ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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WEYLAND TECH INC.
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Condensed Balance Sheets
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September 30
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December 31
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2017
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2016
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets
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Cash and bank
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$
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760,363
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$
1,003,924
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Prepayments
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2,671,327
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814,330
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Deferred tax assets
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229,479
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229,479
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Deposit and other receivables
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1,213,333
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14,081
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Total current assets
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4,874,502
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2,061,814
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Non-Current Assets
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Intangible assets, net
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1,070,114
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1,334,064
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Total non-current assets
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1,070,114
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1,334,064
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Total assets
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$
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5,944,616
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$
3,395,878
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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CURRENT LIABILITIES
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Accounts payables
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$
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742,398
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$
652,330
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Accrued expenses and other payables
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409,255
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191,537
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Stock subscription payables
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1,597,656
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-
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Total current liabilities
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2,749,309
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843,867
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Common stock, $0.0001 par value,
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250,000,000 shares authorized,
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Issued and outstanding 23,376,628 and 20,778,128
shares as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
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2,159
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2,078
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Additional paid-in capital
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39,448,864
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39,448,945
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Subscriptions received
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-
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Accumulated deficit
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(36,255,716)
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(36,899,012)
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Total stockholders' funds
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3,195,307
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2,552,011
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$
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5,944,616
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$
3,395,878
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WEYLAND TECH INC.
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Condensed Statements of Operations
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Three Months
Ended September 30,
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Nine Months
Ended September 30,
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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Service Revenue
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$
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3,826,718
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$
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2,778,552
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$
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10,302,740
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$
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9,173,536
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Cost of Service
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3,291,891
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1,710,733
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8,387,399
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5,384,371
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Gross (Loss) Profit
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534,827
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1,067,819
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1,915,341
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3,789,165
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Other income
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3,741
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25,443
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23,625
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181,612
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Operating Expenses
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General and administrative
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552,824
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262,309
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1,031,719
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755,497
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Depreciation
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87,983
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62,500
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263,950
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187,500
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Total Operating Expenses
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640,807
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324,809
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1,295,669
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942,997
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(Loss) Profit from Operations
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(102,239)
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768,453
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643,297
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3,027,780
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Provision for income taxes
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-
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-
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Net (Loss) Income
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$
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(102,239)
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$
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768,453
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$
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643,297
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$
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3,027,780
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Net Income (Loss) per common share - basic and fully diluted:
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(0.0044)
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0.043
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0.0298
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0.18
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Weighted average number of basic and fully diluted common shares outstanding
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23,216,421
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15,421,850
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21,599,824
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16,696,496
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WEYLAND TECH INC.
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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
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Nine Months
Ended September 30,
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2017
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2016
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(Unaudited)
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Cash flows from operations:
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Profit from continuing operations
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$
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638,297
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$
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3,027,780
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Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
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Amortization of intangible assets
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263,950
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187,500
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts receivables
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(14,080)
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Deposit and other receivables
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(1,199,253)
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-
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Prepayment
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(1,856,997)
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-
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Account payables
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95,067
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(568,602)
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Accrued expenses and other payables
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217,719
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(85,530)
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Stock subscription payables
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1,597,656
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777,544
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Net cash (used) provided by operations
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(243,562)
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3,324,612
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Investment activities:
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Increased of intangible assets
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(2,938,044)
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Investment in Joint Venture
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-
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(269,740)
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Net cash used in investment activities
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(3,207,784)
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Net (decrease) increase in cash
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(243,562)
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116,828
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Balances per prior period balance sheet
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1,003,924
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832,218
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Ending balances
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$
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760,363
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$
949,046
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WEYLAND TECH INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Weyland Techs CreateApp platform enables small-medium-sized businesses ("SMBs") to create a mobile application ("app") without the need of technical knowledge, high investment or background in IT.
We believe that SMBs can increase sales, reach more customers and promote their products and services via a simple easy to build mobile app at an affordable price and in a cost-effective manner.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis to reflect the financial position and results of operations of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP).
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of the Companys financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management makes its best estimate of the ultimate outcome for these items based on historical trends and other information available when the financial statements are prepared. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
CERTAIN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Company relies on cloud based hosting through a globally accredited hosting provider. Management believes that alternate sources are available; however, disruption or termination of this relationship could adversely affect our operating results in the near-term.
SEGMENT REPORTING
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.
We identify our reportable segments as those customer groups that represent more than 10% of our combined revenue or gross profit or loss of all reported operating segments. We manage our business on the basis of the one reportable segment e-commerce solutions and service provider. The accounting policies for segment reporting are the same as for the Company as a whole. We do not segregate assets by segments since our chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, does not use assets as a basis to evaluate a segments performance.
IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS
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Identifiable intangible assets are recorded at cost and are amortized over 3 years. Similar to tangible property and equipment, the Company periodically evaluates identifiable intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
EQUIPMENT
Equipment is carried at cost less a provision for depreciation on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Estimated useful life of the computer equipment is 3 years.
INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURE
The Companys accounting policy for joint ventures is as follows:
The Company uses the cost method when it does not have joint control or significant influence in a joint venture. Under the cost method, these investments are carried at cost. If other than temporary impairment in value is determined, it would then be charged to current net income or loss.
If the Company enters into a joint venture in which there is joint control between the parties or the Company has significant influence, the equity method is utilized whereby the Companys share of the ventures earnings and losses is included in the statement of operations as earnings in joint ventures and its investments therein are adjusted by a similar amount. If other than temporary impairment in value is determined, it would then be charged to current net income or loss.
In a joint venture where the Company holds more than 50% of the voting interest and has significant influence, the joint venture is consolidated with the presentation of non-controlling interest. In determining whether significant influences exist, the Company considers its participation in policy-making decisions and its representation on the ventures management committee.
PREPAYMENTS
Prepayments represent amounts advanced to suppliers. The suppliers usually require advance payments or deposits when the Company makes purchase or orders service and the prepayments and deposits will be utilized to offset the Companys future payments
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents represent cash on hand, demand deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments placed with banks, which have original maturities of three months or less and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company accounts for stock based compensation by recognizing the fair value of stock compensation as an expense in the calculation of net income (loss). The Company recognizes stock compensation expense in the period in which the employee is required to provide service, which is generally over the vesting period of the individual equity instruments. Stock options issued in lieu of cash to non-employees for services performed are recorded at the fair value of the options at the time they are issued and are expensed as service is provided.
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per share of common stock is computed by dividing the net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock is computed by dividing the net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including vested and unvested stock options that are in the money.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Companys financial instruments consist of cash, accounts payable, interest payable, shareholder loans and other current liabilities. The carrying values of financial instruments reflected in these financial statements approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of the instruments.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company recognizes revenue from providing hosting and integration services and licensing the use of its technology platform to its customers. The Company recognizes revenue when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the service has been provided to the customer (for licensing, revenue is recognized when the Companys technology is used to provide hosting and integration services); (3) the amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable; and (4) the collection of fees is probable. We account for our multi-element arrangements, such as instances where we design a custom website and separately offer other services such as hosting, which are recognized over the period for when services are performed.
COST OF SERVICE
Cost of service results from 1) sales commissions to resellers 2) sourcing technical and engineering personnel in Asia on an hourly or project basis in order to customize multi-site SMB mobile apps and medium to large scale customized apps. 3) cloud based hosting services.
INCOME TAXES
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740). Under this method, income tax expense is recognized as the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of available evidence it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
There were various other accounting standards and interpretations recently issued, none of which is expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, operations or cash flows.
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NOTE 3 INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, the company has the following amounts related to intangible assets:
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2017
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2016
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(Audited)
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Software developed
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$
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1,764,330
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$
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1,764,330
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Other intangible assets
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5,000
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5,000
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1,769,330
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1,769,330
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Less : accumulated amortization
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(699,216)
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(435,266)
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Net intangible assets
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$
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1,070,114
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$
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1,334,064
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No significant residual value is estimated for these intangible assets. Amortization expense for nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 totaled $263,950 and $187,500, respectively.
The remaining amortization period of the Companys amortizable intangible assets is approximately 8.25 years as of September 30, 2017. The estimated future amortization of the intangible assets is as follows:
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For nine months ended September 30,
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Estimated Amortization Expenses
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2018
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$
222,283
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2019
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185,267
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2020
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101,933
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2021
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101,933
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2022
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101,933
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Thereafter
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356,765
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Total
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$
1,070,114
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NOTE 4 STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Common Shares
As of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, authorized common shares of the Company consists of 250,000,000 shares with par value of $0.0001 each.
Issuance of Common Stock
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 2,598,500 shares with par value of $ 0.0001 per share were issued to various stockholders.
NOTE 5 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating lease
The Company did not have any operating lease as of September 30, 2017.
Legal proceedings
There has been no legal proceeding in which the Company is a party for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
NOTE 6 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
There were no events or transactions other than those disclosed in this report, if any, that would require recognition or disclosure in our consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
Forward Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports that we file with the SEC contain statements that are considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give the Companys current expectations, plans, objectives, assumptions or forecasts of future events. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this quarterly report, including statements regarding the Companys future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as anticipate, estimate, plans, potential, projects, ongoing, expects, management believes, we believe, we intend, and similar expressions. These statements are based on the Companys current plans and are subject to risks and uncertainties, and as such the Companys actual future activities and results of operations may be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this periodic report may turn out to be inaccurate and as such, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. The forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions due to a number of factors, including:
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dependence on key personnel;
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Competitive factors;
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degree of success of research and development programs;
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the operation of our business; and
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general economic conditions in the ASEAN, Asia-Pacific Region and in the United States.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this annual report.
Use of Terms
Except as otherwise indicated by the context and for the purposes of this report only, references in this report to:
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Weyland the Company, we, us, or our, are to the business of Weyland Tech Inc., a Delaware corporation;
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SEC are to the Securities and Exchange Commission;
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Securities Act are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
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Exchange Act are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
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U.S. dollars, dollars and $ are to the legal currency of the United States.
You should read the following plan of operation together with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report and the most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. This plan of operation contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. The actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors.
Overview
Weyland Techs CreateApp platform enables small-medium-sized businesses ("SMBs") to create a mobile application ("app") without the need of technical knowledge, high investment or background in IT.
We believe that SMBs can increase sales, reach more customers and promote their products and services via a simple easy to build mobile app at an affordable price and in a cost-effective manner.
The Company is currently in application stage with the NASDAQ Market for approval to have its shares traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market. It is anticipated, though not certain, that this process should be completed within the calendar year 2017.
Our corporate headquarters are located at 198 Wellington Street, 8/F The Wellington, Central, Hong Kong HKSAR. Although we maintain a website at www.weyland-tech.com, we do not intend that information available on our website be incorporated into this filing.
Our Growth Strategy
Although Weyland Tech's CreateApp platform originally focused on the Pan-Asia marketsthe platform is provided in twelve, predominantly Asian, languageswe have partners that work with us to develop the EU and North American markets.
The CreateApp platform enables SMBs to create a mobile application ("app") without the need of technical knowledge, high investment or background in IT.
We believe that through our app, SMBs can increase sales, reach more customers and promote their products and services via a simple easy to build mobile app at an affordable and cost-effective manner.
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On August 29, 2017 the Company announced that its exclusive eurozone partner, Augicom S.A., has entered into a partnership with Orange Pro. As part of this agreement, Weyland Tech's CreateApp will be made available to Orange Pro clients via "la Carte Pro" program or 'Pro Card' in English. The "Pro Card" program of Orange is a loyalty program for independent professionals and SMBs.
Additionally, the Company has begun exploratory discussions with an eSports video aggregation operator regarding a potential partnership and the building of an online betting app for the eSports industry. Due to the high growth of the eSports sector, we anticipate that the app would be marketed worldwide and find exposure through JV's with entities such as casinos and other gambling avenues. Further details will be released as progress is made.
On September 12, 2017 the Company qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. Weyland Tech upgraded to OTCQX from the OTCQB® Venture Market.
On September 26, 2017 the Company announced that it has named Mr. Ghassan R. Saade as a strategic advisor for Weyland's expansion into the Middle East & Africa ("MEA").
SMBs
The Company believes that these agreements will create a large enough addressable market opportunity to generate sales and profits in a scalable manner, grow the Company's business and enhance shareholder value.
Given the nature of DIY mobile apps ("apps"), and the primary target market of SMBs, a typical go- to-market strategy would have direct sales force or resellers approach SMBs directly to drive license sales.
Over the past year, the Company has evolved this model with two distinct market paths to drive recurring revenue sales:
A) Strategic Cooperation agreements in countries/regions where our partners are responsible for targeting SMBs either through an installed base of customers or groups of Direct Sellers with a sales force encompassing SMBs as end customers.
B) Enterprise Solutions where large retailers (hypermarket chains, mall owners, brand owners with company-owned and franchise stores) adopt a 'Master App' on a white-label basis, hosted at a 3rd party regional Hosting or Data Center facility.
With the above strategy, we believe that the Company has been able to maintain a lower capital expenditure base due to the 'level-two' customer support vs. 'level-one' customer support, smaller sales and marketing teams, and the need to provide hosting services.
In addition to the previously announced cooperation agreements this year, the Company is currently in late stage discussions and negotiations with a number of strategic business partners and enterprise- sized customers, including major regional and country telecommunications providers, Fortune 500 retailers and 'affiliate' groups.
Specific terms of the relationships and agreements will remain confidential for competitive reasons. However, agreements are expected to continue to support a transition from a
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licensing model to a multi-year model with subscriptions, m-commerce revenue sharing and advertising revenues.
Subsequent Events
On October 17, 2017 the Company announced that its food services pilot program has launched.In the pilot, announced in May, Weyland Tech is collaborating on developing Online-to-Offline ("O2O") applications initially targeting the food service industry.
On October 19, 2017 the Company announced that the addition of Mr. John Lee to its board of strategic advisors. Mr. Lee is joining Weyland as a strategic advisor on eSports initiatives. Mr. Lee currently serves as CEO and Co-founder of kek eSports, an Asia based company with backing from globally recognized game investors including Initial Capital and Bitkraft Ventures. In addition to his role at kek eSports, he currently serves as Strategic Advisor and Honorary Chairman in Asia for ESL, the world's largest eSports league.
On October 31, 2017 the Company announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with partner iAXCESS ("iAXCESS"). Ultimately, iAXCESS intends to utilize the Weyland Tech CreateApp platform for iAXCESS's m-Commerce app and will also provide the CreateApp platform on a white-label basis, as a branded app, to other industries in the MENA Region. This MOU lays the groundwork for the relationship by establishing the preliminary structural terms of the venture.
On November 2, 2017 the Company announced that it is entering the digital payments marketplace with a mobile wallet platform and is in joint venture discussions with FuntaseSports Entertainment ("Funtase"), a leading provider of eSports content and fantasy games in South Korea.
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Weyland Tech's mobile wallet will be called AtozPay, which means "complete" pay in local languages and will be branded as AtoZ Pay in Weyland's other markets as deployed. Weyland is bringing on a team experienced in mobile wallet development to build the platform.
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Funtasy Games provides gamified daily fantasy draft games for the mobile and PC platforms in the Asia market, and will be launching their first mobile app in Q2 2018 based around several of the world's leading eSports titles. Funtasy and Weyland are also in discussions to launch and publish their titles for the non-Asia international markets
On November 7, 2017 the Company announced updates on the progress of its mobile wallet initiative first discussed on November 2, 2017 - Weyland Tech has acquired a complete team in Jakarta that includes developers, marketing and sales, sales support and a general manager with 22 years of experience in tech project management to comprise the AtozPay team. The group based out of Jakarta developed a complete mobile payments solution over the course of 14 months and advanced from $0 to $100 million in top line revenue.
On November 9, 2017 the Company announced that its joint venture discussions with FuntaseSports Entertainment ("Funtase"), a leading provider of eSports content and fantasy sports games in South Korea, are making significant progress and the companies have reached terms for cooperation.
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Results of Operation
Service Revenue
Total Revenue was $10,302,740 and $9,173,536 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Included in Total Revenue was Service Income of $ 10,302,740 and $ 7,173,536 for the same period. The increase is due to targeting new customers and corresponding service income. Included in Total Revenue was Development income of $nil and $2,000,000 for nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Cost of Service
Cost of Service was $8,387,399 and $5,384,371 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Included are development costs of $535,174 (2016: $1,750,000). The overall increase in our Cost of Service during the period reflects our revised normal gross margins in an effort to build our customer base.
Gross margins
Gross margins decreased from 41% to 18% for nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively and decreased from 38% to 14% for three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Gross margins for Service income decreased from 49% to 19% for nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively and decreased from 38% to 18% for three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The drop in Gross margin reflects our expansion to emerging markets with a focus to increase user base at reduced pricing.
Our gross margin for development income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was 12.5%.
Operating Expenses
General and Administrative expenses were $1,031,719 and $755,497 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Included was Legal & Professional costs of $ 374,591 compared to prior period of $127,396, an increase of $247,195, mainly arising from the shareholders dispute. The Company spent $ 73,738 on Advertising compared to prior period $2,800, an increase of $70,938. In addition, the Companys increased management team headcount in 2017 with a corresponding increase in management remuneration to $90,000 compared to prior period of $72,000.
Net Profit (Loss)
The Company had a net profit of $643,297 and $3,027,780 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Included in Net profit was amortization of $263,950 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. (2016: $187,500).
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On September 30, 2017, we had negative working capital of $243,562. The decrease in working capital is due to prepayment of service costs of $882,119 and deposit made for the development of a new payment platform of $1,194,333 in the period. Proceeds from deposits for the issuance of stock contributed $ 1,597,656.
Revenue Recognition
The Company's CreateApp platform generates sales to SMBs on a monthly licensing basis (direct sales model) as well as through 'resellers of the platform (reseller model) and country/market specific cooperation agreements whereby our cooperation partner rebrands the CreateApp platform under their own branding (white label sales model).