UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

 

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

 

For the transition period from ______________ to _____________

 

Commission file number:  001-34386

 

CHINA EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

North Carolina		56-2012361
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)

 

58 Heng Shan Road, Kun Lun Shopping Mall
Harbin, People’s Republic of China		150090
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

	86-451-8233-5794
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed 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	x

 

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

 

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.     Yes ¨    No ¨

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:

 

As of November 13, 2012, there were 10,582,530 shares of $0.001 par value common stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

FORM 10-Q

CHINA EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC.

INDEX

 

		Page
PART I.	Financial Information	1
	Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited).	1
	Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and results of Operation.	18
	Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.	29
	Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.	29
PART II.	Other Information	31
	Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.	31
	Item 1A. Risk Factors.	31
	Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	31
	Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.	31
	Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.	31
	Item 5.  Other Information.	31
	Item 6.  Exhibits.	32
	Signatures	34

 

 

PART I –FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

China Education Alliance, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
		September 30,				December 31,
		2012				2011
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	65,961,746			$	73,597,159
Accounts receivable			111,568				-
Other receivables			801,644				652,526
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			845,057				1,305,496
Total current assets			67,720,015				75,555,181
Non-current Assets
Note receivable			7,912,644				7,869,678
Property and equipment, net			12,470,275				14,203,136
Intangibles and capitalized software, net			9,616,277				12,420,620
Deferred tax assets			-				316,737
Total non-current assets			29,999,196				34,810,171
Total Assets		$	97,719,211			$	110,365,352
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	380,243			$	1,430,499
Deferred revenue			1,462,446				2,277,620
Income tax and other taxes payable			123,393				532,254
Due to a stockholder			232,106				131,650
Total current liabilities			2,198,188				4,372,023
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities			-				-
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 10,582,530 and 10,582,530 issued as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively; 137,512 and 137,512 shares held in treasury, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)			10,583				10,583
Additional paid-in capital			40,940,620				40,936,106
Statutory reserve			3,792,161				3,792,161
Retained earnings			39,582,461				50,249,040
Accumulated other comprehensive income			10,072,969				9,267,585
Less: Treasury stock			(977,072	)			(977,072	)
Stockholders' equity - CEAI and Subsidiaries			93,421,722				103,278,403
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries			2,099,301				2,714,926
Total stockholders' equity			95,521,023				105,993,329
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		$	97,719,211			$	110,365,352

 

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

 

 

China Education Alliance, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
						(Restated)
Revenue
Online education revenue		$	608,080			$	5,411,113			$	3,919,487			$	14,664,458
Training center revenue			1,458,946				4,147,880				6,028,033				11,618,155
Total revenue			2,067,026				9,558,993				9,947,520				26,282,613
Cost of Revenue
Online education costs			2,052,518				1,596,687				5,487,283				4,917,617
Training center costs			828,969				1,170,677				2,407,085				2,985,553
Total cost of revenue			2,881,487				2,767,364				7,894,368				7,903,170
Gross Profit/(Loss)
Online education gross profit/(loss)			(1,444,438	)			3,814,426				(1,567,796	)			9,746,841
Training center gross profit			629,977				2,977,203				3,620,948				8,632,602
Total gross profit/(loss)			(814,461	)			6,791,629				2,053,152				18,379,443
Operating Expenses
Selling expenses			2,610,144				2,199,186				4,888,530				7,743,090
Administrative expenses			2,833,040				1,358,716				5,225,653				5,046,511
Depreciation and amortization			735,966				475,871				2,395,556				1,198,840
Total operating expenses			6,179,150				4,033,773				12,509,739				13,988,441
Income/(Loss) from operations			(6,993,611	)			2,757,856				(10,456,587	)			4,391,002
Other Income (Expense)
Other Income/(Expense), net			500				(92,088	)			(4,189	)			(162,108	)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment			(83,309	)			(5,909	)			(99,127	)			(647,352	)
Impairment loss on intangible assets			-				-				(1,446,003	)			-
Interest income			453,472				470,406				1,416,117				1,377,098
Total other income/(Expense), net			370,663				372,409				(133,202	)			567,638
Net Income/(Loss) Before Provision for Income Tax			(6,622,948	)			3,130,265				(10,589,789	)			4,958,640
Income taxes:
Current			-				(54,576	)			(32	)			175,429
Deferred			-				(77,883	)			(318,997	)			14,042
Net Income/(Loss)			(6,622,948	)			2,997,806				(10,908,818	)			5,148,111
Net Income/(Loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests			(50,263	)			(269,061	)			(242,239	)			(96,529	)
Net Income/(Loss) - attributable to CEAI and Subsidiaries		$	(6,572,685	)		$	3,266,867			$	(10,666,579	)		$	5,244,640
Net Income/(Loss) per common stock-basic and diluted		$	(0.62	)		$	0.31			$	(1.01	)		$	0.50
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding-basic and diluted			10,582,530				10,582,503				10,582,530				10,568,979
The Components of Other Comprehensive Income
Net Income/(Loss)		$	(6,572,685	)		$	3,266,867			$	(10,666,579	)		$	5,244,640
Foreign currency translation adjustment			71,828				1,316,145				805,384				2,875,318
Comprehensive income/(loss)		$	(6,500,857	)		$	4,583,012			$	(9,861,195	)		$	8,119,958

 

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

 

 

China Education Alliance, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012				2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)		$	(10,908,818	)		$	5,148,111
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in)
provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization - operating expenses			2,395,556				1,198,840
Depreciation and amortization - cost of revenue			2,131,445				-
Loss on disposal of fixed assets			99,127				641,444
Bad debt written off on other receivables			18,953				-
Impairment loss on intangible assets			1,446,003				-
Stock based compensation			4,514				1,161,211
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable			(111,754	)			(155,739	)
Prepaid expenses and other receivables			303,523				948,608
Deferred tax assets			318,996				(347,801	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			(1,058,601	)			198,362
Income tax and other taxes payable			(408,861	)			(519,030	)
Deferred revenue			(828,987	)			(281,873	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities			(6,598,904	)			7,992,133
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment			(1,421,353	)			-
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment			20,466				1,765,322
Cash used for acquisitions			-				(7,860,157	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(1,400,887	)			(6,094,835	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Advance to a stockholder			99,903				-
Dividend paid to noncontrolling shareholders			(158,514	)			-
Net cash used in financing activities			(58,611	)			-
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			422,989				735,434
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(7,635,413	)			2,632,732
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			73,597,159				71,105,415
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	65,961,746			$	73,738,147
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income tax paid		$	92,832			$	613,842

 

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

 

 

 China Education Alliance, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

	1.	Description of Business

Nature of organization - China Education Alliance, Inc. (the “Company”), formerly known as ABC Realty Co., was originally organized under the laws of the State of North Carolina on December 2, 1996. ABC Realty Co.’s primary purpose was to act as a broker or agent in residential real estate transactions. On September 15, 2004, ABC Realty Co. was reorganized pursuant to the Plan of Exchange to acquire Harbin Zhong He Li Da Education Technology, Inc. (“ZHLD”), a corporation formed on August 9, 2004 in the City of Harbin in the Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”), with an authorized capital of $60,386 (Renminbi (“RMB”) 500,000).

 

On September 15, 2004, ABC Realty Co. entered into a Plan of Exchange with ZHLD and Duane C. Bennett, the former Chairman of ABC Realty Co., pursuant to which the shareholders of ZHLD exchanged all of their registered capital of $60,386 for 18,333,334 shares of common stock of the Company, or approximately 95% of the Company’s common stock. On November 17, 2004, ABC Realty Co. changed its name to China Education Alliance, Inc. On December 13, 2004, China Education Alliance, Inc. consummated the Plan of Exchange with ZHLD and ZHLD’s shareholders. As a result of the Plan of Exchange, the transaction was treated for accounting purposes as a recapitalization of ZHLD.

 

ZHLD is a technology company engaged in the online education industry in the PRC. Its mission is to promote online exam preparation services in the PRC, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of elementary education, secondary education, vocational education, skill education, continuing education, and professional training programs, and to integrate with the international education system.

 

ZHLD’s subsidiary, Heilongjiang Zhonghe Education Training Center (“ZHTC”) was registered in the PRC on July 8, 2005 with a registered capital of $60,386 and is accounted for as a wholly owned subsidiary of ZHLD. ZHLD owns 99% of ZHTC with 1% held in trust by Mr. Xiqun Yu, the Company’s CEO, for the benefit of China Education Alliance, Inc.

 

ZHLD also owns 70% of Beijing Hua Yu Hui Zhong Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“BHYHZ”). BHYHZ was formed on September 30, 2006 in the PRC. At the time of its organization, we transferred a 30% interest in this subsidiary to the National Vocational Education Association of China, a non-profit, quasi-government entity, for no consideration to enable us to work with the Association’s network to expand our business.

 

On April 18, 2008, ZHLD entered into an agreement and supplementary agreement with Harbin Daily Newspaper Group (“Newspaper Group”) to invest in a joint venture company, Harbin New Discovery Media Co., Ltd. (“New Discovery”). ZHLD contributed RMB3,000,000 (approximately $430,000) and Newspaper Group contributed RMB3,120,000 (approximately $445,000) towards the registered capital of New Discovery. In return for their respective contributions, ZHLD own 49.02% equity interest and Newspaper Group own 50.98% equity interest in New Discovery. The parties are prohibited, for the duration of the joint venture from retiring or transferring their equity interests. In 2011, as the Company did not foresee that the investment cost is recoverable from this joint venture in the near future, the Company recognized an impairment loss on investments of $205,382 for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

On January 4, 2009, the Company’s subsidiary, ZHLD entered into an agreement with Mr. Guang Li to jointly incorporate and invest in a joint venture company, Zhong He Li Da (Beijing) Management Consultant Co., Ltd. (“ZHLDBJ”). ZHLD contributed RMB425,000 (approximately $62,107), and Mr. Guang Li contributed RMB 75,000 (approximately $10,960) towards the registered capital of ZHLDBJ, amounting to a total registered capital of RMB500,000 (approximately $73,067). In return for their respective contributions, ZHLD owns a 85% equity interest, and Mr. Guang Li owns a 15% equity interest in ZHLDBJ. ZHLD has authorized Mr. Xiqun Yu, the Company CEO, under a trust agreement, to hold 20% of its equity interest of ZHLDBJ on its behalf. ZHLDBJ will be involved in the vocational training business which includes IT engineering and accounting training, in particular, in running the “Million Managers Training Program”, with the goal of improving participants’ management skills and designing a complete solution for the management, customers and suppliers. In 2011, we successfully developed another project called the “Zhong He Win-Win Program”, which is designed to satisfy the needs of Chinese entrepreneurs to improve their leadership, management and marketing skills, as well as bottom-line performance. Our comprehensive business training initiatives integrate research-based, proprietary content with processes that are specifically connected to the critical business issues that most private Chinese companies are facing.

 

 

In February 2010, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary ZHLD, incorporated a new company in the PRC, Beijing New Shifan Education & Technology Co., Ltd. (“New Shifan”) with a registered capital of RMB1.95 million (approximately $291,132). ZHLD owned a 65% equity interest in New Shifan and the other equity holders together owned a 35% equity interest in New Shifan. New Shifan was created to continue the operations of Beijing Shifan Culture Communication Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Shifan"). The Company paid the original owner of Beijing Shifan RMB7 million (approximately $1,056,970) to acquire their expertise, in (i) science and math education at the secondary education level, (ii) the rights to continue publishing the magazine “Senior High School Students Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry” and (iii) the rights to a nationwide contest for middle school and high school students. In September 2011, New Shifan changed its name to Beijing Hua Yu Ping Xue Education Technology Co., Ltd (“HYPX”). In October 2011, ZHLD took over the 35% equity interest from the other equity holders of HYPX without any consideration, and authorized Mr. Xiqun Yu, under a trust agreement, to hold the 35% equity interest on behalf of ZHLD. In November 2011, HYPX increased its share capital to RMB2 million (approximately $298,567). In January 2012, due to the changed government rules, the Company authorized Mr. Yu to hold the 100% equity interest on behalf of ZHLD. HYPX is focusing on expanding our training centers in Beijing, and developing extensive marketing strategy to establish new markets in other main cities.

 

On March 4, 2011, the Company entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Nanchang Institute of Technology (“NIT”), a vocational training institution based in Nanchang, PRC. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will assist in managing the daily operations of NIT for ten years for an annual management fee of RMB 10 million (approximately $1,461,347). The management fee is payable on a quarterly basis and in the event of late payment, a late fee is imposed. Additionally, a liquidated damage of RMB 50 million (approximately $7,925,312) will be paid by any party that defaults on the agreement.

 

In connection with the Management Agreement, the Company entered in to a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to loan NIT RMB 50 million (approximately $7,925,312) to build training facilities and NIT will repay the RMB 50 million (approximately $7,925,312) in ten years from the date NIT receives the principal. The loan has an annual interest rate of 20% and the interest will be waived by the Company if NIT makes all payments under the Management Agreement in a timely manner. Currently, we receive 20% annual interest income due each quarter; therefore, the management fee is waived. The loan is secured by the assets of certain guarantors.

 

On February 25, 2011 the Company entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with the shareholder of Harbin Tianlang Culture and Education School (“Tianlang”), a tutoring school with 5,000 current students, based in Harbin, PRC. Pursuant to the Share Transfer Agreement, the Company purchased 60% of the equity interests of Tianlang for RMB 35 million (approximately $5.3 million). The shareholder and the Company also provided RMB 2 million (approximately $0.3 million) and RMB 3 million (approximately $0.5 million) as working capital for Tianlang, respectively. Tianlang had established a new board of directors with five directors, of which three directors were appointed by the Company and two directors were appointed by the shareholder.The acquisition of Tianlang was completed in April 2011. We are currently co-managing Tianlang with the previous majority owner. The Company and the previous majority owner will each share 60% and 40%, respectively, of the equity and profit interests of Tianlang.

 

On May 31, 2011, the Company entered into Share Transfer Agreements (the “Agreements”) with the shareholders (the “Shareholders”) of Changchun City Chaoyang District Nuoya Foreign Languages School (“Changchun Nuoya”) and Harbin City Nangang District Nuoya Foreign Languages School (“Harbin Nuoya”), two foreign language schools that had a total of 1,000 then enrolled students, based in the PRC.

 

Pursuant to the Agreements, the Company purchased 100% of the two schools for RMB 8 million each (approximately $1.23 million), and all consideration had been paid accordingly. The Shareholders’ obligations under the Agreements are guaranteed by a guarantor who will be jointly and severally liable in the event of a breach by the Shareholders. The acquisition of Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya was completed by the end of May 2011 and their financial statements had been consolidated with the Company’s financial statements since May 2011.

 

 

In June 2012, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, ZHLD, incorporated a new company in the PRC, Harbin Zhong He Li Da Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“ZHLDIT”) with a registered capital of RMB2 million. The Company authorized Mr. Yu under a trust agreement, to hold the 100% equity interest on behalf of ZHLD. ZHLDIT was established to initiate and design a platform for online education programs, and provide this effective and efficient communication service to all the teachers and students.

 

On September 26, 2011, we effected a one-for-three reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock. As a result, all common stock based data in our discussion of results of operation and financial condition has been retroactively restated to reflect this reverse stock split.

 

2	Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements differ from the financial statements used for statutory purposes in the PRC in that they have been prepared in compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and reflect certain adjustments, recorded on the entities’ books, which are appropriate to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with GAAP. The principal adjustments are related to revenue recognition, foreign currency translation, deferred taxation, consolidation, depreciation, amortization and valuation of property and equipment and intangible assets.

These consolidated financial statements for interim periods are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim statements have been included. The results reported in these consolidated interim financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed on April 16, 2012.

 

3.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation - The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly subsidiaries (ZHLD, ZHTC, HYPX, Changchun Nuoya, Harbin Nuoya and ZHLDIT) and its majority owned subsidiaries (BHYHZ, ZHLDBJ, and Tianlang). All inter-company transactions and balances were eliminated. The portion of the income applicable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiary undertakings is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Use of estimates - The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reported periods.

 

Significant estimates include values, classification, useful lives assigned to and impairment of acquired intangible assets, the useful lives and impairment of property and equipment, collectability of accounts receivable, reserves for allowances and stock option valuation. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Cash and cash equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity period of three months or less to be cash or cash equivalents. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair value. All of the Company’s cash that is held in bank accounts in the PRC is not protected by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance or any other similar insurance in the PRC. The cash that the Company maintains in US banks is insured up to $250,000 at each bank as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Company’s cash at their US banks is in excess of statutorily insured limits at $4,679,442 and $0, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had cash at PRC banks not protected by FDIC totaling $60,907,786 and $73,119,961 respectively.

 

 

Property and equipment - Property and equipment is stated at the historical cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairments. Depreciation on property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

 

Buildings	20 years
Communication equipment	10 years
Transportation vehicles	5 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 years
Leasehold improvements	over unexpired lease terms

 

Expenditures for renewals and betterments are capitalized while repairs and maintenance costs are normally charged to the statement of operations in the period/year in which they are incurred. In situations where it can be clearly demonstrated that the expenditure has resulted in an increase in the future economic benefits expected to be obtained from the use of the asset, the expenditure is capitalized as an additional cost of the asset.

 

Upon sale or disposal of an asset, the historical cost and related accumulated depreciation and impairment of such asset are removed from their respective accounts and any gain or loss is recorded in the statements of operations.

The Company reviews the carrying value of property and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. The factors considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the property and equipment are used, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors.

 

Intangibles - Intangibles consist of franchise rights on educational products, software, teacher list, student list, domain/brand name, course materials, goodwill, magazine rights and contest operation rights. Most intangible assets are amortized over the lives of the rights agreements, or their respective operational useful lives.

The Company evaluates the carrying value of intangible assets during the second quarter of each year and between annual evaluations if events occur, or circumstances change, that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the intangible asset below its carrying amount. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company performed the impairment test on its intangible assets, and recorded $0 and $1,446,003, respectively as impairment loss. The Company did not record any impairment on intangibles during the same periods in 2011.

 

Through April to May 2011, the Company purchased 60% of Tianlang for RMB 35 million (approximately $5.3 million) and 100% ownership of Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya. These three schools’ net assets included identifiable intangible assets such as domain name/brand name, cost of materials, student list, course materials and teacher lists. The economic useful life for domain name/brand name is estimated to be 10 years, the others are estimated to be 3 years.

 

Long-lived assets - The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairments when changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets under certain circumstances are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value. Assets to be disposed of and assets not expected to provide any future service potential to the Company are recorded at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. To the extent carrying values exceed fair values; an impairment loss is recognized in operating results.

 

Foreign Currency - The Company’s principal country of operations is the PRC. The financial position and results of operations of the Company are recorded in RMB as the functional currency. The results of operations denominated in foreign currency are translated at the average rate of exchange during the respective reporting period.

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated at the market rate of exchange at that date. The registered equity capital denominated in the functional currency is translated at the historical rate of exchange at the time of capital contribution. All translation adjustments resulting from the translation of the financial statements into the reporting currency (“U.S. Dollars” or “US$”) are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component within shareholders’ equity. The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in US$. The functional currency of the Company is RMB. The consolidated financial statements are translated into US$ from RMB at year-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenues and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of shareholders’ equity included in other comprehensive income. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in profit or loss. There were no gains and losses from foreign currency transactions during the periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

 

		As of
		September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
RMB: US$ exchange rate			6.3190				6.3535

 

		Nine months ended September 30,
		2012				2011
Average RMB: US$ exchange rate			6.3085				6.5482

 

Noncontrolling interest - Noncontrolling interest in the Company’s subsidiaries are recorded in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Codification 810 Consolidation (“ASC 810”) and are reported as a component of equity, separate from the parent’s equity. Purchase or sales of equity interests that do not result in a change of control are accounted for as equity transactions. Results of operations attributable to the noncontrolling interest are included in our consolidated results of operations and, upon loss of control, the interest sold, as well as interest retained, if any, will be reported at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings.

 

Revenue recognition - Revenue is recognized when the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the service has been rendered; (3) the selling price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. The Company believes that these criteria are satisfied when customers download prepaid study materials.

 

Prepaid debit cards allow the Company’s subscribers to purchase a predetermined monetary amount of download materials downloadable from its website. The Company tracks usage of the debit card and records revenue when the debit card is used.

 

At the time that the prepaid debit card is purchased, the receipt of cash is recorded as deferred revenue. Revenues are recognized in the month when card is used. Unused value relating to debit cards is recognized as revenues when the prepaid debit card expires.

 

Tuition from courses is recognized ratably over the period that fees are earned, typically the life of the course. The Company offers credits to students if they should withdraw, or are unable to complete their courses. Historically the issuances of credits have not been high with regards to tuition fees. The Company offers cash refunds on a limited basis based on individual circumstances.

 

The Company engages an advertisement agency to manage its on-line advertisement revenue. Pursuant to the contract with this agency, upon posting of an on-line advertisement on the Company’s website, the Company is entitled to share with the agency 50% of the amount charged to the on-line advertiser. The Company recognizes advertising revenue over the term of the advertisement. The agency is responsible for collection of all ad revenue from advertisers. The agency is required to make their remittance for on-line advertising six months after on-line ads are posted on the Company’s website.

 

Deferred revenue reflects the unearned portion of debit cards sold and tuition payments received. Tuition is recognized as revenue ratably over the periods in which it is earned, generally the term of the program or as the debit card is used.

 

Accounts receivable - Included in accounts receivable are fees generated from advertising on the Company’s websites and from the sale of prepaid debit cards to resellers. The sales of prepaid debit cards to resellers are recorded as deferred revenue until such time as the cards are used to download material from the Company’s website. Total accounts receivable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $111,568 and nil, respectively.

 

 

The Company reviews its accounts receivables on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balance, customer’s historical payment history, its current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection. If accounts receivable are to be provided for, or written off, they would be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within operating expenses. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has not established an allowance for doubtful accounts, in addition the Company had not provided for, or written off, accounts receivable during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

Deferred revenue - Deferred revenue reflects the unearned portion of debit cards sold and tuition payments received. Deferred revenue as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $1,462,446 and $2,277,620 respectively.

 

Advertising - The Company expenses advertising costs at the time they are published on the newspaper and for all other advertising the first time the respective advertising takes place. These costs are included in selling and administrative expenses. The total advertising expenses incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were $868,907 and $155,086, $1,021,891 and $311,747, respectively.

 

Taxation - Taxation on profits earned in the PRC are calculated on the estimated assessable profits for the year at the rates of taxation prevailing in the PRC after taking into effect the benefits from any special tax credits or “tax holidays” allowed in the PRC.

 

The Company does not accrue United States income tax on unremitted earnings from foreign operations, as it is the Company’s intention to invest these earnings in foreign operations for the foreseeable future. All of the Company’s revenues are generated in the PRC. The Company’s US operations provide corporate and administrative functions for the entire Company. The Company’s tax provisions for the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are related to the Company’s PRC operations.

 

If the Company should have an uncertainty in accounting for income taxes, the Company evaluates a tax position in a two-step process. The first step is to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation based on the technical merits of the position. The second step is to measure the tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold to determine the amount of provision or benefit to be recognized in the financial statements. A tax position is measured at the largest amount of provision or benefit where there is a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

 

Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent period in which the threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not criteria should be de-recognized in the first subsequent reporting period in which the threshold is no longer met.

 

Income Tax

 

Private schools or colleges operated for reasonable returns, such as our subsidiary Tianlang, are subject to income taxes at 25% after January 1, 2008, but were sometimes subject to deemed amounts or preferential tax arrangement of income tax to be determined by the relevant tax authorities. Our subsidiary Tianlang had not yet been charged income taxes under current regulation. The Company is unable to accurately estimate the chance of having the Tianlang’s tax position being challenged by PRC tax authorities; therefore the Company did not record any tax liabilities in respect of Tianlang’s profits.

 

Based on all known facts and circumstances and current tax law, the Company believes that the total amount of unrecognized tax provisions or benefits as of September 30, 2012, is not material to its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company also believes that the total amount of unrecognized tax provisions or benefits as of September 30, 2012, if recognized, would not have a material effect on its effective tax rate. The Company further believes that there are no tax positions for which it is reasonably possible, based on current PRC tax laws and policies, that the unrecognized tax provisions or benefits will significantly increase or decrease over the next 12 months producing, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

 

 

Under the Provisional Regulations of the PRC Concerning Income Tax on Enterprises promulgated by the State Council which came into effect on January 1, 1994, income tax is payable by Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprises (“WOFE’s”) at a rate of 15% of their taxable income. Preferential tax treatment may, however, be granted pursuant to any law or regulations from time to time promulgated by the State Council. ZHLD enjoyed a 100% exemption from income taxes during 2006 due to its classification as a WOFE. This exemption ended on December 31, 2006, at which time ZHLD qualified under the then current tax structure for a 50% reduction in the statutory income tax rates for the three years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, ZHLD’s effective income tax rate was at 7.5%, based on having received a 50% exemption in the year ended December 31, 2007 when the prevailing effective tax rate was 30%, and an additional 50% exemption as ZHLD was a technology and software entity. During the year ended December 31, 2009, ZHLD obtained similar exemptions to those of the year ended December 31, 2008; however, the prevailing tax rate had a minimum threshold of 10% for the year ended December 31, 2009. In year 2010 ZHLD continued being qualified as a technology and software entity, and received a 15% statutory PRC income tax rate. The Company’s ZHTC, Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya subsidiaries are private schools not operated for reasonable returns and they are currently exempt from PRC taxation, as they operate business enterprises engaged in educational opportunities. The Company’s other subsidiaries- BHYHZ, ZHLDBJ, HYPX and ZHLDIT are taxed at the PRC statutory rate (25%), and have not accrued for taxes since inception, due to a lack of earned income.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets, including tax loss and credit carry forwards, and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred income tax expense represents the change during the period in the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are individually classified as current and non-current based on their characteristics. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company had deferred tax assets of $0 and $316,737 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. In addition, the Company had recorded a deferred tax expense of $0, because of valuation allowance recognized for its deferred tax assets, and $77,883 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Also, the Company had recorded a deferred tax expense of $318,997 and deferred tax credit of $14,042 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Value added tax

 

The Provisional Regulations of the People’s Republic of China Concerning Value Added Tax (“VAT”) promulgated by the State Council came into effect on January 1, 1994. Under these regulations and the Implementing Rules of the Provisional Regulations of the PRC Concerning Value Added Tax, VAT is imposed on goods sold in or imported into the PRC and on processing, repair and replacement services provided within the PRC.

 

VAT payable in the PRC is charged on an aggregated basis at a rate of 13% or 17% (depending on the type of goods involved) on the full price collected for the goods sold or, in the case of taxable services provided, at a rate of 17% on the charges for the taxable services provided, but excluding, in respect of both goods and services, any amount paid in respect of VAT included in the price or charges, less any deductible VAT already paid by the taxpayer on purchases of goods and services. The Company records all revenues net of VAT.

 

Related party transactions/ balances - As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company owed a stockholder $232,106 and $131,650, respectively, which is unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand. During the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company, through its subsidiary Tianlang, paid dividend of $0, $0, $158,516 and $0, respectively to a noncontrolling shareholder of Tianlang.

 

Stock-based compensation - The Company records compensation expense associated with stock-based awards and other forms of equity compensation. Such compensation would include the recording of cost resulting from all stock-based payment transactions including shares issued under its stock option plans. The Company records expense over the vesting period in connection with stock options granted. The compensation expense for stock-based awards includes an estimate for forfeitures and is recognized over the expected term of the award on a straight-line basis. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expenses of $595 and $2,246 respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company also recorded stock-based compensation expenses of $4,514 and $1,161,211 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

 

Fair value of financial instruments - The Company has adopted newly issued generally accepted accounting principles with regards to fair value measurement for assets and liabilities that establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing generally accepted accounting principles that require the use of fair value measurements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. The adoption of these principles did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or operating results, but did expand certain disclosures.

 

Fair value is defined fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, current standards require the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:

 

Level 1:

Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2:

Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

 

The Company did not have any assets or liabilities valued using Level 2 or Level 3 inputs as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

Treasury stock - We account for treasury stock under the cost method and include treasury stock as a component of stockholders’ equity. When retired, the excess of the cost of treasury stock over its par value is allocated between retained earnings and additional paid-in capital.

 

Reclassifications - Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior periods’ financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations or the sum of retained earnings and statutory reserve.

 

Recent accounting pronouncements

 

Recent accounting pronouncements applicable to the Company are summarized below.

 

-	During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The revised standard is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of the annual goodwill impairment test by providing entities an option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. The adoption of this ASU did not have a significant effect on our results of operations or financial position.
-	During the nine- month period ended September 30, 2012, the Company also adopted ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which requires presentation of total comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The implementation of the amended reporting guidance had no effect on our disclosures.
-	In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance and amendments related to testing indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment. Under the amendments in this update, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to determine the fair value. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test. An entity also has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any indefinite-lived intangible asset in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test. This update will become effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company will apply this standard and it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

 

 

 

A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Due to the tentative and preliminary nature of those proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

4.	Concentrations of business and credit risk

 

The majority of the Company’s bank accounts are with banks located in the PRC that are not covered by any type of protection similar to that provided by the FDIC on funds held in U.S banks.

 

The Company is operating in the PRC, which may give rise to significant foreign currency risks from fluctuations and the degree of volatility of foreign exchange rates between the US$ and the RMB.

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts receivable, the balances of which are stated on the balance sheet. The Company places its cash in high credit quality financial institutions; however, such funds are not insured in the PRC. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company maintains cash in the US, in a financial institution insured by the FDIC that has approximately $4,769,442 and $0, respectively, in funds in excess of FDIC insured amounts.

 

For the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of revenue.

Our subsidiaries ZHTC, Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya are private schools not operated for reasonable returns; therefore, are not allowed to distribute dividends. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the total un-distributable net assets of ZHTC, Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya amounted to $33,169,873, and $31,225,001, respectively.

 

5.	Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

		September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		(Unaudited)
Cash on Hand - China		$	105,542			$	139,078
Bank Deposits - China			60,841,927				73,120,006
Bank Deposits - US			5,014,277				338,075
		$	65,961,746			$	73,597,159

 

6.	Prepaid expenses

 

Prepaid expenses consist of the following:

		September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		(Unaudited)
Prepaid rent		$	185,550			$	387,618
Prepaid online materials			468,449				302,340
Prepaid services and professional fees			7,913				286,281
Prepaid advertising			157,297				53,036
Other prepaid expenses			25,848				276,221
		$	845,057			$	1,305,496

 

 

7.	Note receivable

On March 4, 2011, the Company entered into a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Nanchang Institute of Technology (“NIT”), a vocational training institution based in Nanchang, PRC. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company manages the daily operations of NIT for ten years, for an annual management fee of RMB 10 million (approximately $1.5 million). The management fee is payable on a quarterly basis and in the event of late payment, a late fee is imposed. Additionally, a liquidated damage of RMB 50 million (approximately $7.9 million) will be paid by any party that defaults on the agreement.

 

In connection with the Management Agreement, the Company entered in to a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company loan NIT RMB 50 million (approximately $7.9 million) to build training facilities and NIT will repay the RMB 50 million (approximately $7.9 million) in ten years from the date NIT receives the principal. The loan has an annual interest rate of 20% and the interests will be waived by the Company if NIT makes all payments under the Management Agreement in a timely manner. In the event it prepays the principal and interests that are not due, NIT is subject to a prepayment penalty in the amount of 25% of the loan principal. The loan is secured by the assets of certain guarantors.

 

The Company loaned RMB 50 million (approximately $7.9 million) to NIT on December 15, 2010. The principal on the loan is due in ten years. NIT will pay the Company RMB 10 million (approximately $1.5 million) annually under the Management Agreement. The full amount of the loan is due in ten years-from the date NIT received the principal at the termination of the Agreement. The loan bears interest at 20% per annum. However, no interest will be charged if the Company receives the annual management fee.

 

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balance of note receivable was $7,912,644 and $7,869,678, respectively. The increase in the balance of note receivable was mainly due to change in exchange rates of RMB against US$.

 

8.	Property and equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following:

		September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		(Unaudited)
Buildings		$	1,406,554			$	1,398,917
Transportation vehicles			111,940				273,405
Communication equipment			13,184,820				13,113,226
Furniture and fixtures			3,005,894				3,694,726
Leasehold improvements			2,915,346				2,131,910
			20,624,554				20,612,184
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(8,154,279	)			(6,409,048	)
Property and equipment, net		$	12,470,275			$	14,203,136

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, depreciation expenses totaled $1,026,989 and $627,977, $3,115,180 and $1,039,522. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, loss on disposal of fixed assets was $83,309 and $5,909, $99,127 and 647,352, respectively.

 

9.	Intangibles and capitalized software

 

Intangibles of the Company consisted of franchise rights on educational products, software, magazine rights, contest operation rights, domain name/brand name, course materials, student list and teacher list, and goodwill.

 

Franchise rights

 

The franchise rights owned by the Company consist of the following:

·	The ACCP training course is an authority for training software engineers under training procedures with textbooks;
·	The BENET training course is an authority for training internet engineers under training procedures with textbooks.

 

 

Capitalized software

 

The capitalized software of the Company consists of all the Company’s software, among which two main ones are the following:

 

·	The usage rights for job seekers is software to help university students to search jobs, post their resumes, and communicate with potential employers;
·	The usage right for learners is software to help elementary and secondary students to do assignments, test papers, and get instructions from teachers.

 

Intangible assets on acquisitions

 

In March 2011, the Company acquired a 60% controlling interest in Tianlang for a purchase price of RMB 35 million (approximately $5.3 million). The school had insignificant tangible assets or liabilities at the acquisition date. The entire estimated fair value of approximately $8.9 million has been allocated to the net identifiable assets of Tianlang; the intangible assets recorded are all subject to amortization.

 

In May 2011, the Company acquired a 100% ownership in Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya. The aggregate purchase price for the two schools was RMB 16 million (approximately $2.5 million). The schools had insignificant tangible assets or liabilities at the acquisition date. The entire estimated fair value of approximately $2.5 million has been allocated to the net identifiable assets of Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya; the intangible assets recorded are all subject to amortization.

 

Goodwill

 

HYPX (former New Shifan) was initially created to continue the operations of Beijing Shifan. The Company paid the original owner of Beijing Shifan RMB 7 million (approximately $1.1 million) to acquire the business including their expertise, in (i) science and math education at the secondary education level, (ii) the rights to continue publishing the magazine “Senior High School Students Mathematic, Physics, and Chemistry” and (iii) the rights to a nationwide contest for middle school and high school students. The Company has recorded the RMB 7 million (approximately $1.1 million) as goodwill. The Company performed an impairment test on this goodwill, and no impairment loss has been recognized as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

In connection with our half year review process, we concluded for our group reporting that certain triggering events had occurred which could result in it being more likely than not that the fair value of each reporting unit would be less than its carrying value. As a result, we conducted an impairment test for intangible assets on June 30, 2012 which resulted in impairments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 of $0, $0, $1,446,003 and $0, respectively, for Chuangchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya.

 

Intangibles and capitalized software consist of the following:

		September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		(Unaudited)
ACCP training course		$	797,595			$	793,263
BENET training course			55,863				55,560
Usage rights- Job Seekers			474,759				472,181
Usage rights- Learners			316,506				314,787
Domain names/brand names			9,427,392				9,412,135
Course materials			532,863				497,751
Student list			788,408				786,968
Teacher list			1,039,900				1,038,797
Goodwill			1,010,483				1,010,483
Others			1,455,619				1,447,716
			15,899,388				15,829,641
Less: Impairments			(1,446,003	)			-
Less: Accumulated amortization			(4,837,108	)			(3,409,021	)
Intangible and capitalized software, net		$	9,616,277			$	12,420,620

 

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, amortization expenses were $418,746 and $297,203, $1,411,821 and $585,786 respectively.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, impairment loss were $0, $0, $1,446,003 and $0, respectively.

 

Amortization of intangibles and capitalized software over the next five years is as follows:

 

Period/year ending December 31,
2012		$	418,962
2013			1,675,847
2014			1,200,110
2015			996,497
2016			903,698
		$	5,195,114

 

10.	Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:

		September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		(Unaudited)
Accounts payable		$	3,956			$	3,935
Accrued payroll			97,220				187,523
Accrued expenses			12,920				174,912
Payable for leasehold improvements			-				912,882
Other payables			266,147				151,247
		$	380,243			$	1,430,499

  

11.	Stockholders’ equity

 

The Company had no significant equity transactions during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

 

12.	Warrants and options

 

Throughout the report, all the number of shares is reflected after a one-for-three reverse stock split performed in 2011.

 

Warrants

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company did not grant any warrants.

 

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, all the Company’s previously issued warrants have been exercised and the Company did not have any warrants outstanding.

 

Stock Options

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not grant any stock options. The total stock based compensation was $595 and $4,514 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to the vesting of previously granted options.

 

 

The Company measures the fair value of options at the end of each reporting period until options are exercised, cancelled or expire unexercised. As of September 30, 2012 there are 52,667 options with a weighted average exercise price of $2.67 and a weighted average remaining life of 1.60 years, which remain outstanding and continue to be remeasured at the intrinsic value over their remaining vesting period of 1.60 years. Compensation expense in any given period is calculated as the difference between total earned compensation at the end of the period, less total earned compensation at the beginning of the period. Compensation earned is calculated on a straight line basis over the requisite service period for any given option award. As of September 30, 2012, a total of approximately $1,735 in unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.6 years. The intrinsic value for exercisable options as of September 30, 2012 is $0 due to the market price is lower than exercise price.

 

Stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is summarized as follows:

 

		Shares underlying options				Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding as of December 31, 2011			184,447			$	7.45
Granted			-				-
Exercised			-				-
Expired / cancelled / forfeited			(131,780	)			9.36
Outstanding as of September 30, 2012			52,667			$	2.67
Exercisable and vested as of September 30, 2012			45,115			$	2.67

  

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock options outstanding at September 30, 2012.

 

Weighted average exercise price				Outstanding September 30, 2012				Weighted average remaining life in years				Number exercisable
$	2.67				52,667				1.60				45,115
					52,667								45,115

 

13.	Earnings per share

 

Per GAAP the Company reconciles the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) computations.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, dilutive shares include shares attributable to exercisable options only if such inclusion would be dilutive.

 

The following reconciles the components of the EPS computation:

		Nine months ended
		September 30,
		2012				2011
Net (loss) income to common shareholders		$	(10,666,579	)		$	5,244,640
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic			10,582,530				10,568,979
Effect of dilutive securities			-				-
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted			10,582,530				10,568,979
Income (Loss) per share – basic and diluted		$	(1.01	)		$	0.50

 

		Three months ended
		September 30,
		2012				2011
Net income (loss) to common shareholders		$	(6,572,685	)		$	3,266,867
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic			10,582,530				10,582,503
Effect of dilutive securities			-				-
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted			10,582,530				10,582,503
Income (Loss) per share – basic and diluted		$	(0.62	)		$	0.31

 

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 options to purchase 52,667 and 141,780 shares of common stock with exercise prices greater than the average fair market value of the Company’s stock were not included in the calculation because the effect is anti-dilutive.

 

14.	Commitments and contingencies

 

The Company was named as a defendant in two putative class action lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, but has now entered into an agreement (subject to court approval) to settle both cases.  The first action, Apicella v. China Education Alliance, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-09239 (CAS)(JCx), was filed on December 2, 2010; the second action, Clemens v. China Education Alliance, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-09987 (JFW) (AGRx), was filed on December 28, 2010.  On March 2, 2011, the two actions were consolidated as In re China Education Alliance, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 10-cv-09239 (CAS) (JCx) (C.D. Cal.).  The most recent complaint, like the earlier ones, alleges that the Company and certain of its past and present officers and directors are liable under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 for allegedly false and misleading statements and omissions in the Company’s public filings between 2008 and 2010 and in an investor conference call in December 2010.  The complaint also asserts claims under Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against the individual defendants as persons who allegedly controlled the Company during the time the allegedly false and misleading statements and omissions were made.  The Company and the individual defendants have denied these allegations.  The Court denied the Company's motion to dismiss an earlier version of the complaint on October 11, 2011, but subsequently dismissed one of the company’s directors.  The settlement agreement, which was signed on or about October 3, 2012, remains subject to preliminary and final approval by the Court.  If approved, it would result in the resolution of all class action claims against the Company and its directors and officers, in exchange for a payment by the Company’s insurer, which will be distributed to those who bought shares of the Company’s stock during the relevant period. No payment by the Company will be required.

In addition, a derivative lawsuit, Padnos v. Yu, et al., No. 11-cv-08973 (CAS) (JCx), was filed on October 28, 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against certain of the Company’s past and present officers and directors.  The lawsuit, filed nominally on behalf of the Company, alleged breaches of fiduciary duties based on facts similar to those alleged in the class action.  That case has also been settled, and the Court granted final approval to the parties’ settlement agreement on October 15, 2012. 

 

Minimum Lease Commitments

 

The Company has nine office leases and training center leases which expire at various dates from January 2013 through September 2017. The Company recorded an aggregate of $380,771 and $239,207, $988,508 and $603,104 as rent expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Rental commitments as of September 30, 2012 are as follows:

 

Period/year ending December 31,
2012		$	405,535
2013			1,118,591
2014			669,771
2015			380,368
2016			249,276
Thereafter			77,801
		$	2,901,342

 

15.	Operating Risk

 

(a) Country risk

 

Currently, the Company’s revenue is mainly derived from sale of educational products and services in the PRC. The Company hopes to expand its operations in the People’s Republic of China, however, there are no assurances that the Company will be able to achieve such an expansion successfully. Therefore, a downturn or stagnation in the economic environment of the PRC could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

 

 

(b) Products risk

 

The Company competes with larger companies, who have greater funds available for expansion, marketing, research and development and the ability to attract more qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that the Company will remain competitive with larger competitors.

 

(c) Exchange rate risk

 

The Company cannot guarantee that the current exchange rate will remain steady, therefore there is a possibility that the Company could post the same amount of profit for two comparable periods and because of a fluctuating exchange rate actually post higher or lower profit depending on exchange rate of RMB converted to US$ on that date. The exchange rate could fluctuate depending on changes in the political and economic environments without notice.

 

(d) Political risk

 

Currently, the PRC is in a period of growth and is openly promoting business development in order to bring more business into the PRC. Additionally, the PRC allows for certain Chinese corporation to be owned by a United States corporation. If the PRC government changes the laws or regulations, the Company’s ability to operate in the PRC could be affected.

 

(e) Key personnel risk

 

The Company’s future success depends on the continued services of executive management in the PRC. The loss of any of their services would be detrimental to the Company and could have an adverse effect on business development. The Company does not currently maintain key-man insurance on their lives. Future success is also dependent on the ability to identify, hire, train and retain other qualified managerial and other employees. Competition for these individuals is intense and increasing.

 

(f) Non-compliance with financing requirements

 

The Company might need to obtain future financing that require timely filing of registration statements, and have declared effective those registration statements, to register the shares being offered by the selling stockholders in future financing. The Company might be subject to liquidated damages and other penalties if they continue to obtain future financing requiring registration statements, and not having those registration statements filed and declared effective in a prompt manner.

 

16.	Subsequent Events

 

In accordance with ASC 855,”Subsequent Events” the Company evaluates subsequent events after the balance sheet date up through the date that the financial statements are issued.

 

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

 

The following discussion of the results of our operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, which appear elsewhere in this quarterly report.

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, the following discussion, as well as other information in this report, contain “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those discussed from time to time in this report, as well as and any risks described in the “risk factors” section of our filings we make with the SEC. In addition, such statements could be affected by risks and uncertainties related to the ability to conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, demand, including demand for our products resulting from change in the educational curriculum or in educational policies, our ability to raise any financing which we may require for our operations, competition, government regulations and requirements, pricing and development difficulties, our ability to make acquisitions and successfully integrate those acquisitions with our business, as well as general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general economic conditions. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.

 

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. On an on-going basis, we evaluate these estimates, including those related to useful lives of property and equipment, bad debts, impairment, net intangibles, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from those estimates.

 

Overview

 

We are engaged in the business of distribution of educational resources through the Internet. Our website, www.edu-chn.com, is a comprehensive education network platform which is based on network video technology and large data sources of education resources. We have a database comprising such resources as test papers for secondary education courses as well as video on demand. Our database includes more than 400,000 exams, test papers and courseware for secondary and elementary schools. We generate revenue through our website by selling prepaid debit cards to our subscribers and sales of advertisement on our website.

 

We also provide on-site teaching and training services and have training facilities in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and Beijing, which can accommodate approximately 10,000 students. The courses cover primarily the compulsory education curriculum of junior, middle and high school. We also provide vocational training services and language training services. We charge tuition fees for these classes and services.

     

We have recently added a platform for training agencies and schools to offer their services, and we offer job search guidance and career planning courses to college graduates through this platform. This business has become part of our online education business, since it is currently largely an Internet-based activity.

 

We are also in the process of introducing new services aimed at students who want to attend vocational school. These students include high school students who do not intend to continue their education at universities and university graduates who are looking for employment. The core business for our vocation education will be in three main areas: vocation training, vocational certification, and career development for college graduates. We have collaborated with the National Vocational Education Association of China in setting up www.360ve.com, which provides information regarding vocation training schools and vocation training both on-line and on-site at our training centers. We will also be involved in a project called the “Zhong He Win-Win Program”, which is designed to fit the needs of Chinese entrepreneurs and to improve their leadership, management and marketing skills. Our comprehensive business training initiatives integrate research-based, proprietary content with processes that are specifically connected to the critical business issues that most private Chinese companies are facing.

 

Starting early this year, we have engaged third-party internet technology companies to develop a new web based platform providing video-based long distance teaching services which encompass online community system and online teaching management system. We believe this new platform will bring a more efficient and effective learning and communication experience to our customers.

  

 

Our current activities are primarily conducted in the northeastern provinces of the PRC. PRC has about 150 million students aged 6 -18, who are the target of our education services. There are about 10 million students in the 6-18 age group in the northeastern provinces of the PRC. Because we serve approximately 500,000 – 600,000 students, only 5% of the students in our primary market, we believe that we have great potential to grow. Our growth will depend on how we penetrate and expand our market. Our expansion may take the form of organic growth and/or acquisitions and the key to our growth will be increased student enrollment.

 

Our businesses are conducted in the PRC through a number of subsidiaries and affiliated entities. Set forth below is a chart that shows our current corporate structure.

 

 

 

Significant Accounting Estimates and Policies

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates including the allowance for doubtful accounts, the salability and recoverability of our products, income taxes and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Property and equipment are evaluated for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist. Accounting standards require that if an impairment indicator is present, we must assess whether the carrying amount of the asset is unrecoverable by estimating the sum of the future cash flows expected to result from the asset, undiscounted and without interest charges. If the recoverable amount is less than the carrying amount, an impairment charge must be recognized based on the fair value of the asset.

 

Intangible assets and capitalized software, which we acquired from third parties, are amortized over the lives of the rights agreements, which are two to five years. We evaluate the carrying value of the franchise rights during the fourth quarter of each year and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the intangible asset below its carrying amount.

 

 

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes. This process involves estimating our current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Our deferred tax assets are from US corporate parent and have been fully reserved. Our US parent provides corporate and administrative functions for the entire consolidated Company. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and, to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent that we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a period, we must include a tax provision or reduce our tax benefit in the statements of operations. We use our judgment to determine our provision or benefit for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We believe, based on a number of factors including historical operating losses, that we will not realize the future benefits of a significant portion of our net deferred tax assets and we have accordingly provided a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. However, various factors may cause those assumptions to change in the near term.

 

We cannot predict what future laws and regulations might be passed that could have a material effect on our results of operations. We assess the impact of significant changes in laws and regulations on a regular basis and update the assumptions and estimates used to prepare our financial statements when we deem it necessary.

 

We have determined the significant principles by consulting accounting policies that involve the most complex and subjective decisions or assessments. Our most significant accounting policies are those related to revenue recognition and deferred revenue.

 

Revenue is recognized when the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the service has been rendered; (3) the selling price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We believe that these criteria are satisfied upon customers’ download of prepaid study materials. Prepaid debit cards allow our subscribers to purchase a predetermined monetary amount of download materials posted on our website. Prepaid service contracts are amortized to income on a straight-line basis over the length of the service contract. These service contracts allow the user to obtain materials for a designated period of time. At the time that the prepaid debit card is purchased, the receipt of cash is recorded as deferred revenue. Revenue is recognized in the month when services are actually rendered. Unused value relating to debit cards is recognized as revenue when the prepaid debit card has expired. Revenue from advertising on our website is recognized when the advertisement is run. Since advertising customers are billed monthly, there is no unearned advertising revenue.

 

The Company engages an advertisement agency to manage its on-line advertisement revenue. Per the contract with this agency, upon posting of an on-line advertisement on the Company’s website, the Company is entitled to share with the agency 50% of the amount charged to the on-line advertiser. The Company recognizes revenue upon posting of an advertisement on their web-site. The agency is responsible for collection of all ad revenue from advertisers. The agency is required to make their remittance for on-line advertising within six months after on-line ads are posted on our website.

 

Prepaid expenses are primarily comprised of advance payments made for services to teachers for on-line materials and video, outdoor advertising and prepaid rent.

 

Deferred revenue includes subscriber prepayments and education fee prepayments. Subscriber prepayments represents deferred revenue for the purchase of debit cards used to pay for the on-line downloading of education materials, including testing booklets, supplemental materials and teaching video clips. We value the sales based on the actual occurrence of customer download. Therefore, the spare time between the purchase of debit cards and actual download is recorded under advances on accounts as deferred or unearned revenue. Once the download takes place, the amount is then transferred from advances on accounts to sales. Education fee prepayments represent tuition payments and payments for service contracts which are amortized over their respective terms.

 

We have granted options under the 2009 Incentive Stock Plan and 2011 Incentive Stock Plan to our officers, directors or key employees to purchase 152,000 and 52,667 shares of common stock of the Company, respectively. To the extent that we do adopt such plans in the future, such grants will be valued at the granting date and expensed over the applicable vesting period.

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recent accounting pronouncements applicable to the Company are summarized below.

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) No. 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The revised standard is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of the annual goodwill impairment test by providing entities an option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. The adoption of this ASU did not have a significant effect on our results of operations or financial position.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company also adopted ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which requires presentation of total comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The implementation of the amended reporting guidance had no effect on our disclosures.

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In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance and amendments related to testing indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment. Under the amendments in this update, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to determine the fair value. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test. An entity also has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any indefinite-lived intangible asset in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test. This update will become effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company will apply this standard and it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Due to the tentative and preliminary nature of those proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the consolidated statements.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

The following table sets forth information from our statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

		(Dollars)
		Three Months Ended September 30
		2012								2011
Revenue		$	2,067,026				100	%		$	9,558,993		100	%
Cost of revenue			2,881,487				139	%			2,767,364		29	%
Gross Profit			(814,461)				-39	%			6,791,629		71	%
Income/(Loss) from operations			(6,993,611)				-338	%			2,757,856		29	%
Other income/(Expense)			370,663				18	%			372,409		4	%
Income/(loss) before income taxes			(6,622,948)				-320	%			3,130,265		33	%
Provision for income taxes			0				0	%			(132,459)		-1	%
Net income/(loss)			(6,622,948)				-320	%			2,997,806		31	%
Less: Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest			(50,263)				-2	%			(269,061)		-3	%
Net income/(loss)-attributable to the Company and Subsidiaries			(6,572,685)				-318	%			3,266,867		34	%

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 (the “September 30, 2012 Quarter”) decreased by $7,491,967, or 78%, to $2,067,026 from $9,558,993 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 (the “September 30, 2011 Quarter”).

 

Revenue from the online education division include revenue generated from online examination orientated material downloads, tutorial exercise downloads, and advertisement income. Revenue generated by the online education division decreased by $4,803,033, or 89%, to $608,080 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter from $5,411,113 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter.

 

Revenue from the training center division is comprised of tuition from examination-orientated after school training classes, language training classes, vocational training classes etc. Revenue generated by the training center division decreased by $2,688,934, or 65% to $1,458,946 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter from $4,147,880 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter.

 

The decline in revenue for the September 30, 2012 Quarter was a result of decline in revenue across all of our business, most notably within our online education division. We believe revenue was affected by external factors including a slowdown in economic growth within the PRC, untruthful allegations about our businesses, and increased competition. These factors contributed to the continuous decline in interest of existing and new students, which resulted in decrease in student enrollments and led to the decline in revenue as compared to the September 30, 2011 Quarter. We expect to improve the performance of our online education division in the future by providing students with more competitive, up-to-date study materials and easy access. We have engaged professionals and technicians to design a new web based platform providing video based long-distance teaching services which encompass online community system and online teaching management system. Additionally, we are seeking to establish more onsite training centers and optimize the operation of existing training centers. As such, we predict that revenue from our training centers will recover after we set up more training centers and our efforts to optimize training center operation take effect.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

Our overall cost of revenue increased by $114,123 or 4% to $2,881,487 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, as compared to $2,767,364 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter.

 

Cost of revenue for the online education business comprises cost of obtaining new materials to offer students, depreciation related to computer equipment and software and direct labor cost. Direct labor cost in connection with the maintenance and operation of our websites are fixed costs whereas the costs for purchase of materials and deprecation of equipment and software are variable costs. While the direct labor cost usually stays stable, the costs for purchase of materials and depreciation of equipment and software vary as we purchase new materials, equipment and software. The cost of revenue for the online education division increased by $455,831 or 29% to $2,052,518 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, as compared to $1,596,687 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter as a result of a slight increase in variable costs including costs for the purchase of new examination papers, tutorial materials, and amortization associated with the materials. In order to keep our online education material up-to-date and competitive, we continually purchase new study materials. To efficiently control cost of revenue for the online education division, we will continue to closely monitor the variable costs while maintaining fixed costs at a stable level.

 

 

The principal components of cost of revenue at our training centers are rentals, direct labor costs and the depreciation expense. While the rental expenses and depreciation usually remain stable, the costs for direct labor (i.e. teachers’ salary) vary. Cost of revenue for the training center division decreased by $341,708 or 29% to $828,969 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, as compared to $1,170,677 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter. The decrease in cost of revenue was mainly attributable to decrease in revenue. However, cost of revenue did not decrease in proportion to the decrease in revenue as a result of increase in salaries. In order to improve the performance of the training center division, the Company offered higher salaries to retain reputable teachers. Increase in salary for non-faculty staff also contributed to the increase in salaries paid.

 

Gross Profit/(Loss)

 

The flowing table sets forth information as to the gross profit/(loss) and gross margin for our two lines of business for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2012				2011
Online Education
Revenue		$	608,080			$	5,411,113
Cost of revenue			2,052,518				1,596,687
Gross profit / (loss)			(1,444,438)				3,814,426
Gross margin			(238)	%			70	%
Training Center Revenue
Revenue			1,458,946				4,147,880
Cost of revenue			828,969				1,170,677
Gross profit			629,977				2,977,203
Gross margin			43	%			72	%

 

The gross margin for online education division decreased to negative 238% for the September 30, 2012 Quarter from 70% for the September 30, 2011 Quarter due to the decrease in online education revenue and increase in cost of revenue. We expect gorss margin for online education division will increase as we introduce new online education products and services in the future provided that the general economic condition and our business plan remain substantially similar.

 

The gross margin for our training center division decreased to 43% for the September 30, 2012 Quarter from 72% for the September 30, 2011 Quarter due to the decrease in revenue and increase in salary paid to reputable teachers. In the future we expect the cost of revenue of our training center division to continue to increase as a result of the establishment of more onsite training centers as we are aiming to gain more market shares in the major cities throughout the PRC.

 

 

Selling Expenses

 

Selling expenses include media advertising expense, consulting fees, sales commissions, and other expenses. Selling expenses increased by $410,958 or 19% to $2,610,144 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, from $2,199,186 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter. The increase in selling expenses was a result of the increase in advertising expense, which was incurred to rebuild our public image and gain more market share.

 

Administrative Expenses

 

Administrative expenses increased by $1,474,324 or 109%, to $2,833,040 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, as compared to $1,358,716 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter. This was mainly due to the increase in research and development expenses of approximately $1.5 million relating to the development of the web based platform . Depreciation and amortization increased by $260,095, or 55%, to $735,966 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, as compared to $475,871 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter as a result of the purchase of fixed assets and intangible assets during the September 30, 2012 Quarter. In the future we expect the administrative expenses to continue to increase because : 1) the web based platform is still under development, and will incur maintenance expenses after being successfully launched; 2) we will incur expenses associated with the expansion of our onsite training centers for purposes of gaining more market shares.

 

Interest Income

 

Interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was $453,472, representing a decrease of $16,934 or 4%. As we are receiving fixed interest from NIT and floating interest for our cash deposits in banks, the increase was due to the decrease in exchange rate of U.S. dollars to RMB as compared with the September 30, 2011 Quarter.

 

Income Taxes

 

The provision for income tax is nil for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, as compared to the tax credits of $132,459 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter. In 2012, the applicable income tax rate is 15% for Harbin Zhong He Li Da Education Technology, Inc. (“ZHLD”), as ZHLD had been approved by the local government as being involved in a high technology industry. Otherwise, the regular PRC statutory tax rate is 25%. Heilongjiang Zhonghe Education Training Center, Harbin Tianlang Culture and Education School (“Tianlang”), Changchun City Chaoyang District Nuoya Foreign School (“Changchun Nuoya”) and Harbin City Nangang District Nuoya Foreign Languages School (“Harbin Nuoya”) are currently exempt from PRC taxation, as it operates a business enterprise engaged in educational opportunities. The Company’s other subsidiaries: Beijing Hua Yu Hui Zhong Technology Development Co., Ltd.(“BHYHZ”), Zhong He Li Da (Beijing) Management Consultant Co., Ltd. (“ZHLDBJ”), and Beijing Hua Yu Ping Xue Education Technology Co., Ltd (“HYPX”) are taxed at the PRC regular statutory rate (25%), and have not accrued taxes since inception due to recurring losses or not having incurred income since inception

 

Net Income/Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, we had net loss attributable to the Company and its subsidiaries of $6,572,685, or negative return of $0.62 per share basic and diluted, for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, as compared to net income of $3,266,867 or $0.31 per share basic and diluted, for the September 30, 2011 Quarter. The basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 10,582,530 for the September 30, 2012 Quarter, and 10,582,503 for the September 30, 2011 Quarter, respectively.

 

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

The following table sets forth information from our statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

		(Dollars)
		Nine Months Ended September 30
		2012						2011
Revenue		$	9,947,520		100	%		$	26,282,613		100	%
Cost of revenue			7,894,368		79	%			7,903,170		30	%
Gross Profit			2,053,152		21	%			18,379,443		70	%
Income (loss) from operations			(10,456,587)		-105	%			4,391,002		17	%
Other income/(Expense)			(133,202)		-1	%			567,638		2	%
Income (loss) before income taxes			(10,589,789)		-106	%			4,958,640		19	%
Provision for income taxes			(319,029)		-3	%			189,471		1	%
Net income (loss)			(10,908,818)		-110	%			5,148,111		20	%
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest			(242,239)		-2	%			(96,529)		0	%
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company and Subsidiaries			(10,666,579)		-107	%			5,244,640		20	%

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by $16,335,093, or 62%, to $9,947,520 as compared to $26,282,613 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Revenue from the online education division decreased by $10,744,971, or 73% to $3,919,487 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $14,664,458 for the same period in 2011. Revenue from the training center division decreased by $5,590,122, or 48% to $6,028,033 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $11,618,155 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

The decline in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was a result of decline in revenue across all of our business, most notably within our online education division. We believe revenue was affected by external factors including slowdown in the PRC economic growth, untruthful allegations about our businesses, and increased competition. These factors contributed to the continuous decrease in student enrollments as compared to the same period in 2011 and led to the decline in revenue. We expect to improve the performance of our online education division in the future by providing students with more competitive, up-to-date study materials and easy access. Additionally, we are seeking to establish more onsite training centers and optimize the operation of existing training centers. As such, we predict that revenue from our training centers will recover after we set up more training centers and our efforts to optimize training center operation take effect.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

Our overall cost of revenue decreased by $8,802 or 0.1% to $7,894,368 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $7,903,170 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Cost of revenue for the online education business comprises cost of obtaining new materials to offer students, depreciation related to computer equipment and software and direct labor cost. Direct labor cost in connection with the maintenance and operation of our websites are fixed costs whereas the costs for purchase of materials and deprecation of equipment and software are variable costs. While the direct labor cost usually stays stable, the costs for purchase of materials and depreciation of equipment and software vary as we purchase new materials, equipment and software. The cost of revenue for the online education division increased by $569,666 or 12% to $5,487,283 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $4,917,617 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as a result of a slight increase in variable costs including costs for the purchase of new examination papers, tutorial materials, and amortization associated with the materials. In order to keep our online education material up-to-date and competitive, we continually purchase new study materials. To efficiently control cost of revenue for the online education division, we will continue to closely monitor the variable costs while maintaining fixed costs at a stable level.

 

 

The principal components of cost of revenue at our training centers are rentals, direct labor costs and the depreciation expense. While the rental expenses and depreciation usually remain stable, the costs for direct labor (i.e. teachers’ salary) vary. Cost of revenue for the training center division decreased by $578,468 or 19% to $2,407,085 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $2,985,553 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in cost of revenue was mainly attributable to decrease in revenue. However, cost of revenue did not decrease in proportion to the decrease in revenue as a result of increase in salaries. The Company has suffered high staff turnovers due to previously reported untruthful allegations about the Company’s businesses, which adversely affected the Company’s revenue. In order to improve the performance for the training center division, the Company offered higher salaries to retain reputable teachers. Increase in salary for non-faculty staff also contributed to the increase in salaries paid.

 

Gross Profit/(Loss)

 

The flowing table sets forth information as to the gross profit/(loss) and gross margin for our two lines of business for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012				2011
Online Education
Revenue		$	3,919,487			$	14,664,458
Cost of revenue			5,487,283				4,917,617
Gross profit/ (loss)			(1,567,796)				9,746,841
Gross margin			(40)	%			66	%
Training Center Revenue
Revenue			6,028,033				11,618,155
Cost of revenue			2,407,085				2,985,553
Gross profit			3,620,948				8,632,602
Gross margin			60	%			74	%

 

The gross margin of the online education division decreased to negative 40% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from 66% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 due to decrease in revenue and increase in cost of revenue. We expect the revenue will increase as we bring out new online education products and services in the future provided that the general economic condition and our business plan remain substantially similar.

 

The gross margin of the training center division decreased to 60% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from 74% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 due to the decrease in revenue and increase in salary paid to reputable teachers. In the future we expect the cost of revenue of our training center division to continue to increase as a result of the establishment of more onsite training centers as we are aiming to gain more market shares in the major cities throughout the PRC.

 

Selling Expenses

 

Selling expenses include advertising expenses, consulting fees and commissions associated with sales of our education debit cards. Selling expenses decreased by $2,854,560 or 37% to $4,888,530 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $7,743,090 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Decrease in sales was the most significant factor that caused decrease in selling expenses.

 

 

Administrative Expenses

 

Administrative expenses increased by $179,142 or 4%, to $5,225,653 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $5,046,511 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was mainly due to the research and development costs of approximately $1.5 million in connection with the development of the web based platform. Additionally, the depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $1,196,716, or 100% , to $2,395,556 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $1,198,840 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as a result of the purchase of fixed assets and intangible assets during previous quarters.

 

Interest Income

 

Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $1,416,117, representing an increase of $39,019 or 3%, as compared to $1,377,098 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. As we are receiving fixed interest from NIT, the increase was mainly due to the exchange rate differences between the comparable periods.

 

Income Taxes

 

The provision for income tax increased by $508,500, or 268%, from tax credit of $189,471 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, to tax expenses of $319,029 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. In 2012, the applicable income tax rate for ZHLD is 15%, as ZHLD had been approved by the local government as businesses promoting high technology industry. Without this government approval, the regular Chinese statutory tax rate is at 25%. Heilongjiang Zhonghe Education Training Center, Tianlang, Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya are currently exempt from PRC taxation, as it operates a business enterprise engaged in educational opportunities. The Company’s other subsidiaries: BHYHZ, ZHLDBJ and HYPX are taxed at the PRC regular statutory rate (25%), and have not accrued taxes since inception, due to recurring losses or no income incurred since inception.

 

Net Income/Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, the Company had a net loss attributable to the Company and its subsidiaries of $10,666,579, or negative return of $1.01 per share basic and diluted, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to net income of $5,244,640, or $0.50 per share, basic and diluted, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 10,582,530 and 10,568,979 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our current assets primarily consist of cash, prepaid expenses, and accounts receivable. We do not have inventory. Our prepaid expenses are primarily advance payments made to teachers for on-line materials, prepaid advertisement, prepaid rent, and other prepayments. Our accounts receivable are primarily from our advertising business on our website.

 

As of September 30, 2012, we had working capital of $65,521,827, an decrease of $5,661,331, or 8% from working capital of $71,183,158 at December 31, 2011. We consider current working capital and borrowing capabilities adequate to cover our planned operating and capital requirements.

 

At September 30, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $65,961,746, a decrease of $7,635,413 or 10%, from $73,597,159 at December 31, 2011. This decrease was primarily due to decrease in net income during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Because students who purchase our on-line programs purchase debit cards for the programs that they use and students who enroll in our training classes pay their tuition before starting classes, we do not have significant accounts receivable. Total accounts receivable were $111,568 and nil as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

 

Cash Flow in Operating Activities

 

Our net cash used in operating activities was $6,598,904 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $14,591,037 or 183% from net cash provided by operating activities of $7,992,133 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This decrease was due to (1) decrease in net income from $5,148,111 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to net loss of $10,908,818 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012; (2) an increase in depreciation and amortization of $14,591,037 or 183, because of the increase in amortization from the acquisition of three schools during the year of 2011; (3) a decrease in stock based compensation of $1,156,697 because the option expenses have been amortized to nil for the options granted under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan; (4) an impairment loss of $1,446,003 on the investments in Changchun Nuoya and Harbin Nuoya due to the changes in the current demand and future prediction for services provided by these two schools.

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 generated negative flow of $1,058,601, a decrease of $1,256,963 or 634% as compared to $198,362 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Deferred revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 generated negative flow of $828,987, a decrease of $547,114 from negative flow of $281,873 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Deferred revenue reflects the unearned portion of debit cards sold in the online education division and unearned tuition from training centers, the decrease in deferred revenue indicated the decrease in sales of debit cards, and decrease in enrollments for the onsite training classes.

 

Cash Flow in Investing Activities

 

Our cash used in investing activities was $1,400,887 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $4,693,948 from $6,094,835 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. We acquired a 60% ownership interest in Tianlang in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, whereas we didn’t have any acquisition activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

  

Cash Flow in Financing Activities

 

Our cash used in financing activities was $58,611 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The main component for increase in cash used in financing activities was dividend paid to noncontrolling shareholders.

 

We believe that our working capital will be sufficient to enable us to meet our cash requirements for the next 12 months. However, we may incur additional expenses as we seek to expand our business to offer services in other parts of the PRC as well as to market and continue the development of our vocational training activities. We believe we have adequate working capital to fund future growth activities. Although we do not have any current plans to make any further acquisitions, it is possible that we may seek to acquire one or more businesses in the education field, and we may require financing for that purpose. We cannot assure you that funding will be available if and when we require funding.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2012, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Not applicable. 

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

 

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that this information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation with the participation of the Company’s management, including Xiqun Yu, the Company’s chief executive officer, and Cloris Li, the Company’s chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to our lack of sufficient accounting personnel with an appropriate understanding of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.

 

In connection with our anticipated growth, we are seeking additional financial and accounting personnel with knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements. However, we still have a relatively small number of professionals in bookkeeping and accounting functions, which prevents us from maintaining effective controls and appropriately segregating duties within our internal control systems.

 

In order to mitigate the material weakness to fullest extent possible, we have taken and are implementing the following measures:

 

·

We have established an audit committee to oversee our accounting and financial reporting;

 

·

We have taken measures to strengthen our accounting department in the year of 2011, including employment of US GAAP experts and appointment of a more qualified Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, we have appointed an Audit Committee member with strong auditing related experience to oversee and improve the quality of our financial reporting.

 

·

We are evaluating the roles of our existing accounting personnel in an effort to realign the reporting structure of our internal auditing staff in the PRC who test and monitor the implementation of our accounting and internal control procedures;

 

·

We are also seeking additional qualified in-house accounting personnel to ensure that management will have adequate resources in order to attain complete reporting of financial information disclosures in a timely matter;

 

·

We are in the process of completing the review and revision of the documentation of our internal control procedures and policies;

 

·

We intend to provide training to our employees in the PRC to ensure that the importance of internal controls and compliance with established policies and procedures are fully understood throughout the organization and will provide additional U.S. GAAP training to all employees involved with the performance of or compliance with those procedures and policies.

 

As a result of the foregoing measures, the management believes that the consolidated financial statements and other information presented herewith are materially correct. Management believes that the weakness did not have any effect on the accuracy of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the current reporting period.

 

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

We regularly review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems, consolidating activities, and migrating processes.

 

 

Other than in connection with the implementation of the remedial measures described above, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

 

The Company was named as a defendant in two putative class action lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, but has now entered into an agreement (subject to court approval) to settle both cases.  The first action, Apicella v. China Education Alliance, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-09239 (CAS)(JCx), was filed on December 2, 2010; the second action, Clemens v. China Education Alliance, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-09987 (JFW) (AGRx), was filed on December 28, 2010.  On March 2, 2011, the two actions were consolidated as In re China Education Alliance, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 10-cv-09239 (CAS) (JCx) (C.D. Cal.).  The most recent complaint, like the earlier ones, alleges that the Company and certain of its past and present officers and directors are liable under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 for allegedly false and misleading statements and omissions in the Company’s public filings between 2008 and 2010 and in an investor conference call in December 2010.  The complaint also asserts claims under Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against the individual defendants as persons who allegedly controlled the Company during the time the allegedly false and misleading statements and omissions were made.  The Company and the individual defendants have denied these allegations.  The Court denied the Company's motion to dismiss an earlier version of the complaint on October 11, 2011, but subsequently dismissed one of the company’s directors.  The settlement agreement, which was signed on or about October 3, 2012, remains subject to preliminary and final approval by the Court.  If approved, it would result in the resolution of all class action claims against the Company and its directors and officers, in exchange for a payment by the Company’s insurer, which will be distributed to those who bought shares of the Company’s stock during the relevant period. No payment by the Company will be required.

In addition, a derivative lawsuit, Padnos v. Yu, et al., No. 11-cv-08973 (CAS) (JCx), was filed on October 28, 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against certain of the Company’s past and present officers and directors.  The lawsuit, filed nominally on behalf of the Company, alleged breaches of fiduciary duties based on facts similar to those alleged in the class action.  That case has also been settled, and the Court granted final approval to the parties’ settlement agreement on October 15, 2012. 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Copies of the following documents are included as exhibits to this report pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

Exhibit No.			Description
3.1			Articles of Incorporation filed December 2, 1996 in the State of North Carolina are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form SB-2 Registration Statement of China Education Alliance, Inc. (File No. 333-101167) filed on November 13, 2002.
3.2			Articles of Amendment Business Corporation dated May 23, 2002 are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form SB-2 Registration Statement of China Education Alliance, Inc. (File No. 333-101167) filed on November 13, 2002.
3.3			Articles of Amendment Business Corporation filed November 17, 2004, changing the name of the Company from ABC Realty Co. to China Education Alliance, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 filed with the Company’s Form 10-KSB annual report for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
3.4			Articles of Share Exchange of China Education Alliance, Inc. filed with the Department of The Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina on December 30, 2004 are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with China Education Alliance, Inc.’s Form 10-QSB quarterly report for its quarter ended September 30, 2007 filed with the SEC on November 14, 2007.
3.5			Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Department of The Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina on October 4, 2007 are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed with China Education Alliance, Inc.’s Form 10-QSB quarterly report for its quarter ended September 30, 2007 filed with the SEC on November 14, 2007.
3.6			Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Department of The Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina on September 26, 2011 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 16, 2012.
3.7			By Laws of China Education Alliance, Inc.  are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Form SB-2/A Registration Statement of  China Education Alliance, Inc. filed on February 7, 2003 (File No. 333-101167).
4.1			China Education Alliance, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on June 19, 2009.
4.2			China Education Alliance, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-8 filed with the SEC on July 1, 2011.
31.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1		Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
32.2		Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**

 

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document**
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document**
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document**

 

*Filed herewith.

**Furnished herewith.

 

 

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 EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC.
Date: November 14, 2012	By:	/s/ Xiqun Yu
		Xiqun Yu
		Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 14, 2012	By:	/s/ Cloris Li
		Cloris Li
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)