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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2004 |
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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number: 333-39629
KID CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Florida
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59-2549529 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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8th Floor, No. 98 Min Chuan Road
Hsien Tien, Taipei, Taiwan ROC
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Issuers telephone number:
(011) 886-2-2218-5996
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:
None
Check 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 o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-KSB. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated
filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the
stock was sold as of the last day of the registrants most
recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2004)
was $66,498,960. The number of shares of common stock
outstanding as of March 31, 2005 was 18,999,703.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrants definitive proxy statement to
be delivered to shareholders in connection with the 2005 annual
meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference in
response to Part III of this Form 10-K.
KID CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
When we use the terms Kid Castle, we,
us, our and the company, we
mean Kid Castle Educational Corporation, a Florida corporation,
and its subsidiaries. Our principal subsidiaries are our
wholly-owned subsidiary, Higoal Developments Limited (Higoal)
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kid Castle Internet
Technologies Limited (KCIT) and Kid Castle Educational
Software Development Company Limited (KCES). See
page 6 for a chart of our subsidiaries.
The information set forth in this Report on Form 10-K
including, without limitation, that contained in Item 7,
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operation, contains forward looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results may
materially differ from those projected in the forward-looking
statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties set
forth in this report. Although management believes that the
assumptions made and expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance
that the underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be
correct or that actual future results will not be different from
the expectations expressed in this report.
Overview
Kid Castle is a leading provider in China and Taiwan of English
language instruction and educational services to children for
whom Chinese is the primary language. Our focus is on children
between 2 and 12 years old. In 2004 we taught or provided
educational materials for approximately 700,000 students at over
4,000 locations through our franchise and cooperative school
operations.
We commenced operations in 1986 as an English language school
and since then we have expanded our franchise operations to
provide bilingual kindergarten instruction, computer training,
and tutorial services. In September 1999, we began offering a
variety of multimedia, educational videos, textbooks, workbooks
and educational software authored by us as fully functional
stand-alone products or as supplements to our classroom-based
and Internet-based instruction. In July 2000, we launched our
fully-developed Internet-based education program that provides
an interactive environment in which Kindergarten through
12th
grade (K-12) students develop English language and computer
skills.
English is the language of international business and we believe
a working knowledge of English has become increasingly important
to long-term success throughout the world. Because English is
becoming more prevalent around the world, we believe there is
growing demand for bilingual instruction in Chinese and English
throughout a childs educational process. As more parents
and students seek such bilingual language instruction for
educational purposes, the English language instruction market
will experience significant growth.
Our Philosophy of Education
Teaching young children English is not simply language teaching.
We must also take into consideration the learning groups
social development and language development levels. Kid Castle
aims at cultivating a mature child, not just teaching a skill.
We understand that language learning has close connections with
all learning for young children.
Therefore, we have designed our teaching system following these
significant principles:
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We start with the respective skills and abilities that children
already have because the teaching system must consider
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We encourage interaction because the ultimate goal of learning a
language is to communicate with others. |
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We assist students in comprehending the language in various ways
through conversation coordination e.g., interactive
games, activities, etc. |
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We ask children to fully participate in the learning process
through role-playing games. |
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We assist children in learning independently. Our teaching
focuses on guiding, inspiring and developing childrens
self-learning abilities. |
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We create a relaxed, happy and supportive learning environment
so as to encourage childrens learning. |
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We use consistent testing and learning methods for children. |
Our teaching materials and curriculum are specifically designed
to suit different age groups of children. Likewise, our teachers
are specifically trained to work with children of different age
groups. Listening, speaking, writing and spelling skills form
the basis of our primary curriculum.
Foreign Teachers
Kid Castle has worked with numerous universities to introduce
foreign teachers into Taiwan from countries such as the United
States, Canada and England. We provide comprehensive training
regimens and supportive plans for teachers.
Innovative Publishing of Educational Materials
A significant part of our philosophy is to design our own
innovative educational materials. These include English
publications for students 3 to 8 years old, supplemental
English materials for students 7 to 8 years old, and
childrens English materials for students 7 to
12 years old. We have won awards from major cities and
educational bureaus including Taipei City, Taipei County,
Taoyuan County, Taichung County and Kaohsiung County.
Kid Castle Computers Prepare Our Children for the
21st Century
In the modern age, technology affects the way we live, work and
play, and computers have become necessary tools for learning.
Kid Castle Computer School provides both the instruction and the
know-how to get children ready for the
21st century.
We incorporate computer learning and computer/ Internet
familiarity into our curriculum.
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The curriculum of Kid Castle Computer School includes courses
for children of varying ages and abilities. |
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The Pre-school Computer Class is suitable for young children
ages 3 to 6. |
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The Supplemental Computer Class is integrated into Kid
Castles successful after-school education program for
young learners. |
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The Childrens Computer is geared towards students in
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2nd grades. |
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The Adolescent Computer Class instructs young individuals
ages 9 to 16. |
Through extensive research into both the latest technology as
well as how it influences the way we learn, Kid Castle has
designed a curriculum ideal for children. Using computers not
only makes learning more interesting for them, it also expands
their horizons.
Outside of the classroom, learning continues at home with the
help of Kid Castles Virtual Computer School. Launched with
great fanfare in the millennial year 2000, the educational site
is the place on the web for children to study a number of
subjects including English, Chinese, science, math and social
studies. With its vivid graphics and pictures, this
easy-to-navigate Internet site is growing in popularity among
Taiwans youth. Parents appreciate the Virtual Computer
Schools educational content and the fact that it keeps
track of the individual students progress.
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Kid Castles Programs
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Kid Castle After-School Education Program
Fostering Childrens Multiple Talents |
Professionally designed, in-depth research into curriculum and
child development and experienced, caring teachers are some of
the reasons why Kid Castles After-School Education Program
is becoming one of the most recognized and respected
institutions of its kind in Taiwan. The guiding principles
behind the program are opening up students minds to a more
international worldview and perspective with a focus on
information and technology.
The teachers in the After-School Education Program are patient,
professional, caring and sincere. They foster an educational
environment that is not only fun, but also safe for their
students.
Kid Castles curriculum includes computer courses that
introduce and explain cutting-edge computer facilities and
learning materials to the students. Children learn how to
start-up their computers and, with a few clicks of the mouse, go
on-line or start a program that opens the doors to the computer
world and information age.
The teaching materials of the After-School Education Program
help our students learn basic conversational English through
various themes and units. Beginning with the ABCs, by the time
most students complete our program, they can say a lot! Fun
activities that focus on speaking and listening are an integral
part of each class.
Kid Castle recognizes that children today are the adults of
tomorrow. To prepare for the future, the program includes a
series of moral stories for students that teach them basic life
skills and how to be good people.
The After-School Education Program is now online. This
supplement to the growing virtual world of Internet education
reviews the lessons that the children have learned in class. By
taking learning home, Kid Castle fosters the interaction between
children and parents, bringing everyone closer together.
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Kid Castle Pre-School Establishing English
Learning Networks |
To prepare our students to be leaders has always been one of Kid
Castles missions. We teach our children a number of
different subjects in order to open their minds to the wonders
of the world and what the future holds. Established island wide,
the successful Kid Castle Pre-Schools are where children 3 to
6 years old can get their start.
Kid Castle has incorporated an interactive teaching method into
the pre-school curriculum, which helps children learn English
more effectively. Our interactive multi-media and computer
materials, including CD ROMs, make learning more fun.
We recognize that going to pre-school is the first step many
young children will take in their education, and that each
students needs are unique. To aid our students in
learning, Kid Castle incorporates a number of teaching tools
into the pre-school curriculum, such as colorful books,
educational videos, tapes of chants and songs, as well as
posters with vivid words and pictures.
To aid our students in socialization, Kid Castle fosters
interaction among all the children in the class. We help them
begin to establish interpersonal relations, gain self-confidence
and learn how to express themselves through English, Total
Physical Response (TPR), arts and crafts and other means.
Finally, Kid Castle stresses the interaction and relationship
among the children, parents, teachers and administrators at the
pre-schools. Regular reports help keep parents abreast of their
childrens progress and help continue the lessons after
school.
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Kid Castle Publishing Bringing English to Your
Children |
Our specially designed educational materials are an essential
part of our business. Kid Castle publishes a wide-range of
successful teaching and learning materials for children such as
Chinese textbooks for
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kindergartens, English textbooks, workbooks, English magazines
and accompanying guides, music CDs and tapes, and other
supplemental materials for kindergarten and elementary levels.
Our market includes individuals, organizations, elementary
schools and chain schools anyone who wants to learn!
In addition to publications, Kid Castle provides relevant
resources and services to its customers.
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Kid Castle Virtual English School |
The Internet is fast becoming the most powerful tool for
learning. Asymmetric digital subscriber line, or ADSL, and cable
modems will become more and more popular in the near future,
speeding up access times and allowing exciting new learning
tools to be used.
Drawing on over ten years of experience in education and the
contribution of professionals from many fields, Kid Castle has
designed a comprehensive virtual education system in order to be
at the forefront of the technical revolution. Our goal is to
create an international, informative, technological and
humanized virtual world which will motivate our students to
develop English language skills in a quick and enjoyable manner.
With these goals in mind, Kid Castle expects to have an
impressive and comprehensive virtual world, designed for Chinese
societies all over the world. It is also expected provide a
comprehensive English language learning environment for our
students.
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Characteristics of the Kid Castle Virtual World |
Our online learning tools have been developed to meet the
varying needs of different age groups of children. We emphasize
interaction between children to boost the childrens
learning interest using the following methods:
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Employing the phrase of the week. Students
learn English idioms and new words through the use of a new
phrase each week and are asked to write a sentence practicing
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Making use of both the real and virtual worlds. There are
a number of virtual characters in our site such as our Company
mascot, Chevady. Children are able to communicate with these
characters online whenever they want. |
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Providing detailed online feedback to students. Our
online help assistant is designed to help children
with their studies. It reminds students about just about
everything such as when to take a break and what
subjects should be reviewed. |
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Sending periodic e-mail progress reports to students. By
sending e-mail progress reports to students, they can assess
their learning progress on a regular basis. |
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Evaluating students performance. Through the use of
games to carry out evaluation, we get our students to
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We are one of the leading online learning centers in Taiwan. Kid
Castle has:
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Virtual connections and marketing advantages |
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4,340 centers. |
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260 English schools. |
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80 bilingual kindergartens. |
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Over 4,000 schools using our materials. |
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Over 652,000 students are studying at our educational
institutions. |
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Over 52,000 students are studying at our franchise schools. |
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Over 600,000 students are studying in our cooperating schools. |
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Kid Castle believes it has created a successful corporate brand
name. |
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Kid Castle has over 19 years management experience in
the educational market. |
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Kid Castle has received recognition for its teaching materials
from five local school districts in Taiwan. |
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Kid Castle has welcomed outstanding English teachers from some
of the finest institutions of learning in the United States and
England including the University of California Los Angeles,
Brown University, Cornell University, Cambridge University, the
University of London, and Warwick University. |
Company Organization Chart
The English Language Education Market
Our target market in Taiwan consists of all elementary and
pre-school age children. According to a study by the Taiwan
Department of Education in 2001, approximately 52.7% of
elementary school students are
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receiving extra-curricular tutoring. In other words, one out of
every two students in Taiwan is being tutored in some form of
class or institution outside of their regular schooling.
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Analysis of Pre-School and Elementary School Market |
Pre-school Educational Market. Among the 1.2 million
children in Taiwan between the ages of 2 and 6, 60%
(approximately 720,000 children) attend pre-schools, and
approximately 70% (about 840,000 children) purchase pre-school
English learning materials.
Elementary School English Language Materials. The Taiwan
Department of Education has issued a directive that from the
2002 academic year onward, computer skills and English must be
incorporated into the school curriculum for all students in
third grade and above. As a result, we believe that over the
next decade nearly 1.93 million students will require
English language materials for remedial purposes. Taiwans
schools have little experience in the new curriculums, few
materials and a lack of qualified teachers.
Elementary Remedial Education. We believe that
childrens remedial education will move in the direction of
diversification of products, increased dissemination of
information and additional education that complements the school
curriculum with English and computer skills. We estimate that
approximately 50% of Taiwans 1.93 million 7 to
12-year-old elementary students will participate in remedial
courses over the next decade.
Other Favorable Factors. We believe that every first to
fourth grade class will have some form of English language
education in its curriculum. Under Taiwans National
Development Plan, the government plans to budget
US $970,000,000 from 2002 to 2007 for English education and
online education. In our view these factors make the market for
English education services in Taiwan particularly favorable.
China Market Overview
According to the 2003 market survey by the National Bureau of
Statistics of China (NBSC), the English education market is
comprised of 25 million children for the kindergarten
education market and 122 million elementary students for
the after-school tutoring market.
Yet, despite such a large market and business opportunity, it is
still difficult to establish private childrens education
businesses in China. Foreign companies have difficulties
operating in China due to differences in cultural background and
educational methods. We believe that we are an ideal candidate
to operate in China because we started in Taiwan, which has
similarities to China in terms of culture, educational methods
and expectations.
In the past ten years, China has seen an impressive economic
growth rate. With this economic growth, consumers have greatly
increased their expenditures. And with the government motto of
children are our treasure, parents are heavily
investing in their childrens education, including putting
their children into premium kindergartens, enrolling them in
after-school tutoring institutions to improve their English
language skills and providing computers and other educational
technologies. A large portion of parents investment in
their children is to place them into prominent schools and
internationally recognized universities so that they may become
the leaders of society.
Currently, according to the 2003 NBSC survey, the educational
industry that serves Chinas children has six core markets
worth a total of approximately US $40 billion per
year: Pre-school Education, Childrens English Remedial
Education, Childrens English Teaching Material, Private
Primary School, International Primary School, and
Childrens Internet-based Education.
Remedial English Education. The teaching materials and
methods of the Peoples Republic of China
(PRC) government-sponsored kindergartens are not able to
satisfy the demanding needs of parents searching for a high
quality learning environment. At the same time, Chinese society
has begun to demand that the kindergarten curriculum be taught
in English and Chinese. At 25 million pre-schoolers, we
believe the current size of Chinas pre-school education
market is still only at its nascent stages. In 2002, China began
to aggressively incorporate English into its elementary school
curriculum. The mentality that English language
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is a necessity to function in the modern world is being
embedded in the minds and hearts of every household in China and
coincides with the following other factors that we believe will
transform Chinese elementary education:
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Because China is the host of the 2008 Olympics, its government
is beginning to initiate radical changes in the education
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As a result of its entrance into the World Trade Organization
(WTO), China is moving to internationalize its education
systems. Learning the English language is a logical process. |
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Many college graduates leave China to continue their academic
careers in foreign countries where fluency in the English
language is a necessity. |
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Many foreign industries are establishing operations in China.
The benefits of working in an international company entice
parents to have their children acquire strong English skills so
they may be able to enter the new international environment. |
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China, in the long term, has planned to diversify its enterprise
and government agencies to a more international orientation.
Many people have sought to learn English in order to raise their
value in the competitive job market. |
Privately Operated Elementary School Market. The Chinese
government has recently been encouraging development of
privately operated elementary schools. The Chinese government
has also launched a China/ Foreign education co-operative
operation with the plan to raise the level of its own
educational systems by using foreign know-how and resources. We
believe this type of government policy will greatly expand the
Private Elementary School Market and create impressive market
potential.
Technology Advancements. China currently has
100 million cable television subscribers according to the
Ministry of Information Industry of the PRC. This set-up has
allowed the government to connect the people with up-to-date
information. The government has already begun a cable/optics and
networking system that would expedite the exchange of
information more quickly and more reliably. With such technology
and the increasing value of Internet-based education, we believe
the Childrens Internet-based Education Market will have
the technology and the demand to experience significant growth.
Other Favorable Factors.. We believe the following
additional factors make the market for English language
education services attractive:
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rapid national income increase as a result of Chinas rapid
economic growth, resulting in a greater amount of consumer
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willingness of families to spend much of their income on their
childs education due to Chinas one-child
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the opening of childrens education businesses and
kindergartens to public and foreign investment; and |
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the governments need to cooperate with private companies
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Strategy
We have substantially increased, and expect to further increase,
our sales and marketing efforts in order to market more
aggressively our franchises in China and thereby increase
distribution of our English learning materials. Recognizing the
importance parents place on brand names when making decisions
with respect to their childrens education, we will
continue to use our franchise, publishing and Internet
operations, as well as various advertising channels, trade
shows, and conventions to improve and publicize the Kid
Castle brand name.
Our main strategy for growth is to increase our franchises in
China from 90 to 700 or more, thereby increasing our student
enrollment from 12,000 to 105,000 or more. Each enrolled student
in a franchise spends on average approximately $100 per
year on our publications. This expansion target would therefore
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our publications revenue by nine times. Of course, as our brand
name becomes more established, there will be a corollary effect
in increasing sales. Once we have achieved the goal of 700
franchises, which will take up to three to four years, we will
include Company owned and operated schools in our operation.
We carefully consider the choice of location for each of our
franchise schools. We first consider whether a particular
location is saturated with our franchise schools or other
schools. In the process we conduct market research, analysis and
surveys. Then, once we have identified a region, we begin a
marketing campaign attending school fairs and
expositions, conducting seminars and employing news print, media
and other marketing methods. The increase in the number of
franchises has required us to hire more personnel, including
management personnel and personnel who provide staff training
and teacher training, in order to ensure that each franchise has
the proper oversight and that the quality of our franchised
operations is maintained. We are planning to put in place an
effective Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to
internally monitor and manage the franchise schools that we
intend to set up in China using the same internal system that we
use in Taiwan.
Operations
Our operations are divided between (1) delivery of
classroom-based tutoring services through our own franchises and
cooperating schools, (2) distribution and sale of our
published materials, and (3) more recently, delivery of
education services through the Internet.
The following table sets forth, for the period indicated, the
principle categories of our consolidated operating revenue:
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Franchising income
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1,767,087 |
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2,442,746 |
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Other operating revenue
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386,010 |
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463,947 |
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Total operating revenue
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Franchises and Cooperating Schools. Our classroom-based
courses and tutoring services are provided through
company-operated locations, cooperating schools and our
independent franchisees. Our franchisees provide Kid Castle
courses and tutoring services under the Kid Castle
brand name within a specified territory in accordance with their
franchise agreements with us. The revenues from our franchisees
are comprised of annual licensing fees for using the Kid Castle
brand name and consulting services, and the purchase of Kid
Castle teaching/learning materials. Our franchisees are
typically under exclusive agreements to purchase our course and
marketing materials, which they use in conducting and promoting
their classes.
Franchisees must obtain our approval for the location and design
of a Kid Castle school and must operate the franchised school in
accordance with our methods, standards and specifications. The
franchisee is usually required to purchase all of its
instructional materials, as well as student explanatory and
promotional brochures, from us. We specify requirements for
other items necessary for operation of a franchise school, such
as computers, instructional materials and furniture.
We actively manage our franchise system. We require franchisees
and their employees to attend initial training seminars in
franchise school operations and Kid Castle educational programs.
We also offer franchisees continuing training seminars each
year. Franchisee training seminars are designed for each type of
school and include:
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Pre-School English Teaching Seminar; |
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Childrens English Teaching Seminar; |
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Care-Taking English Teaching Seminar; and |
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English Kindergarten Teaching Seminar. |
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The initial training seminar is designed to familiarize teachers
with the three Kid Castle teaching methods (Audio-Lingual, Total
Physical Response and Communicative Language Teaching), to
introduce our materials, and to help them incorporate our three
teaching methods into the daily teaching plan.
We employ division directors who act as consultants
to provide assistance to franchisees in technology
implementation, business development, marketing, education and
operations. These employees also facilitate regular
communications between franchisees and Kid Castle.
We believe there is significant potential for additional
franchised schools both in Taiwan and China. We are actively
seeking to expand franchisees in these territories.
In addition to franchise schools, our operations also include
cooperating schools, which are not affiliated with our company
but contract with us to use our teaching/learning materials.
Unlike the franchisees, the cooperating schools are not required
to use only our materials and are not required to participate in
our Kid Castle training seminars.
The third type of school, cooperating care-taking schools, serve
children of pre-school and elementary school age in a
care-taker, as well as an educational, role. These schools are
not affiliated with our company but contract with us to use our
materials, although on a much smaller scale than the cooperating
schools.
Currently, there are approximately 250 Kid Castle franchisees in
Taiwan and 90 in China and approximately 4,000 cooperating
schools, including Kid Castle Kindergarten, Kid Castle Computer
School and Kid Castle Remedial School. The following table shows
the number of our franchisees, cooperating schools and
cooperating caretaking schools as of the dates indicated.
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Publishing. Our years of experience in the education
field have enabled us to carefully develop what we believe to be
superior and effective products, with diversified and innovative
content. In addition to our established and proven teaching
materials, we have incorporated computer technology into our
teaching materials. We have developed Internet, multimedia and
audio publications, educational videos/ VCDs, and a complete
series of products for the purpose of educating children. We are
also developing interactive education programs that engage the
senses of hearing, sight and touch.
Published materials make up approximately 70% of our revenue.
The three main channels for distributing our published education
materials are franchise schools, kindergartens and elementary
schools. Our franchise schools are obligated to exclusively use
Kid Castle teaching materials. There are approximately 181,000
kindergartens and 553,000 elementary schools in China, all of
whom are potential customers for our teaching materials.
Internet/ Computer. Our Internet program combines English
education, computer education, pre-school and multimedia into a
complete specialized package. We combine these materials and
Internet networking technology, together with animation,
entertainment games and multimedia, to establish a specialized
childrens education network program. This interactive
network includes our Kid Castle Internet Education for Children
and Kid Castle Internet English Schooling Program, in which
students 2 to 12 years old choose among a variety of
learning methods, programs and program content. We see the
Internet service as an added value complementing our teaching
materials and our schools. Currently, our Internet products and
services are exclusively available to franchisees and
cooperating schools through an educational website at no
additional charge. However, we are beginning to make our
Internet content fee-based for non-Kid Castle students.
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Teaching Features and Curriculum
Our Curriculum for Childrens English Learning is
summarized as follows:
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Teaching materials and degree of difficulty tie in
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Our situational language teaching materials are interesting,
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abilities. We provide many games and activities for students to
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Sales and Marketing
The majority of our students parents choose our education
programs and materials based on the recommendations of other
parents and teachers. We also build awareness of our brand and
promote our products through our franchisees and relationships
with the cooperating schools. Kid Castle maintains an internal
sales force and engages in some international, national and
local advertising.
We engage in a broad range of activities to inform potential
students and franchisees about our teaching/learning model and
the programs we offer. These activities include print and
broadcast advertising and direct sales at targeted demographics.
A substantial portion of new students and franchisees are
referred by parents of students, current franchisees and current
users of our published materials.
Advertising is centrally monitored and is directed primarily at
local markets in which a kindergarten is located. Kid Castle
approves and monitors all advertising. In addition, all
responses are analyzed to provide data for future marketing
efforts.
We market our programs and products primarily through
advertising and direct mail. Our marketing activity is primarily
directed at parents of potential students. All marketing
activity is tracked to measure effectiveness and to provide
information for future activities.
Individual franchisees have their own marketing methodologies
for students. However, we monitor and provide general marketing
strategies to help our franchisees. Policies, standards, and
procedures for new franchisees and cooperating schools are
established centrally, but are implemented at the local level
through an employee in the marketing department.
Cooperating schools also create more exposure for our company.
By having these schools use our teaching/learning materials, we
believe parents and children will be more exposed to the
Kid Castle brand name, as well as to the
after-school education we provide through our care-taking
schools.
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Competition
The English language instruction and educational services
industry in Asia is highly fragmented, varying significantly
among different geographic locations and types of consumers. Our
ability to compete depends on our ability to improve existing or
create new English language learning materials and courses to
distinguish our company from our competitors. Other providers of
English language instruction include individual tutors, small
language schools operated by individuals, public institutions
and franchisees or branches of large language instruction
companies, some of which operate internationally. The smaller
operations typically offer large group instruction and
self-teaching materials for home study, while some larger
competitors concentrate on the higher-priced, business-oriented
segment of the English language instruction market by offering
programs of intensive and individualized instruction.
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS IN TAIWAN
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Kid Castle
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1986 |
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257 |
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Giraffe Language School
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1986 |
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500 |
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Joy Enterprise Organization
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Jordans Language School
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Gram English
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Sesame English Franchised Schools
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1987 |
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Ha Po Computer English School
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1996 |
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COMPETITOR ANALYSIS IN CHINA
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Kid Castle
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Cambridge Youth School
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Ladder Digital Education Corp.
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Shane Education
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Joy Enterprise Organization
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Competitors in Taiwan
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Joy Enterprise Organization
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Joy Enterprise Organization was established in 1981 and its
operation focuses on English learning schools and kindergartens.
Joy Enterprise Organization is also engaged in the language
education publishing business. Currently Joy Enterprise
Organization owns approximately 210 schools in Taiwan. |
Gram English (Gram)
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Gram was established in 1981. Gram focuses on English education
to children and adults and is not present in the kindergarten
market. Currently Gram has 73 schools in Taiwan. |
Jordans Language School (Jordan)
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Jordan was established in 1982 and currently has 142 schools in
Taiwan. In addition to English education, its business also
includes mathematics education and computer learning for
children. In 2001, Jordan entered the market in mainland China. |
Giraffe Language School (Giraffe)
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Giraffe was established in 1986. Giraffe currently has 500
English schools in Taiwan, which is more than other competitors
in Taiwan. Giraffes operation includes English schools and
kindergarten. |
Ha Po Computer English School
(Ha Po)
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Ha Po was established in 1996 and currently owns 200 schools in
Taiwan. Its operation includes both computer and English
education. |
Sesame English Franchised Schools, Taiwan (Sesame)
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Sesame was established in 1987 in Taiwan. It is a franchise of
an international English educational institution. Currently it
has 163 schools in Taiwan. |
Competitors in China
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Cambridge Youth School
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Cambridge provides English instruction for children and
teenagers and is not present in the kindergarten market.
Cambridges tuition is moderate. Cambridge is well-known
because it was established some time ago. |
English First
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English First began its development in China in 1993. English
First currently has 50 kindergarten schools in China. Its
entrance fee into a franchise and its tuition are very high.
English First has not been established long enough to be well
known. |
Ladder Digital Education Corp.
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Ladder Digital Education Corp. entered the China market in 1993.
Its direct sale of books is its core operation. Ladder Digital
Education Corp. is considered to be respectable in its industry,
and has recently been expanding towards the English education
school market. |
Shane Education
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Shane entered the Shanghai market in 2000, and caters more to
adult education and leans towards England-styled English. Its
tuition is higher than ours, and its operation is limited to the
Shanghai region. |
Joy Enterprise Organization
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Joy Enterprise Organization entered into the China market in
recent years. Its teaching materials are its core operation. Joy
Enterprise Organization has already expanded to two operations
of franchise schools in Cheng Duo. |
Employees
As of December 31, 2004, we had 273 full-time
employees and 6 part-time employees. We intend to hire
additional employees on a part-time or independent contractor
basis in connection with certain projects in
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China. We do not intend to hire additional U.S.-based employees
in the foreseeable future. None of our employees is represented
by a labor union and we consider our relationships with our
employees to be good.
Regulatory Environment
Taiwan. The Ministry of Education of Taiwan
(MOE) requires that teaching/learning materials that are to
be used by elementary schools and junior high schools for
compulsory education first be submitted to the MOE for review.
The material submission process is as follows: following the
submission of materials, the MOE will review the materials and
submit a decision within 90 days, subject to an extension
of 30 days. If the MOE approves the materials, the
applicant must send five copies of the final version to the MOE.
The MOE performs a final review and makes a final decision
within 60 days. If the MOE does not approve the initial
submission, the applicant has 45 days to resubmit the
materials with any corrections that the MOE deems necessary. The
MOE reviews the resubmitted materials and makes its decision
within 45 days. If the materials are not approved, or the
corrections are not satisfactory to the MOE, the applicant has
30 days to make additional corrections and submit the
corrected materials to the MOE. The MOE will then return its
decision within 30 days. If the MOE does not approve the
corrections on the third re-submission, the applicant may appeal
within 30 days and MOE will review the appeal and make a
decision within 30 days after its receipt of the appeal. If
the appeal is rejected by MOE, the applicant will have to start
the approval process over.
The Employment Service Act of Taiwan and relevant regulations
require all foreign remedial education instructor applicants to
be above 20 years of age, to have a diploma from a college
or above, and the language to be taught by the foreign employees
should be the national language used in the country specified on
the passport of such foreign employees.
China. According to the China-Foreign School Cooperation
Regulation effective September 2003, foreign companies cannot
operate educational franchises through wholly-owned entities,
but must do so in cooperation with local Chinese investors.
These cooperative arrangements must be approved by the Chinese
government. Such regulation also limits the number of seats on
the board of directors or any controlling board or committee
that may be offered to foreign investors or their nominees to no
more than half of such seats. The director of the school, as
well as the chairman of the board, can be foreign individuals;
however, the principal or the person responsible for
administration must be reviewed by the government approval
authority.
The China Ministry of Education (CMOE) has general
guidelines for every province and major city, but each province
and some major cities, such as Shanghai and Beijing, have their
own administrative body for education and their own regulations
and requirements. Teaching/learning materials should be recorded
with the governmental approval authority.
The CMOE, under the Kindergarten Operation and Management
Regulation, stipulates the following:
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the location of the kindergarten must be in accordance to the
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schoolmasters, principals and teachers each must have a diploma
from a teachers college and a background in
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nurses and similar positions must have a high school
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The following violations will result in penalties, including
reorganization/correction (with deadline), suspension of
student enrollment, and/or suspension of operation:
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non-licensed operation, where the location and environment are
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distributing materials that are inappropriate for children or
materials that violate the Educational Standards set by the
CMOE. More severe violations, such as illegal controlled
substance usage, possession of dangerous instruments, corporal
punishment, and/or embezzlement of school funds or property,
will result in punishment and sanctions in accordance with the
degree of violation. |
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Intellectual Property and Property Rights
The name Kid Castle and various drawings used in our
materials are trademarked and registered to us in Taiwan. Our
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets,
proprietary technology and other intellectual property rights
distinguish our products and services from those of our
competitors, and contribute to our competitive advantage in our
target markets. To protect our brand, products and services and
the systems that deliver those products and services to our
customers, we rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and
trade secret laws as well as confidentiality agreements and
licensing arrangements with our employees, customers,
independent contractors, sponsors and others.
Corporate History
We are a Florida corporation that was incorporated on
July 19, 1985 as Omni Doors, Inc. From inception through
June 30, 1998, our primary business was the assembly and
distribution of industrial doors for sale to building
contractors in the South Florida geographic market. Until
April 6, 1998, we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Millennia, Inc., a publicly-owned Delaware corporation. On
April 6, 1998, the Board of Directors of Millennia declared
the payment of a stock dividend to Millennias
stockholders. Millennia stockholders received one share of our
common stock for each four shares of Millennia common stock
owned. This distribution of approximately 570,000 shares of
our company represented approximately five percent (5.0%) of the
total issued and outstanding shares of our common stock.
Pursuant to a contract dated July 14, 1998, Millennia sold
10,260,000 shares (representing 90% of the total
outstanding shares) of our common stock to an unrelated firm,
China Economic Growth Investment Corp., LLC, which then
distributed the shares to its three partners, Yong Chen, Zuxiang
Huang and Zheng Yao.
On April 6, 2001, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement
dated April 2, 2001, Halter Capital Corporation, a
privately-owned Texas corporation, purchased
6,822,900 shares of our common stock from Zheng Yao,
representing approximately 60% of our issued and outstanding
shares of common stock. Simultaneously with this change in
control transaction, Sophia Yao, our then sole officer and
director, resigned and the following two persons were elected to
replace her: Kevin B. Halter, Sr. as President and a
director, and Kevin B. Halter, Jr. as Secretary-Treasurer
and a director.
On June 19, 2002, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement
dated June 6, 2002, Powerlink International Finance, Inc.,
a British Virgin Islands corporation (Powerlink), purchased
2,830,926 shares of our common stock from Halter Capital
Corporation, representing approximately 57% of our issued and
outstanding shares of common stock.
Simultaneously with the purchase, the then officers and
directors of the Company resigned and the following three
persons were elected to replace them: Chin-Chung Hsu, President,
Treasurer and Director; Wen-Hao Hsu, Secretary and Director; and
Chien-Hwa Liu, Director.
On June 25, 2002, we changed our name to King Ball
International Technology Corporation and on August 22,
2002, to Kid Castle Educational Corporation. On October 1,
2002, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of
Higoal Developments Limited, a Cayman Islands company (Higoal),
pursuant to an Exchange Agreement dated as of October 1,
2002 (the Exchange Agreement), among Higoal, the shareholders of
Higoal, Kuo-An Wang and Kid Castle. Higoal, which is based in
Taipei, Taiwan, is the parent company of Kid Castle Internet
Technologies Limited and Kid Castle Educational Software
Development Company Limited.
Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, Higoal became our
wholly-owned subsidiary, and in exchange for the Higoal shares,
we issued 11,880,000 shares of our common stock to the
shareholders of Higoal in exchange for 100% of the issued and
fully paid-up capital of Higoal. As a result of the share
exchange, the former shareholders of Higoal hold a majority of
our outstanding capital stock.
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Where You Can Find More Information
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements
and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). Our SEC filings are available to the public
over the Internet at the SECs website at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we
file at the SECs public reference room in
Washington, D.C. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on the public reference rooms. Our website
address is http://www.kidcastle.com.
We lease many of our facilities, consisting principally of
administrative office space, warehouse space and sales offices.
In addition, we lease housing accommodations for our employees
in China.
Our principal executive offices consist of 530 square
meters of office space that we own and which are located at the
8th Floor, No. 98, Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei,
Taiwan, Republic of China (R.O.C.).
We believe that our current space is adequate for our current
needs.
The following table sets out the location and size of the
material facilities of our subsidiaries, Kid Castle Internet
Technologies Limited and Kid Castle Educational Software
Development Company Limited:
Kid Castle Internet Technologies Limited
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8th Floor, No. 100, Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei,
Taiwan, R.O.C. |
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8th Floor, No. 100-1, Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien, Taipei,
Taiwan, R.O.C. |
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Room 5, 8th Floor, No. 251, Min Chuan 1st Road,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
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3rd Floor, No. 108, Min Chuan Road, Hsien Tien,
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
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No. 242, Sec. 1, Min Yi Road, Wugu Township, Taipei,
Taiwan, R.O.C. |
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ITEM 3. |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings of a
material nature.
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ITEM 4. |
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
None.
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PART II
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ITEM 5. |
MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
On May 4, 1998, the Companys common stock was
approved for quotation on the NASD Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board under the trading symbol OMDO.
On June 28, 2002, the trading symbol was changed to
OMDR. On August 22, 2002, the trading symbol
was changed to KDCE. The high and low bid quotations
for the Companys common stock were as follows for the
periods below (as reported by NASDAQ). The quotations below
reflect inter-dealer prices without retail markup, markdown, or
commission and may not represent actual transactions:
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1st Quarter
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High Bid | |
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Low Bid | |
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Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
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1st Quarter
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|
6.00 |
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|
|
5.00 |
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2nd Quarter
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|
6.05 |
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|
5.00 |
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3rd Quarter
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6.05 |
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|
|
4.80 |
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4th Quarter
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|
|
5.70 |
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4.25 |
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At March 25, 2005, the Company had approximately
1,700 shareholders of record.
The Company has never paid any dividends on its common stock and
does not have any plans to pay any dividends in the foreseeable
future.
Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from
Registered Securities
Not applicable.
Purchases of Equity Securities by Registrant and Affiliated
Purchasers
Not applicable.
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ITEM 6. |
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA |
Four-Year Selected Financial Data
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Years Ended December 31, | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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2002 | |
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2001 | |
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(In thousands, except for per share data) | |
Statement of Operations Data:
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Operating revenue
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$ |
9,729,113 |
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$ |
8,591,383 |
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$ |
6,572,974 |
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$ |
5,841,739 |
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Operating costs
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|
3,433,558 |
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|
3,022,364 |
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|
2,895,568 |
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|
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2,563,731 |
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Net loss
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|
1,254,592 |
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|
1,940,591 |
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|
1,906,996 |
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570,998 |
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Loss per share basic and diluted
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|
|
0.066 |
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|
0.115 |
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0.150 |
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0.048 |
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Current assets
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$ |
8,143,067 |
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$ |
8,129,906 |
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$ |
5,373,309 |
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$ |
4,665,911 |
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Total assets
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|
|
12,781,424 |
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|
|
12,542,216 |
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|
|
9,772,872 |
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|
|
8,189,641 |
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Current liabilities
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|
|
8,726,637 |
|
|
|
7,457,171 |
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|
|
6,365,639 |
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|
|
4,451,061 |
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Total liabilities
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|
|
12,353,708 |
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|
|
10,834,219 |
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|
|
9,136,306 |
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5,658,349 |
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Total shareholders equity
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|
393,925 |
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|
1,707,997 |
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636,566 |
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|
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2,531,292 |
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$ |
12,781,424 |
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$ |
12,542,216 |
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$ |
9,772,872 |
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$ |
8,189,641 |
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ITEM 7. |
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION |
This report contains certain forward-looking statements and
information relating to us that are based on the beliefs and
assumptions made by our management as well as information
currently available to the management. When used in this
document, the words anticipate, believe,
estimate, and expect and similar
expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements reflect our current views with
respect to future events and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. If one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or
expected.
GENERAL
We are engaged in the business of childrens education,
focusing on the publication and sale of kindergarten language
school and primary school teaching materials and magazines. We
also provide management and consulting services to our
franchised kindergarten and language schools. Our teaching
materials include books, audio tapes, video tapes and compact
discs. A major portion of our educational materials focuses on
English language education. We also sell educational tools and
equipment that are complementary to our business. Our major
business originally started in Taiwan. In 2001, we started to
expand our business in the Peoples Republic of China
(PRC). We officially launched our operations in Shanghai in
April 2002. As in Taiwan, we offer advanced teaching materials
and tools, and monthly and bi-weekly magazines to provide
children ranging from 2 to 12 years of age a chance to
learn exceptional English language and computer skills, and to
provide a pre-school education program.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and
results of operations are based upon our financial statements,
which have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. The
preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of
assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going
basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to
product returns, bad debts, inventories, equity investments,
income taxes, financing operations, pensions,
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commitments and contingencies. We base our estimates on
historical experience and on various other assumptions that are
believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results
of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying
values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe
the following critical accounting policies affect our more
significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of
our financial statements.
Revenue Recognition. We recognize sales of teaching
materials and educational tools and equipment as revenue when
title of the product and risk of ownership are transferred to
the customer, which occurs at the time of delivery, or when the
goods arrive at the customer designated location, depending on
the associated shipping terms. Additionally, we deliver products
sold by our distributors directly to the distributors
customers and as such the delivered goods are recognized as
revenue in a similar way as sales to our direct customers. We
estimate sales returns and discounts based on historical
experience and record them as reductions to revenues.
If market conditions were to decline, we may take actions to
increase sales discounts, possibly resulting in an incremental
reduction of revenue at the time when revenues are recognized.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. We maintain allowances
for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the
inability of our customers to make required payments. If the
financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate,
resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments,
additional allowances may be required.
Allowance for Obsolete Inventories and Lower of Cost or
Market. We write down our inventory for estimated
obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference
between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value
based upon assumptions about inventory aging, future demand and
market conditions. If actual market conditions are less
favorable than those projected by management, additional
inventory write-downs may be required.
Investment Impairments. We hold equity interests in
companies having operations in areas within our strategic focus.
We record an investment impairment charge when we believe an
investment has experienced a decline in value that is not
temporary. Future adverse changes in market conditions or poor
operating results of underlying investments could result in
losses or an inability to recover the carrying value of the
investments that may not be reflected in an investments
current carrying value, thereby possibly requiring an impairment
charge in the future.
Fixed Assets and Depreciation. Our fixed assets are
stated at cost. Major improvements and betterments to existing
facilities and equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for
maintenance and repairs that do not extend the life of the
applicable asset are charged to expense as incurred. Buildings
are depreciated over a 50-year term. Fixtures and equipment are
depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated
useful lives, which range from two-and-a-half years to ten years.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. We review our fixed
assets and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of
assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the
carrying amount of an asset to undiscounted future net cash
flows expected to be generated by the asset over its remaining
useful life. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the
impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which
the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the
assets. The estimate of fair value is generally based on quoted
market prices or on the best available information, including
prices for similar assets and the results of using other
valuation techniques.
As of December 31, 2004, the balance of our amortizable
intangible assets was $894,419, including franchise-related
intangible assets of $563,293 and copyrights of $331,126. The
amortizable intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line
basis over estimated useful lives of 10 years. In
determining the useful lives and recoverability of the
intangibles, assumptions must be made regarding estimated future
cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the
assets, which may not represent the true fair value. If these
estimates or their related assumptions change in the future,
there may be significant impact on our results of operations in
the period of the change incurred.
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Income Taxes. We account for income taxes under the asset
and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases,
and tax loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences
are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred
tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date. Deferred tax assets are subject to valuation allowances
based upon managements estimates of realizability. Actual
results may differ significantly from managements estimate.
Currency Risk. Our transactions with suppliers and
customers are primarily effected in New Taiwan dollars, which is
the functional currency of our Taiwanese subsidiary, Kid Castle
Internet Technologies Limited. As a result of our expansion in
the PRC, our transactions denominated in Renminbi, which is the
functional currency of our PRC subsidiaries, Kid Castle
Educational Software Development Company Limited and Jiangxi
21st Century Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd., are
increasing. Our financial statements are reported in
U.S. dollars. As a result, fluctuations in the relative
exchange rate among the U.S. dollar, the New Taiwan dollar
and the Renminbi will affect our reported financial results.
Such impacts could be meaningful and are independent of the
underlying performance of the business. The market price of our
securities could be significantly harmed based on unfavorable
changes in exchange rates. We do not actively manage our
exposure to the effects of such unfavorable changes in exchange
rates.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Comparison of Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003 |
Total Net Operating Revenue. Total net operating revenue
consists of sales of goods, franchising income and other
operating revenue. Total net operating revenues increased by
$1,137,730, or 13%, to $9,729,113 for the year ended
December 31, 2004 (fiscal year 2004) from $8,591,383 for
the year ended December 31, 2003 (fiscal year 2003),
including the increase in sales of goods of $384,134 and the
franchising income of $675,659 and other operating revenues of
$77,937.
Sales of goods. The increase in sales of goods, from
$6,438,286 for fiscal year 2003 to $6,822,420 for fiscal year
2004, or 6%, was mainly due to the increase in net sales of
goods generated from our Shanghai operations of $803,112, or
117%, to $1,487,033 for fiscal year 2004 from $683,921 for
fiscal year 2003.
Franchising income. The increase in franchising income,
from $1,767,087 for fiscal year 2003 to $2,442,746 for fiscal
year 2004, or 38%, was mainly due to the increase in the number
of our franchised schools in Shanghai. Franchising income for
Shanghai increased by $455,619 from $399,771 for fiscal year
2003 to $855,390 for fiscal year 2004.
Other operating revenue. Our other operating revenues
represents revenue from other activities and services such as
training of teachers, arranging for personal English language
tutors, organizing field trips and educational fairs, and fees
for designing the school layout of our franchised schools. Other
operating revenue increased by $77,937, or 20%, to $463,947 for
fiscal year 2004 from $386,010 for fiscal year 2003. The
increase was mainly due to revenue generated from our services
rendered in connection with the construction and design layout
of our franchised schools and sales of education-related
equipment to our franchised schools.
Gross Profit. Gross profit increased by $726,536, or 13%,
to $6,295,555 for fiscal year 2004 from $5,569,019 for fiscal
year 2003. The increase in gross profit was attributable to the
fact that the rate of increase in our franchising costs from
December 31, 2003 to December 31, 2004 was lower than
the rate of increase in our franchising income for the same
period.
Total Operating Costs. Total operating costs decreased by
$65,326, or 1%, to $7,078,859 for fiscal year 2004 from
$7,013,533 for fiscal year 2003. Advertising costs increased by
$125,796, or 31%, to $532,015 for fiscal year 2004 from $406,219
for fiscal year 2003. This increase was mainly due to the
additional expenses incurred with respect to the filming of
commercials for our new promotional campaign for our products
and franchised schools.
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Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses
decreased by $60,470, or 1%, to $6,546,844 for fiscal year 2004
from $6,607,314 for fiscal year 2003, principally due to
decreases in salary expenditures resulting from a reduction in
employee headcount in our Taiwan operations.
Interest Expenses, Net. Net interest expenses decreased
by $128,527, or 46%, to $150,704 for fiscal year 2004 from
$279,231 for fiscal year 2003, primarily due to the repayment of
a loan due to a shareholder in 2003 (please refer to
Note 20 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
for more information).
Loss on Write-Off of an Investment. Loss on write-off of
an investment in fiscal year 2003 was due to an agreement to
restructure our relationship with Global International Education
Investment Ltd. (Global International) from one of equity
ownership to a franchising fee arrangement. As a result, during
fiscal year 2003, we recognized a loss of $133,267 in our
operating results.
Provision for Taxes. Provision for taxes for fiscal years
2004 and 2003 were $430,729 and $209,434, respectively. These
provisions for income taxes mainly represent the use of net
operating loss carry-forwards to offset the income generated for
our operations in Taiwan and an increase in the valuation
allowance charged against deferred tax assets generated from our
PRC operations in order to reduce the deferred tax assets to the
extent that the tax benefit is more likely than not to be
realized.
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|
|
Comparison of Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002 |
Total Net Operating Revenue. Total net operating revenue
increased by $2,018,409, or 31%, to $8,591,383 for fiscal year
2003 from $6,572,974 for the year ended December 31, 2002
(fiscal year 2002), including the increases in sales of goods of
$1,099,318, franchising income of $744,535 and other operating
revenue of $174,556.
Sales of goods. The increase in sales of goods, from
$5,338,968 for fiscal year 2002 to $6,438,286 for fiscal year
2003, or 21%, was mainly due to net sales of goods totaling
$844,926 that was derived during 2003 from our new distribution
channel of direct marketing, which we launched at the end of
2002. In addition, net sales of goods generated from our
Shanghai operations increased by $543,614, or 387%, to $683,921
for fiscal year 2003 from $140,307 for fiscal year 2002.
Franchising income. The increase in franchising income,
from $1,022,552 for fiscal year 2002 to $1,767,087 for fiscal
year 2003, was mainly due to the increase in the number of our
franchise schools, both in Taiwan and Shanghai, and the increase
in our annual franchising fees. In addition, franchising income
generated from our Shanghai operations totaled $399,771 for
fiscal year 2003, in comparison with $173,696 for the prior
fiscal year.
Other operating revenue. Our other operating revenue
represents revenue from other activities and services such as
training of teachers, arranging for personal English language
tutors, organizing field trips and educational fairs and
designing school layouts for franchised schools. Other operating
revenue increased by $174,556, or 83%, to $386,010 for the
fiscal year 2003 from $211,454 for fiscal year 2002. The
increase was mainly due to the new service provided to the
franchise schools for the design of their school layout of
$195,571 for fiscal year 2003.
Gross Profit. Gross profit increased by $1,891,613, or
51%, to $5,569,019 for fiscal year 2003 from $3,677,406 for
fiscal year 2002. Our gross margin increased to 65% for fiscal
year 2003 from 56% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.
The increase in gross profit corresponded to the increase in net
operating revenue. In addition, we were able to negotiate more
favorable terms with our vendors, leading to a significant
reduction in our purchasing costs and an increase in our gross
margin from period to period.
Total Operating Costs. Total operating costs increased by
$1,456,725, or 26%, to $7,013,533 for fiscal year 2003 from
$5,556,808 for fiscal year 2002. Our advertising costs increased
by $289,855, or 249%, to $406,219 for fiscal year 2003 from
$116,364 for the prior fiscal year. This increase was mainly due
to the increased spending on advertising costs in filming our
new commercials for franchised schools and on the promotion of
our new magazines.
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Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses
increased by $1,166,870, or 21% to $6,607,314 for fiscal year
2003 from $5,440,444 for fiscal year 2002, principally due to an
increase in commission fees paid to distributors and an increase
in expenses as a result of our expansion in Shanghai, PRC. The
incremental expenses incurred in maintaining our Shanghai
office, which was established in April 2002, were approximately
$760,000. In addition, we recruited senior officers to
strengthen our management team and enlarge our work force in
Taiwan, leading to an increase in employee compensation and
benefits by approximately $604,000 during 2003. Furthermore, on
January 27, 2003 we entered into a sponsorship agreement
with a PRC entity pursuant to which we paid a sponsorship fee of
approximately $241,000 to a PRC charity fund to ameliorate the
psychology, nutrition and constitution of children
in the PRC.
Interest Expenses, Net. Net interest expense increased by
$22,828, or 9%, to $279,231 for fiscal year 2003 from $256,403
for fiscal year 2002, primarily due to a loan from a shareholder
in April 2002 that bears a monthly interest rate of 2.1%, and a
new loan obtained from a financial institution in the amount of
$586,338 in March 2003.
Loss on Write-Off of an Investment. On June 5, 2003,
pursuant to a special resolution adopted by our board of
directors, we resolved to amend the agreement we entered into on
May 16, 2001 with Global International to change our
cooperation relationship. On June 10, 2003, we entered into
a letter of intent with Global International to change the
structure of our strategic alliance from one of equity ownership
to a franchising fee arrangement. Pursuant to our agreement with
Global International, we gave up our 15% ownership in Global
International in exchange for the revised payment structure. As
of June 30, 2003, we evaluated the future economic benefit
of the investment and concluded that it had been impaired.
Hence, as of December 31, 2003, we wrote off the investment
and recorded a loss of $133,267 in our fiscal year 2003
operating results. On August 25, 2003, we entered into a
revised agreement with Global International to provide
consulting services to Global International. Under the terms of
the revised agreement, we are entitled to consulting fees equal
to 15% of Global Internationals annual net income. The
service period covered by this revised agreement began on
July 1, 2003. As of December 31, 2003, Global
International was in a loss position for 2003, and therefore we
have not accrued any consulting fee income from Global
International under the revised agreement.
Provision for Taxes. Provision for taxes for fiscal year
2003 was $209,434. This income tax provision mainly represents
the use of net operating loss carry-forwards to offset the
income generated from our operations in Taiwan and an increase
in the valuation allowance that we charged against deferred tax
assets generated from our Shanghai operations in order to reduce
the deferred tax assets to the extent that the tax benefit is
more likely than not to be realized. Income tax benefit for
fiscal year 2002 was $18,333. This income tax benefit mainly
represents the net operating loss carry forwards on the
periods tax losses.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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|
|
Comparison of Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003 |
As of December 31, 2004, our principal sources of liquidity
included cash and bank balances of $213,564 which decreased from
$1,273,723 at December 31, 2003. The decrease was mainly
due to the expenditures to fund the daily operations and the new
investments in our PRC operations (please refer to Note 8
to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more
information).
Net cash used in operating activities was $1,544,902 and
$2,689,688 during fiscal years 2004 and 2003, respectively. Net
cash used in operating activities during fiscal year 2004 was
primarily attributed to net loss and an increase in cash used to
purchase inventories.
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities were
($354,073) and $900,330 during fiscal years 2004 and 2003,
respectively. The $1,254,403 difference was primarily
attributable to cash provided by pledged notes receivable of
$15,760 during fiscal year 2004, as compared to that of
$1,302,135 during fiscal year 2003.
Net cash provided by financing activities during fiscal year
2004 was $914,229 as compared to $2,920,607 during fiscal year
2003. The $2,006,378 difference was primarily attributable to
net proceeds of $2,514,428 we
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received from the issuance of 3,592,040 shares of our
common stock during fiscal year 2003, and the repayment of loans
from officers/shareholders of $585,006 during fiscal year 2004.
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|
|
Comparison of Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002 |
As of December 31, 2003, our principal sources of liquidity
included cash and bank balances of $1,273,723, which increased
from $125,806 at December 31, 2002. The increase was mainly
due to the net proceeds of $2,514,428 we received from our
investors for the issuance of 3,592,040 shares of our
common stock for cash in 2003, partially offset by the use of
our working capital in the normal course of our business, our
investments in two PRC entities and repayment of certain bank
borrowings. In addition, we plan to meet future cash
requirements by bank financing and by issuing new equity
securities.
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities was
($2,689,688) and $33,886 during fiscal years 2003 and 2002,
respectively. Net cash used in operating activities during
fiscal year 2003 was primarily attributed to the decrease of
notes and accounts payable of $648,923 and reductions of
receipts in advance of $932,208, as compared to the increases in
accounts and notes payable of $85,826 and in receipts in advance
of $1,058,151 for fiscal year 2002.
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities amounted to
$900,330 and ($477,650) during fiscal years 2003 and 2002,
respectively. During fiscal years 2003 and 2002, cash received
from (used in) pledged notes receivable amounted to $1,302,135
and ($208,063), respectively, and capital expenditures were
$275,899 for fiscal year 2003, of which $58,072 was financed via
a capital lease arrangement, compared to $215,682 for fiscal
year 2002. In addition, the Company was repaid $123,366 owed to
it by a shareholder/director in 2003. The amount was originally
loaned to the shareholder to finance his individual investment
in Global International. The loan was repaid in full to us prior
to December 31, 2003 without any loss. We also prepaid and
acquired investments totaling $208,984 in two PRC companies,
which were in the early stage of their operations as of
December 31, 2003, to satisfy the cash requirements for
these companies.
Net cash provided by financing activities during fiscal year
2003 was $2,970,607 as compared to $536,660 during fiscal year
2002. The $2,433,947 difference was primarily attributed to the
net proceeds of $2,514,428 we received from the issuance of
3,592,040 shares of our common stock for cash in 2003.
As of December 31, 2003, we had a total line of credit of
$2,198,769 from certain banks and the unused credit facility of
$39,812.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements |
As of December 31, 2004, we did not engage in any
off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)
of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Company, Higoal and its subsidiaries are collectively
referred to as the Group. The following table
represents the Groups contractual obligations:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments Due by Period | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Total | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2007 | |
|
2008 | |
|
2009 | |
|
Thereafter | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Thousand dollars) | |
Contractual obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank borrowing
|
|
|
4,285 |
|
|
|
2,632 |
|
|
|
810 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
565 |
|
Pension benefit
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
Operating leases
|
|
|
1,644 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
5,958 |
|
|
|
2,937 |
|
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
1,120 |
|
|
|
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One of our financing sources is from bank borrowings. As of
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the balances
of bank borrowings, including current and non-current portions,
were $4,284,807 and $2,484,471, respectively.
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On May 28, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture agreement
with Zhangjhou Yu Hua Educational Investment Co., Ltd. in Henan
Province, PRC to establish a company, Henan Kid Castle Education
Development Co., Ltd. with registered capital of RMB$300,000.
Pursuant to this joint venture agreement, the Group and
Zhangjhou Yu Hua Educational Investment Co., Ltd. own 65% and
35% interests in Henan Kid Castle Education Development Co.,
Ltd., respectively. No capital contribution has yet been made
for the joint venture as of December 31, 2004.
On June 29, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture
agreement with Li Kai and Zhang Wuen Shou in the PRC to
establish a company, Shanxi Kid Castle Education Development
Co., Ltd. with registered capital of RMB$500,000. Pursuant to
this joint venture agreement, the Group, Li Kai and Zhang Wuen
Shou own, respectively, 51%, 30% and 19% interests in Shanxi Kid
Castle Education Development Co., Ltd. No capital contribution
has yet been made for the joint venture as of December 31,
2004.
We have a non-contributory and funded defined benefit retirement
plan (the Plan) covering all regular employees of
KCIT, our subsidiary in Taiwan, as described in Note 16 to
our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The benefits
expected to be paid in each of the next five fiscal years, and
in the aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter are $0 and
$28,845, respectively. We also make defined contributions to a
retirement benefits plan for our employees in the PRC in
accordance with local regulations. The contributions made by us
for fiscal years 2004, 2003 and 2002 amounted to $83,176,
$72,775 and $41,466, respectively.
We have entered into several non-cancelable lease arrangements
for administrative office space, warehouse space and sales
offices for various lengths of time.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared
assuming the Group will continue as a going concern. As the
Group is aggressively expanding its business in the PRC and the
Groups PRC operation is still in an emerging stage and has
not turned profitable, the Group has suffered recurring losses
from operations and has a net capital deficiency. The above
conditions raise substantial doubt about the Groups
ability to continue as a going concern, if the investment in the
PRC does not gradually see returns. As discussed in Note 13
to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the majority
of the Groups existing loans were guaranteed by two
directors of the Group who have expressed their continuous
support to the Group until other sources of funds have been
obtained. Moreover, as discussed in Note 23 to our
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, subsequent to
December 31, 2004, the Group successfully obtained new bank
facilities in the first quarter of 2005 (please refer to
Note 13 and Note 23 to our Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements for more information). Management believes
that, with continuous growth in the sales in the PRC, the
existing directors support and the new bank facilities,
the Group will have sufficient funds for operations. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect
the possible future effects on the recoverability and
classification of assets or the amounts and classification of
liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46,
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an
Interpretation of ARB No. 51
(FIN 46). FIN 46 clarifies when a company
should consolidate in its financial statements the assets,
liabilities and activities of a variable interest entity.
FIN 46 provides general guidance as to the definition of a
variable interest entity and requires a variable interest entity
to be consolidated if a company absorbs the majority of the
variable interest entitys expected losses, or is entitled
to receive a majority of the variable interest entitys
residual returns, or both. In December 2003, the FASB issued a
revised interpretation of FIN 46
(FIN 46-R), which supersedes FIN 46 and
clarifies and expands current accounting guidance for variable
interest entities. FIN 46 and FIN 46-R are effective
immediately for all variable interest entities created after
January 31, 2003, and for variable interest entities
created prior to February 1, 2003, no later than the end of
the first reporting period after March 15, 2004. We have
performed a review of any entities created prior to and
subsequent to January 31, 2003, and determined the adoption
of FIN 46 and FIN 46-R did not have a material impact
on the Companys financial reporting and disclosures.
On April 30, 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 149,
Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities
(SFAS No. 149). SFAS No. 149
amends and clarifies accounting for derivative instruments,
including certain derivative instruments embedded in other
contracts, and for hedging activities under
SFAS No. 133. The new guidance amends
SFAS No. 133 for decisions made as part of the
Derivatives Implementation Group (DIG) process that
effectively required amendments to SFAS No. 133, and
decisions made in connection with other FASB projects dealing
with financial instruments and in connection with implementation
issues raised in relation to the application of the definition
of a derivative and characteristics of a derivative that
contains financing components. In addition, it clarifies when a
derivative contains a financing component that warrants special
reporting in the statement of cash flows. SFAS No. 149
is effective for contracts entered into or modified after
September 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated
after September 30, 2003. We believe that the adoption of
SFAS No. 149 will have no material impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 150, Accounting for
Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both
Liabilities and Equity
(SFAS No. 150). SFAS No. 150
establishes standards for classifying and measuring as
liabilities certain financial instruments that embody
obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both
liabilities and equity. SFAS No. 150 is effective for
all financial instruments created or modified after May 31,
2003 and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first
interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. We believe
that the adoption of SFAS No. 150 will have no
material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2003, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin
(SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition,
which supersedes SAB 101, Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements. SAB 104s primary purpose
is to rescind accounting guidance contained in SAB 101
related to multiple element revenue arrangements and revises the
SECs Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers that have been
codified in Topic 13. SAB 104 was effective immediately and
did not have a material impact on our financial reporting and
disclosures.
In December 2003, the FASB revised SFAS No. 132,
Employers Disclosures about Pensions and Other
Postretirement Benefits. This Statement revises
employers disclosures about pension plans and other
postretirement benefit plans. It requires additional disclosures
to those in the original SFAS No. 132 about the
assets, obligations, cash flows and net periodic benefit cost of
defined benefit pension plans and other defined benefit
postretirement plans. The required information should be
provided separately for pension plans and for other
postretirement benefit plans. This Statement, which also
requires new disclosures for interim periods beginning after
December 15, 2003, is effective for fiscal years ended
after December 15, 2003. We have adopted this Statement
since the year ended December 31, 2003, and the adoption of
this Statement has no impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
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In September 2004, the EITF delayed the effective date for the
recognition and measurement guidance previously discussed under
EITF Issue No. 03-01, The Meaning of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain
Investments (EITF 03-01) as included in
paragraphs 10-20 of the proposed statement until further
guidance is issued for its application. The proposed statement
will clarify the meaning of other-than-temporary impairment and
its application to investments in debt and equity securities, in
particular investments within the scope of FASB Statement
No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt
and Equity Securities, and investment accounted for under
the cost method. The Group is currently evaluating the effect of
this proposed statement on its financial position and results of
operations.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
None.
Risks Relating to Our Business
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We have a history of operating losses and we anticipate
losses and negative cash flow to continue for the foreseeable
future, and unless we are able to generate profits and positive
cash flow on a consistent basis we may not be able to continue
operations. |
Our ability to attain a positive cash flow and become profitable
depends on our ability to generate and maintain greater revenue
while incurring reasonable expenses. This, in turn, depends,
among other things, on the development of our business of child
educational teaching materials and related services focusing on
English language in Taiwan and the PRC. We may be unable to
achieve and maintain profitability if we fail to do any of the
following:
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maintain and improve our current products and services and
develop or license new products on a timely basis; |
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compete effectively with existing and potential competitors; |
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manage expanding operations; and |
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attract and retain qualified personnel. |
We have incurred operating losses since inception. As a result,
as of December 31, 2004, we had an accumulated deficit of
$7,312,074. We incurred net losses of $1,906,996, $1,940,591,
and $1,254,592 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003
and 2004, respectively, and had cash flow from operations of
$33,886, ($2,689,688) and $(1,544,902) for the years ended
December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively. If we are
unable to achieve and maintain a positive cash flow and
profitability, we may be unable to continue our operations. Even
if we do achieve a positive cash flow and profitability, we
cannot be certain that we will be able to sustain or increase
them on a quarterly or annual basis in the future.
Our inability to achieve or maintain profitability or positive
cash flow could result in disappointing financial results,
impede implementation of our growth strategy or cause the market
price of our common stock to decrease. Specifically, if we
cannot effectively maintain, improve and develop our products
and services, we may not be able to recover our fixed costs or
otherwise turn profitable. We may not be able to develop and
introduce new products, services and enhancements that respond
to technological changes, evolving education industry standards
or customer needs and trends on a timely basis. We may
experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the
successful development, introduction or marketing of new
products, services or service enhancements. These new products,
services and service enhancements may not achieve market
acceptance or our competitors may develop alternative
technologies and methods that gain broader market acceptance
than our products and services. Accordingly, we cannot assure
you that we will be able to generate the cash flow and profits
necessary to sustain our business expectations, which makes our
ability to successfully implement our business plan uncertain.
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We cannot predict whether demand for our products and
services will continue to develop, particularly at the volume or
prices that we need to become profitable. |
Although the market for English language instruction and
education is growing rapidly, we cannot be certain that this
growth will continue at its present rate, or at all. We believe
our success ultimately will depend upon, among other things, our
ability to:
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increase awareness of our brand and the availability of our
products and services; |
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continue to attract and develop relationships with educational
institutions and regulatory authorities in our targeted
geographic markets; and |
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continue to attract and retain customers. |
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Because our operating results are tied, in part, to the
success of our franchisees, the failure of our franchisees could
adversely affect our operating results. |
Our revenues include licensing fees received from franchisees of
Kid Castle. Accordingly, our future revenues will be impacted by
the gross revenues of Kid Castle franchisees and the number of
schools operating by these franchisees. Although our revenues
from Kid Castle franchise operations will vary directly with the
gross revenues of our franchisees, we are not directly dependent
on the franchisees profitability. We believe, however,
that the profitability of existing franchisees is key to our
ability to attract new franchisees and open new franchised
schools. Therefore, factors that adversely affect the revenues
and profitability of our franchisees may have an adverse effect
on our operating results.
There can be no assurance that our franchisees will operate
schools successfully. While no individual franchisee represents
more than 1% of our franchise revenues, a significant failure of
our franchisees to operate successfully could adversely affect
our operating results. The resolution of certain franchisee
financial difficulties may cause us to incur additional costs,
due to uncollectible accounts receivable related to franchise
and license fees, the purchase of teaching and learning
materials and/or potential claims by franchisees and could have
a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
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An increase in market competition could have a negative
impact on our business. |
Our markets are new, rapidly evolving and highly competitive,
and we expect this competition to persist and intensify in the
future. This increase in competition could lead to price
reductions, decreased sales-volume, under-utilization of
employees, reduced operating margins and loss of market share.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully
compete for customers in our targeted markets.
Our failure to maintain and enhance our competitive position
could seriously harm our business and operating results. We
encounter current or potential competition from a number of
sources, including:
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branches and franchises of international language instruction
companies; |
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public institutions and private schools; and |
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private tutors. |
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Because we face competition from established competitors,
we may be unable to maintain the market share. |
Our primary competitors, including Giraffe Language School in
Taiwan, Ladder Digital Education Corp. in Taiwan and the PRC,
and Joy Enterprises Organization in Taiwan and the PRC, have
significant financial, technical and marketing resources, and/or
name recognition. Some of these competitors have a longer
operating history and greater overall resources than we do.
These companies also have established customer support and
professional services organizations. As a result, our
competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to changes in
customer needs, offer products and services at lower prices than
we do, and devote greater resources than we do to the
development and sale of teaching/learning products and services,
which could result in reducing our market share.
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Because we intend to expand internationally, we will be
subject to risks of conducting business in foreign
countries. |
As we expand our operations outside of Taiwan, we will be
subject to the risks of conducting business in foreign
countries, including:
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our inability to adapt our products and services to local
cultural traits and customs; |
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our inability to locate qualified local employees, partners and
suppliers; |
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difficulties managing foreign operations; |
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the potential burdens of complying with a variety of foreign
laws; |
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trade standards and regulatory requirements; |
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geopolitical risks, such as political and economic instability
and changes in diplomatic and trade relationships; |
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legal uncertainties or unanticipated changes regarding
regulatory requirements, liability, export and import
restrictions, tariffs and other trade barriers; |
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uncertainties of laws and enforcement relating to the protection
of intellectual property; |
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political, economic and social conditions in the foreign
countries where we conduct operations; |
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currency risks and exchange controls; |
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potential inflation in the applicable foreign economies; and |
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foreign taxation of earnings and payments received by us from
our franchisees and affiliates. |
We cannot be certain that the risks associated with our
anticipated foreign operations will not negatively affect our
operating results or prospects, particularly as these operations
expand in scope, scale and significance.
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Because we may not be able to protect our proprietary
rights on a global basis, we may incur substantial costs to
defend or protect our business and intellectual property. |
We strategically pursue the registration of our intellectual
property rights. However, effective patent, trademark, service
mark, copyright and trade secret protection may not always be
available and the steps we have taken may be inadequate to
protect our intellectual property. In addition, there can be no
assurance that competitors will not independently develop
similar intellectual property. If others are able to copy and
use our products and delivery systems, we may not be able to
maintain our competitive position. If we fail to protect our
intellectual property, we may be exposed to expensive litigation
or risk jeopardizing our competitive position. We may have to
litigate to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect
our trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of the
proprietary rights of others. This litigation could result in
substantial costs and the diversion of our management and
technical resources, which could harm our business.
In addition, laws in the PRC have traditionally been less
protective of intellectual property rights and enforcement
relating to the protection of intellectual property in the PRC
has been sporadic at best. Deterioration in compliance with
existing legal protections or reductions in the legal protection
for intellectual property rights in the PRC could adversely
affect our revenue as we continue to expand into the PRC market.
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Because we may not be able to avoid claims that we
infringed the proprietary rights of others, we may incur
substantial costs to defend or protect our business and
intellectual property. |
Although we have taken steps to avoid infringement claims from
others, these measures may not be adequate to prevent others
from claiming that we violated their copyrights, other
trademarks or other proprietary rights. Any claim of
infringement could cause us to incur substantial costs defending
against the claim, even if the claim is invalid, and could
distract our management from our business. A party making a
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claim could secure a judgment that requires us to pay
substantial damages or we may lose the rights to use our
products or to modify them.
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We rely substantially on bank loans and our inability to
obtain sufficient funding may adversely affect our liquidity and
financial condition. |
We rely substantially on bank loans to satisfy our funding
requirements. As of December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, our
bank loans and loans from financial institutions were
$4,284,807, $2,484,471 and $1,982,019 respectively. Although, in
our experience, our bank loans and loans from financial
institutions have been, in the past, a stable source of funding,
no assurances can be given that this will continue to be the
case. If we are unable to secure sufficient borrowings, our
liquidity position would be adversely affected, and we may be
required to seek more expensive sources of funding to finance
our operations.
Implementing our strategies may require substantial capital
expenditures. To the extent these expenditures exceed our cash
resources, we will be required to seek additional debt or equity
financing. Our ability to obtain sufficient financing and the
cost of such financing will depend on numerous factors, some of
which are beyond our control, including:
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availability of credit from banks or lenders and conditions in
the financial markets; |
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investor confidence in us; and |
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economic, political and other conditions in Taiwan and the PRC. |
If we are unable to obtain sufficient funding for our operations
or development plans on commercially acceptable terms, or at
all, our liquidity and financial condition may be adversely
affected.
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Because we conduct operations in New Taiwan Dollars and
Renminbi (RMB), we are subject to risk from exchange rate
fluctuations. |
Our transactions with suppliers and customers are effected in
New Taiwan dollars, the functional currency of our Taiwanese
subsidiary, Kid Castle Internet Technologies Limited (KCIT),
and, as a result of our expansion in the PRC, increasingly in
RMB, the functional currency of our PRC subsidiary, Kid Castle
Educational Software Development Company Limited (KCES). Our
financial statements are reported in U.S. dollars. As a
result, fluctuations in the relative exchange rate among the
U.S. dollar, the New Taiwan dollar and the RMB will affect
our reported shareholders equity from one period to the
next. Such impacts could be meaningful and are independent of
the underlying performance of our business. The market price of
our securities could be significantly affected by unfavorable
changes in exchange rates. We do not actively manage our
exposure to such unfavorable changes in exchange rates.
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Because our officers and directors are not
U.S. persons, and our operating subsidiaries are Taiwan and
Peoples Republic of China companies, you may be unable to
enforce judgments under the Securities Act. |
Our operating subsidiaries are a Taiwanese company and a PRC
company and our officers and directors are residents of various
jurisdictions outside the United States. All or a substantial
portion of the assets of our business and of such persons are
located outside the United States. As a result, it may be
difficult for investors to effect service of process within the
United States upon such persons or to enforce court judgments in
the United States obtained against such persons in the United
States courts and predicated upon the civil liability provisions
of the Securities Act.
Our
internal controls and management systems are not currently
consistent with international practices in certain respects and
we are in the process of improving these controls to enable us
to certify the effectiveness of our internal controls under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our failure to timely and
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successfully upgrade these controls and systems could
subject us to regulatory actions and harm the price of our
stock.
Our internal control and management systems were designed to
meet the standards generally adopted by private Taiwan companies
and the internal control and management systems of our PRC
subsidiaries were designed to the standards generally adopted by
companies in China. These standards are different from the
standards and best practices adopted by companies in the United
States. We have identified areas in which our current control
and management systems do not meet international standards and
practices. In addition, during their audit, our external
auditors brought to our attention a number of areas in which our
current internal controls and management systems do not reduce
undetected material errors or fraud to a relatively low level of
risk, which could adversely affect our ability to accurately and
timely record, process, summarize and report financial data.
Pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the various rules
and regulations adopted pursuant thereto or in conjunction
therewith, we are required, for fiscal year 2004, to perform an
evaluation of our internal controls over financial reporting and
file an assessment of its effectiveness with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For Fiscal 2005,
our external auditors are required to attest to such evaluation.
Unless we successfully upgrade our controls and systems, we will
not be able to satisfactorily comply with our obligation under
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and our external auditors will be
unable to provide a satisfactory certification. We have prepared
an internal plan of action for compliance, which includes a
schedule of activities to address our need to meet these
standards and best practices. If we fail to successfully
complete the improvements we have scheduled on a timely basis,
or if the activities fail to raise our internal controls and
management systems to the levels required by international
standards or legal requirements, or if we fail to implement new
or improved controls, then we may fail to meet our reporting
obligations and our auditors may be unable to certify the
managements assertion of the effectiveness of our internal
controls as required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This
could subject us to regulatory scrutiny and result in a loss of
public confidence in our management, which could, among other
things, adversely affect our stock price.
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If we lose key management or other personnel, we may
experience delays in our product development and other negative
effects on our business. |
Our success is dependent upon the personal efforts and abilities
of our executive officers, Kuo-An Wang, our Chief Executive
Officer, and Yu-En Chui, our Chief Financial Officer. If these
key officers cease employment with us before we find qualified
replacements, it would have a significant negative impact on our
operations. We do not have employment agreements with any of our
executive officers.
Moreover, our growth and success depend on our ability to
attract, hire and retain additional highly qualified management,
educators, technical, marketing and sales personnel. These
individuals are in high demand and we may not be able to attract
the staff we need. The hiring process is intensely competitive,
time consuming and may divert the attention of our management
from our operations. Competitors and others have in the past,
and may in the future, attempt to recruit our employees. If we
lose the services of any of our senior management or key
education personnel, or if we fail to continue to attract
qualified personnel, our business could suffer.
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Penny Stock regulations may impose certain
restrictions on marketability of our common stock. |
The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define
penny stock to be an equity security that has a
market price of less than $5.00 per share. Our common stock
may fall within the definition of penny stock and be subject to
rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than
established customers and accredited investors (generally those
with assets in excess of $1,000,000, or annual incomes exceeding
$200,000 or $300,000, together with their spouses).
For transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must
make a special suitability determination for the purchase of
such securities and have received the purchasers prior
written consent to the transaction. Additionally, for any
transaction, other than exempt transactions, involving a penny
stock, the rules require the delivery, prior to the transaction,
of a risk disclosure document mandated by the SEC relating to
the penny
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stock market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the
commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered
representative, current quotations for the securities and, if
the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer
must disclose this fact and the broker-dealers presumed
control over the market. Finally, monthly statements must be
sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock
held in the account and information on the limited market in
penny stocks. Consequently, the penny stock rules
may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common
stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell our common
stock in the secondary market.
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An outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) may adversely affect our results of
operations. |
In March 2003, Guangdong Province of the PRC, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Taiwan and several other Asian countries encountered
an outbreak of SARS, a highly contagious form of atypical
pneumonia. In the future, if any of our employees or students is
suspected to have contracted SARS, under certain circumstances
such employees, students and affected areas of our premises may
have to be quarantined. As a result, we may have to temporarily
suspend all or part of our operations. Furthermore, a future
outbreak of SARS may negatively impact our ability to attract
foreign teachers, who may be less inclined to come to Taiwan,
and to attract and retain students, whose parents may choose to
have them taught at home by individual tutors or forego
supplemental English learning altogether. Although the World
Health Organization removed all of the above regions from its
list of areas affected by SARS by the summer of 2003, and there
have been only a relatively small number of confirmed cases of
SARS since that time, we cannot rule out the possibility of a
future outbreak or predict the effect any such future outbreak
could have on our company.
Risks Relating to The Peoples Republic of China
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Our operations in the PRC are subject to political,
regulatory and economic uncertainties. |
Our operations and assets in the PRC are subject to significant
political, regulatory and economic uncertainties. Changes in
laws and regulations, or their interpretation, or the imposition
of confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion,
imports and sources of supply, restrictions on the manner of
operating educational institutions or disseminating educational
materials, devaluations of currency or the nationalization or
other expropriation of private enterprises could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations and
financial condition. Under its current leadership, the PRC
government has been pursuing economic reform policies that
encourage private economic activity and greater economic
decentralization. There is no assurance, however, that the PRC
government will continue to pursue these policies, or that it
will not significantly alter these policies from time to time
without notice.
In addition, in July 2003, our subsidiary, KCES, entered into
agreements with a local Chinese party,
21st Century
Publishing House, in Jiangxi Province to establish two joint
ventures, Jiangxi
21st Century
Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd. (KC Culture Media) and
21st Century
Kid Castle Language and Education Center (KC Education Center).
KC Culture Media and KC Education Center are established to
engage primarily in the publication and distribution of English
language education materials, enter into franchise and
consulting relationships with kindergarten and language schools,
and provide services to cooperative schools in China. We intend
to use them as one of our primary vehicles for our expansion
into the PRC market. Although we received, on January 19,
2004 and October 31, 2003, licenses from the applicable
government authorities to conduct the business of KC Culture
Media and KC Education Center in the PRC, the regulations with
respect to operation of businesses by foreign-owned entities are
still in flux. There is no assurance that the licenses will not
be challenged by the PRC authorities.
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The lack of remedies and impartiality under the PRCs
legal system could negatively impact us. |
Unlike the United States, the PRC has a civil law system based
on written statutes in which judicial decisions have little
precedential value. The PRC government has enacted some laws and
regulations dealing with matters such as corporate organization
and governance, foreign investment, commerce, taxation and
trade. However, their experience in implementing, interpreting
and enforcing these laws and regulations is
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limited, and our ability to enforce commercial claims or to
resolve commercial disputes is unpredictable. These matters may
be subject to the exercise of considerable discretion by
agencies of the PRC government, and forces unrelated to the
legal merits of a particular matter or dispute may influence
their determination.
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ITEM 7A. |
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK |
We are exposed to market risk, including from changes in certain
foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. All of these
market risks arise in the normal course of business, as we do
not engage in speculative trading activities. We have not
entered into derivative or hedging transactions to manage risk
in connection with such fluctuations.
The following analysis provides quantitative information
regarding our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk and
interest rate risk.
We are exposed to fluctuating interest rates related to variable
rate bank borrowings. In analyzing the effect of interest rate
fluctuations based on the average balances of our outstanding
bank borrowings for fiscal year 2004, we have projected that, if
interest rates were to increase by 1%, the result would be an
annual increase in our interest expense of $32,688. This
analysis does not take into consideration the effect of changes
in the level of overall economic activity on interest rate
fluctuations.
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Foreign currency exposure |
We have operations in both Taiwan and the PRC. The functional
currency of Higoal Development Ltd. and its subsidiary, Kid
Castle Internet Technologies Ltd. is NT Dollars and the
financial records are maintained and the financial statements
are prepared for these entities in NT Dollars. The functional
currency of Kid Castle Educational Software Development Company
Ltd. and its consolidated investee, Jiangsi 21th Century Kid
Castle Culture Media Co. Ltd. is RMB and the financial records
are maintained and the financial statements are prepared for
these entities in RMB. In the normal course of business, these
operations are not exposed to fluctuations in currency values.
We do not generally enter into derivative financial instruments
in the normal course of business, nor do we use such instruments
for speculative purposes. The translation from the applicable
local currency assets and liabilities to the U.S. Dollar is
performed using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet
date except for shareholders equity, which is translated
at historical exchange rates. Revenue and expense accounts are
translated using average exchange rates during the period. Gains
and losses resulting from such translations are recorded as a
cumulative translation adjustment, a separate component of
shareholders equity.
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ITEM 8. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
The consolidated financial statements of Kid Castle Educational
Corporation and its subsidiaries including the notes thereto,
together with the report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers are
presented beginning at page F-1.
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ITEM 9. |
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 9A. |
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
We are in the process of identifying, developing and
implementing measures to improve the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures, and, in particular, internal
controls, including plans to enhance our resources, systems and
training with respect to our financial reporting and disclosure
responsibilities, and to review our actions with the audit
committee and independent auditors. Since April 2004, we have
been in the process of implementing a system with respect to
internal control over financial reporting. In May 2004, we
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began installing a new ERP system through an application service
provider, and we expect the installation to be completed in the
fourth quarter of 2005. Our CEO and our CFO believe that such
measures will help improve our disclosure controls and
procedures. Based on this information, as of December 31,
2004, our CEO and our CFO believe that, subject to the
limitations noted above, our disclosure controls and procedures
are effective in ensuring that material information required to
be included in Kid Castles SEC reports is made known to
them on a timely basis.
In July 2004, our accounting manager, who was in charge of
handling our internal control over financial reporting,
resigned. We hired a new accounting manager in August 2004, who
is responsible for general accounting matters and coordinating
our internal control over financial reporting. Although this
personnel change caused a temporary interruption of our internal
control over financial reporting, we believe that our timely
replacement of accounting personnel, the ongoing implementation
of our new system with respect to internal control over
financial reporting and the installation of our ERP system have
minimized any adverse effect that may have been caused by such
resignation.
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ITEM 9B. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
PART III
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ITEM 10. |
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT |
Information regarding our directors and executive officers is
incorporated herein by reference to the information included in
our definitive proxy statement for use in connection with our
2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after
the end of our 2004 fiscal year, or such information will be
included by amendment.
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ITEM 11. |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
Information regarding executive compensation is incorporated
herein by reference to the information included in our
definitive proxy statement for use in connection with our 2005
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of
our 2004 fiscal year, or such information will be included by
amendment.
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ITEM 12. |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCK HOLDER MATTERS |
Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial
owners and management is incorporated herein by reference to the
information included in our definitive proxy statement for use
in connection with our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within
120 days after the end of our 2004 fiscal year, or such
information will be included by amendment.
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ITEM 13. |
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS |
Information regarding certain relationships and related
transactions is incorporated herein by reference to the
information included in our definitive proxy statement for use
in connection with our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within
120 days after the end of our 2004 fiscal year, or such
information will be included by amendment.
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ITEM 14. |
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Information regarding principal accounting fees and services is
incorporated herein by reference to the information included in
our definitive proxy statement for use in connection with our
2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after
the end of our 2004 fiscal year, or such information will be
included by amendment.
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PART IV
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ITEM 15. |
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
(a) List of documents filed.
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(1) Consolidated Financial Statements |
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The consolidated financial statements of Kid Castle Educational
Corporation and its subsidiaries including the notes thereto,
together with the report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers are
presented beginning at page F-1. |
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(2) Summary of Quarterly Results |
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For the Year | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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(Unaudited) | |
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(Unaudited) | |
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(Unaudited) | |
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(Unaudited) | |
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(Unaudited) | |
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(Unaudited) | |
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(Unaudited) | |
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(Unaudited) | |
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Operating Revenue
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Sales of goods
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$ |
2,029,853 |
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$ |
2,102,498 |
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$ |
1,186,926 |
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$ |
712,735 |
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$ |
2,444,267 |
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$ |
2,488,914 |
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$ |
1,161,374 |
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$ |
1,134,139 |
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$ |
6,822,420 |
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$ |
6,438,286 |
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Franchising income
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528,132 |
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431,651 |
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664,608 |
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415,298 |
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622,244 |
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473,337 |
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627,762 |
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446,801 |
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2,442,746 |
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1,767,087 |
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Other operating revenue
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52,353 |
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55,728 |
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151,561 |
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79,791 |
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185,932 |
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126,295 |
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74,101 |
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124,196 |
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463,947 |
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386,010 |
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Total net operating revenue
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2,610,338 |
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2,589,877 |
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2,003,095 |
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1,207,824 |
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3,252,443 |
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3,088,546 |
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1,863,237 |
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1,705,136 |
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9,729,113 |
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8,591,383 |
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Operating costs
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Cost of goods sold
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(674,505 |
) |
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(551,832 |
) |
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(650,418 |
) |
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(346,036 |
) |
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(1,101,089 |
) |
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(912,418 |
) |
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(143,066 |
) |
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(437,848 |
) |
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(2,569,078 |
) |
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(2,248,134 |
) |
Cost of franchising
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(132,101 |
) |
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(116,249 |
) |
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(113,403 |
) |
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(165,606 |
) |
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(128,476 |
) |
|
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(139,913 |
) |
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(100,324 |
) |
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(21,506 |
) |
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(474,304 |
) |
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(443,274 |
) |
Other operating costs
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(57,195 |
) |
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(45,126 |
) |
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(78,544 |
) |
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(47,248 |
) |
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(171,921 |
) |
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(116,050 |
) |
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(82,516 |
) |
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(122,532 |
) |
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(390,176 |
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(330,956 |
) |
Total operating costs
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(863,801 |
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(713,207 |
) |
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(842,365 |
) |
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(558,890 |
) |
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(1,401,486 |
) |
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(1,168,381 |
) |
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(325,906 |
) |
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(581,886 |
) |
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(3,433,558 |
) |
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(3,022,364 |
) |
Gross profit
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1,746,537 |
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1,876,670 |
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1,160,730 |
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648,934 |
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1,850,957 |
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1,920,165 |
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1,537,331 |
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(1,123,250 |
) |
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6,295,555 |
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5,569,019 |
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Advertising costs
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(126,642 |
) |
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(43,975 |
) |
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(327,850 |
) |
|
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(154,772 |
) |
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|
(72 |
) |
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(98,483 |
) |
|
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(77,451 |
) |
|
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(108,989 |
) |
|
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(532,015 |
) |
|
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(406,219 |
) |
Other operating expenses
|
|
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(2,016,424 |
) |
|
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(1,648,347 |
) |
|
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(1,413,680 |
) |
|
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(1,474,346 |
) |
|
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(1,525,248 |
) |
|
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(1,764,537 |
) |
|
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(1,591,492 |
) |
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(1,720,084 |
) |
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(6,546,844 |
) |
|
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(6,607,314 |
) |
(Loss) income from operations
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(396,529 |
) |
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184,348 |
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(580,800 |
) |
|
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(980,184 |
) |
|
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325,637 |
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57,145 |
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(131,612 |
) |
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(705,823 |
) |
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(783,304 |
) |
|
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(1,444,514 |
) |
Interest expenses, net
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(21,765 |
) |
|
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(74,021 |
) |
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(43,171 |
) |
|
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(80,451 |
) |
|
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(35,956 |
) |
|
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(72,197 |
) |
|
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(49,812 |
) |
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(52,562 |
) |
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(150,704 |
) |
|
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(279,231 |
) |
Share of loss of investments
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46,967 |
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(12,710 |
) |
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(15,542 |
) |
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0 |
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(20,816 |
) |
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0 |
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|
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(47,182 |
) |
|
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(36,639 |
) |
|
|
(36,573 |
) |
|
|
(49,349 |
) |
Loss on write-off of investment
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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|
|
(132,116 |
) |
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|
0 |
|
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|
0 |
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|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(1,151 |
) |
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0 |
|
|
|
(133,267 |
) |
Other non-operating income, net
|
|
|
43,673 |
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|
|
56,129 |
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|
|
38,097 |
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|
|
18,108 |
|
|
|
(10,788 |
) |
|
|
69,997 |
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|
80,999 |
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|
30,970 |
|
|
|
151,981 |
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|
|
175,204 |
|
(Loss) income before income taxes
|
|
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(327,654 |
) |
|
|
153,746 |
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|
|
(601,416 |
) |
|
|
(1,174,643 |
) |
|
|
258,077 |
|
|
|
54,945 |
|
|
|
(147,607 |
) |
|
|
(765,205 |
) |
|
|
(818,600 |
) |
|
|
(1,731,157 |
) |
Benefit (provision) for taxes
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0 |
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|
|
(148,497 |
) |
|
|
(1,222 |
) |
|
|
(34,184 |
) |
|
|
(110,345 |
) |
|
|
(148,253 |
) |
|
|
(319,162 |
) |
|
|
121,500 |
|
|
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(430,729 |
) |
|
|
(209,434 |
) |
Net income (loss) from operations
|
|
|
(327,654 |
) |
|
|
5,249 |
|
|
|
(602,638 |
) |
|
|
(1,208,827 |
) |
|
|
147,732 |
|
|
|
(93,308 |
) |
|
|
(466,769 |
) |
|
|
(643,705 |
) |
|
|
(1,249,329 |
) |
|
|
(1,940,591 |
) |
Minority interest income
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0 |
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0 |
|
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0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(2,611 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(2,652 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(5,263 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
$ |
(327,654 |
) |
|
$ |
5,249 |
|
|
$ |
(602,638 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,208,827 |
) |
|
$ |
145,121 |
|
|
$ |
(93,308 |
) |
|
|
(469,421 |
) |
|
|
(643,705 |
) |
|
|
(1,254,592 |
) |
|
|
(1,940,591 |
) |
(Loss) earnings per share basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.017 |
) |
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
(0.032 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
0.008 |
|
|
$ |
(0.005 |
) |
|
|
(0.025 |
) |
|
|
(0.038 |
) |
|
|
(0.066 |
) |
|
|
(0.115 |
) |
Weighted-average shares used to compute (loss) earnings per
share basic and diluted
|
|
|
18,999,703 |
|
|
|
15,074,329 |
|
|
|
18,999,703 |
|
|
|
15,074,329 |
|
|
|
18,999,703 |
|
|
|
18,190,869 |
|
|
|
18,999,703 |
|
|
|
16,810,113 |
|
|
|
18,999,703 |
|
|
|
16,810,113 |
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(3) Financial Statement Schedules |
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Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
Accounts receivable
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Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns |
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Balance at | |
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Charged to | |
|
Write-Offs and | |
|
Translation | |
|
Balance at | |
|
|
Beginning of Year | |
|
Expenses | |
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Others | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
End of Year | |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
2002
|
|
$ |
146,320 |
|
|
$ |
136,385 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,086 |
|
|
$ |
283,791 |
|
2003
|
|
|
283,791 |
|
|
|
182,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29,368 |
) |
|
|
436,841 |
|
2004
|
|
|
436,841 |
|
|
|
29,297 |
|
|
|
(289,007 |
) |
|
|
19,057 |
|
|
|
196,188 |
|
Inventory
Provision for loss on inventory obsolescence and slow-moving
items
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at | |
|
Charged | |
|
Translation | |
|
Balance at | |
|
|
Beginning of Year | |
|
(Credit) to Costs | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
End of Year | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
2002
|
|
$ |
709,038 |
|
|
$ |
42,630 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
751,668 |
|
2003
|
|
|
751,668 |
|
|
|
(109,411 |
) |
|
|
9,538 |
|
|
|
651,795 |
|
2004
|
|
|
651,795 |
|
|
|
70,792 |
|
|
|
53,150 |
|
|
|
775,737 |
|
Deferred income tax assets
Valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets
current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at | |
|
Charged to | |
|
Translation | |
|
Balance at | |
|
|
Beginning of Year | |
|
Expenses | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
End of Year | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
2002
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
390,829 |
|
|
|
3,781 |
|
|
|
394,610 |
|
2004
|
|
|
394,610 |
|
|
|
193,573 |
|
|
|
40,306 |
|
|
|
628,489 |
|
Valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets
non current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at | |
|
Charged to | |
|
Translation | |
|
Balance at | |
|
|
Beginning of Year | |
|
Expenses | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
End of Year | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
2002
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
2003
|
|
|
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29,796 |
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288 |
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30,084 |
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2004
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30,084 |
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9,445 |
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3,090 |
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42,619 |
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(b) Exhibits
The exhibits filed with this annual report on Form 10-K are
listed in the Exhibit Index that follows the signatures.
34
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
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KID CASTLE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Date: April 15, 2005
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons
on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
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Signature |
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Date |
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/s/ Kuo-An Wang
Kuo-An
Wang |
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Director and President
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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April 15, 2005 |
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/s/ Yu-En Chiu
Yu-En
Chiu |
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Director, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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April 15, 2005 |
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/s/ Suang-Yi Pai
Suang-Yi
Pai |
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Director |
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April 15, 2005 |
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/s/ Chin-Chen Huang
Chin-Chen
Huang |
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Director |
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April 15, 2005 |
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Ming-Tsung,
Shih |
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Director |
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Robert
Theng |
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Director |
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Exhibit Index
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Description |
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3.1 |
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Articles of Incorporation |
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Form SB-2 filed November 6, 1997 |
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3.1 |
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3.2 |
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Bylaws |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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3.2 |
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10.1 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Halter Capital
Corporation, Powerlink International Finance, Inc. and Omni
Doors, Inc. dated as of June 6, 2002. |
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Form 8-K filed July 2, 2002 |
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10.1 |
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10.2 |
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Exchange Agreement by and among Kid Castle Educational
Corporation, Hi-Goal Development Corp., the shareholders of
Hi-Goal and Kuo-An Wang, dated as of October 1, 2002 |
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Form 10-KSB filed November 8, 2002 |
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10.2 |
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10.3 |
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Loan Agreement, by and among, Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation (Borrower), Kuo-An Wang and Yu-En Chiu (Guarantors)
and the Bank of Panhsin |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.7 |
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10.4 |
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Agreement for Working Capital, dated as of September 5,
2002, by and among Cosmos Bank Taiwan, Kid Castle Internet
Technology Corporation (Borrower), Kuo-An Wang (Guarantor) and
Yu-En Chiu (Guarantor) |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.8 |
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10.5 |
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Acknowledgements of Loan, Loan Agreement by and between Chang
Hwa Commercial Bank and Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation and Guarantee Agreement by and among Chang Hwa Bank
Co., Ltd., Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
(Borrower), Kuo-An Wang (Guarantor) and Yu-En Chiu (Guarantor) |
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10.6 |
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Acknowledgement of Loan by First Commercial Bank and Receipts of
Borrowing by Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation and
First Commercial Bank |
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10.7 |
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Acknowledgement of Loan by International Bank of Taipei and Loan
agreement by and between Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation and International Bank of Taipei |
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10.8 |
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Acknowledgement of Loan by Pan Asia Commercial Bank (currently
name changed to Bowa Bank), Loan agreement by and between Pan
Asia Commercial Bank and Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation, and Receipt of Borrowing by and among Kid Castle
Internet Technology Corporation (Borrower), Mr. Kuo-An Wang
(Guarantor) and Yu-En Chiu (Guarantor) and Pan Asia Commercial
Bank |
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10.9 |
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Approval Notice and Purchase Agreement dated as of
August 27, 2004 by and among Chailease Finance Co., Ltd.
(Seller), Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation (Buyer),
Kuo-An Wang (Guarantor) and Yu-En Chiu (Guarantor) and Agreement
by and between Chailease Finance Co., Ltd. (Seller), Kid Castle
Internet Technology Corporation (Buyer) |
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10.10 |
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Purchase Agreement by and between Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation (Seller) and Bowa Internation Leasing Corporation
(Buyer), Purchase Agreement by and between Kid Castle Internet
Technology Corporation (Buyer) and Bowa Internation Leasing
Corporation (Seller) and Agreement by and between Kid Castle
Internet Technology Corporation and Bowa Internation Leasing
Corporation |
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10.11 |
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House Lease Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2004, by and
between Real Estate Co. of Shanghai China International Travel
Service Co. Ltd. and Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation |
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10.12 |
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Lease Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, by and
between Ji-Ru Chen (Lessor), and Kid Castle Internet Technology
(Lessee) |
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10.13 |
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Lease Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2003, by and
between Hung-Sen Kan and Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.13 |
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10.14 |
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Lease Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2004, by and between,
Rei-Bi Wang (Lessor) and Kid Castle Internet Technology
Corporation (Lessee) |
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10.15 |
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Lease Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004, by and between
Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation (Lessor) and Chevady
Educational Corporation (Lessee) |
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10.16 |
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Lease Agreement, by and between Tsong-Lian Lu (Lessor) and Kid
Castle Internet Technology Corporation (Lessee) |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.16 |
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10.17 |
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Lease Agreement, by and between Kuan Lei Construction Ltd.
(Lessor) and Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation (Lessee) |
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10.18 |
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English Summary of Lease Agreement of Warehouse by and between
Jen Shan Chang and Hon Chan Lin (Lessor) and Kid Castle Internet
Technology Corporation (Lessee) |
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10.19 |
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Loan Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2002, by and between
His-Ming Pai and Higoal Developments Limited |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.21 |
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10.20 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2002, by
and between Kid Castle Educational Corporation and Concourse
Financial, Inc. |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.22 |
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10.21 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2003, by and
between Kid Castle Educational Corporation and Planet Technology
Corporation |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.17 |
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10.22 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2003, by and
between Kid Castle Educational Corporation and Efficient
Ventures Limited |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.18 |
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10.23 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2003, by and
between Kid Castle Educational Corporation and Axford
Investments Limited |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.19 |
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10.24 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2003, by and
between Kid Castle Educational Corporation and Ace Capital
Investments Limited |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.20 |
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10.25 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2003, by
and between Kid Castle Educational Corporation and Globe Wisdom
Investments Limited |
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10-QSB filed November 14, 2003 |
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10.1 |
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10.26 |
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English language summary of Management Service Agreement dated
as of August 25, 2003 by and between Global International
Education Investment Ltd. and Higoal Investment Ltd. |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.22 |
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Exhibit | |
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Reference from | |
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in Referenced | |
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Description |
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Document | |
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10.27 |
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English language summary of joint venture agreement by and
between
21st Century
Publishing Company and Kid Castle Educational Software
Development Company Limited |
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10-QSB filed November 14, 2003 |
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10.2 |
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10.28 |
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English language summary of joint venture agreement dated as of
April 1, 2004 by and between Tianjin Foreign
Enterprises & Experts Service Corp. and Kid Castle
Educational Software Development Co., Ltd. |
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10Q filed May 14, 2004 |
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10.1 |
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10.29 |
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English language summary of joint venture agreement dated as of
April 28, 2004 by and among LANBEISI Education &
Culture Industrial Co., Ltd, Sichuan Province Education
Institutional Service Center and Kid Castle Educational Software
Development Co., Ltd. |
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10Q filed May 14, 2004 |
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10.2 |
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10.30 |
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Loan Agreement, dated November 25, 2003, by and between
Shanghai Kid Castle Educational Software Development Co., Ltd.
and
21st Century
Publication Company |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.24 |
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10.31 |
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English language summary of Educational Equipment Supply
Agreement dated as of October 30, 2003 by and between
Shanghai Kid Castle Educational Software Development Co., Ltd.
(Buyer) and Hai Cheng (Shanghai) Information Technology Co.,
Ltd. |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.26 |
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10.32 |
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Loan Agreement dated as of March 11, 2003 by and among Kid
Castle Internet Technology Corporation (Borrower), Macoto Bank
(Lender), Kuo-An Wang (Guarantor) and Yu-En Chiu (Guarantor) |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.27 |
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10.33 |
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21st Century
Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd. Investment Contract dated as
of July 8, 2003, by and among Shanghai Kid Castle
Educational Software Development Co., Ltd. and
21st Century
Publishing House |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.28 |
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10.34 |
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Contract for Cooperation in Running School dated July 2003, by
and among Shanghai Kid Castle Educational Software Development
Co., Ltd. and
21st Century
Publishing House |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.29 |
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10.35 |
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English language summary of Liability Transfer Agreement dated
as of March 25, 2004 by and among Higoal Development
Limited, Kidcastle Internet Technologies Limited, Mr. Hsi
Ming Pai and Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En Chiu |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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10.30 |
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10.36 |
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Exchange Agreement dated October 1, 2002, by and among
Higoal Development Limited and Kid Castle Educational Corporation |
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Form 8-K/A filed May 9, 2003 |
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10.1 |
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10.37 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 2, 2001, by and among
Halter Capital Corporation, Zheng Yao, Sophia Yao and Omni
Doors, Inc. |
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Form 8-K/A filed April 12, 2001 |
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10.1 |
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10.38 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 14, 1998, by and among
Millennia, Inc., Omni Doors, Inc. and China Economic Growth
Investment Corp., LLC |
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Form 8-K filed July 20, 1998 |
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10.1 |
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10.39 |
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Loan Agreement dated January 1, 2002, by and among Kid
Castle Enterprises Limited and Kid Castle Corporation |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.5 |
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10.40 |
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Loan Agreement dated November 1, 2000, by and among Kid
Castle Enterprises Limited and Kid Castle Corporation |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.6 |
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10.41 |
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Loan Approval Notice from The Bank of Panhsin dated
October 10, 2001 |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.7 |
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Exhibit | |
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Reference from | |
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in Referenced | |
Number | |
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Description |
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Document | |
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Document | |
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10.42 |
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Cooperative Agreement dated May 16, 2001, by and among Yang
Ming-Tan, Wang, Bing-Xiong, Zhang, Chun-Yuan, Shu, Yi-Yun, Wu,
Shu-Hui, Tzae, Li-Mai, Lee Ching-Ming, Tsai, Ji-Zhi, Tu,
Shu-Hui, Wu, Yi-Nan, Kid Castle Internet Technology Corporation
Limited and British Virgin Island Educational Investment
Corporation |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.19 |
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10.43 |
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Loan Agreement dated October 23, 2001, by and among Kid
Castle Internet Technology Corporation and Kuo-An Wang |
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Form 10-KSB filed May 13, 2003 |
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10.20 |
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14 |
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Code of Ethics |
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16.1 |
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Letter from BDO International pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of
Regulation S-B |
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Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 10, 2003 |
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16.1 |
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16.2 |
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Letter from S.W. Hatfield, CPA dated July 17, 2002 |
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Form 8-K filed July 19, 2002 |
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16.1 |
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16.3 |
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Letter from Hein & Associates LLP dated March 15,
2001 |
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Form 8-K filed March 15, 2001 |
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16.2 |
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16.4 |
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Letter from Hein & Associates LLP dated March 21,
2001 |
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Form 8-K/A filed March 21, 2001 |
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16.3 |
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21 |
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Subsidiaries of the Company |
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Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004 |
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21 |
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31.1 |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 |
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31.2 |
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 |
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32.1 |
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Certifications of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.2 |
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Certifications of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Index To Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-2 |
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F-3 |
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F-4 |
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F-5 |
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F-6 |
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F-8 |
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F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and shareholders of
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as
of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, of shareholders equity and of
cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003
present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position
of Kid Castle Educational Corporation and its subsidiaries (the
Company) at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement
schedule for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003
appearing under Item 15 (a) (3) presents fairly,
in all material respects, the information set forth therein when
read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial
statements. These financial statements and financial statement
schedule are the responsibility of the Companys
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial statement schedule based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial
statements and financial statement schedule of the Company as of
and for the year ended December 31, 2002 were audited by
other independent accountants whose report dated April 15,
2003 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared
assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As
discussed in Note 17 to the financial statements, the
Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a
net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its
ability to continue as a going concern. Managements plans
in regard to these matters are also described in Note 17.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Taipei, Taiwan
March 31, 2005
F-2
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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(Expressed in US Dollars) | |
ASSETS |
Current assets
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Cash and bank balances
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$ |
213,564 |
|
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$ |
1,273,723 |
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Bank fixed deposits pledged (Note 13)
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294,331 |
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204,889 |
|
|
Notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 3 and 20)
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|
|
2,401,904 |
|
|
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2,334,385 |
|
|
Inventories, net (Note 4)
|
|
|
2,979,738 |
|
|
|
1,991,951 |
|
|
Other receivables (Notes 5 and 20)
|
|
|
337,848 |
|
|
|
524,974 |
|
|
Prepayments and other current assets (Note 6)
|
|
|
478,752 |
|
|
|
122,292 |
|
|
Pledged notes receivable (Note 13)
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|
|
1,218,356 |
|
|
|
1,062,406 |
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Deferred income tax assets (Note 7)
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218,574 |
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615,286 |
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Total current assets
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|
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8,143,067 |
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8,129,906 |
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Deferred income tax assets (Note 7)
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170,477 |
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120,335 |
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Prepaid interest in associates
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24,165 |
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60,323 |
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Interest in associates (Note 8)
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99,467 |
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114,200 |
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Property and equipment, net (Note 10)
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2,188,092 |
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|
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1,993,849 |
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Intangible assets, net of amortization (Note 11)
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|
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894,419 |
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989,865 |
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Long-term notes receivable
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240,971 |
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505,091 |
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Pledged notes receivable (Note 13)
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|
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407,149 |
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|
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444,302 |
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Other assets
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|
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613,617 |
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|
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184,345 |
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Total assets
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$ |
12,781,424 |
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$ |
12,542,216 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
Current liabilities
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Bank borrowings short-term and maturing within one
year (Note 13)
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$ |
2,632,982 |
|
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$ |
1,317,690 |
|
|
Notes and accounts payable (Note 20)
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|
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1,506,543 |
|
|
|
1,072,584 |
|
|
Accrued expenses (Note 12)
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|
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703,407 |
|
|
|
805,556 |
|
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Amounts due to officers (Note 20)
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|
|
|
|
|
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572,160 |
|
|
Other payables
|
|
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283,080 |
|
|
|
266,276 |
|
|
Deposits received (Note 14)
|
|
|
498,266 |
|
|
|
421,734 |
|
|
Receipts in advance (Note 15)
|
|
|
2,996,558 |
|
|
|
2,924,636 |
|
|
Income tax payable (Note 7)
|
|
|
97,142 |
|
|
|
44,067 |
|
|
Obligation under capital leases due within one year
|
|
|
8,659 |
|
|
|
32,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
8,726,637 |
|
|
|
7,457,171 |
|
Bank borrowings maturing after one year (Note 13)
|
|
|
1,651,825 |
|
|
|
1,166,781 |
|
Receipts in advance (Note 15)
|
|
|
1,124,809 |
|
|
|
1,467,025 |
|
Obligation under capital leases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,534 |
|
Deposits received (Note 14)
|
|
|
689,530 |
|
|
|
603,635 |
|
Accrued pension liabilities (Note 16)
|
|
|
160,907 |
|
|
|
134,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
12,353,708 |
|
|
|
10,834,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
33,791 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, no par share (Note 18):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000,000 shares authorized; 18,999,703 shares issued
and outstanding at December 31, 2004 and 2003
|
|
|
7,669,308 |
|
|
|
7,669,308 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
194,021 |
|
|
|
194,021 |
|
|
Legal reserve
|
|
|
65,320 |
|
|
|
65,320 |
|
|
Accumulated deficit (Note 19)
|
|
|
(7,312,074 |
) |
|
|
(6,057,482 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(222,650 |
) |
|
|
(163,170 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity
|
|
|
393,925 |
|
|
|
1,707,997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity
|
|
$ |
12,781,424 |
|
|
$ |
12,542,216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-3
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Expressed in US Dollars) | |
Operating revenue (Note 20)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales of goods
|
|
$ |
6,822,420 |
|
|
$ |
6,438,286 |
|
|
$ |
5,338,968 |
|
|
Franchising income
|
|
|
2,442,746 |
|
|
|
1,767,087 |
|
|
|
1,022,552 |
|
|
Other operating revenue
|
|
|
463,947 |
|
|
|
386,010 |
|
|
|
211,454 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net operating revenue
|
|
|
9,729,113 |
|
|
|
8,591,383 |
|
|
|
6,572,974 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs (Note 20)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
(2,569,078 |
) |
|
|
(2,248,134 |
) |
|
|
(2,389,167 |
) |
|
Cost of franchising
|
|
|
(474,304 |
) |
|
|
(443,274 |
) |
|
|
(351,674 |
) |
|
Other operating costs
|
|
|
(390,176 |
) |
|
|
(330,956 |
) |
|
|
(154,727 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs
|
|
|
(3,433,558 |
) |
|
|
(3,022,364 |
) |
|
|
(2,895,568 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
6,295,555 |
|
|
|
5,569,019 |
|
|
|
3,677,406 |
|
Advertising costs
|
|
|
(532,015 |
) |
|
|
(406,219 |
) |
|
|
(116,364 |
) |
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
(6,546,844 |
) |
|
|
(6,607,314 |
) |
|
|
(5,440,444 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(783,304 |
) |
|
|
(1,444,514 |
) |
|
|
(1,879,402 |
) |
Interest expenses, net (Note 13)
|
|
|
(150,704 |
) |
|
|
(279,231 |
) |
|
|
(256,403 |
) |
Share of profit (loss) of investments
|
|
|
(36,573 |
) |
|
|
(49,349 |
) |
|
|
9,043 |
|
Loss on write-off of an investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(133,267 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Other non-operating income, net
|
|
|
151,981 |
|
|
|
175,204 |
|
|
|
201,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes and minority interest income
|
|
|
(818,600 |
) |
|
|
(1,731,157 |
) |
|
|
(1,925,329 |
) |
Income taxes (expense) benefit (Note 7)
|
|
|
(430,729 |
) |
|
|
(209,434 |
) |
|
|
18,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss after income taxes
|
|
|
(1,249,329 |
) |
|
|
(1,940,591 |
) |
|
|
(1,906,996 |
) |
Minority interest income
|
|
|
(5,263 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(1,254,592 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,940,591 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,906,996 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.066 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.115 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.150 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares used to compute loss per
share basic and diluted
|
|
|
18,999,703 |
|
|
|
16,810,113 |
|
|
|
12,684,945 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-4
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Additional | |
|
|
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
|
Number of | |
|
|
|
Paid-In | |
|
Legal | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
|
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Capital | |
|
Reserve | |
|
Deficit | |
|
Loss | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Expressed in US Dollars) | |
|
|
|
|
Balance, January 1, 2002
|
|
|
11,880,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,654,880 |
|
|
$ |
204,021 |
|
|
$ |
30,642 |
|
|
$ |
(2,175,217 |
) |
|
$ |
(183,034 |
) |
|
$ |
2,531,292 |
|
|
Net loss for 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,906,996 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,906,996 |
) |
|
Cumulative translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,270 |
|
|
|
22,270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,884,726 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Merger transaction
|
|
|
3,120,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,000 |
) |
|
Issuance of common stock without consideration
|
|
|
73,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appropriation of legal reserve
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34,678 |
|
|
|
(34,678 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2002
|
|
|
15,074,329 |
|
|
|
4,654,880 |
|
|
|
194,021 |
|
|
|
65,320 |
|
|
|
(4,116,891 |
) |
|
|
(160,764 |
) |
|
|
636,566 |
|
|
Net loss for 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,940,591 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1940,591 |
) |
|
Cumulative translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,406 |
) |
|
|
(2,406 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,942,997 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock for cash
|
|
|
3,592,040 |
|
|
|
2,514,428 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,514,428 |
|
|
Repayment of a liability by issuance of common stock
|
|
|
333,334 |
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2003
|
|
|
18,999,703 |
|
|
|
7,669,308 |
|
|
|
194,021 |
|
|
|
65,320 |
|
|
|
(6,057,482 |
) |
|
|
(163,170 |
) |
|
|
1,707,997 |
|
|
Net loss for 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,254,592 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,254,592 |
) |
|
Cumulative translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(59,480 |
) |
|
|
(59,480 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,314,072 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2004
|
|
|
18,999,703 |
|
|
$ |
7,669,308 |
|
|
$ |
194,021 |
|
|
$ |
65,320 |
|
|
$ |
(7,312,074 |
) |
|
$ |
(222,650 |
) |
|
$ |
393,925 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-5
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Expressed in US Dollars) | |
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(1,254,592 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,940,591 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,906,996 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used
in) operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation of property and equipment
|
|
|
203,077 |
|
|
|
176,564 |
|
|
|
116,612 |
|
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
161,648 |
|
|
|
156,861 |
|
|
|
156,588 |
|
|
Allowance for sales returns
|
|
|
(75,595 |
) |
|
|
127,585 |
|
|
|
136,385 |
|
|
Allowance for doubtful debts
|
|
|
104,892 |
|
|
|
182,418 |
|
|
|
42,630 |
|
|
Provision (reversal of) for loss on inventory obsolescence and
slow-moving items
|
|
|
70,792 |
|
|
|
(109,411 |
) |
|
|
(9,043 |
) |
|
Share of loss of investments in associates
|
|
|
36,573 |
|
|
|
49,349 |
|
|
|
14,493 |
|
|
Loss on write-off of an investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133,267 |
|
|
|
1,434 |
|
|
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment
|
|
|
6,879 |
|
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest income
|
|
|
2,616 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)/decrease in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes and accounts receivable
|
|
|
65,060 |
|
|
|
(427,489 |
) |
|
|
(734,431 |
) |
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
(599,829 |
) |
|
|
(410,659 |
) |
|
|
(648,421 |
) |
|
|
Other receivables
|
|
|
(60,977 |
) |
|
|
386,973 |
|
|
|
824,970 |
|
|
|
Prepayments and other current assets
|
|
|
(264,909 |
) |
|
|
(261,046 |
) |
|
|
163,746 |
|
|
|
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
381,664 |
|
|
|
165,138 |
|
|
|
(42,461 |
) |
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
(394,070 |
) |
|
|
(52,595 |
) |
|
|
(4,727 |
) |
|
Increase/(decrease) in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes and accounts payable
|
|
|
192,896 |
|
|
|
(648,923 |
) |
|
|
85,826 |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
(145,690 |
) |
|
|
234,643 |
|
|
|
700,929 |
|
|
|
Other payables
|
|
|
(129,292 |
) |
|
|
(60,116 |
) |
|
|
110,031 |
|
|
|
Receipts in advance
|
|
|
(38,325 |
) |
|
|
(932,208 |
) |
|
|
1,058,151 |
|
|
|
Income taxes payable
|
|
|
47,194 |
|
|
|
43,645 |
|
|
|
(256,293 |
) |
|
|
Deposits received
|
|
|
129,253 |
|
|
|
451,811 |
|
|
|
171,449 |
|
|
|
Accrued pension liabilities
|
|
|
15,833 |
|
|
|
45,187 |
|
|
|
53,014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
|
|
(1,544,902 |
) |
|
|
(2,689,688 |
) |
|
|
33,886 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(321,001 |
) |
|
|
(275,899 |
) |
|
|
(215,682 |
) |
|
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
|
|
|
70,062 |
|
|
|
13,550 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash acquired from acquisition of subsidiary
|
|
|
79,151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-6
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Expressed in US Dollars) | |
|
Amount due from shareholder/director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
123,366 |
|
|
|
(43,627 |
) |
|
Prepayment of long-term investments
|
|
|
(24,131 |
) |
|
|
(59,745 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of long-term investments
|
|
|
(103,762 |
) |
|
|
(149,239 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Bank fixed deposits pledged
|
|
|
(70,152 |
) |
|
|
(53,838 |
) |
|
|
(10,278 |
) |
|
Pledged notes receivable
|
|
|
15,760 |
|
|
|
1,302,135 |
|
|
|
(208,063 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in)provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(354,073 |
) |
|
|
900,330 |
|
|
|
(477,650 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from bank borrowings
|
|
$ |
3,351,287 |
|
|
$ |
2,718,990 |
|
|
$ |
75,111 |
|
|
Repayment of bank borrowings
|
|
|
(1,821,481 |
) |
|
|
(2,249,551 |
) |
|
|
(109,223 |
) |
|
Repayment of capital leases
|
|
|
(30,571 |
) |
|
|
(20,434 |
) |
|
|
(28,490 |
) |
|
(Repayment of loan) borrowings from officers/shareholders
|
|
|
(585,006 |
) |
|
|
(42,826 |
) |
|
|
599,262 |
|
|
Issuance of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,514,428 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
914,229 |
|
|
|
2,920,607 |
|
|
|
536,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(984,746 |
) |
|
|
1,131,249 |
|
|
|
92,896 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(75,413 |
) |
|
|
16,668 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
1,273,723 |
|
|
|
125,806 |
|
|
|
32,842 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
$ |
213,564 |
|
|
$ |
1,273,723 |
|
|
$ |
125,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid
|
|
$ |
238,225 |
|
|
$ |
425,575 |
|
|
$ |
295,039 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid
|
|
$ |
6,280 |
|
|
$ |
3,160 |
|
|
$ |
317,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of significant non-cash transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital lease of transportation equipment
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
58,072 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase of long-term investments corresponding to the
(decrease) of the following accounts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid long-term investments
|
|
$ |
(61,202 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other receivable related parties
|
|
$ |
(120,422 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Write-off of an equity investment against deferred income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance of an equity investment
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
300,710 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Balance of deferred income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(167,443 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on write-off of an equity investment
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
133,267 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of a liability by issuance of common stock
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-7
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
(Expressed in US Dollars)
|
|
NOTE 1 |
ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS |
Kid Castle Internet Technologies Limited (KCIT) was
incorporated on December 17, 1999 under the provisions of
the Company Law of the Republic of China (ROC) as a
limited liability company. KCIT is engaged in the business of
childrens education focusing on the English language. The
business is comprised of publication, sales and distribution of
books, magazines, audiotapes, videotapes and compact discs, and
the franchising and sales of merchandises complementary to the
business of teaching children the English language. KCIT
commenced operations in April 2000 when it acquired the above
business from a related company, Kid Castle Enterprises Limited
(KCE), which was owned by two directors and shareholders of KCIT.
On March 9, 2001, KCIT formed a wholly-owned subsidiary,
Premier Holding Investment Property Limited incorporated in the
British Virgin Islands, which held the entire common stock of
Higoal Developments Limited (Higoal) incorporated in the Cayman
Islands on March 8, 2001. On September 10, 2001,
Higoal established a wholly owned subsidiary, Kid Castle
Educational Software Development Company Limited (KCES) in
the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC). The existing
operations of Higoal are principally located in Taiwan and are
being expanded in the PRC. In June 2002, after KCIT undertook a
series of group restructurings, KCIT became the direct owner of
the outstanding shares of Higoal. Premier Holding Investment
Property Limited was then liquidated in June 2003.
On September 18, 2002, Higoal issued 11,880,000 shares
of common stock to the shareholders of KCIT in exchange for 100%
of the outstanding common stock of KCIT. As a result of this
reorganization, KCIT became a wholly owned subsidiary of Higoal.
On October 1, 2002, Kid Castle Educational Corporation (the
Company), formerly King Ball International Technology Limited
Corporation entered into an exchange agreement with Higoal
whereby the Company issued to the shareholders of Higoal
11,880,000 shares of common stock of the Company in
exchange for 100% of the issued and fully paid up capital of
Higoal.
As a result of the share exchange, the former shareholders of
Higoal hold a majority of the Companys outstanding capital
stock. Generally accepted accounting principles require in
certain circumstances that a company whose shareholders retain
the majority voting interest in the combined business to be
treated as the acquirer for financial reporting purposes.
Accordingly, the acquisition has been accounted for as a
reverse acquisition whereby Higoal is deemed to have
purchased the Company. However, the Company remains the legal
entity and the Registrant for Securities and Exchange Commission
reporting purposes.
In July 2003, KCES entered into an agreement with
21st Century
Publishing House to incorporate Jiangxi
21st Century
Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd (Culture Media). It was agreed
that KCES and
21st Century
Publishing House each owned 50% ownership and that each party
contributed RMB$1 million for the incorporation. On
July 2, 2004, KCES acquired additional 40% of Culture
Medias ownership from
21st Century
Publishing House. KCES now owns 90% of Culture Media.
The Company, Higoal and its subsidiaries collectively are
referred to as the Group. The operations of the
Group are principally located in Taiwan and the PRC.
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
|
|
|
Basis of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation |
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its subsidiaries after elimination of all
significant intercompany accounts and transactions. The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
F-8
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
|
|
|
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions |
The functional currency of the Company is U.S. dollars and
the financial records are maintained and the financial
statements are prepared in US$. The functional currency of
Higoal and its subsidiary, KCIT is New Taiwan Dollars
(NT$) and the financial records are maintained and
the financial statements are prepared in NT$. The functional
currency of KCES and Culture Media is Renminbi (RMB)
and the financial records are maintained and the financial
statements are prepared in RMB.
For the Company, foreign currency transactions during the year
are translated into US$ at the exchange rates ruling at the
transaction dates. Gain and loss resulting from foreign currency
transactions are included in the consolidated statement of
operations. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies at the balance sheet date are translated into US$ at
year-end exchange rates. All exchange differences are dealt with
in the statement of operations.
For Higoal and KCIT, foreign currency transactions during the
year are translated into NT$ at the exchange rates ruling at the
transaction dates. Gain and loss resulting from foreign currency
transactions are included in the statement of operations. Assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance
sheet date are translated into NT$ at year end exchange rates.
All exchange differences are dealt with in the statement of
operations.
For KCES and Culture Media, foreign currency transactions during
the year are translated into RMB at the exchange rates ruling at
the transaction dates. Gain and loss resulting from foreign
currency transactions are included in the statement of
operations. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies at the balance sheet date are translated into RMB at
year end exchange rates. All exchange differences are dealt with
in the statement of operations.
For the purpose of preparing the Groups consolidated
financial statements, the statement of operations of KCES
prepared in RMB have been translated at the average exchange
rates of NT$4.037 = RMB1.00 (2003: NT$4.153 = RMB1.00;
2002: NT$4.167 = RMB1.00) and the balance sheet expressed in RMB
have been translated at the exchange rate of NT$3.831 = RMB1.00
(December 31, 2003: NT$4.112 = RMB1.00; December 31,
2002: NT$4.184 = RMB1.00) ruling as of December 31, 2004.
Translation adjustments are included as a component of
shareholders equity.
For presentation of the Groups consolidated financial
statements, the consolidated statement of operations and
consolidated statement of cash flows of Higoal prepared in NT$
have been translated at the average exchange rate of US$1.00 =
NT$33.42 (2003: US$1.00 = NT$34.44; 2002: US$1.00 = NT$34.50)
and the consolidated balance sheet of Higoal expressed in NT$
have been translated at the exchange rate of US$1.00 = NT$31.71
(December 31, 2003: US$1.00 = NT$34.11; December 31,
2002: US$1.00 = NT$34.60) ruling as of December 31, 2004.
Translation adjustments are included as a component of
shareholders equity.
Sales of books, magazines, audiotapes, video tapes, compact
discs and other merchandise are recognised as revenue on the
transfer of risks and rewards of ownership, which generally
coincides with the time when the goods are delivered to
customers and title has passed. Provision is made for expected
future sales returns and discounts when revenue is recognized.
Franchising income is recognized on a straight-line basis over
the terms of the relevant franchise agreements.
F-9
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on the
evaluation of collectibility and aging analysis of note
receivable, accounts receivable and other receivables.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost
includes all costs of purchase, cost of conversion and other
costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present
location and condition, and is calculated using the weighted
average method. Market value is determined by reference to the
sales proceeds of items sold in the ordinary course of business
after the balance sheet date or to management estimates based on
prevailing market conditions. An allowance for loss on
obsolescence and decline in market value is provided, when
necessary.
Cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with an
original maturity of three months or less when purchased.
|
|
|
Investments in Associates |
Investments in other companies in which, through ownership and
other factors, the Company has significant influence, but less
than a majority of the voting common stock are accounted for
under the equity method. Under the equity method the Company
includes its share of the investees income or loss in its
results of operations. The Company reviews its investments on a
regular basis and considers factors including the operating
results, available evidence of the market value and economic
outlook of the relevant industry sector. When the Company
concludes that an investment has suffered impairment that is
other-than-temporary, the impairment is written off against
earnings.
|
|
|
Fair Values of Financial Instruments |
The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments
approximate their fair values as of December 31, 2004, 2003
and 2002 because of the relatively short-term maturity of these
instruments.
|
|
|
Property, Equipment and Depreciation |
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is
computed using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of
depreciable assets over the estimated useful lives of the assets
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated | |
|
|
Useful Life | |
|
|
(In Years) | |
|
|
| |
Land
|
|
|
Indefinite |
|
Buildings
|
|
|
50 |
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
3-10 |
|
Transportation equipment
|
|
|
2.5-5 |
|
Miscellaneous equipment
|
|
|
5-10 |
|
Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to
the statement of operations as incurred. When assets are
disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation
thereon are removed from the financial statements and any
resulting gain or loss is included in the statement of
operations.
F-10
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Franchises and copyrights are stated at cost and amortized on
the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of
10 years.
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
the assets might not be recoverable. The Company does not
perform a periodic assessment of assets for impairment in the
absence of such information or indicators. Conditions that would
necessitate an impairment assessment include a significant
decline in the observable market value of an asset, a
significant change in the extent or manner in which an asset is
used, or a significant adverse change that would indicate that
the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets is not
recoverable. For long-lived assets to be held and used, the
Company measures fair value based on quoted market prices or
based on discounted estimates of future cash flows.
All advertising costs incurred in the promotion of the
Companys products and services are expensed as incurred.
The Group accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 109 Accounting for Income Taxes. Under
SFAS No. 109, deferred tax liabilities or assets at
the end of each period are determined using the tax rate
expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or
recovered. Valuation allowances are established when it is not
considered more likely than not that the deferred tax assets
will be realized.
|
|
|
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Share |
The Company computes net earnings (loss) per share in accordance
with SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share.
Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, basic net
earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net
earnings (loss) available to common shareholders for the period
by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted net
earnings (loss) per share gives effect to potential common
shares. For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and
2002, the Group did not have any potential common shares.
The presentation of certain prior information has been
reclassified to conform to current presentation.
|
|
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46,
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an
Interpretation of ARB No. 51
(FIN 46). FIN 46 clarifies when a company
should consolidate in its financial statements the assets,
liabilities and activities of a variable interest entity.
FIN 46 provides general guidance as to the definition of a
variable interest entity and requires a variable interest entity
to be consolidated if a company absorbs the majority of the
variable interest entitys expected losses, or is entitled
to receive a majority of the variable interest entitys
residual returns, or both. In December 2003, the FASB issued a
revised interpretation of FIN 46
(FIN 46-R), which supercedes FIN 46 and
clarifies and expands current accounting guidance for variable
interest entities. FIN 46 and FIN 46-R are effective
immediately for all variable interest entities created after
January 31, 2003, and for
F-11
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
variable interest entities created prior to February 1,
2003, no later than the end of the first reporting period after
March 15, 2004. The adoption of FIN 46 and
FIN 46-R did not have a material impact on the
Companys financial reporting and disclosures.
On April 30, 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149,
Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments
and Hedging
Activities(SFAS No. 149).
SFAS No. 149 amends and clarifies accounting for
derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under
SFAS No. 133. The new guidance amends
SFAS No. 133 for decisions made as part of the
Derivatives Implementation Group (DIG) process that
effectively required amendments to SFAS No. 133, and
decisions made in connection with other FASB projects dealing
with financial instruments and in connection with implementation
issues raised in relation to the application of the definition
of a derivative and characteristics of a derivative that
contains financing components. In addition, it clarifies when a
derivative contains a financing component that warrants special
reporting in the statement of cash flows. SFAS No. 149
is effective for contracts entered into or modified after
June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated
after June 30, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 149
did not have a material impact on the Companys
consolidated financial statements.
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150,
Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with
Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity
(SFAS No. 150). SFAS No. 150
establishes standards for classifying and measuring as
liabilities certain financial instruments that embody
obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both
liabilities and equity. SFAS No. 150 is effective for
all financial instruments created or modified after May 31,
2003 and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first
interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoption
of SFAS No. 150 did not have a material impact on the
Companys consolidated financial statements.
In December 2003, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin
(SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition,
which supercedes SAB 101, Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements. SAB 104s primary purpose
is to rescind accounting guidance contained in SAB 101
related to multiple element revenue arrangements and revises the
SECs Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers that have been
codified in Topic 13. SAB 104 was effective immediately and
did not have a material impact on the Companys financial
reporting and disclosures.
In December 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132,
Employers Disclosures about Pensions and Other
Postretirement Benefits. This Statement revises
employers disclosures about pension plans and other
postretirement benefit plans. It requires additional disclosures
to those in the original SFAS No. 132 about the
assets, obligations, cash flows and net periodic benefit cost of
defined benefit pension plans and other defined benefit
postretirement plans. The required information should be
provided separately for pension plans and for other
postretirement benefit plans. This Statement, which also
requires new disclosures for interim periods beginning after
December 15, 2003, is effective for fiscal years ending
after December 15, 2003. The Company adopted this Statement
for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004.
In September 2004, the EITF delayed the effective date for the
recognition and measurement guidance previously discussed under
EITF Issue No. 03-01, The Meaning of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain
Investments (EITF 03-01) as included in
paragraphs 10-20 of the proposed statement until further
guidance is issued for its application. The proposed statement
will clarify the meaning of other-than-temporary impairment and
its application to investments in debt and equity securities, in
particular investments within the scope of FASB Statement
No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt
and Equity Securities, and investment accounted for under
the cost method. The Group is currently evaluating the effect of
this proposed statement on its financial position and results of
operations.
F-12
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
NOTE 3 |
NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third parties
|
|
$ |
2,420,647 |
|
|
$ |
2,140,073 |
|
|
Related parties (Note 20B(vi))
|
|
|
177,445 |
|
|
|
631,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
2,598,092 |
|
|
|
2,771,226 |
|
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns
|
|
|
(196,188 |
) |
|
|
(436,841 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes and accounts receivable, net
|
|
$ |
2,401,904 |
|
|
$ |
2,334,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Work in progress
|
|
$ |
99,610 |
|
|
$ |
53,756 |
|
Finished goods and other merchandise
|
|
|
3,655,864 |
|
|
|
2,589,990 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,755,474 |
|
|
|
2,643,746 |
|
Less: Allowance for obsolete inventories
|
|
|
(775,737 |
) |
|
|
(651,795 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,979,737 |
|
|
$ |
1,991,951 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 5 |
OTHER RECEIVABLES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Tax paid on behalf of landlord
|
|
$ |
1,575 |
|
|
$ |
1,442 |
|
Advances to staff
|
|
|
74,396 |
|
|
|
43,242 |
|
Penalties receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,658 |
|
Grants from Market Information Center
|
|
|
29,959 |
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables from Shanghai Wonderland Educational Resources Co.,
Ltd. (Shanghai Wonderland) (Note i)
|
|
|
87,082 |
|
|
|
105,847 |
|
Other receivables
|
|
|
114,900 |
|
|
|
43,622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
307,912 |
|
|
|
208,811 |
|
Other receivables related parties
(Note 20B(vii))
|
|
|
29,936 |
|
|
|
316,163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
337,848 |
|
|
$ |
524,974 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
|
(i) |
|
Shanghai Wonderland was a distributor of the Group. The Group
loaned Shanghai Wonderland RMB$450,000 (approximately $54,000),
and RMB$500,000 (approximately $60,000) for operations in
December 2003 and July 2004, respectively, which are both
unsecured and bear no interest. Shanghai Wonderland has fully
repaid the loan of RMB$450,000 in December 2004 and January
2005. The loan of RMB$500,000 will be due on August 13,
2005. |
F-13
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
NOTE 6 PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Prepayments
|
|
$ |
159,929 |
|
|
$ |
51,990 |
|
Temporary payments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,989 |
|
Tax recoverable
|
|
|
34,851 |
|
|
|
29,208 |
|
Prepaid interest
|
|
|
1,064 |
|
|
|
19,856 |
|
Others
|
|
|
17,685 |
|
|
|
16,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213,529 |
|
|
|
122,292 |
|
Prepayments related parties (Note 20B(viii))
|
|
|
265,223 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
478,752 |
|
|
$ |
122,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The income taxes of the Group are substantially attributable to
the operations in Taiwan and the PRC whose statutory tax rates
are 25% and 15%, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
The income taxes expense (benefit) consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes (benefit)
|
|
$ |
9,186 |
|
|
$ |
651 |
|
|
$ |
(106,413 |
) |
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
381,665 |
|
|
|
165,138 |
|
|
|
55,576 |
|
|
Tax on undistributed earnings (Note 19)
|
|
|
39,878 |
|
|
|
43,645 |
|
|
|
32,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
430,729 |
|
|
$ |
209,434 |
|
|
$ |
(18,333 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The principal differences between taxes on income computed at
the applicable statutory income tax rate in Taiwan and recorded
income tax (benefit) expense are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Income taxes (benefit) expense calculated on applicable
statutory tax rates
|
|
$ |
(265,709 |
) |
|
$ |
(432,789 |
) |
|
$ |
(481,347 |
) |
Lower effective income tax rates of other countries
|
|
|
114,107 |
|
|
|
113,962 |
|
|
|
154,019 |
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
476,929 |
|
|
|
424,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-taxable income
|
|
|
(54,431 |
) |
|
|
(18,720 |
) |
|
|
(18,940 |
) |
Non-deductible expenses
|
|
|
119,955 |
|
|
|
79,061 |
|
|
|
295,431 |
|
Tax on undistributed earnings
|
|
|
39,878 |
|
|
|
43,645 |
|
|
|
32,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes expense (benefit) as recorded in statement of
operations
|
|
$ |
430,729 |
|
|
$ |
209,434 |
|
|
$ |
(18,333 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-14
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Significant components of the estimated deferred income tax
assets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Deferred income tax assets current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for sales returns and discounts
|
|
$ |
19,161 |
|
|
$ |
49,429 |
|
|
Allowance for doubtful debts
|
|
|
34,438 |
|
|
|
130,128 |
|
|
Allowance for obsolete inventories
|
|
|
243,494 |
|
|
|
209,727 |
|
|
Web site design costs
|
|
|
1,782 |
|
|
|
26,100 |
|
|
Pre-operating expenses
|
|
|
15,711 |
|
|
|
14,894 |
|
|
Future benefit of tax losses
|
|
|
378,546 |
|
|
|
426,785 |
|
|
Others
|
|
|
153,931 |
|
|
|
152,833 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
847,063 |
|
|
|
1,009,896 |
|
|
Less: Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(628,489 |
) |
|
|
(394,610 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
218,574 |
|
|
$ |
615,286 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax assets non-current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for pension fund
|
|
|
52,295 |
|
|
|
41,997 |
|
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
139,188 |
|
|
|
103,658 |
|
|
Provision for diminution in value of long-term investment
|
|
|
21,613 |
|
|
|
4,764 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213,096 |
|
|
|
150,419 |
|
|
Less: Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(42,619 |
) |
|
|
(30,084 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
170,477 |
|
|
$ |
120,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred income tax assets
|
|
$ |
389,051 |
|
|
$ |
735,621 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2004, KCESD and KCIT have net operating
losses of approximately US$1,304,204 and $66,503, respectively,
available to be carried forward to offset future taxable income
which will expire in the period from 2006 to 2009 and in 2007,
respectively.
The Companys net operating loss carryforwards to offset
future taxable income is insignificant.
|
|
NOTE 8 |
INTEREST IN ASSOCIATES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Jiangxi
21st Century
Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd. (Culture Media)
(Note(i))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment cost
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
120,646 |
|
|
Share of loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,326 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
109,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21st Century
Kid Castle Language and Education Center (Education
Center) (Note (ii))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment cost
|
|
$ |
90,620 |
|
|
$ |
30,161 |
|
|
Share of loss
|
|
|
(32,752 |
) |
|
|
(25,281 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
57,868 |
|
|
$ |
4,880 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-15
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Tianjin Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
(Tianjin Consulting) (Note (iii))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment cost
|
|
$ |
60,413 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Share of loss
|
|
|
(40,886 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
19,527 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sichuan Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd.
(Lanbeisi) (Note (iv))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment cost
|
|
$ |
43,498 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Share of loss
|
|
|
(21,426 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
22,072 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
99,467 |
|
|
$ |
114,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
(i) |
As stated in Note 9, in July 2003, the Group entered into
an agreement with
21st Century
Publishing House to incorporate Culture Media. It was agreed
that KCES, the Groups wholly owned PRC subsidiary, and
21st Century
Publishing House each had 50% ownership and that each party
contributed RMB$1 million for the incorporation. On
July 2, 2004, the Group acquired additional 40% of the
ownership in Culture Media from 21st Century Publishing
House. The Group now owns 90% of Culture Media, which became a
consolidated entity. |
|
|
|
For Culture Media, the Group recognized investment gain,
accounted for under the equity method of $33,120 from
January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004 and recognized
investment loss of $11,326 for the year ended December 31,
2003. |
|
|
(ii) |
In October 2003, the Group obtained the governments
approval to co-found Education Center with
21st Century
Publishing House in the PRC. In 2004, Education Center
registered the total capital as RMB$1,500,000, and KCES and
21st Century
Publishing House each owns 50% of the investee. It has been
determined that the Group has significant influence and should
therefore account for its investee on the equity method. |
|
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Group
recognized an investment loss, accounted for under the equity
method, in Education Center of $7,471 and 25,281 respectively. |
|
|
(iii) |
On April 1, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture
agreement with Tianjin Foreign Enterprises & Experts
Service Corp., in Tianjin City, PRC. Pursuant to this joint
venture agreement, the Group and Tianjin Foreign
Enterprises & Experts Service Corp. each owns a 50%
interest in Tianjin Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting
Co., Ltd. It has been determined that the Group has significant
influence over its investee and accordingly the investment is
accounted for under the equity method. For the year ended
December 31, 2004, the Group recognized an investment loss
of $40,886, accounted for under the equity method, in Tianjin
Consulting. |
|
(iv) |
On April 28, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture
agreement with Lanbeisi Education & Culture Industrial
Co., Ltd. in Sichuan Province, PRC and Sichuan Province
Education Institutional Service Center in Sichuan Province, PRC.
Pursuant to this joint venture agreement, the Group, Lanbeisi
Education & Culture Industrial Co., Ltd and Sichuan
Province Education Institutional Service Center own,
respectively, 45%, 45% and 10% interests in Sichuan Lanbeisi Kid
Castle Education Development Co., Ltd. It has been determined
that the Group has significant influence over its investee and
accordingly the investment is accounted for under the equity
method. For the year ended December 31, |
F-16
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
2004, the Group recognized an investment loss accounted for
under the equity method in Lanbeisi of $21,246. |
NOTE 9 ACQUISITION
In July 2003, the Group entered into an agreement with
21st Century
Publishing House (Publishing House) to incorporate
Culture Media. It was agreed that KCES, the Groups wholly
owned PRC subsidiary, and Publishing House each had 50%
ownership and that each party contributed RMB$1 million for
the incorporation. On July 2, 2004, the Group acquired
additional 40% of the ownership in Culture Media from Publishing
House for a purchase price of approximately $121,000 through the
waive of receivable from Publishing House (RMB $1 million).
The Groups management believed that the book value of the
existing assets and liabilities of Culture Media approximated
the fair value of these assets and liabilities, based on which
the purchase price was determined for the purpose of applying
purchase accounting. The acquisition expands the Groups
current sales and services in Shanghai and is expected to
increase the Groups competitive position in China. As of
December 31, 2004, the Group owns 90% of Culture Media,
which became a consolidated entity.
The fair values of Culture Medias assets and liabilities
as of July 2, 2004 are presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and bank balances
|
|
$ |
79,151 |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
280,438 |
|
Inventories, net
|
|
|
264,702 |
|
Other receivables
|
|
|
114,393 |
|
Prepayments and other current assets
|
|
|
64,487 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
803,171 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$ |
141,588 |
|
Receipts in advance
|
|
|
554 |
|
Other payable
|
|
|
359,912 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$ |
502,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS
|
|
$ |
301,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS ACQUIRED
|
|
$ |
120,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash acquired at acquisition
|
|
$ |
79,151 |
|
Cash paid for the acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CASH ACQUIRED
|
|
$ |
79,151 |
|
|
|
|
|
The result of operations of Culture Media during the period from
July 2, 2004, the date that the respective acquisition was
completed, to December 31, 2004 has been included in the
Groups condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The following pro forma information presents a summary of the
results of operations of the Group assuming the acquisition of
Culture Media occurred on January 1, 2003. As
F-17
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Culture Media did not commence operations until March 2004, the
information presented for the preceding year includes only the
start-up costs of operations of Culture Media from October to
December 2003.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
9,986,769 |
|
|
$ |
8,591,383 |
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(1,184,375 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,960,950 |
) |
Net loss per share basic and diluted:
|
|
$ |
(0.062 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.117 |
) |
|
|
NOTE 10 |
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Freehold land
|
|
$ |
579,326 |
|
|
$ |
538,564 |
|
Buildings
|
|
|
946,074 |
|
|
|
879,507 |
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
812,885 |
|
|
|
495,515 |
|
Transportation equipment
|
|
|
259,076 |
|
|
|
276,310 |
|
Miscellaneous equipment
|
|
|
225,234 |
|
|
|
227,407 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,822,595 |
|
|
|
2,417,304 |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(634,503 |
) |
|
|
(423,455 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,188,092 |
|
|
$ |
1,993,849 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The land and buildings at 8th floor, No. 98 Min Chuan Road,
Hsin-Tien City, Taipei City, Taiwan, with carrying cost of
$1,437,799 and $1,418,071 as of December 31, 2004 and 2003,
respectively, purchased from a director are pledged to a bank to
secure a bank loan (Note 13(iv)) granted in December 2003.
Depreciation charged to the operations was $203,077, $176,564
and $116,612 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003
and 2002, respectively.
|
|
NOTE 11 |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Gross carrying amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise
|
|
$ |
1,072,939 |
|
|
$ |
997,446 |
|
|
Copyrights
|
|
|
630,716 |
|
|
|
586,338 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,703,655 |
|
|
|
1,583,784 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Accumulated amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchise
|
|
|
(509,646 |
) |
|
|
(374,042 |
) |
|
Copyrights
|
|
|
(299,590 |
) |
|
|
(219,877 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(809,236 |
) |
|
|
(593,919 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
894,419 |
|
|
$ |
989,865 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization charged to operations was $161,648, $156,861 and
$156,588 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and
2002, respectively.
F-18
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The estimated aggregate amortization expenses for each of the
five succeeding fiscal years are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$ |
161,648 |
|
2006
|
|
|
161,648 |
|
2007
|
|
|
161,648 |
|
2008
|
|
|
161,648 |
|
2009
|
|
|
161,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
808,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 12 |
ACCRUED EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Accrued compensation
|
|
$ |
305,599 |
|
|
$ |
348,558 |
|
Accrued commission
|
|
|
46,610 |
|
|
|
101,813 |
|
Accrued professional fee
|
|
|
153,867 |
|
|
|
89,941 |
|
Accrued production cost
|
|
|
13,788 |
|
|
|
67,838 |
|
Accrued value-add-in tax
|
|
|
30,969 |
|
|
|
55,783 |
|
Accrued advertising cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,534 |
|
Others
|
|
|
152,574 |
|
|
|
109,089 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
703,407 |
|
|
$ |
805,556 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
Notes | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Bank term loans
|
|
|
(i) |
|
|
$ |
945,932 |
|
|
$ |
986,280 |
|
Short-term unsecured bank loans
|
|
|
(ii) |
|
|
|
725,323 |
|
|
|
234,535 |
|
Mid-term loan
|
|
|
(iii) |
|
|
|
1,130,827 |
|
|
|
325,515 |
|
Mid-term secured bank loan
|
|
|
(iv) |
|
|
|
1,482,725 |
|
|
|
938,141 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,284,807 |
|
|
|
2,484,471 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Balances maturing within one year
included in current liabilities Bank term loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
721,896 |
|
|
|
757,640 |
|
|
Short-term unsecured bank loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
725,323 |
|
|
|
234,535 |
|
|
Mid-term loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
726,720 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid-term secured bank loan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
459,043 |
|
|
|
325,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,632,982 |
|
|
|
1,317,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank borrowings maturing after one year
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,651,825 |
|
|
$ |
1,166,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(i) |
The balance represents discounting notes receivable loans with
the bank using post-dated checks totaling $1,625,505 and
$1,506,708 received from franchisees and also collateralized by
the Groups bank deposits of $57,813 and $87,621 as of
December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The repayment
dates of the loans coincided with the maturity dates of the
corresponding pledged post-dated checks. The weighted average
interest rates were 5.79% and 5.96% per annum as of
December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. |
F-19
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the
interest expenses charged to operations amounted to $42,213 and
$68,481, respectively. |
|
(ii) |
In August 2003, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan in
the amount of $252,286, which is guaranteed by two directors of
the Group. The loan bears interest at the Taiwan basic borrowing
rate plus 1.20% and 1.66% per annum, for the year 2004 and
2003, respectively, and was extended in June 2004 to be due and
payable in June 2005 and was collateralized by notes receivables
in the amount approximating the loan balance. The applicable
interest rate is approximately 4.50% and 4.99% per annum as
of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. |
|
|
|
In March 2004, KCIT obtained an unsecured short-term loan in
the amount of $315,358, which is guaranteed by two directors of
the Group. The loan bears interest at the Taiwan basic borrowing
rate plus 1.65% per annum and is due and payable in
February 2005. The applicable interest rate is approximately
5.27% per annum as of December 31, 2004. |
|
|
In April 2004, KCIT obtained another unsecured short-term loan
in the amount of $157,679, which is also guaranteed by two
directors of the Group, to finance the Groups operations.
The loan bears interest at the Taiwan basic borrowing rate plus
1.24% per annum is due and payable in April 2005. The
applicable interest rate is approximately 4.75% per annum
as of December 31, 2004. |
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the
interest expense charged to operations from the above three
unsecured short-term loans amounted to $28,887 and $20,418,
respectively. |
|
|
(iii) |
In March 2003, KCIT obtained a loan of $630,716 from a financial
institution, which bore interest at 13.5% per annum and was
repayable in 18 equal monthly installments, to finance the
Groups operations. The last installment was due on
September 30, 2004 and the Group has repaid the loan to the
financial institution. In the meantime, the Group entered into a
new agreement with this financial institution to obtain a new
loan. The loan bears interest at 9.68% per annum and is
repayable in 24 equal monthly installments before
August 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the
loan was collateralized by KCITs refundable deposits of
$126,143 and $147,102, respectively, and guaranteed by two
directors of the Group. As of December 31, 2004, the Group
repaid $96,853 of the loan. |
|
|
|
In November 2004, KCIT signed a loan contract with a new
financial institution to obtain a loan of $630,716, which is
guaranteed by two directors of the Group. The loan bears
interest at 5.26% per annum and is repayable in
18 monthly installments, for the purpose of financing
operations. The last installment will be due on May 10,
2006. As of December 31, 2004, the loan was collateralized
by the KCITs refundable deposits of $157,679, and the
Group repaid $33,752. |
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the
interest expenses charged to operations from loans of financial
institutions amounted to 40,452 and $46,649, respectively. |
|
|
(iv) |
In August 2003, KCIT obtained a bank loan in the principal
amount of $1,009,145 to repay its mortgage loan that was
originally granted by a bank on October 5, 2001 and to
finance its operations. The loan is secured by the Groups
land and buildings and personal guarantees provide by two
directors of the Group. The loan bears interest at the lending
banks basic borrowing rate plus 1.45% and 1.46% per
annum for the year 2004 and 2003, respectively. On July 19,
2004, the bank extended the term of the loan and the Group
repays the loan, which is now repayable in 168 equal monthly
installments starting July 30, 2004. As of
December 31, 2004 and 2003, the applicable interest rate is
approximately 3.07% and 4.79% per annum and the Group
repaid $29,143 and $16,193, respectively. |
|
|
|
In March 2004, KCIT obtained a new bank loan of $788,395, which
bears interest at 5.50% per annum and is repayable in 24
equal monthly installments. The last installment will be due on
March 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2004, the loan was
pledged by the KCITs bank deposit of $236,518, and
guaranteed by two directors of the Group. As of
December 31, 2004, the Group repaid $286,013. |
F-20
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the
interest expenses charged to operations from the aforementioned
loans amounted to $62,112 and $16,193, respectively. |
NOTE 14 DEPOSITS RECEIVED
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Deposits received
|
|
$ |
1,187,796 |
|
|
$ |
1,025,369 |
|
Less: Amount refundable within one year included in current
liabilities
|
|
|
(498,266 |
) |
|
|
(421,734 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount due after one year
|
|
$ |
689,530 |
|
|
$ |
603,635 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The balance represents deposits received from franchisees for
their due performance under the franchise agreements. The
deposits are refundable to franchisees upon expiration of the
franchise agreements, which are usually with a three-year period.
|
|
NOTE 15 |
RECEIPTS IN ADVANCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
Notes | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales deposits received
|
|
|
(i) |
|
|
$ |
565,053 |
|
|
$ |
356,575 |
|
Franchising income received
|
|
|
(ii) |
|
|
|
1,906,286 |
|
|
|
1,703,426 |
|
Subscription fees received
|
|
|
(iii) |
|
|
|
435,635 |
|
|
|
842,509 |
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89,585 |
|
|
|
22,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,996,558 |
|
|
|
2,924,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchising income received
|
|
|
(ii) |
|
|
|
1,124,809 |
|
|
|
1,432,343 |
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34,682 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,124,809 |
|
|
|
1,467,025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,121,367 |
|
|
$ |
4,391,661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
(i) |
The balance represents receipts in advance from customers for
goods to be sold to them. |
|
(ii) |
The balance represents franchising income received in advance
which is attributable to the periods after the respective year
end date in which the Group is obliged to provide training to
teachers of the franchisees and marketing material and to sell
course material at the agreed price in the franchise agreements. |
|
(iii) |
The balance represents subscription fees received in advance for
subscription of magazines published by the Group. |
NOTE 16 RETIREMENT PLANS
In accordance with the relevant labor laws in Taiwan, the Group
has maintained a non-contributory and funded defined benefit
retirement plan for its employees in Taiwan. Net periodic
pension cost is based on annual actuarial valuations which use
the projected unit credit cost method of calculation and is
charged to the consolidated statement of operations on a
systematic basis over the average remaining service lives of
current
F-21
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
employees. Contribution amounts are determined in accordance
with the advice of professionally qualified actuaries in Taiwan.
Under the plan, the employees are entitled to receive retirement
benefits upon retirement in the manner stipulated by the
relevant labor laws in Taiwan. The benefits under the plan are
based on various factors such as years of service and the final
base salary preceding retirement.
The net periodic pension cost is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Service cost
|
|
$ |
61,550 |
|
|
$ |
53,252 |
|
|
$ |
51,246 |
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
6,912 |
|
|
|
4,501 |
|
|
|
1,594 |
|
Actual return on plan assets
|
|
|
(1,466 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of unrecognized loss
|
|
|
1,287 |
|
|
|
958 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic pension cost
|
|
$ |
68,283 |
|
|
$ |
58,711 |
|
|
$ |
52,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The net pension amount recognized in the consolidated balance
sheet as at December 31, 2004, and 2003, the measurement
dates, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year
|
|
$ |
188,773 |
|
|
$ |
134,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
|
|
$ |
193,668 |
|
|
$ |
119,652 |
|
Translation reserve
|
|
|
18,216 |
|
|
|
2,064 |
|
Service cost on benefits earned during the period
|
|
|
61,550 |
|
|
|
53,252 |
|
Member contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
6,912 |
|
|
|
4,501 |
|
Actuarial (gain)/loss
|
|
|
(2,484 |
) |
|
|
14,199 |
|
Benefits paid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projected benefit obligation at end of year
|
|
$ |
277,862 |
|
|
$ |
193,668 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in plan assets are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
|
|
$ |
13,655 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Translation reserve
|
|
|
3,942 |
|
|
|
2,064 |
|
Actual return on plan assets
|
|
|
1,466 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employer contribution
|
|
|
52,449 |
|
|
|
13,655 |
|
Employee contribution
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits paid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
|
|
$ |
71,512 |
|
|
$ |
13,655 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funded status
|
|
$ |
(206,350 |
) |
|
$ |
(180,013 |
) |
Unrecognized net transition amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrecognized prior service cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrecognized net actuarial (gain)/loss
|
|
|
45,443 |
|
|
|
45,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net amount recognized
|
|
$ |
(160,907 |
) |
|
$ |
(134,073 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-22
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
As of December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the asset category
of the plan assets consisted of cash contributions deposited
with Central Trust of China.
Actuarial assumptions used:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Discount rate
|
|
|
3.50 |
% |
|
|
3.50 |
% |
Salary increase rate
|
|
|
2.00 |
% |
|
|
2.00 |
% |
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
3.50 |
% |
|
|
3.50 |
% |
Under the Plan, the benefits expected to be paid in each of the
next five fiscal years, and in the aggregate for the five fiscal
years thereafter are as follow:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years 2010 f 2014
|
|
|
28,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
28,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
In addition, the estimated contribution to be paid to the Plan
in 2005 by the Group is $46,679.
The Group also makes defined contributions to a retirement
benefits plan for its employees in the PRC in accordance with
local regulations. The contributions made by the Company for the
years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 amounted to
$83,176, $72,775 and $41,466, respectively.
|
|
NOTE 17 |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
During the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002,
the Company incurred lease expenses amounting to $198,478,
$284,259 and $198,478, respectively. As of December 31,
2004, the Companys future minimum lease payments under
non-cancellable operating leases expiring in excess of one year
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$ |
305,424 |
|
|
2006
|
|
|
247,935 |
|
|
2007
|
|
|
221,753 |
|
|
2008
|
|
|
207,540 |
|
|
2009
|
|
|
135,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,117,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
(i) On May 28, 2004, the Group signed a joint venture
agreement with Zhangjhou Yu Hua Educational Investment Co., Ltd.
in Henan Province, PRC to establish a company, Henan Kid Castle
Education Development Co., Ltd. with registered capital of
RMB$300,000. Pursuant to this joint venture agreement, the
F-23
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Group and Zhangjhou Yu Hua Educational Investment Co., Ltd. each
will own, respectively, 65% and 35% interests in Henan Kid
Castle Education Development Co., Ltd. No capital contribution
has yet been made for the joint venture as of December 31,
2004.
(ii) On June 29, 2004, the Group signed a joint
venture agreement with Li Kai and Zhang Wuen Shou in PRC to
establish a company, Shanxi Kid Castle Education Development
Co., Ltd. with registered capital of RMB$500,000. Pursuant to
this joint venture agreement, the Group, Li Kai and Zhang Wuen
Shou will own, respectively, 51%, 30% and 19% interests in
Shanxi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd. No capital
contribution has yet been made for the joint venture as of
December 31, 2004.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared
assuming the Group will continue as a going concern. As the
Group is aggressively expanding its business in the PRC and the
Groups PRC operation is still in an emerging stage and has
not turned profitable, the Group has suffered recurring losses
from operations and has a net capital deficiency. The above
conditions raise substantial doubt about the Groups
ability to continue as a going concern, if the investment in the
PRC will not gradually see returns. As discussed in
Note 13, the majority of the Groups existing loans
were guaranteed by two directors of the Group who have expressed
their continuous support to the Group until other sources of
funds have been obtained. Moreover, as discussed in
Note 23, subsequent to December 31, 2004, the Group
successfully obtained new bank facilities in the first quarter
of 2005. Management believes that, with continuous growth in the
sales in the PRC, the existing directors support and the
new bank facilities, the Group will have sufficient funds for
operations. The financial statements do no include any
adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the
recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and
classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome
of this uncertainty.
Pursuant to an exchange agreement effective on October 1,
2002, the Company issued to the shareholders of Higoal
11,880,000 authorized but unissued shares of common stock of the
Company in exchange of 100% of the issued and fully paid up
capital of Higoal.
The issued and outstanding common stock of the Company
immediately prior to the above share exchange was
3,120,829 shares. All shares and per share data prior to
October 1, 2002 have been restated to reflect the stock
issuance as a recapitalization of Higoal.
On October 2, 2002, the Company issued 73,500 shares
of common stock to a shareholder, Halter Capital Corporation,
pursuant to certain anti-dilution terms set forth in an stock
exchange agreement dated June 6, 2002.
Pursuant to a special Board resolution passed on April 2,
2003, the Company resolved to issue 6,000,000 shares of
common stock at a subscription price of $0.70 per share to
investors in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities
Act. Subsequent to the resolution and before December 31,
2003, the Company issued 3,592,040 shares for cash and
received net proceeds of $2,514,428. Additionally, pursuant to
an agreement entered into in November 2003, the Company issued
333,334 shares to ACE Capital Investment Ltd. to repay the
liability of $500,000 as required by the original creditor.
On November 4, 2003, the Company submitted Common
Stock Listing Application with American Stock Exchange LLC
(AMEX) for the listing of its issued and outstanding
shares of common stock. On November 29, 2004, as the
Company had not received approval for the listing application
from AMEX, the management decided to withdraw the application.
F-24
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
As of December 31, 2004, the Company was authorized to
issue 25,000,000 shares of common stock with no par value.
And as of December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the total
issued and outstanding shares were 18,999,703, 18,999,703 and
15,074,329 shares, respectively.
NOTE 19 RESTRICTIONS ON RETAINED EARNINGS
In accordance with the regulations of the countries where KCIT,
KCES and Culture Media, the Groups wholly-owned
subsidiaries, were incorporated, certain restriction on these
subsidiaries retained earnings are described as follows:
According to the Taiwan Company Law, the annual net income
should be used initially to cover any accumulated deficit;
thereafter 10% of the annual net income should be set aside as
legal reserve until legal reserve has reached 100% of
contributed capital. Under the Taiwan Company Law, the legal
reserve shall be exclusively used to cover accumulated deficit
or, if the balance of reserve exceeds 50% of contributed
capital, to increase capital not exceeding 50% of reserve
balance and shall not be used for any other purpose.
As of December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the appropriations
of legal reserve as shown on the consolidated statement of
shareholders equity are $0, $0 and $34,678, respectively,
based on the local statutory financial statements of the
subsidiary.
In accordance with the subsidiarys Articles of
Incorporation, the annual net income should be used initially to
cover income tax and any accumulated deficit; 10% of the annual
net income should be set aside as legal reserve. Thereafter, the
board of directors may propose and the shareholders may approve
the distribution of the remaining earnings.
|
|
B. |
KCES and Culture Media |
The laws and regulations of the PRC require KCES and Culture
Media to provide certain statutory funds, namely, a reserve
fund, an enterprise expansion fund, and a staff and
workers bonus and welfare fund, which are appropriated
from net profit (based on the subsidiaries statutory
accounts) after offsetting any prior years losses but
before dividend distribution. These funds are created for
specific purposes and appropriations to these funds are at the
discretion of the directors. The reserve fund can only be used,
upon approval by the relevant authority, to offset accumulated
losses or increase capital. The enterprise expansion fund can
only be used to increase capital upon approval by the relevant
authority. The staff and workers bonus and welfare fund
can only be used for special bonuses or collective welfare of
the subsidiaries employees, and assets acquired through
this fund shall not be taken as the subsidiaries assets.
F-25
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
NOTE 20 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
|
|
A. |
|
Names of related parties and relationship with the Company are
as follows: |
|
|
|
Names of related parties |
|
Relationship with the Company |
|
|
|
Mr. Kuo-An Wang
|
|
He is a director, shareholder and chairman of the Company |
Mr. Yu-En Chiu
|
|
He is a director, shareholder and vice chairman of the Company |
Global International Education Investment Ltd.
|
|
It is an associate and one of its shareholders and directors is
Mr. Kuo-An Wang |
Kid Castle Enterprises Limited (KCE)
|
|
Its two directors and shareholders are Mr. Kuo-An Wang and
Mr. Yu-En Chiu |
Chevady Culture Enterprise Limited (CCE)
|
|
Its chairman is Mr. Kuo-An Wang |
Private Kid Castle Short Term Language Cram School (PKC
Language)
|
|
Its chairman is Mr. Yu-En Chiu |
Taipei Country Private Kid Castle Short Term Language Cram
School (TCP PKC)
|
|
Its chairman is Mr. Yu-En Chiu |
Taipei Country Private Chevady Pre-school (TCP
Chevady)
|
|
Its chairman is Mr. Yu-En Chiu |
Taipei Country Private Chung-hua Pre-school (TCP
Chung-hua)
|
|
Its chairman is Mr. Yu-En Chiu |
Taipei Country Private Wonderland Pre-school (TCP
Wonderland)
|
|
Its chairman is Mr. Yu-En Chiu |
Taipei City Private Kid Castle Pre-school (TCP Kid
Castle)
|
|
Its chairman is Mr. Yu-En Chiu |
21st Century Publishing House (Publishing House)
|
|
A joint venture |
Jiangxi 21st Century Kid Castle Culture Media Co., Ltd
(Culture Media)
|
|
An investment accounted for under the equity method before
July 2, 2004. It has become a consolidated entity after
July 2, 2004. (Note 9) |
21st Century Kid Castle Language and Education Center
(Education Center)
|
|
An investment accounted for under the equity method. |
Tianjin Kid Castle Educational Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
(Tianjin Consulting)
|
|
An investment accounted for under the equity method |
Sichuan Lanbeisi Kid Castle Education Development Co., Ltd.
(Lanbeisi)
|
|
An investment accounted for under the equity method |
F-26
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
B. Significant transactions and balances with related
parties are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
(i) Sales to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PKC Language
|
|
$ |
13,290 |
|
|
$ |
15,484 |
|
|
$ |
53,343 |
|
|
TCP PKC
|
|
|
13,290 |
|
|
|
15,485 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TCP Chevady
|
|
|
14,151 |
|
|
|
18,922 |
|
|
|
27,000 |
|
|
TCP Chung-hua
|
|
|
17,310 |
|
|
|
26,775 |
|
|
|
34,443 |
|
|
TCP Wonderland
|
|
|
14,151 |
|
|
|
18,922 |
|
|
|
26,999 |
|
|
TCP Kid Castle
|
|
|
16,402 |
|
|
|
26,861 |
|
|
|
30,170 |
|
|
Publishing House
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
157,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Education Center
|
|
|
10,335 |
|
|
|
8,637 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tianjin Consulting
|
|
|
10,823 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lanbeisi
|
|
|
20,057 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
129,809 |
|
|
$ |
288,116 |
|
|
$ |
171,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ii) Rental income from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KCE
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,742 |
|
|
$ |
34,783 |
|
|
CCE
|
|
|
1,795 |
|
|
|
1,742 |
|
|
|
870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,795 |
|
|
$ |
3,484 |
|
|
$ |
35,653 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(iii) Franchising income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PKC Language
|
|
$ |
627 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
TCP PKC
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TCP Chevady
|
|
|
4,374 |
|
|
|
3,484 |
|
|
|
3,478 |
|
|
TCP Chung-hua
|
|
|
1,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TCP Wonderland
|
|
|
4,374 |
|
|
|
3,478 |
|
|
|
3,478 |
|
|
TCP Kid Castle
|
|
|
8,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20,432 |
|
|
$ |
6,956 |
|
|
|
6,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(iv) Purchase
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publishing House
|
|
$ |
453,766 |
|
|
$ |
507,136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(v) |
The two directors, Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En Chiu,
have given personal guarantees to certain bank loans and
borrowings. Please see the details as described in
Note 13 Borrowings. |
|
|
|
The management of the Group is of the opinion that the above
transactions were carried out in the normal course of business
at agreed upon terms. |
F-27
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
|
(vi) |
Accounts and notes receivable related parties: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
Name of Related Parties |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
KCE
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
571,755 |
|
PKC Language
|
|
|
16,772 |
|
|
|
3,358 |
|
TCP PKC
|
|
|
16,772 |
|
|
|
3,358 |
|
TCP Chung-hua
|
|
|
27,506 |
|
|
|
2,863 |
|
TCP Chevady
|
|
|
24,431 |
|
|
|
2,537 |
|
TCP Wonderland
|
|
|
24,431 |
|
|
|
2,537 |
|
TCP Kid Castle
|
|
|
31,586 |
|
|
|
|
|
Publishing House
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,646 |
|
Education Center
|
|
|
726 |
|
|
|
2,099 |
|
Tianjin Consulting
|
|
|
15,746 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lanbeisi
|
|
|
19,475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
177,445 |
|
|
$ |
631,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(vii) Other receivables related parties:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
Name of Related Parties |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Publishing House (Note 1)
|
|
$ |
13,781 |
|
|
$ |
135,513 |
|
Culture Media (Note 2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178,331 |
|
Education Center (Note 3)
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
2,319 |
|
Tianjin Consulting (Note 4)
|
|
|
6,825 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lanbeisi (Note 5)
|
|
|
9,062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
29,936 |
|
|
$ |
316,163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
1. |
As of December 31, 2003, the amount due from Publishing
House consists primarily of the remaining amount due under a
loan of RMB$1,000,000 (approximately $120,000 from the Group to
Publishing House for the incorporation of Culture Media). The
loan is unsecured and bears no interest. Pursuant to the terms
of the loan, Publishing House was obligated to repay the loan on
or before June 27, 2004 or it would be required to transfer
its 40% ownership interest in Culture Media to the Group. On
July 2, 2004, as Publishing House did not repay the loan,
the Group decided to take over the 40% ownership from Publishing
House, and therefore, the Groups ownership in Culture
Media has increased to 90% and Culture Media has become a
consolidated entity as of December 31, 2004. |
|
2. |
Culture Media was incorporated in December 2003. The Group paid
certain pre-operating costs on behalf of Culture Media. As of
December 31, 2003, the amount due from this related party
had no fixed repayment term and bears no interest. As of
December 31, 2004, Culture Media was consolidated into the
Groups financial statements. |
|
3. |
Education Center was founded in October 2003. The amount due
from this related party is mainly inventory purchases paid by
the Group on behalf of Education Center. The amount due from
this related party has no fixed repayment term and bears no
interest. |
F-28
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
4. |
Tianjin Consulting was incorporated in April 2004. The Group
paid certain pre-operating costs on behalf of Tianjin
Consulting. The amount due from this related party has no fixed
repayment term and bears no interest. |
|
5. |
Lanbeisi was incorporated in April 2004. The Group paid
pre-operating costs of RMB$75,000 (approximately $9,000) on
behalf of Lanbeisi. The amount due from this related party has
no fixed repayment term and bears no interest. |
(viii) Prepayments and other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, |
Name of Related Parties |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 |
|
|
| |
|
|
Prepayment to Publishing House
|
|
$ |
265,223 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
265,223 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments to Publishing House are mainly for inventory ordered
by Culture Media. According to each contract signed with
Publishing House, Culture Media has to prepay a certain
percentage of inventories purchased upon the effectiveness of
the contracts. The remaining payments will be made three months
after the initial payment.
(iv) Accounts payable related parties:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
Name of Related Parties |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Publishing House
|
|
$ |
265,077 |
|
|
$ |
379,244 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
265,077 |
|
|
$ |
379,244 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(x) Amount due to officers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 | |
|
|
|
|
| |
Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En Chiu (Note 1)
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
572,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
572,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
1. |
As of December 31, 2002, the outstanding balance of the
amount due to a shareholder, which was unsecured and carried
interest at 25.2% per annum, was $606,208 (including the
principal of $600,000 and related interests). On
November 15, 2003, the Group entered into a liability
transfer agreement with the shareholder to transfer this
liability to Mr. Kuo-An Wang and Mr. Yu-En Chiu.
According to the agreement, it is stated that the Group would
transfer its original liability of $600,000 and the interests
separately in two lump sums. The first transfer was completed on
December 30, 2003 for $70,000, and the remaining balance,
including the principal of $530,000 and related interests
totalled $572,160 as of December 31, 2003. The Group
completed the second transfer in January 2004. |
NOTE 21 CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to
significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of
cash, trade notes receivable and accounts receivable. The
Groups cash are deposited with various financial
institutions in the ROC and the PRC and one financial
institution in the United States. The Group offers credit terms
on the sale of its products to certain customers. The Company
performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers
financial condition and, generally, requires no collateral from
its customers.
F-29
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The Company maintains an allowance for uncollectible notes
receivable and accounts receivable based upon the expected
collectibility of all notes receivable and accounts receivable.
In addition to cash, notes receivable and accounts receivable,
the Companys financial instruments include notes payable
and accounts payable, which are carried at cost, which
approximates the fair value because of the short-term maturity
of these instruments.
No individual customer of the Group accounted for more than 10%
of operating revenues for the years ended December 31,
2004, 2003 and 2002. However, one major customer accounted for
approximately 23% of notes (including current and long-term
notes receivable) and accounts receivable as of
December 31, 2004 and none accounted for more than 10% of
notes and accounts receivable as of December 31, 2003 and
2002.
NOTE 22 GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS
The Group is principally engaged in the business of children
education focusing on English language in Taiwan and the PRC.
Accordingly, the Group has two reportable geographic segments:
Taiwan and the PRC. The Group evaluates the performance of each
geographic segment based on its net income or loss. The Group
also accounts for inter-segment sales as if the sales were made
to third parties. Information concerning the operations in these
geographical segments is as follows:
|
|
A. |
For the year ended December 31, 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taiwan | |
|
The PRC | |
|
Total | |
|
Corporate | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
External revenue
|
|
$ |
7,330,039 |
|
|
$ |
2,342,423 |
|
|
$ |
9,672,462 |
|
|
$ |
56,651 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,729,113 |
|
Inter-segment revenue
|
|
|
451,750 |
|
|
|
61,879 |
|
|
|
513,629 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(513,629 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,781,789 |
|
|
$ |
2,404,302 |
|
|
$ |
10,186,091 |
|
|
$ |
56,651 |
|
|
$ |
(513,629 |
) |
|
$ |
9,729,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
|
|
$ |
317,053 |
|
|
$ |
47,672 |
|
|
$ |
364,725 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
364,725 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEGMENT RESULTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss) form operations
|
|
$ |
630,946 |
|
|
$ |
(1,073,998 |
) |
|
$ |
(443,052 |
) |
|
$ |
(376,160 |
) |
|
$ |
35,908 |
|
|
$ |
(783,304 |
) |
Interest income
|
|
|
24,681 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
25,849 |
|
|
|
2,001 |
|
|
|
(3,981 |
) |
|
|
23,869 |
|
Interest expenses
|
|
|
(176,085 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(176,085 |
) |
|
|
(2,469 |
) |
|
|
3,981 |
|
|
|
(174,573 |
) |
Share of profit of associates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36,573 |
) |
|
|
(36,573 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36,573 |
) |
Other non-operating income (loss), net
|
|
|
89,485 |
|
|
|
(18,436 |
) |
|
|
71,049 |
|
|
|
18,461 |
|
|
|
62,471 |
|
|
|
151,981 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
569,027 |
|
|
|
(1,127,839 |
) |
|
|
(558,812 |
) |
|
|
(358,167 |
) |
|
|
98,379 |
|
|
|
(818,600 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(313,597 |
) |
|
|
(115,910 |
) |
|
|
(429,507 |
) |
|
|
(1,222 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(430,729 |
) |
Minority interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,263 |
) |
|
|
(5,263 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,263 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
255,430 |
|
|
$ |
(1,249,012 |
) |
|
$ |
(993,582 |
) |
|
$ |
(359,389 |
) |
|
$ |
98,379 |
|
|
$ |
(1,254,592 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$ |
134,210 |
|
|
$ |
186,928 |
|
|
$ |
321,138 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
321,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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2004 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2004 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Total assets
|
|
$ |
10,313,287 |
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|
$ |
2,827,431 |
|
|
$ |
13,140,718 |
|
|
$ |
30,225 |
|
|
$ |
(389,519 |
) |
|
$ |
12,781,424 |
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F-30
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
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B. |
For the year ended December 31, 2003 |
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Taiwan | |
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The PRC | |
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Total | |
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Corporate | |
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Eliminations | |
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Consolidated | |
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| |
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| |
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REVENUE
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|
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External revenue
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|
$ |
7,507,683 |
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|
$ |
1,083,700 |
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|
$ |
8,591,383 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
8,591,383 |
|
Inter-segment revenue
|
|
|
202,001 |
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|
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|
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|
202,001 |
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|
(202,001 |
) |
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$ |
7,709,684 |
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|
$ |
1,083,700 |
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|
$ |
8,793,384 |
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|
$ |
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|
|
$ |
(202,001 |
) |
|
$ |
8,591,383 |
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DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
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|
$ |
285,635 |
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|
$ |
47,790 |
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|
$ |
333,425 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
333,425 |
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SEGMENT RESULTS
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Profit (loss) form operations
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$ |
157,153 |
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$ |
(1,071,371 |
) |
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$ |
(914,218 |
) |
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$ |
(522,488 |
) |
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$ |
(7,808 |
) |
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$ |
(1,444,514 |
) |
Interest income
|
|
|
60,108 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
60,108 |
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|
729 |
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|
|
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|
60,837 |
|
Interest expenses
|
|
|
(184,154 |
) |
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|
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|
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|
(184,154 |
) |
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|
(155,914 |
) |
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|
(340,068 |
) |
Share of profit of associates
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|
(49,349 |
) |
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|
(49,349 |
) |
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|
(49,349 |
) |
Loss on write-off of an investment
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|
(133,267 |
) |
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|
(133,267 |
) |
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(133,267 |
) |
Other non-operating income (loss), net
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|
163,948 |
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|
(1,208 |
) |
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|
162,740 |
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|
2,545 |
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|
9,919 |
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|
175,204 |
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Profit (loss) before income taxes
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|
197,055 |
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|
(1,255,195 |
) |
|
|
(1,058,140 |
) |
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|
(675,128 |
) |
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|
2,111 |
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|
|
(1,731,157 |
) |
Income taxes
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|
|
(102,158 |
) |
|
|
(106,625 |
) |
|
|
(208,783 |
) |
|
|
(651 |
) |
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|
|
(209,434 |
) |
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Net income (loss)
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|
$ |
94,897 |
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|
$ |
(1,361,820 |
) |
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$ |
(1,266,923 |
) |
|
$ |
(675,779 |
) |
|
$ |
2,111 |
|
|
$ |
(1,940,591 |
) |
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|
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Capital expenditures
|
|
$ |
170,981 |
|
|
$ |
104,918 |
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|
$ |
275,899 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
275,899 |
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|
December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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December 31, | |
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|
2003 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2003 | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Total assets
|
|
$ |
10,614,292 |
|
|
$ |
2,053,029 |
|
|
$ |
12,667,321 |
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|
$ |
7,487 |
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|
$ |
(132,592 |
) |
|
$ |
12,542,216 |
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|
F-31
Kid Castle Educational Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
C. |
For the year ended December 31, 2002 |
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|
|
|
|
|
Taiwan | |
|
The PRC | |
|
Total | |
|
Corporate | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
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|
| |
|
| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
REVENUE
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
External revenue
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|
$ |
6,319,754 |
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$ |
253,220 |
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|
$ |
6,572,974 |
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|
$ |
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|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
6,572,974 |
|
Inter-segment revenue
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|
151,374 |
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|
|
|
|
|
151,374 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(151,374 |
) |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
$ |
6,471,128 |
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|
$ |
253,220 |
|
|
$ |
6,724,348 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(151,374 |
) |
|
$ |
6,572,974 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
|
|
$ |
250,295 |
|
|
$ |
22,905 |
|
|
$ |
273,200 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
273,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEGMENT RESULTS
|
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|
|
Profit (loss) form operations
|
|
$ |
225,053 |
|
|
$ |
(1,389,055 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,164,002 |
) |
|
$ |
(610,154 |
) |
|
$ |
(105,246 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,879,402 |
) |
Interest income
|
|
|
38,614 |
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|
|
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|
|
38,614 |
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|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
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|
38,636 |
|
Interest expenses
|
|
|
(184,969 |
) |
|
|
(1,418 |
) |
|
|
(186,387 |
) |
|
|
(108,652 |
) |
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|
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|
|
(295,039 |
) |
Share of profit of associates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,043 |
|
|
|
9,043 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,043 |
|
Other non-operating income (loss), net
|
|
|
201,433 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
201,433 |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
201,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
Profit (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
280,131 |
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|
|
(1,381,430 |
) |
|
|
(1,101,299 |
) |
|
|
(718,784 |
) |
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|
(105,246 |
) |
|
|
(1,925,329 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(147,188 |
) |
|
|
165,521 |
|
|
|
18,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
132,943 |
|
|
$ |
(1,215,909 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,082,966 |
) |
|
$ |
(718,784 |
) |
|
$ |
(105,246 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,906,996 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$ |
78,210 |
|
|
$ |
137,472 |
|
|
$ |
215,682 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
215,682 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2002 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Total assets
|
|
$ |
8,580,336 |
|
|
$ |
1,296,912 |
|
|
$ |
9,877,248 |
|
|
$ |
870 |
|
|
$ |
(105,246 |
) |
|
$ |
9,772,872 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
NOTE 23 SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In January 2005, KCIT repaid a short-term unsecured term loan of
US$157,679, which was granted in April 2004 and entered a new
agreement with International Bank of Taipei for a 3-year
unsecured loan of US$473,037 with the payment terms of monthly
installments of principal and interest.
In March 2005, KCIT repaid a short-term unsecured term loan of
US$315,358, which was granted in August 2004 and entered into a
new agreement with Chang Hwa Commercial Bank for a 3-year
unsecured loan of US$315,358 with the payment terms of monthly
installments of principal and interest.
F-32