SUMMARIZED INFORMATION OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT IN THE JV COMPANY | NOTE 22 – SUMMARIZED INFORMATION OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT IN THE JV COMPANY The Company’s consolidated net income includes the Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of the Company’s equity method investees. When the Company records its proportionate share of net income in such investees, it increases equity income (loss) – net in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and the Company’s carrying value in that investment. Conversely, when the Company records its proportionate share of a net loss in such investees, it decreases equity income (loss) – net in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and the Company’s carrying value in that investment. All intra-entity profits and losses with the Company’s equity method investees have been eliminated. In March 2013, pursuant to a joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) entered into between Kandi Vehicles and Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Guorun”), a 99%-owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (“Geely”), the parties established Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd. (the “JV Company”) to develop, manufacture and sell electric vehicles (“EVs”) and related auto parts. Each of Kandi Vehicles and Shanghai Guorun has a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company. In order to improve JV Company’s development, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the parent company of Geely, became the direct holding company of the JV Company on October 26, 2016, by purchasing the 50% in the JV Company held by Shanghai Guorun at a purchase price exceeding the cash amount of the aggregate of the original investment and past shared profits. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Kandi Vehicles entered into an ownership transfer agreement with the JV Company pursuant to which Kandi Vehicles transferred 100% of its ownership in Kandi Changxing to the JV Company. As a result, the Company now has a 50% indirect economic interest in Kandi Changxing through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company. In November 2013, Kandi Electric Vehicles Jinhua Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jinhua”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Kandi Jinhua, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Jinhua. In November 2013, Zhejiang JiHeKang Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“JiHeKang”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in JiHeKang, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in JiHeKang. In December 2013, the JV Company entered into an ownership transfer agreement with Shanghai Guorun pursuant to which the JV Company acquired 100% of the ownership of Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Shanghai”). As a result, Kandi Shanghai is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Shanghai. In January 2014, Kandi Electric Vehicles Jiangsu Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jiangsu”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Kandi Jiangsu, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Jiangsu. In July 2013, Zhejiang ZuoZhongYou Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. (the “Service Company”) was formed. The JV Company had a 19% ownership interest in the Service Company. In March 2014, the JV Company changed its name to Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd., and in August 2015, the JV Company transferred its shares of the Service Company to Shanghai Guorun and Kandi Vehicles for 9.5% respectively. As the result, the JV Company no longer has any ownership in the Service Company. In November 2015, Hangzhou Puma Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“Puma Investment”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has a 50% ownership interest in Puma Investment and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 25% economic interest in Puma Investment. In November 2015,Hangzhou JiHeKang Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. (“JiHeKang Service Company”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in JiHeKang Service Company and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in JiHeKang Service Company. In August 2016, Jiangsu JiDian Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“Jiangsu JiDian”) was formed by JiHeKang. Jiangsu JiDian is engaged in the car sales business. Because JiHeKang is 100% owned by the JV Company, the JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Jiangsu JiDian, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Jiangsu JiDian. In October 2016, JiHeKang acquired Tianjin BoHaiWan Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin BoHaiWan”). Tianjin BoHaiWan is engaged in the car sales business. Because JiHeKang is 100% owned by the JV Company, the JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Tianjin BoHaiWan, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Tianjin BoHaiWan. In November 2016, Changxing Kandi Vehicle Maintenance Co., Ltd. (“Changxing Maintenance”) was formed by Kandi Changxing. Changxing Maintenance is engaged in the car repair and maintenance business. Because Kandi Changxing is 100% owned by the JV Company, the JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Changxing Maintenance, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Changxing Maintenance In March 2017, Hangzhou Liuchuang Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd.(“Liuchuang”) was formed by Kandi Jiangsu. Since Kandi Jiangsu is 100% owned by the JV Company, the JV Company has a 100% ownership interest in Liuchuang, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Liuchuang. As of March 31, 2017, the JV Company consolidated its interests in the following entities on its financial statements: (1) its 100% interest in Kandi Changxing; (2) its 100% interest in Kandi Jinhua; (3) its 100% interest in JiHeKang; (4) its 100% interest in Kandi Shanghai; (5) its 100% interest in Kandi Jiangsu; (6) its 100% interest in JiHeKang Service; (7) its 100% interest in Jiangsu JiDian; (8) its 100% interest inTianjin BoHaiWan; (9) its 100% interest in Changxing Maintenance; and (10) its 100% interest in Liuchuang. The Company accounted for its investments in the JV Company under the equity method of accounting because the Company has a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company. As a result, the Company’s consolidated net income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, and 2016, included equity income from the JV Company during such periods. The combined results of operations and financial position of the JV Company are summarized below: Three months ended March 31, 2017 2016 Condensed income statement information: Net sales $ 1,277,619 $ (495,567 ) Gross loss (336,757 ) (1,062,647 ) Net loss (10,607,728 ) (8,068,447 ) Company’s equity in net income of the JV $ (5,303,864 ) $ (4,034,224 ) March 31, December 31, 2017 2016 Condensed balance sheet information: Current assets $ 507,244,372 $ 514,958,008 Noncurrent assets 175,934,717 177,563,800 Total assets $ 683,179,089 $ 692,521,808 Current liabilities 497,169,688 505,356,626 Noncurrent liabilities 40,018,692 31,817,560 Equity 145,990,709 155,347,622 Total liabilities and equity $ 683,179,089 $ 692,521,808 For the three months ended March 31, 2017, and 2016, the JV Company’s revenues were primarily derived from the sales of EV parts and services in China. Because the Company has a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company and accounted for its investments in the JV Company under the equity method of accounting, the Company did not consolidate the JV Company’s financial results, but rather included equity income from the JV Company during such periods. Note: The following table illustrates the captions used in the Company’s Income Statements for its equity based investment in the JV Company. The Company’s equity method investments in the JV Company for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows: Three Months ended March 31, 2017 2016 Investment in the JV Company, as of the beginning of the period, $ 77,453,014 $ 90,337,899 Share of profit (loss) (5,303,864 ) (4,034,224 ) Intercompany transaction elimination (80,495 ) (789,329 ) Year 2016 unrealized profit realized 222,646 1,083 Exchange difference 623,586 519,013 Investment in the JV Company, end of the period $ 72,914,887 $ 86,034,442 Sales to the Company’s customers, the JV Company and its subsidiaries, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, were $1,311,642 or 31% of the Company’s total revenue, a decrease of 90.3% from the same quarter last year. Sales to the JV Company and its subsidiaries were primarily of battery packs, body parts, EV drive motors, EV controllers, air conditioning units and other auto parts. The breakdown of sales to the JV Company and its subsidiaries is as follows: Three Months ended March 31, 2017 2016 JV Company $ 1,311,642 $ 13,085,636 Kandi Changxing – 160,597 Kandi Shanghai – 158,201 Kandi Jinhua – 52,264 Kandi Jiangsu – 18,277.00 Total sales to JV $ 1,311,642 $ 13,474,975 The following tables summarizes the effects of sale and purchase transactions with the JV Company: Three Months ended March 31, 2017 2016 Sales to the JV Company $ 1,311,642 $ 13,474,975 Purchases from the JV Company $ – $ – As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the amount due from (to) the JV Company and its subsidiaries, net, was $130,463,405 and $136,536,159, respectively, of which the majority were balances with the JV Company, Kandi Jinhua, Kandi Changxing, Kandi Jiangsu and Kandi Shanghai. The breakdown is as below: March 31, December 31, 2017 2016 Kandi Shanghai $ 124,533 $ 281,657 Kandi Changxing 16,270,434 16,359,155 Kandi Jinhua 5,091,073 5,050,525 Kandi Jiangsu 355,084 352,587 JV Company 108,622,281 114,492,235 Consolidated JV Company and subsidiaries $ 130,463,405 $ 136,536,159 The amounts due from the JV Company include six short-term loans in the total amount of $42,812,382 that Kandi Vehicles lent to the JV Company. Each such loan carries an annual interest rate of 4.35%. |