UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

   

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

 

For the quarterly period ended

March 31, 2012

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from

____________________________________ to _____________________________________

 

Commission File Number:

001-15931

  

 

SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Florida	98-0695811
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification number)
Kuanggong Road and Tiyu Road 10th Floor Chengshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road, Xinhua District Pingdingshan, Henan Province People’s Republic of China	467000
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)	(Zip Code)

 

+86-3752882999

(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 þ   No ¨

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

As of May 7, 2012, the registrant had 21,090,948 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page Number
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	37
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	37
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	38
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	38
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	38
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	38
Item 5.	Other Information	38
Item 6.	Exhibits	39
SIGNATURES		42

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

All statements contained in this report, other than statements of historical facts, that address future activities, events or developments, are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements containing the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “project,” “may,” “might,” “will,” the negative forms thereof, and words of similar import. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our assessment of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Forward-looking statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond our control. Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements depending on a variety of important factors, including, but not limited to, weather, local, regional, national and global coke and coal price fluctuations, levels of coal and coke production in the region, the demand for raw materials such as iron and steel which require coke to produce, availability of financing and interest rates, competition, changes in, or failure to comply with, government regulations, costs, uncertainties and other effects of legal and other administrative proceedings, and other risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties are described in greater details in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 23 of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 filed with the SEC on September 13, 2011.

 

Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results anticipated by management will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on the registrant’s business operations. The registrant is not undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   

SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

		March 31,				June 30,
		2012				2011
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash		$	3,650,347			$	26,266,687
Restricted cash			12,040,500				8,320,500
Accounts receivable, trade, net			12,220,958				8,489,272
Notes receivable, trade			1,583,000				-
Other receivables			1,661,965				232,126
Loans receivable			10,957,437				16,764,390
Receivable, mine acquisition prepayments			17,075,148				-
Inventories			7,580,251				3,010,926
Advances to suppliers			14,455,894				8,994,833
Advances to suppliers -related party			-				575,700
Total current assets			81,225,500				72,654,434
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net			16,515,488				17,157,542
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS			39,697,825				23,204,544
OTHER ASSETS
Prepayments for land use rights			11,103,542				8,980,335
Prepayments for mine acquisitions			-				25,546,922
Prepayments for construction			21,779,538				8,134,736
Intangible - land use rights, net			1,912,966				1,919,987
Intangible - mineral rights, net			29,870,000				29,408,865
Long-term investments			2,821,015				2,753,660
Other assets			111,382				108,290
Total other assets			67,598,443				76,852,795
Total assets		$	205,037,256			$	189,869,315
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short term loans - bank		$	5,698,800			$	4,950,400
Accounts payable, trade			4,020				144,147
Notes payable			4,749,000				-
Other payables and accrued liabilities			907,990				1,426,285
Other payables - related party			263,860				455,768
Customer deposits			90,880				127,965
Taxes payable			1,687,930				2,856,671
Total current liabilities			13,402,480				9,961,236
LONG TERM LIABILITIES
Long term loans			56,988,000				55,692,000
Warrants liability			1,042,717				5,569,047
Total long term liabilities			58,030,717				61,261,047
Total liabilities			71,433,197				71,222,283
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY
Common shares, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 authorized, 21,090,948 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively			21,091				21,091
Additional paid-in capital			3,442,083				3,442,083
Statutory reserves			3,687,214				3,403,793
Retained earnings			110,134,963				98,004,993
Accumulated other comprehensive income			7,655,508				5,111,872
Total SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemicals Industries, Inc's equity			124,940,859				109,983,832
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS			8,663,200				8,663,200
Total equity			133,604,059				118,647,032
Total liabilities and equity		$	205,037,256			$	189,869,315

 

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

 

 

SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

   

		For the Three Months Ended March 31,								For the Nine Months Ended March 31,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
REVENUE		$	16,804,057			$	19,872,461			$	56,252,724			$	49,626,255
COST OF REVENUE			14,166,799				12,636,751				43,122,271				30,635,815
GROSS PROFIT			2,637,258				7,235,710				13,130,453				18,990,440
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling			43,602				75,894				168,469				231,808
General and administrative			648,834				870,284				1,982,620				2,541,924
Total operating expenses			692,436				946,178				2,151,089				2,773,732
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS			1,944,822				6,289,532				10,979,364				16,216,708
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income			222,583				105,403				999,883				113,433
Interest expense			(302,746	)			(120,401	)			(1,033,768	)			(393,933	)
Other finance expense			(34,002	)			(104,313	)			(107,435	)			(408,867	)
Other income (expense), net			(47	)			(542	)			(9,136	)			(109,929	)
Change in fair value of warrants			163,394				12,191,235				4,526,330				13,663,378
Total other income, net			49,182				12,071,382				4,375,874				12,864,082
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES			1,994,004				18,360,914				15,355,238				29,080,790
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES			576,341				1,222,473				2,983,158				3,450,074
NET INCOME			1,417,663				17,138,441				12,372,080				25,630,716
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Foreign currency translation adjustment			714,277				2,680,710				2,543,636				2,680,710
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME		$	2,131,940			$	19,819,151			$	14,915,716			$	28,311,426
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES
Basic			21,090,948				21,043,206				21,090,948				20,927,453
Diluted			21,090,948				21,057,332				21,090,948				20,941,252
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic		$	0.07			$	0.81			$	0.59			$	1.22
Diluted		$	0.07			$	0.81			$	0.59			$	1.22

 

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

 

 

SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

		For the Nine Months ended March 31
		2012				2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income		$	12,372,080			$	25,630,716
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation			1,037,539				1,074,925
Amortization and depletion			273,024				1,175,244
Bad debt expense			362,544				31,479
Change in fair value of warrants			(4,526,330	)			(13,663,378	)
Warrants granted for service			-				325,285
Reservation of mine maintenance fee			43,674				212,259
Equity investment income			(3,252	)			-
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable, trade			(3,509,574	)			(10,167,772	)
Notes receivable			(1,572,000	)			(1,932,432	)
Other receivables			(1,198,467	)			(1,974,874	)
Inventories			(4,467,994	)			(4,991,051	)
Advances to suppliers			(4,104,990	)			26,108
Accounts payable, trade			(142,481	)			137,638
Other payables and accrued liabilities			(536,543	)			(876,867	)
Customer deposits			(39,784	)			46,838
Taxes payable			(1,226,634	)			367,959
Net cash used in operating activities			(7,239,188	)			(4,577,923	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Principal advances of loans receivable			(1,901,400	)			(2,056,795	)
Repayment of loans receivable			-				2,513,308
Long-term investment			-				(1,199,200	)
Repayment of loans receivable			7,832,653				-
Payments on equipment and construction-in-progress			(15,845,887	)			(2,022,663	)
Prepayments on construction-in-progress			(13,362,000	)			(515,607	)
Refunds of coal mine acquisition prepayments			7,893,012				-
Refunds of construction prepayments			-				4,646,900
Prepayments on land use rights			(1,900,925	)			(3,537,640	)
Prepayments on mine acquisitions			-				(8,095,177	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(17,284,547	)			(10,266,874	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Change in restricted cash			(3,644,000	)			3,747,500
Cash proceeds from exercise of warrants			-				1,318,536
Proceeds from notes payable			4,716,000				19,487,000
Repayments of notes payables			-				(22,485,000	)
Proceeds from short-term loans - bank			10,689,600				-
Repayments of short-term loans - bank			(10,060,800	)			(524,650	)
Proceeds from (repayments of) related parties			(201,572	)			800,780
Net cash provided by financing activities			1,499,228				2,344,166
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH			408,167				220,486
DECREASE IN CASH			(22,616,340	)			(12,280,145	)
CASH, beginning of period			26,266,687				17,403,008
CASH, end of period		$	3,650,347			$	5,122,863
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income tax		$	3,691,322			$	3,033,071
Cash paid for interest expense, net of capitalized interest		$	1,037,842			$	393,933
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS OF INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Transferred from advances to suppliers to other receivables		$	585,003			$	-
Construction-in-progress acquired with prepayments made in prior year		$	-			$	4,873,249
Reclassification of derivative liability to equity related to exercise of warrants		$	-			$	2,056,498
Reclassification of prepayment for coal mine acquisition to advance to suppliers		$	1,110,261			$	-
Reclassification of coal mine prepayment made in prior year to receivable, mine acquisition prepayments		$	16,956,496			$	-

 

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

 

   

Note 1 – Nature of business and organization

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Name		Background		Ownership
Top Favour		·      A British Virgin Islands company ·      Incorporated on July 2, 2008		100%
Hongyuan		·      A PRC limited liability company and deemed a wholly foreign owned enterprise (“WFOE”) ·      Incorporated on March 18, 2009 ·      Registered capital of $3 million fully funded		100%
Hongli		·      A PRC limited liability company ·      Incorporated on June 5, 1996 ·      Initial registered capital of $1,055,248 or 8,808,000 Renminbi (“RMB”), further increased to $4,001,248 (RMB 28,080,000) on August 26, 2010, fully funded ·      85.40% of equity interests held by Jianhua Lv, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chairman of the Board of Directors ·      Operates a branch, Baofeng Coking Factory (“Baofeng Coking”)		VIE by contractual arrangements (1)
Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. (“Hongchang Coal”)		·      A PRC limited liability company ·      Incorporated on July 19, 2007 ·      Registered capital of $396,000 (RMB 3,000,000) fully funded		VIE by contractual arrangements as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli
Baofeng Shunli Coal Co., Ltd.(“Shunli Coal”)		·      A PRC limited liability company ·      Incorporated on August 13, 2009 ·      Registered capital of $461,700 (RMB3,000,000) fully funded ·      Acquired by Hongchang Coal on May 20, 2011		VIE by contractual arrangements as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli
Baofeng Hongguang Power Co., Ltd. (“Hongguang Power”)		·      A PRC limited liability company ·      Incorporated on August 1, 2006 ·      Registered capital of $2,756,600 (RMB 22,000,000) fully funded		VIE by contractual arrangements as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli
Baofeng Xingsheng Coal Co., Ltd. (“ Xingsheng Coal”)		·      A PRC limited liability company ·      Incorporated on December 6, 2007 ·      Registered capital of $559,400 (RMB 3,634,600) fully funded ·      60% of equity ownership acquired by Hongli on May 20, 2011		VIE by contractual arrangements as a 60% owned subsidiary of Hongli
Baofeng Shuangrui Coal Co., Ltd. ( “Shuangrui Coal”)		·      A PRC limited liability company ·      Incorporated on March 17, 2009 ·      Registered capital of $620,200 (RMB4,029,960) fully funded ·      60% of equity ownership acquired by Hongli on May 20, 2011		VIE by contractual arrangements as a 60% owned subsidiary of Hongli
Zhonghong Energy Investment Company (“Zhonghong”)		·      A PRC company ·      Incorporated on December 30, 2010 ·      Registered capital of $7,842,800 (RMB51,000,000) fully funded equity interests of 100% held by three nominees on behalf of Hongli pursuant to share entrustment agreements		VIE by contractual arrangements as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli
Baofeng Hongrun Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. (“Hongrun”)		·      A PRC limited liability company ·      Incorporated on May 17, 2011 ·     Registered capital of $ 4,620,000 (RMB30 million) fully funded		VIE by contractual arrangements as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongli

 

 

(1)

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011
Total current assets		$	63,226,690			$	49,774,889
Total assets		$	191,786,874			$	166,989,770
Total current liabilities		$	32,094,356			$	78,860,160
Total liabilities		$	89,082,356			$	78,860,160

 

 

Presently, the Company’s coking related operations are carried out by Baofeng Coking, coal related operations by Hongchang Coal, Shuangrui Coal, Shunli Coal and Xingsheng Coal, and electricity generation by Hongguang Power. However, it is the Company’s intention to transfer all coal related operations to a joint-venture between Zhonghong and Henan Province Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co., Ltd. (see Note 13). As of March 31, 2012, the transfer of the Company’s coal related operations to the joint-venture had not been carried out, and Shuangrui Coal, Shunli Coal and Xingsheng Coal have had no operations since their acquisitions by the Company (see Note 19).

 

Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies

 

Basis of presentation

 

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

 

Principles of consolidation

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

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

 

(5)

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

 

 

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

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to coal reserves that are the basis for future cash flow estimates and units-of-production depletion calculations; asset impairments; allowance for doubtful accounts and loans receivable; valuation allowances for deferred income taxes; reserves for contingencies; stock-based compensation and the fair value and accounting treatment for warrants. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

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

 

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

 

Revenue recognition

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Shipping and handling costs

 

Shipping and handling costs related to goods sold are included in selling expense.  The Company did not have shipping and handling costs for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 because the customers paid for such expenses.

 

Foreign currency translation and other comprehensive income

 

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

 

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

 

 

The balance sheet amounts, with the exception of equity, at March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011 were translated at RMB 6.32 to $1 and RMB 6.46 to $1, respectively. The average translation rates applied to income and cash flow statement amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were at RMB 6.31 to $1 and RMB 6.58 to $1, respectively, and at RMB 6.36 to $1 and RMB 6.67 to $1 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

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

 

Level 1	Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2	Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3	Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable.

 

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2012:

 

		Carrying Value at March 31, 2012				Fair Value Measurement at March 31, 2012
						Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Warrants liability		$	1,042,717			$	—			$	1,042,717			$	—

 

The Company’s warrants are not traded on an active securities market; therefore, the Company estimates the fair value of its warrants using the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model on March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011.

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011
Number of shares exercisable			3,906,853				3,906,853
Exercise price		$	6.00-48.00			$	6.00-48.00
Stock price		$	2.25			$	4.56
Expected term (year)			2.85-5.03				3.60-5.78
Risk-free interest rate			0.48-1.05	%			1.10-2.05	%
Expected volatility			75	%			75	%

 

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company is required to record assets and liabilities at fair value on a non-recurring basis.  Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of impairment charges.  For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, there were no impairment charges.

 

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

 

Cash

 

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

 

 

Balances at financial institutions or state owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance.  Balances at financial institutions in Hong Kong may, from time to time, exceed Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board’s insured limits.  As of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, the Company had $15,518,149 and $34,425,040 of cash deposits, including restricted cash, which were not covered by insurance, respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

 

Restricted cash

 

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

 

Accounts receivables, trade, net

 

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

 

Notes receivable, trade

 

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

 

Other receivables

 

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

 

Loans receivable

 

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

 

Receivable, mine acquisition prepayments

 

Receivable, mine acquisitions prepayments were made for acquiring coal mines and are refundable upon cancellation of the acquisition agreements. Acquisition agreements may be cancelled at any time until government approval is obtained. (See Note 8.)

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, using the weighted average cost method. Inventories consist of raw materials, supplies, work in process, and finished goods.  Raw materials mainly consist of coal (mined and purchased), rail, steel, wood and additives used by the Company.  The cost of finished goods includes (1) direct costs of raw materials, (2) direct labor, (3) indirect production costs, such as allocable utilities cost, and (4) indirect labor related to the production activities, such as assembling and packaging. Management compares the cost of inventories with the market value and an allowance is made for writing down the inventory to its market value, if lower than cost. On an ongoing basis, inventories are reviewed for potential write-down for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventories equal to the difference between the costs of inventories and the estimated net realizable value based upon forecasts for future demand and market conditions. When inventories are written-down to the lower of cost or market, they are not marked up subsequently based on changes in underlying facts and circumstances. As of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, no allowance for inventory valuation was deemed necessary.

 

 

Advances to suppliers

 

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

 

Plant and equipment, net

 

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

 

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

 

Construction-in-progress (“CIP”) includes direct costs of construction of mining tunnel improvements and its new coking plant. Interest incurred during the period of construction, if material, is capitalized. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, $466,855 and $1,254,275 in interest were capitalized into CIP, respectively. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011, $74,974 and $215,094 of interest were capitalized into CIP, respectively. All other interest is expensed as incurred. CIP is not depreciated until such time the assets are completed and put into service. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense as incurred. Major additions and betterment to property and equipment are capitalized.

 

Intangible - land use rights, net

 

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

 

Intangible - mining rights, net

 

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

 

Impairment of long - lived assets

 

The Company evaluates long-lived tangible and intangible assets for impairment, at least annually, but more often whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable from its estimated future cash flows, in accordance with the accounting guidance regarding “Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”  Recoverability is measured by comparing the asset’s net book value to the related projected undiscounted cash flows from these assets, considering a number of factors including past operating results, budgets, economic projections, market trends and product development cycles.  If the net book value of the asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, the asset is considered impaired, and a second test is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss.  As of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, there was no impairment of long-lived assets.

 

Long-term investment

 

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

 

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

 

 

The Company evaluates potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investments may not be recoverable. For investments carried at cost, the Company recognizes impairment in the event that the carrying value of the investment exceeds the Company’s proportionate share of the net book value of the investee. As of March 31, 2012, management believes no impairment charge is necessary.

 

Asset retirement cost and obligations

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Company did not record such asset retirement obligation as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011 because the Company did not have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of such obligation. The range of time over which the Company may settle the obligation is unknown and cannot be reasonably estimated. In addition, the settlement method for the obligation cannot be reasonably determined. The amount of the obligation to be determined by the government authorities is affected by several factors, such as the extent of remediation required in and around the mining area, the methods to be used to remediate the mining site, and any government grants which may or may not be credited to the mining companies.

 

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

 

Income taxes

 

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

 

An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred.  No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes have been incurred during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. 

 

 

Chinese income taxes

 

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

 

Value added tax (“VAT”)

 

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

 

Warrants liability

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

Noncontrolling interests mainly consist of the 40% equity interests of Xingsheng Coal and Shuangrui Coal owned by unrelated parties. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, there was no net income or loss attributable to such noncontrolling interests because neither Xingsheng Coal nor Shuangrui Coal was operational during such periods.

 

Earnings per share

 

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

 

Comprehensive income

 

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

 

 

Note 3 – Concentration and credit risk

 

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

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, 90.7% of the Company’s revenue was from four major customers who individually accounted for 26.2%, 24.5%, 20.2% and 19.9%. For the nine months ended March 31, 2012, 88.4% of the Company’s revenue was from the same four major customers who individually accounted for 24.8%, 23.3% and 20.4% and 19.9%. Accounts receivable of these four customers represented 28.2%, 24.9%, 24.5%, and 16.6% of the total accounts receivable balance at March 31, 2012.  For the three months ended March 31, 2011, 78.1% of the Company’s revenue was from three major customers who individually accounted for 39.8%, 22.6% and 15.7%. For the nine months ended March 31, 2011, 85.9% of the Company’s revenue was from the same three major customers who individually accounted for 46.1%, 21.5% and 18.3%. Accounts receivable of these three major customers individually accounted for 32.9%, 22.6% and 15.2% of the total accounts receivable balance at March 31, 2011.

 

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, all of the Company’s raw material purchases as well as accounts payable were generated in the PRC.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, five major suppliers provided 66.8% of the Company’s raw material purchases, with each supplier individually accounting for 15.8%, 14.2%, 13.6%, 12.1% and 11.1%. For the nine months ended March 31, 2012, five major suppliers provided 62.3% of raw material purchases, with each supplier individually accounting for 15.5%, 14.1%, 12.2%, 10.4% and 10.2%. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, five major suppliers provided 40.9% of raw material purchases. For the nine months ended March 31, 2011, five major suppliers provided 45.5% of raw material purchases, including 10% from one supplier. As of March 31, 2012, the Company did not have payables to any of these suppliers. As of March 31, 2011, accounts payable to these five suppliers accounted for 34.6% of the total accounts payable.

 

Note 4 – Loans receivable

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012, the Company wrote off $360,929 of uncollectible other receivables representing interest on the loans to Mr. Qimin Jian and Mr. Chong Chen from the prior fiscal year and for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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

 

On September 19, 2011, the Company loaned $1,094,800 (RMB 7 million) to Pingdingshan Hongxin Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Hongxin”), an unrelated party. This loan was due on December 19, 2011, is unsecured, and carries an annual interest rate of 6.0%. In September 2011, the Company and Hongxin entered into a supplemental agreement to extend the loan to March 31, 2012. The principal of this loan was repaid in full on April 28, 2012. The related interest was accrued and included in other receivables. Management believes that the interest will be collected by June 30, 2012.

 

On February 20, 2012, the Company loaned $949,800 (RMB 6 million) to Pingdingshan Hongfeng Coal Wash Co., Ltd. (“Hongfeng”), an unrelated party. This loan is due on August 20, 2012, is unsecured, and carries an annual interest rate of 3.5%.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, interest income from loans receivable amounted to $212,488 and $0, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, interest income from loans receivable amounted to $960,416 and $0, respectively.

 

 

Note 5 – Other receivables

 

Other receivables consisted of the following: 

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011
Receivables from an unrelated company		$	741,019			$	125,503
Advances to employees			140,334				42,740
Interest receivable			772,208				-
Miscellaneous			8,404				63,883
Other receivables		$	1,661,965			$	232,126

 

Note 6 – Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011
Raw materials		$	279,852			$	179,957
Work in process			3,278,845				751,529
Supplies			79,333				87,430
Finished goods			3,942,221				1,992,010
Total		$	7,580,251			$	3,010,926

 

Note 7 – Advances to suppliers

 

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

 

Advances to suppliers as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011 amounted to $14,455,894 and $8,994,833, respectively.

 

Note 8 – Prepayments

 

Prepayments for land use rights

 

Prepayments for land use rights are monies advanced in connection with acquiring land use rights to expand the site of the Company’s new coking plant still under construction. Such prepayments were paid to the former occupants of the land underlying the land use rights, and are not refundable.  As of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, prepayments for land use rights amounted to $11,103,542 and $8,980,335, respectively. The Company is in the process of registering the land use right certificates with Pingdingshan Bureau of Land and Resources Department and expects to such registrations by December 31, 2012, at an estimated total cost of $11,490,765 (RMB 73, 050,000).

 

Prepayments for acquisitions

 

The Company has been in the process of acquiring coal mine companies with annual production capacity of 150,000 to 300,000 metric tons, pursuant to a government-directed coal mine consolidation program. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had prepaid $20,905,922 (RMB 135,138,476) in the aggregate in connection with four potential targets which the Company later decided not to acquire. Pursuant to the Company’s agreements with the owners of these four targets entered into in August 2011, the Company’s prepayments would be refunded to the Company by December 31, 2011. In August 2011, $7.86 million (RMB 50,210,000) was refunded to the Company and $1.1 million (RMB 7,062,727) was reclassified as coal product purchase deposit. The balance of $12,326,148 is accounted for as a receivable of mine acquisition prepayments in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2012. The Company is actively communicating with the local government to ensure that the mine owners repay the remaining balance by December 31, 2012.

 

In December 2010, the Company advanced approximately $4.7 million (RMB 30 million) to Henan Province Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co., Ltd. (“Henan Coal Seam Gas”), a state-owned enterprise and qualified provincial-level mine consolidator, to form a joint-venture with Zhonghong for the purpose of acquiring coal mines within Henan Province. The joint-venture, Henan Hongyuan Coal Seam Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan CSG”), was established on April 28, 2011. Henan Coal Seam Gas will return such advance to the Company as soon as the Company commences to consolidate 60% of its existing mines under Hongyuan CSG. The balance of $4,749,000 is accounted for as a refund receivable of mine acquisition prepayments in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2012.

 

 

As of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, prepayments for mine acquisitions amounted to $0 and $25,546,922, respectively.

 

Prepayments for construction

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2012, the Company made prepayments of approximately $21.8 million toward construction of its new coking plant.

 

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

 

The total contract price of construction amounted to approximately $64.5 million. Prepayments for construction, as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, amounted to $21,779,538 and $8,134,736, respectively.

 

Note 9 –Plant and equipment, net

 

Plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011
Buildings and improvements		$	10,827,136			$	10,580,909
Mine development cost			11,438,809				11,178,672
Machinery and equipment			7,316,342				7,149,957
Other equipment			434,466				421,189
Total			30,016,753				29,330,727
Less accumulated depreciation			(13,501,265	)			(12,173,185	)
Total plant and equipment, net		$	16,515,488			$	17,157,542

 

Depreciation expense amounted to $315,214 and $ 357,697 for the three month ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $1,037,539 and $1,074,925 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Note 10 – Construction in progress

 

Construction in progress at March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011 amounted to $39,697,825 and $23,204,544, respectively. Construction in progress was related to the new coking plant. No depreciation is provided for construction in progress until such time the assets are completed and placed into service.

 

Project		Total  as of March 31, 2012				Estimate cost to complete				Estimated total cost				Estimated completion date
New coking plant		$	39,697,825			$	26,237,938			$	65,935,763			December 2012

 

Note 11 – Intangible – land use rights, net

 

Land use rights, net, consisted of the following:

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011
Land use rights		$	2,481,685			$	2,425,247
Accumulated amortization			(568,719	)			(505,260	)
Total land use rights, net		$	1,912,966			$	1,919,987

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $17,267 and $16,480, respectively. Amortization for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $51,343 and $48,958, respectively.

 

 

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

 

Year ending June 30,		Amortization Expense
2012		$	17,114
2013			68,457
2014			68,457
2015			68,457
2016			68,457
Thereafter			1,622,024
Total		$	1,912,966

 

Note 12 – Intangible – mining rights, net

 

Mining rights, net, consisted of the following:

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011
Mining rights		$	42,967,732			$	41,990,576
Accumulated depletion			(13,097,732	)			(12,581,711	)
Total mining rights, net		$	29,870,000			$	29,408,865

 

Depletion expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $0 and $379,136, respectively. Depletion expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $221,681 and $1,126,286. Depletion expenses were charged to cost of revenue in the period incurred using the unit-of-production method. No depletion was incurred due to the shutdown of coal mines in September 2011 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

Note 13 – Long-term investments

 

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

 

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

 

In April 2011, Hongyuan CSG was established by Zhonghong (49%) and Henan Coal Seam Gas (51%) as a joint venture. The total registered capital of Hongyuan CSG is approximately $15.47 million (RMB 100 million). As of March 31, 2012, approximately $3.09 million (RMB 20 million) of the registered capital was funded, of which $1.5 million (RMB 9.8 million) was paid by Zhonghong. The remaining registered capital is due on April 20, 2013, of which approximately $6.0 million (RMB 39.2 million) will be paid by Zhonghong. Zhonghong’s investment in Hongyuan CSG is accounted for under the equity method.

 

Note 14 – Loans

 

Short-term loans

  

On June 16, 2011, Hongyuan entered a one-year loan agreement with Shanghai Pudong Development bank (“SPDB”) to borrow $4,950,400 (RMB 32 million) with a per annum interest rate of 6.435%. The collateral for this bank loan was pledged by Top Favour through a bank deposit with SPDB of $6 million with an annual interest rate of 1.3%; the loan was guaranteed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The loan was paid off on September 14, 2011, and Hongyuan renewed the loan for another year with SPDB to borrow $5,033,600 (RMB 32 million) with per annum interest rate of 6.71%. On March 15, 2012, the loan was paid off and Hongyuan entered into a new loan and borrowed $5,698,800 (RMB 36,000,000) for one year with a per annum interest rate of 7.22%. The collateral for this bank loan was pledged by Top Favour through a bank deposit with SPDB of $6.5 million with an annual interest rate of 1.3%. The new loan is guaranteed by the Company’s CEO.

 

 

Long-term loans

 

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

 

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

 

Average interest rate of the short-term and long-term loans was 4.96% and 5.22% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Total interest expense on short-term and long-term loans for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $769,601 and $197,721, respectively, of which $466,855 and $74,974 was capitalized into CIP, respectively.

 

Weighted average interest rate was 7.49% and 5.36% for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Total interest expense on short-term and long-term loans for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $2,288,043 and $609,027, respectively, of which $1,254,275 and $215,094 was capitalized into CIP, respectively.

 

Note 15 – Notes payable

 

Notes payable represents lines of credit extended by banks. When purchasing raw materials, the Company often issues a short term note payable to the vendor funded with draws on such lines of credit. The short term note payable is guaranteed by the banks for its complete face value through a letter of credit and matures within three to six months of issuance.

 

On December 22, 2011, the Company entered into a note payable agreement with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (“SPDB”). Pursuant to the agreement, SPDB agreed to issue a line of credit of $3,166,000 (RMB 20 million), which matures on June 21, 2012, to the Company to purchase raw coal. SPDB requires the Company to deposit 50% of the notes payable balance as a guarantee deposit, which is classified on the balance sheet as restricted cash. In addition, this note payable is guaranteed by the Company’s CEO and Hongli. SPDB charges processing fees based on 0.05% of the face value of the note. 

 

On March 19, 2012, the Company entered into another note payable agreement with SPDB. Pursuant to the agreement, SPDB agreed to issue a line of credit of $1,583,000 (RMB 10million), which matures on September 21, 2012, to the Company to purchase raw coal. SPDB requires the Company to deposit 100% of the notes payable balance as a guarantee deposit, which is classified on the balance sheet as restricted cash. In addition, this note payable is guaranteed by the Company’s CEO and Hongli. SPDB charges processing fees based on 0.05% of the face value of the note. 

 

Note 16 – Taxes

 

Income tax

 

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

 

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

 

As approved by the local tax bureau, Hongchang Coal’s total income tax obligation for each of the calendar years 2011 and 2010 and is approximately $380,000 (RMB 2,520,000), regardless of its actual taxable income during such period. However, Hongchang Coal has not been required to pay income tax since its operations were halted in September 2011.

 

There are no estimated tax savings from the foregoing reduced tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The estimated tax savings from the foregoing reduced tax rate amounted to $506,070 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. If the statutory income tax had been applied, the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share would have decreased from $0.81 to $0.79 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

The estimated tax savings from the foregoing reduced tax rate amounted to $322,039 and $1,068,736 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. If the statutory income tax had been applied, the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share would have decreased from $0.59 to $0.57 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, and from $1.22 to $1.17 for the nine months ended March 31, 2011.

 

 

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

 

		For the three months ended March 31,								For the nine months ended March 31,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
US current income tax expense		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-
BVI current income tax expense			-				-				-				-
PRC current income tax expense			576,341				1,222,473				2,983,158				3,450,074
Total provision for income taxes		$	576,341			$	1,222,473			$	2,983,158			$	3,450,074

 

SinoCoking is incorporated in the U.S. and has incurred a net operating loss for income tax purposes for 2011. As of March 31, 2012, the estimated net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. income tax purposes was approximately $1,683,000, which may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income. The net operating loss carry forward will expire through 2031 if not utilized. Management believes that the realization of the benefits arising from this loss appears to be uncertain due to the Company’s limited operating history and continuing losses for U.S. income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance at March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. The Company’s management reviews this valuation allowance periodically and makes adjustments as necessary.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation allowance for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

		For three months ended								For nine months ended
		March 31, 2012				March 31, 2011				March 31, 2012				March 31, 2011
Beginning balance		$	533,000			$	442,000			$	454,000			$	276,000
Additions			38,000				-				117,000				166,000
Deductions			-				(85,000	)			-				(85,000	)
Ending balance		$	571,000			$	357,000			$	571,000			$	357,000

 

The Company has cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries of approximately $42.9 million as of March 31, 2012, which was included in consolidated retained earnings and will continue to be reinvested in its operations in China.  Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. deferred taxes related to future repatriation of these earnings, nor is it practicable to estimate the amount of income taxes that would have to be provided if we concluded that such earnings will be remitted in the future.

 

Value added tax

 

The Company incurred VAT on sales and VAT on purchases in the PRC amounting to $2,871,690 and $2,105,635 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, respectively, and $4,038,852 and $3,389,965 for the three months ended March 31, 2011, respectively.

 

The Company incurred VAT on sales and VAT on purchases in the PRC amounting to $10,067,457 and $8,126,340 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, respectively, and $10,017,148 and $6,691,421 for the nine months ended March 31, 2011, respectively.

 

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

 

Taxes payable

 

Taxes payable as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011 consisted of the following:

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011
VAT		$	447,683			$	888,602
Income tax			1,037,407				1,710,717
Others			202,840				257,352
Total taxes payable		$	1,687,930			$	2,856,671

 

 

Note 17 – Capital transactions

 

Increase of registered capital in Hongli

 

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

 

Options

 

2002 Stock Option Plan for Directors

 

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

 

2002 Consultant Stock Plan

 

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

 

1999 Stock Option Plan

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

The following consisted of the outstanding and exercisable options at March 31, 2012

 

Outstanding Options

Exercisable Options

Number

Average Remaining

Average

Number

Average Remaining

Average

Of Options

Contract Life

Exercise Price

of Options

Contractual Life

Exercise Price

10,851

2.31 years

$

86.79

10,851

2.31 years

$

86.79

 

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

 

		Options
Outstanding, June 30, 2010			10,851
Granted			-
Forfeited			-
Exercised			-
Outstanding, June 30, 2011			10,851
Granted			-
Forfeited			-
Exercised			-
Outstanding, March 31, 2012			10,851

 

Warrants

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, warrants that were exercisable into 3,906,853 shares of the Company’s common stock were recorded as derivative instruments. The value of warrant liabilities was $1,042,717 and $5,569,047 at March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. The decrease in fair value of warrants was $163,394, and $4,526,330 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, and was recorded as gain on change in fair value of warrants.

 

 

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

 

		Existing warrants at $48.00 (1)				Investor warrants at $12.00 (2)				Callable warrants at $12.00 (3)(6)				Callable warrants at $6.00 (4)(6)				Callable warrants at $15.00 (5)(6)				Total
Outstanding, June 30, 2010			36,973				590,446				3,199,190				250,000								4,076,609
Granted																			50,000				50,000
Forfeited			-				-				-				-				-				-
Exercised			-				-				-				(219,756	)			-				(219,756	)
Outstanding, June 30, 2011			36,973				590,446				3,199,190				30,244				50,000				3,906,853
Granted			-				-				-				-				-				-
Forfeited			-				-				-				-				-				-
Exercised			-				-				-				-				-				-
Outstanding March 31, 2012			36,973				590,446				3,199,190				30,244				50,000				3,906,853

 

(1)

The warrants underlying 36,973 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable at any time until April 9, 2017, with remaining contractual term of 5.03 years as of March 31, 2012

 

(2)

The warrants underlying 590,446 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable at any time until February 5, 2015, with remaining contractual term of 2.85 years as March 31, 2012.

 

(3)

The warrants underlying 3,082,027 and 117,163 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable at any time until March 11, 2015 and March 18, 2015, respectively, with remaining contractual term of 2.95 and 2.96 years as of March 31, 2012, respectively.

 

(4)   (5)

The warrants underlying 30,244 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable until March 11, 2015, with remaining contractual term of 2.95 years as of March 31, 2012.   The warrants underlying 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are exercisable until July 1, 2015, with remaining contractual terms of 3.25 years as of March 31, 2012.

 

(6)

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

 

Note 18 – Earnings per share

 

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

		For the three months ended March 31,								For the nine months ended March 31,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Net  income for earnings per share		$	1,417,663			$	17,138,441			$	12,372,080			$	25,630,716
Weighted average shares used in basic computation			21,090,948				21,043,206				21,090,948				20,927,453
Dilutive effect of warrants			-				14,126				-				13,799
Weighted average shares used in diluted computation			21,090,948				21,057,332				21,090,948				20,941,252
Earnings  per share - Basic		$	0.07			$	0.81			$	0.59			$	1.22
Earnings per share – Diluted		$	0.07			$	0.81			$	0.59			$	1.22

 

 

The Company had warrants and options exercisable for 3,917,704 shares of the Company’s common stock in the aggregate at March 31, 2012. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, all outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation since they are anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011, warrants exercisable for 249,000 common shares were included in the diluted earnings per share calculation using treasury method.

 

Note 19- Coal mine acquisitions

 

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

 

In August and September 2011, the Company entered into supplemental agreements with the sellers of these three companies (collectively the “Supplement Agreements”) to memorialize certain agreed terms that were not reflected in the original purchase agreements. Specifically, all assets and liabilities of each company on or before the closing of the Company’s acquisition, other than such company’s mining rights, would be disposed of and assumed by the sellers as soon as practicable. At June 30, 2011, the Company’s acquisition of these three companies included only their mining rights, as all other assets and liabilities were being disposed of by the sellers, and none of the three companies was operational. Therefore, the operating results of these three companies (other than with respect to their mining rights) from May 20, 2011 through March 31, 2012, which were mainly from disposing assets and liabilities (other than their mining rights), are not included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

Acquisition of Shuangrui Coal

 

On August 10, 2010, Hongli entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire 60% of equity interests of Shuangrui Coal, which operates Shuangrui coal mine, for a consideration of approximately $6.4 million (RMB 42 million), payable in cash. Transfer of such equity interests to Hongli, and registration of such transfer with the appropriate PRC authorities, were completed on May 20, 2011. As a result, Hongli owns 60% of the equity interests of Shuangrui Coal, with the remaining 40% owned by the sellers. As memorialized in the Supplement Agreement with the sellers, all assets and liabilities of Shuangrui Coal at the time of Hongli’s acquisition, other than its mining rights, are to be disposed of and/or assumed by the sellers. As such, Hongli’s acquisition consideration is equivalent to the purchase price for 60% ownership of Shuangrui’s mining rights. As of March 31, 2012, $6.3 million (RMB 41 million) of the purchase price was paid, with the balance of approximately $155,000 (RMB 1 million) to be paid in connection with the acquisition of the remaining 40% equity interests, to occur as soon as Shuangrui is permitted to resume operations. As of the date of this report, however, the Company is not able to determine when this will occur.

 

Acquisition of Xingsheng Coal

 

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

 

Acquisition of Shunli Coal

 

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

 

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

 

 

Note 20 – Commitments and contingencies

 

Lease agreement

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Hongli leased an office place in Pingdingshan from October 1, 2010 to September 31, 2011, with monthly lease payment of $2,108 (RMB 13,520). The Company renewed the leasing agreement to release the office from October 2011 to September 2012, with monthly lease payment of $2,550 (RMB 16,220).

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, lease expense was $44,259 and $83,863, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, lease expense was $129,709and $243,139, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2012, total future minimum lease payments for the unpaid portion under an operating lease were as follows:

 

Year ending June 30,		Amount
2012		$	51,193
2013			176,221
2014			10,491
Total		$	237,905

 

Line of credit

 

Under Hongli’s bank acceptance agreement with Cooperative Bank, the Company has a credit facility for issuing bank acceptances of up to $30.3 million (RMB 200 million). While Hongli is required to deposit as security 50% of the face value of each issuance, the Company is not subject to diligence review for each note issued as long as the aggregated amount of notes issued are within the credit limit. As of March 31, 2012, the Company did not borrow any funds under this line of credit.

 

On January 31, 2011, the Company deposited $2,346,000 (RMB 15 million) with Pingdingshan City Rural Credit Union as collateral to enable Hongguang Power to issue notes payable. As of March 31, 2012, no agreement had been entered into with the bank, and no notes payable issued in connection therewith.

 

Purchase commitment

 

The Company entered into several contracts with contractors and suppliers for the construction of its new coking facility and for equipment purchases. As of March 31, 2012, the aggregate contract amount was approximately $64,882,865. The Company has made payments of approximately $58,135,423, with the remaining $6,747,442 to be paid based on construction progress.

 

Note 21 – Statutory reserves

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2012, the statutory surplus reserves of Hongchang Coal and Hongli had reached 50% of each entity’s registered capital. Hongguang Power did not make any contribution to the statutory reserve due to its net operating loss. Zhonghong and Hongrun did not make any contribution to the statutory reserves as neither entity had operations as of March 31, 2012. Shuangrui Coal, Xingsheng Coal and Shunli Coal did not make any contribution to the statutory reserve due to their respective operating losses. During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, Hongli made additional contributions of $240,108 to the statutory reserve in response to its increase of registered capital of $2,946,000 (RMB 20 million).

 

Hongchang Coal is required by the PRC government to reserve safety and maintenance expense to the cost of production based on the actual quantity of coal exploited.  The amount of reserves is determined within the unit price range provided by Ministry of Finance of PRC. Currently, Hongchang Coal reserves at RMB 6 per metric ton for safety expense and RMB 8.5 per metric ton for maintenance expense. Shuangrui Coal, Xingsheng Coal and Shunli Coal had no special reserve as of March 31, 2012.

 

The component of statutory reserves and the future contributions required pursuant to PRC Company Law are as follows as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011:

 

		March 31, 2012				June 30, 2011				50% of registered capital				Future contributions required as of March 31, 2012
Hongli		$	2,064,905			$	1,824,797			$	2,064,905			$	-
Hongguang Power			-				-				1,514,590				1,514,590
Hongchang Coal			218,361				218,361				218,361				-
Shuangrui Coal			-				-				310,105				310,105
Xingsheng Coal			-				-				279,682				279,682
Shunli Coal			-				-				230,850				230,850
Hongrun			-				-				2,310,000				2,310,000
Hongyuan			-				-				1,500,000				1,500,000
Zhonghong			-				-				1,521,990				1,521,990
Statutory surplus reserve			2,283,266				2,043,158				9,950,483				7,667,217
Mine reproduction reserve			1,403,948				1,360,635				-				-
Total statutory reserve		$	3,687,214			$	3,403,793			$	9,950,483			$	7,667,217

 

Note 22 – Related party transactions

 

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

 

The Company also received funds from its CEO. Advances from the CEO amounted to $263,860 and $455,768 at March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Such advances are interest free, due on demand and will be settled by cash payment.

 

Note 23 – Revenues by products

 

The Company considers itself, including its coal mining and coking operations and the sales of its coal and coke products, to be operating within one reportable segment. All of the Company’s products are sold within the PRC.  Major products and respective revenues for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:

 

 

		For the three months ended March 31,								For the nine months ended March 31,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Coke		$	8,521,844			$	7,807,796			$	27,116,487			$	25,259,342
Coal tar			186,887				1,098,429				1,530,707				2,320,468
Raw coal			1,342,559				4,961,427				4,876,089				10,473,771
Washed coal			6,752,767				6,004,809				22,729,441				11,572,674
Total		$	16,804,057			$	19,872,461			$	56,252,724			$	49,626,255

  

 

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of our operations and financial condition for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto that are included elsewhere in this report. All monetary figures are presented in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Overview

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

After the provincial-wide mining moratorium was imposed in June 2010, Hongchang Coal operated at approximately 50% capacity while operations at our other three coal mine companies were halted. In August 2011, both Hongchang Coal and Xingsheng Coal received clearance to resume operations from Henan Province Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co., Ltd. (“Henan Coal Seam Gas”), a state-owned enterprise and qualified provincial-level coal mine consolidator with whom we formed a joint-venture, Henan Hongyuan Coal Seam Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan CSG”). In September 2011, Hongchang Coal halted operations to complete certain mine engineering works and safety upgrades, which were completed by the end of September 2011. Henan Coal Seam Gas has also applied with the appropriate provincial-level agencies to confirm the clearances it has issued to Hongchang Coal and Xingsheng Coal. However, due to an accident in November 2011 at one of the mines owned by Yima Coal Group, a state-owned enterprise and one of the six provincial level consolidators in Henan, all mid-scale mines in Henan Province were ordered to undergo safety checks and inspections by the relevant authorities. This requirement applies to all four of our mines, and at present, we do not know when clearance to resume mining operations can be issued. As such, we continue to meet our coal requirements largely from outside of Henan, and our coal-related revenue for the periods discussed below are largely from coal-trading activities.

  

We intend to operate our four mines through Hongyuan CSG, by transferring shares into the JV, although such transfer has not been carried out as of the date of this report. Management believes that such transfer would reduce the Company’s risk of loss relating to mine safety issues and mining policy changes. However, after such transfer and assuming that all of our four mines operate at full capacity, the income from Hongchang Coal and Shunli Coal would be reduced by 31%, and the income from Shuangrui Coal and Xingsheng Coal would be reduced by 7%.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three and Nine months Ended March 31, 2012 as Compared to Three and Nine months Ended March 31, 2011

 

General. Our overall revenue for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by 15.44% and increased by 13.35%, respectively, from the same periods a year ago. Coal supply in Henan Province remained tight as production activities throughout the industry continued to remain well below capacity in light of the mining moratorium. Since the shutdown of mining operations in late June 2011, Hongchang Coal had been operating at approximately 50% capacity until it halted its operation in September 2011 in order to complete certain mine engineering work and safety upgrades which were completed by the end of September 2011. As of March 31, 2012, all of our mines were still waiting for governmental confirmation to resume operations. As a result, volume of raw coal sold decreased in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. However, because we have been accumulating washed coal in anticipation of the commencement of operations at our new coking facility that is still under construction, our inventory was sufficient to enable us to also engage in trading, the sales from which, in addition to favorable average selling price, greatly contributed to our overall revenue increase.

 

 

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

 

Revenue. Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012, decreased by $3,068,404 or 15.44% from a year ago, due to decreased sales of coal tar and raw coal, offset by increased sales of coke and washed coal. 51.83% of the revenue came from coke products and 48.17% from coal products, as compared to 44.82% from coke products and 55.18% from coal products for the same period a year ago. The percentage changes reflect the inadequate raw coal supply in Henan that should continue at least for the near term until the mining moratorium can be lifted. Overall volume of coke and coal products sold decreased by 2.22% and 26.18% from a year ago, respectively, due to the decreased coal tar and raw coal sales.

 

Revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, increased by $6,626,469, or 13.35%, from the same period a year ago, due to increased sales of coke and washed coal, offset by decreased sales of coal tar and raw coal. 50.93% of the revenue came from coke products and 49.07% from coal products, as compared to 55.58% from coke products and 44.42% from coal products for the same period a year ago. The percentage changes mainly resulted from increased sales of washed coal and decreased sales of raw coal. Nevertheless, overall volume of coal products sold decreased by 9.09% from a year ago as Henan’s tight raw coal supply limited how much raw coal we sold. On the other hand, overall volume of coke products sold increased by 2.96% from a year ago despite a drop in the volume of coal tar sold.

 

Revenue and quantity sold by product category for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows: 

 

		Revenues
		Coke Products				Coal Products				Total
Revenue
Three months ended March 31, 2011		$	8,906,225			$	10,966,236			$	19,872,461
Three months ended March 31, 2012			8,708,731				8,095,326				16,804,057
Decrease in $		$	(197,494	)		$	(2,870,910	)		$	(3,068,404	)
Decrease in %			(2.22	)%			(26.18	)%			(15.44	)%
Quantity sold (metric tons)
Three months ended March 31, 2011			37,656				94,307				131,963
Three months ended March 31, 2012			38,674				54,203				92,877
Increase (decrease)			1,018				(40,104	)			(39,086	)
% increase (decrease)			2.70	%			(42.53	)%			(29.62	)%

 

Revenue and quantity sold by product category for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows: 

 

		Revenues
		Coke Products				Coal Products				Total
Revenue
Nine months ended March 31, 2011		$	27,579,810			$	22,046,445			$	49,626,255
Nine months ended March 31, 2012			28,647,194				27,605,530				56,252,724
Increase in $		$	1,067,384			$	5,559,085			$	6,626,469
Increase in %			3.87	%			25.22	%			13.35	%
Quantity sold (metric tons)
Nine months ended March 31, 2011			117,998				210,115				328,113
Nine months ended March 31, 2012			121,494				191,009				312,503
Increase  (decrease)			3,496				(19,106	)			(15,610	)
% increase (decrease)			2.96	%			(9.09	)%			(4.76	)%

 

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

 

 

Average selling prices per metric ton for our four principal product types for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

		Coke				Coal Tar				Raw Coal				Washed Coal
Three months ended March 31, 2011		$	236			$	244			$	81			$	183
Three Months ended March 31, 2012			230				257				88				176
Increase (decrease) in $			(6	)			13				7				(7	)
Increase (decrease) in %			(2.54	)%			5.33	%			8.64	%			(3.83	)%

 

Average selling prices per metric ton for our four principal product types for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

		Coke				Coal Tar				Raw Coal				Washed Coal
Nine months ended March 31, 2011		$	233			$	242			$	72			$	178
Nine months ended March 31, 2012			235				255				76				181
Increase  in $			2				13				4				3
Increase in %			0.88	%			5.37	%			5.56	%			1.66	%

 

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

 

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

 

Revenue and quantity sold of each coke product for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

		Coke Products
		Coke				Coal Tar				Total
Revenue
Three months ended March 31, 2011		$	7,807,796			$	1,098,429			$	8,906,225
Three months ended March 31, 2012			8,521,844				186,887				8,708,731
Increase (decrease) in $			714,048				(911,542	)			(197,494	)
Increase (decrease) in %			9.15	%			(82.99	)%			(2.22	)%
Quantity sold (metric tons)
Three months ended March 31, 2011			33,153				4,503				37,656
Three months ended March 31, 2012			37,111				1,563				38,674
Increase (decrease)			3,958				(2,940	)			1,018
% increase (decrease)			11.94	%			(65.29	)%			2.70	%

 

Revenue and quantity sold of each coke product for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

		Coke Products
		Coke				Coal Tar				Total
Revenue
Nine months ended March 31, 2011		$	25,259,342			$	2,320,468			$	27,579,810
Nine months ended March 31, 2012			27,116,487				1,530,707				28,647,194
Increase (decrease) in $			1,857,145				(789,761	)			1,067,384
Increase (decrease) in %			7.35	%			(34.03	)%			3.87	%
Quantity sold (metric tons)
Nine months ended March 31, 2011			108,407				9,591				117,998
Nine months ended March 31, 2012			115,476				6,018				121,494
Increase (decrease)			7,069				(3,573	)			3,496
% increase (decrease)			6.52	%			(37.24	)%			2.96	%

 

 

Revenue from coke for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased by 9.15% from a year ago as a result of higher sales volume, despite a slightly lower average selling price from a year ago. Revenue from coke for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 increased by 7.35% from a year ago mainly attributed to the increase in sales volume. The increased sales volume for the nine-month period was mainly due to the increased demand for coke by steel mills during the quarter ended September 30, 2011. However, coke demand began to weaken in the quarter ended December 31, 2011 and continued into the quarter ended March 31, 2012, mainly due to China’s inflation control policy. Such policy impacted the real estate industry directly and downstream industries such as ours and the steel industry indirectly. Thus, the higher sales volume during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was achieved through slightly lowering our selling price.

 

Revenue from coal tar for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by 82.99% and 34.03% from the same respective periods a year ago, because of decreased production. In February 2011, our current coking plant was upgraded, which led to production of a higher-quality coal tar that pushed up our selling price. However, it also resulted in less coal tar produced while we were testing to achieve the best washed coal mix for our coking ovens.

 

Revenue and quantity sold of each coal product for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

		Coal Products
		Raw Coal				Washed Coal				Total
Revenue
Three months ended March 31, 2011		$	4,961,427			$	6,004,809			$	10,966,236
Three months ended March 31, 2012			1,342,559				6,752,767				8,095,326
Increase (decrease) in $			(3,618,868	)			747,958				(2,870,910	)
Increase (decrease) in %			(72.94	)%			12.46	%			(26.18	)%
Quantity sold (metric tons)
Three months ended March 31, 2011			61,437				32,870				94,307
Three months ended March 31, 2012			15,778				38,425				54,203
Increase (decrease)			(45,659	)			5,555				(40,104	)
% increase (decrease)			(74.32	)%			16.90	%			(42.53	)%

 

Revenue and quantity sold of each coal product for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

		Coal Products
		Raw Coal				Washed Coal				Total
Revenue
Nine months ended March 31, 2011		$	10,473,771			$	11,572,674			$	22,046,445
Nine months ended March 31, 2012			4,876,089				22,729,441				27,605,530
Increase (decrease) in $			(5,597,682	)			11,156,767				5,559,085
Increase (decrease) in %			(53.44	)%			96.41	%			25.22	%
Quantity sold (metric tons)
Nine months ended March 31, 2011			144,933				65,182				210,115
Nine months ended March 31, 2012			65,254				125,755				191,009
Increase (decrease)			(79,679	)			60,573				(19,106	)
% increase (decrease)			(54.98	)%			92.93	%			(9.09	)%

 

Revenue from raw coal for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by 72.94% and 53.44% from the same periods a year ago, respectively, mainly from the lack of raw coal available to sell as extracting from mines in Henan including ours continue to be halted. As a result, our raw coal supply is largely limited by what we can secure from outside the province. We are currently exploring the availability of coal resources in northwest China in an effort to boost our access to raw coal.

 

Revenue from washed coal for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 increased by 12.46% and 96.41% from a year ago as a result of increased sales volume. We had originally stocked up on washed coal in anticipation of our new coking plant. Once the plant’s construction completion date was delayed to December 2012, however, we began selling more washed coal.

 

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased by 12.11% to $14,166,799 as compared to a year ago. Cost of revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 increased by 40.76% to $43,122,271 as compared to a year ago. The increase is the result of increased raw material costs, primarily for unprocessed coal and washed coal, driven by the lack of available raw coal in Henan. Since September 2011, we have been purchasing coal from other provinces, such as Gansu, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia, which significantly increased our cost.

 

 

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by $4,598,452 or 63.55% from a year ago to $2,637,258, as a result of both decreased revenue and increased cost of revenue. Gross profit for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by $5,859,987 or 30.86% from a year ago to $13,130,453, as a result of increased cost of revenue, despite increased revenue.

 

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue, or gross margin, across all products decreased to 15.69% for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from 36.41% a year ago. The decrease is mainly due to the significant increase in our coal purchase since September 2011, which significantly increased our cost of revenue. Gross margin across all products for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, decreased to 23.34% from 38.27% a year ago.

 

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses, which consist of selling and general and administrative expenses, decreased by 26.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from a year ago, mainly due to decreases in travel expenses of $163,231, rental expenses of $50,657, various over-accruals of $16,310, depreciation and amortization expenses of $20,612 and other miscellaneous expenses of $51,691. Such decreases were offset by increased professional expenses of $34,201, as we engaged a consulting firm to assist us with designing and implementing our internal controls over financial reporting, and increased payroll expenses of $16,254. Operating expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by 22.4% from a year ago largely due to decreases in over-accruals of $369,810, travel expenses of $288,799, rental expenses of $145,903, professional expenses of $146,516, training expense of $44,520, depreciation and amortization expenses of $36,481, and other miscellaneous expenses of $47,117. Such decreases were offset by a write off of $362,544 in uncollectable interest income from two unrelated individual borrowers whom we have determined are unlikely to repay the interest on their loans, which resulted in a net increase of $331,065 in bad debt expenses, and increased payroll expenses of $127,134 as we increased our executives’ salaries starting in July 2011.

 

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

 

For the three months period ended March 31, 2012, we had bank interest income of $10,095 and interest income from loans to unrelated third parties of $212,488. We also had interest expense of $302,746 mainly from our loans with Bairui Trust Co., Ltd. (Bairui Trust”), and other finance expense of $34,002 from cashing bank guaranteed notes prior to their maturity and other unrelated bank charges. For the nine months period ended March 31, 2012, we had bank interest income of $39,467 and interest income from loans to unrelated third parties of $960,416. We also had interest expense of $1,033,768 from our loans with Bairui Trust, and other finance expense of $107,435 from cashing bank guaranteed notes prior to their maturity and other bank charges.

 

Change in fair value of warrants amounted to $163,394 and $4,526,330 in gain for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, respectively, as compared to $12,191,235 and $13,663,378 in gain for the same periods a year ago, respectively. Because our functional currency is denominated in the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), our warrants cannot be considered indexed to our own common stock and, as such, we must record them as derivative instruments and recognize any change in their fair value in our earnings.  The primary factor affecting the fair value of the warrants is the price of our common stock during the relevant period.  

 

Provision for Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by $646,132 and $466,916 from the same periods a year ago, respectively, due to decreased income. In addition, Hongchang has not been required to accrue for its fixed annual income of approximately $380,000 (RMB 2,520,000) since in October 2011, after its operations were halted in September 2011.

 

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

 

 

The following table provides our adjusted net income and a reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial measure to our GAAP net income:

  

		Three months ended  March 31,								Nine months ended  March 31,
		2011				2011				2012				2011
Net income		$	1,417,663			$	17,138,441			$	12,372,080			$	25,630,716
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities			163,394				12,191,235				4,526,330				13,663,378
Adjusted net income		$	1,254,269			$	4,947,206			$	7,845,750			$	11,967,338
Earnings per share - basic		$	0.07			$	0.81			$	0.59			$	1.22
Earnings per share -  diluted		$	0.07			$	0.81			$	0.59			$	1.22
Adjusted earnings per share – basic		$	0.06			$	0.24			$	0.37			$	0.57
Adjusted earnings per share -  diluted		$	0.06			$	0.23			$	0.37			$	0.57
Weighted  average number of common shares - basic			21,090,948				21,043,206				21,090,948				20,927,453
Weighted  average number of common shares - diluted			21,090,948				21,057,332				21,090,948				20,941,252
Adjusted average number of common shares - basic			21,090,948				21,043,206				21,090,948				20,927,453
Adjusted average number of common shares - diluted			21,090,948				21,057,332				21,090,948				20,941,252

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

In summary, our cash flows are as follows:

 

		Nine months ended  March 31
		2012				2011
Net cash used in operating activities		$	(7,239,188	)		$	(4,577,923	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(17,284,547	)			(10,266,874	)
Net cash provided by financing activities			1,499,228				2,344,166

 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012, net operating outflows was $7,239,188. Excluding non-cash adjustments, our cash outflow were mainly the result from: (1) increased note receivables of approximately $1.57 million as we increased reliance on bank guaranteed notes over cash by major customers, (2) increased accounts receivable of approximately $3.51 million as we extended credit to major customers to maintain their business, (3) increase in other receivable of approximately $1.20 million as we have accrued interest receivable from a third party loan, (4) increased inventory of approximately $4.47 million to maintain sufficient level of washed coal for trading, (5) increased advances to suppliers of approximately $4.10 million to secure future inventory purchase, and (6) decreased tax payable of approximately $1.23 million as we paid off and accrued additional income tax and value-added tax.

 

Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2011 was $4,577,923. The cash inflows mainly resulted from an increase of depreciation, amortization and tax payable, in the amount of $1,074,925, $1,175,244, and $367,959, respectively.  The cash inflows were offset by the following: (1) increase in accounts receivable of approximately $10.2 million, (2) increase in other receivables of approximately $2.0 million, (3) increase in inventories of approximately $5.0 million, and (4) increase in notes receivables of approximately $1.9 million.  The accounts receivable increase was caused by credit tightening measures taken by the government near the end of 2010 to control inflation, which impacted Chinese steel factories that rely heavily on their bank credit lines.  The increase in other receivables is largely accounted for by the approximately $2.3 million in receivables from an unrelated party to apply for RMB 30 million of bank notes on our behalf.  We increased our inventories to maintain sufficient level of washed coal for trading.

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012, net cash used in investing activities was $17,284,547. We provided loans to two unrelated individual borrowers in the amounts of approximately $1.09 million and $0.81 million, respectively. We also purchased and advanced payments of approximately $29.2 million for equipment and machineries for our new coking plant. We prepaid approximately $1.9 million to purchase the land use right for a piece of land adjacent to our current coking plant to accommodate a new coal preparation system. During the same period, we received: (1) loan repayments from the two borrowers of approximately $7.83 million in the aggregate, and (2) refund of prepayment for mine acquisitions of approximately $7.89 million.

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2011 was $10,266,874.  Funds used for the 2011 period included approximately $8.1 million of refundable deposits made in connection with coal mine acquisitions, approximately $3.5 million for purchase of additional land use rights to expand the site of our new coking plant still under construction, prepayments and payments of approximately $2.5 million to contractors and equipment vendors in connection with the new coking plant, and long-term investment of approximately $1.2 million to Pingdingshan Xinhua District Rural Credit Union.  We also loaned approximately $4.6 million in the aggregate to two unrelated parties, of which approximately $2.5 million was refunded. We also received approximately $4.6 million in refund from contractors with whom we cancelled our contracts.

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012, net cash provided by financing activities was $1,499,228. We deposited approximately $3.1 million with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB”) in order to obtain approximately $4.7 million in credit to issue bank guaranteed notes. Hongyuan also renewed its loan agreement with SPDB twice during the period to borrow approximately $5.0 million and $5.7 million, respectively, with an additional deposit of approximately $0.5 million as collateral.

 

For the nine months ended March 31, 2011, net cash provided by financing activities was $2,344,166. The cash inflows were from change in restricted cash, cash proceeds from exercise of warrants and cash proceeds from related parties. We paid off all bank notes issued under our arrangements with SPDB and Pingdingshan Rural Cooperative Bank (“Pingdingshan Cooperative”), and both banks released the restricted cash securing such notes in the aggregate amount of approximately $10.7 million (RMB 70 million). We deposited approximately $2.3 million (RMB 15 million) with Pingdingshan City Rural Credit Union (“Pingdingshan Credit Union”) enable Hongguang Power to issue approximately $4.6 million (RMB 30 million) of notes, resulting in change in restricted cash in the amount of approximately $3.7 million. We received cash proceeds of $1,318,536 from exercise of 218,756 warrants at $6.00 per share. Our chairman, Mr. Jianhua Lv, loaned us $316,720 for working capital. One of our directors, Mr. Liuchang Yang, returned funds that we previously overpaid him in connection with a loan he made to us, and Mr. Hui Zheng, a director and vice president of operation of Hongli, paid us funds previously advanced to him to perform business and acquisition development activities on our behalf, in the aggregate amount of $484,060. The foregoing cash inflows were offset by our note repayments of approximately $19.5 million (RMB 130 million) in the aggregate to SPDB and Pingdingshan Cooperative, based on approximately $16.5 million (RMB 110 million) of notes issued during the nine months ended March 31, 2011, which resulted in change in notes payables of $2,998,000. We also paid off $524,650 in short-term loan obtained from an unrelated party.

 

Capital Resources

 

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

 

New Coking Facility. On March 3, 2010, we announced that we began construction of our new coking plant to be located adjacent to our current plant in Pingdingshan City. Because the new plant will share the electricity, water and heating systems with our existing plant, we have revised our previously estimated cost for the new facility from approximately $70 million to approximately $66.0 million, including the cost of acquiring additional land use rights to expand the site of the new plant, estimated at $10.6 million. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the 2012 calendar year.

 

During the nine months period ended March 31, 2012, we had capital expenditures of approximately $31.1 million, for purchasing equipment and machineries and expanding the site for our new coking plant.

 

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

 

 

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

 

Contractual Commitments

 

The following table sets forth payments due by period for fixed contractual obligations as of March 31, 2012:

 

										Payments due by period
						Less than												More than
		Total				1 year				1-3 years				3-5 years				5 years
Operating Lease Obligations		$	237,905			$	188,488			$	49,417			$	-			$	-
Capital Lease Obligations			-				-				-				-				-
Purchase Obligations			6,747,442				6,747,442				-				-				-
Long-term Debt			62,686,800				5,698,000				56,988,000				-				-
Total		$	69,672,147			$	12,634,730			$	57,037,417			$	-			$	-

 

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

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

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

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

 

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

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to coal reserves that are the basis for future cash flow estimates and units-of-production depletion calculations; asset impairments; collectability of accounts and loans receivable; valuation allowances for deferred income taxes; reserves for contingencies; stock-based compensation and the fair value and accounting treatment of warrants. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.

 

Revenue recognition

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

Accounts receivables, trade, net

 

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

 

Notes receivable, trade

 

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

 

Intangible - mining rights, net

 

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

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, there were no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative information about market risk that we previously disclosed in Item 7A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011.

 

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

Based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures, management concluded that the Company continues to have the following material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2012:

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

Based on our evaluation, and considering the material weaknesses and significant deficiencies previously identified and discussed in our internal control over financial reporting under Item 9A (“Controls and Procedures”) in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures at March 31, 2012 were not effective.

 

Management’s Remediation Initiatives

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

None.

 

ITEM1A.

RISK FACTORS.

 

There have been no material changes to the Company’s risk factors which are included and described in the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 filed with the SEC on September 13, 2011. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

The disclosures required by Item 4 are not applicable to our operations, as the Company has no mining operations in the United States.

 

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

 

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number		Description
2.1		Share Exchange Agreement dated July 17, 2009 between Ableauctions.com, Inc., Abdul Ladha and Hanifa Ladha and Top Favour Limited and the shareholders of Top Favour Limited (6)
2.2		First Amendment to the Share Exchange Agreement between Ableauctions.com, Inc., Abdul Ladha and Hanifa Ladha and Top Favour Limited and the shareholders of Top Favour Limited dated November 25, 2009 (9)
3.1		Articles of Incorporation, as amended (1)
3.2		Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (2)
3.3		Bylaws (1)
4		Specimen Stock Certificate of SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc.  (2)
10.1		1999 Stock Option Plan (4)
10.2		2002 Stock Option Plan for Directors (3)
10.3		2002 Consultant Stock Plan (5)
10.4		License Agreement dated May 15, 2009 between the Company and iCollector Technologies Ltd.  and ABC Live Auction World Ltd.  (7)
10.5		License Agreement dated June 1, 2009 between the Company and RapidFusion, Inc.  and Pacific Amber Technologies, Inc.  (7)
10.6		Voting Agreement dated July 17, 2009 between Abdul Ladha and Hanifa Ladha and Top Favour Limited (6)
10.7		Agreement establishing the Able (U.S.) Liquidating Trust (7)
10.8		Agreement establishing the Able (U.S.) Distribution Trust (7)
10.9		Agreement establishing the Able (Canada) Distribution Trust (7)
10.10		Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities (7)
10.11		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Regulation S) (1)
10.12		Form of Warrant dated February 5, 2011 (Regulation S) (1)
10.13		Form of Director’s Offer and Acceptance Letter (2)
10.14		Form of Officer’s Offer and Acceptance Letter (2)
10.15		Consulting Services Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.16		Operating Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.17		Equity Pledge Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.18		Option Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.19		Voting Rights Proxy Agreement dated March 18, 2009 (2)
10.20		Form of Warrant dated March 11, 2011 (Regulation S) (10)
10.21		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Regulation D) (10)
10.22		Form of Registration Rights Agreement (10)
10.23		Form of Warrant dated March 11, 2011 (Regulation D) (10)
10.24		Placement Agent Agreement (10)
10.25		Re-execution of Equity Pledge Agreement dated September 9, 2011(15)
10.26		Re-execution of Operating Agreement dated September 9, 2011(15)
10.27		Re-execution of Option Agreement dated September 9, 2011(15)
10.28		Re-execution of Voting Rights Proxy Agreement dated September 9, 2011(15)
10.29		Supplemental Agreement between Hongli and the Owners of Shuangrui Coal dated September 2, 2011(16)
10.30		Supplemental Agreement between Hongli and the Owners of Xingsheng Coal dated September 2, 2011(16)
10.31		Supplemental Agreement between Hongchang and the Owners of Shunli Coal dated September 2, 2011(16)
14		Code of Ethics (8)
21.1		Subsidiaries of SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc.  (7)
31.1		Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  *
31.2		Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  *
32.1		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  *
32.2		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  *
99.1		Equity Interests Transfer Agreement between Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd.  on the one hand, and Dongping Wu, Xiaoling Zhao and Dianqing Li on the other, for the Shuangrui Equity Interests dated August 10, 2011 (11)
99.2		Equity Interests Transfer Agreement between Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd.  on the one hand, and Mingxun Du and Xingling Li on the other, for the Xingsheng Equity Interests dated August 10, 2011 (11)

 

 

99.3		Bank Acceptance Agreement between Hongli and Pingdingshan Rural Cooperative Bank dated January 7, 2011 (12)
99.4		Loan Agreement by and between Hongli and Bairei Trust Co., Ltd.  dated April 2, 2011 (13)
99.5		Security Deposit Payment Agreement by and between Hongli and Bairei Trust Co., Ltd.  dated April 2, 2011 (13)
99.6		Guarantee Agreement by and between Hongyuan and Bairei Trust Co., Ltd.  dated April 2, 2011 (13)
99.7		Loan Agreement between Top Favour Limited and Ziben Tiantang Co., Ltd.  dated June 17, 2011 (14)
99.8		Supply Agreement between Hongli and Wuhan Railway Zhongli Group Co., Ltd.  dated January 1, 2011 (16)
99.9		Supply Agreement between Hongli and Daye Xinye Tegang Co., Ltd.  dated January 2, 2011 (16)
99.10		Supply Agreement between Hongchang Coal and Wuhan Tieying Commerce Co., Ltd.  dated January 3, 2011 (16)
99.11		Purchase Agreement between Baofeng Coking and Hongfeng Coal Processing and Coking Co., Ltd.  dated January 1, 2011 (16)
99.12		Purchase Agreement between Baofeng Coking and Gansu Senbao Commerce Co., Ltd.  dated January 3, 2011 (16)
99.13		Purchase Agreement between Baofeng Coking and Shaanxi Xiansheng Industry and Commerce Co., Ltd.  dated January 3, 2011 (16)
99.14		Equity Interest Transfer Agreement between Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd.  on the one hand, and Jianguo Yang, Yaoqun Wang and Zhanjing Yang on the other, for the Shunli Equity Interests dated May 19, 2011 (16)
99.15		Mining permit of Hongchang coal mine (16)
99.16		Mining permit of Shunli coal mine (16)
99.17		Mining permit of Xingsheng coal mine (16)
99.18		Mining permit of Shuangrui coal mine (16)

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

  

* Filed herewith.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(7)	Incorporated by reference to the registration statement on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

(11)	Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2011.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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.

 

	SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Dated: May 10, 2012	By:	/s/ Jianhua Lv
		Jianhua Lv
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: May 10, 2012	By:	/s/ Zan Wu
		Zan Wu
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)