SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
[ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from __________ to __________.
Commission File No. 0-27929
ETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 62-1655508 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 2007, Main Block
Jinzhonghuan Commercial Tower
3037th Jintian Rd. Futian Dist.
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China 518048
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(Address of principal executive offices)
011-86-22-2721-7020
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(Issuer's telephone number)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a small reporting company.
Large Accelerated Filer ___ Accelerated Filer ____ Non-Accelerated Filer ___ Small Reporting Company _X_
As of May 10, 2008, 52,138,034 shares of Common Stock of the issuer were outstanding.
ETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. |
10-QSB FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 |
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PART I - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | | | | | | |
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Item 1. | Consolidated Financial Statements | | | | | | | |
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| | | | Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at | | | | | | | |
| | | | March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 | | | | | | 3 | |
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| | | | Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income | | | | | | | |
| | | | for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 | | | | | | 5 | |
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| | | | Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash | | | | | | | |
| | | | Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 | | | | | | 7 | |
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| | | | Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements | | | | | | 8 | |
Item 2. | Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations | | | | | | 11 | |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk | | | | | | 12 | |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | | | | | | 13 | |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | | | | | | | |
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | | | | | | 14 | |
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | | | | | | 14 | |
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Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | | | | | | 14 | |
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Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | | | | | | 14 | |
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Item 5. | Other Information | | | | | | 14 | |
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Item 6. | Exhibits | | | | | | 15 | |
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| | | | Signatures | | | | | | 15 | |
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| | | | Certifications | | | | | | 16 | |
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
ETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. | |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS | |
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 | |
(Amounts in United States Dollars) | |
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| | March 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 23,524,291 | | | $ | 12,692,479 | |
Short-term investments | | | 14,644,034 | | | | 13,827,174 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 4,884,509 | | | | 6,274,866 | |
Inventories | | | 1,048,876 | | | | 6,312,236 | |
Prepayments and deposits | | | 14,668 | | | | 14,082 | |
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Total current assets | | | 44,116,378 | | | | 39,120,837 | |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | | | | | | | | |
of $4,699,958 and $4,296,083 at March 31, 2008 and | | | | | | | | |
December 31, 2007, respectively | | | 7,232,485 | | | | 7,161,773 | |
Land use rights, net of accumulated amortization | | | | | | | | |
of $2,201,601 and $2,043,266 at March 31, 2008 and | | | | | | | | |
December 31, 2007, respectively | | | 4,890,194 | | | | 4,765,501 | |
Intangible assets | | | 1,404,474 | | | | 6,571,098 | |
Accounts receivable-Long Term | | | 3,132,921 | | | | - | |
Patent held for lease, net of accumulated amortization | | | | | | | | |
of $105,617 at March 31, 2008 | | | 2,429,201 | | | | - | |
Other Assets | | | 18,563,947 | | | | 17,433,0887 | |
Total assets | | $ | 81,769,600 | | | $ | 75,052,297 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Notes payable | | $ | 443,366 | | | $ | 443,366 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | 1,328,181 | | | | 1,294,310 | |
Amounts due to related parties | | | 215,732 | | | | 215,295 | |
Payable due to Income Taxes | | | 174,667 | | | | 167,764 | |
Deferred lease revenue | | | 712,028 | | | | - | |
Deferred gain – sale of patents Derivative financial instrument liability | | | 1,079,544 53,180 | | | | - | |
| | 109,300 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 4,006,698 | | | | 2,230,035 | |
Stockholders' equity: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred shares - $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
authorized, none issued or outstanding | | | - | | | | - | |
Common shares - $0.001 par value; 95,000,000 | | | | | | | | |
authorized; 52,138,034 shares issued and | | | | | | | | |
Outstanding | | | 52,138 | | | | 52,138 | |
Additional paid - in capital | | | 21,303,505 | | | | 21,303,505 | |
Retained earnings | | | 46,865,282 | | | | 44,848,766 | |
Treasury shares at cost 1,509,703 shares | | | (882,090 | ) | | | (882,090 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 10,424,067 | | | | 7,499,943 | |
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Total stockholders' equity | | | 77,762,902 | | | | 72,822,262 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 81,769,600 | | | $ | 75,052,297 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements | |
ETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 |
(Amounts in United States Dollars) |
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Revenue: | $ | | | $ | |
| Agricultural and genetics sales | | 7,753,969 | | | 5,726,797 |
| Medical device sales and services | | 1,844,022 | | | 1,498,065 |
| Land lease | | 160,960 | | | 297,245 |
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| | Total revenue | | 9,758,951 | | | 7,522,107 |
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Cost of sales and services | | | | | |
| Agricultural and genetics sales | | 6,976,900 | | | 5,192,527 |
| Medical device sales and services | | 585,880 | | | 532,182 |
| Land lease | | 149,300 | | | 137,855 |
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| | Total cost of sales and services | | 7,712,080 | | | 5,862,564 |
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Gross profit | | 2,046,871 | | | 1,659,543 |
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Depreciation Expense | | 330,360 | | | 136,883 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses | | 781,804 | | | 669,031 |
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Income from operations | | 934,707 | | | 853,629 |
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Other income (expense) | | | | | |
| Interest income | | 46,196 | | | 49,885 |
| Gain on Sale of Assets | | | | 266,302 | | | (844) |
| Investment Income | | 860,546 | | | 443,938 |
| Change in value of derivative | | | | | |
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| Other income (expense), net | | 1,229,164 | | | 454,099 |
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Income before provision for | | | | | |
| income taxes | | 2,163,871 | | | 1,307,728 |
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Provision for income taxes | | 147,354 | | | 88,690 |
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Net income | $ | 2,016,517 | | $ | 1,219,038 |
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Net income per common share | | | | | |
| Basic and diluted | $ | 0.04 | | $ | 0.03 |
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Weighted average number of | | | | | |
| Common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | | 52,138,034 | | | 47,073,579 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements |
ETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (Amounts in United States Dollars) | |
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Cash from operating activities | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 2,016,517 | | | $ | 1,219,038 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash | | | | | | | | |
Provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 479,660 | | | | 274,738 | |
Gain from sales of intangible assets | | | (266,301 | ) | | | - | |
Equity in earnings long term investment | | | (623,634 | ) | | | (96,508 | ) |
Earnings of short term investment | | | (236,911 | ) | | | - | |
Change in value of derivative financial instruments | | | (56,120 | ) | | | 38,880 | |
Compensatory stock issuances | | | - | | | | 264,000 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Inventories | | | 5,525,748 | | | | 4,295,433 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 1,739,485 | | | | 3,218,448 | |
Prepayments and deposits | | | 706,207 | | | | 196,451 | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | (20,002 | ) | | | 1,614,602 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 9,264,649 | | | | 11,025,082 | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sales of intangible assets | | | 1,039,560 | | | | - | |
Investment in Changsha Hong Yuan | | | - | | | | (1,918,382 | ) |
Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities | | | 1,039,560 | | | | (1,918,382 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Capital contributed | | | - | | | | 10,176 | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | - | | | | 10,176 | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | | 527,603 | | | | 158,566 | |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | 10,831,812 | | | | 9,275,442 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | | 12,692,479 | | | | 16,024,123 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | | $ | 23,524,291 | | | $ | 25,299,565 | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | | | | | | | | |
Interest paid | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Tax paid | | $ | 147,354 | | | $ | 88,690 | |
Non-cash investing and financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Amounts receivable from sale of intangible assets | | $ | 4,172,482 | | | $ | - | |
Deferred gain from sale of intangible assets | | $ | 1,351,666 | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements
ETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. |
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 |
(Amounts in United States Dollars) |
Pursuant to an exchange agreement, Eternal Technologies Group, Inc., ("Company") formerly known as Waterford Sterling Corporation, completed its acquisition of 100% interest of Eternal Group Limited and Subsidiaries on December 12, 2002. The Company has treated the transaction as a reverse merger for accounting purposes. Following the acquisition, the former shareholders of Eternal Technology Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands limited liability company, now owns approximately 85% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Eternal Technologies Group Inc.
Eternal - - BVI was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands in March 2000. In May 2000, Eternal - BVI acquired 100% of Willsley Company Limited. Willsley is a holding company that owns 100% of Inner Mongolia Aershan Agriculture & Husbandry Technology Co., Ltd. ("Aershan Agriculture"). Aershan Agriculture owns a cattle herd, conducts breeding operations and owns a farm in Inner Mongolia which it leases to a Chinese company for approximately $579,000 per year.
As of the fourth quarter of 2005 we acquired certain assets, subject to certain liabilities of E-Sea Biomedical Engineering Co. International, Ltd. E-Sea's principal activities are the manufacture, sale and licensing of medical devices used to detect breast cancer.
2. | CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOOTNOTES |
The interim consolidated condensed financial statements presented herein have been prepared by the Company and include the unaudited accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.
These consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-KSB.
In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2008, and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance because of the impact of seasonal and short-term variations.
Significant Estimates
The preparation of 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 and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods. Actual results could differ from estimates making it reasonably possible that a change in the estimates could occur in the near term.
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly- owned subsidiaries after elimination of all significant inter-company accounts and transactions.
ETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. |
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 |
(Amounts in United States Dollars) |
3. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
At March 31, 2008, substantially all of the Company's cash is to be exclusively used for operations in the PRC.
During the three months ended March 31, 2007 the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (“the Agreement”) by which it expended $14,850,000 RMB in cash and 2,719,730 shares of common stock valued at $.70 USD ($14,850,000 RMB) for a total investment of $29,700,000 RMB in exchange for a 22% interest in the common stock of Changsha Hong Yuan Aquatic Product, Inc. (“Hong Yuan”). Hong Yuan is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the PRC and currently its operations focus on the breeding and sale of turtles. In accordance with the Agreement, Hong Yuan has committed to pay the Company a guaranteed return on its investment of $3,000,000 RMB per year either in cash or the equivalent in additional shares of its common stock.
On October 15, 2007, the Company acquired a 30% equity interest, respectively, in Hainan Futian Green Agriculture Ltd. ("Hainan") a mango farm, and Maoming Huatang Orchard Trading Co., Ltd. ("Maoming") a Lychee farm. For the acquisition of the interest in Hainan, the Company paid $33,000,000 RMB in cash, approximately US$4,400,000, and issued 2,133,333 shares of its common stock valued at $.84 USD based on the closing price of the stock. For the acquisition of the interest in Maoming, the Company paid $36,000,000 RMB in cash, approximately US$4,800,000 and issued 2,444,444 shares of its common stock valued at $.84 USD based on the closing price of the stock.. Both companies are incorporated under the laws of the PRC. The Mango farm has a guaranteed minimum annual return on investment of $6,800,000 RMB and will increase by a minimum of 1% for ten years. The Lychee farm has a guaranteed minimum annual return on investment of $7,800,000 RMB and will increase by 1% for five years. If the farms are unable to meet the guaranteed minimum annual returns on investment with cash flows from their operation, they must meet the obligations by returning an equivalent amount of the Company's shares originally issued to them as part of the investment purchase.
The Company operates in several jurisdictions and may be subject to taxation in those jurisdictions.
It is management's intention to reinvest all the income attributable to the Company earned by its operations outside of the United States of America. Accordingly, no United States corporate taxes have been provided in these consolidated condensed financial statements. The Company has a U.S. net operating loss carry forward of $3,089,704 which will begin expiring in 2017. However a valuation allowance has been provided as management does not expect the tax benefits to be realized. No other significant deferred assets or liabilities existed at December 31, 2007. The Company's net operating loss carry forwards may be subject to annual limitations, which could reduce or defer the utilization of the losses as a result of an ownership change as defined in section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Under current law of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), any dividends and capital gains arising from the Company's investments are not subject to income tax in the British Virgin Islands.
Companies with operations in the Peoples Republic of China may be subject to taxes for income therein. The Income Tax Law of the Peoples Republic of China for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises provides certain exemptions from taxation.
Under current PRC law, all taxes on agriculture have been eliminated. Previously (from July, 2000 through 2005) Aershan enjoyed a tax holiday. Therefore, Aershan's business activities are not and have not been subject to tax.
The agricultural tax exemption resulted in tax savings of $410,423 and $221,641 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively. Net income per share did not change on either a basic or diluted basis for the three months ended March 31, 2008 or 2007, respectively, as a result of the tax holiday.
E-Sea is subject to Enterprise Income Tax at the PRC rate of 15% on net profits. The provisions for taxes on earnings of the PRC subsidiary for the periods ending March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $147,354 and $88,690, respectively.
A reconciliation of tax at the approximate U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective rate are as follows:
5. | INCOME TAXES, continued |
| 2008 | 2007 |
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent |
Income taxes at federal statutory rate | $648,733 | 34% | $384,318 | 34% |
Effect of United States and British Virgin Island losses | 31,123 | 2% | 23,992 | 2% |
Income tax exemption in the Peoples Republic of China | (410,423) | (22%) | (221,641) | (20)% |
Difference in United States and foreign rates | (122,079) | (6%) | (97,979) | (9)% |
Income tax expense | 147,354 | 8% | $88,690 | 7% |
The operating segments presented are the segments for which separate financial information is available and for which operating performance is evaluated regularly by management to decide how to allocate resources and in to assess performance. The Company evaluates the performance of the operating segments based on income from operations that is defined as total revenues less operating expenses.
The Company has identified three reportable segments; agricultural genetics, medical devices, and leasing. The agricultural genetics segment activities include a breeding center, embryo-transplantation, and propagating quality sheep meat and other livestock breeds in Inner Mongolia, PRC. Medical devices' operations include the manufacture, development, sales, marketing and delivery of medical devices in the PRC. Leasing includes the land lease of the farm and the leasing of certain patents. Included in "Other" are corporate-related items, insignificant operations and costs that are not allocated to the reportable segments.
Information regarding our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:
2007 | Agricultural Genetics | Leasing | Medical Devices | Other | Total |
Revenues | 5,726,797 | 297,245 | 1,498,065 | - | 7,522,107 |
Income from operations | 185,763 | 159,390 | 588,450 | (79,974) | 853,629 |
Depreciation and amortization | 66,378 | 137,855 | 70,505 | - | 274,738 |
Total assets | 42,610,522 | 10,187,555 | 8,738,219 | 1,928,018 | 63,465,314 |
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2008 | | | | | |
Revenues | 7,753,969 | 160,960 | 1,844,022 | - | 9,758,951 |
Income from operations | 456,464 | 11,660 | 626,446 | (159,863) | 934,707 |
Depreciation and amortization | - | 149,300 | 330,360 | - | 479,660 |
Total assets | 50,283,984 | 10,619,967 | 15,275,813 | 5,589,836 | 81,769,600 |
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7. Leases
The Company’s lease activity consists of a land lease and the lease of a patent. The land lease is for the lease of approximately 104 square kilometers of the company’s farm in Inner Mongolia and the facilities located on the land. The lease began on May 1, 2006 and ends on April 30, 2026. The lessee pays the Company an annual rate of 4,620,000 RMB (or approximately $578,810 USD) on April 1 and October 1 of each year.
On March 20, 2008 E-Sea leased its patent in its SSB Dissemination to an unrelated Chinese entity for five years. The Chinese entity will develop goods under the patent and manufacture and market them during this period. For the use of the patent, the Company will receive $18,000,000 RMB, of which $5,000,000 RMB was received upon the execution of the lease. The remaining $13,000,000 RMB will be paid in four installments; $3,000,000 RMB in October 2009, 2010 and 2011 and $4,000,000 RMB in October 2012.
Item 2. Management Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
The Company's business is highly seasonal, with most of the Company's revenue and income being earned during the second half of the calendar year, although with its recent acquisition, the seasonality should be less pronounced. Accordingly, the results of operations for the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2008 are not indicative of the results for any other quarter or for the fiscal year. All items of income and expense have been converted into US$ at an average exchange rate of 7.17568 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 7.77136 for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
Revenues
Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased by $2,236,844 or 29.7% to $9,758,951 from $7,522,107 for the corresponding period of the prior year. The following schedule summarizes the revenues for each period by category.
| Three Months Ended |
Category | March 31, 2008 | March 31, 2007 |
Lamb Meat | $2,653,407 | $1,724,923 |
Embryo’s | 5,100,562 | 4,001,874 |
Land Lease | 160,960 | 297,245 |
E-Sea | 1,844,022 | 1,498,065 |
Total sales | $9,758,951 | $7,522,107 |
The increase in the sale of lamb meat resulted from an increase in volume of approximately 100 tons from 700 tons to 800 tons or approximately a 14.2% increase and an increase in the price of approximately 24%. The increase in the sale of embryo’s resulted from an approximate 17.7% increase in volume while the sale price remained constant. E-Sea’s sales increase was the result of the sale of 14 additional units (48 units sold during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 62 units sold during the comparable period in 2008). The sales price per unit declined by approximately 12% as the Company is gearing up for its next generation machine which should begin shipping in the late second or early third quarter of 2008.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased by $1,849,516 or 31.5% to $7,712,080 from $5,862,564 from the corresponding period of the prior year. Our gross margins as a percentage decreased from 22% to 21% principally because of a larger percentage of our sales were in agricultural sales which carry a lower margin. The following schedule summarizes the cost of sales for each period by category.
| Three Months Ended |
Category | March 31, 2008 | March 31, 2007 |
Lamb Meat | $1,959,954 | $1,254,992 |
Embryos | 5,016,946 | 3,937,535 |
Land Lease | 149,300 | 137,855 |
E-Sea | 585,880 | 532,182 |
Total Cost of Sales | $7,712,080 | $5,862,564 |
Gross Profits
The gross profit by category for each of the reporting periods is as follows:
| Three Months Ended |
Category | March 31, 2008 | March 31,,2007 |
Lamb Meat | 26% | 27% |
Embryos | 2% | 2% |
Land Lease | 7% | 54% |
E-Sea | 68% | 40% |
Overall | 21.0% | 22% |
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased by $204,922 or 75% to $479,660 from $274,738 for the corresponding period of the prior year. This increase is attributable to increased depreciation on E-Sea assets.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased by $112,773 or 17% to $781,804 from $669,031 for the corresponding period of the prior year. The increase in the selling, general and administrative expenses is principally attributable to an increase in salaries of $75,328 or 20%, as additional personnel were added, an increase in marketing expense of $36,956 principally from E-Sea; an increase of $32,524 in professional fees principally because of the pending litigation and an increase in other miscellaneous expenses principally office expenses.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income increased by $775,064 to $1,229,163 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from $454,099 for the corresponding period of the prior year. The increase resulted from a decrease in interest income of $3,689, an increase in investment income of $416,608 from short-term investments, an increase in the gain recognized on the sale of assets of $267,146 and changes in the value of derivative financial instruments of $95,000.
Income Taxes
The Company incurred income taxes of $147,354 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase of $58,664 from the $88,690 of income tax expense for the corresponding period of the prior year. This increase resulted because of the increased earnings of E-Sea.
Net Income
As a result of the foregoing, the Company reported net income of $2,016,517 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to income of $1,219,038 for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2008, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $23,524,291 and working capital of $40,109,680. This compares with cash and cash equivalents of $12,692,479 and working capital of $36,890,802 at December 31, 2007. The increase in working capital is attributable to increases in cash and short-term investments which were partially offset by decreases in accounts receivable, inventories prepaids and deposits and an increase in current liabilities.
Cash provided by operating activities totaled $9,264,649 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. This compares with cash flows provided by operating activities of $11,025,082 for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The principal reasons for this decrease are a gain on the sale of intangible assets of $266,301, a reduction in the equity of long-term investments of $527,126, a decrease in the equity of short-term investments of $236,911, a change in the value of the derivative liability of $95,000, the absence of compensatory stock issuance in the current year $264,000 and net changes in the current accounts of $1,373,496 which were partially offset by an increase in earnings of $797,479 and an increase in depreciation of $204,922.
Cash flows from investing activities totaled $1,039,560 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, all from the sale of intangible assets. This compares with $1,918,382 used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 all from the cash portion expended by the Company for the purchase of its investment in Changsha Hong Yuan Aquatic Product, Inc..
There were no financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
For the three months ended March 31, 2007 the Company received net proceeds of $10,176 from the collection of a common stock receivable.
The Company believes that it has sufficient working capital to carry out its business plan for the next twelve months.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualititative Disclosures About Market Risk
In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to various market risk factors, including changes in general economic conditions, domestic competition and foreign currency exchange rates.
Because we operate in the People’s Republic of China, but report the results of our operations in U.S. dollars and pay certain of our obligations in US dollars we are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate gains and losses. Volatility in these markets could impact our net income.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We strive to maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designated and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, Ham Langston & Brezina, L.L.P. ("HLB") conducted an audit of our financial statements for 2007 and 2006. In connection with the issuance of its report to the Board of Directors, HLB
reported two material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding some elements of our system of internal controls. They noted the following specific material deficiencies.
(i) We lacked the required expertise needed to properly account for non-routine transactions, (such as the acquisition of other businesses and preparation of its required financial statement disclosure in accordance with U.S. GAAP. and SEC rules and regulations.
(ii) Accounting for derivative instruments under FASB 133
To address the weaknesses, we have hired an independent accounting firm to assist with accounting for derivatives and will seek outside accounting assistance on any further acquisition.
Other than the foregoing initiatives, there were no significant changes in our internal controls or to our knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect such internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
As required by SEC rule 13a-15(b) we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice President of Finance, regarding the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice President of Finance concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us (including our subsidiaries) required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.
While we have taken or are in the process of taking the foregoing steps in order to address the adequacy of our disclosure controls and procedures, and, in addition, to develop and implement a formal set of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting in accordance with the SEC's proposed rules to adopt the internal control report requirements included in Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the efficiency of the steps we have taken to date and the steps we are still in the process of completing is subject to continued management review supported by confirmation and testing by our internal and external auditors. As a result, it is likely that additional changes will be made to our internal controls.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
As of May 16, 2007, we were a party to two legal proceeding. The first proceeding involves a lawsuit brought by Western Securities Corporation seeking payment of $500,942 on two outstanding promissory notes, one to Market Management, Inc. and one to Thomas L. Tedrow plus accrued interest since July 11, 2004, attorney's fees, cost of collection and other court costs. This cause of action was initially filed in Federal District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The Company filed a Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or alternatively a Motion to Dismiss for lack of venue.
In October 2005, the Court granted the Company's motion for a change of venue and the case was moved to the Southern District Court of Texas in Houston, Texas. The Company believes that the case is without merit and the basis of the promissory note involves expenditures not made on the Company's behalf. Furthermore, the Company has significant counterclaims that it plans to assert against Mr. Tedrow and Market Management, Inc. On August 23, 2007, the Court awarded Western Securities Corporation the sum of $636,757 plus accrued interest since May 22, 2007 and attorney fees in an amount to be determined which totaled $771,689 as of March 31,2008. This judgment became final on October 31, 2007. In April, 2008 this case was appealed to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
On the 4th of September 2007, the Company was served with a suit from International Capital Advisors LLC, as assignee of Market Management, Inc. seeking repayment of the sum of $250,000 alleged paid by Market Management, Inc. on behalf of the Company on the 26th of October, the Plaintiff amended their petition, adding several additional causes of action and are now seeking $960,000 plus accrued interest and attorney’s fees. On September 18, 2007, the Company filed a general denial to this claim and the case is currently in discovery. It has been scheduled for trial in July, 2008.
The third cause of action involves one of the convertible promissory notes owned by Bristol Investments Limited. This cause of action was filed in State Court in New York and three times was dismissed. On March 30, 2006 without stating a new cause of action, Bristol Investments Limited re-filed the same cause of action against the Company and on December 27, 2007, the Court rendered a decision in favor of Bristol Investments Limited. The parties have since reached a settlement of $64,000. The company anticipates paying this during the second quarter of 2008.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company issued 2,719,730 shares of its common stock as a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of a 22% interest in Hong Yuan Aquatic Products, Inc., a company engaged in commercial turtle farming in Changsha, Hunan Province China.
During this same period, the Company also issued 600,000 shares to Yulang Zhang to compensate her for the 600,000 shares she had sold to pay the various Company obligations in the United States. In addition, the Company issued 186,549 shares of its common stock to four Warrant holders for the cashless conversions of 330,578 warrants.
There were no shares issued during the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Item. 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. | | IDENTIFICATION OF EXHIBIT |
31.1 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto authorized.
| ETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. | |
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Date: May 13, 2008 | By: | /s/ Jiansheng Wei | |
| | Jiansheng Wei | |
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Date: May 13, 2008 | By: | /s/ Zheng Shen | |
| | Zheng Shen | |
| | Chief Financial Officer | |
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CERTIFICATIONS
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION BY JIANSHENG WEI PURSUANT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(A)
I, Jiansheng Wei, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Eternal Technologies Group, Inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 13, 2008
/s/ JIANSHENG WEI
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Jiansheng Wei
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION
BY ZHENG SHEN PURSUANT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(A)
I, Zheng Shen, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Eternal Technologies Group, Inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 13, 2008
/s/ ZHENG SHEN
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Zheng Shen
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Jiansheng Wei, the chief executive officer of Eternal Technologies Group, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:
(i) | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(ii) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 13, 2008
/s/ JIANSHENG WEI
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Jiansheng Wei
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Zheng Shen, the chief financial officer of Eternal Technologies Group, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:
(i) | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(ii) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 13, 2008
/s/ Zheng Shen
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Zheng Shen
Chief Financial Officer