General and administrative expenses decreased by $784,788 or 37.29% to $1,319,769 for six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $2,104,557 for the comparable period in 2008. The main factors were the decrease of consulting fees of RMB 2 million and effective measures to reduce the operating costs.
Land leveling income increased by $2,126,358 or 100% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to $0 for June 30, 2008, because there is was no leveling operations and related income in the first two quarters of 2008.
Gain on settlement of debts decreased by $1,075,843 or 100% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, due to the Company gain of $1,075,843 from disposal of debts of Shenyang Normal College in 2008, but there were no transactions in the first six months of 2009 that generated a gain on settlement of debt.
Other income, net increased by $549,794 or 233.25% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $(235,715) for the comparable period in 2008. This change is attributed to an increase in fees for parking and maintenance on developed projects during the first six months of 2009.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were $1,788,516 and $9,148,681 respectively. The factors which resulted in this decrease are discussed below:
Net income increased by 130.32% to $283,713 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to a net loss of $(935,834) for the corresponding period in 2008. Accounts receivable and other receivables decreased by $27,598,010 or 87% as a result of the Company collecting the receivable accounts related to disposal of a subsidiary in the first half of 2008.
Net cash flows provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $46,203 compared to $(46,217) of cash flow used in investing activities for the same period in 2008. The investing activity change was primarily due to the purchases of property and equipment of $46,217 in 2008, and construction in progress as adjusted to other assets for 2009.
Net cash flows used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $0 compared to $(8,643,184) for the comparable period in 2008, which is attributable primarily to the fact there were no loan repayments in the first six months of 2009.
(5) | Liquidity and Capital Resources |
Current liabilities exceeded current assets by $21,935,657 as of June 30, 2009. The working capital deficit was incurred primarily due to Short Term Loans of $19,296,838. It has become common practice in China, for banks and companies to renegotiate loan extensions on an annual basis. This is driven by the ever changing banking regulatory environment and a situation where banks are becoming more conservative.
Under the circumstances, most lending banks have usually worked sympathetically and closely with borrowers for loan extension or restructuring for a shorter period within the administrative guidelines of the government. As State policies are issued outside the control of the banks in China and form part of the macro and micro-economic measures, many bankers and their customers are often stuck in the situation, thus they are generally more tolerant than their counterparts in Western economies.
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