|
Item 1.
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Interim Financial Statements
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except for number of shares and per share data)
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
1,379
|
|
|
$
|
3,717
|
|
Term deposit, restricted
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,373 and $3,393, respectively
|
|
|
6,749
|
|
|
|
6,359
|
|
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers, net
|
|
|
2,049
|
|
|
|
2,154
|
|
Due from related parties, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
226
|
|
Other current assets, net
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
10,210
|
|
|
|
12,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term investments
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
142
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Blockchain application platform development costs
|
|
|
3,724
|
|
|
|
3,725
|
|
Deferred tax assets, net
|
|
|
549
|
|
|
|
556
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
|
14,671
|
|
|
$
|
16,968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term bank loan *
|
|
$
|
873
|
|
|
$
|
874
|
|
Accounts payable *
|
|
|
742
|
|
|
|
2,869
|
|
Advance from customers *
|
|
|
2,768
|
|
|
|
1,061
|
|
Advance from a customer, related *
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accrued payroll and other accruals *
|
|
|
289
|
|
|
|
521
|
|
Taxes payable *
|
|
|
3,082
|
|
|
|
2,997
|
|
Lease payment liability related to a short-term lease *
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other current liabilities *
|
|
|
162
|
|
|
|
118
|
|
Warrant liabilities
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
606
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
8,222
|
|
|
|
9,046
|
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
(In thousands, except for number of shares and per share data)
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term borrowing from a director
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
128
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
8,349
|
|
|
|
9,174
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock (US$0.001 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 16,412,543 shares and 16,382,543 shares at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
38,301
|
|
|
|
38,275
|
|
Statutory reserves
|
|
|
2,607
|
|
|
|
2,607
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(36,029
|
)
|
|
|
(34,512
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
1,481
|
|
|
|
1,457
|
|
Total ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
6,376
|
|
|
|
7,843
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
Total equity
|
|
|
6,322
|
|
|
|
7,794
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Equity
|
|
$
|
14,671
|
|
|
$
|
16,968
|
|
*All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their
primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company’s
general assets (Note 2).
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS
(In thousands, except for number of shares and per share data)
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From unrelated parties
|
|
$
|
23,912
|
|
|
$
|
30,780
|
|
|
$
|
15,352
|
|
|
$
|
22,520
|
|
From a related party
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
24,020
|
|
|
|
30,780
|
|
|
|
15,453
|
|
|
|
22,520
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
23,212
|
|
|
|
29,211
|
|
|
|
15,087
|
|
|
|
21,552
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
808
|
|
|
|
1,569
|
|
|
|
366
|
|
|
|
968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and marketing expenses
|
|
|
350
|
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
280
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
2,058
|
|
|
|
2,842
|
|
|
|
1,248
|
|
|
|
1,478
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
|
458
|
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
240
|
|
Impairment on intangible assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
Impairment on goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
2,768
|
|
|
|
11,434
|
|
|
|
1,588
|
|
|
|
9,288
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(1,960
|
)
|
|
|
(9,865
|
)
|
|
|
(1,222
|
)
|
|
|
(8,320
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment on long-term investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(471
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
Other expenses
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
|
471
|
|
|
|
948
|
|
|
|
821
|
|
|
|
(526
|
)
|
Total other income/(expenses)
|
|
|
444
|
|
|
|
430
|
|
|
|
807
|
|
|
|
(541
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income tax (expense)/benefit and noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(1,516
|
)
|
|
|
(9,435
|
)
|
|
|
(415
|
)
|
|
|
(8,861
|
)
|
Income tax (expense)/benefit
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(689
|
)
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
(693
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(1,522
|
)
|
|
|
(10,124
|
)
|
|
|
(382
|
)
|
|
|
(9,554
|
)
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.
|
|
$
|
(1,517
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,069
|
)
|
|
$
|
(379
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,504
|
)
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS (CONTINUED)
(In thousands, except for number of shares and per share data)
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(1,522
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,124
|
)
|
|
$
|
(382
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,554
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
194
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
(280
|
)
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
$
|
(1,498
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,930
|
)
|
|
$
|
(322
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,834
|
)
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.
|
|
$
|
(1,493
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,881
|
)
|
|
$
|
(320
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,782
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.64
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.60
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
16,411,548
|
|
|
|
15,676,249
|
|
|
|
16,412,543
|
|
|
|
15,866,305
|
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(1,522
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,124
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
427
|
|
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Share-based compensation expenses
|
|
|
203
|
|
|
|
151
|
|
Provision for allowances for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
460
|
|
|
|
794
|
|
Impairment on intangible assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
Impairment on goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
Impairment on long-term investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
471
|
|
Deferred taxes
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
689
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
|
(471
|
)
|
|
|
(948
|
)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(866
|
)
|
|
|
(257
|
)
|
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers
|
|
|
(76
|
)
|
|
|
1,504
|
|
Due from related parties
|
|
|
227
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(2,153
|
)
|
|
|
(1,402
|
)
|
Advance from customers
|
|
|
1,733
|
|
|
|
(2,197
|
)
|
Advance from a customer, related
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accrued payroll and other accruals
|
|
|
(232
|
)
|
|
|
(154
|
)
|
Lease payment liability related to a short-term lease
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|
|
(495
|
)
|
Taxes payable
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
(77
|
)
|
Prepaid lease payment
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(2,325
|
)
|
|
|
(4,321
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment for purchase of office equipment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
Investment to an investee
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Short-term loan to an unrelated party
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,111
|
)
|
Collection of short-term loan from an unrelated party
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,668
|
|
Payment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,177
|
)
|
Payment for blockchain application platform development costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,752
|
)
|
Purchase of software technology
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(447
|
)
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
(2,825
|
)
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(In thousands)
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrant (net of cash offering cost of US$809)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,263
|
|
Repayment to investors related to terminated security purchase agreements
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(957
|
)
|
Proceeds from short-term bank loan
|
|
|
442
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Repayment of short-term bank loan
|
|
|
(442
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
9,306
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
|
|
|
(2,338
|
)
|
|
|
2,134
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period
|
|
|
3,742
|
|
|
|
2,952
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period
|
|
$
|
1,404
|
|
|
$
|
5,086
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Interest expense paid
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
130
|
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX AND THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019
(In thousands,
except for number of shares)
|
|
Common stock
|
|
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
|
Statutory
reserves
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive
income
|
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
|
Total equity
|
|
|
Number of
shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, January 1, 2019
|
|
|
16,382,543
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
38,275
|
|
|
$
|
2,607
|
|
|
$
|
(34,512
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,457
|
|
|
$
|
(49
|
)
|
|
$
|
7,794
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
Net loss for the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,138
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(1,140
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
Balance, March 31, 2019 (unaudited)
|
|
|
16,412,543
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
38,288
|
|
|
|
2,607
|
|
|
|
(35,650
|
)
|
|
|
1,422
|
|
|
|
(52
|
)
|
|
|
6,631
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
Net loss for the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(379
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(382
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
16,412,543
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
38,301
|
|
|
$
|
2,607
|
|
|
$
|
(36,029
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,481
|
|
|
$
|
(54
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,322
|
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX AND THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
(In thousands, except for number of shares)
|
|
Common stock
|
|
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
|
Statutory
reserves
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive
income
|
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
|
Total equity
|
|
|
Number of
shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, January 1, 2018
|
|
|
13,982,542
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
31,554
|
|
|
$
|
2,607
|
|
|
$
|
(20,487
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,598
|
|
|
$
|
177
|
|
|
$
|
15,463
|
|
Issuance of common stock for private placement, net of $1.89 million proceeds allocated to investor warrants labilities and $1.20 million direct offering costs (including $0.39 million proceeds allocated to placement agent warrants liabilities), respectively
|
|
|
2,150,001
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
7,986
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,988
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
Net loss for the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(565
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
(570
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
466
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
474
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
16,132,543
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
39,615
|
|
|
$
|
2,607
|
|
|
$
|
(21,052
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,064
|
|
|
$
|
180
|
|
|
$
|
23,430
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
76
|
|
Purchase noncontrolling interest in a Variable Interest Entity
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,838
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(130
|
)
|
|
|
(1,968
|
)
|
Net loss for the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(9,504
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
|
(9,554
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(278
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(280
|
)
|
Balance, June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
16,132,543
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
37,853
|
|
|
$
|
2,607
|
|
|
$
|
(30,556
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,786
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
11,704
|
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
1.
|
Organization and nature of operations
|
ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
is a holding company, which, through certain contractual arrangements with operating companies in the People’s Republic of
China (the “PRC”), is engaged in providing advertising, precision marketing, online to offline sales channel expansion
and the related data services to small and medium enterprises in the PRC, through distribution of the right to use search engine
marketing service the Company purchased from key search engines, online advertising placements on the Company’s advertising
portals, sales of effective sales lead information and provision of TV advertising service.
2.
|
Variable interest entities
|
Summarized below is the information related to the VIEs’
assets and liabilities reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31,
2018, respectively:
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
660
|
|
|
$
|
2,303
|
|
Term deposit, restricted
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
6,749
|
|
|
|
6,359
|
|
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers, net
|
|
|
1,773
|
|
|
|
1,724
|
|
Due from related parties, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
Other current assets, net
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
9,210
|
|
|
|
10,448
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term investments
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deferred tax assets, net
|
|
|
549
|
|
|
|
556
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
|
9,904
|
|
|
$
|
11,130
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term bank loan
|
|
$
|
873
|
|
|
$
|
874
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
740
|
|
|
|
2,868
|
|
Advance from customers
|
|
|
2,766
|
|
|
|
1,059
|
|
Advance from a customer, related
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accrued payroll and other accruals
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
|
155
|
|
Taxes payable
|
|
|
2,648
|
|
|
|
2,562
|
|
Lease payment liability related to a short-term lease
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
7,355
|
|
|
|
7,573
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
$
|
7,355
|
|
|
$
|
7,573
|
|
All of the VIEs' assets can be used
to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent
additional claims on the Company’s general assets. See additional discussion related to restrictions on foreign currency
exchange in the PRC in Note 18 and Note 20.
Summarized below is the information
related to the financial performance of the VIEs reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations
and comprehensive loss for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
24,020
|
|
|
$
|
30,773
|
|
|
$
|
15,453
|
|
|
$
|
22,520
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
(23,212
|
)
|
|
|
(29,211
|
)
|
|
|
(15,087
|
)
|
|
|
(21,552
|
)
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(1,862
|
)
|
|
|
(10,025
|
)
|
|
|
(1,151
|
)
|
|
|
(8,763
|
)
|
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(1,086
|
)
|
|
|
(8,861
|
)
|
|
|
(764
|
)
|
|
|
(8,183
|
)
|
3.
|
Summary of significant accounting policies
|
The unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial information as of June 30, 2019 and for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 have been prepared
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and
footnote disclosures, which are normally included in complete consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP, have been omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, previously filed with the SEC (the “2018 Form 10-K”) on April 15,
2019.
In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s condensed
consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2019, its condensed consolidated results of operations for the six and three months
ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and its condensed consolidated cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, as applicable,
have been made. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year
or any future periods.
|
b)
|
Liquidity and management’s plan
|
The Company
incurred operating losses and had negative operating cash flows and may continue to incur operating losses and generate negative
cash flows as the Company implements its future business plan. The Company’s net loss attributable to stockholders for the
six and three months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately US$1.52 million and US$0.38 million, respectively, compared with approximately
US$10.07 million and US$9.50 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, the Company
had cash and cash equivalents of approximately US$1.40 million and net cash used in operating activities during the six months
ended June 30, 2019 was approximately US$2.33 million.
On August 7, 2019, the Company entered
into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with selected investors (the “Investors”)
related to the purchase and sale of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”). The Company has agreed to issue
an aggregate of 3,216,860 Shares in consideration for approximately $4.8 million. Each Share was sold to the Investors at $1.4927
per Share. The private placement was conducted pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation
S promulgated thereunder (the “PIPE transaction”). Although the PIPE transaction has not been closed as of the date
hereof, the Company determined it is probable that the PIPE transaction will be closed within the assessment period.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
|
c)
|
Principles of consolidation
|
The unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements include the accounts of all the subsidiaries and VIEs of the Company. All transactions and balances
between the Company and its subsidiaries and VIEs have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of these consolidated financial statements,
and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company continually evaluates these estimates
and assumptions based on the most recently available information, historical experience and various other assumptions that the
Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial
reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.
|
e)
|
Foreign currency translation
|
The exchange rates used to translate
amounts in RMB into US$ for the purposes of preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows:
|
|
June 30, 2019
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts
|
|
|
6.8747
|
|
|
|
6.8632
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows
|
|
|
6.7808
|
|
|
|
6.3711
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss
|
|
|
6.8137
|
|
|
|
6.3789
|
|
No representation
is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be converted into US$ at the above rates.
|
f)
|
Fair value measurement
|
Liabilities measured at fair value
on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
Fair value measurement at reporting date using
|
|
|
As of
June 30, 2019
|
|
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant
Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant liabilities (Note 17)
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value measurement at reporting date using
|
|
|
As of
December 31, 2018
|
|
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant
Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant liabilities (Note 17)
|
|
|
606
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
606
|
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
All of the Company’s revenues
are generated from the PRC. The following tables present the Company’s revenues disaggregated by products and services and
timing of revenue recognition:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Internet advertising and data service
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
--distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service
|
|
|
18,580
|
|
|
|
25,848
|
|
|
|
11,855
|
|
|
|
19,405
|
|
--online advertising placements
|
|
|
5,406
|
|
|
|
4,551
|
|
|
|
3,575
|
|
|
|
2,954
|
|
--sales of effective sales lead information
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
TV advertising service
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Others
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
24,020
|
|
|
$
|
30,780
|
|
|
$
|
15,453
|
|
|
$
|
22,520
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue recognized over time
|
|
|
23,991
|
|
|
|
30,497
|
|
|
|
15,430
|
|
|
|
22,359
|
|
Revenue recognized at a point in time
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
24,020
|
|
|
$
|
30,780
|
|
|
$
|
15,453
|
|
|
$
|
22,520
|
|
Contract costs
For the six and three months ended
June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not have any significant incremental costs of obtaining contracts with customers incurred
and/or costs incurred in fulfilling contracts with customers, that shall be recognized as an asset and amortized to expenses in
a pattern that matches the timing of the revenue recognition of the related contract.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Contract liabilities
The table below summarized the movement
of the Company’s contract liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2019:
|
|
Contract liabilities
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
|
Balance as of January 1, 2019
|
|
|
1,061
|
|
Exchange translation adjustment
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Revenue recognized from beginning contract liability balances
|
|
|
(619
|
)
|
Advances received from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations
|
|
|
2,381
|
|
Balance as of June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
2,821
|
|
Including:
|
|
|
|
|
--advance from customers
|
|
|
2,768
|
|
--advance from a customer, related
|
|
|
53
|
|
Total contract liabilities as of June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
2,821
|
|
Advance from customers related to
unsatisfied performance obligations are generally refundable. Refund of advance from cu
stomers
were insignifi
cant for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
For the six and three months ended
June 30, 2019 and 2018, there is no revenue recognized from performance obligations that were satisfied in prior periods.
Transaction price allocated to
remaining performance obligation
The Company has elected to apply the
practical expedient in paragraph ASC Topic 606-10-50-14 and did not disclose the information related to transaction price allocated
to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied as of June 30, 2019, because all performance obligations
of the Company’s contracts with customers have an original expected duration of one year or less.
Advertising costs for the Company’s
own brand building are expensed when incurred and are included in “sales and marketing expenses” in the statements
of operations and comprehensive loss. No advertising expenses for the Company’s own brand building was incurred for the six
or three months ended June 30, 2019. For the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, advertising expenses for the Company’s
own brand building were approximately US$0.41 million and US$0.02 million, respectively.
|
i)
|
Research and development expenses
|
The Company accounts for expenses
for the enhancement, maintenance and technical support to the Company’s Internet platforms and intellectual properties that
are used in its daily operations in research and development expenses. Research and development costs are charged to expense when
incurred. Expenses for research and development for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were approximately US$0.36 million
and US$0.46 million, respectively. Expenses for research and development for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were
approximately US$0.16 million and US$0.24 million, respectively.
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted
ASC Topic 842, “Lease”, applying the optional transition method in accordance with ASU No. 2018-11, which permitted
the Company to change its date of initial application to the beginning of the period of adoption of ASC Topic 842 (i.e. January
1, 2019) and recognize the effects of applying ASC Topic 842 as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January
1, 2019, and remain applying ASC Topic 840 in the comparative periods. The adoption of ASC Topic 842 didn’t result in a material
adjustment to the Company’s accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2019.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The Company leases two offices in
the PRC from unrelated third parties during its normal course of business, of which one office is used as the Company’s principle
executive office in Beijing, the other is used as the Company’s office in Hubei. Other than these, the Company does not have
any other contract that is or contains a lease under ASC Topic 842.
The Company’s lease contracts
do not contain any option for the Company to extend or terminate the lease, and do not contain the option for the Company to purchase
the underlying assets. Based on the noncancelable lease period in the contract, the Company considers contract-based, asset-based,
market-based and entity-based factors to determine the term over which it is reasonably certain to extend the lease, and then determine
the lease term of each contract, which is 2-3 years.
The Company’s lease contracts
only contain fixed lease payments and do not contain any residual value guarantee. The lease payments of the Company’s Beijing
office are required to be paid on a quarterly basis, and the lease payments of its Hubei office are required to be paid on an annual
basis.
The Company’s office lease contracts
do not contain any nonlease component and are classified as operating leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842-10-25-3.
As the implicit rates of the Company
leases cannot be readily determined, in accordance with ASC Topic 842-20-30-3, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate
as the discount rate to determine the present value of the lease payments for each lease contract. The discount rate used by the
Company is 6%, which is determined based on the interest rate commonly used by the commercial banks in the PRC for the 1-5 years
long-term loan lent to business entities on a collateralized basis.
The Company’s
lease
agreement of its previous executive office in Beijing expired on March 31, 2019. In mid-August 2019, the Company relocated to a
new Beijing office leased from another unrelated third party. From April 1, 2019 through the date of the relocation, the Company
continued staying in its previous executive office in Beijing on a separately negotiated fixed daily rate as agreed by the Company
and the lessor. Because the duration of this lease was less than twelve months, it met the definition of a short-term lease under
ASC 842. As a result, in accordance with ASC 842-20-25-2, as an accounting policy, the Company elected not to apply the recognition
requirements in this Subtopic (i.e. not to recognize right-of-use asset and related lease liability) to this short-term lease.
Instead, the Company recognized the lease payments of this short-term lease in its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, short-term lease cost recognized under
ASC 842-20-25-2 was approximately US$0.13 million. As of June 30, 2019, unpaid lease payments related to this short-term lease
was approximately US$0.12 million.
As of June 30, 2019, operating lease
right-of-use assets recognized by the Company was approximately US$17 thousand, operating lease liabilities recognized was approximately
US$10 thousand, which was included in the Company’s other current liabilities.
For the six and three months ended
June 30, 2019, total operating lease cost recognized under ASC Topic 842 was approximately US$88 thousand and US$3 thousand, respectively.
For the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, operating lease cost recognized under ASC Topic 840 was approximately US$0.18
million and US$0.09 million, respectively.
As of June 30, 2019, the Company’s
total undiscounted lease payments of approximately US$10 thousand approximate its total operating lease liabilities recognized
due to their short maturities. The Company’s lease payments as of June 30, 2019
will
mature for the year ending December 31, 2020.
Supplemental information related
to operating leases
:
Operating cash flows used for operating leases (in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
93
|
|
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities (in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
10
|
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
|
|
|
1.71
|
|
Weighted-average discount rate
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
k)
|
Impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements
|
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”.
The amendments in this ASU require the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized
cost. The amendments in this ASU replace the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss methodology, which will
result in more timely recognition of credit losses. In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, “Codification Improvements
to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses”, which among other things, clarifies that receivables arising from operating
leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Instead, impairment of receivables arising from operating leases should be
accounted for in accordance with Topic 842, Leases. For public entities, the amendments in these ASUs are effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating
the impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations upon adopting these amendments.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
In August 2018, the FASB
issued ASU No. 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements
for Fair Value Measurement”. The amendments in this ASU eliminate, add and modify certain disclosure requirements for fair
value measurements. The amendments in this ASU, among other things, require public companies to disclose the range and weighted
average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The amendments in this ASU are
effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019,
and entities are permitted to early adopt either the entire standard or only the provisions that eliminate or modify the requirements.
The Company does not expect the adoption of these amendments to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position and
results of operations.
|
4.
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
8,122
|
|
|
|
9,752
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(1,373
|
)
|
|
|
(3,393
|
)
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
6,749
|
|
|
|
6,359
|
|
All of the accounts
receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of June 30, 2019
and December 31, 2018 the Company provided approximately US$1.4 million and US$3.4 million allowance for doubtful accounts, respectively,
which were primarily related to the accounts receivable of the Company’s internet advertising and TV advertising business
segment with an aging over six months. The Company evaluates its accounts receivable with an aging over six months and determines
the allowance based on aging data, historical collection experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions. For the six
months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, approximately US$0.46 million and US$0.80 million allowance for doubtful accounts was provided,
respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, approximately US$0.27 million and US$0.31 million allowance for
doubtful accounts was provided, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, the Company also charged off approximately US$2.5 million account
receivable balances against the allowance, as a
ll means of collection have been exhausted
and the potential for recovery is considered remote
.
|
5.
|
Prepayments and deposit to suppliers, net
|
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits to internet resources providers
|
|
|
656
|
|
|
|
963
|
|
Prepayments to internet resources providers
|
|
|
1,081
|
|
|
|
727
|
|
Other deposits and prepayments
|
|
|
312
|
|
|
|
464
|
|
|
|
|
2,049
|
|
|
|
2,154
|
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
6.
|
Due from related parties, net
|
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
An officer of the Company
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
Guohua Shiji (Beijing) Communication Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
401
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(175
|
)
|
|
|
(175
|
)
|
Due from related parties, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
226
|
|
Related parties of
the Company represented the Company’s direct or indirect unconsolidated investee companies, entities that the Company’s
officers or directors can exercise significant influence, as well as an officer of the Company.
Due from an officer
of the Company as of December 31, 2018 represented a US$0.20 million fund advanced to one of the Company’s officers during
the third fiscal quarter of 2018 for the purpose of setting up and providing finance to a proposed business entity in Taiwan. The
Company intended to set up and expand its business in Taiwan through establishing the VIE arrangements with this Taiwan entity.
This Taiwan entity was incorporated in September 2017 and is wholly-owned by the officer referred above, and has no fund and business
activities since incorporation. Based on the fact that there are still legal obstacles to establish the VIE agreements between
an entity that is ultimately controlled by the PRC citizens with an entity duly organized under the law of Taiwan, the Company
terminated the plan, and the US$0.2 million fund advanced was fully returned to the Company in April 2019.
As of June 30, 2019
and December 31, 2018, due from related parties also included a short-term working capital loan to Guohua Shiji (Beijing) Communication
Co., Ltd. (“Guohua Shiji”). As of December 31, 2018, the outstanding amount of the loan was RMB1.38 million (approximately
US$0.20 million), of which RMB0.18 million (approximately US$0.03 million) was collected by the Company during the first fiscal
quarter of 2019, and the Company had provided full allowance to against the remaining amount of this loan as of June 30, 2019 and
December 31, 2018, as the business activities of Guohua Shiji had significantly declined in recent years.
7.
|
Other current assets, net
|
As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, other current assets primarily included a short-term working capital
loan of RMB1.0 million (approximately US$0.15 million) lent to a former unconsolidated investee of the Company, and an approximately
RMB11 million (approximately US$1.61 million) overdue contractual deposits in the aggregate, which were related to advertising
resources purchase contracts that had been completed with no further cooperation. Based on the assessment of the collectability
of these overdue deposits and short-term working capital loan, the Company had provided full allowance against these doubtful accounts
as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. As of June 30, 2019, the Company charged off the approximately US$0.15 million short-term
working capital loan and US$0.85 million overdue deposits receivable against the allowance, respectively, because for this portion
of debts, a
ll means of collection
have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote
.
As of June 30, 2019
and December 31, 2018, the remaining balances of other current assets represented small amounts of staff advances for business
operations.
As of June 30, 2019,
long-term investment of approximately RMB0.25 million (approximately US$0.04 million) represented the Company’s contribution
of its pro-rata share of cash investment to one of its equity ownership investee entities, Local Chain Xi’an Information
Technology Co., Ltd. (“Local Chain Xi’an) in January 2019. Local Chain Xi’an was incorporated in October 2018,
which is preliminarily engaged in providing technical supports to online advertising and precision marketing. The Company beneficially
owns 4.9% equity interest in this entity.
The Company measures
this investment which do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting
from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the Company.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
|
9.
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leasehold improvement
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
|
321
|
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
769
|
|
|
|
771
|
|
Office equipment
|
|
|
1,351
|
|
|
|
1,353
|
|
Electronic devices
|
|
|
951
|
|
|
|
952
|
|
Property and equipment, cost
|
|
|
3,391
|
|
|
|
3,397
|
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(3,292
|
)
|
|
|
(3,255
|
)
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
142
|
|
Depreciation expenses
for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were approximately US$43,000 and US$91,000, respectively. Depreciation expenses
for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were approximately US$10,000 and US$43,000, respectively.
|
10.
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
Items
|
|
Gross
Carrying
Value
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Impairment
|
|
Net
Carrying
Value
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domain name
|
|
|
1,405
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,405
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationship
|
|
|
1,938
|
|
|
|
(1,938
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Non-compete agreements
|
|
|
1,066
|
|
|
|
(579
|
)
|
|
|
(487
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Software technologies
|
|
|
298
|
|
|
|
(298
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cloud compute software technology
|
|
|
1,350
|
|
|
|
(903
|
)
|
|
|
(414
|
)
|
|
|
33
|
|
Intelligent marketing data service platform
|
|
|
4,697
|
|
|
|
(1,903
|
)
|
|
|
(2,794
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Internet safety, information exchange security and
data encryption software
|
|
|
1,891
|
|
|
|
(425
|
)
|
|
|
(1,466
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cloud video management system
|
|
|
1,382
|
|
|
|
(343
|
)
|
|
|
(1,039
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other computer software
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
|
(111
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
14,141
|
|
|
$
|
(6,500
|
)
|
|
$
|
(7,605
|
)
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2018
|
Items
|
|
Gross
Carrying
Value
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Impairment
|
|
Net
Carrying
Value
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domain name
|
|
|
1,408
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,408
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationship
|
|
|
1,941
|
|
|
|
(1,941
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Non-compete agreements
|
|
|
1,068
|
|
|
|
(580
|
)
|
|
|
(488
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Software technologies
|
|
|
299
|
|
|
|
(299
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cloud compute software technology
|
|
|
1,353
|
|
|
|
(896
|
)
|
|
|
(415
|
)
|
|
|
42
|
|
Intelligent marketing data service platform
|
|
|
4,705
|
|
|
|
(1,906
|
)
|
|
|
(2,799
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Internet safety, information exchange security and
data encryption software
|
|
|
1,894
|
|
|
|
(426
|
)
|
|
|
(1,468
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cloud video management system
|
|
|
1,383
|
|
|
|
(343
|
)
|
|
|
(1,040
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other computer software
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
|
(111
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
14,165
|
|
|
$
|
(6,502
|
)
|
|
$
|
(7,618
|
)
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Amortization expenses
for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were approximately US$9,000 and US$336,000, respectively. Amortization expenses
for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were approximately US$4,000 and US$168,000, respectively.
Based on the adjusted
carrying value of the finite-lived intangible assets after the deduction of the impairment losses, which has a weighted average
remaining useful life of 1.98 years as of June 30, 2019, and assuming no further subsequent impairment of the underlying intangible
assets, the estimated future amortization expenses is approximately US$9,000 for the year ending December 31, 2019, approximately
US$18,000 for the year ending December 31, 2020 and approximately US$9,000 for the year ending December 31, 2021.
|
11.
|
Blockchain software application platform development costs
|
In
early 2018, the Company announced its expansion into the blockchain industry and the related technology.
In
February 2018, the Company entered into a contract with an unrelated entity to develop certain blockchain technology-based software
application platform for internal use. Total amount of the contract was US$4.5 million. In March 2018, the Company entered into
a RMB3.0 million (approximately US$0.44 million) social network-based software application development contract with another unrelated
entity, which software application the Company had further decided to be combined into the current under developing blockchain
technology-based application platform, as discussed above. As of June 30, 2019, in accordance with ASC 350-40 “Intangibles-Goodwill
and Other-Internal-Use Software”, the Company had capitalized approximately US$3.72 million software development costs in
the aggregate for these two contracts. In August 2019, after the preliminary testing of the beta modules and discussion with potential
cooperators, the Company decided to tune and upgrade some functions of the backstage applications of the platform, which are within
the service scope of the development contracts signed. The complete combined beta version of the upgraded platform is expected
to be ready for trial by the end of 2019.
According to the development
contracts the Company signed with the counter parties, the Company will not bear any development risk related loss unless the counter
party has no fault during the development and the causes for failure is considered reasonable as consented by both parties. In
the latter case, the related development loss will be shared by both parties based on further negotiation. As of the date hereof,
the Company does not aware of any technical risks that may lead to failure or partial failure of these development projects.
|
12.
|
Short-term bank loan and credit facility
|
As of June 30, 2019, the Company had a revolving credit
facility of RMB5.0 million (approximately US$0.7 million) for short-term working capital loans granted by a major financial institution
in China, which currently is available to the Company until January 2020. As of June 30, 2019, under the revolving credit facility,
the Company borrowed RMB3.0 million (approximately US$0.44 million) short-term loan, which will mature in January 2020.
As of June 30, 2019, the Company borrowed another RMB3.0
million (approximately US$0.44 million) short-term working capital loan from the same financial institution, of which RMB1.5 million
(approximately US$0.22 million) matured and was repaid on July 29, 2019 and the remaining RMB1.5 million (approximately US$0.22
million) will mature in September 2019.
Collateral for the above discussed revolving credit facility and short-term bank loans included an unlimited guarantee
from Mr. Handong Cheng (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company) and his spouse and an approximately US$0.03 million
term deposit, which will mature on September 21, 2019.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Interest rate of the current outstanding short-term working
capital loans was 5.655% per annum, which is 30% over the benchmark rate of the People’s Bank of China (the “PBOC”).
|
13.
|
Advance from a customer, related
|
As
of June 30, 2019, advance from a customer, related represented advance payments received from a customer that one of the Company’s
executive officer and director can exercise significant influence, which was related to unsatisfied performance obligations for
the use of the Company’s distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service.
14.
|
Accrued payroll and other accruals
|
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and staff welfare
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
|
208
|
|
Accrued operating expenses
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
|
313
|
|
|
|
|
289
|
|
|
|
521
|
|
The entities within the Company file separate tax returns
in the respective tax jurisdictions in which they operate.
i). The Company is incorporated in the state of Nevada.
Under the current law of Nevada, the Company is not subject to state corporate income tax. Following the Share Exchange, the Company
became a holding company and does not conduct any substantial operations of its own. Effective from January 1, 2018, the Company
is subject to the new GILTI tax rules. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible
assets of controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”), subject to the possible use of foreign tax credits and a deduction
equal to 50 percent to offset the income tax liability, subject to some limitations. Under U.S. GAAP, the Company has made
an accounting policy choice of treating taxes due on future U.S. inclusions in taxable income related to GILTI as a current period
expense when incurred. For the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, no provision for federal corporate income tax
has been made in the financial statements as the Company has no aggregated positive tested income.
ii). China Net BVI and ChinaNet Investment BVI were
incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). Under the current law of the BVI, these BVI companies are not subject
to tax on income or capital gains. Additionally, upon payments of dividends by these BVI companies to its respective shareholders,
no BVI withholding tax will be imposed.
iii). China Net HK was incorporated in Hong Kong and
does not conduct any substantial operations of its own. Effective from April 1, 2018, a two-tier corporate income tax system was
officially implemented in Hong Kong. The applicable income tax rate is 8.25% for the first HK$2.0 million profits, and the subsequent
profits are taxed at 16.5%. No provision for Hong Kong income tax has been made in the financial statements as China Net HK has
no assessable profits for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 or any prior periods. Additionally, upon payments of dividends
by China Net HK to its shareholders, no Hong Kong withholding tax will be imposed.
iv). The Company’s PRC operating subsidiaries
and VIEs, being incorporated in the PRC, are governed by the income tax law of the PRC and is subject to PRC enterprise income
tax (“EIT”). The EIT rate of PRC is 25%, which applies to both domestic and foreign invested enterprises.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
|
•
|
As approved by the related PRC governmental authorities, Business Opportunity Online continuously
qualified as a High and New Technology Enterprise until November 2021, which enabled the entity, as approved by the local tax authorities
of Beijing, the PRC, to continue enjoying the preferential EIT rate of 15% until November 2021. Therefore, for the six and three
months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the applicable EIT rate of Business Opportunity Online was 15%. In accordance with the 2018
Bulletin No. 45 issued by the PRC State Administration of Taxation, which come into effect from January 1, 2018, an enterprise
that obtains qualification as or remains as a High and New Technology Enterprise or Small and Medium-sized Tech Enterprise in any
time of 2018 and afterwards, is allowed to carry forward all its previous five years’ net operating losses NOLs (starting
from NOL of 2013) to up to ten years, compared with the PRC standard NOLs carryforward period of 5 years.
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
The applicable EIT rate for other PRC operating entities of the Company was 25% for the six and
three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
The current EIT law also imposed a 10% withholding income tax for dividends distributed by a foreign
invested enterprise to its immediate holding company outside China. A lower withholding tax rate will be applied if there is a
tax treaty arrangement between mainland China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. Holding companies in Hong Kong,
for example, will be subject to a 5% withholding tax rate, subject to approval from the related PRC tax authorities.
|
|
|
|
|
2)
|
Turnover taxes and the relevant surcharges
|
Service revenues provided by the Company’s PRC
operating subsidiaries and VIEs were subject to Value Added Tax (“VAT”). VAT rate for provision of modern services
(other than lease of corporeal movables) is 6%, and for small scale taxpayer, 3%. Therefore, for the six and three months ended
June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s service revenues are subject to VAT at a rate of 6%, after deducting the VAT paid for
the services purchased from suppliers, or at a rate of 3% without any deduction of VAT paid for the services purchased from suppliers.
The surcharges of the VAT in the aggregate is 12% to 14% of the VAT, depending on which tax jurisdiction the Company’s PRC
operating subsidiaries and VIE operate in.
As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, taxes payable
consists of:
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRC turnover tax and surcharge payable
|
|
|
1,303
|
|
|
|
1,215
|
|
PRC enterprise income tax payable
|
|
|
1,779
|
|
|
|
1,782
|
|
Total taxes payable
|
|
|
3,082
|
|
|
|
2,997
|
|
For the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and
2018, the Company’s income tax (expense)/benefit consisted of:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current-PRC
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deferred-PRC
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(689
|
)
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
(693
|
)
|
Income tax (expense)/benefit
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(689
|
)
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
(693
|
)
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The Company’s deferred tax assets as of June 30,
2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward
|
|
|
9,601
|
|
|
|
9,243
|
|
Bad debts provision
|
|
|
499
|
|
|
|
1,188
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(9,551
|
)
|
|
|
(9,875
|
)
|
Deferred tax assets, net
|
|
|
549
|
|
|
|
556
|
|
The U.S. holding company has incurred aggregate NOLs
of approximately US$19.7 million and US$19.2 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The NOLs carryforwards
incurred prior to December 31, 2017 gradually expire over time, the last of which expires in 2037. NOLs incurred after December
31, 2017 will no longer be available to carry back but can be carried forward indefinitely, subject to an annual limit of 80% on
the amount of taxable income that can be offset by NOLs arising in tax years ending after December 31, 2017. The Company maintains
a full valuation allowance against its net U.S. deferred tax assets, since due to uncertainties surrounding future utilization,
the Company estimates there will not be sufficient future earnings to utilize its U.S. deferred tax assets.
The NOLs carried forward incurred by the Company’s
PRC subsidiaries and VIEs were approximately US$26.3 million and US$25.2 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
The losses carryforwards gradually expire over time, the last of which expires in 2029 due to certain subsidiary enjoys the High
and New Technology Enterprise’s privileged NOLs carryforward policy. The related deferred tax assets were calculated based
on the respective NOLs incurred by each of the PRC subsidiaries and VIEs and the respective corresponding enacted tax rate that
will be in effect in the period in which the losses are expected to be utilized.
The Company recorded approximately US$9.6 million and
US$9.9 million valuation allowance as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, because it is considered more likely
than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized through sufficient future earnings of the entities to which
the operating losses related.
For the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, the
Company recorded approximately US$0.45 million and US$0.26 million deferred tax valuation allowance, respectively. For the six
and three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded approximately US$1.17 million and US$0.76 million deferred tax valuation
allowance, respectively.
|
16.
|
Long-term borrowing from a director
|
Long-term borrowing from a director is a non-interest
bearing loan from a director of the Company relating to the original paid-in capital contribution in the Company’s wholly-owned
subsidiary Rise King WFOE, which is not expected to be repaid within one year.
On January 17, 2018, the Company consummated a registered
direct offering of 2,150,001 shares of the Company’s common stock to certain institutional investors at a purchase price
of $5.15 per share (“the Financing”). As part of the transaction, the Company also issued to the investors and the
placement agent warrants for the purchase of up to 645,000 and 129,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise
price of $6.60 per share, respectively.
The Company accounted for the warrants issuing in the
Financing as derivative liabilities, as the strike price of the warrants is dominated in a currency (U.S. dollar) other than the
functional currency of the Company (Renminbi or Yuan) and is not considered index to the Company’s own stock. As a result,
these warrants were remeasured at fair value with changes in fair value be recorded in earnings in each reporting period.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Fair value of the warrants
The Company used Binomial model to determine the fair
value of the Warrants based on the assumptions summarized as below:
|
|
Investors warrants
|
|
Placement agent warrants
|
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
March 31,
2019
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
March 31,
2019
|
|
June 30,
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock price
|
|
$
|
1.34
|
|
|
$
|
1.95
|
|
|
$
|
1.35
|
|
|
$
|
1.34
|
|
|
$
|
1.95
|
|
|
$
|
1.35
|
|
Years to maturity
|
|
|
1.55
|
|
|
|
1.30
|
|
|
|
1.10
|
|
|
|
2.05
|
|
|
|
1.80
|
|
|
|
1.55
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
2.50
|
%
|
|
|
2.27
|
%
|
|
|
1.73
|
%
|
|
|
2.50
|
%
|
|
|
2.27
|
%
|
|
|
1.73
|
%
|
Dividend yield
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
199
|
%
|
|
|
216
|
%
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
176
|
%
|
|
|
187
|
%
|
|
|
202
|
%
|
Exercise Price
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of the warrant
|
|
$
|
0.78
|
|
|
$
|
1.23
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
$
|
0.80
|
|
|
$
|
1.26
|
|
|
$
|
0.80
|
|
|
|
Investors warrants
|
|
Placement agent warrants
|
|
|
January 17,
2018
|
|
March 31,
2018
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
January 17,
2018
|
|
March 31,
2018
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock price
|
|
$
|
3.98
|
|
|
$
|
1.67
|
|
|
$
|
2.52
|
|
|
$
|
3.98
|
|
|
$
|
1.67
|
|
|
$
|
2.52
|
|
Years to maturity
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
|
2.30
|
|
|
|
2.10
|
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
|
2.80
|
|
|
|
2.55
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
2.22
|
%
|
|
|
2.35
|
%
|
|
|
2.53
|
%
|
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
|
2.50
|
%
|
|
|
2.56
|
%
|
Dividend yield
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
158
|
%
|
|
|
164
|
%
|
|
|
174
|
%
|
|
|
147
|
%
|
|
|
152
|
%
|
|
|
159
|
%
|
Exercise Price
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of the warrant
|
|
$
|
2.93
|
|
|
$
|
1.03
|
|
|
$
|
1.71
|
|
|
$
|
2.99
|
|
|
$
|
1.06
|
|
|
$
|
1.74
|
|
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities
Six and Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
|
As
of
|
|
As
of
|
|
As
of
|
|
Change
in Fair Value (gain)/loss
|
|
|
June
30,
2019
|
|
March
31,
2019
|
|
December
31,
2018
|
|
Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2019
|
|
Three
Months Ended
June 30, 2019
|
Fair value of the Warrants:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor warrants
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
793
|
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
|
(471
|
)
|
|
|
(761
|
)
|
Placement agent warrants
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(60
|
)
|
Warrant
liabilities
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
956
|
|
|
|
606
|
|
|
|
(471
|
)
|
|
|
(821
|
)
|
Six and Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)
|
|
As of
|
|
As of
|
|
As of
|
|
Change in Fair Value (gain)/loss
|
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
March 31,
2018
|
|
January 17,
2018
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
|
|
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2018
|
Fair value of the Warrants:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor warrants
|
|
|
1,103
|
|
|
|
664
|
|
|
|
1,890
|
|
|
|
(787
|
)
|
|
|
439
|
|
Placement agent warrants
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
|
385
|
|
|
|
(161
|
)
|
|
|
87
|
|
Warrant liabilities
|
|
|
1,327
|
|
|
|
801
|
|
|
|
2,275
|
|
|
|
(948
|
)
|
|
|
526
|
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Warrants issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and
their movements during the six months then ended are as follows:
|
|
Warrant Outstanding
|
|
Warrant Exercisable
|
|
|
Number of
underlying
shares
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Number of
underlying
shares
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, January 1, 2019
|
|
|
774,000
|
|
|
|
1.63
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
|
774,000
|
|
|
|
1.63
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
Granted/Vested
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
774,000
|
|
|
|
1.13
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
|
|
774,000
|
|
|
|
1.13
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
18.
|
Restricted net assets
|
As all of the Company’s operations are conducted
through its PRC subsidiaries and VIEs, the Company’s ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent on receiving distributions
of funds from its PRC subsidiaries and VIEs. Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations permit payments of dividends by its PRC
subsidiaries and VIEs only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and
regulations and after it has met the PRC requirements for appropriation to statutory reserves. Paid in capital of the PRC subsidiaries
and VIEs included in the Company’s consolidated net assets are also non-distributable for dividend purposes.
In accordance with the PRC regulations on Enterprises
with Foreign Investment, a WFOE established in the PRC is required to provide certain statutory reserves, namely general reserve
fund, the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund which are appropriated from net profit as reported in the
enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. A WFOE is required to allocate at least 10% of its annual after-tax profit to the general
reserve until such reserve has reached 50% of its registered capital based on the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. Appropriations
to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund are at the discretion of the board of directors. The aforementioned
reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are not distributable as cash dividends. Rise King WFOE is subject to the above
mandated restrictions on distributable profits. Additionally, in accordance with the Company Law of the PRC, a domestic enterprise
is required to provide a statutory common reserve of at least 10% of its annual after-tax profit until such reserve has reached
50% of its registered capital based on the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. A domestic enterprise is also required to
provide for a discretionary surplus reserve, at the discretion of the board of directors. The aforementioned reserves can only
be used for specific purposes and are not distributable as cash dividends. All of the Company’s other PRC subsidiaries and
PRC VIEs are subject to the above mandated restrictions on distributable profits.
As a result of these PRC laws and regulations, the Company’s
PRC subsidiaries and VIEs are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company. As of June
30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, net assets restricted in the aggregate, which include paid-in capital and statutory reserve funds
of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs that are included in the Company’s consolidated net assets, were both approximately
US$12.0 million.
The current PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”)
Law also imposed a 10% withholding income tax for dividends distributed by a foreign invested enterprise to its immediate holding
company outside China. A lower withholding tax rate will be applied if there is a tax treaty arrangement between mainland China
and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. Holding companies in Hong Kong, for example, will be subject to a 5% withholding
tax rate, subject to approval from the related PRC tax authorities.
The ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and
VIEs to make dividends and other payments to the Company may also be restricted by changes in applicable foreign exchange and other
laws and regulations.
Foreign currency exchange regulation in China is primarily
governed by the following rules:
|
•
|
Foreign Exchange Administration Rules (1996), as amended in August 2008, or the Exchange Rules;
|
|
•
|
Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996), or the Administration
Rules.
|
Currently, under the Administration Rules, Renminbi is
freely convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service related
foreign exchange transactions, but not for capital account items, such as direct investments, loans, repatriation of investments
and investments in securities outside of China, unless the prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (the
“SAFE”) is obtained and prior registration with the SAFE is made. Foreign-invested enterprises like Rise King WFOE
that need foreign exchange for the distribution of profits to its shareholders may effect payment from their foreign exchange accounts
or purchase and pay foreign exchange rates at the designated foreign exchange banks to their foreign shareholders by producing
board resolutions for such profit distribution. Based on their needs, foreign-invested enterprises are permitted to open foreign
exchange settlement accounts for current account receipts and payments of foreign exchange along with specialized accounts for
capital account receipts and payments of foreign exchange at certain designated foreign exchange banks.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Although the current Exchange Rules allow the convertibility
of Chinese Renminbi into foreign currency for current account items, conversion of Chinese Renminbi into foreign exchange for capital
items, such as foreign direct investment, loans or securities, requires the approval of SAFE, which is under the authority of the
People’s Bank of China. These approvals, however, do not guarantee the availability of foreign currency conversion. The Company
cannot be sure that it will be able to obtain all required conversion approvals for its operations or the Chinese regulatory authorities
will not impose greater restrictions on the convertibility of Chinese Renminbi in the future. Currently, most of the Company’s
retained earnings are generated in Renminbi. Any future restrictions on currency exchanges may limit the Company’s ability
to use its retained earnings generated in Renminbi to make dividends or other payments in U.S. dollars or fund possible business
activities outside China.
19.
|
Employee defined contribution plan
|
Full time employees of the Company in the PRC participate
in a government mandated defined contribution plan, pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, employee housing
fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. Chinese labor regulations require that the PRC subsidiaries of the Company
make contributions to the government for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries. The employee
benefits were expensed as incurred. The Company has no legal obligation for the benefits beyond the contributions made. The total
amounts for such employee benefits were approximately US$0.17 million and US$0.18 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019
and 2018, respectively. The total amounts for such employee benefits were approximately US$0.08 million and US$0.10 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
20.
|
Concentration of risk
|
Credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company
to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. As of June
30, 2019, 50% of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held by major financial institutions located in Mainland China,
the remaining 50% was held by a financial institution located in the United States of America. The Company believes that these
financial institutions located in Mainland China and the United States of America are of high credit quality. For accounts receivable,
the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition, generally without requiring collateral
or other security. In order to minimize the credit risk, the Company delegated a team responsible for credit approvals and other
monitoring procedures to ensure that follow-up action is taken to recover overdue debts. Further, the Company reviews the recoverable
amount of each individual receivable at each balance sheet date to ensure that adequate allowances are made for doubtful accounts.
In this regard, the Company considers that the Company’s credit risk for accounts receivable and other receivables is significantly
reduced.
Risk arising from operations in foreign
countries
All of the Company’s operations are conducted within
the PRC. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties
inherent in the PRC. Among other risks, the Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfer
of funds, changing taxation policies, foreign exchange restrictions; and political conditions and governmental regulations.
Currency convertibility risk
Significant part of the Company’s businesses is
transacted in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions take place either
through the People’s Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted
by the People’s Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the People’s Bank of China or other regulatory
institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices and signed contracts. These
exchange control measures imposed by the PRC government authorities may restrict the ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries
and VIEs to transfer its net assets, which to the Company through loans, advances or cash dividends.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Concentration of customers
The following tables summarized the information about
the Company’s concentration of customers for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:
|
|
Customer A
|
|
Customer B
|
|
Customer C
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues, customer concentration risk
|
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues, customer concentration risk
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues, customer concentration risk
|
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues, customer concentration risk
|
|
|
19
|
%
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, customer concentration risk
|
|
|
66
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, customer concentration risk
|
|
|
74
|
%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
* Less than 10%.
- No transaction incurred for the reporting period/no
balance existed as of the reporting date.
Concentration of suppliers
The following tables summarized the information about
the Company’s concentration of suppliers for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:
|
|
Supplier A
|
|
Supplier B
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues, supplier concentration risk
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues, supplier concentration risk
|
|
|
91
|
%
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues, supplier concentration risk
|
|
|
83
|
%
|
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues, supplier concentration risk
|
|
|
87
|
%
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
* Less than 10%.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
21.
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
In 2018, the Company entered into contracts with two
unrelated third parties in relation to the development of the Company’s blockchain-powered marketing and advertising application
platform. Total contract amount of these two contracts was approximately US$4.94 million. As of June 30, 2019, the Company had
paid approximately US$3.72 million in the aggerate, the remaining unpaid contract amount is expected to be paid during the year
ending December 31, 2019.
The Company is currently not a party to any legal or
administrative proceedings and are not aware of any pending or threatened legal or administrative proceedings against us in all
material aspects. The Company may from time to time become a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in its
ordinary course of business.
The Company follows ASC Topic 280 “Segment Reporting”,
which requires that companies disclose segment data based on how management makes decisions about allocating resources to segments
and evaluating their performance. Reportable operating segments include components of an entity about which separate financial
information is available and which operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”),
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess each operating
segment’s performance.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
|
Internet Ad.
and data
service
|
|
TV
Ad.
|
|
Blockchain
technology
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Inter-
segment and
reconciling
item
|
|
Total
|
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
24,020
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
24,020
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
23,212
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
23,212
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
1,850
|
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
871
|
(1)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,768
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(1,042
|
)
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(871
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,960
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
471
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
471
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(1,075
|
)
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(400
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,522
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets-June 30, 2019
|
|
|
11,550
|
|
|
|
229
|
|
|
|
3,389
|
|
|
|
16,143
|
|
|
|
(16,640
|
)
|
|
|
14,671
|
|
Total assets-December 31, 2018
|
|
|
12,756
|
|
|
|
207
|
|
|
|
3,396
|
|
|
|
17,155
|
|
|
|
(16,546
|
)
|
|
|
16,968
|
|
(1)
Including approximately US$203,000 share-based compensation expenses.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
|
Internet Ad.
and data
service
|
|
TV Ad.
|
|
Blockchain
technology
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Inter-
segment and
reconciling
item
|
|
Total
|
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
15,453
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
15,453
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
15,087
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
15,087
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
1,145
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
419
|
(1)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,588
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(779
|
)
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(419
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,222
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
821
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
821
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss)/income
|
|
|
(760
|
)
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
401
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(382
|
)
|
(1)
Including approximately US$102,000 share-based compensation expenses.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
|
|
Internet Ad.
and data
service
|
|
TV Ad.
|
|
Blockchain
technology
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Inter-
segment and
reconciling
item
|
|
Total
|
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
30,689
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
371
|
|
|
|
(371
|
)
|
|
|
30,780
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
29,173
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
29,211
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
10,388
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
1,366
|
(1)
|
|
|
(371
|
)
|
|
|
11,434
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
|
|
|
389
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
427
|
|
Impairment on goodwill included in total operating expenses
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
Impairment on intangible assets included in total operating expenses
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
Operating (loss)/income
|
|
|
(8,872
|
)
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(995
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(9,865
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment on long-term investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(471
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(471
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
948
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
948
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss)/income
|
|
|
(9,271
|
)
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(855
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10,124
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditure for long-term assets
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,755
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,205
|
|
(1)
Including approximately US$151,000 share-based compensation expenses.
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)
|
|
Internet Ad.
and data
service
|
|
TV Ad.
|
|
Blockchain
technology
|
|
Corporate
|
|
Inter-
segment and
reconciling
item
|
|
Total
|
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
US$
(‘000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
22,520
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
22,520
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
21,552
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
21,552
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
8,766
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
493
|
(1)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
9,288
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
211
|
|
Impairment on goodwill included in total operating expenses
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
Impairment on intangible assets included in total operating expenses
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(7,798
|
)
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(493
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(8,320
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(526
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(526
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(8,198
|
)
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(1,338
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(9,554
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditure for long-term assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,555
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,556
|
|
(1)
Including approximately US$76,000 share-based compensation expenses.
Basic and diluted loss per share for each of the periods
presented are calculated as follows (All amounts, except number of shares and per share data, are presented in thousands of U.S.
dollars):
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share)
|
|
$
|
(1,517
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,069
|
)
|
|
$
|
(379
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,504
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted
|
|
|
16,411,548
|
|
|
|
15,676,249
|
|
|
|
16,412,543
|
|
|
|
15,866,305
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share-Basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.64
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.60
|
)
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, the
diluted loss per share calculation did not include warrants and options to purchase up to 774,000 and 835,216 shares of the Company’s
common stock, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive, as the Company incurred a net loss for both periods.
For the six and
three months ended June 30, 2018, the diluted loss per share calculation did not include warrants and options to purchase up to
774,000 and 835,216 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, and 266,238 shares of unvested restricted common
stock before they were vested during the third quarter of 2018, because their effect was anti-dilutive, as the Company incurred
a net loss for both periods.
|
24.
|
Share-based compensation expenses
|
In January 2019, the Company granted and issued 30,000
shares of the Company’s restricted common stock to one of its independent directors, in exchange for his services to the
Company for the year ending December 31, 2019. These shares were valued at US$1.77 per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s
common stock on the date of grant. Total compensation expense is amortized over the requisite service period. For the six and three
months ended June 30, 2019, compensation expense recognized was approximately US$26,000 and US$13,000, respectively.
In December 2018, the Company granted and issued 250,000
shares of the Company restricted common stock to a management consulting and advisory service provider in exchange for its service
for a one-year period. These shares were valued at US$1.43 per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock
on the date of grant. The Company recorded the related cost of approximately US$358,000 as a prepayment asset in prepayment and
deposit to suppliers upon grant and issuance of these fully-vested and nonforfeitable shares. Total compensation expenses amortized
for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately US$177,000 and US$89,000, respectively.
Options issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and
their movements during the six months then ended are as follows:
|
|
Option Outstanding
|
|
Option Exercisable
|
|
|
Number of
underlying
shares
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Number of
underlying
shares
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, January 1, 2019
|
|
|
835,216
|
|
|
|
2.04
|
|
|
$
|
2.49
|
|
|
|
835,216
|
|
|
|
2.04
|
|
|
$
|
2.49
|
|
Granted/Vested
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
835,216
|
|
|
|
1.54
|
|
|
$
|
2.49
|
|
|
|
835,216
|
|
|
|
1.54
|
|
|
$
|
2.49
|
|
CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The aggregate intrinsic value of the
above options was zero as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, as their respective exercise prices were all higher than the
Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of each reporting period.
The table below summarized share-based compensation expenses recorded for
the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
US$(’000)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and marketing expenses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
203
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
Total
|
|
|
203
|
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
76
|
|
The aggregate unrecognized share-based compensation expenses
as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was approximately US$0.19 million and US$0.34 million, respectively. All unrecognized
share-based compensation expenses as of June 30, 2019 will be recognized for the year ending December 31, 2019.
The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent
events through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there are no events that would have required
adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements, except for those have discussed in Note 3(b) and Note 12.
Item 2 Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
You should read the following
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements
and the related notes included elsewhere in this interim report. Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding
our expectations, beliefs, intentions or future strategies that are signified by the words “expect,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “believe,” or similar language. All forward-looking statements included in this document are
based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Our business and financial performance are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating our business, you should carefully consider the information
set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2018. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Overview
Our company is a holding company,
which through certain contractual arrangements with operating companies in the PRC, is engaged in providing advertising, precision
marketing, online to offline sales channel expansion and the related data services to small and medium enterprises in the PRC.
Through our PRC operating subsidiaries
and VIEs, we primarily operate a one-stop services for our clients on our Omni-channel advertising, precision marketing and data
analysis management system. We offer a variety channels of advertising and marketing services through this system, which primarily
include distribution of the right to use search engine marketing services we purchased from key search engines, provision of online
advertising placements on our web portals, sales of effective sale lead information as well as sell provision of TV advertising
service to maximize market exposure and effectiveness for our clients.
Basis of presentation, management
estimates and critical accounting policies
Our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
(“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of our company, and all of our subsidiaries and VIEs. We prepare financial statements
in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the financial reporting period. We continually evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on the
most recently available information, our own historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results
could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application.
In order to understand the significant accounting policies that we adopted for the preparation of our condensed consolidated interim
financial statements, readers should refer to the information set forth in Note 3 “Summary of significant accounting policies”
to our audited financial statements in our 2018 Form 10-K. Please refer to Note 3 to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim
financial statements for the discussion of the newly adopted lease accounting policy and the impact of other recently issued accounting
standards.
A. RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX AND THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
The following table sets forth
a summary, for the periods indicated, of our consolidated results of operations. Our historical results presented below are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. All amounts, except number of shares and per
share data, are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars.
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
(US $)
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From unrelated parties
|
|
$
|
23,912
|
|
|
$
|
30,780
|
|
|
$
|
15,352
|
|
|
$
|
22,520
|
|
From a related party
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
24,020
|
|
|
|
30,780
|
|
|
|
15,453
|
|
|
|
22,520
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
23,212
|
|
|
|
29,211
|
|
|
|
15,087
|
|
|
|
21,552
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
808
|
|
|
|
1,569
|
|
|
|
366
|
|
|
|
968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and marketing expenses
|
|
|
350
|
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
280
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
2,058
|
|
|
|
2,842
|
|
|
|
1,248
|
|
|
|
1,478
|
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
|
458
|
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
240
|
|
Impairment on intangible assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
Impairment on goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
2,768
|
|
|
|
11,434
|
|
|
|
1,588
|
|
|
|
9,288
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(1,960
|
)
|
|
|
(9,865
|
)
|
|
|
(1,222
|
)
|
|
|
(8,320
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment on long-term investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(471
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
Other expenses
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
|
|
|
471
|
|
|
|
948
|
|
|
|
821
|
|
|
|
(526
|
)
|
Total other income/(expenses)
|
|
|
444
|
|
|
|
430
|
|
|
|
807
|
|
|
|
(541
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income tax (expense)/benefit and noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(1,516
|
)
|
|
|
(9,435
|
)
|
|
|
(415
|
)
|
|
|
(8,861
|
)
|
Income tax (expense)/benefit
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
(689
|
)
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
(693
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(1,522
|
)
|
|
|
(10,124
|
)
|
|
|
(382
|
)
|
|
|
(9,554
|
)
|
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.
|
|
$
|
(1,517
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,069
|
)
|
|
$
|
(379
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,504
|
)
|
Revenues
The following tables set forth
a breakdown of our total revenues, disaggregated by type of services for the periods indicated, with inter-company transactions
eliminated:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Revenue type
|
|
(Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-Internet advertising and data service
|
|
$
|
5,435
|
|
|
|
22.6
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,834
|
|
|
|
15.7
|
%
|
-Distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service
|
|
|
18,580
|
|
|
|
77.4
|
%
|
|
|
25,848
|
|
|
|
84.0
|
%
|
-Technical and other services
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Internet advertising and related data services
|
|
|
24,020
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
30,689
|
|
|
|
99.7
|
%
|
TV advertising service
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
24,020
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
30,780
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Revenue type
|
|
(Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-Internet advertising and data service
|
|
$
|
3,598
|
|
|
|
23.3
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,115
|
|
|
|
13.8
|
%
|
-Distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service
|
|
|
11,855
|
|
|
|
76.7
|
%
|
|
|
19,405
|
|
|
|
86.2
|
%
|
Internet advertising and related data services
|
|
|
15,453
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
22,520
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
TV advertising service
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
15,453
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
22,520
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
Total Revenues:
Our total revenues decreased
to US$24.02 million and US$15.45 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, from US$30.78 million
and US$22.52 million for the same periods last year, respectively, which was primarily due to decrease in revenues from distribution
of the right to use the search engine marketing service we purchased from key search engines in the second fiscal quarter of 2019,
compared with that in the same period last year.
We derive the majority of our advertising
and data service revenues from distribution of the right to use the search engine marketing (“SEM”) services, sale
of advertising space on our internet ad portals and sales of effective sales lead information, all of which management considers
as one aggregate business operation and relies upon the consolidated results of all operations in this business unit to make decisions
about allocating resources and evaluating performance.
Our
advertising and marketing services to related parties were provided in the ordinary course of business on the same terms as those
provided to our unrelated customers. For the six and three ended December 31, 2019, service revenue from related parties was less
than 1% of the total revenue for each respective reporting period.
|
•
|
Internet advertising revenues for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately
US$5.44 million and US$3.60 million, respectively, compared with US$4.83 million and US$3.12 million for the six and three months
ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Due to increase in other new form of self-media advertising channels, our clients continued
tightening their investment budget on advertising and marketing activities through traditional ad portal platforms, and focused
more on new interactive advertising channels, and singular ad, cheaper advertising channel, e.g. search engine marketing, which
brings customers with direct internet traffic flow through clicks. As a result, we experienced decline in revenues from this business
category from fiscal 2017. In order to maintain the customer base for our ad portals and maintain our overall industry competitive
position, we increased our investment in cost consumption for effective sale lead generation to improve the ad effectiveness and
increase customers’ satisfaction. As a result of this investment, revenues from this service increased by approximately 12%
and 16% for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared with that in the same periods last year, respectively.
In future periods, we intend to optimize our cost control mechanism for our ad portals, which aiming to help our ad portals to
achieve more accurate advertising and marketing results that will lead to increasing sales lead conversion rate for our customers
with more acceptable and lower costs, and thereby improve the gross profit margin of this business category.
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
Revenue generated from distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service provided
by key search engines for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately US$18.58 million and US$11.86 million,
respectively, compared with approximately US$25.85 million and US$19.41 million, respectively. Customers use this third-party search
engine marketing service to increasing exposure through attracting more visits to their websites and achieve higher sales lead
conversion rate, through bidding selected effective key words on different search engines. As discussed in the above paragraph,
in recent years, our customers turn to choose more economic and singular marketing channel with more direct feedbacks and results,
e.g. search engine marketing service, given our penetration in the advertising industry, solid partnership relations with key search
engines and relative large amount of purchase, we were able to offer our customers with search engine resource at relatively lower
rate compared with the market, as a result, since fiscal 2017, our revenue from distribution of right to use search engine market
service provided by key search engines contributed more than 70% of our total revenues for each of our reporting period. The decrease
in our revenues from this business category in the second fiscal quarter of 2019, compared with that in the second fiscal quarter
of 2018 was primarily due to that as compared with the same period last year, the key suppliers of ours tightened their credit
policies to us, more working capital was required for the same volume of search engine resource compared with last year, on the
other hand, our collection of the accounts receivables did not improve significantly compared with previous quarters, and the profitability
of our core business and working capital available during the period were limited, all of which decrease the volume of search engine
resource that we purchased and redistributed to our customers during the period, as compared with the same period last year. In
response, we have started to require our customers to pay more in advances, further strengthen our account receivables management
and actively negotiating with our key suppliers for more favorite credit policies. We expect the decrease in revenues from this
business category was temporary and the situation will improve in the second half of 2019.
|
Cost of revenues
Our cost of revenues consisted
of costs directly related to the offering of our advertising, precision marketing and related data services, and our TV advertising
service. The following table sets forth our cost of revenues, disaggregated by type of services, by amount and gross profit
ratio for the periods indicated, with inter-company transactions eliminated:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
Cost
|
|
GP ratio
|
|
Revenue
|
|
Cost
|
|
GP ratio
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-Internet advertising and data service
|
|
$
|
5,435
|
|
|
|
5,218
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,834
|
|
|
|
4,207
|
|
|
|
13
|
%
|
-Distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service
|
|
|
18,580
|
|
|
|
17,989
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
25,848
|
|
|
|
24,966
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
-Technical and other services
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
Internet advertising and related data services
|
|
|
24,020
|
|
|
|
23,212
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
30,689
|
|
|
|
29,173
|
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
TV advertising service
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
58
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
24,020
|
|
|
$
|
23,212
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
$
|
30,780
|
|
|
$
|
29,211
|
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
Cost
|
|
GP ratio
|
|
Revenue
|
|
Cost
|
|
GP ratio
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-Internet advertising and data service
|
|
$
|
3,598
|
|
|
|
3,484
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,115
|
|
|
|
2,732
|
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
-Distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service
|
|
|
11,855
|
|
|
|
11,598
|
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
19,405
|
|
|
|
18,820
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
-Technical and other services
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Internet advertising and related data services
|
|
|
15,453
|
|
|
|
15,087
|
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
22,520
|
|
|
|
21,552
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
TV advertising service
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
15,453
|
|
|
$
|
15,087
|
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
$
|
22,520
|
|
|
$
|
21,552
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
Cost of revenues:
our total cost of revenues
decreased to US$23.21 million and US$15.09 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, from US$29.21
million and US$21.55 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Our cost of revenues primarily consists
of search engine resources purchased from key search engines, cost for technical services purchased and other direct costs associated
with providing the services. The decrease in our total cost of revenues for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 was primarily
due to the decrease in costs associated with distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service we purchased from
key search engines, which was in line with the decrease in the related revenues as discussed above, which was partially offset
by an increase in cost of online advertising placements service on our own ad portals, as a result of increase in the related service
revenues and cost investments to maintain customer base and competitive advantage through improve the customers’ satisfaction
of its ad placements on our own ad portals during the periods.
|
•
|
Costs for internet advertising and data service were primarily consist of cost of internet traffic
flow and technical services we purchased from other portals and technical suppliers for obtaining effective sales lead generation
to promote business opportunity advertisements placed on our own ad portals. For the six and three months ended June 30, 2019,
our total cost of revenues for internet advertising and data service was approximately US$5.22 million and US$3.48 million, respectively,
compared with approximately US$4.21 million and US$2.73 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
The gross margin rate of our internet advertising and data service revenues decreased to 4% and 3%, respectively, for the six and
three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 13% and 12% for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. As
stated in previous quarters, the decrease in our gross margin rate of this business category was primarily due to the fact that
in order to retain the customer base of our ad portals under the recent downturn economy environment in China and intense market
competition in the internet ad industry with new interactive advertising channels as discussed in the revenue section above, we
had to invest aggressively to obtain more valid and active sales lead generations for the improvement of the effectiveness and
efficiency of ad placements for our customers.
|
|
•
|
Costs for search engine marketing service was direct search engine resource costs consumed for
the right to use search engine marketing service we purchased from key search engines and distributed to our customers. We purchased
these search engine resources from well-known search engines in China, for example, Baidu, Qihu 360 and Sohu (Sogou) etc. The purchase
of the resource in relatively large amounts under our own name allowed us to get it at a relatively low rate compared to the market.
We charge our clients the actual cost they consumed on search engines for the use of this service and a premium at certain percentage
of that actual consumed cost. Gross margin rates of this service for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately
3% and 2%, respectively, compared with approximately 3% for both the six and three months ended June 30, 2018.
|
Gross Profit
As a result of the foregoing, our
gross profit was approximately US$0.81 million and US$0.37 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively,
compared with approximately US$1.57 million and US$0.97 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Our
overall gross margin decreased to 3% and 2% for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared with 5% and
4% for the same periods last year, respectively. The decrease in our gross profit and overall gross margin rate were primarily
due to (1) the decrease in gross profit margin of our internet advertising and data service, which was 4% and 3% for the six and
three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared with 13% and 12% for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018; and
(2) the decrease in sales volume from our distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service during the second fiscal
quarter of 2019, as discussed above.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses consist
of sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses. The following tables
set forth our operating expenses, divided into their major categories by amount and as a percentage of our total revenues for the
periods indicated.
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
% of total
revenue
|
|
Amount
|
|
% of total
revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Revenues
|
|
$
|
24,020
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
30,780
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
808
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
1,569
|
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
Sales and marketing expenses
|
|
|
350
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
2,058
|
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
|
2,842
|
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
458
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
Impairment on intangible assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
Impairment on goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
|
|
18
|
%
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
$
|
2,768
|
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
$
|
11,434
|
|
|
|
37
|
%
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
|
(Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars, except percentages)
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
% of total
revenue
|
|
Amount
|
|
% of total
revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Revenues
|
|
$
|
15,453
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
22,520
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
366
|
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
968
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
Sales and marketing expenses
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
1,248
|
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
1,478
|
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
Research and development expenses
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
Impairment on intangible assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
Impairment on goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,412
|
|
|
|
24
|
%
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
$
|
1,588
|
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
$
|
9,288
|
|
|
|
41
|
%
|
Operating Expenses:
Our total operating
expenses was approximately US$2.77 million and US$1.59 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively,
compared with approximately US$11.43 million and US$9.29 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
|
•
|
Sales and marketing expenses: Sales and marketing expenses decreased to US$0.35 million and US$0.18
million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared with approximately US$0.84 million and US$0.28
million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Our sales and marketing expenses primarily consist
of advertising expenses for brand development that we pay to different media outlets for the promotion and marketing of our advertising
web portals, other advertising and promotional expenses, staff salaries, staff benefits, performance bonuses, travelling expenses,
communication expenses and other general office expenses of our sales department. Due to certain aspects of our business nature,
the fluctuation of our sales and marketing expenses usually does not have a direct linear relationship with the fluctuation of
our net revenues. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the decrease in our sales and marketing expenses was primarily due to
(1) the decrease in advertising expenses for our own brand development of approximately US$0.41 million; and (2) the decrease in
approximately US$0.08 million staff salary and benefit expenses and other general departmental expenses, as a result of cost reduction
plan executed by management. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the decrease in our sales and marketing expenses was primarily
due to decrease in staff salary and benefit expenses and other general departmental expenses, as a result of cost reduction plan
executed by management.
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
General and administrative expenses: General and administrative expenses decreased to US$2.06 million
and US$1.25 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared with US$2.84 million and US$1.48 million
for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist
of salaries and benefits of management, accounting and administrative personnel, office rentals, depreciation of office equipment,
professional service fees, maintenance, utilities and other office expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the change
in our general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the following reasons: (1) the decrease in general administrative
expenses, such as: professional service expenses, salary and benefit expenses and other general office expenses of approximately
US$0.55 million, due to cost reduction plan executed by management; (2) the decrease in allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately
US$0.33 million; and (3) the increase in share-based compensation expenses of approximately US$0.10 million. For the three months
ended June 30, 2019, the change in our general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the following reasons: (1) the
decrease in general administrative expenses, such as: professional service expenses, salary and benefit expenses and other general
office expenses of approximately US$0.23 million, due to cost reduction plan executed by management; (2) the decrease in allowance
for doubtful accounts of approximately US$0.05 million; and (3) the increase in share-based compensation expenses of approximately
US$0.05 million.
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
Research and development expenses: Research and development expenses was approximately US$0.36 million and US$0.16
million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared with approximately US$0.46 million and US$0.24
million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Our research and development expenses primarily consist
of salaries and benefits of our research and development staff, equipment depreciation expenses, and office utilities and supplies
allocated to our research and development department etc. The decrease in research and development expenses for the six and three
months ended June 30, 2019, compared with that in the respectively same period last year, was primarily due to the cost reduction
plan executed by management.
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Impairment on intangible assets: For the six and three months ended June 30,
2018, we recognized an approximately US$1.88 million impairment loss on intangible assets, as these intangible assets are not expected
to be able to generate economic benefit for the Company in future periods.
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Impairment on goodwill: Due to decrease in overall gross profit margin and
continued operating losses incurred from our internet advertising and data services reporting unit, we performed interim goodwill
impairment test as of June 30, 2018. As a result, for the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, we recognized an approximately
US$5.41 million impairment loss on goodwill, by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value.
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Loss from operations:
As
a result of the foregoing, we incurred a loss from operations of approximately US$1.96 million and US$9.87 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we incurred a loss from operations
of approximately US$1.22 million and US$8.32 million respectively.
Impairment on long-term investments:
we recognized an approximately US$0.47 million other-than temporary impairment on our long-term investment to ChinaNet Chuang Tou
for the six months ended June 30, 2018, representing the amount we expected not recoverable upon termination of the company.
Interest expense, net:
For the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, interest income was immaterial. For the six months ended June 30, 2019
and 2018, interest expense of both approximately US$0.02 million incurred, and for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018,
interest expense of both approximately US$0.01 million incurred were all related to the short-term bank loans we borrowed from
major financial institutions in the PRC to supplement our short-term working capital needs.
Change in fair value of warrant
liabilities:
we issued warrants in our Financing consummated in January 2018, which we determined that should be accounted
for as derivative liabilities, as the warrants are dominated in a currency (U.S. dollar) other than our functional currency (Renminbi
or Yuan). As a result, a gain of change in fair value of these warrant liabilities of approximately US$0.47 million and US$0.82
million were recorded for the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared with a gain of change in fair value
of approximately US$0.95 million and a loss of change in fair value of approximately US$0.53 million recorded for the six and three
months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
Loss before income tax (expense)/benefit
and noncontrolling interests:
As a result of the foregoing, our loss before income tax (expense)/benefit and noncontrolling
interest was approximately US$1.52 million and US$9.44 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. our
loss before income tax (expense)/benefit and noncontrolling interest was approximately US$0.42 million and US$8.86 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Income Tax (expense)/benefit:
For the six months ended June 30, 2019, we recognized an approximately US$6 thousand income tax expense in relation to utilization
of previously recognized deferred tax assets by one of our PRC operating VIEs for the period. For the three months ended June 30,
2019, we reversed an approximately US$0.03 million income tax expenses in relation to utilization of previously recognized deferred
tax assets by one of our PRC operating VIEs during the first fiscal quarter of 2019, due to further net loss incurred during the
second fiscal quarter of 2019, which resulted in a less amount of utilization of the previously recognized deferred tax assets.
For the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, we recognized a deferred income tax expense
of approximately US$0.69 million for both periods, which was primarily related to the additional deferred tax assets valuation
allowance provided during the periods.
Net loss:
As a result
of the foregoing, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we incurred a total net loss of approximately US$1.52 million
and US$10.12 million, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we incurred a total net loss of approximately
US$0.38 million and US$9.55 million, respectively.
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling
interest:
Beijing Chuang Fu Tian Xia was 51% owned by Business Opportunity Online upon incorporation until we purchased
the remaining 49% equity interest in it in May 2018. In May 2018, we incorporated a new majority-owned subsidiary, Business Opportunity
Chain and beneficially owned 51% equity interest in it. For the six and three months ended June 30, 2019, net loss allocated to
the noncontrolling interest of Business Opportunity Chain was approximately US$5 thousand and US$3 thousand, respectively. For
the six and three months ended June 30, 2018, net loss allocated to the noncontrolling interests of Beijing Chuang Fu Tian Xia
and Business Opportunity Chain was approximately US$0.06 million and US$0.05 million, respectively.
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet
Online Holdings, Inc.:
Total net loss as adjusted by net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest shareholders
as discussed above yields the net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online
Holdings, Inc. was US$1.52 million and US$10.07 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Net loss
attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. was approximately US$0.38 million and US$9.50 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
B. LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash and cash equivalents represent
cash on hand and deposits held at call with banks. We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three
months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately
US$1.4 million.
Our liquidity needs include (i)
net cash used in operating activities that consists of (a) cash required to fund the initial build-out, continued expansion of
our network and new services and (b) our working capital needs, which include deposits and advance payments for search engine resource,
payment of our operating expenses and financing of our accounts receivable; and (ii) net cash used in investing activities that
consist of the investment in software technologies to expand our blockchain technology related business activities, investment
to enhance the functionality of our current advertising portals for providing advertising, marketing and data services and to secure
the safety of our general network, and investment in other general office equipment. To date, we have financed our liquidity need
primarily through proceeds we generated from financing activities.
As discussed
in Note 3(b) to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, we expect to consummate an approximately US$4.8 million
PIPE transaction in August 2019.
The following table provides detailed
information about our net cash flow for the periods indicated:
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2019
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2018
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Amounts in thousands of US dollars
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Net cash used in operating activities
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$
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(2,325
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$
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(4,321
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(36
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(2,825
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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9,306
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Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
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23
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(26
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Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
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$
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(2,338
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$
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2,134
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Net cash used in operating activities
For the six months ended June 30,
2019, our net cash used in operating activities of approximately US$2.33 million were primarily attributable to:
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net loss excluding approximately US$0.05 million of non-cash expenses of depreciation and amortizations;
approximately US$0.09 million amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets; approximately US$0.20 million share-based compensation;
approximately US$0.46 million allowance for doubtful accounts; approximately US$0.47 million gain from change in fair value of
warrant liabilities and approximately US$0.01 million deferred tax expense, yielded the non-cash items excluded net loss of approximately
US$1.18 million.
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the receipt of cash from operations from changes in operating assets and liabilities such as:
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advance from customers and a related party increased by approximately
US$1.79 million, in the aggregate, primarily due to new advance payments received that related to unsatisfied service performance
obligations during the first half of 2019, which was partially offset by recognition of revenue from opening contract liabilities
during the period;
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due from related parties decreased by approximately US$0.23 million,
primarily due to collection of US$0.2 million from an officer of our company and a portion of a related party loan of approximately
US$0.03 million (Note 6);
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unpaid lease payments related to a short-term lease we entered
into during the second fiscal quarter of 2019 increased by approximately US$0.12 million,
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taxes payable increased by approximately US$0.09 million; and
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other current assets decreased by approximately US$0.01 million.
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offset by the use from operations from changes in operating assets and liabilities such as:
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accounts receivable increased by approximately US$0.87 million;
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accounts payable decreased by approximately US$2.15 million, due
to settlement with major suppliers of search engine resource in the first half of 2019;
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accruals and other current liabilities decreased by approximately
US$0.27 million in the aggregate, due to settlement of these operational liabilities and payment for operating lease liabilities
during the first half of 2019;
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Prepayment and deposit to suppliers increased by approximately
US$0.08 million; and
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we also prepaid approximately US$0.01 million lease payment during
the period.
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ended June 30, 2018, our net cash used in operating activities of approximately US$4.32 million were primarily attributable to
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net loss excluding approximately US$0.43 million of non-cash
expenses of depreciation and amortizations; approximately US$0.15 million share-based compensation; approximately US$0.79 million
allowance for doubtful accounts; approximately US$0.47 million impairment on long-term investments; approximately US$1.88 million
impairment on intangible assets; approximately US$5.41 million impairment on goodwill; approximately US$0.95 million gain from
change in fair value of warrant liabilities and approximately US$0.69 million deferred tax expense, yielded the non-cash items
excluded net loss of approximately US$1.25 million
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the receipt of cash from operations from changes in operating assets and liabilities such as:
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deposit and prepayment to suppliers decreased
by approximately US$1.50 million, primarily due to utilize the prepayments made in previous period and refund of contract deposit
due to expiration/termination of supplier contracts.
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offset by the use from operations from changes in operating assets and liabilities such as:
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accounts receivable and due from related
parties for advertising services provided increased by approximately US$0.23 million, primarily due to increase in search engine
marketing and data service revenues during the period;
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accounts payable decreased by approximately
US$1.40 million, due to subsequent settlement with the major suppliers during the period, which payments were temporarily delayed
due to working capital deficit we suffered before our financing in January 2018
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advance from customers decreased by approximately
US$2.20 million, primarily due to recognizing revenues from beginning contract liabilities during the period
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accruals and other payables decreased
by approximately US$0.65 million, due to settlement of these operational liabilities after the financing in January 2018;
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other receivables increased by approximately
US$0.02 million; and
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tax payables decreased by approximately US$0.08 million.
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Net cash used in investing activities
For the six months ended June 30,
2019, we contributed our pro-rata share of cash investment of approximately US$0.04 million to an ownership investee company incorporated
in October 2018, which transaction was recorded as a cash outflow from investing activities during the period.
For the six months ended June 30,
2018, (1)
we paid approximately US$6 thousand for the purchase of general office equipment
;
(2) w
e lent an unrelated party short-term loan of approximately US$2.0 million during the
first fiscal quarter of 2018 and another unrelated entity short-term loan of approximately US$0.11 million during the second fiscal
quarter of 2018;
(3)
we collected the approximately US$2.67 million short-term loan
lent to an unrelated entity in the third quarter of 2017, and in the second fiscal quarter of 2018, we also collected the approximately
US$2.0 million short-term loan lent during the first fiscal quarter of 2018
; (4)
we
paid approximately US$1.18 million for the acquisition of the 49% noncontrolling interest in a majority-owned subsidiary of ours
;
and (5)
we prepaid approximately US$3.75 million in the aggregate, for the development of
certain blockchain technology based applications, and paid approximately US$0.45 million to settle the remaining balance of an
intangible assets purchased in the four fiscal quarter of 2016
. In the aggregate, these transactions resulted in a net cash
outflow from investing activities of approximately US$2.83 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Net cash provided by financing activities
For the six months ended June 30,
2019, we repaid approximately US$0.44 million short-term bank loan matured in the first fiscal quarter of 2019, which we re-borrowed
with the same amount during the same period.
For the six months ended June 30,
2018, (1) we consummated a registered direct offering of 2,150,001 shares of our common stock to certain institutional investors
at a purchase price of $5.15 per share. We received net proceeds of approximately $10.26 million, after deduction of approximately
US$0.81 million direct financing cost paid in cash; and (2) Due to termination of security purchase agreements in May 2016, we
repaid our previous investors in the aggregate of approximately US$0.96 million guarantee payment and prepayment received upon
entering the agreements during the first half of 2018. In the aggregate, these transactions resulted in a net cash inflow from
financing activities of approximately US$9.31 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Restricted Net Assets
As all of our operations are conducted
through our PRC subsidiaries and VIEs, our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent on receiving distributions of funds
from our PRC subsidiaries and VIEs. Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations permit payments of dividends by our PRC subsidiaries
and VIEs only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations
and after it has met the PRC requirements for appropriation to statutory reserves. Paid in capital of the PRC subsidiaries and
VIEs included in our consolidated net assets are also not distributable for dividend purposes.
In accordance with the PRC regulations
on Enterprises with Foreign Investment, a WFOE established in the PRC is required to provide certain statutory reserves, namely
general reserve fund, the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund which are appropriated from net profit as
reported in the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. A WFOE is required to allocate at least 10% of its annual after-tax
profit to the general reserve until such reserve has reached 50% of its registered capital based on the enterprise’s PRC
statutory accounts. Appropriations to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund are at the discretion of the
board of directors. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are not distributable as cash dividends.
Rise King WFOE is subject to the above mandated restrictions on distributable profits. Additionally, in accordance with the Company
Law of the PRC, a domestic enterprise is required to provide a statutory common reserve of at least 10% of its annual after-tax
profit until such reserve has reached 50% of its registered capital based on the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. A domestic
enterprise is also required to provide for a discretionary surplus reserve, at the discretion of the board of directors. The aforementioned
reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are not distributable as cash dividends. All of our other PRC subsidiaries
and PRC VIEs are subject to the above mandated restrictions on distributable profits.
As a result of these PRC laws and
regulations, our PRC subsidiaries and VIEs are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to us. As
of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, net assets restricted in the aggregate, which includes paid-in capital and statutory reserve
funds of our PRC subsidiaries and VIEs that are included in our consolidated net assets were both approximately US$12.0 million.
The current PRC Enterprise Income
Tax (“EIT”) Law also imposed a 10% withholding income tax for dividends distributed by a foreign invested enterprise
to its immediate holding company outside China, which were exempted under the previous EIT law. A lower withholding tax rate will
be applied if there is a tax treaty arrangement between mainland China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. Holding
companies in Hong Kong, for example, will be subject to a 5% rate, subject to approval from the related PRC tax authorities.
The ability of our PRC subsidiaries
to make dividends and other payments to us may also be restricted by changes in applicable foreign exchange and other laws and
regulations.
Foreign currency exchange regulation
in China is primarily governed by the following rules:
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Foreign Exchange Administration Rules (1996), as amended in August 2008, or the Exchange Rules;
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Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996), or the Administration
Rules.
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Currently, under the Administration
Rules, Renminbi is freely convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade
and service related foreign exchange transactions, but not for capital account items, such as direct investments, loans, repatriation
of investments and investments in securities outside of China, unless the prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign
Exchange (the “SAFE”) is obtained and prior registration with the SAFE is made. Foreign-invested enterprises like Rise
King WFOE that need foreign exchange for the distribution of profits to its shareholders may effect payment from their foreign
exchange accounts or purchase and pay foreign exchange rates at the designated foreign exchange banks to their foreign shareholders
by producing board resolutions for such profit distribution. Based on their needs, foreign-invested enterprises are permitted to
open foreign exchange settlement accounts for current account receipts and payments of foreign exchange along with specialized
accounts for capital account receipts and payments of foreign exchange at certain designated foreign exchange banks.
Although the current Exchange Rules
allow the convertibility of Renminbi into foreign currency for current account items, conversion of Renminbi into foreign exchange
for capital items, such as foreign direct investment, loans or securities, requires the approval of SAFE, which is under the authority
of the People’s Bank of China. These approvals, however, do not guarantee the availability of foreign currency conversion.
We cannot be sure that it will be able to obtain all required conversion approvals for our operations or the Chinese regulatory
authorities will not impose greater restrictions on the convertibility of Renminbi in the future. Currently, most of our retained
earnings are generated in Renminbi. Any future restrictions on currency exchanges may limit our ability to use retained earnings
generated in Renminbi to make dividends or other payments in U.S. dollars or fund possible business activities outside China.
C. OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
None.