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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

 

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

 

For the transition period from ________________ to _______________

 

000-51429

(Commission file number)

 

CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada   20-1334845

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification

No.)

 

6 Youyi Dong Lu, Han Yuan 4 Lou

Xi'An, Shaanxi Province

China 710054

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

86-029-8258-2632

(Issuer's telephone number)

 

N/A

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  x No ¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ¨   Accelerated filer ¨   Non-accelerated filer ¨  Smaller reporting company
      (Do not check if a smaller x
      reporting company)

 

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

 

The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on August 14, 2012 was 35,086,599 shares.

 

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Form 10-Q to:

“CHLN,” the“ Company,”“we,”“our,” or “us” are references to China Housing & Land Development, Inc.

“U.S. Dollar,”“$” and “US$”mean the legal currency of the United States of America.

“RMB” means Renminbi, the legal currency of China.

“China” or the “PRC” are references to the People’s Republic of China.

“U.S.” is a reference to the United States of America.

“SEC” is a reference to the Securities & Exchange Commission of the United States of America.

“GFA” means gross floor area.

 

 
 

 

CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

 

Index

 

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 Page

Number

       
PART I   FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
       
Item 1.   Financial Statements  3
       
Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  22
       
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  40
       
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures  40
       
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION  
       
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings  41
       
Item 1A.   Risk Factors  41
       
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  41
       
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities  41
       
Item 4.   Mining Safely Disclosures  41
       
Item 5.   Other Information  41
       
Item 6.   Exhibits  41
       
SIGNATURES  42
       
EX-31.1   (Certifications required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)  43
       
EX-31.2   (Certifications required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)  44
       
EX-32.1   (Certifications required under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)  45
       
EX-32.2   (Certifications required under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)  46

 

 
 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2012   2011 
 ASSETS          
Cash and cash equivalents  $12,394,253   $22,014,953 
Cash - restricted   83,809,061    105,720,400 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
     accounts of $566,537 and $571,857, respectively
   16,069,860    20,253,706 
Other receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets, net   3,108,756    1,483,758 
Real estate held for development or sale   217,163,574    163,482,316 
Property and equipment, net   34,691,813    33,018,990 
Advance to suppliers   2,179,083    889,965 
Deposits on land use rights   41,921,048    65,286,137 
Intangible assets, net   53,536,752    54,148,953 
Goodwill   1,877,156    1,894,782 
Deferred tax asset   -    308,248 
Deferred financing costs   189,586    253,569 
Total assets  $466,940,942   $468,755,777 
           
LIABILITIES          
Accounts payable  $39,665,399   $44,275,965 
Advances from customers   49,053,224    57,541,251 
Accrued expenses   7,697,765    8,380,041 
Income and other taxes payable   15,374,676    14,386,133 
Other payables   7,049,958    7,474,035 
Loans from employees   18,872,973    14,887,431 
Loans payable   149,015,279    148,402,690 
Deferred tax liability   14,621,291    14,861,462 
Warrants liability   976    4,162 
Fair value of embedded derivatives   109,345    330,629 
Convertible debt   9,639,742    9,165,591 
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in Subsidiaries   23,658,219    19,935,482 
Total liabilities   334,758,847    339,644,872 
           
SHAREHOLDERS’EQUITY          
Common stock: $.001 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares          
issued 35,438,079 and 35,078,639, respectively   35,438    35,079 
Additional paid in capital   49,774,295    48,961,658 
Treasury stock at cost 351,480 shares and 337,800 shares, respectively   (434,240)   (420,098)
Statutory reserves   7,857,612    7,857,612 
Retained earnings   54,697,621    50,555,460 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   20,251,369    22,121,194 
Total shareholders’ equity   132,182,095    129,110,905 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $466,940,942   $468,755,777 

 

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

 

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CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

For The Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)

 

    3 Months     3 Months     6 Months     6 Months  
   

June 30,

2012

   

June 30,

2011

   

June 30,

2012

   

June 30,

2011

 
REVENUES                        
Real estate sales   $ 30,069,549     $ 15,573,256     $ 50,503,892     $ 35,230,073  
Other income     4,945,971       4,678,936       8,013,399       7,579,815  
Total revenues     35,015,520       20,252,192       58,517,291       42,809,888  
                                 
COST OF SALES                                
Cost of real estate sales     23,115,905       13,150,640       37,348,769       27,789,214  
Cost of other revenue     3,792,088       1,987,855       6,031,958       4,184,424  
Total cost of revenues     26,907,993       15,138,495       43,380,727       31,973,638  
                                 
Gross margin     8,107,527       5,113,697       15,136,564       10,836,250  
                                 
OPERATING EXPENSES                                
Selling, general, and administrative expenses     3,956,069       3,321,725       6,979,754       6,754,441  
Stock-based compensation     690,390       17,820       812,996       17,820  
Other expenses     58,455       348,901       64,888       390,478  
Interest expense     100,676       365,460       330,948       962,608  
Accretion expense on convertible debt     241,665       206,813       474,151       543,804  
Total operating expenses     5,047,255       4,260,719       8,662,737       8,669,151  
                                 
NET INCOME FROM BUSINESS OPERATIONS     3,060,272       852,978       6,473,827       2,167,099  
                                   
CHANGES IN FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVES                                  
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives     (150,181)       (409,478)       (221,284)       (1,462,232)    
Change in fair value of warrants     (3,554)       (263,623)       (3,186)       (1,114,274)    
Total changes in fair value of derivatives     (153,735)       (673,101)       (224,470)       (2,576,506)    
                                   
Income before provision for income taxes      3,214,007       1,526,079       6,698,297       4,743,605    
                                   
Provision for income taxes     1,372,027       985,101       2,341,512       1,771,590    
(Recovery of) provision for deferred income taxes     (64,768)       (33,922)       214,624       (71,968)    
      1,307,259       951,179       2,556,136       1,699,622    
NET INCOME   $ 1,906,748     $ 574,900     $ 4,142,161     $ 3,043,983    
                                   
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING                                  
Basic     34,914,731       35,078,639       34,822,496       34,485,897    
                                   
Diluted     34,914,731       36,694,348       34,822,496       36,101,606    
                                   
NET INCOME PER SHARE                                  
Basic   $ 0.05     $ 0.02     $ 0.12     $ 0.09    
                                   
Diluted   $ 0.05     $ 0.01     $ 0.12     $ 0.05    

 

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

 

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CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For The Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)

 

 

   3 Months   3 Months   6 Months   6 Months 
   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30, 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
                 
NET INCOME  $1,906,748   $574,900   $4,142,161   $3,043,983 
                     
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME                    
(Loss) gain in foreign exchange   (1,763,412)   1,721,118    (1,869,825)   3,083,989 
                     
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  $143,336   $2,296,018   $2,272,336   $6,127,972 

 

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

 

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CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)

 

   June 30,   June 30, 
   2012   2011 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net income for the period  $4,142,161   $3,043,983 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Bad debt recovery   -    (39,010)
Depreciation   1,054,317    964,972 
Stock-based compensation   812,996    17,820 
Gain on disposal of property and equipment   (32,554)   (2,037,103)
Amortization of deferred financing costs   77,818    77,391 
Amortization of intangible assets   109,033    105,388 
Provision for (recovery of)deferred income taxes   214,624    (71,968)
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives   (221,284)   (1,462,232)
Change in fair value of warrants   (3,186)   (1,114,274)
Accretion expense on convertible debt   474,151    543,804 
(Increase) decrease in assets:          
Accounts receivable   4,004,136    (2,141,202)
Other receivable and prepaid expense   (1,322,379)   2,524,381 
Real estate held for development or sale   (55,565,264)   (29,485,375)
Advances to suppliers   (1,316,365)   (518,634)
Refund on land use rights, net   22,754,848    12,077,576 
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:          
Accounts payable   (4,242,595)   2,927,500 
Advances from customers   (7,991,869)   15,969,833 
Accrued expense   3,315,390    7,445,026 
Other payables   (355,170)   730,536 
Income and other taxes payable   812,823)   (3,115,928)
Net cash(used in) provided by operating activities   (33,278,369)   6,442,484 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Change in restricted cash   21,058,986    (4,590,644)
Purchase of property and equipment   (2,931,657)   (1,640,547)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment   63,248    2,941,767 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   18,190,577    (3,289,424)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Loans from banks   30,111,889    30,399,757 
Loans from external parties   5,707,564    - 
Payments on loans payable   (34,356,320)   (10,065,376)
Loans from or repayment to employees, net   4,138,628    3,062,757 
Repayment of payables for acquisition of businesses   -    (2,279,982)
Purchase of treasury stock   (14,142)   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   5,587,619    21,117,156 
           
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   (9,500,173)   24,270,216 
           
Effects on foreign currency exchange   (120,527)   1,519,415 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period   22,014,953    46,904,161 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period  $12,394,253   $72,693,792 

 

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

 

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CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

 

   Common Stock   Treasury   Paid in   Statutory   Retained   Accumulated Comprehensive     
   Shares   Par Value   stock   capital   reserves   earnings   income   Totals 
BALANCE, December 31, 2011   35,078,639   $35,079   $(420,098)  $48,961,658   $7,857,612   $50,555,460   $22,121,194   $129,110,905 
Stock-based compensation   -    -    -    95,390    -    -    -    95,390 
Common stock issued for directors’compensation   19,440    19    -    27,197    -    -    -    27,216 
Treasury Stock   -    -    (14,142)   -    -    -    -    (14,142)
Net income   -    -    -    -    -    2,235,413    -    2,235,413 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    -    -    (106,413)   (106,413)
BALANCE, March 31, 2012   35,098,079    35,098    (434,240)   49,084,245    7,857,612    52,790,873    22,014,781    131,348,369 
Stock-based compensation   -    -    -    95,390    -    -    -    95,390 
Common stock issued for managements’ compensation   340,000    340    -    594,660    -    -    -    595,000 
Net income   -    -    -    -    -    1,906,748         1,906,748 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    -    -    (1,763,412)   (1,763,412)
BALANCE, June 30, 2012   35,438,079   $35,438   $(434,240)  $49,774,295   $7,857,612   $54,697,621   $20,251,369   $132,182,095 

 

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

 

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CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2012 and 2011 and December 31, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

China Housing & Land Development, Inc., (the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation, originally incorporated on July 6, 2004 under the name Pacific Northwest Productions Inc., (“Pacific”). On May 5, 2006, the Company changed its name to China Housing & Land Development, Inc. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in acquisition, development, management, and sale of commercial and residential real estate properties located primarily in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province,People’s Republic of China (PRC or China).

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, Xi’an Tsining Housing Development Company Inc. (“Tsining”), Xi’an New Land Development Co. (“New Land”), Manstate Assets Management Limited (“Manstate”), Success Hill Investments Limited (“Success Hill”), Puhua (Xi’an) Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (“Puhua”), Xi’an Xinxing Property Management Co., Ltd. (“Xinxing Property”), Suodi Co., Ltd. (“Suodi”), Shaanxi Xinxing Construction Co., Ltd. (“Xinxing Construction”), Xinxing FangZhou Housing Development Co., Ltd. (“Fangzhou”), Way fast Holdings Limited (“Wayfast”), Clever Advance Limited (“Clever Advance”), Gracemind Holdings Limited (“Gracemind”), Treasure Asia Holdings Limited (“Treasure Asia”) and AnKang Jiyuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (“Jiyuan”) (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). Wayfast with its 100% subsidiary - Clever Advance and Gracemind with its 100% subsidiary - Treasure Asia were incorporated as holding companies in March 2009 and they have been inactive since incorporation. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as at June 30, 2012 and the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income, and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 and the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. These adjustments consist of normal recurring items. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are based on accounting principles that are consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Annual Report”); except as disclosed below. They do not include certain footnote disclosures and financial information normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report.

 

Accounting Principles Recently Adopted

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-04 “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)”. The purpose of these amendments is to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The amendments in this update change the wording used to describe the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments include the following: (1) those that clarify the Board’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements (2) those that change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 “Presentation of Comprehensive income”. The FASB amended the existing guidance to require that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In the two-statement approach, the first statement should present total net income and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income, the components of other comprehensive income, and the total of comprehensive income.ASU No. 2011-05 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08 “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other”. The objective of this update is to simplify how entities, both public and non-public, test goodwill for impairment. The amendments in the update permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described. ASU No. 2011-08 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation (continued)

 

Accounting Principles Recently Adopted (continued)

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, “Comprehensive income”. The amendments are being made to allow FASB time to re-deliberate whether to present on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. While FASB is considering the operational concerns about the presentation requirements for reclassification adjustments and the needs of financial statement users for additional information about reclassification adjustments, entities should continue to reporter classifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect before ASU 2011-05.ASU No. 2011-12 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

New Accounting Pronouncement Not Yet Adopted

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, “Balance Sheet”. The amendments in this Update require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This scope would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements.ASU No. 2011-11 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2013. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment". ASU 2012-02 amends the guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, for impairment. Under the revised guidance, entities testing an indefinite-lived intangible asset for impairment have the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the asset. If entities determine, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the likelihood of the indefinite-lived intangible asset being impaired is below a "more likely than not" threshold (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50 percent), the entity would not need to calculate the fair value of the asset. The ASU does not revise the requirement to test indefinite-lived intangible assets annually for impairment and does not amend the requirement to test these assets for impairment between annual tests if there is a change in events or circumstances. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the future impact, if any, of this new accounting update to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Foreign exchange rates used:

   June 30, 
2012
   December 31, 
2011
   June 30, 
2011
 
Period end RMB/U.S. Dollar exchange rate   6.3530    6.2939    6.4635 
Average RMB/U.S. Dollar exchange rate   6.3306    6.4633    6.4990 

 

 

Note 2 – Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock and Non-controlling Interest

 

The Company recorded accretion cost on the mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest using the effective interest method based on an effective interest rate of 45%. The related accretion cost incurred for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 were $2,119,966 and $3,995,881, respectively (June 30, 2011 - $3,649,005 and $6,928,374) and was capitalized in real estate construction in progress.

   Mandatory Redeemable Non-controlling Interests
 in Subsidiaries
 
Mandatory redeemable non-controlling interests in subsidiaries at December 31, 2011  $19,935,482 
Capitalized accretion cost on mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in subsidiaries   3,995,881 
Difference in foreign exchange translation   (273,144)
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in subsidiaries at June 30, 2012  $23,658,219 

 

The Company will make the final repayment of $28,366,646 on December 25, 2012.

 

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Note 3 – Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

Income taxes paid amounted to $1,343,144 and $3,369,377 for six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Interest paid for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $9,670,903 and $7,187,357, respectively.

 

 

Note 4 – Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Deposits

 

Other receivables and prepaid expenses consisted of the following at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
         
Other receivable  $730,822   $920,837 
Allowance for bad debts   (142,933)   (144,275)
Prepaid expenses   540,315    541,625 
Prepaid other tax expenses   1,980,552    165,571 
Other receivables and prepaid expenses  $3,108,756   $1,483,758 

 

 

Note 5 – Real Estate Held for Development or Sale

 

The following summarizes the components of real estate inventories as at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

  

 

June 30,

2012

   December 31,
2011
 
Real estate projects completed and held for sale          
JunJing I project  $3,531,312   $3,381,448 
JunJing II project   172,687    1,321,972 
Tsining 24G project   44,492    44,910 
Gangwan project   37,495    37,847 
Tsining Home IN project   59,764    60,325 
Real estate completed and held for sale   3,845,750    4,846,502 
           
Real estate projects held for development          
Puhua project   117,587,381    115,798,346 
Tangdu project   4,666,919    4,710,742 
JunJing III project   2,173,190    9,299,511 
Park Plaza project   60,685,376    8,471,800 
JiYuan project   13,438,562    13,151,101 
Golden Bay project   10,700,885    5,657,731 
Other projects   3,860,156    1,356,331 
Construction materials   205,355    190,252 
Real estate held for development   213,317,824    158,635,814 
           
Total real estate held for development or sale  $217,163,574   $163,482,316 

 

The Company’s Tangdu project is essentially a land use right plus miscellaneous pre-construction costs. The Company still owns the legal title to this land use right; however, the government is negotiating with the Company regarding a potential transfer back to the government. If the land use right is transferred back to the government, the Company believes the government will refund all the associated costs incurred by the Company to date.

 

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Note 6 – Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Income producing properties and improvements  $29,315,386   $29,641,864 
Buildings and improvements   4,399,205    4,440,514 
Electronic equipment   494,680    498,260 
Vehicles   720,466    727,231 
Computer software   327,250    312,600 
Office furniture   121,017    120,062 
Office building under construction   6,613,008    3,608,643 
Total   41,991,012    39,349,174 
Accumulated depreciation   (7,299,199)   (6,330,184)
Property and equipment, net  $34,691,813   $33,018,990 

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $513,197 and $482,388, respectively. Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $1,054,317 and $964,972, respectively. The depreciation expense was included in selling, general and administrative expenses and cost of other revenue.

 

Note 7 – Intangible Assets

 

The intangible assets consisted of the following at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Development right acquired (a)  $50,832,449   $51,309,767 
Land use rights acquired (b)   8,460,624    8,540,070 
Construction license acquired (c)   1,184,978    1,196,106 
    60,478,051    61,045,943 
Accumulated amortization   (6,941,299)   (6,896,990)
Intangible assets, net  $53,536,752   $54,148,953 

 

(a)The development right for 487 acres of land in Baqiao Park obtained from the acquisition of New Land in fiscal 2007. The intangible asset has a finite life. In accordance with accounting standard, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, the intangible asset is subject to amortization over its estimated useful life. This method is intended to match the pattern of amortization with the income-generating capacity of the asset. The development right was originally set to expire on June 30, 2011. On November 25, 2010, the Company was able to extend the right to June 30, 2016.

 

(b)The land use rights were acquired in the acquisition of Suodi. The land use rights certificate will expire in November of 2048. The Company amortizes the land use rights over 39 years.

 

(c)The construction license was acquired through acquisition of Xinxing Construction. The construction license, which is subject to renewal every 5 years, is not amortized and has an indefinite estimated useful life because management believes the Company will be able to continuously renew the license in the future. The license was subject to renewal on March 10, 2011. The Company successfully renewed the license until December 31, 2015.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company has recorded $54,427 and $109,033 of amortization expense on the land use rights (June 30, 2011 - $53,016 and $105,388).The amortization was included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

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 Note 8 – Accrued Expenses

 

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Accrued expenses  $6,992,139   $8,000,003 
Accrued interest on loans   705,626    380,038 
Total  $7,697,765   $8,380,041 

  

Note 9 – Loans from Employees

 

The Company has borrowed money from certain employees to fund the Company’s construction projects. The loans usually mature after six months. These unsecured loans bear interest at 15% (December 31, 2011 – 20%) per annum and are available to all employees.

 

Included in these loans are loans from the Company’s executives and an immediate family member:

 

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Chairman  $881,473   $889,750 
Chief executive officer   157,406    317,768 
Chief financial officer   708,327    238,326 
Chief operating officer   196,757    158,884 
   $1,943,963   $1,604,728 

  

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Note 10 – Loans Payable

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Xi’an Rural Credit Union Zao Yuan Rd. Branch          
Originally due July 2, 2011, renewed on June 27, 2011 and extended to July 1, 2012, annual interest is at 8.856%, secured by the Company’s Jun Jing Yuan I building No. 12, HanYuan and guaranteed by the Company’s President, President’s spouse, CEO, Tsining’s former general manager and his spouse. This amount was fully repaid in July 2012.  $2,518,495   $2,542,143 
           
Xinhua Trust Investments Ltd.          
Due February 10, 2012, annual interest is at 10%, secured by the 24G project. This loan was fully repaid in February, 2012.   -    23,832,600 
           
Bank of Xi’an          
Annual interest is fixed at 130% of People’s Bank of China prime rate at the time of borrowing (or 8.528%), secured by the Company’s JunJing building No.12. The loan expires on August 29, 2012. This amount was fully repaid on July 5, 2012.   1,101,842    2,224,378 
           
Bank of Beijing, Xi’an Branch          
Due December 10, 2012 and subject to certain repayment requirements based on percentage of sales contract signed over total estimated sales amount of PuHua Phase I, annual interest is at the prime rate of People’s Bank of China (or 6.65%). The Company has restricted cash of $15,786,423 deposited with Bank of Beijing as collateral.   15,740,595    15,888,400 
Due November 30, 2014 and subject to certain repayment requirements based on percentage of sales contract signed over total estimated sales amount of PuHua Phase II, annual interest is at the 130% of People’s Bank of China prime rate (or 8.65%). The loan is secured by Puhua project’s land use rights and construction in progress. The repayment schedule is as follows: November 30, 2012 – $1,574,059 (RMB 10 million); May 30, 2013 - $9,444,357 (RMB 60 million); November 30, 2013 - $9,444,357 (RMB 60 million); May 30, 2014 - $4,722,178 (RMB 30 million); November 30, 2014 - $4,722,178 (RMB 30 million).   29,907,130    11,121,880 
           
Tianjin Cube Equity Investment Fund Partnership          
Originally due on January 27, 2012 and extended to July 27, 2012, annual interest is 9.6%, secured by JunJing II Commercial Units, JunJing I Residential units and part of Company’s Park Plaza project as temporary collaterals, 100% ownership of Xi’an Tsinging Housing Development Co. Ltd.’s  shares, corporate guarantee from Xinxing Construction, Newland, Xinxing Property, Wayfast, the Company, personal guarantee from the President of the Company and current and future accounts receivable from Park Plaza project. The temporary collaterals can be replaced with the land use rights and construction in progress of the Park Plaza project once the Company obtained the land use rights for this project and approval from the lender. The land use rights have been obtained during the quarter. The balance was fully repaid in July and August 2012.   25,184,952    31,776,800 
           
JP Morgan          
Originally due on March 13, 2011 and extended to November 12, 2012, annual interest is at 1.97%, secured by $35,258,933 of restricted cash.   30,016,491    30,016,491 
           
Bank of China, Macau Branch          
Due December 16, 2013, annual interest is based on 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus 3.6%. The 3-month LIBOR rate at June 30, 2012 was 0.466%, secured by $31,481,190 of restricted cash.   31,000,000    31,000,000 
           
Construction Bank of China          
Due on March 6, 2015 and subject to certain repayment requirements based on percentage of sales contract signed over total estimated sales amount of JunJing III. Annual interest is 101% of People’s Bank of China prime rate (or 6.72%). The loan is secured by JunJing III’s construction in progress and land use rights. The repayment schedule is as follows: March 2013 - $1,574,059 (RMB10 million); August 2013 - $2,361,089 (RMB 15 million); March 2014 - $2,361,089 (RMB 15 million); August 2014 - $787,030 (RMB 5 million); March 2015 – 787,030 (RMB 5 million).   7,870,297    - 
           
Third party vendor          
Due August 8, 2012, renewed subsequently and extended to August 8, 2013, non-interest bearing and unsecured.   2,055,140    - 
           
Xi’an Xinxing Days Hotel & Suites Co., Ltd. (“Days Hotel”)          
Unsecured, due September 29, 2012. Annual interest is 20% (Note 18)   1,574,060    - 
Unsecured, due December 31, 2012. Annual interest rate is 15% (Note 18)   2,046,277    - 
Total  $149,015,279   $148,402,690 

 

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Note 10 – Loans Payable (continued)

 

Except the loans from JP Morgan and Bank of China, Macau Branch, which were drawn to repay mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests, all other loans were drawn to finance construction projects.

 

The majority of interest incurred was capitalized and allocated to various real estate construction projects.

 

The bank loans payable balances were secured by certain of the Company’s real estate held for development or sale with a carrying value of $95,491,944 at June 30, 2012 (December 31, 2011 - $55,777,318), certain buildings and income producing properties and improvements with a carrying value of $20,117,731t June 30, 2012 (December 31, 2011 - $20,022,475), certain land use rights with a carrying value of $32,427,963 (December 31, 2011 - $3,371,814). The weighted average interest rate on loans payable as at June 30, 2011 was 6.08% (December 31, 2011 – 6.7%).

 

Loans from Bank of Beijing and Construction Bank of China are also subject to certain repayment terms based on certain percentage of sales contract signed over total estimated sales amount in certain projects under development. Based on these repayment terms, Bank of Beijing can demand repayment of $15,740,595 (RMB100,000,000) and Construction Bank of China can demand repayment of $4,092,555 (RMB 26,000,000) as at June 30, 2012.

 

Note 11 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following table summarizes the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the measurement date, June 30, 2012, and the basis for that measurement, by level within the fair value hierarchy:

 

Fair Value Measurements Using  Assets/Liabilities     
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   At Fair Value 
Warrants liability  $-   $976   $-   $976 
Fair value of embedded derivatives   -    109,345    -    109,345 
Total  $-   $110,321   $-   $110,321 

 

The following table summarizes the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the measurement date, December 31, 2011, and the basis for that measurement, by level within the fair value hierarchy:

 

Fair Value Measurements Using  Assets/Liabilities 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   At Fair Value 
Warrants liability  $-   $4,162   $-   $4,162 
Fair value of embedded derivatives   -    330,629    -    330,629 
Total  $-   $334,791   $-   $334,791 

 

 Note 12 – Convertible Debt

 

On January 28, 2008, the Company issued Senior Secured Convertible Debt due in 2013 (the “Convertible Debt”) and warrants to subscribe for common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $20 million. Both the warrant and embedded conversion option associated with the Convertible Debt meet the definition of a derivative instrument according to the standard “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. Because the warrant and the Convertible Debt are denominated in U.S. dollars but the Company’s functional currency is the Chinese RMB, the exemption from derivative instrument accounting provided by the standard is not available and therefore the warrant and embedded conversion option are recorded as a derivative instrument liabilities and periodically marked-to-market.

 

On June 10, 2010, the Company and the Investors entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”), which granted investors the right to convert the $11 million non-convertible portion of the Convertible Debt. The right expires 5 business days after the effective date that a registration statement is filed by the Company registering the shares to be issued on the conversion. The warrants issued in 2008 were amended as well to permit the investors to exercise the warrants on a cashless basis and receive one common share for every two warrants held if the investor converts at least 55% of face amount of Convertible Debt held.

 

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Note 12 – Convertible Debt (continued)

 

On January 25, 2011, certain investors requested and the Company’s Board approved allowing certain investors to convert $9,763,000 of Convertible Debt into 1,752,783 common shares with related warrants exercised on a two to one cashless basis. The conversion was effective on February 16, 2011. Since the Company’s registration statement became effective during the period, the rights to convert the $11 million non-convertible portion of the Convertible Debt and to exercise the warrants on a cashless basis and receive one common share for every two warrants expired.

 

The fair values of the warrants and embedded conversion option at June 30, 2012 were determined to be $976 and $109,345, respectively (December 31, 2011 - $3,102 and $330,629), using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein Binomial Lattice Model (the “CRR Model”) with the following assumptions:

 

 

 

   June 30, 2012   December 31, 2011 
Expected life   0.58 – 0.67 years    1.08–1.16 years 
Expected volatility   60%   85%
Risk-free interest rate   0.17 - 0.18%    0.13- 0.14% 
Dividend yield   0%   0%

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded a decrease in fair value for the warrants and embedded derivatives of $3,554 and $150,181, respectively (June 30, 2011 – decrease of $47,389 and $409,478). For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded a decrease in fair value of the warrants and embedded derivatives of $2,126 and $221,284, respectively (June 30, 2011 - $289,926 and $1,462,232), in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

The carrying value of the Convertible Debt is accreted to its stated amount on maturity using the effective interest method. The effective interest rate was determined to be 15.42%. The carrying value of Convertible Debt on June 30, 2012 was $9,639,742 (December 31, 2011 - $9,165,591). Related interest and accretion costs for the three months ended June 30, 2012 were $129,384 and $241,665, respectively (June 30, 2011 - $129,384 and $206,813), and for the six months ended June 30, 2012 were $258,768 and $474,151, respectively (June 30, 2011 - $319,721 and $543,804).

  

Note 13 – Shareholders’ Equity

 

Common stock

 

On March 21, 2012, the Company issued 19,440 shares of common stock valued at $27,216 based on the closing price of the shares on the same date to compensate the services provided by the independent directors.

 

On May 17, 2012, the Company issued 340,000 shares of common stock as fiscal 2012 compensation to the senior executives including Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operation Officer. The shares are valued at $595,000 based on the closing price of the shares on the same date and are recorded as stock-based compensation on the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

Warrants

 

Pursuant to accounting guidance, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settle in a Company’s Own Stock”, the warrants issued contain a provision permitting the holder to demand payment based on a valuation in certain circumstances. Therefore, the Company recorded the warrants issued through private placements in 2007 as a liability at their fair value on the date of grant and then revalued them to $Nil at June 30, 2012 (December 31, 2011 - $1,060) using the CRR Model with the following assumptions. These warrants expired on May 9, 2012 without being exercised.

 

The gain from the change in fair value of warrants for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was $Nil (June 30, 2011 – gain of $216,234), and the gain from the change in fair value of warrants for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $1,060 (June 30, 2011 – gain of $824,348).

 

Including the fair value of warrants associated with the Convertible Debt (note 12), the total warrant liability as at June 30, 2012 was $976 (December 31, 2011 - $4,162). The total gain from the change in fair value of warrants for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was $3,554 and $3,186, respectively (June 30, 2011 - $263,623 and $1,114,274).

 

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Note 13 – Shareholders’ Equity (continued)

 

Warrants

 

The following table provides information with respect to warrant transactions:

 

   Number of
Warrants
Outstanding
   Weighted 
Average
Exercise
Price
 
December 31, 2011   2,701,131   $4.59 
Expired on May 9, 2012   2,539,416    4.50 
June 30, 2012   161,715   $6.07 

 

The following summarizes the weighted-average information about the outstanding warrants as at June 30, 2012:

 

Outstanding Warrants 
Exercise
Price
   Number   Average Remaining
Contractual Life
 
$6.07    161,715    0.67 years 

 

Stock Options

 

On June 13, 2011, the Company has granted options to acquire common stock of the Company to employees, officers and directors. The exercise price of the options is determined by the fair value of the common stock at the grant date.

 

Options expire on the earlier of ten years from the issue date, subject to earlier termination resulting from an optionee’s death or departure from the Company or change of control. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, options granted vest as to 30%, 30% and 40% on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of the option grants. The vesting is also subject to certain performance conditions on each vesting date.

 

The following table provides information with respect to stock option transactions:

 

   Number of
Stock Options
Outstanding
   Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
 
           
December 31, 2011   1,227,755   $1.39 
Granted   -    - 
Expired   -    - 
June 30, 2012   1,227,755   $1.39 

 

The following summarizes the weighted-average information about the outstanding stock options as at June 30, 2012:

 

    Outstanding Stock Options 
Exercise
Price
   Number   Average Remaining
Contractual Life
 
             
$1.39    1,227,755    8.96 years 

 

As of June 30, 2012, 368,327 options are vested. However, the options are not exercisable because the performance conditions of the stock options were not met.

 

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Note 13 – Shareholders’ Equity (continued)

 

Stock-based compensation

 

Compensation expense for stock options is recognized over the vesting period. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, compensation expense of $95,390 and $190,780 (June 30, 2011 - $17,820 and $17,820) was recognized in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

In addition, the Company also grants shares to various directors or executives for services provided. The common stock granted was valued based on the closing price of the shares on the grant date. The fair value of the shares was recognized as stock-based compensation in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded $594,660 and $611,857 such stock-based compensation (June 30, 2011 - $Nil and $Nil).

 

Treasury Stock

 

The Company approved the plan to repurchase up to $5 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The repurchase will be made from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market purchases. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased by the Company and the Company may discontinue purchases at any time when the Board of Directors determines additional repurchases are not warranted. The repurchase program is expected to continue until August 11, 2013.

 

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company repurchased 13,680 shares at average price of $1.03 and the total cost of $14,142 was recorded as treasury stock. The Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock during the second quarter of 2012.

 

 

Note 14 – Other Revenue

 

   For the three months ended   For the six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30, 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
Interest income  $42,733   $46,305   $92,375   $85,131 
Rental income   256,541    275,043    619,917    862,320 
Income from property management services   1,096,752    977,093    2,053,571    1,792,275 
External construction contracts   3,511,320    1,327,770    5,129,737    2,763,194 
Gain on disposal of property and equipment   24,353    2,028,951    32,554    2,037,103 
Miscellaneous income   14,272    23,774    85,245    39,792 
 Total  $4,945,971   $4,678,936   $8,013,399   $7,579,815 

 

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Note 15 - Segment Reporting

 

The Company has two reportable segments: Real Estate Development and Sales segment and Real Estate Construction segment. The Real Estate Development and Sales segment includes operating subsidiaries, Tsining, Puhua, NewLand, Suodi, Fangzhou and Jiyuan, while the Real Estate Construction segment represents Xinxing Construction. These two segments offer different products and services. The reportable segments are managed separately because they produce distinct products and provide different services. The Company and its other subsidiaries, Manstate, Success Hill, Way fast, Clever Advance, Grace mind, Treasure Asia and Property Management are aggregated as All Other segment. The All Other segment includes revenue from property management services from Property Management and all head office expenses and all expenses resulting from the change in fair value of warrants embedded derivatives. None of these companies has ever met any of the quantitative thresholds for determining reporting segments.

 

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current market prices. The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each business requires different skills and marketing strategies.

 

Financial information with respect to the reportable segments and reconciliation to the amounts reported in the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements during the first three and six months of fiscal year 2012 and 2011 area follows:

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2012:

   Real Estate Development and Sales   Construction   All other   Adjustments and elimination   Consolidated 
Revenues from external customers  $30,069,549   $3,511,320   $1,096,752   $-   $34,677,621 
Intersegment revenues   -    6,663,998         (6,663,998)(1)   - 
Rental from external customers   225,641    30,900    -    -    256,541 
Other miscellaneous income
(Interest and Gain from Property,
Plant and Equipment)
   79,470    -    1,888    -    81,358 
Total Revenue   30,374,660    10,206,218    1,098,640    (6,663,998)   35,015,520 
Interest expense   46,236    13,040    41,400    -    100,676 
Segment profit before taxes   3,131,386    589,871    (390,284)   (66,966)(1)   3,214,007 
Total assets   490,761,587    30,080,835    186,951,553    (240,853,033)(2)   466,940,942 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2012:

   Real Estate Development and Sales   Construction   All other   Adjustments and elimination   Consolidated 
Revenues from external customers  $50,503,892   $5,129,737   $2,053,571   $-   $57,687,200 
Intersegment revenues   -    8,962,161    -    (8,962,161)(1)   - 
Rental from external customers   452,026    167,891    -    -    619,917 
Other miscellaneous income
(Interest and Gain from Property,
Plant and Equipment)
   208,028    -    2,146    -    210,174 
Total Revenue   51,163,946    14,259,789    2,055,717    (8,962,161)   58,517,291 
Interest expense   221,190    26,304    83,454    -    330,948 
Segment profit before taxes   6,467,236    582,029    (427,230)   76,262 (1)   6,698,297 
Total assets   490,761,587    30,080,835    186,951,553    (240,853,033)(2)   466,940,942 

 

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Note 15 - Segment Reporting (continued)

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2011:

   Real Estate Development and Sales   Construction   All other   Adjustments and elimination   Consolidated 
Revenues from external customers  $15,573,256   $1,327,770   $977,093   $-   $17,878,119 
Intersegment revenues   -    3,698,131         (3,698,131)(1)   - 
Rental from external customers   204,680    70,363    -    -    275,043 
Other miscellaneous income
(Interest and Gain from Property,
Plant and Equipment)
   2,097,942    -    1,088    -    2,099,030 
Total revenue   17,875,878    5,096,264    978,181    (3,698,131)   20,252,192 
Interest expense   303,005    20,590    41,865    -    365,460 
Segment profit before taxes   798,822    37,020    734,862    (44,625)(1)   1,526,079 
Total assets   421,444,730    17,565,933    156,352,089    (178,362,189)(2)   417,000,563 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2011:

   Real Estate Development and Sales   Construction   All other   Adjustments and elimination   Consolidated 
Revenues from external customers  $35,230,073   $2,763,194   $1,792,275   $-   $39,785,542 
Intersegment revenues   -    5,947,730    -    (5,947,730)(1)   - 
Rental from external customers   416,988    445,332    -    -    862,320 
Other miscellaneous income
(Interest and Gain from Property,
Plant and Equipment)
   2,160,024    -    2,002    -    2,162,026 
Total revenue   37,807,085    9,156,256    1,794,277    (5,947,730)   42,809,888 
Interest expense   822,981    55,254    84,373    -    962,608 
Segment profit before taxes   2,131,278    287,072    2,359,205    (33,950)(1)   4,743,605 
Total assets   421,444,730    17,565,933    156,352,089    (178,362,189)(2)   417,000,563 

 

(1)These represent revenues earned from construction services performed by Xinxing Construction for the Real Estate Development and Sales segment and its profits. They are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

(2)The adjustment represents long-term investments in subsidiaries and inter-subsidiary balances eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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Note 16 – Earnings per Share

 

Earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, and 2011 were determined by dividing net income for the periods by the weighted average number of both basic and diluted shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding.

 

   3 months   3 months   6 months   6 months 
   June 30, 2012   June 30, 2011   June 30, 2012   June 30, 2011 
Numerator                    
Net income – basic  $1,906,748   $574,900   $4,142,161   $3,043,983 
Effect of dilutive securities                    
Convertible debt   -    (202,665)   -    (1,066,269)
   Net income – diluted  $1,906,748   $372,235   $4,142,161   $1,977,714 
                     
Denominator                    
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic   34,914,731    35,078,639    34,822,496    34,485,897 
Effect of dilutive securities                    
Convertible debt   -    1,615,709    -    1,615,709 
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted   34,941,731    36,694,348    34,822,496    36,101,606 
Earnings per share                    
Basic earnings per share  $0.05   $0.02   $0.12   $0.09 
Diluted earnings per share  $0.05   $0.01   $0.12   $0.05 

 

All outstanding warrants and convertible debt have an anti-dilutive effect on the earnings per share and are therefore excluded from the determination of the diluted earnings per share calculations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

The 368,327 options that are vested but not exercisable because the performance conditions of the stock options were not met are excluded from the determination of the diluted earnings per share calculations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company leases various premises. These lease agreements expire between 2013 and 2020.

 

The Company also had various commitments related to land use right acquisition with unpaid balances of approximately $18.5 million. The balances are not due until the vendor removes the existing building from the land and changes the zoning status of the land use right certificate. Based on the current condition, the Company estimates that the balances will be paid in one year.

 

In connection to the loans borrowed subsequently from a related party (Note 19), the Company also signed a finance consulting agreement with the related party where the Company would pay the related party consulting fees for the following years for financing services provided.

 

All future payments required under the various agreements are summarized below:

 

   Payment due by period 
Commitments and Contingencies  Total   Less than
1 year
   1-2 years   2-3 years   3-4 years   4-5 years   After
5 years
 
Operating leases  $8,033,308   $1,363,244   $1,218,955   $1,205,838   $1,205,838   $1,205,838   $1,833,595 
Finance consulting   6,990,923    1,766,095    2,455,533    2,455,533    313,762    -    - 
Land use rights   18,526,680    18,526,680    -    -    -    -    - 
Total  $33,550,911   $21,656,019   $3,674,488   $3,661,371   $1,519,600   $1,205,838   $1,833,595 

 

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Note 18– Related Party Transactions

 

One of the Company’s executive officers’ spouse owns 37.83% of common stock of Days Hotel. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company incurred $58,345and $84,943 (June 30, 2011-$56,408 and $87,714) in fees to Days Hotel. As at June 30, 2012, the Company had $142,755 (December 31, 2011 - $106,440) payable to Days Hotel recorded as other payables on the financial statements.

 

The Company did not sell any real estate units to Days Hotel during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. However, the Company sold 14 apartments amounting to $695,439 to Days Hotel during the first quarter of 2011.

 

The Company also has $3,620,337 loan payable to Days Hotel as at June 30, 2012 (December 31, 2011 - $Nil) (Note 10). As at June 30, 2012, the Company had $99,889 (December 31, 2011 - $Nil) interest payable to Days Hotel.

 

 

Note 19 – Subsequent Events

 

Subsequent to the period end, the Company borrowed a $23,610,892 (RMB 150 million) loan from a limited partnership, in which an executive partner is the spouse of one of the Company’s executive officers. The loan bears a fix annual interest rate of 9.6 %. The repayment schedule is as follows: June 1, 2013 – $1,574,059 (RMB 10 million); December 1, 2013 - $1,574,059 (RMB 10 million); June 1, 2014 – $1,574,059 (RMB 10 million); August 7, 2014 - $18,888,713 (RMB 120 million).

 

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

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the statements contained in this Form 10-Q are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of terminology such as estimates, projects, plans, believes, expects, anticipates, intends, or the negative or other variations, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. We urge you to be cautious of the forward-looking statements, that such statements, which are contained in this Form 10-Q reflect our current beliefs with respect to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors affecting our operations, market growth, services, products, and licenses. No assurances can be given regarding the achievement of future results, as actual results may differ materially as a result of the risks we face, and actual events and conditions that may differ from the assumptions underlying the statements that have been made regarding anticipated events. Factors that may cause actual results, our performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include without limitation: our ability to attract and retain management to integrate and maintain technical information and management information systems; our ability to raise capital when needed and on acceptable terms and conditions; the intensity of competition; and general economic conditions.

 

All written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this Form 10-Q that are attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Given the uncertainties that surround such statements, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

We prepare our interim condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, (ii) the disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities at the end of each reporting period and (iii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each reporting period. We continually evaluate these estimates based on our own experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and other conditions, our expectations regarding the future based on available information and reasonable assumptions, which together form our basis for making judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, our actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require a higher degree of judgment than others in their application.

 

When reading our interim condensed consolidated financial statements, you should consider (i) our selection of critical accounting policies, (ii) the judgment and other uncertainties affecting the application of such policies and (iii) the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions. We believe the following accounting policies involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are based on accounting principles that are consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011(“2011Annual Report”). They do not include certain footnote disclosures and financial information normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company's 2011Annual Report.

 

Warrants and derivative liability

 

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had $976 of warrants liability and $109,345 of fair value of embedded derivatives on the balance sheet, representing approximately 0.00% and 0.03% of total liabilities, respectively.

 

We have utilized the Cox-Rubinstein-Ross (“CRR”) Binomial Lattice Model to estimate the fair values of warrants liability and embedded derivatives. The CRR model depends on the following assumptions: the Company’s common stock price underlying the warrants; strike price; conversion price; expected life; expected volatility; risk free interest rate; and dividend rate. We have used the CRR Binomial Lattice Model for the past 3 years and we do not expect any significant changes to the assumptions used except for adjustment to the common share price and the expected volatility.

 

We estimate the fair value of warrants liability and embedded derivatives every quarter and recognize the change of fair value as gain or loss on our current quarter consolidated statement of income. The fair values of warrants liability and embedded derivatives have changed during the past few years according to the valuation models and the fair values are positively related to the market share price movement and the volatility.

 

Prior to June 10, 2010, the date of the amendment to the convertible debt (the “Amendment”), the Company used the CRR Binomial Lattice Model to assess the fair value of warrants and embedded derivatives at each reporting period. After the Amendment, since the investor could exercise the warrants on a cashless basis and receive one common share for every two warrants held, if the investor converts at least 55% of face amount of convertible debt held, in addition to the CRR Binomial Lattice Model, the Company also uses an alternative valuation method (the “Alternative Model”) to assess the fair value of the warrants. The Alternative Model is based on the share price of the Company at the valuation date and the number of common shares that could result from the two for one cashless exercise. The Company records the warrant liability based on the higher valuation resulting from either CRR Binomial Lattice Model or Alternative Model at the valuation date.

 

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Several investors converted a total of $9,763,000 face value of convertible debt and exercised the related warrants using the 2-to-1 cashless exercise feature added as part of the Amendment. Subsequently, the Company was able to charge $8,073,512 to convertible debt carrying and the fair value of the conversion features into shareholders’ equity. The fair value of $1,624,159 of the warrants on the day of exercise was also charged to shareholders’ equity.

 

After the conversion of the convertible debt and exercise of the warrants as described above and 5 days after the effectiveness of the registration statement, the 2-to-1 cashless warrants conversion feature expired for those investors who did not exercise their warrants. Therefore, use of the Alternative Model has been terminated.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, our common stock price experienced fluctuations with the price increasingly from $1.46 on April 2, 2012 to $1.97 on June 29, 2012. The increase in stock price caused an increase in fair value for warrants liability and embedded derivatives. As a result, we recognized a change in fair value of warrants of approximately $3,554 and a change in fair value of embedded derivatives of approximately $150,181, both of which are non-cash gains.

 

The following table summarizes the fair value of warrant liability and embedded derivative as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Fair value of warrants liability  $976   $4,162 
Fair value of embedded derivatives  $109,345   $330,629 

 

The following tables summarize all the warrants and conversion options outstanding and the assumptions used for their valuations as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

Investor Warrants:  6/30/2012   12/31/2011 
Strike price   6.07    6.07 
Market price   1.97    1.00 
Valuation date   6/30/2012    12/31/2011 
Expiry date   2/28/2013    2/28/2013 
Volatility   60.00%   85.00%
Risk free rate   0.18%   0.14%
Option value   0.00603    0.01918 
Number of warrants   161,715    161,715 
Value   976    3,102 

 

 

Investor Warrants: 5-7-2007  6/30/2012   12/31/2011 
Strike price   4.50    4.50 
Market price   1.97    1.00 
Valuation date   6/30/2012    12/31/2011 
Expiry date   5/9/2012    5/9/2012 
Volatility   0.00%   85.00%
Risk free rate   0.00%   0.04%
Option value   0.00000    0.00042 
Number of warrants   -    2,539,416 
Value   -    1,060 

 

 

Conversion Option Valuation:  6/30/2012   12/31/2011 
Strike price   5.57    5.57 
Market price   1.97    1.00 
Valuation date   6/30/2012    12/31/2011 
Expiry date   1/28/2013    1/28/2013 
Volatility   60.00%   85.00%
Risk free rate   0.17%   0.13%
Option value   0.00578    0.01896 
Host Value – principal   8,999,500    8,999,500 
Host Value – interest   -    - 
Shares issuable on conversion   1,615,709    1,615,709 
Option value – principal   109,345    330,629 

 

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Real estate held for development or sale, intangible asset and deposits on land use rights

 

We evaluate the recoverability of our real estate developments taking into account several factors including, but not limited to, our plans for future operations, prevailing market prices for similar properties and projected cash flows.

 

We review real estate projects, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, we measure impairment by comparing the carrying value to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the total of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets.

 

Our significant judgments and estimates related to impairment include our determination if an event has occurred to warrant an impairment test. If a test is required, other significant judgments and estimates will include our expectations of future cash flows and the calculation of the fair value of the impaired assets.

 

When real estate costs are determined to be impaired, they are written down to their estimated net realizable value. The Company evaluates the carrying value for impairment based on the undiscounted future cash flows of the assets. Write-downs of real estate costs deemed impaired are recorded as adjustments to the cost basis. There has been no impairment on real estate inventories and no impairment loss has been recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

The following summarizes the components of real estate inventories as at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

  

June 30,

2012

   December 31,
2011
 
Real estate projects completed and held for sale          
JunJing I project  $3,531,312   $3,381,448 
JunJing II project   172,687    1,321,972 
Tsining 24G project   44,492    44,910 
Gangwan project   37,495    37,847 
Tsining Home IN project   59,764    60,325 
Real estate completed and held for sale   3,845,750    4,846,502 
           
Real estate projects held for development          
Puhua project   117,587,381    115,798,346 
Tangdu project   4,666,919    4,710,742 
JunJing III project   2,173,190    9,299,511 
Park Plaza project   60,685,376    8,471,800 
JiYuan project   13,438,562    13,151,101 
Golden Bay project   10,700,885    5,657,731 
Other projects   3,860,156    1,356,331 
Construction materials   205,355    190,252 
Real estate held for development   213,317,824    158,635,814 
           
Total real estate held for development or sale  $217,163,574   $163,482,316 

  

The Company’s Tangdu project is essentially a land use right plus miscellaneous pre-construction costs. The Company still owns the legal title to this land use right; however, the government is negotiating with the Company regarding a potential transfer back to the government. If the land use right is transferred back to the government, the Company believes the government will refund all the costs incurred by the Company.

  

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Intangible asset

 

The intangible asset consists of the following at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Development right acquired (a)  $50,832,448   $51,309,767 
Land use right acquired (b)   8,460,624    8,540,070 
Construction license acquired (c)   1,184,978    1,196,106 
    60,478,050    61,054,943 
Accumulated amortization   (6,941,298)   (6,896,990)
Intangible assets, net  $53,536,752   $54,148,953 

 

(a)The development right for 487 acres of land in Baqiao Park obtained from the acquisition of New Land in fiscal 2007. The intangible asset has a finite life. In accordance with accounting standard, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, the intangible asset is subject to amortization over its estimated useful life. This method is intended to match the pattern of amortization with the income-generating capacity of the asset. The development right was originally set to expire on June 30, 2011. On November 25, 2010, the Company was able to extend the right to June 30, 2016.

 

(b)The land use rights were acquired in the acquisition of Suodi. The land use rights certificate will expire in November of 2048. The Company amortizes the land use rights over 39 years.

 

(c)The construction license was acquired through acquisition of Xinxing Construction. The construction license, which is subject to renewal every 5 years, is not amortized and has an indefinite estimated useful life because management believes the Company will be able to continuously renew the license in the future. The license was subject to renewal on March 10, 2011. The Company successfully renewed the license until December 31, 2015

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company has recorded $54,426 and $109,033 of amortization expense on the land use right (2011 - $53,016 and $105,388). The amortization was included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

Deposits on land use rights

 

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Deposits on land use rights   41,921,048    65,286,137 

  

The Company conducts regular reviews of the deposits on land use rights. After review and assessment, the Company concluded that there was no significant decrease in the market price and therefore no impairment write-down was required.

 

Material trends and uncertainties that may impact continuing operations

 

Changes in national and regional economic conditions, as well as in areas where we conduct our operations and where prospective purchasers of our homes live, may result in more caution on the part of homebuyers resulting in fewer home purchases. According to E-House (China) Real Estate Research Institute the average residential sale price in Xi’an city was stable in the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012. The average sale price decreased to 7,431 RMB per square meter (approximately US$1,174 per square meter) from 7,903 RMB (approximately US$1,254 per square meter) in the first quarter of 2012, representing a decrease of 6.0 percent quarter-over-quarter. Xi’an city’s real estate transaction volume (in terms of sq. meter signed) increased about 19.6% in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. During the second quarter of 2012, our sales of properties increased approximately 93.1% over same period of 2011, which was mainly due to enhanced sales of Puhua Phase One and Phase Two, as well as sales from JunJing III project.

 

Most purchasers of our homes finance their acquisitions through lenders providing mortgage financing. A substantial increase in mortgage interest rates or unavailability of mortgage financing would adversely affect the ability of prospective homebuyers to obtain the financing they need in order to purchase our homes, as well as the ability of prospective move-up homebuyers to sell their current homes. For example, if mortgage financing became less available, demand for our homes could decline. A reduction in demand could also have an adverse effect on the pricing of our homes because we (and our competitors) may reduce prices in an effort to compete for home buyers. A reduction in pricing could result in a decline in revenues and margins. Additional government policies were implemented by the local government in February 2011 to curb speculation in the real estate market. These new policies included capping year-over-year housing unit ASP increases to 15%, restricting third-time home purchases for local residents and second-time home purchases for non-local residents. These new policies could result in buying hesitation among potential new customers, and could impact our revenues.

 

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The real estate development industry is capital intensive, requiring significant up-front expenditures to acquire land and begin development. Accordingly, we incur substantial indebtedness to finance our homebuilding and land development activities. Although we believe that internally generated funds and current borrowing capacity will be sufficient to fund our capital and other expenditures (including land acquisition, development and construction activities), the amounts available from such sources may not be adequate to meet our needs. If such sources are not sufficient, we would seek additional capital in the form of debt or equity financing from a variety of potential sources, including bank financing and/or securities offerings. The availability of borrowed funds, to be utilized for land acquisition, development and construction, may be greatly reduced, and the lending community may require larger amounts of equity to be invested by borrowers in a project in connection with new loans. Failure to obtain sufficient capital to fund planned capital and other expenditures could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

In addition, regulatory requirements could force us to incur significant liabilities and operating expenses and could restrict our business activities. We are subject to statutes and rules regulating, among other things, certain developmental matters, building and site design, and matters concerning the protection of health and the environment. Our operating expenses may be increased by governmental regulations such as building permit allocation ordinances and impact and other fees and taxes, which may be imposed to defray the cost of providing certain governmental services and improvements. Any delay or refusal from government agencies to grant the necessary licenses, permits and approvals could have an adverse effect on our operations.

 

As of June 30, 2012, we had $12,394,253 of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $22,014,953 as of December 31, 2011, a decrease of $9,620,700.

 

The Company believes that the combination of present capital resources, internally generated funds, and unused financing sources are more than adequate to meet cash requirements for the year 2012. We intend to meet our liquidity requirements, including capital expenditures related to the purchase of land for the development of future projects, through cash provided by operations and additional funds raised by future financings. Upon acquiring land for future development, we intend to raise funds to develop our projects by obtaining mortgage financing mainly from local banking institutions with which we have done business in the past. We believe that our relationships with these banks are in good standing and that our real estate will secure the loans needed. We believe that adequate cash will be available to fund our operations.

 

BUSINESS

 

Our Company

 

We are a leading residential developer with a focus on fast growing Tier II and Tier III cities in western China. We are dedicated to providing quality and affordable housing to middle class families. The majority of our customers are first time home buyers and first time up-graders, who, we believe, will benefit from China’s rapid gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth and the middle classes’ corresponding increase in purchasing power.

 

We commenced our operations in Xi’an in 1999 and have been considered one of the industry leaders and one of the largest private residential developers in the region. We have experienced significant growth in the past 13 years and have developed over 1.5 million square meters of residential projects. Through the utilization of modern design and technology, as well as a strict cost control system, we are able to offer our customers high quality, cost-effective products. Most of our projects are designed by world-class architecture firms from the United States, Canada and Europe that have introduced advanced “eco” and “green” technologies into our projects.

 

As we are focusing primarily on the demand from first time home buyers and first time up-graders in western China, the majority of our apartments have sizes in the range of 70 square meters to 120 square meters; with such sizes considered to be a stable market section of the residential real estate market in western China. Our typical residential project is approximately 100,000 square meters in size and consists of multiple high-rise, middle-rise and low-rise buildings as well as a community center, commercial units, educational facilities such as kindergartens and other auxiliary facilities. In addition, we provide property management services to our developments and have exclusive membership systems for our customers. We typically generate a large portion of our sales through referrals from our existing customers.

 

We acquire our land reserves and development sites through primary land development with the local government, open-market auctions, acquisitions of old factories from the government and acquisitions of distressed assets from commercial banks. We do not depend on a single land acquisition method and this facilitates our acquisition of the land at a reasonable cost and also in our receiving higher returns on our investments from our developments. We intend to continue our expansion into other strategically selected cities in western China by leveraging our brand name and scalable business model.

 

Our Strategies

 

We are primarily focused on the development, construction, management and sale of residential real estate properties to capitalize on the rising demand for real estate from China’s emerging middle class. We seek to become the market leader in western China and plan to implement the following specific strategies to achieve our goal:

 

Consolidate through Acquisition and Partnership. Currently, the residential real estate market in western China is fragmented with many small players. We believe that this market fragmentation will provide us with opportunities for acquisitions or partnerships. We believe acquisitions will provide us better leverage in negotiations and better economies of scale.

 

Expand into Other Tier II and Tier III Cities. We believe our proven business model and expertise can be replicated in other Tier II and Tier III cities, especially in western China. We stepped into Ankang city in July 2011 for a residential project. Furthermore, we have identified certain cities that possess attractive replication dynamics.

 

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Continue to Focus on the Middle Market. Since the middle class has growing purchasing power and, as a result of prevailing Chinese culture and values, a strong desire to own homes, we believe the demand for residential real estate from the emerging middle class will offer attractive opportunities for the growth of our Company. Thus, we plan to leverage our brand name, experience and design capabilities to meet these demand from the middle class.

 

Our Competitive Strengths

 

We believe we have the following competitive strengths which will enable us to compete effectively and to capitalize on the growth opportunities in our market:

 

Leading position in our market and industry

 

We are one of the largest private residential real estate developers in western China. We believe that we have strong design and sales capabilities as well as a well-regarded brand name in the region. Due to strong local project experience and long term relationships with the central and local governments, we have been able to acquire significant land assets at reasonable costs, thereby providing a strong pipeline of potential future business and revenue over the next three to five years.

 

Attractive market opportunity

 

The real estate market in western China has grown slower than that of eastern China. We believe the real estate market in the region is well positioned to grow at faster rates for the next few years due to social, and economic factors. Our business model has proven to be efficient and we plan to expand into other Tier II and Tier III cities in western China. Our growth strategy is focused on western China, and we believe we will significantly benefit from the Chinese government’s “Go West” policy, which encourages economic development and population movement to western China.

 

Unique and proven business model

 

Due to strong local project experience and long term working relationships with the central and local governments, we generally have been able to acquire land assets at costs more reasonable than those obtained by our competitors. We are primarily focused on capitalizing on rising demand for properties from China’s emerging middle class, which has significant purchasing power and a strong demand for residential housing. In order to leverage our brand to appeal to the middle class, we use various advertising media to market our property developments and to reach our target demographic, including newspapers, magazines, television, radio, e-marketing and outdoor billboards. We believe that our brand is widely recognized in our market and is known for high quality products at cost-effective prices.

 

Experienced management team

 

We have an experienced management team with a proven track record of developing and expanding our operations. Our four primary managers have a total of more than 66 years of experience in developing residential properties. As a result, we have developed extensive core competencies, supplemented by in-house training and development programs. We believe that our management’s core competencies, extensive industry experience and long-term vision and strategy will enable us to effectively realize growth opportunities.

 

Greater access to financing through multiple channels

 

We enjoy multiple long term relationships with a number of high quality Chinese banks and these relationships ensure timely access to capital. Our loan facilities are mainly used for development projects and day to day running of our business. Besides traditional banks, we also work with other financial institutions, such as trust companies and real estate funds to diversify our funding channels and risks.

 

Our Property Projects

 

We provide three fundamental types of real estate developments:

 

  High-rise apartment buildings, typically 19 to 33 stories, usually constructed of steel-reinforced concrete, that are completed within approximately 24 months of securing all required permits.
  Mid-rise apartment buildings, typically 7 to 18 stories, usually constructed of steel-reinforced concrete, that are completed within approximately 12 to 18 months of securing all required permits.
  Low-rise apartment buildings and villas, typically 2 to 6 stories, often constructed of steel-reinforced concrete, that are completed within approximately 12 months of securing all required permits.

 Our projects can be classified into one of four stages of development:

 

  Projects in planning, which include projects for which we have purchased the development and or land use rights for parcels of land as part of our project development pipeline. The completion of projects on these sites is subject to adequate financing, approval of permits, receipt of licenses and certain market conditions;
  Projects in process, which include developments where we have typically secured the development and land use rights, and where the site planning, architecture, engineering and infrastructure work is in progress;
  Projects under construction, where the building construction has started but has not yet been completed; and
  Completed projects with units available for sale, where the construction has been finished and most of the units in the buildings have been sold or leased.

 

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Projects Under Construction

Project

Name

 

Type of

Projects

 

Actual or

Estimated

Construction

Period

 

Actual or

Estimated Pre-sale

Commencement

Date

   

Total Site

Area

(m2)

   

Total

Gross

Floor Area

(m2)

   

Sold GFA

by June 30, 2012

(m2)

 
Puhua Phase One   Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q4/2009

- Q4/2012

    Q4/2009       47,600       137,046       123,016  
                                         
Puhua Phase Two   Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q2/2010

- Q4/2013

    Q2/2010       47,300       261,104       99,998  
                                         
JunJing III   Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q4/ 2010

- Q4/2012

    Q4/2011       8,094       52,245       49,968  

 

 

Project

name

 

Total

Number of

Units

   

Number of

Units sold by

June 30,

2012

   

Estimated

Revenue

($million)

   

Contracted

Revenue by

June 30, 2012

($million)

   

Recognized

Revenue by

June 30, 2012

($million)

 
Puhua Phase One     858       803       124.1       98.2       97.4  
                                         
Puhua Phase Two     1,587       670       246.7       83.1       55.6  
                                         
JunJing III     517       505       52.2       48.4       39.4  

 

 

Puhua: The Puhua project, the Company’s 79 acre project located in the Baqiao New Development Zone, has a total land area of 192,582 square meters and an expected GFA of approximately 640,000 square meters.

 

The construction of the Puhua project began in June 2009. The whole project, which consists of four phases, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2014, with estimated revenue of $700 million. The Company began accepting pre-sale contracts for units in the Puhua Phase One project on October 24th, 2009. As of June 30, 2012, the contract revenue for the Puhua project was $181.3 million.

 

JunJingIII: JunJing III is located near our JunJing II project and the city expressway. It has an expected total GFA of about 52,245 square meters. The project will consist of three high rise buildings, each 28 to 30 stories high. The project is targeting middle to high income customers who require a high quality living environment and convenient transportation to the city center. We started construction during the fourth quarter of 2010 and pre-sales began during the fourth quarter of 2011. The total estimated revenue from this project is about $52.0 million. As of June 30, 2012, we have recognized $39.4 million in revenue out of  $48.4 million in contract sales.

 

Projects under planning and in process

 

Project

Name

Type of Projects  

Estimated

Construction

Period

   

Estimated

Pre-sale

Commencement

   

Total Site

Area

(m2)

   

Total GFA

(m2)

   

Total

Number of

Units

 

Baqiao New

Development

Zone

Land

Development

   2009- 2020     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Puhua Phase Three Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q2/2012
- Q2/2014

    Q4/2012       N/A       177,193       N/A  
Puhua Phase Four Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q2/2013
- Q4/2014

    Q3/2013       N/A       216,611       N/A  
Park Plaza Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q1/2012
- Q4/2014

    Q4/2012       44,250       141,822       2,000  
Golden Bay Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q1/2013

- Q4/2014

    Q2/2013       146,099       252,540       N/A  
Textile City Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q3/2013

-Q3/2018

    Q3/2013       433,014       630,000       N/A  
Ankang Project Multi-Family residential & Commercial  

Q2/2012

-Q3/2015

    Q4/2012       74,820       243,152       2,200  

 

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Baqiao New Development Zone: On March 9, 2007, we entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with the shareholders of Xi’an New Land Development Co., Ltd. (“New Land”), under which the Company acquired 32,000,000 shares of New Land, constituting 100% equity ownership of New Land. This acquisition gave the Company the exclusive right to develop and sell 487 acres of land in a newly designated satellite city of Xi’an (the “Baqiao Project”).

 

Xi’an has designated the Baqiao District as a major resettlement zone where the city expects 900,000 middle to upper income inhabitants to settle. The Xi’an local government intends to create a thriving commercial and residential zone similar to Pudong, Shanghai, which has provided many new economic opportunities and significant amounts of housing for Shanghai’s growing population.

 

The Xi’an municipal government plans investments of RMB 50 billion (over $7.6 billion) in infrastructure in the Baqiao New Development Zone. The construction of a large-scale public wetland park is well underway. It will embellish the natural environment adjacent to China Housing’s Baqiao Project.

 

Through our New Land subsidiary, we sold 18.4 acres to another developer in 2007 and generated about $24.41 million in revenue.

 

In 2008, we established a joint venture with Prax Capital Real Estate Holdings Limited (“Prax Capital”) to develop 79 acres within the Baqiao Project, which will be the first phase of the Baqiao Project’s development. Prax Capital invested $29.3 million in the joint venture. The joint venture is further described in the Puhua section below.

 

In December 2010, we signed a preliminary contract with the government with the intention to acquire a 107 acre tract of land for development of a new real estate housing project. The new project, with an estimated total GFA of 630,000 square meters, is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2013.

 

After selling 18.4 acres, placing 79 acres in the Puhua project and approximately 42 acres in the Golden Bay Project and setting aside 107 acres for the textile city project, approximately 241 acres remain available for the Company to develop in the Baqiao Project. 

 

Puhua Phase Three: Puhua Phase Three is located within the Baqiao project, with a total GFA of 177,193 square meters. The project will consist residential buildings and commercial space. We expect to start presale of Puhua Phase Three in the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

Puhua Phase Four: Puhua Phase Four is located within the Baqiao project, with a total GFA of 216,611 square meters. The project will consist residential buildings and commercial space. We expect to start presale of Puhua Phase Three in the third quarter of 2013.

 

Park Plaza: In July 2009, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire 44,250 square meters of land in the center of Xi’an for the Park Plaza project. In March 2011, the Company officially acquired the land use right for Park Plaza. The Company intends to develop a large mid-upper income residential and commercial development project on this site, with a gross floor area of 141,822 square meters. The four-year construction of Park Plaza began in the first quarter 2012. We anticipated accepting pre-sale purchase agreements in the fourth quarter of 2012, and revenues from pre-sale agreements will begin to be recognized when all revenue recognition criteria have been met. The total revenue from Park Plaza is estimated to be $154 million. 

 

Golden Bay: The Golden Bay project is located within the Baqiao project, with a total GFA of 252,540 square meters. The Golden Bay project will consist of residential buildings as well as a commercial area. Construction is anticipated to begin in the first quarter of 2013, and we expect to begin accepting pre-sale purchase agreements in the second quarter of 2013. 

 

Textile City: The Textile City project is located within the Baqiao New Development Zone. The project consists of residential buildings and a commercial area. Construction is expected to start in the third quarter of 2013, and the entire project will take five years.

 

Ankang Project: The Ankang project is located in Ankang city, which is approximately 200 kilometers south of Xi’an in China’s Shanxi Province, The project consists of residential buildings and a commercial area. Construction is started in the second quarter of 2012, and presales are expected to start in the fourth quarter. Total GFA is expected to reach 243,152 square meters. Total projected revenue is estimated to be $171.9 million.

 

Completed projects with units available for sale

  

Project name  

Type of

Projects

 

Completion

Date

   

Total Site

Area

(m2)

   

Total GFA

(m2)

   

Total

Number of

Units

   

Number of

Units sold by

June 30, 2012

 
JunJing II Phase Two   Multi-Family residential & Commercial     Q2/2011       29,800       121,888       1,015       1,015  
JunJing II Phase One  

Multi-Family

residential &

Commercial

    Q4/2009       39,524       142,214       1,215       1,211  
JunJing I  

Multi-Family

residential &

Commercial

    Q3/2006       55,588       167,931       1,671       1,667  

 

JunJing II Phase Two: The construction of JunJing II Phase Two commenced in the second quarter of 2009 and pre-sales started within the same quarter. As of June 30, 2011, the contract revenue for Phase Two was$ 98.5 million and we have recognized all the contract revenue as the percentage of completion reached 100%.

 

JunJing II Phase One: We started the construction of JunJing II phase one in the third quarter of 2007 and started the pre-sale campaign in the second quarter of 2007. The project was completed in December 2009 and generated total revenue of $92.7 million.

 

TsiningJunJing Garden I: 369 North Jinhua Road, Xi’an. JunJing Garden I, designed by the world-famous WSP architectural design house, was the first German style residential & commercial community in Xi’an. Its target customers were local middle income families. The project has 15 residential apartment buildings consisting of 1,671 one to five bedroom apartments. The Garden features secure parking, cable TV, hot water, heating systems and access to natural gas. Total GFA available was 167,931 square meters. JunJing Garden I was also a commercial venture that houses small businesses serving the needs of JunJing Garden I residents and the surrounding residential communities. The project was completed in September 2006.

 

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CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 Compared With Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

 

Revenues

 

Our revenues are mainly derived from the sale of residential and commercial units and buildings, infrastructure work we perform for the local government and land development projects in the Baqiao area. In the second quarter of 2011, most of our revenues came from the Puhua Phase One and Puhua Phase Two projects.

 

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the percentage of completion method of accounting for revenue recognition for all building construction projects in progress, including the JunJing II and PuHua Projects. Before that time, the full accrual method was used for all of our residential, commercial and infrastructure projects. Infrastructure projects continue to be accounted for using the full accrual method of accounting.

 

   Three months   Three months 
   ended   ended 
Revenues by project:  June 30, 2012   June 30, 2011 
US dollars          
Project Under Construction          
JunJing III   4,313,484      
Puhua Phase One   12,043,477    7,703,630 
Puhua Phase Two   14,541,350    4,975,580 
           
Projects Completed          
JunJing II Phase One   -    193,138 
JunJing II Phase Two  $-   $1,988,513 
JunJing I   (828,763)   672,697 
Gang Wan   -    39,698 
Revenues from the sale of properties  $30,069,549   $15,573,256 

 

The following table summarizes details of our most significant projects:

   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
Revenues by project:  June 30, 2012   June 30, 2011 
US$          
Project Under Construction          
Puhua Phase One contract sales  $6,029,952   $4,952,039 
Revenue   12,043,477    7,703,630 
Total gross floor area (GFA) available for sale   137,046    139,400 
GFA sold during the period   4,980    4,291 
Remaining GFA available for sale   14,030    22,928 
Percentage of completion   97.6%   65.1%
Percentage GFA sold during the period   3.6%   3.1%
Percentage GFA sold to date   90%   84%
Average sales price per GFA  $1,211   $1,154 
           
Puhua Phase Two contract sales   15,973,143    5,686,955 
Revenue  $14,541,350   $4,975,580 
Total gross floor area (GFA) available for sale   261,104    263,191 
GFA sold during the period   19,343    6,717 
Remaining GFA available for sale   161,106    256,474 
Percentage of completion   67.2%   40.0 
Percentage GFA sold during the period   7.4%   2.6 
Percentage GFA sold to date   38.3%   23.3 
Average sales price per GFA  $825   $847 
           
JunJing III contract sales   2,285,239      
Revenue   4,313,484      
Total gross floor area (GFA) available for sale   52,245      
GFA sold during the period   1,857      
Remaining GFA available for sale   2,277      
Percentage of completion   82.8%     
Percentage GFA sold during the period   3.6%     
Percentage GFA sold to date   95.6%     
Average sales price per GFA   1,231      

 

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Revenues from projects under construction

 

Puhua Phase One

 

Puhua Phase One consists of 7 garden houses, 2 mid-rise and 4 high-rise buildings with total expected revenues of approximately $124.1 million. During the second quarter of 2012, we were able to secure $6.0 million in contract sales. We also recognized approximately $12.0 million revenues based on the percentage of completion method.

 

Puhua Phase Two

 

Puhua Phase Two has expected revenues of approximately $246.7  million. During the second quarter of 2012, we were able to secure $16.0 million in contract sales. We also recognized approximately $14.5 million revenues based on the percentage of completion method during the second quarter of 2012.

 

JunJing III

 

JunJing III is located near our JunJing II project and the city expressway. It has an expected total GFA of about 52,245 square meters. The project will consist of three high rise buildings, each 28 to 30 stories high. The project is targeting middle to high income customers who require a high quality living environment and convenient transportation to the city center. We started construction during the fourth quarter of 2010 and pre-sales began during the fourth quarter of 2011. The total estimated revenue from this project is about $52 million. We also recognized approximately $4.3 million revenues based on the percentage of completion method during the second quarter of 2012.

 

Please note that the method of percentage of completion was utilized to recognize revenue from January 1, 2008. Only revenues for Puhua Phase One and Phase Two, JunJing II and JunJing III are recognized using this method.

  

Revenues from projects completed

 

The revenue from completed projects totaled $(828,763) for the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $2,894,046 during the same period of 2011. Revenue from completed projects was negative since customer exchanged its purchase of JunJing I units with JunJing III and Puhua units.

 

Other revenue

 

Other income includes property management fees, rental income, revenues from the disposal of fixed assets as well as government’s allowance for the equivalent cost of interest on the Company’s investments required to support infrastructure construction, continued river management and suburban planning for the entire Baqiao high-technology industrial park. We recognized $4,945,971 in other income for the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared with $4,678,936 in the same period of 2011. The increase can be explained by the following table, which summarizes the breakdown of the other income and the changes during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

   For the three months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2012   2011 
Interest income  $42,733   $46,305 
Rental income   256,541    275,043 
Income from property management services   1,096,752    977,093 
Miscellaneous construction contracts   3,511,320    1,327,770 
Gain on disposal of property and equipment   24,353    2,028,951 
Miscellaneous income   14,272    23,774 
 Total  $4,945,971   $4,678,936 

 

The increase in miscellaneous construction contracts was due to additional construction contract from Ankang project during the second quarter of 2012. The decrease in gain on disposal of property and equipment was due to the sale of part of a shopping mall from JunJing I that was classified as the Company’s property and equipment during the second quarter of 2011.

 

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Cost of real estate sales

 

The cost of properties and land in the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased 75.8 percent to $23,115,905 compared with $13,150,640 in the same period of 2011. The increase was primarily a result of the increased sales in our current selling projects, including JunJing III and Puhua Phase One and Phase Two during the second quarter of 2012.

 

Gross profit and profit margin

 

Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was $8,107,527, representing a 58.5 percent increase from $5,113,697 in the same period of 2011. The gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was 23.2 percent compared with 25.3 percent in the same period of 2011.The increased gross profit resulted from increased sales from the JunJing III and Puhua Phase One and Phase Two projects. The decrease in gross profit margin was due to exchange of commercial units in the JunJing I project with units in JunJing III and Puhua projects. Since the commercial units had higher gross margins, the exchange decreased our gross margin during the second quarter of 2012. The change of Junjing III estimated revenue and cost of sales also decreased the overall gross margin.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased 19.1 percent to $3,956,069 from $3,321,725 in the same period of 2011. SG&A accounted for 11.3% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 16.4% for the same period in 2011. Such increase was primarily due to higher selling expense associated with increased sales revenue during the second quarter of 2012, and increased employee salary, which contributed to the higher administrative expenses.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

On June 13, 2011, the Company has granted options to acquire common stock of the Company to employees, officers and directors. The exercise price of the options is determined by the fair value of the common stock at the grant date.

 

Options expire on the earlier of ten years from the issue date, subject to earlier termination resulting from an optionee’s death or departure from the Company or change of control. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, options granted vest as to 30%, 30% and 40% on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of the option grants. The vesting is also subject to certain performance conditions on each vesting date.

 

The following table provides information with respect to stock option transactions:

 

   Number of
Stock Options
Outstanding
   Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
 
         
December 31, 2011   1,227,755   $1.39 
Granted   -    - 
Expired   -    - 
June 30, 2012   1,227,755   $1.39 

 

The following summarizes the weighted-average information about the outstanding stock options as at June 30, 2012:

 

    Outstanding Stock Options 
Exercise
Price
   Number   Average Remaining
Contractual Life
 
             
$1.39    1,227,755    8.96 years 

 

Compensation expense for stock options is recognized over the vesting period. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, compensation expense of $95,390 (June 30, 2011 - $17,820) was recognized in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

In addition, the Company also grants shares to various directors or executives for services provided. The common stock granted was valued based on the closing price of the shares on the grant date. The fair value of the shares was recognized as stock-based compensation in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded $594,660 on such stock-based compensation. No such shares were granted during the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Other expenses

 

Other expenses mainly consist of late delivery settlements and maintenance costs. Other expenses in the three months ended June 30, 2012was $58,455 compared with $348,901 in the same period of 2011.

 

Operating profit and operating profit margin

 

Operating profit is defined as gross profit minus operating expenses but before change in fair value of derivatives and income taxes. Operating profit in the three months ended June 30, 2012 was $3,060,272 compared with $852,978 in the same period of 2011, primarily due to the increased revenues in the second quarter of 2012. The operating profit margin increased to 8.7 percent for the second quarter of 2012 compared with 4.2 percent for the same period of 2011. The increase in operating profit margin resulted from increased revenues, while we had higher level SG&A expenses and interest expenses in the three months ended on June 30, 2012 compared with the same period of 2011.

 

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Financing expense

 

Financing expense in the three months ended June 30, 2012 decreased 72.5 percent to $100,676 from $365,460 in the same period of 2011. The decrease is primarily due to reducion in bank processing fees.

 

Change in fair value of embedded derivative

 

The embedded derivative is related to the Company’s $20 million convertible debt offering completed in January 2008. The change in the fair value of embedded derivatives was a periodic adjustment to the estimated cost to the Company thatwas provided by the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein Binomial Lattice valuation model (the “CRR model”)

 

The CRR model depends on the following assumptions: the Company’s common stock price underlying the warrants; strike price; conversion price; expected life; expected volatility; risk free interest rate; and dividend rate.

 

The company recorded a gain of $150,181 in the change in fair value of embedded derivatives in the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared with a gain of $409,478 in the same period of 2011. The change in fair value of embedded derivatives during the second quarter of 2012 was mainly due to shortened expected life of embedded derivatives.

 

Change in fair value of warrants

 

In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Company issued warrants in conjunction with the issuance of common shares or convertible debt. The warrants permit the investors to buy additional common shares at the prices specified in the warrant agreements.

 

An investor typically only exercises a warrant to buy common shares when the stock price is higher than the warrant exercise price. The investor pays the exercise price and the Company covers the difference between the warrant exercise price and the share price at the time of conversion.

 

In addition, the Company was required to estimate the fair value of its remaining warrants outstanding and adjust the value as appropriate, and it chose to use the CRR model to estimate their fair value.

 

The change in fair value of warrants was a gain of $3,554 in the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to a gain of $263,623 during the same period of 2011, which consisted of the periodic adjustment to the estimated cost to the company to provide the common shares, assuming that all of the warrants will be exercised sometime in the future. The basis for estimating the cost to provide the common shares was provided by the valuation model. The CRR model depends on the following assumptions: the Company’s common stock price underlying the warrants; strike price; expected life; expected volatility; risk free interest rate; and dividend rate. The change in fair value of warrants during the second quarter of 2012 was mainly due to shortened expected life of warrants.

 

Provision for income taxes

 

The $1,372,027 provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased from $985,101 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 due to the increase in income from business operations.

 

Net income

 

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2012 increased 231.7 percent to $1,906,748 compared to $574,900 in the same period of 2011. The increase in net income was mainly due to increased total revenue.

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share

 

Basic earnings per share was $0.05 in the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $0.02 in the same period of 2011. Diluted earnings per share was $0.05 in the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $0.01 in the same period of 2011. The number of shares outstanding did not change significantly from year to year. Earnings available for distribution increased to $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2012 from $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2011.

 

Common shares used to calculate basic and diluted EPS

 

The weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share was 34,914,731 shares in the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 35,078,639 shares in the same period of 2011. The weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate the diluted earnings per share was 31,914,731 shares in the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 36,694,348 shares in the same period of 2011.

 

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Foreign exchange

 

The company operates in China and the functional currency is Chinese Renminbi (RMB) but the reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, based on the exchange rate of the two currencies. The fluctuation of exchange rates during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and the same period of 2011, when translating the operating results and financial positions at different exchange rates created the accrued gain (loss) on foreign exchange. The loss on foreign exchange in the three months ended June 30, 2012 was $1,763,412, compared with a gain of $1,721,118 in the same period of 2011.

  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 Compared With Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

 

Revenues

 

Our revenues are mainly derived from the sale of residential and commercial units and buildings, infrastructure work we perform for the local government and land development projects in the Baqiao area.

 

In the six months ended June 30, 2012, most of our revenues came from JunJing III, PuhuaPhase One and Puhua Phase Two projects.

 

   6 months   6 months 
   ended   ended 
Revenues by project:  June 30, 2012   June30, 2011 
US dollars          
Project Under Construction          
JunJing III  $14,942,587   $- 
PuhuaPhase One   16,821,628    12,923,359 
PuhuaPhase Two   16,312,147    13,404,060 
         
Projects Completed        
JunJing II Phase Two   -    6,163,029 
JunJing II Phase One   3,256,293    1,273,773 
JunJing I   (828,763)   672,697 
24G   -    695,439 
Gang Wan   -    97,716 
Revenues from the sale of properties  $50,503,892   $35,230,073 

 

Revenues from the sale of properties

 

The following table summarizes details of our most significant projects:

   6 Months Ended   6 Months Ended 
Revenues by project:  June 30, 2012   June 30, 2011 
US$          
Project Under Construction          
Puhua Phase One contract sales  $7,275,297   $10,102,606 
Revenue   16,821,628    12,923,359 
Total gross floor area (GFA) available for sale   137,046    139,400 
GFA sold during the period   6,374    7,956 
Remaining GFA available for sale   14,030    22,928 
Percentage of completion   97.6%   65.1%
Percentage GFA sold during the period   4.7%   5.7%
Percentage GFA sold to date   90%   84%
Average sales price per GFA  $1,141   $1,270 
           
Puhua Phase Two contract sales   18,321,356    24,454,216 
Revenue  $16,312,146   $13,404,060 
Total gross floor area (GFA) available for sale   260,810    263,191 
GFA sold during the period   22,021    28,701 
Remaining GFA available for sale   161,106    256,474 
Percentage of completion   67.2%   40.0%
Percentage GFA sold during the period   8.4%   10.9%
Percentage GFA sold to date   38.3%   23.3%
Average sales price per GFA  $832   $852 
           
JunJing III contract sales   15,528,095      
Revenue   14,942,587      
Total gross floor area (GFA) available for sale   52,245      
GFA sold during the period   16,055      
Remaining GFA available for sale   2,277      
Percentage of completion   82.8%     
Percentage GFA sold during the period   30.7%     
Percentage GFA sold to date   95.6%     
Average sales price per GFA   967      

 

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Revenues from projects under construction

 

Puhua Phase One and Phase Two

 

Puhua Phase One consists of 7 garden houses, 2 mid-rises and 4 high-rises buildings with total expected revenues of approximately $126.8 million. Puhua Phase Two consists of 11 mid-rises and high-rises. The pre-sale of Phase One began in the fourth quarter of 2010 and we were able to secure $7.3 million in contract sales for the 6 months ended June 30, 2012. We recognized approximately $16.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. For Phase Two we were able to secure $18.3 million in contract sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012. We also recognized approximately $16.3 million in revenues based on the percentage of completion method during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

JunJing III

 

JunJing III is located near our JunJing II project and the city expressway. It has an expected total GFA of about 52,245 square meters. The project will consist of three high rise buildings, each 28 to 30 stories high. The project is targeting middle to high income customers who require a high quality living environment and convenient transportation to the city center. We started construction during the fourth quarter of 2010 and pre-sales began during the fourth quarter of 2011. The total estimated revenue from this project is about $51 million. We have recognized $14.9 million out of $15.5 million in contract sales during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

  

Revenues from projects completed

 

The revenue from completed projects totaled $2,427,530 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $7,436,702 during the same period of 2011. Due to its completion, JunJing II Phase Two was reclassified to completed projects during the second quarter of fiscal 2011.

 

Other revenue

 

Other income includes property management fees, rental income, revenues from the disposal of fixed assets as well as government’s allowance for the equivalent cost of interest on the Company’s investments required to support infrastructure construction, continued river management and suburban planning for the entire Baqiao high-technology industrial park. We recognized $8,013,399 in other income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared with $7,579,815 in the same period of 2011. The 5.7 percent increase can be explained by the following table which summarizes the breakdown of the other income and their changes during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

   For the six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2012   2011 
Interest income  $92,375   $85,131 
Rental income   619,917    862,320 
Income from property management services   2,053,571    1,792,275 
External construction contracts   5,129,737    2,763,194 
Gain on disposal of property and equipment   32,554    2,037,103 
Miscellaneous income   85,245    39,792 
 Total  $8,013,399   $7,579,815 

 

The increase in external construction contracts was due to additional construction contract from Ankang project during the six months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in gain on disposal of property and equipment was due to the sale of part of a shopping mall from JunJing I project that was classified as property and equipment during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Cost of real estate sales

 

The cost of properties and land in the six months ended June 30, 2012increased 34.4 percent to $37,348,769 compared with $27,789,214 in the same period of 2011. The increase was primarily a result of increased sales volume during the period, as we had more projects on sale during the six months ended June 30, 2012, including JunJing III, Puhua Phase One and Phase Two, and the increase in percentage of completion in these projects.

 

Gross profit and profit margin

 

Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $15,136,564, representing an increase of 39.7 percent from $10,836,250 in the same period of 2011. The gross profit margin for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was 25.9 percent compared with 25.3 percent in the same period of 2011. The increase in gross profit margin was mainly due to increased average selling price from JunJing III project.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased 3.3 percent to $6,979,754 from $6,754,441 in the same period of 2011. SG&A accounted for 11.9 percent of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 15.8 percent for the same period in 2011. Such increase was primarily due to higher selling expense associated with higher sales revenues during the second quarter of 2012 and increased employee salary, which contributed to the increased administrative expenses.

 

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Stock-based compensation

 

On June 13, 2011, the Company has granted options to acquire common stock of the Company to employees, officers and directors. The exercise price of the options is determined by the fair value of the common stock on the grant date.

 

Options expire on the earlier of ten years from the issue date, subject to earlier termination resulting from an optionee’s death or departure from the Company or change of control. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, options granted vest to 30%, 30% and 40% on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of the option grants, respectively. The vesting is also subject to certain performance conditions on each vesting date.

 

The following table provides information with respect to stock option transactions:

 

   Number of
Stock Options
Outstanding
   Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
 
         
December 31, 2011   1,227,755   $1.39 
Granted   -    - 
Expired   -    - 
June 30, 2012   1,227,755   $1.39 

 

The following summarizes the weighted-average information about the outstanding stock options as at June 30, 2012:

 

    Outstanding Stock Options 
Exercise
Price
   Number   Average Remaining
Contractual Life
 
             
$1.39    1,227,755    8.96 years 

 

Compensation expense for stock options is recognized over the vesting period. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, compensation expense of $190,780 (June 30, 2011 - $17,820) was recognized in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

In addition, the Company also grants shares to various directors or executives for services provided. The common stock granted was valued based on the closing price of the shares on the grant date. The fair value of the shares was recognized as stock-based compensation in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of income. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded $611,857 on such stock-based compensation. No such shares were granted during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

Other expenses

 

Other expenses consist mainly of late delivery settlements and maintenance costs. Other expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2012 decreased to $64,888 compared with $390,478 in the same period of 2011.

 

Operating profit and operating profit margin

 

Operating profit is defined as gross profit minus operating expenses but before change in fair value of derivatives and income taxes. Operating profit in the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $6,473,827 compared with $2,167,099 operating profit in the same period of 2011, primarily due to the increased revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2012. The operating profit margin was 11.1 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared with 5.1 percent for the same period of 2011, primarily due to increased sales revenue.

 

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Financing expense

 

Financing expense in the six months ended June 30, 2012 decreased 65.6 percent to $330,948 from $962,608 in the same period of 2011. This decrease was primarily due to reduction in bank processing fees.

 

Change in fair value of embedded derivative

 

The embedded derivative is related to the Company’s $20 million convertible debt offering completed in January 2008. The change in the fair value of embedded derivatives was a periodic adjustment to the estimated cost to the Company, which was provided by the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein Binomial Lattice valuation model (the “CRR model”).

 

The CRR model depends on the following assumptions: the Company’s common stock price underlying the warrants; strike price; conversion price; expected life; expected volatility; risk free interest rate; and dividend rate.

 

The company recorded a gain of $221,284 in the change in fair value of embedded derivatives in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared with a gain of $1,462,232 in the same period of 2011. The change in the fair value of embedded derivatives during the six months ended June 30, 2012 was mainly due to shortened expected life of embedded derivatives.

 

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Change in fair value of warrants

 

In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Company issued warrants in conjunction with the issuance of common shares or convertible debt. The warrants permit the investors to buy additional common shares at the prices specified in the warrant agreements.

 

An investor typically only exercises a warrant to buy common shares when the stock price is higher than the warrant exercise price. The investor pays the exercise price and the Company covers the difference between the warrant exercise price and the share price at the time of conversion.

 

In addition, the Company was required to estimate the fair value of its remaining warrants outstanding and adjust the value as appropriate, and it chose to use the CRR to estimate their fair value.

 

The change in fair value of warrants was a gain of $3,186 in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to a gain of $1,114,274 during the same period of 2011, which consisted of the periodic adjustment to the estimated cost to the company to provide the common shares, assuming that all of the warrants will be exercised sometime in the future. The basis for estimating the cost to provide the common shares was provided by the valuation model. The CRR model depends on the following assumptions: the Company’s common stock price underlying the warrants; strike price; expected life; expected volatility; risk free interest rate; and dividend rate. The change in fair value of warrants during the six months ended June 30, 2012  was mainly due to shortened expected life of warrants.

 

Provision of income taxes

 

The income tax increased to $2,341,512 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 from $1,771,590 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is due to the increase of income from business operations.

 

Net income

 

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased 35.8 percent to $4,142,161 compared to $3,043,983 in the same period of 2011. The increase in net income was mainly due to increased total revenue, and decreased SG&A as a percentage of total revenue, as well as increase in net margin.

 

The periodic revaluation of derivatives and warrants also contributed approximately $0.2 million during the period mainly due to the change of our common stock price and shortened expected life of the warrants.

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share

 

Basic earnings per share was $0.12 in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $0.09 in the same period of 2011. Diluted earnings per share was $0.12 in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $0.05 in the same period of 2011. The number of shares outstanding did not change significantly from year to year. Earnings available for distribution increased from $3.0 million for the 6 months ended June 30, 2011 to $4.1 million in the same period 2012.

 

Common shares used to calculate basic and diluted EPS

 

The weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share was 34,822,496 shares in the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 34,485,897 shares in the same period of 2011. The weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate the diluted earnings per share was 34,822,496 shares in the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 36,101,606 shares in the same period of 2011.

 

Foreign exchange

 

The company operates in China and the functional currency is Chinese Renminbi (RMB) but the reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, based on the exchange rate of the two currencies. The fluctuation of exchange rates during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and the same period of 2011, when translating the operating results and financial positions at different exchange rates, created the accrued gain (loss) on foreign exchange. The loss on foreign exchange in the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $1,869,825, compared with a gain of $3,083,989 in the same period of 2011.

 

Cash flow discussion

 

There was a net cash outflow of $9,500,173 during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared with a $24,270,216 cash inflow during the same period of 2011.

 

Operating activity cash outflow was $33,278,369 in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared with operating cash inflow of $6,442,484 in the same period of 2011 due to the increase of real estate held for development or sale.

 

There was a cash inflow of $18,190,577 for investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared with investing cash outflow of $3,289,424 for the same period of 2011, due to the change in restricted cash.

 

There was a cash inflow of $5,587,619 for financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared with $21,117,156 of financing cash inflow in the same period of 2011 due to the increase in repayment of bank loans as compared to prior year. 

 

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Debt leverage

 

Total debt consists of loans from employees, loans payable, convertible debt and mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests.

 

Total debt outstanding as of June 30, 2012 was $201.2 million compared with $192.4 million on December 31, 2011. Net debt outstanding (total debt less cash) as of June 30, 2012 was $105.0 million compared with $64.7 million on December 31, 2011. The company’s net debt as a percentage of total capital (net debt plus shareholders’ equity) was 44.3 percent on June 30, 2012 and 33.4 percent on December 31, 2011 which mainly resulted from additional bank borrowings and employee loans.

 

Liquidity and capital resources

 

Our principal liquidity demands are based on the development of new properties, property acquisitions, and general corporate purposes. As of June 30, 2012, we had $12,394,253 of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $22,014,953 as of December 31, 2011, a decrease of $9,620,700. Along with progress in projects, we can use the internally generated cash flow to fund daily operations.

 

The Company leases various premises. These lease agreements expire between 2013 and 2020.

 

Additionally, the Company had various commitments related to land use right acquisition with unpaid balances of approximately $19.8 million. The balances are not due until the vendor removes the existing building from the land and changes the zoning status of the land use right certificate. Based on the current condition, the Company estimates that the balances will be paid in one year.

 

All future payments required under the various agreements are summarized below:

 

   Payment due by period 
Commitments and Contingencies  Total   Less than
1 year
   1-2 years   2-3 years   3-4 years   4-5 years   After
5 years
 
Operating leases  $8,033,308   $1,363,244   $1,218,955   $1,205,838   $1,205,838   $1,205,838   $1,833,595 
Finance consulting   6,990,923    1,766,095    2,455,533    2,455,533    313,762    -    - 
Land use rights   18,526,680    18,526,680    -    -    -    -    - 
Total  $33,550,911   $21,656,019   $3,674,488   $3,661,371   $1,519,600   $1,205,838   $1,833,595 

 

Financial obligations

 

As of June 30, 2012, we had total bank loans of $149,015,279 with a weighted average interest rate of 6.08%, compared with bank loans of $ 148,402,690 as of December 31, 2011, with a weighted average interest rate of 6.7%.

 

Our mortgage debt (total bank loans) is secured by the assets of the Company.

 

Loans payable

 

Bank loans represent amounts due to various banks. These loans generally can be renewed with the banks when they expire. Bank loans as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following:

   June 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Xi’an Rural Credit Union Zao Yuan Rd. Branch          
Originally due July 2, 2011, renewed on June 27, 2011 and extended to July 1, 2012, annual interest is at 8.856%, secured by the Company’s Jun Jing Yuan I building No. 12, HanYuan and guaranteed by the Company’s President, President’s spouse, CEO, Tsining’s former general manager and his spouse. This amount was fully repaid in July 2012.  $2,518,495   $2,542,143 
           
Xinhua Trust Investments Ltd.          
Due February 10, 2012, annual interest is at 10%, secured by the 24G project. This loan was fully repaid in February, 2012. This amount was fully repaid on July 5, 2012.   -    23,832,600 
           
Bank of Xi’an          
Annual interest is fixed at 130% of People’s Bank of China prime rate at the time of borrowing (or 8.528%), secured by the Company’s JunJing building No.12. The loan expires on August 29, 2012.   1,101,842    2,224,376 
           
Bank of Beijing, Xi’an Branch          
Due December 10, 2012 and subject to certain repayment requirements based on percentage of sales contract signed over total estimated sales amount of PuHua Phase I, annual interest is at the prime rate of People’s Bank of China (or 6.65%). The Company has restricted cash of $15,786,423 deposited with Bank of Beijing as collateral.   15,740,595    15,888,400 
Due November 30, 2014 and subject to certain repayment requirements based on percentage of sales contract signed over total estimated sales amount of PuHua Phase II, annual interest is at the 130% of People’s Bank of China prime rate (or 8.65%). The loan is secured by Puhua project’s land use rights and construction in progress. The repayment schedule is as follows: November 30, 2012 – $1,574,059 (RMB 10 million); May 30, 2013 - $9,444,357 (RMB 60 million); November 30, 2013 - $9,444,357 (RMB 60 million); May 30, 2014 - $4,722,178 (RMB 30 million); November 30, 2014 - $4,722,178 (RMB 30 million).   29,907,130    11,121,880 
           
Tianjin Cube Equity Investment Fund Partnership          
Originally due on January 27, 2012 and extended to July 27, 2012, annual interest is 9.6%, secured by JunJing II Commercial Units, JunJing I Residential units and part of Company’s Park Plaza project as temporary collaterals, 100% ownership of Xi’an Tsinging Housing Development Co. Ltd.’s  shares, corporate guarantee from Xinxing Construction, Newland, Xinxing Property, Wayfast, the Company, personal guarantee from the President of the Company and current and future accounts receivable from Park Plaza project. The temporary collaterals can be replaced with the land use rights and construction in progress of the Park Plaza project once the Company obtained the land use rights for this project and approval from the lender. The land use rights have been obtained during the quarter. The balance was fully repaid in July and August 2012.   25,184,952    31,776,800 
           
JP Morgan          
Originally due on March 13, 2011 and extended to November 12, 2012, annual interest is at 1.97%, secured by $35,258,933 of restricted cash.   30,016,491    30,016,491 
           
Bank of China, Macau Branch          
Due December 16, 2013, annual interest is based on 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus 3.6%. The 3-month LIBOR rate at June 30, 2012 was 0.466%, secured by $31,481,190 of restricted cash.   31,000,000    31,000,000 
           
Construction Bank of China          
Due on March 6, 2015 and subject to certain repayment requirements based on percentage of sales contract signed over total estimated sales amount of JunJing III. Annual interest is 101% of People’s Bank of China prime rate (or 6.72%). The loan is secured by JunJing III’s construction in progress and land use rights. The repayment schedule is as follows: March 2013 - $1,574,059 (RMB10 million); August 2013 - $2,361,089 (RMB 15 million); March 2014 - $2,361,089 (RMB 15 million); August 2014 - $787,030 (RMB 5 million); March 2015 – 787,030 (RMB 5 million).   7,870,297    - 
           
Third party vendor          
Due August 8, 2012, renewed subsequently and extended to August 8, 2013, non-interest bearing and unsecured.   2,055,140    - 
           
Xi’an Xinxing Days Hotel & Suites Co., Ltd. (“Days Hotel”)          
Unsecured, due September 29, 2012. Annual interest is 20%   1,574,060    - 
Unsecured, due December 31, 2012. Annual interest rate is 15%   2,046,277    - 
Total  $149,015,279   $148,402,690 

 

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Except the loans from JP Morgan and Bank of China, Macau Branch, which were drawn to repay mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in subsidiaries, all other loans were drawn to finance construction projects.

 

The majority of interest incurred was capitalized and allocated to various real estate construction projects.

 

The bank loans payable balances were secured by certain of the Company’s real estate held for development or sale with a carrying value of $95,491,944 at June 30, 2012 (December 31, 2011 - $55,777,318), certain buildings and income producing properties and improvements with a carrying value of $20,117,731 at June 30, 2012 (December 31, 2011 - $20,022,475), certain land use rights with a carrying value of $32,427,963 (December 31, 2011 - $3,371,814). The weighted average interest rate on loans payable as at June 30, 2011 was 6.08% (December 31, 2011 – 6.7%).

 

Loans from Bank of Beijing and Construction Bank of China are also subject to certain repayment terms based on certain percentage of sales contract signed over total estimated sales amount in certain projects under development. Based on these repayment terms, Bank of Beijing can demand repayment of $15,740,595 (RMB100,000,000) and Construction Bank of China can demand repayment of $4,092,555 (RMB 26,000,000) as at June 30, 2012. The banks have not demanded repayments based on these clauses.

 

The bank loans payable were also secured by certain real estate units sold to customers. The Company obtained consent from these customers that the Company does not have to remove the mortgage on such apartments or to register the transfer of the ownership of such apartments by the Company to the customers for the time being.

 

Liquidity expectation

 

The Company believes that the combination of present capital resources, internally generated funds, and unused financing sources are more than adequate to meet cash requirements for the year 2012.

 

We intend to meet our liquidity requirements, including capital expenditures related to the purchase of land for the development of our future projects, and repayment of bank loans, through cash flow provided by operations and additional funds raised by future financings. Upon acquiring land for future developments, we intend to raise funds to develop our projects by obtaining mortgage financing mainly from local banking institutions with which we have done business in the past. We believe that our relationships with these banks are in good standing and that our real estate will secure the loans needed. We believe that adequate cash flow will be available to fund our operations.

 

Subsequent to the period end, the Company borrowed a $23,610,892 (RMB 150 million) loan from a limited partnership, in which an executive partner is the spouse of one of the Company’s executive officers. The loan bears a fix annual interest rate of 9.6 %. The repayment schedule is as follows: June 1, 2013 – $1,574,059 (RMB 10 million); December 1, 2013 - $1,574,059 (RMB 10 million); June 1, 2014 – $1,574,059 (RMB 10 million); August 7, 2014 - $18,888,713 (RMB 120 million). 

 

The majority of the company's revenues and expenses were denominated primarily in Renminbi (RMB), the currency of the People's Republic of China. There is no assurance that exchange rates between the RMB and the U.S. dollar will remain stable. The company does not engage in currency hedging. Inflation has not had a material impact on the company's business.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The Company is subject to the following market risks, including but not limited to:

 

General Real Estate Risk

 

There is a risk that the Company’s property values could go down due to general economic conditions, a weak market for real estate generally, or changing supply and demand. The Company’s property held for sale value, approximately $217.2 million at the end of June 30, 2012, may change due to market fluctuations. Currently, it is valued at our cost which is significantly below the market value.

 

Risk Relating to Property Sales

 

The Company may not be able to sell a property at a particular time for its full value, particularly in a poor market.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

 

The Company conducts all of its business in the People’s Republic of China. All revenue and profit are denominated in RMB. When the RMB depreciates, it may adversely affect the Company’s financial performance.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)     Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)). Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are effective.

 

(b)     Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors.

 

We have no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mining Safely Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit      
Number   Description of Exhibit  
       
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended  
     
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d 14(a), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended  
     
32.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer)  
     
32.2 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer)  

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

  China Housing & Land Development, Inc.  
       
August14, 2012 By: /s/ Xiaohong Feng  
    Xiaohong Feng  
    Chief Executive Officer  
    (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
       
August14, 2012 By: /s/ Cangsang Huang  
    Cangsang Huang  
    Chief Financial Officer  
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  

 

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