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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

þQuarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2011

 

¨Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________.

 

Commission File Number 001-15931

 

 

SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Florida

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization)

98-0695811

(I.R.S. employer identification number)

 

Kuanggong Road and Tiyu Road 10th Floor,

Chengshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road, Xinhua District,

Pingdingshan, Henan Province, China 467000

 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

+86-3752882999

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

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 þ   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 (Sec.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 þ No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

 

  Large Accelerated Filer ¨ Accelerated Filer                   þ
  Non-accelerated filer    ¨ Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

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

 

As of February 9, 2012, the Registrant had 21,090,948 shares of common stock outstanding. 

 

 
 

 

SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

 

Page

Number

   
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited) 4
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 4
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) 5
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6
     
  Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 7
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 29
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 37
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 37
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 38
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 38
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 38
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 38
     
Item 4. Reserved 38
     
Item 5. Other Information 38
     
Item 6. Exhibits 38
     
SIGNATURES 41

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

All statements contained in this report, other than statements of historical facts, that address future activities, events or developments, are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements containing the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “project,” “may,” “might,” “will” and words of similar import. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our assessment of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Whether actual results will conform to the expectations and predictions of management, however, is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such risks are in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 filed with the SEC on September 13, 2011.

 

Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results anticipated by management will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on our business operations.

 

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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

   December 31   June 30, 
   2011   2011 
ASSETS          
CURRENT ASSETS          
Cash  $4,284,601   $26,266,687 
Restricted cash   10,432,500    8,320,500 
Accounts receivable, trade, net   11,855,965    8,489,272 
Loans receivable   10,000,637    16,764,390 
Notes receivable, trade   5,112,250    - 
Other receivables   1,487,951    232,126 
Receivable, mine acquisition prepayments   12,248,282    - 
Inventories   8,731,766    3,010,926 
Advances to suppliers   9,854,042    8,994,833 
Advances to suppliers -related party   -    575,700 
Total current assets   74,007,994    72,654,434 
           
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net   16,723,340    17,157,542 
           
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS   38,983,421    23,204,544 
           
OTHER ASSETS          
Prepayments for land use rights   11,033,400    8,980,335 
Prepayments for mine acquisitions   4,719,000    25,546,922 
Prepayments for construction   21,641,955    8,134,736 
Intangible - land use rights, net   1,918,006    1,919,987 
Intangible - mineral rights, net   29,681,308    29,408,865 
Long-term investments   2,803,195    2,753,660 
Other assets   110,682    108,290 
Total other assets   71,907,546    76,852,795 
           
Total assets  $201,622,301   $189,869,315 
           
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY          
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES          
Short term loans - bank  $5,033,600   $4,950,400 
Accounts payable, trade   3,995    144,147 
Notes payable, trade   3,146,000    - 
Other payables and accrued liabilities   811,608    1,426,285 
Other payables - related party   409,048    455,768 
Customer deposits   90,306    127,965 
Taxes payable   2,820,436    2,856,671 
Total current liabilities   12,314,993    9,961,236 
           
LONG TERM LIABILITIES          
Long term loans   56,628,000    55,692,000 
Warrants liability   1,206,111    5,569,047 
Total long term liabilities   57,834,111    61,261,047 
           
Total liabilities   70,149,104    71,222,283 
           
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES          
           
EQUITY          
Common shares, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 authorized,  21,090,948 and 21,090,948 issued and outstanding as of  December 31 and June 30, 2011, respectively   21,091    21,091 
Additional paid-in capital   3,442,083    3,442,083 
Statutory reserves   3,687,214    3,403,793 
Retained earnings   108,718,378    98,004,993 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   6,941,231    5,111,872 
Total SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemicals Industries, Inc's  equity   122,809,997    109,983,832 
           
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS   8,663,200    8,663,200 
           
Total equity   131,473,197    118,647,032 
           
Total liabilities and equity  $201,622,301   $189,869,315 

 

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

 

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SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

   For the Three Months Ended December 31,   For the Six Months Ended December 31, 
   2011   2010   2011   2010 
                 
REVENUE  $17,297,333   $16,745,332   $39,448,667   $29,753,794 
                     
COST OF REVENUE   14,008,015    9,634,955    28,955,472    17,999,064 
                     
GROSS PROFIT   3,289,318    7,110,377    10,493,195    11,754,730 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES:                    
Selling   43,324    71,447    124,867    155,914 
General and administrative   906,367    736,493    1,333,786    1,671,640 
Total operating expenses   949,691    807,940    1,458,653    1,827,554 
                     
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS   2,339,627    6,302,437    9,034,542    9,927,176 
                     
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)                    
Interest income   218,749    943    777,300    8,030 
Interest expense   (315,463)   (230,937)   (731,022)   (273,532)
Other finance expense   (37,767)   (283,112)   (73,433)   (304,554)
Other income (expense), net   8,492    (52,689)   (9,089)   (109,387)
Change in fair value of warrants   1,343,214    (11,447,532)   4,362,936    1,472,143 
Total other income (loss)   1,217,225    (12,013,327)   4,326,692    792,700 
                     
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES   3,556,852    (5,710,890)   13,361,234    10,719,876 
                     
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   911,148    1,278,833    2,406,817    2,227,601 
                     
NET INCOME (LOSS)   2,645,704    (6,989,723)   10,954,417    8,492,275 
                     
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                    
Foreign currency translation adjustment   640,615    1,055,897    1,829,359    2,202,196 
                     
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)  $3,286,319   $(5,933,826)  $12,783,776   $10,694,471 
                     
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES                    
Basic   21,090,948    20,871,725    21,090,948    20,871,458 
Diluted   21,090,948    20,871,725    21,090,948    20,984,101 
                     
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE                    
Basic  $0.13   $(0.33)  $0.52   $0.41 
Diluted  $0.13   $(0.33)  $0.52   $0.40 

 

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

 

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SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   For the Six Months ended December 31 
   2011   2010 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net income  $10,954,417   $8,492,275 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   722,325    717,228 
Amortization and depletion   254,771    779,628 
Bad debt expense   360,929    31,324 
Change in fair value of warrants   (4,362,936)   (1,472,143)
Warrants granted for service   -    325,285 
Reservation of mine maintenance fee   43,480    141,911 
Equity investment income   (3,238)   - 
Change in operating assets and liabilities          
Notes receivable   (5,086,250)   881,315 
Accounts receivable, trade   (3,207,619)   (10,274,564)
Other receivables   (1,028,284)   (1,892,010)
Inventories   (5,641,398)   262,624 
Advances to suppliers   400,882    (5,789,974)
Accounts payable, trade   (141,847)   224,846 
Other payables and accrued liabilities   (628,006)   (780,044)
Customer deposits   (39,607)   22,882 
Taxes payable   (182,413)   1,171,547 
Net cash used in operating activities   (7,584,794)   (7,157,870)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Principal advances of loans receivable   (1,896,500)   (2,051,578)
Proceeds from loans receivable   8,745,053    2,513,308 
Payments on equipment and construction-in-progress   (15,314,057)   (512,205)
Prepayments on construction-in-progress   (13,302,500)   (735,310)
Refunds of coal mine acquisition prepayments   7,857,865    1,193,280 
Prepayments on land use rights   (1,892,461)   (3,520,176)
Prepayments on mine acquisitions   -    (7,458,000)
Net cash used in investing activities   (15,802,600)   (10,570,681)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Change in restricted cash   (2,065,000)   (4,474,800)
Cash proceeds from exercise of warrants   -    6,000 
Proceeds from notes payable   3,130,000    9,397,080 
Proceeds from short-term loans - bank   5,008,000    - 
Repayments of short-term loans - bank   (5,008,000)   (522,060)
Proceeds from (repayments of) related parties   (53,740)   710,189 
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,011,260    5,116,409 
           
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH   394,048    167,704 
           
DECREASE IN CASH   (21,982,086)   (12,444,438)
           
CASH, beginning of period   26,266,687    17,403,008 
           
CASH, end of period  $4,284,601   $4,958,570 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Cash paid for income tax  $1,552,791   $1,423,742 
Cash paid for interest expense, net of capitalized interest  $660,987   $273,532 
 
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS OF INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Transferred from advances to suppliers to other receivables  $582,398   $1,652,321 
Construction-in-progress acquired with prepayments made in prior year  $-   $2,386,560 
Reclassification of prepayment for coal mine acquistion to advance to suppliers  $1,105,317   $- 
Reclassification of coal mine prepayment made in prior year to other receivables  $12,185,990   $- 

 

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

 

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SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 – Nature of business and organization

 

SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (“SinoCoking” or the “Company”) was organized on September 30, 1996, under the laws of the State of Florida as “J.B. Financial Services, Inc.” On July 19, 1999, the Company changed its name to “Ableauctions.com, Inc.” On February 5, 2010, in connection with a share exchange transaction as described below, the Company changed its name to “SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc.”

 

On February 5, 2010, the Company completed a share exchange transaction with Top Favour Limited (“Top Favour”), and Top Favour became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Share Exchange”). In connection with the closing of the Share Exchange, all of the assets and liabilities of the Company’s former business conducted under Ableauction.com, Inc.’s were transferred to a liquidating trust, including the capital stock of its former subsidiaries.

 

As a result of the Share Exchange, Top Favour’s shareholders owned approximately 97% of the issued and outstanding shares, and the management members of Top Favour became the directors and officers of the Company. The Share Exchange was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization and as a result, the consolidated financial statements of the Company (the legal acquirer) is, in substance, those of Top Favour (the accounting acquirer), with the assets and liabilities, and revenues and expenses, of the Company being included effective from the date of the Share Exchange. As the Share Exchange was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization, there was no gain or loss recognized on the transaction. The historical financial statements for periods prior to the Share Exchange are those of Top Favour except that the equity section and earnings per share have been retroactively restated to reflect the Share Exchange.

 

The Company is a vertically-integrated coal and coke producer based in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”). All of the Company’s business operations are conducted by a variable interest entity (“VIE”), Henan Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coking Co., Ltd., (“Hongli”), which is controlled by Top Favour’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan”), through a series of contractual arrangements (see Note 2).

 

Due to an accident during the quarter ended December 31, 2011, at one of the mines owned by Yima Coal Group, a state-owned enterprise and one of the six provincial level consolidators in Henan all mid-scale mines are required to undergo mandatory safety checks and inspections by relevant authorities before receiving clearance to resume coal mining operations. This requirement applies to all SinoCoking mines, including the Hongchang and Xingsheng coal mines which were previously awaiting government confirmation to resume operations.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activities of the Company and each of the following entities:

 

Name   Background   Ownership  
Top Favour   · A British Virgin Islands company   100%  
    · Incorporated on July 2, 2008    
Hongyuan   · A PRC limited liability company and deemed a wholly foreign owned enterprise (“WFOE”)   100%  
    · Incorporated on March 18, 2009    
    · Registered capital of $3 million fully funded    
Hongli   · A PRC limited liability company   VIE by contractual arrangements (1)  
    · Incorporated on June 5, 1996    
    · Initial registered capital of $1,055,248 or 8,808,000 Renminbi (“RMB”), further increased to $4,001,248 (RMB 28,080,000) on August 26, 2010, fully funded    
    · 85.40% of equity interests held by Jianhua Lv, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chairman of the Board of Directors    
    · Operates a branch, Baofeng Coking Factory (“Baofeng Coking”)    
Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd.   · A PRC limited liability company   VIE by contractual arrangements as a
(“Hongchang Coal”)    · Incorporated on July 19, 2007   wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli 
    · Registered capital of $396,000 (RMB 3,000,000) fully funded    
Baofeng Shunli Coal Co., Ltd.(“Shunli Coal”)   · A PRC limited liability company   VIE by contractual arrangements as an indirect
    · Incorporated on August 13, 2009   wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli 
    · Registered capital of $461,700 (RMB3,000,000) fully funded    
    · Acquired by Hongchang Coal on May 20, 2011    

 

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SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Baofeng Hongguang Power Co., Ltd.
  · A PRC limited liability company   VIE by contractual arrangements as a
(“Hongguang Power”)     ·  Incorporated on August 1, 2006    wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli  
    ·  Registered capital of $2,756,600 (RMB 22,000,000) fully funded     
Baofeng Xingsheng Coal Co., Ltd.    ·  A PRC limited liability company    VIE by contractual 
(“ Xingsheng Coal”)   · Incorporated on December 6, 2007   arrangements as a 60% owned  
    · Registered capital of $559,400 (RMB 3,634,600) fully funded   subsidiary of Hongli 
    · 60% of equity ownership acquired by Hongli on May 20, 2011    
Baofeng Shuangrui Coal Co., Ltd.   · A PRC limited liability company   VIE by contractual
( “Shuangrui Coal”)    · Incorporated on March 17, 2009   arrangements as a 60% owned  
    · Registered capital of $620,200 (RMB4,029,960) fully funded   subsidiary of Hongli 
    · 60% of equity ownership acquired by Hongli on May 20, 2011    
Zhonghong Energy Investment Company   · A PRC company   VIE by contractual
(“Zhonghong”)    · Incorporated on December 30, 2010   arrangements as a  
    · Registered capital of $7,842,800 (RMB51,000,000)) fully funded Equity interests of 100% held by three nominees on behalf of Hongli pursuant to share entrustment agreements   wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli 
Baofeng Hongrun Coal Chemical Co., Ltd.   · A PRC limited liability company   VIE by contractual
(“Hongrun”)    · Incorporated on May 17, 2011   arrangements as a  
    · Registered capital of $ 4,620,000 (RMB30 million) fully funded   wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli 

 

(1)On March 18, 2009, Hongyuan entered into certain exclusive agreements with Hongli and its equity owners. Pursuant to these agreements, Hongyuan provides exclusive consulting services to Hongli in return for a consulting services fee which is equal to Hongli’s net profits. In addition, Hongli’s equity owners have pledged their equity interests in Hongli to Hongyuan, irrevocably granted Hongyuan an exclusive option to purchase all or part of the equity interests in Hongli and agreed to entrust all the rights to exercise their voting power to the person(s) appointed by Hongyuan.

 

Through these contractual arrangements, Hongyuan has the ability to control Hongli’s daily operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval. As part of these contractual arrangements, Hongyuan and Hongli entered into an operating agreement which, amongst other matters, precludes Hongli from borrowing money, selling or acquiring assets, including intellectual property rights, providing guarantees to third parties or assigning any business agreements, without the prior written consent of Hongyuan. Hongyuan also agreed that, if any guarantee for Hongli’s performance of any contract or loan was required, Hongyuan would provide such guarantee to Hongli.

 

As a result of these contractual arrangements, Hongyuan is entitled to receive the expected residual returns of Hongli. Additionally, although Hongli has been profitable, in the event that Hongli were to incur losses, Hongyuan would be obligated to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from Hongli’s activities as a result of its inability to receive payment for its accumulated consulting fees that are equal to Hongli’s net income.

 

The Company believes that the equity investors in Hongli do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, and that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the operations and residual returns of Hongli and, in the event of losses, would be required to absorb a majority of such losses. Accordingly, the Company consolidates Hongli’s results, assets and liabilities in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Selected financial data of Hongli and its subsidiaries is set forth below:

 

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011 
Total current assets  $52,079,781   $49,774,889 
Total assets  $179,693,516   $166,989,770 
Total current liabilities  $22,959,673   $78,860,160 
Total liabilities  $79,587,673   $78,860,160 

 

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SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Presently, the Company’s coking related operations are carried out by Baofeng Coking, coal related operations by Hongchang Coal, Shuangrui Coal, Shunli Coal and Xingsheng Coal, and electricity generation by Hongguang Power. However, it is the Company’s intention to transfer all coal related operations to a joint-venture between Zhonghong and Henan Province Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co., Ltd. (see Note 13). As of December 31, 2011, the transfer of the Company’s coal related operations to the joint-venture had not been carried out, and Shuangrui Coal, Shunli Coal and Xingsheng Coal have had no operations since their acquisitions by the Company (see Note 19).

 

Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies

 

Basis of presentation

 

Management has included all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary to give a fair presentation of operating results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the annual report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 13, 2011 and was subsequently amended on September 29, 2011.

 

Principles of consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries – Top Favour and Hongyuan, and its VIEs – Hongli and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances between the Company, its subsidiaries and VIEs are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) accounting standard for consolidation of variable interest entities, VIEs are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision making ability. All VIEs with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes. As a result of the contractual arrangements described below, the Company, through Hongyuan, is obligated to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from Hongli’s activities and the Company is enabled to receive a majority of Hongli’s expected residual returns. The Company accounts for Hongli as a VIE and is the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes. Management makes ongoing assessments of whether Hongyuan is the primary beneficiary of Hongli and its subsidiaries.

 

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 – “Consolidation” addresses whether certain types of entities referred to as VIEs, should be consolidated in a company’s consolidated financial statements. The contractual arrangements entered into between Hongyuan and Hongli are comprised of the following series of agreements:

 

(1)a Consulting Services Agreement, through which Hongyuan has the right to advise, consult, manage and operate Hongli and its subsidiaries (“the Operating Companies”), collect, and own all of the respective net profits of the Operating Companies;

 

(2)an Operating Agreement, through which Hongyuan has the right to recommend director candidates and appoint the senior executives of the Operating Companies, approve any transactions that may materially affect the assets, liabilities, rights or operations of the Operating Companies, and guarantee the contractual performance by the Operating Companies of any agreements with third parties, in exchange for a pledge by the Operating Companies of their respective accounts receivable and assets;

 

(3)a Proxy Agreement, under which the shareholders of the Operating Companies have vested their voting control over the Operating Companies to Hongyuan and will only transfer their equity interests in the Operating Companies to Hongyuan or its designee(s);

 

(4)an Option Agreement, under which the shareholders of the Operating Companies have granted Hongyuan the irrevocable right and option to acquire all of its equity interests in the Operating Companies, or, alternatively, all of the assets of the Operating Companies; and

 

(5)an Equity Pledge Agreement, under which the shareholders of the Operating Companies have pledged all of their rights, title and interest in the Operating Companies to Hongyuan to guarantee the Operating Companies’ performance of their respective obligations under the Consulting Services Agreement.

 

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Since Top Favour, Hongyuan and Hongli are under common control, the above corporate structure including the above contractual arrangements have been accounted for as a reorganization of entities and the consolidation of Top Favour, Hongyuan and Hongli has been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the contractual arrangements had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.   

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to coal reserves that are the basis for future cash flow estimates and units-of-production depletion calculations; asset impairments; allowance for doubtable accounts for accounts receivable; valuation allowances for deferred income taxes; reserves for contingencies; stock-based compensation and the fair value and accounting treatment of certain financial instruments. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

The Company records share-based compensation expense based upon the grant date fair value of share-based awards. The value of the award is principally recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service periods. The Company uses the Black-Scholes Merton (“BSM”) option-pricing model, which incorporates various assumptions including volatility, expected life and interest rates to determine fair value. The Company’s expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of Company’s stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the simplified method of the terms of the options. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

Stock-based compensation expense is recognized based on awards expected to vest.  The United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised in subsequent periods, if necessary, when actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.  There were no estimated forfeitures as the Company has a short history of issuing options.

 

Revenue recognition

 

Coal and coke sales are recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is reasonably assured. This generally occurs when coal and coke is loaded onto trains or trucks at one of the Company’s loading facilities or at third party facilities.

 

Substantially, if not all, of the electricity generated by Hongguang Power is typically used internally by Baofeng Coking.  Supply of surplus electricity generated by Hongguang Power to the national power grid is mandated by the local utilities board. The value of the surplus electricity supplied, if it exists, is calculated based on actual kilowatt-hours produced and transmitted and at a fixed rate determined under contract.

 

Coal and coke sales represent the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (“VAT”), sales discounts and actual returns at the time when product is sold to the customer.

 

Shipping and handling costs

 

Shipping and handling costs related to goods sold are included in selling expense.  The Company did not have shipping and handling costs for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 because the customers paid for such expenses.

 

Foreign currency translation and other comprehensive income

 

The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Company, its subsidiaries and VIEs in the PRC is denominated in RMB.

 

For the subsidiaries and VIEs whose functional currencies are other than the U.S. dollar, all assets and liabilities accounts were translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; shareholders’ equity is translated at the historical rates and items in the statement of operations are translated at the average rate for the period. Items in the cash flow statement are also translated at average translation rates for the period, therefore, amounts reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statement of equity.  The resulting transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

 

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The balance sheet amounts, with the exception of equity, at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 were translated at RMB 6.36 to $1 and RMB 6.46 to $1, respectively. The average translation rates applied to income and cash flow statement amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were at RMB 6.37 to $1 and RMB 6.65 to $1, respectively, and at RMB 6.39 to $1 and RMB 6.70 to $1 for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

The Company uses the FASB’s accounting standards regarding fair value of financial instruments and related fair value measurements. Those accounting standards established a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhance disclosures requirements for fair value measures.  The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for receivables, payables and short term loans qualify as financial instruments are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments, their expected realization and, if applicable, the stated rate of interest is equivalent to rates currently available. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

Level 1Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

 

Level 3    Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.

 

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011:

 

   Carrying Value at
December 31, 2011
   Fair Value Measurement at
December 31, 2011
 
       Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Warrants liability  $1,206,111   $   $   $1,206,111 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of warrants liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011:

 

Fair value at June 30, 2010  $30,436,087 
Issuance of warrants   325,285 
Realized gain recorded in earnings   (23,135,827)
Value of warrants exercised recorded in APIC   (2,056,498)
Fair value at June 30 2011   5,569,047 
Realized gain recorded in earnings   (4,362,936)
Fair value at December 31, 2011  $1,206,111 

 

The Company’s warrants are not traded on an active securities market; therefore, the Company estimates the fair value of its warrants using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model on December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011.

 

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011 
Number of shares exercisable   3,906,853    3,906,853 
Exercise price  6.00-48.00   6.00-48.00 
Stock price  $2.26   $4.56 
Expected term (year)   3.10-5.28    3.60-5.78 
Risk-free interest rate   0.48-1.15 %    1.10-2.05 % 
Expected volatility   75%   75%

 

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Due to the short trading history of the Company’s stock, the expected volatility is based primarily on other similar public companies’ historical volatilities, which are traded on United States stock markets. Historical volatility was computed using daily pricing observations for recent periods that correspond to the term of the warrants. The Company believes this method produces an estimate that is representative of the Company’s expectations of future volatility over the expected term of these warrants. The Company currently has no reason to believe future volatility over the expected remaining life of these warrants is likely to differ materially from historical volatility. The expected life is based on the remaining term of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury securities according to the remaining term of the warrants.

 

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company is required to record assets and liabilities at fair value on a non-recurring basis.  Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of impairment charges.  For the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no impairment charges.

 

The Company did not identify any other assets and liabilities that are required to be presented on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value.

 

Cash

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents for cash flow statement purposes. Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with state owned banks within the PRC and with banks in Hong Kong and in the United States of America.

 

Balances at financial institutions or state owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance.  Balances at financial institutions in Hong Kong may, from time to time, exceed Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board’s insured limits.  As of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, the Company had $14,563,792 and $34,425,040 of cash deposits, including restricted cash, which were not covered by insurance, respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

 

Restricted cash

 

Restricted cash represents amounts set aside by the Company in accordance with the Company’s debt agreements with certain financial institutions in the PRC. These cash amounts are designated for the purpose of paying down the principal amounts owed to the financial institutions, and these amounts are held at the same financial institutions with which the Company has the debt agreements. Due to the short-term nature of the Company’s debt obligations to these banks, the corresponding restricted cash balances have been classified as current in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Accounts receivables, trade, net

 

During the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit not exceeding three months to its customers. Management regularly reviews aging of receivables and changes in payment trends by its customers, and records a reserve when management believes collection of amounts due are at risk. Accounts receivables are considered past due after three months from the date credit was granted. Accounts considered uncollectible after exhaustive efforts to collect are written off. The Company regularly reviews the credit worthiness of its customers and, based on the results of the credit review, determines whether extended payment terms can be granted to or, in some cases, partial prepayment is required from certain customers.

 

Notes receivable, trade

 

Notes receivable represent trade accounts receivable due from various customers where the customer’s banks have guaranteed payments of the receivables. This amount is non-interest bearing and is normally paid within three to nine months. The Company is allowed to submit their request for payment to the customer’s bank earlier than the scheduled payment date. However, the early request will incur an interest charge and a processing fee.

 

Loans receivable 

 

Loans receivable represents amount the Company loaned to unrelated parties. The loans either are due on demand or mature within a year, and are either unsecured or secured by the properties of the borrowers or guaranteed by unrelated parties. All loans receivables are subject to interest charges.

 

Other receivables

 

Other receivables include advances to employees for general business purposes and other short term non-traded receivables from unrelated parties, primarily as unsecured demand loans, with no stated interest rate or due date. Management regularly reviews aging of receivables and changes in payment trends and records a reserve when management believes collection of amounts due are at risk. Accounts considered uncollectible are written off.

  

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Receivable, mine acquisition prepayments

 

Receivable, mine acquisitions prepayments were made for acquiring coal mines and are refundable upon cancellation of the acquisition agreements.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, using the weighted average cost method. Inventories consist of raw materials, supplies, work in process, and finished goods.  Raw materials mainly consist of coal (mined and purchased), rail, steel, wood and additives used by the Company.  The cost of finished goods includes (1) direct costs of raw materials, (2) direct labor, (3) indirect production costs, such as allocable utilities cost, and (4) indirect labor related to the production activities, such as assembling and packaging. Management compares the cost of inventories with the market value and an allowance is made for writing down the inventory to its market value, if lower than cost. On an ongoing basis, inventories are reviewed for potential write-down for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventories equal to the difference between the costs of inventories and the estimated net realizable value based upon forecasts for future demand and market conditions. When inventories are written-down to the lower of cost or market, it is not marked up subsequently based on changes in underlying facts and circumstances. As of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, no allowance for inventory valuation was deemed necessary.

 

Advances to suppliers

 

The Company advances monies to certain suppliers for raw material purchases and in connection with construction contracts. These advances are interest-free and unsecured.

 

Plant and equipment, net

 

Plant and equipment are stated at cost.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; while additions, renewals and betterments that extend the useful life are capitalized.  When items of plant and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Mine development costs are capitalized and amortized by the units of production method over estimated total recoverable proven and probable reserves. Depreciation of plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for substantially all assets with estimated lives as follows:

 

  Estimated Useful Life
Building and plant 20 years
Machinery and equipment 10-20 years
Other equipment 1-5 years
Transportation equipment 5-7 years

 

Construction-in-progress (“CIP”) includes direct costs of construction of mining tunnel improvements and its new coking plant. Interest incurred during the period of construction, if material, is capitalized. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2011, $439,482 and $787,420 in interest were capitalized into CIP, respectively. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, $94,963 and $140,120 of interest were capitalized into CIP, respectively. All other interest is expensed as incurred. CIP is not depreciated until such time the assets are completed and put into service. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense as incurred. Major additions and betterment to property and equipment are capitalized.

 

Intangible - land use rights, net

 

Costs to obtain land use rights are recorded based on the fair value at acquisition and amortized over 36 years, the contractual period of the rights.  Under the accounting standard regarding treatment of goodwill and other intangible assets, all goodwill and certain intangible assets determined to have indefinite lives are not amortized but tested for impairment at least annually. Intangible assets with finite live are amortized over their useful lives and reviewed at least annually for impairment.

 

Intangible - mining rights, net

 

Mining rights are capitalized at fair value when acquired, including amounts associated with any value beyond proven and probable reserves, and amortized to operations as depletion expense using the units-of-production method over the estimated proven and probable recoverable tones.  The Company’s coal reserves are controlled through direct ownership which generally lasts until the recoverable reserves are depleted.

 

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Impairment of long - lived assets

 

The Company evaluates long-lived tangible and intangible assets for impairment, at least annually, but more often whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable from its estimated future cash flows, in accordance with the accounting guidance regarding “Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”  Recoverability is measured by comparing the asset’s net book value to the related projected undiscounted cash flows from these assets, considering a number of factors including past operating results, budgets, economic projections, market trends and product development cycles.  If the net book value of the asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, the asset is considered impaired, and a second test is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss.  As of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, there was no impairment of long-lived assets.

 

Long-term investment

 

Investments in equity securities of privately-held companies in which the Company holds less than 20% voting interest and to which the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for under the cost method.

 

Entities in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have a controlling interest, are accounted for under the equity method. Significant influence is generally considered to exist when the Company has an ownership interest in the voting stock between 20% and 50%, and other factors, such as representation on the board of directors, voting rights and the impact of commercial arrangements, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate.

 

The Company evaluates potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investments may not be recoverable. For investments carried at cost, the Company recognizes impairment in the event that the carrying value of the investment exceeds the Company’s proportionate share of the net book value of the investee. As of December 31, 2011, management believes no impairment charge is necessary.

 

Asset retirement cost and obligations

 

The Company accounts for the asset retirement cost and obligations to retire tangible long-lived assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires that the Company’s legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets be recognized at fair value at the time the obligations are incurred. Obligations are incurred at the time development of a mine commences for underground mines or construction begins for support facilities, refuse areas and slurry ponds. If an entity has a conditional asset retirement obligation, a liability should be recognized when the fair value of the obligations can be reasonably estimated.

 

The obligation’s fair value is determined using discounted cash flow techniques and is accreted over time to its expected settlement value. Upon initial recognition of a liability, a corresponding amount is capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Amortization of the related asset is calculated on a unit-of-production method by amortizing the total estimated cost over the salable reserves as determined under SEC Industry Guide 7, multiplied by the production during the period.

 

Asset retirement costs generally include the cost of reclamation (the process of bringing the land back to its natural state after completion of exploration activities) and environmental remediation (the physical activity of taking steps to remediate, or remedy, any environmental damage caused).

 

In May 2009, the Bureau of Finance and the Bureau of Land and Resource of Henan Province issued regulations on mine environmental control and recovery which require mining companies to file an evaluation report regarding the environmental impacts of mining (the “Evaluation Report”) before December 31, 2010. The corresponding authorities will then determine whether to approve the Evaluation Report after performing on-site investigation, and the asset retirement obligation will be determined by the authorities based on the approved filing. Such requirement was extended along with the extension of the provincial mine consolidation schedule. However, such extension date has not been finalized by the related provincial authorities.

 

The Company did not record such asset retirement obligation as of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 because the Company did not have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of such obligation. The range of time over which the Company may settle the obligation is unknown and cannot be reasonably estimated. In addition, the settlement method for the obligation cannot be reasonably determined. The amount of the obligation to be determined by the government authorities is affected by several factors, such as the extent of remediation required in and around the mining area, the methods to be used to remediate the mining site, and any government grants which may or may not be credited to the mining companies.

 

The Company will recognize the liability in the period in which sufficient information is available to reasonably estimate its fair value.

 

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Income taxes

 

Income taxes provided on the liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit.  In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probably that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.  Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled.  Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.

 

A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred.  No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. 

 

Chinese income taxes

 

The Company’s subsidiary and VIEs that operate in the PRC are governed by the income tax laws of the PRC and various local income tax laws (the “Income Tax Laws”), and are generally subject to an income tax at a statutory rate of 25% of taxable income, which is based on the net income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustment. 

 

Value added tax (“VAT”)

 

Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of VAT.  All of the Company’s coal and coke are sold in the PRC and are subject to a Chinese VAT at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price.  This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing finished products.  The Company records VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in the consolidated financial statements.  The VAT tax return is filed to offset the payables against the receivables.

 

Warrants liability

 

A contract is designated as an asset or a liability and is carried at fair value on a company’s balance sheet, with any changes in fair value recorded in a company’s results of operations.  The Company then determines which options, warrants and embedded features require liability accounting and records the fair value as a derivative liability. The changes in the values of these instruments are shown in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income as “change in fair value of warrants.”

 

In connection with the Share Exchange, the Company adopted the provisions of an accounting standard regarding instruments that are indexed to an entity’s own stock.  This accounting standard specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s own stock and (b) classified in equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument.  It provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the scope exception within the standards. As a result of the adoption of this accounting standard, all warrants issued after the Share Exchange are recorded as a liability because the strike price of such warrants is denominated in U.S. dollars, a currency other than the Company’s functional currency which is denominated in RMB.

 

All warrants issued before the Share Exchange, which were treated as equity pursuant to the derivative treatment exemption prior to the Share Exchange, are also no longer afforded equity treatment because the strike price of such warrants is denominated in U.S. dollar, a currency other than the Company’s functional currency which is denominated in RMB. Therefore, such warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock, and as such, all future changes in the fair value of these warrants will be recognized currently in earnings until such warrants are exercised or expire. 

  

Noncontrolling interests

 

Noncontrolling interests mainly consist of the 40% equity interests of Xingsheng Coal and Shuangrui Coal owned by unrelated parties. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, there was no net income or loss attributable to such noncontrolling interests because neither Xingsheng Coal nor Shuangrui Coal was operational during such periods.

 

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Earnings per share

 

The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of ASC – 260 “Earnings Per Share”. This standard requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, option and warrants were assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period.

 

Comprehensive income

 

FASB’s accounting standard regarding comprehensive income establishes requirements for the reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances in a full set of general purpose financial statements. This accounting standard defines comprehensive income to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, it also requires that all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as other financial statements. The Company's only current component of comprehensive income is the foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income — Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ASU2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of stockholders’ equity. It requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, “Comprehensive Income — Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05,” to defer the effective date of the specific requirement to present items that are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income to net income alongside their respective components of net income and other comprehensive income. All other provisions of this update, which are to be applied retrospectively, are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of ASU 2011-12 will have no significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, “Balance Sheet — Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements of financial instruments and derivative instruments and will be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. ASU 2011-11 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company currently believes that this ASU will have no significant impact on its consolidated financial statements

 

Note 3 – Concentration and credit risk

 

The Company’s operations are all carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC’s economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2011, 93.3% of the Company’s total revenue was from four major customers who individually accounted for 26.6%, 22.3%, 22.2% and 22.2% of total revenue, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2011, 87.3% of the Company’s total revenue was from the same four major customers who individually accounted for 24.9%, 22.1% and 20.6% and 19.7of total revenue, respectively. Accounts receivable of these four customers were 28.7%, 24.2%, 22.1%, and 20.5% of the total accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2011, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, 87.2% of the Company’s total revenue was from three major customers who individually accounted for 53.3%, 21.9% and 12.0% of total revenue, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2010, 91.2% of the Company total revenue was from the same three major customers who individually accounted for 50.4%, 25.3% and 15.6% of total revenues, respectively. Accounts receivable of these three major customers who individually accounted for 52.1%, 27.4% and 9.7% of the total accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, all of the Company’s raw material purchases as well as accounts payable were generated in the PRC.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

For the three months ended December 31, 2011, five major suppliers provided 63.7% of the Company’s total raw material purchases, with each supplier individually accounting for 15.8%, 13.9%, 12.3%, 11.3% and 10.5% of total raw material purchases, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, six major suppliers provided 75.1% of total raw material purchases, with each supplier individually accounting for 10.4%, 11.8%, 13.8%, 13.4%, 12.7% and 13.0% of total raw material purchases, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2011, five major suppliers provided 63.0% of total raw material purchases, with each supplier individually accounting for 15.4%, 14.0%, 11.8%, 11.6% and 10.1% of total purchases, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2010, four major suppliers provided 58.4% of total raw material purchases, with each supplier individually accounting for 10.1%, 13.1%, 12.5% and 22.8% of total raw material purchases respectively. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company did not have payables to any of these suppliers.

 

The Company held no accounts payable from its major suppliers as of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011.

 

Note 4 – Loans receivable

 

On June 8, 2011, Top Favour loaned $10,044,200 to Capital Paradise Limited (“CPL”), an unrelated party. This loan matures on June 7, 2012 and is unsecured and bears an annual interest rate of 9.45%. Interest is due every six months. On July 19, 2011, CPL repaid $1,859,053 of the loan principal.

 

On April 19, 2011, the Company loaned $2,165,800 (RMB 14 million) to Mr. Qimin Jian, an unrelated party. This loan was secured by the borrower’s land use rights, and carried an annual interest rate of 10.8%. Subsequent to June 30, 2011, both parties agreed to change the annual interest rate to 24%, starting from July 1, 2011. The principal of this loan was repaid in full on September 30, 2011.

 

On June 21, 2011, the Company loaned $4,641,000 (RMB 30 million) to Mr. Chong Chen, an unrelated party. This loan was guaranteed by an unrelated party, and carried an annual interest rate of 10.8%. Subsequent to June 30, 2011, both parties agreed to change the annual interest rate to 24%, starting from July 1, 2011. The principal of this loan, which was due on July 28, 2011, was repaid in full on August 17, 2011.

 

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2011, the Company wrote off $360,929 of uncollectible other receivables representing interest on the loans to Mr. Qimin Jian and Mr. Chong Chen from the prior fiscal year and for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

In August 2011, Top Favour loaned an additional $801,000 to CPL, This loan is unsecured, interest free, and due on demand.

 

On September 19, 2011, the Company loaned $1,094,800 (RMB 7 million) to Pingdingshan Hongxin Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Hongxin”), an unrelated party. This loan was due on December 19, 2011, is unsecured, and carries an annual interest rate of 6.0%. In September 2011, the Company and Hongxin entered into a supplemental agreement to extend the loan to March 31, 2012.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, interest income from loans receivable amounted to $210,815 and $0, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, interest income from loans receivable amounted to $747,928 and $0, respectively.

 

Note 5 – Other receivables

 

Other receivables consisted of the following:  

 

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011 
Receivables from an unrelated company  $729,045   $125,503 
Advances to employees   190,334    42,740 
Interest receivable   560,192    - 
Miscellaneous   8,380    63,883 
Other receivables  $1,487,951   $232,126 

  

Note 6 – Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011 
Raw materials  $599,485   $179,957 
Work in process   4,441,161    751,529 
Supplies   75,552    87,430 
Finished goods   3,615,568    1,992,010 
Total  $8,731,766   $3,010,926 

 

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Note 7 – Advances to suppliers

 

Advances to suppliers are monies deposited with or advanced to unrelated vendors for future inventory purchases, which consist mainly of raw coal purchases. Most of the Company’s vendors require a certain amount of funds to be deposited with them as a guarantee that the Company will receive its purchases on a timely basis and with favorable pricing.

 

Advances to suppliers as of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 amounted to $9,854,042 and $8,994,833, respectively.

 

Note 8 – Prepayments

 

Prepayments for land use rights

 

Prepayments for land use rights are monies advanced in connection with acquiring land use rights to expand the site of the Company’s new coking plant still under construction. Such prepayments were paid to the former occupants of the land underlying the land use rights, and are not refundable. In July and August 2011, the Company made deposits in aggregate of $1,251,200 (RMB 8 million) to Pingdingshan Bureau of Land and Resources for obtaining the land use right certificates. As of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, prepayments for land use rights amounted to $11,033,400 and $8,980,335, respectively. The Company expects to acquire the land use rights by the fiscal year end June 30, 2012, at an estimated total cost of $11,490,765 (RMB 73, 050,000).

 

Prepayments for acquisitions

 

The Company has been in the process of acquiring coal mine companies with annual production capacity of 150,000 to 300,000 metric tons, pursuant to a government-directed coal mine consolidation program. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had prepaid $20,905,922 (RMB 135,138,476) in the aggregate in connection with four potential targets which the Company later decided not to acquire. Pursuant to the Company’s agreements with the owners of these four targets entered into in August 2011, the Company’s prepayments would be refunded to the Company by December 31, 2011. In August 2011, $7.86 million (RMB 50,210,000) was refunded to the Company and $1.1 million (RMB 7,062,727) was reclassified as coal product purchase deposit. The balance of $12,248,282 is accounted as refund receivable of mine acquisition prepayments in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets as of December 31, 2011. The Company is actively communicating with the local government to ensure that the mine owners repay the remaining balance within the near future.

 

In December 2010, the Company advanced $4,641,000 (RMB 30 million) to Henan Province Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co., Ltd. (“Henan Coal Seam Gas”), a state-owned enterprise and qualified provincial-level mine consolidator, to form a joint-venture with Zhonghong for the purpose of acquiring coal mines within Henan Province. The joint-venture, Henan Hongyuan Coal Seam Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan CSG”), was established on April 28, 2011.

 

As of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, prepayments for mine acquisitions amounted to $4,719,000 and $25,546,922, respectively.

 

Prepayments for construction

 

Prepayments for construction are mainly monies advanced to contractors and equipment suppliers in connection with the Company’s new coking plant, as well as for tunnel improvement at the Company’s Hongchang coal mine.

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Company made prepayments of approximately $20.4 million toward construction of its new coking plant.

 

In addition, the Company made prepayments of approximately $1.25 million (RMB 8 million) during the year ended June 30, 2010 for constructing new mining tunnels. As of December 31, 2011, this project had not commenced. The Company expects to start this project in late 2012.

 

The total contract price of construction amounted to approximately $64.5 million. Prepayments for construction, as of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, amounted to $21,641,955 and $8,134,736, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Note 9 –Plant and equipment, net

 

Plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011 
Buildings and improvements  $10,758,740   $10,580,909 
Mine development cost   11,366,548    11,178,672 
Machinery and equipment   7,270,124    7,149,957 
Other equipment   431,722    421,189 
Total   29,827,134    29,330,727 
Less accumulated depreciation   (13,103,794)   (12,173,185)
Total plant and equipment, net  $16,723,340   $17,157,542 

 

Depreciation expense amounted to $301,038 and $ 303,534 for the three month ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $722,325 and $717,228 for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Note 10 – Construction in progress

 

Construction in progress at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 amounted to $38,983,421 and $23,204,544, respectively. Construction in progress was related to the new coking plant. No depreciation is provided for construction in progress until such time the assets are completed and placed into service.

 

Project  Total  as of December
31, 2011
   Estimate cost to complete   Estimated
total cost
   Estimated
completion date
 
New coking plant  $38,983,421   $25,489,571   $64,472,992    December 2012 

 

Note 11 – Intangible – land use rights, net

 

Land use rights, net, consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011 
Land use rights  $2,466,008   $2,425,247 
Accumulated amortization   (548,002)   (505,260)
      Total land use rights, net  $1,918,006   $1,919,987 

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $17,103 and $16,376, respectively. Amortization for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $34,076 and $32,478, respectively.

 

Amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

 

Year ending June 30,  Amortization
Expense
 
2012  $34,076 
2013   68,152 
2014   68,152 
2015   68,152 
2016   68,152 
Thereafter   1,611,322 
Total  $1,918,006 

 

Note 12 – Intangible – mining rights, net

 

Mining rights, net, consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011 
         
Mining rights  $42,696,300   $41,990,576 
Accumulated depletion   (13,014,992)   (12,581,711)
Total mining rights, net  $29,681,308   $29,408,865 

 

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Depletion expense for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $0 and $376,731, respectively. Depletion expense for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $220,695 and $747,150. Depletion expenses were charged to cost of revenue in the period incurred using the unit-of-production method. No depletion was incurred due to the shutdown of coal mines for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.

 

Note 13 – Long-term investments

 

Long-term investments consisted of investment accounted for using the cost and equity methods.

 

In February 2011, the Company invested approximately $1.2 million (RMB 8 million) in Pingdingshan Xinhua District Rural Cooperative Bank (“Cooperative Bank”). This investment represents an approximately 2.86% interest in Cooperative Bank, and is accounted for under the cost method.

 

In April 2011, Hongyuan CSG was established by Zhonghong (49%) and Henan Coal Seam Gas (51%) as a joint venture. The total registered capital of Hongyuan CSG is approximately $15.47 million (RMB 100 million). As of December 31, 2011, approximately $3.09 million (RMB 20 million) of the registered capital was funded, of which $1.5 million (RMB 9.8 million) was paid by Zhonghong. The remaining registered capital is due on April 20, 2013, of which approximately $6.0 million (RMB 39.2 million) will be paid by Zhonghong. Zhonghong’s investment in Hongyuan CSG is accounted for under the equity method.

 

Note 14 – Short-term loans

 

Short-term loans represent amounts due to various banks which generally can be renewed.

 

On June 16, 2011, Hongyuan entered a one-year loan agreement with a local bank to borrow $4,950,400 (RMB 32 million) with per annum interest rate of 6.435%. The collateral of this bank loan was pledged by Top Favour through a bank deposit with the same bank of $6 million with an annual interest rate of 1.3%. The loan was guaranteed by the Company’s CEO. The loan was paid off on September 14, 2011, and Hongyuan renewed the loan for another year with the same local bank to borrow $5,033,600 (RMB 32 million) with per annum interest rate of 6.71%. The collateral for this bank loan was pledged by Top Favour through a bank deposit with the same bank of $6.5 million with an annual interest rate of 1.3% and the loan is guaranteed by the Company’s CEO.

 

Note 15 – Long-term loans

 

Long-term loans represent amounts due to unrelated lenders and mature over one year.

 

On April 2, 2011, Hongli entered into a loan agreement with Bairui Trust Co., Ltd. (“Bairui”), an unrelated party, pursuant to which Bairui agreed to loan Hongli the sum of approximately $55.7 million (RMB 360 million) with annual interest of 6.3%, of which approximately $27.8 million (RMB 180 million) is due on April 2, 2013, and approximately $27.8 million (RMB 180 million) on April 2, 2014. The loan was issued on April 3, 2011 and guaranteed by Hongyuan and the Company’s CEO.

 

Average interest rate of the short-term and long-term loans was 5.00% and 4.99% for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Total interest expense on short-term and long-term loans for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $754,945 and $230,937, respectively, of which $439,482 and $0 was capitalized into CIP, respectively.

 

Weighted average interest rate was 5.01% and 4.94% for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Total interest expense on short-term and long-term loans for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $1,518,442 and $411,306, respectively, of which $787,420 and $137,774 was capitalized into CIP, respectively.

 

Note 16 – Taxes

 

Income tax

 

SinoCoking is subject to the United States federal income tax provisions. Top Favour is a tax-exempt company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. All of the Company’s businesses are conducted by its PRC subsidiary and VIEs, namely Hongyuan, Hongli, Baofeng Coking, Hongchang Coal, Shunli Coal, Xingsheng Coal, Shuangrui Coal, Hongguang Power and Zhonghong.

 

Hongyuan, Hongli, Baofeng Coking, Hongguang Power, Shunli Coal, Xingsheng Coal, Shuangrui Coal and Zhonghong are subject to 25% enterprise income tax rate in China.

 

As approved by the local tax bureau, Hongchang Coal’s total income tax obligation for each of the calendar years 2011 and 2010 and is approximately $380,000 (RMB 2,520,000), regardless of its actual taxable income during such period.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

There are no estimated tax savings from the foregoing reduced tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2011. The estimated tax savings from the foregoing reduced tax rate amounted to $402,047 for the three months ended December 31, 2010. If the statutory income tax had been applied, the Company would have had increased basic and diluted loss per share from $0.33 to $0.35 for the three months ended December 31, 2010.

 

The estimated tax savings from the foregoing reduced tax rate amounted to $209,873 and $562,665 for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. If the statutory income tax had been applied, the Company would have had decreased basic and diluted earnings per share from $0.52 to $0.51 for the six months ended December 31, 2011, and decreased basic and diluted earnings per share from $0.41 and $0.40, respectively, to $0.38 for the six months ended December 31, 2010.

 

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

 

   For the three months ended
December 31,
   For the six months ended
December 31,
 
   2011   2010   2011   2010 
US current income tax expense  $-   $-   $-   $- 
BVI current income tax expense   -    -    -    - 
PRC current income tax expense   911,148    1,278,833    2,406,817    2,227,601 
Total provision for income taxes  $911,148   $1,278,833   $2,406,817   $2,227,601 

 

SinoCoking is incorporated in the U.S. and has incurred a net operating loss for income tax purposes for 2011. As of December 31, 2011, the estimated net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. income tax purposes was approximately $1,587,000, which may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income. The net operating loss carry forward will expire through 2031 if not utilized. Management believes that the realization of the benefits arising from this loss appears to be uncertain due to the Company’s limited operating history and continuing losses for U.S. income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively. The Company’s management reviews this valuation allowance periodically and makes adjustments as necessary.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation allowance for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

   For three months ended   For six months ended 
   December 31, 2011   December 31, 2010   December 31, 2011   December 31, 2010 
Beginning balance  $508,000   $435,000   $460,000   $276,000 
Additions   31,000    7,000    79,000    166,000 
Ending balance  $539,000   $442,000   $539,000   $442,000 

 

The Company has cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries of approximately $41.4 million as of December 31, 2011, which was included in consolidated retained earnings and will continue to be reinvested in its operations in China.  Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. deferred taxes related to future repatriation of these earnings, nor is it practicable to estimate the amount of income taxes that would have to be provided if we concluded that such earnings will be remitted in the future.

 

Value added tax

 

The Company incurred VAT on sales and VAT on purchases in the PRC amounting to $2,943,738 and $2,818,790 for the three months ended December 31, 2011, respectively, and $3,318,650 and $1,885,137 for the three months ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

The Company incurred VAT on sales and VAT on purchases in the PRC amounting to $7,195,767 and $6,020,705 for the six months ended December 31, 2011, respectively, and $5,978,296 and $3,301,456 for the six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

Sales and purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid, as the Company acts as an agent for the government.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Taxes payable

 

Taxes payable as of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011 
         
VAT  $58,891   $888,602 
Income tax   2,597,860    1,710,717 
Others   163,685    257,352 
Total taxes payable  $2,820,436   $2,856,671 

 

Note 17 – Capital transactions

 

Increase of registered capital in Hongli

 

As required by the local government and in order for Hongli to retain its coal trading license, Hongli increased its registered capital by $3,050,000 (RMB 20 million). The increased amount was paid by Hongli’s equity owners on August 26, 2010.  The registration for the registered capital increase was completed as of September 30, 2011.  

 

Options

 

2002 Stock Option Plan for Directors

 

In 2002, the Board of Directors adopted the 2002 Stock Option Plan for Directors (the “Directors Plan”). The purpose of the Directors Plan is to attract and retain the services of experienced and knowledgeable individuals to serve as its directors. On the date the Directors Plan was adopted, the total number of shares of common stock subject to it was 11,057. This number of shares may be increased on the first day of January of each year so that the common stock available for awards will equal 5% of the common stock outstanding on that date, provided, however, that the number of shares included in the Directors Plan may not exceed more than 10% of all shares of common stock outstanding. The Directors Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, or any Committee that may be authorized by the Board of Directors. The grant of an option under the Directors Plan is discretionary. The exercise price of an option must be the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. An option grant may be subject to vesting conditions. Options may be exercised in cash, or with shares of the common stock of the registrant already owned by the person. The term of an option granted pursuant to the Directors Plan may not be more than 10 years.

 

2002 Consultant Stock Plan

 

In 2002 the Board of Directors adopted the 2002 Consultant Stock Plan (the “Consultants Plan”). The purpose of the Consultants Plan is to be able to offer consultants and others who provide services to the registrant the opportunity to participate in the registrant’s growth by paying for such services with equity awards. The Consultants Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, or any Committee that may be authorized by the Board of Directors. Persons eligible for awards under the Consultants Plan may receive options to purchase common stock, stock awards or stock restricted by vesting conditions. The exercise price of an option must be no less than 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. An option grant may be subject to vesting conditions. Options may be exercised in cash, or with shares of the common stock of the registrant already owned by the person or with a fully recourse promissory note, subject to applicable law. The term of an option granted pursuant to the Consultants Plan may not be more than 10 years.

 

1999 Stock Option Plan

 

In 1999 the Board of Directors adopted the 1999 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”). The purpose of the Option Plan is to enable the Company retain the services of employees and consultants and others who are valuable to the registrant and to offer incentives to such persons to achieve the objectives of the registrant’s shareholders. The total number of shares of common stock subject to the Option Plan is 45,417. The Option Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, or any Committee that may be authorized by the Board of Directors. Employees eligible for awards under the Option Plan may receive incentive options to purchase common stock. If a recipient does not receive an incentive option, he or she will receive a non-qualified stock option. The exercise price of an option must be no less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant, unless the recipient of an award owns 10% or more of the registrant’s common stock, in which case the exercise price of an incentive stock option must not be less than 110% of the fair market value. An option grant may be subject to vesting conditions. Options may be exercised in cash, or with shares of the common stock of the registrant already owned by the recipient of the award. The term of an option granted pursuant to the Option Plan may not be more than five years if the option is an incentive option granted to a recipient who owns 10% or more of the registrant’s common stock, or 10 years for all other recipients and for recipients of non-qualified stock options.

 

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On February 5, 2010, the completion date of the Share Exchange, there were options exercisable for 11,124 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding.

 

Under the Directors Plan, there were outstanding options exercisable to 4,792 shares of the Company’s common stock. Options exercisable for 1,666 shares of the Company’s common stock were granted on October 11, 2002, with an exercise price of $36.00 per share and an expiration date of October 15, 2012. Options exercisable for 3,126 shares of the Company’s common stock were granted on November 16, 2004, with an exercise price of $96.00 per share and an expiration date of November 16, 2014.

 

Under the Option Plan, there were outstanding options exercisable to 6,332 shares of the Company’s common stock. Options exercisable for 6,059 shares of the Company’s common stock were granted on November 14, 2004, with an exercise price of $96.00 per share and an expiration date of November 14, 2014. These outstanding options were fully vested before the completion of the Share Exchange on February 5, 2010, no additional options had been granted.

 

The following consisted of the outstanding and exercisable options at December 31, 2011

 

Outstanding Options  Exercisable Options 
Number  Average
Remaining
   Average   Number   Average
Remaining
   Average 
Of Options  Contract Life   Exercise Price   of Options   Contractual Life   Exercise Price 
10,851   2.56 years   $86.79    10,851    2.56 years   $86.79 

 

A summary of changes in options activity is presented as follows:

 

   Options 
Outstanding, June 30, 2010   10,851 
Granted   - 
Forfeited   - 
Exercised   - 
Outstanding, June 30, 2011   10,851 
Granted   - 
Forfeited   - 
Exercised   - 
Outstanding, December 31, 2011   10,851 

 

Warrants

 

In connection with its equity financing, the Company issued warrants exercisable into 4,039,636 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition, the Company had existing warrants exercisable into 36,973 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Existing warrants”) outstanding on February 5, 2010.

 

On July 1, 2010, the Company granted callable warrants exercisable for 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for consulting service. These warrants expire on July 1, 2015 with an exercise price of $20.00, and such exercise price was modified to $15.00 in March 2011. The fair value of these warrants was $325,285, and was charged to general and administrative expense for the year ended June 30, 2011.

 

On November 12, 2010, warrants underlying 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised at $6.00 per share. The fair value of these warrants on the exercise date was $6,438. In addition, warrants underlying 218,756 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised at $6.00 per share during the third quarter ended March 31, 2011. The fair value of these warrants on the exercise date was $2,050,060.

 

The Company follows the provisions of U.S. GAAP regarding instruments that are indexed to an entity’s own stock.  This accounting standard specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument.  It provides a two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the scope exception within the standards.

 

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As a result, the Company’s warrants are not afforded equity treatment because their strike price is denominated in U.S. dollar, a currency other than the Company’s functional currency RMB, and are therefore not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock, and as such, all changes in the fair value of such warrants are recognized currently in earnings until such time as such warrants are exercised or expire. 

 

As of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, warrants that were exercisable into 3,906,853 shares of the Company’s common stock were recorded as derivative instruments. The value of warrant liabilities was $1,206,111 and $5,569,047 at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively. The decrease in fair value of warrants was $1,343,214, and $4,362,936 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011, and was recorded as gain on change in fair value of warrants.

A summary of changes in warrant activity is presented as follows:

 

   Existing warrants
at $48.00 (1)
   Investor
warrants
at $12.00 (2)
   Callable
warrants
at $12.00
(3)(6)
   Callable
warrants
at $6.00
(4)(6)
   Callable
warrants
at $15.00
(5)(6)
   Total 
                         
Outstanding, June 30, 2010   36,973    590,446    3,199,190    250,000         4,076,609 
Granted                       50,000    50,000 
Forfeited   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Exercised   -    -    -    (219,756)   -    (219,756)
Outstanding, June 30, 2011   36,973    590,446    3,199,190    30,244    50,000    3,906,853 
Granted   -    -     -    -    -    - 
Forfeited   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Exercised   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Outstanding December 31, 2011   36,973    590,446    3,199,190    30,244    50,000    3,906,853 

 

(1)The warrants underlying 36,973 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable at any time until April 9, 2017, with remaining contractual term of 5.28 years as of December 31, 2011

 

(2)The warrants underlying 590,446 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable at any time until February 5, 2015, with remaining contractual term of 3.10 years as December 31, 2011.

 

(3)The warrants underlying 3,082,027 and 117,163 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable at any time until March 11, 2015 and March 18, 2015, respectively, with remaining contractual term of 3.19 and 3.21 years as of December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

(4)The warrants underlying 30,244 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable until March 11, 2015, with remaining contractual term of 3.19 years as of December 31, 2011.

 

(5)The warrants underlying 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable until July 1, 2015, with remaining contractual terms of 3.50 years as of December 31, 2011.

 

(6)The callable warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance, and are callable at the Company’s election six months after the date of issuance if the Company’s common stock trades at a price equal to at least 150% of the exercise price  with an average trading volume of at least 150,000 shares of common stock (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combination and the like) per trading date for at least 10 consecutive trading days, and the underlying shares of common stock are registered.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 18 – Earnings per share

 

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:

  

   For the three months ended
December 31,
   For the six months ended
December 31,
 
   2011   2010   2011   2010 
                 
Net  income (loss) for earnings per share  $2,645,704   $(6,989,723)  $10,954,417   $8,492,275 
                     
Weighted average shares used in basic computation   21,090,948    20,871,725    21,090,948    20,871,458 
Diluted effect of warrants   -    -    -    112,643 
Weighted average shares used in diluted computation   21,090,948    20,871,725    21,090,948    20,984,101 
Earnings (loss) per share - Basic  $0.13   $(0.33)  $0.52   $0.41 
Earnings (loss) per share – Diluted  $0.13   $(0.33)  $0.52   $0.40 

 

The Company had warrants and options exercisable for 3,917,704 shares of the Company’s common stock in the aggregate at December 31, 2011. For the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, all outstanding options and warrants were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation since they are anti-dilution. For the six months ended December 31, 2011, all outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation since they are anti-dilution. For the six months ended December 31, 2010, all outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation due to the anti-dilution feature while warrants exercisable for 249,000 common shares were included in the diluted earnings per share calculation using treasury method.

 

Note 19- Coal mine acquisitions

 

On May 20, 2011, the Company acquired 60% of the equity interests of Shuangrui Coal and Xingsheng Coal, and 100% of the equity interests of Shunli Coal.

 

In August and September 2011, the Company entered into supplemental agreements with the sellers of these three companies (collectively the “Supplement Agreements”) to memorialize certain agreed terms that were not reflected in the original purchase agreements. Specifically, all assets and liabilities of each company on or before the closing of the Company’s acquisition, other than such company’s mining rights, would be disposed of and assumed by the sellers as soon as practicable. At June 30, 2011, the Company’s acquisition of these three companies included only their mining rights, as all other assets and liabilities were being disposed of by the sellers, and none of the three companies was operational. Therefore, the operating results of these three companies (other than with respect to their mining rights) from May 20, 2011 through December 31, 2011, which were mainly from disposing assets and liabilities (other than their mining rights), are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Although the Company has acquired the equity interests of these three entities, the parties’ intention, as memorialized in the Supplemental Agreements, is for the Company to acquire only their mining rights while all other assets and liabilities remain with the sellers. Thus, the respective purchase prices have been allocated solely to the mining rights.

 

Acquisition of Shuangrui Coal

 

On August 10, 2010, Hongli entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire 60% of equity interests of Shuangrui Coal, which operates Shuangrui coal mine, for a consideration of approximately $6.4 million (RMB 42 million), payable in cash. Transfer of such equity interests to Hongli, and registration of such transfer with the appropriate PRC authorities, were completed on May 20, 2011. As a result, Hongli owns 60% of the equity interests of Shuangrui Coal, with the remaining 40% owned by the sellers. As memorialized in the Supplement Agreement with the sellers, all assets and liabilities of Shuangrui Coal at the time of Hongli’s acquisition, other than its mining rights, are to be disposed of and/or assumed by the sellers. As such, Hongli’s acquisition consideration is equivalent to the purchase price for 60% ownership of Shuangrui’s mining rights. As of December 31, 2011, $6.3 million (RMB 41 million) of the purchase price was paid, with the balance of approximately $155,000 (RMB 1 million) to be paid in early 2012. The Company is planning to acquire the remaining 40% of the equity interests of Shuangrui in early 2012.

 

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Acquisition of Xingsheng Coal

 

On August 10, 2010, Hongli entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire 60% of equity interests of Xingsheng Coal, which operates the Xingsheng Mine, for a consideration of approximately $6.4 million (RMB 42 million), payable in cash. Transfer of such equity interests to Hongli, and registration of such transfer with the appropriate PRC authorities, were completed on May 20, 2011. As a result, Hongli owns 60% of the equity interests of Xingsheng Coal, with the remaining 40% owned by the sellers. As memorialized in the Supplement Agreement with the sellers, all assets and liabilities of Xingsheng Coal at the time of Hongli’s acquisition, other than its mining rights, are to be disposed of and/or assumed by the sellers. As such, Hongli’s acquisition consideration is equivalent to the purchase price for 60% ownership of Xingsheng’s mining rights. The purchase price was paid in full in June 2011.

 

Acquisition of Shunli Coal

 

On May 19, 2011, Hongchang Coal entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire 100% of equity interests of Shunli Coal, which operates the Shunli Mine, for a consideration of approximately $6.4 million (RMB 42 million), payable in cash. Transfer of such equity interests to Hongchang, and registration of such transfer with the appropriate PRC authorities, were completed on May 20, 2011. As a result, Hongchang owns 100% of the equity interests of Shunli Coal. As memorialized in the Supplement Agreement with the sellers, all assets and liabilities of Shunli Coal at the time of Hongli’s acquisition, other than its mining rights, were to be disposed of and/or are assumed by the sellers. As such, Hongli’s acquisition consideration is equivalent to the purchase price for 100% ownership of Shunli’s mining rights. The purchase price was paid in full in June 2011.

 

Since the initial accounting for these acquisitions were for the mining rights only, the entire purchase price was allocated to the mining rights. The mining rights acquired are not being amortized because the businesses have not commenced any operations since their acquisitions.

 

Note 20 – Commitments and contingencies

 

Lease agreement

 

In April 2010, the Company entered into a lease agreement to lease three office units in Beijing from June 15, 2010 to June 14, 2013, with monthly lease payment of $22,688 (RMB 145,529) and monthly management fee of $4,003 (RMB 25,681). On August 12, 2010, the Company renewed the lease agreement to relocate the office units and lease the new units from August 15, 2010 to June 14, 2013, with monthly lease payment of $10,845 (RMB 69,565) and monthly management fee of $1,914 (RMB 12,276). The prior lease was terminated on August 14, 2010.

 

In August 2011, the Company entered into another lease agreement for three different office units within the same building to replace the above lease. The new lease is from September 15, 2011 to June 14, 2013, with monthly lease payment of $7,258 (RMB 46,565) and monthly management fee of $1,281 (RMB 8,184). The prior lease agreement was terminated on September 14, 2011.

 

Zhonghong is leasing an office place in Zhengzhou from February 25, 2011 to August 24, 2013, with monthly lease payments of $5,780 (RMB 37,075).

 

Hongli leased an office place in Pingdingshan from October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011, with monthly lease payment of $2,108 (RMB 13,520). The Company is in the process of renewing the leasing agreement.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, lease expense was $25,235 and $83,310, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, lease expense was $85,450 and $159,276, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2011, total future minimum lease payments for the unpaid portion under an operating lease were as follows:

 

Year ending June 30,  Amount 
2012  $86,959 
2013   167,821 
2014   10,444 
Total  $265,224 

 

Line of credit

 

Under Hongli’s bank acceptance agreement with Cooperative Bank, the Company has credit for issuing bank acceptance of $30.3 million (RMB 200 million). While Hongli is required to deposit as security 50% of the face value of each issuance, the Company is not subject to diligence review for each note issued as long as the aggregated amount of notes issued are within the credit limit. As of December 31, 2011, the Company did not borrow any funds under this line of credit.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

On January 31, 2011, the Company deposited $2,346,000 (RMB 15 million) with Pingdingshan City Rural Credit Union as collateral deposit to enable Hongguang Power to issue notes payable. As of December 31, 2011, no agreement had been entered into with the bank, and no notes payable issued in connection therewith.

 

Purchase commitment

 

The Company entered into several contracts with contractors and suppliers for the construction of its new coking facility and for equipment purchases. As of December 31, 2011, the aggregate contract amount was approximately $64,104,000. The Company has made payments of approximately $57,768,175, with the remaining $6,335,825 to be paid based on construction progress.

 

Note 21 – Statutory reserves

 

The laws and regulations of the PRC require that before foreign invested enterprise can legally distribute profits, it must first satisfy all tax liabilities, provide for losses in previous years, and make allocations, in proportions determined at the discretion of the board of directors, after the statutory reserves. The statutory reserves include the statutory surplus reserve fund and the enterprise expansion fund.

 

Each of the Company’s subsidiary and VIEs in the PRC is required to transfer 10% of its net income, as determined in accordance with the PRC Company Law, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of each such entity’s registered capital. The transfer must be made before distribution of any dividends to shareholders. The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholdings or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.

 

The enterprise fund may be used to acquire plant and equipment or to increase the working capital to expend on production and operation of the business. No minimum contribution is required

 

As of December 31, 2011, the statutory surplus reserves of Hongchang Coal and Hongli had reached 50% of each entity’s registered capital. Hongguang Power did not make any contribution to the statutory reserve due to its net operating loss. Zhonghong and Hongrun did not make any contribution to the statutory reserves as neither entity had operations as of December 31, 2011. Shuangrui Coal, Xingsheng Coal and Shunli Coal did not make any contribution to the statutory reserve due to their respective operating losses. During the six months ended December 31, 2011, Hongli made additional contributions of $240,108 to the statutory reserve in response to its increase of registered capital of $2,946,000 (RMB 20 million).

 

Hongchang Coal is required by the PRC government to reserve safety and maintenance expense to the cost of production based on the actual quantity of coal exploited.  The amount of reserves is determined within the unit price range provided by Ministry of Finance of PRC. Currently, Hongchang Coal reserves at RMB 6 per metric ton for safety expense and RMB 8.5 per metric ton for maintenance expense. Shuangrui Coal, Xingsheng Coal and Shunli Coal had no special reserve as of December 31, 2011.

 

The component of statutory reserves and the future contributions required pursuant to PRC Company Law are as follows as of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011:

   December 31, 2011   June 30, 2011   50% of registered
capital
   Future contributions
required as of
December 31, 2011
 
                 
Hongli  $2,064,905   $1,824,797   $2,064,905   $- 
Hongguang Power   -    -    1,514,590    1,514,590 
Hongchang Coal   218,361    218,361    218,361    - 
Shuangrui Coal   -    -    310,105    310,105 
Xingsheng Coal   -    -    279,682    279,682 
Shunli Coal   -    -    230,850    230,850 
Hongrun   -    -    2,310,000    2,310,000 
Hongyuan   -    -    1,500,000    1,500,000 
Zhonghong   -    -    1,521,990    1,521,990 
Statutory surplus reserve   2,283,266    2,043,158    9,950,483    7,667,217 
Mine reproduction reserve   1,403,948    1,360,635    -    - 
Total statutory reserve  $3,687,214   $3,403,793   $9,950,483   $7,667,217 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 22 – Related party transactions

 

Advances to suppliers – related party at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 amounted to $0 and $575,700 respectively. The balance represented prepayments to the 40% owner of Xingsheng Coal for coal purchases. The Company acquired 60% of Xingsheng Coal’s equity interests on May 20, 2011(see Note 19).

 

The Company also received funds from its CEO. Advances from the CEO amounted to $409,048 and $455,768 at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Such advances are interest free, due on demand and will be settled by cash payment.

 

Note 23 – Revenues by products

 

The Company considers itself, including its coal mining and coking operations and the sales of its coal and coke products, to be operating within one reportable segment. All of the Company’s products are sold within the PRC.  Major products and respective revenues for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:

 

   For the three months ended
December 31,
   For the six months ended
December 31,
 
   2011   2010   2011   2010 
Coke  $8,448,817   $8,732,427   $18,594,643   $17,441,572 
Coal tar   426,785    806,932    1,128,580    1,222,771 
Raw coal   728,837    2,852,070    3,748,770    5,515,661 
Washed coal   7,692,894    4,353,903    15,976,674    5,573,790 
                     
Total  $17,297,333   $16,745,332   $39,448,667   $29,753,794 

 

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of our operations and financial condition for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011and 2010, should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this report. All monetary figures are presented in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The statements in this discussion that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,” “continue”, the negative forms thereof, or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements are identified by those words or expressions. Forward-looking statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond our control. Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements depending on a variety of important factors, including, but not limited to, weather, local, regional, national and global coke and coal price fluctuations, levels of coal and coke production in the region, the demand for raw materials such as iron and steel which require coke to produce, availability of financing and interest rates, competition, changes in, or failure to comply with, government regulations, costs, uncertainties and other effects of legal and other administrative proceedings, and other risks and uncertainties. We are not undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

We are a vertically-integrated coal and coke producer based in Henan Province, China. We use coal that we extract and buy to produce basic and value-added coal products including raw (unprocessed) coal, washed coal, medium coal and coal slurries (by-products of the coal-washing process), and coke products including chemical and metallurgical coke and coal tar (a by-product of the coke manufacturing process).

 

Our business operations are conducted through Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd. (“Hongli”), a PRC company that we control by a series of contractual arrangements between Hongli and Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan”). Hongyuan is a PRC company wholly-owned by Top Favour Limited, a British Virgin Island company and our wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

Presently, our coke related activities are carried out by Hongli’s branch operation, Baofeng Coking Factory (“Baofeng Coking”), coal related activities by four of Hongli’s subsidiaries, namely Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. (“Hongchang Coal”), Baofeng Shuangrui Coal Mining Co., Ltd. (“Shuangrui Coal”), Baofeng Xingsheng Coal Mining Co., Ltd. (“Xingsheng Coal”) and Baofeng Shunli Coal Mining Co., Ltd. (“Shunli Coal”), and electricity generation by another Hongli subsidiary, Baofeng Hongguang Environment Protection Electricity Generating Co., Ltd. (“Hongguang Power”).

 

In addition, we intend to operate our new coking plant through a newly established subsidiary of Hongli, Baofeng Hongrun Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. (“Hongrun”). We currently expect to complete the plant by the end of December 2012, and commence operations immediately thereafter.

 

Since the provincial-wide mining moratorium was imposed in June 2010, Hongchang Coal had been operating at approximately 50% capacity while operations at our other three coal mine companies were halted. In August 2011, both Hongchang Coal and Xingsheng Coal received clearance to resume operations from Henan Province Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co., Ltd. (“Henan Coal Seam Gas”), a state-owned enterprise and qualified provincial-level coal mine consolidator with whom we formed a joint-venture, Henan Hongyuan Coal Seam Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan CSG”). In September 2011, Hongchang Coal halted operations to complete certain mine engineering works and safety upgrades, which were completed by the end of September 2011. Henan Coal Seam Gas has also applied with the appropriate provincial-level agencies to confirm the clearances it has issued to Hongchang Coal and Xingsheng Coal, after which confirmation we expect both companies will be issued the necessary licenses and permits to resume operations at full capacity. Due to an accident in November 2011 at one of the mines owned by Yima Coal Group, a state-owned enterprise and one of the six provincial level consolidators in Henan, all mid-scale mines in Henan Province were required to undergo mandatory safety checks and inspections by the relevant authorities before receiving clearance to resume coal mining operations.  This requirement applies to all SinoCoking mines, including Hongchang and Xingsheng coal mines which were previously awaiting governmental confirmation to resume operations.  As such, the coal related activities for the periods discussed below are those of Hongchang Coal only. At present, we expect to receive clearance for our four coal mines in the spring of 2012.

 

We intend to transfer all coal related activities from all four companies to Henan Hongyuan Coal Seam Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan CSG”), a joint-venture we formed with Henan Province Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co., Ltd. (“Henan Coal Seam Gas”), a state-owned enterprise and qualified provincial-level coal mine consolidator, although such transfer has not been carried out as of the date of this report. Our interests in Hongyuan CSG are held by Henan Zhonghong Energy Investment Co., Ltd. (“Zhonghong”), a company established in December 2010 and which equity interests are presently held on Hongli’s behalf and for its benefits by three nominees pursuant to share entrustment agreements.

 

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Results of Operations

 

General. Our overall revenue for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 increased by 3.30% and 32.58%, respectively. Coal supply in Henan Province remained tight during the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 as production activities throughout the industry continued to remain well below capacity in light of the mining moratorium.  Since the shutdown of mining operations in late June 2010, Hongchang Coal had been operating at approximately 50% capacity until it halted its operation in September 2011 in order to complete certain mine engineering work and safety upgrades which were completed by the end of September 2011. As of December 31, 2011, Hongchang Coal was still waiting for governmental confirmation to resume operations. As a result, volume of coke and coal products sold (other than washed coal) decreased in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. However, because we have been accumulating washed coal in anticipation of the commencement of operations at our new coking facility that is still under construction, our inventory was sufficient to enable us to also engage in trading, the sales from which, in addition to favorable average selling price, greatly contributed to our overall revenue increase.

 

On a macro level, management has observed the following trends, which may have a direct impact on our operations in the near future: (1) the continuing effects of the ongoing mine consolidation in Henan Province and the availability of metallurgical coal in the region, and on the prices of coal and coke products in the short- and mid-term; (2) the central government’s continuing control on the inflation and CPI index, which affects the market demand for coke products.

 

Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2010 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2011

 

Revenue. Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2011, increased by $552,001 or 3.30% from a year ago, due to strong revenue from coal products but offset by weaker revenue from coke products. 51.31% of the revenue came from coke products and 48.69% from coal products, as compared to 56.97% from coke products and 43.03% from coal products for the same period a year ago. The percentage changes reflect the decreased market demand for coke products and the increased market demand for coal products as a result of tight coal supply. Volume of coke and coal products sold both decreased by 5.64% and 16.25%, respectively, during the three months ended December 31, 2011.

 

Our revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2011, increased by $9,694,874, or 32.58%, from the same period a year ago, primarily due to increased coke and coal sales. 50.00% of the revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2011 came from coke products and 50.00% from coal products, as compared to 62.73% from coke products and 37.27% from coal products for the same period a year ago.  The percentage changes reflect decreased demand of coke products and increased demand of coal products. Volume of coke and coal products sold increased by 3.09% and 18.13%, respectively, due to increased sales for both product categories during the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

 

Revenue and quantity sold by product category for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows: 

 

   Revenues     
   Coke
Products
   Coal
Products
   Total 
Revenue               
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010  $9,539,359   $7,205,973   $16,745,332 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011   8,875,602    8,421,731    17,297,333 
Increase (decrease) in $  $(663,757)  $1,215,758   $552,001 
% Increase (decrease)   (6.96)%   16.87%   3.30%
Quantity Sold (metric tons)               
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010   40,020    62,951    102,971 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011   37,762    52,721    90,483 
Decrease   (2,258)   (10,230)   (12,488)
% Decrease   (5.64)%   (16.25)%   (12.13)%

 

Revenue and quantity sold by product category for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows: 

 

   Revenues     
   Coke
Products
   Coal
Products
   Total 
Revenue               
Six Months Ended December 31, 2010  $18,664,343   $11,089,451   $29,753,794 
Six Months Ended December 31, 2011   19,723,223    19,725,444    39,448,667 
Increase in $  $1,058,880   $8,635,993   $9,694,873 
% Increase   5.67%   77.88%   32.58%
Quantity Sold (metric tons)               
Six Months Ended December 31, 2010   80,342    115,806    196,148 
Six Months Ended December 31, 2011   82,821    136,806    219,627 
Increase   2,479    21,000    23,479 
% Increase   3.09%   18.13%   11.97%

 

Coke products include finished coke, a key raw material for producing steel, and coal tar, a byproduct of the coke manufacturing process which can be used for various industrial applications. Coal products include unprocessed metallurgical coal, processed coal (washed coal), and by-products during the coal processing which is used by customers primarily for electricity generation and heating applications. We put the unprocessed metallurgical coal and by-products into the category of raw coal, and processed coal into the category of washed coal. 

 

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Average selling prices per metric ton for our four principal product types for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

Average Selling Prices  Coke   Coal Tar   Raw Coal   Washed Coal 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010  $238   $241   $74   $180 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011   234    255    72    181 
Increase (decrease) in $   (4)   14    (2)   1 
% Increase (decrease)   (1.68)%   5.81%   (2.7)%   0.56%

 

Average selling prices per metric ton for our four principal product types for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

Average Selling Prices  Coke   Coal Tar   Raw Coal   Washed Coal 
Six Months Ended December 31, 2010  $232   $240   $66   $173 
Six Months Ended December 31, 2011   237    253    76    183 
Increase in $   5    13    10    10 
% Increase   2.16%   5.42%   15.15%   5.78%

 

Generally, our selling prices are driven by a number of factors, including the particular composition and quality of the coal or coke we sell, their prevailing market prices locally and throughout China, as well as in the global marketplace, timing of sales, delivery terms, and our relationships with our customers and our negotiations of their purchase orders. 

 

We generally sell our raw coal inventory and other coal products when prices are stable at seasonally high levels, or at levels that are considered above historical norms. The average price of raw coal was calculated based on the weighted average price of unprocessed coal, coal byproducts and mixed thermal coal. In general, the price of unprocessed coal is higher than coal by-products and mixed thermal coal; therefore, the weight of the sales volume between unprocessed coal and the coal by-products is one of the key factors that influences the average selling price of raw coal. Market demand and the supply of coal are also key factors influencing the price of raw coal. We note that the average selling prices for coal products are also influenced by changes in the coal mixtures (with different grades and heat content) that we sell to our customers.  

 

Revenue and quantity sold of each coke product for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

   Coke Products     
   Coke   Coal Tar   Total 
Revenue               
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010  $8,732,427    806,932    9,539,359 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011   8,448,817    426,785    8,875,602 
Decrease in $   (283,610)   (380,147)   (663,757)
% Decrease   (3.25)%   (47.11)%   (6.96)%
Quantity Sold (metric tons)               
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010   36,677    3,343    40,020 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011   36,094    1,668    37,762 
Decrease   (583)   (1,675)   (2,258)
% Decrease   (1.59)%   (50.10)%   (5.64)%

 

Revenue and quantity sold of each coke product for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

   Coke Products     
   Coke   Coal Tar   Total 
Revenue               
Six Months Ended December 31, 2010  $17,441,572    1,222,771    18,664,343 
Six Months Ended December 31, 2011   18,594,643    1,128,580    19,723,223 
Increase in $   1,153,071    (94,191)   1,058,880 
% Increase   6.61%   (8.35)%   5.67%
Quantity Sold (metric tons)               
Six Months Ended December 31, 2010   75,254    5,088    80,342 
Six Months Ended December 31, 2011   78,365    4,456    82,821 
Increase (decrease)   3,111    (632)   2,479 
% Increase (decrease)   4.13%   (12.42)%   3.09%

 

Revenue from coke for the three months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by 3.25% from a year ago as a result of weaker demands from steel mills. Revenue from coal tar for the three months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by 47.11% from a year ago due to decreased market demand, despite a 5.81% increase in average selling price. The increased average selling price was mainly due to higher-quality coal tar we are able to produce from upgrading our coking system in February 2010, and the decreased sales volume was due to lower market demand.

 

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Revenue from coke for the six months ended December 31, 2011 increased by 6.61% from a year ago, due largely to increases in both selling price and sales volume in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Revenue from coal tar for the six months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by 8.35% from a year ago, despite a 5.42% increase in average selling price. The increased average selling price was mainly due to higher-quality coal tar we are able to produce from upgrading our coking system in February 2010, and the decreased sales volume was due to lower market demand. 

 

Revenue and quantity sold of each coal product for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

   Coal Products     
   Raw Coal   Washed Coal   Total 
Revenue               
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010  $2,852,070    4,353,903    7,205,973 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011   728,837    7,692,894    8,421,731 
Increase in $   (2,123,233)   3,338,991    1,215,758 
% Increase (decrease)   (74.44)%   76.69%   16.87%
Quantity Sold (metric tons)               
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010   38,746    24,205    62,951 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011   10,116    42,605    52,721 
Increase (decrease)   (28,630)   18,400    (10,230)
% Increase (decrease)   (73.89)%   76.02%   (16.25)%

 

Revenue and quantity sold of each coal product for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

   Coal Products     
   Raw Coal   Washed Coal   Total 
Revenue               
Six Months Ended December 31, 2010  $5,515,662    5,573,790    11,089,452 
Six Months Ended December 31, 2011   3,748,770    15,976,674    19,725,444 
Increase (decrease) in $   (1,766,892)   10,402,884    8,635,993 
% Increase (decrease)   (32.03)%   186.64%   77.88%
Quantity Sold (metric tons)               
Six Months Ended December 31, 2010   83,497    32,309    115,806 
Six Months Ended December 31, 2011   49,476    87,330    136,806 
Increase   34,021    55,021    21,000 
% Increase (decrease)   (40.75)%   170.30%   18.13%

 

Revenue from raw coal for the three months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by 74.44% from a year ago as a result of decreased average selling price and sales volume. We sold less raw coal during our second fiscal quarter since Hongchang Coal’s shutdown in November 2011. The decrease in average selling price of raw coal was mainly due to the significantly decreased sales volume of unprocessed coal as a result of the provincial mining moratorium. Revenue from raw coal for the six months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by 32.03% from a year ago as a result of decreased sales volume of raw coal.

 

Revenue from washed coal increased by 76.69% and 186.64% for three and six months ended December 31, 2011, respectively, as compared to a year ago, due to the increase in sales volume and average selling price. As selling price remained favorable, we continued to sell washed coal from our inventory to balance against the less than favorable raw coal sales.

 

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2011 increased from $9,634,955 to $14,008,015 as compared to a year ago. Cost of revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2011 increased from $17,999,064 to $28,955,472 as compared to a year ago. The increase for both three-and-six-month periods was a result of increased purchasing cost of unprocessed coal and washed coal. Since September 2011, we have been purchasing coal from other provinces, such as Gansu, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia, as reflected in the significant increase of cost of revenue for both three- and six-month periods as compared to a year ago.

 

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the three months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by $3,821,059 or 53.74%, from $7,110,377 a year ago to $3,289,318. Gross profit for the six months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by 10.73% from $11,754,730 a year ago to $10,493,195. The decreased gross profit in both periods was a result of significant increase in cost of revenue as we purchased all our coal from open market, rather than extracting them from our coal mines, which, in turn, increased our unit production cost of our coke, raw coal and washed coal products, despite higher total revenue for both periods as compared to a year ago.

 

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue, or gross margin, for all product categories decreased to 19.02% for the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 42.46% for the same period in 2010.  Gross margin across all product categories for the six months ended December 31, 2011, decreased to 26.60% from 39.51% a year ago. 

 

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Operating Expenses. Operating expenses, which consist of selling and general and administrative expenses, increased by 17.54% for the three months ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010, largely due to a write off $360,929 in uncollectable interest income from two unrelated individual borrowers whom we have determined are unlikely to repay the interest on their loans. With a net increase in bad debt expense of $329,605, an increase in legal and accounting expenses of $134,184 and payroll of $86,660, which were offset by various over accruals from prior period in the amount of $112,833 and a decrease in rental expense of $54,008, travel expense of $158,093, training expense of $30,341 and other miscellaneous expenses of $53,423. Operating expenses decreased by 20.19% for the six months December 31, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010, largely due to a write off $360,929 in uncollectable interest income which resulted in a net increase of bad debt expense of $329,605 and an increase of payroll of $116,232, which were offset by various over accruals from prior period in the amount of $353,500, and a decrease in rental expense of $95,246, legal and accounting expenses of $174,851, travel expense of $125,568, training expense of $37,588 and other miscellaneous expenses of $27,985.

 

Other Income and Expense. Other income and expense includes interest income and expense, other finance expense, other income (expense) not related to our principal operations, and change in fair value of warrants.

 

For the three months period ended December 31, 2011, we earned bank interest income of $7,934 and interest income from loans to unrelated third parties of $210,815. We had interest expense of $315,463 for our loans with Bairui Trust Co., Ltd. (“Bairui Trust”), and other finance expense of $37,767 from cashing bank guaranteed notes prior to their maturity and other bank charges. For the six months period ended December 31, 2011, we earned bank interest income of $29,372 and accrued interest income from loans to unrelated third parties of $747,928. We had interest expense of $731,022 for our loans with Bairui Trust, and other finance expenses of $73,433 from cashing the immature bank guaranteed notes and other bank charges.

 

For the three months period ended December 31, 2010, we had interest income of $943, interest expense of $230,937, and other finance expense of $283,112. For the six-month period ended December 31, 2010, we had interest income of $8,030, interest expense of $273,532, and other finance expense of $304,554.

 

Change in fair value of warrants amounted to $1,343,214 and $4,362,936 in gain for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011, respectively, as compared to $11,447,532 in loss and $1,472,143 in gain for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010.  Because our functional currency is denominated in the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), our warrants cannot be considered indexed to our own common stock and, as such, we must record them as derivative instruments and recognize any change in their fair value in our earnings.  The primary factor affecting the fair value of the warrants is the price of our common stock during the relevant period.  

 

Provision for Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes decreased by $367,685 for the three months ended December 31, 2011 from a year ago, due primarily to decreased income. Provision for income taxes increased by $179,216 for the six months ended December 31, 2011 from a year ago primarily due to increased income.

 

We use non-GAAP adjusted net income to measure the performance of our business internally by excluding non-cash charges related to warrants, and believe that the non-GAAP adjusted financial measure allows us to focus on managing business operating performance because the measure reflects the Company’s essential operating activities and provides a consistent method of comparison to historical periods. We believe that providing this non-GAAP measure that the Company uses internally is useful to investors for a number of reasons. The non-GAAP measure provides a consistent basis for investors to understand our financial performance in comparison to historical periods without variation of non-recurring items and non-operating related charges. In addition, it allows investors to evaluate the Company’s performance using the same methodology and information as that used by our management. Non-GAAP measures are subject to inherent limitations because they do not include all of the expenses included under GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment regarding which charges are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measure. However, we compensate for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of the items excluded.

 

The following table provides a non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation of that non-GAAP measure to the GAAP net income:

 

   Three months ended December 31,   Six months ended December 31, 
   2010   2011   2010   2011 
Net (loss) income  $(6,989,723)  $2,645,704   $8,492,275   $10,954,417 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   (11,447,532)   1,343,214    1,472,143    4,362,936 
Adjusted net income  $4,457,809   $1,302,490   $7,020,132   $6,591,481 
                     
(Loss) earnings per share - basic  $(0.33)  $0.13   $0.41   $0.52 
(Loss) earnings per share -  diluted  $(0.33)  $0.13   $0.40   $0.52 
Adjusted earnings per share - basic  $0.21   $0.06   $0.33   $0.31 
Adjusted earnings per share -  diluted  $0.21   $0.06   $0.33   $0.31 
                     
Weighted  average number of common shares - basic   20,871,725    21,090,948    20,871,458    21,090,948 
Weighted  average number of common shares - diluted   20,871,725    21,090,948    20,984,101    21,090,948 
Adjusted average number of common shares - basic   20,871,725    21,090,948    20,984,101    21,090,948 
Adjusted average number of common shares - diluted   20,952,823    21,090,948    20,984,101    21,090,948 

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

In summary, our cash flows are as follows:

 

   Six Months Ended December 31 
   2011   2010 
Net cash used in operating activities  $(7,584,794)  $(7,157,870)
Net cash used in investing activities   (15,802,600)   (10,570,681)
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,011,260    5,116,409 

 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended December 31, 2011 was $7,584,794, as compared to the $7,157,870 for the same period in 2010. Net operating outflows mainly resulted from increases in (1) notes receivable of approximately $5.1 million, (2) accounts receivable of approximately $3.2 million, and (3) inventories of approximately $5.6 million. Increased reliance on bank guaranteed notes over cash by our major customers resulted in our increased notes receivable. Our accounts receivable increased from credits extended to major customers to maintain their business. Our inventories increased from purchasing coal. These increases were offset by net operating inflows of net income after adjusting for non-cash items and decrease in advances to suppliers.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2010, cash outflows of $7,157,870 mainly resulted from an increase of $1,171,547 in tax payables and a decrease of $881,315 in note receivables. The cash inflows were offset by (1) an increase in accounts receivable of approximately $10.3 million, (2) an increase in other receivables of approximately $1.9 million, and (3) an increase in prepayment to suppliers of approximately $5.8 million. The increase in accounts receivable was caused by credit tightening measures taken by the Chinese government near the end of 2010 to control inflation, which impacted the domestic steel mills that rely heavily on their bank credit lines. The increase in other receivables is largely accounted for by the approximately $1.7 million in receivables from Zhengzhou Coal Group. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we temporarily cancelled our purchase orders with Zhengzhou Coal Group due to its inability to meet our coal requirements. We increased prepayment to suppliers in order to ensure adequate coal inventory through the Chinese New Year holiday in early February.

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

During the six months period ended December 31, 2011, we had net cash used in investing activities of $15,802,600. We provided loans to two unrelated individual borrowers in the amounts of approximately $1.09 million and 0.81 million, respectively. We also purchased and advanced payments of approximately $28 million for the equipment and machineries for our new coking facilities. We prepaid approximately $1.89 million to purchase the land use right for expanding our current coking site in order to accommodate the coal preparation system. For the six months period ended December 31, 2011, we received: (1) repayments of loans from the two borrowers of approximately $8.75 million, and (2) refund of prepayment for mine acquisitions of approximately $7.86 million.

 

For the six months period ended December 31, 2010, we had net cash used in investing activities of $10,570,681, which included: (1) approximately $7.5 million of deposits in connection with coal mine acquisitions, (2) approximately $3.5 million for purchasing the land use right for the expansion of our new coking plant , and (3) approximately $1.3 million for purchasing the equipment and machineries, as well as the payment for the construction of the buildings and other infrastructures for our new coking facilities. We received a refund of a prepayment of approximately $1.2 million from one of our contractors.

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2011, we had net cash provided by financing activities of $1,011,260. We deposited approximately $1.5 million in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (“SPDB”) in order to obtain approximately $3.1 million in credit to issue bank guaranteed notes. Hongyuan also renewed its one-year loan agreement with the same bank to borrow approximately $5.0 million, with additional deposit of approximately $500,000 as collateral.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended December 31, 2010 was $5,116,409. We received cash proceeds of approximately $9.4 million through the discounting of bank notes. We used approximately $4.5 million in cash as bank deposit in connection with outstanding notes. We also repaid a loan owed to an unrelated third party in the amount of approximately $552,000, and received $710,189 from two of our officers.

 

Capital Resources

 

Funding for our business activities has historically been provided by cash flow from operations, short-term bank loan financing, and loans from individuals including our CEO.

 

We also have arrangements with certain banks pursuant to which we are able to issue short-term notes to pay our vendors, secured against our deposits with the banks of 50% of the face value of the notes as well as a guarantee from our CEO, Hongli or an unrelated third party. We currently have such arrangements with two banks. Under our arrangements with SPDB, we are subject to a diligence review for each note issued, and SPDB charges us a processing fee based on 0.05% of the face value of each note. Under our arrangement with Pingdingshan Rural Cooperative Bank (“PRCB”), we have a line of credit of $30.3 million. Although PRCB also charges the same processing fee as SPDB, we are not subject to a diligence review for each note so long as the aggregate amount of notes issued does not exceed our credit limit.

 

On April 2, 2011, Hongli entered into a loan agreement with Bairui Trust, pursuant to which Bairui Trust agreed to loan Hongli the sum of RMB 360 million (approximately $54.9 million), of which RMB 180 million is due on April 2, 2013, and RMB 180 million on April 2, 2014, with an annual interest rate of 6.3%. Bairui Trust made the loan to Hongli on April 3, 2011. 

 

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Our business plan involves growing our business through: (1) expansion and modernization of our production facilities and achieving greater energy efficiency while also lessening any environmental impact; (2) recapturing more coking by-products for refinement into useful industrial chemicals, and production of more high value-added chemical products; (3) acquisition of other coal mines to source raw materials; and (4) strategic cooperation with state owned coal companies including Zhengzhou Coal Group to indirectly control coal resources, secure our internal material requirements (including for our new coking facility still under construction) and ensure stable supply for coal trading, although our arrangement with Zhengzhou Coal is currently halted due to its lack of coal supply.

 

Of the foregoing, the following is expected to require capital resources:

 

New Coking Facility. On March 3, 2010, we announced that we began construction of our new coking facility to be located beside our current facilities in Pingdingshan City. Because the new facility will share the electricity, water and heating systems with our existing facilities, we have revised our previously estimated cost for the new facility from approximately $70 million to approximately $64.3 million, including the cost of acquiring additional land use rights to expand the site of the new facility, estimated at $10.6 million. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2012 calendar year, and production is expected to commence immediately thereafter.

 

During the six months period ended December 31, 2011, we had capital expenditures of approximately $28.6 million. Such expenditures were for purchasing equipment and machineries and expanding the site for our new coking plant.

 

Our management presently anticipates that the proceeds from our prior equity issuance, access to credit and cash flow from operations will provide sufficient capital resources to pursue and complete the construction of our new coking facility. We intend to utilize existing cash, cash flow from operations and bank loans and credit to complete our new coking plant. Any future facility expansion and acquisitions will require additional financing and/or equity capital and will be dependent upon the availability of financing arrangements and capital at the time.

 

We have not experienced any material losses since inception relating to accidents or other similar events. See “Risk Factors - We may suffer losses resulting from industry-related accidents and lack of insurance” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on September 13, 2011.

 

Contractual Commitments

 

The following table sets forth payments due by period for fixed contractual obligations as of December 31, 2011:

 

       Payments due by period 
       Less than           More than 
   Total   1 year   1-3 years   3-5 years   5 years 
Operating Lease Obligations  $265,224   $173,004   $92,220   $-   $- 
Capital Lease Obligations   -    -    -    -    - 
Purchase Obligations   -    -    -    -    - 
Long-term Debt   56,628,000    -    56,628,000    -    - 
Total  $56,893,224   $173,004   $56,720,220   $-   $- 

  

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. Other than warrants liability, we have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to its shares and classified as shareholder’s equity or that are not reflected in its consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or that engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported net sales and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

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While our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our financial statements elsewhere in this Report, we believe that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this management discussion and analysis:

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to coal reserves that are the basis for future cash flow estimates and units-of-production depletion calculations; asset impairments; allowance for doubtable accounts for accounts receivable; valuation allowances for deferred income taxes; reserves for contingencies; stock-based compensation and the fair value and accounting treatment of certain financial instruments. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.

 

Revenue recognition

 

We recognize revenue from the sale of coal and coke, our principal products, at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations on our part exist and collectability is reasonably assured. This generally occurs when coal or coke is loaded onto trains or trucks at one of our loading facilities or at third-party facilities. Accordingly, management is required to apply its own judgment regarding collectability based on its experience and knowledge of its current customers, and thus exercise a certain degree of discretion.

 

Substantially, if not all, of the electricity generated by Hongguang Power is typically used internally by Baofeng Coking. Supply of surplus electricity generated by Hongguang Power to the national power grid is mandated by the local utilities board. The value of the surplus electricity supplied, if it exists, is calculated based on actual kilowatt-hours produced and transmitted and at a fixed rate determined under contract.

 

Coal and coke sales represent the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (“VAT”), sales discounts and actual returns at the time when product is sold to the customer.

 

Accounts receivables, trade, net

 

During the normal course of business, we extend unsecured credit to our customers. Management regularly reviews aging of receivables and changes in payment trends by its customers, and records a reserve when management believes collection of amounts due are at risk. Accounts considered uncollectible after exhaustive efforts to collect are written off. We regularly review the credit worthiness of our customers and, based on the results of the credit review, we determine whether extended payment terms can be granted to or, in some cases, partial prepayment is required from certain customers.

 

Notes receivable, trade

 

Notes receivable represent trade accounts receivable due from various customers where the customer’s banks have guaranteed payments of the receivables. This amount is non-interest bearing and is normally paid within three to nine months. We are allowed to submit our request for payment to the customer’s bank earlier than the scheduled payment date. However, the early request will incur an interest charge and a processing fee.

 

Intangible - mining rights, net

 

Mining rights are capitalized at fair value when acquired, including amounts associated with any value beyond proven and probable reserves, and amortized to operations as depletion expense using the units-of-production method over the estimated proven and probable recoverable tones. Our coal reserves are controlled through direct ownership which generally lasts until the recoverable reserves are depleted.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income — Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of stockholders equity. It requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, Comprehensive Income — Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05 to defer the effective date of the specific requirement to present items that are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income to net income alongside their respective components of net income and other comprehensive income. All other provisions of this update, which are to be applied retrospectively, are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption will have no significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet — Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements of financial instruments and derivative instruments and will be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. ASU 2011-11 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company currently believes that this ASU will have no significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

During the three months ended December 31, 2011, there were no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative information about market risk that we previously disclosed in Item 7A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

During the reporting period covered by this report, and under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures that were in effect at the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures are defined under Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as those controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures, management concluded that the Company continues to have the following material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011:

 

a) Inadequate U.S. GAAP expertise - The current staff in the accounting department is inexperienced in applying the United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) standard and they were primarily engaged in ensuring compliance with PRC accounting and reporting requirement for our operating subsidiaries. The staff needs substantial training to meet the higher demands of being a U.S. public company. The current staff’s accounting skills and their understanding as to how to fulfill the requirements of U.S. GAAP-based reporting, including their skills related to subsidiary financial statements consolidation, is inadequate.

 

b) Inadequate internal audit resources - The Company lacks qualified resources to perform the internal audit functions properly. In addition, the scope and effectiveness of the Company’s internal audit function are yet to be developed. We are committed to establishing the internal audit functions but due to the limited qualified resources in the region, we were not able to hire sufficient internal audit resources to perform the internal audit functions properly.

 

Based on their evaluation, and considering the material weaknesses and significant deficiencies previously identified and discussed in our internal control over financial reporting, Item 9A, Controls and Procedures, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures at December 31, 2011 were not effective.

 

Management’s Remediation Initiatives

 

In response to the above identified material weakness and to strengthen our internal control over financial reporting, we have engaged with an independent accounting advisor firm who is familiar with the U.S. GAAP and internal control procedures over financial reporting to assist us to prepare the consolidated financial statements under the U.S. GAAP, and implement the adequate control procedures and processes in many areas, and to identify the areas in which we still need to make substantial improvements in our procedures and processes.

 

We plan to recruit more experienced accounting and finance personnel at the management level and staff level and at both the corporate and subsidiary levels so that we can maintain a skilled and competent accounting team across the entire company.

 

We plan to invest in more resources and expand our corporate internal audit group by adding more professionals experienced with audit to enhance our internal audit team. The internal audit group assists the top management in the assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. The internal audit group prepares audit plans, performs internal testing periodically based on our design of the internal controls over financial reporting, summarizes issues identified through internal testing, develops remediation plans, and submits the plans to our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer for approval.

 

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2011 covered by this Quarterly Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

None

 

ITEM1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

There have been no material changes to the Company’s risk factors which are included and described in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 filed with the SEC on September 13, 2011.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED.)

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
2.1   Share Exchange Agreement dated July 17, 2009 between Ableauctions.com, Inc., Abdul Ladha and Hanifa Ladha and Top Favour Limited and the shareholders of Top Favour Limited (6)
2.2   First Amendment to the Share Exchange Agreement between Ableauctions.com, Inc., Abdul Ladha and Hanifa Ladha and Top Favour Limited and the shareholders of Top Favour Limited dated November 25, 2009 (9)
3.1   Articles of Incorporation, as amended (1)
3.2   Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (2)
3.3   Bylaws (1)
4.1   Specimen Stock Certificate of SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (2)
10.1   1999 Stock Option Plan (4)
10.2   2002 Stock Option Plan for Directors (3)
10.3   2002 Consultant Stock Plan (5)
10.4   License Agreement dated May 15, 2009 between the Company and iCollector Technologies Ltd. and ABC Live Auction World Ltd. (7)
10.5   License Agreement dated June 1, 2009 between the Company and RapidFusion, Inc. and Pacific Amber Technologies, Inc. (7)
10.6   Voting Agreement dated July 17, 2009 between Abdul Ladha and Hanifa Ladha and Top Favour Limited (6)
10.7   Agreement establishing the Able (U.S.) Liquidating Trust (7)
10.8   Agreement establishing the Able (U.S.) Distribution Trust (7)
10.9   Agreement establishing the Able (Canada) Distribution Trust (7)
10.10   Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities (7)
10.11   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Regulation S) (1)
10.12   Form of Warrant dated February 5, 2010 (Regulation S) (1)
10.13   Form of Director’s Offer and Acceptance Letter (2)
10.14   Form of Officer’s Offer and Acceptance Letter (2)
10.15   Consulting Services Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.16   Operating Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.17   Equity Pledge Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.18   Option Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.19   Voting Rights Proxy Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.20   Form of Warrant dated March 11, 2010 (Regulation S) (10)
10.21   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Regulation D) (10)
10.22   Form of Registration Rights Agreement (10)
10.23   Form of Warrant dated March 11, 2010 (Regulation D) (10)

 

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10.24   Placement Agent Agreement (10)
10.25   Re-execution of Equity Pledge Agreement dated September 9, 2011(15)
10.26   Re-execution of Operating Agreement dated September 9, 2011(15)
10.27   Re-execution of Option Agreement dated September 9, 2011(15)
10.28   Re-execution of Voting Rights Proxy Agreement dated September 9, 2011(15)
10.29   Supplemental Agreement between Hongli and the Owners of Shuangrui Coal dated September 2, 2011(16)
10.30   Supplemental Agreement between Hongli and the Owners of Xingsheng Coal dated September 2, 2011(16)
10.31   Supplemental Agreement between Hongchang and the Owners of Shunli Coal dated September 2, 2011(16)
14   Code of Ethics (8)
21.1   Subsidiaries of SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (7)
31.1   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
31.2   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
32.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
32.2   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
99.1   Equity Interests Transfer Agreement between Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd. on the one hand, and Dongping Wu, Xiaoling Zhao and Dianqing Li on the other, for the Shuangrui Equity Interests dated August 10, 2010 (11)
99.2   Equity Interests Transfer Agreement between Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd. on the one hand, and Mingxun Du and Xingling Li on the other, for the Xingsheng Equity Interests dated August 10, 2010 (11)
99.3   Bank Acceptance Agreement between Hongli and Pingdingshan Rural Cooperative Bank dated January 7, 2011 (12)
99.4   Loan Agreement by and between Hongli and Bairei Trust Co., Ltd. dated April 2, 2011 (13)
99.5   Security Deposit Payment Agreement by and between Hongli and Bairei Trust Co., Ltd. dated April 2, 2011 (13)
99.6   Guarantee Agreement by and between Hongyuan and Bairei Trust Co., Ltd. dated April 2, 2011 (13)
99.7   Loan Agreement between Top Favour Limited and Ziben Tiantang Co., Ltd. dated June 17, 2011 (14)
99.8   Supply Agreement between Hongli and Wuhan Railway Zhongli Group Co., Ltd. dated January 1, 2011 (16)
99.9   Supply Agreement between Hongli and Daye Xinye Tegang Co., Ltd. dated January 2, 2011 (16)
99.10   Supply Agreement between Hongchang Coal and Wuhan Tieying Commerce Co., Ltd. dated January 3, 2011 (16)
99.11   Purchase Agreement between Baofeng Coking and Hongfeng Coal Processing and Coking Co., Ltd. dated January 1, 2011 (16)
99.12   Purchase Agreement between Baofeng Coking and Gansu Senbao Commerce Co., Ltd. dated January 3, 2011 (16)
99.13   Purchase Agreement between Baofeng Coking and Shaanxi Xiansheng Industry and Commerce Co., Ltd. dated January 3, 2011 (16)
99.14   Equity Interest Transfer Agreement between Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. on the one hand, and Jianguo Yang, Yaoqun Wang and Zhanjing Yang on the other, for the Shunli Equity Interests dated May 19, 2011 (16)
99.15   Mining permit of Hongchang coal mine (16)
99.16   Mining permit of Shunli coal mine (16)
99.17   Mining permit of Xingsheng coal mine (16)
99.18   Mining permit of Shuangrui coal mine (16)
101. INS   XBRL Instance Document * **
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document * **
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document* **
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document* **
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document* **
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document* **

 

* Filed herewith.

 

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

(1)Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-SB filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 1999.

 

(2)Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2010.

 

(3)Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2003.

 

(4)Incorporated by reference to the Form S-8 Registration Statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2003.

 

(5)Incorporated by reference to the Form S-8 Registration Statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2002.

 

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(6)Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2009.

 

(7)Incorporated by reference to the registration statement on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010.

 

(8)Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 filed by the Company on March 30, 2004.

 

(9)Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2009.

 

(10)Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2010.

 

(11)Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2010.

 

(12)Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2011.

 

(13)Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2011.

 

(14)Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2011.

 

(15)Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2011.

 

(16)Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2011.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: February 9, 2012

SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE

CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

     
  By: /s/ Jianhua Lv
    Jianhua Lv
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
  By: /s/ Zan Wu
    Zan Wu
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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