UNITED STATES
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: September 30, 2012
[ ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________to _____________
Commission File Number: 000-53547
CHINA GREEN ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada | 26-1548693 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
incorporation or organization) | |
Jiangsu Wujin Lijia Industrial Park
Lijia Town
Wujin District, Changzhou City
Jiangsu Province 213176
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)
(86) 519-86230102
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
_____________________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ] | Accelerated filer [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company [X] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [ ] No [X]
The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of November 14, 2012 is as follows:
Class of Securities | Shares Outstanding |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | 23,625,911 |

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q |
Period Ended September 30, 2012 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Financial Statements | 1 |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 24 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 33 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 33 |
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 34 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 34 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 34 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 34 |
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 35 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 35 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 35 |
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
CHINA GREEN ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
Contents | | Page(s) |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011 | | 2 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited) | | 3 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011(unaudited) | | 4 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | 5-23 |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
| | As of | | | As of | |
| | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | (*) | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current assets | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,053,800 | | $ | 1,013,733 | |
Restricted cash - Note 3 | | 13,247,810 | | | 10,597,967 | |
Accounts receivable, net - Note 4 | | 6,623,964 | | | 9,701,036 | |
Prepayments to suppliers | | 10,883,229 | | | 5,156,586 | |
Inventories, net - Note 6 | | 6,812,360 | | | 4,682,271 | |
Loans to third parties, net - Note 7 | | 3,369,586 | | | 3,352,514 | |
Loans to a related party, net - Note 8 | | 1,656,257 | | | 3,177,885 | |
Amounts due from a related party, net - Note 9 | | 354,931 | | | 393,390 | |
Deferred tax assets | | 143,783 | | | 166,378 | |
Other current assets - Note 5 | | 11,845 | | | - | |
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Total current assets | | 45,157,565 | | | 38,241,760 | |
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Long-term equity investment | | 172,637 | | | 171,763 | |
Property, plant and equipment, net - Note 10 | | 8,924,862 | | | 7,596,807 | |
Intangible assets, net - Note 11 | | 2,881,675 | | | 2,984,900 | |
Land use rights, net - Note 12 | | 1,040,727 | | | 1,052,814 | |
Deferred tax assets | | 343,276 | | | 78,826 | |
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TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 58,520,742 | | $ | 50,126,870 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | $ | 10,925,770 | | $ | 9,676,706 | |
Bills payable - Note 3 | | 25,469,270 | | | 20,022,395 | |
Accrued liabilities and other payables - Note 13 | | 3,380,196 | | | 2,435,993 | |
Income taxes payable | | 2,491,278 | | | 2,246,718 | |
Amounts due to related parties - Note 9 | | 789,500 | | | 846,039 | |
Short-term bank loans - Note 14 | | 10,756,148 | | | 11,174,523 | |
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Total current liabilities | | 53,812,162 | | | 46,402,374 | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | | 53,812,162 | | | 46,402,374 | |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Notes 14 and 17 | | | | | | |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | | - | | | - | |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value 100,000,000 shares authorized; 23,625,911 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 | | 2,362 | | | 2,362 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | 1,502,165 | | | 1,502,165 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | 409,507 | | | 391,073 | |
Retained earnings | | 2,794,546 | | | 1,828,896 | |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | 4,708,580 | | | 3,724,496 | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 58,520,742 | | $ | 50,126,870 | |
(*) Derived from audited financial statements
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
| | Three months ended | | | Nine months ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | (unaudited) | | | (unaudited) | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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Revenues | $ | 7,439,499 | | $ | 7,086,769 | | $ | 27,149,060 | | $ | 18,279,917 | |
Cost of revenues | | (6,252,646 | ) | | (6,188,981 | ) | | (22,168,017 | ) | | (15,273,859 | ) |
Gross profit | | 1,186,853 | | | 897,788 | | | 4,981,043 | | | 3,006,058 | |
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Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General and administrative expenses | | (921,499 | ) | | (1,779,919 | ) | | (2,276,062 | ) | | (3,452,626 | ) |
Selling expenses | | (404,814 | ) | | (151,599 | ) | | (1,228,333 | ) | | (811,593 | ) |
Total operating expenses | | (1,326,313 | ) | | (1,931,518 | ) | | (3,504,395 | ) | | (4,264,219 | ) |
Income (loss) from operations | | (139,460 | ) | | (1,033,730 | ) | | 1,476,648 | | | (1,258,161 | ) |
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Non-operating income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | 34,529 | | | 120,091 | | | 121,083 | | | 359,188 | |
Interest expense | | (201,485 | ) | | (209,698 | ) | | (669,825 | ) | | (539,051 | ) |
Other income, net | | 54,467 | | | 54,767 | | | 37,744 | | | (9,208 | ) |
Total non-operating (expense) | | (112,489 | ) | | (34,840 | ) | | (510,998 | ) | | (189,071 | ) |
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Income (loss) before income taxes | | (251,949 | ) | | (1,068,570 | ) | | 965,650 | | | (1,447,232 | ) |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | (67,254 | ) | | (194,140 | ) | | - | | | (232,727 | ) |
Net income (loss) | | (184,695 | ) | | (874,430 | ) | | 965,650 | | | (1,214,505 | ) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | | (8,480 | ) | | 64,855 | | | 18,434 | | | 170,865 | |
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Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ | (193,175 | ) | $ | (809,575 | ) | $ | 984,084 | | $ | (1,043,640 | ) |
Earnings (loss) per share | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- Basic | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.04 | | $ | (0.05 | ) |
- Diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.04 | | $ | (0.05 | ) |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- Basic | | 23,625,911 | | | 23,625,911 | | | 23,625,911 | | | 23,567,940 | |
- Diluted | | 23,625,911 | | | 23,625,911 | | | 23,625,911 | | | 23,567,940 | |
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | (unaudited) | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | $ | 965,650 | | $ | (1,214,505 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 951,696 | | | 597,960 | |
Change in allowance for doubtful accounts | | 50,398 | | | 947,223 | |
Change in allowance for inventory reserve | | 108,681 | | | - | |
Change in allowance for loans | | (48,841 | ) | | - | |
Change in deferred tax assets | | (240,758 | ) | | (232,727 | ) |
Services paid by shares | | - | | | 193,000 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | 3,078,055 | | | 1,040,620 | |
Prepayments to suppliers | | (5,715,848 | ) | | (1,853,824 | ) |
Inventories | | (2,216,261 | ) | | (2,756,147 | ) |
Other current assets | | - | | | 786,272 | |
Accounts payable | | 1,200,547 | | | (499,328 | ) |
Accrued liabilities and other payables | | 932,476 | | | (554,474 | ) |
Income taxes payable | | 233,267 | | | (64,523 | ) |
Total adjustments | | (1,666,588 | ) | | (2,395,949 | ) |
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Net cash used in operating activities | | (700,938 | ) | | (3,610,454 | ) |
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Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | | |
Increase in restricted cash | | (2,597,519 | ) | | (6,429,500 | ) |
Change in amounts due from related parties | | 41,739 | | | - | |
Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment | | (2,105,924 | ) | | (1,039,306 | ) |
Collections of loans to a related party | | 1,586,375 | | | - | |
Collections of loans to third parties | | - | | | 71,148 | |
Payments to acquire intangible assets | | - | | | (2,207,204 | ) |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | (3,075,329 | ) | | (9,604,862 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | |
Change in amount due to related parties | | (60,886 | ) | | 486,081 | |
Proceeds from short-term bank loans | | 5,760,680 | | | 13,231,680 | |
Repayments of short-term bank loans | | (6,236,260 | ) | | (12,615,680 | ) |
Increase in bills payable | | 5,348,301 | | | 11,473,000 | |
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Net cash provided by financing activities | | 4,811,835 | | | 12,575,081 | |
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Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents | | 4,499 | | | 152,749 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | 1,040,067 | | | (487,486 | ) |
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Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | 1,013,733 | | | 1,080,787 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | $ | 2,053,800 | | $ | 593,301 | |
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Supplemental disclosures for cash flow information | | | | | | |
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Interest paid | $ | 669,825 | | $ | 539,051 | |
Income taxes paid | $ | 4,792 | | $ | 18,666 | |
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. | Corporation information |
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| China Green Energy Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 7, 2007 under the name of TradeOn, Inc. for the purpose of pursuing a business combination through a Reverse Takeover (“RTO”). |
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| On June 9, 2010, the Company entered into and closed a share exchange agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Best Green Energy Industries Limited (“Best Green BVI”), a British Virgin Islands company incorporated on June 30, 2010, and its sole shareholder, Best Green Investments Limited (“Best Green Investments”), pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Best Green BVI in exchange for 20,734,531 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001, issued to Best Green Investments which after giving effect to the Cancellation Agreement disclosed below, constituted 88.1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding capital stock on a fully- diluted basis as of and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement. |
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| As a condition precedent to the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement, on June 9, 2010, the Company entered into a cancellation agreement, (the “Cancellation Agreement”), with Mr. Haifeng Lu, who was the major stockholder of the Company immediately before the Share Exchange Agreement, whereby Mr. Lu agreed to the cancellation of 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock owned by him of the then 6,794,384 shares outstanding. The Company assumed the remaining 2,794,384 shares along with certain cash balances of TradeOn, Inc. as part of the RTO. Mr. Haifeng Lu served as the Company’s sole director and officer from May 10, 2010 until June 9, 2010 when he was replaced by Mr. Jianliang Shi (“Mr. Shi”), a founder of Jiangsu Best Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. (“Best Appliances”) and Changzhou City Wujin Best Electronic Cables Co., Ltd. (“Best Cables”). Mr. Shi and his spouse, Ms. Xueqin Wang (“Mrs. Shi”), together own the entire interests in Best Appliances and Best Cables, respectively. |
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| As a result of the share exchange, the Company now owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Best Green BVI, which in turn owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Best Green Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. (“Best Green Changzhou”), a wholly-foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) on May 6, 2010. |
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| PRC law places certain restrictions on roundtrip investments through the acquisition of a PRC entity by PRC residents. To comply with these restrictions, in conjunction with the RTO, the Company, via Best Green Changzhou, entered into and consummated certain contractual arrangements with Best Appliances, Best Cables, and Mr. and Mrs. Shi pursuant to which the Company provides Best Appliances and Best Cables with technical, business and management consulting services and appoints their senior executives and approves all matters requiring shareholders’ approval. As a result of these contractual arrangements, which obligates Best Green Changzhou to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from the activities of Best Appliances and Best Cables and enables Best Green Changzhou to receive a majority of their expected residual returns, the Company accounts for the two entities as variable interest entities (“VIE”) pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 (the “VIE Arrangement”). The VIE Arrangements are set out in note 2. Best Appliances and Best Cables are collectively referred to as the “VIEs” herein after and are consolidated with the Company which has been deemed the primary beneficiary of both VIEs. |
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| Before the closing of the share exchange, on April 24, 2010, Mr. and Mrs. Shi entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Mr. Marsel Gilyazov, the sole shareholder and director of Best Green Investments, pursuant to which Mr. and Mrs. Shi were granted options, exercisable 60 days after the date on which a current report on Form 8-K is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in respect of the Share Exchange Agreement, to acquire 51% and 49% equity interest of Best Green Investments, and ending on the fifth annual anniversary of that date. After Mr. and Mrs. Shi have exercised these options, they will be the Company’s controlling stockholders. On October 20, 2010, Mr. and Mrs. Shi exercised their options to purchase the equity interest of Best Green Investments. As a result, Mr. and Mrs. Shi own an aggregate of 20,734,531 of the total outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock and 88% total voting power of all of the Company’s outstanding voting securities. |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. | Corporate information (cont’d) |
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| The acquisition of Best Green BVI was accounted for as a recapitalization effected by a share exchange, wherein Best Green BVI is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The Company’s assets and liabilities have been brought forward at their book value and no goodwill has been recognized. In addition, the reverse takeover accounting was used to account for the VIE Arrangement as the VIEs were under common control of Mr. and Mrs. Shi before and after the RTO (by virtue of the Option Agreement) and the VIE Arrangement. These financial statements, issued under the name of the Company, represent the continuation of the consolidated financial statements of the VIEs. |
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| Following the RTO and the VIE Arrangement, the Company, through the VIEs, is primarily engaged in the manufacture and distribution of clean technology-based consumer products, which consist of light electrical vehicles (“LEVs”), cryogen-free refrigerators, and network and HDMI cables. The Company operates manufacturing and distribution primarily in the PRC and sells some of their products under their own brand name of “BEST.” In 2011, the Company acquired the Niconia brand for which it sells certain LEV’s under. |
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| Going concern |
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| The Company has a negative cash flow from operations of $700,938 for the period ended September 30, 2012. To date, the Company has financed its operations primarily through cash flows from operations, augmented by short-term bank loans and equity contributions by stockholders. Management believes that cash on hand and cash flow from operations will meet a portion of the Company’s present cash needs and will require additional cash resources, including equity investment, to meet expected capital expenditures and working capital requirements for the next 12 months. The Company may, however, in the future, require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions, implementation of management’s strategy to expand its marketing efforts and increase brand awareness, or acquisitions the Company may decide to pursue. If the Company’s own financial resources are insufficient to satisfy capital requirements, the Company may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain additional credit facilities. The sale of additional equity securities could result in dilution to stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could require the Company to agree to operating and financial covenants that would restrict operations. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all. Any failure by management to raise additional funds on terms favorable to the Company, or at all, could limit the Company’s ability to expand business operations and could harm overall business prospects. Management intends to re-finance the short-term debts with the existing lenders. However, the Company currently does not have any agreements to extend or re-finance the debt beyond the one-year terms. As a result of these factors, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. |
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| Basis of presentation |
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| The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries and the VIEs have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments except as noted in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and changes in cash flows have been made. |
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| Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been omitted. It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed April 16, 2012. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
2. | Summary of significant accounting policies |
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| Principles of consolidation |
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| The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its subsidiaries and the VIEs. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
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| Variable interest entities |
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| Each of the VIEs and Mr. and Mrs. Shi entered into the following agreements with Best Green Changzhou, pursuant to which the VIEs became the VIEs of Best Green Changzhou. |
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| Consulting Agreement |
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| Under the Consulting Agreement, Best Green Changzhou provides exclusive technical, business and management consulting services to the VIEs in exchange for service fees equal to 100% of the total annual net profits of the VIEs. Best Green Changzhou is obligated to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from the activities of the VIEs. |
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| Business Operation Agreement |
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| The Business Operation Agreement imposes restriction on the operations of the VIEs. Under the Business Operation Agreement, the VIEs are prohibited from engaging in any transaction which may materially affect its assets, obligations, rights or business operation without prior consent from Best Green Changzhou. The VIEs are also required to accept policies and suggestions provided by Best Green Changzhou from time to time with respect to employment or dismissal of employees, corporate management and financial management systems. The VIEs are also required to appoint the directors and members of senior management that Best Green Changzhou designates. |
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| Equity Interest Pledge Agreement |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Shi have pledged their entire equity interests in the VIEs to Best Green Changzhou pursuant to the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement. The equity interests are pledged as collateral security for the obligations of the VIEs under the Consulting Agreement and the Business Operation Agreement. |
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| Proxy Agreement |
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| The Proxy Agreement among Best Green Changzhou and Mr. and Mrs. Shi requires Mr. and Mrs. Shi to vote all of the equity interests in the VIEs at any shareholders’ meeting or other time when shareholders of the VIEs vote in accordance with Best Green Changzhou’s instructions. |
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| Use of estimates |
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| The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernment entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of US federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. The accounts and estimates include, but are not limited to, the valuation of accounts receivable, other receivables, inventories, valuation of potential impairment for guaranteed loans, valuation of potential impairment on loans to related parties and third parties, intangibles, deferred income taxes, and the estimation on useful lives and residual values of property, plant and equipment. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
2. | Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d) |
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| Concentrations of credit risk |
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| Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and other receivables. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC, which management believes are of high credit quality. With respect to accounts receivable, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition. The Company generally does not require collateral for accounts receivable. |
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| During the reporting periods, one customer represented 10% or more of the Company’s revenues and one customer represented 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
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| Cash and cash equivalents include all cash, deposits in banks and other highly liquid investments with initial maturities of three months or less. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, most of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”) and were placed with banks in the PRC. They are not freely convertible into foreign currencies and the remittance of these funds out of the PRC is subject to exchange control restrictions imposed by the PRC government. The remaining balances of cash and cash equivalents were denominated in USD dollars (“USD”). |
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| Accounts receivable and other receivables |
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| Accounts and other receivables are recorded at the sales value, net of allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing trade and other accounts receivables. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions. Changes in allowance for doubtful accounts are included in the general and administrative expenses. |
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| Outstanding account balances are reviewed individually for collectibility. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. To date, the Company has not charged off any balances as they have yet to exhaust all means of collection. |
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| Loans and investments in privately held entities |
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| From time-to-time, the Company makes investments in and/or loans to privately-held companies. The Company determines whether the fair values of any investments in privately held entities have declined below their carrying value whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances indicate that recorded values may not be recoverable. If the Company considers any such decline to be other than temporary (based on various factors, including historical financial results, and the overall health of the investee’s industry), a write-down to estimated fair value is recorded. On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews outstanding loans receivable to determine if a provision for doubtful loans is necessary. These reviews include discussions with senior management of the investee, and evaluations of, among other things, the investee’s progress against its business plan, its product development activities and customer base, industry market conditions, historical and projected financial performance, expected cash needs and recent funding events. The Company has assessed the loans for potential impairment and has recorded a loan reserve. |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
2. | Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d) |
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| Inventories |
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| Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The cost of inventories is determined using weighted average cost method, and includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing location and condition. In the case of finished goods and work in progress, cost includes materials, labor and an appropriate share of production overhead based on normal operating capacity. |
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| The Company regularly reviews the cost of inventories against their estimated fair market value and may record a write-down for inventories that have cost in excess of estimated fair market value. The Company has assessed its inventories and has recorded an allowance for obsolete inventories. A change in allowance for obsolete inventories is included in cost of revenues. |
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| Property, plant and equipment |
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| Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Cost represents the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset into its existing use. Depreciation is provided on the straight- line basis (after taking into account the respective estimated residual values) over the estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment. |
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| Maintenance or repairs are expensed as incurred. Upon sale or disposition, the applicable amounts of asset cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the net amount less proceeds from disposal is charged or credited to income. |
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| Construction in progress mainly represents expenditures for the Company’s offices and factories under construction. All direct costs relating to the acquisition or construction of the Company’s offices and factories are capitalized as construction in progress. No depreciation is provided for construction in progress. |
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| Intangible assets |
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| The determination of fair value requires significant judgment and estimates, and the ultimate allocation of purchase price may change. Acquired intangibles with definite lives will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining estimated economic useful life of the underlying assets. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized. The Company reviews its indefinite and definite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of an asset group is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to the expected future undiscounted cash flows that the asset group is expected to generate. If it is determined that an asset group is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds its fair value. The Company conducts an impairment analysis annually and as necessary if changes in facts and circumstances indicate that the fair value of the Company’s purchased intangible assets may be less than its carrying amount. The Company assesses its long-lived assets for impairment and identified no such impairment loss as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. |
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| The amortization is provided on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of intangible asset. |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
2. | Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d) |
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| Impairment of long-lived assets |
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| Long-lived assets are tested for impairment in accordance with FASB ASC 360-10-45 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” The Company periodically evaluates potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. The Company recognizes impairment of long-lived assets in the event that the net book values of such assets exceed the future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such assets. During the reporting periods, the Company did not identify any indicators that would require testing for impairment as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. |
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| Revenue recognition |
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| The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with FASB ASC 605-10-S99, “Revenue Recognition” when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the customer pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. Accordingly, all of the following criteria must be met in order for the Company to recognize revenue: |
| 1. | Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; |
| 2. | Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; |
| 3. | The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and |
| 4. | Collectibility is reasonably assured. |
Net sales of products represent the value of goods, net of value added taxes (“VAT”), sales returns, trade discounts and allowances. The Company is subject to VAT which is levied on majority of their products at the rate of 17% on the invoiced value of sales. Output VAT is borne by customers in addition to the invoiced value of sales and input VAT is borne by the Company in addition to the invoiced value of purchases to the extent not refunded for export sales. Provision for sales returns are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period that revenue is recognized. The provision for sales returns, which is based on historical sales returns data, is the Company’s best estimate of the amounts of goods that will be returned from their customers. During the reporting periods, there were no sales returns and the Company did not recognize any provision for sales returns.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues consists primarily of materials costs, wages, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization and related costs, which are directly attributable to the production of products. Write-down of inventories to the lower of cost or market is also recorded in cost of revenues.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of bad debt expenses, loan provision, guaranty obligation provision, professional service fees, office expenses, entertainment, traveling expenses, staff welfare, consumables, labor protection and salaries and wages which are incurred at the administrative level and foreign exchange differences.
Selling expenses
Selling expenses consist primarily of advertising, traveling and transportation costs incurred during the selling activities.
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
2. | Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d) |
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| Advertising and shipping |
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| Advertising and shipping are expensed as incurred. |
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| Advertising expenses amounting to $285,703 and $193,598 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are included in selling expenses. Advertising expenses amounting to $95,915 and $43,360 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are included in selling expenses. |
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| Shipping expenses amounting to $312,943 and $243,777 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are included in selling expenses. Shipping expenses amounting to $104,355 and $96,695 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are included in selling expenses. |
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| Income taxes |
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| The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes pursuant to FASB ASC 740 “Income Taxes.” Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and loss carry forwards and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. |
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| The Company accounts for income tax uncertainties using a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold based on the technical merits of the tax position taken. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured in order to determine the tax benefit to be recognized in the financial statements. The Company expenses any penalties or interest associated with tax obligations as non-operating expenses. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. |
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| Comprehensive income (loss) |
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| The Company has adopted FASB ASC 220 “Comprehensive Income”, which establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Components of comprehensive income include net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments. |
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| Foreign currency translation |
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| The functional currency of the Company is RMB. The Company maintains its financial statements in the functional currency. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchanges rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign currency transactions are included in the determination of net income (loss) for the respective periods. |
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| For financial reporting purposes, the financial statements of the Company prepared using the functional currency is translated into the reporting currency, US Dollars (“USD”). Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates at the balance sheet dates and revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates during the reporting periods and stockholders’ equity (deficit) is translated at historical exchange rates. The resulting translation adjustment is resulted as other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity. There was no significant fluctuation in exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date. |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
2. | Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d) |
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| For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded a foreign currency translation gain of $18,434 and a gain of $170,865, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded a foreign currency translation loss of $8,480 and a gain of $64,855, respectively. |
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| Reclassifications |
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| Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to adhere to the current year presentation. |
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| Fair value of financial instruments |
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| Fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts such sales or transfers based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability. Assumptions are developed based on prioritizing information within a fair value hierarchy that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable data, such as the reporting entity’s own data (Level 3). A description of each category in the fair value hierarchy is as follows: |
Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets which the Company can participate.
Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement, and include inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related asset or liability.
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented. The weighted average number of shares of the Company represents the average number of common stock outstanding during the reporting periods.
Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed using the sum of weighted average number of shares outstanding and dilutive potential shares outstanding during the periods presented. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, there were no potentially dilutive shares.
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
3. | Restricted cash and bills payable |
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| The restricted cash at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 represents bank deposits held as collateral for bills payable issued by the Company. When the Company intends or is requested to settle its suppliers by issuance of bills, it is required to place deposits with banks equal to 50% to 100% of the bills amount at the time of issuance. These deposits will be used to settle the bills at maturity. As of September 30, 2012, the Company has issued $25,469,270 in bills which will be funded from various banks under which the Company has entered into such arrangements. These bills will be paid at various times through December 2012, at which point the Company will issue additional bills to its suppliers. |
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4. | Accounts receivable, net |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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| Accounts receivable | $ | 8,002,291 | | $ | 11,022,269 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | | (1,378,327 | ) | | (1,321,233 | ) |
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| | $ | 6,623,964 | | $ | 9,701,036 | |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Other receivables | $ | 47,370 | | $ | 47,130 | |
| Prepaid expenses | | 11,845 | | | - | |
| | | 59,215 | | | 47,130 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | | (47,370 | ) | | (47,130 | ) |
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| | $ | 11,845 | | $ | - | |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
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| Raw materials | $ | 5,039,436 | | $ | 2,456,926 | |
| Work in progress | | 701,015 | | | 1,363,189 | |
| Finished goods | | 1,495,036 | | | 1,175,077 | |
| | | 7,235,487 | | | 4,995,192 | |
| Reserve for obsolete inventories | | (423,127 | ) | | (312,921 | ) |
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| | $ | 6,812,360 | | $ | 4,682,271 | |
Additional reserve for obsolete inventories of $108,681 and $0 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | | | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | Notes | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| Loans to third parties | | | | | | | | | |
| Changzhou Fengshun Packing Container Co., Ltd. | | (a) | | $ | 1,579,000 | | $ | 1,571,000 | |
| Changzhou Chuanghua Plastics Co., Ltd. | | (b) | | | 1,894,800 | | | 1,885,200 | |
| | | | | | 3,473,800 | | | 3,456,200 | |
| Loan reserve for loans to third parties | | | | | (104,214 | ) | | (103,686 | ) |
| | | | | $ | 3,369,586 | | $ | 3,352,514 | |
Notes:
| (a) | The loan is interest bearing at 6% per annum, unsecured and repayable on May 17, 2013. |
| (b) | Loans of $789,500 and $1,105,300 are interest bearing at 6% per annum, unsecured and repayable on May 16, 2013 and May 19, 2013, respectively. |
The Company typically renews its loans to third parties on an annual basis until such time when the parties agree to repay these loans. Until agreement on repayments are reached, management considers the loans to be long-term in nature.
Loans measured at historical cost are reported at their outstanding principal balances. The allowance for loan loss represents the estimated probable credit losses on funded loans.
The loan reserve is calculated using loss rates delineated by a risk rating. Factors considered when assessing loss rates include the value of the underlying collateral, if applicable, the industry of the obligor, and the obligor’s liquidity and other financial indicators along with certain qualitative factors. The risk rating is updated for changes in economic and business conditions, including uncertainties that affect the Company’s estimate of probable losses including domestic and global economic uncertainty and large single name defaults.
A loan is considered nonaccruing or impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due, including principal and/or interest, according to the contractual terms of the agreement. Once a loan has been identified as impaired, management measures impairment. Once a loan is deemed to be impaired, a specific reserve is established. The Company has assessed the loans for potential impairment but did not identify any impairment at September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011. However, the Company has recorded a general loan reserve of $104,214 and $103,686 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The loan reserve is recorded in general and administration expenses.
When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, accrued interest receivable is reversed. Interest collections on nonaccruing loans for which the ultimate collectability of principal is uncertain are applied as principal reductions; otherwise, such collections are credited to income when received. The Company ceased accruing interest on loans to third parties and related party during 2011 and the first nine months ended September 30, 2012 while they continued to extend the loans since the Company believes the loans are collectible.
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
8. | Loans to a related party |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| Loans to a related party | | | | | | |
| Jiangsu Dachao Electronic Vehicle Technology | $ | 1,707,482 | | $ | 3,276,170 | |
| Loan reserve for loans to a related party | | (51,225 | ) | | (98,285 | ) |
| | $ | 1,656,257 | | $ | 3,177,885 | |
The Company has $1,707,482 and $3,276,170 of loans to a related party, Jiangsu Dachao Electronic Vehicle Technology Company Limited at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Jiangsu Dachao Electronic Vehicle Technology Company Limited is a limited company held by Yinfeng Shi, who is the son of Jianliang Shi. The loans are interest bearing at 6% per annum and unsecured. Of the total loan due, $128,482, and $1,579,000 are repayable in May 2013 and in June 2013, respectively. The Company assessed the loans for potential impairment but did not identify any impairment as of September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011. However, the Company has recorded a general loan reserve of $51,225 and $98,285 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, which is included in general and administrative expenses (see Note 7 for the policy for determining the loan reserve).
9. | Amounts due from/to related parties |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| Amounts due from related party | | | | | | |
| Changzhou Best Changlong International Trade Company Limited (“Changzhou Best Changlong”) | $ | 365,908 | | $ | 405,555 | |
| Provision for the amounts due from related party | | (10,977 | ) | | (12,165 | ) |
| | $ | 354,931 | | $ | 393,390 | |
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| Amounts due to related parties | | | | | | |
| Ms. Xueqin Wang | $ | 789,500 | | $ | 785,500 | |
| Jiangsu Dachao Electronic Vehicle Technology Company Limited (“Jiangsu Dachao”) | | - | | | 60,539 | |
| | $ | 789,500 | | $ | 846,039 | |
The amounts due to and due from related parties are interest-free, unsecured and repayable on demand. All the related parties are controlled by certain family members of the officers of the Company. The Company assessed the amounts due from related party for potential impairment and recorded a reserve of $10,977 and $12,165 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively (see Note 7 for the policy for determining the loan reserve).
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
10. | Property, plant and equipment, net |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| Cost: | | | | | | |
| Buildings | $ | 4,007,827 | | $ | 3,843,269 | |
| Plant and machinery | | 6,600,610 | | | 5,828,698 | |
| Motor vehicles | | 1,744,186 | | | 473,512 | |
| Office equipment | | 242,042 | | | 305,586 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | 12,594,665 | | | 10,451,065 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | | (3,692,667 | ) | | (2,862,867 | ) |
| Construction in progress | | 22,864 | | | 8,609 | |
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| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 8,924,862 | | $ | 7,596,807 | |
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, property and plant with net book values of $1,324,792 and $1,737,163, respectively, were pledged as collateral under certain loan arrangements.
11. | Intangible assets, net |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Cost | $ | 3,158,000 | | $ | 3,142,000 | |
| Accumulated amortization | | (276,325 | ) | | (157,100 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
| Intangible assets, net | $ | 2,881,675 | | $ | 2,984,900 | |
Intangible assets represent the brand name of “Niconia” for LEV purchase for a total consideration of RMB 20 million. The Company acquired the brand in January 2011 for which $2,757,587 has been paid and the remaining $404,413 is due in 2012. The brand name is amortized on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of 20 years. Amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 amounted to $119,225. The estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is $159,000 per year.
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Cost | $ | 1,162,887 | | $ | 1,156,995 | |
| Accumulated amortization | | (122,160 | ) | | (104,181 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,040,727 | | $ | 1,052,814 | |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
12. | Land use rights, net (cont’d) |
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| The Company obtained the rights from the relevant PRC land authority for a period of fifty years to use the land on which the office premises, production facilities and warehouses of the Company are situated. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, land use rights with net book value of $1,040,727 and $1,052,814, respectively, were pledged as collateral under certain loans agreements. Amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $17,979 and $17,017, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is approximately $23,000 per year. |
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13. | Accrued liabilities and other payables |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| Salaries and welfare payable | $ | 575,133 | | $ | 665,511 | |
| Receipt in advance from customers | | 607,507 | | | 532,345 | |
| Value-added tax and other taxes payable | | 1,940,535 | | | 980,839 | |
| Other payables | | 1,539 | | | 1,539 | |
| Provisions for guaranteed loans (Note 17) | | 255,482 | | | 255,759 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | $ | 3,380,196 | | $ | 2,435,993 | |
14. | Short-term bank loans | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Secured bank loans | $ | 3,895,393 | | $ | 4,103,452 | |
| Unsecured bank loans | | 6,860,755 | | | 7,071,071 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | $ | 10,756,148 | | $ | 11,174,523 | |
All bank loans are repayable within one year.
The bank loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 bear interest rates from 6.20% to 9.72% and 6.10% to 9.72%, respectively, and are due at various dates through December 2012.
Certain short-term bank loans were secured by the Company’s buildings and land use rights. The unsecured bank loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were guaranteed by Mr. and Mrs. Shi and three non-related parties. Each of the aforementioned parties did not receive any compensation for acting as guarantors for the Company. During the reporting periods, there were no covenant requirements under the bank loans granted to the Company.
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
15. | Income tax |
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| United States |
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| The Company is subject to the United States of America federal tax rate of 34%. No provision for US federal income taxes has been made as the Company had no taxable income in this jurisdiction for the reporting periods. The Company has not recognized a deferred tax liability for the undistributed earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, because the Company currently does not expect those unremitted earnings to reverse and become taxable to the Company in the foreseeable future. A deferred tax liability will be recognized when the Company no longer plans to permanently reinvest undistributed earnings. Calculation of related unrecognized deferred tax liability is not practicable. |
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| BVI |
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| Best Green BVI was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and, under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands, is not subject to income taxes. |
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| PRC |
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| Best Green Changzhou and the VIEs, which are established in the PRC, are subject to PRC enterprise income tax (“EIT”) at the statutory rate of 25% on their assessable profits for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. |
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| The tax benefit related to income (loss) is computed at an estimated annual effective rate. The estimated rate is applied to the year-to-date ordinary income (or loss) at the end of each interim period to compute the year-to-date tax (or benefit) applicable to ordinary income (or loss). The ultimate realization of benefits of the Company’s deferred tax assets has some uncertainty, accordingly, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance to reduce some of these benefits as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 of $ 224,405 and $450,496, respectively. The change in valuation allowance was $237,051 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. |
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16. | Defined contribution plan |
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| Pursuant to the relevant PRC regulations, the Company is required to make contributions at a certain percentage of the employees’ salaries and wages to a defined contribution retirement plan organized by a state-sponsored social insurance plan in respect of the retirement benefits for the Company’s employees in the PRC. The only obligation of the Company with respect to the retirement plan is to make the required contributions under the plan. No forfeited contribution is available to reduce the contribution payable in future years. The defined contribution plan contributions were charged to the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company contributed $66,548 and $49,982 during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
17. | Commitments and contingencies |
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| Capital commitment |
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| As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had capital commitments amounting to $93,951 and $590,382, respectively, with respect to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment that were contracted for but not provided in the consolidated financial statements. Such commitments will be recorded to the financial statements when the property, plant and equipment is received. |
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| Contingencies |
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| As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company acted as a guarantor for bank loans granted to certain business associates totaling $6,387,055 and $6,393,970, respectively. The maximum amount that can be drawn on these guaranteed loans is $11,400,380 at September 30, 2012 and these guarantees expire at various times through August 2013. None of the Company’s directors or executive officers are involved in the normal operations or have invested in the business of the guaranteed business associates. |
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| All the above guarantees have no recourse provisions that would enable the Company to recover from the business associates any amounts paid under the guarantees and any assets held as collateral that the Company can obtain or liquidate to recover all or a portion of the amounts that could be paid under the guarantees. If the business associates fail to perform under their contractual obligation, the Company is obligated to make future payments including the contractual principal amounts, related interest and penalties. |
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| Management has assessed the fair value of the obligations arising from the above financial guarantees and recognized a liability of $255,482 and $255,759 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. |
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18. | Related party transactions |
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| Apart from the transactions and information as disclosed in notes 8 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company had the following transactions with its related parties during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. |
| | | Three months ended | | | Nine months ended | |
| | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| Sales of goods to Changzhou Best Changlong | $ | 792 | | $ | 467,277 | | $ | 174,378 | | $ | 879,520 | |
The Company believes that the terms obtained and consideration received in connection with the transactions described above were not less favorable than those that would have been obtained by the Company in arm’s-length transactions with an unrelated party.
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
19. | Fair Value Measurement |
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| The Company utilizes fair value measurements to determine fair value disclosures. Disclosure of the estimated fair values of financial instruments, which differ from carrying values, often requires the use of estimates. In cases where quoted market values in an active market are not available, the Company uses present value techniques and other valuation methods to estimate the fair values of its financial instruments. These valuation methods require considerable judgment and the resulting estimates of fair value can be significantly affected by the assumptions made and methods used. The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures for financial instruments. |
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| Cash and cash equivalents:The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value. |
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| Restricted cash:The carrying amounts of restricted cash approximate fair value. |
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| Loans, net:Fair values of loans to third parties and related parties are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates currently being offered by the People’s Bank of China for loans with similar terms to borrowers. The resulting amounts are utilized to adjust the loan reserve. Fair values for non-performing loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis or underlying collateral values, where applicable. |
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| Amount due from/to the related party(net ):The carrying amounts from /to the related party approximate fair value |
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| Short-term bank loans:The carrying amounts of short-term bank loans approximate fair value. |
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| Bills Payable:The carrying amounts of bills payable approximate fair value. |
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| Off-balance-sheet commitment and contingency:Fair values of the obligations arising from the financial guarantees for third party loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates currently being offered by the People’s Bank of China for the guaranteed loans with similar terms to borrowers. The resulting amounts are utilized to adjust the guarantee obligation provision. |
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| The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments not recorded at fair value in their entirety on a recurring basis on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are as follows (in US dollars): |
| | | September 30, 2012 | | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | | Carrying | | | | | | Carrying | | | | |
| | | Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Amount | | | Fair Value | |
| Financial assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,053,800 | | $ | 2,053,800 | | $ | 1,013,733 | | $ | 1,013,733 | |
| Restricted cash | | 13,247,810 | | | 13,247,810 | | | 10,597,967 | | | 10,597,967 | |
| Loans to third parties and related party, net | | 5,025,843 | | | 5,173,960 | | | 6,530,399 | | | 6,696,991 | |
| Amount due from related Party, net | | 354,931 | | | 365,908 | | | 393,390 | | | 405,555 | |
| Amount due to related Party, net | | 789,500 | | | 789,500 | | | 846,039 | | | 846,039 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Financial liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term bank loans | | 10,756,148 | | | 10,756,148 | | | 11,174,523 | | | 11,174,523 | |
| Bills payable | | 25,469,270 | | | 25,469,270 | | | 20,022,395 | | | 20,022,395 | |
| Obligations of guarantees for third party loans | | 255,482 | | | 255,482 | | | 255,759 | | | 255,759 | |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
20. | Segment information |
| |
| The Company uses the “management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the reportable segments. Management, including the chief operating decision maker, reviews the operating results solely by monthly revenue of cryogen-free refrigerators, cable products and light electric vehicles of the Company. As such, the Company has determined that there are three operating segments as defined by FASB ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”: Cryogen-free refrigerators, cable products and light electric vehicles. |
| | | Three Months Ended, | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sales revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cryogen-free refrigerators | $ | 662,809 | | $ | 1,526,017 | | $ | 2,204,619 | | $ | 3,840,177 | |
| Cable products | | 5,020,314 | | | 2,686,956 | | | 14,926,845 | | | 8,183,748 | |
| Light electric vehicles | | 1,756,376 | | | 2,873,796 | | | 10,017,596 | | | 6,255,992 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 7,439,499 | | $ | 7,086,769 | | $ | 27,149,060 | | $ | 18,279,917 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Three Months Ended, | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Operating income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cryogen-free refrigerators | $ | (140,249 | ) | $ | (221,400 | ) | $ | (94,469 | ) | $ | (275,557 | ) |
| Cable products | | (169,862 | ) | | (781,134 | ) | | 192,362 | | | (909,773 | ) |
| Light electric vehicles | | 131,164 | | | 129,505 | | | 1,092,883 | | | 50,353 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | (178,947 | ) | $ | (873,029 | ) | $ | 1,190,776 | | $ | (1,134,977 | ) |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Assets | | | | | | |
| Cryogen-free refrigerators | $ | 10,716,079 | | $ | 9,960,843 | |
| Cable products | | 25,725,859 | | | 21,226,882 | |
| Light electric vehicles | | 16,523,853 | | | 11,842,052 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | $ | 52,965,791 | | $ | 43,029,777 | |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
20. | Segment information (cont’d) |
| |
| Reconciliation is provided for unallocated amounts relating to corporate operations which are not included in the segment information. |
| | | Three months ended | | | Nine months ended | |
| | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total consolidated revenue | $ | 7,439,499 | | $ | 7,086,769 | | $ | 27,149,060 | | $ | 18,279,917 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total profit (loss) for reportable segments | $ | (178,947 | ) | $ | (873,029 | ) | $ | 1,190,776 | | $ | (1,134,977 | ) |
| Unallocated amounts relating to operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest income | | - | | | 100,954 | | | - | | | 296,165 | |
| Unallocated expenses | | (73,002 | ) | | (296,495 | ) | | (225,126 | ) | | (608,420 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | (251,949 | ) | $ | (1,068,570 | ) | $ | 965,650 | | $ | (1,447,232 | ) |
| | | As of | | | As of | |
| | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| Assets | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| Total assets for reportable segments | $ | 52,965,791 | | $ | 43,029,777 | |
| Amounts due from related parties | | 354,931 | | | 393,390 | |
| Loans to third parties | | 3,369,586 | | | 3,352,514 | |
| Loans to a related party | | 1,656,257 | | | 3,177,885 | |
| Long-term equity investment | | 172,637 | | | 171,763 | |
| Other | | 1,540 | | | 1,541 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | $ | 58,520,742 | | $ | 50,126,870 | |
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China Green Energy Industries, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
20. | Segment information (cont’d) |
| |
| All of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the PRC. Geographic information about the revenues, which are classified based on the customers, is set out as follows: |
| | | Three months ended | | | Nine months ended | |
| | | September 30 | | | September 30 | |
| | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PRC | $ | 4,713,812 | | $ | 4,155,434 | | $ | 17,914,255 | | $ | 11,225,248 | |
| Hong Kong | | 416,520 | | | 1,164,678 | | | 1,819,258 | | | 2,206,695 | |
| United States of America | | 1,181,187 | | | 617,560 | | | 3,299,932 | | | 1,623,893 | |
| Taiwan | | 223,608 | | | 457,878 | | | 1,123,765 | | | 930,463 | |
| United Kingdom | | 10,448 | | | 6,485 | | | 33,083 | | | 16,948 | |
| Japan | | - | | | 161,121 | | | 561,616 | | | 734,300 | |
| Australia | | 350,531 | | | 193,887 | | | 934,881 | | | 435,074 | |
| France | | 152,898 | | | 69,268 | | | 551,126 | | | 169,363 | |
| Others | | 390,495 | | | 260,458 | | | 911,144 | | | 937,933 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | $ | 7,439,499 | | $ | 7,086,769 | | $ | 27,149,060 | | $ | 18,279,917 | |
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTSOF OPERATIONS. |
Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “plan,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “aim,” “will” or similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, among others, those concerning market and industry segment growth and demand and acceptance of new and existing products; any projections of sales, earnings, revenue, margins or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; as well as all assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including those identified in Item 1A “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as well as assumptions, which, if they were to ever materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and our other filings with the SEC. These reports attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects. The forward-looking statements made in this report speak only as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation, except as required by law, to provide updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in our expectations or future events.
Use of Terms
Except where the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this report only, references in this report to:
- “CGRE,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” are to the combined business of China Green Energy Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Best Green BVI and Best Green Changzhou, and its variable interest entities, Best Cable and Best Appliances;
- “Best Green BVI” are to Best Green Energy Industries Limited, a BVI company;
- “Best Green Changzhou” are to Best Green Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., a PRC company;
- “Best Cable” are to Changzhou City Wujin Best Electronic Cables Co., Ltd., a PRC company;
- “Best Appliances” are to Jiangsu Best Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd., a PRC company;
- “BVI” are to the British Virgin Islands;
- “PRC” and “China” are to the People’s Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan;
- “SEC” are to the Securities and Exchange Commission;
- “Securities Act” are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
- “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
- “Renminbi” and “RMB” are to the legal currency of China; and
- “U.S. dollars,” “dollars” and “$” are to the legal currency of the United States.
Overview of our Business
We manufacture and distribute clean technology-based consumer products, including light electric vehicles, or LEVs, and cryogen-free refrigerators. We also manufacture and distribute network and High-Definition Multimedia Interface, or HDMI, cables. We sell some of our products under our own brand name of “BEST” and the balance of our products as an original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, for other companies, who are our customers. On January 25, 2011, we acquired the “NICONIA LEV” brand name and retail sales network, which we believe will complement our line of LEVs.
Our corporate headquarters and manufacturing base are located in Changzhou, China, where we own an aggregate of approximately 46,800 square meters of manufacturing facilities and office space. We own the right to use a total of 49,900 square meters of land in China. Our annual manufacturing capacity for our LEVs, Cryogen-free refrigerators and sets of network and HDMI cables (combined) is 45,000 units, 115,000 units and 25 million sets, respectively.
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Our principal executive offices are located at Jiangsu Wujin Lijia Industrial Park, Lijia Town, Wujin District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province 213176, People’s Republic of China. Our telephone number at that address is (86)519-86230103. We maintain a website atwww.chinagei.com that contains information about our company, but that information is not part of this report.
Recent Developments
Third Quarter Financial Performance Highlights
The following summarizes certain key financial information for the third quarter of 2012:
Revenues: Revenues were $7,439,499 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $352,730, or 4.97%, from $7,086,769 for the same period in 2011.
Gross profit and margin: Gross profit was $1,186,853 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $289,065 or 32.19%, from $897,788 for the same period last year. Gross margin was 15.95% for the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to 12.67% for the same period in 2011.
Net income (loss): Net loss was $184,695 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $689,735 from a net loss of $874,430 for the same period in 2011.
Fully diluted net income (loss) per share: Fully diluted net loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.01, as compared to a net loss per share of $0.04 for the same period in 2011.
Reportable Operating Segments
We use the “management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by our chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the reportable segments. Management, including the chief operating decision maker, reviews the operating results solely by monthly revenue of cryogen-free refrigerators, cable products and LEVs. As such, the Company has determined that there are three operating segments as defined by FASB ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”: Cryogen-free refrigerators, cable products and LEVs. See Note 20 “Segment Information” to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 (unaudited)
The following table shows key components of our results of operations during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, in both dollars and as a percentage of our total revenues.
| | Three Months Ended | | | Three Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2012 | | | September 30, 2011 | |
| | | | | % of | | | | | | % of | |
| | Amount | | | Revenues | | | Amount | | | Revenues | |
Revenues | $ | 7,439,499 | | | 100.00 | | $ | 7,086,769 | | | 100.00 | |
Cost of revenues | | (6,252,646 | ) | | (84.05 | ) | | (6,188,981 | ) | | (87.33 | ) |
Gross profit | | 1,186,853 | | | 15.95 | | | 897,788 | | | 12.67 | |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General and administrative expenses | | (921,499 | ) | | (12.38 | ) | | (1,779,919 | ) | | (25.12 | ) |
Selling expenses | | (404,814 | ) | | (5.44 | ) | | (151,599 | ) | | (2.14 | ) |
Total operating expenses | | (1,326,313 | ) | | (17.82 | ) | | (1,931,518 | ) | | (27.26 | ) |
(Loss) from operations | | (139,460 | ) | | (1.87 | ) | | (1,033,730 | ) | | (14.59 | ) |
Non-operating income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | 34,529 | | | 0.46 | | | 120,091 | | | 1.69 | |
Interest expenses | | (201,485 | ) | | (2.71 | ) | | (209,698 | ) | | (2.96 | ) |
Other income , net | | 54,467 | | | 0.73 | | | 54,767 | | | 0.77 | |
Total non-operating (expense) | | (112,489 | ) | | (1.52 | ) | | (34,840 | ) | | (0.50 | ) |
(Loss) before income taxes | | (251,949 | ) | | (3.39 | ) | | (1,068,570 | ) | | (15.09 | ) |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | (67,254 | ) | | (0.90 | ) | | (194,140 | ) | | (2.74 | ) |
Net (loss) | | (184,695 | ) | | (2.49 | ) | | (874,430 | ) | | (12.35 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | | (8,480 | ) | | (0.11 | ) | | 64,855 | ) | | 0.92 | ) |
Total comprehensive (loss) | $ | (193,175 | ) | | (2.60 | ) | | (809,575 | ) | | (11.43 | ) |
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Revenues. Our revenues increased by $352,730, or 4.97%, to $7,439,499 in the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $7,086,769 in the same period in 2011. The increase was due primarily to an increase in sales of cable products, coupled with decreases in refrigerators and LEVs. Revenue of cable products increased by $2,333,358 or 86.84%, from $2,686,956 in the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $5,020,314 in the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase was a result of our effort to maintain the long-term relationship with our main customers; in addition to 2011’s new domestic and foreign customers, whose demand had increased year over year. However, revenue of LEVs decreased by $1,117,420, or 38.88%, from $2,873,796 in the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $1,756,376 in the same period in 2012. The decrease was a result as we raised the price for luxury models in 2012 because of improved techniques in assembling the LEVs, but the LEV products sales have comparatively been cut off. Comparatively in 2011, LEV products was in a newly growing-up market in 2011which leading to the significant sales and we established stable relationships with several distributors and our Niconia brand name that has been well recognized in the local market The revenue of refrigerators decreased by $863,208 or 30.03%, from $1,526,017 in the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $662,809 in the three months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease was mainly due to reduced demand.
On a geographic basis, revenues generated from China was $4,713,812, or 63.36% of the total revenues, for the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $4,155,434, or 58.64% of the total revenues, for the same period in 2011. The increase was mainly resulted from our efforts to increase product penetration into the cable products market, most of which were sold in China. Revenues generated from outside of China was $2,725,687, or 36.64% of the total revenues, compared to $2,931,335, or 41.36% of the total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease was mainly resulted from a reduction of demand in Hong Kong and Taiwan markets. However, the increase in sales to the USA was a result of our participation in the cable exhibition in the USA, which successfully brought in new customers and boosted cable sales.
The following table sets forth revenues by business segment and by geography for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.
| | Three Months Ended | | | Three Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2012 | | | September 30, 2011 | |
| | | | | % of | | | | | | % of | |
| | Amount | | | Revenues | | | Amount | | | Revenues | |
Segment Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cryogen-free refrigerators | $ | 662,809 | | | 8.91 | | $ | 1,526,017 | | | 21.53 | |
Cable products | | 5,020,314 | | | 67.48 | | | 2,686,956 | | | 37.92 | |
LEVs | | 1,756,376 | | | 23.61 | | | 2,873,796 | | | 40.55 | |
| $ | 7,439,499 | | | 100.00 | | $ | 7,086,769 | | | 100.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Geographic Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PRC | $ | 4,713,812 | | | 63.36 | | $ | 4,155,434 | | | 58.64 | |
Hong Kong | | 416,520 | | | 5.60 | | | 1,164,678 | | | 16.43 | |
United States of America | | 1,181,187 | | | 15.88 | | | 617,560 | | | 8.71 | |
Taiwan | | 223,608 | | | 3.01 | | | 457,878 | | | 6.50 | |
United Kingdom | | 10,448 | | | 0.14 | | | 6,485 | | | 0.09 | |
Japan | | - | | | - | | | 161,121 | | | 2.27 | |
Australia | | 350,531 | | | 4.71 | | | 193,887 | | | 2.74 | |
France | | 152,898 | | | 2.06 | | | 69,268 | | | 0.98 | |
Others | | 390,495 | | | 5.24 | | | 260,458 | | | 3.64 | |
| $ | 7,439,499 | | | 100.00 | | $ | 7,086,769 | | | 100.00 | |
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Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues consists primarily of materials costs, wages, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization and other costs, which are directly attributable to the production of products. Our cost of revenues increased by $63,665, or 1.02%, to $6,252,646 in the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $6,188,981 in the same period in 2011. As a percentage of revenues, our cost of revenues decreased from 87.33% in the three months ended September 30, 2011 to 84.05% in the three months ended September 30, 2012. Though the Company had experienced a decrease in the sales of refrigerators and LEV, overall sales increased. The increase of cost of sales is in line with the increase of the total sales.
Gross profit. Our gross profit is the difference between revenue and cost of revenues. Gross profit increased by $289,605 or 32.19%, to $1,186,853 in the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $897,788 in the same period in 2011. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 15.95% and 12.67% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The respective gross profit margin of refrigerators, cable products and LEVs was -3.34%, 13.85% and 29.24% in the three months ended September 30, 2012 while 32.10%, -10.38% and 23.9% in the three months ended September 30, 2011
The significant decrease on sales of refrigerators was due to our gradually switching our sales concentration from refrigerators to cable products and LEVs. The fixed cost of refrigerators such as depreciation was remained unchanged in 2012 which contributed to a lower gross profit margin. The sales of cable products expanded significantly as a result of our participation in the cable exhibition in the USA, which successfully brought in new customers and boosted cable sales. Additionally, we have established a group of selective and stable suppliers with whom we have negotiated competitive prices based on long-term relationships. Thus, the cost of cable materials will be more manageable and will ultimately reduce costs of revenues accordingly. Additionally, the negative gross profit in the third quarter of 2011 was as a result of booking inventory provisions, while there was no such provisions booked in the same period in 2012. For LEVs, we raised the price for luxury models in 2012 because of improved LEVs models, but less competitive than other LEVs, which leading to the decrease on sales.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of office expenses, professional fees, certain reserves and provisions, entertainment, traveling expenses, staff welfare, labor protection and salaries and wages which are incurred at the administrative level. Our general and administrative expenses decreased by $858,420 or 48.22%, to $921,499 in the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $1,779,919 in the same period in 2011. Such decrease is mainly because in the third quarter of 2011, the Company assessed additional bad debt reserve, while in 2012, no such provision was necessary.
Selling expenses. Selling expenses consist primarily of advertising, salaries and shipping costs incurred in connection with selling activities. Our selling expenses increased by $253,315 or 167.02%, to $404,814 in the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $151,599 in the same period in 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to increased spending on sample expenses of all product lines by $158,305 and advertising fee by $52,555.
Interest expenses.Our interest expenses decreased by $8,213, or 3.91%, to $201,485 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $209,698 for the same period in 2011. Such decrease was mainly due to a decrease in bank loans and decreased loan interest rates.
Net loss. As a result of the factors described above, we generated a net loss of $184,695 in the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $689,735, from a net loss of $874,430 in the three months ended September 30, 2011.
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Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 (unaudited)
The following table shows key components of our results of operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, in both dollars and as a percentage of our total revenues.
| | Nine Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2012 | | | September 30, 2011 | |
| | | | | % of | | | | | | % of | |
| | Amount | | | Revenues | | | Amount | | | Revenues | |
Revenues | $ | 27,149,060 | | | 100.00 | | $ | 18,279,917 | | | 100.00 | |
Cost of revenues | | (22,168,017 | ) | | (81.65 | ) | | (15,273,859 | ) | | (83.56 | ) |
Gross profit | | 4,981,043 | | | 18.35 | | | 3,006,058 | | | 16.44 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General and administrative expenses | | (2,276,062 | ) | | (8.38 | ) | | (3,452,626 | ) | | (18.89 | ) |
Selling expenses | | (1,228,333 | ) | | (4.52 | ) | | (811,593 | ) | | (4.44 | ) |
Total operating expenses | | (3,504,395 | ) | | (12.90 | ) | | (4,264,219 | ) | | (23.33 | ) |
Income (loss) from operations | | 1,476,648 | | | 5.45 | | | (1,258,161 | ) | | (6.88 | ) |
Non-operating income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | 121,0833 | | | 0.45 | | | 359,188 | | | 1.96 | |
Interest expenses | | (669,825 | ) | | (2.47 | ) | | (539,051 | ) | | (2.95 | ) |
Other income , net | | 37,744 | | | 0.14 | | | (9,208 | ) | | (0.05 | ) |
Total non-operating (expense) | | (510,998 | ) | | (1.88 | ) | | (113,665 | ) | | (1.04 | ) |
Income (loss) before income taxes | | 965,650 | | | 3.57 | | | (1,447,232 | ) | | (7.92 | ) |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | - | | | - | | | (232,727 | ) | | (1.27 | ) |
Net income/(loss) | | 965,650 | | | 3.57 | | | (1,214,505 | ) | | (6.64 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | | 18,434 | | | 0.07 | | | 170,865 | | | 1.00 | |
Total comprehensive income/(loss) | $ | 984,084 | | | 3.64 | | $ | (1,043,640 | ) | | (5.64 | ) |
Revenues. Our revenues increased by $8,869,143 or 48.51%, to $27,149,060 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $18,279,917 in the same period in 2011. The increase was primarily due to an increase in sales of cable products and LEVs. Revenue of cable products increased by $6,743,097 or 82.39%, from $8,183,748 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $14,926,845 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase was a result of our effort to maintain the long-term relationship with our main customers, in addition to 2011’s new and domestic customers, whose demand has increased each year. We experienced a substantial increase in LEV sales of $3,761,604 or 60.12%, from $6,255,992 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $10,017,596 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase was a result from established stable relationships with several distributors and our Niconia brand name has been well recognized in the local market. However, revenue of refrigerators decreased by $1,635,558 or 42.59%, from $3,840,177 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $2,204,619 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease was mainly due to the reduced demand.
On a geographic basis, revenues generated from China was $17,914,255 or 65.98% of the total revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $11,225,248 or 61.41% of the total revenues, for the same period in 2011. The increase mainly resulted from our efforts to increase product penetration into the cable products and LEVs markets, most of which were sold in China. Revenues generated from outside of China was $9,234,805 or 34.02% of the total revenues, compared to $7,054,669 or 38.59% of the total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Additionally, the increase in sales to the USA was a result of our participation in the cable exhibition, which successfully brought in new customers and boosted cable sales. The increase in sales order from Australia and our efforts on newly-established customers in France contributed to the increase in sales as compared to that of 2011.
The following table sets forth revenues by business segment and by geography for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.
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| | Nine Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2012 | | | September 30, 2011 | |
| | | | | % of | | | | | | % of | |
| | Amount | | | Revenues | | | Amount | | | Revenues | |
Segment Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cryogen-free refrigerators | $ | 2,204,619 | | | 8.12 | | $ | 3,840,177 | | | 21.01 | |
Cable products | | 14,926,845 | | | 54.98 | | | 8,183,748 | | | 44.77 | |
LEVs | | 10,017,596 | | | 36.90 | | | 6,255,992 | | | 34.22 | |
| $ | 27,149,060 | | | 100.00 | | $ | 18,279,917 | | | 100.00 | |
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Geographic Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PRC | $ | 17,914,255 | | | 65.98 | | $ | 11,225,248 | | | 61.41 | |
Hong Kong | | 1,819,258 | | | 6.70 | | | 2,206,695 | | | 12.07 | |
United States of America | | 3,299,932 | | | 12.15 | | | 1,623,893 | | | 8.88 | |
Taiwan | | 1,123,765 | | | 4.14 | | | 930,463 | | | 5.09 | |
United Kingdom | | 33,083 | | | 0.12 | | | 16,948 | | | 0.09 | |
Japan | | 561,616 | | | 2.07 | | | 734,300 | | | 4.02 | |
Australia | | 934,881 | | | 3.44 | | | 435,074 | | | 2.38 | |
France | | 551,126 | | | 2.03 | | | 169,363 | | | 0.93 | |
Others | | 911,144 | | | 3.37 | | | 937,933 | | | 5.13 | |
| $ | 27,149,060 | | | 100.00 | | $ | 18,279,917 | | | 100.00 | |
Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues consists primarily of materials costs, wages, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization and other costs, which are directly attributable to the production of products. Our cost of revenues increased by $6,894,158 or 45.13%, to $22,168,017 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $15,273,859 in the same period in 2011. As a percentage of revenues, our cost of revenues decreased from 83.56% in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to 81.65% in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in costs of sales as a percentage of sales was based on the static fixed costs not changing over a period of increased sales. The increase of cost of sales is in line with the increase of the total sales.
Gross profit. Our gross profit is the difference between our revenues and our cost of revenues. Our gross profit increased by $1,974,985 or 65.70%, to $4,981,043 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $3,006,058 in the same period in 2011. Gross profit was 18.35% and 16.44% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The respective gross profit margin of refrigerators, cable products and LEVs was 9.68%, 15.25% and 24.87% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 while it was 24.11%, 9.24% and 21.16% for the same period in 2011.
The significant decrease on sales of refrigerators was due to concentrating our sales efforts from refrigerators to cable products and LEVs. The fixed cost of refrigerators such as property and equipment depreciation remained unchanged in 2012 coupled with lower sales, which, contributed to a lower gross profit margin. The sales of cable products expanded significantly as a result of our participation in the cable exhibition in the USA, which successfully brought in new customers and boosted cable sales. Additionally, we have established a group of selective and stable suppliers with whom we have negotiated competitive prices based on long-term relationships. Thus, the cost of cable materials will be more manageable and will ultimately reduce costs of revenues accordingly. For LEVs, we raised the price for luxury models in 2012 because of improved models,
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of office expenses, professional fees, certain reserves and provisions, entertainment, traveling expenses, staff welfare, labor protection and salaries and wages which are incurred at the administrative level. Our general and administrative expenses decreased by $1,176,564 or 34.07%, to $2,276,062 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $3,452,626 in the same period in 2011. Such decrease was mainly due to that in the third quarter of 2011, the Company assessed additional bad debt reserve of $1,224,157, while in 2012, no such provision was necessary.
Selling expenses. Selling expenses consist primarily of advertising, salaries and shipping costs incurred in connection with selling activities. Our selling expenses increased by $416,740 or 51.34%, to $1,228,333 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $811,593 in the same period in 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to increased spending on marketing and exhibitions for all products lines by $206,290 and traveling expenses by $145,668.
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Interest expenses.Our interest expenses increased by $130,774 or 24.26%, to $669,825 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $539,051 for the same period in 2011. Such increase was mainly due to an increase in bank loans and loan interest rates.
Net income (loss). As a result of the factors described above, we generated a net income of $965,650 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $2,180,155, from a net loss of $1,214,505 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2,053,800, primarily consisting of cash on hand and demand deposits. The following table provides a summary of our net cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities.
Cash Flows
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (700,938 | ) | $ | (3,610,454 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (3,075,329 | ) | | (9,604,862 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | 4,811,835 | | | 12,575,081 | |
Effects of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents | | 4,499 | | | 152,749 | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | 1,040,067 | | | (487,486 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | | 1,013,733 | | | 1,080,787 | |
Cash and cash equivalent at end of the period | $ | 2,053,800 | | $ | 593,301 | |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $700,938 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $3,610,454 for the same period in 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to (i) an increase in net income of $2,180,155, (ii) a decrease in change in allowance for doubtful accounts of $896,825 (iii) a decrease in inventories of $539,886, (iv) a decrease in other current assets of $786,272, (v) a decrease in prepayments to suppliers of $3,862,024, (vi) an increase in payables (including accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other payables, and income taxes payable) of $3,484,616, and (vii) an increase in collections on accounts receivable $2,037,435.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $3,075,329 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $9,604,862 for the same period in 2011. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was mainly attributable to (i) an increase in spending on property, plant and equipment by $1,066,618, (ii) a decrease in spending on intangible assets by $2,207,204, (iii) a decrease in restricted cash deposit requirements of $3,831,981, and (iv) an increase in collections from a related party of $1,586,375.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $4,811,835 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $12,575,081 for the same period in 2011. The decrease was mainly attributable to (i) a decrease in bills payable of $6,124,699, (ii) a decrease in borrowings of short-term bank loans of $7,471,000, (iii) a decrease in repayments of short-term bank loans of $6,379,420.
Loan Commitments
As of September 30, 2012, we are party to several loan and bill acceptance agreements as follows:
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Loan Agreements:
Loan Agreement between Best Appliance and Wujin Rural Commercial Bank for a loan with a total amount available to borrow of RMB1,450,000 (approximately $229,000). The loan matures on May 20, 2013. The annual interest rate is 8.36%. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $228,955.
Loan Agreements between Best Cable and Wujin Agriculture Bank, pursuant to which we renewed the loan of RMB3,000,000 (approximately $474,000) in June 27, 2012 , for a term maturing February 10, 2013. The annual interest rate is 7.57%. We borrowed RMB5,000,000 (approximately $790,000) in January 2012, for a term maturing October 20, 2012. The annual interest rate is 7.22%. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $1,263,200.
Loan Agreement between Best Cable and Wujin ICBC for a loan with a total amount available to borrow of RMB17, 000,000 (approximately $2,684,000). The loan will mature in October 26, 2012. The annual interest rate is 6.56%. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $2,684,300.
Loan Agreement between Best Appliances and Wujin Rural Commercial Bank for a loan with a total amount available to borrow of RMB19,670,000 (approximately $3,106,000). The annual interest rate ranges is 9.72% and the loan will mature in November 18, 2012. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $3,105,893.
Loan Agreement between Best Appliance and Wujin Rural Commercial Bank for a loan with a total amount available to borrow of RMB5,000,000 (approximately $790,000). The loan matured on April 16, 2012 and was extended to March 20, 2013. The annual interest rate is 8.70%. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $789,500.
Loan Agreement between Best Cable and Pudong Development Bank Changzhou Branch for a loan with a total amount available to borrow of RMB 10,000,000 (approximately $1,579,000). The loan matures on December 14, 2012. The annual interest rate is 8.20%. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $1,579,000.
Loan Agreement between Best Appliance and Wujin Agricultural Bank Of China for a loan with a total amount available to borrow of RMB7,000,000 (approximately $1,105,000). The loan will mature in October 12, 2012. The annual interest rate is 6.16%. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $1,105,300.
Certain bank loans are secured by our buildings and land rights. Other unsecured bank loans were guaranteed by Mr. Shi, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, his wife Ms. Xueqin Wang, and three non-related parties.
Bill Acceptance Agreements:
Commercial Bill Acceptance Agreement, between Best Cable and Pudong Development Bank Changzhou Branch, pursuant to which the bank provided commercial bills with a total amount of RMB25,700,000 (approximately $4,058,000) at September 30, 2012. The agreement matures on January 10, 2013; however, the bills payable September 30, 2012 become due at various times through March 2013. As we incur future expenses, we will borrow additional funds under these arrangements. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $4,058,030.
Commercial Bill Acceptance Agreement, between Best Cable and Communication Bank Fangzhicheng Sub- branch, pursuant to which the bank provided commercial bills with a total amount of RMB11,300,000 (approximately $1,784,000) at September 30, 2012. The agreement matures on March 23, 2013. The bills payable at September 30, 2012 become due at various times through March 2013. As we incur future expenses, we will borrow additional funds under these arrangements. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $1,784,270
Commercial Bill Acceptance Agreement, between Best Cable and Wujin Agricultural Bank, pursuant to which the bank provided two commercial bills with a total amount available to borrow of RMB14,800,000 (approximately $2,337,000) at September 30, 2012. The agreement matures on December 13, 2012, guaranteed by our CEO Mr. Shi, Ms. Wang, and KK Lighting, an unrelated party. The bills payable at September 30, 2012 become due at various times through March 2013. As we incur future expenses, we will borrow additional funds under these arrangements. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $2,336,920.
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Bank Acceptance Agreement, between Best Appliance and Wujin Rural Commercial Bank pursuant to which the bank provided a bill with a total amount of RMB24,000,000 (approximately $3,790,000) at September 30, 2012. The agreement matures on May 8, 2014. The bills payable at September 30, 2012 become due at various times through December 2012. As we incur future expenses, we will borrow additional funds under these arrangements. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $3,789,600
Bank Acceptance Agreement, between Best Appliance and China Minsheng Bank Changzhou Branch pursuant to which the bank provided a bill with a total amount of RMB14,000,000 (approximately $2,211,000) at September 30, 2012. The agreement matures on March 28, 2013. As we incur future expenses, we will borrow additional funds under these arrangements. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $2,210,600.
Bank Acceptance Agreement, between Best Cable and Wujin Construction Bank pursuant to which the bank provided a bill with a total amount available to borrow of RMB9,000,000 (approximately $1,421,000) at September 30, 2012. The agreement matures on January 14, 2014. As we incur future expenses, we will borrow additional funds under these arrangements. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $1,421,100
Bank Acceptance Agreement, between Best Appliance and Jiangsu Bank University Sub-branch pursuant to which the bank provided a bill with a total amount of RMB62,500,000 (approximately $9,869,000) at September 30, 2012. The agreement matures on December 14, 2012; however, the bills payable at September 30, 2012 become due at various times through March 2013. As we incur future expenses, we will borrow additional funds under these arrangements. The amount outstanding at September 30, 2012 was $9,868,750.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were $2.10 million and $3.23 million, respectively, representing the total amount of investment activities. Our capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 consisted of capital expenditures relating to certain equipment and improvements of office buildings and workshops, as compared to the same period in 2011, when we made payments to acquire of the Niconia LEV brand and certain equipment
Going Concern
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations, augmented by short-term bank loans and equity contributions by stockholders. We believe that cash on hand and cash flow from operations will meet a portion of our present cash needs and that we will require additional cash resources, including equity investment, to meet expected capital expenditures and working capital requirements for the next 12 months. If our own financial resources are insufficient to satisfy capital requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain additional credit facilities. The sale of additional equity securities could result in dilution to stockholders. The occurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could require us to agree to operating and financial covenants that would restrict operations. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any failure by management to raise additional funds on terms favorable to us, or at all, could limit our ability to expand business operations and could harm overall business prospects. We currently do not have any agreements to extend or refinance the debts beyond a one-year term. In addition, the Company has a negative cash flow from operations of $700,938 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. As a result of these factors, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Inflation
Inflation and changing prices have not had a material effect on our business, and we do not expect that inflation or changing prices will materially affect our business in the foreseeable future. However, our management will closely monitor price changes in the Chinese economy and our industry and continually maintain effective cost controls in operations.
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Except as set forth below, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our investors.
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had capital commitments amounting to $93,951 and $590,382, respectively, with respect to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment that were contracted for but not provided in the consolidated financial statements. Such commitments will be recorded to the financial statements when the property, plant and equipment is received.
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we acted as a guarantor for bank loans granted to certain business associates totaling $6,387,055 and $6,393,970, respectively. The maximum amount that can be drawn on these guaranteed loans is $8,716,080 at September 30, 2012 and these guarantees expire at various times through August 2013. None of our directors or executive officers are involved in the normal operations or have invested in the business of the guaranteed business associates. All the business have a history of paying back the loans in a timely manner.
All the above guarantees have no recourse provisions that would enable us to recover from the business associates any amounts paid under the guarantees and any assets held as collateral that we can obtain or liquidate to recover all or a portion of the amounts that could be paid under the guarantees. If the business associates fail to perform under their contractual obligation, we are obligated to make future payments including the contractual principal amounts, related interest and penalties.
Management has assessed the fair value of the obligation arising from the above financial guarantees and recognized $255,482 and $255,759 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, which is included in accrued liabilities and other payables in the consolidated financial statements.
Seasonality
Our operating results and operating cash flows historically have been subject to seasonal variations. Our revenues usually increase over each quarter of the calendar year with the first quarter usually the slowest quarter because fewer projects are undertaken during and around the Chinese spring festival.
Critical Accounting Policies
Critical accounting policies are those we believe are most important to portraying our financial conditions and results of operations and require the greatest amount of subjective or complex judgments by management. Judgments and uncertainties regarding the application of these policies may result in materially different amounts being reported under various conditions or using different assumptions. There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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As required by Rule 13a-15(e), our management has carried out an evaluation, with the participation and under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jianliang Shi, and Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Jianfeng Xu, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2012. Based upon, and as of the date of this evaluation, Mr. Shi and Ms. Xu, determined that because of the material weaknesses described in Item 9A “Controls and Procedures” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were still not effective as of September 30, 2012. We are in the process of remediating the material weaknesses as of September 30, 2012. Investors are directed to Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for the description of these weaknesses.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We regularly review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems, consolidating activities, and migrating processes.
During its evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, our management identified material weakness related to (1) our failure to record adequate loan reserves and guaranty loan reserves which were not in compliance with US GAAP; (2) our entering into certain prohibitive transactions, as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, with an officer of one of our variable interest entities, where Company funds were commingled with personal accounts for various periods of time resulting in loans to officers. As disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, our management has identified the steps necessary to address the material weaknesses, and in the third quarter of 2012, we continued to implement these remedial procedures.
Other than in connection with the implementation of the remedial measures described above, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise, in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these, or other matters, may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS. |
We have not sold any equity securities during the third quarter of 2012 that were not previously disclosed in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or a current report on Form 8-K that was filed during third quarter.
No repurchases of our common stock were made during the third quarter of 2012.
ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. |
None.
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ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION. |
We have no information to disclose that was required to be in a report on Form 8-K during the third quarter of 2012, but was not reported. There have been no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors.
The list of exhibits in the Exhibit Index to this report is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 14, 2012 | CHINA GREEN ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Jianliang Shi |
| | Jianliang Shi, Chief Executive Officer |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) |
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| By: | /s/ Jianfeng Xu |
| | Jianfeng Xu, Chief Financial Officer |
| | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal |
| | Accounting Officer) |
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