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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q

 
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011
 
or
 
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ____ to _____
 
Commission File Number:  033-145620
 
China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
20-8067060
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
No. 102, Chengzhan Road, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, P.R.C.
 
545007
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 +86 (772) 363 8318
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes  x  No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 Large Accelerated filer o                                                                                               Accelerated Filer o
 
Non-Accelerated Filer o                                                                                                Smaller Reporting Company x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.)  Yes  x  No  o
 
As of November 10, 2011 the registrant had 38,154,340 shares of common stock outstanding.
 
 
 

 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Part I -- Financial Information
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements
  1
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Incomes (Unaudited) – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010
1
     
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2010
2-3
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010
4-5
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
6
     
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2011 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2010
7
     
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  28
     
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
45
     
Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
45
     
 
Part II – Other Information
 
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
45
     
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
45
     
Item 2.
Unregistered shares of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
46
     
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 None
     
Item 4.
(Reserved and Removed)
None
     
Item 5.
Other Information
None
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
46
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
   PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements
 
 
 
China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
(Formerly named China Baicaotang Medicine Limited)
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
 (Stated in US Dollars)
 
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Sales revenue
  $ 67,480,712     $ 52,528,246     $ 191,199,700     $ 134,049,842  
Cost of sales
    51,180,349       39,294,987       145,219,476       99,341,298  
Gross profit
    16,300,363       13,233,259       45,980,224       34,708,544  
                                 
Operating expenses
                               
Administrative expenses
    2,127,195       2,371,018       7,843,247       5,307,917  
Selling expenses
    1,719,926       1,384,765       5,435,073       3,471,200  
Total operating expenses
    3,847,121       3,755,783       13,278,320       8,779,117  
                                 
Income from operations
    12,453,242       9,477,476       32,701,904       25,929,427  
                                 
Non-operating income (expense)
                               
Interest income
    21,510       2,781       47,499       6,923  
Other income
    20,278       16,936       157,019       143,643  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    391,652       249,092       967,696       (457,718 )
Other expenses
    (7,147 )     (162,352 )     (24,733 )     (203,051 )
Finance costs
    (256,156 )     (202,259 )     (646,060 )     (679,868 )
Total non-operating income (expense)
    170,137       (95,802 )     501,421       (1,190,071 )
                                 
Income before income taxes
    12,623,379       9,381,674       33,203,325       24,739,356  
Income taxes
    (3,165,839 )     (2,474,101 )     (8,893,359 )     (6,455,209 )
Net income
    9,457,540       6,907,573       24,309,966       18,284,147  
Other comprehensive income
                               
Foreign currency translation
                               
adjustments
    1,047,236       -       3,398,140       (1,334 )
Total comprehensive income
  $ 10,504,776     $ 6,907,573     $ 27,708,106     $ 18,282,813  
                                 
Earnings per share - basic
  $ 0.22     $ 0.18     $ 0.57     $ 0.48  
Earnings per share - diluted
  $ 0.22     $ 0.18     $ 0.57     $ 0.48  
                                 
Weighted average number of shares
                               
outstanding - basic
    38,153,430       38,154,340       38,153,430       38,032,897  
Weighted average number of shares
                               
outstanding - diluted
    38,153,430       38,506,274       38,153,430       38,384,831  
                                 
Reconciliation of net income to income applicable to common stock:
                               
Net income
  $ 9,457,540     $ 6,907,573     $ 24,309,966     $ 18,284,147  
Less: dividends and accretion on preferred stock
    (1,167,011 )     -       (2,723,026 )     -  
Income applicable to common stock
  $ 8,290,529     $ 6,907,573     $ 21,586,940     $ 18,284,147  
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
(Formerly named China Baicaotang Medicine Limited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Stated in US Dollars)
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
Assets
           
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 34,263,735     $ 20,157,112  
Restricted cash
    901,963       1,334,868  
Accounts receivable, net
    104,250,461       68,664,308  
Bills receivable
    18,745       -  
Amounts due from related companies
    1,047,670       3,784,069  
Other receivables, prepayments and deposits
    5,248,675       3,332,747  
Inventories
    13,962,097       10,776,877  
Deferred income taxes
    213,806       207,222  
Total current assets
    159,907,152       108,257,203  
                 
Property, plant and equipment, net
    16,173,348       14,605,888  
Goodwill
    574,793       560,418  
Other intangible assets, net
    520,598       581,481  
Land use rights, net
    13,589,998       13,422,048  
Long-term deposits
    7,029,450       3,482,200  
Deferred income taxes
    652,661       629,798  
Total assets
  $ 198,448,000     $ 141,539,036  
                 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
(Formerly named China Baicaotang Medicine Limited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Cont’d)
 (Stated in US Dollars)
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
             
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
           
Current liabilities
           
Accounts payable
  $ 36,798,915     $ 35,497,337  
Bills payable
    1,803,926       2,669,752  
Other payables and accrued expenses
    5,158,730       4,856,956  
Amounts due to directors
    164,366       190,484  
Amounts due to related companies
    193,774       139,219  
Income tax payable
    3,149,880       2,564,359  
Secured bank loans
    9,528,824       8,898,218  
Other loans
    -       162,664  
Retirement benefit costs
    29,252       33,412  
Total current liabilities
    56,827,667       55,012,401  
                 
Secured long-term bank loans
    226,132       1,941,606  
Warrant liabilities
    305,497       1,273,193  
Retirement benefit costs
    212,523       213,763  
Total liabilities
    57,571,819       58,440,963  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Convertible redeemable preferred stock
               
Series A convertible, redeemable preferred stock:
               
$0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
               
9,375,000 and zero shares issued and outstanding as of
               
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    32,218,892       -  
                 
Stockholders’ equity
               
Common stock: par value $0.001 per share; 150,000,000 and 100,000,000 shares authorized; 38,154,340 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    38,154       38,154  
Additional paid-in capital
    17,207,547       16,633,411  
Statutory and other reserves
    4,585,854       4,585,856  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    7,826,005       4,427,865  
Retained earnings
    78,999,729       57,412,787  
Total stockholders’ equity
    108,657,289       83,098,073  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 198,448,000     $ 141,539,036  
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
(Formerly named China Baicaotang Medicine Limited)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Stated in US Dollars)
 
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 24,309,966     $ 18,284,147  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
  (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    1,141,687       908,659  
Deferred income taxes
    (4,133 )     (1,218 )
Gain on sale of land use right
    -       (44,919 )
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
    10,960       -  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    (967,696 )     457,718  
Share-based compensation expense
    574,136       658,207  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions of retail stores:
               
Accounts receivable
    (30,174,501 )     (18,553,269 )
Bills receivable
    (18,381 )     -  
Other receivables, prepayments and deposits
    (1,128,518 )     (1,035,193 )
Inventories
    (2,025,584 )     (5,733,211 )
Bills payable
    (942,186 )     -  
Accounts payable
    4,862,137       12,484,937  
Other payables and accrued expenses
    (967,922 )     574,481  
Retirement benefit costs
    (6,803 )     8,929  
Income tax payable
    496,034       1,910,398  
Total adjustments
    (29,150,770 )     (8,364,481 )
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (4,840,804 )   $ 9,919,666  
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
(Formerly named China Baicaotang Medicine Limited)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Cont’d)
 (Stated in US Dollars)

   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Cash flows from investing activities:
           
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
  $ (1,887,074 )   $ (119,641 )
Acquisition of retail stores
    -       (4,521,744 )
Net cash from acquisition of distribution chains
    36,502       -  
Acquisition of intangible assets
    (12,068 )     -  
Deposit for acquisition of retail stores assets
    -       (1,290,960 )
Long-term deposits
    (3,365,600 )     (3,227,400 )
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
    4,039       -  
Proceeds from sale of land use right
    -       697,495  
Net cash flows used in investing activities
    (5,224,201 )     (8,462,250 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Advance/repayment activities with related companies, net
    (5,677,714 )     (1,097,401 )
Proceeds from private placement
    29,495,866       2,315,138  
Restricted cash
    475,110       179,622  
Repayments to directors
    (31,606 )     (820,685 )
Proceeds from bank loans
    9,888,040       8,039,160  
Repayments of bank loans
    (11,270,387 )     (7,553,771 )
Proceeds from other loans
    -       35,208  
Repayments of other loans
    -       (2,241,580 )
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
    22,879,309       (1,144,309 )
                 
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents
    1,292,319       (1,334 )
                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    14,106,623       311,773  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
    20,157,112       13,304,158  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
  $ 34,263,735     $ 13,615,931  
                 
Supplemental disclosures for cash flow information :
               
Cash paid for :
               
Interest
  $ 580,475     $ 762,622  
Income taxes
  $ 8,401,458     $ 4,546,029  
                 
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
               
Accretion of preferred stock to redemption
  $ 1,848,026     $ -  
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
 
 
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China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
(Formerly named China Baicaotang Medicine Limited)
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Unaudited
(Stated in US Dollars)

   
Common stock
         
Statutory
   
Accumulated
             
               
Additional
   
and
   
other
             
   
No. of
         
paid-in
   
other
   
comprehensive
   
Retained
       
   
shares
   
Amount
    capital    
reserves
   
income
   
earnings
   
Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2010
    38,154,340     $ 38,154     $ 16,633,411     $ 4,585,854     $ 4,427,865     $ 57,412,789     $ 83,098,073  
Net income
    -       -       -       -       -       24,309,966       24,309,966  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    -       -       -       -       3,398,140       -       3,398,140  
Share-based compensation
    -       -       574,136       -       -       -       574,136  
Dividends in preferred stock
    -       -       -       -       -       (875,000 )     (875,000 )
Accretion of preferred stock to redemption
    -       -       -       -       -       (1,848,026 )     (1,848,026 )
Balance, September 30, 2011
    38,154,340     $ 38,154     $ 17,207,547     $ 4,585,854     $ 7,826,005     $ 78,999,729     $ 108,657,289  
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
(Formerly named China Baicaotang Medicine Limited)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Stated in US Dollars)
 
1.           Corporate information

China BCT Pharmacy Group Inc. (the “Company”), formerly known as China Baicaotang Medicine, and previous to that, Purden Lake Resource Corp., was incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 30, 2006 as a limited liability company.  
 
The Company is principally engaged in the distribution, production, and retail sale of pharmaceutical products in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”).
 
Currently the Company has five subsidiaries:

       
The Company’s
       
   
Place/date of
 
effective
       
   
incorporation or
 
ownership
 
Common stock/
 
Principal
Company name
 
establishment
 
interest
 
registered capital
 
activities
                 
Ingenious Paragon Global Limited (“Ingenious”)
 
British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) / May 29, 2008
 
100%
 
Authorized, issued and fully paid 50,000 common shares of $1 par value each
 
Investment holding
                 
Forever Well Asia Pacific Limited (“Forever Well”)
 
Hong Kong / January 10, 2008
 
100%
 
Authorized, issued and fully paid 10,000 common shares of HK$1 each
 
Investment holding
                 
Guangxi Liuzhou Baicaotang Medicine Limited (“Liuzhou BCT”)
 
PRC / April 3, 1986
 
100%
 
Registered and fully paid up capital RMB162,663,107.46
 
Investment holding and distribution of drugs
                 
Guangxi Liuzhou Baicaotang Medicine (Retail Chain) Limited (“BCT Retail”)
 
PRC / October 30, 2001
 
100%
 
Registered and fully paid up capital RMB3,000,000
 
Retail sales of drugs
                 
Guangxi Hefeng Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Hefeng Pharmaceutical”)
 
PRC / September 18, 2000
 
100%
 
Registered and fully paid up capital RMB5,000,000
 
Production and sales of drugs
 
 
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2.           Basis of presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X.  Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements and prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted from these statements pursuant to such rules and regulations and, accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes necessary for comprehensive consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
In the opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented herein have been made.  Results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for the entire fiscal year.
 
3.           Summary of significant accounting policies
 
Basis of consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries; Ingenious, Forever Well, Liuzhou BCT, BCT Retail and Hefeng Pharmaceutical.  All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated during consolidation.
 
Use of estimates
 
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  These estimates include, but are not limited to, the valuation of accounts receivable, inventories, warrant liabilities and share-based compensation, and the useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
  
Cash and cash equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash, deposits in banks and other highly liquid investments with initial maturities of three months or less.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the cash and cash equivalents were mainly denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”) and United States dollars were placed with banks in the PRC and Hong Kong. For those denominated in RMB, they are not freely convertible into foreign currencies and the remittance of these funds out of the PRC is subject to exchange control restrictions imposed by the PRC government.  The remaining insignificant balance of cash and cash equivalents were denominated in Hong Kong dollars.
 
 
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Restricted Cash

Restricted cash represents amounts set aside by the Company in accordance with the Company’s debt agreements with certain financial institutions.  These cash amounts are designated for the purpose of paying down the principal amounts owed to the financial institutions, and these amounts are held at the same financial institutions with which the Company has debt agreements in the PRC.  Due to the short-term nature of the Company’s debt obligations to these banks, the corresponding restricted cash balances have been classified as current in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on management’s assessment of the collectability of accounts receivable.  A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the amount of the allowance. The Company considers the historical level of credit losses of all segments (Wholesale, Retail, and Manufacturing) and applies percentages to aged receivable categories. The Company makes judgments about the creditworthiness of each customer based on ongoing credit evaluations, and current economic trends that might impact the level of credit losses in the future for all segments.  If the financial condition of the customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a higher allowance may be required.
 
Based on the above assessment, during the reporting periods, management establishes the general provisioning policy for all segments to make allowances equivalent to 40% of the gross amount of accounts receivable due between 6 months and 12 months and 100% of the gross amount of accounts receivable due over 12 months.  Additional specific provisions are made against accounts receivable whenever they are considered to be doubtful.
 
Bad debts are written off when identified.  The Company extends unsecured credit to customers ranging from three to six months in the normal course of business. The Company does not accrue interest on accounts receivable.
 
Inventories
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value.  Cost is determined on weighted average basis and includes all expenditures incurred in bringing goods to a saleable condition.   The Company’s inventory reserve requirements generally fluctuate based on projected demands, market conditions and product life cycles. In determining the adequate level of inventories to have on hand, management projects inventory demand and compares it to the current or committed inventory levels. Inventory quantities and expiration dates are reviewed regularly and provisions for excess or obsolete inventory are recorded based on the expiration dates and the Company’s forecast of demand and market conditions.
 
No provisions for excess or obsolete inventory were made as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
Property, plant and equipment
 
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Cost includes the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset into its existing use.
 
 
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Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and are being depreciated using the straight line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:  


   
Annual rate
   
Residual value
 
             
Buildings
   
2.54% - 9.84
%
 
Nil - 2
%
Plant and machinery
   
7.00% - 18.40
%
 
Nil - 10
%
Motor vehicles
   
6.00% -18.40
%
   
10
%
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
   
6.00% -18.40
%
   
10
%
 
Construction in progress mainly represents expenditures related to the construction of a new production line and the improvements of the manufacturing process.  All direct costs relating to the new production line and the improvements of the manufacturing process are capitalized as construction in progress. No depreciation is provided in respect of construction in progress.
 
Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.  Cost and related accumulated depreciation of property sold or otherwise disposed of are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in operations.
 
Goodwill and intangible assets 
 
The Company applies the provisions of FASB ASC 805, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” (“FASB ASC 805”). Under FASB ASC 805, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but instead are tested for impairment at least annually.
 
Goodwill, with an infinite useful life, is stated at cost less accumulated impairment.  
 
Pharmaceutical licenses, customer contracts, trademarks, technology know-how and patents are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. These assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their useful lives as follows:

Pharmaceutical licenses
10 years
Customer contracts, trademarks, know-how and patents
1–3 years
 
Land use rights
 
Land use rights are stated at cost less accumulated amortization.  Land use rights are amortized using the straight-line method over the terms of the leases ranging from 40 to 70 years. The lease terms are obtained from the relevant PRC land authority.
 
Impairment of long-lived assets
 
Long-lived assets are tested for impairment in accordance with FASB ASC 360-10-45 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”.  The Company periodically evaluates potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.  The Company recognizes impairment of long-lived assets in the event that the net book value of such assets exceeds the future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such assets.  During the reporting period, the Company has not identified any indicators that would require testing for impairment.
 
 
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Revenue recognition
 
Revenue from the sales of the Company’s products in both wholesale and manufacturing segments is recognized upon customer acceptance. This occurs at the time of delivery to the customer, provided persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, such as a signed sales contract. The significant risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to the customers at the time when the products are delivered and there is no significant post-delivery obligation to the Company. In addition, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured.  The Company does not provide customers with contractual rights of return for products.  When there are significant post-delivery performance obligations, revenue is recognized only after such obligations are fulfilled.  The Company evaluates the terms of the sales agreement with its customer in order to determine whether any significant post-delivery performance obligations exist.  Currently the sales under both wholesale and manufacturing segments do not include any terms which may impose any significant post-delivery performance obligations on the Company.
 
Revenue from the sales of the Company’s products in retail segment is recognized upon customer acceptance. This occurs at the time when the product is purchased by the retail customers at the Company’s retail stores, and there is no significant post-delivery obligation, and collection is reasonably assured.  The Company does not have a return policy allowing customers to return the products sold.   When there are any significant post-delivery performance obligations, revenue is recognized only after such obligations are fulfilled.  The Company evaluates the rules and regulations relating to the retail sales of drugs in the PRC in order to determine whether any significant post-delivery performance obligations exist.  Currently, the rules and regulations relating to the retail sales of drugs in the PRC does not include any provisions which may impose significant post-delivery performance obligations to the Company.
 
Revenue from the sales of the Company’s product represents the invoiced value of goods, net of the value-added tax (VAT). All of the Company’s products sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 17 percent of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by the VAT paid by the Company on raw and other materials that are included in the cost of producing the Company’s finished products.
 
Advertising, research and development expenses

Advertising, research and development expenses are expensed as incurred.
 
Retirement benefit costs
 
Liuzhou BCT adopted a retirement plan to provide for eligible employees who were hired prior to April 23, 2002.  These eligible employees are entitled to receive certain amounts upon termination or retirement from the Company.  The amounts are based on the employee’s years of service in Liuzhou BCT up to April 23, 2002.  The obligation for retirement benefit costs is recorded at the present value of the cost that is expected to settle the obligation and is recognized when the retirement plan is approved.  The employees hired after April 23, 2002 are not entitled to this retirement plan.
 
 
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Shipping and handling costs
 
Shipping and handling costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling expenses.
 
Vendor allowances
 
The Company receives allowances from certain vendors. These allowances are received for a variety of buying activities such as the volume purchase allowance associated with the vendor programs.  Consideration received from a vendor is a reduction in the cost of the inventory and is recognized as a reduction in the cost of goods sold.  The Company also receives promotional allowance funds for specific vendor-sponsored programs per the applicable agreements. These promotional allowance funds are recognized as a reduction in the cost of goods sold as the program occurs.
 
Store opening costs
 
Costs incurred with store start-up costs are expensed as incurred; such as travel for recruitments, and training and setup for new store openings.

Dividends
 
Dividends are recorded in the Company’s financial statements in the period in which they are declared.

Off-balance sheet arrangements
 
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
Income taxes
 
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes pursuant to FASB  ASC 740 "Income Taxes”.  Under the asset and liability method of FASB ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and loss carry forwards and their respective tax bases.  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.    
 
Comprehensive income
 
The Company has adopted FASB ASC 220, “Comprehensive Income”, which establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income (loss), its components and accumulated balances. Components of comprehensive income (loss) include net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments.
 
 
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Concentrations of credit risk
 
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and amounts due from related companies.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC, which management believes are of high credit standing.  With respect to accounts receivable, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition.  The Company generally does not require collateral for accounts receivable and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts of accounts receivable.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated sales and no single customer constituted 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable.

Foreign currency translation
 
The functional currency of the Company is RMB and RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. The Company maintains its financial statements in the functional currency.  Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date.  Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions.  Exchange gains or losses arising from foreign currency transactions are included in the determination of net income for the respective periods.
 
Assets and liabilities of the Company’s operations are translated into the reporting currency, United States dollars, at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet dates. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates in effect during the reporting periods. The resulting translation adjustment is reflected as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of stockholder’s equity in the statement of stockholder’s equity.  
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share
 
The Company reports basic earnings per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share”.  Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting periods.  The weighted average number of shares of the Company represents the common stock outstanding during the reporting periods.  Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive securities outstanding during the reporting periods.  
 
Fair value of financial instruments
 
The Company adopted FASB ASC 820 on January 1, 2008.  The adoption of FASB ASC 820 did not materially impact the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
FASB ASC 820 requires the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments for which the fair value option was not elected.  The carrying amounts of both the financial assets and liabilities approximate to their fair values due to short maturities or the applicable interest rates approximate the current market rates.
 
 
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Recently issued accounting pronouncements
 
4.           Income taxes

United States
 
The Company is subject to the United States of America tax law at tax rates up to 35%.  No provision for the US federal income taxes has been made as the Company had no taxable income in this jurisdiction for the reporting periods.
 
BVI
 
Ingenious was incorporated in the BVI and, under the current laws of the BVI, is not subject to income taxes.
 
Hong Kong
 
Forever Well is subject to the Hong Kong Profits tax at a tax rate of 16.5%. No provision for the Hong Kong Profits tax has been made as the Company had no taxable income in this jurisdiction since its incorporation.
 
PRC
 
Corporate income tax (“CIT”) to Liuzhou BCT and BCT Retail was charged at 25%.
 
In accordance with the Circular of the State Council on Policies and Measures Pertaining to the Development of the Western Region (“DOWR”), the companies are entitled to a preferential rate of 15% if they are engaged in the projects listed in Guiding Catalogue, and the revenue derived from accounts for over 70% of total revenue. Hefeng Pharmaceutical met this DOWR requirement; as a result, the tax authority approved and granted a preferential tax rate of 15% for fiscal years from 2003 to 2010. Hefeng is now taxed at a rate of 25% under the new tax law upon the expiration of the preferential treatment.
 
5.           Earnings per share
 
Basic earnings per share has been computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share has been computed using the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding (which consists of warrants and options to the extent they are dilutive). For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, all the potentially dilutive options and warrants of 1,125,000 and 2,111,235, respectively, were excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation as the average market price of the Company’s common stock did not exceed the weighted average exercise price of such options and warrants, and to have included them would have been anti-dilutive. Accordingly, the basic and diluted earnings per share are the same.

6.           Inventories

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Raw materials
  $ 1,051,571     $ 860,993  
Work-in-progress
    155,577       160,730  
Finished goods
    12,754,949       9,755,154  
                 
    $ 13,962,097     $ 10,776,877  

 
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7.           Goodwill and other Intangible assets
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Goodwill
           
Acquisitions of retail stores
  $ 466,825     $ 452,450  
Acquisition of Hefeng
    107,968       107,968  
    $ 574,793     $ 560,418  
                 
Other intangible assets
               
Pharmaceutical licenses
  $ 799,197     $ 799,197  
Customer contracts
    90,729       90,729  
Trademarks, technology know-how and patents
    112,089       99,892  
      1,002,015       989,818  
Accumulated amortization
    (481,417 )     (408,337 )
                 
    $ 520,598     $ 581,481  

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, amortization amounted to $73,528 and $55,899, respectively.
 
8.           Property, plant and equipment, net
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Buildings
  $ 13,544,629     $ 12,750,902  
Plant and machinery
    1,533,034       1,453,435  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
    4,972,939       3,055,934  
Motor vehicles
    431,606       420,683  
      20,482,208       17,680,954  
Accumulated depreciation
    (4,308,860 )     (3,437,366 )
      16,173,348       14,243,588  
Construction in progress
    -       362,300  
                 
    $ 16,173,348     $ 14,605,888  
 
(a)  
An analysis of buildings, plant and machinery pledged to banks for banking loans (note 12(d)(i)) is as follows :
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31,
2010
 
             
Buildings
  $ 5,439,535     $ 6,669,969  
Accumulated depreciation
    (1,370,541 )     (1,469,600 )
                 
    $ 4,068,994     $ 5,200,369  
 
 
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9.           Land use rights
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31,
2010
 
             
Land use rights
  $ 16,346,215     $ 15,848,693  
Accumulated amortization
    (2,756,217 )     (2,426,645 )
                 
    $ 13,589,998     $ 13,422,048  

The Company has obtained land use rights from the relevant PRC land authority. The lease terms of the land use rights  range from 40 to 70 years, and permit the use of the land on which the office premises, production facilities and warehouse of the Company are situated. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, land use rights with carrying amounts of $1,129,059 and $5,239,133, respectively, were pledged to a bank for the bank loans granted to the Company (note 12(d)(ii)).
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, amortization amounted to $244,467, and $233,814, respectively.
 
10.           Amounts due to directors
 
The amounts due to directors are unsecured and repayable on demand. The balances are interest-free, except for the amounts of $46,863 as of September 30, 2011, and $75,700 as of December 31, 2010, which were interest bearing at fixed rates ranging from 8.16% to 24% per annum.
 
11.           Amounts due from/to related companies
 
The related companies are controlled by several of the Company’s directors including Mr. Huitian Tang, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. These amounts due from or to related companies are interest-free, unsecured and payable on demand.
 
12.           Secured bank loans

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Short-term loans - note 12(a)
  $ 7,185,660     $ 7,085,520  
Current maturities of long-term bank loan
    2,343,164       1,812,699  
                 
    $ 9,528,824     $ 8,898,219  
                 
Long-term bank loans - note 12(b)
    2,569,296       3,754,305  
Less: current maturities
    (2,343,164 )     (1,812,699 )
                 
    $ 226,132     $ 1,941,606  

Bills payable - In general, the bills payable are bank acceptance notes payable issued by local banks in China that entitle the Company’s suppliers to receive the full face amount from the issuing banks. In China, this is a very common low cost financial instrument used to pay suppliers.
 
 
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Our bank acceptance notes payable represent short-term notes payable issued by Chinese banks in connection with the Company’s purchases that entitle the Company’s suppliers to receive the full face amount from the financial institutions at maturity, which range six to twelve months from the date of issuance. The bills payable were secured by the Company’s restricted cash deposited with issuing banks. All the bank acceptance notes are subject to bank charges of 0.05% of the principal as a commission on each loan transaction. The amount borrowed is entered in the accounting records by increasing cash or as payments to vendors, and increasing bills payable.  When the bill payable is repaid, the difference between the carrying amount of the note and the cash necessary to repay that note is reported as interest expense.
 
 
(a)
The weighted average interest rates for short-term loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were 7.61% and 5.84% per annum, respectively.
 
 
(b)
The long term loans as of September 30, 2011 were interest bearing at variable PRC benchmark rate plus ranging from 7.68% to 8.65% per annum, respectively.
 
 
(c)
As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s banking facilities were composed of the following:

 
Facilities granted
 
Granted
   
Amount Utilized
   
Unused
 
Bills payable
  $ 2,967,990     $ 901,963     $ 2,066,027  
                         
Secured bank loans
  $ 9,754,956     $ 9,754,956     $ -  
 
 
(d)
As of September 30, 2011, the above bank loans were secured by the following:
 
 
(i)
Buildings, plant and machinery with a carrying value of $4,068,994 (note 8).
 
 
(ii)
Land use rights with a carrying value of $1,129,059 (note 9).
 
 
(iii)
Buildings and land use rights owned by the related companies which are controlled by several of the Company’s directors.
 
 
(e)
Long-term borrowings are repayable as follows:
     
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Within one year
  $ 2,343,163     $ 1,812,698  
After one year but within two years
    84,872       1,742,903  
After two years but within three years
    92,209       83,935  
After three years but within four years
    49,052       90,902  
After four years but within five years
    -       23,867  
                 
    $ 2,569,296     $ 3,754,305  
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, there was no covenant requirement under the banking loans granted to the Company.
 
 
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13.           Warrant liabilities

As of December 30, 2009, the Company completed a private placement of 2,489,370 shares of common stock and five-year warrants to purchase up to 1,244,368 shares of common stock (“First Batch Warrants”). The stock was purchased at an exercise price of $3.81 per share for gross proceeds of $6,322,952, which includes issuance expenses of $1,016,290. In accordance with FASB ASC 815, these warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock and should be classified as financial derivative liabilities at fair value for each reporting period.  For the year ended December 31, 2009, the fair value of First Batch Warrants was $1,294,142 and the Company considered the amount to be immaterial to the financial statements. Thus, the net proceeds were allocated to First Batch Warrants resulting in the entire amount recorded as equity.
 
Upon the completion of a private placement as of February 1, 2010, as stated in Note 15(a), of which five-year warrants to purchase up to 514,933 shares of common stock (“Second Batch Warrants”) were issued to investors and should be classified as financial derivative liabilities at fair value for each reporting period in accordance with FASB ASC 815, the Company determined that the aggregate fair value of warrants issued as of February 1, 2010 was material to the financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  Accordingly, a reallocation was made for the fair value of First Batch Warrants as of December 31, 2009 amounting to $1,294,142 from the Company’s equity to warrant liabilities as of February 1, 2010.  For the Second Batch Warrants, part of the net proceeds amounting to $561,277, representing the fair value as of February 1, 2010, was allocated to warrant liabilities at initial recognition.
 
The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the binomial model. The assumptions that were used to calculate fair value of First Batch Warrants and Second Batch Warrants as of September 30, 2011 are as follows:

·  
Expected volatility of 42.07% and 43.08%, respectively
·  
Expected dividend yield of 0%
·  
Risk-free interest rate of 2.09% and 2.13%, respectively
·  
Expected lives of 3.25 years and 3.34 years for First Batch Warrants and Second Batch Warrants, respectively
·  
Exercise price of $3.81 per share
 
As of September 30, 2011, the fair value of warrant liabilities was $305,497 and the corresponding gain on the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $967,696 was recognized in the Company’s statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Warrants issued and outstanding, all of which are exercisable at September 30, 2011, are summarized as follows:

   
Number of shares
 
       
First Batch Warrants
    1,244,368  
Second Batch Warrants
    514,933  
         
      1,759,301  
 
14.           Commitments and contingencies
 
 
(a)
Capital commitment
 
 
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As of September 30, 2011, the Company had no capital commitments in respect of the acquisition of property, plant and equipment which were contracted for but not provided in the consolidated financial statements.
 
 
(b)
Operating lease commitments
 
As of September 30, 2011, the Company had non-cancelable operating leases for its retail stores and future minimum non-cancelable lease payments to be paid are as follows:

Year
     
       
Within one year
  $ 1,265,802  
After one year but within two years
    797,059  
After two years but within three years
    298,229  
After three years
    111,178  
         
    $ 2,472,268  
 
The rental expense relating to the operating leases was $964,251 and $558,783 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
 
(c)
Operating lease arrangement
 
As of September 30, 2011, the Company leases part of its building in PRC under an operating lease arrangement until 2014. Future minimum lease payments to be received under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

   
September 30, 2011
 
       
Within one year
  $ 25,797  
After one year but within two years
    6,198  
         
    $ 31,995  
 
 
(d)
Employment agreements

During the 2nd quarter of 2010, the Company entered into employment agreements with Huitian Tang, the Company’s CEO, and Xiaoyan Zhang, the Company’s CFO.  The employment agreements were approved by the board of directors and the compensation committee.  The following is a summary of the material provisions of the employment agreements for Mr. Tang and Ms. Zhang:  
 
On May 18, 2010, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Mr. Tang to employ him as CEO for a term from January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2012, pursuant to which he will be paid RMB 79,600 ($11,600) per month (or RMB 955,200 ($139,200) per year) and additional share-based compensation based upon our 2010 financial performance (see note 17).  The agreement may be terminated upon mutual agreement between the Company and Mr. Tang in writing.  In addition, the Company shall have the right to unilaterally terminate the agreement under certain circumstances, including, among other things, (i) serious violations of the labor laws or the rules or regulations of the Company; (ii) causing serious damage to the interests of the Company; or (iii) Mr. Tang is criminally prosecuted under the law.
 
 
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In 2011, the Board of Directors authorized and approved to increase Mr. Tang’s annual salary from US$139,000 to US$200,000 starting from January 6, 2011.

The Company may also terminate the agreement by serving 30 days' prior written notice to Mr. Tang or giving Mr. Tang one month’s salary in lieu of notice in any one of the following circumstances: (i) where Mr. Tang, after undergoing a legally prescribed period of medical treatment and recuperation for an illness or a non-work-related injury, remains unable to carry out his job responsibilities; (ii) where Mr. Tang is unable to fulfill the duties of his position to the standards required under the terms of the agreement; or (iii) where the agreement cannot be performed due to any major changes of any objective circumstances, which includes, but is not limited to, a merger of the Company into another business entity, or sale or transfer by the Company of substantial portion of the assets it owns to third parties, a material adjustment in operative policy, or a declaration of bankruptcy, dissolution or liquation by the Company.
 
Mr. Tang may terminate the agreement during the term upon 30 days prior written notice to the Company.  In addition, Mr. Tang may terminate the agreement in certain circumstances, including if (i) the Company fails to pay the social insurance premiums for Mr. Tang in accordance with the law; (ii) the Company forces Mr. Tang to work by means of violence or intimidation; or (iii) the Company fails to pay labor remuneration in full and on time or fails to provide the labor protection or working conditions as agreed under the agreement.
 
On May 18, 2010, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Ms. Zhang to employ her as CFO for a term from January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2012, pursuant to which we have agreed to pay her HKD70,000 ($9,091) per month (or HKD840,000 ($109,092) per year) and additional share-based compensation based upon our 2010 financial performance (see note 17).  The agreement may be terminated upon mutual agreement between the Company and Ms. Zhang in writing.  In addition, the Company shall have right to unilaterally terminate the agreement under certain circumstances, including, among other things, (i) serious violations of the labor laws or the rules or regulations of the Company; (ii) causing serious damage to the interests of the Company; or (iii) Ms. Zhang is criminally prosecuted under the law.

In 2011, the Board of Directors authorized and approved to increase Ms. Zhang’s annual salary from US$109,092 to US$160,000 starting from January 6, 2011.

The Company may terminate the agreement by serving 30 days' prior written notice to Ms. Zhang or giving Ms. Zhang one month’s salary in lieu of notice in any one of the following circumstances: (i) where Ms. Zhang, after undergoing a legally prescribed period of medical treatment and recuperation for an illness or a non-work-related injury, remains unable to carry out her job responsibilities; (ii) where Ms. Zhang is unable to fulfill the duties of her position to the standards required under the terms of the agreement; or (iii) where the agreement cannot be performed due to any major changes of any objective circumstances, which includes, but is not limited to, a merger of the Company into another business entity, or sale or transfer by the Company of substantial portion of the assets it owns to third parties, a material adjustment in operative policy, or a declaration of bankruptcy, dissolution or liquation by the Company.
 
Ms. Zhang may terminate the agreement during the term upon 30 days prior written notice to the Company.  In addition, Ms. Zhang may terminate the agreement in certain circumstances, including if (i) the Company fails to pay the social insurance premiums for Ms. Zhang in accordance with the law; (ii) the Company forces Ms. Zhang to work by means of violence or intimidation; or (iii) the Company fails to pay labor remuneration in full and on time or fails to provide the labor protection or working conditions as agreed under the agreement.
 
 
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(e)
Distribution agreements

During September of 2010, the Company entered into separate distribution agreements with three government-owned hospitals, each for a term of three years, pursuant to which the hospitals agreed to further increase its business with them ranging from 30% to 95% of their respective purchase plans for its drugs. The Company agreed to use its best efforts to fulfill the orders by distributing the drugs under the statutory requirement of the mandated collective tender plan.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into separate distribution agreements with another three government-owned hospitals for a term of three years, pursuant to which the hospitals agreed to further increase the Company’s business with them from 30% to 40% of their respective purchase plans for its drugs.
  
In addition to the existing deposits of RMB 23,000,000 ($3,592,830) paid in 2010, the Company made additional deposits totaling RMB 22,000,000 ($3,436,620) for the security of these new distribution agreements entered in 2011. These hospitals are required to repay the deposit amounts in full when the agreements expire or when terminated, which may be done only under certain circumstances. The Company entered into such agreements to pursue relationships with these large hospitals in order to achieve a higher share of these customers’ purchases.

The Company anticipates the revenues derived from the existing distribution agreements will contribute additional revenue of approximately $7,000,000 annually. An additional $10 million revenues has been contributed for the nine  months from October 2010 to September 30, 2011 derived from these three hospitals after signing the distribution agreements during September 2010.  The Company believes that the revenues from these distribution agreements entered in 2011 will contribute additional revenue of $14,000,000 annually, commencing in the third to fourth quarter of 2011.
 
15.          Convertible redeemable preferred stock

On January 18, 2011, the Company entered into a Series A Convertible Preferred Shares Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Milestone Longcheng Limited (“Milestone”) pursuant to which Milestone at February 28, 2011 purchased 9,375,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, par value $.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000,000. The Preferred Shares carry a dividend of 5% and are convertible initially into an equal number of shares of our Common Stock at an initial conversion price of $3.20 per share.

Upon the consummation of a qualified public offering (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in which the sale price of the Preferred Shares exceeds the product of 2.0 multiplied by the initial conversion price (as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Purchase Agreement), without the payment of additional consideration thereof, all the Preferred Shares shall be automatically converted into Conversion Shares at the then applicable Conversion Rate.

The holders of the Preferred shares may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding Preferred Shares upon the occurrence of certain events, including: (a) any change of control of the Company;(b) any substantial asset sale; (c) any consolidation or merger or acquisition or sale of voting securities of the Company resulting in the holders of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction beneficially owning or controlling less than a majority of the voting securities of the continuing or surviving entity immediately following such transaction;(d) any tender offer, exchange offer or repurchase offer for any common shares;(e) cessation of listing of the common shares (or equity securities of an entity that holds all or substantially all the share capital of the Company) on an internationally recognized exchange; (f) it has been three years since the issue date (g) cessation of provision of services by Mr. Huitian Tang to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of resignation, discharge, death, disability, retirement or otherwise.
 
 
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The redemption price to be paid by the Company for such required redemptions shall be equal to an amount necessary to provide an annual return of fifteen percent (15%) compounded annually on the stated value of the Preferred Shares for the period commencing on February 28, 2011 and ending on the applicable redemption date.  The redemption price shall take into account and be credited with any dividends paid during such period.

The conversion price shall be subject to adjustment as follows if any of the events listed below occur prior to the conversion of any Preferred Shares being converted:

(a)  
In the event the Company pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its common shares in common shares,  subdivides or reclassifies its outstanding common shares into a greater number of shares, or  consolidates or reclassifies its outstanding common shares into a smaller number of shares, the conversion price in effect immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted so that the holders of the Preferred Shares thereafter converted shall be entitled to receive the number of common shares of the Company which they would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the occurrence  of such event had the Preferred Shares been converted immediately prior to the occurrence of such event.

(b)  
In the event the Company issues common shares, issues rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase common shares, or issues or sells other rights for common shares or securities whether or not convertible or exchangeable into common shares  for a consideration per share less than the then effective conversion price on the date the Company issues or sells such  securities, then in each such case the conversion price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such securities shall be reduced, concurrently with the issue of such securities, to the price appropriately readjusted.

(c)  
In the event the Company’s net income after tax under U.S. GAAP, but excluding the effects of extraordinary gains, and non-cash expenses relating to options and warrants, and qualified public offering related expenses as and when expensed in the Company’s audited annual financial statements for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2011, and prepared on a pro forma basis, is less than US$31,200,000, the conversion price shall be adjusted, effective on the date of the issuance of the 2011 annual audited financial statements.

(d)  
In the event the Company distributes to all holders of its common shares any share capital of the Company (other than common shares) or evidences of indebtedness or cash or other assets (excluding regular cash dividends or distributions paid from retained earnings of the Company and dividends or distributions referred to in (a) above) or rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any of its securities (excluding those referred to in (b) above) then, in each such case, the conversion price shall be adjusted.

(e)  
In the event any securities of the Company (other than Preferred Shares) , are amended or otherwise modified by operation of their terms or otherwise  in any manner whatsoever that results in the reduction of the exercise, conversion or exchange price of such securities payable upon the exercise for, or conversion or exchange into, common shares or other securities exercisable for, or convertible or exchangeable into, common shares and/or  such securities becoming exercisable for, or convertible or exchangeable into more shares or a greater amount of such securities which are, in turn exercisable for, or convertible or exchangeable into, common shares, or more common shares, then such amendment or modification shall be treated as if the securities which have been amended or modified have been terminated and new securities have been issued with the amended or modified terms for purposes of Section (b) above.
 
 
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We classify the Preferred Shares as temporary equity in accordance with ASR 268 (Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Reporting Codification, Section No. 211, Redeemable Preferred Stocks) because the Preferred Shares contain a conditional obligation that may require us, at the option of the holders, to redeem some or all of these shares by transferring our assets upon the occurrence of certain events that are not solely within the control of the Company.

The initial fair value of the Preferred Shares was $29,495,866 representing the transaction price of $30,000,000, in accordance with the FASB ASC 820-10-30-3, less related issue costs of $504,134.

We evaluated the economic characteristics and risks of the conversion feature as an embedded derivative and determined such economic characteristics and risks are clearly and closely related to the host contract.  Therefore, the conversion feature does not meet the requirements of FASB ASC 815-15-25-1.a. for bifurcation and separate fair value accounting.

The Company has elected to adjust the carrying amount of the Preferred Shares at each reporting date by applying   periodic accretions, using the interest method, so that the carrying amount will be equal to the possible redemption amount at the earliest determinable redemption date of February 28, 2014. As of September 30, 2011, such accretion amount was $2,723,026 resulting in a carrying amount for the Preferred Shares of $32,218,892 at that date. As of September 30, 2011, the unpaid dividend of $875,000 is included in the carrying amount of the Preferred Shares.
 
16.            Statutory and other reserves

“The Company’s subsidiaries are required to transfer at least 10% of their net income, as determined in accordance with the PRC accounting rules and regulations, to statutory surplus reserve funds until such reserve balances reach 50% of their registered capital. The transfers must be made before distributions of any dividends to shareholders.

The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.
 
17.            Stock option arrangements

On June 27, 2010, we adopted the China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of our employees, nonemployee directors and consultants and the employees, nonemployee directors and consultants of its affiliates, for purposes of assisting us to attract, retain and provide incentives to key management employees and nonemployee directors, and consultants of ours and our affiliates, and to align the interests of such individuals with those of our stockholders. Accordingly, the Plan provides for the granting of distribution equivalent rights, incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, performance share awards, performance unit awards, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights, tandem stock appreciation rights, unrestricted stock awards or any combination of the foregoing, as may be best suited to the circumstances of the particular employee, director or consultant as provided in the Plan.
 
 
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On June 27, 2010, we granted options under the Plan to two executive employees. The options vest and become exercisable with respect to all of the shares only if our after-tax net income for fiscal 2010 equals at least U.S. $26,000,000 (excluding any non-cash expenses) (the “2010 Income Target”), determined on the basis of our audited financial statements for our 2010 fiscal year, as confirmed by our independent auditor in their report on said financial statements (the “Audit Report”).  If the 2010 Income Target is met, the options shall vest and become exercisable on the date on which the Audit Report is dated, and if the options do not become exercisable due to the failure to meet the 2010 Income Target, the option shall terminate on the date on which the Audit Report is dated.

On July 16, 2010, we entered into separate stock option agreements with each of our three independent directors, Messrs. Lee, Choi and Chiu, which agreements provide for the grant to each such individual of an option to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share.  Each option vests and becomes exercisable with respect to all of the shares on June 6, 2011.  The exercise price of each option may be paid for in cash or by cancellation of existing shares of our common stock held by the independent directors. Each option terminates on the earlier of (i) July 16, 2015 or (ii) the date as of which the option has been fully exercised. August 18, 2010, we entered into separate stock agreements with two senior staff, which agreements provide for the grant to each such individual of an option to purchase 10,000 and 5,000 shares separately of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. Each option vests and becomes exercisable on January 1, 2012 so long as they are employed by the Company as of December 31, 2011.

The fair value of options granted to the two executive employees at the date of grant was $1,774,440. Fair values were estimated using the binominal model. The assumptions that were used to calculate fair value of stock options as of June 27, 2010 were: 0% dividend yield, expected volatility of 30%, risk-free interest rate of 4.78%, an exercise multiple of 2, and a post-vesting forfeiture rate of 0%. The Company expensed the remaining compensation cost of $565,763 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 related to non-vested awards upon the 2010 Income Target being concluded.

The fair value of options granted to the three independent directors at the date of grant was $41,010 and was expensed in share-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2010. Fair values were estimated using the binominal model. The assumptions that were used to calculate fair value of stock options as of July 16, 2010 were: 0% dividend yield, expected volatility of 41.8%, risk-free interest rate of 3.427% an exercise multiple of 2, and a post-vesting forfeiture rate of 0%.

The fair value of options granted to the two senior staff at the date of grant was $15,365. Fair values were estimated using the binominal model. The assumptions that were used to calculate fair value of stock options as of August18, 2010 were: 0% dividend yield, expected volatility of 51.31%, risk-free interest rate of 2.46% an exercise multiple of 2, and a post-vesting forfeiture rate of 0%. The Company expensed $8,373 in share-based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  The remaining compensation cost of $2,821 related to non-vested awards will be recognized over the implied remaining requisite service period of October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011 for both options.

The Company expensed the above options in share-based compensation included in administrative expense in the amount of $574,136 and $658,207 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
 
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There were no options granted with exercise prices below the market value of the stock at the grant date. All outstanding options at September 30, 2011 had no intrinsic value because the Company’s stock price was lower than all option exercise prices. A summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2011 is presented below:

   
Number of options
   
Exercise Price
 
             
Stock options granted and outstanding
    1,110,000     $ 4.00  
Stock options granted and outstanding
    15,000     $ 5.00  
 
18.             Defined contribution plan
 
Pursuant to the relevant PRC regulations, the Company is required to make contributions at a rate of 30.5% to employees’ salaries and wages to a defined contribution retirement plan organized by a state-sponsored social insurance plan in respect of the retirement benefits for the Company’s employees in the PRC. The only obligation of the Company with respect to the retirement plan is to make the required contributions under the plan. No forfeited contributions are available to reduce the contribution payable in the future years. The contributions of the defined contribution plan were charged to the consolidated statements of income. The Company contributed $444,819 and $351,559 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
19.               Acquisitions of distributors
 
During the second quarter of 2011, the Company acquired the business of two sub-distributors and one vendor engaged in packaging of Chinese traditional herbs. The acquisitions were structured in such a manner that the Company assumed liabilities equal to the estimated fair value of the assets acquired. No additional consideration was paid, or is payable. The following summarizes the major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
 
Cash
  $ 36,502  
Inventory
    751,112  
Accounts receivable
    4,737,280  
Other current assets
    5,724,522  
Property, plant and equipment
    35,006  
Accounts payables
    (1,783,102 )
Other current liabilities
    (9,501,320 )
         
Total
  $ -  
(a) Includes amounts due from the Company of 5,397,757 that are eliminated in consolidation.
(b) Includes amounts due from the Company of 4,127,756 that are eliminated in consolidation.

20.               Segment information

The Company uses the “management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. Management, including the chief operating decision maker, reviews the operating results solely by monthly revenue of pharmaceutical distribution, retail pharmacy and manufacturing pharmacy segments and the operating results of the Company. As such, the Company has determined that the Company has three operating segments as defined by FASB ASC 280, “Segments Reporting”: Pharmaceutical distribution, retail pharmacy, and pharmacy manufacturing.
 
 
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Three months ended,
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Sales revenue
                       
Wholesale
  $ 50,220,352     $ 38,120,898     $ 141,964,773     $ 94,687,187  
Retail
    13,701,532       11,517,739       39,402,465       32,031,604  
Manufacturing
    3,558,828       2,889,609       9,832,462       7,331,051  
                                 
    $ 67,480,712     $ 52,528,246     $ 191,199,700     $ 134,049,842  
 
 
Three months ended,
 
Nine months ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
                         
Operating income
                       
Wholesale
  $ 8,013,752     $ 6,628,044     $ 22,341,918     $ 15,994,222  
Retail
    2,429,885       2,224,779       6,703,134       7,061,789  
Manufacturing
    1,914,598       1,466,808       5,159,472       3,854,902  
                                 
    $ 12,358,235     $ 10,319,631     $ 34,204,524     $ 26,910,913  
 
   
Three months ended,
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Depreciation and amortization expenses
                       
Wholesale
  $ 231,456     $ 163,515     $ 523,562     $ 455,865  
Retail
    58,217       26,219       147,813       37,627  
Manufacturing
    158,936       143,944       470,312       415,167  
                                 
    $ 448,609     $ 333,678     $ 1,141,687     $ 908,659  
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Assets
           
Wholesale
  $ 152,880,695     $ 108,182,966  
Retail
    15,575,690       16,860,112  
Manufacturing
    19,534,515       16,386,308  
                 
    $ 187,990,900     $ 141,429,386  

 
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A reconciliation is provided for unallocated amounts relating to corporate operations which is not included in the segment information.
 
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                       
Total consolidated revenue
  $ 67,480,712     $ 52,528,246     $ 191,199,700     $ 134,049,842  
                                 
                                 
Total profit for reportable segments
  $ 12,358,235     $ 10,319,631     $ 34,204,524     $ 26,910,913  
Unallocated amounts relating to operations:
                               
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    391,652       249,092       967,696       (457,718 )
Share-based compensation
    (2,822 )     (632,490 )     (574,136 )     (658,207 )
Exchange difference
    (914 )     -       71,133       -  
Interest income
    11,079       -       32,787       -  
Provision for registration payment
    -       (178,783 )     -       (178,783 )
Other general expenses
    (133,500 )     (375,529 )     (1,497,143 )     (873,990 )
Finance costs
    (351 )     (247 )     (1,536 )     (2,859 )
                                 
Income before income taxes
  $ 12,623,379     $ 9,381,674     $ 33,203,325     $ 24,739,356  


   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
             
Assets
           
Total assets for reportable segments
  $ 187,990,900     $ 141,429,386  
Cash and cash equivalents
    10,457,100       109,650  
    $ 198,448,000     $ 141,539,036  
 
All of the Company’s long-lived assets and revenues were classified based on the customers’ location.

22. Subsequent events

The company has evaluated subsequent events through the filing date of this Form 10-Q and has determined that there were no other subsequent events to recognize or disclose in these financial statements.
 
 
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the filings, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, “plan”, or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors, including the risks contained in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, relating to the Company’s industry, the Company’s operations and results of operations, and any businesses that the Company may acquire. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.
 
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
 
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result.  The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
 
Business Review
 
We are engaged in pharmaceutical distribution, retail pharmacy and manufacture of pharmaceuticals through our three subsidiaries Liuzhou BCT, BCT Retail, and Hefeng Pharmaceutical each of which is located in Guangxi Province, China.
 
We have integrated operations in the following three business segments.
 
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
We provide a comprehensive offering of pharmaceutical and healthcare products, including branded and generic prescription medicines, over-the counter medicines, Western and Chinese medicines, as well as personal care products and medical supplies, Chinese herbs,  and medical instruments from manufacturers and suppliers through distribution to our customers, including hospitals, retail drug stores, other pharmaceutical wholesalers, clinics, medical centers, and individuals located mainly in Guangxi Province except for other pharmaceutical wholesalers. Over 8,000 products are distributed in compliance with China’s regulations over the pharmaceutical industry.   For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, our pharmaceutical distribution segment accounted for approximately 74.4% and 74.2%, respectively, of our total revenue after elimination of inter-segment sales.  Revenue derived from Chinese herbal medicine, family planning products, medical instruments, injection drugs and other packaged medicine drugs constituted 1.3%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 14.3% and 84.2% of our pharmaceutical distribution segment’s total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.
  
The terms of our distribution agreements vary between suppliers and vary in terms of payment period, arrangement of delivery, pricing and quality requirements.  The general payment period terms vary from advance deposit, to cash on delivery, and to payment up to 90 days from the date of delivery, and the payment can be settled by means of bank collection, remittance, bills payable, postal check.
 
 
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Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
BCT Retail operates a large regional retail pharmacy network of stores in Guangxi province, consisting of 189 directly owned retail stores under the registered name “Baicaotang 百草堂.” Our retail stores provide high-quality, convenient and professional pharmaceutical services, and supply a wide variety of medicines such as prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, Chinese herbal medicine, roughly processed Chinese herbal medicine, family planning products, and other pharmaceutical and healthcare products. Revenue from the retail pharmacy segment is generated by cash sales or medi-card reimbursement from the national insurance plan. There is no difference in the sales price of products in medi-care qualified stores between cash and medi-card payment.  No co-payment is collected with respect to payments by medi-card.  For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, our retail pharmacy segment accounted for approximately 20.3% and 20.6%, respectively, of our total revenue after elimination of inter-segment sales.
 
The following table sets forth the accounts receivable from the National Program for our retail pharmacy segment as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
   
As of
September 31,
   
As of
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Payor
   
(000
)
   
(000
)
National Program
 
$
501
   
$
349
 
 
Our billing system does not currently have the capacity to generate an aging schedule for all of our receivables. Nevertheless, we are able to create aging schedules by reference to data from our accounting system. The payment from the National Program is made on a lump sum basis after the invoices are approved. Our system is linked to the National Program. At the end of each month, we reconcile our records with those of the National Program for reimbursement.  Once amounts are confirmed by the National Program, such amounts due for the current month are available for reimbursement.  No allowance for bad debts has been made as medi-card reimbursement under the national insurance program is assured.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
Located in Donglan District, Guangxi province and built on approximately 40,000 square meters of land to which we own the use rights, Hefeng Pharmaceutical has four product processing units: (1) Chinese herbal medicine abstraction unit for raw material and medicine paste with 670 tons of annual abstraction capacity; (2) granular formulation unit with an annual production capacity of 0.25 billion packages; (3) pill formulation unit with annual production capacity of 0.36 billion pills, and (4) liquid formulation unit with an annual production capacity of 0.1 billion injections. We manufacture and sell both the generic and clinic drugs all over China. For each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011, our manufacturing segment accounted for approximately 5.3% and 5.2% of our total revenue after elimination of inter-segment sales.
 
Growth Strategy
 
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
We expect to focus on obtaining more contracts for the distribution side of our business. As the centralized bidding for the 2011 contract was closed in the second quarter of year 2011, so far, to our best knowledge, we have won 2,000-3,000 more product distribution rights with regard to our hospital and clinic clients, which represents approximately a 50% increase compared to our product distribution rights to these clients in 2010. In addition, we have almost doubled the number of bids awarded to us for counties and cities under the New Rural Cooperate Medicare from the 6 counties and cities that were awarded to us in last year’s bidding.
 
 
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Retail Pharmacy Segment

We are continuously focusing on rapidly growing our retail pharmacy networks by selectively acquiring drugstore chains to establish a presence in new markets. In particular, we plan to grow through first acquiring similar businesses in the cities in Guangxi province and then acquiring business outside of the Guangxi province. We target retail chains or individual stores in prime locations and with good brand names, well-developed facilities and customer bases that are complementary to ours, and which are commercially attractive. We believe that our relationship with many industry participants and our knowledge of, and operational expertise in, the drugstore market in China will assist us in making acquisitions. We also believe that we can rapidly and successfully integrate newly acquired stores into our current distribution network and quickly realize operating and financial benefits.
 
We intend to spend additional money and effort to open and acquire more chain stores in 2011 and 2012. We will put priority in focusing on quality rather than quantity of the stores that we are going to acquire. However, there are no assurances that such expansion strategy will be delivered at desirable prices. As a result, we may not be able to fully implement our growth strategy.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
We have registered one of our existing product licenses for Levodopa raw materials successfully in India. The production is expected to begin by the end of 2011 and we anticipate that these products will contribute revenue commencing by the end of 2011.
 
Affect of Price Controls on Our Operating Results
 
A number of our pharmaceutical products, primarily those included in the national and provincial medical insurance catalogs, are subject to price controls in the form of fixed retail prices or retail price ceiling controls administered by the Price Control Office under the National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, and provincial price control authorities. Approximately 60% to 70% of our total retail sales are subject to these price controls.  The retail prices of these products are also subject to periodic downward adjustments as the PRC governmental authorities seek to make pharmaceutical products more affordable to the general public.  Any future price controls or government mandated price reductions may cause potential variability of our earnings and cash flows.
 
Results of Operation
 
Three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to three months ended September 30, 2010
 
The following table sets forth the key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated.

   
Three months ended September 30,
 
     
2011
(000) 
   
% of total
revenue
     
2010
(000)
 
% of total
revenue
 
Sales revenue
 
$
67,480
   
100.0
   
$
52,528
 
100.0
 
Cost of sales
   
51,180
     
75.8
     
39,295
 
74.8
 
                             
Gross profit
   
16,300
     
24.2
     
13,233
 
25.2
 
                             
Operating expenses
                           
Administrative expenses
   
2,127
     
3.2
     
2,371
 
4.5
 
Selling expenses
   
1,720
     
2.5
     
1,385
 
2.7
 
     Total operating expenses 
   
3,847
     
5.7
     
3,756
 
7.2
 
                             
Income from operations
   
12,453
     
18.5
     
9,477
 
18.0
 
                             
Non-operating income (expense)
                           
Interest income
   
22
     
-
     
3
 
-
 
Other income
   
20
     
-
     
17
 
-
 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
   
392
     
0.6
     
249
 
0.5
 
Other expenses
   
(7
)
   
-
     
(162
)
(0.3
)
Finance costs
   
(256
)
   
(0.4
   
(202
)
(0.3
)
     Total non-operating income (expense)
   
171
     
0.2
     
(95
)
(0.1
)
                             
Income before income taxes
   
12,624
     
18.7
     
9,382
 
17.9
 
Income taxes
   
(3,166
)
   
(4.7
   
(2,474
)
(4.7
)
Net income
   
9,458
     
14.0
     
6,908
 
13.2
 
Other comprehensive income
                           
Foreign currency translation adjustments
   
1,047
     
1.6
     
-
 
-
 
Total comprehensive income
 
$
10,505
     
15.6
   
$
6,908
 
13.2
 
 
 
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The table below sets forth a breakdown of our external segment revenue after elimination of inter-segment sales, and each segment revenue item as a percentage of our total revenue, as well as our inter-segment sales for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010.  For the three months ended September 30, 2011, we had approximately $10.0 million of inter-segment revenue, which includes approximately $9.7 million in sales from our pharmaceutical distribution segment to our retail pharmacy segment, and approximately $0.3 million in sales from our manufacturing segment to our pharmaceutical distribution segment. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, we had approximately $9.4 million of inter-segment revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution segment which includes approximately $9.2 million in sales from our pharmaceutical distribution segment to our retail pharmacy segment, and approximately $0.2 million in sales from our manufacturing segment to our pharmaceutical distribution segment. External segment revenue refers to segment revenue after inter-segment elimination.
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
   
2011
   
%
   
  2010
   
%
External Segment revenue
   
(000)
           
(000)
       
Pharmaceutical distribution
 
$
50,220
     
74.4
   
$
38,121
     
72.6
 
Retail pharmacy
   
13,701
     
20.3
     
11,518
     
21.9
 
Manufacturing
   
3,559
     
5.3
     
2,889
     
5.5
 
   
$
67,480
     
100.0
   
$
52,528
     
100.0
 
Inter-segment revenue
 
$
10,011            
$
9,381          
 
Sales Revenue
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we had sales revenue of $67.5 million, as compared to sales revenue of $52.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $15.0 million or approximately 28.5%. This increase was mainly attributable to the respective increase in sales revenue of $12.1 million and $2.2 million from our pharmaceutical distribution segment and retail pharmacy segment during the period.
 
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
We derive the majority of our revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution segment from sales of pharmaceutical products to our customers. We distribute a comprehensive offering of pharmaceutical and health care products, including branded and generic prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, western and traditional Chinese medicines, as well as personal care products and medical supplies.
 
The following table sets forth revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution operation by categories of customers:
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
     
2011
   
%
of Sales
     
2010
   
%
of Sales
 
     
 (000)
             
 (000)
         
Hospitals
 
$
35,707
     
71.1
   
$
21,228
     
55.7
 
Other drug stores
   
7,976
     
15.9
     
5,097
     
13.4
 
Clinics and health care centers
   
3,534
     
7.0
     
8,890
     
23.3
 
Distributors and others
   
3,003
     
6.0
     
2,906
     
7.6
 
Total
 
$
50,220
     
100.0
   
$
38,121
     
100.0
 
 
 
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Revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution segment increased by $12.1 million or 31.7% from $38.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $50.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was the result of the increase in sales volume by $12.5 million and offset with the price reduction of approximately $0.4 million. The change in price is attributed mainly to the change in prices paid by hospitals based upon the PRC Government-mandated collective tender process. The increase in sales revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution segment was attributed primarily to the increase of sales to hospitals by $14.5 million. The increase of hospital sales was derived from the increase in the quantity and range of products sold to our existing hospital clients, which was attributable to the increase in coverage by the national insurance plan. Further, we have entered into separate distribution agreements with six government-owned hospitals since the third quarter of 2010. Our share of hospital purchases has been increased with these new agreements.
 
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
Revenue from our retail pharmacy segment increased by $2.2 million or 19.0% from $11.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $13.7 million for the three months September 30, 2011.  The increase in revenue resulted from the increase in sales volume of $2.6 million after the offset of the price reduction by approximately $0.4 million. The increase in volume of sales was primarily attributed to the 62 stores opened since the fourth quarter of year 2010 inclusive of the 5 stores newly opened during the three months ended September 30, 2011. The slight reduction in our retail prices was the result of the adjustment of our selling prices in accordance with the price control office.  The sale from the existing stores was stable and the decrease is mainly derived by the reduction in sales price of the drugs.
 
The following table sets forth revenue from our retail pharmacy segment by existing stores and new stores opened during each period.
  
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
     
(000)
     
(000)
 
Existing stores (1)
 
$
11,066
   
$
8,273
 
New stores (2)
   
2,635
     
3,245
 
Total (include closed stores)
  $
13,701
    $
11,518
 
No. of stores
   
189
     
137
 
 
(1) Ten stores were closed for removal purposes after the three months ended September 30, 2010 and no sales were incurred with respect to those stores during the three months ended September 30, 2011. The sales derived from those stores for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were $148,000.
 
(2) Represents the 62 stores opened after period ended September 30, 2010, in which 5 stores were opened during the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
Revenue from our manufacturing segment increased by 23.2% from $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was attributed to the volume of sales solely as there were no changes in prices between the periods. The increase in sales was attributed to the penetration of sales to new distributors as a result of efforts made by our sales representatives.
 
Cost of Sales

Cost of sales was $51.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $39.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of $11.9 million. Our cost of sales consists of the cost of merchandise and raw materials and other costs. Other costs include direct labor, depreciation and other costs. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the costs of purchasing merchandise for the increase in our revenue.
 
 
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Gross Profits
 
Gross profit was $16.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $13.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of $3.1 million or approximately 23.2%.  Our gross profit margin was 24.2% and 25.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The gross profit margin was stable as we maintained the margin between cost of purchasing pharmaceutical products from suppliers and our prices of pharmaceutical products sold to hospitals, pharmaceutical distributors and other customers. For hospital customers, we establish a pricing range aligned with our suppliers through the PRC Government-mandated collective tender process. For other pharmaceutical product distributors, we arrange three party negotiations with distributors and suppliers. The slight decrease in gross profit margin was mainly attributed to the increase in the portion of sales from the distribution segment in which it has a relatively lower gross profit margin than the other segments
  
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
The gross profit margin for our pharmaceutical distribution segment was approximately 19.0% and 20.9 % for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The cost of sales includes only the cost of merchandise and the slight reduction in gross profit percentage was mainly due to an increase of the portion of sales to other drug stores; those sales have a lower gross profit margin than sales to hospital customers.
 
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
The gross profit margin for our retail pharmacy segment was approximately 32.8% and 30.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The cost of sales includes only the cost of merchandise, and we adjust the retail price in accordance with the cost of merchandise. The slight increase in gross profit margin is attributable to the sales of higher profit margin products.  
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
The gross profit margin for our manufacturing segment was approximately 64.2% and 59.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The cost of sales consists of cost of merchandise and raw materials and other costs. Other costs include direct labor, depreciation and other costs.  There was no material price change for the cost of sales and our prices, and the gross profit margin was stable for each of our manufactured products. The increase was mainly due to the increase of sales of the higher profit margin products.
 
Operating Expenses
 
Selling and administrative expenses totaled $3.8 million both for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and the three months ended September 30, 2010 and there were no material changes between the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Administrative Expenses
 
Administrative expenses decreased by 10.3% from $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily due to the reduction of the share-based compensation of $0.6 million and offset by the slight increase of rental charges in connection with the opening of new stores of $0.1 million and the post-acquisition services of $0.2 million. The percentage of our administrative expenses to our total revenue decreased slightly from 4.5% in 2010 to 3.2% in 2011.
 
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
The administrative expenses of our pharmaceutical distribution segment decreased by $0.02 million or 2.4% from $0.84 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.82 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in repair and maintenance expense by $0.02 million.
 
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
The administrative expenses of our retail pharmaceutical distribution segment increased by $0.5 million or 147.1% from $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was attributable partly to the increase of rental charges by $0.1 million upon the opening of new stores and $0.1 million for the repair expense. Further, we incurred post-acquisition service fees in connection with the acquisition of stores concluded in 2010 of approximately $0.2 million.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
The administrative expense of our manufacturing segment remained stable and was $0.15 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and $0.16 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Selling Expenses
 
Selling expenses increased by 24.2% from $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in our marketing staff’s wages and salaries, and payment for staff welfare in connection with our increased sales and marketing activities. The percentage of our selling expenses to our total revenue decreased slightly from 2.7% to 2.5%.
 
 
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Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
The selling expenses of our pharmaceutical distribution segment increased by 4.5% from $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributed to the increase in transportation charges upon increase in sales.
 
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
The selling expenses of our retail pharmacy distribution segment increased by 29.8% from $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in our salaries of retail staff by $0.1 million upon an increase in the number of staff after the acquisition of new stores during the period.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
The selling expenses of our manufacturing segment increased by 35.7% from $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the commission upon the increase in sales.
 
Change in Fair Value of Warrants
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized non-cash gain of $0.4 million which resulted from the change in fair value of warrants issued to investors in conjunction with the Company’s issuance of warrants in December 2009 and February 2010 pursuant to provisions of FASB ASC 815, “Derivative and Hedging”.  The accounting treatment of the warrants resulted from a provision providing anti-dilution protection to the warrant holders.
 
Income before Income Tax
 
As a result of the foregoing, our income before income tax increased by 34.6% to $12.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $9.4 million for the same period in 2010. The percentage of our income before income tax to total revenue was 18.7% in 2011 compared to 17.9% in 2010. The increase is mainly attributed to the reduction in the percentage of our expenses to revenue.
  
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
The selling expenses of our pharmaceutical distribution segment increased by 4.5% from $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributed to the increase in transportation charges upon increase in sales.
 
 
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Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
The selling expenses of our retail pharmacy distribution segment increased by 29.8% from $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in our salaries of retail staff by $0.1 million upon an increase in the number of staff after the acquisition of new stores during the period.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
The selling expenses of our manufacturing segment increased by 35.7% from $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the commission upon the increase in sales.
 
Net Income
 
As a result of the above factors, we had net income of $9.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $6.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of $2.6 million or approximately 36.9%.  For the three months ended September 30, 2011, our net income was impacted by recognition of a non-cash income of $0.4 million inclusive of warrant liabilities.  Excluding this net $0.4 million non-cash charge, our net income for the three months ended September 30, 2011 would have been $9.1 million, representing an increase of 24.7% compared to $7.3 million excluding the non-cash expense of $0.4 million for the same period of 2010.
 
Earnings per Share
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2011, our basic and diluted earnings per share was $0.22, representing an increase of 22.2%, compared the same period in 2010.  
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2010
 
The following table sets forth the key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated. 

   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
 
% of total
sales revenue
   
2010
 
% of total
sales revenue
 
     
 
 (000)
           
 
(000)
     
Sales revenue
 
$
191,199
   
100.0
   
$
134,049
 
100.0
 
Cost of sales
   
(145,219
)    
(76.0
   
99,341
 
 (74.1
)
                             
Gross profit
   
45,980
     
24.0
     
34,708
 
 25.9
 
                             
Operating expenses
                           
Administrative expenses
   
7,843
     
(4.1
)
   
5,308
 
 (4.0
)
Selling expenses
   
5,435
     
(2.8
)
   
3,471
 
 (2.6
)
     Total operating expenses
   
13,278
     
(6.9
)
   
8,779
 
 (6.6
)
                             
Income from operations
   
32,702
     
17.1
     
25,929
 
 19.3
 
                             
Non-operating income (expense)
                           
Interest income
   
47
     
-
     
7
 
-
 
Other income
   
157
     
-
     
144
 
-
 
Change in fair value of warrants liabilities
   
968
     
0.5
     
(458
(0.3
)
Other expenses
   
(25
)
   
-
     
(203
(0.1
)
Finance costs
   
(646
)
   
(0.3
)
   
(680
 (0.5
)
     Total non-operating income (expense)
   
501
     
0.2
     
(1,190
 (0.9
)
                             
Income before income taxes
   
33,203
     
17.4
     
24,739
 
 18.4
 
Income taxes
   
(8,893
)
   
(4.7
)
   
(6,455
 (4.8
)
Net income
   
24,310
     
12.7
     
18,284
 
 13.6
 
Other comprehensive income
                           
Foreign currency translation adjustments
   
3,398
   
1.8
     
(1
)
 
Total comprehensive income
 
$
27,708
     
14.5
   
$
18,283
 
13.6
 

 
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The table below sets forth a breakdown of our external segment revenue after elimination of inter-segment sales, and each segment revenue item as a percentage of our total sales revenue, as well as our inter-segment sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we had approximately $29.7 million of inter-segment revenue, which includes approximately $28.9 million in sales from our pharmaceutical distribution segment to our retail pharmacy segment, and approximately $0.8 million in sales from our manufacturing segment to our pharmaceutical distribution segment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we had approximately $25.2 million of inter-segment revenue, which includes approximately $24.6 million in sales from our pharmaceutical distribution segment to our retail pharmacy segment and approximately $0.6 million in sales from our manufacturing segment to our pharmaceutical distribution segment. External segment revenue refers to segment revenue after inter-segment elimination.
 
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
 
2011
   
% of total sales revenue
   
 
2010
 
% or total sales revenue
 
External Segment revenue
   
(000)
           
(000)
     
Pharmaceutical distribution
 
$
141,965
     
74.2
   
$
94,687
 
70.6
 
Retail pharmacy
   
39,402
     
20.6
     
32,031
 
23.9
 
Manufacturing
   
9,832
     
5.2
     
7,331
 
5.5
 
   
$
191,199
     
100.0
   
$
134,049
 
100.0
 
                             
Inter-segment revenue
 
$
29,724
           
 $
25,155
     
 
Sales Revenue
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we had sales revenue of $191.1 million, as compared to sales revenue of $134.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $57.1 million or approximately 42.6%. This increase was mainly attributable to the respective increase in sales revenue of $47.3 million and $7.3 million from our distribution segment and our retail segment during the period.
  
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
We derive the majority of our revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution segment from sales of pharmaceutical products to our customers. We distribute a comprehensive offering of pharmaceutical and health care products, including branded and generic prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, western and traditional Chinese medicines, as well as personal care products and medical supplies.
 
The following table sets forth revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution operations by category of customers:
 
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
     
2011
   
%
of Sales
     
2010
 
%
of Sales
 
     
(000)
             
(000)
     
Hospitals
 
$
93,584
     
65.9
   
$
65,267
 
68.9
 
Other drug stores
   
20,380
     
14.4
     
5,215
 
5.5
 
Clinics and health care centers
   
14,516
     
10.2
     
13,904
 
14.7
 
Distributors and others
   
13,485
     
9.5
     
10,301
 
10.9
 
Total
 
$
141,965
     
100.0
   
$
94,687
 
100.0
 
 
 
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Revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution segment increased by 49.9% from $94.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $142.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in revenue of $47.3 million was the result of the increase in volume by $48.3 million and offset by the reduction in price level by $1.0 million.  The average reduction in price is attributed to the change in prices paid by hospitals based upon the PRC Government-mandated collective tender process. The increase in sales revenue from our pharmaceutical distribution segment was attributed primarily to the increase of $28.3 million in sales to hospitals and $15.2 million in sales to other drug stores. The increase in sales to hospitals was the result of an increase in the quantity and range of products sold to our existing hospital clients, which was attributable to the increase in coverage by the national insurance plan. Further, as we entered into separate distribution agreements with six government hospitals commencing from September 2010 onwards, the increase in the grant of the portion of the purchase plan to us contributed to the increase in sales to hospitals.  The increase in sales to other drug stores was the result of the increase in the quantity and range of products to new stores as a result of our marketing effort at the rural area. 
 
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
Revenue from our retail pharmacy segment increased by 23.0% from $32.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $39.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in revenue by $7.4 million was resulted from the increase in sales volume of $8.6 million after the offset of the price reduction by approximately $1.2 million. The increase in volume of sales was primarily attributed to the 62 stores opened since the fourth quarter of year 2010, including the 29 stores opened during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  The slight reduction in our retail prices was the result of the adjustment of our selling prices in accordance with the price control office. 
 
The following table sets forth revenue from our retail pharmacy segment by existing stores and new stores opened during each period.
 
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
     
(000
)
   
(000
)
Existing stores (1)
 
$
32,939
   
$
25,881
 
New stores (2)
   
6,463
     
6,150
 
Total (includes closed stores)
 
$
39,402
   
32,031
 
                 
No. of stores
   
189
     
137
 
 
(1) Ten stores were closed during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The sales derived from these stores for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $458,900 while these stores represented sales of $259,048 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
(2) Represents the 62 stores opened after period ended September 30, 2010, in which 29 stores were opened during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
  
Manufacturing Segment
 
Revenue from our manufacturing segment increased by 34.1% from $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $9.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was attributed to the volume of sales solely as there were no changes in prices between the periods. The increase in sales was attributed to the increase in sales through the penetration of sales to new distributors as a result of efforts made by our sales representatives.
 
Cost of Sales  

Cost of sales was $145.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $99.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of $45.9 million or approximately 46.2%. Our cost of sales consists of the cost of merchandise and raw materials and other costs. Other costs include direct labor and depreciation and miscellaneous costs. The increase was primarily due to higher costs of purchasing merchandise following the increase in our revenue.
 
 
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Gross Profits
 
Gross profit was $46.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $34.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of $11.3 million or approximately 32.6%.  Our gross profit margin was 24.0% and 25.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The gross profit margin was relatively stable; we maintain the margin between our cost of purchasing pharmaceutical products from our suppliers and our prices of pharmaceutical products sold to hospitals, pharmaceutical distributors, and other customers. For hospital customers, we establish a pricing range aligned with our suppliers through the PRC Government-mandated collective tender process. For other pharmaceutical product distributors, we arrange three party negotiations with distributors and suppliers. The decrease in gross profit margin was mainly attributed to the increase in the portion of sales derived from our pharmaceutical distribution segment whose gross profit margin is comparatively lower. 
 
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
The gross profit margin for our pharmaceutical distribution segment was approximately 18.8% and 20.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The cost of sales includes only the cost of merchandise. The gross profit margin derived from drug stores is lower when compared with the hospitals and community health care centres. Thus, the increase in the portion of sales derived from drug store customer sector did reduce the overall gross profit margin. This resulted in a slight decrease in the gross profit margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
 
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
The gross profit margin for our retail pharmacy segment was approximately 33.1% and 32.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The cost of sales includes only the cost of merchandise, and we adjust the retail price in accordance with the cost of merchandise.  There was no significant change in gross profit margin between these two periods.
  
Manufacturing Segment
 
The gross profit margin for our manufacturing segment was approximately 64.3% and 60.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The cost of sales consists of cost of merchandise and raw materials and other costs. Other costs include direct labor, depreciation, and miscellaneous costs.  The increase was mainly due to the increase of sales of the higher profit margin products.
 
Operating Expenses

Selling and administrative expenses totaled $13.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $8.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of $4.5 million or approximately 51.1%. The increase was attributed to the increase of selling and administrative expenses by $2.0 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
 
Administrative Expenses
 
Administrative expenses increased by 47.2% from $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to an increase in the management staff cost, the legal and consultancy fees, and expenses in connection with public company compliance and SEC requirements by $0.8 million. Further there was an increase of $0.4 million of the rental expenditures and $0.6 million of post-acquisition service fees in connection with the acquisition of retail stores. The percentage of our administrative expenses to our total revenue increased slightly from 4.0% in 2010 to 4.1% in 2011.
  
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
The administrative expenses of our pharmaceutical distribution segment increased by $0.7 million or 27.8% from $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the expenditures by $0.3 million for business meetings with the suppliers and other relevant parties. Further, there were increases in the repair cost and information technology costs of $0.2 million and other staff cost of $0.1 million.
  
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
The administrative expenses of our retail pharmaceutical distribution segment increased by $1.2 million or 132.6% from $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the incurrence of the post-acquisition service fees in connection with the acquisition of retail stores concluded in 2010 by $0.6 million. Further, there was an increase of rental expenses by $0.4 million upon the opening of new stores since the third quarter of 2010.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
The administrative expenses of our manufacturing segment increased by $0.1 million or 18.2% from $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was the result of increases in our salaries by $0.1 million.
 
 
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Selling Expenses
 
Selling expenses increased by 54.3% from $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in our marketing staff’s wages and salaries, and payment for staff welfare in connection with our increased sales and marketing activities. The percentage of our selling expenses to our total revenue increased slightly from 2.6% to 2.8%.
 
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
The selling expenses of our pharmaceutical distribution segment increased by 16.7% from $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the transportation charges by $0.3 million upon the increase in sales.
 
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
The selling expenses of our retail pharmacy segment increased by 92.9% from $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the increase in our salaries and bonus to retail staff by $1.3 million in connection with the increase in the number of stores opened for the first nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
The selling expenses of our manufacturing segment increased by 100.0% from $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primary due to the increase of sales commission to regional sales representatives of $0.3 million upon the increase in sales
 
Change in Fair Value of Warrants
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we incurred a non-cash gain of $1.0 million which resulted from the change in fair value of warrants issued to investors in conjunction with the Company’s issuance of warrants in December 2009 and February 2010 pursuant to provisions of FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivative and Hedging”.  The accounting treatment of the warrants resulted from a provision providing anti-dilution protection to the warrant holders.
 
Income before Income Tax
 
As a result of the foregoing, our income before income tax increased by 34.4% to $33.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $24.7 million for the same period in 2010. The percentage of our income before income tax to total revenue decreased slightly from 18.4% in 2010 to 17.4% in 2011. The decrease is mainly attributed to the reduction in the gross profits derived from the increase of the portion of income from the distribution segment, the increase of legal and consultancy fees, and expenses in connection with public company compliance and SEC requirements.
 
 
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Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
Our income before income tax from distribution operations increased by 39.4% from $16.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $22.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, due to increases in sales. The profit margin decreased to 15.7% from 16.9%.
 
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
Our income before income tax from retail pharmacy segment operations decreased by 5.6% from $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 due to the incurrence of the post-acquisition expenses for the acquisition of stores and the increase in special bonus granted to the staff. The profit margin decreased to 17.0% from 22.0%.

Manufacturing Segment
  
Our income before income tax from manufacturing segment operations increased by 33.3% from $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The profit margin decreased to 52.5% from 52.6%.
 
Net Income
 
As a result of the above factors, we had net income of $24.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $18.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of $6.0 million or approximately 32.8%.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our net income was impacted by a non-cash gain of $1.0 million as a result of change in fair value of warrant liabilities and a non-cash share-based compensation expense of $0.6 million.  Excluding this net $0.4 million non-cash gain, our net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 would have been $23.9 million, compared to $19.4 million excluding the $1.1 million non-cash charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of $4.5 million or approximately 23.2 %.

Earnings per Share

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our basic and diluted earnings per share was $0.57 compared to $0.48 for the same period in 2010.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Liquidity is a measurement of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund operations, acquisition, and expansion. In addition to cash on hand, our primary sources of funds for liquidity during the first nine months of 2011 consisted of cash generated from operations and proceeds received from placement of preferred stock. As of September 30, 2011, $9.5 million of our indebtedness was due within one year and $0.2 million was due beyond one year.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 we did not experience any difficulties in renewing our bank loans with our lenders.
 
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Our restricted cash consists of collateral we provide for bills payable.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our restricted cash was approximately $0.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively.  We had cash of $34.3 million and $20.2 million, respectively, exclusive of restricted cash.
 
We believe that our existing sources of liquidity, along with cash expected to be generated from services will be sufficient to fund our operations, anticipated capital expenditures, working capital and other financing requirements (other than acquisitions) for at least the next twelve months. We will continue to monitor our expenditures and cash flow position.
 
 
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For the Nine months
Ended September 30,
   
2011
   
2010
     
 (000)
     
(000)
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
(4,840)
   
$
9,919
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(5,224
)
   
(8,462
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
22,879
     
(1,144
)
Foreign currency translation
   
1,292
     
(1)
 
Net increase in cash and equivalents
   
14,107
     
312
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
20,157
     
13,304
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
34,264
   
13,616
 
  
Operating Activities
 
We derive our cash flow primarily from operating activities from the sale of our products and services through our three segments.  Our cash used in operating activities is primarily used for the purchase of raw materials and products, distribution and selling expenses and general administrative expenses and taxes.  Cash flows from our operations can be significantly affected by several factors such as the timing of payment of accounts receivable and the payment of our accounts payable to our suppliers.
 
Cash from operating activities is primarily affected by the pharmaceutical distribution segment, which has a high demand on working capital while the retail pharmacy segment generates primarily cash and a minority of accounts receivable pending reimbursements for medi-card payments. Because the manufacturing segment accounted for only 5.2% of our revenues in 2011, it does not have a significant impact on cash from operating activities.
 
Cash used in operating activities was $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $9.9 million provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing a decrease of $14.7 million. Operating cash flows for 2010 reflect primarily net cash receipts derived from business operations. Despite the increase in net income for the nine months ended 2011 as compared to the same period of 2010, the reduction in net cash from operating activities was primarily attributable to the slowdown of accounts receivable payment, which increased to 123 days in 2011 as compared to 91 days in 2010. This increase is attributable to an increase in the portion of our sales derived from the distribution segments and a reduction in the portion of sales derived from retail segment in the distribution segment has a longer period for payment.

For our pharmacy distribution segment, accounts receivable turnover days for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were 155 as compared to 118 for the same period in 2010.  Hospitals and the community heath care centers have comparatively longer payment cycles and many hospitals have undertaken construction and expansion work. This resulted in their slowing down payments.  However, in the PRC, all hospitals and the community health care centers are owned or controlled by the PRC government.  We believe that it is highly unlikely that a liquidation of one of our hospital and community health care center customers will occur, and that the recovery of accounts receivable from them are highly secure.  Therefore, it is our customary practice to grant a longer credit period.  There have been no instances of write-offs of any receivables owed by a hospital or the community health care centers.
 
For our retail segment, accounts receivable turnover days for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were 3 days as compared to 2 days in 2010.  We generally receive cash from the customer at our retail store except for our medi-care qualified stores.  The accounts receivable comprised only the medi-card reimbursement under the national program.  
 
For our manufacturing segment, accounts receivable turnover days for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were 129 as compared to 123 in 2010.  The increase was due to the extension of credit to our customers based on the payment history of the customers.
 
 
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Investing Activities
 
Cash flow from investing activities primarily consists of purchases of property, plant and equipment and the acquisition of assets of drug stores by our retail segment. Cash used in investing activities was $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $8.5 million of cash used in investing activities for the same period in 2010, representing a decrease of $3.3 million. The reduction in cash used was primarily due to the fact that there were fewer new stores opened and no stores were acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2011; thus, resulted in reduction of $4.5 million. The reduction was partly offset by the increase of purchase of property, plant and equipment by $1.8 million.
   
Financing Activities
 
Our cash flow from financing activities is derived primarily from the private placements of securities and the bank loan activities. Cash provided by financing activities was $22.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $1.1 million used in financing activities for the same period in 2010, representing an increase of cash from financing activities by $24.0 million. The substantial increase was primarily due to the proceeds from the placement of the preferred stock of $29.5 million. The increase was offset partially by the increase of net repayment of the advance from related companies of $4.6 million and absence of proceeds from private placement of $2.3 million received in 2010.

Working Capital
 
Our working capital as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $103.1 million and $53.2 million, respectively.  Our working capital is critical to our financial performance.  We must maintain sufficient liquidity and financial flexibility to continue our daily operations.  Our sales practices with hospitals in our pharmaceutical distribution segment, which have a longer term of repayments of accounts receivable when compared with other customers and the increase in the proportion of our sales to hospitals have resulted in a significant demand for working capital.
 
The following table sets forth accounts receivable from our pharmaceutical distribution operations by category of customers:
 
   
As of September 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
     
(000)
     
(000)
 
Hospitals
 
$
65,313
   
$
45,476
 
Other stores
   
17,629
     
2,971
 
Clinics and health care centers
   
10,316
     
 8,434
 
Distributors and others
   
5,681
     
7,548
 
  Total
 
$
98,939
   
$
64,429
 

Borrowings and Credit Facilities
 
The short-term bank borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2011 were $7.2 million while long term bank borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2011 were $2.6 million. The short term loans bore an average interest rate of 7.61% per annum and are adjusted currently or quarterly in accordance with the benchmark interest rate of the People’s Bank of China. These loans do not contain any financial covenants or restrictions. The loans are secured by the land use rights and properties of the Company and properties from its related-parties.

The short-term borrowings have one year terms and expire at various times throughout the year. These facilities contain no specific renewal terms.
 
The long-term borrowings have three to seven years terms. Part of the borrowings mature at various times over the next several years and part of the borrowings are repayable by monthly installments within the four years before maturity. The loans bear an interest rate from 7.68% to 8.65% which are adjusted currently or  an annual basis in accordance with the loan rate of the People’s Bank of China.
 
These loans do not contain any financial covenants or restrictions. The loans are secured by the land use rights, property, plant and equipment of the Company and properties from related-parties.

In addition to bank borrowings mentioned above, we have bills receivable facilities in the amount of $2.9 million as of September 30, 2011 of which $0.9 million was utilized.  The facilities are secured by land use rights, property and equipment of the Company.

 
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Critical Accounting Estimates
 
This section should be read together with the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included as Notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our financial statements. Our consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect (1) the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, (2) the disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities at the end of each fiscal period and (3) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each fiscal period.  We continually evaluate these estimates based on our own historical experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and other conditions, our expectations regarding the future based on available information and reasonable assumptions, which together form our basis for making judgments about matters that are not readily apparent from other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, our actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require a higher degree of judgment than others in their application.
 
When reviewing our financial statements, you should consider (1) our selection of critical accounting policies, (2) the judgment and other uncertainties affecting the application of those policies, and (3) the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions. We believe the following accounting policies involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.
 
Goodwill
 
We account for goodwill in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 805, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” (“ASC 805”). We perform an impairment analysis on an annual basis and, in addition, if we notice any indication of impairment, we conduct that test immediately. The application of the impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units and the determination of the fair value of each reporting unit. Fair value is primarily determined by computing the future discounted cash flows expected to be generated by the reporting unit that are believed to be reasonable under current and forecasted circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of the reported net assets of our reporting units. We do not believe there is any indication of impairment of goodwill as of September 30, 2011.
 
Long-lived Assets
 
Long-lived assets are tested for impairment in accordance with FASB ASC 360-10-45 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”  We periodically evaluate potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.  The application of the impairment test requires judgment inclusive of the future cash flows attributable from the use of the asset. If the asset is determined not to be recoverable, it is considered to be impaired and an impairment loss is recognized.

Depreciation
 
Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.  We determine the estimated useful lives, residual values and related depreciation charges for our property, plant and equipment.  This estimate is based on the historical experience of the actual useful lives and residual values of property, plant and equipment of similar nature and functions. We will revise the depreciation charge where useful lives and residual values are different from those previously estimated, or we will write off or write down technically obsolete or non-strategic assets that have been abandoned or sold.
 
Allowances for Doubtful Accounts
 
We establish a general provisioning policy to make the allowance equivalent to 40% of gross amount of accounts receivable due from 6 months to 12 months and 100% of gross amount of accounts receivable due over 12 months.  Additional specific provisions are made against accounts receivable whenever they are considered to be uncollectible. We make judgments over the customer’s ability to pay their outstanding invoices on a timely basis and whether their financial position might deteriorate significantly in the future affecting their capability for repayments.
 
 
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Allowances for Inventories
 
In assessing the ultimate realization of inventories, we make judgments as to future demand requirements compared to current or committed inventory levels.  We estimate the demand requirements based on market conditions, forecasts over the demand by our customers, sales contracts and orders in hand.  As of September 30, 2011, 0.5% of our inventory will expire within 1- 6 months, 1.5% of our inventory will expire within 7 to 9 months, 4.8% will expire within 10 to 12 months, 93.2% of inventory will expire in over 12 months. We estimate the extent of provision made for inventory which expires within 6 months after assessing the capability of a selling campaign and the possible return of drugs to the vendors.  As for the drugs which will expire in over half a year’s time, we judge that the drugs are still marketable and estimate the provision upon the future demand and the current inventory level.
 
Recognition of Revenue
 
Revenue is recognized when the following criteria under FASB ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition” are met :
 
1)  
Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
 
2)  
Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered;
 
3)  
The Company’s price to the customer is fixed or determinable; and
 
4)  
Collectability is reasonably assured.
 
The Company bases its estimates on historical results, taking into consideration the type of customer, the type of transaction and the specifics of each arrangement.
 
Pharmaceutical Distribution Segment
 
We sell a range of pharmaceutical products to various customers and the majority of revenue results from the contracts signed with various distributors and government-owned hospitals.  Revenue from pharmaceutical distribution operations is recognized when substantially all of the usual risks and rewards of ownership of the inventory have been transferred to the buyer. Generally, this occurs when the inventory is shipped to the customer. Currently, we do not have any sales on consignment and we do not use consignment sales as our sales method.  In the absence of the right of return clause, we estimate that the product return was insignificant other than for returns because of damage arising from delivery. We are not obligated to accept the return should the inventory kept by the customers be excessive or expire without being sold by them. We do accept return of inventory damaged during delivery. We grant credit to customers with proven payment records. Collectability is assessed by background checks for new customers.
  
Retail Pharmacy Segment
 
We operate a chain of retail stores for selling the pharmacy products. Revenue from the operation of these stores is recognized when sales occur. We estimate that no significant post-delivery obligations exist.  Retail sales are paid in cash or medi-insurance card, in which the reimbursement is assured as it is run by the government. No return is allowed after sales.
 
Manufacturing Segment
 
The revenue recognition criteria used with our manufacturing segment are the same as under our pharmaceutical distribution segment except that the only customers are distributors.
  
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $820,520 worth of goods was returned as a result of damage. We have not sold goods to customers as a result of incentives. We do not grant sales discounts or any allowances to customers if they don’t re-sell their goods before the date of expiration. No return of goods is allowed except if the goods are damaged during delivery. As the return of goods is not allowed, we assess and estimate only the returns arising from damage during delivery and the estimate of return is negligible. Thus, we do not assess any return derived from the levels of inventory in the distribution channel, estimated shelf life, and/ or the introduction of new products as these factors are not relevant to us for the estimate of return.
  
 
 
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off balance sheet arrangements.
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
 
We have carried out an evaluation as required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures of September 30, 2011.  Based on an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2011 covered by this report (and the financial statements contained in the report), our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have determined that our current disclosure controls and procedures were effective. We have been executing our internal control program and our internal control department has been monitoring our compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION.
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
 
None.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
 
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before you invest, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Form 10-K”), under the caption “Risk Factors,” our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth in Item 2 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our consolidated financial statements and related notes, as well as our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the other information in our 2010 Form 10-K. Readers should carefully review those risks, as well as additional risks described in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
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Item 2. Unregistered shares of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

We have not sold any equity securities during the period ended September 30, 2011 that were not previously disclosed in a current report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer*.
31.2
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.*
32.1
 
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer*
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.**
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.**
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.**
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.**
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.**
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Definitions Linkbase Document.**
     
 
*Filed herewith
** To be filed via amendment.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 201 OF REGULATION S-T, THE DATE BY WHICH THE INTERACTIVE DATA FILE IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY SIX BUSINESS DAYS.
 
 
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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.
 
 
China BCT Pharmacy Group, Inc.
 
       
Dated: November 14, 2011
By:
/s/ Huitian Tang
 
   
Huitian Tang
 
   
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
 
   
(principal executive officer)
 
 
 
     
       
Dated: November 14, 2011
By:
/s/  Xiaoyan Zhang
 
   
Xiaoyan Zhang
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
   
(principal financial and accounting officer)
 
 
 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
 
Description
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer*.
31.2
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.*
32.1
 
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer*
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.**
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.**
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.**
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.**
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.**
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Definitions Linkbase Document.**
     
 *  Filed herewith
**   To be filed via amendment.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 201 OF REGULATION S-T, THE DATE BY WHICH THE INTERACTIVE DATA FILE IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY SIX BUSINESS DAYS.
 
 
 
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