SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
or
o 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 000-28767
China 3C Group
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada | 88-0403070 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
368 HuShu Nan Road
HangZhou City, Zhejiang Province, China 310014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
086-0571-88381700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes x No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer x | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company o |
| | (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
As of May 10, 2008 the registrant had 52,673,938 shares of common stock outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
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Item 1. Financial Statements: | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 1 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2007 | 2 |
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Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited) | 3 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited) | 4 |
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Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited) and the Year Ended December 31, 2007 | 5 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 6 - 19 |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 20 |
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Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure about Market Risk | 23 |
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Item 4T. Controls and Procedures | 24 |
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | |
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 25 |
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Item 1A. Risk Factors | 25 |
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 30 |
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 30 |
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 30 |
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Item 5. Other Information | 30 |
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Item 6. Exhibits | 30 |
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Signatures | 31 |
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
MORGENSTERN, SVOBODA & BAER, CPA’s, P.C.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1820
New York, NY 10005
TEL: (212) 925-9490
FAX: (212) 226-9134
E-MAIL: MORGENCPA@CS.COM
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
China 3C Group and Subsidiaries
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China 3C Group as of March 31, 2008 and the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 & 2007 and consolidated statements of cash flows and shareholders equity for the three months then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
We conducted our review in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of China 3C Group as of December 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income retained earnings and comprehensive income, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the year then ended; and in our report dated March 4, 2008 we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Morgenstern, Svoboda & Baer CPA’s P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
New York, New York
May 9, 2008
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF MARCH 31, 2008 AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
| | 3/31/2008 | | 12/31/2007 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | |
Current Assets | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 23,421,645 | | $ | 24,952,614 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | 14,804,457 | | | 8,077,533 | |
Inventory | | | 10,977,257 | | | 6,725,371 | |
Advance to supplier | | | 1,645,508 | | | 2,572,285 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 264,625 | | | 382,769 | |
Total Current Assets | | | 51,113,492 | | | 42,710,572 | |
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Property & equipment, net | | | 85,763 | | | 89,414 | |
Goodwill | | | 20,348,278 | | | 20,348,278 | |
Refundable deposits | | | 54,468 | | | 48,541 | |
Total Assets | | $ | 71,602,001 | | $ | 63,196,805 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | |
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Current Liabilities | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $ | 4,977,584 | | $ | 3,108,235 | |
Income tax payable | | | 1,847,239 | | | 2,684,487 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 6,824,823 | | | 5,792,722 | |
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Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | |
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Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 52,673,938 and 52,673,938 issued and outstanding | | | 52,674 | | | 52,674 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 19,465,776 | | | 19,465,776 | |
Subscription receivable | | | (50,000 | ) | | (50,000 | ) |
Statutory reserve | | | 7,234,295 | | | 7,234,295 | |
Other comprehensive income | | | 3,472,384 | | | 1,872,334 | |
Retained earnings | | | 34,602,049 | | | 28,829,004 | |
Total Stockholders’ Equity | | | 64,777,178 | | | 57,404,083 | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | $ | 71,602,001 | | $ | 63,196,805 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
| | 2008 | | 2007 | |
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Sales, net | | $ | 68,153,455 | | $ | 84,523,194 | |
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Cost of sales | | | 57,607,075 | | | 70,590,912 | |
Gross profit | | | 10,546,380 | | | 13,932,282 | |
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General and administrative expenses | | | 2,986,044 | | | 3,726,162 | |
Income from operations | | | 7,560,336 | | | 10,206,120 | |
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Other (Income) Expense | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | (36,095 | ) | | (13,791 | ) |
Other expense | | | 12,813 | | | 6,864 | |
Total Other (Income) Expense | | | (23,282 | ) | | (6,927 | ) |
Income before income taxes | | | 7,583,618 | | | 10,213,047 | |
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Provision for income taxes | | | 1,810,573 | | | 3,749,259 | |
Net income | | $ | 5,773,045 | | $ | 6,463,788 | |
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Net income per share: | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.11 | | $ | 0.12 | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.11 | | $ | 0.12 | |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 52,673,938 | | | 52,578,938 | |
Diluted | | | 53,073,938 | | | 52,578,938 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
| | 2008 | | 2007 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 5,773,045 | | $ | 6,463,788 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash | | | | | | | |
(used in) provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | 9,946 | | | 10,056 | |
Gain on asset disposition | | | (2,161 | ) | | - | |
Provision for bad debts | | | 13,498 | | | 357 | |
Stock based compensation | | | 117,557 | | | 851,400 | |
(Increase) / decrease in assets: | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivables | | | (6,740,422 | ) | | (2,665,528 | ) |
Inventory | | | (4,251,886 | ) | | (1,845,097 | ) |
Prepaid expense | | | 587 | | | 23,129 | |
Advance to supplier | | | 926,777 | | | (1,224,393 | ) |
Deposits | | | (5,927 | ) | | (41,950 | ) |
Increase / (decrease) in current liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 1,869,349 | | | (95,078 | ) |
Income tax payable | | | (837,248 | ) | | 1,151,782 | |
Total adjustments | | | (8,899,930 | ) | | (3,835,322 | ) |
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | | | (3,126,885 | ) | | 2,628,466 | |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | |
Purchase of property & equipment | | | (6,581 | ) | | (34,879 | ) |
Proceeds from asset sales | | | 2,447 | | | - | |
Net cash used by investing activities | | | (4,134 | ) | | (34,879 | ) |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | | 1,600,050 | | | (6,851 | ) |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | | (1,530,969 | ) | | 2,586,736 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance | | | 24,952,614 | | | 6,498,450 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance | | $ | 23,421,645 | | $ | 9,085,186 | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES: | | | | | | | |
Cash paid during the year for: | | | | | | | |
Income tax payments | | $ | 2,647,821 | | $ | 2,597,477 | |
Interest payments | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
| | | | | | Additional | | Other | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | Common Stock | | Paid-In | | Comprehensive | | Subscription | | Statutory | | | | Stockholders’ | |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Capital | | Income | | Receivable | | Reserve | | Retained Earnings | | Equity | |
Balance December 31, 2006 | | | 52,488,938 | | $ | 52,489 | | $ | 17,352,691 | | $ | 427,616 | | $ | (50,000 | ) | $ | 3,320,755 | | $ | 9,822,844 | | $ | 30,926,395 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,444,718 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,444,718 | |
Income for the year ended December 31, 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,919,700 | | | 22,919,700 | |
Transfer to statutory reserve | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,913,540 | | | (3,913,540 | ) | | | |
Stock based compensation | | | 185,000 | | | 185 | | | 2,113,085 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,113,270 | |
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Balance December 31, 2007 | | | 52,673,938 | | | 52,674 | | | 19,465,776 | | | 1,872,334 | | | (50,000 | ) | | 7,234,295 | | | 28,829,004 | | | 57,404,083 | |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,600,050 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,600,050 | |
Income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,773,045 | | | 5,773,045 | |
Balance March 31, 2008 | | | 52,673,938 | | $ | 52,674 | | $ | 19,465,776 | | $ | 3,472,384 | | $ | (50,000 | ) | $ | 7,234,295 | | $ | 34,602,049 | | $ | 64,777,178 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 1 - ORGANIZATION
China 3C Group (the “Company”) was incorporated on August 20, 1998 under the laws of the State of Nevada. Capital Future Developments Limited - BVI (“Capital”) was incorporated on July 22, 2004 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Zhejiang Yong Xin Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang”), Yiwu Yong Xin Communication Ltd. (“Yiwu”), Hangzhou Wang Da Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Wang Da”), Hangzhou Sanhe Electronic Technology Limited (“Sanhe”), and Shanghai Joy & Harmony Electronics Company Limited (“Joy & Harmony”) were incorporated under the laws of Peoples Republic of China on July 11, 2005, July 18, 1997, March, 30, 1998, April 12, 2004, and August 20, 2003, respectively.
On December 21, 2005 Capital became a wholly owned subsidiary of China 3C Group through a reverse merger. China 3C Group acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Capital pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated as of December 21, 2005 by and among China 3C Group, XY Acquisition Corporation, Capital and the shareholders of Capital (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Capital became a wholly owned subsidiary of China 3C Group and, in exchange for the Capital shares, China 3C Group issued 35,000,000 new shares of its common stock to the shareholders of Capital, representing 93% of the then issued and outstanding capital stock of China 3C Group and a cash consideration of $500,000. Capital is a holding company and owns all the issued and outstanding capital stock of Sanhe and Joy & Harmony. On August 15, 2007, the Company changed the ownership structure. As a result, instead of Capital owning 100% of Zhejiang, as previously was the case, Capital entered into contractual agreements with Zhejiang whereby Capital owns a 100% interest in the revenues of Zhejiang. Capital does not have an equity interest in Zhejiang, but is deemed to have all the economic benefits and liabilities by contract. Under this structure, Zhejiang is now a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WOFE) of Capital. The contractual agreements give Capital and its’ equity owners an obligation to absorb any losses and rights to receive revenue. Capital will be unable to make significant decisions about the activities of Zhejiang and cannot carry out its principal activities without financial support. These characteristics as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) interpretation 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (VIEs), qualifies the business operations of Zhejiang to be consolidated with Capital and ultimately with China 3C Group. Zhejiang owns 90% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each of Wang Da and Yiwu.
The Company is now engaged in the business of resale and distribution of mobile phones, facsimile machines, DVD players, stereos, speakers, MP3 and MP4 players, iPods, electronic dictionaries, CD players, radios, Walkmans, and audio systems.
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company’s functional currency is the Chinese Renminbi, however the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated and presented in United States Dollars.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Translation Adjustment
As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the accounts of Zhejiang, Wang Da, Yiwu, Sanhe, and Joy & Harmony were maintained, and its financial statements were expressed, in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY). Such financial statements were translated into U.S. Dollars (USD) in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounts Standards (SFAS) No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation, with the CNY as the functional currency. According to the Statement, all assets and liabilities were translated at the current exchange rate, stockholders equity are translated at the historical rates and income statement items are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in accordance with SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income as a component of shareholders equity. Transaction gains and losses are reflected in the income statement.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of China 3C Group and its wholly owned subsidiaries Capital, Zhejiang, Wang Da, Yiwu, Joy & Harmony, and Sanhe, collectively referred to within as the Company. All material intercompany accounts, transactions and profits have been eliminated in consolidation.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is subject to substantial risks from, among other things, intense competition associated with the industry in general, other risks associated with financing, liquidity requirements, rapidly changing customer requirements, limited operating history, foreign currency exchange rates and the volatility of public markets.
Contingencies
Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought.
If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material would be disclosed.
Loss contingencies considered to be remote by management are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantee would be disclosed.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and cash in time deposits, certificates of deposit and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less.
Accounts Receivable
The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Terms of the sales vary. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis. Allowance for doubtful debts amounted to $121,763 and $103,803 as at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) or market price. Management compares the cost of inventories with the market value and allowance is made for writing down their inventories to market value, if lower. As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 inventory consisted of finished goods valued at $10,977, 257 and $6,725,371, respectively.
Property, Plant & Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with estimated lives of:
Furniture and Fixtures & Office Equipment | | | 5 years | |
Automobile | | | 5 years | |
As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 Property, Plant & Equipment consist of the following:
| | 2008 | | 2007 | |
Automobile | | $ | 132,627 | | $ | 138,330 | |
Office equipment | | | 112,193 | | | 105,612 | |
| | | 244,820 | | | 243,942 | |
Accumulated depreciation | | | (159,057 | ) | | (154,528 | ) |
| | $ | 85,763 | | $ | 89,414 | |
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Long-Lived Assets
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS No. 144), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of, and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations for a Disposal of a Segment of a Business. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used in accordance with SFAS No. 144. SFAS No. 144 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost of disposal. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of March 31, 2008 there were no significant impairments of its long-lived assets.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 107, Disclosures about fair value of financial instruments, requires that the Company disclose estimated fair values of financial instruments. The carrying amounts reported in the statements of financial position for current assets and current liabilities qualifying as financial instruments are a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 104. Sales revenue is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectibility is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue.
Stock-Based Compensation
In October 1995, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS No. 123 prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all stock-based compensation plans, including employee stock options, restricted stock, employee stock purchase plans and stock appreciation rights. SFAS No. 123 requires compensation expense to be recorded (i) using the new fair value method or (ii) using the existing accounting rules prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for stock issued to employees (APB 25) and related interpretations with proforma disclosure of what net income and earnings per share would have been had the Company adopted the new fair value method. The Company uses the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB 25 and has opted for the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Advertising
Advertising expenses consist primarily of costs of promotion for corporate image and product marketing and costs of direct advertising. The Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred.
Income Taxes
The Company utilizes SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share
Earnings per share are calculated in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 (SFAS No. 128), Earnings per share. SFAS No. 128 superseded Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 15 (APB 15). Net loss per share for all periods presented has been restated to reflect the adoption of SFAS No. 128. Basic net loss per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period.
Statement of Cash Flows
In accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows, cash flows from the Company’s operations is based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash, accounts receivable and other receivables arising from its normal business activities. The Company places its cash in what it believes to be credit-worthy financial institutions. The Company has a diversified customer base, most of which are in China. The Company controls credit risk related to accounts receivable through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required, for uncollectible accounts and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure beyond such allowance is limited.
Segment Reporting
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information requires use of the management approach model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123” (“FAS No. 123R”). FAS No. 123R requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations the grant- date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees. FAS No. 123R is effective beginning in the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2006.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.” This statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless this would be impracticable. This statement also makes a distinction between “retrospective application” of an accounting principle and the “restatement” of financial statements to reflect the correction of an error. This statement is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.
In June 2005, the EITF reached consensus on Issue No. 05-6, Determining the Amortization Period for Leasehold Improvements (“EITF 05-6.”) EITF 05-6 provides guidance on determining the amortization period for leasehold improvements acquired in a business combination or acquired subsequent to lease inception. The guidance in EITF 05-6 will be applied prospectively and is effective for periods beginning after June 29, 2005. EITF 05-6 is not expected to have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
In June 2005, the FASB Staff issued FASB Staff Position 150-5 (FSP 150-5), Issuers Accounting under FASB Statement No. 150 for Freestanding Warrants and Other Similar Instruments on Shares that are Redeemable. FSP 150-5 addresses whether freestanding warrants and other similar instruments on shares that are redeemable, either puttable or mandatorily redeemable, would be subject to the requirements of FASB Statement No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity, regardless of the timing or the redemption feature or the redemption price. The FSP is effective after June 30, 2005.
On February 16, 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments. SFAS No. 155 amends SFAS No 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and SFAF No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. SFAS No. 155, permits fair value re-measurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation, clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of SFAS No. 133, establishes a requirement to evaluate interest in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation, clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives, and amends SFAS No. 140 to eliminate the prohibition on the qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. This statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of the Company’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006.
In March 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets - an amendment to FASB Statement No. 140. Statement 156 requires that an entity recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into a service contract under certain situations. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. The Company does not expect its adoption of this new standard to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the Board having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. However, for some entities, the application of this Statement will change current practice. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The management is currently evaluating the effect of this pronouncement on financial statements.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 158 Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R). This Statement improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to recognize the over funded or under funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded statues in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity or changes in unrestricted net assets of a not-for-profit organization. This statement also improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position, with limited exceptions. An employer with publicly traded equity securities is required to initially recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. An employer without publicly traded equity securities is required to recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after June 15, 2007. However, an employer without publicly traded equity securities is required to disclose the following information in the notes to financial statements for a fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006, but before June 16, 2007, unless it has applied the recognition provisions of this Statement in preparing those financial statements.
a. | A brief description of the provisions of this Statement |
b. | The date that adoption is required |
c. | The date the employer plans to adopt the recognition provisions of this Statement, if earlier. |
The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008.
The Company believes that the adoption of these standards will have no material impact on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (SAB 108). SAB 108 was issued to provide interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year misstatement. The provisions of SAB 108 are effective for the Company for its December 31, 2006 year-end. The adoption of SAB 108 had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS 159 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an Amendment of FABS Statement No. 115. This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with the Board’s long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The management is currently evaluating the effect of this pronouncement on financial statements.
Note 3 - ADVANCE TO SUPPLIER
Advance to suppliers represents payments to suppliers for payments of finished goods. As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 the Company had paid $1,645,508 and $2,572,285, respectively as advances to supplies.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 4 - COMMON STOCK
On December 20, 2005, the Company completed a private offering of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock at a per share price of $0.10 to an unaffiliated individual, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $100,000. The proceeds were to be used for the Company’s proposed plan to identify and complete a merger or acquisition with private entities.
On December 20, 2005, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 4,000,000 shares of its common stock to two individuals at $0.10 per share, which was the fair value of the shares at the date of issuance. The warrant was issued as consideration for financial consulting services to be provided from December 20, 2005 to December 19, 2006. The warrants were exercised on December 30, 2005. The shares were issued subsequently in 2006.
On December 21, 2005, the Company agreed to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital from its shareholders for approximately $500,000 in cash and 35,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 93% of the total issued and outstanding shares.
On December 21, 2005, the Company announced a plan named the China 3C Group 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan¨) for providing incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose presence and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company. 5,000,000 shares of common stock were allocated to the Plan.
On December 21, 2005, the Company agreed to issue 4,980,000 shares under the Plan to a number of consultants who were engaged to provide various services to the Company during the period from January 1, 2005 to December 20, 2005. These shares were valued at $0.10 per share, or $498,000, and were expensed as consulting fees in the statements of operations. The shares were issued subsequently in 2006.
On December 21, 2005, the Company issued 2,256,795 shares of the Company’s common stock to a company for guarantee fees related to the acquisition of Capital. The guarantee was valued at $225,680, which was the fair value of the shares issued at the date of the transaction and was expensed as consulting fees in the statement of operations.
Pursuant to share exchange agreement, dated August 3, 2006, the company issued 915,751 shares of restricted common stock, to the former shareholders of Hangzhou Sanhe Electronic Technology Limited. The shares were valued at $3,750,000, which was the fair value of the shares at the date of exchange agreement. This amount is included in the cost of net assets and goodwill purchased.
Pursuant to share exchange agreement, dated November 28, 2006, the company issued 2,723,110 shares of newly issued shares of Common Stock to the former shareholders of Shanghai Joy & Harmony Electronics Company Limited. The shares were valued at $11,000,000, which was the fair value of the shares at the date of exchange agreement. This amount is included in the cost of net assets and goodwill purchased.
On March 6, 2007, the Company issues 180,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, issuable pursuant to the China 3C Group amended 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. These shares are deemed “restricted securities” under rule 405 and rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 5 - STOCK WARRANTS, OPTIONS, AND COMPENSATION
On December 20, 2005, the Company issued a warrant for 4,000,000 shares to two individuals with an exercise price of $0.10. The warrants were issued for consulting services to be provided from December 20, 2005 to December 19, 2006. The warrant was exercisable immediately and was exercised on December 30, 2005.
The Company is amortizing the fair value of the warrants, $400,000, over the period of the agreement. The fair value of the warrants was calculated assuming 293% volatility, term of the warrant of 3 years, risk free rate of 4% and dividend yield of 0%. For the year ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, $387,945 and $12,055 of consulting fees were expensed relating to the warrants, respectively.
On December 8, 2006 the Company issued, to a newly appointed Board member, an option grant (incentive stock options) to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at the closing price as of December 7, 2006. The options expire 10 years from issuance.
On January 2, 2007 the Company issued, to an other newly appointed Board member, an option grant (incentive stock options) to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at the closing price as of January 2 2007. The options expire 10 years from issuance. As of December 17, 2007, the Board member resigned.
On May 7, 2007 the Board of Directors appointed Joseph Levinson to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Levinson has been named chairman of the Nominating Committee of the Company. In addition, Mr. Levinson is in charge of investor relations for the Company.
As compensation for the services set forth herein, Mr. Levinson receives:
| · | A monthly grant during his term of service of 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, |
| · | An annual grant of stock options to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The annual grant of stock options vested immediately upon issuance. The exercise price of the initial grant of stock options shares was based on the closing price of the common stock of the Company on May 7, 2007. |
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 5 - STOCK WARRANTS, OPTIONS, AND COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)
Stock options—The three stock option grants have a ten-year life and were fully vested upon issuance. The option holder has no voting or dividend rights. The grant price was equal the market price at the date of grant. The Company records the expense of the stock options over the related vesting period. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the date of grant stock option pricing.
| | Three Months ended | |
| | March 31, 2008 | |
| | | |
Expected Volatility | | | 153 | % |
Expected term (in years) | | | | |
Todd L. Mavis | | | 2 | |
Kenneth T. Berents | | | 9 | |
Joseph Levinson | | | 9 | |
Expected dividends | | | - | |
Risk-free rate of return (weighted average) | | | 3 | % |
Weighted average grant-date fair value | | | 3.8-6.15 | |
Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. The expected term represents the estimated average period of time that the options remain outstanding. No dividend payouts were assumed, as the Company has no plans to declare dividends during the expected term of the stock options. The risk-free rate of return reflects the weighted average interest rate offered for zero coupon treasury bonds over the expected term of the options. Revaluation of the value of these options, as required by EITF 96-18, resulted in a service period expense of $117,557 for the three months ending March 31, 2008.
The Company did not grant any option during the year ended March 31, 2008.
Note 6 - STOCK EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
On December 21, 2005 Capital Future Developments Ltd - BVI became a wholly owned subsidiary of China 3C Group through a reverse merger. China 3C Group acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Capital Future Developments Ltd. - BVI pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated at December 21, 2005 by and among China 3C Group, XY Acquisition Corporation, Capital Future Developments Ltd. - BVI and the shareholders of Capital Future Developments Ltd - BVI (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Capital Future Developments Ltd. - BVI became a wholly owned subsidiary of China 3C Group and, in exchange for the Capital Future Developments Ltd. - BVI shares, China 3C Group issued 35,000,000 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of Capital Future Developments Ltd. - BVI, representing 93% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of China 3C Group at that time and a cash consideration of $500,000. As a result of the exchange agreement, the reorganization was treated as an acquisition by the accounting acquirer that is being accounted for as a recapitalization and as a reverse merger by the legal acquirer for accounting purposes. Pursuant to the recapitalization, all capital stock shares and amounts and per share data were retroactively restated.
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 7 - COMPENSATED ABSENCES
Regulation 45 of local PRC labor law entitles employees to annual vacation leave after 1 year of service. In general all leave must be utilized annually, with proper notification, any unutilized leave is cancelled.
Note 8 - INCOME TAXES
The Company through its subsidiaries, Zhejiang, Wang Da, Sanhe, and Yiwu, is governed by the Income Tax Laws of the PRC. Operations in the United States of America have incurred net accumulated operating losses of approximately $2,300,000 as of December 31, 2007 for income tax purposes. However, a hundred percent allowance has been created on the deferred tax asset of approximately $920,000 due to uncertainty of its realization.
Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax Laws, the Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) is at a statutory rate of 25%.
The following is a reconciliation of income tax expense:
3/31/2008 | | U.S. | | State | | International | | Total | |
Current | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 1,810,573 | | $ | 1,810,573 | |
Deferred | | | - | | | - | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 1,810,573 | | $ | 1,810,573 | |
3/31/2007 | | U.S. | | State | | International | | Total | |
Current | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 3,749,259 | | $ | 3,749,259 | |
Deferred | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Total | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 3,749,259 | | | S 3,749,259 | |
Reconciliation of the differences between the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate and the effective rate is as follows:
| | 3/31/2008 | | 3/31/2007 | |
| | | | | |
US statutory tax rate | | | 34 | % | | 34 | % |
Foreign income not recognized in US | | | -34 | % | | -34 | % |
PRC income tax | | | 25 | % | | 33 | % |
| | | | | | | |
Effective rate | | | 25 | % | | 33 | % |
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 9 - COMMITTMENTS
The Company leases various office facilities under operating leases that terminate thru 2011. The Company also has management agreements that terminated in 2007 but were renewed in 2008. The future minimum obligations under these agreements are as follows:
2009 | | $ | 114,989 | |
2010 | | $ | 71,719 | |
2011 | | $ | 31,849 | |
2012 | | $ | 10,696 | |
Note 10 - STATUTORY RESERVE
In accordance with the laws and regulations of the PRC, a wholly-owned Foreign Invested Enterprises income, after the payment of the PRC income taxes, shall be allocated to the statutory surplus reserves and statutory public welfare fund. Prior to January 1, 2006 the proportion of allocation for reserve was 10 percent of the profit after tax to the surplus reserve fund and additional 5-10 percent to the public affair fund. The public welfare fund reserve was limited to 50 percent of the registered capital. Effective January 1, 2006, there is now only one fund requirement. The reserve is 10 percent of income after tax, not to exceed 50 percent of registered capital.
Statutory Reserve funds are restricted for set off against losses, expansion of production and operation or increase in register capital of the respective company. Statutory public welfare fund is restricted to the capital expenditures for the collective welfare of employees. These reserves are not transferable to the Company in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances. These reserves are therefore not available for distribution except in liquidation. As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had allocated $7,234,295 to these non-distributable reserve funds.
Note 11 - OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Balances of related after-tax components comprising accumulated other comprehensive income, included in stockholders equity, at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:
| | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | |
Balance at December 31, 2006 | | $ | 427,616 | | $ | 427,616 | |
Change for 2007 | | | 1,444,718 | | | 1,444,718 | |
Balance at December 31, 2007 | | | 1,872,334 | | | 1,872,334 | |
Change for 2008 | | | 1,600,050 | | | 1,600,050 | |
Balance at March 31, 2008 | | $ | 3,472,384 | | $ | 3,472,384 | |
CHINA 3C GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2008
Note 12 - CURRENT VULNERABILITY DUE TO CERTAIN RISK FACTORS
The Company’s operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC and by the general state of the PRC’s economy. The Company’s business may be influenced by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
Note 13 - MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND CREDIT RISK
During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, no customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s sales or accounts receivable. At March 31, 2008 three (3) vendors comprised more than 35% of the Company’s accounts payable. No vendors accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s purchases during 2007.
Forward Looking Statements
We have included, and from time to time may make in our public filings, press releases or other public statements, certain statements, including, without limitation, those under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 2. In some cases, these statements are identifiable through the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “target”, “can”, “could”, “may”, “should”, “will”, “would”, and similar expressions. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In addition, our management may make forward-looking statements to analysts, investors, representatives of the media and others. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts and represent only our beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ significantly from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause future results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
China 3C Group was incorporated on August, 20, 1998 under the laws of the State of Nevada. Capital Future Developments Limited (“CFDL”) was incorporated on July 22, 2004 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Zhejiang Yong Xin Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang”), Yiwu Yong Xin Communication Ltd. (“Yiwu”), Hangzhou Wandga Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Wang Da”), Hangzhou Sanhe Electronic Technology, Limited (“Sanhe”), and Shanghai Joy & Harmony Electronic Development Co., Ltd. (“SJHE”) were incorporated under the laws of Peoples Republic of China on July 11, 2005, July 18, 1997, March 30, 1998, April 12, 2004, and August 25, 2003, respectively. China 3C Group owns 100% of CFDL and CFDL own 100% of the capital stock of SJHE and HSET. Until August 14, 2007, when it made the change to its ownership structure described in the next paragraph in order to comply with certain requirements of PRC law, CFDL owned 100% of the capital stock of Zhenjiang.. Zhejiang owns 90% and Yiwu owns 10% of HWDA. Zhejiang owns 90% and Wang Da owns 10% of Yiwu. Collectively the six corporations are referred to herein as the Company.
On December 21, 2005 CFDL became a wholly owned subsidiary of China 3C Group through a merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. China 3C Group acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of CFDL pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated at December 21, 2005 by and among China 3C Group, XY Acquisition Corporation, CFDL and the shareholders of CFDL (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, CFDL became a wholly owned subsidiary of China 3C Group and, in exchange for the CFDL shares, China 3C Group issued 35,000,000 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of CFDL, representing 93% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of China 3C Group at that time and a cash consideration of $500,000. On August 15, 2007, in order to comply with the requirements of PRC law, the Company recapitalized its ownership structure. As a result, instead of CFDL owning 100% of Zhejiang as previously was the case, CFDL entered into contractual agreements with Zhejiang whereby CFDL owns a 100% interest in the revenues of Zhejiang. CFDL does not have an equity interest in Zhejiang, but is deemed to have all the economic benefits and liabilities by contract. Under this structure, Zhejiang is now a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WOFE) of CFDL. The contractual agreements give CFDL and its’ equity owners an obligation to absorb, any losses, and rights to receive revenue. CFDL will be unable to make significant decisions about the activities of Zhejiang and can not carry out its principal activities without financial support. These characteristics as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) interpretation 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (VIEs), qualifies the business operations of (Zhejiang) to be consolidated with (CFDL) and ultimately with China 3C Group.
As a result of the Merger Agreement, the reorganization was treated as an acquisition by the accounting acquiree that is being accounted for as a recapitalization and as a reverse merger by the legal acquirer for accounting purposes. Pursuant to the recapitalization, all capital stock shares and amounts and per share data have been retroactively restated. Accordingly, the financial statements include the following:
(1) The balance sheet consists of the net assets of the accounting acquirer at historical cost and the net assets of the legal acquirer at historical cost.
(2) The statements of operations include the operations of the accounting acquirer for the period presented and the operations of the legal acquirer from the date of the merger.
Pursuant to a share exchange agreement, dated August 3, 2006, we issued 915,751 shares of restricted common stock, to the former shareholders of Hangzhou Sanhe Electronic Technology Ltd. The shares were valued at $3,750,000, which was the fair value of the shares at the date of exchange agreement. This amount is included in the cost of net assets and goodwill purchased.
Pursuant to a share exchange agreement, dated November 28, 2006, we issued 2,723,110 shares of newly issued shares of Common Stock to the former shareholders of Shanghai Joy & Harmony Electronics Company Limited. The shares were valued at $11,000,000, which was the fair value of the shares at the date of exchange agreement. This amount is included in the cost of net assets and goodwill purchased.
The Company is now engaged in the business of the resale and distribution of mobile phones, facsimile machines, DVD players, stereos, speakers, MP3 and MP4 players, iPods, electronic dictionaries, CD players, radios, Walkmans, and audio systems. We sell and distribute these products through retail stores and secondary distributors.
Result of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended on March 31, 2008 decreased by 19%, to $68,153,455 compared with $84,523,194 for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The decrease was due to fact that we had fewer sales which management believes was contributed to by many factors including the slowdown in the retail markets in general, a significant snowstorm in China during the first two months of the year which created a backlog in our distribution channels, and the pressure of increased competition within the markets in which we operate.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales for the three months ended on March 31, 2008 totaled $57,607,075 compared to $70,590,912 for the three months ended on March 31, 2007, a decrease of 18%. The decreased cost of sales was a direct result of the decrease in expenditures required to meet fewer customers’ requests during this period than last year.
Gross Profit Margin
Gross profit margin for the three months ending March 31, 2008 was 15.5% compared to 16.5% for the three months ending March 31, 2007. The lower gross profit margin was due to increasing unit purchase prices and unit sales prices that did not increase as much as purchases.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the three months ending March 31, 2008 totaled $2,986,044 or approximately 4% of net sales, compared to $3,726,162 or approximately 4% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2007, an decrease of 20%. The decrease was primarily due to strengthening cost controls such as rationalizing of management structure and increasing sophistication of computerized systems.
Income from Operations
Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $7,560,336 or 11% of net sales as compared to income from operations of $10,206,120 or 12% of net sales for the three months ending March 31, 2007, a decrease of 26%. Lower sales, higher product costs, and logistic costs such as higher distribution costs were the key factors for the decrease in income from operations.
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $1,810,573 as compared with $3,749,259 for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The decrease was mainly attributed to the decrease in both taxable income and lower statutory tax rates effective for 2008 in China.
Net Income
Net income was $5,773,045 or 8.5% of net sales for the three months ended on March 31, 2008 compared to $6,463,788 or 7.6% of net sales for the three months ended on March 31, 2007, an decrease of 11%. The pressure of competition on retail price and continued rising prices on product unit costs were the critical factors which contributed to the decrease in net income.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Operations and liquidity needs are funded primarily through cash flows from operations. Cash and cash equivalents were $23,421,645 at March 31, 2008, as compared to $9,085,186 at March 31, 2007, and compared to $24,952,614 at December 31, 2007.
Under the SJHE share exchange agreement, dated November 28, 2006, in exchange of surrendering all their ownership in SJHE, the SJHE shareholders received both stock consideration and cash consideration. The cash consideration consisted of $7,500,000 in cash is payable as follows: $3,000,000 within 10 business days after the closing of the transaction, and $4,500,000 payable six months after the closing of the transaction as evidenced by promissory notes issued by us to the Shanghai Shareholders. The $4,500,000 loan was repaid in the second quarter of 2007.
We believe that the funds available to us are adequate to meet our operating needs for the remainder of 2008.
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures for the first three months of 2008 were $6,581 for purchase of fixed assets as compared to $34,897 for the first three months of 2007.
Working Capital Requirements
Historically operations and short term financing have been sufficient to meet our cash needs. We believe that we will be able to generate revenues from sales to provide the necessary cash flow to meet anticipated working capital requirements. However, our actual working capital needs for the long and short term will depend upon numerous factors, including operating results, competition, and the availability of credit facilities, none of which can be predicted with certainty. Future expansion will be limited by the availability of financing products and raising capital.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have never entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements and have never established any special purpose entities. We have not guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities or entered into any options on non-financial assets.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, primarily the Chinese Renminbi, could adversely affect our financial results. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, approximately all of our sales are denominated in foreign currencies. We expect that foreign currencies will continue to represent a similarly significant percentage of our sales in the future. Selling, marketing and administrative costs related to these sales are largely denominated in the same respective currency, thereby mitigating our transaction risk exposure. We therefore believe that the risk of a significant impact on our operating income from foreign currency fluctuations is not substantial. However, for sales not denominated in U.S. dollars, if there is an increase in the rate at which a foreign currency is exchanged for U.S. dollars, it will require more of the foreign currency to equal a specified amount of U.S. dollars than before the rate increase. In such cases and if we price our products in the foreign currency, we will receive less in US. dollars than we did before the rate increase went into effect. If we price our products in U.S. dollars and competitors price their products in local currency, an increase in the relative strength of the U.S. dollar could result in our price not being competitive in a market where business is transacted in the local currency.
All of our sales denominated in foreign currencies are denominated in the Chinese Renminbi. Our principal exchange rate risk therefore exists between the U.S. dollar and this currency. Fluctuations from the beginning to the end of any given reporting period result in the re-measurement of our foreign currency-denominated receivables and payables, generating currency transaction gains or losses that impact our non-operating income/expense levels in the respective period and are reported in other (income) expense, net in our combined consolidated financial statements. We do not currently hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We may, however, hedge such exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the future.
Interest Rate Risk
Changes in interest rates may affect the interest paid (or earned) and therefore affect our cash flows and results of operations. However, we do not believe that this interest rate change risk is significant.
Inflation
Inflation has not had a material impact on the Company’s business in recent years.
Currency Exchange Fluctuations
All of the Company’s revenues are denominated in Chinese Renminbi, while its expenses are denominated primarily in Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). The value of the RMB-to-U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. Since 1994, the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, has been based on rates set by the People’s Bank of China, which are set daily based on the previous day’s inter-bank foreign exchange market rates and current exchange rates on the world financial markets. Since 1994, the official exchange rate for the conversion of Renminbi to U.S. dollars had generally been stable and the Renminbi had appreciated slightly against the U.S. dollar. However, on July 21, 2005, the Chinese government changed its policy of pegging the value of Chinese Renminbi to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, Chinese Renminbi may fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. Recently there has been increased political pressure on the Chinese government to decouple the Renminbi from the United States dollar. At the recent quarterly regular meeting of People’s Bank of China, its Currency Policy Committee affirmed the effects of the reform on Chinese Renminbi exchange rate. Since February 2006, the new currency rate system has been operated; the currency rate of Renminbi has become more flexible while basically maintaining stable and the expectation for a larger appreciation range is shrinking. The Company has never engaged in currency hedging operations and has no present intention to do so.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognized at the reporting date if counterparties failed completely to perform as contracted. Concentrations of credit risk (whether on or off balance sheet) that arise from financial instruments exist for groups of customers or counterparties when they have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions as described below:
· | The Company’s business is characterized by rapid technological change, new product and service development, and evolving industry standards and regulations. Inherent in the Company’s business are various risks and uncertainties, including the impact from the volatility of the stock market, limited operating history, uncertain profitability and the ability to raise additional capital. |
· | All of the Company’s revenue is derived from Asia and Greater China. Changes in laws and regulations, or their interpretation, or the imposition of confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion, devaluations of currency or the nationalization or other expropriation of private enterprises could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. |
· | If the Company is unable to derive any revenues from Greater China, it would have a significant, financially disruptive effect on the normal operations of the Company. |
Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations
Our businesses experience fluctuations in quarterly performance. Traditionally, the first quarter from January to March has a higher number of sales reflected by our electronics business due to the New Year holidays in China occurring during that period.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective to detect the inappropriate application of US GAAP. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has defined a material weakness as a “significant deficiency or combination of significant deficiencies that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.”
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
This quarterly report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in our annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In addition, in 2007, we engaged a consulting firm to assist our management in evaluating and strengthening our internal control over financial reporting with the objective of full compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Based on our evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our internal controls over financial reporting were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first fiscal quarter of 2008 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Neither the Company nor its property is a party to any pending legal proceeding. The Company’s management does not believe that there are any proceedings to which any director, officer, or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record of beneficially held or owner of more than five percent (5%) of the Company’s common stock, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate of the Company, or security holder is a party adverse to the Company, or has a material interest adverse to the Company.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Risks Associated With Our Common Stock
There is a limited public market for our common stock. There is currently a limited public market for the common stock. Holders of our common stock may, therefore, have difficulty selling their common stock, should they decide to do so. In addition, there can be no assurances that such markets will continue or that any shares of common stock, which may be purchased may be sold without incurring a loss. Any such market price of the common stock may not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other established criteria of value, and may not be indicative of the market price for the common stock in the future. Further, the market price for the common stock may be volatile depending on a number of factors, including business performance, industry dynamics, news announcements or changes in general economic conditions.
Our common stock may be deemed penny stock with a limited trading market. Our common stock is currently listed for trading in the Over-The-Counter Market on the NASD Electronic Bulletin Board, which is generally considered to be a less efficient markets than markets such as NASDAQ or other national exchanges, and which may cause difficulty in conducting trades and difficulty in obtaining future financing. Further, our securities are subject to the “penny stock rules” adopted pursuant to Section 15 (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The penny stock rules apply to non-NASDAQ companies whose common stock trades at less than $5.00 per share or which have tangible net worth of less than $5,000,000 ($2,000,000 if the company has been operating for three or more years). Such rules require, among other things, that brokers who trade “penny stock” to persons other than “established customers” complete certain documentation, make suitability inquiries of investors and provide investors with certain information concerning trading in the security, including a risk disclosure document and quote information under certain circumstances. Many brokers have decided not to trade “penny stock” because of the requirements of the penny stock rules and, as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities is limited. In the event that we remain subject to the “penny stock rules” for any significant period, there may develop an adverse impact on the market, if any, for our securities. Because our securities are subject to the “penny stock rules,” investors will find it more difficult to dispose of our securities. Further, for companies whose securities are traded in the Over-The-Counter Market, it is more difficult: (i) to obtain accurate quotations, (ii) to obtain coverage for significant news events because major wire services, such as the Dow Jones News Service, generally do not publish press releases about such companies, and (iii) to obtain needed capital.
We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock. The Company’s two operating subsidiaries in China paid $525,460 in dividends during 2005, but there are no plans for paying dividends in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain earnings, if any, to provide funds for the implementation of our new business plan. We do not intend to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, there can be no assurance that holders of common stock will receive any additional cash, stock or other dividends on their shares of common stock until we have funds, which the Board of Directors determines, can be allocated to dividends.
If we are unable to successfully integrate the businesses we acquire, our ability to expand our product offerings and geographic reach may be significantly limited. In order to expand our product offerings and grow our customer base by reaching new customers through expanded geographic coverage, we may continue to acquire businesses that we believe are complimentary to our growth strategy. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including difficulties in the assimilation of acquired operations, loss of key personnel, distraction of management’s attention from other operational concerns, failure to maintain supplier relationships, inability to maintain goodwill of customers from acquired businesses, and the inability to meet projected financial results that supported how much was paid for the acquired businesses.
Our business will be harmed if we are unable to maintain our supplier alliance agreements with favorable terms and conditions. We have licensing/distribution agreements with key suppliers in a number of major product categories. Our business will be harmed if we are unable to maintain these favorable agreements or are limited in our ability to gain access to additional like agreements with our key suppliers.
It is very difficult to predict the sales cycle for our products. If we are unable to successfully select and introduce new products or fail to keep pace with the rapid advances in technology, our business condition will be negatively impacted. The duration and product selection involved in our sales cycle is dependent on a number of factors, including immediate product availability, pricing, features, product complexity, economic environment, and customer financial condition. If potential customers take longer than we expect to decide to purchase our products, or if our customers decide on a different product/feature set than available from our existing supplier agreements, the financial condition and results of our operations will be adversely affected.
Because our operating/business model continues to evolve it is difficult to predict our future performance, and our business is difficult to evaluate. Our business model continues to evolve over time. We do not have an extensive operating history upon which you can easily and accurately evaluate our business, or our ongoing financial condition. As our model evolves over time and due to our numerous acquisitions, we face risks and challenges due to a lack of meaningful historical data upon which we can develop budgets and make forecasts.
Future acquisitions may result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of further indebtedness, and increased amortization expense. Our growth model has in the past and most probably in the future will involve acquisitions that may result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities or the incurrence of debt and unknown liabilities. Such acquisitions may result in significant write-offs and increased amortization expenses that could adversely affect our business and the results of our operations.
If our products fail to perform properly our business could suffer significantly. Although we do not currently develop or manufacturer our existing products, should they fail to perform we may suffer lost sales and customer goodwill, ongoing liability claims, license terminations, severe harm to our brand and overall reputation, unexpected costs, and reallocation of resources to resolve product issues.
Rapid and substantial growth is the key to our overall strategy, if we are unable to manage our growth profitably and effectively, we may incur unexpected expenses and be unable to meet our financial and customer obligations. In order for us to meet our financial objectives we will need to substantially expand our operations to achieve necessary market share. We cannot be certain that our IT infrastructure, financial controls, systems, and processes will be adequate to support our expansion. Our future results will depend on the ability of our officers and key employees to manage changing business conditions in administration, reporting, controls, and operations.
If we are unable to obtain additional financing for our future needs we may be unable to respond to competitive pressures and our business may be impaired. We cannot be certain that financing with favorable terms, or at all, will be available for us to pursue our expansion initiatives. We may be unable to take advantage of favorable acquisitions or to respond to competitive pressures. This inability may harm our operations or financial results.
If we are forced to lower our prices to compete, our financial performance may be negatively impacted. We derive our sales from the resale of products from a number of our suppliers. If we are forced to lower our prices due to added competition, inferior feature offerings, excess inventory, pressure for cash, declining economic climate, or any other reason, our business may become less profitable.
If we are unable to maintain existing supplier relationships or form new ones, our business and financial condition may suffer. We rely on our current suppliers along with new suppliers to provide us access to competitive products for resale. If we are unable to gain access to suppliers with needed product with favorable terms our business may be negatively impacted.
If we incur costs that exceed our existing insurance coverage in lawsuits brought to us in the future, it could adversely affect our business and financial condition. We maintain third party insurance coverage against liability risks associated with lawsuits. While we believe these arrangements are an effective way to insure against liability, the potential liabilities associated with such risks or other events could exceed the coverage provided by such insurance.
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
Our business operations take place primarily in China. Because Chinese laws, regulations and policies are continually changing, our Chinese operations will face several risks summarized below.
Limitations on Chinese economic market reforms may discourage foreign investment in Chinese businesses. The value of investments in Chinese businesses could be adversely affected by political, economic and social uncertainties in China. The economic reforms in China in recent years are regarded by China’s central government as a way to introduce economic market forces into China. Given the overriding desire of the central government leadership to maintain stability in China amid rapid social and economic changes in the country, the economic market reforms of recent years could be slowed, or even reversed.
Any change in policy by the Chinese government could adversely affect investments in Chinese businesses. Changes in policy could result in imposition of restrictions on currency conversion, imports or the source of suppliers, as well as new laws affecting joint ventures and foreign-owned enterprises doing business in China. Although China has been pursuing economic reforms for the past two decades, events such as a change in leadership or social disruptions that may occur upon the proposed privatization of certain state-owned industries could significantly affect the government’s ability to continue with its reform.
We face economic risks in doing business in China. As a developing nation, China’s economy is more volatile than that of developed Western industrial economies. It differs significantly from that of the U.S. or a Western European Country in such respects as structure, level of development, capital reinvestment, resource allocation and self-sufficiency. Only in recent years has the Chinese economy moved from what had been a command economy through the 1970s to one that during the 1990s encouraged substantial private economic activity. In 1993, the Constitution of China was amended to reinforce such economic reforms. The trends of the 1990s indicate that future policies of the Chinese government will emphasize greater utilization of market forces. For example, in 1999 the Government announced plans to amend the Chinese Constitution to recognize private property, although private business will officially remain subordinated to the state-owned companies, which are the mainstay of the Chinese economy. However, there can be no assurance that, under some circumstances, the government’s pursuit of economic reforms will not be restrained or curtailed. Actions by the central government of China could have a significant adverse effect on economic conditions in the country as a whole and on the economic prospects for our Chinese operations.
The Chinese legal and judicial system may negatively impact foreign investors. In 1982, the National People’s Congress amended the Constitution of China to authorize foreign investment and guarantee the “lawful rights and interests” of foreign investors in China. However, China’s system of laws is not yet comprehensive. The legal and judicial systems in China are still rudimentary, and enforcement of existing laws is inconsistent. Many judges in China lack the depth of legal training and experience that would be expected of a judge in a more developed country. Because the Chinese judiciary is relatively inexperienced in enforcing the laws that do exist, anticipation of judicial decision-making is more uncertain than would be expected in a more developed country. It may be impossible to obtain swift and equitable enforcement of laws that do exist, or to obtain enforcement of the judgment of one court by a court of another jurisdiction. China’s legal system is based on written statutes; a decision by one judge does not set a legal precedent that is required to be followed by judges in other cases. In addition, the interpretation of Chinese laws may be varied to reflect domestic political changes.
The promulgation of new laws, changes to existing laws and the pre-emption of local regulations by national laws may adversely affect foreign investors. However, the trend of legislation over the last 20 years has significantly enhanced the protection of foreign investment and allowed for more control by foreign parties of their investments in Chinese enterprises. There can be no assurance that a change in leadership, social or political disruption, or unforeseen circumstances affecting China’s political, economic or social life, will not affect the Chinese government’s ability to continue to support and pursue these reforms. Such a shift could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.
The practical effect of the People’s Republic of China legal system on our business operations in China can be viewed from two separate but intertwined considerations. First, as a matter of substantive law, the Foreign Invested Enterprise laws provide significant protection from government interference. In addition, these laws guarantee the full enjoyment of the benefits of corporate Articles and contracts to Foreign Invested Enterprise participants. These laws, however, do impose standards concerning corporate formation and governance, which are not qualitatively different from the general corporation laws of the several states. Similarly, the People’s Republic of China accounting laws mandate accounting practices, which are not consistent with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. China’s accounting laws require that an annual “statutory audit” be performed in accordance with People’s Republic of China accounting standards and that the books of account of Foreign Invested Enterprises are maintained in accordance with Chinese accounting laws. Article 14 of the People’s Republic of China Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise Law requires a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise to submit certain periodic fiscal reports and statements to designated financial and tax authorities, at the risk of business license revocation. Second, while the enforcement of substantive rights may appear less clear than United States procedures, the Foreign Invested Enterprises and Wholly Foreign- Owned Enterprises are Chinese registered companies, which enjoy the same status as other Chinese registered companies in business-to-business dispute resolution. Generally, the Articles of Association provide that all business disputes pertaining to Foreign Invested Enterprises are to be resolved by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in Stockholm, Sweden applying Chinese substantive law. Any award rendered by this arbitration tribunal is, by the express terms of the respective Articles of Association, enforceable in accordance with the “United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (1958).” Therefore, as a practical matter, although no assurances can be given, the Chinese legal infrastructure, while different in operation from its United States counterpart, should not present any significant impediment to the operation of Foreign Invested Enterprises.
Economic Reform Issues
China is a country that has been undergoing a process of privatization for much of the past three decades. Although the Chinese government owns the majority of productive assets in China, in the past several years the government has implemented economic reform measures that emphasize decentralization and encourage private economic activity. Because these economic reform measures may be inconsistent or ineffectual, there are no assurances that:
· | We will be able to capitalize on economic reforms; |
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· | The Chinese government will continue its pursuit of economic reform policies; |
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· | The economic policies, even if pursued, will be successful; |
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· | Economic policies will not be significantly altered from time to time; and |
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· | Business operations in China will not become subject to the risk of nationalization. |
Since 1979, the Chinese government has reformed its economic systems. Because many reforms are unprecedented or experimental, they are expected to be refined and improved. Other political, economic and social factors, such as political changes, changes in the rates of economic growth, unemployment or inflation, or in the disparities in per capita wealth between regions within China, could lead to further readjustment of the reform measures. This refining and readjustment process may negatively affect our operations.
Over the last few years, China’s economy has registered a high growth rate. Recently, there have been indications that rates of inflation have increased. In response, the Chinese government recently has taken measures to curb this excessively expansive economy. These measures have included devaluations of the Chinese currency, the Renminbi (RMB), restrictions on the availability of domestic credit, reducing the purchasing capability of certain of its customers, and limited re-centralization of the approval process for purchases of some foreign products. These austerity measures alone may not succeed in slowing down the economy’s excessive expansion or control inflation, and may result in severe dislocations in the Chinese economy. The Chinese government may adopt additional measures to further combat inflation, including the establishment of freezes or restraints on certain projects or markets.
To date reforms to China’s economic system have not adversely impacted our operations and are not expected to adversely impact operations in the foreseeable future; however, there can be no assurance that the reforms to China’s economic system will continue or that we will not be adversely affected by changes in China’s political, economic, and social conditions and by changes in policies of the Chinese government, such as changes in laws and regulations, measures which may be introduced to control inflation, changes in the rate or method of taxation, imposition of additional restrictions on currency conversion and remittance abroad, and reduction in tariff protection and other import restrictions.
Risk Factors Associated with Our Business
Non-performance by our suppliers may adversely affect our operations by delaying delivery or causing delivery failures, which may negatively affect demand, sales and profitability. We purchase various types of products from our suppliers. We would be materially and adversely affected by the failure of our suppliers to perform as expected. We could experience delivery delays or failures caused by production issues or delivery of non-conforming products if its suppliers failed to perform, and we also face these risks in the event any of its suppliers becomes insolvent or bankrupt.
We depend on the continued services of our executive officers and the loss of key personnel could affect our ability to successfully grow our business. We are highly dependent upon the services of our senior management team, particularly Zhenggang Wang, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Weidong Huang, our Chief Financial Officer. The permanent loss for any of our key executives, could have a material adverse effect upon our operating results. We may not be able to locate suitable replacements for our executives if their services were lost. We do not maintain key man life insurance on any of these individuals.
With the markets being highly competitive, we may not be able to compete successfully. Many of our competitors have substantially greater revenues and financial resources than we do. We may not be able to compete favorably and increased competition may substantially harm our business, business prospects and results of operations. If we are not successful in our target markets, our sales could decline, our margins could be negatively impacted and we could lose market share, any of which could materially harm our business, results of operations and profitability.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no matters submitted to the stockholders in the quarter that are required to be disclosed.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | | Document Description |
31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2 | | Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). |
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32.2 | | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 16th day of May, 2008.
CHINA 3C GROUP |
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By: | /s/ Zhenggang Wang |
| Name: Zhenggang Wang |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |