U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
¨ | 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 001-34409
RECON TECHNOLOGY, LTD
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | Not Applicable | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. employer identification number) |
Room 1902, Building C, King Long International Mansion
No. 9 Fulin Road, Beijing, 100107
Peoples Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
0086-010-84945799
(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.
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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. The Company is authorized to issue 25,000,000 Shares. As of the date of this report, the Company has issued and outstanding 3,951,811 Shares.
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | ii | |||||
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 1 | |||||
Item 1. |
Financial Statements. | 1 | ||||
Item 2. |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 1 | ||||
Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. | 13 | ||||
Item 4/4T. |
Controls and Procedures | 13 | ||||
PART II OTHER INFORMATION | 14 | |||||
Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings | 14 | ||||
Item 1A |
Risk Factors | 14 | ||||
Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 14 | ||||
Item 3. |
Defaults upon Senior Securities | 14 | ||||
Item 4. |
(Removed and Reserved) | 14 | ||||
Item 5. |
Other Information | 14 | ||||
Item 6. |
Exhibits | 15 |
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature. Such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to projected growth, trends and strategies, future operating and financial results, financial expectations and current business indicators are based upon current information and expectations and are subject to change based on factors beyond the control of the Company. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by the use of terms such as look, may, should, might, believe, plan, expect, anticipate, estimate and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. The accuracy of such statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including but not limited to the following:
| the timing of the development of future products; |
| projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items; |
| statements of our plans and objectives; |
| statements regarding the capabilities of our business operations; |
| statements of expected future economic performance; |
| statements regarding competition in our market; and |
| assumptions underlying statements regarding us or our business. |
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update this forward-looking information. Nonetheless, the Company reserves the right to make such updates from time to time by press release, periodic report or other method of public disclosure without the need for specific reference to this Report. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other statements not addressed by such update remain correct or create an obligation to provide any other updates.
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Item 1. | Financial Statements. |
See the financial statements following the signature page of this report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion and analysis of our companys financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
Overview
We are a company with limited liability incorporated in 2007 under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Headquartered in Beijing, we provide products and services to oil and gas companies and their affiliates through contractual relationships with Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co. Ltd (BHD), Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (Nanjing Recon), and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (ENI and, together with BHD and Nanjing Recon, the Domestic Companies). We are the center of strategic management, financial control and human resources allocation for the Domestic Companies.
Through our contractual relationships with the Domestic Companies, we provide equipment, tools and other hardware related to oil field production and management and develop and sell our own specialized industrial automation control and information solutions. However, we do not engage in the production of petroleum or petroleum products.
Our business is mainly focused on the upstream sectors of the oil and gas industry as shown by the solid framed boxes on the chart below:
We derive our revenues from the sale of hardware products, the sale of software products, and services. Our products and services involve most of the key procedures of extraction and production of oil and gas, which include automation systems, equipment, tools and onsite technical services. We do not, however, engage in the production of petroleum or petroleum products.
Financial Results
For the three months ended September 30, 2010, all of our revenue came from sales of hardware. For the same period in 2009, hardware sales and software services constituted approximately 85.76% and 14.24%, respectively, of our revenues. As many oilfields are progressing towards digital automation, we have been able to participate in more
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projects with larger contract amounts with the help of proceeds from our IPO. As of September 30, 2010, most of these projects were not yet completed or in the acceptance period, thus operating income could not be recognized. Our management is confident we will continue to grow and increase our operations in the coming years.
Service and Products
Our products and services include:
Equipment for Oil and Gas Production and Transportation
High-Efficiency Heating Furnaces. Crude petroleum contains certain impurities that must be removed before the petroleum can be sold, including water and natural gas. To remove the impurities and to prevent solidification and blockage in transport pipes, companies employ heating furnaces. BHD researched, developed and implemented a new oilfield furnace that is advanced, highly automated, reliable, easily operable, and comparatively safe and highly heat efficient (90% efficiency).
Burner. We serve as an agent for the Unigas Burner which is designed and manufactured by UNIGAS, a European burning equipment production company. The burner we provide has the following characteristics: high degree of automation; energy conservation; high turn down ratio; high security and is environmentally safe.
Separator. The test separator is the key measurement device for gas and oil in metering plants. Oil and gas mixture sprays on the oil block cap after entering into the separator through the oil pipeline. The diffused oil falls along the pipe wall to the separator bottom and through the draw-off pipe. The gas rises due to its low density and changes the flow direction after concentrating by the separator umbrella. In the process, the small oil droplets in the gas adhere to the umbrella wall and fall along the wall of the pipe. The de-oiled gas enters the pipeline through the freeing pipe at the top of the separator for measurement.
Oil and Gas Development Tools and Equipment
Oil and Gas Production Increasing Techniques:
Packers of Fracturing. This utility model is used concertedly with the security joint, hydraulic anchor, and slide bushing of sand spray in the well. It is used for easy seat sealing and sand-up prevention. The utility model reduces desilting volume and prevents sand up which makes the deblocking processes easier to realize. The back flushing is sand-stick proof.
Production Packer. According to different withdraw points, the production packer separates different oil layers, and protects the oil pipe from sand and permeability, so as to promote the recovery ratio.
Water Injection Packer. The water injection packer injects water into different layers rather than injecting on a large scale; this can reduce cost and promote effectiveness.
Fissure Shaper. This is our proprietary product that is used along with a perforating gun to effectively increase perforation depth by between 46% and 80%, shape stratum fissures, improve stratum diversion capability and, as a result, improve our ability to locate oilfields and increase the output of oil wells.
Sand Prevention in Oil and Water Well. This technique processes additives that are resistant to elevated temperatures into resin sand which will be transported to the bottom of the well via carrying fluid. The resin sand goes through the borehole, pilling up and compacting at the borehole and oil vacancy layer. Then an artificial borehole wall is formed, functioning as a means of sand prevention. This sand prevention technique has been adapted to more than 100 wells, including heavy oil wells, light oil wells, water wells and gas wells, with a 100% success rate and a 98% effective rate.
Water Locating and Plugging Technique. High water cut affects the normal production of oilfields. Previously, there was no sophisticated method for water locating and tubular column plugging in China. The mechanical water locating and tubular column plugging technique we have developed resolves the problem of high water cut wells.
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This technique conducts a self-sealing-test during multi-stage usage and is reliable to separate different production sets effectively. The water location switch forms a complete set by which the water locating and plugging can be finished in one trip. The tubular column is adaptable to several oil drilling methods and is available for water locating and plugging in second and third class layers.
Fracture Acidizing. We inject acid to layers under pressure which can form or expand fissures. The treatment process of the acid is defined as fracture acidizing. The technique is mainly adapted to oil and gas wells that are blocked up relatively deeply, or the ones in the low permeable zones.
Electronic Broken-down Service. This service resolves block-up and freezing problems by generating heat from the electric resistivity of the drive pipe and utilizing a loop tank composed of an oil pipe and a drive pipe. This technique saves energy and is environment friendly. It can increase the production of oilfields that are in the middle and later periods.
Automation System and Service:
Pumping unit controller. Functions as a monitor to the pumping unit, and also collects data for load, pressure, voltage, startup and shutdown control.
RTU used to monitor natural gas wells. Collects gas well pressure data.
Wireless dynamometer and wireless pressure gauge. These products replace wired technology with cordless displacement sensor technology. They are easy to install and significantly reduce the working load associated with cable laying.
Electric multi-way valve for oilfield metering station flow control. This multi-way valve is used before the test separator to replace the existing three valve manifolds. It facilitates the electronic control of the connection of the oil lead pipeline with the separator.
Natural gas flow computer system. Flow computer system used in natural gas stations and gas distribution stations to measure flow.
Recon SCADA oilfield monitor and data acquisition system. Recon SCADA is a system which applies to the oil well, measurement station, and the union station for supervision and data collection.
EPC service of pipeline SCADA system. A service technique for pipeline monitoring and data acquisition after crude oil transmission.
EPC service of oil and gas wells SCADA system. A service technique for monitoring and data acquisition of oil wells and natural gas wells.
EPC service of oilfield video surveillance and control system. A video surveillance technique for controlling the oil and gas wellhead area and the measurement station area.
Technique service for Digital oilfield transformation. Includes engineering technique services such as oil and gas SCADA system, video surveillance and control system and communication systems.
Factors Affecting Our Business
Business Outlook
The oilfield engineering and technical service industry is generally divided into five sections: (1) exploration, (2) drilling and completion, (3) testing and logging, (4) production, and (5) oilfield construction. Thus far our businesses have only been involved in production. Our management believes its time to expand our core business, move into new markets, and develop new businesses. There are great opportunities both in new markets and our existing markets. We believe that many existing wells and oilfields need to improve or renew their equipment and service to maintain production and our techniques and services will be needed as new oil and gas fields are developed. In the next three years, we will focus on:
Measuring equipment and service. Our priority is the development of our well, pipeline and oilfield SCADA engineering project contracting service, oilfield video surveillance and control system and reforming technical supporting service. According to conservative estimates, the potential market for our wireless indicator and remote monitoring system (SCADA) is approximately RMB 5 billion.
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Gathering and transferring equipment. (1) Furnace. We estimate demands for our furnace at about 2,000 units per year, of which 500 come from new wells and 1,500 come from reconstruction of old wells. The potential market is estimated at RMB 800 million based on an average price of RMB 400,000 per furnace. (2) Oil/water separator. We estimate demand at about 800 units per year, of which 300 come from new wells and 500 come from reconstruction of old wells. The potential market is about RMB 400 million based on an average price of RMB 500,000; (3) Burner. We estimate demand at about 5,000 units per year, of which 1,000 come from new wells and 4,000 come from reconstruction of old wells. The potential market is about 300 million based on an average price of RMB 60,000.
New business. Along with the opening of the oilfield service market to private companies, we will establish our own service team equipped with work-over rigs (specialized equipment used during the operation of well repairing) and coiled tubing machines. Only a few companies can provide this business in China at present.
Growth Strategy
As a small local company, it is our basic strategy to focus on developing our onshore oilfield business, i.e. the upstream of the industry. Due to the remote location and difficult environment of Chinas oil and gas fields, foreign competitors rarely enter those fields.
Large domestic oil companies prefer to focus on the exploration and development business to earn high margins and keep their absolute competitive advantage. As to private oilfield service companies, 90% specialize in the manufacture of drilling and production equipment. Thus, the market for technical support and project service is still in its early stage. Our management insists on providing high quality products and service in the oilfield where we have a geographical advantage. This allows us to avoid conflicts of interest with bigger suppliers of drilling equipment and keep our leading position within the market segment. Our mission is to increase the automation and safety levels of industrial petroleum production in China, and improve the under-developed working process and management mode by using high-technology. At the same time, we are always looking to improve our business and to increase our earning capability.
Industry and Recent Developments
Oilfield drilling and production equipment and engineering technique services are applied in the process of oil and gas extraction, thus the exploration and exploitation activities of petroleum companies have a direct impact on the level of demand for oilfield technique service and corresponding equipment. The number of new oil and gas wells each year is a key indicator of activity. It can also reflect the prosperity of the oilfield service industry. China is the worlds second-largest petroleum producing country, with nearly 30,000 wells drilled and drill depths of 49,000,000 meters annually. In the long run, factors affecting the development of petroleum companies include prices of oil and gas, and the national energy strategy. In the short or medium term, the petroleum companies plan their development activities according to the level of demand.
Thus, the level of demand of oil and gas in the short or medium term affects the number of oil and gas wells. Meanwhile, well prospecting is done to ensure the supplement of oil and gas in the medium and long run, and well development will satisfy the production demand of petroleum companies in the short term. At present, China is short of oil and gas. The discrepancy between production and demand is growing. For the three state owned petroleum companies, the top priority is to ensure the supplements of the nation and promote stable and increased production of the oilfield. Their capital expenditures are restricted by the national energy strategy to a large extent. Under such circumstances, despite the adverse domestic and international market conditions influencing the Chinese oil market in 2009, the investment by petroleum companies to the upstream of prospecting and development kept increasing. Advanced oilfield drill equipment and technique services are in greater demand, for the petroleum companies to promote effectiveness and reduce costs.
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The Several Opinions of the State Council on Encouraging and Guiding the Healthy Development of Private Investment (the New 36 Guidelines on Non-State-owned Economy) promulgated in 2010 by the State encourages private investors to take part in oil and natural gas construction, and supports private enterprise investors entering into exploration and development of the oilfield area. As exploration of oil and gas fields involves a wide range of professional technologies, it is expected that in the future the private investors investing in oil and gas field exploration will seek out general contracting and integrated services. We believe this will bring opportunities to the integrated service projects of our company.
Recently, Chinas dependence on imported oil exceeded 50%, and an increasingly serious gas shortage also put stress on Chinas energy supply. The government has decided to invest more into the construction of gas storage and the long-distance natural gas transportation pipeline. Our management believes our current product lines and experience in pipe line transportation and monitoring and development of automation products could help us rapidly grow and develop to be a leader of this segment of the oilfield service industry.
Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations Generally
Our operating results in any period are subject to general conditions typically affecting the Chinese oilfield service industry including:
| the amount of spending by our customers, primarily those in the oil and gas industry; |
| growing demand from large corporations for improved management and software designed to achieve such corporate performance; |
| the procurement processes of our customers, especially those in the oil and gas industry; |
| competition and related pricing pressure from other oilfield service solution providers, especially those targeting the Chinese oil and gas industry; |
| the ongoing development of the oilfield service market in China; and inflation and other factors. |
Unfavorable changes in any of these general conditions could negatively affect the number and size of the projects we undertake, the number of products we sell, the amount of services we provide, the price of our products and services and otherwise affect our results of operations.
Our operating results in any period are more directly affected by company-specific factors including:
| our revenue growth; |
| the proportion of our business dedicated to large companies; |
| our ability to successfully develop, introduce and market new solutions and services; |
| our ability to increase our revenues to businesses, both old customers and new in the Chinese oil and gas industry; |
| our ability to effectively manage our operating costs and expenses; and |
| our ability to effectively implement any targeted acquisitions and/or strategic alliances so as to provide efficient access to markets and industries in the Chinese oil and gas industry. |
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Estimates and Assumptions. We prepare our financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions. We continually evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, our own historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. An accounting policy is considered critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time such estimate is made, and if different accounting estimates that reasonably could have been used, or
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changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the combined and consolidated financial statements. We believe that the following policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application and require us to make significant accounting estimates. The following descriptions of critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates should be read in conjunction with our combined and consolidated financial statements and other disclosures included in this prospectus. Significant accounting estimates reflected in our Companys combined and consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, and useful lives of property and equipment.
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue when the four following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery has occurred or services have been provided, (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. Delivery does not occur until products have been shipped or services have been provided to the client and the client has signed a completion and acceptance report, risk of loss has transferred to the client, client acceptance provisions have lapsed, or the Company has objective evidence that the criteria specified in client acceptance provisions have been satisfied. The sales price is not considered to be fixed or determinable until all contingencies related to the sale have been resolved.
Hardware:
Revenue from hardware sales is generally recognized when the product is shipped to the customer and when there are no unfulfilled company obligations that affect the customers final acceptance of the arrangement.
Software:
The Company sells self-developed software. For software sales, the Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Position No. 97-2 (ASC 985-605), Software Revenue Recognition, and related interpretations. Revenue from software is recognized according to project contracts. Contract costs are accumulated during the periods of installation and testing or commissioning. Usually this is short term. Revenue is not recognized until completion of the contracts and receipt of acceptance statements.
Services:
The Company provides services to improve software functions and system requirements on separated fixed-price contracts. Revenue is recognized on the completed contract method when acceptance is determined by a completion report signed by the customer.
Deferred income represents unearned amounts billed to customers related to sales contracts.
Cost of Revenues. When the criteria for revenue recognition have been met, costs incurred are recognized as cost of revenue. Cost of revenues include wages, materials, handling charges, and other expenses associated with manufactured products and service provided to customers; the cost of purchased equipment and pipes. We expect cost of revenues to grow as our revenues grow. It is possible that we could incur development costs with little revenue recognition, but based upon our past history, we expect our revenues to grow.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments. The carrying amounts reported in the combined and consolidated balance sheets for trade accounts receivable, other receivables, advances to suppliers, trade accounts payable, accrued liabilities, advances from customer and notes payable approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Trade receivables and other receivable accounts are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less a provision made for impairment of these receivables. Provisions are applied to trade and other receivables where events or change in circumstances indicate that the balance may not be collectible. The identification of doubtful debts requires the use of judgment and estimates of management. Our management must make estimates of the collectability of our accounts receivable. Management specifically analyzes accounts receivable, historical bad debts, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Our allowance for trade accounts receivable was ¥1,089,331 and ¥1,449,453 ($216,398) on June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010 respectively.
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Property and Equipment. We record property and equipment at cost. We depreciate property and equipment on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives using the following annual rates:
Motor Vehicles |
10 years | |||
Office Equipment |
2-5 years | |||
Leasehold Improvements |
5 years |
We expense maintenance and repair expenditures as they do not improve or extend an assets productive life. These estimates are reasonably likely to change in the future since they are based upon matters that are highly uncertain such as general economic conditions, potential changes in technology and estimated cash flows from the use of these assets.
Depreciation expense was ¥83,074 and ¥98,597 ($14,720) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Motor vehicles |
¥ | 1,796,955 | ¥ | 1,796,955 | $ | 273,880 | ||||||
Office equipment and fixtures |
450,715 | 457,354 | 62,679 | |||||||||
Leasehold improvement |
426,181 | 426,181 | 63,627 | |||||||||
Total property and equipment |
2,673,851 | 2,680,490 | 400,186 | |||||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation |
(1,190,970 | ) | (1,289,567 | ) | (192,527 | ) | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
¥ | 1,482,881 | ¥ | 1,390,923 | $ | 207,659 | ||||||
Software Development Costs. We charge all of our development costs to research and development until we have established technological feasibility. We acknowledge technological feasibility of our software when a detailed program design has been completed, or upon the completion of a working model. Upon reaching technological feasibility, we capitalize additional software costs until the software is available for general release to customers. Although we have not established a budget or time table for software development, we anticipate the need to continue the development of our software products in the future and the cost could be significant. We believe that, as in the past, the costs of development will result in new products that will increase revenue and therefore justify costs. There is, however, a reasonable possibility that we may be unable to realize the carrying value of our software, and the amount not so realized may adversely affect our financial position, results of operation or liquidity in the future.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets. We review the carrying values of our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that they may not be recoverable. When such an event occurs, we project undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition over the remaining life of the asset. If projections indicate that the carrying value of the long-lived asset will not be recovered, we reduce the carrying value of the long-lived asset, by the estimated excess of the carrying value over the projected discounted cash flows. In the past, we have not had to make significant adjustments to the carrying values of our long-lived assets, and we do not anticipate a need to do so in the future. However, circumstances could cause us to have to reduce the value of our capitalized software more rapidly than we have in the past if our revenues were to significantly decline. Estimated cash flows from the use of the long-lived assets are highly uncertain and therefore the estimation of the need to impair these assets is reasonably likely to change in the future. Should the economy or acceptance of our software change in the future, it is likely that our estimate of the future cash flows from the use of these assets will change by a material amount.
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
Our historical reporting results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.
Revenue
For the Three Months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | Increase (Decrease) |
Percentage Change |
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Hardware |
21,799,311 | 19,271,643 | 2,527,668 | 13.12 | % | |||||||||||
Service |
| 2,973,459 | (2,973,459 | ) | -100.00 | % | ||||||||||
Software |
| 226,496 | (226,496 | ) | -100.00 | % | ||||||||||
Total Revenue |
21,799,311 | 22,471,598 | (672,287 | ) | -2.99 | % |
Revenues. Our total revenues were ¥21,799,311 ($3,254,551), slightly decreased from ¥22,471,598 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. During this three month period, our accessory sales business increased over 22.21%, while our automation business and sales of transportation equipment decreased by 55.73% and 14.46%, respectively. This was mainly because most of our projects were not finished or in the acceptance period. Our management believes we will have a greater number of completed projects in the next quarter.
Cost and Margin
For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | Increase (Decrease) |
Percentage Change |
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Total Revenue |
21,799,311 | 22,471,598 | (672,287 | ) | -2.99 | % | ||||||||||
cost of revenue |
14,081,493 | 16,072,547 | (1,991,054 | ) | -12.39 | % | ||||||||||
Gross margin |
7,717,818 | 6,399,051 | 1,318,767 | 20.61 | % | |||||||||||
% |
35.40 | % | 28.48 | % | 6.92 | % | ||||||||||
Cost of Revenues. Our cost of revenues includes raw materials, labor cost and costs related to design, implementation, delivery and maintenance of products and services. We are a light-asset company, and all materials and components we need can be purchased or manufactured under contract. Usually the price of electronic components doesnt fluctuate violently due to competitive forces, and it will not affect our cost significantly. Specialized equipment and incentive chemical products can be influenced directly if the price for metal and oil changes. Additionally, the price for some imported accessories appointed by our clients can also have some impact on our cost.
Our cost of revenues decreased from ¥16,072,547 in the three months ended September 30, 2009 to ¥14,081,493 ($2,102,312) for the same period of 2010, a decrease of ¥1,991,054 or 12.39%. As a percentage of revenues, our cost of revenues decreased from 71.52% in 2009 to 64.60% in 2010. This decrease was a result of our higher margin ratio business with larger contract amounts.
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Gross Profit. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, our gross profit increased to ¥7,717,818 ($1,152,239) from ¥6,399,051 for the same period in 2009, an increase of ¥1,318,767, or approximately 20.61%. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, our gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 35.40%, from 28.48% for the same period in 2009. Even though our revenue decreased, the decrease of our cost of revenue was even greater, as a result our gross profit did not decrease, but instead increased slightly. Our management believes our gross margin will remain at a relatively high level as we remain focused on selecting high margin projects.
Due to the capital and technology intensive nature of our industry, abundant capital strength and spending of oil companies and a higher threshold for access make it possible for suppliers to earn high yields. As to sales of equipment and accessories, our gross margin remains at about 40% (a medium level), margin of automation products is about 50% and that of oilfield service and project engineering service can be higher than 60%. Its our strategy to improve our operating results by participating in more projects and increasing the services we provide.
Expenses
Selling and Distribution Expenses. Selling and distribution expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenditures of our sales and marketing departments; sales commissions; costs of our marketing programs, including public relations, advertising and trade shows; and an allocation of our facilities and depreciation expenses. Selling expenses decreased by 16.49%, from ¥2,159,212 for three months ended September 30, 2009 to ¥1,803,156 ($269,204) for the same period of 2010. This decrease is mainly attributed to our long-term relationship with CNPC and SINOPEC. During this period, we expanded sales of value added products and services to our existing customer base to realize higher revenues with less selling expenses.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of costs from our human resources organization, facilities costs, depreciation expenses, professional advisor fees, audit fees and other expenses incurred in connection with general operations. General and administrative expenses increased 43.32%, or ¥1,276,159, from ¥2,945,655 in three months ended September 30, 2009 to ¥4,221,814 ($630,300) for the same period of 2010. General and administrative expenses were13.11% of total revenues in 2009 and 19.37% of total revenues in 2010. This percentage increase was primarily attributable to (1) more expenses related to being a public company; and (2) an increase of expenses related to our planned secondary offering, which was delayed due to unfavorable market conditions.
Income from Operations. Income from operations was ¥1,692,848 ($252,735) for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to ¥1,294,184 for the same period of 2009. This increase in income from operations can be attributed primarily to the increase of higher margin business and our good relationship with CNPC and SINOPEC.
Subsidy Income. We received grants of ¥26,325 and ¥451,520 ($67,410) from the local government for the three months ended September 2009 and 2010, respectively. These grants were given by the government as return of income tax to support local companies to develop high technology and improve their products.
Income Tax Expense. Income taxes are provided based upon the liability method of accounting pursuant to SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Under this approach, deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences on future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts. A valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets if it is not likely that the asset will be realized. We have not been subject to any income taxes in the United States or the Cayman Islands. Enterprises doing business in PRC are generally subject to federal (state) enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%; however, Nanjing Recon and BHD were granted certifications of High Technology Enterprise and are taxed at a rate of 15% for taxable income generated. The applicable tax rate for each of our subsidiaries changed in the past few years because of their qualifications and different local policies. From calendar year 2010, Nanjing Recon and BHD are taxed at a rate of 15% and ENI is still taxed at 25%. Our effective EIT burden will vary, depending on which of our domestic companies generate greater revenue.
Income tax expense for three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 was ¥692,678 and ¥805,826 ($120,307), respectively. This increase was mainly due to an increase in taxable operating income.
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Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders. As a result of the factors described above, net income attributable to common shareholders was ¥843,761 ($125,969) for the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of 98.80% over ¥424,419 for the same period of 2009.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss): |
||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations |
661,735 | 1,184,091 | 176,779 | |||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
692,678 | 805,826 | 120,307 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
41,244 | 113,439 | 16,936 | |||||||||
Stock compensation expense |
294,675 | 438,706 | 65,497 | |||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
83,074 | 98,597 | 14,720 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
1,773,406 | 2,640,659 | 394,239 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as income from continuing operations before income tax expense, interest expense, non-cash stock compensation expense, and depreciation, amortization and accretion expense. We think it is useful to an equity investor in evaluating our operating performance because: (1) it is widely used by investors in our industry to measure a companys operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which the assets were acquired; and (2) it helps investors more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure and asset base from our operating results.
Adjusted EBITDA increased ¥867,253 or 48.90% to ¥2,640,659 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. Compared to the 98.80% increase in net income available for common shareholders, we believe this can reflect our improvement of operation much better.
Liquidity and Capital Resources.
General
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash on hand, demand deposits and highly liquid short-term debt investments with stated maturities of no more than three months. On September 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents in the amount of ¥9,807,863 ($1,464,275).
Indebtedness. As of September 30, 2010, except for ¥11,809,183 ($1,763,064) of notes payable, we did not have any other outstanding loan capital issued or agreed to be issued, bank overdrafts, loans, debt securities or similar indebtedness, liens, liabilities under acceptance (other than normal trade bills) or acceptance credits, debentures, mortgages, charges, finance leases or hire purchase commitments, guarantees or other material contingent liabilities. In addition, there has not been any material change in our indebtedness, commitments and contingent liabilities since June 30, 2010.
Holding Company Structure. We are a holding company with no operations of our own. All of our operations are conducted through our Chinese subsidiary. As a result, our ability to pay dividends and to finance any debt that we may incur is dependent upon dividends and other distributions paid. In addition, Chinese legal restrictions permit payment of dividends to us by our Chinese subsidiary only out of its accumulated net profit, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. Under Chinese law, our subsidiary is required to set aside a portion (at least 10%) of its after-tax net income (after discharging all cumulated loss), if any, each year for compulsory statutory reserve until the amount of the reserve reaches 50% of our subsidiaries registered capital.
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These funds may be distributed to shareholders at the time of its wind up. When we were incorporated in the Cayman Islands in August 2007, 5,000,000 ordinary shares were authorized, and 50,000 ordinary shares were issued to Mr. Yin Shenping, Mr. Chen Guangqiang and Mr. Li Hongqi, at a par value of $0.01 each. On December 10, 2007, our company sold 2,632 ordinary shares to an investor at an aggregate consideration of $200,000. On June 8, 2009, in connection with our initial public offering, the Board of Directors approved a 42.7840667-to-1 split of ordinary shares and redeemable ordinary shares to shareholders of record as of such date. After giving effect to the share split of our ordinary shares and the completion of our initial public offering, we had 3,951,811 ordinary shares outstanding.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. In addition, we have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our own shares and classified as shareholders equity, or that are not reflected in our financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. Moreover, we do not have any variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
Capital Resources. To date we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from financing operations. As of September 30, 2010 we had total assets of ¥173,894,014 ($25,961,692), of which cash amounted to ¥9,807,863 ($1,464,275), and net accounts receivable amounted to ¥82,449,367 ($12,309,366). Working capital amounted to ¥119,366,466 ($17,820,941) and equity amounted to ¥120,757,369 ($18,028,601). The current ratio equaled 3.25, up from 3.04 at June 30, 2010.
Cash from Operating Activities. Net cash used by operating activities was ¥19,313 ($2,883) in first quarter of FY 2011. Compared to the cash amount provided by the operating activities, this was a decrease of ¥577,999 over ¥558,686 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. During this period, we used most of our funds to purchase goods to support our upcoming projects. Additionally, we made significant tax payments, which reduced our working capital. We collected our trade accounts receivable on time, alleviating our cash pressures to a certain extent.
Cash from Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was ¥6,639 ($991) for the three months ended September 30, 2010, relatively stable compared to the same period in 2009.
Cash from Financing Activities. Cash flows used in financing activities amounted to ¥2,278,285 ($340,139) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and cash flows provided by financing activities amounted to ¥56,968,539 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. This period, we paid back funds borrowed from third parties.
Working Capital. Total current assets at September 30, 2010 amounted to ¥172,503,091 ($25,754,033), a decrease of approximately ¥2,661,314 ($397,324) compared to ¥175,164,405 at June 30, 2010. The decrease was attributable mainly to a decrease in the amount of trade receivables resulting from less revenues.
Current liabilities amounted to ¥53,136,645 ($7,933,091) at September 30, 2010, in comparison to ¥57,563,362 at June 30, 2010. This decrease has been attributed to payment of tax and short term loan.
The current ratio increased from 3.04 at June 30, 2010 to 3.25 at September 30, 2010. The change in our current ratio was primarily due to the payment of tax and return of short-term notes.
Recently Enacted Accounting Standards
The FASB issued ASU 2010-13, CompensationStock Compensation (ACS Topic 718): Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades. The ASU codifies the consensus reached in Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 09-J. The amendments to the Codification clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entitys equity shares trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity.
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The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Earlier adoption is permitted. The amendments are to be applied by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this update on our consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-09 Subsequent Events (ASC Topic 855) which removes the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose a date in both issued and revised financial statements. This amendment shall be applied prospectively for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2010. The Company does not believe the adoption will have a material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
The FASB has issued ASU 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ACS Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This ASU requires some new disclosures and clarifies some existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurement as set forth in Codification Subtopic 820-10. The FASBs objective is to improve these disclosures and, thus, increase the transparency in financial reporting. Specifically, ASU 2010-06 amends Codification Subtopic 820-10 to now require:
| A reporting entity to 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; and |
| In the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs, a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements. |
In addition, ASU 2010-06 clarifies the requirements of the following existing disclosures:
| For purposes of reporting fair value measurement for each class of assets and liabilities, a reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities; and |
| 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. |
ASU 2010-06 is 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. Early adoption is permitted. This guidance was effective for our third quarter ended March 31, 2010.
Since the filing of our 2009 Form 10-K, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-1 through No. 2010-21. These ASUs entail technical corrections to existing guidance or affect guidance related to specialized industries or entities and therefore have minimal, if any, impact on the Company.
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. |
Not applicable.
Item 4/4T. | Controls and Procedures |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of September 30, 2010, our company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of and with the participation of management, including our companys chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our companys disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our companys internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our companys internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
None.
Item 1A | Risk Factors |
Not applicable.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
(a) | None |
(b) | The section entitled Use of Proceeds from our registration statement filed on August 12, 2008, as amended (the Registration Statement) is incorporated herein by reference. The effective date of the Registration Statement is July 22, 2009, and the Commission file number assigned to the Registration Statement is 333-152964. The Registration Statement registers the offering of up to 1,700,000 ordinary shares (subject to amendment in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) (the Offering). As of September 30, 2010, the Company has spent proceeds from the Offering in accordance with the following chart: |
Description of Use |
Proposed Expenditure Amount |
Actual Expenditures through September 30, 2010 |
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Product Research and development |
$ | 1,273,024 | $ | 0 | ||||
Acquisition and business development in oil-field industry in China and globally |
4,073,675 | 5,000,000 | ||||||
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance |
424,341 | 0 | ||||||
Fixed asset purchases |
442,341 | 0 | ||||||
Employee training |
169,736 | 6,639 | ||||||
General working capital |
2,121,706 | 864,485 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 8,486,824 | $ | 5,871,124 |
(c) None
Item 3. | Defaults upon Senior Securities |
None.
Item 4. | (Removed and Reserved) |
Item 5. | Other Information |
None.
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Item 6. | Exhibits |
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit |
Document | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Registrant (1) | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of the Registrant (1) | |
4.1 | Specimen Share Certificate (1) | |
10.1 | Translation of Exclusive Technical Consulting Service Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd. and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.2 | Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Chen Guangqiang in Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.3 | Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Yin Shenping in Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.4 | Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Li Hongqi in Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.5 | Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Chen Guangqiang and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.6 | Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Yin Shenping and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.7 | Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Li Hongqi and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.8 | Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Chen Guangqiang and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.9 | Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Yin Shenping and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.10 | Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Li Hongqi and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.11 | Translation of Exclusive Technical Consulting Service Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd. and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.12 | Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Chen Guangqiang in Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.13 | Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Yin Shenping in Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.14 | Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Li Hongqi in Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.15 | Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Chen Guangqiang and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.16 | Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Yin Shenping and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.17 | Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Li Hongqi and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.18 | Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Chen Guangqiang and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) |
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10.19 |
Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Yin Shenping and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.20 |
Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Li Hongqi and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.21 |
Translation of Exclusive Technical Consulting Service Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.22 |
Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Chen Guangqiang in Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.23 |
Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Yin Shenping in Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.24 |
Translation of Power of Attorney for rights of Li Hongqi in Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.25 |
Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Chen Guangqiang and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.26 |
Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Yin Shenping and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.27 |
Translation of Exclusive Equity Interest Purchase Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Li Hongqi and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.28 |
Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Chen Guangqiang and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.29 |
Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Yin Shenping and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.30 |
Translation of Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd., Li Hongqi and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.33 |
Employment Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd. and Mr. Yin Shenping (1) | |
10.34 |
Employment Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd. and Mr. Chen Guangqiang (1) | |
10.35 |
Employment Agreement between Recon Technology (Jining) Co., Ltd. and Mr. Li Hongqi (1) | |
10.36 |
Summary Translation of Technical Service Contract by and between Natural Gas Development Company of Qinghai Oilfield and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.37 |
Summary Translation of Sales Contract, by and between the West Site Department of Bazhou, Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau Project Construction Corporation and Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.38 |
Ordinary Shares Subscription Agreement dated December 31, 2007 between the Registrant and Bloomsway Development Ltd (1) | |
10.39 |
Translation of Contract for the Sale of Industrial and Mineral Products between Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. and PetroChina Qinghai Oilfield Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.40 |
Translation of Contract of Material Reserves and Sales between Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. and PetroChina Qinghai Oilfield Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.41 |
Translation of Contract of Material Reserves and Sales between Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. and PetroChina Qinghai Oilfield Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.42 |
Translation of Contract for Purchasing Vacuum-Heating-Furnace between Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. and PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Co., Ltd. (1) |
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10.43 |
Translation of Contract of the Sale of Goods between Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. and PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Co., Ltd. (1) | |
10.44 |
Summary Translation of Chuan East to Chuan West Transferring Gas Pipe Project Product Collective Contract between Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Southwest Oil Gas Company of Sinopec. (1) | |
10.45 |
Summary Translation of Industrial Product Purchasing Agreement between Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Southwest Oil Gas Company of Sinopec. (1) | |
10.46 |
Summary Translation of Purchase Agreement between Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Southwest Oil Gas Company of Sinopec. (1) | |
10.47 |
Summary Translation of Chuan East to Chuan West Transferring Gas Pipe Project Product Collective Contract between Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Southwest Oil Gas Company of Sinopec. (1) | |
10.48 |
Operating Agreement among Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. and Mr. Yin Shenping, Mr. Chen Guangqiang and Mr. Li Hongqi (1) | |
10.49 |
Operating Agreement among Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Mr. Yin Shenping, Mr. Chen Guangqiang and Mr. Li Hongqi (1) | |
10.50 |
Operating Agreement among Recon Technology (Jining) Co. Ltd., Beijing BHD and Mr. Yin Shenping, Mr. Chen Guangqiang and Mr. Li Hongqi (1) | |
21.1 |
Subsidiaries of the Registrant (1) | |
99.1 |
Stock Option Plan (1) | |
99.2 |
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (1) | |
31.1 |
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (2) | |
31.2 |
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (2) | |
32.1 |
Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (2) | |
32.1 |
Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (2) |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-152964. |
(2) | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RECON TECHNOLOGY, LTD | ||||||
November 15, 2010 | By: | /s/ Liu Jia | ||||
Liu Jia | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | PAGE | |
F-2 | ||
F-3 | ||
F-4 | ||
F-5-F-22 |
F-1
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
¥ | 12,142,957 | ¥ | 9,807,863 | $ | 1,464,275 | ||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of ¥ 1,089,331 and ¥ 1,449,453($ 216,398), respectively |
89,425,990 | 82,449,367 | 12,309,366 | |||||||||
Other receivables |
12,850,547 | 15,954,506 | 2,381,945 | |||||||||
Purchase advances |
46,551,402 | 38,246,292 | 5,710,021 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
766,638 | 836,704 | 124,917 | |||||||||
Inventories |
13,150,911 | 24,974,953 | 3,728,662 | |||||||||
Deferred tax assets |
275,960 | 233,406 | 34,847 | |||||||||
Total current assets |
175,164,405 | 172,503,091 | 25,754,033 | |||||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of ¥ 1,190,970 and ¥ 1,289,567($ 192,527), respectively |
1,482,881 | 1,390,923 | 207,659 | |||||||||
Total Assets |
¥ | 176,647,286 | ¥ | 173,894,014 | $ | 25,961,692 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable |
¥ | 16,536,796 | ¥ | 14,881,021 | $ | 2,221,678 | ||||||
Other payables |
3,096,309 | 3,351,259 | 500,330 | |||||||||
Deferred income |
4,267,711 | 3,709,158 | 553,763 | |||||||||
Advances from customers |
439,761 | 167,314 | 24,979 | |||||||||
Accrued payroll and employees welfare |
360,540 | 265,896 | 39,697 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
290,803 | 327,994 | 48,968 | |||||||||
Taxes payable |
20,203,104 | 18,624,820 | 2,780,612 | |||||||||
Short-term notes payable |
5,024,881 | 5,944,881 | 887,547 | |||||||||
Short-term notes payable-related parties |
7,343,457 | 5,864,302 | 875,517 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities |
57,563,362 | 53,136,645 | 7,933,091 | |||||||||
Total Liabilities |
57,563,362 | 53,136,645 | 7,933,091 | |||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies |
| | | |||||||||
Equity |
||||||||||||
Common shares, $ 0.0185 U.S. dollar par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 3,951,811 and 3,951,811 shares issued and outstanding at June 30 and September 30, 2010 |
529,979 | 529,979 | 79,124 | |||||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
69,257,098 | 69,699,110 | 10,405,803 | |||||||||
Appropriated retained earnings |
3,755,503 | 3,755,503 | 560,682 | |||||||||
Unappropriated retained earnings |
36,034,500 | 36,948,084 | 5,516,204 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(76,997 | ) | (108,034 | ) | (16,129 | ) | ||||||
Total controlling shareholders equity |
109,500,083 | 110,824,642 | 16,545,684 | |||||||||
Non-controlling interest, net of tax |
9,583,841 | 9,932,727 | 1,482,917 | |||||||||
Total equity |
119,083,924 | 120,757,369 | 18,028,601 | |||||||||
Total Liabilities and Equity |
¥ | 176,647,286 | ¥ | 173,894,014 | $ | 25,961,692 | ||||||
See notes to the consolidated financial statements
F-2
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Revenues |
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Hardware |
¥ | 19,271,643 | ¥ | 21,799,311 | $ | 3,254,551 | ||||||
Service |
2,973,459 | | | |||||||||
Software |
226,496 | | | |||||||||
Total revenues |
22,471,598 | 21,799,311 | 3,254,551 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues |
16,072,547 | 14,081,493 | 2,102,312 | |||||||||
Gross margin |
6,399,051 | 7,717,818 | 1,152,239 | |||||||||
Selling and distribution expenses |
2,159,212 | 1,803,156 | 269,204 | |||||||||
General and administrative expenses |
2,945,655 | 4,221,814 | 630,300 | |||||||||
Operating expenses |
5,104,867 | 6,024,970 | 899,504 | |||||||||
Income from operations |
1,294,184 | 1,692,848 | 252,735 | |||||||||
Other income (expenses) |
||||||||||||
Subsidy income |
26,325 | 451,520 | 67,410 | |||||||||
Interest income |
1,676 | 1,386 | 207 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
(41,244 | ) | (113,439 | ) | (16,936 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expenses) |
73,472 | (42,398 | ) | (6,330 | ) | |||||||
60,229 | 297,069 | 44,351 | ||||||||||
Income before income taxes and non-controlling interest |
1,354,413 | 1,989,917 | 297,086 | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
692,678 | 805,826 | 120,307 | |||||||||
Net income before allocation to non-controlling interests |
661,735 | 1,184,091 | 176,779 | |||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |
(237,316 | ) | (340,330 | ) | (50,810 | ) | ||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
¥ | 424,419 | ¥ | 843,761 | $ | 125,969 | ||||||
Comprehensive income |
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Net income before allocation to non-controlling interests |
661,735 | 1,184,091 | 176,779 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
(51,773 | ) | (108,034 | ) | (16,129 | ) | ||||||
Comprehensive income |
609,962 | 1,076,057 | 160,650 | |||||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests |
(232,139 | ) | (329,527 | ) | (49,197 | ) | ||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders |
¥ | 377,823 | ¥ | 746,530 | $ | 111,453 | ||||||
Earnings per common share - basic |
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Net income attributable to common shareholders |
¥ | 0.13 | ¥ | 0.21 | $ | 0.03 | ||||||
Earnings per common share - diluted |
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Net income attributable to common shareholders |
¥ | 0.12 | ¥ | 0.21 | $ | 0.03 | ||||||
Weighted - average shares -basic |
3,360,743 | 3,951,811 | 3,951,811 | |||||||||
Weighted - average shares -diluted |
3,457,394 | 3,951,811 | 3,951,811 | |||||||||
See notes to the consolidated financial statements
F-3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income before allocation to noncontrolling interests |
¥ | 661,735 | ¥ | 1,184,091 | $ | 176,779 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income before noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
83,074 | 98,597 | 14,720 | |||||||||
Stock based payment |
294,675 | 438,706 | 65,497 | |||||||||
Movement of deferred taxation |
(747,817 | ) | 42,554 | 6,353 | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Trade accounts receivable, net |
(5,676,510 | ) | 6,976,623 | 1,041,582 | ||||||||
Trade accounts receivable-related parties, net |
502,779 | | | |||||||||
Other receivables, net |
(961,737 | ) | (1,384,829 | ) | (206,750 | ) | ||||||
Other receivables related parties, net |
(231,150 | ) | | | ||||||||
Purchase advance, net |
2,934,937 | 8,386,615 | 1,252,089 | |||||||||
Prepaid expense |
(1,051,897 | ) | (70,066 | ) | (10,461 | ) | ||||||
Inventories |
(3,552,529 | ) | (11,824,042 | ) | (1,765,283 | ) | ||||||
Trade accounts payable |
5,421,613 | (1,655,775 | ) | (247,201 | ) | |||||||
Trade accounts payable-related parties |
14,134 | | | |||||||||
Other payables |
276,924 | 254,950 | 38,063 | |||||||||
Deferred income |
1,335,184 | (558,553 | ) | (83,390 | ) | |||||||
Advances from customers |
(243,806 | ) | (272,447 | ) | (40,675 | ) | ||||||
Accrued payroll and employees welfare |
(71,147 | ) | (94,644 | ) | (14,130 | ) | ||||||
Accrued expenses |
11,990 | 37,191 | 5,552 | |||||||||
Taxes payable |
1,558,235 | (1,578,284 | ) | (235,628 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
558,686 | (19,313 | ) | (2,883 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
(75,830 | ) | (6,639 | ) | (991 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(75,830 | ) | (6,639 | ) | (991 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from stock issuance |
60,209,057 | | | |||||||||
Proceeds from short-term notes payable |
(1,251,438 | ) | 920,000 | 137,352 | ||||||||
Repayment for short-term notes payable-related party |
(1,989,080 | ) | (1,479,155 | ) | (220,832 | ) | ||||||
Loan to third-party companies |
| (1,719,130 | ) | (256,659 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
56,968,539 | (2,278,285 | ) | (340,139 | ) | |||||||
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash and cash equivalents |
(51,773 | ) | (30,857 | ) | (4,608 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
57,399,622 | (2,335,094 | ) | (348,621 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
2,727,735 | 12,142,957 | 1,812,896 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
60,127,357 | 9,807,863 | $ | 1,464,275 | ||||||||
Supplemental cash flow information |
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Cash paid during the period for interest |
¥ | | ¥ | 18,000 | $ | 2,687 | ||||||
Cash paid during the period for taxes |
¥ | 49,697 | ¥ | 1,625,822 | $ | 242,729 | ||||||
See notes to the consolidated financial statements
F-4
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization -Recon Technology, Ltd (the Company) was incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on August 21, 2007 by Mr. Yin Shenping, Mr. Chen Guangqiang and Mr. Li Hongqi (the Principal Shareholders) as a company with limited liability. The Company provides oilfield specialized equipment, automation systems, tools, chemicals and field services to petroleum companies in the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC). Its wholly owned subsidiary, Recon Technology Co., Limited (Recon-HK) was incorporated on September 6, 2007 in Hong Kong. Other than the equity interest in Recon-HK, the Company does not own any assets or conduct any operations. On November 15, 2007, Recon-HK established one wholly owned subsidiary, Jining Recon Technology Ltd. (Recon-JN) under the laws of the PRC. Other than the equity interest in Recon-JN, Recon-HK does not own any assets or conduct any operations.
The Company conducts its business through the following PRC legal entities that are consolidated as variable interest entities (VIEs) and operate in the Chinese oilfield equipment & service industry:
Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (BHD),
Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. (Nanjing Recon), and
Jining ENI Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (ENI)
Chinese laws and regulations currently do not prohibit or restrict foreign ownership in petroleum businesses. However, Chinese laws and regulations do prevent direct foreign investment in certain industries. On January 1, 2008, to protect the Companys shareholders from possible future foreign ownership restrictions, the Principal Shareholders, who also hold the controlling interest of BHD, Nanjing Recon and ENI, reorganized the corporate and shareholding structure of these entities by entering into certain exclusive agreements with Recon-JN, which entitles Recon-JN to receive a majority of the residual returns. On May 29, 2009 Recon JN and BHD, Nanjing Recon, and ENI entered into an operating agreement to provide full guarantee for the performance of such contracts, agreements or transactions entered into by BHD, Nanjing Recon, and ENI. As a result of the new agreement, Recon-JN will absorb 100% of the expected losses and receive 90% of the expected gains of BHD, Nanjing Recon, and ENI, which results in Recon-JN being the primary beneficiary of these Companies.
Recon-JN also entered into Share Pledge Agreements with the Principal Shareholders, who pledged all their equity interest in these entities to Recon-JN. The Share Pledge Agreements, which were entered into by each Principal Shareholder, pledged each of the Principal Shareholders equity interest in BHD, Nanjing Recon and ENI as a guarantee for the service payment under the Service Agreement.
The Service Agreement, entered into on January 1, 2008, between Recon-JN and BHD, Nanjing Recon, and ENI, states that Recon-JN will provide technical consulting services to BHD, Nanjing Recon, and ENI in exchange for 90% of their annual net profits as a service fee, which is to be paid quarterly.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
In addition, Recon-HK entered into Option Agreements to acquire the Principal Shareholders equity interest in these entities if or when permitted by the PRC laws.
Based on these exclusive agreements, the Company consolidates BHD, Nanjing Recon and ENI as VIEs as required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46R (ASC Topic 810), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51(ASC Topic 810) because the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs.
On August 28, 2000 a Principal Shareholder of the Company purchased a controlling interest in BHD which was organized under the laws of the PRC on June 29, 1999. As of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, the Principal Shareholders held 67.5% ownership in BHD. BHD is combined with the Company through the date of the exclusive agreements, and is consolidated following January 1, 2008, the date of the agreements based on ASC Topic 810. The Company allocates profits and losses 90% and 100%, respectively based upon the control agreements. Profits allocated to the minority interest is the remaining amount (10%).
On January 21, 2003, ENI was organized under the laws of the PRC. Principal Shareholders of the Company own a controlling interest of ENI. As of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, the Principal Shareholders held 80% ownership interest in ENI. ENI is combined with the Company through the date of the exclusive agreements, and is consolidated following January 1, 2008, the date of the agreements based on ASC Topic 810. The Company allocates profits and losses 90% and 100%, respectively based upon the control agreements. Profits allocated to the minority interest is the remaining amount (10%).
On July 4, 2003, Nanjing Recon was organized under the laws of the PRC. On August 27, 2007 the Principal Shareholders of the Company purchased a majority ownership of Nanjing Recon from a related party who was a majority owner of Nanjing Recon. As of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, the Principal Shareholders held 80% ownership interest in Nanjing Recon. Nanjing Recon is combined with the Company through the date of the exclusive agreements, and is consolidated following January 1, 2008, the date of the agreements based on ASC Topic 810. The Company allocates profits and losses 90% and 100%, respectively based upon the control agreements. Profits allocated to the minority interest is the remaining amount (10%).
Nature of Operations The Company engaged in (1) providing equipment, tools and other hardware related to oilfield production and management. Simple installations may happen in connection with some projects; (2) developing and selling its own specialized industrial automation control and information solutions. The products and services provided by the Company include:
High-Efficiency Heating Furnaces - High-Efficiency Heating Furnaces are designed to remove the impurities and to prevent solidification blockage in transport pipes carrying crude petroleum. Crude petroleum contains certain impurities which, include water and natural gas, that must be removed before the petroleum can be sold.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Multi-Purpose Fissure Shaper - Multipurpose fissure shapers improve the extractors ability to test for and extract petroleum which must be perforated into the earth before any petroleum extractor can test for the presence of oil.
Oil Field Water Finding/Blocking Technology - The Company developed this technology designed to find and block water content in petroleum.
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) - SCADA is an industrial computerized process control system for monitoring, managing and controlling petroleum extraction. SCADA integrates underground and above-ground activities of the petroleum extraction industry. This system can help to manage the oil extraction process in real-time to reduce the costs associated with extraction.
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RECON TECHNOLOGY, LTD
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). They are consolidated following January 1, 2008, the date of the agreements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, and VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company transactions and balances between the Company, its subsidiaries and VIEs are eliminated upon consolidation. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring entries, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not indicative of the operating results to be expected for the Companys fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of all the subsidiaries and VIEs of the Company. All transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries and VIEs have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Currency Translation - The Companys functional currency is the Chinese Yuan (RMB) and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in Chinese Yuan. The consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2010 have been translated into United States dollars (U.S. dollars) solely for the convenience of the readers and are unaudited. The translation has been made at the rate of ¥6.6981 = US$1.00, the approximate exchange rate prevailing on September 30, 2010. These translated U.S. dollar amounts should not be construed as representing Chinese Yuan amounts or that the Chinese Yuan amounts have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars.
Accounting Estimates - The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Estimates are adjusted to reflect actual experience when necessary. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Companys consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, and useful lives of property and equipment. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments - The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for trade accounts receivable, other receivables, advances to suppliers, trade accounts payable, accrued liabilities, advances from customers and notes payable approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.
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RECON TECHNOLOGY, LTD
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash on hand, demand deposits and highly liquid short-term debt investments with stated maturities of no more than three months.
Trade Accounts and Other Receivables - Accounts receivable are recorded when revenue is recognized and are carried at original invoiced amount less a provision for any potential uncollectible amounts. Provision is made against trade accounts and other receivables to the extent they are considered to be doubtful. Other receivables are from transactions with non-trade customers.
Purchase Advances - Purchase advances are the amounts prepaid to suppliers for purchases of inventory and are recognized when the final amount is paid to the suppliers and the inventory is delivered.
Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value, on a weighted average basis. The method of determining inventory costs is used consistently from year to year. Allowance for inventory obsolescence is provided when the market value of certain inventory items are lower than the cost.
Motor vehicles | 10 Years | |
Office equipment | 2-5 Years | |
Leasehold improvement | 5 years |
Property and equipment - Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation on motor vehicles and office equipment is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from two to ten years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the assets
Long-lived Assets - In accordance with FASB guidance, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Fair value is determined based on the estimated discounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.
Advances from Customers - The Company, as is common practice in the PRC, will often receive advance payments from its customers for its products or service. The advances are showed as current liabilities and are recognized as revenue when the products are delivered or service is provided.
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RECON TECHNOLOGY, LTD
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Stock Split - On June 8, 2009, in connection with the Company's contemplated initial public offering (IPO) of common shares, the Board of Directors approved a 42.7840667-to-1 split of common shares and redeemable common shares to shareholders of record as of such date. All references to the number of common shares and per share amounts have been restated as appropriate to reflect the effect of the split for all periods presented.
Revenue Recognition - The Company recognizes revenue when the four following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement, (2) delivery has occurred or services have been provided, (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. Delivery does not occur until products have been shipped or services have been provided to the client and the client has signed a completion and acceptance report, risk of loss has transferred to the client, client acceptance provisions have lapsed, or the Company has objective evidence that the criteria specified in client acceptance provisions have been satisfied. The sales price is not considered to be fixed or determinable until all contingencies related to the sale have been resolved.
Hardware:
Revenue from hardware sales is generally recognized when the product is shipped to the customer and when there are no unfulfilled company obligations that affect the customers final acceptance of the arrangement.
Software:
The Company sells self-developed software. For software sales, the Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Position No. 97-2 (ASC985-605), Software Revenue Recognition, and related interpretations. Revenue from software is recognized according to project contracts. Contract costs are accumulated during the periods of installation and testing or commissioning. Usually this is short term. Revenue are not recognized until completion of the contracts and receipt of acceptance statements.
Services:
The Company provides services to improve software functions and system requirements on separated fixed-price contracts. Revenue is recognized on the completed contract method when acceptance is determined by a completion report signed by the customer.
Deferred income represents unearned amounts billed to customers related to sales contracts.
Cost of Revenues - When the criteria for revenue recognition have been met, costs incurred are recognized as cost of revenue. Cost of revenues include wages, materials, handling charges, and other expenses associated with manufactured products and service provided to customers; the cost of purchased equipment and pipes.
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RECON TECHNOLOGY, LTD
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Subsidy Income - The Company received grants of ¥26,325 and ¥451,520 ($67,410) from the local government for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively. 1) Grants given by the government were to support local software companies operation and research and development. Grants related to research and development projects are recognized as subsidy income in the consolidated statements of operations when received. 2) Grants in form of value-added-tax refund for software products are recognized when received.
Share-Based Compensation - The Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic.718, Share-Based Payment. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this statement, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the applicable vesting period of the share award using the straight-line method.
Income Taxes - Income taxes are provided based upon the liability method of accounting pursuant to ASC Topic 740 ), Accounting for Income Taxes. Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes. Deferred taxes are provided on differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, and tax carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. The Company has not been subject to any income taxes in the United States or the Cayman Islands.
Business Segments - The Company operates in one industry which includes the sale of products for the oil field construction solely to customers in China; therefore, no business segment information has been presented.
Earnings per Share(EPS) - Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income available for common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS are computed by dividing net income available for common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive potential common share equivalents outstanding.
Recently Enacted Accounting Standards
The FASB issued ASU 2010-13, CompensationStock Compensation (ACS Topic 718): Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades. The ASU codifies the consensus reached in Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 09-J. The amendments to the Codification clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entitys equity shares trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity.
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RECON TECHNOLOGY, LTD
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Earlier adoption is permitted. The amendments are to be applied by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this update on our consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-09 Subsequent Events (ASC Topic 855) which removes the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose a date in both issued and revised financial statements. This amendment shall be applied prospectively for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2010. The Company does not believe the adoption will have a material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
The FASB has issued ASU 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ACS Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This ASU requires some new disclosures and clarifies some existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurement as set forth in Codification Subtopic 820-10. The FASBs objective is to improve these disclosures and, thus, increase the transparency in financial reporting. Specifically, ASU 2010-06 amends Codification Subtopic 820-10 to now require:
| A reporting entity to 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; and |
| In the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs, a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements. |
In addition, ASU 2010-06 clarifies the requirements of the following existing disclosures:
| For purposes of reporting fair value measurement for each class of assets and liabilities, a reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities; and |
| 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. |
ASU 2010-06 is 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. Early adoption is permitted. This guidance was effective for our third quarter ended March 31, 2010.
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RECON TECHNOLOGY, LTD
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 3. TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010:
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable |
¥ | 90,515,321 | ¥ | 83,898,820 | $ | 12,525,764 | ||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
(1,089,331 | ) | (1,449,453 | ) | (216,398 | ) | ||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net |
¥ | 89,425,990 | ¥ | 82,449,367 | $ | 12,309,366 | ||||||
NOTE 4. OTHER RECEIVABLES
Other receivables consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010:
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Deposit for purchasing inventory |
¥ | 7,930,268 | ¥ | 7,930,268 | $ | 1,183,958 | ||||||
loans to third party |
3,723,982 | 5,315,242 | 793,545 | |||||||||
Advance to staff for project purchasing |
1,032,750 | 2,534,224 | 378,350 | |||||||||
Deposit for project tender |
80,000 | 35,000 | 5,225 | |||||||||
Receivables from non-operations |
83,547 | 125,000 | 18,662 | |||||||||
Others |
| 14,772 | 2,205 | |||||||||
Other receivable |
¥ | 12,850,547 | ¥ | 15,954,506 | $ | 2,381,945 | ||||||
Deposit for purchasing inventory was ¥7,930,268 as of June 30 and September 30, 2010. The Company assigned third parties to purchase inventory for closed indents.
Loans to third party are mainly used for short-term fund to support cooperative companies. As of June 30 and September 30, 2010, most of loans to third party were paid to Beijing Yuanda Weiye Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Advances to staff are for business travel and other sundry expenses related to customer on-site installation and inspection of products.
NOTE 5. PURCHASE ADVANCES
Purchase advances consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010:
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Prepayment for purchasing inventory |
¥ | 46,293,094 | ¥ | 37,995,113 | $ | 5,672,521 | ||||||
Service fee |
258,308 | 251,179 | 37,500 | |||||||||
Purchase advances |
¥ | 46,551,402 | ¥ | 38,246,292 | $ | 5,710,021 | ||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 6. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010:
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Low-value consumption goods |
¥ | 310,381 | ¥ | 462,055 | $ | 68,983 | ||||||
Purchased goods and raw materials |
5,721,871 | 210,595 | 31,441 | |||||||||
Work in process |
| 1,139,954 | 170,191 | |||||||||
Finished goods |
7,118,659 | 23,162,349 | 3,458,047 | |||||||||
Total inventories |
¥ | 13,150,911 | ¥ | 24,974,953 | $ | 3,728,662 | ||||||
NOTE 7. OTHER PAYABLE
Other payable consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010:
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Loans from third-party companies |
¥ | 2,183,965 | ¥ | 2,183,965 | $ | 326,057 | ||||||
Travel fee |
223,448 | 64,552 | 9,637 | |||||||||
Rental |
441,921 | 441,921 | 65,977 | |||||||||
Freight |
| 412,400 | 61,570 | |||||||||
Expenses paid by third-parties on behalf of Recon |
194,361 | 248,421 | 37,089 | |||||||||
Others |
52,614 | | | |||||||||
Total other payable |
¥ | 3,096,309 | ¥ | 3,351,259 | $ | 500,330 | ||||||
Loans from third-party companies were mainly borrowed for supplemental working capital by BHD with amount of ¥1,100,000 and Nanjing Company with amount of ¥1,083,965.
NOTE 8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Motor vehicles | 10 Years | |
Office equipment | 2-5 Years | |
Leasehold improvement | 5 years |
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Property and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010:
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Motor vehicles |
¥ | 1,796,955 | ¥ | 1,796,955 | $ | 273,880 | ||||||
Office equipment and fixtures |
450,715 | 457,354 | 62,679 | |||||||||
Leasehold improvement |
426,181 | 426,181 | 63,627 | |||||||||
Total property and equipment |
2,673,851 | 2,680,490 | 400,186 | |||||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation |
(1,190,970 | ) | (1,289,567 | ) | (192,527 | ) | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
¥ | 1,482,881 | ¥ | 1,390,923 | $ | 207,659 | ||||||
Depreciation expense was ¥83,074 and ¥98,597 ($14,720) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
NOTE 9. SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Common Shares - When the Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on August 21, 2007, 25,000,000 common shares were authorized, and 2,139,203 common shares were issued to the Principal Shareholders, at a par value of $0.0185 each. On July 29, 2009, the Company completed its IPO by offering 1,700,000 common shares at $6.00 per share. After this IPO, all the 112,608 redeemable common shares outstanding were automatically converted into non-redeemable common shares pursuant to the Agreement.
Appropriated Retained Earnings - According to the Articles of Incorporation, the Company is required to transfer a certain portion of its net profit, as determined under PRC accounting regulations, from current net income to the statutory reserve fund. In accordance with the PRC Company Law, the Companies are required to transfer 10% of their profit after tax, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations, to the statutory reserves until such reserves reach 50% of the registered capital or paid-in capital of the Companies. As of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010 the balance of total statutory reserves was ¥3,755,503 and ¥3,755,503 ($560,682).
Share-based Awards Plan - In June 2009, the Board of Directors and the shareholders of the Company adopted the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2009 Plan). The 2009 Plan provides for the granting of share options and restricted common shares to employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company. Options granted under the 2009 Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Non-statutory Stock Options. Non-employee directors and Consultants are not eligible to receive the award of an Incentive Stock Option. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Director is entitled to establish the term, vesting conditions and exercise price of the options as well as the vesting conditions and transferability of restricted shares. Under the 2009 Plan, 790,362 unissued common shares have been reserved for issuance. As discussed in Note 14, under the 2009 Plan, the Company granted options to purchase 293,000 common shares to its employees and non-employee directors on July 29, 2009 and 170,000 warrants to placement agent.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES
The Company is not subject to any income taxes in the United States or the Cayman Islands and had minimal operations in jurisdictions other than the PRC. ENI, BHD and Nanjing Recon are subject to PRCs income taxes as PRC domestic companies. Before the implementation of the new Enterprise Income Tax Law (EIT Law), PRC domestic companies are generally subject to an enterprise income tax (EIT) rate of 33%. On March 16, 2007, the National Peoples Congress of China passed the new EIT Law, and on December 6, 2007, the State Council of China passed the Implementing Rules for the EIT Law (Implementing Rules) which took effect on January 1, 2008. The new amended EIT Law introduces a wide range of changes which include, but are not limited to the unification of the income tax rate for domestic-invested and foreign-invested enterprises at 25%. As a result, income tax rate for ENI was reduced from 33% to 25% in calendar year 2008 and after.
As approved by the domestic tax authority in the PRC, Nanjing Recon was entitled to a tax holiday with 50% tax exemption for calendar year 2006 and 2007. Nanjing Recon is also a government-certified high technology company and is subject to an income tax rate of 15%. As a result, Nanjing Recon was subject to an income tax rate of 7.5% for calendar year 2007 and 15% for calendar year 2008. Since calendar year 2009, Guidelines for the Administration of the Recognition of Hi-tech Enterprises was updated and all companies were required to have their post registration reviewed. Thus for the calendar year 2009, Nanjing Recon is subject to an income tax rate of 25%. For calendar year 2010, the company reapplied for hi-tech approval and has passed all relevant review. Thus, for the calendar year 2010, Nanjing Recon is subject to an income tax rate of 15%.
As approved by the domestic tax authority in the PRC, BHD was recognized as a government-certified high technology company on November. 25, 2009 and is subject to an income tax rate of 15% for calendar year 2010. This qualification certificate will stay effective till the certificate matures in 2012.
Deferred taxes are comprised of the following:
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful receivables |
¥ | 275,960 | ¥ | 233,406 | $ | 34,847 | ||||||
Total deferred income tax assets |
¥ | 275,960 | ¥ | 233,406 | $ | 34,847 | ||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Following is a reconciliation of income taxes at the calculated statutory rates:
For the three months Ended September 30, 2009 |
For the three months Ended September 30, 2010 |
For the three months Ended September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Income tax calculated at statutory rates |
¥ | 766,459 | ¥ | 1,052,282 | $ | 157,102 | ||||||
Nondeductible expenses (non-taxable income) |
| 1,984 | 296 | |||||||||
Benefit of favorable rate for high-technology companies |
(73,781 | ) | (180,712 | ) | (26,980 | ) | ||||||
Benefit of revenue exempted from enterprise income tax |
| (67,728 | ) | (10,111 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes |
¥ | 692,678 | ¥ | 805,826 | $ | 120,307 | ||||||
The provision for income taxes is comprised of the following:
For the three months Ended September 30, 2009 |
For the three months Ended September 30, 2010 |
For the three months Ended September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Current income taxes |
¥ | 1,440,495 | ¥ | 805,826 | $ | 120,307 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
(747,817 | ) | | | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
¥ | 692,678 | ¥ | 805,826 | $ | 120,307 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM NOTES PAYABLE
Short-term notes payable consist of the following:
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
Short-term notes payable due to non-related parties: | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Due-on-demand note payable, no interest |
¥ | 1,224,888 | ¥ | 1,024,888 | $ | 153,012 | ||||||
Short-term note payable, no interest, matures on |
140,000 | 140,000 | 20,901 | |||||||||
Short-term notes payable, interest at 6%, matures on |
1,172,911 | 1,172,911 | 175,111 | |||||||||
Short-term note payable, no interest, matures on |
411,500 | 2,031,500 | 303,295 | |||||||||
Short-term note payable, no interest, matures on |
1,575,582 | 1,075,582 | 160,580 | |||||||||
Short-term note payable, interest at 1.2%a month, matures on |
500,000 | 500,000 | 74,648 | |||||||||
Total short-term notes payable due to non-related parties |
¥ | 5,024,881 | ¥ | 5,944,881 | $ | 887,547 | ||||||
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
June 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
September 30, 2010 |
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RMB | RMB | U.S. Dollars | ||||||||||
Short-term notes payable due to related parties: | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Due-on-demand note payable to Principal Shareholders, no interest |
¥ | 376,377 | ¥ | 376,377 | $ | 56,192 | ||||||
Short-term note payable to a Principal Shareholders family member, interest at 6%, matures on Dec. 9, 2010 |
249,100 | 260,675 | 38,918 | |||||||||
Short-term note payable to a Principal Shareholders family member, no interest at 6%, matures on Dec. 31, 2010 |
6,200,000 | 4,700,000 | 701,692 | |||||||||
Short-term note payable to management, interest at 6%, matures on March 10, 2010 |
517,980 | 527,250 | 78,715 | |||||||||
Total short-term notes payable due to related parties |
¥ | 7,343,457 | ¥ | 5,864,302 | $ | 875,517 | ||||||
NOTE 11. CONCENTRATIONS
For the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, the largest two ending customers, CNPC and SINOPEC, represented 47.89% and 50.12%, 38.26% and 26.40% of the Companys revenue, respectively (the Company provided service directly to CNPC and SINOPEC, but it did not sign contracts directly with CNPC and SINOPEC. It must enter into contracts with the agents.). For the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, no supplier accounted 10% of its total purchases.
NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company leases offices for three subsidiaries in Beijing, Nanjing and Shandong. All the lease agreements expire in December 31, 2010 with a monthly payment of ¥67,851 ($10,130). The amount of commitments for non-cancelable operating leases is ¥ 203,554 ($30,390) for remaining three months until December 31, 2010.
Contingencies through November 15, 2010 have been considered by the Company and none were noted which were required to be disclosed.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES
Sales to related parties - The Company had no sales to related parties which are the companies under common ownership.
Leases from related parties - On January 1, 2010, the Company entered into a one-year agreement for the lease of office space owned by the principal shareholders and their family member. The terms of the agreement state that the Company will lease the property for one year, The monthly rental is ¥80,833 and the annual rental expense is ¥969,996 .
Short-term loan from related parties - The Company borrowed ¥7,343,457 and ¥5,864,302 ($875,517) from principal shareholders, their family member and senior officials as of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010. For specific term and interest rate of loan, please see Note 10.
NOTE 14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Share-Based Payment (ASC 718), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options based on their fair values. (ASC 718) supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25), which the Company previously followed in accounting for stock-based awards. In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (ASC 107) to provide guidance on ASC 718. The Company has applied ASC 718 in its adoption of requires companies to record compensation expense for stock options measured at fair value, on the date of grant, using an option-pricing model. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Binomial Lattice valuation model instead of the Black-Scholes Model previously utilized under Statement ASC 718. The Company believes that the revised model represents a more likely projection of actual outcomes.
Statement (ASC 718) requires that the realized tax benefit related to the excess of the deductible amount over the compensation expense recognized be reported as a financing cash flow rather than as an operating cash flow, as required under previous accounting guidance. The Company does not recognize any tax benefit related to this based on the Companys historical operating performance, lack of taxable income and the accumulated deficit.
As of September 30, 2010, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Companys option plans.
Share-based Payments - As discussed in Note 8, the Company granted options to purchase 293,000 common shares under the 2009 Plan to its employees and non-employee directors on July 30, 2009. The options have an excise price of $6.00 equal to the IPO price of the Company and will vest over a period of five years, with the first 20% vesting on July 30, 2010. The options expire ten years after the date of grant, on July 29, 2019. The fair value was estimated on July 30, 2009 using the Binomial Lattice valuation model, using the following weighted-average assumptions:
Stock Price at grant date |
6.00 | |||
Exercise price(per share) |
6.00 | |||
Risk free rate of interest*** |
4.6118 | % | ||
Dividend Yield |
0.0 | % | ||
Life of option (years)** |
10.00 | |||
Volatility* |
78 | % | ||
Foreiture rate**** |
0 | % |
* | Volatility is projected using the performance of PHLX Oil Service Sector index. |
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
** | The life of options represents the period the option is expected to be outstanding. |
*** | The risk-free interest rate is based on the Chinese international bond denominated in U.S dollar with a maturity that approximates the life of the option. |
**** | Forfeiture rate is the estimated percentage of options forfeited by employees by leaving or being terminated before vesting. |
Vested options are as follows:
Number outstanding |
Total fair value | Weighted average grant-date fair value per share |
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RMB | RMB | |||||||||||
Options vested at 2009/6/30 |
| | | |||||||||
Grant date July 30, 2009 |
293,000 | ¥ | 8,839,810 | ¥ | 30.17 | |||||||
Vested during the fiscal year of 2010 |
| | | |||||||||
Vested during the first quarter of 2011 |
58,600 | 1,767,962 | 30.17 |
The Company recognizes compensation cost for awards with graded vesting on a straight line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. The grant date fair value of the options was ¥30.17($4.42) per share. Compensation expense recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 was ¥294,675 and ¥438,706 ($65,479).
If not previously exercised or canceled, options outstanding at September 30, 2010 will expire as follows:
Range of exercise prices | Number of shares | Weighted average exercise price |
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Expiry Date |
High | Low | | | ||||||||||||
29-Jul-19 |
$ | 6 | $ | 6 | 234,400 | $ | 6 |
Placement Agent Warrants - As discussed in Note 9, the Company completed its IPO offering on July 29, 2009, and the gross proceeds received by the Company for the Offering were $10,200,000 (1,700,000 common shares at $6.00 per share) before the cash offering costs of ¥9,651,771 ($1,412,896).
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
In connection with the Offering, the Company sold the placement agent warrants to purchase 170,000 common shares at $7.20 per share for a nominal amount. These warrants are exercisable for a period of five years. The Company has agreed to file, during the five year period at its cost, at the request of the holders of a majority of the placement agents warrants and the underlying common shares, and to use its best efforts to cause to become effective a registration statement under the Securities Act, as required to permit the public sale of common shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the placement agents warrants. The Company accounted for the warrants as an additional offering cost with an estimated value of $627,341. The following table presents the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate the fair value of the placement agent warrants sold:
Risk-free interest rate |
3.7679 | % | ||
Dividend yield |
0 | % | ||
Expected volatility |
78 | % | ||
Expected life (in years) |
5 |
On July 31, 2009 common shares of the Company commenced trading on NASDAQ Exchange. The Company has 3,951,811 common shares issued and outstanding on July 31, 2009.
The Company had 293,000 of granted stock options that were exercisable as of September 30, 2010 and zero of granted stock options were exercised. The Company had 170,000 of granted placement agent warrants as of September 30, 2010 and zero of warrants were exercised.
NOTE 15. EARNINGS PER SHARE.
ASC 260 Earnings Per Share, requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) with a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation. Basic EPS excludes dilution. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity.
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during each period. Potentially dilutive common shares consist of common shares issuable upon the conversion of common stock options (using the treasury stock method). However, the effect from warrant would have been anti-dilutive due to the fact that the weighted average exercise price per share of the warrant is higher than the weighted average market price per share of the common stock during the year ended September 30, 2010.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
According to the share subscription agreement signed on December 10, 2007, if the company completed an initial public offering of its common stock on or before September 30, 2009, the founders obligation to purchase, and the investors obligation to sell, the shares terminate automatically and immediately. So the companys 112,608 redeemable common shares are currently included in the calculation of the basic EPS and there are no more redeemable shares.
The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations:
For the three months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding |
3,360,743 | 3,951,811 | 3,951,811 | |||||||||
Effect of redeemable common stock |
(39,168 | ) | | | ||||||||
Effect of options and warrants |
135,819 | | | |||||||||
Diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding |
3,457,394 | 3,951,811 | 3,951,811 | |||||||||
Net income available for common shareholders |
¥ | 424,419 | ¥ | 843,761 | $ | 125,969 | ||||||
Basic earnings per share |
¥ | 0.13 | ¥ | 0.21 | $ | 0.03 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
¥ | 0.12 | ¥ | 0.21 | $ | 0.03 |
NOTE 16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has considered all events occurring through the date the financial statements have been issued, and has determined that there are no such events that are material to the financial statements, or all such material events have been fully disclosed.
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