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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
INDEX TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
 
 
Page
   
Consolidated balance sheets
3
   
Consolidated statements of operations (unaudited)
4
   
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income (unaudited)
5
   
Consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity (unaudited)
6
   
Consolidated statements of cash flows (unaudited)
7
   
Notes to interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
8 - 16

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(US dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2010
 
         
(Unaudited)
 
ASSETS
           
             
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 22,131     $ 23,440  
Trade accounts receivable
    18,117       9,035  
Inventories
    1,199       2,299  
Prepayments and other receivables
    405       468  
                 
Total current assets
    41,852       35,242  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    8,215       7,793  
                 
Total assets
  $ 50,067     $ 43,035  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
                 
Current liabilities:
               
Trade accounts payable
  $ 14     $ 284  
Accruals and other payables
    1,800       1,902  
Income taxes payable
    2,623       2,898  
Short-term borrowings
    3,631       2,990  
Dividends payable
    22,809       -  
Due to shareholders
    596       1,650  
                 
Total liabilities (all current)
    31,473       9,724  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Ordinary shares, par value $0.13 per share; authorized 56,500,000 shares; issued and outstanding 56,500,000 shares as of December 31,  2009 and September 30, 2010
    7,281       7,281  
Statutory reserve
    5,425       5,425  
Retained earnings
    2,103       16,259  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    3,785       4,346  
Total shareholders’ equity
    18,594       33,311  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 50,067     $ 43,035  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
2010
 
                         
Sales
  $ 15,630     $ 18,707     $ 38,422     $ 47,698  
Cost of sales
    (8,538 )     (13,183 )     (22,008 )     (29,782 )
                                 
Gross margin
    7,092       5,524       16,414       17,916  
Operating expenses
    (1,033 )     (526 )     (2,457 )     (2,404 )
Income from operations
    6,059       4,998       13,957       15,512  
                                 
Interest expense
    (30 )     (37 )     (148 )     (115 )
Interest income and other
    51       27       114       346  
      21       (10 )     (34 )     231  
                                 
Income before income taxes
    6,080       4,988       13,923       15,743  
Income tax expense
    (642 )     (474 )     (1,438 )     (1,587 )
                                 
Net income
  $ 5,438     $ 4,514     $ 12,485     $ 14,156  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
(US dollars in thousands)
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
 
                         
Net income
  $ 5,438     $ 4,514     $ 12,485     $ 14,156  
Other comprehensive income:
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    26       164       5       561  
                                 
Total comprehensive income
  $ 5,464     $ 4,678     $ 12,490     $ 14,717  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
   
Ordinary shares
   
Statutory
reserve
   
Retained
earnings
   
Accumulated other
comprehensive
income
   
Total
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
                         
                                     
Balances at January 1, 2009
    2     $ -     $ 5,200     $ 3,292     $ 3,803     $ 12,295  
Issuance of shares
    56,499,998       7,281       -       -       -       7,281  
Net income
    -       -       -       12,485       -       12,485  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    -       -       -       -       5       5  
                                                 
Balances at September 30, 2009
    56,500,000     $ 7,281     $ 5,200     $ 15,777     $ 3,808     $ 32,066  
                                                 
Balances at January 1, 2010
    56,500,000     $ 7,281     $ 5,425     $ 2,103     $ 3,785     $ 18,594  
                                                 
Net income
    -       -       -       14,156       -       14,156  
                                                 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    -       -       -       -       561       561  
                                                 
Balances at September 30, 2010
    56,500,000     $ 7,281     $ 5,425     $ 16,259     $ 4,346     $ 33,311  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
 
2010
 
             
Operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 12,485     $ 14,156  
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    728       740  
                 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Trade accounts receivable
    6,488       9,309  
Inventories
    (186 )     (1,058 )
Prepayments and other receivables
    (414 )     (56 )
Income taxes payable
    412       275  
Trade accounts payable
    148       265  
Accruals and other payables
    (416 )     64  
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    19,245       23,695  
                 
Investing activities:
               
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment
    (9 )     (158 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (9 )     (158 )
                 
Financing activities:
               
Proceeds from short-term debt
    -       1,471  
Payments on short-term debt
    -       (2,176 )
Payment of dividends
    -       (22,775 )
Advances from shareholders
    7,057       1,117  
Repayment of advances from  shareholders
    (9,517 )     -  
                 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (2,460 )     (22,363 )
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    16,776       1,174  
Effect of exchange rates on changes in cash and cash equivalents
    (2 )     135  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    4,388       22,131  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
  $ 21,162     $ 23,440  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 148     $ 115  
Income taxes
  $ 1,026     $ 1,312  
Noncash investing and financing activities:
               
Issuance of shares offset with amounts due to shareholders
  $ 7,281     $ -  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
1.
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY
 
ORGANIZATION:

These are the consolidated financial statements of Hong Kong Wai Bo International Limited (“HK Wai Bo” or the “Company”).  The chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Company is Ms. Joanny Kwok (“Ms. Kwok”).   HK Wai Bo, through its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, Yunnan Zhaoyang Weili Starch Co., Ltd. (“Yunnan WeiLi”), Guizhou Province Weining Weili Starch Co., Ltd. (“Guizhou WeiLi”), Gansu Weibao Starch Co., Ltd. (“Gansu WeiBao”), and Yunnan WeiBao Modified Starch Limited (“Yunnan WeiBao”) is principally engaged in the business of processing potatoes and selling potato starch products.  HK Wai Bo and its operating subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as (the “Group”).

On October 21, 2010, HK Wai Bo’s shareholders transferred 100% of the outstanding shares of the Company to CFO Consultants, Inc. (“CFO Consultants”), a publicly traded US shell company, in exchange for 361,920,000 shares of common stock of CFO Consultants (the “Share Exchange”), equal to 96% of the issued and outstanding shares of CFO Consultants on a fully diluted basis, after giving effect to the conversion of an outstanding convertible note of CFO Consultants held by a third party.  The shareholders of HK Wai Bo have designated that their shares of CFO Consultants are to be held in Kai Bo Holdings Limited, a Bermuda Holding Company.
 
The Share Exchange is being accounted for as a reverse acquisition and a recapitalization of HK Wai Bo.  HK Wai Bo is the acquirer for accounting purposes and CFO Consultants is treated as the acquired company.  Accordingly, as of the date of exchange, HK Wai Bo’s historical financial statements for the periods prior to the acquisition become those of CFO Consultants retroactively restated for, and giving effect to, the number of shares received in the Share Exchange.  The retained earnings of HK Wai Bo are carried forward after the acquisition.

BUSINESS:

The Group mainly focuses on serving the local market in the Peoples Republic of China (the “PRC”).  Currently, the Group’s products are sold to customers in twelve provinces and four municipalities in the PRC.  Sales of the Group’s products are generated using a combination of direct sales and distributor agreements. The Group created the “Weibao” and “Jiabao” brands with emphasis on high quality, purity, whiteness and consistency.  The Weibao brand is targeted at industrial users such as food and pharmaceutical manufacturers, while the Jiabao brand is targeted at food service operators such as restaurants, caterers and the customer retail market.

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
2.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management without audit.  Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto in the Group’s annual audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, which are included as an exhibit to a Form 8-K filed by CFO Consultants with the SEC on October 22, 2010.  Amounts as of December 31, 2009 are derived from those audited consolidated financial statements.  In the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, the same accounting policies, methods of computation, and presentation have been followed as were those applied in the December 31, 2009 audited consolidated financial statements.
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.
 
In the opinion of the management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Group as of September 30, 2010, and the results of their operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, and changes in shareholders’ equity for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, have been made.  The Group’s operations are seasonal; therefore, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
3.
SUMMARY OF SELECTED SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Information about the organization of the Group, significant accounting policies, and recent accounting standards are included in the Group’s December 31, 2009 consolidated financial statements. However, certain selected accounting policies are described below:
 
 
(a)
Inventories
 
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Inventory is valued using the weighted average method, which approximates actual cost. Capitalized costs include materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to the purchase and production of inventories.  Excess and obsolete inventory reserves are established based upon the Group’s evaluation of the quantity of inventory on hand relative to demand.
 
 
(b)
Property, plant and equipment
 
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for routine repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
 
Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over each asset’s estimated useful life down to the estimated residual value of each asset. Estimated useful lives are as follows:
 
Land use rights
 
52-55 years
     
Buildings
 
20 years
     
Motor vehicles
 
5 years
     
Plant and machinery
 
10 years
     
Other equipment
  
5 years
 
The Group reviews and evaluates its property, plant and equipment for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Impairment is considered to exist if the total estimated future cash flows on an undiscounted basis are less than the carrying amount of the assets. An impairment loss is measured and recorded based on discounted estimated future cash flows. The Group’s estimates of future cash flows are based on numerous assumptions, and it is possible that actual future cash flows will be significantly different than the estimates which are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.  Management believes that there is no impairment to property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2010.

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
3.
SUMMARY OF SELECTED SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
 
(c)
Fair value accounting
 
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 820-10 (“FASB ASC 820-10) establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). As required by FASB ASC 820-10, assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820-10 are described below:
 
  
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
      
 
Level 2
Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;
      
  
Level 3
Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
 
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, the Group did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis.
 
 
(d)
Revenue recognition
 
The Group generates its revenues from the selling of potato starch products.
 
Revenues from product sales are recognized only when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred and any necessary customer acceptance has been received; the price to the customer is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Generally, these criteria are met upon shipment of products and transfer of title to customers.
 
 
(e)
Income taxes
 
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability approach. Under this approach, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current period. In addition, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for operating losses and tax credit carry forwards.  Deferred taxes are measured by applying enacted tax rates expected to apply to the taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
3.
SUMMARY OF SELECTED SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
 
(f)
Foreign currency translation
 
The functional currency of HK Wai Bo is the Hong Kong Dollar (“HK$”). The functional currency of the Group’s wholly-owned PRC subsidiaries is the Chinese Renminbi Yuan, (“RMB”). The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. The Group’s Hong Kong and PRC subsidiaries’ financial statements are maintained in their respective functional currencies. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign currency transactions are included in the determination of net income for the respective periods.
 
For financial reporting purposes, the consolidated financial statements of the Group have been translated into United States dollars (“US$”). Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates at the balance sheet dates, revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates, and shareholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Any resulting translation adjustments are not included in determining net income but are included as a foreign currency translation adjustment to other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity.
 
The exchange rates applied are as follows:
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2009
   
2010
 
Conversion from HK$ into US$:
                 
Period end exchange rate
 
7.75
   
7.76
   
7.76
 
Average periodic exchange rate
 
7.75
   
7.75
   
7.77
 
                   
Conversion from RMB into US$:
                 
Period end exchange rate
 
6.83
   
6.83
   
6.69
 
Average periodic exchange rate
 
6.83
   
6.83
   
6.80
 
 
4.
INVENTORIES
 
Inventories consist of:
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2010
 
         
(Unaudited)
 
             
Raw materials
  $ 364     $ 1,105  
Finished goods
    835       1,194  
                 
    $ 1,199     $ 2,299  

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
5.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
 
Property, plant and equipment consist of:
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2010
 
         
(Unaudited)
 
At cost:
           
Land use rights
  $ 688     $ 702  
Buildings
    2,100       2,144  
Motor vehicles
    164       314  
Plant and machinery
    9,149       9,341  
Other equipment
    66       71  
      12,167       12,572  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (3,952 )     (4,779 )
                 
    $ 8,215     $ 7,793  
 
At December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, property and equipment with carrying amounts of $5.7 million and $5.3 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral for bank facilities granted to the Group (Note 6). Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 was approximately $0.7 million for each period.
 
6.
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2010
 
         
(Unaudited)
 
             
Secured bank borrowings
  $ 2,929     $ 2,990  
Unsecured government loans, non-interest bearing
    702       -  
                 
Total short-term borrowings
  $ 3,631     $ 2,990  
 
As of September 30, 2010, the Group has borrowings from banks, expiring at various dates through December 31, 2010, primarily used to finance working capital requirements.  The interest rates for these borrowings are fixed at a rate of 5.37% per annum.  These borrowings are collateralized by certain property, plant and equipment of the Group.

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
7.
INCOME TAXES
 
Pre-tax income from operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, was taxable in the following jurisdiction:
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
                         
Current income tax expenses - PRC
  $ 642     $ 474     $ 1,438     $ 1,587  
 
(a) United States of America
 
No U.S. corporate income taxes are provided for in these consolidated financial statements, as the Group is not subject to US income taxes.
 
(b) Hong Kong
 
No provision has been made for Hong Kong profits tax as the Group did not earn income subject to Hong Kong profits tax.
 
(c) PRC
 
Based on the circular entitled Scope of Preliminary Processing of Agricultural Products Entitled to Preferential Enterprise Income Tax Policies (Trial Implementation) published by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administrative of Taxation, Yunnan WeiLi, Guizhou WeiLi and Gansu WeiBao are entitled to full exemption from PRC corporate income tax beginning  January 1, 2008.  The exemption currently is not subject to any limitations.
 
A reconciliation of the PRC tax rate to the actual provision for taxes is as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
                         
PRC tax rate
    15 %     15 %     15 %     15 %
                                 
Computed expected income tax expense
  $ 912     $ 748     $ 2,088     $ 2,361  
Tax exempt income – PRC subsidiaries
    (963 )     (756 )     (2,157 )     (2,380 )
Hong Kong holding company losses
    51       8       69       19  
PRC withholding tax on undistributed earnings
    642       474       1,438       1,587  
                                 
    $ 642     $ 474     $ 1,438     $ 1,587  

 
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HONG KONG WAI BO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
7.
INCOME TAXES (Continued)
 
Pursuant to the New Tax Law, dividends declared by the PRC subsidiaries to their parent companies incorporated in Hong Kong are subject to withholding tax.  In accordance with Caishui (2008) No. 1 “Circular 1” issued by State Tax Authorities, undistributed profits from the PRC subsidiaries up to December 31, 2007 are exempted from withholding tax when they are distributed in the future.  Current income tax expense for 2009 and 2010 includes a provision for dividend withholding tax for undistributed profits that were earned subsequent to January 1, 2008.
 
8.
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS
 
The amounts due to shareholders as of September 30, 2009 and 2010 and transactions of the respective periods are as follows:
 
   
2009
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Balance at January 1,
  $ 9,964     $ 596  
Cash advances from shareholders
    7,057       1,117  
Repayment of cash advances from shareholders
    (9,517 )     -  
Increase of ordinary shares
    (7,281 )     -  
Exchange difference
    (9 )     (63 )
Balance at September 30,
  $ 214     $ 1,650  
 
The amounts due to shareholders are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no fixed terms of repayment. Cash advances received from shareholders are primarily used by the Group to finance working capital requirements.
 
9.
CONCENTRATION OF RISK
 
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to a significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of the following:
 
 
(a)
Cash and cash deposits
 
The Group maintains its cash and cash deposits primarily with various China State-owned banks and Hong Kong-based financial institutions. The Group performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of those financial institutions.
 
 
(b)
Trade receivables
 
The Group sells potato starch to customers in the PRC. Management considers that the Group’s current customers are generally creditworthy and credit is extended based on an evaluation of the customers’ financial condition. Therefore, collateral is generally not required. The Group evaluates accounts receivable for potential credit losses based on its loss history and aging analysis. Such losses have been within management’s expectations.  At December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, the five largest customers accounted for 15% and 32% of trade receivables, respectively.  No single customer exceeds 10% of trade receivables.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, the five largest customers accounted for 23%, 26%, 25% and 23% net of sales, respectively.

 
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NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
9.
CONCENTRATION OF RISK (Continued)
 
 
(c)
Commodity risk
 
The cash flows and profitability of the Group’s current operations are significantly affected by the market price of potato starch and potatoes. These commodity prices can fluctuate widely and are affected by factors beyond the Group’s control.
 
 
(d)
Foreign currency risk
 
The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of the RMB into foreign currencies. The value of the RMB is subject to changes in China government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. All foreign exchange transactions continue to take place either through the People’s Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank of China.
 
10.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
 
(a)
Capital commitments
 
As of September 30, 2010, the Group had entered into agreements with the People’s Government of the Zhaoyang District, Yunnan Province to purchase property, plant and equipment totaling approximately $19 million related to the construction of two production facilities.
 
 
(b)
Lease commitments
 
Operating lease commitments include commitments under non-cancellable lease agreements for the Group’s office premises, as well as a land lease.   The leases expire from July 2011 through October 2042.  The yearly future minimum rental payments required as of September 30, 2010 were as follows:
 
Year ending
 
Amount
 
2011
  $ 464  
2012
    73  
2013
    73  
2014
    27  
2015
    22  
Thereafter
    602  
         
    $ 1,261  
 
Rent expense under operating leases was $0.1 million, $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
 
11.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
For purposes of determining whether a post-balance sheet event should be evaluated to determine whether it has an effect on the consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2010, subsequent events were evaluated by management of the Company through December 6, 2010, the date on which the interim consolidated financial statements were issued.

 
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