charge. Shenmu agrees to provide a lien on its production line to
guarantee its performance under the Contracts. Three individuals
provide an unlimited joint liability guarantee to Xi’an TCH for Shenmu’s
performance under the Contracts and the Yulin Huiyuan Group provides a guarantee
to Xi’an TCH for Shenmu’s performance under the Contracts.
Starting
in November 2008, the Chinese government announced a series of economic stimulus
plans aimed at bolstering its weakening economy, a sweeping move that could also
help fight the effects of the global slowdown. China will spend an estimated
$586 billion over the next two years – roughly seven percent of its gross
domestic product each year – to construct new railways, subways and airports and
to rebuild communities devastated by an earthquake in the southwest China in May
2008. The economic stimulus package is the largest effort ever undertaken by the
Chinese government. The government said that the stimulus would cover 10 areas,
including low-income housing, electricity, water, rural infrastructure and
projects aiming at environmental protection and technological
innovation.
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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our
management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements as well as the reported net sales and expenses
during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and
assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other
factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of
which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
While our
significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our
consolidated financial statements, we believe that the following accounting
policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating
this management discussion and analysis.
Basis
of presentation
These
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for annual
financial statements.
Basis
of consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CREG and, its
subsidiaries, Sifang Holdings, TCH, and TCH’s subsidiaries Xi’an TCH Energy Tech
Co., Ltd. (“Xi’an TCH”) and Xingtai Huaxin Energy Tech Co., Ltd. (“Huaxin”), and
Xi’an TCH’s 90% owned subsidiary Erdos TCH , and Sifang Holding’s subsidiary,
Huahong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Huahong”). Xi’an TCH, Huaxin, Erdos
TCH and Huahong engage in the same business as TCH. Substantially all of the
Company’s revenues are derived from the operations of TCH and its subsidiaries,
which represent substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets and
liabilities as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. All
significant inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in
consolidation.
Use
of estimates
In
preparing these consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in
the balance sheets and revenues and expenses during the year reported. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
Accounts
receivable and concentration of credit risk
Accounts
receivable are recorded at the invoiced amounts and do not bear interest. The
Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of
business but mitigates the associated risks by performing credit checks and
actively pursuing past due accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts is
established and determined based on managements’ assessment of known
requirements, aging of receivables, payment history, the customer’s current
credit worthiness and the economic environment.
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk primarily are
accounts receivable, receivables on sales-type leases and other receivables. The
Company does not require collateral or other security to support these
receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its clients’ financial
condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts
receivable.
The
operations of the Company are located in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).
Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of
operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environments
in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy.
Inventory
Inventory
is valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost of work in progress and finished
goods comprises direct material cost, direct production cost and an allocated
portion of production overheads.
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Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and
betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or
otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed
from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations.
Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line
method over the estimated lives ranging from 5 to 20 years as
follows:
Building
|
20
years
|
|
Vehicle
|
2 -
5 years
|
|
Office
and Other Equipment
|
2 -
5 years
|
|
Software
|
2 -
3 years
|
Sales-type
leasing and related revenue recognition
The
Company leases TRT, CHPG and WGPG systems to its customers. The Company usually
transfers all benefits, risks and ownership of the TRT, CHPG or WGPG system to
its customers at the end of each lease term. The Company’s investment
in these projects is recorded as investment in sales-type leases in accordance
with SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 840) and
its various amendments and interpretations. The Company manufactures and
constructs the TRT , CHPG and WGPG systems and power generating system, and
finances its customers for the price of the systems. The sales and
cost of goods sold are recognized at the point of sale or inception of the
lease. The investment in sales-type leases consists of the sum of the total
minimum lease payments receivable less unearned interest income and estimated
executory cost. Unearned interest income is amortized to income over the lease
term in order to produce a constant periodic rate of return on the net
investment in the lease.
Foreign
Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The
Company’s functional currency is the Renminbi (“RMB”). For financial
reporting purposes, RMB has been translated into United States dollars (“USD”)
as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange
rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated
at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period.
Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from
period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity as
“Accumulated other comprehensive income”. Gains and losses resulting from
foreign currency transactions are included in income. There has been no
significant fluctuation in exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after
the balance sheet date.
The
Company uses SFAS 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (codified in FASB ASC
Topic 220). Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to
the statements of stockholders’ equity, except those due to investments by
stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to
stockholders.
NEW
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
On July
1, 2009, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
2009-01, “Topic 105 - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - amendments
based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168 , “The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles” (“ASU No. 2009-01”). ASU No. 2009-01
re-defines authoritative GAAP for nongovernmental entities to be only comprised
of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (“Codification”) and, for SEC
registrants, guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is a
reorganization and compilation of all then-existing authoritative GAAP for
nongovernmental entities, except for guidance issued by the SEC. The
Codification is amended to effect non-SEC changes to authoritative
GAAP. Adoption of ASU No. 2009-01 only changed the referencing
convention of GAAP in Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No.
46(R)” (“SFAS 167”), codified as FASB ASC Topic 810-10, which modifies how a
company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not
controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. SFAS 167
clarifies that the determination of whether a company is required to consolidate
an entity is based on, among other things, an entity’s purpose and design and a
company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly
impact the entity’s economic performance. SFAS 167 requires an ongoing
reassessment of whether a company is the primary beneficiary of a variable
interest entity. SFAS 167 also requires additional disclosures about a company’s
involvement in variable interest entities and any significant changes in risk
exposure due to that involvement. SFAS 167 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company does not believe the adoption of
SFAS 167 will have an impact on its financial condition, results of operations
or cash flows.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial
Assets — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (“SFAS 166”), codified as FASB
Topic ASC 860, which requires entities to provide more information regarding
sales of securitized financial assets and similar transactions, particularly if
the entity has continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred financial
assets. SFAS 166 eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose
entity,” changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets and
requires additional disclosures. SFAS 166 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company does not believe the adoption of
SFAS 166 will have an impact on its financial condition, results of operations
or cash flows.
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In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“SFAS 165”) codified in
FASB ASC Topic 855-10-05, which provides guidance to establish general standards
of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet
date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.
SFAS 165 also requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent
events were evaluated as well as the rationale for why that date was selected.
SFAS 165 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009,
and accordingly, the Company adopted this pronouncement during the second
quarter of 2009. SFAS 165 requires that public entities evaluate subsequent
events through the date that the financial statements are issued. The Company
has evaluated subsequent events through November 9, 2009.
In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP No. SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” which is codified in FASB ASC Topic
825-10-50. This FSP essentially expands the disclosure about fair value of
financial instruments that were previously required only annually to also be
required for interim period reporting. In addition, the FSP requires certain
additional disclosures regarding the methods and significant assumptions used to
estimate the fair value of financial instruments. These additional disclosures
are required beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2009.
In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition
and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,” which is codified in FASB
ASC Topic 320-10. This FSP modifies the requirements for recognizing
other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities and changes the existing
impairment model for such securities. The FSP also requires additional
disclosures for both annual and interim periods with respect to both debt and
equity securities. Under the FSP, impairment of debt securities will be
considered other-than-temporary if an entity (1) intends to sell the security,
(2) more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovering
its cost, or (3) does not expect to recover the security’s entire amortized cost
basis (even if the entity does not intend to sell). The FSP further indicates
that, depending on which of the above factor(s) causes the impairment to be
considered other-than-temporary, (1) the entire shortfall of the security’s fair
value versus its amortized cost basis or (2) only the credit loss portion would
be recognized in earnings while the remaining shortfall (if any) would be
recorded in other comprehensive income. FSP 115-2 requires entities to initially
apply the provisions of the standard to previously other-than-temporarily
impaired debt securities existing as of the date of initial adoption by making a
cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the
period of adoption. The cumulative-effect adjustment potentially reclassifies
the noncredit portion of a previously other-than-temporarily impaired debt
security held as of the date of initial adoption from retained earnings to
accumulate other comprehensive income. The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 115-2
and SFAS 124-2 beginning April 1, 2009. This FSP had no material impact on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In April
2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FSP
No. SFAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of
Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying
Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (“FSP No. SFAS 157-4”). FSP
No. SFAS 157-4, which is codified in FASB ASC Topics 820-10-35-51 and
820-10-50-2, provides additional guidance for estimating fair value and
emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and
level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation
technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same.
The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 157-4 beginning April 1, 2009.
This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Comparison
of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods
indicated as a percentage of net sales:
2009
|
2008
(Restated)
|
|||||||||||||||
Nine
Months Ended September 30
|
$
|
% of Sales
|
$
|
% of Sales
|
||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
33,885,889
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
6,876,223
|
100
|
%
|
||||||||
Sales
of Products
|
27,938,697
|
82
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Rental
income
|
5,946,892
|
18
|
%
|
6,876,223
|
100
|
%
|
||||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
(25,645,744
|
)
|
76
|
%
|
(4,810,011)
|
70
|
%
|
|||||||||
Cost
of products
|
(21,497,172
|
)
|
77
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||
Rental
expense
|
(4,148,572
|
)
|
70
|
%
|
(4,810,011)
|
70
|
%
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
8,239,845
|
24
|
%
|
2,066,212
|
30
|
%
|
||||||||||
Interest
income on sales-type lease
|
4,117,305
|
12
|
%
|
1,716,544
|
25
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
operating income
|
12,357,150
|
36
|
%
|
3,782,756
|
55
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
Operating expenses
|
(2,730,971
|
)
|
8
|
%
|
(2,543,563
|
)
|
37
|
%
|
||||||||
Income
from operation
|
9,626,179
|
28
|
%
|
1,239,193
|
18
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
non-operating expenses
|
(362,405
|
)
|
(1
|
)%
|
(4,789,154
|
)
|
(70
|
)%
|
||||||||
Income
(loss) before income tax
|
9,263,774
|
27
|
%
|
(3,549,961
|
)
|
(51.6
|
)%
|
|||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
1,166,684
|
(4
|
)%
|
796,458
|
(11.6
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
(10,898
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)%
|
83
|
-
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
8,107,987
|
24
|
%
|
$
|
(4,346,502
|
)
|
(63
|
)%
|
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SALES. Net sales for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 were approximately $33.89 million while our
net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $6.88 million, an
increase in revenues of approximately $27.01 million. The increase was due to
selling of one energy saving system (Jin Yang CHPG system) through sales-type
leases at the end of June of 2009, and one Shenmu WGPG system through sales-type
lease at the end of September of 2009, in addition to two TRT systems that were
sold under sales-type leases in 2007 and one energy saving system (CHPG system)
sold under sales-type leases at the end of 2008. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, we recorded $9.51 million revenue from sales of the Jin Yang
CHPG system, $18.43 million revenue from sales of the shenmu WGPG system, and
rental income of approximately $5.95 million from leasing our two power
generating systems through an operating lease. The operating lease term ended in
April of 2009. There were no sales other than operating leasing
activities of $6.88 million in the same period of 2008. Sales and cost of sales
are recorded at the time of leases; the interest income from the sales-type
leases is our other major revenue source in addition to sales
revenue.
COST OF SALES. Cost of
sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was approximately $25.65
million while our cost of sales for the same period in 2008 was $4.81 million,
an increase of approximately $20.84 million. The increase was mainly due to the
cost of sale for sales-type leases of the Jin Yang CHPG system and Shenmu WGPG
system.
GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit
was approximately $8.24 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as
compared to $2.07 million for the same period in 2008, representing a gross
margin of approximately 24% and 30% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, respectively. The increase in gross profit was mainly from the profit
from the sales-type lease of the Jin Yang CHPG system and Shenmu WGPG system
both with gross profit margin of about 23%, our operating lease business in
connection with leasing out two energy recycling power generation equipment
systems since April of 2008 with a profit margin of about 30%, which ended in
April 2009.
OPERATING INCOME. Operating
income was approximately $12.36 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 while our operating income for the same period in 2008 was approximately
$3.78 million, an increase of approximately $8.57 million. The growth in
operating income was mainly due to (i) the increase in interest income from
selling and leasing our energy saving systems through sales-type leases, and
(ii) commencing our operating lease business since the second quarter of 2008.
Interest income on sales-type leases for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 was approximately $4.11 million, an approximately $2.4 million
increase from approximately $1.72 million for the same period in 2008, this
increase was mainly due to increased interest income on CHPG
systems.
OPERATING
EXPENSES. Operating expenses consisted of selling, general and
administrative expenses totaling approximately $2.73 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 as compared to approximately $2.54 million for the same
period in 2008, a increase of approximately $187,408 or 7.37%. This slight
increase was mainly due to increased expenses in connection with our sales of
two energy recycling systems through sales-type lease in 2009 .
NET INCOME. Our net
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was approximately $8.11
million as compared to an approximately $4.35 million net loss for the same
period in 2008, an increase of approximately $12.44 million. This increase in
net income was mainly due to the rental income commenced since the second
quarter of 2008 and additional interest income from sales-type leases of the
CHPG system, as well as the sales of two energy recycling systems through
sales-type leases in 2009. While in the same period of 2008, we have
recorded a $4.68 million one-time expense for the unamortized portion of the
beneficial conversion feature of our first $5 million convertible
note.
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Comparison
of Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008
The
following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods
indicated as a percentage of net sales:
2009
|
2008
(Restated)
|
|||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended September 30
|
$
|
% of Sales
|
$
|
% of Sales
|
||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
18,425,620
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
4,259,807
|
100
|
%
|
||||||||
Sales
of Products
|
18,425,620
|
100
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Rental
income
|
—
|
0
|
%
|
4,259,807
|
100
|
%
|
||||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
(14,179,421
|
)
|
77
|
%
|
(2,977,402
|
)
|
70
|
%
|
||||||||
Cost
of products
|
(14,179,421
|
)
|
77
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||
Rental
expense
|
—
|
0
|
%
|
(2,977,402
|
)
|
70
|
%
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
4,246,199
|
23
|
%
|
1,282,405
|
30
|
%
|
||||||||||
Interest
income on sales-type lease
|
1,783,833
|
10
|
%
|
576,817
|
14
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
operating income
|
6,030,032
|
33
|
%
|
1,859,222
|
44
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
Operating expenses
|
(1,375,230
|
)
|
7
|
%
|
(1,039,784
|
)
|
24
|
%
|
||||||||
Income
from operation
|
4,654,802
|
26
|
%
|
819,438
|
20
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
non-operating income (expenses)
|
76,516
|
0.4
|
%
|
(59,774
|
)
|
(1.4
|
)%
|
|||||||||
Income
before income tax
|
4,731,318
|
26
|
%
|
759,664
|
18
|
%
|
||||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
941,962
|
(5
|
)%
|
427,960
|
(10
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
(7,740
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)%
|
27
|
0
|
%
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
3,797,095
|
21
|
%
|
$
|
331,677
|
8
|
%
|
SALES. Net sales for the
third quarter of 2009 were approximately $18.43 million while our net sales for
the third quarter of 2008 were $4.26 million, an increase in revenues of
approximately $14.17 million. We sold one power generating system (Shenmu)
through a sales-type lease at the end of September. The increase in sales
in the third quarter of 2009 is attributed to the sales recognized for the
Shenmu power generating system compared to the same period of 2008 in which only
leasing activities occurred. The leasing of two energy recycling power
generation equipment systems under one-year, non-cancellable leases with the
rents paid by the Company in full to generate a rental income commenced since
the second quarter of 2008 and ended in April of 2009. We recorded sales of the
Shenmu WGPG system of $18.43 million; compared to the same period in 2008 was
4.26 million for rental income only. Sales and cost of sales are recorded at the
time of leases; the interest income from the sales-type leases is our other
major revenue source in addition to sales revenue.
COST OF SALES. Cost of
sales for the third quarter of 2009 was approximately $14.18 million while our
cost of sales for the same period in 2008 was $2.98 million, an increase of
approximately 11.2 million. During the third quarter of 2009,
the Shenmu WGPG system transaction occurred and has been accounted
for as a sales-type lease with a cost of $14.18 million.
GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit
was approximately $4.25 million for the third quarter of 2009 as compared to
$1.28 million for the same period in 2008, representing a gross margin of
approximately 23% and 30% for the third quarter of 2009 and 2008, respectively.
The increase in gross profit was mainly from the profit from the sales-type
lease of the Shenmu WGPG system, which had a gross profit margin of about
23%.
OPERATING INCOME. Operating
income was approximately $6.03 million for the third quarter of 2009 while our
operating income for the same period in 2008 was approximately $1.86 million, an
increase of approximately $4.17 million. The growth in operating income was
mainly due to the sale of the Shenmu WGPG system and an increase in interest
income from selling and leasing our energy saving systems through sales-type
leases. Interest income on sales-type leases for the third quarter of 2009 was
approximately $1.78 million, an approximately $1.21 million increase from
approximately $0.58 million for the same period in 2008; this increase was
mainly due to increased interest income on CHPG
systems.
OPERATING
EXPENSES. Operating expenses consisted of selling, general and
administrative expenses totaling approximately $1.38 million for the third
quarter of 2009 as compared to approximately $1.04 million for the same period
in 2008, an increase of approximately $335,446 or 32%. This increase was mainly
due to the increased cost associated with servicing higher sales.
NET INCOME. Our net
income for the third quarter of 2009 was approximately $3.80 million as compared
to an approximately $0.33 million for the same period in 2008, an increase of
approximately $3.47 million. This increase in net income was mainly due to the
sale of Shenmu WGPG system in the third quarter of 2009 and increased interest
income from sales-type leases of the CHPG systems.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL
RESOURCES
Comparison
of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008
As of
September 30, 2009, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $5,683,300. At
September 30, 2009, other current assets were approximately $12.54 million and
current liabilities were approximately $21.08 million. Working
capital amounted to negative $2.86 million at September 30, 2009. The ratio
of current assets to current liabilities was 0.86:1 at the nine months ended
September 30, 2009.
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The
following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated
types of activities during nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||
Cash
provided by (used in):
|
||||||||
Operating
Activities
|
$
|
12,387,226
|
$
|
(4,456,661
|
)
|
|||
Investing
Activities
|
(22,164,713
|
)
|
(10,189,521
|
)
|
||||
Financing
Activities
|
8,190,797
|
14,387,174
|
Net cash
flow provided by operating activities was approximately $12.39 million
during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to
approximately $4.46 million used in the same period of 2008. The increase in net
cash inflow was mainly due to the increase in net income as well as a decrease
in our advances to suppliers and prepaid expenses.
Net cash
flow used in investing activities was approximately $22.16 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to approximately $10.19 million
used in the same period of 2008. The increase of net cash flow used in investing
activities was mainly due to our investment of $9.48 million in the systems that
are the subject of the sales-type leases of the Jingyang CHPG and the Shenmu
WGPG projects and an $8.25 million payment for construction in progress of
Erdos and Zhonggang Binhai projects, as well as restricted cash of $4.39 million
in the bank as collateral for the same amount of bank acceptance.
Net cash
flow provided by financing activities was $8.19 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 as compared to net cash provided by financing
activities of $14.39 million for the same period in 2008. The $8.19 million cash
inflow from financing activities mainly consisted of common stock issued for $2
million, convertible note issued for $3 million, and short term bank loan of
$2.92 million, while in the same period of 2008 we received $14 million from the
issuance of common stock and convertible notes.
We
believe we have sufficient cash resources to continue our current business
through June 2010 due to stable interest revenue from our operating
activities. As of September 30, 2009, we have five sale-type leases
to generate our cash inflows, two TRT systems, two CHPG systems and one WGPG
systems. We believe we have sufficient cash resources to cover our anticipated
capital expenditures for the remainder of 2009.
We do not
believe that inflation has had a significant negative impact on our results of
operations during 2009.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
Other
than as described herein, we have not entered into any financial guarantees or
other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We
have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares
and classified as stockholder’s equity or that are not reflected in our
consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or
contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that
serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not
have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing,
liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or
research and development services with us.
Convertible Notes
Payable
On April
29, 2008, we issued and sold to certain investors a 5% Secured Convertible
Promissory Note in the principal amount of $5,000,000. The terms for
the Note were amended and restated on April 29, 2009.
This note
bears interest at 5% per annum and matures on April 29, 2011. The principal face
amount of the note, together with any interest thereon, convert, at the option
of the holders at any time on or after March 30, 2010 (or such earlier date if
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009 are available prior to March 30, 2010) and prior to
maturity, into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion
price that is tied to the after-tax net profits of the Company for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2009. The obligation of the Company under
this note is ranked senior to all other debt of the Company. The note is secured
by a security interest granted to the Investors pursuant to a share pledge
agreement. The note is not considered to have an embedded beneficial conversion
feature because the conversion price and convertible shares are contingent upon
future net profits.
On April
29, 2009, CREG issued an 8% Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the principal
amount of $3 million to Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III, L.P. with maturity on
April 29, 2012. The note holder has the right to convert all or any part of the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of this note, together with interest, if
any, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at any time on or after March
30, 2010 (or such earlier date if the audited consolidated financial statements
of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 are available on a
date prior to March 30, 2010) and prior to the maturity date (or such later date
on which this note is paid in full), at a conversion price per share of common
stock equal to US $0.80.
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Bank Loan
Payable
On April
13, 2009, Xi’an TCH entered into a one-year working capital loan agreement with
the Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Xi’an branch, to borrow $2.9 million (RMB 20
million) at an interest rate of 5.3% and Xi’an TCH is required to make quarterly
interest payments on the outstanding loan balance. The loan agreement
contains standard representations, warranties and covenants, and the borrowed
funds are to be guaranteed through a separate guaranty contract with Shanxi
Zhongze Investment Co., Ltd.
Notes Payable – Bank
Acceptances
We had notes payable for bank
acceptances of $1,466,467 at September 30, 2009, which was collateralized by
depositing cash in the bank as restricted cash. We endorsed the bank
acceptances to vendors as payment of our obligations. Most of the
bank acceptances have a maturity of less than six months.
COMMITMENTS
Zhonggang
Binhai 7-Megawatt Capacity Electricity Generation
Project
In
September, 2008, the Company signed a contract to recycle waste gas and waste
heat for China Zhonggang Binhai Enterprise Ltd. (“Zhonggang Binhai”) in Cangzhou
City, Hebei Province, a world-class nickel-iron manufacturing joint venture
between China Zhonggang Group and Shanghai Baoshan Steel
Group. According to the contract, the Company will install a
7-Megawatt capacity electricity-generation system. It will be an integral part
of the facilities designed to produce 80,000 tons of nickel-iron per year. The
project will generate 7-megawatt capacity electricity and help reduce in excess
of 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year. The project started
construction in March 2009 and will be completed within 11 months with
approximately $ 7.8 million (RMB 55 million) in total investment.
Erdos’s Phase One - Two
9-Megawatt Capacity Electricity Generation Project
On April
14, 2009, the Company incorporated Erdos TCH for recycling waste heat from Erdos
‘s metal refining plants to generate power and steam, which will then be sold
back to Erdos with a term of 20 years. Erdos is the
world’s largest Ferrosilicon alloy producer with more than 500 kilo tons annual
capacity of Ferrosilicon alloy and 450 kilo tons of Silicon manganese
(approximately 15% world market share). The Company plans to recycle residual
heat from selected 54 furnaces over total 100 furnaces in the Erdos’s production
lines. Total investment for the project is estimated at approximately $74
million (RMB 500 million) for 11 power units with capacity of 70MW electricity,
with the potential to grow to 120 MW or more, and 30 tons of steam per hour. The
whole project is expected to complete by the end of 2011 and supply 10% of
Erdos’s current electricity need. The first phase, which includes two power
lines with total 18MW of capacity started in May 2009. One power line with 9MW
capacity is estimated to be complete at the end of 2009.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item
4T. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures
We
evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure
controls and procedures” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the
period covered by this report. This evaluation (the “disclosure
controls evaluation”) was done under the supervision and with the participation
of management, including our chief executive officer (“CEO”) and chief financial
officer (“CFO”). Rules adopted by the SEC require that in this section of our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q we present the conclusions of the CEO and the CFO
about the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on the disclosure controls
evaluation.
This
quarterly report does not include an attestation report of our registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public
accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide
only management’s report in this quarterly report.
Objective
of Controls
Our
disclosure controls and procedures are designed so that information required to
be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures are also intended to
ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and
the circumvention or overriding of the controls and
procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and
procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control
objectives, and management necessarily is required to use its judgment in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and
procedures.
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Conclusion
Based upon
the disclosure controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of
the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and
procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the foregoing
objectives have been achieved.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has
been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the
quarter ended September 30, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal
Proceedings
The
Company is not currently involved in any material pending legal
proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk
Factors
Not
applicable.
Item 2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other
Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
10.1
|
Cooperative
Contract on Coke-oven Gas Power Generation Project between Xi’an TCH
Energy Technology Co., Ltd and Shenmu County Juijiang Trading Co., Ltd.
(filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
November 2, 2009).
|
|
10.2
|
Gas
Supply Contract for Coke-oven Gas Power Generation Project between Xi’an
TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd and Shenmu County Juijiang Trading Co.,
Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed November 2, 2009).
|
|
10.3
|
Supplementary
Agreement to Cooperative Contract on Coke-over Gas Power Generation
Project between Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd and Shenmu County
Juijiang Trading Co., Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed November 2, 2009).
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).*
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).*
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.*
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.*
|
*
|
Filed
herewith.
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
CHINA
RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
|
|||
Date:
November 16, 2009
|
/s/
Guohua Ku
|
||
Guohua
Ku
|
|||
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
|
Date:
November 16, 2009
|
/s/
Xinyu Peng
|
||
Xinyu
Peng
|
|||
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
|
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