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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2011
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 000-54207
ChineseInvestors.COM, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana
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35-2089868
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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13791 East Rice Place, Suite #107 Aurora, CO 80015
Brett Roper, Director of Administrative Services - (303) 481-4416 or (303) 345-1262
Copies to: Michael E. Shaff, Esq., Irvine Venture Law Firm, LLP
17901 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614 Telephone (949) 660-7700
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 ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The Registrant has 4,872,491 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 13, 2012.
ChineseInvestors.COM, Inc.
FORM 10-Q for the Quarter Ended November 30, 2011
INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial Statements
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3
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Item 2.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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13
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Item 3.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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16
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures
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16
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PART 2 - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings
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16
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Item 2.
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Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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16
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Item 3.
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Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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17
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Item 4.
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(Removed and reserved)
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17
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Item 5.
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Other Information
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17
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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17
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Signatures
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17
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2
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Chineseinvestors.Com, Inc.
BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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(UNAUDITED)
November 30, 2011
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(Audited)
May 31, 2010
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$
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$
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ASSETS
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Current assets
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Cash and cash equivalents [note 2 ]
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82,897
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252,302
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Accounts receivable, net [note 2 ]
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7,018
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4,560
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Other current assets [note 2 ]
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27,757
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27,689
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Total current assets
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117,672
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284,551
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Property & equipment, net [note 4]
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5,086
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6,946
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Website development, net [note 5]
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63,310
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63,158
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Total assets
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186,068
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354,655
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current liabilities
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Accounts payable
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7,440
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7,527
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Deferred revenue [note 2 ]
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191,854
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270,577
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Accrued liabilities [note 2 ]
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34,492
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51,596
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Current portion of note payable, net discount [note 2]
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66,520
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—
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Total current liabilities
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300,306
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329,700
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Long-term deferred revenue [note 2 ]
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2,162
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5,797
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Long-term portion of note payable, net discount [note 2]
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72,399
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—
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Total long-term liabilities
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74,561
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5,797
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Total liabilities
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374,867
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335,497
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Commitments [note 6]
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Subsequent events [note 7]
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Stockholders’ equity [note 3]
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Common stock Authorized 80,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share Issued and outstanding 33,591,696 common shares
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39,080
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39,217
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Additional paid-in capital
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7,240,952
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6,883,867
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Foreign currency gain/loss
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1,670
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1,321
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Deficit
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(7,470,501
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)
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(6,905,247
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)
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Total stockholders’ equity
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(188,799
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)
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19,158
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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186,068
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354,655
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See accompanying notes
3
Chineseinvestors.Com, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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Three months ended
November 30,
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Six months ended
November 30,
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2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Operating revenues
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Subscription revenue
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$
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157,882
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$
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179,890
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$
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333,803
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$
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352,090
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FOREX revenue
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9,156
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17,740
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20,847
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44,100
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Advertising revenue
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8,700
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8,100
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38,680
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16,200
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Total revenue
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175,738
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205,730
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393,330
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412,390
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Cost of services sold
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112,943
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133,580
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292,948
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266,780
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General & administrative expenses
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332,235
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130,288
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585,796
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398,028
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Advertising expenses
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39,519
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19,450
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79,840
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39,850
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Net (loss) for the quarter
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(308,959
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)
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(77,588
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)
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(565,254
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)
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(292,268
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)
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic (reflecting 8 to 1 reverse stock split)
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4,872,491
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4,198,962
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4,865,562
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4,086,142
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Earnings (loss) per share - basic
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(0.06
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)
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(0.02
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)
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(0.12
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)
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(0.07
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)
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted
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5,056,953
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5,012,742
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5,021,581
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4,172,658
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Earnings (loss) per share - diluted
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(0.06
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)
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(0.02
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)
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(0.11
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)
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(0.07
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)
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See accompanying notes
4
Chineseinvestors.Com, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Six months ended November 30,
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(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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2011
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2010
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net (loss) for the period
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$
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(565,254
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)
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$
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(292,268)
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Adjustment to reconcile net (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation & amortization
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7,693
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7,018
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Share based compensation and payments
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48,000
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160,741
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Other current assets
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281
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545
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Accounts receivable
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(2,458
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)
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(2,909
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)
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Accounts payable
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(87
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)
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(2,951
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)
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Other accrued liabilities
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(95,595
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)
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27,811
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Net cash (used in) operating activities
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(607,420
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) |
(102,013
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)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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Purchase of equipment
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(5,985
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)
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(6,719
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)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds from private placement
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544,000
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—
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Cash used for treasury stock purchase and retirement
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(100,000
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) |
—
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Net cash from financing activities
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444,000
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—
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(169,405
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)
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(108,732
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of quarter
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252,302
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154,802
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of quarter
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82,897
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46,070
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
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Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized
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—
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—
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Cash paid for income taxes
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—
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—
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Cash paid for China representative office tax
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21,789
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20,068
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See accompanying notes
5
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Organization and Nature of Operations:
Business Description Chinseinvestors.com, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated on June 15, 1999 in the State of California. The Company is a provider of Chinese language web-based real-time financial information. The Company’s operations had been located in California until September 2002 at which time the operations were relocated to Shanghai, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
During May, 2000, the Company entered into an agreement with MAS Financial Corp. (“MASF”) whereby MASF agreed to transfer control of a public shell corporation to the Company and perform certain consulting services for a fee of $30,000.
During June, 2000, the Company completed reorganization with MAS Acquisition LII Corp. (“MASA”) with no operations or significant assets. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company acquired approximately 96% of the issued and outstanding common shares of MASA in exchange for all of its issued and outstanding common stock. MASA issued 8,200,000 shares of its restricted common stock for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. This reorganization was accounted for as though it were a recapitalization of the Company and sale by the Company of 319,900 shares of common stock in exchange for the net assets of MASA. In conjunction with the reorganization MASA
changed its name to Chineseinvestors.com, Inc.
The Company is now incorporated as a C corporation in the State of Indiana as of June 1, 2004.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources:
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Cash Flows — Cash flows used in operations for the six month period ended November 30, 2011 and 2010 were $607,420 and $102,013, respectively which was an increase over prior quarters. Increased marketing costs, business line expansion, and higher general and administrative costs due to the cost of developing and marking a new conference initiative promoting its products were the primary reasons for this increase.
Capital Resources — As of November 30, 2011, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $82,897 as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $252,302 as of May 31, 2010.
Since inception, the Company has primarily relied upon proceeds from private placements of its equity securities to fund its operations. The Company anticipates continuing to rely on sales of our securities in order to continue to fund its business operations. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to its existing stockholders. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete any additional sales of our equity securities or that it will be able arrange for other financing to fund our planned business activities.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates:
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Basis of Presentation — These accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for annual financial statements.
Foreign Currency – The Company has operations in the PRC, however the functional and reporting currency is in US dollars. To come to this conclusion the Company considered the direction of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) section 830-10-55.
Selling Price and Market - As a representative office in PRC the Company is not allowed to sell directly to PRC based customers. Over 90% of its customers are in the United States and 100% of all sales are paid in US dollars. This indicates the functional currency is US dollars.
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Financing - The Companies financing has been generated exclusively in US dollars from the United States. This indicates the functional currency is US dollars.
Expenses – The majority of expense are paid in US dollars. The expenses generated in PRC are paid by a monthly or weekly cash transfer from the US when the expenses are due, resulting in very little foreign currency exposure. This indicates the functional currency is US dollars.
Numerous Intercompany Transactions – The Company has multiple transactions each month between the US and Chinese representative office. This indicates the functional currency is US dollars.
Due to the functional and reporting currency both being in US dollars, ASC 830-10-45-17 states that a currency translation is not necessary.
Reclassifications — Certain amounts in the prior year’s financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation and to correct prior year errors.
Revenue recognition — Revenue consists of three main sources:
1. Fees from banner advertisement, webpage hosting and maintenance, on-line promotion and translation services, advertising and promotion fees for customers in the Company’s Chinese Investment Guides, sponsorship fees from investment seminars, road shows, and forums. The sales prices of these services are fixed and determinable at the time the contracts are signed and there are no provisions for refunds contained in the contracts. These revenues are recognized when all significant contractual obligations have been satisfied and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.
2. Fees from membership subscriptions; these revenues are recognized over the term of the subscription. Subscription terms are generally between 3 and 12 months but can occasionally be as short as 1 month or as long as 24 months. Long term deferred revenues are recognized from subscriptions over 12 months.
3. Fees related to setting up and providing ongoing administrative and translation support for currency trading accounts in association with Forex. These fees are recognized when earned.
Costs of Services Sold — Costs of services sold are the total direct cost of the Company’s operations in Shanghai.
Website Development Costs — The Company accounts for its Development Costs in accordance with ASC 350-50, “Accounting for Website Development Costs.” The Company’s website comprises multiple features and offerings that are currently developed with ongoing refinements. In connection with the development of its products, the Company has incurred external costs for hardware, software, and consulting services, and internal costs for payroll and related expenses of its technology employees directly involved in the development. All hardware costs are capitalized as fixed assets. Purchased software
costs are capitalized in accordance with ASC codification 350-50-25 related to accounting for the costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal use. All other costs are reviewed to determine whether they should be capitalized or expensed.
Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At certain times cash in bank may exceed the amount covered by FDIC insurance. At November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011 there were deposit balances in a US bank of $67,905 and $245,191, respectively. In addition the Company maintains cash balance in The Bank of China, which is a government owned bank. The full balance of the deposits in PRC is secured by the Chinese government. At November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011 there were deposits of $14,991 and $7,111,
respectively, in The Bank of China.
Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk — The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of business. Accounts receivable related to subscription revenue is recorded at the time the credit card transaction is completed, and when the credit card processing company deposits the cash to the Company account. Revenue related to advertising and Forex are regularly collected within 30 days of the time of services being rendered. However, since these are ongoing contracts there has been no instance of failure to pay. As of November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011, the Company had
accounts receivable of $7,018 and $4,560, respectively.
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The Company evaluates the need for an allowance for doubtful accounts on a regular basis. As of November 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company determined that based on historically having no bad debts an allowance was not needed.
The operations of the Company are located in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy.
Other Current Assets — Other current assets comprised various deposits in Chinese Renminbi related to building space under an operating lease and are stated at the current exchange rate at the period end and prepaid expenses related to several invoices that were paid prior to the services being completed.
Other current assets were $27,757 and $27,689 at November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011, respectively.
Property and Equipment — Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the life of the lease. Depreciation and amortization expense was $7,693 and $7,018 for the six months ended November 30, 2011 and 2011, respectively.
Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Gains and losses from retirement or replacement are included in operations.
Impairment of Long-life Assets — In accordance with ASC Topic 360, the Company reviews its long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If the total of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. There was no impairment as of November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011.
Accrued Liabilities— Accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:
November 30,
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May 31,
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2011
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2011
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China Employees Salaries and Commissions Accrual
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$
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16,168
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$
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23,479
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Representative Office Tax Accrual
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5,696
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5,249
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Other Accruals
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12,629
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22,873
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$
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34,492
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$
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51,596
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Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments — The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). The
hierarchy consists of three levels:
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Level one — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
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•
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Level two — Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
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•
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Level three — Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions, which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use.
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All Company financial instruments are Level one and are carried at market value. Therefore no adjustment is required.
Income Taxes — Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method of ASC 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for net operating loss and other credit carry forwards and the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the tax effect of transactions are expected to be realized. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statements of operations in the year that includes the enactment date.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a full valuation allowance since it is more likely than not that the amount will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as current or noncurrent based on the classification of the underlying asset or liability giving rise to the temporary difference or the expected date of utilization of the carry forwards.
Advertising Costs — Advertising costs are expensed when incurred. Advertising costs totaled $79,840 and $39,850 in the six months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Earning (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company has adopted ASC 260 (formerly SFAS128), Earnings Per Share.
Stock Based Compensation — The Company accounts for share-based payments pursuant to ASC 718, “Stock Compensation” and, accordingly, the Company records compensation expense for share-based awards based upon an assessment of the grant date fair value for stock options and restricted stock awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Stock compensation expense for stock options is recognized over the vesting period of the award or expensed immediately under ASC 718 and EITF 96-18 when options are given for previous service without further recourse. The Company issued stock options to contractors that had been providing services to the Company upon their termination of services. Under ASC 718 and EITF 96-18 these options were recognized as expense in the period issued because they were given as a form of compensation for services already rendered with no recourse.
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses during each period presented (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
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November 30,
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2011
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2010
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Stock options
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—
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2,500,000
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Total share-based compensation expense
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$
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—
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160,741
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Stock option activity was as follows:
Number of
Shares
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Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price ($)
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|||||||
Balance at May 31, 2009
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4,080,000
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0.04
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Granted
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3,862,500
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$
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0.07
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Exercised
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(1,250,000)
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0.00
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Forfeited or expired
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—
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—
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Balance at May 31, 2010
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6,692,500
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$
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0.06
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Granted
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—
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$
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—
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Exercised
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—
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—
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Forfeited or expired
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(2,500,000)
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0.00
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Balance at November 30, 2011
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4,192,500
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$
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0.06
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The following table presents information regarding options outstanding and exercisable as of November 30, 2011:
WWeighted average contractual remaining term — options outstanding
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2. 44 years
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Aggregate intrinsic value — options outstanding
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—
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Options exercisable
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2,125,750
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Weighted average exercise price — options exercisable
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$ .07
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Aggregate intrinsic value — options exercisable
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—
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Weighted average contractual remaining term — options exercisable
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3.09 years
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As of November 30, 2011, future compensation costs related to options issued was $0.
The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with weighted average assumptions for grants as follows:
Risk-free interest rate
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1.44%
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Expected life of options
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4-5 years
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Annualized volatility
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90.6%
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Dividend rate
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0%
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Significant Shareholder Stock Repurchase and debt issuance —In the first quarter of 2011 the Company repurchased and retired 5,170,106 shares and 2,500,000 options from a significant shareholder, which completely liquidated his interest in the Company. The total cost of the transaction to the Company was $250,000. The initial payment of $100,000 was made in August, 2011 and the other $150,000 is due as a non-interest bearing note payable in two equal installments. The first payment is due in the fourth quarter of the 2012 fiscal year and the final payment will be due in the
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013. As there was no stated interest rate, in compliance with ASC 835-30-45-1a the Company calculated the net present value of the future payments and disclosed the future payments net of the discount of $14,948 as a liability on the balance sheet using an imputed interest rate of 8.5%.
The accrued interest expense on the note payable for the quarter ending November 30, 2011 was $2,911, reducing the note discount balance to $11,081 at the balance sheet date. The Company expects to recognize total interest expense of $9,346 in fiscal year 2012 and $5,603 in fiscal year 2013.
Future cash payments committed to under this purchase agreement are represented on the following chart:
2012
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$
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75,000
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2013
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$
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75,000
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3.
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Stockholders’ Equity:
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At May 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company was authorized to issue 80,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share. In addition, 20,000,000 shares of $.001 par value preferred stock were authorized, but none has been issued. All commons stock shares have full dividend rights. However, it is not anticipated that the Registrant will be declaring distributions in the foreseeable future.
During the first quarter of 2012 the Company issued 4,533,333 shares of common stock for cash consideration of $544,000.
In October 2011 the Company reinstated a Term Sheet originally signed in August, 2011 with a private capital source describing the provision of a Financing Facility to the Company having a face value of $1.5 million; to be made available in $500,000 tranches in exchange for purchasing the Company's stock under a proposed S1 registration statement at 85% of the lowest daily volume average share price over a five (5) trading day period once the Company calls for the funding. The agreement would remain in force for 24 months from the date of contemplated execution.
When the final facility was approved and executed, the Company paid a document preparation fee to the funding source of $10,000 and paid them 50,000 restricted shares of the Company's stock in consideration of the Facility's creation and funds availability. When the shares were issued the most recent shares sold at the market rate of $.96, resulting in a non-cash expense of $48,000 being recognized in the current quarter. These shares are restricted in that they cannot be sold for six months. In addition, if The Company does not use the capital raise or the funding source is unable to generate the agreed upon capital, the shares are to be returned to the
Company. However, in consideration of the accounting principal of “more likely than not” as explained in accounting standards codification 350-25-35-30 and 740-10-25-6 the Company recognized the expenses in the current quarter.
On September 8, 2010, in the second quarter of FY 2012 the Company reverse split its shares at a rate of 8 to 1 resulting in total shares outstanding changing from 38,579,925 to 4,822,491.
4.
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Property and Equipment:
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Property and equipment are recorded at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and are comprised of the following:
November 30,
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May 31,
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2011
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2011
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|||||||
Furniture & removed extra fixtures
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$
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29,902
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$
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27,967
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||||
Leasehold improvements
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9,540
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9,540
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||||||
39,442
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37,507
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|||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation
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(34,356
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)
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(30,561
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)
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||||
$
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5,086
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$
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6,946
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Depreciation on equipment is provided on a straight line basis over its expected useful lives at the following annual rates
Computer equipment
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3 years
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Furniture & fixtures
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3 years
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Leasehold improvements
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Term of the lease
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Depreciation expense for the six months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010 was $3,795 and $3,377 respectively.
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5.
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Intangible Assets:
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Intangible assets are comprised of the following:
November 30,
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May 31,
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2011
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2010
|
|||||||
Website development costs
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$
|
115,743
|
$
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113,718
|
||||
Less: accumulated amortization
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(52,433
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)
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(50,560
|
)
|
||||
$
|
63,310
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$
|
63,158
|
Amortization is calculated over a straight-line basis using the economic life of the asset. Amortization expense for the six months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010 was $3,898 and $3,641 respectively.
6.
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Commitments and Concentrations:
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The Company reimburses its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for an apartment pursuant to a month-to-month lease for the use of the CEO and his family in PRC for a monthly expense of approximately $900. This lease could be terminated at any time with no additional payments required.
Office Lease — During the first quarter of 2010 the Company renewed their office lease in Shanghai for an additional two years ending September 30, 2013 resulting in the following additional future commitments, based on the exchange rate at November 30, 2011.
2012
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$
|
63,109
|
||
2013
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$
|
21,175
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Concentrations — During the periods ending November 30, 2011 and 2010; all of the Company’s revenue was derived from its operations in PRC.
Litigation — The Company is involved in legal proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. As of the date of this filing, the Company is not a party to any lawsuit or proceedings which, individually or in the aggregate, in the opinion of management, is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operation or cash flow of the Company.
7.
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Subsequent Events:
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Trading status - The Company effectively finalized the process of becoming a publicly traded entity and received the trading symbol of CIIX December 7, 2011.
New product line – In December of 2011, the Company started working with another company marketing and offering back-office support for Chinese customers for a company that trades binary option. In the first month this new relationship generated revenues of over $30,000.
Private Placement – During the third quarter of 2012, the Company was studying the option of opening a private placement of up to $1,000,000 of its preferred stock at $1.00 per share. As of January 13, 2012, the Company had not started selling the authorized shares.
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Financial Tables and Explanations
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
Three months ended
November 30,
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Six months ended
November 30,
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2011
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2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
Operating revenues
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||||||||||||||||
Subscription revenue
|
$
|
157,882
|
$
|
179,890
|
$
|
333,803
|
$
|
352,090
|
||||||||
FOREX revenue
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9,156
|
17,740
|
20,847
|
44,100
|
||||||||||||
Advertising revenue
|
8,700
|
8,100
|
38,680
|
16,200
|
||||||||||||
Total revenue
|
175,738
|
205,730
|
393,330
|
412,390
|
||||||||||||
Cost of services sold
|
112,943
|
133,580
|
292,948
|
266,780
|
||||||||||||
General & administrative expenses
|
332,235
|
130,288
|
585,796
|
398,028
|
||||||||||||
Advertising expenses
|
39,519
|
19,450
|
79,840
|
39,850
|
||||||||||||
Net (loss) for the quarter
|
(308,959
|
)
|
(77,588
|
)
|
(565,254
|
)
|
(292,268
|
)
|
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (“the Company”, “we” or “us”) endeavors to be an innovative company, specializing in providing real-time market commentary and analysis in Chinese language character sets (traditional and simplified). Our services are primarily used by Chinese speaking individuals living in North America. We offer several types of subscription-based services and serve several levels of investors and traders (novice to professional). Our market coverage includes the general range of US financial markets, Chinese
‘A’ shares, and the Forex market.
We currently offer a variety of subscription services including 1) VIP Golden Membership, 2) Education Materials (Video Training), 3) Option Investment & Trading, 4) US Market Megatrend Software, 5) China Market Megatrend Software, 6) FOREX (Foreign Currency Exchange), 7) Dark Horse, 8) Chinese Momentum Stock, 9) Analysis on News and earnings Internet Concept Stocks, and 10) The Five Most-Bullish Stocks as well as various free analysis and research tools. Current details regarding these services may be found in our Form 10-12G/A as filed with the SEC on May 20, 2011.
Our business model currently requires that all of our product lines generate recurring monthly revenue from each client relative to a ‘client specific’ contract services duration; generally provided on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis that incorporate discounts for longer duration commitments.
Business Environment and Trends
Global markets have been negatively impacted by a variety of factors, and the financial services industry in particular has been adversely affected by losses in the mortgage and credit markets. Our business is dependent upon the health of the financial markets as well as the financial health of the participants in those markets. The current financial crisis has resulted in lower activity levels and has led to the collapse of some market participants. We are also seeing customers intensify their focus on containing or reducing costs as a result of the challenging market conditions. While we expect these trends will to continue to affect our growth rate and operating results for the short term, we
also expect our revenue to reflect these conditions as well as be affected by our advertising investment on a quarter-over-quarter basis for the balance of fiscal year ending May 31, 2012.
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Six months ended November 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended November 30, 2010
Revenues
Subscription Revenue: There was a slight decrease in subscription revenues from $352,090 in the six months ended November 30, 2010 to $333,803 in the six months ended November 30, 2011, representing an approximate 5% decrease in subscription revenues. This decrease was primarily caused by the Company making a substantial investment in running conferences in the USA and Canada to introduce their products to new potential customers. However, the Company has not seen an immediate increase in sales, but is hoping they will be able to benefit from these new contacts in the second part of the fiscal year. In addition, in the third quarter of 2011, the
company entered into a new service agreement with an unrelated company to provide back office support services similar to the agreement they currently have with FOREX. This new revenue source generated over $30,000 in December of 2012. Since this is a new relationship, it is still uncertain the level of revenue which will be consistently generated on an ongoing basis.
FOREX Revenue: The decrease in FOREX revenue from $40,100 (six months ending November 30, 2010) to $20,847 (six months ending November 30, 2011) is consistent with the previously discussed tapering off of this revenue stream.
Advertising Revenue: The significant increase in advertising revenue from $16,200 to $38,680 was caused by additional advertising contracts for advertising during the conferences that the Company has been sponsoring. This is not projected to be an ongoing revenue source.
Expenses
Cost of Services Sold: The cost of services sold increased from $266,780 to $292,948 from FQ2 2011 to FQ2 2012 as the company had expanded its operations in PRC to prepare for the projected increase in subscription revenues associated with new revenue lines the Company is trying to establish. This category of expenses primarily consists of the cost of the PRC operations. Since a portion of these expenses are fixed, as the Company’s sales increase, the gross operating margin will improve.
General & administrative expenses: The Company’s administrative expenses of $585,795were substantially higher in the six months ended November 30, 2011 than they were in the period ended November 30, 2010 of $398,028, which represents a 32% increase for the period. Many of these expenses were related to organizing sales conferences as well as establishing a trial office in Vancouver, Canada. Due to the lack of generating substantial increases sales the Company has discontinued both of these initiatives and expects expenses in this category to decline substantially in subsequent periods.
Advertising: Advertising expenses increased 100%, from $39,850 in the six month period ending November 30, 2010 to $79,840 for the similar period ending November 30, 2011. This increase lever of expenditures is not expected to be maintained in the second half of the fiscal year.
Equity
In the first quarter of 2012 the Company raised $544,000 through the sale of Company stock through a private placement memorandum. In the second quarter of 2012 the Company issued 50,000 shares of the Company stock, resulting in recognizing an expense of $48,000, as payment to a private equity fund raising firm that is expected to raise additional capital for the Company within the next 24 months.
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Quarter ended November 30, 2011 compared to the quarter ended November 30, 2010
Revenues
Subscription Revenues: Revenues in the second quarter declined from $179,890 in the second quarter of 2012 to $157,882 in the second quarter of 2011 primarily due to the CEO’s time investment in new revenue streams that have not yet produced an increase in revenues.
FOREX Revenue: The decrease in FOREX revenue from $17,740 in the second quarter of 2012 to $9,156 in the second quarter of 2011 is consistent with the previously discussed tapering off of this revenue stream.
Advertising Revenue: Advertising revenues in the second quarter of 2012 were $8,700 compared to the second quarter revenues of 2012 of $8,100. In the first quarter of 2012 advertising revenues were significantly higher than the same quarter in 2011. This one quarter increase was not expected to continue and advertising revenues in the current quarter are in line with expectation for the remainder of the year.
Expenses
Costs of Goods (Services) Sold: The cost of services sold declined 15% from $133,580 in the second quarter of 2011 to $112,943 in the second quarter of 2012. This decrease was primarily caused by a reduction in commissions paid to the sales people in Shanghai. This decrease is consistent with the current quarter reduction in subscription revenues.
General & Administrative Expenses: The Company’s administrative expenses of $332,235 were substantially higher in the quarter ended November 30, 2011 than they were in the period ended November 30, 2010 of $130,288, which represents a 155% increase compared to the similar period. Many of these expenses were related to organizing sales conferences as well as establishing a trial office in Vancouver, Canada. Due to the lack of generating substantial increases sales the Company has discontinued both of these initiatives and expects expenses in this category to decline substantially in subsequent periods.
Advertising Expenses: Advertising expenses increased 103%, from $19,540 in the second quarter of 2011 to $39,519 in the second quarter of 2012. This increase lever of expenditures was primarily caused by higher advertising expenses related to new initiative.
Liquidity
The Company is currently addressing its liquidity issues by continually building upon its revenue generation subscription service products, establishing other products offered, and by seeking investment capital through private placement of common stock and debt. Since inception, the Company has at times relied primarily upon proceeds from private placements and sales of shares of its equity securities to fund its operations. We anticipate continuing to rely on sales of our securities as well as increasing our subscriptions services revenues in order to continue to fund our business operations. It should be noted that the Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing
stockholders. There is no assurance that we will be able to complete all of the additional sales of our equity securities as planned and noted herein or that we will be able arrange for other financing to fund our planned business activities.
While all of these factors as noted above have the potential to impact the Company’s liquidity in either a positive or negative fashion, it is the Company’s position that should there be a continuing deficit in our operating costs it will likely be the result of the additional cost burden of being a publicly reporting company. To that end the Company feels it will be able to raise the necessary capital to continue operations via the sale of additional stock as already disclosed and noted herein but we can offer no guarantee that we will be able to raise the needed working capital to provide liquidity through year end 2012. Once the Company establishes the additional revenue streams
and completes the raising of additional funds through the private placement of convertible preferred stock, it should be able to attain a break even operating basis and subsequent to a modest time period, achieve a cash flow positive position.
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Plan of Continued Operations
We have initiated a private placement of our common stock as well as convertible preferred stock to insure the company has adequate cash to meet its continuing obligations as well as expand its business (as discussed in our Form 10-12G) in China into the education sector. It is our intent to focus on continuing to build our subscription and advertising revenues through focused advertising as well as seminars and to add to that mix an educational services platform offered in a classroom as well as online setting.
The Company plans to continue to meet all of its obligations as well as conform with all of the requirements of becoming a public company while increasing its market presence as well as services offering spectrum.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
The Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the Quarter ended and the issuance date of this filing.
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. More specifically, the Company does not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate level of accounting and financial reporting knowledge, experience and training in the application of U.S. GAAP commensurate with our financial reporting requirements and the complexity of our operations and transactions. We also do not maintain an adequate system of processes and internal controls sufficient to support our financial reporting requirements and produce timely and accurate U.S. GAAP financial statements consistent with being a public
company.
In order to further enhance our internal controls, management is currently working with our audit committee to identify and implement corrective actions to improve our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal controls. Specifically, the Company is currently evaluating the controls currently in place and a plan of action to add additional controls and expertise as necessary to correct the problems identified. The company has hired an internal control consultant to implement these corrective actions and is considering hiring a Controller to further segregate duties within the company. We believe these actions will remediate the material
weakness described above once implemented. However, the material weakness will not be considered remedied until the applicable remedial controls are implemented and operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded that these controls are operating effectively. Our management plans to continue to work with our audit committee to continue to identify and implement corrective actions, where required, to further improve our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The Company is not a party to any legal proceeding that it believes will have a material adverse effect upon its business or financial position.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the quarter ended November 30, 2011 the Company issued 50,000 shares of stock for services rendered by an unrelated company which resulted in the Company recognizing an expense of $48,000 in the current quarter.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
There have been no defaults upon senior securities.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit 31.1
|
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
Exhibit 31.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
Exhibit 32.1
|
Certification pursuant to Section 906 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).
|
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ChineseInvestors.com, Inc.
|
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(Registrant)
|
|||
Date: January 13, 2012
|
By:
|
/s/ Paul Dickman
|
|
Paul Dickman
|
|||
Vice President, Accounting & Finance
|
|||
Date: January 13, 2012
|
By:
|
/s/ Wei Wang
|
|
Wei Wang
|
|||
Chief Executive Officer
|
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