ZZLL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
|X| ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008
|_| TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to ______________
Commission File Number 333-134991
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada |
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A-B 8/F Hart Avenue |
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Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (852) 2815-1355 |
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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
None.
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share
(Title of Class)
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Indicate by check mark whether the issuer is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrants most recently completely second fiscal quarter. Note: If determining whether a particular person or entity is an affiliate cannot be made without involving an unreasonable effort and expense, the aggregate market value of the common equity held by non-affiliates may be calculated on the basis of reasonable assumptions, if the assumptions are set forth in this form.
6,550,000 common shares @ $0.39* = $2,554,500
*Average of bid and ask closing prices on June 20, 2008.
APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes | | No. | |
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrants classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
21,400,000 common shares issued and outstanding as of June 20, 2008
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
None.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Baoshinn Corporation (the "Company") to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The Company's plans and objectives are based, in part, on assumptions involving the continued expansion of business. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Although the Company believes its assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance the forward-looking statements included in this Report will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1.
Description of Business
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
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Item 2.
Properties
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Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
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Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART II
Item 5.
Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
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Item 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Item 9.
Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
And Financial Disclosure
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Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
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Item 9B.
Other Information
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PART III
Item 10.
Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item 11.
Executive Compensation
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Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and
Director Independence
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Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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Item 15.
Exhibits
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Signatures
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PART I
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
Background
Baoshinn Corporation was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on September 9, 2005, under the name of JML Holdings, Inc. We were formed as a "blind pool" or "blank check" company whose business plan was to seek to acquire a business opportunity through completion of a merger, exchange of stock, or other similar type of transaction. Prior to our identification of Bao Shinn International Express ("BSIE") as an acquisition target, our only business activity was organizational activities.
We consummated our merger with BSIE, a privately held Hong Kong corporation, on March 31, 2006, by acquiring all of the issued and outstanding common stock of BSIE in a share exchange transaction. We issued 16,500,000 shares of our common stock in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of BSIE common stock. As a result of the share exchange transaction, BSIE became our wholly-owned subsidiary.
The former stockholders of BSIE acquired 76.74% of our issued and outstanding common stock as a result of completion of the share exchange transaction. Therefore, although BSIE became our wholly-owned subsidiary, the transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization of BSIE whereby BSIE is deemed to be the accounting acquirer and is deemed to have adopted our capital structure.
Government Approval/Regulations
BSIE is a travel service provider located in Hong Kong. As a travel service provider BSIE must be a member of the Travel Industry Council in Hong Kong. Such a member must meet the following criteria:
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It is a limited company incorporated or registered in Hong Kong.
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Its only business is travel-related and tourism.
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It is a member of one of the eight Association Members. BSIE is a HATA member (Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents). It has a minimum paid-up capital of Hong Kong Currency of $500,000, plus an additional Hong Kong Currency of $250,000 for each branch office.
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It conducts its travel-related and tourism business within separate and independent commercial premises / buildings.
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It employs at each office at least one manager with two years' relevant experience and another full-time staff member.
Any company that participates in the Travel industry in Hong Kong is required by law to be the member of the Travel Industry Council (TIC) in Hong Kong. Without joining the TIC, we cannot sell travel packages or provide travel services to the public. Any individual that buys a travel package or receives travel service from a non Travel Industry Council member will not have proper insurance coverage, and it is illegal for a company to sell travel service without joining the TIC.
Baoshinn International Express Background
BSIE is headquartered in Hong Kong and was established in 2002 to offer extended travel services primarily focused on wholesale businesses and corporate clients. Through our Hong Kong subsidiary, we are ticket consolidators of major international airlines, including Thai Airways, Eva Airways, Dragon Air, Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, HongKong Airlines & HongKong Express. With a strong and experienced team of travel consultants and officers dedicated to excellent travel services, we provide travel services such as ticketing, hotel and accommodation arrangements, tour packages, incentive tours and group sightseeing services to customers located in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
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Chartered Flights
Chartered flights generally account for less than 5% of our total business. During peak periods, such as the Easter holiday, summer holiday, Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year, our chartered flight schedule will depend on the market situation. We will discuss options with airlines such as Eastern Airline to Shanghai, Thai Airways to Bangkok, Eva Airlines to Taipei and Dragon Airline to Beijing.
Business Objective
We intend to expand our current travel agency wholesale business, direct corporate client sales and Hong Kong to China travel arrangement in Hong Kong operations, and establish additional operations Mainland China. The estimated funding to meet these objectives is: (i) US $500,000 to expand the Hong Kong Operation; (ii) US $1,200,000 to establish branch offices and sales representative centers in Mainland China; (iii) US$1,500,000 for working capital of Mainland China operations.
Our long term objective is to enlarge our customer base and to provide privileged services in the Hong Kong and China Mainland market.
Description of Services
Ticketing Agency
We are ticket consolidators (meaning we are wholesale agents for the airlines) for Thai Airway, Eva Airways, China Airlines, Dragon Air, Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, HongKong Airlines and Hong Kong Express. Our computerized in-house ticketing network allows us to book and issue flight tickets for any international airline. We currently use the Abacus, Amadeus, World Span, Galileo and E-Term ticketing systems, which offer the most comprehensive ticketing services to our customers. All of these systems are recognized by the airlines as ticket booking systems, which link to airline computer systems and allow us to gain direct access to those systems and issue the ticket.
Hotel/Accommodation Arrangement
We provide extensive accommodation arrangements through our Hotel Division, which enables our customer to make advance arrangements throughout their tour. We have the capability to provide hotel reservations to any hotel in the world.
Inbound Division
We provide extensive local support and accommodation for inbound travelers to Hong Kong through our strategic alliances and relationships with local hotels and transportation companies. We provide hotel reservations, transportation, tour guides, optional tour and entrance tickets for playground and Disneyland in Hong Kong. Our current customers mostly come from the Asia Pacific regions, including China, Japan and Taiwan, also chartered customers from Europe and North America. Our staff will concentrate on China Inbound travel and Disneyland Resort Tours as we hope to capitalize on the domestic travel market in China.
China Division
With our long established relationships in the China travel industry and our special relationships with hosts in China, we provide one-stop service to customers to enjoy the widest range of options, packages, tickets and accommodations in China.
Corporate Division
We provide custom services and arrangements to our corporate clients for their business travel. With a team of travel consultants specifically trained for our corporate clients, we provide our expertise to corporate customers by designing business itineraries that fit their busy schedules.
We are now undergoing developments and expansion in all divisions. With our planned branch offices due to
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open in the next two years, our business is expected to be more comprehensive and be offered to a much wider spectrum of customers, while maintaining our high standard of service.
Operation
BSIEs headquarter located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, the office lease commenced on January 1, 2004 and is for a period of 6 years. In addition, BSIE has two branch offices in Hong Kong, one is located in central, the lease commenced on September 1, 2005 and is for a term of 3 years, the other one is located in Kwai Chung, the lease commenced on August 1, 2006 and is for a term of 3 years.
BSIE has 44 employees in Hong Kong and plans to increase this to 60 employees by the end of 2008.
BSIE is a member of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong (TIC) and the Hong Kong Outbound Tour Operator's Association (OTOA). To maintain memberships with these organizations, we are required to comply with the agencies regulations which demand a high standard of professionalism in the travel industry and to protect the interests of our customers.
Ordinary Membership of the TIC shall meet the following criteria:
Our goal is to capture an all-encompassing market that will include the inbound/outbound markets for travel services in Hong Kong, China and around the world. We believe that we can compete on the retail, wholesale and corporate levels of the travel industry using this all-encompassing approach.
Market Overview
The travel industry has become a significant driving force in Hong Kong's economy. This includes inbound as well as outbound business, as evidenced by the following facts, trends and future estimates.
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In 2008, there were 28.17 million visitors to Hong Kong, a growth of 11.6% compared to 2006. Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board, February 2008
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Being an international city, Hong Kong is a popular venue for international conventions and exhibitions, which bring a large number of visitors to the City every year.
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Equestrian events in the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 will take place in Hong Kong. The number of visitors is estimated to reach new highs in 2008.
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New Attractions in Hong Kong such as the Sun Yat-Sen Museum, Ocean Park Theme Hotel and Disneyland Resort are expected to attract more visitors in the coming years.
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International Sports events, including the Macau Grand Prix in November and the Hong Kong Rugby Seven are held every year have been attracting a large number of visitors to Hong Kong:
PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Market Overview
Travelers from Mainland China are by far the largest source of revenue for the Hong Kong travel industry. The Chinese Government plans to further expand the opportunities given to its citizens to travel to Hong Kong. With the expanding middle class in China, the number of Mainland China Travelers and the revenues they generate is expected to increase. The recent opening of the Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong has also attracted tourists from Mainland China.
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Total Overnight Visitors Spending (US$M) | 2,028.5 | 3,340.5 | 3,820.5 | 4,351.4 | 4,688.4 | 4,799.4 |
Percentage Growth (%) | 19.5 | 64.7 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 7.7 | 2.4 |
Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board, February, 2008
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The economy of China has been expanding dramatically since the 1990's. The number of travelers continues to increase as well as their spending power. Overall spending by Mainland China Visitors has been increased steadily in the past five years. Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board.
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Besides traveling outside China, the domestic travel market in Mainland China has been growing rapidly. With Baoshinn's new sales representative offices we plan to tap into this increasing demand.
Travel Policy Changes
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Benefiting from the progressive extension of the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS), Mainland China was the origin for more than half the total visitors to Hong Kong in 2007. Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board, February, 2008.
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The Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) was originally implemented in July, 2003. On July 1, 2004, IVS was launched in a total of 32 cities in southern and eastern China, permitting residents to travel to Hong Kong as individuals. Previously the Chinese Government only allowed to groups to travel to Hong Kong. During 2007, 15.49 million or 55% of all the Mainland visitors traveled to Hong Kong under IVS.
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Total Mainland China Visitors to Hong Kong increased of 14% from 2006 to 2007. This represented 15.49 million visitors in 2007. Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board, February, 2008.
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Starting in July, 2002, Mainland China Visitors were allowed to exchange foreign currencies freely in unlimited amounts with commercial banks. In January 2005, the Chinese Government increased the cash limit that may be carried by visitors form Mainland China to Hong Kong from US$749 to US$2,497 (RMB 6,000 to RMB 20,000). (Exchange Rate: US$1:RMB8.01).
The "Quota System" was cancelled in January 2002 for traveling from PRC to Hong Kong. New "Travel Permits" for Mainland China Visitors was established in May 2002. New Permits are valid for 5 years with multi-purposes entries, including leisure and business visits; unlike the prior permits, which were only valid for business visits. Transit Travel Permits allow Chinese citizens to stay in Hong Kong for a maximum of 7 days. Business Travel Permits have been gradually replaced by Multi-purpose Permits, which offers more flexibility and ease of use. For visitors from the Mainland, the flexibility and convenience offered by IVS travel encourages them to make more frequent and short-stay visits to Hong Kong.
Marketing Strategies
Our goal is to create and keep customers. Our marketing strategy will reflect this goal as we build our reputation in Hong Kong and China. With our experience and network in the industry, we are growing our business to provide excellent travel solutions to customers.
Our marketing strategies include the following:
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With the number of visitors increasing, we continue to enhance our sales volume in ticketing sales, inbound and outbound tours packages, and hotel accommodation arrangements. This allows us to negotiate competitive rates, since we are a ticket consolidator for several international airlines.
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We will work to take advantage of the IVS and the spectacular growth in China's economy.
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We will strive to improve service quality for customers, by investing in advanced computer programs, with a view to supplying innovative information technology solutions to both individual and corporate travelers.
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To further expand our service coverage for Mainland China visitors, we plan to open a new office in Shanghai. This office will provide complete travel services to individual and corporate customers in the Eastern and Northern area of China.
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We plan to establish a new office in Beijing. Besides comprehensive travel services, additional resources will be allocated to this office in anticipation of the increased growth due to the 2008 Olympic Games.
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We plan to further expand our travel services coverage to Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Mainland China in the second half of 2007. These offices will allow us to provide superior travel services for travelers in the Southern China.
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We also plan to operate chartered flights from Hong Kong to Mainland, Thailand and Taiwan in the future.
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We plan to increase our coverage and our presence in China through the development of five representative sales offices in each of the five China regions, result in a total of 20 representative sales offices in China. This "well-organized network" is our planned branch in the People's Republic of China. We intend to establish this through our C.O.O. This will be a network that, based on the experience of our officers and directors, we plan on being well organized and efficient. We plan to set up our network in the People's Republic of China through the retail chain which will not only contact the customer, but will also deal with the local travel companies in China to expand the sales network.
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We plan to operate in a retail chain store format to enlarge our customer base and provide more comprehensive services in Mainland China. This "retail chain" means the company will open the branch to serve the direct customer of the Chinese agents. Currently, we provide our services to travel agencies who further sell our product to direct customers.
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Currently, 78% of our revenue is generated from travel agencies, and 19% of our revenue comes from the direct corporate customers, and 3% comes from sale of air ticket route from Hong Kong to Mainland China. Our plan is to increase the direct corporate customer business, because of its higher gross profit margin.
Marketing Techniques
Air Tickets wholesale (core business, 78% of Revenue):
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Maintain a good relationship with airlines to get competitive first tier agent air ticket price, as well as lucrative airline incentive contract.
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Strong sales team built up a wide network within the Hong Kong travel industry over years, and kept a good reputation among Hong Kong local retail travel agents.
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Flat organization structure enables efficient decision making and quick response to market change.
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Distribute the competitive selling price list by electronic auto-fax and email and by physical visits to our customer.
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Increase fixed space allotment from airlines in the travel hot season.
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Geographically located in the heart of East Asia, the short haul travel package market in Hong Kong has great potential and a higher margin.
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Build in house package design, combine hotel services and air flight with innovative ideas.
Corporate travel (19% of Revenue):
Our current market techniques to promote corporate are:
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Focus on Niche market and avoid competing with giant corporate traveler company such as American Express and CWT.
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Provide superior service to SME clients that are ignored by giant corporate travel agencies, and keep them by providing flexible service terms.
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Recruit experienced corporate travel consultants with clients on hand, and retain them by an incentive salary structure.
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Full decentralized corporate travel department, to enable department head full autonomy in operating the corporate travel business.
Sale of air ticket route from Hong Kong to Mainland China (3% of revenue).
Our current market techniques to promote inbound travel are:
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Build extensive relationships with China local hotels to obtain competitive hotel rates, and secure hotel rooms during peak season.
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Use existing networks in mainland China and Taiwan to penetrate into those overseas markets, provide tour services, hotel, and car transfer services for Hong Kong visitors from these regions.
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As part of our long term market strategies, the existing business in Hong Kong will build the foundation for future China development, and will integrate into future China operations.
Competition and Market Trends
There is considerable competition for consolidators and wholesale ticket sellers in China. While we have considerable experience and expertise in this field, several major competitors do exist in this market. Our competitors run similar businesses to ours.
The e-ticket is a trend that the airlines are moving towards, and consumers purchasing airline tickets and making hotel reservations via telephone or internet is a competitive force. Due to the limitations and regulations surrounding e-tickets, this is not a trend that we feel will have a significant impact on our business expansion, if at all.
Airlines are trying to build up e-ticket systems/internet booking systems, so they can reach end customers directly without the use of travel agents. However whether the e-ticket system can be successful in Hong Kong and China is still a question mark. With the limitations of e-ticketing itself, and different consumer habits in Greater China compare to developed western countries, time will tell whether e-ticket can be prevail in greater China.
Limitations & Regulations
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E-tickets are normally non-endorsable, non-re-routable, and they lack flexibility when dealing with more complicated bookings.
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Details are input by the end-customer, and it is very easy to create errors by those not familiar with airline coding.
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Dependence on internet and computer system will be a disaster during system outage.
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Reasons for E-ticket being "not a growing trend in Greater China Region on consumer end"
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Online credit card usage is still not prevailing in Greater China due to insecurity and fraud. In general, people's attitude towards credit card is different with western developed country, where the later are more get used to shopping with credit cards.
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Fewer people in China have credit cards.
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As a developing country, consumers in China are not confident in internet transactions. They are more likely to accept physical human contact, or a paper ticket where they can see what they get.
Regarding the methods of competition in our industry, we release the authority to the front line staff to negotiate the deal with customers, while our competitors have more formal channels they must go through to make a decision. Thus, our turn around is faster than our competition and more efficient.
Our competitors advantage is that their financial background is stronger than ours.
Our main advantage is our relatively small size which allows us to be more flexible and respond to market changes more rapidly.
Employees
We have approximately 44 employees in Hong Kong, and we plan to increase this number to approximately 60 employees by the end of 2008 in order to cope with the business expansion.
ITEM 1.A. RISK FACTORS.
THERE MAY EXIST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Our directors and officers are or may become, in their individual capacities, officers, directors, controlling shareholders and/or partners of other entities engaged in a variety of businesses. Each of our officers and directors is engaged in business activities outside of the Company. As a result of these activities, there exists potential conflicts of interest including, among other things, time, effort and business combinations with other such entities.
OUR COMMON STOCK MAY NOT BE LISTED ON NASDAQ OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES EXCHANGE.
We may seek the listing of our common stock on NASDAQ or another United States Stock Exchange. However, we may not be able to meet the initial listing standards of such an exchange, and even if we are able to obtain such a listing initially, we may not be able to maintain such listing of our common stock. Until our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ or another stock exchange, we expect that our common stock would be eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation system, or on the "pink sheets," where our stockholders may find it more difficult to dispose of shares or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock. In addition, we would be subject to an SEC rule that, if we failed to meet the criteria set forth in such rule, imposes various practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities governed by the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such rule may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our common stock, which may further affect the liquidity of our stock. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital following a business combination.
CONTROL BY MANAGEMENT.
Management currently owns the majority of all the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. Consequently, management has the ability to influence control of the operations of the Company and, acting together, will have the ability to influence or control substantially all matters submitted to stockholders for approval, including:
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Election of the board of directors;
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Removal of any directors;
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Amendment of the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws; and
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Adoption of measures that could delay or prevent a change in control or impede a merger, takeover or other business combination.
These stockholders will thus have substantial influence over our management and affairs, this concentration of ownership by itself may have the effect of impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business consolidation, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for the common stock.
RESALE OF OUR SECURITIES MAY BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CURRENT MARKET FOR OUR SECURITIES AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NO MARKET WILL DEVELOP.
There is no current public market for our securities, and no assurance that such a public market will develop in the future. Therefore there is no central place, such as stock exchange or electronic trading system, to resell your shares. If you do want to resell your shares, you will have to locate a buyer and negotiate your own sale.
Even in the event that such a public market does develop, there is no assurance that it will be maintained or that it will be sufficiently active or liquid to allow shareholders to easily dispose of their shares. Even if a market does develop there is no guarantee that you will be able to sell your stock for the same amount you originally paid for it.
DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA IS SUBJECT TO LEGAL RISKS AND POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES OVER WHICH WE HAVE NO CONTROL.
We plan to develop our business in China so China's policies will affect our growth.
While China's economy has experienced significant growth in the past twenty years, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall economy of China, but may also have a negative effect on us. For example, our operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected by the government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations.
The economy of China has been transitioning from a planned economy to a market-oriented economy. In recent years the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform and the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of corporate governance in business enterprises; however, a substantial portion of productive assets in China are still owned by the Chinese government. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. It also exercises significant control over China's economic growth through the allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.
Capital outflow policies in the People's Republic of China may hamper our ability to remit income to the United States.
China has adopted currency and capital transfer regulations. These regulations may require that we comply with complex regulations for the movement of capital. If these regulations change or if the interpretation of the regulations by courts or regulatory agencies, we may not be able to remit all income earned from the sale of our services.
The monetary policy in China does not allow the local currency to be freely exchanged for foreign currency, so capital outflow is not prohibited.
CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS CAN CAUSE US SIGNIFICANT LOSSES.
Some of our costs are denominated in Chinese Renmenbi. Changes in the exchange rate between the Chinese
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Renminbi ("RMB") and the United States dollars ("US$") and Hong Kong dollars ("HK$") may affect our costs of sales and operating margins. Some of our sales are also denominated in RMB.
Fluctuations in the value of the RMB could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations.
The value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in the PRC's political and economic conditions. As some of our net revenue is denominated in RMB, any significant revaluation of the RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues and financial condition.
On July 21, 2005, the Chinese government changed its policy of tying the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. This change in policy has resulted in an approximately 2.0% appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. While the international reaction to the RMB revaluation generally has been positive, there remains significant international pressure on the Chinese government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar.
WE HAVE HISTORICALLY LOST MONEY AND MAY CONTINUE TO LOSE MONEY IN THE FUTURE; ACCORDINGLY, OUR AUDITORS HAVE EXPRESSED SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.
We have historically incurred losses and future losses are likely to occur. Accordingly, we may experience significant liquidity and cash flow problems, because our operations may not be profitable. No assurances can be given that we will be successful in reaching or maintaining profitable operations. Because of our continuing losses from operations and lack of working capital, our auditors have expressed substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the uncertainty about our ability to continue in business. As such we may have to cease operations and you could lose your investment.
IF WE CANNOT RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO FINANCE FUTURE OPERATIONS, WE MAY NEED TO CURTAIL OUR OPERATIONS IN THE FUTURE.
We have relied on our shareholders to fund our operations, and we plan to obtain additional capital to finance future operations. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain such financing on favorable terms, in sufficient amounts, or at all, when needed. Our inability to obtain sufficient financing would have an immediate material adverse affect on us, and our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing our business operations may be curtailed. Any of these events would be materially harmful to our business.
We have verbal commitments from our officers and directors to fund our operations for the next 12 months, however, we cannot be certain that additional financing beyond this point will be available when and to the extent required or that, if available, it will be on acceptable terms. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to fund our expansion, develop or enhance our services, or respond to competitive pressures.
We may need to raise additional capital to fund our future operations.
WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PAY DIVIDENDS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the growth and development of our business. Therefore, we do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future dividends will depend on our earnings, if any, and our financial requirements.
We have historically lost money so we intend to retain the future profit in the company to sustain the business growth rather than pay dividends.
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OUR COMMON STOCK IS DEEMED TO BE "PENNY STOCK," WHICH MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR INVESTORS TO SELL THEIR SHARES DUE TO SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Our common stock is deemed to be "penny stock" as that term is defined in Rule 3a51-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These requirements may reduce the potential market for our common stock by reducing the number of potential investors. This may make it more difficult for investors in our common stock to sell shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them.
Penny stocks are stock:
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with a price of less than $5.00 per share;
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that are not traded on a "recognized" national exchange;
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whose prices are not quoted on the NASDAQ automated quotation system (NASDAQ listed stock must still have a price of not less than $5.00 per share); or
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in issuers with net tangible assets less than $2.0 million (if the issuer has been in continuous operation for at least three years) or $5.0 million (if in continuous operation for less than three years), or with average revenues of less than $6.0 million for the last three years.
The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and to receive the purchaser's written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitably statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock as long as it is subject to the penny stock rules. In addition, holders of our shares may have difficulty selling those shares because our common stock will probably be subject to the penny stock rules.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
We do not own any real property for use in our operations or otherwise. We do rent office space from non-affiliates third parties, on the terms described more specifically below:
Name of Landlord | Property location | Rental Charges Monthly | Duration | Lease Contract Under |
Wan Shinn Motors Company Limited | Room A&B, 8/F, 8 Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. | $2,898 | 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2009 | Bao Shinn International |
Grand Monrovia Enterprises Limited | Suites 903, 9/F, Wing On Life Building, 22-22A Des Voeux Central, Hong Kong | $1,586 | 09/01/2005 - 08/31/2008 | Bao Shinn International |
Grand Power Express Int'l, Ltd. | Level 18, Metroplaza Tower 2, 223 Hing Fong Rd, Kwai Chung, NT, Hong Kong *Supplementary Agreement | $2,137 $ 670 | 06/05/2006 06/04/2009 01/08/2006- 30/07/2009 | Bao Shinn International |
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Twelve Months Ending March 31: | Future Minimum Lease Payments $ |
March 31, 2009 | 76,388 |
March 31, 2010 | 32,374 |
March 31, 2011 | nil |
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We use our facilities to house our corporate headquarters and operations and believe our facilities are suitable for such purpose. We also believe that our insurance coverage adequately covers our interest in our leased space. We have a good relationship with our landlords. We believe that these facilities will be adequate for the foreseeable future.
The Company currently has no policy with respect to investments or interests in real estate, real estate mortgages or securities or interests in, persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
We could be subject to litigation from time to time as a result of our normal business operations. Presently, there are no any material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or as to which any of our property is subject, and no such proceedings are known to be threatened or contemplated against us.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
(a)
MARKET INFORMATION. Our common shares are quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol BHNN since the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. The closing price of our common stock, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board on March 31, 2008, was $0.39.
National Association of Securities Dealers OTC Bulletin Board* | ||
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Quarter End | High | Low |
31-Dec-07 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
31-Mar-08 | 0.39 | 0.30 |
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Over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
Our transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Madison Stock Transfer Inc. Their address is PO Box 145, Brooklyn, New York, USA 11229-0145. Their telephone number is (718) 627-4453. Their fax number is (718) 627-6341
(b)
HOLDERS. As of March 31, 2008, we had approximately 32 shareholders record of 21,400,000 shares of the Company's common stock. which does not include shareholders whose shares are held in street or nominee names. We believe that as of March 31, 2008, there are approximately 79 beneficial owners of our Common Stock.
(c)
DIVIDEND POLICY. We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and we do not intend to declare or pay any cash dividend in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends, if any, is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, if any, our capital requirements and financial condition and such other factors as our Board of Directors may consider.
(d)
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS.
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Plan Category | Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights | Weighted-Average exercise Price of outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights | Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column) |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 380,000 | Nil | Nil |
(e)
RECENT SALE OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. In September, 2005 we issued 5,000,000 shares of our common stock to 9 subscribers for $50,000. No underwriter was involved in the sale of these securities and no commissions were paid in connection with such sales. These shares were sold in a private placement and they were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(2) of that Act. Each investor was suitable for the purchase of the shares and each was given adequate access to sufficient information to make an informed investment decision.
On September 28, 2007, the Company issued 2,400,000 common shares at a value of $0.3 per share according the effective registration with SEC on 3 April 2007.
On December 30, 2007, the Company redeemed 2,500,000 common shares and such shares are thereafter classified as not issued and outstanding.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
We did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other securities during our fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations includes forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. We use words such as expect, anticipate, believe, and intend and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. You should be aware that actual results may differ materially from our expressed expectations because of risks and uncertainties inherent in future events and you should not rely unduly on these forward looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update these statements, or disclose any difference between its actual results and those reflected in these statements. Reference in the following discussion to our, us and we refer to the operations of Baoshinn Corporation and its subsidiaries (the company), except where the context otherwise indicates or requires.
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This discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Financial Statements included in this filing. Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and reflect the historical financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The financial information included in this filing, however, is not necessarily indicative of our future performance.
Results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2008 compared to year ended March 31, 2007.
For the 12 months ended March 31, 2008, the Company has continued to experience growth in sales revenue. The total number of air tickets we issued increased 12,522 from 73,060 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to 85,582 in the corresponding period in 2008. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, the company was recognized by Eva Airline as its top selling agent in Hong Kong. Eva Airlines operates both short haul routes within South East Asia and long haul routes including North America and Europe. The company has also been appointed as first tier agents for additional two airlines, HongKong Airlines & HongKong Express. Hong Kong Airlines mainly operates flights originating from Hong Kong to destinations in Asia cities, including Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and major cities in Japan. HongKong express mainly operates flights originating from Hong Kong to mainland Chinas second tier cities, including Changsha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Guiyang etc.
On February 22, 2008, the Companys wholly-owned subsidiary, Bao Shinn International Express Ltd. opened a subsidiary company in Hong Kong. This new subsidiary, Bao Shinn (China) Express Ltd has been set up to make travel arrangements from Hong Kong to China, including air tickets, hotel reservations and package tours.
Revenues
Revenue increased by $5,535,592 or 17.25% from $32,080,684 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $37,616,276 in the corresponding period in 2008. Our revenues were made up of the following components: Seventy-eight percent (78%) or $29,318,485 was from the wholesale travel business, $7,205,896 or 19% was from direct sales to corporate clients and $1,091,895 or 3% was from sale of ticket sales for routes from Hong Kong to mainland China. The increase in revenue was mainly due to our core wholesale travel business, which increased by $3,572,071 or 13.8% from $25,746,415 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $29,318,485 in the corresponding period in 2008. Corporate client sales also increased by $1,829,181 or 34% from $5,376,715 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $7,205,896 in the corresponding period in 2008. The number of our corporate clients increased by 50 from 187 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to 237 in the corresponding period in 2008. Ticket sales for our route from Hong Kong to mainland China increased by $134,337 or 14.03% from $957,558 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $1,091,895 in the corresponding period in 2008.
Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin
Gross profit increased by $73,623 or 5.96% from $1,234,167 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $1,307,790 for the corresponding period in 2008. The gross profit margin rate decreased 0.37% from 3.84% in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to 3.47% for the corresponding period in 2008. The decrease in gross profit margin is mainly due to a lower margin of 2.3% generated from our core wholesale travel business. The wholesale travel business generated lower margins due to intensive promotional activities among travel agencies in Hong Kong. In addition, airlines have cut back their commissions to travel agents due to increased costs associated with fuel surcharges, as fuel costs rose significantly during the period. As a result, the gross margin on our wholesale travel business decreased from 2.96% in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to 2.3% in the corresponding period in 2008.
Direct sales to corporate clients generated gross profit of $599,924 with gross profit margin of 8.33% in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 compare to gross profit of $455,107 with gross profit margin of 8.46% in the corresponding period in 2007.
Ticket sales on our route from Hong Kong to mainland China generated a gross profit of $34,174 with gross margin of 3.13% in the fiscal year ended March 31 2008 compared to gross profit of $17,351 with gross profit margin of 1.81% in the corresponding period in 2007.
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Operating Expenses
Overview
Total operating expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, were $1,687,677 or 4.48% of revenues, while the operating expenses for the corresponding period in 2007 were $1,464,876 or 4.56% of revenues. This represents a 0.08% decrease of operating expense as a percentage of revenues. These decreases are mainly attributable to a cost saving strategy, which significantly reduced other operating expense, including entertainment, printing and communication expenses.
| 2008 | % of Revenue | 2007 | % of Revenue |
Salaries, commission, allowance | 1,021,645 | 2.72% | 793,807 | 2.47% |
Legal & Professional fees | 35,075 | 0.09% | 8,073 | 0.03% |
Office Rental | 133,669 | 0.36% | 124,024 | 0.39% |
Management fee | 169,166 | 0.45% | 114,850 | 0.36% |
Stock compensation expenses | 22,800 |
| 0 |
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Other operating fee | 349,527 | 0.99% | 463,893 | 1.45% |
| 1,731,882 |
| 1,504,647 |
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Salaries, Commissions and Allowances
The absolute dollar amount of salaries, commissions and allowances increased $227,838 from $793,807 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $1,021,645 for the corresponding period in 2008. The main reason for the increase was due to an increase of staff and commissions paid to the staff.
Legal and Professional Fees
Legal & professional fees increased by $27,002 from $8,073 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $35,075 in the corresponding period in 2008. This was due to professional services provided for SEC filings and other US regulatory requirements after completion of the offering during the third quarter of fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
Office Rental and Building Management Fees
Office rental increased by $9,675 from $124,024 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $133,669 in the corresponding period in 2008. The increase in office rental was due to the lease of extra office space from the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 after the relocation of our finance department to our corporate management office.
Management Fees
Management fees increased by $54,316 from $114,850 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $169,166 in the corresponding period in 2008. The management fees were paid for financial control advice, financial reporting assistance and business strategic advice. During the third quarter of the fiscal year ended 2008, the company completed the offering of 2,400,000 shares of our common stock to the public. The increase during the fiscal year ended 2008 was mainly due to additional services required during the period, including corporate finance advice and funding activity support.
Other General and Administration Expenses
Other general and administration expenses decreased by $114,366 from $463,893 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $349,527 in the corresponding period in 2008. This is due to an effective implementation of the cost saving strategy, which was reinforced by top management during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
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Stock Options
The Company has stock option plans that allow it to grant options to its key employees. Over the course of employment, the Company may issue vested or non-vested stock options to employees. For non-vested stock options, the options have a maximum term of three years up to March 31, 2011. For vested stock options, the exercise period of the options commenced on March 31, 2008 and will expire on March 31, 2011, subject to the maximum of 30% of options to be exercised up to March 31, 2009, a maximum of 60% of options to be exercised up to March 31, 2010 and all options must be exercised prior to March 31, 2011. In the year ended March 31, 2008, a total of 300,000 vested and 80,000 non-vested options were granted to key employees of the Company at a price of $0.35 per share, exercisable for a term of three years, which vest immediately under the vesting conditions. The fair market value of these options at the date of grant was estimated to be $0.1533 and $0.1125 for vested and non-vested options per unit, respectively using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The stock-based compensation expense recorded in 2008 was $22,800 (2007: Nil) which was charged to the consolidated statements of operations.
Other Income
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Commission income | 11,033 |
| 23,214 |
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Gain on exchange | 10,102 |
| 6,350 |
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Interest income | 9,774 |
| 9,882 |
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Refund written back | 21,157 |
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Management service income | 44,836 |
| 5,784 |
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Sundry income | 36,223 |
| 308 |
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Commission Income
Commission income was derived from various booking systems based on the number of tickets booked through each system. Our commission income decreased from $23,214 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $11,033 in the corresponding period in 2008. During fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, we increased the number of tickets booked through a lower percentage commission booking system, which resulted in a lower amount of commissions.
Exchange Gain
During this quarter, the exchange gain increased from $6,350 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $10,102 in the corresponding period in 2008. This was attributable to the appreciation of the Hong Kong Dollar against foreign currencies including the U.S. Dollar and the Thai Baht.
Interest Income
Interest income was $9,882 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, compared to $9,774 for the corresponding period in 2008. This interest was earned from bank savings and fixed deposit accounts.
Refund Written Back
The companys accounting policy allows us to recognize as income unclaimed refunds due to clients and suppliers for a period of over 2 years. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, we recognized $21,157 in unclaimed refunds as income.
Management Service Income
Management service income represents compensation from a related party, Bao Shinn Express Company Limited (BSEL). BSEL currently holds 38.55% of the companys outstanding common stock. The Company
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has provided management services to BSEL on business operations and general travel industry knowledge since the 4th quarter of fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Management service income from BSEL was $5,784 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, compare to $44,836 in the corresponding period in 2008.
Sundry Income
Sundry income is comprised of an adjustment of a prior year transaction. The adjustment represents a reversal of a prior year legal & professional expense item related to the public offering. The legal and professional expense was recorded in our income statement for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, the shareholders agreed to pay the expense themselves after the public offering was completed, which result a sundry income to the company.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased from $43,175 in the fiscal year ended March 31 2007 to $33,975 in the corresponding period in 2008. This was attributable to the fact that the outstanding principal balance on loans from former shareholders was significantly reduced.
Net Loss
Net loss increased by $56,825 from $268,117 for the fiscal year ended March 31 2007 to $324,942 for the corresponding period in 2008. The loss is mainly due to additional expenses incurred to maintain the company as a US listed company. These expenses include professional and legal fees, management fees, audit fees, and consulting fees.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have not generated positive cash flows from operating activities. Our primary sources of capital have been from sales and issuances of equity securities. Our primary use of capital has been for the expansion and development of our business, and the associated need for increased working capital. Our working capital requirements are expected to increase in line with the growth of our business. We have no lines of credit or other bank financing arrangements. We expect that working capital requirements will be funded through a combination of our existing funds, cash flow from operations, private loans, issuance of equity and debt securities. Additional issuances of equity and debt securities will result in dilution to our current common stockholders. The companys former shareholders agreed to provide continuing financial support to the Company in the form of a temporary loan. There were no temporary loans outstanding at the end of fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 from our former shareholders. These temporary loans were unsecured with no fixed term of repayment during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. Interest was paid at the rate of 10% per annum.
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $743,798 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, compared to net cash provided in operating activities of $230,900 from the corresponding period in 2007. The cash usage during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 is mainly for the support of our sales revenue increase. Working capital increased $345,752 from $299,016 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to $644,768 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $20,988 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, compare to $42,337 for the corresponding period in 2007. The cash was mainly used for the purchase of new computer equipment and a computer software update, needed to cope with our business expansion.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $235,677 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, compared to $356,424 for the corresponding period in 2007. In accordance with our SEC registration statement effective on April 3, 2007, the Company issued 2,400,000 common shares at a price of $0.3 per share on September 28,
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2007, which raised gross proceeds of $720,000 and net proceeds of $624,000. Part of the money raised was used to repay loans from former shareholders. The Company redeemed 2,500,000 common shares for $0 on December 30, 2007 and such shares were thereafter classified as authorized, but unissued.
Financing Our Capital Expenditures
During the next 12 months, the company will implement its business plan for expanding into the China market. The initial investment is expected to be approximately US$1,200,000. These funds will be used for setting up a China flagship company in Shanghai. Expenditures are expected to include obtaining travel licenses, office renovation, purchase of communication equipment, purchase of computers and office equipment. An additional investment of US$1,500,000 will be required as the working capital for the Shanghai office.
The new flagship company will be registered in Shanghai and will serve as our China headquarters. We will subsequently open branch offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Kunming by the end of 2008.
As a marketing tool, an On-line travel business team will be set up in Shanghai. The team includes the IT specialist for development of a travel booking system to China.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, and the last fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Company did not engage in any off-balance sheet activities or have any relationships or arrangements with unconsolidated entities established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. Further, we have not guaranteed any obligations of unconsolidated entities nor do we have any commitment or intent to provide additional funding to any such entities.
Related Party Transactions
Loans from shareholders represent temporary advances from certain present and former shareholders of the company. The loans are unsecured and have no fixed terms of repayment. Interest is charged at the rate of 10% per annum.
Related party | Nature of Relationship and Control | 3/31/08 | 3/31/07 |
Bao Shinn Express Company Limited | Shareholder | nil | 311,020 |
Edwin Wong | Shareholder | nil | 30,718 |
Benny Kan | Shareholder | nil | 21,119 |
Mike Lam | Shareholder | nil | 163,190 |
Chiu Lim Chiu Luan | Shareholder | nil | 11,519 |
Pang Hoi Ping | Shareholder | nil | 23,038 |
Total |
| nil | 560,604 |
Change in Fiscal Year
At its March 25, 2008 Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company elected to change the Companys fiscal year from March, 31 to December, 31. This change will be effective for the year ending December 31, 2008, and an Annual Report on form 10-K will be filed for the nine month transition period ending on December 31, 2008.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
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Baoshinn Corporation
Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2008 and 2007
(Stated in US Dollars)
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Baoshinn Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Baoshinn Corporation (the Company) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the Group) as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has recurring net losses. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. Managements plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Dominic K.F. Chan & Co
Dominic K.F. Chan & Co
Certified Public Accountants
Hong Kong
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Stated in US Dollars)
| At March 31, |
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| 2008 |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets : |
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Cash and cash equivalents | 243,358 |
| 770,431 |
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Accounts receivable | 1,582,276 |
| 1,781,913 |
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Amount due from a related party Note 11 | 3,596 |
| 177,151 |
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Deposits, prepaid expenses and other receivables - Note 8 | 819,398 |
| 844,792 |
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Total Current Assets |
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Plant and equipment Note 9 | 88,270 |
| 111,128 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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LIABILITIES |
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Current Liabilities : |
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Accounts payable | 1,685,829 |
| 2,478,105 |
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Other payables and accrued liabilities Note 10 | 318,031 |
| 236,562 |
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Amounts due to related parties Note 11 | - |
| 560,604 |
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Total Current Liabilities |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | 2,003,860 |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Note 16 |
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STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Common stock |
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Par value : 2008 - US$0.001 |
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Authorized: 2008 200,000,000 shares |
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Issued and outstanding: 2008 21,400,000 shares (2007 21,500,000) | 21,400 |
| 21,500 |
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Additional paid-in capital | 1,737,844 |
| 1,090,944 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,029 |
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Accumulated deficit | (1,027,235) |
| (702,293) |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | 2,736,898 |
| 3,685,415 |
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Stated in US Dollars)
| Year ended March 31, |
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| 2008 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
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Net sales | 37,616,276 |
| 32,080,684 |
| 20,570,280 |
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Cost of sales | (36,308,486) |
| (30,846,517) |
| (19,929,896) |
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Gross profit | 1,307,790 |
| 1,234,167 |
| 640,384 |
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Depreciation | (44,205) |
| (39,771) |
| (33,186) |
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Administrative and other operating expenses | (1,687,677) |
| (1,464,876) |
| (832,032) |
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Loss from operations | (424,092) |
| (270,480) |
| (224,834) |
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Other income - Note 5 | 133,125 |
| 45,538 |
| 25,676 |
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Interest expenses Note 6 | (33,975) |
| (43,175) |
| (21,232) |
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| |||
Loss before income taxes | (324,942) |
| (268,117) |
| (220,390) |
|
Income taxes - Note 7 | - |
| - |
| - |
|
|
|
|
| |||
Net loss | (324,942) |
| (268,117) |
| (220,390) |
|
|
|
|
| |||
Earnings per share of |
|
|
| |||
common stock Note 4 |
|
|
| |||
- Basic | (0.01) |
| (0.01) |
| (0.01) |
|
- Diluted | (0.01) |
| N/A |
| N/A |
|
|
|
|
| |||
Weighted average number of |
|
|
| |||
common stock Note 4 |
|
|
| |||
- Basic | 21,933,607 |
| 21,500,000 |
| 16,513,889 |
|
- Diluted | 21,993,115 |
| N/A |
| N/A |
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(Stated in US Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accumulated |
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
| Additional |
| other |
|
|
|
| ||
| Common stock |
| paid-in | comprehensive |
| Accumulated |
| ||||||
| Shares |
| Amount |
| capital |
| income |
| deficit |
| Total | ||
|
|
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
| $ | ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Balance, April 1, 2005 | 16,500,000 |
| 16,500 |
| 304,013 |
| - |
| (213,786) |
| 106,727 | ||
Capital contribution | - |
| - |
| 769,231 |
| - |
| - |
| 769,231 | ||
Effect of reverse acquisition | 5,000,000 |
| 5,000 |
| 17,700 |
| - |
| - |
| 22,700 | ||
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Net loss | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| (220,390) |
| (220,390) | ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Balance, March 31, 2006 | 21,500,000 |
| 21,500 |
| 1,090,944 |
| - |
| (434,176) |
| 678,268 | ||
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Net loss | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| (268,117) |
| (268,117) | ||
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
adjustments | - |
| - |
| - |
| (7) |
| - |
| (7) | ||
Total comprehensive income | - |
| - |
| - |
| (7) |
| (268,117) |
| (268,124) | ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Balance, March 31, 2007 | 21,500,000 |
| 21,500 |
| 1,090,944 |
| (7) |
| (702,293) |
| 410,144 | ||
Issuance of common stock, | 2,400,000 |
| 2,400 |
| 621,600 |
| - |
| - |
| 624,000 | ||
net of IPO cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
Redemption of common stock | (2,500,000) |
| (2,500) |
| 2,500 |
| - |
| - |
| - | ||
Stock based compensation | - |
| - |
| 22,800 |
| - |
| - |
| 22,800 | ||
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
Net loss | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| (324,942) |
| (324,942) | ||
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
adjustments | - |
| - |
| - |
| 1,036 |
| - |
| 1,036 | ||
Total comprehensive income | - |
| - |
| - |
| 1,036 |
| (324,942) |
| (323,906) | ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
Balance, March 31, 2008 | 21,400,000 |
| 21,400 |
| 1,737,844 |
| 1,029 |
| (1,027,235) |
| 733,038 |
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Stated in US Dollars)
| Year ended March 31, |
| ||||
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
|
| $ |
| $ |
| $ |
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
| ||
Net loss | (324,942) |
| (268,117) | (220,390) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows | ||||||
provided by operating activities : | ||||||
Depreciation | 44,205 | 39,771 | 33,186 | |||
Stock based compensation | 22,800 | - | - | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities : | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 205,575 | (550,475) | (820,677) | |||
Deposits, prepaid expenses and other receivables | 28,291 | (154,767) | (395,558) | |||
Accounts payable | (799,935) | 1,103,523 | 1,012,920 | |||
Other payables and accrued liabilities | 80,208 | 60,965 | 100,176 | |||
|
|
| ||||
Net cash flows provided by / (used in) operating activities | (743,798) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||
Cash acquired in connection with reverse acquisition | - | - | 22,700 | |||
Acquisition of plant and equipment | (20,988) | (42,337) | (99,806) | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (20,988) | (42,337) | (77,106) | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of new shares | 624,000 | - | 769,231 | |||
Amounts due from related parties | 173,568 | (47,792) | (129,051) | |||
Amounts due to related parties | (561,891) | 404,216 | (162,180) | |||
|
|
|
| |||
Net cash flows provided by financing activities | 356,424 | 478,000 | ||||
| ||||||
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (529,109) | 544,987 | 110,551 | |||
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents | 2,036 | (3,095) | - | |||
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year | 770,431 | 228,539 | 117,988 | |||
| ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year | 243,358 | 770,431 | 228,539 | |||
| ||||||
Supplemental disclosures for cash flow information : | ||||||
Cash paid for : | ||||||
Interest | 33,975 | 43,175 | 21,232 | |||
Income taxes | - | - | - | |||
| ||||||
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
1.
Corporation information
Baoshinn Corporation (the Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on September 9, 2005, under the name of JML Holdings, Inc. The Company was formed as a "blind pool" or "blank check" company whose business plan was to seek to acquire a business opportunity through completion of a merger, exchange of stock, or other similar type of transaction. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, the Company issued 5,000,000 restricted common shares at $0.01 per share for total cash consideration of $50,000. On March 31, 2006, the Company consummated a merger (the merger) with Bao Shinn International Express Limited (BSIE), a privately-held Hong Kong corporation, by issuing 16,500,000 shares in the share exchange transaction for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of BSIE common stock. As a result of the share exchange transaction, BSIE became our wholly-owned subsidiary. During the year ended March 31, 2008, the Company issued 2,400,000 restricted common shares of $0.001 per share at a value of $0.3 per share with a net proceeds of approximately $624,000 and redeemed 2,500,000 restricted common shares and these shares are classified as not issued and outstanding.
The former stockholders of BSIE acquired 76.74% of the Companys issued and outstanding common stock as a result of completion of the share exchange transaction. Therefore, although BSIE became the Companys wholly-owned subsidiary, the transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization of the Company, whereby BSIE is deemed to be the accounting acquirer and is deemed to have adopted the Companys capital structure. Since the Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition, the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the historical financial statements of BSIE, the accounting acquirer, as adjusted for the effects of the exchange of shares on its equity accounts, the inclusion of net liabilities of the accounting subsidiary as of the date of the merger on their historical basis and the inclusion of the accounting subsidiarys results of operations from that date. Although the Company is the legal acquirer, BSIE will be treated as having acquired the Company for accounting purposes and all of the operations reported represent the historical financial statements of BSIE.
On February 20, 2008, BSIE incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Bao Shinn (China) Express Limited (BSCE) of 1,000,000 ordinary shares at $0.128 per share.
2.
Description of business
Bao Shinn International Express Limited (BSIE), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, offers extended travel services primarily focused on wholesale businesses and corporate clients. BSIE is a ticket consolidator of major international airlines including Thai Airways, Eva Airways, Dragon Air, Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines that provides travel services such as ticketing, hotel and accommodation arrangements, tour packages, incentive tours and group sightseeing services.
However, the Group relies on the shareholder, Bao Shinn Express Company Limited, which is the member of International Air Transport Association to supply air tickets and tour packages from different airlines companies.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
2.
Description of business (Continued)
BSCE also offers extended travel services primarily focused on wholesale businesses and corporate clients in the Mainland China but has not yet operated as at the fiscal year end.
3.
Going concern
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted principles in the United States applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Group has generated recurring losses resulting in an accumulated deficit. The Group requires additional funds to maintain its operations.
Management believes that actions presently taken to revise the Groups operating and financial requirements provide the opportunity for the Group to continue as a going concern. The Companys shareholders agreed to provide continuing financial supports to the Company in terms of a temporary loan.
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation and consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the years are included in the consolidated income statement from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Basis of presentation and consolidation (Continued)
The Company also evaluates consolidation of entities under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No.46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). FIN 46 requires management to evaluate whether an entity or interest is a variable interest entity and whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. Consolidation is required if both of these criteria are met. The Company does not have any variable interest entities requiring consolidation.
Use of estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting year. These accounts and estimates include, but are not limited to, the valuation of accounts receivable, deferred income taxes and the estimation on useful lives of plant and equipment. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentrations of credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of accounts receivable. In respect of accounts receivable, the Group extends credit based on an evaluation of the customers financial condition, generally without requiring collateral or other security. In order to minimize the credit risk, the management of the Group has delegated a team responsibility for determination of credit limits, credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure that follow-up action is taken to recover overdue debts. Further, the Group reviews the recoverable amount of each individual trade debt at each balance sheet date to ensure that adequate impairment losses are made for irrecoverable amounts. In this regard, the directors of the Group consider that the Groups credit risk is significantly reduced.
Concentrations of supplier risk
The Group relies on Thai Airways as its major supplier of air tickets and tour packages. If this supplier became unwilling to cooperate with the Group, the Group would have to find alternative resources, which could materially affect the Groups ability to generate revenue and profitability.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash, deposits in banks and other highly liquid investments with initial maturities of three months or less.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at original amount less an allowance made for doubtful receivables, if any, based on a review of all outstanding amounts at the year end. An allowance is also made when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. Bad debts are written off when identified. The Group extends unsecured credit to customers in the normal course of business and believes all accounts receivable in excess of the allowances for doubtful receivables to be fully collectible. The Group does not accrue interest on trade accounts receivable.
The Group has a credit policy in place and the exposure to credit risk is monitored on an ongoing basis credit evaluations are preferred on all customers requiring credit over a certain amount.
During the year ended March 31, 2008, the Group did not experience any bad debts and, accordingly, did not make any allowance for doubtful debts. (2007: $2,811, 2006: $1,178).
Plant and equipment
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Cost represents the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset into its existing use. Maintenance, repairs and betterments, including replacement of minor items, are charged to expense; major additions to physical properties are capitalized.
Depreciation of plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives at the following annual rates:
| Furniture and fixtures | 20% |
|
|
| Office equipment | 20% |
|
|
Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Revenue recognition
The Group recognizes revenue on travel agent services when services are rendered to the customers. The revenue recognition process is considered complete when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service has been rendered, fees are fixed and determinable, collectibility is probable and when all other significant obligations have been fulfilled.
Advertising expenses
Advertising expenses are charged to expense as incurred.
Advertising expenses amounted to $1,730 (2007: $3,135, 2006: $1,662) are included in administrative and other operating expenses.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This interpretation requires that an entity recognizes in the consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have any impact on the Groups results of operations or financial condition for the year ended March 31, 2008. As of the date of the adoption of FIN 48, the Group has no material unrecognized tax benefit which would favorably affect the effective income tax rate in future periods. The Group has elected to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if and when required, as part of income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Comprehensive income
Other comprehensive income refers to revenues, expenses, gains and losses that under U.S. GAAP are included in comprehensive income but are excluded from net income as these amounts are recorded as a component of stockholders equity. The Companys other comprehensive income represented foreign currency translation adjustments.
Foreign currency translation
The functional currency of the Group is Hong Kong dollars (HK$). The Group maintains its financial statements in the functional currency. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet dates. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchanges rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign currency transactions are included in the determination of net income for the respective periods.
For financial reporting purposes, the financial statements of the Group which are prepared using the functional currency have been translated into United States dollars. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates at the balance sheet dates and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates and stockholders equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any translation adjustments resulting are not included in determining net income but are included in foreign exchange adjustment to other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders equity.
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
Year end HK$ : US$ exchange rate | 7.7860 |
| 7.8130 |
| 7.8 |
Average yearly HK$ : US$ exchange rate | 7.7951 |
| 7.7805 |
| 7.8 |
Fair value of financial instruments
The carrying values of the Groups financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, deposits, trade and other payables approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. The carrying amounts of borrowings approximate their fair values because the applicable interest rates approximate current market rates.
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Basic and diluted earnings per share
The Company computes earnings per share (EPS) in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings per Share (SFAS No. 128), and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 98 (SAB 98). SFAS No. 128 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as the income or loss available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options, and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.
The calculation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the year ended March 31, 2008 is based on the estimate fair value of the Companys common stock during such periods applied to options using the treasury stock method to determine if they are dilutive.
The following tables are a reconciliation of the weighted average shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented:
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share: |
|
|
|
Net income | (324,942) | (268,117) | (220,390) |
|
|
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares | 21,933,607 | 21,500,000 | 16,513,889 |
Effect of dilutive securities | 59,508 | - | - |
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares |
|
| 16,513,889 |
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share: | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.01) |
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share: | (0.01) | - | - |
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Basic and diluted earnings per share (Continued)
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company uses the fair value method for stock-based compensation granted to employees of the Company. The fair value of stock options is determined by the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with assumptions for risk-free interest rates, dividend yields, volatility factors of the expected market price of the Companys common shares and an expected life of the options.
During the year ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded $22,800 as a charge to operations to recognize the grant date fair value of stock-based compensation included in administrative and other operating expenses.
Related parties transactions
A related party is generally defined as (i) any person that holds 10% or more of the Companys securities and their immediate families, (ii) the Groups management, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Group, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Group. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Adoption of New Accounting Policies
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157), which establishes a formal framework for measuring fair value under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). SFAS No. 157 defines and codifies the many definitions of fair value included among various other authoritative literature, clarifies and, in some instances, expands on the guidance for implementing fair value measurements, and increases the level of disclosure required for fair value measurements. Although SFAS No. 157 applies to and amends the provisions of existing FASB and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) pronouncements, it does not, of itself, require any new fair value measurements, nor does it establish valuation standards. SFAS No. 157 applies to all other accounting pronouncements requiring or permitting fair value measurements, except for: SFAS No. 123R, share-based payment and related pronouncements, the practicability exceptions to fair value determinations allowed by various other authoritative pronouncements, and AICPA Statements of Position 97-2 and 98-9 that deal with software revenue recognition. SFAS No. 157 was effective January 1, 2008. In early 2008 the Company purchased currency forwards to arbitrage the Dollar/ RMB relationship. The Company used level one fair value inputs to determine the value the currency forwards (see note 6.), Level 1 fair value inputs include quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical asset or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the measurement date. Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 1 inputs include active exchange-traded securities and exchange-based derivatives.
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS No. 159), which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. SFAS No. 159s objective is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. Generally accepted accounting principles have required different measurement attributes for different assets and liabilities that can create artificial volatility in earnings. SFAS No. 159 helps to mitigate this type of accounting-induced volatility by enabling companies to report related assets and liabilities at fair value, which would likely reduce the need for companies to comply with detailed rules for hedge accounting. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.
SFAS No. 159 requires companies to provide additional information that will help investors and other users of financial statements to more easily understand the effect of the companys choice to use fair value on its earnings. SFAS No. 159 also requires companies to display the fair value
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. SFAS No. 159 does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS No. 157 and SFAS No. 107. SFAS No. 159 was effective January 1, 2008.
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Recent accounting pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (SFAS No. 141(R)), which requires an acquirer to recognize in its financial statements as of the acquisition date (i) the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, measured at their fair values on the acquisition date, and (ii) goodwill as the excess of the consideration transferred plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date over the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired. Acquisition-related costs, which are the costs an acquirer incurs to effect a business combination, will be accounted for as expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred and the services are received, except that costs to issue debt or equity securities will be recognized in accordance with other applicable GAAP. SFAS No. 141(R) makes significant amendments to other pronouncements and other authoritative guidance to provide additional guidance or to conform the guidance in that literature to that provided in SFAS No. 141(R). SFAS No. 141(R) also provides guidance as to what information is to be disclosed to enable users of financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of a business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements an amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS No. 160), which revises the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards that require (i) the ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of financial position within equity, but separate from the parents equity, (ii) the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income, (iii) changes in a parents ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted for consistently as equity transactions, (iv) when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value, with the gain or loss on the deconsolidation of the subsidiary being measured using the fair value of any noncontrolling equity investment rather than the carrying amount of that retained investment, and (v) entities provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners.
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
4.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
Recent accounting pronouncements (Continued)
SFAS No. 160 amends FASB No. 128 to provide that the calculation of earnings per share amounts in the consolidated financial statements will continue to be based on the amounts attributable to the parent. SFAS No. 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 shall be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially applied, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which shall be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The Company has not yet determined the effect on its consolidated financial statements, if any, upon adoption of SFAS No. 160.
5.
Other income
|
| Year ended March 31, | |||
|
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|
| $ | $ | $ | |
|
|
|
| ||
| Commission income | 11,033 | 23,214 | 18,441 | |
| Gain on exchange | 10,102 | 6,350 | 6,848 | |
| Interest income | 9,774 | 9,882 | 387 | |
| Refund written back | 21,157 | - | - | |
| Management service income | 44,836 | 5,784 | - | |
| Sundry income | 36,223 | 308 | - | |
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
6.
Interest expenses
|
| Year ended March 31, | |||
|
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|
| $ | $ | $ | |
|
|
|
| ||
| Interest on amounts due to related parties | 33,975 | 43,175 |
21,232 |
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
7.
Income taxes
No provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made for any of the year presented as the Group does not have any assessable profits during the year.
The following table accounts for the differences between the actual tax provision and the amounts obtained by applying the applicable statutory income tax rate of 17.5% to loss before taxes for the year ended March 31, 2008.
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| Year ended March 31, | |||
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| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
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| $ | $ | $ | |
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| |||
| Loss before taxes | (324,942) | (268,117) | (220,390) | |
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|
| |||
| Provision for income taxes at Hong Kong |
| |||
| income tax rate | (56,864) | (46,920) | (38,568) | |
| Temporary differences not recognized | 3,866 | 279 | 8,516 | |
| Income not subject to tax | (1,709) | (1,729) | - | |
| Non-deductible expenses for income tax purposes | 10,177 | 6,390 | 41 | |
| Unused tax losses not recognized | 44,530 | 41,980 | 30,011 | |
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|
| |||
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| - | - | - |
No provision for deferred tax liabilities has been made as the Group has no material temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements. The Group has not recognized deferred tax assets in respect of losses due to the unpredictability of the future earnings. The tax losses do not expire under current tax legislation.
8.
Deposits, prepaid expenses and other receivables
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| At March 31, | |||
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| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
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| $ | $ | $ | |
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| Security deposits to suppliers [1] | 763,449 | 795,767 | 661,220 | |
| Prepayments | 24,055 | 20,333 | 10,448 | |
| Utility, rental and other deposits | 31,894 | 28,692 | 20,152 | |
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[1] Represents a deposit with the airline companies to allow the Group to issue an agreed upon amount of air tickets per month.
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
9.
Plant and equipment
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| At March 31, | |||
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| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
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| $ | $ | $ | |
| Cost |
| |||
| Furniture and fixtures | 100,404 | 99,191 | 89,690 | |
| Office equipment | 129,145 | 108,624 | 76,241 | |
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| Accumulated depreciation | ||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 73,437 | 53,213 | 33,619 | |
| Office equipment | 67,842 | 43,474 | 23,558 | |
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| Net | ||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 26,967 | 45,978 | 56,071 | |
| Office equipment | 61,303 | 65,150 | 52,683 | |
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Depreciation expenses for the year ended 2008 are $44,205 (2007: $39,771, 2006: $33,186).
10.
Other payables and accrued liabilities
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| At March 31, | |||
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| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
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| $ | $ | $ | |
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| |||
| Sale deposits received | 112,917 | 80,457 | 102,760 | |
| Accrued expenses | 205,114 | 155,845 | 73,116 | |
| Other payables | - | 260 | - | |
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| |||
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| 175,876 |
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
11.
Amounts due from/(to) related parties
Amounts due from/(to) related parties for working capital are as follows:
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| At March 31, | |||
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| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
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| $ | $ | $ | |
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| Amount due from a shareholder |
| 3,596 | 177,151 | 129,051 | |
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| Amounts due to shareholders |
| - | 560,604 | 158,333 |
The amount due from a shareholder is temporary advance, interest free, unsecured and due on demand.
The amounts due to shareholders, represent advances from certain shareholders of the Company, are interest-bearing at the rate of 10% per annum, unsecured and have no fixed repayment terms.
12.
Share capital
During the year ended March 31, 2008, the following changes in issued share capital occurred:
(a)
The Company issued 2,400,000 common shares at a value of $0.3 per share on September 28, 2007.
(b)
The Company redeemed 2,500,000 common shares on December 30, 2007 and such shares are thereafter classified as not issued and outstanding.
13.
Stock options
The Company has stock options plans that allow it to grant options to its key employees. Over the course of employment, the Company issues vested or non-vested stock options to an employee which is struck at US$0.35 per share.
For non-vested stock options, the options have a maximum term of three years up to March 31, 2011. For vested stock options, the exercise period of the options commenced on March 31, 2008 and will expire on March 31, 2011, subject to that maximum of 30% of options to be exercised up to March 31, 2009, maximum of 60% of options to be exercised up to March 31, 2010 and the 100% of options to be exercised up to March 31, 2011.
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
13.
Stock options (Continued)
In the year ended March 31, 2008, a total of 300,000 and 80,000 of vested and non-vested options respectively were granted to key employees of the Company at a price of $0.35 per share, exercisable for a term of three years which vest immediately under the vesting conditions.
The fair value of these options at the date of grant was estimated to be $0.1533 and $0.1125 for vested and non-vested options per unit respectively using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: expected life of three years; risk-free interest rate of 3.07%; expected dividend yield of 0% and an expected volatility of 47.77%. The stock-based compensation expense recorded in 2008 was $22,800 (2007: Nil, 2006: Nil) which was charged to the consolidated statements of operations and credited to contributed surplus.
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| Weighted | average | |
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| Number of | average | remaining |
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| options | exercise price | life |
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| $ | ||
| Balance as of March 31, 2007 |
| - | - | - |
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| Granted |
| 380,000 | 0.35 | 3 |
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| Balance as of March 31, 2008 |
| 380,000 | 0.35 | 3 |
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| Exercisable as of March 31, 2008 |
| 170,000 | 0.35 | 3 |
14.
Concentration of credit
A substantial percentage of the Group's sales are made to the following customers. Details of the customers accounting for 10% or more of total net revenue are as follows:
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
Company A . | 11% | - | - |
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
14.
Concentration of credit (Continued)
Details of the accounts receivable from the one customer with the largest receivable balances at March 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
| Percentage of accounts receivable | ||
| 2008 | 2007 | |
Company A . | 15% | 12% |
15.
Pension plans
The Group participates in a defined contribution pension scheme under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance MPF Scheme for all its eligible employees in Hong Kong.
The MPF Scheme is available to all employees aged 18 to 64 with at least 60 days of service in the employment in Hong Kong. Contributions are made by the Groups subsidiary operating in Hong Kong at 5% of the participants relevant income with a ceiling of HK$20,000. The participants are entitled to 100% of the Groups contributions together with accrued returns irrespective of their length of service with the Group, but the benefits are required by law to be preserved until the retirement age of 65. The only obligation of the Group with respect to MPF Scheme is to make the required contributions under the plan.
The assets of the schemes are controlled by trustees and held separately from those of the Group. Total pension cost was $44,237 during 2008 (2007: $41,737, 2006: $21,880).
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
16.
Commitments and contingencies
Operating leases commitments
The Group leases office premises under various non-cancelable operating lease agreements that expire at various dates through years 2009 to 2010, with an option to renew the lease. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis. None of the leases includes contingent rentals. Minimum future commitments under these agreements payable as of March 31, 2008 are as follows:
Year ending March 31 | $ |
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2009 | 76,388 |
2010 | 32,374 |
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Rental expenses for the year ended 2008 were $133,669 (2007, $124,024, 2006: $49,774).
17.
Related party transactions
In the ordinary course of business, BSIE, our wholly-owned subsidiary, purchases and sells air tickets and tour packages from/to Bao Shinn Express Company Limited (BSEL). BSEL holds 38.6% of Baoshinn Corporations outstanding common stock. The consolidated income statement for the periods presented includes the following related party transactions:
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BAOSHINN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
17.
Related party transactions (Continued)
Related party | Nature of relationship and control | Description of transactions | Year ended March 31, | ||
|
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| 2008 | 2007 | |
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| $ | $ | |
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Bao Shinn Express Company Limited | Shareholder 38.6% | Sales of air tickets and tour packages | (168,028) | (188,369) | |
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| Management service income | (44,836) | (5,784) | |
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| |
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| Purchase of air tickets and tour packages | 260,483 | 373,624 | |
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| |
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| Loan interest paid | 16,783 | 14,424 | |
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| |
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| Rent paid | 16,934 | 26,219 | |
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Mr. Wong Yun Leung, Edward | Shareholder 18.5% | Loan interest paid | 1,628 | 3,073 |
18.
Segment Information
SFAS No.131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments in financial statements. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.
For management purposes, the Group is regarded as a single segment, being engaged in the provision of travel agent services. These principal activities and geographical market are substantially based in Hong Kong. Accordingly, no geographical segment information is presented.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
There have been no disagreements in connection wit h a change in accountant during the period.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In accordance with Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, an evaluation was completed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's principal executive and principal financial officers, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on that evaluation, the Company's management including the President, Principal Financial Officer and Secretary, concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms. There have been no changes to the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the year ended March 31, 2007, that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Companys registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management reports on this annual report.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company's directors and executive officers for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008:
The following table provides information concerning our officers and directors. All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
Name and Address | Age | Position(s) |
Chiu Wan Kee | 66 | Chairman, Director |
Sean Webster | 36 | President, C.F.O., Director |
Ricky Chiu | 37 | Director |
Benny Kan | 43 | C.E.O., Director |
Mike Lam | 36 | Director |
Bernard Leung | 48 | C.O.O. |
The directors named above serve for one year terms or until their successors are elected or they are re-elected at the annual stockholders' meeting. Officers hold their positions at the pleasure of the board of directors, absent any employment agreement, none of which currently exists or is contemplated. There is no arrangement or
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understanding between any of our directors or officers and any other person pursuant to which any director or officer was or is to be selected as a director or officer, and there is no arrangement, plan or understanding as to whether non-management shareholders will exercise their voting rights to continue to elect the current directors to the Company's board.
Mr. Wan Kee CHIU, Chairman, Director. Mr. Chiu founded Bao Shinn Express Co. Ltd. in 1966, the business upon which Baoshinn Corporation is built. It is his extensive experience and connections in the industry that has allowed Baoshinn Corporation to grow and prosper in such a short time. Mr. CHIU Wan Kee was appointed Chairman and Director of Baoshinn Corporation on March 31, 2006 when the company incorporated, with over 40 years experience in the travel industry. Mr. Chiu is also member of board of directors of several other travel and logistics companies.
Mr. Sean Webster, Age 36, President, Chief Financial Officer and Director. Mr. Webster will hold these positions until he resigns or a successor is elected. From January 1999 to April 1999, Mr. Webster was an Investment Associate at Yorkton Securities, Inc. in Calgary, Canada. In May, 1999 he became an Investment Advisor (Investment Dealers Association of Canada, Registered Representative) with the same company, until it changed its name to Blackmont Capital, Inc. He remained at Blackmont until October, 2008. In November, 2008 he became the Vice President, Corporate Development of Grand Power Logistics Group, Inc., which is a publicly traded company on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange traded under the symbol "GPW". Mr. Webster graduated from the University of Calgary in 1996 with a Bachelors Degree in Economics, and a minor in Management and Commerce.
Mr. Benny KAN, C.E.O., Director. Mr. Kan joined the group in 2003. Before that, he was General Manager of Million Tour, King's Travel Services Ltd. and King Travel Co. Ltd, where he managed ticketing and customer services and operation for nearly 20 years. Mr. Kan has extensive experience in ticketing, holiday options, accommodation wholesales and travel agency management. Mr. Kan was appointed C.E.O., C.F.O. and Director of Baoshinn Corporation since March 31, 2006 when the company incorporated. Mr. Kan is also a member of board of directors of Bao Shinn International Express Ltd., a subsidiary of Baoshinn Corporation, and he has held that position since the inception of the Company.
Mr. Mike Lam, Age 36, Director and Secretary, and he has served as a director since March 31, 2006. Mr. Lam will hold these positions until he resigns or his successor is elected. Mr. Lam has over 10 years of experience in air cargo and logistics services. With his extensive knowledge on sales and pricing, he has developed relationships with local and overseas clients. Since May 2000, Mr. Lam has served as General Manager of Grand Power Express and, since May, 1997 he has served as General Manager of Grand Power Express Forwarders Co. Ltd., and Grand Power Express Tourism Col Ltd. (Macau). Mr. Lam was the general manager of Grand Power Express Tourism Co Ltd. in Macao prior to joining the Company. He has more than 15 years experience working in the Travel industry. Mr. Lam spent the past 3 years in Grand Power Express Tourism Co Ltd.
Mr. Ricky Chiu, Age 37, is a Director of the Company. Mr. Chiu will hold this position until he resigns or his successor is elected. Mr. Chiu previously served as Director and President of the Company from November, 2000 until March, 2008. Mr. Chiu has been the Managing Director of Grand Power Express since 2000 and listed this business through Grand Power Logistics Group Inc. on the TSX Venture Exchange ("GPW") in 2004. Mr. Chiu has a BS degree from London University. Mr. Chiu has served as a director of Bao Shinn Express Co. Ltd since 1998, and has over 10 year working experience in the Travel industry in Hong Kong. Mr. Chiu is an owner of Bao Shinn Express Co. Ltd.
Mr. Bernard LEUNG, C.O.O. Mr. Leung joined the group in 2005 with more than 25 years experience in the travel industry. Before that, he held various positions, and was on board of King Travel Co. Ltd., managing all direct and wholesale marketing & sales for more than 10 years. Mr. Leung also worked for Jardine Airport Services, a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Group in Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport from 1981 until 1996 for 15 years. Mr. Leung was appointed C.O.O. on March 31, 2006 when the company incorporated. Bernard Leung has been the manager of Bao Shinn International Express Ltd., subsidiary of Baoshinn Corporation, since inception. He is now looking after the operations and sales of the company
(b) Significant Employees.
As of the date hereof, we have no other significant employees.
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(c) Family Relationships.
Ricky Chiu, our President and Director is the son of Chiu Wan Kee, Chairman of our board of directors.
(d) Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings.
None.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's directors and officers, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership of the Company's securities with the SEC on Forms 3, 4 and 5. Officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on the Company's review of the copies of the forms received by it during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, the Company does not believe that any person required to make filings under Section 16(a) during such fiscal year failed to file such reports or filed such reports late.
Code of Ethics
Our board of directors adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, all our officers, directors, employees and agents. Certain provisions of the Code apply specifically t o our president and secretary (being our principle executive officer, principle financial officer and principle accounting officer, controller), as well as persons performing similar functions. As adopted, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics sets forth written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
1.
honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
2.
full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made by us;
3.
compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
4.
the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to an appropriate persons identified in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; and
5.
Accountability for adherence to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics requires, among other things, that all of our company's senior officers commit to timely, accurate and consistent disclosure of information; that they maintain confidential information; and that they act with honesty and integrity.
In addition, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics emphasizes that all employees, and particularly senior officers, have a responsibility for maintaining financial integrity within our company, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, and federal and state securities laws. Any senior officer who becomes aware of any incidents involving financial or accounting manipulation or other irregularities, whether by witnessing the incident or being told of it, must report it to our management.
We will provide a copy of our code of ethics without charge to any person that requests it. Any such request should be made in writing to the attention of Bernard Leung, Chief Operating Officer, Baoshinn Corporation, A-B, 8/F Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Nominating Committee
We have not adopted any procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors.
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Audit Committee
Our Board of Directors acts as our audit committee. We do not have a qualified financial expert at this time, because we have not been able to hire a qualified candidate. Further, we believe that we have inadequate financial resources at this time to hire such an expert.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The following table sets forth the cash compensation paid by the Company to its President and all other executive officers for services rendered during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
(All amounts in US$ 000s) | Long Term Compensation | Total | |||||||||||
Annual Compensation Year ended March 31 | Awards | Payouts |
| ||||||||||
Name & Principal Position | Year |
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| Salary |
|
| Bonus | Other Annual Comp. | Restricted Stock Awards | Securities Underlying Options/ SARs (#) | LTIP Payouts | All Other Compensation |
|
Chiu Wan Kee | 2007 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 2008 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Sean Webster | 2007 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 2008 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Benny Kan | 2007 |
|
| 36 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2008 |
|
| 42.82 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.82 |
Mike Lam | 2007 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 2008 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Bernard Leung | 2007 |
|
| 36 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2008 |
|
| 40.76 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.76 |
No other executive received any compensation from the Company and any of its subsidiaries for the previous three years.
(a)
Option/SAR Grants
The Company has stock option plans that allow it to grant options to its key employees. Over the course of employment, the Company may issue vested or non-vested stock options to an employee.
For non-vested stock options, the options have a maximum term of three years, up to March 31, 2011. For vested stock options, the exercise period of the options commenced on March 31, 2008 and will expire on March 31, 2011, subject to the maximum of 30% of options to be exercised up to March 31, 2009, a maximum of 60% of options to be exercised up to March 31, 2010 and 100% of options to be exercised up to March 31, 2011.
In the year ended March 31, 2008, a total of 300,000 of vested and 80,000 non-vested options were granted to employees of the Company at a price of $0.35 per share, exercisable for a term of three years. No stock options have been granted to any of the officers or directors.
No stock options have been exercised by any employees, officers or directors since we were founded.
(b)
Long-Tem Incentive Plans and Awards
We do not have any long-term incentive plans that provide compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance. No individual grants or agreements regarding future payouts under non-stock price-based plans
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have been made to any executive officer or any director or any employee or consultant since our inception; accordingly, no future payouts under non-stock price-based plans or agreements have been granted or entered into or exercised by any of our officers, directors, employees or consultants since we were founded.
(c)
Compensation of Directors
The members of the Board of Directors are not compensated for acting as such. There are no arrangements pursuant to which directors are or will be compensated in the future for any services provided as a director. There were no reimbursement expenses paid to any director.
(d)
Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment, Change-in-Control Arrangements.
There are no employment or other contracts or arrangements with our officers or directors. There are no compensation plans or arrangements, including payments to be made by us with respect to our officers, directors, employees or consultants that would result from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of such directors, officers, employees or consultants. There are no arrangements for compensation to our directors, officers, employees or consultants that would result from a change-in-control.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2008, by (i) each person who is known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding common stock; (ii) each of our officers and directors; and (iii) all our directors and officers as a group.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount & Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percentage of Class(1) |
Chiu Wan Kee (3) Unit E, 8/F, 8 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong | 0 | 0 |
Sean Webster 18/F Metroplaza Tower II, 223 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung New Territories, Hong Kong | 0 | 0 |
Ricky Chiu (3) 18/F Metroplaza Tower II, 223 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung New Territories, Hong Kong | 0 | 0 |
Bao Shinn Express Co. Ltd. Unit E, 8/F, 8 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong | 8,250,000[2] | 38.551% |
Benny Kan 1105 Tao Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Est., Kwai Chung, Kowloon, Hong Kong | 1,815,000 | 8.481% |
Mike Lam Unit E, 8/F, 8 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong | 825,000 | 3.855% |
Bernard Leung 11B, Green Land Court, 88, Ma Tau Wai Road, Hunghom Kowloon, Hong Kong | 0 | 0 |
Wong Yun Leung Unit E, 8/F, 8 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong | 3,960,000 | 18.505% |
All Officers and Directors as a Group | 14,850,000 | 69.392% |
[1] Applicable percentage ownership is based on 21,400,000 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2008. There are no options, warrants, rights, conversion privileges similar right to acquire the common stock of the Company outstanding as of March 31, 2008.
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[2] This company is beneficially owned by Chiu Wan Kee and Ricky Chiu at 83.2% and 16.8% respectively.
[3] Chiu Wan Kee is the father of Ricky Chiu.
(a)
Changes in Control
We do not anticipate at this time any changes in control of Baoshinn There are no arrangements either in place or contemplated which may result in a change of control of Baoshinn There are no provisions within the Articles or the Bylaws of Baoshinn Corporation that would delay or prevent a change of control.
(b)
Future Sales by Existing Shareholders
As of March 31, 2008, there are a total of 15 Stockholders of record holding 21,400,000 shares of Bao Shinns common stock. All of our outstanding common stock are "restricted securities", as that term is defined in Rule 144 of the Rules and Regulations of the SEC promulgated under the Securities Act. Under Rule 144, such shares can be publicly sold, subject to volume restrictions and certain restrictions on the manner of sale, commencing one (1) year after their acquisition.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE.
In the ordinary course of business, BSIE, our wholly-owned subsidiary, purchases and sells air tickets and tour packages to Bao Shinn Express Company Limited ("BSEL"). BSEL holds 38.551% of Baoshinn Corporations outstanding common stock. The statement of operations for the periods presented includes the following related party transactions:
Related party | Nature of relationship and control | Description of transactions | Year ended March 31, | ||
|
|
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
Bao Shinn Express Company Limited | Shareholder (38.551%) | Sales of air tickets and tour packages | (168,028) |
| (188,369) |
|
| Management service income | (44,836)(1) |
| (5,784) |
|
| Purchase of air tickets and tour packages | 260,483 |
| 373,624 |
|
| Loan interest paid | 16,783 |
| 14,424 |
|
| Rent paid | 16,934 |
| 26,219 |
Mr. Wong Yun Leung, Edward | Shareholder (18.4%) | Loan interest paid | 1,628 |
| 3,073 |
BSEL, pays a management service fee of US$44,836 to us, because we give advice on BSEL business operations and provide travel industry knowledge to BSEL.
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SHAREHOLDER LOANS
Loans from shareholders represent temporary advances from certain shareholders of the Company. The amounts are unsecured, bearing interest at 10%, with no fixed terms of repayment. As of March 31, 2008, there is no accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding loans.
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Related party | Nature of relationship and control | 3/31/08 Principal Balance of Loans | 3/31/07 Principal Balance of Loans |
Bao Shinn Express Company Limited | Shareholder | nil | 311,020 |
Edwin Wong | Shareholder | nil | 30,718 |
Benny Kan | Shareholder | nil | 21,119 |
Mike Lam | Shareholder | nil | 163,190 |
Chiu Lim Chiu Luan | Shareholder | nil | 11,519 |
Pang Hoi Ping | Shareholder | nil | 23,038 |
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Dominic K. F. Chan & Co ("DKFC") is the Company's independent registered public accountant.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by DKFC for professional services rendered for the audits of our annual financial statements in connection with statutory and regulatory filings were $22,360 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
Audit-Related Fees
The aggregate fees billed by DKFC for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements were $3,849 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed by DKFC for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 was $0.
All Other Fees
The aggregate fees billed by DKFC for other products and services were $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
Pre-approval Policy
We do not currently have a separate audit committee. The services described above were approved by our Board of Directors, which serves as our audit committee.
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
Index to Exhibits
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*3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation | ||||
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*3.2 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation | ||||
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*3.3 | By-laws | ||||
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*4.0 | Stock Certificate | ||||
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31.1 | Certification of the Company's Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2008. | ||||
31.2 | Certification of the Company's Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2008. | ||||
32.1 | Certification of the Company's Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. | ||||
32.2 | Certification of the Company's Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
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* | Filed as an exhibit to the Company's registration statement on Form SB-2, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2006, and incorporated herein by this reference. |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
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Dated: June 24, 2008 | By: | /s/ Sean Webster | |
| Name: | Sean Webster | |
| Title: | President |
In accordance with the Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Chiu Wan Kee |
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/s/ Benny Kan |
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/s/ Mike Lam |
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/s/ Ricky Chiu |
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