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 March 31, 2010
OR
[ ] 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: 001-34542
CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 86-0891931 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
No. 93 West Xinsong Road | |
Kaifeng City, Henan Province | |
Peoples Republic of China | 475002 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(86) 378-2925211
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
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 (§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, 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]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 36,642,876 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding on May 11, 2010.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 2 |
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited) | 2 | |
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 28 | |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 39 | |
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 39 | |
PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | 40 |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 40 | |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 40 | |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 40 | |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 40 | |
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved) | 40 | |
Item 5. Other Information | 40 | |
Item 6. Exhibits | 40 |
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
AS OF MARCH 31, 2010 AND DECEMBER 31, 2009 |
ASSETS | ||||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 9,634,218 | $ | 14,485,408 | ||
Restricted cash | 988,578 | 1,047,389 | ||||
Notes receivable | 900,738 | 414,193 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of
$1,095,595 and $908,338 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively |
41,631,106 |
32,341,042 |
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Other receivables | 4,550,855 | 4,481,610 | ||||
Inventories, net | 16,791,910 | 9,246,801 | ||||
Purchase deposits and prepaid expense | 1,184,950 | 1,567,960 | ||||
Advances on inventory purchases - related party | - | 385,066 | ||||
Rental prepayment - short-term | 523,036 | 307,630 | ||||
Total current assets | 76,205,391 | 64,277,099 | ||||
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net | 36,786,936 | 28,468,866 | ||||
OTHER ASSETS: | ||||||
Accounts receivable - retainage, long-term | 1,270,025 | 1,523,395 | ||||
Deposit for acquisition | 21,308,909 | 13,215,650 | ||||
Advances on equipment purchases | 165,522 | 654,931 | ||||
Rental prepayment - long-term | - | 307,630 | ||||
Long term receivable | 440,100 | 440,100 | ||||
Goodwill | 20,811,767 | 20,811,767 | ||||
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization | 18,126,526 | 9,639,180 | ||||
Other investments, at lower of cost or market | 764,515 | 764,515 | ||||
Total other assets | 62,887,364 | 47,357,168 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 175,879,691 | $ | 140,103,133 | ||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||
Accounts payable - trade | $ | 9,012,262 | $ | 6,953,499 | ||
Accounts payable - related party | 692,348 | - | ||||
Short term loans | 4,688,831 | 5,048,246 | ||||
Other payables | 2,318,338 | 2,662,930 | ||||
Other payables - related parties | 1,647,120 | 1,891,870 | ||||
Notes payable | 293,400 | 733,500 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 2,135,641 | 2,033,626 | ||||
Customer deposits | 3,999,559 | 3,325,906 | ||||
Taxes payable | 3,697,804 | 2,293,346 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 28,485,303 | 24,942,923 | ||||
WARRANT LIABILITIES | 2,467,791 | 1,730,837 | ||||
Total liabilities | 30,953,094 | 26,673,760 | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value;
300,000,000 shares
authorized; 34,560,309 shares and 31,727,212 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively |
34,559 |
31,726 |
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Additional paid-in-capital | 95,379,330 | 70,534,943 | ||||
Statutory reserves | 6,387,948 | 5,534,575 | ||||
Retained earnings | 36,939,079 | 31,176,227 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 6,185,681 | 6,151,902 | ||||
Total shareholders' equity | 144,926,597 | 113,429,373 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 175,879,691 | $ | 140,103,133 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009 |
(Unaudited) |
Three months ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
SALES | $ | 26,784,237 | $ | 17,313,881 | ||
COST OF GOODS SOLD | 12,924,701 | 8,921,812 | ||||
GROSS PROFIT | 13,859,536 | 8,392,069 | ||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||
Selling | 1,434,077 | 1,114,937 | ||||
General and administrative | 3,019,113 | 2,561,608 | ||||
Research and development | 74,203 | 5,679 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 4,527,393 | 3,682,224 | ||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 9,332,143 | 4,709,845 | ||||
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME): | ||||||
Other expense (income), net | 34,789 | (15,370 | ) | |||
Gain from acquisition | (1,016,198 | ) | - | |||
Interest and finance expense, net | 34,786 | 71,449 | ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 1,354,174 | 400,000 | ||||
Total other expense, net | 407,551 | 456,079 | ||||
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 8,924,592 | 4,253,766 | ||||
INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 2,308,367 | 1,286,415 | ||||
NET INCOME | 6,616,225 | 2,967,351 | ||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS): | ||||||
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | 33,779 | (8,884 | ) | |||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $ | 6,650,004 | $ | 2,958,467 | ||
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE: | ||||||
Weighted average number of shares | 34,258,130 | 28,891,179 | ||||
Earnings per share | 0.19 | 0.10 | ||||
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE: | ||||||
Weighted average number of shares | 34,505,529 | 28,891,179 | ||||
Earnings per share | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.10 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Common Stock | Additional | Common Stock | Retained Earnings | Accumulated other | |||||||||||||||||||
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Number | Par | Paid-in | Subscription | Statutory | comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||
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of shares | Value | capital | receivable | reserves | Unrestricted | income | Total | ||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2008 |
31,192,552 | $ | 31,192 | $ | 66,935,968 | $ | (9,834,000 | ) | $ | 2,958,659 | $ | 10,399,050 | $ | 6,158,977 | $ | 76,649,846 | ||||||||
Cashless exercise of warrants |
201,148 | 201 | 755,811 | 756,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Release of shares in escrow related to common stock issued for real estate acquisition |
9,834,000 |
9,834,000 |
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Net income |
2,967,351 | 2,967,351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to statutory reserve |
441,855 | (441,855 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
(8,884 | ) | (8,884 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, March 31, 2009, unaudited |
31,393,700 | 31,393 | 67,691,779 | - | 3,400,514 | 12,924,546 | 6,150,093 | 90,198,325 | ||||||||||||||||
Cashless exercise of warrants |
178 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation |
47,057 | 47,057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issuance for cash at $9.00 |
333,334 | 333 | 2,796,107 | 2,796,440 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
20,385,742 | 20,385,742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to statutory reserve |
2,134,061 | (2,134,061 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
1,809 | 1,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2009 |
31,727,212 | 31,726 | 70,534,943 | - | 5,534,575 | 31,176,227 | 6,151,902 | 113,429,373 | ||||||||||||||||
Exercised warrants |
418,984 | 419 | 4,285,888 | 4,286,307 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation |
20,247 | 20,247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issuance for cash at $9.00 |
2,414,113 | 2,414 | 20,538,252 | 20,540,666 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
6,616,225 | 6,616,225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to statutory reserve |
853,373 | (853,373 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
33,779 | 33,779 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, March 31, 2010, unaudited |
34,560,309 | $ | 34,559 | $ | 95,379,330 | $ | - | $ | 6,387,948 | $ | 36,939,079 | $ | 6,185,681 | $ | 144,926,597 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, |
(Unaudited) |
2010 | 2009 | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Net income | $ | 6,616,225 | $ | 2,967,351 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile
net income to cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation | 766,284 | 308,066 | ||||
Amortization | 139,008 | 23,234 | ||||
Bad debt provision | 187,193 | 795,771 | ||||
Gain on acquisition | (1,016,198 | ) | - | |||
Gain on disposal of fixed assets | - | (46,514 | ) | |||
Stock compensation cost | 20,247 | - | ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 1,354,174 | 400,000 | ||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Notes receivable | (486,379 | ) | 392,376 | |||
Accounts receivable-trade | (6,917,138 | ) | (2,699,929 | ) | ||
Restricted cash due to sales convenant | (2,301 | ) | - | |||
Other receivables | 513,084 | (156,704 | ) | |||
Inventories, net | (837,108 | ) | 660,672 | |||
Purchase deposits and prepaid expense | 467,660 | 152,211 | ||||
Advances on inventory purchases-related party | 377,991 | 163,986 | ||||
Accounts receivable - retainage | (2,303,668 | ) | - | |||
Accounts payable-trade | 2,058,062 | (215,690 | ) | |||
Accounts payable-trade - related party | 699,055 | - | ||||
Other payables | (344,475 | ) | (360,868 | ) | ||
Other payables - related parties | (60,244 | ) | (467,603 | ) | ||
Accrued liabilities | 101,952 | (197,383 | ) | |||
Customer deposits | 673,422 | 543,499 | ||||
Taxes payable | 1,403,979 | 505,379 | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,410,825 | 2,767,854 | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Advances on equipment purchases | - | (385,554 | ) | |||
Deposits paid for acquisitions | (11,980,000 | ) | - | |||
Purchases of equipment | (425,470 | ) | (1,243,333 | ) | ||
Construction in progress | (201,960 | ) | (1,801,017 | ) | ||
Investment deposit | (18,371,681 | ) | - | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (30,979,111 | ) | (3,429,904 | ) | ||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Restricted cash due to covenant | 61,113 | (105,616 | ) | |||
Repayment of notes payable | (439,949 | ) | (614,851 | ) | ||
Cash proceeds from public offering and warrants exercised | 23,627,259 | - | ||||
Proceeds from notes payable | - | 732,550 | ||||
Proceeds from short-term debt | - | 171,826 | ||||
Proceeds from short-term loans-related parties | - | 268,447 | ||||
Repayments of short-term loans-related parties | (99,666 | ) | - | |||
Repayments of short-term loan- banks and others | (444,081 | ) | - | |||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 22,704,676 | 452,356 | ||||
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH | 12,420 | 74,877 | ||||
DECREASE IN CASH | (4,851,190 | ) | (134,817 | ) | ||
CASH and CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning | 14,485,408 | 16,427,883 | ||||
CASH and CASH EQUIVALENTS, ending | $ | 9,634,218 | $ | 16,293,066 | ||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 35,897 | $ | 276,737 | ||
Cash paid for income taxes |
$ |
1,835,916 | $ |
1,480,817 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
Note 1 Organization
China Valves Technology, Inc., (the Company), was incorporated in Nevada in August 1997. Through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, the Company focuses primarily on the development, manufacture and sale of high-quality metal valves for the electricity, petroleum, chemical, water, gas and metal industries in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The Companys operations are headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, PRC.
RECENT DEVELOPMENT
On January 13, 2010, Henan Tonghai Fluid Equipment Co, Ltd acquired 100% of the assets of Yangzhou Rock Valve Lock Technology Co. Ltd., or Yangzhou Rock for $7.3 million in cash. Yangzhou Rock became an operating subsidiary. See Note 16- business combinations for details.
On February 3, 2010, China Fluid Equipment Holdings Limited ("China Fluid"), entered into an asset purchase agreement with Able Delight Investment Limited to purchase all of the assets of Able Delight (Changsha) Valve Co., Ltd. ("Able Delight") for a cash price of $15.0 million. Able Delight (Changsha) Valve became an operating subsidiary. See Note 16- business combinations for details.
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies
THE REPORTING ENTITIES
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the following subsidiaries:
Name of entity | Place of incorporation | Ownership | Principle business |
Able Delight(Changsha) Valve Co. |
PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Yangzhou Rock Valve Lock Technology Co. Ltd., |
PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Henan Kai Feng High Pressure Valve Co., Ltd. |
PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Zhengzhou City ZhengDie Valve., Ltd. |
PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Tai Zhou Tai De Valve Co., Ltd. | PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Henan Tonghai Fluid Equipment Co., Ltd. |
PRC | 100% Indirectly | Holding Company |
China Fluid Equipment Holdings Limited |
Hong Kong | 100% Directly | Holding Company |
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying balance sheets, and statements of income and other comprehensive income, stockholders equity and cash flows include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, considered necessary to give a fair presentation of operating results for the periods presented. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
Management has included all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary to give a fair presentation of operating results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the 2009 annual report filed on Form 10-K.
The Renminbi (RMB) of the Peoples Republic of China has been determined to be the Companys functional currency. The balance sheets were translated at year end exchange rates. Expenses were translated at moving average exchange rates in effect during the periods. The effects of rate changes on assets and liabilities are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
China Valves Technology Inc. is a holding company which conducts its business through its operating subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Companys wholly indirectly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The results of companies acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated financial statements from the effective date of acquisition.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the useful lives of fixed assets; the allowance for doubtful accounts; the fair value determination of financial and equity instruments, realizability of inventories; the recoverability of goodwill, intangible asset, land use right, plant and equipment; and accruals for income tax uncertainties and other contingencies. The current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in those estimates and assumptions.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Companys revenue recognition policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles regarding revenue recognition. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of delivery for domestic sales when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. For international sales, the revenue recognition criteria are generally satisfied under Free on Board (FOB) terms, in which the Companys responsibility ends once the goods clear the port of shipment.
The Company recognizes revenue when the goods are delivered and title has passed. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). All of the Companys products that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price or at a rate approved by the Chinese local government. This VAT may be offset by the VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished product.
The Company allows its customers to retain 5% to 10% of the contract prices as retainage during the warranty period, usually 12 or 18 months, to guarantee product quality. Historically, the Company has experienced insignificant warranty claims resulting in the Company having to repair or exchange a defective product. Due to the infrequency and insignificant amount of warranty claims, the ability to collect retainage is reasonably assured and is recognized at the time of shipment.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
The Company also provides services to some of its sales agents and distributors. The Company recognizes revenue on these services once a contract is signed and the services have been rendered.
COST OF GOODS SOLD
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct material costs, direct labor costs, direct depreciation and related direct expenses attributable to the production of the products. Inbound shipping and handling costs and purchasing are included in direct material costs. Manufacturing overhead includes expenses such as indirect labor, depreciation as it relates to the cost of production, rent, utilities, receiving costs, and equipment maintenance and repairs.
SHIPPING AND HANDLING
Shipping and handling costs incurred for shipping of finished products to customers are included in selling expense and totaled $90,308 and $109,094 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009, respectively.
SELLING EXPENSE
Selling expense includes transportation expense, advertising, salaries, conference fees and sales commissions.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
General and administrative expenses include insurance expense, administrative and management salaries, bad debt expense, depreciation, rent, travel expense, welfare expense, office expenses, meal and entertainment expense, conference expense, and repairs and maintenance expense.
ADVERTISING
Advertising costs are expensed when incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses, which amounted to $13,747 and $6,505 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The reporting currency of the Company is the US dollar. The functional currency of the Company and the local currency of its operating subsidiaries is (RMB).
For those entities whose currency is other than the US dollar, all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; shareholders equity is translated at historical rates and items in the statements of income and of cash flows are translated at the average rate for the period. Because cash flows are translated based on the average translation rate, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported in the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances in the balance sheet. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were translated at 6.82 RMB to $1.00. The average translation rates applied to the statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were 6.82 RMB and 6.83 RMB to $1.00, respectively.
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated life of the asset, ranging from five to thirty years.
Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction as well as acquisition and design fees incurred. Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to plant and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. Interest incurred during construction is capitalized into construction in progress. All other interest is expensed as incurred. No depreciation is provided until construction is completed and the asset is ready for its intended use. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expenses as incurred. Major additions and betterments to property and equipment are capitalized.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consist of patents, software and land use rights. Patents and software are subject to amortization. Patents, which have a legal life of 10 years in the PRC, are being amortized over 5 years as management believes that five years is the estimated useful life of the patents currently owned by the Company. Land use rights are carried at cost and charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the period the rights are granted, 46.4 - 50 years. Software is amortized over 10 years, its estimated useful life.
GOODWILL
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but is instead tested for impairment. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The goodwill impairment test is a two-step test. Under the first step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the enterprise must perform step two of the impairment test (measurement). Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting units goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation and the residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. Fair value of the reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed. The Company performs its annual impairment review of goodwill every year at December 31 and when a triggering event occurs between annual impairment tests. No impairment loss was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
LONG-LIVED ASSETS
The Company reviews the carrying amount of its long-lived assets, including intangibles, for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired when estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is considered not recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its fair value. Fair value is generally determined based on discounted future cash flow. As of March 31, 2010, the Company determined no impairment charges were necessary.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
INVENTORIES
The Company values its inventories at the lower of cost or market, determined on a weighted average method, or net realizable value. The Company reviews its inventories periodically to determine if any reserves are necessary for potential obsolescence or if a write down is necessary because the carrying value exceeds net realizable value.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The costs of material and equipment that are acquired or constructed for research and development activities and which have alternative future uses, either in research and development, marketing, or sales, are classified as property and equipment and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.
RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS
Amounts payable to the PRC state managed retirement benefit programs are expensed in the financial statements following the accrual basis of accounting.
INCOME TAXES
The Company applies the accounting standard regarding accounting for income taxes and the accounting standard regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes for income taxes. This accounting standard requires recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the income tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Provision for income taxes consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes. The charge for taxation is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items that are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred taxes are accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Under the accounting standard regarding, accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the more likely than not test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the year incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. GAAP also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash in banks and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other financial institutions, and short-term, highly liquid investments which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value, having been within three months of maturity at acquisition.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
RESTRICTED CASH
The Companys restricted cash consists of cash in the bank as security for its exported products, notes payable and cash held in escrow pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into on August 26, 2008. For restricted cash held in bank, the restriction is released after the customers have received and inspected the products. The Company has notes payable outstanding with various banks and is required to keep certain amounts on deposit that are subject to withdrawal restrictions. Cash held in escrow pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement is released after the Company satisfies certain covenants as stated in the Securities Purchase Agreement, see Note 13. Restricted cash amounted to $988,578 and $1,047,389 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
CONCENTRATION RISKS
The Company's operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment 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. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, restrictions on currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
Certain financial instruments may subject the Company to concentration of credit risk. The Company maintains bank deposits within state-owned banks within the PRC, Hong Kong and United States. Balances at financial institutions of state owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Companys cash and restricted cash balances, totaling $9,204,749 and $14,505,745 respectively at those dates, were not covered by insurance. 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.
Five major suppliers, including a related party, represented approximately 23% and 31% of the Companys total purchases for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Five major customers represented approximately 13% and 21% of the Companys total sales for the three years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The accounting standards regarding disclosures about fair value of financial instruments defines financial instruments and required fair value disclosure of those instruments. This accounting standard defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. Receivables, investments, payables, short and long term debt and warrant liabilities qualified as financial instruments. Management believes the carrying amounts of receivables, payables and debt are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments, their expected realization, and if applicable, their stated interest rate is equivalent to interest rates currently available. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
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 assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under the accounting standards regarding accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity, accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to, and potentially settled in, a companys own stock, and the accounting standard regarding determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entitys own stock. The accounting standard specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Companys own stock and (b) classified in stockholders equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. This standard provides a two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuers own stock and thus able to qualify for this accounting standard scope exception. All warrants issued by the Company are denominated in USD; because the Companys functional currency is the RMB, the Company accounts for these warrants as derivative instrument liabilities and marks them to market each period. Because there is no quoted or observable market price for the warrants, the Company used level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
The Company invested in China Perfect Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. in 1996 and Kaifeng Commercial Bank in 1997. There is no quoted or observable market price for these investments; therefore, the Company used level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology. Based on its proportionate share of the underlying book value of the investees, the Company believes the fair value of the investments is at least equal to the original cost. The determination of the fair value was based on the capital investment that the Company contributed. There has been no change in the carrying value since inception, other than the effects of translating the balances to US dollars.
A discussion of the valuation technique used to measure the fair value of the warrant liabilities is provided in Note 13.
Carrying Value as of | Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2010 | |||||||||||
March 31, 2010 | using Fair Value Hierarchy | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Other investments | $ | 764,515 | $ | 764,515 | ||||||||
Warrant liabilities | $ | 2,467,791 | $ | 2,467,791 |
Except for the warrant liabilities and other investments, the Company did not identify any other asset and liability that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with the accounting standard.
Level 3 Valuation Reconciliations:
Warrant liabilities | |||
Balance, December 31, 2009 | $ | 1,730,837 | |
Issuance of new warrants | 165,296 | ||
Exercised warrants reclassified to APIC | (782,516 | ) | |
Current period fair value change of exercised warrants | 491,255 | ||
Current period fair value change | 862,919 | ||
Balance, March 31, 2010 (unaudited) | $ | 2,467,791 |
RECEIVABLES
The Companys business operations are conducted in the PRC by selling on various credit terms. Management reviews its receivables on a quarterly basis to determine if the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. An estimate for doubtful accounts is recorded when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Known bad debts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when identified. The Companys existing reserve is consistent with its historical experience and considered adequate by management.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of the accounting standard regarding "Earnings per Share." This accounting standard requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution (using the treasury stock method) that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.
Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of the outstanding stock options and warrants, using the treasury stock method, at either the beginning of the respective period presented or the date of issuance, whichever is later, and only if the common stock equivalents are considered dilutive based upon the Company's net income (loss) position at the calculation date.
OTHER INVESTMENTS
The Company invested in China Perfect Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. in 1996 and Kaifeng Commercial Bank in 1997. The Company owns approximately 0.07% of China Perfect Machinery Industry Co. Ltd. and approximately 0.82% of Kaifeng Commercial Bank. The Company does not have the ability to exercise control over the investee companies and the investments have been recorded under the cost method. These long term investments amounted to and $764,515 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
The Company evaluates potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investments may not be recoverable. For investments carried at cost, the Company recognizes impairment in the event that the carrying value of the investment exceeds the Companys proportionate share of the net book value of the investee. As of March 31, 2010, management believes no impairment charge is necessary.
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS
Customer deposits represent amounts advanced by customers on product orders. The product normally is shipped within six months after receipt of the advance payment and the related sale is recognized in accordance with the Companys revenue recognition policy. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, customer deposits amounted to $3,999,559 and $3,325,906, respectively.
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
The Company applies the accounting standard regarding accounting for stock-based compensation, which defines a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock based employee compensation and transactions in which an entity issues its equity instruments to acquire goods and services from employees and non-employees. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with this accounting standard and the accounting standard regarding accounting for equity instruments that are issued to other than employees for acquiring, or in conjunction with selling goods or services, as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured. This accounting standard allows the simplified method to determine the term of employee options when other information is not available.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In December 2009, FASB issued ASU No. 2009-16, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets. This Accounting Standards Update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assetsan amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. The amendments in this Accounting Standards Update improve financial reporting by eliminating the exceptions for qualifying special-purpose entities from the consolidation guidance and the exception that permitted sale accounting for certain mortgage securitizations when a transferor has not surrendered control over the transferred financial assets. In addition, the amendments require enhanced disclosures about the risks that a transferor continues to be exposed to because of its continuing involvement in transferred financial assets. Comparability and consistency in accounting for transferred financial assets will also be improved through clarifications of the requirements for isolation and limitations on portions of financial assets that are eligible for sale accounting. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statement.
In December 2009, FASB issued ASU No. 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities. This Accounting Standards Update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). The amendments in this Accounting Standards Update replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entitys economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. An approach that is expected to be primarily qualitative will be more effective for identifying which reporting entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. The amendments in this Update also require additional disclosures about a reporting entitys involvement in variable interest entities, which will enhance the information provided to users of financial statements. The adoption of this ASU does not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-01 Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash. The amendments in this Update clarify that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in EPS prospectively and is not a stock dividend for purposes of applying Topics 505 and 260 (Equity and Earnings Per Share). The amendments in this update are effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and should be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company adopted this standard and has determined the standard does not have material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 regarding accounting and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. Under this guidance, an entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, and entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. This ASU clarifies the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets. This ASU is effective for beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 31, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary a Scope Clarification. The amendments in this Update affect accounting and reporting by an entity that experiences a decrease in ownership in a subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity. The amendments also affect accounting and reporting by an entity that exchanges a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for an equity interest in another entity. The amendments in this update are effective beginning in the period that an entity adopts SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements An Amendment of ARB No. 51. If an entity has previously adopted SFAS No. 160 as of the date the amendments in this update are included in the Accounting Standards Codification, the amendments in this update are effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted SFAS No. 160. The Company adopted this standard and has determined the standard does not have material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosure as follows: 1) Transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2. A reporting entity should disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers.
2) Activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. In the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (that is, on a gross basis rather than as one net number). This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that clarify existing disclosures as follows: 1) Level of disaggregation. A reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities. A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position. A reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities. 2) Disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. A reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3.The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU, however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements, or ASU 2010-09. ASU 2010-09 primarily rescinds the requirement that, for listed companies, financial statements clearly disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. Subsequent events must still be evaluated through the date of financial statement issuance; however, the disclosure requirement has been removed to avoid conflicts with other SEC guidelines. ASU 2010-09 was effective immediately upon issuance and was adopted in February 2010.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The Company has reclassified service revenue from sales agents from other income, net to revenue in the statement of income and other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2010. These classifications have no effect on the net income and cash flows.
Note 3 Plant and equipment, net
Plant and equipment consist of the following:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) |
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Buildings and improvements | $ | 18,339,581 | $ | 14,219,087 | ||
Machinery and equipment | 23,876,079 | 19,932,240 | ||||
Motor vehicles | 2,259,479 | 2,125,653 | ||||
Office equipment | 977,782 | 782,764 | ||||
Construction in progress | 1,990,909 | 1,299,471 | ||||
Total | 47,443,830 | 38,359,215 | ||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (10,656,894 | ) | (9,890,349 | ) | ||
Plant and equipment, net | $ | 36,786,936 | $ | 28,468,866 |
The Company has no major capital commitment as of March 31, 2010. Depreciation expense was $766,284 and $308,066 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Capitalized interest amounted to $0 and $65,118 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Note 4 Goodwill
In 2004, the Company acquired two companies engaged in the production of valves. As a result of these acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill representing the fair value of the assets acquired in these acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the carrying value of goodwill amounted to $20,811,767.
Note 5 - Intangible assets, net
Intangible assets consist of the following:
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Patents | $ | 2,123,391 | $ | 62,256 | ||
Software | 1,598,280 | 1,598,280 | ||||
Land use rights* | 14,895,914 | 8,330,649 | ||||
Total | 18,617,585 | 9,991,185 | ||||
Less: Accumulated amortization | (491,059 | ) | (352,005 | ) | ||
Intangibles, net | $ | 18,126,526 | $ | 9,639,180 |
* Land use rights consist of land use rights of $766,861 acquired as part of the acquisition of Taide Wote Valve; $1,059,379, acquired as part of the acquisition of Yangzhou Rock Lock Valve, $5,505,886, acquired as part of the acquisition of Able Delight (Changsha) Valve and land use rights of $7,563,788 transferred from the Casting Company under the escrow agreement by issuing 2,750,000 shares of common stock.
The gross amount of the intangible assets amounted to $18,617,585 and $9,991,185 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The remaining weighted average amortization period is 40 years.
Amortization expense was $139,008 and $23,234 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
Estimated Amortization | Net | |||||
Expense | carrying Amount | |||||
(in thousands) | (in thousands) | |||||
2010 | $ | 445,225 | $ | 17,681,301 | ||
2011 | 593,634 | 17,087,667 | ||||
2012 | 593,634 | 16,494,033 | ||||
2013 | 593,634 | 15,900,399 | ||||
2014 | 593,634 | 15,306,765 | ||||
Thereafter | 15,306,765 | - | ||||
Total | 18,126,526 |
Note 6 Inventories, net
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Raw materials | $ | 4,002,025 | $ | 2,497,225 | ||
Work-in-progress | 2,856,260 | 1,398,973 | ||||
Finished goods | 9,978,615 | 5,783,576 | ||||
Semi-finished products | 387,983 |
- |
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Total | 17,224,883 | 9,679,774 | ||||
Less: Inventory Allowance | (432,973 | ) | (432,973 | ) | ||
$ | 16,791,910 | $ | 9,246,801 |
The Company values its inventories at the lower of cost or market, determined on a weighted average method, or net realizable value. Management reviews inventories for obsolescence and cost in excess of net realizable value at least annually and records a reserve against the inventory and additional costs of goods sold. As of March 31, 2010, management determined an obsolescence in raw materials; therefore, $432,973 continued to be reserved as inventory allowance.
Note 7 Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable consists of the following:
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Total accounts receivable | $ | 43,996,726 | $ | 34,772,775 | ||
Allowance for bad debts | (1,095,595 | ) | (908,338 | ) | ||
Accounts receivable, net | 42,901,131 | 33,864,437 | ||||
Accounts receivable non-current retainage | (1,270,025 | ) | (1,523,395 | ) | ||
Accounts receivable current | $ | 41,631,106 | $ | 32,341,042 |
Retainage represents portions held for payment by customers pending quality inspection ranging from 12-18 months after shipment of products. As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, retainage held by customers included in the Companys accounts receivable is as follows:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Retainage | ||||||
Current | $ | 4,967,796 | $ | 2,409,971 | ||
Non-current | 1,270,025 | 1,523,395 | ||||
Total retainage | $ | 6,237,821 | $ | 3,933,366 |
The following represents the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts:
March 31, 2010 | December 31,2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Balance, beginning of the period | $ | 908,338 | $ | 1,163,457 | ||
Additions to the reserve | 187,193 |
- |
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Recovery of amounts previously reserved | - | (254,963 | ) | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 64 | (156 | ) | |||
Balance, end of the period | $ | 1,095,595 | $ | 908,338 |
Note 8 Loans
SHORT TERM LOANS: | March31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | ||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Citic bank, Zhengzhou branch | ||||||
Due August 2010 and 2009 annual interest at 5.841%, guaranteed by Kaifeng Cast Iron Co., Ltd. | $ | 2,934,000 | $ | 2,934,000 | ||
Unrelated third parties, non-secured, ranging from non-interest bearing to annual interest at 10.00%, due on demand | 943,580 | 1,302,995 | ||||
Local Bureau of Finance, Kaifeng City. no expiration date, non-interest bearing and unsecured | 811,251 | 811,251 | ||||
Total short term loans | $ | 4,688,831 | $ | 5,048,246 |
Total interest expense incurred excluding capitalized interest for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $35,897 and $93,849, respectively. Capitalized interest amounted to $0 and $65,118 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
As of March 31, 2010, there are no restrictive covenants related to the loans stated above.
Note 9 - Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns.
The United States of America
The Company is incorporated in the State of Nevada in the U.S. and is subject to a gradual U.S. federal corporate income tax of 15% to 35%. The State of Nevada does not impose any corporate state income tax.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
Hong Kong
The Companys subsidiary, China Fluid is incorporated in Hong Kong. China Fluid did not earn any income that was derived in Hong Kong for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 and therefore was not subject to Hong Kong Profit Tax. The payments of dividends by Hong Kong companies are not subject to any Hong Kong withholding tax.
PRC
The Company conducts all its operating business through its operating subsidiaries in China. The operating subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of the PRC, the company do not have any deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities because there are no temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities.
The Companys operating subsidiaries, High Pressure Valve, Zhengdie Valve Taizhou Wote, Yangzhou Rock Valve are all subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 25%. Able Delight (Changsha) Valve is subject to an income tax at a reduced rate of 12.5% . Able Delight is a qualified FIE that is in the last year of tax benefit period before subjecting to a full 25% tax rate.
The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rate to the Companys effective tax rate:
For the three months ended, | ||||||
March 31 | ||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
U.S. Statutory rate | 34.0% | 34.0% | ||||
Foreign income not recognized in USA | (34.0 | ) | (34.0 | ) | ||
Non-deductible expenses (1) | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||||
China income taxes | 25.0 | 25.0 | ||||
China income tax exemption | (3.6 | ) | - | |||
Total provision for income taxes | 25.9% | 30.2% |
(1) The 4.5% and 5.2% represents expenses incurred by the Company that are not deductible for PRC income tax purpose for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Company has cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries of $54,976,397 as of March 31, 2010, is included in consolidated retained earnings and will continue to be indefinitely reinvested in international operations. Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. deferred taxes related to future repatriation of these earnings, nor is it practicable to estimate the amount of income taxes that would have to be provided if we concluded that such earnings will be remitted in the future.
Value Added Tax
VAT on sales and VAT on purchases in China amounted to $4,225,513 and $965,260 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and $1,652,469 and $933,738 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, respectively. Sales and purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an agent for the government. VAT taxes are not impacted by the income tax holiday.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
Taxes payable consisted of the following:
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
VAT | $ | 1,625,902 | $ | 732,106 | ||
Income tax | 1,980,461 | 1,507,849 | ||||
Other taxes | 91,441 | 53,391 | ||||
Total taxes payable | $ | 3,697,804 | $ | 2,293,346 |
Note 10 Statutory reserves
The laws and regulations of the PRC require that before a foreign invested enterprise can legally distribute profits, it must first satisfy all tax liabilities, provide for losses in previous years, and make allocations, in proportions determined at the discretion of the board of directors, to the statutory reserve. The statutory reserves include the surplus reserve fund.
The Company is required to transfer 10% of its net income, as determined in accordance with the PRC accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Companys registered capital. The transfer to this reserve must be made before distribution of any dividends to shareholders. The remaining reserve to fulfill the 50% registered capital requirement amounted approximately $26 million and $14.5 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 50% of the registered capital.
Note 11 Commitments and contingencies
The Companys subsidiary, ZhengDie Valve entered into a lease agreement for a manufacturing plant and office space with ZhengZhou Cheng Long Corporation, an unrelated party, from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. The lease agreement was subsequently extended to December 31, 2012. In 2009, ZhengDie Valve made leasehold improvements to its leased manufacturing plant in the amount of $615,260, which is used as rental payments for the following two years. As of March 31, 2010, prepaid rental of $523,036 remains to be amortized as rental expense.
The Companys subsidiary, Tonghai entered into a lease agreement for an office space with Jia Hong Yao, an unrelated party, from September 20, 2009 to September 19, 2014 with annual lease payments of $29,076.
Total lease expense, including amounts included in cost of revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $93,036 and $85,708, respectively.
The future minimum lease payments at March 31, 2010, are as follows:
Amount | |||
Year ending December 31, 2010 | $ | 279,107 | |
Year ending December 31, 2011 | 372,143 | ||
Year ending December 31, 2012 | 372,143 | ||
Year ending December 31, 2013 | 29,076 | ||
Thereafter | 21,807 |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
Note 12 Related party transactions
The Company had the following significant related party transactions as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively:
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
OP- related party: cash advance from Mr. Siping Fang, unsecured, interest-free, due upon demand | $ | 1,647,120 | $ | 1,707,353 | ||
Short term loan other related parties, unsecured, interest-free, due upon demand | - | 184,517 | ||||
Purchase deposit related party, High Pressure Valve Co. | - | 385,066 | ||||
AP-related party, High Pressure Valve Co. | 692,348 | - | ||||
Total | $ | 2,339,468 | $ | 2,276,936 |
On August 26, 2008, the Companys wholly owned subsidiary High Pressure Valve and Kaifeng High-Pressure Valve Steel Casting Limited Liabilities Company entered into an Agreement for Transfer of Land Use Right and Housing for the transfer of certain real estate to High Pressure Valve. The Company placed 2,750,000 shares of common stock in escrow, valued at $9,834,000 or $3.576 per share, the same price paid on August 26, 2008 by the accredited investors under the Securities Purchase Agreement. The transfer of the title to the Real Estate was completed on March 6, 2009, and with effect from that date, it is accounted for as fixed assets and intangible assets and depreciated over its estimated useful lives. As a result of the transfer of the Real Estate on March 6, 2009, the Company recorded additional paid in capital of $9,834,000. On April 11, 2009, High Pressure Valve and the Casting Company entered into a leasing agreement pursuant to which High Pressure Valve agreed to lease back the portion of the Real Estate used by the Casting Company at an annual rental of $400,000 for a period of two years starting on April 1, 2009. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, total rental income from the Casting Company amount to $100,000.
Note 13 Shareholders' equity
REGISTERED DIRECT OFFERING
On December 27, 2009, China Valves entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell a total of 333,334 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,006 (gross purchase price). The Company received 2,796,440 in net proceeds. The share price is at $9.00 per share. The purchaser also received 50,000 shares of warrant shares at an exercise price of $9.00 (exercisable for 30 days beginning on the date of initial issuance of the Warrant).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
On January 7, 2010, the Company entered another securities purchase agreement to sell a total of 2,414,113 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $21,727,017 gross proceeds. Subtracting placement agent fees, legal and other expenses, net proceeds amounted to $20,540,666. The shares are priced at $9.00 per share. The Purchasers will also receive warrants to purchase an aggregate of 362,116 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances) at an exercise price of $9.00. The warrants are exercisable for 30 days beginning on the date of the initial issuance of the warrants.
WARRANTS
2008 placement agent warrants
At the closing of the 2008 private placement, as part of the compensation to the placement agent, the Company issued warrants to the placement agent to acquire 587,249 shares of common stock. The warrants have a strike price equal to $4.29 and a term of 3 years. The shares underlying the warrants will have registration rights. The warrants contain a standard anti-dilution provision for stock dividends, stock splits, stock combination, recapitalization and a change of control transaction. Because the warrants are denominated in U.S. dollars and the Companys functional currency is the RMB, they do not meet the requirements of the accounting standard to be indexed only to the Companys stock. Accordingly, they are accounted for at fair value as derivative liabilities and marked to market each period
The initial value of the warrants was determined using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model using the following assumptions: volatility of 75%; risk free interest rate of 2.64%; dividend yield of 0% and expected term of 3 years. The volatility of the Companys common stock was estimated by management, the risk free interest rate was based on Treasury Constant Maturity Rates published by the U.S. Federal Reserve for periods applicable to the life of the warrants, the dividend yield was based on the Companys current and expected dividend policy and the expected term is equal to the contractual life of the warrants. The value of the warrants was based on the Companys common stock price of $3.576 on the date the warrants were issued.
On February 18, 2009, the placement agent, Brean Murray, Carret & Co., LLC performed a cashless exercise of 352,349 warrant shares; which were converted to 201,326 shares of common stock. The Company valued the conversion on exercise date, and recorded $229,673 loss from changes in fair value of derivative. A total of $756,012 of carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified into equity. As of December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of the remaining placement agent warrants was $1,439,474. The Company recorded a loss of $1,088,581, related to these warrants. These losses were recorded in the Companys income statement.
In the month of February, 2010, the placement agent, Rosewood Securities LLC exercised 10,202 warrants shares into 10,202 shares of common stock. The Company valued the conversion on the exercise date, and recorded a $62,233 loss from changes in fair value of derivative. A total of $94,440 of carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified into equity. These losses were recorded in the Companys income statement.
2009 placement agent warrants
At the closing of the 2009 securities purchase, the Company issued short-term 30-day common stock purchase warrants to acquire 50,000 shares of common stock. The warrants have a strike price equal to $9.00 and a term of 30 days. The shares underlying the warrants will have registration rights. The warrants contain a standard anti-dilution provision for stock dividends, stock splits, stock combination, recapitalization and a change of control transaction. Because the warrants are denominated in U.S. dollars and the Companys functional currency is the Renminbi, they do not meet the requirements of the accounting standard to be indexed only to the Companys stock. Accordingly, they are accounted for at fair value as derivative liabilities and marked to market each period The initial value of the warrants was determined using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model using the following assumptions: volatility 96%; risk free interest rate 0.030%; dividend yield of 0% and expected term of one month. The value of the warrants was based on the Companys common stock price of $9.140 on the date the warrants were issued. The warrants were valued at $53,560 when they were issued on December 28, 2009.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
On January 19, 2010, the 50,000 warrants shares as described above were exercised at $9.00 into 50,000 shares of common stock. The Company valued the conversion on exercise date, and recorded $56,016 loss from changes in fair value of derivative. A total of $112,500 carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified into equity. These losses and liability were recorded in the Companys income statement and balance sheet, respectively.
2010 warrants
On January 7, 2010, the Company issued short-term 30-day common stock purchase warrants to acquire 362,116 shares of common stock. The warrants have a strike price equal to $9.00 and a term of 30 days. The shares underlying the warrants will have registration rights. The warrants contain a standard anti-dilution provision for stock dividends, stock splits, stock combination, recapitalization and a change of control transaction. Because the warrants are denominated in U.S. dollars and the Companys functional currency is the Renminbi, they do not meet the requirements of the accounting standard to be indexed only to the Companys stock. Accordingly, they are accounted for at fair value as derivative liabilities and marked to market each period The initial value of the warrants was determined using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model using the following assumptions:
The value of the warrants was based on the Companys common stock price of $9.39 on the date the warrants were issued. The warrants were valued at $165,296 when they were issued on January 7, 2010.
From January to March 2010, all, but $3,334 shares of warrant shares in connection with the 2010 securities purchase were exercised. A total of $575,576 carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified to equity. The Company recorded a loss of $410,281 related to these warrants. On February 4, 2010, the expiration date of the warrants shares pursuant to the shares purchase agreement of January 7, 2010, 3,334 shares were not exercised and therefore were expired. A total of $3,801 of carrying value and derivative liability had been reversed.
As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, warrant liabilities amount to $2,467,791 and $1,730,837, respectively. The Company recorded a total loss of $1,354,174 and $400,000, in the Companys statement of operations related to the change in fair value of warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Warrants issued and outstanding, all of which are exercisable at March 31, 2010,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
Weighted | Average | ||||||||
Average | Remaining | ||||||||
Warrants | Exercise | Contractual | |||||||
Outstanding | Price | Life | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2008 | 637,249 | $ | 4.42 | 2.60 | |||||
Granted | 50,000 | 9.00 | 0.08 | ||||||
Forfeited | - | ||||||||
Exercised | (352,349 | ) | 4.29 | ||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009 | 334,900 | $ | 5.26 | 1.15 | |||||
Granted | 362,116 | 9.00 | 0.08 | ||||||
Forfeited | (3,334 | ) | 9.00 | ||||||
Exercised | (418,984 | ) | 8.90 | ||||||
Balance, March, March 31, 2010 | 274,698 | $ | 4.62 | 1.30 |
STOCK COMPENSATION
On June 29, 2009, the Company granted one of its independent directors 5,000 shares of restricted common stock. The stock will vest on January 1, 2011. The Company valued the fair value of the stock grant at $22,500 based on the shares issued and the stock price of $4.50 on June 29, 2009. The $22,500 stock compensation will be amortized over a 2 year period. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, $2,813 was expensed as compensation expense.
On June 29, 2009, the Company granted options to the Companys independent directors to purchase a total of 50,000 shares of common stock. 27,500 options, expires 5 years from the date of grant, are exercisable at a price of $6.00 per share; and 22,500 options, expires 4.4 years from the date of grant, are exercisable at a price of $8.00 per share. On June 30, 2009, the Company granted options to the Companys officer to purchase a total of 50,000 shares of common stock. This 50,000 options, expires 3.0 years from the date of grant, are exercisable at a price of $6.00. The $172,771 fair value of the 100,000 stock options will be expensed ratably over the service period of the respective personnel. The fair value of the stock options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: exercise prices of $6.00 (for 27,500 stock options), $8.00 (for 22,500 stock options) and $6.00 (for 50,000 stock options), expected life of options of 2 years( for 27,500 stock options), 2 years (for 22,500 stock options) and 3 years (for 50,000 stock options) expected volatility of 107%, expected dividend yield of 0%, and risk-free interest rate of 1.11% (for 27,500 stock options), 1.11% (for 22,500 stock options) and 1.64% (for 50,000 stock options). For the three months ended March 31, 2010, $17,434 was amortized and recorded as compensation expense.
The following is a summary of the stock options activity:
Weighted- | |||||||||
Number of | Average | Aggregate | |||||||
Options | Exercise | Intrinsic | |||||||
Outstanding | Price | Value | |||||||
Balance, January 1, 2009 | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Granted | 100,000 | 6.56 | |||||||
Forfeited | - | - | - | ||||||
Exercised | |||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2010 (unaudited) | 100,000 | $ | 6.56 | $ | 656,000 |
Following is a summary of the status of options outstanding at March 31, 2010:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
Outstanding Options | Exercisable Options | ||||||||||||||
Average Remaining | Average | Average Remaining | |||||||||||||
Exercise Price | Number | Contractual Life | Exercise Price | Number | Contractual Life | ||||||||||
$6.00 | 77,500 | 2.96 | $ | 6.00 | 22,500 | 4.24 | |||||||||
$8.00 | 22,500 | 3.64 | $ | 8.00 | 9,376 | 3.64 | |||||||||
Total | 100,000 | 31,876 |
The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable shares amounts to $204,696 as of March 31, 2010.
On April 24, 2009, the Companys Board of Directors approved a one-for-two reverse split (the Reverse Split) of the Companys common shares. On July 24, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada that effects the reversed split. Shareholders are not entitled to receive fractional shares as a result of the Reverse Split. Any fractional shares will be rounded up to the next highest whole share.
All share and per share amounts used in the Company's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively restated to reflect the 1-for-2 reverse stock split, which are effective on August 13, 2009.
Note 14 - Earnings per Share
The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Basic earnings per share | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||
Net income attributable to holders of common shares | $ | 6,616,225 | $ | 2,967,351 | ||
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 34,258,130 | 28,891,179 | ||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.10 |
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||
Net income attributable to holders of common shares | $ | 6,616,225 | $ | 2,967,351 | ||
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 34,258,130 | 28,891,179 | ||||
Warrants | 197,214 | - | ||||
Stock compensation | 50,185 | - | ||||
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 34,505,529 | 28,891,179 | ||||
Dilutive earnings per share | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.10 |
The warrants issued in 2008 with an exercise price of $4.29 and 50,000 warrants issued in 2007 with an exercise price of $6.00 have been included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the period ended March 31, 2010 based on approximately $4.62 per average outstanding share for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
March 31, 2010 |
As described in Note 13, the Company granted its independent directors and officer restricted common stocks of 5,000 shares vesting in 2011 and 100,000 option shares on June 29th and June 30th, 2009. The stock compensations are included in the diluted earnings per share for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 due to its dilutive nature.
Note 15 - Geographic and product lines
The Company sells valves, which are used by customers in various industries. The production process, class of customer, selling practice and distribution process are the same for all valves. The Companys chief operating decision-makers (i.e. chief executive officer and his direct reports) review financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by product lines for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. There are no segment managers who are held accountable for operations, operating results and plans for levels or components below the consolidated unit level. Based on qualitative and quantitative criteria established by the accounting standard regarding Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, the Company considers itself to be operating within one reportable segment.
The Company does not have long-lived assets located in foreign countries. In accordance with the enterprise-wide disclosure requirements of the accounting standard, the Company's net revenue from external customers by main product lines (based upon primary markets defined by the Chinese Valve Industry Association) and by geographic areas is as follows:
Three months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Power Supply | $ | 8,733 | $ | 4,921 | ||
Petrochemical and Oil | 5,983 | 2,151 | ||||
Water Supply | 7,656 | 5,128 | ||||
Metallurgy | 690 | 1,185 | ||||
Other | 3,722 | 3,929 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 26,784 | $ | 17,314 |
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
China | $ | 25,470 | $ | 15,525 | ||
International | 1,314 | 1,789 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 26,784 | $ | 17,314 |
Note 16 Business combinations
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the accounting standard regarding business combinations. This standard retains the fundamental requirements that the acquisition method of accounting (which this standard called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. This standard requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions. This replaces the old accounting standards cost-allocation process, which required the cost of an acquisition to be allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. If the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities is still greater than the consideration transferred, then the acquirer is to recognize a gain for the difference on the acquisition date.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2010
On January 13, 2010, a subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the assets of Yangzhou Rock Valve Lock Technology Co., Ltd. ("Yangzhou Rock"), for a total cash consideration of $7.2 million. The acquisition was accounted as a business combination in accordance to the terms of the purchase agreement. Assets acquired included the following:
Yangzhou Rock | Fair Value | Assumed by the Company |
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Inventory | $ | 1,739,573 | 1,793,573 | |||
Non current assets | 4,419,118 | 4,419,118 | ||||
Total assets | 6,158,691 | 6,158,691 | ||||
Total liabilities | - | - | ||||
Net assets | $ | 6,158,691 | 6,158,691 |
The Company allocated the purchase price based on the fair value of the assets acquired and recorded a gain of approximately $1.0 million in other income in the current period.
On February 3, 2010, a subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the assets of Able Delight (Changsha) Valve Co. Ltd for a total cash consideration of $15.0 million. The acquisition was accounted as a business combination in accordance to the terms of the purchase agreement. Assets acquired included the following:
Able Delight | Fair Value | Assumed by the Company |
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Inventory | $ | 4,944,755 | 4,944,755 | |||
Buildings and equipment | 10,113,703 | 10,113,703 | ||||
Total assets | 15,058,458 | 15,058,458 | ||||
Total liabilities | - | - | ||||
Net assets | $ | 15,058,458 | 15,058,458 |
The Company allocated the purchase price based on the fair value of the assets acquired and recorded a gain of approximately $0.06 million in other income in the current period.
Note 17 Subsequent events
On April 8, 2010, the Company acquired 100% assets of Shanghai Pudong Hanwei Valve Co., Ltd. ("Hanwei Valve"), which is the sole producer of the fully-welded ball valve and 24-way rotary valve in China, for a total cash consideration of approximately $21 million pursuant to an Asset Transfer Agreement.
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date these unaudited consolidated financial statements were issued.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The words may, will, expect, anticipate, continue, estimate, project, intend, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places in this document and include statements regarding the intent, belief or expectation of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to events, conditions, and financial trends that may affect the Companys future plans of operations, business strategy, operating results, and financial position. Persons reviewing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and other risks mentioned in this Form 10-Q or in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) since the filing date of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Although these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect the Companys current judgment regarding the direction of its business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. The Company undertakes no responsibility or obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements, but may do so in the future in written or oral statements. Investors should take note of any future statements made by or on behalf of the Company.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, of this Quarterly Report. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion and analysis covers the Companys unaudited consolidated results of operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
Use of Defined Terms
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references to:
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Our Company
We were originally incorporated on August 1, 1997 in the State of Nevada. We focus primarily on the development, manufacture and sale of high-quality metal valves for the electricity, petroleum, chemical, water, gas and metal industries in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). We are headquartered in Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, Henan Province, PRC.
On January 13, 2010, Henan Tonghai Fluid acquired 100% of the assets of Yangzhou Rock Valve Lock Technology Co. Ltd., or Yangzhou Rock for $7.3 million in cash. Yangzhou Rock became an operating subsidiary.
On February 3, 2010, China Fluid Equipment Holdings Limited ("China Fluid"), entered into an asset purchase agreement with Able Delight Investment Limited to purchase all of the assets of Able Delight (Changsha) Valve Co., Ltd. ("Able Delight") for a cash price of approximately $15.0 million. Able Delight (Changsha) Valve became an operating subsidiary.
Recent Developments
On April 8, 2010, China Fluid acquired 100% assets of Shanghai Pudong Hanwei Valve Co., Ltd., or Hanwei Valve, for a total cash consideration of $21.0 million pursuant to an Asset Transfer Agreement, dated April 8, 2010, among Henan Tonghai Fluid and the equity owners of Hanwei Valve.
Hanwei Valve was established in 1992 and produces more than 20 series of valve products in over 6,000 different sizes ranging from 0.38 inches to 116 inches in diameter. Its main products include ball valves, check valves, butterfly valves, gate valves and other general purpose valves for a variety of applications, including oil refineries, chemical production and transport, electric power plants, and water supply. Hanwei Valve owns patents for a 24-way rotary valve used in simulating moving bed molecular sieve absorption-separation units in large-scale petrochemical equipment, for chromatogram separation units used in bioengineering, and for fully welded ball valves used in long distance gas pipelines. Hanwei Valve is the sole producer of the fully-welded ball valve and 24-way rotary valve in China. For fiscal year 2010, the Company expects Hanwei Valve to contribute $20.0 million in revenue and $5.0 million in net income to the Company.
Our Organizational Structure
The following chart reflects our organizational structure for our active subsidiaries as of the date of this Annual Report.
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Overview of Our Business
Through our subsidiaries and certain commercial and contractual relationships and arrangements with other Chinese companies, we operate companies in China that develop, manufacture and distribute high quality metal valves for a variety of different industries. We are headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan Province and conduct business throughout China, Southeast Asia, the Middle-East and Europe. We manufacture and sell over 800 models with more than 10,000 specifications of low, medium and high-pressure valves according to differing standards and specifications, in a variety of diameters ranging from 3mm to 5,500 mm and with pressure caps that range from 150lbs to 4,500lbs. Our core products include valves dominating in the domestic market such as high temperature high pressure power station valves used in supercritical thermal power generator, 24-way rotary valve majorly used in the high-end domestic petrochemical market and 5.5 meters in diameter butterfly valve - the largest valve produced in China-used in hydroelectric power industry. Our mix of valve products can be used in temperatures ranging from -196 degrees Celsius to 610 degrees Celsius. We sell our products to customers in the electricity, petroleum, chemical, water, gas, oil refinery, nuclear power station and metal industries throughout China.
The valve industry in China is large and growing as a result of growth in urbanization and heavy industrialization throughout all of China. Responding to the increasing attention in the international community to global climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the Chinese government is actively promoting clean technology industry. According to the government plan to increase installed nuclear power capacity by 2020, we believe that domestic nuclear power equipment manufacturing companies, such as valve manufacturers, will have tremendous opportunities. Furthermore, the State Council encourages all business shut down small thermal power stations and promote in building larger unites, implementing petrochemical industry restructuring and rejuvenation program. The company believes that in the long run, with the increasing electricity demand, the lowering of power generation costs, the development of environmental friendly technology and other positive factors, the 1000MW power stations and petrochemical industries will be the major driving factors. In addition, the recent Five Year Plan announced by the Chinese government disclosed that approximately $15 billion is expected to be spent over the next three years on drinking water treatment. Much of this will be used toward water distribution networks and long-distance water pipelines, which requires valves.
As a result of growth in urbanization and heavy industrialization throughout all of China, the Chinese valve market is expected to increase at an annual rate of more than 30% for the next few years according to the China Valve Industry Associations research in 2009. We believe that demand for valves will be driven primarily by the energy and water sectors with operations and projects in urban centers. The stimulus package being implemented by the Chinese government in response to the global economic crisis is expected to emphasize basic infrastructure construction projects for water, electricity, sewage treatment, gas and heat in order to ensure continuous economic development and meet the requirement of improving peoples living standard. We believe that these initiatives should generate strong demand for valves and promising business prospects for the valve industry and our company, especially as Chinas valve market keeps growing and developing. We intend to focus our efforts on utilizing our tangible and intangible resources to expand and strengthen our products and increase our market share in response to industry demands.
Although the United States and Europe have been most affected by the recent financial crisis, governments throughout the Asia-Pacific region have also taken steps to stabilize their markets. To offset slowing global growth, on November 5, 2008, at the State Council meeting, Premier Wen Jiabao offered a RMB 4 trillion ($586 billion) stimulus package for the next three to five years and announced the government would move to a proactive fiscal and a moderately relaxed monetary policy.
Pursuant to the stimulus package, the Chinese government has committed to launch more projects related to peoples livelihood and infrastructure and decided to invest RMB100 billion ($14.49 billion) in these projects, starting in the fourth quarter of 2008. (source: China Daily). The actions taken by the Chinese government should significantly increase the demand for valve products which are essential for infrastructure construction and will provide market opportunities for the Company. The governments support of infrastructure development will increase expenditures on a number of major projects including a major West-to-East Gas Pipeline Project, post-earthquake reconstruction in Qinghai province, a South-to-North Water Diversion Project, and upgrade of urban area infrastructure.
At the beginning of February 2009, as part of the announced economic stimulus package, a detailed proposal aimed at reviving the domestic equipment manufacturing industry was finalized and sent to the State Council for approval. This proposal calls for more innovation and efficient production, and the increased development and use of technology in the domestic equipment manufacturing sector. It supports faster development of equipment used in goods production, and the use of China-made equipment in replacement of the imported ones.
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In addition, although the financial crises have affected Chinese enterprises that rely on overseas markets, China Valves has not been materially affected as less than 10% of our revenue is generated from exports and the relatively strong domestic market demand has positioned us to continue to grow notwithstanding the current financial crisis.
Management believes that the recent financial crisis in the US and Europe should not have any materially negative impact on our business, and management strongly believes we will benefit from the stimulus plan of the central government of China.
First quarter Financial Performance Highlights
During the first quarter of 2010, we focused primarily on developing, manufacturing and selling high-quality metal valves for the electricity, petroleum, chemical, water, gas, nuclear and metallurgy industries in the PRC.
The following are some financial highlights for the first quarter of 2010:
Sales Revenue: Sales revenue increased $9,470,356, or 54.7%, to $26,784,237 for the first quarter of 2010 from $17,313,881 for the same period last year.
Gross Profit: Gross profit margin was 52% for the first quarter of 2010, compared with 48% for the same period in 2009.
Net Income: Net income increased $3,648,874, or 123.0%, to $6,616,225 for the first quarter of 2010, from $2,967,351 for the same period of last year.
Results of Operations
Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared with the three months ended March 31, 2009.
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||||||
Statement of Operations data | ||||||||||||
Sales revenue | $ | 26,784 | $ | 17,314 | $ | 9,470 | 55 | % | ||||
Cost of sales | 12,925 | 8,922 | 4,003 | 45 | % | |||||||
Gross Profit | 13,860 | 8,392 | 5,468 | 65 | % | |||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Research and development costs | 74 | 6 | 68 | 1,133 | % | |||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | 1,434 | 1,115 | 319 | 29 | % | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | 3,019 | 2,562 | 457 | 18 | % | |||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,527 | 3,682 | 845 | 23 | % | |||||||
Operating income | 9,332 | 4,710 | 4,622 | 98 | % | |||||||
Finance costs, net | 35 | 71 | (36 | ) | (51 | )% | ||||||
Other expenses (income) | 35 | (15 | ) | 50 | (333.3 | )% | ||||||
Gain from acquisition | (1,016 | ) | - | (1,016 | ) |
100 |
% | |||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 1,354 | 400 | 954 | 239 | % | |||||||
Income taxes | 2,308 | 1,286 | 1,022 | 79 | % | |||||||
Net income | $ | 6,616 | $ | 2,967 | $ | 3,649 | 123 | % |
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Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Sales revenue | (in thousands) | |||||
Gate valves | $ | 5,117 | $ | 5,280 | ||
Check valves | 1,741 | 798 | ||||
Global valves | 1,387 | 1,249 | ||||
Safety valves | 249 | 586 | ||||
Butterfly valves | 12,588 | 5,984 | ||||
Ball valves | 1,915 | 1,227 | ||||
Vent valves | 72 | 6 | ||||
Other valves and accessories | 3,715 | 2,184 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 26,784 | $ | 17,314 |
The China Valve Industry Association divides the valve market into five primary segments; (i) power; (ii) petrochemical; (iii) oil; (iv) water supply; and (v) metallurgy. Our revenues in these markets are as follows:
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Power Supply | $ | 8,733 | $ | 4,921 | ||
Petrochemical and Oil | 5,983 | 2,150 | ||||
Water Supply | 7,656 | 5,128 | ||||
Metallurgy | 690 | 1,185 | ||||
Other areas | 3,722 | 3,930 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 26,784 | $ | 17,314 |
Sales Revenue
Our sales revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 amounted to $26.8 million, which is approximately $9.5 million or 55% more than that of the same period in 2009, where we had revenue of $17.3 million. The increase was primarily attributed to increased demand for our products fueled by rapid industrialization and governmental capital expenditure on Chinas infrastructure. In addition, our innovations on high temperature high pressure power stationgate valves, two-way metal sealing butterfly valves which are popular among our customers and cause the sales volume to increase significantly compared to the sales in the same period last year. We also made efforts to expand the valve application to petrochemical, oil and nuclear fields, while strengthening the current thermal power and hydro-power market. Our revenue also increased due to $5.3 million revenue contributed from our newly acquired subsidiaries, Yangzhou Rock and Changsha Valve.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales, which consist of raw materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead expenses, was $12.9 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010, an increase of $4 million or 45%, as compared with $8.9 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2009. Cost of sales as a percentage of total revenues were 48% and 52% for the three month periods ended on March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, with a decrease of approximately 4%. The decrease was a result of strengthened production cost control, the application of new materials that replaces more expensive materials as well as increase in capital equipment utilization as result of redesigning of our manufacturing process to be more automated.
Gross Profit
Gross profit was $13.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, an increase of $5.5 million or 65%, as compared with $8.4 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2009. Our gross profit percentage increased to 52% as compared to 48% in 2009. The increase in gross profit percentage is a result of the Companys increased utilization of production by replacing some of the manual processes with automated manufacturing lines. In addition, we outsourced manufacturing of low profit small valves to third party manufacturers in order to decrease self production costs of low profit valves while we concentrated more on manufacturing high-tech, high quality valves. Hence our strategy to increase production productivity coupled with concentration of higher margin products resulted in overall GP% increase in the current period.
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Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses, which consist primarily of sales commission, advertising and promotion expenses, freight charges and related compensation, were $1.4 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010, compared with $1.1 million for the period ended March 31 ,2009, an increase of $0.3 million or approximately 29% due to the increase of sales performance in the period. In addition, with the implementation of the strengthened cost control policy in 2010 as we reducing our commission expense by developing a more direct relationship with our customers rather than selling through sales distributors. Hence, the percentage increase of sales and marketing expenses was less than that of sales in the same period in 2009.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses, which consist primarily of related salaries and benefits, business development, traveling expenses, legal and professional expenses and depreciation, and bad debt expenses, were $3.0 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010, compared with $2.6 million for the period ended March 31, 2009, an increase of $0.5 million or approximately 18%. The increase was primarily attributed to increased expenses salary expenses in order to manage growth of the Companys operations, higher depreciation expenses as the Company purchased a new corporate office in late 2009, higher traveling and meal and entertainment expenses associated with expanding business and finding new business acquisition opportunities.
Income from Operations
Income from operations was $9.3 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010, compared with $4.7 million for the period ended March 31, 2009, an increase of $4.6 million or approximately 98%. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in sales and gross margin in the current quarter. Income from operations as percentage of sales increased to 35% for the period ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 27% for the same period in 2009. The increase in income to sales ratio is as result of the Companys effort in cost control as well as our success in entering into higher gross margin valve industries, such as large diameter high pressure valves used in power stations, valves for nuclear power plants, and other large governmental water-pipe projects requiring supplies of 3.5 meter and up diameter valves.
Other Income (Expenses)
Total other expenses were $35 thousand for the three month period ended March 31, 2010, compared with income of $15 thousand for the period ended March 31, 2009. The financial expenses for the three month period ended on March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $35 thousand and $71 thousand respectively. We also had a gain of $1.0 million from acquisition of two new valve companies for the three month period ended March 31, 2010.
Income taxes
We incurred income taxes of $2.3 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010. This is an increase of $1.0 million or 79% from the taxes we incurred in the 2009 period, which were $1.3 million. We incurred more taxes in the three months ended March 31, 2010 mostly because of the higher assessable income in the three month period ended on March 31, 2010 compared to 2009.
Provision for Income Taxes
United States
We are subject to United States tax at a tax rate of 34%. No provision for US federal income taxes has been made as we had no taxable income in the United States for the reporting period.
Hong Kong
China Fluid Equipment was incorporated in Hong Kong and is not subject to income taxes under the current laws of Hong Kong.
PRC
The Company conducts all its operating business through its operating subsidiaries in China. The operating subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of the PRC and do not have any deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities under the income tax laws of the PRC because there are no temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities.
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The Companys subsidiaries are governed by the Income Tax Law of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises (FIEs). and various local income tax laws (the Income Tax Laws). Beginning January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (EIT) law has replaced the previous laws for Domestic Enterprises (DEs) and Foreign Invested Enterprises . The standard EIT rate of 25% has replaced the 33% rate previously applicable to both DEs and FIEs.
Prior to 2008, under the Chinese Income Tax Laws, FIEs generally were subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 33% (30% state income taxes plus 3% local income taxes) on income as reported in their statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments unless the enterprise was located in specially designated regions for which more favorable effective tax rates apply. Beginning January 1, 2008, China has unified the corporate income tax rate on foreign invested enterprises and domestic enterprises. The unified corporate income tax rate is 25%. Under the Chinese Income Tax Laws, certain industries of FIEs are entitled to receive a two years tax exemption following a three years 50% tax reduction.
The Companys operating subsidiaries, High Pressure Valve, Zhengdie Valve Taizhou Wote, Yangzhou Rock Valve are all subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 25%. Able Delight (Changsha) Valve is subject to an income tax at a reduced rate of 12.5% . Able Delight is a qualified FIE that is in the last year of tax benefit period before subjecting to a full 25% tax rate.
Net Income
We earned net income of $6.6 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010. This is an increase of $3.6 million or approximately 123% from the period ended March 31, 2009 which had a net income of $3.0 million. This increase was primarily attributable to increased sales, gross margin and decreased overall costs in the period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $9.6 million. The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:
Three months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,411 | 2,768 | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (30,979 | ) | (3,430 | ) | ||
Net cash provided / (used in) by financing activities | 22,705 | (452 | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 12 | 75 | ||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalent | (4,851 | ) | (135 | ) | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period | 14,485 | 16,428 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period | 9,634 | 16,293 |
The Company currently generates its cash flow through operations which it believes will be sufficient to sustain the current level of operations for at least the next twelve months. In 2010, we continue to work to develop new valves and expand our presence as the leader in the development and manufacture of various valves.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $2.8 million in the same period in fiscal year 2009. The change of $0.6 million in operating activities was primarily attributable to the increase in accounts receivable due to new subsidiaries acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2010.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increased to $31.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with $3.4 million in the same period in fiscal year 2009. The net cash used in investing activities during the period ended March 31, 2010, was primarily used for acquisitions.
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Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $22.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with net cash used in finance activities of $0.015 million in the same period in fiscal year 2009. The increase in net cash is attributable to cash from the public offering and warrant exercised
As of March 31, 2010, there was no principal outstanding under our credit facilities and lines of credit.
Capital Expenditures
The capital expenditures in the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are set out as below. Our capital expenditures were used primarily for plant construction and purchase of equipment to expand our production capacity. The table below sets forth the breakdown of our capital expenditures by use for the periods indicated.
Three months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Construction costs | $ | 202 | $ | 1,801 | ||
Purchase of equipment | $ | 425 | $ | 1,629 | ||
Acquisition and investment | $ | 30,352 | $ | - | ||
Total capital expenditures | $ | 30,979 | $ | 3,430 |
On December 27, 2009, the Company conducted a registered direct offering and sold a total of 333,334 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $3.0 million. The shares were priced at $9.00 per share. On December 30, 2009, we conducted another registered direct offering of an aggregate of 2,414,113 shares of our common stock at a price of $9.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $21.7 million, to several accredited institutional investors. In addition, we issued to the investors warrants to purchase 362,116 shares of common stock, in the aggregate, at a price of $9.00 per share, exercisable for 30 days beginning on the date of the initial issuance of the warrants. These warrants have since expired.
The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $24.7 million from the two registered direct offerings. In addition, the Company received an additional $3.2 million gross from the exercise of warrants issued in such financing. The proceeds of the financing and the warrant exercises has or will be used for working capital and certain identified acquisitions.
Obligations Under Material Contracts
The following table sets forth our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of March 31, 2010:
Payment Due by Period | |||||
Less than | More than | ||||
Total | 1 Year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 Years | 5 Years | |
(in thousands) | |||||
Short-term loans | $ 4,689 | $ 4,689 |
$ - |
$ - | $ - |
Bills payable | - | ||||
Long-term bank loans | - | ||||
Minimum Lease payments | 1,074 | 279 | 773 | 22 | - |
Capital commitments | - | ||||
Future interest payment on short-term bank loans | 36 | 36 | - | - | - |
Future interest payment on long-term bank loans | - | ||||
Total | $ 5,799 | $ 5,004 | $ 773 | $ 22 | $ - |
Make Good Escrow Agreement
In connection with the Companys private placement on August 26, 2008, the Company entered into a Make Good Escrow Agreement, under which the 12,583,032 shares of the Companys common stock held by Bin Li, the Companys major shareholder, were placed in escrow. Of these shares, 12,150,000 are the subject of the Earn-In Agreement between Bin Li and Siping Fang as described above and Bin Li entered into the Make Good Escrow Agreement on behalf of Siping Fang. For each of the calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010, 4,194,344 shares will be released to the investors or returned to Bin Li, depending on the fulfillment of specified earnings targets. The specified earnings target for calendar 2008 was net income of $10,500,000, for calendar 2009 the target is net income of $23,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.369 and for calendar 2010 the target is net income of $31,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.497. On August 14, 2009, the parties to the Make Good Escrow Agreement entered into an amendment pursuant to which for calendar 2009 the target was amended to $21,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.668 and for calendar 2010 the target was amended to net income of $34,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $1.082. We have met the specified earnings targets and accordingly, 4,194,344 shares were released from escrow and returned to Bin Li for each of the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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Other than the contractual obligations and commercial commitments set forth above, we did not have any other long-term debt obligations, capital commitments, purchase obligations or other long-term liabilities as of March 31, 2010.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect (1) the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, (2) the disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities at the end of each fiscal period and (3) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each fiscal period. We continually evaluate these estimates based on our own historical experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and other conditions, our expectations regarding the future based on available information and reasonable assumptions, which together form our basis for making judgments about matters that are not readily apparent from other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, our actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require a higher degree of judgment than others in their application.
When reviewing our financial statements, the following should also be considered: (1) our selection of critical accounting policies, (2) the judgment and other uncertainties affecting the application of those policies, and (3) the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions. We believe the following accounting policies involve the most significant judgment and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
The Companys revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 104. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of shipment when risk of loss and title passes to the customer.
The Company recognizes revenue when the goods are delivered and title has passed. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). All of the Companys products that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price or at a rate approved by the Chinese local government. This VAT may be offset by the VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing the finished product.
Income Taxes
The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (SFAS 109) that requires recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the income tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Provision for income taxes consists of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes. Because the Company had no operations within the United States there is no provision for US income taxes and there are no deferred tax amounts as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
The charge for taxation is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also recorded in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
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The Company adopted FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), as of January 1, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the more likely than not test, no tax benefit is recorded. The adoption of FIN 48 had no affect on the Companys financial statements.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance For Doubtful Accounts
The Companys business operations are conducted in the PRC. During the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its customers by selling on various credit terms. Management reviews its accounts receivable on a quarterly basis to determine if the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. An estimate for doubtful accounts is recorded when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. The Companys existing reserve is consistent with its historical experience and considered adequate by the management.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company adopted the Fair Value Measurements pronouncement on January 1, 2008. The pronouncement defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for receivables and payables qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
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 assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
The Company invested in China Perfect Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. in 1996 and Kaifang Commercial Bank in 1997. These long term investments are carried at the lower of cost or market value and amounted to $764,515 and $764,515 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. There is no quoted or observable market price for the joint venture interest or other similar joint ventures; therefore, the Company used level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology. Based on its proportionate share of the underlying book value of the investees, the Company believes the fair value of the investments is at least equal to the original cost. The determination of the fair value was based on the capital investment that the Company contributed. There has been no change in the carrying value since inception, other than the effects of translating the balances to US dollars.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company applies Statement of Financial Accounting Standards on Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, which defines a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock based employee compensation and transactions in which an entity issues its equity instruments to acquire goods and services from non-employees. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with the standard and the "Accounting for Equity Instruments that are issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services" standard, as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured. The standard allows the simplified method to determine the term of employee options when other information is not available.
The Company follows the guidance of the accounting standard on Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entitys Own Stock. Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging Activities standard specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Companys own stock and (b) classified in stockholders equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. The standard provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuers own stock and thus able to qualify for the scope exception. All Company warrants are denominated in U.S. dollars; because the Companys functional currency is the Renminbi, the Company accounts for these warrants as derivative instrument liabilities and marks them to market each period.
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Business combinations
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the accounting standard regarding business combinations. This standard retains the fundamental requirements that the acquisition method of accounting (which this standard called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. This standard requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions. This replaces the old accounting standards cost-allocation process, which required the cost of an acquisition to be allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
In December 2009, FASB issued ASU No. 2009-16, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets. This Accounting Standards Update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assetsan amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.The amendments in this Accounting Standards Update improve financial reporting by eliminating the exceptions for qualifying special-purpose entities from the consolidation guidance and the exception that permitted sale accounting for certain mortgage securitizations when a transferor has not surrendered control over the transferred financial assets. In addition, the amendments require enhanced disclosures about the risks that a transferor continues to be exposed to because of its continuing involvement in transferred financial assets. Comparability and consistency in accounting for transferred financial assets will also be improved through clarifications of the requirements for isolation and limitations on portions of financial assets that are eligible for sale accounting. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statement.
In December 2009, FASB issued ASU No. 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities. This Accounting Standards Update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). The amendments in this Accounting Standards Update replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entitys economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. An approach that is expected to be primarily qualitative will be more effective for identifying which reporting entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. The amendments in this Update also require additional disclosures about a reporting entitys involvement in variable interest entities, which will enhance the information provided to users of financial statements. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-01 Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash. The amendments in this Update clarify that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in EPS prospectively and is not a stock dividend for purposes of applying Topics 505 and 260 (Equity and Earnings Per Share). The amendments in this update are effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and should be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company adopted this standard and has determined the standard does not have material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 regarding accounting and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. Under this guidance, an entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, and entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. This ASU clarifies the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets. This ASU is effective for beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 31, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary a Scope Clarification. The amendments in this Update affect accounting and reporting by an entity that experiences a decrease in ownership in a subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity. The amendments also affect accounting and reporting by an entity that exchanges a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for an equity interest in another entity. The amendments in this update are effective beginning in the period that an entity adopts SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements An Amendment of ARB No. 51. If an entity has previously adopted SFAS No. 160 as of the date the amendments in this update are included in the Accounting Standards Codification, the amendments in this update are effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted SFAS No. 160. The Company adopted this standard and has determined the standard does not have material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
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In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosure as follows: 1) Transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2. A reporting entity should disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. 2) Activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. In the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (that is, on a gross basis rather than as one net number). This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that clarify existing disclosures as follows: 1) Level of disaggregation. A reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities. A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position. A reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities. 2) Disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. A reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.
In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements, or ASU 2010-09. ASU 2010-09 primarily rescinds the requirement that, for listed companies, financial statements clearly disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. Subsequent events must still be evaluated through the date of financial statement issuance; however, the disclosure requirement has been removed to avoid conflicts with other SEC guidelines. ASU 2010-09 was effective immediately upon issuance and was adopted in February 2010.
Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Seasonality
Our operating results and operating cash flows, historically, have not been subject to seasonal variations. This pattern may change, as a result of new market opportunities or new product introductions.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, Mr. Siping Fang and Ms. Ichi Shih, respectively, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports, such as this report, that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the companys management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, Mr. Fang and Ms. Shih concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures is not effective as of March 31, 2010.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There are no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls 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.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Not applicable.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
EXHIBITS.
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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.
DATED: May 13, 2010
CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC.
/s/ Ichi Shih
Ichi Shih
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
*Filed herewith.
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