UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 2)
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period endedDecember 31, 2017
☐ 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 001-34260
CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | | 36-3526027 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (IRS Employer |
incorporation or organization) | | Identification No.) |
3rd floor, Borough A, Block A. No. 181, South Taibai Road, Xi’an,
Shaanxi province, PRC 710065
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
+86-29-88266368
(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) 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 ☒ 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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth 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 | ☒ |
| | Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 38,551,265 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, as of February 9, 2018.
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A is filed as an amendment to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 filed by China Green Agriculture, Inc. (the "Company") on February 13, 2018. The purpose of this Amendment No. 2 is to revise certain disclosures pursuant to the comment letter received from the SEC in connection with our filing of the Form 10-Q/A on March 16, 2018.
In this Amendment, the following changes were made:
● The disclosure of recent accounting pronouncements in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements was included in the whole financial statements under Item 1 that ASU 2016-10, 2016-11, 2016-12 will be effective for us beginning July 1, 2018.
● We had reevaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. We concluded that the Disclosure Controls and Procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2017 and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting were not effective as of June 30, 2017. We revised the conclusion in Item 4.
This Form 10-Q/A has not been updated or modified in any other way and speaks only as of the date of the original filing, February 13, 2018, unless otherwise noticed. Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction with the original filing and all filings made with the SEC subsequent to the date of the original filing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
Item 1. | Financial Statements | 1 |
Item 4 | Controls and Procedures | 23 |
Signatures | 24 |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
| | December 31, 2017 | | | June 30, 2017 | |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current Assets | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 145,417,158 | | | $ | 123,050,548 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | 120,551,994 | | | | 140,252,335 | |
Inventories | | | 105,613,585 | | | | 78,013,891 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 3,709,791 | | | | 4,201,782 | |
Amount due from related parties | | | 1,565,196 | | | | 1,412,844 | |
Advances to suppliers, net | | | 20,821,812 | | | | 24,023,062 | |
Total Current Assets | | | 397,679,536 | | | | 370,954,462 | |
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Plant, Property and Equipment, Net | | | 33,227,748 | | | | 34,191,332 | |
Deferred Asset, Net | | | 0 | | | | 864,070 | |
Other Assets | | | 296,256 | | | | 279,031 | |
Other Non-current Assets | | | 17,201,354 | | | | 17,829,621 | |
Intangible Assets, Net | | | 21,527,536 | | | | 22,911,876 | |
Goodwill | | | 8,290,857 | | | | 8,651,238 | |
Total Assets | | $ | 478,223,287 | | | $ | 455,681,630 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 22,783,659 | | | $ | 19,643,897 | |
Customer deposits | | | 6,935,326 | | | | 7,046,570 | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 10,140,609 | | | | 9,135,312 | |
Amount due to related parties | | | 3,288,189 | | | | 3,071,102 | |
Taxes payable | | | 2,180,995 | | | | 2,690,407 | |
Short term loans | | | 6,285,300 | | | | 7,678,111 | |
Interest payable | | | 324,230 | | | | 256,904 | |
Derivative liability | | | 70,184 | | | | 195,812 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 52,008,492 | | | | 49,718,116 | |
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Long-term Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Long-term loan | | | 0 | | | | 3,549 | |
Convertible notes payable | | | 7,268,851 | | | | 8,431,912 | |
Total Liabilities | | $ | 59,277,343 | | | $ | 58,153,577 | |
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Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding | | | - | | | | - | |
Common stock, $.001 par value, 115,197,165 shares authorized, 38,551,265 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively | | | 38,551 | | | | 38,551 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 128,915,651 | | | | 128,915,651 | |
Statutory reserve | | | 30,104,103 | | | | 28,962,302 | |
Retained earnings | | | 256,518,126 | | | | 244,738,993 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 3,369,512 | | | | (5,127,444 | ) |
Total Stockholders' Equity | | | 418,945,944 | | | | 397,528,052 | |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | $ | 478,223,287 | | | $ | 455,681,629 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
| | Three Months Ended December 31, | | | Six Months Ended December 31, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jinong | | $ | 26,211,280 | | | $ | 26,825,674 | | | $ | 52,985,040 | | | $ | 58,253,394 | |
Gufeng | | | 24,447,721 | | | | 21,066,559 | | | | 42,669,787 | | | | 36,876,073 | |
Yuxing | | | 1,953,748 | | | | 2,454,314 | | | | 3,746,391 | | | | 3,809,725 | |
VIEs - others | | | 11,350,893 | | | | 8,398,466 | | | | 27,330,927 | | | | 21,690,443 | |
Net sales | | | 63,963,642 | | | | 58,745,013 | | | | 126,732,145 | | | | 120,629,635 | |
Cost of goods sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jinong | | | 13,265,827 | | | | 12,332,360 | | | | 26,378,583 | | | | 25,601,590 | |
Gufeng | | | 21,160,024 | | | | 18,138,659 | | | | 37,146,453 | | | | 31,523,736 | |
Yuxing | | | 1,536,238 | | | | 1,934,046 | | | | 2,928,791 | | | | 2,979,654 | |
VIEs - others | | | 9,452,987 | | | | 7,159,707 | | | | 22,661,751 | | | | 17,913,386 | |
Cost of goods sold | | | 45,415,076 | | | | 39,564,772 | | | | 89,115,578 | | | | 78,018,366 | |
Gross profit | | | 18,548,566 | | | | 19,180,241 | | | | 37,616,567 | | | | 42,611,269 | |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Selling expenses | | | 7,682,008 | | | | 3,965,382 | | | | 12,861,012 | | | | 8,977,450 | |
Selling expenses - amortization of deferred asset | | | 0 | | | | 3,475,438 | | | | | | | | 9,584,220 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 937,359 | | | | 4,633,905 | | | | 7,909,981 | | | | 7,865,392 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 8,619,367 | | | | 12,074,725 | | | | 20,770,993 | | | | 26,427,062 | |
Income from operations | | | 9,929,199 | | | | 7,105,516 | | | | 16,845,574 | | | | 16,184,207 | |
Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income (expense) | | | (276,850 | ) | | | (114,115 | ) | | | (284,081 | ) | | | (155,172 | ) |
Discontinued VIE operation - Zhenbai | | | (330,966 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (330,966 | ) | | | 0 | |
Interest income | | | 130,248 | | | | 76,494 | | | | 218,162 | | | | 153,116 | |
Interest expense | | | (94,587 | ) | | | (93,246 | ) | | | (274,162 | ) | | | (231,791 | ) |
Total other income (expense) | | | (572,155 | ) | | | (130,867 | ) | | | (671,047 | ) | | | (233,847 | ) |
Income before income taxes | | | 9,357,045 | | | | 6,974,649 | | | | 16,174,528 | | | | 15,950,360 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | 1,530,938 | | | | 1,468,638 | | | | 3,253,593 | | | | 3,092,769 | |
Net income | | | 7,826,107 | | | | 5,506,011 | | | | 12,920,935 | | | | 12,857,591 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | | | 8,256,738 | | | | (1,205,884 | ) | | | 8,496,956 | | | | (16,447,063 | ) |
Comprehensive income (loss) | | $ | 16,082,845 | | | $ | 4,300,127 | | | $ | 21,417,891 | | | $ | (3,589,472 | ) |
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Basic weighted average shares outstanding | | | 38,551,264 | | | | 37,658,062 | | | | 38,551,264 | | | | 37,653,333 | |
Basic net earnings per share | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | 0.34 | |
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | | | 38,551,264 | | | | 37,658,062 | | | | 38,551,264 | | | | 37,653,333 | |
Diluted net earnings per share | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.34 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| | Six Months Ended December 31, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 12,920,935 | | | $ | 12,857,591 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Issuance of common stock and stock options for compensation | | | - | | | | 1,282,949 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 3,434,389 | | | | 12,115,909 | |
Gain (Loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment | | | 15,318 | | | | 109,304 | |
Amortization of debt discount | | | 377,450 | | | | 155,335 | |
Change in fair value of derivative liability | | | (114,233 | ) | | | (75,918 | ) |
Changes in operating assets | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | 19,546,354 | | | | (13,023,491 | ) |
Amount due from related parties | | | 1,436,875 | | | | (395,616 | ) |
Other current assets | | | 1,019,062 | | | | (467,184 | ) |
Inventories | | | (25,678,033 | ) | | | 19,962,979 | |
Advances to suppliers | | | 3,625,303 | | | | (3,091,976 | ) |
Other assets | | | 974,189 | | | | 121,719 | |
Changes in operating liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | | 2,694,536 | | | | 564,376 | |
Customer deposits | | | (226,314 | ) | | | (2,875,222 | ) |
Tax payables | | | (554,210 | ) | | | (2,146,115 | ) |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 921,456 | | | | (7,029,002 | ) |
Interest payable | | | 142,283 | | | | 113,352 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 20,535,360 | | | | 18,178,990 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of plant, property, and equipment | | | (11,758 | ) | | | (74,353 | ) |
Change in construction in process | | | (11,328 | ) | | | - | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (23,086 | ) | | | (74,353 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from loans | | | 153,300 | | | | - | |
Repayment of loans | | | (1,678,603 | ) | | | - | |
Advance from related party | | | 195,013 | | | | 300,000 | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | (1,330,290 | ) | | | 300,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | | | 3,184,627 | | | | (4,726,271 | ) |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | 22,366,611 | | | | 13,678,366 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance | | | 123,050,548 | | | | 102,896,486 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance | | $ | 145,417,158 | | | $ | 116,574,852 | |
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Supplement disclosure of cash flow information | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense paid | | $ | 206,368 | | | $ | 231,791 | |
Income taxes paid | | $ | 3,807,803 | | | $ | 7,047,713 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
China Green Agriculture, Inc. (the “Company”, “Parent Company” or “Green Nevada”), through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the research, development, production, distribution and sale of humic acid-based compound fertilizer, compound fertilizer, blended fertilizer, organic compound fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, highly-concentrated water-soluble fertilizers and mixed organic-inorganic compound fertilizer and the development, production and distribution of agricultural products.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in this Report, the following are the references herein of all the subsidiaries of the Company (i) Green Agriculture Holding Corporation (“Green New Jersey”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Nevada, incorporated in the State of New Jersey; (ii) Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Jinong”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green New Jersey organized under the laws of the PRC; (iii) Xi’an Hu County Yuxing Agriculture Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Yuxing”), a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) in the in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) controlled by Jinong through a series of contractual agreements; (iv) Beijing Gufeng Chemical Products Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinong in the PRC (“Gufeng”), and (v) Beijing Tianjuyuan Fertilizer Co., Ltd., Gufeng’s wholly-owned subsidiary in the PRC (“Tianjuyuan”).
On June 30, 2016 the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinong, entered into strategic acquisition agreements and a series of contractual agreements with the shareholders of the following six companies that are organized under the laws of the PRC and would be deemed VIEs: Shaanxi Lishijie Agrochemical Co., Ltd. (“Lishijie”), Songyuan Jinyangguang Sannong Service Co., Ltd. (“Jinyangguang”), Shenqiu County Zhenbai Agriculture Co., Ltd. (“Zhenbai”), Weinan City Linwei District Wangtian Agricultural Materials Co., Ltd. (“Wangtian”), Aksu Xindeguo Agricultural Materials Co., Ltd. (“Xindeguo”), and Xinjiang Xinyulei Eco-agriculture Science and Technology co., Ltd. (“Xinyulei”). On January 1, 2017, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinong, entered into strategic acquisition agreements and a series of contractual agreements with the shareholders of the following two companies that are organized under the laws of the PRC and would be deemed VIEs, Sunwu County Xiangrong Agricultural Materials Co., Ltd. (“Xiangrong”), and Anhui Fengnong Seed Co., Ltd. (“Fengnong”).
On November 30, 2017, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinong, discontinued the strategic acquisition agreements and the series of contractual agreements with the shareholders of Zhenbai.
Yuxing, Lishijie, Jinyangguang, Wangtian, Xindeguo, Xinyulei, Xiangrong and Fengnong may also collectively be referred to as the “the VIE Companies”; Lishijie, Jinyangguang, Zhenbai, Wangtian, Xindeguo, Xinyulei, Xiangrong and Fengnong may also collectively be referred to as “the sales VIEs” or “the sales VIE companies”.
The Company’s corporate structure as of December 31, 2017 is set forth in the diagram below:

NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principle of consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Green New Jersey, Jinong, Gufeng, Tianjuyuan, and the VIE Companies. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Effective June 16, 2013, Yuxing was converted from being a wholly-owned foreign enterprise 100% owned by Jinong to a domestic enterprise 100% owned by one natural person, who is not affiliated with the Company (“Yuxing’s Owner”). Effective the same day, Yuxing’s Owner entered into a series of contractual agreements with Jinong pursuant to which Yuxing became the VIE of Jinong.
VIE assessment
A VIE is an entity (1) that has total equity at risk that is not sufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other entities, (2) where the group of equity holders does not have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, or the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses or the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, or (3) where the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both, and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights. In order to determine if an entity is considered a VIE, the Company first performs a qualitative analysis, which requires certain subjective decisions regarding its assessments, including, but not limited to, the design of the entity, the variability that the entity was designed to create and pass along to its interest holders, the rights of the parties, and the purpose of the arrangement. If the Company cannot conclude after a qualitative analysis whether an entity is a VIE, it performs a quantitative analysis. The qualitative analysis considered the design of the entity, the risks that cause variability, the purpose for which the entity was created, and the variability that the entity was designed to pass along to its variable interest holders. When the primary beneficiary could not be identified through a qualitative analysis, we used internal cash flow models to compute and allocate expected losses or expected residual returns to each variable interest holder based upon the relative contractual rights and preferences of each interest holder in the VIE’s capital structure.
Use of estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made. However, actual results could differ materially from those results.
Cash and cash equivalents and concentration of cash
For statement of cash flows purposes, the Company considers all cash on hand and in banks, certificates of deposit with state owned banks in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and banks in the United States, and other highly-liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains large sums of cash in three major banks in China. The aggregate cash in such accounts and on hand as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017 were $145,417,158 and $123,050,548, respectively. The Company had $145,409,838 and $122,907,629 in cash in banks in China, and also had $7,320 and $142,919 in cash in two banks in the United States as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. Cash overdrafts as of a balance sheet date will be reflected as liabilities in the balance sheet. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risks on its cash in bank accounts.
Accounts receivable
The Company’s policy is to maintain reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management regularly reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves at each year-end. Accounts considered uncollectible are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance. As of December 31, 2017, and June 30, 2017, the Company had accounts receivable of $122,117,190 and $141,665,179, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,949,452 and $9,457,423, respectively.
Inventories
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) or market. Inventories consist of raw materials; work in process, finished goods and packaging materials. The Company reviews its inventories regularly for possible obsolete goods and establishes reserves when determined necessary.
Deferred assets
Deferred assets represent amounts that the distributors owed to the Company in their marketing efforts and developing standard stores to expand the Company’s products’ competitiveness and market shares. The amount owed to the Company to assist its distributors will be expensed over three years, which is the term as stated in the cooperation agreement, as long as the distributors are actively selling the Company’s products. For the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company amortized $864,070 and $9,894,637 respectively, of the deferred assets. If a distributor breaches, defaults, or terminates the agreement with the Company within the three-year period, the outstanding unamortized portion of the amount owed will become payable to the Company immediately.
The deferred assets consist of items inside the distributors’ stores such as furniture, racks, cabinets, and display units, and items outside or attached to the distributors’ stores such as signage and billboards. These types of assets would be capitalized as fixed assets if the Company actually owned the stores or utilized the assets for its own operations. These assets would also be capitalized as leasehold improvements if the Company leased these stores from the distributors. Therefore, the Company believes that under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, these types of asset purchases are properly capitalized. In addition, the Company believes that these assets are properly classified as deferred assets because if a distributor breaches, defaults, or terminates the agreement with the Company within a three-year period, a proportionate amount expended by the Company is to be repaid by the distributor.
The assets inside the distributors’ stores are custom made to fit the layout of each individual store and the signage and billboards are also custom designed to fit the specific location. The assets were purchased by the Company directly from the manufacturers and installed in the distributors’ stores. The Company wants to maintain control over the quality of the items being purchased as well as making them uniform among all the distributor locations.
Intangible Assets
The Company records intangible assets acquired individually or as part of a group at fair value. Intangible assets with definitive lives are amortized over the useful life of the intangible asset, which is the period over which the asset is expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the entity’s future cash flows. The Company evaluates intangible assets for impairment at least annually and more often whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
Customer deposits
Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as customer deposits. When all revenue recognition criteria are met, the customer deposits are recognized as revenue. As of December 31, 2017, and June 30, 2017, the Company had customer deposits of $6,935,326 and $7,046,570, respectively.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options and stock awards.
The components of basic and diluted earnings per share consist of the following:
| | Three Months Ended | |
| | December 31, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Net Income for Basic Earnings Per Share | | $ | 7,826,107 | | | $ | 5,506,011 | |
Basic Weighted Average Number of Shares | | | 38,551,264 | | | | 37,658,062 | |
Net Income Per Share – Basic | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 0.15 | |
Net Income for Diluted Earnings Per Share | | $ | 7,826,107 | | | $ | 5,506,011 | |
Diluted Weighted Average Number of Shares | | | 38,551,264 | | | | 37,658,062 | |
Net Income Per Share – Diluted | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 0.15 | |
| | Six Months Ended | |
| | December 31, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Net Income for Basic Earnings Per Share | | $ | 12,920,935 | | | $ | 12,857,591 | |
Basic Weighted Average Number of Shares | | | 38,551,264 | | | | 37,653,333 | |
Net Income Per Share – Basic | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | 0.34 | |
Net Income for Diluted Earnings Per Share | | $ | 12,920,935 | | | $ | 12,857,591 | |
Diluted Weighted Average Number of Shares | | | 38,551,264 | | | | 37,653,333 | |
Net Income Per Share – Diluted | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | 0.34 | |
Recent accounting pronouncements
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17,Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The new guidance requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this ASU will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,Leases (Topic 842). The guidance in ASU No. 2016-02 supersedes the lease recognition requirements in ASC Topic 840,Leases (FAS 13). ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease for both financing and operating leases, along with additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09,Improvements to Employee Share Based Payment Accounting, to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this newly issued guidance to its consolidated financial statements.
In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”), which clarifies the following two aspects of Topic 606: (a) identifying performance obligations; and (b) the licensing implementation guidance. The amendments do not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods, which will be our interim period beginning July 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-11, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-06 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting” (“ASU 2016-11”), which clarifies revenue and expense recognition for freight costs, accounting for shipping and handling fees and costs, and accounting for consideration given by a vendor to a customer. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods, which will be our interim period beginning July 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” (“ASU 2016-12”), which amends the guidance in the new revenue standard on collectability, noncash consideration, presentation of sales tax, and transition. The amendments are intended to address implementation issues and provide additional practical expedients to reduce the cost and complexity of applying the new revenue standard. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods, which will be our interim period beginning July 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, regarding ASC Topic 230 “Statement of Cash Flows.” This update addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): “Restricted Cash”(“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance will result in the inclusion of the restricted cash balances within the overall cash balance and removal of the changes in restricted cash activity, which is currently recognized in Other financing activities, on the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. Furthermore, an additional reconciliation will be required to reconcile Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets to sum to the total shown in the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. The Company anticipates adopting this new guidance effective January 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact it will have on the Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.
In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business (ASU 2017-01), which revises the definition of a business and provides new guidance in evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. This guidance will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2018 on a prospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, “Compensation—Stock compensation (Topic 718): Scope of modification accounting” (“ASU 2017-09”). The purpose of the amendment is to clarify which changes to the terms or condition of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. For all entities that offer share based payment awards, ASU 2017-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2017-09 on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or was not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.
NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Raw materials | | $ | 29,590,560 | | | $ | 39,397,711 | |
Supplies and packing materials | | $ | 733,214 | | | $ | 540,151 | |
Work in progress | | $ | 436,445 | | | $ | 421,496 | |
Finished goods | | $ | 74,853,366 | | | $ | 37,655,533 | |
Total | | $ | 105,613,585 | | | $ | 78,013,891 | |
NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Building and improvements | | $ | 41,038,672 | | | $ | 40,113,868 | |
Auto | | | 3,528,765 | | | | 3,473,352 | |
Machinery and equipment | | | 19,045,164 | | | | 18,760,880 | |
Agriculture assets | | | 780,234 | | | | 764,660 | |
Total property, plant and equipment | | | 64,392,835 | | | | 63,111,079 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | | | (31,165,087 | ) | | | (28,919,747 | ) |
Total | | $ | 33,227,748 | | | $ | 34,191,332 | |
NOTE 5 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Land use rights, net | | $ | 10,200,036 | | | $ | 10,121,591 | |
Technology patent, net | | | 0 | | | | - | |
Customer relationships, net | | | 4,311,416 | | | | 5,578,641 | |
Non-compete agreement | | | 772,229 | | | | 1,092,584 | |
Trademarks | | | 6,243,855 | | | | 6,119,059 | |
Total | | $ | 21,527,536 | | | $ | 22,911,876 | |
LAND USE RIGHT
On September 25, 2009, Yuxing was granted a land use right for approximately 88 acres (353,000 square meters or 3.8 million square feet) by the People’s Government and Land & Resources Bureau of Hu County, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. The fair value of the related intangible asset was determined to be the respective cost of RMB73, 184,895 (or $11,219,244). The intangible asset is being amortized over the grant period of 50 years using the straight-line method.
On August 13, 2003, Tianjuyuan was granted a certificate of Land Use Right for a parcel of land of approximately 11 acres (42,726 square meters or 459,898 square feet) at Ping Gu District, Beijing. The purchase cost was recorded at RMB1,045,950 (or $160,344). The intangible asset is being amortized over the grant period of 50 years.
On August 16, 2001, Jinong received a land use right as a contribution from a shareholder, which was granted by the People’s Government and Land & Resources Bureau of Yangling District, Shaanxi Province. The fair value of the related intangible asset at the time of the contribution was determined to be RMB7,285,099 (or $1,116,806). The intangible asset is being amortized over the grant period of 50 years.
The Land Use Rights consisted of the following:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Land use rights | | $ | 12,496,394 | | | | 12,246,630 | |
Less: accumulated amortization | | | (2,296,358 | ) | | | (2,125,039 | ) |
Total land use rights, net | | $ | 10,200,036 | | | | 10,121,591 | |
TECHNOLOGY PATENT
On August 16, 2001, Jinong was issued a technology patent related to a proprietary formula used in the production of humic acid. The fair value of the related intangible asset was determined to be the respective cost of RMB 5,875,068 (or $900,648) and is being amortized over the patent period of 10 years using the straight-line method. This technology patent has been fully amortized.
On July 2, 2010, the Company acquired Gufeng and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjuyuan. The fair value of the acquired technology patent was estimated to be RMB9,200,000 (or $1,410,360) and is amortized over the remaining useful life of six years using the straight-line method. As of June 30, 2016, this technology patent is fully amortized.
The technology know-how consisted of the following:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Technology know-how | | $ | 2,311,008 | | | $ | 2,264,818 | |
Less: accumulated amortization | | | (2,311,008 | ) | | | (2,264,818 | ) |
Total technology know-how, net | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
On July 2, 2010, the Company acquired Gufeng and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjuyuan. The fair value of the acquired customer relationships was estimated to be RMB65,000,000 (or $9,964,500) and is amortized over the remaining useful life of ten years. On June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, the Company acquired the sales VIE Companies. The fair value of the acquired customer relationships was estimated to be RMB16,472,179 (or $ 2,525,185) and is amortized over the remaining useful life of seven to ten years.
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Customer relationships | | $ | 12,222,549 | | | $ | 12,757,628 | |
Less: accumulated amortization | | | (7,911,133 | ) | | | (7,178,987 | ) |
Total customer relationships, net | | $ | 4,311,416 | | | $ | 5,578,641 | |
NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT
On July 2, 2010, the Company acquired Gufeng and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjuyuan. The fair value of the acquired non-compete agreement was estimated to be RMB1,320,000 (or $202,356) and is amortized over the remaining useful life of five years using the straight-line method. On June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, the Company acquired the sales VIE Companies. The fair value of the acquired non-compete agreements was estimated to be RMB6,150,683 (or $ 942,900) and is amortized over the remaining useful life of five years using the straight-line method.
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Non-compete agreement | | $ | 1,251,454 | | | $ | 1,515,218 | |
Less: accumulated amortization | | | (479,225 | ) | | | (422,634 | ) |
Total non-compete agreement, net | | $ | 772,229 | | | $ | 1,092,584 | |
TRADEMARKS
On July 2, 2010, the Company acquired Gufeng and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjuyuan. The preliminary fair value of the acquired trademarks was estimated to be RMB40,700,000 (or $6,239,310) and is subject to an annual impairment test.
AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
Estimated amortization expenses of intangible assets for the next five twelve months periods ended December 31, are as follows:
Twelve Months Ended on December 31, | | Expense ($) | |
2018 | | | 1,932,908 | |
2019 | | | 1,932,908 | |
2020 | | | 1,371,461 | |
2021 | | | 628,535 | |
2022 | | | 588,448 | |
NOTE 6 - OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Other non-current assets mainly include advance payments related to leasing land for use by the Company. As of December 31, 2017, the balance of other non-current assets was $17,201,354, consisting of the lease fee advances for agriculture lands that the Company engaged in Shiquan County from 2018 to 2027.
In March 2017, Jinong entered into a lease agreement for approximately 3,400 mu, and 2600 hectare agriculture lands in Shiquan County, Shaanxi Province. The lease was from April 2017 and was renewable for every ten-year period up to 2066. The aggregate leasing fee was approximately RMB 13 million per annum, The Company had made 10-year advances of leasing fee per lease terms. The Company has amortized $.5 million as expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2017.
Estimated amortization expenses of the lease advance payments for the next four twelve-month periods ended December 31 and thereafter are as follows:
Twelve months ending December 31, | | | |
2018 | | $ | 2,058,053 | |
2019 | | $ | 2,058,053 | |
2020 | | $ | 2,058,053 | |
2021 | | $ | 2,058,053 | |
2022 and thereafter | | $ | 11,174,456 | |
NOTE 7 - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
Accrued expenses and other payables consisted of the following:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Payroll payable | | $ | 101,302 | | | $ | 103,412 | |
Welfare payable | | | 157,384 | | | | 154,239 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 5,101,131 | | | | 4,863,988 | |
Other payables | | | 4,652,225 | | | | 3,887,676 | |
Other levy payable | | | 128,567 | | | | 125,998 | |
Total | | $ | 10,140,609 | | | $ | 9,135,313 | |
NOTE 8 - RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS
As of December 31, 2017, and June 30, 2017, the amount due to related parties was $3,288,189 and $3,071,102, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, and June 30, 2017, $1,073,100 and $1,051,652, respectively were amounts that Gufeng borrowed from a related party, Xi’an Techteam Science & Technology Industry (Group) Co. Ltd., a company controlled by Mr. Zhuoyu Li, Chairman and CEO of the Company, representing unsecured, non-interest-bearing loans that are due on demand. These loans are not subject to written agreements.
On June 29, 2016, Jinong signed an office lease with Kingtone Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Kingtone Information”), of which Mr. Zhuoyu Li, Chairman and CEO of the Company, serves as Chairman of its board of directors. Pursuant to the lease, Jinong rented 612 square meters (approximately 6,588 square feet) of office space from Kingtone Information. The lease provides for a two-year term effective as of July 1, 2016 with monthly rent of RMB24,480 (approximately $3,686)
NOTE 9- LOAN PAYABLES
As of December 31, 2017, the short-term loan payables consisted of four loans which mature on dates ranging from October 25, 2017 through July 30, 2018 with interest rates ranging from 5.22% to 6.31%. Loan No.4 in the table below is guaranteed with parent company’s credit from Jinong: Loans No. 1, 2 and 3 below are collateralized by Tianjuyuan’s land use right and building ownership right.
No. | | Payee | | Loan period per agreement | | Interest Rate | | | December 31, 2017 | |
1 | | Postal Saving Bank of China - Pinggu Branch | | March 24, 2017-March 5, 2018 | | | 6.31 | % | | $ | 4,599,000 | |
2 | | Bank of Beijing - Pinggu Branch | | June 9, 2017-June 8, 2018 | | | 5.22 | % | | | 1,456,350 | |
3 | | Bank of Beijing-Pinggu Branch | | June 9, 2017-June 8, 2018 | | | 5.22 | % | | | 76,650 | |
4 | | Beijing Agriculture Investment -small loan | | August 1, 2017-July 30, 2018 | | | 5.50 | % | | | 153,300 | |
| | Total | | | | | | | | $ | 6,285,300 | |
As of June 30, 2017, the short-term loan payables consisted of four loans which mature on dates ranging from July 28, 2017 through June 8, 2018 with interest rates ranging from 5.22% to 6.31%. Loans No. 2 to 3 in the table below are guaranteed with parent company’s credit from Jinong; Loans No. 1 and 2 below are collateralized by Tianjuyan’s land use right and building ownership right.
No. | | Payee | | Loan period per agreement | | Interest Rate | | | June 30, 2017 | |
1 | | Postal Saving Bank of China - Pinggu Branch | | March 24, 2017-March 5, 2018 | | | 6.31 | % | | | 4,507,080 | |
2 | | Bank of Beijing - Pinggu Branch | | June 9, 2017-June 8, 2018 | | | 5.22 | % | | | 1,502,360 | |
3 | | Bank of Beijing - Pinggu Branch | | June 28, 2016-July 28, 2017 | | | 5.22 | % | | $ | 1,502,360 | |
4 | | Bank of China-Anhui | | November 25, 2016-October 25, 2017 | | | LPR | * | | $ | 166,311 | |
| | Total | | | | | | | | $ | 7,678,111 | |
*LPR stands for Loan Prime Rate. The LPR rate is a 1-year lending rate used by commercial banks to their top grade borrowers whose credit are comparable to the interbank borrowing creditworthiness in China. The LPR rate is a variable rate and is published along with Shanghai Interbank Offer Rates daily.
The interest expense from short-term loans was $274,162 and $231,791 for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
NOTE 10 - CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
Relating to the acquisition of the sales VIE Companies, the Company subsidiary, Jinong, issued convertible notes payable to the shareholders of sales VIE Companies twice, in the aggregate notional amount of RMB 63,000,000 ($9,462,600) with a term of three years and an annual interest rate of 3%.
No. | | Related Acquisitions of Sales VIEs | | Issuance Date | | Maturity Date | | Notional Interest Rate | | | Conversion Price | | | Notional Amount (in RMB) | |
1 | | Wangtian, Lishijie, Shenqiu, Xindeguo, Xinyulei, Jinyangguang | | June 30, 2016 | | June 30, 2019 | | | 3 | % | | $ | 5.00 | | | | 51,000,000 | |
2 | | Fengnong, Xiangrong | | January 1, 2017 | | December 31, 2019 | | | 3 | % | | $ | 5.00 | | | | 12,000,000 | |
The convertible notes take priority over the preferred stock and common stock of Jinong, and any other class or series of capital stock Jinong issues in the future in terms of interest and payments in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Jinong. On or after the third anniversary of the issuance date of the note, noteholders may request Jinong to process the note conversion to convert the note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The notes cannot be converted prior to the maturity date. The per share conversion price of the notes is the higher of the following: (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) 75% of the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date the noteholder delivers the conversion notice. Due to the discontinuation of VIE agreements with Zhenbai’s shareholders, certain convertible notes issued on June 30, 2016 with a face amount of RMB 12,000,000 ($1,839,600) were tendered back to the Company. All outstanding balance of unpaid principal and accrued interest in the tendered convertible notes were forfeited.
The Company determined that the fair value of the convertible notes payable outstanding was RMB 47,415,859 (or $7,268,851) and RMB 56,124,446 ($8,431,912) as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. Aside from the forfeiture of the convertible notes previously issued to Zhenbai’s shareholders, the difference between the fair value of the notes and the face amount of the notes is being amortized to accretion implied interest expense over the three-year life of the notes. As of December 31, 2017, the accumulated amortization of this discount into accretion expenses was $480,774.
NOTE 11 - TAXES PAYABLE
Enterprise Income Tax
Effective January 1, 2008, the Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law of the PRC replaced the tax laws for Domestic Enterprises (“DEs”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (“FIEs”). The EIT rate of 25% replaced the 33% rate that was applicable to both DEs and FIEs. The two year tax exemption and three year 50% tax reduction tax holiday for production-oriented FIEs was eliminated. Since January 1, 2008, Jinong became subject to income tax in China at a rate of 15% as a high-tech company, as a result of the expiration of its tax exemption on December 31, 2007. Accordingly, it made provision for income taxes for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 of $1,845,926 and $1,879,465, respectively, which is mainly due to the operating income from Jinong. Gufeng is subject to 25% EIT rate and thus it made provision for income taxes of $1,106,590 and $792,503 for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Value-Added Tax
All of the Company’s fertilizer products that are produced and sold in the PRC were subject to a Chinese Value-Added Tax (VAT) of 13% of the gross sales price. On April 29, 2008, the PRC State of Administration of Taxation (SAT) released Notice #56, “Exemption of VAT for Organic Fertilizer Products”, which allows certain fertilizer products to be exempt from VAT beginning June 1, 2008. The Company submitted the application for exemption in May 2009, which was granted effective September 1, 2009, continuing through December 31, 2015. On August 10, 2015 and August 28, 2015, the SAT released Notice #90. “Reinstatement of VAT for Fertilizer Products”, and Notice #97, “Supplementary Reinstatement of VAT for Fertilizer Products”, which restore the VAT of 13% of the gross sales price on certain fertilizer products includes non-organic fertilizer products starting from September 1, 2015, but granted taxpayers a reduced rate of 3% from September 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Income Taxes and Related Payables
Taxes payable consisted of the following:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
VAT provision | | $ | (628,399 | ) | | $ | (575,872 | ) |
Income tax payable | | | 2,141,669 | | | | 2,229,735 | |
Other levies | | | 667,724 | | | | 1,036,544 | |
Total | | $ | 2,180,994 | | | $ | 2,690,407 | |
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Current tax | | | 3,253,593 | | | $ | 7,371,967 | |
Deferred tax | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Total | | | 3,253,593 | | | $ | 7,371,967 | |
Tax Rate Reconciliation
Our effective tax rates were approximately 20.1% and 19.4% for six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Substantially all of the Company’s income before income taxes and related tax expense are from PRC sources. Actual income tax benefit reported in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income differ from the amounts computed by applying the US statutory income tax rate of 34% to income before income taxes for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 for the following reasons:
Tax Rate Reconciliation
December 31, 2017
| | China | | | United States | | | | | | | |
| | 15% - 25% | | | 34% | | | Total | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pretax income (loss) | | $ | 16,805,296 | | | | | | | $ | (630,768 | ) | | | | | | $ | 16,174,528 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expected income tax expense (benefit) | | | 4,201,324 | | | | 0.250 | | | | (214,461 | ) | | | 34 | % | | | 3,986,863 | | | | | |
High-tech income benefits on Jinong | | | (1,230,618 | ) | | | -0.073 | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,230,618 | ) | | | | |
Losses from subsidiaries in which no benefit is recognized | | | 282,887 | | | | 0.017 | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,887 | | | | | |
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset from US tax benefit | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 214,461 | | | | -34 | % | | | 214,461 | | | | | |
Actual tax expense | | $ | 3,253,593 | | | | 19.4 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0.00 | % | | $ | 3,253,593 | | | | 20.1 | % |
December 31, 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | China | | | United States | | | | | | | |
| | 15% - 25% | | | 34% | | | Total | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pretax income (loss) | | $ | 17,806,630 | | | | | | | | (1,856,270 | ) | | | | | | $ | 15,950,360 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expected income tax expense (benefit) | | | 4,451,658 | | | | 25.0 | % | | | (631,132 | ) | | | 34.0 | % | | | 3,820,526 | | | | | |
High-tech income benefits on Jinong | | | (1,139,344 | ) | | | (6 | )% | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,139,344 | ) | | | | |
Losses from subsidiaries in which no benefit is recognized | | | (219,544 | ) | | | (1 | )% | | | - | | | | - | | | | (219,544 | ) | | | | |
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset from US tax benefit | | | - | | | | | | | | 631,132 | | | | (34.0 | )% | | | 631,132 | | | | | |
Actual tax expense | | $ | 3,092,769 | | | | 17 | % | | $ | - | | | | - | % | | $ | 3,092,769 | | | | 19.4 | % |
NOTE 12 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock
On December 30, 2016, the Company granted an aggregate of 870,000 shares of restricted stock under the 2009 Plan to certain key employees. The stock grants vest immediately. The value of the restricted stock awards was $1,044,000 and is based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.
There was no issuance share of common stock during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017.
Preferred Stock
Under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Board has the authority, without further action by stockholders, to designate up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, liquidation preference and sinking fund terms, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock. If the Company sells preferred stock under its registration statement on Form S-3, it will fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series in the certificate of designation relating to that series and will file the certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock the Company offers before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company has 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, with a par value of $.001 per share, of which no shares are issued or outstanding.
NOTE 13 - CONCENTRATIONS
Market Concentration
All of the Company's revenue-generating operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC's economy.
The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among other things, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by, among other things, changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation.
Vendor and Customer Concentration
None of the vendors accounted over 10% of the Company’s purchase of raw materials and supplies for the six months ended December 31, 2017.
There were two vendors from which the Company purchased 20.1% and 14.6% of its raw materials for the six months ended December 31, 2016. Total purchase from these two vendors amounted to $10,100,403 for the six months ended December 31, 2016.
None of the customers accounted over 10% of the Company’s sales for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
NOTE 14 - SEGMENT REPORTING
As of December 31, 2017, the Company was organized into four main business segments based on location and product: Jinong (fertilizer production), Gufeng (fertilizer production), Yuxing (agricultural products production) and the sales VIEs. Each of the four operating segments referenced above has separate and distinct general ledgers. The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) receives financial information, including revenue, gross margin, operating income and net income produced from the various general ledger systems to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance; however, the principal measure of segment profitability or loss used by the CODM is net income by segment.
| | Three Months Ended December 31, | | | Six Months Ended December 31, | |
Revenues from unaffiliated customers: | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Jinong | | $ | 26,211,280 | | | $ | 26,825,674 | | | $ | 52,985,040 | | | $ | 58,253,394 | |
Gufeng | | | 24,447,721 | | | | 21,066,559 | | | | 42,669,787 | | | | 36,876,073 | |
Yuxing | | | 1,953,748 | | | | 2,454,314 | | | | 3,746,391 | | | | 3,809,725 | |
Sales VIEs | | | 11,350,893 | | | | 8,398,466 | | | | 27,330,927 | | | | 21,690,443 | |
Consolidated | | $ | 63,963,642 | | | $ | 58,745,013 | | | $ | 126,732,145 | | | $ | 120,629,635 | |
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Operating income : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jinong | | $ | 5,577,154 | | | $ | 5,740,784 | | | $ | 12,343,229 | | | $ | 12,120,004 | |
Gufeng | | | 2,549,525 | | | | 1,906,816 | | | | 4,655,738 | | | | 2,991,899 | |
Yuxing | | | 222,275 | | | | 330,780 | | | | 397,748 | | | | 487,810 | |
Sales VIEs | | | 2,012,999 | | | | 637,284 | | | | 79,630 | | | | 2,440,764 | |
Reconciling item (1) | | | (2 | ) | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Reconciling item (2) | | | (432,753 | ) | | | (1,510,148 | ) | | | (630,772 | ) | | | (1,856,270 | ) |
Consolidated | | $ | 9,929,199 | | | $ | 7,105,516 | | | $ | 16,845,574 | | | $ | 16,184,207 | |
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Net income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jinong | | $ | 4,719,159 | | | $ | 4,849,485 | | | $ | 10,460,249 | | | $ | 10,195,773 | |
Gufeng | | | 1,727,764 | | | | 1,268,439 | | | | 3,216,831 | | | | 1,984,925 | |
Yuxing | | | 222,869 | | | | 330,509 | | | | 398,491 | | | | 487,589 | |
Sales VIEs | | | 1,914,125 | | | | 567,726 | | | | (198,809 | ) | | | 2,045,574 | |
Reconciling item (1) | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | |
Reconciling item (2) | | | (432,753 | ) | | | (1,510,148 | ) | | | (630,772 | ) | | | (1,856,270 | ) |
Reconciling item (3) | | | (325,058 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (325,058 | ) | | | | |
Consolidated | | $ | 7,826,108 | | | $ | 5,506,011 | | | $ | 12,920,936 | | | $ | 12,857,591 | |
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Depreciation and Amortization: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jinong | | $ | 422,383 | | | $ | 3,675,142 | | | $ | 1,276,126 | | | $ | 9,988,231 | |
Gufeng | | | 552,299 | | | | 631,041 | | | | 1,100,057 | | | | 1,258,350 | |
Yuxing | | | 315,282 | | | | 306,210 | | | | 627,801 | | | | 620,126 | |
Sales VIEs | | | 210,482 | | | | 123,070 | | | | 430,405 | | | | 249,202 | |
Consolidated | | $ | 1,500,446 | | | $ | 4,735,463 | | | $ | 3,434,389 | | | $ | 12,115,909 | |
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Interest expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jinong | | | 71,447 | | | | 55,979 | | | | 142,283 | | | | 113,352 | |
Gufeng | | | 101,645 | | | | 58,306 | | | | 206,368 | | | | 118,439 | |
Yuxing | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Sales VIEs | | | (78,505 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (74,489 | ) | | | 0 | |
Consolidated | | $ | 94,587 | | | $ | 114,285 | | | $ | 274,162 | | | $ | 231,791 | |
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Capital Expenditure: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jinong | | $ | 808 | | | $ | 571 | | | $ | 4,149 | | | $ | 1,793 | |
Gufeng | | | 297 | | | | 556 | | | | 14,165 | | | | 4,999 | |
Yuxing | | | 4,773 | | | | 0 | | | | 4,773 | | | | 548 | |
Sales VIEs | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Consolidated | | $ | 5,878 | | | $ | 1,127 | | | $ | 23,086 | | | $ | 7,340 | |
| | As of | | | | |
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
Identifiable assets: | | | | | | |
Jinong | | $ | 230,059,040 | | | $ | 213,355,900 | |
Gufeng | | | 162,568,545 | | | | 156,648,924 | |
Yuxing | | | 41,487,750 | | | | 40,965,345 | |
Sales VIEs | | | 43,643,613 | | | | 44,571,422 | |
Reconciling item (1) | | | 467,218 | | | | 142,918 | |
Reconciling item (2) | | | (2,879 | ) | | | (2,879 | ) |
Consolidated | | $ | 478,223,287 | | | $ | 455,681,630 | |
| (1) | Reconciling amounts refer to the unallocated assets or expenses of Green New Jersey. |
| (2) | Reconciling amounts refer to the unallocated assets or expenses of the Parent Company. |
| (3) | Reconciling amounts refer to the expenses of discontinuation of VIE agreement with Zhenbai. |
NOTE 15 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On June 29, 2016, Jinong signed an office lease with Kingtone Information. Pursuant to the lease, Jinong rented 612 square meters (approximately 6,588 square feet) of office space from Kingtone Information. The lease provided for a two-year term effective as of July 1, 2016 with monthly rent of $3,525 (RMB 24,480).
In January 2008, Jintai signed a ten-year land lease with Xi’an Jinong Hi-tech Agriculture Demonstration Zone for a monthly rent of $749 (RMB 5,200).
In February 2004, Tianjuyuan signed a fifty-year lease with the village committee of Dong Gao Village and Zhen Nan Zhang Dai Village in the Beijing Ping Gu District, at a monthly rent of $426 (RMB 2,958).
Accordingly, the Company recorded an aggregate of $30,020 and $28,198 as rent expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Rent expenses for the next five years ended December 31, are as follows:
Years ending December 31, | | | |
2018 | | $ | 27,958 | |
2019 | | | 5,442 | |
2020 | | | 5,442 | |
2021 | | | 5,442 | |
2022 | | | 5,442 | |
NOTE 16 - VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
In accordance with accounting standards regarding consolidation of variable interest entities, VIEs are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All VIEs with which a company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.
Green Nevada through one of its subsidiaries, Jinong, entered into a series of agreements (the “VIE Agreements”) with Yuxing for it to qualify as a VIE, effective June 16, 2013.
The Company has concluded, based on the contractual arrangements, that Yuxing is a VIE and that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Jinong, absorbs a majority of the risk of loss from the activities of Yuxing, thereby enabling the Company, through Jinong, to receive a majority of Yuxing expected residual returns.
On June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinong, entered into strategic acquisition agreements and also into a series of contractual agreements to qualify as VIEs with the shareholders of the sales VIE Companies.
Jinong, the sales VIE Companies, and the shareholders of the sales VIE Companies also entered into a series of contractual agreements for the sales VIE Companies to qualify as VIEs (the “VIE Agreements”).
On November 30, 2017, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinong, exited the VIE agreements with the shareholders of Zhenbai.
As a result of these contractual arrangements, with Yuxing and the sales VIE Companies the Company is entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits of Yuxing and the VIE Companies. The following financial statement amounts and balances of the VIEs were included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016:
| | December 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2017 | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current Assets | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,347,719 | | | $ | 374,587 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | 31,545,752 | | | | 30,687,859 | |
Inventories | | | 22,272,408 | | | | 21,314,940 | |
Other current assets | | | 1,101,385 | | | | 2,195,156 | |
Advances to suppliers | | | 1,624,932 | | | | 2,380,812 | |
Total Current Assets | | | 57,892,196 | | | | 56,953,354 | |
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Plant, Property and Equipment, Net | | | 12,122,345 | | | | 12,418,906 | |
Other assets | | | 230,107 | | | | 225,508 | |
Intangible Assets, Net | | | 11,925,590 | | | | 13,002,818 | |
Goodwill | | | 3,378,474 | | | | 3,837,038 | |
Total Assets | | $ | 85,548,712 | | | $ | 86,437,624 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Short-term loan | | $ | - | | | $ | 166,311 | |
Accounts payable | | | 20,454,287 | | | | 18,355,921 | |
Customer deposits | | | 694,119 | | | | 1,375,785 | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 3,328,483 | | | | 3,833,868 | |
Amount due to related parties | | | 43,107,165 | | | | 42,741,043 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | $ | 67,584,054 | | | $ | 66,472,928 | |
Long-term Loan | | | 0 | | | | 3,549 | |
Total Liabilities | | $ | 67,584,054 | | | $ | 66,476,477 | |
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Stockholders’ equity | | | 17,964,658 | | | | 19,961,147 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | | 85,548,712 | | | $ | 86,437,624 | |
| | Three months ended | | | Six months ended | |
| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Revenue | | $ | 13,304,643 | | | $ | 10,852,779 | | | $ | 31,077,318 | | | $ | 25,500,167 | |
Expenses | | | 10,989,225 | | | | 9,954,543 | | | | 25,590,542 | | | | 22,967,005 | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | 2,136,994 | | | $ | 898,236 | | | $ | 199,680 | | | $ | 2,533,162 | |
NOTE 17 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
On June 30, 2016, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinong, entered into strategic acquisition agreements and also into a series of contractual agreements to qualify as VIEs with the shareholders of Shaanxi Lishijie Agrochemical Co., Ltd., Songyuan Jinyangguang Sannong Service Co., Ltd., Shenqiu County Zhenbai Agriculture Co., Ltd., Weinan City Linwei District Wangtian Agricultural Materials Co., Ltd., Aksu Xindeguo Agricultural Materials Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Xinyulei Eco-agriculture Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Subsequently, on January 1, 2017, Jinong entered into similar strategic acquisition agreements and a series of contractual agreements to qualify as VIEs with the shareholders of Sunwu County Xiangrong Agricultural Materials Co., Ltd., and Anhui Fengnong Seed Co., Ltd.
On November 30, 2017, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinong, discontinued the strategic acquisition agreements and the series of contractual agreements with the shareholders of Zhenbai.
The VIE Agreements are as follows:
Entrusted Management Agreements
Pursuant to the terms of certain Entrusted Management Agreements dated June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, between Jinong and the shareholders of the sales VIE Companies (the “Entrusted Management Agreements”), the sales VIE Companies and their shareholders agreed to entrust the operations and management of its business to Jinong. According to the Entrusted Management Agreement, Jinong possesses the full and exclusive right to manage the sales VIE Companies’ operations, assets and personnel, has the right to control all the sales VIE Companies’ cash flows through an entrusted bank account, is entitled to the sales VIE Companies’ net profits as a management fee, is obligated to pay all the sales VIE Companies’ payables and loan payments, and bears all losses of the sales VIE Companies. The Entrusted Management Agreements will remain in effect until (i) the parties mutually agree to terminate the agreement; (ii) the dissolution of the sales VIE Companies; or (iii) Jinong acquires all the assets or equity of the sales VIE Companies (as more fully described below under “Exclusive Option Agreements”).
Exclusive Technology Supply Agreements
Pursuant to the terms of certain Exclusive Technology Supply Agreements dated June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, between Jinong and the sales VIE companies (the “Exclusive Technology Supply Agreements”), Jinong is the exclusive technology provider to the sales VIE companies. The sales VIE companies agreed to pay Jinong all fees payable for technology supply prior to making any payments under the Entrusted Management Agreement. The Exclusive Technology Supply Agreements shall remain in effect until (i) the parties mutually agree to terminate the agreement; (ii) the dissolution of the sales VIE companies; or (iii) Jinong acquires the sales VIE companies (as more fully described below under “Exclusive Option Agreements”).
Shareholder’s Voting Proxy Agreements
Pursuant to the terms of certain Shareholder’s Voting Proxy Agreements dated June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, among Jinong and the shareholders of the sales VIE companies (the “Shareholder’s Voting Proxy Agreements”), the shareholders of the sales VIE companies irrevocably appointed Jinong as their proxy to exercise on such shareholders’ behalf all of their voting rights as shareholders pursuant to PRC law and the Articles of Association of the sales VIE companies, including the appointment and election of directors of the sales VIE companies. Jinong agreed that it shall maintain a board of directors, the composition and appointment of which shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Shareholder’s Voting Proxy Agreements will remain in effect until Jinong acquires all the assets or equity of the sales VIE companies.
Exclusive Option Agreements
Pursuant to the terms of certain Exclusive Option Agreements dated June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, among Jinong, the sales VIE companies, and the shareholders of the sales VIE companies (the “Exclusive Option Agreements”), the shareholders of the sales VIE companies granted Jinong an irrevocable and exclusive purchase option (the “Option”) to acquire the sales VIE companies’ equity interests and/or remaining assets, but only to the extent that the acquisition does not violate limitations imposed by PRC law on such transactions. The Option is exercisable at any time at Jinong’s discretion so long as such exercise and subsequent acquisition of the sales VIE companies does not violate PRC law. The consideration for the exercise of the Option is to be determined by the parties and memorialized in the future by definitive agreements setting forth the kind and value of such consideration. Jinong may transfer all rights and obligations under the Exclusive Option Agreements to any third parties without the approval of the shareholders of the sales VIE companies so long as a written notice is provided. The Exclusive Option Agreements may be terminated by mutual agreements or by 30 days written notice by Jinong.
Equity Pledge Agreements
Pursuant to the terms of certain Equity Pledge Agreements dated June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, among Jinong and the shareholders of the sales VIE companies (the “Pledge Agreements”), the shareholders of the sales VIE companies pledged all of their equity interests in the sales VIE companies to Jinong, including the proceeds thereof, to guarantee all of Jinong’s rights and benefits under the Entrusted Management Agreements, the Exclusive Technology Supply Agreements, the Shareholder’ Voting Proxy Agreements and the Exclusive Option Agreements. Prior to termination of the Pledge Agreements, the pledged equity interests cannot be transferred without Jinong’s prior written consent. The Pledge Agreements may be terminated only upon the written agreement of the parties.
Non-Compete Agreements
Pursuant to the terms of certain Non-Compete Agreements dated June 30, 2016 and January 1, 2017, among Jinong and the shareholders of the sales VIE companies (the “Non-Compete Agreements”), the shareholders of the sales VIE companies agreed that during the period beginning on the initial date of their services with Jinong, and ending five (5) years after termination of their services with Jinong, without Jinong’s prior written consent, they will not provide services or accept positions including but not limited to partners, directors, shareholders, managers, proxies or consultants, provided by any profit making organizations with businesses that may compete with Jinong. They will not solicit or interfere with any of the Jinong’s customers, or solicit, induce, recruit or encourage any person engaged or employed by Jinong to terminate his or her service or engagement. If the shareholders of the sales VIE companies breach the non-compete obligations contained therein, Jinong is entitled to all loss and damages; if the damages are difficult to determine, remedies bore the shareholders of the sales VIE companies shall be no less than 50% of the salaries and other expenses Jinong provided in the past.
The Company entered into these VIE Agreements as a way for the Company to have more control over the distribution of its products. The transactions are accounted for as business combinations in accordance with ASC 805. A summary of the purchase price allocations at fair value is below:
For acquisitions made on June 30, 2016:
Cash | | $ | 708,737 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 6,422,850 | |
Advances to suppliers | | | 1,803,180 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 807,645 | |
Inventories | | | 7,787,043 | |
Machinery and equipment | | | 140,868 | |
Intangible assets | | | 270,900 | |
Other assets | | | 3,404,741 | |
Goodwill | | | 3,158,179 | |
Accounts payable | | | (3,962,670 | ) |
Customer deposits | | | (3,486,150 | ) |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | (4,653,324 | ) |
Taxes payable | | | (16,912 | ) |
Purchase price | | $ | 12,385,087 | |
A summary of the purchase consideration paid is below:
Cash | | $ | 5,568,500 | |
Convertible notes | | | 6,671,769 | |
Derivative liability | | | 144,818 | |
| | $ | 12,385,087 | |
The cash component of the purchase price for these acquisitions made on June 30, 2016 was paid in July and August 2016.
For acquisitions made on January 1, 2017:
Working Capital | | $ | 941,192 | |
Machinery and equipment | | | 222,875 | |
Intangible assets | | | 1440 | |
Goodwill | | | 684,400 | |
Customer Relationship | | | 522,028 | |
Non-compete Agreement | | | 392,852 | |
Purchase price | | $ | 2,764,787 | |
A summary of the purchase consideration paid is below:
Cash | | $ | 1,201,888 | |
Convertible notes | | | 1,559,350 | |
Derivative liability | | | 3,549 | |
| | $ | 2,764,787 | |
The cash component of the purchase price for these acquisitions made on January 1, 2017 was paid during March 2017.
On November 30, 2017, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jinong, discontinued the strategic acquisition agreements and the series of contractual agreements with the shareholders of Zhenbai. In return, the shareholders of Zhenbai agreed to tender the whole payment consideration in the SAA back to the Company with early termination penalties. The convertible notes paid to Zhenbai’s shareholders and the accrued interest has been forfeited.
For the discontinuation of Zhenbai made on November 30, 2017, the Company gave up the control of the following assets in Zhenbai:
Working Capital | | $ | 1,175,696 | |
Intangible assets | | | 893,780 | |
Customer Relationship | | | 682,604 | |
Non-compete Agreement | | | 211,176 | |
Goodwill | | | 536,819 | |
Total Asset | | $ | 2,606,296 | |
In return, the purchase consideration returned to the Company from Zhenbai’s shareholders is summarized below:
Cash | | $ | 459,900 | |
Interest Payable | | | 82,782 | |
Convertible notes | | | 1,719,336 | |
Derivative liability | | | 13,312 | |
Total Payback | | $ | 2,275,330 | |
Net Loss | | | -330,966 | |
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
| (a) | Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures |
At the conclusion of the period ended December 31, 2017 we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). In March 2018, we reevaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon the additional evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective and adequately designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that such information was accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, in a manner that allowed for timely decisions regarding required disclosure, due to our ability to record and classify payments we made in acquisitions. Our inability to properly record and classify such acquisition payments may result in inadequate or deficient financial reporting.
Despite the material weakness reported above, our management believes that our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented because we have retained a consultant who has U.S. GAAP experience to assist us in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| (b) | Changes in internal controls |
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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.
| CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC. |
| |
Date: April 13, 2018 | By: | /s/ Zhuoyu Li |
| Name: | Zhuoyu Li |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
| | (principal executive officer) |
| | |
Date: April 13, 2018 | By: | /s/ Yongcheng Yang |
| Name: | Yongcheng Yang |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
| | (principal financial officer and |
| | principal accounting officer) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| * | Filed herewith |
| + | In accordance with the SEC Release 33-8238, deemed being furnished and not filed. |