Note 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
American Nano-Silicon Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “ANNO”) was originally incorporated in the State of California on September 6, 1996 as CorpHQ, Inc. (“CorpHQ”).
The Company, through its operating subsidiaries in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing refined consumer chemical products and veterinary drugs.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, the information included in these interim financial statements reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations. Results shown for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet information as of September 30, 2009 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements and notes to thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009.
Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements represent the consolidated accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, Nanchong Chunfei Nano Silicon Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Nanchong Chunfei”), Sichuan Chunfei Refined Chemicals Co., Ltd. (“Chunfei Chemicals”) and Sichuan Hedi Veterinary Medicines Co., Ltd. (“Hedi Medicines”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Minority interests
Minority interests result from the consolidation of a 95% directly owned subsidiary, Nanchong Chunfei, an 85.5% indirectly owned subsidiary, Chunfei Chemicals, and a 78.66% indirectly owned subsidiary, Hedi Medicines.
Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Use of estimates
In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting quarter. Significant estimates, required by management, include the recoverability of long-lived assets and the valuation of inventories. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and cash in deposits and all highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less.
Inventory
Inventories consist of the raw materials and packing supplies. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a weighted average basis. Market value represents the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs necessary to complete the sale.
Property, plant & equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. The cost of an asset comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its present working condition and locations for its intended use. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-like method over the following useful lives:
Buildings and improvements | 39 years |
Machinery, equipment and automobiles | 5-10 years |
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized.
Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Advances to suppliers
Advance to suppliers represent the payments made and recorded in advance for goods and services. Advances were also made for the purchase of the materials and equipments of the Company’s construction in progress. The final phase of the construction is not completed. As such, no amortization was made.
Revenue recognition
The Company utilizes the accrual method of accounting. Sales revenue is recognized when products are shipped and payments of the customers and collection are reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied and recorded as advance from customers.
Taxation
Enterprise income tax
The Company accounts for income tax under the provisions of ASC 740 "Accounting for Income Taxes", which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of the events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes are recognized for all significant temporary differences between tax and financial statements bases of assets and liabilities. Valuation allowances are established against net deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Value added tax
Value added tax is imposed on goods sold in or imported in the PRC. Value added tax payable in the People’s Republic of China is charged on an aggregated basis at a rate of 13% or 17% (depending on the type of goods involved) on the full price collected for the goods sold or, in the case of taxable services provided, at a rate of 17% on the charges for the taxable services provided, but excluding, in respect of both goods and services, any amount paid in respect of value added tax included in the price or charges, and less any deductible value added tax already paid by the taxpayer on purchases of goods and services in the same financial quarter.
Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Earnings per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted
EPS. As of March 31, 2010, a total of 2,000,000 warrants have not been included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share due to the anti-dilutive effect.
Concentration of credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of advances to suppliers and other receivables arising from its normal business activities. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its debtors and, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required, for uncollectible accounts.
Risks and uncertainties
The operations of the Company are located 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, in addition to the general state of the PRC economy. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and 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.
Fair value of financial instruments
The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, advance to suppliers, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses and construction security deposits approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these items as of March 31, 2010 because of the relatively short-term maturity of these instruments.
Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Foreign currency translation
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Company is U.S. dollars, but the functional currency of the Company’s operating subsidiaries is Chinese Reminbi (“RMB”). The Foreign currency transactions are translated at the applicable rates of exchange in effect at the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated at the applicable rates of exchange in effect at that date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the reporting period.
Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders' equity as "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income". Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency translations are included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In January 2010, the FASB issued new standards in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements. This amendment clarifies existing disclosures, require new disclosures, and include conforming amendments to guidance on employers’ disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets. This disclosure is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for 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 has determined the adoption of this rule does not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, FASB issued new standards in ASC 855, Subsequent Event. This amendment removes the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or retrospective application of GAAP. All of the amendments are effective upon issuance of the final update, except for the use of the issued date for conduit debt obligors. That amendment is effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of this amendment to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 – INVENTORY
The inventory consists of the following:
| | As of March 31, 2010 | | | As of September 30, 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Raw materials | | $ | 16,357 | | | $ | 86,565 | |
Packing supplies | | | 11,676 | | | | 30,084 | |
Work-in-process | | | - | | | | 35,601 | |
Finished goods | | | 11,763 | | | | 77,757 | |
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Total | | $ | 39,796 | | | $ | 230,007 | |
No allowance for inventories was made for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
Note 4 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The detail of property, plant and equipment is as follows:
| | As of March 31, 2010 | | | As of September 30, 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Machinery & equipment | | $ | 4,356,677 | | | $ | 4,355,908 | |
Plant & Buildings | | | 4,937,592 | | | | 4,937,211 | |
Sub total | | | 9,294,269 | | | | 9,293,119 | |
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Less: accumulated depreciation | | | (975,927 | ) | | | (697,190 | ) |
Add: construction in process | | | 4,127,373 | | | | 2,349,062 | |
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Property, plant and equipment | | $ | 12,445,715 | | | $ | 10,944,991 | |
Depreciation expense for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $278,616 and $ 193,537, respectively. The impairment loss for the six months ended March 31, 2010 was $189,574.
Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction or acquisition and design fees incurred for the Company’s new plant and equipment. Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to plant and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided until it is completed and ready for its intended use. The construction is expected to be completed and put in use in 2011. As of March 31, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the Company has spent a total of $4,127,373 and $2,349,062 on the project, respectively. No interest was capitalized since the Company has financed the entire project on its own and no external loans were used.
NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company periodically has receivables from its affiliates, owned by Mr. Fachun Pu, the majority shareholder and the president of the Company. The Company expects all outstanding amounts due from its affiliates will be repaid and no allowance is considered necessary. The Company also periodically borrows money from its shareholders to finance the operations.
The details of loans to/from related parties are as follows:
| | As of March 31, 2010 | | | As of September 30, 2009 | |
Receivable from Chunfei Daily Chemical | | $ | - | | | $ | 168,599 | |
Receivable from Chunfei Real Estate | | | 284,136 | | | | 331,071 | |
Total Other Receivable- Related Parties | | $ | 284,136 | | | $ | 499,670 | |
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Loan From Chunfei Real Estate | | $ | - | | | $ | 46,956 | |
Loan from Chunfei Daily Chemical | | | 144,487 | | | | | |
Loan From Pu, Fachun (shareholder) | | | 429,254 | | | | 429,220 | |
Loan From other officer and employee | | | - | | | | 7,326 | |
Total Due to Related Parties | | $ | 573,741 | | | $ | 483,502 | |
Sichuan Chunfei Daily Chemicals Co. Ltd (“Daily Chemical”) and Sichuan Chunfei Real Estate are owned by Mr. Pu Fachun, the majority shareholder and the president of the company. The loans from Mr. Pu and Daily Chemical bear no interest and are due in the year 2011.
NOTE 6 - LAND USE RIGHT
All land in the People’s Republic of China is government owned and cannot be sold to any individual or company. However, the government grants the user a “land use right” (the Right) to use the land. The land use right was originally acquired by one of the Company’s shareholders in September 2000 for the amount of $833,686 and later was transferred to the Company as a capital investment. In the fiscal year 2008, the Company paid stamp tax amounting to $69,539 to get the certificate of the land use right, which was capitalized as part of the asset. The Company has the right to use the land for 50 years and amortized the Right on a straight-line basis over the period of 50 years.
The amortization expense from the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $12,098 and $12,622, respectively.
NOTE 7– TAX PAYABLE
The tax payable includes the following:
| | As of March 31, 2010 | | | As of September 30, 2009 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Corporate income tax payable | | $ | 321,424 | | | $ | 337,498 | |
Value-added tax payable | | | 85,954 | | | | 76,921 | |
Others | | | 1,570 | | | | 1,245 | |
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Total tax payable | | $ | 408,949 | | | $ | 415,664 | |
NOTE 8 - LONG-TERM LOANS
The long-term loans include the following:
| | | As of March 31, 2010 | | | As of September 30, 2009 | |
| | | (Unaudited) | | | | |
a) Loan payable to Nanchong City Bureau of Finance | | | | | | |
due on September 30, 2011, at fixed interest rate of 0.465% | | | | | | |
per month | | | $ | 586,012 | | | $ | 585,958 | |
b) Individual loans from unrelated parties | | | | | | | | |
bear no interest, maturing in 2011 and 2012 | | | 2,071,523 | | | | 2,157,289 | |
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| Total | | $ | 2,657,535 | | | $ | 2,743,247 | |
The Company accrued interest expenses of $16,029 and $16,321 for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
NOTE 9 – CONSTRUCTION SECURITY DEPOSITS
The Company requires security deposits from its plant and building contractors prior to start of construction. The deposits are to be refunded upon officially certified completion of the work within the specified time. The purpose of the security deposits is to protect the Company from unexpected delay and poor construction quality. The Company expects to return them in 2011 when the construction is expected to be completed.
The Company offers no interest on the security deposits. As of March 31, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the balance of the construction security deposits was $1,220,985 and $1,227,093, respectively.
NOTE 10 – INCOME TAXES
The Company is a California corporation and conducts all of its business through its Chinese subsidiaries. All business is conducted in PRC.
The Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China concerning the private-run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at a statutory rate of 25%. For the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the income tax provision for the Company was $322,149 and $340,206, respectively.
The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:
| | For the six months ended December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
US Statutory income tax rate | | | 35 | % | | | 35 | % |
Foreign income not recognized in US | | | -35 | % | | | -35 | % |
China Staturoty income tax rate | | | 25 | % | | | 25 | % |
Non-deductible expenses | | | - | | | | 2 | % |
China income tax exemption | | | -13 | % | | | -6 | % |
Other item (1) | | | 13 | % | | | 2 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
Effective tax rate | | | 25 | % | | | 23 | % |
Other item represents the net income that could not be offset by losses incurred by other subsidiaries and loss from the U.S parent company.
The parent company was incorporated in California. During the reverse merger event in 2008, it assumed a spin-off loss of $508,590 resulting from the discontinued operating loss from the shell company incorporated in California. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the parent company incurred net loss from stock based compensation. For the US income tax purpose, this net operating loss can be carried forward and be available to reduce future years' taxable income. These carry forwards will expire, if not utilized, beginning in 2028 through 2030. Management believes that the realization of the benefits arising from these losses appear to be uncertain due to the Company's business operations being primarily conducted in China and foreign income not recognized in the US for United States income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance at March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively for the temporary difference related to the loss carry-forwards. The valuation allowances for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $342,261 and $178,007, respectively.
NOTE 11 – CONCENTRATION OF RISKS
Three major customers accounted for approximately 85% of the net revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2010, with the customers individually accounting for 46%, 28% and 11%, respectively.
Three major customers accounted for approximately 89.35% of the net revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2009, with the customers individually accounting for 61.98%, 16.44%, and 10.93%, respectively.
One major vendor provided approximately 97% of the Company’s purchases of raw materials for the six months ended March 31, 2010.
One major vendor provided approximately 95.64% of the Company’s purchases of raw materials for the six months ended March 31, 2009.
NOTE 12 – MINORITY INTEREST
Minority interest represents the minority stockholders’ proportionate share of 5% of the equity of Nanchong Chunfei, 14.5% of the equity of Chunfei Chemical and 21.34% of equity of Hedi Medicine.
The Company’s controlling interest requires that Nanchong Chunfei, Chunfei Chemical and Hedi Medicine’s operations be included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
A reconciliation of minority interest as of March 31, 2010 is as follows:
Balance as of September 30, 2009 | | $ | 1,330,983 | |
Proportionate share of Net Income from Chunfei Chemical | | | 60,859 | |
Proportionate share of Net Loss from Hedi Medicine | | | (52,257 | ) |
Proportionate share of Net Income from Nanchong Chunfei | | | 58,319 | |
| | | | |
Add: proportionate share of other comprehensive income | | | 119 | |
| | | | |
Balance as of March 31, 2010 | | $ | 1,398,023 | |
NOTE 13 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
A. Stock issued for consulting services
On March 26, 2010, 47,786 shares of restricted common stock were issued as partial compensation to one director and one officer for services provided to the Company. An amount of $57,343, which represents the aggregate fair value of the shares issued in excess of par value, was included in additional paid-in capital. The full amount was expensed and included in the Statements of Operations as a part of general and administrative expenses.
B. Stock issued for shares purchase agreement
On March 26, 2010, the Company issued 2,100,000 shares of common stock and 2,000,000 Series B Common Stock Warrants to three accredited institutional funds and an accredited investor for $1,000,000. Net proceeds were approximately $870,000, net of issuance costs of approximately $130,000.
The Stock Purchase Agreement also provided the investors the right, exercisable during the next four months, to purchase an additional 2,100,000 shares of common stock and 2,000,000 Series B Warrants for an additional $1,000,000. The Stock Purchase Agreement also provided that if the net income (before non-cash items) of American Nano Silicon Technologies for the year ended September 30, 2010 is less than $4 million or if the net income (before non-cash items) of American Nano Silicon Technologies for the year ended September 30, 2011 is less than $5 million, then American Nano Silicon Technologies will issue additional common stock to the investors in order to reduce their per share purchase price in proportion to the shortfall in net income. The Stock Purchase Agreement also contains certain affirmative and negative covenants by American Nano Silicon Technologies regarding the operations of the Company and restricting future financing transactions.
The Series B Warrants will allow the holders, during the next three years, to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock from American Nano Silicon Technologies for a price of $1.50 per share. Cashless exercise is permitted only if there is no effective registration statement permitting resale of the common shares underlying the Series B Warrants.
In connection with the placement by the Company, three shareholders of the Company delivered to the investors three-year warrants to purchase from the shareholders up to 2,000,000 shares of the American Nano Silicon Technologies common stock for $.80 per share. In addition, one of the shareholders gave to the investors a put option pursuant to which the investors can require the shareholder to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares for $.75 per share during the six month period commencing one year from the closing date.
NOTE 13 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (continued)
Accounting for Series B Warrants and Option
The Warrants have an initial exercise price which is subject to adjustments in certain circumstances for stock splits, combinations, dividends and distributions, reclassification, exchange or substitution, reorganization, merger, consolidation or sales of assets, issuance of additional shares of common stock or equivalents. The Warrants may not be exercised if it would result in the holder beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common shares. As a result of its interpretation of FASB ASC 815-40, the Company concluded that the Warrants and the option to purchase additional common stock and Series B Warrants should be treated as derivative liabilities because the warrants are entitled to a price adjustment provision to allow the exercise price to be reduced in the event the Company issues or sells any additional shares of common stock at a price per share less than the then-applicable exercise price or without consideration, which is typically referred to as a “down-round protection” or “anti-dilution” provision.
The Company calculated the fair value of the warrants and the option at March 26, 2010 (date of grant) to be $1,476,761 and $3,162,290, respectively, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: risk free rate of return of 1.64%, volatility of 127.39%, dividend yield of 6.0%, and expected term of 3 years for the warrants and 4 months for the option.
The excess of the fair values of the warrants and the option over the net proceeds received of $870,000 was charged to changes in loss on private placement in the statement of operations. The fair value of outstanding warrants and the option were $1,231,916 and $3,996,848, respectively, as of March 31, 2010. The change in fair value of warrants and option in the amount of $$1,223,366 was recorded as change of fair value of derivative liabilities in the statement of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2010.
As of March 31, 2010, there were 28,726,553 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.