UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

 

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

 

For the transition period from ____ to ____

 

Commission file number: 001-34502

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida		98-0222013
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

16F, China Development Bank

Tower, No. 2, Gaoxin 1st Road,

Xi’an, PRC

710075

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

 

86-29-88377161

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

 

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

 

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 ☒

 

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

 

Class		Outstanding at May 15, 2015
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share		26,661,499

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	1
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	11
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	18
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	18
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	19
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	19
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	19
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	19
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	19
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosure	19
Item 5.	Other Information	19
Item 6.	Exhibits	19
SIGNATURES		20

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

		March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	39,155,769			$	25,130,302
Restricted cash			6,512,325				6,537,016
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,330,869 and $837,200 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014,  respectively			52,441,127				66,570,314
Other receivables			64,812				371,995
Inventories			5,434,344				4,118,630
Deferred tax assets			2,120,898				1,410,690
Advances to suppliers and other current assets			245,804				472,578
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS			105,975,079				104,611,525
Property, plant and equipment, net			102,368,085				96,279,068
Land use right, net			6,446,849				6,502,420
Long term assets			3,189,523				3,162,281
Deposits			61,873,855				68,878,798
TOTAL ASSETS		$	279,853,391			$	279,434,092
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable		$	11,872,050			$	18,381,263
Accrued expenses			9,806,485				10,085,152
Income tax payable			741,412				1,457,258
Advances from customers			437,843				469,007
Notes payable -bank			8,140,406				8,171,270
Short-term bank loans			36,250,539				28,243,373
Obligations under capital leases			2,066,609				2,954,401
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES			69,315,344				69,761,724
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term loan - related party			7,959,297				7,959,143
Obligations under capital leases			15,566,416				15,625,435
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES			23,525,713				23,584,578
TOTAL LIABILITIES			92,841,057				93,346,302
EQUITY
SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc, Stockholders' equity
Series B Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; None issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively			-				-
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 66,666,666 shares authorized; 26,661,499 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively			26,661				26,661
Additional paid-in capital			59,189,860				59,189,860
Retained earnings			104,333,357				102,833,747
Accumulated other comprehensive income			18,610,230				19,351,703
Total SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. stockholders' equity			182,160,108				181,401,971
Non-controlling interests			4,852,226				4,685,819
TOTAL EQUITY			187,012,334				186,087,790
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$	279,853,391			$	279,434,092

 

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

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

 

		For the three month Ended March 31,
		2015				2014
Revenue		$	16,571,039			$	11,783,167
Cost of goods sold			9,411,678				8,111,932
Gross profit			7,159,361				3,671,235
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses			2,984,482				1,193,121
Selling expenses			1,052,654				864,498
Total operating expenses			4,037,136				2,057,619
Income from operations			3,122,225				1,613,616
Other income (expenses)
Interest income			33,553				73,661
Subsidy income			188,761				433,597
Interest expenses			(1,099,070	)			(812,421	)
Consulting fee related to capital lease			-				(442,792	)
Total other expenses			(876,756	)			(747,955	)
Income before income tax			2,245,469				865,661
Income tax provision			562,569				228,602
Net income			1,682,900				637,059
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests			(183,290	)			(133,387	)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC. STOCKHOLDERS		$	1,499,610			$	503,672
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		$	(758,356	)		$	(1,705,488	)
Total comprehensive loss			924,544				(1,068,429	)
Comprehensive expenses attributable to non-controlling interests			(166,407	)			(154,356	)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC. STOCKHOLDERS		$	907,661			$	(1,047,460	)
Earnings per share:
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share		$	0.06			$	0.02
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic and diluted			26,661,499				26,661,499

 

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

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

		For the three months ended March 31,
		2015				2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$	1,682,900			$	637,059
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization			1,591,176				942,144
Deferred income tax assets			(710,208	)			(316,150	)
Provisions provided for bad debt expenses			1,452,096				442,792
Inventory markdown			32,629				-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable			12,389,382				13,340,071
Other receivable			305,987				3,170
Advances to suppliers and other current assets			225,142				1,038,662
Inventories			(1,364,810	)			(256,290	)
Accounts payable			(5,774,160	)			1,385,574
Accrued expenses			(940,810	)			(1,020,245	)
Income tax payable			(710,828	)			(1,284,561	)
Advances from customers			(29,412	)			(44,880	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			8,149,084				14,867,346
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and equipment			(1,984,556	)			(3,851,844	)
Prepayment for other assets			-				(15,038	)
Prepayments for deposit on equipment			(145,035	)			-
Net cash used in investing activities			(2,129,591	)			(3,866,882	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increased in restricted cash			-				(490,356	)
Procceds from short-term notes			-				490,356
Proceeds from short-term bank loans			17,332,906				2,025,169
Repayment of short-term bank loans			(9,213,508	)			(564,334	)
Payment for capital lease			(39,212	)			(2,635,665	)
Repayment of related party loans			-				(24,970	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			8,080,186				(1,199,800	)
Effect of change in exchange rate			(74,212	)			(654,216	)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			14,025,467				9,146,448
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			25,130,302				66,888,954
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	39,155,769			$	76,035,402
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest		$	1,099,070			$	753,875
Cash paid for income taxes		$	1,645,954			$	1,829,313
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT NON-CASH TRANSACTION
Transferred from other assets to property, plant and equipment and     construction in process		$	6,894,428			$	1,294,323
Equipment acquired by capital lease		$	-			$	-

 

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

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.	Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2015 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes to the interim financial statements related to these periods are unaudited. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent periods or for the entire year ending December 31, 2015. The balance sheet at December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2014 as included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

2.	Business Description and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The principal activities of SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (together with our direct or indirect subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our” or “the Company”) consist of production and sales of fruit juice concentrates, fruit juice beverages, and other fruit-related products in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”, or “China”), and overseas markets. All activities of the Company are principally conducted by subsidiaries operating in the PRC.

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Organizational Structure

 

Current organizational structure is set forth in the diagram below:

 

 

(1)	Xi’an Qinmei Food Co., Ltd., an entity not affiliated with the Company, owns the other 8.85% of the equity interest in Shaanxi Qiyiwangguo. Formerly known as Shaanxi Tianren Organic Food Co. Ltd.
(2)	Formerly known as Shaanxi Tianren Organic Food Co. Ltd.
(3)	SkyPeople Juice Group Yidu Orange Products Co., Ltd. was established on March 13, 2012. Its scope of business includes deep processing and sales of oranges.
(4)	Hedetang Fruit Juice Beverages (Yidu) Co., Ltd. was established on March 13, 2012. Its scope of business includes production and sales of fruit juice beverages.
(5)	SkyPeople (Suizhong) Fruit and Vegetable Products Co., Ltd. was established on April 26, 2012. Its scope of    business includes initial processing, quick-frozen and sales of agricultural products and related by-products
(6)	SkyPeople Juice Group (Mei County) Kiwi Fruit and Farm Products Trading Market Co., Ltd. (“Kiwi Fruit & Farm Products”) was established on April 19, 2013. Its scope of business includes preliminary processing of agricultural and subsidiary products; establishment of trading market, etc.
(7)	Shaanxi Guo Wei Mei Kiwi Deep Processing Co., Ltd. was established on April 19, 2013. Its scope of business includes producing kiwi fruit juice, kiwi puree and cider beverages, etc.
(8)	Xi’an Hedetang Fruit Juice Beverages Co., Ltd. (“Xi’an Hedetang”) was established on March 31, 2014. Its scope of business includes production and sales of fruit juice beverages.
(9)	Xi’an Cornucopia International Co., Ltd. (“Cornucopia”) was established on July 2, 2014. Its scope of business includes retail and wholesale of pre-packaged food.

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

(10)	Shaanxi Fruitee Fun Co., Ltd. (“Fruitee Fun”) was established on July 3, 2014. Its scope of business includes retail and wholesale of pre-packaged food.
(11)	Hedetang Holding Co., Ltd. (“Hedetang Holding”) was established on July 21, 2014. Its scope of business includes corporate investment consulting, corporate management consulting, corporate imagine design and corporative marketing planning.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This basis differs from that used in the statutory accounts of SkyPeople (China) and its subsidiaries, which were prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and relevant financial regulations applicable to enterprises in the PRC. All necessary adjustments have been made to present the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Uses of estimates in the preparation of financial statements

 

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and this requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include, but not limited to, the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, estimated useful life and residual value of property, plant and equipment, provision for staff benefit, recognition and measurement of deferred income taxes and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions management may undertake in the future, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates.

 

Shipping and Handling Costs

 

Shipping and handling amounts billed to customers in related sales transactions are included in sales revenues and shipping expenses incurred by the Company are reported as a component of selling expenses. The shipping and handling expenses of $956,653 and $356,394 for three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are reported in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income as a component of selling expenses.

 

Leases

 

In January 2014, the Company entered into various five years equipment leasing agreements with Xinda Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Xinda”). The total cost of equipment under this lease agreement is RMB129 million (approximately $21 million). Estimated lease payment will be approximately RMB 8 million per quarter (approximately $1.3 million). The Company has the right to purchase the equipment for $161 at the end of the lease. The Company has classified the leases as capital leases in accordance with ASC 840 “Leases”. The Company also agreed to pay consulting fees of $831,100 (RMB 5,160,000) for two-year consulting services and $414,492 (RMB 2,580,000) services fees to Xinda, both of which were fully expensed in 2014.

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Earnings per share

 

The diluted earnings per share calculation for the three months ended March 31, 2014 did not include the warrants to purchase up to 175,000 shares of common stock, because their effect was anti-dilutive. Such warrants expired during fiscal 2014.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-03, simplifying the presentation of debt issuance costs. Debt issuance costs are specified incremental costs, other than those paid to the lender, that are directly attributable to issuing a debt instrument (i.e., third party costs). Prior to this standard, debt issuance costs were required to be presented in the balance sheet as a deferred charge (i.e., an asset). This presentation differed from the presentation for a debt discount, which is a direct adjustment to the carrying value of the debt (i.e., a contra liability). This new standard requires that all costs incurred to issue debt be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt. This new standard does not affect the recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs. ASU 2015-03 will be effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the implementation of this standard will have on our financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The FASB issued ASU 2014-09 to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes the most current revenue recognition guidance. This guidance is currently effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016, which is effective for us as of the first quarter of our fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. On April1, 2014 the FASB agreed to propose delaying the effective date for one year. We are currently evaluating the impact that the implementation of this standard will have on our financial statements.

 

There were no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 that are of significance or potential significance to us.

 

3.	Inventories

 

Inventories by major categories are summarized as follows:

 

		March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Raw materials and packaging		$	2,370,572			$	1,249,599
Finished goods			3,063,772				2,869,031
Inventories		$	5,434,344			$	4,118,630

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

4.	Notes Payable - Bank

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company obtained a series of bank notes from various banks. Bank notes are collateralized by restricted cash and assets of the Company. The following table sets forth the outstanding bank notes as of March 31, 2015:

 

		March 31,				Restricted
		2015				Cash				Due date
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank		$	4,884,244			$	4,884,244			April 28, 2015
			3,256,162				1,628,081			April 17, 2015
		$	8,140,406			$	6,512,325

 

As of the date of this report, these notes were settled.

 

5.	Related Party Transaction

 

Sales to related party

 

The company’s subsidiary sold fruit beverages to a related entity, Shaanxi Fullmart Convenient Chain Supermarket Co., Ltd. ("Fullmart") for approximately $412,543 and $612,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The accounts receivable balances were approximately $1,459,194 and $1,546,000 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Fullmart is a company indirectly owned by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yongke Xue.

 

Long-term loan – related party

 

On February 18, 2013, SkyPeople (China) entered into a loan agreement with SkyPeople International Holdings Group Limited (the "Lender"). The Lender indirectly holds 50.2% interest in the Company. Mr. Yongke Xue ("Y. K. Xue"), the Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") and also the Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Hongke Xue, director of the Board, indirectly and beneficially own 80.0% and 9.4% of equity interest in the Lender, respectively. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Lender agreed to extend to the Company a one-year unsecured term loan with a principal amount of $8.0 million at an interest rate of 6% per annum. During 2013, the Company received $8.0 million from the Lender. In February 2014, both parties extended this loan for another two years under the original terms of the agreement.

 

The Company recorded interest expense of $116,073 and $116,452 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

6.	Concentrations

 

(1)	Concentration of customers

 

Sales to five largest customers accounted for approximately 32% and 24% of our net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. There was no single customer represented over 10% of total sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

(2)	Concentration of suppliers

 

Two suppliers accounted for 14.4% and 12.8% of our purchase for three months ended March 31, 2015, no other single supplier accounted for over 10% of our purchase. Our top one supplier accounted for 11.3% of our purchases for the three months ended March 31, 2014, no other single supplier accounted for over 10% of our purchase.

 

7.	Segment Reporting

 

The Company operates in six segments: concentrated apple juice and apple aroma, concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree, concentrated pear juice, fruit juice beverages, fresh fruits and vegetables, and others. Our concentrated apple juice and apple aroma is primarily produced by the Company’s Huludao Wonder factory; concentrated pear juice is primarily produced by the Company’s Jiangyang factory. However, as the Company uses the same production line to manufacture concentrated apple juice and concentrated pear juice. In addition, both Shaanxi Province, where the factory of Jianyang factory is located, and Liaoning Province, where the factory of Huludao Wonder is located, are rich in fresh apple and pear supplies. Jinagyang factory also produces concentrated apple juice and Huludao Wonder factory also produces concentrated pear juice when necessary. Concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree is primarily produced by the Company’s Qiyiwangguo factory, and fruit juice beverages is primarily produced by the Company’s Qiyiwangguo factory. The Company’s other products include fructose, concentrated turnjujube juice, and other by products, such as kiwifruit seeds.

 

Concentrated fruit juice is used as a basic ingredient for manufacturing juice drinks and as an additive to fruit wine and fruit jam, cosmetics and medicines. The Company sells its concentrated fruit juice to domestic customers and exported directly or via distributors. The Company believes that its main export markets are the United States, the European Union, South Korea, Russia and the Middle East to North America, Europe, Russia, South Korea and the Middle East.  The Company sells its Hedetang branded bottled fruit beverages domestically primarily to supermarkets in the PRC. The Company sells its fresh fruit and vegetables to supermarkets and whole sellers in the PRC.

 

Some of these product segments might never individually meet the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments and we determine the reportable segments based on the discrete financial information provided to the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the results of each segment in assessing performance and allocating resources among the segments. Since there is an overlap of services provided and products manufactured between different subsidiaries of the Company, the Company does not allocate operating expenses and assets based on the product segments. Therefore, operating expenses and assets information by segment are not presented. Segment profit represents the gross profit of each reportable segment.

 

 

SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

  

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands)

 

		Concentrated apple juice and apple aroma				Concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree				Concentrated pear juice				Fruit juice beverages				Fresh fruits and vegetables				Others				Total
Reportable segment revenue		$	25			$	3,560			$	4,764			$	22,013			$	-				-			$	30,362
Inter-segment revenue			-				(1,672	)			(101	)			(12,018	)			-				-				(13,791	)
Revenue from external customers			25				1,888				4,663				9,995				-				-				16,571
Segment gross profit		$	8			$	686			$	1,886			$	4,579			$	-				-			$	7,159

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 (in thousands)

 

		Concentrated apple juice and apple aroma				Concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree				Concentrated pear juice				Fruit juice beverages				Fresh fruits and vegetables				Others				Total
Reportable segment revenue		$	762			$	1,856			$	2,235			$	7,488			$	5				63			$	12,409
Inter-segment revenue			(488	)			(22	)			(22	)			(48	)			(1	)			(45	)			(626	)
Revenue from external customers			274				1,834				2,213				7,440				4				18				11,783
Segment gross profit		$	(72	)		$	753			$	576			$	2,416			$	4				(6	)		$	3,671

 

The following table reconciles reportable segment profit to the Company’s condensed consolidated income before income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

		2015				2014
Segment profit		$	7,159,361			$	3,671,235
Unallocated amounts:
Operating expenses			(4,037,136	)			(2,057,619	)
Other expenses			(876,756	)			(747,955	)
Income before tax provision		$	2,245,469			$	865,661

  

8.	Subsequent Events

 

In accordance with ASC 855, “Subsequent Events,” the Company has evaluated subsequent events that have occurred after the date of the balance sheet through the date of issuance of these financial statements and has determined that there was no material event need to be disclosed, other than discussed above.

 

Item 2.

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

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

DISCLAIMER REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes in Item I above and with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes, and with the information under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed in this report and under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Overview of Our Business

 

We are engaged in the production and sales of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees, concentrated fruit purees and concentrated fruit juices), fruit beverages (including fruit juice beverages and fruit cider beverages), and other fruit related products (including organic and non-organic fresh fruits) in and from the PRC. Our fruit juice concentrates, which include apple, pear and kiwifruit concentrates, are sold to domestic customers and exported directly or via distributors. We sell our Hedetang branded bottled fruit beverages domestically primarily to supermarkets in the PRC. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, sales of our fruit concentrates, fruit beverages, fresh fruits and other fruit related products represented 40%, 60% and 0% of our revenue, respectively, compared to 37%, 67% and 0%, respectively, for the same period of 2014.

 

We export our products as well as sell them domestically. We sell our products either through distributors with good credit or to end users directly. We believe that our main export markets are the Asia, North America, Europe, Russia and the Middle East. We sell our other fruit related products to domestic customers.

 

We currently market our Hedetang brand fruit beverages in only certain regions of the PRC. We plan to expand the market presence of Hedetang over a broader geographic area in the PRC. In particular, we plan to expand our glass bottle production line to produce higher margin portable fruit juice beverages targeting consumers in more populated Chinese cities. Currently we produce six flavors of fruit beverages in 280 ml glass bottles, 418 ml glass and 500 ml glass bottles and BIB package, including apple juice, pear juice, kiwifruit juice, mulberry juice, kiwifruit cider and mulberry cider. We currently sell our fruit beverages to over 100 distributors and more than 20,000 retail stores in approximately 20 provinces. Our products are sold through distributors in stores such as RT-Mart in Shandong, Huhui and Quanjia in Sichuan, yonghui in Fujian and GMS Supermarket in Shanghai, etc.

 

We plan to continue to focus on creating new products with high margins to supplement our current product offering.

 

We believe that continuous investment in research and development is a key component to being a leader in fruit juice concentrate and fruit beverage quality. As of March 31, 2015, we are in the process of building up an internal research and development team; we will use external experts and research institutions for additional consultation when necessary. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, our research and development expenses were $nil.

 

 

Our business is highly seasonal and can be greatly affected by weather because of the seasonal nature in the growing and harvesting of fruits and vegetables. Our core products are apple, pear and kiwifruit juice concentrates, which are produced from July or August to April of the following year. The squeezing season for (i) apples is from August to January or February; (ii) pears is from July or August until April of next year; and (iii) kiwifruit is from September through December. Typically, a substantial portion of our revenues is earned during our first and fourth quarters. To minimize the seasonality of our business, we make continued efforts in identifying new products with harvesting seasons complementary to our current product mix. Our goal is to lengthen our squeezing season, thus increasing our annual production of fruit juice concentrates and fruit beverages. In the first quarter of 2009, we introduced mulberry and kiwifruit cider beverages in the Chinese market. Unlike fruit juice concentrates, which can only be produced during the squeezing season, such fruit beverages are made out of fruit juice concentrates and can be produced and sold in all seasons. With continuous efforts in marketing of our beverages in domestic market, we believe that our seasonality will be reduced.

 

Fresh fruits are the primary raw materials needed for the production of our products. Our raw materials mainly consist of apples, pears and kiwifruits. Other raw materials used in our business include pectic enzyme, amylase, auxiliary power fuels and other power sources such as coal, electricity and water.

 

We purchase raw materials from local markets and fruit growers that deliver directly to our plants. We have implemented a fruit-purchasing program in areas surrounding our factories. In addition, we organize purchasing centers in rich fruit production areas, helping farmers deliver fruit to our purchasing agents easily and in a timely manner. We are then able to deliver the fruit directly to our factory for production. We have assisted local farmers in their development of kiwifruit fields to help ensure a high quality product throughout the production channel. Our raw material supply chain is highly fragmented and raw fruit prices are highly volatile in China. Fruit concentrate and fruit juice beverage companies generally do not enter into purchasing agreements. In addition to raw materials, we purchase various ingredients and packaging materials such as sweeteners, glass and plastic bottles, cans and packing barrels. We generally purchase our materials or supplies from multiple suppliers. We are not dependent on any one supplier or group of suppliers.

 

Shaanxi and Liaoning Provinces, where our manufacturing facilities are located, are large fruit producing provinces. We own and operate four manufacturing facilities in the PRC, all of which are strategically located near fruit growing centers so that we can better preserve the freshness of the fruits and lower our transportation costs. To take advantage of economies of scale and to enhance our production efficiency, generally, each of our manufacturing facilities has a focus on products made from one particular fruit according to the proximity of such manufacturing to the sources of supply for that fruit. Our kiwifruit processing facilities are located in Zhouzhi County of Shaanxi Province, which has the largest planting area of apples and kiwifruit in the PRC. Our pear processing facilities are located in Shaanxi Province, which is the main pear-producing province in the PRC. Our apple processing facilities are located in Liaoning Province, a region that abounds with high acidity apples. As we use the same production line for concentrated apple juice and concentrated pear juice and both Shaanxi Province and Liaoning Province are rich in fresh apple and pear production, our Liaoning facilities also produced concentrated apple juice and our Shaanxi Province facilities also produced concentrated apple juice based on customer need. We believe that these regions provide adequate supply of raw materials for our production needs in the foreseeable future.

 

 

On August 30, 2010, we closed the public offering of 5,181,285 shares of our Common Stock at a price of $5.00 per share for approximately $25.9 million. We received an aggregate of approximately $24 million as net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. As of March 31, 2014, we had spent approximately $11 million on various capital projects in Huludao Wonder as described in projects (4) and (5) below. The following table presents the capital projects on which we currently plan to use the proceeds from this offering. We review these projects and capital expenditures on a quarterly basis based on the market conditions and associated costs of these projects.

 

Capital Investment Projects 

 

Investment/Service Agreement with Yidu Municipal People’s Government

 

On October 29, 2012, SkyPeople (China) entered into an investment/service agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with Yidu Municipal People’s Government in Hubei Province of China.

 

Under the Investment Agreement, the parties agree to invest and establish an orange comprehensive deep processing zone in Yidu.

 

The Company will be responsible for the establishment, construction and financing of the project with a total investment of RMB 300 million (approximately $48 million), in fixed assets and the purchase of land use rights, while Yidu government agrees to provide a parcel of land for the project that is approximately 280 mu in size located at Gaobazhou Town of Yidu for a fee payable by the Company. The consideration for transferring the land use right for the project land shall be RMB 0.3 million per mu.

 

The main scope of the Yidu project includes the establishment of:

 

1.	one modern orange distribution and sales center (the “distribution center”);

 

2.	one orange comprehensive utilization deep processing zone (the “deep processing zone”), including:

 

	a)	one 45 ton/hour concentrated orange juice and byproduct deep processing production line;
	b)	one bottled juice drink production line with a capacity to produce 6,000 glass bottles per hour;
	c)	one storage freezer facility with a capacity to store 20,000 tons of concentrated orange juice; and

 

d)

general purpose facilities within the zone, office space, general research and development facilities, service area, living quarters and other ancillary support areas

 

3.	one research and development center for orange varietal improvement and engineering technology (the “R&D center”); and

 

4.	one standardized orange plantation (the “orange plantation”).

 

The total amount of RMB 300 million (approximately $48 million) will mainly be used to establish the distribution center and the deep processing zone on the project land of approximately 280 mu. SkyPeople and Yidu Municipal People’s Government agreed to discuss the investment amount and location for establishing the R&D center and the orange plantation in the future.

 

Yidu Municipal People’s Government is in the process of demolition buildings on project land. The Company is actively working with various bodies of local government making preparations for the start of the project.

 

 

Investment/Service Agreement with Mei County National Kiwi Fruit Wholesale Trading Center

 

On April 3, 2013, SkyPeople (China) entered into an Investment Agreement (the "Agreement") with the Managing Committee of Mei County National Kiwi Fruit Wholesale Trading Center (the "Committee").  The Committee has been authorized by the People’s Government of Mei County to be in charge of the construction and administration of the Mei County National Kiwi Fruit Wholesale Trading Center (the “Trading Center”).  

 

Under the Agreement, the parties agreed to invest and establish a kiwi fruit comprehensive deep processing zone and kiwi fruit and fruit-related materials trading zone in Yangjia Village, Changxing Town of Mei County with a total planned area of total planned area of 286 mu (approximately 47 acres) (the “Project”).  

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will be responsible for the construction and financing of the Project with a total investment of RMB 445.6 million (approximately $71.9 million) in buildings and equipment.  In addition, the Company agreed to pay for the land use rights for the Project land a fee of RMB 0.3 million per mu.  The Committee is responsible for financing and constructing the basic infrastructure surrounding the Project, such as the main water supply, main water drainage, natural gas, electricity, sewage, access roads to the Project, natural gas and communications networks.

 

As of the date of this report, the Company is in the process of building up facilities and purchasing equipment, it is expected that the trial production will be started by the end of June.

 

Suizhong Project

 

On July 15, 2011, SkyPeople entered into a Letter of Intent with the People’s Government of Suizhong County, Liaoning Province, to establish a fruit and vegetable industry chain and further processing demonstration zone in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province (the “Suizhong project”).

 

The Suizhong project may include one or more of the following: the construction and operation of fruit juice production lines, vegetable and fruit flash freeze facility, refrigeration storage facility and warehouse, a world class food safety testing center, fruit and vegetable modern supply chain and e-commerce platform, fruit and vegetable finished products processing center and exhibition center, etc. The implementation of the project is subject to government approval of the project.

 

The Company has made partial payment to acquire land use right from the local government, purchase equipment and build facilities. The Company is in the process of building up facilities and purchasing equipment. As of date of this report, the Company has finished building office building, dormitory, refrigeration storage facility and warehouse.

 

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Three Months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

Revenue

 

The following table presents our consolidated revenues for each of our main products for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (in thousands for the revenue):

 

		Three month ended March 31,								Change
		2015				2014				Amount				%
Concentrated apple juice and apple aroma		$	25			$	274			$	(249	)			(91	%)
Concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree			1,888				1,834				54				3	%
Concentrated pear juice			4,663				2,213				2,450				111	%
Fruit juice beverages			9,995				7,440				2,555				34	%
Fresh fruits and vegetables			-				4				(4	)			(100	%)
Others			-				18				(18	)			(100	%)
Total		$	16,571			$	11,783			$	4,788				41	%

 

The increase in gross revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was primarily due to increased sales of all of our product lines except decreased revenue from concentrated apple juice and apple aroma, fresh fruits and vegetables and other fruit related products.

 

Sales from apple related products decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2015, as the Company sold approximately 22 tons of concentrated apple juice versus 211 tons of concentrated apple juice sold in the same period of 2014. Such decrease was coupled with a decrease in unit price of concentrated apple juice. During the first quarter of 2015, due to reduced market demands the selling price of apple related products also dropped, revenue generated from this segment were lower than that of the same period of previous year.

 

Sales from concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree increased during the first quarter of 2015 as compared to net sales of kiwi-related product line in the same quarter of 2014, primarily as a result of the increased selling prices, which was partially offset by the decrease in amount of products sold in first quarter of 2015 as compare to same period of 2014. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company sold approximately 1,349 and 1,513 tons of kiwi-related products, respectively.

 

Sales of concentrated pear juice increased in the first quarter of 2015 as we sold 3,834 and 1,519 tons of concentrated pear juice during first quarter of 2015 and 2014, representing an increase of 152%. However the increase in amount of concentrated pear juice sold was partially offset by the decrease in selling price.

 

Sales from our fruit juice beverages increased for the first quarter of 2015, primarily due to bigger market share gained from our continuous efforts of expanding sales channel.

 

The amount of sales of fresh fruits and vegetables and other products is expected to be unstable.

 

 

Gross Margin

 

The following table presents the consolidated gross profit of each of our main products and the consolidated gross profit margin, which is gross profit as a percentage of the related revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (in thousands for the gross profit):

 

		Three months ended March 31,
		2015								2014
		Gross profit				Gross margin				Gross profit				Gross margin
Concentrated apple juice and apple aroma		$	8				32	%		$	(72	)			(26	%)
Concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree			686				36	%			753				41	%
Concentrated pear juice			1,886				40	%			576				26	%
Fruit juice beverages			4,579				46	%			2,416				32	%
Fresh fruits and vegetables			-				-				4				100	%
Others			-				-				(6	)			(33	%)
Total/Overall (for gross margin)		$	7,159				43	%		$	3,671				31	%

 

The consolidated gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $7.2 million, an increase of $3.5 million, or 95%, from $3.7 million for the same period of 2014, primarily due to increase of profit margin of all of our products, except kiwi-related products.

 

The Company sold 91% less concentrated apple juice during first quarter of 2015 as compare to same period of 2014. The gross profit margin of concentrated apple juice for the first quarter of 2015 and 2014 were 32% and negative 26%, respectively, primarily due to lower cost of production of concentrated apple juice and apple aroma than those sold during same period of 2014.

 

The gross profit margin of the concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree decreased from 41% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 36% for the same period of 2015, primarily due to higher cost of fresh kiwi purchased in the last squeezing season, which caused higher cost of concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree sold during the current period as compared to the cost of concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree sold in the same period of 2014.

 

The gross profit margin of the concentrated pear juice increased from 26% to 40% for first quarter of 2014 to 2015, primarily due to lower cost of concentrated pear juice sold during current quarter than those of same period previous year.

 

The gross profit margin of our fruit juice beverages increased from 32% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, to 46% for the same period of 2015. The increase of gross margin of fruit juice beverages was primarily due to higher unit selling price in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to same period of 2014.

 

Operating Expenses

 

The following table presents our consolidated operating expenses and operating expenses as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

 

		First quarter of 2015								First quarter of 2014
		Amount				% of revenue				Amount				% of revenue
General and administrative		$	2,984,482				18	%		$	1,193,121				10	%
Selling expenses			1,052,654				6	%			864,498				7	%
Total operating expenses		$	4,037,136				24	%		$	2,057,619				17	%

 

Operating expenses increased for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the corresponding period in 2014.

 

 

The increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compare with same period of 2014, was mainly due to an increase in the provision for doubtful accounts of $1,452,096 recorded in the current quarter. In April 2015, the Company recruited new employees to strengthen it sales team and replace certain sales employees. As a result, the collection of accounts receivable were slower than expected. The Company has provided an allowance covering 50% of the accounts receivable which were outstanding for 120 or more days, reflecting management’s best estimate of ultimate collectibility of such accounts receivable. The Company is strengthening its accounts receivable collection process to ensure it maximizes collection on all outstanding accounts receivables.

 

Selling expenses increased for the three months ended March 31, 2015, mainly due to an increase in the payroll and related expenses as a result of an increase in our headcount to the handle the increased volume of sales.

 

Other Income (Expense), Net

 

Other expenses, net were $876,756 and $747,955 and for three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As we have been recognized as a High and New Technology Enterprise in Shaanxi Province for the past four years, the local government has granted us various subsidies, such as tax reimbursement for export. Subsidy income decreased from $433,597 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $188,761 in the same period of 2015. Subsidy income represents the value-added tax rebates provided on our exports.

 

Interest expense increased to $1,099,070, representing an increase of $286,649 or 35% during the current period as compared to interest expense of $812,421 for the same period of 2014. The increase of interest expense was mainly due to the interest payment related to the capital lease made by the Company to Cinda Financial Leasing Co., LTD. Meanwhile, during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred consulting fees related to capital lease of $nil and $442,792, respectively.

 

Income Tax

 

Our provision for income taxes decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2015 versus same period of 2014, due to less income before taxes in the first quarter of 2015. Our consolidated income tax rates were 26% for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

As of March 31, 2015, SkyPeople (China) held a 91.15% interest in Shaanxi Qiyiwangguo and Pacific held a 99.78% interest in SkyPeople (China). Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased mainly due to the increase in the net income generated from Shaanxi Qiyiwangguo.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2015, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $45,668,094, an increase of $14,000,776, or 44%, from $31,667,318 as of December 31, 2014. We expect the projected cash flows from operation, anticipated cash receipts, cash on hand, and trade credit to provide necessary capital to meet our projected operating cash requirements at least for the next 12 months, which does not take into account any potential expenditures related to the potential expansion of our current production capacity.

 

 

Our working capital has historically been generated from our operating cash flows, advances from our customers and loans from bank facilities. Our working capital was $36,659,735 as of March 31, 2015, an increase of $228,118, from working capital of $34,849,801 as of December 31, 2014. During the first quarter of 2015, our operating activities generated net cash inflow of $8,149,084, a decrease of $6,718,262 or 45% from $14,867,346, net cash inflow from operating activities of same period of 2014.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, our investing activities used net cash of $2,129,591, including $1,984,556 of additions to property, plant and equipment as compare to $3,851,844 for the same period of 2014.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, our financing activities generated net cash inflow of $8,080,186, as compared to net cash outflow of $1,199,800 in the same period of 2014.

 

On February 18, 2013, SkyPeople (China) entered into a loan agreement with SkyPeople International Holdings Group Limited (the "Lender"). The Lender indirectly holds 50.2% interest in the Company. Mr. Yongke Xue ("Y. K. Xue"), the Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Board"), and Mr. Hongke Xue, director of the Board, indirectly and beneficially own 80.0% and 9.4% of equity interest in the Lender, respectively. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Lender agrees to extend to the Company a one-year unsecured term loan with a principal amount of $8.0 million at an interest rate of 6% per annum. During 2013, the Company received $8.0 million from the Lender. The maturity date on this loan was extended to February 17, 2016.

 

During the first quarter of 2014, the Company repaid $564,334 bank loans; comparably, during the same period of 2015, the Company borrowed $17,332,906 and repaid $9,213,508 bank loans. During first quarter of 2015 and 2014, the Company paid $39,212 and $2,635,665 as payment of capital lease, respectively.

  

Off-balance sheet arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2015, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

An evaluation was carried out by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of March 31, 2015, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of March 31, 2015, and as of the date that the evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures were completed, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

 

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time we may be a party to various litigation proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, none of which, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

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 Disclosure

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
31.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*
31.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*
32.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document*+
101.SCH		XBRL Schema Document*+
101.CAL		XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document*+
101.DEF		XBRL Definition Linkbase Document*+
101.LAB		XBRL Label Linkbase Document*+
101.PRE		XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document*+

 

*	filed herewith

 

+

As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liability under those sections, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

	SKYPEOPLE FRUIT JUICE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Yongke Xue
		Yongke Xue
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
		May 15, 2015
	By:	/s/ Xin Ma
		Xin Ma
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
		May 15, 2015

 

 

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