UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010 |
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| Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
¨ | For the transition period from ______ to ______. |
Commission File Number 001-34394
SKYSTAR BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 33-0901534 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. employer |
incorporation or organization) | identification number) |
Room 10601, Jiezuo Plaza, No.4, Fenghui Road South,
Gaoxin District, Xian Province, P.R. China
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(8629) 8819-3188
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ 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 (Check one):
| Large Accelerated Filer ¨ | Accelerated Filer ¨ |
| Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller Reporting Company þ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No þ
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
As of August 11, 2010, the Registrant had 7,106,705 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
SKYSTAR BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | | 3 | |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | | 4 | |
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Item 1. | Financial Statements | | 4 | |
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009 | | 4 | |
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited) | | 5 | |
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| Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity(unaudited) | | 6 | |
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009(unaudited) | | 7 | |
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| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2010(unaudited) | | 8 | |
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | | 32 | |
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | | 40 | |
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Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | | 40 | |
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | | 41 | |
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | | 41 | |
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Item 1A. | Risk Factors | | 42 | |
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | | 42 | |
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Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | | 42 | |
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Item 4. | Reserved | | 42 | |
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Item 5. | Other Information | | 42 | |
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Item 6. | Exhibits | | 42 | |
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SIGNATURES | | 45 | |
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements usually contain the words “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” or similar expressions, and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should carefully review various risks and uncertainties identified in this Report, including the matters set forth under the captions “Risk Factors” and in the Company’s other SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or publicly announce revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.
Although forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the heading “Risks Relating to Our Business” below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We file reports with the SEC. You can read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F. Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549 on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can obtain additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including the Company.
We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Quarterly Report. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this Quarterly Report, which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | Unaudited | | | | |
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ASSETS | |
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CURRENT ASSETS: | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 3,482,558 | | | $ | 11,699,398 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $617,955 and $327,857 as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively | | | 7,711,719 | | | | 4,383,187 | |
Inventories, net of allowance of $263,539 and $199,460 as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively | | | 13,318,742 | | | | 4,074,645 | |
Deposits and prepaid expenses | | | 4,348,910 | | | | 11,900,314 | |
Other receivables | | | 549,043 | | | | 490,712 | |
Total current assets | | | 29,410,972 | | | | 32,548,256 | |
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PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET | | | 11,786,671 | | | | 8,829,058 | |
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CONSTRUCTION-IN-PROGRESS | | | 8,777,066 | | | | 9,389,120 | |
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OTHER ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Long-term prepayments | | | 1,341,031 | | | | 1,173,427 | |
Long-term prepayments for acquistions | | | 12,376,146 | | | | 6,806,880 | |
Intangible assets, net | | | 1,790,327 | | | | 1,860,172 | |
Total other assets | | | 15,507,504 | | | | 9,840,479 | |
Total assets | | $ | 65,482,213 | | | $ | 60,606,913 | |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 553,404 | | | $ | 297,567 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | | 832,816 | | | | 917,284 | |
Short-term loans | | | - | | | | 220,050 | |
Short-term loans from shareholders | | | - | | | | 110,025 | |
Deposits from customers | | | 1,632,581 | | | | 1,275,958 | |
Taxes payable | | | 1,481,748 | | | | 722,106 | |
Shares to be issued to related parties | | | 372,739 | | | | 327,374 | |
Due to related parties | | | 137,503 | | | | 185,024 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 5,010,791 | | | | 4,055,388 | |
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OTHER LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Deferred government grant | | | 1,104,750 | | | | 1,100,250 | |
Derivative liability | | | 966,082 | | | | 1,538,686 | |
Total other liabilities | | | 2,070,832 | | | | 2,638,936 | |
Total liabilities | | | 7,081,623 | | | | 6,694,324 | |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | | | | | | | | |
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, Nil Series "A" shares authorized as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 48,000,000 Series "B" shares authorized, Nil Series "B" shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively | | | - | | | | - | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 7,106,705 and 6,989,640 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively | | | 7,106 | | | | 6,989 | |
Paid-in capital | | | 35,353,156 | | | | 34,580,096 | |
Statutory reserves | | | 3,879,077 | | | | 3,879,077 | |
Retained earnings | | | 16,049,548 | | | | 12,574,906 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 3,111,703 | | | | 2,871,521 | |
Total shareholders' equity | | | 58,400,590 | | | | 53,912,589 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 65,482,213 | | | $ | 60,606,913 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
SKYSTAR BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
| | For Three Months Ended June 30, | | | For Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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REVENUE, NET | | $ | 8,264,541 | | | $ | 6,243,438 | | | $ | 13,133,784 | | | $ | 10,067,004 | |
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COST OF REVENUE | | | 3,905,063 | | | | 2,958,837 | | | | 6,196,282 | | | | 4,905,195 | |
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GROSS PROFIT | | | 4,359,478 | | | | 3,284,601 | | | | 6,937,502 | | | | 5,161,809 | |
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OPERATING EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | | 192,088 | | | | 366,695 | | | | 236,083 | | | | 484,047 | |
Selling expenses | | | 431,810 | | | | 585,207 | | | | 602,944 | | | | 792,602 | |
General and administrative | | | 998,034 | | | | 625,359 | | | | 1,617,584 | | | | 940,054 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 1,621,932 | | | | 1,577,261 | | | | 2,456,611 | | | | 2,216,703 | |
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | | | 2,737,546 | | | | 1,707,340 | | | | 4,480,891 | | | | 2,945,106 | |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income (expense), net | | | 36,257 | | | | (310 | ) | | | 36,674 | | | | (542 | ) |
Interest income (expense), net | | | (12,976 | ) | | | (788 | ) | | | (17,792 | ) | | | (486 | ) |
Change in fair value of derivative liability | | | 158,054 | | | | (1,480,484 | ) | | | (159,326 | ) | | | (1,442,156 | ) |
Total other income (expense), net | | | 181,335 | | | | (1,481,582 | ) | | | (140,444 | ) | | | (1,443,184 | ) |
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INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | | | 2,918,881 | | | | 225,758 | | | | 4,340,447 | | | | 1,501,922 | |
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | | | 540,486 | | | | 342,555 | | | | 865,805 | | | | 554,075 | |
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NET INCOME (LOSS) | | | 2,378,395 | | | | (116,797 | ) | | | 3,474,642 | | | | 947,847 | |
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | 280,998 | | | | (16,233 | ) | | | 240,182 | | | | (54,681 | ) |
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | | $ | 2,659,393 | | | $ | (133,030 | ) | | $ | 3,714,824 | | | $ | 893,166 | |
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EARNINGS PER SHARE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 0.49 | | | $ | 0.25 | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 0.49 | | | $ | 0.25 | |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 7,104,606 | | | | 3,739,024 | | | | 7,083,149 | | | | 3,737,708 | |
Diluted | | | 7,140,518 | | | | 3,739,024 | | | | 7,119,846 | | | | 3,824,432 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Accumulated | | | | |
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| | Preferred stock | | | Common stock | | | Paid-in | | | Contribution | | | Statutory | | | | | | comprehensive | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | capital | | | Receivable | | | reserves | | | Unrestricted | | | income | | | Total | |
BALANCE, January 1, 2009, as adjusted | | | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 2,000 | | | | 3,733,038 | | | $ | 3,733 | | | $ | 15,237,267 | | | | - | | | $ | 2,952,710 | | | $ | 4,649,341 | | | $ | 2,857,607 | | | $ | 25,702,658 | |
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Shares issued for services | | | | | | | | | | | 5,218 | | | | 5 | | | | 30,516 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30,521 | |
Fractional shares due to the ten-for-one reverse split | | | | | | | | | | | 1,772 | | | | 2 | | | | (2 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Shares issued for cash | | | | | | | | | | | 3,220,000 | | | | 3,220 | | | | 19,164,103 | | | | (19,167,323 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Foreign currency translation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (54,681 | ) | | | (54,681 | ) |
Net income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 947,847 | | | | | | | | 947,847 | |
Appropriation to statutory reserves | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 358,303 | | | | (358,303 | ) | | | | | | | - | |
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BALANCE, June 30, 2009 (unaudited) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 6,960,028 | | | | 6,960 | | | | 34,431,884 | | | | (19,167,323 | ) | | | 3,311,013 | | | | 5,238,885 | | | | 2,802,926 | | | | 26,626,345 | |
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Shares issued for services | | | | | | | | | | | 7,220 | | | | 7 | | | | 32,486 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,493 | |
Cancellation of preferred stock | | | (2,000,000 | ) | | | (2,000 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Cash receipts of shares issued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | (93,642 | ) | | | 19,167,323 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,073,681 | |
Cashless exercise of warrants | | | | | | | | | | | 22,392 | | | | 22 | | | | 207,368 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 207,390 | |
Foreign currency translation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68,595 | | | | 68,595 | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,904,085 | | | | | | | | 7,904,085 | |
Appropriation to statutory reserves | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 568,064 | | | | (568,064 | ) | | | | | | | - | |
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BALANCE, December 31, 2009 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 6,989,640 | | | | 6,989 | | | | 34,580,096 | | | | - | | | | 3,879,077 | | | | 12,574,906 | | | | 2,871,521 | | | | 53,912,589 | |
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Shares issued for services | | | | | | | | | | | 9,166 | | | | 9 | | | | 41,238 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41,247 | |
Cashless exercise of warrants | | | | | | | | | | | 107,899 | | | | 108 | | | | 1,511,496 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,511,604 | |
Reclassification of purchase option to derivative liability | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (779,674 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (779,674 | ) |
Foreign currency translation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 240,182 | | | | 240,182 | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,474,642 | | | | | | | | 3,474,642 | |
Appropriation to statutory reserves | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
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BALANCE, June 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 7,106,705 | | | $ | 7,106 | | | $ | 35,353,156 | | | | - | | | $ | 3,879,077 | | | $ | 16,049,548 | | | $ | 3,111,703 | | | $ | 58,400,590 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(UNAUDITED)
| | Six months ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 3,474,642 | | | $ | 947,847 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | 299,848 | | | | 225,953 | |
Amortization | | | 77,133 | | | | 77,070 | |
Bad debt expense | | | 287,561 | | | | - | |
Allowance for slow moving inventories | | | 63,001 | | | | - | |
Common stock issued for services | | | 16,245 | | | | 30,521 | |
Common stock to be issued to related parties for compensation | | | 70,367 | | | | 78,024 | |
Change in fair value of derivative liability | | | 159,326 | | | | 1,442,156 | |
Change in operating assets and liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (3,584,456 | ) | | | (1,412,505 | ) |
Inventories | | | (9,252,221 | ) | | | (5,164,998 | ) |
Deposits and prepaid expenses | | | 7,729,174 | | | | 2,158,970 | |
Other receivables | | | (56,090 | ) | | | (43,532 | ) |
Accounts payable | | | 253,565 | | | | (197,071 | ) |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | | (88,372 | ) | | | (189,065 | ) |
Deposits from customers | | | 349,949 | | | | (164,796 | ) |
Taxes payable | | | 753,555 | | | | 2,386,654 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 553,227 | | | | 175,228 | |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Refunds of prepayments for potentital acquistions | | | - | | | | 2,711,545 | |
Proceeds from short-term investments | | | - | | | | 43,971 | |
Prepayment for acquisitions | | | (5,518,478 | ) | | | - | |
Loans to third parties | | | - | | | | (1,685,555 | ) |
Purchases of plant and equipment | | | (2,136,531 | ) | | | - | |
Payments on construction-in-progress | | | (748,449 | ) | | | (1,792,941 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (8,403,458 | ) | | | (722,980 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in restricted cash | | | - | | | | 80,662 | |
Proceeds from short-term loans | | | - | | | | 205,198 | |
Repayment of short-term loans | | | (220,035 | ) | | | (307,798 | ) |
Repayment to shareholders and directors | | | (110,018 | ) | | | - | |
Proceeds from shareholders and directors | | | - | | | | - | |
Due (from) to related parties | | | (47,874 | ) | | | 420,038 | |
Net cash (used in) provided byfinancing activities | | | (377,927 | ) | | | 398,100 | |
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH | | | 11,318 | | | | (16,203 | ) |
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DECREASE IN CASH | | | (8,216,840 | ) | | | (165,855 | ) |
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CASH, beginning of period | | | 11,699,398 | | | | 576,409 | |
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CASH, end of period | | $ | 3,482,558 | | | $ | 410,554 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest | | $ | 7,435 | | | $ | 40,448 | |
Cash paid for income taxes | | $ | 578,055 | | | $ | - | |
Non-cash investing and financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Long-term prepayment transferred to construction-in-progress | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,025,257 | |
Long-term prepayment transferred to plant and equipment | | $ | 439,897 | | | $ | - | |
Construction-in-progress transferred to plant and equipment | | $ | 1,396,211 | | | $ | - | |
Interest expense capitalized as construction-in-progress | | $ | | | | $ | 40,050 | |
Cashless exercise of warrants | | $ | 1,511,604 | | | $ | - | |
Issuance of common stock accrued in privous year | | $ | 25,002 | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
SKYSTAR BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 1 – ORGANIZATION
Organization and description of business
Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (“Skystar” or the “Company”), was incorporated in Nevada on September 24, 1998. Since its acquisition on November 7, 2005 of Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical (Cayman) Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Skystar Cayman”), a Cayman Islands company, the Company has been engaged in research, development, production, marketing and sales of veterinary healthcare and medical care products. All current operations of the Company are in the People’s Republic of China (“China” or the “PRC”).
All of the Company’s operations are carried out by Xian Tianxing Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Limited (“Xian Tianxing”), a PRC joint stock company that the Company controls through contractual arrangements originally between Skystar Cayman and Xian Tianxing. On March 10, 2008, the Company entered into a series of agreements transferring all of the rights and obligations of Skystar Cayman under the contractual arrangements to Sida Biotechnology (Xian) Co., Ltd. (“Sida”), a PRC company which is wholly owned by Fortunate Time International Limited (“Fortunate Time”), a Hong Kong company and wholly owned subsidiary of Skystar Cayman. Xian Tianxing also has a wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Siqiang Biotechnological Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Siqiang”), a PRC company.
As a result of these contractual arrangements, which obligates Sida to absorb all of the risk of loss from Xian Tianxing’s activities and enable Sida to receive all of its expected residual returns, the Company accounts for Xian Tianxing as a variable interest entity (“VIE”) under Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) interpretation on consolidation of variable interest entities. Accordingly, the Company consolidates Xian Tianxing’s results, assets and liabilities.
Sida was established by Fortunate Time on July 10, 2007, with registered capital of $5,000,000. Fortunate Time invested $2,000,000 into Sida on July 20, 2007, which amount is payable to Skystar Cayman. On July 9, 2009, Fortunate Time invested the remaining $3,000,000 into Sida. Xi’an High Technology District approved Sida’s application to increase its registered capital to $15,000,000 on July 13, 2009. On July 15, 2009, Sida received $10,000,000 additional registered capital from Fortunate Time. Funds from Fortunate Time for $13,000,000 was from the cash proceeds of the equity offering which is further discussed in Note 13.
On September 18, 2009, Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc. (“Skystar California”) was incorporated in California and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Skystar.
On May 7, 2010, Fortunate Time formed Skystar Biotechnology (Kunshan) Co., Limited (“Skystar Kunshan”) in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, China, with registered capital of $15,000,000, of which $2,000,000 was paid by Fortunate Time in cash on June 11, 2010, and the remaining $13,000,000 is required to be paid by May 7, 2012. Skystar Kunshan was formed in connection with a potential acquisition of assets (see Note 10).
Hereinafter, Skystar, Skystar California, Skystar Cayman, Fortunate Time, Sida, Xian Tianxing, Shanghai Siqiang, and Skystar Kunshan are sometimes collectively referred to as the “Company.”
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and its VIEs. All significant inter-company transactions and balances between the Company, its subsidiaries and VIEs have been eliminated in consolidation.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2010.
Use of estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, 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. For example, the Company estimates its allowance for doubtful accounts and useful lives of plant and equipment. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could materially differ from those estimates upon which the carrying values were based.
Foreign currency translation
The Company uses the United States dollar (“U.S. dollar”) for financial reporting purposes and the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”) as its functional currency. The Company’s subsidiaries and VIEs maintain their books and records in their functional currency, being the primary currency of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted.
The Company translates the subsidiaries’ and VIEs’ assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars using the applicable exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet dates, and the statements of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the reporting period. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the consolidated balance sheets. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the subsidiaries’ and VIEs’ financial statements are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The quotation of the exchange rates does not imply free convertibility of RMB to other foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions continue to take place either through the People's Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rate quoted by the People's Bank of China. The rates of exchange quoted by the People’s Bank of China on June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were RMB 6.79 and RMB 6.82 to US $1.00, respectively. The average translation rates of RMB 6.82 and RMB 6.82 to US $1.00 was applied to the income statement accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the average translation rates were RMB6.82 and RMB 6.83 to US $1.00, respectively.
Approval of foreign currency payments by the People’s Bank of China or other institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with invoices, shipping documents and signed contracts. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.
Fair values of financial instruments
The accounting standards regarding fair value of financial instruments and related fair value measurements defines financial instruments and requires fair value disclosures of those financial instruments. This accounting standard defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements for fair value measures. Current assets and current liabilities qualify as financial instruments and management believes their carrying amounts are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and if applicable, their current interest rates are equivalent to interest rates currently available. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
· | Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
· | Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments. |
· | Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. |
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of an accounting standard regarding whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock. This accounting standard specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. It provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the scope exception within the standards.
As a result of the foregoing adoption, 309,100 common stock purchase warrants previously treated as equity instruments pursuant to the derivative liability treatment exemption are no longer afforded equity treatment because the strike price of the warrants is denominated in U.S. dollars, a currency other than the Company’s functional currency, the RMB. As a result, the warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock, and as such, all future changes in the fair value of these warrants are recognized currently in earnings until such time as the warrants are exercised or expired.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
As such, effective January 1, 2009, the Company reclassified the fair value of these warrants from equity to liability, as if these warrants were treated as a derivative liability since their issuance in February 2007. On January 1, 2009, the Company reclassified from additional paid-in capital, as a cumulative effect adjustment, $230,877 to beginning retained earnings and $877,631 to warrant liability to recognize the fair value of such warrants. On June 30, 2009, the Company and Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, as representative of underwriters (the "Underwriters") entered into an Underwriting Agreement in connection with a public offering of the Company’s common stock. In connection with this offering, the Company agreed to grant 140,000 common stock purchase options to five designees of the Underwriters. All those options were provided for services performed, and in accordance to the terms of the option agreement, the holders are entitled to exercise the options starting on June 30, 2010. Therefore, as of June 30, 2010, the purchase options were reclassified from equity to warrants liabilities, and the Company reclassified $779,674 from additional paid in capital to derivative liability.
As required by the FASB’s accounting standards, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, the fair values warrant liability were modeled using a series of techniques, including closed-form analytic formula, such as the Black-Scholes Model, which does not entail material subjectivity because the methodology employed does not necessitate significant judgment, and the pricing inputs are observed from actively quoted markets.
These warrants and options do not trade in an active securities market, and as such, the Company estimates the fair value of these instruments using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model (“Black-Scholes Model”) using the following assumptions:
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| | Warrants (1) | | | Warrants (2) | | | Purchase | |
| | December | | | June 30, | | | December | | | options(3) | |
| | 31, 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 31, 2009 | | | June 30, 2010 | |
| | | | | | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | (Unaudited) | |
Stock price | | $ | 10.10 | | | $ | 6.66 | | | $ | 10.10 | | | $ | 6.66 | |
Exercise price | | $ | 6.00 | | | $ | 5.00 | | | $ | 5.00 | | | $ | 8.11 | |
Annual dividend yield | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Expected term (years) | | | 0.17 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 2.17 | | | | 4.00 | |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
Expected volatility | | | 34 | % | | | 193 | % | | | 178 | % | | | 143 | % |
| (1) | As of December 31, 2009, 145,000 warrants with an exercise price of $6.00 were outstanding. As of June 30, 2010, all of these warrants were exercised on a “cashless” basis. |
| (2) | As of December, 31, 2009, 107,254 warrants with an exercise price of $5.00 were outstanding. As of June 30, 2010, 34,230 warrants were outstanding. |
| (3) | As of June 30, 2010, 140,000 options with an exercise of $8.11 were outstanding. |
Expected volatility is based on historical volatility. Historical volatility was computed using daily pricing observations for recent periods that correspond to the term of the warrants and options. The Company believes this method produces an estimate that is representative of future volatility over the expected term of these warrants and options. The Company has no reason to believe future volatility over the expected remaining life of these warrants and options is likely to differ materially from historical volatility. The expected life is based on the remaining term of the warrants and options. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury securities according to the remaining term of the warrants and options.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The fair value of the 174,230 warrants and options outstanding as of June 30, 2010 was determined using the Black-Scholes Model, defined in the FASB’s accounting standard of fair value measurement as level 2 inputs, and recorded the change in earnings. As a result, the warrant liability is carried on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value.
The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2010:
| | Carrying Value at June 30, 2010 | | | Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2010 | |
| | | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Derivative liability (unaudited) | | $ | 966,082 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 966,082 | | | $ | — | |
The Company recognized a gain of $158,054 and a loss of 1,480,484 from the change in fair value of derivative liability for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and a loss of $159,326 and $1,442,156 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company is required to record assets and liabilities at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of impairment charges. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, there were no impairment charges.
Revenue recognition
Revenue of the Company is primarily from the sales of veterinary healthcare and medical care products in China. Sales are recognized when the following four revenue criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the selling price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Sales are presented net of value added tax (“VAT”). No estimated allowance for sales returns is reflected on these consolidated financial statements as sales returns are de minimis based on historical experience.
There are two types of sales upon which revenue is recognized:
a. | Credit sales: revenue is recognized when the products have been delivered to the customers. |
b. | Full payment before delivering: revenue is recognized when the products have been delivered to customers. |
Shipping and handling costs related to goods sold are included in selling expenses, which totaled $213,109 and $218,734 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $284,880 and $309,741 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The Company’s revenue and cost of revenue by product line for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
| | Three months ended June 30, | | | Six months ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | |
Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Micro-organism | | $ | 1,985,095 | | | $ | 1,735,534 | | | $ | 3,191,673 | | | $ | 2,628,827 | |
Veterinary Medications | | | 5,533,020 | | | | 3,913,444 | | | | 8,729,279 | | | | 6,515,940 | |
Feed Additives | | | 368,537 | | | | 281,461 | | | | 604,577 | | | | 463,772 | |
Vaccines | | | 377,889 | | | | 312,999 | | | | 608,255 | | | | 458,465 | |
Total Revenue | | | 8,264,541 | | | | 6,243,438 | | | | 13,133,784 | | | | 10,067,004 | |
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Cost of Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Micro-organism | | | 520,911 | | | | 513,310 | | | | 863,930 | | | | 773,847 | |
Veterinary Medications | | | 3,197,770 | | | | 2,276,216 | | | | 5,020,027 | | | | 3,869,025 | |
Feed Additives | | | 146,984 | | | | 121,367 | | | | 247,030 | | | | 198,806 | |
Vaccines | | | 39,398 | | | | 47,944 | | | | 65,295 | | | | 63,517 | |
Total Cost of Revenue | | | 3,905,063 | | | | 2,958,837 | | | | 6,196,282 | | | | 4,905,195 | |
Gross Profit | | $ | 4,359,478 | | | $ | 3,284,601 | | | $ | 6,937,502 | | | $ | 5,161,809 | |
Cash
Cash includes cash on hand, demand deposits with banks and liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.
Restricted cash
Restricted cash is comprised of amounts received from the PRC government as subsidies and set aside for specific uses (see Note 13). Restricted cash is maintained as bank deposits and reflected as current assets based on the expected period when such funds will be put into their specific uses.
Accounts receivable and other receivables
Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less an allowance for uncollectible accounts, as needed. The Company uses the aging method to estimate the allowance for anticipated uncollectible receivable balances. Under the aging method, bad debt percentages determined by management based on historical experience, as well as current economic climate, are applied to customers’ balances categorized by the number of months the underlying invoices have remained outstanding. At each reporting period, the allowance balance is adjusted to reflect the amount computed as a result of the aging method. When facts subsequently become available to indicate that the allowance provided requires an adjustment, a corresponding adjustment is made to the allowance account as a change in estimate. The ultimate collection of the Company’s accounts receivable may take one year. Delinquent account balances are reserved after management determines that the likelihood of collection is not probable, and known bad debts are written-off against allowance for doubtful accounts when identified.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, as determined on a moving weighted-average basis. Inventories include purchases and related costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Management reviews inventories for obsolescence and cost in excess of net realizable value at least annually and records a reserve against the inventory and additional cost of goods sold when the carrying value exceeds net realizable value.
Plant and equipment
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the useful lives of the assets are charged to operations as incurred, while renewals and betterments are capitalized. Gains and losses on disposals are included in the results of operations. Estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:
| | Estimated Useful Life |
Buildings | | | 20-40 years |
Machinery and equipment | | | 10 years |
Computer, office equipment and furniture | | | 5 years |
Vehicles | | | 5-10 years |
Management assesses the carrying value of plant and equipment annually, more often when factors indicating impairment are present, and reduces the carrying value of such assets by the amount of the impairment. The Company determines the existence of such impairment by measuring the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) and comparing such amount to the net asset carrying value. An impairment loss, if it exists, is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Based on its review, management believes that, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there was no impairment for its plant and equipment.
Construction-in-progress
Construction-in-progress includes direct costs of construction of a factory building. Interest incurred during the period of construction, if significant, is capitalized. All other interest is expensed as incurred. Construction-in-progress is not depreciated until such time the assets are completed and put into service.
Intangible assets
Land Use Rights — Land use rights represent the amounts paid to acquire a long-term interest to utilize the land underlying the Company’s facilities. This type of arrangement is common for the use of land in the PRC. Land use rights are amortized on a straight-line basis over its 50-year term.
Technological Know-How — Purchased technological know-how includes confidential formulas, manufacturing processes, technical and procedural manuals, and is amortized using the straight-line method over the weighted average useful life of nine years, which reflects the period over which such confidential formulas, manufacturing processes, and technical and procedural manuals are kept confidential by the Company as agreed between the Company and the selling parties.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Impairment of Intangible Assets — The Company evaluates the carrying value of intangible assets annually, or more often when factors indicating impairment are present. The Company determines the existence of such impairment by measuring the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted) and comparing such amount to the net asset carrying value. If the undiscounted cash flow estimated to be generated by any such intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the intangible asset’s fair market value. Loss on intangible assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced by the cost of disposal. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of June 30, 2010, there was no impairment of its intangible assets.
Comprehensive income
The FASB’s accounting standard of reporting comprehensive income requires disclosure of all components of comprehensive income and loss on an annual and interim basis. Comprehensive income and loss is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the provisions of GAAP. Accumulated other comprehensive income is comprised of the changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Research and development costs
Research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred and include salaries, professional fees and technical support fees related to such efforts.
Advertising costs
Advertising costs are charged to operations currently. Advertising costs for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $4,818 and $36,921, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were $6,469 and $75,857, respectively.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the FASB’s accounting standard for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method as required by this accounting standard, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. The effect on deferred income taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recognized if it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of, a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Further, in accordance with this accounting standard, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The standard also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company’s operations are subject to income and transaction taxes in the United States and in the PRC jurisdictions. Significant estimates and judgments are required in determining the Company’s worldwide provision for income taxes. Some of these estimates are based on interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations. The ultimate amount of tax liability may be uncertain as a result.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The Company does not anticipate any events which could cause a change to these uncertainties.
Stock-based compensation
The Company records and reports stock-based compensation by measuring the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which services are received. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees is determined as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured.
Earnings per share
The Company reports earnings per share and present both basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is based upon the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares, including convertible preferred shares, warrants and stock options were converted or exercised. Further, the method requires that stock dividends or stock splits be accounted for retroactively if the stock dividends or stock splits occur during the period, or retroactively if the stock dividends or stock splits occur after the end of the period but before the release of the financial statements, by considering it outstanding of the entirety of each period presented. 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.
All share and per share amounts used in the Company's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively restated to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock split effectuated on May 12, 2009 and the 2-for-1 forward stock split effectuated on November 16, 2009.
Related parties
Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of such principal owners and management, and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net income or cash flows.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
In December 2009, FASB issued ASU No. 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities. This Accounting Standards Update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). The amendments in this Accounting Standards Update replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. An approach that is expected to be primarily qualitative will be more effective for identifying which reporting entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. The amendments in this Update also require additional disclosures about a reporting entity’s involvement in variable interest entities, which will enhance the information provided to users of financial statements. The Company adopted this standard and the standard did not have material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-01, Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash. The amendments in this Update clarify that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in EPS prospectively and is not a stock dividend for purposes of applying Topics 505 and 260 (Equity and Earnings Per Share). The amendments in this update are effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and should be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company adopted this standard and the standard did not have material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 regarding accounting and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. Under this guidance, an entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, an entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. This ASU clarifies the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets. This ASU is effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 31, 2009. The adoption of this ASU did not have impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosure to include transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Further, this update clarifies existing disclosures on level of disaggregation and Disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. A reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities and should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU; however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, “Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements”. ASU 2010-09 primarily rescinds the requirement that, for listed companies, financial statements clearly disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. Subsequent events must still be evaluated through the date of financial statement issuance; however, the disclosure requirement has been removed to avoid conflicts with other SEC guidelines. ASU 2010-09 was effective immediately upon issuance and was adopted in February 2010.
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-13, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades,” or ASU 2010-13. ASU 2010-13 provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in currency of a market in which a substantial porting of the entity’s equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU; however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 20-10-17, “Revenue Recognition—Milestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition” or ASU 2010-17. This Update provides guidance on the recognition of revenue under the milestone method, which allows a vendor to adopt an accounting policy to recognize all of the arrangement consideration that is contingent on the achievement of a substantive milestone (milestone consideration) in the period the milestone is achieved. The pronouncement is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 - CONCENTRATIONS AND CREDIT RISK
The Company’s operations are all 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 operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
Financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist of cash. The Company maintains balances at financial institutions which, from time to time, may exceed federally insured limits for the banks located in the United States. Balances at financial institutions or state-owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had deposits in excess of federally insured limits (including restricted cash) of $2,290,241 and $11,504,970 respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, all of the Company’s sales occurred in the PRC. No major customers accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue. In addition, all accounts receivable at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 also arose in the PRC.
The Company’s three largest vendors accounted for approximately 39% of total purchase for the three months ended June 30, 2010, while the Company’s two largest vendors accounted for approximately 45% of the Company’s total purchase for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The Company’s four largest vendors accounted for approximately 46% of total purchase for the six months ended June 30, 2010, while the Company’s two largest vendors accounted for approximately 34% of total purchase for the six months ended June 30, 2009. As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, there were no amounts due to those vendors.
The Company had one product that accounted for 23% and 21% of the Company’s total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, while the same product accounted for 16% and 13% of the Company’s total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
Note 4 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
Accounts receivable consisted of the following:
| | June 30, 2010 | | | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Account receivable | | $ | 8,329,674 | | | $ | 4,711,044 | |
Allowance for bad debts | | | (617,955) | | | | (327,857) | |
Account receivable, net | | $ | 7,711,719 | | | $ | 4,383,187 | |
The following table presents the movement of allowance for doubtful accounts:
Allowance for bad debt, January 1, 2009 | | $ | 327,857 | |
Addition | | | — | |
Recovery | | | — | |
Translation adjustment | | | — | |
Allowance for bad debt, December 31, 2009 | | | 327,857 | |
Addition | | | 288,757 | |
Recovery | | | — | |
Translation adjustment | | | 1,341 | |
Allowance for bad debt, June 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | $ | 617,955 | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 5 – INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following:
| | | | | | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Raw materials | | $ | 9,936,932 | | | $ | 2,997,481 | |
Packing materials | | | 1,059,841 | | | | 159,620 | |
Work-in-process | | | 7,377 | | | | 886 | |
Finished goods | | | 2,558,480 | | | | 1,096,547 | |
Other | | | 19,651 | | | | 19,571 | |
Total | | | 13,582,281 | | | | 4,274,105 | |
Less: Allowance for slow moving raw materials | | | (263,539 | ) | | | (199,460 | ) |
Total | | $ | 13,318,742 | | | $ | 4,074,645 | |
The Company periodically reviews its reserves for slow-moving and obsolete inventories. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company recorded slow moving allowance for raw materials of $263,539 and $199,460, respectively.
Note 6 - DEPOSITS AND PREPAID EXPENSES
Deposits and prepaid expenses are comprised of the following:
| | June 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Prepayment for raw materials purchasing | | $ | 3,758,040 | | | $ | 10,990,913 | |
Prepayment for packaging materials purchasing | | | 280,610 | | | | 489,392 | |
Other | | | 310,260 | | | | 420,009 | |
Total | | $ | 4,348,910 | | | $ | 11,900,314 | |
Note 7 - PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Plant and equipment consist of the following:
| | June 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Building and improvements | | $ | 10,008,394 | | | $ | 6,798,616 | |
Machinery and equipment | | | 3,082,472 | | | | 3,035,814 | |
Office equipment and furniture | | | 198,590 | | | | 191,424 | |
Vehicles | | | 487,140 | | | | 485,156 | |
Total | | | 13,776,596 | | | | 10,511,010 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | | | (1,989,925 | ) | | | (1,681,952 | ) |
Plant and equipment, net | | $ | 11,786,671 | | | $ | 8,829,058 | |
As of December 31, 2009, the Company made deposit of $439,927 on a new office building. In January 2010, the purchase was completed, and the total purchase cost of $1,600,346 was transferred to fixed asset in March 2010. The Company transferred $1,396,211 from construction-in-progress to buildings after the construction of its new micro-organism facility was completed in the second quarter of 2010.
Depreciation expense was $176,364 and $113,031 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, depreciation expense was $299,848 and $225,953, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 8 - CONSTRUCTION-IN-PROGRESS
Construction-in-progress (“CIP”) relates to a plant being built in accordance with the PRC’s Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) Standard. Construction on this plant commenced in 2005. The veterinary medicine facility and the building that houses quality control, research and development and administration were completed during 2007, and during the six months ended June 30, 2010, the micro-organism facility and some general facility improvements were completed and placed in service which resulted in a transfer from CIP to property, plant and equipment of $1,396,211. The remaining plant facilities are expected to be completed by September 30, 2010, at an estimated cost of $650,000. No depreciation is provided for construction-in-progress until such time the assets are completed and placed into service.
The construction projects the Company is in the progress of completing are:
| | Total in CIP | | | | | | | | |
Project | | as of 6/30/2010 | | | Estimate cost to Complete | | | Estimated Total Cost | | Estimated Completion Date |
Vaccine facility | | $ | 8,777,066 | | | $ | 650,000 | | | $ | 9,427,066 | | September 2010 |
TOTAL CIP Balance | | $ | 8,777,066 | | | $ | 650,000 | | | $ | 9,427,066 | | |
The construction of the vaccine facility was completed in June 2010, and the Company is in the process of installing, tooling, and testing equipment, and will apply for GMP certification after equipment testing is completed. The Company expects that the installation and testing of equipment will be completed by September, 2010.
As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had CIP amounting to $8,777,066 and $9,389,120, respectively. No interest expense had been capitalized for CIP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, $20,972 and $40,050 was capitalized for CIP, respectively.
Note 9 - LONG-TERM PREPAYMENTS
Long-term prepayments consist of the following:
| | June 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
R&D project | | $ | 132,570 | | | $ | 293,400 | |
Construction deposit | | | 441,900 | | | $ | 440,100 | |
Deposit for building and equipment purchase | | | 766,561 | | | | 439,927 | |
Total | | $ | 1,341,031 | | | $ | 1,173,427 | |
In 2009, the Company prepaid $293,400 (RMB 2 million) to a vendor for equipment and raw materials related to a research and development project on nano-technology in the prevention of a milk cow disease. As of June 30, 2010, $132,570 (RMB 900,000) of the prepayment remained unused. As of June 30, 2010, the project was in its trial stage (see Note 19).
As of December 31, 2009, deposits for office building purchase of $439,927 (RMB 2,998,820) represented deposit made for new office building. The purchase was completed and the deposit was transferred to fixed asset in March 2010. The Company received property certificate in May 2010. As of June 30, 2010, deposits for building and equipment purchase of $766,561 represented deposits made for equipments.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 10 - LONG-TERM PREPAYMENTS FOR ACQUISITIONS
As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, deposits for potential acquisitions of $12,376,146 and $6,806,880, respectively, represented deposits made for potential acquisition of assets or companies.
As of June 30, 2010, the Company paid $3,547,573 (RMB 24,084,000) to acquire the assets of a Hubei-based veterinary manufacturer through its bankruptcy proceedings, and $7,144,050 (RMB 48,500,000) in an attempt to acquire the assets of a Jiangsu-based micro-organism manufacturer. The Hubei acquisition was completed on August 11, 2010, and the Jiangsu acquisition is projected to be completed in the third quarter of 2010.
Deposits made for potential acquisitions amounted to $1,684,523 and $6,806,880 at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Those deposits are held by an unrelated third party engaged to identify potential acquisitions for the Company. All potential acquisitions are contingent upon the Company successfully negotiating with the selling parties, the ultimate date of which cannot be readily determined. Deposits are refundable if negotiations are not successful.
Note 11 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
| | June 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Land use rights | | $ | 380,403 | | | $ | 378,853 | |
Technological know-how | | | 2,062,200 | | | | 2,053,800 | |
Total | | | 2,442,603 | | | | 2,432,653 | |
Less: accumulated amortization | | | (652,276 | ) | | | (572,481 | ) |
Intangible assets, net | | $ | 1,790,327 | | | $ | 1,860,172 | |
In 2009, the Company paid $1,172,880 (RMB 8,000,000) for the transfer of a fish disease vaccine technology for an eleven-year term from September 2009 through September 2020, and this amount was included in technological know-how at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010. The technology was transferred to the Company on June 17, 2010, and the Company began using such technology since, and recorded the amortization expense based on the remaining term.
For the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the amortization expense for intangible assets amounted to $38,577 and $38,551, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the amortization expense for intangible assets amounted to $77,133 and $77,070, respectively.
Amortization expense for the future five years and thereafter is as follows:
Years ending December 31, | | Amount | |
| | (Unaudited) | |
2010 | | $ | 134,937 | |
2011 | | | 269,874 | |
2012 | | | 245,324 | |
2013 | | | 122,574 | |
2014 | | | 122,574 | |
thereafter | | | 895,044 | |
Total | | $ | 1,790,327 | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 12 – SHORT-TERM LOANS
On January 14, 2009, the Company signed a one year short-term loan contract with Shaanxi Agricultural Yanta Credit Union for $220,050 (RMB 1.5 million) at an annual interest rate of 8.66% for operating purposes secured by the personal property of Weibing Lu, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. This amount was paid off on January 15, 2010.
Interest expense incurred and associated with the short-term loans amounted to $0 and $1,365 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, none of which has been capitalized as part of CIP in 2010. Interest expense incurred and associated with the short term loan amounted to $20,972 and $40,050 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, which has been capitalized as part of CIP.
Note 13 - DEFERRED GOVERNMENT GRANT
Deferred government grant represents subsidies for GMP projects granted by the PRC government. To date, the Company received government subsidies totaling $1,104,750.
According to PRC government regulations, the funds granted may be treated as capital contributed by a company appointed by the PRC government or as a loan from such company, which the Company will be required to repay. As of June 30, 2010, the Company has not reached a final agreement with the PRC government regarding the treatment of these subsidies as either a loan or capital contribution, and the Company does not expect that the final agreement will be completed within the current year. Therefore, these amounts are reflected as non-current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Note 14 - CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
On May 12, 2009, the Company effectuated a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and a proportional reduction of its authorized shares of common stock. On November 16, 2009, the Company effectuated a 2-for-1 forward split of its issued and outstanding common stock and a proportional increase of its authorized shares of common stock. The amounts of common stock, warrants, options disclosed in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the footnotes thereto have been retroactively restated to reflect both the reverse stock split and the forward stock split.
Preferred stock
On June 25, 2009, the Company’s board of directors concluded that 2,000,000 shares of series “A” preferred stock issued in 2001 were not valid because no certificate of designation was filed prior to their issuance as required under Nevada corporate law. On December 21, 2009, the Company instructed its transfer agent to remove these preferred shares officially from its shareholder records. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, no share of series “A” preferred stock was authorized or outstanding, respectively.
Stock-based compensation
On March 30, 2010, the Company agreed to issue 2,500 shares of common stock to a non-executive director in exchange for services unrelated to directorship. On April 16, 2010, the Company agreed to issue 10,000 shares of common stock to that director for his one-year service from April 1, 2010, the common stock compensation would vest in four equal installments of 2,500 each quarter. The trading value of the Company’s common stock on March 30, 2010 and April 16 was $11.74 and $10.61 per share, respectively and corresponding amount of $27,025 and $53,550 was charged to general and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. The Company accrued $355,922 and $302,372 under shares to be issued as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, which represented 52,334 and 47,334 common shares to be issued to that non-executive director for his service provided for the period from May 2008 to June 30, 2010, and for the period from May 2008 to December 2009, respectively. As of June 30, 2010, these shares have not been issued.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
On May 5, 2008, the Company agreed to issue 10,434 shares of common stock to its former chief financial officer (“CFO”) during the term of a one-year agreement, which would vest in four equal installments of 2,608 shares each quarter. The trading value of the common stock on May 5, 2008 was $5.85 per share for a total value of $61,042. These shares were fully vested. On May 26, 2009, the Company renewed the one-year service agreement with the CFO and agreed to issue 14,440 shares of common stock, which would vest in four equal installments of 3,610 shares every quarter starting August 5, 2009. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Total compensation expense of $29,205 and $15,052 were charged to general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. In February 2010, 10,830 shares were issued. Effective April 16, 2010, the CFO resigned from his position and the last installment of 3,610 shares was prorated to 2,880 shares, which shares have not been issued.
On May 26, 2009, the Company agreed to issue 5,556 shares of common stock to a director at the beginning of each term of his directorship. The trading value of the common stock on May 26, 2009 was $4.50 per share for the total value of $25,002, and the amount was charged to general and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the balance was included in shares to be issued. 5,556 shares were issued in February 2010. In accordance to the agreement between the Company and this director, this director shall continue to serve until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Since the Company has not yet held its annual shareholder meeting and no successor has been elected, this director has continued in his position and is entitled to compensation for the next calendar term commencing May 26, 2010, prorated for any partial time periods. The trading value of the Company’s common stock on May 26, 2010 was $8.33 per share. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, $3,857 was charged to general and administrative expense.
Warrants and purchase options
On February 28, 2007, the Company issued 195,000 warrants to four investors in connection with a financing with an exercisable price of $6.00 per share for a term of three years. On the same date, the Company also issued warrants to the placement agent, exercisable for 114,100 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $5.00 per share for a five-year term. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, 15,974 and 218,024 warrants were exercised. The Company valued the exercise on the respective dates and recorded a gain of $158,054 and a loss of $159,326 from changes in fair value of warrants in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.
In connection with the 2009 equity offering discussed below, the Company agreed to grant 140,000 common stock purchase options to five designees of the Underwriters. The options are exercisable from June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2014, and each option is exercisable for one share of the Company’s common stock, with exercise price at $8.11 per share. All those options were provided for services performed, and in accordance to the terms of the option agreement, the holders are entitled to exercise the options starting on June 30, 2010. Therefore, as of June 30, 2010, the purchase options were reclassified from equity to warrants liabilities, and the Company reclassified $779,674 from additional paid in capital to derivative liability.
Following is a summary of the status of warrants and purchase options outstanding at June 30, 2010:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Outstanding | | | Average Remaining | | | | |
warrants/purchase options | | | Contractual Life (year) | | | Average Exercise Price | |
| 34,230 | | | | 1.67 | | | $ | 5.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 140,000 | | | | 4.00 | | | $ | 8.11 | |
Following is an activity summary of the Company’s outstanding warrants and purchase options:
Outstanding as of December 31, 2008 | | | 309,100 | |
Granted | | | 140,000 | |
Forfeited | | | — | |
Exercised | | | — | |
Outstanding as of June 30, 2009 (unaudited) | | | 449,100 | |
Granted | | | — | |
Forfeited | | | — | |
Exercised | | | 56,846 | |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2009 | | | 392,254 | |
Granted | | | — | |
Forfeited | | | — | |
Exercised | | | 218,024 | |
Outstanding as of June 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | 174,230 | |
2009 Equity offering
On June 30, 2009, the Company and Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, as representative of underwriters (the "Underwriters") entered into an Underwriting Agreement. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of 3,220,000 shares (including 420,000 over-allotment shares) of its common stock, at a price of $6.49 per share in a public offering. The closing date of this offering was on the third business day following the effective date of the registration statement registering the shares offered, or July 3, 2009.
Incremental costs incurred of this offering, including underwriting commission, legal fees, and printing costs were $1,730,477, and were directly deducted from the proceeds. The gross proceeds of this offering were $20,897,800. The Company received cash proceeds of $18,411,496 on July 6, 2009.
Equity Compensation Plan
On December 8, 2009, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock incentive plan for officers, directors, employees and consultants entitled the “Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company 2010 Stock Incentive Plan” (the “2010 Plan”). The maximum number of shares that may be issued under the 2010 Plan is 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The 2010 Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders on December 31, 2009, and awards may be granted thereunder until December 7, 2019. As of June 30, 2010, there are 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock remaining available for future issuance under the 2010 Plan.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 15 - STATUTORY RESERVES
Statutory reserves represent restricted retained earnings. Based on the legal formation of the entities, all PRC entities are required to set aside 10% of its net income as reported in its statutory accounts on an annual basis to the statutory surplus reserve fund. Once the total statutory surplus reserve reaches 50% of the entity’s registered capital, further appropriations are discretionary. The statutory surplus reserve can be used to increase the entity’s registered capital (upon approval by relevant government authorities) and eliminate its future losses under PRC GAAP (upon a resolution by the board of directors). The statutory surplus reserve is not distributable to shareholders except in the event of liquidation. As of June 30, 2010, Xian Tianxing has met the statutory surplus reserve requirement, and approximately $15,034,000 still needs to be transferred to the statutory surplus reserve from other Chinese subsidiaries.
The reserve fund can be used to increase the registered capital upon approval by relevant government authorities and eliminate future losses of the respective companies upon a resolution by the board of directors.
Appropriations to the above statutory reserves are accounted for as a transfer from unrestricted earnings to statutory reserves. There are no legal requirements in the PRC to fund these statutory reserves by the transfer of cash to any restricted accounts, and as such, the Company has not transferred any cash to these accounts. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends.
Note 16 – TAXES
Skystar and Skystar California are subject to the United States federal income tax provision. Skystar Cayman is a tax-exempt company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and conducts all of its business through its subsidiaries, Fortunate Time, Sida, and Sida’s PRC VIEs, Xian Tianxing and Shanghai Siqiang.
Sida, Xian Tianxing, and Shanghai Siqiang are subject to PRC’s Enterprise Income Tax. Pursuant to the PRC Income Tax Laws, Enterprise Income Tax is generally imposed at a statutory rate of 25% beginning on January 1, 2008. Xian Tianxing has been approved as a new technology enterprise, and under PRC Income Tax Laws is entitled to a preferential tax rate of 15%.
The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company's effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:
| | For the three months ended June 30, | | | For the six months ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | |
U.S. Statutory rate | | | 34.0 | % | | | 34.0 | % | | | 34.0 | % | | | 34.0 | % |
Foreign income not recognized in the U.S. | | | (34.0 | ) | | | (34.0 | ) | | | (34.0 | ) | | | (34.0 | ) |
China income tax rate | | | 25.0 | | | | 25.0 | | | | 25.0 | | | | 25.0 | |
China income tax exemption | | | (10.0 | ) | | | (10.0 | ) | | | (10.0 | ) | | | (10.0 | ) |
Other item (1) | | | 3.5 | | | | 136.7 | | | | 4.9 | | | | 21.9 | |
Total provision for income taxes | | | 18.5 | % | | | 151.7 | % | | | 19.9 | % | | | 36.9 | % |
(1) | Other item is for operating expenses incurred by Skystar that are not deductible in the PRC, which resulted in an increase in effective tax rate of 3.5% and 136.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 4.9% and 21.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Taxes payable consisted of the following:
| | | | | December 31, 2009 | |
|
Income taxes payable | | $ | 393,676 | | | $ | 104,261 | |
Value added tax | | | 986,446 | | | | 561,646 | |
Other taxes | | | 101,626 | | | | 56,199 | |
Total | | $ | 1,481,748 | | | $ | 722,106 | |
The estimated tax savings due to the reduced tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $360,324 and $193,525, respectively. If the statutory income tax had been applied, the Company would have decreased basic earnings per share and diluted per share from $0.33 to $0.28, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2010. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, the basic and diluted losses per share would have increased from $0.03 to $0.08, respectively, if the statutory income tax had been applied.
The estimated tax savings due to the reduced tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $577,204 and $344,672, respectively. If the statutory income tax had been applied, the Company would have decreased basic and diluted earnings per share from $0.49 to $0.41, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the basic and diluted earnings per share would have decreased from $0.25 to $0.16, respectively, if the statutory income tax had been applied.
Skystar is incorporated in the U.S. and has incurred a net operating loss for income tax purposes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. As of June 30, 2010, the estimated net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. income tax purposes amounted to $4,080,148 which may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income. These carryforwards will expire, if not utilized, beginning in 2026 and continue through 2030. Management believes that the realization of the benefits arising from this loss appears to be uncertain due to the Company’s limited operating history and continuing losses for U.S. income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The valuation allowance at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $1,387,250 and $1,276,373, respectively. The Company’s management reviews this valuation allowance periodically and makes adjustments as necessary.
The Company has cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries of approximately $30 million as of June 30, 2010, which were included in consolidated retained earnings and will continue to be indefinitely reinvested in international operations. Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. deferred taxes related to future repatriation of these earnings, nor is it practicable to estimate the amount of income taxes that would have to be provided if we concluded that such earnings will be remitted in the future.
Note 17 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following is the calculation of earnings per share:
| | For the three months ended June 30, | | | For the six months ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | 2,378,395 | | | $ | (116,797 | ) | | $ | 3,474,642 | | | $ | 947,847 | |
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Weighted average shares used in basic computation | | | 7,104,606 | | | | 3,739,024 | | | | 7,083,149 | | | | 3,737,708 | |
Diluted effect of stock warrants | | | 35,912 | | | | — | | | | 36,697 | | | | 86,724 | |
Weighted average shares used in diluted computation | | | 7,140,518 | | | | 3,739,024 | | | | 7,119,846 | | | | 3,824,432 | |
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Earnings (Loss) per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Basic | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 0.49 | | | $ | 0.25 | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 0.49 | | | $ | 0.25 | |
SKYSTAR BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
For the three months ended June 30, 2010, the average stock price was greater than the exercise prices of warrants which resulted in additional weighted-average common stock equivalents of 35,912. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the outstanding warrants were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as they are anti-dilutive.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the average stock price was greater than the exercise prices of warrants which resulted in additional weighted-average common stock equivalents of $36,697 and $86,724, respectively.
Note 18 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS
Amounts receivable from and payable to related parties are summarized as follows:
| | June 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Short-term loans from shareholders | | | | | | |
Mr. Weibing Lu – officer and shareholder (1) | | $ | - | | | $ | 36,675 | |
Mr. Wei Wen – officer and shareholder (1) | | | - | | | | 36,675 | |
Ms. Aixia Wang – shareholder (1) | | | - | | | | 36,675 | |
Total | | $ | - | | | $ | 110,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares to be issued to related party | | | | | | | | |
Scott Cramer – non-executive director (2) | | $ | 355,922 | | | $ | 302,372 | |
Mark D. Chen – non-executive director(2) | | | 3,857 | | | | 25,002 | |
Bennet Tchaikovsky(2) | | | 12,960 | | | | - | |
Total | | $ | 372,739 | | | $ | 327,374 | |
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Amounts due (from) to related parties | | | | | | | | |
Scott Cramer – non-executive director and shareholder (3) | | | 51,457 | | | | 143,556 | |
Shaanxi Xingji Electronics Co. - owned by a director's wife (3) | | | 49,789 | | | | - | |
Officer and shareholder | | | 36,257 | | | | 41,468 | |
Total | | $ | 137,503 | | | $ | 185,024 | |
(1) On June 2, 2009, Weibing Lu, Wei Wen and Aixia Wang obtained personal loans from Yanta Credit Union and advanced cash to Xian Tianxing in the total amount of $110,025. These loans were due on June 1, 2010, with 10.11% interest per annum and are guaranteed by Xian Tianxing, were paid in full in June 2010. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, Xian Tianxing paid interest of $2,225 and $6,070, respectively, for these loans directly to the bank. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, Xian Tianxing paid interest of $2,748 and $5,630, respectively, for these loans.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
(2) As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had $355,922 (representing 52,334 common shares) and $302,372 (representing 47,334 common shares), respectively, under agreement to issue shares to Scott Cramer, as compensation for being a representative of the Company in the United States for the periods from May 2008 to June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. In addition, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had $3,857 (representing 463 common shares) and $25,002 (representing 5,556 common shares) under agreement to issue shares to Mark D. Chen as compensation at the beginning of each term of his directorship. Effective April 16, 2010, the former CFO Bennet Tchaikovsky resigned from his position and the last installment of 3,610 shares was prorated to 2,880 shares, which shares have not been issued as of June 30, 2010, and the corresponding $12,960 was recorded as shares to be issued and charged to general and administration expense.
(3) Shaanxi Xinji Electronics Co., Ltd. is owned by the wife of Weibing Lu. The amounts due to Shaanxi Xinji Electronics as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were short-term cash transfers for business operations, non-interest bearing, unsecured, and payable upon demand. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company also had bonus shares due to Scott Cramer.
Note 19 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(a) Lease commitments
The Company recognizes lease expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease in accordance to the FASB’s accounting standard of accounting for leases. The Company entered into a tenancy agreement for the lease of factory premises for a period of ten years from October 1, 2004 to December 31, 2014, with annual rent of $13,563 (or RMB 94,600), which is subject to a 10% increase every four subsequent years.
The Company leases office space from Weibing Lu, the Company’s chief executive officer, for a period of five years from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011, with annual rent of approximately $24,000 (or RMB 165,600). The Company also entered into a tenancy agreement with Mr. Lu for the lease of Shanghai Siqiang’s office for a period of ten years from August 1, 2007 to August 1, 2017, with annual rent of approximately $21,000 (or RMB 144,000).
The Company entered into a tenancy agreement for the lease of an office space in California for a period of three years from July 1, 2009 to July 1, 2012 with monthly rent of $1,100.
The Company entered into a one-year tenancy agreement for leasing Tianxing’s sales office space in Tianjin from April 21, 2010 to April 20, 2011 with annual rent of approximately $3,500 (or RMB 24,000).
The minimum future lease payments for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
Period | | Amount | |
| | (Unaudited) | |
Six months ending December 31, 2010 | | $ | 38,979 | |
Year ending December 31, 2011 | | | 73,622 | |
Year ending December 31, 2012 | | | 41,746 | |
Year ending December 31, 2013 | | | 35,146 | |
Year ending December 31, 2014 | | | 35,146 | |
Year ending December 31, 2015 and thereafter | | | 54,795 | |
Total | | $ | 279,434 | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Rental expense for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $29,643 and $14,811, respectively. Rental expense for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $36,411 and $29,622, respectively.
(b) Legal proceedings
From time to time, the Company is involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Management currently is not aware of any legal matters or pending litigation which would have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2010.
In May 2007, Andrew Chien filed suit against the Company, Scott Cramer, Steve Lowe, David Wassung and Weibing Lu in United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleging causes of action for violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. On July 17, 2008, in a decision that is now published, the Court granted defendants' motion to dismiss and subsequently dismissed the lawsuit, entering judgment on behalf of the defendants. Mr. Chien filed a notice of appeal of the Court's dismissal of his lawsuit, opposed by the defendants, which remains pending. Additionally, on February 5, 2009, the Court issued a ruling on defendants' motion for sanctions, finding the action filed by Mr. Chien to have been entirely frivolous, and to have constituted a "substantial" violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 11, and imposed significant monetary sanctions on both Mr. Chien and his former attorney. As part of the basis for imposing sanctions on Mr. Chien personally, the Court specifically found that Mr. Chien had knowledge of facts directly contradicting the allegations of his complaint, as evident in internet postings he made on online message boards. Mr. Chien subsequently filed motions seeking to "re-open" this case, and to recuse the judge, but both motions were denied. A Notice of Appeal concerning the ruling awarding sanctions against him was also filed by Mr. Chien. All appeals, including the one referenced below concerning Mr. Chien's second lawsuit, were subsequently consolidated. On May 26, 2010, the court of appeals for the Second Circuit upheld Judge Kravtiz’s ruling against Mr. Chine.
Subsequently, Mr. Chien, proceeding pro se, filed another lawsuit against the Company, Scott Cramer, Steve Lowe, David Wassung and Weibing Lu in Connecticut Superior Court, alleging causes of action similar to those alleged in his federal complaint described above as well as state law causes of action. The case was removed to the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, and assigned to the same Judge who dismissed Mr. Chien’s related federal action. On June 8, 2009, the Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss this action in its entirety, and denied Mr. Chien’s motion to further amend his complaint. Mr. Chien filed a Notice of Appeal concerning the ruling dismissing this lawsuit, which has been consolidated with Mr. Chien’s appeal of his other lawsuit. On May 26, 2010, the court of appeals for the Second Circuit upheld Judge Kravtiz’s ruling against Mr. Chien.
Other than the above described legal proceedings, the Company is not aware of any other legal matters in which purchasers, any director, officer, or any owner of record or beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of voting securities of the Company, or any affiliate of purchaser, or of any such director, officer, affiliate of the Company, or security holder, is a party adverse to the Company or has a material adverse interest to the Company. No provision has been made in the consolidated financial statements for the above contingencies.
(c) Ownership of leasehold property
In 2005, a shareholder contributed a leasehold office building as additional capital of Xian Tianxing. However, the title of the leasehold property has not passed to the Company. The Company does not believe there are any legal barriers for the shareholder to transfer the ownership to the Company. However, in the event that the Company fails to obtain the ownership certificate for the leasehold property, there is a risk that the building will need to be vacated due to unofficial ownership. Management believes that this possibility is remote, and as such, no provision has been made in the consolidated financial statements for this potential occurrence.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
(d) R&D Project
During the first quarter of 2008, Xian Tianxing contracted with Northwestern Agricultural Technology University to jointly work on an R&D project concerning the application of nano-technology in the prevention of a milk cow disease. The total projected budget for this project is approximately $574,000 (RMB 4 million), of which, approximately $147,000 (RMB 1 million) was expensed when incurred in previous years, and approximately $293,000 (RMB 2 million) was prepaid in 2008. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company incurred $161,359 (RMB 1.1 million) of expenses relating to this project. The project is still in the trial stage, and expects to obtain veterinary permit for the new product from government in June 2011.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, Xian Tianxing contracted with the Fourth Military Medical University to jointly work on a R&D project with a contracted amount of approximated $880,200 (RMB 6,000,000). For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company incurred $74,724 (RMB 509,402) and $0 expenses relating to this project.
(e) Registered capital of subsidiaries
Skystar Kunshan’s remaining registered capital of $13,000,000 is required to be invested by May 7, 2012.
Note 20 - Subsequent Events
On August 11, 2010, Sida became the parent company of Skystar Biotechnology (Jingzhou) Co., Limited (“Skystar Jingzhou”), a company established in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China on February 5, 2010, with registered capital of approximately $3.8 million (RMB 26 million). Approximately $3.5 million (RMB 23,480,000) of Skystar Jingzhou’s registered capital has been paid, including approximately $730,000 (RMB 5 million) in the form of cash and the balance (RMB 18,480,000) in the form of buildings, equipment and drug manufacturing licenses (collectively the “Assets”). The Assets were acquired from a Hubei-based veterinary manufacturer through its bankruptcy proceedings, and Skystar Jingzhou was established to hold and operate these Assets. Skystar Jingzhou will mainly focus on manufacturing aquatic veterinary medicines and antiseptics.
The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued to determine whether the circumstances warranted recognition and disclosure of those events or transactions in the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2010.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this item. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains certain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to our future plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as “may”, “will”, “could”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “believe”, “estimate”, “plan”, “predict”, and similar terms or terminology, or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our knowledge of our business, our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the “Risk Factors “section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.
Our financial statements are prepared in U.S. dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. See “Exchange Rates” below for information concerning the exchanges rates at which Renminbi were translated into U.S. dollars at various pertinent dates and for pertinent periods.
Overview
Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (“Skystar” or the “Company”), formerly known as The Cyber Group Network Corporation, was incorporated in Nevada on September 24, 1998. The Company is a holding company that, through its variable interest entity (“VIE”) Xian Tianxing Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Xian Tianxing”), researches, develops, manufactures and distributes veterinary health care and medical care products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).
As of June 30, 2010, all of the Company’s operations were carried out by Xian Tianxing, a PRC company, which the Company controls through contractual arrangements originally between Xian Tianxing and Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical (Cayman) Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Skystar Cayman”), a Cayman Islands company that became the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary subsequent to a share exchange transaction on November 7, 2005. On March 10, 2008, all of the rights and obligations of Skystar Cayman under the contractual arrangements were transferred to Sida Biotechnology (Xian) Co., Ltd. (“Sida”), a PRC company and wholly owned subsidiary of Fortunate Time International Limited (“Fortunate Time), a Hong Kong company and wholly owned subsidiary of Skystar Cayman. Fortunate Time has another subsidiary, Skystar Biotechnology (Kunshan) Co., Limited (“Skystar Kunshan”) that was set up in May 2010. Skystar Kunshan was formed in connection with the prepayments the Company has been making in an attempt to acquire the assets of a micro-organism manufacturing facility in Kunshan. On August 11, 2010, Sida became the parent company of Skystar Bio-Technology (Jingzhou) Co., Limited (“Skystar Jingzhou), which was established to hold and operate the assets of a veterinary manufacturer in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, that were acquired through its bankruptcy proceedings. The assets acquired include buildings, equipment and drug manufacturing licenses. Xian Tianxing also has a wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Siqiang Biotechnological Co., Ltd., a PRC company.
The contractual arrangements are necessary to comply with Chinese laws limiting foreign ownership of certain companies. Through these contractual arrangements, we have the ability to substantially influence Xian Tianxing’s daily operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval. As a result of these contractual arrangements, which enable us to control Xian Tianxing, we are considered the primary beneficiary of Xian Tianxing. Please see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2010, for the impact of the contractual arrangements on our consolidated financial statements.
Currently, we have four major product lines:
| · | Our bio-pharmaceutical veterinary vaccine line currently includes over 10 products; |
| · | Our veterinary medicine line for poultry and livestock currently includes over 212 products; |
| · | Our feed additives line currently includes over 10 products; and |
| · | Our micro-organism products line currently includes over 16 products. |
All of our revenue is derived from the sale of veterinary healthcare and medical care products in China, which are distributed throughout 29 provinces. As of June 30, 2010, we had over 1,708 distributors and 591 direct customers.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In preparing the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, we make estimates and assumptions about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, vary from the related actual results. We consider the following to be the most critical accounting policies:
| • | Revenue recognition: Revenues of the Company include sales of bio-pharmaceutical and veterinary products in China. Sales are recognized when the following four revenue criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the selling price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Sales are recorded net of value added tax (“VAT”). No return allowance is made as product returns are insignificant based on historical experience. |
| (a) | Credit sales: Revenue is recognized when the products have been delivered to the customers. |
| (b) | Full payment before delivering: Revenue is recognized when the products have been delivered to customers. |
| • | Accounts receivable: We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and adjust credit limits based upon payment history and the customers’ current credit worthiness, as determined by a review of their current credit information. We continuously monitor collections and payments from our customers and maintain a provision for estimated credit losses based upon historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that have been identified. While such credit losses have historically been within our expectations and the provisions established, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that have been experienced in the past. |
Our accounts receivable aging was as follows for the periods below:
From Date of Invoice to Customer: | | June 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | | | | June 30, 2009 | |
0-90 days | | $ | 6,949,893 | | | $ | 4,401,071 | | | $ | 3,932,152 | |
91 – 180 days | | | 728,200 | | | | 177,416 | | | | 106,895 | |
181 – 270 days | | | 444,740 | | | | 21,868 | | | | 32,305 | |
271 – 360 days | | | 83,252 | | | | 23,865 | | | | 62,073 | |
360 days and above | | | 123,589 | | | | 86,824 | | | | 26,612 | |
Allowance for bad debts | | | (617,955 | ) | | | (327,857 | ) | | | (327,410 | ) |
Total | | $ | 7,711,719 | | | $ | 4,383,187 | | | $ | 3,832,627 | |
On average, we collect our receivables within 90 days. For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, accounts receivable increased significantly compared to the same quarter last year due in part to increased sales. The Company’s efforts to increase market share by relaxing its collections during the quarter also contributed to the increase in accounts receivable. As a result, the quality of aging accounts receivable deteriorated, as evidenced by the smaller percentage of total accounts receivable at June 30, 2010 being comprised of 0-90 day old accounts (84%) as compared to a year ago (94%). We have increased our bad debt reserve in response to the higher accounts receivable balance and deterioration of the aging quality. Historically, however, we have collected all of our accounts receivable and have had no write offs, and management expects our collection rate to normalize in the third quarter. If we are having difficulty collecting from a customer, we take the following steps: cease existing shipments to the customer, our sales force actively calls and goes to the customer’s site reminding the customer of their past due invoice and requesting payment, and if those methods are unsuccessful we use our outside legal counsel. If, in the future, those steps are unsuccessful, management would determine whether or not the receivable should be written off.
| • | Warrants: We have adopted the accounting standards of accounting for stock purchase warrants and other related derivative accounting standards for valuation and accounting treatment of our outstanding warrants. |
Recent Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2009, FASB issued ASU No. 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities. This Accounting Standards Update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). The amendments in this Accounting Standards Update replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. An approach that is expected to be primarily qualitative will be more effective for identifying which reporting entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. The amendments in this Update also require additional disclosures about a reporting entity’s involvement in variable interest entities, which will enhance the information provided to users of financial statements. The Company adopted this standard and the standard did not have material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 regarding accounting and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. Under this guidance, an entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, an entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. This ASU clarifies the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets. This ASU is effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 31, 2009. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosure to include transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Further, this update clarifies existing disclosures on level of disaggregation and Disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. A reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities and should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU; however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, “Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” or ASU 2010-09. ASU 2010-09 primarily rescinds the requirement that, for listed companies, financial statements clearly disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. Subsequent events must still be evaluated through the date of financial statement issuance; however, the disclosure requirement has been removed to avoid conflicts with other SEC guidelines. ASU 2010-09 was effective immediately upon issuance and was adopted in February 2010.
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-13, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades,” or ASU 2010-13. ASU 2010-13 provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in currency of a market in which a substantial porting of the entity’s equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU; however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 20-10-17, “Revenue Recognition—Milestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition” or ASU 2010-17. This Update provides guidance on the recognition of revenue under the milestone method, which allows a vendor to adopt an accounting policy to recognize all of the arrangement consideration that is contingent on the achievement of a substantive milestone (milestone consideration) in the period the milestone is achieved. The pronouncement is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Results of Operations – Three Months Period ended June 30, 2010 and 2009
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.
| | Three Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | Amount | | | Percentage of total revenue | | | Amount | | | Percentage of total revenue | |
Revenue | | $ | 8,264,541 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 6,243,438 | | | | 100.0 | % |
Gross Profit | | $ | 4,359,478 | | | | 52.7 | % | | $ | 3,284,601 | | | | 52.6 | % |
Operating Expense | | $ | 1,621,932 | | | | 19.6 | % | | $ | 1,577,261 | | | | 25.3 | % |
Income from Operations | | $ | 2,737,546 | | | | 33.1 | % | | $ | 1,707,340 | | | | 27.3 | % |
Other Expenses | | $ | (181,335 | ) | | | (2.2 | )% | | $ | 1,481,582 | | | | 23.7 | % |
Income Tax Expenses | | $ | 540,486 | | | | 6.5 | % | | $ | 342,555 | | | | 5.5 | % |
Net Income (Loss) | | $ | 2,378,395 | | | | 28.8 | % | | $ | (116,797 | ) | | | (1.9 | )% |
Revenue. All of our revenue is derived from the sale of veterinary healthcare and medical care products in the PRC. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, we had revenue of $8,264,541 as compared to revenue of $6,243,438 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of approximately 32.4%. We generate revenue from sales of four product lines: veterinary medications, micro-organism, feed additives, and vaccines.
Veterinary Medications. Revenue from sales of our veterinary medications increased by $1,619,576 or 41% from $3,913,444 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 to $5,533,020 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to improved utilization of our Huxian plant capacity and increased product variety. Of total revenue from veterinary medications during the three months ended June 30, 2010, approximately $1,864,203 or 33.7% resulted from the sale of Praziquantel tablets which treats schistosomiasis.
Micro-Organism. Revenue from sales of our micro-organism products increased by $249,561 or 14.4% from $1,985,095 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 to $1,985,084 during the three months ended June 30, 2010. The increase was the result of the added micro-organism production capacity completed at our Huxian plant in 2009 which commenced production in June 2010. We expect the micro-organism line to contribute more to our revenue mix as we ramp up production in the coming quarters.
Feed Additives. Revenue from sales of our feed additives product line increased by $87,076 or 31% from $281,461 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 to $368,537 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The increase was the result of increased sales efforts of our multi-enzyme feed additive products during the three months ended June 30, 2010.
Vaccines. Revenue from sales of our vaccines increased by $64,890 or 21% from $312,999 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 to $377,889 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was the result of increased demands for our vaccine products during the three months ended June 30, 2010. We are presently operating at full production capacity for our vaccine product line and therefore cannot significantly increase sales until we expand our production capabilities. Construction of the vaccine facility at our Huxian plant was completed in June 2010. The Company commenced installation, tooling and testing of equipment in July 2010.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue, which consists of raw materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead for our four product lines, was $3,905,063 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, as compared to $2,958,837 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of approximately 32%, as a result of increased sales and production.
Veterinary Medications. Cost of revenue for our veterinary medications increased by $921,554 or approximately 40.5% from $2,276,216 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 to $3,197,770 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was mainly due to the corresponding increase in veterinary medication sales.
Micro-Organism. Cost of revenue for our micro-organism products did not increase significantly, from $513,310 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 to $520,911 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, for an increase of $7,601 or approximately 1.5%. Due to increased operating efficiency, revenue growth outpaced cost increase.
Feed Additives. Cost of revenue for our feed additives increased by $25,617 or 21% from $121,367 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 to $146,984 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to increased sales and production.
Vaccines. Cost of revenue for our vaccines products decreased by $8,546 or 18% from $47,944 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 to $39,398 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This decrease was a result of increased operating efficiency. Our vaccine facility is presently running at full capacity.
Operating Expenses
| | The three Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | Amount | | | Percentage of total revenue | | | Amount | | | Percentage of total revenue | |
Gross Profit | | $ | 4,359,478 | | | | 52.7 | % | | $ | 3,284,601 | | | | 52.6 | % |
Operating Expenses | | $ | 1,621,932 | | | | 19.6 | % | | $ | 1,577,261 | | | | 25.3 | % |
Selling Expenses | | $ | 431,810 | | | | 5.2 | % | | $ | 585,207 | | | | 9.4 | % |
General and Administrative Expenses | | $ | 998,034 | | | | 12.1 | % | | $ | 625,359 | | | | 10.0 | % |
Research and Development Costs | | $ | 192,088 | | | | 2.3 | % | | $ | 366,695 | | | | 5.9 | % |
Income from Operations | | $ | 2,737,546 | | | | 33.1 | % | | $ | 1,707,340 | | | | 27.3 | % |
Selling Expenses. Selling expenses, which consist of commissions, advertising and promotion expenses, freight charges, and salaries, totaled $585,207 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $431,810 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of approximately 26%. This decrease is a result of decreased transportation costs, lower trade show expenses, and reduced outdoor advertising.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses totaled $625,359 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $998,034 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately 59.6%. General and administrative expenses for our Chinese operating entity have increased with our expanded operations and the added acquisition related expenses. The Company also increased its bad debt reserve by $288,757 to account for the higher accounts receivable balance.
Research and Development Costs. Research and development costs, which consist of salaries, professional fees, and technical support fees, totaled $366,695 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $192,088 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of approximately 47.6%. One notable project the Company has been working on is a joint research project with Northwestern Agricultural University to use nano-technology in the prevention of a milk cow disease. The project is in the trail stage as of June 30, 2010 with targeted completion date in June 2011. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, a significant portion of the Company’s research and development projects were in stages that required less cash outlays, compared to the research and development projects in the same period last year when there were costly testing and clinical trials.
Results of Operations – Six Month Periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009
The following table summarizes out results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | Amount | | | Percentage of total revenue | | | Amount | | | Percentage of total revenue | |
Revenue | | $ | 13,133,784 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 10,067,004 | | | | 100.0 | % |
Gross Profit | | $ | 6,937,502 | | | | 52.8 | % | | $ | 5,161,809 | | | | 51.3 | % |
Operating Expense | | $ | 2,456,611 | | | | 18.7 | % | | $ | 2,216,703 | | | | 22.0 | % |
Income from Operations | | $ | 4,480,891 | | | | 34.1 | % | | $ | 2,945,106 | | | | 29.3 | % |
Other Expenses | | $ | 140,444 | | | | 1.1 | % | | $ | 1,443,184 | | | | 14.3 | % |
Income Tax Expenses | | $ | 865,805 | | | | 6.6 | % | | $ | 554,075 | | | | 5.5 | % |
Net Income (loss) | | $ | 3,474,642 | | | | 26.5 | % | | $ | 947,847 | | | | 9.4 | % |
Revenue. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, we had revenue of $10,067,004 as compared to $13,133,784 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately 30.5%. We generate revenue from sales of four product lines: veterinary medications, micro-organism, feed additives, and vaccines.
Veterinary Medications. Revenue from sales of our veterinary medications increased by $2,213,339 or 34% from $6,515,940 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $8,729,279 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to increased sales efforts and better utilization of production capacity. Approximately $2,694,730 or 31% of total revenue from veterinary medications resulted from the sale of Praziquantel tablets which treats schistosomiasis during the six months ended June 30, 2010, as compared to $1,297,725 or 13% for the same period of 2009.
Micro-Organism. Revenue from sales of our micro-organism products increased by $562,846 or 21% from $2,628,827 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $3,191,673 during the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase was the result of increased sales efforts and contribution from newly added production capacity at our Huxian plant that commenced production in June 2010.
Feed Additives. Revenue from sales of our feed additives increased by $140,805 or 30.4% from $463,772 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $604,577 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase was the result of increased sales efforts.
Vaccines. Revenue from sales of our vaccines increased by $149,790 or 32.7% from $458,465 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $ 608,255 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was a result of increased demand for our products. We are presently operating at full production capacity for our vaccine product line and therefore cannot significantly increase sales until we expand our production capabilities.
Cost of Revenue. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, cost of revenues, which consists of raw materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead for our four product lines, was $4,905,195 as compared to $6,196,282 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately 26.3% as a result of increased sales and production.
Veterinary Medications. Cost of revenue for our veterinary medications increased by $1,151,002 or approximately 30% from $3,869,025 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $5,020,027 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was mainly due to the corresponding increase in veterinary medication sales.
Micro-Organism. Cost of revenue for our micro-organism products increased by $90,083 or approximately 12% from $773,847 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $863,930 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was mainly due to a corresponding increase in micro-organism sales.
Feed Additives. Cost of revenue for our feed additives products increased from $198,806 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $247,030 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $48,224 or 24%. The increase was primarily due to increased sales and production
Vaccines. Cost of revenue for our vaccines increased from $63,517 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $65,295 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $1,778 or 3%. This increase was the result of an increase of vaccine product sales. Our vaccine facility is presently running at full capacity.
Operating Expenses
| | The six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | Amount | | | Percentage of total revenue | | | Amount | | | Percentage of total revenue | |
Gross Profit | | $ | 6,937,502 | | | | 52.8 | % | | $ | 5,161,809 | | | | 51.3 | % |
Operating Expenses | | $ | 2,456,611 | | | | 18.7 | % | | $ | 2,216,703 | | | | 22.0 | % |
Selling Expenses | | $ | 602,944 | | | | 4.6 | % | | $ | 792,602 | | | | 8.0 | % |
General and Administrative Expenses | | $ | 1,617,584 | | | | 12.3 | % | | $ | 940,054 | | | | 9.3 | % |
Research and Development Costs | | $ | 236,083 | | | | 1.8 | % | | $ | 484,047 | | | | 4.9 | % |
Income from Operations | | $ | 4,480,891 | | | | 34.1 | % | | $ | 2,945,106 | | | | 29.3 | % |
Selling Expenses. Selling expenses, which consist of commissions, advertising and promotion expenses, freight charges, and salaries, totaled $602,944 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $792,602 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of approximately 23.9%. This decrease is the result reduced transportation costs, lower trade show expenses and reduced outdoor advertising spending.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses totaled $940,054 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $1,617,584 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately 72.1%. General and administrative expenses for our Chinese operating entity have increased relative to revenue due to acquisition related costs and costs related to expanded operations. In addition, the Company increased its bad debt reserve in the current quarter by $288,757 to account for the higher accounts receivable balance.
Research and Development Costs. Research and development costs, which consist of salaries, professional fees, and technical support fees, totaled $484,047 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $236,083 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of approximately 51.2%. One notable project the Company has been working on is a joint research project with Northwestern Agricultural University to use nano-technology in the prevention of a milk cow disease. The project is in the trail stage as of June 30, 2010 with targeted completion date in June 2011. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, a significant portion of the Company’s research and development projects were in stages that required less cash outlays, compared to the research and development projects in the same period last year when there were costly testing and clinical trials.
Liquidity
For the six months ended June 30, 2009, cash provided by operating activities was $175,228 compared to cash provided by operating activities of $553,227 for the same period in 2010. Higher net income for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and lower deposit and prepayments were offset by increases in both accounts receivable and inventory, along with changes in other operating activities and assets and liabilities, resulting in a marginal increase of $377,999 over the same period last year. As of June 30, 2010, we had approximately 33 suppliers that we have made advances to in order to secure our raw material needs and to obtain favorable pricing. We have lowered our advances to suppliers compared to the same period last year to improve our cash flow positions and will continue to manage the advances closely.
We used $722,980 in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to using $8,403,458 in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was a result of prepayments for potential acquisitions of $5,518,478, purchases of plant and equipment of $2,136,531 and payments for ongoing construction projects of $748,449. As of June 30, 2010, the aggregate prepayments the Company made for potential acquisitions were $12,376,146. One of the acquisitions subsequently closed on August 11, 2010.
Cash generated by financing activities was $398,100 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to cash used in financing activities of $377,927 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Cash generated by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was primarily the result of short term loans and advances from related parties offset by principal payments on short term loans from shareholders. Cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was the result of repayment of loans, including repayment of a short term bank loan in January for $220,035 and repayment of loans from officers and directors in June for $110,018.
As of June 30, 2010, we had cash of $3,482,558. Our total current assets were $29,410,972, and our total current liabilities were $5,010,791, which resulted in a net working capital of $24,400,181.
Capital Resources
During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we made additional deposits of $5,518,478 for potential acquisitions. We also repaid $330,053 in short-term loans. The Company has sufficient capital for its operations. However, if we are to acquire another business or further expand our operations, we may need additional capital.
| | Payments Due by Period | |
Contractual Obligations | | Total | | | Less than 1 year | | | 1 – 3 years | | | 3 – 5 years | | | More than 5 years | |
R&D Project Obligation | | $ | 543,625 | | | $ | 543,625 | | | $ | | | | $ | | | | $ | | |
Operating Lease Obligations | | | 315,846 | | | | 112,202 | | | | 96,131 | | | | 63,325 | | | | 44,188 | |
Total | | $ | 859,471 | | | $ | 655,827 | | | $ | 96,131 | | | $ | 63,325 | | | $ | 44,188 | |
In addition to the contractual obligations listed above, the Company has future registered capital commitment related to the newly created subsidiary Skystar Kunshan, located in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China. Skystar Kunshan has registered capital of $15,000,000, of which the Company has invested $2,000,000 in cash. The remaining $13,000,000 of capital is required to be invested prior to May 7, 2012. The Company has also been making prepayments in an effort to acquire a micro-organism manufacturing facility in Kunshan. Upon completion of the acquisition, the assets purchased will be transferred to Skystar Kunshan to satisfy some of its registered capital commitment. As of the date of this report, the acquisition has not been completed.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any outstanding financial guarantees or commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as stockholders’ equity or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
Exchange Rate
Xian Tianxing, Sida and Shanghai Siqiang maintain their respective books and records in Renminbi (“RMB”), the lawful currency of China. In general, for consolidation purposes, we translate their assets and liabilities into US$ using the applicable exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, and the statement of income is translated at average exchange rates during the reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the translation of their financial statements are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income.
The exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into US$ for the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial statements or otherwise stated in this MD&A were as follows:
| | June 30, 2009 | | December 31, 2009 | | June 30, 2010 |
| | | | | | |
Assets and liabilities | | | USD0.14650: RMB1 | | | USD0.14670: RMB1 | | | USD0.14730: RMB1 |
| | | | | | | | | |
Statements of operations and cash flows for the period/year ended | | | USD0.14657: RMB1 | | | USD0.14661: RMB1 | | | USD0.14669: RMB1 |
No representation is made that RMB amounts have been, or would be, converted into US$ at the above rates.
Inflation
We believe that inflation has not had a material effect on our operations to date.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not Applicable
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2010, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were not effective.
In September of 2009, we engaged Union Strength Business Consulting Co. (“Union Strength”) to analyze the Company’s business processes and develop internal control procedures to improve the Company’s internal control. Union Strength provided detailed recommendations and prescribed operational procedures to enhance the Company’s control procedures. The Company has implemented some of the recommended control procedures especially surrounding the area of cash transactions. As a result, there has been significant improvement in reducing cash transactions both in sales and purchases. The Company is continuing its work with Union Strength to further improve internal controls in other areas of operations.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the six months ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The following discussion discusses all known or anticipated material legal proceedings commenced by or against us. Occasionally we may be named as a party in claims and legal proceedings arising out of the normal course of our business. These claims and legal proceedings may relate to contractual rights and obligations, employment matters, or to other matters relating to our business and operations.
Other than the matter discussed below, we are not aware of any material pending legal proceedings involving us.
Andrew Chien v. Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company, et. al. (US District Court, District of Connecticut, Case No. 3:2007cv00781). Andrew Chien filed suit against us, R. Scott Cramer, Steve Lowe, David Wassung and Weibing Lu in United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleging causes of action for violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. In or around November 2007, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim and for lack of personal jurisdiction. Mr. Chien agreed to voluntarily amend the complaint after the motions were filed, and an amended complaint was subsequently filed on or around January 4, 2008. The amended complaint dropped Weibing Lu (who is a resident of China and was never served) as a defendant. The remaining defendants contended that the amended complaint failed to correct the deficiencies of the original complaint, and filed a renewed motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, also preserving their challenge to personal jurisdiction. The defendants denied all claims and moved the court to dismiss the amended complaint in its entirety in their motion to dismiss. The motion to dismiss also requested that the court award sanctions against Mr. Chien under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 11 (“Rule 11”) and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (“PSLRA”). On July 17, 2008, in a decision that is now published, the court granted defendants’ motion and subsequently dismissed the lawsuit, entering judgment on behalf of the defendants. Mr. Chien filed a notice of appeal of the court's dismissal of his lawsuit, opposed by the defendants, which remains pending. The defendants were invited by Judge Kravitz to bring a post-judgment motion for sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 and the PSLRA, which they did. On February 5, 2009, Judge Kravitz issued a ruling on defendants' motion for sanctions. He found the action filed by Mr. Chien to have been entirely frivolous, and to have constituted a “substantial” violation of Rule 11, and imposed significant monetary sanctions on both Mr. Chien and his former attorney. As part of the basis for imposing sanctions on Mr. Chien personally, the court specifically found that Mr. Chien had knowledge of facts directly contradicting the allegations of his complaint, as evident in internet postings he made on online message boards. Mr. Chien subsequently filed motions seeking to “re-open” this case, and to recuse Judge Kravitz, but both motions were denied. A notice of appeal concerning the ruling awarding sanctions against him was also filed by Mr. Chien. All appeals, including the one referenced below concerning Mr. Chien's second lawsuit, were subsequently consolidated. On May 26, 2010, the court of appeals for the Second Circuit upheld Judge Kravtiz’s ruling against Mr. Chien.
Andrew Chien v. Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company, et. al. (formerly Superior Court, State of Connecticut, Case No. NNH-CV-09-5025938-S, now U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, Case No. 3:09-CV-00149 (MRK)). Andrew Chien filed another lawsuit against us, Scott Cramer, Steve Lowe, David Wassung and Weibing Lu in Connecticut Superior Court, alleging causes of action similar to those alleged in his federal complaint described above as well as state law causes of action. We argued in response that the new complaint was just as frivolous as Mr. Chien’s earlier federal action, which the new complaint substantially duplicated. The earlier federal action, described above, was found to be completely frivolous and dismissed in its entirety, with substantial monetary sanctions awarded against both Mr. Chien and his former attorney. A notice of removal to the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut was filed in the state case on January 27, 2009, and the case was assigned to Judge Kravitz, the federal judge in the related federal case previously dismissed. We filed a motion to dismiss Mr. Chien's new action. In their motion to dismiss, defendants argued that all the claims asserted by Mr. Chien were frivolous, including among other grounds that they were time-barred and otherwise substantively meritless, and that sanctions against Mr. Chien under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 11 (“Rule 11”) and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (“PSLRA”) were again warranted. Rather than file an opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss, Mr. Chien filed a motion seeking to amend his complaint along with a proposed first amended complaint (“FAC”), which the court ultimately granted. The FAC purported to drop all eleven claims for securities fraud asserted by Mr. Chien, all of which defendants had contended were frivolous and meritless. The court ruled that these claims, abandoned in the wake of defendants' motion to dismiss, were all deemed dismissed with prejudice, and that no further briefing on defendants' pending motion to dismiss the action was required. Subsequently, the court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss, dismissing the action and all claims asserted in their entirety. In the ruling, the court held that all claims asserted against the defendants were barred and failed to state a claim on a multiplicity of grounds, including on the basis of res judicata as well as other substantive defects. The defendants filed a second motion for sanctions under Rule 11 and the PSLRA. The motion was subsequently granted by Judge Kravitz, and Mr. Chien was again ordered to pay additional monetary sanctions to us. Mr. Chien filed a notice of appeal concerning the ruling dismissing his second lawsuit. In its filings with the court of appeal, we have argued that the appeals are groundless and the earlier rulings by Judge Kravitz should be upheld, including the two awards of sanctions against Mr. Chien. The court of appeals for the Second Circuit consolidated all of Mr. Chien's appeals from both of his lawsuits. On May 26, 2010, the court of appeals for the Second Circuit upheld Judge Kravtiz’s ruling against Mr. Chien.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our business is influenced by many factors that are difficult to predict, involve uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and are often beyond our control. We have identified a number of these risk factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, which factors should be taken into consideration when reviewing the information contained in this report. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of our annual report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On April 16, 2010, we entered into a restricted stock award agreement with Scott Cramer, pursuant to which we granted Mr. Cramer 10,000 shares of our restricted common stock under our 2010 Incentive Stock Plan, to vest in four installments of 2,500 shares at the end of each quarter commencing June 30, 2010.
On April 22, 2010, we issued 8,997 shares of common stock to an affiliate of the placement agent for our February 2007 private financing who exercised his warrant issued from that financing on a cashless basis.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4. RESERVED
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | | Description |
2.1 | | Share Purchase Agreement by and between The Cyber Group Network, Inc. and Howard L. Allen and Donald G. Jackson (shareholders of Hollywood Entertainment Network, Inc.) dated May 12, 2000 (1) |
2.2 | | Plan of Merger Agreement between The Cyber Group Network Corporation and CGN Acquisitions Corporation dated December 7, 2000 (2) |
2.3 | | Share Exchange Agreement between The Cyber Group Network Corporation, R. Scott Cramer, Steve Lowe, David Wassung and Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical, and the Skystar Shareholders dated September 20, 2005 (3) |
3.1 | | Articles of Incorporation (4) |
3.2 | | Certificate of Amendment and Certificate of Change filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on February 13, 2006 (5) |
3.3 | | Certificate of Amendment to Increase Number of Authorized Shares of Common Stock filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on July 11, 2008 (11) |
3.4 | | Amended and Restated Bylaws (12) |
3.5 | | Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209 filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on May 7, 2009 and effective on May 12, 2009 (14) |
3.6 | | Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209 as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on November 12, 2009 and effective on November 16, 2009 (18) |
4.1 | | Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (4) |
4.2 | | Form of Class A Convertible Debenture (6) |
4.3 | | Form of Class B Convertible Debenture (6) |
4.4 | | Form of Class A Warrant (6) |
4.5 | | Form of Class B Warrant (6) |
4.6 | | Form of Common Stock Certificate (17) |
4.7 | | Form of Common Stock Purchase Option granted to the representative of the underwriters (22) |
10.1 | | Consulting Services Agreement between Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical (Cayman) Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Skystar Cayman”) and Xian Tianxing Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Xian Tianxing”) dated October 28, 2005 (4) |
10.2 | | Operating Agreement among Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing and the majority stockholders of Xian Tianxing (“Xian Tianxing Majority Stockholders”) dated October 28, 2005 (4) |
10.3 | | Equity Pledge Agreement among Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing and the Xian Tianxing Majority Stockholders dated October 28, 2005 (4) |
10.4 | | Proxy Agreement Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing and the Xian Tianxing Majority Stockholders dated October 28, 2005 (4) |
10.5 | | Option Agreement Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing and the Xian Tianxing Majority Stockholders dated October 28, 2005 (4) |
10.6 | | Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement among Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing and Sida Biotechnology (Xian) Co., Ltd. (“Sida”) dated March 10, 2008 (7) |
10.7 | | Agreement to Transfer of Operating Agreement among Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing, Xian Tianxing’s Majority Stockholders, Weibing Lu and Sida dated March 10, 2008 (7) |
10.8 | | Amendment to Equity Pledge Agreement among Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing, Xian Tianxing’s Majority Stockholders, and Sida dated March 10, 2008 (7) |
10.9 | | Designation Agreement among Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing, Xian Tianxing’s Majority Stockholders, Weibing Lu and Sida dated March 10, 2008 (7) |
10.10 | | Agreement to Transfer of Option Agreement among Skystar Cayman, Xian Tianxing, Xian Tianxing Majority Stockholders, Weibing Lu and Sida dated March 10, 2008 (7) |
10.11 | | Employment Agreement with Weibing Lu dated May 5, 2008 (9) |
10.12 | | Loanout Agreement with Worldwide Officers, Inc. with respect to the services of Bennet Tchaikovsky, our Chief Financial Officer, dated May 5, 2008 (9) |
10.13 | | Form of Director Offer Letter with Mr. Qiang Fan and Mr. Winston Yen (11) |
10.14 | | Form of Director Offer Letter with Chengtun Qu and Shouguo Zhao (12) |
10.15 | | Form of Amendment to Loanout Agreement with Worldwide Officers, Inc. (15) |
10.16 | | Form of Director Offer Letter with Mark D. Chen (15) |
10.17 | | Agreement with R. Scott Cramer dated March 30, 2010 (20) |
10.18 | | Employment Agreement with Michael Hongjie Lan dated April 16, 2010 (21) |
10.19 | | Services Agreement with R. Scott Cramer dated April 16, 2010 (21) |
10.20 | | Restricted Stock Award Agreement with R. Scott Cramer dated April 16, 2010 (21) |
24.1 | | Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to the registration statement) |
31.1 | | Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended * |
31.2 | | Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended * |
32.1 | | Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 * |
32.2 | | Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 * |
99.1 | | Legal Opinion from Allbright Law Offices regarding, among other things, the contractual arrangements Skystar Cayman entered into with Xian Tianxing and its stockholders, dated November 3, 2005 (10) |
99.2 | | Legal Opinion from Allbright Law Offices regarding the transfer of the contractual arrangements from Skystar Cayman to Sida, dated April 29, 2008 (10) |
99.3 | | Lease Agreement between Xian Tianxing and Weibing Lu dated June 1, 2007 (9) |
99.4 | | Lease Agreement between Shanghai Siqiang Biotechnological Co., Ltd. and Weibing Lu dated June 17, 2007 (10) |
99.5 | | Summary of Research Arrangement between Shanghai Poultry Verminosis Institute and Xian Tianxing (10) |
99.6 | | Cooperation Agreement between Shaanxi Microbial Institute and Xian Tianxing (10) |
99.7 | | Technology Cooperation Agreement with Fourth Military Medical University (20) |
* Filed herewith.
(1) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2000. |
(2) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on January 12, 2001. |
(3) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 26, 2005. |
(4) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 14, 2005. |
(5) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed on April 17, 2006. |
(6) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2007. |
(7) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2008. |
(8) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 2, 2008. |
(9) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2008. |
(10) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on June 26, 2008. |
(11) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2008. |
(12) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2008. |
(13) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2009. |
(14) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2009. |
(15) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2009. |
(16) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Amendment to Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on June 2, 2009. |
(17) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Amendment to Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on June 26, 2009. |
(18) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2009. |
(19) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2010. |
(20) | | Incorporate by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2010. |
(21) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2010. |
(22) | | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on June 1, 2010. |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
August 16, 2010 | SKYSTAR BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY |
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| By: | /s/ Weibing Lu |
| | Weibing Lu Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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| By: | /s/ Michael H. Lan |
| | Michael H. Lan Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |