UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
[ X ] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
OR
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from _________ to _________
Commission File Number: 001-34542
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | 86-0891931 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
No. 93 West Xinsong Road | |
Kaifeng City, Henan Province | |
Peoples Republic of China | 475002 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(86) 378-2925211
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
_______________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [ X ] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [ ] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ] | Accelerated filer [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company [ X ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [ ] No [ X ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 34,642,876 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding on November 10, 2010.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | |
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited) | 1 |
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 26 |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 40 |
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 40 |
PART II OTHER INFORMATION | |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 41 |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 41 |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 41 |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 41 |
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved) | 41 |
Item 5. Other Information | 41 |
Item 6. Exhibits | 41 |
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
ASSETS | ||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,387,646 | $ | 14,485,408 |
Restricted cash | 1,321,429 | 1,047,389 | ||||
Notes receivable | 650,709 | 414,193 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,118,000 and $908,338 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively |
74,524,480 | 32,341,042 | ||||
Other receivables | 5,257,317 | 4,481,610 | ||||
Other receivables -related party | 149,700 | - | ||||
Inventories, net | 20,216,280 | 9,246,801 | ||||
Purchase deposits and prepaid expense | 2,310,480 | 1,567,960 | ||||
Advances on inventory purchases - related party | 377,979 | 385,066 | ||||
Rental prepayment - short-term | 308,888 | 307,630 | ||||
Total current assets | 113,504,908 | 64,277,099 | ||||
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net | 41,252,690 | 28,468,866 | ||||
OTHER ASSETS: | ||||||
Accounts receivable - retainage, long term | 5,616,060 | 1,523,395 | ||||
Deposit for acquisition | - | 13,215,650 | ||||
Advances on equipment purchases | 526,627 | 654,931 | ||||
Rental prepayment - long-term | 36,623 | 307,630 | ||||
Long term receivable | - | 440,100 | ||||
Goodwill | 32,520,685 | 20,811,767 | ||||
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization | 22,558,054 | 9,639,180 | ||||
Other investments, at lower of cost or market | 780,149 | 764,515 | ||||
Total other assets | 62,038,198 | 47,357,168 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 216,795,796 | $ | 140,103,133 | ||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||
Accounts payable - trade | $ | 13,260,729 | $ | 6,953,499 | ||
Short term loans | 2,188,439 | 5,048,246 | ||||
Other payables | 3,487,444 | 2,662,930 | ||||
Other payables - related parties | 1,705,639 | 1,891,870 | ||||
Notes payable | - | 733,500 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 2,783,728 | 2,033,626 | ||||
Customer deposits | 7,257,010 | 3,325,906 | ||||
Customer deposits - related parties | 149,700 | - | ||||
Taxes payable | 5,900,061 | 2,293,346 | ||||
Warrant liabilities | 589,348 | 1,730,837 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 37,322,098 | 26,673,760 | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 34,642,876 shares and 31,727,212 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively |
34,642 | 31,726 | ||||
Additional paid-in-capital | 96,189,914 | 70,534,943 | ||||
Statutory reserves | 9,339,320 | 5,534,575 | ||||
Retained earnings | 64,160,852 | 31,176,227 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 9,748,970 | 6,151,902 | ||||
Total shareholders' equity | 179,473,698 | 113,429,373 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 216,795,796 | $ | 140,103,133 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER, 2010 AND 2009
(Unaudited)
Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||
SALES | $ | 55,325,227 | 27,971,501 | $ | 131,366,951 | $ | 70,484,712 | |||||
COST OF GOODS SOLD | 30,197,441 | 14,191,615 | 69,394,665 | 35,565,231 | ||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 25,127,786 | 13,779,886 | 61,972,286 | 34,919,481 | ||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||
Selling | 2,438,379 | 1,739,431 | 6,650,841 | 4,654,287 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 3,023,265 | 1,762,085 | 9,041,799 | 5,520,928 | ||||||||
Non-cash stock compensation expense | 11,924 | 3,779,849 | 44,095 | 11,279,336 | ||||||||
Research and development | 26,929 | 15,677 | 181,861 | 38,493 | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,500,497 | 7,297,042 | 15,918,596 | 21,493,044 | ||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 19,627,289 | 6,482,844 | 46,053,690 | 13,426,437 | ||||||||
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE : | ||||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | (94,892 | ) | 304,862 | (490,768 | ) | (336,585 | ) | |||||
Gain from acquisition | - | - | (1,016,198 | ) | - | |||||||
Interest and finance expense, net | 16,091 | 11,879 | 82,289 | 138,031 | ||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (301,871 | ) | (90,491 | ) | 262,633 | 310,143 | ||||||
Total other (income) expense, net | (380,672 | ) | 226,250 | (1,162,044 | ) | 111,589 | ||||||
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 20,007,961 | 6,256,594 | 47,215,734 | 13,314,848 | ||||||||
INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 4,130,423 | 2,502,624 | 10,426,364 | 6,380,816 | ||||||||
NET INCOME | 15,877,538 | 3,753,970 | 36,789,370 | 6,934,032 | ||||||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS): | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | 2,910,751 | 65,058 | 3,597,068 | (16,007 | ) | |||||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $ | 18,788,289 | $ | 3,819,028 | $ | 40,386,438 | $ | 6,918,025 | ||||
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE: | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares | 35,097,967 | 31,398,770 | 34,513,314 | 30,559,609 | ||||||||
Earnings per share | 0.45 | 0.12 | 1.07 | 0.23 | ||||||||
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE: | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares | 35,250,241 | 31,446,247 | 34,727,623 | 30,670,673 | ||||||||
Earnings per share | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 1.06 | $ | 0.23 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
(Unaudited)
Common stock | Additional | Common stock | Retained earnings | Accumulated other | ||||||||||||||||||||
number | Par | paid-in | subscription | Statutory | comprehensive | |||||||||||||||||||
of shares | value | capital | receivable | reserves | Unrestricted | income | Total | |||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2008 |
31,192,552 | $ | 31,192 | $ | 66,935,968 | $ | (9,834,000 | ) | $ | 2,958,659 | $ | 10,399,050 | $ | 6,158,977 | $ | 76,649,846 | ||||||||
Cashless exercise of warrants |
201,326 | 201 | 755,811 | 756,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Release of shares in escrow related to common stock issued for real estate acquisition |
9,834,000 |
9,834,000 |
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- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense
related |
11,249,231
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11,249,231 - |
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Stock compensation |
30,096 | 30,096 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
6,934,032 | 6,934,032 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to statutory reserve |
1,933,604 | (1,933,604 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
(16,007 | ) | (16,007 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, September 30, 2009, unaudited |
31,393,878 | 31,393 | 78,971,106 | - | 4,892,263 | 15,399,478 | 6,142,970 | 105,437,210 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense related to Make Good Escrow Agreement |
(11,249,231 |
)
|
(11,249,231 | )
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation |
16,961 | 16,961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issuance for cash at $9.00 |
333,334 | 333 | 2,796,107 | 2,796,440 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
16,419,061 | 16,419,061 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to statutory reserve |
642,312 | (642,312 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
8,932 | 8,932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, December 31, 2009 |
31,727,212 | 31,726 | 70,534,943 | - | 5,534,575 | 31,176,227 | 6,151,902 | 113,429,373 | ||||||||||||||||
Exercised warrants |
501,551 | 502 | 5,072,624 | 5,073,126 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation |
44,095 | 44,095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issuance for cash at $9.00 |
2,414,113 | 2,414 | 20,538,252 | 20,540,666 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
36,789,370 | 36,789,370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to statutory reserve |
3,804,745 | (3,804,745 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
3,597,068 | 3,597,068 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE, September 30, 2010, unaudited |
34,642,876 | $ | 34,642 | $ | 96,189,914 | $ | - | $ | 9,339,320 | $ | 64,160,852 | $ | 9,748,970 | $ | 179,473,698 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
(Unaudited)
2010 | 2009 | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income | $ | 36,789,370 | $ | 6,934,032 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation |
2,594,192 | 1,111,294 | ||||
Amortization |
513,577 | 175,413 | ||||
Bad debt provision |
187,768 | 200,595 | ||||
Gain on acquisition |
(1,016,198 | ) | - | |||
(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets |
(1,564 | ) | 52,098 | |||
Stock compensation |
44,095 | 11,279,336 | ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
262,633 | 310,143 | ||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Restricted cash due to sales covenant |
(1,089,637 | ) | (571,331 | ) | ||
Notes receivable |
(224,086 | ) | 636,201 | |||
Accounts receivable-trade |
(40,886,982 | ) | (1,609,558 | ) | ||
Other receivables |
(230,878 | ) | (441,139 | ) | ||
Other receivables-related parties |
(147,100 | ) | - |
Inventories, net |
(2,054,795 | ) | 885,549 | |||
Purchase deposits and prepaid expense |
(429,052 | ) | (1,089,182 | ) | ||
Advances on inventory purchases-related party |
14,702 | 106,946 | ||||
Accounts receivable - retainage, long-term |
(4,092,665 | ) | 81,689 | |||
Accounts payable-trade |
6,057,959 | 1,807,350 | ||||
Other payables |
756,683 | (1,136,336 | ) | |||
Other payables - related parties |
(29,002 | ) | - | |||
Accrued liabilities |
1,030,155 | 601,564 | ||||
Customer deposits |
3,795,995 | (114,511 | ) | |||
Customer deposits - related party |
147,100 | - | ||||
Taxes payable |
3,497,989 | 873,859 | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
5,490,259 | 20,094,012 | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Acquisition of intangible assets |
(220,650 | ) | (768,192 | ) | ||
Advances on equipment purchases |
(617,694 | ) | - | |||
Cash paid for acquisitions |
(28,546,000 | ) | - | |||
Purchases of equipment |
(2,439,388 | ) | (8,636,494 | ) | ||
Construction in progress |
(861,280 | ) | - | |||
Proceeds from sale of equipment |
4,910 | - | ||||
Investment deposit |
- | (6,010,190 | ) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(32,680,102 | ) | (15,414,876 | ) | ||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Restricted cash due to escrow covenant |
105,616 | (3,894 | ) | |||
Restricted cash due to notes payable |
735,500 | 586,360 | ||||
Repayment of notes payable |
(735,500 | ) | (586,360 | ) | ||
Other payables-related party |
- | (505,130 | ) | |||
Cash proceeds from public offering and warrants exercised |
23,881,858 | - | ||||
Proceeds from short-term loan - banks and others |
1,891,434 | 3,037,517 | ||||
Repayments of short-term loan- banks and others |
(4,888,065 | ) | (6,733,530 | ) | ||
Proceeds from short-term loans-related parties |
- | 99,307 | ||||
Repayments of short-term loans-related parties |
(99,971 | ) | (251,638 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
20,890,872 | (4,357,368 | ) | |||
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH | 201,209 | (80,065 | ) | |||
(DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH | (6,097,762 | ) | 241,703 | |||
CASH and CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | 14,485,408 | 16,427,883 | ||||
CASH and CASH EQUIVALENTS, ending of period | $ | 8,387,646 | $ | 16,669,586 | ||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 284,271 | $ | 138,133 | ||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 8,180,186 | $ | 1,324,470 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 1 Organization
China Valves Technology, Inc., (the Company), was incorporated in Nevada in August 1997. Through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, the Company focuses primarily on the development, manufacture and sale of high-quality metal valves for the electricity, petroleum, chemical, water, gas and metal industries in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The Companys operations are headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, PRC.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On January 13, 2010, Henan Tonghai Fluid Equipment Co, Ltd acquired 100% of the assets of Yangzhou Rock Valve Lock Technology Co. Ltd., or Yangzhou Rock for $7.3 million in cash. Yangzhou Rock became an operating subsidiary. See Note 16- business combinations for details.
On February 3, 2010, China Fluid Equipment Holdings Limited ("China Fluid"), entered into an asset purchase agreement with Able Delight Investment Limited to purchase all of the assets of Able Delight (Changsha) Valve Co., Ltd. ("Able Delight") for a cash price of $15.0 million. Able Delight (Changsha) Valve became an operating subsidiary. See Note 16- business combinations for details.
On April 8, 2010, the Company acquired 100% assets of Shanghai Pudong Hanwei Valve Co., Ltd ("Hanwei Valve"), which is the sole producer of the fully-welded ball valve and 24-way rotary valve in China, for a total cash consideration of approximately $19.6 million pursuant to an Asset Transfer Agreement. See Note 16 business combination for details.
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies
THE REPORTING ENTITIES
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the following subsidiaries:
Name of entity | Place of incorporation | Ownership | Principle business |
Able Delight (Changsha) Valve Co. | PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Yangzhou Rock Valve Lock Technology Co., Ltd. | PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Henan Kai Feng High Pressure Valve Co., Ltd. | PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Zhengzhou City ZhengDie Valve., Ltd. | PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Tai Zhou Tai De Valve Co., Ltd. | PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Shanghai Pudong Hanwei Valve Co., Ltd | PRC | 100% Indirectly | Manufacturing |
Henan Tonghai Fluid Equipment Co., Ltd. | PRC | 100% Indirectly | Holding Company |
China Fluid Equipment Holdings Limited | Hong Kong | 100% Directly | Holding Company |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
The results of operations of the three acquired entities, Yangzhou Rock, Able Delight and Hanwei Valve, are included in the consolidated statement of income since the acquisition dates accordingly to the end of the quarter.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying balance sheets, and statements of income and other comprehensive income, stockholders equity and cash flows include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, considered necessary to give a fair presentation of operating results for the periods presented. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Management has included all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary to give a fair presentation of operating results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the 2009 annual report filed on Form 10-K.
The Renminbi (RMB) of the Peoples Republic of China has been determined to be the Companys functional currency. The balance sheets were translated at year end exchange rates. Expenses were translated at moving average exchange rates in effect during the periods. The effects of rate changes on assets and liabilities are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
China Valves Technology Inc. is a holding company which conducts its business through its operating subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Companys wholly indirectly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The results of companies acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated financial statements from the effective date of acquisition.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the useful lives of fixed assets; the allowance for doubtful accounts; the fair value determination of financial and equity instruments, realizability of inventories; the recoverability of goodwill, intangible asset, land use right, plant and equipment; and accruals for income tax uncertainties and other contingencies. The current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in those estimates and assumptions.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Companys revenue recognition policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles regarding revenue recognition. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of delivery for domestic sales when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. For international sales, the revenue recognition criteria are generally satisfied under Free on Board (FOB) terms, in which the Companys responsibility ends once the goods clear the port of shipment.
The Company recognizes revenue when the goods are delivered and title has passed. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). All of the Companys products that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price or at a rate approved by the Chinese local government. This VAT may be offset by the VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished product.
The Company allows its customers to retain 5% to 10% of the contract prices as retainage during the warranty period, usually 12 or 18 months, to guarantee product quality. Historically, the Company has experienced insignificant warranty claims resulting in the Company having to repair or exchange a defective product. Due to the infrequency and insignificant amount of warranty claims, the ability to collect retainage is reasonably assured and is recognized at the time of shipment.
The Company also provides services to some of its sales agents and distributors. The Company recognizes revenue on these services once a contract is signed and the services have been rendered.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
COST OF GOODS SOLD
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct material costs, direct labor costs, direct depreciation and related direct expenses attributable to the production of the products. Inbound shipping and handling costs and purchasing are included in direct material costs. Manufacturing overhead includes expenses such as indirect labor, depreciation as it relates to the cost of production, rent, utilities, receiving costs, and equipment maintenance and repairs.
SHIPPING AND HANDLING
Shipping and handling costs incurred for shipping of finished products to customers are included in selling expense and totaled $226,925 and $94,011 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, and 2009, respectively. Shipping and handling costs amounted to $745,919 and $306,650 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
ADVERTISING
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and totaled $47,736 and $24,975 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, and 2009, respectively and $66,411 and $32,819 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The reporting currency of the Company is the US dollar. The functional currency of the Company and the local currency of its operating subsidiaries is (RMB).
For those entities whose currency is other than the US dollar, all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; shareholders equity is translated at historical rates and items in the statements of income and of cash flows are translated at the average rate for the period. Because cash flows are translated based on the average translation rate, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported in the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances in the balance sheet. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.
The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were translated at 6.68 RMB and 6.79 RMB to $1.00. The average translation rates applied to the statements of operations and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were 6.80 RMB and 6.82 RMB to $1.00, respectively.
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated life of the asset, ranging from five to thirty years.
Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction as well as acquisition and design fees incurred. Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to plant and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. Interest incurred during construction is capitalized into construction in progress. All other interest is expensed as incurred. No depreciation is provided until construction is completed and the asset is ready for its intended use. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expenses as incurred. Major additions and betterments to property and equipment are capitalized.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consist of patents, software and land use rights. Patents and software are subject to amortization. Patents are being amortized over 5-17[A1] years as management believes those are the estimated useful life of the patents currently owned by the Company. Land use rights are carried at cost and charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the period the rights are granted, 46.4 - 50 years. Software is amortized over 10 years, its estimated useful life.
GOODWILL
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but is instead tested for impairment. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The goodwill impairment test is a two-step test. Under the first step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the enterprise must perform step two of the impairment test (measurement). Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting units goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation and the residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. Fair value of the reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed. The Company performs its annual impairment review of goodwill every year at December 31 and when a triggering event occurs between annual impairment tests. No impairment loss was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
LONG-LIVED ASSETS
The Company reviews the carrying amount of its long-lived assets, including intangibles, for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired when estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is considered not recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its fair value. Fair value is generally determined based on discounted future cash flow. As of September 30, 2010, the Company determined no impairment charges were necessary.
INVENTORIES
The Company values its inventories at the lower of cost or market, determined on a weighted average method, or net realizable value. The Company reviews its inventories periodically to determine if any reserves are necessary for potential obsolescence or if a write down is necessary because the carrying value exceeds net realizable value.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The costs of material and equipment that are acquired or constructed for research and development activities and which have alternative future uses, either in research and development, marketing, or sales, are classified as property and equipment and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.
RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS
Amounts payable to the PRC state managed retirement benefit programs are expensed in the financial statements following the accrual basis of accounting.
INCOME TAXES
The Company applies the accounting standard regarding accounting for income taxes and the accounting standard regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes for income taxes. This accounting standard requires recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the income tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Provision for income taxes consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes. The charge for taxation is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items that are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred taxes are accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Under the accounting standard regarding, accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the more likely than not test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the year incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. GAAP also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash in banks and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other financial institutions, and short-term, highly liquid investments which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value, having been within three months of maturity at acquisition.
RESTRICTED CASH
The Companys restricted cash consists of cash in the bank as security for its product shipments, notes payable, government required housing fund, and cash held in escrow pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into on August 26, 2008. For restricted cash held in bank, the restriction is released after the customers have received and inspected the products. The Company has notes payable outstanding with various banks and is required to keep certain amounts on deposit that are subject to withdrawal restrictions. Cash held in escrow pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement is released after the Company satisfies certain covenants as stated in the Securities Purchase Agreement. Restricted cash amounted to $ 1,321,429 and $1,047,389 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
Deposit for notes payable issued | $ | - | $ | 733,500 | ||
Cash held in escrow account | - | 105,616 | ||||
Employee housing fund | 151,257 | - | ||||
Cash held for sales covenants | 1,170,172 | 208,273 | ||||
Total restricted cash | $ | 1,321,429 | $ | 1,047,389 |
CONCENTRATION RISKS
The Company's operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC's economy. The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, restrictions on currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
Certain financial instruments may subject the Company to concentration of credit risk. The Company maintains bank deposits within state-owned banks within the PRC, Hong Kong and United States. Balances at financial institutions of state owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Companys cash and restricted cash balances, totaling $8,053,925 and $14,505,745 respectively at those dates, were not covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risks on its cash in bank accounts.
Five major suppliers represented approximately 28% and 27% of the Companys total purchases for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Five major suppliers, including a related party, represented approximately 22% and 18% of the Companys total purchases for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Company does not have customer concentration as no customer represent more than 10% of the Companys total sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The accounting standards regarding disclosures about fair value of financial instruments defines financial instruments and required fair value disclosure of those instruments. This accounting standard defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. Receivables, investments, payables, short and long term debt and warrant liabilities qualified as financial instruments. Management believes the carrying amounts of receivables, payables and debt are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments, their expected realization, and if applicable, their stated interest rate is equivalent to interest rates currently available. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under the accounting standards regarding accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity, accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to, and potentially settled in, a companys own stock, and the accounting standard regarding determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entitys own stock. The accounting standard specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Companys own stock and (b) classified in stockholders equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. This standard provides a two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuers own stock and thus able to qualify for this accounting standard scope exception. All warrants issued by the Company are denominated in USD; because the Companys functional currency is the RMB, the Company accounts for these warrants as derivative instrument liabilities and marks them to market each period. Because there is no quoted or observable market price for the warrants, the Company used level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
The Company invested in China Perfect Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. in 1996 and Kaifeng Commercial Bank in 1997. There is no quoted or observable market price for these investments; therefore, the Company used level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology. Based on its proportionate share of the underlying book value of the investees, the Company believes the fair value of the investments is at least equal to the original cost. The determination of the fair value was based on the capital investment that the Company contributed. There has been no change in the carrying value since inception, other than the effects of translating the balances to US dollars.
A discussion of the valuation technique used to measure the fair value of the warrant liabilities is provided in Note 13.
Carrying Value as of | Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2010 | |||||||||||
September 30, 2010 | using Fair Value Hierarchy | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Other investments | $ | 780,149 | $ | 780,149 | ||||||||
Warrant liabilities | $ | 589,348 | $ | 589,348 |
Except for the warrant liabilities and other investments, the Company did not identify any other asset and liability that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with the accounting standard.
Level 3 Valuation Reconciliations:
Warrant liabilities | |||
Balance, December 31, 2009 | $ | 1,730,837 | |
Issuance of new warrants | 165,296 | ||
Exercised warrants reclassified to APIC | (1,569,418 | ) | |
Reclassified of forfeited warrant | (3,801 | ) | |
Current period fair value change of exercised warrants | 771,322 | ||
Current period fair value change | (504,888 | ) | |
Balance, September 30, 2010 (unaudited) | $ | 589,348 |
RECEIVABLES
The Companys business operations are conducted in the PRC by selling on various credit terms. Management reviews its receivables on a quarterly basis to determine if the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. An estimate for doubtful accounts is recorded when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Known bad debts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when identified. The Companys existing reserve is consistent with its historical experience and considered adequate by management.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of the accounting standard regarding "Earnings per Share." This accounting standard requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution (using the treasury stock method) that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.
Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of the outstanding stock options and warrants, using the treasury stock method, at either the beginning of the respective period presented or the date of issuance, whichever is later, and only if the common stock equivalents are considered dilutive based upon the Company's net income (loss) position at the calculation date.
OTHER INVESTMENTS
The Company invested in China Perfect Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. in 1996 and Kaifeng Commercial Bank in 1997. The Company owns approximately 0.07% of China Perfect Machinery Industry Co. Ltd. and approximately 0.82% of Kaifeng Commercial Bank. The Company does not have the ability to exercise control over the investee companies and the investments have been recorded under the cost method. These long term investments amounted to $780,149 and $764,515 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
The Company evaluates potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investments may not be recoverable. For investments carried at cost, the Company recognizes impairment in the event that the carrying value of the investment exceeds the Companys proportionate share of the net book value of the investee. As of September 30, 2010, management believes no impairment charge is necessary.
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS
Customer deposits represent amounts advanced by customers on product orders. The product normally is shipped within six months after receipt of the advance payment and the related sale is recognized in accordance with the Companys revenue recognition policy. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, customer deposits amounted to $7,257,010 and $3,325,906, respectively.
STOCK COMPENSATION
The Company applies the accounting standard regarding accounting for stock compensation, which defines a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock based employee compensation and transactions in which an entity issues its equity instruments to acquire goods and services from employees and non-employees. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with this accounting standard and the accounting standard regarding accounting for equity instruments that are issued to other than employees for acquiring, or in conjunction with selling goods or services, as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured. This accounting standard allows the simplified method to determine the term of employee options when other information is not available.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 regarding accounting and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. Under this guidance, an entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, and entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. This ASU clarifies the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets. This ASU is effective for beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 31, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary a Scope Clarification. The amendments in this Update affect accounting and reporting by an entity that experiences a decrease in ownership in a subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity. The amendments also affect accounting and reporting by an entity that exchanges a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for an equity interest in another entity. The amendments in this update are effective beginning in the period that an entity adopts SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements An Amendment of ARB No. 51. If an entity has previously adopted SFAS No. 160 as of the date the amendments in this update are included in the Accounting Standards Codification, the amendments in this update are effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted SFAS No. 160. The Company adopted this standard and the adoption of this standard did not have material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosure as follows: 1) Transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2. A reporting entity should disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. 2) Activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. In the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (that is, on a gross basis rather than as one net number). This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that clarify existing disclosures as follows: 1) Level of disaggregation. A reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities. A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position. A reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities. 2) Disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. A reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3.The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU. However, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements, or ASU 2010-09. ASU 2010-09 primarily rescinds the requirement that, for listed companies, financial statements clearly disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. Subsequent events must still be evaluated through the date of financial statement issuance; however, the disclosure requirement has been removed to avoid conflicts with other SEC guidelines. ASU 2010-09 was effective immediately upon issuance and was adopted in February 2010.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-13, CompensationStock Compensation (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, or ASU 2010-13. ASU 2010-13 provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in currency of a market in which a substantial porting of the entitys equity securities 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. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-17 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2010-17, Revenue RecognitionMilestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition or ASU 2010-17. This Update provides guidance on the recognition of revenue under the milestone method, which allows a vendor to adopt an accounting policy to recognize all of the arrangement consideration that is contingent on the achievement of a substantive milestone (milestone consideration) in the period the milestone is achieved. The pronouncement is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-17 does not have any significant impacts on the consolidated financial statements.
In July 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-20 which amends Receivables (Topic 310). ASU 2010-20 is intended to provide additional information to assist financial statement users in assessing an entitys risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. The disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. The disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The amendments in ASU 2010-20 encourage, but do not require, comparative disclosures for earlier reporting periods that ended before initial adoption. However, an entity should provide comparative disclosures for those reporting periods ending after initial adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-20 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These classifications have no effect on net income. The Company has also reclassified service revenue, in the amount of $80,510 and $476,158 from sales agents, from other income, net to revenue in the statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
Note 3 Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable consists of the following:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Total accounts receivable | $ | 81,258,540 | $ | 34,772,775 | ||
Allowance for bad debts | (1,118,000 | ) | (908,338 | ) | ||
Accounts receivable, net | 80,140,540 | 33,864,437 | ||||
Accounts receivable non-current retainage | (5,616,060 | ) | (1,523,395 | ) | ||
Accounts receivable current | $ | 74,524,480 | $ | 32,341,042 |
Retainage represents portion payments held by customers pending quality inspection ranging from 12-18 months after shipment of products. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, retainage held by customers included in the Companys accounts receivable is as follows:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Retainage | ||||||
Current | $ | 2,792,226 | $ | 2,409,971 | ||
Non-current | 5,616,060 | 1,523,395 | ||||
Total retainage | $ | 8,408,286 | $ | 3,933,366 |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 3 Accounts receivable (continued)
The following represents the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Balance, beginning of the period | $ | 908,338 | $ | 1,163,457 | ||
Additions to the reserve | 187,768 | - | ||||
Recovery of amounts previously reserved | - | (254,963 | ) | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 21,894 | (156 | ) | |||
Balance, end of the period | $ | 1,118,000 | $ | 908,338 |
Note 4 Inventories, net
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Raw materials | $ | 4,694,584 | $ | 2,497,225 | ||
Work-in-progress | 4,186,400 | 1,398,973 | ||||
Finished goods | 10,895,917 | 5,783,576 | ||||
Semi-finished products | 881,206 | |||||
Total | 20,658,107 | 9,679,774 | ||||
Less: Inventory Allowance | (441,827 | ) | (432,973 | ) | ||
$ | 20,216,280 | $ | 9,246,801 |
The Company values its inventories at the lower of cost or market, determined on a weighted average method, or net realizable value. Management reviews inventories for obsolescence and cost in excess of net realizable value at least annually and records a reserve against the inventory and additional costs of goods sold. As of September 30, 2010, management determined an obsolescence in raw materials; therefore, $441,827 continued to be reserved as inventory allowance.
Note 5 Plant and equipment, net
Plant and equipment consist of the following:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Buildings and improvements | $ | 21,418,803 | $ | 14,219,087 | ||
Machinery and equipment | 26,640,544 | 19,932,240 | ||||
Motor vehicles | 2,690,197 | 2,125,653 | ||||
Office equipment | 1,349,011 | 782,764 | ||||
Construction in progress | 765,282 | 1,299,471 | ||||
Total | 52,863,837 | 38,359,215 | ||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (11,611,147 | ) | (9,890,349 | ) | ||
Plant and equipment, net | $ | 41,252,690 | $ | 28,468,866 |
The Company has no major capital commitment as of September 30, 2010. Depreciation expense was $938,997and $413,180 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, depreciation expense was $2,594,192 and $1,111,294, respectively.
Note 6 Goodwill
In 2004, the Company acquired two companies engaged in the production of valves. As a result of these acquisitions the Company recorded goodwill representing the fair value of the assets acquired in these acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired.
The Company acquired 100% assets of Hanwei Valve with a total cash consideration of approximately $19.6 million on April 8, 2010. The fair value of the assets of Hanwei Valve was valued at approximately $8.5 million on the acquisition date; the Company recognized $11,102,425 goodwill through the said acquisition.
The Company accounts for business combinations using the purchase method of accounting. The total consideration paid in an acquisition is allocated to the fair value of the acquired companys identifiable assets and liabilities. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 6 Goodwill (continued)
The goodwill recognized in conjunction with the acquisition of Hanwei Valve represents intangible values that Hanwei Valve has built over its more than 16 years of history, which do not qualify for separate recognitions, or other factors. These values include but are not limited to:
i) | Expected synergies from combining operations of the Companys operating subsidiaries and Hanwei Valve; | |
ii) | The experienced work force; | |
iii) | Proprietary technologies related to certain products | |
iv) | The proprietary manufacturing processes. |
As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the carrying value of goodwill amounted to $ 32,520,685 and $20,811,767, respectively.
The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balance of goodwill:
Goodwill | |||
Balance, December 31, 2009 | $ | 20,811,767 | |
Goodwill purchased | 11,102,425 | ||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 606,493 | ||
Balance, September 30, 2010 (unaudited) | $ | 32,520,685 |
Note 7 - Intangible assets, net
Intangible assets consist of the following:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Patents | $ | 2,647,351 | $ | 62,256 | ||
Software | 1,630,964 | 1,598,280 | ||||
Land use rights* | 19,161,596 | 8,330,649 | ||||
Total | 23,439,911 | 9,991,185 | ||||
Less: Accumulated amortization | (881,857 | ) | (352,005 | ) | ||
Intangibles, net | $ | 22,558,054 | $ | 9,639,180 |
* Land use rights consist of land use rights of $782,543 acquired as part of the acquisition of Taide Wote Valve; $1,081,044 was acquired as part of the acquisition of Yangzhou Rock Lock Valve, $5,843,031, acquired as part of the acquisition of Able Delight (Changsha) Valve,$3,736,511 acquired as part of the acquisition of Hanwei Valve and land use rights of $7,718,467 transferred from the Casting Company under the escrow agreement by issuing 2,750,000 shares of common stock.
The gross amount of the intangible assets amounted to $23,439,911and $9,991,185 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The remaining weighted average amortization period is 39 years.
Amortization expense was $188,215 and $70,332 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense was $513,577 and $175,413 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 7 - Intangible assets, net (continued)
Estimated Amortization | Net | |||||
Years ended September 30, | Expense | carrying Amount | ||||
2011 | $ | 752,860 | $ | 21,805,194 | ||
2012 | 752,860 | 21,052,334 | ||||
2013 | 752,860 | 20,299,474 | ||||
2014 | 752,860 | 19,546,614 | ||||
2015 | 752,860 | 18,793,754 | ||||
Thereafter | 18,793,754 | - | ||||
Total | $ | 22,558,054 |
Note 8 Loans
SHORT TERM LOANS: | September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | ||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Citic bank, Zhengzhou branch | ||||||
Due August 2010 and 2009 annual interest at 5.841%, guaranteed by Kaifeng Cast Iron Co., Ltd. | $ | - | $ | 2,934,000 | ||
Unrelated third parties, non-secured, ranging from non-interest bearing to annual interest at 10.00%, due on demand | 1,360,598 | 1,302,995 | ||||
Local Bureau of Finance, Kaifeng City. no expiration date, non-interest bearing and unsecured | 827,841 | 811,251 | ||||
Total short term loans | $ | 2,188,439 | $ | 5,048,246 |
Total interest incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $35,912 and $32,834, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $120,814 and $301,756, respectively. Capitalized interest amounted to $0 and $15,760 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively; and amounted to $0 and $115,946 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
As of September 30, 2010, there are no restrictive covenants related to the loans stated above.
Note 9 - Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns.
The United States of America
The Company is incorporated in the State of Nevada in the U.S. and is subject to a gradual U.S. federal corporate income tax of 15% to 35%. The State of Nevada does not impose any corporate state income tax.
Hong Kong
The Companys subsidiary, China Fluid is incorporated in Hong Kong. China Fluid did not earn any income that was derived in Hong Kong for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and therefore was not subject to Hong Kong Profit Tax. The payments of dividends by Hong Kong companies are not subject to any Hong Kong withholding tax.
PRC
The Company conducts all its operating business through its operating subsidiaries in China. The operating subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of the PRC, the Company does not have any deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities because there are no temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 9 - Taxes (continued)
The Companys operating subsidiaries, High Pressure Valve, Zhengdie Valve Taizhou Wote, Yangzhou Rock Valve are all subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 25%. Able Delight is subject to an income tax at a reduced rate of 12.5%, which is the last year of tax benefit period before subjecting to a full 25% tax rate. Hanwei Valve is subject to an income tax at rate of 15%.
Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the year incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. GAAP also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition.
The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rate to the Companys effective tax rate:
For the three months ended, | ||||||
September 30 | ||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
U.S. Statutory rate | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | ||
Foreign income not recognized in USA | (34.0 | ) | (34.0 | ) | ||
China income taxes | 25.0 | 15.0 | ||||
(Non-taxable income) Non-deductible expenses (1) | 7.1 | 25.0 | ||||
China income tax exemption | (11.5 | ) | - | |||
Total provision for income taxes | 20.6 | % | 40.0 | % |
(1) This represents general expenses (income) incurred by Henan Tonghai Fluid, and China Valve Fluid, Hong Kong that are not deductible/taxable in the PRC for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
For the nine months ended, | ||||||
September 30 | ||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
U.S. Statutory rate | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | ||
Foreign income not recognized in USA | (34.0 | ) | (34.0 | ) | ||
China income taxes | 25.0 | 22.9 | ||||
Non-deductible expenses (1) | 4.6 | 25.0 | ||||
China income tax exemption | (7.5 | ) | - | |||
Total provision for income taxes | 22.1 | % | 47.9 | % |
(1) This represents expenses incurred by the Company that are not deductible for PRC income tax purpose for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Company has cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries of $93,325,932 as of September 30, 2010, is included in consolidated retained earnings and will continue to be indefinitely reinvested in international operations. Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. deferred taxes related to future repatriation of these earnings, nor is it practicable to estimate the amount of income taxes that would have to be provided if we concluded that such earnings will be remitted in the future.
Value added tax
VAT on sales and VAT on purchases in China amounted to $9,512,222 and $2,828,309 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and $3,232,123 and $562,254 for the three months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. VAT on sales and VAT on purchases in China amounted to $22,015,250 and $6,124,722 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, $10,493,993 and $4,042,848 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. Sales and purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as the Company acts as an agent for the government. VAT taxes are not impacted by the income tax holiday.
Taxes payable consisted of the following:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 9 - Taxes (continued)
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
VAT payable | $ | 1,989,153 | $ | 732,106 | ||
Income tax payable | 3,824,554 | 1,507,849 | ||||
Other taxes payable | 86,354 | 53,391 | ||||
Total taxes payable | $ | 5,900,061 | $ | 2,293,346 |
Note 10 Statutory reserves
The laws and regulations of the PRC require that before a foreign invested enterprise can legally distribute profits, it must first satisfy all tax liabilities, provide for losses in previous years, and make allocations, in proportions determined at the discretion of the board of directors, to the statutory reserve. The statutory reserves include the surplus reserve fund.
The Company is required to transfer 10% of its net income, as determined in accordance with the PRC accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Companys registered capital. The transfer to this reserve must be made before distribution of any dividends to shareholders. The remaining reserve to fulfill the 50% registered capital requirement amounted approximately $26.9 million and $14.5 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 50% of the registered capital.
Note 11 - Commitments and contingencies
Lease Agreement
The Companys subsidiary, ZhengDie Valve entered into a lease agreement for a manufacturing plant and office space with ZhengZhou Cheng Long Corporation, an unrelated party, from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. The lease agreement was subsequently extended to December 31, 2012. In 2009, ZhengDie Valve made leasehold improvements to its leased manufacturing plant in the amount of $615,260, which is used as rental payments for the following two years. As of September 30, 2010, prepaid rental of $345,511 remains to be amortized as rental expense.
The Companys subsidiary, Tonghai entered into a lease agreement for an office space with Jia Hong Yao, an unrelated party, from September 20, 2009 to September 19, 2014 with annual lease payments of $29,173. In addition, Tonghai also entered into a lease agreement for a sales office space from July 10, 2010 to July 9, 2015 with annual payments of $214,018.
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, total lease expense, including amounts included in cost of sales, was $151,577 and $85,779, respectively. Total lease expense, including amounts included cost of sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $319,928 and $257,265, respectively.
The future minimum lease payments at September 30, 2010 are as follows:
Amount | |||
Year ending December 31, 2010 | $ | 60,798 | |
Year ending December 31, 2011 | 328,069 | ||
Year ending December 31, 2012 | 582,702 | ||
Year ending December 31, 2013 | 243,192 | ||
Year ending December 31, 2014 | 235,039 | ||
Thereafter | 107,009 | ||
Total | $ | 1,556,809 |
Make Good Escrow Agreement
In connection with the Companys private placement on August 26, 2008, the Company entered into a Make Good Escrow Agreement, under which the 12,583,032 shares of the Companys common stock held by Bin Li, the Companys major shareholder, were placed in escrow. Of these shares, 12,150,000 are the subject of the Earn-In Agreement between Bin Li and Siping Fang and Bin Li entered into the Make Good Escrow Agreement on behalf of Siping Fang. For each of the calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010, 4,194,344 shares will be released to the investors or returned to Bin Li, depending on the fulfillment of specified earnings targets. The specified earnings target for calendar 2008 was net income of $10,500,000, for calendar 2009 the target is net income of $23,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.369 and for calendar 2010 the target is net income of $31,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.497. On August 14, 2009, the parties to the Make Good Escrow Agreement entered into an amendment pursuant to which for calendar 2009 the target was amended to $21,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.668 and for calendar 2010 the target was amended to net income of $34,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $1.082. The Company had met the specified earnings targets and accordingly, 4,194,344 shares were released from escrow and returned to Bin Li for each of the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 12 Related party transactions
The Company had the following significant related party transactions as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
Other receivable related party: receivable from Zhengzhou Tonghai Trade, unsecured, interest-free. | $ | 149,700 | $ | - | ||
Purchase deposit related party, High Pressure Valve Co. | 377,979 | 385,066 | ||||
- | ||||||
Other payable - related party: cash advance from officers, unsecured, interest-free, due upon demand | (1,705,639 | ) | (1,891,870 | ) | ||
Customer Deposit-related party: Zhengzhou Tonghai Trade, for valves purchase. | (149,700 | ) | - | |||
Total | $ | (1,327,660 | ) | $ | (1,506,804 | ) |
On August 26, 2008, the Companys wholly owned subsidiary High Pressure Valve and Kaifeng High-Pressure Valve Steel Casting Limited Liabilities Company entered into an Agreement for Transfer of Land Use Right and Housing for the transfer of certain real estate to High Pressure Valve. The Company placed 2,750,000 shares of common stock in escrow, valued at $9,834,000 or $3.576 per share, the same price paid on August 26, 2008 by the accredited investors under the Securities Purchase Agreement. The transfer of the title to the Real Estate was completed on March 6, 2009, and with effect from that date, it is accounted for as fixed assets and intangible assets and depreciated over its estimated useful lives. As a result of the transfer of the Real Estate on March 6, 2009, the Company recorded additional paid in capital of $9,834,000. On April 11, 2009, High Pressure Valve and the Casting Company entered into a leasing agreement pursuant to which High Pressure Valve agreed to lease back the portion of the Real Estate used by the Casting Company at an annual rental of $400,000 for a period of two years starting on April 1, 2009. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, total rental income from the Casting Company amount to $100,000 and $300,000, respectively.
Note 13 Shareholders' equity
REGISTERED DIRECT OFFERING
On December 27, 2009, China Valves entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell a total of 333,334 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,006 (gross purchase price). The Company received 2,796,440 in net proceeds. The share price is at $9.00 per share. The purchaser also received 50,000 shares of warrant shares at an exercise price of $9.00 (exercisable for 30 days beginning on the date of initial issuance of the Warrant).
On January 7, 2010, the Company entered another securities purchase agreement to sell a total of 2,414,113 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $21,727,017 gross proceeds. Subtracting placement agent fees, legal and other expenses, net proceeds amounted to $20,540,666. The shares are priced at $9.00 per share. The Purchasers also receive warrants to purchase an aggregate of 362,116 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances) at an exercise price of $9.00. The warrants are exercisable for 30 days beginning on the date of the initial issuance of the warrants.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 13 Shareholders' equity (continued)
WARRANTS
2008 placement agent warrants
At the closing of the 2008 private placement, as part of the compensation to the placement agent, the Company issued warrants to the placement agent to acquire 587,249 shares of common stock. The warrants have a strike price equal to $4.29 and a term of 3 years. The shares underlying the warrants will have registration rights. The warrants contain a standard anti-dilution provision for stock dividends, stock splits, stock combination, recapitalization and a change of control transaction. Because the warrants are denominated in U.S. dollars and the Companys functional currency is the RMB, they do not meet the requirements of the accounting standard to be indexed only to the Companys stock. Accordingly, they are accounted for at fair value as derivative liabilities and marked to market each period
The initial value of the warrants was determined using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model using the following assumptions: volatility of 75%; risk free interest rate of 2.64%; dividend yield of 0% and expected term of 3 years. The volatility of the Companys common stock was estimated by management averaging its own volatility and three other comparable companies volatility, the risk free interest rate was based on Treasury Constant Maturity Rates published by the U.S. Federal Reserve for periods applicable to the life of the warrants, the dividend yield was based on the Companys current and expected dividend policy and the expected term is equal to the contractual life of the warrants. The value of the warrants was based on the Companys common stock price of $3.576 on the date the warrants were issued.
On February 18, 2009, the placement agent, Brean Murray, Carret & Co., LLC performed a cashless exercise of 352,349 warrant shares; which were converted to 201,326 shares of common stock. The Company valued the conversion on exercise date, and recorded $229,673 loss from changes in fair value of derivative. A total of $756,012 of carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified into equity.
In the month of February, 2010, the placement agent, Rosewood Securities LLC exercised 10,202 warrants shares into 10,202 shares of common stock. The Company valued the conversion on the exercise date, and recorded a $62,233 loss from changes in fair value of derivative. A total of $94,440 of carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified into equity. These losses were recorded in the Companys income statement.
On April 7, 2010, another 82,567 warrant shares were exercised into 82,567 shares of common stock. The Company valued the conversion on the exercise date, and recorded a $280,928 loss from changes in fair value of derivative in the income statement. A total of $786,819 of carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified into equity.
2009 placement agent warrants
At the closing of the 2009 securities purchase, the Company issued short-term 30-day common stock purchase warrants to acquire 50,000 shares of common stock. The warrants have a strike price equal to $9.00 and a term of 30 days. The shares underlying the warrants will have registration rights. The warrants contain a standard anti-dilution provision for stock dividends, stock splits, stock combination, recapitalization and a change of control transaction. Because the warrants are denominated in U.S. dollars and the Companys functional currency is the Renminbi, they do not meet the requirements of the accounting standard to be indexed only to the Companys stock. Accordingly, they are accounted for at fair value as derivative liabilities and marked to market each period The initial value of the warrants was determined using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model using the following assumptions: volatility 96%; risk free interest rate 0.030%; dividend yield of 0% and expected term of one month. The value of the warrants was based on the Companys common stock price of $9.140 on the date the warrants were issued. The warrants were valued at $53,560 when they were issued on December 28, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of these warrants was $56,484 and a loss of $2,924 was recorded in the Companys income statement.
On January 19, 2010, the 50,000 warrants shares as described above were exercised at $9.00 into 50,000 shares of common stock. The Company valued the conversion on exercise date, and recorded $56,016 loss from changes in fair value of derivative. A total of $112,500 carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified into equity. These losses and liability were recorded in the Companys income statement and balance sheet, respectively.
2010 warrants
On January 7, 2010, the Company issued short-term 30-day common stock purchase warrants to acquire 362,116 shares of common stock. The warrants have a strike price equal to $9.00 and a term of 30 days. The shares underlying the warrants will have registration rights. The warrants contain a standard anti-dilution provision for stock dividends, stock splits, stock combination, recapitalization and a change of control transaction. Because the warrants are denominated in U.S. dollars and the Companys functional currency is the Renminbi, they do not meet the requirements of the accounting standard to be indexed only to the Companys stock. Accordingly, they are accounted for at fair value as derivative liabilities and marked to market each period The initial value of the warrants was determined using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model using the following assumptions:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 13 Shareholders' equity (continued)
The value of the warrants was based on the Companys common stock price of $9.39 on the date the warrants were issued. The warrants were valued at $165,296 when they were issued on January 7, 2010.
From January to March 2010, all, but $3,334 shares of warrant shares in connection with the 2010 securities purchase were exercised. A total of $575,576 carrying value and derivative liability had been reclassified to equity. The Company recorded a loss of $410,281 related to these warrants. On February 4, 2010, the expiration date of the warrants shares pursuant to the shares purchase agreement of January 7, 2010, 3,334 shares were not exercised and therefore were expired. A total of $3,801 of carrying value and derivative liability had been reversed.
As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, warrant liabilities amount to $589,348 and $1,730,837, respectively. The Company recorded a total gain of $301,871 and $90,491, in the Companys statements of operations related to the change in fair value of warrants for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, a total loss of $262,633 and $310,143, related to the change in fair value of warrants were recorded, respectively.
Warrants issued and outstanding, all of which are exercisable at September 30, 2010,
Weighted | Average | ||||||||
Average | Remaining | ||||||||
Warrants | Exercise | Contractual | |||||||
Outstanding | Price | Life | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2008 | 637,249 | $ | 4.42 | 2.60 | |||||
Granted | 50,000 | 9.00 | 0.12 | ||||||
Forfeited | - | ||||||||
Exercised | (352,349 | ) | 4.29 | ||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009 | 334,900 | $ | 5.26 | 1.15 | |||||
Granted | 362,116 | 9.00 | |||||||
Forfeited | (3,334 | ) | 9.00 | ||||||
Exercised | (501,551 | ) | 8.13 | ||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010 (unaudited) | 192,131 | $ | 4.74 | 0.73 |
As of September 30, 2010, only 142,131 shares of 2008 placement agent warrants and 50,000 shares of CCG warrants remains outstanding.
STOCK COMPENSATION
In connection with the Companys private placement on August 26, 2008, the Company entered into the Make Good Escrow Agreement, under which 12,583,032 shares of the Companys common stock held by Bin Li, the Companys major shareholder, were placed in escrow. These shares are the subject of an Earn-In Agreement between Bin Li and Siping Fang as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. Bin Li entered into the Make Good Escrow Agreement on behalf of Siping Fang. For each of the calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010, 4,194,344 shares will be released to the investors or returned to the shareholder, depending on the fulfillment of specified earnings targets. As of September 30, 2010, a total of 8,388,688 shares has been returned to the shareholder upon meeting 2008 and 2009s earnings target. In 2008, the Company recorded $15.0 million expenses for the release of the escrow shares as the escrow shares were originally thought to be compensatory. However, in January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-05 Escrowed Share Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation. This update codifies EITF Topic D-110, which clarifies overcoming the presumption that for certain shareholders these arrangements represent compensation. Historically, an escrowed share arrangement involving the release of shares to certain shareholders based on performance-related criteria is presumed to be compensatory. When evaluating whether the presumption of compensation has been overcome, substance of the arrangement should be considered, including whether the arrangement was entered into for purposes unrelated to, and not contingent upon, continued employment. If specific facts and circumstances indicate that the arrangement, such as investors request that specific significant shareholders participate in an escrowed share arrangement, which will be released or canceled without regard to continued employment, is in substance an inducement made to facilitate the transaction on behalf of the company, rather than as compensatory, the arrangement should be recognized and measured according to its nature and reflected as a reduction of the proceeds allocated to the newly-issued securities. The Companys CEO, SiPing Fangs, escrowed shares, in connection with the 2008 Make Good Escrow agreement, are placed in escrow at request of the investors and without regard to continued employment. Based on the clarification from the ASU, the release of the escrowed shares to SiPing Fang as result of the Company meeting the make good annual income target should not be recorded as compensation expense. Hence, the Company did not record compensation expense for Mr. Fang for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as it did for the corresponding periods in prior year.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 13 Shareholders' equity (continued)
On June 29, 2009, the Company granted one of its independent directors 5,000 shares of restricted common stock. The stock will vest on January 1, 2011. The Company valued the fair value of the stock grant at $22,500 based on the shares issued and the stock price of $4.50 on June 29, 2009. The $22,500 stock compensation will be amortized over a 2 year period.
On June 29, 2009, the Company granted options to the Companys independent directors to purchase a total of 50,000 shares of common stock. 27,500 options, expires 5 years from the date of grant, are exercisable at a price of $6.00 per share; and 22,500 options, expires 4.4 years from the date of grant, are exercisable at a price of $8.00 per share. On June 30, 2009, the Company granted options to the Companys officer to purchase a total of 50,000 shares of common stock. This 50,000 options, expires 3.0 years from the date of grant, are exercisable at a price of $6.00. The $172,771 fair values of the 100,000 stock options are expensed ratably over the service period of the respective personnel. The fair value of the stock options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: exercise prices of $6.00 (for 27,500 stock options), $8.00 (for 22,500 stock options) and $6.00 (for 50,000 stock options), expected life of options of 2 years( for 27,500 stock options), 2 years( for 22,500 stock options) and 3 years (for 50,000 stock options) expected volatility of 107%, expected dividend yield of 0%, and risk-free interest rate of 1.11% (for 27,500 stock options), 1.11% (for 22,500 stock options) and 1.64% (for 50,000 stock options
On May 28, 2010, the Companys CFO resigned and the 50,000 options granted to her were forfeited.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, $11,924 and $44,095 were expensed and recorded as compensation expense in the Companys income statements, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, $30,096 was expensed as compensation expense in the Companys income statements.
The following is a summary of the stock options activity:
Weighted- | |||||||||
Number of | Average | Aggregate | |||||||
Options | Exercise | Intrinsic | |||||||
Outstanding | Price | Value | |||||||
Balance, January 1, 2009 | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Granted | 100,000 | 6.56 | |||||||
Forfeited | (50,000 | ) | 6.00 | - | |||||
Exercised | |||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010 (unaudited) | 50,000 | $ | 7.04 | $ | 43,000 |
Following is a summary of the status of options outstanding at September 30, 2010 (unaudited):
Outstanding Options | Exercisable Options | |||||
Average Remaining | Average | Average Remaining | ||||
Exercise Price | Number | Contractual Life | Exercise Price | Number | Contractual Life | |
$6.00 | 27,500 | 3.75 | $6.00 | 18,333 | 3.75 | |
$8.00 | 22,500 | 3.15 | $8.00 | 13,126 | 3.15 | |
Total | 50,000 | 31,459 |
The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable shares amounts to $29,115 as of September 30, 2010.
On April 24, 2009, the Companys Board of Directors approved a one-for-two reverse split (the Reverse Split) of the Companys common shares. On July 24, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada that affects the reverse split. Shareholders are not entitled to receive fractional shares as a result of the Reverse Split. Any fractional shares will be rounded up to the next highest whole share.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 13 Shareholders' equity (continued)
All share and per share amounts used in the Company's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively restated to reflect the 1-for-2 reverse stock split, which are effective on August 13, 2009.
Note 14 - Earnings per Share
The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||
Net income attributable to holders of common shares | $ | 15,877,538 | $ | 3,753,970 | $ | 36,789,370 | $ | 6,934,032 | ||||
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 35,097,967 | 31,398,770 | 34,513,314 | 30,559,609 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 0.23 |
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
Dilutive earnings per share | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||
Net income attributable to holders of common shares | $ | 15,877,538 | $ | 3,753,970 | $ | 36,789,370 | $ | 6,934,032 | ||||
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 35,097,967 | 31,398,770 | 34,513,314 | 30,559,609 | ||||||||
Warrants | 152,274 | 47,477 | 214,309 | 109,432 | ||||||||
Stock compensation | 11,924 | - | 44,095 | 1,632 | ||||||||
Dilutive weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 35,250,241 | 31,446,247 | 34,727,623 | 30,670,673 | ||||||||
Dilutive earnings per share | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 1.06 | $ | 0.23 |
The warrants issued in 2008 with an exercise price of $4.29, 50,000 warrants issued in 2007 with an exercise price of $6.00, and investor warrants issued in 2009 and 2010 have been included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, only warrant issued in 2008 and 2007 have been included in the diluted earnings per share calculation due to their dilutive nature.
As described in Note 13, the Company granted its independent directors and officer restricted common stocks of 5,000 shares vesting in 2011 and 100,000 option shares on June 29th and June 30th, 2009. The stock compensations are included in the diluted earnings per share for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2010 due to its dilutive nature.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 15 - Geographic and product lines
The Company sells valves, which are used by customers in various industries. The production process, class of customer, selling practice and distribution process are the same for all valves. The Companys chief operating decision-makers (i.e. chief executive officer and his direct reports) review financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by product lines for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. There are no segment managers who are held accountable for operations, operating results and plans for levels or components below the consolidated unit level. Based on qualitative and quantitative criteria established by the accounting standard regarding Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, the Company considers itself to be operating within one reportable segment.
The Company does not have long-lived assets located in foreign countries. In accordance with the enterprise-wide disclosure requirements of the accounting standard, the Company's net revenue from external customers by main product lines (based upon primary markets defined by the Chinese Valve Industry Association) and by geographic areas is as follows:
Three months Ended September 30, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2010 | 2009 | ||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||
Power Supply | $ | 14,334 | $ | 7,338 | ||
Petrochemical and Oil | 15,262 | 5,471 | ||||
Water Supply | 16,074 | 9,443 | ||||
Metallurgy | 3,380 | 2,217 | ||||
Other | 6,275 | 3,503 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 55,325 | $ | 27,972 |
Nine months Ended September 30, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2010 | 2009 | ||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||
Power Supply | $ | 38,798 | $ | 20,195 | ||
Petrochemical and Oil | 37,346 | 11,725 | ||||
Water Supply | 34,548 | 23,382 | ||||
Metallurgy | 6,236 | 5,043 | ||||
Other | 14,439 | 10,140 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 131,367 | $ | 70,485 |
Three months ended September 30, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2010 | 2009 | ||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||
China | $ | 53,886 | $ | 27,054 | ||
International | 1,439 | 918 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 55,325 | $ | 27,972 |
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2010 | 2009 | ||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||
China | $ | 126,856 | $ | 65,961 | ||
International | 4,511 | 4,544 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 131,367 | $ | 70,505 |
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 16 Business combinations
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the accounting standard regarding business combinations. This standard retains the fundamental requirements that the acquisition method of accounting (which this standard called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. This standard requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions. This replaces the old accounting standards cost-allocation process, which required the cost of an acquisition to be allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. If the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities is still greater than the consideration transferred, then the acquirer is to recognize a gain for the difference on the acquisition date.
Yangzhou Rock acquisition
On January 13, 2010, a subsidiary of the Company completed the
acquisition of 100% of the assets of Yangzhou Rock Valve Lock Technology Co.,
Ltd. ("Yangzhou Rock"), for a total cash consideration of $7.3 million. The
acquisition was accounted as a business combination in accordance to the terms
of the purchase agreement. Assets acquired included the following:
Yangzhou Rock | Fair Value | Assumed by the Company | ||||
Inventory | $ | 1,739,573 | $ | 1,793,573 | ||
Non current assets | 4,419,118 | 4,419,118 | ||||
Total assets | 6,158,691 | 6,158,691 | ||||
Total liabilities | - | - | ||||
Net assets | $ | 6,158,691 | $ | 6,158,691 |
The Company allocated the purchase price based on the fair value of the assets acquired and recorded a gain of approximately $1.0 million in other income in the current period.
Able Delights acquisition
On February 3, 2010, a subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the assets of Able Delight for a total cash consideration of $15.0 million. The acquisition was accounted as a business combination in accordance to the terms of the purchase agreement. Assets acquired included the following:
Able Delight | Fair Value | Assumed by the Company | ||||
Inventory | $ | 4,944,755 | $ | 4,944,755 | ||
Buildings and equipment | 10,113,703 | 10,113,703 | ||||
Total assets | 15,058,458 | 15,058,458 | ||||
Total liabilities | - | - | ||||
Net assets | $ | 15,058,458 | $ | 15,058,458 |
The Company allocated the purchase price based on the fair value of the assets acquired and recorded a gain of approximately $0.02 million in other income in the current period.
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CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
September 30, 2010 |
(Unaudited) |
Note 16 Business combinations (continued)
Hanwei Valve acquisition
On April 8, 2010, the Company acquired 100% assets of Shanghai Pudong Hanwei Valve Co., Ltd. ("Hanwei Valve"), which is the sole producer of the fully-welded ball valve and 24-way rotary valve in China, for a total cash consideration of approximately $19.6 million pursuant to an Asset Transfer Agreement
Assumed by the | ||||||
Hanwei Valve | Fair Value | Company | ||||
Inventory | $ | 1,814,810 | $ | 1,814,810 | ||
Non current assets | 6,692,795 | 6,692,795 | ||||
Goodwill purchased | 11,102,425 | 11,102,425 | ||||
Total assets | 19,610,030 | 19,610,030 | ||||
Total liabilities | - | - | ||||
Net assets | $ | 19,610,030 | $ | 19,610,030 |
The Company allocated the purchase price based on the fair value of the assets acquired and recorded a goodwill of approximately $11.1 million in the current period.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The words may, will, expect, anticipate, continue, estimate, project, intend, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places in this document and include statements regarding the intent, belief or expectation of our company, its directors or its officers with respect to events, conditions, and financial trends that may affect our future plans of operations, business strategy, operating results, and financial position. Persons reviewing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and other risks mentioned in this Form 10-Q or in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, since the filing date of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Although these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. We undertake no responsibility or obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements, but may do so in the future in written or oral statements. You should take note of any future statements made by us or on our behalf.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, of this Quarterly Report. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion and analysis covers our unaudited consolidated results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Use of Defined Terms
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references to:
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Our Company
We develop, manufacture and distribute over 800 models of high quality metal valves for a variety of different industries including the thermal power, water supply, municipal construction, sewage disposal, oil and chemical, metallurgy, heat power, and nuclear power industries. According to the China Valves Industry Association, we are the leader in valve sales for the thermal power and water supply industries. We are located in Kaifeng, Henan Province, China and conduct business throughout China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Our production facility in Kaifeng has an area of approximately 110,000 square meters.
As a result of growth in urbanization and heavy industrialization throughout all of China, the Chinese valve market is expected to increase at an annual rate of more than 30% for the next few years according to the China Valve Industry Associations research in 2009. We believe that demand for valves will be driven primarily by the energy and water sectors with operations and projects in urban centers. The stimulus package being implemented by the Chinese government in response to the global economic crisis is expected to emphasize basic infrastructure construction projects for water, electricity, sewage treatment, gas and heat in order to ensure continuous economic development and meet the requirement of improving peoples living standard. We believe that these initiatives should generate strong demand for valves and promising business prospects for the valve industry and our company, especially as Chinas valve market keeps growing and developing. We intend to focus our efforts on utilizing our tangible and intangible resources to expand and strengthen our products and increase our market share in response to industry demands.
Recent Developments
On October 8, 2010, Mr. Siping Fang resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of China Valves Technology, Inc. (the "Company") effective on October 11, 2010. In connection with the resignation of Mr. Fang, the board of the Company appointed Mr. Jianbao Wang as the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Fang will continue in his role as Chairman of the Board.
On June 21, 2010, China Fluid Equipment Holdings Limited changed its name to China Valves Technology Holdings Limited.
On April 8, 2010, the Company acquired 100% of the assets of Hanwei Valve, which is the sole producer of the fully-welded ball valve and 24-way rotary valve in China, for a total cash consideration of approximately $19.6 million pursuant to an Asset Transfer Agreement.
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On February 3, 2010, China Valves Holdings entered into an asset purchase agreement with Able Delight Investment Limited to purchase all of the assets of Changsha Valve for a cash price of $15.0 million. See Note 16- business combinations for details. In October 2010, Changsha Valve changed its name from Able Delight (Changsha ) Valve Co., Ltd. to China Valves Technology (Changsha) Valve Co., Ltd.
Our Organizational Structure
The following chart reflects our organizational structure for our active subsidiaries as of the date of this Annual Report.
Third quarter Financial Performance Highlights
During the third quarter of 2010, we continued to see strong demand for our products and growth in our revenues. The valve industry continued to expand during the third quarter of 2010 in large part due to Chinese government policies designed to stimulate the economy and improve infrastructure throughout China, and growth in urbanization and industrialization throughout China.
The following are some financial highlights for the third quarter of 2010:
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Results of Operations
Results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||||||
Statement of operations data | ||||||||||||
Sales revenue | $ | 55,325 | $ | 27,972 | $ | 27,354 | 97.8 % | |||||
Cost of sales | 30,197 | 14,192 | 16,005 | 112.8 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 25,128 | 13,780 | 11,348 | 82.4 % | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Research and development costs | 27 | 16 | 11 | 71.8 % | ||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | 2,438 | 1,739 | 699 | 40.2 % | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 3,024 | 1,762 | 1,262 | 71.6 % | ||||||||
Stock compensation expense | 12 | 3,780 | (3,768 | ) | -99.7 % | |||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,501 | 7,297 | (1,796 | ) | -24.6 % | |||||||
Operating income | 19,627 | 6,482 | 13,144 | 202.8 % | ||||||||
Finance costs, net | 16 | 12 | 4 | 35.5 % | ||||||||
Other expenses | (95 | ) | 305 | (400 | ) | - % | ||||||
131.1 | ||||||||||||
Gain from acquisition | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (302 | ) | (90 | ) | (211 | ) | 233.6 % | |||||
Income taxes | 4,130 | 2,503 | 1,627 | 65.0 % | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 15,878 | $ | 3,754 | $ | 12,124 | 323.0 % |
Three Months Ended | ||||||
September 30,
(unaudited) |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||
Sales revenue | (in thousands) | |||||
Gate valves | $ | 9,048 | $ | 7,914 | ||
Check valves | 2,654 | 1,726 | ||||
Global valves | 2,683 | 1,753 | ||||
Safety valves | 729 | 489 | ||||
Butterfly valves | 23,109 | 11,520 | ||||
Ball valves | 10,350 | 1,589 | ||||
Vent valves | 253 | 94 | ||||
Other valves and accessories | 6,499 | 2,887 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 55,325 | $ | 27,972 |
The China Valve Industry Association divides the valve market into five primary segments; (i) power; (ii) petrochemical; (iii) oil; (iv) water supply; and (v) metallurgy. Our revenues in these markets are as follows:
Three Months Ended | ||||||
September 30,
(unaudited) |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Power Supply | $ | 14,334 | $ | 7,338 | ||
Petrochemical and Oil | 15,262 | 5,471 |
Water Supply | 16,074 | 9,443 | ||||
Metallurgy | 3,380 | 2,217 | ||||
Other areas | 6,275 | 3,503 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 55,325 | $ | 27,972 |
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Sales Revenue
Our sales revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010 amounted to $55.3 million, which is approximately $27.4 million, or 97.8 %, more than that of the same period in 2009, where we had revenue of $28.0 million. The increase was primarily attributable to increased demand for our products fueled by rapid industrialization and governmental capital expenditure on Chinas infrastructure. We also made efforts to expand sales in the petrochemical, oil and nuclear areas, while strengthening the current thermal power and hydro-power market for our products. Our revenue also increased as a result of the $23.5 million in revenue contributed from our recently acquired subsidiaries, Yangzhou Rock, Changsha Valve and Hanwei Valve. Our sales from organic growth accounted for 14% of total sales growth while sales from our newly acquired companies accounted for 86% of total sales growth.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales, which consist of raw materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead expenses, was $30.2 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $16.0 million, or 112.8%, as compared with $14.2 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2009. Cost of sales as a percentage of total revenues were 54.6% and 50.7% for the three month periods ended on September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase was in line with the increase in sales revenues and was also attributable to from higher labor and management costs of those newly acquired entities.
Gross Profit
Gross profit was $25.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $11.3 million or 82.4%, as compared with $13.8 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2009. Our gross profit percentage decreased to 45.4% as compared to 49.3% in 2009. The decrease in gross profit percentage was because the three newly acquired subsidiaries had lower overall gross profit percentage as the products sold by these subsidiaries during the quarter, such as gate valves and ball valves, had lower gross profit than that of the butterfly valves and high pressure valves sold by Zhengdie Valve and Kaifeng Valve. In addition, the higher labor and management costs of the new subsidiaries resulted in higher fixed costs per unit and lower overall gross profit percentage. Furthermore, in the current quarter the Company sold more medium to low pressure valves, which generally have lower selling prices, which also contributed to the decrease in gross profit percentage. The Company is currently standardizing production methodology and techniques at the new subsidiaries in order to optimize the new subsidiaries production capacity.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses, which consist primarily of sales commission, advertising and promotion expenses, freight charges and related compensation, were $2.4 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010, compared with $1.7 million for the period ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $0.7 million or approximately 40.2% due to and increase in sales and related sales commission. Meanwhile, strengthened cost control and continued marketing activities also brought in more sales revenue with relatively lower sales and marketing expenses in the current period. Thus, our selling expense as a percentage of sales decreased in the current period as compared to the corresponding period in the prior year.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses, which consist primarily of related salaries and benefits, business development, travel expenses, legal and professional expenses and depreciation, and bad debt expenses, was $3.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010, compared with $1.8 million for the period ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $1.3 million, or approximately 71.6% . The increase was primarily attributable to the newly acquired subsidiaries.
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Income from Operations
Income from operations was $19.6 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010, compared with $6.5 million for the period ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $13.1 million or approximately 202.8% . The increase was primarily attributable to the fact that the Company recorded a stock compensation expense from 2008s Make Good Escrow Agreement for the period ended June 30, 2009. As described in Note 13 to the Companys September 30, 2010 consolidated financial statements, in connection with the Companys private placement on August 26, 2008, the Company entered into the Make Good Escrow Agreement, under which 12,583,032 shares of the Companys common stock held by Bin Li, the Companys major shareholder, were placed in escrow. These shares are the subject of an Earn-In Agreement between Bin Li and Siping Fang as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. Bin Li entered into the Make Good Escrow Agreement on behalf of Siping Fang. For each of the calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010, 4,194,344 shares will be released to the investors or returned to the shareholder, depending on the fulfillment of specified earnings targets. In 2008, the Company recorded $15.0 million expenses for the release of the escrow shares as the escrow shares were originally thought to be compensatory. However, in January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-05 Escrowed Share Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation. This update codifies EITF Topic D-110, which clarifies overcoming the presumption that for certain shareholders these arrangements represent compensation. Historically, an escrowed share arrangement involving the release of shares to certain shareholders based on performance-related criteria is presumed to be compensatory. When evaluating whether the presumption of compensation has been overcome, the substance of the arrangement should be considered, including whether the arrangement was entered into for purposes unrelated to, and not contingent upon, continued employment. If specific facts and circumstances indicate that the arrangement, such as investors request that specific significant shareholders participate in an escrowed share arrangement, which will be released or canceled without regard to continued employment, is in substance an inducement made to facilitate the transaction on behalf of the company, rather than as compensatory, the arrangement should be recognized and measured according to its nature and reflected as a reduction of the proceeds allocated to the newly-issued securities. The Companys Chairman Siping Fangs escrowed shares in connection with the Make Good Escrow Agreement were placed in escrow at the request of the investors and without regard to continued employment. Based on the clarification from the ASU, the release of the escrowed shares to Siping Fang as result of the Company meeting the make good annual income target should not be recorded as compensation expense. Hence, the Company did not record compensation expense for Mr. Fang for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as it did for the corresponding period in 2009.
Not considering the non-cash stock compensation expense of $3.78 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, the increase in income from operation is for the three months ended September 30, 2010 is $9.4 million, or 91.2%, as compared to the same period in 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to increase of sales from organic growth as well as sales contributed by the Companys three new subsidiaries.
Other income
Other income was $0.09 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010, compared with other expense of $0.30 million for the period ended September 30, 2009. The financial expenses for the three month period ended on September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $0.02 million and $0.01 million, respectively.
Income taxes
We incurred income taxes of $4.1 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. This is an increase of $1.6 million, or 65.0%, from the taxes we incurred in the 2009 period, which were $2.5 million. We incurred more taxes in the three months ended September 30, 2010 mostly because of the higher assessable income in the three month period ended on September 30, 2010 compared to 2009.
Results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||||||
Statement of Operations data | ||||||||||||
Sales revenue | $ | 131,367 | $ | 70,485 | $ | 60,882 | 86.4 % | |||||
Cost of sales | 69,395 | 35,566 | 33,829 | 95.1 % | ||||||||
Gross Profit | 61,972 | 34,919 | 27,052 | 77.5 % | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Research and development costs | 182 | 39 | 143 | 372.5 % | ||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | 6,651 | 4,654 | 1,997 | 42.9 % | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 9,042 | 5,521 | 3,521 | 63.8 % |
Stock compensation expense | 44 | 11,279 | (11,235 | ) | -99.6 % | |||||||
Total operating expenses | 15,919 | 21,493 | (5,574 | ) | -25.9 % | |||||||
Operating income | 46,053 | 13,426 | 32,627 | 243.0 % | ||||||||
Finance costs, net | 82 | 138 | (56 | ) | -40.4 % | |||||||
Other income | (491 | ) | (337 | ) | (154 | ) | 45.8 % | |||||
Gain from acquisition | (1,016 | ) | (1,016 | ) | ||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 263 | 310 | (48 | ) | -15.3 % | |||||||
Income taxes | 10,426 | 6,381 | 4,045 | 63.4 % | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 36,789 | $ | 6,934 | $ | 29,855 | 430.6 % |
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Nine Months Ended | ||||||
September 30, (unaudited) |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||
Sales revenue | (in thousands) | |||||
Gate valves | $ | 21,408 | $ | 20,607 | ||
Check valves | 6,972 | 5,038 | ||||
Global valves | 5,646 | 3,490 | ||||
Safety valves | 1,539 | 1,592 | ||||
Butterfly valves | 57,983 | 27,256 | ||||
Ball valves | 22,066 | 4,191 | ||||
Vent valves | 418 | 122 | ||||
Other valves and accessories | 15,335 | 8,189 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 131,367 | $ | 70,485 |
The China Valve Industry Association divides the valve market into five primary segments; (i) power; (ii) petrochemical; (iii) oil; (iv) water supply; and (v) metallurgy. Our revenues in these markets are as follows:
Nine Months Ended | ||||||
September 30, (unaudited) |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Power Supply | $ | 38,798 | $ | 20,195 | ||
Petrochemical and Oil | 37,346 | 11,725 | ||||
Water Supply | 34,548 | 23,382 | ||||
Metallurgy | 6,236 | 5,043 | ||||
Other areas | 14,439 | 10,140 | ||||
Total sales revenue | $ | 131,367 | $ | 70,485 |
Sales Revenue
Our sales revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 amounted to $131.4 million, which is approximately $60.9 million, or 86.4%, more than that of the same period in 2009, when we had revenue of $70.4 million. The increase was primarily attributable to increased demand for our products fueled by rapid industrialization and governmental capital expenditure on Chinas infrastructure. In addition, our innovations on high temperature high pressure power station gate valves and two-way metal sealing butterfly valves, which are popular among our customers, also contributed to sales volume increases as compared to sales in the same period last year. We also made efforts to expand sales in the petrochemical, oil and nuclear areas, while strengthening the current thermal power and hydro-power market for our products. Our success in adding new types of valves, such as large diameter high pressure valves used in power stations, valves for nuclear power plants, and other large governmental water-pipe projects requiring supplies of 3.5 meter and up diameter valves also helped fuel demand for our products and contributed to the sales increase. Our revenue also increased as a result of the $49.3 million in revenue contributed from our recently acquired subsidiaries, Yangzhou Rock, Changsha Valve and Hanwei Valve. Our organic growth contributed 19% of our total sales growth while sales from our newly acquired subsidiaries accounted for 81% of our total sales growth.
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Cost of Sales
Cost of sales was $69.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $33.8 million, or 95.1%, as compared with $35.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009. Cost of sales as a percentage of total revenues was 52.8% and 50.5% for the nine month periods ended on September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, with an increase of approximately 4.7% . The increase in cost of sales was in line with the increase of sales revenues and was also attributable to the increase in management costs for the newly acquired subsidiaries.
Gross Profit
Gross profit was $62.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $27.1 million or 80.0%, as compared with $34.9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009. Our gross profit percentage decreased to 47.2% as compared to 49.5% in 2009. The decrease in gross profit percentage was a result of the increase of the cost of sale from the acquisition of the three new subsidiaries as they all have lower gross profit comparing to the old subsidiaries, which are Kaifeng Valve, Zhengdie Valve, and Taide Valve. Three key factors that affect gross profit of new subsidiaries are poorer production management technique, higher labor costs, resulting in higher production costs, less purchase bargaining power resulting in higher raw material costs, and production of valves such as ball valves that generally have lower gross profit margin. The newly acquired subsidiaries were under a different production management style, which may not be as cost efficient as our other subsidiaries with more mature and advanced production management methodology and production techniques. Hence, overall gross profit margin decreased. We will continue to streamline our new subsidiaries production methodology in order to improve overall productivity.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses were $6.7 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, compared with $4.7 million for the period ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $2.0 million, or approximately 42.9%, due to the increase in sales. Meanwhile, strengthened cost control and continued marketing activities brought in more sales revenue with relatively lower sales and marketing expenses.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses were $9.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, compared with $5.5 million for the period ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $3.5 million or approximately 63.8% . The increase was primarily attributable to the newly acquired subsidiaries.
Income from Operations
Income from operations was $46.1 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, compared with $13.4 million for the period ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $32.6 million, or approximately 243.0% . As explained in the income from operations analysis in for the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company did not record compensation expense for Mr. Fang for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as it did for the corresponding period in 2009. Excluding the non-cash stock compensation expense of $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the increase of income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $21.3 million, or 86.4%, as compared to the same period in 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of sales from organic growth as well as sales contributed by the Companys three new subsidiaries.
Other income
Other income was $491,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, compared with income of $337,000 for the period ended September 30, 2009. The financial expenses for the nine month period ended on September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $82,000 and $138,000, respectively.
Income taxes
We incurred income taxes of $10.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. This is an increase of $4.0 million, or 63.4%, from the taxes we incurred in the 2009 period, which were $6.4 million. We incurred more taxes in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 mostly because of the higher assessable income in the nine month period ended on September 30, 2010 compared to 2009.
Provision for Income Taxes
United States
We are subject to United States tax at a tax rate of 34%. No provision for US federal income taxes has been made as we had no taxable income in the United States for the reporting period.
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Hong Kong
China Fluid Equipment was incorporated in Hong Kong and is not subject to income taxes under the current laws of Hong Kong.
PRC
The Company conducts all its operating business through its operating subsidiaries in China. The operating subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of the PRC and do not have any deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities under the income tax laws of the PRC because there are no temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities.
The Companys subsidiaries are governed by the Income Tax Law of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises (FIEs) and various local income tax laws (the Income Tax Laws). The unified corporate income tax rate is 25%. Under the Chinese Income Tax Laws, certain industries of FIEs are entitled to receive a two years tax exemption following a three years 50% tax reduction.
The Companys operating subsidiaries, Kaifeng Valve, Zhengdie Valve Taide Valve, Yangzhou Rock are all subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 25%. Changsha Valve is subject to an income tax at a reduced rate of 12.5% . Changsha Valve is a qualified FIE that is in the last year of a tax benefit period before being subjected to a full 25% tax rate. Hanwei Valve is subject to an income tax rate of 15%.
Net Income
We earned net income of $36.8 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. This is an increase of $29.9 million, or approximately 430.6%, from the period ended September 30, 2009, in which a net income was $6.9 million. This increase was primarily attributable to increased sales.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $8.4 million. The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:
Nine months Ended | ||||||
September 30, (unaudited) |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 5,490 | $ | 20,094 | ||
Net cash used in investing activities | (32,680 | ) | (15,415 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities | 20,891 | (4,357 | ) | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 201 | (80 | ) | |||
Net Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalent | (6,098 | ) | 242 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period | 14,485 | 16,428 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period | $ | 8,387 | $ | 16,670 |
The Company currently generates its cash flow through operations which it believes will be sufficient to sustain the current level of operations for at least the next twelve months. The decline of cash flow from operations was due to increased trade receivables and inventories from the increase in sales of the old and the new subsidiaries, as well as the expected increase of sales during the fourth quarter of 2010. We continue to work to develop new valves and expand our presence as the leader in the development and manufacture of various valves.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $20.1 million in the same period in fiscal year 2009. The change of $14.6 million in operating activities was primarily attributable to an increase in accounts receivable from sales increases of the old subsidiaries as well as the new subsidiaries.
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increased to $32.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared with $15.4 million in the same period in fiscal year 2009. The net cash used in investing activities during the period ended September 30, 2010 was primarily for acquisition payments.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $20.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared with net cash used in finance activities of $4.4 million in the same period in fiscal year 2009. The increase in net cash is attributable to cash from the public offering of securities and the exercise of outstanding warrants.
On December 27, 2009, the Company conducted a registered direct offering and sold a total of 333,334 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $3.0 million. The shares were priced at $9.00 per share. On December 30, 2009, we conducted another registered direct offering of an aggregate of 2,414,113 shares of our common stock at a price of $9.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $21.7 million, to several institutional accredited investors. In addition, we issued the investors warrants to purchase 362,116 shares of common stock, in the aggregate, at an exercise price of $9.00 per share, exercisable for 30 days beginning on the date of the initial issuance of the warrants. These warrants have since expired.
The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $24.7 million from the two registered direct offerings. In addition, the Company received an additional $3.2 million gross from the exercise of warrants issued in such financing. The proceeds of the financing and the warrant exercises have or will be used for working capital and certain identified acquisitions.
As of September 30, 2010, there was no principal outstanding under our credit facilities and lines of credit.
Capital Expenditures
The capital expenditures in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are set out as below. Our capital expenditures were used primarily for plant construction and purchase of equipment to expand our production capacity. We also acquired additional operating subsidiaries to expand our operations. The table below sets forth the breakdown of our capital expenditures by use for the periods indicated.
Nine months Ended
September 30, (unaudited) |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Construction costs | $ | 861 | $ | 4,088 | ||
Purchase of equipment | 3,057 | 4,548 | ||||
Payments for acquisitions | 28,546 | 6,010 | ||||
Total capital expenditures | $ | 32,459 | $ | 14,647 |
Obligations Under Material Contracts
The following table sets forth our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of September 30, 2010:
Payment Due by Period | |||||||||||||||
Total | Less than | 1-3 | 3-5 | More than | |||||||||||
1 Year | Years | Years | 5 Years | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Short-term loans | 2,188 | 2,188 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Minimum Lease payments | 1,557 | 307 | 847 | 403 | - | ||||||||||
Total | 3,745 | 2,495 | 847 | 403 | - |
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Make Good Escrow Agreement
In connection with the Companys private placement on August 26, 2008, the Company entered into a Make Good Escrow Agreement, under which the 12,583,032 shares of the Companys common stock held by Bin Li, the Companys major shareholder, were placed in escrow. Of these shares, 12,150,000 are the subject of the Earn-In Agreement between Bin Li and Siping Fang and Bin Li entered into the Make Good Escrow Agreement on behalf of Siping Fang. For each of the calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010, 4,194,344 shares will be released to the investors or returned to Bin Li, depending on the fulfillment of specified earnings targets. The specified earnings target for calendar 2008 was net income of $10,500,000, for calendar 2009 the target is net income of $23,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.369 and for calendar 2010 the target is net income of $31,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.497. On August 14, 2009, the parties to the Make Good Escrow Agreement entered into an amendment pursuant to which for calendar 2009 the target was amended to $21,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.668 and for calendar 2010 the target was amended to net income of $34,000,000 and fully diluted earnings per share of $1.082. We have met the specified earnings targets and accordingly, 4,194,344 shares were released from escrow and returned to Bin Li for each of the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Other than the contractual obligations and commercial commitments set forth above, we did not have any other long-term debt obligations, capital commitments, purchase obligations or other long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2010.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect (1) the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, (2) the disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities at the end of each fiscal period and (3) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each fiscal period. We continually evaluate these estimates based on our own historical experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and other conditions, our expectations regarding the future based on available information and reasonable assumptions, which together form our basis for making judgments about matters that are not readily apparent from other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, our actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require a higher degree of judgment than others in their application.
When reviewing our financial statements, the following should also be considered: (1) our selection of critical accounting policies, (2) the judgment and other uncertainties affecting the application of those policies, and (3) the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions. We believe the following accounting policies involve the most significant judgment and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
The Companys revenue recognition policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles regarding revenue recognition. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of delivery for domestic sales when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. For international sales, the revenue recognition criteria are generally satisfied under Free on Board (FOB) terms, in which the Companys responsibility ends once the goods clear the port of shipment.
The Company recognizes revenue when the goods are delivered and title has passed. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). All of the Companys products that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price or at a rate approved by the Chinese local government. This VAT may be offset by the VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished product.
The Company allows its customers to retain 5% to 10% of the contract prices as retainage during the warranty period, usually 12 or 18 months, to guarantee product quality. Historically, the Company has experienced insignificant warranty claims resulting in the Company having to repair or exchange a defective product. Due to the infrequency and insignificant amount of warranty claims, the ability to collect retainage is reasonably assured and is recognized at the time of shipment.
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The Company also provides services to some of its sales agents and distributors. The Company recognizes revenue on these services once a contract is signed and the services have been rendered.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct material costs, direct labor costs, direct depreciation and related direct expenses attributable to the production of the products. Inbound shipping and handling costs and purchasing are included in direct material costs. Manufacturing overhead includes expenses such as indirect labor, depreciation as it relates to the cost of production, rent, utilities, receiving costs, and equipment maintenance and repairs.
Income Taxes
The Company applies the accounting standard regarding accounting for income taxes and the accounting standard regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes for income taxes. This accounting standard requires recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the income tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Provision for income taxes consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes. The charge for taxation is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items that are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred taxes are accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Under the accounting standard regarding, accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the more likely than not test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the year incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. GAAP also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance For Doubtful Accounts
The Companys business operations are conducted in the PRC. During the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its customers by selling on various credit terms. Management reviews its accounts receivable on a quarterly basis to determine if the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. An estimate for doubtful accounts is recorded when collection of the balance is no longer probable. The Companys existing reserve is consistent with its historical experience and considered adequate by the management.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The accounting standards regarding disclosures about fair value of financial instruments defines financial instruments and required fair value disclosure of those instruments. This accounting standard defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. Receivables, investments, payables, short and long term debt and warrant liabilities qualified as financial instruments. Management believes the carrying amounts of receivables, payables and debt are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments, their expected realization, and if applicable, their stated interest rate is equivalent to interest rates currently available. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
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Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under the accounting standards regarding accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity, accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to, and potentially settled in, a companys own stock, and the accounting standard regarding determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entitys own stock. The accounting standard specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Companys own stock and (b) classified in stockholders equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. This standard provides a two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuers own stock and thus able to qualify for this accounting standard scope exception. All warrants issued by the Company are denominated in USD; because the Companys functional currency is the RMB, the Company accounts for these warrants as derivative instrument liabilities and marks them to market each period. Because there is no quoted or observable market price for the warrants the Company used level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology.
The Company invested in China Perfect Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. in 1996 and Kaifeng Commercial Bank in 1997. There is no quoted or observable market price for these investments; therefore, the Company used level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology. Based on its proportionate share of the underlying book value of the investees, the Company believes the fair value of the investments is at least equal to the original cost. The determination of the fair value was based on the capital investment that the Company contributed. There has been no change in the carrying value since inception, other than the effects of translating the balances to US dollars.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company applies the accounting standard regarding accounting for stock-based compensation, which defines a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock based employee compensation and transactions in which an entity issues its equity instruments to acquire goods and services from employees and non-employees. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with this accounting standard and the accounting standard regarding accounting for equity instruments that are issued to other than employees for acquiring, or in conjunction with selling goods or services, as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured. This accounting standard allows the simplified method to determine the term of employee options when other information is not available.
Earnings per Share
The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of the accounting standard regarding "Earnings per Share." This accounting standard requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution (using the treasury stock method) that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.
Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of the outstanding stock options and warrants, using the treasury stock method, at either the beginning of the respective period presented or the date of issuance, whichever is later, and only if the common stock equivalents are considered dilutive based upon the Company's net income (loss) position at the calculation date.
Business Combinations
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the accounting standard regarding business combinations. This standard retains the fundamental requirements that the acquisition method of accounting (which this standard called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. This standard requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions. This replaces the old accounting standards cost-allocation process, which required the cost of an acquisition to be allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 regarding accounting and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. Under this guidance, an entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, and entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. This ASU clarifies the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets. This ASU is effective for beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 31, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary a Scope Clarification. The amendments in this Update affect accounting and reporting by an entity that experiences a decrease in ownership in a subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity. The amendments also affect accounting and reporting by an entity that exchanges a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for an equity interest in another entity. The amendments in this update are effective beginning in the period that an entity adopts SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements An Amendment of ARB No. 51. If an entity has previously adopted SFAS No. 160 as of the date the amendments in this update are included in the Accounting Standards Codification, the amendments in this update are effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted SFAS No. 160. The Company adopted this standard and the adoption of this standard did not have material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosure as follows: 1) Transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2. A reporting entity should disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. 2) Activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. In the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (that is, on a gross basis rather than as one net number). This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that clarify existing disclosures as follows: 1) Level of disaggregation. A reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities. A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position. A reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities. 2) Disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. A reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3.The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU. However, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements, or ASU 2010-09. ASU 2010-09 primarily rescinds the requirement that, for listed companies, financial statements clearly disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. Subsequent events must still be evaluated through the date of financial statement issuance; however, the disclosure requirement has been removed to avoid conflicts with other SEC guidelines. ASU 2010-09 was effective immediately upon issuance and was adopted in February 2010.
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-13, CompensationStock Compensation (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, or ASU 2010-13. ASU 2010-13 provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in currency of a market in which a substantial porting of the entitys equity securities 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. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-17 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2010-17, Revenue RecognitionMilestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition or ASU 2010-17. This Update provides guidance on the recognition of revenue under the milestone method, which allows a vendor to adopt an accounting policy to recognize all of the arrangement consideration that is contingent on the achievement of a substantive milestone (milestone consideration) in the period the milestone is achieved. The pronouncement is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-17 does not have any significant impacts on the consolidated financial statements.
In July 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-20 which amends Receivables (Topic 310). ASU 2010-20 is intended to provide additional information to assist financial statement users in assessing an entitys risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. The disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. The disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The amendments in ASU 2010-20 encourage, but do not require, comparative disclosures for earlier reporting periods that ended before initial adoption. However, an entity should provide comparative disclosures for those reporting periods ending after initial adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-20 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These classifications have no effect on net income. The Company has also reclassified service revenue in the amount of $80,510 and $476,158 from sales agents, from other income, net to revenue in the statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Seasonality
Our operating results and operating cash flows, historically, have not been subject to seasonal variations. This pattern may change, as a result of new market opportunities or new product introductions.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, Mr. Jianbao Wang and Mr. Renrui Tang, respectively, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports, such as this report, that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the companys management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, Mr. Wang and Mr. Tang concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures is not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2010.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There are no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Not applicable.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
EXHIBITS.
*Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
DATED: November 15, 2010
CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC.
/s/ Renrui Tang
Renrui Tang
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
*Filed herewith.
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