UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment
No.1)
x
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended September
30, 2011
OR
¨
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from ____________________________
to _____________________________
Commission File Number: 000-53283
CHINA ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
Delaware
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90-0459730
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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Incorporation or Organization)
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Identification No.)
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Building#26, No. 1388 Zhangdong Road,
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Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park
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Shanghai, China
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201203
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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+86 (0)21 2028-1866
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Address)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
x
No
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large accelerated filer
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¨
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Accelerated filer
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¨
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Non-accelerated filer
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¨
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Smaller reporting company
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x
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
x
No
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
¨
No
x
Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's
common stock as of October 31, 2011:
31,085,859 shares of Common Stock, $0.001
par value per share
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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Part I
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Financial Information
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4
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Item 1.
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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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4
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011
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4
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2011
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5
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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the Year ended December 31, 2010 and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
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6
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2011
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7
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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8
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Item 2.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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44
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Item 3.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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61
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures
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61
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Part II
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Other Information
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62
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Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings
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62
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors
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62
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Item 2.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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62
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Item 3.
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Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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62
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Item 4.
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[Reserved]
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62
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Item 5.
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Other Information
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62
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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63
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This amended
filing on Form 10-Q/A is being filed as part of a restatement of China Energy Recovery’s consolidated financial statements
for the first, second, and third quarters of 2011. Such restatements and amendments relate only to the three month period ended
March 31, 2011, three month (and six month) period ended June 30, 2011, and three month (and nine-month) period ended September
30, 2011. There are no changes to amounts for the prior comparative periods or any other periods or balance sheet dates. Specifically,
such restatements and amendments are reflected in Part I, Item 1. “Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements,” and
Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this
Form 10-Q.
The rationale
for the restatement of certain amounts is further described in a Form 8-K filed by China Energy Recovery with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012. Amended disclosures are included in this Form 10-Q/A, particularly Note 2, “Restatement of Previously
Issued Financial Statements.”
This amendment
to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30,
2011 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2011 amends and restates only those items of
the previously filed Form 10-Q which have been affected by the restatement, although all items of the Form 10-Q are reproduced
in this amendment. In order to preserve the nature and character of the disclosures as originally filed, no attempt has been made
in this amendment to modify or update such disclosures except as required to reflect the effects of the restatement.
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
CHINA ENERGY RECOVERY, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND SEPTEMBER 30,
2011
(UNAUDITED)
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December 31,
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September 30,
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2010
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2011
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Restated
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ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS:
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Cash
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$
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2,996,076
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$
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6,802,619
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Restricted cash
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218,346
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115,502
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Notes receivable
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1,341,359
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1,554,467
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts - third parties
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7,059,935
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7,658,742
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Accounts receivable - related parties
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-
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7,063,336
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Inventories
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8,661,800
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13,861,479
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Other current assets and receivables
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1,185,032
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502,829
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Deferred financing costs
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215,623
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-
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Advances on purchases
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15,200,669
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33,340,855
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Total current assets
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36,878,840
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70,899,829
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NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
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Property, plant, and equipment, net
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10,101,755
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26,240,267
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Deferred tax assets
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171,776
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515,855
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Intangible assets
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2,477,959
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4,982,462
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Long-term accounts receivable
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4,679,121
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-
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Total non-current assets
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17,430,611
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31,738,584
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Total assets
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$
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54,309,451
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$
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102,638,413
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Accounts payable
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$
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4,557,848
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$
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19,094,802
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities
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1,912,544
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4,786,477
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Advances from customers-third parties
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27,530,065
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50,596,455
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Taxes payable
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1,631,507
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396,229
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Short-term bank loans
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4,333,700
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11,875,453
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Short-term loans
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-
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7,123,016
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Derivative liability, current
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374,846
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26,825
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Long-term loan - current maturity
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3,177,973
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543,778
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Total current liabilities
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43,518,483
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94,443,035
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NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Warrant liability
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1,332,760
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153,091
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Derivative liability, non-current
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48,461
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-
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Convertible note
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4,691,582
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-
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Long-term loan
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543,778
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-
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Total non-current liabilities
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6,616,581
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153,091
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Total liabilities
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50,135,064
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94,596,126
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
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Preferred stock ($0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 200,000 shares issued and outstanding as of both December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
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189
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189
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Common stock ($0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 30,906,266 and 31,085,859 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, respectively)
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30,906
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31,085
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Additional paid-in-capital
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8,313,385
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8,751,170
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Accumulated deficit
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(4,713,541
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)
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(2,049,975
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)
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Statutory reserves
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132,802
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132,802
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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410,646
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1,177,016
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Total shareholders' equity
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4,174,387
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8,042,287
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$
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54,309,451
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$
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102,638,413
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
consolidated financial statements.
CHINA ENERGY RECOVERY, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2011
(UNAUDITED)
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Three months ended September 30,
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|
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Nine months ended September 30,
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2010
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2011
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2010
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2011
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Restated
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Restated
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REVENUES
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Third parties
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$
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6,147,651
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$
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18,823,066
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$
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17,447,570
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$
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31,404,912
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Related party
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-
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10,563,392
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-
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23,631,431
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Total revenue
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6,147,651
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29,386,458
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17,447,570
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55,036,343
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|
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COST OF REVENUES
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(4,752,909
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)
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(24,298,399
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)
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(14,444,768
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)
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|
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(45,567,195
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)
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|
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GROSS PROFIT
|
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1,394,742
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|
|
|
5,088,059
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|
|
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3,002,802
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|
|
|
9,469,148
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
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(1,588,818
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)
|
|
|
(2,490,222
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)
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|
|
(4,095,102
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)
|
|
|
(6,366,370
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)
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
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(194,076
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)
|
|
|
2,597,837
|
|
|
|
(1,092,300
|
)
|
|
|
3,102,778
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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OTHER (EXPENSE)/INCOME, NET:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Change in fair value of warrants
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|
|
(97,281
|
)
|
|
|
248,332
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|
|
|
980,617
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|
|
|
1,164,122
|
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
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|
|
28,920
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|
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|
72,764
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|
|
|
847,825
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|
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|
396,482
|
|
Non-operating income (expenses), net
|
|
|
30,424
|
|
|
|
330,541
|
|
|
|
1,001,780
|
|
|
|
(73,586
|
)
|
Interest expenses, net
|
|
|
(477,239
|
)
|
|
|
(370,400
|
)
|
|
|
(1,786,380
|
)
|
|
|
(1,345,664
|
)
|
Total other (expense)/income, net
|
|
|
(515,176
|
)
|
|
|
281,237
|
|
|
|
1,043,842
|
|
|
|
141,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(709,252
|
)
|
|
|
2,879,074
|
|
|
|
(48,458
|
)
|
|
|
3,244,132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(144,497
|
)
|
|
|
(600,661
|
)
|
|
|
(345,647
|
)
|
|
|
(580,566
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
|
(853,749
|
)
|
|
|
2,278,413
|
|
|
|
(394,105
|
)
|
|
|
2,663,566
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
292,890
|
|
|
|
458,788
|
|
|
|
320,890
|
|
|
|
766,370
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
$
|
(560,859
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,737,201
|
|
|
$
|
(73,215
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,429,936
|
|
(LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
30,883,916
|
|
|
|
31,085,859
|
|
|
|
30,834,537
|
|
|
|
31,015,385
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
30,883,916
|
|
|
|
31,102,815
|
|
|
|
30,834,537
|
|
|
|
31,032,341
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
consolidated financial statements.
CHINA ENERGY RECOVERY, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
Preferred Stock
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
Additional
paid-in
|
|
|
Statutory
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
reserves
|
|
|
deficit
|
|
|
income/(loss)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE at January 1, 2010
|
|
|
662,963
|
|
|
$
|
626
|
|
|
|
30,638,720
|
|
|
$
|
30,639
|
|
|
$
|
8,163,224
|
|
|
$
|
132,802
|
|
|
$
|
(1,194,158
|
)
|
|
$
|
(77,485
|
)
|
|
$7,055,648
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of preferred stock
|
|
|
(462,963
|
)
|
|
|
(437
|
)
|
|
|
245,098
|
|
|
|
245
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
141,012
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
141,012
|
|
Restricted common stock issued related to long-term loan
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
22,448
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
8,957
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,979
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,519,383
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,519,383)
|
|
Foreign currency translation gain
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
488,131
|
|
|
488,131
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE at December 31, 2010
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
|
30,906,266
|
|
|
|
30,906
|
|
|
|
8,313,385
|
|
|
|
132,802
|
|
|
|
(4,713,541
|
)
|
|
|
410,646
|
|
|
4,174,387
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock for consulting services
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,385
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
40,258
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
40,308
|
|
Restricted common stock issued related to long-term loan
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
129,208
|
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
|
144,369
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
144,498
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
253,158
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
253,158
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,663,566
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,663,566
|
|
Foreign currency translation gain
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
766,370
|
|
|
766,370
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE at September 30, 2011
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
$
|
189
|
|
|
|
31,085,859
|
|
|
$
|
31,085
|
|
|
$
|
8,751,170
|
|
|
$
|
132,802
|
|
|
$
|
(2,049,975
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,177,016
|
|
$
|
8,042,287
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
consolidated financial statements.
CHINA ENERGY RECOVERY, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2010 AND 2011
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (Loss)/Income
|
|
$
|
(394,105
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,663,566
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
242,627
|
|
|
|
1,014,085
|
|
Loss on disposal of PP&E
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
52,732
|
|
Recoveries of doubtful accounts credited to income
|
|
|
(68,049
|
)
|
|
|
(37,624
|
)
|
Provision for inventories
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
26,621
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
|
|
105,759
|
|
|
|
253,158
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
40,308
|
|
Restricted common stock issued to settle exchange rate loss related to long-term loan
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
144,498
|
|
Accretion of interest on long-term loan
|
|
|
33,980
|
|
|
|
81,870
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
600,396
|
|
|
|
215,623
|
|
Accretion of convertible notes
|
|
|
697,253
|
|
|
|
116,714
|
|
Capitalized interest expenses
|
|
|
(114,329
|
)
|
|
|
(6,829
|
)
|
Cancellation of warrants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(15,547
|
)
|
Change in fair value of warrants
|
|
|
(980,617
|
)
|
|
|
(1,164,122
|
)
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
|
|
(847,825
|
)
|
|
|
(396,482
|
)
|
Deferred tax expense
|
|
|
55,356
|
|
|
|
(344,079
|
)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes receivable
|
|
|
411,049
|
|
|
|
(213,108
|
)
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(1,317,802
|
)
|
|
|
(7,650,058
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
541,360
|
|
|
|
(5,230,423
|
)
|
Other receivables
|
|
|
7,937
|
|
|
|
682,203
|
|
Advances on purchases
|
|
|
(2,821,431
|
)
|
|
|
(21,062,854
|
)
|
Long term accounts receivable - retainage
|
|
|
1,725,146
|
|
|
|
4,679,121
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(453,572
|
)
|
|
|
9,344,972
|
|
Other payables and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
334,885
|
|
|
|
(902,707
|
)
|
Advances from customers – third parties
|
|
|
2,633,332
|
|
|
|
23,066,390
|
|
Taxes payable
|
|
|
(647,792
|
)
|
|
|
(1,235,278
|
)
|
Effects of exchange rate changes on operations
|
|
|
285,942
|
|
|
|
914,029
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
29,500
|
|
|
|
5,036,779
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment
|
|
|
(5,361,821
|
)
|
|
|
(9,011,203
|
)
|
Purchases of intangible assets
|
|
|
(38,958
|
)
|
|
|
(2,465,073
|
)
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
112,040
|
|
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant, and equipment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
24,863
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(5,400,779
|
)
|
|
|
(11,339,373
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of long term loans
|
|
|
(360,823
|
)
|
|
|
(3,259,843
|
)
|
Cash proceeds from long term loans
|
|
|
5,003,778
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash proceeds from short term loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,314,720
|
|
Cash proceeds from letter of credit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,304,560
|
|
Cash proceeds from short term bank loans
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
8,857,930
|
|
Principal payments on short term bank loans
|
|
|
(880,200
|
)
|
|
|
(1,162,700
|
)
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
3,762,755
|
|
|
|
10,054,667
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
|
|
|
2,460
|
|
|
|
54,470
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH
|
|
|
(1,606,064
|
)
|
|
|
3,806,543
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH, beginning of period
|
|
$
|
2,386,573
|
|
|
$
|
2,996,076
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH, end of period
|
|
$
|
780,509
|
|
|
$
|
6,802,619
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
|
|
$
|
53,446
|
|
|
$
|
506,692
|
|
Cash paid during the period for interest
|
|
$
|
451,303
|
|
|
$
|
1,123,589
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accounts payable relating to purchase of plant and equipments
|
|
$
|
91,025
|
|
|
$
|
5,191,982
|
|
Common stock issued for consulting services
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
40,308
|
|
Common stock issued related to long-term loan
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
144,498
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 1 – Organization
China Energy Recovery, Inc. ("CER" or the "Company"),
formerly known as MMA Media Inc. and Commerce Development Corporation Ltd., was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland
in May, 1998. On February 5, 2008, the Company changed its name to China Energy Recovery, Inc. On January 24, 2008, the Company
entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Poise Profit International, Ltd. ("Poise Profit"), a company incorporated
on November 23, 2007, under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, and the shareholders of Poise Profit. The share exchange transaction
(the "Share Exchange") was consummated on April 15, 2008 and Poise Profit became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
On April 16, 2008, the Company conducted a 1-for-2 reverse stock split pursuant to which each two shares of CER's common stock,
issued and outstanding on the record date of April 15, 2008, converted into one share of CER's common stock. Pursuant to the Share
Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Poise Profit's common stock in exchange
for the issuance of 20,757,090 shares, or 81.5% of the Company's common stock on a post 1-for-2 reverse stock split basis, to the
shareholders of Poise Profit.
Poise Profit is an off-shore holding company and has no operating
business activities. Poise Profit owns 100% of HAIE Hi-tech Engineering (Hong Kong) Company, Limited ("Hi-tech") and
CER (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited (“CER Hong Kong”), which were incorporated in Hong Kong on January 4, 2002 and August
13, 2008, respectively.
Effective on January 1, 2006, Hi-tech executed a series of contractual
arrangements with Shanghai Hai Lu Kun Lun Hi-tech Engineering Co., Ltd ("Shanghai Engineering"), established in Shanghai
in July 1999, and its shareholders, including a Consulting Services Agreement and an Operating Agreement, through which Hi-tech
has the right to advise, consult, manage and operate Shanghai Engineering, and collect and own all of its net profits. Additionally,
Shanghai Engineering's shareholders have assigned their voting rights over Shanghai Engineering to Hi-tech. In order to further
reinforce Hi-tech's rights to control and operate Shanghai Engineering, Shanghai Engineering and its shareholders have granted
Hi-tech the exclusive right and option to acquire all of their equity interests in Shanghai Engineering. Further, Shanghai Engineering
shareholders have pledged all of their rights, titles and interests in Shanghai Engineering to Hi-tech.
Effective on May 23, 2007, Hi-tech executed a series of contractual
arrangements with Shanghai Xin Ye Environmental Protection Engineering Technology Co., Ltd ("Shanghai Environmental"),
incorporated in Shanghai in May, 2007 and Mr. Qinghuan Wu, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Shanghai Environmental’s
sole shareholder, including a Consulting Services Agreement and an Operating Agreement, through which Hi-tech has the right to
advise, consult, manage and operate Shanghai Environmental, and collect and own all of its net profits. Additionally, Mr. Wu assigned
his voting rights over Shanghai Environmental to Hi-tech. In order to further reinforce Hi-tech's rights to control and operate
Shanghai Environmental, Shanghai Environmental and Mr. Wu have granted Hi-tech the exclusive right and option to acquire all Mr.
Wu’s equity interests in Shanghai Environmental. Further, Mr. Wu has pledged all of his rights, title and interest in Shanghai
Environmental. Shanghai Environmental was dissolved in June, 2010 and the registered capital had been transferred to Shanghai Engineering
accordingly.
All of Shanghai Engineering’s manufacturing activities
were conducted through a Leasing and Operation Agreement, a form of cooperative manufacturing agreement, originally effective as
of May 1, 2003 and subsequently renewed and amended with a state-owned enterprise, Shanghai Si Fang. Pursuant to the
agreement, Shanghai Si Fang leased a land use right, and certain buildings and fixed assets (lease elements) in one of its subsidiaries,
Vessel Works Division, and provided management services and licensed the “Si Fang” brand and manufacturing license
(non-lease elements) of Vessel Works Division to Shanghai Engineering. Because the arrangement contains both the lease
and non-lease elements, the quarterly payments were allocated between the lease and non-lease deliverables based on their respective
fair values. The lease elements were classified and accounted for as operating leases and the lease expense was recorded
on a straight-line basis. The non-lease elements were accounted for as prepayment for management and licensing fees
and the payment was amortized on a straight-line basis over each contractual period. In April 2011, the contractual arrangement
with Vessel Works Division was terminated.
Shanghai Engineering did not have a variable interest in Vessel
Works Division through this agreement as the arrangement was established between Shanghai Engineering and Shanghai Si Fang. Shanghai
Engineering did not have any contractual or ownership interest in Vessel Works Division, and therefore, Shanghai Engineering did
not have a variable interest in Vessel Works Division.
The arrangement, however, may have resulted in Shanghai Engineering
having a variable interest in Shanghai Si Fang, but as Shanghai Si Fang is a state-owned enterprise that has substantive operations
other than the Lease and Operation arrangement, Shanghai Engineering was not the primary beneficiary of Shanghai Si Fang.
In order to restructure the holding structure of the Company
(the “Restructuring”), on December 2, 2008, 100% of the shares of CER Hong Kong were transferred to Poise Profit from
Mr. Qinghuan Wu and his wife, Mrs. Zhou, and all the contracts between Hi-tech and Shanghai Engineering, and between
Hi-tech and Shanghai Environmental were transferred to CER Hong Kong. Thereafter, CER Hong Kong, through its variable
interest entities located in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), designs, develops, manufactures and markets waste
heat boilers and pressure vessels in the fields of chemical industry, petrochemical industry, oil refinery, fine chemicals, water
and power conservancy, metallurgical, environmental protection, waste heat utilization and power generation from waste heat recovery.
On November 11, 2008, CER Energy Recovery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
(“CER Shanghai”) was incorporated in Shanghai by CER Hong Kong. CER Shanghai’s registered capital is $5,000,000.
As of December 31, 2010, CER Hong Kong has contributed all the registered capital. CER Shanghai is mainly engaged in the development
of energy recovery and environmental protection technologies, and the design, installation and servicing of waste heat recovery
systems.
CER Energy Recovery (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. (“CER Yangzhou”)
was incorporated on August 28, 2009 in Yangzhou, China by CER Hong Kong. CER Yangzhou’s registered capital is $20,000,000,
all of which has been injected as of September 30, 2011. CER Yangzhou is mainly engaged in the development and manufacturing of
waste heat recovery systems and other related energy efficiency equipment.
As all the above entities are under common control, the arrangements
described above have been accounted for as a reorganization of entities and the financial statements have been prepared as if the
reorganization had occurred retroactively. CER, Poise Profit, CER Hong Kong, Hi-tech, Shanghai Engineering, CER Shanghai, CER Yangzhou,
and Shanghai Environmental, are collectively hereinafter referred to as the “Group”.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming
the Company will continue as a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and
commitments in the normal course of business. Management intends to raise additional funds through additional bank financing to
fund completion of Phase II of the Company’s new manufacturing facility. Although management continues to pursue these plans,
there is no assurance that they will be successful. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from
the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 2 – Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements
for three and nine months ended September 30, 2011
On March 30, 2012 the Group filed a current report on Form 8-K
announcing the pending restatement of previously issued unaudited financial information for the first, second, and third quarters
of 2011. Such restatements and amendments do not affect any other financial information for any other previous periods. Furthermore,
the full year ended December 31, 2011, for which results were reported on Form 10-K as filed March 31, 2012, was not impacted.
The root cause of the necessary adjustments to the quarterly
interim financial information for the first three quarters of 2011 was identified during the preparation of the Group’s
annual 2011 financial statements as reported in Form 10-K filed March 31, 2012. The Group determined that transaction losses resulting
from variations in foreign currency exchange rates on certain purchase transactions denominated in U.S. dollars involving the
Group’s onshore PRC subsidiaries (which use the yuan renminbi, or RMB as their functional currency) were incorrectly classified
as translation losses and were incorrectly included in other comprehensive income (loss). These losses should have been reported
in the statement of operations within other income (expense). Such transaction losses only impacted the first three quarters of
2011 as the underlying business activity involving purchasing of raw materials related to the Group’s then-under-construction
Yangzhou production facility started in 2011 and was substantially completed by the end of 2011. The transaction losses arose
as a result of cash advances made to suppliers which were denominated in U.S. dollars (for an entity whose functional currency
was the Renminbi). When equipment was later received in satisfaction of these advances (or when unsettled advances, which
are typically settled in a few months or less, were re-valued at the end of an accounting period) the weakening of the U.S. dollar
against the Renminbi led to an exchange loss.
Adjustments, and causes therefor, are reflected below for the consolidated balance sheet and statement(s)
of income and other comprehensive income (loss). Adjustments to the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity are limited
to the associated effect of balance sheet and statement of operations restated amounts and are included in the captions for “net
income” and “foreign currency translation” in the columns marked “Restated” in Item 1. Adjustments
to the statement of cash flows are limited to the associated effect of balance sheet and statement of operations restated amounts
and included in the captions for “net income,” “deferred tax expense,” and “effects of exchange rate
changes in operating activities” in the 2011 column marked “Restated” in Item 1.
Consolidated Balance Sheet Impact:
The following table sets forth the effects
on the Group’s consolidated balance sheet.
|
|
September 30, 2011
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
(a)
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
6,802,619
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6,802,619
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
115,502
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
115,502
|
|
Notes receivable
|
|
|
1,554,467
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,554,467
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts - third parties
|
|
|
7,658,742
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,658,742
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties
|
|
|
7,063,336
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,063,336
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
13,861,479
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
13,861,479
|
|
Other current assets and receivables
|
|
|
502,829
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
502,829
|
|
Deferred financing costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Advances on purchases
|
|
|
33,340,855
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
33,340,855
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
70,899,829
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
70,899,829
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant, and equipment, net
|
|
|
26,240,267
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
26,240,267
|
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
|
308,577
|
|
|
|
207,278
|
|
|
|
515,855
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
4,982,462
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,982,462
|
|
Long-term accounts receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total non-current assets
|
|
|
31,531,306
|
|
|
|
207,278
|
|
|
|
31,738,584
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
102,431,135
|
|
|
|
207,278
|
|
|
|
102,638,413
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
19,094,802
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
19,094,802
|
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
4,786,477
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,786,477
|
|
Advances from customers-third parties
|
|
|
50,596,455
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
50,596,455
|
|
Taxes payable
|
|
|
396,229
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
396,229
|
|
Short-term bank loans
|
|
|
11,875,453
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
11,875,453
|
|
Short-term loans
|
|
|
7,123,016
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,123,016
|
|
Derivative liability, current
|
|
|
26,825
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
26,825
|
|
Long-term loan - current maturity
|
|
|
543,778
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
543,778
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
94,443,035
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
94,443,035
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant liability
|
|
|
153,091
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
153,091
|
|
Derivative liability, non-current
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Convertible note
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Long-term loan
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total non-current liabilities
|
|
|
153,091
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
153,091
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
94,596,126
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
94,596,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 200,000 shares issued and outstanding as of both December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011)
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
189
|
|
Common stock ($0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 30,906,266 and 31,085,859 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, respectively)
|
|
|
31,085
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31,085
|
|
Additional paid-in-capital
|
|
|
8,751,170
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
8,751,170
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(1,428,142
|
))
|
|
|
(621,833
|
)
|
|
|
(2,049,975
|
)
|
Statutory reserves
|
|
|
132,802
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
132,802
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
347,905
|
|
|
|
829,111
|
|
|
|
1,177,016
|
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
|
|
7,835,009
|
|
|
|
207,278
|
|
|
|
8,042,287
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
|
102,431,135
|
|
|
|
207,278
|
|
|
|
102,638,413
|
|
(a)
|
Deferred tax assets increased by $207,278 because CER Yangzhou recognized additional deferred tax assets for the additional losses.
|
Consolidated Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Impact:
The following table sets forth the effects on the Group’s
consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
(a) / (b)
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third parties
|
|
|
18,823,066
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
18,823,066
|
|
Related party
|
|
|
10,563,392
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,563,392
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
29,386,458
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
29,386,458
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST OF REVENUES
|
|
|
(24,298,399
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(24,298,399
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS PROFIT
|
|
|
5,088,059
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,088,059
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
|
|
(2,490,222
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,490,222
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
2,597,837
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,597,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER (EXPENSE)/INCOME, NET:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrants
|
|
|
248,332
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
248,332
|
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
|
|
72,764
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
72,764
|
|
Non-operating income, net
|
|
|
765,461
|
|
|
|
(434,920
|
)
|
|
|
330,541
|
|
Interest expenses, net
|
|
|
(370,400
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(370,400
|
)
|
Total other (expense)/income, net
|
|
|
716,157
|
|
|
|
(434,920
|
)
|
|
|
281,237
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
3,313,994
|
|
|
|
(434,920
|
)
|
|
|
2,879,074
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(709,391
|
)
|
|
|
108,730
|
|
|
|
(600,661
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
|
2,604,603
|
|
|
|
(326,190
|
)
|
|
|
2,278,413
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
23,868
|
|
|
|
434,920
|
|
|
|
458,788
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
|
2,628,471
|
|
|
|
108,730
|
|
|
|
2,737,201
|
|
(LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
0.08
|
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
0.07
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
0.08
|
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
0.07
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
31,085,859
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31,085,859
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
31,102,815
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31,102,815
|
|
(a)
|
Non-operating income decreased by $434,920 and earnings per share decreased by $0.01 because of the incorrect classification of realized foreign exchange losses, resulting from purchasing activity denominated in a currency other than the functional currency. The incorrect classification affected exchange gains and losses reported in net income and foreign currency translation adjustments reported in other comprehensive income.
|
(b)
|
The provision for income taxes decreased by $108,730 because CER Yangzhou recognized additional deferred tax benefits related to the additional losses.
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2011
|
|
|
|
Previously
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
(a) / (b)
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third parties
|
|
|
31,404,912
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31,404,912
|
|
Related party
|
|
|
23,631,431
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
23,631,431
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
55,036,343
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
55,036,343
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST OF REVENUES
|
|
|
(45,567,195
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(45,567,195
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS PROFIT
|
|
|
9,469,148
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
9,469,148
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
|
|
(6,366,370
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(6,366,370
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
3,102,778
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,102,778
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER (EXPENSE)/INCOME, NET:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrants
|
|
|
1,164,122
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,164,122
|
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
|
|
396,482
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
396,482
|
|
Non-operating income (expense), net
|
|
|
755,525
|
|
|
|
(829,111
|
)
|
|
|
(73,586
|
)
|
Interest expenses, net
|
|
|
(1,345,664
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,345,664
|
)
|
Total other (expense)/income, net
|
|
|
970,465
|
|
|
|
(829,111
|
)
|
|
|
141,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
4,073,243
|
|
|
|
(829,111
|
)
|
|
|
3,244,132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(787,844
|
)
|
|
|
207,278
|
|
|
|
(580,566
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
|
3,285,399
|
|
|
|
(621,833
|
)
|
|
|
2,663,566
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
(62,741
|
)
|
|
|
829,111
|
|
|
|
766,370
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
|
3,222,658
|
|
|
|
207,278
|
|
|
|
3,429,936
|
|
(LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
0.09
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
0.09
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
31,015,385
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31,015,385
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
31,032,341
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31,032,341
|
|
(a)
|
Non-operating income decreased by $829,111and earnings per share decreased by $0.02 because of the incorrect classification of realized foreign exchange losses, resulting from purchasing activity denominated in a currency other than the functional currency. The incorrect classification affected exchange gains and losses reported in net income and foreign currency translation adjustments reported in other comprehensive income.
|
(b)
|
The provision for income taxes decreased by $207,278 because CER Yangzhou recognized additional deferred tax benefits for the additional losses.
|
Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
as of September 30, 2011 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 have been prepared by the Company,
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for interim financial reports and the instructions for Form
10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared under generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such regulations.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments,
consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of
operations and cash flows. The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily
indicative of the results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2011. The balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been
derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation
of these consolidated financial statements are set out below:
(a)
|
Principles of consolidation
|
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries Poise profit,
CER Hong Kong, Hi-tech, CER Shanghai, CER Yangzhou, and its variable interest entities (“VIEs”) Shanghai
Engineering and Shanghai Environmental. All significant inter-company transactions and balances among the Company, its subsidiaries
and VIEs are eliminated upon consolidation.
In accordance with the Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”)
810-10, variable interest entities (VIEs) are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without
additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All VIEs with which
the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary
beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.
The Company has concluded that Shanghai Engineering is, and
Shanghai Environmental was (prior to its dissolution) a VIE and that the Company is the primary beneficiary. Under the requirements
of US GAAP, the Company consolidates the financial statements of Shanghai Engineering and Shanghai Environmental.
Under the contractual arrangements with the VIEs, the Company
has the power to direct activities of the VIEs, and can have assets transferred freely out of the VIEs without any restrictions.
Therefore the Company concluded that there was no asset of a consolidated VIE that can be used only to settle obligations of the
VIE, except for registered capital and PRC statutory reserves of the VIEs amounting to a total of $1.38 million as of September
30, 2011. As all the consolidated VIEs are incorporated as limited liability companies under the PRC Company Law, creditors of
the VIEs do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company for any of the liabilities of the consolidated VIEs, which consisted
of receipts in advance of $17.25 million, accounts payable of $8.96 million, accrued liabilities to suppliers and agents of $1.77
million, and other accrued liabilities of $0.54 million, totaling $28.53 million. Currently there is no contractual arrangement
that could require the Company to provide additional financial support to the consolidated VIEs. As the Company is conducting certain
business in the PRC mainly through the VIEs, the Company may provide such support on a discretionary basis in the future, which
could expose the Company to a loss.
(b) Use of estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP,
management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported periods.
Significant estimates include useful lives of equipment, allowance for doubtful accounts, deferred tax assets and the completion
percentage of the construction contracts. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(c) Concentration of risk
The Company maintains cash balances at financial institutions
within the U.S. Hong Kong and PRC. Balances at financial institutions or state owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance.
Balances at financial institutions within the United States are covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for $250,000
per depositor per institution. Balances at financial institutions within Hong Kong are fully covered by government provided
insurance until the end of 2011. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed
to any significant credit risks on its cash in bank accounts.
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, the
Company’s five top customers accounted for 83% and 87% of the Company's sales, respectively. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2011, the Company’s five top customers accounted for 72% and 73% of the Company's sales, respectively.
Receivables from these five top customers were 5% and 56% of total accounts receivable at September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively.
As of December 31, 2010, the top five customers accounted for 74% of total accounts receivable.
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011,
the five top suppliers accounted for approximately 43% and 23% of the Company's purchases of raw materials, respectively. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, the five top suppliers accounted for approximately 36% and 25% of the Company's purchases
of raw materials, respectively. Payables to these five suppliers were approximately 2% and 13% of total accounts payable at September
30, 2010 and 2011, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, the top five suppliers accounted for 26% of total accounts payable.
The Company's operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly,
the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments
in the country, and by the general state of the country's economy. The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific
considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies carrying out operations in the United States. These
include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The
Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary
measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
(d) Foreign currency translations
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. Shanghai
Engineering, CER Shanghai, CER Yangzhou, Hi-tech and CER Hong Kong use the Renminbi ("RMB") as their functional currency. Results
of operations and cash flow are translated at average exchange rates during the period, and assets and liabilities are translated
at the end of period exchange rates. Cash flows are also translated at average translation rates for the period, therefore, amounts
reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders'
equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations from transactions denominated in a currency other
than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred. For the three months ended September 30, 2010
and 2011, foreign currency translation gains amounted to $292,890 and $458,788, respectively. For the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2011, foreign currency translation gains amounted to $320,890 and $766,370, respectively.
The PRC government imposes significant exchange restrictions
on fund transfers out of the PRC that are not related to business operations. These restrictions have not had a material impact
on the Company because it has not engaged in any significant transactions that are subject to the restrictions.
Accumulated other comprehensive income amounted to $410,646
and $1,177,016 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, respectively. The balance sheet accounts with the exception of equity
at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011 were translated at RMB6.83 to $1.00 and RMB6.35 to $1.00 respectively.
The average translation rates applied to income and cash flow
statement amounts for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011 were RMB6.80 to $1.00 and RMB6.40 to $1.00 respectively.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, the average translation rates were RMB6.80 to $1.00 and RMB6.49 to $1.00,
respectively.
(e) Cash and restricted cash
Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits with banks, which
are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use, and which have original maturities less than three months.
Restricted cash represents a cash portion of the guaranty for
the bids on contracts and is deposited in a separate bank account subject to withdrawal restrictions controlled by the customer
to secure the Company’s performance of the project in process. The deposit cannot be drawn or transferred by the Company
until the restriction period has expired. The Company also classified certain cash as restricted that is not available for use
in its operations.
(f) Notes receivable
Notes receivable represent trade accounts receivable due from
various customers where the customers’ banks have guaranteed the payment of the receivables. The notes are non-interest bearing
and normally paid within three to six months. The Company has the ability to submit a request for payment to the customer’s
bank earlier than the scheduled payment date, but will incur an interest charge and a processing fee.
(g) Receivables and allowance for doubtful accounts
Receivables include trade accounts due from the customers, and
other receivables from cash advances to employees or third parties. Management regularly reviews aging of receivables and changes
in payment trends by its customers, and records a reserve when they believe collection of amounts due are at risk.
Allowance for doubtful accounts, December 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
589,048
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
152,960
|
|
Write off
|
|
|
(134,639
|
)
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
17,645
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts, December 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
625,014
|
|
Reversal
|
|
|
(37,624
|
)
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
25,539
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts, September 30, 2011
|
|
$
|
612,929
|
|
Accounts receivable which are expected to be collected after
twelve months are reclassified as long-term accounts receivable. The Company reserved a provision for accounts receivable
balances based on the nature of the business and accounts receivable collection history (further discussed in Note 4).
(h) Inventories
Inventories comprised of raw materials, work in progress and
finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Costs of work in progress include direct labor, direct materials,
and production overhead before the goods are ready for sale. Management reviews inventories for obsolescence or cost in excess
of market value periodically. The obsolescence, if any, is recorded as a reserve against the inventory. The cost in excess of market
value is written off and recorded as cost of revenues.
Provision for inventory, December 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
117,126
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
47,281
|
|
Realized
|
|
|
(74,090
|
)
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
2,878
|
|
Provision for inventory, December 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
93,195
|
|
Addition
|
|
|
26,621
|
|
Realized
|
|
|
(5,195
|
)
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
4,124
|
|
Provision for inventory, September 30, 2011
|
|
$
|
118,745
|
|
(i) Advances on purchase
Advances on purchases are monies advanced to outside vendors
for inventory purchases and property, plant and equipment purchases. This amount is refundable and bears no interest.
(j) Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, plant, and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation
is calculated principally by use of the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Expenditures
for maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the expected useful lives of assets are charged to operations as incurred,
while renewals and betterments are capitalized.
Management established a 5% residual value for property, plant
and equipment. The estimated useful lives for property, plant, and equipment are as follows:
Plants and Buildings
|
20-38 years
|
Transportation equipment
|
3-10 years
|
Machinery equipment
|
5-10 years
|
Office equipment
|
3-5 years
|
The gain or loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment
is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant assets; gains or losses, if any, are recognized
in the consolidated statement of income and other comprehensive income. The Company disposed of machinery with a carrying value
of $37,949 and two cars with carrying value of $39,646 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, and recognized
a combined disposal loss of $52,732 from the transactions.
(k) Impairment of assets
The Company assesses the carrying value of long-lived assets
each reporting period, more often when factors indicating impairment are present, and reduces the carrying value of such assets
by the amount of the impairment. The Company determines the existence of such impairment by measuring the expected future cash
flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) and comparing such amount to the net asset carrying value. An impairment loss,
if it exists, is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Fair
value generally means based on either quoted market price, if available, or discounted cash flow analysis. There was no impairment
of long lived assets recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011.
(l) Advances from customers
Advances from customers represent amounts advanced by customers
on product or service orders. The product (service) normally is shipped (rendered) within one year after receipt of the advance
payment, and the related sales are recognized in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policy.
(m) Income taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability
method. Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their
reported amounts in the financial statements, net operating loss carry forwards and credits, by applying enacted statutory tax
rate in the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced
by a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.
In assessing uncertain tax positions, the Company applies a
more likely than not threshold and a two-step approach for the tax position measurement and financial statement recognition. For
the two-step approach, the first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available
evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained, including resolution of related appeals
or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely
to be realized upon settlement. As of September 30, 2011, the Company does not have any uncertain tax positions required to be
recognized and measured under the accounting standard for income taxes.
(n) Value added tax
Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of
a value-added tax ("VAT"). All of the Company's products that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added
tax at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included
in the cost of producing its finished product. The Company recorded VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in the
financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed offsetting the payables against the receivables.
(o) Operating leases
Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership
of assets remain with the leasing company are accounted for as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged
to the statement of operation on a straight line basis over the lease periods.
(p) Stock based compensation
In accordance with ASC 718,
Compensation-Stock Compensation
,
the Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock based compensation at the grant date fair value
of the award.
The Group recognizes the stock based compensation costs, net
of a forfeiture rate, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each award.
ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of
grant and revised in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. There were no stock options
granted in the three months ended September 30, 2010. Stock options to purchase 120,000 shares of common stock were granted to
new directors in June 2011.
Cost of goods acquired or services received from non-employees
is measured based on the fair value of the awards issued on the measurement date as defined in ASC 505. Awards granted to non-employees
are remeasured at each reporting date using the fair value as at each period end. Changes in fair values between the interim reporting
dates are attributed consistent with the method used in recognizing the original stock based compensation costs.
(q) Shipping and handling costs
Shipping and handling costs are included in selling, general
and administrative expenses; they totaled $82,453 and $301,735 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively,
and $192,369 and $410,108 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively.
(r) Revenue recognition
The Company derives revenues principally from:
|
(a)
|
Provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC") services, which are essentially turnkey contracts where the Company provides all services in the whole construction process from design, development, engineering, manufacturing, procurement to installation;
|
|
(b)
|
Sales of energy recovery systems; and
|
|
(c)
|
Provision of design services.
|
Revenue by the above categories for three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2011 are summarized as follows:
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPC contracts
|
|
$
|
3,079,689
|
|
|
$
|
27,163,759
|
|
Product
|
|
|
3,067,962
|
|
|
|
2,222,699
|
|
Totals
|
|
$
|
6,147,651
|
|
|
$
|
29,386,458
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPC contracts
|
|
$
|
11,389,302
|
|
|
$
|
46,896,711
|
|
Product
|
|
|
6,058,268
|
|
|
|
8,139,632
|
|
Totals
|
|
$
|
17,447,570
|
|
|
$
|
55,036,343
|
|
In accordance with the accounting standard regarding performance
of construction-type and certain production-type contracts, and long-term construction-type contracts, the Company adopted the
percentage of completion method to recognize revenues and cost of sales for EPC contracts. EPC contracts are long-term, complex
contracts involving multiple elements, such as design, manufacturing and installation, which all form one integral EPC project.
The energy recovery system involved in an EPC project is highly customized to the specific customer's facilities and essentially
not transferable to any other facilities without significant modification and cost. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to
beneficially use a single element of a specific EPC project on a standalone basis other than in connection with the facilities
for which it was intended. EPC contracts are by nature long-term construction-type contracts, usually lasting more than one
accounting period, and the Company is able to reasonably estimate the progress toward completion, including contracts revenues
and contracts costs. EPC contacts specify the customers' rights to the goods, the consideration to be paid and received, and the
terms of payment. Specifically, the Company has the right to require a customer to make progress payments upon completion of determined
stages of the project which serve as evidence of the customer's approval and acceptance of the work completed to date as complying
with the terms of the particular EPC contract and upon which the company recognize the revenue.
Sales of the Company's energy recovery systems and related products
are essentially product sales. The products consist mainly of waste heat boilers and other related equipment manufactured according
to specific customers' specifications. Once manufactured, the Company ships the products to its customers in their entirety in
one batch. The Company’s service arrangement also includes a limited warranty to its customers pursuant to which
the customers retain between 5% and 10% of the particular contract price as retainage during the limited warranty period (usually
12-18 months). The Company generally recognizes revenues including retainage from product sales when (i) persuasive evidence of
an arrangement exists, which is generally represented by a contract between the Company and the customer; (ii) products are shipped;
(iii) title and risk of ownership have passed to the customer, which generally occurs at the time of delivery; (iv) the customer
accepts the products upon quality inspection performed by them; (v) the purchase price is agreed to between the Company and the
customer; and (vi) collectability is reasonably assured. Net revenues represent the invoiced value of products, less returns and
discounts, and net of value-added tax.
In providing design services, the Company designs energy recovery
systems and other related systems based on a customer's requirements and the deliverable consists of engineering drawings. The
customer may elect to engage the Company to manufacture the designed system or choose to present the Company's drawings to other
manufacturers for manufacturing and installation. The Company recognizes revenues from design services when the services are provided,
the design drawings are delivered, invoices are issued and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company generally delivers
the drawings in one batch.
(s) Fair value of financial instruments
The accounting standard regarding fair value of financial instruments
and related fair value measurements defines financial instruments and requires fair value disclosures of those financial instruments.
On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted accounting standard regarding fair value measurements, which defines fair value, establishes
a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements for fair value
measures. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for current assets and current
liabilities qualify as financial instruments. Management concluded the carrying values of these financial instruments are
a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected
realization and the current market rates of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
¨
Level 1
|
|
Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Fair valued assets and liabilities that are generally included in this category are assets comprised of cash, accounts and notes receivable, and liabilities comprised of bank loans, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other payables. As of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, the carrying values of these assets and liabilities approximated their fair values.
|
|
|
|
¨
Level 2
|
|
Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments. At December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, the Company did not have any fair value assets or liabilities classified as Level 2.
|
¨
Level 3
|
|
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value. Inputs reflected management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
|
The following table presents information about the company’s
financial liabilities classified as Level 3 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2011
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Using Fair Value Hierarchy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative liability, current (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
26,825
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
26,825
|
|
Derivative liability, non-current (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Warrant liability (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
153,091
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
153,091
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Using Fair Value Hierarchy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Derivative liability, current (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
374,846
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
374,846
|
|
Derivative liability, non-current (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
48,461
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
48,461
|
|
Warrant liability (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
1,332,760
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,332,760
|
|
A summary of changes in Level 3 derivative and warrant liabilities
for the years ended December 31, 2010 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
2,243,947
|
|
Derivative liability of long term loan, current (Note 9)
|
|
|
132,470
|
|
Derivative liability of convertible notes (Note 10)
|
|
|
48,461
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability recognized in earnings
|
|
|
(40,187
|
)
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability recognized in earnings
|
|
|
(628,624
|
)
|
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
1,756,067
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability recognized in earnings
|
|
|
(1,164,122
|
)
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability recognized in earnings
|
|
|
(396,482
|
)
|
Warrant cancellation (Note 14)
|
|
|
(15,547
|
)
|
Balance at September 30, 2011
|
|
$
|
179,916
|
|
(t) Segment reporting
The Group has adopted ASC 280, Segment Reporting, for its Segment
reporting. The Group mainly operates in China and measures its business as a single segment.
(u) Recent accounting pronouncements
In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02 which applies to
all creditors, both public and nonpublic, that restructure receivables that fall within the scope of Subtopic 310-40, Receivables—Troubled
Debt Restructurings by Creditors. In evaluating whether a restructuring constitute a trouble debt restructuring, Topic 310 clarifies
the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial
difficulties. In addition, the amendments to Topic 310 clarify that a creditor is precluded from using the effective interest rate
test in the debtor’s guidance on restructuring of payables when evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled
debt restructuring. The amendments in this Update are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June
15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted.
The Company has adopted the guidance and the adoption does not have a significant impact on its financial position or results of
operations.
In 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued new accounting guidance that amends some fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The new guidance
states that the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise are only relevant when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial
assets and prohibits the grouping of financial instruments for purposes of determining their fair values when the unit of account
is specified in other guidance. The Company will adopt this accounting standard upon its effective date for periods ending on or
after December 15, 2011, and do not anticipate that this adoption will have a significant impact on its financial position or results
of operations.
In 2011, the FASB issued new disclosure guidance related to
the presentation of the Statement of Comprehensive Income. This guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive
income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. The Company will adopt this accounting standard upon its effective
date for periods ending on or after December 15, 2011, and do not anticipate that this adoption will have any impact on its financial
position or results of operations.
Note 4 – Accounts Receivable
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current accounts receivable - third parties
|
|
$
|
7,059,935
|
|
|
|
7,658,742
|
|
Current accounts receivable - related parties
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,063,336
|
|
Current accounts receivable
|
|
|
7,059,935
|
|
|
|
14,722,078
|
|
Subtract: Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Current accounts receivable, net
|
|
$
|
7,059,935
|
|
|
|
14,722,078
|
|
Current receivables include revenue recognized in excess of
amounts billed for the EPC contracts recognized using the percentage of completion method. As of December 31, 2010 and
September 30, 2011, the revenue recognized in excess of amounts billed amounted to approximately $2,328,420 and $ 10,581,732, respectively.
(b)
|
Long-term Accounts Receivable
|
The Company classifies amounts which are to be collected after
one year as long-term accounts receivable.
The following accounts receivable consisted of receivables related
to revenue recognized in excess of amounts billed of approximately $4,679,121 and $1,995,866 as of December 31, 2010 and September
30, 2011, respectively. These receivables have original maturities of greater than 12 months. As of September 30, 2011, these balances
include $1,995,866 that has been classified to current receivables due to a change in contractual term from March 2013 to March
2012.
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Gross
|
|
$
|
6,242,969
|
|
|
$
|
2,608,795
|
|
Unearned Income
|
|
|
(938,834
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(625,014
|
)
|
|
|
(612,929
|
)
|
Total, net
|
|
$
|
4,679,121
|
|
|
$
|
1,995,866
|
|
Less: Current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,995,866
|
)
|
Total
|
|
$
|
4,679,121
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Contractual maturities of the long-term accounts receivable
at September 30, 2011 are summarized as follows:
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve months ended September 30, 2012
|
|
|
1,995,866
|
|
Twelve months ended September 30, 2013
|
|
|
612,929
|
|
Total
|
|
|
2,608,795
|
|
Note 5 – Inventories
As of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, inventories
consist of the following:
|
|
December 31,
2010
|
|
|
September 30,
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw materials
|
|
$
|
1,589,194
|
|
|
$
|
1,851,240
|
|
Work in progress
|
|
|
6,837,139
|
|
|
|
11,794,432
|
|
Finished goods
|
|
|
235,467
|
|
|
|
215,807
|
|
Total inventories
|
|
$
|
8,661,800
|
|
|
$
|
13,861,479
|
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, no accrual
for inventory provision was required. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, management recorded inventory provisions
of $0 and $26,621, respectively.
Note 6 –Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net
As of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, property,
plant and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
December
31,
2010
|
|
|
September
30,
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plants & Buildings
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
22,257,414
|
|
Machinery equipment
|
|
|
666,335
|
|
|
|
4,275,516
|
|
Transportation equipment
|
|
|
395,582
|
|
|
|
363,154
|
|
Office equipment
|
|
|
502,625
|
|
|
|
809,506
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(791,252
|
)
|
|
|
(1,661,048
|
)
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
773,290
|
|
|
|
26,044,542
|
|
Construction in progress
|
|
|
9,328,465
|
|
|
|
195,725
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
10,101,755
|
|
|
$
|
26,240,267
|
|
The Company exercised a purchase option on an office building
in Shanghai Zhangjiang Integrated Circuit Industrial Zone in March 2011. The building was recorded at cost of RMB 48,526,172 (approximately
$7,498,264) and is being depreciated over 38 years starting from July 2011 when the building was placed into service.
Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30,
2010 and 2011 was $88,979 and $450,730, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011
was $191,786 and $949,145, respectively.
Note 7 – Intangible Assets
Intangible assets mainly represent the purchase of usage rights
for a parcel of land in Yangzhou, China, where our manufacturing plant is located. The Company obtained the usage title
of the first land in December 2009. The land use right was recorded at cost of $2,438,632 and is being amortized over
the lease term of 50 years starting from November 2009 when it was acquired. In July 2011, the Company obtained the usage title
of another parcel of land. The land use right was recorded at cost of $2,331,869 and is being amortized over the lease term of
50 years starting from July 2011. The amortization expense recorded for three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011 amounted
to $16,740 and $30,785 respectively. The amortization expense recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011 amounted
to $50,841 and $64,940, respectively. The remaining balance represents the net value of purchased software.
Note 8 – Short Term Bank Loans
On November 18, 2010, CER Shanghai borrowed RMB 8,400,000
(approximately $1,260,000) for working capital purpose from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Shanghai Branch. The term of
the loan is one year. The loan agreement permitted the Company to draw down up to RMB 8,400,000 in principal amount before the
end of 2010. The loan has been guaranteed by Qinghuan Wu, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Jialing Zhou, a former
director of the Company, and wife of Mr. Wu. The Company has also pledged the receivables from Sopo. The loan agreement provides
for quarterly interest payments at an annual interest rate of 6.116%. On November, 2010, the Company drew down RMB 8,400,000, the
full amount. On August 2011, CER paid the remaining outstanding principal due under the RMB 8,400,000 loan.
On December 9, 2010, CER Yangzhou entered into a three-year,
loan facility with the Bank of China, Yizheng Branch. The facility is RMB 30,000,000 (approximately $4,500,000). The
funds may be drawn down as a short term loan used for trade financing or similar purposes. Any amounts due under the
loan are repayable on November 24, 2013. The loan has been guaranteed by Qinghuan Wu, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer; Jialing Zhou, a former director of the Company, and wife of Mr. Wu; one of the Group’s subsidiaries and one of the
Group’s VIEs, CER Shanghai and Shanghai Engineering; and Yizheng Auto Industrial Park Investment and Development Co., Ltd.
The Company has also pledged its land use right in Yizheng. By the end of 2010, the Company drew down RMB 21,000,000 (approximately
$3,171,000) under the facility as a short-term loan, due in one year, which amount carries an annual interest rate of 5.838%. On
June 20, 2011, the Company drew down RMB 9,152,782 (approximately $1,414,288) under the facility as a short-term loan, due
in six months, which amount carries an annual interest rate of 5.56%. These funds were all used for working capital.
On August 17, 2011, CER Shanghai entered into a 90-day loan
facility with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Zhangjiang Branch. On August 23, we drew down principal amount
of $2,500,000 million. The loan is secured by a mortgage by a building in Shanghai, which is held by Jiangsu SOPO (Group) Company
Limited. The loan carries an annual interest rate of 3.27% and the principle and interest will be repaid at maturity. The funds
from the loan are used for working capital.On August 31, 2011, CER Shanghai borrowed RMB29,000,000 (approximately $4,500,000) for
working capital purpose from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Luwan Branch. The loan is secured by a mortgage of CER’s new
office building in Zhangjiang, Shanghai. The term of the loan is 9 months. The loan agreement provides for quarterly interest payments
at an annual interest rate of 7.544% and the principal is due and payable at maturity in May 31, 2012.
While the currency of the primary economic environment in which
the Company operates is the yuan renminbi and we translate to the U.S. dollar as the reporting currency, certain of the Company’s
borrowings are denominated in yuan renminbi, and others in U.S. dollars, depending on our treasury strategy and operational needs. The
currency denomination of borrowings has a meaningful impact on the rate of interest charged given the different inflationary and
economic factors of each of the two currencies.
Interest expense on short-term bank loans was $0 and $98,370
for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Interest expense on short-term bank loans was $1,571 and
$224,492 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Note 9 – Long Term Loans
On February 1, 2010, the Company, through its subsidiaries,
CER Shanghai (“Borrower”) and CER Hong Kong (“Paying Agent”), entered into a series of agreements for a
loan arrangement with two lenders (the “Loan Agreements”). The proceeds of this loan were used for construction of
the new plant in China for the production of the Company’s products.
The aggregate principal amount of the loan under the two Loan
Agreements is $4,000,000. The principal is due January 15, 2013, and bears interest at the annual rate of 15.1%. The
loan repayments are to be made three times a year starting May 15, 2010, and are fully amortizing, such that the principal and
interest will be fully repaid at maturity. The Company is scheduled to pay the sum of $566,023 at the end of every four calendar
months, commencing May 15, 2010.
On April 15, 2011, CER paid the remaining outstanding principal
due under the $4 million long-term loan. The prepayment sum of $2,981,244 represented the principal amount due, the prepayment
premium and the net interest due.
According to the loan agreement provisions, as an additional
inducement to the Lender to make the Loan, CER will issue to the Lender or its designee, on each date that an amount of principal
of the Loan is paid, shares of common stock of CER, on a restricted basis, without registration rights, as follows: If
the RMB exchange rate between the RMB and United States Dollar (“USD”) is less than RMB 6.8271(the agreed upon exchange
rate on the date of the making of the Loan), such that the value of the RMB is greater than the USD, then the difference in the
principal installment calculated at the rate of RMB and calculated at the rate of RMB to USD on such repayment date will be converted
into a US dollar amount and divided by the closing price of one share of common stock of CER on the OTC or stock exchange, the
result of which will represent that number of shares to be issued to the Lender as of such date, in restricted stock. The total
number of shares due to the lenders under the terms of the Exchange Rate Differential Payment provisions of the Loan Agreement
is 151,656, which were all issued as of May 2011. There are no derivative liabilities under the terms of the Exchange Rate Differential
Payment provisions of the Loan Agreement as of September 30, 2011 as the amount has been fully paid in April 2011.
Contemporaneously with the funding of the Loan Agreements, on
February 1, 2010, Mr. Qinghuan Wu, arranged for Haide Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited (“Haide”), a company controlled
by Mr. Qinghuan Wu, to lend to the Company the sum of $1,000,000. The proceeds of this loan will be forwarded to CER
Yangzhou in the form of an investment which helped fund the Company’s new plant in Yangzhou, China. The loan is
an interest only loan, bearing interest at the annual rate of 9.5%, and is unsecured. The Company is scheduled to pay the sum of
$23,750 at the end of every three calendar months. The principal is due in full on January 30, 2012; hence the remaining loan is
classified as a current liability (long-term loan, current). The loan is unsecured and there are no guarantees of the
interest or principal. Shanghai Engineering has subordinated its loan to those under the Loan Agreements. The Company repaid principal
of $460,000 in December 2010 and the balance as of September 30, 2011 was $543,778. The Company is scheduled to pay the sum of
$12,915 at the end of every three calendar months thereafter.
Note 10 – Short Term Loans
On May 21, 2009, the Company entered into a term loan agreement
(“Convertible Notes Agreement”) with an investment company (the “Lender”). Pursuant to the Convertible
Notes Agreement, the lender provides term loan financing (“Convertible Notes”) to the Company in an amount of up to
$5,000,000 within 6 months of the making, which may be drawn from time to time, in whole or in installments, upon notice, but once
repaid shall not be subject to reborrowing. The proceeds from this Convertible Note were used for the construction of a new plant
located in Yangzhou, China for the production of the products, including, but not limited to, the purchase of land for the plant,
buildings, equipment and for the facilitating of financing loans from one or more in-China banks and other institutional lenders.
Any amount borrowed will bear interest at 9.5%, payable every six months, calculated and compounded quarterly. Each draw is due
twenty-four (24) months after the draw down date, together with any accrued and unpaid interest. The Company drew down $5,000,000
on September 29, 2009. For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, interest expense of $545,026 and $269,105, respectively,
was incurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, interest expense of $1,656,936 and $817,082, respectively,
was incurred. The Convertible Notes could be converted to 2,777,778 shares of common stock at the conversion price of $1.80. In
addition, the Company has issued the Lender a five-year common stock purchase warrant (“Commitment Warrants”) to purchase
up to 1,388,889 shares of the Company’s common stock, which is that number of shares of the Company’s common stock
equal to 50% of the principal sum of this Convertible Note divided by the conversion price of $1.80. In connection with these Convertible
Notes, the Company issued to the Lender one hundred shares of Series B preferred stock that provides for voting rights and the
right to appoint directors to the Company’s Board in the event of defaults equal to or exceeding $1,000,000 in the aggregate
amount.
The Lender may recall a Convertible Note after the first anniversary
of the draw down at a redemption price equal to the outstanding principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest upon the closing
by the Company of any debt and/or equity financing (except for debt financings with banks or institutional lenders in China),
in an amount up to 50% of the amount financed. Additionally, upon occurrence of certain events, the Lender can demand
the entire outstanding principal, together with any accrued and unpaid interest to be immediately repaid in full or in part. The
Company can also prepay the Convertible Note at any time it desires with accrued interest and unpaid interest. On September 13,
2010, the Lender agreed not to exercise its right to request an early repayment prior to September 29, 2011.
The embedded conversion feature of the Convertible Notes is
accounted for as a derivative liability separately in the balance sheet in accordance with ASC 815,
Derivatives and Hedging
,
because the conversion price is denominated in US dollars, which is a currency other than the Company’s functional currency. The
conversion feature accounted as a derivative liability on the balance sheet is classified as a current liability based on the timing
of the cash flows derived from the convertible notes. The Convertible Notes were recorded with a discount equal to the fair value
of the conversion feature at the transaction date and were accreted to the redemption value of the Convertible Notes from the draw
down date to the earliest redemption date using the interest method. The change in fair value of the conversion feature of $25,825
and $0 were recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011,
respectively. As of September 30, 2011, pursuant to the modifications described later in this footnote, the conversion feature
expired; there is no conversion term on the modified loan going forward. The change in fair value of the conversion feature of
$848,654 and $203,916 were recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
and 2011, respectively. The interest expense recognized for accretion to the redemption value of the Convertible Notes was $231,998
and $40,535 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The interest expense recognized for accretion
to the redemption value of the Convertible Notes was $697,253 and $116,714 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011,
respectively.
The grant date value of the warrants issued in conjunction with
the Convertible Notes was treated as a commitment fee for obtaining the Convertible Notes, and was recorded as deferred financing
costs to be amortized over the period from grant date to the earliest redemption date of the Convertible Notes. For the three months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, $191,458 and $66,919 of deferred financing costs were amortized and charged to interest expense,
respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, $600,396 and $215,623 of deferred financing costs were amortized
and charged to interest expense, respectively. The Commitment Warrants were recorded as derivative liabilities in accordance with
ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, because their exercise price is denominated in US dollars, which is a currency other than the
Company’s functional currency, i.e., the RMB. Changes in fair value of the Commitment Warrants (Note 14) for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011 were recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.
On December 31, 2010, the Company entered into a loan agreement
with the Lender to replace and continue the prior lending arrangement which was entered into on May 21, 2009, to extend the term
until which the principal amount of $5,000,000 is due to September 29, 2012, and to change certain of the terms of the loan. The
aggregate principal amount of the loan extension is $5,000,000, and bears interest at the annual rate of 15.1%, calculated on a
monthly compounded basis. The principal and accrued interest is due September 29, 2012; hence the modified loan is classified
as a current liability (short-term loan) as of September 30, 2011. The loan may be prepaid by the Company, without penalty. The
loan agreement provides for the typical events of default (which includes default in payment of any part of the principal of or
interest, performance or compliance with the collateral agreement, assets attached or seized by any third person and or any part
of the loan agreement being declared null and void or its enforceability being challenged), including a cross default clause, and
the Company has made various representations and given various covenants to the lender, which includes the audit of the Company’s
annual financial statements and review of the interim financial statements as well as the timely filing of such statements. In
the event of a default, the lender would have the right to exercise its rights under the Class B Preferred Stock that was issued
in connection with the issuance of Convertible Notes, which will continue with respect to the new loan. The Lender continues to
have a right of first refusal with respect to future debt and equity fundings and a right to consent to certain debt and equity
fundings by the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. As a guarantor of the payments under the loan extension, Mr. Wu, the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pledged 8,000,006 of his shares in CER for the repayment of the principal due under the
loan agreement. The pledge will only take effect when the shares are released from its current pledge under the Long
Term loan entered into by the Company on February 1, 2010.
The Company has accounted for the replacement and extension
of the loan agreement as a modification as the changes are not substantial such that there has been no accounting extinguishment
in accordance with ASC 470 Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments. Accordingly a new effective interest rate is determined
based on the carrying amount of the original debt and the revised cash flow of the new loan.
Since the loan is fixed in United States dollars, the lender
will receive compensation when the Renminbi exchange rate increases against the US dollar as compared to the rate fixed at the
borrowing date. Accordingly, the Company has accounted for the feature as an embedded derivative and recognized derivative liability
in the amount of $24,303 and $72,764 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, respectively. The change in fair value of
the derivative liability of $72,764 and $21,636 was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.
On August 22, 2011, CER Shanghai borrowed $314,720 (RMB 2,000,000)
from Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang Micro-credit Co., Ltd. The loan carries an annual interest rate of 8% and the principal and interest
will be repaid on November 22, 2011. The funds from the loan are used for working capital.
On September 30, 2011, CER entered into a term loan arrangement
with Hold And Opt Investments Limited to borrow the aggregate sum of $ 2 million. The maturity date of the loan is October 30,
2011. The loan bears interest at the annual rate of 15.1% (monthly rate of 1.26%). The proceeds of this loan are intended for use
as working capital.
Note 11 – Taxation
USA
The Company is subject to U.S. income tax at a rate of 34% on
its assessable profits. No such tax has been incurred as the Group did not have any assessable income earned in or derived from
the U.S. during the periods presented.
Hong Kong
CER Hong Kong subsidiaries were subject to Hong Kong profit
tax at a rate of 16.5% on their assessable profits. No Hong Kong profit tax has been assessed as the Group did not have assessable
profit that was earned in or derived from Hong Kong subsidiaries during the years presented.
PRC
The New Enterprise Income Tax ("EIT") law was effective
January 1, 2008 and the standard EIT rate is 25%. Pursuant to the PRC tax law, net operating losses can be carried forward
5 years to offset future taxable income.
Pursuant to the PRC income tax laws, Shanghai Engineering is
subject to enterprise income tax at a statutory rate of 15% as a high technology entity. Shanghai Environmental, CER Shanghai and
CER Yangzhou are subject to enterprise income tax at a statutory rate of 25%.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities without taking into consideration
the offsetting of balances are as follows:
|
|
December 31,
2010
|
|
|
September 30,
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets, non-current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax loss carry forwards
|
|
|
3,299,721
|
|
|
|
4,156,502
|
|
-Allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for inventory
|
|
|
120,839
|
|
|
|
125,573
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(3,116,086
|
)
|
|
|
(3,701,041
|
)
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
304,474
|
|
|
|
581,034
|
|
Total deferred tax assets
|
|
|
304,474
|
|
|
|
581,034
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxable temporary difference related to derivative liabilities
|
|
|
(132,698
|
)
|
|
|
(65,179
|
)
|
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
(132,698
|
)
|
|
|
(65,179
|
)
|
The net balances of deferred tax assets and liabilities after
offsetting are as follows:
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
Restated
|
|
Deferred tax assets, current, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deferred tax assets, non-current net
|
|
|
171,776
|
|
|
|
515,855
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
On February 22, 2008, the Ministry of Finance (“MOF”)
and the State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”) jointly issued Cai Shui [2008] Circular 1 (“Circular 1”).
According to Article 4 of Circular 1, distributions of accumulated profits earned by a foreign investment enterprise (“FIE”)
prior to January 1, 2008 to foreign investor(s) in 2008 or after will be exempt from withholding tax (“WHT”) while
distribution of the profit earned by an FIE after January 1, 2008 to its foreign investor(s) shall be subject to WHT at a rate
up to 10% (a lower rate is available under the protection of tax treaties). Since the Company intends to indefinitely reinvest
its earnings to further expand the businesses in mainland China, the foreign invested enterprises do not intend to declare dividends
to their immediate foreign holding companies in the foreseeable future. As a result, if any dividends are declared out of the cumulative
retained earnings as of December 31, 2007, they should be exempt from WHT. Accumulated (losses)/income of non-US subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011 were approximately ($498,756) (RMB2,643,099),and $1,596,074 (RMB 10,947,337), respectively,
and they are considered to be indefinitely reinvested. Accordingly, no provision has been made. No dividend was
declared as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011.
No provision for taxation has been made for Hi-tech, CER
Hong Kong, and CER Yangzhou for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, as those subsidiaries did not
generate any taxable profits during the periods.
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
Restated
|
|
US income tax expense
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
HK income tax expense
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
PRC income tax expense
|
|
|
144,497
|
|
|
|
600,661
|
|
Total provision for income taxes
|
|
$
|
144,497
|
|
|
$
|
600,661
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
Restated
|
|
US income tax benefit
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
HK income tax expense
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
PRC income tax expense
|
|
|
345,647
|
|
|
|
580,566
|
|
Total provision for income taxes
|
|
$
|
345,647
|
|
|
$
|
580,566
|
|
The Company is incorporated in the U.S. and incurred a net operating
loss for income tax purposes for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2011. The net operating loss carryforwards
for U.S. income tax purposes were approximately $6,615,870 and $8,165,571 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011,
respectively, and may be used to reduce future years' taxable income. These carryforwards will expire, if not utilized, in 20 years.
Management believes that the realization of the benefits arising from this loss are uncertain due to Company's limited operating
history and continuing losses for United States income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company has recorded $3,299,721 and $4,156,502
of deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, respectively for these loss carryforwards.
The valuation allowance as of December 31, 2010 and September
30, 2011 was as follows:
|
|
Amount
|
|
Balance of December 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
1,822,225
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
1,293,861
|
|
Balance of December 31, 2010
|
|
|
3,116,086
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
584,955
|
|
Balance of September 30, 2011
|
|
$
|
3,701,041
|
|
Note 12 –Earnings per Share
The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the
provisions of ASC 260,
“Earnings Per Share”.
This standard requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings
per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings/(losses)
per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average
common shares outstanding during the period under the two-class method. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential
dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.
In computing the dilutive effect of convertible securities, the number of shares is adjusted for the additional common stock to
be issued as if the convertible securities are converted at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later).
In computing the dilutive effect of options and warrants, the treasury method is used. Under this method, options and warrants
are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock
at the average market price during the period.
The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings
per share computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011:
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
Restated
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss)/income
|
|
|
(853,749
|
)
|
|
|
2,278,413
|
|
Amount allocated to preferred stockholders
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(7,744)
|
|
Net income available to common stock holders
– Basic and diluted
|
|
|
(853,749
|
)
|
|
|
2,270,669
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic earnings per share -
Weighted average common stock outstanding
|
|
|
30,883,916
|
|
|
|
31,085,859
|
|
Weighted average stock options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
16,956
|
|
Denominator for diluted earnings per share
|
|
|
30,883,916
|
|
|
|
31,102,815
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
Restated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
(394,105
|
)
|
|
|
2,663,566
|
|
Amount allocated to preferred stockholders
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(9,074
|
)
|
Net income available to common stock holders
– Basic and diluted
|
|
|
(394,105
|
)
|
|
|
2,654,492
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic earnings per share -
Weighted average common stock outstanding
|
|
|
30,834,537
|
|
|
|
31,015,385
|
|
Weighted average stock options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
16,956
|
|
Denominator for diluted earnings per share
|
|
|
30,834,537
|
|
|
|
31,032,341
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, warrants
to purchase 3,357,450 shares of the Company’s common stock and options to purchase 560,000 shares of its common stock were
not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because of their anti-dilutive effect.
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011,
warrants to purchase 3,241,709 shares of the Company’s common stock and options to purchase 180,000 shares were excluded
from the diluted earnings per share calculation because of their anti-dilutive effect.
Note 13 – Convertible Preferred Stock
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
On April 15, 2008 and as a condition to closing of the Share
Exchange, CER entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with 25 accredited investors pursuant to which CER issued and sold an
aggregate of 7,874,241 units at a unit price of $1.08 (the "Financing"). Each unit consisted of one share of CER's Series
A convertible preferred stock, par value of $0.001, and one warrant to purchase one-half of one share of CER's common stock at
an exercise price of $1.29 per share. After the 1-for-2 reverse stock split conducted on April 16, 2008, the 7,874,241 shares of
the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock are convertible into 3,937,121 shares of common stock and the warrants
are exercisable into 1,968,561 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $2.58 per share. The issuance costs
of $1,859,902, including commissions, legal fees and transaction expenses were taken from the proceeds. The net proceeds were allocated
between the Series A convertible preferred stock and warrants based on their relative fair values. As of the closing date, the
fair value of Series A convertible preferred stock was estimated at $1.68 where as the fair value of the warrants was estimated
at $0.85. As a result, an aggregate amount of $5,307,539 was allocated to Series A convertible preferred stock and $1,336,739
was allocated to the warrants. The fair value of the warrants was initially valued using the binomial model with assumptions such
as, stock price, volatility, expected term, dividend, risk-free interest rate, etc.
The rights, preferences and privileges with respect to the Series
A convertible preferred stock are as follows:
Voting
Holders of Series A convertible preferred
stock are entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of common stock into which such shares of preferred stock
could be converted and to vote as a single class.
Dividends
Holders of Series A convertible preferred
stock are entitled to dividends when dividends are declared for common stockholders. There have been no dividends declared
to date.
Liquidation
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company, the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock shall be entitled to receive the amount of the
original issue price per share (as adjusted for the 1-for-2 reverse stock split) for each share of Series A convertible preferred
stock, plus all declared and unpaid dividends.
Conversion
Each share of Series A convertible preferred
stock is convertible into common stock on a one-for-one basis, anytime at the option of the holder. The current conversion price
is $2.16 after taking into effect the 1-for-2 reverse stock split, and the conversion price is subject to adjustment in accordance
with the anti-dilution provisions.
There was no beneficial conversion feature
charge recognized for the issuance of Series A convertible preferred stock on the issuance date as the estimated fair value of
the common stock is less than the conversion price on the date of issuance. The Company’s common stock was quoted
on the OTCBB and has been publicly traded. However, with the high volatility and extremely low trading volume during
the time when the Company entered into this Financing transaction, the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of April
15, 2008 was determined based on the Company’s estimate, which considered a valuation report prepared by an independent
valuer. The estimated fair value of the common stock was $1.55 per share.
Adjustment of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Conversion Price and Warrant Exercise Price
In accordance to the anti-dilution provisions of the afore-mentioned
Financing, if the Company shall issue additional shares without consideration or for consideration per share less than the conversion price
and/or the warrant exercise price in effect immediately prior to the issuance, such conversion price and exercise price
shall be adjusted.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, 462,963 shares of Series
A convertible preferred stock were converted into 245,098 shares of common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011,
no shares of Series A convertible preferred stock were converted.
As of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, the Company
had 200,000 and 200,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
In connection with the Convertible Notes Agreement discussed
in Note 10, the Company was required to issue to the Lender one hundred shares of Series B Preferred Stock, par value at $0.001.
The Series B preferred stock provides voting rights and the right to appoint directors only in the event of defaults which equal
or exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate. The Series B preferred stock is senior to all other capital stock of the Company. The holder
of the Series B preferred stock will not be entitled to any dividends, any liquidation preference of any kind, or any conversion
right to convert the Series B preferred stock into the Company’s common stock.
Note 14 – Warrant and Derivative Liabilities
In June 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on determining
whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock. Under the authoritative guidance,
effective January 1, 2009, instruments, that do not have fixed settlement provisions, are deemed to be derivative instruments.
The conversion feature and embedded derivative of the Company’s convertible note (described in Note 10), the related
warrants and the warrants issued in connection with the Series A convertible preferred stock, do not have fixed settlement provisions
because their conversion and exercise prices are denominated in US dollars, which is a currency other than the Company’s
functional currency. Additionally, the Company was required to include the reset provision in order to protect the holders
from potential dilution associated with future financings. In accordance with the FASB authoritative guidance, the conversion feature
and embedded derivative of the Convertible Notes was separated from the host contract (i.e. the Convertible Notes) and recognized
as a derivative liability in the balance sheet, and the warrants issued in connection with the Convertible Notes and Series A preferred
stock have been recorded as warranty liabilities in the balance sheet to be re-measured at the end of every reporting period with
changes in fair values reported in the consolidated statements of operation and other comprehensive income.
As of September 30, 2011, the conversion feature expired and
there is no conversion term on the modified loan.
The derivative liabilities were valued using both the Black-Scholes
and binomial valuation techniques with the following assumptions:
We calculated the derivative liability on exchange rate based
on the following key assumptions.
Derivative liability from convertible notes
|
|
September 30, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated forward rate
|
|
|
6.3665
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
|
0.53
|
%
|
Discount factor
|
|
|
0.995
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value
|
|
$
|
26,825
|
|
Warrants issued in connection with convertible notes:
|
|
May 21, 2009
(Issuance date)
|
|
|
December 31,
2010
|
|
|
September
30, 2011
|
|
Number of shares exercisable
|
|
|
1,388,889
|
|
|
|
1,388,889
|
|
|
|
1,388,889
|
|
Stock price
|
|
$
|
1.73
|
|
|
$
|
1.15
|
|
|
$
|
0.6
|
|
Exercise price
|
|
$
|
1.8
|
|
|
$
|
1.8
|
|
|
$
|
1.8
|
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expected life (in years)
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
3.39
|
|
|
|
2.64
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
2.15
|
%
|
|
|
1.22
|
%
|
|
|
0.38
|
%
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
70
|
%
|
|
|
78
|
%
|
|
|
69.5
|
%
|
Fair Value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued in connection with Convertible Note
|
|
$
|
1,387,912
|
|
|
$
|
687,182
|
|
|
$
|
131,048
|
|
Warrants issued in connection with Series A convertible preferred
stock:
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
September 30, 2011
|
|
Number of shares exercisable
|
|
|
1,968,561
|
|
|
|
1,852,820
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
0.72
|
%
|
|
|
0.23
|
%
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
83
|
%
|
|
|
62
|
%
|
Expected life (in years)
|
|
|
2.29
|
|
|
|
1.54
|
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Fair Value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued in connection with Series A convertible preferred stock
|
|
$
|
645,578
|
|
|
$
|
22,043
|
|
|
(a)
|
The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury securities with compatible life terms.
|
|
(b)
|
Due to the short trading history of the Company’s stock, the Company uses the volatility of comparable guideline companies to estimate volatility.
|
|
(c)
|
The expected life of the conversion feature of the notes was based on the term of the notes and the expected life of the warrants was determined by the expiration date of the warrants.
|
|
(d)
|
The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends to common shareholders in the past and does not expect to pay dividends to common shareholders in the future.
|
|
(e)
|
On March 2011, one warrant holder with the right to purchase 115,741 shares surrendered its warrant to the Company for cancellation and abandonment of all rights thereunder.
|
Note 15 - Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Options
On June 24, 2009, the Company appointed one independent director
and granted him stock options to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options will vest and become
exercisable in eight equal installments evenly spread out during the three year period beginning from July 1, 2009. On September
7, 2009, the Company appointed another independent director and granted her a stock option to purchase 60,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock. The options will vest and become exercisable in eight equal installments evenly spread out during the two year period
beginning from October 1, 2009.
On June 7, 2011, the Board of Directors resolved to modify these
option grants and adjusted the exercise price of one incumbent director’s options from $1.22 to $0.73 per share and another
director’s options from $1.58 to $0.73 per share. The Board also resolved to accelerate the vesting period of one retired
director, such that all the shares underlying the option were deemed vested as of June 7, 2011. The total incremental
compensation cost in respect of such acceleration and option modification is $202,106.
On June 13, 2011, with the resignation of two former directors,
the Company appointed another two directors and granted them both stock options to purchase 60,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock. The options will vest and become exercisable in eight equal quarterly installments evenly spread out during the two
year period beginning from July 1, 2011. Unvested options shall be terminated and forfeited upon the termination of a holder’s
director status.
The Company used the Black-Scholes model to value the options
at the time they were granted and revalue the options when the option agreement terms were changed. The following table summarizes
the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model when calculating the fair value of the options at the grant dates or revaluation
dates:
Fair value per share
|
|
$
|
0.39- $ 0.47
|
|
Expected Term(Years)
|
|
|
4.00-5.56
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
Expected Volatility
|
|
|
72%-76
|
%
|
Risk Free Interest Rate
|
|
|
1.16%-1.82
|
%
|
Since the Company does not have sufficient applicable history
of employee stock options activity, the Company uses the simplified method to estimate the life of the options by taking the sum
of the vesting period and the contractual life and then calculating the midpoint which is the estimated term of the options.
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, the
Company recognized $35,250 and $12,090 of compensation expense, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and
2011, the Company recognized $105,759 and $253,158 of compensation expense, respectively.
Following is a summary of options outstanding and exercisable
for each of the company’s four individual stock option grants to directors at September 30, 2011.
Outstanding Options
|
|
|
Exercisable Options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
price
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
term (years)
|
|
|
price
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
term (years)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
8.00
|
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
8.00
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
7.75
|
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
7.75
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
9.75
|
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
7,500
|
|
|
|
9.75
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
9.75
|
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
7,500
|
|
|
|
9.75
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
680,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
575,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Following is a summary of the option activity:
Outstanding as of December 31, 2009
|
|
|
560,000
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
Outstanding as of December 31, 2010
|
|
|
560,000
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
120,000
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
Outstanding as of September 30, 2011
|
|
|
680,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2011
|
|
|
575,000
|
|
Note 16 – Interest Expense, Net
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Interest on convertible notes
|
|
$
|
121,570
|
|
|
$
|
161,651
|
|
Interest on long-term loan
|
|
|
163,768
|
|
|
|
12,825
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
191,458
|
|
|
|
66,919
|
|
Accretion on convertible notes
|
|
|
231,998
|
|
|
|
40,535
|
|
Accretion on long term loan
|
|
|
16,951
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Interest on short-term bank loans
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
98,370
|
|
Bank note discount interest
|
|
|
2,643
|
|
|
|
566
|
|
Interest capitalized
|
|
|
(73,116
|
)
|
|
|
(6,829
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
|
(178,033
|
)
|
|
|
(3,637
|
)
|
Total
|
|
$
|
477,239
|
|
|
$
|
370,400
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Interest on convertible notes
|
|
$
|
359,287
|
|
|
$
|
484,745
|
|
Interest on long-term loan
|
|
|
446,769
|
|
|
|
200,476
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
600,396
|
|
|
|
215,623
|
|
Accretion on convertible notes
|
|
|
697,253
|
|
|
|
116,714
|
|
Accretion on long term loan
|
|
|
33,980
|
|
|
|
81,870
|
|
Restricted common stock issued to lender
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
184,806
|
|
Interest on short-term bank loans
|
|
|
1,571
|
|
|
|
224,492
|
|
Bank note discount interest
|
|
|
2,643
|
|
|
|
84,744
|
|
Warrant cancellation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(15,547
|
)
|
Interest capitalized
|
|
|
(114,329
|
)
|
|
|
(6,829
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
|
(241,190
|
)
|
|
|
(225,430
|
)
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,786,380
|
|
|
$
|
1,345,664
|
|
Note 17 – Related Party Transactions
In 2005, Shanghai Engineering entered into agreements with the
son of Mr. Qinghuan Wu to lease the office at Quyang Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai for 5 years. For the three months ended September
30, 2010 and 2011, the Company paid $13,259 and $0, respectively, as rental expense to Mr. Qinghuan Wu's son. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, the Company paid $39,663 and $18,373, respectively, as rental expense to Mr. Qinghuan Wu's son.
In May 2011, CER terminated the lease agreement and moved to a new Shanghai office.
On February 1, 2010, Mr. Qinghuan Wu, arranged for a loan from
Haide, a company controlled by Mr. Qinghuan Wu, to the Company in the sum of $1,000,000. The proceeds of this loan were
forwarded to CER Yangzhou for additional paid-in capital which helped fund the Company’s new plant in Yangzhou, China. The
loan is an interest only loan, bearing interest at the annual rate of 9.5%, and is unsecured. The Company is scheduled to pay the
sum of $23,750 at the end of every three calendar months. The principal is due in full on January 30, 2012, hence the remaining
loan is classified as a current liability (long-term loan, current). The loan is unsecured and there are no guarantees of the interest
or principal. The Company repaid principal of $ 460,000 in December 2010 and the balance as of September 30, 2011 was $543,778,
after taking the exchange rate into account.
On January 8, 2011, CER signed a contract for the design, manufacture
and installation of a major waste heat recovery system with Zhenjiang Kailin Clean Heat Energy Co., Ltd. (“Zhenjiang Kailin”)
of Zhenjiang City. The contract was valued at RMB 300 million (approximately $46 million), including the engineering part of RMB
8 million (approximately $1 million), procurement part of RMB 240 million (approximately $37 million) and construction part of
RMB 52 million (approximately $8 million). The system will be part of a new sulfuric acid plant and is capable of producing up
to 122 tons of steam-per-hour at 485° C and 5.4 MPa from operations at the plant. 57 percent of the project was
completed as of September 30, 2011 and is scheduled for fully completion by the end of 2011. Transactions between CER and Zhenjiang
Kailin were presented as related party transactions because the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and majority shareholder of Green
Asia Resources, Inc. (“Green Asia”), the parent company of Zhenjiang Kailin, is the owner of a significant creditor
and less than 5% shareholder of CER, our executive officers own, as a result of a private placement and prior consulting arrangement,
a small number (less than 1%) of shares in Green Asia, and, that at the time the contract was signed, a less than 5% shareholder
of both CER and Green Asia was a member of CER’s Board of Directors. However, management of each company is different and
the directors at Green Asia and Zhenjiang Kailin are independent of CER, CER confirms the contracts were negotiated and approved
on an arms-length basis. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, revenue earned from the contract amounted to $10,563,392
and $23,631,431 respectively. The cost of revenue associated with the revenue is $ 9,293,922 and $ 20,164,797 respectively; accounts
receivables from the related party for the work under contract amounted to $7,063,336 as of September 30, 2011.
Note 18 – Retirement Benefits
As stipulated by the relevant laws and regulations applicable
to enterprises operating in the PRC, the Company and its PRC subsidiaries and affiliates are required to maintain a defined contribution
retirement plan for all of its employees who are residents of the PRC. The Company contributes to a statutory government retirement
plan approximately 22% of the base salary of each of its employees and has no further obligations for the actual pension payments
or post-retirement benefits beyond the annual contributions. The statutory government retirement plan is responsible for the entire
pension obligations payable for all past and present employees.
The Company made contributions of $91,767 and $108,269 for employment
benefits, including pension payments for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The Company made contributions
of $214,527 and $222,427 for employment benefits, including pension payments for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011,
respectively.
Note 19 – Statutory Reserve
As stipulated by the relevant laws and regulations applicable
to enterprises operating in the PRC, the Company and its PRC subsidiaries and affiliates are required to make annual appropriations
to a statutory surplus reserve fund. Specifically, the Company is required to deposit 10% of its profits after taxes, as determined
in accordance with the PRC accounting standards applicable to the Company, to a statutory surplus reserve until such reserve reaches
50% of the registered capital of the Company.
The transfer to this reserve must be made before distribution
of any dividend to shareholders. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company transferred $0, because its China subsidiaries
incurred losses in 2010. Statutory reserve amounted to $132,802 as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011.
The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during
liquidation and can be used to fund previous years' losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into
share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value
of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 50% of the
registered capital. The remaining required contributions to the statutory reserves required were approximately $12,763,961
as of September 30, 2011.
Note 20 – Commitments and Contingencies
Capital contribution to CER Yangzhou
As described in Note 1, CER Yangzhou has registered capital
of $20,000,000 and all has been injected as of September 30, 2011; therefore there is no commitment for future capital contribution
as of September 30, 2011.
Lease and Operational Commitments
According to the renewed and amended Leasing and Operation Agreement
(Note 1) between Shanghai Engineering and Shanghai Si Fang, Shanghai Engineering has recorded a lease expense and integrated management
fee in the amount of $124,745 and $0 under cost of revenue and general administrative expenses for the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2011, respectively; For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, Shanghai Engineering recorded lease payment
and the integrated management fees under cost of revenue in the amount of $374,234 and $0, respectively.
The Company has paid all the lease payments under this lease;
therefore there is no future lease payment under this lease as of September 30, 2011.
Rental commitments
On January 1, 2009, Shanghai Engineering renewed the lease agreement
with the son of Mr. Qinghuan Wu to continue the lease of the current office space (approximately 375 square meters) for one year
until December 31, 2010 and the monthly rental was $4,398, which is approximately the market price in Shanghai. After
moving into the new office space in Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park (“Zhangjiang”), the lease agreement terminated
as of April 30, 2011. For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, the company incurred $13,259 and $0, respectively,
as rental expense under the lease. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, the company incurred $39,663 and $18,373,
respectively, as rental expense under the lease.
On March 19, 2009, CER Shanghai entered into an office lease
agreement with Shanghai Zhangjiang Integrated Circuit Industrial Zone Development Co., Ltd., to lease an office space (approximately
2,664 square meters) in the Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park (“Zhangjiang”), which is the new office space and the
design and engineering center of the Company in China. The lease is for two years from March 1, 2009 through February
28, 2011. The Company is also required to make a security deposit of approximately $292,613 in addition to the annual
lease payments. CER Shanghai also has an option to purchase the office space. If CER Shanghai exercises the purchase option,
all the lease payments and the deposit payment made can be credited against the purchase price and counted as a partial purchase
payment. The Company has amortized the total rental fee using straight-line method over the 2-year lease period. For the three
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, the rental expense was $125,333 and $0, respectively. For the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2011, the rental expense was $374,925 and $86,311, respectively.
On March 30, 2011, CER Shanghai exercised the purchase option
with Shanghai Zhangjiang Integrated Circuit Industrial Zone Development Co., Ltd. The total purchase price of the building is RMB
48,526,172 (approximately $7,498,264), which represents the price of the building. CER Shanghai paid in full by cash and bank acceptance,
as of June 2011.
Note 21 –Subsequent Events
On October 10, 2011, CER paid the remaining outstanding principal
due under the $1 million long-term loan. The prepayment sum of $548,550 represented the principal amount and the interest due.
On November 2, 2011, the Company paid back the $2 million borrowing
from Hold And Opt Investments Limited. The prepayment sum of $2,026,928 represented the principal amount and the interest due.
On November 7, 2011, the Company paid back the $2.5 million
short-term bank loan to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Zhangjiang Branch. The prepayment sum of $2,503,860
represented the principal amount and the outstanding interest due. The Company is working with the bank to renew the credit facility.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains disclosures which
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current
facts, such as, but not limited to, the discussion of economic conditions in market areas and their effect on revenue growth, the
discussion of our growth strategy, the potential for and effect of future governmental regulation, fluctuation in global energy
costs, the effectiveness of our management information systems, and the availability of financing and working capital to meet funding
requirements, and can generally be identified by the use of words such as "may," "believe," "will,"
"expect," "project," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan" or "continue."
These forward-looking statements are based on the current plans and expectations of our management and are subject to certain risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. These factors
include, but are not limited to: the general economic conditions that may affect our customers desire or ability to invest in energy
recovery systems; the cost of raw materials; the availability of environmental credits; the positive and adverse effect of governmental
regulation affecting energy recovery systems; our reliance on customers in heavy industry, such as chemicals and steel production, and
state owned or controlled enterprises; competition in the industry of heat and energy recovery systems; the availability of and
costs associated with potential sources of financing; difficulties associated with managing future growth; our ability to increase
manufacturing capacity to meet demand; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; restrictions on foreign investments in China; uncertainties
associated with the Chinese legal system; the loss of key personnel; and our ability to attract and retain new qualified personnel.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
China
Energy Recovery, Inc. (the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") is headquartered in Shanghai,
China, and, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is in the business of designing, fabricating, implementing and servicing industrial
energy recovery systems. The Company's energy recovery systems capture industrial waste energy for reuse in industrial processes
or to produce electricity and thermal power, thereby allowing industrial manufacturers to reduce their energy costs, shrink their
emissions and generate sellable emissions credits. The manufacturing took place at the Company's leased manufacturing facilities
in Shanghai, China prior to completion of Phase
Ⅰ
of our new
Yangzhou plant. From May 2011, all of our production was carried out in our Yangzhou plant. The Company transports the manufactured
systems in parts via truck, train or ship to the customers' facilities where the system is assembled and installed. The Company
has primarily sold energy recovery systems to chemical manufacturing plants to reduce their energy costs by increasing the efficiency
of their manufacturing equipment. The Company mainly sells its energy recovery systems and services directly to customers.
On January 24, 2008, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement
(the "Share Exchange Agreement") with Poise Profit International, Ltd. ("Poise Profit") and the shareholders
of Poise Profit. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Poise Profit's
common stock in exchange for the issuance of 41,514,179 (pre reverse split) shares of our common stock to the shareholders of Poise
Profit. The share exchange (the "Share Exchange") transaction was consummated on April 15, 2008. As a result of the closing
of the Share Exchange on April 15, 2008, our new business operations consist of those of Poise Profit's Chinese subsidiary, Hi-tech,
which were subsequently transferred to CER (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited (“CER Hong Kong”). CER Hong Kong is principally
engaged in designing, marketing, licensing, fabricating, implementing and servicing industrial energy recovery systems capable
of capturing industrial waste energy for reuse in industrial processes or to produce electricity and thermal power.
CER Hong Kong carries out its operations through its subsidiary
CER Shanghai, CER Yangzhou and an affiliated entity with which CER Hong Kong has a contractual relationship, Shanghai Engineering.
Shanghai Engineering's manufacturing activities were carried out by Vessel Works Division located in Shanghai, China, through a
lease agreement with Vessel Works Division's owner, which agreement has since been terminated. The term “Company” refers
to the group of companies described above.
The energy recovery systems that we produce capture industrial
waste energy for reuse in industrial processes or to produce electricity and thermal power, which allow industrial manufacturers
to reduce a portion of their energy costs, shrink their emissions and potentially generate saleable emissions credits. We have
primarily sold energy recovery systems to chemical manufacturing plants to reduce their energy costs by increasing the efficiency
of their manufacturing equipment and help control their pollution output. We have installed more than 122 energy recovery systems
throughout China and in a variety of international markets.
In October 2010, the State Council announced that China will
continue to focus on supporting and developing certain strategic new industries, such as energy-saving, new energy, high-side equipment
manufacturing industries. The government encourages energy recycling and recovery to increase the efficiency of energy utilization.
The goal is to increase the GDP of such strategic new industries to 8% and 15% of the total GDP, for the years 2015 and 2020, respectively.
In February 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that China will continue to encourage energy-saving
industries, to accelerate the development of recycling economics, recovery industries and energy-saving equipment. The supporting
measures will be launched to achieve reductions in energy utilization and to mitigate the release of harmful emissions.
All of Shanghai Engineering’s manufacturing activities
were conducted through a Leasing and Operation Agreement, a form of cooperative manufacturing agreement, originally effective as
of May 1, 2003 and subsequently renewed and amended with a state-owned enterprise, Shanghai Si Fang. Pursuant to the
agreement, Shanghai Si Fang leased a land use right, and certain buildings and fixed assets (lease elements) in one of its subsidiaries,
Vessel Works Division, and provided management services and licenses the “Si Fang” brand and manufacturing license
(non-lease elements) of Vessel Works Division to Shanghai Engineering. Because the arrangement contained both the lease
and non-lease elements, the amount of quarterly payments were allocated between the lease and non-lease deliverables. The
lease elements are classified and accounted for as operating leases and the lease expense was recorded on a straight-line basis. The
non-lease elements were accounted for as prepayment for management and licensing fees and the payment was amortized on a straight-line
basis over each contractual period. This agreement was terminated in April, 2011.
Facing a possible large market opportunity and potential government
supports, we decided to enlarge our production capacity by setting up a new production base. Our plan is to establish CER Yangzhou
as a world-class international manufacturing facility of waste heat equipment, in both products and technology. We plan to make
highly efficient energy-saving products, using advanced manufacturing processes and equipment. We intend, for this manufacturing
facility to embody a completely new look of a modern factory, thus making the Company more competitive; while promoting the development
of the local economy and further exploiting the manufacturing advantages in renewable energy equipment and waste heat recovery
core equipment. During 2010, we focused much of our energies on the construction of our new manufacturing facility in, Yangzhou,
China, and completed the first phase of construction of the plant by January 2011. We completed the transfer of the remaining production
function from Vessel Works Division to CER Yangzhou by end of April 2011. From May 2011, all of our production was carried out
in CER Yangzhou. Phase two of the facility is still under construction and is anticipated to be complete in 2012.
With phase one of the new facility completed, we are prepared
to expand our customer base and enter into more sectors. We expect to incur separate (unrelated to any particular customer project)
research and development expenditures to support an expansion into new sectors, such as coke refining and cement, including adding
more specialized skills to our engineering and design team. We are also planning on entering into marketing partnerships and licensing
deals that should enable us to reach a boarder segment of the market. We believe that there is significant opportunity in international
markets and we intend to enter these markets through partnerships.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described
in Note 3 to our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we believe that the accounting
policies described below are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this management discussion and
analysis.
Fair Value Measurements
The accounting standard regarding fair value of financial instruments
and related fair value measurements defines financial instruments and requires fair value disclosures of those financial instruments.
On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted accounting standard regarding fair value measurements, which defines fair value, establishes
a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosures requirements for fair value
measures. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for current assets and current
liabilities qualify as financial instruments. Management concluded the carrying values of these financial instruments are
a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected
realization and the current market rates of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
£
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Level 1
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Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Fair valued assets and liabilities that are generally included in this category are assets comprised of cash, accounts and notes receivable, and liabilities comprised of bank loans, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other payables. As of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, the carrying values of these assets and liabilities approximated their fair values.
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£
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Level 2
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Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments. At December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, the Company did not have any fair value assets or liabilities classified as Level 2.
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£
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Level 3
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Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value. Inputs reflected management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
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The following table presents information
about the company’s financial liabilities classified as Level 3 as of September 30, 2011.
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Balance as of September 30, 2011
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Carrying
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|
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Fair Value Measurements
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|
Value
|
|
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Using Fair Value Hierarchy
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Level 1
|
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Level 2
|
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Level 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Derivative liability, current (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
26,825
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
26,825
|
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Derivative liability, non-current (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
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Warrant liability (Note 14)
|
|
$
|
153,091
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
153,091
|
|
A summary of changes in Level 3 derivative and warrant liabilities
for the years ended December 31, 2010 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
2,243,947
|
|
Derivative liability of long term loan, current (Note 9)
|
|
|
132,470
|
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Derivative liability of convertible notes (Note 10)
|
|
|
48,461
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability recognized in earnings
|
|
|
(40,187
|
)
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability recognized in earnings
|
|
|
(628,624
|
)
|
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
1,756,067
|
|
Change in fair value of warrant liability recognized in earnings
|
|
|
(1,164,122
|
)
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability recognized in earnings
|
|
|
(396,482
|
)
|
Warrant cancellation (Note 14)
|
|
|
(15,547
|
)
|
Balance at September 30, 2011
|
|
$
|
179,916
|
|
In July 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standard update
to provide guidance to enhance disclosure related to the credit quality of a company’s financing receivables portfolio and
the associated allowance for credit loss. Pursuant to this accounting update, a company is required to provide a greater level
of disaggregated information about its financing receivables portfolio and its allowance for credit loss with the objective of
facilitating users’ evaluation of the nature of credit risk inherent in the company’s portfolio of financing receivables,
how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit loss, and the changes and reasons for those changes
in the allowance for credit loss. The Company has included in Note 3 the expanded disclosure related to both the year end balances
and activities during the reporting period.
Derivative Liability
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions
of an accounting standard regarding instruments that are indexed to an entity’s own stock. This accounting standard
specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s
own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative
financial instrument. It provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or
an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the scope exception within the standards.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
In accordance with the FASB’s Interpretation regarding
the consolidation of variable interest entities, variable interest entities are generally entities that lack sufficient equity
to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision
making ability. Each variable interest entity with which the Company is affiliated must be evaluated to determine who is the primary
beneficiary of the risks and rewards of ownership of the variable interest entity. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate
the variable interest entity's financial information for financial reporting purposes.
We have concluded that Shanghai Engineering is, and Shanghai
Environmental was (prior to its dissolution), a variable interest entity, and that Poise Profit and CER Hong Kong are the
primary beneficiaries. Under the requirements of the FASB’s accounting standard, Poise Profit and CER Hong Kong consolidate
the financial statements of Shanghai Engineering and Shanghai Environmental. As all companies are under common control (see Note
1 to our consolidated financial statements), the consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the arrangements by
which these entities became variable interest entities had occurred retroactively. We have eliminated inter-company items
from our consolidated financial statements.
All of Shanghai Engineering’s manufacturing activities
were conducted through a Leasing and Operation Agreement, a form of cooperative manufacturing agreement, originally effective as
of May 1, 2003 and subsequently renewed and amended with a state-owned enterprise, Shanghai Si Fang. Pursuant to the
agreement, Shanghai Si Fang leased a land use rights, and certain buildings and fixed assets (lease elements) in one of its subsidiaries,
Vessel Works Division, and provided management services and licensed the “Si Fang” brand and manufacturing license
(non-lease elements) of Vessel Works Division to Shanghai Engineering. Because the arrangement contained both the lease
and non-lease elements, the amount of quarterly payments were allocated between the lease and non-lease deliverables. The
lease elements were classified and accounted for as operating leases and the lease expense was recorded on a straight-line basis. The
non-lease elements were accounted for as prepayment for management and licensing fees and the payment was amortized on a straight-line
basis over each contractual period. This agreement was terminated in April 2011.
Shanghai Engineering does not have a variable interest in Vessel
Works Division through this agreement as the arrangement is established between Shanghai Engineering and Shanghai Si Fang. Shanghai
Engineering does not have any contractual or ownership interest in Vessel Works Division, and therefore, Shanghai Engineering does
not have variable interests in Vessel Works Division.
The arrangement, however, may result in Shanghai Engineering
having variable interests in Shanghai Si Fang, but as Shanghai Si Fang is a state-owned enterprise that has substantive operations
other than this lease and operation arrangement, Shanghai Engineering is not the primary beneficiary of Shanghai Si Fang.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives revenues principally from
|
(a)
|
Provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC") services, which are essentially turnkey contracts where the Company provides all services in the whole construction process from design, development, engineering, manufacturing, procurement to installation;
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|
(b)
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Sales of energy recovery systems; and
|
|
(c)
|
Provision of design services.
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Revenue by the above categories for three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2011 are summarized as follows:
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPC contracts
|
|
$
|
3,079,689
|
|
|
$
|
27,163,759
|
|
Product
|
|
|
3,067,962
|
|
|
|
2,222,699
|
|
Totals
|
|
$
|
6,147,651
|
|
|
$
|
29,386,458
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPC contracts
|
|
$
|
11,389,302
|
|
|
$
|
46,896,711
|
|
Product
|
|
|
6,058,268
|
|
|
|
8,139,632
|
|
Totals
|
|
$
|
17,447,570 9
|
|
|
$
|
55,036,343
|
|
In accordance with the accounting standard regarding performance
of construction-type and certain production-type contracts, and long-term construction-type contracts, the Company adopted the
percentage of completion method to recognize revenues and cost of sales for EPC contracts. EPC contracts are long-term, complex
contracts involving multiple elements, such as design, manufacturing and installation, which all form one integral EPC project.
The energy recovery system involved in an EPC project is highly customized to the specific customer's facilities and essentially
not transferable to any other facilities without significant modification and cost. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to
beneficially use a single element of a specific EPC project on a standalone basis other than in connection with the facilities
for which it was intended. EPC contracts are by nature long-term construction-type contracts, usually lasting more than one
accounting period, and the Company is able to reasonably estimate the progress toward completion, including contracts revenues
and contracts costs. EPC contacts specify the customers' rights to the goods, the consideration to be paid and received, and the
terms of payment. Specifically, the Company has the right to require a customer to make progress payments upon completion of determined
stages of the project which serve as evidence of the customer's approval and acceptance of the work completed to date as complying
with the terms of the particular EPC contract and upon which the Company recognizes the revenue.
Sales of the Company's energy recovery systems and related products
are essentially product sales. The products consist mainly of waste heat boilers and other related equipment manufactured according
to specific customers' specifications. Once manufactured, the Company ships the products to its customers in their entirety in
one batch. The Company’s service arrangement also includes a limited warranty to its customers pursuant to which
the customers retain between 5% and 10% of the particular contract price as retainage during the limited warranty period (usually
12-18 months). The Company generally recognizes revenues including retainage from product sales when (i) persuasive evidence of
an arrangement exists, which is generally represented by a contract between the Company and the customer; (ii) products are shipped;
(iii) title and risk of ownership have passed to the customer, which generally occurs at the time of delivery; (iv) the customer
accepts the products upon quality inspection performed by them; (v) the purchase price is agreed to between the Company and the
customer; and (vi) collectability is reasonably assured. Net revenues represent the invoiced value of products, less returns and
discounts, and net of value-added tax.
In providing design services, the Company designs energy recovery
systems and other related systems based on a customer's requirements and the deliverable consists of engineering drawings. The
customer may elect to engage the Company to manufacture the designed system or choose to present the Company's drawings to other
manufacturers for manufacturing and installation. The Company recognizes revenues from design services when the services are provided,
the design drawings are delivered, invoices are issued and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company generally delivers
the drawings in one batch.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02 which applies to
all creditors, both public and nonpublic, that restructure receivables that fall within the scope of Subtopic 310-40, Receivables—Troubled
Debt Restructurings by Creditors. In evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a trouble debt restructuring, Topic 310 clarifies
the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial
difficulties. In addition, the amendments to Topic 310 clarify that a creditor is precluded from using the effective interest rate
test in the debtor’s guidance on restructuring of payables when evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled
debt restructuring. The amendments in this Update are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June
15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted.
The Company has adopted the guidance and the adoption does not have a significant impact on its financial position or results
of operations.
In 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued new accounting guidance that amends some fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements. The new guidance
states that the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise are only relevant when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial
assets and prohibits the grouping of financial instruments for purposes of determining their fair values when the unit of account
is specified in other guidance. The Company will adopt this accounting standard upon its effective date for periods ending on or
after December 15, 2011, and do not anticipate that this adoption will have a significant impact on its financial position
or results of operations.
In 2011, the FASB issued new disclosure guidance related to
the presentation of the Statement of Comprehensive Income. This guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive
income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. The Company will adopt this accounting standard upon its effective
date for periods ending on or after December 15, 2011, and do not anticipate that this adoption will have any impact on its
financial position or results of operations.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and September
30, 2011
The following table sets forth the results of our operations
for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenues:
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
% of Revenue
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
% of Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third parties
|
|
$
|
6,147,651
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
18,823,066
|
|
|
|
64.1
|
%
|
Related party
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,563,392
|
|
|
|
35.9
|
%
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
6,147,651
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
29,386,458
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST OF REVENUES
|
|
|
(4,752,909
|
)
|
|
|
(77.3
|
)%
|
|
|
(24,298,399
|
)
|
|
|
(82.7
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS PROFIT
|
|
|
1,394,742
|
|
|
|
22.7
|
%
|
|
|
5,088,059
|
|
|
|
17.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
|
|
(1,588,818
|
)
|
|
|
(25.8
|
)%
|
|
|
(2,490,222
|
)
|
|
|
(8.5
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
(194,076
|
)
|
|
|
(3.2
|
)%
|
|
|
2,597,837
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER (EXPENSE)/INCOME , NET:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrants
|
|
|
(97,281
|
)
|
|
|
(1.6
|
)%
|
|
|
248,332
|
|
|
|
0.9
|
%
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
|
|
28,920
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
%
|
|
|
72,764
|
|
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
Non-operating income, net
|
|
|
30,424
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
%
|
|
|
330,541
|
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
Interest expenses, net
|
|
|
(477,239
|
)
|
|
|
(7.8
|
)%
|
|
|
(370,400
|
)
|
|
|
(1.3
|
)%
|
Total other (expense)/income, net
|
|
|
(515,176
|
)
|
|
|
(8.4
|
)%
|
|
|
281,237
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(709,252
|
)
|
|
|
(11.5
|
)%
|
|
|
2,879,074
|
|
|
|
9.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(144,497
|
)
|
|
|
(2.4
|
)%
|
|
|
(600,661
|
)
|
|
|
(2.0
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
|
(853,749
|
)
|
|
|
(13.9
|
)%
|
|
|
2,278,413
|
|
|
|
7.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
292,890
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
%
|
|
|
458,788
|
|
|
|
1.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
$
|
(560,859
|
)
|
|
|
(9.1
|
)%
|
|
|
2,737,201
|
|
|
|
9.4
|
%
|
Revenues.
Revenue was $29,386,458 for the three
months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $6,147,651 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $23,238,807
or 378.0%. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in the number of EPC projects, including a contract signed with
a related party, Zhenjiang Kailin (see Note 17), and the increase in the average revenue recognized per EPC contract. Due to the
expectation of the larger production capacity of the newly set-up Yangzhou plant, we obtained many larger EPC orders than ever
since the last quarter of 2010. The number of EPC contracts carried out increased from 6 to 8. The average revenue per EPC contract
increased by $2,883,363 from $512,107 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $3,395,470 for the same period of 2011,
which is mainly due to one significant EPC contract undertaken in 2011. We achieved more average revenue per product due to bigger
product orders completed. The average revenue per product contract increased by $116,388 from $439,287 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 to $555,675 for the same period of 2011.
An analysis of the revenues is as follows:
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
Change ($)
|
|
|
Change ()%
|
|
Average Revenue per Contract
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPC
|
|
$
|
512,107
|
|
|
$
|
3,395,470
|
|
|
|
2,883,363
|
|
|
|
563
|
%
|
Products
|
|
|
439,287
|
|
|
|
555,675
|
|
|
|
116,388
|
|
|
|
26
|
%
|
Average Revenue per Contract
|
|
$
|
951,394
|
|
|
$
|
3,951,145
|
|
|
|
2,999,751
|
|
|
|
315
|
%
|
Number of Contracts Completed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPC
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
Products
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
(43
|
)%
|
Total Number of Contracts Completed
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
Cost of Revenues.
Cost of revenues increased to $24,298,399
for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $4,752,909 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase
of $19,545,490, or 411.2%. The absolute increase is consistent with the increase of revenue. As a percentage of revenues, cost
of revenues increased from 77.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to 82.7% for the three months ended September 30,
2011, an increase of 5.4%. The relative increase is mainly due to one significant EPC contract undertaken in 2011. This project
comprises over half of the total revenue generated from EPC projects while it bears a lower profit margin considering the contract
value is very high. The lower expected profit margin on this contract relative to other smaller EPC contracts is the primary factor
contributing to the change.
Gross Profit.
Gross profit was $5,088,059 for the three
months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $1,394,742 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $3,693,317
or 264.8%. As a percentage of revenues, gross profit decreased from 22.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2010
to 17.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of 5.4%. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the
average profit margin per EPC contract was 17.6% as compared to 23.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, a decrease
in the average profit margin of 5.5%. The decrease is mainly due to one significant EPC contract undertaken in 2011.
This project comprises over half of the total revenue generated from EPC projects while it bears a lower profit margin considering
the contract value is very high. Although the margin decreased, the EPC contracts that we have entered into in late 2010 still
provide the Company considerable earnings during the three month ended September 30, 2011 because of its huge revenue.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased to $2,490,222 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $1,588,818
for the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $901,404 or 56.7%. Selling, general and administrative
expenses, as a percentage of revenue, decreased from 25.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to 8.5% for the same period
in 2011, a decrease of 17.3%, such operating leverage resulting from the larger business and sales volume of 2011 compared to 2010. The
increase is mainly due to increases in salaries, travelling and transportation fees, and consulting service charges. Firstly, salary
expenses increased by $389,451 or 59% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010, due
to a significant increase in headcount. To meet the needs of our expanded business volume, we hired additional administration staff
and top and middle level management. Additionally, personnel salaries also gradually increased from year to year. Secondly, selling
expenses related to transportation increased by $284,707 or 160%, which is consistent with the increase in sales volume. Thirdly,
consulting service charges increased by $74,289, since we need more support from professional services due to the expansion of
our business. Fourthly, also due to the expansion of our business operation, we purchased a new office building, more
office equipment and software, leading to the increased depreciation and amortization costs of $87,738.
Loss/Income from Operations.
Income from operations totaled
$2,597,837 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to a loss of $194,076 for the same period in 2010. The
income from operations is mainly attributable to the greater gross profit in 2011, due to the significant EPC contract undertaken
in 2011.
Other (Expenses)/Income.
The Company incurred other income
of $281,237 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to other expenses of $515,176 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010, an absolute increase of $796,413. The difference consisted primary of increases of $389,457 of changes in fair
value of warrants and derivative liabilities, $300,117 of non-operating income and a $106,839 decrease of net interest
expense, all as further described below.
Change in fair value of warrants and derivative liabilities
-
This resulted from the fair valuation of warrants and derivative liabilities. The $321,096 gain over the prior period is
mainly due to the volatility of the stock price as well as the reduced period for valuation as the derivative securities approached
their expiration date.
Non-operating Income, net –
Non-operating income
for the three months ended September 30, 2011 mainly consisted of subsidy income received by CER Yangzhou from a research and development
fund from the Yizheng industrial park. This subsidy income is not tied to any specific element of the business, and can not be
reclaimed by the research and development fund. There was no such income recognized in the comparable period of 2010.
[The following added paragraph reflects amended information.
See Footnote 2 to the consolidated financial statements.]
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, CER purchased imported equipment via advance payments
to suppliers denominated in U.S. dollars, where the functional currency of the associated entity was the Renminbi. Subsequently,
CER realized foreign exchange losses based on variations in the USD to Renminbi exchange rate between the date that the prepayments
were made and the dates the related shipments of equipment were received. With RMB appreciation against the US dollar from RMB6.47
to $1 to RMB6.35 to $1 over the three months ended September 30, 2011, an exchange loss was realized. For the three months ended
September 30, 2011 a loss of $434,920 was included in other income/expense (nil in the prior year’s same quarter).
Interest Expense, net -
Interest expense, net, was
$370,400 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to interest expense of $477,239 for the three months ended
September 30, 2010, a decrease of $106,839. This decrease resulted from lower non-cash accretion expense on the $5 million convertible
notes of $191,463, as the notes got closer to their maturity date. Also, amortization of deferred financing costs related
to commitment warrants was $124,539 lower year-over-year. Partially offsetting the above decreases were increases in
interest expense related to (1) lower capitalized interest of $66,287 year over year, (2) incremental interest expense
of $40,081 for the $5 million loan due to the higher compounded annual interest rate, (3) incremental interest expense of $98,935
for short-term bank loans, as the portfolio of loans expanded in 2011.
Provision for Income Taxes.
The normal applicable
income tax rate for the operating entities in China is 25%. Pursuant to the PRC income tax laws, Shanghai Engineering is subject
to enterprise income tax at a statutory rate of 15% as a high technology entity. For the three months ended September 30, 2011,
two Chinese entities, Shanghai Engineering and CER Shanghai realized profit and generated income tax expense while CER Yangzhou
recognized deferred tax assets for its loss position and imposed a negative impact on income tax provision. Netting off the two
above impacts, the Company incurred $600,661 of income tax provision, as compared to income tax provision of $144,497 for the three
months ended September 30, 2010, an absolute change of $456,164.
Net (Loss)/Income.
Net income was $2,278,413 for
the three months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to a net loss of $853,749 for the three months ended September 30, 2010,
an absolute difference of $3,132,162. This increase is primarily due to one significant EPC contract undertaken in 2011.
Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and September
30, 2011
The following table sets forth the results of our operations
for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenues:
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
% of Revenue
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
% of Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third parties
|
|
$
|
17,447,570
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
31,404,912
|
|
|
|
57.1
|
%
|
Related party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,631,431
|
|
|
|
42.9
|
%
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
17,447,570
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
55,036,343
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST OF REVENUES
|
|
|
(14,444,768
|
)
|
|
|
(82.8
|
)%
|
|
|
(45,567,195
|
)
|
|
|
(82.8
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS PROFIT
|
|
|
3,002,802
|
|
|
|
17.2
|
%
|
|
|
9,469,148
|
|
|
|
17.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
|
|
(4,095,102
|
)
|
|
|
(23.5
|
)%
|
|
|
(6,366,370
|
)
|
|
|
(11.6
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/ INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
(1,092,300
|
)
|
|
|
(6.3
|
)%
|
|
|
3,102,778
|
|
|
|
5.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE ), NET:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of warrants
|
|
|
980,617
|
|
|
|
5.6
|
%
|
|
|
1,164,122
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
%
|
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
|
|
|
847,825
|
|
|
|
4.9
|
%
|
|
|
396,482
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
%
|
Non-operating income (expense), net
|
|
|
1,001,780
|
|
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
|
|
(73,586
|
)
|
|
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
Interest expenses, net
|
|
|
(1,786,380
|
)
|
|
|
(10.2
|
)%
|
|
|
(1,345,664
|
)
|
|
|
(2.4
|
)%
|
Total other income, net
|
|
|
1,043,842
|
|
|
|
6.0
|
%
|
|
|
141,354
|
|
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(48,458
|
)
|
|
|
(0.3
|
)%
|
|
|
3,244,132
|
|
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
(345,647
|
)
|
|
|
(2.0
|
)%
|
|
|
(580,566
|
)
|
|
|
(1.1
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
|
(394,105
|
)
|
|
|
(2.3
|
)%
|
|
|
2,663,566
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
320,890
|
|
|
|
1.8
|
%
|
|
|
766,370
|
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
|
|
$
|
(73,215
|
)
|
|
|
(0.4
|
)%
|
|
|
3,429,936
|
|
|
|
6.2
|
%
|
Revenues
Revenue was $55,036,343 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $17,447,570 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $37,588,773
or 215.4%. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in the number of EPC projects, including a contract signed with
a related party, Zhenjiang Kailin (see Note 17) and the increase in the average revenue recognized per EPC and per product contract.
The number of EPC contracts carried out increased from 8 to 12. The average revenue per EPC contract increased by $2,484,396 from
$1,423,663 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $3,908,059 for the same period of 2011, which is mainly due to one significant
EPC contract undertaken in 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, with the normal operation of the plant, we achieved
more average revenue per product due to different product specifications. The average revenue per product contract increased by
$149,289 from $302,913 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $452,202 for the same period of 2011.
An analysis of the revenues is as follows:
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
Change ($)
|
|
|
Change ()%
|
|
Average Revenue per Contract
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPC
|
|
$
|
1,423,663
|
|
|
|
3,908,059
|
|
|
|
2,484,396
|
|
|
|
175
|
%
|
Products
|
|
|
302,913
|
|
|
|
452,202
|
|
|
|
149,289
|
|
|
|
49
|
%
|
Average Revenue per Contract
|
|
$
|
1,726,576
|
|
|
|
4,360,261
|
|
|
|
2,633,685
|
|
|
|
153
|
%
|
Number of Contracts Completed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPC
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
50
|
%
|
Products
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
Total Number of Contracts Completed
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues increased to $45,567,195
for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $14,444,768 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an increase
of $31,122,427, or 215.5%. The absolute increase is consistent with the increase in revenue. As a percentage of revenues, cost
of revenues was 82.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared 82.8% to the same period of 2010. The
profit margin on EPC contracts increased from 15.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to 16.4% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011, while the profit margin on product sales increased from 20.4% to 21.7%. As a result of the Chinese economic
recovery, all the contracts that we are now executing provide better returns than in the same period last year. Since
the revenue from EPC contracts accounted for a greater proportion of total revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2011,
the profit margin of EPC had a greater impact on total costs of revenue, leading to the same relative percentage as that of 2010.
Gross Profit. Gross profit was $9,469,148 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $3,002,802 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $6,466,346,
or 215.3%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the gross profit margin was 17.2%, consistent with the nine
months ended September 30, 2010. Although the profit margin of the significant EPC contract signed with Zhenjiang Kailin,
a related party, is 14.7%, lower than the average gross margin, other smaller contracts’ larger margins offset the effect,
leading the year over year consistency. Although the margin remains the same, the EPC contracts that we entered into
in late 2010 still provided the Company with significant revenue during the nine month ended September 30, 2011.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general
and administrative expenses increased to $6,366,370 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $4,095,102 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $2,271,268 or 55.5%. Selling, general and administrative expenses,
as a percentage of revenue, decreased from 23.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to 11.7% for the same period in 2011,
a decrease of 11.8%, such operating leverage resulting from the larger business and sales volume of 2011 compared to 2010.
The absolute increase is mainly due to the following reasons: firstly, salary expense increased by $794,775 or 49% for the nine
months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period of 2010, as a result of additional staff needed for the new plant
in Yangzhou, the addition of top and middle level management, and the gradual increase in personnel salaries. Secondly, selling
expenses related to transportation increased about $388,836 or 87%, which is consistent with the increase in sales volume. Thirdly,
administrative fees increased by $749,821, mainly one-time costs in the closing of the production facility at our Vessel Works
Division, which generated a total removal charges and transfer costs of $135,000 and the opening cost for the Yangzhou plant which
amounted to $150,000. The Company also incurred a property title deed tax cost of approximately $220,000 for our new office building
in Shanghai. Fourthly, due to the expansion of our business operations, we purchased a new office building, more office equipment
and software, leading to an increase in depreciation and amortization costs of $109,106. Fifthly, due to the downward modification
of the exercise price for director options and acceleration of the vesting period for one director, option expense increased by
$147,398 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
(Loss)/Income from Operations.
Income from operations
totaled $3,102,778 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to loss of $1,092,300 for the same period
in 2010. The result is mainly attributable to the increase in gross profit in 2011, which is due to one significant EPC contract
entered into in 2011.
Other Income.
For the nine months ended September 30,
2011, the Company generated other income of $141,354 as compared to other income of $1,043,842 for the nine months ended September
30, 2010, a decrease of $902,488. The difference consisted primary of decreases of $267,838 of changes in the fair value of warrants
and derivative liabilities, and $1,075,366 of non-operating income, offset by a $440,716 decrease in interest expense, all as further
described below.
Change in fair value of warrants and derivative liabilities.
This resulted from the valuation of warrants and derivative liabilities. The $1,560,604 gain over the prior period is mainly due
to the volatility of the stock price as well as the reduced period for valuation as the derivative securities neared their expiration
date.
Non-operating Income/ (Expenses), net.
Non-operating
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011 mainly consisted of subsidy income received by CER Yangzhou from a
research and development fund from the Yizheng industrial park. This subsidy income is not tied to any specific element
of the business, and can not be reclaimed by the research and development fund. The decrease in non-operating
income is also primarily due to the net off impact of a $143,166 exchange loss and $52,732 of fixed asset disposal losses for the
nine months ended September 30, 2011.
[The following added paragraph reflects amended information.
See Footnote 2 to the consolidated financial statements.]
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, CER purchased
imported equipment via advance payments to suppliers through the holding company CER Hong Kong, which then resold the equipment
to mainland PRC inter-company subsidiaries. The mainland PRC subsidiaries, both with the Renminbi as their functional currency,
made various cash advances, and recognized foreign exchange gains or losses based on variations in the USD to Renminbi exchange
rate between the date that the prepayments were made and the dates the related shipments of equipment were received. With RMB appreciation
against the US dollar from RMB6.62 to $1 to RMB6.35 to $1 over the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an exchange loss was realized.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a loss of $829,111 was included in other income/expense (nil for the prior year’s
same period).
Interest Expense.
Interest expenses were $1,345,664 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $1,786,380 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of
$440,716. This decrease resulted from lower non-cash accretion expense on the $5 million convertible notes of $580,539, as the
Notes got closer to their maturity date. Also, amortization of deferred financing costs related to commitment warrants was $384,773
lower year-over-year. Partially offsetting the above decreases were increases in interest expense related to (1) the
cost of restricted stock issued to a lender pursuant to the terms of our loan agreement in the amount of $184,806, (2) increased
interest costs of $125,458 for our $5 million loan due to the higher compounded annual interest rate, (3) incremental interest
costs of $223,487 for short-term bank loans since we have a greater portfolio of such loans this year.
Provision for Income Taxes.
The normal applicable
income tax rate for the operating entities in China is 25%. Pursuant to the PRC income tax laws, Shanghai Engineering is subject
to an enterprise income tax at a statutory rate of 15% as a high technology entity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011,
the Company incurred $580,566 of income tax expense, as compared to income tax expense of $345,647 for the nine months ended September
30, 2010, an increase of $234,919. The increase in income tax expense is mainly due to the increase in the income before tax.
Net (Loss)/Income.
Net income was $2,663,566 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to net loss of $394,105 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an
absolute increase of $3,057,671. This increase is due to an increase in revenues over the prior period, primarily due to one significant
EPC contract, offset by the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash generated
from operations, the proceeds from the sale of equity to investors and borrowings from banks and other lenders. Our principal uses
of cash have been to finance working capital, facility expansion and other capital expenditures.
It is our practice to carefully monitor the state of our business,
cash requirements and capital structure. We believe that funds generated from our operations and available from our credit facilities
will be sufficient to fund current business operations over at least the next twelve months. Notwithstanding our resources for
operations on a going forward basis at current operating levels, we will need capital for our expansion plans, including funding
for the completion of phase 2 of our Yangzhou plant. To improve our cash and cash requirement position, we are making efforts
to improve the collection of receivables, examine costs in an attempt to control or reduce expenses and use non-cash compensation,
such as stock grants, where appropriate, all of which should have a positive effect on our working capital and increase our cash
resources.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for
the periods indicated below:
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Nine months ended September 30,
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|
|
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2010
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|
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2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
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|
$
|
29,500
|
|
|
|
5,036,779
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|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(5,400,779
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)
|
|
|
(11,339,373
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)
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
3,762,755
|
|
|
|
10,054,667
|
|
Effects of exchange rate change in cash
|
|
|
2,460
|
|
|
|
54,470
|
|
(Decrease)/Increase in cash
|
|
|
(1,606,064
|
)
|
|
|
3,806,543
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|
Cash, beginning
|
|
|
2,386,573
|
|
|
|
2,996,076
|
|
Cash, ending
|
|
$
|
780,509
|
|
|
|
6,802,619
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|
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $5,036,779 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $29,500 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010. The change of cash flow in operating activities was due to the net impact of cash inflow from the customer
deposits, accounts payable, notes and accounts receivables, and offset by cash outflow for advances made for purchases.
Firstly, the Company signed some new large EPC orders from late
2010 to early 2011 and received much more advance deposits from its customers in the first half year of 2011 than that received
in the same period of 2010 by approximately $20.4 million. Besides, the change in accounts payable, notes and accounts receivables
resulted in a net increase in cash of $2.8 million.
Secondly, to procure the materials for orders to be completed
in 2011, we also made more cash payments to our suppliers than the same period in 2010 by $18.2 million.
In summary, the cash outflow required was lower than the cash
inflow generated from operating activities, which led to the net cash provided by operating activities.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $11,339,373 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to net cash used in investing activities of $5,400,779 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010. The change was mainly due to the expenditures incurred for the purchase of CER Yangzhou’s second land
parcel of $2.3 million and the purchase of our office building in Shanghai of $7.5 million during the nine months ended September
30, 2011, and less capital expenditures being made into the Yangzhou plant in the amount of $3.8 million.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities
was $10,054,667 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $3,762,755
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company drew down long-term loans
of $5 million, and repaid a long-term loan of $0.36 million and a short-term bank loan of $0.88 million. In the nine months ended
September 30, 2011, the Company repaid $3.26 million of long-term loans and $1.2 million of short-term loans according to the loan
repayment schedule, and drew down $14.5 million for operating use, leading to the net cash provided in financing activities.
Capital Resources
The Company’s major capital injections this year are listed
as follows.
Nature
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Drawdown date
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|
Principle Amount
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Short-term bank loan
|
|
20-Jun-11
|
|
RMB 9,152,782(approximately $1,410,000)
|
Short-term bank loan
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|
23-Aug-11
|
|
$2.5 million
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Short-term bank loan
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31-Aug-11
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|
RMB29 million (approximately $4,500,000)
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Short-term loan
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30-Sep-11
|
|
$ 2 million
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Others
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|
30-Sep-11
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|
RMB21 million (approximately $3,240,000)
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On December 9, 2010, CER Yangzhou entered into a three-year,
loan facility with the Bank of China, Yizheng Branch. The facility is for RMB 30,000,000 (approximately $4,500,000). The
funds may be used either as a short term loan or for trade financing and similar purposes. Any amounts due under the
loan are repayable on November 24, 2013. The loan has been guaranteed by each of the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and a former director, two of the Company’s subsidiaries, CER Shanghai, Shanghai Engineering and Yizheng Auto Industrial
Park Investment and Development Co., Ltd. By the end of 2010, the Company drew down RMB 21,000,000 (approximately $3,244,920)
under the facility as a short-term loan, due in one year, which amount carries an annual interest rate of 5.838%. On June 20, 2011,
the Company drew down RMB 9,152,782 (approximately $1,414,288) under the facility as a short-term loan, due in six months,
which amount carries an annual interest rate of 5.56%. These funds were all used for working capital.
On August 17, 2011, CER Shanghai entered
into a 90-day loan facility with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Zhangjiang Branch. On August 23, we drew
down principal amount of $2,500,000 million. The loan is secured by a mortgage on a building in Shanghai, which is held by Jiangsu
SOPO (Group) Company Limited. The loan carries an annual interest rate of 3.27% and the principle and interest will be repaid at
maturity. The funds from the loan were used for working capital. On November 7, 2011, the Company paid back the $2.5 million short-term
bank loan to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Zhangjiang Branch. The prepayment sum of $2,517,255 represented
the principal amount and the interest due. The Company is working with the bank to renew the credit facility.
On August 31, 2011, CER Shanghai borrowed RMB29,000,000
(approximately $4,500,000) for working capital purpose from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Luwan Branch. The loan is secured
by a mortgage on CER’s new office building in Zhangjiang, Shanghai. The term of the loan is 9 months. The loan agreement
provides for quarterly interest payments at an annual interest rate of 7.544%.
On September 30, 2011, CER entered into a term loan arrangement
with Hold And Opt Investments Limited to borrow the aggregate sum of $ 2 million. The maturity date of the loan is October
30, 2011. The loan bears interest at the annual rate of 15.1% (monthly rate of 1.26%). The proceeds of this loan were used for
working capital. On November 2, 2011, the Company paid back the $2 million borrowing from Hold And Opt Investments Limited. The
prepayment sum of $2,026,928 represented the principal amount and the interest due.
CER, through its subsidiary, CER Yangzhou imports goods from
CER Hong Kong, who then purchases from oversea suppliers. CER Yangzhou issued a forward letter of credit (“L/C”) to
CER Hong Kong for import purchases in September 2011. The L/C is mortgaged on the machinery of CER Yangzhou’s plant. On September
30, 2011, CER Hong Kong discounted the L/C from Standard Chartered Bank’s Hong Kong branch in the amount of RMB 21,000,000.
The due date of the L/C is January 6th, 2012. The discount rate is 5.02% annually.
CER plan to renew the loan with Bank of China, Yizheng Branch
and the loan with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Luwan Branch when the existing loans are due. According to common practice
of PRC banks, borrowers with proper mortgage, especially by real estate, with good credit, can usually get the financing with no
difficulty.
Contractual Obligations
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
The following table sets forth our contractual obligations as
of September 30, 2011:
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|
Payment Due by Period
|
|
|
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Total
|
|
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Less than 1 year
|
|
|
1-3 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short term bank loans
|
|
|
11,875,453
|
|
|
|
11,875,453
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Long term loans
|
|
|
543,778
|
|
|
|
543,778
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Short term loans
|
|
|
7,123,016
|
|
|
|
7,123,016
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Purchasing obligations
|
|
|
39,283,329
|
|
|
|
37,939,802
|
|
|
|
1,343,527
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
58,825,576
|
|
|
$
|
57,482,049
|
|
|
$
|
1,343,527
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|
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not entered into any other financial guarantees or other
commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are
indexed to our shares and classified as stockholders’ equity or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements.
Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as
credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that
provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services
with us.
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
Not required.
Item 4 Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The management team, including the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September
30, 2011. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means
controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in
the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial
officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Notwithstanding improvement made by the management in respect
of its disclosure controls and procedures during the previous fiscal year, based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of September 30, 2011, management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial
Officer, concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange
Act) during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 Legal Proceedings
We are not a party and our property is
not subject to any material pending legal proceedings nor are we aware of any threatened or contemplated proceeding by any governmental
authority against the Company.
Item 1A Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to
the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. Additional
risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect
our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
None
Item 3 Defaults upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4 [Reserved]
Item 5 Other Information
None
Item 6 Exhibits
Exhibits:
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31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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31.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|
|
32.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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101.INS - XBRL Instance
101.SCH - XBRL Schema
101.CAL - XBRL Calculation
101.DEF - XBRL Definition
101.LAB - XBRL Label
101.PRE - XBRL Presentation
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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CHINA ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.
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May 15
th
, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Qinghuan Wu
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|
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Qinghuan Wu
|
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
May 15
th
, 2012
|
By:
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/s/ Simon Dong
|
|
|
Simon Dong
|
|
|
Acting Chief Financial Officer
|
|
|
(Principal Financial Officer)
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