UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2022March 31, 2023

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ___________ to ____________

 

Commission File Number: 001-34449

 

PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 87-0430320
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)

 

36-10 Union St. 2130-30 31ndst FloorAve, Suite 512
Flushing, NY 11354

Flushing, NY 11354(718) 799-0380
(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

 

(718) 799-0380
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share PLAG NYSE American

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
 Emerging growth company

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

 

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

 

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock as of November 14, 2022May 15, 2023 was 72,081,930.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

 

  PAGE
   
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION1
   
ITEM 1FINANCIAL STATEMENTSF-1
   
ITEM 2MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS2
ITEM 3QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 6
   
ITEM 3QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK5
ITEM 4CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 65
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION6
   
ITEM 1LEGAL PROCEEDINGS6
   
ITEM 1ARISK FACTORS6
   
ITEM 2UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS6
   
ITEM 3DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES6
   
ITEM 4MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES6
   
ITEM 5OTHER INFORMATION6
   
ITEM 6EXHIBITS7
   
SIGNATURES8

 

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Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the factors described in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our Annual Reportdescribed on the Registration Statement on Form 10-K forS-3 filed by the year ended December 31,Company on September 17, 2021, filedand as subsequently amended, together with the Securitiesother information contained in this report. If any of the events descripted in the risk factors occur, our business, financial condition and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “would” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. You should read this report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

 

Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

 

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PART I

 

Use of Certain Defined Terms

 

Except where the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this report only: 

 

 

“Anhui Ansheng” refers to Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in China.

 “Allinyson” refers to Allinyson Ltd., a company incorporated in the State of Colorado.
   
 “Bless Chemical” refers to Bless Chemical Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in Hong Kong.
   
 “Baokuan Hong Kong” refers to Baokuan Technology (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong.
   
 “China” and “PRC” refer to the People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for the purposes of this report only).

 

 “Fast Approach” refers to Fast Approach Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada.
   
 

“Hubei Bulaisi” Refers to Hubei Bulaisi Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC limited liability company.

 

 “Guangzhou Haishi” refers to Guangzhou Haishi Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC limited liability company.
   
 “Jiayi Technologies” or “WFOE” refers to Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd., a PRC limited liability company and a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, formerly known as Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co. Ltd.

 

 “Jilin Chuangyuan” refers to Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd., a PRC limited liability company.

 

 “Jingshan Sanhe” refers to Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd., a PRC limited company.

 

 

“Promising Prospect HK” refers to Promising Prospect HK Limited, formerly known as Lucky Sky Planet Green Holdings Co., Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong.

 

 “PLAG,” “we,” “us”, “our,” “Planet Green” and the “Company” refer to Planet Green Holdings Corp., a Nevada corporation, and except where the context requires otherwise, our wholly-owned subsidiaries and VIEs.
   
 “Promising Prospect BVI” refers to Promising Prospect Limited, formerly known as Planet Green Holdings Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company.

 

 “RMB” refers to Renminbi, the legal currency of China.

 

 “Shanghai Shuning” refers to Shanghai Shuning Advertising Co., Ltd,Ltd., a PRC limited liability company.

  

 ● “Shandong Yunchu” Refers to Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd., a PRC limited liability company.

 

 “U.S. dollar”, “$” and “US$” refer to the legal currency of the United States.

 

 “VIE” refers to variable interest entity.

 

 “Xianning Bozhuang” refers to Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd., a PRC limited liability company.
   
 “Shine Chemical” refers to Shine Chemical Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in British Islands.

 


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ITEM 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Planet Green Holdings Corp.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022

(Stated in US Dollars)

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2022  2021 
Assets      
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $226,507  $750,658 
Restricted cash  84,588   380,750 
Accounts and notes receivable, net  2,311,340   3,819,073 
Inventories  8,208,172   7,816,432 
Advances to suppliers  6,229,449   5,681,083 
Other receivables  979,435   1,185,136 
Other receivables-related parties  6,733,185   7,670,434 
Total current assets  24,772,676   27,303,566 
         
Non-current assets        
Plant and equipment, net  25,993,864   20,485,449 
Intangible assets, net  3,618,205   4,199,651 
Construction in progress, net  25,584   2,475,874 
Prepayment investments  -   705,805 
Long-term investments  16,516,981   3,136,910 
Investment in real estates  -   7,770,943 
Deferred tax assets  1,052,514   1,172,050 
Goodwill  25,374,497   18,180,532 
Right-of-use assets  233,671   584,802 
Total non-current assets  72,815,316   58,712,016 
         
Total assets $97,587,992  $86,015,582 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Current liabilities        
Short-term bank loans  6,002,354   6,822,054 
Accounts payable  7,358,750   6,237,810 
Advance from customers  4,738,457   6,190,091 
Taxes payable  958,957   787,593 
Other payables and accrued liabilities  4,773,715   8,635,189 
Other payables-related parties  10,412,765   5,196,227 
Lease liabilities-current portion  200,436   436,191 
Deferred income  55,166   73,732 
Total current liabilities  34,500,600   34,378,887 
         
Non-current liabilities        
Long-term bank loans  281,698   - 
Long-term payables  287,795   380,345 
Total non-current liabilities  569,493   380,345 
         
Total liabilities $35,070,093  $34,759,232 
         
Commitments and contingencies  -   - 
         
Stockholders’ equity        
Preferred stock: $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021  -   - 
Common stock: $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 72,081,930 and 35,581,930 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30,2022 and December 31, 2021  72,082   35,582 
Additional paid-in capital  155,702,975   133,232,224 
Accumulated deficit  (98,943,143)  (94,072,383)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  4,196,698   7,711,057 
Non-controlling interests  1,489,287   4,349,870 
         
Total stockholders’ equity $62,517,899  $51,256,350 
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $97,587,992  $86,015,582 
CONTENTSPAGES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsF-2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive LossF-3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ EquityF-4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsF-5
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsF-6 to F-29

See Accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements


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Planet Green Holdings Corp.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

  March 31,  December 31, 
  2023  2022 
Assets (unaudited)    
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $224,216  $93,487 
Accounts receivable, net  3,568,558   2,996,638 
Inventories  3,957,324   4,153,680 
Advances to suppliers  6,375,614   5,417,449 
Other receivables  386,416   413,315 
Other receivables-related parties  352,835   180,578 
Prepaid expenses  512,541   579,826 
Total current assets  15,377,504   13,834,973 
         
Non-current assets        
Plant and equipment, net  22,358,602   22,569,125 
Intangible assets, net  3,062,206   3,070,172 
Construction in progress, net  45,578   33,260 
Long-term investments  16,526,980   16,488,157 
Goodwill  4,724,698   4,724,699 
Total non-current assets  46,718,064   46,885,413 
         
Total assets $62,095,568  $60,720,386 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Current liabilities        
Loans-current $3,638,110  $3,589,582 
Accounts payable  3,825,117   3,528,057 
Advance from customers  3,525,116   2,624,070 
Taxes payable  1,217,827   1,083,493 
Other payables and accrued liabilities  5,410,343   4,412,833 
Other payables-related parties  4,249,288   4,282,841 
Deferred income  48,626   52,088 
Total current liabilities  21,914,427   19,572,964 
         
Non-current liabilities        
Other long-term liabilities  257,355   273,757 
Loans-noncurrent  291,049   287,167 
Total non-current liabilities  548,404   560,924 
         
Total liabilities  22,462,831   20,133,888 
         
Stockholders’ equity        
Preferred stock: $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31,2022  -   - 
Common stock: $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 72,081,930 and 35,581,930 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively  72,082   72,082 
Additional paid-in capital  155,702,975   155,702,975 
Accumulated deficit  (121,166,172)  (119,880,801)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  5,023,852   4,692,242 
         
Total stockholders’ equity  39,632,737   40,586,498 
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $62,095,568  $60,720,386 

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

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Planet Green Holdings Corp.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income

For the Three Months And Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

(Stated in US Dollars)Loss

 

 

For the

Three Months Ended

 

For the

Nine Months Ended

 
 September 30, September 30,  For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 2022 2021 2022 2021  2023  2022 
Net revenues $10,264,434  $8,484,401  $37,788,044  $15,597,048  $8,534,292  $11,979,355 
Cost of revenues  9,566,309   7,133,389   35,184,898   13,750,406   8,287,866   10,816,396 
Gross profit  698,125   1,351,012   2,603,146   1,846,642   246,426   1,162,959 
                        
Operating expenses                
Operating expenses:        
Selling and marketing expenses  562,313   453,657   1,497,194   974,273   244,719   451,242 
General and administrative expenses  2,166,074   3,223,939   5,656,922   5,869,473   1,092,902   1,802,809 
Research & Developing expenses  79,031   12,654   150,977   34,875   68,719   8,925 
Total operating expenses  2,807,418   3,690,250   7,305,093   6,878,621   1,406,340   2,262,976 
                        
Operating (loss) income  (2,109,293)  (2,339,238)  (4,701,947)  (5,031,979)  (1,159,914)  (1,100,017)
                        
Other (expenses) income                        
Interest income  108   71,945   9,231   102,870   104   8,541 
Interest expenses  (160,636)  (211,554)  (488,331)  (445,602)  (116,213)  (165,767)
Other income  20,230   118,317   339,518   357,246   38,715   99,511 
Other expenses  (8,796)  (39,089)  (35,858)  (40,764)  (439)  (14,304)
Total other (expenses) income  (149,094)  (60,380)  (175,440)  (26,250)  (77,833)  (72,019)
                        
(Loss) income before income taxes  (2,258,387)  (2,399,618)  (4,877,387)  (5,058,229)
Loss before income taxes  (1,237,747)  (1,172,036)
                        
Income tax expenses  (37,644)  -   (175,101)  (147)  47,624   89,403 
                        
Net (loss) income  (2,296,031)  (2,399,618)  (5,052,488)  (5,058,376)
Net loss  (1,285,371)  (1,261,439)
                        
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest  (139,895)  (129,685)  (181,728)  (325,964)
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest  -   (31,662)
                        
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders $(2,156,136) $(2,269,934) $(4,870,760) $(4,732,412)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $(1,285,371) $(1,229,777)
                        
Net (loss) income  (2,296,031)  (2,399,618)  (5,052,488)  (5,058,376)
Net loss  (1,285,371)  (1,261,439)
                        
Foreign currency translation adjustment  (1,713,581)  (139,703)  (3,565,463)  553,251   331,610   166,157 
                        
Total comprehensive (loss) income  (4,009,612)  (2,539,321)  (8,617,951)  (4,505,125)
Total comprehensive loss  (953,761)  (1,095,282)
                        
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attribute to non-controlling interest  (161,138)  (137,559)  (232,832)  (308,771)  -   (26,568)
Comprehensive (loss) income attribute to common share holders $(3,848,474) $(2,401,762) $(8,385,119) $(4,196,354) $(953,761) $(1,068,714)
                        
(Loss) income per common shareholders - Basic and diluted $(0.03) $(0.08) $(0.09) $(0.21)
Net loss per share of common stock - basic and diluted $(0.02) $(0.03)
        
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding  69,708,304   28,667,147   55,335,606   23,082,956   72,081,930   41,648,597 

 

See Accompanying Notes to the Financial StatementsThe accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


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Planet Green Holdings Corp.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the NineThree Months Ended September 30,March 31,2023 and 2022 and 2021

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

              Accumulated       
        Additional     Other  Non-    
  Number of  Common  Paid-in  Accumulated  Comprehensive  Controlling    
  Shares  Stock  Capital  Deficit  Income  Interests  Total 
Balance, January 1, 2021  11,809,930  $11,810  $95,659,360  $(84,331,897) $6,972,163  $-  $18,311,436 
Net (loss) income  -   -   -   (4,732,412)  -   (325,964)  (5,058,376)
Issuance of shares for acquisition  10,300,000   10,300   20,100,700   -   -   -   20,111,000 
Issuance of common stock for cash  6,700,000   6,700   13,732,749   -   -   -   13,739,449 
Stock-based compensation and issue of employee benefit plan stock  872,000   872   1,158,888   -   -   -   1,159,760 
Acquiring subsidiaries  -   -   -   -   -   6,019,031   6,019,031 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   536,058   17,193   553,251 
Balance, September 30, 2021  29,681,930  $29,682  $130,651,697  $(89,064,309) $7,508,221  $5,710,260  $54,835,551 
                             
Balance, January 1, 2022  35,581,930  $35,582  $133,232,224  $(94,072,383) $7,711,057  $4,349,870  $51,256,350 
Net (loss) income  -   -   -   (4,870,760)  -   (181,728)  (5,052,488)
Issuance of common stock for cash  17,000,000   17,000   11,083,000   -   -   -   11,100,000 
Issuance of shares for acquisition  7,500,000   7,500   7,422,000   -   -   -   7,429,500 
Issuance of shares for long-term investment  12,000,000   12,000   9,588,000   -   -   -   9,600,000 
Acquiring additional shares from
shareholder of Anhui Ansheng
Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.
  -   -   (2,900,742)  -   -   (2,349,258)  (5,250,000)
Acquiring additional shares from
shareholder of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd.
          (2,721,507)          (278,493)  (3,000,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   (3,514,359)  (51,104)  (3,565,463)
Balance, September 30, 2022  72,081,930  $72,082  $155,702,975  $(98,943,143) $4,196,698  $1,489,287  $62,517,899 
              Accumulated       
        Additional     Other  Non-  Total 
  Common stock  Paid-in  Accumulated  Comprehensive  Controlling  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Income  Interests  Equity 
Balance, December 31, 2021  35,581,930  $35,582  $133,232,224  $(94,072,383) $7,711,057  $4,349,870  $51,256,350 
Net loss  -   -   -   (1,229,777)  -   (31,662)  (1,261,439)
Issuance of common stock for cash  7,000,000   7,000   6,993,000   -   -   -   7,000,000 
Acquiring non-controlling interests  -   -   (2,900,742)  -   -   (2,349,258)  (5,250,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   161,062   5,094   166,156 
Balance, March 31, 2022  42,581,930  $42,582   137,324,482  $(95,302,160) $7,872,119  $1,974,044  $51,911,066 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2022  72,081,930  $72,082   155,702,975  $(119,880,801) $4,692,242  $-  $40,586,498 
Net loss  -   -   -   (1,285,371)  -   -   - 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   331,610   -   - 
Balance, March 31, 2023  72,081,930  $72,082   155,702,975  $(121,166,172) $5,023,852  $-  $39,632,737 

 

See Accompanying Notes to the Financial StatementsThe accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


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Planet Green Holdings Corp.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

 September 30, September 30, For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 2022 2021 2023  2022 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPFRATING ACTIVITIFS:         
Net (loss) income $(5,052,488) $(5,058,376)
Net loss $(1,285,371) $(1,261,439)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation  716,964   1,543,332   528,762   580,306 
Amortization  56,931   180,930   49,604   62,176 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets  377,332   -   -   104,692 
Impairment of equipment  (90,894)  -   -   3,591 
Note and account receivables, net  2,020,575   1,251,554 
Note and account receivables net  (533,622)  470,712 
Inventories  (420,971)  (4,415,071)  253,397   (225,068)
Prepayments and deposit  169,187   (7,290,071)  (783,119)  (2,712,763)
Other receivables  221,050   510,824   32,601   (70,731)
Accounts payables  880,486   (108,627)  333,589   47,902 
Advance from customer  (1,559,954)  167,670   869,145   1,171,786 
Other payables and accruals  (7,437,104)  145,045   942,558   (3,584,314)
Taxes payable  184,151   (74,881)  90,184   84,201 
Deferred income  (19,951)  -   -   (3,758)
Lease liability  (253,347)  -   -   7,000 
Net cash used in operating activities  (10,208,033)  (13,147,672)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  497,729   (5,325,707)
                
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchase of plant and equipment  -   (42,350)  (23,234)  (124,681)
Purchase of long-term investment  (3,517,590)  - 
Net increase in cash from acquisition subsidiaries  246,322   - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (3,271,268)  (42,350)
Purchase of intangible assets  -   (23,398)
Net cash provided by (used) in investing activities  (23,234)  (148,079)
                
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Payments of short-term loan - bank  (677,604)  - 
Payments of short-term loan  -   (127,014)
Changes in related party balances, net  892,112   141,485   (238,294)  (1,327,669)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock  11,100,000   9,812,118   -   7,000,000 
Net cash provided by financing activities  11,314,508   9,953,603 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (238,294)  5,545,317 
                
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (2,164,792)  (3,236,419)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  236,201   71,531 
                
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH  1,344,480   575,690   (105,472)  110,064 
                
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR  1,131,408   3,415,751   93,487   1,131,408 
                
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $311,095  $755,023  $224,216  $1,313,003 
                
SUPPLEMENTARY OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION                
Interest received $9,231  $102,870  $104  $8,541 
Interest paid $488,331  $445,602  $116,213  $165,767 
                
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS                
Operating lease right-of-use assets $233,671  $-  $-  $480,074 
Issuance of shares for acquisition $7,429,500  $24,038,331 
Issuance of common stock for employee compensation $-  $1,159,760 

 

See Accompanying Notes to the Financial StatementsThe accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


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PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

September 30, 2022 AND DECEMBER 31, 2021
(Stated in US Dollars)
1. Organization and Principal Activities

1.Organization and Principal Activities

 

Planet Green Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “PLAG”) is a holding company incorporated in Nevada. WeThe Company are engaged in various businesses through our subsidiaries and variable interestcontrolled entities in China.

Going Concern

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern; however, the Company has incurred a net loss of $5,052,488 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $98,943,143, a working capital deficit of $9,727,924; its net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $10,208,033.

These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Management’s plan for the Company’s continued existence is dependent upon Management’s ability to execute the business plan and develop the plan to generate profit; additionally, Management may need to continue to rely on private placements or certain related parties to provide funding for investment, for working capital and general corporate purposes. If Management cannot execute its plan, the Company may become insolvent.

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Method of Accounting

Management has prepared the accompanying financial statements and these notes according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company maintains its general ledger and journals with the accrual method accounting.

  Place of Attributable equity  Registered 
Name of Company incorporation interest %  capital 
Promising Prospect Limited The British Virgin Islands  100  $10,000 
Promising Prospect HK Limited Hong Kong  100   1 
Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd. PRC  100   2,000,000 
Fast Approach Inc. Canada  100   79 
Shanghai Shuning Advertising Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of FAST) PRC  100   - 
Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. PRC  100   4,710,254 
Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd. PRC  100   6,277,922 
Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. PRC  VIE   9,280,493 
Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. PRC  VIE   3,045,776 
Shine Chemical Co., Ltd. The British Virgin Islands  100   8,000 
Bless Chemical Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Shine Chemical) Hong Kong  100   10,000 
Hubei Bulaisi Technology Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Bless Chemical) PRC  100   30,000,000 
Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd. PRC  100   5,000,000 
Allinyson Ltd. The United States  100   100,000 
Guangzhou Haishi Technology Co., Ltd. PRC  100   156,250 
Baokuan Technology (Hongkong) Limited Hong Kong  100   1,250 


Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activities of Planet Green Holdings Corp. and each of the following entities:

  Place of Attributable
equity
  Registered 
Name of Company incorporation interest %  capital 
Promising Prospect BVI Limited (formerly known as Planet Green Holdings Corporation) The British Virgin Islands  100  $10,000 
Promising Prospect HK Limited (formerly known as Lucky Sky Planet Green Holdings Co., Limited (H.K.)) Hong Kong  100   1 
Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd. PRC  100   2,000,000 
Fast Approach Inc. Canada  100   79 
Shanghai Shuning Advertising Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of FAST) PRC  100   - 
Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. PRC  100   4,710,254 
Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd. PRC  100   6,277,922 
Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. PRC  VIE   9,280,493 
Bless Chemical Co., Ltd (a subsidiary of Shine Chemical) Hong Kong  100   10,000 
Hubei Bryce Technology Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Bless Chemical) PRC  100   30,000,000 
Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd. PRC  100   5,000,000 
Allinyson Ltd. The United States  100   100,000 
Shine Chemical Co., Ltd. The British Virgin Islands  100   8,000 
Guangzhou Haishi Technology Co., Ltd. PRC  100   156,250 
Baokuan Technology (Hongkong) Limited Hong Kong  100   1,250 

 

Management has eliminated all significant inter-company balances and transactions in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Ownership interests of subsidiaries that the Company does not wholly-ownwholly own are accounted for as non-controlling interests.

 

On May 29, 2020,18, 2018, the Company incorporated Planet Green Holdings Corporation, (BVI)a limited company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. On September 28, 2018, Planet Green BVI acquired JianShi Technology Holding Limited, a limited company incorporated in Hong Kong on February 21, 2012, and Shanghai Xunyang Internet Tech Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned foreign entity incorporated in Shanghai, PRC, on August 29, 2012 (“Shanghai Xunyang”).

On August 12, 2019, through Promising Prospect HK Limited, formerly known as JianShi Technology Holding Limited, Company established Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in Xianning City, Hubei Province, China.

On December 20, 2019, The Promising Prospect HK Limited sold 100% of equity interest in Shanghai Xunyang.

On May 29, 2020, the Promising Prospect BVI Limited incorporated Lucky Sky Planet Green Holdings Co., Limited, a limited company incorporated in Hong Kong.

 

On June 5, 2020, the Planet Green Holdings Corporation (BVI)Promising Prospect BVI Limited acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Fast Approach Inc. It was incorporated under Canada’s laws and the business of operation of a demand-side platform targeting the Chinese education market in North America.

 

On June 16, 2020, Lucky Sky Holdings Corporations (H.K.) transferred its 100% equity interest in Lucky Sky Petrochemical to Lucky Sky Planet Green Holdings Co., Limited (H.K.).

 

On September 15, 2020, Lucky Sky Petrochemical terminated the VIE agreements with Shenzhen Lorain and Taishan Muren.

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On August 10, 2020, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (BVI)Promising Prospect BVI Limited transferred its 100% equity interest in Lucky Sky Holdings Corporations (H.K.)Promising Prospect HK Limited to Rui Tang.

 

On December 9, 2020, Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd. changed its name to Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

On January 6, 2021, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (Nevada) issued an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the equity holders of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd in exchange for the transfer of 85% of the equity interest of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

On March 9, 2021, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (Nevada) issued an aggregate of 3,300,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the equity holders of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd in exchange for the transfer of 75% of the equity interest of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

On July 15, 2021, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (Nevada) issued an aggregate of 4,800,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the equity holders of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd for the transfer to 66% of the equity interest if Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

On August 1, 2021, Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd. has terminated the VIE agreements with Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd and acquired 100% equity of Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd. As a result, Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd has been wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

 

On August 3, 2021, the Planet Green Holding Corp has acquired 8,000,000 ordinary shares of the Shine Chemical Co., Ltd. As a result, Shine Chemical Co., Ltd.,Ltd, Bless Chemical Co., LtdLtd. and Hubei BulaisiBryce Technology Co., Ltd hashave been wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Planet Green Holding Corp.

 

On September 1st, 2021, Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd.Ltd has changed its major shareholder from Mr. Feng Chao to Hubei BulaisiBryce Technology Co., Ltd.Ltd and Hubei BulaisiBryce Technology Co., Ltd.Ltd has heldhold 85% shares of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd.Ltd after the alteration of shareholders.

 

On December 9, 2021, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (Nevada)Corporation(Nevada) issued an aggregate of 5,900,000 shares of common stock to the equity holders of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd.Ltd for the transfer to 100% of the equity interest of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd.Ltd to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

 

On April 8, 2022, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (Nevada) issued an aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of common stock to the equity holders of Allinyson Ltd. for the acquisition of 100% of the equity interest of Allinyson Ltd.

 

On September 14, 2022, Planet Green Holdings Corp. and Hubei Bulaisi Technology Co., Ltd. a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Xue Wang, a shareholder of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd., pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Purchaser agreed to effect share purchase from the Seller of 15% of the outstanding equity interests of Jingshan, and the Company shall pay to the Seller an aggregate of U.S. $3,000,000 in exchange for 15% of the issued and outstanding shares. Before the closing of this Share Purchase transaction, the Company owns 85% equity interest of Jingshan through the Purchaser. On September 14, 2022, the Company closed the Share Purchase transaction. As of September 30, 2022, Hubei Bryce Technology Co., Ltd. has hold 100% shares of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. after the alteration of shareholders.

 


Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity

 

Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision-making ability. Any VIE with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the VIE’s risks and rewards. Management makes ongoing reassessments of whether the Company is the primary beneficiary.

On May 9, 2019, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd. (“Xianning Bozhuang”), a company incorporated in China engaging in the sale of tea products, and its shareholders (“Bozhuang Shareholders”). Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,080,000 shares of its common stock to the Bozhuang Shareholders in exchange for Bozhuang Shareholders’ agreement to enter into. Their agreement to cause Xianning Bozhuang to enter into certain VIE Agreements withSeptember 27, 2018, through Shanghai Xunyang, through which Shanghai Xunyang shall have the right to control, manage and operate Xianning Bozhuang in return for a service fee approximately equal to 100% of Xianning Bozhuang’s net income (“Bozhuang Acquisition”). On May 14, 2019, Shanghai Xunyang entered into a series of VIE Agreements with Xianning Bozhuang and Bozhuang Shareholders. The VIE Agreements are designed to provide Shanghai Xunyang with the power, rights, and obligations equivalent in all material respects to those it would possess as the sole equity holder of Xianning Bozhuang, including absolute rights to control the management, operations, assets, property, and revenue of Xianning Bozhuang. The Bozhuang Acquisition closed on May 14, 2019. Starting on May 14, 2019, the Company’s business activities added the production line of green tea and black tea and sales of tea products, of which business activities are carried out in Xianning City, Hubei Province, China. The Company consolidated Xianning Bozhuang’s accounts as its VIE.

On December 20, 2019, through Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd. (“WFOE”), the Company entered into exclusive VIE agreements with Beijing Lorain, Luotian Lorain, Shandong Greenpia, Taishan Muren, Xianning Bozhuang and Shenzhen Lorain and their shareholders that give the Company the ability to substantially influence those companies’ daily operations and financial affairs and appoint their senior executives. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of these operating companies.

On September 8, 2020,May 14, 2019, through Shanghai Xunyang, the Company’s BoardCompany entered into a series of Directors resolvedVIE agreements with Xianning Bozhuang and its equity holders to discontinueobtain control. It became the operationprimary beneficiary of Xianning Bozhuang. The Company consolidated Xianning Bozhuang’s accounts as its VIE.

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On December 20, 2019, the Company sold 100% of equity interest in Shanghai Xunyang and terminated its VIE agreements with Xianning Bozhuang, Shenzhen Lorain, and Taishan Muren due to the continued loss of such two subsidiaries. Muren.

On September 15, 2020,December 20, 2019, through Lucky Sky Petrochemical, terminated the Company entered into exclusive VIE agreements (“VIE Agreements”) with Taishan Muren, Xianning Bozhuang, and Shenzhen Lorain, as well as their shareholders, which give the Company the ability to substantially influence those companies’ daily operations and Taishan Muren.financial affairs and appoint their senior executives. The Company has beenis considered the primary beneficiary of these operating companies, and it consolidates their accounts as VIEs.

 

On January 4, 2021, the CompanySeptember 6, 2020, it terminated its VIE agreements with Shenzhen Lorain and Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Target”), and each of shareholders of the Target (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Subsidiary agreed to effect an acquisition of the Target by acquiring from the Sellers 85% of the outstanding equity interests of the Target (the “Acquisition”). The target is engaged in researching, developing, manufacturing and selling products of ethanol fuel and fuel additives in China. On January 4, 2021, the Company closed the Acquisition.Taishan Muren.

 

On March 9, 2021, Planet Green Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) andthrough Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a subsidiary offormerly known as Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”exclusive VIE agreements (“VIE Agreements”) with Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. (“Target”). Each ofLtd, as well as their shareholders, of the Target (collectively, the “Sellers”), under which among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the subsidiary agreed to effect an acquisition of the Target by acquiring from the Sellers 75% of the outstanding equity interests of the Target (the “Acquisition”). The target is researching, developing, manufacturing formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde adhesive, methylal, and clean fuel products and selling such products in China. On March 9, 2021,give the Company closed the acquisition.ability to substantially influence those companies’ daily operations and financial affairs and appoint their senior executives. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of these operating companies, and it consolidates their accounts as VIEs.

 

On July 15, 2021 Planet Green Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) andthrough Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a subsidiary offormerly known as Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”exclusive VIE agreements (“VIE Agreements”) with Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Target”), and each ofLtd, as well as their shareholders, of the Target (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Subsidiary agreed to effect an acquisition of the Target by acquiring from the Sellers 66% of the outstanding equity interests of the Target (the “Acquisition”). The target is engaged in researching, developing and manufacturing insulation type explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling equipment, LNG cryogenic equipment and SF double deck oil storage tank and selling such products in China. On July 16, 2021,give the Company closed the Acquisition.ability to substantially influence those companies’ daily operations and financial affairs and appoint their senior executives. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of these operating companies, and it consolidates their accounts as VIEs.

 

On August 1, 2021, Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd has terminated the VIE agreements with Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd.


 

On December 16, 2022, Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd terminated the VIE agreements with Xiaodong Cai and Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. 

Each of the VIE Agreements is described in detail belowbelow:

 

Consultation and Service Agreement

 

Under the Consultation and Service Agreement, WFOE has the exclusive right to provide consultation and services to the operating entities in China in business management, human resource, technology, and intellectual property rights. WFOE exclusively owns any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Consultation and Service Agreement. The number of service fees and payment terms can be amended by the WFOE and operating companies’ consultation and implementation. The duration of the Consultation and Service Agreement is 20 years. WFOE may terminate this agreement at any time by giving 30 day’s prior written notice. Under the Consultation and Service Agreement, WFOE has the exclusive right to provide consultation and services to the operating entities in China in business management, human resource, technology, and intellectual property rights. WFOE exclusively owns any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Consultation and Service Agreement. The number of service fees and payment terms can be amended by the WFOE and operating companies’ consultation and implementation. The duration of the Consultation and Service Agreement is 20 years. WFOE may terminate this agreement at any time by giving 30 day’s prior written notice.

 

Business Cooperation Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE has the exclusive right to provide complete technical support, business support, and related consulting services, including but not limited to specialized services, business consultations, equipment or property leasing, marketing consultancy, system integration, product research and development, and system maintenance. WFOE exclusively owns any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Business Cooperation Agreement. The rate of service fees may be adjusted based on the services rendered by WFOE in that month and the operational needs of the operating entities. The Business Cooperation Agreement shall maintain effective unless it was terminated or was compelled to release under applicable PRC laws and regulations. WFOE may terminate this Business Cooperation Agreement at any time by giving 30 day’s prior written notice.

 

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Equity Pledge Agreements

 

According to the Equity Pledge Agreements among WFOE, operating entities, and each of operating entities’ shareholders, shareholders of the operating entities pledge all of their equity interests in the functional entities to WFOE to guarantee their performance of relevant obligations and indebtedness under the Technical Consultation and Service Agreement and other control agreements. Besides, shareholders of the operating entities are in the process of registering the equity pledge with the competent local authority.

 

Equity Option Agreements

 

According to the Equity Option Agreements, WFOE has the exclusive right to require each shareholder of the operating companies to fulfill and complete all approval and registration procedures required under PRC laws for WFOE to purchase or designate one or more persons to buy, each shareholder’s equity interests in the operating companies, once or at multiple times at any time in part or in whole at WFOE’s sole and absolute discretion. The purchase price shall be the lowest price allowed by PRC laws. The Equity Option Agreements shall remain effective until all the equity interest owned by each operating entity shareholder has been legally transferred to WFOE or its designee(s).

 

Voting Rights Proxy Agreements

 

According to the Voting Rights Proxy Agreements, each shareholder irrevocably appointed WFOE or WFOE’s designee to exercise all his or her rights as the shareholders of the operating entities under the Articles of Association of each operating entity, including but not limited to the power to exercise all shareholder’s voting rights concerning all matters to be discussed and voted in the shareholders’ meeting. The term of each Voting Rights Proxy Agreement is 20 years. WOFE has the right to extend each Voting Proxy Agreement by giving written notification.

 

Based on the foregoing contractual arrangements, The Company consolidates the accounts of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical EquipmentXianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., LtdLtd., Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. in accordance with Regulation S-X-3A-02 promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810-10, Consolidation.

 

Enterprise-wide disclosure

The Company’s chief operating decision-makers (i.e. chief executive officer and her direct reports) review financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by business lines for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. There are no segment managers who are held accountable for operations, operating results and plans for levels or components below the consolidated unit level. Based on qualitative and quantitative criteria established by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, “Segment Reporting”, the Company considers itself to be operating within one reportable segment.

Going Concern

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern; however, the Company has incurred a net loss of $1,285,371 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $121,166,172, cash and cash equivalents of $224,216 a working capital deficit of $6,536,923; its net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $497,729.

These factors raise substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Management’s plan for the Company’s continued existence is dependent upon management’s ability to execute the business plan, develop the plan to generate profit; additionally, Management may need to continue to rely on private placements or certain related parties to provide funding for investment, for working capital and general corporate purposes. If management is unable to execute its plan, the Company may become insolvent.

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2023 or any future period.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 31, 2023.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. All inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.

Use of Estimates

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements preparation requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available when the calculations are made; however, actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Significant estimates required to be made by management include but are not limited to add accounts that use significant estimates, such as the allowance for estimated uncollectible receivables, realizability of advance to suppliers, inventory valuations, etc.

 


Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Investment Securities

The Company classifies securities it holds for investment purposes into trading or available-for-sale. Trading securities are bought and held principally for the purpose As of selling them in the near term. All deposits not included in trading securities are classified as available for sale.

Trading and available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on trading securities are included in the net income. Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related tax effect, on available for sale securities are excluded from net income. They are reported as a separate component of other comprehensive income until realized. Realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined on a specific identification basis.

A decline in the market value of any available-for-sale security below cost that is deemed to be other-than-temporary results in a reduction in carrying amount to fair value. The impairment is charged as an expense to the statement of income and comprehensive income, and a new cost basis for the security is established. To determine whether the impairment is other-than-temporary,March 31, 2023, the Company considers whether it has the abilityhad cash and intentcash equivalents (including restricted cash) of $224,216 compared to hold the investment until a market price recovery and believes whether evidence indicating the cost$93,487 as of the asset is recoverable outweighs evidence to the contrary. Evidence considered in this assessment includes the reasons for the impairment, the severity and duration of the impairment, changes in value after year-end, and forecasted performance of the investee.

Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related available-for-sale security as an adjustment to yield using the effective-interest method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned.December 31, 2022.

 

Accounts Receivables

 

Accounts receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when the collection of the total amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are written off as incurred.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories consist of raw materials and finished goods, stated at the lower of cost or market value. Finished goods are comprised of direct materials, direct labor, inbound shipping costs, and allocated overhead. The Company applies the weighted average cost method to its inventory.

 

Advances and Prepayments to Suppliers

 

The Company makes an advance payment to suppliers and vendors for the procurement of raw materials. Upon physical receipt and inspection of the raw materials from suppliers, the applicable amount is reclassified from advances and prepayments to suppliers to inventory.

 

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Plant and Equipment

 

Plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. The Company typically applies a salvage value of 0% to 10%. The estimated useful lives of the plant and equipment are as follows:

 

Buildings 20-40 years
Landscaping, plant, and tree 30 years
Machinery and equipment 1-10 years
Motor vehicles 5-10 years
Office equipment 5-20 years

 

The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise retired are eliminated from the accounts, and any gain or loss is included in the Company’s results of operations. The costs of maintenance and repairs are recognized as incurred; significant renewals and betterments are capitalized.

 


Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is provided over their useful lives, using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives of the intangible assets are as follows: 

 

Land use rights 50 years
Software licenses 2 years
Trademarks 10 years

 

Construction in Progress and Prepayments for Equipment

 

Construction in progress and prepayments for equipment represent direct and indirect acquisition and construction costs for plants and fees of purchase and installation of related equipment. Amounts classified as construction in progress and prepayments for equipment are transferred to plant and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. Depreciation is not provided for assets classified in this account.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired in a business combination. The Company conducts an annual assessment of its goodwill for impairment. If the carrying value of its goodwill exceeds its fair value, then impairment has been incurred; accordingly, a charge to the Company’s operations results will be recognized during the period. Impairment losses on goodwill are not reversed. Fair value is generally determined using a discounted expected future cash flow analysis.

 

Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

The Company annually reviews its long-lived assets for impairment or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. Impairment may become obsolete from a difference in the industry, introduction of new technologies, or if the Company has inadequate working capital to utilize the long-lived assets to generate adequate profits. Impairment is present if the carrying amount of an asset is less than its expected future undiscounted cash flows.

 

If an asset is considered impaired, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported lower the carrying amount or fair value fewer costs to selling.

 

Statutory Reserves

 

Statutory reserves refer to the amount appropriated from the net income following laws or regulations, which can be used to recover losses and increase capital, as approved, and are to be used to expand production or operations. PRC laws prescribe that an enterprise operating at a profit must appropriate and reserve, on an annual basis, an amount equal to 10% of its profit. Such an appropriation is necessary until the reserve reaches a maximum equal to 50% of the enterprise’s PRC registered capital.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation

 

The accompanying financial statements are presented in United States dollars. The functional currency of the Company is the Renminbi (RMB). The Company’s assets and liabilities are translated into United States dollars from RMB at year-end exchange rates. Its revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the period. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred.

  09/30/2022  12/31/2021  09/30/2021 
Period-end US$: CDN$ exchange rate  1.3631   1.274   1.2753 
Period-end US$: RMB exchange rate  7.0998   6.3757   6.4854 
Period-end US$: HK$ exchange rate  7.8499   7.7981   7.7834 
Period average US$: CDN$ exchange rate  1.2831   1.2531   1.2431 
Period average US$: RMB exchange rate  6.6068   6.4515   6.4714 
Period average US$: HK$ exchange rate  7.8347   7.7729   7.7823 
  03/31/2023  12/31/2022  03/31/2022 
Period-end US$: CAD$ exchange rate  1.3521   1.3554   1.2484 
Period-end US$: RMB exchange rate  6.8717   6.9646   6.3482 
Period-end US$: HK exchange rate  7.8497   7.7967   7.8275 
Period average US$: CAD$ exchange rate  1.3534   1.3012   1.2668 
Period average US$: RMB exchange rate  6.8476   6.7261   6.3504 
Period average US$: HK exchange rate  7.8389   7.8310   7.8062 

 

The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies, and all foreign exchange transactions must be conducted through authorized financial institutions.

 


Revenue Recognition

 

The Company adopted ASC 606 “Revenue Recognition.” It recognizes revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration wethe Company expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

 

The Company derives its revenues from selling explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling device, SF double-layer buried oil storage tank, high-grade synthetic fuel products, industrial formaldehyde solution, urea-formaldehyde pre-condensate (UFC), methylal, urea-formaldehyde glue for environment-friendly artificial board chemicals, food products like frozen fruits, beef & mutton products and vegetables and tea products and online game business.products. The Company applies the following five steps to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:

 

identify the contract with a customer;

 

identify the performance obligations in the contract;

 

determine the transaction price;

 

allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and;

 

Recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

Advertising

 

All advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Shipping and Handling

 

All outbound shipping and handling costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Research and Development

 

All research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

 

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Retirement Benefits

 

Retirement benefits in the form of mandatory government-sponsored defined contribution plans are charged to either expense as incurred or allocated to inventory as part of overhead.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company records stock compensation expense for employees at fair value on the grant date and recognizes the expense one time because there is no employee’s requisite service period requirement.

 


Income Taxes

 

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes”, accounts for income tax using an asset and liability approach and recognizes deferred tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets. If it is more likely than not, these items will either expire before the Company can realize their benefits or uncertain future realization.

 

Comprehensive Income

 

The Company uses Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 220, “Reporting Comprehensive Income.” Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity, except the changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders due to investments by stockholders.

 

Earnings PerNet Loss per Share of Common Stock

 

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) following ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per share.” 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 presents the dilutive effect on a per-share basis from the potential conversion of convertible securities or the exercise of options and or warrants; the dilutive impacts of potentially convertible securities are calculated using the as-if method; the potentially dilutive effect of options or warranties are computed using the treasury stock method. Potentially anti-dilutive securities (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from diluted EPS calculation.

 

Financial InstrumentsFair Value Measurement

 

The Company’s financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, accounts and other receivables, accounts and other payables, accrued liabilities, and short-term debt, have carrying amounts that approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosing the Company’s fair value of financial instruments. ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” defines fair value and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology used quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and information that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the financial instrument’s full term.

 

Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and ASC 815.

 


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LeaseLong-term Investments

 

Effective December 31, 2018, Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. adopted ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842), and elected the practical expedients that do not require us to reassess: (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are, or contain, leases, (2) lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (3) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. For lease terms of twelve months or fewer, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and liabilities. The Company also adopted the practical expedient that allows lessees to treat the lease and non-lease components of a lease as a single lease component. 

Lease terms used to calculate the present value of lease payments generally do not include any options to extend, renew, or terminate the lease, asInvestments in entities over which the Company does not have reasonable certaintysignificant influence are recorded as equity investments and are accounted for either at lease inception that these options will be exercised. Thefair value with any changes recognized in net income, or for those without readily determinable fair values, at cost less impairment, adjusted for subsequent observable price changes. Under the equity method, the Company’s share of the post-acquisition profits or losses of equity investments is recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income; and the Company’s share of post-acquisition movements in equity is recognized in equity in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Unrealized gains on transactions between the Company generally considersand an entity in which the economic life of its operating lease ROU assets to be comparableCompany has recorded an equity investment are eliminated to the useful lifeextent of similar owned assets. The Company has elected the short-term lease exception, therefore operating lease ROU assets and liabilities do not include leases with a lease termCompany’s interest in the entity. To the extent of twelve months or less. Its leases generally do not provide a residual guarantee. The operating lease ROU asset also excludes lease incentives. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company reviewsCompany’s interest in the impairmentinvestment, unrealized losses are eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of its ROU assets consistent with the approach applied for its other long-lived assets. The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying valuean impairment of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on its ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations. The Company has elected to include the carrying amount of operating lease liabilities in any tested asset group and it includes the associated operating lease payments in the undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows.

As of September 30, 2022, there were approximately $0.23 million right of use (“ROU”) assets and approximately $0.20 million lease liabilities based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments of leases, using an incremental borrowing rate of 4.75% and 4.90% based on the duration of lease terms.transferred.

 

Commitments and Contingencies 

 

From time to time, the Company is a party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The majority of these claims and proceedings related to or arise from commercial disputes. The Company first determine whether a loss from a claim is probable, and if it is reasonable to estimate the potential loss. The Company accrues costs associated with these matters when they become probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. Also, the Company disclose a range of possible losses, if a loss from a claim is probable but the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated, which is in line with the applicable requirements of Accounting Standard Codification 450. The Company’s management does not expect any liability from the disposition of such claims and litigation individually or in the aggregate would have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effectswhich allows a reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The amendments in this Update affect any entity required to apply the provisions of Topic 220, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income, and has items ofaccumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for which the relatedadjustments to tax effects are presentedthat were originally recorded in other comprehensive income required by GAAP. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments in this Update is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, (1) for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued, and (2) for all other entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not however been made available for issuance. The amendments in this Update should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectivelydue to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the changechanges in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate inresulting from the enactment of the U.S. tax reform legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is recognized.(the “Tax Act. The Company does not believeexpect this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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On June 20, 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) - Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which aligns the accounting for share-based payment awards issued to employees and nonemployees. Under ASU No. 2018-07, the existing employee guidance will apply to nonemployee share-based transactions (as long as the transaction is not effectively a form of financing), with the exception of specific guidance related to the attribution of compensation cost. The cost of nonemployee awards will continue to be recorded as if the grantor had paid cash for the goods or services. In addition, the contractual term will be able to be used in lieu of an expected term in the option-pricing model for nonemployee awards. The new standard is effective for us on January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, including in interim periods, and should be applied to all new awards granted after the date of adoption. The Company does not expect this ASU would affect the Company’sguidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement,” which makes several changes meant to add, modify or remove specific disclosure requirements associated with the movement amongst or hierarchy associated with Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. The amendments in this Update modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements based on the concepts in FASB Concepts Statement, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting—Chapter 8: Notes to Financial Statements, including the consideration of costs and benefits. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. The modifications are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not believe the adoption of this ASU would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements.

 

In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05, which is an update to ASU Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which introduced the expected credit losses methodology for the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis, replacing the previous incurred loss methodology. The amendments in Update 2016-13 added Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, and made several consequential amendments to the Codification. Update 2016-13 also modified the accounting for available-for-sale debt securities, which must be individually assessed for credit losses when fair value is less than the amortized cost basis, in accordance with Subtopic 326-30, Financial Instruments— Credit Losses—Available-for-Sale Debt Securities. The amendments in this Update address those stakeholders’ concerns by providing an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option for certain financial assets previously measured at amortized cost basis. For those entities, the targeted transition relief will increase comparability of financial statement information by providing an option to align measurement methodologies for similar financial assets. Furthermore, the targeted transition relief also may reduce the costs for some entities to comply with the amendments in Update 2016-13 while still providing financial statement users with decision-useful information. ASU 2019-05 is effective for the Company for annual and interim reporting periods beginning January 1st, 2020. The Company doesadopted this guidance on January 1, 2023. The adoption did not believe other recentlyhave significant impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued butby the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, wouldor are not believed by management to have a material effectimpact on the Company’s balance sheets, statements of income, and comprehensive income and statements of cash flows.present or future financial statements.

 

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3. Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”)

A VIE is an entity that has either a total equity investment that is insufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support or whose equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, such as through voting rights, right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity or obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity. If any, the variable interest holder with a controlling financial interest in a VIE is deemed the primary beneficiary and must consolidate the VIE. PLAG WOFE is deemed to have the controlling financial interest and be the primary beneficiary of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.Ltd because it has both of the following characteristics:

1)The power to direct activities at Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.Ltd that most significantly impact such entity’s economic performance, and

 

 2)The obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. that could potentially be significant to such entity. Under the Contractual Arrangements, Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. pay service fees equal to all of its net income to PLAG WFOE. At the same time, PLAG WFOE is obligated to absorb all of the Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.’s and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.’s losses. The Contractual Arrangements are designed to operate Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. for the benefit of PLAG WFOE and ultimately, the Company. Accordingly, the accounts of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. are consolidated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. In addition, those financial positions and results of operations are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


The carrying amount of VIE’s consolidated assets and liabilities are as follows:

 09/30/2022  12/31/2021  3/31/2023  12/31/2022 
Assets     
Current assets     
Cash and cash equivalents  39,927   67,966  $144,376  $39,815 
Restricted cash  84,588   380,750 
Accounts and notes receivable, net  1,015,068   2,660,566 
Accounts receivable, net  1,002,619   730,341 
Inventories  4,876,446   4,244,869   739,792   947,466 
Advances to suppliers  640,278   310,769   355,911   187,708 
Other receivables  109,633   118,708   73,003   65,531 
Inter-company Receivable  1,549,339   1,725,302 
Other receivables-related parties  5,965,861   7,650,042 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  14,281,140   17,158,972 
Inter company receivable  1,600,768   1,579,416 
Total current assets  3,916,469   3,550,277 
                
Non-current assets        
Plant and equipment, net  12,529,014   12,554,727   8,966,940   9,115,598 
Intangible assets, net  2,465,620   2,795,048   1,946,641   1,932,386 
Construction in progress, net  20,564   2,475,874   21,247   20,963 
Deferred tax assets  381,990   425,374 
Total Non-Current Assets  15,397,188   18,251,023 
TOTAL ASSETS $29,678,328  $35,409,995 
Total non-current assets  10,934,828   11,068,947 
                
Total assets $14,880,402  $14,619,224 
        
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Current liabilities        
Short-term bank loans  6,002,354   6,822,054   $3,638,110   $3,589,582 
Accounts payable  3,130,143   3,558,827   544,200   540,371 
Advance from customers  2,422,964   3,476,585   86,811   14,395 
Taxes payable  192,979   212,658   38,626   18,005 
Other payables and accrued liabilities  2,936,512   3,305,395   3,340,277   2,590,572 
Intercompany Payable  6,210,118   7,131,860   3,124,496   3,082,819 
Other payables-related parties  3,634,693   3,958,409   1,422,903   1,535,974 
Long term payable-current portion  281,698   126,261   227,770   287,167 
Deferred income  40,494   58,033   33,834   37,332 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  24,851,955   28,650,082 
Total current liabilities  12,457,027   11,696,217 
                
Non-current liabilities        
Long-term payables  258,451   222,687   291,049   244,245 
TOTAL LIABILITIES $25,110,406  $28,872,769 
Total non-current liabilities  291,049   244,245 
        
Total Liabilities 12,748,076  11,940,462 
                
Paid-in capital  12,326,270   12,326,270   9,280,493   9,280,493 
Statutory reserve  29,006   29,006 
Statutory Reserve  29,006   29,006 
Accumulated deficit  (6,757,686)  (5,357,908)  (6,360,593)  (5,775,895)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  (1,029,668)  (460,142)  (816,580)  (854,842)
Total Equity  4,567,922   6,537,226 
Total stockholders’ equity  2,132,326   2,678,762 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $29,678,328  $35,409,995 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $14,880,402  $14,619,224 

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The summarized operating results of the VIE’s are as follows:

 09/30/2022  09/30/2021  03/31/2023  03/31/2022 
Operating revenues $12,579,725  $8,529,079  $2,193,521  $3,961,230 
Gross profit  1,931,426   735,635   (85,629)  627,333 
Income (loss) from operations  (1,053,978)  (2,089,459)
Net income (loss)  (1,399,778)  (2,231,272)
loss from operations  (507,486)  (143,419)
Net loss  (584,698)  (282,176)

4. Business Combination

Acquisition of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd.

On January 4, 2021, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (Nevada) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd., formerly known as Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd., entered into a series of VIE agreements with Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. and its equity holders to obtain control and become the primary beneficiary of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. The Company consolidated Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd.’s accounts as its VIE. According to the VIE agreements, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (Nevada) issued an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the equity holders of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. in exchange for the transfer of 85% of the equity interest of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

The Company’s acquisition of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. was accounted for as a business combination following ASC 805. The Company has allocated the purchase price of Jingshan Sanhe based upon the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the acquisition date. The Company estimated the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities taken at the acquisition date following the business combination standard issued by the FASB with the valuation methodologies using level 3 inputs, except for other current assets and current liabilities were valued using the cost approach. Management of the Company is responsible for determining the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets identified as the acquisition date and considering several other available factors. Acquisition-related costs incurred for the acquisitions are not material and expensed as incurred in general and administrative expenses.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, which represents the net purchase price allocation at the date of the acquisition of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd.:

Total consideration at fair value$4,730,000

  Fair Value 
Cash $114,162 
Accounts receivable, net  - 
Inventories, net  584,119 
Advances to suppliers  1,104,705 
Other receivables  536,090 
Right-of-use assets  1,044,933 
Plant and equipment, net  3,867,906 
Deferred tax assets  281,243 
Goodwill  923,313 
Total assets $8,456,471 
     
Short-term loan – bank  (440,522)
Lease payable-current portion  (406,376)
Accounts payable  (715,019)
Advance from customers  (627,128)
Other payables and accrued liabilities  (50,085)
Lease payable-non current portion  (818,446)
Income taxes payable  (217)
Total liabilities  (3,057,793)
Noncontrolling interest  (668,678)
Net assets acquired $4,730,000 

Approximately $0.92 million of goodwill arising from the acquisition consists mainly of synergies expected from combining the operations of the Company and Jingshan Sanhe. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.


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4. Restricted CashAcquisition of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.

On March 9, 2021, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd, formerly known as Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd., entered into a series of VIE agreements with Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd and its equity holders to obtain control and become the primary beneficiary of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. The Company consolidated Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd’s accounts as its VIE. Under the VIE agreements, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,300,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the equity holders of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd in exchange for the transfer of 75% of the equity interest of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd. The significant terms of these VIE agreements are summarized in “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” above.

The Company’s acquisition of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd was accounted for as a business combination following ASC 805. The Company has allocated the purchase price of Jilin Chuangyuan based upon the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the acquisition date. The Company estimated the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities taken at the acquisition date following the business combination standard issued by the FASB with the valuation methodologies using level 3 inputs, except for other current assets and current liabilities were valued using the cost approach. Management of the Company is responsible for determining the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets identified as of the acquisition date and considering several other available factors. Acquisition-related costs incurred for the acquisitions are not material and expensed as incurred in general and administrative expenses.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, which represents the net purchase price allocation at the date of the acquisition of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.:

Total consideration at fair value$8,085,000

 

  Fair Value 
Cash $95,237 
Accounts receivable, net  868,874 
Inventories, net  581,569 
Advances to suppliers  388,349 
Other receivables  123,969 
Other receivables-RP  212,594 
Plant and equipment, net  11,109,220 
Intangible assets, net  2,149,910 
Deferred tax assets  415,154 
Goodwill  3,191,897 
Total assets $19,136,773 
     
Short-term loan – bank  (3,826,934)
Long term payable  (1,162,355)
Accounts payable  (575,495)
Advance from customers  (291,655)
Other payables and accrued liabilities  (2,815,356)
Other payables-RP  (765,387)
Income taxes payable  (1,073)
Total liabilities  (9,438,255)
Non controlling interest  (1,613,518)
Net assets acquired $8,085,000 

As

Approximately $3.19 million of September 30, 2022goodwill arising from the acquisition consists mainly of synergies expected from combining the operations of the Company and Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

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Acquisition of Shandong Yunchu Trading Co., Ltd.

On December 9, 2021, the balanceCompany and its wholly-owned subsidiary Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd, formerly known as Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd., entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd, and each of restricted cash was $84,588 and $380,750, respectively.shareholders of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd. The detailsCompany issued an aggregate of restricted cash refer5,900,000 shares of common stock to the contingency section.equity holders of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd for the transfer to 100% of the equity interest of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

The Company’s acquisition of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd was accounted for as a business combination following ASC 805. The Company has allocated the purchase price of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd based upon the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the acquisition date. The Company estimated the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities taken at the acquisition date following the business combination standard issued by the FASB with the valuation methodologies using level 3 inputs, except for other current assets and current liabilities were valued using the cost approach. Management of the Company is responsible for determining the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets identified as of the acquisition date and considered several other available factors. Acquisition-related costs incurred for the acquisitions are not material and expensed as incurred in general and administrative expenses.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, which represents the net purchase price allocation at the date of the acquisition of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd:

Total consideration at fair value$5,420,920

 

  Fair Value 
Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted Cash $77,427 
Trade receivable and Note receivable  780,556 
Inventories  - 
Related party receivable  86,448 
Other current assets  4,899,559 
Plant and equipment, net  - 
Intangible assets, net  - 
Goodwill  4,724,698 
Total assets $10,568,688 
     
Short-term loan-bank  - 
Related party payable  - 
Accounts payable  (992,424)
Other current liabilities  (4,155,344)
Total liabilities  (5,147,768)
Non-controlling interest  - 
Net assets acquired $5,420,920 

Approximately $4.72 million of goodwill arising from the acquisition consists mainly of synergies expected from combining the operations of the Company and Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

F-19

Acquisition of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.

On July 15, 2021, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd., formerly known as Lucky Sky Petrochemical Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd., entered into a series of VIE agreements with Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd and its equity holders to obtain control and become the primary beneficiary of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. The Company consolidated Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.’s accounts as its VIE. Under the VIE agreements, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,800,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the equity holders of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. in exchange for the transfer of 66% of the equity interest of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd. The significant terms of these VIE agreements are summarized in “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” above.

The Company’s acquisition of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. was accounted for as a business combination following ASC 805. The Company has allocated the purchase price of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. based upon the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the acquisition date. The Company estimated the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities taken at the acquisition date following the business combination standard issued by the FASB with the valuation methodologies using level 3 inputs, except for other current assets and current liabilities were valued using the cost approach. Management of the Company is responsible for determining the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets identified as of the acquisition date and considered several other available factors. Acquisition-related costs incurred for the acquisitions are not material and expensed as incurred in general and administrative expenses.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, which represents the net purchase price allocation at the date of the acquisition of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.

Total consideration at fair value$7,926,000

  Fair Value 
Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted Cash $288,122 
Trade receivable and Note receivable  944,704 
Inventories  3,236,008 
Related party receivable  2,500,117 
Other current assets  1,393,817 
Plant and equipment, net  4,036,649 
Intangible assets, net  635,738 
Goodwill  10,263,937 
Total assets $23,299,092 
     
Short-term loan-bank  (3,735,614)
Related party payable  (2,639,938)
Accounts payable  (1,966,099)
Other current liabilities  (3,902,896)
Total liabilities  (12,244,547)
Non controlling interest  (3,758,545)
Net assets acquired $7,296,000 

F-20

Approximately $10.26 million of goodwill arising from the acquisition consists mainly of synergies expected from combining the operations of the Company and Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

On December 12, 2022, the Company disposed of the interest held of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.

Acquisition of Allinyson Ltd.

On April 8, 2022, Planet Green Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Allinyson Ltd., and each of shareholders of Allinyson Ltd.. The Company issued an aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of common stock to the equity holders of Allinyson Ltd. for the transfer to 100% of the equity interest of Allinyson Ltd. to the Company.

The Company’s acquisition of Allinyson Ltd. was accounted for as a business combination following ASC 805. The Company has allocated the purchase price of Allinyson Ltd. based upon the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the acquisition date. The Company estimated the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities taken at the acquisition date following the business combination standard issued by the FASB with the valuation methodologies using level 3 inputs, except for other current assets and current liabilities were valued using the cost approach. Management of the Company is responsible for determining the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets identified as of the acquisition date and considered several other available factors. Acquisition-related costs incurred for the acquisitions are not material and expensed as incurred in general and administrative expenses.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, which represents the net purchase price allocation at the date of the acquisition of Allinyson Ltd.

Total consideration at fair value$7,429,500

  Fair Value 
Cash and cash equivalents, and Restricted Cash $246,322 
Trade receivable and Note receivable  372,538 
Goodwill  7,193,965 
Total assets $7,812,825 
Related party payable  (73,623)
Accounts payable  (273,000)
Other current liabilities  (36,702)
Total liabilities  (383,325)
Net assets acquired $7,429,500 

F-21

Approximately $7.19 million of goodwill arising from the acquisition consists mainly of synergies expected from combining the operations of the Company and Allinyson Ltd. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

5. Account Receivable, Net

The Company extends credit terms of 15 to 60 days to the majority of its domestic customers, which include third-party distributors, supermarkets, and wholesalerswholesalers.

 09/30/2022  12/31/2021   03/31/2023  12/31/2022 
Trade accounts receivable $3,958,233  $5,481,589  $3,939,811  $3,362,939 
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts  (1,646,893)  (1,662,516)  (371,253)  (366,301)
 $2,311,340  $3,819,073  $3,568,558  $2,996,638 
Allowance for doubtful accounts                
Beginning balance:  (1,662,516)  (46,149)  (366,301)  (1,662,516)
Additions to allowance  (161,113)  (1,616,367)  (4,952)  (64,899)
Effect of exchange rate  176,736   - 
Bad debt written-off  -   1,361,114 
Ending balance $(1,646,893) $(1,662,516) $(371,253) $(366,301)

6. Advances and Prepayments to Suppliers

Prepayments include investment deposits to guarantee investment contracts and advance payment to suppliers and vendors to procure raw materials. Prepayments consist of the following:

  09/30/2022  12/31/2021 
Payment to suppliers and vendors $6,229,449  $5,681,083 
   03/31/2023  12/31/2022 
Payment to suppliers and vendors $6,375,614  $5,417,449 
Total $6,375,614  $5,417,449 

7. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20212022

 09/30/2022  12/31/2021   03/31/2023  12/31/2022 
Raw materials $2,839,861  $2,988,855  $1,830,780  $1,965,389 
Inventory of supplies  10,673   12,587   -   - 
Work in progress  4,085,592   3,007,039   1,484,185   1,455,229 
Finished goods  1,272,046   1,807,951   844,251   932,261 
Allowance for inventory reserve  (201,892)  (199,199)
Total $8,208,172  $7,816,432  $3,957,324  $4,153,680 


8. Plant and Equipment

Plant and equipment consisted of the following as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021:2022.

 03/31/2023  12/31/2022 
At Cost: 09/30/2022  12/31/2021      
Buildings $23,440,451  $17,550,376  $20,201,245  $19,924,811 
Machinery and equipment  11,823,022   11,681,716   11,479,369   11,322,085 
Office equipment  779,807   542,695   775,701   765,413 
Motor vehicles  1,562,711   1,740,191   1,485,032   1,465,225 
  37,605,991   31,514,978   33,941,347   33,477,534 
Less: Impairment  (744,745)  (829,326)  (769,465)  (759,201)
Less: Accumulated depreciation  (10,867,382)  (10,200,203)  (10,813,280)  (10,149,207)
  25,993,864   20,485,449   22,358,602   22,569,125 
Construction in progress  25,584   2,475,874   45,578   33,260 
Plant and Equipment $26,019,448  $22,961,323 
 $22,404,180  $22,602,385 

Depreciation expense for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $664,073 and 2021 was $716,964 and $1,543,332,$580,505, respectively.

F-22

 

9. Intangible Assets

 09/30/2022  12/31/2021  03/31/2023  12/31/2022 
At Cost:  3,701,142   4,121,488      
Land use rights  79,536   86,359   3,093,001   3,051,744 
Software licenses  891,947   993,248   67,811   67,464 
Trademark  4,672,625   5,201,095   929,360   916,963 
 $  $  $4,090,172  $4,036,171 
        
Less: Accumulated amortization  (1,054,420)  (1,001,444)  (1,027,966)  (966,000)
Net intangible assets $3,618,205  $4,199,651 
 $3,062,206  $3,070,171 

Amortization expense for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $61,966 and 2021 was $56,931 and $180,930$62,196, respectively.

10. InvestmentsLong-term Investment

As of September 30, 2022, The Company has paid approximately $2,816,981 and purchased 20% of Shandong Ningwei New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.’s total equity for investments purpose. Based on ASU 2016-01,entered into an entity will be able to elect to record equity investments without readily determinable fair values and not accounted for by the equity method at cost, less impairment, adjusted for subsequent observable price changes. Entities that elect this measurement alternative will report changes in the carrying value of the equity investments in current earnings.

On August 8, 2022, the Company acquired 30% equity interest of theinvestment agreement with Xianning Xiangtian Energy Holdings Group Co., Ltd. andto acquire 40% of the equity interests in the company, with total consideration of $13.62 million, which was paid in 2022. The investment was accounted for under the equity method because the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of common stock to the Sellers at $0.8 per share, total consideration was $9,600,000. On July 20, 2022,can exercise significant influence over the company has paid $4,100,000 and purchased 10% of Xianning Xiangtian Energy Holding Group Co., Ltd.’s total equity for investments purpose, and the industrial and commercial modification procedures, as well as the shareholders registration processinvestee but does not own a majority of the equity interests in or control the company. As of March 31, 2023, the carrying amount of this equity method investment reflected the Company’s proportionate share of the equity in the local government agencies, are in progress. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has owned 40% equity ownership of the Xianning Xiangtian Energy Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

11. Other Payableinvestee company.

Besides, the Company made an initial investment of $2.91 million in return for a limited partner interest in Shandong Ningwei New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. The Company accounted for the investment using the cost method, as the investment did not have a readily determinable fair value.

As of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the balance of long term investment was $16,526,980 and $16,488,157.

11. Other Payable

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance of other payable was $4,773,715$5,410,343 and $8,635,189.$4,412,833. Other payables – third parties are those non-trade payables arising from transactions between the Company and certain third parties.

12. Advance from Customer


For our operation, the proceeds received from sales are initially recorded as advances from customers, which was usually related to unsatisfied performance obligations at the end of an applicable reporting period. As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of the advance from customers was $3,525,116 and $2,624,070 respectively. Due to the generally short-term duration of the relevant contracts, most of the performance obligations are satisfied in the following reporting period.

12.

13. Related Parties Transaction

As of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the outstanding balance due from related parties was $6,733,185$352,835 and $7,670,434,$180,578, respectively. Significant related parties comprised much of the total outstanding balance as of September 30, 2022 areMarch 31, 2023are stated below:

The outstanding balance of $3,724,276$266,436 was due from Mr. Cai Xiaodong,Chen Xing, the shareholdermanagement of the Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.;Shandong Yunchu;

The outstanding balance of $2,123,672$35,178 was due from Wuxi Ying’anbang Chemical Machinery Factory, which has significant influence on Ansheng branch;Mr. Xiong Haiyan, the management of the Jingshan Sanhe;

The outstanding balance of $885,237$29,105 was due from a coupleMr. Bin Zhou, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of individuals which has significant influence on Ansheng branch.the Company;

The outstanding balance of $22,116 was due from Mr. Lu Jun, the management of the Jingshan Sanhe.

These above nontrade receivables arising from transactions between the Company and certain related parties, such as loans to these related parties. These loans are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.

As of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the outstanding balance due to related parties was $10,412,765$4,249,288 and $5,196,227,$4,282,841, respectively. Significant related parties comprised much of the total outstanding balance as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 are stated below:

The outstanding balance of $4,348,463 was due to Mr. Cai Xiaodong, the shareholder of the Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.;

The outstanding balance of $79,997$1,177,996 was due to Jilin ChuangTai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd, which has the same legal representative as Jilin Chuangyuan.

The outstanding balance of $316,910 was due to Wuxi XinganbangAnhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd., which has significant influence on Ansheng branch.a former subsidiary of the company.

The outstanding balance of $967,633$999,753 was due to Ms. Yan Yan, the spouse of the legal representative of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.;

The outstanding balance of $1,129,959 was due to Mr. Bin Zhou, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company;

The outstanding balance of $1,528,281$492,607 was due to Mr. Zhou Bin,Meihekou Chuangtai Chemical Co. Ltd., which has the same legal representative, Chen Yongsheng, as the subsidiary of Jiayi Technologies (Xianning)Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd., and the chief executive officer and chairman of the Company.

The outstanding balance of $3,171,481$869,894 was due to a couple of individuals, which has significant influence on Ansheng branch.executives of the subsidiaries of the Company;

The balance was advanced for working capital of the Company, non-interest bearing, and unsecured unless further disclosed.


F-23

 

 

13.14. Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired as a result of the Company’s acquisitions of interests in its subsidiaries and VIEs. If the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair market value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segmententities are as follows:

  Ansheng  Fast  JSSH  JLCY  SDYC  Allinyson 
Balance as of December 31, 2020  -   2,340,111   -   -   -   - 
Goodwill acquired through acquisition $10,263,937   -   923,313   3,191,897   4,724,698   - 
Goodwill impairment  -   (2,340,111)  (923,313)  -   -   - 
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $10,263,937   -   -   3,191,897   4,724,698   - 
Goodwill acquired through acquisition  -   -   -   -   -   7,193,965 
Goodwill impairment  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Balance as of September 30, 2022 $10,263,937   -   -   3,191,897   4,724,698   7,193,965 
  Ansheng  Baokuan  Fast  JSSH  JLCY  SDYC 
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $1,026,337  $-  $-  $-  $3,191,897  $4,724,698 
Goodwill acquired  -   7,193,965   -   -   -   - 
Goodwill impairment      (7,193,965)  -   -   (3,191,897)  - 
Disposal of subsidiaries  (1,026,337)  -   -   -   -   - 
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $4,724,698 
Goodwill acquired  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Goodwill impairment  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $4,724,698 

15. Bank Loans

The goodwill related to the acquisition of Fast Approach was impaired as the result of actual financial performance being less than that originally forecasted and estimates of future cash flows are at the time of this report, are expected to be less than previously estimated. The global COVID 19 pandemic was a significant macroeconomic factor that contributed to the downward revisions of previous estimation and forecasts; accordingly, after management considered different factors including COVID 19 and performed an analysis by discounting future cash flows, it determined that the fair value of the Fast unit was less than the carrying value; therefore, the Company recorded impairment of goodwill to reflect the difference between fair value and the then previously unimpaired carrying value. Management will continue to monitor for additional deterioration of cash flows.

Goodwill related to JSSH was written off in its entirety as the unit experienced operating losses in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and based on past performance as guidance for future performance, management determined that discounted expected future cash flows and profitability from the unit were enough to support the carrying value for synergies that were expected to be realized when the Company originally acquired the unit.

14. Bank Loans

The outstanding balances on short-term bank loans consisted of the following:

Lender Maturities Weighted
average
interest
rate
  09/30/2022  12/31/2021  Maturities Weighted
average
interest
rate
 03/31/2023 12/31/2022 
Rural Credit Cooperatives of Jilin Province, Jilin Branch Due in November 2023  7.83%  3,521,226   3,921,138  Due in November 2023 7.83% 3,638,110 3,589,582 
              
Loan from Anhui Langxi Rural Commercial Bank Of China Due in December 2021  3.85%  2,481,128   2,900,916 
              
Tonghua Dongchang Yuyin Village Bank Due in June 2025  8.00%  281,698   - 

Buildings and land use rights in the amount of $10,178,520 are used as collateral for JilinJiling Branch. The short-term bank loan which is denominated in Renminbi was primarily obtained for general working capital.

The loan from Anhui Langxi Rural Commercial Bank Of China, Ansheng BranchInterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was credit line obtained for general working capital. As of September 30, 2022, the loan was overdue$ 71,467 and the Company proposed to extend maturities on this loan. During the subsequent period, the Company is negotiating a loan extension with its banks and it is probable that the bank routinely keeps rolling over debt to keep the Company’s liquidity.$ 103,797 respectively.

The loan from Tonghua Dongchang Yuyin Village Bank, as a three-year long-term debt, was denominated in Renminbi and was primarily obtained for general working capital. On June 15, 2022, Mr. Chen Yongsheng and Mr. Cai Xiaodong pledged 56,930,000 stocks of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. to the pledgee Tonghua Dongchang Yuyin Village Bank. As the pledgee, Tonghua Dongchang Yuyin Village Bank shall have custody of these stocks, which accounted for 100% of the total share during the entire Term of Pledge set forth in this Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, the Company completed the finance with equity in pledge.F-24


 

 

15. Advance from Customers16. Equity

The proceeds which are received in advance of the delivery of goods pursuant to applicable contracts, are initially recorded as advance from customer. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the balance of advance from customers was approximately $4,738,457 and $6,190,091.

16. Equity

On May 9, 2019, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai Xunyang Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (“Subsidiary”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd. (“Target”) and each of the shareholders of Target (collectively, “Sellers”). Such transaction closed on May 14, 2019. Under the Share Exchange Agreement, the Subsidiary acquired all outstanding equity interests of Target, a company that produces tea products and sells such products in China. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,080,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the Sellers in exchange for the transfer of all of the equity interest of the Target to the Subsidiary.

On June 17, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement, under which five individuals residing in the PRC agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $5,460,000, representing a purchase price of $4.20 per share. The transaction closed on June 19, 2019.

On February 10, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Mengru Xu and Zhichao Du, according to which Ms. Xu and Mr. Du agreed to invest an aggregate of $3.51 million in the Company in exchange for an aggregate of 1,350,000 shares of common stock, representing a purchase price of approximately $2.60 per share. On February 28, 2020, the Company closed the transaction.

On June 5, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,800,000 shares of its common stock to acquire all the outstanding equity interest of Fast Approach Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada and in the business of operating a demand side platform targeting the Chinese education market in North America. 

On December 30, 2020, the Company issued a total of 782,165 ordinary shares to six employees of the Company. Total fair value of these ordinary shares was approximately $1.75 million and the compensation expenses are to be recognized in the fiscal year 2020 because there is no employee’s requisite service period requirement.

On January 4, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares of its common stock to the original shareholders of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. in exchange for the transfer of 85% of the equity interests of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. to the Company.

On January 26, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which three individuals residing in the People’s Republic of China agreed to purchase an aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $6,750,000, representing a purchase price of $2.50 per Share.

On March 9, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,300,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the original shareholder of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. in exchange for the transfer of 75% of the equity interest of Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. to the Company.


On April 26, 2021, the Company has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with three investors, Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will receive gross proceeds of $7,600,000 in the aggregate, in exchange for the issuance of an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing a purchase price of approximately $1.90 per share.

On July 15, 2021, the Company has issued an aggregate of 4,800,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the equity holders of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. in exchange for the transfer of 66% of the equity interest of Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd. to the Company.

F-25

On July 30, 2021, the Company issued a total of 872,000 ordinary shares to seven employees of the Company. Total fair value of these common shares was approximately $1.16 million. The compensation expenses are to be recognized in the fiscal year 2021 because there is no employee’s requisite service period requirement.

On December 30, 2021, The Company issued an aggregate of 5,900,000 shares of common stock to the equity holders of A Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd.Ltd for the transfer to 100% of the equity interest of Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd.Ltd to the Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.

On January 13, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which three individuals residing in the People’s Republic of China agreed to purchase an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,000,000, representing a purchase price of $1.00 per Share.

On April 8, 2022, Planet Green Holdings Corporation (Nevada) issued an aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of common stock to the equity holders of Allinyson Ltd. for the acquisition of 100% of the equity interest of Allinyson Ltd.

On May 19, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which two investors agreed to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,100,000, representing a purchase price of $0.41 per Share.

On July 20, 2022, the Company acquired 30% equity interest of the Xianning Xiangtian Energy Holdings Group Co., Ltd. and the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of common stock to the Sellers.

As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, there were 72,081,930 shares of common stock outstanding.

17. Income Taxes

AllUnited States

On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”) was enacted. Under the provisions of the Company’s continuing operations are located inAct, the PRC. TheU.S. corporate tax rate decreased from 34% to 21%. As the Company has a December 31 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of 21% for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Accordingly, the Company has remeasured the Company’s deferred tax assets on net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) in the PRC is 25%U.S at the lower enacted cooperated tax rate of 21%. However, this remeasurement has no effect on the Company’s income tax expenses as the Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets previously.

Additionally, the Act imposes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of historical earnings of foreign subsidiaries, and future foreign earnings are subject to U.S. taxation. The following tables providechange in rate has caused the reconciliation ofCompany to remeasure all U.S. deferred income tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences and NOLs and recorded one time income tax payable to be paid in 8 years. However, this one-time transition tax has no effect on the differences between the statutory and effectiveCompany’s income tax expenses foras the nine months ended September 30,Company has no undistributed foreign earnings prior to December 31, 2022 and 2021:which the Company has foreign cumulative losses at December 31, 2022.

  09/30/2022  09/30/2021 
Loss attributed to PRC operations $(3,006,160) $(3,279,874)
Loss attributed to U.S. operations  (1,162,736)  (1,360,067)
Loss attributed to Canada operations  (277,383)  (418,288)
Loss attributed to Hong Kong operations  (431,108)  - 
Income attributed to BVI  -   - 
Loss before tax $(4,877,387) $(5,058,229)
         
PRC Statutory Tax at 25% Rate  (751,540)  (1,264,557)
Effect of tax exemption granted  -   - 
Valuation allowance  926,641   1,264,704 
Income tax $175,101  $147 
Per Share Effect of Tax Exemption  -   - 
Effect of tax exemption granted $-  $- 
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding Basic  55,335,606   23,082,956 
Per share effect $-  $- 


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British Virgin Islands

Planet Green Holdings Corporation BVI is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and is not subject to tax on income or capital gains under current British Virgin Islands law. In addition, upon payments of dividends by these entities to their shareholders, no British Virgin Islands withholding tax will be imposed.

Hong Kong

Lucky Sky Planet Green Holdings Co., Limited (H.K.) is incorporated in Hong Kong and is subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax on the taxable income as reported in its statutory financial statements adjusted in accordance with relevant Hong Kong tax laws. The difference between the U.S. federal statutoryapplicable tax rate is 16.5% in Hong Kong. The Company did not make any provisions for Hong Kong profit tax as there were no assessable profits derived from or earned in Hong Kong since inception. Under Hong Kong tax law, Lucky Sky Planet Green Holdings Co., Limited (H.K.) is exempted from income tax rateon its foreign-derived income and there are no withholding taxes in Hong Kong on remittance of dividends.

PRC

The Company PRC subsidiaries and VIEs and their controlled entities are governed by the income tax laws of the PRC and the Company’s effectiveincome tax provision in respect to operations in the PRC is calculated at the applicable tax rates on the taxable income for the periods based on existing legislation, interpretations and practices in respect thereof. Under the Enterprise Income Tax Laws of the PRC, Chinese enterprises are subject to income tax at a rate was as follows as of September 30, 202225% after appropriate tax adjustments.

Significant components of the income tax expense consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2021:2022: 

  3/31/2023  3/31/2022 
Loss attributed to PRC operations $(923,175) $(696,122)
Loss attributed to U.S. operations  (364,073)  (387,369)
Income attributed to Canada operations  49,501   (88,545)
Income attributed to BVI  -   - 
Loss before tax $(1,237,747) $(1,172,036)
         
PRC Statutory Tax at 25% Rate  (230,794)  (174,031)
Effect of tax exemption granted  -   - 
Valuation allowance  278,418   263,434 
Income tax $47,624  $89,403 
Per Share Effect of Tax Exemption        
Effect of tax exemption granted $-  $- 
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding Basic  72,081,930   41,648,597 
Per share effect $-  $- 

 

  09/30/2022  09/30/2021 
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate  21%  21%
Higher (lower) rates in PRC, net  4%  4%
Non-recognized deferred tax benefits in the PRC  (21.4)%  (25)%
The Company’s effective tax rate  3.6%  -%

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18. Earnings/(Loss) Per ShareThe Company evaluated the provisions of ASC 740 related to the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. ASC 740 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, present, and disclose uncertain positions that the company has taken or expects to take in its tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the net benefit recognized and measured pursuant to the interpretation are referred to as “unrecognized benefits.” A liability is recognized (or amount of net operating loss carry forward or amount of tax refundable is reduced) for unrecognized tax benefit because it represents an enterprise’s potential future obligation to the taxing authority for a tax position that was not recognized as a result of applying the provisions of ASC 740. 

Reconciliation of effective income tax rate from continuing operations is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

  03/31/2023  03/31/2022 
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate  21%  21%
Higher (lower) rates in PRC, net  4%  4%
Non-recognized deferred tax benefits in the PRC  (28.85)%  (25.08)%
The Company’s effective tax rate  (3.85)%  (0.08)%

18. Loss Per Share of Common Stock

Components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows:

  For the nine months ended 
  September 30, 
  2022  2021 
Loss from operations attributable to common stockholders $(4,870,760) $(4,732,412)
         
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share denominator:        
Original Shares at the beginning:  35,581,930   11,809,930 
Additions from Actual Events -issuance of common stock for cash  11,680,147   5,016,850 
Additions from Actual Events – issuance of common stock for acquisition  4,852,941   6,054,945 
Additions from Actual Events – issuance of common stock for investment  3,220,588   - 
Additions from Actual Events – issuance of common stock for stock compensation  -   201,231 
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding  55,335,606   23,082,956 
         
(Loss) income per common shareholders - Basic and diluted $(0.09) $(0.21)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding  55,335,606   23,082,956 
  For the Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Loss from operations attributable to common stockholders $(1,285,371) $(1,229,777)
         
Loss per share of common stock - Basic and diluted $(0.02) $(0.03)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding  72,081,930   41,648,597 

 

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19. Concentrations

Customers ConcentrationsConcentrations::

The following table sets forth information about each customer that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021.2022.

 For the period ended  For the periods ended 
Customers 30-September-22  30-September-21  March 31, 2023  

March 31, 2022

 
 Amount $  %  Amount  $%  Amount $  %  Amount $  % 
A      -          -   2,218,627   11   -   -   1,441,054   12 
B  -   -   2,105,918   11   830,000   10   -   - 
C  1,953,391   23   -   - 

Suppliers Concentrations

The following table sets forth information about each supplier that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s purchase for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021.2022.

 For the years ended  For the periods ended 
Suppliers 30-September-22 30-September-21  March 31, 2023  March 31, 2022 
 Amount $ % Amount $ %  Amount $  %  Amount $  % 
A  8,857,285   21   6,974,422   37   1,464,234   18   1,612,681   12 
B  6,281,237   15   -   -   -   -   4,205,805   32 
C  6,161,585   15   -   -   -   -   1,516,012   12 
D  5,752,312   14   -   -   1,446,791   17   -   - 
E  1,185,146   14   -   - 
F  1,129,868   14   -   - 


20. Lease commitmentRisks

Effective December 31, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842), and elected the package of practical expedients that does not require us to reassess: (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are, or contain, leases, (2) lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (3) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. The Company adopted the practical expedient that allows lessees to treat the lease and non-lease components of a lease as a single lease component.

The Company had a land, facilities and factory lease agreement with a 5-year lease term starting in April 2018 until April 2023. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company recognized lease liabilities of approximately $0.82 million, with corresponding Right-of-Use (ROU) assets of the same amount based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments of leases, using an incremental borrowing rate of 4.75% and 4.90% based on the duration of lease terms.

The weighted average remaining lease term of its existing leases is 0.58years.

The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, rent expenses amounted to 301,432 and $329,989 respectively.

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

Twelve months ended December 31, Operating
lease
amount
 
2022  100,477 
2023  133,970 
Total lease payment  234,447 
Less: interest  (34,011)
Present value of lease liabilities $200,436 

21. Risks

A.Credit risk
The Company’s deposits are made with banks located in the PRC. They do not carry federal deposit insurance and may be subject to loss of the banks become insolvent.
Since the Company’s inception, the age of account receivables has been less than one year, indicating that the Company is subject to the minimal risk borne from credit extended to customers.
B.Interest risk
The Company is subject to interest rate risk when short-term loans become due and require refinancing.
C.Economic and political risks
The Company’s operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by changes in the political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC.

22. Segment Reporting21. Subsequent Events

TheManagement has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company follows ASC 280, Segment Reporting, which requiresdid not identify any subsequent event that companies disclose segment data based on how management makeswould have required adjustment or disclosure in the decision about allocating resources to segments and evaluating their performance. The Company’s management assesses performance and determines resource allocations based on several factors, the primary measure being income from operations.unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


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The Company’s primary business segment and operations are Shandong Yunchu, Jingshan Sanhe, Anhui Ansheng, Jilin Chuangyuan, Xianning Bozhuang, Fast Approach and Allinyson Ltd. The Company’s consolidated operations and consolidated financial position from continuing operations are almost all attributable to Shandong Yunchu, Jingshan Sanhe, Anhui Ansheng, Jilin Chuangyuan, Xianning Bozhuang, Fast Approach and Allinyson Ltd. Accordingly, management believes that the consolidated balance sheets and statement of operations provide the relevant information to assess Shandong Yunchu, Jingshan Sanhe, Anhui Ansheng, Jilin Chuangyuan, Xianning Bozhuang, Allinyson Ltd. and Fast Approach’s performance.

Segment reporting 09/30/2022  12/31/2021 
Fast Approach and Shanghai Shuning $353,024  $387,145 
Xianning Bozhuang  9,706,224   10,987,674 
Jingshan Sanhe  5,152,501   6,069,282 
Anhui Ansheng  14,060,947   17,298,525 
Jilin Chuangyuan  14,068,042   16,386,168 
Jiayi Technologies (Xianning) Co., Ltd.  10,069,170   12,378,147 
Shandong Yunchu  4,829,124   4,094,723 
Allinyson  258,815   - 
Planet Green Holdings Corporation  37,102,869   16,413,420 
Promising Prospect HK Limited.  1,987,276   2,000,496 
Total Assets $97,587,992  $86,015,580 

23. Contingencies

As of September 30, 2022, the loan from Anhui Langxi Rural Commercial Bank Of China was overdue and the Company proposed to extend maturities on this loan. During the subsequent period, the Company is negotiating a loan extension with its banks and it is probable that the bank routinely keeps rolling over debt to keep the Company’s liquidity.

Wuxi Suxin Natural Gas Utilization Co., Ltd. (The “Plaintiff”) sued Anhui Xuanneng Natural Gas Energy Equipment Co., Ltd., Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd and other related individuals (the “Defendants”) that Defendants have damaged the interest of Plaintiff and the defendants should restitute the plaintiff’s damage of RMB 16,210,227 as well as the interest in total. The case has now been transferred to the Changfeng County Court of Anhui Province for processing. Meanwhile, due to the impact of this case, Anhui Ansheng’s available cash of $581,666 was temporarily frozen by the court.

24. Subsequent event

The Company evaluates subsequent events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. There are two types of subsequent events: (1) recognized, or those that provide additional evidence with respect to conditions that existed at the dates of the balance sheets, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing financial statements, and (2) non-recognized, or those that provide evidence with respect to conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet but arose subsequent to that date. The Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to November 14, 2022 to the date these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued, and has determined that it does not have any material events to disclose.


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OVERVIEW

 

We are headquartered in Flushing, New York NY.City. After a series of acquisitions and dispositions during the past twothree years, our primary business, which is carried out by Shandong Yunchu, Jingshan Sanhe, Allinyson, Jilin Chuangyuan, Anhui Ansheng, Fast Approach IncInc. and Xianning Bozhuang, is:

 

To sell black tea productTea products cultivation, packaging, and sales;

 

To sell high-grade synthetic fuel products

 

To distribute beef and mutton products.

To sell formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde glue, methylal, and clean fuel oil

 

To sell the barrierOnline advertising services and explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling devices, SF double-layer buried oil storage tankmobile games;

To conduct the online game business and online advertising business

Multimedia design and online advertising services;

Going Concern

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern; however, the Company has incurred a net loss of $5,052,488 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $98,943,143, a working capital deficit of $9,727,924; its net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $10,208,033.

The Company plans to continue its expansion and investments, which will require continued improvements in revenue, net income, and cash flows.

 

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2021.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2023, and 2022 and 2021 and related notes to that.

 

 Three months ended Increase / Increase /  Three months ended Increase / Increase / 
 September 30, Decrease Decrease  March 31,  Decrease  Decrease 
(In Thousands of USD) 2022  2021  ($)  (%)  2023  2022  ($)  (%) 
Net revenues  10,264   8,484   1,780   21   8,534   11,979   (3,445)  (29)
Cost of revenues  9,566   7,133   2,433   34   8,288   10,816   (2,528)  (23)
Gross profit  698   1,351   (653)  (48)  246   1,163   (917)  (79)
Operating expenses:                                
Selling and marketing expenses  562   454   108   24   245   451   (206)  (46)
General and administrative expenses  2,166   3,237   (1,071)  (33)  1,092   1,803   (711)  (39)
Research & Developing expenses  79   -   79   N/A   69   9   60   667 
Operating income (loss)  (2,109)  (2,340)  231   (10)  (1,160)  (1,100)  (60)  5 
Interest income (expense)  (161)  (139)  (22)  15   (116)  (157)  41   (26)
Other income (expense)  11   79   (68)  (86)  38   85   (47)  (55)
(Loss) income before tax  (2,258)  (2,400)  142   (6)  (1,238)  (1,172)  (66)  6 
Income tax expense/(income)  (38)  -   (38)  N/A   (48)  (89)  41   (46)
Loss from continuing operations  (1,286)  (1,261)  (25)  2 
Net (loss) income  (2,296)  (2,400)  104   (4)  (1,286)  (1,261)  (25)  2 

 


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Net Revenues. Our net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 amounted to $10.26$8.53 million, which represents an increasea decrease of approximately $1.78$3.45 million, or 21%29%, from $8.5$11.98 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. This increasedecrease was attributable to the acquisitiondisposal of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.the subsidiary Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co. Ltd. in December 2022.

 

Cost of Revenues. During the three months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we experienced an increasea decrease in cost of revenue of $2.43$2.53 million or 34%23%, in comparison to the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2023, from approximately $7.13$10.82 million to $9.57$8.29 million. This increasedecrease was mainly due to the acquisitiondisposal of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.the subsidiary Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co. Ltd. in December 2022.

 

Gross Profit. Our gross profit decreased by $0.65$0.92 million, or 48%79% to $0.70$0.25 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 from $1.35$1.16 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. This decrease was mainly due to the aforementioned reasons, attributable to the acquisitiondisposal of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.the subsidiary Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co. Ltd. in December 2022. 

 

Operating Expenses

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses. Our selling and marketing expenses increaseddecreased by $0.11$0,21 million, or 24%46%, to $0.56$0.25 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 from $0.45 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 This increase wasMarch 31, 2022. The selling and marketing expenses mainly due to our effort to expand our business.

come from transportation and storage cost of $0.12 million and the sales staff salaries cost of $0.06 million.

General and Administrative Expenses. We experienced a decrease in general and administrative expense of $1.07$0.71 million from $3.24$1.80 million to approximately $1.09 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2023, compared to approximately $2.17 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022. This costexpense decrease was mainly due to the disposal of the subsidiary Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co. Ltd. in December 2022. In addition to that, the main reason was the decline in third party service fees. The General and Administrative Expenses mainly come from third party service fees of $0.35 million; administrative staff salary costs of $0.17 million and depreciation; amortization expense of $0.29 million and other daily sporadic management costs. 

 

Net Loss

Our net loss decreasedincreased by $0.1$0.03 million, or 4%2%, to a net loss of $2.30$1.29 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 from $2.40$1.26 million in net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2021. This decrease was mainly due to our effort to expand our business.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2021.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021 and related notes to that.

  Nine months ended  Increase /  Increase / 
  September 30,  Decrease  Decrease 
(In Thousands of USD) 2022  2021  ($)  (%) 
Net revenues  37,788   15,597   22,191   142 
Cost of revenues  35,185   13,750   21,435   156 
Gross profit  2,603   1,847   756   41 
Operating expenses:                
Selling and marketing expenses  1,497   974   523   54 
General and administrative expenses  5,657   5,905   (248)  (4)
Research & Developing expenses  151   -   151   N/A 
Operating income (loss)  (4,702)  (5,032)  330   (7)
Interest income (expense)  (479)  (343)  (136)  40 
Other income (expense)  304   316   (12)  (4)
(Loss) income before tax  (4,877)  (5,059)  182   (4)
Income tax expense/(income)  (175)  -   (175)  N/A 
Net (loss) income  (5,052)  (5,059)  7   - 

Net Revenues. Our net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 amounted to $37.79 million, which represents an increase of approximately $22.19 million, or 142%, from $15.60 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This increase was attributable to the acquisition of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.


Cost of Revenues. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we experienced an increase in cost of revenue of $21.43 million or 156%, in comparison to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from approximately $13.75 million to $35.19 million.March 31, 2022. This increase was mainly due to losses of disposal of the acquisition of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.subsidiary, Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd.

 

Gross Profit. Our gross profit increased by $0.76 million, or 41% to $2.60 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from $1.85 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This increase was mainly due to the aforementioned reasons, attributable to the acquisition of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.

Operating Expenses

Selling and Marketing Expenses. Our selling and marketing expenses increased by $0.52 million, or 54%, to $1.50 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from $0.97 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 This increase was mainly due to our effort to expand our business.

General and Administrative Expenses. We experienced a decrease in general and administrative expense of $0.25 million from $5.91 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to approximately $5.66 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This cost decrease was mainly due to the decline in third party service fees

Net Loss

Our net loss decreased by $7,000, or 0.13%, to a net loss of $5.05 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from $5.06 million in net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This decrease was mainly due to our effort to expand our business.

LiquidityGoing Concern and Capital Resources

 

In assessing our liquidity, we monitor and analyze our cash-on-hand and operating and capital expenditure commitments. Our liquidity needs meet our working capital requirements, operating expenses, and capital expenditure obligations. In the reporting period in the fiscal period ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, our primary sources of financing have been cash generated from operations and private placements.operations.

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As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) of $0.31$0.22 million comparedand a working capital deficit of $6,536,923. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we have incurred a net loss of $1,285,371. These factors raise substantial doubt on our ability to $1.13 millioncontinue as a going concern. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of December 31, 2021. The debt to assets ratio was 35.94% and 40.41% as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.this uncertainty. We expect to continue to finance our operations and working capital needs in 20222023 from cash generated from operations and, if needed, private financings. Suppose available liquidity is insufficient to meet our operating and loan obligations as they come due. In that case, our plans include pursuing alternative financing arrangements or reducing expenditures as necessary to meet our cash requirements. However, there is no assurance that we will raise additional capital or reduce discretionary spending to provide liquidity if needed. We cannot be sure of the availability or terms of any alternative financing arrangements.

 


The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all financial statement periods presented in this report.

 

Cash Flows Data:

 

 

For the nine
months ended
September 30

  For the three months ended
March 31
 
(In thousands of U.S. dollars) 2022  2021  2023  2022 
Net cash flows used in operating activities  (10,208)  (13,148)  498   (5,326)
Net cash flows used in investing activities  (3,271)  (42)  (23)  (148)
Net cash flows provided by financing activities  11,315   9,954   (238)  5,545 

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was approximately $0.5 million, while net cash used in operating activities was $10.21 million and $13.15 million for the nine months ended September 30,same period in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in net cash usedamounted to $5.33 million. Net Cash increase in operating activities was mainly due to a decrease of $2.02$ 1.93 million in account receivables, an increase of $1.56 million in the advance from customersprepayments and an increase of $7.44$4.53 million in other payables and accruals.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 was $3.27$0.02 million, representing an increasea decrease of $3.23$0.13 million in net cash used in investing activities from $42,000$0.15 million for the same period of 2021. This is mainly due to the increase in long-term investment.2022.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023, was $11.31$0.24 million, representing an increasea decrease of $1.36$5.79 million in net cash provided by financing activities from $9.95$5.55 million for the same period of 2021.2022. This is mainly due to the increased proceeds from therepayment of related party loans, resulting in a change of approximately $1.09 million, and there was no issuance of common stock.stock for cash transaction in 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, leading to a difference of $7.00 million.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with the United States generally accepted accounting principles requires our management to make assumptions, estimates, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, including the notes to that, and related disclosures of commitments contingencies, if any.

 

We consider our critical accounting policies to require the more significant judgments and estimates in preparing unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, including those outlined in Note 2 to the financial statements included herein.

The Company has evaluated the timing and the impact of the guidance above on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2022, there were no other recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted that would or could have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.statements included herein.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance arrangements.

 


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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable. 

 

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES  

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. Based upon his evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective.

 

As a result, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Form 10-Q present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.

 

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Wuxi Suxin Natural Gas Utilization Co., Ltd. (The “Plaintiff”) sued Anhui Xuanneng Natural Gas Energy Equipment Co., Ltd., Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd and other related individuals (the “Defendants”) that Defendants have damaged the interest of Plaintiff and the defendants should restitute the plaintiff’s damage of RMB 16,210,227 as well as the interest in total. The case has now been transferred to the Changfeng County Court of Anhui Province for processing. Meanwhile, due to the impact of this case, Anhui Ansheng’s available cash of $581,666 was temporarily frozen by the court.None

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Risk Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in the Company’s registration statement on Form S3/A as filed with the SEC on November 3, 2022.April 18, 2023. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s registration statement Form S3/A as filed with the SEC on November 3, 2022.April 18, 2023.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

On January 13, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which three individuals residing in the People’s Republic of China agreed to purchase an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,000,000, representing a purchase price of $1.00 per Share. On January 14, 2022, the Company closed securities purchase the transaction. At the closing, the Company received gross proceeds of $7,000,000 in the aggregate, in exchange for the issuance of Company’s common stock. Such securities were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to exemption from registration contained in section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The investors are accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D.

On April 8, 2022, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Allinyson Ltd. (“Target”), and each of shareholders of the Target (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Company agreed to effect an acquisition of the Target by acquiring from the Sellers 100% of the ordinary shares issued and outstanding of the Target (the “Acquisition”). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, in exchange for the acquisition of 100% of the ordinary shares issued and outstanding of the Target, the Company issued an aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company to the Sellers. The Acquisition was closed on April 18, 2022. Upon the closing of the transaction, the Company acquired 100% shares issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Target and the Company issued 7,500,000 shares of common stock to the Sellers. Such securities were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to exemption from registration contained in section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Sellers are accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D.

Use of Proceeds

We intend to use the proceeds from the private placement transaction as working capital for the operation of our subsidiaries and VIEs.Not applicable. 

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 


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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

  

Exhibit No. Description
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1 Certification of 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 Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document.*
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).*

 

*Filed herewith.

**Furnished herewith.

 


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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of 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.

 

 PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP.
  
Date: November 14, 2022May 15, 2023By:/s/ Bin Zhou
  Bin Zhou, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: November 14, 2022May 15, 2023By:/s/ Lili Hu
  

Lili Hu, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this annual report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

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