Loans Payable | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Loans Payable [Abstract] | ' |
Loans Payable | ' |
(9) Loans Payable |
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Short-term bank loans |
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2014 | 2013 |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | (a) | | $ | 4,056,334 | | | $ | 4,090,180 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | (b) | | | 811,267 | | | | 818,036 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | (c) | | | 1,622,534 | | | | 1,636,072 | |
Total short-term bank loans | | | $ | 6,490,135 | | | $ | 6,544,288 | |
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(a) | On September 2, 2013, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with the ICBC for $4,056,334 and $4,090,180 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, for which $811,267 is payable on June 5, 2014 and $3,245,067 is payable on August 15, 2014. The loan bears an interest rate of 115% over the primary lending rate of the People’s Bank of China and was at 6.9% per annum at the time of funding. | | | | | | | | |
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Concurrent with the signing of the working capital loan agreement, the Company also entered into an agreement with the ICBC, which provides account management services to the Company during the terms of the underlying loan. The working capital loan is guaranteed by Hebei Fangsheng Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. (“Hebei Fangsheng”) with the land use right on our Headquarters Compound pledged by Hebei Fangsheng as collateral for the benefit of the bank. The land use right on our Headquarters Compound was acquired by Hebei Fangsheng from the Company on August 9, 2013 (see Note (10) for the related party transaction). Hebei Fangsheng is controlled by the Company’s Chairman and CEO Mr. Zhenyong Liu | | | | | | | | |
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(b) | On September 6, 2013, the Company obtained a new accounts receivable factoring facility from the ICBC for $811,267 and $818,036 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Under the factoring agreement, the bank has recourse against the Company if the receivables, which remain in the Company’s books at all times, are not fully collected. The factoring facility will expire on August 4, 2014 and bears an interest rate of 110% of the primary lending rate of the People’s Bank of China and was at 6.6% per annum at the time of funding. | | | | | | | | |
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Concurrent with the signing of the new factoring agreement, the Company also entered into a financial service agreement with ICBC, which provides accounts receivable management services to the Company during the terms of the underlying factoring facility. The factoring facility is personally guaranteed by the Company’s Chairman and CEO Mr. Zhenyong Liu. | | | | | | | | |
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(c) | On December 3, 2013, the Company obtained from the ICBC an accounts receivable factoring facility with a maximum credit limit of $1,622,534 and $1,636,072 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Under the factoring agreement, the bank has recourse against the Company if the receivables, which remain in the Company’s books at all times, are not fully collected. The term of the factoring facility expires on October 21, 2014 and carries an interest rate of 6.6% per annum, or 1.0% plus the prime rate for the loan set forth by the People’s Bank of China at the time of funding. The unpaid balance of the loan was in the amount of $1,622,534 as of March 31, 2014. | | | | | | | | |
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As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, all short-term borrowings are secured bank loans. The factoring facility was secured by the Company’s accounts receivable in the amount of $2,912,313 and $3,272,528 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. |
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The average short-term borrowing rates for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were approximately 6.79% and 6.60%, respectively. |
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Long-term loans from credit union |
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As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, loan payable to Rural Credit Union of Xushui County, amounted to $5,865,460 and $5,914,401, respectively. |
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On March 31, 2011, the Company entered into a three-year term loan agreement with Rural Credit Union of Xushui County for an amount that is $1,598,196 and $1,611,531 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The loan is guaranteed by an independent third party. Interest payment is due quarterly and bears the rate of 0.72% per month, which was due on March 30, 2014. Because of the ongoing negotiation for renewing the loan, the Company did not repay the loan upon expiry. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the entire balance of the loan in the amount of $1,598,196 and $1,611,531 was presented as current portion of long-term loan from credit union in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Subsequently on April 16, 2014, the Company repaid the entire amount of $1,598,196 without any penalty. On the same day, the Company entered into another agreement with the credit union of the same amount. The loan balance would be repayable by various installments through June 21, 2014 to November 18, 2018. Interest payment is due quarterly and bears the rate of 0.72% per month. |
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On July 15, 2013, the Company entered into a new agreement with the Rural Credit Union of Xushui County for a term of 5 years, which is due and payable on various scheduled repayment dates between December 21, 2013 and July 26, 2018. The loan is secured by certain of the Company’s manufacturing equipments in the amount of $19,072,822 and $21,901,456 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Interest payment is due quarterly and bears a fixed rate of 0.72% per months. As of March 31, 2014, total outstanding loan balance was $4,267,264 with $48,676 becoming due within one year and presented as current portion of long term loan from credit union in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2013, total outstanding loan balance was $4,302,870, with $49,082 becoming due within one year and presented as current portion of long term loan from credit union in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. |
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Total interest expenses for the short-term bank loans and long-term loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were $238,585 and $190,548, respectively. |
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Financing with Sale-Leaseback |
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The Company entered into a sale-leaseback arrangement (the “Lease Financing Agreement”) with China National Foreign Trade Financial & Leasing Co., Ltd ("CNFTFL") on June 16, 2013, for a total financing proceeds in the amount of RMB150 million (approximately US$24 million). Under the sale-leaseback arrangement, Orient Paper HB sold the Leased Equipment to CNFTFL for an amount of RMB 150 million (approximately US$24 million). Concurrent with the sale of equipment, Orient Paper HB leases back all of the equipment sold to CNFTFL for a lease term of three years. At the end of the lease term, Orient Paper HB may pay a nominal purchase price of RMB 15,000 (approximately $2,400) to CNFTFL and buy back all of the Leased Equipment. The sale-leaseback is treated by the Company as a mere financing and capital lease transaction, rather than a sale of assets (under which gain or loss is immediately recognized) under ASC 840-40-25-4. All of the Leased Equipment are included as part of the property, plant and equipment of the Company for the periods presented; while the net present value of the minimum lease payment (including a lease service charge equal to 5.55% of the amount financed, i.e. approximately US$1.35 million) was recorded as obligations under capital lease and was calculated with CNFTFL’s implicit interest rate of 6.15% per annum and stated at $25,750,170 at the inception of the lease on June 16, 2013. The balance of the long-term obligations under capital lease were $12,191,108 and $12,296,639 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, which is net of its current portion in the amount of $8,193,163 and $8,264,795, respectively. |
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Total interest expenses for the sale-leaseback arrangement for three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were $261,433 and $nil, respectively. |
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As a result of the sale, a deferred gain on sale of Leased Equipment in the amount of $1,379,282 was created at the closing of the transaction and is presented as a non-current liability. The deferred gain would be amortized by the Company during the lease term and would be used to offset the depreciation of the Leased Equipment. |
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As part of the sale-leaseback transaction, Orient Paper HB entered into a Collateral Agreement with CNFTFL and pledged the land use right in the amount of approximately $7,402,223 on some 58,566 square meters of land as collateral for the lease. In addition to Orient Paper HB’s collateral, Orient Paper Shengde also entered into a Guarantee Contract with CNFTFL on June 16, 2013. Under the Guarantee Contract, Orient Paper Shengde agrees to guarantee Orient Paper HB’s performance under the lease and to pledge all of its production equipment as additional collateral. Net book value of Orient Paper Shengde’s asset guarantee was $35,143,954 and $36,134,038 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. |
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The future minimum lease payments of the capital lease as of March 31, 2014 were as follows: |
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March 31, | | Amount | | | | | | |
2015 | | $ | 9,125,772 | | | | | | |
2016 | | | 8,620,606 | | | | | | |
2017 | | | 4,120,087 | | | | | | |
| | $ | 21,866,465 | | | | | | |