SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2012

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

From the transition period from ___________ to ____________.

 

Commission File Number 000-52235

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   75-2834498

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization)

  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

4th Floor Tower B, Wanliuxingui Building, No. 28

Wanquanzhuang Road, Haidian District,

Beijing, 100089, China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

+86-10-5872-0171

(Issuer's telephone number)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x     No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  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 definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨   Accelerated filer  ¨  

Non-accelerated filer  ¨

(Do not check if a smaller

reporting company)

  Smaller reporting company  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ¨     No  x

 

As of February 19, 2013, there were 36,444,850 shares of common stock of the issuer outstanding.

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  PAGE
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION    
     
Item 1. Financial Statements   F-1 – F-34
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   35-55
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   55
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures   56
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION    
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings   56
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors   57
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   57
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities   57
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures   57
     
Item 5. Other Information   57
     
Item 6. Exhibits   58
     
Signatures   59

 

 
 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN US DOLLAR)

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS                
Current Assets                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 34,426,668     $ 86,001,608  
Restricted cash     1,959,688       3,890,403  
Accounts receivable, net of $nil allowance     55,603,099       20,085,108  
Inventories     4,766,046       4,222,568  
Prepayments to suppliers     42,965,797       6,919,279  
Prepaid expenses and deposits     487,486       452,653  
Other receivables, net of $nil allowance     8,304,800       6,466,075  
Pledged trading securities     7,424       7,076  
Due from a related party     -       401,820  
                 
Total current assets     148,521,008       128,446,590  
                 
Other Assets                
Property and equipment, net     239,023       908,847  
Intangible assets, net     3,841,268       4,324,988  
Investment in and advance to equity method affiliate     40,999,973       39,970,263  
                 
Total assets   $ 193,601,272     $ 173,650,688  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Current Liabilities                
Short term bank loans   $ 8,526,643     $ 9,522,368  
Accounts payable     1,158,559       1,742,612  
Deferred revenue     3,591,113       2,208,356  
Other payables and accrued expenses     14,456,806       7,187,463  
Provision for income tax     5,024,868       3,499,282  
Due to shareholders     12,397,029       9,463,237  
Preferred stock dividend payable     922,412       922,412  
                 
Total current liabilities     46,077,430       34,545,730  
                 
Deferred tax liability     7,898,899       7,799,664  
                 
Total liabilities     53,976,329       42,345,394  

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 17 and 24)

 

F- 1
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)

(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN US DOLLAR)

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
    (Unaudited)        
             
8% Series A contingently redeemable convertible preferred stock (25,000,000 shares authorized; par value $0.001 per share; nil issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012)     -       -  
                 
Stockholders’ Equity                
Common stock (50,000,000 shares authorized; par value $0.001 per share; 36,444,850 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012)     36,445       36,445  
Additional paid-in capital     38,559,525       38,559,525  
Statutory reserves     1,190,690       1,190,690  
Retained earnings     94,721,087       86,593,584  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     5,117,196       4,925,050  
                 
Total LianDi Clean stockholders’ equity     139,624,943       131,305,294  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 193,601,272     $ 173,650,688  

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F- 2
 

 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN US DOLLAR)

 

    Three Months Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
NET REVENUE:                                
Sales and installation of equipment   $ 41,818,602     $ 61,504,266     $ 62,745,418     $ 83,893,332  
Sales of software     36,819       2,187,631       36,819       11,080,248  
Services     1,022,498       1,261,546       3,247,572       3,616,454  
Sales of industrial chemicals (Note 25)     -       -       -       12,026,140  
      42,877,919       64,953,443       66,029,809       110,616,174  
Cost of revenue:                                
Cost of equipment sold     (34,933,755 )     (52,282,829 )     (50,512,296 )     (70,852,286 )
Amortization of software intangibles     (161,922 )     (160,741 )     (484,630 )     (476,628 )
Cost of software     (28,741 )     (97,560 )     (28,741 )     (1,767,606 )
Cost of services     (775,046 )     -       (2,140,099 )     -  
Cost of industrial chemicals (Note 25)     -       -       -       (11,156,356 )
      (35,899,464 )     (52,541,130 )     (53,165,766 )     (84,252,876 )
Gross profit     6,978,455       12,412,313       12,864,043       26,363,298  
Operating expenses:                                
Selling expenses     (561,234 )     (639,837 )     (1,072,066 )     (1,704,996 )
General and administrative expenses     (429,732 )     (818,927 )     (1,500,886 )     (2,364,543 )
Research and development expenses     (102,232 )     (111,076 )     (267,139 )     (333,275 )
Total operating expenses     (1,093,198 )     (1,569,840 )     (2,840,091 )     (4,402,814 )
Income from operations     5,885,257       10,842,473       10,023,952       21,960,484  
Other income (expense), net                                
Interest income     8,761       16,950       444,374       39,303  
Interest and bank charges     (175,720 )     (113,094 )     (913,365 )     (478,842 )
Exchange losses, net     (757,970 )     (325,132 )     (1,003,588 )     (1,192,338 )
Value added tax refund     208,410       -       347,577       -  
Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary     -       -       -       30,407,821  
Other income     348       454       348       118,690  
Total other income (expense), net     (716,171 )     (420,822 )     (1,124,654 )     28,894,634  
                                 
Income before income tax     5,169,086       10,421,651       8,899,298       50,855,118  
Income tax expense     (887,801 )     (1,311,368 )     (1,652,909 )     (10,255,191 )
Income before equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     4,281,285       9,110,283       7,246,389       40,599,927  
Gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax     -       -       263,435       -  
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     258,560       691,934       617,679       600,393  
NET INCOME     4,539,845       9,802,217       8,127,503       41,200,320  
Losses attributable to noncontrolling interests     -       -       -       80,823  
Net income attributable to LianDi Clean stockholders   $ 4,539,845     $ 9,802,217     $ 8,127,503     $ 41,281,143  
Preferred stock dividend     -       (345,745 )     -       (1,061,322 )
Net income available to common stockholders   $ 4,539,845     $ 9,456,472     $ 8,127,503     $ 40,219,821  

 

F- 3
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (CONTINUED)
(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN US DOLLAR)

 

    Three Months Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
                         
Net income attributable to LianDi Clean stockholders   $ 4,539,845     $ 9,802,217     $ 8,127,503     $ 41,281,143  
                                 
Other comprehensive income attributable to LianDi Clean stockholders:                                
Foreign currency translation adjustment     994,115       749,128       192,146       3,061,074  
                                 
Comprehensive income attributable to LianDi Clean stockholders     5,533,960       10,551,345       8,319,649       44,342,217  
                                 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests     -       -       -       9,531  
                                 
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME   $ 5,533,960     $ 10,551,345     $ 8,319,649     $ 44,351,748  
                                 
Earnings per share attributable to LianDi Clean stockholders::                                
Basic   $ 0.12     $ 0.30     $ 0.22     $ 1.28  
Diluted   $ 0.12     $ 0.27     $ 0.22     $ 1.13  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:                                
Basic     36,444,850       31,546,651       36,444,850       31,416,270  
Diluted     36,444,850       36,444,850       36,444,850       36,444,850  

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F- 4
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN US DOLLAR)

 

    Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2012     2011  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net income   $ 8,127,503     $ 41,200,320  
Adjustments for:                
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment     105,475       624,553  
Amortization of intangible assets     487,558       507,091  
Loss on disposal of fixed assets     -       2,321  
Deferred tax liability     -       7,568,781  
Change in fair value of pledged trading securities     (348 )     -  
Gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax     (263,435 )     -  
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     (617,679 )     (600,393 )
Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary     -       (30,407,821 )
Share-based payments     -       201,913  
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:                
Accounts receivable     (35,528,922 )     (44,277,748 )
Notes receivable     -       (158,112 )
Inventories     150,592       (556,472 )
Prepayments to suppliers     (36,015,935 )     (5,878,021 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (485,514 )     (4,829,461 )
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:                
Accounts payable     (582,714 )     3,831,027  
Deferred revenue, other payables and accruals     9,019,196       (1,925,163 )
Income tax payable     1,513,872       2,630,560  
Net cash used in operating activities     (54,090,351 )     (32,066,625 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchase of property, plant and equipment     (89,896 )     (570,350 )
Payment for construction in progress     -       (4,423,431 )
Cash outflow due to deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng     -       (5,364,481 )
Payment of deposit for land use rights     -       (2,114,587 )

Advance to unrelated entities

    (1,677,199 )     -  
Repayment of advances from unrelated entities     307,144       -  
Loan to a related party     (18,888,000 )     (391,089 )
Repayment of loan from a related party     18,888,000       -  
Net cash used in investing activities     (1,459,951 )     (12,863,938 )

 

F- 5
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN US DOLLAR)

 

    Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2012     2011  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
             
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Decrease in restricted cash     1,931,128       271,312  
Repayment of short term bank loans     (5,735,986 )     (3,878,905 )
Proceeds from new short term bank loans     4,740,262       10,356,820  
Proceeds from new short term loan from unrelated party     18,888,000       -  
Repayment of short term loan from unrelated party     (18,888,000 )     -  
Capital contributions received in advance from new shareholders of Anhui Jucheng     -       22,233,704  
Repayment of advances to noncontrolling interests     -       (176,420 )
Advances from shareholders, net     2,931,094       1,158,365  
Repayment of advances to unrelated entities     -       (6,167,655 )
Payment of preferred stock dividend     -       (760,170 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     3,866,498       23,037,051  
                 
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash     108,864       1,687,060  
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents     (51,574,940 )     (20,206,452 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     86,001,608       73,242,735  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period   $ 34,426,668     $ 53,036,283  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE INFORMATION:                
Cash paid for interest   $ 678,724     $ 182,252  
Cash paid for income tax   $ 139,035     $ 50,099  
                 
NON-CASH ACTIVITIES                
Common stock issued for conversion of preferred stock   $ -     $ 1,653,717  

Reclassification of property and equipment to inventories

  $ 652,466     $ -  

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F- 6
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN US DOLLAR)

 

                            Accumulated        
    Common Stock     Additional                 Other        
    Number           Paid-in     Statutory     Retained     Comprehensive        
    of Shares     Amount     Capital     Reserves     Earnings     Income     Total  
                                           
Balance, March 31, 2012     36,444,850     $ 36,445     $ 38,559,525     $ 1,190,690     $ 86,593,584     $ 4,925,050     $ 131,305,294  
                                                         
Net income for the period     -       -       -       -       8,127,503       -       8,127,503  
                                                         
Foreign currency translation adjustment     -       -       -       -       -       192,146       192,146  
                                                         
Balance, December 31, 2012 (unaudited)     36,444,850     $ 36,445     $ 38,559,525     $ 1,190,690     $ 94,721,087     $ 5,117,196     $ 139,624,943  

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F- 7
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

nOTE 1 description of business AND ORGANIZATION

 

Nature of operations

 

LianDi Clean Technology Inc. (“LianDi Clean” or the “Company”), is a holding company and, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the distribution of clean technology for refineries (unheading units for the delayed coking process), the distribution of a wide range of petroleum and petrochemical valves and equipment, providing systems integration, developing and marketing optimization software for the polymerization process and providing related technical and engineering services to large domestic Chinese petroleum and petrochemical companies and other energy companies. The Company is also engaged in manufacturing and selling industrial chemical products, which is operated through its equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (“Anhui Jucheng”), that is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and selling organic and inorganic chemical products and high polymer fine chemical products, as well as providing chemical professional services.

 

Corporate organization

 

LianDi Clean was incorporated in the State of Texas on June 25, 1999 under the name Slopestyle Corporation. On December 12, 2007, the Company changed its name from Slopestyle Corporation to Remediation Services, Inc. (“Remediation”) and re-domiciled from Texas to Nevada.

 

On February 26, 2010, Remediation completed a reverse acquisition of China LianDi Clean Technology Engineering Ltd. (“China LianDi”), which was contemplated by a share exchange agreement with China LianDi and China LianDi’s shareholders. The reverse acquisition of China LianDi resulted in a change-in-control of Remediation.

 

As a result, the share exchange has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition whereby China LianDi is deemed to be the accounting acquirer (legal acquiree) and Remediation to be the accounting acquiree (legal acquirer).  The financial statements before the share exchange are those of China LianDi with the results of Remediation being consolidated from the closing date. The equity section and earnings per share of the Company have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse acquisition and no goodwill has been recorded as a result of this transaction.

 

On March 17, 2010, Remediation formed a corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada named LianDi Clean Technology Inc. ("Merger Sub") and on the same day, acquired one hundred shares of Merger Sub's common stock for cash. Accordingly, Merger Sub became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Remediation.

 

Effective as of April 1, 2010, Merger Sub was merged with and into Remediation. As a result of the merger, the Company’s corporate name was changed to “LianDi Clean Technology Inc.”  Prior to the merger, Merger Sub had no liabilities and nominal assets and, as a result of the merger, the separate existence of the Merger Sub ceased.  LianDi Clean was the surviving corporation in the merger and, except for the name change provided for in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, there was no change in the directors, officers, capital structure or business of the Company.

 

F- 8
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

nOTE 1 description of business AND ORGANIZATION (CONTINUED)

 

Corporate organization (continued)

 

Details of LianDi Clean’s subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

Subsidiaries’ names  

Place and date of

incorporation

 

Percentage of

ownership

  Principal activities
China LianDi Clean Technology Engineering Ltd. (“China LianDi”)  

British Virgin Islands

July 28, 2004

 

100%

(directly by the Company)

  Holding company of the other subsidiaries
             
Hua Shen Trading (International) Limited (“Hua Shen HK”)  

Hong Kong

January 20, 1999

 

100%

(through China LianDi)

  Delivering of industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services
             
Petrochemical Engineering Limited (“PEL HK”)  

Hong Kong

September 13, 2007

 

100%

(through China LianDi)

  Delivering of industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services, and investment holding
             
Bright Flow Control Ltd. (“Bright Flow”)  

Hong Kong

December 17, 2007

 

100%

(through China LianDi)

  Delivering of industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services
             
Beijing JianXin Petrochemical Engineering Ltd. (“Beijing JianXin”)  

People’s Republic of China (“PRC”)

May 6, 2008

 

100%

(through PEL HK)

  Delivering of industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services, developing and marketing optimization software for polymerization processes, and provision of delayed coking solutions for petrochemical, petroleum and other energy companies
             
Hongteng Technology Limited (“Hongteng HK”)  

Hong Kong,

February 12, 2009

 

100%

(through China LianDi)

  Investment holding company
             
Beijing Hongteng Weitong Technology Co., Ltd (“Beijing Honteng”)  

PRC

January 12, 2010

 

100%

(through Honteng (HK) )

  Delivering of industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services, developing and marketing software, and provision of other technical consultancy services for petrochemical, petroleum and other energy companies
             

The Company is also engaged in the manufacturing and selling of industrial chemicals, which is operated through its equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (“Anhui Jucheng”). On July 5, 2010, Beijing JianXin acquired a 51% equity interest of Anhui Jucheng. Effective on August 30, 2011, the Company’s equity interest in Anhui Jucheng decreased from 51% to 39.13% following a capital injection in cash in the aggregate of RMB142 million (approximately US$22.23 million) by six unaffiliated third party investors pursuant to an investment agreement signed on August 3, 2011. The Company consolidated the financial statements of Anhui Jucheng from July 5, 2010 through August 30, 2011.

 

On July 12, 2012, as approved by the shareholders of Anhui Jucheng and registered by the local bureau of Suixi County, Huibei City of Anhui Province of the PRC, three new unaffiliated third party investors invested cash in the aggregate of RMB60 million (approximately US$9.5 million) in exchange for a 8.58% equity interest in Anhui Jucheng. As a result, the Company’s equity interest in Anhui Jucheng decreased from 39.13% to 35.77%. There is no change in the directors of Anhui Jucheng as a result of this transaction, and the Company still retains significant influence over Anhui Jucheng. Anhui Jucheng continues to be accounted for as an equity method affiliate of the Company.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

nOTE 1 description of business AND ORGANIZATION (CONTINUED)

 

Corporate organization (continued)

 

Through a series of share transfer transactions between two of the Company’s existing stockholders, SJ Asia Pacific Limited ("SJ Asia"), a company wholly owned by SJI, Inc., which is incorporated in Japan and whose shares are listed on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc., China LianDi Energy Resources Engineering Technology Ltd. (“LianDi Energy”) and Jianzhong Zuo, a director and the sole stockholder of LianDi Energy and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, SJ Asia and SJI, Inc. became the Company’s immediate holding and ultimate holding companies, respectively, on September 27, 2011. As of December 31, 2012, SJ Asia beneficially owns an aggregate of 19,881,463 shares of the Company’s common stock, which constitutes approximately 54.6% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. Jianzhong Zuo remains the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, with the backing of SJ Asia.

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of preparation and consolidation

 

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements, which are of a normal and recurring nature, have been included. The results reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. The following (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2012, which was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, and (b) the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, though the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2012.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Significant estimates for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 include the useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, assumptions used in assessing impairment for long-term assets and goodwill, and the fair value of share-based payments and warrants granted in connection with the private placement of preferred stock and common stock.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Because of the short maturity of these investments, the carrying amounts approximate their fair value. Restricted cash is excluded from cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, approximately $1.11 million and $7.65 million of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were denominated in Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”) and were placed with banks in the PRC.  The convertibility of RMB into other currencies and the remittance of these funds out of the PRC are subject to exchange control restrictions imposed by the PRC government.

 

Investment in equity method affiliate

 

Investee companies that are not consolidated, but over which the Company exercises significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 323 “Equity Method and Joint Ventures”. Whether or not the Company exercises significant influence with respect to an investee depends on an evaluation of several factors including, among others, representation on the investee companies’ board of directors and ownership level, which is generally a 20% to 50% interest in the voting securities of the investee companies.

 

Under the equity method of accounting, the Company’s share of the earnings or losses of the equity method affiliate is reflected in the caption “Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate” in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The amount recorded in income is adjusted to eliminate intercompany gains and losses. The Company’s carrying value (including advance to the investee) in equity method affiliate is reflected in the caption “Investment in and advance to equity method affiliate” in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Dividends received from the unconsolidated subsidiaries reduce the carrying amount of the investment.

 

When the Company’s carrying value in an equity method affiliate is reduced to zero, no further losses are recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements unless the Company guarantees obligations of the equity method affiliate or has committed additional funding. When the equity method affiliate subsequently reports income, the Company will not record its share of such income until it equals the amount of its share of losses not previously recognized.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 323-10-40-1, “Investee Capital Transactions”, an equity method investor shall account for a share issuance by an investee as if the investor had sold a proportionate share of its investment. Any gain or loss to the investor, being the difference between the amount at which an investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assests resulting from an investee’s share issuance, shall be recognized in earnings.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Revenue recognition

 

Revenue is recognized when the following four criteria are met as prescribed by Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition” issued by the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”): (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) product delivery has occurred or the services have been rendered, (iii) the fees are fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectibility is reasonably assured.

 

Multiple-deliverable arrangements

 

The Company derives revenue from fixed-price sale contracts with customers that may provide for the Company to deliver equipment with varied performance specifications specific to each customer and provide the technical services for installation, integration and testing of the equipment. In instances where the contract price is inclusive of the technical services, the sale contracts include multiple deliverables. A multiple-element arrangement is separated into more than one unit of accounting if all of the following criteria are met:

 

  · The delivered item(s) has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis;
     
  · There is objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of the undelivered item(s); and
     
  · If the arrangement includes a general right of return relative to the delivered item(s), delivery or performance of the undelivered item(s) is considered probable and substantially in the control of the Company.

 

The Company’s multiple-element contracts generally include customer-acceptance provisions which provide for the Company to carry out installation, test runs and performance tests at the Company’s cost until the equipment can meet the performance specifications within a specified period (“acceptance period”) stated in the contracts. These contracts generally provide the customers with the right to deduct certain percentages of the contract value as compensation or liquidated damages from the balance payment stipulated in the contracts, if the performance specifications cannot be met within the acceptance period. There is generally no provision giving the customers a right of return, cancellation or termination with respect to any uninstalled equipment.

 

The delivered equipment has no standalone value to the customer until it is installed, integrated and tested at the customer’s site by the Company in accordance with the performance specifications specific to each customer. In addition, under these multiple-element contracts, the Company has not sold the equipment separately from the installation, integration and testing services, and hence there is no objective and reliable evidence of the fair value for each deliverable included in the arrangement. As a result, the equipment and the technical services for installation, integration and testing of the equipment are considered a single unit of accounting pursuant to ASC Subtopic 605-25, Revenue Recognition — Multiple-Element Arrangements. In addition, the arrangement generally includes customer acceptance criteria that cannot be tested before installation and integration at the customer’s site. Accordingly, revenue recognition is deferred until customer acceptance, indicated by an acceptance certificate signed off by the customer.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Revenue recognition (continued)

 

The Company may also provide its customers with a warranty for one year following the customer’s acceptance of the installed equipment. Some contracts require that 5% to 15% of the contract price be held as retainage for the warranty and only due for payment by the customer upon expiration of the warranty period. For those contracts with retainage clauses, the Company defers the recognition of the amounts retained as revenue until expiration of the warranty period when collectibility can reasonably be assured. The Company has not provided for warranty costs for those contracts without retainage clauses, as the relevant estimated costs were insignificant based on historical experience.

 

Product only

 

Revenue derived from sales contracts that require delivery of products only is recognized when the title to the products passes to customers. Titles to the products pass to the customers when the products are delivered and accepted by the customers.

 

Software sale

 

The Company recognizes revenue from the delivery of data processing platform software when the software is delivered to and accepted by the customer, pursuant to ASC Topic 985, “Software” and ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”. Costs of software revenue include amortization of software copyrights.

 

Service

 

The Company recognizes revenue from provision of services when the service has been performed, in accordance with ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”.

 

F- 13
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Revenue recognition (continued)

 

The Company is subject to value added tax of 17% on the revenues earned for products sold in the PRC.

 

Before September 1, 2012, the Company was subject to business tax of 5% on the revenues earned for services provided in the PRC. On July 31, 2012, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation of the PRC jointly promulgated the “Circular on Launching the Pilot Collection of Value Added Tax in lieu of Business Tax in Transportation and Certain Areas of Modern Services Industries in Eight Provinces and Municipalities Including Beijing” (“Circular Cui Shui [2012] No. 71”). In accordance with Article 2 of Circular Cui Shui [2012] No. 71, Beijing shall complete the tax collection system transfer on September 1, 2012 and in accordance with Article 3 of Circular Cui Shui [2012] No. 71, “Circular on Carrying out the Pilot Collection of Value Added Tax in Lieu of Business Tax to be imposed on Transportation Industry and Part of Modern Services Industry in Shanghai” (“Circular Cui Shui [2011] No. 111”) jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation of the PRC on November 16, 2011, applies as detailed implementation measures on this tax collection system transfer in Beijing. In accordance with Article 12 (3) of Circular Cui Shui [2011] No. 111, the value added tax rate for provision of modern services (other than lease of corporeal movables) is 6%. Therefore, beginning from September 1, 2012, Beijing JianXin and Beijing Hongteng, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries incorporated in Beijing, are subject to value added tax of 6% on the revenues earned from services they provide.

 

The Company presents its revenue net of business tax and related surcharges and value added tax, as well as net of discounts and returns. There were no product returns for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

Shipping and handling cost

 

Shipping and handling costs are charged to expense when incurred. Shipping and handling costs were included in selling expenses in the statements of income and comprehensive income and amounted to $68,434 and $579,532 for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $55,245 and $360,029 for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Typically, the Company does not charge customers for these costs.

 

Research and development expenses

 

Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred.

 

Advertising and promotion costs

 

Advertising and promotion costs are charged to expense when incurred. During the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, advertising and promotion costs were insignificant.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Earnings per share

 

The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share”. FASB ASC Topic 260 requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilutive effects of convertible securities (using the as-if converted method), and options and warrants and their equivalents (using the treasury stock method).

 

The following table is a reconciliation of the net income and the weighted average common shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented:

    Three months Ended     Nine months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
                         
NET INCOME ATTRUBUTABLE TO LIANDI CLEAN STOCKHOLDERS   $ 4,539,845     $ 9,802,217     $ 8,127,503     $ 41,281,143  
Preferred stock dividend     -       (345,745 )     -       (1,061,322 )
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS - BASIC   $ 4,539,845     $ 9,456,472     $ 8,127,503     $ 40,219,821  
Preferred stock dividend     -       345,745       -       1,061,322  
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS - DILUTED   $ 4,539,845     $ 9,802,217     $ 8,127,503     $ 41,281,143  
                                 
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares:                                
                                 
Basic     36,444,850       31,546,651       36,444,850       31,416,270  
Effect of preferred stock     -       4,898,199       -       5,028,580  
Diluted     36,444,850       36,444,850       36,444,850       36,444,850  
Earnings per share:                                
Basic   $ 0.12     $ 0.30     $ 0.22     $ 1.28  
Diluted   $ 0.12     $ 0.27     $ 0.22     $ 1.13  

 

The diluted earnings per share calculation for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 did not include the warrants and options to purchase up to 5,347,740 and 334,000 shares of common stock, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive.

 

F- 15
 

 

LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Foreign currency

 

The Company has evaluated the determination of its functional currency based on the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 830, “Foreign Currency Matters,” which provides that an entity’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates; normally, that is the currency of the environment in which an entity primarily generates and expends cash.

 

Historically, the sales and purchase contracts of the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries have substantially been denominated and settled in the U.S. dollar. Therefore, the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries generate and expend their cash predominately in the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, it has been determined that the functional currency of the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar.

 

Historically, the sales and purchase contracts of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries have predominantly been denominated and settled in Renminbi (the lawful currency of Mainland China). Accordingly, it has been determined that the functional currency of our PRC subsidiaries is Renminbi.

 

On its own, the Company raises finances in the U.S. dollar, pays its own operating expenses primarily in the U.S. dollar, and expects to receive a dividend if and when declared by its subsidiaries (including Beijing JianXin and Beijing Hongteng, which are wholly foreign-owned enterprises with a registered capital denominated in the U.S. dollar) in U.S. dollars.

 

Therefore, it has been determined that the Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar based on the sales price, expense and financing indicators, in accordance with the guidance in ASC 830-10-85-5.

 

The Company uses the United States dollar (“U.S. Dollar” or “US$” or “$”) for financial reporting purposes. The subsidiaries within the Company maintain their books and records in their respective functional currency, being the primary currency of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted. Assets and liabilities of a subsidiary with functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar are translated into the U.S. Dollar using the applicable exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Items on the statements of income and comprehensive income and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the reporting period. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the Company’s financial statements are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

The Company’s PRC subsidiaries maintain their books and records in Renminbi (“RMB”), the lawful currency in the PRC, which may not be freely convertible into foreign currencies. The exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into the U.S. Dollar for the purposes of preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements are based on the rates as published on the website of People’s Bank of China and are as follows:

      December 31, 2012       March 31, 2012  
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts     US$1=RMB6.2855       US$1=RMB6.2943  

 

      Three Months Ended December 31,  
      2012       2011  
Items in statements of income and cash flows     US$1=RMB6.2992       US$1=RMB6.3403  

 

      Nine Months Ended December 31,  
      2012       2011  
Items in statements of income and cash flows     US$1=RMB6.3141       US$1=RMB6.4201  

 

No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at the above rates.

 

The value of RMB against U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Any significant revaluation of RMB may materially affect the Company’s financial condition in terms of U.S. dollar reporting.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Fair value measurements

 

The Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, prepayments to suppliers, short-term loans to related parties, short term loans, accounts payable, other payables and due to shareholders.

 

As of the balance sheet dates, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments were not materially different from their carrying values as presented due to the short maturities of these instruments and that the interest rates on the borrowings approximate those that would have been available for loans of similar remaining maturity and risk profile at the respective reporting periods.

 

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This topic also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires classification based on observable and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter.

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:

 

    As of December 31, 2012  
    Fair value measurement using inputs     Carrying  
Financial instruments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     amount  
                         
Short-term investment:                                
Marketable equity securities   $ 7,424     $ -     $ -     $ 7,424  
Total   $ 7,424     $ -     $ -     $ 7,424  

 

    As of March 31, 2012  
    Fair value measurement using inputs     Carrying  
Financial instruments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     amount  
Short-term investment:                                
Marketable equity securities   $ 7,076     $ -     $ -     $ 7,076  
Total   $ 7,076     $ -     $ -     $ 7,076  

 

There was no asset or liability measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Recent accounting pronouncements

  

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment."  This ASU simplifies how entities test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment which improve consistency in impairment testing requirements among long-lived asset categories. These amended standards permit an assessment of qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value. For assets in which this assessment concludes it is more likely than not that the fair value is more than its carrying value, these amended standards eliminate the requirement to perform quantitative impairment testing as outlined in the previously issued standards. The guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012; early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

 

NOTE 3 RESTRICTED CASH

 

Restricted cash as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 represented the Company’s bank deposits held as collateral for the Company’s credit facilities as discussed in Note 17.

 

NOTE 4 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

The Company’s accounts receivable at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
Accounts receivable   $ 55,603,099     $ 20,085,108  
Less: Allowance for doubtful debts     -       -  
    $ 55,603,099     $ 20,085,108  

 

As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the balance of accounts receivable included $2,230,113 and $2,208,356, respectively, of amounts billed but not paid by customers under retainage provisions in contracts.

 

Based on the Company’s assessment of collectibility, there has been no allowance for doubtful accounts recognized as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012.

 

NOTE 5 INVENTORIES

 

The Company’s inventories at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Finished goods   $ 4,796,846     $ 4,253,368  
Less: Allowance for stock obsolescence     (30,800 )     (30,800 )
Total   $ 4,766,046     $ 4,222,568  

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 6 PREPAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS

 

Prepayments to suppliers as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 represented deposits or advance payments of $42.97 million and $6.92 million, respectively, for the purchases of equipment for sale to customers. Management expects that the equipment will be delivered to and accepted by the ultimate customers within a year.

 

NOTE 7 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEPOSITS

 

The Company’s prepaid expenses and deposits at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Prepaid operating expenses   $ 191,148     $ 239,645  
Tender deposits     54,602       86,300  
Rental deposits     59,881       52,014  
Advances to staff for normal business purposes     181,855       74,694  
Total   $ 487,486     $ 452,653  

 

Tender deposits represented deposit payments made to bid for contracts.

 

NOTE 8 OTHER RECEIVABLES, NET

 

The Company’s other receivables at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Other receivables from unrelated entities   $ 8,304,800     $ 6,466,075  
Less: Allowance for doubtful debts     -       -  
    $ 8,304,800     $ 6,466,075  

 

Other receivables from unrelated entities represented temporary loans advanced to unrelated entities in China. Except for an amount of $0.41 million, which expires on June 30, 2013, and is interest bearing at 2% per annum (Note 10), these loans were unsecured and non-interest bearing. Loans of $7.46 million were repayable by the end of March 2013, and the remaining loans were repayable on demand.

 

Based on the Company’s assessment of collectibility, there has been no allowance for doubtful accounts recognized as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012.

 

NOTE 9 PLEDGED TRADING SECURITIES

 

The Company’s pledged trading securities at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Marketable equity securities   $ 7,424     $ 7,076  

 

As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, all of the Company’s trading securities were pledged as collateral for the Company’s credit facilities (see Note 17). Marketable equity securities are reported at fair value based on quoted market prices in active markets (Level 1 inputs), with gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value recognized currently in earnings.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 10 DUE FROM RELATED PARTIES AND SHORT TERM LOAN FROM UNRELATED PARTY

 

As of March 31, 2012, due from a related party of $0.40 million represented a short-term temporary loan advanced to a then wholly-owned PRC subsidiary of SJI, Inc., the Company’s ultimate holding company (see Note 1). The loan was interest bearing at 2% per annum, unsecured and expires on June 30, 2013. This company ceased to be a subsidiary of SJI Inc. as of September 30, 2012. Therefore, this loan was reclassified as other receivables of the Company (Note 8).

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, interest of $8,949 and $1,709 was earned from this loan, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, interest of $3,001 and $1,709 was earned from this loan, respectively.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2012, at the instruction of SJI, Inc., on May 15, 2012, LianDi Clean signed a loan agreement with an unrelated party whereby LianDi Clean borrowed a short-term loan from the unrelated party of Japanese Yen 1,500,000,000 (approximately $18.89 million) which was interest bearing at 6% per annum, guaranteed by SJI. Inc and expired on September 30, 2012. Also at the instruction of SJI Inc., on May 17, 2012, Liandi Clean signed a loan agreement with SJI (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary of SJ Asia (“SJI HK”), whereby Hua Shen HK lent a short-term loan of Japanese Yen 1,500,000,000 (approximately $18.89 million) to SJI HK. This loan was interest bearing at 6% per annum, unsecured and expired on September 28, 2012. Prior to September 30, 2012, SJI HK has repaid Hua Shen HK this short-term loan and the Company has also repaid the same amount of short term loan to the unrelated party. As of December 31, 2012, no such loans remained outstanding.

 

During the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, interest expense of $407,866 and $nil paid on the short-term loan, and interest income of $407,866 and $nil earned from SJI HK were included in the Company’s statement of income and comprehensive income, respectively.

 

NOTE 11 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

The Company’s property and equipment at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Leasehold improvements   $ 412,172     $ 330,533  
Machinery     -       687,882  
Office equipment     154,826       145,672  
Total cost     566,998       1,164,087  
Less: Accumulated depreciation     (327,975 )     (255,240 )
Net   $ 239,023     $ 908,847  

 

Depreciation expenses in the aggregate for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $105,475 and $624,553, respectively. Depreciation expenses in the aggregate for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $22,288 and $30,043, respectively.

 

Depreciation expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 included $544,392 of depreciation expenses incurred by Anhui Jucheng before it was deconsolidated from the Company’s financial statements on August 30, 2011.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 12 INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The Company’s intangible assets at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31 ,  
    2012     2012  
Computer software and program   $ 41,055     $ 40,997  
Software copyright     6,491,130       6,482,055  
Less: Accumulated amortization     (2,690,917 )     (2,198,064 )
                 
Net   $ 3,841,268     $ 4,324,988  

 

In December 2008, the Company’s subsidiary, Beijing JianXin, purchased a software copyright on data processing platform software for application in petrochemical production pursuant to an agreement dated October 1, 2008 from a company unaffiliated to the Company at the time of the agreement. The agreement provides that the purchase price shall be based on the valuation of RMB40,800,000 (or $5,941,459). The agreement stipulates that the seller shall provide assistance for the registration of the software copyright in the name of Beijing JianXin. The agreement also provides that the seller shall dismiss all human resources for the business activities related to the software from the date Beijing JianXin is granted the software copyright and at the same time, provide assistance for Beijing JianXin to re-employ the necessary staff from the seller to ensure a smooth transitioning of the activities related to the software. The purchase price for the software copyright was fully paid before March 31, 2010.

 

This software copyright has been registered with the National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China in the name of Beijing JianXin and is protected under the relevant copyright law of the PRC for 50 years from November 11, 2008, the date of first publication of the software. This software copyright is amortized over its estimated useful life of ten years using the straight-line method.

 

Amortization expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $487,558 and $487,379, respectively. Amortization expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $162,204 and $163,104, respectively.

 

The estimated amortization expense of intangible assets over each of the next five years and thereafter will be $653,034 per annum.

 

The Company recognized no impairment loss on intangible assets for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 13 INVESTMENT IN AND ADVANCE TO EQUITY METHOD AFFILIATE

 

Since August 30, 2011, the Company owns a 39.13% equity interest in Anhui Jucheng and has the right to appoint one director out of a total of five directors to the board of directors. Accordingly, the Company exercises significant influence on Anhui Jucheng and thus Anhui Jucheng is accounted for as an equity method affiliate since August 30, 2011.

 

On July 12, 2012, three new unaffiliated third party investors invested cash in the aggregate of RMB60 million (approximately US$9.5 million) in exchange for a 8.58% equity interest in Anhui Jucheng. As a result, the Company’s equity interest in Anhui Jucheng decreased from 39.13% to 35.77%. In accordance with ASC 323-10-40-1, the Company recorded a gain of $351,247 (being the difference between the amount at which an investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets resulting from Anhui Jucheng’s share issuance) , net of tax of $87,812, on this transaction, in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

 

Investment in and advance to equity method affiliate as of December 31, 2012:

 

Balance as of March 31, 2012   $ 39,970,263  
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     617,679  
Gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate     351,247  
Exchange realignment     60,784  
Investment in and advance to equity method affiliate as of December 31, 2012   $ 40,999,973  
         
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate from April 1, 2012 to July 12, 2012   $ 139,934  
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate from July 13, 2012 to December 31, 2012     477,745  
Total equity in earnings of equity method affiliate   $ 617,679  
         
Gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate     351,247  
Tax effect of gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate     (87,812 )
Gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax   $ 263,435  

 

The amount due from the equity method affiliate is interest free and the Company will not demand repayment within one year from the respective balance sheet date and the amount is therefore considered non-current.

 

Summarized financial information of the equity method affiliate:

 

    Three Months Ended
December 31, 2012
    Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2012
 
             
Revenues   $ 8,831,926     $ 26,756,525  
Net income   $ 722,803     $ 1,693,252  
Company’s equity interest – April 1, 2012 - July 11, 2012     39.13 %     39.13 %
Company’s equity interest – July 12, 2012 – December 31, 2012     35.77 %     35.77 %
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate   $ 258,560     $ 617,679  

 

Net book value of Anhui Jucheng   As of December 31, 2012  
Current assets   $ 44,898,428  
Non-current assets     47,542,114  
Current liabilities     (42,142,947 )
Non-current liabilities     (678,536 )
Total equity   $ 49,619,059  

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 14 SHORT TERM BANK LOANS

 

The Company’s short-term bank loans at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Bank loan granted by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, with interest rate of 1.80% per annum, secured by a standby letter of credit issued by a bank which in turn is guaranteed by SJI Inc., repaid on December 27, 2012     -       2,626,110  
                 
Bank loan granted by Shoko Chukin Bank, with interest rate of 1.71% per annum, secured by a standby letter of credit issued by a bank which in turn is guaranteed by SJI Inc., due on November 30, 2012, extended to and repaid on January 18, 2013     2,510,562       2,500,694  
                 
A revolving line of credit granted by Standard Chartered Bank, with interest rate of 1.25% per annum over HIBOR for HKD or 1.25% per annum over LIBOR for USD (see Note 17 for details of security terms)     3,866,081       2,245,564  
                 
A short-term loan under a revolving line of credit granted by Standard Chartered Bank, with interest rate of 3% per annum over the bank’s cost of funding (see Note 17 for details of security terms)     1,200,000       1,200,000  
                 
A short-term loan under a revolving line of credit granted by Standard Chartered Bank, with interest rate of 3% per annum over the bank’s cost of funding (see Note 17 for details of security terms)     950,000       950,000  
    $ 8,526,643     $ 9,522,368  

 

NOTE 15 OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

The Company’s other payables and accrued expenses at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Business tax and value added tax payable   $ 3,736,118     $ 3,321,252  
Accrued operating expenses     100,443       216,077  
Advance from customers     10,509,635       3,375,472  
Salary payables     63,199       52,477  
Other payables     47,411       222,185  
                 
Total   $ 14,456,806     $ 7,187,463  

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 16 DUE TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

The amounts due to shareholders at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Due to Mr. Zuo (shareholder, CEO and chairman of the Company)   $ 304,875     $ 1,187,302  
Due to SJ Asia Pacific Limited (shareholder of the Company)     12,092,154       8,275,935  
                 
Total   $ 12,397,029     $ 9,463,237  

 

The amount due to Mr. Zuo is unsecured, interest free and is payable on demand.

 

The amount due to SJ Asia Pacific Limited is also unsecured, bears interest at 3% to 5% per annum and is payable on demand. During the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, interest of $186,516 and $184,544 was accrued to SJ Asia Pacific Limited, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, interest of $61,738 and $61,739 was accrued to SJ Asia Pacific Limited, respectively.

 

NOTE 17 CREDIT FACILITIES

 

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had available banking facilities from HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank (“General Facilities”), which consisted of overdraft, guarantee, trade finance and short term money market loan facilities, up to an aggregate amount of HK$92.90 million, EUR$1 million and US$2.15 million (total equivalent to approximately $15.46 million). Collateral for the General Facilities includes the Company’s bank deposits classified as restricted cash and trading securities as described in Notes 3 and 9, respectively, an unlimited guarantee from Mr. Jianzhong Zuo (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company), a standby letter of credit of not less than HK$45 million (or approximately $5.80 million) issued by a bank which is in turn guaranteed by SJI Inc. (the holding company of SJ Asia Pacific Ltd., a stockholder of the Company), and an undertaking from Hua Shen HK to maintain a tangible net worth of not less than HK$5 million (or approximately $0.64 million).

 

Included in the General Facilities was an import facility up to HK$6 million (equivalent to approximately $773,000) under a Special Loan Guarantee Scheme sponsored and guaranteed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Government Sponsored Facility”). Collateral for the Government Sponsored Facility includes a guarantee of HK$6 million from China LianDi. As of December 31, 2012, there was no borrowing under the Government Sponsored Facility.

 

The General Facilities expired on July 15, 2012, and the Company is negotiating with the banks to renew the facilities. Management expects that these facilities will be formally renewed by the end of March 2013.

 

The overdraft, guarantee and short term money facility from Sumitomo Banking Corporation (“SMBC”) disclosed in the Company’s previous quarterly reports was terminated as of December 31, 2012. Therefore, there is no contract performance guarantees issued or short-term bank loan outstanding under this SMBC facility as of December 31, 2012.

 

As of December 31, 2012, the General Facilities were utilized to the extent of $899,276 and $6,016,081 in relation to contract performance guarantees and short-term bank loans (Note 14), respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2012, total outstanding contract performance guarantees were $1,960,131 issued by banks on behalf of the Company.

  

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 18 COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS

 

(a) Common Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value.

 

At December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, 36,444,850 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.

 

(b) Preferred stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value, of which 15,000,000 shares are designated and authorized as Series A Preferred Stock. The Company issued 7,086,078 Series A preferred stock to certain accredited investors in a private placement on February 26, 2010, which had all been converted into the Company’s common stock by February 26, 2012. As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, there was no preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

(c) Warrants

 

On February 26, 2010, the Company issued Series A Warrants to purchase up to 1,968,363 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.50 and Series B Warrants to purchase up to 1,968,363 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.75, for cash. These warrants are exercisable at any time for three years from February 26, 2010.

 

Also on February 26, 2010, the Company issued (i) warrants to purchase 787,342 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.50, (ii) Series A Warrants to purchase 196,836 shares of common stock, and (iii) Series B Warrants to purchase 196,836 shares of common stock, which were issued to the placement agent in connection with the private placement and expire in three years on February 26, 2013.

 

On December 16, 2011, the Company issued 230,000 shares of warrants to an investor to purchase up to 230,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.25 for cash. These warrants are exercisable at any time from December 16, 2011 through September 30, 2014. The compensation costs associated with these warrants were recognized based on the grant-date fair values of these warrants. The Company valued these warrants utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and recorded $106,158 as stock-based compensation costs during the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 18 COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS (CONTINUED)

 

(c) Warrants (continued)

 

Warrants issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and changes during the nine months then ended, are as follows:

 

    Warrants Outstanding     Warrants Exercisable  
    Number of
underlying
shares
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)
    Number of
underlying
shares
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)
 
Balance, March 31, 2012     5,347,740     $ 4.76       0.98       5,347,740     $ 4.76       0.98  
Granted / Vested     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Forfeited     -                       -                  
Exercised     -                       -                  
Balance, December 31, 2012 (unaudited)     5,347,740     $ 4.76       0.23       5,347,740     $ 4.76       0.23  

  

The Company has evaluated the terms of the warrants with reference to the guidance provided in ASC 815-40-15. The Company has concluded that these warrants are indexed to the Company’s own stock, because the warrants have no contingent exercise provision and have fixed strike prices, which are only subject to adjustments in the event of stock splits, combinations, dividends, mergers or other customary corporate events. Therefore, these warrants have been classified as equity.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 19 SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

(a) Options granted to Independent Directors

 

On August 10, 2010, the Company granted options to three of its then independent directors, Mr. Joel Paritz, Mr. Hongjie Chen and Mr. Xiaojun Li, to purchase 24,000, 5,000 and 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, at a strike price of $5.99 per share, in consideration for their services to the Company.

 

As of December 31, 2012, all options are exercisable.  Unexercised options will expire on August 10, 2015.

 

The compensation costs associated with these options are recognized, based on the grant-date fair values of these options, over the requisite service period, or vesting period, and the Company recorded $nil and $14,790 as stock-based compensation expenses during the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $nil compensation expense was recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

(b) Options granted for consultancy services

 

On December 6, 2010, the Company granted options to a consultancy service company to purchase 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a strike price of $3.50 per share, in consideration for its consultancy services to the Company for five months.  

 

As of December 31, 2012, these options are all exercisable. Unexercised options will expire on December 6, 2014.

 

The Company records and reports stock-based compensation by measuring the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which services are received. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees is determined as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured.  The Company valued these options utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at approximately $1.42 per option, and recorded $nil and $80,965 as stock-based professional fees during the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $nil compensation expense was recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. 

 

Options issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and their movements during the nine months then ended are as follows:

  

    Number of
underlying
shares
    Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
   

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value (1)

    Weighted-
Average
Contractual Life
Remaining in
Years
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2012     334,000     $ 3.75     $ -       2.76  
Granted     -       -       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -       -  
Expired     -       -       -       -  
Forfeited     -       -       -       -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2012 (unaudited)     334,000     $ 3.75     $ -       2.01  
Exercisable at December 31, 2012 (unaudited)     334,000     $ 3.75     $ -       2.01  

 

  (1) The intrinsic value of the stock option at December 31, 2012 is the amount by which the market value of the Company’s common stock of $0.90 as of December 31, 2012 exceeds the exercise price of the option.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 20 STATUTORY RESERVES

 

The Company’s subsidiaries, Beijing JianXin and Beijing Hongteng, as PRC companies, are required on an annual basis to make appropriations of retained earnings to statutory reserves at a certain percentage of after-tax profit determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations (“PRC GAAP”).

 

The general reserve fund requires annual appropriations of 10% of after-tax profit (as determined under PRC GAAP at each year-end and after setting off against any accumulated losses from prior years) until such fund has reached 50% of registered capital, whereas the enterprise expansion fund appropriation is at its discretion. Appropriation to the general reserve must be made before distribution of dividends to stockholders. The general reserve fund and statutory reserve fund can only be used for specific purposes, such as setting off the accumulated losses, enterprise expansion or increasing the registered capital. The enterprise expansion fund was mainly used to expand production and operation; it also may be used for increasing the registered capital. There was no transfer from retained earnings of Beijing JianXin to statutory reserves during the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 because its statutory reserves of $1,138,733 at March 31, 2009 already reached 50% of Beijing JianXin’s registered capital of $2,200,000. Therefore, any further transfer to the statutory reserves is at the Company’s discretion and Beijing JianXin decided not to make any appropriations to the statutory reserves during the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. Beijing Hongteng incurred a net loss for its PRC fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, therefore, no statutory reserves were provided.

 

There are no legal requirements in the PRC to fund these reserves by transfer of cash to restricted accounts, and the Company has not done so.

 

NOTE 21 OTHER INCOME – VALUE ADDED TAX REFUND

 

Beijing JianXin has been recognized by the PRC government as a software enterprise with its own software copyright. Under the PRC government’s preferential policies for software enterprises, Beijing JianXin is entitled to a refund of 14% value added tax in respect of its sales of self-developed software products. The Company recognizes the value added tax refund as revenue only when it has been received and there is no condition on use of the refund received.

 

NOTE 22 INCOME TAXES

 

The entities within the Company file separate tax returns in the respective tax jurisdictions in which they operate.

 

Under the Inland Revenue Ordinance of Hong Kong, only profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong are chargeable to Hong Kong profits tax, whereas the residence of a taxpayer is not relevant. Therefore, the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries are generally subject to Hong Kong income tax on their taxable income derived from the trade or businesses carried out by them in Hong Kong at 16.5% for the years ending/ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, among other things, imposes a unified income tax rate of 25% for both domestic and foreign invested enterprises registered in the PRC.

 

Beijing JianXin, Beijing Hongteng, being established in the PRC, are generally subject to PRC enterprise income tax (“EIT”). Beijing JianXin has been recognized by the relevant PRC tax authority as a software enterprise with its own software copyright and is entitled to tax preferential treatment – a two-year tax holiday through EIT exemption for the calendar years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, and a 50% reduction on its EIT rate for the three succeeding calendar years ending December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

 

Beijing Hongteng is subject to an EIT rate of 25%. The applicable income tax rate of Anhui Jucheng is 25% for the reporting periods, when its results of operations were consolidated with the Company’s financial statements.

 

No provision for other overseas taxes is made as neither LianDi Clean or China LianDi has any taxable income in the U.S. or the British Virgin Islands.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 22 INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)

 

The new Tax Law also imposes a 10% withholding income tax for dividends distributed by a foreign invested enterprise to its immediate holding company outside China for distribution of earnings generated after January 1, 2008. Under the New Tax Law, the distribution of earnings generated prior to January 1, 2008 is exempt from the withholding tax. As the Company’s subsidiaries in the PRC will not be distributing earnings to the Company for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, no deferred tax liability has been recognized for the undistributed earnings of these PRC subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012. Total undistributed earnings of these PRC subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 were RMB693,714,237 ($110,367,391) and RMB635,873,058 ($101,023,634).

 

The Company’s income tax expense consisted of:

 

    Three months Ended     Nine months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
                         
Current – PRC   $ 887,801     $ 1,311,368     $ 1,565,097     $ 2,686,411  
Deferred     -       -       87,812       7,568,780  
                                 
    $ 887,801     $ 1,311,368     $ 1,652,909     $ 10,255,191  

 

A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the Company’s effective income tax is as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended     Nine months Ended  
    December 31 ,     December 31,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
                         
Pre-tax income   $ 5,169,086     $ 10,421,651     $ 8,899,298     $ 50,855,118  
United States federal corporate income tax rate     35 %     35 %     35 %     35 %
Income tax computed at United States statutory corporate income tax rate     1,809,180       3,647,578       3,114,754       17,799,291  
Rate differential for domestic earnings     (468,081 )     (1,069,144 )     (853,700 )     (5,158,154 )
Impact of tax holiday of Beijing JianXin     (668,366 )     (1,312,935 )     (1,208,823 )     (2,618,050 )
Loss not recognized as deferred tax asset     21,076       53,949       107,563       179,796  
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income     193,992       (8,080 )     493,115       52,308  
Income tax expense   $ 887,801     $ 1,311,368     $ 1,652,909     $ 10,255,191  

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 22 INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)

 

The Company’s deferred income tax assets at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward   $ 898,574     $ 791,011  
Less: Valuation allowance     (898,574 )     (791,011 )
Net deferred tax assets   $ -     $ -  

 

The net operating losses carried forward of the U.S. entity, LianDi Clean Technology Inc., were $2,567,355 and $2,260,032 at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively, which will expire in years through 2032. A full valuation allowance has been recorded because it is considered more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized as the Company’s U.S. operations will not generate sufficient future earnings to which the operating losses relate.

 

The Company’s deferred income tax liabilities at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2012     2012  
             
Tax effect of gain on deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng (1)     7,601,955       7,601,955  
Tax effect of gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate-Anhui Jucheng (Note 13)     87,812       -  
Exchange realignment     209,132       197,709  
Net deferred tax liabilities – non-current portion   $ 7,898,899     $ 7,799,664  

 

(1) Deferred tax liability arose on the gain on deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng on August 30, 2011, which was calculated based on the approximate $30.41 million deconsolidation gain and an income tax rate of 25%, the enacted tax rate that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the Company did not have any other significant temporary differences and carry forwards that may result in deferred tax assets or liabilities.

 

As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the Company has no material unrecognized tax benefits which would favorably affect the effective income tax rate in future periods and does not believe that there will be any significant increases or decreases of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. No interest or penalties relating to income tax matters have been imposed on the Company during the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and no provision for interest and penalties is deemed necessary as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012.

 

According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of taxes is due to computational errors made by the taxpayer or its withholding agent. The statute of limitations extends to five years under special circumstances, which are not clearly defined. In the case of a related party transaction, the statute of limitation is ten years. There is no statute of limitation in the case of tax evasion.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 23 CERTAIN RISKS AND CONCENTRATION

 

Credit risk and concentration of customers

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trading securities, accounts receivable, and prepayments and other current assets. As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and trading securities were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC and Hong Kong, which management believes are of high credit quality.

 

The Company primarily derived its revenue from petroleum, petrochemical and energy companies operating in the PRC and had certain risk of concentration of customers as follows:

 

· As of December 31, 2012, two customers individually accounted for 52% and 45% of the accounts receivable of the Company, respectively. As of March 31, 2012, one customer individually accounted for 87% of the accounts receivable of the Company. Except for the aforementioned, there was no other single customer who accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable as of December 31, 2012 or March 31, 2012.

 

· During the nine months ended December 31, 2012, two customers individually accounted for 54% and 35% of the Company’s net revenue, respectively. During the nine months ended December 31, 2011, two customers individually accounted for 48% and 33% of the Company’s net revenue, respectively.  Except for the aforementioned, there was no other single customer who accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 or 2011.

 

· During the three months ended December 31, 2012, two customers individually accounted for 54% and 45% of the Company’s net revenue, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2011, two customers individually accounted for 49% and 32% of the Company’s net revenue, respectively. Except for the aforementioned, there was no other single customer who accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2012 or 2011.

 

Concentration of suppliers

 

The Company sourced industrial valves and other equipment from a few suppliers who individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s costs of revenue:

 

· During the nine months ended December 31, 2012, three suppliers together accounted for 71% of the Company’s costs of revenue (39%, 17% and 15% individually). During the nine months ended December 31, 2011, two suppliers together accounted for 63% of the Company’s costs of revenue (39% and 24% individually).

 

· During the three months ended December 31, 2012, two suppliers together accounted for 79% of the Company’s costs of revenue (57% and 22% individually). During the three months ended December 31, 2011, two suppliers together accounted for 77% of the Company’s costs of revenue (55% and 22% individually).

 

Risk arising from operations in foreign countries

 

The majority of the Company’s operations are conducted within the PRC. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in the PRC. Among other risks, the Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfer of funds, export duties, quotas, and embargoes, domestic and international customs and tariffs, changing taxation policies, foreign exchange restrictions and political conditions and governmental regulations.

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 24           LEASE COMMITMENTS

 

In the normal course of business, the Company entered into operating lease agreements for the rental of offices. The Company was obligated under operating leases requiring minimum amounts as of December 31, 2012 as follows:

 

    Office rental  
Payable within fiscal year ending March 31,        
-2013   $ 90,270  
-2014     66,791  
- Thereafter     -  
Total minimum payments   $ 157,061  

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, rental expenses under operating leases amounted to $340,272 and $248,301, respectively.

 

During the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, rental expenses under operating leases amounted to $116,764 and $67,371 respectively.

 

NOTE 25          SEGMENT DATA

 

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting”, which requires that companies disclose segment data based on how management makes decisions about allocating resources to segments and evaluating their performance. Reportable operating segments include components of an entity about which separate financial information is available and which operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess each operating segment’s performance. Before the acquisition of Anhui Jucheng in July 2010, the Company operated in one reportable business segment - the delivering of petroleum and petrochemical equipment and provision of related technical services using the Company’s proprietary technology and know-how, as well as selling of data processing software for petrochemical, petroleum and other energy companies. Upon the acquisition of Anhui Jucheng, the Company operated in one more reportable business segment – the developing, manufacturing and selling of organic and inorganic chemicals and high polymer fine chemicals with related technical services, and recycle and sales of discarded product or used packing. Upon the deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng on August 30, 2011 (note 1), there were no longer any income earned or any costs, expenses or expenditures incurred by the chemical products segment except for equity in earnings of equity method affiliate and gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax, reported in the Company’s statements of income and comprehensive income (note 13).

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 25          SEGMENT DATA (CONTINUED)

 

    Three Months Ended 
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended 
December 31,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
                         
Revenues:                                
Petroleum and petrochemical equipment and related services   $ 42,877,919     $ 64,953,443     $ 66,029,809     $ 98,590,034  
Chemical products (b)     -       -       -       12,026,140  
Total   $ 42,877,919     $ 64,953,443     $ 66,029,809     $ 110,616,174  
                                 
Depreciation:                                
Petroleum and petrochemical equipment and related services   $ 22,288     $ 30,043     $ 105,475     $ 80,161  
Chemical products (b)     -       -       -       544,392  
Total   $ 22,288     $ 30,043     $ 105,475     $ 624,553  
                                 
Intangible assets amortization                                
Petroleum and petrochemical equipment and related services   $ 162,204     $ 163,104     $ 487,558     $ 487,379  
Chemical products (b)     -       -       -       19,712  
Total   $ 162,204     $ 163,104     $ 487,558     $ 507,091  
                                 
Interest expense:                                
Petroleum and petrochemical equipment and related services   $ 175,720     $ 110,034     $ 901,189     $ 315,233  
Chemical products (b)     -       -       -       54,494  
Total   $ 175,720     $ 110,034     $ 901,189     $ 369,727  
                                 
Net income (loss):                                
Petroleum and petrochemical equipment and related services   $ 4,341,503     $ 9,264,421     $ 7,553,712     $ 18,381,167  
Chemical products (b)     258,560       691,934       881,114       23,332,855  
Other (a)     (60,218 )     (154,138 )     (307,323 )     (513,702 )
Total   $ 4,539,845     $ 9,802,217     $ 8,127,503     $ 41,200,320  
                                 
Expenditures for identifiable long-lived tangible assets                                
Petroleum and petrochemical equipment and related services   $ 80,981     $ 5,459     $ 89,896     $ 2,101,607  
Chemical products (b)     -       -       -       2,892,174  
Total   $ 80,981     $ 5,459     $ 89,896     $ 4,993,781  

 

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LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 25          SEGMENT DATA (CONTINUED)

 

    December 31,
2012
    March 31,
2012
 
             
Total assets                
Petroleum and petrochemical equipment and related services   $ 142,571,239     $ 110,621,765  
Chemical products (b)     40,999,973       39,970,263  
Corporate unallocated (a)     10,030,060       23,058,660  
Total   $ 193,601,272     $ 173,650,688  

 

(a) The Company does not allocate its general and administrative expenses of its U.S. activities to its reportable segments because these activities are managed at a corporate level.

 

(b) Upon the deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng on August 30, 2011 (Note 1), there was no longer any income earned or any costs, expenses or expenditures incurred by the chemical products segment except for equity in earnings of equity method affiliate and gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax, reported in the Company’s statements of income and comprehensive income (Note 13).

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this interim report. Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our condensed consolidated financial statements and the financial data included in this interim report reflect our reorganization and have been prepared as if our current corporate structure had been in place throughout the relevant periods.  The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or future strategies that are signified by the words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” or similar language. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Our business and financial performance are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating our business, you should carefully consider the information set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

Background Information

 

Our company was incorporated in the State of Texas on June 25, 1999 under the name Slopestyle Corporation. On December 12, 2007, we changed our name from Slopestyle Corporation to Remediation Services, Inc. (“Remediation”) and re-domiciled from Texas to Nevada. On February 26, 2010, we completed a reverse acquisition of China LianDi Clean Technology Engineering Ltd. (“China LianDi”), which was contemplated by a share exchange agreement with China LianDi and China LianDi’s shareholders. The reverse acquisition of China LianDi resulted in a change-in-control of our company.

 

As a result, the share exchange has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition whereby China LianDi is deemed to be the accounting acquirer (legal acquiree) and we are the accounting acquiree (legal acquirer). The financial statements before the share exchange are those of China LianDi with our results being consolidated from the closing date. The equity section and earnings per share of our company have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse acquisition and no goodwill has been recorded as a result of this transaction.

 

On March 17, 2010, we formed a corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada named LianDi Clean Technology Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and on the same day, acquired one hundred shares of Merger Sub’s common stock for cash. Accordingly, Merger Sub became our wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

Effective as of April 1, 2010, Merger Sub was merged with and into our company. As a result of the merger, our corporate name was changed to “LianDi Clean Technology Inc.” Prior to the merger, Merger Sub had no liabilities and nominal assets and, as a result of the merger, the separate existence of Merger Sub ceased. LianDi Clean was the surviving corporation in the merger and, except for the name change provided for in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, there was no change in our directors, officers, capital structure or business. 

 

Our company then became a holding company and, through our subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in distributing clean technology for refineries (unheading units for the delayed coking process), distributing a wide range of petroleum and petrochemical valves and equipment, providing systems integration, developing and marketing optimization software and providing related technical and engineering services to large domestic Chinese petroleum and petrochemical companies and other energy companies.

 

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The principal activities of our company’s subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 are set forth below:

 

 

Subsidiaries’ names

  Place and date of
incorporation
  Percentage of
ownership
 

 

Principal activities

China LianDi Clean Technology Engineering Ltd. (“China LianDi”)   British Virgin Islands
July 28, 2004
  100%
(directly by our company)
  Holding company of the other subsidiaries.
             
Hua Shen Trading (International) Limited
(“Hua Shen HK”)
  Hong Kong
January 20, 1999
  100%
(through China LianDi)
  Delivering industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services.
             
Petrochemical Engineering Limited
(“PEL HK”)
  Hong Kong
September 13, 2007
  100%
(through China LianDi)
  Delivering industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services, and investment holdings.
             
Bright Flow Control Ltd.
(“Bright Flow”)
  Hong Kong
December 17, 2007
  100%
(through China LianDi)
  Delivering industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services.
             
Beijing JianXin
Petrochemical Engineering Ltd. (“Beijing JianXin”)
  People’s Republic of China (“PRC”)
May 6, 2008
  100%
(through PEL HK)
  Delivering industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services, developing and marketing optimization software, and provision of delayed coking solutions for petrochemical, petroleum and other energy companies.
             

Hongteng Technology Limited

(“Hongteng HK”)

 

Hong Kong,

February 12, 2009

 

100%

(through China LianDi)

  Investment holding company.
             

Beijing Hongteng Weitong

Technology Co., Ltd

(“Beijing Hongteng”)

 

PRC

January 12, 2010

 

100%

(through Hongteng HK)

  Delivering industrial valves and other equipment with the related integration and technical services, developing and marketing software, and provision of other technical consultancy services for petrochemical, petroleum and other energy companies

 

We are also engaged in the manufacturing and selling of industrial chemicals, which is operated through our equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (“Anhui Jucheng”). On July 5, 2010, Beijing JianXin acquired a 51% equity interest of Anhui Jucheng. Effective on August 30, 2011, our equity interest in Anhui Jucheng decreased from 51% to 39.13% following a capital injection in cash in the aggregate of RMB142 million (approximately US$22.23 million) by six unaffiliated third party investors pursuant to an investment agreement signed on August 3, 2011. We consolidated the financial statements of Anhui Jucheng from July 5, 2010 through August 30, 2011. Upon the deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng on August 30, 2011, there was no longer any income earned or any costs, expenses or expenditures incurred by the chemical products segment except for equity in earnings of equity method affiliate and gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax, reported in our statements of income and comprehensive income.

 

On July 12, 2012, as approved by the shareholders of Anhui Jucheng and registered by local governmental authority of Suixi County, Huibei City of Anhui Province of the PRC, three new unaffiliated third party investors invested in the aggregate of RMB60 million (approximately US$9.5 million) cash in exchange for a 8.58% equity interest in Anhui Jucheng. As a result, our equity interest in Anhui Jucheng decreased from 39.13% to 35.77%. There was no change in the directors of Anhui Jucheng as a result of this transaction, and we still retain significant influence over Anhui Jucheng. Anhui Jucheng continues to be accounted for as our equity method affiliate.

 

Through a series of share transfer transactions between two of our existing stockholders, SJ Asia Pacific Limited ("SJ Asia"), a company wholly owned by SJI Inc., which is incorporated in Japan and whose shares are listed on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc., China LianDi Energy Resources Engineering Technology Ltd. (“LianDi Energy”), and Jianzhong Zuo, a director and the sole stockholder of LianDi Energy and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of our company, SJ Asia and SJI, Inc. became our immediate holding and ultimate holding companies on September 27, 2011. As of December 31, 2012, SJ Asia beneficially owns an aggregate of 19,881,463 shares of our common stock, which constitutes approximately 54.6% of the issued and outstanding common shares of our company. Jianzhong Zuo remains the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of our company, with the backing of SJ Asia.

 

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Basis of preparation and consolidation and use of estimates

 

Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements, which are of a normal and recurring nature, have been included. The results reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2012 was derived from our audited financial statements, and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, though we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes for the year ended March 31, 2012.

 

Our condensed interim consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of our company and our subsidiaries. Inter-company transactions and balances between our company and our subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of these consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Significant estimates for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 include the useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, assumptions used in assessing impairment for long-term assets and goodwill, and the fair value of share-based payments and warrants granted in connection with the private placement of preferred stock and common stock.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

l Investment in equity method affiliate

 

 Investee companies that are not consolidated, but over which we exercise significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting in accordance to ASC Topic 323 “Equity Method and Joint Ventures”. Whether or not we exercise significant influence with respect to an investee depends on an evaluation of several factors including, among others, representation on the investee companies’ board of directors and ownership level, which is generally a 20% to 50% interest in the voting securities of the investee companies.

 

 Under the equity method of accounting, our share of the earnings or losses of the equity method affiliate is reflected in the caption “Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate” in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The amount recorded in income is adjusted to eliminate intercompany gains and losses. The carrying value (including advance to the investee) in equity method affiliate is reflected in the caption “Investment in and advance to equity method affiliate” in our consolidated balance sheets. Dividends received from the unconsolidated subsidiaries reduce the carrying amount of the investment.

 

When the carrying value in an equity method affiliate is reduced to zero, no further losses are recorded in our consolidated financial statements unless we guarantee obligations of the equity method affiliate or have committed additional funding. When the equity method affiliate subsequently reports income, we will not record our share of such income until it equals the amount of our share of losses not previously recognized.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 323-10-40-1, “Investee Capital Transactions”, an equity method investor shall account for a share issuance by an investee as if the investor had sold a proportionate share of its investment. Any gain or loss to the investor, being the difference between the amount at which an investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets resulting from an investee’s share issuance, shall be recognized in earnings.

 

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l Revenue recognition

 

Revenue is recognized when the following four criteria are met as prescribed by Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition”: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) product delivery has occurred or the services have been rendered, (iii) the fees are fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectibility is reasonably assured.

 

Multiple-deliverable arrangements

 

We derive revenue from fixed-price sale contracts with customers that may deliver equipment with varied performance specifications specific to each customer and provide technical services for installation, integration and testing of the equipment. In instances where the contract price is inclusive of the technical services, the sale contracts include multiple deliverables. A multiple-element arrangement is separated into more than one unit of accounting if all of the following criteria are met:

 

 

  l The delivered item(s) has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis;
       
    l There is objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of the undelivered item(s); and
       
    l If the arrangement includes a general right of return relative to the delivered item(s), delivery or performance of the undelivered item(s) is considered probable and substantially in the control of the company.

 

Our multiple-element contracts generally include customer-acceptance provisions which provide for us to carry out installation, test runs and performance tests at our cost until the equipment can meet the performance specifications within a specified period (“acceptance period”) stated in the contracts. These contracts generally provide the customers with the right to deduct certain percentages of the contract value as compensation or liquidated damages from the balance payment stipulated in the contracts, if the performance specifications cannot be met within the acceptance period. There is generally no provision giving the customers a right of return, cancellation or termination with respect to any uninstalled equipment.

 

Our delivered equipment has no standalone value to the customer until it is installed, integrated and tested at the customer’s site by us in accordance with the performance specifications specific to each customer. In addition, under these multiple-element contracts, we do not sell the equipment separately from the installation, integration and testing services, and hence there is no objective and reliable evidence of the fair value for each deliverable included in the arrangement. As a result, the equipment and the technical services for installation, integration and testing of the equipment are considered a single unit of accounting pursuant to ASC Subtopic 605-25, Revenue Recognition — Multiple-Element Arrangements. In addition, the arrangement generally includes customer acceptance criteria that cannot be tested before installation and integration at the customer’s site. Accordingly, revenue recognition is deferred until customer acceptance, indicated by an acceptance certificate signed by the customer.

 

We may also provide our customers with a warranty for one year following the customer’s acceptance of the installed equipment. Some contracts require that 5% to 15% of the contract price be held as retainage for the warranty and only due for payment by the customer upon expiration of the warranty period. For those contracts with retainage clauses, we defer the recognition of the amounts retained as revenue until expiration of the warranty period when collectibility can reasonably be assured. We have not provided for warranty costs for those contracts without retainage clauses, as the relevant estimated costs were insignificant based on historical experience.

 

Product only

 

Revenue derived from sales contracts that require delivery of products only is recognized when the titles to the products pass to customers. Titles to the products pass to the customers when the products are delivered and accepted by the customers.

 

Software sale

 

We recognize revenue from the delivery of software when the software is delivered to and accepted by the customer, pursuant to ASC Topic 985 “Software” and ASC Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition.” Costs of software revenue include amortization of software copyrights.

 

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Service

 

We recognize revenue from provision of services when the service has been performed, in accordance with ASC Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition.”

 

The Company is subject to value added tax of 17% on the revenues earned for products sold in the PRC.

 

Before September 1, 2012, we were subject to business tax of 5% on the revenues earned for services provided in the PRC. On July 31, 2012, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation of the PRC jointly promulgated the “Circular on Launching the Pilot Collection of Value Added Tax in lieu of Business Tax in Transportation and Certain Areas of Modern Services Industries in Eight Provinces and Municipalities Including Beijing” (“Circular Cui Shui [2012] No. 71”). In accordance with Article 2 of Circular Cui Shui [2012] No. 71, Beijing shall complete the tax collection system transfer on September 1, 2012 and in accordance with Article 3 of Circular Cui Shui [2012] No. 71, “Circular on Carrying out the Pilot Collection of Value Added Tax in Lieu of Business Tax to be imposed on Transportation Industry and Part of Modern Services Industry in Shanghai” (“Circular Cui Shui [2011] No. 111”) jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation of the PRC on November 16, 2011, applies as detailed implementation measures on this tax collection system transfer in Beijing. In accordance with Article 12 (3) of Circular Cui Shui [2011] No. 111, the value added tax rate for provision of modern services (other than lease of corporeal movables) is 6%. Therefore, beginning from September 1, 2012, Beijing JianXin and Beijing Hongteng, our PRC subsidiaries incorporated in Beijing, are subject to value added tax of 6% on the revenues earned from services they provide.

 

The Company presents its revenue net of business tax and related surcharges and value added tax, as well as net of discounts and returns. There were no product returns for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

l Foreign currency

 

We have evaluated the determination of our functional currency based on the guidance in ASC Topic 830 “Foreign Currency Matters,” which provides that an entity’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates; normally, that is the currency of the environment in which an entity primarily generates and expends cash.

 

Historically, the sales and purchase contracts of our Hong Kong subsidiaries have substantially been denominated and settled in the U.S. dollar. Therefore, our Hong Kong subsidiaries generate and expend their cash predominately in the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, it has been determined that the functional currency of our Hong Kong subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar.

 

Historically, the sales and purchase contracts of our PRC subsidiaries have predominantly been denominated and settled in Renminbi (the lawful currency of Mainland China). Accordingly, it has been determined that the functional currency of our PRC subsidiaries is Renminbi.

 

On our own, we raise financing in the U.S. dollar, pay our own operating expenses primarily in the U.S. dollar, and expect to receive any dividends that may be declared by our subsidiaries (including Beijing JianXin and Beijing Hongteng, which are wholly foreign-owned enterprises with a registered capital denominated in the U.S. dollar) in the U.S. dollar.

 

Therefore, it has been determined that our functional currency is the U.S. dollar based on the sales price, expense and financing indicators, in accordance with the guidance in ASC 830-10-85-5.

 

We use the United States dollar (“U.S. Dollar” or “US$” or “$”) for financial reporting purposes. Our subsidiaries maintain their books and records in their respective functional currency, being the primary currency of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted. Assets and liabilities of a subsidiary with a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar are translated into the U.S. Dollar using the applicable exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Items on the statements of income and comprehensive income and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the reporting period. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates. Adjustments resulting from the translation of our financial statements are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

Our PRC subsidiaries maintain their books and records in Renminbi (“RMB”), the lawful currency in the PRC, which may not be freely convertible into foreign currencies. The exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into the U.S. Dollar for the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial statements are based on the rates as published on the website of People’s Bank of China and are as follows:

 

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    December 31, 2012   March 31, 2012  
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts     US$1=RMB6.2855       US$1=RMB6.2943  

 

    Three months ended December 31,
    2012   2011
Items in statements of income and cash flows   US$1=RMB6.2992   US$1=RMB6.3403

 

    Nine months ended December 31,
    2012   2011
    US$1=RMB6.3141   US$1=RMB6.4201

 

No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at the above rates.

 

Recent accounting pronouncements

 

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment."  This ASU simplifies how entities test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment which improve consistency in impairment testing requirements among long-lived asset categories. These amended standards permit an assessment of qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value. For assets in which this assessment concludes it is more likely than not that the fair value is more than its carrying value, these amended standards eliminate the requirement to perform quantitative impairment testing as outlined in the previously issued standards. The guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012; early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

 

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A.  Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

 

The following table sets forth a summary, for the periods indicated, of our consolidated results of operations. Our historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. All amounts are presented in U.S. dollars.

 

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
                         
NET REVENUE                                
Sales and installation of equipment   $ 41,818,602     $ 61,504,266     $ 62,745,418     $ 83,893,332  
Sales of software     36,819       2,187,631       36,819       11,080,248  
Services     1,022,498       1,261,546       3,247,572       3,616,454  
Sales of industrial chemicals     -       -       -       12,026,140  
      42,877,919       64,953,443       66,029,809       110,616,174  
                                 
Cost of revenue                                
Cost of equipment sold     (34,933,755 )     (52,282,829 )     (50,512,296 )     (70,852,286 )
Amortization of software intangibles     (161,922 )     (160,741 )     (484,630 )     (476,628 )
Cost of software     (28,741 )     (97,560 )     (28,741 )     (1,767,606 )
Cost of service     (775,046 )     -       (2,140,099 )     -  
Cost of industrial chemicals     -       -       -       (11,156,356 )
      (35,899,464 )     (52,541,130 )     (53,165,766 )     (84,252,876 )
                                 
Gross profit     6,978,455       12,412,313       12,864,043       26,363,298  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling expenses     (561,234 )     (639,837 )     (1,072,066 )     (1,704,996 )
General and administrative expenses     (429,732 )     (818,927 )     (1,500,886 )     (2,364,543 )
Research and development expenses     (102,232 )     (111,076 )     (267,139 )     (333,275 )
Total operating expenses     (1,093,198 )     (1,569,840 )     (2,840,091 )     (4,402,814 )
                                 
Income from operations     5,885,257       10,842,473       10,023,952       21,960,484  
                                 
Other income (expense), net                                
Interest income     8,761       16,950       444,374       39,303  
Interest and bank charges     (175,720 )     (113,094 )     (913,365 )     (478,842 )
Exchange losses, net     (757,970 )     (325,132 )     (1,003,588 )     (1,192,338 )
Value added tax refund     208,410       -       347,577       -  
Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary     -       -       -       30,407,821  
Other income     348       454       348       118,690  
Total other income (expense), net     (716,171 )     (420,822 )     (1,124,654 )     28,894,634  
                                 
Income before income tax     5,169,086       10,421,651       8,899,298       50,855,118  
Income tax expense     (887,801 )     (1,311,368 )     (1,652,909 )     (10,255,191 )
Income before equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     4,281,285       9,110,283       7,246,389       40,599,927  
Gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax     -       -       263,435       -  
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     258,560       691,934       617,679       600,393  
NET INCOME     4,539,845       9,802,217       8,127,503       41,200,320  
Losses attributable to noncontrolling interests     -       -       -       80,823  
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO LIANDI CLEAN STOCKHOLDERS     4,539,845       9,802,217       8,127,503       41,281,143  
Preferred stock dividend     -       (345,745 )     -       (1,061,322 )
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS OF LIANDI CLEAN   $ 4,539,845     $ 9,456,472     $ 8,127,503     $ 40,219,821  
                                 
EARNINGS PER SHARE:                                
Basic   $ 0.12     $ 0.30     $ 0.22     $ 1.28  
Diluted   $ 0.12     $ 0.27     $ 0.22     $ 1.13  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:                                
Basic     36,444,850       31,546,651       36,444,850       31,416,270  
Diluted     36,444,850       36,444,850       36,444,850       36,444,850  

   

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Non-GAAP Measures

 

To supplement the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income presented in accordance with the Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), we also provided non-GAAP measures of gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax, net income, net income available to common stockholders and the basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude the non-cash gain, net of income tax, which related to the gain from stock transaction of our equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, and non-GAAP measures of income before income tax, net income, net income available to common stockholders and the basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude the non-cash gain and the related deferred income tax expense recorded, which related to the gain on deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng for the nine months ended December 31, 2011.  

 

The non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the investors' overall understanding of our current performance in on-going core operations as well as prospects for the future. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. We use both GAAP and non-GAAP information in evaluating and operating business internally and therefore deem it important to provide all of this information to investors.

 

The following tables presented reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively: (All amounts in US dollar)

 

    Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2012
 
    (US $)     (US $)  
    GAAP     NON GAAP  
             
             
Income before equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     7,246,389       7,246,389  
Gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax     263,435       -  
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     617,679       617,679  
NET INCOME     8,127,503       7,864,068  
Losses attributable to noncontrolling interest     -       -  
Net income attributable to LianDi Clean stockholders     8,127,503       7,864,068  
Preferred stock dividend     -       -  
Net income attributable to common stockholders-Basic     8,127,503       7,864,068  
Preferred stock dividend     -       -  
Net income attributable to common stockholders-Diluted     8,127,503       7,864,068  
                 
Earnings per share                
Earnings per common share                
Basic   $ 0.22     $ 0.22  
Diluted   $ 0.22     $ 0.22  
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:                
Basic     36,444,850       36,444,850  
Diluted     36,444,850       36,444,850  

 

    Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2011
 
    (US $)     (US $)  
    GAAP     NON GAAP  
             
Income from operations     21,960,484       21,960,484  
Total other income (expense), net     28,894,634       (1,513,187 )
Income before income tax     50,855,118       20,447,297  
Income tax expense     (10,255,191 )     (2,653,236 )
Equity in earnings of equity method affiliate     600,393       600,393  
NET INCOME     41,200,320       18,394,454  
Losses attributable to noncontrolling interest     80,823       80,823  
Net income attributable to LianDi Clean stockholders     41,281,143       18,475,277  
Preferred stock dividend     (1,061,322 )     (1,061,322 )
Net income attributable to common stockholders-Basic     40,219,821       17,413,955  
Preferred stock dividend     1,061,322       1,061,322  
Net income attributable to common stockholders-Diluted     41,281,143       18,475,277  
                 
Earnings per share                
Earnings per common share                
Basic   $ 1.28     $ 0.55  
Diluted   $ 1.13     $ 0.51  
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:                
Basic     31,416,270       31,416,270  
Diluted     36,444,850       36,444,850  

 

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Net Revenue:

 

Net revenue represents our gross revenue net of taxes and the related surcharges, as well as discounts and returns. There were no material discounts and returns for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

The following tables set forth the analysis of our net revenue:

 

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
    US$ M     US$ M     US$ M     US$ M  
                         
Sales and installation of equipment     41.82       61.50       62.75       83.89  
Sales of software     0.04       2.19       0.04       11.08  
Technical services     1.02       1.26       3.24       3.62  
Sales of industrial chemicals     -       -       -       12.03  
      42.88       64.95       66.03       110.62  

 

We generate our revenue from delivery of industrial equipment with the related technical engineering services (including, but not limited to, installation, integration and system testing), sales of software products, providing software related technical services, providing other technical consultancy services and sales of chemical products. If sales of equipment and the related technical services or sales of software products and the related technical services are included in one agreement as a total solution package, we have neither objective nor reliable evidence for us to separate our total revenue amount into separate categories. Therefore, the revenue amount indicated as technical services in the above table was calculated based on the total revenue amount of stand-alone technical consultancy service agreements.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our total net revenue decreased to US$66.03 million from US$98.59 million for the same period of 2011 (excluding the US$12.03 million of net revenue generated from sales of industrial chemicals which were operated by Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, and is discussed separately below).

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2012, our total net revenue decreased to US$42.88 million from US$64.95 million for the same period of 2011.

 

The decrease in our total net revenue achieved for these reporting periods as compared to the same reporting periods of 2011was primarily due to the decrease in our revenue achieved from equipment sales and installation projects for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, we achieved approximately US$62.75 million of equipment sales and installation revenue, as compared to US$83.89 million for the same period of 2011. We completed 37 projects related to sales and installation of equipment for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, as compared to 84 projects for the same period of 2011. The average contract amount of the projects completed for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was approximately US$1.70 million and US$1.00 million, respectively.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2012, we achieved approximately US$41.82 million of equipment sales and installation revenue, as compared to US$61.50 million for the same period of 2011. We completed 21 projects related to sales and installation of equipment for the three months ended December 31, 2012, as compared to 45 projects for the same period of 2011. The average contract amount of the projects completed for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was approximately US$1.99 million and US$1.37 million, respectively.

 

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We achieved approximately US$0.04 million of software revenue for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, as compared to US$11.08 million and US$2.19 million for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, respectively. The software revenue in each quarter and each fiscal year may fluctuate significantly depending on the demand of our customers and their actual purchasing schedule.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, we achieved approximately US$0.04 million from software revenue related to production process stimulation.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, we sold 85 sets and 20 sets of our data processing software, respectively, and achieved approximately US$8.71 million and US$2.11 million of software revenue, respectively. In addition, for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, we also achieved approximately US$2.37 million and US$0.08 million from software sales and technical consultancy services, which was related to a purchased software use right and the related training and application program.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, we achieved approximately US$3.24 million and US$1.02 million of software technical services revenue and other technical service revenue, respectively.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 30, 2011, we achieved approximately US$3.62 million and US$1.26 million of Hazard and Operability Analysis (“HAZOP”) consultancy services revenue, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, we had 31 and 22 signed but uncompleted contracts, respectively, with total contract amounts of approximately US$113.90 million and US$46.90 million, respectively. We have served the Chinese petroleum and petrochemical industries since 2004 through our PRC operating subsidiaries. We have established and developed our relationships with international industrial equipment manufacturers, such as Cameron, DeltaValve and Poyam Valves. We have also analyzed the domestic market and the local customers’ needs. As a result, we are one of the few domestic companies able to provide localized services for international companies lacking local offices in China. This process also allowed us to meet the high standards and requirements set by our customers, the major petroleum and petrochemical companies in China, and become an approved vendor. Along with the rapid growth of the petroleum and petrochemical industries and the rapid growth of the fixed asset investments within these industries, we successfully increased the scope of projects performed for our customers since the second half of our fiscal year 2009. Since the beginning of fiscal 2012, due to increased competition in industrial equipment sales and installation projects, we have experienced a decline in our revenue achieved in this segment. In order to secure our competitive advantages and market share in this business segment, we have successfully developed relationships with several new suppliers, such as Sandvik, GE, Finder Pompes S.A.S., Nuovo pignone S.P.A., to distribute their products to the large Chinese petroleum and petrochemical companies in fiscal 2012 and 2013, which expanded our ability to bid for a broader range of products and services while meeting more of our customers’ needs. In return, this will enable us to enhance our completive advantages in this area and continue to secure our market share in future periods.

 

Our equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng, is primarily engaged in manufacturing and selling an industrial chemical product called Polyacrylamide. Polyacrylamide is primarily used in the following areas: (1) tertiary oil recovery; (2) wastewater, organic wastewater disposal and sewage treatments; (3) auxiliary for the papermaking industry; and (4) flocculent for river water treatments. As stated above, Anhui Jucheng’s results of operations were consolidated with ours from July 5, 2010 through August 30, 2011.

 

For the period from April 1, 2011 through August 30, 2011, Anhui Jucheng sold approximately 5,156 tons of Polyacrylamide products and achieved approximately US$12.03 million of net revenue.

 

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Cost of sales:

 

Cost of sales consists of the equipment purchase cost recognized in-line with the related contract revenue, the amortization amount of our software copyright, the purchase cost of software user rights related to the software sales, and the services purchased in relation to providing technical services to our customers. Other direct installation and testing costs related to the software sales and direct cost of performing separate technical services were insignificant based on our historical experience as compared to the related revenue amount. Therefore, in our normal course of business, we do not consider it necessary to separate these direct costs from our total operating expenses.

 

As stated above, Anhui Jucheng’s results of operations were consolidated with ours from July 5, 2010 through August 30, 2011. Cost of sales of Anhui Jucheng represented the manufacturing cost of the chemical product, Polyacrylamide, sold in each reporting period, which primarily consists of raw material cost (primarily acrylonitrile, acrylic acid and acrylamide solution), salary cost of the manufacturing department and other manufacturing overhead such as electricity, water, depreciation and other manufacturing supplies.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our total cost of sales decreased to US$53.17 million from US$73.10 million for the same period of 2011 (excluding the US$11.16 million of cost of sales incurred by Anhui Jucheng for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, which is discussed separately below).

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2012, our total cost of sales decreased to US$35.90 million from US$52.54 million for the same period of 2011.

 

The decrease in cost of sales for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the same period of 2011 was primarily due to the decrease of cost of sales in our equipment sales and installation segment, which is in-line with the decrease in our equipment sales and installation revenue achieved for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012.

 

Gross margin:

 

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
    US$ M     US$ M     US$ M     US$ M  
Equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services                                
                                 
Net revenue     42.88       64.95       66.03       98.59  
Cost of sales     35.90       52.54       53.17       73.10  
Gross margin     6.98       12.41       12.86       25.49  
Overall gross margin (%)     16 %     19 %     19 %     26 %

 

Without regard to the gross profit generated by Anhui Jucheng, which is discussed separately below, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our gross profit decreased to US$12.86 million as compared to US$25.49 million for the same period of 2011. For the three months ended December 31, 2012, our gross profit decreased to US$6.98 million as compared to US$12.41 million for the same period of 2011. The level of our overall gross margin was primarily affected by (1) the relative percentage of our separate software sales and technical consultancy services volume for each reporting period, which contributes a much higher gross margin as compared to that of our equipment sales and installation contracts; and (2) the overall average gross margin of our equipment sales and installation projects completed for each reporting period, which normally constitutes the majority of our total revenue, especially on an annual basis.

 

Our overall gross margins were 19% and 26% for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 16% and 19% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in our overall gross margin for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 was primarily due to very little software revenue earned in these reporting periods and the decrease of the gross margin of the technical services segment as compared with the same reporting periods of 2011.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the gross margin of our equipment sales and installation contacts was 19% and 16%, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the gross margin of our equipment sales and installation contacts was 16% and 15%, respectively. The increase in the equipment sales and installation gross margin for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the same period of 2011 was because a significant portion of the equipment sold and installed during the first half of our fiscal 2013 was newly introduced pump equipment delivered by our HK subsidiaries to our customers, which has a relatively higher gross margin as compared to the traditional industrial valves equipment sold by us in the same period of last year.

 

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For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, we achieved approximately US$0.04 million of software revenue with approximately US$0.03 million related cost of revenue recognized during the same period. For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, we sold 85 sets and 20 sets of our data processing software, respectively, and achieved approximately US$8.71 million and US$2.11 million of software revenue, respectively. The amortization expenses of our data processing software copyright for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were both approximately US$0.48 million. For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, we also achieved approximately US$2.37 million and US$0.08 million of software and the related technical consultancy services revenue, which was related to a purchased software use right and the related training and application program, with approximately US$1.77 million and US$0.10 million of related cost of software recognized for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, respectively. Given the foregoing, we achieved a gross margin of approximately 80% and 88% of our software revenue for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, respectively, as compared to very little contribution from software sales for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, which was the primary reason for the decrease in our overall gross margin for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, we achieved approximately US$3.25 million of software and other technical services revenue, with approximately US$2.14 million of direct cost recognized. Therefore, we achieved approximately 34% gross margin for this segment during this period. For the three months ended December 31, 2012, we achieved approximately US$1.02 million of other technical services revenue, with approximately US$0.78 million of direct cost recognized. Therefore, we achieved approximately 24% gross margin during this period.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, we achieved approximately US$3.62 million and US$1.26 million of HAZOP consultancy services revenue, respectively, with no direct cost recognized for both the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, as the amounts are immaterial. Therefore, we achieved 100% gross margin for this segment for these reporting periods.

 

We believe that our overall gross margin is typically between 20%-30% on a fiscal year basis, based on our existing business models. On a quarterly basis, our overall gross margin fluctuates primarily because of the different percentages of the software and technical services revenue and the equipment sales and installation revenue recognized in each quarter (reporting period).

 

    April 1, 2011 –
August 30, 2011
 
    US$ M  
Sale of chemical products        
Net revenue     12.03  
Cost of sales     11.16  
Gross margin     0.87  
Overall gross margin (%)     7 %

 

As stated above, Anhui Jucheng’s results of operations were consolidated with ours from July 5, 2010 through August 30, 2011. For the period from April 1, 2011 through August 30, 2011, Anhui Jucheng achieved a 7% gross margin.

 

With the RMB142 million and RMB60 million of cash investment contributed by the unaffiliated third party investors, Anhui Jucheng is now in the process of expanding its production facilities and building new production lines. Three of the four new production lines had been completed by the end of July 2012 and the fourth new production line was completed by the end of December 2012. Except for the new production line completed in December 2012, which is still under test runs and during its commissioning stage, the other three new production lines have been put into use by the end of calendar year 2012. Management expects that Anhui Jucheng’s total production capacity will be gradually increased to 53,000 metric tons per annum from its current production capacity of 18,000 metric tons per annum, after all of these new production lines are put into use and the existing production lines are relocated to the new production facilities.

 

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Operating expenses

 

Our operating expenses include selling expenses, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses.

 

1. Equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services

 

The following table sets forth the analysis of our operating expenses (excluding those of Anhui Jucheng):

 

    Three Months Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
    US$ M     % of
Revenue
    US$ M     % of
Revenue
    US$ M     % of
Revenue
    US$ M     % of
Revenue
 
                                                 
Net revenue     42.88       100 %     64.95       100 %     66.03       100 %     98.59       100 %
– Selling expenses     0.56       1.3 %     0.64       1.0 %     1.07       1.6 %     1.15       1.2 %
– G&A expenses     0.43       1.0 %     0.82       1.3 %     1.50       2.3 %     1.86       1.9 %
– R&D expenses     0.10       0.2 %     0.11       0.2 %     0.27       0.4 %     0.29       0.3 %
Total operating expenses     1.09       2.5 %     1.57       2.5 %     2.84       4.3 %     3.30       3.4 %

 

Selling expenses:

 

Our selling expenses were approximately US$1.07 million and US$1.15 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, our selling expenses were approximately US$0.56 million and US$0.64 million, respectively. Our selling expenses primarily include freight, marketing research and development expenses, salary expenses and traveling expenses of our sales department.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, the change in our selling expenses was primarily due to the following facts: (1) salary expenses and other staff related benefits decreased by approximately US$0.08 million, which was primarily due to the decrease in salary expenses of Beijing Hongteng, as a result of a decrease in number of sales staff as compared with the same period of last year due to decrease in business performance in fiscal 2013; (2) freight expenses decreased by approximately US$0.33 million, which is primarily due to the decrease in equipment shipped to our customers as compared with the same period of last year; (3) traveling expenses, entertainment expenses, communication expenses and other general office expenses of our sales department increased by approximately US$0.14 million, as a result of an increase in marketing development activities as compared with the same period of last year, which led to the significant increase in the backlog we held as of December 31, 2012 as compared with last year; and (4) market research and development expenses also increased by approximately US$0.19 million, due to the same reason as discussed above. The change in our selling expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was due to similar reasons as discussed for the nine months ended December 31, 2012.

 

According to our past experience, we believe that our total selling expenses as a percentage of net revenues recognized may fluctuate on a quarterly basis, because our average total solution business cycle is normally from six months to twelve months, and a significant portion of our sales activities (including, but not limited to, attending bidding invitation meetings, providing customers surveys and analysis, presenting proposals to customers, and finalizing total solution packages with customers) were performed before the contracts were signed. In consideration of the pre-market activities that may not generate revenue and in accordance with the principles set by U.S. GAAP, our expenses for the “pre-contract” stage were expensed and recorded in earnings when they were incurred. Therefore, the amount of “pre-contract” expenses was directly related to marketing activities and the number of contracts we anticipated during each reporting period. Our “pre-contract” expenses were not related to corresponding contract revenue being recognized.

 

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General and administrative expenses:

 

Our general and administrative expenses were US$1.50 million and US$1.86 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, our general and administrative expenses were US$0.43 million and US$0.82 million, respectively. Our general and administrative expenses primarily include: (1) salary and benefits for management and administrative departments (finance, importation, human resources and administration); (2) office rental and other administrative supplies; (3) management’s traveling expenses; (4) general communication and entertainment expenses; and (5) professional service charges (including, but not limited to, legal, audit, financial consultancy and investor relations).

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, the change in our general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the following facts: (1) salary expenses and related staff welfare increased by approximately US$0.01 million; (2) rental expenses increased by approximately US$0.04 million; (3) general office administration expenses increased by approximately US$0.02 million; (4) bank handling charges related to contract settlement transactions decreased by approximately US$0.20 million, due to the decrease of the bank settlement transactions incurred for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 as compared with the same period of 2011; (5) professional service charges decreased by approximately US$0.03 million; and (6) share-based payment decreased by approximately US$0.20 million, due to a decrease of related outsourcing of professional services from third parties as compared with the same period of last year.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in our general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the following facts: (1) the decrease in general office administration expenses of approximately US$0.03 million; (2) the decrease in bank handling charges related to contract settlement transactions of approximately US$0.23 million, due to the decrease of the bank settlement transactions incurred for the three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared with the same period of 2011; and (3) the decrease in professional service charges and share-based payment expenses of approximately US$0.13 million, due to a decrease of related outsourcing of professional services from third parties as compared with the same period of last year..

 

Research and development expenses:

 

Research and development expenses represent salary expenses and other related expenses of our research and development department. Our research and development expenses were approximately US$0.27 million and US$0.29 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our research and development expenses were approximately US$0.10 million and US$0.11 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

2. Sales of industrial chemicals

 

As stated above, Anhui Jucheng’s results of operations were consolidated with ours from July 5, 2010 through August 30, 2011.

The following table sets forth the analysis of operating expenses of Anhui Jucheng:

 

    April 1, 2011 –
August 30, 2011
 
    US$ M     % of
Revenue
 
             
Net revenue     12.03       100 %
– Selling expenses     0.55       4.6 %
– G&A expenses     0.50       4.2 %
– R&D expenses     0.05       0.4 %
Total operating expenses     1.10       9.2 %

 

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Selling expenses:

 

For the period from April 1, 2011 through August 30, 2011, Anhui Jucheng incurred approximately US$0.55 million of selling expenses, which mainly consisted of (1) freight expenses of approximately US$0.16 million; (2) product packing material costs and other supplies of approximately US$0.11 million; (3) salary and bonus for the sales department of approximately US$0.17 million; and (4) other general expenses incurred by the sales department, such as traveling expenses, communication expenses and other similar expenses of approximately US$0.11 million.

 

General and administrative expenses:

 

For the period from April 1, 2011 through August 30, 2011, Anhui Jucheng incurred approximately US$0.50 million of general and administrative expenses, which mainly consisted of (1) salary and welfare of management and administrative staff of approximately US$0.12 million; (2) traveling and entertainment expenses of approximately US$0.06 million; (3) insurance and other taxes of approximately US$0.07 million; (4) office administration expenses, such as communication, utilities, depreciation and other office supplies, of approximately US$0.20 million; and (5) bad debts provision of approximately US$0.05 million.

 

Research and development expenses:

 

For the period from April 1, 2011 through August 30, 2011, Anhui Jucheng incurred approximately US$0.05 million of research and development expenses, which was related to a product technical update project conducted by Anhui Jucheng during the period.

 

Operating profits

 

As a result of the foregoing, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our operating profits decreased to US$10.02 million, which was generated from our equipment sales and installation and provision of technical services, as compared to US$21.96 million of operating profits that we achieved for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, of which approximately US$22.19 million was generated from our equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services, and our sales of chemical products incurred an approximately US$0.23 million operating loss for the nine months ended December 31, 2011.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, our operating profits were US$5.89 million and US$10.84 million, respectively, which were all generated from our equipment sales and installation and provision of technical services.

 

Other income and expenses

 

Our other income and expenses primarily include interest income, interest expenses and bank charges for credit facilities, exchange gains or losses, value added tax refunds and other income and expenses. As stated above, Anhui Jucheng’s results of operations were consolidated with ours from July 5, 2010 through August 30, 2011.

 

Interest income, interest expenses, bank charges and exchange gains or losses:

 

l Interest income for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 represents (1) the interest income we earned from cash deposits we kept in the commercial banks of approximately US$0.02 million; and (2) interest income from temporary loans we made to related parties as disclosed in Note 10 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of approximately US$0.42 million.

 

l Interest expenses represented the interest expenses incurred for the working capital loans we borrowed from our shareholder, SJ Asia, (annual interest rate of 3% to 5%), from banks and from an unrelated entity. For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, we incurred interest expenses of approximately US$0.18 million on shareholder loans and approximately US$0.41 million interest on a short-term temporary loan we borrowed from an unrelated entity as disclosed in Note 10 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and interest and bank charges of approximately US$0.32 million on overdrafts and short-term bank loans for importation of oil sludge cleaning equipment and equipment for our equipment sales and installation contracts. For the three months ended December 31, 2012, we incurred interest expenses of approximately US$0.06 million on shareholder loans and bank charges of approximately US$0.12 million on overdrafts and short-term bank loans for importation of oil sludge cleaning equipment and equipment for our equipment sales and installation contracts.

 

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l Exchange loss incurred for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 were primarily due to the devaluation of the US dollar against Renminbi and Euro. Exchange loss incurred for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011 were primarily due to the devaluation of the U.S dollar against Renminbi, Japanese Yen and Euro.

 

Value added tax refund:

 

Our PRC subsidiary, Beijing JianXin, has been recognized by the PRC government as a software enterprise. The standard value added tax rate for sales of products of PRC enterprises is 17%. Under the PRC government’s preferential policies for software enterprises, Beijing JianXin is entitled to a refund of 14% value added tax with respect to sales of software products. This refund is regarded as subsidy income granted by the PRC government. We recognize the value added tax refund as other income only when it has been received. There is no condition to the use of the refund received. We received approximately US$0.35 million and US$0.21 million of value added tax refund for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, respectively. We received no value added tax refund for both the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011.

 

Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary:

 

The deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng occurred on August 30, 2011 was accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation”. For the nine months ended December 31, 2011, we recognized a non-cash gain of approximately US$30.41 million upon deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng in our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income with a corresponding increase to the carrying value of our investment in Anhui Jucheng in our consolidated balance sheet. This deconsolidation gain represents the excess of the fair value of our retained equity interest in Anhui Jucheng, which is 39.13% over its carrying value as of the date of deconsolidation.

 

Other:

 

For the periods from April 1, 2011 through August 30, 2011, Anhui Jucheng achieved approximately US$0.12 million of other income from selling scrap raw materials and other supplies. Other income incurred in other reporting periods were immaterial.

 

Income before income tax

 

As a result of the foregoing, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our income before income tax decreased to US$8.90 million, which was generated from our equipment sales and installation and provision of technical services. For the nine months ended December 31, 2011, our income before income tax was US$50.86 million. Without regard to the US$30.41 million non-cash gain recognized upon deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, our income before income tax was US$20.45 million, of which approximately US$20.59 million was generated from our equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services, and our sales of chemical products incurred an approximately US$0.14 million loss before income tax for the nine months ended December 31, 2011.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2012, our income before income tax decreased to US$5.17 million, which was generated from our equipment sales and installation and provision of technical services. For the three months ended December 31, 2011, our income before income tax was US$10.42 million, which was all generated from our equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services.

 

Income tax expenses

 

The entities within our company file separate tax returns in their respective tax jurisdictions in which they operate.

 

Under the Inland Revenue Ordinance of Hong Kong, profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong are chargeable to Hong Kong profits tax, and the residence of a taxpayer is not relevant. Therefore, our Hong Kong subsidiaries are generally subject to Hong Kong profits tax on their taxable income derived from the trade or businesses carried out by them in Hong Kong at 16.5% for the years ending/ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

Beijing JianXin, established in the PRC, is generally subject to PRC income tax. Beijing JianXin has been recognized by the relevant PRC tax authority as a software enterprise and is entitled to tax preferential treatment — a two year tax holiday through EIT exemption (from its first profitable year) for the calendar years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010 and a 50% reduction on its EIT rate for the three succeeding calendar years ending December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

 

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Beijing Hongteng is subject to an EIT rate of 25%. The applicable income tax rate of Anhui Jucheng is 25% for the reporting periods, when its results of operations were consolidated with ours.

 

No provision for other overseas taxes is made as neither we nor China LianDi have any taxable income in the U.S. or the British Virgin Islands.

 

The new income tax law in China imposes a 10% withholding income tax for dividends distributed by a foreign invested enterprise to its immediate holding company outside of China for distribution of earnings generated after January 1, 2008. Under the new income tax law, the distribution of earnings generated prior to January 1, 2008 is exempt from withholding tax. As our subsidiaries in the PRC will not be distributing earnings to us for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, no deferred tax liability has been recognized for the undistributed earnings of these PRC subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012. Total undistributed earnings of these PRC subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 were RMB693,714,237 ($110,367,391) and RMB635,873,058 ($101,023,634), respectively.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, current income tax expense was approximately US$1.57 million and US$2.69 million, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, current income tax expense was approximately US$0.89 million and US$1.31 million, respectively. The decrease in current income tax expenses was mainly due to the decrease in pre-tax income achieved by us for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the same reporting periods of last year.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, we recognized an approximate US$0.09 million deferred income tax expense for the gain from stock transaction of our equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng, on July 12, 2012, which was calculated based on the approximate US$0.35 million gain on deemed disposal and an income tax rate of 25%, the enacted tax rate that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2011, we also recognized an approximate US$7.60 million deferred income tax expense for the deconsolidation gain recognized upon deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng on August 30, 2011, which was calculated based on the approximate US$30.41 million deconsolidation gain and an income tax rate of 25%, the enacted tax rate that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse. Besides the above mentioned US$7.60 million deferred income tax expense, for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, the total net deferred income tax expense also included approximately US$0.03 million deferred income tax benefit which related to the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that arose on the revaluation of Anhui Jucheng’s properties, plant and equipment and land use right upon the acquisition of Anhui Jucheng on July 5, 2010, due to the depreciation and amortization of these revalued properties, plant and equipment and the land use right during these reporting periods.

 

Gain from stock transaction and equity in earnings of equity method affiliate

 

Upon the deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng, which occurred on August 30, 2011, we ceased having a controlling financial interest in Anhui Jucheng and Anhui Jucheng became an equity method affiliate company of ours. On July 12, 2012, three new unaffiliated investors, invested in the aggregate of RMB60 million (approximately US$9.5 million) cash in exchange for an 8.58% equity interest in Anhui Jucheng. As a result, our equity interest in Anhui Jucheng decreased from 39.13% to 35.77%. There was no change in the directors of Anhui Jucheng as a result of this transaction, and we still retain significant influence over Anhui Jucheng. Anhui Jucheng continues to be accounted for as our equity method of affiliate. In accordance with ASC Topic 323 “Equity Method and Joint Ventures,” for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, we recognized our pro-rata share of net income incurred by Anhui Jucheng, which was approximately US$0.62 million and US$0.26 million, respectively, in our condensed consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income, with a corresponding increase in the carrying value of our long-term investment in Anhui Jucheng in our consolidated balance sheet. In addition, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, in accordance with ASC Topic 323-10-40-1, we also recognized an approximately, US$0.35 million non-cash gain, net of approximately US$0.09 million of the related deferred income tax expense, from stock transaction of our equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng, as a result of the above discussed transaction that occurred on July 12, 2012, which resulted in our equity interest in Anhui Jucheng decreasing to 35.77% from 39.13%. The net gain of approximately US$0.26 million is recorded in our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, with a corresponding increase in the carrying value of our long-term investment in Anhui Jucheng in our consolidated balance sheet.

 

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For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, we recognized our pro-rata share of net income incurred by Anhui Jucheng, which was approximately US$0.60 million and US$0.69 million, respectively, in our condensed consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income, with a corresponding decrease in the carrying value of our long-term investment in Anhui Jucheng in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

Net income

 

As a result of the foregoing, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our net income was US$8.13 million. Without regard to US$0.26 million net gain from stock transaction of our equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, we achieved net income of US$7.87 million, of which approximately US$6.99 million was generated from our equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services, and US$0.88 million was generated from our sales of chemical products. For the three months ended December 31, 2012, our net income was US$4.54 million, of which approximately US$4.28 million was generated from our equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services, and US$0.26 million was generated from our sales of chemical products.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2011, our net income was US$41.20 million. Without regard to the US$30.41 million non-cash gain and the related US$7.60 million deferred income tax expense recognized upon deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, our net income was US$18.39 million, of which approximately US$17.86 million was generated from our equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services, and approximately US$0.53 million from our sales of chemical products. For the three months ended December 31, 2011, our net income was US$9.80 million, of which approximately US$9.11 million was generated from our equipment sales and installation, software sales and technical services, and approximately US$0.69 million was generated from our sales of chemical products.

 

Losses attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

As stated above, Anhui Jucheng’s results of operations were consolidated with ours from July 5, 2010 through August 30, 2011. During the period that Anhui Jucheng’s results of operations were consolidated with ours, net loss or income generated from Anhui Jucheng was allocated to the noncontrolling shareholder of Anhui Jucheng based on his percentage ownership in the entity, which was 49%, during that period. Therefore, for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, approximately US$0.08 million of Anhui Jucheng’s net losses incurred was attributable to the 49% noncontrolling shareholder of Anhui Jucheng.

 

Net income available to LianDi Clean stockholders

 

Net income minus income attributable to noncontrolling interests is net income available to LianDi Clean stockholders.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 net income available to LianDi Clean stockholders was US$8.13 million and US$4.54 million, respectively. Without regard to US$0.26 million net gain from stock transaction of our equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our adjusted net income available to LianDi Clean stockholders was approximately US$7.87 million.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011 net income available to LianDi Clean stockholders was US$41.28 million and US$9.80 million, respectively. Without regard to the US$30.41 million non-cash gain and the related US$7.60 million deferred income tax expense recognized upon deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, our adjusted net income available to LianDi Clean stockholders was approximately US$18.47 million.

 

Preferred stock dividend

 

In accordance with the securities purchase agreement we entered into with our investors on February 26, 2010, holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at an annual rate of 8%. The amount of the preferred stock dividend we accrued was calculated by the liquidation preference amount of the Series A Preferred Stock, which was US$3.50 per share, and the actual number of days each share was outstanding within the reporting period. For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, the total preferred stock dividend accrued was approximately US$1.06 million and US$0.35 million. On February 26, 2012, all outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into the same number of shares of our common stock. Therefore, no further preferred stock dividend was accrued afterwards.

 

 

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Net income available to common stockholders of LianDi Clean

 

Net income available to LianDi Clean stockholders minus the preferred stock dividend is net income available to common stockholders of LianDi Clean.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012, net income available to common stockholders of LianDi Clean was approximately US$8.13 million and US$4.54 million, respectively. Without regard to US$0.26 million net gain from stock transaction of our equity method affiliate, Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our adjusted net income available to common stockholders of LianDi Clean was approximately US$7.87 million.

 

For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2011, net income available to common stockholders of LianDi Clean was approximately US$40.22 million and US$9.46 million, respectively. Without regard to the US$30.41 million non-cash gain and the related US$7.60 million deferred income tax expense recognized upon deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng, for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, our adjusted net income available to common stockholders of LianDi Clean was approximately US$17.41 million.

 

B.  Liquidity and capital resources

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Restricted cash is excluded from cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately US$34.4 million.

 

Our liquidity needs include net cash used in operating activities, which primarily consists of: (a) cash required for importing the equipment to be distributed to our customers and cash required for our majority owned subsidiary, Anhui Jucheng, to purchase raw materials for the manufacturing of industrial chemicals, before Anhui Jucheng was deconsolidated; (b) related freight and other distribution expenses for our shipments of equipment to customers and manufacturing expenses for the production of industrial chemicals, before Anhui Jucheng was deconsolidated; and (c) our general working capital needs, which include payment for staff salary and benefits, payment for office rent and other administrative supplies. Our net cash used in investing activities primarily consists of the investments in computers and other office equipment, investment in purchasing oil sludge cleaning equipment and upgrading and expanding our existing manufacturing facilities for our majority owned subsidiary, Anhui Jucheng, before Anhui Jucheng was deconsolidated. For the nine and three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, we primarily financed our liquidity needs through our existing cash.

 

The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for the periods indicated:

 

    Nine Months Ended December 31,  
    2012     2011  
    (Amount in thousands of US dollar)  
Net cash used in operating activities     (54,090 )     (32,067 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (1,460 )     (12,864 )
Net cash provided by financing actives     3,866       23,037  
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes     109       1,687  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents     (51,575 )     (20,207 )

 

Net cash used in operating activities:

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, net cash used in operating activities of US$54.09 million was primarily attributable to:

 

1. net income of US$7.84 million (excluding approximately US$0.59 million of non-cash expenses of depreciation, amortization and approximately US$0.26 million gain from stock transaction of equity method affiliate, net of income tax, and US$0.62 million of equity in earnings of equity method affiliate)

 

2. the receipt of cash from operations from changes in operating assets and liabilities such as:

 

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· advance from customers and deferred revenue increased by approximately US$9.02 million, and

 

· income tax payable increased by approximately US$1.51 million.

 

3. offset by the use from operations from changes in operating assets and liabilities such as:

 

· accounts receivable increased by approximately US$35.53 million;

 

· prepayments of approximately US$36.02 million to our equipment suppliers for uncompleted contracts and at the same time, inventory balances decreased by approximately US$0.15 million;

 

·

prepaid expenses and other current assets increase by approximately US$0.49 million; and

 

· account payables decreased by approximately US$0.58 million.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2011, net cash used in operating activities of US$32.07 million was primarily attributable to:

 

1. net income of US$19.10 million (excluding approximately US$1.33 million of non-cash expenses of depreciation, amortization, and share-based payments, approximately US$0.60 million of equity of income in equity method affiliate and approximately US$30.41 million of non-cash gain, and the related approximately US$7.60 million deferred income tax expense recognized for the deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng);

 

2. the receipt of cash from operations from changes in operating assets and liabilities such as:

 

· accounts payable increased by approximately US$3.83 million; and

 

· income tax payable increased by approximately US$2.63 million.

 

3. offset by the use from operations from changes in operating assets and liabilities such as:

 

· accounts receivable and notes receivable balance increased by approximately US$44.43 million;

 

· prepayments of approximately US$5.89 million to our equipment suppliers for the uncompleted contracts and to our raw material suppliers for purchasing of raw materials of chemical products and at the same time, inventory balances increased by approximately US$0.56 million;

 

· tender deposits and other prepaid expenses increased by approximately US$4.83 million; and

 

· settlement of approximately US$1.92 million for other operating liabilities during the period, all of which represent a cash outflow of the period.

 

Net cash used in investing activities:

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, our net cash used in investing activities primarily consisted of the following transactions: (1) we spent approximately US$0.09 million to purchase general office equipment; (2) we made a temporary short-term loan to an unrelated entity of approximately US$1.68 million; (3) we received a repayment of temporary loan we previously lent to another unrelated entity of approximately US$0.31 million; (4) we relent to our related party, SJI (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of our immediate holding company, SJ Asia approximately US$18.89 million that we borrowed from an unrelated entity during the three months ended June 30, 2012, at the instruction of SJI, Inc., our ultimate holding company and (5) the above mentioned related party loan of US$18.89 million was repaid to us by September 30, 2012. In aggregate, these transactions resulted in a net cash outflow from investing activities of approximately US$1.46 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2012.

 

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For the nine months ended December 31, 2011, our net cash used in investing activities mainly consisted of the following transactions: (1) we spent approximately US$2.06 million for purchasing the oil sludge cleaning equipment and approximately US$0.03 million for purchasing other general office equipment; (2) Anhui Jucheng spent approximately US$2.91 million to purchase equipment for upgrading of its current manufacturing facilities, and spent approximately US$2.11 million as a deposit for land use rights; ; (3) the cash outflow effect of deconsolidation of Anhui Jucheng was approximately US$5.36 million, which represented the cash and cash equivalents balance of Anhui Jucheng on the date of deconsolidation; and (4) we also made a temporary loan to a related party of approximately US$0.39 million during the period. In aggregate, these transactions resulted in a net cash outflow from investing activities of approximately US$12.86 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities:

 

Our net cash provided by or used in financing activities included the following transactions: (1) the loans we borrowed from or repaid to our shareholders and noncontrolling shareholder of our majority owned subsidiary, Anhui Jucheng, before Anhui Jucheng was deconsolidated; (2) cash used for the payment of cash dividends to our preferred stockholders; (3) the decrease or increase of our restricted cash balance, which represents our bank deposits held as collateral for our credit facilities; (4) short-term loans and revolving lines of credit we borrowed from or repaid to commercial banks; and (5) temporary loans we borrowed from or repaid to other third parties.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2012, (1) as of December 31, 2012, the restricted cash balance decreased by approximately US$1.93 million as collateral for issuance of contract performance guarantees to our customers as compared to that of March 31, 2012, which was recorded as a cash inflow from our financing activities; (2) we repaid approximately US$0.89 million to Mr. Zuo, Chairman, President and CEO of our company, and during the same period, we received approximately US$3.82 million from SJI, Inc, our ultimate holding company; (3) we borrowed approximately US$4.74 million of short-term bank loans for the importation of oil sludge cleaning equipment and revolving lines of credit and repaid approximately US$5.74 million of short-term bank loans we borrowed previously; (4) we borrowed approximately US$18.89 million short-term loan, from an unrelated entity, which we relent to SJI (Hong Kong) Limited, as discussed above; and (5) we repaid the above mentioned short-term loan of US$18.89 million to the borrower by the end of September 30, 2012. In the aggregate, these transactions resulted in a net cash inflow from financing activities of approximately US$3.87 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2012.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2011, (1) we paid approximately US$0.76 million cash for the dividends on our convertible preferred stock; (2) as of December 31, 2011, the restricted cash balance decreased by approximately US$0.27 million as collateral for issuance of contract performance guarantees to our customers as compared to that of March 31, 2011, which was recorded as a cash inflow from our financing activities; (3) we repaid approximately US$0.18 million to the noncontrolling shareholder of Anhui Jucheng; (4) our shareholders loan increased by approximately US$1.16 million, of which approximately US$0.32 million from Mr. Zuo, president and CEO of our company, and approximately US$0.84 million from SJ Asia; (5) we borrowed approximately US$10.36 million short-term bank loans for the importation of the oil sludge cleaning equipment and revolving lines of credit and repaid approximately US$3.88 million of the short-term bank loans we borrowed previously; (6) we also repaid approximately US$6.17 million of third party loans we borrowed temporarily in the last quarter of fiscal 2011 for our short RMB financing needs for the tender bidding purposes; and (7) capital contributions received in advance from new shareholders of Anhui Jucheng of US$22.23 million. Capital injection of RMB142 million (approximately US$22.23 million) by the six new independent third party investors were paid to Anhui Jucheng in cash on August 8, 2011. The capital injection was approved by the local government authorities and the new business license of Anhui Jucheng was issued on August 30, 2011, and Anhui Jucheng was deconsolidated from our financial statements since August 30, 2011. In aggregate, these transactions resulted in a net cash inflow from financing activities of approximately US$23.04 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2011.

 

Credit Facilities:

 

The General Facilities discussed in our quarterly report for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 expired in July 2012 and we are negotiating with the banks to renew the facilities. Management expects that these facilities will be formally renewed by the end of March 2013.

 

C.  Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We did not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2012.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not Applicable.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

During and subsequent to the reporting period covered by this report, and under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2012, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Based on this evaluation and as a result of the material weaknesses discussed below, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our company’s disclosure controls and procedures that were in effect on December 31, 2012 were not effective:

 

(1) We do not have sufficient and skilled accounting personnel with an appropriate level of technical accounting knowledge and experience in the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States commensurate with our financial reporting requirements; and

 

(2) Currently, we do not have an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC serving as a member of our Audit Committee.

 

Remediation Initiatives:

 

(1) We are committed to establish and maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting, but due to limited qualified resources in the region where we operate, we were not able to hire sufficient skilled accounting personnel with an appropriate level of U.S. GAAP technical accounting knowledge and experience and SEC financial reporting knowledge commensurate with our financial reporting requirements before the end of fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2012.  However, we have enhanced the training of our finance team and other relevant personnel on the U.S. GAAP accounting guidance and SEC reporting requirements applicable to our financial statements.

 

(2) We intend to seek an appropriate independent expert who is qualified as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC to serve as the Chairman of our Audit Committee as soon as practicable.

 

We intend to remediate the material weaknesses discussed above before March 31, 2013, but we can give no assurance that we will be able to do so. Designing and implementing an effective disclosure controls and procedures is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments and to devote significant resources to maintain a financial reporting system that adequately satisfies our reporting obligations. The remedial measures that we have taken and intend to take may not fully address the material weaknesses that we have identified, and material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures may be identified in the future. Should we discover such conditions, we intend to remediate them as soon as practicable. We are committed to taking appropriate steps for remediation, as needed.

 

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

Except for the matters described above to improve our internal controls over financial reporting, there was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the third fiscal quarter of 2013 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

PART II.            OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
101   The following financial statements from LianDi Clean Technology Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity; and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged in detail.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  LIANDI CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INC.
     
Date: February 19, 2013 By: /s/ Jianzhong Zuo
  Jianzhong Zuo, Chief Executive Officer and President
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date: February 19, 2013 By: /s/ Yong Zhao
  Yong Zhao, Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)

 

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